The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

By evening, the flood had subsided a lot.

Although eye-catching, it is still a vast land, but it is no longer harmful to human life.

After a simple dinner, Xu and more than 200 engineers set foot on the road to the south.

If the situation goes well, the brigade will set off overnight in half an hour, striving to return to Gaizhou in the shortest possible time.

At this time, the post Jin army was not the biggest threat to Li Yuanqing and the Ming army.

The land was so muddy that the two sides had to open a distance of at least thirty or forty miles. It was impossible for the latter Jin army to touch it quietly.

Not to mention, according to their ignorant and backward scientific cognition, there must be a series of big troubles in the post flood era.

But even if Li Yuanqing has a 500 year understanding of the world, this series of big troubles has given him a headache.

The key is that "a clever woman can't cook without rice.".

Lack of food and grass, lack of charcoal, lack of medicine.

Even if Li Yuanqing can rely on his wrist to hold on for a while, he can't hold on for a lifetime.

Therefore, even if there will be unnecessary casualties on the way of retreat, even if it is possible for the Jin army to encircle, intercept or even kill after the Jin army, Li Yuanqing can only stand up and keep more people's lives safe to the maximum extent.

On the south side of majiapuzi hillside, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong stood side by side, quietly watching Xu Heizi and his party disappear in the field of vision.

Chen Zhong's heart is also very uncomfortable.

Although there are more than 200 pieces of weapons in this city, they have been abandoned in Haizhou.

Since the first year of Tianqi, he and Li Yuanqing have never been so wronged?

Thinking about it, Chen Zhong couldn't help but smile: "Yuanqing, it's the first time we've done this loss making business for many years! In this battle, I'm afraid that we will not only not be able to earn money, but also take in a lot of silver. "

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing, "big brother, there must be gains and losses in business. It's like winning or losing. It's impossible for a man to win a battle all his life. What's more, this time, we didn't lose to dog Tartars, but God didn't give us face! What's more, don't we have such a large population? It's all silver

Chen Zhong naturally understood what Li Yuanqing meant. Although the results of the battle were not fruitful, there were a lot of people recorded in the accounts. If these people could be converted into labor force, it would not be a loss.

It's just that this year it's definitely not going to work.

Spring ploughing is over, and these people have to pay their own money to support them.

Chen Zhong sighed slowly, and then said, "Yuanqing, I don't know what's going on with the marshal? The rain is really worrying. "

Li Yuanqing laughed, "commander-in-chief is wise and powerful. I think he has already made careful preparations. Brother, let's take care of the present. First arrive safely in Gaizhou, and then think about the next step! "

Chen Zhongqing nodded. Let's take care of our eyes first. You watch over here. I'll see how their water is getting ready. As soon as the sunspots get back the news, we'll set out at once. "

Chen Zhongfeng went to investigate the situation of the boiling water there. Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the vast land in front of him.

Originally, according to Li Yuanqing's prediction, he wanted to fight for the vanguard who could defeat the old slaves and the main force of the later Jin Dynasty in Haizhou, close the front line to the Liaozhong plain, seize more population and wealth, and further weaken the overall national strength of the later Jin Dynasty.

But for now, it's a bit naive.

With his and Chen Zhong's strength, it seems too thin to confront the whole Hou Jin Dynasty.

In terms of military strength, although the two men were not too far behind, on the whole, especially on land, in terms of logistics supply and transportation, they were still far behind.

However, a clear understanding of their own shortcomings, in order to facilitate greater progress in the future.

Although the harvest of this battle was not as pleasant as expected, Li Yuanqing was not so depressed. The key is that this battle has made him understand a lot and grasp the pulse of the war more accurately.

Summer is by no means a good time to start a war, especially when far away from home.

Haizhou is about 1560 miles away from Gaizhou.

According to the strength of the camp, if we march in a hurry, we can get there in two days.

When it comes to killing people, we have to waste a lot of manpower.

But at this time, everything is to run for their lives, it is easy to follow everything.

In the past two days in Majiapu, Li Yuanqing has ordered fire soldiers to burn all the grain and grass into dry cakes, which are as hard as the pancakes of later generations.

The size of the dry cake is reduced to the minimum. It is not delicious, but it can be filled with fruit.

On the other hand, it is boiling water. All the kerosene carried by the army is used for cooking and boiling water.

Every soldier filled the kettle with boiling water. Even though the kettle was not enough, the Han slaves filled it with hot water in various containers.Li Yuanqing, who dares to cut his head on the spot for many times, has already made an order to kill himself.

Fortunately, the wisdom of the working people is boundless. Many military accounts were directly divided into leather bags filled with water. In addition, Li Yuanqing still had a lot of animal skins in his army, and his family could barely cope with one leather bag.

It was soon dark. After less than half an hour, Xu Heizi in front of him came back with the news that although the land was muddy, he had found out the direction and was ready to March.

How can Li Yuanqing neglect it? With a wave of the big hand, the team, which had already been ready, quickly drove into the boundless night.

………

Although it was hard to march in the mud, these Han slaves gradually began to accept Li Yuanqing's style.

Although Li Yuanqing is "cruel", he will not kill them or abuse them for no reason. Even when they are in short supply, Li Yuanqing can at least ensure that they can get enough food.

These Han slaves did not dare to be slighted. They tried their best to suckle for fear that they would fall behind.

In such a weather, if you fall behind, you don't have to think about them. It's inevitable.

After one night and one day's hard work, by the evening of May 23, the brigade had already passed Yaozhou and successfully found the official road.

This night, one day, the team marched more than 40, nearly 50 Li.

These Han slaves did not expect that they should have such great potential. Each of them was a little inconceivable.

At the same time, the vanguard has connected with Gaizhou city.

No accident, by noon tomorrow, the advanced materials from Gaizhou will join the army on the official Road 20 miles to the south.

Li Yuanqing also breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as the urgently needed materials of Gaizhou can keep up with it, even if the main force of later Jin Dynasty can catch up with him, he will not be empty at all.

At night, the army rested around a lush forest.

The dark clouds are no longer shallow, and the mud has been scattered for a long time.

Soldiers and slaves together cut down a lot of wood, set up a strong bonfire, dry clothes, dry shoes, hot water to quench thirst.

Seeing the familiar firelight again, Li Yuanqing's mind relaxed a lot.

Although it is summer, the fire is a little hot, but with fire, it means that there is life. Whether soldiers or slaves, have gathered around the fire, their faces have begun to smile.

Li Yuanqing was also in a good mood. After drinking a large pot of hot water, he was sweating a lot, and the whole person felt relaxed.

But Li Yuanqing was just about to go to Liu Qiao and Shu Murong to check on the situation. At this time, his relatives and soldiers came to report in a hurry: "general, the Tartar's sentry was found not far from the rear. There were almost hundreds of people. On the hillside five or six miles away. "

Li Yuanqing's brow could not help wrinkling. Nodding slowly, "I see. Tonight, it will be arranged according to the normal duty. "

"Yes." The relatives and soldiers dare not neglect and rush to issue orders.

Li Yuanqing clenched his fists tightly. He had known for a long time that dog Tartars were evil minded, but Li Yuanqing did not expect that they came so fast!

Obviously, it can't be done well.

After a while, Chen Zhong, Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang also got the news and quickly came to Li Yuanqing.

Wei Liang was obviously in a hurry. "Li Shuai, Chen Shuai, the tartar army is afraid that they will catch up? Well, we don't have the benefit of the city and the firepower is not uniform. What should we do? "

Zhang Qiliang also looked at Li Yuanqing eagerly, but did not dare to speak more.

Chen Zhong looked at Wei Liang and said coldly, "Duke Wei, are you flustered? Tartars coming? It's just a few sentries. Is their main force here? Even if their main force comes, one Laozi will kill another, and two Laozi will kill a pair! "

"This..."

Wei Liang was speechless, but he did not dare to touch Chen Zhong's brow easily.

The south of Liaoning is different from other places. Although they are the supervisors, they have far less actual power to supervise the army.

Li Yuanqing said with a smile: "Duke Wei, don't worry. Although the land has dried up, it is far from easy for the main force of the later Jin Dynasty to catch up. Tomorrow, I will stay with the children of Changsheng camp. Brother, you take the slaves first. Three days at the latest, we will meet in Gaizhou! "

Chen Zhong was shocked: "Yuanqing, how did this happen? If we want to stay, we will stay together. How can I walk alone? No, no, it's definitely not. "

Li Yuanqing laughed, but his face was solemn: "elder brother, you don't need to say more about this, I have decided. Don't worry. If there is a harvest, we will still follow the old rules. "

Zhang Qiliang said, "Chen Shuai, since Li Shuai said that, he must have already had the means to deal with it. You still have to focus on the overall situation! These slaves, after all, are the painstaking efforts of Li Shuai! "

Wei Liang suddenly found that he had made a mistake. If Chen Zhong and Zhang Qiliang had left, would he not have stayed and looked at Li Yuanqing.Li Yuanqing understood Wei Liang's intention and said with a faint smile: "Duke Wei, tomorrow, you will go with Chen Shuai. I'm going to ask you about the Gaizhou camp. "

"But Li Shuai, this, this..."

Although Li Yuanqing let him out of danger, but if Li Yuanqing had a long way to go, his future would be

"That's the decision! At the beginning of tomorrow, the army will move on! "

"Eh? Yes

Li Yuanqing has set the tone, who dares to refute it?

Wei Liang had no choice but to obey.

Zhang Qiliang was relaxed a lot and went to pick up his things.

Chen Zhong sent them away, but he came back quickly. He whispered to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, you, do you want to ambush nearby?"

"Ha ha."

Li Yuanqing laughed in a low voice: "you know me, big brother. Such a terrain, Houjin troops can not come too much. This time, I will let them have a long memory