Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 18 Loyalty Camp, Wang Yan Fuming
More than 300 Qing soldiers were defeated by the rebel army when they could not defend themselves. The clever ones surrendered early, while the stubborn ones were all beheaded and killed.

In a panic, Zhan Ba ​​wanted to seize his horse and flee, but unfortunately he was targeted by Wang Wei, and he was shot down by an arrow before he could break out of the encirclement.

After the battle, Wang Yan asked the detained officials of the Ming Dynasty to release the shackles, got to know each other one by one, and escorted the captured Qing soldiers and Zhan Ba ​​to the front.

Northern Zhili is completely under the control of the Qing army. It is said that Taiyuan has also fallen into the hands of Ye Chen, and the whole of Hebei has been included in the territory of the Qing court. It is impossible for Wang Yan and his rebels to stay here.

They wanted to bypass Henan and enter Huainan to join the Ming army.

After traveling thousands of miles, they passed through areas controlled by the Qing army. In order to ensure that the whereabouts of the rebel army would not be leaked, they had to kill the captured Qing soldiers.

These people were all Han Chinese, and they were organized into the Green Camp after they surrendered. They thought that they could avoid death by surrendering, but they didn't expect that Wang Yan would not give them a chance to survive. They were all terrified and begged for mercy.

If Wang Yan had been the scholar who had just escaped from the capital, he might have softened his heart and let them go, but after experiencing the Battle of Qingzhou and fleeing these days, the softness in his heart has been gradually replaced by iron and blood.

After the Qingzhou Incident, rebels rose from all over Shandong, numbering no less than [-], but now they are all killed and wounded, and they are the only ones who survived.

Along the way, he had to give them an account of how many brothers and rebels died in battle.If Wang Yan wants to fulfill his mission and save the Ming Dynasty, he must not be merciful.

More than a dozen people were tied behind their backs and held on the side of the road, and their heads were beheaded by the rebels in horror. Na Zhan Ba's face turned pale when he saw this: "I am a bachelor of the Qing Dynasty Inner Academy, it will be very useful for you to keep me!"

More than a dozen human heads fell to the ground, and blood spilled all over the ground, dyeing the weeds on the roadside into a bewitching red, which made people shudder.

Boundless fear spread in Zhan Ba's heart, making him look like mud. Seeing his appearance, Wang Yan felt disdainful in his heart, and said coldly: "For those who have forgotten their ancestors, what use is it for me to stay!"

"What you said is true! This old thief should be cut to pieces!" Liu Shun, who was on the side, had long been displeased with Zhan Ba, and was ashamed of him in his heart. Just scratch it on its leg.

Liu Shun was a rascal at first, but he could clearly love and hate. He could follow Wang Yan to the death because he saved his life, and naturally he could hate Zhan Ba ​​because he surrendered to the Qing court.

With a single stroke, Liu Shun's ruthless nature was revealed, and Zhan Ba's thigh was immediately cut, and his pants were instantly stained red with blood.

"Ah~" The pain made Zhan Ba ​​let out a scream, and a stream of liquid mixed with blood immediately, giving off a foul smell.

Wang Yan did not stop Liu Shun's actions, but Zuo Maodi frowned slightly. Seeing that Liu Shun was about to pick up the knife and continue to chop Zhan Ba, who was crawling back and forth, he was afraid that he would kill Zhan Ba, so he hurried out to stop him and said: "Wait a minute Liu Zhuangshi! I need to ask him about something."

Hearing this, Liu Shun stopped his movements, turned his head to look at Wang Yan, saw him nodding, and then retreated to the side.

"Let me ask you, since Dorgon let my mission go south, why did he send Er to arrest me, but let Chen Hongfan go south alone, what is the intention of the Qing court?" Zuo Maodi looked at the terrified Zhan Ba , questioned.

Zhan Ba ​​escaped, and seeing that he was still useful, he was secretly happy. While enduring the pain from his leg, he thought about how to save his life.

"Lord Zuo, I can tell you everything I know, but can Master Zuo protect me from death?" Zhan Ba ​​tried his best to calm down.

The rebel army is now in charge of Wang Yan, Zuo Maodi has to look like Wang Yan.

"Let's just say, if Master Zuo is satisfied, I will spare your life." Wang Yan nodded.

Zhan Ba ​​was obviously dissatisfied with Wang Yan's ambiguous words. This old guy knew very well that this was his only value now, and if he lost it, he would have no value anymore.

"Hey, you old bastard!" Seeing that Zhan Ba ​​was silent, Liu Shun got angry and stepped forward with a knife to chop him. "My son gave you a chance, you still look good, don't you?"

"Ah~ wait a minute~ ah~ strong man, I'll tell you everything." Zhan Ba ​​turned pale when he saw this, and begged for mercy, but Liu Shun still cut a gash on the other leg.

Zhan Ba ​​is a scholar, and he has never seen Liu Shun's wild way. After two stabs, he immediately lost his other thoughts. He took the initiative to explain without waiting for Zuo Maodi to ask again.

"The regent ~ no ~ it was the captive leader Dorgon who sent me to arrest Lord Zuo, because Chen Hong and Fan Mizuo were willing to surrender." Zhan Ba ​​looked at the shining sword in Liu Shun's hand, he was really afraid of this fierce man The Yijun Primary School. "Chen Hongfan said that he was willing to help the Qing court persuade the futures in the south to surrender. Dorgon was overjoyed, so he decided to detain Master Zuo according to Chen Hongfan's petition."

After hearing Zhan Ba's narration, Zuo Maodi's heart sank. Sure enough, as he expected, that old thief Chen Hongfan was really surrendered.

Seeing that Zhan Ba ​​had finished speaking, Liu Shun looked at Wang Yan, the look in his eyes was self-evident, and he was asking Wang Yan if he would kill this old man.

After hearing this, Wang Yan felt that Zhan Ba ​​might be useful in the future, so he stopped him with his eyes. "Zhan Ba, I can spare your life, but you must obey my order and act according to my arrangement, do you understand?"

Hearing that he could save one life, Zhan Ba ​​would not be unwilling, even if he was asked to eat shit, he would eat it up without hesitation, and after wiping his mouth, he would praise it for its delicious smell.

Wang Yan's keeping Zhan Ba's life was also a temporary idea. He thought, since the Qing court can use Chen Hongfan as a traitor, why can't he put a nail in the Qing court for Daming.

Immediately, Wang Yan asked Zhan Ba ​​to write down the matter of Chen Hongfan's surrender to the Qing Dynasty and the matter of his betrayal of Chen Hongfan, and then marked them one by one, and then asked the sergeant to put him on the horse, and told him that if the Qing court asked, he would only say that the rebels were going If he went to Shandong, he would let him go back.

With the confession and the letter of allegiance in hand, Wang Yan was not afraid that he would betray him. When he left, Wang Yan handed over the confession that Chen Hongfan surrendered to the Qing Dynasty to Zuo Maodi, and kept the other copy by himself, and then let the soldiers Quickly clear the battlefield.

"Shi Heng, Chen Hongfan voted for the Qing Dynasty. I am worried that the princes in the south will be deceived by him, and the Qing court will take advantage of them if they are not on guard." Zuo Maodi and Wang Yan stood on the side of the road and said worriedly. "I want to return to the south as soon as possible to expose Chen's traitor. I don't know if Shi Heng might help me?"

"Wan Sheng and others also want to return to the south, but Shandong and Tuo are very strict, and they can't pass through. They can only detour through Henan. I am afraid that adults can travel thousands of miles alone, so why not go with the army?" Wang Yan pondered.

Zuo Maodi frowned slightly, but he had no other choice after careful consideration, so he nodded in agreement and did not mention the matter of returning home soon.

At this time, he saw that the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield were quite organized. Obviously, this was not the first time to attack the Qing army, so he immediately thought of recruiting the more than 1000 troops.

Before the Northern Mission, Hong Guangchao was afraid that recruiting Shandong volunteers would tear the face of the Qing court, but now that He Tan has failed, Zuo Maodi naturally has no scruples. "I don't know what Shiheng's plans will be in the future. I have the position of the right servant of the Ministry of War and the right to recruit. Shiheng is willing to accept my recruitment."

"Great kindness!" Wang Yan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then happily said: "Wansheng and the others have nowhere to turn, and the purpose of fighting Qing Dynasty is to protect Daming. Master Zuo can appease us, so we are naturally willing!"

"Na Shiheng's subordinates were organized into the Zhongyi Battalion, and Shiheng was the head of the sixth-rank battalion and received the rank of General Zhaowu." Promise high. "When I return to Beijing, I will ask the Ministry of War to reissue documents, money, food, and equipment. Does Shi Heng think it is feasible?"

"Good! Let everything be arranged by the adults!"

At this time, the battlefield was cleared, and Wang Yan directly reorganized the rebel army. Wang Wei was the deputy Qianhu, and Qin Shangxing, Zhao Shenkuan, Qian Yifeng, Liu Shun and others were the chief executives. The soldiers went south.

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Dorgon was very concerned about Chen Hongfan's obedience, so that when the scholar Zhan Ba ​​returned to the Northern Mission, he would give him face-to-face advice, and when he saw Chen Hongfan, he could promise him, "On the day of success, I will honor it with the honor of being a prince."

After the Northern Mission was detained by Zhan Ba, Chen Hongfan traveled southward full of joy, and soon passed Shandong and entered the border between Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers.

In order to have a good position in the Qing Court in the future, and to prove his ability to his new master, Chen Hongfan did not return to Nanjing directly, but deliberately went around and entered Gao Jie's camp, intending to do something against him.

Gao Jie, courtesy name Yingwu, from Mizhi, Shaanxi, was originally a general of Li Zicheng's army. Later, because of a secret love affair with Li Zicheng's Mrs. Xing, he put a big hat on Li Zicheng. Surrendered Ming.

Gao Jie's department was on the front line of Xuzhou, and Yijing was the front line against the Qing army. He heard that Chen Hongfan from the Northern Mission had arrived in Daying, so he naturally wanted to know the outcome of the negotiations with the Qing court.

Immediately, he asked someone to set up a banquet to clean up Chen Hongfan.The two were polite, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. After drinking for three rounds and getting slightly drunk, Chen Hongfan felt that the time was ripe, so he took the initiative to bring the topic to the Qing court.

"Uncle, you know that the Qing general Ye Chen's troops have conquered Taiyuan, and all the land in Hebei belongs to the Qing court." Chen Hongfan put down his wine glass, deliberately exaggerating the Qing court's momentum. "I'm in Beijing. I heard that Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The Qing soldiers will send troops to the south in a few days. Uncle, you have a plan!"

Gao Jie was a little drunk at this time, he didn't think about what Chen Hongfan said, but when he heard that the Qing soldiers wanted to take Huainan, he said angrily: "If he wants to take the south of the river, he must exchange it with me in Beijing."

Seeing the disagreement, Chen Hongfan knew that it was not easy to recruit Gao Jie, so he had no intention of staying any longer, and he was worried that what he said just now would arouse Gao Jie's suspicion, so he deliberately dropped the wine glass in his hand, pretending to have a stroke. "My old illness has relapsed!"

Gao Jie was shocked when he saw it, he was afraid that Chen Hongfan would die in his camp, so he quickly asked someone to help him down.

It was night, Chen Hongfan escaped from Gaojie's camp, and headed south in a starry night.

After arriving in Nanjing, Chen Hongfan publicized the message of peace again, and then played Hongguang to frame Huang Degong and Gao Jie to the Qing Dynasty. For a while, there was an undercurrent in Nanjing.

　happy new year everyone
　　
　
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