Zhu Yiyuan did not realize that even Emperor Longwu, who was far away in Fuzhou, was paying attention to him and sent ministers north to contact him.
In response to such great love, Zhu Yiyuan just wanted to say one thing, you are thinking too much.
The current situation can be said to have changed, and it has suddenly become tense.
The Qing soldiers took the initiative to withdraw from the siege of Gaoyuan and let Xie Qian go. This was not a sign of kindness from the Qing court. Instead, they transferred two elite Qing soldiers, Lai Nuan and Yi Yonggui, to the direction of Zichuan. They moved from north to south.
, pressed towards Zhu Yiyuan.
The combined troops of the two men amounted to more than 20,000 people, including 1,500 elite Eight Banners soldiers, and the rest were also Han banner men and horses.
Their advance was not fast, but they were full of pressure and did not give Zhu Yiyuan any chance to make a sneak attack. They also learned from the experience of Ma Degong and others, and showed their true special skills, advancing step by step, and encircling them with iron walls.
"According to Xu Zhiyuan's urgent report, he explored the situation of the Qing army and found it to be impeccable." Zhu Yiyuan faced his men and said: "I have told Xu Zhiyuan that except for a few people, they will continue to stay in Qingshiji and other places, relying on the terrain, and the Qing army
After a round of fighting, the main force immediately retreated to the south of Yuanshan to avoid the sharp attack."
If you can't beat it, you can't beat it. There's nothing you can do if you go head-to-head.
Zhu Yiyuan asked again: "How is the situation in the east now?"
Huang Pei, who was temporarily in charge of the intelligence, immediately said: "Zhu Qianshi, after we captured Sishui, five thousand soldiers and horses have been dispatched from the direction of Yanzhou. In addition, there are Qing troops from Jining Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, Peixian County and other places.
The army marched out. Moreover, the Qing government also appointed Ma Guanghui, who had been killing Chuang Wang’s old troops in Henan, as governor, and mobilized a total of more than 30,000 troops and horses, which has already pressed on us."
Counting both sides together, there are fifty thousand troops, which is really a big deal.
Tan Deyu Qingting sighed, "If we had known this, we would have not sent troops to Qufu and Zouxian and other places."
It turned out that Zhu Yiyuan knew that Xie Qian was in a critical situation and had to save him. He did not have the ability to rescue the siege head-on, so he could only send troops to imitate the method of conquering Sishui County and go deep into Qufu and other places. For a time, there were traces of red turbans outside every city.
All kinds of rumors were overwhelming, and some groups of Red Turban troops actually attacked the Green Camp camp, set fire to people, killed people, and robbed food and grass, causing quite a stir.
But Zhu Yiyuan swears to God, these are all imitators, please do not elevate the behavior of fans to idols.
It is a pity that even if such a statement can be issued, it is not believed.
Even on the Caoxian side, the Yuyuan rebels did indeed move out. They attacked Juye, and they had a lot of support from the east and the west to cut off the canal.
Apart from anything else, who doesn’t know the importance of the Grand Canal?
The Qing government's hundreds of thousands of troops in the south, supplies, communications, and personnel exchanges all relied on the Grand Canal. If it was really cut off, everything would be lost.
Now that the matter has come to this, the Qing army has made up its mind.
Xie Qian can be ignored, Longwu can be immortal, but you, the cunning Zhu Yiyuan, must be eradicated!
Qian Qianyi was a scholar with little ability, so he transferred Ma Guanghui over. Relying on his experience in suppressing bandits, the governor and his troops must eliminate Zhu Yiyuan as soon as possible.
It was not difficult at all to deal with just local soldiers and horses, and it might even feel a bit ridiculous. But when the Qing government really started to take it seriously and mobilized soldiers and horses to come overwhelmingly, the pressure was still quite terrifying.
"Commander Tan, how many troops and horses do we have available now?" Zhu Yiyuan asked in a low voice.
Tan Deyu immediately said: "Originally there were five thousand households, and now there are two more, and the available soldiers are 7,000."
"What about the condition of the weapons?" Zhu Yiyuan asked again.
Tan Deyu added: "Now we can only ensure that every soldier has a sword to use. As for armor, there are only 1,300 pairs, most of which were seized from Ma Degong and Liu Zhigan. There are more than 2,000 crossbows.
, but soldiers’ archery skills 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 500 fire blunderbuss, which were also captured, but they were all made by the Ming Dynasty.
It’s hard to tell whether to kill the enemy first or blow yourself up first... Therefore, the Qing army’s green camp 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 was seven thousand versus fifty thousand. The advantage lies with me... shit!
"Everyone, I must say that for a long time to come, we will have to fight against powerful enemies with inferior troops and worse weapons. But this does not mean that we cannot win. For example, this time, the Qing Dynasty
The army moved from north to south to capture Zichuan and cut off our base. From west to east, it was to ensure their water transportation. When the two Qing armies arrived, it seemed that we were besieged, but there was still a way out, just to the east.
, as long as we conquer Mengyin and quickly enter the area between Mengshan and Yishui, we can avoid the Qing army's offensive and find a way out. This is what we planned long ago, and now is the opportunity to execute 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. General Zhao Yingyuan will lead three Thousand Households to attack Mengyin County from the front. As for me,
I led 800 elite troops to Maoyang Town, climbed over Mengshan Mountain, and reached the rear of Mengyin. Five days later, I launched an attack, captured Mengyin, and opened the way for the army."
When Tan Deyu heard this, he immediately said: "Zhu Qianshi, lead the troops to retreat. This kind of thing is still too dangerous, let me do it!"
Even Zhao Yingyuan said hurriedly: "Yes, I am also an old soldier. I have done this kind of thing more than once. I just need to lead the main force to attack Mengyin from the front."
Facing the fight between these two people, Zhu Yiyuan seemed particularly persistent.
"Today is different from the past. Whether we can capture Mengyin is related to the life and death of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people. Don't argue with me at this time."
Indeed, this time it was a real life-or-death situation. In the past, an advance team could be arranged to investigate the situation, and Zhu Yiyuan would then deal with the problem. But this time, time was tight and there was no room for any mistakes, and the place to be passed was still an unfamiliar environment.
There are more than two hundred miles.
Needless to say whether there was any obstruction by the Qing army, even if there were conflicts with the local people, it would affect the progress of the march and delay major events.
Zhu Yiyuan must lead the troops himself, not even Tan Qiye.
In this way, Zhu Yiyuan selected the most elite 800 men from his command. Luo Yi and Huang Ying followed him, and the troops set off from Surabaya and headed east.
Along the way, Zhu Yiyuan repeatedly warned not to disturb the people, not to trample on farmland, and not to enter the village easily. The first priority was to advance quickly.
Zhu Yiyuan led the soldiers and strictly followed disciplines and was not allowed to touch any grass or trees of the common people.
At first, some people were scared when they saw it and ran away in a hurry, but when they saw that they had done nothing wrong, they dropped their vigilance.
Some people even came over and asked if they were the Red Scarf Army and whether they wanted to equalize the land? They couldn't wait any longer.
Zhu Yiyuan could only tell the people that they were just marching normally, and asked everyone to wait a moment, especially not to reveal their whereabouts.
Zhu Yiyuan always paid the market price for the things sent by the people.
Don't rob, don't seize, follow the rules of benevolence and justice. It is indeed the legendary Red Scarf Army, and it is worthy of being an army of disciples.
Some people even took the initiative to help Zhu Yiyuan lead the way.
Two days later, Zhu Yiyuan arrived in Maoyang Town successfully.
His soldiers and horses stayed outside the town and did not enter the town. He only asked people to enter the town and say hello to the people inside, not to be afraid.
By the way, buy some food and medicine from the town to supplement your supplies.
Zhu Yiyuan explained carefully that he must be harmonious, trade fair, and not bully others.
The soldiers were lighting fires to cook, and many of them had blood blisters on their soles. They needed to be broken quickly, otherwise they would not be able to walk tomorrow.
A group of young men have been running around for days, taking off their shoes. They are sour and smelly, and the air is not good. One whiff can send people away.
Zhu Yiyuan even thought of his training experience in his previous life. He smiled helplessly and just asked everyone to take care of it quickly and then rest. He would cross Mengshan Mountain tomorrow.
And just when Zhu Yiyuan was about to take a rest, a militia group of about two to three hundred people suddenly appeared from Maoyang Town.
They came holding torches.
"Is it Mr. Zhu's Red Scarf Army opposite?"
A soldier on guard came over quickly and said, "That's right. What do you want, folks?"
One of the leading men said: "We have heard about it a long time ago. You are a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and you are the soldiers of the common people. When we see you today, you are indeed worthy of your reputation. Nothing more. The villagers don't want to be a bully for the Kong family anymore. Please, please,
Take us in!"
After saying that, the leading man knelt down on the ground, and the other villagers also knelt down.
Zhu Yiyuan was alarmed and hurriedly came over to help the big guy up.
"Folks, if you want to join the army, you must 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 knows this Mengyin Mountain better than us. Let us lead you!" This chapter has been completed!
