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There is a saying in later generations, 'If you are not afraid that others are better than you, you are afraid that others will be better than you, and you will work harder.'" Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info'

After four years, once again fighting side by side with Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, Zhang Pan was also infected by the vitality of Li Yuanqing, and his body was full of fighting spirit, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

As Mao Wenlong's confidant, when he was in Phi Dao, Zhang Pan could be regarded as holding power and mastering material secrets.

It's just that human beings are quite complicated.

No matter how good the job is, there will always be a day when you get bored.

In particular, there is no hope for promotion after delay, and it is difficult to have hope in the bottom of my heart.

In normal times, it's better to have no references, and I can barely maintain a sense of superiority deep in my heart.

But once there is a reference, such as Li Yuanqing, such as Chen Zhong, this ......

This kind of huge gap, as long as it is a man, it will be difficult to accept it in the bottom of his heart.

Especially for the most part, everyone is at the same starting line, and even, before that, they were far behind you......

However, today, Zhang Pan also understands that he and Li Yuanqing, no matter their ability, vision, and mind, are no longer on the same level at all.

But Chen Zhong.

Zhang Pan thinks that he is much stronger than Chen Zhong.

Before, for a long time, Zhang Pan always thought that the reason why Chen Zhong was able to mix up to today, get promoted and make a fortune, and hold heavy troops in his hands, can be described as the third person in southern Liaoning, to a large extent, but only stained with Li Yuanqing's light.

It is precisely because of Li Yuanqing's 'golden thigh' that Chen Zhong can have today.

But at this time, seeing Chen Zhong working, following Li Yuanqing before and after the saddle, it was like cleaning up the deciduous layer, and the smell of rotting the deciduous layer at the bottom was simply more smelly than, and a lot of bird feces and various animal feces were mixed together, which was simply unsmellable.

Zhang Pan felt disgusting even when he looked at it.

But Chen Zhong didn't frown at all, not only did he keep staring at this kind of place, but many times, he even went up directly and dug it with his hands.

And Li Yuanqing is not to mention, after a night's work, he has no idle time at all, and he has to personally inquire about almost every detail.

Although Li Yuanqing did not directly interfere with the work of the sons, Li Yuanqing interspersed it like a needle that fixed the sea, bringing up the morale of all the sons.

Just like this forest, Zhang Pan originally thought that it would take at least a few days to cut it down.

But the fact is that in the middle of the night, the surrounding areas of the woods have basically been cleaned up, and the ground has been sprinkled with quicklime for disinfection.

Although the trees in the middle have not been cut down, they are firmly isolated, and Li Yuanqing even personally guided the sons and daughters to lead a living water canal from the riverside to the edge of the woods, which not only filled the trench outside the earthen wall, but also made it easier to get water after the camp.

Zhang Pan has been in the army for more than ten years, and he thinks he also has some experience and experience in the construction of camps.

But at this time, he couldn't intervene at all about the construction of the camp of the Immortal Camp, because many things that he had never thought of had already been considered by the Immortal Camp.

For each general station, and even specifically for each A, the sons and daughters have built thatched houses.

Although Zhang Pan was not idle tonight, most of the time, he was like a puppet, stupidly following behind Li Yuanqing, watching more, doing less, and talking less.

One night was supposed to be a long time, but in this high-intensity tension, it passed quickly.

In the early morning, the sun appeared at the end of the east, and the warm sunlight came into view, and although the tent in the camp had not yet been erected, everything else was already in order.

In several locations in the camp, the firefighters had set up hundreds of cauldrons, and breakfast was bacon, salted fish soup, and pancakes.

With the faint river breeze and the thick aroma of broth, I am afraid that it will drift more than ten miles away.

Not far behind the earthen walls, dozens of tall watchtowers have been erected, the location of the various ministries has been clearly defined, and the basic defense system of the camp has been formed.

Unless Houjin has wings, otherwise, there is wind and grass, and he will never escape the eyes of the Ming army.

At this time, the soldiers had already begun to set up their tents, and after a hard night's work, in addition to the soldiers on duty, the main forces of the soldiers had already gone to the various temporary canteens to eat, and after eating, they would get a morning of rest.

Li Yuanqing, Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong also came to a temporary canteen in front of the earthen wall.

The tents had not yet been erected, and the meals were all in the open air.

However, the ground under my feet has been sprinkled with quicklime, and it has been trampled firmly, and although there is a bit of lime smell, it makes people look reassured.

The three of them took water by the ditch on the side and washed their faces and hands, Zhang Pan smiled tentatively: "Yuanqing, this night, I'm afraid we have to work for three days." If the Houjin army comes to charge again today, how should we deal with it? ”

Li Yuanqing smiled.

Of course, he understood what Zhang Pan meant, and in fact, in front of Zhang Pan, he had no intention of keeping it.

If these basic skills of camping and living can be introduced into the Dongjiang Army through Zhang Pan, it will also be a beautiful thing.

"Brother Zhang, our army's defense has been initially stabilized, and there were more than 2,000 soldiers last night, who have been resting on the ship. Today, they are on duty. At this time, in Zhenjiang City, there were only less than 10 cattle records inlaid with white flags. Du Du is not a fool, he still had a chance yesterday, and today, he didn't dare to mess around. ”

Chen Zhong smiled: "Lao Zhang, you don't have to worry too much. We have been working all night, and we have already taken root, and it is those dog tartars who should be in a hurry. ”

Chen Zhong smiled and pointed to Zhenjiang City in the distance.

Zhang Pan also reacted, and nodded with a busy smile, "Yuanqing, Lao Chen, you two have worked hard all night." I didn't do anything. So, after eating, I'll be on duty. You two go and rest first. ”

Li Yuanqing understood what Zhang Pan meant, and did not refuse, and nodded with a smile, "It's okay." Brother Zhang, this time in the morning, I will trouble you. ”

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and said with a smile: "This soup tastes good today, come, let's eat first." ”

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At this time, unlike the well-organized and thriving side of the Ming army's battle array, the official hall of Yizhou City, Huang Taiji's face was gloomy as if it was about to drip water.

Last night, as soon as he fell asleep, he received an urgent report from Du Du from Zhenjiang asking for help.

This night passed, and Huang Taiji did not close his eyes.

From the time when Zhengbaiqi defeated Chen Jisheng's Right Association, Huang Taiji had already understood that Mao Wenlong would definitely not be able to bear this grievance, and he would definitely find a way to get it back.

Huang Taiji has also been waiting patiently.

He knew very well that this would be his best chance to defeat or even defeat the Dongjiang headquarters.

If it weren't for the fact that Phi Island is separated by the sea, how could he allow Mao Wenlong to be at ease today?

It's a pity that everything has just been on track, but Li Yuanqing's sudden appearance instantly broke this balance, and Huang Taiji had to reconstruct.

According to his intelligence, at this time, Mao Wenlong's main force of the Dongjiang River had landed and assembled along the coast of Tieshan, and this time, their target was already obvious, that is, Yizhou City under his feet at this time.

Frankly speaking, although the land of Uiju is good, but after years of war, it is sparsely populated and very depressed, and it is not a fertile land.

The abandonment of Uiju is not unacceptable.

But Huang Taiji understands better that Mao Wenlong is like a white-eyed wolf who can't be fed, once he catches the opportunity, he will definitely gain an inch.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Dongjiang headquarters is a little messy, they are nearly 30,000 people at this time, which should not be underestimated.

Especially at this time, the Kuandian area is not stable enough.

Huang Taiji stared straight at the map in front of him, gloomy.

"Chao ~ Xian, it should have been taken down a long time ago!" Suddenly, his fingers fell heavily on Pyongyang.

It is precisely because of Chao ~ Xian's low eyebrows that Mao Wenlong is like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang, and it is more and more difficult.

After a long time, Huang Taiji slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "Come on, quickly inform Mang Gurtai and Amin, let them go to save Zhenjiang City first, and I will continue to stay in Yizhou." ”

"Wow."

A minion hurried away.

Huang Taiji suddenly laughed, "Li Yuanqing? Mao Wenlong? I'd like to see what tricks you're trying to play! ”

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At noon, the sun was scorching on the earth, the cold of the early morning dissipated, and the air was filled with an indescribable heat.

The Zhenjiang area is densely forested, and the north is blocked by the Changbai Mountains, and the cold air from Siberia usually arrives here a few days later.

The climate here is also slightly warmer than in other places.

After sleeping comfortably, Li Yuanqing regained his vigorous vitality.

As he expected, after the Ming army set up camp and stabilized, the Houjin army in Zhenjiang City did not dare to make much movement, but there were a lot more sentry horses, scattered around, firmly monitoring the movements of the Ming army.

Li Yuanqing was also very irritable with these sentinels, but because of his natural disadvantage, Li Yuanqing was not willing to have a direct conflict with them when his own camp had been consolidated.

Most of the sentinels of the Changsheng Battalion and Chen Zhongbu are gathered in the east and by the Yalu River, and the communication along the river is the core lifeblood of the two departments.

After a brief wash and a round of the camp, Li Yuanqing returned to his big tent in the middle of the camp and prepared to eat.

Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan soon rushed over.

According to the layout of the camp, Li Yuanqing occupied the middle and east of the camp along the river, Chen Zhong occupied the left flank, and Zhang Pan did not have soldiers, but was more responsible for the miscellaneous work of the auxiliaries.

The camp was set up, and the living conditions were much better all of a sudden.

Chen Zhong rested for a morning, his spirit was quite good, Zhang Pan was on duty all morning, although he was tired, but he was able to follow Li Yuanqing, his fighting spirit has been strong, although he was a little tired, but there was no big problem.

After a brief greeting and lunch together, Li Yuanqing said: "Two big brothers, I am going to send a fleet to the Tieshan area to purchase a batch of coal. ”

Chen Zhong was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Yuanqing, this is a good thing." Deep winter is just around the corner. Reserve more, we are always prepared. It's just that it costs some silver. ”

Although Chen Zhong did not participate in the trip to the Northland, he understood the process and details very well.

He understood very well that at this time, the camp was set up here, and a protracted battle was necessary, although there were many woods here, compared with the north, the weather here was not bad enough, and it was difficult for the Ming army to take the initiative.

Coal costs money, but it's the safest way to do it. Li Yuanqing must have been well thought out.

Zhang Pan also understood at this time, and couldn't help but admire Li Yuanqing's foresight more and more, and said with a smile: "Yuanqing, I'm familiar with Tieshan, I'll do it." ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Zhang, how can you work so hard these days?" Merit is not made in a day. Let the sea go. ”

Zhang Pan also knows Guan Canghai, Guan Canghai is old and serious, proficient in navigation, and very familiar with the terrain here, and is Li Yuanqing's confidant, to a large extent, he is indeed more suitable than him.

Especially Li Yuanqing's sentence 'merit is not made in a day', suddenly made Zhang Panming a lot, and couldn't help laughing: "Yuanqing, I'm too anxious." That's it. As for the cost of purchasing coal, I will try my best to get it from the headquarters. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Zhang, there are some yellow and white things, how can I let the big marshal and the headquarters worry?" This matter is up to me and Brother Chen. Let's discuss how to deal with and operate next. ”

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