Two days later, Jinan Fucheng.
In the morning, the sun is shining brightly. It was already mid-May, and the weather had become very hot. Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu stood on the south wall of the city and saw Qing army camps scattered outside the city, stretching for more than ten miles, and they could not see the edge at a glance.
"Supervisor, there was a sound coming from the southwest the night before. That night, the Qing army mobilized troops and horses and rushed over. The soldiers on the top of the city saw the Qing army mobilize. Could it be that reinforcements have arrived?"
Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's hard to say. Judging from the time, the soldiers and horses from Jimo Camp, Wendeng Camp, and Dengzhou Camp should have arrived a few days ago, but now they are nowhere to be seen. These soldiers must have been killed by the 100,000-strong army of slave thieves. Terrified."
Yan Jizu said angrily: "These are all good soldiers led by Liu Zeqing! After this battle, I will severely punish these arrogant soldiers!"
Lu Xiangsheng was noncommittal, but secretly thought: "Why is Liu Yan missing?"
While they were thinking, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu saw many soldiers gathered on the city wall in front of them. The German King Zhu Youli was at the top of the city to express condolences to the soldiers guarding the city, attracting many soldiers to watch.
"Haha, although King De is stingy and timid, he still obeys his advice."
Yan Jizu glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "That's natural. I'm in Prince De's Mansion, and I'm banging the table with Prince De. Then again, after all, Prince De still knows the truth about dying lips and cold teeth. Now the Qing army is just surrounding them. If we don’t attack, we will naturally have the courage to go to the city to offer condolences.”
While he was talking, the Qing army camp outside the city suddenly sounded the sound of horns, and then the flag-bearing cavalry of the brigade rushed out of the camp and headed south, with tens of thousands of troops!
On the top of the city, King Zhu Youjue, who had just been chatting with the soldiers guarding the city, was suddenly startled, and his face turned pale. He hurriedly called to the palace guards and sword-wielding soldiers around him to return quickly. Go to Prince De's Mansion to escape.
Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu also looked at each other. They both guessed something, so they walked up to King De and stopped him.
When King De saw Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, he suddenly had a backbone and shouted in a low voice: "The Qing army is attacking the city!"
"Your Highness, please be patient. The Qing troops are gathering southward!"
Yan Jizu grabbed the German king Zhu Youli and said: "It is very likely that reinforcements have arrived, so the Qing army went south to block it."
"Reinforcements?"
King De Zhu Youli breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked: "But haven't the Qing troops already sent troops to intercept it? Can the reinforcements break in?"
Lu Xiangsheng said: "If it is the new army of Lingshan Guard, they will definitely be able to reach the city!"
At the same time, there were about 10,000 Qing troops heading south to intercept them. Duduo led 5,000 Manchu troops with white flags, and Du Du led 5,000 Manchu troops with red flags. Together they led the troops southward, ten miles south of Jinan Fucheng. Encountered the new Lingshan Guard army led by Liu Yan.
The two sides immediately set up their positions and faced each other two miles apart.
Liu Yan rode his horse into the army, looked at the two banners in the distance, and frowned slightly.
After a while, Chief Artillery Chief Qian Qian came over and said loudly: "Sir, should our army move forward and shoot the Tatars a few times?"
Liu Yan did not speak, but stared at the Qing army in the distance and began to think.
At this time, Liu Yan did not want to fight a fierce battle with the Qing army here. The forces of both sides were evenly matched. Even if Liu Yan was sure to defeat Duduo and Du Du's troops, the new Lingshan Guard army would suffer a lot. After all, it was too late for the army to organize a large force at this time. Car protection, there is no line of defense to rely on.
"grown ups?"
Liu Yan said: "The artillery commander will not move for the time being and orders all battalions to be on standby."
"Got the order!"
Qian Qian stamped his feet and went back dejectedly.
In Beiman, Duduo and Dudu are also observing the situation of the new Lingshan Guard army.
Du Du pointed to the distance and said: "There are three camp flags on the front of the Ming army. These three battalions are lined up. There are also one battalion on each wing of the army. This does not include the strength of the Ming army's center and rear guards. Liu Yan here Fan led at least six or seven battalions of elites, with tens of thousands of troops!"
After saying that, Du Du asked Duduo: "Prince Yu, do we really want to attack now?"
Duduo frowned and said: "The general has been ordered to let us come over and test it out. Whether to fight or not depends on the timing. At this time, Liu Yan's troops are ready to prepare, so it is better to let Liu Yan's troops enter the city first and close the door to beat the dogs."
Du Du said: "I'm afraid that the Ming army in Jinan Prefecture will receive support and the strength of the defenders in the city will increase greatly. Then it will be even more difficult for the warriors to attack the city."
Duduo said with a hideous smile: "What are you afraid of? The Ming army in Shandong that threatens our Qing Dynasty is nothing more than Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Yan. Now that they are trapped in the city, our army can do whatever they want. Or drive out the Ming Dynasty. The common people and monks can attack the city with their troops, or launch troops to plunder everywhere, or use partial divisions to raid the city of Beijing. Our army has too many cards to play, but Liu Yan and Lu Xiangsheng can only hold on to the city!"
Du Du nodded and said, "In that case, let's withdraw."
As a melodious horn sounded, tens of thousands of Qing troops slowly retreated north.
But there was no smile on Liu Yan's face. The Qing army's solemnity in this battle made Liu Yan very uneasy. If the Qing army always held the idea of preserving its strength and only used cavalry to besiege and harass, then he would How will we respond?
"Sir, the Qing army has retreated."
Miao Shao rode over and wanted to ask the army whether they should continue to advance.
Liu Yan said: "The whole army formed a formation and headed north, directly to Jinan Fucheng!"
"Got the order!"
The battalions of the new Lingshan Guard Army continued to march north and arrived at the foot of Jinan City in less than half an hour. The Manchu Zhengbai Banner and Mongolian Zhengbai Banner armies stationed in the south of Jinan City came out of their camps to form formations, and then began to slowly retreat westward, even giving up the south of the city.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu, and De Wang Zhu Youli were all standing on the top of the city. They saw a Ming army of ten thousand people coming in formation. The whole army's iron armor was sparkling and bright red, like an endless wave of waves. Rushing towards Jinan City.
When the Qing soldiers in the south of the city retreated, the Ming army soldiers on the top of the city suddenly cheered, and some of the people who came to the city to help defend were even more excited and cried.
King De Zhu Youjue danced excitedly. Zhu Youjue had seen too many so-called elite Ming armies, but he had never seen such an elite army today: "I guess only the three battalions under Chengzu's command could be so elite. !”
Yan Jizu also burst out laughing and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Master Governor, it is indeed Liu Yan's new army. Look, isn't that Liu Yan's banner? Haha, there is Liu Yan leading his troops to garrison Jinan Fucheng, slave thieves What’s there to fear from a hundred thousand troops!”
But Lu Xiangsheng was not happy. The Qing army first let Liu Yan's troops in, and then took the initiative to withdraw the soldiers and horses in the south of the city. This was obviously to besiege Liu Yan's troops here as well.
"What is Dorgon going to do? He should concentrate his forces and defeat Liu Yan before he reaches Jinan City. This is the right thing to do. Why did this slave chief act like this and let Liu Yan lead his troops to Jinan City?"
Lu Xiangsheng did not know that Liu Yan had already fought against the Qing army on the way here. Dorgon had also set up an ambush to defeat Liu Yan's troops, but the Qing army failed and lost thousands of troops.
At this time, Dorgon had no choice but to let Liu Yan lead his troops to the city.
Soon, the new Lingshan Guard army led by Liu Yan formed an array in the city. Liu Yan led a group of personal guards on horseback to the south gate and shouted loudly: "Liu Yan, the conduct officer of Lingshan Guard, has been ordered to come to the rescue. Please ask the governor to open the city gate!"
When Lu Xiangsheng saw Liu Yan, who was wearing a helmet and whipping armor and standing on horseback with a sword drawn, a happy smile appeared on his face. He immediately ordered his men to open the city gate, and then returned to the Governor's Mansion in the city to wait with Yan Jizu and De Wang Zhu Youli.
When the city gate opened, Liu Yan did not lead his troops to garrison in the city. Instead, he ordered all ministries to immediately build fortifications outside the south of the city and rely on the moat according to the predetermined strategy.
Liu Yan then entered the city and headed to the Governor's Mansion, accompanied by a team of guards.
In the main hall, Liu Yan bowed to Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, and then looked at King De Zhu Youjue. Although he did not know the new King De, he had some guesses in his heart.
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Commander Liu, this is His Royal Highness King De. Please pay my respects quickly."
"The last general, Lingshan Guard Officer Liu Yan, pays homage to His Royal Highness King De!"
Zhu Youli said with a smile: "General Liu is exempt from courtesy. I have heard Governor Lu mention the general a long time ago. Today's opinion is that he is indeed a strong general. It is really a blessing for the court!"
At this time, there were still 100,000 Qing troops surrounding the city outside the city. Lu Xiangsheng did not exchange too many greetings and said directly: "Liu Yan, have all your troops entered the city? The governor wants to hand over the defense of the south and west of the city to you. Wait until Jimo Camp How about we make adjustments after the , Wendeng and Dengzhou camps arrive?"
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "To inform the governor, I have already met the three generals. Their troops in the camp have not yet been assembled, so they must not be able to come."
Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed. Yan Jizu was even more furious, and the German King Zhu Youli was dumbfounded. With just this support force, what should Jinan City do?
"So, my subordinates have an idea, that is, our army must not defend the isolated city, otherwise Jinan City will be destroyed!"
Lu Xiangsheng asked: "Then what strategy do you have?"
"My subordinates have ordered the new Lingshan Guard troops to be stationed outside the city and build fortifications along the moat in the south of the city. There are still dozens of steps between the moat and the city wall. This distance can be used to build a line of defense, just like the Battle of Julu The defense line is average.”
"After the defense line is built, the governor can transfer the troops on the south wall to the other three sides, and let his subordinates defend the south side."
"In this case, Dorgon and other slave chiefs will definitely attack, so my subordinates can follow the example of the Battle of Julu and severely damage the slave bandit army in the south of the city. If Dorgon and other slave chiefs do not come to attack, my subordinates can lead their cavalry to raid everywhere. Either harass the slave and bandit camps, or surround and annihilate small groups of Qing soldiers, or conduct night raids, or set fires, etc., to force the slave bandit to attack!"
Lu Xiangsheng had seen the combat power of Liu Yan's troops and knew Liu Yan's abilities, so he immediately said: "Okay! Just do what Commander Liu wants."
Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng had agreed, Yan Jizu also stood up and said, "Commander Liu, if you have any requests or difficulties, please feel free to mention them. I, Futai, Governor Lu, and His Highness King De will definitely try their best to solve them for you."
Naturally, Liu Yan would not let go of this opportunity to gain benefits and support, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Futai!"
"My subordinates need to send their artillery commander into the city and deploy them on the south city wall. The defense on the city wall should be taken over by my subordinates."
"allow!"
"My subordinates need civilians to help build fortifications, and to help carry supplies and take care of the wounded during the battle. The number is at least 3,000."
"allow!"
Yan Jizu also said: "I will recruit civilian husbands immediately and I will get them for you within two days!"
"My subordinates need money and food, enough for an army of 10,000 to consume for a month, as well as a month's military pay."
"this……"
Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu both looked at the King of De, Zhu Youjue, and saw that Zhu Youjue's face turned red, and he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! This king has sent out the money and food, and will send it to the army within three days! "
Then Zhu Youli added: "But Commander Liu wants to assure me that Jinan Fucheng will never allow any loss!"
Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu frowned slightly, and Zhu Youli made a gaffe.
Liu Yan also noticed it, so he said calmly: "Your Highness, don't worry, with Lu Duchen and Yan Futai on hand, the general will fight to the end!"
Some people died, but not completely...
