The fleet continued to swim upstream, and after much deliberation, they finally decided to take the North Canal instead of taking the Yongding River from the north of the lake.
Although you may encounter more and denser enemies if you take the North Canal, the hydrological conditions are good. You can go all the way to the moat of the Imperial Capital, and finally dock at the dock outside Chaoyang Gate.
If you take the Yongding River, you can only go to Nanyuan. It is not clear who controls Nanyuan now.
It is not easy to go from Nanyuan to Yongding Gate. A large number of carriages need to be mobilized. It is still the defense zone of Guan Ning Army, and there is a melee with Jian Nu. It is impossible to cross the war zone.
On the contrary, they kept walking in the canal, and the Jiannu could not do anything to them. They transported the grain directly from Chaoyangmen to the shipping warehouse and Beixin warehouse.
These are fine indica rice, slender rice grains, snow-white. The aroma is fragrant even through the sack. They are all the best fragrant indica rice produced in Luzon. Unlike the rice in the warehouses of Daming, which is all old and adulterated.
There is sand and a lot of rat droppings. This kind of Nanyang fragrant rice can be sold at the highest price.
The Baigan soldiers ate this kind of rice along the way, which made them very beautiful.
They are a poor place in southern Sichuan, and Shizhu is even more mountainous, so they cannot grow rice. They all eat millet, sorghum, soybeans, millet and the like. Starting last year, corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes were introduced from Yang Fan. These things have high yields.
Only by adapting to small plots of land in high mountains can the serious food shortage problem be alleviated.
The steamer blew its whistle, beep beep beep beep beep beep! Black smoke was rising from the chimney.
Two boilers and a three-expansion steam engine were turned on at full power and moved upstream at the fastest speed. The soldiers were very fast, so Fan Shoufan did not intend to delay and quickly handed over the job.
Nowadays, the situation on the battlefield changes three times a day, and if you delay, it will change. It is best to enter the city quickly before all parties can react. You must know that food is the real good thing now.
The steamer was made of steel, and the tugboat behind it was made of wood, but wooden boards were erected on both sides to prevent the rice bags from falling into the water. At the same time, it also prevented Jiannu from shooting arrows. The top was also covered with a tarpaulin to prevent rain.
The soldiers of Shizhu were all sitting on tarpaulins, drinking rice porridge from square pig kidney boxes, mixed with mustard shreds and mixed cabbage shreds. They ate Xilihulu. When they were out marching, they usually just ate dry food, which was available there.
As for rice, there are also pickled mustard and shredded cabbage that are rich in salt. Eat them as they are so beautiful.
There are no vegetables available in this season, and I don’t know where Dingyuanhou’s servants got them from. The Chinese cabbage is crispy and sweet, and I almost swallowed it when I mixed it with sweet, sour and salt.
There is enough white porridge, you can drink as much as you can, but don't waste it.
Food is so precious these days, who is willing to waste it? What you lick is cleaner than what you wash.
Qin Liangyu, his son, and his wife lived in the passenger ship behind the steamer. There were also some civil and military officials from Shizhu here. Most of the people from the Chinese army were also here.
Qin Liangyu looked at the deserted fields outside the window and frowned.
It seems that the beginning of spring this year has been a drought. There is no green on the land. A gust of wind blows, kicking up waves of dust. Spring plowing is about to begin. With the moisture in the land, I am afraid the seeds will be lost in vain.
Beep beep! The whistle sounded again on the bow of the ship, and the fleet began to slow down slowly and stopped. Then, there was a vibration and the ship stopped completely. The vibration shook the people on the ship and almost fell down.
"Mom, it's anchored. Fix the boat in one position. I've been on a sea-going ship and I've seen the anchor dropped. There should be something wrong with the river ahead." Zhang Fengyi said. She has many steam engines, so she has a good reputation.
Son.
After a while, a servant came over to inform.
"General Qin, Yangcun has arrived. There are more cavalry and infantry from the Mongolian Horqin tribe than expected. There are about 13,000 cavalry and 7,000 infantry from the Maoming'an tribe. They use iron chains to connect the boats at the dock in front.
, built a pontoon bridge and blocked the canal. Camp Commander Fan has already gone to the front."
Qin Liangyu nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Everyone, prepare your armor and equipment and get off the ship immediately." Qin Liangyu ordered.
There are no artillery on this ship, and Qin Liangyu knows that. If it is a gunboat, just blow up the iron chain and ferry blocking the water in front. If the broken wooden boards are flown down the river, the waterway will be open, and the fleet can directly
Just go there and don't bother with these Mongols at all.
However, it is not possible now. We can only fight the Mongols here and disperse them. Then send people to dismantle the pontoon bridge so that the fleet can pass. The Mongols built the pontoon bridge here to keep things flowing and to facilitate their cavalry.
Maneuver and respond back and forth.
At this time, in the largest ancestral hall in Yangcun, Mongolian Horqin Zhu Taiji, Tabu Nang, and Nayan were having a feast.
, Badali Chuonuo and Taiji were very happy in Dashili, Darhunbatulu, Seleng, Baisgar, Esen, Darhan Zhuoliktu and other places.
They suffered a white disaster last year, which made the tribes feel uncomfortable. In the spring of this year, the Nenjiang River came again. Thawing ice floes blocked the river channel. As a result, the cold river water flooded their royal court and pastureland. A large number of cattle and sheep lost their wool.
He got wet with ice water and froze to death in the cold current of late spring.
They all had a miserable life last year, not to mention the lower class herdsmen.
Now they came to the land between Tianjin and the imperial capital. They robbed Wuqing, Baodi, and Langfang and made a fortune. This was a canal hub, with many warehouses and a lot of various supplies. They had a good meal.
Old Man Hong Guoer, like Old Man Kong Guoer, both married their daughters to Nurhachi's son and gained a special status. Manchus like to call their father-in-law "Old Man".
Everyone was enjoying the banquet, some strong men were wrestling for fun, and mutton was roasting in the yard outside. Suddenly, the siren sound was heard.
In the open wilderness and plains, the whistle of this kind of steam engine spreads very far.
"What's going on? What's this sound?" Darkhan Taiji, who had the highest status, changed his expression and put down the kumis wine bowl and asked.
"Taiji, there are three slender fleets sailing up from the downstream." Someone soon came to report. "The boats are very full, and the draft is very deep. It can be seen that the cargo on the boat is heavy, and it looks like food.
There are more than ninety boats in total, parked a hundred meters downstream from the pontoon."
Darkhan Taiji squinted his eyes and made calculations in his mind.
If all the ninety ships were loaded with grain, it would probably cost 100,000 dans. This is a huge fortune. The people on the grasslands are very hungry for grain.
Because there is food, the young and middle-aged people in the tribe can be preserved and the tribe can survive the White Disaster.
