"Master Hong, Zhu Jiancai's men have entered Tonglu."

To the west of Shaoxing Prefecture, which is the Xiaoshan in later generations, Zhu Yicheng did not go west or to the south after leaving Tonglu. Instead, he went down the river and went directly east of Hangzhou, and ran around to the vicinity of Shaoxing.

Yuan Qi's uprising was headed in Yuyao, and then marched northwest all the way, attacking Shangyu and occupying Shaoxing, and then heading straight to Hangzhou. This time, Zhu Yicheng's intention was naturally his intention.

"Zhu Jiancai's actions were fast, the Qing court didn't react, right?"

"It's all in the plot of Master Hong. Zhu Jiancai is a dog. This old guy has a very smart nose. He rushed to Tonglu without stopping when he smells the smell. Now he is recruiting soldiers and is now recruiting troops. By the way, it is said that Yuan Qi's troops in the north have also received news and also rushed to Tonglu." Dong Dashan replied with a smile. Of course, Zhu Yicheng released this news specially. There are naturally ways to transmit messages from the rivers and lakes. Zhu Jiancai and others can make an indelible contribution to occupying Dongdashan, Tonglu before the Qing army reacts. The Luo Jiao children also made some contributions.

The Luo Cult is a special fellowship or company based on the purpose of rebellion. In fact, it looks like a huge peer association or company based on the composition of the Luo Cult. The predecessor of the Luo Cult was the Cao Army composed of military households in the Ming Dynasty, which was mainly responsible for the north-south water transportation. Most of these military households were the work of sailors and boatmen. During the Chenghua period, Luo Menghong realized the Tao and established the religion, which was originally called the Wuwei Cult, and was later renamed the Luo Cult.

The Luo Cult was mainly spread among these old people of the Cao army. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Cao army completely ended its historical mission, and the descendants of Luo Zu of the Luo Cult also replaced the previous main body of the Cao army and became the leader of these people. The Pan family in Jiangnan is one of the three elders of the Luo Cult. Boss Pan is the head of the Pan family today, and controls a large number of sailors, boatmen and even civil ship transport.

Most people in later generations had heard of the name of "Qing Gang", and the predecessor of the Qing Gang was the Cao Gang. As for how the Cao Gang came from? Then we have to mention the Luo Gang. If history remains unchanged, the Cao Gang will emerge on the basis of the Luo Gang in about 20 years, and at the same time, it will become a private gang organization recognized by the Qing court to carry out the canal transportation for the Qing court.

Of course, the Cao Gang has not yet appeared, and the Luo Cult is not recognized by the Qing court. It is just a secret civil organization walking between black and white. In the court, the Qing court did not allow the Luo Cult to exist, but because of the demand for water transportation in the north and south, he had to seek help from the Luo Cult in private. It can be imagined that although the Luo Cult's military strength is not great, its social influence is not small. What's more, in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many people who rely on water transportation to make a living, and most of these people are believers of the Luo Cult.

After spending some money, Zhu Yicheng obtained the "understanding" of Boss Pan and made a deal with him privately. It was said that it was a deal, but it was actually divided into two parts. The first part was of course to spread the news about Tonglu through the Luo Cult channels, especially to let Zhu Jiancai and others know first, so that these rebels could occupy Tonglu for themselves.

The second place is the real deal. Zhu Yicheng, who took down Tonglu, obtained a large amount of military supplies. Except for some of these supplies, they were left specifically to Zhu Jiancai, or to Yuan Qi, so that they could borrow these supplies to overcome difficulties during the Qing army's encirclement and suppression, and at the same time caused trouble for the Qing army's logistics, Zhu Yicheng asked Boss Pan to help and used the civil forces of the Luo Cult to help him transport food and personnel from Tonglu to the east of Hangzhou Bay.

To this end, Zhu Yicheng not only offered a three-fold price, but also made it clear that this deal would never be leaked. As long as Luo Jiao agreed, no matter how the situation changes in the future, Boss Pan's people will be unimpeded in the territory of the rebel army.

After persuasion and careful consideration, Boss Pan finally agreed to the deal. Although the Luo Sect and Bai Lian lineage are different, their way of survival is different, after all, everyone is a fellow practitioner. Besides, Zhejiang is seriously affected and the children in the church are not having a good life. Moreover, wars are everywhere in recent months, and everyone has to eat to support their families! If this deal is done, there will be no worries for at least a year. Zhu Yicheng also took the initiative to propose to provide convenience for Luo Sect's children to walk in the future. After thinking about it, Boss Pan still nodded.

Thanks to the help of Luo Cult, Zhu Yicheng's planning was quite smooth. Now, not only Zhu Jiancai occupied Tonglu County, but even the people and supplies he brought from Tonglu were safely and steadily under the eyes of the Qing army. When he revisited the old place, Zhu Yicheng was full of energy and was in a very comfortable mood.

"Master Hong, I guess Qinggou would never have thought that we would kill someone and come to Shaoxing, right?" The closer we were to the hometown, the more excited Dong Dashan was. According to the distance, they were less than a hundred miles away from Shaoxing. If they were to hurry up, they would be able to reach Shaoxing City in just one day.

After Yuan Qi captured Shaoxing before, Shaoxing does not have much defensive power now, and even several local officials have just been dispatched from other places, and the minor officials below are even less capable. According to Zhu Yicheng's troops, as long as they do not climb the city head-on, it is actually not difficult to capture Shaoxing again by surprise.

Who would have thought that Zhu Yicheng smiled but shook his head and said, "Who said I want to enter Shaoxing City?"

"But Mr. Hong, why don't we come here to Shaoxing?" Zhu Yicheng's words puzzled Dong Dashan.

"Shaoxing is a good place, but unfortunately it was not what I wish." Zhu Yicheng turned his eyes to the east, and at this time, the dog-headed military advisor Liao Huanzhi, who was standing beside him, also smiled and nodded. In his opinion, Shaoxing is not a good place. First, it is located in the hinterland of Zhejiang, and second, it is too close to Hangzhou. If Shaoxing Qing court takes over, it will react immediately, and then it will face the first wave of encirclement and attacks.

The reason why they left Tonglu was to throw out the hot potatoes in their hands and avoid the attention of the Qing army. If they took Shaoxing at this time, wouldn’t it be a fool?

"Tell me brothers, although we are back, some old brothers are homesick, but this is not the time to say this. Don't forget that everyone's heads are still held, and their heads will fall off anytime and anywhere. If you want to be able to go home safely and take a look, you must obey the command. I hope brothers will remember this! Remember!" Speaking of this, Zhu Yicheng deliberately glanced at Dong Dashan, Wang Dong and other old people. Everyone hurriedly said yes. In fact, Zhu Yicheng's reminder was timely. As he turned around, he became closer and closer to his hometown, some people did have the idea of ​​going home to visit, and some even had the idea of ​​leaving the team and running home.

Fortunately, Zhu Yicheng conducted a period of training for his subordinates. If it were the previous rebels, there might be deserters now. After reiterating this, Zhu Yicheng also specially found the appointed military judge to repeatedly remind him that the troops must be kept under control and that if there is a deserter situation, he would deal with it strictly and severely.

The troops headed north from Hangzhou Bay a hundred miles away from Shaoxing Prefecture, and then circled around Cixi to reach the northeastern part of Yuyao. When they reached the Wulei Mountain area, everyone understood that Zhu Yicheng's destination was actually Ningbo.

That's right, Zhu Yicheng's final destination was Ningbo. After careful consideration, he chose Ningbo as his destination. There are several main key points to choosing Ningbo. First, the Ningbo army's defense is empty. Yuan Qi and Ningbo reinforcements basically defeated Ningbo's main military force in the battle. Second, Zhejiang was in chaos, and some local garrisons in Ningbo allocated some to Hangzhou, which further weakened Ningbo's defensive power. Third, due to Yuan Qi's uprising, the former Ningbo prefect Zhang Chaozong and the Zhenglan Banner of Ningshaotai Road were dismissed and escorted to Beijing for crimes due to the defeat of the land. The official affairs of Ningbo Prefecture were temporarily managed by Ningshaodao, and the position of Ningbo prefect is vacant. Fourth, Ningbo is backed by the sea, and there are Zhoushan Islands overseas, and there is a large room for maneuvering, which is a place where both advance and retreat.
Chapter completed!