Chapter 36: Generosity to Others

As for whether Zhuozhou City was captured by the official army, because the intelligence transmission was too slow, there is no concrete way to judge. However, Zhu Qian made some guesses based on the comparison of the strength of the two sides. I am afraid that it will take some time for the official army to capture Zhuozhou City, but

The judgment is only limited to a certain period of time.

When the official army captured Zhuozhou City was very important for his attack on Dezhou.

At this time, for Dezhou City, he adopted a strategy of only besieging but not attacking. He occupied the twelve consecutive cities as his base camp, removed many of the old, weak, sick and disabled among them, gave them the surrounding land, let them produce on their own, and began to comprehensively

Reorganize the army.

There are more than 10,000 red-coated troops, and a small number of them are soldiers who have no families. Most of them are refugees from Shanxi and Beizhili. There are also many Shandong people who have fled to the capital to make a living. During this major reorganization, among them

Most of the officers were scholars who initially followed him in Zhuozhou City, but there were also many Tongzhou people who rose up in the bloody battle of Baliqiao.

Not counting the civilian men who were taken from Tongzhou to drive the boats, the 10,000 red-coated troops were divided into ten brigades of 1,000 men. Zhu Qian took the post of commander of 10,000 men, and his subordinate positions were: commander of thousands, commander of centurions, and captain of the team.

Chief, corps commander, although this position does not inherit the Ming system, it is similar to the Ming system of guard posts, except that the name seems simpler and easier to understand.

Among them, the positions of two thousand captains were vacant and were left to the missing Yu Song and Gao Qiang, who were temporarily taken over by Zhu Qian. Most of the other eight thousand captains were people who started the rebellion together with Zhu Qian in Zhuozhou City. Although these people were highly capable,

A little bit worse, but my sincerity to Zhu Qian is irreplaceable.

At this time, the four gates of Dezhou City were tightly closed. If it weren't for the deafening shouts of killing outside the city that could be heard every morning, and the sight of red-coated soldiers in the distance with their upper bodies naked and practicing sweating, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible.

Most people would think that Texas is still peaceful. Even in such a relaxed situation, the cannons fired by the Red Army into the city regularly every day would still scare many Texas soldiers into running away with their heads in their hands.

For Dezhou City, it has long been a ripe fruit, waiting for Zhu Gan to pick it at any time, so he is not impatient at all, and follows the soldiers on cavalry every day, and the injuries suffered by the Jiannu cavalry are also

Recovering quickly, I could clearly feel the strength in my hands getting stronger and stronger, and my body becoming more flexible.

Regarding Zhu Qian going out with ordinary soldiers, many of his commanders had tactfully warned Zhu Qian, fearing that he would be among them, which would frighten the generals leading the army and make them retreat. However, the implicit meaning was that they were afraid that Zhu Qian would eat him.

Without this suffering, if the soldiers looked at him, they would have thoughts in their minds, and his glorious and wise image would be hit.

At this time, Zhu Gan was training with a small group of ordinary soldiers. The leader of the fifty-man group was shouting commands vigorously. Zhu Gan used his strong perseverance to tell everyone what persistence meant, regardless of training.

No matter how hard it was, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

This not only did not damage his glorious image, but also inspired many soldiers. For a general who could truly share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, Zhu Gan not only made them admire and loyal, but also developed a sense of intimacy, and they became more and more fond of him.

Loyal and under his leadership, the morale of the Red Army once again glowed with great vitality.

What is even more outrageous but natural is that as soon as the Red Army besieged Dezhou City, the ordinary people here became grateful to the Red Army. Many people even began to talk about the benefits to them after the Red Army entered the city. The origin of all this is

It was because the Red Army was too generous. Not only did they harass the people with strict orders, but the seasonal vegetables, fruits, chickens, ducks, and fish they ate were all purchased with real gold and silver, and the prices were even generally higher than the market price.

The people here can still see the Red Army, occasionally carrying loads of food from the ship, boiling it into porridge and giving it to ordinary people. This not only attracts refugees to come to eat porridge, but also attracts the attention of many Dezhou cities.

The soldiers inside were jealous. They couldn't even hope to eat a mouthful of porridge, let alone eat the big fish and meat of the Red Army.

There are not many officers and soldiers in Dezhou City. Most of them are temporary militiamen who oversee the defense of the city. At first, the militiamen complained, but now even the officers and soldiers have dissatisfaction.

I saw a few people wearing tattered linen clothes gathered together in twos and threes in Dezhou City. It was lunch time, and everyone was holding a bowl of rancid overnight porridge. The yellow porridge contained some

A few vegetable leaves are floating, and there is not a trace of oil star seeds in sight. When you take a mouthful of porridge, you have to chew it, not to eat the meat residue inside, but because you are afraid that there are large stones in it, which will be swallowed into your stomach.

I would choke to death directly. As for the fine sand inside, I didn't bother to pick it out. I just swallowed it all with the porridge, which at least can fill my appetite.

Huang Lang grew up beside the Tongzhou Canal since he was a child. The Red Army wiped out the Cao gang in Caokou, Tongzhou, killing the entire Caokou to a bloody mess. All the money went back to the public. Seeing the strength of the Red Army, he also

With no livelihood left, I quietly joined the Red Army through some connections and have not yet registered.

Later, he landed at Wuqiao and rushed to Dezhou City with a large group of troops. He was successfully recruited into the army and given weapons to defend the city. After drinking overnight porridge for a few days, he almost vomited and began to miss his time in red clothes.

It is really easy to go from being frugal to being extravagant when it comes to food for the army, but it is difficult to go from being extravagant to being frugal.

Seeing an officer and a soldier leaving while chewing on a piece of steamed bun, he couldn't help complaining at the side: "It's really hard to get through these days. The officer and the soldier are chewing on the steamed bun, and we have leftover porridge. Damn it, where did Mr. Zhizhou get it from?"

There is so much rotten porridge, and you are doing all the immoral things, and just surrendering when you open the door is just a bad thing."

After the supervising officers and soldiers left, all the people complained one after another. An old man who was about fifty years old and looked quite healthy said: "The elder Zhizhou is really wicked. Old man, I am over fifty, and I am still being dragged away."

When we come to defend the city, people eat food like this. Take a look at what the red-coated thieves eat outside. The people who come in and out every day bring food and meat. When it’s meal time, the fragrant smell wafts over, which makes

The old man swallowed so hard that he almost swallowed his tongue."

"Old man, don't be angry. The only one to blame is the ignorance of Mr. Zhizhou. He ordered everyone to pack their things and prepare to escape. In the end, they were blocked by the red-coated army in the city.

Zhizhou was taken and sent to prison. Fortunately, Liu Zhizhou was happy for a while, but he was a fool who didn't know anything. He was too busy with civil affairs and wanted to organize the military, so we can only eat this kind of stuff.

That's it." One person patted the old man's shoulder and said angrily.

"Brother's analysis is very reasonable, but I have a brother who is in the Huotou Army. He told me this. I don't know if it is true. I heard that these leftover porridges were leftovers after the Zhizhou banquet.

It's down, that's why it smells so bad." I saw one person sitting next to Huang Lang. This was a fellow countryman who went to the city with him. This time he was considered a small leader and became an officer and soldier.

As soon as his words came out, the people immediately aroused an uproar. It was disgusting enough to eat this stuff. Now that they suddenly heard such news, they almost exploded. What did those high-ranking lords think of them?

, a guard dog.

They did not doubt the authenticity of this news, not only because this person was an officer and soldier, but also because they had heard so much of this news that they were almost numb, and their anger was just stored in their hearts and they did not dare to explode.

Huang Lang shook his head. These people were too cowardly. He was not even sure whether the people, who were already furious in their hearts, would rise up and resist if someone took the lead.

When the time came for the Red Army to attack the city, whether they could successfully complete their mission, he kept thinking about what he had to do to make a great contribution and make Zhu Qian notice him.

Dezhou Zhizhou disguised himself as an ordinary general and led a few people to quietly patrol the city. Hearing the occasional comments, Liu Zhizhou was extremely angry. These untouchables did not want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but actually disturbed the morale of the army.

, even many Qiu Ba, who was a soldier, expressed dissatisfaction, scolding the court and himself.

Unable to stay at the top of the city for a moment longer, Liu Zhizhou led his people to leave the city. He didn't want to open the door and surrender, but after hearing what the red-coated troops were doing near the capital, almost all civilian officials were killed.

, Yu Tai, the only surviving guard of Zhuozhou City, was also a military attaché.

How could he dare to surrender to the Red Army? He could only insist on counting it day by day, waiting for the imperial army to move south, or for the Ming army that besieged the peasant army in Shaanxi to come to support, and he had already written a letter to inform the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Lin Dang, his teacher, hoped that he could mediate and urge the court to send troops as soon as possible.

Judging from the current situation in Dezhou City, as long as the Red Army attacks the city, it will be almost impossible to defend Dezhou City, unless some miracle happens, which obviously did not happen!

After getting off the city wall, the judge said coldly to his colleagues behind him: "Since they think the food is rancid, let them not eat it."

"Master Zhizhou, I'm afraid..." This fellow Zhizhou was also an old scholar. He pondered for a while, not knowing what to say, and finally said, "I'm afraid it's inappropriate!" What was wrong in the end, he didn't say.

Liu Zhizhou turned around and glared at his old colleague. He wanted to say that you were so full that you were teasing me! He stopped looking at him and looked at the judge and said: "You haven't come after several banquets. Look.

I came here just because I was lucky! I don’t even want to do anything, let’s ask people to urge me, and if I don’t come, I’ll have to hold some people to account first, and no one will be able to escape in the end anyway.”

After receiving Liu Zhizhou's order, the judge led the soldiers and hurriedly went to do the work.

The red-coated troops also finished their breakfast and went back to camp to wait for lunch. Although Zhu Gan was extremely exhausted, he did not lie down immediately, but walked straight towards his official office.

Suddenly, a guard with neat clothes and an excited look came over, knelt down on one knee and saluted, and said: "Reporting to Mr. Wan Fu, there is news from Henan. Li Zicheng used Gu Jun'en to plot to surrender, and used heavy treasures to lure Chen Qiyu and other generals. Chen Qiyu promised

, In July, more than 36,000 rebels escaped from the Chariot Gorge."

Zhu Gan didn't know the specific time when the peasant army escaped from the Chariot Gorge, so he sent people to Shaanxi to investigate and paid close attention to the situation in the Chariot Gorge. It was August now, and it seemed that the Red Army could not continue to rest and recuperate, and had to immediately
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