When Liu Yan, Lu Huaiying, and Xu Tonghui led their troops to withdraw to Jinan Fucheng, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
After hearing the news, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu hurriedly led the crowd to the west gate of Jinan Fucheng. Lu Tingyan, Zhang Youxun, Han Xu and other generals, as well as Li Jiwen, Hu Zongming and other battalion guerrilla generals, all followed them and waited for the army's triumphant return outside the west gate. And back.
I saw the battle flags of the Lingshan Guard New Army, Dubiao Camp, and Fubiao Camp unfurling from time to time under the scorching sun. More than 10,000 soldiers lined up from far to near. The army formation was strict and murderous. It was completely different from the usual image of the Ming army. , a strong military demeanor.
Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming looked at each other and both of them were delighted. Now Liu Yan is getting stronger as he fights. In time, he will definitely surpass them. Based on their relationship with Liu Yan, Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming can conclude that Liu Yan will definitely be their backer in the future, so the stronger Liu Yan is, the more secure they will feel.
The same goes for Zhang Youxun. Liu Yan's troops are under the control of Jimo Camp. This time Liu Yan has led his troops to make great achievements. As a superior officer, he is bound to get better. His face is filled with joy, and his heart is even more excited. He looks at Lu Tingyan and Han Xu. His eyes looked different, as if he was a level above the two of them.
Soon more than 10,000 soldiers arrived at the city. Liu Yan, Xu Tonghui and Lu Huaiying rode their horses. When they arrived in front of Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu and others, the three people got off their horses, then pushed the golden mountain and tipped the jade pillar to salute.
"Ha ha!"
Lu Xiangsheng was extremely happy. He had received the battle report sent by Liu Yan earlier. Although there was not much gain in this pursuit, he had beheaded more than 200 people and rescued thousands of people. It was considered as his best effort. It brought the Battle of Jinan to a successful conclusion.
"Three generals, please rise!"
Lu Xiangsheng laughed and took a few steps forward, helping Liu Yan, Lu Huaiying, and Xu Tonghun to their feet. Yan Jizu also smiled and stepped forward to praise them.
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "I would like to report to the governor and Futai that the last general has fulfilled his mission and intercepted a group of Manchu slave thieves with red flags on the south bank of the Daqing River, about three hundred people. Generals Lu and Xu. He led his troops to attack, and the last general led his troops to follow. After a fierce battle, he annihilated his troops on the spot, beheaded more than 200 people, rescued more than 7,000 people, and seized a lot of money and food. Please check it with the governor and Futai!"
Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard with his hand and looked at Liu Yan with a smile, his eyes full of admiration. The credit for this battle was obviously given by Liu Yan on his own initiative, and both Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu knew it well.
Then Lu Xiangsheng said: "Commander Liu should be the first to contribute in this battle of Jinan. I will write down the victory report later. I will write down the contributions of Commander Liu and all the generals one by one."
Yan Jizu also smiled and said: "I will write a letter to support Governor Lu's good news. Generals, please rest assured."
Liu Yan, Lu Huaiying, Xu Tonghui and others all expressed their thanks with clasped fists.
Lu Xiangsheng immediately asked the soldiers to return to the camp to rest, and then together with Yan Jizu, they went to the more than 7,000 people, comforted them with kind words, and promised to write to the court to seek resettlement policies for the people.
Immediately, the general Lu Huaiying cupped his fists and said: "Master Governor, there is not enough place to place these people in the city at the moment. It is better to temporarily place these people in the new army camp of Lingshan Guard."
General Xu Tonghui also clasped his fists and said: "Director, Futai Mingjian, I think these people come from too many different sources, so we should first place them in the military camp outside the city, and let Commander Liu screen these people to prevent slaves and thieves from being mixed in." spy."
Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu nodded in agreement, and Liu Yan immediately called the governor Xun Jingyun and ordered him to take the more than 7,000 people back to the camp for resettlement.
Lu Xiangsheng watched the thousands of people who had been rescued go to the new army camp of Lingshan Guard one after another. Everyone was crying with joy and holding their hands on their foreheads for the rest of their lives. Lu Xiangsheng was also very happy in his heart.
"Lu Duchen."
Yan Jizu said with a smile: "Let's go to the city too."
Lu Xiangsheng said: "That's fine. Commander Liu will be a guest. Let all generals from guerrilla generals and above come. There will be a banquet in the Governor's Mansion tonight. I will celebrate the achievements of all the generals!"
At this time, Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "I would like to report to the governor and Futai, will the large amount of money and grain seized in this battle also be transported into the city?"
Before arriving in Jinan Fucheng, Xu Tonghui and Lu Huaiying each took 25,000 taels of silver from the seized money and food, and then wrote a list of the remaining money and food.
At this time, Liu Yan took this list and presented it to Lu Xiangsheng. After Lu Xiangsheng read it, he saw more than 100,000 taels of silver, more than 100,000 shi of grain, and a large amount of gold and property on the list. It was said that a mountain of gold and silver had been seized. It’s not an exaggeration.
Yan Jizu stood by and read the list clearly, with an excited expression on his face, and said, "Master Governor, with this money and food, don't we have enough money to help the people, repair the city, and recruit soldiers and horses?"
Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and said: "These seizures must be handed over to the court. As for various expenses such as relieving the people and repairing the city, the Ministry of War will allocate funds."
Yan Jizu looked at the dumb generals, then pulled Lu Xiangsheng aside and whispered: "Master Governor, can you really count on the big men in the Ministry of War? This time the army of slaves and thieves has moved to fight in Beizhili. Wait until This time the slave thieves have withdrawn from the Great Wall, and we still don’t know how badly Northern Zhili will be ruined. Naturally, the Ministry of War’s money and food will be spent first on Northern Zhili and around the capital, and it won’t be our turn!”
Yan Jizu still had something to say. With Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of War, here, how could the money and food from the Ministry of War be subsidized to Shandong?
"So, it is best to keep this mountain of gold and silver in Jinan City and not send it out. Otherwise, when there is a war next time, what will the governor do to fight against the enemy?"
Lu Xiangsheng sighed heavily, and then said: "The national situation is like this, how can it be reversed by human power!"
"Okay! Just keep the money and food for now."
After speaking, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu returned to the crowd. Lu Xiangsheng said to Liu Yan: "Transport the money and grain to the city and deposit them all in the treasury."
"Got the order!"
As one cart after another entered the city, the people along the way also exclaimed. They had never seen so much money, food and goods.
When the cart carrying more than 200 heads entered the city, the people along the way suddenly burst into roars, and then the people along the way threw stones, clods of earth and other objects over them, and soon the big cart was thrown. The heads on the vehicle were badly damaged, and the escorting officers and soldiers hurriedly quickened their pace. These were all military merits. They were afraid that the heads would be damaged and the military merits would not be calculated.
In the Governor's Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng set up four tables of banquets in the flower hall.
At the main table, Lu Xiangsheng was the leader, Yan Jizu was the deputy, and Liu Yan, Zhang Youxun, Lu Tingyan, Han Xun, Lu Huaiying, and Xu Tonghui were sitting around. Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming were sitting at the table next to them. They looked at Liu Yan, who was sitting in the third seat at the main table, with envious expressions.
The generals at the other tables were also like this, each thinking about when they could drink with Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu.
When everyone was seated, Lu Xiangsheng picked up his wine glass and stood up, and everyone followed suit.
"The army of slave thieves returned in defeat. Our army beheaded more than 9,000 people and killed many slave thieves. This is a great victory that our country has never had since the beginning of the East!"
Lu Xiangsheng's face was slightly red, and he was obviously very excited. He said loudly: "In this battle, Lingshan Guards Officer Liu Yan took the lead. His new army fought bloody battles and achieved today's victory. Everyone, please raise a glass to congratulate Commander Liu!" Congratulations to the new officers and soldiers of Lingshan Guard!"
Everyone raised their glasses and said loudly: "Congratulations to Commander Liu! Congratulations to the officers and men of the new Lingshan Guard Army!"
Liu Yan was so excited that he raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Congratulations to the Governor and Futai! Congratulations to all the generals! Congratulations to my Ming Dynasty officers and men!"
After everyone toasted, Lu Xiangsheng was in a good mood and said: "Tonight, I will write down the victory report. When the Holy One knows about it, he will definitely reward the meritorious soldiers. Everyone will be affected by the rain and dew. In the future, you must serve the country bravely and repay God's kindness. !”
"I am willing to serve the country with my governor!"
Yan Jizu then said: "Commander Liu deserves the first credit for this battle. The strength of the new army under his command is obvious to all. I hope that after Commander Liu's triumphant return, he will continue to train diligently and train the new army officers for the country. In this way, Commander Liu The achievements in the future will be limitless."
Everyone agreed. In the flower hall, although Liu Yan had the lowest official position, he was the focus of everyone. With the appreciation of Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu, Liu Yan seemed to be the leader of the generals among everyone.
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "General Futai will definitely remember Futai's instructions. However, our Lingshan Guard has a sparse population and financial shortage. This time, in order to train more than 9,000 new army soldiers, the Lingshan Guard's manpower has been almost drained. The men of Lingshan Guard either enlisted in the army or worked in military camps, building military equipment, etc."
"In this battle, our new Lingshan Guard Army suffered more than 1,700 casualties. Even if the general can replace the vacancies, it will not be easy. If we need to train more troops, the general will be unable to do anything."
Yan Jizu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lu Xiangsheng, who also frowned, obviously thinking about the intention of Liu Yan's words.
At this moment, Lu Huaiying clasped his fists and said: "Master Governor, Futai, since the manpower of Lingshan Guard is insufficient, shouldn't we save more than 7,000 people in this battle? Why not move these people to Lingshan Guard and use them all as military households?" Replenish the manpower of Lingshan Guard."
Xu Tonghui, who was on the side, also took the opportunity to say: "The final general thinks that what General Lu Shen said is true. The area around Jinan Fucheng is very dilapidated, and it is difficult to resettle these people where they are. It is better to move to Lingshan Guard to get the best of both worlds."
With Lu Huaiying and Xu Tonghui taking the lead, Li Jiwen, Hu Zongming, Zhang Youxun, Lu Tingyan, Han Xu and others also joined in. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Liu Yan was targeting these more than 7,000 people, so everyone wanted to speak for Liu Yan. , a good favor.
Lu Xiangsheng nodded. Everyone's suggestions were reasonable, so he said directly: "That's fine. Commander Liu, when you lead your troops back, take these more than 7,000 people with you. Later, the governor will send people to change their household registrations. All are registered in the Yellow Register of Military Households."
Liu Yan was filled with joy and thanked him with fists in his hands.
Lu Xiangsheng added: "There is also money and food seized this time. The governor decided to use part of it to reward the soldiers of various ministries."
Everyone was immediately overjoyed.
"The officers of the new Lingshan Guard Army had the greatest military exploits and were allocated 30,000 taels of silver and 40,000 shi of grain and grass. The Dubiao Battalion was allocated 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 shi of grain and grass, and the Fubiao Battalion was allocated 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 shi of grain and grass. , Jimo Camp, Wendeng Camp, and Dengzhou Camp each received one thousand taels of silver and three hundred shi of grain and grass. The other officers and soldiers of the other ministries each received 500 taels of silver and one hundred shi of grain and grass."
When everyone heard this, although they were jealous of Liu Yan's gains, they had nothing to say. After all, the record of the new Lingshan Guard Army was there.
Liu Yan also smiled. He didn't want the money and food originally, but now that Lu Xiangsheng proposed it, it was an unexpected gain.
Yan Jizu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, now that the official business is over, let's raise a toast. You must have a great time tonight!"
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