Although there were many people who had been seduced by the Qing demon and surrendered out of the city, they were all villagers who were coerced or defected one after another after the Chang Sheng Army's uprising. They were not direct followers of the Chang Sheng Army, nor were there any influential figures in the Chang Sheng Army.
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Therefore, although the hearts of the people in Linqing City were floating, it did not have much impact on the Evervictorious Army's will to stick to Linqing.
The leader Wang Lun was even happy for those who were not determined to leave Linqing. He believed that this would make the team purer, without having to worry about betrayal by traitors, and at the same time save a lot of food.
He once said in front of everyone: "Prime Minister Qingyao is stupid and thinks that recruiting surrenders and rebels will destroy the foundation of our religion. Little did he know that it will strengthen my foundation and make our soldiers more united. I would like to thank this person when I see him someday."
He is one or two."
Later, I saw a large number of Eight Banners main troops arriving in Beijing, which seemed to be Sauron outside the Pass, and Mongolian cavalry were also seen by the canal. Watching them from the top of the city, I was not only not afraid, but also overjoyed.
His confidants, Duke Wang Weiquan, Marshal Wang Jinglong and others said: "This year is the year of great calamity for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The more Qing troops are restrained in Linqing, the smoother the Western ghosts' operations will be. When the Western ghosts' troops arrive,
In the Central Plains, we, the Qingshui Sect, will be able to point directly at Beijing. This is something that the Holy Master has already predicted, so don’t worry."
After these words were relayed to Prime Minister Jia Jia by the surrendered Deputy Marshal Liu Huan, the Prime Minister wanted to go to Linqing City in person, cut off the chicken heads and burn yellow paper with the leader Wang, and wed Jinlan.
Otherwise, I cannot express my inner excitement.
It’s true that since Yu is born, how can Liang be born!
Considering that the court's new criminal law prohibits calling brothers or brothers, and those who violate it will be beheaded, we decided to leave it at that.
However, no matter how optimistic Wang Lun, the leader of the church, was about the deteriorating situation, the development of the situation still exceeded the expectations of the so-called "Sage in the Lord".
The surrender of the Yan brothers was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Wang Lun's heart.
Grand Marshal Yan Jiren was the most capable person in the Ever-Victorious Army. He repeatedly defeated Shandong General Yu Yi, and even led his troops to the great victory in Liulin. He was recognized as a double-flowered red stick by the Qingshui Sect.
Wang Lun planned that once the Western ghosts came to the Central Plains, they would use Yan Jiren as the general to recruit soldiers and horses, just like Xu Da, who directly targeted Yanjing, thus creating a new Qing Dynasty.
What is the New Qing Dynasty?
Because Wang Lun’s national title is still Qing.
Take the name Qingshui Sect.
It also imitates the allusion that Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty took the name of his country from Mingjiao.
Now, Xu Da of the New Qing Dynasty went out of the city and surrendered to the Qing army. Wang Lun who received the news could hardly believe it. For a moment, Master Ren Shengzhong did not expect that the morale of the soldiers in the city dropped to freezing point in an instant.
After the surrender, the Yan brothers were both awarded the title of Qian Zong, and they even took on the important task of making calls in front of the city.
Er Yan's weight in the ever-victorious army was much greater than that of Lin Sanmao. On that day, more than a thousand people were summoned by Er Yan to come out of the city to surrender.
And lure out two big fish.
One is deputy marshal Liu Huan, who was formerly a yamen officer in Shou Zhang; the other is Yan Fengyuan, a propaganda officer who was formerly a camp soldier.
When the rebellion first broke out, Liu Huan and Yan Fengyuan were the first heroes to break into Shouzhang City. Later, they were entrusted with important tasks by Wang Lun. Although their rankings in the cult were low, they had considerable military power. Each commanded 2,000 men, which can be said to be the backbone.
After Liu Huan left the city, he asked for forgiveness, saying that since he joined the Ever Victorious Army, he had not entered any village and had never killed anyone indiscriminately.
Jia Liu asked Fan Wei if it was true. Fan Wei said it was true and ordered Liu Huan to serve as commander-in-chief in Chang Wei's army. He also gave him the rank of seventh rank.
Seeing that Yan Fengyuan looked like a scoundrel, he felt unhappy, so he gave him to Shandong Commander-in-Chief Soldier Weiyi, with the intention of killing Yan Fengyuan with Weiwei's hand.
Unexpectedly, Yu Yi not only did not kill Yan Fengyuan to vent his anger on Yan Fengyuan, who had defeated him many times, but instead made him the captain of his own soldiers.
Take it with you wherever you go.
Such magnanimity and broad-mindedness made Jia Liu take a new look at Yueyi, who was born in Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria. He once casually told Cathay, the governor of Shandong, that after Linqing was defeated, he could recommend Yuanyi to the imperial court to lead the army to conquer the Western Ghost Family.
Knowing that the Prime Minister was kind-hearted, Wei Wei was so frightened that he sent someone to deliver 600 taels of gold to the Prime Minister that night. He had diarrhea the next day and asked the Prime Minister to take full command of the Shandong Green Camp on the grounds that he could not command the troops.
Jia Liu took the gold and military power, but he still made up his mind about Shandong and tried to find a way to ask He Zhongtang for help to send Weiyi to Huguang.
I really want to let Youyi shine in the limelight.
Inside Linqing City.
Because too many people left the city and surrendered to the Qing army, a group of Qingshui Sect backbones had to gather in the leader's mansion to discuss countermeasures.
There is Wang Lun's second brother Wang Zhu who is named the prince, there is Wang Weiquan who is named the Duke of the country, there is Ma Tianxi who is named the county prince, there is Wu Sanniang who is named the Princess Jianyuan Zhenyi, there is the deputy general of the army Wang Jinglong, there are
Commander-in-Chief Wang Yin, Wang Liang and others.
It's just that everyone waited for a long time and didn't see the leader come out. Only when Wang Zhu and others were in a hurry to see what his brother was doing, Wang Lun, surrounded by four internal officials and eight guards, came down to the hanging "Xingdao for Heaven"
"The ever-successful hall with a plaque.
"Leader, there have been too many traitors recently. If this continues, there will not be many people left in our ever-victorious army!"
The speaker was the county prince Ma Tianxi. This man was a monk and was the first disciple of Wang Lun after he preached.
Different from other religions, Wang Lun advocated that Qingshui Sect be inclusive of the world, that is, monks, Taoist priests, nuns, Confucian scholars, etc. could join, and even Western priests could join Qingshui Sect.
There is no sectarian view and it is very open.
Everyone also came forward to tell the bad news and asked the leader to make an early decision. If this continues, there may be great disaster.
Prince Weiquan, who was a former loan shark, even proposed to re-activate military advisor Fan Wei's strategy of heading north. Under the leadership of the leader, the entire army rushed out of Linqing, broke the Qing army's blockade, and reached Beijing along the canal.
"Where is the military advisor now?"
"this?"
Wang Weiquan really didn't know where Fan Wei had gone. It seemed like he hadn't seen him for a while. He was about to send someone to find Fan Wei for discussion, but he heard the leader of the church, Wang Lun, say: "Why are you panicking? Is the sky falling? Qingyao Jin
Is the city complete?"
The sound is like the sound of an ox and the energy is strong, indicating that the Qigong has reached a state of great success.
"Get the holy weapon!"
Wang Lun walked among the crowd, took a few turtle shells from the hands of the internal officials, first recited some incantations from the teaching, and then threw them at his feet.
Everyone looked nervously.
"Father, what do the hexagrams show?"
Wu Sanniang was born as an acrobat. If her adoptive father had not saved her, she would have died of illness in a foreign land. Therefore, she obeyed her adoptive father's words and believed deeply in what he said.
Wang Lun stared at the ground for a long time without saying a word. After a long time, he laughed and said: "I hope you know that the hexagram remains unchanged. The Qing Dynasty will not be able to escape this year. The ghost family in the West will be prosperous in winter. I will hold on to it."
A big turnaround can happen in three months!”
The Qing army camp outside the city.
A joint military meeting attended by Prince Chaoyong Lawang, Du Yushi Asiha, Shandong Governor Cathay, Tianjin Governor Xu Ji, Zhili Chief Yang Jingsu and others is being held.
However, as soon as the meeting began, Asiha, the censor of the capital, kept attacking Jia Liu, who was in charge of Shandong's military affairs, accusing him of focusing on the siege instead of attacking and wasting countless money and food every day. He was sorry for the emperor's court and the people of Shandong.
"If I remember correctly, Lord Jia Jia said in the emperor's memorial that siege is the main task and attack is the auxiliary. There is both a main and an auxiliary. Why has the prince and I been here for so many days without seeing any offensive deployment by the officers and soldiers? Lord Jia
By doing this, do you mean you dare to fight but don’t want to fight, or do you want to fight but don’t dare to fight?”
Asha is a bit aggressive.
Yang Jingsu, the chief envoy of Zhili, knew his virtue. He picked up the tea bowl and blew it gently, while winking at Jia Liu, the junior member of the meeting, telling him not to pay attention.
Xu Ji, the governor of Tianjin, and Cathay, the governor of Shandong, also remained silent. The fact is obvious. As long as the emperor has no order to urge troops, Asiha cannot decide how to shout, how to suppress people, how to fight, or when to fight.
Unexpectedly, Jia Jiashikai, who had always been silent, suddenly stood up and looked at Asiha with a solemn face: "My lord, what I'm trying to teach you is that Shikai has decided to attack the city tomorrow and live up to the court and the emperor!"