Now, the news brought by Zhang Zhao made Lin Jianzhang very moved. He even wondered if God was helping Da Ming and himself?

At present, he was hesitating about how to make a decision and had not decided the direction of the southern attack. At this moment, Mu Zhongming actually found a spy set up by Yinxiang, the thirteenth prince of the Qing court in Beijing. Isn’t this God’s arrangement or something?

Lin Jianzhang didn't think long before he made a decision. He asked Zhang Zhao to rush back to Beijing immediately and immediately found Mu Zhongming and told him not to alert the enemy. Since the background of Rong Shengchang and the shopkeeper Bao had been confirmed, it would be a good time to take this opportunity to do an article.

If everything goes well, the southern attack on Baoding will be on the agenda, and the Rong Shengchang piece will also be a good step to decide on the southern attack.

The military orders were as high as a mountain. Zhang Zhao did not stay in Fengtai Camp for much time and immediately rushed back to Beijing. When Mu Zhongming learned of Lin Jianzhang's decision, he immediately stated that the Jinyiwei would cooperate with all his strength.

Then, Mu Zhongming called Bai Xiaoming and carefully told him that these days were still the same as before. As for Rong Shengchang's side, he should do what he should do. Never show his flaws. As for waiting for his news, if he can do this well, it will be a great achievement and promised to promote him as a small banner in the future.

After receiving Mu Zhongming's explanation, Bai Xiaoming was very excited. Once he became a Xiaoqi, he would be a seventh-rank official. Moreover, the treatment of the Jinyiwei has always been better than that of ordinary officials. The salary of a seventh-rank little flag is no different from that of a seventh-rank magistrate. By then, he could be said to have a bright future. How can he not be excited?

Today, the Qing army in Zhili is basically in the south. In addition to the general of Malan Town stationed in Zunhua and the troops lost under the cities of Tianjin Wei and Beijing, the Qing army green camps also formed.

There are only three towns left in the seven towns of Zhili. Moreover, because Malan Town is far away in Zunhua, it is now impossible to contact the Thirteenth Prince in Baoding, let alone mobilize its troops. But it is still good. Malan Town did not surrender to the Ming army directly like Dong Xiangwei from Gubeikou. This is good news for the Qing army.

As for Taining Town and Daming Town, Taining Town was stationed in Baoding and was beaten to pieces during the battle of reinforcements to Tianjin Wei. After the remnants retreated to Yi County, Baoding, Taining Town has now replenished some troops and has recovered some vitality slightly, but its combat effectiveness has become much weaker.

Because Daming Town is far away and its troops are not damaged, it is considered the strongest and most useful among the remaining three towns.

The two divisions of Taining Town and Daming Town now have only more than 20,000 people. On the contrary, the Thirteenth Prince has trained a lot of soldiers in Zhili this year. The strongest one now is the 13th Prince’s military bravery, with a total of 50,000 people. Moreover, these 50,000 people are well-trained and well-equipped. Although they are not as good as the Ming army, they are much stronger than ordinary green camps.

Therefore, the Thirteenth Prince had more than 70,000 troops in his hands, which was as much as 10,000 compared to the 60,000 troops that the Ming army occupied Beijing last year. It’s not that the Thirteenth Prince didn’t want to train more troops, but the key was that he had no money. After the Qing court hunted west, the Thirteenth Prince lost the imperial court to directly allocate funds. Later, the expansion of troops and equipment was squeezed out from the local area. In order to make money, the Thirteenth Prince even set up checkpoints in various places and charged liquor funds to meet military expenditures in this way.

Although Lijin can solve part of the military expenditure, it is still not satisfactory for the Thirteenth Prince. Although the Thirteenth Prince has not formally led the army, he has loved to study military affairs since he was a child. Moreover, the Thirteenth Prince is decisive and courageous. He is very clear that to train strong soldiers, it not only requires strict training and excellent military equipment, but more importantly, the treatment of soldiers.

The so-called money can make the devil push the mill. For those ordinary people who have become brave in the mud, real money and silver are real things. With money and high salary, they can only work hard for their lives, otherwise no matter how many people there are, they will be just a group of mobs.

In addition to Lijin, the Thirteenth Prince also focused his attention on some local tyrants and rich people. Although he also knew that reaching out to these people was a poison to quench his thirst, he didn't care about so much at the moment. The foundation of the Qing Dynasty and the world were the most important. If the Qing Dynasty was gone, what could the Thirteenth Prince be considered? Now protecting the Qing Dynasty is to protect himself. For this purpose, any means can be used as long as it can achieve its goal.

In the past six months, the Thirteenth Prince has been attacking big families as the prince and the commander of Zhili. If the other party knows the truth, the Thirteenth Prince can still leave a way out for the other party, but only asks for most of the family property. If the other party doesn't know the truth, then don't blame him for being ruthless. In his hands, it's not just one or two families who have destroyed their families. As for the charges, it's not easy. Just take a hat of being dirty with the traitor and the people are pulled out and chop them up, and the property is gone.

In this way, the Thirteenth Prince pulled up the 50,000 troops and had enough confidence to gain a foothold in Zhili. However, facing the powerful Ming army, the Thirteenth Prince still did not have much confidence. Although he had not participated in the battle between Tianjin Wei and Beijing City, according to the news he received, the Thirteenth Prince knew that his 50,000 people and 20,000 Green Camp was still no match for the Ming army.

In order to compete with the Ming army, the Thirteenth Prince thought of many ways. Not only did he find ways to cast cannons and muskets in his army, but he also asked someone to inquire about the Ming army. In addition, the Thirteenth Prince also thought about how to get a new firearm from the Ming army, which was the same as the eighth Prince's idea. This shows that the Thirteenth Prince is also a clear-headed and sensible person.

As for Rong Shengchang and Bao Jiangui in Beijing, Mu Zhongming's judgment was correct, and the Jinyiwei's investigation results were also correct. Bao Jiangui is indeed closely related to the Thirteenth Prince, and he is also the eyes and ears of the Thirteenth Prince in Beijing.

But in fact, Bao Zhanggui is not the Thirteenth Prince. In fact, Bao Zhanggui is the Fourth Prince. Speaking of which, Bao Zhanggui can gain a foothold in Beijing as a person from Baoding because Bao Zhanggui's cousin is the second manager of the Fourth Prince's mansion. It is precisely because of this relationship that Bao Zhanggui can open this Rong Shengchang in Beijing.

When the Qing court fled west, the Fourth Prince originally wanted to take this opportunity to escape south and meet with the Thirteenth Prince, but unexpectedly, the Eighth Prince had already made arrangements and kept a close eye on the Fourth Prince's family.

But even so, the Fourth Prince made a secret arrangement, but had no choice but to hand over some of his confidants to the Thirteenth Prince to help him and leave a way out for himself. Rong Shengchang's shopkeeper was one of them. He was obviously a shopkeeper in the cloth shop, but in fact he was a member of the famous stick-rod under the Fourth Prince in the later generations.
Chapter completed!