Two days later, the city of Jinan.

In the morning, the sun was shining. At this time, it was already the middle of May, the weather had become very hot, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu stood on the south wall of the city, only to see that the camps of the Qing army were all over the outside of the city, stretching for more than ten miles, and they could not see the edge at a glance.

"Governor, there was a sound from the southwest the night before, and the Qing army mobilized troops and horses to rush over that night, and the soldiers on the city saw that the Qing army had moved. Could it be that reinforcements have arrived? ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's hard to say. Judging from the time, the soldiers and horses of the Jimo battalion, the Wendeng battalion, and the Dengzhou battalion should have arrived a few days ago, but now they are nowhere to be seen, and these soldiers must have been frightened by the 100,000 army of slaves. ”

Yan Jizu said angrily: "These are all good soldiers brought by Liu Zeqing!" After this battle, I will severely punish these arrogant soldiers! ”

Lu Xiangsheng was noncommittal, but secretly said in his heart: "Why is Liu Yan nowhere to be seen?" ”

While thinking about it, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu saw that a lot of soldiers had gathered on the city wall in front of them, and the German king Zhu Youli was at the head of the city to comfort the soldiers defending the city, attracting many soldiers to watch.

"Hehe, although King De is stingy and timid, he can be regarded as obedient."

Yan Jizu glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "That's natural, the lower official is in King De's mansion, and he has slapped the table with King De." Then again, after all, King De still knows the truth of cold lips and teeth, and now that the Qing army is just besieging but not attacking, he naturally has the courage to go to the city to condole. ”

While he was talking, the Qing army camp outside the city suddenly sounded a trumpet, and then the iron cavalry of the brigade rushed out of the camp and headed towards the south, with tens of thousands of troops!

At the head of the city, Zhu Youli, the king of De, who was still talking with the soldiers defending the city just now, was suddenly startled, his face turned white, and he hurriedly called the palace guards and people with knives around him, and wanted to hurry back to the palace to hide.

Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu also glanced at each other, and both of them guessed something, so they walked up to King De and stopped him.

When King De saw Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, he suddenly had a backbone, and shouted in a low voice: "The Qing army has attacked the city!" ”

"Your Highness, don't be impatient, the Qing troops are gathering to the south!"

Yan Jizu grabbed Zhu Youli, the king of De, and said: "It is very likely that reinforcements have arrived, so the Qing army went south to block it." ”

"Reinforcements?"

Dewang Zhu Youli suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked: "But hasn't the Qing army already sent troops to intercept it?" Will this reinforcement be able to break in? ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "If it is the new army of Lingshanwei, it will definitely be able to reach the city!" ”

At the same time, there were about 10,000 Qing soldiers who went south to intercept, Duoduo led 5,000 Manchurian inlaid white flags, and Du Du led 5,000 Manchurian inlaid red flags.

The two sides immediately set up positions and confronted each other two miles apart.

Liu Yance Ma Zhongjun, looked at the two-pole flag master Daxu in the distance, and frowned slightly.

After a while, the artillery commander came and said loudly: "My lord, is our army pushing forward and bombarding a few Tartars?" ”

Liu Yan didn't speak, but stared at the Qing army in the distance and thought.

At this time, Liu Yan did not want to fight fiercely with the Qing army here, the forces of the two sides were evenly matched, even if Liu Yan was sure to defeat Duoduo and Du Du's troops, the new army of Lingshan Wei would suffer a lot of losses, after all, at this time, the army had no time to organize the protection of the cart, and there was no defense line to rely on.

"Your Excellency?"

Liu Yan said: "The artillery commander did not move for the time being, and ordered all battalions to stand by. ”

"Order!"

Qian Yan stomped his feet and went back dejectedly.

Beiman, Duoduo and Dudu were also observing the situation of the new army of Lingshanwei.

Du Du pointed to the distance and said: "There are three battalion flags in front of the Ming army, these three battalions are lined up, and there is also a battalion on each wing of the army, which is not counting the strength of the Ming army's middle army and the rear guard." Liu Yan brought at least six or seven battalions of elites this time, with tens of thousands of troops! ”

After speaking, Du Du asked Duoduo, "Prince Yu, do we really want to attack now?" ”

Duoduo frowned and said, "I ordered the general to let us come over and test it, and whether to fight or not depends on the timing." At this time, Liu Yan's department was waiting for it, so it was better to let Liu Yan's department enter the city first, close the door and beat the dog. ”

Du Du said: "I am afraid that the Ming army in the city of Jinan Mansion will be supported, and the strength of the defenders in the city will increase greatly, and it will be even more difficult for the warriors to attack the city at that time." ”

Duoduo smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? The Ming army in Shandong that threatened our Qing Dynasty was none other than Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Yan, and now that they were besieged in the city, our army could act arbitrarily. Or drive the people of the Ming Kingdom and the monks to attack the city, or plunder the troops everywhere, or raid the city of Beijing with partial divisions, our army has too many cards to play, but Liu Yan and Lu Xiangsheng can only stick to the city! ”

Du Du nodded and said, "In this case, then let's retreat." ”

With the sound of a melodious horn, tens of thousands of Qing troops slowly retreated north.

But Liu Yan couldn't see a trace of a smile on his face, the weight of the Qing army in this battle made Liu Yan very uneasy, if the Qing army always had the idea of preserving its strength, just relying on cavalry siege and harassment, then how would he deal with it?

"My lord, the Qing army has retreated."

Miao Shao rode over and wanted to ask if the army would continue to advance.

Liu Yan said: "The whole army formed a formation and went north to reach the capital of Jinan!" ”

"Order!"

The battalions of the Lingshan Wei New Army continued to march north, and arrived at the city of Jinan in less than half an hour. The Manchurian Zhengbai Banner and Mongolian Zhengbai Banner armies stationed in the south of Jinan City came out of the camp one after another, and then began to slowly retreat westward, and actually gave up the south of the city.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu, and Zhu Youli, the king of Germany, all stood at the head of the city, only to see a Ming army of 10,000 people coming in formation, and the whole army was sparkling, bright red like fire, like an endless wave of the sea, surging towards Jinan City.

When the Qing soldiers in the south of the city retreated, the soldiers of the Ming army at the head of the city immediately cheered, and some of the people who went to the city to assist in the defense were even more excited and cried.

Zhu Youli has seen too many elite Ming troops, but he has never seen such a sophisticated army today: "It is estimated that only the three battalions under the command of Chengzu can be so elite!" ”

Yan Jizu also laughed, and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Governor, it is indeed the new army of Liu Yan's department, you see, isn't that Liu Yan's banner?" Haha, with Liu Yan leading his troops to garrison Jinan Fucheng, what is the fear of the 100,000 army of slaves and thieves! ”

But Lu Xiangsheng was not happy, the Qing army first put Liu Yan's troops in, and then took the initiative to withdraw the soldiers and horses in the south of the city, which was obviously to besiege Liu Yan's troops here.

"Dolgon, what is this for? He should concentrate his forces and defeat Liu Yan's troops before he arrives in Jinan City, which is the right reason. Why did this slave chief act like this and let Liu Yan lead his troops to the city of Jinan? ”

Lu Xiangsheng didn't know that Liu Yan had already fought with the Qing army on the way here, and Dolgon had also set up an ambush to defeat Liu Yan's troops, but the Qing army failed, and thousands of soldiers and horses were lost.

At this time, Dolgon had no choice, so he let Liu Yan lead his troops to the city.

Soon, the new army of Lingshan Wei led by Liu Yan was in battle under the city, and Liu Yan came to the south gate with a team of personal guards, and shouted loudly: "Liu Yan, the integrity officer of the Lingshan Guard, was ordered to come to the rescue, please open the city gate!" ”

When Lu Xiangsheng saw Liu Yan, who was wearing a helmet and armor and a horizontal sword, a smile of relief also appeared on his face, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to open the city gate, and then returned to the governor's palace in the city with Yan Jizu and Zhu Youli, the king of De, to wait.

When the city gate was opened, Liu Yan did not lead his troops into the city to station, but ordered all the troops to immediately build fortifications outside the south of the city and rely on the moat according to the predetermined strategy.

Later, Liu Yan, accompanied by a team of guards, entered the city and headed for the governor's palace.

In the main hall, Liu Yan bowed to Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, and then looked at King Zhu Youli, although he didn't know the new His Royal Highness King De, but he also guessed a few points in his heart.

Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "Commander Liu, this is His Royal Highness King De, don't hurry up and see you." ”

"Liu Yan, the last general of the Lingshan Guard, meet His Royal Highness King De!"

Zhu Youli said with a smile: "General Liu is exempt from courtesy, I have long heard Lu Duchen mention the general, and today's opinion is really a fierce general, which is really a blessing for the imperial court!" ”

At this time, there were still 100,000 Qing troops besieging the city outside the city, and Lu Xiangsheng didn't say too much, and said directly: "Liu Yan, have all your troops entered the city?" The governor wants to hand over the defense of the south and west of the city to you, and wait until the Jimo battalion, Wendeng battalion, and Dengzhou battalion arrive, and then make adjustments, how about it? ”

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said: "Governor Qiqi, my subordinates have already seen three generals, and the soldiers and horses in their camp have not yet been assembled, so they must not be able to come." ”

Lu Xiangsheng was slightly stunned, then shook his head and sighed, Yan Jizu was even more angry, and Zhu Youli, the king of Germany, was dumbfounded, just this support soldier, what about Jinan City?

"Therefore, my subordinates have an idea, that is, our army must not defend the lonely city, otherwise Jinan City will be broken!"

Lu Xiangsheng asked, "Then what is your strategy?" ”

"The subordinates have ordered the new army of Lingshan Wei to be stationed outside the city and build fortifications along the moat south of the city. There are still dozens of paces between the moat and the city wall, and this distance can be used to build a defensive line, just like the defense line of the Battle of the Great Deer. ”

"After the defense line is built, the governor can transfer the forces of the southern wall to the other three sides, and let his subordinates defend the south side."

In this way, Dolgon and other slave chieftains will definitely attack, and their subordinates can follow the example of the Battle of the Great Deer and inflict heavy losses on the army of slaves and thieves in the south of the city. If Dolgon and other slave chieftains did not attack, their subordinates led their cavalry to raid everywhere, or harassed the slave and thief battalions, or surrounded and annihilated small groups of Qing soldiers, or attacked at night, or set fires, etc., to force the slaves and thieves to attack! ”

Lu Xiangsheng had seen the combat power of Liu Yan's subordinates, and he also knew Liu Yan's ability, so he immediately said: "Okay! Just do what Commander Liu wants. ”

Yan Jizu saw that Lu Xiangsheng had agreed, and he also stood up and said: "If Commander Liu has any requirements and difficulties, please mention it, Ben Futai and Lu Duchen, as well as His Royal Highness King De, will definitely try their best to solve them for you." ”

Liu Yan naturally would not let go of this opportunity to reap benefits and support, and said: "Thank you, Lord Futai! ”

"The subordinates need to send their artillery into the city and deploy it on the southern city wall, and the defense on the city wall should be taken over by the subordinates."

"Accurate!"

"The subordinates need the help of the people in building fortifications, and in carrying supplies and caring for the wounded in battle, the number of which is at least 3,000."

"Accurate!"

Yan Jizu also said: "This official will immediately go to collect the people's husbands, and give you all within two days!" ”

"The subordinates need money and food, enough for an army of 10,000 to consume a month's grain and grass, as well as a month's military salary."

"This ......"

Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu both looked at Zhu Youli, the king of Germany, only to see Zhu Youli's face flushed, tangled for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" This money and grain is out of the king, and it will be sent to the army in three days! ”

Then Zhu Youli added: "However, Commander Liu wants to assure the king that the city of Jinan will not be lost!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu frowned slightly, Zhu Youli was a gaffe.

Liu Yan also noticed it, so he said lightly: "Your Highness, don't worry, with Governor Lu and Yan Futai in charge, the last general will definitely fight to the end!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......