I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 77 Unification of Fujian
On the second day when the army of Ming thieves arrived at Funing Fucheng, these Ming thieves finally stopped resorting to loud tactics to persuade them to surrender.

All right!The Ming army is not stupid. They can even come to persuade disgusting people to surrender under the cover of darkness at night. In broad daylight, the rolling stones and wood thrown down will always kill a few unlucky ones.

Just as Shen Deyuan breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a burst of exclamations from the soldiers around him.

Looking up, I saw the Ming thief camp outside the city with flags waving in great momentum.

This is about to attack the city! ?
Shen Deyuan held up his sword and ordered: "Everyone who comes, please be very alert to me. You must not let an outlaw thief board the city."

It was not an impassioned speech, but Chengtou Bingyong ignored every argument, and was slightly praised by the few he chose as his own soldiers (who were given more money).

Shen Deyuan looked a little confused, but looking at the tens of thousands of Ming thieves in the camp outside the city, he could only say: "In this battle, anyone who beheads a Ming thief of the first level will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If he beheads a Ming thief general, he will be rewarded with a thousand silver coins." Two, this government promises to recommend him an official position after the war."

Good guy, this is a direct investment, one head is worth ten taels of silver.

It may not sound like a lot, but compared to the purchasing power of this era, ten taels of silver is already a huge amount of money.

There are tens of thousands of Ming troops outside the city, and the total must be worth at least 10,000+ taels of silver.

The most important thing is that this beheaded Ming thief general can still get an official status.

Although these brave soldiers on the city were forcibly recruited by the government, they did not dare to hate the government at all. Instead, they were more enthusiastic about being officials (they did not know that most of their families had been ruined, and they only vaguely knew that miserable).

In other words, the common people in this era are both afraid of and thinking about the superior officials. If they want to become an official, they are willing to die.

For a moment, the brave soldiers in the entire city seemed to be victorious, and they were all screaming to give the Ming thieves outside the city a hard time.

Not to mention whether this group of young soldiers with no training and relying solely on money to survive can defeat the Ming army, let's talk about whether Shen Deyuan, the prefect of Funing, has so much money on hand and whether he has the power to protect his official status. They are all unknowns.

But that's not important. If someone can actually behead one level in a big battle and still survive, with such ability, Shen Deyuan is naturally willing to reward him with a silver reward.

As for the final killing of the Ming thief general, as long as the Ming thief general can be killed, it will be tantamount to a great victory. If reported to the magistrate, Shen Deyuan, he can also make a great contribution.

By then, are you still worried that you won’t have an official position to give you?
Moreover, who said that he, the prefect, must keep his word.

They're just some grassroots people...

The morale of the people in the city was successfully stirred up by Shen Deyuan's inducements. The golden sauce boiled and bubbled in several iron pots, emitting waves of stench.

Pieces of rolling stones and logs were brought up, and everything was ready, waiting for the Ming thieves to attack.

Then...why is the Ming thief still in the camp?
Shen Deyuan was a little strange, but he still did not dare to relax. He held the sword in his hand and endured the stench of the golden juice as he patrolled back and forth across the city to boost morale.

Just like this, from morning to noon, good guys, it was already dinner time, but the Ming thief still had no idea of ​​leaving the camp.

Instead, he kept shouting in the camp. It looked like he was... practicing?
"Sir! Can you please stop the fire of this golden juice first? The brothers really can't stand it anymore. They are adding water back and forth and boiling it dry. The pot is almost burning..."

Another Bingyong came to ask, his face was extremely distorted, and he was just smelly.

Anyone who cooks a pot of shit in the same place for more than ten hours will be considered to be resistant if he is not poisoned by hydrogen sulfide.

Shen Deyuan actually couldn't bear it. Although he was far away, the fire was burning all morning and it was still burning everywhere. Now the whole city smelled like shit.

"Let's stop half of it for the time being! The other half will go to rest and eat first, take turns." Shen Deyuan waved his hand with an ugly expression.

"Thank you, sir!" The soldier trotted down quickly to deliver the order. As for which half to stop first, it was up to them to "discuss" among themselves.

At the top of the city, they started to light fires and make rice amidst the smell of shit. They were all poor people. If they could have food to eat, the smell of shit was just like shit!
Shen Deyuan was the only one who couldn't swallow it. After all, he was a magistrate, so he could bear to eat in a place that was degrading to politeness like a city tower. The key point was that the taste was so strong that even he was almost soaked in the taste.But he was pretty good. Except for him, the prefect of Funing, the remaining fellow magistrates and magistrates only lasted one day yesterday, plus half an hour this morning, and then they all went away, including Master Xu. Slip away.

Maybe, it could be that everyone ran away and he, the prefect, was the only one left who couldn't leave.

There was a fire making food at the top of the city, and smoke was still rising from the Ming bandit camp outside the city. They finally stopped for a moment and did not continue to practice.

After both sides had finished eating, the Ming thief started again, shouting loudly, but he didn't know where he got so much strength.

The key point is that Shen Deyuan did not dare to let the city cease fire. It would be terrible if the Ming thieves unexpectedly attacked the city.

Such a confrontation across the city was not even a confrontation, because there was no contact between the two sides during the entire process.

Soon it was getting dark, the city had been cooking shit for a day, and the original soup had been boiled into porridge, which was still very thick and authentic.

Shen Deyuan finally couldn't stand it anymore and finally ceased fire. It was already night anyway, and it was unlikely that the thieves would attack the city.

In an era before electric light was invented, any army that dared to attack a city at night was ruthless.

The success rate cannot be said to be low, it can only be said that it is a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, so Shen Deyuan is not worried.

However, although the fire at the top of the city has stopped, the entire city has been marinated due to cooking for too long during the day. , the smell didn’t go away for a long time.

Shen Deyuan was so smoked that he couldn't sleep, so he had to get up in the middle of the night to inspect the city defenses.

"Huh? Why is the thief's camp still brightly lit? What is it doing?"

Shen Deyuan suddenly felt doubtful in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't guess what the Ming thief on the other side was doing.

Shaking his head, he had to write this down first. He just wanted to defend the city. It would be a good thing for him that the thieves did not attack the city.

Silent all night.

Shen Deyuan started inspecting the city defense early in the morning. Of course, he didn't get up early, but he didn't sleep all night. He spent the whole night watching when the lights would be turned off in the Ming thief camp.

He just kept watching until the sun rose, and then he didn't even change his clothes. After taking advantage of the situation, he had some breakfast and started patrolling the city defense.

"Sir, do you want to continue cooking the golden juice today?" Yi Bingyong stepped forward to ask for instructions.

Shen Deyuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's stop for a moment and wait until we see the thief's movements."

Yesterday, he really stunk so much that he couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep at all.

"Yes!" Bingyong was also very happy and went down to deliver the order.

But hearing another exclamation, Shen Deyuan secretly thought something was wrong. He turned around and saw that the Ming army camp outside the city was moving again.

This time, they were finally no longer practicing. They saw red cannons being pushed out of the camp. Ming army formations escorted these red cannons and slowly moved forward.

Shen Deyuan was stunned for a moment, and then he yelled: "The thief is going too far!"

　The next chapter is unified (by the way, I figured it out today at work)

　　But is this watery?Taking Fujian in less than [-] chapters is still a waste. How about overthrowing the Manchus and unifying the whole country in [-] chapters? (づ●─●)づ

　　
　
(End of this chapter)