Zhou Zheng didn't bother to pay attention to Wei Xizhuang's affairs, and urged the carriage to rush to Tianjin Wei as soon as possible.

Except for his left army, the other two routes were already in Shandong, and Zhu Dadian asked him to rush to the army as soon as possible and send troops together.

When he arrived in Tianjin, Zhou Zheng inspected the army, and then told Wei Xizhuang not to go to sea for the time being, arranged other matters, and led the army to Shandong.

The Hejian Mansion in the North Zhili and the Jinan Branch in Shandong were adjacent to each other, so Zhou Zheng's army passed directly through the Hejian Mansion, and then quickly passed through the Jinan Branch and arrived at the Qingzhou Mansion.

To the east of Qingzhou Mansion is Laizhou Mansion, which is now occupied by Kong Youde.

Zhu Dadian didn't have such a time-wasting action as swearing an oath, and before Zhou Zheng could rest, he directly ordered him to enter Laizhou Mansion and attack Changyi County.

Zhou Zheng also knew that the soldiers were fast, so he did not stop, and directly led the army to attack Changyi County.

On the way, the crowd was still discussing tactics.

Meng Hezhou looked at Zhou Zheng, who was riding on a horse and looking at the map, and said: "My lord, Kong Youde already knows that the imperial court has sent a large army to conquer, and he has shrunk his forces, and the main force is currently divided into two parts, one part is in Laizhou Mansion and one part is in Dengzhou Mansion, by the sea, it seems that he is leaving a way back." ”

Zhou Zheng stared at the dot map and nodded as he listened.

He Kegang turned his head and said: "My lord, this Kong Youde did not go deep into the hinterland of Shandong, it is clear that he wants to plunder, once they fail, they can escape into the sea, cross the sea and escape into Jianyu." ”

Zhang Cunren continued: "My lord, at present, part of the main force of Laizhou Mansion is concentrated in Shahe, that is, Mancang, which is only a hundred miles away from Laizhou Mansion. ”

Cao Bianjiao sat on the horse, raised his hand and said: "My lord, there are at most 3,000 people in the full warehouse, and 2,000 people will be given to the last general, and it will be broken in one day, and then it will go straight to Laizhou Mansion!" ”

Cao Bianjiao followed Zhou Zhengnan to conquer the northern war, especially the two major battles between the capital and Youtun, and he was courageous, resourceful and vigorous.

Zhou Zheng put away the map and said, "Your 2,000 cavalry is my treasure, how can it be used on Kong Youde." He Kegang, you lead 3,000 people, only give you one day, give me a full warehouse, and I will send troops to Laizhou Mansion tomorrow! ”

He Kegang took refuge in Zhou Zheng from under the ancestral life, and he had not made any achievements, so he was overjoyed when he heard it, jumped off the horse, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "The last general will take orders!" ”

He Kegang quickly counted 3,000 people, sent out a large army, and went straight to Mancang.

Zhou Zheng looked at his back, his eyes flashed slightly, and said: "Cao Bianjiao, you respond from the right wing, once He Kegang breaks through the full warehouse, he will send troops to Laizhou Mansion non-stop, surround Laizhou Mansion for me, don't get rid of Kong Youde!" ”

Cao Bianjiao raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "The last general will take the order!" ”

Two thousand more horsemen galloped out and rushed to Mankuang.

Meng Hezhou was beside Zhou Zhou and said, "My lord, the other two roads are not slow, if you want to grab the credit, it is better for us to transport the cannon up and take the lead!" ”

The cities of Shandong are mostly built on the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, at this time, the cannon is particularly important.

Zhou Zheng snorted and said, "Let the artillery step up and move forward, we will be the first to break through Laizhou Mansion and grab the first merit!" ”

Which of the generals who fought the war was not for merit, Zhou Zheng said this, and no one cared, so they responded to the order one after another, leading an army of 10,000 and marching in the direction of Laizhou Mansion.

He Kegang led 3,000 men and horses to Mancang non-stop.

At the same time, Jin Guoqi and Chen Hongfan made very rapid progress, recovering many lost territories, and then marched towards Laizhou Mansion almost flatly, obviously, they also wanted to grab this first merit!

Zhou is the left route army, with the advantage of geographical proximity, He Kegang's 3,000 army soon came to the front of the Shahe, staring at Mancang with fierce eyes.

Mancang, also known as the Mancang Inspection Division, is stationed here by Chen Dacheng, the general of Kong Youde's department.

Chen Dacheng didn't seem to have taken He Kegang's 3,000 people in his eyes at all, and came out with 2,000 people in a menacing manner, arraying on the other side of the Shahe River.

He Kegang did not hesitate at all, erected a pontoon bridge, and took the lead in attacking.

Chen Dacheng's army was already loosely disciplined, and it was okay to rob the common people, but in the face of Zhou Zheng's disciplined 3,000 soldiers, it almost collapsed at the touch of a button.

He Kegang knew that Cao Bianjiao was responding and wanted to hit Laizhou Mansion in one go, but Kong Youde had more than 10,000 troops to respond, He Kegang saw that the situation was not right, and immediately gathered the army and retreated.

Kong Youde wanted to pursue, but Cao Bianjiao's cavalry appeared on the flank again and had to retreat to Mancang.

This time came and went, Zhou Zheng's army had quickly pressed up and entered the Shahe.

Kong Youde also seems to have learned that Jin Guoqi and Chen Hongfan are coming, and more than 20,000 troops will retreat to Laizhou Mansion.

Zhou Zheng had been marching in a hurry, wanting to take the first credit, and seeing Kong Youde retreating into Laizhou Mansion and crossing the Shahe River, the army chased straight over.

Zhou Zheng now has a lot of generals around him, and he is making suggestions along the way.

Zhang Cunren said: "My lord, Laizhou Mansion is built on the mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is only one west gate, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if there are 100,000 troops, if the money and food are enough, it may not be able to attack it in two or three months." ”

Shangguan Lie said: "Then find a way to lure them out of the city, gather and annihilate them!" ”

Meng Hezhou shook his head in contemplation, and said, "The armies from all walks of life have arrived, and it is impossible to deal with it so calmly, most of them are still attacking." If we want to take credit, we have to get ahead of them......"

Zhou Zheng looked at Meng Hezhou and said in a deep voice: "Then use the cannon, I don't believe that you can't blow up a small Laizhou Mansion!" Cannons, when will they arrive? ”

Meng Hezhou looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "It's just behind us, sixty gates, but if you use it, it is estimated that there will be some trouble on the imperial court's side." ”

The imperial court is very scruples about cannons, and if Zhou Zheng takes out sixty guns silently, a charge of 'plotting against him' is enough for the officials to drown Zhou Zheng with saliva, and the consequences will be serious.

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said, "Zhang Shangshu has already promised to cover us, so let's use thirty gates, thirty doors are enough." ”

Cao Bianjiao said: "Then the general will lead the troops over first and block the gate of Laizhou Mansion." ”

Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, be cautious, don't let Kong Youde have a chance." Meng Hezhou, the cannon accelerated up, as soon as he arrived at Laizhou Mansion, he fired at me, and he didn't have to be stingy with cannonballs, and razed Laizhou Mansion to me! The others followed me to Laizhou Mansion! ”

"Yes!"

A group of people replied loudly.

In order to grab the credit, Zhou Zheng's army marched quickly and rushed to Laizhou Mansion non-stop.

At this moment in Laizhou Mansion, Kong Youde is sitting on the main seat, and below him are a group of generals, there are more than ten people.

Kong Youde has a slender face and triangular eyes, not like a vulgar martial artist, but more like a profiteer.

Chen Dacheng was defeated by He Kegang, he was very angry, and said: "My lord, give me another 3,000 people, I will definitely be able to annihilate the main force of the official army and let them know how powerful the adults are!" ”

His younger brother Chen Jiucheng also came out of the ranks, and said disdainfully: "My lord, this is the army of Zhou Zhengyun of Tianjin Bingbei Dao, they lost more than half of them in Youtun last year, this is just recruited, and the stragglers are not as good, our two brothers, as long as there are 5,000 people, we can destroy 15,000 of them!"