Chen Ping's eyes were confused, and he asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Zhaoji said: "What do you mean, if you have the power and ability to soldier, you can't break away from Shen Youlong and stand on your own?" ”

Chen Ping's eyes lit up: "How to set up a portal on your own?" ”

Li Zhaoji said: "That's a matter for the future, with my support for you, why can't you stand on your own?" ”

Chen Ping thought about it carefully and felt that it was this truth that he had already known the plans of Li Zhaoji and Wu Sangui, and in the future Ming Dynasty, Li Zhaoji did not have anyone he could trust. If the emperor is King Lu, Wu Sangui's power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and Li Zhaoji may not be allowed to interfere in the overall situation, and if Shen Youlong supports King Fu to ascend the throne, Shen Youlong has always been afraid of Li Zhaoji, and he will inevitably be wary of the Oriental Trading Company.

But Li Zhaoji can't do without a gripper in the court in the future, and he can be that gripper himself.

"Well, are you interested in continuing to work together? Although we are no longer of the same heart, there is no need to tear our faces. Li Zhaoji said lightly.

Chen Ping spread out his hands and said helplessly: "I am on an isolated island, I have soldiers but no pay, and I am not sent by you and disposed of by you." ”

Li Zhaoji laughed, pulled Chen Ping up, pressed him on the chair, and said: "Over the years, don't you know me, cooperating with me has many benefits, from Shen Youlong to the Guangdong gentry, which one is not willing to let me send, and you, naturally." ”

Chen Ping sat in the chair and didn't say a word, Li Zhaoji picked up his face and said, "You drink a lot, are you sober?" I don't want to talk to you about it, and tomorrow you wake up and forget about it. ”

When Chen Ping heard this, he immediately got up, walked to the copper basin, washed his face with cold water, and called his soldiers to send hangover soup and drink the soup before sitting opposite Li Zhaoji. Chen Ping said: "Lord Shen has already told me that I will follow you to land in Liaodong from the sea and attack the Manchu flank. ”

Seeing that he was so serious, Li Zhaoji asked with a smile: "Chen Ping, you don't think that Shen Youlong and I are going to take the opportunity to eradicate you." ”

Chen Ping's face changed, and after he heard this order, he immediately thought so. When Li Zhaoji saw his expression, he knew that he had guessed correctly, he slapped his thigh, and said half-truthfully: "Damn, damn, I didn't even think of this, if I really had this thought, wouldn't I want to fall into the tiger's mouth now."

Chen Ping, can you ambush the knife and axe man behind this screen? ”

Chen Ping also said half-truthfully: "Then Shopkeeper Li can have explosives tied to his body?" ”

The two remembered the Hongmen banquet in Guangzhou when they went to the Fujian Guild Hall, and they both laughed, and Li Zhaoji patted his body and said, "That's not it." ”

Chen Ping picked up a tea cup on the table at random, threw it on the ground and smashed it, and said, "You see, I didn't ambush the knife and axe hand. ”

Li Zhaoji nodded: "Changshui, take the map." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Changshui took the map and spread it on the table, this is the map of the Liaodong Governor of the Ming Dynasty, which is quite detailed, but in the past few decades, most of the places on it have been lost, and many places have been renamed.

Li Zhaoji pointed to the deepest part of Liaodong Bay and said: "There is an island here called Lianyun Island, which is in Haikou, Gaizhou. ”

His fingers then moved down to the area behind the sharp corner of the Liaodong Peninsula and said, "There is an island here, called Changxing Island, in Fuzhou Haikou. You and I are two parts, and we will land in these two places at the same time. Chen Ping, which landing point do you think you will be placed in? ”

Chen Ping did not hesitate, pointed at Changxing Island, and said: "If you don't want to harm me, you will arrange for my new training army to land here." ”

Li Zhaoji nodded slightly: "That's what I think, but the situation in Liaodong is very clear." The Manchu Qing Dynasty came out of the empty country, and only one-third of the Manchurian soldiers were left in the country, and they were all old and weak and heavy artillery units of the Han army flag, of which the Han army's heavy artillery was in the Jinzhou area, and the Manchurian soldiers were also gathered in Shenyang, Liaoyang and other big cities.

Although there are garrisons in Gaizhou, Fuzhou and other cities on the peninsula, there are no more than four or five hundred, and as few as two or three hundred, so there is no need to worry at all.

Therefore, the north road is dangerous, and the south road is safe.

Therefore, the new training army is going to divide my troops into four infantry battalions and an artillery company, what do you think? ”

Chen Ping nodded: "This is very reasonable, if I can't even do this, it will be in vain for you to trust me so much." But I need the trading company to provide me with heavy artillery, maybe I will use it for the siege. ”

Li Zhaoji said: "I have already asked people to prepare four 18-pounder guns to move with your new training army." ”

Chen Ping shrugged: "It seems that you have thought of everything in front of me, so what else do I have to say?" So be it. ”

Li Zhaoji immediately said: "Then tomorrow we will start dispatching troops and horses, and the day after tomorrow we will board the ship, and after we set off, we will set up a large camp on Haikou Island, and then go ashore to conquer."

Lianyun Island is located in the east of Juehua Island, and Changxing Island is located in the southeast of Juehua Island, it is now the southerly wind season, you sail far away this way, so your department set off two days in advance, and my department set off two days later, how? ”

Chen Ping thought about it, this is not a conspiracy, anyway, he will land on Changxing Island first after he arrives, not to mention that the Qing army has no army in southern Liaoning, even if there is, he can't help himself.

"Okay, that's it. I need you to arrange someone to be here with me, and at the same time I will arrange someone to be there with you, so we have to communicate with each other and keep in touch with each other. Chen Ping said.

"That's nature, so it's settled." Lee held out his hand.

Chen Ping held Li Zhaoji's hand tightly and said, "It's decided." ”

"Chen Ping, you and I may not be fellow travelers, but now we are fighting side by side, so be careful on the battlefield." Li Zhaoji said.

Chen Ping smiled indifferently and didn't say anything.

Li Zhaoji greeted Zhao Changshui, and the two left Chen Ping's tent, Chen Ping's eyes stared at the map for a long time, to make sure that there was nothing missing, he picked up the teacup on the table, and splashed it fiercely on the screen behind the bed.

"Disperse, it's fine." Chen Ping said lightly.

"Yes, Lord General."

Chen Ping: "The reward of ten taels of silver per person, don't tell anyone else about today's events after you go out." ”

After the soldiers agreed, they slowly walked out of the camp.

Li Zhaoji returned to his ship, looked at Zhao Changshui with sweat, and said, "Changshui, take off the things on your body, be careful, don't hurt yourself." ”

"Yes, yes." Zhao Changshui was like being amnestied, he first carefully untied his robe, exposed the gunpowder tied to his body, and carefully removed the flintlock device, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and his heart was safe.

"Look at your guts, your uncle and I tied this thing to us in order to survive." Lee joked about him.

Zhao Changshui didn't want to admit that he didn't have the courage, so he immediately said: "The little one is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that you and Chen Ping will really get angry, which will not only damage the friendship between the two sides, but also make it difficult for those of us who were born in the Guangdong Provincial Health Center, and I am even more afraid that we will not be able to keep you safe." ”

Li Zhaoji smiled: "Even if you have a conscience, you kid is also well-informed, and even Chen Ping set up an ambush in advance, no wonder Tang Mu values you so much." ”

Zhao Changshui said: "Big shopkeeper, do you know that Chen Ping set up an ambush, and he dares to take me alone, so he is not afraid of accidents?" ”

Li Zhaoji said calmly: "I have never harmed Chen Ping, and when I landed in Liaodong, I also put myself in his shoes, why did he deal with me?" ”

Shengjing, Yongfu Palace.

It was raining lightly outside, making the summer air moist and refreshing, and it was a good night to sleep, but the Queen Mother Bumu Butai tossed and turned for the first half of the night before she slowly fell asleep.

She has not been able to sleep well since Dolgon's expedition, and she has never forgotten the fight between the brothers Hauge and Dolgon for the throne after her husband's death, and she also knows that the reason why her son became emperor is the result of a compromise between various forces in the country.

For two months, she was always in a half-asleep state and was always vigilant.

Because Dolgon took away most of the soldiers and horses in the country, and most of the people left behind were old and weak, and the loyal ministers and cadres of the two yellow banners such as Ao Bai and Kubilon also entered the customs together, she was always worried that Dolgon would win or defeat in the pass, and would not be willing to be an auxiliary king, or would not be able to save his life if he did not rebel, and then brought the troops back and killed her son Fulin in this palace.

There are such dreams every day, sometimes I dream that Dolgon defeated the thieves and became the emperor by the Eight Banners when he entered the Central Plains, and sometimes I dream that Dolgon was defeated by the thieves, and Hauge and others were dissatisfied with him, and Dolgon killed dissidents and rebelled.

Suddenly, Bumu Butai was awakened from her sleep, and she dreamed that Dolgon, who was dressed in yellow robes, led two white flags into the palace and raised a butcher's knife against Fu Lin, so she was awakened.

"Master, what's wrong with you, are you having nightmares again?" The voice of the maid Su Ma sounded outside.

"It's okay, it's just a dream." Bumu Butai looked at the sweet son sleeping beside him and said lightly. But then, she sat up straight again, for she could really hear the sound of stray footsteps, the sound of the nails colliding.

"Su Ma, optimistic about Fulin." Bumu Butai ordered, then pulled out a dagger from under the pillow and hid behind the curtain.

"Queen Mother, it's Prince Zheng and Lord Sony." The voice of a servant sounded outside.

"Are you sure Sony is here?" Bumu Butai asked, she trusted Sonny the most, when the three Dolgon brothers wanted to seize the throne, it was Sonny with two yellow flags who pulled out their knives, claiming that if they did not establish the son of the first emperor, they would fight hard, Bumu Butai knew that half of his son's throne was won by Sony.

"Queen Mother, the slave is here." Sonny said outside.

Bumu Butai opened the door and found that it was already clear outside, and Zilharang and Sonny were standing outside, wet from the rain, and behind them stood two yellow flag guards.

"Why did you change the guards, you entered the palace so early, what did you do, did there be a change in the gate?" Bumu Butai also noticed that something was wrong.

Jierharang made a look, signaling not to say it in public, Bumu Butai nodded slightly, and after inviting them in, he did not wake up his son, Jierharang said: "Queen Mother, something happened in southern Liaoning." A large number of Ming ships have appeared in the vicinity of Fuzhou, have landed on Changxing Island, and have sent people ashore to reconnoitre, and our scouts say that there are at least 4,000 people. ”

Bumu Butai was surprised: "How could it be, how could something happen there." Didn't the Ming Kingdom lose to the thieves and flee to the south? ”

Sonny said: "What the Queen Mother said is that the minions are also afraid that this is a conspiracy, what if the enemy army that landed is deliberately pretending to be the Ming army?" ”

"Rogue?" Bumu Butai frowned, and suddenly his eyes widened: "Doesn't that mean that Dolgon ........" ”

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was very clear, if it was the Shun army that landed, it meant that Dorgon had been defeated. And after the defeat, Dolgon is even more terrible than the victorious Dolgon, the great empty country came out, but did not win, as the commander of the Dolgon must take responsibility, if he does not want to bear, then the army in his hands will become very dangerous.

"It's better to be the Ming army, it's better." Bu Mu Butai folded his hands and muttered, if it was a Ming army, it would not be so dangerous.

Zilharang said: "Queen Mother, Weichen came to the palace to ask to see the emperor, to ask, whether to report this matter to Prince Rui, if not, whether to send some soldiers and horses to test one or two first." ”

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