After breaking through the Donghuamen Shuiguan, the waterway of Shitang River opens up, and the willow trees on both sides can be vaguely seen under the faint starlight.
The boatmen and sailors re-erected the mast that had fallen down when crossing the culvert at Shuiguan, hurriedly re-hung the sail, and accelerated their speed eastward along the river.
Although a group of enemy cavalry chased out from Donghua Gate, the sound of horse hooves was like thunder shaking in the dark night, but after leaving Donghua Gate and reaching Chishan Lake, the scouts they sent out first saw that the road was clean and there were no armed warships.
Even if they were out and about, no one was afraid that the cavalry could leap across the water seven to eight feet wide and jump onto the boat to fight.
In order to prevent the rebel cavalry from holding bows and shooting arrows, there were parapets and war tents on both sides of the shelter, sailing along the south bank to protect four merchant ships that lacked protection.
Everyone stood at the stern of the boat, looking at the head of Shuiguan City a few hundred steps away to the west. At this time, more soldiers were boarding up, and the soldiers' armor, bows and halberds shone with a sharp cold light under the light of hundreds of torches, which made people feel uncomfortable.
The heart trembles.
Everyone also secretly felt lucky. Fortunately, they broke down the iron gate before the rebels increased their troops and rushed out of the city through Shuiguan. Fortunately, the original defenders of Donghua Gate responded to Xu who hurriedly took over the guard of Donghua Gate with the secret order of the Privy Council.
An Lan was hesitant and did not trust them very much, so he did not decisively use the existing defense facilities at Shuiguan City to attack them.
Otherwise, even if we can fight our way out of the city, there will inevitably be casualties.
The Qianyang, which was used as the vanguard to break the barrier, rammed several awning boats that Xu Anlan had urgently sent to scuttle, and the iron gate of the water gate. The giant iron plow-like ram fell off and sank to the bottom of the water.
A large number of thick wooden boards at the bow were shattered and fell off, and the exposed fine iron components were also severely deformed by the impact. The first and second tanks of the warship were flooded by river water.
However, the Qianyang is divided into twelve watertight tanks. It is only slowing down and does not affect its continued progress.
The enemy cavalry did not chase them very far. They shot a few arrows close to the river bank. Seeing that there was no effect, they withdrew towards Donghua Gate. For An Ning Palace, the top priority was still the first time.
Control the situation in Jinling City.
After flying at night in the dark, we arrived at Longhua Port after an hour and a half.
After the Jingxiang War, Longhua Port was integrated into the Taowu Settlement Palace. When the ship arrived at Longhua Port, it was regarded as entering the territory of Taowu Settlement Palace.
At this time, a group of people could be seen sparsely gathering from the northwest. These people were dragging their children with their children and shouting across the water of more than ten feet. It was confirmed that they were coming from Changchun after receiving orders from the Marquis of Xinchang, Lipu Pu, and the Little Princess.
The banker who retreated from the direction of Gongzhuangyuan.
This group of people is almost the last group. There were 1,500 or 600 farmers who had already entered the Taowu Camp Military Mansion.
However, it is not over yet when everyone arrives at Longhua Port, and they cannot relax.
Taowu Jitunying Military Mansion occupies a very large area, with Chishan Lake in the south and Baohua Mountain in the back. It has more than 200,000 acres of arable land. From Longhua Port in the west to Jingshan Nunnery in the east, the terrain is narrow.
It is more than thirty miles long.
The headquarters of the Tunying Military Mansion is located to the south of the Qiuhu Mountain Villa. All farmers and villagers must evacuate to Qiuhu Mountain for assembly and reorganization.
Several boats continued to sail forward for a few miles and then entered Chishan Lake.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the Taowu Jitunying Pier. Feng Liao and Jiang Huo accompanied Han Daoming, Han Wenhuan, Han Daochang, Zheng Chang and others to disembark. They first went to the military headquarters to meet Xinchang Hou Li Pu and the Marquis of Xinchang who had evacuated from the city earlier.
Concubine, little princess Li Yao.
The Military Government Office is actually a city fort with a length of about 700 steps from east to west and a width of more than 300 steps from north to south. It can be accurately said that it is a city that governs the city, and it also appropriately seals off the valley from the Qiuhu Mountain Villa.
The scale of the military city is not large, it can only accommodate three to five thousand people, but passing through it is where Qiuhushan's villa and craftsman's workshop are located, extending deep into Baohua Mountain. The coal yard 20 miles away can also be regarded as belonging to Qiuhushan.
scope.
On the mountain passes around Qiuhu Mountain, nine strong sentry passes were built, forming a complete defense system together with the military administration of the city.
The military households in the military mansion have been under strict military management since the Dragon Bird Army was first established and the source of the epidemic was controlled.
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, rushed over and before dark, he evacuated nearly 7,000 military households and more than 40,000 men, women, and children scattered in 24 villages outside the military mansion to the Qiuhu Mountain Villa behind the military mansion.
Settled down.
Although the Qiuhushan Villa is still in a mess, at least you don't have to worry about being suddenly attacked by the rebel cavalry, killing men, women and children so unprepared that they howl like ghosts and wolves.
In addition, 6,000 men were also organized in the city, and soldiers and weapons were distributed. Teams of armored soldiers were also assigned to guard the surrounding outposts. At this time, small groups of men and horses were also sent out to govern the city, using chariots.
The horses collected the scattered grain and other materials from the villages of various sizes.
Feng Liao and others rushed over. The military government had already passed the two or three most chaotic hours of the city. At this time, some strict order was restored and the situation on the left and right was brought under control.
Such an efficient gathering speed is also jaw-dropping.
At this time, there were a dozen cavalry wandering on the north bank of Chishan Lake. Without asking, you knew they were spies sent by the Zhifang Division. However, they did not dare to approach the heavily guarded city, nor did they dare to harass the small group that continued to withdraw towards the city.
Banker.
After all, the grassroots military attachés below would not dare to kill without permission before receiving a formal order, let alone storming a tightly defended military government city.
Obviously, Anning Palace didn't realize that Taowu Jitunying Military Mansion would prepare troops and horses so quickly, right?
Otherwise, anyone would immediately send elite cavalry to flatten this area, instead of turning it into a stubborn nail stuck under their elbows and armpits.
Feng Liao had already read the detailed information about the Taowu Jitunying Military Mansion, but when he returned to Jinling under the assignment of Han Qian, the military government, the city, and the craftsmen's workshops were all completely under the control of the people of the Xinchanghou Mansion.
The place that was previously used to house the Secretariat Zuosi's military room and Chaozifang was completely merged into Jinyun Tower and was removed from Qiuhu Mountain. Feng Liao never had the opportunity to enter Qiuhu Mountain to get a glimpse of its secrets.
However, all these systems are based on the guiding principle of "Epidemic Water Dredging" and were jointly promoted and completed by Han Qian and Shen Yang in Taowu. However, the reason why Xinchanghou Mansion was able to pick peaches was also because Xinchanghou Mansion was able to pick peaches.
The Mansion and the Late Red Mansion provided the vast majority of resources for the establishment of this system - the grassroots officials of the Tunying Military Mansion were mainly people from the Xinchang Hou Mansion.
Han Daoxun, Han Daochang and the others were always worried that if they retreated to Qiuhu Mountain, Anning Palace would send troops to chase them, and they had no troops to rely on.
After seeing the soldiers and armor on the city walls in order and the swords and halberds sharp, I felt a little relieved. At least tonight I could not use them as bereaved dogs and continue to run for their lives in a hurry.
After everyone paid homage to the imperial concubine, they sat in rows in the city administration hall.
"Master Han was ordered to see Wen Muqiao?" After hearing what Feng Liao and Jiang Huo had said about the latest news in the city, Xinchang Hou Li Pu's face suddenly darkened, and he could wrung out a handful of water at this moment.
Yao Xishui and Mrs. Heisha stood behind the concubine. It was not convenient for them to directly point fingers and say it on such an occasion.
Even the imperial concubine had to act like she was not ashamed to ask questions of her subordinates and let the ministers decide on all matters. But for the reaction of Marquis Xinchang at this time, Yao Xishui knew why.
Emperor Tianyou was under control and chose to pass on the crown prince, which was definitely not good news for them, not to mention that Han Daoxun actually followed the imperial edict to see Wen Muqiao.
If Han Daoxun, Wen Muqiao, and Liyang Marquis Yang En and others who rushed after them finally decided to obey the imperial edict and summon the courtiers to support the crown prince on the throne, then who are they?
What are they going to do?
Yao Xishui noticed that the veins in Shi Fei's hand holding the armrest of the Grand Master's chair were exposed, and he could see the deep fear and resentment in her eyes from the side.
At this time, no one can ignore the status of Han Daoxun, Han Qian and his son in the eyes of the third prince.
Even if the third prince no longer trusts Han Daoxun, Han Qian and his son, Han Daoxun and Han Qian decide to give up the third prince, compromise with An Ning Palace, and instead support the prince in exchange for prominent power, which will be an extremely heavy blow to Tanzhou!
"Since the news is correct, Mr. Li Hou, it's time to make a decision and give up!" Mrs. Shifei Wang finally said at this moment.
Feng Liao was shocked:
Now that the military government governs the city, both inside and outside are direct descendants of the Xinchanghou Palace. The final decision-making power naturally lies in the hands of Xinchanghou Li Pu, but why did the concubine say that "the news is correct"?
Could it be that Marquis Xinchang, Concubine Shi, and others had heard the news before that they were ordered to see Wen Muqiao, and were just waiting for them to come over for final confirmation?
"Mr. Han is old and his energy may be low. Feng Liao, can you and Mr. Jiang wait for Mr. Han to go down and rest?" Xinchang Hou Li Pu asked Feng Liao with a gloomy face. Jiang Huo helped Mr. Han leave first.
Feng Liao was full of suspicion. He could vaguely guess what Marquis Xinchang was thinking, but he didn't even have an official status. Marquis Xinchang Li Pu wanted to expel him from the hall, so he had no excuse to stay in front of the hall.
Although Jiang Huo still controls the guards of Prince Tan's palace and the scouts of Jinyun Tower, together with the people led by Feng Liao and Zhao Wuji, they only have 300 elite troops, and there are no officials who clearly compete with Xinchang Hou Li Pu, Han Daoxun, and Zheng Chang.
Body and reputation.
What's more, Mrs. Shifei Wang is still present.
In this world where filial piety is emphasized, even the third prince cannot disobey the concubine and his wife casually.
At this moment, they have become irrelevant in Qiuhu Mountain. Apart from obeying orders, they no longer have any say.
"Let's go! Feng Liao, help me go down and rest!" Han Wenhuan didn't hesitate, and ordered Feng Liao in an older voice.
Feng Liao and Jiang Huo were reluctant, so they had no choice but to help Han Wenhuan out first.
Zhao Kuo, Han Laoshan, Zhao Wuji, Han Jun, Han Duan and others had arranged the palace guards. At this time, they were all guarding the courtyard outside. Unexpectedly, there were still matters being discussed in the lobby. Feng Liao and Jiang Huo actually helped them first.
The old man will go out first.
"Why did grandfather come out first? What should we do next?" Han Jun asked. He wanted to go in and ask what happened, but he hesitated.
"I'm too old to be useful anymore. I can't sit still anymore. I can't help much or come up with any ideas if I stay." Han Wenhuan sighed, leaning on his crutches tremblingly.
"Did the Grand Duke already know what decision they would make?" Feng Liao hesitated before because he was not sure about Han Wenhuan's attitude and wanted to come out to discuss with Han Wenhuan first. Unexpectedly, Han Wenhuan had actually figured out what was left in the lobby.
What decisions will these people make?
"Daoxun has his own choice. He insists. In his eyes, the people of the country are more important than the clan, or even who will take that seat in the end. But this is just his last struggle and persistence. It is just a trapped beast still fighting, and not everyone
How can you be like him!" Han Wenhuan said hoarsely as he looked at the dark night sky with his cloudy old eyes.
Han Laoshan and Zhao Laoji stood stunned on the spot, vaguely unable to guess what the old man and Feng Liao were saying in heavy tones.
"Young Master will not accept it!" Feng Liao said.
"Qian'er should be able to understand such a decision, right?" Han Wenhuan said doubtfully.
"Feng Liao is powerless to change the concubine. Xinchang Hou and the eldest master have completely given up on your decision, but no one in the world can see through the young master." Feng Liao said gloomily.
"What? Concubine Shi and the others are going to give up on you? How are they going to give up on you?" Han Laoshan asked in shock and confusion...
