"Baoding Prefecture and Qingyuan County still say there is no extra food and they can't give it at all." Lu Xiangsheng stood in the dilapidated street, everywhere was black after burning, and the broken walls were full of charred corpses.
, some people were walking numbly in the streets. Lu Xiangsheng looked at the scene in front of him, looking a little confused, as if
I didn't hear what Xu Deshi said. This is Qingdu County under Baoding Prefecture. The once prosperous county is devastated. The two wings of the Qing army split again in Zhuozhou. Dorgon's left wing headed towards Xincheng and Gaoyang, and Yue Tuo's right wing divided according to flags.
For the rapid advancement of the four-way road, drive along the way
He began to attack the prefectures and counties, and then continued southward without defeating a single attack, leaving the two Ming armies far behind.
After the Qing army's right wing entered Baoding, its offensive gradually intensified. Qingdu fell within one day, but the Ming army had not yet reached Baoding.
At this time, the right-wing forward of the Qing army had already entered Zhending Mansion and began to attack unsuspecting prefectures and counties. Yang Sichang's "not allowing slaves to take a single step beyond Baoding" became empty talk again.
The inland prefectures and counties were unprepared, and many places were almost defeated immediately. Urgent documents from the prefectures and counties in the southern part of Zhili flew in like a snowflake, and the two groups of supervisors did not arrive in Baoding until November 11th, completing the meaningless task.
Because the Qing army had already divided into two groups in Zhuozhou, Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian immediately divided their forces after they met, and Gao Qiqian went to rescue the new people.
City and Gaoyang direction, Lu Xiangsheng went to Qingdu.
Qingdu was conquered by the Qing army with red flags and a massacre after breaking the city. Lu Xiangsheng came to the rescue. The Qing army burned Qingdu to the ground before leaving. There were almost no remaining buildings in the entire county. Xu Deshi followed him, "My subordinates said earlier.
However, Yang Sichang's defenders defended themselves and the warriors fought their own battles, but it was just an empty talk. The prefectures and counties asked for help. If they did not send troops, once the city was broken, they would just sit back and watch the ravages. If reinforcements were sent everywhere, the troops would be overstretched and weak, but they would not be enough to defeat the slave thieves.
. Some people who fled today said that this group of slave builders went south to visit the Tang Dynasty the day before yesterday, and there were seven places in Zhending prefecture and county that came to ask for help. At present, there are horse soldiers of slave builders everywhere in the south to block them, and I don’t know.
How far should Jiannu divide his troops and how can he save them?" At this time, two Tangma hurried from outside the city and handed a document to Xu Deshi. After Xu Deshi read it, he immediately said to Lu Xiangsheng, "Dutang, it's another time.
For help, Chen Zhenyi, the sub-supervisor of Zhenbao, sent Tangma to ask for help. Jiannu arrived on the 12th
When we arrived at Zhending Fucheng, Chen Zhenyi said that Zhending Fucheng only had more than 1,000 soldiers in Jingji and Li Jiuhua's daobiao camp, and there were as many as 40,000 slaves under the city. It would be extremely difficult to defend the city. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible."
Lu Xiangsheng's expression changed. He immediately took a closer look and said with an anxious expression, "It is true that all the soldiers and horses have been transferred to the outskirts of Beijing. Zhang Qiping's Fubiao camp is still in Zhuozhou. There are indeed no soldiers in the capital."
Xu Deshi then said, "There was a military uprising in Zhending Mansion at the end of October. More than a thousand houses were burned down. The uprising has been peaceful. The people in the city are not solidified. If Jiannu attacks the city at this time, it will be difficult to defend it."
"Send an order to the three towns to gather in Qingdu tomorrow to rescue Zhending. Since the main force of Jiannu is here, we can gather the army and fight with him for one or two battles. Jiannu will not dare to divide his troops to attack the prefectures and counties..." Xu Deshi hurriedly
He advised in a low voice, "Master Dutang, although the situation is critical, we must not push too hard at this time. This year, Supervisor Biao Camp alone is in debt of 69,000 taels. At present, the army is short of food. Daily rations
The food was less than half the usual, and the generals complained. If they had to be forced to fight against Jiannu, I am afraid that Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei would not be able to mobilize the subordinate generals, not to mention Wang Pu, who would not listen at all after arriving in Baoding.
Encounter in the south of Qingdu
When they arrived at the Qing Army's vest, they immediately turned back to Baoding. If they were forced too hard, it would lead to a military rebellion." Lu Xiangsheng's face turned pale. There were only two battalions left in the Dubiao Battalion in his hand, less than three thousand.
Among the three towns, Wang Pu's troops had the largest number of soldiers and horses, as well as the largest number of servants. Zhending Mansion said that there were more than 40,000 slaves under the city. If Wang Pu did not go, the number of soldiers would be
The total number is only 12,000, and they will never be able to defeat the Jiannu.
"But it's really a critical situation. Is there any other good way?" Xu Deshi said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, it's clear that Jiannu is marching ahead. No matter whether the prefectures or counties are invaded or not, it will be difficult for them to get food. The villain thought that he had to go back to Baoding.
Food is needed in Fucheng. In this nearby place, only Fucheng has enough food. Only when the food is obtained can the soldiers' morale be stabilized before they can go to Zhending... The villain said a word, if you go to Zhending under the current general situation, the battalions will only collapse on the way. That's right
Haste makes waste, think about that important city. Since ancient times, it has had high walls and thick walls, and there are road signs and camps.
, the more you stick to it, the better you will be.”
Lu Xiangsheng's face changed. The slaves were sweeping across the southern part of Gyeonggi Province and asking for help everywhere. However, the Xuanda soldiers and horses who could really rescue them were struggling due to lack of food. What Xu Deshi said just now was also true. The soldiers were facing a shortage of pay and food.
Yes, they are the notorious Jiannu. If they are really forced to go to the battlefield, the possibility of military rebellion is very high. In the past years, King Qin had many times on his way to the battlefield.
It happened. A military rebellion broke out in Zhending Prefecture last month. At that time, Jian Nu had just entered the border. The Ministry of War transferred the troops of Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding who was stationed in Zhending, to the suburbs of Beijing and stationed them in Liangxiang, Zhuozhou and other places. The city of Zhending Prefecture was composed of
Tuanlianxiangbing garrison in Guangping area
Wei, but before the Jiannu could attack, these rural soldiers launched a rebellion first, burned nearly two thousand houses, and then fled into the mountains. Many of them may have returned to their hometowns in Guangping, but I am afraid that many of them died just like that.
If the food and fodder problem is not solved and we rush southward with this diligent army, it is very likely that chaos will occur before the war begins.
Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's hesitation, Xu Deshi persuaded in a low voice, "We have been fighting here for several days, and we need to deal with the casualties. Qingdu is in ruins and we can only go to Fucheng... and we have to test the merits and report the victory."
Lu Xiangsheng closed his eyes and repeated, "I heard that Gao Qiqian reported Gaoyang's victory?"
Xu Deshi said disdainfully, "The villain thinks that Gaoyang must have been defeated. Gao Qiqian can only report a great victory to protect himself first. Wang Pu also reported a great victory at Jingyang Station and Qingdu, but we haven't reported it to the Ministry of War yet." (Note)
1)
"How many true barbarians are there among Wang Pu's heads?" "After a cursory inspection, I don't think any of them look like true barbarians. The slaves are strictly enforced. Every time they go out, they must be in groups, and there are rarely any single ones. It is not easy to cut down the ranks. We
Each camp here is about to run out of food, and the daily supply has been reduced by half. Your Excellency dispatches sentries for rescue.
, the soldiers would go out of the camp to respond to the story, plundering the countryside, collecting people's property everywhere, or even beheading people and sending them back to the camp, just unwilling to fight to the death. Lu Xiangsheng has led troops for many years, and similar behavior towards the army has long been commonplace. Some time ago, because
Being too close to the capital, they were worried about being impeached, so the generals were more restrained. Now that they are hundreds of miles away from the capital, they are returning to their old ways.
Return to cuteness.
He sighed and asked, "Are there any true barbarian heads in other ministries?" "There is a true barbarian level in the Zhongying camp. Yang Guozhu, tiger and Dawei have all captured the true barbarians, but the number of those who have rewarded their merits is far more than this. The villain feels,
The supervisors each commanded an army. Since the supervisor reported victory, we should also report the victory along the way. The slaves were raging in Jinan.
, now that the prefectures and counties have been conquered, our King Qin’s soldiers and horses need a victory report, Yang Sichang needs a victory report, and the emperor may also need it."
Lu Xiangsheng walked out of the city gate and said after a moment of daze, "Since they need it, report it to Yang Sichang. Then you can write a document to Baoding and Qingyuan counties and tell them that if they don't provide food and grass, I will personally go to court for impeachment."
When Xu Deshi learned that Lu Xiangsheng had agreed to stay in Baoding temporarily, he immediately took the order and left in a hurry.
Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at a soldier following him, "Gu Xianyi, do you know who killed the Zhenyi at the Zhongying level?" Gu Xianyi was Lu Xiangsheng's personal soldier, and his establishment belonged to the Supervisor Zhongying.
, he immediately replied after hearing this, "The promotion merit reported by Li Chongzhen was his adopted son Li Jiubiao. He wanted to be promoted. The actual promotion was Qin Jiuze. I saw him carrying
The gate of the camp where the head enters."
Lu Xiangsheng thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Qin Jiuze also won the first level at the beginning of the year?"
"Everyone knows that Qin Jiuze is an old guard in the middle camp. He was also promoted to a level in April, but the Li family took credit for it." (Note 2)
Lu Xiangsheng sighed and said, "Go to the Central Army to collect ten taels of silver and bring it to him. Deliver it to him personally. Don't hand it over to the generals to avoid chilling the hearts of these lofty ideals."
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"Qin Jiuze, these twelve taels of first-level silver were awarded by the Superintendent."
Gu Xian stretched out his hand, and on his palm was a ten-tael silver ingot. In front of him was a middle-aged man with a weathered face, a pair of wind-struck ears, thick hands and feet, a slightly hunched figure, and wearing a tattered cotton armor.
The cotton exposed at the break is all black, and the wrinkles on the face are like knife carvings, left
There were two old cuts on his cheek, one deep and one shallow, and there was a new arrow wound on the right cheek near the ear. It was wrapped with a piece of gray cloth, and the blood on it had dried.
"Thank you, Lord Dutang, for the reward." The middle-aged man reached out to receive the reward, held it up in front of his eyes and said, "The head that the villain chopped off was a real Tatar." "I know it was a real Tatar, so it turned out that
It should be more than these ten taels of silver." After Gu Xianyi finished speaking, he added, "You are not included in the merit report document of the Zhongying. It is a clear warning to the capital. The capital already knows about your level-decapitation skills. Let me tell you, on the way
Not much money and food
, I will definitely make up for it after I return to town, but I still have to kill the thieves with peace of mind and don’t worry too much."
Qin Jiuze weighed the money in his hand a few times and asked, "Which person named Li is the villain's head marked with?"
Gu Xianyi shook his head and said, "Zhongying paid for it himself. You came to kill the thieves to avenge your family, and you didn't come here for military merit. Don't worry about it. Just take the money and go and be happy."
Qin Jiuze looked up at Gu Xianyi indifferently, and put the silver in front of him again, "I don't want the silver, but I'll give it to you in exchange for ten steamed cakes."
Gu Xianyi frowned and looked at him, "This is a compliment from the capital. How can you be picky and picky? This money will always be useful." "Today the camp only distributed porridge once, and again in the evening, just like sending out beggars."
It's like giving out porridge to the Tatars, and they can't even get a full meal." Qin Jiuze looked at him coldly for a moment, "This money can't even be exchanged for ten steamed cakes.
What's the use of it? It's worse than scrap metal."
..."Tan Erlin received one hundred taels of cash, and then went to the checkpoint to buy stamped tickets from Xuzhou people. At first, these people didn't understand, and they didn't expect that the paper could really be exchanged for silver. When they heard that someone was buying it, they all rushed to sell it.
Tan Erlin tried his best to lower the price, and only gave one tael in cash for ten taels of coupons. The Xuzhou people also sold some, and later the people from Caobang came to collect them because they saw it was profitable. The Xuzhou people raised the price, and yesterday they had two taels in cash before noon.
If you buy a ten-liang discount ticket, it will be thirty liang in the afternoon. Today, these people seem to understand a little bit. The price of a ten-liang discount ticket has risen to five taels in cash. Tomorrow it is estimated to be sixty-seven liang. It is said that Tan Erlin received the most and bought it.
It cost more than 80 taels for a discounted ticket of more than 400 taels. It would be a big deal to exchange it for cash after the return trip.
Earn more than three hundred taels."
In the inn outside Xuzhou City, Wu Dacai spoke a little faster and in a rather unkind tone, reporting to Pang Yu what he had learned in the past two days.
Tan Lezi's skill in exploiting loopholes really surprised Pang Yu a little. No wonder he also wanted cash. It turned out to be the idea of this empty-handed white wolf. He didn't bring a tael of capital with him, so he came to King Qin and earned more than 400 taels.
Wu Dacai cleared his throat and said, "The purpose of using stamps to buy grain is to let people in Xuzhou know that stamps can be redeemed and build the reputation of the bank. Tan Erlin acted like this to bully Xuzhou people who don't know how to stamp stamps and take advantage of other people's homes."
cheap, broken
The reputation of our Anqing camp. My subordinates dare to say that Tan Erlin will immediately change the coupons into cash after he returns. In fact, he is taking advantage of the bank. His behavior is so bad, should the Zhenfu team..."
Jiang Guoyong interrupted, "The Zhenfu team marched in accordance with military regulations. First of all, Tan Erlin is not a soldier. Secondly, although his behavior is indecent, asking the deputy chief clerk for advice is considered a violation of that law."
A military law?" Wu Dacai was speechless for a moment. Pang Yu smiled and waved his hands, "This is market behavior. Although Tan Erlin's behavior is a bit sneaky, it does not mess with the market rules. He makes money with his brains.
Yinzi, I didn’t use a knife to force him to leave.
People are doing business, but they are not soldiers, so it is really inconvenient for the pacification team to meddle in such nosy matters."
Pang Yu couldn't help but want to laugh again. Tan Leizi's wretched image was very impressive this time, and he probably won't forget it again. After hearing this, Wu Dacai immediately stopped and remembered what Pang Yu said over and over again in his heart, so that he could use it as a reference for other things in the future.
After observing Pang Yu's face, he tentatively said, "The villain just feels that such behavior is always too selfish.
If you have a little advantage, you have to take advantage of it. You don't care about your lord's important affairs. You may be in charge of the affairs of a fort now, but you are afraid that you will be in an important position in the future..." "Da Cai has thought carefully." Pang Yu nodded and paused for a moment.
, "The story of Tan Leizi has communication value. You can find a writer to write it down. You can write it in an exaggerated way and send it to Liu Shensi for him to publish it in Jiangnan Times.
Whether it’s news or a story, everyone knows that they can redeem it freely by relying on stamped tickets.”
Wu Dacai hurriedly recorded it. Before it was completed, Chen Rulie hurried to the lobby, "Sir, the Rangers reported that Jiannu bypassed the capital, passed Zhuozhou on the fifth day of this month, and entered Baoding Prefecture on the sixth day."
...Note 1: Wang Pu’s great victory at Jingyang Post, with twenty beheadings, was recognized by the imperial court, but considering Wang Pu’s misdeeds before and after, the credibility is not too high;
Level 115, I stayed in Qing Dynasty at that time
The Qing army in the capital was divided into a branch with a red flag, and the leading general was Batulu Rausa; the Gao Yang victory was reported secretly by Gao Qi. He faced the left-wing army led by Dorgon. Eleven days before the victory was reported,
Gaoyang has fallen. Note 2: Yang Sichang summarized the situation of fake military merit in reports after the war. That is, the demotion and meritorious deeds reported by various ministries basically have the same surname as the chief officer of the ministry or the superior civilian official, with few exceptions.
He is either a relative or an adopted son, which implies that there is no justice in the various departments' reporting of merit.