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Chen Zhong nodded heavily, "That's true. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info With the general here, we have the backbone. Yuanqing, I'll prepare for this matter right away, and try to leave at night. ”

Watching Chen Zhongfeng leave in a hurry, Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

In the battle of Zhenjiang Guard, although Li Yuanqing made a very careful plan and escaped under the guise of 'attacking the enemy camp at night', with Mao Wenlong's shrewdness, he would not be able to guess the trickiness.

If only Li Yuanqing escaped, even if Mao Wenlong would not punish Li Yuanqing, he would probably have a pimple in his heart.

But Chen Zhong also escaped, and the essence of this matter changed.

This is not Li Yuanqing's greed for life and fear of death, but a choice made as a last resort when he knew that he could not do anything.

Just like the choice Mao Wenlong made at that time.

As for Chen Zhong's side, Li Yuanqing didn't want to tell anything, Mao Wenlong's understanding of Chen Zhong's temperament was probably much deeper than Li Yuanqing's, and it was useless to say more about a hero like him.

Chen Zhong prepared the ship in the evening, and Li Yuanqing did not refuse, and together with Chen Zhong, he took advantage of the night to go straight to the vast sea......

Two days later, Chen Zhong and Li Yuanqing arrived at Mao Wenlong's temporary station.

The station is located in a valley not far from the sea, and everywhere you look, there are simple huts built of thatch and tree branches, although the population is quite large, but this dilapidated appearance is not as good as even the refugee camps in Africa in the future, and it is about to enter the wax moon, and many people are still wearing only single clothes, huddled together, shivering in the cold wind.

In the past, although Li Yuanqing did not go to Longchuan, but since the defeat of Zhenjiang, Longchuan has been used by Mao Wenlong as a follow-up fulcrum, and there are many displaced people from all over the place, young and strong, and there are no less than 10,000 young and strong people alone.

After Chen Jisheng and Mao Chenglu took over, they absorbed a lot of armed forces and 'guerrillas' who had retreated from the battlefield on the northern front, and the number of them was further expanded......

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's faces were not good-looking.

Although I don't know the casualties of Longchuan's battle, just looking at this station, I can already guess it.

Zhang Pan learned that the two were coming, and hurriedly came out to greet them in person, but the three of them looked at each other for a long time and had nothing to say.

Since Mao Wenlong raised troops from Quang Ninh, this has reached the freezing point of Mao Wenlong's military group.

"Lao Chen, Yuan Qing, the general is very happy to hear that you are coming, and he is waiting for you. Let's get there. The three of them were silent for a while, and Zhang Pan was the first to break the silence.

He really wanted to invite Chen Zhong and Li Yuanqing, two old brothers, to have a drink, but unfortunately, the current conditions were not realistic at all.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong also understood Zhang Pan's situation, Li Yuanqing shook Zhang Pan's big hand heavily, "Brother Zhang, let's go see the general first, everything will be fine." ”

Zhang Pan nodded heavily and said no more.

The place where Mao Wenlong lived was also a shack, and most of the ordnance and materials in his headquarters that day were left in Zhenjiang City, and the limited tents left on the Longchuan side were also given priority to the wounded.

Inside the shack, Mao Wenlong was carefully staring at the map on the wall.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong came in and hurriedly kowtowed to Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong turned around and glanced at the two of them, his face full of vicissitudes showed a gentle smile, "Chen Zhong, Yuanqing, it's good to see that you can come over, it's really good." ”

Chen Zhong couldn't bear it anymore, and his tears couldn't help but flow out, "General......"

Mao Wenlong smiled and waved his hand, "Man, what are you crying about." Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. We lost this time, and we'll fight back next time. ”

Looking at Mao Wenlong's old face, Li Yuanqing couldn't help nodding secretly, the hero is the hero, the powerful force of Houjin did not defeat Mao Wenlong, his mind is still as firm as ever, even in such a predicament.

Mao Wenlong asked the two of them a few more common words, and then asked about the battle situation in Zhenjiang that day, and after he left Zhenjiang, he didn't know what the situation was like after that.

Li Yuanqing did not speak, but let Chen Zhong narrate.

Chen Zhong's mood has improved a little, and he is busy recounting the follow-up battle of Zhenjiang Guard to Mao Wenlong, the situation is basically the same as the facts, however, Chen Zhong is not a fool, the key place is still hidden, authentic things, but not concealed, but the use has become a raid.

Mao Wenlong let out a long breath of turbidity when he heard this, "Blame me for this." If I had been more decisive at that time, perhaps, our army would not have suffered such a big defeat, and there would not have been another defeat at Longchuan. Chen Zhong, Yuan Qing, what you did was not wrong. It's a pity that Zhang Yuanzhi ...... them"

Chen Zhong's tears flowed out again, "General, Jiannu is powerful, our army is indeed incapable of the enemy now, only when we accumulate enough strength can we recover this blood debt from them." ”

After the Battle of Zhenjiang, Chen Zhong is obviously much more mature than before, and he is no longer as reckless as before.

Mao Wenlong nodded, and looked at Li Yuanqing again, "Yuanqing, Mao can't stand you, you won't blame me, right?" ”

Looking at Mao Wenlong's sincere, caring eyes like an elder, even if Li Yuanqing was dissatisfied with Mao Wenlong before, at this time, he also melted most of it, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "General, how can Yuanqing blame you?" If you want to blame, you can only blame Jiannu for being too strong, our army is too weak, if the strength is evenly matched, how can we allow Jiannu to run rampant like this? ”

Mao Wenlong let out a long breath of turbidity, "Yuanqing, you and Chen Zhong are both good boys. These days, I have wronged you. ”

Both of them burst into tears.

Mao Wenlong is not in a thousand ways, but the army of Zhenjiang City was created by him, like flesh and bones, Zhenjiang City is broken, how can he not be heartbroken?

It's just that this man who is as resolute as a rock never shows this emotion.

is also a man, facing this man who is under great pressure, facing this man who almost single-handedly shoulders the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, and facing this man who shoulders the fate of the entire Han nation with his own strength, the last trace of mustard in Li Yuanqing's heart slowly dissipated.

Mao Wenlong is not easy.

Officers like Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong only need to march and fight, but he has to face the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, and the officers and soldiers below, and his people.

These three roles switch back and forth, Mao Wenlong is not a fairy after all, how can he never be tired? Make sure that every decision he makes is the right one?

"Huh. Chen Zhong, Yuan Qing, you are all good men. What are you crying about? Come, Yuanqing, tell me, where have you been during this time? Mao Wenlong said to Li Yuanqing with a smile.

Mao Wenlong has already apologized to the two, how can Li Yuanqing not know what to do? Busy with these days, the things that have been cultivated in Guanglu Island will be narrated to Mao Wenlong.

After speaking, Li Yuanqing cautiously and tentatively said: "General, at this time, Jiannu is powerful and irreversible, if our army wants to fight with Jiannu, even if Zhenjiang is recaptured, as long as the main force of Jiannu arrives, I am afraid that it will still be the same pattern as the Zhenjiang Guard." Brother Chen and I went to Guanglu Island this time, but we were deeply touched. General, although the Jiannu cavalry is strong, it is not good at water warfare, and in all parts of southern and western Liaoning, Jiannu has begun to implement the policy of sea ban. This is a great opportunity for our army. ”

Li Yuanqing said, carefully looking at Mao Wenlong's face, seeing that Mao Wenlong's brows were tightly locked, Li Yuanqing said carefully: "General, after all, the country is small and weak, and this battle of Longchuan will surely make the decision-making attitude of the high-level of Chao~ Xian deviate." The main force of our army stays in Chao ~ Xian, and it is really unwise to entrust their fate to others. General, in this state of affairs, it is fundamental to preserve the vitality of the situation. ”

After Li Yuanqing finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mao Wenlong desperately.

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and knelt on the ground with Li Yuanqing, kowtowing desperately.

Looking at the two generals in front of him, Mao Wenlong let out a long breath of turbidity, "Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, you get up first, get up and talk." ”

As he spoke, he personally came over to help the two.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong didn't dare to hold it up, so they could only get up.

Mao Wenlong said: "This matter, a certain person has actually thought about it for a long time. It's just that the imperial court side ...... Hey, there is still the heart of the people of Liaodi, we can't just leave them and leave them alone. ”

Li Yuanqing said: "General, it is already a cold winter at this time, and our army's ordnance and baggage are not even, so it is really not a good opportunity to fight." If you are so rash, I don't know how many good men there will be, and the battlefield will be stained with blood. I think that as long as the general truthfully reports the situation of our army to the governor, the governor will definitely understand the general's difficulties. And if we can stand firm, we will have a stronger foundation for the people. They have a direction to go to. As long as we survive the harsh winter, we can make a comeback in the spring of the next year. General, Jiangdong's children are talented, and their comeback is unknown. ”

Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Yuanqing's eyes, and for a moment, he suddenly smiled, "Yuanqing, this poem is good." It should be the poems of Du Mu and Du Thirteen, right? Not bad, very good. ”

Li Yuanqing looked at Mao Wenlong's expression and breathed a sigh of relief. has already said so clearly, even if Mao Wenlong can't be prompted to move to Phi Island now, I'm afraid that there should be a core adjustment in his strategy in the future.

"General Mingjian. This is exactly Du Mu's poem. ”

Mao Wenlong smiled and nodded, turned around, and looked at the map on the wall.

Li Yuanqing glanced at Chen Zhong, Chen Zhong understood, took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, and said respectfully to Mao Wenlong: "General, this is a little bit of heart between me and Yuanqing, although it is not much, but I hope I can help the general a little." ”

Mao Wenlong turned around, took the silver ticket and counted it, and couldn't help but be stunned, "Six thousand taels?" Chen Zhong, Yuan Qing, where did you get this silver? ”

Chen Zhong didn't dare to speak, and Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "General, this is what Brother Chen and I got from a salt field in Dengzhou Mansion. ”

For a hero like Mao Wenlong, hiding it is asking for trouble, Li Yuanqing directly pointed out the core, and was not afraid of Mao Wenlong's gaze.

Seeing that Mao Wenlong's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was on the verge of anger, Li Yuanqing hurriedly explained the details of the matter to Mao Wenlong, how the Liu family was unkind, and the Yanding coolies were on the verge of rebellion.

Mao Wenlong pondered for a long time, and couldn't help but let out a long breath of turbidity, "Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, I solemnly tell you about this matter, and I won't take it as an example." Otherwise, I will be court-martialed. ”

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong hurriedly kowtowed, not daring to say a word.

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Leaving Mao Wenlong's shack, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong both breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yuanqing is a little better, in such a cold weather, Chen Zhong's forehead is full of dense cold sweat.

He smiled bitterly and said to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, this level is over." This kind of thing, we must not mess around next time. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded yes, but said in his heart: "Resources are already limited, otherwise, how can you survive?" ”

At this time, Chen Jisheng and Mao Chenglu also knew that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were coming, so they hurriedly came over to meet each other, and when the old brothers got together, they sighed again.

It's a pity that there is no good wine or good food, and everyone can only settle and enjoy the bitterness.

After eating, everyone dispersed, and Chen Jisheng whispered to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, come to me at night." ”

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