Chapter 1594 Drums
There were no people around to watch the fun. Obviously, there were too many such things these days, but judging from the reactions of the people around, it seemed that Black Cloud Dragon's actions were indeed not popular.
"What's the use of saying it?" An Henan businessman said dissatisfied: "Welcome to solve it. It's always necessary to find connections in the court to open up the joints. After everything is done, the ban on Hei Zong Town will be lifted. We will be completely abandoned in the past few months."
"Oh, I originally thought that I could make a good fortune just now, but now it's ruined."
"Warmsie is a businessman, how can he fight with the court? The court wants to dig its foundation. Without money, how can the Hutchison merchant army be raised? Without soldiers, I'm afraid it's even more to be squeezed."
"The emperor is powerful and spreads all over the world. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all under the nurturing of the emperor. Our merchants are the last of the people of the people, and they have money and cannot speak in the court. Don't talk about the officials in the court, even if the Hei Zong Town wants to seal the Hunji in Ji Town, what can Hunji do? I haven't seen Lord Zhang go back to Xinpingbao himself, and it's hard to twist his arms."
A pessimistic argument aroused widespread approval, and indeed, Hutchison has been giving in, while the court has shown an aggressive feeling.
Judging from the current situation, many people feel that the court was a bit too cautious about Hutchison before this.
Not only does Zhang Han have no ambitions, he may not have the strength yet.
This is what many people think. When Hutchison becomes a threat, many people regard it as a disaster and think Hutchison is too powerful and may swing a knife at the Ming Dynasty at any time.
When Zhang Han gave in and the court obviously began to attack Hutchison, quite a few people thought that Hutchison's success in the grassland was probably just a chance. The Mongolians were too weak and were taken advantage of by Hutchison.
Or maybe the Mongols spent all their strength in the wars with the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens, and Hutchison took advantage of the situation.
Another possibility is that Hutchison spent all his strength in the war with Mongolia, and now only the remaining soldiers are left to barely control the grassland, and even the grassland may not be completely controlled.
In this case, people feel that Zhang Han can only give in, and Hutchison can only give in.
Zhang Han may not be too wronged, but probably because he had no choice.
If you are not strong enough, you can only endure it.
This kind of speculation has become more and more popular in Jizhen, and people's hearts are like this, and they are easily influenced by others.
But Shi Congbin never doubted Hutchison's ability, and was full of confidence that Hutchison could solve the current crisis.
Shi Congbin has seen too much about Hutchison's potential strength in recent years, and Hutchison's efficiency and organizationality make him even more afraid.
Shi Congbin persuaded his nephew Shi Kefa and others many times, trying to prevent everyone from becoming enemies with Muji, but he did not achieve much success.
Shi Congbin even had a vague idea of splitting up his family. If Hutchison conquers the world in the future, he would not want to be enemies with Hutchison, and would not die for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, it would be best if we could maintain the current situation, but unfortunately things would go against our wishes.
Shi Congbin felt that there would be changes in the short term, but he couldn't say what kind of changes it was.
At this moment, drums suddenly sounded in the city.
Everyone looked around in a daze, not knowing why the drum sounded.
Looking at the four corners of the city, red flags are waving and drums are sounding. This is the general who ordered martial law in the city. No one is allowed to go out at will. He needs to return to his residence and cannot walk outside.
Santun Camp has been the garrison of Jizhen General for many years, and such scenes have not occurred many times.
Since Qi Jiguang, Jizhen has not had a decent enemy attacked for a long time.
When Zhang Chen and others were generals, they often led elite cavalry out of the frontier, and the Mongols were not opponents.
After the middle of Wanli period, Jizhen and Liaozhen both weakened, and each town was mainly defending rather than taking the initiative. By this time, there were not many foreign enemies coming to attack Jizhen. After all, the Donggu was not Shanhaiguan, so Jizhen had no opponents.
In recent months, Jizhen has been strengthening its vigilance and clamoring to rebuild the Duntai military fort and enrich the army. However, from the perspective of the people, the sound of the mouth is actually very small, and there is almost no movement.
As soon as the rumbling drum sounded, the battalions and soldiers stationed in the city all appeared in panic. The expressions of these battalions were even more panicked than those of the people, and they could even be said to be confused and terrified.
Many military officers of the General General level, as well as the Thousand General General level, rode their horses to the direction of the General General's Office. They didn't know what it meant to summon the generals. Many officers did not even carry their swords and rushed to the General's office with both hands.
Most of the officers in the Santun camp were from Zhenbiao camp. Jizhen was very big. According to the old rules of the imperial court, there were a large number of garrisons in each city, such as more than 30,000 troops in Changping and 20,000 to 30,000 troops in Zunhua. Changping, Miyun, and Baoding each had the preparations for the troops and the generals in garrison, as well as a large number of battalions.
In fact, the actual soldiers in the military camp were only half of the books at most, and most of them were old and weak. Judging from the soldiers running out in a hurry, the soldiers were ragged and had a variety of weapons in their hands, with a stale expression and panic. They were thin and seemed to fall down by the wind. There were even many gray-haired people who were trembling with long spears when walking.
A group of businessmen shook their heads as they walked into the house.
"Jizhen soldiers are already considered elite." A businessman comforted everyone: "Our Henan guards and soldiers are terrible."
"There are more than 10,000 people on the books, and less than 1,000 people are there. If the censor comes to the camp, he will find someone to call the name on the street. The green-skinned rogue takes a spear to stand. Even if he is a head, even from east to west, he will count on the order. The censor doesn't know? He doesn't speak after taking the money and pretends to be stupid."
"It's so fucking bad. No wonder the court always defeated the war in the east."
Henan merchants were also people of the Ming Dynasty, so of course they were quite disgusted with what was happening in front of them.
This is Jiubian, the famous Jiubian elite. Even if you don’t have to worry about the inner town and the dark, Jiubian looks like this. No wonder he was pressed to the ground by the barbarians.
"What happened?" Shi Congbin said: "The Mongols are all over, there will never be another big-haired Dataiji."
When everyone was in Ji Town last time, they happened to meet Daming Da led troops to blackmail and blackmailed them. The entire Ji Town and Liao Town were martial law for it. Then the court pinched their noses and agreed to give the silver and delivered the silver all the way out. As a result, the Mongolians just took the silver and were attacked by others. The silver was stolen. Daming Daming Daming was beaten and fled in panic. The Ming Dynasty was in a mess.
A huge empire was insulted and extorted by a group of barbarians, and these barbarians were easily defeated by others. It was really embarrassing to see where the Ming Dynasty faced him.
When everyone mentioned this, everyone shook their heads, and a businessman said, "It's probably nothing big, it's just a mediocre person who disturbs himself."
"Maybe it was the gathering of soldiers to take those students." Another businessman was foolish.
Everyone burst into laughter.
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The intense drum sounds were constantly, and the Black Cloud Dragon was covered in armor. This was a cold forged armor, and each armor leaf exuded a silver metallic luster.
The veteran with white hair and beard sat upright in the chair, and although his back was straight, he could not hide his tiredness.
"The Governor General has led the Governor General to Gubeikou." A Governor General officer pressed his knife and shouted under the eaves of the lobby corridor: "Sir General General, don't delay, you need to get off quickly."
"I have gathered the drums to summon the generals." Heiyunlong did not dare to neglect the people around the governor and bowed: "I will definitely set out before dark."
The Governor General said anxiously, "Fubiao camp is heading to Dapankou, and the Governor General is also summoning the generals."
Heiyunlong said: "Have you changed to the capital?"
"The Governor and the Governor both sent people."
Black Cloud Dragon felt a little relieved, but he still looked tired and worried.
The border guards in Ji Town said that they were sorting out, but the money and food allocated by the imperial court was really limited. The number of registered soldiers in Ji Town was more than 120,000, but at this time, no more than 30,000 soldiers could be urgently mobilized.
Moreover, most of them were old and weak soldiers. Heiyunlong calculated the Governor and Governor Shuntian and the numbers he could control, and felt that his eyes were getting dark.
I kept calling the wolf to come, and the wolf was coming. Now that the wolf is really here, I realized that what I was holding was not a spear, but a stinging rod.
This is really fucking unlucky.
Most of the soldiers in Jizhen were stationed in Yongping Prefecture, Miyun Prefecture, Changping Prefecture, and Jizhou. The troops stationed in these four cities were more than 100,000.
As the name suggests, Santun Camp is a Sandhu Village. It was originally a small military fortress, but later it became a general garrison and expanded its garrison. The number of troops garrison was mainly dominated by the general garrison.
The area is two houses away from Xifengkou, one house is thirty miles away, which means that Santun Camp is sixty miles away from Xifengkou. It can be used to command the enemy and know the news about the border within a day, and there is no need to re-elect the general to visit the front line in person. It is a very suitable distance.
In Jizhen's defense system, the most important ones are Da Pankou and Xifengkou. In the words of his predecessors, there are twelve Jizhen's twelve people, which are everywhere. Only the plains and rivers can accommodate hundreds of thousands of large-scale attacks, and they are also responsible for the way in and out. Only Xifeng's Pan family is the most important.
Heiyunlong has been patrolling all over the border recently. He originally thought that Xifengkou was the most dangerous, but he didn't expect that Hutchison actually appeared in Gubeikou.
I really don't know what the purpose is.
The old general felt that he was old again, and there were almost no few people left of his contemporaries.
Nowadays, You Shilu and others are considered to be the Mesozoic Era. Man Gui, Zhao Rujiao and others from Liao Town were the generals. When Heiyunlong was the general, they were the small guardians, and their status was far-reaching.
However, based on the decades of life experience of Heiyunlong and the experience of the generals, Hutchison's soldiers and horses were trained to unify the grasslands by the Ming regiment and attacked the border, which was something that he had never thought of.
Who would have thought that the enemy attacked outside the walls of Jizhen was not the Beilu, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty themselves, and were enemy soldiers also composed of a group of Han people?
Peeping at the wall and beating the horses in the border, this is the opera script that people have always known.
The officer sent by the Supervisor still stood in the corridor with an urgent look on his face.
Governor Yan Mingtai was originally stationed in Shanhaiguan, but he never went to Ningyuan to compete for power with Yuan Chonghuan. Now the governor of Liaodong is strong. The governor of Ji Liao is mainly governor of Shuntian and Baoding, and his main energy is spent on Jizhen.
The court intends to revive the Jiubian, and a large amount of money and grain will pour into Jizhen. The western part of Liaoning is quite dissatisfied. The governor later felt that he could not stay in Shanhaiguan and recently moved to Jizhou.
As soon as the side wall was alerted, Yan Mingtai knew that something was wrong and rushed forward immediately.
Of course, the Governor would not really be closed. Yan Mingtai was stationed not far from the west of Santun Camp. The Gubeikou was under the control of Miyun soldiers, and the Governor Shuntian could not escape. Now they should be rushing towards Miyun.
If the walls could not be blocked, Huji soldiers rushed in, Miyun was the first to be hit, and then Santun Camp and Tongzhou behind him. Within three or five days, Huji soldiers could rush to the foot of the capital city wall.
There are also intact waterways in Jizhen, from Santunying, there are waterways to Tongzhou and Miyun, and even directly to the gate.
Once these places are lost, Hutchison's strong transportation capacity and waterways can be deployed within a short time. The capital will once again be besieged after being surrounded during the Longqing period.
Everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan. The halls and courtyards were soon filled with disheveled generals. There were chaotic noises coming from the streets outside. That was the inevitable situation after the gathering of large groups of soldiers.
Heiyunlong stood up with a calm face and said, "No need to delay, let's hurry to Gubeikou."
The general was in front and the generals were behind. Everyone went out together. When they arrived outside, they found that the streets and the city gate were full of chaos.
Looking around, there was no one everywhere, and the merchants and civilians in the city hid, and the entire Santunying looked like a lonely cemetery.
There were only chaos in the camp soldiers, and they could not stand in a team with broken guns. Military officers at all levels were desperately suppressing their subordinates, and no one intentionally made trouble. However, the long-term lack of training made these camp soldiers not know how to stand in a team.
And there were many people making noises, and later everyone gradually reached a consensus and then gathered unified opinions.
The Central Army of Zhenbiao ran to Heiyunlong with a sweat and reported: "Report to the Lord of the Town, the soldiers must have a full meal before the departure, and they don't know if there is any food along the way. They want to bring some steamed buns and dry food on their bodies, otherwise they will not dare to go on the road. In addition, they have to pay wages, and they will not leave if they don't pay wages."
The salary for two months has been delayed here in Jizhen, which is not too serious. After all, defense is important in the vicinity of the capital, but it is common for soldiers to pay before going to war.
If a person who wants money is a bachelor, he will squander it after asking for salary. If he drinks, eats meat and plays with women, he will most likely have a family family. If he asks for money for his family, he will feel more at ease when he goes into battle. At least the money he leaves can be kept for a while, otherwise he will not be at ease when he dies.
Heiyunlong had been leading soldiers for a lifetime. He knew that the matter in front of him could not be resolved well and could not go at all. He mutinized when he set out on the road. He said to the Governor General: "You see it, go back and report it to the Governor General."
The supervisor of the bidding officer had a calm face, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to say: "The Lord of the Town is here to ask someone to make some dry food, this matter is also important."
"Oh, I know."
Heiyunlong did know that he quickly arranged for people to steam rice and rub rice balls. Santunying is close to the capital. Many rice in the Dacang in Tongzhou is available. Although northerners are used to pasta, the capital is different. A large amount of rice is transported to it every year. The rice is not difficult to eat and it is also a staple food. Many people have long been used to eating rice.
The city was still in chaos, but after smelling the smell of the rice, the soldiers' emotions became much more stable.
Before dark, the commander-in-chief came back with people. This time he brought silver. Yan Mingtai urgently approved a military pay, and each soldier gave two taels of silver, which was not a small amount.
The next day at dawn, Heiyunlong ordered the pay, and the military camps in the city were cheering everywhere. This time, many businessmen came out to watch the fun. Yesterday, the situation was urgent and scared people. As a result, they found that the soldiers of the camp had not left the city. This made many people much more courageous.
At the same time, the city gate was opened, and many wealthy families with cars and sedans at home began to go out, and some people went to the river, preparing to drive a boat to Tongzhou, and then go ashore to hire cars and horses to the capital.
The salary was finally paid before noon, and Heiyunlong also knew that the people would deduct silver. This was inevitable. Every general had to gain enough benefits, otherwise who would lead his troops?
After noon, the soldiers who had eaten their fill and brought dry food and had the silver gifts finally left the city. Heiyunlong himself took his Need to leave first, and the horse team was ahead and rushed forward with a rumbling rushing forward. Behind him were the soldiers carrying big flags and walking crookedly, stepping on the dead grass and snow on the avenue, and rushing slowly towards the direction of Miyun.
Chapter completed!