"Uncle, this battle is decided!"

When Li Yan heard this, his spirits were instantly lifted, and he was busy with Xu Changqing's respectful hand.

Xu Changqing nodded slowly, and a relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Everyone, everyone worked hard last night, let's go have breakfast first." Let's talk about it slowly after breakfast! ”

And at this gap when Xu Changqing and the others went to breakfast, the battle report on the Western Front finally came: Li Zicheng's main force withdrew westward!

Although everything was expected, when he really heard the news, Xu Changqing couldn't help but clench his fists hard.

Finally won it!!

Soon, word spread throughout the camp, and the whole camp was transformed into a sea of joy.

But at this time, on the Western Front, the disgraced and dirty face, known as hundreds of thousands of troops, and now there are only more than 100,000 people left, Li Zicheng and everyone are like defeated roosters.

is Liu Zongmin, who has always been as strong as Xiaoqiang, that kind of loss is also uncontrollable at all, and it is really like the sky has fallen.

Who would have thought that in the end, this was the scene......

Xu Changqing still hasn't really gotten up at this time, in the future, when Xu Changqing, the dog thief, really gets up, then how should the righteous army deal with himself?

Li Zicheng gradually calmed down.

Riding on his warhorse, his eyes deepened as the horse's hooves fluctuated.

He looked at the familiar land around him with great affection, and the corners of his mouth even curled a little.

To this day, he Li Zicheng has not suffered any hardships and sins?

What if you lose at this time?

He Li Zicheng still has an army of more than 100,000 people, and he still has ample opportunities to make a comeback!

Indeed, Xu Changqing will become stronger in the future, but won't he Li Zicheng become stronger?

Even, when he met Xu Changqing, the battle was frustrated, but Li Zicheng not only didn't think it was a bad thing, but it was still a good thing!

Just as Niu Jinxing exonerated Liu Zongmin before, it is better to meet Xu Changqing, the world's number one fierce general, at this time than at a more critical time in the future.

Looking at the surrounding land affectionately again, Li Zicheng had already regained his confidence, and said silently in his heart: "Xu Changqing, wait for me, I will come back to you!" ”

……

Model Army Camp.

At this time, Xu Changqing had already connected with Kaifeng City, and Kaifeng City had also entered the carnival rhythm.

However, Xu Changqing didn't pay attention to Kaifeng City at this time, but chatted with Li Yan in the big tent.

"Uncle, the students still think that if these hungry people can be contained, we should try to collect some of them. As long as there is land and food, no one wants to rebel. If you let them do this, I'm afraid ......"

Li Yan's expression was painful, and he was sympathetic to heaven and man.

Xu Changqing smiled, did not rush to refute Li Yan, and after a while, he said, "Mr. Li, this is indeed the case." The sages said that if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world. Xu has always been deeply concerned. It's a pity that now, Xu is limited after all. ”

Li Yan nodded bitterly: "Uncle has gathered a lot of officers and soldiers these days, and the consumption of grain and grass must be huge." Hey, the students just hated that, watching this situation, but they didn't have the slightest power to change it. ”

"Huh."

"Mr. Li, our ancestors have a good saying, shame and courage! Although the situation is collapsing now, it is not as bad as it thought. At least, they still have a choice. Moreover, the imperial court will also subordinate to plan, and we are now soldiers, so it is enough to do our own duties. ”

Li Yan's eyes suddenly lit up.

But just as he was about to say something, the magistrate had already summed up the casualties of last night.

In yesterday's night attack, the casualties of the various units exceeded 1,000 and more than 400 were killed.

It's something that can't be helped.

This kind of chaos is that Xu Changqing can't guarantee too much, so he can only protect the market first.

Fortunately, less than a hundred soldiers were killed, and the rest were auxiliaries doing dirty work.

Seeing that Xu Changqing was still so heavy on this number, Li Yan was also a little speechless for a while.

In the Exile Army, everyone only looks at the exploits and results, and how many people really care about these sons and daughters who died in battle?

But at this time.

Just this casualty is such a great victory, Xu Changqing is still so heavy?

It's not like I don't know, it's ......

Fortunately, Li Yan is a smart person, and in this state, he will definitely not talk much.

After pondering for a long time, Xu Changqing smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you don't have to be restrained. These days, you should familiarize yourself with the situation. I'll send a message to the court tomorrow morning, and I'll arrange things on your side as soon as possible. Other details, after waiting here, after returning to Shandong, we will discuss it in detail. ”

"Uh, okay."

Li Yan quickly understood Xu Changqing's deep meaning, this was for him to feel for himself, and his heart was also a lot more relaxed.

I also feel the correctness of his choice.

Compared with Xu Changqing, Li Zicheng's side is not a horizontal line at all.

……

In the evening, until it was almost dawn, Li Yan returned to his big tent tiredly.

Although he was tired, his mental state was excellent.

Today, he has been by Xu Changqing's side all day, Li Yan didn't know how to describe it for a while, and the thing that touched him the most was Xu Changqing's respect for life.

Today, he has been accompanying Xu Changqing, and he has seen with his own eyes that Xu Changqing even personally carried the corpses of those sons and daughters who died in battle, put them into the fire and burned them, and then put away their ashes with his own hands, and when he returned to Shandong, he invited them into the 'Loyalty and Righteousness Temple'.

About the Loyal and Righteous Temple, Xu Changqing didn't say much to him, but Li Yan's shrewdness, how could he not know what it was?

It's no wonder, it's no wonder that Xu Changqing has made such a career at such a young age!

His means, his mind, especially the kind of mountain-like responsibility, is what he Li Yan has to be impressed by!

Just ask the world.

When encountering such a Shangguan, who doesn't fight to the death?

In other aspects, Xu Changqing is even more detailed, he can manage everything, understand everything, but he can fully delegate power to his subordinates.

Especially in the team, there are white-haired ghosts.

Li Yan has already decided, when he has the opportunity, he must study it carefully, what is that terrifying 'flowering bomb'.

It's a pity that the red lady still has military affairs to be busy tonight and is not around, otherwise Li Yan will definitely talk to her about his feelings.

However, Li Yan quickly became excited again, took pen and paper, and wrote quickly.

His ideals, his ambitions, it seems, have found the right channel!

……

Early in the morning of the next day, seeing the herald who reported the victory heading north, Xu Changqing let out a long breath.

As expected, this battle not only lost money, but also lost a lot.

Although the Wandering People's Army is huge, there is no comparison between oil and water and Tartar.

Not only are the Tartars valuable, but also their blades, their armor, their horses, their livestock, and their plunder, which are all white and silver.

However, even if he ran away from the Wandering People's Army, what was in front of Xu Changqing at this time was still a piece of chicken feathers.

Xu Changqing didn't think about bringing in these hungry people.

In fact, in the current state, it has not been two months since the battle, and there is still some room for the grain and grass of the model army.

But Xu Changqing quickly gave up this idea.

As the common saying goes: "It is difficult to learn well, but it is easy to learn badly!" ”

Even though these hungry people are pitiful, they have been mixed with the homeless army for so many days, burning, killing and looting, feeding on people, even if they can be educated, but Xu Changqing doesn't think that he has the strength to educate these hungry people now.

These are the same as the population that has been plundered by the Tartars.

At least, the population plundered by the Tartars, who, in addition to fear, will have hatred.

But what about these hungry people?

I'm afraid I wish they would all become old battalion soldiers and fish and meat others, right?

Fortunately, the battle was finally decided, and it can be regarded as a real solution to the siege of Kaifeng, and the Yellow River was not excavated, protecting a large number of people in Kaifeng City.

In terms of the imperial court, no matter how stingy Emperor Chongzhen is, this kind of merit cannot be unexpressed.

And yesterday basically finished the affairs, Xu Changqing should also go to Kaifeng City, have a good chat with King Zhou and them, and fight the autumn wind.

In the middle of the morning, Xu Changqing took Li Yan, Red Lady, Zhao Zengjin, and Xu Xiu to the south gate of Kaifeng City on time.

At this time, Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou, Gao Mingheng, the left attendant of the military department, and Chen Yongfu, the chief soldier of Henan, including Huang Shu, had been waiting here for a long time.

In order to curry favor with Xu Changqing, a carpet was even laid in the city gate.

Seeing Xu Changqing's thousands of people coming over slowly, Zhu Gongqiao, the king of Zhou, hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a fist: "Loyal and righteous uncle, I have heard of the name for a long time, I can see it today, and Kaifeng City is shining!" ”

Xu Changqing hurriedly dismounted with a smile and stepped forward quickly, "Lord Wang, you are really loved." Seeing that the prince is safe and all the adults are unharmed, the humble duty is relieved. ”

After the two saw the ceremony, Gao Mingheng and Chen Yongfu also came forward to greet each other.

Xu Changqing smiled and greeted them one by one, and the atmosphere quickly became warm.

Finally, it was Huang Shu's turn.

"Xia Guan has seen the uncle, the uncle is really a martial arts master, and he deserves to be my first fierce general of the Ming Dynasty!"

Huang Shu's posture was extremely low.

When I saw Xu Changqing in front of me, there were already two people, and this one bowed and hugged his fist, which was deeper than the ninety degrees of the little devil.

"Hehe, Lord Huang, you are too modest."

Xu Changqing glanced at Huang Shu playfully, "It's okay, it's not the worst." ”

Huang Shu is a clever man, how can he not understand Xu Changqing's deep meaning? Suddenly more respectful, the atmosphere did not dare to breathe anymore.

Huang Shu's posture, Xu Changqing no longer cared about him, and soon walked with Zhu Gongqi with a smile and began to enter the city.

Watching Xu Changqing's figure leave, Huang Shu took a deep breath, this pass, it's not easy, he seems to have to ...... Bleeding profusely.

……

A banquet had already been prepared in King Zhou's mansion.

Kaifeng is a big city, the ancient capital of several dynasties, Zhu Gongfang has been in business for many years, and he is quite far-sighted, and there is still a foundation for a table of wine banquets.

After a luncheon, everyone was seven or eight points drunk, and it could be regarded as a joy for the guests and hosts, and everyone was familiar with a lot.

But that's just the beginning.

After Xu Changqing took a comfortable nap, it was not dark yet, and the dinner party began immediately.

A dinner party is more lavish than a luncheon.

Zhu Gongyu even prepared a roast sheep, which also made everyone who had not seen good oil and water for many days move their index fingers.

And the wine at the dinner was much more violent than the luncheon, and the guests in the back of several seats were all drunk, and some people went directly under the table.

At the end of the dinner, seeing that the heat was almost over, Zhu Gongyu came to visit Xu Changqing's room with a generous gift.

"Lord Wang, you are so polite. If you're like this, it's hard to be a lowly person. ”

Looking at Zhu Gongxiao's gift list, Xu Changqing smiled and pushed.

Although there is no silver on the gift list, it is all treasures and antiques, even if Xu Changqing can't estimate the price at this time, tens of thousands of taels of silver are still commonplace.

Zhu Gongyu was also six or seven points drunk, and hurriedly smiled: "Uncle Zhongyi, you are the life-saving benefactor of my Kaifeng people, this little gift is just a little bit of the heart of the people of Kaifeng." ”

The two laughed and greeted each other, and when they saw that Xu Changqing had accepted the gift list, Zhu Gongxiao's heart was put back in his stomach, and he looked at Xu Changqing with a smile and said, "Uncle, do you think that if I open the city, how should I deal with myself in the future?" ”