Xu Guang, who had captured half of Jinan Prefecture, appeared in Zhangqiu with his team. Zhangqiu is to the east of Jinan Fucheng, and further east is Zibo.
Zhangqiu is between Jinan Fucheng and Zibo, not far or near, and Jinan Fucheng is between Zhangqiu, Dongchang Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture.
The reason why Xu Guang brought his team to Zhangqiu was because he got the news that Wang Chengyin was about to go to Dengzhou, so he wanted to set an ambush here in Zhangqiu.
The troops and horses in his hands may not be able to attack Jinan Fucheng, but Wang Chengyin dared to come out of Jinan Fucheng. He didn't mind eating Wang Chengyin's troops and weakening the Ming army defenders in Jinan Fucheng.
"Yingzheng, run away, run away, Wang Chengyin ran away with the Ming army." A soldier ran out of breath to deliver the message.
Xu Guang's face sank and he said: "How could it be? We've already sent people to keep an eye on it, so why did we let them run away? Why didn't the people we sent send us a message in advance?" For this ambush, he deliberately didn't Attacking Zhangqiu, it turns out that Zhangqiu is still in Ming's hands.
Moreover, when leaving Jinan Fucheng, whether by land or water, you have to pass through Zhangqiu. Unless Wang Chengyin takes the trouble to make a big circle to the north, he can only go to Qingzhou Prefecture through Zhangqiu and then go to Laizhou through Qingzhou Prefecture. , and finally reach Dengzhou.
"No, no, the Ming army didn't come to Zhangqiu at all. They went directly west to Dongchang Mansion." The soldier who reported the news told the whereabouts of Wang Chengyin's Ming army.
Xu Guang's face turned dark when he heard this. I had put so much effort into hiding my whereabouts, setting up an ambush, but in the end everything was in vain, and they didn't come at all.
He punched the cotton directly. He had no place to use his strength and even ducked his waist.
"Damn it." Xu Guang couldn't help cursing. This trip to Zhangqiu to set up an ambush was a waste of time.
"Yingzheng, should we go after him?" the soldier who reported the news asked tentatively. Hearing this, Xu Guang cursed: "You are still chasing after him. He went to Dongchang Mansion. Could it be that our Jinan Mansion doesn't want it anymore? We chased him to Dongchang Mansion for such a small number of people like Wang Chengyin!" In fact, he knew that when he chased him, When he arrived at Dongchang Mansion, Wang Chengyin had already retreated to the city, and most likely it was Liaocheng, the capital of Dongchang Mansion.
And my family knows their own affairs. Although he caused a lot of trouble in Jinan Mansion, he only had a limited number of soldiers and horses that could really fight a tough battle. He would not be able to gain much advantage if he chased him to Dongchang Mansion. It would be more useful to stay in Jinan Mansion.
As long as he leads troops here in Jinan Prefecture, the Ming army in Jinan Fucheng and Dongchang Prefecture will not be able to bypass him if they want to support Deng Lai. He can buy more time for the main force of the Tiger Character Banner in Deng Lai to deal with Deng Lai. The Ming army came.
The scolded soldier scratched the back of his head with one hand and smiled. Naturally, he also knew that it was impossible to chase him from Zhangqiu to Dongchang Mansion. After all, the distance from Zhangqiu to Dongchang Mansion was not close. If he really chased him to Dongchang Mansion, the other party would not know what was going on.
"Send the order, gather the team, and let's go to Zhangqiu County." Xu Guang ordered. Since the ambush was impossible, there was no need to hide his whereabouts. Naturally, he had to take out his anger on the nearest Zhangqiu County for being tricked by the Ming army.
Zhangqiu County was also originally planned to be captured. Xu Guang brought a lot of artillery, and he might be close to attacking the capital of Jinan, but there is still no big problem in taking over a county like Zhangqiu County.
After all, Zhangqiu County, like most prefectures and counties in Jinan Prefecture, has aging city walls and collapsed in many places. There are no defenders in the city, so it is effortless to attack, and it is easier to deal with than some larger fortresses.
Xu Guang pulled the cannon outside Zhangqiu City and fired only a few shots. A patrolman in Zhangqiu County surrendered and opened the city gate.
It only took half a day to capture Zhangqiu County. The magistrate of Zhangqiu County was a loyal man. Although he was not a good official, in the end Ning Yuan chose to commit suicide rather than become a prisoner of the Tiger Flag.
After taking Zhangqiu, Xu Guang did not go north. Instead, he chose to seize the territory he had already occupied and launched a vigorous peasant association movement.
Digest the occupied area, monitor the movements of the Ming army in Jinan City, and wait for the news of Dengzhou's victory.
Throughout Shandong, most of the Ming army was huddled in the city. Only the Ming army and navy in Dengzhou were still resisting and fighting against the Tiger Flag.
Qufu, a place that originally belonged to the Kong family. As a person sent to Qufu by the Tiger Character Banner, Yu Huai has been sitting here and has never left.
Even if the resistance here in Qufu is not strong, it is too important and he does not dare to relax for a moment.
In order to divide the clan power in Qufu, immigrants from other places continued to migrate to Qufu, and then the Kong people in Qufu were immigrated to other places.
As Qufu was occupied for longer and longer, the number of people with foreign surnames here gradually increased. For many people, they are still willing to live in Qufu.
After all, this is the hometown of Saint Kong. Even if many people are illiterate, they are still willing to let their children and future generations experience the saint's hometown up close.
However, it is not that easy to send some people from Qufu to live elsewhere. For many people with the surname Kong, the unfamiliarity outside makes them unwilling to leave the comfort zone where they have lived for a long time.
But this is not difficult for Yu Huai. People surnamed Kong who agree to leave Qufu and live elsewhere can receive one animal and half a year's rations for every three households.
Although Qufu has also divided the fields, the newly allocated fields have not yet harvested. Although the lives of ordinary Kong people have expectations, they are still very miserable.
At this time, half a year's rations were attractive enough, and another group of Kong people were willing to leave Qufu, where their ancestors lived, for these six months' rations.
What's more, you can get an animal for free. Although it is shared by three families, this animal is more expensive than half a year's rations, and is even more precious.
At the same time, the three families share a group of livestock, which also means that these three families will live in the same place in the future. Even if they go to a strange place and the three families are together, they are not all strangers.
Under such conditions, another group of people surnamed Kong left Qufu. Even the dissuasion of Duke Yan and the elders of the Kong family could not stop these people from leaving.
Of course, they didn't dare to stop him by force, otherwise Yu Huai wouldn't mind letting these people go to live elsewhere.
Some Kong clan members choose to leave Qufu, but more Kong clan members are unwilling to leave the place where their ancestors lived.
For this kind of people, Yu Huai's solution is very simple. Just force these people to move. If they don't want to leave, they have to leave. Of course, the things they should give will not be less.
And it is impossible for these people to come back after arriving in a new place. There was also a farmers' association in the place where they moved. Once they got there, it was impossible for the local farmers' association to let them move back.
Yu Huai's troubles in Qufu directly caused the status of Kong's Duke Yansheng and some elders of the Kong clan to plummet again.
Especially those with foreign surnames who had just moved to Qufu, they would not obey the orders of Duke Yan and the elders of the Kong clan.
After all, the people who moved here were the people who supported the Tiger Flag the most, and most of the Kong clan members who moved away were the Kong clan members who were willing to obey the orders of Yan Shenggong and the Kong clan elders.
