On October 10, the second year of Yongli, the army marched all the way from Laizhou to enter Weixian. In fact, starting from Dengzhou, Dengzhou, the Qing court had already reacted.

From the beginning, the governor of Denglai Zhu Guozhu organized the third camp of Dengzhou to resist. Dengzhou and Wendeng camps successively destroyed. Zhu Guozhu fled Dengzhou and came to Laizhou to organize Laizhou to resist. However, the troops were only more than 5,000 soldiers. However, Shandong Governor Zhang Ruxiu did not organize a warable army. The reason was very simple. Denglai was not Zhang Ruxiu's defense zone. In the case of most of Denglai's decay, Zhang Ruxiu had to ensure the stability of his defense zone. Therefore, he strongly demanded that the Denglai troops retreat. The two sides argued and were waiting for Beijing's ruling.

Dorgon quickly made a decision to sue Zhu Guozhu, who had lost his city and lost his territory, directly revoked the position of governor Denglai, and entrusted the entire Shandong to Zhang Ruxiu, the governor of Shandong, and asked him to stabilize the situation in Shandong before the imperial governor arrived. Unfortunately, Zhang Ruxiu had no time to react. The 6th Navy teams climbed to 6 Jiaozhou Bay and controlled all the families of the officers and soldiers of Jiaozhou Town. The military infantry and cavalry army rushed to Laizhou. The soldiers and horses of Laizhou were defeated. Jiaozhou Town and Laizhou Camp only took over for a while and fled eastward. Jiaozhou Town had only more than 2,000 troops left, and Laizhou Camp had only five or six hundred people.

All the staff of Jiaozhou Town and Laizhou Camp were under the command of Zhang Ruxiu and retreated to Weixian to block the main traffic road between Jiaodong and Lu.

Weixian has been the only way to the Central Plains to Jiaodong since the Qin Dynasty. It has always been a city, but it has been a wall of earth for a long time. Until the 12th year of Chongzhen, the county magistrate Xing Guoxi continued to invade the bandits and the Qing army. Xing Guoxi invited large gentry to transform the earth city into a stone city. The outside of the stone city was built with huge stones, and the inside was still made of three-combined earth. In order to stabilize the city defense, more than 1,000 iron cannons of large and small caliber were cast, and there was also the saying that Weixian Shicheng could resist 100,000 strong soldiers.

Weixian has two cities, east and west, arranged on both sides of Bailang River. Xicheng is the main city stone city with a circumference of 1,300 feet, and the county government offices are all in it. Dongcheng was originally a commercial area that was opened by the ferry crossing - Dongguanwu. It was built and surrounded by the city with a circumference of more than 1,500 feet, but the city walls are low, and most of the city are merchants. Xicheng is a four-sided city, shaped like a turtle, and is called the Turtle City. Dongcheng extends north and south along the Bailang River ferry crossing, with a long snake paving, and is called the Snake City.

The army of the Beiyang War Zone attacked from Laizhou, and Weixian entered a state of emergency in an instant. However, Shandong Governor Zhang Ruxiu raised food and grass in Jinan and gathered troops, but he did not arrive. Shandong was not a war zone, and there was no position as an admiral in Shandong. In the past, it was a governor and admiral. Now he could only follow the power in an urgent matter. Fan Bang, the general of Linqing Town, was from Liaodong. He was a traitor in Jinzhou. He had a deep experience and was also a direct confidant of Zhang Ruxiu. He had a strong background and was in charge of governor Zhang Ruxiu. He took the command of the governor Zhang Ruxiu to the soldiers and horses of the towns near Weixian.

Now the army that aided Jiaodong is mainly Linqing and Jiaozhou towns, plus the recruitment of troops and local soldiers, there are about 10,000 people. Fan Bang asked local officials in Weixian to recruit village warriors, servants, and constables, and recruited nearly 8,000 people, giving Fan Bang 20,000 people. However, the two cities in Weixian dispersed their troops. Fan Bang mobilized Jiaozhou Town to Dongcheng, and only strengthened the dilapidated Laizhou camp and gave three thousand Ding Yongs, and placed their main forces in Xicheng, trying to rely on the solid city walls and Bailang River to block the United States army.

Hai Shixing is now in the North Gate City Gate Tower in the East City, staring at the army rolling from the Northeast official road. A trace of viciousness flashed in his eyes. He hated Fan Bang and the governor Zhang Ruxiu who was far away in Jinan. His hatred for these two people was even far superior to that of the United States. After all, the United States Army only controlled the families of officers and soldiers and did not make too much embarrassment. Jiaozhou Town, which was originally the largest town in Shandong, fell only half of the past, and more because of Zhu Guozhu's stupidity.

The sky was dark and the north wind whistled, passing by the flat Bailang River. The yellow grass leaves and wheat stubble rolled past, making the army's ferry wide. The Bailang River was frozen hard in the harsh weather today. The river surface was covered with straw mattresses, wooden boards and felt cloth. Horses and mules and convoys walked past the ice. On the ice surface paved with thick wooden boards and door panels, heavy horses and horses transported from Yongning and key cows found in the local area were dragging 18 pounds of heavy siege cannons and field cannons across the river.

On the west side of Bailang River, snow was shattered by horse hooves, blood bloomed on the white ground, and the corpses of horses and soldiers were everywhere on the ground. It was a mess left by the cavalry of Linqing Town's counterattack against the cavalry of the United States. The cavalry of Linqing Town had been separated for a long time and was killed and fled in all directions. Now the entire army is trapped in the city and unable to move. The United States army has been besieging the east and west cities for a whole day. Field artillery and siege cannons were pulled into the cannon base one mile away, attacking the large east side of the East City, and attacking the north gate of Wanghaimen without the urn city.

That night, Gao Feng sent an envoy into the East and West cities. Jiaozhou Town General Hai Shi walked in the temporary general yamen in Xicheng and met the young envoy.

"General Hai, this is the letter from the old lady to you!" The messenger smiled and handed over a letter, took a step back, and waited quietly.

Hai Shixing's ancestor was a Weila, and after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, he was a hereditary commander of Wei. His good martial arts forged his strong body, and his strong face was covered with stubble. However, when he heard the letter from his mother, he hurriedly took it over, took it apart in front of the officials and gentry present and looked at it twice, and then passed it to the people next to him. People around him looked at it.

The content of the letter is very simple, that is, Hai Mother told Hai Shixing that the whole family was well, that the children and relatives in the family were not treated harshly, and that the relatives of the generals were as usual, but were disciplined in the camp. Although the United Army allowed him to reliably, it did not violate it. The content of the letter was limited to this and there were no words such as persuading surrender. This is also the reason why Hai Shixing was willing to know everyone well.

Everyone saw that his face was different. The officials took Li Huang, the Laizhou proclaimer, with a vigilant face. Most of the military generals were subordinates of Jiaozhou Town. He heard that his relatives were not killed or injured due to the war, and he couldn't help but feel excited. Li Huang said: "General Hai, this is a coercion plan for the Eastern Front. It would be better for the General Soldier to inform General Fan, otherwise the court would be able to explain it clearly if he blamed him in the future."

Hai Shixing looked at Li Huang, smiled and shook his head, and said, "Encourt, I have sent people to Xicheng, right? Could it be that I was so coercive and persuading surrender?"

The envoy smiled and said, "The General was just half right. It is true that he sent someone to Xicheng, but it is not true to coerce and persuade him to surrender. In fact, my admiral did not intend to surrender..."

Li Huang interrupted the envoy and rebuked: "Since that's the case, you go back. The two armies will not kill the envoys when they fight. Go back and tell Niqu Gaofeng, Wu Xing, I, the Qing Dynasty, will be ordered by the heavens to be the orthodox of the world. You dare to attack. In less than half a month, the Qing Dynasty will arrive. You will be dead!"

"Mr. Li, are you going to kill my relatives of the officers and soldiers in Jiaozhou Town?" A genius general from Jiaozhou Town shouted loudly.

Hai Shixing waved his hand and signaled not to argue, and asked, "Empress, please continue..."

The envoy continued: "The Admiral has no intention of persuading surrender. If the General of the Sea is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, our country will naturally not treat it unfairly. But this time the delegation came to inform you about the matter. This matter is not only related to General of the Sea, but also to all the officials and gentry!"

"Oh, what's that?" Li Huang asked vigilantly.

The envoy said: "God has the virtue of being alive, and our country does not want to kill too much. Now the army besieged the two cities of Weixian. With the bravery and exquisite equipment of our soldiers in the United States, how long can the east and west cities be supported? Therefore, the Admiral ordered you and others to pay the silver for the redemption of the city. As long as the amount is sufficient, our army can retreat and never invade. How about?"

"How much do you want in the city?" Hai Shixing asked.

The envoy said: "Although Weixian is a county, it is the intersection of East-West trade routes. We have made great efforts to discuss and live a prosperous life. According to the order of the admiral, Weixian Dongcheng required 150,000 taels of silver for redemption of the city, 50,000 stones of rice, grain and feed, 20,000 kilograms of gunpowder, 400 excellent bird guns, 300 bows, 300 war horses, and 2,000 horses and mules and animals!"

"This is impossible!" Hai Shixing punched the table and shouted.

If he was just paying money, he didn't care. Yi Shixing knew the combat power of the United States Army. Since his battle with the Qing Dynasty, he had won more than one hundred and defeats. There were two kings who died under his guns and cannons in the Qing Dynasty. It was even rumored that the late emperor died under his cannons. At the beginning, there were only more than one thousand people in the United States. With the ability of Prince Yu, he could command a hundred thousand troops and could not fight. Now the United States Army has tens of thousands of people and countless guns and cannons. It is not something that a small Weixian can resist, let alone the walls of Dongcheng are only about a meter, with few snares and forts. There are few soldiers and people in the city, far away from Xicheng. If a war begins, the East City will not be able to defend.

But the United States not only needs money, but also military and military weapons. If it is paid according to the amount required by the United States, Jiaozhou Town will lose most of its combat power. How can it do anything else? Hai Shixing is even more worried that he will buy a temporary peace and pay off the weapons and gunpowder. The United States turns against others. Wouldn't he be bound by himself?

"If I don't pay the sentence, what should I do?" Hai Shixing suppressed his anger and asked.

The envoy said: "I should have to attack the city with all my might, but the day the city is destroyed is the time for you to confiscate your family and destroy your clans. Now, the admiral of our 6th Army, Gao Feng, is the leader of the Quanlu. Don't be lucky and think that you will pass the pass like a dangerous place with the gentry and officials in Jiangnan. If you have that thought, you will regret it. This is the condition of the Admiral!"

The envoy took out the second letter. Hai Shixing read it and was still well-known. The letters wrote more than ten punishments, all of which were severe punishments. If the officials and gentry in Weixian dared to resist, the day when the city was destroyed was not as simple as raiding the house and exiling. The whole family of officials and gentry in the city would be killed. The female family is a hundred times more cruel than dealing with gentry in Jiangnan. You must know that in Jiangnan, it is just a matter of killing evil. The rest of the people are exiled for labor reform. If they admit their guilt and repent, they will be free for a few years.

"What do you think, General?" The envoy looked at Hai Shixing and asked immediately.

Hai Shixing thought for a moment and smiled and said, "Your envoy came from afar. I guess you are tired. Please go to the back hall to rest for a while. Can we discuss it?"

The messenger focused his attention and said, "There is only one thing. I need to tell you that the matter of redeeming the city silver should be given a reply before the hour. If so, if you fire the cannon to attack the city, you will be given three days to raise money after the reply. If so, it will still be a death sentence. You will know it in your heart and you can decide not to regret it!"

After the envoy left, Li Huang asked, "General Hai, why are you like this?"

Hai Shixing asked with a smile: "Mr. Li, as long as you say, I will kill this beast and kill the sacrifice flag, how about it!"

As soon as Hai Shixing said this, Li Huang didn't know how to respond. After all, he was just a prosecutor. He was just a minister of the former Ming Dynasty. He was just showing his strength. He was just in his position and planned his politics. He did not die for the Ming Dynasty. How could he die for the Qing Dynasty today? Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Huang asked, "General Hai, please tell me the truth. If you have all your strength to defend, how many days can Weixian last?"

"How can I answer this? Let me say this. Dongfan cannons and cannons are sharp and brave soldiers. They are powerful troops in the world. If we attack each other with all our might, we will only support the city defense of Weixian for more than ten days. But that is Xicheng. The walls of my Dongcheng are low and thin. With the power of Dongfan cannons, I am afraid that they will collapse in two or three days. Without the fortifications of the city walls, there are less than 3,000 soldiers in Jiaozhou and Laizhou. Even if Ding Yong cooperates, how many people can fight to the death?" Hai Shixing replied seriously, his words were sincere.

Li Huang sighed and asked, "How should General Hai answer the matter of redeeming the city and silver?"

Hai Shixing said: "This matter is related to the fate of nearly 80,000 officials, civilians and gentry in Dongcheng. What can I decide by myself? Please ask everyone to discuss it together."

"Master General, I have two things. One is it true that the Eastern Band is credible? The other is, what should the court blame him in the future?" Li Huang asked, and he was already in favor of the redemption of the city.

Hai Shixing said: "I think the Eastern Ban is credible. Dong Ban should know that the imperial court is raising a large army to attack. This time, Zuo is just to take advantage of the gap in the army before it arrives to plunder more money and food. Dong Ban is a country of merchants, and the most important thing is to be sincere. If he uses methods and violates the agreement, how will other cities in Shandong be deceived again? At that time, all cities will be defended to death. Wouldn't Dong Ban die many soldiers and spend a lot of food and money?

As for the court's blame, they are not afraid. It should be said that the local gentry was short-sighted and forced us to redeem the city silver by surrendering the city. When the imperial army came on an expedition, we held heavy troops and had local friendship. The court would definitely use it more seriously. How could we punish the crime again? Besides, my colleagues, the matter of redeeming the city silver in the East is not just targeting us in Weixian, but I am afraid that all Lu will be like this. At that time, more than 100 cities in Lu will redeem the city silver in Lu. How can the court's law criticize the people in Lu? "

"That sir means to express it!" Li Huang asked.

Hai Shixing said: "It is necessary to go out, but we cannot let the East Federation ask for a price. On the one hand, we have to discuss the conditions, and on the other hand, we cannot be so blatant. I agree to what I mean first and raise it. After two days, we will see what happened in Xicheng. If the West City is out of silver, I will follow the example. If the West City does not go out, we can also see how the East Federation will deal with it!"
Chapter completed!