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Regardless of whether they had the same original intention, the two really hit it off and made the three brigades speed up their march.

However, this matter was their private idea, and some soldiers also complained. Therefore, as they approached Hebei, they became more and more uneasy, so they frequently reported their itinerary to Liu Sheng.

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng not only did not blame them, but instead ordered them to rush to Tianjin.

Clearly, they are needed on the front lines!

This made Shen Wandeng and Yuan Shizhong overjoyed.

After reading the order, Shen Wanteng said happily: "Haha, with His Majesty's order, let's see what those brats in the army who complain about the accelerated march dare to say."

Although there were fewer complaints among Yuan Shizhong's army, they were not without them. Moreover, he wanted to join the war against Jiannu earlier than Shen Wandeng.

At this time, he also smiled and said: "With His Majesty's prestige in the army and the respect of the soldiers for Your Majesty, maybe we can make the troops march faster."

"I think this is the intention in the decree." Shen Wanteng said, "Then let those brats speed up!"

Subsequently, the two ordered generals at both regiment and battalion levels to come to a meeting. At the meeting, Liu Sheng's order was conveyed and read out to all generals, requiring generals at all levels, especially military and political officials, to implement the requirements of Liu Sheng's order and The spirit was fully conveyed to the soldiers.

The three brigades had just rested for half the night outside Dezhou City. They not only had two hot meals but also rested. It was time to rush on their way.

Immediately, middle and low-level officers and military and political officials conveyed Liu Sheng's order.

"Your Majesty has sent an order that Jiannu is ravaging the people of Hebei, so he ordered our brigades to speed up the march, rush to Tianjin as soon as possible to join forces, go to the capital, and drive Jiannu out of the pass!"

"His Majesty's chariot has already moved north to Cangzhou, and is about to head north to Tianjin. Do we still have the nerve to hang behind him?"

"Don't wait for us to get to the capital. His Majesty has already led the army in front and chased Jiannu away. By then, our brigade will become a joke to the entire army. Can we still hold our heads up when we see people from other troops in the future? "

"Quick, quick, quick! Speed ​​up the gathering and speed up the march!"

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With the words of encouragement or stimulation from the generals, the movements of the soldiers of the three brigades became faster.

As Yuan Shizhong said in the army, although Liu Sheng did not lead these troops single-handedly, due to various reasons, especially the presence of military and political officials, his prestige in the army was unparalleled, and he was even respected and worshiped by many soldiers.

The families of those people who were originally refugees survived because of Liu Sheng, and even lived a better life than before.

Those soldiers who were demoted from the Ming Army received treatment that they could not even imagine before - they could receive sufficient and higher military pay, and their families could also be settled. Even if you are killed or wounded on the battlefield, you will still receive a generous pension, so you will have no worries when fighting a war.

Such a monarch is worthy of their fighting and even dying!

Therefore, when they learned that Liu Sheng had issued an order to speed up the march and would rush to Tianjin to wait for them, many soldiers were immediately energetic and energetic, and they rushed forward one by one as if they were rushing to marry a wife.

Seeing this, the generals continued to encourage them.

The regiments under the same brigade compete with each other, and the battalions under the same regiment compete with each other... The three brigades compete with each other for marching speed!

Suddenly, the marching speed of these three brigades was significantly higher than before!

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On the other side, since Liu Sheng decided to speed up the Northern Expedition, he did not have to wait until the brigades arrived in Tianjin to join forces.

While he ordered the Eleventh Brigade and three other brigades to speed up their march, he moved from Cangzhou to Tianjin. He also ordered Peng Youyi to lead the Second Division and two brigades of Shengjie Guards and one Brigade of Xiaoqi Guards as the vanguard to take the lead. Rush to the capital!

The six brigades combined have more than 70,000 people, which can be said to be more than the Eight Banners soldiers who entered the pass. Even if they are besieged by more than 100,000 Qing troops who enter the pass, they may not be unable to win.

Even if you are frustrated for some reason, it will always be no problem to hold on for a few days and wait for Liu Sheng to lead the follow-up troops to come to the rescue.

As for Tianjin, just like Cangzhou, only one regiment is temporarily stationed...

On the other side, the Mongolian cavalry and the Eight Banners cavalry who went south under Dorgon's order were originally planning to enter Hejian Mansion, harass the food routes of the Yi army, and delay the speed of the Yi army's northward march.

I never expected to encounter the Yi army marching northward to Shuntian Mansion!

An army of 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers marched north, and no one knew how many teams of scouts were sent out, covering a distance of 20 to 30 miles from the army. In addition, there are cavalry guards and six brigades of brigade cavalry battalions.

The Mongolian cavalry and the Eight Banners cavalry seemed to be attacked head-on - even though their riding skills and war horses were better than those of the Yi army, because the size of the individual units was not as large as the Yi army's cavalry, the Xiaocai guards and others were equipped with cavalry improved from short muskets. Equipped with guns and grenades, the Qing cavalry was no match for them.

They can only rely on their good horses to escape.

Tianjin is not too far from the capital, with only Wuqing, Xianghe, and Tongzhou cities in between.

Therefore, Dorgon, Jierhalang and others soon received the news that the Yi army was marching northward.

At this time, Hauge was still in Xuanfu with Wu Sangui and had not yet returned to the capital, but Azige had already returned.

Azig fought equally bravely, even more fiercely than Abatai. But he is also a man who lacks intelligence and has a rough personality.

Although he is the eldest brother of Dorgon, his status in the Qing army is now lower than Dorgon - when Nurhaci was in power, he was one of the "Four Little Belles" and led the Yellow Banner. Later, when Huang Taiji came to the throne, he was transferred to the Xiangbai Banner. Soon after, he was demoted for his crimes, and the Xiangbai Banner was also handed over to Dorgon.

Although it is true that he was demoted for his crime, Huang Taiji handed over a flag that he originally led to Dorgon, which clearly meant to alienate their brothers.

Azig was angry because of this. He was dissatisfied with Dorgon both mentally and verbally, and often went against him. Only when military orders are hindered can we have to obey their orders.

At this time, when he heard that the Mongolian and Eight Banners cavalry heading south had suffered setbacks, he sneered: "I think you are too timid, Old Thirteen. Just because Old Seventh (Abatai) lost a battle in Sangyuan Town, you are afraid of that beast." military.

They didn't dare to fight head-on, and they had to let the cavalry disperse to harass other people's food roads. How is it now? The grain road was not harassed, but we lost some soldiers and horses, which further dampened the morale of our army! "

"Shut up!" Dorgon was also rude to his brother and roared angrily, "If you have the ability, go and defeat that Yijun!"

Azig's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said happily: "Okay, you give me all the military power, and I will teach you how to fight head-on!"

Dorgon didn't expect Azig to answer like this, and was furious for a moment.

Seeing this, Jierhalang quickly reconciled the situation and said: "Now is not the time to quarrel. Now that the Yi army is marching northward, if our army wants to go around and attack its food road, it will not be possible with a small number of soldiers and horses. At least organize two groups." Only a team of more than 5,000 people will do.

In addition, if we are not prepared to fight with the Yi army, we should order all the ministries to withdraw from the pass as early as possible. Otherwise, if the retreat is blocked by the Yi army, it will be difficult to withdraw. "

Azig stopped talking. As for Abatai, he was not qualified to speak because he was guilty.

Dorgon frowned and sighed, "We can only let Hauge and Wu Sangui withdraw from the Xuan Mansion - but now that the ministries have not collected much money in food and livestock, if they just withdraw outside the customs, I am afraid some people will feel resentful. "

Jierhalang also remained silent.

Because this is Dorgon's business - Dorgon is the coach, but he is not. Dorgon coveted that position, but he didn't.

At this time, what Azig just said reappeared in Dorgon's mind, making him wonder, was he too careful?

He retreated in such a dejected manner. He was afraid that he would do more harm than good when he returned. He was really unwilling to do so.

Dorgon turned around and looked at the military map, and with a thought in his mind, he said: "Since the Yi army went north along the Grand Canal, its food route must also rely on the Grand Canal.

Nowadays, the weather is cold and the Grand Canal is often frozen, making shipping difficult.

Why don't you, Twelve Brother, lead more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to the south via Baoding (Baoding County, Shuntian Prefecture, not Baoding Prefecture), take advantage of the main force of the Wei army to move north, attack its grain roads, and even capture Cangzhou, Tianjin and other grain and grass material storage areas? City. how? "

'It's okay, Brother Twelve, but it's okay, Azig. Azig snorted first.

Then he felt that this was indeed an opportunity to prove that he was stronger than Dorgon, and he really didn't think that the Wei army coming from the south could be very powerful, so he responded: "Okay, but you have to give me at least 20,000 troops! "(End of chapter)