When Liu Yan, Lu Huaiying, and Xu Tonghui led their troops to withdraw to Jinan Fucheng, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

When Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu heard the news, they hurriedly led the crowd to rush to the west gate of Jinan Fucheng, and Lu Tingyan, Zhang Youxun, Han Xu and other generals, Li Jiwen, Hu Zongming and other guerrilla generals of various battalions followed behind the two and waited outside the west gate for the army to return triumphantly.

I saw that the battle flags of the Lingshan Weixin Army, the Supervision Battalion, and the Fubiao Battalion were unfurled from time to time under the scorching sun, and more than 10,000 soldiers lined up from far and near, and the formation of the army was strict and murderous, which was completely different from the image of the Ming Army on weekdays, and it was a strong military bearing.

Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming glanced at each other, both of them were overjoyed, and now Liu Yan is getting stronger and stronger, and in time, he will definitely surpass the two. Based on the relationship between the two and Liu Yan, Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming can conclude that Liu Yan will definitely be the backer of the two in the future, so the stronger Liu Yan is, the more down-to-earth they are.

Zhang Youxun is the same, Liu Yan's department is under the control of Jimo Battalion, this time Liu Yan led his department to make great contributions, and his own Shangguan is bound to rise, his face is full of joy, and his heart is even more excited, and the eyes that look at Lu Tingyan and Han Xu have become different, as if they are a level higher than the two of them.

Soon more than 10,000 soldiers arrived at the city, Liu Yan, Xu Tonghui, and Lu Huaiying rode horses, and when they arrived in front of Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu and others, the three turned over and dismounted, and then pushed the gold mountain and the jade pillar to salute.

"Haha!"

Lu Xiangsheng was extremely happy, he had already received the battle report sent by Liu Yan earlier, although the pursuit did not have much success, but he also beheaded more than 200 levels and rescued thousands of people, which was considered to be a good end, and drew a successful end to the battle of Jinan.

"Three generals, please get up!"

Lu Xiangsheng laughed and took a few steps forward, helping Liu Yan, Lu Huaiying, and Xu Tonghui up, and Yan Jizu also smiled and praised him.

Liu Yan clasped his fists and said: "Qiyu Governor, Futai, and the last general are fortunate to live up to their mission and intercept a Manchurian red-flag slave thief on the south bank of the Daqing River, about 300 people. General Lu and General Xu led the main attack, and the last general led the troops to follow, and after a fierce battle, their troops were annihilated on the spot, beheaded more than 200 people, rescued more than 7,000 people, and seized a lot of money and grain. ”

Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard with his hand and looked at Liu Yan with a smile, his eyes were full of appreciation. The credit for this battle was obviously given up by Liu Yan on his own initiative, and Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu knew it very well in their hearts.

Then Lu Xiangsheng said: "In this battle of Jinan, Commander Liu should be the first contribution, and the governor will write the good news later, and the merits of Commander Liu and the generals will be written down one by one." ”

Yan Jizu also smiled and said: "Benfu will also write a letter to seconded the good news of Lu Duchen, and the generals can rest assured." ”

Liu Yan, Lu Huaiying, Xu Tonghui and others hugged their fists and thanked them.

Lu Xiangsheng immediately asked the soldiers to return to the camp to rest, and then together with Yan Jizu, they came to more than 7,000 people, appeased them with kind words, and promised to write to the imperial court to fight for the resettlement policy of the people.

Immediately, General Lu Huaiying clasped his fists and said: "Governor, there is not enough place to house these people in the city at the moment, so it is better to temporarily place these people in the camp of the Lingshan Wei New Army." ”

General Xu Tonghui also clenched his fists and said: "The governor, Futai Mingjian, the subordinates think that these people are too mixed, so they should be placed in the military camp outside the city first, and Liu will command the envoy to screen these people, so as to prevent them from being mixed with slaves and thieves." ”

Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu nodded in agreement, and Liu Yan immediately called Xun Jingyun, the pacification official, and ordered him to bring people to bring the more than 7,000 people back to the camp for resettlement.

Lu Xiangsheng watched the thousands of people who were rescued go to the camp of the Lingshan Wei New Army one after another, and everyone cried with joy for the rest of their lives, and their hands were raised, and Lu Xiangsheng was also very relieved in his heart.

"Governor Lu."

Yan Jizu said with a smile: "Let's go into the city too." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's okay, Commander Liu should be the guest of honor, let the generals above the guerrilla general of all departments come, tonight in the governor's palace to hold a banquet, this governor wants to celebrate the generals!" ”

At this time, Liu Yan clenched his fists and said: "Qiyu Governor, Futai, have the large amounts of money and grain captured in this battle also been transported into the city?" ”

Before arriving in Jinan, Xu Tonghui and Lu Huaiying each took 25,000 taels of silver from the seized money and grain, and then wrote down a list of the remaining money and grain.

At this time, Liu Yan took this list and presented it to Lu Xiangsheng, and after Lu Xiangsheng read it, he saw more than 100,000 taels of silver, more than 100,000 stones of grain, and a large amount of gold and property on the list.

Yan Jizu stood next to him and read the list clearly, with an excited look on his face, and said: "Governor, with this money and food, don't we have the money to help the people, repair the city, and recruit soldiers and horses?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "These seizures must be handed over to the imperial court, and as for various expenses such as helping the people and repairing the city, they will be allocated by the Ministry of War. ”

Yan Jizu looked at the dumb generals, then pulled Lu Xiangsheng aside, and whispered: "Governor, can you really count on those big masters in the military department?" This time the army of slaves and thieves has been transferred to Beizhili, and when the thieves withdraw from the Great Wall this time, Beizhili still doesn't know what to be ruined, and the money and food of the military department will naturally be prioritized to be spent around Beizhili and Jingshi, and it will not be our turn! ”

Yan Jizu still hasn't said anything, with Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, here, how can the money and grain of the Ministry of War be subsidized to Shandong?

"So, this mountain of gold and silver, it's better to stay in Jinan City and don't send it out. Otherwise, when there is another war next time, what will the governor do to meet the enemy? ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed heavily, and then said: "The state affairs are like this, how can it be reversed by manpower!" ”

"Alright! The money and food will be left for the time being. ”

After speaking, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu returned to everyone, and Lu Xiangsheng said to Liu Yan: "Transporting these money and grains to the city and storing them all in the treasury." ”

"Order!"

As one cart after another entered the city, the people along the way also let out a burst of exclamations, they had never seen so much money, food and goods.

When the cart carrying more than 200 heads entered the city, the people along the way suddenly broke out into a roar, and then the people along the way threw all kinds of things such as stones and clods of soil, and soon smashed the heads on the cart to pieces, and the officers and soldiers who escorted them hurriedly accelerated their pace, these are all military merits, for fear that these heads will be damaged, and military merits cannot be calculated.

In the Governor's Palace, Lu Xiangsheng set up four tables of wine banquets in the flower hall.

At the main table, Lu Xiangsheng was the main one, Yan Jizu was the deputy, and Liu Yan, Zhang Youxun, Lu Tingyan, Han Xun, Lu Huaiying, and Xu Tonghui sat together. Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming sat at the table next to them, looking at Liu Yan who was sitting in the third seat at the main table, and both of them showed envy.

The generals at the rest of the tables were also like this, thinking about when they would be able to drink with Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu.

Everyone sat down, Lu Xiangsheng picked up the wine glass and stood up, and everyone got up one after another.

"The army of slaves and thieves was defeated and returned, our army beheaded more than 9,000 ranks, killing and wounding many slaves and thieves, this is a great victory that the country has never had since the Eastern Affairs!"

Lu Xiangsheng's face was slightly red, obviously very excited, and he said loudly: "In this battle, Liu Yan, the integrity officer of the Lingshan Guard, is the first meritorious, and the new army under his command fought bloodily to achieve today's great victory. Everyone, please raise a glass and congratulate Commander Liu! Congratulations to the soldiers of the Lingshan Wei New Army! ”

Everyone raised their glasses and said loudly: "Congratulations to Commander Liu!" Congratulations to the soldiers of the Lingshan Wei New Army! ”

Liu Yan's heart was agitated, and he raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Congratulations for the governor and Futai!" Congratulations to all the generals! Congratulations to my Ming soldiers! ”

After everyone toasted, Lu Xiangsheng was in a good mood and said: "Tonight, the governor will write the good news, and when the saint knows, he will definitely reward the meritorious soldiers, and you will all be wet with rain and dew, and you must serve the country bravely in the future to repay the grace of heaven!" ”

"I am willing to serve the country with the governor!"

Yan Jizu then said: "The first merit of this battle should be Commander Liu, the strength of the new army under his command, you can see it, I hope that after Commander Liu triumphs, he will continue to train diligently and train more soldiers of the new army for the country." In this way, Commander Liu's future achievements will be limitless. ”

Everyone echoed one after another, in the flower hall, although Liu Yan's official position was the lowest, but it was the focus of everyone, with the appreciation of Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, Liu Yan was among everyone, as if he was the head of the generals.

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said: "Futai's instructions must be remembered in the end." It's just that my Lingshanwei is already sparsely populated and financially deficient. This time, in order to train these more than 9,000 soldiers of the new army, the manpower of Lingshanwei has been almost drained. The men of Lingshanwei either enlisted in the army, or cultivated in the military camp, built military equipment, and so on. ”

"In this battle, there are more than 1,700 casualties in our Lingshan Wei New Army, and it is not easy for the final general to fill the shortfall. If you want to train more people, the last general is really powerless. ”

Yan Jizu was slightly stunned, and then looked at Lu Xiangsheng, only to see that Lu Xiangsheng was also frowning, obviously pondering the intention of Liu Yan's words.

At this moment, Lu Huaiying clenched his fists and said: "Governor, Futai, since Lingshanwei's manpower is insufficient, isn't this battle to save more than 7,000 people, it is better to move these people to Lingshanwei and use them all as military households to supplement Lingshanwei's manpower." ”

Xu Tonghui on the side also took the opportunity to say: "The last general thinks what General Lu said is very true. At present, the surrounding area of Jinan Mansion is very dilapidated, and it is also difficult to resettle these people in situ, so it is better to move to Lingshanwei to get the best of both worlds. ”

With Lu Huaiying and Xu Tonghui taking the lead, Li Jiwen, Hu Zongming, Zhang Youxun, Lu Tingyan, Han Xu and others also echoed one after another, and everyone with a discerning eye knew that Liu Yan was eyeing more than 7,000 people, so everyone wanted to help Liu Yan speak and settle a good favor.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and everyone's suggestion was very reasonable, so he said directly: "It's okay." Commander Liu, when you lead your troops back, take these more than 7,000 people with you, and then the governor will send people to change the household registration of these people, and all of them will be registered as military households. ”

Liu Yan was happy in his heart and hugged his fists and thanked him.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "There is also the money and grain seized this time, and the governor has decided to take out a part of it to reward the soldiers of various departments. ”

The crowd was overjoyed.

"The soldiers of the Lingshan Wei New Army have the greatest combat achievements, and they have received 30,000 taels of silver and 40,000 stones of grain and grass. The supervising battalion received 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 stones of grain and grass, and the Fubiao battalion received 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 stones of grain and grass, and the Jimo battalion, Wendeng battalion, and Dengzhou battalion each received 1,000 taels of silver and 300 stones of grain and grass. The soldiers of the other tribes were each divided into five hundred taels of silver, and one hundred stones of grain and grass. ”

When everyone heard this, although they were jealous of Liu Yan's gains, they had nothing to say, after all, the achievements of the Lingshan Wei New Army were there.

Liu Yan also smiled, he didn't want this money and food, but at this time, Lu Xiangsheng brought it up, which could be regarded as an unexpected gain.

Yan Jizu clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay, now that the business is over, let's raise our glasses, you will have fun tonight!" ”

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