Chapter 131 Arrangement to regain lost ground
"Kill the slaves!"
Zhu Yunfei, who was in the military formation, shouted loudly, clamped his legs under the horse's belly, sat down and stepped on the snow, his horse jumped out.
The Mo Dao in Zhu Yunfei's hand was pushed out horizontally, the blade flashed past, and the three enemy riders who rushed towards him were cut in half with one blow.
Splattered blood, internal organs gushed out, and screams suddenly echoed through the sky.
"Kill the slaves!"
"Kill the slaves!"
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Yang Yuming, who was holding a long-handled sword and wearing chainmail, roared angrily and led the soldiers of the Death Soldier Battalion to swarm forward.
The soldiers, with high morale and no fear of death, were like a pack of howling hungry wolves, plunging into the enemy cavalry whose attack was thwarted.
"Come up and kill me!" Arzin, the general of the Jiannu army who was leading the charge, was waving his saber, but he was also extremely brave.
He was galloping on horseback, charging back and forth and killing many dead soldiers in the camp.
For a moment, no one could block its edge.
"Thieves will never be arrogant!"
Zhu Yunfei, who was in the military formation, saw Arzin wearing a helmet and a gun cap, and shouted to kill him again and again, which was unstoppable.
In anger, he galloped on his horse and came straight towards Alzin with his sword.
"when!"
The two horses crossed each other, and when the blades collided, the long knife in Alzin's hand came out.
Before the opponent could react, Zhu Yunfei slashed him with his backhand.
The sharp blade came through the wind and cut off the back of Diao Diao's neck. Alzin was shocked, and the expression on his face froze instantly.
The next moment, Dou Da's head flew to the ground.
"That's all." Zhu Yunfei sneered, pulled the reins of his horse, picked up Alzin's head with his knife, and shouted loudly.
"The enemy general is dead, follow me and kill him!"
On the battlefield, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army were greatly shocked when they saw how brave their general was.
On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army were all eclipsed.
Especially at this time, Li Hu led 1,500 cavalry and outflanked them in a surprise attack.
Not only did it penetrate the Qing infantry, it also cut off their retreat.
Seeing that the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners troops among the Qing army could no longer resist, they dropped their weapons and fled in all directions.
Although the soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not afraid of death, they resisted desperately.
But after all, the number of people was limited. Facing the charge of the Ming army led by Zhu Yunfei, Li Hu, and Yang Yuming, they were quickly annihilated.
"Assemble the team immediately, cooperate with the navy troops, and seize the dock."
Just after the battle, Zhu Yunfei received a report from Cao Gui that the Qing army was in chaos at the dock. Zhu Yunfei made a quick decision and led his men straight to the dock without even bothering to clean up the battlefield.
Only a team of troops was left to escort the wounded back to Jinan City for treatment.
When Zhu Yunfei led his army to the dock, Obai led his army to Dongping.
Another Qing army, led by Melezhangjing Bahana, followed the troops and headed towards Dongping when they received the news of Obai's breakthrough.
Looking around, along the Changqing Ferry, and on the riverbank crossing for more than ten miles, hundreds of thousands of civilians were fleeing in all directions.
"Immediately send an order to the navy to move closer to the dock to avoid accidental injury to the people and our soldiers."
Seeing the chaotic scene in front of him, Zhu Yunfei immediately ordered.
"Li Hu, Yang Yuming, you two each lead a thousand troops to gather the people and maintain order."
"The rest of the troops will follow me forward to collect military supplies to prevent them from being looted and lost."
Under Zhu Yunfei's military order, Li Hu and Yang Yuming quickly led their troops into the dock.
In Yiyonggui above the Yellow River, Cao Ming led a naval warship. After firing thousands of artillery shells, he saw that the barrel of the cannon was boiling hot and he just stopped firing.
Then I saw the sergeant of the scout battalion shooting signal arrows on the river bank.
"The general has arrived and asked us to dock."
Cao Gui, who was on the bow of the Haicang ship, noticed the signal sound of arrows coming from above the river, and said quickly with a look of joy on his face.
"Command, all ships move closer and move towards the south bank pier." Yi Yonggui waved the command flag in his hand, and the messenger quickly conveyed the military order.
At the Changqing Pier, Zhu Yunfei personally led two thousand men and horses, breaking through the crowd all the way to the camp on the river embankment where military supplies were piled.
"Disperse the crowd and shout to the crowd, we are the Ming army, and all military supplies will be taken over by the Ming army."
"Anyone who loots supplies will be shot without mercy."
Zhu Yunfei, who rushed into the camp on horseback and brandished a sword, saw the noisy crowd in the camp snatching supplies, and immediately raised his voice and shouted.
"Stop, everyone, evacuate the camp and wait for orders, otherwise we will be treated as robbers."
Under Zhu Yunfei's order, the Ming army soldiers who rushed into the camp shouted and drove away the crowd.
The Ming army soldiers led by Zhu Yunfei spent a day busy at the dock before gathering the fleeing crowd.
A total of 110,000 young and strong men and women, these captives and plundered people, came from various prefectures and counties under the rule of the Chief Secretary of Shandong.
Looking at the dense crowd in front of him, Zhu Yunfei, surrounded by generals and sergeants, rode his horse to the crowd and shouted.
"We, the General Soldier of Denglai of the Ming Dynasty, now that the slaves have been repulsed, you have been rescued."
"Those who are willing to return home can line up on the left to receive food rations and travel expenses home."
"The commander-in-chief will give you road guides. If you are willing to stay and join the army, you can queue up on the right to sign up."
"Anyone can sign up to join the army regardless of gender."
"Those who are homeless and unwilling to join the army can go to Jinan Prefecture, and the government will rearrange their household registration, allocate land and residence to you."
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It was impossible for Zhu Yunfei's words to reach every ear, but at this time, Zhu Yunfei had already written a notice and sent someone to post it on the tree pole, announcing it to the crowd.
With a population of more than 110,000, it is really impossible to see the end of the city when photographed on this open pier.
These young and strong people who were originally uneasy and anxious all day long cried with joy when they saw the notice sent by Zhu Yunfei.
"Is this true?" Questions and exclamations kept coming from the crowd.
But more people, some on the left and right, started running in a noisy manner.
Those who wanted to join the army went to the registration office for returning home, and those who returned to their hometowns went to the registration office for joining the army.
The noisy scene lasted for three days. As people kept leaving, Changqing Pier finally calmed down.
After three days of integration, 46,000 people signed up to join the army.
Five thousand of them are women. Zhu Yunfei is mainly responsible for recruiting female soldiers and is responsible for logistics affairs.
Thirty thousand people received money and food and returned to their hometowns.
In addition, there are more than 40,000 people who choose to settle down in Jinan Prefecture, because these people have already lost their families and have no hope of returning home.
It is better to stay in Jinan Prefecture and settle down. After all, Zhu Yunfei promised to arrange household registration for them and allocate land and houses.
Zhu Yunfei had just settled the people here, and Yang Yan led the 10,000 new troops gathered in Yidu.
Together with Li Zhifang, Ban Nadai and Qinshan's 3,000 troops, a total of 13,000 troops also arrived at Jinan Prefecture.
At this time, Zhu Yunfei had also received the news from Cao Gui from the front.
It was learned that the remnants of the Qing army had all retreated to Linqing Pass and were retreating north along the canal.
The former General Military Office of Jinan Prefecture, after experiencing the war, the facilities in the office have long been dilapidated, but after cleaning, there is still no problem in working.
Zhu Yunfei, wearing a white cashmere robe and a golden sword, was sitting in the simple hall.
Under the sight of the generals, Zhu Yunfei waved his hand and said.
"Everyone, please sit down and talk."
After the generals sat down, Zhu Yunfei said in a deep voice: "Currently, the Qing troops and horses have withdrawn from Linqing Pass. Next, I plan to regain Dongchang Mansion and cross the river to capture Linqing Pass."
"Li Zhifang, you will temporarily act as the governor of Jinan Prefecture, and Yang Yan will continue to temporarily act as the deputy commander-in-chief of Shandong Dusi, responsible for city defense and the training of new soldiers."
"Li Huajing, you are the commander of the Jinan Prefecture Guard Station, assisting Deputy General Yang in handling military affairs."
"I humbly obey my orders." Li Zhifang, Yang Yan, and Li Huajing quickly stood up and bowed in response.
"Li Hu, Yang Yuming, you two will lead the armies in Denglai and march towards Dongchang Mansion tomorrow."
"Yi Yonggui, Cao Ming, you will lead the navy to support us in Dongping."
"After Li Hu and Yang Yuming lead their troops to regain Dongchang, your navy will be responsible for transporting infantry and regaining Linqingguan."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
After Zhu Yunfei finished speaking, Li Hu and Yi Yonggui respectfully accepted the order.
"Song Wan, Zhao Yuan, Song Yu, and Song Lian will set out with the army. After regaining Dongchang, the four of you will be responsible for the reconstruction of the prefectures and counties in Dongchang."
"We need to rearrange defense, relocate victims, and resume production. As for your future duties, it depends on your performance in Dongchang."
"Please rest assured, general, your lowly rank will certainly honor your mission." Song Wan, Zhao Yuan and the rest of the gang have been fighting with Zhu Yun's flying army these days, and each of them has lost some of their bravery.
Zhu Yunfei nodded and spoke again: "Song Qing, please return to Dengzhou immediately."
"Invite Zeng Junmen to come to Jinan Mansion to take charge. The government affairs regarding Denglai will be left to Gu Yingqi and Liang Yurui."
"Leave military matters to Zhao Yue."
"Also, when passing through Laiyang, please ask Jiang Shuili, Song Mei, Zhao Shiji, Zuo Maojia, Dong Sipu and others to come to Jinan Mansion immediately to discuss important matters."
Chapter completed!