Chapter 36 Return to Righteousness
Since the progress of Chuzhou was still going well, Chen Wen had no need to force the country to take over. He sent the messenger away, and the next day he returned to Quzhou.
The Ming army withdrew its troops and returned to Quzhou, but the Qing army in Jiangshan County did not even do "gifts" and seemed to be suspicious of this as a trick of the Ming army.
However, according to the report of the water camp that finally set off and returned to the city, Chen Wen had already made up a report of the words "The Ministry of Justice and Jinhua thieves fought 18, the small battles were thirty-six, and the traitor Chen Wen fled in a panic."
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"On October 24, the traitor Chen Wen personally recommended more than 20,000 bandits to go south...
At that time, the bandits were like raining guns and arrows, and they were not afraid of death. The last general and the generals shouted to report the emperor's kindness, and the people saved the people and personally led the soldiers to fight the bandits with blood...
On the third day, the bandits' offensive became more and more fierce. The last general agreed with Jiujiang General Yang Jie and Fujian left-wing general Wang Zhigang. When the bandits attacked the city in a hurry, General Wang highlighted his banner. General Yang rushed out from the side and the bandits' team was in chaos and they were defeated.
...The bandits were full of cunning tricks. By the fourth day of November, General Yang won the victory, General Wang helped him. The troops fought with the Jinhua bandits for 18, and the small battles were thirty-six. The rebel Chen Wen lost his troops and fled in a panic. However, the bandits had a system of regaining their bodies and dividing their property, so they were beheaded only 95 times. What a pity."
This is the first time since Chen Wen started his army that the Qing army forced Chen Wen to retreat with its own strength. For this report, Zhang Guoxun specially found a local old master to help polish it, but this old master seemed to have some objections to the content of the report.
"The boss, the battle lasted ten days. Isn't this a little too many battles in the eighteenth century? "
Hearing this, Zhang Guoxun thought about it and it seemed that it was a bit too much.
"Then change it to the twelve battles and the twenty-four battles."
Well, I have to talk to Yang Jie and Wang Zhigang to avoid too much difference. But no matter what, promotion and reward are bound to be indispensable. Perhaps a general who is in charge of several mansions like a dead ghost of Ma Jinbao might be the case.
"Kill pigs and sheep, reward the entire army!"
Amid the cheers spread all over Jiangshan County, Wang Sheng had already vaguely felt the ambitions of senior officers including Yang Jie, Wang Zhigang and Zhang Guoxun.
In the past year, Zhejiang Admiral Tian Xiong twice followed Jin Lidun's army under the strong city. The General General of Jinhua, who was in charge of military affairs of the four governments, died and died. Jiangxi Admiral Liu Guangbi was defeated in a crushing situation and lost his troops. Fujian Admiral Yang Minggao was defeated in Xiaoyingling first, and Zheng Chenggong could not do anything to the point.
These Qing Dynasty officers in Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi all suffered defeats, but they were able to "repel" Chen Wen, who was in a terrible defeat, and it was natural to be promoted and made a fortune. Even Li Xun, the general who had a dispute with him a few days ago, seemed to have begun to covet the position of deputy general of the Supervisor.
However, compared to these people, Wang Sheng was far less optimistic than them. The reason why the Ming army withdrew was not so good that the Qing army was defending properly, but it was difficult to further the Ming army's current scale. But if we wait a few more months and after Chen Wen's next batch of recruits were trained, not to mention them, we would be afraid that even if Zhejiang's upgrades and Fubiao were transferred to guard this Jiangshan County, it would be unlikely that it would be possible to defend it.
Chen Wen will be a few months later to train the next wave of recruits, and it should be enough time. "Mr. Zhang, since you don't listen to good words, don't blame Bei Zheng for not sharing the joys and sorrows with you."
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Although the army returned to Quzhou, although it was a waste of effort, there were a large number of officials, gentry and merchants who came out to greet them. These people were not joked by the Ming army. The Longyou Merchant Gang was closely related to the people of Chuzhou. These days, the Ming army's partial army in Chuzhou had already reached the capital city. If Wenzhou could be opened, even if the business road from northern Fujian to Quzhou was reopened, if it was not here to make people familiar with each other, the government would not be able to blame others in the future.
In fact, even if you want to see it, you can't see it at all. When the army returned, the army was cleansed, and it didn't look like it was defeated at all. Chen Wen rode his horse in front of the army, and looked from afar to welcome the people who were indeed the leader of the Southern School of the Kong family, Kong Zhenshu, and Kong Yanzhen, the hereditary doctor of the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty.
"How dare you please welcome the old patriarch and the Doctor of the Five Classics in person."
The Kong family's status is very special, and no one dares to say that even if they don't come, they dare not say that they are not. However, for the Southern School of the Kong family, Chen Wen gave Kong Yanzhen three days before, but the Kong family did not discuss the reason, so they asked Kong Yanzhen to inherit the Five Classics Doctors of the Hanlin Academy and delayed it.
The Kong family did not believe that he could do anything to the descendants of the saints when he was slow to treat Chen Wen. In fact, these days, the Southern School of the Kong family has always been considering this matter, but they had previously invited hereditary positions from the Qing Dynasty. If Quzhou returned to the Ming army and they would turn to the Ming court, wouldn't it be the fence-bearer who would surrender to the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty?
The possibility of the Qing army returning again still exists. If the Ming court is returned to the Ming court at this moment, then how should the Qing army return to Quzhou?
These are indeed difficult for the Southern School of the Kong family, but Chen Wen's questioning is indeed deafening. Kong Duanyou, the ancestor of the Southern School, could leave Qufu and go south to Quzhou when the Jin people went south. When Kublai Khan was awarded the descendant of Confucius, Kong Zhu also gave up the title of Yansheng Gong. But now, they have accepted the gifts from the Qing Dynasty and even took the initiative to seek them.
The Master said: "My micro-tube, my hair is left and right."
Such behavior not only violates Confucius' teachings, but also how can we be worthy of the ancestors and ancestors under the storms!
Over the past ten days, the Kong family had a series of negotiations and thoughtfully. In particular, they watched with their own eyes the Ming army restore the basic order of the city through simple porridge delivery, and with the help of tax-free attracting business travelers, the scholars and people had a job of making a living, and the Fucheng's anger was reappeared. This was all the contributions of Chen Wen and the Ming army and his staff.
In addition, the series of news that the Ming army easily captured Chuzhou over the past few days also made the Kong family and the merchants in Quzhou see greater hope, and the Ming army can continue to support it in southwestern Zhejiang. Even the Ming court can revive it may no longer be a delusion. So the two came to welcome it in person today, which can be regarded as a return to the Ming court.
Chapter completed!