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When Tan Shaoguang led the army to leave Haiyang and began to shuttle at the foot of Dayuan Mountain, Wei Zheng had already crossed the Wei River and stood on the west bank of the Jiaolai River with a relaxed face.

Around him, red flags were flying and people were neighing. On the east bank, the position of the vanguard of the Red Army, which had taken control of the crossing point, there was no sign of any fighting there. Obviously, the small number of Qing troops in Pingdu City did not take the initiative to ask for it. On the wide Jiaolai River, rafts and boats of all sizes shuttled continuously, and a large number of Red Army troops were crossing the river. Behind him, a lively scene was also being staged on the Weihe River.

This was the beginning of the mighty eastward march of the Red Tenth Army, which had been fully rested and prepared for several days in the areas of Changyi, Weixian (now Weifang), and Anqiu (now Anqiu).

"Report to the army commander, my 43rd Division and 1st Division 44th Division on the southern front crossed the Wei River last night, and after two hours of fierce fighting, Gaomi has been captured at dawn today, and the Manchu defenders of Jiaozhou have also begun to abandon the city and flee eastward."

Wei Zheng looked at the small group of sweaty heralds who were galloping over, and nodded with a smile, "Okay, go back and inform your division commander that the main force of the army is crossing the Jiaolai River and is about to launch an attack on Pingdu." Tell your division commander to hand over the cleaning of Gaomi, Jiaozhou and some other small strongholds to the friendly troops who arrived later, and you will immediately cross the river as planned to recover Jimo, and then quickly move towards Laiyang to echo the main force of the army. ”

"Yes!" The heralds followed the voice and left.

Wei Zheng looked at the chief of staff beside him, "It's time for us to get on the ship, and immediately inform the front army headquarters, the fighting spirit of the Qing army in front of us is weak, and our army's current actions are extremely smooth, and everything is going according to the plan of the front army headquarters." ”

He boarded the ferry.

At this moment, the sun is hanging high in the sky, the surface of the Jiaolai River is shining with brilliant sunshine, and the wet breeze is blowing slowly, which makes people's mood even more comfortable. Attack Pingdu, march to Laizhou, what about after that? After that, of course, he has to see, or take a good look at the legendary fairyland on earth - Penglai. Now it's time to recover the whole territory of Jiaodong.

Wei Zheng, who was standing on the bow of the boat, thought of this and couldn't help but look southeast. Daze Mountain in the distance blocked his view, but he seemed to see the long line of the Red First Army and the Teaching Brigade on the other side of the mountain. His hands crossed his waist clenched unconsciously and vigorously.

"Commander, do you want to be a foreign man in Tsarist Russia again?" One of the guards looked at the commander's demeanor and made amusement.

"Phew!" Wei Zheng turned his head, and then spat fiercely into the river, stomped on his feet, and waved his hands, "I miss them?" I really want to pull them all over one by one and feed Wang Ba in this Jiaolai River. After saying that, he looked at the boatload of soldiers and couldn't help laughing.

Laiwu County has long been shrouded in the clouds of war. On the streets, you can still see some people carrying rice and noodles that have just received them from the new "county government". Under the playful gaze of the neighbors on both sides, their faces were festive and a little shy at the same time. These are some people who have been worried about the future when they were distributing their food, but did not go to collect their share of relief food in time.

Everywhere, however, there were more people with pleasant smiles on their faces, either busy with their own work or gathering together to listen to what a young Red Army soldier was saying in the middle. Sometimes their eyes reveal novelty, sometimes pleasure, and sometimes envy. During the lecture, some people would secretly pull on the big braid that they were still carrying behind them from time to time, and an unnatural expression appeared on their faces.

On street corners and alleys, there are bursts of innocent play from children from time to time.

In a courtyard not far from the former Manchu County Ya, which has become the people's red power of Laiwu County, is the headquarters of the Red Third Front Army. Just on one side of the gate, a group of children were playing a game of skipping rope and singing a cheerful ballad, "It's my heaven, it's my earth." It's my brother, it's my brother. Haoran blood, Qiankun Qi, the Taiping Banner of the world! ”

The guards in front of the door and the Red officers and soldiers who came and went, with the innocent laughter of the children, their faces were filled with a brilliance that could not be concealed.

It's not a very big compound, but it's busy. In the main room, after receiving Wei Zheng's report, and then thinking about the itinerary of the Red First Army and the Teaching Brigade, Chen Yucheng and his companions began to turn their eyes to the last two dishes in front of them, Jinan and Qingzhou City.

For five consecutive days, in order to attract people's attention, they created the illusion that Jinan and Qingzhou were still strong and difficult to overcome for the opponents on the north bank of the Yellow River, and told them that the Red Army of the Celestial Empire was not able to take into account the situation on the Jiaodong Peninsula for the time being. At the same time, in order to pave the way for the future general attack and minimize the losses of the siege, Chen Yucheng adopted two completely different strategies for the two fortified cities of Jinan and Qingzhou, which were under siege.

Of course, this does not refer to the city, outside the city, a little wolf smoke, a big cannon, and an overwhelming scene similar to a siege exercise, that still has to be done, otherwise there is no momentum that Jinan has been attacked for a long time. It's just that at the same time, Chen Yucheng instructed Li Shixian on the front line to keep sending letters of persuasion to the city and distributing announcements of the Celestial Empire. In particular, he also took advantage of the old acquaintance relationship between Zeng Guofan and Kuang Yuan, the governor of Shandong, to take a handwritten letter from Zeng Guofan to Kuang Yuan from the headquarters of the northern camp in Xuzhou, and opened a small stove for Kuang Yuan alone. In the letter, Zeng Guofan understood his reasoning, and then moved with affection, and advised the current governor, who was originally from Jiaozhou and was once hailed as a "prodigy" by the township, to be able to recognize the shape of the people, and at the last moment when there were no reinforcements and there could be no reinforcements, he could make some due contributions to the people of Shandong to get out of the abyss of war as soon as possible, let alone because of his personal prejudices about the Celestial Empire, and delay the pace of the Celestial Red Army's recovery of Jiaodong, which was occupied by Tsarist Russia.

Kuang Yuan, who was in a desperate situation, was in a dilemma, he was thinking, contradictory. Chen Yucheng was waiting, he wanted to take down a complete Jinan without damaging it in the slightest, so as to welcome the future representatives of the Celestial Empire and the Manchu Qing peace talks. While waiting, he went to deal with that Enhua in Qingzhou again.

Enhua, the deputy capital of Manchuria guarding Qingzhou, was a die-hard guy, and a large number of regimental exercises from Jiaodong, Laizhou, Jiaozhou and other places were hit in advance in Qingzhou City, and Enhua was even more unscrupulous and determined to fight the trapped beasts against the Red Army of the Celestial Empire besieging the city.

So, in the past few days, when the Red Army of the Celestial Empire has been carrying out ferocious artillery strikes on the city head of Qingzhou day and night, constantly organizing feints again and again, confusing, exhausting, depleting and deterring the defenders of the city, Chen Yucheng also issued a reward order for the first time, "In the first battle of Qingzhou, as long as Enhua has a dog head, all the soldiers and civilians, as long as there is a person who takes the dog head of Enhua, the Celestial Empire will definitely reward him heavily."

Now, it's time to put an end to it.

"The heroic Celestial Empire Red Army will launch the final general attack on Qingzhou City, and all the defenders in the city, regardless of Manchu and Han, if they can't have the opportunity to go out of the city and return to obedience, as long as they don't go to the city to assist the Enhua Demon Head, the Celestial Empire Red Army will not be guilty when it breaks the city. The officers and men who continue to adhere to their stubborn stance and the members of the reactionary landlords' regimental training must carefully consider that not only your own lives cannot be saved, but also your own families will probably be involved in the same situation as you. The Red Army of the Celestial Empire has begun to march to Jiaodong, and the new and old accounts will be settled together......"

Looking at the final announcement that the headquarters of the front army was about to release to the defenders in the city, Zeng Shuiyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou front, and Pan Qiliang, the commander of the Red Eighth Army, all smiled in unison, "Mr. Chen, why wait, as long as you give an order, we guarantee that Qingzhou City will be taken within one day." Now there are Manchu soldiers and Lian Yong who sneak out and surrender in the city from time to time, Enhua is like a farmer who is 'suspected of stealing an axe', not only looking at his neighbors and suspicions, he will be more careful when he looks at anyone in the city, for fear that someone will instantly take off the head on his neck, to ask us for merit and reward, it is estimated that he will also open half his eyes in his sleep. The Red First Army and the Teaching Brigade of the Eastern Front drove the Tsarist Russian Maozi into the sea, and here, we simply drove Enhua's bastards into the Yellow River to feed the fish like the Lanfeng Battle commanded by General Yang Fuqing, and Zhou Shengbo of the province complained that he was too lonely in the Crystal Palace. ”

Chen Yucheng blinked and smiled, "There's no need for that, haha...... Tell the soldiers, eat well, drink well, rest well, and recharge your energy. The Qing soldiers in the city have been confused, and they can't figure out our intentions at all, and if he gives him two more days, I don't think Enhua's dog head will be comfortable, maybe in his opinion, living may not be better than dying. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Li Kaifang and Li Shixian again, "Kuang Yuan proposed that we send an official who must have the final say in Shandong into the city to discuss the surrender with them in detail, what do you think of this matter?" ”

The whip in Li Shixian's right hand was gently tapped on his left hand, "I don't think Kuang Yuan has too much to think about, maybe he just wants to see the courage of our people by the way, if we don't agree to him, it seems that we are timid." ”

"Well, that's the truth, when the soldiers are pressing, he made this request, and it is more likely that he will find face for himself in front of his subordinates." Chen Yucheng nodded, "I think so, you all have your own responsibilities, so now I'm free, or I'll go to the city in person." ”

"That's not going to work!" Li Shixian, Li Kaifang, Zeng Shuiyuan, and Pan Qiliang shouted almost in unison.

"Yucheng, as the commander of the three armies, your responsibility is heavy, if there is a mistake, how can you explain it to the whole army?" Li Kaifang shook his head again and again, "For people like Kuang Yuan, it is okay to ignore them, since I have decided to accept their request, I think that no one needs to go if you want to go, it is most appropriate for me to go." I'm about to go to the north to take up my post, and for the time being, I'm still the deputy commander-in-chief of the front army, and my face is big enough. ”

"Hehe, it's not so strict," Chen Yucheng smiled slightly, "Kuang Yuan is a literati, and he is obviously playing a word game with us. The official he said who could have the final say in Shandong was actually clearly referring to me. From the beginning to the present, I have written no less than three or four letters to him, and in his opinion, I have said everything I should have said, and the rest is the table. Under such a disparity of power, he didn't believe that I would look up to him, let alone that I would do what he wanted, okay, then I'll just show him. ”

Li Shixian and the others looked at each other.

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