The news of the withdrawal of the main force of the Qing army spread quickly throughout the streets and alleys of Jinan City like a gust of wind!
After being besieged for nearly two months, this moment finally eased. Countless people spontaneously poured into the streets. They cheered and set off firecrackers to celebrate this hard-won victory! Everywhere in Jinan City was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year!
But Liu Ruyi did not participate in the people's celebration, because although the Qing army escaped, Liu Ruyi knew that they would not leave easily like this. The liberation of Jinan City was also the beginning of Yanzhou Prefecture's nightmare!
Moreover, at the moment, Dorgon's main force is still there, Liu Ruyi is determined to save him, but he is afraid that he is powerless! With Liu Ruyi's current military strength, trying to stop the current trend is tantamount to throwing an egg against a stone and seeking death.
Road! Now that things have come to this, we can only place our hope on the main force of the Shandong Army under Yan Jizu in Dezhou City!
"General, the casualties of our brothers have been revealed!" On top of the city, a soldier handed a piece of data into Liu Ruyi's hands.
Liu Ruyi nodded and gently opened the stack of white paper!
In this battle, Liu Ruyi's three thousand commanders, a total of more than 1,100 people were killed, and almost all of the remaining survivors were injured!
Among them, more than 400 spear soldiers were killed, and more than 700 gun soldiers were killed. Without Liu Ruyi's high reputation among the soldiers and his rigorous high-pressure training, this army would not be able to resist.
The Qing army has withdrawn, and may have already collapsed!
Although there were city walls for protection, there were few close-range melee fights between the two sides. However, the artillery of the Qing soldiers and the ubiquitous archers were the source of the casualties of the bird cannon soldiers. Moreover, because the bird cannons were too slow to reload, their power was also limited.
It will decrease gradually. There are many opportunities to kill the Qing army quickly, but in the end it ends up being a one-for-one exchange!
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but fell into deep thought. If he wanted to build a strong army, there was still a long way to go!
Half of the flood water outside the city has dissipated, and light layers of ice have formed all over the mountains and plains, giving off little bits of golden light under the sunlight!
Liu Ruyi stood with her hands behind her hands, quietly staring at the hazy mountains in the distance, but her thoughts drifted to the far south, Yanzhou City, could they hold it?
"Young Master, why are you here? I have been looking for you for a long time!"
While he was thinking about it, Uncle Fu ran forward panting, "Young master, when I heard that the Qing troops were retreating, my wife couldn't sit still at home! Are you okay? If the old slave hadn't stopped me, my wife and I couldn't sit still.
Girls Chun and Lian, they will come to the city in person to look for you!"
"Mother?" Liu Ruyi was startled, but a warm current surged in her heart, "I'm fine, Uncle Fu, you've worked hard! Come on, let's warm up with a bowl of hot wine first!"
Liu Ruyi made a gesture to the soldiers around him, and the soldiers understood and hurriedly went to the city gate building to take out a pot of hot wine and filled it for Liu Ruyi and Uncle Fu respectively!
After a few sips of hot wine, Uncle Fu's face turned a little rosy. Liu Ruyi hurriedly asked: "Is your family still well these days? Is my mother still well?"
"Young Master, don't worry! Madam and the two girls are fine, but they are all worried about the Young Master's safety and must come and see for themselves!" Uncle Fu said, winking at Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi understood and waved his hand to signal the soldiers around him to retreat. When only he and Uncle Fu were left around, he said: "Uncle Fu, what happened in the city?"
"Young master, this is what happened! I heard that the young master defeated the Qing army yesterday, and the people in the city were all excited, so the old slave went to the street to join in the fun! But who knew that it didn't matter if he went there, the old slave was actually in the restaurant
Hearing such an argument..." Uncle Fu glanced at Liu Ruyi, but he didn't dare to say anything more!
Liu Ruyi frowned, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes, "Go on~~!"
"Yes!" Uncle Fu lowered his body and hurriedly explained: "They, they said that the young master had merits and demerits in defending the city this time, but his faults outweighed his faults! Especially the diversion of Qinghe River water into Jinan City was actually a fault of the Shang Dynasty.
This atrocity, if not for good luck, the entire people of Jinan City would have been buried with it!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but sneer, could it be that he is too kind? Some scumbags just like to make trouble over nothing and find fault with others!
"Can you find out the source of the news? I want to see who it is~~! He is so bold!" Liu Ruyi said coldly.
"Young Master, this, this seems..." Uncle Fu looked embarrassed!
"Pa~!"
Liu Ruyi slapped the city wall hard and said displeasedly: "What? Uncle Fu? Do you think you have something you can't even say to me?"
Uncle Fu knelt down on the ground and hurriedly explained: "Young Master, I don't mean this! It's true, it's true, these, these things are said to have come from Prince De's Mansion and the Governor's Yamen.
Also, there are still people who are preparing to report to the imperial court, and they want to read the young master's book carefully!"
"Haha~!" Liu Ruyi smiled and looked into Uncle Fu's eyes, "What? Uncle Fu, are you scared?"
Uncle Fu was startled and instantly understood what Liu Ruyi meant!
Only then did he realize that the young master in front of him was no longer the young master who needed to be around for guidance in everything. Instead, he had personally defeated tens of thousands of Manchu troops and was a prince with powerful troops in his hands!
His weight can no longer be shaken by a few gossips from the powerful!
"Young Master, this old slave has served the Liu family for twenty years and has already been connected with the Liu family by blood! As long as you don't despise my old age, this old slave is willing to serve the young master all his life!" Fu Bo kowtowed.
Liu Ruyi stretched out her hand to help Uncle Fu up, "Uncle Fu, in my eyes, you have always been my family! From now on, anything must be reported to me as soon as possible! Please get up and provide for the family members of the brothers who died in the battle."
, then it’s up to you to do it!”
"Yes! Don't worry, young master, I will handle it as soon as possible!"
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At this time, unlike the celebrations that filled the streets, there was a depression inside Prince De's palace. Prince De had already stocked up a lot of grain and rice at a high price, but how could he have imagined that Liu Ruyi would not only give out grain for free, but also provide food for free in a few days.
Within a few seconds, the Qing army was driven back!
As a result, not only did Prince De not earn the huge price difference, he was even afraid that he would lose half of his Palace of Prince De!
How could King De, who regarded wealth as his life, accept this?
At this time, in the hall of the palace, Cao Xiong, the Shandong water transport envoy, was sitting upright, closing his eyes and listening to King De's chattering in his ears.
"Master Cao, this time, this time you must help the lonely king! If the lonely king can't breathe this time, then it will not only be our Prince De's Palace, but also Young Master Fang, Huaibei Family, Nanjing Mi Family,
They will all be implicated too! Mr. Cao, for the sake of our past friendship, you, you must help the solitary king!" Zhu Youshu, the king of virtue, kept pleading with runny nose and tears.
But Cao Xiong was like an old monk in trance, not looking into King De's eyes at all. For a long time, there was no movement!
King De couldn't help but became anxious and cursed: "People named Cao, don't think that King Gu doesn't know the bad things you have done! Without your permission, would King Gu fall into your trap? Since you want to throw it away
King Xiagu, then let’s fight to the death and no one can escape! At worst, I will give all these grains and rice to my cheap son-in-law! With Qingxu here, he will still give me some face.
!But you, Mr. Cao, huh, that might not be possible!"
Cao Xiong was startled and opened his eyes suddenly, but a smile appeared on his face, "Prince De, please, don't get excited! I haven't said anything yet! Don't worry, Young Master Fang and Mi
My family will never let you suffer such a big loss! However, you must not let your son-in-law know about this matter, otherwise, otherwise, let alone Mr. Fang, I am afraid, I am afraid that even..."
Cao Xiong did not dare to say the name, but pointed his finger to the sky, "This old man can't save you!"
Regarding Liu Ruyi, Cao Xiong had already been frightened. When he heard King De's threat, he could no longer sit still!
"Save? How to save? Mr. Cao, you can't just talk! Gu Wang's place is full of old food, and it can't withstand how many days are spent! If you can't come up with countermeasures as soon as possible, Gu, Gu will have to bow to my son-in-law!"
King De suddenly realized that it would be good to have a son-in-law like Liu Ruyi. At least, in front of Cao Xiong, he would be more face-saving than the emperor!
"This matter needs long-term consideration! King De, you also know that your son-in-law just won the battle and is in great momentum. I, I don't dare to touch his bad luck! His temper,
It’s not like you don’t know! I don’t want to be worried about the lower-ranking official who brought me a family!” Cao Xiong had a bitter look on his face and explained to King De helplessly.
"Bah! I don't care about this! What kind of person is Mr. Fang? He will definitely find a way! Mr. Cao, don't force me!" King De said loudly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down, Your Majesty, calm down your anger!" Cao Xiong hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Is there any way? It's not that there is nothing! It's just that it will take some time, as long as a month or as little as half a month. There will definitely be news. Your Majesty, please wait with peace of mind.
It was just a moment ago!”
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"It's too bullying, this is simply too bullying! Are those dog officials really shit eaters? Ruyi, why don't we do nothing but kill them..." Inside the North Gate Tower, Liu Hanyi was filled with murderous intent.
He made a motion of wiping his neck!
He already knew about the changes in the city and rushed to discuss it with Liu Ruyi immediately. However, unexpectedly, he heard something even more shocking!
Liu Ruyi is not as angry as Liu Hanyi. After all, in later generations, Liu Ruyi has long been accustomed to many things under the influence of his ears and eyes!
To deal with that kind of people, words are definitely not the first choice! If you want them to shut up, the best way is to use absolute strength!
"Brother, why do you need to be acquainted with those people? Haha! I risked my life and fortune to defend Jinan City! Even if I get to the emperor, what do I have to fear?" Liu Ruyi smiled and patted Liu Hanyi on the shoulder, and said: "Brother
, I asked you to come this time, I have some things that I want my eldest brother to handle in person!"