Seeing the lively Li Hu, Zhu Yunfei was extremely happy and stepped forward to give him a hug.

"Good brother, you did a good job." Zhu Yunfei praised, making Li Hu smile from ear to ear.

The brotherhood between the two is incomprehensible to outsiders.

"Yunfei, the team has been assembled. When will we leave the city to pursue?" Li Hu asked excitedly.

"Slow down for now. The scouts just came to report that the Qing army retreated in an orderly manner. The defense is tight and it is not conducive to pursuit." Zhu Yunfei answered calmly and turned to give orders to Cao Ming.

"Let the soldiers disperse, have a good meal, and be ready to go at any time."

"I humbly obey my orders." Cao Ming responded with cupped hands.

Under Li Hu's guidance, Zhu Yunfei and his party entered the camp tent.

"Everyone, please sit down. The Qing army has just withdrawn, and its strength is still there. If you push too hard, you may get bitten back."

After Zhu Yunfei took his seat on the main seat, he looked around the hall at the generals Li Hu, Yang Yan, Yang Cai, Qi Yilong, Yang Yuming, and Banadai who were seated on the left and right.

He looked serious and said in a heavy tone: "After this battle, I predict that the Qing army will inevitably withdraw from Shandong. What we have to do next is not just to pursue the Tatars."

"What's more important is to recover the city and appease the people. I believe you also know that."

"Wherever the enslaved Tatars passed, the people were burned, killed, looted, displaced, and starved to death in the wild."

"It's New Year's Eve (New Year's Eve) soon, and we must ensure that the people can have a full meal before New Year's Eve."

"The second step is to register the household registration, measure the land, and prepare for the coming spring."

"The livelihood of the people is greater than the sky, and this is also the mission of our soldiers."

"We are willing to do anything for the general, and we will do so without hesitation." All the generals in the hall expressed their stance respectfully.

Zhu Yunfei nodded, looked at Yang Yan and asked.

"How many soldiers are there in Yidu now? How is the government's food inventory? How much money is at its disposal?"

Yang Yan hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and replied: "Reporting to the general, in addition to the cavalry camp and the dead soldier camp, there are still 7,000 soldiers on the list, and another 10,000 young and strong civilians participated in the battle to defend the city for many days."

"As for the specific amount of money and food in the city, you need to ask County Magistrate Li."

"However, on the eve of the war, Magistrate Li and I made statistics. There were 400,000 stones of grain and grass in the city, 310,000 taels of gold and silver jewelry, and 1.3 million taels of copper coins."

Zhu Yunfei thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Yang Yan, now you will serve as the deputy general of Shandong Dusi, and formally integrate the 10,000 young men of Yidu City into the troops of Shandong Dusi."

"As for the seven thousand soldiers in the city, Qi Yilong, you will take over three thousand and integrate them into the Qingzhou Guard. You will be appointed as the commander of the Qingzhou Guard."

"From now on, you will take over the money and food from the Qingzhou government treasury. Anyone who disobeys your orders will be punished as a slave agent and beheaded on the spot."

"I humble my position and obey my orders." Qi Yilong was originally a general of the Yang family, but now brothers Yang Yan and Yang Cai have made it clear that they are on Zhu Yunfei's side.

Qi Yilong naturally had no doubts about Zhu Yunfei's order.

"Yang Cai, you will be appointed as the commander of the Yanzhou Guard. You will lead 3,000 troops, carry 100,000 stones of food and grass, and 500,000 copper coins. We will go to Yanzhou Mansion tomorrow afternoon."

"You are solely responsible for the military and political affairs of the states and counties in Yanzhou Prefecture. Without my order, anyone who dares to stop you from taking over the city will be shot to death."

"I humbly obey my orders." Yang Cai bowed his hands and bowed.

"Bannadai, I will appoint you as my deputy general to go to Changle City and be responsible for collecting the captured Mongolian and Han Eight Banners."

In the battle of Changle last night, six to seven thousand Qing troops were captured. These troops were from the Eight Banners of Mongolia. Most of them were from the Eight Banners of the Han army, and only a few were from the Eight Banners of the Jurchens.

Zhu Yunfei, the slave-building Tatar, had no intention of staying, but the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Mongolian and Han armies were all elite troops. If they could be recruited for their own use, it would obviously be a big help.

"I humble my duty and obey my orders." Banadai is a slave of the Namuzhong tribe and a member of the Mongolian Aba Gai tribe who voluntarily surrendered to Zhu Yunfei.

"Song Qing, please go back to Dengzhou immediately and send an order to Changshan Island General Qian Yi Yonggui to lead the navy troops into the Yellow River by sea and wait on the front line in Le'an Prefecture."

"Be prepared to intercept at any time to prevent the Qing army from crossing the Yellow River. This time I want the Qing army to be disabled or disabled."

"I humbly obey my orders." Song Qing, who was under the tent, quickly bowed and retreated.

"Next step, we will not only continue to pursue the Qing army, but also recover Jinan Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture, and completely drive the Qing Tatars out of Shandong."

"The future Shandong Chief Secretary's Province will not only belong to the Ming Dynasty, but also to us. Over the years, slaves have been established and invaded the pass again and again, and countless people have been brutally killed."

"This is the incompetence of the Ming Dynasty and the shame of our military generation. I, Zhu Yunfei, hereby swear that from now on, Shandong Province will never allow another step to enslave the Tatars."

"If the Tatars dare to come to establish slaves, they must be allowed to come back without return and die without a burial place."

"Those in humble positions will obey the general's teachings, defend the country to the death, and fight to the end with the slave Tatars."

Zhu Yunfei's generous words resonated strongly with all the generals present.

Arrangements were made for the aftermath of Qingzhou Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture. The generals had just left when Cao Ming came to report.

"General, Zhang Guang, a Shouguang martial arts scholar, has come to pay his respects and request to serve you."

"How is this person?" Zhu Yunfei heard that he was a martial arts scholar, and he became somewhat interested.

A martial arts practitioner must first be proficient in bow and horse, and secondly, he must know some military tactics.

Such people are exactly the talents Zhu Yunfei needs now.

"In the defense of Shouguang and Yidu, this person performed well and made many achievements." Cao Ming truthfully reported the information he knew to Zhu Yunfei.

"Invite him in and I'll have a chat with him." Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunfei suddenly became interested in this person.

"I'm Zhang Guang, see General Zhu." Zhang Guang, who has a strong body and a handsome face, saluted with neither humility nor arrogance.

"Zhang Juren, please sit down."

Zhu Yunfei raised his hand cordially and motioned for the other party to take a seat.

After some interviews and exchanges, Zhu Yunfei smiled with satisfaction and said: "Zhang Juren, Shandong Province is now full of waste and is waiting for development. I have just appointed Qi Yilong as the acting commander of the Qingzhou Guard. If you don't mind it."

"The general can recommend you to temporarily take over the post of Qingzhou Guard Qianhu and assist Qi Yilong in handling the affairs of the guard station. What do you think?"

"In this humble position, I am willing to do my best for the general." The rank of Qianhu is already very high. Even if he was a high school martial arts scholar, he would only be awarded the rank of Baihu at most.

After receiving Zhu Yunfei's order, Zhang Guang hurried to the guard station and reported to Qi Yilong.

In the afternoon, after lunch, Zhu Yunfei was just about to take a rest.

Cao Gui, who was in charge of scouting intelligence, hurriedly came to report.

"General, the Qing army and three thousand cavalry remaining outside the city have left camp."

Zhu Yunfei originally took advantage of the retreat of the Qing army and led his troops to cover up the killing.

But soon the scouts came to report that the Qing army was retreating in an orderly manner, and there were still three thousand cavalry behind at the intersection outside the city. This made Zhu Yunfei realize that the Qing army was on guard.

Although he didn't get the chance to pursue him, Zhu Yunfei had no intention of just giving up.

When the Qing army withdraws from Yidu City, it must return to Jinan Prefecture, then cross the Yellow River and withdraw outside the Liaodong Pass.

This trip to Liaodong is not to mention thousands of miles away, but it is thousands of miles away, and there are Ming cities along the way.

Speaking of this matter, Zhu Yunfei could only secretly curse the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty for being a bunch of losers.

Jiannu's tens of thousands of troops passed through the capital of the Ming Dynasty and traveled across dozens of state capitals in Hebei and Shandong, the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, staying for several months.

The Ming Dynasty did not have the soldiers and horses to dare to intercept, and could only watch the Qing army burn, kill, loot, and finally return to Liaodong safely. This is simply a great shame.

Historically, Abatai entered the customs this time, plundered hundreds of thousands of young people and returned to Liaodong, and robbed millions of gold, silver and jewelry.

There was also food, and there were countless cattle, sheep, and livestock.

It killed hundreds of thousands of people in Shandong and Hebei, and caused the displacement of millions of people.

Every time the Qing army entered the customs and plundered, the military supplies they obtained were enough to support the military expenses of establishing slaves for two or three years.

To be honest, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, this was no longer a problem of Emperor Chongzhen alone, but the collapse of the entire world's bureaucracy.

Zhu Yunfei was completely heartbroken for such a court that didn't care about the life or death of the people.

In addition, he was originally a time traveler, so for him, the Ming Dynasty had no sense of belonging at all.

His only thought now is to protect the people of Shandong and prevent the entire Yanhuang bloodline and Chinese civilization from perishing at the hands of the slaves.

Although this is a bumpy road, for the sake of the Han descendants, not to be enslaved by the Jiannu Tatars, and not to let the backbone of the Han people be bent by the Jiannu Tatars, even if it means death, Zhu Yunfei will go on unswervingly.

"Continue to monitor and find the Jiannu Tatar camp tonight. I want to give them a big gift."

Since the Qing army had arranged a backup plan, Zhu Yunfei lost the opportunity to pursue.

But Zhu Yunfei was now eyeing the three thousand cavalry in the rear. Since he couldn't catch up during the day, he would surround and annihilate them at night.

Zhu Yunfei's favorite thing to do is to put his five fingers together to form a fist to strike.

In the art of war, it is called dividing and attacking.

"Cao Ming, order Li Huajing and Shizhu to assemble their troops and move closer to us."

"Li Hu mobilized the army horses in the city and used them as mounts. After Li Huajing entered the city, the army set off immediately."

The Denglai army has 2,500 infantry, 1,500 cavalry battalions, and more than 2,000 dead soldiers battalions, with a total strength of 6,000.
Chapter completed!