The fastest way to make a civil servant become pragmatic and decisive is to let him experience the test of blood and fire. In history, Kou Zhun, Yu Yunwen, and Yu Qian, who have made the achievements of saving the nation, have all become famous officials of a generation. Now, the battlefield experience that Song Xuezhu and Zhou Zhixun have received is obviously not enough, but this does not prevent the two from uniting and carrying out a series of thunderous actions in Shandong.

Song Xuezhu took advantage of the shock of Shandong's wealthy households and launched a large-scale fundraising on the grounds of strengthening their military facilities. Shandong's wealthy households generously donated money and obtained more than 600,000 yuan.

With money, the space for the two of them to splash ink at will greatly increase. Song Xuezhu first took out 160,000 great circles to repair the damaged parts of the Jinan city wall. He also learned from the experience of Xiangyang City and built four sharp angles to enhance the protection ability of the city wall.

To the west of Jinan, most areas were poisoned by the Tartars, and their wealth was looted and refugees were everywhere. Song Xuezhu took out some of the Dayuan and went to Jiangnan to purchase grain in a large scale. He adopted the method of labor-for-relief, strengthened more than 30,000 civilians, repaired the city walls and built water conservancy, and worked hard.

Song Xuezhu recruited local brave men and obtained more than 10,000 people, and selected more than 5,000 strong men from them. He used the original 600 people as the backbone to start training the new army.

Song Xuezhu's combination of punches quickly stabilized Shandong, and refugees returned home and began to prepare for spring plowing.

Song Xuezhu's prestige in Shandong increased sharply. In the entire officialdom, the people only knew that there was the Song Dynasty governor, but not the Yan Governor.

In theory, Song Xuezhu's mood should be extremely happy every day, but unexpectedly, Song Xuezhu fell into trouble. Nothing else, the new army did not have the right officers, weapons, and the local tyrants had almost no experience in combat formations and did not know how to carry out training.

There was the best teacher of Jingzhou Army in Shandong. However, Song Xuezhu was unsure about asking Jingzhou Army, worried about gains and losses, and hesitated.

While hesitating, Zhou Zhixun broke into the official residence of Song Xuezhu without waiting for the notification and shouted: "The Tartars were defeated, the Tartars were defeated, Dorgon and Ajige led only more than 3,000 defeated generals to escape, and Abatai was beheaded by the Jingzhou army..."

Song Xuezhu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Haha... I was finally defeated... I was finally defeated. The Mongolians, Han soldiers, and Tartars had more than 100,000 people, and only more than 5,000 people escaped, which was considered annihilated by the entire army... Haha..."

After laughing, he was a little puzzled and asked, "The day before yesterday I heard that Dorgon gathered all his troops to attack the defense line of the Shenji Legion. The Shenji Legion was exhausted. There was a gap of dozens of miles in the southwest that had not been blocked. Why was it defeated so quickly?"

Zhou Zhixun took a deep breath and replied, "If you want to say, the Jingzhou army is really a group of desperate people! Wei Yuexiang, the commander of the Shenji Legion, saw that Ajige was about to flee from the southwest, ordered the First Army to take the initiative to attack. With only more than 6,000 infantry, he dared to attack more than 10,000 cavalry. I don't know if Wei Yuexiang was stupid or smart..."

Song Xuezhu sighed and said, "It's neither stupid nor smart. All soldiers have the courage to fight, and all generals are willing to die effectively. Such an army is the most feared, and the Tartars are not as good as that."

"Not it? More than 6,000 infantrymen were impossible to entangle more than 10,000 cavalrymen. But Ajige was worried that Dorgon would not escape, so he decided to deal with the First Army first. This battle was extremely tragic. In just half an hour, there were only more than 6,000 infantrymen left, and they were still fighting endlessly..."

Song Xuezhu was shocked and asked, "Only a thousand people left, they still fight to the death? Who are these people?"

Zhou Zhixun said: "Nothing is strange. It is reported that the soldiers of Jingzhou are all divided into land and have made military achievements. They can also be awarded land and no taxes can be collected, and they can be passed on to their descendants. Moreover, the soldiers enjoy priority in everything, and their status is beyond the ability of farmers, merchants, and scholars. The most important thing is that once the war is destroyed, Lin Chunhong will provide his family with rice monthly, which is enough for his family to have food and clothing. Conversely, once the soldiers do not obey military orders or escape at the battle, they will not only be punished, but all the above preferential treatment will be cancelled."

Song Xue Zhu Moran for a while, before saying, "No wonder! We should learn from the new army. I just said that there are only more than a thousand troops left in the First Army, what about?"

Zhou Zhixun said: "After the Second Army of the Shenji Legion and the Third Army solved the more than 6,000 knights who broke into the formation, the remaining troops were only 6,700,000, almost everyone was injured. Seeing that the First Army was about to be wiped out, he rushed into the enemy's formation regardless of his injuries and fatigue, and continued to be entangled with the Tartars..."

Song Xuezhu looked tragic and said, "The Shenji Legion... 20,000 elite troops... are gone?"

Zhou Zhixun nodded heavily and said, "At the end of the battle, there were only more than 3,000 troops left in the Shenji Legion. Wu Hailiang, the commander of the First Army, was heroic. Even Wei Yuexiang led the guards to join the battle. While struggling to support, Dorgon led the army to arrive. The Tatars did not care about entanglement with the Shenji Legion. When they were about to flee to the southwest, the Tiger Roaring Legion arrived. Dorgon immediately led his army to break through. However, when the battle was fierce, the Longwu Army and the Cavalry Army attacked Dorgon's army left and right, and Dorgon's army collapsed instantly..."

"In the end, Abatai led his army to fight to the death, blocking the front of the Longwu Army and the Cavalry Army. Dorgon and Ajige led their troops to break through the defense line of the Tiger Roaring Army and led more than 3,000 cavalry to escape to Shulu... The Cavalry Army pursued him closely, and Dorgon did not dare to stay all the way. It is estimated that he has escaped from Suning County at present..."

Song Xue Zhu Moran for a while and sighed: "In the past, I always thought that it would be so great that we would defend Jinan. Now, if it weren't for Yue Tuo's attempt to attract Jingzhou troops to attack, Jinan might not have been able to hold on for even three days. We are completely frogs in the well, with a total of 200,000 to 300,000 people fighting on the plains. The tragic battle is beyond our imagination... What can we do if we trained more than 6,000 new troops... I guess we can't even have a dish from the Tartars..."

Seeing that Song Xuezhu Si was a little disappointed, Zhou Zhixun hurriedly comforted: "It is reported that when Lin Chunhong first formed a village chariot to fight bandits north eight years ago, his troops were only two or three thousand. It was these two or three thousand people that had built the foundation of the entire Jingzhou army. We now have more than 6,000 elites and more than 600 elites who have experienced the test of blood and fire. How could Lin Chunhong compare to the test of blood and fire? Lin Chunhong could only grow and grow, relying on sufficient money and food. In the fertile land of Shandong, there should be no problem to raise tens of elites... If we could go out to sea to catch fish and dry salt at the beach, and raise 50,000 elites, what would be the difficulty?"

Song Xuezhu smiled bitterly and said, "How can things be that simple? How many storms have happened in the making of fishing? Not to mention the salt drying at the seaside! The officials in the court have already been in the eyes of money, for fear that making dried fish will disrupt the benefits of Lianghuai salt fields, and try their best to prevent fishing from going out to sea. Now look at Shandong and Henan, dried fish are in the world. There is a lot of salt in the dried fish. People all pursue dried fish, but they hardly buy official salt. The profit of salt is cheaper than Lin Chunhong!"

Zhou Zhixun shook his head, sighed, and asked, "The Tartars lost a lot. Duke Song may also leave Shandong soon. I wonder what plans are after Duke Song returns to the court?"

Song Xuezhu knew that although Zhou Zhixun had not said it thoroughly, he was essentially asking about his attitude towards Yang Sichang and Lin Chunhong. A few days ago, he fought side by side with Zhou Zhixun, facing life and death at any time, and formed a life and death. He did not conceal Zhou Zhixun and said bluntly: "Before serving as the Shandong Advisor, I was a scholarly spirit. I always felt that Yang Ge Lao was weak and not enough to take on the great responsibility. Now, after thinking about it carefully, Yang Ge Lao thought and made a little angry with the difficult court. It is not easy for Yang Ge Lao to rebel against foreign countries. The proposal that Yang Ge Lao must first settle the internal affairs, strengthen the three sides, and slow down the decisive battle, which is deeply in my appetite..."

Zhou Zhixun was surprised: "Old Yang, this..."

"If the Tartars had not invaded, Mr. Yang Ge Lao might have become a famous minister of the revival. It's a pity...ah..." Song Xuezhu sighed heavily and continued: "If I expected it would be fine, Lin Chunhong would have lost more than 30,000 to 40,000 troops this time, which is nothing compared to the 150,000 army! It's a pity that Lin Chunhong became a big force, and the power of the court would be difficult to quench. Looking at the heroes in the world, only Mr. Yang Ge Lao can endure it and look at the long-term. It is possible to completely solve the hidden danger of Lin Chunhong and let the Ming Dynasty truly revival."

Song Xuezhu's meaning was no longer clear, that was, he fully supported Yang Sichang and fought with Lin Chunhong to the end, which made Zhou Zhixun feel something. After a while, Zhou Zhixun asked: "Since Mr. Song is so resistant to Lin Chunhong, why did he ask Lin Chunhong to ask for an instructor the day before yesterday and buy weapons?"

Song Xuezhu said: "Since the Tartars suffered disaster in the Wanli period, the Ming Dynasty's official army has been defeated from Sarhu and has almost never won any battles. Only Lin Chunhong first captured thousands of elite cavalry on the Liaodong Peninsula, and recently, more than 100,000 Tartars were almost wiped out in Shandong. Who can match such a record? In my opinion, the Jingzhou army is enough to become the army of all the official army! As the saying goes, the commander is to control it, what's so strange about it?"

Zhou Zhixun sighed: "Song Gong has a long vision and a broad mind, it is hard for Zhou to play..."

Song Xuezhu shook his head and said, "How can I afford to be praised by Duke Zhou? In the future, Shandong will inevitably become the focus of the struggle between the court and Lin Chunhong. I want to deal with Lin Chunhong in Shandong. Unfortunately, the court will not give me this opportunity."

Zhou Zhixun asked: "Lin Chunhong is stationed in Shandong and occupied important towns such as Liaocheng, Dezhou, and Linqing. How easy is it to fight with him? If it were Duke Song, how should he start?"

Song Xuezhu said with gaze: "Lin Chunhong suffered a great loss with more than a hundred centipede boats. It can be said that the Tartars' defeat started from crossing the canal. If I stayed in Shandong, the first step was to form an inland waters! The centipede boat looks majestic, but it is not suitable for fighting in narrow waters. If we have hundreds of small boats, it is enough for Lin Chunhong to escape when he sees the wind..."

Song Xue Zhu Zheng was spitting out loud, and suddenly received a report: Lin Chunhong used the excuse to encircle and suppress the Tartars and sent Xiongwei Legion north along the canal, and the troops headed straight to Tongzhou!

Song Xuezhu was stunned, stunned, and shouted: The Ming Dynasty is over!
Chapter completed!