In February 1216 AD, the Red Turban Army divided its troops into two routes and made a big move to attack the north to expand the land.

Han Shouzhong, the main general of the first road, and Wang Xian, the deputy general, led 15,000 soldiers and horses out of Anqiu, crossed Wenshui in the north, and steadily advanced to Weizhou;

The second route was led by Meng Jiucheng himself, Yang Miaozhen was the deputy marshal, the generals Sun Wuzheng and Yan Tong, and the military division Wang Min, nearly 30,000 troops went north to attack Jiaoshui County (now Pingdu).

Since the defeat of Yang An'er, although the Jin army has recovered almost all the lost territory, it is limited to cities such as county towns and prefectures. In the countryside and mountain villages, there are still remnants of the Red Jacket Army that cannot be cleared, except for a small number of Jin troops guarding the county seat and state governance, the rest of the soldiers are mostly Yang An'er's troops.

The war was raging, the place was devastation, and the people who fled continued to enter the territory controlled by the Red Turban Army.

This made Meng Jiucheng very familiar with the situation in these places, and he also heard the complaints of the people and saw the resentment in their hearts.

Therefore, Meng Jiucheng believes that this operation has the significance of hanging the people and relieving the people from hanging. You can't expect to eat pot pulp to welcome the king, at least you won't help the Jin army.

Although Jiaoshui County is small, it connects Laizhou in the north, Weizhou in the west, and Laixi in the east, which can be regarded as a transportation hub.

The Jin army obviously also saw this, and the Jiao County Commander Hu Huan Du and the Inspector Su Shi Liehan were all experienced military generals, and they had gathered more than 6,000 defenders, which could be regarded as a strict battle.

But the sudden dispatch of so many troops by the Red Turban Army was still beyond the expectations of the Jin people.

Shuhu Huandu and Sushi Liehan saw that the enemy was menacing and there were many people, so they defended the infant city and reported to Laizhou, Weizhou and other places for help.

However, before the letter could be delivered, the Red Turbans used large stone throwers and two heavy bronze cannons to blow up the city gate, blast open the city gate, and swarmed in.

One day of siege and two days of breaking the city, the advantage of the Red Turban Army's attack was completely beyond the expectations of the Jin people.

Shuhu Huan was captured, Su Shilie Han was killed in battle, most of the defenders surrendered, and Jiaoshui County was occupied by the Red Turban Army.

In the next two days, thousands of troops and tens of thousands of Red Turban troops repaired the city, burned the ground and dug trenches, watered and froze, and built the defense system of Jiaoshui County.

Meng Jiucheng left 10,000 horses, Yan Tong and Wang Min were responsible for guarding the glue, and he and Yang Miaozhen led the main force, as well as all the surrendered troops, and marched east to Laixi.

Laixi County ordered Wulinda Shijia slaves to close the city and defend it, and the Red Turban Army bombarded with a stone thrower, and the boulder hit the city tower, the sound was deafening, and the people's hearts were broken.

The old department of the Red Jacket Army of the Central Plains of the defending army took the opportunity to make a rebellion, opened the southern city gate, and the siege troops with the surrender of troops as the vanguard poured in, and Laixi was recovered.

After a day of rest, leaving troops to garrison, Meng Jiucheng continued to wave his army eastward, and the troops came to Laiyang.

Dozens of stone throwers bombarded, the stones were as dense as rain, and even the defenders of Laiyang City could not gain a foothold; The gap opened, and thousands of soldiers shouted and rushed to kill and capture Laiyang.

It was not uncommon at that time and even in history to take prisoners and surrender troops as the front to surrender, or to carry out siege charges.

Meng Jiucheng easily did not kill the prisoners, but he would not immediately treat them equally. Only those who are brave and active in combat will be added to the regular army, and the others will continue to be observed and used.

Three battles and three victories, and the number of surrendered soldiers and prisoners who accompanied the army in the battle was 6,000. Their operations greatly reduced the casualties of the regular army and made the next attack more convenient.

The Red Turban Army continued to advance eastward, and the soldiers pointed directly at Qixia County, and Wang Xian, the inspector of Qixia County, tied up the county order to finish Yan Wuding, and opened the city to surrender.

Qixia took it without a fight, Meng Jiucheng sent Sun Wuzheng to lead the troops to attack Penglai, he left troops to garrison the county seat, and then led the army to attack Zhaoyuan and Longkou in the west.

For more than a month, the Red Turban Army with sufficient preparation and fierce ability to attack fortified positions, connected nine cities, formed a blockade line, and cut the Jiaodong Peninsula in half.

Zhaoyuan, Laixi, and Jiaolu, the three places have formed a semi-encircled situation in Laizhou; Laixi, Laiyang, Qixia, and Penglai isolated Dengzhou, Ninghai and other places in a corner.

As a relatively capable Jin army, the Huang Slap Aruta sitting in Weizhou was stumped left and right, and it was difficult to make effective support, so he could only rely on the Red Turban Army to attack the city and seize the land on the Jiaodong Peninsula and annihilate the defenders one by one.

This is not to blame Huang for slapping Aruda, it is really the situation.

To the south is the steady and steady Han Shouzhong's headquarters, and Huang Lap Aruta led the army to fight, but he was never able to defeat his opponent and could not relieve his worries.

The rapid fall of Jiaoshui County and the heavy garrison also made it impossible for Huang to cross Aruta easily, but was in danger of being attacked from both sides.

In addition to the large-scale dispatch of the Red Turban Army, Li Quan also moved at the right time, leading 15,600 elite troops to make a detour through the Yimeng Mountains, suddenly attacking Zizhou and Qingzhou, connecting several county towns, and plundering in all directions.

In this way, the two main forces of the Jin army assembled in Linqu and Weizhou were pinned down, and they were unable to respond effectively to the siege and land grabbing by Meng Jiucheng's troops.

Of course, it is also impossible to have no reaction at all.

Huang Lap Aruda ordered the Linqu Jin army to attack Li Quan, and on the other hand, asked Yidu Futian Zhuo to send troops to help in the battle.

Tian Zhuo of Yidu Mansion was born in Jin Guojinshi, he was a capable minister, he once served in the Marshal's Mansion in Shaanxi, and after being transferred to Shandong, he also defeated Li Quan.

However, Tian Zhuo levied very heavy taxes in Shandong, which greatly disappointed the people, and his subordinates also complained. After receiving the order of Huang Slap Aruda, Tian Zhuo sent Yidu Prefecture Zhizhong** to lead troops to Laizhou for reinforcements.

** Originally a soldier of Yidu Mansion, because of the credit for rebuilding the government, he served as the ruler, but under Tian Zhuo, he always felt that he couldn't show his hands and feet, and he always wanted to leave Tian Zhuo, but he didn't have a chance.

This time, after ** got the men and horses, when Tian Zhuo got out of the barracks, he led his troops to mutini and rushed into the marshal's mansion. Tian Zhuocang was caught off guard and escaped from the Shuaifu, and when he arrived outside the city, there were only a few dozen guards left around him.

If you want to say that ** this person can also see it quite accurately, knowing that at this time, Jin Guo will most likely not punish him, and most of it is a strategy to appease.

And that's exactly what happened. Tian Zhuo sent someone to report to Jinting urgently, requesting that troops be sent to recruit **. But what he received was an edict from the Golden Court calling him back, and he was given the post of governor of Yidu Prefecture.

Tian Zhuo felt very wretched, but he had to obey the order, and when he reached Shouzhang, he died of a carbuncle on his back due to resentment.

After this change, not only did the reinforcements delay time, but after taking over as the head of Yidu Mansion, he was not too relieved, so he only sent 3,000 men and horses to Laizhou. It is better to say that it is reinforcements, but it is more perfunctory.

There are a lot of things in such a mess, and even if Huang Slap Aruda has the power to return to heaven, he can't reverse the situation.

More than a month was not a long time at that time, but it was enough for Meng Jiucheng to achieve his initial strategic goals.

He personally sat in Zhaoyuan, forming a barrier and deterrent to Laizhou. And sent Yang Miaozhen and Sun Wuzheng to lead a group of people, and then with tens of thousands of troops, began to sweep Dengzhou, Ninghai Prefecture and other places.

The fact that the battle plan was so smoothly implemented was, on the one hand, that it was well prepared and the timing was well seized; On the other hand, it is obvious that the weakening of the Jin State and the dilemma of insufficient troops in Shandong.

And Meng Jiucheng believes that the most important reason why the Shandong righteous army is difficult to pacify is still the mistake of Jinting. If the people can live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about food and clothing, who has enough to eat and support has to rebel, and has to pick up swords and guns to fight hard?

Historically, Yang An'er was defeated, and Yang Miaozhen gathered the remnants of the army and continued to fight in Moqi Mountain; Liu Erzu was captured and sacrificed, and Huo Yi held up the banner again and continued to fight; Li Quan was defeated repeatedly, but he was still able to gather tens of thousands of horses in a short period of time......

The Jin army conquered and suppressed the righteous army in Shandong, and the military discipline was corrupted, which aroused the dissatisfaction and resentment of the people, causing uprisings to rise one after another; The lack of troops also made it difficult for the Jin army to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots of the righteous army.

It was also because of the lack of troops that after the Jin army defeated the rebels, the towns they reoccupied could not be garrisoned. Except for a few state towns, and places with particularly important locations, there were not many defenders, and most of them were served by surrendered rebels.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Meng Jiucheng asked Yang Miaozhen and his old troops to participate in the war. This is the place where they have fought, and many of the defenders have been their subordinates, so it is relatively easy to recruit.

The war has been fought to this extent, and Meng Jiucheng can consider continuing to act and expand the results of the war.

"As long as the rest of the place is calmed down and Miao Zhen and Sun Wuzheng return with their troops, our army can launch a general attack on Laizhou."

There was no one in the house, Meng Jiucheng looked at the map, and seemed to be talking to himself. If Yang Miaozhen heard it, he would definitely feel relieved and happy.

Judging from the map, Laizhou is under the attack of Pingdu and Zhaoyuan in the south and east, and the sea is in the north, leaving only two ways to defeat or retreat first.

"Liu Erzu is probably not the opponent of Fusan Anzhen, Li Quan doesn't know what he can toss? Zhongdu was captured by the Mongolian army, and the other Mongolian army will attack Taiyuan, and the Jin country is already full of holes. ”

The voice of the system echoed in Meng Jiucheng's mind, talking about the current situation, and it also showed that the timing of Meng Jiucheng's offensive was very appropriate.

Just last year, Mu Huali led his army to attack Zhongdu (now Beijing). The 200,000 troops led by the Central Capital Xuanfu and the remaining Otunxiang refused to fight, but suffered a crushing defeat. Later, the Jin army held on to the city, but the food in the city was exhausted, and the Khitan army under his subordinates surrendered, and the central capital fell into the Mongolian army.

After this battle, the Jin State lost its central capital, lost contact with Liaodong, and lost heavy troops, and the north was even more critical.

And this year, not only did the Western Xia continue to harass the broken ship of the Jin State, but the Mongolian army also carried out a strategic operation against the Jin State after the capital was moved, attacking Taiyuan and other places in Shanxi.

In August, the Mongol generals will lead tens of thousands of Mongol soldiers to attack the Jin State under the guise of Western Xia.

This attack made the Jin State almost in danger of losing the country, the Tianxia Xiongguan Tongguan was breached, and the Mongolian army even attacked the Xinghua camp in the Bianjing area.

Although the Mongolian army fought unfavorably in the end, it withdrew its troops to the north. But it can be seen that in this year's time, Jin Guo is stormy, and can only be hurriedly parried.

Therefore, because of the sudden rise of Meng Jiucheng, the situation in Shandong will also show a very different appearance from history this year.

The Jin army may barely be able to control the western part of Shandong, and the eastern part will become the domain of the rebels. The main thing is that it will become the territory of the Red Turban Army.

Meng Jiucheng listened to the system's narration, couldn't help but smile proudly, and said: "The Jin army is no longer able to send heavy troops to attack this year, and Liu Erzu's defeat will not have much impact on our army." Of course, I supported the weapons and supplies, and I also hope that he can hold out for a longer time and kill more of the Jin army. ”

"The war between Song and Jin in the year after tomorrow is another good opportunity for you." The system said in a mocking tone: "The Southern Song Dynasty will use you, and there will be a lot of support in terms of money and food." Of course, there are also official titles. In this way, you have a name, and you are not considered a separatist force. If Jin Guo also comes to solicit it, do you have to weigh it? ”

Meng Jiucheng shook his head and said, "What else can Jin Guo come up with besides an empty title?" What a country, I'm not uncommon. ”

"What about the Mongols?" The system asked: "Their conditions will be more favorable and their future will be brighter." ”

Meng Jiucheng sneered twice and said: "How else to say that you are just a system, you can only judge the behavior according to the trend of history." And history has changed, don't you think? ”

"The general trend hasn't changed." The system said: "It's only Shandong that has changed. It may gradually affect the development of history, but for now, it is still not enough. ”

"Change is change." Meng Jiucheng emphasized: "The general trend is also changing, but it is still very small. But the tiny ones accumulate and eventually explode at a certain point, completely changing what you call a megatrend. ”

The system seemed to be thinking for a long time before saying, "Maybe, I'll wait and see!" ”

A piece of gold bigger than before appeared in front of Meng Jiucheng, and he gave it dutifully, which also meant that the system ended today's exchange.

Zhaoyuan, a very famous gold mining area in China, is said to have a mining history dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period.

However, it is recorded in history that in the fourth year of Jingde (1007 AD), the Song Zhen sect sent the minister Pan Meilai to supervise the affairs of the Linglong gold mine.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, gold mining in the Denglai area was extremely prosperous. Zhaoyuan has many rich ore veins and is more famous. According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", in the first year of Yuanfeng (1078 AD), gold mines were distributed in 25 states across the country, producing more than 10,000 taels of gold. Among them, the total of the two states of Denglai reached 9,500 taels, which is equivalent to 90% of the country's total output.

According to the records of the Kingdom of Jin, the highest annual output of gold in the two states of Denglai was about 30,000 taels. It is twice as high as that of the Emperor You in the Song Dynasty.

And the Linglong Mine in Zhaoyuan has a legend of "the eighteenth layer of Linglong Mountain, the golden beam and jade pillar are in it, and the sharp bucket sand is flat and gold" for a long time. In the 21st century, mining is still being made.

In other words, Meng Jiucheng captured Denglai Prefecture and also had the idea of mining gold for development.

Of course, for the mineral management system under the feudal society, Meng Jiucheng is going to carry out a big reform.

There were also local methods such as manual rock drilling, roller lifting, man-pushed grinding, and slide pulling at that time, and Meng Jiucheng was also ready to make some improvements, at least gunpowder blasting, mine truck transportation, and animal power lifting and grinding could be realized.

And even if it only reaches the output of 10,000 taels in the Northern Song Dynasty, it is converted to at least 50,000 stone of rice and 5 million catties.

Even if the freight is removed, if half of the five million catties of grain can be transported, it will be enough to maintain the consumption of hundreds of thousands of horses.

After a while, you won't have to give me any more gold.

Meng Jiucheng stared at the golden stone and said secretly in his heart.

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