The manifesto first appeared in Northern Zhili and then quickly spread to Qilu. But something strange is that the manifesto seemed to bypass Jinan as if it was intentional.

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As time entered December, the Qing army broke into Dongpingzhou, and the army was led by deputy commander Turge and rushed straight to Yanzhou.

Zheng Zhilong also led his army from Jinan to march south. At this time, his troops were no longer only 3,000 troops (some people stayed in Zhifu), but more than 5,000 troops including the Denglai Army, Jinan Army, and more than 8,000 troops were added. In addition, the strong people accompanied him were as many as 10,000.

The Denglai Army was headed by Zhou Lianggong, the magistrate of Weixian County. He was a young man. No matter how hard he looked, this important task could not be overwhelmed by his shoulders. But you can't stop the former Minister of Revenue Guo Shangyou, the former Minister of Revenue Zhang Erzhong, who was in Weixian. The latter had just left his official position and returned to his hometown due to the defeat of Kaifeng. He was not allowed to say that he would wear red and purple again. With the strong support of the former Nan Ruidao political lord, Hu Zhenqi, and others, Zeng Ying could not refuse.

The Denglaiming Army had all collapsed as early as the last time Dorgon fought the Jinan Battle. The seven thousand reinforcements on paper either died or fled, and the current General Denglai was completely empty.

Seeing the Qing Tartars coming again, in October, gentry and bureaucrats from all over the country from Zeng Ying to Denglai summoned volunteers to prepare military equipment and food for emergencies.

This time Zheng Zhilong led his army westward, how could the Denglai government have no expression? Hou Guoan had agreed before, and immediately divided a group of troops to come to Zheng Zhilong's tent to obey the order.

The Jinan army was even more weak. Governor Wang Guobin was a Jinan army and was unwilling to go out, but he transferred the Qingzhou garrison Li Shiyuan army and these Qingzhou civilian troops to Zheng Zhilong.

It has been a month since then.

At the foot of Lishan Mountain in Jinan, the cold wind and snow roar, and the heaven and earth are solemn and cold.

Arranged by army formation, lined up in battalions, standing upright in the wind and snow.

Whether it is the Denglai Army or the Jinan Army, how could it still fly away when it falls into Zheng Zhilong's hands? Although it is not elite, it is of great use at this time. With a wave of his hand, he will first make a big reorganization.

According to the Zheng military shed, rank, lineup, and battalion, and the army is organized.

Whether it was Zhou Lianggong or Li Shiyuan, they did not object.

Then he served delicious food and drinks. Although he did not practice it very strictly, one month passed and he was full of taxis. At this time, the army was lined up, and soldiers stood up straight and stood up solemnly, and a murderous aura spread out.

Fifty taels and one Tartar head, Zheng Zhilong kept his word. In the Liaohai Sea, he spent a small 100,000 yuan on the rewards of the army alone. In addition, the normal military support and a scattered matter on Juehua Island, Zheng Zhilong seemed to be dispatched, but the military expenditure was as high as 300,000 to 400,000 taels.

This real example is right in front of them. How can the whole army be worse than the fire and blood at this time?

A Tartar's head is fifty taels of silver, without any discount, and even if it is dead and disabled, there will be high pensions. It is no wonder that the soldiers and soldiers present had only hot sparks left in their eyes!

Most of the entire army was covered with armor, and some armored clothes were all cotton armor from Tartars. There was no way, so many of the cotton armors that Zheng Zhilong had reserved were sent to Xiaoyuan Camp.

Scold King Lu and Kong's family again.

Zheng Zhilong played a hydraulic forging hammer in his hometown of Anping. He used that thing to make cotton armor, so it would not be too labor-saving. Even the cotton armor was lined with iron sheets, just like cloth armor. A piece of cotton armor weighing 12 kilograms was less than three taels of silver.

Moreover, the texture and weight of the Zheng cotton armor are much stronger than the mandarin duck battle jackets of the old Zhu family.

After the former was created, it was transported to Zhifu Island to stock up. As a result, part of it was equipped with the three thousand armored soldiers brought by Zheng Zhibao, and part of it was sent to Xiaoyuan Camp. Zheng Zhilong's place was not enough.

But even so, the armor rate in the army should be 70% to 80%, which is already very high.

Especially the iron armor of the battalion officers, there are heart protection glasses in front and back, throat protection neck, crotch protection armor, shin armor, etc., and the weight is not less than 30 kilograms.

The soldiers were dressed warmly, fed well, and had generous military rewards and pensions. Their spirits were naturally different from the past. They were standing straight in the cold weather, still motionless.

After seeing this, Hou Guoan remained calm, but he shouted loudly in his heart. Unfortunately, this krypton gold method is not suitable for the Jinan defenders at all.

The flags are flying, the armor is distinctive, the spears and muskets are full of soldiers and horses, showing their majestic military power.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the soldiers of the army with satisfaction. He could feel the morale of the army and horses in front of him, a completely different temperament from the defenders of Jinan City!

"You guys, the Tartars invaded our Central Plains and killed our people. The earth in western Shandong is filled with blood, corpses and bones everywhere, ghosts carry the way, and souls are everywhere. This is an irreconcilable hatred. Can you please follow me to drive out the Tartars and kill the enemy to serve the country?"

The officers and soldiers below shouted: "I wish to kill slaves with the general! I wish to kill slaves with the general!..."

The shouts shook the four fields. Zheng Zhilong's eyes scandalized the entire army, and a sense of pride surged in his heart at this moment. This is his army!

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The entire Qilu was paying attention to the news of the Qing army going south, while the soldiers and civilians in Yanzhou City were always paying attention to the progress of the Qing army commander Nagel's southward advance, and the other was watching the movements of Zheng Zhilong's troops and Xiao Yuan's camp.

In Pizhou.

With the power of Xiao Yuanying, Zheng Zhipeng set up a shelter to accommodate the Qilu refugees who fled south. But his main job was to hand over money, grain, soldiers and armor with Xiao Yuanying.

Time passed day by day, and when news of Jining being captured by the Qing army came, Xiao Yuanying had a new look compared to a month ago.

Its main combat power was almost everyone wearing armor. Zheng Zhilong sent a total of two thousand pairs of cotton armor and a batch of swords, weapons, which allowed Yuan Shizhong's military power to be raised in a straight line.

"General Yuan, the silver and money of soldiers, armor and silver have been delivered, and the food is still a little short. It is really cold and the road is far and difficult to turn around. However, it can be delivered within the year, so you can rest assured." Zheng Zhipeng took the Kanhe delivered by Yuan Shizhong and said.

Yuan Shizhong waved his hand and stopped Zheng Zhipeng's words, "No need to say anything about fifth brother, I'll just click his troops to head north."

"Shishou Zheng is generous in his work, and I, Yuan Shizhong, is not a villain who is untrustworthy. In the future, I will leave this life to Marshou Zheng."

Yuan Shizhong didn't want to see it fly away with such a thick thigh.

Although he has never been in the officialdom, he has never eaten pork and seen pig run. Isn't it? The most important thing in the officialdom is to have a backstage. Especially for people like him, if they don't have a backstage, they are easily pushed out as scapegoats without a backstage.

And is Zheng Zhilong's backend tough? As long as people still have their eyes open, I believe that everyone will know.

Although he was just a general in the same place, he was actually a land tiger in Fujian Province and a maritime overlord in the southeastern provinces. In comparison with that height, the Wu family was all a little brother.

Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Jinzhou, which was a major blow to the Wu family. However, Zheng Zhilong led his army to shoot a flower outside the pass. However, when it fell and rose, it would be really blind to say that Zheng Zhilong's weight is not as good as Wu Sangui now.

Anyone who noticed Zheng Zhilong would not forget the extraordinary financial resources of the Zheng family. Whether an army can become a strong army depends on money. Before the emergence of the Red Army, the combat effectiveness of the army of all dynasties in China was always closely linked to financial resources.

Xiao Yuanying had already felt the greatness of Zheng Dad, a set of cotton armor, a box of silver, a truckload of food and food, how could Yuan Shizhong not kneel down in front of the God of Wealth?
Chapter completed!