Zhou Zheng's Songshan City used tens of thousands of people and invested countless money and grain. It was built on the basis of Songshan Fort. It took more than four months to build a little.

Zu Dashou's Youtun is north of the Daling River. There is not much nearby support from Jinzhou, and the manpower and materials are far from enough, so it is impossible to build a big city like Jinzhou.

Therefore, the right gate cannot be guarded.

Zhou Zheng was the first to get the news. While communicating everywhere, passing on the messages, and getting their attitude, he summoned everyone to start discussion.

Cao Bianjiao said: "Sir, the best plan is to retreat and defend Jinzhou. Jianlu failed repeatedly in Jinzhou, and would not fight head-on, but would only withdraw troops."

Everyone thought this way, and they could not defend Youtun or rescue him. There was no other way except to withdraw.

Chu Jin said: "Sir, according to the speed of Jianlu, you will arrive in Youtun in August at the latest. The time is not short, but not long. The supervisor and the governor must make a decision as soon as possible."

The powers of Liaodong are the most complicated. Although Sun Chengzong was the governor of Ji Liao, he also had to rely on the governor of Liaodong. If Qiu Hejia did not cooperate, Sun Chengzong would be defeated.

Shangguan Lie resumed the conversation and said, "Sir, can we ambush Jianlu for so long?"

Meng Hezhou looked at him and shook his head and said, "Crossing the Daling River, Jianlu's detective cavalry can see all corners with one horse. What's more, the situation in Liaodong is complicated, and some people are probably already surrendering to Jianlu."

The people around Zhou Zheng have always been more taboo, but they know that Zhou Zheng hates those who defect to Jianlu, so they never mention it.

Shangguan Lie came to deliver supplies from Tianjin Wei, and then stayed in the army. Although this person was twenty years old, he was imaginative and was extremely impulsive in his thoughts, speaking and doing things. Fortunately, he did not cause any trouble. In addition, he was Zhou Zheng's brother-in-law, and everyone was selling some face and never blamed him.

Zhou Zheng looked at the map in front of him, pondered for a while, and said, "What is the news on the supervisor?"

Meng Hezhou said: "The supervisor should come back from Jizhen and go to Ningyuan to take charge. There will be orders in at most two days."

Zhou Zheng looked at the map and said, "Now we have to wait for the decision of the supervisor. We will continue to make our plans. If Youtun retreats to Jinzhou or ours, and Jianlu will cross the Daling River and advance, we must make enough solutions."

"Yes!" Everyone gathered around and began to deduce the possibilities and countermeasures.

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Sure enough, in just two days, Sun Chengzong was still rushing to Ningyuan, and the order spread throughout Liaodong, and all were in a state of preparation.

The order given to Zhou Zheng was shocked by everyone in Songshan City.

Shangguan Lie listened to the order and his expression changed drastically, saying incredible: "What is the Supervisor doing? Do you want us to die?"

Sun Chengzong's order was not to ask Zu Dashou to withdraw to the south of Daling River, but to defend it. At the same time, he ordered Zhou Zheng to lead 15,000 people to enter Youtun and defend the city with Zu Dashou!

Menghezhou, Chu Jin, Cao Bianjiao and others had their faces as deep as water and their eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Youtun is unguardable. The city is short and thin, and it is separated from Jinzhou by the Daling River. It is a small city. Once Jianlu comes, there is no need to attack. As long as you surround the city, the food in the city will be exhausted, and you will either fight to the death or surrender.

For them, there is no doubt that fighting to the death is like killing death in vain!

Everyone was calm, nervous and nervous, and they talked for a while and looked at Zhou Zheng again.

Zhou Zheng heard some of their thoughts, sat on the main seat, and said calmly: "Since it is the order of the supervisor, we have no choice! Start immediately and select 15,000 people, two brothers are there, brothers are there, fathers are there, fathers are there, fathers are there, fathers are there, and those who do not want to go, don't force them, get ready immediately! Also, keep it confidential and do whatever you want to do without feeling like it!"

Everyone listened to Zhou Zhengkeng's sonorous words, their expressions were slightly trembling, and they all raised their hands and said, "Abide by the order!"

The newly built Songshan City is mobilized again.

Zhou Zheng stood on the arrow tower, looking north of the Daling River, with a calm expression, but a deep look of worry in his eyes.

He could understand Sun Chengzong's idea. If the Ming Dynasty really retreated from Youtun, it would be a strategic failure. From then on, the Ming Dynasty would have no chance to go further. The war between the Ming Dynasty and Jianlu was completely in a passive situation of being beaten, and there would be no turning around.

Only when the Ming army is based on Youtun can we look north. If the Ming army loses Youtun, the Ming Dynasty will lose Liaodong forever, and Jianlu will continue to grow. One day, it will swallow Liaodong and advance to Shanhaiguan to watch the changes in the Ming Dynasty!

Sun Chengzong may not dare to think about that consequence.

But Zhou Zheng knew very well that the Jianlu in history had eroded Liaodong step by step, and even stolen the magical artifacts and entered the Central Plains!

Sun Chengzong refused and was unwilling to give up Liaodong because of his far-sighted vision and seeing farther than others. Zhou Zheng saw farther than him, not strategic heights, purely foresight.

It is because of the foresight that Zhou Zheng must keep Youtun, let the Ming Dynasty gain a foothold north of the Daling River, and knock Jianlu back the fangs, so that Jianlu can understand that the Ming Dynasty should not be deceived, and that the delusions that should not have should be destroyed early!

Shangguan Qing stood beside him and whispered: "Do you have to go?"

Shangguan Qing followed Zhou Zheng to fight north for a long time, so he naturally could see the danger of Youtun. This trip was a hundred times more dangerous than the battle in the capital, and it was a situation of death!

Zhou Zheng turned to look at her, his expression a little stiff. He didn't know whether he should be righteous or pretending to be sad. After a while, he said: "You and your brother stay here, dispatch money and food, and are ready to support you at any time."

Shangguan Qing is already twenty-four years old and has retired a lot of youth. He held Zhou Zheng's hand with one hand, his voice was crisp and firm, and he said, "If you live, you will sleep together, and if you die, you will be the same acupoint. I want to go with you."

Zhou Zheng wanted to say something like "I haven't sleep with each other yet" to let Shangguan Qing stay, but this was too cruel. Zhou Zheng twitched the corner of his mouth and didn't say it.

Just as Zhou Zheng was struggling, Cao Bianjiao came in a hurry and said, "Sir, Governor Qiu also wrote a letter, urging us to go to Youtun immediately, and make good defense before Jianlu, and stick to it without any loss."

Although everyone didn't like Qiu Hejia, they couldn't be angry at this time. Zhou Zheng said: "I'll send an order to deport the army tonight, hike out at night, and go to Youtun. Shangguan Lie stayed at his back, so it's best to hide it!"

"As for your order!" Cao Bianjiao replied loudly.

Liaodong was a chaotic place, and what Zhou Zheng had to do was to prevent Jianlu from knowing that there were reinforcements from Youtun.

Zhou Zheng looked at Shangguan Qing again. Seeing her firm eyes, he gritted his teeth, pulled her hand up, and said in a deep voice: "If you live, sleep together, and if you die, you will be the same acupoint, and walk!"

Shangguan Qing nodded and followed Zhou Zheng downstairs.

On that day, the soldiers of Songshan City came in and out, some transported wood, some reclaimed land, and some trained, and did not stop until the evening.

This is common in Songshan, but no one noticed the constant lack of people. Zhou Zhengze quietly gathered his troops at night and headed towards the Daling River.

At the same time, the money and grain from Songshan City and those transported from Tianjin Wei were all out of the sea, entering the west from the Daling River, and transporting it to the Daling River.

Just in early July, Jianlu wanted to reorganize his army, raise food and grass, set out from Chenyang, and arrive at Youtun, at least one month.
Chapter completed!