Chapter 153: Out to Sea Again
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Wu Sanmei's speed was even faster than Xu Changqing thought.
As soon as Xu Changqing returned to the camp, he saw ...... Two young ladies dressed in the same pro-soldier costumes are cleaning up outside their big tent......
It seems that the Wu family has been planning for a long time, and it is completely to send a girl to the door......
The two little ladies didn't speak, but ...... The surrounding heat seemed to be covered in ice.
Unlike Li Youwei, Wu Sanmei's two personal little girls, Rui'er and Ah Duo also followed her.
The three of them are together and have the same hatred for Li Youwei.
Rao is Xu Changqing has long been accustomed to seeing wind and waves, and he has a little unspeakable head for a while.
This...... What's it called?
Don't...... This kind of peach is going to be made in the barracks today. Hue. Event......?
At this time, there happened to be a pro-soldier in a hurry, as if there was something important to report, Xu Changqing immediately left quickly, listening to the pro-soldier report first.
After the soldier finished speaking in a low voice, Xu Changqing's brows suddenly furrowed, and he didn't have time to pay attention to Wu Sanmei and Li Youwei, who had already found out that he was back.
"Tell Wang Pu, Tang Tong's side, add ten taels to the head of each level, and Bai Guangen's side ~~~, add fifty taels to the head of each level!
Love or not!
As for the royal courtiers~~. ”
Xu Changqing paused for a moment and said, "Give him a discount, fifteen thousand taels." The head of the royal courtier's side, I will come out. ”
"Yes."
Seeing this pro-soldier leave quickly, Xu Changqing's eyes suddenly coldened.
What a barren thing!
At this time, how dare he play tricks?
Who gave him courage?
Is it Liang Jingru!
If you don't consider the overall situation, Xu Changqing will definitely kill Bai Guangen and make him never be able to turn over, but this is not the time.
The imperial court reward is imminent, and Xu Changqing will definitely not let himself fall into flaws because of this fly.
Here, seeing Xu Changqing come back with a somewhat gloomy face, it seems that something has happened, and the cold war between Li Youwei and Wu Sanmei has also come to an end in an instant.
Li Youwei was the first to react, she didn't speak in a hurry, and hurriedly helped Xu Changqing open the curtain here.
On the other side, Wu Sanmei also reacted instantly, and helped Xu Changqing lift the curtain on the other side.
Entering the big tent, Xu Changqing suddenly found that this method was good, and he frightened these two little ladies who were like fire and water.
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The Qiantun guard has already succeeded, and the Ming army will definitely not go to the rescue, which makes the Qing army too lazy to attack the city today, and they don't look like it.
The Ming army finally had some respite.
However, the other departments can rest and adjust, but on Xu Changqing's side, the expedition matter is quickly busy.
In the big tent, seeing Xu Changqing busily writing orders one after another, sometimes making summary plans, Li Youwei and Wu Sanmei didn't dare to fight anymore, they were all obediently standing aside.
Although Xu Changqing didn't show it on his face, he was full of emotion in his heart: "I finally realized the goodness of the Ming Dynasty." ”
In the next life, even in the royal family, this kind of thing is definitely like Mars hitting the earth.
But at this time, in the end, in a patriarchal society, even a progressive young woman like Li Youwei can only obey the trend of the times.
The quietness of the two daughters saved Xu Changqing a lot of effort and began to make plans quickly.
The expedition is not a big problem.
The reconnaissance unit led by Ergou, Zhang Long, Zhang Hu, Zhao Qiliang, Wang Hongyang and others had already gone north ahead of schedule.
However, the logistical side of things is huge and complicated!
First of all, there was the arrangement of many Han Chinese slaves.
This kind of wartime must not allow them to eat white food!
After thinking about it for a while, Xu Changqing arranged part of them to Shark Island and Pig's Trotter Island to expand the scale of fishing and serve as laborers, while the other part stayed in the camp and continued to work as people's husbands.
Then there is the question of drill.
Xu Changqing still has a lot of labor on Shark Island at this time, and he has not fully played his role, and many times he is in a state of waste of resources, and there is no time for the big war before, at this time, even if he goes on the expedition, he is free to go on the expedition, Xu Changqing also has a certain amount of time, not to mention others, the most basic obedience to orders and drills must be walked.
To put it bluntly, Xu Changqing has been able to get to where he is now, on the one hand, because of his personal bravery, and secondly, because of his family skeleton.
The third, and most crucial, is to rely on the assistance of Cao Bianjiao and Wang Pu, two nobles.
Fake other people's soldiers, and do what you want to do.
At present, this state will definitely continue, but Xu Changqing has also begun to plan in advance for the forces that really belong to him in the future.
Others, as for the morale of the army and the people, including all kinds of chores in life, Xu Changqing doesn't have to worry too much, Uncle Zhong and Mei Yan will help him handle it properly.
At this time, to be honest, Xu Changqing really wants the war to end quickly, so that he can recuperate and build his real territory.
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In the evening, Wu Sangui's silver arrived.
20,000 taels of silver, 30,000 taels of silver, a lot of money.
The heads bought by Wu Sangui were all Xu Changqing's, and there was no need to share the accounts with Cao Bianjiao and Wang Pu, which made Xu Changqing recover a lot of vitality at once.
That night, Xu Changqing came to the fleet and personally distributed salaries to many sailors to boost morale.
The morale of the sailors was already high because Xu Changqing beheaded Huang Taiji, and when this silver was smashed down, the morale was instantly higher, and there was no problem with going on the expedition tomorrow.
By the next morning, Ma Ke, Liu Zhaoji, and Li Fuming had also reached a deal separately, but they were all paid silver tickets.
Bai Guangen and Tang Tong's side have also become, but there is no deal yet.
These two men were smashing pots and selling iron in search of silver.
After a simple reconciliation of the accounts, Xu Changqing and the three of them converged their minds and focused on the expedition, and the other follow-up affairs were handed over to Wang Pu and Cao Bianjiao's henchmen.
With the previous agreement, Wang Pu and Cao Bianjiao have already made a lot of preparations, and there is not much to prepare at this time.
It's just that in order to hide it, Xu Changqing put the time of the expedition at night!
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In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on the night of August 18, in the middle of the day.
On the eastern coast of Ningyuan, more than 20 large ships, escorted by more than 100 small bamboo rafts, quietly left the mainland and slowly headed north against the inland sea.
Tonight the sea is very windy, the waves are back and forth, and people are in the boat, as if they are floating in a baby. The cradle of the child is average, and it has a great sense of melody.
Wang Pu and Cao Bianjiao are in good spirits, or they are more excited, it is the first time for them to really sit on this kind of warship, they are all on the deck holding on to the railing, enjoying the night view of the sea with great interest.
It is a pity that in order to avoid being discovered by the Qing army, the fleet first went east to the inland sea after setting off, and then went north, and it was impossible to see the situation of the Qing army camp from the station, otherwise, it must be a different scenery.
Tonight's weather was not suitable for the small bamboo raft to fight in the inland sea area, and after walking more than ten miles, they were sticking to the sea.
By this time, the children were very experienced in manipulating the bamboo raft, and no longer went against the sea, but pushed the boat along the water.
Even though it will still be very embarrassing every time, and basically have to be soaked by the waves, this thing is by no means inferior to the fun of surfing on a wave board in later generations, and many children are immersed in it.
Xu Changqing's goal tonight is very clear, that is, to leave the range of Ningyuan first, but not too far, after all, at this time, the manpower on the Qiantun side is definitely not enough to the front line of Ningyuan, and the harvest of the Qing army before, those people and materials, I am afraid that they have already arrived in Shengjing.
Therefore, tonight's goal for Xu Changqing is the small island group in the northeast of Hope Island, so that Cao Bianjiao and the soldiers under Wang Pu can adapt to the rhythm of the sea first.
By the way, let's see if they have any valuable news.
If he can stick to the back of Dolgon's ass and make a vote, as long as the time is right, Xu Changqing will obviously not refuse.
The route of the small island group was already clear, even if the wind and waves were not small tonight, but there was still no difficulty, and after more than an hour, the fleet sailed smoothly into the stable bay.
Ergou, Zhang Long, and Zhang Hu have been waiting here for a long time.
As soon as the fleet was berthed, Ergou and everyone quickly came over to report the situation.
No wonder they are in such a hurry, this morning, they found a supply camp of the Qing army more than ten miles northwest of Wanghaitai, with at least five or six thousand sheep, as well as many grain trucks and other supplies!
But the strength of the guards is less than three Niu Lu, and there are only six or seven hundred people!
"Damn, what the hell is this to make a fortune with the masters! Brother, how to say? ”
Wang Pu is no longer calm, and his eyes are bright.
Cao Bianjiao didn't expect that the effect of taking the sea route would be so good, and he had just encountered an opportunity when he set out on the expedition, and he was also a little excited, and he was busy looking at Xu Changqing.
Xu Changqing frowned a little, and did not express his position for a while.
Unlike the Ming army, which basically carried all kinds of dead materials, many of the baggage on the Qing army's side were alive.
Whether it is the Jurchens, the Mongols, or those in armor from the deep mountains and forests, they are all good at herding, not to mention, there are many Han slaves to help.
In terms of the army's food, the Qing army was a large part superior to the Ming army.
If he can eat these sheep and materials, Xu Changqing will definitely make a lot of money.
However, Xu Changqing didn't plan to do it.
"What? Brother, you, don't plan to do it? ”
Here, seeing that Xu Changqing didn't say anything for a long time, Wang Pu also understood what Xu Changqing meant, and he couldn't hide his disappointment for a while.
This guy, during this period of time with Xu Changqing, he is used to making a fortune, and he doesn't want to let go of mosquito meat.
Xu Changqing smiled: "Big brother, don't worry. After all, this place is too close to the Qing army camp. Even if it is taken, it can make the Qing army disgusted, but these materials are too few to decide too many things. Let's not rush, wait and take a look deeper. Or is this a pit dug for us by the Qing army? ”
"Huh?"
Wang Pu understood what Xu Changqing meant in a moment, "Brother, you mean that the Tartars want to seduce us?" ”
Xu Changqing nodded: "I don't rule out this possibility!" The night on my side has been active on the coast for a few days, and it is impossible for the main force of the Qing army not to notice it! Big brother, relax, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! As long as we have a boat and people, we have a chance! ”
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Xu Changqing guessed right!
Tonight, this Qing army camp near Wanghaitai is really a big pit!
At this time, in a pine forest more than ten miles northwest of the Qing army camp, the Manchu Dynasty inlaid with yellow flags and solid mountains with Ezhen Baiyin Tu, who had already brought nearly 3,000 elites with seven or eight Niu Lu, had been ambushed here for more than a day!
And the one who is waiting by the side of Baiyintu is Xu Changqing's 'old friend', the Yellow Flag Jialazhang Jingshun Gutu!
In the previous battles, Shungutu suffered a big loss on Xu Changqing's side, and even with the yellow flag, it was a big loss of face.
Not to mention that Shungutu can't swallow this breath, even Baiyintu can't bear it.
It just so happened that the night under Xu Changqing's command on the beach gradually began to be active, and Bai Yintu told Dolgon about this idea, and the two hit it off!
In the past two days, Bai Yintu and Shungutu and others have been out day and night, just waiting for Xu Changqing to take the bait!