~~~~~~

"Yuanqing, this, this thing ......"

Seeing that Li Yuanqing kept smiling, but didn't say anything, Hong Qiang couldn't help but feel a little furious in his heart, but he couldn't do anything, so he could only look at Li Yuanqing with blank eyes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The times have passed.

The past has long been blown away by the rain and wind.

Back then, the hairy boy who was frizzy and didn't want to die in a fight, at this time, had already grown into a towering tree that covered the sky and the sun, and he couldn't even look up.

Even if he is a great sweater, he can only be patient, and talk to him slowly.

How could Hong Qiang expect that the friendship between him and Li Yuanqing back then, which was not a friendship, could influence Li Yuanqing's decision at this time?

At this time, although Li Yuanqing treated him well and regarded him as a guest, Hong Qiang also understood that this was just Li Yuanqing's remembrance of the deceased.

How could he take such a thing seriously?

At this time, Li Yuanqing took a sip of wine lightly, looked at Hong Qiang with a smile and said, "Brother Qiang, what will happen if you can't complete the task on this trip?" ”

Hong Qiang was stunned, but he also understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

Think about it too.

Li Yuanqing was in southern Liaoning at this time, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, was already in full swing, how could he be in the company of barbarians like the old slave?

If he had a choice at this time, he obviously wouldn't want to jump into this pit again.

"Yuanqing, the two countries intersect, do not cut the envoy. On your side, the word has already arrived, and I expect that the Great Khan's side can't do things too much. On my side, there shouldn't be much of a problem. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Qiang, if you have leisure, you can live in Haizhou City for a while, otherwise, Yuanqing can't guarantee that good wine and good meat can still be managed." ”

Hong Qiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Yuanqing, I want to stay in Haizhou City, but it's a pity." My wife and children, as well as many clansmen, are all in Shenyang City. How could I leave them behind? ”

With Li Yuanqing's relationship, which is almost a 'golden rice bowl', a fool will not want it.

It's a pity.

Houjin pinched Hong Qiang's life~ root, even if he thought about it again, he still had to come step by step.

Li Yuanqing nodded, "That's it, Brother Qiang." Since the old slave wants you to come on this trip, he must have thought it through before. You can tell him the truth about this matter, and he shouldn't hurt you. ”

…………

Hong Qiang left with a full stomach.

After a while, Chen Zhong walked in with a smile, "Yuanqing, the old slave shouldn't attack a little person like him, right?" ”

Li Yuanqing took a sip of wine lightly, and poured another glass for Chen Zhong, "It's not good to say this matter." Even Li Yongfang is often whipped by the old slave now, this old thing, who can guess his thoughts? ”

The old slave whipped Li Yongfang, which is a joke that has begun to circulate in Liaodi recently.

At this time, although the old slave has become the master of Houjin and competes with the Ming Dynasty, because of his background, he is actually very inferior in his bones.

It is rumored that after the old slave was drunk, he had Li Yongfang, a Fushun concubine, tied to the pillar, whipped him fiercely, and asked, "I know you look down on me?" Why do you look down on me? ”

Chen Zhong said: "If he loses his life because of this incident, it is not a beautiful thing." Yuanqing, otherwise, you can directly talk to the old slave, ask him to come over, send him to a place casually, and give him something to eat. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, signaled to Chen Zhong, drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and said slowly: "Big brother, this kind of thing, do your best, respect the destiny of heaven." Although Hong Qiang has an old relationship with me, in the hands of this guy, he has not been involved in the lives of the Han people. Whether he can live or not depends on his creation. ”

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and couldn't help but smile, "Yuanqing, this kind of thing, I still can't be as free and easy as you." If it were my old friend, I would have been embarrassed for a long time. However, the old slave really made a bloody investment this time. Not only will I give you my own daughter, but also a real king of Liaonan! Hahaha! ”

When Li Yuanqing was talking to Hong Qiang just now, Chen Zhong had been listening behind the screen next door, which was also Li Yuanqing's deliberate arrangement, after all, this kind of thing is also related to the overall situation, Chen Zhong can personally witness it, on the one hand, it is more conducive to maintaining the relationship between the two brothers, and secondly, this is also Li Yuanqing's respect for Chen Zhong.

Li Yuanqing poured a glass of wine with a smile, slowly tasted it and said with a smile: "The bigger the price of the old slave, it means that he is not sure about us." Big brother, in this battle, you and I don't want to be brilliant, but we must be down-to-earth and steady. ”

Chen Zhong naturally understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and when he ate the fat in his mouth, it was the real fat, and it was his own fat.

Otherwise, the mirror is full of water, the bamboo basket is empty, and there is a ball to use?

"Yuanqing, don't worry. Brother, what I have is patience. ”

…………

At this time, Hong Qiang also returned to the camp of the Houjin Army, but looking at this silent, ghost-like camp, and then blowing this swishing wind, the wine he had just drunk in Haizhou City couldn't help but dissipate most of it.

Although the dream is good, he still has to return to reality after all.

At this time, it was almost time to be a child, but the old slave had not slept yet, he had been patiently waiting for Hong Qiang's news.

Back at the camp, without too many barriers, Hong Qiang was directly taken to the old slave's tent.

"Slave Hong Qiang, knock on the Great Khan, long live the Great Khan, long live the Great Khan." Hong Qiang didn't have time to think, and when he entered the tent door, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to the old slave.

In Houjin, ordinary people cannot call themselves slaves, and only those who have entered the flag are qualified to call themselves slaves to their masters.

And Hong Qiang was personally 'carried' to the yellow flag by the old slave because of Li Yuanqing's relationship, and became the old slave's 'confidant' minion.

The old slave was in a daze at the map hanging on the screen at this time, and it took him a long time before he came to his senses, and a pair of cloudy old eyes glanced at Hong Qiang lightly, "How is the situation?" ”

Cold sweat oozed from Hong Qiang's back, and he hurriedly said: "Great Khan, Li Yuanqing him, he doesn't seem to be ready to accept our Dajin's surrender." However, his attitude towards minions is good......"

Hong Qiang hurriedly recounted his experience in Haizhou City tonight to the old slave carefully.

The old slave couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and looked at Hong Qiang's gaze, a touch of unspeakable fierceness flashed, but in a moment, this ruthlessness dissipated without a trace, and he glanced at Hong Qiang lightly, "You have worked hard, go back and rest." ”

Hong Qiang suddenly felt like he had been amnestied, as if he had collapsed, and hurriedly kowtowed desperately to thank him, and withdrew from the old slave's tent.

Watching Hong Qiang leave, the old slave suddenly sneered in a gloomy voice, "Li Yuanqing, do you really think that I can't help you?" ”

…………

As soon as it dawned the next day, Houjin began their bulldozing offensive, mainly focusing on the West Gate and the North Gate.

However, it was so hot that it was about midnight, about ten o'clock, when a large number of Mongol servants and servants retreated and hid in the shade of the camp.

At the same time, the woods outside the north gate and the west gate of Haizhou were also sold, and countless miscellaneous servants and slaves were working overtime to cut down trees, as if they wanted to build siege equipment, and they were ready to launch a large-scale attack on Haizhou City.

Although he drank a lot of wine last night, at this time, Li Yuanqing's spirit was excellent and he was not affected in the slightest.

The same is true for Chen Zhong.

This is also the foundation that a mature man must have.

The supervising army Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang also rushed here early in the morning to inspect the situation, and the Houjin army besieged the city on a large scale, even if Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were there, they obviously couldn't sleep too soundly.

"Yuanqing, the old slave seems to be a little out of breath. According to their progress, I am afraid that the fortifications will be pushed to our city in three or two days. Chen Zhong looked at the Houjin camp in the distance.

At this time, although the sun is poisonous, the West Gate is on the backlit side, and there is a lot of shade, which is quite cool, but after the afternoon, this is the direct sunlight.

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "We have all hit Haizhou City, and the old slave can't attack the city if he wants to." However, looking at this appearance, the old slave's harvest in Mongolia is not much. ”

Chen Zhong was already a general, so of course he understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

Today, although there are many Mongols in the Houjin bulldozing offensive, the West Gate and the North Gate combined, there are only five or six thousand people, and the rest are all minions of each banner.

Unlike treating the Han people as the enemy of life and death, the old slave still has to be a little more tolerant of the Mongols, but it is only a little more than the Han people, and it is impossible to expect the old slave to give the Mongols too many dividends.

Even in the Horqin Division, which was the closest to Houjin, every few years, men taller than the wheels had to be 'rationed slaughtered'.

However, if the Han slaves came to bulldoze the earth, they would not have any time to rest, and even if the sun burned people to death, then they would die in the sun.

"Yuanqing, perhaps, the food and grass of the dog tartars are not as abundant as we imagined. That ......" Chen Zhong suddenly became clever.

On the side, Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang also reacted.

Wei Liang hurriedly said: "Chen Shuai, if the Tartars are also short of grain and grass, doesn't that mean that they can't besiege us for too long?" ”

"That's right."

Zhang Qiliang was also busy: "Spring ploughing has just passed a few days, if the stalemate continues, it will not be of much benefit to the old slave." Isn't it ......?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "The old slave is afraid that he will be holding on now, if we attack now, we may not have no chance of winning." However, there is no definite news from Mao Shuai's side, so we can't be too anxious here. Half a moon. It is for a period of half a month. Wait for the Tartars to attack the city and consume some of it, and then we will settle the account with them! ”

Chen Zhong and the three of them also understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

Mao Wenlong was near Laozhai at this time, although he only faced the banner of Huang Taiji, but the deep mountains in the south of Laozhai were dangerous, and Huang Taiji was scheming, and he was not sure what the situation was.

If the Haizhou Ming army takes the lead in launching an offensive against the main force of Houjin, even if it wins the battle and defeats the main force of Houjin, I am afraid it is not a good thing.

What's more, with the strength of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, it is not a big problem to stalemate with the main force of Houjin, but if they take the initiative to attack, no one can be sure.

In the final analysis, there was a serious lack of mobility, even if the Ming army had an overwhelming advantage in firepower, the initiative in the war was still in the hands of the old slave.

Li Yuanqing can only seize the opportunity and play the opportunity ball.

However, in terms of defense, not to mention Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, even Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang already have a lot of experience.

The bulldozing offensive of the Houjin army, in the face of the powerful firepower of the Ming army, was not worth mentioning at all.

In other words, although the main force of the Houjin army was approaching the city of Haizhou, at this time, the real enemy of the Ming army in the city was not them, but the hot weather and slightly thin supplies.

***************************************************************