"You don't have to repay the kindness of rescue, if you still have surplus food, send us some, we have rescued 200,000 people, they can't eat it."

"We don't have much food in Jinan City, so let's do it, how about we send you five thousand loads of grain."

"That's great, I'm here to thank the Governor for the sake of the people."

After Wang Yongji talked to Daniel Zhang about the Qing army, he took the officials back to the city.

This Wang Yongji really kept his word, and immediately ordered someone to pull 5,000 loads of grain and send it over.

With these five thousand loads of food, plus my own food, I should be able to support myself to return to Xingjing.

After Wang Yongji returned to Fucheng, he immediately wrote a note of what happened here, and sent it to the capital in an urgent manner for 800 miles.

Five days later, the letter was delivered to Chongzhen's desktop, and Chongzhen opened the letter and immediately burst into laughter.

Wang Chengen next to him was inexplicable, Wang Chengen asked cautiously: "What is a good thing about the emperor, why are you so happy." ”

"Wang Yongji, the governor of Shandong, wrote that Abatai led 70,000 Qing troops to besiege Jinan City, and was suddenly wiped out by the Zhou army of Shanxi Prefecture outside the city, and Abatai fled with only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses." Chongzhen said with a laugh.

Wang Chengen was also shocked when he heard Chongzhen's words, he was very clear about the strength of the Qing army, and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing army had not destroyed tens of thousands of Qing troops in the past, but this time he directly wiped out nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing army, which is really a miracle.

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, this time the main force of the Qing army was defeated, the remaining Qing army is not to worry, they will definitely go out of the customs as soon as possible, and our Ming people will be able to rest assured." Wang Chengen hurriedly congratulated.

"Tomorrow morning, I will tell the good news to the hundred officials, so that they know that I still have a brave army that can defeat the Qing army." Chongzhen was in high spirits, as if he was a few years younger.

The next morning, as soon as Chongzhen went to the court, he said: "This is the eight-hundred-mile rush of Wang Yongji, the governor of Shandong, Wang Chengen, you read it to everyone." ”

Wang Chengen took the letter and read aloud: "The emperor is blessed, Wang Yongji, the governor of Wushan Mountain, was besieged in the city of Jinan for more than five days by Abatai led 70,000 Qing troops, and yesterday suddenly appeared in Shanxi Prefecture Zhou Jiajun exterminated more than 50,000 Qing troops outside the city, Abatai led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to flee in the wilderness, this victory is all based on the emperor's dispatch, long live my emperor, long live long live. ”

After listening to Wang Chengen's recitation, the civil and military officials in the court all exuded shock and incredulity.

Chen Yinglie, the first assistant of the cabinet, said: "Is the emperor's news reliable? Is there really such a divine soldier who can wipe out the 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing army? ”

"Of course the news is reliable, I have long known that Jinan City was besieged by the Qing army, but no one dared to go forward to relieve the siege." Chongzhen replied affirmatively.

"Then congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, God bless me greatly." Chen Yan congratulated.

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor." The following officials also congratulated.

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After Daniel Zhang waited in the barracks for five days, the scout who had gone to inquire about the news finally returned, and the scout reported to Daniel Zhang: "After Abatai fled to Yanzhou and joined Gertu, he went outside the pass and no longer attacked the city. ”

"Okay, it seems that this group of Qing soldiers is scared and is going to get out, let's leave them alone, let's go back to Xingjing." Daniel Zhang said happily.

The next day, Zhou Jiajun prepared everything and rushed to Xingjing with 200,000 people.

Xingjing had already received the news, and the people had long been waiting outside the city for the triumphant return of the army.

Daniel Zhang and other officers rode in front, and when they arrived at the gate of the city, everyone jumped off their horses and walked to Zhou Xian to give Zhou Xian a military salute.

"Fortunately, our army successfully wiped out 70,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing army and saved the city of Jinan." Daniel Zhang said loudly.

"Daniel Zhang, well done, you are all good, and you will be rewarded after you go back." Zhou Xian looked at the dense crowd behind him and said happily.

"Our Zhou family army is really powerful, 15,000 soldiers and horses actually wiped out 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing army, this is simply a divine soldier in the world."

"Yes, with the Zhou family's army, we don't have to worry about the invasion of the Manchu Tartars in the future."

"I want to join the Zhou family!"

"I also want to join the Zhou family!"

The people behind were also excited when they heard Daniel Zhang's words, and they all started to talk about it.

"In this battle, our army was killed by Qing artillery and killed 40 soldiers and wounded 20 soldiers." Daniel Zhang continued to report.

"Tomorrow we will hold a funeral for the soldiers who died in battle, put them all in the martyrs' tombs, and the soldiers who died in the war will give their families a pension of one hundred taels, and three taels of silver will be given a subsidy every month for the next ten years, and in the future, our soldiers who die on the battlefield will be given pensions and subsidies according to this standard." Zhou Xian said with some heaviness.

When the onlookers heard that 40 soldiers had died in the battle, they all felt sad, and when they heard Zhou Xian say that the soldiers who died in the war had a pension of 100 taels and could subsidize 3 taels of silver to their families every month for the next ten years, they cheered one after another.

Then the people shouted loudly: "Zhou Jiajun, Zhou Jiajun, Zhou Jiajun!" ”

After the shouting of the people of Xingjing stopped, Daniel Zhang continued: "My lord, this time we brought back 200,000 people who were captured by the Qing army, and I told them everything you explained to me, and they were all willing to come to live in Xingjing. ”

Zhou Xian was overjoyed, "Bringing 200,000 people, okay, with these 200,000 people, our Xingjing will be able to develop more rapidly, and you have made a great contribution." ”

Then Zhou Xian turned his head to Zhang Changfeng in the crowd and said, "Elder Zhang, these 200,000 people, you are responsible for arranging them first, and you will arrange jobs and fields for these people in two days." ”

"Yes, I will make proper arrangements for these people." Zhang Changfeng hurriedly agreed.

Then Zhou Xian invited these officers to his house to talk about specific matters.

After arriving at the mansion and everyone was seated, Zhou Xian once again expressed his appreciation to Daniel Zhang and the other officers.

"Your dispatch of troops to relieve Nancheng this time fully demonstrates the strength of our Zhou army, and also allows us to have an understanding of our own strength and shortcomings, this time the forty soldiers we died in the battle were killed by artillery, we must develop more powerful artillery, and let the enemy destroy their cannons before they use the cannons in the future, and there can be no more opportunities for the enemy to hit the cannons on the heads of our soldiers." Zhou Xian concluded.

"Yes, we are not afraid of their cavalry, the only thing that can threaten us is their artillery, if we can make more powerful cannons in the future, we will not have any threat." Daniel Zhang agreed.

"What is the harvest of your defeat of the Qing army this time?" Zhou Xian asked about the harvest this time.