Chapter 384: The monster that eats two eggs in one meal
Tuijiao Station, also called Angbangduohong Station in Manchu, means the crossing of Jiao River. This is the fourth stop among the "seven stops and six stops" on the Jilin Wula to Ninggu Pagoda post road.
This place is located at the entrance of Zhangguangcai Mountains - the intersection of Saiqiwoji and Namuwoji. It is the only channel from the Mudanjiang River Basin into the Songnen Plain. It traces back to the Bohai State-owned State Road, Khitan Road, Xixiangzhou in the Yuan Dynasty to Yongming City, and Namu in the Ming Dynasty.
The land route northeast of Danfu.
Traffic roads from different eras intersect and overlap here, spanning more than a thousand years in time and space. The hereditary replacement of place names bears in mind the vicissitudes of the ancient roads.
The reason why Naqitai chose this place for negotiation is that it is only sixty-five miles away from the Rafah Station behind him, and also far away from the Omohe Soluo Station occupied by the Northern Navy (Manchu, meaning relaxed)
There are eighty miles. Comparing the two sides, if there is any accident, the reinforcements of the Qing Army can arrive faster than the Bei Navy.
Of the 705-mile post road, the distance from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was only 235 miles, and Zhao Xin had to walk 470 miles from Ninggu Pagoda.
On this post road of more than 400 miles, the Northern Navy has a platoon of garrison troops each at Shalan Station, Bierhanhe Station, and Omohe Soluo Station. In peacetime, it communicates with the rear mainly by relying on the erection of the Omohe Soluo Station.
The station's radio station. As for the other three stations, messages are delivered by horseback or horse-drawn sleigh. Telephone lines will not be set up between the stations until next spring when the roads are repaired.
As of now, in the fifty-third year of Qianlong's reign, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has 23 post stations in the area under the jurisdiction of Jilin General Mansion, and 81 post stations in the entire northeastern region north of Shanhaiguan.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty's careless territorial management, the Manchu and Qing emperors in Beijing relied on these inns and cobweb-like rivers to firmly control the entire Northeast.
At present, this network has been broken. The Qing government's rule over the vast area in the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang has been fragmented by Beihai Town, and it can no longer form effective rule.
It was a rare sunny day when Liu Yong and his party, who set out from Wula, Jilin, arrived at Tuijiao Station. Amidst the strong north wind, the sun in the sky shot hazy rainbow-like beams of light around.
On the hills, the low wind rolled up the soft snow, making a rustling sound in the bare forest. The vast snowfield bordered by the horizon was very clear. Only to the east at the foot of the mountain, the snowfield at the end of the horizon was covered with smoke.
There was a purple rosy mirage.
Several low-level officials on horseback looked at the scene in front of them and exclaimed in admiration, saying that this was a good omen and it seemed that the trip would go smoothly.
But Liu Yong, who was sitting in the carriage with the curtains raised, frowned when he looked at the dense purple. As a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, Liu Yong was naturally well-read and well-remembered. He remembered "Etiquette"
It is said above that if a person rides on the water and becomes a king, his administration will be peaceful and the scenery will be seen.
What is Jingyun? To put it bluntly, it is just four words, the cloud is bright. Historical records indicate that King Zhou Cheng, the second monarch of the Western Zhou Dynasty, after pacifying the rebellion of the Three Prisons (killed Uncle Guan, released Uncle Cai, and deposed Uncle Huo as a commoner).
) Seeing blue clouds emerging on the river bank is Jingyun.
Liu Yong put down the curtain and recalled the news from Qitai. Since Zhao Xin's victory over Rakshasa, there had been a lot of support from his subordinates. However, this man was unmoved at all and continued to build water conservancy and farmland and expand the construction of land.
The roads are just like the way Taizu of Ming Dynasty used to "build high walls and widely store grain".
Moreover, according to the information obtained by the spies, the Li Dynasty even sent envoys to communicate with him privately, but Zhao Xin asked the Li Dynasty for the land of Jiangyuan, and showed that he would not give up until the land was given to him.
No matter how Liu Yong looked at it, he felt that Zhao Xin's behavior was inconsistent with etiquette and was very strange. If it had been anyone else, he would have been in cahoots with Li Chao long ago.
"He doesn't have that many people, so what does he need so much land for? Can he hold it?"
While I was thinking deeply, I heard someone outside the car say in a deep voice: "Sir, the retreating dragon station has arrived."
Hearing this, Liu Yong put aside his complicated thoughts, opened the sedan curtain and looked out. He saw an icy cold wind blowing straight into his face along the gap, which made Liu Yong grit his teeth in excitement.
A hundred yards ahead, at the mouth of the river, a group of houses made of bricks and stones was clearly visible, and a group of walls made of wooden palisades surrounded a courtyard of sixty feet in diameter.
At this time, the two Xie Ling who led the vanguard of the Qing army to arrive early took their subordinates, as well as the local Bi Tie Shi, Ling Ji, Wai Lang and Ma Tou (the former was responsible for paperwork, the latter managed cattle and horses, etc.) all went out to kneel down to greet the imperial envoy.
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Because Liu Yong had been sitting in the sedan chair for too long, when he got off the carriage with the help of his servants, he took two heavy steps on the ground with his two slightly bowed legs, and said to an assistant leader with a somewhat confused expression: "Zhao Ni's
Has anyone arrived? Then why haven’t you seen me?"
"Reply to your Majesty," the assistant leader who was asked knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I arrived yesterday afternoon and took people to the northeast early this morning. The general has been stationed in the northwest for these years, so he has no idea about this place.
I am not familiar with the mountains, rivers and rivers, so I will stay here to welcome you until the end of my life."
"What's the status of the defense?" Liu Yong had recovered a lot after a while, and his originally confused triangular eyes gradually regained their vitality.
"Five hundred men from the forward battalion have set up defenses on the western hillside, and a thousand cavalry have been deployed in the woods south of the post station. If there is any movement, they can cross the river and rush to help within less than a stick of incense."
Liu Yong said with a solemn expression: "Although we are not here to fight, we still can't be careless. Zhao Ni's treachery is extraordinary, and we must be more careful."
"Hey! I will obey your orders!"
At this time, Zhao Xin and a battalion of men and horses had already set off from Omohesuoluo Post Station. In addition to the troops walking on the post road, two reconnaissance teams led by Elu were also conducting reconnaissance in the forests and hills on both sides.
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Cao Peng had been riding a horse for several days, and his thighs and buttocks were so painful from the saddle. When he set out to mount the horse in the morning, the guy looked in agony and muttered, "You know how tiring it is to ride a horse."
Coming" and the like.
Zhao Xin is actually not much better than Cao Peng. He rarely rides a horse. But in front of a group of subordinates, he has to endure it no matter what, even if it hurts to death.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Eighty-mile Mountain Road is not far on paper, but in fact it is very difficult to walk. The group of people only traveled forty miles until it was almost dark. Second
After the sun came up, we continued on our way, and it was almost ten o'clock when we met the Qing army's sentry troops.
After the two parties contacted each other, the Qing army team led the way, and the Beihai navy advanced along the post road from behind. It was after two o'clock in the afternoon that they arrived near the post station at the mouth of the Tuijiao River.
Zhao Xin did not agree to enter the post station to rest. Who knows what tricks Liu Yong and Na Qitai would play. They couldn't defeat them on the battlefield, and it was not uncommon for them to play tricks on the ground. So he led the team across the frozen river and arrived at a field to the east of the post station.
Set up camp.
It was still the same as before, first clearing out an open space and setting up a big tent, then Zhao Xin went in and walked around, and it was filled with materials for setting up the camp.
This time, Na Qitai finally understood why the Beihai Navy's camp was set up so quickly.
This man stood on a high platform within the wall of the post station, holding a monocular telescope in his hand to look carefully. He saw a guy in a dark blue coat and a few people in a field a few hundred steps away from the Beihai Navy camp.
I don't know what they are digging up there.
After a while, an officer from the Northern Navy crossed the Tuijiao River and said a few words to a Qing general on his side. After that, Na Qitai saw his men running away and ran towards the inn.
"Sir! Those guys said they were going to blow up the soil soon!"
"What? Exploding soil?" Na Qitai didn't react and looked at his men blankly.
"They said it was too cold and the ground was too frozen to dig, so they had to use gunpowder to blast it open."
When Na Qitai heard that he was going to blow it up with gunpowder, he quickly said to the soldiers beside him: "Go and tell Mr. Liu quickly, don't scare him!"
At this time, because of Liu Yong's clean official reputation, the people had already spread him as a figure like Bao Qingtian. These Eight Banners soldiers outside the pass were also familiar with him, so the accompanying officers and soldiers respected Liu Yong from top to bottom. If it was really because of that gang
The rebels set off cannons to frighten Liu Yong, and Na Qitai was to blame.
Not long after the soldiers left, Liu Yong arrived after hearing the news. He walked up to the high platform, took the telescope handed by Qitai, and said, "What are these guys doing?"
"Master Liu, they are digging soil to set up camp."
Liu Yong was surprised and said: "The wood all over the mountains and fields is not enough?"
Na Qitai said: "Judging from the few contacts I have had with Zhao Ni, this person will always do something unexpected."
Liu Yong said "Oh" and stopped talking, looking at the opposite side intently.
After almost a while, Liu and others on the high platform heard a long whistle from the other side of the river. Some North Navy officers and soldiers who were standing suddenly fell to the ground, followed by a boom.
Long's thunderous voice echoed across the land.
"No!" Na Qitai hurriedly pulled Liu Yong down. He thought that in the next second, fire would be accompanied by earth and rocks flying into the sky, and it might even hit the inn.
But after a while, there was no movement. The two looked up again and saw that the field was filled with smoke and dust, making it impossible to see what had happened. When the smoke gradually dissipated, they saw a small area of two acres of land.
In the fields, the ground was as hard as iron plates, as if it had been plowed by a huge iron plow, turning it into lumps of soil.
Next, an even more jaw-dropping scene appeared for Ling Liu and the two of them!
Next to a group of busy soldiers of the Northern Navy, two rumbling monsters stretched out their ten-foot-long yellow giant arms, shoveled the soil on the ground through the bucket in front of the giant arms, and then walked for a while
After the road, they were poured into square baskets made of unknown materials.
Those square baskets have been arranged in a straight line for more than ten feet, about two feet high, and there seems to be a bag inside, and the shoveled soil is all placed in these bags.
When the soil in the square basket was almost full, Na Qitai finally realized that it was unimaginable that the camp of the Northern Navy was built like this. No wonder a camp was built in just one night.
Rise from the ground!
At this time, the west bank of the Tuijiao River was filled with Qing troops watching the excitement. Everyone was dumbfounded. Some people even forgot that the two sides were hostile and wanted to walk across the ice to take a closer look. As a result, they were stopped by the other side.
The Beihai navy in charge of security was rushed back.
Several sharp-eyed Eight Banners soldiers shouted: "There is a person inside that monster!"
"Oh my God! Is this thing manipulated by someone?"
"Good guy, with such great strength, a shovel must weigh dozens of kilograms! How much food do you usually need to feed?!"
A veteran of the Eight Banners seemed quite experienced. He thought for a while and said, "I guess eating grass won't work. I have to feed black beans and add two raw eggs every day!"
Several flag soldiers around were dumbfounded: "You still have to eat eggs?! Who can afford to feed this? With this kind of money, it is better to raise two more cows."
"Raising cattle? Can your cattle have such strength?"
Liu Yong pointed blankly at the two yellow and black monsters with their giant arms stretched out, and he was stunned: "These rebels are really good at strange skills, but they are amazing. If
Farmers have this tool, but they don’t know how much they can save in the labor of clearing wasteland and cultivating land.”
The noisy Qing army watched for a long time on the river bank, until Na Qitai saw that it was getting more and more outrageous, and ordered his men to take a few of them back outside the inn and beat them with military sticks, and then the group of people dispersed angrily.
After dark, the Beihai Navy camp was still brightly lit and noisy with people. Liu Yong was curious about how the lights could be so bright, so Na Qitai explained the electric lights he saw in Beihai Town, which scared Liu Yong.
Jump. Even the thunder and lightning in the sky can be used as usual. This is like a monster instead of a mortal!
After all the walls of the Beihai Navy's camp were built, the "two-headed" monsters disappeared into the opponent's camp.
After nightfall, the Beihai navy had dinner, and everyone except the guard sentry and mobile sentry fell asleep peacefully. However, the Qing army was kept awake all night by the noisy scene during the day. Many people, including Liu Yong, waited until
Didn't go to bed until early in the morning.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Early the next morning, both parties had breakfast, and the officers responsible for contact met again by the river to communicate and negotiate.
Still the same as before, the Beihai Navy set up a tent with all sides exposed to the wind on the east bank of the Tuijiao River, and surrounded it with a curtain. The Qing army sent people to place seven or eight braziers around it as a place for negotiations.
Just after ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Yong, Na Qitai and several Eight Banners generals led more than 20 forward battalion armored soldiers and crossed the river to negotiate. At this point, Liu Yong finally met Zhao Xin, whom he had been waiting for several months.
Liu Yong, who is over 60 years old this year, is a stocky man with a medium build. He has a rectangular face with dark red parts, and a pair of bright triangular eyes under his thick eyebrows. He has a thick beard on his lips and a thick beard on his chin.
He still has a goatee, and there are not many wrinkles on his face. He wears a winter hat with a ruby top, a yellow mandarin jacket outside the eight-python five-claw robe, and a pair of black high-top white thick-soled soap boots.
No sloppiness.
Zhao Xin, who is just over 31 years old, is tall and has a neatly trimmed face with no stubble on his face. His eyes are bright and lively under his thick eyebrows, and his mouth is slightly raised under his strong nose.
, with a smile on his face. Both he and Cao Peng were wearing the winter camouflage uniforms of the Northern Navy, and they looked particularly strong under the thick coats.
"Your Excellency, is Zhao Xin who falsely called himself Zhu Ming?"
"Haha, you are Mr. Liu Chongru, right? You are indeed Qianlong's humerus minister! I'm sorry, I have been repairing Rakshasa and kept you waiting for several months."
Zhao Xin looked at the man opposite him who was famous for his law-abiding, honest and honest character, and was praised by many film and television works of later generations. He was also the biggest culprit of the "Dongtai Yizhulou Case", and he felt quite complicated in his heart.
And when Liu Yong looked across at the man who made the Manchu Qing Dynasty uneasy all night, and was already described as the number one rebel in the sky with a fangy face and three heads and six arms among the people in the city of Beijing, an ominous premonition arose spontaneously!