Walking in the tunnel again, the journey is longer and far less easy than the previous tunnel.
But Zhang Yan and her children had to endure it.
This is the price of staying alive.
At a time when their country is ruined and their family is in ruins, they can't ask for more than to be able to survive and survive.
Zhang Yan fell down several times while walking, and her luxurious clothes were covered with mud, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.
Lu Ping followed, not helping him, but watching indifferently.
People from the Zhu family are not good at being emperors, but the women in the harem are quite powerful.
Maybe if you don't listen to the eunuchs, don't mess around on your own, and listen to these women, maybe the country will be better.
She walked in the dim environment for who knows how long, so much so that Zhang Yan felt that her legs were no longer her own.
There was a "squeak" from the front, and then light came in, obviously the exit had arrived.
When Zhang Yan was taken out of the tunnel, she suddenly discovered that the surrounding area was very desolate and was in a dense forest.
There is a river not far below the feet, and a small boat is parked on the bank.
The Intelligence Department agents who emerged from the tunnels dispersed quickly, not knowing what they were doing.
Lu Ping and Han Chuan led Zhang Yan and others onto the boat.
In the dense forest, the boat set sail and went down the river.
Lu Ping took out a box from the corner of the cabin. When he opened it, there was actually a steaming meal inside.
The adults were fine, but the children couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"During the trip, keep everything simple and deal with a few mouthfuls first."
Lu Ping took out the meals one by one and placed them on the table.
Zhang Yan didn't care about her queen's dignity and helped him arrange it together.
"What's this?"
She was holding an iron can, which was heavy in her hand, but somehow it was mixed with the food.
Lu Ping took it, grabbed the iron ring on it, and opened the lid at once.
"This is canned beef. It was originally used in the military. However, a civilian version has recently been released, which is convenient for consumption."
Zhang Yan could already smell the aroma of meat and was really startled.
"Oxen are a powerful tool for plowing the land, but the Xia Kingdom actually uses them for food?"
What surprised her even more was another point.
Xia Jun was actually able to eat beef.
Although she has lived in the palace for a long time, she is not ignorant of the situation of the Ming army.
The Ming Dynasty’s army didn’t even have enough to eat.
Han Chuan took the steamed buns and beef and ate them quickly.
"This kind of cattle cannot plow the land and can only be eaten. Many livestock farms have been built in various places, and they produce a lot of meat."
Zhang Yan was also really hungry. After preparing meals for several children, she also ate a piece of beef.
The taste can't be said to be very good, but the stew is so crispy that it melts in your mouth.
If it were placed in the royal family, they would naturally look down upon it. But ordinary army soldiers could eat it, which gave her a new sense of the power of the Xia Kingdom.
The boat walked on the river for a while, and suddenly a red flag waved in front of it.
The man driving the boat quickly sailed into the grass next to it.
After a while, on the road by the river, a large group of soldiers passed by quickly, raising dust all over the sky. But no one noticed that Queen Yi'an, the princes and princesses of the Ming Dynasty were hidden in the grass at their feet.
The crisis was quickly over and the ship moved on.
Zhang Yan identified the direction and asked: "Aren't you going to Shandong? Why are you going east?"
"The south has been occupied by the Shun Army and the roads are blocked. Let's go to Tianjin Wei and take a boat back to Shandong."
Seeing that Lu Ping and others had made careful arrangements, Zhang Yan stopped asking and just went on her way with peace of mind.
Along the way, I changed carriages from time to time, and sometimes had to walk, but I never stopped.
Several times, he passed by Shunjun's patrols, but he was not discovered.
Three days later, the group successfully arrived at the beach in Tanggu.
This place has not yet been occupied by the Shun army, and several small boats are already waiting on the shore.
Lu Ping finally relieved his tense nerves.
"Let's go, it will be safe next time."
Above the sea, the Xia Kingdom is the king. There will be no more dangers in the rest of the journey.
The news that the Shun army had conquered the capital spread throughout the world as if it had wings.
At the same time that the Shun army entered the city, the top management of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in distant Liaodong got the news.
The reason why it was so fast was that when the Shun army attacked Shanxi, someone sent a message to Liaodong.
"The Ming Dynasty has died, and the Central Plains has no owner. Li Zicheng is a mere rogue, and it is difficult to achieve great things. This is an excellent opportunity for me, the Qing Dynasty, to take control of the Central Plains."
At the meeting, Dorgon was resolute.
The march into the Central Plains was not just a temporary initiative of the top management of the Qing Dynasty. Since the Huang Taiji era, the fundamental purpose of all military operations has been to prepare for this.
In Dorgon's view, the demise of the Ming Dynasty was the best time.
Not only him, but also Hauge had the same idea.
"Contact Wu Sangui immediately, tell him how powerful he is, and ask him to open the channel. At the worst, a high-ranking official will give him a generous salary."
Seeing that Hauge supported his idea, Dorgon became energetic and became more wary of Hauge.
This nephew has such a strong strategic vision.
Ning Wan, I was very calm.
"Two princes, in my opinion, it is not appropriate to contact Wu Sangui too early. Wu Sangui has stolen Xiongguan, and Li Zicheng will not tolerate him. The two tigers are fighting, and Wu Sangui has no one to rely on. The only way to go is to join me, the Qing Dynasty. When we get there, At this time, how we decide depends entirely on our thoughts.”
Dorgon and Hauge thought about it carefully and had to admit that Ning Wan's idea was even more sinister.
So the Manchu and Qing Dynasties secretly began to prepare their forces while waiting for the situation to change.
At the same time, news of the fall of the capital also reached Jinan.
This is a clear signal.
"Instruct the Southern Strategic Cluster and Coastal Strategic Cluster to start taking action immediately."
Liu Yiyuan immediately drafted an order and sent it out quickly.
Zuo Rong, Zuo Hua, Tang Wenhuan and others had been preparing for a long time and issued the order to send troops that day.
The Southern Strategic Cluster and the Coastal Strategic Cluster, with hundreds of thousands of troops, began to cross the border.
Hangzhou.
"Everyone, the Ming Dynasty has perished. Please make up your mind whether it is war or peace. I remind you that you only have one day. Tomorrow morning, our army will attack the city. By then, the prisoners will not be treated at all. .”
Facing the civil and military forces of Zhejiang Province in the Ming Dynasty, although Zhang Huangyan was alone, he had the upper hand.
His confidence...
They are the six third-level battleships and more than 40 troop carriers in the bay.
These troops set out from the Zhoushan Islands. According to the order, they went straight to the center and were responsible for capturing Hangzhou.
Hou Fanglai, deputy commander and chief of staff of the 10th Division, has led the 48th and 49th Regiments and the 29th and 34th Public Security Divisions from Jinshan Guard to attack Jiaxing.
Next, they will sweep through Huzhou Prefecture and attack Hangzhou from the north.
The soldiers are pressing down on the border, and Zhejiang's civil and military forces have no time.
The civil and military positions in Zhejiang have been vacant for a long time, and the only person with whom Governor Huang Mingjun can discuss is Zhang Weichi, the prefect of Hangzhou.
"Master Zhang, what do you say?"
Zhang Weichi smiled bitterly and took out a letter from his sleeve.
"To be honest, sir, my father has written to urge me. Xiaguan's family is all in Shandong. The Xia Kingdom has never been in trouble in these years, but life is getting better day by day. Xiaguan has no choice."
Zhang Weichi was from Linqu, Shandong Province. The Xia State had long known this, but it had always made things difficult for his family.
Zhang Weichi was grateful. Now that the overall situation had been decided, he had no intention of resisting.
When Huang Mingjun saw this, he looked at the others, all of them were worried and uneasy, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"The matter has come to this. In order to avoid the loss of lives, our honor and disgrace are nothing."
He looked at Zhang Huangyan.
"Mr. Zhang, I am willing to surrender."
Under the strong intimidation of Xia Jun, Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, readily dropped its resistance.
In the evening of that day, the warships docked and the Xia army began to take control of Hangzhou City.
Paradise on earth has not experienced war and has been preserved intact.
