The straight-line distance from Shanhaiguan to Beijing is 300 kilometers, and including turns, it is only about 350 kilometers, which is the legendary 700 miles.
During this journey, Governor Yuan led his troops to march for two days and two nights. Including mobilizing troops, preparing food and fodder, and resting halfway, it was not too slow.
Yaoji was the emissary sent to Shanhaiguan before the night of March 15th. Today is March 21st. After more than five days, the speed of delivering the imperial edict to the vassal should not be slow. Help people.
We haven't received the relevant report yet. According to Governor Yuan's marching speed, Uncle Hong is already crawling like a standard turtle. At the moment, he is not worried about being robbed and killed by pigtails. He can only explain it by thinking about life right away.
Could it be that Uncle Hong wanted to sell for a price because he had so many troops? Or do you want to start your own business directly? Use his army to change the dynasty?
On this stretch of road, the courier Brother Li, who was known for his "soldiers and swiftness", walked with his courier boys for six days, so much so that he lost all his country.
Yao Ji feels that if Uncle Hong doesn't show up, he will run away to Tianjin.
The capital city has just been destroyed by the three major camps, and the Yongwei camp has been crippled. The Qin soldiers are still good at fighting, but the two troops combined are not half as many as others. If Uncle Hong insists on trying to do what Zhao Kuangyin does, a certain prince will really stand in his way. Can't live.
"Your Highness, the commander-in-chief of the Xuan Mansion, Yang Guozhu, has led two thousand elite cavalry back to the division and has arrived outside Dongzhimen! Yang Guozhu is waiting for orders outside the palace!"
"...Well! Let Yang Aiqing come in, and let the troops and horses rest on the spot. Send an order from me to Huang Degong to allocate some food and grass in the city!"
Finally a Qinwang came along, Yaoji thought that Lao Hongtou was going to start a new business.
The previous speculation was wrong. Hong Chengchou had Shanhaiguan Commander Ma Ke, Ningyuan Commander Wu Sangui, Xingshan Commander Liu Zhouzhi, Liaodong Commander Liu Zhaoji, former Tun Guard Commander Wang Tingchen, Xuanfu Commander Yang Guozhu, and Jizhou Commander Bai Guangen, Shanqian's commander-in-chief Li Fuming, and Zu Dashou who was about to be besieged by Tie Tong in Jinzhou.
Although they are not the eight general soldiers commanded by Song Jin during the battle, the number has reached it, and there is one more.
At this time, Tang Tong was stationed in Miyun, Cao Bianjiao was still in Zunhua, and Wang Puyuan was in Datong.
Even if Lao Hongtou left the original six generals in Liaodong and returned with only Yang Guozhu, Li Fuming and Bai Guangen at this time, he could be considered a loyal protector of the Lord.
The total of the three general soldiers totaled at least 15,000 troops. Yang Guozhu was considered a vanguard. He came to find out what was going on for Lao Hongtou. He would fight if he could, and if he couldn't, he would run away...
"The last general, Yang Guozhu, came to see His Highness the Crown Prince and wish him a thousand years of life!"
Under the guidance of the chamberlain, a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a dignified appearance, and a burly build came forward. He wore a helmet and armor, and wore a red cloak on his back. He showed the demeanor of a general in his every move, and he walked forward covered with dust. , when he saw the prince, he immediately knelt down and saluted.
"Yang Aiqing travels under the stars and at night, it is not easy. Please get up quickly, no need to be polite!"
Yao Ji said this, but in his heart he was complaining. It was enough for Governor Yuan to say that back then, but you are even worse than Governor Yuan. It is really that people's hearts are broken and it is difficult to lead the team!
This guy let go of Lu Xiangsheng's pigeons in the winter and ran away with Wang Pu and Hu Dawei.
This person said he was timid, but he still dared to fight, and finally died in the battle when Songshan attacked the Qing army.
To say that he is a strong player, he still lacks Lu Xiangsheng's determination and will to turn the tide.
He is better than Wang Pu, who is the first to escape, and much worse than Lu Xiangsheng, who is dedicated to resisting the enemy. He is a half-baked general, slightly better than the general soldiers of Qin Bing.
"I feel ashamed, General, for not being able to come to protect the Lord in time. I hope His Highness will punish you!"
On the way, Yang Guozhu imagined many possibilities, such as someone taking advantage of the emperor's illness to launch a mutiny. However, when he arrived near the capital, he found that this was indeed the case. What was most annoying was that by the time he arrived with his troops, the mutiny was about to be put down. Sorry, I didn't catch up with the achievements.
I heard that there was a mutiny in the Beijing camp. What a good thing it was. For every battle-hardened general, it was almost effortless to clean up the lazy Beijing camp. Such a big gift was not picked up. The Qin soldiers who came from afar were left alone, and I felt really depressed and angry.
"It's okay, I wonder where Hong Aiqing is now?"
Yaoji didn't care about the guy in front of him at all, as long as he saw Hong Chengchou. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were a lot of soldiers and only one or two supervisors. If one of them died, his strategic plan would be messed up.
"...the army may have passed through Tongzhou and will be here soon!"
Yang Guozhu didn't know the specific location of Hong Chengchou, but he only knew that the Chinese army's advancing speed was not too slow. When he entered the palace to face the saint, they should be able to see the outline of the capital.
"How many generals will Hong Aiqing bring with him on this trip?"
As long as you know how many general soldiers Lao Hongtou leads, you can guess his approximate military strength. Generally speaking, a general soldier can command as few as 5,000 and as many as 15,000 troops, which is similar to the number of troops under He Renlong's command. almost.
"Your Majesty, the Zhijun brought the former garrison commander Wang Tingchen, the Jizhou commander Bai Guangen, the Shanqian commander Li Fuming and the last general to return to the division. The last general was ordered to lead the elite cavalry to take the first step. Most of the troops under the control of the army will follow. to!"
Yang Guozhu couldn't guess what Governor Hong was thinking, and said that if something unexpected happened, he didn't need to report it and fight back the enemy first. However, with only two thousand cavalry, they wouldn't be enough to do anything if something happened, so Yang Guozhu was still cautious along the way.
"That's good. Have you had lunch, dear?"
If this continues, my East Palace will soon turn into a canteen for everyone, but you have to eat when you need to, not to mention that my nose is not bad.
"Return to your highness, the general has not yet done so!"
When Yang Guozhu passed by, he asked about the peculiar fragrance, which was particularly stimulating to his taste buds and made his stomach growl. He was afraid that the prince would be embarrassed if he heard it.
Riding a horse and galloping, even if you stop to rest, you have to eat and sleep in the open air. After eating a few mouthfuls, you have to rush on your way immediately. Not to mention eating in the palace, even eating at a roadside restaurant is much more comfortable than this.
When Yang Guozhu glanced at it with his peripheral vision, he saw that the chambermaids and maids seemed to be eating noodles, but with this kind of fragrance, the noodles must have a different taste.
"Aiqing came just in time. He came to the court, took Yang Aiqing over to have a meal, and brought some of the food from the Supervisor Shang to Yang Aiqing's entourage!"
Yaoji sent this guy directly to eat beef ramen. To the royal chefs, this was the third wave of customers.
Yang Guozhu's personal soldiers did not receive this treatment, but it was an honor to be able to eat other things cooked by Shang Shanjian.
"Eat first, and report back after you have taken care of other things!"
Yaoji estimated that there would be no big deal in Shanhaiguan. Huangtaiji grabbed a lot of power in the pass and only withdrew his troops in early spring. If he attacked Ningyuan and Jinzhou again at this time, he would have to torture the "King of the Qing Dynasty" to death.
Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou didn't have the courage to take the initiative. If they could survive in the cities where they were stationed, they were fulfilling their duties. These two strongholds were the only ones left outside Shanhaiguan. If they were pulled out by Huang Taiji, they would really have to close the big braid of hard steel. .
It's just that I don't know who entrusted the position of governor of Jiliao to whom Hong Chengchou left. Yaoji did not directly order someone there to replace Lao Hongtou. The real owner is still in his hometown in Jiangnan.
If nothing else goes wrong, Liaodong Governor Fang Yizao will be able to temporarily perform his duties. This guy has the title of bachelor, which should be enough to make up for it.
He is not completely useless. Last year, Chen Xinjia, who was in charge of the peace, asked Fang Yizao to negotiate peace with Huang Taiji. Unexpectedly, the negotiation was successful. Huang Taiji basically agreed to the conditions proposed by Fang Yizao.
Then Huang Daozhou, who was killed halfway, got involved three times, and it was difficult for the dumper to gain face, so the matter was abruptly mixed up with Huang. Huang Taiji felt that he had been tricked, so he could go south to enter the customs in winter.
The "King of the Qing Dynasty" almost looted most of the northern areas. Beizhili, Shanqian, Shandong, and Henan were not spared. Hundreds of thousands of people were robbed outside the customs and became slaves.
If peace could be negotiated, there would be no such thing, and King De would not invite Shen Yang as a "guest".
The dumper wants to save face and refuses to go along with him. In fact, he loses even more face, and even loses his face.
Every time the "Master of the Qing Dynasty" enters the customs, it will cause 10,000 points of critical damage to the Great Dynasty. People avoid the capital and only pick weak persimmons. There is nothing you can do about it.
The Ming army's field capabilities are not strong, and its mobile forces are extremely limited. If they don't negotiate for peace, they are waiting for the big braid to hit them again and again, each time with more force.
After being hammered three or four more times, it is estimated that the northern region will be robbed and nothing will be left. There is no need to wait for natural disasters. The "braid disaster" alone is enough to make life worse than death for tens of millions of Ming people.
Yao Ji felt that even if Lao Hongtou brought the men and horses of Wang Tingchen, the former garrison commander, to King Qin, there would be no serious problem on the Guan Ning Jin defense line.
Anyway, the combat principle of the Guan Ning Army is that no matter whether they can be defeated or defeated, they will all retreat. As long as the city wall has not been blown down and the food has not been eaten, then they will fight to the end, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
A certain prince wanted to know whether Zu Dashou would become a "fat house" from now on if he sent enough food to Jinzhou for five years.
Huang Taiji led his army to besiege the city and dug a trench to prevent the defenders from breaking through. Only then did he know the food reserves in the city. He would be so angry that he would bleed from his orifices and die early.
One is Jinzhou and the other is Ningyuan. The two strongholds combined can contain about 30,000 to 40,000 Qing troops, which means that the men and horses of the four banners have to serve as "security guards" for Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui.
This greatly relieved the pressure within the pass. If other battlefields were opened, it would be difficult for Huang Taiji to gather the same strength as when he entered the pass last time.
Theoretically speaking, the Qing army's entry into the Pass was less than 100,000, and the Ming army could still find opportunities to kill two to three thousand of the opponent's people. This is still very confident.
Afraid that the "Xianzhong Zongzi" would revolt on time, the courier Brother Li came out of the mountains to respond to him, which would attract at least 100,000 Ming troops to encircle and suppress him.
With two major scourges coming one mile away, one south and one north, at the same time, Yao Ji cannot concentrate his forces to eliminate one of them, and he does not have enough military power to attack them simultaneously.
Even if there is enough money, it will take one year to train the new army and three years to achieve the highest combat effectiveness.
In the past three years, when the Qing army heard the good news about the prince's supervision of the country, they had to enter the customs at least twice.
How to get through it is a huge difficulty in itself.
If we concentrate our superior forces to defend the Jifu area and Shandong Peninsula, we must abandon most of the north.
Otherwise, they will have to divide their troops and defend them one by one and be defeated by the Qing army, or they will have to fight to the death with Big Braid to retreat from the enemy.
Fight to the death...
Yaoji thinks that the Ming army is not yet up to this level, and they will all die in one battle. This goal is easy to achieve.
It is a wrong strategy to divide the troops to defend. The result of defending everywhere will be that no one can stand it, and eventually the whole line will collapse.
Before annihilating the "Xianzhong Zongzi" and the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo, we have to stick to the capital and mining areas. There is no other way.
Count on "Apocalypse Tanks" and "Kirov Airships"?
Don't be kidding, this is just a name that can scare people who don't understand.
If the 1.0 version can restrain the Braided Cavalry, then upgrading to the 2.0 version can defeat the opponent, and creating the 3.0 version can overthrow the whole world.
Even version 1.0 has not been developed yet. It is just a sketch at the moment. Many ideas have not been put into practice. Everything is still in the architecture stage.
They have absolutely zero actual combat experience. They are just two "imaginary super weapons" that are self-soothing pills. Taking too much will cause hallucinations.
Yaoji definitely didn't want to eat more of this kind of thing, but Yang Guozhu over there was "knock-knock-knock-knock" and finished three big bowls of ramen without being polite at all. His expression looked like he was eating from a wealthy family.
Yang Jinchao was standing nearby and it was hard to remind him. The prince didn't give any instructions. Besides, everyone's surname was Yang and they all worked for the court, so why bother our brothers? After traveling such a long way to come to King Qin, you can eat it vigorously.
Yaoji doesn't feel bad, this is not a big fish or meat, if you don't even care about the noodles, who will dare to work for you in the future?
But if this spreads out, eating ramen will have the saying "if you don't eat three bowls, you are not a good man"...
When Yang Guozhu felt full and ready to get up, he found that his stomach was too bloated and it was really difficult to get up.
This was even more embarrassing than saying the wrong thing in front of the prince. The maids watching on the side all covered their mouths and laughed.
Yaoji came closer and greeted meaningfully: "Yang Aiqing, does this noodle taste good?"
Everyone who has eaten it has not said it is not delicious. It is not that I dare not say it, but the ramen is really delicious. The good waiters and maids can each share a bowl, so they drank up not even the soup.
Yang Guozhu's face was slightly red. He had to endure the bloating and lowered his head to answer: "Prince, it smells very good, oh~! You will lose your composure!"
There was no official of the same rank sitting next to him, so he just went in to eat. After eating, he realized something was wrong. He even burped when he reported back to the prince.
Yaoji didn't mind and continued: "It doesn't matter. As long as you love me and serve your country loyally, you can eat as many bowls as you want, but don't eat too much today. I don't want to see a soldier of King Qin being eaten to death by ramen. If you tell me, others will think that I am using ramen noodles to torture you!"
Just now, Sun Chuanting still had more to say, but that was enough. From last night to this morning, he was really hungry and his chest pressed against his back. After eating, it would not be like this. Yang Guozhu may have packed some dry food when he was on the way. This embarrassment.
Being ridiculed like this, Yang Guozhu felt even more ashamed: "The general is eating abruptly, I hope your highness will forgive me!"
I can only hope that someone else's food is worse than mine, otherwise I will become the butt of private jokes in the backyard.
