Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 421 Swept away
Although there are many difficulties, the siege of Shanyang is not just a feint attack, but a real attack.

However, the siege force was a little less.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hauge took ten thousand cavalrymen, one man with three horses, and rations, and walked in the dark night, bypassing Shanyang City.

The Qing army of more than [-] people lost [-] people, which is not obvious at all.

And at this time in Shandong.

Wu Sangui went north, got rid of the predicament of siege, and began to work like a scalper to wipe out the bandits.

Almost every three to five days, he had to go to the court to describe his achievements and state his hard work.

Especially after he regained Qufu, his prestige in Shandong increased dramatically.

The gentry could only pinch their noses and provide a certain amount of money and food for consumption, so as to prevent the Guan Ning army from looting everywhere.

Half a month passed in a flash, and under the urging of the officials in Jinan Prefecture, he reluctantly went to Caozhou to wipe out the so-called Yuyuan Army.

When he came near Caozhou, he frowned and stopped the horse's hooves.

Without him, this place belongs to the north of the Yellow River, and there are a lot of shoals and mud puddles everywhere, yellow and wet.

If the war horse stepped in accidentally, it would be a trivial matter for the horse's hoof to get stuck on the stone, and it is also possible for the horse to sink completely.

It's no worse than a swamp.

In addition, Wu Sangui's eyes were imprinted on the Yulin that could not be seen at a glance, dry, tall, crooked, densely packed, innumerable.

Yulingjiahe Beach is even more difficult and daunting.

"There are millions of acres of river beaches and Yulin everywhere. Even locals find it difficult to get out."

Fang Yichen shook his head, rode on the horse, stretched out his right hand, pointed at the elm tree and said:
"Besides, under these elm trees, there are vertical and horizontal tunnels. You don't know where the exits are or where the traps are."

"If you break in recklessly, you will only get hit all over your head. That's why the Yuyuan thief sneaks up and attacks from time to time. If they can't beat them, they will go back to the tunnel and escape, which makes people helpless..."

"Then there is no way??"

Wu Sangui scratched his scalp, under the big felt hat, his scalp was still a little cold, and there was still some air leakage.

Even after two or three years, he is still a little unaccustomed to the shaved hair.

"That's not it!"

Fang Yichen shook his head, showing a helpless smile: "Many people know about this kind of method, but it's just harmful to peace, and no one dares to use it."

Wu Sangui became interested, and hurriedly asked: "Oh? What is the method? I'm curious."

"Burn the elm garden, dig the embankment of the Yellow River."

Fang Yichen said word by word: "The million-acre river beach, the vertical and horizontal tunnels, in front of the Yellow River, will disappear without a trace..."

"I heard that the people in several counties in Caozhou relied on elm trees to survive during the famine years. If they were burned, they would be forced to turn against these 100,000 people—"

Wu Sangui was stunned and shook his head: "Moreover, the Yellow River burst its embankment and spread for more than a hundred miles. The crimes in it are hard to measure..."

Fang Yichen said: "If Your Majesty implements this strategy, even if it can be used for a while, he will be held accountable in the future. The gain is not worth the loss, so the students don't want to talk about it."

Historically, in the eighth year of Shunzhi, Zhang Cunren, the governor of the three provinces, to encircle and suppress the Yuyuan Army in Henan, Shandong, and Hebei, did not hesitate to burn the forest, flood the tunnel with the Yellow River, and then besieged Yuyuan with heavy troops.

In this way, although the Yuyuan Army was wiped out, it affected the entire Southwest of Shandong, and countless people died and left their homes.

Zhang Cunren's biography of the Qing history manuscript is unclear, and he poured sewage on Hou Fangyu's head, but his "Suppressing the Governor's Government of the Three Provinces" was written in the seventh year of Shunzhi, and Pahedi was in the eighth year of Shunzhi.

Of course, maybe it was retribution. In the ninth year of Shunzhi, Zhang Cunren died.

After saying this, Wu Sangui fell into silence.

After a long time, he said: "It's better to find a guide and walk slowly!"

"Your Majesty has made many meritorious deeds in Shandong. How about giving this good opportunity to the Green Camp in Shandong? They want to make meritorious deeds."

Fang Yichen smiled slightly.

"Okay, brothers, just take a break!"

Wu Sangui laughed out loud.

Perfecting others is also perfecting oneself.

For two or three days in a row, the green camp in Shandong, like a dog seeing a bone, patrolled back and forth, thinking of taking the crime and making meritorious service and regaining military exploits.

This is a bit troublesome for the Yuyuan Army.

There were no casualties, but the Green Battalion moved around, making it difficult to get them supplies.

Moreover, the Green Camp couldn't find the Yuyuan Army for a while, so they killed the good and pretended to be meritorious, which even reduced their channels for replenishing supplies.

Ren Qi and Zhang Qi looked at each other, spread their hands, and said to the angel Chu Yu:
"Angel, it's not an option to go on like this. When will the court's reinforcements arrive?"

reinforcements?How could there be reinforcements?

Chu Yu felt helpless, he was a Jin Yiwei, and he had no control over the local generals.

Besides, it is still Shandong, not the south.

He didn't know what to do, but he was full of courage, patted his chest and said:

"Wait a little longer, the imperial court's reinforcements will definitely arrive."

"Furthermore, although our food supply is a little tight, we are much stronger than those Qing troops. They will definitely retreat in less than ten days and a half a month."

When Zhang Qi and Ren Qi thought about it, it was the same reason.

They snatched a lot of good things from Jining City, and there will be no shortage of them for a while.

"It's not okay to be aggrieved like this." Ren Qi said loudly: "Many brothers' homes are nearby. If they are killed by the Qing army, we will definitely be stabbed in the back if we just sit back and watch."

"You still have to attack!" Zhang Qi agreed: "If you can't fight, then slip back to the tunnel."

In this way, the two ignored Chu Yu's opinion, and the discussion ended after singing and making peace.

However, when they attacked, they suddenly found that the Qing army was gone.

There are only a few hundred people monitoring and hiding far away.

Afterwards, they found out that Jining City had been captured again.

"Angels are so predictable!"

Zhang Qi and Ren Qi danced: "Sure enough, it's the reinforcements, the reinforcements are really here!"

A confident smile appeared on Chu Yu's face, but she was extremely surprised in her heart: Did the court win?The Northern Expedition arrived in Shandong?

However, when Wu Sangui and others were leisurely in Caozhou, news suddenly came from Jining:

A group of Ming troops raided Jining City, and fell in less than half a day.

"Where did the Ming army come from?"

Wu Sangui's face turned off, and at the same time, he was a little out of breath.

"It appeared suddenly, and the brothers didn't even react!"

Wu Guodong said angrily: "The place that was worked so hard is gone again."

Fang Yichen at the side sighed deeply: "This Shandong Province is not yet the Qing Dynasty's world!"

"The situation has changed."

"It has changed, and it has become incomprehensible."

Wu Sangui rode a horse and quickly set off towards Jining City.

When he returned to Jining, it was a mess.

The hard-earned money and food were almost wiped out, leaving only the empty city of Jining and few people.

"You son of a bitch!" Wu Sangui was furious.

These are his own money and food!
(End of this chapter)