At dawn, everything sounds silent. The stars in the sky also disappeared without a trace under the reflection of the white fish belly in the sky. Only a ray of fiery red sun was particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the sky.

As soon as the midsummer sun jumped out of the horizon, the whole world immediately fell into the heat. In a blink of an eye, the birds woke up, the insects sang, and the wind also rose. The breeze mixed with the heat waves blew on the faces of every morning person, but it did not bring them any coolness.

On such an early morning, Li Ming's army was busy preparing to set off.

Li Ming unexpectedly obtained control of Mengyin Border Pass this time, which temporarily delayed his trip for two months. In order to consolidate this hard-won result, Li Ming gave up the Linjiazhuang reinforcement plan that had been decided long ago and focused on the control of Mengyin Border Pass and Zhongzhou. It was not until all the new officials were familiar with his position that he removed all the original officials. In this way, most of the entire Mengyin Border Pass and Zhongzhou became Li Ming's possessions.

In terms of military, since the army on Zhongzhou and Mengyin borders have expanded to 700,000, although its combat effectiveness has declined, I believe that by using old to lead new soldiers, which new soldiers will soon become qualified soldiers. Through the news from the Saint Hand King who stayed on Biquan Island, Li Ming knew that the more than 500,000 reserve troops left behind have now formed considerable combat effectiveness after training from the commander-in-chief and those officers who graduated from military academy, Li Ming has been relieved to leave most of the troops in Zhongzhou to prevent Li Jiao from taking the opportunity to counterattack.

The 350,000 army brought by Li Ming this time was all his belongings. In order to open up Mingyang City, he could be said to have made a lot of money. After three months of hard fighting, the troops increased to 700,000. This result was something that Li Ming had never expected that so many soldiers in front of him would not be distributed according to the previous organization. Therefore, after half a month of discussion, the organizational method of Li Ming's troops was introduced.

This time, Li Ming divided all the troops into four corpses, each of which consisted of three armies and three strengthening divisions, with a total of 300,000 troops. Cao Bao, Wang Wen, Zhuo Junhao and Leng Hen served as commanders of the four corps without surprise. Cao Bao's first legion stayed at Mengyin border, Zhuo Junhao's third legion defended Zhongzhou area, and Zezhou area had no decent cities at all, so Li Ming only drew three divisions from the First legion to garrison there. At the same time, due to the current relationship with Ximen Hu, Li Ming was not worried that the army of the Great Zhou attacked him. Therefore, Cao Bao's first legion was actually composed of the reserve troops originally stationed in Jiang and Hu prefectures. In order to train these original reserve troops, Li Ming transferred them from the Jianghu prefectures to the distant Mengyin border, hoping that they could become their main force as soon as possible.

The transfer of Li Ming's troops this time was a very big task. It would take a lot of money and material resources to transfer 300,000 troops from the Jianghu and the Mengyin border alone. However, for future development, the loss is still worth it.

After arranging everything, Li Ming finally ordered the deportation. Since the 300,000 garrisons in Mengyin border needed soldiers from Jianghu and the two states to arrive before they could change their defenses, Li Ming accompanied this time only 100,000 troops and 80,000 white soldiers.

As early as the eve of the dispatch of troops, Li Ming had already arranged the logistics troops. In addition to transporting war materials, it was the most important transportation route connecting Jiangzhou and Mengyin borders. Therefore, Li Ming had very high requirements. Except for some of the 500,000 logistics personnel, most of the rest were used to pave the road. At the same time, they also drew millions of people from Jiangzhou and Zhongzhou to assist in the construction of the road. The asphalt, slag, crystal mines and the gravels in the iron ore that gathered in Li Ming's factory over the past two or three years have finally been used. At the same time, the Lianshan area along the way can also provide rich stones. In this short five months, a road that has begun to take shape and allows a truck to pass through has spread across Zhongzhou and the hinterland of Zezhou, and it leads from the dock of Zezhou to the bottom of Mingyang City.

The 200 trucks had already added gasoline refined by Biquan Island. Although most of the fuel produced by Li Ming's refinery did not meet the gasoline standards, and there were a lot of impurities in the oil products, Li Ming brought many inspection facilities this time, including inspection equipment and medicines for oil product verification. Therefore, after his careful selection, a batch of oil products were selected and poured into the car's fuel tank. Fortunately, domestic trucks are not particularly delicate. Although the fuel value of gasoline does not meet the standards, they can still drive the car forward.

The army had been preparing for a long time before departure, and it was almost noon before leaving from the camp under Mingyang City. The officers such as Cao Bao, Zhuo Junhao, and administrative officials such as Huang San and Ma Linwei shook hands and said goodbye to Li Ming one by one on both sides of the road, watching Li Ming's large army disappear from their sight.

Due to the flat road, Li Ming's troops were not slow. In twenty days, they crossed Lianshan, crossed the Third Ring Road area, and passed through Zezhou, which was covered with swamps, and arrived at the Lanjiang Wharf in the central part of Zezhou.

At this time, Lanjiang Wharf had long been transformed into a large dock with ten docks. In order to welcome the return of Li Ming's army, the dock was lined up with warships of all sizes. Minister of Water Transport Wang Tao had been waiting on the dock. Seeing the Rangers who were leading the way in Li Ming's army, he immediately ordered all personnel to prepare for docking.

The fleet transporting Li Ming's troops sped on the Lan River for four days and four nights, and finally entered the wide Mid-Shan Lake. Looking at the clear lake in front of him, a sense of intimacy arose in Li Ming's heart. Banshan Lake can be said to be his second hometown. As he became busier and busier during this period, he has been away from here for longer and longer. Every time he returns here, he feels very intimate and safe.

At this time, colorful flags were flying, firecrackers were ringing, and dense gongs and drums and cheers from the crowd resounded through the sky. This time, Li Ming’s return to the island was the most glorious. The residents of the island almost all came out. On the pier, a sea of ​​people formed on the roadside. On both sides of the wide central avenue of Biquan Island were crowded with people. Everyone showed joyful smiles on their faces and shouted Li Ming’s name loudly. This scene almost made Li Ming wonder if it was the * era of that year.

The lively welcome ceremony lasted for more than a day. Although Li Ming was anxious, he still had to pretend to sit on the platform built in advance to accept the audience of officials and the gifts of the representatives of the people. This kind of flashy and time-consuming superficial article is really not to be promoted, otherwise officials at all levels will rush to imitate. At that time, it may be difficult to ban it again.

Fortunately, Li Ming's officers were well-trained. When Li Ming was worshipping everyone, they commanded the fleet to divert to another dock and unloaded Li Ming's 200 trucks and more than 100,000 troops from the ships in an orderly manner. The rushing sounds on Biquan Island did not have any impact on them.

As the evening approached, the welcome ceremony at Biquan Island Pier ended. Li Ming, who was unhappy, said goodbye to the officials and the people who were still cheering, and hurriedly returned to Yongyue Villa under the escort of his personal guards.

In Yongyue Villa, Zhang Yao and Man'er had already prepared wine and food in the pavilion by the spring, but they didn't wait until Li Ming came back until the evening. They were both full of unhappiness, but the moment they saw Li Ming, this unhappiness turned into tears of unknown taste. At the same time, the two of them rushed into his arms.

Feeling the feeling of Wen Xiang's heart, Li Ming temporarily forgot the unhappiness just now. Zhang Yao didn't say much, and Li Ming was still very moved by Man'er's ability to put down his reserve and take the initiative to throw himself into his arms.

There was nothing to say all night. After Li Ming finished the night of entanglement, he hurried down the mountain at noon the next day. This time, he summoned Zhang Yao, Man'er and all the officials to discuss the next plan. Li Ming had decided to immediately lead the guards and Zhuang Ya to reinforce Linjiazhuang after returning. Therefore, Zhang Yao and Man'er must continue to act as the leader. Before leaving, he must explain some important matters clearly.

Two hundred trucks of supplies were finally transported back. These supplies embodies the brief technology of modern society. Some things were not even Li Ming knew how to use them. Fortunately, when he came back this time, he collected all the relevant information, and the knowledge stored in his car computer was enough to allow most of the things to settle down on Biquan Island. When he left, in order to avoid industrial pollution on Biquan Island, he had ordered his subordinates to move the heavily polluted refineries and steel plants to the open space between Tieshan and Crystal Mine. Now the original site of Biquan Island can install new industrial facilities. First of all, he had to install new refining facilities and large-scale steam turbines and generators purchased. This work was only handed over to those of the Ministry of Industry. In the past two years, the island has cultivated many advanced technical talents, which greatly reduced Li Ming's burden.

As for the battle between Li Song and Li Qing, Li Ming has been paying close attention since his expedition. Although Li Song recruited 800,000 troops and Li Qing only had more than 100,000 new soldiers, with the planning of his subordinates and generals, Li Qing forced Li Song's army to block Li Song's army into his fiefdom with 150,000 new soldiers. At the same time, Li Qing drew 20,000 people from the few troops and frequently harassed his supply line in the rear of Li Song, making Li Song as if he was trapped in a quagmire. On the other hand, although Li Song had 800,000 strong soldiers, he did not have any capable subordinates to lead troops to fight for him. Although the Imperial Guards were powerful and the Imperial Guards were good at fighting, none of these people had commanded the large corps. Li Song ascended the throne.

The first large-scale war was completed under the command of Li Ming. At the same time, due to the mixed forces collected and the management was very chaotic, the army's efficiency was very low. Often, the garrisons in one place were fighting against the enemy, but other garrisons less than ten miles apart were unable to reinforce. First, the order had not arrived, and second, the reconnaissance was unfavorable. Li Song had not trained any good generals and counselors for many years, which was exactly the opposite of Li Qing. With his ambition and the assistance of Liu Zhang, a large number of outstanding generals had been trained in the fiefdom. Therefore, although Li Song's expedition was very different from that of the two sides, he was now in a stalemate. The daily consumption of the 800,000 army tortured Li Song torture in pain.

According to the daily report of the intelligence department, Li Ming concluded that Li Song and Li Qing could not end the war in a short time. Therefore, he had to take this opportunity to resolve the crisis in Linjiazhuang first. Now, his tips within Li Qing's sphere of influence have almost been lost, and the intelligence of other parties has gradually decreased. Under normal circumstances, one-third of the intelligence was transmitted to Li Ming through the Linjiazhuang Intelligence Network. Now the civil war in Linjiazhuang has caused Li Ming to be greatly affected. At the same time, due to the large number of forces in Linjiazhuang's two sides, Li Ming, has also been greatly affected. At the same time, due to the large number of forces in Linjiazhuang's forces, the two sides have drawn a large number of people.

The transfer of personnel to join the ranks of the battle has greatly affected Li Ming's tea sales. Over the past year, not only has the sales network of Huang San in the north been at a standstill, but the sales in the south have also dropped to half of the past. Although the Saint Wang and Gao Wei tried every means to increase the domestic demand in the Jianghu and the two states, and also sent a lot of personnel to open tea shops in other places, it still caused the backlog of tea on the island, which reduced Li Ming's fiscal revenue by 20% or 30%. Therefore, it is urgent to help Linjiazhuang restore normal order as soon as possible.

At the meeting, Li Ming emphasized the urgency of establishing a large thermal power plant. At the same time, he also asked the commander to strengthen the training of recruits as soon as possible so that his current army of one and two million can form sufficient combat effectiveness. After he returned from Linjiazhuang, he could use his superior troops and excellent weapons to sweep Li Qing's army.

At the same time, he organized more than 80,000 white people he brought back to the garrison of Biquan Island, allowing them to escape from camels and become new heavy armored cavalry. The innate physical advantage made them more suitable for this army.

In the past five months, he took the time to disassemble the Type 95 fully automatic rifle he brought back to survey and map, and then made some changes to certain materials based on the manufacturing conditions of Biquan Island and the types of lathes he brought back. This time, he asked those from the Ministry of Industry to copy a few of them to do experiments based on the actual structure of these guns and their surveys. He did not want to do backward front-mounted muskets. Since there were such processing and manufacturing conditions, he still started with the most advanced guns. Although on the battlefield, this modern gun is really a machine that costs money, if a unit of 5,000 people is established, it will be invincible anywhere.

After explaining all the things to be paid attention to, Li Ming, who had returned to the island for only one day, brought his two thousand guards and Zhuang Ya and his wife to set off. In order to enhance his combat effectiveness, Li Ming brought six Type 95 rifles and all the bullets, gave up his base car, and more than two thousand people rode on more than two thousand fast horses, and left Biquan Island overnight to Linbin Wharf.

Looking at Zhang Yao and Man'er who were getting farther and farther under the light, Li Ming's heart was filled with guilt. From the day he decided to fight for the world, he knew that his future life would be uneasy, and the paradise he had hoped for would never come back, and the days he would reunite with his confidante would become less and less. Li Ming was deeply helpless about this.

More than 2,000 people landed on the Linbin Wharf, running day and night towards Linjiazhuang. Linjiazhuang is located in Dingzhou, southwest of Biquan Island. It used to be a prefecture under the emperor's jurisdiction. It is now in a three-no-government area. The general manager of Dingzhou is timid and afraid of trouble. He dared not invest in any of the forces of either side, nor dared to rise up. Therefore, he was in a swaying situation at this time. However, because Dingzhou is far away from all forces, he has not received the impact of this war. However, the smart Li Qing noticed this in time.

One thing is, when he failed to win over the chief executive, he turned his attention to Linjiazhuang. In the imperial city, Lin Lingfeng's powerful power was still fresh in his life. In many cases, this personal power could change many things, so he had the idea of ​​Linjiazhuang. However, he also knew that with the relationship between Lin Lingfeng and Li Ming, it was impossible for him to say that Donglinjiazhuang was serving him. Therefore, after careful preparation and investigation, he turned his attention to Lin Lingqiang, the second person in Linjiazhuang.

Li Qing did this so much that he killed two birds with one stone. He could not only hold Lin Lingfeng and cut off a strong support for Li Ming, but also bring him a new force. If Lin Ling succeeds, the wealth that is as rich as the country and the intelligence network throughout the country will be used by him in the future. Therefore, he has invested a lot of energy in the battles in Lin Jiazhuang.

To reach Dingzhou, you must pass through the narrow Yuzhou, which is different from Dingzhou. This is Li Song's direct jurisdiction. Although there is no such scene of preparing for troops in other combat zones, Li Ming's army with more than 2,000 people is still very suspicious. Therefore, just as he was speeding out of Jiangzhou, a team of soldiers quickly surrounded Li Ming and others, and soon blocked Li Ming from the front and back. Judging from the opponent's posture, it seemed that he was a garrison troops defending the Yuzhou border.

Logically speaking, Li Ming and Li Song have not yet broken openly. In the outside world, the two states under the jurisdiction of Li Ming are still Li Song's power. Therefore, Yuzhou, which borders Jiangzhou, is not tight in defense, and Li Ming did not expect to encounter such a unit of tens of thousands of people here.
Chapter completed!