On the official road dozens of miles east of Jinan, an army was winding. Although the army was moving a little crookedly, everyone's face was full of evil, with bare green skin on their foreheads and only a small hair as small as money was left behind. This was the tail of the Qing soldiers' money rat.

In later generations, this tail is a symbol of backward and stupidity. At this time, this money rat tail still represents backward and stupidity. It is not cowardice, but rather represents barbarism and courage. After the Battle of Songjin, the generals of the Ming Dynasty saw this braid from afar and shouted "The Tartars are coming." No matter how many times the number of their enemies is, they turn around and flee. The Ming soldiers who just surrendered to the past, as long as they shave their hair into this shape, they will immediately increase their courage and can often chase after their robes that they used to fight several times, as if the money rat tail had magic power.

Of course, it is not this rat tail of money, but courage and confidence. Because Chongzhen was eager to seek governance, state affairs were getting more and more difficult. The generals who could fight in the Ming Dynasty either died on the battlefield or were killed by the emperor himself. The rest were all slippery. They had long lost confidence in the victory of the Tartars. Even Huang Degong's troops were considered the elite force of the Ming Dynasty. They were still afraid of hearing that they wanted to fight against the Tartars.

An army without courage and confidence was destined to fail to win, and no matter how many people were, it was useless. After the Battle of Songjin, the Tatars invaded the Central Plains every time they invaded the Central Plains, they plundered a large number of people, livestock, gold and silver. None of the Ming army gathered dared to chase after it. This further encouraged the Tartars' arrogance, and the Ming army could not fight.

Although the current team is shaved with a green head and a rat tail of money, it is not a real Tartar, but a subordinate of the Qing Dynasty's conscientious king Kong Youde. When Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming crossed the sea from Dengzhou to the Qing Dynasty, they were warmly welcomed by Huang Taiji. It is precisely because of Kong Youde that Geng Zhongming brought a large number of artillery after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, which made the Ming army no longer have the advantage in firearms and made great achievements for the Tartars. Now, both Kong Youde and his subordinates have given up their hearts to serve the Tartars.

Kong Youde's troops were carrying more than a dozen artillery pieces, and they shouldn't have been at the forefront. But Duoduo has taken in a large number of Ming troops these days. Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu alone led more than 30,000 Ming troops to surrender, which is more than Duoduoduo's troops to go south this time. Now this army of more than 20,000 people has expanded to more than 70,000.

This made Duoduo a little ecstatic. He originally had only more than 25,000 people, but he wanted to attack Nanming, who had 400,000 troops after the internal strife. He felt a little uneasy. He was willing to lead his troops to attack Nanming because of his respect for Dorgon. However, he did not dream of defeating Nanjing. Anyway, he could fight if he could beat him. Forget it, no matter how many Ming troops had, he would not dare to leave the city to pursue him.

But I didn't expect that before he arrived in Shandong, he had already had more than 40,000 more people. In this case, it was not impossible to increase hundreds of thousands of troops before he arrived in Nanjing. In fact, this is the case with another time and space history. After Duoduo advanced south, he first joined forces with Ajige and Wu Sangui to defeat Li Zicheng, and then entered Jianghuai from Huguang, surrendered and accepted rebels all the way. When he arrived in Yangzhou, Duoduo's army had become an army of hundreds of thousands.

After capturing the Ming army with more than its own number, Duoduo's main itinerary could not help but slow down, and Kong Youde's team became the forward. However, the distance between Duoduo and others was not large, and the cavalry had only a day of itinerary.

Shandong was originally rich, but after natural disasters and several ravages by the Tartars, it had already become broken. The official road was disrepaired, and even Kong Youde was amazed by the weeds on both sides. Shandong was a familiar place for Kong Youde. He and Geng Zhongming were transferred from Pi Island to guard Shandong after Mao Wenlong was killed. In Shandong, he and his subordinates mutiny due to lack of salary, and eventually swept over half of Shandong's provinces. The court had to mobilize a large army to fight. However, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming took a boat to leave and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, which led to the King of Gongshu today. Shandong became so ill-touched. It can be said that he also had the contribution of Kong Youde.

"Prince, there are Jinan City dozens of miles ahead. The pseudo-Ming Huang Chuangzi has led a large army to settle in. Should we wait for Prince Yu's army to arrive?"

When the Qing army entered the pass, it claimed that it was to avenge Chongzhen. It not only restrained Chongzhen's body, but also sent troops to protect the imperial tomb. This attitude confused many Han elites and rushed to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Now it was unreasonable to go south to destroy the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty did not recognize the Southern Ming court and called it as a false Ming Dynasty.

"Huang Chuangzi is just a child with Confucianism. Why don't you be afraid of it? I sent a command to speed up our army and arrive at Jinan City before dark. Maybe Huang Chuangzi will be so scared that he will urinate. I will enter Jinan at night." Kong Youde's tone was indescribable.

"The prince has an order, spend the night in Jinan City tonight." The words of the personal soldiers, Kong Youde, were cheering everywhere. There were also big cities along the way, and there were also big cities in Hejian and Shunde. However, after seeing the Qing army coming, they all rushed to surrender. They did not think that Jinan City would be an exception.

This time, the Qing army wanted to fight for the world. Unlike in the past, just plundering, before setting off, Dorgon repeatedly emphasized the need to pay attention to military discipline. In addition, the big cities in front all took the initiative to surrender, and the benefits were also that Duoduo's Manchu Banners took the lead. Kong Youde's subordinates did not get any benefits at all. Now they finally became the vanguards and it would be best to enter Jinan City smoothly. The big families in the city had to take out some things to reward the army. If they resisted, it would be a big robbery to break through the city. Many soldiers actually wanted Jinan City to resist.

Kong Youde has been fighting on the battlefield for many years. Although he was talking big, he still did not dare to be careless. He sent a group of scouts one by one, and sent messages from the front at any time.

"Report, Prince, there is no trace three miles ahead."

"Take it again."

"yes."

"Report to the prince, there is no trace of five miles ahead."

"Take it again."

"yes."

...

A valley seven or eight miles away from Kong Youde was quietly surrounded by more than 10,000 Ming troops. To the north of Jinan, there were mostly flat ground and not suitable for ambushing. Huang Degong had to divide the 30,000 Ming troops into two parts, one in front and the other in back. After the ambush, the Ming troops behind carried out reinforcements.

The smoke and dust aroused by the Tartar marching in the distance was clearly visible, and many soldiers were nervous. Although most of the Ming army was fighting against bandits, the rumors of Tartar hatred had already penetrated into their minds, and everyone unconsciously amplified it. Although they heard that the Tartars were not as many as themselves and that they had the convenience of ambushing, many soldiers were still panicked. If they were not holding grass in their mouths, some people would probably be unable to help but scream.
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