Chapter 1053 Geng-character scroll Drunk in the light to see the sword Xiao Qiang (3)

   Seeing the majestic city gate half-closed, Feng Ziying deeply felt what kind of turmoil the capital city has experienced in the past few months since she left.

  There are many temporary wooden sheds and grass nests on both sides of the city gate, densely packed along the moat and extending to both sides, noisy and noisy, but more of a chaotic atmosphere.

In fact, there were buildings along the post roads outside the city gate, and all kinds of business travelers who missed the time could only rest outside the city. From Tongzhou to the city, there are not only canals and waterways, but also official roads. The climate has also been formed a long time ago. Waterways have waterway markets, and landways have landways. They are irrelevant but complementary to each other.

For example, if you come out from the west gate, you will go north to Yongping and Liaodong, or you will go north to Huairou Miyun along the Chaobai River and go to Gubeikou to exit the fortress. There are also Xianghe, Baodi, Sanhe, Jizhou, Pinggu, and Liangcheng that are near Gyeonggi. The ones here don't know how to use the waterway, it's too troublesome.

The post roads near Gyeonggi, at least in Shuntian Prefecture, are much better than other prefectures in Beizhili. Even the pack horses and carts can run extremely briskly, so the price of the waterway is cost-effective, but the loading and unloading is very expensive. Not to mention the time delay, there is a lot of effort and money, but it is not worthwhile in a short distance.

Of course, bulk goods have to go by water. Hejian, Baoding, and even Shandong and below can only go by water. The convenience of canals is far beyond that of land. River, Yishui, Baiyang Lake, Wuguan Lake, Yudai River, and Zhulong River can connect Shuntian Prefecture with the entire Baoding and Hejian side with the canal system.

For example, Wuqing, Gu'an, Bazhou, and Baoding (counties) in Shuntian Prefecture, Renqiu and Hejian in Hejian Prefecture, Xiongxian County and Anzhou in Baoding Prefecture, although the transportation capacity of these ditches and channels cannot be compared with canals , but the circulation of goods between the states and counties does not require a ship with a large draft and deep water, and it is more than enough.

"In the past two months alone, the number of refugees outside the entire city wall has increased by 70,000 to 80,000. This is not counting the 10,000 to 20,000 people who have already entered the capital city. This has also caused Shuntian Prefecture, Wanping, and Daxing counties to be troubled. ,..."

   Zheng Chongjian saw that Feng Ziying's gaze had been wandering among the huts of refugees around the city wall, and explained.

"I'm afraid that the Chahar people and Wai Khalkha people drove them here on purpose?" Feng Ziying said coldly: "I heard that the Chahar people plundered all the craftsmen and merchants in Huairou County, Miyun. The farmers did not let go, only the old and the weak, women and children drove south. This is obviously to reduce their own supply pressure and push it to us. This winter will be empty. How will the people in the northern counties of Shuntian Prefecture make a living next year? "

  Yang Sichang remained silent, and Zheng Chongjian also hesitated to speak.

   "Delaying like this is not good for the Mongols, but it is not a disaster for us? Just focus on the present, how will we live next year?"

Feng Ziying sighed softly, "In fact, the Mongols don't have much fighting spirit now. Now that Xuanfu soldiers and Datong soldiers are in place one after another, why don't they dare to launch a counterattack? Don't they have to wait until the weather is cold, and the refugees have no choice but to return home?" When will you come?"

Yang Sichang frowned, "Ziying, you don't know much about some situations. The Jizhen army is under the greatest pressure. The main force of the Chahar people has been looking for opportunities to break through and go south. It's not like you said that they have no fighting spirit. A few days before we came, the Chahar people were still guerrillaging southeast along the side wall, bypassing Pinggu, and rushing to the foot of Panshan Mountain, which caused a big uproar in Sanhe and Jizhou, and almost dispatched troops from Zunhua to support them .”

"The more this is the case, the more it means that the Mongols have lost their will to fight. They are weak, and you know how to fight. If the Mongols really intend to go south, do you think they will have such a trick to make a surprise attack? They have this Is it strength?"

Feng Ziying's sentence "You are also a soldier" made Yang Sichang feel very comfortable. After thinking about it carefully, he said: "Ziying, what you said is also reasonable, but now the Jizhen soldiers are divided into several pieces, and the Xuanfu army and the Datong army , Niu Jizong's side..."

  Yang Sichang hesitated, Feng Ziying raised his eyebrows, "Why, Niu Jizong made such a big mess, how dare he avoid the war?"

Yang Sichang shook his head, seemingly distressed and confused, "I don't know what Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chai are thinking about, or maybe the emperor and the cabinet princes haven't made up their minds yet? The Xuanfu soldiers basically came, and the Datong soldiers followed closely." Come, come faster than expected, but because he came too fast, he hardly brought food and supplies, and it was a bit chaotic. I don’t know if Niu Jizong seems to be a little out of control? But at this time, who can take over? "

  Feng Ziying is stunned, will Niu Jizong lose control?

  If both the Xuanfu and the Datong Army come in, then the Jizhen Army has suffered the previous losses and the containment of surrounding places such as Caojiazhai and Zunhua. How much mobile force can they spare?

  Chen Jixian of the Fifth Army Battalion in the Capital City and Qiu Shiben of the Shenshu Camp are more like mutual restraint. Qiu Shiben is easy to say, but it seems hard to say which side Chen Jixian belongs to now.

But in any case, the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion of the Beijing Camp are younger brothers in front of the two elite frontier troops, the Datong Army and the Xuanfu Army. What kind of situation will it turn into if the Hal people restrain it? I'm afraid that everything is unpredictable.

   No wonder the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army entered in large numbers, but they remained on the front line of Changping. Did the Ministry of War designate an area for them, or did Niu Jizong intentionally linger on this line to avoid suspicion?

   At this time, Feng Ziying realized that her being recruited into the capital city this time was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and she was also saying, is such a thing worth calling herself into the capital city?

   Chahar people and Wai Khalkha people are so strange to besiege and not fight. Is it really powerless, or are there other plans?

  For a while, Feng Ziying found herself feeling a little bit about to fall into conspiracy theories.

The emperor, Prince Yizhong, Taishanghuang, Wu Xun, Niu Jizong and Wang Ziteng, myself and my father, Jingying, Xuanfu and Datong army, Jizhen army and Liaodong army, Mongols, Jianzhou Jurchen, all seem to be involved Come in, who is the chess player and who is the chess piece? Or chess players and chess pieces themselves will exchange identities under certain conditions?

Noticing that Feng Ziying's face was cloudy and uncertain, Yang Sichang thought that Feng Ziying was worried about Niu Jizong, so he comforted him and said, "Ziying, you don't have to worry too much, Niu Jizong is also a veteran, and now the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army have more than 80,000 troops here." , the Changping line is blocked, the Xuanfu cavalry and the Waikha cavalry in the Bohai Sea area have been fighting, with this posture, I think it is really like what you said, at least the Waikha people may not have much fighting spirit."

  Feng Ziying shook her head, "Wen Ruo, I'm not worried about that."

  Yang Sichang was taken aback, "Then what are you worried about?"

   "It's hard to describe in one word. I always feel that the way this battle has been fought seems a bit unpredictable." Feng Ziying shook her head, "Look, let's talk about it after meeting Master Zhang and Master Chai."

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  Yizhong Palace.

   "Niu Jizong hasn't replied to Gu's letter yet?" Prince Yizhong's face was a little more anxious and helpless.

"Your Highness, how could someone like Niu Jizong be so easily made a decision?" Chu Qi shook his head, "I judge that he won't reply to His Highness within three to five days. I'm afraid he won't agree to a clear statement."

"Chen Jixian?" Prince Yizhong sneered, "he is more cunning than Niu Jizong, and the person who sent him the letter alone can't even be found. He either complained of illness, or checked the defense on the city wall, but he didn't come home in the middle of the night. I can't meet anyone, and I don't dare to leave a book for this kind of thing,..."

   "Your Highness, in fact, you are not too anxious. We have to stick to our original strategy. The current situation is just a coincidence. To be honest, the old man is not very optimistic..."

"But Mr. Chu, with such an opportunity, if I can't even take a chance, I worry that I will regret it for the rest of my life." Prince Yizhong sighed, with a strong unwillingness in his eyes, "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and God can't take it. He must bear the blame; if the time is not right, he will suffer instead. The fourth child thought that the Beijing camp was wiped out, but he never thought that without the Beijing camp, who would guard the city? He thought everyone was a fool and didn't know him Chen Jixian should also understand this time that he played with the Ministry of War, without the support of Wu Xun's disciples, he is nothing like a general of the Fifth Army Battalion!"

   "But Your Highness, Niu Jizong has been refusing to express his position, why? Besides, how many soldiers in Datong Town and Xuanfu Town can he control?" Chu Qi's face was serious, "Niu Jizong has only been the governor of Xuanda for two years,..."

   "Wang Ziteng has served for two years." Prince Yizhong said with regret: "It would be great if Wang Ziteng's Denglai Army didn't go to Huguang, then everything will come naturally, hey,..."

"My lord, it's not that simple. If the Denglai army hadn't left, the Xuanfu army and the Datong army would not have come so easily..." Chu Qi felt that the lord's thinking was too ideal. How could the emperor easily put Gyeonggi at such a disadvantage? situation?

  Prince Yizhong shook his head, "Mr. Chu, what do you think now?"

"I can only wait. I guess Chen Jixian is also evaluating. There is indeed a lot of anger in the Beijing camp, and it is probably related to the Xuanfu and the Datong Army. But do Chen Jixian and Niu Jizong dare to make this decision? No one knows until the last moment whether the emperor has put sand in it? And I'm sure, there must be."

  Chu Qi said indifferently: "The prince doesn't need to show up too much. The two of them, Prince Mu and Prince Shui, should take action. We can't let us do everything. I'm afraid there is no such thing as sitting back and enjoying what we have achieved."

  (end of this chapter)