"What's the matter, Tong Yangliang has withdrawn from the army, I want to find an opportunity to intercept and kill, but in the end, there is a shortage of soldiers and horses, and he is rigorous in his use of soldiers, so he didn't dare to act rashly."

Zhao Yingyuan wanted Zhu Yiyuan to report the situation, but Zhu Yiyuan was not surprised, in fact, he was very satisfied and even overjoyed to be able to fight like this this time.

Tong Yangliang's men and horses, regardless of whether they are Tartars or Han military banners, are all fierce soldiers who have gone through brutal battles and survived a hundred battles, and they really can't be ignored.

"It makes sense that General Zhao chose to use troops cautiously, but our foundation is still too thin."

After Zhu Yiyuan finished speaking, he ordered all the civil and military forces to be summoned and immediately discussed the next step.

On the generals' side, headed by Tan Deyu and Zhao Yingyuan, on the civilian side, there are Song Lian, Zhang Lin, Jiang Qi and others, in addition to Gu Yanwu.

"I want to explain to you the good news, this siege of us by the Qing army has stopped!"

Zhu Yiyuan tried to calm his tone, but in the end, he couldn't help but smile.

It seems that he has not experienced too many bloody battles except for the battle in Mengyin, but for Zhu Yiyuan, this time it is a matter of life and death and determines fate.

Under the siege of tens of thousands of Qing troops, they not only survived, but also expanded their territory and opened up a new situation, no matter what, it is worth celebrating.

In the direction of Zichuan, Lai Fu and Yi Yonggui seized the county seat, and also sent men and horses to attack the front line of Yuanshan. However, they were all met with a counterattack from the soldiers and militia.

The two paused in Zichuan County and stopped heading south.

It is useless to let Qian Qianyi urge.

In addition to being afraid of Zhu Yiyuan, they besieged Xie Qian for two or three months, and the soldiers and horses were tired, unwilling to fight, and had to be repaired.

Therefore, Lao Xie's help to Zhu Yiyuan is really too great.

In the direction of Muling Pass, the Qing army in Qingzhou also tried to attack, but was repelled by Huang Ying, and they did not send a brigade south, presumably because there were other rebels in the territory to contain them.

The most complicated is the southwest line, Zhu Yiyuan took the initiative to give up Surabaya County and retreat to Maoyang Town.

After Ma Guanghui regained Surabaya County, because of the lack of grain and grass, he could only suspend the use of troops, and the most belligerent Tong returned to Yizhou, unwilling to do so, but without enough grain and grass, he could not continue to fight.

Zhu Yiyuan temporarily placed Wang Jun's troops around Fei County to guard against the Qing army.

Now the situation between the two sides is basically clear.

Zhu Yiyuan controlled Laiwu, Xintai, Mengyin, Yishui, plus Mulingguan, basically the core part of the Yimeng Mountain area basically fell under Zhu Yiyuan's control.

On the contrary, Zichuan County, which started out, has been almost empty because of repeated battles and large-scale migration of people, and more than half of the people have moved to Laiwu and other places with Zhu Yiyuan.

At present, the county seat of Zichuan is under the control of the Qing army, and some villages, as well as Zhu Yiyuan's militia activities, belong to the transition zone between the two sides.

The same situation also happened in Surabaya County, where Zhu Yiyuan withdrew to buy time for repairs.

Ma Guanghui recovered the county seat, and he could also explain to the Qing court, and as for the rural areas, they were still firmly controlled by Zhu Yiyuan.

The territory is roughly like this, in terms of troops, Zhu Yiyuan originally formed 5,000 households, and later added two, deducting the combat attrition, Zhu Yiyuan still has more than 6,000 people.

There are nearly 5,000 people in Wang Jun's department, but it is obvious that his number is extremely large, and it is estimated that he will not even reach half of the standard if he can meet the standard.

But in any case, Zhu Yiyuan also has nearly 10,000 soldiers, although there is still a huge disparity in strength, but it has always reached a level, and it is not as disparity as it was at the beginning.

"Since we entered the mountains and the Qing court lacked grain and grass, their main force was still in Jiangnan, besieging Emperor Longwu in Fuzhou. If you want to transfer troops and food, it is not a matter of one or two days. We can get about three months to half a year of repair and growth time, which is our most precious development time, and we must not miss it. Internally, it is necessary to implement the Juntian as soon as possible, mobilize the people, reorganize the training of soldiers and horses, accumulate grain, grass, and ordnance, and externally actively understand the enemy's situation, make proper responses, and meet even more brutal battles. ”

Zhu Yiyuan finished deploying the main task, and suddenly changed his words, "After the business is finished, there is one more important thing, and the big guys have worked hard...... Tell the soldiers that they can rest for three days! Eat and drink well, and rejuvenate well. ”

Upon hearing this, the big guys were stunned at first, and then they all laughed.

It's really difficult, but I can finally catch my breath and relax.

With Zhu Yiyuan's order, Yishui County, the military camp was happy, and the soldiers killed pigs and sheep, and they were in full swing, and this enthusiasm infected Zhu Yiyuan.

He volunteered, pulled Gu Yanwu, and grinded tofu together.

Zhu Yiyuan came first, circled around the stone mill, Gu Yanwu was still a little indelible at first, the gentleman was far away from the cook, his identity, Shilin Hongru, he still came to pull the mill, did he treat him as a donkey?

But as the soaked soybeans turned into barrels of milky white liquid mixed with bean dregs after grinding, Gu Yanwu became interested.

"Zhu Yanshi, the so-called one thing drops one thing, brine points tofu, is that what it means?"

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and nodded, "That's it, but it needs to be filtered, put it in a big pot and boil, after boiling, it's soy milk." Add brine to soy milk, which is tofu...... By the way, there are still people in the countryside who are reluctant to filter, so they are boiled directly in the pot, and even the bean dregs are put together, this is called small tofu. ”

Gu Yanwu laughed, "I said Zhu Yanshi, you are a child of the clan, how can you still understand this?" ”

Zhu Yiyuan said: "It's not that I understand, it's my mother, she is very hardworking." Grinding tofu, making sesame oil, growing vegetables and raising pigs, knitting female red, she can do anything, I just learned a little. ”

Gu Yanwu was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "I seem to understand, it should be the credit of Lingtang that he can have the heart of being close to the people and loving the people." My mother is not like this, in order to provide for me to study, she has paid too much, but she is an old man in the twilight of Sangyu, and she can't die well...... I'm really unfilial! ”

Gu Yanwu's mother, Wang, was saddened when she heard that Changshu and other places had fallen, and she went on a hunger strike and martyred the country. If there is a mother, there must be a son, and for Gu Yanwu, the Qing court not only has a national hatred, but also a family hatred.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yiyuan came up with a set of really feasible strategies, and he threw them very smoothly.

"Mr. Ningren, Kyushu is sad, the world has been robbed, and I can't persuade anything. It's just that only by expelling the Tatars and restoring China can the people of the world have peace. ”

Gu Yanwu sighed repeatedly, and then said: "I'm afraid that just expelling Hu Lu is not enough, I have been thinking about it recently, I think that the world is in great trouble, not only the Son of Heaven." After all, it is not the emperor and eunuch who rides on the heads of ordinary people and knocks on the bones and sucks the marrow. ”

Zhu Yiyuan was very pleased, it seemed that Gu Yanwu was walking on the right path of enlightenment, which was gratifying.

At this time, Master Fang came, and when he saw that it was Zhu Yiyuan pulling the mill, he was immediately ecstatic, don't say it, tonight's tofu, how much he eats!

"Excuse me, see if you can stop first, I have something urgent here."

Zhu Yiyuan was stunned, and hurriedly handed the wooden pole to Gu Yanwu.

He walked up to Master Fang and said in a low voice, "But there's news?" ”

Master Fang nodded, "There is indeed news, there is a list here, there are more than forty people, they are all from the rule of the servant, fled to Jinan and other places, most of them are still alive, and there are eight large households in Laiwu, which have been specially marked." ”

Zhu Yiyuan thought about it slightly, then took the list over, and it was immediately clear at a glance.

These people are honest on the surface, but secretly they secretly communicate with the Qing court and leak the military information on their side.

In any case, it cannot be let go.

And what do those who were specially marked by Yan Zibin mean?

"Master Fang, can you guess?"

Master Fang rolled his eyelids, you two are playing too high-end, I don't know anything.

Zhu Yiyuan thought for a while, and suddenly laughed, "I understand, these people should not only reveal my situation, but also tell Yan Zibin about Laiwu." No, I have to wipe Yan Zibin's ass clean and eliminate hidden dangers, no matter what, I can't let this baby be in danger. ”

Zhu Yiyuan decisively called Wang Huan over, "You go to see Xu Zhen immediately, explain the matter clearly, let him control these families, and let them write letters to get their families back, I can give them a way to live, but no matter what, they are not allowed to continue to speak ill of Yan Zibin." ”