The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Zhao Dagou patted his chest and promised,

"Please rest assured, Master Bee, the city is here, and the people are here!"

Qingfeng Li said with a smile,

"That's refreshing to hear!"

Then he whispered to Zhao Dagou,

"There are now 40,000 to 50,000 captives here, all elite soldiers of the imperial court."

"After I leave, you must focus on educating these people and make sure they become loyal and brave members of Qingfeng Village as soon as possible!"

Ever since taking over Yangzhou, Qingfeng Li realized that he had made a very serious mistake.

That's because the pace is too fast, which is a bit bullshit.

The rise of Qingfeng Village was sudden and rapid, but after all, it had been operating in Yangzhou for a long time, so it could still manage everything.

But after taking over Huai'an Prefecture and Zhenjiang Prefecture, Li Qingfeng felt increasingly stretched.

Qingfengzhai takes the people-oriented approach and distributes land to the lower-class people.

But all of these require a large number of people to go deep into the grassroots level.

Although Qingfeng Village has tens of thousands of troops under its jurisdiction, it also has to face pressure from all sides of the court and deter those who have evil intentions in the local areas.

It is impossible to deploy all of them on the battlefield.

Yangzhou is the base camp of Qingfeng Village and needs heavy defense.

The other halls all needed to be on guard against the imperial army's attack at any time, so they naturally could not be withdrawn.

This made Li Qingfeng's territory grow larger and larger, but the soldiers and manpower available at his disposal also became fewer and fewer.

It is now the busy farming season of spring plowing, and he has just distributed a large amount of land to the people, and they also need people to cultivate the land.

For the livelihood of the people and the safety of their own rear,

It is also impossible to recruit people on a large scale at this time.

It was impossible for Li Qingfeng to watch the imperial court completely besiege Yangzhou and put it in a passive position everywhere.

Then it is necessary to take the initiative to attack. Taking Zhenjiang Prefecture is only the first step. The next step is to capture Nanjing and annex the tens of thousands of troops mobilized in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.

With these, and the lack of military equipment in the south, Qingfengzhai immediately gained a greater geographical depth. Now it is restricted everywhere, and the imperial court has cut off many trade exchanges in the border areas of Yangzhou.

If it weren't for some black-hearted and daring businessmen, Qingfeng Village would almost run out of raw materials to make guns and ammunition.

So when he learned that 30,000 troops from Nanjing were dispatched to recapture Zhenjiang Prefecture.

At that time, Li Qingfeng was so happy that he almost jumped up. Was the imperial court sending 30,000 troops to attack him?

No! They're sending him warships and soldiers!

Li Qingfeng even went to Jiujiangkou personally to set up an ambush, using threats and inducements in order to swallow up all 30,000 people.

Although Zhao Dagou's brain was a little simple, he had been with Li Qingfeng for a long time and knew a little about the current situation of Qingfeng Village.

After hearing what Li Qingfeng said, he said to Li Qingfeng seriously,

"Please rest assured, Peak Master! I will definitely complete the mission!"

Qingfeng Li nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good! When you succeed in educating these 50,000 surrendered soldiers, my army will march upon Nanjing!"

"Big Dog, the burden on your shoulders is not light!"

Zhao Dagou stood solemnly.

"Yes!"

Li Qingfeng nodded slightly. Seeing that Zhao Dagou seemed to have something to say, he asked,

"If you have anything else to say, please say it."

"Yes, Bee Master!"

Zhao Dagou frowned and said,

"After the Bee Master left yesterday, the group of cattle leading the army and a pile of stones said they wanted to see the Bee Master."

Qingfeng Li frowned.

"What's a herd of cows and a pile of rocks?"

Seeing that Zhao Dagou was also in deep thought and in trouble,

In a flash, he remembered who Zhao Dagou was talking about and snorted.

"Humph! They're just a few little brats, what's there to see?"

"Tell them that if they want to survive, they should write home quickly and I will have someone send it back to their homes."

Zhao Dagou hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists.

"Yes, Master Bee, I understand what to do!"

Qingfeng Li waved his hand casually.

"Okay, I leave this to you. The lives of the little snake and the little chicken are in your hands!"

After saying that, Qingfeng Li led his guards down the city gate.

Zhao Dagou stood there, looking at Li Qingfeng's back and shouting.

"Please rest assured, Master Bee, I will complete the mission at the cost of my life!"

Qingfeng Li paused, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then strode towards the team waiting at the city gate.

……

Shenjing.

Originally, due to the arrival of the 8 million taels of salt tax and the granddaughter of the old lord of Rongguo Mansion being promoted to the title of Leping County Lord,

After the excitement, the capital, which had just calmed down, was once again in an uproar by a piece of news from Jinling.

That is the Sheyang camp stationed in Sheyang area of ​​Huai'an Prefecture, which had 20,000 elite troops ready to fight against the Japanese invaders. It was occupied by the rebels from Qingfengzhai.

Immediately, the palace was furious and cursed the Wang family members for being a bunch of useless people!

He immediately issued an order to dismiss General Wang Hongguang, the garrison general of Sheyang Camp, from office, arrested him and brought him to Beijing for questioning, and also imprisoned his entire family in the Ministry of Justice prison.

As soon as the news came out, various forces in Shenjing began to take action.

No one had expected that the rebels whom they looked down upon would actually have such fighting power.

In particular, it was said that the rebels only dispatched a few thousand troops, but they actually captured the Sheyang camp where 20,000 Japanese troops were stationed.

Even if there was a sneak attack involved, it also proved that the rebels in Qingfeng Village were no pushovers.

In the city of Shenjing, the exchanges between some dignitaries have become closer.

Although ordinary people heard that the imperial court had suffered a great defeat, they did not react.

They work from sunrise to sunset and rest at sunset, but the oppression and exploitation they suffer have not been reduced in the slightest.

However, when people in Rongguo Mansion heard the news, they seemed surprised.