A few days later, in the Governor's Mansion of Jinan, Liu Yan's official document was placed on Lu Xiangsheng's desk, which shocked Lu Xiangsheng's eyelids.

If Gao Qiqian himself went south with a few followers, and encountered rebellious people or thieves missing on the way, it would be better to say. But Gao Qiqian obviously has 2,000 soldiers in the Beijing battalion around him, can it be that the rebellious people in Shandong can already become an organized army to kill the official army?

Lu Xiangsheng thought about it again and again, but still called Lu Huaiying over and asked, "What was Liu Yan's reaction after he learned the news that Gao Qiqian was the prison army?" ”

Lu Huaiying was stunned for a moment, had a bad feeling in his heart, and said, "Governor, is something happening to General Liu?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng picked up the official document and said: "Liu Yan sent someone to report that Gao Qiqian and the two thousand soldiers of the Beijing Battalion were gone, and he didn't even see a single figure. ”

Lu Huaiying only felt that his scalp was numb, how could this be possible, when he went south, he had also seen Gao Qiqian's reliance, in order to avoid being discovered, he made a special detour, and then rushed to Jimo Yingcheng in front.

So Lu Huaiying said truthfully: "Governor, calculate the footsteps, and your subordinates will only arrive a day or two earlier than Gao to join the army, how can there be a large number of thieves around Jimo Yingcheng?" ”

"That's what the Governor fears the most!"

Lu Xiangsheng said bitterly: "Liu Yan's courage is too great, after the expansion of the new army in his hands, there are nearly 30,000 elites, and he has begun to act without scruples, which is not a good thing." ”

Lu Huaiying broke out in a cold sweat, and said secretly in his heart: "Liu Yan, Liu Yan, you are so ruthless, you even dare to kill the prison army, and there are two thousand officers and soldiers!" ”

"Governor, how do you end this matter?"

Lu Huaiying was a little worried at this time, and said: "No matter how careful General Liu is, after all, Gao Qiqian disappeared in Shandong, and the governor can't get out of it, and those people in the DPRK and China will definitely make a big fuss." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Don't worry, the current war in various places is tight, and our Shandong army has made repeated military exploits, the court and His Majesty will not embarrass the governor, at most they will reprimand." It's just that Liu Yan is there, I'm a little worried. ”

"This time Liu Yan is a little out of line, his methods are bloody and bold, they have exceeded the expectations of this governor, and he must be restrained, otherwise it is difficult to say where Liu Yan will go in the future."

Lu Huaiying said: "General Liu is dedicated to the country, shouldn't it?" ”

"Liu Yan is dedicated to the country, but in the opinion of this governor, he is loyal to this world, not a family!"

Lu Xiangsheng got up and said: "Go and prepare, go to Jimo Yingcheng with the governor, and talk to him before Liu Yan sets out on the expedition." ”

At the same time, Liu Yan divided the craftsmen brought by Gao Qiqian into two batches and sent them to Wangjiazhuang and Aoshanwei in front of Fushanqian Qianhu, and handed them over to Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le for arrangement. All the money and food were loaded into trucks and carried as supplies for the army.

"It's a pity that there are no artillery."

Liu Yan knew that there were a considerable number of sophisticated artillery pieces in Beijing, and those were all large-caliber heavy red-coated cannons, which were full of power, and if some could be transferred, they would definitely greatly increase the firepower of the new army, but unfortunately there were none of them this time.

But Liu Yan doesn't care, judging from the firepower of the artillery battalion after the reorganization now, even in the face of the European army at the same time, Liu Yan's new army will definitely not fall behind, let alone the thief army under Zhang Xianzhong.

So Liu Yan gave an explanation to Wang Weizhen, who rushed to Jimo Yingcheng, and then set up a family banquet in the general's mansion, and had a warm dinner with Wang Yunhe, Shang Shan, and Ruoshui.

The next day, Liu Yan said goodbye to Wang Yunhe, Shang Shan, and Ruoshui, and under the farewell of Wang Weizhen and other subordinates, he led the rear battalion, the personal guard battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the artillery battalion to Lingshanwei, accompanied by a large amount of money and grain.

At the same time, Zhang Yi, Wang Bo, and Shen Tuo also set off with their headquarters and went to Lingshanwei from Aoshanwei, Dasongwei, and Andongwei respectively.

As for the defense of various places, Liu Yan handed over all the responsibilities of the dun army of the local guard posts. At present, the dun armies in all parts of Jimo Yingcheng have basically been dismantled and reorganized, some of them are young and strong people recruited from military households in various places, and some of them are reserve soldiers who were defeated when the new army was expanded, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved compared with before.

According to history, Liu Yan knew that for a period of time in the future, whether it was the Qing army or the army of thieves, it would not appear in Shandong, so the defense pressure here was not great, and the ordinary dun army could completely deal with it.

Two days later, Liu Yan led his troops to arrive at the Lingshan Acropolis, and the rest of the battalions had all arrived outside the city the day before.

At this time, outside the Lingshan Acropolis is a barracks that stretches for several miles, and the new army includes the artillery battalion, a total of eight battalions of troops are camped separately, with flags and banners, and the army is strictly organized, and the people inside and outside the city have gathered around to watch, this is what the officials and soldiers of the Celestial Empire should look like!

In the rear camp, Shen Wen was wearing armor and carrying a bird gun on his shoulder, and he was patrolling the camp behind the captain.

Shen Wen looked at the comrades and soldiers with helmets and armor everywhere, tens of thousands of horses and horses gathered in one place, such a spectacular scene had never been seen in his life, he couldn't help but be very excited in his heart, his face turned red, if it weren't for the military law, no one was allowed to make noise at will, Shen Wen wanted to shout a few words loudly at this time, in order to vent the pride in his heart.

The captain in front glanced back, his team is all birds, and most of them are recruits, although after rigorous training, the combat power must be much stronger than the general Ming army, but it is still a little worse than the veterans and recruits of the original Julu battle.

"Alas!"

The captain shook his head and said, "Isn't it just to fight the rogue, to be so excited?" How much credit can a thief's head have? At the beginning, Lao Tzu was a tough army of slaves and thieves, and it took two levels of beheading to mix with a captain! ”

Shen Wen listened to the captain's whispered words, and said with admiration: "Boss, do you think we will be able to win this battle soon?" ”

"Hmph, do you need to talk about it? In this world, who has our new army been afraid of? Even if the heavenly soldiers are coming, they will be slapped a few times! ”

While speaking, everyone inspected to the edge of the camp, and suddenly saw a team of elite horses galloping outside, numbering hundreds, most of them were wearing armor, which was a rare elite iron cavalry in the Ming army.

"Huh? Lu Duchen's Governor's Battalion Iron Cavalry, why did they come? ”

Shen Wen followed the captain's gaze and saw a big flag with the word "Lu" fluttering in the horse team, and the horse team passed through the barracks of several battalions and entered the city directly from the south gate of Lingshanwei.

"Let's go to the north to make rounds!"

In the Lingshan Acropolis, Liu Yanzheng summoned the commanders of the battalions and the general manager of Qian to hold a military meeting in the Conduct Mansion, and suddenly received news that it was Lu Xiangsheng!

Liu Yan frowned, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he led everyone out to greet him.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had already entered the city and came to the outside of the Integrity Mansion, Liu Yan welcomed Lu Xiangsheng and Lu Huaiying in, and when they arrived in the main hall, Liu Yan led the crowd to salute Lu Xiangsheng.

"Sit down, there are no outsiders here, you don't have to be restrained."

Liu Yan and the others sat down, and Lu Xiangsheng asked directly: "When is General Liu going to open?" ”

"Qi Yu Governor, his subordinates are ready to lead their troops to the expedition in two days."

"Is the army well fed?"

"It's ready."

Lu Xiangsheng immediately looked at Liu Yan and asked, "Can you see the senior supervisor?" ”

Liu Yan's face was as usual, and he said: "My subordinates haven't seen it, but they have already sent someone to look for it, and there has been no news for a few days." ”

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, stared at Liu Yan and stopped talking.

Lu Huaiying hesitated for a moment, and then said: "General Liu, the senior supervisor army and the two thousand soldiers of the Beijing battalion came all the way with great fanfare, and they also carried a large amount of money and grain, and suddenly disappeared without a trace, this, this is not easy to explain to the above!" ”

Liu Yan said: "What Brother Lu said is extremely true, but now that the two thousand soldiers of the Beijing battalion of the Gao Jian Army are missing, it must be those money and food that have attracted the thieves, and most of the Gao Jian Army has suffered an accident." ”

Lu Xiangsheng slapped the table and said loudly: "Two thousand soldiers of the Beijing camp, is there such a strong thief in Shandong?" ”

Liu Yan saw that Lu Xiangsheng was angry, and clenched his fists and said: "The governor is angry, and he wants his subordinates to say that the current war is imminent, and the disappearance of the senior supervisor army is actually the best result." ”

Lu Xiangsheng was furious and said: "Even if Gao Qiqian is a traitor, then he must be played to the court and punished by national law." The dignified Ming Prison Army, so life and death without seeing the corpse, what kind of system has it become? ”

Liu Yan said: "Perhaps, the Gao Jian Army encountered those heroic souls of the Battle of the Giant Deer, so go down to atone for their sins." ”

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned immediately, then his eyes turned red, and he sat down dejectedly.

Lu Huaiying, Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Zhang Yi, Wang Bo, Xu Ming, Miao Shao, Shen Tuo, Qian Jian and others were a little at a loss, Liu Yan immediately shook his head at everyone, and everyone retreated, leaving only Liu Yan and Lu Xiangsheng in the main hall.

"Governor, his subordinates are going to fight here, under the command of Yang Sichang, with Yang Sichang's character, the future of more than 28,000 soldiers under his subordinates and hands is already uncertain, if you add a high dive, it is estimated that his subordinates and more than 20,000 soldiers will be buried on the battlefield in Hunan!"

Liu Yan remembered the eternal regret of the Battle of Julu, when tens of thousands of Guanning troops did not save them, causing the Qing army to calmly withdraw, and the anger in his heart burned brightly, and he shouted: "Governor! My subordinates are not afraid of death, and my new army is not afraid of death, but my soldiers and I can only die on the battlefield, not at the hands of traitors, and not by conspiracy! ”

Lu Xiangsheng glared at Liu Yan angrily, sighed after a long time, and said: "You do this, there are too many beginnings and tails, once the matter is revealed, how is it good?" ”

Liu Yan is not worried, in the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as long as there are soldiers in hand and can be transferred in case of war, even if he does something out of the ordinary, what can the court do to me?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, how many ministers did Emperor Chongzhen kill, and even a lot of important ministers in the cabinet, but how many did the generals of the unified army kill? There are only a handful, and they are defeated and have no strength!

So Liu Yan said: "Don't worry, the subordinates will be fine, and the imperial court will not provoke the general of the unified army who is guarding one side for the sake of a eunuch!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng pointed at Liu Yan and didn't say anything for a long time.

Two days later, Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Huaiying, Yue Ming, Song Gongming, Tian Huixu, Zhang Lei, Zhao Min and other Lingshanwei officials gathered outside the south gate.

At this time, the battalions of the New Army were ready to go, and more than 28,000 officers and men were assembled in marching columns, ready to be drawn at any time.

This time, Liu Yan also carried a large amount of money and grain with the army, in addition to the batch transported by Gao Qiqian, Liu Yan raised a part from Lingshanwei, and collected enough 500,000 taels of silver and 200,000 stone grain, which was enough to support the needs of the soldiers of the new army for four months.

In this regard, Lu Xiangsheng was very dissenting, thinking that the army's food and salary were supplied by the imperial court, and the commander of this battle was Yang Sichang, who would not joke about his future, and the money and grain of the Ming army would definitely be supplied in time. Liu Yan didn't have to carry so much money and food to march, not to mention delaying the speed of the army's march, and it was not safe.

Liu Yan didn't think so, in history, Yang Sichang's department had a farce in which the supply of various departments of the Ming army was difficult, and Zuo Liangyu fought with the rest of the Ming army in order to compete for limited money and food supplies.

"I have food in my hands, don't panic in my heart, I can't use this money and food, and my subordinates will bring it back." Liu Yan said.

Subsequently, Liu Yan led his troops to the expedition, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the soldiers of the army who went away, and said secretly in his heart: "I hope that after Liu Yan leads his troops to participate in the war, the department of the thief will be wiped out!" ”

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