In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, March 24, the time of the year.

Outside the west gate of Tianjin Weinan City, Yuan Yuzong's tall figure stood on the suspension bridge of the moat, and his wide official uniform was hunted by the southeast wind blowing from the Wei River.

Hundreds of armor soldiers, neatly draped, lined up behind Yuan Yuzong, all of them with protruding chests and bellies, full of energy.

These soldiers were all heroes carefully selected from their respective teams by the two deputy commanders of Tianjin Town, and each of them was fed a tael of silver, and there was also a splashing merit waiting for them. But between the eyebrows of these energetic men, there is some restlessness.

Yuan Yuzong, Jin Bin, and Lou Guangxian have already told the soldiers below about the major things they are going to do today. So everyone knows that what they have to deal with today is the Ming Emperor or the crown prince who has become a "Zhu thief", maybe the two of them. In short, what they're going to do today is to make a big mess!

Of course, committing a rebellion will not make this group of soldiers uneasy, and now that the city of Beijing has been returned to the Dashun Dynasty, the Dashun army is even more windswept north of the Yellow River, and it is not a matter of time to sweep the world.

Therefore, the arrest of Chongzhen's father and son and dedication to the new lord is no longer a big rebellion.

However, the troops and horses guarding the Holy Driver who were approaching seemed to be stronger than they had imagined!

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard, getting denser and denser, until at last they were all joined together, and the sound of hooves was so amazing that the earth seemed to tremble!

Yuan Yuzong, who was waiting there solemnly, changed his face, how could Chongzhen's father and son, who had escaped from Beijing, have so many cavalry? And the night that I came back to report before didn't say that there was a large group of cavalry with me? How did these cavalrymen come out?

He looked back at the waiting line. The generals of Tianjin Town also showed a worried look. Jin Bin, the deputy commander-in-chief standing side by side with him, had already grasped the handle of his waist knife, and seemed to want to immediately order his troops to withdraw into Tianjin and resist behind closed doors, but he couldn't make up his mind for a long time.

Because the fleeing army of Zhu thieves did not necessarily have to enter the Tianjin Acropolis, they could also bypass the city and go down the Wei River. Shen Tingyang and Su Guansheng's more than 100 sea boats were heading up the river, and as long as the Zhu thief brigade joined them, they could safely reach Dagu in Haikou.

There is also a port city on the other side of Dagukou, which is under the jurisdiction of the chief military officer of the Tianjin Weishui Division. At the same time, it is also a storage place for seaborne grain, storing a large amount of grain transported by sea - since the third Kaifeng battle in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the situation in the Central Plains has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the transshipment of grain to Beijing has become increasingly difficult, so it has to use more and more sea, from Huai'an to the sea, and by sea to Tianjin Dagukou.

The biggest difference between shipping and water transportation is that you need to wait for the wind, and there are many north winds in autumn and winter, and it is very difficult to go north from Huai'an. Therefore, we can only wait until the south wind blows in the spring of the following year to sail north.

Therefore, part of the grain in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen did not arrive in Dagu until February and March of the seventeenth year. Later, due to the war, the transshipment was delayed, and it is still piled up in Dagu.

In other words, once the soldiers and horses of the Zhu thief arrived at the mouth of Dagu, they could rely on the city and grain there to hold on.

In addition, the bravery of Tianjin's sailors and grain guards is also quite elite and not easy to deal with. If the soldiers and horses guarding the Zhu thief and the sailors, and the brave will meet the division, they will retreat to Dagukou City. I'm afraid that it won't be easy to fight when the king's army goes...... If that's the case, the immortal achievements of Yuan Yuzong and others will be in vain!

Yuan Yuzong's eyes were fast, and he pressed Jin Bin's arm: "Don't worry, take a look!" ”

Jin Bin took a breath and arched his hand at Yuan Yuzong: "The lower official obeys the order!" ”

After a while, the armored cavalry of the brigade had already jumped and appeared in everyone's sight. It was not only the cavalry that came, but also all the ironclad cavalry, and the few in number had 2,000 horsemen!

Along with the 2000 Ironclad Cavalry, there is also a set of royal flags and a large banner.

The so-called royal flag is the collective name of the flag token, which is a symbol of power, and the holder has a certain power to dispose of it cheaply within the authority specified in the edict. Officers such as commanders-in-chief, governors, and governors are usually granted the authority to command the army.

The Daxu flag is a general flag, and the official title of the general is generally written on the flag.

The appearance of the royal flag and the Daxu banner at the same time means that an official at the level of a general soldier or governor has arrived with his troops. And the fact that the flags of the three armies did not appear at the same time indicated that the person who arrived was not the commander of the approaching army.

The chief soldier and the governor are not the commanders, that can only show one problem, Emperor Chongzhen or the crown prince Zhu Cihong is in the army!

Yuan Yuzong was already nervous, took out his monoculars, squinted his eyes, and began to carefully inspect the big curtain.

"Liaodong Chief Military Officer Ping Xibo...... How can it be!? Yuan Yuzong gasped, it turned out to be Wu Sangui!

"Armament, it's Wu Sangui...... What to do? Jin Bin was also frightened.

If there is still that general on the side of the Ming Dynasty who is more deterrent, it is Wu Sangui!

"Hold on!" Yuan Yuzong took a breath and said, "Let's act when the opportunity arises!" ”

It was only with great difficulty that he withdrew the words of entering the city and closing the door.

Because Wu Sangui is the chief military officer of Liaodong, he has an army of 40,000 under his command, including more than 10,000 cavalry and horses. If he personally led his troops to Tianjin, then there would be at least 10,000 troops with him, and they would definitely include 3,000 Wu family members!

Even if Yuan Yuzong defends it behind closed doors, it can't withstand the onslaught of more than 10,000 Guan Ning troops! Moreover, Su Guansheng's Tianjin Navy Division also had a lot of Franc machine guns on the battleship, which could be used to suppress the firepower of the defenders.

The two attacked together, and the Tianjin Acropolis would soon fall!

Now I can only calm down and see if I can trick Emperor Chongzhen or Wu Sangui into the city...... Capture the thief and capture the king first! As long as you can kill Chongzhen and Wu Sangui, the great achievement will be counted. Even if you can't hold Tianjin and run away with the heads of Chongzhen and Wu Sangui, you can have a future as an earl when you get to Li Zicheng!

However, what happened next made Yuan Yuzong, Jin Bin, and Lou Guangxian almost lose their souls.

The 2,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry who came in a formation were very vigilant, and they did not approach the city wall, but stopped a hundred steps away from the moat, and then changed into a phalanx.

The 2000 cavalry was divided into two formations, the back formation was not very clear, and the front formation was neat, and the one riding on the horse was the one who was the one who was on the horse...... It's going to scare people to death!

"Yi ...... Yiding Rush Ride! Jin Bin's voice was crying.

Wu Sangui's Yiding Tucai is an elite soldier who can fight the Manchurians! 1,000 people is enough to destroy 4,000 people here in Tianjin!

Just when Yuan Yuzong, Jin Bin, and Lou Guangxian were so nervous that they were about to faint, more than a dozen horses suddenly galloped from behind the two formations of Guanning iron horses. The first to ride was Cao Youyi, the chief soldier of Tianjin Town.

Cao Youyi galloped to the edge of the suspension bridge before he reined in the war horse, and the healthy horse neighed for a long time, raised its front hooves high, and then fell heavily.

"The original military equipment, Vice General Jin, Vice General Lou, is Tianjin okay? Is there any news on Yang Patrol? ”

Hearing Cao Youyi's question, Yuan Yuzong, Jin Bin, and Lou Guangxian became angry.

Yuan Yuzong replied: "Everything is safe as usual, Yang Xunbiao sent someone to report, saying that the cavalry of the thieves was stationed in the area of Zhangjiabao and seemed to be waiting for the rear team. ”

"That's good!" Cao Youyi said with a smile, "Let the brothers on the left and right come out of the city to receive the reward...... In addition, the saint has a tiring journey, so he must first enter the city to rest. ”

Yuan Yuzong, Jin Bin, and Lou Guangxian were all stunned when they heard this, and their faces became cloudy.

"The saint is coming?" Yuan Yuzong asked tentatively.

"It's coming!" Cao Youyi replied, "Futai is accompanying the saint. ”

Jin Bin asked, "Ping Xibo is also here?" ”

"Nope." Cao Youyi shook his head and said with a smile, "Those iron horsemen are Han generals, led by Ping Xibo's brother Wu Sanfu, and they are just bluffing. ”

I see...... No wonder they all look so big, it turned out to be a big Han general who was showing off!

Yuan Yuzong, Jin Bin, and Lou Guangxian all secretly said "It's good to hang", and they almost caught the road, if they closed the door and guarded the city, wouldn't they let Emperor Chongzhen run away?