Running war

The soldiers from Jiangnan had never seen such a vast plain. There is no end to the smooth road, which makes them panic when they run.

Meng Kang straddled the war horse, waving above his eyes from time to time. Last night's rainstorm was just a flash in the pan, and the scorching sun was the norm in summer.

The guide who joined the rebels from Dengju Castle introduced the terrain along the way.

"From Dengzhou to Jinan, it takes three days to walk at the earliest"

"Three days?" Meng Kang flicked his horsewhip in the air: "It's not more than three days, maybe the reinforcements have already arrived."

Although he was not afraid, he still beat the drum in his heart for a sneak attack on Jinan with 10,000 Ming troops.

There are many market towns along the official road, and the guide looked at the Ming army marching on only two legs before and after, and said: "There are a lot of mules, horses, and livestock in those villages and market towns, so it is better to grab some big carts and hurry up on the road." ”

Meng Kang seriously considered his advice and made a choice in a difficult situation: "That can't be done, isn't that a way to let the common people go against us" He doesn't take military discipline seriously, but he has always listened to the words of the regent.

The Ming soldiers walked non-stop all the way, and they couldn't catch up with the spread of news.

In one day and one night, when the 10,000-strong army arrived at the Laizhou Mansion, the defenders and magistrates had already gone to the empty city.

A group of braided rebels stood at the gate of the eastern city, waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.

Meng Kang finally found his own people in Shandong, and the sturdy young men in front of the city gate were generally half a head taller than the soldiers he led.

A Han man led a group of people to kneel on the side of the road and shouted with tears in their eyes: "Shandong people look forward to Wang Shi for a long time"

Meng Kang was about to urge the horse over, but Shi Fu had already flashed in front of him in a few arrows.

"What's your name?"

"Villain Zhao Jin"

Shi Lang shouted: "Daming Wangshi 100,000 has been Dengzhou 6, we are the vanguard, about to recover Jinan, you are doing a good job, Laizhou City is temporarily handed over to you to manage, and there are Ming soldiers and horses to come to accept it in the future, you and find us some mules and horses to come over."

Zhao Jin's face was full of surprise: "The villain understands, the villain will do it"

At this time, what dares to show your head is gambling, winning the bet is the wealth of the second half of your life, and if you don't gamble well, you will die in the world, and the family will suffer.

Meng Kang urged the horse to approach, heard Shi Fu's words clearly, and smiled secretly in his heart. This kid is quite nimble, and he knows that he is making a statement about the number of the army, so he is spared a tongue.

However, Shi Lang was just a guerrilla general, and he made his own decisions without asking him for instructions, which was a bit overstepping. Young people's understanding of the meaning of rules is shallow, some people care, some don't.

After Shi Fu finished speaking, Meng Kang called Zhao Jin over again and asked, "In addition to you, are there any righteous activities in Shandong?" ”

Zhao Jin saw that the general was more like the main general, and he knew everything about pouring beans from the bamboo tube: "Zhang Tiaofu took a group of brothers to operate in the Shanghe and Linqing areas, they killed the Tartars last year and occupied the mountains as kings, but they were also surrounded and suppressed by the Tartars. At the beginning of this year, the Tartars transferred all the soldiers and horses from Shandong before they took a breath. ”

He said a few words, recalled the past a few years ago, and sighed: "Zhang Tiaofu also came to me when he raised the army. When the Qing army went south, Shandong was the place with the most rebels in the north of the Yangtze River, and there were many dead people, and the living learned to be afraid. ”

There was a bit of sadness in his words, Meng Kang thought about it for a moment, and quickly turned to the current matter, and ordered, "Can you contact him?" ”

Zhao Jin nodded: "Yes"

"Then you sent someone out overnight to contact Zhang Tiaofu, and said that our Ming army was going to attack Jinan, and asked him to contact brothers from all over the country to help."

"Good, good" Zhao Jin cheered up and geared up. He is now most afraid that the Ming army will not make enough movement and has no strength, so dare to send troops to fight Jinan?

The 10,000 Ming troops did not enter the city of Laizhou, but only rested outside the city for the night.

Zhao Jin and others were collecting mules and horses overnight, and with the help of locals, things were much easier. Seeing the posture of the Ming army, the righteous army went straight to Jinan, and they were speculating that the young general did not tell a lie.

When the sky was dark, the Ming army embarked on the journey again.

The cavalry was in front as scouts, and Meng Kang's own soldiers dragged down the iron armor and put it on the nearly 100 mule and horse carts that Zhao Jin had obtained overnight.

The Qing captives were guarding against emptiness in Shandong, and Meng Kang used a clairvoyant mirror on his war horse to see the scene dozens of miles away on the plain here, so he didn't have to worry about being ambushed by the Qing captives.

The news of the Ming army's 6th in Dengzhou spread like a fire in the land of Qilu.

"One hundred thousand army, one hundred thousand army"

In the streets and alleys, in the mountains and villages, the people whispered, and the people with active minds looked for various channels to inquire about the authenticity of the news, and some big families sent families to Dengzhou to inquire about the news.

Meng Kang and Shi Lang didn't know the changes around them, and they had only one goal in their eyes - Jinan. Meng Kang didn't even think about how the 10,000 Ming army could capture a fortified city like Jinan.

"The Ming army of 100,000 is in Dengzhou 6"

The messenger galloped into the city of Jinan.

The people who escaped from Dengzhou and Laizhou all said this, and several magistrates who escaped from the state capital along the way also said this, and the scouts did not have the courage to find out, but so many people were saying that it was not wrong to think about it.

Shandong governor Lu Fengchun is a native of Liaodong, originally a Ming Dynasty man, as early as before the Qing soldiers entered the customs, he took refuge in the Tartars, so he got the position of governor. At present, most of the Han people who were officials in various places in the Qing court had already taken refuge in the Eight Banners before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and after experiencing the situation of mushrooms mushrooming in various places in recent years, Dolgon understood that the Han people who took refuge in the Qing court after entering the customs were unreliable. Those people can have no discipline with the Ming court, and they can also have no discipline with the Qing court when they turn around.

On the first day in a long time, the city of Jinan seemed so crowded, and the rich families of Dengzhou and Jinan, especially those whose families were officials in the imperial court, fled to the city in big carts. The Ming army was victorious in Henan and Huaiyang, and they also heard about how to deal with those who had served as officials in the Qing court. Even if you can save your life, it is inevitable to steal all your family wealth. Many people value silver more than their lives.

The messenger brought the news to the governor's yamen, and a circle of old squires came to the yamen to ask for an audience.

"How is it good, how is it good" Lu Fengchun ordered the officials to block the gate, and no one was allowed to let in, thinking about headless flies scurrying back and forth in the house.

After turning around several times, he finally found a trace of inspiration: "Summoning Jinan to guard Li Laibao and Jia La's true servants." "Li Laibao is a member of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty. The Jurchen Jiala Ezhen who stayed in Jinan was just a bare-rod Ezhen, and the soldiers and horses were all transferred, and there were only a few dozen people who were accepted to monitor the Han officials.

Li Laibao got the news one step earlier than Lu Fengchun, and was counting the soldiers and horses in the city and preparing to defend the city.

After a cup of tea, he came to the yamen with the soldiers of the superintendent battalion. The servant is not in a hurry, it is too late. The Jurchens are earth emperors everywhere, and there is no time to be idle.

Lu Fengchun's forehead was wiped with sweat, and another layer appeared.

"100,000 Ming troops, 6 in Dengzhou"

After all, Li Laibao had been on the battlefield, so his mind was a little clearer, and he said: "It is true that the Ming army has landed 6 from Dengzhou, and 100,000 people must be a lie."

"If there is no 100,000, 50,000 is terrible, are there 3,000 defenders in Jinan?"

Li Laibao hesitated for a moment: "There are only 1,000 people, and 3,000 people were dispatched to Linqing to kill Zhang Tiaofu."

The servant who had been sitting for a long time finally understood what was going on, and suddenly interjected and shouted; "That doesn't call them back"

Li Laibao turned around to leave: "Minion, let's do it!"

"Come back" Lu Fengchun's white fists pressed on the table: "Send a letter to the regent immediately"

Panic is spreading, and the whole city of Jinan has become as chaotic as a livestock trading market, and it is getting more and more chaotic. Overwhelmed civilians packed their packages and were ready to flee at any moment, even though the vast majority of them would not.

Li Laibao summoned soldiers to set up defenses at the city gates on all sides, and was ordered by the governor to go to several nearby counties to gather officials and arrest them. Whoever can use it, don't let it go.

Their greatest hope is in the 2,000 soldiers stationed in Linqing, if those 2,000 people can come back in time, Jinan City still has hope to guard until the regent returns to save the army

It was dark and bright.

At noon, the city of Jinan was like being stuffed in an iron can, and the squires and officials in the city were about to suffocate.

A troop of cavalry appeared in the east, shouting as they ran: "The thief is coming"

There was a commotion at the head of the city, and there was a commotion at the west gate of Jinan, and it turned out that a group of well-informed people felt that Jinan was unreliable and fled out of the city in the direction of Gyeonggi.

The Ming army came too fast, and Li Laibao hurriedly ordered: "Close the city gate"

Half an hour later, all those who stood at the head of the city saw behind the cavalry, on the bright plain, a line of soldiers and horses holding golden banners.

"Ming"

Lu Fengchun turned his head to look at Li Laibao, and his legs suddenly went weak.

The solid servant's face turned pale, and he said: "Jinan City can't hold it, let's escape."

Li Laibao was shocked and persuaded: "My lord, you can't go"

Lu Fengchun said desolately: "Whether the Ming army is 100,000 or 50,000, even if it is only 10,000, do you want to rely on 1,000 people to hold Jinan?" ”

“…… Adult"

The servants were all afraid, and Lu Fengchun no longer held back his fear. "The Ming army came from Dengzhou to Jinan, you and I have fallen into the trap of the Ming thief" He burst into tears, and he almost said that the regent was deceived by the Ming thief.

The fault is not that we are fixed by our side, Lu Fengchun didn't dare to say a word, "In the past two months, the Qing court has lost almost the entire territory of Henan, and Aobai Baturu died in Huai'an, this Qing Dynasty is only afraid that it will be ......"

"Let's go, just rely on a thousand Han people to hold Jinan" Gu Servant snorted coldly, "What if the Ming thieves occupy Jinan, wait for the regent to return to the army, and then we will take Jinan back"

It's no wonder that he looks down on the Han people, from Dengzhou to Jinan, seven or eight hundred miles, separated by several prefectures and counties, there is no soldier and horse to stick to the city, either the Ming army is too fierce, or the Han defenders are too useless, no matter which one, this Jinan city can not be defended.

The vanguard of the Ming army was still more than ten miles away from Jinan City, and Meng Kang could see clearly through the thin glass of the clairglass mirror, and the fleeing mule and horse carts poured out of Jinan City like a flood that discharged the embankment.

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