"But the lord said three roads at that time, even if the army of rogues has arrived, the traffic is cut off, the sea route and the Cao Yun are no longer passable, but there is still a land route to go, as long as you avoid the thieves in Jinghai County, and when you get to Qingxian County, you can basically get out of danger."

Li Banghua is not one of those civil servants who don't know how to fight, only know how to attack, he has served as the secretary of the Liangjing Military Department, he has led soldiers to fight, and he has also entered Zuo Liangyu's military camp alone, and he is not lacking in strategy and courage.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Shixian listened to the other party's words, and the pressure in his heart increased again, and the other party's concerns and worries were by no means alarmist.

"What the colt says is true."

When Li Banghua heard this, his originally sluggish spirit was lifted, and he was even a little surprised in his heart.

He didn't expect that the young colt in front of him knew so much, and he also knew the latest military information of the military department, and even pointed out the core of the current land route south.

You must know that knowing that Qingxian is a transit point for turning boats by land and heading south along the canal, rather than Jinghai, which has been occupied by Hao Shaoqi's thieves, it already shows the ability of this concubine.

In such a chaotic situation, how could the military secrets be known if they had not been prepared in advance?

This colt who is only seventeen or eighteen years old is not simple!

But it is precisely because of this that this septuagenarian minister can't help but feel a pity in his heart, such a young talent, before he has made great achievements and achievements, is about to die when the city is broken.

"At this time, at that time, the situation has collapsed to this day, how can it be said that it is breaking through to the south? At that time, the Liukou had not arrived, and the escort to the south still needed 3,000 iron horses, not to mention 3,000 iron horses, in this capital, it was already a great fortune to have 300 iron horses. ”

Zhou Shixian listened to it, and nodded approvingly, this old man Li is indeed level.

Seeing this, Li Banghua thought that the other party knew that he couldn't do anything, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"At this point, the horse has this heart, and he has gathered so many elite soldiers, which is much stronger than those of us who can only speak quickly."

However, Zhou Shixian didn't think about giving up, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he suddenly smiled:

"What Master Li said is right, the Holy Driver does need three thousand fine riders to go south.

But...... It was unpaid, and the horsemen here received a reward and a year's pay of three hundred, which was enough to block ten, which was no less than the three thousand in the past. “

Li Banghua listened, opened his mouth slightly, he didn't know what to say for a while, he looked at the smile on the face of the handsome and confident horse master in front of him, and the flame of hope in his heart seemed to be rekindled!

After coming out of Li Banghua's room, Zhou Shixian went to Ni Yuanlu and Wu Linzheng's room again to continue his pacification work.

However, after these two ministers heard that it was Emperor Chongzhen's will, they didn't seem to suspect too much. Zhou Shixian just said a few polite words, asked them to wait patiently, and then went to see Tang Ruowang.

Zhou Shixian attaches great importance to Tang Ruowang, and if this German is used well, he may be an important help to his great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, just like Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu.

Tang Ruowang was originally sent by Emperor Chongzhen to follow Li Jiantai to the west with the Beijing camp because he was familiar with firearms and guns, and was specifically responsible for the fire attack and water warfare of the army.

But Li Jiantai's level of leadership really moved the Shun army, and before the army could go out of a hundred miles, because of supply problems, after capturing a county town on his side, the whole army was scattered.

It can only be said that the last superintendent of the Ming Dynasty, who held the sword of Shang Fang, had not seen the shadow of the Shun army, and created a miracle of the army under his command to collapse on its own.

And Tang Ruowang was at that time, taking advantage of the chaos to escape back to the capital, originally he wanted to hide, wait until the situation in the capital stabilized, and then come out to preach, but he didn't expect to be taken directly by Jinyiwei.

Let's say that although Tang Ruowang has been in the Ming Dynasty for twenty-four years and has served the Ming court for more than ten years, he himself has no loyalty to the Ming Dynasty or to Emperor Chongzhen.

For John Tang, the only purpose for which he came to this land was to preach, and for this he could serve any force, whether it was the Ming Dynasty, the Great Shun, or the Qing Dynasty.

And Zhou Shixian also grasped this point. John Tang is not a Ming man, and he has no obligation to protect his family and defend the country, but as long as he asks for something and wants to preach, the two have a basis for trading.

But for such a shrewd foreigner who has no loyalty at all and has been in the officialdom for many years, Zhou Shixian will not have a direct showdown in front of the other party.

That would make it difficult for him to get enough value from John Tang, so at this time, he had to get a radish and a stick and take a good look at the other party.

After all, he is not in power, and it is not enough to directly deter John Tong.

The first step is naturally that the other party is responsible for desertion, according to military law, this is a capital crime, and it directly suppressed Tang Ruowang.

Of course, after a blow, while John Tang was still dizzy, Zhou Shixian's cake had to be called up, and the Nanjing Observatory under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Qintianjian was the most advanced in this era.

As for the most important missionary matter, of course, it is impossible to give a definite answer, but it must give John Tong hope.

In short, it is to give both grace and power, and then use "preaching" to hang John Tong, so that the other party will do a good job for him.

And after such a flicker, Tang Ruowang also understood - the colt in front of him was not simple.

The mere fact that Zhou Shixian knew that he was German was enough to surprise John Tang, not to mention that after an in-depth conversation, the other party's understanding of religion, firearms, science, and Europe made John Tang unbelievable - this colt looked so young, but he was so knowledgeable, it was incredible!

Moreover, according to the other side, as long as he assisted the Ming to preside over the production of muskets and artillery in Nanjing, went to Macao to purchase new guns for the Ming army, and hired European officers to train the army for him, there was still something to talk about proselytizing.

Since it involves missionary work, John Tong is eager to try it, although he knows that it is very dangerous.

After so many years in Daming and seeing so many people, how could John Tang not feel the murderous aura behind Zhou Shixian's smile and handsome appearance?

This master seemed to be discussing with himself and asking for his own opinion, but John Tang was very sure that he had no choice at all. Even, once he shows his uncooperation, he is very likely to be killed immediately.

This is definitely a ruthless person, but he just looks humble and polite, and he is honest and responsible!

"Don't worry, don't worry, as soon as I arrive in Nanjing, I can start immediately." Tang Ruowang paused, rolled his eyes, and continued:

"Not only muskets and artillery, but also the European mercenaries in Macao are also extremely strong in combat, if I have enough money and time, maybe I can recruit seven or eight hundred for the horses."

Since John Tang had been forced to decide to re-realize his missionary career through Zhou Shixian, he naturally had to do things more effectively, and he knew what Zhou Shixian needed most now.

After pacifying the four people who had been robbed and finding that Tang Ruowang was very good, Zhou Shixian also returned to the hall of the Ten Kings' Mansion and sat in front of the three hundred soldiers under his command.

These more than 300 soldiers will face the hundreds of thousands of Shun troops outside the city, in fact, they have no bottom in their hearts, but when they saw this young but imposing horse master so calm and calm, they were immediately full of confidence.

In the past two days, Zhou Shixian's decisiveness, clear rewards and punishments, strategy, courage and courage have successfully convinced these people in the mansion.

An officer who has received professional training for modern military personnel and has been tempered by many years of military career has, in many respects, has the temperament of people of this era that is incomparable.

As night fell, time passed little by little, and the cannon outside the city rumbled, and the firelight flickered from time to time, illuminating the night sky.

Suddenly, the oppressive and dull air was broken by the sound of horses' hooves, and Zhou Shixian immediately stood up, and soon several horses galloped into the house.

Immediately flew over and the two of them turned down, knelt on the ground and reported:

"Report, donkey, the door of Changyi is broken!"

Before Zhou Shixian could speak, there was another sound of horses' hooves outside the house:

"Report, donkey, Desheng is broken!"

"Report, donkey, Fuchengmen is lost!"

The capital is finally broken, and now the remaining forbidden army and Dongchang eunuchs in the Forbidden City should have been scattered, and the opportunity to bring troops to rescue the driver has come!

In a flash, Zhou Shixian immediately pulled out the fine Qi knife hanging on his waist, raised his arms, and said:

"The whole army obeys the order, marches on the horse, the Forbidden City, and sets off!"