Although Deng Fei wanted to take the map off the screen right away, he had to find professionals to do it. In addition, the headquarters was packing up things to move, so he had to wait until he was done.
As the war progressed, the location of the Eastern Front Headquarters was also constantly changing. It was previously located at the Laobian Station, sixty miles west of Shengjing, and now the new location was chosen at the Falun Temple outside the Xiaobei Gate of Shengjing City. , less than six miles away from the city gate, it will be convenient to move into the city in the future.
If you look down at Shengjing City from the air, the entire city is like a mandala with multiple structures surrounded by squares and circles. This kind of urban structure is unique among ancient Chinese cities.
The center of the entire city is the Shengjing Palace. The courtyard where the Phoenix Tower and the Harem are located is at the highest point and is the first floor inside the mandala. The approximately square city wall wraps the inner city, including the General Office, Wubu Office, and Fengtian. The second circle is composed of the Mansion, Chengde County Government and numerous royal palaces; outside it is the approximately circular outer city wall and a large number of residences, which is equivalent to the outer courtyard of the mandala. The eight roads connecting the inner and outer cities form a huge "well" "" glyph; outside the outer outline are four pagodas and four lamaseries, of which the North Pagoda Falun Temple is the largest.
When Huang Taiji built the four pagodas and four temples, he hoped to use the power of religion to strengthen the Manchus' "destined destination" and prolong his life. As a result, he died before the construction was completed.
Choosing Falun Temple was intentional by Zhao Xin. Through this move, he wanted to tell his subordinates and the people of Shengjing that the rise and fall of a dynasty had nothing to do with religion. In the battle between flesh and steel, even if the sky is surrounded by gods and Buddhas, you still can't hold on if you should.
The headquarters was set up in the front yard where the Tianwang Palace was located. There were three rooms in the east and west, all of which were requisitioned. Two tents were also set up in the yard. The front and back doors of the Heavenly King's Hall were locked, leaving only the side door leading to the second courtyard open. The lamas all stay in the dormitories in the backyard. When they have to do their homework, they can go out through the back door. Now that the fighting in the city has just subsided, the people are staying behind closed doors, and no one comes to offer incense and worship Buddha.
Two days later, as the troops repeatedly played the "Code for Entering the City" through loudspeakers, order in the city gradually calmed down. Although there are few pedestrians on the street, people still have to buy food and vegetables, and various shops are opening their doors one after another.
The security company hired a calligraphy and painting shop owner from the city who was proficient in framing. The man worked cautiously for more than two hours, and finally took off the map on the screen, and the official documents of the Ming Dynasty that were used as the substrate were also restored. Now in this world.
Deng Fei lay on the desk and looked carefully at Qi Jiguang's handwriting that had just been framed. This is a piece of official paper 77 centimeters long and 62 centimeters wide. On the right side is the application written in small regular script, and on the left side is Qi Jiguang's comments, a total of 62 words. Above the comment, there is a large black seal that reads "Bei Japanese Capital Commands Qi Pi".
Deng Fei had asked Zhao Xin before, why did the official documents from the Jiajing era end up in Liaodong?
Zhao Xin's explanation for this is that Kong Youde was afraid that Jin would not have enough bargaining chips after surrender, so in addition to the artillery trained by the Spanish, he also took away a large number of official documents and files from Dengzhou. He thought these were good things, but Hou Jin had no interest in these old official documents. Instead, they used them as the backing of a screen because of lack of paper. More official documents were cut with scissors and used as padding paper between the layers of the letter bag; Zhao Xin had asked Chai Rugui to take away a large number of things similar to cigarette purses.
Deng Fei admired it for a long time, then checked other official documents, and finally carefully rolled up the mounted original and put it into a cowhide file tube. He decided to put a glass frame on it when he got back and hang it in his study.
Zhao Xin has promised to give him Qi Jiguang's authentic work. You can't take this thing back with you. There is an exact same one in another time and space, and it's in the museum.
If it were porcelain and jade, Zhao Xin could fool people into saying it was originally a pair when selling it. But celebrity handwritings are always unique. Once two identical ones appear, bigger troubles will follow. For example, in Sanxitang's "Bo Yuan Tie", it cannot be said that Wang Xun had the same mood and wrote two identical letters. Dong Qichang and Qianlong even stamped the two original letters with exactly the same stamp. ? This is ridiculous!
Deng Fei returned to the war room with satisfaction. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhao Xin sitting at the table, reading two telegrams. He was in a good mood now, and asked casually with a smile: "Whose telegram came from?"
"He Xiwen."
"How's the progress on his end?"
Zhao Xin handed over the telegram and said: "We have just captured Yulin, and we have to build ships after we capture Beiliu. Guangxi's land transportation is really a headache. Thousands of miles of waterway, if one point in the middle is unstable, the supply line will be cut off. Too much trouble!"
Guangxi is mountainous and the roads are narrow and rugged. The post station system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Guangxi did not even have horses, and it would be useless if they did. It relied entirely on human feet to deliver official documents, commonly known as "thousand-mile horses". Therefore, He Xiwen and others had no chance of marching into Nanning through the post road, and they could only take a long way around and take the water route.
In the battle plan he reported to the Northern Navy Staff Headquarters, after landing, the troops would first take the Lianjiang and Liujiang rivers, then enter the Xunjiang River from Tengxian County in Wuzhou Prefecture, and then transfer to Yujiang River from Guiping in Xunzhou Prefecture, directly to Nanning Prefecture. Although thousands of miles of waterways are a bit winding, it is still much better than drilling through a hundred thousand mountains.
"Looking at your tone, you want to be the logistics captain again?"
"I'll leave after Xingjing is captured. It's just a matter of these few days." Zhao Xin asked his staff to get an enlarged map of Guangdong and Guangxi, circled several locations with a red pencil, and explained: "If we want to ensure the supply line, Beiliu , Rongxian, Tengxian, Guiping, Guixian, Hengzhou, and Yongchun, these seven points must be firmly controlled. He Xiwen only has six thousand soldiers, and if they are spread out, they will become pepper noodles. Although Luo Fangbai and Heshun Na There are also people on the side, but these people can deal with the natives of Borneo, but they may not be effective against the Qing army."
Deng Fei looked at the map for a long time and said in a deep voice: "It's too hasty to attack Guangxi. I'm not familiar with both the traffic and the people's sentiments. It's like eating raw food in a pot!"
Zhao Xin shrugged and said: "Who let He Shen do that? We are not old Americans, we have to be trustworthy in doing things. Fifty million, how many things can be solved! Otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to build the reservoir."
Deng Fei smiled when he heard this and said, "By the way, is He Zhongtang still hiding in Anping Port?"
"No." Zhao Xin lit up a cigarette, took two leisurely puffs, and said, "Didn't he send Ma 83 to inform He Lin? Now the Manchu Qing has controlled all the post and water channels leading from Yunnan to Guizhou. , even if there is news, it won't come out for a while. So he went to find Xu Dayong in the first few days. If he had to go to Guangxi, I asked the Thor to take him south. Counting the days, it will be there in two days It’s Lianzhou.”
"There won't be any trouble, right?"
"Don't worry, Xu Dayong is watching over him."
On September 7, 1794, the blue and white Thor cut through the waves and arrived at Bailong Port in the south of Lianzhou Fucheng. The Thor was here to deliver military supplies this time. Although He Xiwen's troops were unstoppable in several battles, the inventory of artillery shells was falling.
No way, the 75mm gun of the North Korean navy fires too fast, one shot in a few seconds. In the previous landing battle against Lianzhou, Zheng Wenxian's fleet used hundreds of naval guns to conduct saturation bombardment on the Qing army's forts at Daguan Port, Guantouling and Bazishan, razing all three forts to the ground. . The shelling scene at that time was so powerful that it directly destroyed the resistance of Lianzhou City.
Xu Dayong came out of his cabin, came to the door of the cabin where He Shen was, and knocked on the door. After a moment, the door opened, revealing Liu Quan's old face.
"Mr. Xu is here? My master is waiting for you."
Because he had little education, Xu Dayong liked Liu Quan to call him "sir", which sounded much more pleasant to his ears than "director".
Walking into the house, He Shen, wearing a moon-white cloth robe, was sitting at the table making tea. The tea is fine Wuyi rock tea, and the tea set is a simple-looking purple clay pot. He Shen smiled and asked him to sit down, and asked Liu Quan to pour him a glass. After Xu Dayong drank the tea that exuded the faint fragrance in one gulp and praised it, he asked: "Brother Xu, when will we get off the boat?"
"Another half hour."
"In that case, let's have another cup of tea." Although He Shen was smiling and looking happy, his cheeks were obviously much thinner than before, and there were a lot of white hairs on the originally dark and shiny braids.
In early August, the Heshen family who were having their meal learned about Qianlong's death and Jiaqing's succession from the midday radio broadcast. Not to mention that He Xiao, Fengshen's virtuous wife, fainted on the spot, and He Shen also cried loudly, as if he were mourning his heir, and he didn't think about food or food for several days. Although he was the direct murderer who caused Qianlong's death, the friendship between the two of them for nearly twenty years was more than just using and being used.
As the ruler of a huge country, politically Qianlong needed a capable helper after Liu Tongxun and Fu Heng, and in the spiritual world he also needed a confidant who could harmonize with him.
For Heshen, without Qianlong's appreciation and promotion, he would not be able to reach the position of the first person under the emperor. Qianlong's favor for him was rare in ancient times and modern times. He also hoped to dedicate himself to becoming a famous minister like Liu Tongxun. The problem is that the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty is too bad, and it is not easy to be an upright official. He Shen slips deeper and deeper into the abyss of desire, from simply trying to feed his family well and wear something good, to finally having unsatisfied desires.
In addition to being sad, Heshen set up an incense table in his residence to worship, wrote a sacrificial inscription himself, and burned it. Perhaps only in this way can he make up for the guilt he felt towards Qianlong. People are so pretentious!
Since that day, Qianlong's daughter and Princess Xiao had not said a word to their father-in-law except for the routine greetings every morning. He Shen knew that he could not live with his daughter-in-law, so he let her go.
Since the temporary dock set up by the Northern Navy at Bailong Port could not dock a large ship like the Thor, He Shen and Xu Dayong could only take a cargo ferry ashore. After landing, Heshen and several of his men saw the Bailong Walled City in almost ruins, and were secretly shocked by the fierce artillery fire of the Northern Navy at that time.
Afterwards, the group switched to a cargo boat and entered the inland river from the Lianjiang estuary along the coast. It was already dusk when we arrived at Ximenjiang Pier. Before the boat even docked, He Shen saw the hustle and bustle of people on the river bank and couldn't help but be surprised at how prosperous it was.
What he didn't know was that although the Manchu and Qing dynasties implemented a sea ban on trade, because Lianzhou and Qinzhou were too close to Annan, it was difficult to ban private exchanges and trade, and smuggling transactions had always been carried out under the eyes of the government. The development of maritime trade also promoted local commerce, and goods from Annan also entered the inland areas of Guangdong and Guangxi along the Nanliu River.
Lianzhou Mansion is located on the coast and has heard all kinds of news about Beihai Town for a long time. Back then, the Beihai Navy dealt with Mo Guanfu and Chen Tianbao, and then attacked the Xishan Dynasty. The news had long been spread by word of mouth among businessmen. After experiencing the desolation of the first few days, the prosperity of the past was quickly restored as announcements of peace of mind were issued everywhere.
The people sent by He Xiwen to greet him had hired several silk and bamboo sedans in advance, and then took He Shen and his men to the Yin Hotel in the east of the city to settle down, while Xu Dayong came alone to the General Military Office in the west of the city. . Unlike Zhao Xin and others who were not willing to live in the city, He Xiwen set up his headquarters in the General Military Mansion south of Fuya after taking Lianzhou.
"Brother Xu, I have long admired your name!"
"Commander He, brother, I have often heard of your name in Beihai Town. I admire you so much. I never thought that I would be lucky enough to meet you today!"
Xu Dayong's identity as an intelligence bureau is still a secret even in Beihai Town. Apart from the 29-member committee, not many people know about it. His public identity over the years has been the deputy director of the Ministry of Trade, under the direct leadership of Shen Jingdan. The main task of accompanying Heshen to the south this time was to wait to receive the copper mines in Dongchuan and to inspect the products in Guangxi.
"Come on, let me introduce you to Brother Xu first. This is my chief of staff Huang Zhongtong, this is Liang Wenying who is in charge of the servant army, and this is Wei Chao, the commander of the Hoi An camp."
It is said that the so-called "Hui An Camp" was just an early establishment, and now it has developed into a regiment, but everyone has got used to it and has not changed. Nearly 40% of the soldiers in this regiment are from the Minh Huong community in Hoi An, and the other 60% are from the security team in Bacheng. The leader of the regiment, Wei Chao, is less than thirty years old this year. He studied for several years as a child and then practiced martial arts. After joining the Beihai Navy, he trained very hard and was brave in all battles. He quickly stood out among the people of Mingxiang. After participating in several officer training courses hosted by Zhao Xin in Bacheng, he was promoted to regiment leader.
Today's North Navy is divided into two factions, the North and the South. The northern faction is currently the most powerful. It's not that Zhao Xin and others don't want to transfer northern officers to serve in the south, it's actually difficult for most northerners to adapt to the climate, water and soil of the south. Even though malaria is no longer a problem, the huge difference in diet makes many northerners shy away.
The only exception is those in the special operations camp. They were led by Wang Yuanfang, a later-generation northeasterner, to undergo a lot of targeted training, and they also had separate meals.
After some polite greetings, Xu Dayong followed He Xiwen to the backyard, where a sumptuous banquet had been set up to welcome him. The reason why He Xiwen came to entertain him personally was because he knew that Shen Jingdan, the head of the Trade Department, was the father-in-law of King Zhao. Xu Dayong must be very capable if he can be the deputy of the future "Guo Zhang". He has a bright future in Beihai Town, so he must have good relations with him.
The five of them talked about their age and sat down to drink according to their seats. Everyone chatted and laughed, and after several rounds of drinks, the atmosphere was very harmonious. When He Xiwen saw that the heat was almost done, he winked at Huang Zhongtong. The latter understood and suddenly clapped his hands twice during the conversation.
At this time, someone in the next room seemed to knock on the sandalwood board, and then the quiet sound of the guzheng slowly sounded. Xu Dayong was not sure why, so he heard a clear and melodious female voice begin to sing: "I dreamed of entering the Yanshui Road in the south of the Yangtze River, and traveled all the way to the south of the Yangtze River without meeting anyone else. There is nothing to talk about when I sleep, and I feel melancholy when I wake up. I am exhausted." This love letter has no traces. It ends with no proof. But it relies on the gentle strings to sing farewell. The broken heart moves the Qin Zheng pillar."
After singing the song, the lingering sound lingered. Huang Zhongtong smiled and said: "Miss Ping'er, come out and toast Mr. Xu."
As soon as he finished speaking, a person walked out from the next room, making everyone's eyes suddenly light up. But I saw that she had two slender willow eyebrows, and she was lightly applying powder on her cheeks as white and tender as jade; she had a jade hairpin on her head and two pearl earrings as big as mung beans; she was wearing a bright red embroidered satin tight-fitting jacket, Paired with a emerald green flowered crepe skirt, it looks dazzling.
The woman known as "Ping'er" walked over gracefully, made a blessing first, stood up, filled a glass of wine, brought it to Xu Dayong with a pair of jade hands, smiled at him, did not say anything, and just took the wine. Two eyes looked at him with sparkling water, seeming to contain a thousand kinds of tenderness and honey.
Even though Xu Da had traveled all over the country over the years and gained a lot of knowledge, he was a little crazy for a while. He and his wife have been separated for a long time, and he has been watching Heshen in Anping Port. Although he occasionally goes to the romantic place, how can the official prostitutes of the Li Dynasty on Jeju Island compare with the beauties from the south in front of him?
Under the light, Ping'er saw Xu Dayong taking the wine and not drinking it, but staring blankly at him. A blush appeared on his cheeks, and he tilted his head slightly, showing a bit of shyness. When Xu Dayong saw this, he felt that this woman was like a delicately blooming peony, and her bones were brittle.
(End of chapter)
