In Jinzhou City, Li Xin took a group of attachés to inspect the surrounding forts, and what he saw along the way made him frightened. Where was the defeat of the Qing army, and after pulling out the camp and leaving, there was not a single soldier left. On the other hand, the Ming army abandoned countless military funds when they abandoned the fortresses, and the comparison between the two can be seen that the gap between the Ming army and the Qing army.

This gap is impossible to change in a short period of time, and the reason why the Manchus were able to force the Manchus to withdraw with Jinzhou was entirely because Huang Taiji did not have a strong heir after his death, and his internal struggle for power and profit happened to be cheaper than the Ming Dynasty.

Li Xin galloped between the forts, inspected more than ten forts near the left in one day, and was already sleepy and tired, but he was worried and did not dare to have a moment of leisure. These fortresses must be restored as soon as possible, and his three guards must be concentrated to strictly guard Jinzhou, and there are no extra people to send out, so they have to requisition the thousands of cavalry brought by Liu Yuliang and disperse to the intact fortresses around Jinzhou.

According to Liu Yuliang's words, sooner or later, the Shanhaiguan side will send people here to rob the fortress in order to seize the merits of the war. Therefore, even if you can't occupy it, you have to set it on fire, otherwise you will make wedding clothes for others in vain.

Lu Jiu followed behind Li Xin and walked all the way down, seeing that the thousands of Ming troops scattered out to see the bottom than that, but Li Xin seemed to hesitate.

"Brother Thirteen, but you are reluctant to destroy this fortress once and for all?"

Li Xin stopped in front of the empty fortress, and Lu Jiuwei asked each other, but in fact urged. Unexpectedly, Li Xin said suddenly: "Lu Jiu, close the gate of the fortress, wait for someone to receive it, and there must be no negligence." ”

"Thirteenth brother?"

Lu Jiu was not only anxious this time, he was even a little angry.

"Thirteenth brother, you are thinking about the imperial court, but in a blink of an eye, this is the qualification of those flies and dogs in the court, who can still remember our three guards? It's better to burn him down with a fire, and burn it clean, so we can't get it, and we can't let them bargain. ”

Li Xin sneered: "Lu Jiu is confused, do you think that what you burned is the seniority of those flies and dogs?" If these fortresses are burned down, it will be a loss to small profits, but it is a dispensable pain, and the family and country will be a pain to the bone! If they are all destroyed, and then they want to restore the old view, not to mention whether the court can still get the money now, I am afraid that I will not be able to get it back at this time! ”

Lu Jiu still looked disapproving, "Then let those villains take advantage of them in vain?" I'm not reconciled! ”

Li Xin smiled bitterly: "How can you be unwilling? You say that this credit is to me Li Xin, is it still a good thing for my Three Guards? ”

"It's not a bad thing to take credit!" Lu Jiu followed. Li Xin shook his head: "How can it be a good thing?" Think about it, how many people have been sealing the altar since the Taizu Dynasty? ”

Lu Jiu smiled, very proud. "I haven't read a book, but I know that the general is the best among them!"

Li Xin looked bitter again, "Then have you ever heard that the rafters rot first?" Lu Jiu seemed to be thoughtful when he heard this, and Li Xin pointed at him with hatred for iron and steel, "You, you, are still so impulsive and reckless!" ”

Lu Jiu said abruptly: "It's not good! Before the words fell, he hurriedly called his own soldiers: "Quickly go and inform the brothers, the situation has changed again, don't set fire!" ”

It turned out that this Lu Jiu knew that Li was soft, and he had secretly sent people to take a detour to burn the city, and there were no longer a few people who did the same along the way.

Li Xin was suddenly furious, "Lu Jiu, if you act so recklessly and stab out Da Louzi, don't blame the thirteenth brother for being ruthless!" ”

Lu Jiuwan didn't expect his thirteenth brother to turn his face with himself for this matter, which had never happened before, and he was stammering for a while, not knowing what to say. Li Xin changed his words again, and he was heartbroken: "The taboo of an army is to order many doors, and if you act like this, you will not only harm yourself, but also harm our brothers!" ”

Lu Jiu couldn't understand how he could harm himself and his brothers if he was thinking about the thirteenth brother, although he still didn't think so, but he didn't say much. How did he know that Li Xin could remind him like this, and he could no longer speak from the position of the commander of the first army. The Three Guards are no longer the size of 100 people at the beginning, and everything can be decided by virtue of their own likes and dislikes. At present, there are tens of thousands of soldiers, and I don't know how many stakeholders are tied up on the entire chariot in charge of a province, if Lu Jiu is like this every time, how can he not be hated by others, and if it reaches the point where it is difficult to turn around, even the emperor will not be able to save him.

These thoughts flashed in Li Xin's heart one by one, and he was a little excited, not only to make wedding clothes for others, but also to reserve the last strength for the Ming Dynasty. He did not want to continue to delay here, and decided to raise troops and return to Shanxi.

Li Xin urged the horse to take a few steps, but suddenly grabbed the reins of the horse, and turned around and called: "Lu Jiu hasn't kept up yet, it's late, I'm afraid it will be difficult to return to Jinzhou before dark!" ”

Lu Jiu came back to his senses and stepped forward, but he still couldn't help asking: "If the thirteenth brother really makes this great achievement, can the imperial court still make that bird hide the bow and cook the rabbit dead and the dog cook?" Lu Jiu can't figure it out! ”

Li Xinyi urged the war horse, and at the same time replied to Lu Jiudao: "The rabbit and the dog may not be cooked, and it is inevitable that the bird will hide the bow!" He actually had another worry, the emperor had personally appointed the marriage between the county lord of Jin and him, and he had escaped by luck because of the internal and external wars. Now, in the eyes of the imperial court, the Qing army has been defeated, and the threat outside the gate has been suddenly eliminated, wouldn't those people just take the opportunity to force themselves to marry the county lord.

This is also a joint that Li Xin has only figured out in recent days, if he figured it out a few days in the morning, he would definitely not send Niu Dan to Beijing to compete for merit, and it is a big deal to give all these credits to Sun Chengzong, which is much better than letting those old things in the cabinet use it to make a fuss.

"Lu Jiu, you quickly send people south to meet the Shanhaiguan army heading north, do a good job of guiding them, and do your best to recover these well-preserved fortresses one by one!"

"Well, why don't we rush to give this credit away?"

Li Xin didn't explain a word this time, only replied lightly: "Don't say more, send someone quickly!" ”

At this time, Li Xin had already made up his mind to return to Shanxi as soon as possible, and he still walked from the grassland, and the danger in western Liaoning had been solved, so he had no nostalgia for Jinzhou.

The group rushed to Jinzhou, and finally saw the towering city wall of Jinzhou City when the sun set. Li Xin suddenly looked back and said, "Lu Jiu, let's leave Jinzhou today and return to the west!" ”

Lu Jiu was suddenly taken aback: "Why is the thirteenth brother so urgent?" ”

asked a word, but saw that Li Xin's war horse had already entered the city gate, so he chased after him again.

"What? General Lee will leave tonight? So how to hold this Jinzhou? Liu Yuliang's injuries had obviously improved, and his face was more bloody, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that Li Xin was going to leave Jinzhou tonight.

"Ge Lao don't worry, Ge Lao still has a thousand guards in the city, and according to the secret report, Shanhaiguan has sent a large army to Jinzhou at night, and I want to come to Jinzhou at noon tomorrow, and then Ge Lao will welcome them into the city!"

Liu Yuliang said that he would not let Li Xin leave, but Li Xin did not hide it, and revealed his hidden worries and discusses, and the current situation is much better to go than not to go. Liu Yuliang is also a person who has been up and down in the sea for many years, how can he not understand the delicate situation under Li Xin's current situation.

If Li Xin Da Ra took the entire credit of Liaoxi on his body, although the great tomorrow in the Forbidden City would be relieved for a while, he would also plant a seed in his heart, a seed of suspicion. And once the seeds here are stationed in the emperor's heart, they will take root and blossom at an incredible speed.

At that time, there will be people in the DPRK and China who will take the opportunity to stir up trouble and add fuel to the fire, and I am afraid that Li Xin will be fortunate to be able to save his life. On the contrary, Li Xin has merit but does not receive it, so that others have taken it away, but the eyes of the world are bright, and the reputation of the great tomorrow is not rewarded, not to mention, with the emperor's mind and character, he will definitely treat Li Xin wronged and condone him a lot, so it seems that this is a loss at the moment, but it can be exchanged for the emperor's apology, in the end, it is still a long-term view.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yuliang looked at Li Xin again, this young man has given too many surprises, on the surface it seems that he is vulgar and unliterate, but in fact, his mind is more delicate than those literati and strategists, and it is even more rare that this person has a gap in his chest but it is really rare, so all these things converge on this person, and sooner or later it will become a great weapon.

The word "big instrument" popped up in Liu Yuliang's heart, which shocked him, but he soon regained his calm.

Liu Yuliang motioned to the family next to him to help him up, sat upright on the couch, and said with a bow: "General Li, please accept the old man's gift!" "He is a person who comes from the heart of his heart, who can devote himself to the court regardless of personal gains and losses, not without but many people who are inflexible in Geng Jie, such as Haigang Peak of Jiajing Wanli Dynasty, but the current people are far from being comparable to others.

With this will alone, it is also worthy of his Liu Yuliang's gift, but his gift is also to lay a foreshadowing in the future.

Li Xin hurriedly supported Liu Yuliang, "Elder Ge is doing something, but Li Xin is tormented." After Li Xin finished speaking, he was no longer verbose, but directly took out another document in his arms and handed it to Liu Yuliang: "Li Xin has a letter, and he also asked the elder pavilion to forward it to His Majesty the Emperor on his behalf." Say goodbye today, and see you again tomorrow. ”

After speaking, Li Xin said no more, turned his head and walked out. Liu Yuliang was stunned for a long time, and then suddenly came back to his senses and looked down at the documents in his hand, but he hadn't sealed his mouth yet. His heart jumped, it wasn't Li Xin who deliberately let himself see it, and even if he spread it......