Chapter 2393

In fact, for Chen Yixin, Ji Shengrong's situation is not unique. He has received many requests like this recently, including internal personnel from Haihan who live in Shandong, and people who come to Fushan County to do business and hear that there is chaos in their hometown.

Businessmen from the Ming Dynasty who can no longer go back. Without exception, these people all want to ask the military to try to bring their families over. After all, the safest place in Shandong right now is Fushan County. It seems that the only ones who can really resist the Qing army are

The Haihan Army is here.

But the problem is that with the deployment status of the Haihan Army in Fushan County, it is somewhat stretched to cope with the refugee flow, and how can it find the troops to deal with these private affairs. At this time of war and chaos, sending a small team to the war zone is simply a matter of

Looking for trouble, Chen Yixin would not risk the Haihan Army for these personal requests.

The most he can do now is to say hello to the two outposts in Zhaoyuan and Laixi, asking them to try their best to take care of so-and-so's relatives if they receive them. But now the number of refugees pouring into Dengzhou is growing rapidly.

, it is not an easy task to find targets among thousands of refugees. Unless these people can take the initiative to find the local Haihan Army to identify themselves and ask for help, they can only ask for their own blessings.

Compared with these trivial matters, Chen Yixin is more worried about whether the outpost troops currently sent to Zhaoyuan and Laixi can handle the task of guiding refugees. Especially in the direction of Zhaoyuan, where Qing army spies have been discovered, if they pass by

As the number of local refugees increases further, it may be difficult for the small forces deployed there to effectively monitor them.

But for Sun Zhen, who is located in Zhaoyuan, the biggest headache for him at present is not the refugee group with complicated identities, but the troublemakers who came after hearing the news.

Although the size of the troops led by Sun Zhen was only a reinforced company, it appeared in Zhaoyuan County in a public manner. This move actually broke the existing relationship between the local government and the colonial authorities of Zhifu Island in the past period.

There is a tacit understanding that Haihan will not take the initiative to station troops outside Fushan County.

The county government in Zhaoyuan County had been bribed by Haihan in advance. They did not show a hostile attitude towards this move. Instead, they secretly supplied food and grass to Sun Zhen's troops in order to extend their stay in Zhaoyuan County and guide more

The refugees headed to Fushan County. But not everyone was happy to see the Haihan Army appear in Zhaoyuan, such as the Dengzhou government, which had always been reluctant to deal with the Zhifu Island colonial authorities.

There is a distance of 120 to 30 miles from Dengzhou City to Zhaoyuan County. On the third day after the Haihan Army appeared in Zhaoyuan, Dengzhou City had already received the news. Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect of Dengzhou, had always wanted to control the mining of Fushan Copper Mine.

The power returned to the Ming Dynasty, but now that the copper mine matter has not yet been settled, the Haihan Army has entered Zhaoyuan County. This news made Chen Zhongsheng feel very uneasy.

Dengzhou City is located on the protruding part of the coast on the north side of the Shandong Peninsula. The southeast and southwest sides of the land are Fushan County and Zhaoyuan County respectively, while to the south is a mountainous area stretching for nearly a hundred miles. Haihan now controls Fushan County.

If Zhaoyuan County is captured again, it means that Dengzhou City's land connections with the outside world will be controlled by Haihan. If Haihan wants to take further action against Dengzhou City, it may be difficult for him to even ask for help from the outside world.

Chen Zhongsheng could tolerate Haihan's small actions in Fushan County, but even for his own safety considerations, he could not sit back and watch Haihan's army appear in Zhaoyuan. So he quickly mobilized his troops and sent a force to

Zhaoyuan handled the matter.

The commanders Liao Jie, Shangguan Ye, and Guo Xingning who were against Haihan back then are no longer in Dengzhou City. Most of the local combatable troops have been transferred to reinforce Jinan Prefecture, so Chen Zhongsheng can send them out now.

The army is no longer a regular Ming army, and its strength is obviously not enough.

However, this does not prevent them from expelling the Haihan Army who arrived in Zhaoyuan County in the name of the government. After all, the news that reached Dengzhou stated that there are only one or two hundred Haihan Army currently stationed in Zhaoyuan County. This

Numbers clearly lack sufficient deterrence.

Sun Zhen looked at the carefree old man sitting in front of him expressionlessly, and asked coldly: "Do you want us to leave here?"

The man responded: "Immediately, immediately, take your troops and leave Zhaoyuan County and never show up again!"

Sun Zhen was not angered by the other party's words. He just shook his head slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I only obey the orders of my superiors. If you want me to leave here, then get my general's warrant!"

The man said angrily: "I have tried to persuade you with good words again and again, but don't toast me and you will be fined with wine!"

How could Sun Zhen be frightened by such a verbal threat? He responded coldly: "Then I would like to learn how powerful you are!"

It was obviously not a wise move to fight against Sun Zhen in the Haihan Army camp. Although the man said harsh words, he still did not dare to make a real mistake and could only leave in anger. Sun Zhen had no intention of following Ming in the first place.

The army did the right thing and did not embarrass the other party again.

"Just let him go?" Gong Shiqi, who watched the entire negotiation process, said with a smile: "This guy is so arrogant and you are not angry at him. You are quite open-minded."

"If you don't let him go, why don't we keep him to eat?" Sun Zhen waved his hand and said: "We have a mission in Zhaoyuan County, there is no need to waste time trying to get through with such a small boss."

As for the Ming army that came from Dengzhou, they were actually noticed by the Haihan Army not long after they entered Zhaoyuan County. Although its troops were more powerful than Sun Zhen's men, the combat effectiveness of both sides was incomparable.

On the same day, on one side was a team of people who had been put together temporarily, and on the other side was the well-equipped ace unit of the Haihan Army. Sun Zhen knew his own strength very well, so he would not be afraid of these stragglers from the other side.

Gong Shiqi said: "Of course they don't have the strength to fight you head-on, but if they want to cause trouble in Zhaoyuan County and hinder our plan to guide the refugees, they must take precautions."

Sun Zhenzhen said seductively: "If they dare to take action, I won't be polite. I will treat them as killing people to establish their authority!"

Gong Shiqi said: "If you go to war with the Ming army, will you not be able to explain to your superiors afterwards?"

Sun Zhen shook his head and said: "The task I received is to guide the refugees to Fushan County. There are military orders, and I will get rid of anyone who hinders the execution of the task."

As soon as the other party arrived in Fushan County, they took the initiative to come to the door and asked Sun Zhen to lead his troops to leave the local area. His intention was very obvious, that is, he did not want the Haihan Army to continue to stay in Zhaoyuan County. As for the real purpose of the Haihan Army coming here,

Whether it was to rescue thousands of refugees or to occupy Zhaoyuan County, that was not the focus of the Ming army.

However, Sun Zhen's attitude towards this is similar. He doesn't care who the person who instigated this Ming army to come to Zhaoyuan County to make trouble is, nor does he care whether this is just a tentative provocation or whether the other party really intends to take action. If

If the other party is stubborn and insists on having his own way, then he will decisively remove this stumbling block.

As for whether this will trigger a greater conflict or even affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries, these issues are not among Sun Zhen's considerations.

From Sun Zhen's point of view, he believed that the opponent should be mostly tough-tempered. After all, the Dengzhou government office and the garrison had suffered losses at the hands of Haihan a few years ago. Logically speaking, they should not be unable to handle negotiations.

Proper. If the purpose of coming to Zhaoyuan County is to prove themselves and show that they did not conspire with Haihan so that they can give an explanation to their superiors in the future, then in fact, their goal has been achieved and all the dramas that need to be performed have been performed.

, it is not impossible for both armies to be stationed near the county seat and live in peace.

Neither Sun Zhen nor Gong Shiqi expected that although the Ming army did not dare to attack them, it did not mean that they did not dare to do anything. After a preliminary understanding of the recent movements of the Haihan army, the other party already understood

The main reason why the Haihan Army was stationed in Zhaoyuan County, and they quickly took targeted actions.

The first thing to bear the brunt was the road signs that the Haihan Army spent several days placing on various traffic thoroughfares in the county. These signs specifically used to guide the direction of Fushan County are very conspicuous, and as the number of refugees entering Zhaoyuan County gradually increases, these signs

The guiding role of road signs has become more and more obvious. Some refugees did not even stop in Zhaoyuan County, but followed the guidance and continued on to Fushan County.

Refugees continued to flow into Fushan County. There was no need to go to the local area to find out what this phenomenon meant. The Ming army general who led the team decisively ordered the destruction of these road signs to prevent refugees from fleeing eastward to Fushan County.

This measure soon caused quite a commotion in the refugee settlements near the county seat. As the number of local refugees increased day by day, it became increasingly difficult to find food. Many people had given up the idea of ​​waiting here for government relief and were preparing to leave.

It is said that they took refuge in Fushan County where they had no worries about food and housing. However, the Ming army openly intercepted the whereabouts of the refugees and failed to come up with feasible relief measures. This was tantamount to asking the refugees to give up hope and continue to starve and freeze in Zhaoyuan. Many refugees

They are all very angry about this.

Of course, Sun Zhen also received the news quickly. He had no intention of taking action against the Ming army, but since the other party was really so ungrateful, he certainly would not swallow his anger.

"Send my order, everyone gather!" Sun Zhen immediately issued the order after verifying the news.

Although his troops are not large, they are all equipped with horses for this special mission. In addition, coupled with the weapons and equipment used, they are considered to be among the best cavalry in the entire Dengzhou area.

When Gong Shiqi came after hearing the news, Sun Zhen was already preparing to set off. Gong Qi originally wanted to go with him, but Sun Zhen persuaded him to stay and look after the camp: "Brother Gong, how can I bother you with such a small matter?"

You go out personally, and you help me guard the camp, and I will take the brothers there and come back!"

Gong Shiqi didn't insist, so he told Sun Zhen not to be too harsh, so as not to cause trouble in the future. Although the lives of these miscellaneous soldiers sent by the Dengzhou Prefecture were not valuable, if too many lives were taken, the Dengzhou Prefecture would report it to

I don't know how the court's memorial will be arranged for Haihan. Haihan came to Zhaoyuan County to guide the refugees, and there was no need to fight to the death with the Ming army in Dengzhou.

Sun Zhen didn't show any airs, and ordered to set off after he agreed. These more than a hundred riders set off from the camp by the river in the east of the city, and arrived at the Ming army camp in the north of the city in a short time. However, this time they came to nothing, only

A few veterans guarding the camp were in the camp. When they saw the over a hundred cavalry attacking, they did not try any resistance measures and surrendered obediently.

After asking, Sun Zhen found out that this Ming army went to the northeast to set up a blockade on the road to Fushan County to intercept the refugees. They immediately left a dozen people to deal with the camp, and then led a large group of troops to the place where the prisoners had told them.

Place.

Sure enough, he saw more and more refugees gathering on the roadside. Sun Zhen slowed down and randomly asked some refugees. Sure enough, Ming troops set up a blockade in front of them and told them not to go to Fushan County. Sun Zhen was immediately angry.

Without attacking any place, they urged their horses and whips and led the troops to the front quickly.

The Ming army came in a hurry, and naturally they had no time to build a decent checkpoint. They just cut some branches and made a few resisting horses, and deployed them on the narrow path, so no people dared to rush through the checkpoint.

When Sun Zhen saw that there were probably thousands of people intercepted by him, he was even more furious. He loudly called on the refugees blocking the road to get out of the way, and urged his horses forward, so that the Ming army could quickly remove the roadblocks.

"This is the boundary of Dengzhou Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty. Our army has set up a blockade here. What does it have to do with you? Why don't you retreat quickly!" The Ming army general who had negotiated with Sun Zhen came out again, and his tone was still to let Sun Zhen

Very unhappy.

Sun Zhen raised his riding whip and pointed at the general: "Remove the roadblocks immediately and leave Zhaoyuan County, and I will spare you from waiting to die. If you continue to talk nonsense, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as Sun Zhen said these words, the Haihan army who followed him had already loaded their rifles on horseback, waiting for his order to start fighting. At this time, the onlookers also realized that the two sides were about to start a battle, and quickly retreated to a distance to avoid

Chiyu was harmed by both armies.

The boss was still stubborn and refused to give in. When Sun Zhen saw this, he didn't want to waste time arguing with him anymore. He waved his riding crop and said, "Take them all for me. Those who resist will be killed!"

As soon as the two soldiers behind the general pulled out their swords, gunshots rang out from the Haihan Army. They immediately knocked the two soldiers to the ground. The remaining people fell silent immediately upon seeing this. They

These people do not belong to the combat troops, but are second-line personnel drawn from various guard posts, cooks, warehouse managers, military households, regiment training... They have all kinds of backgrounds. Naturally, such a cobbled-together team is nothing.

The military spirit and discipline are remarkable.

Seeing Hai Han's army directly opening fire and killing people, everyone had the same thought, that is, saving their lives was the most important thing. If the boss wanted to fight Hai Han, then it was up to him, but there was no need for him to risk his life.

The commander-in-chief obviously realized that he could not command these stragglers to fight the Haihan people, and his attitude softened immediately: "You dare to attack the Ming army, do you really not consider the consequences?"

Sun Zhenhan replied with a face: "Then you came to Zhaoyuan County to cause trouble and go against my Haihan Army. Have you considered the consequences of doing so? Why don't you just surrender!"
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