Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 169 Moved to Shandong ([-])

Two days later, Ren Qi's living room was full of people.Not only Zhang Qi and Liang Min came, but Ye Tingxiu, the head of the Nanjing household department of the former Ming Dynasty who joined the Yuyuan Army, also came.

These people, together with their entourage, filled Ren Qi's living room to the brim.It's just that no one cared about the crowd of villains in the hall at this time, but they all looked at Zhao Erbao with fiery eyes.At this time, Zhao Erbao was talking about the same words as Ren Qi before everyone.

Both Zhang Qi and Liang Min came from ordinary peasants. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, Shandong was repeatedly invaded by Tartars. The world was in chaos, natural disasters and man-made disasters, hungry people gathered in Yuyuan and formed the Yuyuan Army.The Yuyuan army robbed horse supplies, killed officials, opened prisons to release criminals, and looted water transportation.Later, after the Tartars entered the customs, the Yuyuan Army began to fight against the Tartars again.Ren Qi, Zhang Qi, Liang Min and others are representatives of the lower-level peasants in Caozhou Prefecture, Shandong.

Compared to Ren Qi and the others, the identities of Ye Tingxiu and Yan Ermei, whose pseudonym is Monk Dudong, are very important.

Ye Tingxiu, a native of Puzhou, Caozhou Prefecture, was the head of the Nanjing household department in the former Ming Dynasty, and was famous all over the world in the Zodiac Monday case.Later, during the Hongguang Dynasty of the Remnant Ming Dynasty, he was recommended as the censor of Qiandu, and was appointed as the right servant of the Ministry of War by the king of Tang Dynasty. He is a well-known figure in the world.

The Tartars wanted to win over Ye Tingxiu and appointed him as the supervisory censor of Henan Province, but Ye Tingxiu refused and turned to join the Yuyuan Army.The joining of Ye Tingxiu not only improved the prestige of the Yuyuan Army, but also gave the Yuyuan Army a think tank.

Yan Ermei, whose alias is Duodong Monk, is Ye Tingxiu's good friend. This time, he happened to be back from traveling, and when he heard that the security team was coming to form an alliance, he followed Ye Tingxiu.

Yan Ermei was a native of Peixian County, Xuzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan Province. He joined the Fushe during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. Later, after the Tartars entered the customs, he also served as Shi Kefa's staff in the first year of Hongguang.

On the night of the twelfth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Canming Hongguang, Bo Gaojie of Xingping was assassinated by the old traitor Xu Dingguo, the Henan General Soldier in Suizhou County, Guide Prefecture, Henan Province during the Northern Expedition.

When Yan Ermei was working as an aide, he advised Shi Kefa and offered three suggestions.First, appease Li Chengdong, Wu Shengzhao, Li Benshen and others from Haoxing Pingbo Gaojie's former subordinates, and control Gaojie's people.Second, occupy Xuzhou again.Third, conquer Henan in the west and Shandong in the north, forming a tripartite force with Xuzhou to prevent the Tartars from attacking south.

If these three things can be achieved, Remnant Ming still has a chance to breathe.It's just that after Gao Jie's death, none of the remaining three towns dared to move their troops to the north, let alone conquer Henan, north and north into Shandong.Afterwards, Zuo Liangyu rebelled again, and gathered hundreds of thousands of troops in Wuchang Mansion to go down the south of the Yangtze River to take the side of the Qing emperor and get rid of Ma Ruan.

Ma Shiying ordered Shi Kefa to lead his troops back to defend against Zuo Liangyu's rebels.So Shi Kefa led his army to the south, so that the Huai defense was empty, and was successfully attacked by the Tartars.Afterwards, Zuo Liangyu was defeated by Huang Degong and died of vomiting blood. His son Zuo Menggeng led the whole army to surrender to the Tartars.Shi Kefa was ordered to return to the north, but at this time Xuyi surrendered to the Tartars, Sizhou fell, and the situation was over.

After that, there will be ten days in Yangzhou, the story of Hongguang's downfall.

Without listening to Yan Ermei's words, the foolish monarchs and mediocre officials of the Remnant Hongguang regime ended up in the end of their own destruction.

After the fall of the current Ming Dynasty, Yan Ermei killed her concubine, destroyed the tombs of her ancestors, and spent all her wealth to make friends with heroes and determined to restore the Ming Dynasty.

Yan Ermei organized an anti-Tartar team of 7000 people in his hometown, and then he met the remnant Huaian inspector Wang Xie in white clothes and plain crowns, and presented his plan to fight against the Tartars. .

In the fourth year of Huaxing, Yan Ermei cooperated with the Shandong Yuyuan Army, and wanted to use the Yuyuan Army to plot Nanyang's career.Yan Ermei cut his hair to become a monk and called himself Dudong monk. He used the Shaolin Temple in Henan as his contact point and began to travel around, actively organizing the struggle against the Tartars and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Although he failed repeatedly, he was indomitable.During his travels in Hubei, Yan Ermei heard about the security team fighting against the Tartars.It's just that when he wanted to contact the security group, the security group had already been defeated by the Tartar army, and all parts fell apart.So Yan Ermei went all the way back to Puyang.

To his surprise, at the home of his friend Ye Tingxiu in Puyang, he heard the news of the security team again, so he hastily followed Ye Tingxiu over.

When Zhao Erbao said that the security regiment had [-] elite soldiers, Yan Ermei's eyes flickered strangely. He knew that the security regiment had failed, and the [-] elite soldiers might have been wiped out long ago.But he didn't expose Zhao Erbao, because he learned about the strength of the security team when he was in Hubei.Even if Zhao Erbao said that the second battalion was the remnant of the security regiment, it might still be very powerful.For Yan Ermei, as long as he can resist the Tartars, even a small team of a few people is what he wants to strive for.

After a stick of incense, Zhao Erbao finished speaking, and everyone was engrossed in the strength of the security team and the bright future of the Yuyuan Army after forming an alliance with it.

However, everyone is a person who has experienced many storms, and it is okay to be excited for a while, but they all wake up after a while.

Zhao Erbao, as the narrator, had already completed his mission, he quietly stepped aside, and the next thing will be decided by the big bosses.

Zhang Qi looked at Ren Qi and said in his mouth.

"Brother Ren, is it true or not that the security team is so powerful? Why haven't we heard of it here?"

"That's right! Brother Ren, don't be fooled. Just like that bastard Li Huajing, who agreed to fight against the Tartars, but when the situation is wrong, he has to negotiate and surrender. It's really not a thing. Playing with the lives of our brothers." Liang Min also said doubtfully.When talking about Li Huajing, the more he talked, the angrier he became.

Seeing that the two allies had different opinions, Ren Qi had no choice. After all, he had also heard what Zhao Erbao had to say, and had never seen anyone from the security team with his own eyes.Before, for the safety of Zhao Erbao along the way, Sun Zhi did not send anyone to follow Zhao Erbao to Puzhou. After all, the probability of being discovered by the Tartars would greatly increase if there was one more foreigner.

When Ren Qi signaled Zhao Erbao to explain, Yan Ermei spoke.

"The poor monk did hear about this security group when he was in Hubei."

"Brother Yan, everyone here is from our own people, so you don't have to be a poor monk, you fake monk." Ye Tingxiu said pretending to be dissatisfied.

Hearing his friend's complaint, Yan Ermei smiled and didn't refute, but he didn't call himself a poor monk anymore.

"Oh? Brother Yan, have you heard of this security group?" Ren Qi was excited, and he was very happy that there might be an additional alliance with the security group.

"That's right. When I was in Jingzhou Prefecture, Hubei Province, I heard that there was an anti-Tartar armed force called the Security Regiment in De'an Prefecture. This armed force was very powerful. It occupied the entire territory of De'an Prefecture, and even marched into Huangzhou. Mansion, in addition, Henan Runing Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, and the security regiment also have soldiers and horses." Yan Ermei said.

"Oh, so powerful? Brother Yan, can you go to the security team to contact them?" Zhang Qi also regained his energy.

Shaking her head, Yan Ermei said, "Just when I was about to go to De'an Mansion, there was news that Tartar soldiers had invaded the security regiment's garrison, so I didn't go."

"What? The Tartars attacked De'an Mansion? What happened to the security team?" Liang Min also asked anxiously.After all, if the security regiment is really that powerful, it would be very helpful for the Yuyuan army to have more allies like this.Liang Min didn't want to form an alliance with the Second Battalion, but questioned the strength of the Second Battalion.

"I don't know. The security regiment was still fighting the Tartars when I left. Since the security regiment can fight the Tartars while sending troops to Shandong, it can be seen that its strength is strong!"

Yan Ermei played tricks, he didn't mention the defeat of the security team, but just passed it by.He is very supportive of forming an alliance with the second battalion of the security regiment.It was just that the big leaders of the Yuyuan Army would not want to form an alliance with the Second Battalion after learning that the security regiment was defeated, so they lied.

It's just that hearing is not as good as seeing. Although Zhang Qi and Liang Min also tend to form an alliance, they still have concerns.

Finally, Zhang Qi said: "Since Brother Erbao said that Battalion Commander Sun is going to attack Cao County, then after Cao County is occupied, the Tatars in Fucheng must do something. In my opinion, we will send some people to monitor Fucheng. If Fucheng After the Tartars leave the city and go to Cao County, it means that Battalion Commander Sun is not lying. Even if Cao County is not defeated, at least they still have the power to ask Cao County for help. At that time, we will set off with the whole army to attack Fucheng. Big leaders, this is a good way it is good?"

Zhang Qi's words got Liang Min's approval, and Ren Qi also agreed.Therefore, the Yuyuan Army sent people to monitor Fucheng. As long as the Tartars in Fucheng moved, the Yuyuan Army would send troops to attack Fucheng.

Everything is waiting for the reply from the spies of the Yuyuan Army.

(End of this chapter)