In the afternoon of the next day, Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong rushed to Shanhaiguan in the dust.

Knowing that the two were coming, Wang Zaiqian, the governor of Liaodong, Wang Xiangqiankun, the governor of Jiliao, and Yuan Chonghuan, the military commander of Ningqian, went out to greet them.

Outside the Shanhaiguan Gate, the black and oppressive gathering of refugees from western Liaoning, due to poor management, looks like a mess and a miasma.

Although Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen were defeated from Liaoxi, they brought back hundreds of thousands of Liaoxi people, and how to settle these people made the court very troublesome.

In order to prevent these people from western Liaoning from affecting the security of the Gyeonggi region, they had to be placed in Shanhaiguan, set up refugee camps, and gradually evacuated.

Fortunately, the imperial court mobilized a large amount of food and warm clothing, otherwise it would have provoked a popular uprising.

"Show off the honor guard of this official and Lord Sun!"

Since the refugee camp was located on both sides of the official road, Li Hongyu and his party immediately smelled a foul smell in the air after approaching, and Li Hongyu frowned and shouted in a deep voice.

Immediately, four knights rushed out of the cavalry procession that followed behind, holding flags in their hands to open the way in front, in two by two, side by side.

Seeing the officials and soldiers coming up on the official road, the people in the refugee camps on both sides of the road gathered on the side of the road to watch, their eyes were full of expectation, they hoped that the Ming army could fight back to Liaodong, so that they could return to their hometowns.

Li Hongyu's brow furrowed slightly, and he noticed that the houses in the refugee camp were shacks made of grass and branches, which could barely be used to shelter from the wind and cold.

"Do any of you know what's written on those flags?" Soon, a voice sounded among the refugees on both sides of the road, and people became interested in the content of the flag, after all, there were few literate people with this idea.

"The flag on the left at the beginning is written 'Bangyan and the first, Qin Ci Hanlin', and the flag on the right reads 'Champion and the first, Qin Ci Hanlin', one of the two adults who came is the champion, and the other is the leader." Immediately, an older voice explained.

"The flag in the back row, on the left is 'Prince Taibao, Dongge University Scholar and Military Department Shangshu', and on the right is 'Prince Taishi, Zuo Chunfang University Scholar, Customs Department Secretary Guan Tongzhi and New Army Training Envoy'."

Then, the old voice read out the contents of the row of flags behind and told everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, the people who have come this time are Scholars of Dongge University and Scholar Zuo Chunfang. “

"Scholar Zuo Chunfang?"

Hearing this, a surprised voice couldn't help but sound in the crowd, "Isn't Zuo Chunfang University Scholar the former Governor Li?" ”

"Yes, Governor Li was awarded the title of Zuochunfang University Scholar by the emperor." Immediately, an excited voice followed, "Folks, Governor Li has come to see us, he will definitely be able to defeat Jiannu and regain our homeland." ”

"Governor Li is here!"

"Governor Li, we can count on you."

"Where's the governor?"

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With a bang, the refugees suddenly became commotion, and they rushed forward to find Li Hongyu, which made the cavalry accompanying the escort suddenly become nervous, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and firmly protected Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong in the middle, so as not to have an accident.

Wang Zaijin and others were waiting before closing the door, and when they saw that the refugees suddenly made a commotion, they hurriedly sent troops over to maintain order, and opened up a way for Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong from the black oppressive refugees, so that the two could move forward.

"Lord Li, you must defeat those Jiannu and take back our homeland!"

Seeing Li Hongyu being escorted away by the soldiers, a middle-aged man couldn't help but kneel on the ground with weak legs and shouted to Li Hongyu.

"Lord Governor, my whole family was killed by Jiannu, only I escaped, you want to avenge me."

Immediately after, a young junior also knelt down and cried and shouted to Li Hongyu.

"Governor Li, you can't spare those Jiannu this time, they are simply beasts, burning, killing and looting are all evil."

"Lord Governor, please avenge those who were killed."

"Governor Li, Jiannu did all kinds of evil, kill them all."

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Like a domino effect, the refugees at the scene knelt down one after another, crying and pleading to Li Hongyu, and it could be seen that they were extremely resentful by Houjin.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu couldn't help but stop pulling the reins of the horse, and looked around at the people who were kneeling under the black pressure with a serious expression, and there was a faint pain in his heart, he wanted to feel the pain and helplessness of these people who had lost their homes.

"Fellow villagers, this official hereby promises you that no matter how many years it takes, this official will definitely drive Jiannu out of Liaodong." After a deep sigh, Li Hongyu shouted loudly to the refugees at the scene, and solemnly made a promise.

Subsequently, Li Hongyu clamped the horse's belly between his legs and rode towards Shanhaiguan, with a solemn expression on his face along the way, he knew that his promise was not easy to achieve, otherwise how could Jin enter the Central Plains in the future?

"Governor Xie Li!" When the refugees heard this, they immediately touched their heads to the ground and shouted their thanks.

Although Li Hongyu is now a minister of the Ming Dynasty, the "Governor Li" when he was in Liaodong has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of Liaodong, so the refugees still call him "Governor Li" or "Governor Lord".

Wang Zaijin, Wang Xiangqian, and others welcomed Li Hongyu's good Sun Chengzong into Shanhaiguan, and after hearing the news of Li Hongyu's arrival, the soldiers stationed in the customs also gathered around the roadside to watch, wanting to see Li Hongyu, and they all looked excited, and their morale was obviously high.

In fact, the arrival of Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong not only greatly encouraged the military and the people, but also made Wang Zaijin and Wang Xiangqian and other officials secretly breathe a sigh of relief, especially Li Hongyu, who became Wang Zaijin's dependence, and he believed that Li Hongyu must have a way to deal with those hateful Jiannu.

Wang Zaijin had already asked people to prepare wine and food for Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong, and after a few polite words, Li Hongyu asked about the current battle situation outside the Guan.

According to the information held by Wang Zaijin and others, the Houjin army has now captured Yizhou, Jinzhou and Dalinghe one after another, and is driving the army south.

After all, the vast territory of western Liaoning and the lack of preparation of Houjin, I didn't expect to capture Guangning City so easily, so I was not prepared for the current situation, otherwise the Houjin army would definitely have hit under Shanhaiguan now.

There are still some places in the hands of the Ming army in western Liaoning, one of the most important places is the Thirteen Mountains Post City, according to the latest information, there are more than 100,000 Ming troops and fleeing people.

The road to the south was cut off by the interspersed Houjin army, so those people were trapped in the city of the Thirteen Mountain Posts, and Wang Zaijin and Wang Xiangqian and others were discussing ways to rescue them.

The Ming army is now mainly concentrated in Shanhaiguan and Balipu outside Shanhaiguan, of which Balipu has 40,000 troops, and is building fortifications in full swing, and Wang Zaijin is ready to block the enemy in Balipu.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the top priority of this official is to rescue the soldiers and civilians trapped in the Thirteen Mountains, this is a top priority, I wonder if you have any candidates to go to the rescue?"

After understanding the situation of the Ming army outside the pass, Li Hongyu pondered for a while, looked at the people at the scene and said, if 100,000 soldiers and civilians are left to Houjin, then it will undoubtedly enhance the strength of Houjin, so Li Hongyu feels that he must save people back.

Everyone here fell silent when they heard this, the Thirteen Mountains are three or four hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, and now the Ming Army has been frightened by the Houjin, so it is really dangerous to go to the Thirteen Mountains to save people now, I am afraid that no one is willing to go, and it is not good to meet the Houjin Army halfway, and the consequences are unimaginable.

"Since you don't have any recommended candidates, then this official will recommend himself and personally lead the army there." Seeing that no one was gnawing, Li Hongyu spoke.

"This is absolutely impossible, if you want to go, I will go." Li Hongyu's words immediately surprised the people at the scene, and Wang Zaijin was the first to object, in case Li Hongyu had an accident, he couldn't afford it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official has made up his mind, so don't persuade him again." Without waiting for others to speak, Li Hongyu had already spoken first, clearly indicating his thoughts.

Seeing this situation, Wang Zaijin had no choice but to give up, and had to say that Li Hongyu was the most suitable person to go to the Thirteen Mountains to save people, and even if others went, they would make a mistake.

"The second thing is that the order of those refugees before the closure is too poor, and we must resettle them to ensure their food and clothing, these people are the foundation of our future rule." Subsequently, Li Hongyu made a second request.

"Lord Li, there are too many refugees from Liaoxi, and the food allocated by the imperial court is a little insufficient." Wang Zaijin frowned slightly when he heard this, and said tentatively, "If you want to solve the rations of those refugees, the only way to use the military rations of Shanhaiguan is to use them. ”

"Open a warehouse and release grain, you can make more money when the grain is gone, but if the people are gone, then there will be nothing."

Li Hongyu knew what Wang Zaijin meant, so he replied with a serious expression, now is not the time to feel sorry for the military rations, anyway, the grain allocated by the imperial court from all over the country will arrive soon.

"I'll do it." Seeing that Li Hongyu had made up his mind, Wang Zaijin smiled when he heard the words and said that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had already given Li Hongyu the power to "act cheaply", so he naturally had to listen to Li Hongyu's opinion.

"Third, where should we guard next?" Li Hongyu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then asked everyone present in a loud voice, "Everyone, you can speak up if you have any ideas!" ”

"Master Li, this official feels that the terrain of Balipu is dangerous, and a new city should be built to defend against the enemy, and it will become a horn with Shanhaiguan, which will definitely block the enemy's advance!" Wang Zaijin, as a Liaodong economic strategy, naturally couldn't avoid Li Hongyu's question, and said in an orderly manner when he heard the words.

"Bachelor Li, the lower officials feel that they should guard Ningyuan, Ningyuan is two hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, and it is the gateway to the north of Shanhaiguan, as long as Ningyuan Shanhaiguan is guarded, there will be no worries."

Subsequently, Yuan Chonghuan opened his mouth and said to Li Hongyu, "Besides, Ningyuan is only about two hundred miles away from Jinzhou and the Thirteen Mountains, which can not only threaten the enemy of Jinzhou, but also please press to save the trapped soldiers and civilians of the Thirteen Mountains." ”

"Lord Li, this official thinks that Juehua Island should be guarded, and Houjin is not good at water warfare, so he can't conquer the island." When Yuan Chonghuan's voice lagged behind, Liaodong Senator Yan Mingtai hesitated for a moment, and also spoke his opinion.

Juehua Island is located in the sea more than 20 miles southeast of Xingcheng, in the shape of a long gourd, the terrain is high in the south and low in the north, it is the largest island in Liaodong Bay.

Due to the dangerous terrain of Juehua Island, it became the logistics base of the Ming army, and the grain and grass of the Ming army outside the customs were stored on this island, and the Chinese army under Wang Huazhen was now on the island.

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