As we all know, Kangxi is a very good-looking emperor, in order to be a saint, he did not hesitate to indulge in corruption within the court, and in order to be a saint, he did not hesitate to negotiate peace with the Fuhan army, just for the sake of this golden light on his face, which would not be exposed.

And Yongzheng is a pragmatic emperor on the surface, but he also has his own good face, especially in the matter of pro-conquest, Yongzheng has always hoped to get rid of Kangxi's shadow, at least to tell everyone that he is not bad at fighting.

Therefore, the two routes of withdrawing troops back to Beijing and taking Tianjin directly reflect these considerations of Yongzheng.

Of course, Xu Yuanmeng understood Yongzheng's inner thoughts, he didn't have the courage of Zhang Tingyu, he glanced back at Prince Zhuang Yunlu, and saw that the other party didn't mean to speak, so he had to say euphemistically: "If the emperor wants to go to Tianjin, I'm afraid that I have to beware of the Fu Han army in the direction of Hejian Mansion, and the Fu Han army in Wangdu and Dingzhou will also catch up......

Yongzheng heard that he was a little stupid here, so he had to touch his lips and said in a low voice: "It's just that I will go back to Beijing first, and I have to take the road of Tianjin again, I'm afraid that it will be too late to ....... time."

This reason is quite reasonable, but Xu Yuanmeng didn't feel it like it was a taste in his heart, if it was the henchmen of the Eight Banners who were guarding Tianjin, it would be fine, but at the moment, it was just Song Kejin in these green camps, who were originally cannon fodder-like characters, and their mother would not be brought outside the gate in the future, regardless of whether they lived or died?

Prince Zhuang Yunlu finally stood up, but instead of dissuading Yongzheng, he chose to support Yongzheng's idea, and said loudly: "What the emperor said is extremely true, if he will only return to Beijing now, I am afraid that Tianjin will be completely unprotected, and then Chu will divide Baoding and Tianjin Second Road to send troops, and our army will be unstoppable." ”

Yongzheng immediately nodded, thought of a brilliant idea again, and said softly: "Although my army is 150,000 people, but Baoding can not be defended, Narsuke led 10,000 people, together with Li Weijun to hold Baoding, I personally led 50,000 Manchurian cavalry and 50,000 new troops, all the way to Tianjin, as for the remaining 40,000 new troops, led by Prince Zhuang to rush back to Beijing." ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard Yongzheng's arrangement, and let Narsu lead 10,000 new troops, plus thousands of green battalions under Li Weijun, it was obviously impossible to hold Baoding, and it was obvious that they were treated as outcasts, but it was Prince Zhuang Yunlu who led 40,000 new troops back to Beijing, which was not a big deal.

Narsu's face was stunned, and there was a deep bitterness in his heart, of course he understood that this was because of the aftermath of the previous musket incident, it was not enough for Long Keduo to die, and he, the minister of the new army training, also had to die, but he didn't dare to make any expression at the moment, so he had to kneel on the ground and receive the order with others.

"Hey, the slave must do his best to die."

After the arrangements were completed, Yongzheng asked the other ministers to prepare for the departure first, but he left Shuncheng County Wang Xibao and Xu Yuanmeng, Jiang Tingxi and others, and it was obvious that there were other important things to say.

Xu Yuanmeng vaguely guessed something in his heart, but he didn't dare to speculate, but his face was covered with a layer of gloom, and when he looked at other people, most of them had such looks.

Yongzheng glanced at a few people, and then slowly spoke: "Back then, the first emperor drove the imperial expedition in person, and did not leave an edict. ”

Strictly speaking, Yongzheng's words were a little disrespectful to Kangxi, almost saying that it was precisely because Kangxi did not leave a legacy to inherit the unification that it led to a series of subsequent turmoil, so the intention of saying this should fall on the future edict.

Sure enough, Yongzheng did not go around in circles, but went straight to the point: "I once left an edict behind the Zhengda Guangming Palace, if I can't survive this battle, it will be opened by Xu Yuanmeng, the minister of military aircraft, and Jiang Tingxi, in order to determine the succession of the country." ”

When Jiang Tingxi heard this, he immediately understood that his role was originally assumed by Zhang Tingyu, but now it was replaced by himself, and he didn't dare to refute it at the moment, so he had to kneel down with Xu Yuanmeng to thank him.

Yongzheng said softly: "This battle is the battle for the survival of my Qing Dynasty, I am absolutely unwilling to be captured, even if I die on the battlefield, it is better than being captured in front of Ning Yu Xiao'er in the future and suffering humiliation..... It's just that the Qing Dynasty can't die in my hands, if this battle is lost, all the ministers will accompany Prince Zhuang Yunlu and others, and take the remaining 40,000 new troops to Shengjing to assist the new army to inherit the unification. ”

Prince Zhuang Yunlu's heart sank, and he immediately understood the burden on his shoulders, he honestly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, even if the slave is broken, he should protect my heir." ”

Yongzheng nodded, he couldn't see any expression on his face, but sighed: "When Thirteen died, I hated that I couldn't avenge him with my own hands, although I haven't forgotten the big revenge now, but I also know in my heart that Thirteen's revenge can't be avenged, Sixteen You are now grown up, and the fourth brother has no other person to entrust, so you have to think more about your nephews in the future." ”

Prince Zhuang's face was already overflowing with tears, and he said sadly: "The emperor should have won a great victory in this battle, and the servants are guarding the capital to report the victory for the emperor." ”

.........

With the order of the Ningchu General Staff, the divisions also began to hurry up and launched an attack on the prefectures and counties of Zhili, and these prefectures and counties did not have many Qing troops stationed, so many places were almost in the wind, and once the current gentry saw the fiery red flag of the Fu Han army, they opened the city gate to welcome the Fu Han army into the city.

"I can't imagine that the old man will see Wang Shi again one day........"

In Qingxian, an old man with a shaved scalp and a shiny scalp, with a group of men and women, knelt in front of the one-eyed general Hao Zhao, and behind Hao Zhao, there were groups of soldiers of the Fu Han Army, walking towards Qingxian.

"The king of the Northern Expedition, the old decay since the pot pulp to welcome the king, when the Tatar invaded Qingxian, Qingxian was all sad and inexplicable, hated to die to resist the thief, but unfortunately all the surrounding places died, we in order to retain the blood of the Han family, but also had to grieve the thief, to have more than 70 years."

The old man chattered endlessly, in his description, Qingxian County was a big loyal and good people, but it was a pity that he was alone and invincible, so he had to choose to surrender, and now that the king is heavy, they have also cut off their braids and turned into big Han family loyal people.

Hao Zhao saw a lot of this kind of scene, and he was a little impatient at the moment, and said coldly: "I came to Qingxian to listen to your nonsense, it's just that the big war is coming, and Qingxian needs to be more careful, don't let the Qing army spies mix into the city, and when the battle is over, you will be fine." ”

When the old man heard this, he was overjoyed, as ordinary people, what they hoped most was to avoid the military disaster, if the military disaster was quelled one day earlier, it would also be excellent, as for who lost and who won, they didn't care at all.

After Qingxian County, Hao Zhao did not stop, but immediately sent a letter to the First Group Army, so that the army could quickly pass through Qingxian, and then it would be able to enter Jinghai and threaten Tianjin from the side.

When the Fu Han army arrived in Qingxian, the Qing army in Jinghai, Tianjin, also knew the news, and they lamented the speed of the Fu Han army's action on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also reported to Song Kejin, the governor of Zhili, who was close at hand, and informed Song Kejin who was still in Tianjin of the situation in Qingxian County.

How can that be? Why are there Chu Rebellious soldiers everywhere in this world? ”

Song Kejin was originally the governor of Ganzhou, and later became a general under the command of Nian Qianyao, and made meritorious contributions during the conquest of Luobzang Danjin, so he was promoted to the governor of Zhili, but now he is in a dilemma.

"First Tanggu, then Qingxian, there are more and more soldiers in this Chu rebellion, but our reinforcements have never arrived, the imperial court can not pay attention to Tianjin, but behind Tianjin is the Beijing division, doesn't the imperial court care?"

Luo Qiliang had already joined forces with Song Kejin, and his face was also a little dissatisfied, but he was more cautious when he spoke, and sighed in a low voice: "Chu Wei in the direction of Baoding has been fighting fiercely, a few days ago they forcibly pulled out Wangdu, and the emperor's army is now in Baoding, so naturally there is no way to pay too much attention to Tianjin." ”

"Humph! Those idiots in Wangdu, especially that Xing Wentai! What can be the use of dying? Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses made him lose everything, and Lord Duxian thought what a capable person he was! ”

Song Kejin's face was full of disdain, he had every reason to disdain these green camp generals, the reason was that he was the only one who had really won the battle in Qinghai, and the rest of the people were defeated one after another, losing one after another.

Luo Qiliang sighed and asked tentatively: "Junmen, do we want to ask the emperor for help?" In today's situation, even the governor has no good way. ”

Song Kejin gritted his teeth and nodded, "We only have more than 20,000 troops, but there are nearly 40,000 people in Tanggu, plus Qingxian, we really fight, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it for a few days...... It depends on the emperor. ”

"Now that arrangements have been made, there is no need to worry about the military gate." Luo Qiliang comforted Song Kejin, but he couldn't even convince himself of these words.

"Hmph....... This is the world of Aixin Jueluo, not the world of Song someone, if they don't want this world, then don't do it! ”

Song Kejin was really a little angry, but even said such disrespectful words, if it was in the past, I was afraid that the whole family would have to lose their heads, but at this time, no one would care about anything at all.

No matter how much dissatisfaction Song Kejin and Luo Qi's conscience had, the offensive rhythm of the Fu Han army could not be disrupted at all, and the Central Group Army, which landed in Tanggu, after a little trimming, pounced on Tianjin City very decisively.

Except for a part of the people who stayed in Tanggu to protect the back road, the remaining three and a half divisions surrounded Tianjin together, 35,000 people against more than 20,000 Qing troops in the city, the combat power of the two sides was seriously unequal from the beginning, it can be said that the Qing army was already at a disadvantage before the fight.

In view of this situation, Qian Ying did not rush to attack the city, but made good use of the advantages of his identity and sent an envoy to the city of Tianjin, the messenger's name was Zhang Xuanbin, who was also the general of the green camp he had brought with him, and planned to use this identity to persuade Song Kejin to surrender.

When Zhang Xuanbin arrived at the city of Tianjin, Tianjin at this time had already become panicked, and many people wanted to flee from Tianjin after learning that Tanggu was occupied - so Song Kejin also blocked the city gates, and sent troops to patrol, strictly forbidding the people to leave Tianjin.

"I am Zhang Xuanbin, the envoy of the Fu Han Army, and I came to meet the old man Song Junmen, and I hope you will do it on my behalf."

Zhang Xuanbin rode a horse alone, holding a festival battle in his hand, and shouted to the soldiers on the gate of Tianjin, and his dress also made the green battalion soldiers see the hope of survival, for most people, if they can not fight, it is naturally excellent, as for the others do not do their business at all.

After a while, Song Kejin did not appear on the city wall, but his deputy general Deng Xue rushed over with a few guards, glanced at Zhang Xuanbin a few times, and then hoisted him up in a basket and sent him to the Admiral's Yamen.

At this time, in the Admiral's Yamen, Song Kejin sat at the top, and there were many generals and guards with sharp blades standing in the hall, and they looked at Zhang Xuanbin fiercely one by one, hating to kill each other directly.

Zhang Xuanbin was not afraid at all, as if he didn't see those guys with sharp blades at all, but looked at Song Kejin seriously, and said coldly: "Song Junmen, could this be your hospitality?" But it makes the old people feel cold. ”

Song Kejin smiled indifferently, "In the past, you and I were ministers in the same palace, and we used to eat in the same pot, but you took refuge in Chu Shun, and Song naturally won't be polite to you." Now that you have arrived in Tianjin, don't think about going out easily. ”

It turned out that Zhang Xuanbin did have a relationship with Song Kejin in the past, as early as in the past, Song Kejin's family was ruined, he grew up very poor, and even lived in Ganzhou to work for a short time, and Zhang Xuanbin had already got acquainted with him at that time, and gave Song Kejin a lot of funding.

Later, Song Kejin inherited the mantle of his ancestors and served as a patrol inside and outside the capital, and a guerrilla in Nanying, and Zhang Xuanbin at that time was also a small guerrilla in the capital, and the two were like brothers, and often drank together.

The world is like chess, and after Song Kejin developed and became a strong general under Nian Qianyao, Zhang Xuanbin was defeated and joined the Fu Han army, and the two became enemies from then on.

Now, when the old people meet again, the relationship has been very different, Zhang Xuanbin knows in his heart that it is impossible to impress the other party by relying on the old relationship, and only through coercion and temptation can Song Kejin be persuaded to surrender.

Therefore, in the face of the threat in Song Kejin's words, Zhang Xuanbin did not have the slightest fear, but said with a smile: "Now that Song Junmen is in the Jedi, he doesn't know that Zhang Mou came here not to recruit General Song, but to save the general's life, so as to complete the virtue of the deceased." ”