After breakfast, the whole army broke out of camp.
Traveling by land and water, we headed to Yin County, a prefectural city dozens of miles away.
Before departure, Zhu Yihai specially announced his new camp structure, including the newly set military pay, etc. The officers and soldiers of each battalion in Dinghai City had mixed reactions to this. Most of the officers were skeptical and believed that Lu Jianguo could not change anything.
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However, many lower-level soldiers are very excited. In the past, they were owed various wages and deducted. For example, if a month was less than 30 days, they would be deducted on a daily basis, and they were paid monthly, but in the end they still played this game. Another example is the deduction,
I have to button my clothes and even eat.
At this time, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would have starved to death if they had not had the opportunity to rob or apportion food.
The Supervisor said that in the future, the troops would be paid in real terms, and extra rations would be provided to the officers, so that they would not be allowed to live on empty pay. Regardless of whether this could be done, at least it sounded very comforting.
What's more, the Supervisor also announced that after arriving in Yin County, the first payment will be made according to the new salary system.
So everyone was very active. Even though the sun was shining brightly, no one was dragging their feet.
Wang Zhiren led the Fifth Army Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion adapted from the original Zhenbiao, Zhu Yihai personally commanded the Banner Battalion, Wang Xiang commanded the Haimen Battalion, Wu Kai commanded the Shipu Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion, etc.
However, basically all the battalions were dissatisfied with the reorganization. Fortunately, after a simple reorganization, all the old and weak people who made up the numbers were eliminated, and those who had fake names were also eliminated.
Wang Mingqian led the Dinghai Battalion to stay behind, and the Second Battalion of Yongwei assisted in the defense.
Zhu Yihai, Wang Zhiren, Zhang Mingzhen, Wang Xiang, Wu Kai and others led six battalions of men and horses to march northward by land and water. There were a total of more than 3,000 men and horses, carriages, boats and horses, which created a great momentum.
Zhu Yihai did not go up the river by boat, but rode on horseback with the entire flag-bearer camp.
He used another identity in the Banner Camp, Zhu Wu, the commander-in-chief of the Banner Camp. Although everyone knew that he was His Royal Highness the Supervisor, Zhu Yihai still insisted on it.
He was riding a fairly tame war horse, wearing cotton armor, with two flint-haired muskets on his waist, two three-eye muskets on the saddle, a bird musket on his back, and a Qi family sword.
Zhu Yihai is also very powerful in various weapons such as shields, bows and arrows.
Along the way, I did not forget to humbly ask Zhang Mingyang and other officers for their experience in marching and formation.
Generally speaking, the troops and horses of these six battalions are not bad. They have to stop the whole team every half an hour or so and take a break every hour. They can basically maintain the marching queue. There is no lag behind, confusion, etc.
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Even the soldiers and horses on the shore can respond to the warships on the river.
The cavalry cavalry can support the infantry brigade.
The whole army is also very energetic. Wang Zhiren, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Kai, Wang Xiang, etc. all have the confidence to attack Huanglong directly.
Zhu Yihai was not overly optimistic. If these three thousand troops really encountered the Qing army, they would probably not get much benefit.
After all, most of these soldiers and horses still carry spears and swords as weapons, and there are very few muskets and cannons.
However, Zhu Yihai is not pessimistic. Anyway, he has been actively running these days. Hasn't he at least raised an army?
In just half a day, Yincheng, the capital city of Ningbo, was already in sight.
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At this time in the city, Qian Sule and others had already circulated proclamations, calling all the people in the city to gather at the City God's Temple.
Because Xie Sanbin met Zhang Mingbin, a lieutenant general sent by Wang Zhiren yesterday, although he paid a hundred taels of silver and several carts of wine, meat and food, he felt confident.
So I got up early in the morning, took a shower and changed my clothes, and tidied up very neatly. I even sent a servant to invite other gentry and wealthy businessmen in the city to come with me.
He fantasized about seeing the failure of Qian Sule and other corrupt scholars, and even fantasized about becoming the governor of Zhejiang or even the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang in the new dynasty based on his achievements.
Although Wang Zhiren led the troops into the city and would definitely draw a lot of blood afterwards, he would not spend the money alone. Even the one hundred taels of silver yesterday had been recorded in his book and would be distributed to the city by then.
Every house here.
You can even take advantage of this opportunity to make another huge sum of money by then.
He thanked Sanbin for his huge wealth, wasn't it just accumulated bit by bit like this?
When Xie Sanbin arrived in front of the City God's Temple with his family and entourage, Qian Sule and others had already arrived. Thousands of people had already gathered here.
The servant of the Xie family waved his stick to clear the way and shouted loudly, "Mr. Xie is here, get out of the way!"
Many squires received the invitation and were a little anxious when they came here. When they saw Xie Sanbin coming, they all gathered around, hoping that he would come to make decisions and take control of the situation.
"Xie Gong, we can't let them act like this."
"If the commander-in-chief of the North is offended and sends a large army, we people in the city will be in misery."
Qian Sule was furious when he heard that these squires were so weak.
He stepped forward with a cane and rebuked them loudly, "The country has not yet been destroyed, but you have already committed traitors. You are all traitors to the country!"
Xie Sanbin had something to rely on, so he scolded Qian Sule, "If you want to be your loyal and loyal minister, then do it. Why don't you want to die and come to cause trouble instead of hurting innocent people?"
Student member Dai Hui stepped forward angrily and raised his fist, "Xie Sanbin, you are a coward. You have been favored by the country for this life, and you have eaten everything inside and out!"
The Xie family servants quickly stepped forward to protect Xie Sanbin, and the situation was chaotic for a while.
Suddenly there were several gunshots.
The footsteps of the brigade were heard, and a group of men and horses arrived in the distance.
A horseman rode up and shouted, "General Wang, the Japanese general, has arrived!"
Xie Sanbin was overjoyed and quickly took the lead to greet him.
Qian Sule and others had already met Huaxia who had returned and knew that things were developing better than expected. Not only was Wang Zhiren loyal and loyal, but even Lu Jianguo had joined King Dinghai's army.
So everyone is confident today.
For a time, Xie Sanbin, Qian Sule and other people from both sides rushed to greet him.
As soon as Xie Sanbin saw Wang Zhiren, he shouted loudly, "Wang Zongzhen, Qian Sule and other corrupt scholars have gathered to rebel in a pretentious manner. Please capture them all quickly, just in time to catch them all!"
Wang Zhiren stroked his beard.
"There's no rush. Everyone, sit down first. I'm here today and I want to introduce an important person to you first."
In front of the City God's Temple, many tables and chairs had been prepared. Xie Sanbin smiled and invited Wang Zhiren to sit on them.
But Wang Zhiren respectfully bowed to a young man and gave up his seat.
"Everyone, be quiet. I, Wang Zhiren, will now solemnly introduce to you that this is His Highness Lu Jianguo, who won the support of all the gentry and people in Taizhou and took over the throne of the country."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Xie Sanbin's face froze, and he looked at the young man, stunned on the spot.
Qian Sule and others had already guessed that this person should be Lu Jianguo. As soon as Wang Zhiren introduced him, Qian Sule took the lead and bowed to the ground.
Qian Sule was so excited that he even cried.
"Your Majesty Qian Sule is late to welcome you, and you may die!"
Lin Shi waited for a group of Ningbo gentry and righteous men, and they all fell to the ground in excitement.
Zhu Yihai looked at the huge crowd and stood facing the south.
He said loudly, "In the past, my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, swept away the crowd and unified the district. I became Emperor Wen of Yan and established the capital of Yan, which was powerful in Huayi. He cultivated benevolence and righteousness, and cultivated good relations and prosperity."
"When is the ninth day of the yang lunar month, a Tatar disaster comes from the sky? In the past, those who were alone in Jibei were in deep trouble. Today, Jinling has the hatred of Nanyuan again."
"I am lonely and sad, but my shame has not yet been avenged. I have the same hatred, so please be ambitious."
"The day before yesterday in Taiwan, a group of subjects wrote letters urging them to advance. They said that the captives were invading the south of the Yangtze River, and the people had no solid ambitions. The traitors and ministers wanted to kneel down, and the whole country was ashamed of their faces. Reading these words alone made me cry.
, I was saddened by the fall of the unification, and I was disappointed that there was no king in the world. I had no choice but to obey the public sentiment and agreed to serve as a prisoner of the country."
"I came to Ningbo today and once again reiterated to the people of the world that I will personally raise the Sixth Division to respectfully carry out heaven's punishment, restore the imperial family, expel the Tartars, and repay the legacy of my great ancestor.
Pick up the embers, restore the southern capital, Zhang Huang's Sixth Division, welcome back the jade chariot, collect the emperor's spirit after it has been scattered, and save the people from the fire!"
The crowd in front of the City God's Temple was so excited that the sound shook the heavens.
No one expected that a supervisor would come to Ningbo City!
"Goodbye, gentlemen!"
Zhu Yihai pressed his hands softly to ask everyone to calm down.
Then in front of everyone, he took a letter from Wang Zhiren and began to read it in front of everyone. It was the letter written by Xie Sanbin to Wang Zhiren to borrow troops to quell the rebellion.
"Xie Sanbin, you were originally a servant of the imperial court, why were you so eager to betray the imperial court and betray your fellow countrymen?"
Xie Sanbin never expected that today would be such a result.
Wang Zhiren asked for an order, "Your Majesty, please issue an order to cut off this traitor's sacrificial flag!"
As soon as he finished speaking, four servants walked out from behind, rushed over and knocked down Xie Sanbin's servant, picked up Xie Sanbin like an eagle catching a chicken, and threw it in front of Lu Jianguo.
Hua Xia and other passionate martyrs shouted, "Kill the national traitors!"
"Kill the traitor!"
Xie Sanbin's face turned pale with fright, and he kowtowed to Zhu Yihai repeatedly, "Your Highness, spare your life, Your Highness, please spare your life, this old slave is willing to donate tens of thousands of gold to redeem the dog's life!"
Zhu Yihai looked past the embarrassed Xie Sanbin and towards the group of Ningbo gentry behind him. These people from the prominent families in Ningbo Prefecture felt a little sad when they saw Xie Sanbin's appearance.
They were originally unwilling to participate in the actions of Qian Sule and others, and had even sent people to Hangzhou overtly or secretly to send letters and even send gifts.
The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, no one wants to be second to Xie Sanbin.
A few old country squires couldn't bear it anymore and boldly stood up to intercede for Xie Sanbin.
"Your Highness, we need more military pay to drive away the Tartars. Please forgive Mr. Xie temporarily and allow him to atone for his sins?"
Someone took the lead, so more people stood up to plead for him. They were actually interceding for themselves. If Xie Sanbin was not guilty, then they and the others would be able to escape.
Zhu Yihai walked up to Xie Sanbin.
"Thank you Sanbin. I have heard of your name for a long time. You know Jiading County and you have benefited the country. You patrolled Shandong and helped suppress the Donglai rebels. Your son died in the Jiashen Revolution and was loyal to the country. Even your ancestors
There have been several loyal and virtuous ministers, why do you want to be a traitor to your country and your hometown by collaborating with outsiders?"
"Your Highness, please spare your life. I am willing to donate tens of thousands of gold to support my salary." Xie Sanbin kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
Seeing Zhu Yihai staring at him coldly, he cruelly increased the price by another ten thousand taels.
But this only resulted in Zhu Yihai shaking his head in disdain.
"Originally I wanted to spare you a dog's life, but you regarded me as a bargaining partner. A dog thief has no country in his heart and no king in his eyes. What's the use of keeping me?"
"Here comes the sword!"
Zhu Yihai stretched out his right hand, and Wang Zhiren handed his sword into his hand.
When Xie Sanbin saw Zhu Yihai raising his sword, he was so frightened that he crawled on the ground and backed away.
"Hold this bitch down!" Zhu Yihai said coldly.
Generals Wang Xiang and Wu Kai stepped forward and each held down one of his arms.
Zhu Yihai stepped forward slowly with his sword in hand.
With a cold snort, the sword rose and fell.
Xie Sanbin screamed, his neck was cut in half, and blood splattered.
Zhu Yihai raised his sword and struck several more times, completely cutting off Xie Sanbin's head.
This scene shocked countless people.
Several of the squires who had just pleaded for Xie Sanbin were so frightened that they sat on the ground and became incontinent.
The people who were watching the excitement were extremely surprised. They did not expect that Lu Jianguo actually beheaded Xie Sanbin with his own hands and even cut off his head.