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In the early morning, the sentinels from all sides came back with the news that within a dozen miles of the surrounding area, there was no large force of Jiannu troops, only two small strongholds, which had been cleared by the sentinels. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Li Yuanqing discussed with Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan, he decided to leave the fleet in this abandoned village for temporary rest, and the main force of the army continued to penetrate deep into the hinterland of western Liaoning by land.

But on the question of whether to go from the west bank of the Sancha River or the east bank, the three had a slight dispute.

Zhang Pan was a little anxious, he hoped that the main force could go from the west bank and find out the movements of the Houjin army as soon as possible, but Li Yuanqing thought twice and still chose the east bank.

The terrain on both sides of the Sancha River is very flat, and if you encounter the enemy during the day, with the strength of the three divisions, it is difficult to have time to react in the face of the cavalry of the Houjin army, and the risk is too great.

Although Zhang Pan was a little displeased, he knew that Li Yuanqing's choice was the safest, so he could only accept this proposal.

After a brief breakfast, the team quickly set off and headed north along the dense forest behind the village.

It's a lot easier to walk by land.

The three were all soldiers, young and strong, and did not carry too many baggage, and went into battle lightly, plus the surrounding plains, the marching speed was very fast.

By noon, the team had walked more than 20 miles.

The area on the east bank of the Sancha River, although it is the actual control area of the Later Jin, has been in a state of confrontation with the Ming army before, and most of the people here have been relocated, and only some Later Jin strongholds are located to explore the movements on the other bank.

At this time, the war in Quang Ninh was decided, and these strongholds were also abandoned a lot, which also saved a lot of effort on Li Yuanqing's side, and there was no need to clear these strongholds in advance.

In the evening, the team spotted a ferry crossing.

The ferry is about a dozen acres, about the size of a medium-sized post station, close to the river, with several watchtowers.

At this time, it was getting dark, and there were bursts of cooking smoke in the courtyard, and several Han soldiers were bragging and farting in the courtyard.

Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan were hiding in the dense forest near the ferry, carefully probing the movements inside.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong have done this kind of thing many times, but Zhang Pan is the first time, and he is faintly excited.

"Yuanqing, take this ferry. We'll have a hot bite tonight. Zhang Pan excitedly proposed.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Zhang, you should be like this." However, we still have to be patient. Wait a little longer, wait for their scouts to come back. ”

Zhang Pan also understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

This kind of ferry and post station, must be the surrounding Jin army all kinds of horses to rest place, three from the mouth of the Liao River to here, only encounter this one ferry, the importance of the natural self-evident.

At this time, Zhang Pan also understood the benefits of Li Yuanqing's cautious nature, even if he couldn't make great achievements, he would rarely make mistakes.

This is definitely a very important thing for the three parts with thin power.

Soon, as several waves of horses arrived at the inn, it was completely dark.

Zhang Pan whispered: "Yuanqing, it's almost, right?" It's already dark, and I don't think anyone will come again. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Brother Zhang, come to this first battle." Mainly to contain, leave more alive, and don't let anyone go. ”

Zhang Pan was overjoyed, he couldn't wait for a long time, "Yuanqing, don't worry." I'll go get ready right away. ”

As he spoke, he came to the back in a hurry.

Chen Zhong smiled: "Lao Zhang has such a temperament. Hey, Yuanqing, it's hard for you. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Big brother, they are all their own brothers." Although Brother Zhang is anxious, he is still a good person. ”

Seeing Li Yuanqing's opening, Chen Zhong smiled, "I hope we will have a harvest." ”

About half an hour later, the sky was completely dark, and there were many fires in the courtyard of the ferry, faintly smelling the aroma of wine and meat, and the sound of Han people shouting and smashing fists.

The main body of the Later Jin Dynasty is mainly the Jianzhou Jurchens in the headquarters of the old slaves, supplemented by other Jurchen tribes such as Haixi.

But their real flesh and blood are still the Han people who are attached to them.

At most, there are two or three real slave masters, and most of the rest of the workers are soldiers and coats of the Han military banner.

At this time, in this ferry, although there are several waves of passers-by, the number of people should not exceed 50, and there are 400 elite soldiers on the side of Zhangpan, so there will be no problem in taking it.

Of course, Li Yuanqing will not fight with Zhang Pan for this little merit, he still has to give Zhang Pan this little face.

But Li Yuanqing didn't dare to be careless, so he still informed Chen Zhong, and each sent someone to block several intersections outside to prevent anyone from escaping.

In this era, unlike later generations, there are bridges across the river, with the current level of science and technology, it is difficult to build bridges like this kind of big river with a width of more than 100 steps.

As long as this ferry is won, in the next trip, whether it is offensive or defensive, Li Yuanqing's three divisions will occupy a greater initiative.

Zhang Pan's side soon moved, he personally led the team, and by the night, more than 200 soldiers, in a fan shape, quickly wrapped towards the ferry.

Zhang Pan got the essence of Liu Aita's department, and he was an orthodox Ming army, and there were many capable people.

In a moment, with a few cold arrows, several watchtowers fell silent.

Although archers are expensive, it is undeniable that at some point, their role is really incomparable to that of bird soldiers.

Seeing that the watchtower was cleared, how could Zhang Pan hesitate, and in a moment, he led people to rush into the ferry.

For a while, the fire was everywhere, and the shouts were endless, but in less than a quarter of an hour, the whole world fell silent.

Zhang Pan was covered in blood, strode to Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's side, and smiled, "Thanks to the blessings of the two brothers, everything is going well." ”

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they hugged each other inside.

There are more than 20 corpses on the ground, looking at the appearance, they are all soldiers and clothes of the Han army flag, and on the side, under the care of dozens of Ming soldiers, there are seventeen or eighteen people, holding their heads in their hands, squatting on the ground, and they dare not breathe.

Zhang Pan said with a smile: "Yuanqing, Lao Chen, come here and show you a good thing." ”

The two were puzzled, but Zhang Pan spoke, and the two hurriedly followed him.

When he entered the house, the brazier was burning, and on the side, a real slave had been stripped naked and tied to the wall.

Seeing Li Yuanqing and the three of them coming in, he was like a hungry wolf, staring at the three of them viciously and scolding.

Zhang Pan slapped him with a backhand and slapped him in the face, "Dog Tartar, if you are crooked, Lao Tzu cut your tongue." ”

Zhang Pan's hand was extremely heavy, this slap, I am afraid that it would shatter the teeth of this real slave, the blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he wanted to scold something, but when he saw Zhang Pan's cold eyes, he finally chose to shut his mouth.

Looking at the clothes next to this real slave, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had already vaguely understood something, and Li Yuanqing said in a low voice: "Brother Zhang, is this the real slave of Zhenghuangqi?" ”

Zhang Pan smiled and nodded, "Yuanqing, this is the slave of the old slave." It's the first time I've caught it. ”

Zhenghuang Banner and Inlaid Yellow Flag are all led by the old slave, six or seven hundred cattle records, more than 20,000 people, which is the core of the Houjin core and the cornerstone of the old slave.

But not to mention that Zhang Pan has never caught the real slave of Zhenghuangqi, Li Yuanqing has not even seen it.

Compared with the inlaid yellow flag, the Zhenghuang flag is the descendant of the old slave, most of them are from the Jianzhou Jurchen with the roots of Miao Hong, although it is not as good as the Houjin royal family of Yaerhai, the blood of Aixin Jueluo, but even if it is a vest, the gold content is extremely high.

These people are basically related to the old slaves, and they don't even have five suits.

In the battle of Salhu, the Ming army suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and they didn't get a few real slave heads, let alone the yellow flag.

At this time, if he can catch a live mouth with a yellow flag with his own hands, Zhang Pan will of course be excited.

Chen Zhong was also very envious, "Lao Zhang, you can be lucky." Next time, I can't let you do it again. ”

With this Zhenghuangqi live vest in hand, Jinzhou's unhappiness also disappeared without a trace on Zhang Pan's face, and his attitude towards Li Yuanqing also improved a lot, he smiled, "Lao Chen, what are you anxious about." Aren't we just getting started? With Yuan Qing here, are you still afraid that there will be no chance to make meritorious contributions? ”

Chen Zhong smiled, but said, "Lao Tzu doesn't care." Lao Zhang, you don't pour me ecstasy soup, next time, Lao Tzu won't let you. ”

Zhang Pan smiled, but he didn't refute it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming harmonious, Li Yuanqing also had a smile on his face, the three of them were actually gamblers, if there was no harvest from this trip, how could they continue?

Fortunately, they were lucky, and Zhang Pan was the first to see the lottery.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yuanqing had already controlled his emotions and said calmly: "Two elder brothers, this is still southern Liaoning, and the old slave is in western Liaoning, how can there be a real slave with a yellow flag?" ”

Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong were both stunned, and they also realized this problem.

Although Houjin is strong, after all, there are few people, and the real slaves of Zhenghuangqi are all the hearts and souls of the old slaves, and they will never appear here if there is no major matter.

Chen Zhong said: "Lao Zhang, have you tried it?" ”

Zhang Pan also reacted, "Not yet." As soon as I take control of this side, I'll go and inform you right away. ”

Li Yuanqing glanced at the two of them, "Two elder brothers, I feel that our luck seems to be coming." Go, hurry up and interrogate. ”

The two also understood, and hurriedly followed behind Li Yuanqing, walked out of the door quickly, and interrogated the living mouths of these Han military flags.

Up to now, those who dare to resist have all been lying on the ground, and those who are still alive, except for the Zhenghuang Banner True Slave who is a special need, the rest of the Han Army Banner soldiers are not people who don't know what to do.

After several interrogations, Li Yuanqing and the others quickly got an important piece of information.

Tomorrow, there will be a team of men and horses with yellow flags, escorting a large amount of supplies, to cross the river from this ferry.

This real slave of the Yellow Flag came to spread the news in advance and urged the ferry side to prepare for the work.

Li Yuanqing and the three of them couldn't help but be overjoyed, the team of the Yellow Flag must be extremely rich in oil and water.

But these Han Army Banner soldiers are all minions of this real slave, they only know the general situation, and they don't know the specific information of the team.

Zhang Pan suddenly smiled coldly, "Yuanqing, Lao Chen, don't worry." This kind of thing is what I'm best at. ”

As he spoke, he looked at these Han Army Banner soldiers, "You guys, who can speak slave words?" I'm not unreasonable. If you want to survive, you have to show some skills. ”

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