Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 481 Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (Fourth Change)
Quang Binh Prefecture, Wei County.

Zuo Liangyu stood condescendingly, observing the camp built on the opposite bank.

Fireworks floated over the camp, and it looked like they were cooking.

"There are only a hundred riders patrolling every day?"

"Correct."

Lu Guangzu replied cleanly: "Master, I suspect that this group of thieves are showing weakness and deliberately luring us to cross the river to attack them."

"Ah."

Zuo Liangyu nodded, thinking about it for a while.

According to Lu Xiangsheng's estimation, there are more than 3000 cavalry, one man and two horses.

Now that the camp is set up, a hundred-man patrol will appear every day to monitor whether there are any officers and troops crossing the river.

But with so many horses, can 100 of them sneak over?

"Send Yebushou to check it out."

"Yes."

"Has there been any movement in Pingxiang County?"

"Lu Xiangsheng personally led the troops, took the lead in attacking the fire at night, and broke through the camps outside the city.

They are slowly digging trenches to surround and kill these bandits. "

Zuo Liangyu supported the walls of the city wall: "Lu Xiangsheng is quite capable."

Lu Guangzu nodded. A civil official, or Jinshi, took the lead in the charge with a Daguan knife weighing dozens of kilograms, which really surprised them all.

In Liaodong, even Dushi Yuan charged forward with a waist knife at a critical moment, instead of wielding a weapon such as a Guan knife.

Most of the rest are commanding soldiers to fight.

"Master, Lu Xiangsheng urged us to go to Pingxiang County."

Zuo Liangyu pointed to the rebel camp on the opposite bank and said:

"There are a lot of bandits and cavalry, once we cross the river, once we are cut off from the rear, there will be no back-to-back battle, but scattered and fled, and we can't run away from these horsemen.

The besieged bandits in Pingxiang County are not in a hurry, why should we be in a hurry?

If the enemy does not move, I will not move! "

Zuo Liangyu thought that Zijin Liang, who was trapped in Pingxiang County, hadn't called back the light and heavy cavalry, so how could he take the lead in reinforcing Lu Xiangsheng?
But He Jinchao and Gao Yingxiang had already set off overnight, bypassing Nangong along Jiangshui, and headed straight for Hengshui.

On the other side of the river, Zuo Liangyu watched only three hundred cavalry, bluffing.

They have more than [-] cavalry, and they are marching towards the goal of the capital city.

At this time, the banner of the Tianxiong Army is the first.

He Jinzhao was riding a horse, and Gao Yigong was a little nervous: "Brother-in-law, can we do it now that we are officers and soldiers?"

"Keep your heart in your stomach, Hengshui is not under the jurisdiction of Lu Xiangsheng, but directly under the jurisdiction of the capital."

He Jinzhao patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder: "What do you think the officers and soldiers look like?"

"I can't afford to eat, I'm so poor."

"Hahaha."

Gao Yingxiang couldn't help laughing, he was able to buy a lot of military horses from Wu Zimian, the chief soldier of Yansui, and even brought some soldiers as gifts.

What Gao Yigong said hit the nail on the head.

Even if he was a frontier soldier, he basically didn't have any living conditions, otherwise he wouldn't have concentrated on rebelling with Gao Yingxiang.

I don’t have enough to eat on weekdays, wear single clothes in winter, and even have to sell swords in order to survive. As for shoes, once they are worn out, they can’t be broken again.

"You're talking about the frontier army, I'm talking about those at the feet of the emperor, what should they do with the common people?"

"It's very rampant."

The soldiers of the Beijing camp are not capable of defending against the enemy, but they are very capable of bullying the soldiers of King Qin. Even the most powerful Guan Ning army has to swallow their anger.

"Yes, when I see the rest of the officials of Ming Dynasty, they will be a little more aggressive, and they will see people in their nostrils. I am Liang Fu, the chief soldier of Baoding, you are the guerrilla general Dong Weikun, and brother Gao is the general Jiang Jin.

We went to Beijing because Lu Xiangsheng defeated the bandits and sent the head of Zijinliang to the emperor specially, and this matter is not allowed to be leaked. "

"Good good."

Gao Yingxiang quickly agreed, acting as an officer was an experience he had never had before.

"Go, order the soldiers under your command and tell them that we are the official army."

"Yes."

Gao Yigong hastily turned his horse's head to announce the names of He Jinchao and the others, so as not to reveal their secrets.

"Brother He, let's enter Hengshui with a big swagger?"

"That's right." He Jinzhao picked up the cowhide box from behind the horse's buttocks, poured out the map and said, "We need to rely on the Ming government to collect enough ships for us.

In this way, it can start from Hengshui, flow down the Hutuo River, and join the South Canal of the Grand Canal in Qingxian County. "

(The South Canal was dug from Hexiwu (now Wuqing) in Tianjin to Linqing in Shandong, using the lower reaches of the Weihe River.)
He Jinzhao pointed to the map: "When we arrive in Tianjin, we will be more maneuverable.

Whether it is from Dagukou to Tongzhou, or by land.

Five grain warehouses were built in Tianjin, and they set fire to them when they found an opportunity. "

Gao Yingxiang was very interested in the plan proposed by He Jinzhao.

The canal from Linqing to Tianjin is in the shape of a zigzag.

Both the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to water transport. In winter, this section of the river would freeze to thick ice, making it impossible for boats to move, but people and vehicles could walk on it and transport goods.

Daming is also extremely difficult for water transport, because allocation is a big problem.

Thousands of boats will be jammed in the river, unable to move.

The Ming officials never cared that it took these boatmen a year to transport them. As long as the time was too long, damage or accidents would happen.

They're good at it.

While everyone was talking, they arrived at Hengshui.

Even under the banner of the Tianxiong Army, they were still blocked by the city guards and could not enter the city.

He Jinzhao waved the badge of Baoding Commander-in-Chief and asked them to come and speak.

Zhongtun Wei Qianhu Wang Tu came out with a few people, and he saw He Jinchao cupped his hands slightly:

"Master, we have a rule, the army cannot enter the city, and meals cannot be provided on the first day."

Snapped.

He Jinzhao whipped him straight away.

Wang Tu staggered from being whipped, half of his face swelled immediately: "You dare to whip me?"

They are all from the emperor's aunt, who in Hengshui would dare not give him a little bit of respect?

You, the chief soldier of Baoding Mansion, are so rampant!

"Food, meat, beans, fodder, and two hundred tank boats, get ready quickly.

I waited for His Majesty's order to attack and report a victory, and if it was delayed, even His Majesty's aunt would not be able to afford it. "

Gao Yigong and the others directly drew out half of their waist sabers, and all the cavalry behind them took out their crossbows and aimed at these people.

Just because of this terrifying aura, Qianhu Wangtu was taken aback when he heard these words again.

He knew that there were bandits in Hebei, and this wave of people was ordered by the emperor.

A little carelessness, they directly killed you by resisting the emperor's order, and you have nothing to reason with!

May these people not be so rampant.

"A bunch of stinky mounds."

Qianhu Wangtu cursed in his heart, then immediately knelt on the ground:

"The villain has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and I hope the master will spare the villain, so let's treat the villain as a fart."

He Jinzhao looked at him condescendingly: "What's your name?"

"Wang Tu."

"Tomorrow you will lead the fleet to return to Beijing with me. If you cooperate well, your benefits will be indispensable. This great victory will definitely make the emperor Long Yan very happy."

Hearing He Jinzhao's words, Qianhu Wangtu was overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed:
"The villain is willing to follow the master. There is nothing on the South Canal that I am not familiar with."

(End of this chapter)