Chapter 262: Surrounding

"Sir, sir, two thousand soldiers from the general Li Meng have entered the city!!"

A personal soldier of a governor Yan Jizu ran into the yamen of the magistrate of Dezhou in vain. The total number of personal guards in the hands of the governor and the military supervisor was less than 200. He could not even say the so-called "capital", and could only be regarded as a servant.

Hearing the personal soldiers shouting there, Yan Jizu, who was busy there, frowned and raised his head, and asked:

"If you enter the city, you will go to the city. What a big deal!"

"Sir, but he blocked several streets, and it seems that he is not good at it!"

"Is it the street in the Yamen that is blocked?"

"This is not the case. The street where General Qiu is located is blocked."

"Get out, don't worry about the noise in front of my official's eyes anymore. What's the matter with their military personnel? Get out of here, get out of here."

The personal soldier who hurriedly came in to report the news was disappointed and was scolded for no reason. He was really dizzy and didn't know what to say, so he had to retreat in disappointment.

The eunuch Liu Yuanbin of the military supervisor was similar, but Liu Yuanbin did not have the gentleness of Yan Jizu. It is said that the personal soldier who reported the news was slapped several times and scolded him.

In the north of Dezhou City, since Qiu Lei returned here, he has been deserted and almost all the families who can run away have run away. There is even such a saying that he would rather be caught by the Tartars and be a cattle and horse than be harmed by the soldiers and horses of Qiu Lei. If you want to say that Shandong General Qiu Lei should be proud.

Although they did not fight with the Qing army, they had a "high reputation" that was no less than the Tartars in the hearts of the people, and they should be a little proud. Of course, many people mentioned this in Shandong's literati notes, which were mentioned many times in later generations.

The sun was just west, and the north of the city was extremely quiet. In the past, nearly two thousand Qiu Lei's troops were stationed here. It was noisy every day, as if tens of thousands of people were stationed here. There was such a quiet situation a few days ago. When most of the Qing army and the plundered population passed by Dezhou, among the Tartar soldiers below, there was a Chinese-speaking man shouting "No need to send you away from home" under the city, provoking arbitrarily provoking and teasing. Qiu Lei's troops were extremely quiet, and they didn't even have the courage to get up and scold him. However, the gentry and civilians in the city were ready to resist, prepared bricks, stones and wood, and were ready to defend the city at the critical moment.

It is not entirely true that it is quiet at this time, because there are always people shouting loudly there:

"Take the weapon down, hold it on your head, follow your usual ranks, come out in a team of fifty people, don't act rashly, how about you guys who are your generals!"

"Hurry up, hurry up."

The soldiers from Jiaozhou Camp looked at the soldiers in front of them with a fierce look. Although the street was narrow, the spearmen and axe and spearmen were blocking the door of the street, and the musketeers all climbed to the roof. After the ammunition was loaded, they aimed at the Qiu Lei officers and soldiers below.

The soldiers and horses of Shandong General Qiu Lei were already in chaos. The soldiers were discussing countermeasures nervously. No one thought of asking the general Qiu Lei in the new. After fleeing all the way, Shandong General Qiu Lei's prestige had disappeared. The reason why these soldiers still ran with him was that they had a taste of food.

"What should I do? These evil stars outside are shouting, come up with an idea!"

"What else is there? Damn it, who is doing something bad outside again? Those tigers are coming to get people again."

"Who is going to do something that is harmful to nature? When I come back this time, everyone is in the yard and can't even drive out with a whip. They all look like they are eating and waiting to die."

"I've had enough of it all. Otherwise, if we fight with them, we have swords and guns in our hands, why are we afraid of their military households in Denglai?"

"I'm fighting for a ghost. I just went out and took a sneak peek. I pulled the cannons over there. If I didn't go out, I'd be bombing them!!"

The talk of the talk here turned into a very unified action in the end. The soldiers stationed in this circle of Qiu Lei's troops obediently threw the weapons to the ground, with both hands on the head, and walked out of the stationed place with dejected expressions.

As soon as the fifty people came out, someone immediately escorted them out of Dezhou City and went to the city to take care of them. Some people were there to lit up the number. In almost an hour, the personal soldiers leader ran to Li Meng nearby to report the report. The report was also insane, and he just said:

"There are less than three hundred people left inside!"

Li Meng nodded and shouted at Wang Hai beside him. The soldiers outside began to withdraw, but Wang Hai led 800 personal soldiers into this area, controlled the vital position, and surrounded the courtyard in the center.

At present, many of the personal military camps led by Wang Hai in Jiaozhou Camp have minor injuries on their bodies, and many of them have recently been repaired. Even Wang Hai is still wearing bandages on his forehead. The personal military camps are not as distinctly clad as before, but they have a bit of strict murderous aura than before.

The house where the general Qiu Lei is located is the house of a wealthy family in the local area. The soldiers outside did as the Jiaozhou Camp shouted and ordered, but the personal soldiers around Qiu Lei were one with his own commander. Looking at the posture outside, they naturally could realize that something was wrong, but if they ran away or beg for mercy, no one would take it in the future. Moreover, Jiaozhou Camp opened its stance at the door of the Texas Prefecture that day, and many of the companions who were both personal soldiers were chopped and killed. The other party beat him to death. Don’t mention any hard work.

What's more, looking at the soldiers of Jiaozhou camp who came over fiercely outside, the murderous aura was even stronger than before, which was really scary. Qiu Lei's only personal guards had no intention of fighting at all, so he had to retreat. As a soldier, he couldn't run away and didn't dare to fight. He was so cowardly, and he was really ridiculed.

The defeated general had no morale or courage. The general's style in Texas that day was missing was not seen. Qiu Lei was not hiding in the courtyard, and Li Meng's personal barracks quickly surrounded the place.

All arrangements were stopped, and not long after, Chen Liu's subordinates came to report:

"The nearby streets have been blocked, and both officials and civilians are isolated, and the people of Dezhou dare not approach, for fear of causing trouble. Qiu Lei's soldiers were taken outside the city to stand by, and the city gates are already controlled by Jiaozhou Camp."

Wang Hai got the news and turned to look at Li Meng nodded. Li Meng immediately whispered a few words to the guard beside him. The guard immediately stepped forward and shouted to the yard:

"Li Meng, the general of the four prefectures, asked to meet the Shandong general, Lord Qiu, and hoped to take the time to meet his subordinates."

This was so full of excitement that the officers and soldiers inside and outside the yard could hear it clearly. I don’t know what the people inside thought. The soldiers and soldiers from Jiaozhou camp outside looked at each other, and they almost laughed out loud. There was no danger in front of them, and everyone was also relaxed.

God knows what his adult thought, but after he actually disarmed the other party's soldiers and surrounded the other party's house, he politely learned the etiquette of the lower-ranking officials and meeting the Shangguan. It was indeed ridiculous.

However, this statement reached Qiu Lei's ears, which seemed to be humiliating directly, and the other party could not resist, which was really relieved. Jiaozhou Camp fought to the Qing army to death, and the casualties were extremely serious. After arriving in Dezhou City, I realized that Shandong General Qiu Lei and his 6,000 soldiers and horses had not been fired, and they had not fought. They fled desperately in the Jinan Prefecture area, with countless defeats, and finally hiding in the Dezhou City.

Although the two troops were incompatible with water and fire, the soldiers of Jiaozhou camp felt shameful and sad for the other party, and they were full of resentment. The one who called out just now was really relieved.

But the strength of both sides was too obvious. Even with such humiliation, there was no movement inside. Several officers turned around and asked Li Meng. Li Meng signaled that they did not need to take action, but just ordered his personal soldiers to continue shouting. After almost four or five times, he heard someone inside say humbly:

"General Li Gan, Lord Li, you have a large number of them. All of them have reached this point. Don't force Qiu. Qiu is about to be arrested and punished by the court. Why bother?"

Hearing Qiu Lei's answer, a military academy beside Li Meng cursed in a low voice:

"You are all light when you catch it and cut it into pieces. Why are you pretending to be pitiful?"

The personal soldier who was calling heard a response inside and shouted again at the top of his voice:

"Sir Qiu, the soldiers in your yard are withdrawn, and my lord is willing to go in alone and have an interview with you."

After saying this, the whole scene was quiet. Except for Chen Liu and Wang Hai who had known that Li Meng had arranged this way, the rest of the people looked at Li Meng in shock. Li Meng nodded with a smile and signaled that this matter was indeed his own arrangement.

He hesitated in the yard for a while before he heard Qiu Lei's hesitant voice say:

"Qiu is willing to do this."

The situation is now unaware that he can choose. There is no suspense in the Jiaozhou Camp outside. It would be better to agree to Li Meng's suggestion that he would go in alone. Maybe things will turn around.

"Two hundred and eighty-nine people, come out one by one, don't play any tricks!"

Several personal soldiers from Jiaozhou Camp shouted outside, and Qiu Lei inside was even more terrified when he heard this. How could the other party know so clearly the number of the people around him?

All the people inside except Qiu Lei have already come out. Li Meng tidied up the armor on his body and said in a low voice with a smile:

"Well, they are all Shandong generals, I'll go in and send him a ride!"
Chapter completed!