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It was windy and rainy all night, and the flowers were blooming with a smile, but early the next morning, Li Yuanqing got up.

However, Li Yuanqing did not follow the soldiers to run and practice. Instead, he ordered Yang Lei to summon more than a hundred soldiers and pack up two light carriages.

Here, after Li Yuanqing had finished packing up the dozen or so darling wives and concubines who had just taken him into his arms, the group had a simple breakfast, carried a lot of food, and headed straight to Deshengmen in the northwest of the capital.

The name announced to the outside world was, 'Li Yuanqing wants to take his family with him to go sightseeing outside the city.'

New Year's Eve is coming soon. Although it is early in the morning, the streets in the capital are still very lively.

Those who went out to buy and those who went into the city to sell goods were bustling with people, which quickly dispersed a lot of the still cold air in the morning.

Although he was surrounded by warm and fragrant soft jade in the comfortable carriage, more often than not, Li Yuanqing's eyes were focused outside the window.

In particular, Li Yuanqing's route this time was very particular.

We walked along the river channel of Taiye Lake in the Imperial Palace, all the way to Jishuitan.

After a slow and orderly stroll around Jishuitan, Li Yuanqing ordered the team to leave the city through Desheng Gate and head west along the city wall.

After walking two or three miles away from the hustle and bustle of the official road, the terrain here was also very clean, just facing the rising sun in the east. Li Yuanqing smiled and lit a cigar, and called the girls out for a walk.

Bask in the sun, take a rest, and then find a better place to hang out.

After dismissing the group of charming orioles, Li Yuanqing strode to the south, across the wide moat of the capital, looking at the tall city walls of the capital and the still bustling Desheng Gate not far away.

At this time, Yang Lei also stood respectfully beside Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing took a deep breath from his cigar and exhaled a long breath. After a moment, he smiled and said: "Yang Lei, tell me your opinion."

Although Yang Lei only exchanged a few words with Li Yuanqing in the morning, he had been with Li Yuanqing for a long time, so he understood Li Yuanqing's deep meaning, and he had made sufficient preparations along the way.

After a moment, Yang Lei hurriedly said respectfully: "Commander, the capital is the heart of our Ming Dynasty. Not only is the city high and the walls thick, but it is also magnificent and continuous. Even if it is dry at this time, the rivers in the northwest and northeast of the capital will not pose any big problems.

.Even if the Tatars suddenly attack the city at this time, it will be very difficult to get an advantage, let alone destroy the city."

Li Yuanqing nodded with a smile and glanced at Yang Lei.

Yang Lei quickly lowered his head respectfully.

After a moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled again and said: "Yang Lei, if we give you the combat power of my Changsheng Battalion, how many people we give you, and how much time it takes, can you conquer this majestic city of millions of people?"

"Well……"

Yang Lei was immediately startled. After a moment, he came to his senses and lowered his head more humbly.

Li Yuanqing smiled and patted his shoulder, "Just from a strategic and tactical perspective, don't worry too much. The Tatars are extremely ferocious, and we must be fully prepared."

Yang Lei also reacted at this time, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Commander. If, if he were to be a lowly general, he came to attack the majestic city of the capital, I'm afraid~, I'm afraid it would require at least 50,000 elite troops, and it would take a month.

, or even more than two months.”

"Haha. Tell me your specific thoughts."

Li Yuanqing smiled and flicked the ashes from his cigarette, stood with his hands behind his hands, and looked towards the noisy Desheng Gate in the distance.

Yang Lei had relaxed a lot at this time and said respectfully: "Commander, the walls of the capital city are wide and continuous, and the guards are also very tight. Not to mention, once a war breaks out, troops from all directions will definitely come to King Qin. Commander, the city gate of the capital city is very tight.

There are more than a dozen buildings of different sizes. If our army only has 50,000 people, it would be obviously unwise to attack a certain place by force. Based on humble considerations, we should mainly focus on temptation and confusion, and use various means to attract the defense forces of the capital and densely deploy its main force to

Several wide but weak city gates. Then, in the morning or evening, when they were relaxing and tired, they conquered a city gate in one fell swoop and opened the gap."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile and nod, but then said: "What if you are the chief defense officer of the capital?"

Yang Lei had completely adapted to Li Yuanqing's rhythm and said hurriedly: "Commander, if you take the post of commander-in-chief of the capital, the first thing you need to do is to stabilize the internal affairs and ensure the supply of grain and grass in all aspects, especially clean water sources. In order to protect the water sources, we must

Patrol the northwest and northeast of the city. Once the interior is stabilized and consolidated, we can respond to changes with stability and be prepared for all kinds of enemy surprise attacks."

"good."

Li Yuanqing smiled and patted Yang Lei on the shoulder, then smiled and said: "Then~~, do you think Deshengmen is a suitable place to start?"

Yang Lei's body suddenly became alert. At this time, he had somewhat understood Li Yuanqing's true meaning.

After thinking for a moment, he hurriedly said respectfully in a low voice: "Commander, in the opinion of my humble duty, this side of the Deshengmen River should be the best breakthrough point."

Li Yuanqing laughed and nodded, "Let's go. Let's go to Xizhimen."

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In a whole day, Li Yuanqing and his party barely finished visiting the city wall on the west side of the capital. As evening approached, the team entered the city through You'anmen and returned to Sanfu Inn.

Today, Feng'er, Lin Ling, Ci'er, Shi'er and the others didn't visit too many scenic spots, but they spent a lot of energy walking around, catching rabbits, and shooting birds.

Although the carriage was not too bumpy, everyone was already very tired at this time. They cuddled together and leaned against Li Yuanqing, like a group of soft kittens, drowsy.

Although Li Yuanqing was a little tired, his spirit was extremely clear.

In a flash, it has been ten years since I came to Ming Dynasty.

But today, for the first time, Li Yuanqing really took the time to use his complete energy to completely look at the true appearance of the capital, a city with millions of people.

Although Yang Lei has no real experience of being the commander of an army and truly commanding troops in battle, he has been with Li Yuanqing all year round and has been influenced by what he has heard and heard. In addition, his understanding is by no means low. To a large extent, it is actually close.

the truth of the matter.

Of course, due to various reasons and limitations, he still has the limitations of his era. Although he can touch the core, he cannot firmly grasp the core and control it in his hands.

According to the scale of the capital's defense at this time, not only the Hou Jin Army with light vehicles and simple followers, but also the main force of the Changsheng Battalion was sent out to capture the capital, a majestic city with a million people, in a short period of time.

That's almost impossible.

Including in history, Li Zicheng entered the capital.

In fact, it was not that Li Zicheng really conquered the capital with his military strength, but that at that time, the people of the Ming Dynasty had already dispersed, and the effective resistance forces on the periphery, including the main force of the capital camp, had given in, and even the refugee army had given up.

Here, secretly communicating with Qu Gian, he was completely begging Li Zicheng to enter the capital.

But~~, if we consider it purely from a military perspective, even if the 'cuticle'-like defense forces on the periphery of the capital are eliminated, it will not be easy to break into the capital through pure military means.

Not to mention, at this time, the Ming Dynasty still had strong control over the country.

As the old saying goes, "Fortresses are breached from within."

In the future, even if the main force of the Later Jin Army uses some powerful means to enter the pass and attack the capital city, as long as the capital does not collapse internally, the safety of the entire capital city will still be strongly guaranteed.

After all, it is the imperial city at the feet of the emperor, where the emperor lives.

It's just that the million-dollar capital is guaranteed, but~~the surrounding small counties, small towns, and small villages are just...

Thinking about it, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but let out a long breath.

After all, he is not the Great Luo Immortal.

In this situation, he can only focus on protecting his political interests first.

Especially Chen Zhong's side, including the seaside camp in Changli, must be more cautious.

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Back at Sanfu Inn, Li Yuanqing wanted to take a hot bath and have a good rest, but unexpectedly, Tian Hong met this guy and had already sent people to wait for Li Yuanqing here.

It was the same young boy from yesterday, Xiao Bao'er, who hurriedly and respectfully reported to Li Yuanqing: "Li Junmen, my master has already hosted a banquet at the same place as yesterday and has been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Yuanqing didn't expect that Tian Hong would be... so interesting when he met this guy.

However, in a flash, Li Yuanqing also wanted to understand that it was not easy for him to find a true friend in the capital as Tian Hongyu was.

Since Tian Hongyu was so eager to get to know him, Li Yuanqing, even though he was a little tired, Li Yuanqing could not really neglect him.

Smiling, he grabbed the little treasure and gave him a handful of broken silver. Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "You go back and report to your master first. I'll be there right away."

"yes."

The little treasure couldn't help but be overjoyed, and left with a little flutter in his steps.

Looking at his back, Li Yuanqing couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Because of the laws of biology, the "vitality" that a little 'book boy' like him brings with his master is actually very short-lived.

Usually it is one or two years, and no more than three to five years at most.

As for what happens after them...

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile and shake his head. If one day he can step onto the supreme throne, this atmosphere must be improved with greater efforts.

How can a dignified country like the barbarians in the southeast lose points in this kind of thing?

Of course, among the gloomy slaves, there was something that Li Yuanqing could not see and was too lazy to take into account.

Half an hour later, Li Yuanqing put on a black brocade robe and brought Yang Lei and fifty soldiers on duty to the familiar tavern from yesterday.

Tian Hongyu had already been sitting here all afternoon. When he got the news of Li Yuanqing's arrival, he hurriedly came out with a smile and said with a smile: "Yuan Qing, today, brother, I didn't want to disturb your peace.

It’s just that I got a good thing from my brother, and if I don’t share it with you, brother Yuanqing, then that would be a bad brother, right?”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing.

By this point in their acquaintance, in fact, Li Yuanqing already somewhat admired Tian Hongyu's temperament.

Although the two of them are close friends of interest, at least in many cases, Tian Hongyu's "down-to-earth attitude", especially his frankness, makes people very comfortable.

"Brother, if you say this, you are treating Yuan Qing as an outsider. Being able to toast and drink with my brother is a great pleasure in Yuan Qing's life. Brother, please."

Tian Hong couldn't help but feel even more happy when he met. He smiled and put his arms around Li Yuanqing and entered the tavern.

Due to manpower constraints, Xiaomeiniang's tavern can only cook one dish per meal.

Although she is very noble and likes to associate with celebrities and scholars, as if she regards money as dirt, but when people live in this world, after all, they always have to eat first, right?

Furthermore, most scholars are relatively poor.

How could she neglect Tian Hongyu, a big financial backer?

Soon, Xiao Meiniang and the little girl who looked like a firewood girl took turns serving wine and food. Tian Hongyu first offered Li Yuanqing a few glasses of wine, and let Li Yuanqing eat a few bites of vegetables to satisfy his stomach, until the atmosphere became more lively.

, Tian Hongyu chuckled, mysteriously took out an exquisite small wooden box from his pocket, and pushed it in front of Li Yuanqing with a smile: "Hey, brother Yuanqing, guess what's inside?"
Chapter completed!