The fall of Liaoyang caused the entire situation in Liaodong to collapse instantly. A large number of soldiers and civilians west of the Liaohe River directly abandoned their strongholds and retreated to the Western Liaoning Corridor.

For these people, Sun Chengzong did not have any difficulties and evacuated them all to the rear. Of course, he nominally said that the situation collapsed and Guangning could not be defended, so he could only withdraw to the pass and rely on Shanhaiguan to resist.

Sun Chengzong's remarks made countless generals furious. They asked for orders one after another to build a defense line and attack the Jurchen Tatars. However, none of our governors agreed, and all of them were transferred to the rear of Ningyuan. The conscientious Lord Sun was very happy.

He played the role of a mediocre person who won the emperor's trust.

The Governor is like this, and you can imagine the appearance of the soldiers at the bottom below. Morale is extremely low, and there have even been several mutinies. With Sun Chengzong's help, the current situation is compared to the situation in the second year of Tianqi in history.

Even worse.

However, this is exactly what Zhu Youxiao and he wanted. With the assistance of Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong showed terrifyingly powerful strategic control capabilities. Under his arrangement, everything was running in an orderly manner, and he moved towards the goal step by step.

Go according to the established plan.

Sun Degong has been sent out. From his feedback, we can know that he has already connected with the traitor Li Yongfang on the opposite side, waiting for the situation to reverse. If Sun Degong is bribed by the other party, with such a high-level spy inside,

, no matter how hard Huang Taiji tried to stop him, it was useless, Nuerhachi would definitely attack again.

As soon as he comes out, he is destined to become the turtle in the urn.

"Since Sun Degong has been released, all that's left is to wait for the fish to take the bait!" Sun Chengzong smiled slightly, and his smile was full of strong self-confidence, but after a while he sighed sadly, "It's just a pity for me.

reputation!"

At this time, it had been almost ten days since the fall of Liaoyang. Such huge and shocking news had already spread all over the country. When the general battle report spread, people began to scold the emperor for his childishness and his subordinates.

inability.

In their opinion, if the emperor had not changed his generals on the battlefield, the situation in Liaodong would not have been so bad. If Xiong Tingbi was here, he would have been able to protect Liaoyang and maintain the stability of the situation.

The people are boiling, the officialdom is also extremely noisy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is going crazy, and all the imperial censors, big and small, are impeaching Sun Chengzong for delaying the military and corrupting state affairs. He should be executed!

Of course, the emperor was no longer in the city at this time, and all the memorials were received by the chief assistant Li Ruhua. In the face of so many angry accusations, for the sake of confidentiality, Sun Chengzong's specific plan was not revealed, but it would not work if he did not deal with it.

Therefore, he had no choice but to follow Wanli's example from the previous dynasty and ignored all the memorials.

However, such angry scenes of ultramarine only occurred in the capital and several northern provinces. After crossing the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, such scenes became less and less, and the emotions of the scholars and common people were not so intense. After all, Liaodong is far away

The south of the Yangtze River is too far away, and any war that takes place in the north is like watching a play, with a leisurely attitude.

Of course, this is only the superficial situation. When news of the collapse of the situation in Liaodong came, some people were sad, while others were naturally happy.

Hirado, Japan, a lot of ships came to the port today. Most of these ships are very dilapidated, with traces of repairs everywhere, and there are also dark red marks. You can tell they are pirate ships at a glance. This is just an ordinary pirate ship.

reunion.

However, if you look at the white flags hanging on these ships indicating the surnames of the camp, everyone will be surprised, because the first one has plum, and the other has the word Xu. This is surprising, because those with a little knowledge understand what is behind this

The forces represented are Li Dan and Xu Xinsu.

Li Dan has a monopoly on trade with Japan and has great power at sea, while Xu Xinsu has always had extensive connections in the mainland and has many means. The combination of the two really complements each other, and this is also true. Li Dan and Xu Xinsu are very good friends.

They even became brothers.

"Come on, brother, let me introduce you to him. This is the Third Young Master Wang, the legitimate son of the Moling Wang family." Xu Xinsu said loudly with a red face and drunken eyes.

"Nice to meet you." Li Dan's face was also a little red, but he was a very sophisticated man, so he just responded to the Third Young Master Wang in a neutral way.

He looked at his brother in confusion, wondering why he called an outsider and introduced him to him when the two of them were drinking.

"Brother, let me tell you, although Third Young Master Wang has fled overseas, he is a capable person. He has a big event and wants to invite eldest brother to participate." Xu Xinsu said with a loud tongue, but deep in his eyes,

But there is a strange clarity that makes people unable to figure it out.

"What's the matter?" Li Dan asked. He had a good drinking capacity and was only half drunk at the moment.

"Nothing else, I just hope that Chief Li can help me to attack Nanjing and cut off the water transportation." Wang San smiled and said something earth-shattering.

"What?" Sure enough, Li Dan was so frightened that the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground.

"Haha, why is Chief Li so panicked over such a trivial matter?" Third Young Master Wang asked with a touch of mockery. From the annihilation of the nine tribes to the successful escape overseas, he had been thoroughly experienced. The difficult and dangerous encounters also inspired him.

The potential deep inside made his mind extremely tough.

Putting it all together, he would never be able to say such words, but now he is casual and ordinary, walking on the edge of life and death, and he is obviously very different from ordinary people.

"Is this still a trivial matter?" Li Dan asked in surprise, "Nanjing is the capital of the country, and water transportation is the lifeblood of the north. If any accident occurs to either of them, the world will be shocked. But you actually want to touch these two this time.

, what exactly are you planning?"

"Haha!" Wang San just smiled and did not answer. Instead, he placed a piece of paper in front of Li Dan.

Picking up the paper, Li Dan looked confused. Sun Chengzong fell in Liaoyang. The Jurchens in Liaodong were powerful. To avoid the danger, Sun Chengzong wanted to withdraw all his troops into Shanhaiguan and abandon the entire Liaodong.

"Emperor Ming humiliated his country by losing his troops. At this time, he lost the entire Liaodong. The throne of the emperor was already unstable, and his position was unfair. Today, the late emperor's suicide note and edict are still circulating outside. At this time, only one army is needed to attack Nanjing and cut off water transportation.

, and then raise troops in the name of Qing Jun, go up the canal, and great things can be accomplished." Third Young Master Wang talked eloquently, and expressed his purpose clearly and straightforwardly in some concise words.

His strong self-confidence and blazing ambition are obvious. Facing the high-spirited Third Young Master Wang, Li Dan seems to be weak in vain and doesn't know what to do.

"I wonder if Chief Li would be willing to participate in this grand event!" Wang San smiled slightly, not caring, and extended his invitation.

"Yes, brother, this is a huge opportunity. When it is completed, you and I can both be appointed high-ranking officials. From now on, we can bid farewell to being pirates and move around freely." Next to him, Xu Xinsu also earnestly advised, looking at him

With an eager tone, it was obvious that he had already secretly fallen in love with Third Young Master Wang.

"Brother...you?!" But it was obvious that Li Dan didn't know about Xu Xinsu's changes, so he was a little surprised at the moment and didn't understand why the other party wanted to get involved.

"Brother, don't hesitate, join!" Xu Xinsu didn't take it seriously, and instead began to persuade her sworn brother.

Wang San didn't speak, he just looked at all this with a smile, as if he didn't care whether it was successful or not. His expression was comfortable and leisurely. After just taking a look at the scene of persuasion, he focused on the white porcelain wine glass in his hand, as if he had white wine in his hand.

Porcelain wine glasses are rare things, so you should play with them and observe them carefully.

"Brother, you don't have to say it. I will never wade into this muddy water." Unexpectedly, Li Dan didn't follow Xu Xinsu's tactics at all, and flatly refused, with a strong tone that left no room for negotiation.

"You go, I will pretend you have never been here today." Li Dan picked up the tea cup and pretended to see off guests.

Although Wang San's short words just now revealed a lot of things, such as that he at least grasped or knew where the imperial edict was, and that there were his accomplices in Nanjing, the canal, and even the capital, Li Dan just didn't want to participate, not for anything else, just

Because of the lessons learned from Wufeng captain Wang Zhi.

Cooperation between pirates and the government has never ended well. Let’s not talk about distant countries, let’s talk about this dynasty. Wang Zhi seventy or eighty years ago is the best example. Li Dan does not think that his power at this time is as great as Wang Zhi’s.

, but the officials killed Wang Zhi immediately without any worries.

Wang Zhi is like this, not to mention Li Dan. Although he longs for an innocent and normal life, he is more afraid of having his whole family killed. Therefore, he would rather let this opportunity go than take risks. He would rather go there wearing the hat of a pirate.

I don’t want to die in an unclear way.

"Brother, you!" Xu Xinsu looked at Li Dan's firm attitude with a look of pity. But underneath, there were other things, regret? Regret? Pity?

Li Dan looked at his brother and didn't understand why he had such emotions. However, before he could understand, Mr. Wang, who had been watching quietly, spoke in vain.

"It's such a pity that I can't work with Leader Li anymore. In that case..." Mr. Wang, who had been smiling all the time, changed his expression in vain and slammed the quilt in his hand to the ground.

Bang, the white porcelain wine glass suddenly shattered into pieces, making a loud noise.

With a bang, the door was pushed open, and a group of people with swords and weapons rushed in, surrounding Li Dan.

"Zheng Zhilong, Yan Siqi, what do you want to do?" Li Dan looked at the visitor in surprise, his face full of disbelief, as if it was because of the other party's ability to break into this place, and also because of the other party's method of doing things.

"Since Chief Li doesn't understand current affairs, I have to send you on your way!" Wang San said coldly.

"You!" Li Dan roared angrily, but what greeted him was the light of swords and the sound of swords clashing in battle.
Chapter completed!