Liu Mang may suspect anyone, but he will never suspect Yan Qing.

However, the time is full of confidence, does he really have any evidence? Caught Yan Qing's handle?

Yan Qing's family is a loyal slave of his ancestors. The ancestors fled the capital and fell into the people, at any time, the Yan family can be loyal, and now Yan Qing has no reason to be loyal to himself.

"Don't mess around!" Liu Mang glared and shouted.

Yan Qing was very obedient and didn't squeak, but her face was still red, and her body was still trembling slightly, obviously angry.

Shi Qian didn't dare to speak, but he couldn't help it, his mouth muttered silently, and he made a strange sound like a mouse.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Li Yan rushed over when they heard the sound.

"Mr. Changsun and Mr. Li, you have come at the right time. Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the troops south, and I will leave the two of you to Jinyang. ”

The two hurriedly said that they would never fail to live up to their mission.

"Xiao Yi, you stay in Jinyang, and your mission is to protect the safety of Mr. Changsun and Li Gongzi."

"No!" Although Yan Qing was still angry, she had nothing to say about the young master's orders.

Liu Mang patted Yan Qing's arm trustingly, which could be regarded as appeasement.

Shi Qian felt that he had been given a cold reception, and hurriedly took the initiative to speak: "Young master, young master, what about me?" ”

"You? Follow me south. ”

"Okay!"

Liu Mang took Shi Qian with him, not for anything else, but for fear that if he was left in Jinyang, he would quarrel with Yan Qing again and delay the business.

After the arrangement was completed, Liu Mang walked to the door of his room, and Shi Qian followed him upside down.

"Young Master Young Master ......"

"Shut up!" Liu Mang stopped and whispered to stop the time. "When I went back to Yanmen last time, what did I tell you?"

"Uh......" Shi Qian blinked his little eyes, "The young master said, Xiao Yi's matter, when everything is settled, the young master will deal with it properly." ”

"Remember when I was talking and messing around? Go back to bed, and follow me south tomorrow morning! ”

Shi Qian really wants to argue a few words, but now that he has won Jinyang, he has settled down.

However, looking at Liu Mang's gloomy face, Shi Qian forcibly swallowed his words back. The hippie said goodnight with a smile and left.

As soon as Liu Mang entered the house and took off his clothes, the guard outside the door reported that Li Hongzhang asked to see him.

Li Hongzhang had just been attached, and he was a very important person, Liu Mang was dressed neatly, so he was called into the house.

"Young master, I heard that the army will be marched tomorrow morning, and my subordinates have come to plead, hoping to go south with the young master."

"Oh?" A discordant thought flashed in Liu Mang's heart.

Originally, Li Hongzhang had been arranged to assist the eldest grandson Wuji in taking charge of Jinyang, wouldn't he want to work with the eldest grandson Wuji?

These two people, one was the first in the Tang Dynasty Lingyan Pavilion in his previous life, and the other was the first important minister in the late Qing Dynasty. And if there is estrangement and contradiction between the two, there will inevitably be infighting, and the losses caused are immeasurable!

However, this can't be said directly, Liu Mang was thinking about how to ask, but Li Hongzhang took the initiative to speak. "Young master, my subordinates have asked to go south with the army, and they have no other intentions. The subordinates were originally small officials in the Jinyang County Government, and it was a blessing for the subordinates to meet the young master. I asked to go south with the army, just hoping that by the side of the young master, I would ask the commanders of the gods for more advice, grow some skills, and do more things for the young master. ”

Liu Mang nodded. Although he didn't fully guess Li Hongzhang's intentions, what he said to ask for advice must not be his true thoughts. He was not allowed to be reused under Wang Rou of Jinyang, and asked to follow him, perhaps because he wanted to show his talent.

Seeing that Liu Mang was still hesitating, Li Hongzhang said again: "Well, the matter of the subordinates' request to go south with the army has been made clear to Mr. Changsun, and Mr. Changsun has agreed, so his subordinates have come to plead with the young master." ”

"Oh......"

Li Hongzhang acted cautiously, knowing that it was inappropriate to ask for instructions from the next level, so he went to find the eldest grandson Wuji first. Since this is the case, there should be no estrangement between the two of them.

Excluding this biggest worry, Liu Mang was relieved.

Considering that there was indeed a lack of talents who were familiar with the affairs of the state in the southbound army, Liu Mang finally nodded and asked Li Hongzhang to go back and prepare and set off with the army tomorrow morning.

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Left 500 Yanmen elite soldiers to the eldest grandson Wuji, temporarily led by Hua Mulan and Yan Qing to ensure the stability of Jinyang. Shi Wansui selected 300 infantry soldiers with strong combat effectiveness from the Jinyang army to supplement the army, and the army still maintained about 2,000 numbers, and set off in the early morning of August 21 to rush to Yuci.

The army marched for more than an hour, and Yuci City was in front of it, converging with Su Dingfang's vanguard troops.

"Young master, Yuci City, it's not optimistic."

Su Dingfang led a small force and rushed to Yuci last night, and here was indeed controlled by Juncheng.

Although Yuci City is not a military location, due to its proximity to Jinyang, the county governor's office, and not as strict as Jinyang's control, coupled with its geographical advantages, it has gradually become an important commercial town.

In the city, in addition to the trading branches set up by major merchants in Taiyuan County, many families in Bingzhou also have properties here.

"Our department rushed here overnight and found a few local farmers to inquire, and the county really fled here, and spread rumors, saying that the young master's Yanmen army wantonly killed in Taiyuan, killed Wang Shuyou, killed many subordinate adjutants, and copied the major trading merchants in Jinyang."

Liu Mang was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, this guy would create a public opinion offensive here.

The peasant said that since the evening of August 19, Yuci City has closed its four gates and is not allowed to enter or leave. According to the observation of his subordinates, there were also many guards in the city. Presumably, it contacted the merchants of the Yuci family and recruited a lot of soldiers in an attempt to resist stubbornly. ”

The improvised family soldiers will certainly not be the opponent of the elite soldiers of Yanmen. If the army launches a strong attack, Yuci City will definitely be conquered.

However, it is still the worry mentioned before, storming the city, casualties are inevitable, and Liu Mang is most afraid of a large number of casualties, which will affect the treatment of Zhang Yang.

If you don't attack, it will delay a lot of time, and it will also affect the tactical arrangements of the Qi County side.

Time is pressing, so we can only attack!

Liu Bowen suggested that someone should be sent to Yucicheng to explain the situation in Jinyang. Then he sent longbowmen to shoot long arrows tied with letters into the city to explain the situation in Jinyang, and at the same time explain the policy of the Yanmen army towards the resisters, hoping to change the misunderstanding of the deceived merchants and people in the city about the Yanmen army.

These two methods, although they cannot completely disintegrate the Yuci defenders, will at least have some effect. It will more or less affect the mentality of the Yuci defenders, and then launch a strong attack, hoping to minimize the casualties caused by the storming of the city.

Li Hongzhang took a step forward and said, "Young master, my subordinates have an idea for reference. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Mang suddenly realized that Li Hongzhang may have already figured out a strategy to occupy Yuci, so he applied to accompany the army.

Liu Mang looked at Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang's face did not change at all.

For Li Hongzhang, Liu Mang paid more and more attention to it. Since it's a good strategy to break the city, let's hear what good ideas he has first......

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