Du Chong was wearing a crisp black tweed coat, and under his crotch was a mixed-breed war horse with bright coat. The size of the horse is very tall, almost 150 centimeters, and the Far East in this era is really a tall horse, but it can be seen that the temper is quite bad, and it is not easy for people who are not skilled in horses to control, perhaps this is the reason why this horse was eliminated by the horse administration department, after all, this kind of short-tempered and unserved horse cannot become a qualified war horse.

But Du Chong liked this horse very much, and he fell in love with it at a glance when Shao Shude sent someone to send it. As a great man in Tibet, Du Chong liked this kind of violent war horse the most, and he went against the tradition and did not castrate this stallion, and rode around proudly all day long, showing off his horse skills in front of everyone.

Du Chong, as one of the first big leaders under the command of Fuxing (Ren Qi) of the Yuyuan Army Daqu, is currently an important guest on the east coast. Whether it is Shao Shude or Mao Desheng, they have spared no effort to envelop it. The supply of money, food and materials was sufficient, and at the same time, he also sent people to guide the training of his troops, as if he was a first-class battalion in the servant army. There is no way, with the current reputation of the people on the east coast, they can only encircle such bandits and horse thieves, and it is difficult for serious officials and soldiers to surrender unless they have to.

And Du Chong's own impression of the people on the east coast is not bad, and he is also quite yearning for the advanced weapons and advanced tactics displayed by the army on the east coast, especially the spectacular scene of the salvo of 20 small guns, which makes Du Chong, who has always boasted of his bravery, shudder. The iron eggs that came out of the muzzle of the cannon were bound to be injured and killed instantly, and no matter how many sets of armor you were wearing, it really couldn't be resisted by manpower. It was also after seeing the "sharp guns" of the East Coast Army, the "resolute and daring to fight" of the Black Eight Banner Infantry, and the "indomitable" combat power of the Semu Cavalry. Du Chong, who was originally quite arrogant in the Yuyuan Army, was completely convinced.

After being convinced, Du Chong is like those Stockholm Syndrome patients. Crazy worship of the east coast of the qiē. He was obsessed with the khaki uniform of the East Coast Army (in fact, this was only the uniform of the reserve forces, and the native soldiers on the East Coast were proud to wear dark blue uniforms), liked the slightly curved saber of the East Coast standard, preferred to wear the high riding boots of the East Coast standard, and loved to have a 1633 type flintlock pistol hanging from his waist.

Du Chong brought more than 1,000 cavalry (horses, donkeys and mules, of which mules and donkeys have been replaced by the East Coast military team, and the whole army has been replaced with Mongolian horses or Korean ponies) and more than 2,000 foot soldiers. They took off their various clothes—many of them looted. Some soldiers even wore colorful women's clothes - changed into a concise and practical East Coast khaki military uniform, and they often arrived at the school station first in line without being urged by the East Coast instructor on weekdays.

Mao Desheng made a surprise inspection of all the units of the servant army when it was snowing heavily at the beginning of the year, and at that time none of the units had combat missions and were stationed in various counties of Qingzhou Prefecture. After Mao Desheng took his men and horses into the battalions of various departments, he ordered a roll call, and as a result, Du Chong's troops rode more than 3,500 infantry and cavalry, although the speed of the armored formation was not the fastest, but the shortage of personnel was the least (at this time, there are often many soldiers who ask for leave to go out), which shows the strict discipline and control of his department.

The discipline of Du Chong, who was born in the Yuyuan Army, was so strict, but Mao Desheng was greatly surprised. Think about it. In order to transform a group of Yuyuan Army armed forces, which originally had no concept of discipline and were used to being lazy, into a disciplined and combat-effective battalion, it required great efforts from all over the army. It is also the most test of the cohesion of the troops and the personality charm of the chief officer. Du Chong can do this, and it is not in vain that he is the first person of the Yuyuan Army Daqu who values Fuxing, and he is really capable. It can also be seen from this that there are indeed quite a few talents buried in the recklessness, as long as they are given the right opportunities, they will definitely be able to soar to the sky.

Du Chong handed over more than 2,000 foot soldiers under his command to the command of the battalion outside Zhangqiu City, and then took more than 1,000 old cavalry brothers and a few letters written by Mao Desheng to Zhang Qi, Ren Qi and other leaders of the Yuyuan Army, quietly left Zhangqiu County, and went all the way south to Yanzhou Mansion to find the traces of the Yuyuan Army.

Now that the yellow-clothed thieves are violent, the twelve gold medals of Luck Dehun forced the green battalion troops scattered everywhere to start withdrawing from the battle and assembling towards Jinan, which made the road much emptyer. Originally, Du Chong also planned to take a detour to avoid the Qing army, but after entering Yanzhou Mansion, he saw scattered small groups of Qing troops along the way, but the team rarely encountered them. Even if you encounter them, you can get rid of them with your mobility. Sometimes, when the soldiers were full, he would also order a surprise attack on some Qing troops who were on the march, of course, they were generally incomplete infantry battalions, with a majority of 300 people. Hitting these soft persimmons can not only destroy the living power of the tartars, but also get some provisions, so why not do it.

He is also familiar with Yanzhou Mansion, and he often brought his subordinates here to "hang around", and even hit Fei County at the farthest. Yanzhou Mansion was not a wealthy place in Shandong, so there were many bandits and bandits in the local area, and Zhu Langrong, the superintendent appointed by the Qing court, played "There are famous drama robbers in Eastern Province, and there are more than 50 battalions of thieves who move tens of thousands of people", of which about one-third are from Yanzhou Mansion. These famous bosses, village owners, and canal leaders on the road, Du Chong was more or less familiar with Ren Fuxing, the Yuyuan Army boss, and this time he led his troops from Jinan Mansion all the way south into Yanzhou Mansion, and also relied on this old relationship to obtain some key supplies. Otherwise, he could still run behind enemy lines with a thousand or hundreds of cavalry? In the final analysis, Yanzhou Mansion is not "behind enemy lines" for him after all. And this is actually the reason why Mao Desheng sent him here.

Now the east coast army is spreading out in the periphery of Jinan, and the Qing army has begun to gather troops, and a major war between the two sides is about to break out. At this critical moment, how could Mao Desheng not contact the local armed forces led by the Yuyuan Army that had resolutely resisted the Qing Dynasty for more than ten years in history? These people can't do anything else, but they are victorious because they are tenacious, like Xiaoqiang, who can't be killed, and they are still very good at doing some things in the rear of the weak Qing army. Now is such a good time, Mao Desheng will accept some east coast military concepts Du Chong back to contact the various factions, it is best to directly contact his former boss Ren Fuxing, so that the Yuyuan army behind the enemy line completely troubled, whether it is attacking the Qing army's army to collect food and wages or cutting off the canal connecting the north and south, can make the Qing army take care of one and the other, and then step by step to passive, and finally lead to defeat.

Although the Yuyuan army suffered a lot of losses in the large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Qing army a while ago, the hundred-legged insects died but did not stiffen, and at this time, the green battalions of the Qing army in Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion had no intention of fighting, and withdrew from the battlefield to encircle and suppress them, and assembled in Jinan. At this time, it was a good time for them to come out and make trouble in the Heavenly Palace, robbing money, grain, and livestock, and then coercing some people to farm in their base areas (the base areas of the Yuyuan Army in history were called "thief fields", all of which were located in dangerous terrain or complex terrain) in order to consolidate their foundation.

Originally, it was Kong Xigui, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Hebei Army, who originally stayed in Yanzhou Mansion to preside over the military affairs of the bandits, and initially had a small 20,000 troops, and suffered considerable losses after a long-term tug-of-war with the army on the east bank. It's just that when he had only fought a few battles in Yanzhou Mansion and regained a sense of victory, Jinan's urgent order also arrived: he was ordered to immediately withdraw from the various battle areas, gather his men and horses and drive to Tai'an Prefecture to stand by. And when Kong Xigui arrived in Tai'an Prefecture with the main force of men and horses, a new order arrived: he was ordered to lead his troops to set up a camp in the Great Wall Ridge in the south of Zhangqiu County, echoing Niu Chenghu's troops from afar, and threatening the flank of the yellow-clothed thieves.

As soon as Kong Xigui's 10,000 or 20,000 horses withdrew, Yanzhou Mansion was suddenly empty enough to run horses. The "heroes" from all walks of life who had been beaten to the point of running around came out one after another, and the local gentry were also like mourning and approval, reluctantly watching the "I Daqing" Wang Shi who protected their interests leave, and then took the letter of appointment from the upper hair to hold a group exercise, vowing to fight to the death with those thieves and armed men to ensure that "my Daqing" does not lose its way back. At the same time, they also sent people south to contact the Gushan Ezhenzhun Tower stationed in the Huaiyang area, and asked it to lead troops to the north, "clear the place" and "return the world to a bright and prosperous world." However, Zhun Ta was currently attracted by the yellow-clothed thief ships that had repeatedly appeared in the Yangtze River estuary, and feared that it would land in Nanzhili again, so it temporarily ignored the request made by the Shandong gentry, and instead guarded its own gate.

Du Chong led more than 1,000 cavalry to run horses in the territory of Yanzhou Mansion, while inquiring about the news of Zhang Qi, Ren Qi and others, while contacting familiar armed forces, avoiding the real and imaginary, letting go of the well-guarded walled city, and picking soft persimmons to pinch. While boosting the morale of these bandits and bandits, they quickly approached Zhang Qiuzhen, a key node on the canal, intending to defeat the key to the Qing army's transportation of materials and food, so that the main force of the Qing army in Jinan could not continue to pay for food.

Some remnants of the Qing army or local regiments in Yanzhou Prefecture originally had confidence in the so-called "anti-Qing rebels" (in fact, bandits), but when they saw the yellow-clothed thief horse team dressed in yellow and wearing big caps (Du Chong's department), most of them lost the courage to resist the enemy on the spot. The prestige of the color eye cavalry is not blown on the ground in Shandong, it is a bloody battle with the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry, although Du Chong's cavalry unit is not the so-called "real yellow thief", but from a distance, who knows the truth or falsehood. Just like those Han army flags in Liaodong back then, who knows if you are a real Tartar or a fake Tartar with braids, and you can still scare away a bunch of Ming troops from afar.

In this way, the battle-level battles near Jinan City have not yet begun, and the battlefields behind the enemy lines in Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion have already become lively, and the Qing army, which is not strong enough troops, is suddenly under great pressure. (To be continued......)