It first appeared in Beizhili, and then quickly spread to the territory of Qilu. But what is somewhat strange is that this text seems to have deliberately bypassed Jinan.

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In December, the Qing army broke through Dongpingzhou, and the army was led by the deputy marshal Turg and went straight to Yanzhou.

Zheng Zhilong also led the army from Jinan to the south, at this time his troops and horses were no longer only 3,000 headquarters (some people stayed in Zhifu), but more than 5,000 people such as the Denglai Army and the Jinan Army, and the whole army was more than 8,000 people, plus the accompanying people, there were as many as 10,000 people.

Denglai Jun is headed by Zhou Lianggong, the county commander of Weixian County, this is a young man, no matter how you look at it, this heavy responsibility can't overwhelm his shoulders. But you can't stop Guo Shangyou, the former head of the household department, and Zhang Erzhong, the former Shaanxi Fudu, who has in Weixian County. The latter has just returned to his hometown due to the defeat of Kaifeng, and he may not say that he will wear red and purple again. With the strong support of Wang Jin, the former political counselor of Nanrui Dao, and Hu Zhenqi, the alternate director, Zeng Ying will not be able to go.

Denglaiming's army had collapsed as early as the last time Dolgon fought the battle of Jinan. The 7,000 reinforcements on paper either died or fled, and the current Denglai General Army is completely an empty shelf.

Seeing that the Manchu Tartars were coming again, in October, the gentry and bureaucrats from all over Denglai under Zeng Ying summoned volunteers to prepare ordnance, grain and grass in case of emergency.

This time, Zheng Zhilong led the army west, how could the Denglai official mansion not express it? Hou Guoan had said it before, and immediately sent a team of soldiers and horses to Zheng Zhilong's tent to obey orders.

And the Jinan army was even more empty, the governor Wang Guobin was a Jinan soldier who was unwilling to go out, but he transferred the Qingzhou garrison Li Shiyuanjun and these Qingzhou militia to Zheng Zhilong.

It's been a month now.

At the foot of Jinan Lishan. The cold wind and snow are roaring, and the heaven and earth are solemn and cold.

One by one, the army formations were lined up, forming a phalanx according to the battalion ranks, standing still in the wind and snow.

Whether it is the Denglai Army or the Jinan Army, if it falls into the hands of Zheng Zhilong, how can there be any reason to fly away? Although it is not elite, it is also useful at this time. With a wave of his hand, there will be a big reorganization first.

In accordance with the structure of Zheng army sheds, platoons, teams, and battalions, the whole army was organized.

Whether it was Zhou Lianggong or Li Shiyuan, there was no objection.

Then the delicious food and drink were offered, although there was no strict practice for it, but after a month, the soldiers were full of horses. At this time, the army was lined up, and the soldiers stood tall and solemn, and a sense of slaughter spread from it.

Fifty-two Tatar heads, Zheng Zhilong is a talker. In Liaohai before, a small 100,000 yuan was spent on the reward money in the army alone, plus the normal army raising, and a mess of Juehua Island, Zheng Zhilong did not seem to have many people dispatched before, but the military expenditure was as high as three or four hundred thousand taels.

This real example is right in front of them, how can the whole army not be as hot as blood at this time?

A Tartar head is fifty taels of silver, not discounted at all, and even if you are dead or disabled, you will have a high pension, Zheng Zhilong can afford the money, so it is no wonder that the soldiers and soldiers present have only hot sparks left in their eyes!

Most of the army was wearing armor, and some of the armor was still tartar cotton armor. There was no way, a lot of Zheng Zhilong's cotton armor was sent to Xiao Yuanying.

Scold King Lu and the Kong family again.

Zheng Zhilong played with a hydraulic forging hammer in Anping's hometown, and used that thing to make cotton nails, don't save too much effort. It is a cotton armor lined with some iron sheets, like a cloth face armor, a twelve-pound cotton armor, the cost is less than three taels of silver.

And the texture and weight of this Zheng's cotton armor are much stronger than the old Zhu family's mandarin duck battle jacket.

After the former was created, a large number of them were transported to Zhifu Island to be hoarded, and as a result, some of them were equipped with the three thousand armored soldiers brought by Zheng Zhibao, and some of them were sent to Xiao Yuan's camp, which Zheng Zhilong did not have enough here.

But even so, the armor rate in the army should be seven or eight percent, which is already very high.

In particular, the iron armor of the battalion officers has heart guards in front and back, throat guards, crotch armor, shin armor, etc., weighing not less than 30 catties.

The soldiers were warmly dressed, well fed, and had generous military rewards and pensions, and all of them were naturally different from before, and they were standing upright in the cold weather at the moment, all motionless.

Hou Guoan saw it, his face was silent, but he applauded loudly in his heart. It's a pity that this kind of kryptonite style of play is not suitable for the Jinan defenders at all.

Banner hunting, bright armor, spears and firearms, full of horses and horses, showing the majestic military might.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the soldiers of the whole army with great satisfaction, he could feel the morale of the military horses in front of him, a temperament completely different from the defenders of Jinan City!

"Gentlemen, the Tartars invaded my Central Plains, killed my people, the land of Luxi is full of blood, corpses and bones are everywhere, ghosts carry the way, and the souls are all over the wilderness, this is not the same hatred of the sky, are you willing to drive out the Tartars with me, kill the enemy and serve the country?"

The officers and soldiers below shouted in unison: "I am willing to kill slaves with the commander!" I am willing to kill slaves with the commander! ……”

The shouts shook the four fields. Zheng Zhilong's eyes swept over the whole army, and at this moment, a sense of pride also surged in his heart, this is his own army!

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The entire Qilu was paying attention to the news of the Qing army's southward movement, while the soldiers and civilians in Yanzhou City were always paying attention to the progress of the Qing army under the command of Nagel in one eye, and the movement of Zheng Zhilong's troops and Xiao Yuan's camp with the other eye.

In Pizhou.

With the help of Xiao Yuan's camp, Zheng Zhipeng set up a shelter to accommodate those Qilu refugees who fled south. But his main job is to hand over money, food, and armor to Xiao Yuanying.

Time passed day by day, and when the news of Jining being captured by the Qing army came, Xiao Yuanying's camp was already a new look compared to a month ago.

Its main combat strength is almost everyone wearing armor, Zheng Zhilong sent a full two thousand pairs of cotton armor, as well as a batch of swords and firearms, so that the force of Yuan Shizhong's subordinates has risen in a straight line.

"General Yuan, the armor and silver money have been delivered, and the food is still a little short, but it is really difficult to turn around in the cold weather. However, it will be delivered within the New Year's Pass, so you can rest assured. Zheng Zhipeng took the survey delivered by Yuan Shizhong and said.

Yuan Shizhong waved his hand and stopped Zheng Zhipeng's words, "The fifth brother doesn't need to say anything more, the younger brother will order his soldiers and horses to go north." ”

"Zheng Shuai is magnificent, and I am not a villain who is untrustworthy. In the future, this life will be handed over to Zheng Dashuai. ”

With such a thick thigh, Yuan Shizhong didn't want to see it fly away.

Although he hasn't mixed with officialdom, he has never eaten pork and seen pigs run, right? The most important thing in mixed officialdom is to have a backstage. Especially for people like him, it is easy to be pushed out as a scapegoat without a backstage.

And Zheng Zhilong's backstage is not hard? As long as people are still open, I believe that they will know.

Although he is only a general soldier in one place, he is actually the tiger of Fujian Province and the maritime overlord of the southeastern provinces. Compared to that height, the Wu family is a little brother.

Zu Dashou descended to the Qing Dynasty in Jinzhou, which was a big blow to the Wu family. And Zheng Zhilong led the army to hit a flower outside the pass, and this fall and rise, who would say that Zheng Zhilong's weight is not as good as Wu Sangui's now, it is really blind.

All those who notice Zheng Zhilong will not forget Zheng's extraordinary financial resources. And whether an army can become a strong army depends on money. Before the emergence of the red army, the combat effectiveness of the armies of all Chinese dynasties was always closely linked to financial resources.

Xiao Yuan Ying has already felt the greatness of Zheng Dad, a set of cotton armor, boxes of silver, and a cart of food and materials, in front of the God of Wealth, how can Yuan Shizhong not kneel?

Not to mention that Zheng Zhilong, who is now a person, didn't attack Xiao Yuanying at all, but just sent a few supervisors. Yuan Shizhong is satisfied, and he can't be more satisfied.