Chapter 66: After the Storm

After a week or so of pursuit, the Qing army led by Ruan Dacheng was annihilated in the area of Jinhua Mansion, only a small part of the Qing army fled, and Zhang Qiang also returned to Jinhua Mansion with a tired body, which was almost in ruins.

By this time his forces had expanded.

The direct incorporation of the Han army's firecracker troops made the firecracker troops in his hands expand to 2,000 troops at once, and Hu Kui's cavalry also collected prisoners and expanded to 800 troops.

Wei Wuji's sword player army expanded to 2,000 troops, most of whom were soldiers of the Jinhua Righteous Army, and a small part were Ming troops in the Qing army.

Mi Chun's crossbow brigade has also expanded to more than 1,600 people, one step is the righteous army crossbowmen, part of the original crossbow soldiers, part of the Ming army, part of the Han army banner soldiers.

Xuanyuan Longfei's pikemen expanded to 2,500 people, and his pikemen followed behind the knife and card players, and they suffered heavy injuries in the battle at the bridgehead, and they were also the heroes who opened the Qing army to besiege the bridge troops, so Zhang Qiang asked him to give priority to the selection of soldiers, and he pulled 800 people from the soldiers of the righteous army, and pulled 1,500 prisoners from the Ming army and the Qing army and the Han army banner, plus his remaining soldiers, it was expanded to 2,500 people.

His unit was the largest in Zhang Qiang's unit.

Next is the Milin Department, when Zhang Qiang swept away the collapsed Qing army deserters, he met Milin who was hiding from the Qing army's pursuit troops, rescued the injured Milin and then asked him to return to Jinhua Mansion to guard Jinhua Mansion.

Mi Lin was very serious and kept the Jinhua Mansion in order, so that Zhang Qiang reaffirmed his status in his own army, and Mi Lin then obtained Zhang Qiang's consent to select those wounded rebel soldiers and the Ming army to surrender, and transferred 300 main rebel troops from Zhou Congee to expand the army to 1,600 people.

He took over Zhou Congee's troops, the Archer Brigade.

And Zhou Congee, Zhang Qiang had Jinhua Mansion, of course, it was impossible to go back to preside over the affairs of Wuyi County, so he appointed him as the magistrate of Wuyi County and the garrison of Wuyi County, and ordered him to expand his army by 2,000 people, all branches of the army, and look at the territory of Wuyi County for himself.

Lin Chengcheng was rescued by Zhang Qiang, for he could still be rescued, Lin Chengcheng was grateful, for Zhang Qiang to defeat Ruan Dacheng who was several times his own with weak troops, Lin Chengcheng was already very much admired Zhang Qiang in his heart, and always followed Zhang Qiang's side to show his loyalty, so Zhang emphasized that he was originally captured by the righteous army to supplement the 600 old troops to him, and allowed him to expand his army by 600 people, and sent him to guard Lanxi County.

Zhang Qiang's battle recovered the entire seven counties of Jinhua Prefecture, but there were no generals. I can only push Lin Yangsheng out.

Zhang Qiang thought about it for a while, called Hu Kui, and asked him to lead the cavalry into Wucheng, and Wei Wuji led his men to seize Longyou County to prevent the Qing army from coming from Quzhou.

Xuanyuan Long flew to Yiwu County.

In this way, Zhang Qiang was left with only two people, Mi Lin and Mi Chun.

Milin went to Dongyang County.

In the end, Zhang Qiang thought about it, and Mi Chun went to Pujiang County.

Only one Yongkang county town is still in the hands of the Qing army, and Zhang Qiang can't care about it for a while.

Because there are a lot of civil affairs pestering him, after several wars, the people of Jinhua are withering, the people are in exile, and what is left for him is a dilapidated Jinhua Mansion.

Footsteps sounded, Zhu Dayou, the family who was originally guarding the treasury in Zhu Mansion, walked in quickly, and said respectfully: "My lord, He Jin is back with soldiers and horses." ”

"He still has the face to come back?" Zhang Qiang kicked down a chair next to him and shouted.

Zhu Dayou lowered his eyebrows and did not answer.

He Jin fled as soon as he encountered the Mongolian cavalry, so that the Lin Chengcheng Department behind was almost completely annihilated, or the Milin Department that followed behind had almost no time to react, and was surrounded by the Qing army, and the rebel soldiers who fled back and the old Kou of the Lin Chengcheng Department all complained, if they were given some time and sent someone to inform them, they might still have time to react, maybe they would not be defeated so badly, and finally they reported what He Jinbu did to Zhang Qiang.

Zhang Qiang knew that although the enemy was strong and we were weak, their main task was to lure the enemy, but as soon as they saw the enemy, they collapsed, fled, and even resisted, ignoring the right army.

It's just that since the collapse that day, Zhang Qiang has never seen He Jinbu again, and now that the battle is over, if He Jin disappears, he has no choice, but He Jin is back, isn't this looking for his own guilt?

Outside the Zhu Mansion, He Jin was guilty of pleading, barebacked, carrying bamboo sticks on his back, kneeling outside, stared at by the soldiers of the Eighth Volunteer Army at the gate, uncomfortable.

He also thought about escaping, but there was nowhere to escape, he wandered around outside Jinhua Mansion for a few days, and went to Xianxia Pass, where the Qing army had locked the way out, as far as he knew, there were more than 100,000 Qing troops on that side were confronting the Southern Ming of Emperor Longwu in Tingzhou, and they had no time to take care of Jinhua Mansion for the time being.

Where is Taizhou, there is also a Qing army stationed, and behind Taizhou is Hangzhou, where is the troops of Tong Yangjia.

To the west is Fuzhou, where is also the Qing army, in the past it was Zheng Zhilong's troops, they were confronting Zheng Zhilong's Southern Ming army, although Zheng Zhilong has been with the Qing army, but now the Qing army can not enter his territory, the Manchu Tartars are impossible to satisfy Zheng Zhilong's southeast governor such a big appetite.

It can be said that he is surrounded by Qing troops on all sides, and he may be able to escape from some small roads, but the question is where to go?

Surrender to the Qing army, as if no one wants him, surrender Nanming?

It is difficult for Nanming to accept him, the Dashun troops are still fighting with the Qing army in Shaanxi, Henan, and Huguang, it is impossible for He Tengjiao in Hunan to accept him, and no one in Hubei accepts him, Guangxi is too far away, and he can't get by, and the form of Jiangxi is not good, thinking about it for a long time, he found that only Zhang Qiang's righteous army seems to be in a good situation, and can temporarily accommodate himself, and he has to rely on Zhang Qiang to expand his own capital, and then make plans, otherwise with more than 300 old men in his hands, he really doesn't know what he can do.

After coming back, he cheekily went to visit Lin Chengcheng, looking at Lin Chengcheng's proud face, He Jin really wanted to kick that guy to death.

"Your Excellency told you to come in." Zhu Dayou walked out of Zhu's mansion arrogantly, followed by two family members, raised his chin, and said to He Jin.

The two old men followed by He Jin walked up in a few steps, and gave Zhu Dayou a bag of ten taels of silver with a smile, Zhu Dayou had a smile on his face, and finally came out of it, and he didn't have to suffer in the cold yamen of the Zhu Mansion's treasury.

Now that Zhang Qiang is unavailable, he pulls Zhu Dayou, the warehouse manager he met once, to be his housekeeper.

As soon as he entered the door, He Jin said to Zhang Qiang with a cry: "My lord, the end of the future is coming." ”

Zhang Qiang looked at him coldly, and He Jin didn't need to look up to feel the coldness of that gaze.