In the Spring and Autumn Period, Guan Zhong once said to the envoy of Chu State at the Zhaoling Alliance: "Give me the first monarch's shoes, east to the sea, west to the river, south to Muling, and north to Wudi." When it came to the Warring States Period, Su Qin, who planned to join forces, sent an envoy to the State of Qi, and said to the King of Qi like this: "Qi, there is Mount Tai in the south, Langya in the east, Qinghe in the west, and Bohai Sea in the north. ”

The characteristics of Shandong's topography can be seen clearly and distinctly from these two sentences. It relies on nothing more than the sea in the east, the river in the west, and Mount Tai and Muling Pass in the south.

As far as the current situation is concerned, needless to say, the sea in the east and the river in the west are not much to say, the coastal area of Yidu has long been under the control of the Deng Sheshui Division, and at the same time, the Qinghe River and the Yellow River are also located to the west of Yidu, which will not hinder the movement of the Haidong army. As for Mount Tai, it is also in the southwest of Yidu, and Muling Pass, known as the "Qi Nan Heavenly Insurance", is a hundred miles south of Yidu.

In other words, the "four stops" of Qi are useless and useless for Haidong, which takes the sea route to attack the capital.

In fact, Deng She was not the first to attack Shandong by sea. In the near future, Mao Gui entered Shandong a few years ago and chose the sea route. It's just that he is from south to north, and Dunshe is from north to south. However, it is precisely because the benefits are all from the sea in Shandong, so from Mao Gui to today's Wang Shicheng, they all attach great importance to the defense of the coast.

Of course, their original intention was not to guard against Haidong, but to guard against Meng Yuan. In any case, whether it was a mistake or a rainy day, their various arrangements along the coast played a role in hindering the early actions of the Haidong army. It's just that in the face of Haidong's tens of thousands of troops, the effect of this obstacle is basically negligible.

——, a while ago, there was trouble along the coast of Yidu. Those "Japanese robbers" are not here for sightseeing, and the deployment of Yidu in the area of Laizhou Bay has long been destroyed by them. This is also equivalent to Deng She's plan to kill two birds with one stone, not only using the Japanese chaos to find an excuse to go down to Yidu, but also using the Japanese chaos to unknowingly open the north gate of Yidu.

Earlier, he pretended to be a Japanese coward, such as * and Kikuzaburo, but at this time, he changed his position and became the vanguard of the attack on Shandong, leading the Haidong Naval Division to attack the Yidu coast for the second time. They are familiar with the road, and they have a clear understanding of the hydrology and topography near Laizhou Bay. Subsequently, a total of more than 20,000 Haidong troops crossed the sea in an endless stream.

The pre-prepared "Yidu Wen for Xiao Mao Pingzhang" debuted:

"Xianyi Du Pingzhang Mao Gui, the wind and rain, the conquest for several years, is Shandong. On the day of success, before the celebration, the hand of the dead king was used, and the land of Shandong was stolen by Shicheng. Shicheng, loyal and treacherous, pretending to serve Xiaomao Pingzhang, and occupying the dove's nest.

"Again, Shandong Qilu, the frontier of my emperor and Song. Since Shicheng usurped the rebellion, he has been arrogant and domineering, and has repeatedly refused to obey the orders of the Son of Heaven. In this calendar year, there was the plague of drought locusts in the north, and then there was the invasion of the Japanese people. is brutal, easy to kill, and the local name is almost empty. Regardless of the Shishu, the father and son are obediently separated, and the family is scattered.

"Looking up at astronomy, looking down at personnel, can it last for a long time, who can die? Where there is a heart, who does not strangle the wrist?

"Today, I Haidong got Xiao Mao Pingzhang's request for help, learned of his situation, and was filled with righteous indignation, and the officers and men of the three armies were all angry. Although Lone is far away in the northern Xinjiang, he also knows loyalty, so those who swear to come and ask Qilu not only for Xiao Mao Pingzhang to uphold justice, but also for the Son of Heaven to crusade against the second minister and thief.

"In the past, Han Xin used to fight Qi, there was no battle, and Geng Yi used the army to seek steps, and he could not move. In addition, with the people of my three provinces, 100,000 victorious troops, and thieves who sweep away their corners, how can they fall into the mountains and break their eggs! The princes of Yidu, or in the hometown of saints, or the favor of the Dutch court. Mao Pingzhang's corpse is not cold, the three-foot loneliness is still there, there is or is therefore ashamed, and those who abandon the dark and turn to the light are not to blame in the past. Those who resist stubbornly and insist on disobedience will be destroyed. ”

As soon as the text came out, Shandong shook.

Obviously, Deng She plotted against Shandong, and he was in the same room, looking at his words in the text, but instead he became Wang Shicheng's great rebellion, and he was innocent. Tian Jialie was both annoyed and angry, and Li Dunru had been buried after he was killed. Now he issued another order, and once again exhumed the body of Li Dunru, hung his head in the city, and instructed his staff to immediately make a written text, as a counterattack, and spread it all over the country.

There are a few sentences in the article:

"Haidong Dunshe, self-proclaimed loyalty. Since he negotiated with my king to take the capital, he professed to be the edict of the Son of Heaven; Sima's heart, secretly swallowing the meaning of the capital. Reversing black and white, the ancient finger of the deer as a horse is not intended to be seen again in the present day! The fortune of several Haidong, first the death of Guan Duo, and then the death of Pan Cheng, who committed the following crimes, cunning repeatedly, and usurped and misbehaved? Here's an example, so there's no need to say more! Capture the king of Li and order Haidong, and coerce his head to order the place, which is actually Xiao Deng's old skill.

"Little Mao Pingzhang, the son of the former Mao Pingzhang.

"The former Mao Pingzhang was unfortunately in trouble with the king, and my lord Cheng did not hesitate to go thousands of miles, personally mentioned the three armies, crossed the Bohai Sea, and continued to succeed the ancestors of the generals to work together, brave the arrows and stones, and face the front line, why did they fight with the king in blood? First, to avenge the Lord, and second, to hate Xiao Mao Pingzhang. The sky is thick and the earth is thick, the sun and the moon are clear, pure and honest, such a husband!

"Today, Haidong broke the contract, invaded our territory for no reason, claimed to be 100,000 military horses, and stole it, at most 10,000 people. I Yidu, the country of the ancient four stoppers, no less than 50,000 Qing, Yanhuben, hearing the news of the Deng thief to attack, all different enemies, fighting for glory with the sword and the sunset, waving and the bright moon to compete for color. In this way, why not fight?

"The old Yan Zhiying, the hero of Haidong, there are those who can understand the righteousness and behead Deng, and reward the same life. Insist on obeying the rebellious, and see who destroys it! ”

He also gave this article a name, called "Counting Deng's Sins for Wen Chi". On the day this article came out, Haidong immediately reacted. Although Hong Jixun and Yao Haogu, Deng She's wise men and courage, have not yet come to the front line of Yidu, it doesn't matter, Wang Zongzhe is here. His brilliant pen is brilliant, followed by another "Seeking Wang Shicheng" is freshly baked. didn't wait for dawn the next day, and Yidu's response was followed by a new one.

This war of words, the fight is in full swing.

At the height of the intensity, within a day, the two sides exchanged words three or four times. Later, Yidu Wenwen's attack even expanded the body of Haidong's civil and military courtiers, denouncing Yao Haogu for "selling the master for glory" and scolding Hong Jixun for being "lustful as life". Moreover, Deng She once "forcibly occupied the wife's wife and thought it was a concubine." The "unjustified act" of playing with unbearable and polluting people's ears and eyes was also examined, claiming that "people with lofty ideals hate it".

When the text was introduced to China and Japan in the Haidong Army, the generals were very uneasy, lest Deng She would be furious.

Unexpectedly, after reading it, Deng She just smiled kindly and said, "Tian Jialie is praising me!" They were puzzled and asked, "Why did the lord say this?" Why? He's obviously scolding you. Deng She replied slowly: "If this is the case, then Emperor Wei Wu and Tang Taizong will also be scolded by him." "To put it mildly, I'll brush it off.

Wang Zongzhe was indignant and volunteered, wrote an essay in response, and shifted the focus to insulting Wang Shicheng and Tian Jialie's private morality. Because Tian Jialie was short, Wang Zongzhe led the king of Chu to insult Yan Ying, calling him the story of drilling a dog hole, and scolded Tian Jialie as a "rooster and dog thief", suggesting that he might as well "follow the example of the former sages and dig a hole and bury himself", which is better than the image of profit and loss, and he is embarrassed here.

Deng She didn't agree to send it out, he said righteously: "I came to Yidu from Haidong to complain about Xiao Mao Pingzhang, and at the same time to fight for the Son of Heaven." This is a business matter. If you insult people's personal morality, it is a private matter. How can there be confusion between public and private? He is willing to scold the street like a villain and a shrew, so just let him scold, our army has morality, why bother? ”

It is upright and upright, and everyone worships it. That is, when Deng She's words were spread all over the army, the soldiers of Haidong unconsciously raised their heads, and subconsciously regarded the Yidu army as "villains" and "shrews". Morale is high.

This side denounced each other as "rebellious", but the military operations on both sides did not delay at all. From Laizhou Bay to Yidu, only a hundred miles away, there are no mountains and rivers on the way, and there is no shelter from the fortress of famous cities.

In order to achieve a quick victory, Dunshe transferred almost all of the elite troops.

The soldiers were divided into two roads, all the way to Gaojiagangchang, and to the west to take Le'an. Le'an is near the river, and capturing this place can cover the flanks of the main force. On the other hand, according to the plan, Yang Wanhu and Yang Cheng of Hejian Mansion are going to work with Deng She, if they miss and fail to trip Wang Shicheng, then with Le'an, they can also block it for a while. There are more than 4,000 military horses on this road, and the commander of the army is Zhao Guo.

The other way, that is, the main force, led by Deng She himself. It only took three days for the striker to go deep into the city of Yidu. Yidu has not fought for many years, and the city is in turmoil. Tian Jialie, Xu Jizu, Chen Youtou, and Gao Yanshi all came to the city to watch the appearance of the Haidong army.

The Haidong forwards who came were all cavalry, the pioneer officer Tong Shengyang, and the deputy Lu Qianxi.

The two have a clear division of labor. The Han soldiers of Lu Qian's 12th division dismounted and camped in the rear, while the Jurchen soldiers of Tong's Shengyang Department drove their horses in front and lined up outside the range of arrows and artillery at the head of the city, in case the Yidu army and horses took advantage of their unstable foothold to attack the city. And in order to boost morale, from time to time there are teams of threes and threes, galloping out of the battle, coming and going to the city, the war horses bring up the smoke and dust in the sky, corresponding to the dark sky, more and more the banner is as bright as fire, and the guns are bright like water.

Gao Yanshi's shoulder injury was not good, wearing bandages, he was angry, and asked his ancestors to fight: "The Jurchen barbarian, Tai also underestimated my Yidu hero, and dared to gallop outside the city, like no man's land." The last general asked for an order, willing to take advantage of his early arrival, the camp was not set, lead a military horse out of the city, break into their formation, and kill him, so that they know that the heroes of our Yidu should not be despised against! ”

Xu Jizu didn't answer, Tian Jialie interjected, rejected his request, and said: "Although the Haidong thieves have not set up a camp, all the people who come are cavalry. Flexible advance and retreat, convenient engagement. The little general's bold words and ambitions are commendable, but it is not a good opportunity to go out of the city to fight. Wait. ”

Tian Jialie has no military power, and now the highest commander in Yidu City is his successor. Therefore, although Gao Yanshi was rejected by him, he still refused to retreat, and looked at his successor. Xu Jizu glanced at Tian Jialie, remembered Wang Shicheng's explanation before leaving, "Military aircraft matters, listen to Lao Tian's opinion", snorted, nodded at the moment, expressed agreement with Tian Jialie's statement, waved his hand, and ordered Gao Yanshi to retreat.

Gao Yanshi was angry, indignant, and turned aside.

"The Haidong Army is here like this, and my city is not well prepared. Ask Tian Gong, I don't know what is the best strategy for retreating from the enemy? I would like to hear about it. ”

"Haidong's military horses are far away, and it is inconvenient to transport grain and grass. Although the momentum is fierce at the moment, such as a tree without roots and water without a source, I expect that it will not take long and it will inevitably be exhausted. The reason why he came to attack my Yidu first is also because he is counting on a quick victory. If the enemy wants to be quick, I should slow down. Therefore, in my opinion, the strategy of retreating from the enemy should be to defend first and fight last.

"Moreover, the general has already spread the word to all places, and within three or five days, the armies of Jiao, Mi, and Jinan will be able to support them. In addition, I have also sent an envoy to Hejian Mansion to report this sudden change to the king. Although my Yidu preparation is insufficient, there are so many reinforcements, rear hands, and the city of Yidu, known as the foundation of the three Qi, on the solidity of defense, the first crown Shandong. Just a thief, what a worry! ”

Tian Gonggao's argument coincides with Ben Shuai's opinion. In this way, he ordered all the armies to strictly guard the city, hang up the exemption card, and refuse to fight. Violators, behead! ”

"There's another one. A while ago, when Deng Thief came to my Yidu, he had a lot of exchanges with local wealthy families. It is necessary to guard against treacherous people who cause chaos in the city, and they must be in harmony with them inside and out. Please ask the general to order that all the big families in the city be transferred to the marshal's mansion and strictly guarded by special personnel. ”

"This matter will be handled by Tian Gong."

"Please keep your head off. I have another important secret to discuss with the general. ”

The generals of Yidu who are qualified to follow the ancestors and stand at the head of the city to watch the battle can be called henchmen. Tian Jialie's words meant that he had a clear distrust of them, and he didn't like them in his heart, but he still complied with his request, dismissed Chen Yutou, Gao Yanshi and others, and asked, "What's the important secret?" Tian Gong, please speak. ”

"When Deng Thief was in my Yidu, he not only had a handover with local tycoons, but also had a lot of contacts with the city's Chinese military and military lieutenant generals. Now that the king is not in the city, the morale of the army is unstable, so we must be cautious about this. Again, I asked the general to give an order to carefully screen and send people to supervise all the generals and colonels who were suspected of being friendly to Haidong. ”

Tian Gong is reasonable. However, now that the enemy is present, this matter should not be impatient, if it causes civil strife, or leads to internal instability, it will not be beautiful. You need to think long-term. ”

As the two of them spoke, they suddenly heard a deafening shout from the city. Xu Jizu hurriedly blinked his eyes, and saw that in the formation of the Haidong cavalry under the city, I don't know when the flags were suddenly waving, covering the sky and the sun, and the fields were red, and countless guns were like forests, raising high against the overwhelming dark clouds.

Before a horse galloped into battle, shouting something loudly, thousands of soldiers, including Jurchen and Han soldiers, echoed in unison: "Broken bamboo, continue bamboo." Fly the earth and chase the enemy! ”

"What are those Jurchen Tartars yelling about? It's like singing. ”

"That's right, they're just singing."

"What song?"

"The battle song of the Haidong Cavalry." Tian Jialie muttered, "It's not surprising that the Han soldiers are used, and it's really rare to drive women like arms and fingers." The lone army is deep, and there are two ethnic groups in the army; However, the Han and the Jurchens are able to trust each other, and their morale is like a rainbow. Haidong Dunshe, admittedly a fierce enemy. ”

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Some of the texts quote the content of "Seeking Huan Xuanxuan" and "Passing on the Qingzhou Counties to Discuss Lu Hun ".