Chapter 100: The Station
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After a day and two nights of rapid travel, in the evening, Li Yuanqing's fleet arrived at the line of the Sancha River.
At this time, although Li Yuanqing was anxious to know the progress of the war in Guangning, he was in a humble position after all, and even if he rashly went to Liaoxi, I am afraid that he would not necessarily be able to get a satisfactory answer.
This is where history ends.
Li Yuanqing's 700 soldiers have suffered 50 casualties in the Battle of Nanguan, and now, there are only 650 soldiers available, plus the Guancang Sea Department, plus the Xu Heizi Department, plus the sailors on the ship, they are only in their early 1,000s, and these sailors, except for half-grown children, are old men who are already forty or fifty years old, and their combat strength is very few.
With Li Yuanqing's manpower at this time, even if he is indomitable and charges into the overall situation of western Liaoning, I am afraid that he can only be a moth to the fire, and the Tartars did not kill a few, but sent themselves in.
Calming down, Li Yuanqing forced himself to exercise enough restraint.
Although the old slave's Eight Banners are brave, they are not immortals, and the Guangning Army still has more than 130,000 troops, even if they kill pigs and sheep, if they want to kill these 130,000 people, I am afraid it will not be so simple.
The news of Liaoxi will come sooner or later, so why rush to risk your own life at this time?
At this time, it was already the beginning of February, and the ice near the sea had begun to melt, and the children were very tired from the frenzied rush in the past few days.
Li Yuanqing ordered the fleet to rest temporarily outside the ice near the sea, so that the firefighters could cook more food, and both soldiers and sailors should be fed.
He also ordered the official to go to the sea, and sent dozens of pirates with excellent water skills to the nearby coast in several small boats to inquire about the news.
On the ship, the eating and drinking conditions naturally can not be so exquisite, Li Yuanqing is also a northerner in later generations, and he is not used to eating rice, but he has a soft spot for noodles.
Rice needs to be served with vegetables to be easy to eat, but noodles have soup, and soup and noodles make it easy to eat and warm up in such weather.
A large bowl of thick noodles and noodles for one person is down, and everyone's mental state is much better.
Li Yuanqing stood at the bow of the boat, looking out at the land not far away.
Junko whispered: "Brother, here, we've been here before, right?" I remember that when we went to Zhenjiang, we seemed to have fought a battle here. ”
Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, "Your kid's memory is so bad?" Forget, we've eaten dog meat here. ”
On that day, when following Mao Wenlong's surprise attack on Zhenjiang, the small post station on the bank of the Sancha River was Li Yuanqing's first battle.
It was precisely because of this battle that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong established a good friendship and got the first opportunity to develop and grow.
Men are always unforgettable for the first time, and for the previous scene, it seems that it was just yesterday, Li Yuanqing remembers it clearly.
When Shunzi heard Li Yuanqing say this, he also remembered it, and couldn't help but smile, "Brother, I don't know if there are any dogs in that station, let's go for another ticket, it's not bad." ”
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.
Hearing Shunzi's words, Li Yuanqing suddenly had a wit in his heart.
Before, he put too much energy on paying attention to Liaoxi, and brought himself into a dead end, but he forgot that Houjin's side must also spread the news.
If the old slave wins, he will definitely spread the news of the victory to his territory, showing his immortal military exploits.
This time, why bother to go near and far?
Li Yuanqing rubbed Shunzi's head heavily, "Boy, this time my brother will give you a big credit." Go, find Guan Canghai. ”
Junzi touched his head a little aggrieved, although he didn't understand what was going on, but when he heard that Li Yuanqing was going to give him a credit, his mood improved, and he hurriedly went to find Guan Canghai.
Guan Canghai was not on the same boat as Li Yuanqing, and he had been in charge of the navigation and vigilance of the entire fleet for the past few days, and he was very tired.
Not long after, Guan Canghai changed to a small boat and came to Li Yuanqing's big boat.
"Canghai, have you eaten?" Li Yuanqing's mood suddenly brightened a lot, and he patted Guan Canghai on the shoulder with a smile.
Guan Canghai was a little tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and the bags under his eyes were swollen, but his mental state was not bad, and he smiled and said, "I smell the noodle soup on the adult's side, isn't this coming?" ”
Li Yuanqing smiled, ordered the firefighters to serve a big bowl of noodles to Guan Canghai, and told him about the search for nearby post stations.
Guan Canghai couldn't help but perk up when he heard this, "My lord, it's wonderful." If this is the case, our army can save a lot of effort. I'll arrange it. ”
Li Yuanqing smiled, "Don't be in a hurry, a good meal is not afraid of being late." After eating the noodles, go again. ”
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Due to the Houjin maritime ban policy, most of the people in the Houjin control area on the east bank of the Sancha River were moved to within fifteen miles of the coast, and these military posts of the Houjin also shrank inward.
Li Yuanqing imagined that it was like before, and it was already difficult to get off the boat and do it on land.
However, Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry, the monk can't run the temple, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the distance between the cities is very far, as long as he finds the official road, he will inevitably find the post station. In addition, the children are tired from the journey, and they also need to have a good rest.
It's like fishing, get the bait, cast the net, and wait for the news.
At noon the next day, the pirate spies who had gone out to investigate came back with the news that they had found a post station on an official road twenty miles to the east.
The scale of this post station is not small, almost the same as a small castle city, the north direction, leading to Haizhou and Liaoyang direction, is the main official road leading to Liaoyang and Shenyang in southern Liaoning.
It's just that from this side of the coast to the post station, you need to go over a continuous hilly and mountainous area, with dense forests and difficult roads.
Li Yuanqing immediately convened the officers under his command to discuss the matter.
Guan Canghai said: "My lord, even if it is a small castle city, at this time and in this kind of place, the Tartar army must be limited. I think this vote can be done. ”
Wang Hai also said: "My lord, my hometown is here." The castle is estimated to have been built later by the Tartars, and it is likely that it was later rebuilt. This kind of place, if you want to conquer it, it shouldn't be difficult. ”
Duan Xiliang also said: "My lord, there is a forest here, which is more conducive to our concealment. We don't have to rush this time, we can go ashore to investigate first. The war is tight on the side of Liaoxi, and I estimate that the stagecoach will definitely not break. We have enough food and grass, and when we have a goal, it's not too late to do it. ”
After listening to the opinions of these officers, Li Yuanqing was also very pleased in his heart, after going through so much, they had begun to grow up slowly.
"So, let's do something about this station. Pass on my military orders. ”
"Yes." The officers fell to their knees.
"Guan Canghai led the headquarters to stay in the fleet to protect the safety of the fleet. Wang Hai, Duan Xiliang, Xu Heizi, and Zhang Sanshun each took 50 elite soldiers from their headquarters and went with me on the expedition. ”
"Yes."
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In the evening, the sunset reflected the sunset on the horizon, enveloping the world in a faint but thick warm color.
On the coast, a small group of about 250 people, transported by several small boats, quietly landed on land.
Although the sea has begun to thaw, but the ground is still hard, Li Yuanqing and his party just entered the eastern mountains, a strong wind blew in the sky, and then, a light snow began to fall, and the weather suddenly became badly cold.
But Li Yuanqing had plenty of food and grass, and the soldiers were all dressed in new cotton jackets, even if the weather was bad, everyone was huddled together, and there was not much trouble.
At this time, this era is far different from later generations, Liaodi belongs to the bitter cold land, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the true color of nature has not been damaged too much.
Not far from the coast, there is a continuous forest, and after two or three miles of the forest, you enter the mountainous range.
If it is flat ground, it is not too much trouble to travel 20 miles in one night, but with such a terrain as in front of you, the speed naturally cannot be improved.
Fortunately, the 250 soldiers under Li Yuanqing's command are all elite, all of them are young and well-trained in the prime of life, and under the care of the first and last officers, none of them are left behind.
Early the next morning, the team had arrived in the depths of the forest, and was a mile away from the official road, temporarily resting and adjusting.
This post station is in a forest gap a mile and a half away.
Thin pieces of snow covered the ground, wrapping the whole world in a layer of silver.
There were no tents, no fires could be lit, and the soldiers had to huddle together, covered with dried leaves, and use each other's body heat to keep warm.
Wang Hai led the headquarters to be vigilant, and Li Yuanqing also leaned against a big tree, took out dry food, and prepared to eat.
In this era, it is not too much of a problem to travel, after all, the soldiers are in the prime of life, and eating is the top priority.
At this time, there was no canned meat, no smokeless oven, no fire, and no hot water, so it was just a dry and frozen pancake. Even pickles are frozen like ice sticks, and they need to melt with your tongue.
This feeling is not very pleasant.
But even so, the soldiers around him were all very excited, and they did not have the consciousness of a hard march overnight.
For them, as long as they can kill the Tartars, what else do they need to care about?
Quickly eating a piece of dry cake, Li Yuanqing gently stretched his muscles and bones, and rhythmically massaged his abdomen to artificially promote gastrointestinal digestion.
Looking at the familiar faces around him, Li Yuanqing felt even more that he had a great responsibility.
The bigwigs of the court have no contact with these hot-blooded men, and naturally they have no feelings, what they care about is only the overall situation, just the ending.
For them, they only want the results of Liaodi.
As for the casualties of the soldiers, the deaths and injuries of the common people, they are just a string of cold numbers.
But Li Yuanqing deeply understands that these good men are the cornerstone of his career and the guarantee for him to stand in this world.
If the wealth is gone, you can make it again, but if the person is gone, everything is gone.
Therefore, before making every decision, Li Yuanqing must be carefully considered, and within his ability, try his best to save the lives of these good men.
The morning passed quickly, and after a short rest, the soldiers were relieved, and Li Yuanqing was almost rested.
It's just that this annoying light snow hasn't stopped, but is showing signs of getting bigger and bigger.
Li Yuanqing originally wanted to stay a little longer, and then start after he was sure that he had a big goal to enter the post station, but according to the weather, he could only speed up.
In the morning, several groups of horses passed on the official road, but they all came from the direction of Liaoshen and headed for the direction of southern Liaoning, so Li Yuanqing did not order his soldiers to move.
These scouts are a team of three or five people, extremely fast, at this time it is daytime, if you can't catch them all, leaving a trouble, this is not a joke.
Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry at this time.
In the afternoon, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Li Yuanqing led his soldiers to quietly come to the vicinity of the official road, which was only more than half a mile away from the post station.
With such heavy snowfall, the whole world is covered, and even a dog, half a mile away, it is impossible to smell the smell here.
And the fast horses on the official road are even less likely to notice the movement in the depths of the roadside.
What is speechless is that throughout the afternoon, perhaps because of the heavy snowfall, no horses appeared again from the south or north, only a few chimneys at the post station not far away, bursts of fireworks appeared, showing that the world was still alive.
Just when even Li Yuanqing was about to lose his patience, in the evening, from the north, a group of people and horses, about 3 or 40 people, suddenly rushed to the direction of the north, guarding a carriage.
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