Binzhou City on the bank of the Yellow River has been a bit lively recently, and the people are also a little panicked. First, the Qing troops passed through, and then tens of thousands of Ming troops camped outside the city. It was also rumored that the Qing troops who passed through the border were squatting for dozens of miles and could not leave.
Will there be a fight? Rumors spread in the city, making people even more panicked.
No one knows whether there will be a fight, including Li Yan who is in the city.
Although he saw through Dorgon's bad intentions, he could not guarantee whether he had other intentions, so he ordered the army to be alert and enter a state of combat readiness at any time.
It wasn't until the evening that the little eunuch strolled over slowly. The first thing he said after entering the city was: "Have the Tatars left?"
"I haven't moved my bed all day long," Huang Degong said impatiently: "It seems like he won't be leaving for a while. Maybe he plans to rest for a few days. He really can calm down."
"But I can't hold my anger anymore," Chang Yu snorted coldly: "If he doesn't break camp tomorrow, I'll knock him off and drive him away."
Huang Degong and others applauded, while Li Yan said with a smile: "Isn't it too much for just over a thousand people?"
Chang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "The landlord's family doesn't have much food left. Besides, it's not that the governor can't bear it, but that Binzhou City can't bear it."
After hearing what he said, Li Yan and Li Muxian looked at each other and secretly sighed that the little eunuch was really good at Tai Chi! How to arrange the more than 2,000 prisoners released by the Qing army for two consecutive days was a troublesome matter, if nothing else.
How much food does it take to feed two thousand mouths?
The Ming army had food on hand, but the precious food was obtained by the little eunuch who shamelessly used all kinds of donation cards and would never take it out easily. For him, the soldiers come first, and he must not let the soldiers go hungry.
It is absolutely not okay to go to war on an empty stomach!
Therefore, the ball has to be passed to the local yamen. This is what he had planned for a long time. The Qing army would release thousands of people from hundreds of miles away. Wherever they were released, the yamen would be responsible for resettling them.
Who would have thought that the Qing army would release more than 2,000 soldiers in Binzhou at once? I am afraid that this small town cannot bear it!
He had to resist even if he could not bear it. Chang Yu summoned the officials of Binzhou Yamen overnight and held a mobilization meeting: According to the usual practice, military rations should be provided wherever the army passed, but Binzhou provided very little when going south, and if the army had not arrived in Binzhou City in time, the generals would
It will become a ruin, so people must know how to be grateful. You must donate some food. At least it can provide food and clothing for these two thousand people so that they will not starve to death. As for the military rations, you can give them as you see. Too much is not too much, not too little.
Not too much.
Needless to say, Chang Yu was very eloquent. In just half an hour, he deceived and threatened several bigwigs in Binzhou. He went out all night to knock on the doors of the wealthy gentry's houses in the city.
If the Tatars release people again tomorrow, Binzhou City will probably suffer heavy bloodshed. The officials dispersed, and only Li Yan, Li Muxian and others were left in the lobby, with a look of helplessness on their brows.
They obviously forced the Qing army to release the people, but now they are worried about releasing them again. Do you think this is ironic or ridiculous?
This is actually Dorgon's deliberate attempt to seduce Chang Yu. Because during the previous peace talks, it was stipulated that the Qing army would not abuse prisoners. Once any abuse or killing was discovered, the Ming army would terminate the agreement at any time and would not send troops to attack. Moreover, all prisoners would be killed.
In order to impose it on Azig, Dorgon did not dare to cut off the prisoners' food, but he did not say before that the prisoners could not be released early.
They only release people but not food. You have to raise as much as you release. The method is very insidious. Chang Yu saw through it but had no choice but to accept it.
"So tomorrow we have to force him away before he releases them, or let him release them all at once." Chang Yu snorted, and Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The hostages are their talismans, but the capital will not release them all.
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Chang Yu didn't know this, so he immediately made a decision: go to bed early and get up early to work while the weather is cool!
The weather cleared up early the next morning, and before the rain dried up, dew fell again, making everything wet.
As expected, Chang Yu got up very early. He went for a morning jog in the city, then did his regular exercise, washed and ate, and then left the city directly to the barracks. He happened to meet Tu Yuan, who was on duty, returning, and asked him about the news of the Qing army.
"There was no movement, and there was no thought of the camp." Tu Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, obviously he hadn't slept all night.
Chang Yu pondered for a moment: "Who is on duty in the north at this time, and how many troops are there?"
"Cheng Ming and Jiu Guan have just taken over their humble duties and have more than 2,000 troops." Tu Yuan seemed to have smelled something: "Factory Supervisor, are you going to fight the Tatars?"
"Go to sleep." Chang Yu waved his hand, just in time to see Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and others coming out of the city.
"If I beat the Tatars, I would still be able to sleep." Tu Yuan suddenly became energetic.
"If I want to beat them, I will call you. Go to bed and rest quickly before you have the strength to beat those beasts." Chang Yu sent Tu Yuan away, and Zhou Yuji and others also arrived: "Master Governor, do you want to beat them or not?"
Chang Yu raised his head and looked at Dongfang Chaoyang: "Let's talk first. If we can't talk together, it's not too late to fight!"
Chat? Who to talk to? Zhou Yuji and others were confused.
At the Qing army camp in the ancient town, Dorgon also got up early and walked around the village, breathing in the fresh morning air. His mood seemed to become much more relaxed. Looking at the rising red sun, he knew that today
It's a sunny day, a good day.
The military camp gradually became lively, and after two days of rest, the soldiers finally regained their energy and energy. Dorgon secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He camped here and refused to leave, so he was not just being evil or disgusting Chang Yu.
The soldiers and horses really need a good rest. You must know that the Qing army suffered unimaginable stress both mentally and physically from the south of the capital to the defeat in Qingzhou. The soldiers were exhausted and war-weary.
Now that peace has been negotiated, we will take advantage of this opportunity to rest and recover some strength before we continue our journey.
"Brother Fourteen, Brother Fourteen..." Duduo shouted from a distance. Dorgon stopped thinking and looked up, seeing his anxious expression and frowning.
Sure enough, a thunderbolt rang in my ears: "That gelding wants to see you!"
The eunuch of the East Police Factory of the Ming Dynasty was a new enemy of the Qing Dynasty and a powerful enemy. In just two months, he severely damaged the Qing cavalry several times and was hated by the Qing army.
At this time, he wanted to meet the most powerful figure in the Qing Dynasty, Prince Regent Dorgon.
I fought against him more than ten times, only heard his name but never saw his face.
"It's time to meet." After being surprised, Dorgon took a long breath.
"Brother Fourteen, is it possible that the castrated dog is trying to deceive?" Duduo was very confused. It was obvious that they had already reached an agreement and that they would fulfill the agreement and go their separate ways. Why did they suddenly ask for a meeting? It was very suspicious.
"So we won't know until we meet him." Dorgon smiled slightly and said, "Go and make arrangements. I have always been curious about this eunuch and want to see if he has three heads and six arms."
"He doesn't have three heads and six arms, but he looks like a local ruffian with bad morals." Duduo looked disdainful. His impression of Chang Yu was very bad, very bad. He was the kind of person who wanted to beat him up every time he saw him.
"However, such a scoundrel has caused us heavy losses and suffered the great shame and humiliation we are experiencing now. Old Fifteen, people should not be judged by their appearance," Dorgon said bitterly.
"I don't underestimate his ability. What I'm talking about is his virtue. Well, you'll know what kind of bad virtue he is when you meet him." Duduo said and turned around to leave.