After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 70 Mengshan
Zhu Yiyuan didn't realize that even Emperor Longwu, who was far away in Fuzhou, paid attention to him, and sent ministers to the north to contact him.

Regarding such great love, Zhu Yiyuan just wants to say, you are overthinking.

The current situation can be said to be changing, suddenly tense up.

The Qing soldiers took the initiative to withdraw from Gaoyuan and let Xie Qian go.This was not out of kindness from the Qing court, but the two elite Qing soldiers Lai Nuo and Yi Yonggui were transferred to Zichuan, and they pressed Zhu Yiyuan from north to south.

The combined number of soldiers and horses of the two people exceeds 2, including [-] Eight Banners elites, and they are also Han Banner troops.

They didn't advance fast, but they were full of pressure, and they didn't give Zhu Yiyuan a chance to sneak attack.This is also drawing on the experience of Ma Degong and others, showing real housekeeping skills, advancing step by step, and encircling with an iron wall.

"According to Xu Zhiyuan's urgent report, he investigated the situation of the Qing army and thought it was invulnerable." Zhu Yiyuan said to his subordinates: "I have told Xu Zhiyuan that except for a few people, they will stay in Qingshiji and other places, relying on the terrain, and the Qing army. Zhou Xuan, the main force immediately retreated to the south of the original mountain to avoid the sharp edge."

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it, and there is no way to fight head-to-head.

Zhu Yiyuan asked again: "How is the situation in the east now?"

Huang Pei, who was temporarily in charge of intelligence, immediately said: "As for Zhu Qian, after we captured Surabaya, we have dispatched 3 troops from Yanzhou. In addition, there are clear troops from Jining Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, and Pei County And the Qing court appointed Ma Guanghui, who had been suppressing King Chuang's old troops in Henan, as the governor, mobilizing a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses, and they have already overwhelmed us."

Counting the two sides together, there are [-] troops, which is really a big deal.

Tan Deyu Qingting sighed, "If we had known this, we would have wished we hadn't sent troops to Qufu and Zou County."

It turned out that Zhu Yiyuan knew that Xie Qian was in a critical situation and had to save him.He didn't have the ability to clear the siege head-on, so he could only send troops to follow the method of conquering Sishui County and go deep into Qufu and other places.

All kinds of rumors spread everywhere, and even a few groups of red scarf soldiers attacked the green battalion camp, set fire to kill people, robbed food and grass, and made a lot of noise.

But Zhu Yiyuan swears to God, these are imitators, please don't make your fans act like idols.

It's a pity that even if such a statement could be issued, it was not believed.

Even in Cao County, the Yuyuan Rebel Army was indeed dispatched. They attacked Juye, and there was something to support them, cutting off the canal.

Among other things, who doesn't know the importance of the Grand Canal?

The Qing government's hundreds of thousands of troops in the south depended on the Grand Canal for food, grass, communication, and personnel exchanges. If it was cut off, then everything would be lost.

At this point, the Qing army has made up its mind.

Xie Qian can be ignored, Long Wu can be immortal, you cunning Zhu Yiyuan must be eradicated!

Qian Qianyi is a literati with little ability, so he transferred Ma Guanghui here. Relying on his experience in suppressing bandits, the governor and all the troops must exterminate Zhu Yiyuan as soon as possible.

It is not difficult at all to deal with local soldiers and horses, and it may even be a bit ridiculous, but when the Qing court really started to face up to it and mobilized troops and horses, the pressure was quite terrifying.

"Commander Tan, how many soldiers and horses can we use now?" Zhu Yiyuan asked in a low voice.

Tan Deyu immediately said: "There used to be five thousand households, but now there are two more, and there are seven thousand soldiers available."

"How about the weapon?" Zhu Yiyuan asked again.

Tan Deyu said again: "Now we can only ensure that every soldier has a sword to use. As for the armor, there are only 500 pairs, most of which were seized from the cadres of Ma Degong and Liu Zhi. There are more than [-] bows and crossbows. , but the archery skills of soldiers are generally not good. Even if they practice hard day and night, they are still far behind. Then there are firearms. We have more than [-] firecrackers, which were also captured, but they were all made by Ming Dynasty, and they are not easy to use. It’s hard to say whether to kill the enemy first, or blow up yourself first... Therefore, the green camp of the Qing army didn’t like to use this thing, so we only captured this.”

After Zhu Yiyuan heard this, he secretly calculated that the decisive battle force would be [-] vs. [-], the advantage lies with me... ass!
"Everyone, I have to say that for a long time to come, we will have to use inferior forces and even worse weapons to fight powerful enemies. But this does not mean that we cannot win. For example, this time, Qing The army went from north to south to attack Zichuan and cut off our roots. From west to east, it was to ensure their water transportation. When the two Qing troops came, they seemed to besiege us, but there was still a way out, just to the east , As long as we conquer Mengyin and quickly enter between Mengshan and Yishui, we can avoid the offensive of the Qing army and break out a way out. This is what we planned a long time ago, and now is the opportunity to implement it."

Zhu Yiyuan said: "Commander Tan, you are now leading the two newly formed thousand households to stay in Surabaya and pretend to be the main force to attract the attention of the Qing army. Zhao Yingyuan and General Zhao will lead the three thousand households to attack Mengyin County from the front. As for me I, leading [-] elite troops, went to Maoyang Town, climbed Mengshan Mountain, and reached the rear of Mengyin. Five days later, I launched an attack, took Mengyin, and opened the way for the army."

Hearing this, Tan Deyu immediately said: "Zhu Qian's matter, lead the soldiers around, this kind of thing is still too dangerous, let me do it!"

Even Zhao Yingyuan hurriedly said: "Yes, I am also an old soldier, I have done this kind of thing more than once, as long as I take the main force to attack Mengyin's front."

Facing the fight between the two, Zhu Yiyuan was particularly persistent.

"Today is different from the past. Whether Mengyin can be taken or not is related to the lives and deaths of thousands of soldiers and 10,000+ people. Don't fight with me at this time."

Indeed, this time it was really a matter of life and death. In the past, an advance team could be arranged to investigate the situation, and Zhu Yiyuan would deal with the problem afterwards.But this time the time is tight, there is no room for mistakes, and the place to pass is still an unfamiliar environment.

There are more than 200 miles.

Needless to say, whether there is any obstruction by the Qing army, even if there is a conflict with the local people, it will affect the progress of the march and delay major events.

Zhu Yiyuan had to lead the army himself, not even Tan Qiye.

In this way, Zhu Yiyuan selected the most elite 800 people from his subordinates, Luo Yi and Huang Ying followed him, and the soldiers and horses set off from Surabaya and headed east.

Along the way, Zhu Yiyuan repeatedly told them not to disturb the people, not to trample on the farmland, and not to enter the village lightly. All things should be done quickly.

Zhu Yiyuan led the soldiers to strictly follow the discipline and never touch the grass or trees of the common people.

At first, some people saw the fear and ran away in a hurry, but seeing that they had committed no crime, they let down their vigilance.

Some people even took the initiative to come over and ask if it was the Red Scarf Army or if they wanted to share the land?They can't wait.

Zhu Yiyuan could only tell the people that they were just marching normally, and asked the big guys to wait for a while, especially not to reveal their whereabouts.

For the things sent by the common people, Zhu Yiyuan paid according to the market price.

Do not rob or seize, benevolent and righteous, he is indeed the legendary Red Scarf Army, and he is worthy of being a soldier.

Some people even took the initiative to help Zhu Yiyuan lead the way.

Two days later, Zhu Yiyuan arrived in Maoyang Town smoothly.

His soldiers and horses stayed outside the town and did not enter the town. They just let people enter the town to say hello to the people inside, don't be afraid.

By the way, buy some food and medicine from the town to replenish supplies.

Zhu Yiyuan carefully explained that he must be kind and friendly, the business should be fair, and he should not bully others.

Soldiers lit a fire to cook, and many of them developed bleeding blisters on the soles of their feet. They had to be popped quickly, otherwise they would not be able to walk tomorrow.

A group of young men ran around for days, took off their shoes, it was sour and smelly, the air was not good, a smell could send people away.

Zhu Yiyuan even thought of the training experience in his previous life, he smiled helplessly, and just asked the big guy to deal with it quickly, and then rest, and tomorrow he will cross Mengshan Mountain.

And just when Zhu Yiyuan was about to take a break, a militia suddenly appeared from Maoyang Town, about two to three hundred people.

They came with torches.

"Are you facing Master Zhu's Red Scarf Army?"

A soldier standing guard hurried over, "That's right, folks, what's the matter?"

A man in the lead said: "We have heard for a long time that you are teachers of benevolence and righteousness, and soldiers of the common people. When I saw you today, you really deserve your reputation. Nothing else. The folks don't want to be cattle and horses for the Kong family anymore. I beg you, Accept us!"

After finishing speaking, the leading man knelt down on the ground, and the other villagers also knelt down.

Zhu Yiyuan was alarmed, hurried over and helped the big guy up.

"Folks, if you want to join the army, you can go to Sishui County. We are going to fight."

The leading man immediately said: "We can see that you want to attack Mengyin County, right? No one is more familiar with this Mengshan Mountain than us, let us guide you!"

(End of this chapter)