To the southwest of the temporary old camp in Tiantai Mountain, Luochengyan, south of Fangqian Town, Dongyang County, is now the location of the remaining troops of Yin Can, who once traversed Jinhua, Shaoxing, Taizhou, Chuzhou and other places, and had a wide influence.

In the second year of the reign of the country, after the defeat of the Jiang Shangshi, the Qing army invaded Jinhua Palace. After that, in addition to the inhumane massacre in the city, the Qing army also continued to kill in various parts of Jinhua.

For a time, the people of Yin Can, Zhou Qingui of Yushan, Zhao Qiu of Dongyang, Chen Monk of Fangqian, Bai Xianfeng of Zhuji, Yu Maogong of Xinchang, Jiang Shuyao, Ren Zhonghua, Xu Shouping, Tian Chu, Seng Moru, Gao Wanzhong, Ding Liangzhi and other troops and neighboring Yongkang, Jinyun, Xianju, Shengxian, Xinchang, Tiantai, Zhuji, Dongyang and other counties flocked to the top, and all took the title of "Bait-headed Army" and took Yin Can, a scholar of Shengxian, as the commander, and raised troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

In March of that year, Zhou Qingui and others welcomed Yin Can back. After Yin Can returned, they reorganized the military discipline and strictly prohibited plundering. Since then, they have repeatedly defeated the local garrison and encircled the Qing army, and once captured Jinyun County, with a camp of more than 80 miles.

In March of the fifth year of Lu, the Qing army mobilized troops from Jin, Tai, Shao and the four governments again, cooperated with local regiment training to launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression of Yin Can's rebel army. The rebel army was outnumbered, Yin Can was forced to lead the army to retreat to Tiantai, captured the Qing army in Zhexi, and was killed on the east street of Dongyang County. Yin Can's generals Zhou Qingui, Ni Liangxu, Chen Ru'an, Wang Boying and others led the remnants of five hundred retreat to Luochengyan.

Luo Chengyan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In history, Zhou Qingui and others insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty for more than 30 years with their geographical advantage. It was not until the 14th year of Kangxi that a rebel leader surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, which led to the complete extermination of this rebel army by the Qing army.

During this period, although the Qing army cooperated with the regiment to train troops and defend against each other in order to form a siege against Luo Chengyan, Zhou Qingui could also attack when the Qing army was in short supply. If the battle situation was unfavorable, he would continue to retreat and wait for an opportunity.

Originally, Ma Jinbao drew some of the Qing troops stationed in the four governments to cooperate with the battle to siege Zhoushan. After Zhou Qingui got the news, he naturally wanted to fight out and make a fuss. However, before he could send troops, news of the chaos in Dongyang County came. The Nantangying, which was already quite famous in eastern Zhejiang, sneaked into Dongyang County under the command of the commander who had just become famous in the early cottage, defeated the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army twice, and even went down to Dongyang County.

Such news forced Zhou Qingui and others to temporarily hold on to their troops and wait for the change of the situation. However, the Qing army besieged Luo Chengyan quickly withdrew from the capital city, and the Ming army restored the Qing army's previous defense line with the cooperation of the regiment training, making Zhou Qingui must encounter this nail if he wanted to send troops.

However, the response speed of this Ming army was not only in terms of military use. Zhou Qingui and others had not yet studied how to face this Ming army that also fought against the tyranny of the Qing Dynasty. The Ming army sent a messenger to invite Zhou Qingui to Dongyang County in the name of the current prefect of Jinhua, the former governor of Zhou Qingui, who was once supervising the army in Zhou Qingui's army, and would arrange for the Ming army commander Chen Wen to discuss cooperation matters between the two armies on his behalf.

Regarding Sun Yu, Zhou Qingui and others, they all worked with him and could trust his character. However, on the one hand, the place where he was invited to meet was Dongyang County, far away from Luo Chengyan, and on the other hand, the brave and cunning Ming army commander Chen Wen. They did not dare to take it lightly, so the meeting was delayed again and again until this moment.

In the central army hall of Luo Chengyan, as news of the Ming army's recovery of Yiwu came, Zhou Qingui and others had to gather together again for discussion.

"Ju Ren Sun sent another invitation a few days ago and tried to ensure that it was perfect. I thought that Ju Ren Sun had shared hardships with everyone under the command of Shuai Yin, and his character was trustworthy. So I plan to reply to him tomorrow and meet with Marshal Chen. What do you think, brothers?"

When Ni Liangxu heard that Zhou Qingui was planning to go to Dongyang County alone to negotiate cooperation, he blurted out without thinking. "Brother Zhou said so much. Juren Sun was from Jinhua no matter how hard he said. Although he was a little tough, he was a loyal and upright person and was definitely not a traitor. Since he was as a guarantee, I think that Marshal Chen also valued our brothers, so he invited him so many times."

Ni Liangxu's words immediately aroused the approval of several people around him. They supported their support for joining forces with the Ming army to fight against the Qing Dynasty. In their opinion, this was like when the rebels scattered in the Qing Dynasty, they were also united in various rebels to fight against the Tartars. Now they join forces with the Ming army, and even just to see what conditions the other party offered, it would be beneficial to say.

However, Luo Chengyan's rebel army was no less opposed to this matter than Ni Liangxu and others, and even their arguments were affecting more people's senses about the Ming army.

"This matter must not be done!"

Seeing that Wang Boying objected again, Chen Ruan, who was standing at Ni Liangxu, asked bluntly: "Does Brother Wang doubt Sun Juren's character and credit?"

"I didn't mean this. Juren Sun is familiar with him. He is of great character, and he is definitely not a villain. It's just that General Chen, I heard that all his military use was based on deception first and then he defeated him with strength. Even if such a person is not a villain, he is definitely not a good person. If Brother Zhou went to Dongyang County, if he couldn't negotiate, he would not have done anything to hide from Juren Sun."

"Soldiers are the tricks! This is what Sun Wuzi said. The Tartars are now in a big situation, so they naturally have to try to get tricks when using troops to fight. Otherwise, if they always fight hard, how can they waste those traitors who don't want their ancestors?"

"That's not like this every time, right?"

"Okay, everyone is thinking about the wealth and life of Brother Zhou and our brothers, and the brothers who have been fighting with the Tartars until now. There is no need to fight for the face and be thick-necked. Brother Zhou, I have a thought, it is better to write a book and ask Juren Sun to arrange a meeting in a closer place, such as Fangqian Town or Dapan Town, so that the brothers can feel at ease."

Seeing that Chen Ruan and Wang Boying had another argument, Ni Liangxu had to come to persuade him. Finally, he came up with a compromise plan to reach a compromise.

However, Wang Boying already had a preconceived impression of Chen Wen, so he naturally refused to easily agree with Zhou Qingui meeting him. He Decheng, who had the same opinion as him, got up and took out a manifesto with handwriting written on it, and handed it over to Zhou Qingui and others to read it.

"This is a notice written by the head commander of the Ming army to the elders of Jinhua. What they said is not without reason. However, this manifesto appeared in Luochengyan, but was not sent by General Chen to Brother Zhou. Or we waited, but was brought in by the Ming army surrounded by archery. Such behavior is clearly to be on guard against us, so how can I trust this person?"

"Brother He, everyone is a soldier. The two sides have not yet agreed. They should be more careful. If it were the case, you would open the door and not be afraid that we will suddenly enter the hinterland?"

"So, Brother Chen knows that someone has secretly gone down the mountain to join the Ming army in Luochengyan?"

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Chen Wen had no concealment about the rebel army of Luo Chengyan at all, because in his opinion, the real opponent was the Qing army that was about to return to the rescue. Chen Wen's rebel army also led to the increasing differences within the rebel army of Zhou Qingui. By the end of this meeting, it was still temporarily shelved as before, depending on the development of the situation.

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At the same time, in the government office of Jinhua Prefecture, Li Zhifang, the promoter, had lost patience with Luo Chengyan, who had previously had high hopes. He looked at the "Letter to the Elders of Jinhua" released by the Ming army word by word, trying to find some opponents' ways of thinking from here to get the answers hidden in the extremely abnormal layout of the Ming army.

"The Ming Dynasty's generals, guarding Dalan, and the general officer of Jinhua"

"I would like to tell the old officials and people in Jinhua: "

"Since the collapse of the Bingxu River, the elders have been suffering from the enemy for a long time! The Hu cavalry first arrived and then slaughtered. The father and son were lost, but the couple had no completeness. The place where the world was in the past was reduced to the ghost realm; the place where the strings and songs were completely transformed into the ruins. The people were also asked to shave their hair. Please return late and add axe. When the dead were dead, they were pillowed. The Wu River was red. Yao sealed Yu's land and almost became a cave for beasts to devour people."

"And the fake generals and officials were originally Chinese officials. They were willing to be rebels and minions. They chased and urged the class and were poisoned. Suddenly, the harsh troops arrived one after another, and the people either took the burden of losing money or filled the ravines. There were even fake commanders who treasoned the country and sold the king in front of the country, and abused the disabled people behind them. Famous officials were bandits, and there were no different animals. Middle-class families were plundering; the vulgar rooms were seized. Those who did not follow were hung upside down in the streets, or they were beaten and killed by whispering, or drowned in the mouth and nose. The people shouted to the side of the road, and the old and weak starved to death, and their paths were extremely miserable. This was a tragic phenomenon that had not been seen for three thousand years. But those who were in love with them all laughed and cried when they heard them, and they were all angrily and angry."

"However, since ancient times, I have restored my hometown, and it is not a place where slaves live. Even ordinary men have no revenge, let alone Goujian's old country?! Although I have few talents, I dare not forget my ambition to recover. So I studied military force day and night, and ruled the army. I have already obtained eight thousand tigers and beefs, all of which are selected as the fierce soldiers. Now, I am ordered by the king to go out to conquer the enemy. In one battle, the captain commander will be the birds, and then fight the pseudo-generals will flee. When I reach the city, I will defeat them. I will take Hangzhou directly to restore the two capitals to fulfill the expectations of my father and the souls of my ancestors."

"Now that Jinhua has been restored, I have made three things with my elders, thinking that it is a military rule: those who take grains of rice but do not give gold should be killed; those who enter the houses and do not have commands should be killed. Those who have no commanders should be killed. Those who have wives and daughters should be buried. All the people should be safe and secured to block their business and be the basis for their rejuvenation."

"Yu Su is stupid and afraid that his elders will not understand my ambitions, so he informed him. All the envoys heard of it. He told me."

A manifesto of hundreds of words was written by Li Zhifang before, and he could even recite it. However, the copy he had in his hand was sent by Ji Zhenyi, the magistrate of Lanxi.

Ji Zhenyi and Li Zhifang were Jinshi of the same year and were sent to a government office as officials, with a close friendship. Previously, Li Zhifang was transferred back to Yiwu and the Qing army green camp that besieged Luo Chengyan to return to the defense city. Ji Zhenyi sent a group of regiments to assist in the defense city and tried his best to support him in resisting the siege that the Ming army was siege at any time.

However, after the Ming army took Yiwu, they stopped. Not only did they not attack Jinhua Fucheng, but they did not even attack the nearby Pujiang County, which really confused Li Zhifang and others.

However, when news of Chen Wen's recruitment training in Yiwu came, Li Zhifang suddenly realized the difference between the Ming army's commander and other military generals. Such steady action clearly means that he has great confidence in the means of using troops and the army he trained. Moreover, Chen Wen seemed to be just acting at his own pace and showed no signs of being disturbed by external forces.

After Li Zhifang discovered this, the previous series of layouts that had already been filled with the reward of restraining the Ming army's actions was immediately gone. Whether it was to withdraw the Yiwu defenders to protect the vitality of Jinhua Green Camp, or to transfer Luo Chengyan's surveillance to watch the Qing army sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, or to dismiss the regiment's training and returning home, they no longer had the same wisdom as before.

Staring at the manifesto, the lines were filled with words that were coherent against the main contradiction between the Qing Dynasty's rule in Jinhua and the people of Jinhua. Especially the massacre of the city, the harsh taxes, and the most brilliant part of the evil deeds of Ma Jinbao and his subordinates, which was clearly a use of hatred to inspire the people of Jinhua to resist the Qing Dynasty.

Realizing that he had already figured out some of Chen Wen's ideas, Li Zhifang hurriedly picked up his pen and wrote his analysis of the situation in the letter, preparing to pass it on to the Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Chen Jin, and the Governor of Zhejiang Xiao Qiyuan, thinking that the Qing army would be able to understand the enemy in front of him more when the Qing army returned to aid and encirclement and suppression.

A moment later, Li Zhifang's draft letter appeared on the manuscript paper, but when he continued to polish it, the sergeant guarding outside the door walked in with a man who looked like a scout.
Chapter completed!