After the battle, when he saw Li Dingguo's face full of contemplation, Bai Wang admired his courage without changing his expression despite the collapse of the mountain in front of him, so he couldn't help but ask.
Li Dingguo turned his head and saw Bai Wang, who had a round face and big eyes, and bowed slightly as a salute:
"Look for opportunities, create opportunities."
"That's right!" Bai Wang nodded, looked at the messy battlefield below the city, and said with a smile: "These two thousand cavalry are just a drop in the bucket to the Qing soldiers going south."
"The road ahead is long, so we must seize the opportunity."
After saying that, he patted his shoulder and left.
"What did he say to you?" Gao Yigong quickly approached and asked.
"He said he wanted to leave Shuyang City."
Li Dingguo saw his face full of curiosity and couldn't help but said in a deep voice:
"The task of luring the enemy is completed. These cavalry are the best harvest. Shuyang County will not be here for long."
"What about us?" Gao Yigong asked impatiently.
At some point, my heart became more and more dependent on this little Yuchi, who was much smaller than him.
"Let's continue going north and make trouble in the heart of the country."
Li Dingguo looked at the north and said in a deep voice: "Huai'an Mansion is too small for us to escape!"
"Ah?" Gao Yigong was stunned.
This birdman has read too many books and cannot understand what he is saying.
Let’s not mention the loss of two thousand cavalry with blue flags, and how heartbroken Jierhalang was. Anyway, the Qing army was furious and asked for orders to take revenge.
However, Jilhalang still suppressed it.
Just because he received a piece of news: the puppet Ming emperor garrisoned Yangzhou.
…
The time has come to the end of November.
Li Yingren and Wenxi, who had simply rested for half a month on Phi Island, led thousands of recruited men and started the first battle.
As for the core, there were only a few hundred Ming troops dispatched and more than a hundred of Li's servants.
Although he was the governor of Liaodong, Wenxi was actually the former minister of the Ministry of Rites. He had a long-term vision and said to Li Yingren who was eager to try:
"The Manchu and Qing fronts are lengthening, and we must take action to live up to the court's expectations."
Li Yingren agreed immediately.
Therefore, five hundred Ming troops as the core, accompanied by two thousand young and strong commandos, began to take action.
Wenxi trained young men in Pidao and handled supplies, baggage and other matters, while Li Yingren led the army and set off.
I saw several ships leaving Pi Island and heading up the Bohai Sea.
Their target is the Golden State Guard.
That is, the end of the Liaodong Peninsula.
Facing everyone's doubts, Li Yingren explained it again as if explaining to Wenxi:
"Jinzhou Guard (Lushun), among all the guards in Liaodong, is the best among the guards in Liaodong because it faces the sea on three sides and is close to Shandong, where merchants have constant exchanges, the terrain is flat, and there is abundant food."
Li Yingren stood on the deck and explained the map to everyone:
"Although we can attack its heart faster if we go north along the Yalu River, the terrain inside the Yalu River is barren and the Changbai Mountains are difficult to navigate. In addition to ginseng and herbal medicine, there are only some wild Jurchens."
"But Jinzhou is different. There should be farms everywhere here. Those slave chiefs of the Qing Dynasty must have a lot of land here."
"Only in this way will they feel the pain."
As he spoke, he pointed to the huge Bohai Sea and the Liaodong Peninsula:
"Moreover, Jinzhou can not only threaten Shandong, but also be a big deterrent to Tianjin Wei——"
These commanders and captains nodded in agreement.
Gu Zhi
Seeing that the Ming army agreed, Li Yingren breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the Liaodong region that was getting closer and closer, Li Yingren felt an inexplicable familiarity even though he had never grown up here.
Our ancestors have made great achievements here, and it is also at this time that I honor my ancestors.
For a moment, I was filled with pride and uncontrollably excited.
…
As the war gradually lengthened, the city of Nanjing went from trembling at the beginning, to fluctuations, and even to a calm and familiar level.
The gradual grinding of the Qing Dynasty and the emperor's northward journey made the atmosphere in Nanjing city relaxed, but on the contrary, the city of Yangzhou became increasingly tense.
Luan Jia came to Yangzhou and brought earth-shaking changes to this city of salt merchants and canals.
First of all, the streets in the city were renovated and cleaned up, a lot of filth disappeared, and the beggars in the streets and alleys were forced to work in the fields.
Of course, the homeless children were adopted into the Beijing camp and attended the military academy.
For ordinary people, it is just that the environment has become better and there are fewer robbers and thieves.
As for the salt merchants, they had no appetite at all and yearned for the emperor every day, trying to climb one or two.
For example, the Shaanxi businessman has opened a bank in Yangzhou, and he will surely get involved in the salt industry in a few days.
This is the power of following the dragon.
Of course, what they feared most was that the emperor had insufficient military funds and wanted to kill pigs to raise military funds.
I didn't want to eat too much on the three meals on weekdays, and I didn't watch any singing or dancing. I just thought about trying to unclog the court and build connections.
"Master Liu, don't you want to give the emperor a few skinny horses? Young Mu Ai, maybe the emperor will be in a happy mood and stop causing trouble for us."
The salt merchant on the side saw Liu Zhi's gloomy expression and couldn't help but suggest.
"Confused!" Liu Zhi raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "If you are visiting Yangzhou, it will be fine if you send hundreds of them. At most, you are ignorant. But now that the war is tense, aren't you deliberately sending yourself to death?"
After saying that, he waved his sleeves and sat down.
"Master Liu, don't worry about that."
A certain salt merchant said calmly: "People in this world have to eat salt after all, and the court also needs us to make money. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, we can't do without us!"
"Of course we can't live without us, but if we switch seats, wouldn't it be the same?"
Someone retorted: "Now that there is a war, we can't offend each other. The Ming Dynasty is in Yangzhou now, so let's spend money to avoid disasters and collect money."
"Nothing else, I just have a lot of money."
"What a ridiculous idea!" Liu Zhi scolded: "Don't you still want to spend money to reward the army?"
Ignoring these people, Liu Zhi thought about it alone.
Obviously, now we need to take sides again.
Ming Dynasty or Manchu Qing Dynasty, this is a question worth thinking about.
The emperor lived in the Yangzhou government office, and the six ministries of the cabinet also worked around it, so he was very busy.
Mu Han'er and Sun Damiang were completely obedient to the emperor, and the absurdity at night cannot be described too much.
However, during his busy schedule, he still had to make time to meet someone:
Zheng Zhilong.
It can also be said that he is Zheng Yiguan, the maritime overlord who has controlled China's seas for nearly two decades.
He was also the first person to develop Taiwan on a large scale and establish immigrants and towns.
Compared to Zheng Sen's heroic and upright appearance, Zheng Zhilong's face was dark and he looked like a settler.
He speaks politely and is timid, and he doesn't look like a pirate king at all.
However, as a time traveler, Zhu Yixi did not despise him, but rather valued him.