"The territory of western Liaoning is vast, and if the 60,000 horses of Jiannu are disposed of, then the enemy army in the Thirteen Mountains will be more than 10,000 at best, which is equivalent to the strength of the commander of Xianggong."

Seeing that Naren Toya was still worried about his safety, Li Hongyu explained to her with a smile, "Moreover, Jiannu's forces are scattered in several cities such as Jinzhou and Thirteen Mountains, and there will be no danger at all if Xianggong uses superior forces to break them one by one." ”

Naren Toya's face became relaxed at this time, as long as Houjin's troops are not much, then even if Li Hongyu loses the battle, he can get out smoothly, and the eight thousand forbidden troops and sailors are enough to protect Li Hongyu's safety.

"My lord, the guerrilla ancestor of the Chinese army in Guangning came to pay a visit." At this moment, the voice of the guard sounded outside the door.

"It's really time for this ancestor to come, if he comes one step later, he won't be able to catch up with the Thirteen Mountains." Li Hongyu immediately laughed when he heard this, and said to Naren Toya.

"Xianggong, you seem to value this ancestor Dashou."

Naren Toya smiled when she heard this, and looked at Li Hongyu with a pair of beautiful big eyes, Li Hongyu rarely looked away, and the person who could be favored by him must have something extraordinary.

"This person was able to successfully lead his sergeants to retreat to Juehua Island from the chaos, which shows that he does have some ability."

Li Hongyu smiled and said, although Zu Dashou surrendered to Huang Taiji in history, he was able to hold on for a year after the siege of Jinzhou City, and finally the city ran out of ammunition and food, and began to be eaten before people surrendered, which can be regarded as worthy of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be seen that his military talent.

Otherwise, if Zu Dashou was a general who did nothing, he would not have been sent by the imperial court to Jinzhou City to guard, Li Hongyu was just "knowing people and being good at his duties".

In the living room in the front yard, a burly, 20-year-old man was pacing back and forth in the room restlessly, he was Zu Dashou, a guerrilla of the Chinese army in Guangning, who had come to Juehua Island to see Li Hongyu and plead guilty to Li Hongyu.

This is the second time Zu Dashou has seen Li Hongyu, but for Li Hongyu, it is the first time he has seen Zu Dashou, Zu Dashou only joined the army in the first year of Taichang, so Li Hongyu was still a white Ding when he came to Liaodong.

The reason why Zu Dashou saw Li Hongyu for the second time was because when Li Hongyu came to Ningyuan, he witnessed Li Hongyu's demeanor in the crowd on the side of the road, and he never expected that the new governor of Liaodong would be a boy who was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

However, what Zu Dashou didn't expect was that it was this young governor who unexpectedly won the Tieling victory, forcing Nurha Chiqian to avoid the Ming army, and since then he has been quite in awe of Li Hongyu and dare not have the slightest contempt.

It is worth mentioning that the ancestor of Zu Dashou was a native of Anhui, and during the Xuande period, he led the whole family to move to Ningyuan, multiplied from generation to generation, and the hereditary Ming Dynasty Ningyuan Guard military position was continuously improved, and gradually became the Wang clan of Ningyuan, and his father served as Li Chengliang's deputy, and the deputy general of Liaodong was the official residence.

It is precisely because he was born in a military family that Zu Dashou was able to lead people to escape from Guangning City to Juehua Island, which is the safest route, if you go directly south, you will definitely be pursued by the Houjin army, and you will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"The university is here!" When Zu Dashou was nervous, the guards standing at the door shouted loudly.

"The humble ancestor has a great birthday, and I will see the scholars."

Zu Dashou looked up, only to see a young man wearing a first-class civil official robe from the imperial court walk into the house, and immediately realized that this person was Li Hongyu, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on one knee, and said with a shameful face, "Abandon Ningyuan City and leave, and hope that the scholar will be punished!" ”

"Get up, Ning Yuan's official already knows, although you are at fault, the responsibility is not yours." Hearing this, Li Hongyu raised his hand to Zu Dashou and motioned for him to get up.

"Master Xie." Zu Dashou immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked Li Hongyu, with this sentence, he could rest assured.

"General Zu, are you afraid of Jiannu?" Li Hongyu asked Zu Dashou to sit down in the seat below, waited for the maid to bring the fragrant tea and took a sip, and then asked quietly.

"Scholar, Jiannu is just a barbarian in some mountains in Liaodong, Ning Yuanbo beat them back then, why be afraid of lowly duties?"

Zu Dashou's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said to Li Hongyu that his father had beaten the Jurchens at that time, and the Jurchens at that time were simply vulnerable.

Naturally, Zu Dashou's father also knew Nurhachi, and Nurhachi was unusually respectful to Daming at that time, so Zu Dashou was naturally not afraid of Houjin, and had an innate pride in Houjin.

"Good!"

Hearing this, Li Hongyu put down the teacup in his hand and asked Zu Dashou in a deep voice, "In that case, are you willing to follow this official to the Thirteen Mountains to rescue the trapped soldiers and civilians?" ”

"I can't ask for it, thank you for your grace." Zu Dashou was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and bowed his hand to Li Hongyu and said, he now needs to use his military exploits to wash away the shame of withdrawing from Quang Ninh.

"Go down and prepare, and wait for the expedition with this official." A smile appeared at the corner of Li Hongyu's mouth, and he commanded,

Zu Dashou immediately gave his hand to Li Hongyu and left happily, he didn't expect that Li Hongyu not only did not punish him but gave him a chance to make meritorious contributions, and he was extremely grateful to Li Hongyu in his heart, as long as he made military achievements, he would be able to be a man with his chest held high again, otherwise he would have no shame to face Ning Yuan's father and fellow villagers.

About half an hour later, Li Hongyu led the army to leave Ningyuan and rushed to the Thirteen Mountains, and the people in the city came to see Li Hongyu off after hearing the news, hoping that Li Hongyu could win and rescue those trapped compatriots.

Li Hongyu said goodbye to Yuan Chonghuan and others outside the city gate, and Yuan Chonghuan and other officials who stayed in Ningyuan City looked at Li Hongyu's distant back with worried expressions, and secretly prayed in their hearts, hoping that Li Hongyu could successfully achieve his goal this time.

On the way to the Thirteen Mountains, Li Hongyu and his entourage met the 40,000 Ming troops who came to the rescue from the defeated side, and there were many residents and stragglers who fled from the north, all of them were ragged, unkempt, and looked indifferent.

In order to boost morale, Li Hongyu deliberately displayed two banners that he showed his identity, one was "the champion and the first, and the Qinci Hanlin" and the other was naturally "the prince and the prince, the scholar of Zuo Chunfang, and the secretary of the Customs Department Guan Tongzhi and the commander of the new army".

Sure enough, those who knew how to read and write among the soldiers and civilians who went south quickly noticed the two banners, especially the post of "Customs Department Director Guan Tongzhi".

The military and civilians in Liaodi are very concerned about Li Hongyu's movements, so many people know that Li Hongyu is now holding this position in the Customs Department.

Therefore, the news that Li Hongyu personally led the army to the Thirteen Mountains lifted the spirits of those soldiers and civilians who went south, and their emotions couldn't help but become excited, and they gathered on the side of the road to wait for Li Hongyu's arrival, some of whom had seen Li Hongyu back then.

In order to prevent the spies from attacking, Li Hongyu was surrounded by guards who protected him, separating him from the people on both sides of the road.

"Master Li, you must avenge us, kill those beasts, and avenge Xiaomin's family, but my granddaughter was only twelve years old and was ruined by those beasts!"

With a plop, when the people waiting on the side of the road saw Li Hongyu, an old white man couldn't help but kneel down with weak legs, and shouted loudly with a sad expression while kowtowing to Li Hongyu.

"Your Excellency, you want to avenge us!"

Immediately, the crowd on the side of the road knelt down in a hula, and many people wept bitterly and prayed to Li Hongyu that they all had relatives who died under the knife of the Houjin people.

"The old man hurry up, the government has failed to protect you, and the official feels ashamed in his heart, and he has no shame to face the elders of Liaodi." Seeing this, Li Hongyu hurriedly dismounted, stepped forward to help the old white man in the crowd, held his hand and said with a look of shame.

"My lord, it's those damned slaves who are evil, and they have nothing to do with the government and adults."

Old Man Bai shook his head again and again when he heard this, he had thousands of grievances in his heart, and now he couldn't say anything in the face of Li Hongyu, Li Hongyu, as a high-ranking first-class official, could hold his hand and apologize, which was enough.

"My lord, we finally brought you here, you must come this time to exterminate the Jiannu, so that they can no longer be evil."

There was a man's angry voice in the crowd, which immediately resonated in people's hearts, there is no doubt that after experiencing the battle of Liaoshen and the battle of Guangning, Li Hongyu has become the expectation of the people of Liaodi, except for Li Hongyu, no one seems to be able to defeat Houjin.

"Fellow villagers, this official will do his best and strive to make everyone return home as soon as possible." Although Li Hongyu wanted to agree, he knew very well what he could achieve in a short period of time if he wanted to eliminate Hou Jinfei, so he replied solemnly after a deep sigh.

"Folks, Ningyuan City has prepared hot water and food, everyone work harder, as long as you arrive in Ningyuan, you can have a good rest, and there will be officials and soldiers to escort you to Shanhaiguan."

As he spoke, Li Hongyu pointed in the direction of Ningyuan City behind him, and said loudly, "The government has arranged a place for everyone to live in Shanhaiguan, although the conditions are a little simple, but it can also shelter from the wind and rain, and will not sleep on the streets." ”

After listening to Li Hongyu's words, the soldiers and civilians who went south couldn't help but speed up the pace of their march, many of them had run out of food, and completely relied on wild vegetables and wild fruits to survive until now, because the wild vegetables and wild fruits along the way had been picked by the people who fled in front, so many of them are now hungry, looking forward to a full meal after arriving in Ningyuan City.

"Xianggong, they are so pitiful." Looking at the yellow-skinned and tattered southbound refugees, Naren Toya couldn't help but come to Li Hongyu's side and whispered.

"In troubled times, people's lives are as cheap as grass!" Li Hongyu shook his head and replied a little helplessly, this is also the reason why he is so desperate to expand his strength now, he must prepare more for the troubled times in the future, otherwise he will become a lamb to the slaughter at that time.

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