Zhu Yiyuan didn't realize that even Emperor Longwu, who was far away in Fuzhou, paid attention to him and sent his ministers north to make contact.

In response to such love, Zhu Yiyuan just wants to say, you think too much.

The current situation can be said to have changed color and suddenly become tense.

The Qing soldiers took the initiative to withdraw from the siege of Gaoyuan and let Xie Qian go. This is not because the Qing court showed kindness, but transferred the two elite Qing soldiers of Lai Fu and Yi Yonggui to the direction of Zichuan, and they pressed Zhu Yiyuan from north to south.

The soldiers and horses of the two people combined, more than 20,000 people, including 1,500 elites of the Eight Banners, and the others were all Han Army Banner men.

They didn't advance quickly, but they were full of oppression, and they didn't give Zhu Yiyuan the slightest chance to sneak attack. This is also to learn from the experience of Ma Degong and others, and to take out the real housekeeping skills, advance step by step, and close the iron wall.

"According to Xu Zhiyuan's urgent report, he probed the situation of the Qing army and considered it invulnerable." Zhu Yiyuan faced his subordinates: "I have already told Xu Zhiyuan that except for a few people who continue to stay in Qingshiji and other places, relying on the terrain and maneuvering with the Qing army, the main force will immediately retreat to the south of the original mountain to avoid the edge. ”

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, and there is no way to hit it hard.

Zhu Yiyuan said again: "What is the situation in the east now?" ”

Huang Pei, who was temporarily in charge of intelligence, immediately said: "Zhu Baishi, after we captured Surabaya, 5,000 soldiers and horses have been dispatched from the direction of Yanzhou, and Qing troops have been deployed from Jining Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, and Peixian County. Moreover, the Qing court also appointed Ma Guanghui, who had been killing the old department of King Chuang in Henan, as the governor, and a total of more than 30,000 soldiers and horses were mobilized, which has pressed us down. ”

Counting on both sides, there are 50,000 troops, which is really a lot of money.

Tan Deyu Qing Court sighed, "If we knew this was the case, it would be good if we didn't send people to Qufu and Zou County." ”

It turned out that Zhu Yiyuan knew that Xie Qian was in a critical situation and could not help him. He didn't have the ability to break the siege head-on, so he could only send men and horses, follow the method of conquering Surabaya County, and go deep into Qufu and other places, and for a while, there were traces of red turbans outside the city.

All kinds of rumors were overwhelming, and there were even a few groups of Red Turban Army who attacked the Green Camp station, set fire to kill people, snatched grain and grass, and made a lot of noise.

But Zhu Yiyuan swears to the sky, these are imitators, please don't elevate fan behavior to idols.

It is a pity that even if such a statement could be issued, it was not believed.

Even on the Cao County side, the Yuyuan Rebels did dispatch, they attacked Juye, and there was a big strategy to cut off the canal.

If nothing else, who can not know the importance of the Grand Canal?

The Qing court relied on the Grand Canal for hundreds of thousands of troops in the south, grain and grass communications, and personnel exchanges.

At this point, the Qing army has made up its mind.

Xie Qian can ignore it, Longwu can not be destroyed, you cunning Zhu Yiyuan must be eradicated!

Qian Qianyi is a literati, and his ability is not great, so he transferred Ma Guanghui over, relying on his experience in suppressing bandits, the governor of all walks of life must extinguish Zhu Yiyuan as soon as possible.

It's just a local soldier and horse, it's not difficult to deal with at all, and you may even feel a little ridiculous, but when the Qing court really began to face it squarely, and mobilized troops and horses, it was overwhelming, and the pressure was still quite terrifying.

"Commander Tan, how many soldiers and horses do we have that we can use now?" Zhu Yiyuan asked in a low voice.

Tan Deyu immediately said: "There were originally five thousand households, but now two more have been expanded, and there are seven thousand soldiers available." ”

"What about the weapon?" Zhu Yiyuan asked again.

Tan Deyu said again: "Now we can only ensure that every soldier has a sword to use, as for the armor, there are only 1,300 pairs, most of which were captured from Ma Degong and Liu Zhi's cadres. There are more than 2,000 bows and crossbows, but the archery skills of the soldiers are generally not good, even if they practice hard day and night, there is still too much difference. Then there are firearms, we have more than 500 firearms, which were also captured, but these are all made by the Ming Dynasty, and it is difficult to say whether to kill the enemy first or blow yourself up first...... Therefore, the green battalion of the Qing army does not like to use this thing, and we only captured this. ”

After listening to this, Zhu Yiyuan secretly calculated that the decisive battle strength was 7,000 to 50,000, and the advantage was in my ...... Fart!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I must say that for a long time to come, we will have to fight against a strong enemy with inferior forces and inferior weapons. But that doesn't mean we can't win. For example, this time, the Qing army moved from north to south, to capture Zichuan and cut off our roots, from west to east, in order to ensure their transportation. As soon as the Qing army came, it seemed that we were besieged, but there was still a way out, just to the east, as long as we conquered Mengyin and quickly entered the Mengshan Yishui, we could avoid the offensive of the Qing army and break out of a way out, which was also planned by us a long time ago, and now is the opportunity to execute. ”

Zhu Yiyuan said: "Commander Tan, you are now leading the newly formed two thousand households to stay in Surabaya, pretending to be the main force and attracting the attention of the Qing army." General Zhao Yingyuan led three thousand households to attack Mengyin County from the front. As for myself, I led 800 elite troops to Maoyang Town, climbed Mengshan Mountain, and reached the rear of Mengyin. Five days later, they launched an attack, took Mengyin, and opened the way for the army. ”

When Tan Deyu heard this, he immediately said: "Zhu Yanshi, after leading the troops around, this kind of thing is still too dangerous, let me come!" ”

Even Zhao Yingyuan hurriedly said: "Yes, I am also an old soldier, I have done this kind of thing more than once, as long as I take the main force to attack the front of Mengyin." ”

In the face of the competition between these two people, Zhu Yiyuan seemed to be particularly persistent.

"Today is different from the past, whether or not you can take Mengyin is related to the life and death of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people. At this time, you all should not fight with me. ”

Indeed, this time it was a real life-and-death situation, and in the past, an advance team could be arranged to investigate the situation, and Zhu Yiyuan then dealt with the problem. But this time, time is tight, there is no room for mistakes, and the place to pass through is still an unfamiliar environment.

It is more than 200 miles.

Needless to say, whether there is a Qing army blocking it, even if there is a conflict with the local people, it will affect the progress of the march and delay major events.

Zhu Yiyuan must personally lead the troops, even if it is Tan Qiye, he can't.

In this way, Zhu Yiyuan selected the most elite 800 people from his command, Luo Yi and Huang Ying followed him, and the soldiers and horses set off from Surabaya and headed east.

Along the way, Zhu Yiyuan repeatedly told him not to disturb the people, not to trample on the farmland, and not to enter the village easily, and to put the rapid march first.

Zhu Yiyuan led the soldiers to strictly follow discipline and never touch a single grass or tree of the common people.

At first, some people saw that they were scared and fled in a hurry, but when they saw that they had not committed any crimes, they let down their vigilance.

There will even be people who take the initiative to come over and ask if it is the Red Turban Army, or if they want Juntian? They can't wait.

Zhu Yiyuan could only tell the people that they were just marching normally, and asked the big guys to wait a little, especially not to reveal their whereabouts.

For the things sent by the people, Zhu Yiyuan gave money according to the market price.

Don't rob, don't rob, benevolent and righteous rules, it's really the legendary Red Turban Army, and it deserves to be a soldier.

Some people even took the initiative to help Zhu Yiyuan lead the way.

Two days later, Zhu Yiyuan successfully arrived in Maoyang Town.

His soldiers and horses stayed outside the town, and did not enter the town, but only let people enter the town and say hello to the people inside, don't be afraid.

By the way, I bought some food and medicine from the town to replenish supplies.

Zhu Yiyuan carefully explained that he must be harmonious, fair in business, and not bully others.

The soldiers made a fire to cook, and many of them had blood blisters on the soles of their feet, and they had to be picked up quickly, otherwise they would not be able to walk tomorrow.

A group of young men, running around day after day, taking off their shoes, sour and smelly, the air is not good, a smell can send people away.

Zhu Yiyuan even remembered the experience of training in his previous life, and smiled helplessly, just asking the big guy to deal with it quickly, and then rest, and he will cross Mengshan tomorrow.

And just when Zhu Yiyuan was about to rest, a militia suddenly appeared from Maoyang Town, almost two or three hundred people.

They came with torches.

"Is it Zhu Gongzi's Red Turban Army on the other side?"

A sentry soldier hurriedly came over, "That's right, what's the matter with the villagers?" ”

A man at the head said: "We have heard for a long time that you are the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, and you are the children of the common people. There is nothing else, the villagers don't want to be cattle and horses for the Kong family anymore, I beg you, accept us! ”

After speaking, the man at the head lay on the ground, and the other villagers also knelt down.

Zhu Yiyuan was alarmed, hurriedly came over, and helped the big guy up.

"Folks, if you want to join the army, you have to go to Surabaya County, we are going to fight."

The man at the head immediately said: "We can see that you want to fight Mengyin County, right?" No one is more familiar with this Mengshan than us, let us show you the way! ”