Chapter 1177: Crossing the Lonely to Chongming
"Lord Admiral!"
After Yao Qisheng found that Shi Lang had also come to the street, he hurriedly came over to meet him. Shi Lang praised him with a smile www.biquge.info now it is not the former Ming Dynasty, noble and martial, Shi Lang is the governor of Tianjin, in fact, the highest person in charge of Tianjin's military and politics, it is impossible to bow down to Yao Qisheng, the prefect of the fourth grade. Otherwise, in the previous and next years, a small magistrate would probably be able to shout at a military attache like Shi Lang.
"After the thief army retreated, the people were settled, and this was all due to the admiral's merit in defeating the enemy. Otherwise, the merchants and people of Tianjin are only afraid of the misery of life, and it is difficult to be lucky. ”
"The prefect is too modest, Shi is just in charge of the army, and local affairs still depend on the prefect, Shi doesn't dare to take credit."
Shi Lang smiled, since he became the governor of Tianjin, he has never asked about local affairs, and the fact that Tianjin is not chaotic is still due to Yao Qisheng, the prefect of Tianjin, and he will not be cheeky enough to steal the credit of others.
General Jinghai's appearance made the merchants and people in the market quite excited, Shi Lang came all the way, and what he heard was the heartfelt praise and gratitude of the people, especially the businessmen were the most grateful. Because if the Taiping army occupied Tianjin, these merchants were likely to go bankrupt - the "atrocities" of the Taiping army in Jiangnan had spread throughout the north, so that the northern gentry and merchants were hostile to the Taiping army.
Before the war, the Tianjin Admiral Yamen and the Prefect Yamen had loudly declared the "atrocities" of the Taiping Army, saying that the Taiping Army was not even as good as the rogue of the year, and that the places they passed were like locusts, so if Tianjin was lost, none of the merchants and people would be spared, and this move naturally made the Tianjin merchants and people hate the same enemy.
Now that Tianjin has finally been held, of course, the merchants and people have a sense of escaping from death, and they are extremely grateful and reverent to Shi Lang, the hero of Jinghai, who guarded Tianjin.
Shi Lang came all the way and behaved quite close to the people, and Yao Qisheng did not have a little prefect shelf, which made the people even more praised.
After about half an hour, when Shi Lang was about to return to the government office, Yao Qisheng finally said what he was worried about, and he said: "Lord Admiral, although the thief Kou Shui Shi has been defeated, he is afraid that he will make a comeback, and Lord Admiral must be on guard." ”
Shi Lang knew that Yao Qisheng was deeply valued by Prince Kang, and it was impossible for Yao Qisheng not to know the details of the naval battle, and he would not hide it from him at the moment, and said in a low voice: "Although the thief Kou Shui Master was defeated, his vitality was not injured, and he would come back at any time." ”
After receiving a positive answer from Shi Lang's mouth, although Yao Qisheng was mentally prepared, he was still nervous, and said with a worried face: "If the thief Kou Shui Master returns, I don't know what kind of plan the Admiral has to retreat from the enemy?" ”
"The soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, what can I do to retreat from the enemy, I only die to serve the country."
Shi Lang smiled bitterly, if it was an official from Beijing who asked him, he would never say that, but he really had nothing to hide from Yao Qisheng. He told the truth, and Yao Qisheng could also know the truth. Since ancient times, it is not possible to hide it.
Yao Qisheng sighed and said, "Actually, the lower officials have a method, but I don't know if the Admiral is willing to adopt it?" ”
"What is the best way for Lord Yao?"
Shi Lang was a little surprised, he knew that Yao Qisheng was a capable person, otherwise he would not have been able to get into the eyes of Prince Kang Jieshu, but he couldn't think of anything good for the other party to deal with. You must know that it is him, and now he is helpless. In the previous naval battle, the Tianjin Water Battalion was wiped out, and if the Taiping Army Sailor came again, he Shi Lang would have two options except for dry glare, that is, wiping his neck and committing suicide.
"Move to the sea!" Yao Qisheng said decisively: "The lower officials intend to move all the coastal people inward, so that even if the thieves land, they will not get food and salary supplies, and there will be no guides, so it is naturally difficult to gain a foothold, let alone go deeper." ”
"Moving to the sea?"
Shi Lang thought thoughtfully, "I heard that Wu Liuqi, the governor of Guangdong, also made a big move to the sea in Chaoshan, which was quite effective, but this sea relocation involved too much, and I am afraid that this admiral can not decide." ”
It is a good way to move the coastal people inward, cut off the food and salaries of the thieves and soldiers, and the guides, but Tianjin is already on the seaside, and there are three rivers leading to the sea, if the sea is moved, it will involve most of the military and civilians, and the consumption is too great, Shi Lang is worried that this method will not work.
"It's man-made, and the lower officials also know that moving to the sea involves too much, but it's just a plan for now, and I'm afraid it won't work if I don't move the sea."
Yao Qisheng did not explicitly say that there was no sailor in Tianjin who could resist the enemy at sea, and the method of moving to the sea was also a last resort, if the water camp still had the strength to fight, he Yao Qisheng would definitely not come up with such a strategy. You must know that the method of moving to the sea, while hurting the enemy, is also the foundation of self-damage. The reason why Wu Liuqi achieved results in the forbidden sea in Guangdong back then was to kill people's heads.
Tianjin is located under the nose of Beijing, if it is also like Guangdong, killing people's heads, I am afraid that Beijing will not allow it. At the moment, the Qing Dynasty still has to show face, after all, the method of moving to the sea itself is a sign of weakness.
Shi Lang was still hesitating, but Yao Qisheng made up his mind and persuaded him: "The lower official is willing to join hands with the Admiral to play the imperial court and ask for the relocation of the sea." ”
Shi Lang thought about it again and again, nodded and agreed: "It's rare that Lord Yao is willing to join forces with this governor, so we will play the court together." ”
Yao Qisheng is happy, with Shi Lang's support, the policy of moving to the sea should be implemented. Tianjin is extremely dangerous for the safety of the capital, as long as Tianjin can be kept, the Manchu and Mongolian princes and ministers in Beijing will not care how many people suffer from this sea migration.
Shi Lang really has no choice, show weakness and show weakness, as long as the Taiping army is not allowed to capture Tianjin, he will pinch his nose and admit it. Compared to life, a little fame is nothing.
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In Laizhou, Zheng Zhangxu, the deputy commander of the East China Sea Division, said to his uncle angrily: "Second uncle, Tianjin is at your fingertips, why don't you take Tianjin in one go, enter Beijing City, and avenge the third uncle!" ”
"You think I don't want to capture Shi Lang alive? I don't want to avenge the third uncle! Zheng Mingjun glanced at his nephew and shook his head: "You have to understand that the occupation of Tianjin is a small matter, and the Northern Expedition is a big matter. We can't be happy for a while and ruin the great affairs of King Qi. I am also very saddened by the death of the third uncle, but we can't ruin the great affairs of King Qi because of this! ”
"When did the King of Qi go north? If King Qi doesn't go north for a day, we won't be able to do it in Laizhou? ”
Zheng Zhangxu was a little unwilling, the Tianjin water camp had been wiped out by him, but he couldn't completely capture Tianjin, and it was unpleasant to think about it.
Zheng Mingjun didn't know when King Qi would go north, so he smiled bitterly at Feng Xifan. After the news of the murder of the third uncle Zheng Zhilong and the Zheng family in Beijing, the sailors couldn't hold it back, and they were all shouting to enter Beijing to avenge the third uncle Zheng Zhilong.
As the commander of the water division and a member of the Zheng family, Zheng Mingjun is under a lot of pressure now.
Feng Xifan didn't know when King Qi would go north, and all he could do now was to cooperate with Zheng Mingjun to suppress the water master's revenge.
In Baimao Town, Tian Chuan knelt in front of King Qi's big tent in filial piety clothes, and hundreds of Zheng family children knelt behind him, all of whom were filial piety.
Even from morning to dusk, none of Tian Chuan and the children of the Zheng family got up, even if their knees were numb and purple, they always knelt there firmly.
Before the sun went down, Zhou Shixiang, the king of Qi, finally appeared in front of the Zheng family's disciples, he walked up to Tian Chuan, personally helped him up, stared at him for a moment, and said slowly: "Can you still cross the lonely Chongming Island?" ”
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I've been busy moving in the past two days, and the broadband was only installed in the afternoon, so please forgive me for the lack of updates.
Finally moved into a new house, bones are happy! Well, on the 22nd of the lunar calendar (15th of the solar calendar), a housewarming banquet was held.
In addition, the wind has been tight recently, and the bones are worried, so let's do a little less, even if it is broken, as long as we don't hit the muzzle. After all, we are talking about the Chinese nation now, not the Han people. Talk about tolerance and let go, not about history and essence.
Don't rush to change it, Bones just wants to finish this book quietly.