Anqiu not only blocked the passage of the Jin army south to Ju and Mizhou, but also attacked Weizhou (now Weifang) and threatened Qingzhou from the flank.

Meng Jiu came to want to cross the Wenshui River to the north, taking advantage of the weak garrison of the Jin army, it was too late to adjust the deployment, and went straight to Weizhou to occupy the strategic initiative.

However, after interrogating the prisoners, Meng Jiucheng and the generals decided to change the deployment after discussion, first ambushing the reinforcements sent by Fusan Anzhen with the main force, and then attacking Weizhou according to the situation.

"Nine times out of ten, Anzhen will send the Flower Hat Army to help, and I will personally go into battle in this battle." Yang Miaozhen looked at Meng Jiucheng, and her tone was very resolute.

The reason why Meng Jiucheng attaches so much importance to the reinforcements of the Jin Army is also because he thinks that there are not many mobile troops in the hands of Fusan Anzhen, and the so-called elite "Flower Hat Army" is one of his few choices.

Speaking of the "Flower Hat Army", many people think that it is a force organized by the Jin people, but it is not.

Beginning in the third year of Jin Da'an, the Mongol Khanate, unified by Temujin, launched three large-scale attacks on the Jin Dynasty in succession, and most of the Jin troops were defeated in some key battles.

It can be said that the elite main force of the Jin Dynasty in the early Jin Dynasty, the Jurchen Meng'an Mouke Army, since entering the Central Plains, has experienced a rapid decline in combat effectiveness, and Hailing has shown this kind of signs in the last years, and even those who have not moved into the Central Plains Meng'an Mouke are also accustomed to this style.

Therefore, the elite in the middle of the Jin Dynasty was replaced by the Qi army, and many military exploits were made in the war against the Mongol tribes and the Southern Song Dynasty during the Jin Zhangzong period.

However, the army was dominated by Khitans, and Jin had always been suspicious of the Khitans. In this state of suspicion, the Khitans naturally turned away from the Jin regime, and later rebelled against Mongolia.

The Jurchen army lost its combat effectiveness, and although the Jurchen army had strong combat effectiveness, they rebelled one after another, which is the true portrayal of the Jin Dynasty's military in the early days of the Jin-Mongolian War.

Then, this gap in combat effectiveness can only be filled by the regular army and the righteous army composed of the Han people of the Jin Dynasty. The "Flower Hat Army" appeared in the context of this great enemy, and the Jin Dynasty had no troops available.

In fact, the Han people of the Jin Dynasty were not as cowardly as some people imagined, and some areas had martial customs.

For example, in the Yanyun area, where the Flower Hat Army was born, the people here "learned to ride and shoot and endured hard work." Before the abandonment has been abandoned, the people and Yi Di fight, and the victory and defeat are equal."

It can be seen that the Han people of the Jin Dynasty have the qualifications to fill the gap in the combat effectiveness of the Jin army.

The composition of the "Flower Hat Army" is still different from the surrendered rebel army, they were recruited by the Jin Dynasty government, and their loyalty is still relatively high.

Moreover, the "Flower Hat Army" fought hard against the Mongolian army in Hebei, and its combat effectiveness was still very strong. It should be said that the Mongol army did not break through the central capital at that time, and accepted the peace with Jin, which also had the credit of the "Flower Hat Army".

In the process of suppressing the Shandong Red Jacket Army, the "Flower Hat Army" did play a great role, and Yang An'er was repeatedly subordinated.

Because of this, Yang Miao really hates the "Flower Hat Army", especially Wan Yanting's department.

Seeing Yang Miaozhen's determined expression, Meng Jiucheng smiled, reached out to hold Yang Miaozhen's hand, and said, "Okay, let's be husband and wife with one heart and fight immediately." ”

Yang Miao really wanted to withdraw her hand, but when she saw that there was no one around, she stopped again. For Meng Jiucheng's sake as promised her, he let him take advantage of it.

Meng Jiucheng dared to fight continuously, on the one hand, it was a long-term low-key development, and he hoarded enough weapons and ammunition for a big war; On the other hand, the troops have continued to grow in training and actual combat, and their combat effectiveness has been continuously enhanced.

At the beginning of the rise of the Red Jacket Army, triple, five, or even ten times the enemy's strength was often defeated. It shows that neither the combat skills of the soldiers nor the military talents of the officers can be compared with the Jin army.

Truth be told, it's no wonder.

The rebels were usually ordinary people, either doing farm work in the fields or trading in the markets. It's just that because of the compulsion of life, he was forced to put down his profession and took up knives, guns and sticks to fight against the government army.

It is conceivable that he has never received formal military training and has never experienced the test of war, so he naturally cannot defeat the government army of Jinguo.

However, in the process of fighting, the rebels were also slowly pondering and learning, and their combat effectiveness and command art were constantly growing.

When the Song and Jin wars began in the following year, it can be seen that the righteous army is no longer the original vulnerable, and even has a record of defeating the Jin army many times.

The current Red Turban Army has shown such a trend in advance, and they are no longer afraid to fight the Jin Army by relying on gunpowder weapons when they have the advantage of troops, the terrain is favorable, and they rely on gunpowder weapons.

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Although the Red Turban Army encircled Anqiu, it was unable to stop the Anqiu Jin Army from sending messengers for help. However, after the siege of the city, for the needs of vigilance, more than 2,000 men and horses were sent north in advance and entered the boundary of Weizhou.

The two thousand men and horses were led by Sun Wuzheng and Wang Xian, and Wang Min served as the military advisor.

Why did you send Yang Miaozhen's generals, because Yang An'er's Red Jacket Army had fought in Weizhou and was familiar with geography.

The appendix is located more than 20 miles southwest of Weizhou Prefecture, which is southwest and northeast, and is the tail of the Taiyi Mountains. Because the groundwater is sufficient, the clouds and mist often linger on the mountain, in the mountain, and on the slope of the mountain, so it is also called the floating smoke mountain.

Here the north and south columns, the horizontal plains, lush, the cliff stream is deep, the spring water is murmuring, although there is no lofty peak rock cliff, but the mountains are stacked on top of each other, there is still the image of the vast and majestic.

After arriving at the head, the generals set up a fortress and set up defenses, and arranged for all armies to be guarded in the mountains about six miles long from north to south, and waited for the battle; On the one hand, he sent a messenger to inform Meng Jiucheng.

At this time, the 5,000 men and horses led by Meng Jiucheng had already broken through Anqiu. The reply was also quite fast, instructing Wang Min and others to choose an ambush position to wait for the main force to arrive.

"The plan has been adjusted, and the reinforcements of the Jin Army will arrive very soon." After Wang Min read the secret letter, he conveyed the situation to Wang Xian and Sun Wuzheng.

"That means that the main force will rush to resist the reinforcements of the Jin army, and then fight Weizhou?" After Sun Wuzheng received Wang Min's affirmative answer, he groaned for a while and said, "Military Division, then before the main force arrives, if the Jin army arrives, shall we block it or ambush it?" ”

Wang Min knew that the reason why Meng Jiucheng did not give specific instructions was that he was not sure when the reinforcements from the Jin Army would arrive.

If the main force arrives before the enemy, then needless to say, ambush the enemy and strive for heavy damage or total annihilation; If the enemy arrives first, with the 2,000 men and horses in their hands, they will be able to block the attack according to the danger and wait for the main force to arrive, which is more certain; If it were an ambush, it would seem more risky.

"I thought it would be safer to prepare for the blockade first." Wang Min thought for a while and said, "The Jin army does not have much mobile strength left, and it is likely that the one who came to help was the Flower Hat Army. I won't say much about their combat effectiveness. ”