After Zhu Yiyuan discussed with the big guy, he left Tan Qiye, the cell head Jiang Qi, Xiucai Zhang Lin, Zichuan businessman Pu Pan, and his uncle Ye Tinglan behind.

This is also a matter of no choice, there are still too few talents that can be taken out by his subordinates, and it is easy to have a Yan Ermei, but the people still follow Xie Qian.

But even these few people are quite distinctive, Tan Qiye has been a rogue, and there is a high probability that he has worked as an officer and soldier, and the cell leader Jiang Qi is a veteran for more than 20 years, and he has experienced a lot of dirty things.

Zhang Lin is the most educated, Pu Pan is going south and north, has many businessman friends, and his uncle Ye Tinglan, he leads the southeast Shilin, and the people who know the Fushe are also well-informed people.

"We must fight, and we must win, but we have created a hasty foundation, and there are a lot of problems...... The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can survive a hundred battles. Our task now is to understand the enemy, and you can tell me, what is the best way? ”

Uncle Ye Tinglan paused, and said first: "Mr. Yan just sent me a letter, this time the generals sent by the Qing court should be Meile Zhangjing Lai Fu stationed in Dongchang, Yi Yonggui, the chief soldier stationed in Linqing, and the generals Yao Wenchang and Zheng Longfang, and the other is the green battalion soldiers and horses stationed in Jinan. ”

There are eight banners, there are green battalions, there are generals, and several soldiers and horses are dispatched together, there is no doubt that this is Hong Chengchou's handwriting, otherwise only with Fang Dayou, the governor of the district, will definitely not be able to mobilize Lai Fu, even Yi Yonggui is also from the Han military banner, and he doesn't care about a Hanchen governor at all.

Do you think it's the Ming Dynasty?

I entered the customs with the regent, with a pattern through the sky, a stinky minister, and a big clove of garlic.

Hearing so many people, the faces of several people were not good-looking, and it was obvious that they came together, even if they were alone, they could not compete with them.

"What are the conditions, what kind of war to fight. Don't be discouraged. The more the Qing army comes, the more complex the composition, the more flaws, and the more opportunities to attack. ”

Zhu Yiyuan boosted morale, and the big guy saw that he was calm and calm, so he calmed down.

Tan Qiye was vigorous in his troops, Jiang Qi took the initiative to take on the responsibility of building weapons, Zhang Lin continued to rectify the place, and Pu Pan and Ye Tinglan mobilized their contacts separately, one from businessmen to inquire about news, and the other to contact gentry and literati.

No one dares to slack off, their small gang, whether they live or die, depends on this battle.

It's just that in the next few days, instead of waiting for the officers and soldiers, they found a large number of displaced people, who fled east in a hurry from the direction of Zhangqiu.

These homeless people, dragging their families and mouths, pushing wheelbarrows, carrying old mothers and children, are embarrassed and in a hurry. And there are more displaced people behind it, and there is a steady stream.

"It's not as good as a peace dog when you leave people, I heard that there was a war, and the people ran away, which is really a sin." Ye Tinglan couldn't help but sigh.

But Tan Qiye frowned slightly, thoughtful, Zhu Yiyuan couldn't help but ask, "Could it be something strange?" ”

Tan Qiye said: "Childe, you see, the Qing army went from west to east to attack Xie Qian. If the common people want to avoid the scourge of war, they should run to the west, or to the north and south, in order to avoid the scourge of war. As a result, they ran eastward, and behind their butts were the Qing army, isn't it a bit abnormal? ”

Ye Tinglan hesitated: "I'm afraid that the people are confused, and they don't know which way to run?" ”

Tan Qiye shook his head, "I'm afraid it may not be." ”

At this time, Zhu Yiyuan smiled, "If you want to know what the soup tastes like, just taste it, let's arrange people to mix in with the homeless people, inquire clearly, and see what is going on." ”

Tan Qiye nodded, he simply put on makeup himself, and mixed in with a few rebels.

Half a day later, the seventh master came back, he wiped the sweat on his face, and snorted angrily: "Childe, I found out, it was the Tartars who drove behind." Not only did they drive them away, but some people also spread messages, saying that they were unwilling to be the people of the Qing Dynasty, and the court wanted to kill them all, and the only way to survive was to go to Gaoyuan and defect to the thieves. ”

"What?" Ye Tinglan was shocked, "Seventh Master, what do you mean by the Qing Army?" Take the initiative to drive the people to Commander Xie? Do they still want the people's hearts? ”

Tan Qiye shook his head silently, "I think they not only don't want the people's hearts, but they are also killing people." ”

"Murder?"

Zhu Yiyuan couldn't help but say, "What's going on?" Let's be specific. ”

Tan Qiye immediately told Zhu Yiyuan that he inquired about the homeless people, and it turned out to be Tartar Lai Fu, he said that there were villagers who were thieves and provided Xie Qian with military information, and then slaughtered the village, and five villages were killed.

The people were panicked, so they wanted to run to Jinan Mansion and take refuge in the provincial capital.

Who knew that the governor Fang Dayou closed his door, and the Qing army came to slaughter, and the people had no choice but to embark on the road to Gaoyuan.

Although they also knew that fleeing at this time was basically a life of nine deaths, but they left the Qing army to slaughter, which was ten deaths and no one had a choice.

After hearing this, Ye Tinglan scolded angrily, "These Tartars are obviously sitting on the country, why are they still so cruel?" Fang Dayou is simply a scholar in vain, unworthy of being a parental official, most of these people are the people of the Qing Dynasty, they are forcing people to rebel! ”

Ye Tinglan kept cursing, but Zhu Yiyuan frowned, "You might as well think about it, the Qing army slaughtered the people and drove them to Gaoyuan, what will happen to Commander Xie?" ”

Ye Tinglan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that something was wrong, "He, he doesn't have much food there, and so many people come at once, even if it is dragged, it will bring down Leader Xie." ”

Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "That's right, can Commander Xie slaughter the people like the Qing court?" ”

"Of course not, Commander Xie is a righteous army, and what he talks about is righteousness."

Zhu Yiyuan's face suddenly became grim, and he couldn't help clenching his fists and slamming the table hard, "So good people are bound and will be defeated by wicked people, black and white are reversed, the brutes of the Qing court, really damn it!" ”

Ye Tinglan hadn't figured it out yet, "Big nephew, if the Qing court does this, they will lose people's hearts, and they will definitely lose." ”

At this time, the cell head Jiang Qi and Xiucai Zhang Lin also came, and after they listened, the cell head Jiang Qi smiled bitterly: "The Tartars drove away the displaced people and defeated the Xie commander, and before the war started, the Xie commander was defeated." ”

Ye Tinglan blushed, still unconvinced, "If the Qing court does this, aren't they afraid of the people rebelling?" ”

Zhang Lin closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and suddenly said helplessly: "What are they afraid of!" The people were originally Tartars, and they drove away a large number of people, leaving behind so much ownerless land, which happened to be planned to grant land and organize households to serve as their slaves. You must know that in today's world, there are few people in the land! ”

After the words of several people, Ye Tinglan finally came to his senses, and even he understood why the Qing army slaughtered the city in Yangzhou...... "Tartars slaughtered on a large scale, created panic, and drove the people to flee south." When thousands of displaced people poured in, the Ming side was in chaos before the battle, and it was impossible to fight at all. However, the Qing court had mastered countless lands, and could calmly recruit Ding Zhuang, give them farming and grain, and undertake forced labor. They're going to get stronger and stronger. ”

"As for the people, no matter what, they will not escape death. Even if you understand it, what can you do? Ye Tinglan couldn't help but sigh, cold sweat soaked his clothes.

"It's over, Daming is over, we can't do it. Tartar does this, the Hongguang Imperial Court is gone, and His Majesty Longwu can't last long, is it really going to be Shenzhou to fall and return to the sky? ”

As a scholar, Ye Tinglan was desperate, he thought of his cousin Ye Tingxiu, who was still in Fuzhou, and countless other loyal and righteous people, the Qing court's move was too vicious to deal with.

"It must be Hong Chengchou, it must be this old thief! Only he is most familiar with the situation of Daming, he should cut off his children and grandchildren with a thousand cuts! ”

Ye Tinglan's eyes were red and she scolded loudly.

Suddenly, Zhu Yiyuan slapped the table and shouted, "Don't make any noise!" The Tartar method is nothing unusual, we already have a way to defeat the enemy. ”

Everyone was stunned and asked, "What way?" ”

"That's what we're doing now." Zhu Yiyuan's eyes were blazing, and his voice was calm, "We don't do rogues, we run the place, rely on Juntian, unite people's hearts, twist the people into a fist, and don't let them escape blindly." It also broke the evil trick of the Tartars to drive away the displaced people. Then we dug tunnels, repaired fortifications, and used flexible tactics to maneuver with the Tartars. As long as we are not wiped out. In three or five years, ten or eight years, our soldiers will also be sharpened, and then they will be able to confront the Qing army head-on. ”

Zhu Yiyuan said: "The Qing court can drive away the people, but it is only relying on the current strength of the army, but with the entry into the Central Plains, the children of the Eight Banners will definitely fall quickly." In the past, we were scattered, and the court was fighting endlessly, and the government decrees were not working. The Qing army drove the displaced people over, and they were unable to settle down at all, so they were in chaos before the battle. But we are different, we can settle the people, we can knead the scattered people together. ”

"So our current strategy is not to eliminate how many Qing troops there are, not to fight them head-to-head, but to win the trust of the people and protect the people. As long as we hold on, victory will be ours! ”

Zhu Yiyuan stared at the people present and said categorically: "Please believe me, our choice is right, we can win!" ”