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After more than two hundred years of construction in the Ming Dynasty, Beijing has become a veritable giant city.

Although it is nominally divided into three parts: the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city, the overall layout is divided into two cities: the outer city is in the south, the inner city is in the north, and the imperial city is in the inner city.

The Forbidden City that people often refer to refers to the palace city, which is still within the imperial city, that is, the Forbidden City in later generations.

Not long after Liu Sheng passed through Zhengyang Gate with his bodyguards and guards, they arrived in front of the imperial city.

The two Shengjie Guard brigades that followed Peng Youyi into the capital had their own tasks today - the second brigade led by Guo Hao was responsible for investigating potential safety hazards on the road from Yongding Gate in the outer city to the front of the imperial city, as well as peripheral security work; Wang Kuan The third brigade he leads is responsible for the investigation of potential safety hazards and patrol matters in the imperial city.

Due to his duties, Wang Kuan did not accompany Peng Youyi and other generals to Yongding Gate to greet Liu Sheng today. At this time, he went to the imperial palace to see him.

"I will see your Majesty at last!"

Liu Sheng nodded slightly, signaled Wang Kuan to stand up, and asked, "How is the situation in the imperial city?"

Wang Kuan smiled bitterly when he heard this, "When the Shun army left before, they burned down several palaces in the palace and took away and destroyed many things. When the Qing captives withdrew, although they didn't set another fire for some reason, they robbed the remaining things. Cleaner.”

At this point, Wang Kuan didn't know how to continue.

Liu Sheng asked no further questions and asked one brigade of Huben Guards and the second brigade of Shengjie Guards to take over the defense. Then he led the rest of the people into the imperial city and walked towards the Forbidden City.

The imperial city of Beijing was built according to the terrain, and its general appearance is not much different from that of later generations.

As for the Forbidden City, it is modeled after the Forbidden City in Nanjing, but it has been destroyed and looted successively by the Shun Army and the Qing Dynasty. The situation inside now looks worse than the long-abandoned Nanjing Forbidden City.

Liu Sheng didn't want to imitate Li Zicheng and ascend the throne again in the Forbidden City in Beijing, so he walked around casually and moved into the relatively well-preserved Wuying Hall, which is where Chongzhen was rumored to like to receive his courtiers.

Although the situation in the capital was miserable, in order to secure the capital, Dawei first had to completely drive out the Qing captives, and even recapture important passes on the Great Wall such as Shanhaiguan to ensure the safety of Beizhili.

So after confirming his stay at Wuying Palace, Liu Sheng handed over the chores in life to the eunuchs and palace ladies brought from Nanjing, while he convened the generals for a meeting in the main hall of Wuying Palace.

The three brigades led by Shen Wandeng and Yuan Shizhong were still on their way to the capital, so only the division and brigade-level generals of the Second Division of the Standing Army, the brigade-level generals of the Guards, and some accompanying Military Academy officials were present. (general).

After the guard hung the map on the screen, Liu Sheng got straight to the point.

"According to the secret report from Xunfengwei, the last Qing captive force in the capital, numbering more than 30,000 people, evacuated on December 14th, taking the shortcut route of Shunyi, Huairou, Miyun, and Gubeikou.

Therefore, although the Qing captives plundered a lot of money, food, livestock, and people, they would not slow down their march in sympathy with the looting people, and most of them have now withdrawn from the pass. "

The distance from Beijing to Gubeikou is not as far as the distance from Beijing to Tianjin. The winter is very cold and the roads are frozen, which is conducive to the march and driving of the Qing captives with many horses.

Today is December 18th. If we clear out the prisoners quickly, they may indeed have left the border.

In fact, long before Peng Youyi was about to enter the capital, Liu Sheng had considered whether to send cavalry guards to pursue and harass the evacuating troops of the Qing Dynasty and slow down their evacuation.

After comprehensive consideration, we finally gave up this risky decision.

So what is the military situation facing the Yi army in Beizhili now?

Liu Sheng turned on the laser pointer and pointed at Xuanfu, Shuntianfu, Yongping and other places on the map, and then said: "Although most of the Qinglu troops in Shuntianfu have withdrawn from the pass, Yongping, Xuanfu, Yanqing Prefecture, Baoan Prefecture and other places The city had previously either surrendered, surrendered to the captives, or was die-hardly loyal to the Ming Dynasty. If it could not be decided, troops would need to be sent to attack.

But before that, I decided to send a few troops to seize several important passes, such as Shanhaiguan Pass in Yongping Prefecture, Miyun Gubeikou, Juyong Pass in Yanqing, etc..."

With the convening of this military meeting, Liu Sheng's next military action, or military arrangement, in Beizhili became clear.

Currently, Liu Sheng has six brigades of the standing army, five brigades of the Guards, and a regiment of guards at his disposal.

As for the surrendered soldiers brought by the surrendered ministers of the former Ming Dynasty such as Zhang Fuzhen, Li Huaxi, Zhou Yuji, etc., as well as other surrendered soldiers and local soldiers and warriors who surrendered to Wei, they all need to be reorganized and must undergo certain training before they can be used - At present, the most they can do is to keep the ground they originally occupied.

Therefore, for the time being, Liu Sheng had no idea about Xuanfu, which was located at the junction of Yi, Shun and Qing. In other words, it was difficult to take it into consideration.

First, there are insufficient troops, and second, the distance is too long. In the severe cold, food and grass transportation will be a big problem. It will be difficult to solve this problem without rectifying the civil affairs in the rear area (North Zhili).

After this meeting, Peng Youyi still held the seal of General Zhenbei and led the fourth brigade, the second division headquarters, to capture and guard Yanqing Prefecture.

Yongning County, Sihaisuo, and Juyongguan (formerly the Yanqing Guards of the Ming Dynasty) in Yanqing Prefecture are all the fourth brigade defense areas.

At the same time, Zhang Xin led the Fifth Brigade to seize and defend Miyun. The surrounding former Daming Chaohe Station, Miyun Guards (Gubeikou), Heiyu, Bohai Station, and Miyun County were all the Fifth Brigade defense areas.

Qu Xiaofeng led the Sixth Brigade to seize troops to guard Baoan Prefecture. The defense area also included Huailai Acropolis and Zhenbian Town in the southernmost part of Xuanfu.

The latter two were actually originally Ming Dynasty guardhouses, but after more than two hundred years of management, they evolved into cities.

As for Meiyusuo, or Meiyuguan, in the far west of Baoan Prefecture, most of it is still in the hands of Shunjun. It is far away and has many mountainous roads, so Liu Sheng is not in a hurry to get it.

Although Shen Wandeng and Yuan Shizhong have not yet arrived, they were also assigned new tasks by Liu Sheng at this military meeting.

Shen Wandeng took the seal of Zhendong General and led two brigades of the Fourth Division to guard the easternmost pass of the Great Wall such as Shanhaiguan, Yiyuankou, Jielingkou, and Lengkou, with Yongping Mansion as the rear.

Yuan Shizhong took the seal of General Pinglu and led the 17th Independent Brigade to guard the former Ming Dynasty Jizhou Town (not Jizhou City) - that is, Xifengkou and the surrounding Xiongwotou, Hanerzhuang and other passes.

Yongping Prefecture, Shuntian Prefecture and Jizhou can all be behind it.

In addition, Liu Sheng was also ordered to form the Sixth Division of the Standing Army, with Yuan Shizhong as the division commander.

This appointment was not only needed for Da'ei's military defense in Beizhili, but also because Yuan Shizhong led the 17th Independent Brigade to make great contributions in the battle of Deshengdian.

In this battle, the main reason why the two men's plan to lure the enemy was successful was because the 17th Brigade blocked and entangled the fierce attack of more than 10,000 Qing captives led by Azig and Abatai.

Of course, Shen Wandeng also received a reward, and the matter of being awarded a title has not been decided yet, but after all, like Peng Youyi, Yang Heqing and others, he also had the general seal with the word "zhen".

Although everything was updated after the founding of Da'ei, there are still some systems and names related to the previous Ming Dynasty. For example, the character "zhen" (general) has a higher rank than the character "ping", and the character "zheng" (zheng) is a bit higher than the character "zhen" (zhen).

Finally, Liu Sheng planned to send a brigade each of Huben Guard and Shengjie Guard to guard Modaoyu, Jiangjunshiguan, Malanyuguan, as well as the border towns such as Pinggu, Jizhou, and Zunhua in the rear.

As for the capital, since there are not many people left, there is naturally no need for too many troops to patrol, so for the time being, one brigade each of Hu Ben Guard and Sheng Jie Guard is enough.

What's more, Liu Sheng also has a group of guards around him.

As for a brigade of the Cavalry Guards, Liu Sheng plans to send it out in separate groups to recruit and eliminate bandits in various places, and to bring down the unsustainable people in Shuntian, Yongping and even Xuanda (Xuanfu, Yanqing Prefecture, and Baoan Prefecture). Recruit people to the capital to enrich the capital's population.

Of course, since it is solicitation, it must be voluntary and there will be no forced relocation.

Although there is no statistics yet, Liu Sheng estimates that there may not even be 10% of the capital's population left. A large number of houses are vacant, and people from other places can be divided into houses when they come. Damei will also provide work-for-relief, which can help them survive. I believe there will still be many people willing to come.

There was no larger military action for the time being, because just after Liu Sheng convened this military meeting, it started to snow heavily.

It can be seen that after the heavy snow falls, the several prefectures in the north of Beizhili will inevitably become even colder.

Whether they are animals or people, they must first find a way to survive in this harsh winter before they can usher in the warm spring...