.Wang Fu was not clear about the war in Laizhou for the time being, but only knew that Dorgon and his two were dissatisfied with the progress of their progress in Shandong. He had sent Hong Chengchou as the commander to go south to replace Kong and Geng and commanded the Qing army to encircle and suppress the rebels in Shandong.

It’s not that Wang Fu didn’t care about the war in Laizhou. Although Shandong has frequent uprisings, the biggest one was always Xie Qian’s troops. Moreover, the main generals of Xie Qian’s troops have sent their families to the south. Not only did they have no worries, but they also showed their determination to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

However, as the weather became colder, the rivers connected to the sea were temporarily cut off due to dry water and freezing. If Wang Fu wanted to know the news about Laizhou, he had to pass through layers of land, so the speed was naturally much slower. Fortunately, before the river was dry, the Ming army had tried to supplement Laizhou. The rebels in Laizhou had all replaced the Ming army's standard weapons. Of course, most of them were cold weapons, and the food was stored for several months. Laizhou itself was a prefecture and the city was tall. Wang Fu didn't have to worry about Laizhou being captured by the Qing army in a short time. Naturally, he was not so concerned about Laizhou.

Compared to Laizhou, Wang Fu was more concerned about Hong Chengchou. Wang Fu was sympathetic at the beginning of his previous life. If the Battle of Songjin was not desperately urging the emperor to fight the Qing army in the rear and proceeded according to Hong Chengchou's own arrangement, perhaps the result of the war would be another. Later, Hong Chengchou refused to surrender without food and grass and no reinforcements outside. He persisted for a while until he was captured by the Qing army. Compared with those ministers who surrendered after they had just been defeated and even surrendered without fighting, Hong Chengchou's integrity is undoubtedly more worthy of recognition.

But later, Wang Fu thought about it more and more and more. If Hong Chengchou was still hesitant and refused to surrender at the beginning, he would become a great Han Khan. For the sake of his master's interests, Hong Chengchou racked his brains to make suggestions. After Li Zicheng captured the capital, Dorgon used Hong Chengchou's strategy: "According to his surprise, he went from Jizhou to Miyun near the capital, and moved quickly." He headed straight to Beijing.

In the Battle of Yibishi, Li Zicheng led the Dashun army to retreat westward. Dorgon ordered Wu Sangui to pursue the westward. Since the Qing army headed straight to Beijing, Hong Chengchou suggested to Dorgon again: "Our army is strong, and the bandits can be eliminated in one battle. Now, it is advisable to send officials to announce the king's order, indicating that this trip is specially intended to destroy the thieves, not to slaughter the people, not to burn houses, and not to forgive the wealth and property. He still informed all prefectures and counties, open the door and surrender, and the officials will be promoted, and the soldiers and civilians will not violate any crimes. If they resist and disobey, the officials will be punished on the day of the city, and the people will still be safe. If there is a first-class internal response, the reward will be granted. This is the important task."

Dorgon adopted his suggestion, changed the Qing army's habit of burning, killing and plundering, and issued a notice to the Ming Dynasty officials and civilians. As a result, the prefectures, counties and border generals and officials who passed by the army opened the door and attached the letter to welcome the arrival of the Qing army.

On the surface, Hong Chengchou's suggestions made many people die in various prefectures and counties along the way, but in fact, everything was based on the interests of the Manchus, allowing the Ming Dynasty's military and civilians to surrender without fighting and be a persevering people. In fact, what was the result of obedience to the people? Dorgon encircled the land. In the past, those prefectures and counties that had opened the door to Manchus only ran around, and their lands of ancestors were occupied. They either became the Manchus' coat slaves or were lost. They lost their heads when they resisted, and they shaved their heads, and a new round of killings was poked.

At this time, Hong Chengchou seemed to have not seen any promise that when he had asked the Ming army and civilians in various prefectures and counties to surrender, he would not slaughter the people, burn their houses, and would not forgive the property. Perhaps in Hong Chengchou's view, this promise was just to motivate everyone to open the door to welcome the thieves, and everyone would really believe it.

When Hong Chengchou was ordered to recruit Jiangnan, he even suppressed and massacred many rebels against the Qing Dynasty. The left-level censor Jin Sheng, Grand Secretary Huang Daozhou, Ming royal family member Zhu Yishi, Ruian king Zhu Yifang, Jinhua king Zhu Youchan, Gao'an king Zhu Changqi, Ruichang king Zhu Yigui... all died at the hands of Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou also suggested that the Qing court adopt many rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty and improve the political system of the Qing court. Without Hong Chengchou's efforts, even if the Qing court conquered the Central Plains entirely by force, it would not last long. Such a big traitor, even his mother and younger brother Hong Chenggong, would have blamed him for his unfaithfulness. What is the sympathy for?

Unfortunately, Hong Chengchou was so dedicated and hardworking. He was still listed by the landlord behind him in the Biography of the traitors. A granddaughter in his land almost begs for a living.

Wang Fu even believed that Hong Chengchou's land was more harmful than Wu Sangui. After all, Wu Sangui was just a military general. He was once a corner of Liaodong. However, Hong Chengchou not only became a Jinshi, but also moved to the world and defected to the traitors of the Manchus. He was not without his status as a higher person. However, in terms of familiarity with the Ming Dynasty and personal abilities, no one can compare to him.

After hearing that Hong Chengchou came to Shandong, Wang Fu even had the urge to kill Hong Chengchou even if he could not help but cause a full-scale war with the Qing Dynasty. Without Hong Chengchou, the man was like missing a pair of eyes and a pair of hands and feet.

It’s just that reason still calmed down Wang Fu. Now the Ming Dynasty is no longer Hong Chengchou understands the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty has improved its strength, whether it is Hong Chengchou or Dorgon, no matter how intelligent or powerful it is, it is in vain.

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I don't know if there is any success. Wang Fu was quite moved. The special forces have trained 200 people. Even if dozens of people are sacrificed, it is worth killing Hong Chengchou as long as he can kill Hong Chengchou.

Just when Wang Fu was considering whether to assassinate Hong Chengchou, another rebel army in Shandong was called Yuyuan thieves by the Qing army. The two rebel thieves in Yuyuan and Xie Qian were one east and one west, causing chaos in Shandong. Under the leadership of Yuyuan thieves and Xie Qian, many gentry in Shandong were very dissatisfied with the continuous plunder of the Qing Dynasty and brewing various unrest.

In April of the first year of Hongguang, Pei Shouzheng, Guan County, Shandong Province, and Liu Sitong rebelled. The rebel army defeated Zhanhua and killed the county magistrate and county magistrate appointed by the Qing army. In June, Yangxin and in September, Haifeng became another rebel army that caused headaches for the Qing army.

In November of the first year of Hongguang, Ding Mingwu and Zhou Kuixuan revolted. The two led 400 cavalry and thousands of infantry to conquer the mountains, seized the treasures of property, and released the prisoners. Then they went north to conquer Mengyin and killed the Qing magistrate Cui Feng.

Gaotang Prefecture Cai Naihan, Zhou Guixuan, Cui Sanling and other uprisings; Xiajin County has Song Yadan, Chen Guozao, and Sanhaqiaoqiao Uprising. Dongchang Prefecture has Ding Weiyue Uprising...

Some of these uprisings were destroyed by the Qing army after only lasting for a few months, while others captured the city and even broke through the city. However, they were soon driven out by the Qing army and were not firmly guarded like Laizhou. Since the Mandahai led the Manchu-Mongolian coalition forces were only stationed in the big city, some remote city and county rebels were very active.

Wang Fu ordered the Jinyiwei to contact him and try his best to provide support for the uprisings in various places. Unfortunately, their location was not as good as the thief of Yuyuan and Xie Qian. The Jinyiwei's assistance was mostly spiritually encouraged, and the rebels from all over the country were happy. After all, the Ming Dynasty had been enjoying the country for nearly three hundred years. Although the Manchus had entered the pass and occupied the capital, the Ming Dynasty was not powerless to fight back. The great victory a year ago encouraged countless people. Many people believed that the Ming Dynasty would sooner or later regain the lost land. In this case, as long as they announced that they had been recognized by the court, their morale would be greatly boosted.

The Yuyuan thieves led by Ren Qi and Zhang Qi only received less support than Xie Qian. Unfortunately, compared with Xie Qian and others, Wang Fu was dissatisfied with both the relationship with the court and their ambitions. Although Ren Qi and Zhang Qi accepted the official positions given by the court, their families refused to send them to the rear. They were also wary of He Chao, the Jinyiwei who was in contact with him. Every time He Chao wanted to meet them, they had to communicate them layer by layer and then blindfolded in.

It would be fine if it was just that. The problem was that after they received support from the court's various armies, they started to actively fight with the Qing army. Later, they had the idea of ​​being at ease. They asked for supplies from He Chao who was in contact with him, but were unwilling to attack the Qing army. Even if they occupied a city, they never wanted to live for a long time. As soon as the Qing army launched, they immediately retreated back to Yulin and regarded Yulin as a permanent safe harbor. Over a year, the court supported it with tens of thousands of armies, and their territory was still in Yulin and the surrounding county towns, but their lives were extremely free.

However, their free days ended with Zhang Cunren's arrival. Hong Chengchou asked Zhang Cunren to wipe out the thieves in Yuyuan. He just didn't want Zhang Cunren to show off his old qualifications in front of him. He did not expect Zhang Cunren to eliminate the thieves in Yuyuan. Instead, he planned to destroy the Shandong giant bandit Xie Qian and help Zhang Cunren with his help. Only in this way would Zhang Cunren's arrogance be suppressed.

However, Hong Chengchou used Zhang Cunren to deal with the Yulin thieves, which was the most suitable for the Qing army. However, Zhang Cunren discovered the reason why the officers and soldiers could not wipe out the Yuyuan thieves as soon as he arrived in Puzhou. The hundreds of miles of Yulin is the natural hiding place for the Yuyuan thieves. Without Yulin's cover, the Yuyuan thieves would have nowhere to hide. Everyone knows this reason, but everyone has no choice but to use Yulin for hundreds of miles of Yulin. This is Yulin, which spans many prefectures and counties. The elm trees are the easiest to survive. If they plant branches in the soil, they can grow into a big tree in ten years.

Zhang Cunren was ruthless, and he immediately issued an order to organize all the laborers in the prefectures and counties and go to the outside of Yulin to cut trees. Ren Qi and Zhang Qi laughed at the beginning when they heard the orders issued by the Qing army. The new Qing dog was so stupid. When will it be cut off for hundreds of miles of Yulin?

Only seven or eight days later, Ren Qi and Zhang Qi could not laugh anymore. Each prefecture and county organized at least 100,000 laborers to cut down trees under the supervision of the Qing army. Pieces of Yulin were opened, leaving only bare stumps. Although these stumps would sprout again in spring, at this speed, within two months, the hundreds of miles of Yulin would be cut off.

In this world, stupid methods are often the most useful, but some people are unwilling to do it. If you really meet serious people, the stupid methods you use often make all smart people helpless. This is the case with Ren Qi and Zhang Qi now.

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Chapter completed!