The person escorting Li Xiao was actually a royal guard, and what was prepared for Li Xiao was not a sedan or a carriage, but a war horse!

The Jin Yiwei who led the way galloped all the way down the street, scaring the pedestrians on the street to avoid them. The people wearing flying fish uniforms were all uncles. If they were trampled to death by war horses, it would be in vain.

Li Xiao galloped along with Jin Yiwei's horse, constantly thinking about what happened. The emperor just had dinner with him yesterday, so there was no reason to look for him in such a hurry.

Something big! Something big must have happened!

The war horses galloped to the entrance of the Forbidden City, but the guards of the Shenwu Sect did not stop them. The group of people galloped into the palace!

This is so shocking. Who dares to ride a horse in the Forbidden City except the emperor?

The war horse neighed and rushed into the palace. It did not stop until it reached the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The Jin Yiwei turned over and dismounted, and Li Xiao followed.

"Sir Governor, please come inside!" Standing at the door of Taihe Hall was actually Luo Yangxing.

Climbing up the stairs, Li Xiao hurriedly asked Luo Yangxing. "Brother Luo, what happened? I just entered the palace yesterday, why are you summoned again today?"

"I don't know either. I just know that the matter seems to be very urgent. The chief minister and all the ministers have arrived, and you are the last one."

Li Xiao scratched his head and couldn't figure out what the big deal was. Are aliens attacking the earth? With the technology of these days, it's better to surrender.

Wang Chengen was waiting at the door of the hall. When he saw Li Xiao coming up, he quickly ordered the servant to open the door. Without any polite words, he directly led Li Xiao into the hall door.

There were seven or eight people in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, all of whom were old men. Li Xiao only knew Wang Tigan and no one else. He had not been in the capital for long, and it was when Wei Zhongxian was in power. Most of the big shots in the court he knew were

They are a group of eunuchs.

Nowadays, most of the people Li Xiao knows are in prison. The rest are basically squatting at home. The Donglin Party has done a thorough job in liquidating this time.

When Li Xiao came in, Zhu Youjian just nodded to him without saying a word.

An old man with a gray beard was reporting to Zhu Youjian. He looked familiar from the back, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

"The bandits are rampant in the northwest, and the general Zuo Xing is leading the troops to clear them out. It is impossible to mobilize them now! The chieftains in the southwest are ready to make a move, and we must retain the army to suppress them.

Pirates were rampant in the southeast, and most of them were naval troops. If they were transferred to Liaodong, it would probably take a month or two. The two Zhejiang provinces prepared Japanese soldiers. Because Cui Chengxiu withheld military expenses when he was the Minister of the Ministry of War, the weapons were depleted and the personnel were not organized, making it difficult to fight.

Our three major camps in the capital...!"

"Forget it, stop talking. What do you mean is that the court has no troops to send now?" Zhu Youjian asked in a deep voice.

"Uh...! Your Majesty... has just been appointed to the Ministry of War. All this is because of Cui Chengxiu...!"

"That's enough!" Zhu Youjian interrupted.

Li Xiao finally remembered who this guy was. He was Wang Zaijin whom he had met in Shanhaiguan. No wonder he looked familiar from the back just now.

Zhu Youjian knew that Wang Zaijin was trying to shirk. But there was nothing he could do. He had only these people under him now. He wanted to promote him, but now he didn't know who was easy to use and who was not.

"Li Qing, you are here just in time. We have just received an urgent report. The Shi Kefa Department of the Nanjing Forbidden Army was besieged by the Tatars in Liguan Town, Liaodong. This news was already three days ago. We don't know what the situation is now.

You are most familiar with Liaodong, please tell me how to rescue Shi Kefa." Seeing Li Xiao, Zhu Youjian seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. No one has more say in Liaodong's affairs than Li Xiao.

Li Xiao's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly calmed down. He had already delivered some firearms and grenades to Shi Kefa, and also given more than a dozen mortars. He also taught Shi Kefa how to build trenches. If Shi Kefa wasn't a stupid pig, he would have taken the initiative. Attack.

According to the current position, there should be no problem with defense.

"Hmph! It's not that Mr. Li arranged the Shi Kefa Department in Liguan Town, which allowed the Tatars to take advantage. Why didn't Mr. Li send his direct descendants to defend there, but let my Jiangnan descendants guard in such a desperate place?" A middle-aged uncle looked at Li Xiao, as if fire was about to burst out of his nose.

Li Xiao looked at this guy carefully, but he didn't recognize him. I don't even know you, so it seems like I killed your biological father and slept with your wife.

"This is Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, Mr. Qian." Seeing Li Xiao staring at Qian Qianyi, Wang Tigan hurriedly walked over. Under the cover of the introduction, he pulled Li Xiao's sleeve. He was afraid that Li Xiao was young and young. Sheng, punched Qian Qianyi in the face. Based on his understanding of Li Xiao, this guy could do it.

"Jedi? Have you been to Liguan Town? I have been! The position there is condescending, with two mountains sandwiching one road. This is the most ideal defensive terrain, and the fortifications there are also well built. At least in my opinion, pure defense has no question.

Besides, there is a dock in Liguan Town. If we really can't defeat it, we can support it at sea. The reason why Jinzhou City can hold on is entirely because Jinzhou has a port. No matter what the Jin army does, it is impossible to seal Jinzhou. Liguan Town The situation is very similar to Jinzhou.

Besides, Shi Kefa himself asked to go to the most dangerous place. He said this in front of many people. I, Li Xiao, did not force him to go. Mr. Qian loves the Nanjing Forbidden Army so much, he really loves soldiers like his own children! I just don’t know. , when the Nanjing Forbidden Army closed down their pay, I could feel the care of Mr. Ji Chengqian."

It is almost an open secret that the army pretends to receive military pay. Although the Nanjing Forbidden Army will not pretend to receive military pay, the soldiers' monthly salary is often deducted by their superiors!

"You...! Haha! You are sharp-tongued. The battle report from the front said that this time the Tatar soldiers used sneak attack tactics. On the first day, they took advantage of the darkness to reach the top of the mountain. Then they killed and wounded those on the mountain. The garrison occupied the high and low areas outside Li Guan Town. Now, the fearful Tatars are frantically besieging the wall of the village led by Li Guan." Qian Qianyi snorted coldly.

"How is this possible? I have seen his position before. This...!" Li Xiao saw with his own eyes the trenches dug and the bunkers erected by Qian Qianyi. These were dug to a very standard level. At least Li Xiao was professional. From a professional perspective, it doesn't seem to be a big problem.

How is it possible that after being attacked overnight, all positions were lost?

If the town of Liguan was lost, the Tatars would march straight into Jinzhou, which would be in danger. Most of the Jin army was cavalry, and the horses could reach Jinzhou from Liguan in two days, not three days.

"Shi Kefa has sent a military report. How can this be false? If there is something wrong with Shi Kefa's department, I, Shi Kefa, will fight you until death." Qian Qianyi's heart was bleeding!

This force is a powerful force built by the Jiangnan chaebol with a lot of money. It is reserved to intimidate those who are interested and fight for the interests of the Jiangnan chaebol. But now it has been sent to the idle Liguan Town by Li Xiao, and it may be attacked by the Tatars at any time. The danger of annihilation.

Although there are ships to meet them, the big ships in the Bohai Bay and the Yellow Sea are all Yun family ships. The Yun family's flag is very influential in these two sea areas.

Normally, ships from Jiangsu and Zhejiang would not dare to enter the Bohai Sea rashly. Now they are even mentioning maritime support, which means they are useless. How can they have soldiers?

"I'll say it again, Shi Kefa is going there himself. If you insist on putting yourself on my head, Li Xiao, I, Li Xiao, won't be afraid. I just don't know if your General Shi Kefa has the ability to survive if the Liao army doesn't move.
Chapter completed!