At the beginning of the war, the people's morale was unstable, and the city was subject to a curfew, so there were no pedestrians on the streets, only patrols passing by from time to time.

It turned out that Liu Tingyu's mansion has now changed owners. After nightfall, the hall was brightly lit, and Meng Jiucheng was discussing his next move with his subordinates.

The two armies were defeated with a devastating force, and the purpose of controlling the county was only a short end and a long operation. Meng Jiucheng decided to accelerate the pace of eastward expansion, the opportunity was rare, and he did not dare to delay it a little.

Sweeping away the county's miscellaneous armed forces, Meng Jiucheng prepared to expand the Red Turban Army to 8,000 to 10,000.

Then, he planned to send a general with two or three thousand soldiers to build a fortress on Maqi Mountain to the north of the barrier. At the same time, the remnants of the defeated Red Jacket Army marching south were gathered and reorganized, so as not to disturb the base areas and strengthen the army.

To the west and south of the base area, he also planned to leave a few thousand troops behind. Although the likelihood of an attack is unlikely, the necessary vigilance is still necessary.

Meng Jiucheng personally led the main force of 4,000 infantry artillery to ride east into Rizhao, and fought until the seashore sixty or seventy miles away, occupied Lanshan Port, and opened up the sea outlet.

This is the second phase of Raid Expansion. Before September, that is, before Yang An'er's defeat, if time and materials and other conditions permitted, Meng Jiucheng still had the third and fourth phases of the battle plan.

There are still three or four months to go, which is an optimistic estimate, and who knows if there will be anything unexpected. According to this, Meng Jiucheng had to hurry up.

After telling the eastward expansion plan, Meng Jiucheng's eyes swept to everyone, not only to ask for opinions, but also to ask them to take the initiative to ask for help.

Everyone thought about it for a long time and felt that the plan was very thorough, at least there was no problem in the general direction.

Do not fight with the Red Jacket Army in Juzhou (Ju County), although there are not many Red Jacket Army left, but if you conflict with it at this time, you are suspected of stabbing in the back; Although the armed forces in Rizhao County also claim to be the Red Jacket Army, they are only under their banners, and in essence they are only landlords, heroes, or reckless thieves who strive for self-protection. The strength is not strong, and they are scattered, so it is easy to break them one by one.

"Building a fortress is what I'm good at." Zheng Si'an smiled first and spoke, not shying away from his history of occupying the mountain as the king, "Give me 2,000 men and horses, and I will go to the north." ”

Xiao Ying was a little uncertain, worried that she was too far away from Ming Niangzi, and it was inconvenient to contact her, so she was estranged from her feelings. Hearing Zheng Si'an say this, he felt that it was not good to be silent like this. Moreover, Meng Jiucheng also explained just now that it is a relatively easy job to be in charge of guarding in the west and south, and the station is in Banquan Town, about 20 miles southwest of the county seat.

"The sixth brother is in the north, and I am in Banquan Town, southwest of the county." Xiao Ying said: "The second brother and the third brother are one scholar and one martial artist, and they can sit in the center and support them. ”

Meng Jiucheng felt that it was similar to what he thought, and hurriedly thanked him: "In this way, there will be the fifth and sixth masters of Lao." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Han Shouzhong, Qiao E and the others, and said, "When the time comes, you will go out with me to open up the foundation." ”

"Yes, obedience." Han Shouzhong and the others stood up to salute and responded in unison.

Meng Jiucheng pressed down his hand and said, "Starting tomorrow, the Fifth Master, Commander Han, and Commander Qiao will each lead five hundred men and horses to sweep the surrounding area and destroy the remnants of the enemy. Strive to end the battle within five days, rest and reorganize within ten days, raise supplies, and then march eastward. ”

"Yes!"

As for Meng Jiucheng's arrangement, everyone is almost satisfied.

Xiao Ying and Zheng Si'an took the initiative to ask for help, needless to say; Han Shouzhong thought that he was like each other anyway, and the relationship between Wang Zhongfeng, Xiao Ying and others and Meng Jiucheng could not be compared, so he tried his best to show it. Attacking Lingyang Town and the county seat, he invited the vanguard, chased and killed Liu Tingyu, and only took more than 30 cavalry who were not very skilled.

As for Qiao E, although her brain is slow, she is not stupid. She knew that she could not read and write, did not understand the art of war and strategy, and relied only on personal force. Therefore, in every battle, he took the lead and bravely rushed to kill. Of course, Meng Jiucheng also knew her flaws, and specially arranged two deputies for her to come up with ideas to exterminate some remnants, which was still more reassuring.

At the end of the discussion, everyone retreated and left, only Zheng Si'an was left behind by Meng Jiucheng. According to the map drawn by Meng Jiucheng, the two carefully studied for a while, and temporarily determined to build forts in Xiguankou, Fenghuangdun, and Dadian Town in the west of the Zhaili River, so as to completely block the passage from Juzhou (Ju County) to Junan.

As for the labor and money spent on building the fortress, Meng Jiucheng made his own arrangements. There are many displaced people, and the money, food and materials obtained by defeating Er Liu have made this project, which was previously ungraspable, not too difficult now.

After the discussion, Meng Jiucheng sent Zheng Si'an away, and thought about the map again before undressing and resting.

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It was a blue, fresh dawn, and the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the morning blended together to make people feel a sweet tiredness.

Coming to this era, Meng Jiucheng has already discovered that this reputation is important and has become a big thing, and he has to deal with all kinds of people patiently. He can be merciless and decisive in his enemies; To others, even if they are a little displeased, they may as well act as a humble corporal.

The head of the city changed its flag, and the place changed its owner. After a short period of astonishment and suspicion, it is natural that people with heads and faces in the place will come to test it. In the name, it is okay to consol it, and it is okay to accuse the old army of evil, anyway, there will be no shortage.

The security notice has been posted, and the military discipline of the Red Turban Army is strict, which makes the people in the city feel the difference. And Liu Tingyu's head has been hung on the flagpole in the city, and the signal released is very clear, he is finished and will not come back to retaliate, which also reassures those leading figures.

After sending away a few more business gentry, Meng Jiucheng was a little more relaxed, returned to the room to consider it, and prepared to launch some new policies to buy people's hearts.

The county experienced several chaos and destruction, first Liu Tingyu and thieves joined forces to occupy the city, then the two families fought infighting, and then Liu Tingyu counterattacked and won. In addition to the looting of the chaotic soldiers, Liu Tingyu was also really powerful. Although Meng Jiucheng was cheaper in the end, it would take more time to recover.

However, to reduce the burden and give benefits, Meng Jiucheng also understands that it is necessary to take it step by step, leave room for it, and not do it in one step. The so-called promotion of Mien, fighting Mi hatred, human psychology is like this.

Since Meng Jiucheng's incident, although he has essentially relied on robbing the rich to obtain money and food, he has not killed them all, as long as he is not stubborn to the end, that is, he has been stripped of his skin and cut a piece of meat.

There is a reason for this, for those landlords and local tyrants who only seek self-preservation, if they can survive and keep part of their family property, they will not let go of their families and fight to the end.

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