The Jinyiwei was extremely efficient. When Mu Zhong made it clear that there was something wrong with Rong Shengchang, he immediately sent additional personnel to investigate. Bai Xiaoming was naturally among them. After all, Rong Shengchang's situation was first discovered, and Rong Shengchang was also the one who was the most familiar to him.

A few days later, a detailed investigation report was placed in front of Sun Jiagan, and Zhang Zhao, a new general stationed in Beijing, was also present.

After reading the report, Sun Jiagan frowned, and then handed it to Zhang Zhao without saying a word.

As the prefect of Shuntian, Sun Jiagan can be said to be the first civil affairs official in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty. Since Sun Jiagan arrived in Beijing, he has spent a lot of energy to make Beijing run again. Now, when the good scene has just happened to Rong Shengchang.

"What are you going to do with Mu Qianhu?" Sun Jiagan thought for a while and asked directly. The report of the Jinyiwei was very detailed, and Sun Jiagan was also very clear about the ability of the Jinyiwei, so he did not ask whether the matter was true or not. In fact, Mu Zhongming, as the Jinyiwei, could handle the matter directly, but he came to visit him and invited Zhang Zhao over, probably because he had other plans.

As expected, Mu Zhongming smiled and said, "This incident happened in Beijing. The Jinyiwei informed Lord Sun that it was his duty. As for the handling, it depends on the meaning of Lord Sun and General Zhang."

After saying that, he turned his eyes to Zhang Zhao who was standing aside. At this time, Zhang Zhao had finished reading the contents of the report.

"Mu Qianhu, there are no outsiders here, just say anything." Zhang Zhao replied directly.

"Okay!" Mu Zhongming said seriously: "It's really easy to deal with this matter. It has been proved that Rong Shengchang has a deep relationship with the Qing court, and has a close relationship with the thirteenth prince Yinxiang in the south. The easiest way is to directly seal Rong Shengchang, then capture the shopkeeper and other personnel, torture and torture to find out if there are other accomplices in the city, and take out the specific contact between him and Yinxiang..."

Mu Zhongming paused at this point and looked at Sun Jiagan and Zhang Zhao and said, "This is the most convenient way to do it, but doing so will inevitably alarm the snake. If not only Rong Shengchang's family is in the city, they will inevitably scare others away. In addition, this is still a small matter. The key is the next plan of our Ming army. News from Nanjing had us that our Jinyiwei and others should prepare for intelligence with the new army. If the guess below is good, our army should take action soon? In this way, I think we can keep Rong Shengchang for the time being. First, we can use Rong Shengchang's line to continue digging down, and see if there are still ghosts and monsters in this city. Second, if necessary, we can also use Rong Shengchang's hands to do something for my Ming Dynasty."

Sun Jiagan understood in a flash and nodded, "What Mu Qianhu means is to fish for big fish with a long line, and then use Rong Shengchang's hand to catch fish in troubled waters?"

"Mr. Sun said this! That's what I mean." Mu Zhongming smiled and then looked at Zhang Zhao: "However, this matter involves military affairs and General Zhang still needs to make a decision. If General Zhang feels that such arrangements are inappropriate, then my Jinyiwei can also arrest people immediately."

"General Zhang, what do you think?" Sun Jiagan doesn't care. He is a civil affairs officer. Although this happened under his nose, Rong Shengchang has been found out now. Whether it is to catch it immediately or to fish for big fish on a long line, there is no difference for Sun Jiagan. Therefore, this matter still needs to be decided by the Xinjun side. As a senior officer of the Xinjun stationed in Beijing, Zhang Zhao is the final decision.

Zhang Zhao thought for a while and said, "This matter is very serious, I need to report to General Lin immediately to know."

"This is natural." Neither Sun Jiagan nor Mu Zhongming had any objection to this.

Now, the highest military commander in the north is Lin Jianzhang. Whether in Beijing or Tianjin, or even in Gubeikou, all the troops are commanded by Lin Jianzhang.

After the order in Beijing was stable and military control was over, Lin Jianzhang's main force withdrew from Beijing and stationed in Fengtai.

Fengtai was originally the former Qing garrison. When the Ming army captured Beijing, the main force of the Qing army in Fengtai either suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Ming army or fled westward with the Qing court. Therefore, when the Ming army arrived in Fengtai, Fengtai camp had all the facilities and no losses. After stabilizing Beijing, considering that the city was not suitable for troops to station, Lin Jianzhang directly pulled the main force of the army to Fengtai, leaving only one regiment of troops in Beijing, which was under the responsibility of Zhang Zhao.

As the main general of the new army, Zhang Zhao of course knew that the new army had received orders from the Military Affairs Office. After capturing the city of Beijing, considering that the surrounding area of ​​Beijing was not stable, coupled with the Qing army's problems at Gubeikou and the approaching winter, the new army rested for some time.

Now, it is spring. With the surrender of the Qing army in Gubeikou, the Ming army has firmly occupied the territory of Beijing, Tianjin and even the Gubeikou line. Moreover, a number of military supplies have been preparing in the past few months, and the Ming army is also constantly mobilizing troops to prepare for the northern attack.

If nothing unexpected happens, at most one month, the new army will attack the Qing army. But there are still differences within the Ming army. Some believe that Beijing will attack southward, along the Baoding Prefecture and Shunde Prefecture, and directly attack Kaifeng Prefecture, and attack the Yellow River in one breath. Some believe that Tianjin will go south, attack Cangzhou, Dezhou, and Jinan, and then take down the Shandong Peninsula first.

In fact, shortly after taking over Beijing City last year, Wang Dong, Lin Jianzhang and Zhuang Yan discussed that there were three goals at that time, one was Baoding, the second was Cangzhou, and the third was Gubeikou. But later, due to the changes in Gubeikou, the Ming army finally surrendered Dong Xiangwei, so Gubeikou has now been in the hands of the Ming army, and the remaining two other goals are.

No matter where you fight or where you fight, the main purpose of the Ming army is to break through the north-south line and connect it to the north-south line. However, these two directions are hard-core. The former Thirteenth Prince and the former Zhili Qing army were stationed south of Baoding Prefecture, and this line attacked the Central Plains. The Central Plains is a must-fight for military strategists. The Qing army has a lot of troops in Shunde and Kaifeng.

As for Shandong, the 14th Prince and Jiangbei Camp have merged. Once the Ming army attacks Shandong, the Jiangbei Camp will inevitably go north. Yue Zhongqi is a famous general. After he served as the admiral of Jiangbei, the Jiangbei Qing army was well-trained, well-armed, and strong troops in his hands.

Therefore, these two places are not easy to fight. Although the Ming army is strong, the number of new troops is not large. In addition, it needs to be stationed in Tianjin and several prefectures and counties in various parts of Beijing. The number of troops that can be drawn is only 20,000 new troops. In addition, the other army forces added from the south in the past two months have at most more than 30,000.

If these more than 30,000 people fight head-on, it will be no problem to defeat the main force of the Qing army head-on. However, the war is not the case. The Qing army, which suffered under the Tianjin Wei and Beijing city, is not a fool. Even though they know that the Ming munitions are powerful, would they still use the original tactics to set up their formation face to face?

Furthermore, although the weather in the north is dry and rain less than in the south, you should know that it is spring now, and summer is coming next. Spring and summer are rainy seasons, which is not a good thing for the Ming army, who is good at using firearms.

Although the new army is well-trained, once it fights in heavy rain, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Moreover, the new army is the main force to stabilize the north, so there must be no too much loss. Once the new army is severely damaged, it will not only fail to open up the north and south, but also cause Beijing, which has only won for only half a year, to fall into trouble.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Jianzhang, as the highest commander of the Northern War Zone, has been hesitating and has not determined the goal he finally chose. In the south, Zhu Yicheng was also patiently waiting for his decision. No matter which direction he attacked, the north and south would start to act at the same time, attacking the north and south together, and opening the north and south line in one breath.

"Master General Zhang Zhao and General Zhang are here." Just when Lin Jianzhang was in a dilemma, Zhang Zhao came to Fengtai Camp.

Lin Jianzhang didn't care when he heard that Zhang Zhao had come, but just asked his personal soldiers to call him in.

When he saw Lin Jianzhang, Zhang Zhao stepped forward and saluted respectfully. Lin Jianzhang replied, then asked him to sit down and asked someone to give Zhang Zhao tea.

"Why are you going to have fun in Beijing if you don't enjoy your life? Tell me, what's the matter?" Lin Jianzhang asked with a smile.

Zhang Zhao was his confidant general. Zhang Zhao was originally outstanding in the new army and later served as a vanguard. Whether in the battle of Weichu in Tianjin or later at the city of Beijing, Lin Jianzhang was very satisfied. After regaining Beijing, he rewarded him according to his merits. Zhang Zhao finally squeezed into the general with his military achievements. When arranging the remaining personnel in Beijing, in order to reward Zhang Zhao, Lin Jianzhang specially left him in Beijing.

"When the general comes back, there is something important to come." Zhang Zhao replied seriously.

Lin Jianzhang was slightly stunned and waved his hand to let the personal soldiers in the room go out. After the personal soldiers left, Zhang Zhao took out the investigation report of the Jinyiwei from his arms and handed it over, and then told about Mu Zhongming's investigation results and suggestions on Rong Shengchang.

While listening to Zhang Zhao's story, he looked carefully at the report in his hand. After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, Lin Jianzhang asked: "Is this Mu Zhongming the Jinyi Guard officer who assisted our army invading Tianjin Guards?"

"The Grand Marshal is so good to remember!" Zhang Zhao praised: "It is this person who has made great contributions to the Tianjin War War, and now he has become a thousand households in Beijing."

Lin Jianzhang nodded. He still knew Mu Zhongming and had met several times in Tianjin Wei and Beijing City. Although this man was born in Manchu, Mu Zhongming is now more loyal to the Ming Dynasty than ordinary Ming people, and has a strong ability to do things. He is a good player in both intelligence and counter-espionage.
Chapter completed!