When Xu Changqing received the news of the loss of Ningwu Pass, the main force of the Model Army had already arrived in Zhongmu.

Zhou Wang Zhu Gongfang, Huang Shu, Chen Yongfu and others have been waiting here for a long time, and brought a lot of pigs, sheep and laborers.

In such a situation, no one is immune.

With the past of Kaifeng and the Exile Army, Xu Changqing is undoubtedly the largest and most reliable thigh, the two sides have a lot of room for cooperation, and maintain the same interests, and they can be regarded as quite solid allies at this time.

Zhongmu County has long been abandoned, as early as a few years ago when Li Zicheng was trapped in Kaifeng for the first time, this place was looted clean, and then it was burned by a fire.

At this time, the city was full of broken walls and ruins, black ash everywhere, many wild grasses were almost gone, and all kinds of rats and insects were rampant, obviously not suitable for people.

The camp of the Model Army was stationed in the north of Zhongmu City.

In the big tent, a fat little lamb had been almost roasted, and the golden juice mixed with the tempting aroma of meat dripped on the charcoal fire in the brazier, and sometimes emitted a slightly harsh '?yun disease?? Glutinous? Huan Luan makeup?? Di ⌒ m? exhaust

Zhu Gongqi and Huang Shu knew that Xu Changqing was tired, so they didn't dare to disturb Xu Changqing too much, and they had already gone down to rest.

Looking at this golden lamb, Xu Changqing couldn't help but let out a long breath of turbidity.

From a humanistic point of view, the atrocities of the Wandering People's Army in the Central Plains are undoubtedly outrageous. It is difficult for human beings to forgive their sins even if they die.

However, from a strategic point of view, they seem to have succeeded, they have successfully destroyed the organizational structure of the Central Plains, concocted a large number of no-man's land, and thus perfectly achieved their strategic goals.

It's like Ningwuguan at this time.

Although they delayed a lot of time and paid a lot of costs, in the end, they still succeeded in taking Ningwu Pass and killing Zhou Yuji.

This is a bit like the chicken soup theory of later generations: "Successful bosses are not how strong they are, but they do the right thing at the right time." ”

Xu Changqing didn't know Zhou Yuji, he had never seen it, but at this time, when he heard that Zhou Yuji's fate was even more tragic than in history, he was a little silent for a while, and even more sad......

In fact, in many ways, Xu Changqing and Zhou Yuji have a lot of similarities.

They are all from the bottom, and they have fought all the way up with their military exploits.

It's just that, unlike Xu Changqing, Zhou Yuji doesn't have Xu Changqing's means, and his luck is a little worse, the key is that he is too pure......

Countless histories have proven that simple soldiers are destined to do nothing......

However, Xu Changqing really admires Zhou Yuji.

If Xu Changqing swaps roles with him, I'm afraid, he may not be able to do better!

Zhou Yuji!

No matter how you count it, he is a well-deserved hero who deserves to be remembered for centuries!

"Hey!"

With a deep sigh, Xu Changqing picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, his eyes gradually becoming cold.

Although Zhou Yuji's death was expected, the situation at this time was completely different from history, and Xu Changqing had to judge the situation more accurately and re-establish the strategic policy at this time.

It's only early September.

Although it has already begun to snow in the north, it is not a big problem, and according to the speed of the displaced people's army, anything can happen!

Xu Changqing's strategy of temporarily recuperating in Kaifeng is no longer feasible.

Now, except for Datong and Baoding, other places are almost as if they are undefended.

Although Emperor Chongzhen mobilized Tang Tong of Miyun and Bai Guangen of Jizhen at this time, as well as Liu Zeqing of Shandong and several other departments to go to Beijing to master King Qin, the orders of King Qin on the side of the model army were even more wave after wave, but the current state, the position of Tang Tong and Bai Guangen is really hard to say.

Historically, one of these two guys rebelled faster than the other.

Not to mention Liu Zeqing, whether he will go or not is two words.

At this time, Xu Changqing and the model army can only rush to Beijing as soon as possible!

However, there is also a biggest trouble here, and it is also a fatal drawback!

In case the model army rushes to Beijing, but the exile army begins to drag up, the model army's grain and grass will not be guaranteed in any way.

"Smack!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Changqing slapped the table fiercely, and decided to rush to Beijing as soon as possible!

Even though there are thousands of difficulties, we still have to solve them!

If the Wandering People's Army is allowed to play like this rhythm, it will really not be fun and even more unplayable.

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After determining the strategic policy, Xu Changqing did not stop in Kaifeng, directly crossed the Yellow River from Kaifeng, turned to the east, took the Grand Canal, and approached the direction of Jingshi.

However, Xu Changqing also maximized the resources of Kaifeng, took away all the grain and grass that could be taken away, and collected more than 2,000 carts of all kinds from Kaifeng, as well as seven or eight thousand people.

These people will follow behind the model army, training as they go.

With Xu Changqing's reputation and influence in Kaifeng, these selected people are even happier than winning the lottery, and it doesn't take too much effort to control them.

However, as soon as Xu Changqing arrived in Jining, the bad news came again......

There should be a combination of inside and outside the city, Baoding was lost overnight, and the governor Yang Wenyue killed himself......

This is even more terrifying than the cold snap in Siberia, which freezes the entire Ming Dynasty directly before winter......

"Woohoo, what's going on in this world......"

In Jining City, Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi just came to visit Xu Changqing, and when he heard the bad news, in an instant, the old face turned pale with fright, and the teacup was almost unstable.

Xu Changqing was also a little helpless, they were all sons of the plane.

But in the final analysis, it is still the Ming Dynasty that is rotten from the roots, and Emperor Chongzhen has a good hand, but he has played a bad ......

"Grandpa, I'm afraid we don't have time to talk about the past, what does Grandpa think about the grain and grass?"

Xu Changqing really didn't have time to ink with Kong Yinzhi at this time, stared straight into his eyes, and got straight to the point.

"Uncle, this, this ......"

Kong Yinzhi couldn't help but swallow hard, a little afraid to face Xu Changqing's might.

Unlike Emperor Chongzhen, who borrowed money and always held the last shelf, Xu Changqing is now borrowing grain and grass from Kong Yinzhi, and there is no fancyness at all, just one sentence, 'To borrow or not to borrow!' ’

However, even if Kong Yinzhi dared to shirk with Emperor Chongzhen, how could he dare to play a moth in front of Xu Changqing?

He deeply understands that the master in front of him is the one who can overturn the table and scold his mother at any time.

Although their old Kong family doesn't worry about leaving home at all, they ...... If you offend the master in front of you, who can guarantee that the Kong family will survive until that time?

Even if Dashun wants to investigate it in the future, it can't be taken care of.

After a moment, Kong Yinzhi trembled with difficulty: "Uncle, my Kong family is willing, willing to give 100,000 stones of grain and grass!" ”

"Haha!"

Xu Changqing couldn't help laughing, stood up, and patted Kong Yinzhi's shoulder vigorously: "Grandpa, soon, you should understand how wise your decision is!" By the way, grandpa, you sent someone to send me grain and grass. Remember, the wear is yours. ”

"I ......"

Kong Yinzhi almost wanted to vomit blood, but in the face of Xu Changqing's obscenity, he could only nod obediently.

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This section of the Grand Canal in Jining has not yet been frozen, so it is much easier to transport grain, grass and heavy weapons.

Although there are already signs of freezing on the Cangzhou side, with the means of the model army to break the ice at this time, the problem is not big.

On the side of the Liumin Army, the northern front has already approached the city of Datong, and the eastern front is almost on the edge of the Beijing Division.

They did not rush to besiege Jingshi City, but began to digest their harvest quite patiently.

Xu Changqing soon received the news that the reason why the Wandering People's Army was like this, Miyun's Tang Tong Department had rushed to the capital city, which should also be an important reason.

After all, the high walls of Jingshi City are thick, it can be said that it is the first male city in Asia, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is even the first in the world, and the morale of the Liumin Army seems to be like a rainbow at this time, but there are also many hidden dangers, even if Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin can't see it, Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and others won't see it.

Xu Changqing didn't know if Emperor Chongzhen had recruited his second brother-in-law Wu Sangui, but with Wu Sangui's shrewdness, he would definitely not move if he didn't think about it.

However, at this time, although Jinzhou was in front, the Qing army was ......

Even Xu Changqing was a little afraid to think about it for a while.

With the intelligence system of the Qing army in the Ming Dynasty, how could Dolgon let go of this God-given opportunity......

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In the midst of the chaos, the time has come to the end of mid-September.

Xu Changqing's vanguard has arrived in Tongzhou!

At this time, Tang Tongbu had arrived for nearly half a month, Bai Guangen's vanguard had also arrived, Liu Zeqing's side was much slower, and he also had a good reason, the ships along the coast were all requisitioned by Xu Changqing.

With the arrival of Xu Changqing's troops in Tongzhou, the main forces of the Liumin Army also arrived in Huailai and Zhuozhou respectively.

What is different from history is that Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin fully listened to Niu Jinxing's advice, and they still have more than one million troops!

At this time, there are about more than 300,000 people in Huailai, and Zhuozhou is even more terrifying. 900,000, it's like covering the sky!

The only good news is that Datong, with the strong advantage of the city, has not been captured by the Wandering Army, and the Wandering Army did not bother with this, but directly transferred to the Beijing Division first.

After all, Datong has been a core fortress since ancient times, facing the threat of Mongolia, not only dozens of fortresses, but also no shortage of grain and population.

In addition, Wang Pu went back again, and his fate was still strong.

The horse's hooves neighed, and the flag flew over, Xu Changqing came to the majestic Guangqu Gate again, and he couldn't stop feeling a lot of emotion for a while.

I thought that I would not come here again until next year, but who would have thought that the seventeenth year of Chongzhen would probably become unknown......

After setting up camp outside the Guangqu Gate, Xu Changqing did not rush into the palace to face the saint, but asked Wang Chengen, Zhang Ruoqi and others to meet Emperor Chongzhen first to report.

Seeing off Wang Chengen and his party, Xu Changqing hurried back to the big tent, here, Dong Yu has been waiting here for a long time.

Looking at her bulging belly, which was obviously much plumper than before, Xu Changqing's mood suddenly brightened a lot, pinched her pretty face and said with a smile: "I know that my eldest girl is the master of a prosperous husband, and she really didn't disappoint me." ”

Seeing that Xu Changqing was still in the mood to laugh at her at this time, Dong Yu suddenly glanced at Xu Changqing angrily: "How big is your heart?" Do you know that the chaos in Beijing can scare people to death now? Fortunately, you weren't too stupid to rush into the city. ”

"What? Bad news again? ”

Xu Changqing hugged Dong Yu's slender waist, although his words were relaxed, his eyes were solemn.

These days, the two have maintained close contact, and Xu Changqing also has some confidence in the direction of the wind in Beijing, but it is obviously not as direct as a face-to-face conversation.

Dong Yu gently kissed Xu Changqing's cheek, and the warm jade hand immediately held Xu Changqing's big hand hard, and said in a low voice: "Now I don't know what to say." Some time ago, there was an epidemic in Beijing, and a lot of people died, and the business of the Splendid Pavilion was not very good, and I didn't dare to mess around with many things. It wasn't until I was sure that you were almost there in the past few days that I had people go out and dig deeper. ”

As he spoke, Dong Yu bit his red lips with some horror and said, "Xu Lang, I'm afraid there are countless people who have contact with thieves in the capital now...... Moreover, I just received news this morning that someone suggested that you should be taken down and the model army should be merged into the Beijing camp......"