Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 42 Mao Wenlong’s hesitation
  On April 1, the second year of the Ming Dynasty, more than ten miles north of Guangning City, there was a roaring wind and dark clouds.

Except for Zuo Guangdou, the governor of Liaodong, who claimed that he was not acclimatized to the climate and was bedridden, all the officials and generals in Liaodong were already here.

Of course, whether Mr. Zuo doesn’t want to see Wang Qi, or he really has unbearable abdominal pain, it’s not for outsiders to tell - but last night, Wang Qi had received news, and a secret letter had been sent from the Liaodong Governor’s Yamen Send out and head towards Beijing City in Shanhaiguan.

Zuo Guangdou wants to file a complaint?
  Wang Qi didn't know, nor did he care, because the opinions of the rotten scholars in Donglin were never included in Wang Qi's plans.

The mission of Horqin as an envoy represents the expansion of the dispute between the Ming Dynasty and Jianzhou from Liaodong to beyond the Mongolian wall. In any case, any foresighted minister of the Ming Dynasty, who is a scholar and a commoner, will not allow Jianzhou to win over Horqin so easily!
  There is absolutely no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch!
  In the distance are the vast mountains, and as far as the eye can see, there is the vast grassland, endless as far as the eye can see.

Wild countryside, land of terraces.

Wang Tiqian, Xiong Tingbi, Luo Yiguan, Zu Dashou, Liu Qu and others all presented Wang Qi with wine to see him off.

"Captain Wang, we have traveled more than a thousand miles, and we are alone, with no supplies behind us, and no help. Apart from saying that we take care of ourselves, we can only ask for the blessings of the saints," Wang Tiqian said, sighed, and left his sleeves. He took out a jade pendant from his pocket and held it in both hands: "This is an object given to us by the Empress Dowager when our family served the Holy Sage in the dormitory. With the blessing of the Holy Sage, there will be no worries here."

The dark green jade pendant is passed through with a black string, and there are six pearls on the left and right sides of the intersection.

Just looking at its appearance, it is already worth a fortune, not worth a thousand dollars.

Looking at Xiong Tingbi and all the generals beside them, they secretly smacked their lips: In order to win over Wang Qi, the Chief of Ceremonies did not hesitate to spend a lot of money. What a lavish deal!

"Too precious." Wang Qi did not reach out to pick it up.

"Hey, if Captain Wang's trip goes smoothly, this jade pendant will also be a credit to our family, right?" Wang Tiqian chuckled: "How about returning it to our family as a witness when the time comes?"

Wang Qi looked at Wang Tiqian with a sincere expression, nodded silently, and reached out to take the jade pendant.

On the other side, Xiong Tingbi had already asked people to bring up nine jars of wine.

That was the imperial gift wine that Wang Tiqian and Yang Lian brought when they came here.

Toot toot.
  Cold wine poured out from the altar, filling a bowl for everyone on the mission.

Xiong Tingbi stepped forward, holding a sea bowl in his hand, and said to the people in the mission: "We have traveled thousands of miles, and you are alone, but you have the emperor's destiny, for my plan for the Ming Dynasty, and for the ambition of a man, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I am the official The Liaodong Economic Strategy Association writes a letter to thank you for your bravery! You can rest assured that your family, parents, children and friends are all in trouble!"

"Thank you sir!"

Wang Qi raised the sea bowl high above his head, turned around and looked around at everyone: "We will win here! Do it!"

"Dry!"

More than a hundred people in the mission all raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp!

After a while, Wang Qi rode the horse in front, gestured to Xiong Tingbi and Wang Tigan and others, then turned the horse's head and led the delegation north.

"This boy has quite the spirit of a chivalrous man," Xiong Tingbi and Wang Tiqian stood side by side, looking at Wang Qi's retreating back. The wind rustled and dark clouds pressed over the city. They felt this for a moment.

"When the border areas are in chaos, heroes are born. Doesn't Xiong Jinglue know that times create heroes?" Wang Tiqian raised his head and laughed.

"Yes, times make heroes," Xiong Tingbi nodded silently.

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When Wang Qi led the mission to set off. Liaonan, Pidao.

At this time, Mao Wenlong was covered in blood, standing at the head of Pidao City, looking at the black mass of Jianzhou soldiers and horses in the distance charging toward the town fort through the cover of trees, his expression full of panic and confusion.

He didn't know why Hou Jin didn't attack the important first-line towns of Guangning and Songjin in western Liaoning, but instead sent heavy troops to southern Liaoning.

Is the strategic position here so important?
  Mao Wenlong was about to cry but had no tears: You Mang Gurtai was angry at Sipingbao and went to find him Wang Qi. What are you doing here to find me?
  Ever since Mao Wenlong led more than a hundred men to take advantage of Hou Jin's empty troops in southern Liaoning and win the great victory at Zhenjiang, things have been going smoothly. The government and the public were shaken, and there was a flood of rewards. He was directly promoted from a garrison officer to the deputy commander-in-chief of Zhenjiang, and he was in the limelight for a while. There is no two, it can be said to be unprecedented.

Of course, this title has now been taken away by Wang Qi.

"Sir, Mang Gurtai's army has broken through the defense from the front and is heading towards the city," Kong Youde and Shang Kexi were also wearing broken armor. It seemed that they had fought hard all night, but still failed to block Hou Jin's fierce attack.

After all, everyone's eyes in Liaodong were on Siping Fort. Who would have thought that Hou Jin would suddenly come here? On weekdays, Mao Wenlong sold human bodies and mink velvet in Zhenjiang, and at the same time collected commissions and profits from the trade between North Korea and Houjin. The treasury was rich and the population was prosperous, which made him very comfortable.

How much armaments and defenses can Pi Island have at this time?

"Sir, the Han army led by Tong Yangxing from the west also broke through the defense and came towards the city!" Geng Zhongming came with his men and cursed at the same time: "The damn Koreans also took the opportunity to backstab and defected to the Jurchens!"

At this time, Mao Wenlong looked around. The entire Pidao City was already ablaze. Further on the sea, there were densely packed Jurchen boats crossing the sea. It was even more difficult to escape.

"Fight to the death!" Mao Wenlong held the handle of the knife tightly in his hand. Although he said that he would fight Jianzhou to the death, it was obvious that there was a trace of struggle in his eyes.

As for the three men under his command, they are all good and well-educated. Geng Zhongming obviously knows this handsome father very well.

They looked at each other and had a plan in mind.

"Sir, this cannot be settled," Kong Youde said, his voice hoarse.

"Sir, you need to think about it early," Shang Kexi added.

When Mao Wenlong heard this, his body trembled. He turned to look at his three adopted grandchildren. With a trembling voice, he pointed at the three of them and said, "The imperial court has treated me well! I would rather die than surrender!"

"Sir! Apart from Mr. Yuan, the governor of Denglai, who else in the court has said a word for you?" Geng Zhongming added the last sentence: "Even if the court does not take action now, in a few years, Shuaifu's status will surely be It will become a thorn in the eyes of the princes of the imperial court! A thorn in the side of restlessness!"

"I am not a disloyal person!" Mao Wenlong Yangtian sighed, seemingly shaken.

"As long as the handsome father says a word," Kong Youde said happily, Geng Zhongming and the other three half-knelt on the ground: "We will follow you to the death!"

As soon as the three people finished speaking, there was a loud noise in the distance, and the watchtower at the highest point of Pi Island collapsed in the raging fire.

Mao Wenlong stared blankly at the watchtower. At that moment, it seemed as if the backbone of his body had been taken away. In an instant, his body collapsed, and he took two steps back and fell backwards.

"Handsome father!" Upon seeing this, the three adopted grandsons stepped forward and stretched out their hands to support Mao Wenlong's fallen body.

"I would rather die than surrender Houjin!" Mao Wenlong managed to make a move: "How many troops do we still have?"

"More than seven thousand people have gathered together. Handsome father, if you want to leave, you can only abandon all your wealth now. Years of hard work will be ruined in one day!" Kong Youde said anxiously: "If we are temporarily separated from Hou Jin If you act imaginatively and make mistakes, the future will be long!"

After hearing this, Mao Wenlong looked up at the sky. The distant Big Dipper flashed brightly and dimly, as if indicating that his future was uncertain. After a while, he could only sigh: "That's it, that's it."

(End of this chapter)