Prefectural cities like Jinan naturally have officers and soldiers garrisoned. Even though the original King of Jinan Liu Zeqing has returned to the west, his troops have also been transferred to the Yellow River front line. There is a vacancy for Shandong's general military officers, but there are still more than a thousand officers and soldiers left to guard the city on a daily basis.
It's just that the garrison should be in the city, so why are they wandering out to bask in the sun? There are dozens of them at once. It's possible that a group of prostitutes have nothing to do and wander out of the city. But looking at their appearance and tired look, it doesn't look like that.
Those who go out for a walk out of the city are not like local guards.
Chang Yu wanted to go to inquire, but Tu Yuan was worried that it was a thief who pretended to be a thief and stopped him abruptly, and then ran over with a few of his men. If he said that fighting with Jianghu people was not possible, he could fight hundreds of people in a melee on the battlefield.
Not afraid either.
After a while, Tu Yuan came back and told a very surprising answer: these dozens of officers and soldiers turned out to be a broken force from the Beijing camp!
This made Chang Yu a little surprised. Didn't it mean that Wang Jiayan led tens of thousands of troops in the Beijing camp to suppress the bandits in Shandong and Hebei areas, and they were invincible. Why was there a broken army in front of him? Chang Yu was puzzled and went to ask in person.
Already.
Because the defeated troops had just learned the identity of Tu Yuandong's guard, they quickly put away their laziness when they saw dozens of cavalry rushing towards them, and their faces were full of respect. Chang Yu did not report his identity and did not show off his prestige of the Dongchang. He asked briefly for a while before speaking.
Clearly.
Not long ago, Li Zicheng escaped from the capital, and Dongchang and Jinyiwei were in hot pursuit. In order to protect himself, he went around in circles in Shandong and Hebei and incited dozens of people to rebel. Wang Jiayan was ordered to lead the troops in the capital to suppress the bandits.
The troops were divided into various places to pursue and suppress. This team, which originally numbered more than 500 people, was ordered to pursue a group of dozens of thieves. They followed the Yellow River from Dong'e County to the northeast for hundreds of miles to near Jinan.
Although there were only a few dozen thieves in this group, their combat effectiveness was extremely high. Hundreds of officers and soldiers chased them all the way without much advantage. Therefore, I was holding back my anger and insisted on killing them.
When the thieves saw that the other party was chasing too fast and there were too many people, they didn't dare to fight, so they kept running, and then plunged into the mountains in the northeast of Jinan.
The officers and soldiers were unwilling to pursue them into the mountains, but they were ambushed. Dozens of them were scattered in the mountains and gnawed tree bark for several days before they came out. For a while, they had nowhere to go and nothing to eat.
I wanted to go into the city and ask the guards for supplies, but I was stopped outside the city gate. The reason was very simple. Soldiers and horses passing by were not allowed to enter the local city without permission. If they wanted to eat or drink, they had to be well-established, that is, their commanders.
Okay, if a few big soldiers want supplies, they won't be able to give them to you, and they may even be suspected of being disguised as thieves. It's lucky that they haven't been caught.
As a last resort, they could only beg outside the city while waiting for the large army. As for whether the large army continued to pursue the thieves in the mountains or lost their way, they did not know.
All I know is that they have been waiting outside the city for three days and are hungry and tired.
After listening to the murmurs of these defeated soldiers, Chang Yu fell into deep thought. There were very few real thieves among the secret mines Li Zicheng made. Most of them were rabble-rousers who had been deceived. They dispersed when officers and soldiers came to suppress them.
But these dozens of people actually have such strong fighting power, they are definitely not ordinary people.
This reminded him of something Chunxiang told him when he returned to Beijing. In the process of chasing Li Zicheng, just when he was about to succeed, a group of thieves suddenly appeared. They were very desperate and went around to intercept and attack them. They thought it was Chang.
Yu guessed that those people were Li Zicheng's dead soldiers. They might have been hidden by him in advance or they might have been sent by the rebel army to pick him up later.
Is it possible that these officers and soldiers were chasing those dead soldiers?
Looking at the dozens of officers and soldiers in front of him, Chang Yu felt extremely emotional for a moment. The soldiers were all turned into beggars, but fortunately they were from the Beijing camp after all, and their quality was relatively high. They would rather beg for leftovers than rob or steal.
It's hard to say for other troops, the identities of soldiers and thieves can be interchanged at any time.
"Are there any other colleagues nearby?" Wang Jiayan's plan was to divide his troops to fight in various places. Chang Yu still remembered that when he was in Qihe County, he heard people along the way say that there was a war nearby, and he didn't know if he was talking about their team.
The officers and soldiers shook their heads and wondered. They were chasing from Dong'a. They didn't know if there were other soldiers and horses near Jinan. They looked at Chang Yu eagerly as they spoke: "Brother, you Dongchang Guards have a wide face and great ability."
"Hey, can you go into the city and help us get some food... I'm really hungry."
Chang Yu sighed, and the man hurriedly said: "If it's inconvenient, brothers, can you borrow some money? We will sign it and pay it back when we return to Beijing to collect the salary. Besides, I don't dare to rely on anyone else."
Brother Wei’s…”
"You wait here, someone will bring food later." Chang Yu looked at Jinan City and sighed, and said: "It is not an option to stay here for a long time, nor is it your duty. After you have eaten and drank enough, you will wait for the soldiers."
Divide into two groups, one group go to ask for reinforcements and mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress this bandit, and the other group goes into the mountain to conduct reconnaissance to at least find out where the other brothers are, so that they won’t all die in the mountain battle."
These dozens of officers and soldiers repeatedly said yes. Although they did not know Chang Yu's identity, seeing that this man had a strong aura, the twenty cavalrymen next to him, led by him, guessed that he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Besides, the Dongchang Guards are the personal soldiers of the great eunuch. Even an ordinary soldier can be coaxed when they are pulled out. They are not inferior to the Emperor's personal guards. The Emperor's personal guards only have a famous name, but the Dongchang Guards
Not only is it famous, but it is also powerful.
Then Chang Yu and his entourage entered the city, and as expected they were stopped at the city gate for interrogation. Tu Yuan only showed his waist badge and the other party immediately became respectful: "It turns out the Dongchang brothers are here on business."
"Go and send a message to Wei Chengzhong, asking him to immediately supply supplies to the dozens of colleagues outside the city, and then go to Prince De's Mansion." Chang Yu casually threw a word, and the city gate guards galloped away.
Wei Chengzhong was originally a low-level general under Liu Zeqing. After Liu Zeqing's fall, he immediately became close to King De. Some people say that he was King De's man.
A city cannot be without soldiers, and soldiers cannot be without generals. Liu Zeqing was originally the giant Buddha of Jinan City. He collapsed suddenly and the macaques dispersed. However, more demons and monsters emerged uncontrollably to cause trouble. The huge Jinan City could not rely solely on the foundation of King De.
The stable young man obviously couldn't hold himself back. At this time, someone from the military had to step in to control the situation.
No one knows whether Wei Chengzhong is ruthless or not, and no one knows whether he has the ability to control the field, but Chang Yu knows that he is King De's man. This alone is enough, so Wei Chengzhong naturally controls Jinan Shen's
Military power, even though he was originally just a small guerrilla.
Chang Yu has come to Jinan for the third time. At first glance, it seems that not much has changed after only a few months. But after walking around the city for a while, you can still find many differences from the small details everywhere. The fall of the great warlord Liu Zeqing seems to be
It has no impact on ordinary people, but it actually reflects everywhere. King De is also an ambitious young man. Of course, his ambition is not to fight for political power. He wants to make a fortune and develop Jinan's commercial economy. His mind is full of business.
For example, he is the major shareholder of the Jinan branch of Daming Bank. For example, after he learned that Princess Kunxing's Royal Luxury Store had opened, he wrote a letter to Chang Yu, wanting to open a branch in Jinan. He even said shamelessly, don't look at Jinan front.
We were burned and robbed by the Tatars a few years ago, but there are still many rich people...
This was Zheng Zhilong's first visit to Jinan. He either took a boat or went boating all the way north. Except for Beijing, he had never even entered Tianjin. This time, Jinan was a big city besides the imperial capital, so he naturally wanted to take a good look at it.
After the war, the city was riddled with holes, but the momentum of the thousand-year-old city and its history and culture were still eye-catching.
On the way to Prince De's Mansion, Chang Yu pointed out and acted as a guide for Zheng Zhilong along the way. Whenever he encountered a scenic spot along the way, he was able to quote scriptures and refer to them, which made Zheng Zhilong even more impressed.
When they turned a corner and were about to reach Prince De's Mansion, a man suddenly rushed out from the roadside. Just as Tu Yuan was about to shout and ask, the man raised his waistband. It turned out to be Dongchang's fan, so he asked him what he wanted.
"I came here to report that Lian Xin has arrived home."
"Lian Xin is already home? You thought he was abducted by someone on the way?" Tu Yuan said with a smile, that is to say, he saw Lian Xin on the carriage when he left the capital, and then he never saw her again along the way. Chang Yu this time
In order to travel in a low-key manner, almost everyone traveled separately.