"This Li Jinglong is really hard to describe"
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun also shook her head at this moment, not knowing what to say.
Everyone sat back one after another. It was obvious that the whole family was a little depressed by Li Jinglong.
"Xiaolang, don't worry about Li Jinglong's rudeness just now."
Zhu Ningyun was worried that Li Xiao was not in a good mood, so he comforted him.
"Don't worry Ningyun, I don't care."
Li Xiao waved his hand and said, he was indeed a little unhappy, but there was no need to be angry with this person.
"Humph, isn't he just an inherited Duke? What's so great about it?"
Zhu Gaoxu took a sip of wine, then looked at Princess Yan and said, "Concubine, why don't we go and see the child?"
"No need, Li Jinglong still has some abilities, so don't underestimate this person." Xu Miaoyun said.
"Gao Xu, just listen to your mother and concubine, don't worry too much." Li Xiao said.
Speaking of which, Li Jinglong should still have some abilities. In addition, he used Peiping's infantry and the few people he brought were also characters, so he should not lose.
"Mother, I still want to see the situation."
Zhu Gaoxu smiled awkwardly.
It's not that he's afraid that Li Jinglong will lose, it's just that he feels itchy and wants to fight with him to have a good time.
Xu Miaoyun said: "How are you going?"
Zhu Gaoxu chuckled and took out a token from his body, "Every time my father goes out to fight, I always use this identity to sneak in."
What is engraved on the token is: Zhu Dali, one hundred households of the left guard of Yanshan.
The left guard of Yanshan is under Zhang Yu, which opens the back door.
Xu Miaoyun frowned slightly, "How can this be done? You should just stay at home."
Zhu Gaoxu didn't listen, so he ran away with the token, "It's time to order the parade horses over there. Mother, concubine, and my son, leave."
"This kid should be careful in everything he does."
Xu Miaoyun shouted from behind, but Zhu Gaoxu could no longer see his figure.
Seeing that his second brother was gone, Zhu Gaosui said, "Concubine, I want to go and have a look too."
Xu Miaoyu said angrily: "Why, my mother and concubine can't control you anymore?"
Zhu Gaosui nodded helplessly: "Concubine, if I don't go, you can still control me, but you can't control my second brother."
Xu Miaoyun: "."
then.
After Li Xiao stayed in Prince Yan's Mansion for a while, he returned to Li Mansion.
In the Li Mansion, take a walk with Zhu Ningyun to relax.
After all, what Li Jinglong said just now was indeed a bit hurtful.
What he meant was that he married the princess because he had the medical skills to treat disfigurement.
In order to avoid misunderstanding, Li Xiao felt that he still needed to explain something.
"Ningyun, you know me. No matter what happens to you, I will never change my feelings for you."
Li Xiao said.
"Xiaolang doesn't need to explain. I know how Xiaolang treats me. I treat Xiaolang the same way. Only when mountains have no edges and heaven and earth are in harmony can I dare to be separated from you."
Zhu Ningyun covered her mouth and smiled, but Xiaolang was quite worried about misunderstanding.
Li Xiao said: "That's good, don't let anyone ruin the relationship between us."
Zhu Ningyun held hands and nodded slightly: "That's right, after all, we can feel each other no matter where we are. I think the feelings between us may have moved God and formed an invisible thread for us. "
Li Xiao said softly: "It's so well described. An invisible thread pulls us together."
The two of them strolled by the lake, where a new cloud bridge had been built.
The bamboo forest in the distance is reflected on the lake, and the mandarin ducks are in pairs, crossing the water, creating sparkling waves, creating a beautiful picture.
The random flowers are gradually charming the eyes, and only Asakusa has no horse hooves. My favorite part of the lake is the east side of the lake, where the green poplar trees shade the white sand embankment.
Walking in such a beautiful environment is indeed very pleasant.
At the same time, Li Xiao was also thinking about what was going to happen next. He had previously built the manor into a cottage, stocked up on food there, and planned to secretly forge weapons, but now it seemed a bit redundant.
History has changed, and the Battle of Jingnan will not happen. What I have to do now is to help my father-in-law with all my strength and perform better during the period of supervising the country.
Li Xiao already has some ideas in his heart, but they are not yet mature and require hard work.
What Li Xiao couldn't figure out the most was why the Lord made this decision. Who changed the Lord's mind?
Li Xiao didn't think he had the ability to make Zhu Yuanzhang change his mind just because he made snowflakes and white salt.
If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.
When a boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally go straight, and when a car reaches the mountain, there will be a road. Take one step and look at the other.
That's it,
In the next few days, Li Xiao returned to Dong'an County and started busy.
He had promised to sworn brother, so that everyone could afford meat. It was time to fulfill his promise and get down to business.
Let Dong'an County become the richest county in the Ming Dynasty, so that it can really help my father-in-law.
On this day, Li Xiao took Mei County Cheng with him.
We arrived at the first dormitory area called Dooshan Village to inspect the work.
The small government office in the dormitory area here has been built.
According to Li Xiao's requirements, it is a courtyard and a two-story cabin.
There are office rooms inside, security teams, patrol teams, and militia teams are all equipped, so you can go there to collect taxes.
And the work of tax collection has begun, and the tax revenue has been collected and handed over to the Yamen.
"The county magistrate is here to welcome you. The plum blossoms are shining brightly! The plum blossoms are shining!"
As soon as he entered the door, he was warmly greeted by Wang Daniu, the dormitory leader. He is a local of this village, knows a few words, is honest, and is in his forties.
Li Xiao asked: "You are the head of the house, Wang Daniu, right?"
Wang Daniu was so excited that he knelt down and said, "It's a grassroots man. The grassroots people have seen the county magistrate."
Li Xiao was a little speechless and said: "You need to change your ideas. You are no longer a common man, but an official serving the people. Get up."
Li Xiao asked again: "Have the village's taxes increased in the first half of the year?"
Wang Daniu replied: "According to the arrangements of the county magistrate, the people in our housing area go down every day to talk to the villagers and establish good relations with them. Everyone will be reasonable. In addition to the confiscation of the Wang family, there are a few families who are particularly difficult. All the others will be confiscated." ”
Li Xiao nodded slightly: "Yes, well done."
From this point of view, the dormitory area can indeed handle things and collect taxes. After you set up a stall and enter the acres, it will be easy to collect the taxes.
The disadvantage is that it requires an investment of silver, and the people who open these quarters are paid a salary.
At this time, Wang Daniu complained again: "Sir, the master refuses to pay taxes on this house. Every time we come to the door, he scolds us, saying that we have broken the court's rules and we are not qualified to collect taxes." .”
"Here, my rules are the rules, and they are not allowed to do it."
Li Xiao snorted and cursed.
At the same time, he also knew that these landlords and squires had already taken advantage of Tuan'er to prevent him from having an easy time, and wanted to force him out and change him to another county magistrate.
How could Li Xiao let them get their wish?
Landlords have land, but they also need someone to farm it for you.
As long as all tenants are exempted from the poll tax and allowed to find more profitable jobs, who will be willing to farm your land?
Therefore, I also need to create some "jobs".
Li Xiao asked: "Wang Daniu, how many tenants are there in your village?"
Wang Daniu took out a book from the cabinet and replied: "Sir, there are thirty-six tenant households in this village, and there should be about seventy people."
This is the ledger of the dormitory area, and it is also the form Li Xiao made for them to manage.
Li Xiao took a look and saw that the tenants were all young and middle-aged farmers, farmers without farmland who were being exploited by landlords and unable to stand up.
"In this case, you go and communicate with the tenants and say that I am willing to waive their household taxes and provide them with a livelihood so that they can stop farming for the landlords."
Li Xiao ordered.
The words fell.
Everyone was stunned.
What? No need to pay household tax? ?
Wang Daniu said in surprise: "Sir, is everything you said true?"
Li Xiao said: "Can I still lie to you?"
Wang Daniu said excitedly: "If the tenants are exempted from the household tax and given a job, they will definitely not continue to be tenants."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "This is my method to deal with the Zhang family, what do you think?"
Wang Daniu said: "Okay, the Zhang family always bullies us because of their wealth."
Li Xiao said: "This is what your village wants to do."
Li Xiao took out a blueprint, "You first go to the villagers and spend money to buy a large piece of land that does not need to be fertile but needs to be flat, and then summon tenants to build such a house. Make a list of the costs. Go to the Yamen Mei County Magistrate's place to spend the money. Remember, don't have any evil intentions. If the county government's watchman catches you, your job will be gone and you will go to jail."
Li Xiao gave them the drawings of a large chicken farm and asked them to start working on it first.
Wang Daniu said excitedly: "Your Excellency has given us a job and so much salary. It's too late for us to be grateful. How could we have such evil thoughts?"
Li Xiao nodded: "I wouldn't dare to measure you."
In fact, Li Xiao didn't have much to do about the problem of corruption. He could only improve his treatment and reduce it as much as possible. After all, this kind of problem cannot be eliminated in future generations.
But because of the problem of corruption, we cannot do things, dare not do things, do not develop, and are afraid of development. That would be putting the cart before the horse.
Moreover, Li Xiao believed that these simple villagers would not have any thoughts about giving them a stable job.
It means that the workers in the 1980s were very honest. If they were given an iron rice bowl, they would be very honest and be able to work steadily for the rest of their lives.
Next, Li Xiao gave some instructions and left.
"Sir, this expense is a bit big. The money we borrowed from the bank last time has almost been spent. You asked the dormitory area to buy land, build a house, raise chickens and buy breeder chickens later, which is another huge expense. .”
After leaving the village, Mei Xian Cheng explained the current situation.
Li Xiao said: "If you don't have enough money, just go to the bank to borrow. Do you still want me to teach you?"
Mei County Prime Minister expressed his worries: "But... the more we borrow, the more we borrow. Will we be able to pay it back later? Will the debt pile up and bring down the county government?"
Li Xiaodao: "Is this something you should consider?"
Meixian Cheng said: "I am also worried about building that house to raise chickens. Will it make money?"
Li Xiao said with a smile: "Whether it will make money or not will be known once it is built."
Meixian Cheng: "."
That's it.
Next, Li Xiao took Mei County Cheng to inspect the work of other dormitories.
To Li Xiao's surprise, these institutions all played the role he imagined.
Except for the clumsy landlord class, everyone else's taxes can be collected through them.
In other words, the community has begun to gain recognition at the grassroots level, take root, and gain access to the end, opening up the last mile of service to the people.
Of course, this is also inseparable from the perfect framework Li Xiao built in the early stage, setting up positions and giving detailed explanations.
In addition to increasing the salaries of county government officials, improving efficiency and working hard can make the work go so smoothly.
A few days passed, and all ten housing areas were visited, and all the work was arranged. There were pig farms, chicken farms, and fish farms.
Depending on the situation in different places, start the first step of building the work.
Many tenant farmers heard that they could be exempted from the poll tax and get a salary, so they went directly to work in the housing area.
This is a hardship for the landowners. Originally, these tenants were doing a good job, but when they were halfway through planting, they just threw away the hoe. Then suddenly they gave up their business and walked away.
Soon, these landowners huddled together again and discussed countermeasures.
As for the county magistrate, Mei Xian Cheng, in order to raise money these days, he has been running around the city to borrow money from various banks every day.
After finishing borrowing from Shen's Bank, he went to Li's Bank to borrow, and then to Zhang's Bank to borrow. The county government's debts began to snowball like a snowball.
But Li Xiao was not worried at all about not being able to borrow money.
Once this debt is accumulated, it will be easier to borrow money later.
At that time, those bankers will be afraid that the yamen will not be able to repay the money, so they can only continue to borrow money and let them settle the matter. If they lose money, their lives will be difficult.
These days, the boss is the one who owes money!
These days, while Li Xiao was wandering around villages, he was also secretly looking for a kind of mine, a phosphate mine.
In his own system warehouse, there are drawings of phosphate ore plants that meet the current technological level.
If you find this kind of mountain, you can build a large enterprise and solve the work problem of most village tenants.
Don’t talk about a county at that time.
Even if he is a tenant in a government, he can solve all work problems.
Phosphate rock is a strategic mineral resource. With phosphate rock, phosphate fertilizer can be produced, comprehensively improving productivity, and allowing people to grow better crops.
This is the key to comprehensively improving the economy. If the people get more food, and the extra food is exchanged for money for consumption, then the economy will really come alive.
No, Li Xiao really found the phosphate mine.
But I don’t know why, the landowner named Shen’s family didn’t sell the mountain, which was obviously useless, no matter what they said, no matter how much they paid.
This was a bit of a headache, so Li Xiao had no choice but to arrange for Tongluo Xujiu'an to secretly investigate what was going on with the Shen family.
It was also when Li Xiao's career was in full swing.
The war in Datong City is about to begin
These days,
Li Jinglong was reorganizing the army every day and became familiar with the army in Peiping.
The three guards of Yanshan in Peiping plus the various guards can summon 150,000 soldiers.
Excluding the garrison left at the passes and gorges of the Great Wall, there are 100,000 soldiers at our disposal, including 30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry.
"Beiping's cavalry and infantry are really strong. They are much stronger than those soldiers in the capital who have never seen blood. This is the army!"
Li Jinglong was extremely surprised and said that he had gone to many places to train troops and could clearly feel the gap. The soldiers here were strong and highly disciplined, and the gap could be seen after just a little training.
"That's right, these soldiers from Peiping have been trained day and night by King Yan. In addition, they have fought in several battles and seen blood. They are far from comparable to the soldiers from the south."
Guo Ying, Sheng Yong and other generals on the side also said the same.
"No more waiting, just break camp and set off."
Li Jinglong said this.
Originally, Zhu Yunwen ordered that troops should be mobilized from Liaodong to unite the forces to ensure victory, but now Li Jinglong saw the strength of Yan soldiers.
It was felt that there was no need at all. Together with Datong's garrison, there were a total of 150,000 soldiers, who could definitely go to war.
"Don't you need to wait?"
Sheng Yong mentioned: "According to the wishes of Emperor Zhu Yunzhen, Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War, has ordered that the additional troops be combined into one to ensure the advantage of the soldiers and repel them in one fell swoop."
“No need at all”
Li Jinglong analyzed: "There are now 150,000 enemy invaders outside Datong City. If these people gather together, we can just destroy them and save trouble, lest they divide their troops and attack other passes."
With that said, Li Jinglong said to the soldiers below: "Listen to my order and the whole army will move forward!"
That's it,
Li Jinglong led an army of 100,000 people towards Datong along Juyong Pass.
But the plan did not change quickly. Gui Lichi led the army and clamored outside for half a month. He found that the Ming army was like a turtle and could not come out. He had to change his mind and decided to attack a pass. If they could get in, they would Fight, don’t talk until you can’t get in.
After discussion, Gui Lichi planned to lead the soldiers and divide them into two places.
One was burning, killing and looting outside the city, forcing Datong's defenders to fight, and the other was attacking Yanghekou fiercely.
"Gui Lichi, do you think we can gain anything by doing this?"
In the enemy's camp, a tribal leader asked.
Gui Lichi grinned, pointed at the sand table, and laughed: "Now the old emperor of Ming Dynasty went to the mountains to bask in the sun, and King Yan Zhu Di went to fight for the throne with his nephew and did not dare to leave the capital. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ah."
The tribe leader asked: "There are other powerful generals in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Di is not the only one. Lan Yu is still there."
Gui Lichi smiled and said: "Lanyu is imprisoned and can't get out. The other generals are getting old and dying. Now is our opportunity. We must unite. Only unity can we restore the past in the Yuan Dynasty." Rongguang, taking advantage of Zhu Di's absence, captured Beiping first, and by holding Beiping, he had the capital to tear apart the earth and become king. By occupying Beiping, he could advance, attack, retreat, or defend. There are so many benefits."
After some persuasion, Gui Lichi stabilized the hearts of the tribal leaders, and then began to implement the plan. The troops were divided into two groups and acted according to the plan.
Soon, Yanghekou came under fierce attack. Datong's garrison couldn't wait any longer and had to lead soldiers to assist in advance, but was caught off guard.
The abilities of these grassland peoples are indeed great, and Gui Lichi is also an excellent general. After a small encounter, the battle was fierce and the 20,000 Datong defenders were wiped out.
At the same time, Yanghekou was in danger.
Seeing the flaw, Guilichi immediately turned his soldiers around and stormed Yanghekou.
It only took three days to successfully capture the city. Guilichi led his army across the Great Wall, entered the pass, and was about to occupy the Yanghe Guard post.
The Ming Dynasty was a garrison system. Each county had a garrison. Soldiers farmed, trained, and stocked up on food in the garrison. Occupying the garrison could obtain food. They could also occupy the county seat to support war with war. Then attack the next county and fight all the way to Peiping.
As for Beiping, the forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty want to invade the Central Plains, and what they want to occupy most is Beiping. Peiping is the old capital of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. It has high walls and strong cities. Once it is occupied, it can be attacked and defended, and reinforcements from the north can be rushed quickly.
It was indeed the absence of King Yan Zhu Di that gave them the opportunity to cross the Great Wall. This was the benefit of the vassal king guarding the border. He could directly go out to retreat from the enemy without waiting for the emperor's order.
Therefore, King Yan must be here in Beiping, and it would be almost uninteresting for other vassal kings to come.
Li Jinglong came from the capital and trained his troops, which delayed him for some time. He was racing against time on the battlefield and gave the opponent a chance. However, after receiving the military report, Li Jinglong immediately changed his route and led the army to quickly advance towards Yanghekou. .
At this time, the enemy troops at Yanghekou were already crossing the border one after another. Halfway through, Li Jinglong ordered Qu Neng, Sheng Yong, Guo Ying and others to lead 30,000 cavalry and make a sudden attack as fast as lightning.
Everyone found that Peiping's infantry was powerful, and the cavalry was even more powerful. Together with Li Jinglong's command, Gui Lichi's army was defeated and fled, wiping out 20,000 soldiers in one fell swoop.
Coupled with Li Jinglong's layout, heavy troops were stationed at important intersections. Gui Lichi found that he could not lead his troops to break out, so he had to order the front army to cover and the rear army to retreat. Where did he come from, where did he go back, and fled along the pass towards the outside. .
Li Jinglong led the soldiers, chasing and fighting, beating the drowned dogs, and pushed Gui Lichi's troops back for thirty miles, and then fought back to the camp stationed outside Datong City before giving up.
Li Jinglong did have some military talents. In just fifteen days, he reduced the opponent's army of 150,000 to 110,000, severely dampening the opponent's spirit.
And Gui Lichi also found that he had underestimated the enemy. There were such powerful generals in the Ming Dynasty. He prepared troops and horses in the camp, restored morale, and prepared to fight again.
Li Jinglong felt that his morale was high at this time, so he led his army into Datong. After some preparations, he led an army of 150,000 and walked out of Datong City.
In the past, he had relied on the right time, place and people to win. Li Jinglong felt that it was not enough and prepared to defeat the opponent's army with a majestic formation. Gui Lichi was also very unconvinced. After preparing his troops and horses, the battle was about to break out on the nineteenth day.
On this day, the weather was bad and it rained heavily, which was not good for our army.
However, although Li Jinglong said it was his first time to take over such a major military operation and control hundreds of thousands of troops, he also showed his ability to remain calm in times of crisis, constantly issuing orders according to the battlefield situation.
In addition to the generals he brought, they were all first-class powerful characters. Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhu Neng and other generals also participated in the battle. As a member of a hundred households, Zhu Gaoxu was the first to charge forward, fighting one against a hundred. , morale was like a rainbow, and the situation was reversed many times.
However, Gui Lichi is also an excellent general. In such a situation, the opponent did not get much advantage, and the battle losses were not tragic. The opponent also killed eight hundred enemies and suffered one thousand losses.
The war lasted for five days. On the fifth day, Guilichi's army was defeated. The army's morale was shattered and morale was extremely low. All the tribes were already tired of war.
Gui Lichi felt that the situation was over and planned to retreat. One night, Gui Lichi led his army to flee north. He was considered to be extremely capable in military affairs. In such a defeat, he could still lead the entire army to escape. An army of 150,000 people, When I left, I took 90,000 yuan with me.
In order to prevent the Ming army from pursuing him, Gui Lichi cut off the head of another soldier and used it as his own head. He asked the envoy to send it to Li Jinglong, saying that he would die to apologize and never commit the crime again, trying to get away with it.
"Hahahaha. What kind of ghost is Lichi, a native chicken and a wagouer!"
In the military camp, Li Jinglong kicked Gui Lichi's head over and laughed wildly.
Since then, Li Jinglong has won a great victory!
soon.
News of the victory quickly spread to the court, and the civil and military officials in the court were excited.
In less than a month, the enemy army can be defeated. This is great news.
The civil and military officials kept praising the emperor for being good at using people, and they also praised Li Jinglong for his skill in using troops, not weaker than King Yan, and that he was another general.
Above the court, Zhu Yunwen's eyes were narrowed to a slit, and he had already begun to imagine the scene when the emperor's grandfather came back and admired him greatly.
Look, whatever the fourth uncle can do, there are people who can do it.
After the court came down, Zhu Yunwen was a little unsteady when he walked. He immediately summoned Huang Zicheng and three others to come to Yangxin Hall to discuss how to reward Li Jinglong.
"Okay, great! I really saw the right person, Li Jinglong is indeed a great talent!"
Zhu Yunwen's excited voice came from the Yangxin Hall.
"Congratulations to your grandson!"
The three people from Qi and Tai all looked happy.
Huang Zicheng smiled and said: "I'm afraid the news has already reached the Emperor and His Majesty. His Majesty will definitely be very happy. This time, the supervision of the country has been greatly completed."
"Okay, with the help of the three of you this time, Supervisor has achieved such great results in just one month. It's stable, it's stable!"
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Thanks to Huang Qing for recommending Li Jinglong, I will remember you for your great contribution!"
Huang Zicheng bowed slightly: "It's just for the country, it's the duty of an minister."
Zhu Yunwen asked again: "Three gentlemen, now that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong has made such great contributions, how should I reward him?"
Huang Zicheng said: "It is indeed necessary to award a reward. After the emperor's grandson awarded the reward, Li Jinglong moved closer to the emperor's grandson. The support of the Duke with military merit will be beneficial to the subsequent fight for the throne. This reward must not be careless. Li Jinglong must be satisfied. However, Li Jinglong has already As a prince, this reward is really not easy to handle."
When we reached the Duke, we had already reached the top. Just like the previous Lan Yu, Duke of Liang, he had no title and no reward.
The words fell,
Several people started thinking about the reward.
"Yes"
Fang Xiaoru's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Li Jinglong has become the Duke of the country. It is indeed difficult to reward him. I have a plan!"
Zhu Yunwen said: "Fang Qing, tell me quickly."
Fang Xiaoru analyzed: "Li Jinglong became famous in one battle and defeated Guilichi, which has proved his military talent. He was unknown before and was criticized for having no military achievements. Now that he has proven himself, he must be happy to gain a better reputation. , if the emperor's grandson gives him a very high honorary title, even if there is no actual reward, the effect will be better."
Fang Xiaoru himself paid attention to reputation, so he came up with this idea.
Give Li Jinglong an insubstantial title to enhance his reputation and prestige.
"What a good idea."
Zhu Yunwen said excitedly: "Fang Qing, I'm afraid you've already thought about it now. Can you tell me?"
Fang Xiaoru said with a smile: "Why don't we call him the Ming God of War! What do the emperor and grandson think?"
The words fell,
Everyone was stunned at first, and then their eyes lit up.
The Ming God of War, this title is too overbearing!
Although it is a title that has no practical effect, being given this title is enough to show one's strength.
"The Ming God of War."
Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed and said: "Okay! Great! Li Jinglong will be overjoyed with this title that Fang Qing thought of. He will quickly draft an imperial edict to confer Li Jinglong as the Ming God of War!"
Several people were ecstatic, but one person was relatively sober.
This person is Qitai.
He was a little worried. Li Jinglong was young and frivolous, and it was his first time to go on an expedition and win a big victory.
In such a situation, it is often easy to drift. If you lead the army to chase and something goes wrong, it will not be good, and a good thing will turn into a bad thing.
Qi Tai cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, please quickly prepare a decree to allow General Li Jinglong to return in triumph, so as not to cause trouble in case Li Jinglong leads his army and chases him out."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "If we chase him out, wouldn't the result be even better?"
Qi Tai said: "Well, it's better to be on the safe side and stop when things are good. After all, it's a critical period."
Zhu Yunwen thought about it and felt that it made sense. He waved his hand and said, "Draw up the decree and let General Li Jinglong return in triumph."
Qi Tai said: "Your Majesty, it's best to hurry up at eight hundred miles."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and shook his head. Qi Tai was too cautious, but he still said: "Then hurry up for eight hundred miles!"
Huangshan.
News of the victory and reward had reached the ears of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
Zhu Di was a little unhappy at the moment.
"What? Then Li Jinglong used my king's soldiers and my king's generals to win a small victory, and he still wants to be named the Ming God of War? Whose fucking idea was this!"
After receiving the news, Zhu Di was immediately numb with anger.
After so many years and so many victories, I still don't have such a title.
He just won a battle, so why should he be named the Ming God of War? ? ?
The Ming God of War, shouldn't it be me, Zhu Di?
“Fourth, what are you yelling about??”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head, "It's just a meaningless title. It has no practical effect, but it can win people's hearts. Isn't this a good way? If you want it, we can make you a Ming Dynasty military god. Do you want it?"
Zhu Di shook his head.
In fact, he still wanted it in his heart, but he couldn't win over this old face.
At the same time, he felt a little unhappy. Li Jinglong was really reaping the benefits.
He has soldiers who have been trained in Peking for many years, as well as generals such as Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhu Neng, Guo Ying, etc. It would be damned if he could defeat the battle.
"Okay, a win is a win. You don't have to panic, Fourth Brother. Our eyes are open. Half of the credit for this victory belongs to you. Your soldiers in Peking are fierce, well-disciplined, and your generals are excellent. Li Jinglong took advantage of the right time and location. Only when people work together can we win the battle easily."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said that he could naturally tell some of the reasons.
Zhu Di nodded. For his father's sake, what else could he say?
I could only bow my hand and flatter him:
"Father, your eyes are as bright as a torch!"
"Play chess!"
"yes."
Datong, in the military camp.
Li Jinglong was tossing and turning happily these days, unable to sleep at night.
It was the first time in his life that he had made such a big contribution, which made him feel a little erratic, thinking that this battle was nothing more than that, too simple.
He made a decision in his mind. Since the ghost Lichi had been killed by his subordinates and the group was leaderless and scattered, it was a good time to pursue him.
If he could catch up and wipe out the entire opponent's army in one fell swoop, then the remnants of Bei Yuan would not be able to recover for more than ten years, and his own contribution would be even greater!
After thinking about it again and again, Li Jinglong was still a little hesitant.
All the generals are in the camp.
At this time, a soldier delivered the imperial edict.
"According to the emperor's edict, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong used his troops like a god and defeated the enemy army and made great achievements. He was named the 'God of War of the Ming Dynasty'. Now that he has won, please return to Beijing immediately and accept the reward!"
Hearing this, the generals in the camp all cast envious looks.
The Ming God of War, this title is too overbearing. With this title, I am afraid that his name will go down in history and be known to future generations! !
Hearing this, Zhang Yu and other generals were immediately unhappy, especially Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing behind Zhang Yu. He gritted his teeth in anger. This guy was actually named the Ming God of War! ! !
"Okay! Ming God of War!"
Li Jinglong took the imperial edict and looked left and right, his joy beyond words.
At the same time, he finally made up his mind and decided to pursue the victory, otherwise he would not be worthy of the title of "God of War of the Ming Dynasty".
"The generals listened to the order, immediately prepared military supplies, went out of the city to pursue, and wiped out all the remaining remnants of Gui Lichi's army in one fell swoop!"
Li Jinglong stood up suddenly and ordered loudly.
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically. Sheng Yong cupped his hands and said, "General, this is inappropriate. The emperor and grandson have already issued an order for me to wait for our master to return to the court and accept the reward."
"The emperor's grandson is still too young. He is far away in the capital, so how can he know the situation here."
Li Jinglong disagreed and laughed loudly: "At this moment, the enemy is like a lost dog, panicking and not choosing the right path. This is a great opportunity to seriously injure the remnants of Beiyuan!"
Then, Li Jinglong said something that countless generals and famous generals would say:
"The general is outside, and your orders are not obeyed! Listen to my order and immediately break camp and leave the city to pursue. Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to military law. I will show no mercy!"
After the words fell, no one dared to speak.
Only Zhu Gaoxu jumped out suddenly and cursed: "Li Jinglong, you are crazy. You know how dangerous the grasslands to the north are after leaving the city. The fog is thick and you can't tell the direction. When you get to the grasslands, the fighting power of those barbarians is huge." The increase in amplitude makes it impossible to catch traces, and if you are not careful, your entire army will be wiped out!"
"Zhu Gaoxu, you actually sneaked in. You have no right to speak here."
When Li Jinglong saw that Zhu Gaoxu not only sneaked into the military camp, but also jumped out to refute, he was displeased and immediately ordered: "Come here, take down Zhu Gaoxu, beat him with twenty army sticks and throw him out."
"Who dares! Who dares to touch him!"
Zhang Yu, Zhang Wu, Zhu Neng and other generals of King Yan were dissatisfied with being controlled by Li Jinglong. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu come out to refute, they also stood up one after another.
"Are you going to rebel?"
Li Jinglong felt that he had lost all face and said angrily, "Do you know the consequences of violating military orders?"
Zhang Wu said loudly: "Li Jinglong, if you want to go out of the city to fight, go ahead. We, the three guards of Yanshan, only obey the orders of King Yan."
Li Jinglong took out the tiger talisman and said loudly: "The three guards of Yanshan are not King Yan's private soldiers. The tiger talisman is here. Do you dare to disobey the military order?"
Zhu Neng sneered: "Don't scare people with your broken tiger talisman. We only recognize King Yan. Brothers, let's go!"
After speaking, Zhu Neng waved his hand, and the generals of the Yan army in the camp stood up one after another and left with Zhu Neng, Zhang Wu, Zhu Gaoxu and others.
"Brothers, go back to Peiping!"
They left the camp, immediately summoned all the soldiers of the Three Guards of Yanshan, broke camp and left directly, returning to Peiping.
"Damn it, these people are so uncontrollable."
Li Jinglong clenched his fists and was shaking with anger, but as soon as the three most elite guards left, his plan would be ruined.
But soon, there was good news.
The three guards of Duoyan, who came belatedly to support, finally arrived in Datong.
At this time, King Ning Zhu Quan was fourteen years old and had become a vassal last year. After being dispatched by the Ministry of War, he asked the generals to lead the army to rush for reinforcements.
But I didn't expect that by the time they arrived, the war would be over.
In addition to the three guards of Duoyan, many guards from other mansions also came to help.
"Well gone, great arrival! The three guards of Yanshan have left, and the three guards of Duoyan have arrived!"
Li Jinglong was overjoyed. It was so difficult to find a way through the mountains and rivers, but there was a village with dark flowers and bright flowers.
I heard that the combat effectiveness of the three guards of Duoyan was not inferior to that of the three guards of Yanshan. Moreover, they were originally a group of Tatars who had surrendered to the imperial court and were more familiar with the terrain of the grassland.
If he can lead the Duoyan Three Guards to destroy the enemy troops fleeing north, then he can severely impeach those generals who were disobedient.
"All officers and men obey the order, break camp and pursue us!"
Following Li Jinglong's order, he led an army of 150,000 people and advanced towards the north.
In Li Jinglong's view, the enemy army will not be able to run far. As long as they are pursued and eliminated, they will turn back immediately and nothing major will happen.
Three days after the army set off, Li Jinglong felt that the pursuit was too slow, so he divided the army into two, with the infantry at the rear, and he led the cavalry and light cavalry to advance deeper.
Abandoning the cavalry and baggage troops, the march was very fast, and Li Jinglong soon tasted the benefits.
After catching up with some of the enemy's backward baggage troops, they destroyed them and harvested the grain, grass and baggage. On the way forward, they encountered some tribes, and Li Jinglong gave an order to flatten them.
This made Li Jinglong even more swollen, as if he had become the blue jade of the past. He could invade Yuan Ting in one fell swoop, trample his horse on the royal court, and banish the wolf to his throne. This was worthy of the title of the "Ming Dynasty God of War".
As a result, Li Jinglong led the cavalry troops in pursuit farther and farther. Unknowingly, they had reached Yuerhai, and the distance from the infantry army behind them gradually widened.
Originally there were infantry at the rear, so it was no big deal, but unfortunately the weather did not go as planned. Ten days later, a sudden gust of wind and sand came, making it difficult to tell the direction. Two days later, there was another heavy rain.
The scouts responsible for liaison between the front and rear armies all lost their way and could not find any trace of the troops.
Sheng Yong was the first to realize that something was wrong. He reported to Li Jinglong with a disgraced face and an anxious look: "The general is in trouble. Our army has lost contact with the rear army."
Hearing the news, Li Jinglong frowned and suddenly felt something was wrong.
He asked: "Where are our troops now?"
Sheng Yong looked confused, "I don't know."
Afterwards, Li Jinglong immediately called the generals of Duoyan Sanwei to ask.
However, even Duoyan Sanwei and the others couldn't tell the direction.
Li Jinglong felt something was not good, but the matter was not at its worst yet. In order to prevent the morale of the army from collapsing, he pretended to be calm and secretly ordered some soldiers to find a way back and try to contact the rear army, otherwise the food and grass supplies would not last long. .
And at the same time.
In the grassland, a pair of eyes was watching every move of Li Jinglong's army.
This man was Gui Lichi who had faked his death before. He licked the blood on the knife and lying on the ground was the corpse of the scout that Li Jinglong had just killed.
Gui Lichi grinned, showing an evil and savage smile.
"That's great. Heaven has a door but you don't enter. Hell has no door but you break in."
"Li Jinglong, you dare to ride lightly into the grassland. Do you think you are the King of Yan?"
"When you are exhausted, that's when I take your head, and I will avenge your shame!"
(End of chapter)
