Regardless of whether what Li Rubo said is true or false, at least this attitude is placed in front of Du Song. The muscles on Du Song's face finally relaxed and raised his glass and said, "Li Shuai is so kind, but if I can attack Hetou'ala, I will definitely capture the old slave alive and throw it under Li Shuai's knees, and ask him to bend to Li Shuai to confess his guilt."

"That's it." Li Rubai raised his beard and laughed loudly, and cried with Du Song.

After the banquet, Du Song and his accomplice went out. Halfway through, Du Song suddenly said, "Li Rubai, who is in a doggy life, is fooled."

His central guerrilla asked, "What does the Grand Marshal say?"

"This old dog god is praising us in front of so many people. If you lose or make others compete for the first time, where will my face be put?"

This made the Central Army laugh and cry. Li Rubai at least praised him, and the flattery was almost numb. This could make Du Song feel unhappy, and the Central Army felt speechless.

"No matter what day it is, I will advance in advance." Du Song gritted his teeth and said to his trusted generals around him: "Please cheer me up, fight for this merit for me, capture my slave alive, and leave a name in history in the future."

"Don't worry, handsome man!"

Everyone roared together.

...

After seeing off batches of guests, Li Rubai is already 66 years old this year, a few years older than Nuerhaci. If ordinary people of this era were already hunched or could not live at this age, Li Rubai was born in a military general family when he was a teenager. He practiced martial arts since he was a child and had a good health. Even so, after a day of banquets, he would be sore and weak and exhausted.

After the outsiders were about to leave, only a few confidants stayed. Li Rubai lay on the soft couch and asked two beautiful maids to beat her legs. With his experience, identity, and status, no one dared to pick him up the courtesy of doing this.

The Li family's sons, Li Rusong served as general and admiral, Li Rubai is now the general of Liaodong, Li Rumei is the general of the Jinyiwei, Li Ruzhen is the commander of the Jinyiwei, Li Ruzhang served as general of Yansui, and the other few were also deputy generals and generals. Most of the generals in the entire Liaodong were dependent on the Li family, or were simply subordinates of the Li family. Until the Chongzhen period, the court considered the power of the Li family in Liaodong, and sent Li Ruzhen from the Jinyiwei to Liaodong as general. From this point of view, the Li family's current power in Liaodong is still the first, and no one can match.

But Li Rubai felt that the storm was coming, and he had done a lot of private affairs at the moment, some of which would be a disaster if they were revealed. However, for the benefit of the Li family and the generals bound around the Li family, Li Rubai had to do it.

He sighed softly, feeling that the problem lies in his strength.

If the Li family still had the 8,000 elite cavalry troops from thirty years ago, the Li family still walked sideways in Liaodong, and the court had no choice but to deal with the Li family. Now, the strength is still too weak.

At this time, a maid came up, Li Rubai opened his red eyes and said, "Play a song, be lighter, use a piano and a guzheng."

The maid responded, and after a while, the sound of light music started. Li Rubai listened for a while, cheered up again and said to the people who were sitting respectfully: "You will go back to Liaoxi tomorrow and tell them that this time Sarhu will probably be defeated. Du Fengzi has already gotten into a trap. According to his cowardly temper, it is his fucking strange thing to not compete for me. I will march on time here on time, and others will not be able to say my strange words. Yang Shishi will also approach me. I have done these things and told them not to say more useless gossip in Liaoxi... Get out!"

Several people stood up, no one spoke, and their faces were full of respectful expressions. They bowed behind and left. When they went out, there was unrestrained pleasure and joy in each other's eyes.

...

Yang Hao didn't know much about the commotion and uneasiness in Chenyang City. He hadn't done anything else these days, but was waiting for the court's reply.

The last time he asked for a postponement was flatly rejected. Yang Hao already knew the thoughts of the upper class and did not dare to ask for it again. This time it was because of the snow and snow on the 16th, and the army was unable to move. He felt that the possibility of postponement increased greatly if the center agreed.

Yang Hao himself didn't know much about why such a critical war was very lacking in confidence. Of course, he would not show it in front of others, and he was even worried that the soldiers would see that his confidence was insufficient.

Yang Hao was determined to be the last time for this request to be postponed. Under his understanding, morale should not be taken away again and again. If he, as the supervisor, always requested a postponement, it would be a blow to the morale of the upper and lower levels.

It was originally scheduled for the twenty-fifth day. After the heavy snow, Yang Hao changed it to the twenty-fiveth day. During this period, he requested a postponement, but at the same time he ordered the army to prepare at all times. Once the court does not allow it, it will be necessary to send troops immediately.

Today is already twenty-six days, and it will take two or three days to go back and forth. Yang Hao is restless in his study.

He also knew that the generals were waiting for news. Only Liu Ying had arrived at Liangmadian. The eastern army had the longest journey, and the roads were mostly dense mountain roads, which were very difficult to walk. If there was no news here at Yang Hao, Liu Ying would set off on the 27th. They would have to meet with the Korean and Korean soldiers halfway through, and the departure date was much earlier than that of the Western Army.

"The Supervisor, there is news."

Changsui walked into the room. Yang Hao saw the face of this confidant family and knew that the news was not good. He deliberately kept calm and did not show any expression on his face. He slowly got up, and then slowly pushed the door and walked out of the room.

It is the time when the sun sets, and the sun in spring falls much later than in winter. However, the scenery in front of you is no different from the middle of winter. Except for the sun's rays and white light, the sky in front of you is gray, and there is a kind of iron gray everywhere. The terrain of the Supervisor's Head is very high. Yang Hao can see many buildings and folk houses in Chenyang City. In addition to the roofs of towers, temples, temples and academies, which are made of tiles, there are many yamen and guards in front of him. The warehouses and the surrounding houses are all thatched roofs. A few miles away, a family's thatched house roof seemed to be crushed by snow. A group of people were repairing them with ladders. There was a military camp very close to the Supervisor's Office. The battalions seemed to be lined up to make dinner, and then squatted on the ground in groups of three or five listlessly and squatted on the ground to eat supper. In the past, dinner supply might not have been carried out normally. Because of the need to send troops, generals at all levels tried their best to ensure that the soldiers could eat enough, of course they could only eat enough.

There were many people standing back and forth outside the gate of the governor. Yang Hao knew that it was the Tangma who was waiting for news from various ministries here. When there was the latest news, they would report to their chief general as soon as possible.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from the street outside the road. Not only the pond horses outside, but also the passers-by. The firemen who were cleaning stopped and their hands were moving. Everyone looked in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came.

The iron gray in the sky seemed to be pressing down again, and the sky became darker and darker. Yang Hao also opened his eyes wide. As soon as the pond horse entered the city, someone would come to report it. He felt very up and down in his heart.

"The red flag is the red flag!"

Someone exclaimed, and Yang Hao felt a little nervous. Then he saw several pond horses galloping to the street in front of the main gate of the steed. When he came around the corner, a bright red red flag was in the hands of the pond horse. Under the strong north wind, the red flag was fluttering. From a distance, you could hear the rustling sound of the wind blowing the silk cloth.

The noise was very loud, and almost everyone was looking up, and even the personal soldiers standing on both sides of the gate and the ritual gate couldn't help but stretched their necks.

It was indeed the red flag, including Yang Hao, everyone could see it clearly. It seemed that in a moment, the sun completely settled, and the night occupied the entire sky without hesitation.

Yang Hao could not remember how many times it was for the red flag to urge the military to use. He knew that there might be a secret order this time, or a decree might be issued. The Ministry of War had issued the emperor's decree last time. From the title of "receive the decree" to "reporting the decree", he could hardly remember the specific content of the decree, and the only thing he remembered was the words "advance", which was to advance quickly.

Tangma came in with a red flag all the way in. Almost everyone's face looked ugly. The lower the soldiers and people were, the greater the doubts about this advance.

Yang Hao took a deep breath, and he knew that he could no longer delay.

After dark, Liu Ying's central army rushed to Shenyang first, and calculated the time he should have walked on the road for some days. Du Song also sent his generals to come, and the two of them still wanted to request to extend the time to send troops.

Du Song's reason is that it is difficult to do so. He has a strong confidence in victory. His long-term career as a general makes him ignore life and death and desire victory even more.

Du Song does not have any additional titles now, and he remembers his seniors, "Prince Young Guardian" is the honor he wants most.

Liu Ying asked him to be familiar with the road. Starting from Liangmadian, the road was full of deep mountains and dense forests, and the road was rugged and difficult to move. From Kuandian, there were streams, valleys, dense forests, mountains, and dangerous passes everywhere. The first hurdle that the Ming army had to pass was to trek across the Yaer River. According to the information Liu Ying discovered now, the Yaer River was rising, and there were only four ferry crossings to pass people and horses. The river was deep and the horse was big, and the water was black and stone was large, so it was difficult to get through. After crossing the deep river, cross Niumao Village, and then reaching Alibudagang, the journey was long and the road was difficult to move. Moreover, there were Jurchen villages on both sides. The enemy would definitely have a strong wall and clear the fields, and the ambush attacked secretly, so that the Ming army could not pass easily.

The Eastern Army had to leave early, and Liu Ying calculated the time, so it was difficult to arrive at the place where the troops were joined at the expected time. He requested an extension and after familiarizing himself with the road, he calculated the time for the troops to go out in order to arrive together.

"No longer allowed to go!" Yang Hao changed into casual clothes to meet these people. No one from the South and North Route Army sent him. He was satisfied with Li Rubai and Malin, and was also full of resentment towards Du Song and Liu Ying.

Yang Hao said angrily: "The court has repeatedly fired red flags, so how can we delay the advancement? On the 27th, the Eastern Army set off, and on the 28th, the Western Army and the various armies raised their troops. The officer is in command in Shenyang. All units are not allowed to delay. We must advance according to this time."
Chapter completed!