Shanhaiguan is more than 500 miles away from the capital, Li Hongyu traveled day and night, changed horses at the post station continuously, and finally arrived at Shanhaiguan the next night, but the time was already midnight.

Li Hongyu then stayed at an inn in the town outside the Shanhaiguan Pass, which is the gateway connecting Liaodong and Beizhili, so it is heavily guarded, and the city gate will not be easily opened at night.

However, before going to bed, Li Hongyu asked the store to prepare meals to satisfy their hunger, and they didn't eat much at all when they came all the way, and now they are already hungry.

Li Hongyu naturally did not eat in the lobby like the accompanying cavalry, the guy in the store brought the food into his room, and he invited the Korean side to dine together, and by the way, he had something to tell the Korean side.

The Korean side did not know the war situation in Liaodong, and was confused about the fact that Li Hongyu, the new champion, was suddenly appointed by the Wanli Emperor as the governor of Liaodong to Liaodong, but he couldn't ask, so he must be full of suspicion now.

"Lord Han, do you know why the emperor sent his official to Liaodong?" After eating, Li Hongyu quietly asked the Korean side who was sitting across from him.

"I don't know." Han Fang's eyes lit up when he heard this, then he shook his head and looked at Li Hongyu, wanting to know what Li Hongyu would tell him.

"The official army was defeated in Liaodong in the first half of this month, and the emperor was furious and sent his official to Liaodong to supervise the battle." Li Hongyu pondered for a moment, looked at Han Fang with a serious expression and said, "This trip to Liaodong is not a good errand, but Lord Han can rest assured, this official will leave you in Liaoyang and will not rebel against Jianzhou." ”

"Official...... The officers and troops were defeated! Hearing this, Han Fang was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Li Hongyu with a shocked face, never expecting that the imperial court would concentrate more than 100,000 elites to be defeated by the small Jianzhou rebellion.

"Lord Han, the wood is already in the boat, you and I should work together to handle the affairs of Liaodong, not only for the safety of the people of Liaodong, but also for the emperor's loyalty!" Li Hongyu had already guessed the reaction of the Korean side at this time, so he said in a deep voice.

"The lower officials must go all out." Han Fang came back to his senses when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up and said to Li Hongyu, his eyes looked a little flustered, after all, this news was too shocking.

Li Hongyu bowed slightly, he knew that the current state of mind of the Korean side would definitely not be calm, at this time he would definitely fight with the Houjin army when he went to Liaodong, and even the main force of the Ming army was defeated by the Houjin army, and with the defeat of the remnants of Liaodong, he would be able to block the iron cavalry of the Houjin army?

To be honest, Li Hongyu has no bottom in his heart, and he doesn't know if he can rescue the soldiers and civilians in Yehebu and Kaiyuan City, he not only needs to work hard but also luck.

Han Fang's mind was a little confused, he felt strange, Liaodong already had a governor, but Emperor Wanli appointed Li Hongyu as the new governor, and after a long time, he went to Liaodong to clean up the mess.

Can...... Is the young Li Hongyu capable of turning the tide and repelling the menacing Houjin army?

Han Fang couldn't help but glance at Li Hongyu, his heart was up and down, he couldn't imagine why Emperor Wanli would send Li Hongyu, who had no military experience, to Liaodong.

The next day, Li Hongyu and his entourage came to the Shanhaiguan Pass early, and because the gate had not yet been opened, some people who were waiting to enter the customs gathered in groups to chat in front of the gate.

Under the reflection of the morning light, Li Hongyu finally saw clearly this pass with the reputation of "the first pass in the world", which is close to the Bohai Sea by Yanshan Mountain, the situation is dangerous, and the momentum is majestic, and it is indeed worthy of the name of "the first pass".

The Great Wall has the saying of "three strange passes", namely Shanhaiguan in the east, Zhenbeitai in the middle, and Jiayuguan in the west.

In addition to "the first pass in the world", Shanhaiguan also has the name of "the throat of the border county, the guarantee of the Beijing division", which echoes the Jiayuguan thousands of miles away and is famous all over the world.

Different from other passes on the Great Wall, Shanhaiguan is not a checkpoint but a small city, and the city body is connected to the Great Wall, with the city as the pass.

In the era of cold weapons, Shanhaiguan is simply a city that cannot be conquered, its city height has reached 14 meters, the thickness of the city has reached 7 meters, and there is a moat with a width of 5 zhang and a depth of 2 zhang and 5 feet around it, which is beyond the ability of human beings to overcome.

Shanhaiguan city plane is square, the outside of the city wall is wrapped with blue bricks, filled with rammed earth, there are four city gates, the east is "the east gate of the town", the west is "Ying'en gate", the south is "Wangyang gate", the north is "Weiyuan gate", it has a variety of defense buildings, it is a city pass with a very perfect defense system,

Among them, the east gate of Shanhaiguan is "the first pass in the world", with the mighty and majestic arrow tower as the main body, supplemented by Jingbian Tower, Linlu Tower, Muying Building, Weiyuan Hall, Weng City, Dongluo City and Xiluo City and other buildings.

In the middle of the eaves of the west side of the arrow tower hangs a huge plaque with black characters and white background, on it is the five big characters of "the first pass in the world", the handwriting is vigorous, vigorous, written by Jinshi Xiao Xian during the Chenghua period, and the real handwriting is hidden in the arrow tower.

"It's a pity!"

Looking at the majestic Shanhaiguan standing under the rising sun, Li Hongyu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, Emperor Hongwu could not have imagined that the city pass he built to resist foreign tribes would eventually become an ornament, allowing the Qing army to enter the customs unimpeded.

In Li Hongyu's view, if it weren't for Wu Sangui's switch to let the Qing soldiers enter the customs, then the Qing army would not be able to enter Beizhili from Shanhaiguan at all, and could only make a detour from outside the customs.

As soon as the gate of Shanhaiguan opened, Li Hongyu and others entered the gate and went straight to the Shanhaiguan General Soldier's Mansion to find the Chief Soldier Chai Guozhu.

In the large-scale military fortress of Shanhaiguan, the Shanhaiguan General Military Office is undoubtedly the command center, managing the Ming army guarding Shanhaiguan.

The doorman on duty outside the General Army's Mansion learned that the Korean side was Langzhong of the Military Department, and this time he came to the General Soldier Chai Guozhu to pass on the transfer order of the Military Department, and hurriedly invited the Han side and Li Hongyu in.

Shanhaiguan General Chai Guozhu is the military household of Xining Wei in the northwest, hereditary Xining garrison, because of the military merits rose to the Shaanxi General Army, can be described as a famous general in the northwest, Wanli 46 years was ordered to lead the army to aid Liaodong, was appointed by the Wanli Emperor as the Shanhaiguan general.

Chai Guozhu is over half a hundred years old, and he is having breakfast in the back hall, and when he learned that the Ministry of War sent someone to pass on the official document of transferring troops, he thought that Emperor Wanli had transferred him to Liaodong to participate in the war, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly rushed to the front hall.

In the front hall of the General Soldier's Mansion, Li Hongyu and Han Fang sat on a chair on the side of the lobby and sipped tea, and if you pay close attention, you will find that Li Hongyu's seat is in the first place.

"Lord Han came early in the morning, I don't know what to do?" However, Chai Guozhu, who was hurrying over, did not notice this, and after entering the door, Han Fang, who was wearing a five-grade official mansion, said with a smile, and regarded Li Hongyu, who was wearing a six-rank official uniform, as a subordinate of Han Fang.

"Chief Chai Bing, the military department has issued an order, asking you to allocate two thousand elite soldiers to escort the new governor of Liaodong to Liaoyang." Han Fang got up and bowed back to Chai Guozhu, and took the troop transfer documents of the military department to Chai Guozhu with a serious expression.

"The new governor of Liaodong?" Chai Guozhu was slightly stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that Emperor Wanli would change the governor when the war situation in Liaodong was tense, because the time was not long apart, so he had not yet received the news of the defeat of Liaodong.

"Lord Han, I wonder when the new governor of Liaodong will arrive?" After the soldiers verified the authenticity of the troop transfer documents, Chai Guozhu looked up at the Korean side, and did not think about Li Hongyu to the governor of Liaodong at all.

"Chief Chai Bing, this is the new governor of Liaodong, the champion of the new branch of the Ming Dynasty, compiled by the Hanlin Academy, and the right attendant of the Zhan Shifu Economic Bureau and the right attendant of the military department, Li Hongyu Li."

Hearing this, the Han side turned to one side and solemnly introduced Li Hongyu to Chai Guozhu, not to mention Chai Guozhu, I am afraid that no one will associate the young Li Hongyu with such an important position as the governor of Liaodong.

"Chief Soldier Chai." Li Hongyu was drinking tea, and when he heard this, he stood up, smiled and bowed his hand to Chai Guozhu, and said hello.

"The new champion?" Chai Guozhu was stunned, and couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu in surprise, and then bowed to Li Hongyu, "The last general doesn't know that Lord Li is the governor of Liaodong, and I hope your lordship will forgive me." ”

Although Chai Guozhu's qualifications and age are far beyond Li Hongyu, the late Ming Dynasty suppressed martial arts with literature, so in the face of Li Hongyu, the governor of Liaodong, Chai Guozhu wanted to call himself the "last general".

"He who does not know is not guilty." Li Hongyu smiled disappreciatively, and then said, "Chief Chai soldiers, time is pressing, this officer will lead the army to leave in half an hour, I hope that General Chai will transfer troops as soon as possible." ”

"Lord Li, rest assured, the last general will definitely transfer his troops before then." Chai Guozhu suddenly showed a stunned look on his face when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Hongyu to leave so soon.

"Chief Chai Bing, this time the official must rush to Liaoyang as soon as possible, so those elite cavalry should travel lightly, only carrying the necessary weapons and some dry food." Li Hongyu was a little uneasy, and couldn't help but tell him that he had to rush to Liaoyang as soon as possible, so the lighter the items he carried, the better.

"I'll do it." Chai Guozhu immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, guessed that the situation in Liaodong might change, and hurriedly left to arrange the matter of the two thousand cavalry.

Looking at the back of Chai Guozhu's departure, Li Hongyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he didn't read the troop transfer document at all, after all, Shanhaiguan was not under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Metropolitan Division, and he had no right to read the official document related to Shanhaiguan.

To tell the truth, Li Hongyu didn't expect that Emperor Wanli would transfer 2,000 cavalry from Shanhaiguan to escort him to Liaoyang, it seems that Emperor Wanli is very concerned about his safety, and at the same time he also gave him a new force.

Half an hour later, in the large school yard of a military camp in Shanhaiguan, two thousand sturdy cavalrymen stood there silently with their respective war horses, which made the atmosphere at the scene seem a little gloomy.

Li Hongyu, accompanied by Chai Guozhu and a group of Shanhaiguan generals, entered the school field and inspected the cavalry on the school field.

"Governor Li, these are the most elite cavalry in the hands of the last general, I hope to help the governor." During the march, Chai Guozhu glanced at the cavalry standing solemnly at the scene, and said to Li Hongyu proudly that this cavalry was the elite in his hands, and he had made a lot of contributions in the southern and northern wars.

"Chief Soldier Chai, this officer promises you to bring them back as much as possible!" Li Hongyu couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he didn't expect Chai Guozhu to be so kind and take out all the family resources, so he said solemnly after a deep sigh.

It is foreseeable that Li Hongyu will inevitably engage the Houjin army in Liaodong, and it is really hard to say how many of these two thousand cavalry will be left at that time.

"The last general has thanked the governor for his kindness, serving the country is a matter of course, and the governor does not need to worry about it." Chai Guozhu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, Li Hongyu was very satisfied with what he could say, at least Li Hongyu would not let the two thousand cavalry go to death as cannon fodder in vain.

Li Hongyu also laughed, if Daming had a few more generals like Chai Guozhu who were dedicated to the country, then the battle situation in Liaodong would not have become so bad.

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