"Father, the latest news from the imperial court is here!"

Xiangyang, Zuofu.

Zuo Mengeng rushed into Zuo Liangyu's inner study with the information.

"Panic, what kind of system?!"

Zuo Liangyu was discussing with a few henchmen at this time, and when he saw Zuo Mengeng rushing in recklessly, his face suddenly turned cold.

"Well, it's ......"

Zuo Mengeng also came back to his senses, and hurriedly saluted a few staff members respectfully, and then said again: "Father, gentlemen, the latest will of the imperial court has come down, and the emperor and the cabinet have agreed to increase the salary, but the increase is not much, only 100,000 taels." I heard that it was after Xu Changqing expressed his stance on this matter that the emperor and the court made a decision......"

As he spoke, Zuo Mengeng respectfully handed the official document of the cabinet to Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help sneering after reading it, and then threw it to the staff for circulation.

After reading it, the staff members had different expressions, and one of them, a white fat man in brocade clothes who was obviously very respected, said with a smile: "Dong Weng, Haicheng Hou is still a reasonable person after all, even if he can't get along with us, he won't get along with himself." Although the salary increase is small, it is a good sign. ”

Another thin goatee sneered: "Xu Changqing is a person with a deep heart, he is willing to express his position, he must have received better benefits than us." Dong Weng, the current state of affairs, the Tartars are doing it against the thieves, only in the evening! According to the student's meaning, we should not let it go, and we need to continue to increase the weight of the imperial court. 100,000 taels of silver, this is to call us flowers! ”

Several other people have also expressed their positions, but most of them are conservative and do not approve of continuing to be this early bird now.

Zuo Liangyu nodded slowly, but looked at Zuo Menggeng, "Menggeng, what are you thinking?" ”

"Forehead ......"

Zuo Mengeng was in a cold sweat for a while, he didn't expect his father to ask his opinion in public, but he also understood what Zuo Liangyu meant.

In the past few years, Zuo Liangyu's health has not been very good, and he already wants to make his voice heard on such an important occasion.

Taking a deep breath, Zuo Mengeng gradually calmed down and quickly sorted out his thoughts.

He is already a stand, and he still has a lot of experience along the way, but he understands better that he is not saying that the most correct situation is the right one, but that he must reassure his father.

Soon, Zuo Mengeng had already made a decision, and said respectfully in a neat manner: "Father, in the eyes of a child, my army should still be safe at this time." If the thieves are forced to retreat by the Tartars, they will definitely enter the lake, and war may break out within a month or two. Instead of struggling with the imperial court and not being able to get anything for a while, it is better to get what you can get in your hands first......"

After Zuo Mengeng finished speaking, the eyes of several staff members lit up, this young marshal has grown up.

Zuo Liangyu also glanced at Zuo Mengeng approvingly, as if he was very satisfied with Zuo Menggeng's answer.

In his life, he took a lifetime of risks to break out of this foundation, and if Zuo Mengeng took risks again, he might not have this kind of luck of his.

"It's good that you can think that way. Have a seat. Listen to today's proceedings! ”

After a while, Zuo Mengeng came back to his senses and said excitedly: "Yes." "Carefully sat down on the outermost small chair.

……

After the official letter from the imperial court was issued, Zuo Liangyu did not provoke trouble again, but he gave the imperial court a new problem, asking for this year's food and salary to be allocated in advance.

Fortunately, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing also caught some wind direction at this time, and did not continue to make trouble, so that the imperial court could barely cope with it.

When the news reached Haicheng, Xu Changqing had to admire Zuo Liangyu's old spiciness.

No wonder he is a big-headed soldier, and in just a few years, he has mixed up to this scale!

Hou Xun's promotion of him back then was really just the icing on the cake, even if there was no Hou Xun, according to Zuo Liangyu's shrewdness, it would be a matter of time before he came out.

This guy, even though he has a bad reputation, is a powerful faction, and he must be treated carefully.

……

In mid-June, the Qing army finally moved in the northwest.

They were supplemented by the Haoge, Azig, and Abatai departments, and Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, and Tang Tong, including Kong Youde's Wuzhen Chaoha and Shang Kexi, and directly inserted them into the heart of Guanzhong from six directions.

Although the Dashun army blocked many rivers in advance, it could not bear the Qing army's early preparations, and was broken through one after another, coupled with the early autumn harvest, the materials of the Dashun country were already extremely scarce, and in less than two days, the army was approaching along the Xijing line.

However, after arriving along the Xijing line, the movements of the Qing army slowed down!

On June 19, the two sides fought a big battle outside Xijing, and the Dashun army once achieved a considerable advantage, but was finally forced to retreat.

Early the next morning, Li Zigong decided to abandon Xijing and retreated all the way to Huguang in the southeast.

When the news came out, the world was in an uproar!

Although many people of insight in the world had long expected that the Dashun army would hardly be the opponent of the wolf-like Qing army, no one expected that they would be defeated so quickly!

For a time, landlords and wealthy merchants from all over Huguang fled their hometowns and sought refuge in safer places.

At this time, Xu Changqing and more than 30,000 elite model troops had already approached the southern line of Liaoning and temporarily rested in the southern section of Changsheng Island.

At this time, the Model Army had already established large or small strongholds and pigeon stations on more than a dozen large and small islands such as Changsheng Island, Guanglu Island, Phi Island, and Zhangzi Island, which could ensure that the news of Haicheng could be transmitted to Xu Changqing's hands as soon as possible.

As early as the third day of the Qing army's attack on Dashunguo, Xu Changqing took the sons and daughters of the model army to the expedition, but he was not rash and waited for news from the northwest.

The main thing is that Xu Changqing is also unable to determine the strength of the Qing army, including the detailed state of the Dashun army.

As the Godfather famously said, "The best threat is not to do anything!" ”

At this time, he finally received the latest battle report, and Xu Changqing also knew it in his heart, and couldn't help sneering.

To say that Li Zicheng and the Qing army have no tacit understanding, how can this be fucking possible?

This is no longer a 'tacit ball', but a pure 'match-fixing'!

According to Xu Changqing's understanding of Li Zicheng, it's not that Li Zicheng doesn't want to resist, but that he can't resist at all!

Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan is indeed the most precious jewel given to China by God, but in the past ten or almost twenty years, Guanzhong is not much stronger than the Central Plains, and it has already collapsed.

In this state, don't say that Li Zicheng is there, even if Xu Changqing goes, don't think about relieving yourself for five or six years, or even seven or eight years!

This is the greatest sorrow of inland cities!

There is no wide sea mother to protect ......

And the reason why he didn't choose to go to Huguang to participate in the war, Xu Changqing also made things thorough.

If you go to Huguang at this time, even if you kill Zuo Liangyu or even Li Zicheng, you won't be able to solve the slightest problem.

Destroy them, but instead lose the buffer zone, so that the Ming 'tender. Meat' directly borders the Qing army!

In fact, as early as the previous trip to Goryeo, Xu Changqing figured out that if he wanted to truly annihilate the momentum of the Qing army, the only way to do it was to cause real damage to them!

And if you want to kill them, this 'persimmon' must still be pinched by the soft one!

At this time, among the Eight Banners of Manchuria, is there anyone more suitable than the Red Flag?

The reason why the Qing army launched an offensive against Dashun State in this midsummer season against common sense is not to use this season to restrict Xu Changqing!

After all, half of the military rations of the Qing army were mainly livestock, and they were not too afraid in summer, but the military supplies on the side of the model army were a little embarrassing, after all, they were mainly pasta.

What's more, once Xu Changqing gives up the advantage of the sea and turns to fight inland, in the absence of enough cavalry support, he may be besieged by the Qing army!

And the current general trend of the world, it is impossible for Xu Changqing to have reinforcements, whether it is Wang Tingchen or Liu Zhaoji, they are too tender, and the strength of the battle is a thousand people, and it is far from the time to give Xu Changqing feedback.

Once that situation arises, the grain and grass are cut off, and the infantry army is not easy to break through, it will not be fun.

How could Xu Changqing make such an ignorant choice?

Even if the collision between Li Zicheng and Zuo Liangyu is destined to ruin the lives of Huguang, Xu Changqing has no time to take care of it, and he must inflict a real heavy blow on the Qing army!

Half an hour later, Wang Xi hurriedly reported: "Dashuai, everything is ready, ready to go out at any time!" ”

Xu Changqing smiled coldly: "Let Wang Anshan's department pass through Jinzhou, before tomorrow morning, we must take Jinzhou Wei, and the main force will set sail for Gaizhou immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Soon, an incomparably large fleet of thousands of ships, large and small, like a giant dragon in the dark, quickly disappeared into the vast and deep night.

……

The geographical location advantage of southern Liaoning is unique.

Dalian in later generations is the most shining pearl in China.

At this time, although there were four guards in southern Liaoning, Gaizhou, Fuzhou, Jinzhou, and Haizhou, except for Haizhou, which was deep inland, had a larger population, the other three guards were really thin, almost like the Manchu 'pasture'.

Mainly Lushun, the southernmost part of Jinzhou, used to be the blade of the forefront of the Dongjiang Army, and after Mao Wenlong took Jinzhou in the first year of the Apocalypse, he took Lushun as the core to build.

During the old slave period, the fierce people of southern Liaoning resisted fiercely against the Houjin army, resulting in many people being killed.

Later, in order to prevent the Han people from being involved with the Dongjiang Department and causing trouble, the old slave directly ordered that no one should live within ten miles of the coast.

As a result, many fishermen in southern Liaoning had no choice but to move inward and change to farming.

In addition, natural and man-made disasters in recent years, even the largest coastal Gaizhou city at this time has a population of no more than 20,000, and there are even fewer real Manchurias.

At noon the next day, Xu Changqing received the news that Wang Anshan not only successfully won Jinzhou, but also Lushun took it together.

The information collected before was very accurate, there were only three or four hundred people in Jinzhou and Manchuria, and there were only sixty or seventy people in Lushun.

At this time, they had already blocked the Golden State line, would not let any news out, and had already begun to move Han Chinese slaves from both places.

Xu Changqing's mind is also determined.

At this time, although this is a bit of a violent beating of children, it is only about to start!

Back then, how did these dogs and tartars treat countless poor Liao people, and now, it's time for them to come back!

In the early morning of 22 June, to be precise, it was already mid-hour on 23 June, and the huge fleet of the Model Army quietly sailed into the hinterland of Lianyun Island in Gaizhou Bay.

Not surprisingly, on this small island with a very good topography, there are no houses at all, but it has been enclosed as a racecourse, which makes people speechless!

Let the hundreds of people of the red lady clean up Lianyun Island, Xu Changqing and the main force did not stop, and went straight to the city of Gaizhou.

The reason why he took Gaizhou first, Xu Changqing is not untargeted.

Gaizhou has always been a 'self-reserved land' with red flags.

Back then, in order to belong to Gaizhou, Dai Shan and Mang Gurtai even fought in front of the old slave.

The royal family in the red flag, including Luo Luohun, Luo Luohun, and Luo Luohuan, all have a lot of property here, and they have to live here for a long time every year, and even many Han concubines who can't be on the stage are kept here for a long time.

After Du Du took office as the owner of the Red Flag Banner, he soon also fell in love with the feng shui of Gaizhou, and under the forcible seizure, he also purchased a lot of property and land here, and there were also several Han concubines who could not be on the stage hidden here.

In the past, the opportunity was not ripe, even if Xu Changqing got a lot of news here, there was nothing he could do for a while, but at this time!

The opportunity is ripe, how can Xu Changqing be polite to them again?!

Not long after, the ugly time had just arrived, and Xu Changqing personally led the main force of the model army of tens of thousands of people, and he was already approaching the city of Gaizhou, just waiting for the news of the other three city gates!