In the hut at Dezhou Pier, Xu Jiang, the current shopkeeper of Baiquan Huntang, was sitting opposite Xia Xun. He could not restrain his excited and flushed expression and described the news to him in a low voice.
Xu Jiang was originally a small flag guarding the southern city of Daning. He was bribed by King Ning to serve as an informant among the officers and soldiers of Daning Guards. Because of his meritorious service in dedicating the city, he was promoted to a hundred households by King Zhu Di of Yan. When Xia Xun established Feilong Secret Agent, he saw that he was alert.
, so he asked him to come over and serve as a small leader. In this world, there are really no useless people, only inappropriate people placed in inappropriate places. Xu Jiang charged into the battle, but he was just a pawn.
, but when he was asked to serve as a spy, he showed his full potential. The spies selected by Xia Xun are gradually growing up, and the most outstanding one among them is Xu Jiang.
"Your Highness sent troops out of Zijin Pass in early February. They first conquered Guangchang City, and then trapped Yuzhou. The defenders of Yuzhou were isolated and helpless, so they surrendered to Your Highness. The Yan army then marched into Datong, and on the way they divided their troops to attack Baoding. Baoding Magistrate Luo
Qianxian City surrendered. We did not capture Datong, but we collected a lot of money and food from various cities along the way. When Li Jinglong entered the Taihang Mountains from Zijingguan and rushed to Datong to help, His Highness had already returned to Peiping from Juyongguan.
Hey! This Li Jinglong didn’t know the severe cold of spring. He only knew that winter was cold. Spring was coming soon, and he was marching in a hurry to go to the rescue, so he didn’t bring much warm clothes and tents. After walking down, he got cold again.
Many soldiers, 23 out of 10 in the army, caught colds and fever, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced."
Xia Xun smiled and nodded, and said: "In this way, Li Jinglong's long-prepared Beiping offensive will most likely be forced to fail prematurely, and the initiative will be in the hands of His Highness."
Xu Jiang said: "Your Excellency is wise, and His Highness is planning to take the initiative to attack. However, Li Jinglong has suffered a big loss once, so he must not dare to arrogantly arrogant the enemy again. His Highness said that although Li Jinglong is not good at fighting, all of his generals have experienced hundreds of battles."
, If Li Jinglong can humbly accept the advice, with the strong strength of the 600,000-strong army, it is still not something we can take in one bite. If we are not careful, we will suffer big losses, so we are here to collect as much useful information as possible, and at the same time, try to create as much as possible.
All kinds of fighter planes.”
Xia Xun nodded slightly: "I understand that if you stay in the Baiquan Hundang, where you take a bath, people will relax as much as possible, their vigilance will be greatly weakened, and a lot of important information will be revealed unconsciously. This information channel cannot be used
Give up. I am here, and I can collect a lot of important information about the Confederate army through the number of officers and soldiers going to and from gambling houses and brothels, such as the time of payment and the frequency of defense changes. These can play a big role at critical moments."
Xia Xun thought for a while and then asked: "How is Tang Yaoju doing in Baojiacheng?"
Xu Jiang said: "The construction of Baojia City has been completed, and now they have moved to Hejiazhuang. He is the leader of the servants, and his whereabouts are indeed somewhat mysterious. You can often see him talking mysteriously to the servants.
But it is difficult for our people to understand more specific things. Is there something wrong with this person? Why should adults pay special attention to him?"
Xia Xun nodded and shook his head. His mood was very complicated. The struggle itself was inevitable. He was very clear about the cruelty of the struggle. He was not so compassionate that he imagined that all conflicts could be resolved through peaceful means.
, there is bound to be bloodshed if there is a struggle, but if the White Lotus Sect is involved, it will never be a good thing. It will be a disaster for the Southern Army and the Yan Army. If the Central Plains is rotten, how can we know that the Mobei Mongolia is eyeing it with eagerness?
Will the Yuan court make a comeback?
The King of Yan chose to attack Xuanfu Datong instead of Liaodong. He only mentioned three reasons that were beneficial to the Yan army. However, Xia Xun knew in his heart that there must be a more important reason why King Yan Zhu Di did not choose Liaodong, which was to harm the Mongolian Yuan army.
The vigilance of the remnants, and Zhu Di's talent and strategy, cannot help but consider the possibility that the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty would take advantage of the situation and make trouble. Leaving the Liaodong garrison to control their flanks would make them more wary.
In history, in order to achieve great things, the White Lotus Sect once colluded with foreign enemies to plot the Central Plains. Although once they caused any trouble in the Dezhou barracks, it would be beneficial to King Yan in the short term, but... this flame must not be allowed
Let it come out.
Xu Jiang added: "By the way, that Tang Yaoju sent his wife and child to Jinan City. It is said that the child was sick and sent for treatment. One of his adopted sisters was also accompanied."
Xia Xun was secretly shocked. Could it be that there was something going on in the White Lotus Sect? Thinking of this, Xia Xun without hesitation revealed Tang Yaoju's identity to Xu Jiang and ordered: "Arrange a few people to break in, even if they just become them
If they want to fish in troubled waters, they must put out this wildfire."
Xu Jiang said happily: "White Lotus Sect? Ah, what kind of trouble can they stir up? Why should you pay attention to them? If they really mess up Shandong Mansion, wouldn't it be beneficial to His Highness?"
Xia Xun solemnly said: "I'm confused! When His Highness Prince Yan returned to Peking from Daning, His Highness Prince Ning once offered a plan to His Highness Prince Yan. Have you forgotten?"
Xu Jiang said calmly: "Well, His Highness Prince Ning said: 'If we are defeated by Li Jinglong's army of 500,000, we can abandon Peiping, retreat to Daning, make peace with Beiyuan, and borrow troops to fight again.'"
"Yes, what did His Highness King Yan say?"
Xu Jiang said: "His Royal Highness King Yan only said three words, no!"
Xia Xun added: "His Royal Highness King Ning once again said that the Tang Dynasty borrowed troops from the Turks to establish the country. After that, although it paid tribute to the Turks for 12 years, Li Shimin worked hard and accumulated strength, and finally
The rebel ministers are the main ones. This is an expedient measure and may not be imitated. What did King Yan say?"
Xu Jiang was ashamed: "His Royal Highness pointed his halberd to the north and said loudly: 'Jing is difficult because of the traitors in the dynasty, and the reason for raising troops is because they are unwilling to kill them. How can An Neng suppress the traitors and attract foreign thieves? I am a man of the Ming Dynasty,
You must remember that if you don't cede territory, don't pay compensation, don't claim vassal status, don't make peace with each other, don't pay tribute, you'll die, and you won't be able to make expedient measures!"
Xia Xun showed his face and said: "That's it. In order to suppress the Communist Party and not attract outside thieves, are we going to condone civilian thieves? If we make arbitrary decisions and allow the White Lotus Sect to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, we will be severely punished by His Highness!"
Xu Jiang said solemnly: "I remember my humble position!"
Xia Xun said: "Okay, you go back first. A large amount of materials shipped from the south are stored in the official warehouse at the dock here. We have to wait for the completion of the Twelve Connected Cities before distributing the stored materials to various places. If your Highness
Take the initiative to send troops to attack Dezhou. Once Dezhou cannot be conquered overnight, there will be a shortage of rice and food. The army will have no food and the morale of the army will be scattered. I have to find a way to find out the strength of the officers and soldiers stationed here and the situation of defense. If Your Highness attacks Dezhou, he must occupy it first.
If you do it here, you can do it calmly."
As he was talking, the sounds of gunfire were heard outside the wall on the left, and the shouts of gamblers outside the wall on the right were still heard. Xu Jiang couldn't help laughing and said: "If we can seize the official warehouse on the dock first, it will be of great help to Your Highness, but
... Texas is so close that we will definitely send troops to seize it. If the two start a fierce battle, these poor people who are trying to make a living on the docks will be in trouble."
Xia Xun couldn't help but be silent after hearing this. After a long while, he sighed softly: "Speaking of innocence, who is not innocent? You have been outside the customs. You should know that when those innocent rabbits on the grassland lose their natural enemies like wolves, foxes, and eagles, they
It can eat up everything and leave all living beings with nowhere to go. Of course, my metaphor may not be accurate. I just want to say that the law of the jungle is not only a thing on the grassland. This is the way. It is not what Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others call it.
The illusory Tao, but the bloody and realistic Tao..."
With a "click", the door opened, and the door on the left opened almost at the same time. Xu Jiang walked out and handed over to Xia Xun. On the other side, a satisfied veteran walked out, followed by an old man Xu who hurriedly covered his clothes.
Mother, she called out to the soldier tenderly: "Good riddance, uncle, come again..."
Turning around, she saw Xia Xun who was seeing guests off. The woman's expression immediately changed. She gave him a vicious spit, and cursed disdainfully: "Bah! You damn rabbit, you're trying to steal business from me!" After saying that,
I twisted my fat butt and went back to the room.
Xia Xun was embarrassed, but Xu Jiang seemed to have gotten a huge advantage, holding his stomach in his hands and laughing wildly...
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When Li Jinglong heard that Datong was in danger, he quickly led his troops out of Zijingguan to go to rescue. Zijingguan is located on the high Zijin Ridge in the west of Yi County. It is one of the main routes from the Hebei Plain to the Taihang Mountains. It is listed as the seventh of the eight Taihang mountains. There is "Yifu"
The danger of "being at the pass and not moving forward".
The army left Zijingguan and walked for a few days in the Taihang Mountains where the ice and snow had not disappeared. Then they received news that King Zhu Di of Yan had searched the Datong area of Xuanfu. On the way back, they bypassed the Ming army along the way and returned to Peiping from Juyongguan.
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Li Jinglong was not discouraged, so he took the army out for a walk, but before they got there, they had already left. King Yan attacked Datong, and all the cavalry went there. Li Jinglong led the army on two legs, and had to cross mountains and ridges.
, how can this maneuvering speed keep up with others?
Li Jinglong listlessly led his troops back the way they came, trekking through the mountains to return to Dezhou. He did not fight a single battle, but 30% of the 100 troops were sick. He hurriedly summoned all the doctors from nearby counties and mobilized
A large number of medicinal materials were provided for treatment.
Seeing the situation in the army, Li Jinglong was very worried that he would not be able to complete the plan to attack Peking on time. He was now "making meritorious service for his crimes." Although Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and others in the court hid the news of the defeat for him, but
Who knows how long it can be kept secret? If someone goes against him and secretly reports the news to the emperor, he will only be guilty but not meritorious. Then Huang Zicheng and others may not be able to protect him.
Therefore, Li Jinglong was eager to fight, but this time he did not dare to be arrogant. The army returned to Texas and rested for only more than ten days. As soon as the diseases in the army were controlled, he summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures. The generals actually hated him for being incompetent. However,
The commander-in-chief was in his hand, and everyone was closely related to each other, so they had no choice but to put aside their personal differences and make suggestions for him.
While the generals were discussing around the sand table, a military postman with a triangular red flag on his back hurriedly broke into the commander's tent, knelt down on one knee to Li Jinglong, cupped his fists and said hurriedly: "Report, Yan Ni, Peking, personally take the lead."
An army of 100,000 people is heading straight for Texas!"