Officials outside the city of Xuzhou shouted "Ma Xi". Tan Laizi sat on the roadside like a sculpture, holding a newspaper in both hands, and wrote a few large characters on Jiangnan Times.
A team of mule carts filled with grain was passing in front of him. The smoke and dust on the road were rising, but it could not affect him at all. "It will not be possible to exchange the full amount until September next year. If you exchange it now, there will be no interest later. The interest discount is
This means that if you go after September, the interest rate will be discounted according to September?" Tan Laizi put down the Jiangnan Time in September with doubts.
newspaper, looking deeply at the vast north, "It's time for these dog Tatars to leave in September, don't affect my exchange." Habitually crumpled the newspaper into a ball, and was about to throw it to the ground, Tan Leizi's hand was hanging in the air
After a moment, he suddenly took his hand back and stuffed it into his arms. However, the newspaper felt a bit irritating after rubbing it, so he took it out again.
Come, wave to the attendant who is waiting for you, pull off his clothes and stuff them inside.
"Master Tan, I told you that this is a military order from our Anqing camp. You can take care of it, I will kill you if I take off your head."
The man was startled and quickly tied his belt tightly.
There are many people from Xuzhou selling food on the roadside. Since the day of selling food, Xuzhou people are no longer afraid of these officers and soldiers. People from the suburbs even come here specifically to sell things to these Qiu Ba at high prices. But Qiu Ba doesn't have much money on him.
, from the time of the garrison camp, they could only carry two taels with them when going on an expedition. Later, it was changed to one tael, just to facilitate the inspection of private possessions and the seizure of silver. Therefore, the spending power of soldiers was limited, and they could only rely on the supplies and supplies.
When it comes to purchasing supplies, there are no specific regulations for this group of civilians. Now that Tan Leizi has money, he bought a lot of wine and meat in the past two days and planned to take them on the road to eat.
"March Roll!"
Tan Lezi stretched out his right hand, and another clerk immediately handed a pamphlet to him. Tan Lezi took the booklet and flipped through it. The march book was printed in Anqing, and the format is fixed, including the starting point, end point, and march.
Distance, terrain, water obstacles, drinking points, camping places, etc., fill in the pictures before marching, and each day's itinerary is a
Page.
The Anqing Battalion bought enough military rations in Xuzhou and rested for two days. A military order came today, saying that it was going to march north. The officers of the Zanhuafang issued a new march plan to the baggage train. Tan Leizi still led Qianshan Er
Haodunbao's baggage train, today's destination is called Tea City, the journey is thirty miles, today we are only marching, and we will not directly supply supplies to the army. When we arrive, we can set up camp according to the flag set by the sentry horse, Qianshan No. 2
The color of the baggage train's flag is still red with a black background. I scrolled further and found that tomorrow's journey is forty miles, and the destination is Tofu Shop. The day after tomorrow, I will pass through Peixian County and camp at Miaodaokou. The journey is sixty miles.
It was considered a usual marching speed, but the next day suddenly became twenty miles.
The Disha River is on the border of Xuzhou and Shandong.
The march plan in Shandong was a bit slow. The journey in a single day was between thirty and fifty miles, and none exceeded sixty. Tan Laizi did not count the total number of days. When he turned to the last page, the end point was Texas.
Although Tan Leizi is a dental practitioner, he has never traveled far away. The last time he went to Hezhou was the farthest in his life. He had heard a lot about Shandong and so on, but he had never been there. He had no idea at all about the relationship between Xuzhou and Dezhou.
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But the further north you go, the closer you are to the Tatars, and Tan Laizi still knows this.
At this time, a group of cavalry was passing by on the official road, and the sound of horse hooves hit the stone slabs, making a dense and clear clicking sound. Tan Laizi usually provided logistics for the troops at Dunbao. Every time the cavalry passed by, the road was filled with
The piles of horse manure stank to the sky. He stepped aside to the side of the road, turned his back to the cavalry, and continued to read the marching book for a while.
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"Walking thirty miles every day, huh huh, even Pang Gunzizi is afraid."
A nearby tenant ran over and shouted, "Mr. Tan, the military officer from the Transport Department said that we will be the ones waiting for Taihu No. 1 Fort to leave."
Tan Leizi randomly stuffed the marching book into his arms, stood up and patted the dirt on his buttocks. Dunhu, who was holding the newspaper in his arms, immediately handed over an egg. Tan Leizi glanced at it and did not pick it up. He just coughed dryly.
Sound. Dunhu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses. He quickly turned his hand over, held the egg and slapped his forehead hard. After a crisp sound, spider web-like cracks appeared on the egg shell. Dunhu
Concentrate on running your hands
, the complete eggshell quickly broke into pieces and disappeared into the rolling red dust of the official road.
A crystal-clear egg was presented to him, and then Captain Tan reached out to take it. When he was about to bite it, he suddenly heard someone calling "Tan Leizi".
A surge of anger rose in his heart. In the past few days, Chief Tan had become a trader in the Anqing camp. When he went to buy food, he was followed by armored soldiers. Who dared to offend him? He turned around to look and saw Tang Er Shuan.
Full of sincere smiles.
The two of them had known each other for a long time, and they were a pair of doormats on the ferry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Now Tang Ershuan had been in the newspapers for a long time, and even the people in the south of the Yangtze River knew about it. Chief Tan felt that Tang Ershuan was still qualified to be called a leper. Tan Leizi couldn't help but
With a smile on his face, Tang Ershuan was not wearing a military uniform. He was dressed like a porter and was mixed in with a group of similarly dressed people. He looked up and down and asked, "Tang Ershuan, you... you are not from Shuiying, Lu
The war commander is not Qin Wang, how did you come here?"
"I came with the martial arts remote sentry test team."
"What's that for?" "I don't know what it's for. An Qing came out and walked behind. This time he said he wanted to go to Shandong, so he had to walk in front." Tang Erchuan scratched his head, "Originally, it was Mr. Lu Bai who asked me to
I went to the martial arts school to help with water training. I don’t know how to say it, but after helping
Being left in this test team, I was asked to play the role of riding a horse and driving horses on the road."
"That's a person who pretends to be a boss to make a living. Then there's something wrong with your clothes. Whoever dressed you up like this, you two go and pick up Wang Luozi's outfit and bring it over." After Tan Leizi gave the order, the newspaper was posted.
Hu immediately went to find Wang Luozi. Taking advantage of this time, Tan Leizi raised his head and looked carefully. The two scars on Tang Ershuan's face were a bit scary, but the whole person was much taller and straighter than before at the dock. He looked like
I feel very energetic when I come here.
Tan Laizi felt a little inexplicable envy. He touched the stamp in his arms and asked, "Brother Er Shuan, you have been in Jiangnan Times and your name has been spread everywhere. How much monthly salary do you receive?"
"Four taels...another five cents was added, and the crossbow passed the test."
When Tan Leizi heard the four liang, he squeezed the thickness of the stack of stamped tickets in his arms, and he couldn't help but feel quite pleased with himself.
He laughed heartily twice, reached out and patted Tang Ershuan on the shoulder, "Xiao Tang, when you get back to Anqing, Master Tan, I will treat you to a drink. Master Tan will give you some money, and you can keep the money for yourself."
Only then did Tan Leizi notice that he was still holding an egg in his hand. He hesitated and handed it to Tang Ershuan. Before Tang Ershuan could pick it up, Tan Leizi took it back again, broke the egg in half, and then handed another half over. At this time,
Someone in the team shouted, Tang Ershuan quickly took the egg, waved goodbye to Tan Lezi, and a group of people hurried north. Although they were all wearing common people's clothes, Tan Lezi felt that these people looked nothing alike.
mix
When we are together, we still feel like Qiu Ba. After stuffing half an egg into his mouth, he felt a little pain on the back of his hand. Tan Laizi turned it over and looked at it. Two chilblains appeared on the back of his hand. He didn't have this kind of thing before. It was still that year.
When I was sent to Hezhou, I was freezing on the city wall.
I got chilblains for the first time that night, and I got them every winter after that. I don’t know what happened.
I put my hands in my arms and touched the money bag containing silver behind the coupons. I felt a lot more at ease. Money is always more reliable than paper.
Tan Laizi suddenly remembered the traveler who froze to death on the city wall. At that time, he asked the traveler's name, but he didn't bother to remember it, and he couldn't remember it later.
"I don't know if anyone buried him."
Tan Laizi was a little lost. He had never thought about this person in the past few years, but somehow he remembered him now.
At that time, we were fighting against the rogue bandits, and now we are fighting against the established slaves. It seems that the established slaves were more powerful. At that time, no one came to rescue Hezhou. Now, at least, the Anqing soldiers are heading north, and those people in the north have some hope.
"Waiting for Pang Guangzi to rescue you, Tang Erchuan has also gone. He is a powerful murderer. The Tatars are no match. I will not go, Mr. Tan. The Tatars are not easy to deal with."
Tan Leizi finished thinking in his mind and was about to go to organize the team when he suddenly saw the general manager of the transport department riding over on horseback. Tan Lezi had a good relationship with this general manager in the past few days, so he quickly put on a smile and greeted the general manager.
He shouted from a distance, "You cavalry are out of food in Shandong. Pang Pang asked you to go with the remote sentry team to meet them. Bring enough money to buy food. Don't delay."
Put the roving operation on hold."
Tan Laizi's smile froze instantly, and the general manager didn't realize it, "You are riding on the road to Linqing. This is a task assigned by Panda. Chief Tan, do your best. You will have a bright future. It all depends on Deputy General Clerk Wu."
You highly recommend it."
Tan Lezi murmured, "Damn it, Wu Laizi, if you meet Jian Nu, your good legs will be broken..."
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November 17, outside the city of Zhendingfu, Beizhili.
There were seven or eight people in the Qing army's central tent, half less than when they were in the capital. A few days after the Qing army's right wing arrived at Zhending, they set up more than ten camps around the city.
Yue Tuo fiddled with the charcoal blocks in the brazier, and when the fire became a little stronger, he threw the sticks on the ground.
After he finished doing this, Ye Chen, the real Yechen of Gushan'er with a red flag, said, "Xuan Da's troops and horses disappeared after the battle in Qingdu. Lausa has been waiting on the north road and has not seen Xuan Da's troops heading south for several days.
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Yue Tuo turned to several other Gushan Ezhen, "Who has news about Xuan Dabing?" Everyone shook their heads. When they were in Qingdu, Lu Xiangsheng pursued him. The one who stayed there to plunder was the leader of the Xianghongqi Division.
It was Shuo Wengkorobatulu Rausa. The fighting between the two sides was not fierce. Rausa slowly retreated south, but then
Later, traces of Xuan Dabing were lost.
Du Du, the deputy commander on the right wing, pondered, "Lu Dutang was able to mobilize properly in the Xuanfu in March. Did he see through that we were besieging the city to send reinforcements?" "In March, my troops were few, and they stayed in their own territory.
Cheaper than now." Ye Chen continued, "Lausa captured more than a dozen Xuan soldiers, including General Hu, General Yang, and Lieutenant General Li. He said that there was a shortage of food in their army.
Maybe they are still looking for food in the countryside of Qingdu." When they heard that the Ming army was short of food, several Qing army commanders did not look puzzled. They had been fighting with the Ming army for decades, and they had heard of this kind of thing a lot. The Ming army was short of food.
Food is common, but it takes a little time to grab enough. How could they have thought that Lu
Xiangsheng's food shortage was so severe that he had to return to Qingyuan County, the capital of Baoding, to get food. Yue Tuo knew that Xuanda's troops were following the right wing, so he conquered Qingdu. After the Tang Dynasty, the four right wing banners did not continue to disperse.
They gathered at Zhendingfu City, but Zhendingfu City is an important town in the north, with high walls and thick walls and soldiers garrisoned there. The Qing army did not know about the mutiny last month, let alone that there were no soldiers inside, so the right wing did not actually attack the city.
They just made a gesture of besieging the city, hoping to attract Xuanda troops to rescue them, so that the right-wing army could wait for work.
Eliminate the threat of Xuanda's troops in one fell swoop.
Lu Xiangsheng returned to Baoding due to lack of food, which caused the Qing army to lose trace of Xuanda's troops.
Yue Tuo thought about it and asked, "What kind of soldiers and horses came down from Ding City today?"
Gushan Erzhendu Lei, who was in charge of the red flag, answered, "The total number of soldiers and horses from Shaanxi is probably two thousand, and the leader is a military sect named Sun."
Tan Tai, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head at this time and said, "Since the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty wants to mobilize troops from Shaanxi, it will not just mobilize a thousand troops. Shaanxi also has three sides. This is probably the vanguard of Shaanxi troops."
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Du Lei tilted his head and said, "That Lu Dutang is probably waiting for the soldiers and horses from the three sides of Shaanxi to come together to attack, so he doesn't go to Zhending."
"Did Xuan Da's soldiers take another route, avoiding Lausa and heading south?" Du Du looked at Yue Tuo, "Maybe he was also waiting for the new troops. Since the Shaanxi soldiers have arrived, Xuan's troops will soon be here."
It's time to go south." "As long as he comes south, he can't escape Gebushe's superior sentry." Ye Chen stood up and said, "Lausa led our red branch and fought with Xuan Dabing in Qingdu for several days.
There is no chance that the wind will fall, and no flag is afraid of declaring an army, then
Lu Dutang is nothing more than that. The Ming Dynasty's nine-sided elite army is not worthy of its name. We have fought in these years. Since it is announced that the army will wait for the Shaanxi army to come, why bother to pay attention to him? Just kill him when he comes."
Du Du shook his head and said, "Maybe he was careful and didn't fight with all his strength. This is a frontier army of 20,000 people. It will be difficult for any banner to fight alone. You must not be careless when you are in the enemy's country. We still need to attract these soldiers and horses to annihilate them."
"Fang Ke." "The left wing is followed by Gao Qiqian. The people in Liao Town have no courage to fight. They must have been attacking everywhere. They say that even Sun Dutang was killed. I don't know how much food, people and livestock have been taken away." Ye
The minister paused for a moment and looked at Yue Tuo's face.
Later, he said, "The income of the left-wing banners will far exceed ours. If you don't gossip about the people in the banner, it will give the Khan's favor. The left-wing banner will also have more than us." Yue Tuo's face was expressionless. Ye Chen was telling the truth. They
Braving the severe cold and thousands of miles to come to the border, it is not to compete for a certain strategic stronghold, or to complete a certain strategic goal, but to come here for money, food and population. Yue Tuo wants nothing more than to eliminate them.
The purpose of Xuan Da's troops was also to facilitate the division of troops and looting. Although in the previous battles, it seemed that the fighting strength and fighting spirit of Xuan Da's troops were very ordinary, but after all, they were more than 20,000 mobile troops. In Yue Tuo's heart, Lu Xiangsheng's troops
Xuan Dabing is still the biggest threat at present. But Xuan Dabing has no troops.
Now, tens of thousands of people on the right wing cannot wait where they are, and all the banners from Baoyi to Gushan'e will not agree. After a while, Yue Tuo said in a deep voice, "Since the Xuan soldiers are not coming, let's leave this place."
We must first go to the prefectures and counties. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is anxious, so Lu Xiangsheng has no choice but to come and fight."