Therefore, Bala and China are full of confidence in the victory of this Shandong expedition. Who knew that their forward scouts were more than ten miles outside the city of Jinan, and they met some White Lotus disciples who had escaped from the city, and only then did they learn that in a big battle in Jinan last night, Wang Xuan and the two elders represented the "power of the ducks in the general altar" had been beaten by the officers and soldiers to the ashes.

This time the situation changed abruptly, and Jinan Mansion was not controlled by the White Lotus Sect as expected, but the officers and soldiers strengthened their vigilance. There were huge variables in the original plan, and this variable was already somewhat out of the control of the Mongols, which made it difficult for them to predict the development of the situation.

The Mongolian iron cavalry crisscrossed Europe and Asia back then, relying not on simple blood and courage. On the contrary, there is no lack of strategy and wisdom in their simple minds. The two men, Bara and China, were rude and fierce in appearance, and they were the blood alliance brothers of the current Great Khan, and they were famous warriors in the clan. Again, that doesn't mean they don't have brains.

With 2,000 cavalry in his hands, it is basically a fool's dream to climb high walls and thick walls to meet muskets and cannons, and to capture the Shandong provincial capital. At this time, if you move in, you can kill a glimmer of life and retreat to the grassland. Go?

Chi Na looked at the faintly visible Jinan city in the distance, waved his horsewhip and said: "Bala'anda, the situation in the grassland, you and I are very clear today. The Great Khan had already paid too much for this battle, and now that the arrow was off the string, he could no longer turn back to the quiver. We can't go anywhere. There are the Qin Messengers of the Ming Dynasty, and they will definitely come to the rescue desperately. As long as we can force their border army south, then the Great Khan will still have a chance. Even if their border troops can't go south for a while, as long as they can tempt their local troops to attack. We can also break these vulnerable Han Chinese armies in the field. Then you can put this part of Shandong. It has become a bleeding wound of the Ming Dynasty, and our sabers and bows and arrows have created a terror for 100,000 or a million people for them! If there is an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to counterattack Linqing and Dezhou, cut off the Cao Yun, and cut off the supply of the border army, it will be a great achievement. ”

In his daily life, Bara often quarrels with China, but this time he made an exception and did not contradict him. Instead, he nodded and said, "Chi Na An, you have always been smarter than me. I agree and do as you say. Let us 2,000 warriors spread the strength of the Golden Family in this part of Shandong! Also, how do the Han father and son surnamed Chang who defected to us arrange? I told them to stay and give us advice, but they trembled and tried to flee to the grassland. ”

Chi Na said: "They are friends with our Huang Taiji (Tumen), we still have to give Huang Taiji face." If the vigorous eagle flies with the wild duck who is greedy for life and afraid of death, it will also be tired by them. It is useless for such a coward to stay in the army. After asking about the situation in the city, send a few people to send them to a farther place to reason. Keep for them the silver and gold that they have with them. ”

Therefore. China and Bara immediately led the Mongol army to the north, and a fierce battle ensued. Killed a detachment of officers and soldiers sent from Shanghe County to Jinan. More than 500 Ming troops were shot and killed on the spot, and after the remaining hundreds were wounded and surrendered, they were all hacked to death by the Mongols, and only a few horses escaped quickly. Then they turned east and burned the outskirts of Jiyang County, leaving thousands of innocent people to die. After going around in a circle, this group of fierce Grim Reapers returned to the city of Jinan, ready to attack at any time to attack the next Ming army rushing to Jinan.

At this time, the vanguard of the White Lotus Sect also arrived at the city of Jinan, joined their escaped henchmen, and took advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack on the north gate, but was attacked by the right guard of the city, killing and wounding dozens of people. Seeing that the city was well guarded and that it was difficult to succeed in their hasty attack, these men stopped.

After that, for a whole day and a night, the people and horses of the White Lotus Sect were gathering under the city one after another. By night, the city of Jinan had been surrounded by the combined forces of the Mongols and the White Lotus Sect. Originally, the White Lotus Sect had deployed more than 5,000 so-called divine soldiers on the periphery of Jinan. These people are all fanatical believers of the White Lotus Sect, who have learned a little martial arts and practiced a little combat techniques in private, and are led by Su Gui, a disciple of Qi Yuanshan. They took Badouzhai and other places as their bases, and the villages along the way had their own lurking, and when Jinan raised something, they rushed to Jinan as reinforcements from outside.

After the incident, there were also the White Lotus Sect irons from other states and counties near Jinan, and they also brought weapons and sticks one after another, bringing them together, adding up to more than 10,000 people, but their combat effectiveness was much worse than that of the "divine soldiers".

When the army composed of these divine soldiers and hardcore cultists came along the way, they destroyed all the villages along the way, slaughtered the rich households, plundered all the food as a military fact, and the women were concentrated in custody and carried for venting. The old and young villagers, who dared to resist them, were not only killed, but abandoned, and left to fend for themselves, while the young and strong men went to Jinan together. Since they had taken all the food, the people would not follow them, they could only wait to starve to death, so they were forced to join the rebel army and go to Jinan.

In addition, because of the brutal oppression of the common people by the Shandong officialdom represented by Liu Cai for several years, many people are desperate and resentful of the government. Yan Hong and Hai Rui's relief in Jinan appeased the people of Jinan, but it was impossible to take care of other states and counties in a short time. Coupled with the foundation of the White Lotus Sect itself, there are also many ordinary people in other states and counties who have taken the initiative to participate in the rebellion. Therefore, this team was like a snowball, and when it arrived outside Jinan, the total strength had reached 70,000 or 80,000. From the city, it is really dark and oppressive, which is shocking.

As for the supply of military rations, they are not worried. In the past two years, the White Lotus Sect intended to raise an event in Shandong, and Wang Xuan came forward to purchase more than one million stones of grain. Most of them were stored in the city of Jinan, and were captured by Yan Hong after Wang Xuan's destruction. However, some are also scattered outside the city. Coupled with the food looted from all over the country, it was more than enough to feed the army of more than 100,000 people.

After the army, Su Gui first proclaimed himself the generalissimo of the whole world, and several brothers of the same clan were appointed generals. Later, I heard that the uprising in the city failed, the teacher died, and the whereabouts of Wang Zuo's envoy were unknown. Su Gui immediately expressed his grief and cried for an hour. In order to prove his grief, he first canceled the title that he was condemned by the whole world, established himself as a king, and supervised all the military forces in the world; And several of his brothers were all knighted and knighted.

For his way of expressing grief, even the Mongols said that they really couldn't understand it. Then Su Gui continued to give full play to the glorious tradition of the White Lotus Sect's previous struggles and desperately sealed the official. Basically, now there is a random soldier under his command, and he is also a six-rank military attaché, and the title of general is not much taken seriously. Yesterday, someone even said: If Lao Tzu is not appointed as a marshal, Lao Tzu will go home to farm. So now in the team of the White Lotus Sect, there are about forty marshals, and the princes and princes do not know how many, which can be called a gathering of crowns.

In Jinan City, naturally I don't know the situation of the officials within the White Lotus Sect. In their opinion, the rebels, who only knew about 100,000 in Ludao, had set up camp in four gates, almost half of which were on the north gate, and it seemed that they would be the focus of the attack. Therefore, in addition to Qin Delu's right guard army strengthening the defense at the north gate of Jinan, Qin Cha Yan Hong took He Bingzhong's Beijing camp, some Jinyi guards, and Ye Zhengfei's musket team to the north gate.

Yan Hong was wearing an iron helmet and several layers of heavy armor at this time, sitting upright in the city tower, and even holding up the Qincha banner behind him, which was very eye-catching. Originally, on the battlefield, this kind of behavior was very deadly, but fortunately, the Mongol soldiers were all cavalry, they did not carry siege equipment, and their bows and arrows could not shoot so far, so he was safe for the time being.

Beside him, the purple and green heroes guarded with swords on the left and right, not leaving an inch. Liang Rufei, Sun Yuerong and other cronies stood in the outer circle. There is no way to say it, yesterday Zhang Qingyan took out the style of a soldier master, and insisted that the soldiers were in danger, and the Qincha was not safe on the battlefield, so he must focus on protection. Themselves and Xia Zisu, the sisters have a set of fencing methods to ensure that Qin Cha is safe and sound. As for the others? If anyone thinks they are more qualified to grab this important position of guard, they might as well fight first.

To say that her sisters are slightly inferior to Liang Rufei when they fight alone, but this set of swordsmanship is unleashed, and I am afraid that the two Liang Rufei will also be killed. Not to mention Sun Yuerong's martial arts. Although this rouge tiger was angry, he was helpless. She had the intention to let Yan Hong withdraw and not to supervise the battle at the head of the city, but Yan Hong shook his head like a rattle, and raised his head and said: "The three armies are defending the city in blood, and Hai Xilang is dispatched in the city, how can I enjoy peace and quiet?" Now that the dragons in Jinan have no leader, I am at the head of the city, just to boost morale and motivate the soldiers. ”

Sun Yuerong saw that he had admitted the truth, and she also knew that she couldn't resist him, so she had to give up. But in any case, how do you look at the purple and green twin heroes, how do you feel awkward. Although this young master is simple-minded, he is not an idiot after all, and secretly thought: Could this enemy have deliberately done this for the sake of these two door gods?

In fact, Yan Hong had a plan in his heart, but he couldn't say it. This time he provoked a lot of movement, and the three divisions, one envoy and one governor were stewed by him with a spoonful, and I don't know how much chaos he caused in the court. Although killing these people is innocent, the affairs of the court are not so simple. Especially here, there are not only the sworn friends of his own Yan Mansion, but also the protégés of Xu Jie, as well as the old friends of Lu Dajun, at worst, it has offended all the pillars of the court. If you don't brush up on some political achievements and go back, it's not easy to make a difference.

Now, a great opportunity is in front of us. The Mongols have always been the great enemies of the country, and as long as they have made great contributions in the fight against the Mongols, they will be politically correct and have a firm position. At that time, no matter who wants to hack himself, he will have an extra talisman.

As for the danger of the battlefield, it does exist, but with the super thugs of the Loyalty League, he really doesn't worry too much. Since Shao Jing is known as the Loyal and Righteous Alliance, at this juncture that is related to the survival of the provincial government and the safety of the people, it is naturally impossible to leave with his hands and fall into a reputation of being afraid of death and greedy for life and escaping from the battle. Therefore, Yan Hong expected that the other party would definitely participate in the defense of Jinan, and he could naturally arrange some work for them, and the other party could also have a chivalrous reputation, and neither party would suffer. (To be continued......)