After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 82 The Strongest Internal Response

"As for the matter, Tong Yangliang has already withdrawn his troops. I wanted to find an opportunity to intercept and kill them, but in the end it was because of the lack of soldiers and horses, and because he used his troops rigorously, he didn't dare to act rashly."

Zhao Yingyuan wanted Zhu Yiyuan to report the situation, and Zhu Yiyuan was not surprised. In fact, he was already very satisfied, even overjoyed, to be able to fight like this this time.

Tong Yangliang's troops, regardless of whether they were Tartars or Han army flags, were all brutal soldiers who had survived a hundred battles. They really cannot be taken lightly.

"General Zhao's choice to use troops cautiously is justified. Our foundation is still too weak."

After Zhu Yiyuan finished speaking, he ordered all civil and military personnel to be summoned to discuss the next step immediately.

The generals are headed by Tan Deyu and Zhao Yingyuan, and the civil servants are Song Lian, Zhang Lin, Jiang Qi and others, and Gu Yanwu is also there.

"I want to tell everyone a piece of good news. The Qing army's siege of us has stopped!"

Zhu Yiyuan tried his best to keep his tone calm, but in the end, he couldn't help showing a smile.

It seems that apart from the Mengyin battle, he has not experienced too many bloody battles, but for Zhu Yiyuan, this time is a matter of life and death, which determines fate.

Under the siege of tens of thousands of Qing troops, they not only survived, but also expanded their territory and opened up a new situation. In any case, it is worth celebrating.

In the direction of Zichuan, Lai An and Yi Yonggui took the county seat, and also sent troops to attack the front line of Yuanshan.But they were all counterattacked by soldiers and militiamen.

The two stopped in Zichuan County and stopped going south.

No matter how Qian Qianyi urged him, it was useless.

In addition to being afraid of Zhu Yiyuan, they were more concerned about besieging Xie Qian for two or three months. The soldiers and horses were exhausted and did not want to fight anymore, so they had to rest up.

So the help that Lao Xie gave Zhu Yiyuan was really great.

In the direction of Muling Pass, the Qingzhou Qing army also tried to attack, but they were repulsed by Huang Ying, and they did not send a brigade south, presumably because there were other rebels in the territory to restrain them.

The most complicated thing is the southwest line. Zhu Yiyuan voluntarily gave up Sishui County and retreated to Maoyang Town.

After Ma Guanghui regained Sishui County, because of insufficient food and grass, he could only suspend the use of troops. The most combative Tong Yangliang retreated to Yizhou, unwilling, but he could not continue to fight without enough food and grass.

Zhu Yiyuan temporarily placed Wang Jun's troops around Fei County to guard against the Qing army.

Now the situation on both sides is basically clear.

Zhu Yiyuan controlled Laiwu, Xintai, Mengyin, Yishui, plus Muling Pass, basically the core part of the Yimeng mountainous area, basically fell under Zhu Yiyuan's control.

On the contrary, Zichuan County, which started from the beginning, is almost empty due to repeated struggles and large-scale migration of people. More than half of the people have moved to Laiwu and other places with Zhu Yiyuan.

At present, Zichuan County is under the control of the Qing army, and some villages, as well as Zhu Yiyuan's militia activities, belong to the transition zone between the two sides.

The same situation also happened in Sishui County, Zhu Yiyuan withdrew in order to buy a rest time.

After Ma Guanghui regained the county seat, he could also explain to the Qing court. As for the rural area, it was still firmly controlled by Zhu Yiyuan.

The territory is roughly like this. In terms of military strength, Zhu Yiyuan originally formed five thousand households, and later added two more. After deducting the battle attrition, Zhu Yiyuan still has more than 6000 people.

There are nearly 5000 people in Wang Jun's department, but obviously, his number is extremely high, and it is estimated that not even half of them can meet the standard.

But no matter what, Zhu Yiyuan also has nearly [-] soldiers. Although there is still a huge gap in strength, they have finally stepped up to a higher level, and the gap is not as large as before.

"Because we entered the mountainous area and the Qing court lacked food and grass, their current main force is still in the south of the Yangtze River, besieging Emperor Longwu in Fuzhou. It is not a matter of a day or two to transfer troops and food. We can get about three The period of one month to half a year for repairing and strengthening is our most precious time for development, and we must not miss it. Internally, we must implement land equalization as soon as possible, mobilize the people, train troops and horses, and accumulate food, grass and ordnance. Externally, we must actively understand the enemy's situation, Prepare a proper response to face a more brutal battle."

After Zhu Yiyuan had finished deploying the main tasks, he suddenly changed the topic, "The main thing is over, there is one more important thing, everyone has worked hard... Tell the soldiers, you can rest for three days! Eat and drink, and recover your energy god."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned at first, and then laughed.

It was really difficult, but I was able to catch my breath and relax.

Accompanied by Zhu Yiyuan's order, Yishui County, the barracks rejoiced, and the soldiers slaughtered pigs and sheep in full swing, and this enthusiasm infected Zhu Yiyuan.

He volunteered and pulled Gu Yanwu to grind tofu together.

Zhu Yiyuan came first and turned around the stone mill, but Gu Yanwu was still a bit confused at first, a gentleman far away from the kitchen, his status, a scholarly scholar, came to pull the mill, did he treat him like a donkey?

But as the soaked soybeans were ground and turned into buckets of milky white liquid mixed with bean dregs, Gu Yanwu became interested.

"Zhu Qianshi, the so-called one thing down one thing, is that what you mean by brine and tofu?"

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and nodded, "That's it, but it needs to be filtered and boiled in a large pot. After boiling, it will be soy milk. Add brine to the soy milk, and it will be tofu... By the way, there are some people in the country who are reluctant to filter it. Put it in a pot and cook it, even the bean dregs are put together, this is called small tofu.”

Gu Yanwu laughed loudly, "I'm talking about Zhu Qian, you are a son of the clan, how can you still understand this?"

Zhu Yiyuan said: "It's not that I understand, it's my mother. She is very hardworking. She grinds tofu, makes sesame oil, grows vegetables and raises pigs, and knits women's reds. She can do everything. I just learned a little bit."

Gu Yanwu was stunned, and suddenly smiled and said: "I seem to understand. It should be the credit of Lingtang that she can be close to the people and love the people. Why isn't my mother like this, she has paid too much for me to study, but her old man Sangyu Mujing , can't end well... I'm really unfilial!"

Gu Yanwu's mother, Wang Shi, heard that Changshu and other places had fallen, and was so sad that she went on a hunger strike to die for her country.Like a mother, like a son, for Gu Yanwu, the Qing court not only had national enmity, but also family enmity.

This is also the reason why after Zhu Yiyuan came up with a feasible strategy, he voted for it very smoothly.

"Mr. Ning Ren, the nine states share the same grief, the world has been robbed, and I can't persuade you. It's just that only by expelling the Tartars and restoring China can the people of the world have peace."

Gu Yanwu sighed repeatedly, and then said: "I'm afraid that just expelling the Hulu is not enough. I have been thinking about it recently, and I think that the world is in great trouble, not only the emperor. After all, it is not the emperor's eunuch who rides on the heads of ordinary people and beats the bones and sucks the marrow."

Zhu Yiyuan was very relieved, it seemed that Gu Yanwu was walking on the correct path of enlightenment, it was gratifying.

At this moment, Master Fang came, and when he saw that it was Zhu Yiyuan pulling the mill, he was immediately ecstatic, let alone, he would eat as much tofu as he had tonight!
"Hey, see if you can stop first, I have something important here."

Zhu Yiyuan was startled, and quickly handed the wooden pole to Gu Yanwu.

He walked up to Master Fang and said in a low voice, "But is there any news?"

Master Fang nodded, "There is indeed news. Here is a list of more than forty people. They all fled to Jinan and other places under the rule of Qian Shi. Most of their family members are still there, and there are eight Laiwu people. The big households are specially marked."

Zhu Yiyuan thought for a while, then took the list, and it was immediately clear at a glance.

These people were honest on the surface, but secretly communicated with the Qing court to leak their own military situation.

In any case, don't let it go.

And what do those specially marked by Yan Zibin mean?
"Master Fang, can you guess?"

Master Fang rolled his eyes, you two are playing too high-end, forgive me for not knowing anything.

Zhu Yiyuan thought for a while, then burst out laughing, "I see, these people should have not only revealed my situation, but also told about Yan Zibin's stay in Laiwu. No, I want to clean up Yan Zibin's ass and eliminate Hidden danger, no matter what, this baby must not be in danger."

Zhu Yiyuan decisively called Wang Huan over, "You go to see Xu Zhen immediately, explain the matter clearly, let him control these families, and let them write letters to get their family back, I can give them a way out, but no matter what How about it, don't allow them to continue to speak ill of Yan Zibin."

(End of this chapter)