"Master, the chief soldier Qiu Lei committed suicide at home!"

In a house in the city of Dezhou, a domestic servant respectfully said to Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong. Yan Jizu had a few side dishes in front of him and a wine jug that was scalding, and his expression and demeanor were relaxed and comfortable. Just this morning, Yan Jizu was still nervous all day long, and after returning home in the evening, he was already full of relaxation.

Hear the report of the servant's feast. Governor Yan Jizu stretched out his hand to pick up the vegetables. He said with a sneer:

"Oh? But this man knows shame. ”

The servant added in a low voice:

"Master, in the afternoon, the northern city was blocked by General Li's soldiers and horses. General Qiu's men and horses were escorted out of the city, waiting for General Li's soldiers and horses to disperse. There was also news of suicide. ”

When Yan Jizu heard this, his hand holding the vegetables froze and did not move. But then he picked up a chopstick dish and put it in his mouth, and after sending it down with wine, he said slowly:

"I really can't see that this martial artist is so ruthless......"

Governor Yan Jizu groaned, didn't say anything more, just waved his hand to let this servant go down, and naturally there were some things that he couldn't say more in front of his subordinates.

"It's okay like this, save the praise of the imperial court, if Qiu Lei is punished, he has to talk nonsense behind his back, which is also a big trouble, and now a general in Shandong is ashamed to commit suicide. A general has cut nearly a thousand, Lao Yan and our family are both leaders and meritorious soldiers, otherwise how could there be such brave and loyal martyrs below. It's good to die, it's good to die. ”

Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the supervising army, did not have so many scruples. and his henchmen directly pointed out the key to this matter.

The next day. Yan Jizu wrote a flowery article. Mourning the Shandong General Soldier Qiu Lei, this person is said to be like a rare loyal military general in the sky and on the ground, and the people of Shandong are all grieved by the suicide of the General Soldier Qiu, although this article flatters the General Soldier Qiu Lei to the sky. But the same is to conclude that this person committed suicide.

Moreover, the governor also issued an order, and Qiu Lei's subordinates, who had been stationed outside the city, were temporarily under the command of Li Meng, a general who guarded the four prefectures.

The less than 2,000 soldiers outside the city were scattered. They were divided in teams of two hundred. I went to the various battalions of the Jiaozhou battalion to be auxiliaries and masters, and I was not armed, and I just sat on heavy carrying work every day. Don't worry about what happens.

In Ye County, Qiu Lei's family and hundreds of fellow villagers. After being surrounded by Li Meng's soldiers and horses left behind in Laizhou Mansion, he was disarmed. Those soldiers were dismissed, and the rest of Qiu Lei's family was placed in Chengye County, Laizhou Prefecture, anyway, the gold and silver money that Qiu Lei looted was not touched by Li Meng, which was enough for this big family to live comfortably. The officers of the Jiaozhou camp promised them. Keeping them safe is, of course, a premise. That is, don't talk nonsense.

The Qing army's ground brigade kept a cautious defense, and hurried all the way north, until it passed the Tianjin Sanwei before relenting and began to plunder the local population and livestock.

The soldiers and horses everywhere in the Ming Dynasty are cautious and abnormal. None of them dared to "rush" or "act rashly", because the Qing army's ground brigade was cut off, so the nearest officer and army ordered to pursue was also fifty miles away. The slightest disturbance in front of him is an immediate [] retreat.

Sun Chuanting, who led the army into the northern Zhili Qin Wangdi, was appointed as the governor of Baoding, but he also supported the army. Not daring to pursue, on February 17 of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army took the cold population and livestock out of Qingshankou. Da Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief. Jingshi Anran Wu-u'er: One.

After it was determined that the Qing army was out of the customs, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Yuanbin, the superintendent of the army, were not in a hurry to return to Jinan City, and the population of Jinan City and the surrounding prefectures and counties had been captured by the Qing army, even if they went back. There are many things that cannot be done at all. It was simply stationed in Texas City, which did not destroy much.

Moreover, the exchange of letters between Dezhou City and Jingshi is extremely fast, and now is the critical time. Messaging and processing replies should be as fast as possible.

Although the news that Li Meng, the general of the four prefectures, smashed the Tartars and cut nearly a thousand places, he had already sent fast horses to report to the Beijing Division, but because the Tartars who were the evidence were still halfway through, the Beijing Division Center would not give an answer for a while.

Don't look at the time when the Qing army was raging in Beizhili and Shandong. The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty hesitated and did not move, but as soon as the Qing army came out of Qingshan Pass, the meritorious documents of the generals and civil officials from all walks of life really flew to the court like snowflakes. This general said that he had cut hundreds of levels. The man said that more than a thousand were killed. If you add up these levels. I'm afraid that the heads of these Qing army places will not be enough to use land. It is also necessary to count the customs in the field.

Of course, those officials in the military department also know these tricks below, so they have to have a bit of a grading procedure, many generals don't have a grade report at all, and this merit report document is directly refuted back, and these generals will not be deceived by the level of ordinary people to come to Beijing.

On the contrary, Shandong, well-informed and local celebrities knew that the Jiaozhou battalion had fought with the Tatars. and it was more than seven hundred. Genuine Tartars, real achievement.

I was afraid of being plagued by the Tartars on the ground of Shandong. There is such a bold result in front of him. Shandong Shimin all felt relieved. Moreover, the news that Qiu Lei, the general of Shandong, committed suicide because he was ashamed of the unfavorable situation of the war, and left a letter to protect Li Meng, a general of the four prefectures, as the general of Shandong's general army gradually spread. Seeing the fields in Jiaozhou that are all over Shandong, Lingshan Commercial Bank is thriving in trading. There is also the sale of private salt, which everyone can't live without. This Li Erlang is going to be the chief soldier of Shandong again. Everyone is working hard, and they have come to Texas City to congratulate their military exploits, which is just a way to communicate with each other.

It's just that the people who come to the door congratulate and give gifts, and the attitude is humble, and Li Meng also treats each other with a smile. But speaking of the Great War against the Tartars. Li Meng was reluctant to talk more, and it was often the other party who provoked the conversation. Li Meng talked about him left and right.

This has been done a few times. There are even suspicions that these Tartars are also the culmination of the good and the meritorious, throughout February. The retinue of the governor and the overseer's personal soldiers were somewhat of a small fortune. The reason is that those suspicious landlords, gentry, and representatives of wealthy merchants and landowners have bought them and want to inquire about the authenticity of the day's ranks.

After these people got the positive news, their evaluation of Li Meng was much higher, and they had such great achievements but they were not arrogant, compared with other arrogant and reckless martial artists. Li Meng is such a humble character. The future is limitless. There is such a foundation right now. How far will it go back in the future?

They don't know what Li Mengdi really thinks. Li Meng was actually ashamed and blamed himself. After the Qing army left the customs. Presumably, the losses are already statistically fast. The Qing army penetrated 1,300 miles. Capture one prefecture, one prefecture, thirty counties, and two passes; Kill the governor of the Ming Dynasty and 50 generals above the garrison; More than 200,000 people were captured, and the suffering and property losses suffered by the people of the Central Plains were even more incalculable.

In the city of Dezhou, among the prefectures and counties of Shandong. All the Jiaozhou battalion soldiers. Zhuang Ding of Tun Tian Grange. All members attached to the Jiaozhou battalion. The spirits of each are high. There are so many soldiers and horses in the world. Only the Jiaozhou battalion has such a victory, which is really a big boost in ambition, and as a member of the Jiaozhou camp, they are all very bright. It's not just your own people who think so, even outsiders have to give a thumbs up and praise it.

Although he was proud and excited, Li Meng behaved very indifferently. He didn't kill the good and take the plunge. The credit is real, and there is no need to appear false, just. In the middle of the night, when no one is there. Li Meng still felt deeply ashamed and blamed himself, he often thought so. If other people travel through time and space to come to this era. Will it be better than what he did.

After the battle near Qihe County, Li Meng was really like a bucket of frightened water poured from the top of his head. The original conceit was swept away. It turned out that after encountering actual combat. That's what I look like.

The soldiers and horses of the Jiaozhou camp gathered behind the city of Dezhou. The governor and the eunuchs of the supervising army strictly ordered the Jiaozhou battalion to garrison Shandong. While privately begging Li Meng not to pursue, stay and hug Shandong Ping'an. Sometimes Li Meng wondered if he was stationed on this step at that time. Strictly speaking, I'm afraid it's still a bit dead-hearted.

More than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the Jiaozhou camp. On the territory of Shandong, the inner line was fighting. Replenishment is quick and easy. The intelligence network is dense and the ears and eyes are superior. If you go to the territory of Beizhili, which is unfamiliar with your life, and march and fight on the plains that have been completely destroyed by the Tartars, you will have a few chances of victory.

There is no chance of victory, and the certainty that the whole army will be scattered is a few points. Without the more than 10,000 elite soldiers and strong generals of the Jiaozhou battalion. Li Mengdi's foundation is gone. At present, he is also a big landlord and a wealthy man in Shandong. If there is no Jiaozhou battalion, he can force Qiu Lei to hang, but others can't force him.

But if you chase it yourself. Will it save more people? As his power gradually became stronger, Li Meng often thought that he should not be alone, but also help the world, and came to this era. And it has come to this point. Shouldn't we change the coming dark end times? But in the end nothing was done. Nothing has changed......

In the history without Li Meng, the history books record that "the ninth day of the third month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen." The Qing army went out of the pass from Qingshankou and returned to Liaodong, which was a service, and the Qing army entered the pass for half a year and went deep for 2,000 miles. As far south as the mountain of Yanzhou Prefecture, it captured one prefecture, three prefectures, and fifty-five counties. Second pass; Kill more than 100 generals above the garrison governor of the Ming Dynasty; More than 460,000 people, more than 4,000 taels of gold, and more than 970,000 taels of silver were captured. ”

As a matter of fact. History has changed, it's just that no one will ever know......