The cold wind was biting and the cold moon was blowing. A large number of troops gathered near the Dahe Guard Fort.
Since the decision was made to fight a decisive battle, more than 90% of the garrison guards from more than a dozen bastions near the canal moved north one after another and slowly gathered outside the river guard fort.
The military camps are connected together like a chessboard with rules and order.
"Are you really going to fight Jiannu?"
"That's for sure. I'm trying to defend the city every day, and I still have to break it..."
"Yes, the city will be breached sooner or later. It's better to leave and let us die while we wait..."
Strolling in the castle, Zhu Yixi was wearing armor and walking slowly, when she heard two voices just after passing the corner.
"This is a patrol post..."
On the side, Li Jingwu looked ugly and hurriedly explained in a low voice.
"I see!"
Zhu Yixi nodded and continued moving forward.
At this time, the two people who were discussing did not know what happened, so they bowed their heads and knelt down.
Li Jingwu kicked him and turned away.
Soon, a group of people arrived at the military camp.
In view of the habit of going to bed early, Zhu Yixi came very early and few people could sleep.
"His Majesty--"
A group of people got up neatly dressed, obviously prepared for a long time.
The house is a big house with three or four windows, but they are only about the size of a head. The floor is spread with lime and the quilts are neatly laid out, presumably to prevent epidemics.
Zhu Yixi rolled her eyes at Li Jingwu and sat down directly, not caring about his dirty looks:
"How many people can sleep in a bunkhouse?"
"A dozen people usually sleep in one room."
Li Jingwu couldn't help but snap back.
Seeing that the emperor's expression was wrong, Li Jingwu lowered his head and remained silent.
After the reform of the Beijing camp, there are five people in a team, ten people in a team, and a hundred people in a team. Five teams are a sentry, and five sentries are a confederation, which is called the confederacy.
A camp is set up above the Xie, commanding the two Xie, about five thousand people, and the one above it is Yi.
Immediately, the experience of the Beijing camp was spread to various places, and military reforms began to be carried out in accordance with the rules.
For ordinary soldiers, it's just that the general manager has become the sentry commander, and there is no such thing as General Qian.
Zhu Yixi immediately looked at his shoes, which were stuffed with grass.
Immediately, he touched the head of the kang and it felt warm. Then he took out the fire stick and pulled it up at the mouth of the kang. There was a lot of ashes accumulated, so the charcoal supply was good.
Li Jingwu and others looked on, trembling with fear.
They looked at each other with lingering fears.
"Are you homesick?"
Facing the timidity of a dozen people, he asked softly.
"Back, back to Your Majesty, I want to--"
One of them spoke timidly.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how the autumn harvest is going..."
"My mother-in-law is pregnant and is about to give birth..."
Under the emperor's comfort, everyone gradually lost their fear and started talking in various dialects, including Shaanxi dialect, Henan dialect, and Huanghuai dialect.
After a long time, Zhu Yixi figured out the general thoughts of these people.
Defeated and fleeing, homesickness, and freezing weather were constantly eroding their morale, especially the repeated defense and destruction of the city in the past two months, which made them lose the confidence to defend the city.
However, the feast of wine and meat during the first month and the emperor's personal visit made them relieved.
"Why did you gain confidence as soon as I came?"
Zhu Yixi showed a smile and asked intimately.
"Your Majesty has been fighting in the north and south for so many years, but he has never lost a battle."
The Shaanxi man spoke, his face full of confidence.
"That's right, I heard him say that His Majesty is victorious in every battle, and you will definitely be able to knock Jiannu down when you come here."
Speaking loudly with a Henan accent.
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Yixi smiled, stood up and prepared to leave: "We won the battle not because of me, but because of you."
After saying that, he walked out of the room.
"Your Majesty—" Li Jingwu saw the emperor's smile and hurriedly spoke.
Who knew, but he was interrupted by the emperor: "Continue, don't stop, follow me this time."
After saying that, he actually took off his armor, put on a broad robe, and began to investigate incognito as a censor.
Li Jingwu could only agree.
He understood that the emperor's behavior just now was cooperative to save his face.
If the emperor cannot be satisfied next, the consequences will be disastrous.
The next hour was the most painful for Li Jingwu.
Late at night, the emperor left the military camp after sitting for too long and the insides of his plush leather boots began to get cold.
Li Jingwu and other generals were behind them, shivering from the cold, but they did not dare to say a word.
"Okay, let's go back and rest!"
After waiting for a long time, the emperor finally said a word, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and passed the danger.
After the emperor left, Bai Wang was still frightened and whispered: "This night is more difficult than fighting."
Zhao Guangyuan on the side finally got acquainted with him: "Your Majesty is a careful person, and it is difficult to fool him."
"Everyone, please go back and rest. The next few days will be the decisive moment——"
Li Jingwu said loudly: "Your Majesty is here in person, how can you not win?"
The next day, the Beijing Camp also rested for the night and began training as usual.
The whole fortress was suddenly crowded with people.
"The capital camp has reached 50,000 people, and there are nearly 80,000 troops gathered along the canal, for a total of 130,000."
Li Jingwu raised his head and chest and reported the report.
"How many people are there currently in Jiannu?"
Zhu Yixi's eyelids twitched and she asked.
"Your Majesty, according to estimates, the losses during the two-month siege, plus the one in Yangzhou, resulted in the loss of about 20,000 slaves, and about 80,000 soldiers and horses."
After hearing this, the emperor asked, knowingly: "Didn't the Manchu Qing send more troops?"
"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui's 30,000 men were originally among them, but the Yuyuan bandits started an uprising in Shandong and were forced to retreat to suppress the bandits. In addition, we also suspect that they may be short of food."
"The supplies needed for a hundred thousand soldiers and horses are enough to block the canal."
"Li Tongzhi, the Yuyuan thieves were ordered by our Jinyiwei to rise up and capture Jining."
Wu Bangfu came out, head held high and chest high, and began to demonstrate his merits.
In response, Li Jingwu and other generals were filled with astonishment and disbelief.
"Of course, after the defeat of the Yuyuan Army, they retreated to Caozhou. The cavalry led by Li Dingguo stirred up trouble in Shandong. I heard that they even launched a surprise attack on Qufu, which shocked Shandong three times a day."
"Wu Sangui was fooled around and was in a hurry."
"In other words, Wu Sangui will not be able to go south in a short time?"
Li Jingwu grasped the key and showed surprise.
"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui and these tens of thousands of people are really doing well!"
"I guess he wants to leave on his own!"
Zhu Yixi sneered.
In this life, he probably broke the Qing Dynasty's sweeping momentum, which was completely different from history, so Wu Sangui had the idea of sitting on the fence.
No longer working hard like in history.
Of course, according to his conjecture, the reason why the Manchu Qing let Wu Sangui go to Shandong was that the Guan Ning cavalry was more suitable. Secondly, they were also afraid that Wu Sangui would rebel at an important moment.
Compared with King Sanshun, Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, surrendered too late and was not truly trusted.
Of course, after defeating more than a dozen cities in a row, the Qing Dynasty was full of self-confidence.
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