Meng Jiucheng felt that the timing of the westward advance was good, but the situation changed quickly, unexpectedly fast, which made the Red Turban Army move a little late.

According to the normal expectations since the start of the war, Liu Erzu can still support, or even fail.

But when the battle reached a critical moment, the drawbacks of surrender became apparent.

It is more accurate to say that Xia Quan's troops were defeated by the Jin army of Guo Alin's troops who made a roundabout attack, or that Xia Quan's troops did not do their best and did not fight to the death.

Xia Quan was defeated and retreated, and the defensive circle built by Liu Erzu was broken through, and Guo Alin led his troops to attack from the flank and back, and defeated Shi Qi's army, causing the defensive circle to fall apart.

The two rebel armies of Xia Quan and Shi Qi were defeated, and the rebel armies of Shi Quan and Shi Qing hurriedly retreated, which suddenly enabled the Jin army to carry out a direct attack on Liu Erzu.

Liu Erzu was attacked before and after, and the situation was suddenly critical. Although he defended with all his strength and contracted step by step, he could not recover the defeat.

Jumeng's four fortresses continued to be lost, Maershan was also broken by the Jin army, and Liu Erzu's troops suffered heavy losses, so they could only retreat to the last stronghold - Damoqi.

Fusan Anzhen took advantage of the victory to pursue, and did not give Liu Erzu a chance to breathe and adjust.

Wanyan did not attack the north gate of Damoqi, Suzhou raised the control of Jiagu Shili Ge to attack from the south, and another Jin army attacked Shuizhai and attacked on three sides.

The battle lasted until the evening of the second day, when the Jin army broke through the North Gate and Shuizhai and entered Damoqi, Liu Erzu died in battle, and the staff officer Cui Tianyou was captured. However, his daughter Liu Yingying had escaped from the mountain trail the night before, protected by Li Siwen and Cheng Fu with 100 people.

Although Liu Erzu was defeated, the remnants of Liu Erzu's army continued to hold on to the Great and Small Giant Jiaozi Mountain, and met Liu Yingying and continued to resist.

Fusan Anzhen sent troops to continue the pursuit, and successively captured the large and small Jiaozi Mountains. Although Liu Yingying was defeated, she retreated quickly, and the mountainous terrain was a terrain to which the rebel army was more adaptable, so she was able to save thousands of men and horses.

At that time, Susan Anzhen had already received the news that Qingzhou had been captured.

On the one hand, he is concentrating on attacking Liu Erzu, and it is difficult to draw people; On the other hand, the speed of Qingzhou's fall was too fast, just three or four days!

According to the gathering of troops and the preparation of materials at that time, plus the time to hurry, it was too late.

Therefore, although Susan Anzhen defeated and killed Liu Erzu, he did not have much joy in his heart.

Now the situation in Shandong is already pressing the gourd to float the scoop, or the old problem of cutting grass and not being able to eradicate the roots.

Look, Yang An'er is dead, but Liu Erzu and Li Quan are still happy, and there is the rise of the Red Turban Army; Liu Erzu was defeated, but Qingzhou was lost again, and Li Quan also turned over.

It won't be long before the Red Jacket Army will rekindle. Even if Liu Erzu is in the department, Huo Yi, the number two person, is still there, and his daughter Liu Yingying has escaped, and the remnants of the army will soon make a comeback again, right?

Susan Anzhen felt a little sad in her heart, but she also decided to learn some lessons, not to give the Tai'an Red Jacket Army a chance to breathe, and continue to attack south.

The price of continuing to pursue and attack was to temporarily let Li Quan ignore it, and only transfer Guo Zhongyuan's troops to Zizhou to ensure the safety of the east gate of Jinan.

In order to make up for the battle losses and transfer Guo Zhongyuan's vacancy, Fusan Anzhen ordered the Xuzhou Boundary to raise the command of Sushi Liehuan to go into battle and attack the Red Jacket Army from the west and north.

It was at this time that the Red Turban Army led by Wang Min and Yan Tong marched west from Muling Pass, entered Yiyuan, set up a fort and set up a fortress as a relay, and then advanced to Qingshi Pass.

In terms of time, the westward expansion was a little late. But fortunately, Susan Anzhen did not pay attention to Qingzhou and Li Quan, but instead attacked south.

This can be regarded as a mistake, and it can be regarded as Meng Jiucheng's luck. The westward advance of the troops went well, and Qingshi Pass was quickly occupied without experiencing any major battles.

After Meng Jiucheng got the exact information of all parties and analyzed and judged, the future battle situation evolved.

Huo Yi probably didn't have a chance to take over Liu Erzu's baton, and led the remnants of the Tai'an Red Jacket Army to grow again, and it was noisy for a while.

The other rebels who joined Liu Erzu are also more auspicious, Shi Qi, Xia Quan, Shi Qing and others will reduce their gold again, and it is not easy to speculate where Peng Yibin and other rebels will go.

In any case, the Red Turban Army and Li Quan's troops will not have a strong enemy to attack for the time being. The Red Turban Army is safer than Li Quan, and Guo Zhongyuan, who was transferred to Zizhou, is likely to fight against Li Quan's department.

Meng Jiucheng didn't know whether to secretly rejoice or worry about the other rebels. This situation was favorable to him and gave him time to develop steadily; But on the other hand, if the other rebel armies are defeated, the Jin army may threaten the base area from the south.

Of course, it is too early to worry about the southern defense of the base area. After all, Peng Yibin, Hao Ding, Pei Yuan, Yang Deguang and other rebels still occupy Yizhou, Pizhou and other places, and there is a considerable buffer space.

Well, even if it's a rainy day, there's nothing wrong with setting it up in advance.

Meng Jiucheng discussed with his subordinates, and first mobilized the troops scattered in Juzhou to help the people spring ploughing, and concentrated in Junan County. When the artillery unit that helped Peng Yibin attack Pizhou returned, he joined forces to prevent Yizhou from being captured by the Jin army.

There is another purpose for transferring troops to Junan County, that is, after the Song and Jin wars start next year, the Red Turban Army will participate in the battle in Huaixi, which can be regarded as working hard for the new owner (Southern Song Dynasty).

Although he took care of his own family, Meng Jiucheng did not forget to help other rebels, especially Peng Yibin, who was by no means different from Shi Qi, Xia Quan and other repeated villains.

Everything was arranged, and Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen led the guards back to Jiaozhou. As the center of the base area, Jiaozhou is about the same distance from all places, and the communication is relatively fast. And Jiaozhou is close to Qingdao, which can not only go to play, but also guide the development of maritime trade.

Although Laizhou is larger than Jiaozhou, there are more houses, and it is close to the sea, Meng Jiucheng reacted quickly, so he had to use it as a backup office location.

Another important reason for choosing Jiaozhou is to establish a military port area in Qingdao, which is equivalent to Qianwan Port and Dongjiakou Port in later generations. There is also a military port area in Yantai, which will face Liaodong.

Navy, navy! This is a class that Meng Jiucheng is eagerly looking forward to and dreaming of having as soon as possible.

Therefore, after returning to Jiaozhou for a short rest, Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen rushed to Qingdao to guide the expansion training of the navy.

The moonlight adorns the night sky, like an endless transparent sea, quiet, vast, and mysterious. Dense stars, twinkling and shining, dancing with tiny points of light.

Meng Jiucheng half-leaned in the chair, alone in the courtyard, his eyes seemed to be closed, calmly facing the night sky. He seemed to be asleep, and he seemed to be contemplating for a long time.

Yang Miaozhen walked slowly, put the big coat on her husband's body, and when she looked up, she found that Meng Jiucheng had opened her eyes and was looking at her with a smile.

"Meng Lang-" Yang Miaozhen smiled, sat down, paused, and said, "What are you thinking about alone?" Are you tired of traveling, or are you worried about something else? ”

Meng Jiucheng glanced at the night sky again, exhaled a long breath lightly, and said with a smile: "When I arrive in a new place, I always feel a little uncomfortable, but I don't have any worries. Well, the sailor estimates that it will take a few days to come back, and tomorrow I will accompany you to take a walk in Qingdao City, and then go to Laoshan the day after tomorrow to relax your mood! ”

Yang Miaozhen nodded and said: "Meng Lang always frowns every time he thinks hard and meditates, as if he has a difficult puzzle, but the slave family has no way to help, so he is really uneasy. ”

"I'm cranky, but the lady doesn't have to care." Meng Jiucheng sighed softly and said duciously.

The traverser is lonely, this sentence is not wrong at all, but Meng Jiucheng can't say it to anyone.

Then he smiled and said: "With a lady by my side, my heart can be peaceful, why should you be at ease?" To tell the truth, the lady is running around with me to fight, this tired and tired, it should be me who is uneasy! ”

Yang Miaozhen shook her head and said: "Meng Lang doesn't have to think so, the slave family has practiced martial arts since childhood, and later they are also used to living by conscription and killing, but they are not that weak woman, and they can't enjoy the blessing of tranquility." ”

Meng Jiucheng bowed slightly, very much in agreement. Yang Miaozhen in history can be described as a legend, marrying herself, but reducing a lot of opportunities for performance.

"I want to enjoy the blessings of peace and peace." Meng Jiucheng smiled bitterly and said quietly: "With a lady to accompany you and laugh, you don't have to worry about war from time to time." Or, a dozen ships of the sea, and thousands of subordinates, go to the sea to find a place of peace and security, and occupy an area and claim the king......"

Looking forward to it, for a moment, Meng Jiucheng thought about it again, as if he was outside a god.

Yang Miaozhen glanced at her husband and opened her mouth, but she didn't bother him in the end, but waited quietly.

It took a long time for Meng Jiucheng to retract his thoughts and smile to himself.

Meals should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be walked step by step. It's not a bad thing to have an overall grand strategy, but more attention has to be spent on the present.

"Meng Lang, Liu Erzu was defeated, Miss Liu and Li Siwen retreated into the mountains, will they come to join them?" Yang Miaozhen saw that Meng Jiucheng came back to his senses, so he asked, "If you accept it, you should also have a charter." After all, there will be a lot of such things in the future, and with a fixed charter, it will be easy to deal with. ”

Hmph, hum. Meng Jiucheng suddenly sneered twice and asked, "Attached?" Liu Erzu was defeated by Toufu, although the momentum was great, he could not unite as one, and only cared about preserving his strength. ”

Yang Miaozhen pondered for a moment and said, "Do you have to refuse, I'm afraid this is not a good way." ”

Meng Jiucheng was really distressed about this, according to his meaning, no matter who came, it was a joint army.

Generals, just like Yang Miaozhen's subordinates Yan Tong, Wang Xian and others, after learning and training, if it is that material, they will lead the army to fight.

The soldiers should also be scattered and planted, so that they cannot hold together and form a mountain. It also eliminated the possibility of the generals rebelling to the greatest extent.

Just imagine, the surroundings are not his old department, there is no appeal and influence, he wants to rebel or surrender, and he is worried about being taken by his subordinates!

But who will come? Those leaders of the rebel army, are they willing to lose their power, lose the subordinates they have recruited, and are they willing to succumb to Meng Jiucheng?

What Meng Jiucheng wants is a strong army that is sincerely united, united as one, and prohibited, and only a leader like the leader of the martial arts alliance, which is not of much use.

Telling his thoughts to his wife, Yang Miaozhen felt that it was very reasonable, but she also felt that in this way, it was tantamount to closing the door to gather his army.

"Can the conditions be relaxed a little, and the time for reorganization and change will be longer." Yang Miaozhen didn't think about it either, and said quite slowly, "Or, use high-ranking officials to raise those officers, and then slowly gather their soldiers." ”

Meng Jiucheng bowed his head lightly and said, "What the lady said is very reasonable. In fact, not only the surrender of other rebel armies, but also the surrender of the Jin army in the future. In any case, it is time to plan ahead and set a specific charter. ”

"Meng Lang doesn't have to worry about it, his subordinates have both civil and military skills, gather everyone to discuss, there will always be a way." Yang Miaozhen brushed the hair between her ears, smiled and said with relief: "Okay, it's cold at night, let's go back to the room early to rest!" Raise your spirits, and you will hang out with the slave family tomorrow! ”

"Okay, listen to the lady." Meng Jiucheng lazily stretched out his hand and looked at his wife with a smile.

Yang Miaozhen pursed her lips and smiled, stretched out her hand to shake it, and pulled Meng Jiucheng up with a force.

……………

In the valley, bonfires are lit.

Liu Yingying sat in front of the fire, and the light of the fire made her face flicker. She frowned, not knowing what she was thinking.

Li Siwen finished inspecting the camp, walked back, sat down opposite Liu Yingying, and said slowly: "Miss, don't be discouraged. Our army still has several thousand, and it is possible to set up a banner and gather tens of thousands of horses. then moved closer to Deputy Marshal Huo, and contacted other rebels to counterattack the Jin Army and avenge the marshal. ”

Liu Yingying glanced up at Li Siwen and sighed: "Can you win if you fight again?" As for the other rebels, they rushed forward when they were victorious, and fled separately when they were defeated, for fear that they would not be able to count on it. ”

After a pause, Liu Yingying looked at the dark mountain shadow in the distance, and said faintly: "In Yizhou that day, the slave family and Meng Jiucheng talked about some pros and cons of the righteous army. Meng Jiucheng did not like to join the army very much, thinking that this was a joint operation, but in essence, each was its own master, and it was inevitable that he would have the idea of preserving his strength. I can't see it when it's going well, and I'm afraid there will be repetition in times of adversity, which will cause great harm. ”

Li Siwen sighed heavily and said, "Let Meng Jiucheng be right." If it weren't for the greed for life and fear of death for Xia Quan, Shi Qing and others, which caused the overall collapse, our army would not have suffered such a fiasco, and the commander would not have been-alas! ”

Liu Yingying's eyes flashed with crystal, she lowered her head and was silent for a long time.

Li Siwen was about to speak, when he saw Cheng Fu coming over, he hurriedly beckoned him to sit down, and asked, "Is the news so proven?" ”

Cheng Fu said: "The Jin army has not entered the mountain, and the troops have gone back, I don't know what to do?" In addition, according to the rumors of the people who came and went from the mountain people, Qingzhou had been occupied by Li Quan's Red Jacket Army, and the Red Turban Army seemed to occupy Qingshi Pass. ”

Li Siwen thought for a while and said: "Our army should be in the Boshan area between Zizhou and Laiwu at present, which is equivalent to being under the attack of the Jin army in the two places, and the development space is very limited. To the west is Jinan, and the Jin army has heavy troops, which is difficult to resist. ”

Cheng Fu nodded, agreeing with Li Siwen's judgment, but he didn't rush to make a suggestion, but looked at Liu Yingying to see how she decided?