Returning to Pidao, Mao Wenlong has been in a bad mood.

When he went to Fuzhou this time, not only did he fail to win military honors and get rid of Li Yi, he also lost face and let a young boy like Li Yi ride on his head.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fist with his right hand and beat it heavily on the table.

A maid next to her trembled, and the teacup in her hand suddenly fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

A crisp breaking sound sounded, and Mao Wenlong suddenly turned his head and looked at the maid.

The maidservant was so frightened that she trembled and quickly knelt on the ground and begged: "Master, please forgive me, Master, please forgive me."

Mao Wenlong's eyes turned red, he stood up and shouted: "You bitch, you can't handle even a small thing, why should I support you?"

After saying that, he pulled out the sword on the shelf and stabbed the maid in the chest.

The maid looked at the sword on her chest in shock. Blood gradually seeped out from the wound and soaked her clothes.

The maid's face was full of fear and she wanted to beg for mercy, but she only felt that her strength was leaving her body little by little, and she fell to the ground, her body twitching continuously.

Mao Wenlong still didn't understand his hatred, so he stepped forward and stabbed her twice more. He didn't stop until the maidservant was completely silent and the ground was filled with blood.

"Come here..." Mao Wenlong shouted.

Two servants pushed the door open and came in. They were not surprised when they saw the body lying on the ground and quickly carried the body out.

At this time, Kong Youde walked in from the door, looked at the body that was carried away, walked forward, cupped his hands and said: "Commander."

Mao Wenlong nodded, sat on the chair a little tiredly, and said, "Youde, what's wrong?"

Kong Youde said: "Yuan Chonghuan sent a grain ship to reward our army. Now the fleet is at the dock. Let me ask what should be done with it?"

Mao Wenlong didn't care.

This year is the second year of Chongzhen. For some reason, Yuan Chonghuan, contrary to last year's style of blocking sea areas, restricting merchant ships, and suppressing his own style, began to frequently allocate grain and wages to Dongjiang to supplement food.

Mao Wenlong immediately said: "Youde, what do you think Yuan Chonghuan's intention is?"

Kong Youde thought for a while and said: "Yuan Chonghuan is the commander-in-chief of Ji Liao and the military affairs of Denglai and Tianjin. The commander-in-chief is under his control. But our Dongjiang Army is alone overseas, and the military and civilian affairs are all handled by the commander-in-chief, and he does not listen.

Yuan Chonghuan's order. Last year, he used public affairs for personal gain and tried to force us to submit, but failed in the end. In my opinion, he wanted to ease the relationship with the commander-in-chief and win over our Dongjiang Army."

Mao Wenlong also thought so, saying: "Chahar was defeated last year, and North Korea was also afraid of Hou Jin. If Yuan Chonghuan wants to contain the Donglu, the only one he can rely on is us. He obviously understands, so he is so flattering this year

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Mao Wenlong felt much better when he thought that Yuan Chonghuan, who was aloof and superior, began to bow to him.

Kong Youde said: "But Yuan Chonghuan is not a mediocre person. Commander, it is better to be careful."

Mao Wenlong didn't care and said: "Although Yuan Chonghuan has some abilities, he is not strong because of the constraints of Liaoxi General. No matter what, he can't do anything to our Dongjiang Army."

Kong Youde also agrees with this point.

Mao Wenlong pondered slightly and whispered: "Is there any news from Huang Taiji?"

Kong Youde has always been responsible for this matter. He shook his head and said: "Huang Taiji wants the commander-in-chief to defect to the Kingdom of Jin and surrender to Huang Taiji."

"What? You want me to be a minister to this old man like Huang Taiji?" Mao Wenlong said angrily when he heard this: "This is absolutely impossible."

Kong Youde smiled bitterly and said: "Huang Taiji defeated Chahar and North Korea last year, and his prestige in the Jin Kingdom is very high. It is different from when he just inherited the throne. If we want to form an alliance with him, if we don't have the conditions to do it, I'm afraid he won't be able to do it."

I will agree."

Mao Wenlong said angrily: "What are the conditions for success? Last year, I invaded Phoenix City in one fell swoop. Why can't I let him have a long memory?"

Kong Youde smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, we were able to attack Phoenix City only because Jierhalang demobilized all the Houjin troops in Zhenjiang Fort and other places in order to sneak attack the commander. After Jierhalang's entire army was annihilated, Zhenjiang

Of course there were not enough slaves in the fort and other places, so we were able to defeat them in one fell swoop. Huang Taiji saw this clearly, so he was not afraid."

Mao Wenlong looked depressed when he heard this. The reason why he attacked the Jin Kingdom in the first place was to force the Jin Kingdom to make concessions and negotiate peace with him. He did not expect that Huang Taiji could be so calm and unaffected at all.

"I'm afraid Yuan Chonghuan will know about our construction of fortifications and recruitment of new soldiers soon. When he pursues it, we may no longer be able to negotiate the peace talks with Huang Taiji. What should we do?" Mao Wenlong said worriedly.

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On the one hand, the peace talks are not going well, and on the other hand, there is the threat of Yuan Chonghuan. If you are not careful, Dongjiang Town will fall into the pincer between Jin Guo and Yuan Chonghuan and disappear.

Mao Wenlong saw the crisis, so he had been agitated recently. He wanted to have urgent time to negotiate peace with Huang Taiji and appease Yuan Chonghuan.

Kong Youde thought for a while and said: "Actually, there is a way to delay some time."

After hearing this, Mao Wenlong quickly asked: "What can we do?"

Kong Youde said: "The reason why Huang Taiji has been delaying is because Chahar and North Korea cannot pose a threat to him. He now has enough troops to defend us. And this time Li Yi helped us conquer Fuzhou and defeat Jierharang, Jin

The main slave-building force in the southern part of the country has been completely lost. As long as Jinzhou City is captured, most of the southern part of the Jin country will be under our control. When the time comes, we use this as a condition to force Huang Taiji, and he will definitely agree."

After hearing this, Mao Wenlong burst into laughter and said, "This is a good idea. Huang Taiji, a bastard, since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

But he was worried: "Mao Chenglu was unable to capture Jinzhou City with 7,000 troops before. If he wants to capture the city this time, it will not be easy."

Kong Youde said: "The commander is right. This battle will definitely not end in a short time, so while we are capturing Jinzhou City, we must also find ways to appease Yuan Chonghuan so that he will not be suspicious of me, Dongjiang."

"How to do it?" Mao Wenlong asked.

Kong Youde said: "My subordinates are bold and ask the commander to go to Ning to see Yuan Chonghuan in person."

Mao Wenlong looked at Kong Youde with cold eyes, saw him kneeling on the ground with a calm face, and asked: "Why should I go in person?"

Kong Youde said: "Because only by doing this can we dispel the doubts in Yuan Chonghuan's heart."

Mao Wenlong stood up and pondered slightly: "What should I do if Yuan Chonghuan takes the opportunity to put me under house arrest in Ningyuan and sends someone to take over the Dongjiang Army?"

Kong Youde said: "Commander, the Dongjiang Army was founded by you. Most of the generals only obey the commander's orders. If Yuan Chonghuan puts the commander under house arrest, we will naturally respond in Dongjiang Town and turn into a military rebellion to put pressure on the emperor.

, let Yuan Chonghuan release the commander-in-chief."

Seeing that Mao Wenlong was still hesitant, Kong Youde said: "Commander, although Yuan Chonghuan is brave for a long time, he is not a fool. He must know that once the commander is placed under house arrest, Dongjiang will be in chaos, and Huang Taiji is raising troops and food to prepare to send troops to attack Jinzhou. At this time, he is

It is absolutely impossible to put the commander under house arrest."

Mao Wenlong thought for a while and said: "Okay, then I will lead the guard battalion to Ningyuan to meet Yuan Chonghuan."

On the same day, he sent a greeting message to Ningyuan, and the next day, Mao Wenlong led a thousand personal guards to Ningyuan.

When he first arrived in Ningyuan City, Mao Wenlong was still very worried, but when he saw Yuan Chonghuan coming to the dock to greet him in person, he immediately secretly admired Kong Youde's intelligence.

Yuan Chonghuan personally greeted Mao Wenlong, looked at the ship slowly docking in the distance, and said to He Kegang beside him: "Mao Wenlong's coming this time is beyond my expectation."

He Kegang smiled slightly and said: "According to Zizheng's report, Mao Wenlong is not like this secretly. He recruits new soldiers and builds fortifications, which is obviously to guard against us."

"In any case, Mao Wenlong actually dared to come to Ningyuan in person, which shows that he has no intention of rebellion for the time being." Yuan Chonghuan said.

At this time, Mao Wenlong had already disembarked from the ship, walked forward, knelt down and raised his hands, saying: "Command Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang, to pay my respects to the commander."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and helped Mao Wenlong up and said: "General, there is no need to pay such a courtesy. Please get up quickly."

Mao Wenlong stood up and said with a smile: "I have wanted to come to visit you for a long time. However, Dongjiang is located behind Donglu. We not only have to contain Donglu, but also focus on civil affairs and have many affairs. That's why I came to see you so late."

The fact is that Mao Wenlong is alone overseas and has never wanted to accept the control of civil servants, so he has always chosen to ignore Yuan Chonghuan, his immediate boss, and even chose to implement his orders, so he did not dare to meet him.

Now that he met Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong could only play the role of a lower official wholeheartedly.

The three of them returned to the city and sat down to drink tea.

Yuan Chonghuan asked some questions about Dongjiang Town, and Mao Wenlong answered them one by one. The scene seemed very harmonious.

When the banquet was about to start, He Kegang found Yuan Chonghuan and whispered: "Supervisor, now that Mao Wenlong has arrived in Ningyuan, it is the right time to capture him and take control of the Dongjiang River."

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said: "If I capture Mao Wenlong here, the Dongjiang Army will definitely fall into chaos. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to deal with it at that time, and it is very possible that Donglu will be taken advantage of. So we must not do it today."

Start here."

The banquet began. Yuan Chonghuan was at the top of the table, accompanied by Mao Wenlong.

Looking at the two personal guards who firmly protected Mao Wenlong's safety wherever they went, Yuan Chonghuan said: "These two warriors, at first glance, have superb martial arts. They must be good at killing enemies. Since we have met today, I will sit down below.

Bar."

The two guards stood motionless behind Mao Wenlong, as if they didn't hear anything.

When the official next to him saw it, he immediately shouted coldly: "You two, the Superintendent has spoken to you personally and you haven't replied yet."

Mao Wenlong immediately stood up and apologized: "Forgive me, Lord Superintendent. These two are low-ranking personal guards with dull tempers. Just stay aside and you don't need to pay attention to them."

Yuan Chonghuan laughed after hearing this and said: "It seems that they are two loyal guards. Since Mao Shuai said so, let's raise a toast together."

There was a lot of drinking and drinking, and the banquet atmosphere became more and more lively.

Although Mao Wenlong was the local emperor in Dongjiang, when he came to Ningyuan he could only patiently make friends with various officials, toast and chat, but he did not have the hostility of the warlords of the past.

The next day, Mao Wenlong prepared generous gifts and visited the officials in Ningyuan one by one. What he presented to Yuan Chonghuan was a black leopard skin and a century-old ginseng plant, which were valuable. Yuan Chonghuan accepted them after a symbolic refusal.

Come down.

When they parted, Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong met. In late May, they met at Shuangdao and reviewed the army.
Chapter completed!