Two days later, the news that the Qiong navy was about to set out to intercept the Tartars spread throughout the capital.

Because of the defeat of the Liukou, the salvation of the Ming Dynasty, but also the salvation of the people in the fire and water, coupled with strict military discipline, no crime against the people, the reputation of the Qiong Navy in the folk is far better than the unclean hands and feet of the Guanning Army, and the mud can not support the wall of the Beijing camp. As the soldiers of the brigade passed through the streets, the people along the streets spontaneously marched, and the gentry offered pigs, sheep, wine, and labor. In accordance with military discipline, Qiong Haijun accepted the pigs and sheep and thanked the wine.

The people lined up on a wall, watching the army go out of the city, and there was a lot of discussion.

"What a soldier! Since beating my grandfather, except for Grandpa Qi's Qi family's army, I am afraid that there is no such soldier who can fight and not disturb the people. ”

"With such an army, neither the Tartars nor the rogues are not afraid, the capital is as stable as a rock, and the Ming Dynasty is promising."

"I don't understand, why didn't the Guan Ning army fight the Tartars, but let the Qiong Navy go first? Isn't Ningyuan the territory of Guan Ningjun? ”

"Hehe, the so-called strongest army in Liaodong, I'm afraid it's just a silver-like pewter spear head - it's useless, I'm afraid that I will encounter the Tartar and show its original form, so I dare to hide in the capital and dare not return to the division. Only these soldiers of the Joan Navy are enough for the masters. ”

……

In the summer, under the escort of the Guards Battalion, he marched in the rear of the army to see off the army. Hearing the faint discussion on the side of the road, he smiled lightly. It is said that the eyes of the masses are bright, and whoever can fight is willing to fight, and everyone has a scale in their hearts, and no one can be blinded. This time, the battle has not yet been fought, and the people's hearts have already turned to the side of the Qiong Navy.

The sharp-eyed person saw Xia Nan, who was held by the stars, and shouted: "It's Pingnanhou!" It was he who led the army to relieve the siege of the capital and saved us! ”

The people of the whole street knelt down in unison: "I've seen Pingnanhou, thank you for saving your life!" ”

Xia Nan smiled and beckoned, and said loudly: "It is the duty of my generation to save the people from fire and water. With the Qiong Navy here, the Ming Dynasty will not die, and the people will not suffer, please rest assured! ”

When the people heard this loud word, they were all excited, and they shouted:

"Hou Ye is wise and martial!"

"Master Hou has made such a meritorious service, and he will definitely live a hundred years!"

……

There is a situation between the military and the people here, but there are a few pairs of eyes staring at Xia Nan with hatred. In the crowd, a person muttered in a faint voice like a mosquito: "This guy is clearly buying people's hearts." The expedition was the decision of the imperial court, the will of His Majesty, and not the credit of him alone...... but the voice was muffled by the sound of the mountain roaring and the tsunami, and no one heard it.

Another person pulled him: "My lord has explained, be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't show your traces." Let's just keep an eye on him, these words can only be muffled in our hearts. ”

Under the cheering of the people along the way, the speed of the march was naturally not fast, and tens of thousands of troops walked for a day before they all left the city. When this link is over, another big drama will start again.

On the second day, the enthronement ceremony presided over by the Ministry of Rites was held at the newly renovated Jingying Station.

This military camp, before Yang Sichang led people to use Hongyi cannon to bomb into ruins, and later rebuilt, only because of financial reasons, coupled with frequent wars, the project dragged on, has not been completed, and when the Dashun army attacked the city, the people were requisitioned to defend the city, and it was completely stopped. It was not until the arrival of the gold lord in the summer that a large sum of money was allocated for the stationing of the Qiong navy, and Lin Weiye supervised the completion of the military camp.

Under the construction of Lin Weiye, the "infrastructure madman", the military camp that was originally intended to be hastily not only successfully completed, but also reinforced with cement, the parapet wall was heightened to three meters, and the forts and shooting holes were added, like a weakened version of the Dengzhou military camp. Although limited by the weak foundation, it was not built as a fortress like Dengzhou, but it was enough as a military base. The honorable officers who were eliminated from the Beijing camp privately commented on this project with jealousy, which was flashy and wasted money.

"In the heart of the capital, what is the use of building such a military camp? Who is it used for? ”

"That's it, as long as you can live in people, this surnamed Xia has so much silver that there is no place to spend it, a fool."

These sour words did not shake Xia Nan and Lin Weiye's determination, they spent a lot of money "stupidly", requisitioned people, and completed the transformation of the military camp on the basis of the original project in a very short time.

At this moment, there is no longer a large force of the Qiong Navy in the barracks, except for the soldiers of the Guards Battalion who are always by Xia Nan's side, and the only ones left are the newly recruited soldiers of the Beijing Battalion, who are used as the background board for watching the ceremony.

It was already a moment, Xia Nan and his party and the officials of the Ministry of Rites arrived at the barracks one after another. The square, which was originally used for drills, has temporarily built a huge viewing platform.

Xia Nan, Lin Weiye, Sima De and others were seated on the stage, next to Yang Sichang and other officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Xia Nan looked at Yang Sichang next to him and said with a smile: "Yang Shilang used a cannon here to up back then, but now he wants to seal me with his own hands, it's really unpredictable." ”

Yang Sichang replied expressionlessly: "Everything this official does is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the bombardment of the military camp or the edict, it is all out of public heart and a clear conscience." ”

"Hehe, I don't know if it is out of public interest to negotiate peace with the proposed Tartar, do you have a clear conscience?"

As soon as these words came out, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were a little unable to sit still, the muscles on Yang Sichang's face moved a few times, and he said bluntly: "This official is worthy of the imperial court, worthy of Your Majesty, the sealing ceremony is about to begin, please Pingnan Hou be cautious, so as not to miss the auspicious time." ”

Xia Nan smiled slightly, didn't ask any further, and said, "When will the ceremony start?" ”

A director of the Ministry of Rites replied: "Back to Ping Nanhou, the auspicious time calculated by Qintian is already three quarters, please be patient." ”

Xia Nan looked at the dense recruits of the Beijing camp under the lookout platform and said, "I have patience, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry." ”

At the same time, at the garrison of the Guanning Army three miles away, Wu Sangui was wearing armor and sitting in the middle of the lobby, and the important generals of the Guanning Army were sitting below, all of whom did not speak, silent, and the atmosphere was solemn.

A soldier rushed in and knelt on the ground to report: "Zhentai, the spies have ascertained: there are no troops around the barracks, and there are only 2,000 Jiading in Xia Nan in the barracks, and the rest are more than 10,000 newly recruited new soldiers in the Beijing Battalion. ”

"Good!" Wu Sangui took the case and said loudly, "This time I gave Xia Nan a salary from the bottom of the kettle, there is no heavy army around to protect him, and the new Ding of the Beijing camp only needs a holy decree to defect, see how he can escape from the palm of my hand!" ”

All the generals stood up in unison, looked at Wu Sangui, and waited for him to give the order.

Wu Sangui glanced at everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, this official has received the secret decree of the saint to get rid of the traitors who support the army and self-respect and cause chaos for the Ming Dynasty. I order: It's three o'clock, the whole army sets out to eradicate this fang for the Holy One! ”