Yu Hongzhi's team has been recuperating for a long time and is full of energy, while the official army has just experienced a big battle.

It is very difficult to bring it up again as soon as the spirit of the people is relaxed, and the officers and soldiers have just experienced the joy of victory, and in the blink of an eye they are beaten back to their original shape. Coupled with physical fatigue, I didn't take the mallet for a while.

On the contrary, he was beaten back by Yu Hongzhi's mallet, especially the iron rod hammer in Yu Hongzhi's hands danced "whirring" in the wind. The officers and soldiers in front of him were beaten to the bone one by one, and the officers and soldiers in front of him were frightened to avoid here.

Under his leadership, the mallet will be bigger and smoother, and the formation of the officers and soldiers will be a little unstable.

Yang Jiji prayed in his heart that the new rebels were a wave that would collapse as long as they withstood it for a while.

But he was disappointed to find that it was his officers and soldiers who showed signs of collapse. At this time, Xu Hongru also brought the 10,000 horses that had been gathered up to kill again, and the hope of having them join the official army to turn defeat into victory was completely shattered.

Yang Guodong saw that things were not good, so he was the first to escape with his own soldiers. His escape completely collapsed the originally crumbling official army, and Yang Jiji led people to escape when he saw that the defeat was decided.

The escape of the two main generals made it impossible for the officers and troops to turn the tables, and they broke through one after another. The scattered rebels re-encircled, and the officers and soldiers who had no time to flee in the future gathered in the center.

In this battle, the officers and troops of Denglai in Shandong Province were defeated and lost, Yang Guodong escaped from the encirclement with 500 people, and Yang Jiji only ran out with 300 people.

The army of 6,000 men was left with only 800 men left in the first battle, and a major earthquake was set off in the whole of Shandong. The two of them fled back to Qubu together to hold on to wait for help, and Xu Hongru and Yu Hongzhi, who had merged in one place, wanted to storm Qubu with the help of the sharp spirit that had just defeated the official army.

But they underestimated the officers and troops in the city, and under the leadership of Yang Jiji, they withstood the attacks of the rebels again and again.

After the attack was fruitless, Xu Hongru commanded his men and horses to attack Linxian again. In ten days, three counties were connected, and for a time the influence was well known in Shandong.

Even Wang Haoxian, who had been in a wait-and-see state, also raised troops to join in, and near Zou County, where they were entrenched, there were 200,000 people and horses, and 500,000 were claimed to the outside world.

Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, fainted directly after learning of the defeat of the official army. After being rescued, he cried loudly.

"God is going to kill me!" His most optimistic Yang Jiji was defeated, and now who else can rescue Shandong. This matter has become a big one, and if the civil unrest is not quelled, not only will the black veil on the head not be protected, but the head on the neck will not be able to be saved.

Yuan Keli's expression was similar when he heard the news of the defeat of the official army, but he was much more afraid. The Denglai soldiers were an important force to support Liaodong, and now there were only a few hundred people left, how did he explain to the imperial court.

How much silver taels do you have to spend to train two more battalions of soldiers? Yuan Keli didn't dare to imagine it, and at this moment, a family member outside the door committed suicide and said, "Master! Someone outside the door claimed to be Changsheng Island Zhang Dou and asked to see him! ”

Zhang Dou? Shouldn't you stick to Eternal Island? Yuan Keli had a lot of questions in his heart, but he thought about it and became happy again.

Zhang Dou is right! Now only Zhang Dou can rescue Shandong, he can defeat Jiannu, and it is not a problem to eliminate the chaotic people.

"Please! Wait a minute! Wait for me to greet you personally! Yuan Keli changed his mind after saying that he was invited, and the current Zhang Dou was not the poor boy who begged for his door.

Now he is also a second-class member of the imperial court, although he is noble and martial, but Zhang Dou still has the title of Dingliaobo on his head.

Being knighted is an incomparable honor, and people have entered the ranks of nobles. The identity is enough to compare with yourself, and it is a little inappropriate to use it again. So he changed his mind and went out to greet him himself.

As soon as the two sides met, Zhang Dou took the lead in bowing and said, "Lord Yuan hasn't seen you for many days, but you still have the same style!" ”

"Zhang Dou! You're not honest, my hair has been a lot gray lately, where is there any style! Yuan Keli said with a wry smile. One sentence of you kid brought the relationship between the two closer, Yuan Keli pointed out in a roundabout way that without his support, there would be no Zhang Dou today. can also show his closeness to Zhang Dou, Yuan Keli's hand is amazing.

After entering the hall and sitting down, the two began to talk after the next person had tea.

Zhang Dou didn't beat around the bush, and asked directly, "My lord, are you worried about the White Lotus Sect?" ”

"Exactly! Yang Guodong was really incompetent, and he couldn't deal with the chaotic people, so he also put the Denglai Barracks in. Ay! ......," Yuan Keli said with a sigh.

Then he asked Zhang Dou: "Why do you have time to come to Dengzhou today?" Jiannu didn't harass Changsheng Island anymore? ”

"Thank you for your concern! Jiannu only had the opportunity to land on the island in Layue, and he couldn't cross the strait for any other time. No need to worry at all! Zhang Dou said confidently.

Now the most powerful thing on Changsheng Island is the navy, with the existence of more than a dozen naval warships, and he is not afraid of any forces in Asia.

In particular, this year, 10 larger keels of the 600-ton Galen battleship were laid on Jeju Island, and the Japanese craftsmen who had been looted from Nagasaki began a new round of shipbuilding projects under the guidance of the original craftsmen of the Changseungdo Shipyard.

If it weren't for Nagasaki's harvest, Zhang Dou's money bag would have bottomed out again. Even so, he felt a little stretched, if it weren't for the fact that Fujian Ge Yi and Wang Lang both had 100,000 taels in their accounts every month, he would have already had a fiscal deficit.

With such a powerful navy, of course, he walked around with confidence, and he didn't take Fuzhou's Mang Gurtai seriously at all.

"Then you ......" Yuan Keli immediately stopped talking.

Zhang Dou took a sip of tea before saying, "Actually, Zhang Dou is here for the rebellious people in Shandong!" Zhang Dou's words were amazing, and he did not hide his purpose when he died.

He continued: "My lord! Although Zhang Dou won several battles of Jiannu on Changsheng Island, it cost a lot of money. These few battles have already wiped out Zhang Dou's family, and Zhang Dou is powerless to attack Jiannu if he doesn't make any further progress! ”

Yuan Keli nodded after listening, it is true that Zhang Dou has spent a bit more money recently. Hundreds of thousands of taels were spent on the purchase of grain and iron alone, and the things were transported from his side, of course he knew it.

"Why did the rebels have anything to do with silver again?" Yuan Keli asked puzzled.

"My lord didn't know that Zhang Dou knew an overseas businessman. There is a large amount of land overseas, and people are being recruited everywhere. A person will give five taels of silver for his hand, and my lord, do you think this is silver? Zhang Dou asked with a smile.

"Sizzle! ~Yes! Yuan Keli took a breath of cool air, five taels of silver per person. 10,000 people is 50,000 taels, and 100,000 people are 500,000 taels. How many rioters are driving in Shandong? 300,000 people? Or half a million? Isn't this a silver mountain?

For a while, Yuan Keli was shocked by the splashing silver and was speechless, and Yuan Keli, who had been relieved for a long time, grabbed Zhang Dou and said, "Is this true? ”