The computer that Xiaozhou had contributed so much to actually crashed today... What's even more tragic is that Xiaozhou's old waist actually flashed...

Now, it’s like I’m carrying a turtle shell on my back... Tonight’s update may be later, but there will definitely be one. Brothers, you can wait until tomorrow morning.

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Li Yuanqing left Guanglu Island on time two hours later.

At this time, Chen Zhong's anxiety and bad luck had already been swept away, replaced by full confidence and expectations.

The huge fleet sailed quietly on the magnificent sea.

Beside the window, Li Yuanqing quietly lit a cigar. As the shadow of Guanglu Island behind him became farther and farther away, Li Yuanqing also focused his eyes on the deep sea.

As the old saying goes, "There are policies from above and countermeasures from below."

Although Chen Zhong was unable to lead the main force to approach the capital at this time, at the beginning of the year, Huang Taiji personally led the main force of the Hou Jin Dynasty to enter the customs and had already 'cleaned' the vast area from the capital to Shanhaiguan.

In addition to the prestige of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong in the Ming Dynasty, it is indeed difficult to smuggle a large troop of tens of thousands of people, but~~ there is no problem in getting an elite cavalry unit of more than a thousand people and two to three thousand people to pass through.

Of course, Li Yuanqing also knew very well that ‘water from afar cannot quench thirst from afar’.

Once something unexpected happens, even if there are 100,000 troops outside the capital city, it will all be in vain.

The most important thing is to see his own control.

However, as everyone says: “Money buys peace of mind.”

The reason why Li Yuanqing 'fooled' Chen Zhong like this was, on the one hand, to find something for Chen Zhong to do so that he could be closer to him so that he wouldn't have random thoughts and get distracted.

On the other hand, if the main force of the Hou Jin Army really enters the capital during this gap, with the elites from Chen Zhong's side, and in a few days, Shunzi will also lead the small three thousand elites to pass by. At the critical moment, Li Yuanqing will not be able to

As for being able to 'catch someone blind', I can't even exert my strength even if I want to.

The red cigarette butt looked particularly dazzling in the darkness. For a moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly shook his head and laughed.

A qualified and successful leader must not only be able to make prompt decisions on major matters, dominate the world, be well organized on small matters, and not panic when dealing with chaos, but more importantly~~~, he must use various means to bring success to those below.

Brothers, have more abundant faith.

Even if it is "looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst" or "painting cakes to satisfy hunger", as long as it can achieve the goal and can stop it in time in the end, this is a good method.

It’s no wonder that in later generations, the famous media in the British Empire selected the ‘most unreliable talkers’, and the final winners were all politicians.

At this time, Li Yuanqing suddenly discovered that it had become his instinct to balance the overall situation and gather everything around him on the 'central axis'!

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On the first day of December, the fleet successfully arrived in the waters of Lushun, but Shen still did not agree to Li Yuanqing's idea of ​​letting her go to Lushun to visit relatives. Instead, she asked Li Yuanqing to go directly to Shuangdao.

Li Yuanqing thought about it for a moment, no longer persisted, and directly ordered the fleet to rush to the twin islands.

When they arrived at Shuangdao, Mrs. Shen did not refuse Li Yuanqing's company. She took her daughter to burn incense and kowtow in front of Mao Wenlong's grave.

At this time, Mao Wenlong's tomb was already quite large. Here, Chen Jisheng and Mao Chenglu each left a general to guard the tomb, as well as more than a hundred craftsmen from the Dongjiang Department.

There are more people in western Liaoning, and they are also the main labor force. Add up to five or six hundred people.

Governor Yuan did a fairly reliable job in this matter.

Li Yuanqing has already made arrangements for Changsheng Island. There is no need to stop at Changsheng Island. After a brief rest, the fleet will set off directly to western Liaoning.

Perhaps because of paying homage to Mao Wenlong's tomb, Mrs. Shen has been feeling a little depressed since then.

Li Yuanqing was not ignorant of his interest and did not go to see Mr. Shen again.

The journey seemed a little lonely, and Li Yuanqing simply abandoned his distracting thoughts and focused all his energy on planning for the future.

On the evening of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, which happened to be the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the fleet successfully arrived in the waters of Shanhaiguan. Mangui had been waiting here for a long time.

Mangui also knew at this time that Li Yuanqing was in a hurry and had been camping here for more than a day.

When old brothers meet, there is no need to talk too much.

Li Yuanqing got off the boat in a dusty state and was directly welcomed into his tent by Man Gui.

The banquet had already been arranged, and Li Yuanqing personally served him. After eating a few large pieces of meat and drinking a few glasses of wine, he was almost warm. Man Gui also expressed the same worries as Chen Zhong, and said with some unspeakable anxiety: "Yuan Qing

,You, why did you choose to go to Beijing at this time... This, this is really..."

If we say that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong are like flesh and blood brothers, inseparable, they have already become one.

Well, Li Yuanqing and Man Gui are more like a pair of iron brothers in terms of morality, ambition, and pursuit.

Although the two of them also have a lot of entangled interests, they have already surpassed the entanglement of interests. Although they are not like flesh and blood, they already have a charm that is better than flesh and blood.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, and had to explain to Man Gui what he had said to Chen Zhong before.

Man Gui felt relieved a little, but still warned carefully: "Yuan Qing, this is an unusual time. You must be careful and careful. Don't be careless in the slightest."

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Brother Gui, don't worry. I also hope that when I go to Beijing this time, I can give us warriors a good start."

Man Gui couldn't help but laugh, "Yuan Qing, if you say so, this is really a good thing."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Brother Gui, since we have no choice, we can only try our best to change it."

Mangui was startled for a moment, but nodded with deep understanding, "Yuanqing, my trip to Ji Town may be decided in February or March next year."

Li Yuanqing's brows couldn't help but frown slightly, but for a moment, they relaxed and said: "Brother Gui, I told you about this in my previous letter. Taking a step back at this time is not necessarily a bad thing.

Besides, Shanhaiguan is too eye-catching."

Man Gui laughed loudly: "Yuan Qing, don't worry. I've already thought about it. Why are you trying to argue with Yuan Manzi if you don't have anything to do? Now that I've reached this point, let him do the hard work. But Yuan Qing...

"

Man Gui glanced at Li Yuanqing carefully, hesitated, and finally said, "Yuan Qing, Yuan Manzi is really unreasonable about Mao Shuai."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but let out a long breath, "Brother, people are different. Sooner or later, I will recover Mao Shuai's honor and injustice for him."

Man Gui had already anticipated Li Yuanqing's temperament, and couldn't help but patted Li Yuanqing's shoulder heavily, "Yuanqing, brother, I believe you!"

The two drank the wine in their glasses and couldn't help but smile at each other.

But for a moment, Li Yuanqing also changed the topic to the main topic, "Brother Gui, I have a hunch that the Tatars will not stop when I come to Beijing this time..."

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After resting for a night at Mangui's camp, the war horses disembarked and the carriage picked up Zhou Zheng. Early the next morning, Li Yuanqing led the team to continue their journey.

Although Emperor Chongzhen had given Li Yuanqing one month to enter Beijing, which was quite generous, Li Yuanqing went to Pi Island to meet Shen again, which would take more than ten days to go back and forth. At this time, the time was already a bit tight.

The reason why Li Yuanqing did not choose the Tianjin line, which was shorter and easier, was because he wanted to get stuck in the capital and rush to the capital.

On the other hand, Li Yuanqing wanted to carefully observe the settlement and reconstruction of the imperial court in the pass area after the Tatars left.

On the other hand, Li Yuanqing wanted to... want to stay in contact with Shen for as long as possible to see if there was any possibility of triggering...

Otherwise, once Li Yuanqing enters Beijing and wants to exert his strength, he will be extremely passive...

The Changli and Yongping front lines did not become battlefields because of Li Yuanqing's powerful attack. The problem was not too big, and they basically maintained their previous appearance.

But even though the New Year is approaching, you can still vaguely see many refugees who have fled with their families on the official roads.

But once you pass Yongping, it is a completely different scene. Not to mention seeing people, it is difficult to see even a bird feather...

The prosperous towns and counties in the past have either been burned down or burned down, or they have been emptied of people and houses, and are indescribable desolation.

After passing Yutian, the situation has improved slightly, but it is still not optimistic. There are a few towns and county towns with slightly larger-scale building complexes. Although they are being repaired, they are very sparse and have few manpower. They are completely

Just fooling around with the day.

Li Yuanqing was riding on a tall war horse, and he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

war.

As long as the war can be kept out of the country, or within a specific area, even if there is damage, the damage will not hurt the muscles and bones.

But~~, once the war spreads to the mainland, and even allows the enemy to fight outside the capital city, it will not be fun...

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were indeed several precedents of foreign armies descending on the capital, but this was not the time.

In the past, Ming Dynasty might have had enough energy to recover.

Just like a wound on the human body, white blood cells and various cells will recover on their own even without the support of medicine, but at this time...

Even when he arrived in Tongzhou, outside the capital, Li Yuanqing did not see any significant improvement in the situation.

Most of the gray black smoke from the fierce fires on the city wall has not been removed. From a distance, the entire Tongzhou County looks like a stove that has been working in the kitchen all year round but has never been repaired.

, it’s almost off-putting just by looking at it...

Fortunately, because the journey was quite tight before, it was only the morning of the 17th day of the twelfth lunar month, and it only took one day to rush from Tongzhou to the capital city. Li Yuanqing still had plenty of 'spare' time, so he ordered his team to arrive in the western suburbs of Tongzhou.

Set up camp in a spacious place and take a rest.

As they were about to arrive at the ‘battlefield’, Li Yuanqing also had to adjust his mind, and his sons also needed to recover their physical strength and energy.

The large account was filled with more than a dozen items. Warehouse No. 3 had just delivered the latest news from the capital through various channels.

Li Yuanqing lit a cigar and was about to look through it carefully. At this time, Xiao Yu, who had been waiting for Shen and her daughter, hurried over and reported to Li Yuanqing in a low voice: "Master, Madam, Madam wants to see you.

you."

"Um?"

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and it took him a moment to come back to his senses.
Chapter completed!