"What did you say?"

"Report to the general, the Ming army has taken Langfang and Xianghe's troops are gone..." A soldier knelt on the ground, his expression full of fear, and he didn't even speak very easily.

"This...this..." Dong Xiangwei was stunned, unable to believe his ears.

A few days ago, he received an imperial edict from the court, and was promoted from the General of Gubeikou to the Admiral of Zhili. At the same time, the court ordered him to go south to Xianghe to command the various troops in Zhili.

After receiving the order, Dong Xiangwei did not delay for a moment. He immediately went south after completing the military affairs in Gubeikou. Who would have thought that he had heard such news just after he arrived in Tongzhou? This news was undoubtedly a thunderbolt for Dong Xiangwei.

Dong Xiangwei was considered the main general in the late Kangxi period. Although he did not have the military achievements of those famous generals, he was also considered a general who had experienced many battles.

Dong Xiangwei is not unfamiliar with war, but he never expected that the Ming army would be so fast and its attack power would be so powerful.

The number of Qing troops in Langfang and Xianghe was quite small, with a total of 30,000 to 40,000 people. According to time, the Ming army has only been sent to the Tianjin Guards for only a few days. In the past few days, the time when the Ming army marched, all of these large troops were swallowed up by the Ming army at once. It was incredible.

"Master, what should I do now?" Not only Dong Xiangwei was shocked, but even the generals around him were frightened.

"You go down first." Although the news shocked Dong Xiangwei, he quickly returned to normal and waved his hand to let the soldiers who reported the news go down to rest.

After the soldiers left, Dong Xiangwei didn't say anything, just sat quietly and thought, while the generals around him were waiting patiently.

This time, Dong Xiangwei did not bring many people around him. Apart from the few subordinates who were used to, there were only more than 3,000 people.

Gubeikou is located in a dangerous place, and it is the northern gate of Beijing. The troops stationed at Gubeikou are mainly used to prevent the Mongolian troops on the grassland. At present, the Ming army occupied Tianjin Guwei and approached Beijing. Although the battle situation was urgent, the Qing court still did not move the troops of Gubeikou, which was to prevent Mongolia from being instability and even fires in the rear.

It is also for this reason that Dong Xiangwei only brought these people when he went south. According to his original plan, he first went to Xianghe and then reorganized the troops, and then arranged defense lines with the various units of Zhili to block the Ming army first, and then counterattack the Tianjin Guards according to the situation.

Judging from this plan, Dong Xiangwei still had a certain judgment on the situation, but he never expected that his own people would receive such bad news before they arrived in Xianghe.

What's the use of going to Xianghe now? Langfang, the troops in Xianghe have been defeated by the Ming army. Are these troops rushing over to send the Ming army? The admiral of Zhili, who didn't even see his troops, was destroyed by the enemy. This is a kind of sadness.

"We won't leave." After a long time, Dong Xiangwei spoke.

"But the Grand Marshal..." Someone asked immediately, but before he could ask, he was interrupted by Dong Xiangwei with his hand: "Nothing but!"

Dong Xiangwei said: "After the troops in Langfang and Xianghe lost their troops, the obstacles that blocked the Ming army were gone. If we continue to move forward, we are purely seeking death. What's more, our troops have only more than 3,000 people. How can we fight against the Ming army? The only way at present is to go directly to Beijing to defend, and the other is to station in Tongzhou and wait for an opportunity to move."

It is absolutely impossible to go directly to Beijing to defend. Beijing is the capital. Who would dare to bring it into Beijing without Kangxi’s will? Even if it is the current situation. Therefore, the only feasible two plans proposed by Dong Xiangwei is to temporarily stay in Tongzhou.

Tongzhou is located in the eastern part of Beijing, just a short distance from Beijing. It can attack and retreat or defend here, which is the best choice now.

Of course, everyone here knows how the so-called advance can attack and retreat or defend. At present, Dong Xiangwei can be said to be powerful but not powerful. He, the newly appointed admiral of Zhili, had no soldiers, and he was just making an attitude in Tongzhou.

When Dong Xiangwei decided to temporarily station in Tongzhou and sent people to gather defeated Xianghe soldiers everywhere to expand their troops to prevent accidents, Beijing was extremely frightened after receiving the news that the Qing army was destroyed in the two places. Not to mention the Qing court, even the people in the city were panicked.

"Have you heard of it?"

"I heard it."

"What are your plans?"

"Hi! What are the plans of my common people? You have to be careful, don't forget that Xiaoyaoke from your hometown works as a job in the royal palace..."

"Don't talk nonsense, this is not a job! It's obvious that you are just being bullied and slave."

"Your word is really good. I have learned a trick today."

"It's time, don't be poor, you have to! Take a break, I still have something important to do."

"Don't leave, what's the matter so urgent? Could this old man Kangxi ask you to go into battle and kill the enemy?"

"I'm just killing my old bones! I'll see you back! I have to find Lao Liu quickly!"

"Why are you looking for him? Isn't he just a shaving person? Do you still have the leisure to shave your head at this time?"

"Shad your head? I'll get my hair dirty!"

"Distain hair? Do you plan to become a monkey after being stained with hair?"

"Bah! You have become a monkey. You can't tell me about this. You'll leave..."

Seeing the old neighbor running away like a furious person, the man who was talking in front was a little confused. Could it be that this old guy really had to get hair stained? Why don’t he be a monkey if he is not a monkey? After thinking for a while, he suddenly slapped his forehead. After making trouble for a long time, this old guy was looking for the barber, Lao Liu, and no wonder he was talking about hair stained!

"This old turtleman ran away without saying it clearly. Fortunately, I asked for half a bowl of sauce at my house yesterday. No! I have to go find Lao Liu, or I will lose all this hair!"

Thinking of this, he could not sit still, so he immediately ran out and chased after the old man just now.

As the Ming army approached Beijing, the capital under the emperor's feet suddenly became panicked. The people in the city had all kinds of words, some said that the army was a heavenly soldier and general, each of whom was eight feet tall, with white helmets and white armor. Some said that the saint had said a long time ago that the so-called Hu people had no fortune for a hundred years. Now the Qing Dynasty is almost over, and the change of power is right in front of us.

In addition, the Ming army's strong combat power and the fierce firearms were even more rumored. In addition, the Jinyiwei, who had long been lurking in Beijing, was afraid that the world would not be in chaos and fan the flames, and rumors spread everywhere.

In this ordinary day, such rumors have long been extinguished by the government. Don’t forget that dozens of heads were cut off at the Caishikou shortly before. That time, Kangxi was furious and suppressed these rumors with bloody means. But now these rumors have emerged again, but this time the government has no energy to care about these things?

In addition to the rumors spreading everywhere, the most lively barber stall in Beijing is the barber stall that is usually not very eye-catching. I don’t know who was the first to take the lead. Soon a wind of buying hair from a barber suddenly shaves. Moreover, the wind is getting stronger and stronger. The hair that is not useful in daily life and cannot be sold for any price is now doubled. Everyone can’t wait to buy some hair and make hair hats to cover up the tail of the money on their heads.

As the wind blew, the hair accumulated by barbers in Beijing was swept away, but it was far from meeting the demand. Then, some people put their ideas on the woman's head. The woman's hair was long and she could barely make do with it. In a blink of an eye, some ordinary people with more women in the family made some money. An ordinary woman's big braid could be changed to silver for three taels, and an old lady's cheaper one would cost two taels. Don't think it's expensive. If you start late, there was no place to find it. In just two days, it rose to five taels, and it seemed that it would continue to rise.

What should I do if there is no money? Chinese people are smart and many people, and I don’t know who came up with the trick first, so I got the idea to the horsetail. One night, the horses in the backyard of Deshengju Inn all turned into bald horses overnight. Someone didn’t know who cut the horsetails away. The shopkeeper was so angry that he jumped and scolded for a long time.

Afterwards, all the horses in the inns in the capital disappeared, and even the horses in the yamen were cut several times. If the yamen were not careful and the horses in the capital were not properly lost, even Kangxi's imperial horses would have ended up like this together.

As for people who really have no choice, don't worry! The sales of ginger in the vegetable market increased sharply overnight, and they were bought and wiped their heads. Some folk remedies say that rubbing the ginger is good for hair. People hiding at home and holding a piece of ginger on their heads all over Beijing can see people hiding at home and holding a piece of ginger on their heads and rubbing them desperately.

After the trouble, this person could smell a strong ginger smell as soon as he went out, which was similar to the smoked vinegar in every household during the SARS period. Unfortunately, some people born with bald men couldn't get their hair, and they didn't have to get their ponytails. They wiped their scalp with ginger and had no effect at all. They could only think about whether they would use some ink to paint black on their heads, and maybe they could fool them?

The common people have no place to run away, and the idea that they can make is to avoid disasters and seek blessings. As for those with some value, where can they sit still? Rich families quietly move their property out of the city and send all their families out of the capital.

Seeing that Beijing City was about to become a battlefield, this war was not a joke. The so-called bandits passed like combs and soldiers passed like combs. No matter who won or lost, they would not lose. At this time, hiding outside the city might have a chance to be safe. As for the Eight Banners, some forces were even more worried. Some of the Eight Banners had begun to think about whether to run outside the pass, but some Eight Banners had no choice but to settle down. They didn't say anything about their ancestors on weekdays, and they even changed their surnames to Han surnames, trying to use this method to get away with them.
Chapter completed!