On the eighth day of November in the ninth year of Chongzhen, when the Qiong navy dragged the army of Dolgon and Hauge with marines, the main force was landing in Shandong, and the entire Denglai area became a large military camp, and the huge fleet of ships that could not be seen at a glance crowded the coast of Dengzhou, and the disembarkation of tens of thousands of troops and heavy artillery lasted for two days and two nights.

In order to cooperate with the northward strategy of the Qiong Navy, Xie Sanbin rolled up his sleeves and went up in person, leading the officials in the Denglai area to provide convenience for the temporary rest, supply and northern expedition of the army, and the entire eastern three prefectures were mobilized: the government came forward to organize, the big families contributed money and grain, and the ordinary people contributed their efforts.

Regarding his father-in-law's arrangement, Xia Nan naturally smiled happily. This time and space is not compared to the old time and space, for the locality, the army transits, can ensure that it does not take the initiative to disturb the people is the great news, accept the filial piety of the local reward army, they get benefits, the local people ask for peace of mind, everyone is happy, why not? Xia Nancai will not use the three disciplines and eight points of attention, and do not take the rules of the people to restrain himself, it is too hypocritical. Besides, the 50,000-strong army eats horses, and the consumption of grain is a huge number, although he has accumulated a lot of money, which is enough to support several such large-scale military operations, but being able to supply from the local area and reduce the consumption of his own reserves is a good thing from any point of view.

At the welcome ceremony to welcome the "Army of King Qinwang of the North" outside Dengzhou City, Xia Nan was "moved" to hold his father-in-law's hand and thanked: "Lord Lao Xie has bothered, the people of Denglai are so loved, I really dare not be ashamed!" ”

In public, in order to avoid suspicion, the two do not refer to each other as Weng son-in-law, but strictly follow the rules of officialdom, Xie Sanbin is an old Jianghu, so he naturally knows what to do. He said with a straight face: "Pingnanhou went north to King Qin, and Benfu did his best, which is also a matter of duty. ”

Both of them are human spirits, and the officialdom routines are at their fingertips, and between the answers, people who don't know the truth see it, and they think that these two people have nothing to do with each other. The local officials in Denglai were honestly doing background boards on the side, and after listening to the words of the two Weng sons-in-law, they were quite embarrassed in their hearts, otherwise how could other officials be bigger than themselves, look at this acting skills, it is absolutely impossible to be so natural to change yourself.

After a few words of greeting, Xie Sanbin asked: "Dare to ask Pingnanhou, how many days will you be in Denglai Panhuan?" The army came from the sea, and the boat and car were tiring, do you want to recuperate for a few days, recuperate and recharge your strength to go north to drive the invaders? ”

Xia Nan replied firmly: "For the generals, eat the king's fortune and share the king's worries; For soldiers, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while. Now that the thieves are powerful and approaching the Beijing Division, we are trusted by the Holy Lord and summoned to the King of Jingqin, how dare we stagnate in Shandong? The Qiong navy went ashore in batches, and was only allowed to rest for one day, and set off immediately on the second day, without delay. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the officials present breathed a sigh of relief, and some complaints in their hearts about Xie Sanbin's fanfare to greet and reward the Qiong Navy suddenly disappeared. Compared to the enormous pressure on the local area caused by the crossing of the army, what is this effort? If Xia Nan does not leave Denglai in the name of King Qin, and asks for grain and straw, I am afraid that it will not be enough to scrape the ground, after all, Shandong is still recovering after the military disaster, and grain production is far from reaching the level of the past.

This statement also spread to the ears of the gentry and wang clan on the periphery with the word of mouth of everyone, and these people were even more relieved.

In the past, the Wuqiao Mutiny was triggered by a conflict between Kong Youde's subordinates and the local gentry for grain supplies, resulting in a military rebellion that affected most of Shandong. The famous family represented by Wang Xiangchun, although they saved face for a while, lost their lives in the military rebellion, and since then the gentry class in Shandong is afraid and hated the army, but there is nothing to be done.

The Qiong Navy is now famous all over the world, far from being comparable to the Liaodong soldiers who were squeezed out by the locals in Shandong, and it is completely unimaginable for these soldiers to bow down and admit their mistakes for the sake of a chicken. With the strong strength of the Qiong Navy, it is just a gesture to sweep the entire territory of Shandong, not to mention that Su Thick Leg disarmed the local soldiers and horses in Shandong under the instruction of Xia Nan, in the face of this army, the entire Shandong has no power to resist, and no one dares to provoke these evil gods like the Wang family back then. In the rebellion, the wealthy families were ruined and killed, and the humiliation of the female dependents is still vivid, if the Qiong Navy stays in Shandong for a few more days, not to mention extorting money and food, there is nothing to be done if you want to spoil the female dependents. Now that Xia Nan personally promised to go north on the same day, it undoubtedly unloaded the burden of thousands of pounds in the hearts of all the gentry.

Xia Nan didn't expect that his statement would make such a big psychological change for the officials and gentry present. Under the "warm" welcome of the officials and people of Denglai, he led the guards battalion, the special combat team, and some officers and men of the First Army to take the lead in stationing in Dengzhou.

In the afternoon, the main force of the First Army also landed and entered the new military camp outside the city, which was Lin Weiye's original masterpiece and the stronghold of blocking Abatai. According to the plan of the Military Aircraft Staff Office, after a night's rest, they set off first under the command of Xia Nan as the vanguard of the army.

In ancient times, because there were no modern transportation conditions, it was unrealistic for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops to march together, except for the official roads that had fallen into disrepair for a long time, and the roads in many places were narrow, and it was impossible to pass through large-scale troops. Therefore, the troops directly under the First Army and nearly 20,000 men, as well as the 15,000 men of the Second Army and the 20,000 men of the Third Army plus the artillery regiment, could only march in batches, separated by a certain distance in between, and it was sufficient to maintain contact. With the combat effectiveness of the Qiong Navy, even if it encounters an enemy situation, each unit can take charge on its own, which is enough to hold out until the follow-up troops arrive.

That night, Xie Sanbin took the initiative to find Xia Nan to find out about the son-in-law's tone. He wanted to know if Zhu Dadian's evaluation and prediction of Xia Nan were consistent with the facts.

At this point, Xia Nan didn't hide it anymore, and said to him directly: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law's trip, although it is for King Qin, but the situation is changing rapidly, and I can't say where it will develop, I can only say that everything is possible." But you can rest assured, I will never shake the foundation of the country for my own selfishness, the sky of the Ming Dynasty will not change, and your position as governor will not change. However, sitting on the dragon chair may not be the current emperor, and you must also be prepared to enter Beijing for reuse. ”

Xie Sanbin was surprised and delighted, but he didn't dare to ask any more. He has been tied to his son-in-law, and he has no choice but to pray that his son-in-law can let him achieve the ultimate goal of entering the cabinet and worshipping the prime minister.

On the second day, Xia Nan fulfilled his promise, and the first troops set out early in the morning without stopping for a moment at Den Ledo. From this moment on, the curtain of the Joan Navy's domination of the world was officially opened.