The midsummer sun shone hotly on the earth, and the thick leaves of a few poplars turned into a scorching glow in the air, and the cicadas were screaming hoarsely with all their might.

Sun Xiaoshan has lived in Yanzhuang Town, north of Juzhou, for several generations, whether it is the Song Dynasty or the rule of the Jin people, he pays taxes and grains, and lives honestly and peacefully.

In his generation, especially in recent years, wars have been frequent. Sun Xiaoshan also suffered deeply, under the pressure of many taxes, under the ingenuity of the Jin people, the family situation is deteriorating. Not only was the land accumulated by his ancestors sold to only two acres of sloping land, but even he was wounded in the recruitment of soldiers from the Jin Dynasty.

Just when the family was struggling to survive, and they didn't know when they would die of hunger, and they didn't know whether they should survive with the displaced people moving south, luck suddenly fell on Sun Xiaoshan's head.

Fortunately, fortunately I knew a few words, and fortunately I didn't embark on the unpredictable road to the south. Zhou Xiaoshan kept feeling lucky, and secretly pinched the hard silver in his arms. How did he become the head of the village, and he gave him silver, and let himself preside over the distribution of food, and he also let himself organize the village strong, receive instructor training, and maintain law and order in the village in the future.

Walking through a large courtyard, Sun Xiaoshan woke up from his dream-like hallucinations, glared fiercely at the wide and imposing black lacquer gate, and his shouting voice couldn't help but get higher, and he took a sip fiercely.

Damn Feng Dahu, it's time to fall now. This portion of grain was moved out of his house, and in the future he may have to divide your land and your property.

Hmph, it was quite pitiful for that Miss Feng family to cry just now. I'm sorry, people, the Red Turban Army didn't do anything else, just said to borrow your family's food, and made an IOU! Why is she like a miser, as stingy and black-hearted as her father.

Thinking of the hatefulness of Feng Dahu pinching his neck to collect taxes on grain, Sun Xiaoshan suddenly felt that the Feng family was not pitiful at all from old to young, yes, it was not pitiful.

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We are the king's teacher, the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, we can't rob by force, just make an IOU! Meng Jiucheng watched the clerk put away the pile of waste paper, and couldn't help but smile. Raiding homes and robbing houses can get a good reputation, how can you not do this good thing, you have to do more, don't let it be done.

The ten sergeants who were temporarily stationed in the village had been selected and were being lectured by the officials he had brought with them, but the eyes of a few of them were a little wandering, and they glanced straight at the ranks of displaced people who had come to receive rice.

Bastard, the girl is dressed scantily, no, it's ragged, you can't be so unfocused! Look at who is clever, go to Feng Dahu's house and borrow a few good clothes for others to wear. If you can't do this little trick, then you deserve to be beaten as a single. Meng Jiucheng rolled his eyes, waved his hand angrily, got on the horse and left.

It is said that it is stationed, but in fact, it is to temporarily maintain law and order, help train the militia group, and when it is stable, it will return to the regular army.

It is now August, and Meng Jiucheng, who has been fighting for more than a month, has just returned with his army for more than ten days. But after he hastily inspected the place, he immediately led the troops out of Dadian Town with Zheng Si'an and attacked Juzhou in the north.

Juzhou was only guarded by 1,000 Red Jacket Army, and it was not that the Red Turban Army did not have the strength to attack before, but when Yang An'er and the Jin Army were fighting, Meng Jiucheng didn't want to act rashly. At this time, there is no big impact.

Because, the Jin army has broken through Laizhou, and Yang An'er's troops have been defeated. With more than 1,000 red jacket troops in Juzhou, they can't hold the city no matter what. Defeat or surrender, they are left with only these two paths to go. Instead of ceding the city to the Jin army, it is better to occupy it by the Red Turban Army, so as to expand the space for greater strategic activities.

Timing, this is what Meng Jiucheng is waiting for.

Yang An'er called the king system, which shows that he is extremely ambitious and will not be subservient to others. Meng Jiucheng may be able to be his subordinate, but he wants to take the lead, but it is very difficult. Therefore, Meng Jiucheng did not contribute, which is equivalent to sitting back and watching his defeat. And taking advantage of the main force of the Jin army to attack Yang An'er, he consolidated his foundation in a few months, and had the strength to collect and merge the defeated troops of the Red Jacket Army.

Moreover, Meng Jiucheng helped Liu Erzu's subordinates to connect the prefecture cities of Yi, Teng, and Yan, and staged the glory of the Taiping Army in history of "overturning the giant city, like revealing a piece of paper" in advance. While annihilating the Jin Army's vital forces, it also made Liu Erzu's Red Jacket Army more powerful, which was no less than Yang An'er's heyday.

The tree is a big wind! Meng Jiucheng felt that the main force of the Jin army would have several possible moves: transfer a considerable part of the return army to defend Xuzhou and other important towns; or the whole division turned to attack Liu Erzu; The blow to Li Quan may be weakened or take longer; As for the Red Turbans, it seems that they cannot be the primary target.

In addition to the fact that the reputation of the Red Turban Army is not too loud and Meng Jiucheng intends to keep a low profile, the strategic posture of the base area is also relatively favorable.

Now the Red Turban Army mainly occupies the two states of Ju and Hai, as well as part of Mizhou (the state governs the current cities). On the west side is the Yimeng Mountains, where Liu Erzu's Red Jacket Army is located; On the east side is the sea, which is not threatening; In the south, except for a small area controlled by other rebels, there is the Huai River, and after the Huai River, it is the Song land, which is also relatively safe; In the northwest are Linqu, Qingzhou, and Weizhou, where Li Quan's rebel army is active; In the northeast is more than 10,000 people of Fang Guosan of Mizhou.

After comprehensive analysis and judgment, Meng Jiucheng believed that the threat around the Red Turban Army was not large, or it was lifted, or there was a buffer, and it won a relatively stable period of development.

And this is the biggest advantage of the traverser, who is good at seizing opportunities in the cracks, using various forces for my use, and getting the most favorable situation.

Although Juxian County (Juzhou Prefecture) was occupied, the defense line was not placed in the county seat, and relying on the city wall was too passive after all. Ju County is surrounded by mountains on all sides, has a natural geographical advantage, and builds forts and villages on the mountain, which is more flexible.

Therefore, Meng Jiucheng discussed with Zheng Si'an, and with the county seat as the backing, he built defense facilities in Luoshan and Fulai Mountain in the west, and Wushan, Jinhua Mountain, and Qishan Mountain in the north; As for the east, the Red Turban Army had already occupied the Wulian area, which could be used as a barrier.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng knew that the defense of digging trenches and setting up a fortress like this was somewhat passive, and he did not want to carry out active defense, but the practical difficulties were in front of him.

First of all, he must give priority to ensuring the safety of the lives and property of the people in the base areas, so that the people under his rule can cultivate and produce with peace of mind, and a considerable number of displaced people can stay. Think about it, how can a war-torn territory be self-reliant, and how can it have the manpower and material resources to develop and grow?

Second, Meng Jiucheng must come up with a specific strategy in terms of "various forms of combat and tactics," instead of using theory to prevaricate and let his subordinates play out.

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