"General!"

A Alajang hurried into Dolgon's tent.

"Ning Yuan! There is a large group of Ming cavalry in the direction of Ningyuan! ”

"Matsuyama's model brigade also has a move!"

The elite of the Ming army in both the north and south took action.

"Panic what!"

Dolgon didn't say anything, and the general Duoduo on the side had already waved his horsewhip and hit Najia Lazhangjing head-on, how could he not fight this kind of minion who panicked when he encountered some trouble?

"Ningyuan's group of guys also came to join in the fun and pick up cheap?"

Dolgon snorted coldly, for Wu Sangui's army stationed in Ningyuan at this time, although he knew that he was a leader in the Liaodong army, an outstanding figure, he had also fought with his subordinate Zhengbai Banner. However, from the bottom of his heart, Dolgon's attention to Ning Yuanjun was far lower than that of the Songshan Model Brigade that was traveling with them at this time.

"How many people are coming?"

Along the official road from Ningyuan to Jinzhou, a group of Ming troops was advancing rapidly. The team of about 3,000 people, the cavalry of the horse team, almost all of them were dressed in black armor, typical of Wu Sangui's fine cavalry.

Behind this group of cavalry, the team along the avenue formed a wave of human heads, which seemed to be boundless from a distance, and there was no end in sight to one neat phalanx after another, hunting with banners, and rolling the flaming red flags of the bright sun and moon.

Suddenly, in the phalanx, there were dense hats and helmets, dense bright red long body armor, typical Ming infantry dress.

The infantry phalanx was far less imposing and imposing than the cavalry in action. However, the momentum is even greater! Almost every phalanx was followed by a large number of vehicles. The two-wheeled cart was full of piles of tall and colorful objects, covered with tarpaulin, and the thick hemp rope was tightly tied.

There were also many people and those auxiliary soldiers of the Ningyuan army who only had a cotton armor on their bodies and wore a folded scarf on their heads, and they worked hard to push all kinds of chariots and more than a dozen six-pounder guns and dozens of big Buddha Lang machines in the Ming army to grit their teeth and move forward on the rugged official road.

Under the banner of a tall man, Wu Sangui was wearing a full armor crown belt, and he stood on a small dirt bag on the side of the road, watching the progress of the soldiers with great satisfaction.

From the beginning of the morning, I heard the faint sound of artillery coming from the direction of Tashan. Although the county lord's wife has a big temper. But he is indeed a man of his word. After capturing Hongluo Mountain and Dayu Mountain, he launched an attack on Tashan non-stop.

In this way, the Nu Chief Dolgon, who was stationed at Tashan and other places, was bound to devote his main energy to defending against the attack of the Nanyue Army from the direction of Tayushan. For the Ming army on land, it was impossible to hold out.

This feint. The goal was achieved.

Departing from Ningyuan. After passing through Tashan, he joined the model brigade and horses that went south from Songshan, and transported this batch of winter materials to Jinzhou City. Break through the direction of the Xiaoling River and complete the handover with his uncle's army. In this way, Jinzhou will have no worries this winter.

"It's a pity that the weather is too cold and the Daling River is frozen, otherwise, the county lord's sailors can go against the current to transport supplies to Jinzhou City!"

Seek stability first, and then seek change. This was the principle of warfare agreed upon by the people that day. First of all, we will strive to keep Jinzhou from losing, and then gradually open up the connection with Inspector Hong of Guangning.

"We can afford it, but Jiannu may not be able to afford it!"

Li Huamei was in front of the generals and analyzed the situation of the enemy and the enemy for everyone.

As long as these cotton clothes, fuel and other materials enter Jinzhou, my uncle can hold on for a winter. This bought everyone enough time to clear the siege for him.

While there was some smug imagination in his mind, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon looking at the situation nearby. The marching movements and discipline of the cavalry, the advancing speed of the infantry, the movements of the Jiannu ranger sentry near the distant hillside, and the posture of their own family members who stepped forward to expel them, from time to time there were family members holding high the heads of people with money rat tails and shouting and galloping heartily. These scenes are in his field of vision.

"Great. News came from the forward sentry that they had seen the banner of the brethren in Matsuyama! It should also be a sentry horseman! ”

A member of the Wu family's family will be a little excited to inform Wu Sangui of the latest progress ahead. With the model brigade stationed in Songshan, the most dangerous moment for the Ning Yuan army has passed. Tens of thousands of troops in one place, even if two white flags are killed from the fortifications together, they will not be afraid!

"Tell the brethren, hurry up! Be sure to meet with Brigade Commander Wu's headquarters before the Jiannu Brigade is dispatched! ”

"Send someone to report the situation here immediately to the Huamei County Lord of the Nanyue Army, and ask her to continue to supervise the onslaught, and don't let Jiannu have the spare strength to divide the troops!"

Several family members roared and rode their horses back and forth to convey his military orders through the ranks, and suddenly the infantry of the brigade quickened their pace, and the noise of noise, shouting, and the rolling of vehicles running over the ground were intertwined.

There are more than 500 steps in Jinzhou Zhouqili, and there is a moat, and the city wall is nearly ten meters high. Outside the south city wall, there is a small section of the city wall, on the four sides of the city, also build a two-storey heavy building type city tower, at the same time Jinzhou east, west, north, all set up a small city about the chamber.

In the southwest corner of Jinzhou City, there are Guangji Temple and the millennium Liao Tower, this tower is as high as 13 floors, and is located on the hill, can be said to be the central commanding height of Jinzhou. Standing on the tower, you can see the movement around you at a glance. In the battles over the years, the guards in the city all lived on the tower and used this as the command and dispatch.

At this time, the top floor of the ancient tower was on the first floor. There is a group of Ming generals in helmets and armor, the first of whom is over sixty years old. It is the young master of the Ming Prince, the governor of Zuo, the ancestor of the Jinzhou general Zu Dashou, and the core figure of the Guanning general.

"Big brother, Matsuyama's men and horses are going south!"

Condescending, and hopefully with the help of the telescope, Zu Dashou's younger brother Zu Dabi, his face was red with excitement. The beard, which was originally the same as the steel needle, was also curled.

On the city wall, there are three other gates, and those Jinzhou defenders who are wrapped in folded scarves and wearing short armor are all thunderous with joy, waving swords, guns and weapons in their hands and cheering loudly.

During this time, for the defenders of Jinzhou. It can be said to be the most colorful encounter in life. First of all, from being surrounded by heavy Tartar troops, the imperial army was killed, forcing Jiannu to withdraw the besieging soldiers and horses, and the siege of Jinzhou was lifted. But who could have imagined it, but ten days after the siege was lifted, another bad news came, and even the soldiers and horses who broke the siege were surrounded by Jiannu in Guangning City.

Jinzhou was once again surrounded by the horses led by Zilharang.

However, before everyone had time to panic in the face of a heavy siege, there was new good news that the second wave of reinforcements from the imperial court had arrived!

And pacified Liaodong for the sake of World War I. The imperial court was ruthless this time. Ordered Ning Yuanbo to lead the army and horses to the north to aid Liao. This time suddenly boosted the morale of the military and civilians in Jinzhou City!

If nothing else, when Jinzhou lifted the siege that day, everyone saw it very clearly. As the main force to break the siege. A model brigade that came to the aid of the backbone of the army. The limelight is unbeatable for a while. However, after the generals of the ancestral family privately listened to the introduction of Wu Sangui, who knew the details of this army, they couldn't help but smack their tongues! It turned out to be such a strong team. It's just a ragtag team under the command of Ning Yuanbo, and it was used by the emperor and the courtiers and eunuchs as high-ranking officials and Houlu (this is a bit aggrieved, and Chongzhen's military salary may not be more than the protagonist!) Dig the foot of the wall from Ning Yuanbo's hands.

The anti-water team is so strong, so what kind of style should the elite of the descendants be?!

"Big brother! It's time for us to make meritorious contributions this time! Zu Dabi grinned very happily. No matter who relieved the siege of Jinzhou, the credit of the ancestral family's soldiers and horses defending Jinzhou is certain. As long as they stay safe and secure within the walls, they will have a merit and reward in their hands. The court reward for the last time Inspector Hong relieved the siege has not been spent, and this time the reward for the siege is in front of him again.

"Don't get complacent too soon!" Zu Dashou scolded his younger brother.

Zu Dashou's voice was deep and deep, firm and powerful, with a smell that could not be ignored.

This is a habit that has been cultivated after years of standing at the pinnacle of power. After all, in this place of Liaodong, there are too few people who can contend with him and question him, that is, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, who was also polite when he saw him in the past.

"Let the children below prepare the chariot, once the Changbo's men and horses rush to the outside of Jinzhou City, our soldiers and horses will immediately go out to meet the Changbo, the Tartar Changgou on the first line of the Xiaoling River is weak, it is the best breakthrough!"

"Don't worry, I'll go and let the kids prepare!"

"Prepare some more bags of dirt and prepare to fill in the trenches!"

The south of Jinzhou City is not far from the Xiaoling River, and it is inconvenient to camp and line up, so in that direction, there are only some rangers galloping. However, across the Xiaoling River, not far from the south bank, there are also some camps, but relatively few, before the Qing army deliberately opened the opening, convenient for the Ming army reinforcements to come to the trap.

However, the same trap can be used against sheep, but not necessarily against tigers and leopards.

"Second brother! We sent some men and horses to rush out and scatter Wu Sangui's convoy of supplies, even if we can't completely annihilate his army, grab some supplies and come back, it is a good thing to cheer up the minions! ”

Standing on the hill from afar, looking at the countless vehicles that were guarded by Wu Sangui's brigade of cavalry, infantry, and chariots, from the heavy sound of the wheels and the faintly audible sound of the charioteers shaking their whips, urging the cattle and horses to hurry, and the roaring of the cattle and horses on the ground, all made Duoduo easily judge that this team has oil and water!

"Pass the order! The offensive of the Nanyue Army is urgent, and if there is a person or a horse in the two white flag headquarters who dares to leave the position without authorization, they will be killed immediately! The officer belongs to the two levels of superiors, demotion! Strip the family property! The officers and horses of the officials are under the command of the commanders of friendly neighboring troops! Those who have lost their positions are also guilty of the same crime! ”

Dolgon's cold voice made people's enthusiasm for the test suddenly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

For the second brother's order, although Duoduo was full of slander in his heart, he was very strict with his generals to implement it to the letter.

Returning to Tashan Fort, which originally belonged to the garrison mansion, Dolgon ordered a charcoal fire to be born, and let a few Mongolian women who were originally captive in Tashan Fort wait to take off their armor and offer milk tea.

The two brothers sat down opposite each other and drank two sips of steaming milk tea, and after replenishing some calories, Dolgon let out a long sigh of relief.

"Duoduo, do you think the second brother is a little timid?"

Duoduo didn't speak, just gulped milk tea.

"The siege of Jinzhou was sent by him to Jilharang. The mission of our two white flags is to block enemy reinforcements on the front line of Tashan. Now our army is facing tens of thousands of elites of the Nanyue Army under the cover of hundreds of artillery pieces, and they are not afraid of death and continue to charge. If you are still too busy to take care of yourself, what strength can you have to stop the joint action of Wu Sangui and Wu Biao? If you miss Tashan because of this, and the three Ming armies converge, who will bear this responsibility? ”

Duoduo is known as the absurd prince, and he is brave and fierce in battle, but he is definitely not the kind of brave man who has no brains, on the contrary, the absurd behavior is just a manifestation of his political wisdom when he is a weakling.

I heard the second brother dictate the battle report like this. It was immediately clear what Dorgon meant.

"That's right! Here we are facing the onslaught of the Nanyue Army. It's really powerless to deal with the two soldiers and horses of the Ming army behind it! ”

Let that old dog of Jierharang face the crazy impact of Wu Biao, Wu Sangui, and Zu Dashou! There is a cloud in the art of war, and the poor are not chased, and the master is not stopped. Now these three Ming troops can be regarded as poor for winter supplies, right?

There was a bit of schadenfreude in Dord's heart. Zilharang. You boneless old dog! Huang Taiji's wife has a big enmity with you for killing your father and brother. How can you be so loyal. What a good minion!

That's good! Then let you have a good taste of Wu Biao's row of guns bombardment, and the cavalry is like a wall! There is also Wu Sangui's wolf ride, and this king doesn't believe it. Your soldiers and horses with blue flags can be more powerful than the elites of the two yellow flags, the positive blue flag, and my two white flags1

I'm here to see how you wounded your soldiers and generals under the city of Jinzhou, and you were beaten to the ground. Let Zu Dashou take the lead to collect and keep the materials for the king!

In the capital, the wharf of Chaoyangmen also fell silent as night fell. The north wind blew, the weather became colder and colder, and the deadly north wind was mixed with bursts of snow and ice ballast, blowing on the body and face, immediately making people's faces blue and their lips purple.

The coolies on the docks hid in small inns, eating braised and roasted from the internal organs of pigs, cows and sheep, which were rich in fat and calories, which were what these coolies liked to make a living. Some people even use two taels of hot wine to ward off the cold and get rid of fatigue.

In the Lumicang Hutong, which is only a mile away from Chaoyangmen Wharf, in front of an inconspicuous deep house compound, dozens of sedan cars and horses are parked.

The appearance of this house is ordinary, there is a hole in the inside, a few out and a few in, an extremely wide courtyard, not to mention that the house regulations are over-the-limit, the main houses are all using precious wood such as nanmu and pear as the use of beams and pillars purlins. One by one, the fire sandwiches the wall, making the whole house warm like spring, comparable to the air conditioning and heating of later generations, and even more environmentally friendly.

At this time, on the main hall, a banquet is being held, the dense maid and the woman are waiting, and the guests are sitting, all of them are Huanghuali official hat chairs, Huanghuali eight-legged round stools, which are covered with millizhou Yijin silk.

Narcissus from Zhangzhou, citrus from Fujian, lychee from Guangdong, sugarcane from Taiwan, and even more expensive mangosteen and rambutan are also piled up in front of the guests.

This extravagant style, not to mention Chongzhen, who is so poor that he is chaotic, is the nobles, officials of the six ministries, and cabinet elders in the capital, and they must bow down.

At a huge round table in the center, eight old men sat in a group.

Led by an old man, his face is wrinkled and piled up, full of vicissitudes of wind and frost, trembling demeanor, face full of age spots, you can see the square face of the old time, typical Jin Di appearance.

The occasional flash of light in the cloudy eyeballs is enough to make people understand that although this person is old, his mind is becoming more and more shrewd, and his methods are even more spicy.

This is the head of the famous Jin Shang Eight Families, Fan Yongdou.

He sat with him and drank with the heads of the other seven houses. Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Guest, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, Huang Yunfa and others.

These eight merchants can be regarded as vested interest groups in the Ming Dynasty that used the Kaizhong Law to protect the military needs of the nine sides. It not only supplied grain and grass and all necessary things for the garrison on the nine sides, but also traded with the Mongolian tribes. The rise of Zhangjiakou was due to the trade between the Jin merchants and the Mongol tribes. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhangjiakou's import and export trade with Inner and Outer Mongolia and Russia reached 150 million taels of silver, accounting for one-third of the country's trade at that time. (Those who say that Zhan Tianyou repaired the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway for the convenience of Lafayette to go to the grave to worship his ancestors, can go to the corner and reflect.) After the rebellion of Nurhachi in Liaodong, it gave these merchants a great opportunity.

Due to the hostile relationship with the Ming Dynasty, the military and living materials they needed could only be obtained through the trade market in Zhangjiakou, that is, they used Zhangjiakou as a base to run in the past, and in order to obtain the materials they needed, they did not hesitate to buy them at a high price. It's going to be taken back on the battlefield anyway. The so-called loss-making business is not done, and the killer business is rushed to do. Faced with a profit of 300 percent, Fan Yongdou and seven other businessmen began to do business in this area, "dealing with Liaozuo and making money for a long time." According to the "Wanquan County Chronicles" in the Daoguang period, it is recorded: "The eight merchants are all from the right side of the mountain, and they came to Zhangjiakou with trade at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Said: Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, Huang Yongfa, from the current dynasty Longxing Liaozuo, sent people to the city to change, all of these eight masters. ”

In addition to smuggling grain, grass and ironware, and selling skins, raw gold, ginseng, deer antler velvet and other items produced in Liaodong on behalf of the Liaodong anti-thieves, the business scope also sold the looted property of the Liaodong anti-thieves to the mainland, so that the blockade policy of the Ming Dynasty failed, oh, is it money laundering?

These acts were called by some modern historians as "the traitorous male of the Jin merchants in the late Ming Dynasty, the military rations and salaries needed for the turnover of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the indirect introduction of the Qing soldiers, which was really the scum of the Han nation at that time." (To be continued......)