At the end of May of the 14th year of Chongzhen, a fleet full of grain arrived in Dengzhou, and Zhu Ping'an had also dispatched 3,000 guards from Jinghaiwei to prepare to escort the tax, silver, grain and grass to the north. The reason why Jinghaiwei's soldiers were transferred was because Li Dingguo put a lot of thought into it, and the combat effectiveness of Jinghaiwei's troops was second to none among all guards, and it was also closest to the new army in terms of the surging of new tactics. The troops of the other guards are also already being assembled, with a total of nearly 10,000 troops, in order to deal with the transfer order of Dengzhou that the imperial court may send in the near future.

Although he had deliberately comforted his wife at home the day before, after getting married, especially when his wife was about to give birth, he had to enter the chaos of Jingshi again, and Zhu Ping'an inevitably felt a little guilty in his heart.

It was on that night that Zhu Ping'an finally learned from Cao Wushu and Yan Mama about some of the things that happened in the inner house recently. Although Zhu Ping'an didn't say anything, Mu Yuling clearly saw the long-lost killing opportunity in his eyes.

Because of Mu Yuling's pregnancy, in recent times, Zhu Ping'an has unconsciously adopted a gentle approach when dealing with important military and political affairs. Just like the coup d'état planned in North Korea before, Zhu Ping'an has asked Li Dingguo and Xiao Yuanteng to do as little killing as possible. Others may not know the reason, but Mu Yuling understands her husband's thoughts, and at this point, she is very grateful to Zhu Ping'an for considering the problem from the perspective of the child, because in this era, few people can do this.

In order not to worry his wife, Zhu Ping'an still hid his anger. He didn't expect his kindness to cause so many incidents. Sun Chuanting is his respected predecessor, and Zhu Ping'an admires him for his loyal guardian of the stormy Ming Dynasty. But he didn't expect his daughter to be such a person.

If Sun Ruoxuan just loves herself, then Zhu Ping'an can only apologize. But now, her interpretation of her feelings threatens Zhu Ping'an's wife and children, which Zhu Ping'an can't bear no matter what. Even if Mrs. Sun didn't propose to leave this time, Zhu Ping'an couldn't bear to have such a time bomb buried around him.

The fleet docked in Penglai for two days to replenish fresh water and food, and the ships of the Denglai Naval Division recruited in the later period were quickly in place, and three thousand soldiers also boarded the ship one after another, so Zhu Ping'an boarded the ship two days later, and the fleet left Dengzhou and went to Tianjin Wei.

After Zhu Ping'an left, Yin Shigang, Zhao Guangluan, Yang Dekai and others stayed in Denglai, and Zhu Ping'an formed a temporary deliberative body with the three of them, which was equivalent to a temporary cabinet. With Guo Chai's supervision office supervising and checking and balancing, there is absolutely no problem in dealing with daily military and political affairs.

A month later, Lu Xiangsheng will arrive in Dengzhou, and he will be in charge of the martial arts hall. Although this is the case in name, Lu Xiangsheng is the identity of the crown prince after all, and during Zhu Ping'an's absence from Dengzhou, if something changes, he will be in charge of affairs temporarily, and Yin Shigang and others will fully assist, but it is also restricted from the side.

On the evening of Zhu Ping'an's departure, the military intelligence department received a news from Beizhili, and at the same time arrived in North Korea.

Yin Shigang hurriedly read these two letters, his face suddenly became ugly, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to send the news to Zhu Ping'an's fleet at sea again.

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The sea was calm and calm, and the severe drought on land also affected the sea, and during the three days of sea sailing, there was no big wind and waves.

Tianjin, only more than 200 miles away from Beijing, can be reached in one day. Originally known as Zhigu, it was renamed Haijin in the Yuan Dynasty, which was taken from its close proximity to the sea, which was the key place for maritime navigation and the geographical location of the Beijing Barrier.

During the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, gathered troops and raided Cangzhou, starting the Jingnan War of armed struggle for the throne. Therefore, in the second year of Yongle, Zhu Di personally decreed that Haijin would be renamed Tianjin, which means the place where the Son of Heaven Xingwang crossed the river. After the fortification of the city guards,

When Tianjin City was first built, it was just a small city with a short south and a long north, and a diameter of only nine miles, and then after a hundred years of repair, it was not until the Jiajing period that in order to resist the rebellion of the Japanese invaders, it was only made great efforts to build it firmly. In addition, the maritime trade flourished for a time, and Tianjin also benefited a lot from it, but the imperial court never paid attention to it, and therefore, Tianjin's prosperity was only a few years, and then it fell silent again.

Today's Tianjin has a total of three guards, which is no different from the Yongle Dynasty, or Tianjin Wei, Tianjin Left Guard and Tianjin Right Guard, but the three guards are controlled by the Tianjin General Army, with a total strength of nearly 20,000 people. In addition, Tianjin also only has Caoyun Yamen, but over the years, most of Caoyun has been by land, and sea transportation has been abandoned. The reason for this is that, on the one hand, the Ming ships are far inferior to those of the Yongle Dynasty, and the cost of shipping is higher in one place, and it depends on the time, so the Caoyun Yamen in Tianjin is just a decoration. On the contrary, after the problem of the land route this time, the imperial court and Jianghuai once again remembered this sea route.

As soon as the fleet arrived off the coast of Tianjin, officials from the Tianjin Caoyun Yamen came to see Zhu Ping'an on a pilot ship.

The person who came was a general judge in his forties, who was fat and unbearable, but he was wearing an official uniform with patches everywhere, which formed a great contrast with the white and smooth face, and at a glance, he knew that this was done on purpose, in order to show his integrity, so as soon as this person got on the boat, it aroused Zhu Ping'an's disgust.

"Xiaguan Mao Yunju, meet Zhu Dashuai!" This Mao Yunju is polite and thoughtful, and as soon as he gets on the boat, he is a big gift, and he does not care about the things of the noble and the lowly.

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "There is a sentence of Lao Maotong!" How are the carriages in Tianjin ready now? After the grain and grass carried on this official ship were unloaded, they were immediately loaded into a carriage and transported to Jingshi! ”

"Don't worry, Lord Liangdao and Chief Officer Zhao Dashuai have already prepared, but Zhao Dashuai didn't go to the dock to greet him in person today due to the occasional cold, and please Dashuai Haihan!"

Zhu Ping'an didn't care, Zhao Liangdong he heard Wang Chengen mention it, just like himself, he was specially promoted by Emperor Chongzhen and placed in Tianjin Wei, and he ran the same food box as himself. Although Ping Suli has no contacts, he should be a trusted courtier of Emperor Chongzhen, and there is absolutely no problem in doing things.

"In that case, please ask Mao Tongju to lead the way and lead the fleet into the port!"

"The subordinate obeys!" The smile on Mao Yunju's face did not decrease, and he immediately returned to his ship, leading the way at the front of the fleet, all the way to the dock.

The fleet had just turned around, but Shen Ke was trotting all the way from the stern in a panic, "Shuai, the urgent letter that Senator Yin just sent!" ”

Shen Ke untied a delicate bamboo tube from the leg of a carrier pigeon and took out two rolled up notes from it. Zhu Ping'an took it and took a look, and his face suddenly turned a little blue.

Yang Tinglin and Wang Pin, who came with the boat on the side, observed the words and knew that something was wrong, so they hurriedly asked.

Zhu Ping'an waved his hand, but he didn't answer the culture of the two, but directly summoned the generals of the sailors, "Immediately send an order, all grain ships will be postponed, the warships will be distributed on the left and right wings to be strictly protected, and the artillery of each ship will be prepared immediately, and there will be no mistakes in being careful and vigilant!" ”

Yang Tinglin's face turned a little pale, "What is going on, why do you have to wait for it, Tianjin City is already in front of you!" ”

At this time, the fleet has slowly entered the Tianjin wharf, what is strange is that there is not a single ship in the wharf, Mao Yunju not far away may have guessed the doubts of everyone, standing at the bow of the ship and shouting loudly: "Tianjin Grain Road Yamen and Zhao Dashuai have cleaned up all the fishing boats and merchant ships a few days earlier in order to welcome your department, and they want to open the empty channel for the army to enter safely!" ”

Zhu Ping'an looked at his seemingly harmless face coldly, without saying a word, handed the note in his hand to Yang Tinglin, and said to Shen Ke: "Order me to go ashore in batches, without my order, the grain ship must not approach the dock, and the warship is ready for battle!" ”

Half an hour later, the fleet entered the dock, and the first to dock was Zhu Ping'an's main ship and more than a dozen ships loaded with a large number of soldiers.

Mao Yunju's boat approached and said to Zhu Ping'an with a smile: "Dashuai, the draft in the dock is very shallow, and the big ship can't dock, so please board Xiaguan's boat and go ashore." The officials of my family's grain road and the three guards are waiting on the shore! ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded silently, but waved his hand. Just when Mao Yunju was stunned, dozens of warships had already laid down countless boats, and the heavily armed soldiers boarded the ship without saying a word, and hundreds of small boats sailed towards the shore like arrows from the string.

Zhu Ping'an was just about to get off the boat, but was blocked by Yang Tinglin and Wang Pin, Yang Tinglin said in a low voice: "You are the commander of the first army, don't take the danger lightly, let me go ashore to investigate first, and then make plans!" ”

Wang Pin just read the letter and his face was anxious, "Since you know that something is wrong, why do you still risk your life, both of you are in command on the ship, let's go to the shore to see if you understand!" ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, stretched out his two arms and pushed the two aside, "My waterway army is here, what is the danger!" ”

After speaking, he strode onto a small boat, and Shen Ke, Cao Wuxian and others followed closely behind him, and many soldiers had already prepared the firearms they carried with them, ready to launch at any time.

"Dashuai, ...... are you?" Mao Yunju's boat was beside Zhu Ping'an, and when he saw this change, he hurriedly asked.

Zhu Ping'an laughed, "It's okay, my sons and daughters have been at sea for several days, all thinking about going ashore and being happy, I don't know if Mao Tong can prepare a lot of wine and meat?" ”

Mao Yunju's face relaxed, and he hurriedly replied with a smile, "Don't worry, Dashuai, everything is naturally ready!" ”

In a short time, a large number of small boats had arrived on the shore, and the soldiers abandoned their ships and landed on the shore, but suddenly they had already formed a battle formation.

On the plank road of the wharf, there were several officials standing in front of them, and they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this situation.

Watching Zhu Ping'an and the others landing, Mao Yunju's face showed a subtle smile, and one of his subordinates directly raised a red flag from the cabin and waved it vigorously.

A trumpet of artillery on the land suddenly rushed out from among the large and small houses and trees on the dock, and a large number of soldiers rushed to the shore with swords and guns in their hands.

The batteries on the north and south sides of the Tianjin wharf also suddenly roared angrily, and dozens of artillery pieces fired at Zhu Ping'an's fleet at the sea at the same time, and for a while, the shore was covered by a piece of gunsmoke. R1152