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Volume One, Border Town at Night, Chapter 721, Jinan Guardsman

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    Jinan City was in a panic, and two thousand ragged rebels led by Zhang Tiaofu did not arrive outside Jinan City until late at night.  Meng Kang asked Zhao to go in and out of the city to identify, and only after confirming that everything was correct did he dare to open the city gate at night and let the rebels in.  The two thousand rebels are all in good spirits and have high morale, but from the appearance, they are all pitiful and skinny.  Meng Kang ordered his soldiers to arrange dinner for these people. From the oldest to the youngest, everyone in the rebel army had two large bowls of rice to fill their stomachs.  Shi Lang was ordered to visit the homes of several prominent families in the city who had not had time to escape. Meng Kang and other people were all full, so they walked up to the bronze-skinned rebel leader and asked, "These are the only people you have?" Zhang Tiao  He touched the grease on his mouth and said with a wry smile: "That's all. Last year, I had more than 10,000 people here. We lost two battles in Shanghe and Changqing. It's good to have so many left." "You guys  It's too late." He sighed.  "It's not too late." Meng Kang patted him on the shoulder, "If it's too late, none of you will be left." This was the truth. Zhang Tiaofu suddenly stretched out his broad palms to cover his face, choking and crying.  Meng Kang was a little at a loss. Zhang Tiaofu, the leader of the rebel army, did not look like such a fragile person. A fragile person could not lead the rebel army in Shandong, and he would rather die than surrender in the face of defeat.  The men eating rice all around stopped what they were doing, and many of them wiped their tears silently.  Zhang Tiaofu noticed the movement of his subordinates, wiped his wrists at the corners of his eyes, put down his hands and shouted around: "Why cry, I'm not afraid of death, there is nothing to cry about." He forgot that he was the first to shed tears.  "Sir, what a joke." Zhang Tiaofu smiled at Meng Kang, "I'm not sad for my dead brothers, I'm happy. I was already prepared to die, but I didn't expect that I actually saw Wang Shi's Northern Expedition.  " Meng Kang walked to the door of the barracks and waved back to him: "Come here." Zhang Tiaofu knew that he had something important to say to him, so he followed Meng Kang to the shadow of the barracks gate.  "Are there any rebels you are familiar with in Shandong?" Zhang Tiaofu thought for a moment with an arched brow, and rubbed his hands awkwardly: "Last year, there were rebels in Mengshan. Although the leader, Zhao Da, and I have no friendship, the Qilu Rebels  We are a family. If you have anything to do, just give me your orders." Meng Kang looked very serious, "You call all the rebels in Shandong to Jinan." "Ah" Zhang Tiaofu was slightly surprised, but did not dare to ask more questions.  "Follow the order" Meng Kang revealed seriously: "Dorgon is about to come back to attack Jinan. According to the military order of the Regent of the Ming Dynasty, we have to consume the Qing captives' energy under Jinan City. When the Qing captives are exhausted, our Ming reinforcements will  Fighting from Dengzhou to defeat the Qing captives at the foot of Jinan City." Zhang Tiaofu's eyes glowed when he heard it. It was really inspiring. He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to participate in such a battle.  Meng Kang was so boastful that he couldn't stop talking: "At present, there are only more than 10,000 Ming troops in Jinan City. The regent said that good steel should be used on the blade, and the elite of the Ming army are waiting in Dengzhou to wait for the opportunity. In Jinan  After defeating the Tatars in the city, we will attack the city of Beijing and go to the outside of the Great Wall to wipe out the Tatar lair!" Zhang Tiaofu did not pay attention to Meng Kang's words behind him. His eyes flashed in the night and asked: "  Is the regent of the Ming Dynasty the former king of Jin?  After hearing about the general's deeds, he didn't want to be a mediocre person, so he led the villagers to rebel against the Tatars last year.  " After saluting, he got up and said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir. I will send someone to Mengshan to spread the news. I still have several brothers in Changqing County. I will recruit them together.  " The soldiers of the Ming army guarded the city gates on all sides. They did not let the people of Jinan City sleep well that night. The soldiers holding torches greeted them in the streets and alleys: "Cut off all the braids at night. When it dawns tomorrow, whoever you see will leave them.  Wearing pigtails, ransacking homes and beheadings." In the backyard of the governor's Yamen. Shi Lang was dressed in a smart outfit and stood respectfully in front of more than thirty people in silk and satin robes. "Dear fellow villagers, the last general is attacking Shi Lang under the command of the general.  Arrive at Jinan.  Since you didn't escape with Lu Fengchun, it means you still care about me, the Ming Dynasty.  Dorgon will definitely come again to attack Jinan City.  Everyone has cut off their braids, so there is no way out. You are all well-known people in Jinan, and the righteous people in the city are waiting for you to spread your wealth." Dozens of squires sat with their heads bowed, neither agreeing nor refusing.  Dare to offend this young guerrilla general. Shi Lang chuckled, "If you are willing to cooperate with me, when the Ming Dynasty regains Jinan, the regent will never treat you badly.  For those who are unwilling to cooperate, the general has hired a restaurant behind the Yamen. Please go up and rest first. If Jinan City is attacked by the Tatars, you can accompany the restaurant and finish it together."   What he said was extremely sinister, and his face naturally showed cruelty.  "General, I guarantee that as much as I borrowed from you today, I will definitely pay it back with interest in the future. If you still want to back down and live alone, don't blame me for going to get it myself." He pointed to the first person in the east.  , said: "Start from you." At dawn, the Ming army raised a total of 250,000 taels of silver.  The red bulletin at the gate of the yamen was filled with words such as "Someone donated silver to help pay the king's army and recruit rebels to defend the city" and so on.  Those people on the list are all well-known figures in Jinan City.  With the four gates of Jinan opened, the rebels under Zhao Jin and Zhang Tiaofu went to surrounding counties to recruit rebels.  In the governor's office, Meng Kang clapped his hands towards Shi Lang and praised him: "You're really smart, you're not bad at it." Shi Lang touched the scabbard on his waist and said: "I know that whether you are doing business or being a pirate at sea, you always keep your head in your pants.  On the belt, if you are too soft, you will be afraid of being ruthless, and if you are too ruthless, you will be afraid of losing your life. I also know that if you want to join the pirates, you have to kill someone or rob a batch of goods as a pledge of surrender. " After the Qingluo breaks the city, he may not be in Jinan City.  They went on a killing spree, but as long as the squires in the city had this worry, it was enough.  While the two were talking, a man came running to the yamen gate, sweating profusely. Zhao Jin shouted all the way: "Is Mr. Meng here? I have urgent military information." The soldiers blocked the road. Meng Kang and Shi Lang heard the shouts outside.  , ordered the soldiers to let him go.  "Sir," Zhao Jin swallowed nervously, "The Tatars are coming. The Tatar fleet is coming from the direction of the canal. Many Jurchens have landed by the river, with yellow-edged flags. The Tatars can't see them at a glance.  "Bian" "So soon" Meng Kang and Shi Lang looked at each other, they were still ready to defend the city.  This morning, the rebels who went to surrounding counties to buy gunpowder, tung oil and other weapons for defending the city had just set off.  Shi Lang told Zhao Jin with a sullen face: "Don't panic, you continue to send people to keep an eye on the Tatars. If you have any news, come and tell us immediately." "Yes." Zhao Jin retreated in panic.  There were only two people left in the yamen. Shi Lang pulled out the sharp knife on his belt and said, "The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. Now that we have entered Jinan City, we cannot give up lightly, but we must report the news to my uncle as soon as possible."  Nod, he will not lose to a young man.
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