"Futai, the last general can lead a thousand patrols to fight against the rogue cavalry!"

In the main hall of the Tianjin Governor's Yamen, patrol officer Yang Weihan was asking for a fight.

News of the appearance of King Chuang's cavalry near Tianjin has now been sent to the governor's office. Feng Yuanyang, Cao Youyi, and Li Shichun, the lecturer sent to Tianjin by Zhu Cixiang, who were discussing sending troops to greet them, were all shocked. However, Yang Weihan, the inspector of Tianjin, was unexpectedly brave.

, actually took the initiative to ask Ying to fight.

This attitude was far beyond the expectations of Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi. They both knew the strength of Tianjin Xunbiao. There were 3,000 people on the books, but in fact there were only 1,000. The only ones who could really fight were the 100 or so Ding Yong raised by Yang Weihan's family.

Private soldiers. With this little force, they can usually protect the safety of Governor Feng Yuanyang and deal with the thieves and mobs in the Tianjin Guard area.

But when going out to fight bandits, or to deal with the cavalry of bandits... Is this Yang Weihan drunk too much?

"Yang Xunbiao," Feng Yuanyang twirled his beard, "are you sure?"

"Futai," Yang Weihan stood up with a stern look on his face, "There are only a thousand people in the lower ranks, and among them there are only a few hundred elite warriors who dare to fight. Naturally, there is no guarantee of success against the cavalry with thousands of thieves.

However, the lower official is determined to kill himself and become a benevolent person!"

Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi both looked shocked. They really didn't expect Yang Weihan, who looked like a member of a wealthy family, to be so loyal!

It is true that the sea water cannot be measured, and loyal ministers cannot be measured by appearance!

"Okay!" Li Shichun stood up and saluted, "I admire the general for his loyalty and bravery! When I see His Highness the Crown Prince, I will definitely recommend the general to His Highness."

"General Yang is so loyal, I admire you very much!" Feng Yuanyang, Mr. Feng, looked at the "loyalty officer" in front of him, but he was a little worried, "It's just a pacesetter with a small number of generals, so I'm afraid he is no match for the rogue cavalry..."

"If you are not an opponent, you can still hold on for a while." Yang Weihan said, "Xiaguan is from the Tianjin Guards Station, and the soldiers under his command are all Tianjin people. They are familiar with the surrounding terrain and have elders to rely on. Although they cannot win, they can still deal with it.

A few days. With these few days, the Holy One can enter the Tianjin Acropolis, and the fleet from Dagukou can also reach the Acropolis. As long as the Holy One can board the ship, the dragon will enter the sea and the phoenix will fly into the sky. The lower official will die and become a benevolent person.

It is also a repayment of the emperor’s favor that he has received from generation to generation.”

Li Shichun nodded repeatedly: No wonder he is so loyal. He is commanded by a guard who has been favored by the emperor for generations! But it is loyalty passed down from his ancestors! His family has eaten the emperor's food from Lao Zhu's family for more than two hundred years, so it is time to repay him.

Of course Feng Yuanyang and Cao Youyi didn't believe it, but it wasn't easy to dampen their enthusiasm in person.

Feng Yuanyang said: "There are still ten thousand taels of silver in the treasury of the Chief Historian, so I will allocate two thousand to reward the patrol."

"General, thank you Futai!" Yang Weihan saluted and said, "Without further delay, general, I will go to gather the soldiers immediately and leave the city early tomorrow morning to fight the bandits!"

"Okay, okay, it's indeed not too late." Feng Yuanyang nodded, and then he, Cao Youyi, and Li Shichun sent Yang Weihan out of the Yamen.

After turning back, Feng Yuanyang said to Li Shichun again: "Er He, let's set out to meet him tonight!"

"That's very good." Li Shichun nodded repeatedly. Although he left the dangerous area of ​​Beijing early, his heart was always hanging there. He, Chen Jie, and Lin Zengzhi were all officials who had close relations with Zhu Cixiang. And they had been in the East Palace from the beginning.

The core of the "power-seeking group". Whether the prince can escape safely has a great relationship with him!

Cao Youyi said: "Headquarters, once Yang Xunbiao leaves, will you still have enough people?"

"Futai, the terrain over Sanjiang Lake is complex and the water network is dense, which is not conducive to the performance of the rogue cavalry." Cao Youyi is a short and fat warrior with five strands of long beard. He looks very solemn. Now his brows are knitted together.

, seems to be worried.

"General Town, what are you worried about?" Feng Yuanyang said, "Tianjin Acropolis is strong and protected by Wei River, Lu River, and Triangle Lake. It is not so easy to be occupied by bandits. We only need to welcome the Holy Lord into Tianjin safely.

It will be foolproof.”

"I'm afraid that people's hearts will change!" Cao Youyi expressed his thoughts, "The capital fell, the emperor fled, and the whole of Beizhi seemed to be under Li Zicheng's rule... Futai felt that among the three guards in Tianjin, how many people could be with him?

Are we of the same mind?"

Tianjin was called Tianjin Guards in the Ming Dynasty. It was not one guard, but three guards in total: Tianjin Guards, Tianjin Left Guards, and Tianjin Right Guards. Therefore, it was also called Tianjin Three Guards. According to the establishment in the early Ming Dynasty, there should be three guards under the three guards.

There are 16,800 military households, occupying nearly 1 million acres of cultivated land.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, ordinary military households in the guards were no different from ordinary poor peasant tenants. However, most of the hereditary officer families of Tianjin Sanwei survived and evolved into large and small landowners. Nearly a hundred of Tianjin Sanwei's

Most of the 10,000 acres of land became their private property. Most of the officers at all levels below the Tianjin Guard General came from these hereditary officer families.

In other words, most of the officers in Tianjin Town are local landowners in Tianjin Wei! Their industries are in Tianjin and their families are in Tianjin. They cannot just leave them behind.

And if you go to Jiangnan, you will have a better future? It’s hard to say, right?

If there is an opportunity for them to continue to serve the new dynasty, keep their existing industries, and even advance to a higher level. Isn't it obvious that the officers in Tianjin Town would choose this?

Isn’t this how Datong, Xuanfu, Juyong, Changping and other places came to be defeated one after another?

Feng Yuanyang frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Cao Zhen, are your subordinates still reliable?"

Cao Youyi nodded and said: "Don't worry Futai, all bureaus and departments are in the hands of the nephews and brothers of the lower officials. There will never be anyone who will fail the emperor's favor."

"That's good...there are original soldiers in Tianjin City to keep an eye on them. It should be fine within a day or two." Feng Yuanyang said again, "As long as we can welcome the Holy One, we don't have to worry. The Holy One should not be alone. There will be

Thousands of elite troops from the Beijing camp escorted them. In addition, there were many soldiers under the command of the Tianjin navy and Shen Tingyang, the manager of shipping and in charge of Ningyuan's salary."

The Tianjin Guard Navy was first located in Tianjin, but later moved to Dengzhou, under the supervision of the Denglai Sea Patrol, and its soldiers were recruited in Denglai. The Denglai area is still under the control of the Ming army, so the Tianjin Navy

The division is relatively reliable. Moreover, Su Guansheng, who patrolled the Denglai Sea Patrol and was also in charge of the Tianjin Navy, was a ruthless man. He was a graduate of the Imperial Academy and became an official. When he was the county magistrate, he was framed. At that time, he declared that he "doesn't want an official position, money, or life."

", so he got the nickname "San Dou Lao Lao". As an official, he also has a way of running a good situation wherever he goes. The Tianjin Navy has also made great progress in his hands. In recent years, he has maintained Ningyuan's salary from

No mistakes were made.

As for the ships controlled by Shen Tingyang, who was in charge of shipping under the Governor's Yamen, they were actually merchant ships. Shen Tingyang was born in a large merchant in the Jiangnan area. He entered the official position as a student of the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, he published "Shipping Map" and "Shipping Book"

》, and was ordered to build two sea ships for sea trials. After the sea trials were successful, he was appointed to manage shipping and take charge of Ningyuan's salary. Now it has expanded to a scale with hundreds of sea ships, two thousand sailors, and one thousand thugs. In addition to undertaking the imperial court's shipping

, it also facilitated the handling of shipping boats and also ran his own business (which may be called smuggling), and accumulated a lot of assets. Compared with the officers of the Tianjin Guard who had been favored by the emperor, Shen Tingyang and his sailors, the guards

Very reliable.

Because Li Zicheng can't threaten a maritime merchant like Shen Tingyang for the time being, and he can't offer benefits that would make a maritime merchant excited. On the contrary, the benefits he can get from saving Chongzhen and his son are even greater! These are two rare items!

Moreover, the thugs hired by Shen Tingyang are all worth every penny! They are given enough money, and they also know all the skills they should know. Everyone can join the gang in hand-to-hand combat, and can skillfully use turtle dove kicks. Guns. The 1,000 turtle-dove-foot fire guns equipped with them are also good things bought from Guangdong.

This is the thug hired by Boss Shen himself, and the gun he purchased! How could it not be useful?

Of course, Li Zicheng couldn't pull Boss Shen's thugs over. He couldn't afford so much money!

Therefore, these two groups of outsiders are a very reliable force.

Feng Yuanyang thought for a while and then said: "Su Guansheng has 2,000 people and Shen Tingyang has 3,000 people... As long as they arrive, we don't need to invite the emperor. The prince enters Tianjin and leaves directly by boat. Even if the military's morale is unstable, there are still What's the big deal?"

"Futai is right," Cao Youyi said, "Then the official should immediately gather the troops to protect Futai and go out of the city to meet him."
Chapter completed!