On the seventeenth day of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army's troops in Jinan began to drive Jinan City and the nearby captive residents out of the city, nearly 200,000 people, the Qing army kept driving and rushing, and those who were slightly behind were immediately cut and shot to kill, crying all the way to the sky, miserable and miserable.

Of the more than 15,000 Qing troops, only more than 4,000 drove and guarded the captured residents, and the rest of the main force was under the leadership of Prince Dolgon.

More than 200,000 people, livestock and property are also numerous, but no one dared to escape, honestly under the guard of more than 4,000 people all the way forward, when the return journey through Dezhou, the Jiaozhou battalion spent a lot of effort to build the fortifications but was abandoned by the Shandong general soldier Qiu Lei, led more than 2,000 people to retreat into the city, did not dare to go out to intercept.

Why did the soldiers and horses of Shandong General Qiu Lei suddenly change from more than 6,000 people to more than 2,000 people, after hearing that most of the Qing army entered Shandong, the general soldier Qiu Lei was at a loss, and the only thing he could think of was that Li Meng of Dezhou City built it as if it was an iron barrel, which was a good place to rely on the garrison, and led the troops to rush over there.

The Qing army was still hundreds of miles away from them, but Qiu Leibu was panicked like a lost dog, although it was not a rout, but let them run out of the rout posture, the whole army almost collapsed on the way to Dezhou, and when they arrived in Dezhou, there were only more than 1,000 people directly under their side, and the reason why the number is now is slowly closed.

When the Qing army crossed the border, Qiu Lei, the general soldier of Shandong, did not even dare to go up to the city wall of Dezhou, but only dared to stay in the mansion in the city and kowtow to the statue desperately, begging the gods to bless the Qing army not to attack the city.

The cries of the captive Han people shook the sky, and the Ming soldiers standing in the city could not bear to watch, and the captive Han people all held a trace of unrealistic hope, hoping that the garrison of Dezhou City would come out of the city to rescue them, of course they would be disappointed.

Dezhou City is also one of the big cities in Shandong, and the surrounding population is not small, it stands to reason that the Tartars came to loot the population and property this time to make up for their lack of labor outside the customs, and this Dezhou City will definitely not give up easily in the plan of returning to the captivity, but this time the Qing army gave up the Dezhou area, and the line was in a hurry.

In fact, the commander of the Qing army who led the Qing army to enter the customs this time, Prince Rui Dolgon, was also worried, after entering the customs from the wall ridge and Qingshan Pass, the north Zhili even went down to the county seat of the state, and the Ming army that dared to fight in the field was defeated one after another, but even when Lu Xiangsheng's thousands of soldiers were beaten, the casualties of the Qing army were only more than 300 people, and it was almost a dead battle of trapped beasts, and it could not be judged as the normal level of the Ming official army.

In the battle near Qihe County, the cavalry team of more than 1,000 people who were all white flag soldiers ran back, and only more than 200 people ran back, and there was a staff leader who was damaged in the battle, and the leader who ran back said that he had met a large army of the Ming army, and Dolgon was also convinced of this, if it was not a large army of the Ming army, how could he eat his more than 700 cavalry at once.

After Dolgon and Du Du, who led the army instead of Yue Tuo, summed it up, and thought that the Ming army could not have the number of 80,000 to 100,000, and it was very likely that the elite Ming army was transferred from the south or around, and came to Qinwang from the north of Jiangsu to fight.

This entry into the customs is also an opportunity for Dolgon to accumulate popularity for himself, although the current Emperor Taiji is quite important to him, and the position of the head of Zhubeile is Dolgon's, but the two sides are fundamentally different after all, and Dolgon does not want to be faulted in his actions and deeds, causing some inexplicable disasters. At present, a large number of people and property have been plundered, the army in the Ming Dynasty has been defeated, and high-ranking officials such as Governor Lu Xiangsheng have been killed.

Therefore, the Qing army did not continue to send scouts in the direction of Gaoyang County, but only put the whole body on guard in that direction, and at the same time recalled the squad that was plundering the population around, and after a little preparation, they withdrew in the direction of Beizhili. After most of the Qing army was broken, they cautiously moved towards the north.

Dolgon is a little depressed, now entering the Ming Dynasty is a high-level nobles within the Qing Dynasty to compete for the errand, it seems that the boss of the Ming Empire is like a fat sheep, as long as there is a chance to lead the troops to go out, he will definitely be able to cut a knife on this fat sheep, I thought that this time it would be easy, there is a large amount of wealth, and the prestige of growth is gained, who would have thought that such a trouble, of course, it is a small trouble.

After leaving Shandong, the Qing army in a hurry found that there was no Ming army following within 50 miles behind them, so they relaxed and began to calmly loot the population and livestock in Hejian Province.

Li Meng, the general of the four provinces at the junction of Dongchang Mansion and Jinan Mansion, naturally did not know that the thief chief Dolgon was so cautious, Li Meng after winning the encounter battle, he no longer dared to advance lightly, after retreating ten miles, he joined the rear team led by Zhao Neng, and then sent a fast horse to send a message to the army led by Ma Gang, asking him to wait for the army led by Li Meng to act together after joining forces.

In the face of the Qing army, which had more people than himself, Li Meng, who had tasted the bitterness, did not dare to be careless, and when Ma Gangbu and Li Meng's army, who were a little dizzy by several transfer orders, joined forces, it was already the twenty-fifth day of the first month, and the Qing army had already left Shandong and entered the territory of Beizhili.

Li Meng's army moved forward slowly, and half of the cavalry of the horse team was sent out to search, and the movements of the brigade within thirty miles were monitored by the cavalry probe.

After the lessons of that encounter, Li Meng no longer dared to rush forward easily, strictly according to the teachings of the old officers of the Lingshan Guard, how much to march every day, to camp in a proper manner, and to check the surrounding terrain and battlefield in advance, when he set off again from Dongchang Mansion to Jinan City, the news that had been interrupted for a few days in Shandong began to circulate again.

Although the Qing army entered Beizhili, as long as he was in Hejian Mansion for a day, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong in Dezhou City, did not dare to relax a little.

Looking at the appearance of Qiu Lei, the chief soldier of Shandong, and the useless soldiers and horses under his command, he couldn't count on it, and after thinking about it, he still had to rest assured that the army of Li Meng, the general of the four prefectures, was relieved, and when he heard that this army was chasing the Tartars back to Shandong, he immediately sent someone to call urgently.

When he re-entered Dezhou City, Li Mengke did not have the mood to revisit the old land, the squire on the ground of the whole Shandong was strong, after the Qing army came out of Dezhou, the panic of the previous days became extremely active, the general Li Meng, Jiaozhou Li Erlang, is now the only character in Shandong who speaks effectively, Qiu Lei is now hanging on the title of chief soldier, and the soldiers and horses in his hands are at best the size of a garrison division, so you don't have to worry about him.

The fawning of the powerful landlords, especially the remnants of the powerful in Jinan Prefecture, made the ears and eyes of the Jiaozhou battalion become flexible again.

Li Meng now knows that if he pursues by himself, the Qing army can use the captured Han people as cannon fodder, and when the time comes, whether he kills himself or not, and the other party can not take the lives of the Han people is a matter of fact, but the Jiaozhou battalion cannot ignore it, no matter what, it is a problem to catch up and catch up, but if it catches up, it will definitely die.

Therefore, after the order of Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, to transfer the Jiaozhou battalion to re-enter Jiaozhou to garrison, Li Meng had no other opinions and happily went. This order was more of a request than an order, and the words were quite polite, and today, the status of Li Meng in the Jiaozhou battalion is becoming more and more different.

The place where the two sides met was still in the lobby of the Texas Governor, but this time the process was slightly different from the last time, because Liu Qingsong, who escorted the food and food to Texas, had already returned to Ye County, and the person responsible for greeting the invitation had become the Texas Governor, and the attitude of the Texas Governor in front of Li Meng was like a humble subordinate, and the slightest gesture of nobility and martial piety could not be seen, and he was extremely polite.

Entering the lobby, Li Meng was a little surprised, Shandong Governor Yan Jizu and Supervisor Liu Yuanbin should have been sitting upright according to their identities, but this time they actually stood in front of the hall, and when they saw Li Meng coming, the two of them bowed their hands quite politely, although the amplitude was not large, but this was already a break in the so-called officialdom rules.

Although the attitude of these two people was polite, the smile on their faces could even be seen by Li Meng as being forced, but it was definitely not false to Li Meng, but the mood was already low.

Governor Yan Jizu and supervisor Liu Yuanbin's faces were almost completely defeated, it was the so-called forced smile, the fall of Jinan City was a trivial matter, the capture of hundreds of thousands of Shandong people was a trivial matter, and the casualties were also hundreds of thousands, which was also a trivial matter.

Losing the pro-clan is a very serious crime in the law of the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Chongzhen is very interested in this matter, the governor of the general army or something died, his old man may not be tempted, but the death of a clan, even if the relationship is far away, Emperor Chongzhen is also bigger than the sky, not to mention that this kind of close branch of the vassal king was taken captive.

According to Chongzhen's strict character, Yan Jizu and Liu Yuanbin already felt that the end was not good, and it was already many years of official qi cultivation kung fu to see Li Meng still laughing.

Although he expected his fate to be bad, but this Shandong still has to be guarded, if there is any more trouble, I am afraid that his family and nephews will be affected, and Emperor Chongzhen is not unable to do it.

The two people on the opposite side were depressed, Li Meng's mood may not be any better, the three of them sat in the lobby with gloomy faces, and a few people said a few polite words, and Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, said bluntly:

"Lord Li has worked hard all the way, but Benfu can't let you rest, I'm really sorry, and now the Tartars are still active in the area of Hejian Mansion in Beizhili and Sanwei in Tianjin, and Lu Di has not escaped the danger, and I have to bother Lord Li to guard it."

Li Meng politely arched his hand and said:

"Where is the governor, this is the duty of the lower officials, and when the officials entered the city, they were already arranged, and all the soldiers and horses had their own duties, and they were responsible for defense, so please rest assured."

Yan Jizu squeezed out some smiles on his face and nodded. But after all, the future is bleak, and there are many disasters, so I sat there and sighed, unable to find words. Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the prison army on the side, did not have a little brightness on his face after the smirk at the beginning, and said directly in frustration:

"Our family was blinded by lard at that time, on one side was the Jiangxi prison guard, on the other hand was Shandong, I wanted Shandong to be closer to Beijing, looking for a chance to go back to find a good errand, who thought that fate was not good, to catch up with this Tartar to enter the customs, it was a big disaster everywhere, there was no victory, even if the silver was used, I am afraid it would be useless."

These words were extremely disheartening, even the sharp voice that eunuchs were used to became low, Fang Cai's words were not meant to be said in front of people, but Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the prison army, didn't care at all, and said it without shying away from it, which shows that his mind is almost desperate.

Listening to and watching the performance of these two people, Li Meng's already bad mood became more and more depressed, but when he heard Liu Yuanbin talk about the invincibility of the war, although Li Meng didn't think that the encounter in Qihe County was glorious, but after all, his son's son fought desperately and won the victory, so he couldn't just bury it.

Li Meng cleared his throat and said loudly:

"Gonggong Liu, if it is said that there is no victory, it is not necessarily true, the last general led the army from Dongchang Mansion to Jinan Road, and fought a fierce battle with more than 1,000 Tartars, beheading 720 and losing 400 himself, which is also a small victory."

After Li Meng finished speaking, the governor Yan Jizu sitting on the top drank tea listlessly, and the eunuch Liu Yuanbin on the opposite side lowered his head and looked like he was not listening carefully, Li Meng also felt a little bored, and was about to get up and say goodbye, who thought that he had not opened his mouth yet, the first "pop" sounded, the teacup and saucer fell to the ground, and the governor Yan Jizu suddenly stood up, holding the teacup in his hand and falling unconsciously. The eunuch Liu Yuanbin's movements were even more exaggerated, pointing at Li Meng, his fingers trembled uncontrollably, and his mouth opened and closed but he couldn't say a word.

"Behead the Tartars seven hundred and twenty!!"

"Exactly!"

Hearing Li Meng's categorical answer, Governor Yan Jizu's expression became more and more excited, and Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the prison army on the side, stood up from his seat tremblingly, took a few steps forward, and asked in a completely transcurrent voice:

"Master Li, our family knows that there are many good people in this army, and the seven hundred and twenty you just said are the heads of many good people!"

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it also paid attention to a beheading merit, military merit rewards, and job promotions, all of which were the heads of the beheading, but the combat effectiveness of the official army had been completely weakened, even if it was fighting with the peasant army armed with wooden sticks and farm tools, it was a touch of defeat, and there were these heads.

As a result, there were shameless generals who beheaded the heads of the common people, pretended to be the heads of thieves and prisoners, and went to receive rewards for military merits. There are also bad cases of soldiers in a certain place killing good people, and even the official and academic talents and children were slaughtered together.

Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the supervising army, dealt with the soldiers all day long, so he naturally knew something tricky, and the impression of Li Meng, the general of the four prefectures, in his mind was not a good character, and it was naturally extremely normal to do such a thing, and the governor Yan Jizu also calmed down from the initial excitement, and did not make a sound, waiting for Li Meng's answer.

Although they were suspicious, there was infinite hope on the faces of the governor and the overseer.

"Naturally, it's a real tartar, if the two adults don't believe it, send someone to check it."

At this time, there were still considerable differences in the appearance of the Jurchens, Mongols and Han Chinese, and because of the different eating habits, the teeth and the rest of the places had different characteristics, and it was very easy to inspect.

Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the prison army, didn't care about offending Li Meng, and called the pro-soldiers and guards outside, asking them to follow Li Meng's men to inspect the head of the Tartar.

After the end of that encounter, there were no less than 200 seriously injured and not dead Tartars on the battlefield, Li Meng did not have much to do, and directly ordered his subordinates to cut off all the Tartars, whether they were dead or alive, their heads, and their armor and weapons were all stripped off, and the corpses were directly thrown into the field.

These heads were treated with lime and sulfur, thrown into sacks, and transported to this Texas city together.

After the eunuch of the prison army and Li Meng's personal soldiers got the order, they hurriedly ran out, and the three people in the lobby of the Zhizhou Yamen were silent, but the atmosphere was much more active than Fang Cai, Yan Jizu and Liu Yuanbin stood directly at the door of the lobby, what kind of style, high-level style, completely lost, just waiting for the news over there.

Checking the first level, or more than 700 heads, it is not something that can be done in a short time, Li Meng's mood is relatively relaxed, but the two of them walked around the door, they just didn't sit down, they turned to Li Meng several times, they all wanted to say and stopped, probably to ask about the first level, but Li Meng said it so categorically, there was no need to continue to interrogate.

Li Meng asked about something else first, and said in a deep voice:

"May I ask the two adults, where is General Qiu, why haven't you seen him today!"

When it comes to Qiu Lei, the chief soldier of Shandong, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the supervising army, are not angry, but the eunuch Liu Yuanbin replied:

"Qiu Lei, this bastard, still has a face, his 6,000 soldiers can really run, he actually ran out of 150 miles in one day and one night, and there are less than 2,000 soldiers left, and he is shrinking in the north of the city when he enters the city, and he doesn't even want to go out."

Hearing this, Li Meng nodded and sighed, the eunuch Liu Yuanbin looked at Li Meng's appearance as an old god, and he was a little more sure of the matter of that level, and he had the intention to get closer, so he couldn't help but ask:

"What's the matter, Lord Li, just send someone to call it."

To be a general, there must be a soldier in his hands to have the capital to be arrogant, Shandong Chief Soldier Qiu Lei is already a lost dog now, who still takes him seriously, just hanging the title of a general soldier, Li Meng heard Liu Yuanbin's question, sat on the chair and nodded with a smile, and said gently:

"The last general feels that General Qiu is also uneasy, after all, there is such a big thing in this Shandong territory, and as the general of the general town, there is also shame and self-blame."

Li Meng and Qiu Lei are on the same page, this is something that the governor and the prison army have seen with their own eyes, but at this time, they heard Li Meng say such considerate words, it was really shocking, the governor Yan Jizu and the supervisor Liu Yuanbin both turned their heads to look at Li Meng in shock, but saw Li Meng's expression as usual, with a slightly compassionate expression on his face, it was really a strange thing.

However, this matter has nothing to do with them, whether Li Meng is sarcastic or merciful is up to him, or waiting for the results of the inspection by the soldiers outside.

Almost an hour passed, and the governor of Texas came over to ask if he had eaten a few times, but he was blocked back by Yan Jizu and Liu Yuanbin, Li Meng felt funny, so he simply waited here to see how these two high-ranking officials performed.

The two of them were tired of walking, so they simply sat on the chair by the door, still looking forward to it, and suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and the governor and the overseer stood up from the chairs, and the door in front of the lobby was almost knocked open, which startled Li Meng's personal guards.

I watched the subordinates of Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the prison army, rush in, and was pulled down by the threshold, staggered to the front of the lobby, didn't care about anything, and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Master, it's the head of the Tartars, and it's the real head of the seven hundred and twenty Tartars!!"

Seeing the loss of their own feudal clans, their own masters are unlucky to go to prison, and they don't have a good life, these pro-soldiers and family members also know a little about these officialdom, and they know a lot about these officialdom deeds, and when they see these more than 700 Tartar heads, they know that things have taken a big turn.

The faces of these subordinates who ran into the courtyard were all ecstatic, and when the governor Yan Jizu and the eunuch Liu Yuanbin of the prison army saw the looks of their subordinates, they immediately understood that Li Meng's so-called small victory and beheading of the Tartars for seven hundred and twenty were true, and this matter was incredible to them, regardless of how incredible it was, but these real Tartar heads made them a very miserable end, and they changed a little bit for the better.

Yan Jizu and Liu Yuanbin glanced at each other, the depressed look on their faces had been swept away, Governor Yan Jizu coughed a few times, but picked up the governor's shelf that had been lost for half a day, waved his hand below, and scolded in a deep voice:

"It's noisy, what kind of system, disperse quickly, Benfu has important things to discuss!"

When the following pro-soldiers heard this reprimand, they immediately dispersed, but everyone had a strong joy on their faces, and when there were only three people left in the lobby of the Zhizhou Yamen, Yan Jizu Siwen, the governor of Shandong, had nothing on his face, and his face seemed to be smiling, and he turned to Li Meng and said:

"Behead seven hundred and twenty, there is a small victory, this is a big victory, this is a great achievement!!"

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