The military reports collected from various places could not reach the hands of the people of Jing'an, but he had fought with the Mongols for a long time and knew how fierce the Mongolian army's tactics were. He did not think at all that his side could lead thousands of soldiers
The soldiers and their families, as well as a large amount of food and supplies, arrived in Shandong easily.
Under the threat of the Mongolian cavalry, the road from Zhongdu to Shandong was not safe at all, and the troops in a marching state were no different from unsuspecting prey in the eyes of the Mongols.
Jing Anmin actually considered the situation from Guo Ning's point of view, so he asked this question.
When Guo Ning heard this, he laughed.
Immediately, Chu Cai and Du Shisheng laughed.
Du Shisheng said: "I have been coming to Zhongdu frequently in the past two months. After all, my work was not in vain."
Afterwards, Monk Luo and Han Xuan also laughed.
These two people had once fought together with Guo Ning in the chaos of the army's defeat. They trusted Guo Ning far more than anyone else. But even the two of them had some doubts before and felt that Guo Ning
Many of the arrangements may seem thoughtful, but they may not really work. With so many resources invested, if one or two wrong steps are taken, everything will be in vain.
But since the appointment of Ding Haijun, they no longer have any doubts. They are very sure that Guo Liulang is no longer a simple brave warrior, but a leader worthy of everyone's trust and with extremely accurate vision!
While the others were laughing, Li Ting's expression was even more triumphant, and his face seemed to glow red.
Guo Zhongyuan, who was standing at the bottom, was a little worried when he heard Jing Anmin's question. But when he saw Li Ting's face, he immediately thought of the rumors about the city's foxes and rats in the past.
Those people said that Li Erlang's younger brother Li Yun had returned to his hometown, and because of the powerful support behind him, he managed the situation quite well...
Guo Zhongyuan relaxed and whispered: "That's it."
Guo Ning smiled and said to Jing Anmin: "Brother Anmin may have noticed that Wang Shixian and Qiu Huiluo, the two generals under my command, did not enter the Central Capital with their headquarters."
Jing Anmin was stunned and replied: "I remember that Shixian was accompanying the family members of the soldiers earlier? After we fought with the Mongols in Ya'erzhai, I never saw him again. As for Qiu Huiluo...
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Qiu Huiluo was the general of the fifth capital under Guo Ning. He and Guo Ning were both from the Changzhou Army. However, Guo Ning was in the Yongtun Army, while Qiu Huiluo was a branch garrison in Changzhou signed from Shandong.
Jun, the two are very familiar companions.
Jing'an people had seen this person earlier when they were looking at Guo Ning's troops in Xu Jin's shop.
But when Guo Ning mentioned it, Jing'an people realized that it seemed that they had not seen this general for a long time. It seemed that he left the Xijun River camp not long after he was appointed and never appeared again?
Monk Luo laughed and said: "We are all fighting life and death in Zhong, but these guys are living a good life in Baodi County, eating well and drinking spicy food."
"Baodi County?" Jing'an people were startled.
Baodi County is a county under Daxing Prefecture, located in the southeast of Daxing Prefecture near the sea. The entire Baodi County is quite large. It is adjacent to Jizhou to the east, Tongzhou, the terminus of northern water transportation, to the north, and the important Caocang Wuhan to the southwest.
On the border between Qing Dynasty and Qingzhou in the south, there is Zhigu Village, which is an important waterway at Sanchakou.
He never expected that Guo Ning would set up a backup plan in Baodi in advance. But...
"That place is the place where grain is transferred. Could it be that Liulang plans to transport it by boat across the Yuhe River?" Jing'an Min was delighted at first, then shook his head: "But now that the Mongolian army has entered Hebei, I'm afraid all navigation along the Yuhe River has been suspended, right?
What's more, even if it is navigable, can we go west along the Yongji Canal and Yuhe River to Junzhou, Huazhou and then enter the Yellow River? This is a journey of thousands of miles. If there is any turmoil along the way, we will be in trouble!"
Having said this, he suddenly froze.
Guo Ning smiled and said: "Brother Anmin, of course we won't go through Yuhe..."
"Aren't you going to go by Yuhe? Are you going to...take the sea route?" Jing Anmin asked in a deep voice.
Guo Ning nodded.
"This is a team of thousands of people, and they have collected so much ordnance, supplies and food! Is the sea route really possible?" Jing'anmin hesitated: "Liu Lang, maybe I am ignorant? In Baodi, there are many watercrafts on the inland river.
Yes...but I have never heard of a large-scale shipping fleet to Shandong?"
"Brother Anmin, just don't worry. Brother Shixian, Laoqiu, and Li Yun have all worked hard on this area, and everything has been arranged." Guo Ning was full of confidence.
Li Ting also chuckled and said: "Li Yun has been busy in that area for half a year. If there is no result, I will skin him!"
The two Li brothers joined the army, and Li Ting had always taken care of his third brother, often acting like an elder brother like a father and giving him guidance. If Li Yun did something wrong in the army, Li Ting would definitely punish him and would never show favoritism. This is
The words were harsh enough, but they were also the normal way for two brothers to get along.
But hearing what he said now, Monk Luo and Han Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, hahaha, results! There are results!"
Under their laughter, Li Ting's face turned from red to black, and he was very embarrassed. He said angrily: "Anyway, don't worry about it! When I see this kid, I will skin him immediately."
Jing Anmin was confused and asked quickly: "What's wrong? There are still twists and turns in Baodi? Are you going to peel off the skin?"
Li Ting coughed repeatedly.
"Li Er, this is a good thing, why aren't you happy?" Du Shisheng, who was watching from the side, smiled and said to Jing Anmin: "Brother Anmin, what happened in Baodi is a long story..."
Speaking of the situation around Zhongdu, Du Shisheng was very familiar with it, so he explained it slowly at the moment.
Jing Anmin was originally worried, but when he saw that everyone present looked relaxed and were joking about Li Ting's younger brother Li Yun, he relaxed a little and listened carefully.
It turns out that several counties in the southern part of Zhongdu Daxing Prefecture were generally developed based on water transportation needs. For example, those counties that mainly relied on Lugou River were Wuqing, Yongqing, Anci and other counties, and those that mainly relied on Lushui River were
Xianghe County.
Later, Xincang Town in the south of Xianghe County gradually prospered, and the southeastern part of Xianghe County was divided into Baodi County. The south of Baodi County, across the river, was originally a tidal flat and saline-alkali land near the sea. It has been troubled by rivers and seas for a long time.
A desolate place.
However, because the Song people in the Southern Dynasties diverted the Yellow River from the Huaihe River to the sea, this area was freed from the harm of the Yellow River and the hydrological conditions were stable for decades. As a result, Zhigu Village, connected by the three rivers of Lushui, Yuhe and Zhangshui, gradually became an important shipping node.
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Zhigu Village passes through Lushui, passes through Wuqing to Tongzhou, and then turns into Zhahe River. The end point that can be reached by water boat is the Zhahe Camp in the East of Zhongdu City where Guo Ning's troops were previously stationed. From Zhigu Village, pass through Yuhe River
, Yongji Canal goes south, and you can reach Damingfu, and enter the Yellow River at Liyang.
To the west of Zhigu Village, you can reach Mingzhou and Cizhou via the Zhang River, Xianzhou and Shenzhou via the Hutuo River, Liukou and Xin'an via the Juma River, and then directly to Bazhou and Xiongzhou. It really extends in all directions.
, nothing is impossible.
Because the geographical conditions are so good, the imperial court specially sent a commander here to lead heavy troops to station. With Zhigu Village as the center, from Baodi, Wuqing, Liukou, Jinghai and other places, in just a few decades,
From scratch, it has become a prosperous commercial area, just like a small Zhongdu south of Zhongdu.
"Then trouble arises!" Li Ting lamented.
Du Shisheng said sternly: "I am about to discuss important matters, Li Erlang, please don't interrupt me!"
Guo Ning knew Li Ting's temper and was afraid that he would be really displeased. He held back his laughter and waved his hands: "Let's leave now! If you have anything else to say, please say it later!"
Li Ting shook his head, sighed heavily, turned around and left.
But Guo Zhongyuan moved faster. He quickly descended from the high platform to recruit troops.
