Yan Zibin completely betrayed the Qing soldiers, and the man who came was called Ma Degong. He was not an ordinary person. He had already served as the chief soldier in the Ming Dynasty.
However, his highlight moment was when he personally captured Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong and achieved great success.
Not long ago, Hong Chengchou went south on orders, and Duduo escorted the prisoners and trophies back north.
Ma Degong accompanied Duduo to escort Zhu Yousong to Beijing. The Qing court rewarded him for his merits and rewarded him with a Zhenjiang general and asked him to go south to deal with the Longwu court.
But before he could go south, he received a new order, saying that banditry was serious in Shandong and rebels were rampant. He was asked to help exterminate the rebels and pacify Shandong.
Ma Degong was so arrogant that even the Emperor of Ming Dynasty didn't care about him. He couldn't defeat the local bandits in Shandong.
After analysis, the original strategy of driving the refugees to Gaoyuan failed. There is no doubt that there is a group of thieves in the Zichuan area.
They and Xie Qianhang were in cahoots with each other.
Ma Degong assessed the situation and came up with an extremely brilliant idea. He led his troops and horses, not following the official route, but through Changcheng Ridge and entered Laiwu territory.
It happened that the magistrate of Laiwu also reported the banditry. Ma Degong prepared to sweep away the Laiwu bandits, and then marched into Zichuan. He drove the refugees from the south and defeated Xie Qian on a larger scale.
By the way, you can also harvest food to enrich the military.
"The horse thief's plan is indeed ruthless. If he succeeds, Qilu's heartland will really be calmed down. But he didn't expect that Yan Zibin, the magistrate of Laiwu County, is one of ours and told the news to the young master in advance." Song Lian was excited. road.
Zhu Yiyuan smiled slightly, "Is Yan Zibin really one of ours?"
Song Lian was startled subconsciously and did not understand its meaning.
Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "This thing is afraid that Ma will go to Laiwu and see through his painting. In order to survive, we have to do it. We can only rent this kind of people, remember not to buy them. We can't regard him as ourselves. People, otherwise the consequences will be endless."
Song Lian was frightened and nodded quickly: "I understand. Then how to fight this battle next? Does Mr. Zhu have a plan?"
Zhu Yiyuan shook his head slightly and said honestly: "It's difficult."
"Why? Don't we have enough troops?"
Zhu Yiyuan still shook his head, "Right now, Master Tan Qi of Zichuan has five hundred soldiers and horses. The soldiers I have, plus Xintai's soldiers and horses, exceed one thousand five hundred. The militiamen that Laiwu can pull out are two thousand." Above. In addition, there is a harvest team composed of refugees, which also has two to three thousand people. In terms of numbers, we do not suffer a loss. Although the soldiers and horses are just a ragtag group, Ma Degong's soldiers are not many elite soldiers. What's more, just now During the autumn harvest, in order to protect the food, the villagers will fight to the death and their morale will double."
Song Lian frowned and said in confusion: "Master Zhu, since you said so, we still have a chance of winning, why are we still worried?"
Zhu Yiyuan smiled bitterly, "It can't be calculated that way. We lack a general who can control the overall situation. No matter how good Ma Degong is, he was also the general of the Ming Dynasty. He commanded thousands of people. He may not be very powerful, but at least We will make fewer mistakes. But here, even if we transfer Mr. Tan Qi, I'm afraid it won't work."
Song Lian blinked, it was really like this. If you want to say that Zhu Yiyuan can command soldiers and horses, and compete with Ma Degong, that is really too much.
He had been a soldier for several years in his previous life, and he could be considered a military fan with a little research, but that was all. The way of fighting in the two eras was completely different.
Although after arriving in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yiyuan studied hard and led his troops to fight in several battles, gaining some experience.
But without exception, they are all advantageous games, it is not difficult to win, and the opponent does not have a good general.
Veteran troops like Ma Degong, who can leave a legacy, have an advantage that rookies cannot match when faced with emergencies on the battlefield.
Li Zicheng's rebel army, which often numbered tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, was violently beaten by thousands of officers and soldiers and was completely defeated.
Only when you have suffered a lot of defeats and gain experience can you truly compete with the army.
Zhu Yiyuan is at this stage. If you give him some time and fight a few battles, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will increase rapidly.
But the question is where is the time and how can we win the battle in front of us?
This is like you are sure that you can make a fortune by starting a business, but you don’t have the first bucket of gold.
"Can we use a trick, such as adding some laxatives to the food?" After Song Lian finished speaking, he shook his head. He was a veteran on the battlefield and the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of pediatric strategy will definitely not work.
"So, we are in urgent need of someone who can compete with Ma Degong."
At this moment, there were footsteps outside. Song Jicheng was in front, followed by a majestic-looking middle-aged man. He was wearing Ming Dynasty-style clothes and still had hair.
When Song Lian saw him, he jumped up with joy.
"Uncle, you are finally here!"
Song Lian was pleasantly surprised, it was a timely surprise.
His uncle is Huang Pei, who once served as a commander and an envoy. What’s even more powerful is that Huang Pei’s grandfather is Huang Jiashan. During the Wanli period, he served as Minister of the Ministry of War and Governor of the Three Borders.
Thousands, winning a three-sided victory.
No matter how you calculate it, Huang Pei is also a son of a general and has a good family background.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to die for his country, but his mother died at this moment, and he was a filial son, so he had to carry the coffin back to his hometown.
After returning to his hometown, Huang Pei refused to shave his head and change clothes. He still missed his homeland and often contacted the rebels, hoping to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
In history, Huang Pei was involved in literary prison and lost his life during the Kangxi period.
But this time, after witnessing Zhu Yiyuan's actions in Laiwu, his brother-in-law Song Jicheng wrote a sincere letter, asking Huang Pei to come over and take a look, and he came here.
After explaining the matter clearly, Song Lian happily clapped his hands.
"Uncle, this is a good opportunity for you to show off your skills. This thief, Ma Degong, captured His Majesty Hongguang. He has committed a heinous crime and should have died long ago. This time he rushed in headlong. He calculated with intention and unintentional. He will definitely be defeated."
Song Lian kept talking, but Huang Pei was not very excited. Instead, he sighed helplessly, "Have you forgotten? Although I am the commander of the capital, I am commanding the Jin Yiwei!"
Song Lian was startled and said hurriedly: "Uncle, your family is well-educated and you know how to lead troops in war."
Huang Pei smiled helplessly, "My grandfather was in Japan, and I accompanied him for many years. However, at that time, I only knew how to study articles and poems, and did not pay much attention to the art of war."
When Song Lian heard this, he almost fainted.
I didn’t learn the useful ones, but learned a lot of useless ones.
"This was the fault of the Ming Dynasty. Wen Tian and Wu were playful and vain, and their empty talk harmed the country." Song Lian complained unceremoniously.
Huang Pei listened silently, and then said helplessly: "It's too late to say anything now. With my little ability, I am no match for Ma Degong. But..."
Huang Peila made a long voice, Zhu Yiyuan had been listening and said hurriedly: "Huang Gong, do you have any good ideas?"
Huang Pei looked at Zhu Yiyuan and suddenly said: "Are you a member of the Ming Dynasty's clan?"
Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "Indeed."
Huang Peidao: "I do have a friend, but he is unwilling to fight for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yiyuan muttered: "I don't know what it is for, but I would like Mr. Huang to make it clear."
Huang Pei sighed: "This man was an old member of King Chuang. Last year, he pretended to surrender to the Qing court, and then raised an army to kill the traitor Wang Aoyong. However, he was left alone and helpless, and was deceived and besieged by the Qing army. Outsiders rumored that he died, but it was actually a fluke.
He escaped and hid in our Huang family. This time I brought him here with the intention of joining the rebels and fighting against the Qing Dynasty together. But after he heard that you were a descendant of the clan, he was unwilling to come out. King Chuang and Ming Dynasty have been killing each other for more than ten years.
His brothers, wife, three sons, and two daughters all died at the hands of the officers and soldiers, and they were extremely miserable. I'm afraid it would be impossible for him to serve the people of the Zhu family in the Ming Dynasty again."
When Zhu Yiyuan heard this, he nodded silently, "It is true that Ming Dynasty is not worthy of letting him fight."
Huang Pei was shocked, "What does Mr. Zhu mean?"
"I want to ask him to visit the villages and towns. The people need him, and the folks in Shandong need him." Zhu Yiyuan added: "As for the Ming Dynasty... it's okay if you don't want it!" This chapter has been completed!
