"Dashuai, someone claims to be able to blow up the city wall of the capital division!" An auxiliary soldier was brought into Wu Sangui's Chinese army tent by his own soldiers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Wu Sangui was condescending, carefully looking at the soldier kneeling on the ground, he could see that this was a man who seemed to be loyal and honest, and he was sure that he would not talk nonsense. So Wu Sangui said: "Then you bring that person in!" ”

"No!" The auxiliaries retreated.

After a while, Wu Jun's own soldiers walked into the big tent of Wu Jun's Chinese army with this auxiliary soldier and the strange person he said could blow up the city wall of the Beijing Division.

"Lord Wang, Zhang Hao, a grass citizen, has seen Lord Wang! The grass people dare to issue a military order in front of the prince, and the grass people have a way to break the city! A gray-haired old man appeared in front of Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui looked at the old man, from his face full of vicissitudes and wrinkles like knives, Wu Sangui could see that this was an old man with rich experience in life and making money with his own labor. So Wu Sangui said again: "Stretch out your hand and let the old man see!" ”

Zhang Hao stretched out his hand, and Wu Sangui saw that it was a pair of calloused hands, with calluses on the index finger, middle finger and thumb, and relatively few calluses on the left hand, which was obviously a craftsman. So Wu Sangui asked again: "Who are you, and what is the way to blow up this Yanjing City?" ”

"Go back to the prince!" Zhang Hao knelt on the ground and replied, "Caomin is from Beijing, lives outside Zhengyang Gate, was originally a bricklayer, there is only an only daughter and a small grandson in the family, the old wife has passed away two years ago, and the son-in-law was originally a green battalion soldier, who was captured last year, and now serves in the prince's army." Because of the arrival of the prince's army, the Qing court drove us old men and women out of the city to starve to death in order to save food! Fortunately, with the help of the prince, the grass people can survive to this day! Originally, the grass people thought that the prince would let our women and children go into battle, but the prince did not do so. The grass people can see that the prince loves the people like a son! Therefore, the grass people are willing to break this Yanjing City for the prince! ”

"Say, what's the solution?" Wu Sangui asked.

Zhang Hao kowtowed, bowed his hand and said, "Lord Qiqi!" The grass people can lead people to dig tunnels, dig under the city, and blow up the city with gunpowder! ”

Liu Xuanchu, who was beside Wu Sangui, frowned slightly, and shook his head: "The moat of Yanjing City is more than a foot deep, if you want to dig a tunnel to enter the city, how deep does this tunnel have to be dug?" In addition, the Tartars buried a large vat in the city, so that the blind could hear the sound and distinguish the direction of the tunnel! ”

"Back to my lord!" Zhang Hao saluted Liu Xuanchu, "The grass people know the depth of each section of the moat, as long as they find the shallow water depth of the moat, there is a way to let the tunnel enter the ground, and they can dig a tunnel under the moat to enter the city!" As for the Tartars burying vats in the city, the prince can continue to attack on the ground and dig multiple tunnels underground! ”

Wu Sangui exchanged a few words with Liu Xuanchu, Wang Shirong and others, and then turned his head: "Do you know that there is no joke in the army!" You say you can break the city, but dare to make a military order? ”

"The grass people are willing to make a military order! With the lives of their families, the grass people blew up the city walls within a month. Zhang Hao replied loudly.

"Good!" Wu Sangui was overjoyed, "Since I have your words, this domain will believe you for the time being!" Whatever conditions you need, how many people you need, and what tools you need, this domain can provide you with! However, if you can't blow up the city within a month, your daughter, son-in-law, and your little grandson will all fall to the ground! ”

"Please rest assured!" Zhang Hao arched his hand.

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In Naturalization City, Huang Zhao, who was sent by Zheng Zheng, had already ordered the troops to retreat, but in fact, the combined forces of Zheng Raid and Abunai did not withdraw too far, but were scattered and stationed one hundred and fifty miles northeast of Naturalization City.

But the suspicious Kangxi still did not dare to order the city gate to be opened, but sent scout cavalry to conduct a careful search of the surrounding grasslands within two hundred miles, and did not find Zheng Xi's army, only some tribal residents. It took several days for the Qing army scouts to find out the military situation, and after returning to report, Kangxi dared to order the city gate to be opened.

In fact, those so-called tribal inhabitants are the Zheng raiding army that has been broken into pieces. Among the allied forces of Huang Zhao and Abnai, there were many Mongols themselves, and among the Mongol soldiers of Abnei, there were many Tumut Mongols who were originally local Tumut Mongols, and after they were broken into pieces, they hid in the Mongol tribes, so that the Qing scouts could not find their traces.

"Report to the General! The prince's army has left Shenyang and is coming towards naturalization! A messenger walked into Huang Zhao's Chinese army camp and reported to him.

Huang Zhao nodded, turned around and asked Abnai: "Lord Wang, our army of the commander is about to arrive, I don't know if the Neiying you sent has been mixed into Naturalization City?" ”

Abnai replied: "Kang Mazi is suspicious, we have all retreated for a hundred miles, and he still refuses to open the city gate!" Our spies can only go outside the city, not enter the city! ”

"It shouldn't take a few days for Kang Mazi to open the city gates! Presumably he was also suffocated in the city, and he wanted to run away for a long time! If he opens the gates, your men will be able to infiltrate the city! Huang Zhao nodded.

Naturalization City, with the withdrawal of Zheng Xi's army, Kangxi finally opened the city gates.

After waiting outside the city for several days, the herdsmen, who had been anxious to enter the city to buy salt, grain, and other necessities of life, flocked to the city gate when they saw the city gate open, and they were anxious to enter the city. There is no salt in this grassland, and it is impossible for people not to eat salt. Originally, trade could be done in Zhangjiakou, but because of the war, the Qing court had collapsed, and the eight families of the Jin merchants also embarked on the road of escape, so the Zhangjiakou market was closed, and the herdsmen could not enter the customs to buy salt, so they could only come to naturalize.

In the naturalization city, there are still some merchants hoarding salt, at this time, although the price of salt has risen sharply, the coarse salt that was originally only a few pounds of copper plate has risen to almost one or two silver, but there is no way, and the herdsmen can only endure the pain to buy.

"All in line! Enter the city to check! "The Eight Banners and Mongol soldiers at the gate of the city blocked the way of the herdsmen.

All those who wanted to enter the city were carefully interrogated, searched, and carefully examined before being put into the city.

Among the herdsmen were two Goshkha sent by Abneh to make contact with his son. The two men were now dressed as ordinary herdsmen, with hunting bows around their waists and ordinary Mongolian scimitars on their shoulders. On horseback, they carried cheese and jerky, and silver from their loins.

"Since the rise of Nanyang, our life has been much better! It's a pity that there is another war again, and now the price of salt and grain has skyrocketed, and this is still closing the city gates, so how can we live? The two herders in front of them exchanged ears.

Since the Nanyang Company traded with the Jin merchants, a large number of cheap grain, salt, iron pots and coal stoves poured into the grassland, and the originally worthless wool was turned into treasures and sold to the Jin merchants, in exchange for woolen sweaters and down jackets that were very warm on the body, as well as thick down sleeping bags, so that the winter on the grassland was no longer sad.