From November 25 until the end of the month, the East Coast people carried all kinds of supplies and personnel for seven days. During this period, the movements of the Qing army in Qingzhou and the Ministry of Trustees have been very surprising, they obviously knew the news of Li Shutai's defeat, but they didn't know what to think, they never gathered a large army to attack Anqiu's "yellow thief". Perhaps it was the scarcity of their soldiers (in the early 5,000s), or perhaps their lack of food and grass, and of course, it was more likely that the fighting power displayed by the Easterners made them fearful, and in short, they did not send any more people to take action against the Easterners.

Early in the morning of November 28, Ke Yongsheng, the chief soldier of Jiaozhou of the Qing army, and Chen Jin, the governor of Denglai, led more than 4,000 soldiers and horses to Qingzhou to join forces with Hejiao, Li Shutai and others. So far, the Qing army has gathered more than 20,000 soldiers, including more than 7,000 soldiers. On the same day, he divided more than 2,000 Manchurian soldiers from his headquarters to guard against the yellow-clothed thieves, and then urged Li Shutai and Ke Yongsheng to send troops to attack Qingzhou City.

And Zhao Yingyuan and others, who had already received the news of the complete victory in the battle of Anqiu on the east coast, also strengthened their determination to defend Qingzhou. They adopted the old routine, that is, they robbed the rich merchants and gentry in the city, and distributed them to their soldiers to encourage them to fight. When some of the masters saw the head of Zhang Ruxing sent by the people from the east coast, they suddenly had a little pride in their chests, and they went to the city to lead the children to fight against the green battalion of the Han army that surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and forgot their ancestors.

The Qing army stormed for a whole day, and there were more than 1,000 corpses. On November 29, after seeing that Qingzhou City could not be quickly conquered, the weather was cold and the food was slightly exhausted. He had to order the Qing troops outside the city to retreat in batches and return to Jinan, and at the same time sent people to Beijing to ask for reinforcements, and specifically asked for more than ten red-coated cannons that could attack the city.

At this point, the once mighty Battle of Qingzhou came to an end in this way. Historically, with the assistance of Zhang Wenheng, a large army led by Heyu and others who were ambushed in Qingzhou City, pretended to surrender Zhao Yingyuan and others, and then killed Zhao Yingyuan and dozens of other leaders at the place of the alliance, and finally incorporated tens of thousands of his troops. And now that things have come to this, not only did they fail to take Qingzhou City lightly, but they even lost seven or eight thousand soldiers. This gap between one in and one out cannot be calculated. And. After taking Qingzhou City in history, Chen Jin, the governor of Denglai appointed by the Qing court, also took advantage of this power to recruit Yang Wei, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty who was guarding Dengzhou City, and then restored the entire Dengzhou Mansion by Shun Lì. But now it's different, Qingzhou doesn't say it. The gentry and landlords who were eagerly awaiting the arrival of our "royal master" in the Qing Dynasty were probably going to be greatly disappointed. Naturally, a famous city like Dengzhou will no longer surrender lightly. In addition, the anti-Qing rebels in Jinan, Dongchang, and Yanzhou were rising one after another. The situation in Shandong has once again fallen into chaos.

On November 30, the four naval transport ships that had left in advance arrived in Jiaozhou Bay again. The army on the east coast, which had already finished transporting the materials at hand, also left Anqiu County, which had been stationed for more than ten days, after learning of the withdrawal of the Qing army. It marched rapidly to the south and arrived in Zhucheng County on the afternoon of December 2. The county commander appointed by the Qing court abandoned the city and fled, and the people on the east bank entered the county seat without firing a single shot. After releasing prisoners, collecting grain and grass, and recruiting volunteers to reclaim the wasteland, the people of the east bank left Zhucheng County on the third day, and before leaving, they publicly executed more than a dozen gentry who had expelled and captured the officials of Dashun during the May Rebellion, and confiscated their family property stored in the city.

After leaving Zhucheng County, the people from the east coast again braved the moderate snow and arrived in Rizhao County on December 8. The gentry of Rizhao County did too much evil at the beginning, so the resistance to the East Coast was relatively stubborn, so that it took the East Coast people more than half a day to rely on artillery to attack the city, and nearly 30 soldiers of the Standing Guard were killed and wounded. Therefore, after entering the city, the people of the east bank put to death all the resisting gentry themselves and their male heirs, confiscated their family property, and incorporated their wives and concubines into the women's march.

After staying in Rizhao County for a day as usual, the people on the east coast set out again on December 10 and began to sweep the Andong Acropolis and its subordinate guards near Rizhao, and even moved as far west as Ganyu and Yizhou, which made the Yizhou town set up by the Qing court extremely tense, and repeatedly complained to Jinan and Beijing, saying, "Mo Ming, the leader of the thieves in yellow clothes, has 280,000 people to commit Yizhou, and the ministers are determined to fight to the death. However, the thieves and soldiers were sharp, coercing the displaced people, crisscrossing the prefectures and counties, and the situation was very rampant, and the Fu begging court quickly sent 10,000 real Manchurian officers and soldiers to punish this fang. ”

After sweeping the last two strongholds of Xiahezhai Qiansu and Lingshanwei, the people of the east bank returned to Jiaozhou Bay again with nearly 2,000 Ming people who volunteered to follow the pioneers of the east bank, more than 5,000 stone of grain, more than 400 prisoners (including more than 50 women standing up team), and a large number of livestock and baggage, and at this time it was already December 18, and Yantai Port was almost frozen. There was no choice but to let six naval ships transfer all these personnel and materials to the winter base of Yuanbo Port on Rishiri Island, and as for these East Coast Army, Stand Up Team, and Military Husband Team, they could only walk back to Yantai on two feet. Fortunately, now the Qing army in Denglai Qing Sanfu has basically been defeated, and the rest have also retreated to Jinan.

Therefore, after spending two days to stuff more than 300 tons of grain, 2,000 immigrants, more than 400 prisoners, more than 800 donkeys and mules, more than 500 pigs, cattle and sheep, more than 90,000 bundles of forage, 50 tons of black beans, more than 300 carts, and a large amount of gold and silver silk and silk onto six large ships, the army on the east coast with a bumper harvest left Jiaozhou Bay with more than 600 pack horses, more than 1,000 war horses, and a small number of four-wheeled freight carriages, and returned to Yantai via Jimo, Laiyang, Qixia, and Fushan. After the departure of the army on the east coast on land, six naval ships on the sea of Jiaozhou Bay also set sail and sailed eastward with the northwest wind, and their destination was Rishiri Island.

More than half a month has passed since the Battle of Anqiu, and the news of the victory of the people on the east coast continues to ferment in Denglai Qingsanfu, and almost everyone among the well-informed gentry and landlords knows about it. Therefore, the squires from all over the country where the army on the east coast passed sent goods to the labor army, which was regarded as a good fate, and the people on the east coast did not refuse to come to these grain supplies, which effectively supplemented everyone's food reserves.

When the East Coast army arrived at Yantai Fort, it was January 10, 1645. The operation lasted nearly three months, conquering one state city, four county seats, and one acropolis, killing and wounding more than 5,500 Qing troops, capturing 1,400 people, harvesting nearly 900 tons of grain and beans, and countless livestock and military resources. At the same time, after seeing the myth of the Qing army's "invincibility" shattered, the anti-Qing armed forces in various parts of Shandong also greatly boosted their morale and began to frequently wander around the country, so that Hejiao, Li Shuitai, Ke Yongsheng and others, who had already retreated to Jinan, were so annoyed that they had to divide their troops in all directions to suppress the thieves, thus relaxing their encroachment on the three prefectures of Denglai and Qing. The whole of Shandong is bounded by Qingzhou City, maintaining a strange and fragile balance between east and west.

Li Wenchang, commander of the artillery company who stayed behind at Yantai Fort, reported to Mo Ming that on the eve of the freezing of Yantai Port in mid-December, the navy's sailing fleet transporting migrants returned from Jinshan Port in Australia and transported 3,000 men from Yantai and Kongtong Island to Yuanbo Port on Rishiri Island. After the ship is repaired and maintained, it will be ready to embark on the journey south to Australia again, and it has been almost some time since then. At this time, Yantai Port has also formed a thick layer of ice, outside the port, there are also large areas of dense ice floes floating on the sea, this year's ice situation in the Yellow Sea is very severe, this port is afraid that it will not be thawed until mid-February.

After holding the combat commendation meeting, promoting the ranks of a group of officers and soldiers in a surprise manner, and distributing the trophy bonus, on January 13, Mo Ming in Yantai Fort secretly received a familiar and unfamiliar visitor.

"You mean, Duoduo has already arrived in the area of Wuzhi and Mengxian on the first day of the first lunar month, and is ready to find an opportunity to cross the river and advance to Tongguan? And also sent a force east into Shandong? Mo Ming asked with some surprise. The person who came was the family of the Texas squire Luo Guoshi, the guy who provided the news of Bahana and Shi Tingzhu's march to the people on the east coast half a year ago. Due to the burden of the people on the east coast, this person was unable to find a position in the "I Daqing" built in the new dynasty, but fortunately, he traveled extensively and had many friends, so he was not liquidated. Even recently, there were people who helped him with his activities and recommended him to the governor of Shandong, Fang Dayou, to become an official, which shows his energy. However, this man has two ends of the line, as can be seen from the fact that he sent his confidants and family members to pass information to the people on the east coast twice.

"Yes, the lord learned the news from a good friend, and the lord thought it was eighty percent true. However, it is not clear who the commanders and generals were, and it is not known how many soldiers came or whether they were really Manchurians. It's just that I vaguely heard that Jinan's peace and lord are very dissatisfied, because the red-clothed artillery army he wanted did not follow, and he should still be arguing with it. Luo Guoshi's family replied cautiously.

"Well, say hello to your lord on my behalf. Go with my lieutenant to my little kitchen for a meal and rest for the night, and then we'll leave tomorrow. After sending Luo Guoshi's family down, Mo Ming couldn't help but ponder. Now He Zhi and the others are obviously unwilling to accept the small setbacks they have encountered under the city of Qingzhou, and when the reinforcements and red-coated cannons arrive, these people will inevitably attack again. At that time, it is difficult to say whether Qingzhou City can be kept, anyway, Mo Ming is not very optimistic. The Qing army had almost more than 10,000 soldiers at that time, and there were artillery to help, and the rabble in Qingzhou City was unable to resist, and if one was not done well, the whole army might be wiped out.

"Forget it, I'll ask you to write a few letters to these demon kings in Qingzhou City, so that they can prepare to retreat in advance. lest all of them be blocked inside suddenly, and it will be difficult to be surrendered by the Qing army at that time. Mo Ming said to herself. (To be continued......)