Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 431 Chips
While Zhu Yixi was counting the chips, Ji Erhalang and others were doing the same thing.

"Our army has [-] heavy infantry, [-] full cavalry, [-] Mongolian cavalry, and more than [-] Han infantry. They are all elite soldiers fighting in the South and North."

Luke De showed a proud expression, and said loudly: "As for the Ming army, according to the report of the spies, it is only around [-], which is about the same as ours."

On the side, Hauge also echoed with exception: "For so many years, the Ming people will only dare to fight with us with several times their strength, and we often lose more than we win."

"Now our strength is about the same, isn't it sure to win?"

As soon as this remark came out, it was approved by everyone.

Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde all nodded their heads in approval.

The three of them have more confidence in the fighting power of the Qing army than the Manchus.

"The luggage will arrive tomorrow!"

Seeing the high morale, Jierhalang also showed a smile: "It's good for the army to rest for the past two days. The day after tomorrow, we will break out of camp and set out to capture the false emperor alive!"

"Catch the false emperor alive, capture the false emperor alive—"

The generals shouted one by one, their voices soaring into the sky.

After it was over, Kong Youde murmured: "Wu Sangui is out of luck after all. The bandits in Shandong are no match for the Ming army in front of us."

"Who made him come late?"

Shang Kexi stroked his beard and said proudly: "We are all bannermen now. Although he has the same title as us, he is just an outsider after all."

"It's not as good as ours."

Kong Youde hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Only Geng Zhongming was still thinking, and he spoke after a while: "Even if he doesn't speak, the prince will drive him to Shandong, where only cavalry are suitable for suppressing bandits."

"That's true."

The three of them thought happily, full of confidence in the decisive battle in a few days' time.

At the same time, in Shandong, the Yuyuan Army was also told that it must be dispatched.

In fact, after the emperor decided to go north and leave Yangzhou, Jin Yiwei had already issued an order to arrive at Caozhou after seven turns and eight turns.

Chu Yu also received a commendation order at the same time.

Promoted to Jinyiwei, a thousand households, a set of Nanjing houses, and a thousand silver dollars.

At this time, he was rewarded for provoking the Yuyuan Army, looting the canal, and leading away Wu Sangui.

Moreover, Wu Bangfu also hinted later that when the decisive battle is over, he will still be rewarded with a title.

This made Chu Yu passionate.

In just two or three years, he climbed from Zongqi to Qianhu, and it won't be long before the top floor of Jinyiwei is within reach.

Thinking of the tens of thousands of Jin Yiwei and the power to arrest them, he couldn't help laughing.

Ren Qi and Zhang Qi also rushed over at this time. Seeing him like this, they were also puzzled: "Mr. Chu, what's the matter? Is there a letter from the court?"

Chu Yu immediately calmed down upon hearing this.

The two boys were really monitoring themselves.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and said, "To be honest, I am Jinyiwei Qianhu."

"Jin Yiwei?" Ren Qi and Zhang Qi were shocked.

Even if they came from ordinary people like them, they were still familiar with Jin Yiwei's great reputation.

"Now, Commander Zhang and Ren Commander, the court has come with new instructions!"

As soon as Chu Yu said this, the two of them were shocked and immediately became tense.

In the past, treating Chu Yu as an ordinary civil servant would have been reckless, but now that they were photographed under the prestige of Jin Yiwei, the two immediately behaved themselves.

"The humble (junior general) welcomes the oracle!!"

"Order Zhang Qi and Ren Qi to lead the Yuyuan Army to harass the banks of the canal at all costs. Don't let the Qing Dynasty tank boats pass through the canal..."

Chu Yu said loudly.

"It's simple!" Ren Qi said at this time: "In this cold winter, the snow is a foot thick. If the peasants were not driven by the yamen to keep digging and pulling the canal, the canal would have been impassable long ago."

"We just need to drive away those peasants, and the canal will freeze in two or three hours."

"Okay!" Chu Yu nodded, "If you can drive them away, drive them away, if you can't, then arrest them all."

"Then we don't have that much food to feed. The food that Jining City robbed is only enough for us to survive the winter."

Zhang Qi's opening is the problem.

"Stupid!" Ren Qi shook his head and said, "When the canal freezes, those tank boats won't be able to move. Why don't we just let us move?"

Chu Yu smiled with satisfaction.

Although I don't understand why it is so urgent, as long as it can be done.

At the same time, those who received the letter were Li Dingguo and others who were hiding in Tibet.

When Wu Sangui quelled the chaos in Shandong, he cut the mess with a sharp knife at an extremely fast speed.

But these thieves were basically the result of the instigation of the Jinyiwei and the support of the gentry against the exploitation of the Manchu Qing.

Therefore, on the surface, only the Yuyuan thief is still alive in Shandong, but in fact it is like an active volcano, accumulating the dissatisfied anger of the gentry.

Although Li Dingguo and his party were chased by Wu Sangui, they were in a panic, but under the cover of the Ming-minded gentry in various counties in Shandong, they did not have to worry about eating and drinking.

However, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army used the excuse of chasing the bandit army to loot wantonly and force a showdown, which annoyed the gentry even more.

In this way, Wu Sangui became more and more happy after chasing after him, while Li Dingguo and others were like ducks in water, living happily.

After running for half a month, I returned to spend the winter near Mount Tai.

The heavy snow covered the horseshoe prints, and under the deliberate cover of the gentry, a good year passed.

Jin Yiwei searched for it for many days before he brought it to the imperial court.

Li Dingguo belongs to the Beijing camp, so he is directly commanded by the emperor, and the order is only the command of the five armies and the emperor's seal, which is simple and clear:
Under the order, Li Dingguo and others, at all costs, held back Wu Sangui's Guanning Army, waited for an opportunity to harass the canal, and blocked the water boats from going south.

"What do you mean at this time?"

Gao Yigong frowned, quite puzzled.

This has never been such a clear instruction before.

Li Dingguo looked at the snow outside the window, and he took a while to say: "It is estimated that the imperial court is preparing for a decisive battle, and completely wipe out this gang of bandits."

"What? Are you kidding me?"

Gao Yigong was stunned, his face full of astonishment: "That's one hundred thousand Qing troops, how many people are there in the imperial court? Isn't it the best way to defend the city? Did you take the wrong medicine?"

After finishing speaking, he paced back and forth: "It's fine if Daming is gone, but my sister is still in Nanjing, what should I do?"

"There are treacherous ministers around the emperor, that's what it says in the play, yes, it must be."

Li Dingguo said in a deep voice: "No matter what the emperor does, let's do our own business."

"Wu Sangui must not be allowed to go south."

"What should I do?"

"Attack the enemy and save—"

Qufu.

After a lonely run in Shandong, Wu Sangui was stationed in Qufu, eating and drinking in the name of protecting Yan Shenggong.

The huge Confucian mansion has hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land. Although Wu Sangui can't grab it clearly, Wu Sangui can make Yan Shenggong's mute eat Coptis chinensis, and he can't vomit the bitterness.

(End of this chapter)