The troops stationed at Majiamen of the Eight Banners were training together with Heying, so Ren He and Ji Lu also handled money, food and weapons together.

Ama Fugui, who has known Ji Lu for a long time, has always thought that although Fugui became a member of the Fujian Customs, he actually has no ability, let alone real talent and learning, so some people look down on Ji Lu, who only studied in a government school for a few years.

.It wasn’t until he worked as a grain official for more than half a month, and he always thought very highly of himself and felt that his talents were not appreciated, that he finally realized what it means to be “a useless scholar.”

First of all, for Wang Hedong and others to be transferred back to Heying, it is not the end of the matter when they come to Nanyuan. They must first go to the Ministry of War to apply for transfer documents, and then go to the Infantry Commander's Yamen to handle the transfer matters. After that, they have to go to the Yongding Hedao Yamen Gang in Gu'an.

In order to complete the process of taking office, I even helped to get the official seals of the military attachés such as Du Si, Qian Zong and others.

If they didn't help run away, the Zhili Liangdao would not allocate food and salary to the nearly two hundred people who were transferred back from the patrol camp. Although the little money and food distributed by the Liangdao was only enough to stuff their teeth, it was better than nothing.

.Newly recruited soldiers must be registered and reported to the Yongding Hedao Yamen in Gu'an.

Although he had been a Beijing official for several years, he didn't know many people. He had almost never been to those yamen before. If it hadn't been for Ji Lu's help, he might not even have been able to get in through the Ministry of War.

Purchasing grain, oil, soybean feed, shovels, sledgehammers, poles, iron pots, baskets, sacks, hemp ropes and other items must not only be fast but also of high quality and low price, and Han Xiufeng can only hire two scribes for Heying.

With these four hundred or so people eating, drinking, and eating, he was really busy and exhausted. If it hadn't been for Ji Lu's help, he doesn't know how many mistakes would have been made.

Early this morning, together with Ji Lu, we took about 20 temporarily hired young men and drove six carts to the armory of the Military Academy to select weapons, weapons, armor, quilts, boots, felts and other military equipment.

With Ji Lu here, this errand went smoothly.

It's just that the ordnance in the warehouse of the Military Academy has not been maintained at all. The swords and guns are rusty, and the armor and quilts are in tatters. Judging from the marks left by the craftsmen, many of them have been piled in the warehouse for hundreds of years. The earliest ones can be traced back to Kangxi.

So much so that I spent a whole day rummaging through it like picking up rags, and only found two large ones that could be used by the car.

Thinking that he could not delay the important event because of this, he hurried back to Nanyuan without even bothering to eat dinner, so he and Ji Lu rushed to Han Xiufeng's temporary government office in the old palace without stopping, planning to ask for money to build another one.

Unexpectedly, it was so late and the lobby was brightly lit.

Han Xiufeng, Ronglu, Wang Qianli, Yongxiang, and Wang Hedong were looking at the map around the public case. The official lady Ren Yuer, who was supposed to stay at home, was actually serving tea and pouring water like a maid.

.And one glance showed that Xiao Shandong, who must have just returned, was holding a stack of palace documents under the anti-wind lamp, reporting the news he had found out in the Old Summer Palace during the day.

"Chang Mao ganged up with the Henan Nian bandits and attacked the shopping mall, Gushi, trying to spy on Suizao, Hubei from Guangzhou Lu'an. However, according to reports from Henan, the bandits had been victorious, Yuan Jiasan was repulsed, and the siege of Gushi was over.

Get rid of it." Xiao Shandong, who has not only learned a lot of words in "Houyi Hall" in the past few years, but also can break sentences, paused, and then said: "He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, rushed to report six hundred miles away that Jiangxi Changmao broke into Zhejiang

, including Jiangshan, Changshan, Kaihua and other counties..."

Han Xiufeng was not concerned about the war situation in Henan and Liangjiang. He nodded slightly to Ren He, who was about to pay a visit to Ji Lu, and then looked at the map with a candle in his hand and asked: "Is there any news about Tianjin?"

"have."

Xiao Shandong hurriedly pulled out a palace copy and said: "The Acting Governor of Zhili, Tan Tingxiang, reported the day before yesterday that guns and artillery were lined up on both sides of Haikou, and eight or nine thousand soldiers were deployed separately, with a strong reputation. He asked the Western Yi to help the repair matter.

If he refuses to obey, or if he takes advantage of force and enters the river, can he immediately fire a cannon attack? The emperor first ordered, 'If he fires a cannon suddenly, he will be rude first, and then he can fight back. Do not use force first to give him an excuse.'

Tan Tingxiang did not give up, and made another announcement yesterday. The emperor seemed not very happy, and issued another edict, saying, "The governor and others must not start the war because they are brave enough." He said, "Tianjin is not difficult to win. Let it be

If you disturb other places, you may not be able to compare with Tianjin. Let Tan Tingxiang and others be careful not to listen lightly to the words of the soldiers in charge, just to claim credit without thinking about the future troubles'..."

"This Tan Tingxiang is quite arrogant. I really don't know if he has ever gone to Dagukou to see with his own eyes what foreigners are like." Han Xiufeng put down the candle and sighed helplessly: "He is self-righteous and speaks arrogantly. The emperor actually

I believe it, otherwise I would never have said something like 'Tianjin is not difficult to win'."

All they were talking about were national affairs. For the first time, Ren He felt like an official. He couldn't help but ask: "Sir, are you saying that the battle in Tianjin is not easy to fight?"

"Zhonghua, tell Xingzhi." Han Xiufeng sat down and said.

Ronglu was stunned, and quickly picked up the candle and said: "Judging from the defense map sent by Master Chonghou of the Changlu Salt Transportation Department by Xingye, according to Tan Tingxiang and Zhang Dianyuan's 'separate arrangements', if this battle really breaks out,

Their more than 10,000 soldiers and horses will probably be defeated by the Western Yi in one attack!"

"How could this happen?" Ren He asked in shock.

"The three forts on the south bank are only guarded by a thousand soldiers. The newly appointed Tianjin Town Commander-in-Chief Da Nian, deputy general Dagu Xie, led the remaining more than a thousand soldiers to garrison the rear of the fort; the north bank fort is only garrisoned by more than 600 soldiers, and the commander-in-chief Zhang Dianyuan's

More than a thousand soldiers were stationed at the rear of the fort; the Beijing Firearms Battalion led by Deputy Commander Fuller Duntai was far away in Yujiapu, six or seven miles away from the fort on the north bank. The cavalry led by the guard commander Zhu Leheng was far away.

What’s more, they are stationed in the new city more than 20 miles away from the south bank fort!”

Ronglu put down the candle and pointed to the newly marked map and said: "Look, more than 10,000 reinforcements are stationed on the road behind the fort in Xincheng, Xinhe, Yujiapu, Sea Temple, Caogutou and other places, three meters away from the fort.

It ranges from four miles to twenty miles, and there are only more than 1,600 soldiers actually guarding the fort. If the fort falls, the soldiers stationed on the back road will most likely flee after hearing the news, and there is no way to call for support. "

Wang Qianli even said bitterly: "Putting aside whether such a formation is appropriate or not, what I can't believe the most is that so many military commanders are hiding behind them, and no one is taking the lead. The coach doesn't

If you go to the fort and don’t live and die with the fort, where does this morale come from?”

"According to what you two say, if we really get into a fight, we might be able to defeat them in one fell swoop!"

"So we have to hurry up." Han Xiufeng stood up, looked at Ren He and asked, "Brother Xing, are you carrying your armor, weapons and quilt?"

Mentioning it, Ren He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the weapons in the armory of the Armed Forces Academy are almost the same as scrap metal. The same goes for armor and quilts. The lower official was incompetent. He rummaged through it all afternoon and only picked out two carts.

It’s barely usable.”

Ji Lu even said with a grimace: "Fourth Master, I don't think we need to go to Bei'anku, Nananku and Gunpowder Depot. Going there will only waste time."

"The enemy is at hand and a war is imminent. How can the soldiers defend themselves against the enemy with empty hands?" Wang Hedong said eagerly.

Ronglu had long known that the Military Academy was corrupt, but he didn't expect it to be so corrupt. Thinking of the more than a hundred cavalry teams under his command, he said eagerly: "Sir, I don't know when the foreign guns and gunpowder purchased by Shanghai can be shipped.

When we arrive, we can’t count on the weapons arsenal, and I guess the same goes for the Ministry of War, so it seems we can only build it ourselves and make it quickly.”

Han Xiufeng took a deep breath, turned around and asked, "Qianli, how much money do you still have?"

"Your Majesty, there are more than six thousand taels left in the account. The previous silver was all used to buy food according to your instructions." Wang Qianli paused and continued: "But this afternoon, Mr. Jiang Haoxuan brought a letter from the accounting department.

The official came over and reminded me in a subtle way that no one would be able to make a profit in the end if I followed this investigation and asked me what I needed to do to give up."

"What did you say?"

"I have already checked this, and my face has long been torn. I am too lazy to beat around the bush with them. I bluntly said that there is a lack of money to improve the river channel Haizi. As a result, do you know what the scribe he brought said?"

"What did the scribe say?" Han Xiufeng asked.

Wang Qianli smiled bitterly and said: "That clerk said that anything he could do with money was nothing. Then he bargained with me and finally agreed to pay forty thousand taels."

"They want to spend money to buy peace." Ronglu couldn't help laughing.

"We have already broken the rules, and we cannot break them again. If we take these 40,000 taels, the previous matters will be wiped out, and we can no longer trace them. So I don't dare to take the initiative, and I am preparing to report it to you, Fourth Master.

"

If Han Xiufeng had a choice, he would not want to make the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs angry and resentful like he is now. However, thinking that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is definitely the fattest yamen in the world, he weighed it and said lightly: "I have been a errand in Nanyuan."

Not counting Zaoli and servants, there are thousands of people who have served as officials. How many taels does one person get if we pay 40,000 taels?"

"I also think that forty thousand taels is a bit low. After all, the opportunity is rare. If you miss this time, it will be difficult to raise money in the future." Wang Qianli agreed.

"If you want to spend money to buy peace, you have to get 80,000 taels no matter what." Han Xiufeng said coldly: "Just reply to them like this, money is at stake, even if you lose one tael, you can't do it. And you can't delay, tell them clearly,

If you can’t see the money within two days, don’t blame me for going back on my word!”

"Okay," Wang Qianli smiled, then thought about it and said, "Mr. Jiang must have been entrusted by someone. He hasn't left yet. He must be waiting for a letter. I'll go tell him right now."

"Don't worry, even if you go and tell him right now, he can't do anything in this pitch black darkness."

Han Xiufeng signaled Ronglu to move the candle aside, then took out a map of Gyeonggi Province, spread it on the case, looked up at the crowd and said: "Everyone, what will happen to the situation in Tianjin has nothing to do with us.

Relationship. What we have to do can be summed up as two things, one is to train troops, and the other is to quickly become familiar with the mountains and rivers terrain from Jingcheng to Rehe and Jingcheng to Shanxi, but mainly from Jingcheng to Rehe."

Rong Lu was stunned, and then he understood as if he was enlightened. He stared at Han Xiufeng and couldn't believe that what he just heard was true.

Yongxiang, Wang Qianli and Ren He also realized that Han Xiufeng dared to offend so many officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and why he had ordered everyone to make various preparations these days. They were as stunned as Ronglu and stared at Han Xiufeng.

Know what to say.

Han Xiufeng didn't bother to explain, and he couldn't explain such an unexpected thing, so he simply pointed at the map and said: "Although I have never been to Rehe, I have been checking the maps and local chronicles of Gyeonggi and Miyun areas a lot these days.

, I feel that I have to wait and get familiar with the road terrain from Xilizhuang, Dashatuo, Sanlituo, Xidaqiao, Dahecao, Wulijing, Chengpu, Shayugou, Shilingzhuang to Gubeikou.

How many miles apart are the above places? Where can we set up defenses and where can we set up ambushes? Is there a path that can go around us from the fortified or ambush places? Everything must be clarified in detail. The commander of the river camp and above, and the eight banner leaders and above, all officials.

I know everything in my heart!”

The foreigners were in Tianjin, but Han Xiufeng actually planned to lead his troops to garrison in Miyun.

Thinking again of Lin Fengxiang, when Li Kaifang's troops invaded Zhili from the north, the emperor had planned to go to Rehe for a "hunting tour". Ronglu, Yongxiang and others suddenly realized that Han Xiufeng was preparing for the emperor's "hunting tour".

Han Xiufeng knew very well what they were thinking, and continued: "Zhonghua, Hedong, please call the Eight Banners Commander and above, and the Heying Commander and above, to take turns in batches to go to the place I just mentioned. There is no time yet.

Take your turn, then practice your military bravery. Remember to add interception and alternate cover during the drill. Even if you retreat, you must retreat in an orderly manner. You must not be defeated by the slightest defeat."

Ronglu regained his composure and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Hey!"

Wang Hedong also realized what it would mean if this errand failed, and quickly said: "I obey my orders!"

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, then looked at Ren He and Ji Lu: "The ancients said that before the soldiers and horses move the food and grass, we have many horses and dozens of mules, but we can't transport much with those horses and mules when we set off.

The food and grass supplies are heavy. So I have to trouble you two to go to Miyun after finishing the things at hand, choose two or three suitable places, and quickly stock up enough food and grass for six hundred people for half a year and enough mules, horses and camels for half a year.

Bean feed, fodder.”

"I obey your orders!"

"Fourth Master, don't worry. I'll go and take care of the things at hand after I finish my duties."
Chapter completed!