Nanzhili Weizhou Fucheng, next to the original Ming Dynasty's Xuanniao flag, is standing high another "king" word on the blue background of the yellow dragon flag.

Half a month ago, the general Dong Youyin commanded the western army under his command to arrive at the city of Weizhou, besieged the city for five days, and then divided the troops to occupy the entire territory of Weizhou Mansion.

The Western Army was established temporarily, and the main force was the Sharp Knife Battalion of Soldiers under Dong Youyin, and there were also Huang Degong, Qi Qin, and others, the former commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, totaling more than 60,000 people.

After the Shandong army occupied Nanjing, Wang Zheng did not stop every inch, and after careful planning overnight, he successively set up three temporary divisions to sweep away other towns of the imperial court in Nanzhili.

These three routes of soldiers and horses are the Western Army with Dong Youyin as the main general, Huang Degong as the deputy general, and the sharp knife battalion as the main force; the Eastern Army with Gao Liang as the main general, Zhenwei Battalion as the main force, and Zhoushan General Weng Zhiqi as the deputy general; There is also Qiu Wu as the main general, with the Huai'an soldiers as the main force, and the southern army with Lu Jiude, the former commander of the Jingying in the southern capital, as the assistant governor.

The Western Army, the Southern Army, and the Eastern Army had about 30,000 soldiers, and the total was close to 300,000.

From the occupation of Nanjing by the Shandong Army in July of the 16th year of Chongzhen, to the end of February of the 17th year of Chongzhen, the Battle of Nanzhili of the Shandong Army was divided into three routes to the south, and ended with Dong Youyin's Western Army occupying the capital city of Weizhou.

The mansion of the marquis of Shandong was moved to the imperial city of Nanjing, occupying the whole territory of Nanzhili, the whole territory of Shandong and the whole territory of Henan, although the rest of the provinces were not occupied by the whole territory, but every day there were Ming Dynasty civil and military generals in various state capitals attached to the table.

Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Shandong army are frequently mobilized every day, and they go to various places to reorganize and dismantle the original Ming army, in order to prevent these people from making trouble, Wang Zheng re-entered them, and the three chapters of the law were about to give money and land to those who had families and rooms to return home.

The remaining soldiers who were alone were sent to work in the farms, mines, salt pans, and other places that were constantly being built up in various places, and those who had nowhere to go were initially placed in local concentration houses.

If nothing else, the monthly money they received was enough for them to buy a new home after a year, and then to marry and have children, and to start a family, all of which the officials of the staff had in mind.

One night in mid-March, a cavalryman from the Nanjing City Waiting Battalion rushed into the city with an iron order in his hand, and as soon as he entered the camp, he gave Dong Youyin a murderous order.

"Dong Youyin received the order!"

Dong Youyin and the surrounding generals were discussing, and when they saw the clothes and armor on the person who came and the token in their hands, they immediately understood that it was the Nanjing side who sent the order, and they all stopped the topic and whispered to each other.

Everyone glanced at each other, aware of the seriousness on the face of the cavalryman in the waiting camp, and they all saw doubt and inexplicable excitement on their faces.

Dong Youyin didn't dare to slack off, made a military salute, and shouted loudly with his fists clenched:

"The last general will lead the generals of the western army, and I will obey the orders of the marquis."

"The Zheng family is arrogant, brazenly attacking my Suzhou Water City, and actually gathering private troops in Anping, making noise, this contempt for the court, for the trouble, and the great rebellion, everyone should be punished! From the moment of receiving the order, the Western Army was reorganized and went south, joined the Southern Army and the Eastern Army, and set foot in Quanzhou Zheng's! ”

Set foot in Quanzhou Zheng's ......

These last six words echoed in everyone's ears for a long time, and many people didn't understand, hasn't the Zheng family always been a partner of the Shandong Army in trading, why suddenly, Hou Ye issued this military order without warning.

But although the heart is not clear, but everyone will not say anything, Anton Hou's military order is undoubted, the military order in the Shandong army is like a mountain, the hierarchy is strict, Anton Hou's military order is issued, it must be a big battle of the three armies.

The originally peaceful Weizhou city suddenly became very noisy, people shouted and neighed, and soldiers continued to hold swords, guns and armor began to pull out the camp, and nearly 100,000 horses of the western army drove out of Weizhou City overnight.

Originally, the imperial court in Weizhou paid Lu Daqi glanced at the direction of the transfer of soldiers and horses, thought of the cavalry from the north at the beginning, and frowned:

"Little Five, something big is about to happen... went to call Han Shoubei over, and said that the mansion had something to discuss with him. ”

The Han garrison in Lu Daqi's mouth, whose full name is Han Kuang, was originally the general manager of the city, because he opened the door to welcome the Shandong army into the city, so he was promoted to a garrison, and he is now in charge of the Weizhou City Defense Battalion, but he is not yet the chief general of Weizhou Mansion.

The servant listened to the chaotic footsteps outside and went away, and knew that something big should have happened, otherwise how could the Western Army be so eager to move southward and hurry up to call people.

Not long after, Han Kuang, a neatly dressed guard, came to the Lu Mansion, and before he could say anything, he heard Lu Daqi, the prefect of Weizhou, who was standing in front of the window with his hands in his hand, say quietly:

"Han Shourong, there is a beauty difference in this mansion, which can make you make great contributions, can you do it?"

Han Kuang was stunned for a moment, and then asked:

"Then it depends on what Governor Lu wants to say, you must know that at the moment, you and I are both under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Army, and we are no longer from the imperial court."

Lu Daqi suddenly glanced back at him, Han Kuang thought that he was going to make trouble, but he habitually heard a loud laugh on the side of his waist.

"This mansion naturally knows, otherwise I am afraid that it would have been buried outside the city with those rebellious soldiers a long time ago, where would I still talk with Han Shourong here?"

Hearing this, Han Kuang was a little relieved, slowly put down the hand pressed on the handle of the knife, made a gesture of invitation, and said:

"I want to hear about it."

......

Beginning on 4 March, the Western, Southern, and Eastern Armies under the Shandong Army suddenly moved out of their garrisons, bypassing Jiangxi and central Zhejiang, and approaching Quanzhou, Fujian, in a three-sided encirclement.

On March 7, it was the time for Wang Zheng and Zheng Zhilong to negotiate better, and the place was in Suzhou City, where the Shandong Army and Zheng had friction, but Wang Zheng had already come to Suzhou City as early as March 5.

"Su Songchang, Hangjiahu."

Three of the four major academies are located in Jiangnan, and the four famous buildings are all located in Jiangnan, and Suzhou is an indispensable part of Jiangnan.

Wang Zheng strolled along Pailou Street in the middle of Suzhou City, followed by only a few personal soldiers.

In fact, Wang Zheng has not gone out for a walk for a long time, and now in this position, his life is the root of all the people in the entire Shandong Army Group.

The subordinates are also doing their own things, and these Wang Zheng understand it, but in this way, the idea of wanting to see the beautiful and prosperous Jiangnan of the late Ming Dynasty is no longer valid.

The people on the street were stopped on both sides by the people of the security department an hour before Wang Zheng came out, and the places along the way, whether it was business travel or small stalls, were forcibly stopped, and where could you see any natural prosperity.

This time he made an appointment with Zheng Zhilong in Suzhou, and Wang Zheng's purpose of coming a few days in advance was actually very simple, just to take a good turn in Suzhou and take a break from the busy affairs to see what the place he was guarding was like.

After wandering around the street for a long time, Wang Zheng was very excited in his heart when he was on the way to Nanjing, and squatted down and picked up left and right on the stall with great interest.

Soon after, Wang Zheng was integrated into the market of Suzhou City, and found several pieces of jewelry that he liked very much on the stalls.

"Hou ——, Gongzi, what are these stalls for, they are all worn by ordinary peasant women, presumably Madame will not like it."

Wang Zheng shook his head with a smile and said:

"You don't understand, by the way, has Zuixianglou arrived?"

"Go back to Gongzi, just cross this street."

Wang Zheng nodded, and said in his heart that this Suzhou City is not inferior to Nanjing, it is simply big and lively.

Several pro-soldiers really didn't understand, seeing that Wang Zheng was thinking seriously about a few carefully selected pieces of jewelry in his hand, a pro-soldier took a few steps forward and said:

"Childe, I think this hairpin is good."

"Oh?" Wang Zheng laughed, turned around and asked:

"Sixth, how do you see it?"

Wu Xiaoliuzi saw that the brothers around him were all smiling, and his face turned red at the moment, scratched his head, and said badly:

"When we used to chase the mother-in-law, we used hairpins, and it is said that women like their lovers to put hairpins on them with their own hands, saying that this shows that the men have true feelings for them... We don't know what these women are thinking..."

At this time, Wang Zheng lacked the usual sense of oppression of vigorous and resolute action, but made the surrounding soldiers who had been born and died for many years feel a lot closer, and everyone was a little relaxed, and began to "give advice" in one sentence.

After listening to Wu Xiaoliuzi's words, Wang Zheng remembered that Yu'er had shared weal and sorrow with him for many years, and finally bought a hairpin, put it in his arms, and thought that when the time came, he would go back to Nanjing and put it on for Yu'er himself.