Dongchang Prefecture governs Liaocheng, and Shandong Governor Fang Dayou is calmly creating his masterpiece of landscape painting "Lake and Mountain Colors".
"Wonderful!"
Liu Mao and Liu Juren, his confidants and advisers, were so impressed that "Futai's painting skills have reached the level of perfection. His brushwork is profound and lifelike. It is on par with Wu Daozi and better than Gu Changgeng, Zhang Zhengdao, Ni Qinyu, Tang Bohu and other sages!" p>
"Oops, you praise me too much. How can I be compared with the painting sage? I am not as good as Gu, Zhang, Ni and the Tang Dynasty." Fang Dayou still wanted to be embarrassed and was embarrassed by the praise. "Why should you be too modest? Just look down and take a look. This "Lake and Mountain Scenery" is a masterpiece that has never been done before and will never be done again."
These words scratched Fang Dayou's itch. He had put a lot of effort into this painting, and he thought it was an excellent painting. He couldn't help but feel elated, and he laughed and said, "You, you have learned to please."
Suddenly asked again: "Is there any movement from the Ming army?"
"Don't worry Futai, the news from Tanma is that the Ming army is besieging Jinan, and they can't pay attention to Dongchang for the time being. Moreover, even if the Ming army attacks Dongchang, they must first attack Jin Guangzu in Zhangqiu Town."
"Well, thanks to your ingenious plan, I can be as stable as Mount Tai." Fang Dayou praised Liu Juren, and then asked: "What happened to those bandits?"
It is strange to say that after Zhou Kuixuan and Cui San, the leaders of the Dongchang Prefecture rebel army, captured most of the counties in Dongchang Prefecture, they actually stopped harassing Liaocheng as if they had agreed to do so.
Liu Juren smiled and said, "Futai, those bandits are all people with no ambitions. They only want to plunder everywhere. How dare they come to Liaocheng to stroke your tiger beard?"
After hearing this, Fang Dayou was completely relieved and concentrated on creating "Lake and Mountain Scenery". Well, a hill needs to be painted here; how many willow trees need to be added over there??
Liu Mao did not dare to interrupt Fang Dayou's IELTS and returned home in a wise manner.
Two people have been waiting in the house for a long time: Ma Xiongfei, the governor of Jinyiweibei Town, and Chen Zheng from Qianhu.
Liu Juren's eyes lit up, "Why are you two here? Follow me into the secret room quickly."
As soon as he entered the secret room, Ma Xiongfei got to the point, "Your Majesty has ordered Wu Jingbo, Wang Xi, to lead 5,000 troops to capture Dongchang. But if you want to capture Dongchang, you must first attack Zhangqiu Town. The general of Dongchang, Jin Guangzu, led 7,000 troops.
The horses are stationed here and their strength exceeds ours. Do you have a plan to defeat Jin Guangzu?"
Liu Juren smiled and said, "Don't worry, the governor. I have already prepared. From today on, I will no longer send food and grass to Jin Guangzu. In half a month, the gold thieves will collapse without a fight.
It turned out that Liu Mao had previously offered advice to Fang Dayou, saying that Jin Guangzu was an arrogant and rebellious person, and if he allocated too much grain at once, he might not be able to get rid of it. Moreover, transporting grain from Liaocheng to Zhangqiu Town through the canal could arrive in one day. It was better to just transport grain at once.
Allocate food for half a month and transport food once every half month. Fang Dayou took it seriously and acted according to the plan.
"Hahaha, sir, you are really a wise man, I admire you," Ma Xiongfei laughed heartily.
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Jin Guangzu, the commander-in-chief of Dongchang, was a member of the Zhengbai Banner of the Han Army. He was originally a minor official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ming Army won consecutive battles, and green camp soldiers continued to descend on the Ming Dynasty. The Qing court increasingly distrusted the green camp generals and promoted a large number of Eight Banners troops.
Officials from the Han army were in charge of the green camp. Although Jin Guangzu was a civil servant, he could draw a bow and ride a horse. He was also a third-class bannerman of the Han army. It happened that Dongchang's general army was vacant, so he was sent down. p>
Even though he was a civil servant, he was very capable. As soon as he took office, he looked for opportunities to chop off the heads of several subordinates who disobeyed him, and controlled the seven thousand soldiers and horses of Dongchang Town to make them docile.
From a small official in the capital, he was promoted to a high position, so he was naturally grateful to Emperor Shunzhi. After being transferred to Zhangqiu Town, he continued to strengthen the city defenses and prepare to fight the Ming army.
Wu Jingbo of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Guoxi, and his general Huang Yuqi led 5,000 soldiers and horses to Zhangqiu Town. Wang Guoxi did not attack the city, and did not even prepare siege equipment. He just ordered deep trenches to be dug and high barriers to be built.
Huang Yuqi became anxious and asked: "The commander-in-chief has been here for three days. He neither attacks the city nor builds weapons. He just keeps building camps and fortifications. What's the point?"
Wang Guoxi also looked confused, "This is all His Majesty's will. Your Majesty ordered me not to attack the city and to stick to the camp. Someone will contact me when the time comes."
The two of them were suspicious when they suddenly reported that someone with a Jinyiwei belt badge was asking to see them.
After checking the waist badge, it turned out to be Chen Zheng from Qianhu, Jinyiwei, Shandong.
When he called Chen Zheng in, he saw that this man's face was rough and mulberry, "Chen Qianhu, why do you want to see me?"
"I am sending a secret letter to the commander-in-chief under the orders of the Jinyi Guards and Ma Zhenfu."
Wang Guoxi opened the letter and read: "Liaocheng has stopped sending grain and grass to Zhangqiu Town. We will attack the enemy in half a month when the grain is exhausted."
I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This Jin Yiwei is really powerful. He was able to bribe the Tatar quartermaster and cut off the enemy's food and grass. If so, how could our army be invincible?
He smiled and said, "Chen Qianhu has come a long way to work hard, so I will serve you wine to wash away the dust."
"Thank you Marshal for your kindness. I have to contact Zhou Kuixuan and Cui Sanyi's army to prepare for the siege of Liaocheng." After saying this, Chen Zheng saluted and said goodbye, and then disappeared without a trace in a few short steps.
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"Ba!"
Jin Guangzu was so angry that he threw the tea bowl again. This was the third time.
I was very angry! It was supposed that the army rations should have arrived ten days ago, but there was no news. I sent someone by boat to Liaocheng to ask, but strangely, the person I sent disappeared and there was no reply.
What to do? The army will disperse if there is no food!
"Headquarters, our army only has enough food and grass for five days, what should we do?" The subordinate asked for instructions.
"Alas! We can only collect the food from people's homes for emergency purposes."
"Headquarters, the people in the town heard that there was going to be a war, and most of them fled. Zhangqiu Town is now an empty town, and there is no food levy."
Jin Guangzu gritted his teeth. It seemed that he could only fight the Ming army before the food ran out. "Send an order to the entire army to defeat the enemy within five days!"
Seven thousand Qing troops stormed the camp of five thousand Ming troops.
Although Wang Guoxi and Huang Yuqi's troops were small, they were direct descendants who followed Zhu Hengjia in the southern and northern campaigns. They had rich combat experience, good equipment, and built solid fortifications.
The Qing army suffered a lot due to horse guns, horse ropes, Moma pits, iron caltrops, trenches, and barriers...
After finally filling up the trench and rushing to the fortress, the dense cannons, muskets and arrows frightened the Qing army.
Five days passed. The Qing army did not capture the Ming army's camp, but they ran out of food.
"Retreat to the canal and take a boat back to Liaocheng with our town. When we get to Liaocheng, we will chop off the head of the grain officer," Jin Guangzu yelled angrily. Fortunately, we can take a boat from the canal and return to Liaocheng in one day.
, just hold on, it’s still possible.
The problem is that if you want to withdraw, you have to ask the Ming army whether they agree.
Seeing that the Qing army wanted to escape, Wang Guoxi and Huang Yuqi led the army out of the camp, leaping on their horses and raising their swords. The Qing army was hungry, how could it withstand hundreds of battles with tigers and wolves? They were defeated and lay dead for miles. Jin Guangzu had no choice but to lead the army.
Hundreds of remaining soldiers fled north to Liaocheng.
As soon as we landed, a group of soldiers and horses blocked the way. If we looked carefully, we saw that it was our own flag.
"At the end of the war, Guan County guerrilla Ren Fuxing was ordered to take over Jin Zongzhen." The general who came here understood the rules and respectfully bowed to Jin Guangzu.
"Hmph, lead me into the city quickly. I want to argue with Liu Mao about why he cut off my food and grass, what a piece of shit~!"
A steel knife was inserted from behind, and Jin Guangzu lost his breath before he finished speaking.
Ren Fuxing pulled out his sword and chuckled, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jin, the last general, like Liu Mao, all defected to the Ming Dynasty."
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In Liaocheng, at the governor's office, Fang Dayou painted a little harder, and the volume "Lake Lights and Mountains" was completed. He put down the pen and felt refreshed. It was so comfortable! He turned over his masterpiece over and over again, admiring it non-stop.
"Futai, it's bad!"
Liu Mao and Liu Juren stumbled in. This man is an actor. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were disheveled, his face was frightened, and one of his shoes was missing.
Fang Dayou was timid to begin with, so when he saw this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, "Why are you so alarmed?"
"The Ming Army, the Ming Army has defeated Zhangqiu Town, Jin Guangzu died in the battle, and is now coming to Liaocheng!"
"How could it be?"
Fang Dayou trembled, "Isn't the Ming army attacking Jinan? How come they defeated Zhang Qiuzhen?"
"Hey," Liu Juren sighed, "This is obviously the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Emperor Guangwu's army should have captured Jinan."
After hearing this, Fang Dayou trembled again and forced himself to calm down, "Let's go and take a look at the city wall with me."
After climbing the city wall, we saw a large number of Ming troops, at least 20,000 people. In fact, most of them were Zhou Kuixuan and Cui San's rebels, and the real main force was only the 5,000 people from Wang Guoxi.
"Futai, His Majesty Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty has conquered Jinan. Jin Guangzu of Zhangqiu Town has died in the battle. Those who know the time and do their duty are heroes. The last general has returned to the Ming Dynasty. You should also surrender." Ren Fuxing shouted at the city
, upon hearing this, the defenders’ morale dropped to its peak.
Fang Dayou is furious! I have treated you well. If you want to surrender, you should tell me and let us all surrender together. What's going on if you surrender first alone? It's so unloyal! It's so unloyal!
"Futai", Liu Juren tugged on his sleeve, "You have been re-elected and your nature has been reduced, which shows that the situation is over. You must surrender quickly."
"Yes," Fang Dayou nodded hurriedly, "Quickly, open the city gate and welcome Master Wang."