From Qingjiang has been constantly spreading, it is only the crown prince who continues to train troops, and in the Qingjiang area, the sound of cannons rumbles every day, and where there are people who go back and forth from Qingjiang, there are rumors that the prince has cast many cannons in Qingjiang, built many cars, and purchased a large number of war horses.

In any case, the world has been at war for many years, and with such an armed force that has gradually become stronger, it can control the people in the upper reaches of the Huai River and the Yangtze River, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

The image of the crown prince did not become stiff because of the news of these golden iron horses, and the people talked about it instead of military changes and experiences, on the contrary, it was about many major events related to people's livelihood, such as taxes, gold, and coinage.

Because of all kinds of benefits, although the merchants' hostility and revenge for Li Jin have not changed in the slightest, and the donation has been ridiculed by many people as selling officials, but in any case, the situation in the southeast half of the wall has undergone great changes in the past six months or so.

In addition, the people of Jiangnan are allowed to pay taxes in their true colors, the post station and other miscellaneous fees are cancelled, and the silver dollar is convenient for the people to circulate, under these major events, only the officials and gentry are dissatisfied, but the image of the crown prince has become more benevolent and amiable in the hearts of ordinary people, especially under the news propaganda of Fang Yizhi and others, he did not deliberately elevate and deify the crown prince, but instead put the prince's every situation on the news, so that the image of the crown prince became more and more vivid.

The entire southeast half of the wall, under this peculiar situation, changed the silence like a pool of stagnant water before, the official mood changed, and the people's morale also changed, that is, the scenery on the Qinhuai River was completely different from a few months ago because of the need to levy a rouge tax.

………… In a blink of an eye, it was the middle of September of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen.

During this period of time, except for the Qing court's declaration that it was an enemy country with Ming, the refusal of Zuo Maodi and other envoys to give in, the seizure of materials and silver and gold, and the expulsion of the entire southeastern half of the country in such a contradiction.

In Qingjiang, the camp and the new army have become the center of the world's attention, and here, there will be profound changes almost every day, but some of these changes quickly spread all over the north and south of the river, while others are kept secret, and only those who are in the camp in Qingjiang can know the profound changes.

At the same time, the Qing army had already divided into two routes out of Beijing, one was the Western Route Army led by Azig, which went straight from Yanjing to Shanxi, and the intended target was of course Xi'an, Guanzhong.

In addition to the Eight Banners, Hong Chengchou, Wu Sangui, Jiang Zhuang, Tang Tong and many other surrendered Han and Ming armies were all incorporated under his command.

These Ming troops, except for a few towns in the south, were also the strongest among the strong towns in the Ming army. Whether it is the generals who lead the troops or the equipment of the army, as well as mules and horses, training, in these hard indicators, these Ming armies can almost be compared with the Eight Banners.

If it weren't for all the main forces, Guan Ning's elite would not have to fight with one thousand against one thousand eight banners.

Such a strong army, with more than 80,000 people, is like a cloud, fierce generals are like tigers, and the banner is pointed everywhere, which is the Dashun army headed by Li Zicheng.

On the other hand, it was Duoduo's Southern Route Army, but compared with the speed of the Western Route Army, Duoduo's speed was much slower, and by mid-September, the main force of soldiers and horses was still in Hebei.

Now Shandong and Henan are on the front line, Fang Kongzhao and Zhu Dadian are very active, and the Shandong line is still outstanding.

Zhu Dadian's ability and experience are first-class, if it were not for the deliberate suppression of the enterprising spirit of his subordinates, and if he did not go all out to pass through the north of the Yellow River at the beginning, I am afraid that all the way to Linqing, Dezhou, Jining line, including Denglai, most places in Shandong will return to the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

But then the attention that your side attracts is too great.

The Qing army could go south directly from Tianjin, instead of choosing a roundabout road from Henan, so that the intrusive army in Henan could not be disturbed and attacked by any kind, so the price paid by the Ming army was too high.

The current state is to seize the Jinan line, with Xu Zhen as the stamina, forming a semi-circular strategic whole, in the aggressive and defensive, there are opportunities.

It may also be that he was afraid of the direction of the Ming army in Shandong, Duoduo's movements were not so big, before he went south, the king of Raoyu County, Abatai, was also ordered to take the headquarters to the south, including the auxiliary soldiers, which was about five or six thousand people.

Only when this army marches south to protect the flanks of the southern expeditionary army, I am afraid that Duoduo will march south.

However, it is conceivable that the movement of the Qing army to the south will never be as smooth as they imagined.

............ "Big thunder, oh, sentry chief, it's been checked. There are twelve slave soldiers, less than ten miles away from us, and now they have rested at this time, they are very arrogant, and the sentry is not strict! ”

In the night, on the beach near the Yellow River, under the moonlight and stars, if you don't observe at a very close distance, you can't see a group of people surrounding a mound on the edge of the river beach, this group of people is about less than thirty people, less than twenty steps away from them, it is these people's horses, all tied in place, the horses have all been fed with beans, and several soldiers wearing Xuanjia are pulling the horses' necks in turn, so that the horses can send the beans to their stomachs as soon as possible.

The leader of this team is the team officer Lu Dalei.

Hearing the whistle's report, Lu Dalei perked up, looked around left and right, and said in a suppressed voice: "In my opinion, the number of slaves is not as good as mine, and I relaxed my guard, so I will attack them tonight at night!" ”

"What the sentry says is what to do!"

"Listen to the sentry!"

"It's done!"

All of them were strong young men in their twenties, who first ate a training salary of one or two or five, and then now they have been transferred to official cavalry, in addition to their own money, there are also marching salt and vegetable silver for going out to fight, and beans and silver for horses. All the money given is wide, and there is a surplus if there is no blackhearted deduction, not to mention that Lu Dalei, the sentry officer, is an ordinary cavalryman, and each person always has six or seven silver dollars in his pocket a month.

Different from the earliest silver coins issued with marked weights, the silver coins and auxiliary coins directly issued by the army were marked with one yuan, five jiao, and one dime. However, the beginning of the issuance has to win the trust of the people, so it is only issued in a marked manner, but there is no such trouble in the payment of salaries in the army and the salaries of officials, and it can be issued directly.

Anyway, the quality is enough, and six or seven yuan a month will be in hand, which was a few months ago, and these big-headed soldiers would not dare to think of it.

At this time, he was ordered to cross the river from Suizhou, which meant to be a small force of cavalry, mainly to train troops, and to fight as a supplement. Under the premise of this general purpose, although it has been several days since the river was crossed, except for a few thieves who scratched the pole and grabbed the place, all the cavalry had never caught a battle.

These young men have been practicing for a few months, from ordinary peasant children to soldiers with muscles all over their bodies, and their eyes are as sharp as freshly unsheathed knives, and they have been practicing horses for months, and they have also practiced equestrian and cavalry tactics for a long time.

But there are too few slave cavalry on the opposite side of Suizhou, and the leader is Prince Su Haoge, who has a lot of experience in warfare, and he is not serious, because of the great contradiction with Dolgon, Haoge is unwilling to enterprising, but only wants to keep it.

So these days, the restraint of soldiers and horses rarely crosses the line.

There were not many enemies, and they had been shrinking on the defensive, rarely giving Lu Dalei and others a chance, this time, the Qing army became a turtle, which made these cavalry officers and soldiers of the new army who had just gone into battle to kill the enemy very uncomfortable.

If there is an enemy in front and cannot fight, everyone is suffocated.

Therefore, as soon as I heard that there were only more than ten enemy troops, including Lu Dalei, the sentry commander, they were all enthusiastic and eager to fight.

The selection of cavalry is also extremely strict, and those with night blindness or no improvement in the short term cannot be selected, and at this time, not all of these thirty people are from one outpost, or even one team.

When selecting the elite cavalry to go north, they were all the best of the best, and the three battalions of cavalry selected five or six hundred top troops, but it took Wang Yuan a lot of effort.

Since the decision was made, these elite cavalrymen took out their horses one after another, saddled their horses, tightened their belts, and checked their weapons to make final preparations.

The entire cavalry crossed the river, and Lu Dalei should be the first battle here, they were all breathing heavily, and there was a strong sense of pride and mission in their hearts.

In the past few days, the education in the barracks has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the luck of the country and the nation, and the distinction between the loss of the country and the death of the world, have also been heavily planted in the hearts of these young people.

Lu Dalei and his own sentry shed were at the forefront, and more than 30 riders behind him slowly followed.

Overhead is the starry sky crescent moon, beside the winding flow of the Yellow River, the grass is on the side, the forest follows, although it is a September night, it is very cold at the same time, you can faintly hear some insect chirping.

After walking for miles, you can see a village burning in flames, and a foul smell of burnt smell wafts down the wind, and the smokers want to vomit.

"This is the sin of the slave riders." The leading whistle said angrily: "Everyone will kill the slaves in a while, don't be merciful." ”

"When I crossed the river, I saw that they had killed many people." Everyone was pale, and replied one after another: "Dongyu pigs and dogs are not as good as things, they are dressed in human skin, it is easier to kill them than pigs and dogs, and pigs and dogs will not rob people and kill people, and burn people's houses in the courtyard!" ”

In less than half an hour, under the leadership of the sentry detective, the group finally touched another Zhuangzi.

Because they want to live in this village, this team is also patrolling along the river The Qing army did not burn the village, at this time the hour is not early, it is already the middle of the night, but you can still faintly hear laughter and crying, as well as bursts of aroma of wine and food.

"The dog said to die." Lu Dalei, a simple and honest son of the Zhuang family, was finally angry, tightened the saber in his hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Divide into three ways, outflank them, be fast, and ruthless...... Brothers, kill slaves! ”

"Kill slaves!"

In the night, more than 30 men clenched the long knives in their hands and shouted in low voices.

(To be continued)