In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Yu held his head and pondered, and several high-ranking officials were also whispering on the side - there were two urgent letters on the table, one from the Naturalized Presidential Palace, and the other from the Hanyang River North Xingtai, when the Datong Army gained an advantage over the Qing army in Guannei, the situation in Liaodong and Huguang became very grim.

The Chahar people hit the vicinity of Karacheng in one breath, and suddenly claimed that the Kamal Jinong had sent a letter, the Qing country was empty, and the Chahar people living in Muyi Prefecture were determined to oppose the Qing Dynasty, and were secretly assembling young and strong, and would soon send men and horses to the Daling River Valley to meet them, asking them to meet quickly so that they could go straight to Shengjing, regardless of Xue Xianguang's dissuasion, shouting revenge and revenge and burrowing into the Daling River Valley. The situation in Huguang was even worse, Li Zicheng tore up the peace treaty just negotiated with Datong, raised troops to attack Chengtianfu, Huguang governor Song Yihe lost Zhongxiang and fled back to Wuchang, patrolling Li Zhensheng and the general soldier Qian Zhongxuan to guard Xianling was defeated and captured, and the thieves were approaching Wuchang and Hanyang along the Yangtze River and Hanshui.

"A thief is a thief, and in another hundred years, the thief's nature will not change, and he should have killed the thief first and then cleaned up the thief." Liu Wenzhong couldn't help but scold.

Mao Yuanyi frowned and said: "The situation in Huguang doesn't have to be too anxious, the old marshal has been in the military for a long time, Zhou is astute in handling things, Cao Bianjiao, Hu Dawei, Ma Xianglin, Wang Guangen and others are all good generals, even if the thieves take Wuchang and Hanyang, they won't be able to eat the three prefectures of Jiangbei for a while, what I'm worried about is the Chahar people, with their strength, it is too arrogant to rush into Shengjing, Ge Kuli, you are familiar with the situation in Liaodong, what do you think?" ”

"In addition to the entry of the Qing army, the Duoduo soldiers are in Ningyuan, and the Arzin and Haninga expeditions to Heilongjiang, the country is indeed empty, and the Chahar people will have a population of about 60,000 after the meeting, and they will gain an advantage in a short time, but the Qing army is too strong, and the Chahar will definitely be defeated if it is defeated," Gekuri was worried about his nephew, and the more he spoke, the more irritable he became, and he waved his fist and roared, "Kongguoer is young and doesn't know what is at stake, it must be Tuba and Bultu who are playing ghosts, Chahar will corrupt Liaodong if they fight indiscriminately, this is even worse, my Datong Federation and the Ming and Qing dynasties have gradually become a strong trend, The weakness of the Qing State will only cause the Ming State to turn its attention to us, no, we must stop the Chahars from messing around. ”

Li Yu slowly raised his head, waved his hand to Gekuri, and said, "You go to find Abatai, and you say that I want to meet with Amuha (father-in-law)." ”

Ge Kuli nodded in agreement, got up and walked out of the big tent, Yan Jizu and Song Xuezhu participated in the Datong secret for the first time, the more they listened, the more frightened they became, they just opened their mouths and wanted to speak, but when they found Li Yu's gaze sweeping, they immediately lowered their heads and were silent.

Gekuri came back shortly after he went out, and Bayangha was followed behind his ass - Abatai couldn't hold his breath either, Bayanha was sent out early, and when he arrived at the gate of the Datong barracks, he happened to meet Gkuri.

"Brother Erlu, don't fight anymore, how can Amuha and Huo Qihui (son-in-law) fight like this, it's the blood of a family!" And when Bayanha came into the tent, he cried out.

"Brother Bayanha, I don't want to fight either, can I meet the old man Amuhata?" Li Yu smiled bitterly and said that the Qing army was too much, and robbing Haizhou Port was tantamount to provoking the boss of the Chamber of Commerce, and he would not be able to explain to the Chamber of Commerce if he didn't beat him hard.

"It's best if you don't fight, Abatabel wants to see you." Bayanha nodded in reply.

At noon, Zhao Ji led the main cavalry force to arrive, Li Yu handed over the command of the whole army to him, and he pulled Gekuri and Bayanha out of the camp, and galloped all the way across the Mache River, and Abatai was waiting for him on the embankment.

"Amuha, you are auspicious, I haven't seen you for so many years, and you are still as strong as a tiger in the mountains." Li Yu jumped off his horse and strode forward to Manchuria.

"Erlu, let me take a closer look at you, okay, it's much more powerful than before, like a hero who dominates one side," Abatai pulled Li Yu up and looked at it for a while, and said with a little redness in his eyes, "From the first time I saw you, I felt that our two fathers had fate, God has eyes, we finally became a family, tell me, how about my second girl and little grandson?" ”

"I haven't seen them for a long time, Erniu is very good, she has been helping the family to do business, and she said that she wants to make more money, and when the world is too peaceful, she will bring Ama and Eniang together to enjoy the blessings, and Xiao Erlu is also studying, and she is often praised by Mr." Li Yu pulled Abatai to sit down, and asked the guards to bring a few jars of old wine and a few boxes of tobacco - old Amuha doesn't pay attention to food and clothing, just a few sips.

"I also want the world to be peaceful, and the family can live together," Abatai wiped his eyes and said very seriously, "You two can't patronize your own business, you must let your children study more, and find the best gentleman......"

Abatai is really old, chattering endlessly, Gekuri and Bayanha coughed vigorously on the side, Abatai remembered that there was still something to do, and asked with a straight face: "Erlu, do you want to continue fighting?" ”

"I'm definitely not going to fight, you can't fight, I'm here this time to discuss with you about retiring from the army," Li Yu explained the entry of the Chahar people into Liaodong, and then said, "I must go and call the Chahar people back, I will bear the crime of breach of contract, and I will compensate for the losses, but you must also let them live." ”

Abatai's face was angry, but he quickly calmed down: "I'm afraid it's too late, Chahar will be wiped out, forget it, we have been in the customs for almost half a year, and it's time to go home and farm, and we will withdraw our troops from the customs!" ”

"There are more than a thousand miles from here to the side wall, and there are still a large number of Ming troops on the plain, you must travel lightly, bring enough rations, and save the rest of the provinces, and the captured people on the western front will be returned to you immediately, to be honest, I really don't have enough food to feed the prisoners, let's set off as soon as possible, I will lead the cavalry to follow and respond, is there any difficulty?" Li Yu continued.

"I said a long time ago that we are a family, master, the sky is getting warmer, and it will be a big epidemic again, let's go, the property and livestock that can't be taken away will be handed over to the Erlu brothers, and our old and young Manchurian masters can trust him." Bayanha patted his thigh and said to Abatay.

"You slave is too talkative, I can't trust my own uncle, the key is what to do with the population?" Abatai said, glancing at Bayanha.

"How many people have you captured?" Gecuri asked.

"Gekuri, don't talk nonsense, we don't know each other well, and we don't have three heads and six arms, how can we have the leisure to arrest people everywhere? Almost all the Ming people who walked with us were poor people who had no way to live, and we didn't want to be young and strong women, except for Turge's road, our middle and east roads were estimated to have a population of 300,000. Bayanha replied after a while, and Ghkuri almost fell to the ground when he heard this.

"Harsh government is fiercer than foreign coles," Li Yu sighed, shook his head slightly and said to Abatai, "I really can't feed so many people, Amuha, take the people out of the customs, Liaodong is sparsely populated, the land is fertile, and it is a good thing that the population is larger, I want to find a way to support you with some rations and farm tools, it is really a dead end for the people to stay here, and there is a better chance to survive in Liaodong." ”

The four of them lamented for a while, and discussed the withdrawal plan with a bitter face, and Li Yu suddenly remembered one more thing: "Yesterday, I saw the Baya Laxuzhang Jingqi of Aobai, let this kid come to see me!" ”

"Ao Bai was hit yesterday, and he was full of fever and talking nonsense at night, but he couldn't survive these two days, maybe it would be over." Bayanha replied.

"My brother can't die, I'll go pick him up and heal." Li Yu stood up teng, walked outside the tent and waved his hand, and led the guard post to gallop towards the Qing army camp.

"Go and gather Aha and the guards to be on guard, whoever dares to touch my uncle, I will take his life." Abatai was also anxious and shouted at the guards outside the tent, but Bayanha reacted quickly and rushed to catch up with him.

Li Yu suddenly appeared outside the camp, the Qing army was stunned, holding knives, spears, bows and arrows at a loss, Bayanha rushed up from behind and shouted, "Erlu Batulu is the emperor's righteous son, the king of Jinjun, and those who dare to act will be beheaded to show the public", and then commanded Abatai's Aha and the guards to set up a cordon outside the guard post. Only then did the Qing soldiers remember Li Yu's identity and honestly put down their weapons - Dolgon spread rumors everywhere that Li Yu was the king of the Jin Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, but it was a pity that the Ming court just pretended not to hear it, but let the people in the Eight Banners take it seriously.

Abatai arrived, and immediately ordered someone to carry Ao Bai out, this guy's face was red, he was still sweating, he heard someone calling him in a daze, he opened his eyes and saw Li Yu standing in front of him, and tears couldn't stop flowing: "Brother Erlu, I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'll never see you again." ”

"Come with me, I won't let you die," Li Yu shook Aobai's hand and shouted to the Qing troops around him, "Give me all the seriously injured brothers, I will do the funeral of the dead, and I will send the living home." ”

"I'm Xiteku, King Jixiang of Jinjun", "I'm Hulibu, King Jixiang of Jinjun" - two young officers squeezed over to salute Li Yu, the idol of their youth was in front of them, the two of them were a little excited, and Xiteku immediately said: "King Jinjun, you are our big hero, give us a few words!" ”

The surrounding Qing soldiers all gathered around, casting expectant eyes, Li Yu nodded, boarded an ox cart, Abatai glanced around, and then also got into the ox cart, and stood beside Li Yu without saying a word.

"Brothers of the Qing Kingdom, yesterday's vicious war made us all lose a lot of good brothers, they can no longer go home, I am really sad, who is who in this battle is not their own public opinion, I don't want to say more, but I always have a dream, everyone in the world can forget hatred and give up the war, regardless of Huayi to get along on an equal footing, and live a peaceful and prosperous life together, today's Datong Federation is to take this road, Datong and Qing are not fighting for the Ming State, nor for the sake of hegemony, but to stick to their own path has to fight," Li Yu said eloquently, Told how to solve the problem of people's survival based on agriculture and animal husbandry, industry and commerce give priority to solving the problem of people's survival, how to solve the problem of ethnic contradictions with different ethnic and republican governance, and how to set up a parliament and decide on matters to solve the problem of people's autonomy, Li Yu finally waved his hand and said, "Brother Yue Tuo said that fighting to the death fights, each obeys the destiny of heaven, and everyone can continue to be brothers after the war, I have also said this, I look forward to the day when Datong and Qing people can get along like brothers." ”

"King Jinjun auspicious! King of Jinjun is auspicious! The Qing soldiers shouted in unison, in fact, many of them didn't understand what Li Yu said, but autonomy and public discussion were the customs of Zhushen, and the king of Jinjun really adhered to the old Zhushen tradition, and it was not right for the emperor to learn the Ming system and reuse Han officials.

The Qing Army's East Route Army arrived in the afternoon of the same day, Ao Bai and more than 1,000 wounded were also sent to the Datong Army, Abatai ordered to prepare to leave the customs, the next day, Li Yu released about 20,000 captured on the Western Front, and the Qing Army also entrusted a large number of inconvenient property and livestock registration to the Datong Army for safekeeping, and then pulled out the camp and went north. It's time to go home, the Qing army embarked on the journey with laughter and laughter, but the people behind the team cried loudly, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the south, leaving their own tears, taking away a handful of soil from their hometown, this journey is long, when will they return to their hometown.

"The minister arrived in the Qing Dynasty from Jinghai, and saw that the people died of hunger three times, three people died of the epidemic, four thieves, twenty-four taels of rice stone and silver, and people died to eat, but the Shengming mourned" - the household department gave the matter to the left Maodi, this is the status quo of Zhili and Shandong, the people have no way to survive, and their lives are in troubled times.

Yan Jizu and Song Xuezhu fell to their knees and cried, Shandong has fallen to such a point, they are guilty! Li Yu sighed and helped them up: "The sin is not in the two adults, but in the government, the country is people-oriented, the court can be rebuilt without it, and the people will be really finished without the country, going to Liaodong may still be a way to live, if the two adults have a heart, they will go to Liaodong to help them in the future." ”

A few years later, Yan Jizu really came to Liaodong, and as a political envoy, he led his compatriots of all ethnic groups to open up wasteland and farm, and greatly prosper industry and commerce, and the people's livelihood in Liaodong was improved, and the world called him virtuous.

The Datong army waited for grain and grass, temporarily rested in place, the emperor's holy decree arrived, with Qizhou beheading Zhang Xianzhong, Xia Jin's defeat of the Qing army, and crowning Li Yu as a naturalized marquis, so that the Datong army went north as soon as possible, and drove the remnants of the border away, and then waved the army south to sweep away the Huguang thieves, and asked Li Yu to send Shandong governor Yan Jizu and Song Xuezhu to Beijing immediately to report on their work - there is no benefit at all, and Lao Tzu is a man who does not spend money, Li Yu casually threw the edict aside, Yan Jizu and Song Xuezhu were even more angry, and returning to Beijing was to discuss the crime and behead, and Lao Tzu stopped doing it, the two immediately resigned, and never left the barracks.

Wang Fang and Liu Qian, deputy assistant commander of the Right Infantry Association, also came to the army, and also brought a letter from the presidential palace - Datong and the two governments and the first court believe that the situation north of the Yellow River has deteriorated, and a crisis is likely to break out within three years, and Datong must respond as soon as possible, so it was decided to abolish the Shandong Tuntian Army, set up Shandong Xingtai in Linqu, appointed Wang Fang as the commander, Xu Hengchen as the political envoy, Zhang Guoji was transferred back to Datong for another appointment, set up the Shandong Governor Military Affairs Office, appointed Sun Fuhu as the admiral, Liu Qian as the deputy admiral, and officers above the Tuntian barracks, More than 1,000 civil officials and judges were sent to Datong in batches for training, and it was recommended that two battalions of troops should be left to be stationed in Shandong.

After Li Yu and the generals discussed, it was decided to leave the two battalions of Peng Dashun and Du Hongguo, the former assistant of the infantry, and the old brothers Sun Fuhu, Liu Tichun, Hao Shaoqi, and Sun Erkui were allowed to return to Fengzhou to visit relatives on leave, and Liu Qian temporarily acted as the governor of Shandong, and at the same time a group of capable officers were drawn from each battalion to supplement the Shandong army.

When the news came out, Liu Tichun, Hao Shaoqi and other old brothers hugged and cried - the 1,500 people who stayed in Shandong back then were still about 600 after the war and the epidemic, and they were so lucky to be able to return home alive. Xu Hengchen arrived with grain and grass, and when he heard that he had been promoted to a senior official, he was so happy that he danced with his hands, and invited his fox friends and dog friends to celebrate out of his own pocket that night.

On the second day of receiving grain and grass, Li Yu and Zhao Ji led the Sixi cavalry to the north, Ge Kuli and Mao Yuanyi led the infantry and auxiliary soldiers back to Shanxi, and added more than 5,000 Qing soldiers to the team.

The Qing army returned to the north frightened the Ming army, the governor Guan Ji Tongjin military affairs Zhao Guangxi, the governor Liaodong, Ning, Jin military affairs Fan Zhiwan was ordered to supervise the army to aid Shandong, and finally moved to the plain, heard that the Qing army was swarming, turned around and fled to the river, and then hid in Tianjin, closed the city gate without taking a step, and let the Qing army stride north.

Emperor Ming was furious, summoned the ministers to say that they wanted to drive the expedition in person, the first assistant Zhou Yanru was thick-skinned, this time he couldn't go on, and he was willing to go on behalf of the emperor, and the emperor immediately issued an edict and ordered him to "cut off the enemy's way back, and be sure to annihilate everything". How dare Zhou Yanru really fight, he hid in Tongzhou after leaving the Beijing Division, and also brought the soldiers and horses of Tang Tong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, and Huang Degong to guard the city for him. Tongzhou was worry-free, Zhou Yanru ordered the military department to urge the Datong army to go north, and then began to mess around, and the entourage officials and the general soldiers of the four towns took turns to feast, eat, drink and have fun every day, as for the Qing army, anyway, the official army can't beat it, the Datong army is coming, and the northern captives are just sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.

The Datong army did not arrive for a long time, the Qing soldiers arrived first, and the passage entered Miyun unimpeded, the emperor was shocked, and ordered Zhou Yanru to block the return road of the Qing army, but the Ming army was not angry, and the soldiers and horses of the eight towns assembled in Miyunluo Mountain were defeated at the touch of a button, and the general soldier Zhang Dengke and Ying were killed in battle. After the defeat and escape of the Ming army, the Datong Iron Cavalry suddenly appeared, dispersed the Qing army that was cleaning the battlefield, and rushed all the way to the wall ridge, and the supervising army Yu Shi Jiang Gongchen just happened to avoid the Qing army on the mountain.

The Ming army guarding the Guan in the wall ridge was in panic, and saw the Datong Iron Cavalry coming, such as a savior switch to greet them, but the Datong Iron Cavalry did not stay in the Guanbao, and went directly out of the Guan, and before leaving, he also told the Ming Army guarding the Guan, the Datong Army will go to fight with the Qing army outside the Guan, this Guanbao will definitely not be able to hold, and the brothers will each make a living. Of course, the Ming army guarding the pass knew how to make a living, and rushed into the general's mansion to grab a pass, and then set a fire, and then dispersed in a hurry.

The Qing army's vanguard took the wall lightly, and the brigade of men and horses went out of the customs one after another, and they carried too many livestock and population, and the team was dragged out of a hundred miles in a hurry, and there were no ten days or eight days without being able to get out of the side wall. There were flaws in the Qing army out of the customs, but Zhou Yanru was still timid, and secretly ordered the Ming army not to provoke, let the other party plunder, and at the same time boldly fooled the emperor, and every day he would report that he would be beheaded one or two hundred levels.