The howling sea breeze in the darkness drove the waves to crash against the shore, and the huge warships were like ghostly creatures.

"There are pirates," the soldiers of the shore guard post shouted in fear with lanterns of the air and death. It is more than ten miles away from Dengzhou City, and the so-called guard post is two rows of stone houses, half of which is the barracks, and the other half supports the families of the soldiers of the guard.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Manchus had no interest in the sailors, there was never a big mess on the coast of Shandong, only some thieves smuggled, and the guards along the coast still maintained the establishment of the former Ming Dynasty, so they also retained the traditions of the Ming Dynasty.

The only difference between the guards and the former ones is that their hair is full of mess and they are now ponytails.

The sea wind is too strong for the big ships to get too close to the shore. The small sampan that Shi Lang was riding was the first to land. Dressed in black cloth, with a short blade in his mouth that he had never left since he was seven years old, and a long sword in his right hand, he jumped off the boat with agility, waved back, and ran into the bottomless darkness.

A group of men in black followed him.

The night with no fingers in sight, the wind flying sand and rocks, any gestures and shouts are in vain, and they have only one goal - the lighted guard on the shore.

The man in black jumped like a running antelope in the dark, and the sand and gravel rolled on the ground, I don't know whether it was blown up by the wind or carried by footsteps. Two quarters of an hour later, two hundred skilled soldiers surrounded the guard.

Shi Lang kicked open the door, took off the boning knife in his left hand and shouted: "Don't move, surrender on your knees"

Without his greeting, there was already a group of people kneeling neatly in the courtyard.

"Hero, we are all soldiers of the guard, the poor family has nothing, don't hurt our lives, take what you want here"

Dozens of black-clothed people flashed out from behind Shi Lang, half of them stood guard on both sides of the group of kneeling people, and the other half went to search the house.

Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the crowd: "You are ......, you are the ...... of the Ming Dynasty"

Until this moment, those who dared to look up and watch appeared, this group of "pirates" who always boarded from the sea late at night6 kept their heads, they were not pirates, and there were no pirates along the coast of Shandong who dared not cut their braids

Shi Lang said viciously: "We are the king of the Northern Expedition, and we were ordered to recover Shandong, what do you think we are?"

"Can you help me open the gates of Dengzhou? Otherwise, it's useless to keep you."

Wave after wave of sailors came ashore, and lightning showed a hideous figure at the junction of the sea and air in the east. There was a thunderclap in the air, which made Shi Fu tremble.

"The storm is coming" Shi Fu stood at the bow of the boat and looked into the distance, fortunately they had entered the bay, "Mazu God bless, when the Qing Dynasty is defeated, I will definitely give you a golden body when I return to Zhangzhou." ”

He has always maintained a deep reverence for the sea.

Meng Kang jumped down from the small sampan, one foot deep and one shallow foot in the dark, his head was dizzy, and he didn't know whether he followed others or others followed him, running all the way to the west.

"Where are you going?" He shouted silently in his heart.

The soldiers light torches.

The raindrops the size of beans fell on his face, and it hurt a little.

"Boom" rolling thunder swept overhead.

The torches that had just been lit were extinguished by the pouring rain, and the coast was completely plunged into darkness. A few of the houses in the guard house became the only shelter from the rain, but for the thousands of soldiers who had already gone ashore and the thousands of soldiers who were coming ashore, the two rows of houses were better than nothing.

Meng Kang finally met Shi Lang.

Shi Lang waved his arms, gesticulating, and shouted in his loudest voice: "Meng Zongbing, you can't ask what comes out of these people's mouths, they are like beggars in Dengzhou."

"What else do you ask in this kind of weather" Meng Kang wiped the rain on his face, "Siege of the city, such a heavy rain, it's strange that someone is guarding the city"

Shi Lang shouted: "I think so too, I don't know how long the heavy rain will last"

"Guess what's the use, let's go" Meng Kang looked more passionate than Shi Lang.

The Ming soldiers waded through the muddy water, and the rain whipped them on the backs like whips. The two guards who were forcibly pulled out to lead the way wept and crawled with sad faces.

Dengzhou City is like a big Buddha statue, sitting there and opening its arms to the Jiangnan people who come from afar.

After about two quarters of an hour, the bean-sized raindrops turned into thin rains, and the explosive thunder turned into heavy thunder.

Shi Lang's steps were light, and the muddy road didn't seem to have an effect on him. His wet head was tied in a braid behind his head, and he jumped and beat with his pace.

After another quarter of an hour, the rain turned back into raindrops.

The guide cried and shouted with a sad face: "Walk to the city of Dengzhou, the sky is about to dawn"

Meng Kang kicked him on the buttocks, causing him to fall and gnaw on the mud, "Lead the way, be nonsense"

Cloudy, the sun doesn't want to come out too early. Two hours later, they touched the icy walls of Dengzhou.

It wasn't dawn yet.

The Flying Hook Soldiers swam across the moat and climbed to the top of the city with the help of the dark and blurred light, Shi Lang accompanied the Flying Hook Soldiers, and Meng Kang took the giant shield from his own soldiers and waited outside the city.

The bricks and stones at the head of the city were washed away by the rain, and they were clean. Shi Lang walked around the city and didn't see a single defender.

Hookers surrounded a battlement. Shi Lang got in, and the sharp knife in his left hand stabbed the chests of the two soldiers who were still asleep. Without alarming a single person, more than two hundred black-clothed people broke into Dengzhou City.

The flying hook soldiers opened the east gate of Dengzhou, and when the defenders in the city were still in a dream, the Ming army naval division captured the first stronghold of the Northern Expedition.

The thunder died down, and at noon, the clouds in the sky were blown away, revealing a blue sky.

Standing at the head of Dengzhou City, you can see the waves surging on the sea in the distance.

Meng Kang had just changed into his roasted clothes, and Shi Lang was still wearing wet black clothes. There are few pedestrians on the streets, most of them are Ming soldiers, and notices are being posted.

Shi Lang raised his hand to greet Meng Kang from afar: "Are we going to Jinan?" ”

Meng Kang snapped his fingers and shouted: "Change your clothes, go out tonight, we have captured hundreds of war horses from Dengzhou City, which is just in handy."

Gu San Mazi temporarily acted as an security official, and the four of them still knew some civil affairs with his pockmarked face.

In the middle of the afternoon, the Ming army of 10,000 people lined up outside Dengzhou City.

Shi Fu came to see him off, Meng Kang brought 3,000 personal soldiers, and he handed over half of Shi Jiajun's old base to his nephew.

Meng Kang went to the outside of the city early to reorganize his troops, and Shi Fu and Shi Lang went out of the city side by side.

"Honorable Marquis, Jinan is a big city, and it is the key to the Qing Dynasty's control of Shandong, you may not want to take Dengzhou so easily, you should be cautious and cautious in this trip, and if you miss a hit, you will immediately retreat, with my ships, you can guarantee that the way back is unhindered"

"Uncle, I must take off Jinan" Shi Lang patted his chest, and the long knife on his waist slapped his ass with the pace of walking, "Uncle spent so much thought and silver, isn't it just to take a risk?" It was not easy for us to get this opportunity, but it was from the mouth of "Chen Yanwang". King Zhenhai ordered his uncle to go north, although it was also to find a way out for his uncle, but there was a difference between relatives and relatives, the Shi family was an outsider in the end, and if the uncle returned to Fujian and Guangdong, could he beat the Zheng family? ”

Shi Fu turned his head to look at the front and back, and scolded: "The lord must not talk nonsense, the king of Zhenhai is as kind to me as a mountain, and I will never betray the prince."

Shi Lang smiled and walked faster.

Three cannons rang out, and there were Dengzhou righteous soldiers leading the way, and 10,000 troops marched in a hurry to the southwest.

Huai'an is now an empty city.

The personal guards and cavalry surrounded the banner of the regent, and Zhai Zhe rode into Huai'an. Iron balls with large bowls can be seen everywhere in the city. Toppled houses occupy most of the city's space.

Sick and dead animals lay on their backs in filthy pens, and green-headed flies buzzed everywhere.

Zhai Zhe dismounted and glanced at the ruins in front of him: "Dolgon is also guarding to the end."

A general soldier in full armor walked quickly, and Yuan Qizhou was full of energy: "Lord Qiyu, more than a dozen Han soldiers have been found in the city, and they are Li Chengdong's subordinates

Zhai Zhe didn't look back, Feng Qin beside him turned around and waved his hand at Yuan Qizhou, ordering him to retreat. Who can't see that the regent is very unhappy, and forcing Dorgon to leave is not his ultimate intention......

Zhai Zhe walked forward alone, several general soldiers automatically slowed down, and after three or five hundred steps, he stood in a ruin, with only Feng Qin and Fang Jin left by his side.

Feng Qin persuaded: "Lord Wang, both sides of the Huai River are under the control of the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon wants to leave, Chen Huwei has no choice"

"Does he really not know?" Zhai Zhe's eyes closed and opened slightly, "I have always disliked speculating on others from the most malicious angle, I will not wronged any of you, but I must not tolerate someone on the battlefield who is against the yin and yang, and I only ask for blessings now, and don't meet the same fate as Yuan Zongdi." ”

"Cross the river in the afternoon and march to Xuzhou"

Chen Huwei's affairs can't tolerate Feng Qin's intercession, and how much does Feng Qin know about Chen Huwei?

Feng Qin silently bowed his hand: "Obey orders"

The Ming army completely controlled the Huai River, Chen Huwei led the water division upstream, and if the regent's estimate was wrong, the Qing troops in Huaixi should also retreat to Shandong.

The soldiers and men cleaned the city of Huai'an, and the carcasses of livestock and people were dragged outside the city and buried in two huge pits.

The summer weather is hot, and the corpses are very decomposable, and if you accidentally cause the spread of the plague, it is a disaster.

In the afternoon, the Ming army crossed the Huai River, with Yuan Qizhou as the vanguard and Feng Qinjun as the Chinese army, and pursued Xuzhou.

Zhai Zhe did not summon Chen Huwei, and he had the right to take this incident as an accident. He didn't even blame Chen Huwei for failing to complete the military order. There is a warning called silent indulgence.

The last ten days of fighting under the city of Huai'an caused the Ming army to suffer a lot of losses, and Zhai Zhe ordered Zheng Zunqian to stay in Huai'an, and summoned Sun Zhijing to go north from Xuyi to join the Northern Expedition. At the same time, Li Laiheng was ordered to go north from Luzhou, and after recovering Fengyang Mansion, he joined the Shandong battlefield.

He didn't believe that the north-south attack could not capture Shandong.

Xuzhou is the land of the four wars, after Xuzhou, to Beijing will be a plain.

Yao Qisheng, the governor of Nanzhili, came to Yangzhou from Songjiang and was responsible for mobilizing grain, grass, armor and gunpowder for the Ming army of the Northern Expedition.

"Dolgon, are you going to retreat to Beijing step by step?"

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