Qiao Er weighed it again and again, but still did not announce his thoughts at the home meeting. Although they are all his own sons and even godsons, Qiao Er, who has experienced and seen or heard a lot of things, understands that people's hearts and even relatives themselves are a very unreliable thing, and they can't be too clear and absolute. Therefore, the final decision is just to blow the wind and prepare for the home meeting.

"You should have all heard the news, the pro-army led by the Son of Heaven repelled the main force of the Liaodong Army in Xianghe just in the outpost artillery battle. Let's talk about it, if this son of heaven in Shuntianfu finally defends the city, then he will really train and expand the army to level the world. Where should we go? Where will the foundation be transferred in the future? Where to go to Nanjing? ”

Qiao Er's words, the sons of the Qiao family didn't care too much, and Ah Da Qiao Yongfu smiled disapprovingly: "No matter which dynasty or generation we do, can we still worry about food?" Let's ask, the officers around the Son of Heaven of the new dynasty will be crowned wives and shadows after they become famous, are they willing to find some mediocre wives and concubines and prostitutes and servants who are picked up by others? Isn't it up to us? And I heard that the so-called bad woman of this son of heaven and the reduction of palace maids are just worried that those offended enemies will do all kinds of conspiracies. Is this easy for us to do? I dare to promise: as long as we can catch the line of the Son of Heaven, the future days will only be stronger than before, not worse than before... ”

"Yes, what the eldest brother said is right. Of course, if it is really as the one who said in the Imperial Horse Guard: Guarding the city requires our remaining outsiders to personally bear the heavy responsibility of guarding the city for a long time, then I am afraid that my father and eldest brother have lost their eyes. Just do what you're arranged. Therefore, let's take a look at this matter first and then talk about it ... ”

Pang Tianshou has also had many people come to persuade him these days. The reason is also very simple: as the core figure of the Imperial Horse Prison who pushed this deviant new emperor up, if the capital falls, it is likely to be regarded as one of the culprits, and the consequences are unimaginable. If you don't make miraculous achievements, I'm afraid it will be impossible to protect yourself in the future. And after Xiao Xuan's series of declarations since the spring, Pang Tianshou also felt a little disappointed and regretful, such a despised person in the world, even if he really has any outstanding points in training and building the army, how can he fight the world with one person and one city? It is very likely that those beneficial methods will be learned by others. In this way, even if you can achieve some victories for the time being, I am afraid that you will end up like Zhang Xutuo or Xiang Yu. It's just that after the spring, he has also become the object of vigilance, and the only people who can get close to the Son of Heaven are Wang Chengen and some other old people in Dixin. At this time, Pang Tianshou couldn't make up his mind, if he took the initiative to contact Cao Huachun and even Wang Chengen and others, would it bring disaster to himself. After thinking about it, I felt that I still couldn't count on others in this matter, and I had to think of a way to do it myself.

Just when the undercurrent in the city was moving, the cavalry led by the teaching brigade and Li Zicheng and others returned to the capital to finally settle down the seemingly chaotic situation in the city. At least some of the blatant crimes and brawls in broad daylight were far fewer under the patrols of thousands of cavalry. However, that's all, many robberies or night break-ins still occur from time to time, and prices in many parts of the capital have also begun to rise. Because there are already some well-informed people who seem to have spread rumors, it seems that Jiannu outside the customs has entered the customs many days ago. It was not until a large number of grain trucks were transported into the capital from outside the city that many panicked and even surging undercurrents began to gradually subside.

Xiao Xuan and even many officers and soldiers in the teaching brigade can be completely convinced: At least the main force of the Liaodong Army will no longer dare to come to look for trouble in the short term.

Although the team on this trip to the south suffered many injuries in the battle of Linqing, the gains were also huge. Many officers and men, including the newly formed brigades, began to believe that although there are a few strong brigades in the world. There are even very few people who can compare with the current forbidden brigade of the Son of Heaven. The fabled Liaodong Army was for the most part slightly stronger than most of the rabble along the canal north.

Therefore, on the last day, when the night fortifications were built, it was carried out only according to the normal standard of night camp garrison. Of course, the normal standards of the teaching brigade also built perfect communication trenches and even the most basic shelters, but they were only slightly inferior in thickness. Similarly, many of the blast points for the blast defense attack and even the fire trench for lighting, as well as the chest cavity for defense, were also arranged. Past experience has proven that the denser the defense, the safer it is against potential opponents who are strong in hand-to-hand combat. Tens of thousands of troops gathered in an area less than a mile made decent fortification work seem to be much easier.

A personal soldier beside Xiao Xuan also seemed to be a little confident and said: "At the level and appearance of the Liaodong Army, do we really need to defend the city?" Raid the nine sides, attack the northwest and southwest, and it shouldn't be a problem to defeat those signs of rebellion one by one... ”

Since the battle along the canal, Xiao Xuan also seemed to feel that the situation in the world was not as pessimistic as he imagined. However, for staying in Beijing for a period of time, Xiao Xuan did not waver. Over the past year and nine months, many practices have proved that the significance of war training is there, but it is not as great as I imagined. If the selection of troops is not a problem, training and combat readiness are the most fundamental reasons for the improvement of core strength. If it weren't for Li Zicheng's dormant training in Shangluo Mountain, how could he have swept the world? If it weren't for the fact that Li Zicheng bought time for Zhang Xianzhong and others to train and consolidate to a large extent when the Qing troops entered the customs, how could there be the achievements of Li Dingguo and others later? Obviously, even if the strength has improved, the current priority is not to rely on tens of thousands of people, many of whom are still not very elite teams to conquer the world, but to further accumulate ordnance and develop strength, not to mention after another year or so of strength accumulation, when the strength they have really become 40,000 or 50,000 relatively consolidated strong soldiers, not inferior to the Manchu Qing in 1644, maybe it is the time for a showdown.

However, at this time, more than 30 miles away from Dongzhimen, the officers and soldiers of the Teaching Brigade who were on duty in the camping position of the large army west of Tongzhou seemed to begin to hear a faint sound coming from the ground, which seemed to be the voice of a cavalry horse team of a large scale.

(End of chapter)