Li Xiao did not dare to kill officials, after all, Li Xiao did not want to rebel.

Okay! To be honest, it’s not that I don’t want to but that I don’t have the strength to rebel. Counting from Mr. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty has lasted for more than 200 years. During these 200 years, the people of the Ming Dynasty have already recognized the Zhu family emperor

Orthodoxy. This kind of psychological recognition cannot be broken down in a short while.

"Brother Xiao, come and prepare two cups." Ao Canghai pulled Man Gui over, holding a wine jar in his hand. Man Gui waved his hand, and someone brought up a fat sheep.

The three brothers were in the lobby of the governor's office, lighting a charcoal brazier and roasting a whole lamb.

"God bless me, I, Lao Ao, finally have a child." Ao Canghai shook the wine bowl in the air and drained the wine in one gulp. Perhaps he felt that a glass of wine was not enough to repay God, so he poured it in and drank another bowl.

"Is it planted?" Li Xiao looked at the fire of gossip burning in Ao Canghai's chest.

"It's planted. Damn it's not in vain that I've been busy for two whole months. Damn, it's more tiring than digging trenches." Ao Canghai took a small knife, cut off a piece of mutton, rubbed it in the salt bowl, and stuffed it into his mouth.

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"Hehe! So what...! I have a sweetheart too!"

"Crack!" The wine bowl fell to the ground and broke into eight pieces.

Seeing Man Gui's shy look, Li Xiao was so surprised that he dropped the wine bowl in his hand. Is this the murderous Man Ye? He can actually be... shy?

"I'm talking about Lao Man, a big man, a woman is no big deal. Uh...! It's really a fucking big deal! Do it!" Ao Canghai happily drank with Man Gui, and they were both.

Fathers are congratulating each other.

"Don't mention whether it's good to build trenches or not. When it comes to building trenches, I think of that night by the Hun River."

"Hey...! We were really vulnerable at that time! The white-pole soldiers and the Qi Army were all good. To be honest, they couldn't compare to us when it came to firearms. But when it came to capturing, fighting, and military formation tactics, they couldn't compare to us.

Much stronger than our soldiers.

But even those strong soldiers are still no match for the Tatar soldiers. Da Jinzi and the others died unjustly!" Lao Ao felt a little melancholy, poured a bowl of wine and sprinkled it on the ground.

"Old Ao! No matter how powerful the Tatar soldiers are, they can only retreat to the north bank of the Liaohe River. If our troops were not too small, we would have gone north to kill them long ago. What a pity! Not counting the third division, our total total is less than

Twenty thousand people. With this small force, we have to defend Shandong and Liaodong, and we also have to take care of Changxing Island. They are stretched thin!" Man Gui took a sip of wine with a very helpless expression.

"I also want to recruit more soldiers, but there is no way. Money, where does the money come from? In these years, I have only been busy making money. But look, how much cash do we have in our family now?

This year, Liaodong finally achieved self-sufficiency and was able to free up some money to build the third division. The second brother told me eight hundred times that he wanted to build a battleship. But I insisted on it because I didn't have it.

Money. In the huge Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea, only three five-masted ships are not enough. The second one has not been ashore much this year, and they are all floating in the sea. Thinking about this, I feel uncomfortable.

At the age of eighteen, it's time to start a family." Li Xiao shook his head helplessly and took a big gulp of wine.

"Brother Xiao, this is not bad. Now that you have become the governor of Shandong, the Third Division's Military Department has also approved the documents. After the New Year, I will take the soldiers around Shandong and let them see what we, the Liao Army

To increase military prowess, you can save yourself the trouble of spending your whole day doing this and that, making people dislike you!"

"That's right, those local magistrates, government officials, and Taoists are all damn bad. And those big business owners actually dare to take advantage of our demobilized veterans. I'm tired of living. They were killed last time. Less." Ao Canghai showed strong murderous intent.

Years ago, veterans would retire from the army, and some veterans would be bullied by local big families when they returned home. As time went by, such news came back one after another. Li Xiao felt that Mangui would need to take the cavalry around Shandong in a while. , when one of his brothers is being bullied, he will also support him and strengthen his courage.

"Hmph! We are not afraid of the Tatars, so why are we afraid of these big families? After the third division is established, with the help of our current guys, I will lead the troops to conquer Shenyang and capture that bastard Huang Taiji.

He kept telling us how good he was at the beginning, but now everything has changed. Damn it, if you don’t beat him, this kid will just heal his scar and forget about the pain."

"Yuan Chonghuan has been asked to send troops to the Daling River. Let's take action first this winter. Kill a group of Tatars first!"

"Why are you drunk here?" The three brothers were talking when they suddenly heard a voice coming from the door. Looking carefully, it was Sun Chengzong.

"Mr. Sun!" the three brothers stood up and said in unison.

"Get me a chair too, this sheep is pretty good." Sun Chengzong's face turned red as the charcoal fire reflected it.

Li Xiao quickly moved a chair, found a direction with the smallest fire, and arranged for Sun Chengzong to sit down.

"I just heard you talking about Huang Taiji. The Tatars cannot be eliminated for the time being. We have made too many enemies in the court. The emperor uses us and is also on guard against us. So, Houjin still has to exist for a while. And... …! We have to let Houjin make some noise, otherwise how can we highlight our hard work in the north?"

"Old Sun! What are you...!" Li Xiao raised his head fiercely. The old guy has unparalleled experience in political struggle. Of course what he said makes sense, but the question is... what kind of trouble is going to be caused by Hou Jin making a fuss? Son?

"You are on good terms with Geritu of Gorko Mongolia. Huang Taiji's father-in-law is Horqin Mongolian Great Khan Yawutihuli. I heard that recently, Huang Taiji won Yawutihuli's thirteen-year-old granddaughter. , Borzigit clan. Why is he contacting the Horqin tribe in the west?"

"He wants to bypass the Jinzhou defense line and go south to invade the border." Li Xiao immediately thought of what happened in history. Huang Taiji led the Eight Banners force to bypass the Guanning-Jin defense line. They also bypassed the Horqin grassland to attack Xuanfu and Datong. They even attacked Juyongguan, occupying Zunhua and threatening Changping.

"Oh, your kid's brain is quite bright. It's as good as I expected!"

"No! We can't let this happen. Immediately send an order to Yuan Chonghuan to attack Dalinghe. We must draw Huang Taiji's attention to Jinzhou." Li Xiao immediately ran away, not daring to imagine what would happen if the Tatars attacked Hebei. What a devastation it has caused to the local people.

Li Xiao clearly remembered that in history, Dorgon invaded the border area. In Zhangjiakou alone, 300,000 corpses were left. The barbaric Houjin had never been kind to unarmed civilians.

"Hehehe! Brother Xiao, do you know why I still tie this old bone and the lives of my whole family to you despite my age?

It's because you can't stand the fact that our people of the Ming Dynasty are being slaughtered. From this point alone, you are better than the elders in the court who are full of benevolence, justice and morality.

If they were in your position, they would definitely let the Tatars come in and kill everyone. In this way, the emperor can only rely on them more. They will also continue to receive food, wages and supplies from the court.

But you will not agree to do this, and I will not agree to do this. Because my hometown, Gaoyang County, is on the road that the Tatars must pass through. In any case, I will not trade the lives of the elders in my hometown for my own.

Glory."

"Then what do you mean...!" Li Xiao was a little confused.

"Tell the emperor the intentions of the Tatars and the intelligence we have obtained. Let the emperor mobilize his troops to have a head-on confrontation with the Tatars.

Of course, we also have to send troops. As long as we can keep the Tatars out of the Great Wall, we will win.

After this battle, all the troops in the imperial court must have suffered heavy losses. Let everyone know the fighting strength of the Tatars, and the emperor will know how difficult it is for us to defend Jinzhou. In the future, whether we want food, wages, or expand the army, it will be easy

many."

"Well! I think what Mr. Sun said makes sense. We have been fighting for so many years. We also need to let the bastards in the court know that the Tatars nowadays are also replacing shotguns with cannons. This is not the time when they used broadswords and spears." Ao Canghai came out and used his strength.

Support Sun Chengzong.

"I can't defeat him even with swords and spears. If it weren't for Brother Xiao, I wouldn't care if Shanhaiguan was there or not!" Man Gui has always been in the role of finishing the attack.

Li Xiao didn't say anything. He was still a little worried that the Ming army would not be able to hold it. In the past two years, with the help of the Dutch, he was stimulated by himself. The army of the Later Jin Dynasty was much different from the previous army of the Later Jin Dynasty, which only knew how to ride and shoot.

same.

Now this post-Jin army has become a semi-firearms force. In terms of artillery, it is even more powerful than most of the Ming army. If the Ming army encountered the Eight Banners soldiers, they would probably suffer heavy losses.

"Brother Xiao, don't hesitate. The more you hesitate, the greater the damage will be to the Ming Dynasty. The enemy is there, and there is no use in escaping. Soldiers always have to go to the battlefield, and it is destined." Sun Chengzongduan

Holding the wine bowl handed over by Ao Canghai, he sipped in small sips.

"Mr. Sun, have you already handed over the memorial?" Li Xiao remembered that Sun Chengzong was the chief envoy. According to his rank, he was also qualified to submit the memorial.

"Not bad!" Sun Chengzong nodded.

"It's already like this, why are we still discussing it?"

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Zhu Youjian's head hurts badly. The rebellion in Shaanxi and Gansu has not been dealt with yet. Now the Tatars are going to bypass Jinzhou again and join forces with Mongolia to attack Shanxi and even Beijing. Any emperor will have a headache when he hears such news.

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"Long live this, this should be true. The Jin Yiwei's careful work also revealed that the Tatar soldiers were collecting food and grass. Moreover, the food and grass were not being stored in Liaoyang, but in Zhangwu. I still didn't understand why they were hoarding food and grass in Zhangwu.

Zhangwu. Now it is clear that they want to use Mongolia to attack Gyeonggi from Beijing."

When Luo Yangxing saw the memorial handed over by the emperor, he immediately said with enlightenment.

"No way, they shouldn't be able to pass Juyong Pass, right?" Wang Chengen asked doubtfully.

"Prince, you don't know. The Tatars' artillery is also very powerful now. If they really want to attack Juyong Pass, our defenders may not be able to withstand it."

"Long live! Then quickly transfer Li Xiao to the north. No matter what, the capital cannot be invaded by the Tatars."

"Li Xiao's memorial said that he now only has more than 10,000 soldiers. If he can control Shandong, he cannot control Zhili. If he controls Zhili, he cannot control Shandong. It is said that the Japanese country is ready to make a move again. The situation in Shandong is just a little better.

, it’s better not to make a mess.”

"That……!"

"Yang Sichang, you are the Minister of War, what do you say?" Zhu Youjian looked at Yang Sichang.

"The Liao Army's headquarters cannot cope with so many places. Yuan Chonghuan's headquarters only has more than 9,000 people. Not only does it have to defend the Guan-Ningjin Defense Line, but it also has to protect against Houjin's attacks. It is already remarkable to be able to defend the Guan-Ningjin Defense Line.

It is definitely unrealistic to ask them to assist in the defense. If Yuan Chonghuan is transferred away, what if something happens to Jinzhou? What if this is a Tatar plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?

I think! The Jiangnan Forbidden Army has proved that they are a capable force after last year's Liaodong Battle. They can be transferred here to defend Juyong Pass. In addition, Hong Chengchou's troops can also defend Datong.

As for Xuanfu...! I think it's better to let Li Xiao send troops to guard it. As long as Xuanfu, Datong, and Juyong Pass are not lost, it is impossible for the Tatars to enter the important areas of Gyeonggi.

To take a step back, even if the Tatars are trying to attract the Liao army to enter the pass, if we don't use Yuan Chonghuan's soldiers, the Tatars' goal will not be achieved." Yang Sichang is worthy of being the minister of the Ministry of War. Who can defeat the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?

Anyone who can't be beaten is stored in his head.

The military system of the Ming Dynasty Guards has been completely destroyed, and the most capable generals were also packed up in Liaodong by Hou Jin. Now looking at the Ming Dynasty, there are actually only a few capable divisions. The total number is only 100,000.

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In just a few words, the key points were stated. Zhu Youjian nodded frequently!

"Long live! I think that things in Shandong cannot be separated from Li Xiao. It is better to transfer Shandong Admiral Ao Canghai to the Xuan Mansion, so that even if something happens in Shandong, no one will take care of it." Wang Tiqian was behind to finish the attack.

This arrangement was perfect, and several important towns on the northern defense line were held. The Tatar soldiers could not march straight in, and at most they could only harass the border.

"Okay! Just follow what we just discussed, and draft an order to Shandong Admiral Ao Canghai, asking him to lead his troops to Juyong Pass as quickly as possible without violating any regulations. We will also transfer the Jiangnan Forbidden Army's Shi Kefa Department to the Xuan Mansion. Hong Chengchou's Department will postpone their entry into Shaanxi to consolidate the defense of Datong.

After receiving the order, the ministries must not delay for any reason, and must rush to the garrison location as soon as possible without any violation."

Zhu Youjian's voice echoed in the main hall of Qianqing Palace. As the emperor, he believed that this battle would be won. The Tatars were at the end of their strength, and even if the Tatars did not come to trouble him, he would still send troops to attack Houjin, and he would

This thorn hanging in the northeast of Ming Dynasty was completely pulled out.
Chapter completed!