Hebei, Qinghe County, Hejian Province, Manchu Qing Dynasty.On the side of the Grand Canal, there are freshly built camp tents everywhere, and as far as the eye can see, there are Xuzhou soldiers digging trenches and erecting camp walls.More than 100,000 Xuzhou troops, along the Grand Canal from Xuzhou, fought all the way to the territory of Zhili, approached the Beijing Division, and finally stopped in Jinghai County.Now, more than 100,000 troops need a large number of camp tents to live, and many soldiers are still building camps, and in order to prevent the Mongolian cavalry from raiding, the Xuzhou army has also built a plug wall outside the camp, and the entire military camp is like a belt.At this time, inside and outside the camp, the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army were busy.In the center of the camp, under the banner of Daxu, in the tent of the commander of Xuzhou, Azig paced back and forth irritably.After Azig raised his troops, with the strong combat power of the Xuzhou army in his hands, he attacked the city all the way, and even Keyanzhou, Tai'an, Dongchang, Jinan, Hejian and other places, and killed Jinghai County, which was less than 300 miles away from the Beijing division, but he did not want to suffer a defeat.Originally, there were two elite cavalry with white flags in the Azig field, attacking the city and pulling out the village, and there were Huaibei green battalion soldiers, so it can be said that the road was like a split.However, with the arrival of Qing reinforcements, Azig's army was blocked by Man Dahai and Luckedhun in the south of Tianjin.Although the Xuzhou army was strong, but there were too many infantry troops and too few cavalry, Azig defeated Lekedehun and Mandahai in Cangzhou, and the forward advanced to the southern suburbs of Tianjin, only to encounter the Guanwai elite cavalry led by Ao Bai.More than 10,000 forwards were attacked by several times the cavalry, suffered a heavy defeat, and were all beheaded in the wilderness."
It is difficult for the prince to raise troops and appease, just like Ming Chengzu's lone army going south, he must capture the capital division and ascend the throne as the emperor, otherwise Fu Lin Xiaoer, in the name of the emperor, gather soldiers and horses from all over the country to work on the king, and the prince will be defeated!"
He Luohui said with a gloomy face.Azig understands his own situation, although he is strong, but after all, he is only a prince, and the prefectures and counties in the Qing Dynasty are only under the orders of Fulin, not him, the prince.This time to the north, it is good to say that once he suffers a defeat, or cannot conquer the Beijing Division, not only the Qing army in Shanxi, Henan and other places will rush to support Fulin, but the states and counties behind him will also rebel, and in the end he and his Northern Advance Corps will be completely lost under the city of Beijing.Azig originally thought that the army would encounter fierce resistance only when it advanced to the city of Beijing, but he did not want to reach the south of Tianjin, but was stopped by the Qing army.Azig stopped and stood in the tent, his face sinking like water, "What you said, this king also knows, but Fulin Xiao'er dispatched elite soldiers outside the customs to enter the customs for reinforcements, and did not fight a decisive battle with this king, how can this king make a quick decision?"
”For Azig, the sooner the war ended, the better it would be for him, so after the defeat of the forward, he immediately led his troops to a decisive battle with Fulin, but the Qing army relied on the advantage of cavalry and roamed around Zhili without a decisive battle with him.Thinking of this, Azig couldn't help but grit his teeth, "Fu Lin Xiao'er, I don't know how difficult it is to start a business, and I actually abandoned Manchuria and the land of my ancestors, it's really damned!"
”Tianjin, located in the southeast of Beijing, is the gateway to Beijing.Due to the northward movement of Azig's troops, Cao Yun was cut off, and a large number of Cao boats were blocked in the canal brought to Tongzhou by Zhigu.At this time, in the wine shop on the edge of the wharf in Tianjin, due to the blockage of the canal, many ship owners and businessmen were stranded in Tianjin.Liu Qian is a native of Shanxi, can speak the dialect of the north, and also understands the customs and customs of the north, and was selected by the Military Intelligence Department as a detailed work to spy on the military situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.At this time, Liu Qian and his two subordinates sat down in the corner of the tavern, looked around, and found that although there were many people, they were very quiet, and even if someone spoke, they were talking in a whisper.The Manchu Qing Dynasty ruled strictly, and it was strictly forbidden to discuss state affairs, and Liu Qian sat in the corner, listening to half a sound, but could not hear anything.This made Liu Qian a little anxious, the road to the south has been blocked by the Qing army, each county and village, the investigation is also very strict, especially around Beijing, there are banner people's industries everywhere, and the cloth and banner slaves go easily, and there are many secret agents like dogs, and if you are not careful, you will be discovered by the Qing army.He has been sneaking into Hebei for a while, but he has been evading the investigation of the Qing army and cannot find out the news from the south, but Zhao Ming is waiting for the news from the pass to come back before he can make the next deployment, which makes Liu Qian very anxious.Suddenly, Liu Qian's eyes turned, slammed the wine glass on the table, and said with resentment: "It's really a blood mold, several ships of goods are blocked in Tianjin, and they can't advance or retreat, if the rebels from the south enter Tianjin, won't they all suffer from military disasters!"
”Liu Qian's words were very loud, and there were many eyes in the lobby.These people glanced at Liu Qian, turned their heads again, silently ate their meals, or talked in a low voice, and there was a white and fat businessman, with a sly look flashing in his eyes, suddenly got up and walked over."
Brothers, how many ships are stuck in Tianjin?"
The fat merchant walked over and asked with a smile on his face.Liu Qian stopped talking with the two subordinates, looked up at the fat merchant, and listened to his accent, he was from Shanxi, so he said impatiently in a Shanxi accent: "A few boats of wool, leather and some mountain ginseng."
What does this have to do with you?
”"Contemptible surname Fan!
Listen to the brother's accent, is it from Daixian?
”The fat merchant smiled and sat down opposite Liu Qian.When Liu Qian heard that the other party's surname was Fan, his face suddenly showed shock, and he hurriedly stood up and said in surprise: "It turned out to be Mr.
Fan, the villain was rude, I hope don't blame him!"
”The fat merchant's face showed a look of smugness, the northern provinces, including the Mongolian border in the north, from the princes and nobles to the peddlers and pawns, all had to give face to the surname Fan.Liu Qian hurriedly invited the merchant surnamed Fan to sit down, poured him a glass of wine, and instructed Xiao Er to send a few plates of hard dishes and a pot of good wine.The fat merchant drank a glass of wine and asked, "I heard my brother's words just now, was I worried that the rebels from the south would come and the cargo ship would be looted by the rebels?"
”Liu Qian said with a sad face: "Exactly, thieves are like combing soldiers like grates, and rebels are coming, how can there be a reason not to suffer from military disasters."
I'm afraid the villain is going bankrupt this time!
”The fat merchant rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "For the sake of you and my fellow countrymen, I have a channel in my hand, and I just need some wool and leather, why don't you sell these goods to me?"
Of course, this is a special period, and the price is definitely not high, I can only give you this price!
”Speaking of the fat merchant, he stretched out three fingers, which meant thirty percent of the market price.Liu Qian frowned, "This price is too low, the villain has to discount the book!"
”The fat merchant smiled: "It's better to fold the book than to be robbed by the rebels!"
”After speaking, the fat merchant stood up and was about to leave, "You think about it, but I want to remind you that I don't have many goods in this channel."
It's late, even if you give it to me, I don't want it. ”Seeing this, Liu Qian stood up, "Mr.
Fan, slow down, you can consider it carefully." ”At that moment, the fat merchant sat down and came back to negotiate with Liu Qian, and between his words, there were many threatening words, saying that the rebels would come soon, and they must take advantage of the rebels' arrival to transport the goods away in order to preserve the goods.Liu Qian pretended to be frightened, talked for a while, and after agreeing for an hour, he traded in the wine shop, and led his subordinates out of the wine store in a hurry.Standing outside the wine shop, Liu Qian said in a deep voice: "The Jin merchants are well-informed, especially the Fan family in Shanxi, and they have a close relationship with the Qing army.Judging from the performance of the merchant surnamed Fan, Azig should have lost the battle, at least he could not attack Beijing, and Tianjin was safe for the time being, otherwise the Fan family would not come to receive the goods. ”After speaking, Liu Qian instructed: "I will return to Liaodong immediately and report to His Highness, you two, try to explore the south, and be sure to pass the exact news back." ”"Whoa!"
The two scouts immediately clenched their fists.()