After receiving Zeng Hualong's letter, Shang Yi thought for a while and finally decided to accept Zeng Hualong's order and lead his troops to rescue Yanzhou Prefecture.
On the one hand, it is because he is now an official of the imperial court. Although the Ming government's control over local areas is not as strong as before, Shang Yi is still in his infancy and does not have the strength to challenge the imperial court.
Therefore, it is better to be honest and obedient. On the other hand, Shang Yi has a good impression of Zeng Hualong, and in any case, he was the one who promoted him. Reasonable and emotional, he should help him.
Bundle.
At the same time, Shang Yi now also has a certain understanding of these bandits. As long as they are not Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, they are basically a mob. Although the number of bandits is larger, the rescue Yanzhou Mansion has city walls to defend, so it is not possible to
It's not difficult to deal with. Generally speaking, rogue bandits will not linger in a city for too long. If they cannot take it out in about ten days, they will take the initiative to retreat. Even the strongest Li Zicheng, when he attacked Kaifeng three times, he only attacked Kaifeng for the first time.
They fought for five days and then withdrew. Therefore, the rescue of Yanzhou Prefecture would only last until early December at most.
Of course, Shang Yi also decided that once it was delayed until mid-December, he would leave Yanzhou Mansion no matter what, because the Qing army was about to attack. He did not plan to fight the Qing army in Yanzhou Mansion. Everything should be done to preserve his strength.
Lord.
After making the decision, Shang Yi immediately summoned Tang Zhen and nine other generals to discuss it. Tang Zhen naturally knew that it was necessary to rescue the Yanzhou Prefecture, so he supported Shang Yi's decision. Some others understood it, and some did not.
, but they all followed Shang Yi's lead. Since Shang Yi agreed to send troops, they did not object.
After the decision was made to send troops, Shang Yi immediately started preparations. The project at Muling Pass is far from over, so a capable person is needed to keep an eye on it. So this time, Tang Zhen will not go to war.
, let him stay at Muling Pass.
And we can't take all the men and horses, and some of them must be left here to guard. Therefore, Shang Yi decided to take the first team, the third team, the fourth team, the seventh team and all the men and horses, the sixth team and the cavalry team to conduct reconnaissance.
The team only took half of them, that is, the original veterans, a total of 1,050 people. At the same time, it also took a young team with them to guard and escort the food. This totaled 1,162 people.
At the same time, Shang Yi also considered that although according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, food would be supplied by the local area three days after moving to the garrison. However, at this time, it was difficult to say how much food there was in Yanzhou Prefecture and whether it would be sufficient. It was better to bring some by himself.
Food, just in case. Therefore, it was decided to carry 800 shi of food with the army, which is enough food for the entire army for twenty days. Eighty donkey carts were also used, and fifty were used to pull food.
Fifteen carts hauled fodder for horses and donkeys, and fifteen carts loaded with other supplies.
And after Shang Yi set out, all the main regiments from Wangjiadatun were pulled to Mulingguan to garrison. After the arrangement was decided, Tang Zhen also felt that Shang Yi had considered it very carefully.
At this time, Meng Honggong of Qingzhou Prefecture also sent a message. In Qingzhou Prefecture, a piece of open space and more than 60 houses have been cleared for the people of the three villages to temporarily move in. Let Shang Yi arrange for them to move to Qingzhou Prefecture.
Already.
Shang Yi thanked the visitor and sent him back. The next day he led the men, horses and vehicles and set off. In the afternoon of the same day, they arrived at Qishui Village. Shang Yi ordered that the men and horses stay overnight in Qishui Village, and at the same time he sent people to Wangjia Datun to mobilize
Soldiers drawn from there.
After arranging these things, Shang Yi immediately came to Zhou Shiqi and told him first that he was now ordered to rescue Yanzhou Prefecture, and Qingzhou Prefecture had already made arrangements, so he could organize these villages and first go to Qingzhou Prefecture.
Relocate some villagers. According to Shang Yi's idea, all the family members of the official soldiers will be moved to Mulingguan, and the rest will be moved to Qingzhou Prefecture. At the same time, each household must prepare at least three months of food, but
Don't bring too much, for fear of attracting prying eyes. The excess food will be left in Muling Pass. When necessary, Shang Yi will send it to Qingzhou Mansion.
After listening to what Shang Yi said, Zhou Shiqi also nodded, because now the Qing army has reached Hejian Prefecture, which is not far from Shandong, and people are beginning to panic. At this time, knowing that they can move to Yanzhou Prefecture, it will
It made people feel more at ease, so he said: "Shang Yi, our villages are all thanks to you. But this time when you go to rescue Gunzhou Prefecture, you have to be more careful yourself!"
Shang Yi also nodded and said: "Uncle Zhou, don't worry. This time we go to rescue Gunzhou Prefecture, it won't take too long. We will be back by early next month at most. By then, Muling Pass should be there."
The repairs are almost done, and the other people should be able to relocate as well. Just get through this period of time, but now, I have to ask my uncle to work hard in the village."
Zhou Shiqi smiled slightly and said: "It's not hard to get there. However, during this period, the village chiefs of three more villages came to see me and wanted to join our militia. I told you that you had something to do in Mulingguan, so for the time being,
I can’t decide. Now you come back and see how to deal with this matter?"
When Shang Yi heard it, it turned out that when Zhou Shiqi set up a militia group in the past, he wanted to recruit them from several villages but was rejected. Now the militia group has defeated several bandits in succession and has established a reputation in this area, which has also been seen by them.
Because of the strength of the militia, he changed his mind and wanted to join the militia again, and asked: "What is the total population of these three villages?"
Zhou Shiqi said: "The three villages combined have nearly 800 households and a population of more than 3,000."
Shang Yi thought for a while, more than 3,000 people are not a small number. From it, at least a thousand soldiers can be drawn. Accepting this group of people will naturally be beneficial to expanding his strength, and now he has the initiative.
In my hands, I am not afraid that they will be disobedient. But now the Qing army has almost beaten them until their eyelids dropped. I only have one Muling Pass, how can I accommodate so many people? Even if I can accommodate it, will I still have food for these few months?
? With more than 3,000 people, at least more than 3,000 stones of food should be prepared, so he said: "If it were normal times, it would be okay to accept them. But now even our five villages cannot protect themselves, so how can we take care of them?
They. I think we should arrange the people in our five villages first, and then deal with them. We can accommodate as many as we can! But for now, I still ask uncle to continue to delay."
Zhou Shiqi also nodded. This is all he can do now. After all, the most important thing is to take care of yourself first. Then he said: "Okay, Shang Yi has finished talking about his official business, it's time to talk about his personal matters."
Shang Yi was startled and said: "Private matter? What private matter?"
Zhou Shiqi smiled and said: "Of course it's your marriage. Although you and Miss Ye are said to have been engaged before, they have not consummated their marriage after all. They have been living together without knowing it for a long time, which is both good and bad. Moreover, you are also an official now. If you spread some gossip, it will not be good for your future future. In my opinion, I will prepare it for you first, and wait for you to come back from Gunzhou Mansion, or in Qingshui Village. Or I can arrange your marriage for you in Muling Pass."
"This..." Shang Yi didn't expect that Zhou Shiqi would suddenly talk about his marriage. It turned out that he had also thought that after the construction of Muling Pass was completed and his Qianzong Yamen was repaired, he would send Ye Xing to the hospital. When the scholar arrived at Muling Pass, he simply arranged the marriage between himself and Ye Yaoyao. But seeing Zhou Shiqi's intention, he was ready to make a big deal, so he said: "It's better not to trouble uncle, right? "
Zhou Shiqi smiled and said, "What's the trouble? You've been busy for the village for a while, and I have nothing to thank you for. You don't have any parents alive, so it's only right that I arrange the marriage for you." Besides, as you know, it’s time for Shaohuan and Silk Girl in our family to get married. To be honest, I have almost prepared their wedding ceremony. This wedding is always indispensable. Let’s do it for you two together, so as not to cause trouble again. Besides, Shaohuan has always respected you, and Miss Silk Yatou and Miss Ye are as good as sisters. If you two get married together, they will definitely We are all very happy, maybe we can get pregnant at the same time, and we can even get married with a baby in the future!"
After hearing this, Shang Yi couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. Zhou Shiqi also thought too far, but now that he had said so, he couldn't refuse anymore. Moreover, thinking about Ye Yaoyao, marriage was really important for a woman. It is a major event in life, and a lively and grand wedding is always desirable, no matter in ancient or modern times.
So Shang Yi also nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Zhou, I'll go back and discuss it with Yaoyao and ask her grandfather again."
Zhou Shiqi also smiled slightly and said: "This is what you should do, go back! You two haven't seen each other for several days, so I won't keep you here."
Shang Yi left Zhou Mansion and returned to his home. At this time, Liu Ma was taking Yun'er and Xiao Qiu was sitting downstairs sewing clothes. When she saw Shang Yi coming in, she immediately came to greet her and said, "Master is back. Madam, have you been thinking about me these past few days?" She immediately shouted to the person upstairs: "Madam, Master is back."
In fact, Shang Yi has always been a little depressed about the title "Master", as if he has been called him for seven years or eighty, but in this era, he is called like this, and he can't find another way to call him, and there is nothing he can do.
At this moment, the door upstairs opened, and Ye Yaoyao's beautiful figure came out of the room with a surprised expression. She held on to the railing and said, "Brother, you are back."
Ma Liu pulled the two little maids and walked towards the kitchen while saying: "Master, go up and talk to the little lady. We will go to cook now. When we are done, we will call you down."
Shang Yi was also excited. He wished he could hold Ye Yaoyao in his arms and kiss her immediately. So he immediately took a few steps upstairs. As soon as the two entered the room, Shang Yi couldn't help but hug her. Ye Yaoqi only let out a short moan from her waist, and her lips were already blocked by Shang Yi. Ye Yaoqi just resisted for a moment, then no longer resisted, and instead began to respond enthusiastically.