Deyou took office for two years, he encountered five bandits to attack the county, although this is a lot of people, but it is also frightening, there have been hundreds of bandit incidents in the territory, more than 20 people have been killed by the officials who went to the countryside to collect rent, shocking, Xu Deyou is a literati, seeing this kind of thing, which day is not frightened? For him, he would rather go to the northwest to be a small county magistrate, and dare to play here, what he is playing here is not officialdom, it is fate.

Early this morning, a few wounded officers went to the yamen in fear to report that the officials who went to the countryside to collect rent yesterday killed three more to the mob, and the rest also hung up the lottery one by one, and finally escaped and returned to the county seat, which can be regarded as saving their lives.

Xu Deyou almost didn't faint, since the fall of Jiangnan, the entire Qing Dynasty began to lack food, no food is naturally from the people, so the tax was doubled all of a sudden, although Kangxi wanted to be a good emperor, but the soldiers could not always run out of food, so they could only let their heads go to the countryside to collect tyranny, Fengyang naturally also had apportionment, Xu Deyou could only send officials to the countryside every day to urge food, it was to urge food, naturally there were mobs to make trouble, but three were killed at a time, Xu Deyou immediately became angry.

"What township are these mobs from?"

"Lord Huiyu, it's from Wudian Township." Half of the team's eyes were swollen, and he gritted his teeth and replied.

"Where's the township Lizheng? How could it be that they were opposed? ”

"I didn't see him when I went to the countryside, I'm afraid this guy is also a mob."

"Come on." Xu Deyou has done a good job of cleaning up the public order, and the mob openly killed the officials, which is worth it: "Quickly bring the fire sign of the official to ask for help from the green battalion, and let them lead the troops to suppress it." ”

"Wow." As a result, Xu Deyou threw down the fire, and immediately brought a few servants.

When the head of the team arrived at the green camp, it turned out that the green battalion soldiers in the surrounding prefectures and counties had already been evacuated because of the emperor's will, leaving behind either the old and weak or the sick and disabled, to suppress the bandits? His grandfather didn't know that the mob in Fengyang County were all barbarians, and with the bullet pressure of these people in the camp, who knew if there was a life to go and a life to return?

The team leader pleaded for a long time. The Green Camp never agreed. I had to go back again, and I wasted a day's work back and forth. Xu Deyou scolded a few more words about the local green camp. But it really didn't help. In the end, I was trying to prevaricate a few words, but I couldn't do it. At this time, someone immediately came to report: "My lord, there is a green battalion of 300 people under the West City." Please be gracious to the city. ”

Deyou couldn't help but smile. Said to the head of the team: "What did you say?" Will Lord Ben not be able to move the green camp when he gets off the fire? Go. Set up a dozen tables in the back office. Condolences to the soldiers of the Green Camp. Tomorrow I will go to the countryside to get people. ”

The team leader also felt strange, and when he went to the ground during the day, Mr. Qian still refused to take people out of the camp. How to come back on your own front foot. These green battalion soldiers have arrived? But the adults asked him to arrange a banquet. Naturally, he didn't dare to slack off. I chirped and went to do it immediately.

By this time it was already dark. The city gate has long been closed, and the city gate is constantly being kicked and pounded by the green battalion soldiers under the city. During the day, he refused to send troops to take people and land, and Qian always shouted and cursed the regulations under the city. The gates of the city shall be shut down, and the gates shall not be opened. Therefore, several servants on the ground of the city immediately went to report to the magistrate, and it took a quarter of an hour before they hurried back. Open the gates.

A crack had just been opened in the gates. Hundreds of Green Battalion soldiers swarmed in. Viciously frightened the two Kaesong field officers and quickly hid on the side of the doorway.

"Quick. Take Lao Tzu to meet Lord Xu. "Headed by a thousand total looking around. Then he added: "Close the gates quickly." ”

"My lord, Lord Xu is still in the yamen, and he has prepared a banquet, just waiting for the adults and brothers to have a banquet." An errand cautiously leaned over and grinned.

With a snap, Mr. Qian did not hesitate to give the messenger a slap, and the poor messenger didn't understand what was going on, and there were five more palm prints on his left cheek: "Eat you with a thousand knives, damn, tens of thousands of Ming soldiers are here." ”

"Huh?" The servant forgot the pain, and his legs trembled and he could not speak.

"Damn, hurry up and lead the way." Qian always made a vicious gesture to kick, and the messenger immediately came to his senses and trotted in front to lead the way.

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"What? Tens of thousands of Ming troops want to attack Fengyang? Xu Deyou's expression was no better than that of the errand officer after hearing the news, but after all, he was a cultural person, and he quickly calmed down after losing color: "What should I do now?" ”

"What should I do?" Qian always wanted to tell him what to do, but unfortunately he didn't know what to do next, tens of thousands of troops suddenly appeared near his camp, he didn't say a word, and immediately ran away with people, just thinking about finding a county town to avoid, but the Ming army has been following behind them, to

Only then did I know that the target of the Ming army was Fengyang, where did he not run, but the Ming army did not mean to chase him, this kind of small group of green battalion soldiers who fled before they saw their faces did not bother to pursue, their goal was Fengyang, Qian Zong only now understood, and regretted that he should not run in the direction of Fengyang, but now, there is no way, he was slightly silent for a moment: "You can't win the fight, you must ask for help immediately." ”

"Yes, yes, we have to go for help." Xu Deyou had never seen such a battle, so he woke up, nodded again and again, and was about to start writing, when he suddenly raised his eyes: "Asking for help?" Who to turn to? ”

Yes, who to ask for help, the entire green battalion in Anhui is almost empty, the Ming army is tens of thousands, if you ask the emperor for help and wait for reinforcements to arrive, I am afraid that Fengyang will already break the city, and no one present will think about a good end.

Mr. Qian was also stunned by Xu Deyou's rhetorical question, counting on the green battalion soldiers left behind in Anhui Province to save him, it is better to hang himself by the neck in the rope now, and commit suicide, I am afraid that no one can save them for a while, he gritted his teeth: "Or we will descend, right?" The Ming Emperor has long had a decree that as long as it is a Han Chinese, anyone who is willing to surrender can save his life.

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Xu Deyou's nerd anger came up: "The matter of eating the king and being loyal to the king, we are deeply favored by the emperor, how can we do such a rebellious thing?" ”

Mr. Qian's face changed slightly, and he unconsciously pressed the handle of the knife: "Then according to the adult, what should we do?" ”

Xu Deyou hesitated slightly, and then said: "It's a way, there is not much time now, I don't have much time to explain to you, you do it according to my arrangement, now immediately call your soldiers, and this official will also go to gather the officials." ”

Mr. Qian is still here, should I believe the words of this county order? Xu Deyou seemed to see his thoughts, and added: "Don't worry, as long as you hold the city, you and I will be a great achievement, and there will be quasi-feudal marquis and generals, if Lord Qian doesn't believe it, will this official joke with his name?" ”

Mr. Qian's heart was hot, and he nodded: "Okay, then I'll give you a go." ”

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On the other side, Mu Jianming led the Southern Army from Hankou to Fengyang, the two places are separated by hundreds of miles, I don't know how many states and counties to pass through, but the Qing army defending the city is obviously too small to dare to go out of the city, and the Southern Jiangsu Army obviously does not have much interest in these prefectures and counties, and on the evening of the fourth day, it arrived at Fengyang City.

Fengyang townships heard the arrival of the army, everywhere the road was welcomed, this is the army of the villagers, the surname Zhu is back, Fengyang people naturally have a good life, when the southern Jiangsu army arrived at the city of Fengyang, has gathered nearly 10,000 villagers with shovels, hoes, wooden sticks, Fengyang people have always advocated force, even if the conflict in the countryside on weekdays is a family of hundreds of people gathered to fight, never die, the arrival of the Ming army made the Fengyang people who were oppressed by the Manchurians immediately armed, The clans poured all their youth and strength to follow behind the Ming army, and under Fengyang City, there were crowds, and it was really dark clouds.

Just as Mu Jianming was full of ambition to attack the city, something strange happened, on the head of Fengyang City, portraits were suddenly hung, and even in the city tower, there was a statue hanging under the eaves.

"What's going on?" Mu Jianming gave an order, but the troops in front did not attack, he rode a horse, and stepped forward to ask with a surprised face, the Ming army has always been well-trained, if it were not for a special situation, no one would ignore his order.

"Your Excellency." The guerrilla general who replied was a monocular: "Taizu was hung on the city wall by a Tartar, and the last general was ......"

"Taizu?" Mu Jianming almost planted off the horse, and looked at it from a distance at any time, only to see portraits hanging on the city wall, and then he understood something, and asked the guerrilla general to take a telescope to take a look, and there were huge portraits of Taizu on the city wall, and a stone statue of Taizu was hung on the city tower.

Xu Deyou at the head of the city stood behind the female wall and looked at the Ming army under the city, with a cunning smile on his face, the statue of Taizu was taken from the temple in the city, after the Manchus captured Fengyang, in order to maintain their orthodox status, they have been propagandizing that the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the Liukou, and the Manchurians entered the customs for the revenge of the Ming Dynasty, so the temple of Taizu in the middle capital was not demolished, and it can be used at this time, as for these portraits, they were all searched by Xu Deyou in the houses in the city, Zhu Yuanzhang is from Fengyang, Fengyang people are naturally proud, even if the Tartars occupy Fengyang, many families will secretly hang the portrait of Taizu in the house, and worship it in the morning and evening, Xu Deyou asked people to search door to door, and sure enough, hundreds of them were found, and they were immediately posted on the female wall or hung on the city wall. Convenient for next visit