The Red Turban soldiers in the formation all raised their heads and looked at the pillar of smoke that kept going upward.

Then there was a rain of gravel and soil, and a large amount of dust drifted in the air, and even fell on the heads of many soldiers.

"I wonder how effective the explosion was?" Meng Jiucheng was anxious to see his results, but the smoke and dust at the city gate made him unable to see anything clearly.

After hesitating for a moment, he still gave the order to prepare the artillery to continue the bombardment, and let the soldiers in the formation prepare for the siege.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew, blowing away some of the smoke and dust that was gradually thinning, and faintly, a pile of broken bricks, rubble, mud, and wood everywhere appeared in front of the Red Turban Army.

Yes, the city gate was blown open, but the city gate tower was also blown down, and the passage into the city was still impassable. But this is not the same as the wall that blocks the way, and people can climb over it.

I used too much gunpowder! Meng Jiucheng sighed, hesitated, and still gave the order to attack the city.

"Rush, kill!" The officer waved his weapon and led the soldiers towards the city gate.

Amid the rumbling drums of war, hundreds of red-turbaned officers and soldiers poured like joyful streams towards the ruined city gates.

This explosion caused the Jin soldiers near the city gate to temporarily lose their combat effectiveness, killing and injuring countless people, even if they did not die, they were shocked and injured their internal organs, and their steps were crooked and weak.

Although it was not easy to climb through the ruins, the defenders of the city had no intention of resisting.

Cheng Youde took his men and horses, opened the West City Gate, ran out of Laizhou, and abandoned the city.

Yu Hai and Mu Zuo led their troops into rebellion, poured into the official office, and surrendered after capturing the slaves of the Wulin Dashi family.

The news that the city had been broken spread rapidly, and the golden soldiers in the city either fled or surrendered, and there was no counterattack organized at all, let alone street fighting.

And Cheng Youde fled west with his troops in a panic and ran out five or six miles in a hurry.

But things are obviously not as simple as they think, how can a deliberate and long-planned plan allow them to escape easily.

Ahh......h With a few exclamations, the soldiers running in front fell down one after another, and the tripping ropes suddenly tightened on the road, causing the Jin soldiers to roll over on their backs. Immediately after that, javelins and bows and arrows were continuously thrown from the bushes by the roadside.

With a war drum, thousands of Red Turban troops appeared at the bend of the road, blocking the path of the Jin army's escape.

Rows of spears pointed forward diagonally, forming a palpitating forest of spear tips, coldly facing the chaotic Jin army.

"Those who descend will not die, and those who abandon their weapons will not be killed." Yan Tong's arm fell suddenly, and the Red Turban Army let out a cry of victory.

The fleeing Jin army faced the strict formation in front of them and the forest of guns shining with the light of death, all of them looked gray and defeated, and knew that they would never be able to escape again.

……………

The banners of the Red Turban Army had been planted all over the walls of Laizhou City, and groups of soldiers began to search for the remnants of the city.

Because the city was broken too quickly, the treasury and munitions in the city were basically intact, and the Jin soldiers did not get the order, and they did not have time to destroy, and the materials fell into the hands of the Ming army.

In order to hold on to the city, the slaves of the Wulinda Shijia let all the soldiers of the Four Effects retreat into the city, and wantonly plundered the food and materials of the villages and towns outside the city.

It's hard work, and it's scolding, but in the end, he cheapened the Red Turban Army, I don't know if he will vomit blood in anger when he thinks of this.

Cleaning up the remnants of the army, maintaining law and order, pacifying the residents, and counting the household registration, these aftermath work has been arranged, and Meng Jiucheng has been a little quiet.

But being quiet is not the same as resting, his mind must be constantly running, modifying and refining the strategy according to the actual situation in order to get the best results.

The Red Turban Army was able to win consecutive battles and achieve such great results, on the one hand, because of its powerful weapons and equipment, and on the other hand, because the Jin State was weak and its troops were insufficient.

As a result, the Jin army was limited in the number of mobile forces it could muster, and it was able to pounce on large targets, while the areas that could be reoccupied were weakly defended.

This gave the Red Turban Army an opportunity to break through the Jin Army in various places.

Moreover, because of the limited money and food in the areas occupied by the Jin army, not only could not calm the people's hearts, but on the contrary, the people's grievances were accumulated. Even the generals who surrendered did not return to their hearts, and they refused to fight desperately.

It is a bit too much to describe it as a return to the wind, but the Red Turban Army attacked the city and seized the land, and indeed did not experience any bitter battles.

Now, Meng Jiucheng has to consider whether to take advantage of the victory to attack and attack the only remaining main force of the Jin Army on the East Shandong Road, Huang Slap Aruda.

To be honest, Meng Jiucheng is confident in defeating Huang Slap Aruda. After all, it is almost ten times the superiority in troops, and this does not take into account the superiority in weapons and equipment.

But what did Meng Jiu hesitate to become? It's also very simple, he feels a little supportive.

As the saying goes: how big a belly, how much food.

The rapid expansion of the Red Turban Army has certainly formed a relatively favorable strategic situation. However, the land area has doubled, but the financial situation has not increased much.

On the contrary, the newly recovered areas are very withered, and it will take at least half a year to recover.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng can learn from the Jin people and maintain the army, and it doesn't matter if the people starve to death.

But this is not Meng Jiucheng's principle of life, although he is not a virgin, he is not a cruel and unkind guy.

In other places, he can pretend not to see, but under his own rule, he must always take care of it, and it is better not to starve to death, or to starve to death.

Judging from the current situation in the base area, a stepped standard of living has been formed.

Juzhou, Mizhou, and Haizhou were recovered early and the policies were appropriate, and the speed of recovery was relatively fast. Although the common people are not rich, they are not worried about freezing and starving.

In the newly added states, although they have been seized, the people generally have no surplus food in their homes, and they need government subsidies for money and grain, which will not be alleviated until the harvest in the middle of the year.

If you occupy any more territory, it will undoubtedly be a burden, and it will be heavier than it is now.

If civilian subsidies are subsidized, the military will not be able to expand production, and the army will not be able to continue to expand. And to extract money and grain from the old base will inevitably increase the burden on the people there.

Will the common people have that kind of awareness? Meng Jiucheng smiled bitterly.

However, he heard that the reason why the Southern Song Dynasty did not restore the Central Plains was that the common people were unwilling, and they were worried that the reconstruction of the withered north would increase taxes and affect their own lives.

Selfish and self-interested, regardless of the big picture? Meng Jiucheng felt that he couldn't be so harsh, but he was just a flat-headed person, his life was not rich, and he might not be so selfless.

Meng Jiucheng thought about it and was a little undecided.

There was a sound of footsteps, and Yang Miaozhen walked in.

"Meng Lang, why are you sitting here in a daze?" Yang Miaozhen knew that Meng Jiucheng must have encountered something difficult to decide again, so she stepped forward to say hello, wanting to say a few words of relief.

Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "Mrs. Lao has been waiting for a long time. Well, don't want to worry about those things, I'll take you around Laizhou City. ”

Yang Miaozhen casually took Meng Jiucheng's big coat and put it on his body, and the husband and wife left the mansion and walked around Laizhou City accompanied by more than a dozen personal guards.

This is the place where Yang An'er was established as the king, which has special significance to the Red Jacket Army and even Yang Miaozhen.

Yang Miaozhen was familiar with many places in the city, and pointed and introduced Meng Jiucheng as she walked.

Meng Jiucheng also asked from time to time, which was not cold. Speaking of which, Meng Jiucheng also told Yang Miaozhen about his worries just now, how difficult it was to choose.

Yang Miaozhen bowed slightly, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Meng Lang is a little harsh on himself. Even if the money and food are a little insufficient, but under our rule, it is better than being ruled by the Jin, right? Eat more food and drink porridge less food. At the beginning of spring, wild vegetables are everywhere. If it's hard, you can always get through it! ”

Meng Jiucheng raised his head suddenly, and his eyes flashed with a fine light.

Yes, no matter how tight the money and food are, he also thinks that he is more lenient than the Jin people in government affairs, and it is better for the people.

Do we have to wait until there is abundant money and food, or wait until there is no better time to fight?

Besides, there is still a way to find a way in terms of money and food, and it is not a trick without funding.

"Haha, the lady's words are like an enlightenment, which makes me suddenly realize!" Meng Jiucheng laughed and said, "After a short rest, our army will attack the enemy in the west and defeat that yellow slap Aruda." ”

"Huang Slap Aruta is already the only enemy in Jiaodong who is hindering our army." Yang Miaozhen said with a smile: "Besides, if Weizhou is captured, our army's battle line will be on a par with Anchula, right?" ”

"The lady is very right." Meng Jiucheng nodded and praised: "The lady's vision is very long-term and accurate. ”

"It was the military advisor who said it." Yang Miaozhen didn't take credit either, and said with a smile: "Meng Lang doesn't have to be modest, the military advisor said that if you talk about long-term vision, you are the first!" ”

It's true. Meng Jiucheng laughed, but he was not hypocritical and modest.

In fact, Meng Jiucheng is also difficult to decide. Listening to Yang Miaozhen's words, it was equivalent to adding chips to a choice, and the balance of weighing immediately tilted.

In addition to the reasons of money and food, if the conditions are met and the situation is favorable, the conditions for attacking the Jin army again.

Laizhou, Pingdu, and Anqiu have formed a semi-encirclement of Huangjiao Aruta in Zizhou. It also has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, and can run over like Mount Tai is overwhelming.

As Yang Miaozhen said, after taking Zizhou, the defense line of the Red Turban Army can be considered perfect, from Anqiu, Zizhou, all the way to the sea, forming a barrier protection for Laizhou and other places on the Jiaodong Peninsula.

With his mind made, Meng Jiucheng returned to the mansion and immediately convened the generals to discuss, worked out an attack plan, and sent messengers to inform Pingdu and Anqiu's troops.

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Anqiu.

Meng Jiucheng personally led a large army to sweep the Jiaodong Peninsula, but the troops led by Han Shouzhong undertook the task of containment.

After leading his troops across Wenshui, Han Shouzhong fought steadily and steadily advanced, fighting the Jin army in Liujiayao Town and Jingshanwa Town respectively.

Relying on the superiority of artillery and troops, Han Shouzhong's troops withstood the attack of Huang Slap Aruta, although there was no victory or defeat, but Huang Slap Aruta's plan to repel the enemy and return to rescue Jiaodong failed.

As soon as the Jiaodong war ended, Meng Jiucheng sent more than 10,000 reinforcements under the command of Han Shouzhong.

Han Shouzhong immediately guessed that Meng Jiucheng might strike while the iron was hot and attack Huang Slap Aruda. Of course, Meng Jiucheng's determination was obviously not yet firm, and there was no relevant order with the army.

This could also be that Meng Shuai is worried about Anqiu's safety? Han Shouzhong, who had already retreated to Anqiu, also had such a conjecture, but he was still ready to attack and waited patiently for the order.

Speaking of which, Han Shouzhong was one of the first generals to follow Meng Jiucheng. Mu Yi has taken a back seat and is in charge of the work of the militia group, and Han Shouzhong has become a general who can stand alone.

Although Han Shouzhong is not outstanding in terms of military exploits, even in the recent past, Yang Miaozhen's old generals like Yan Tong still made a lot of limelight when they swept Jiaodong.

Therefore, Han Shouzhong hopes to gain military merits. Although in rank, he is higher than those people.

After receiving Meng Jiucheng's order, Han Shouzhong immediately gathered the generals, discussed it, and then launched an action.

With a force of more than 20,000 people, the strength advantage of the Jin army is obvious, and there are even two people from Pingdu and Laizhou, and the result of this battle seems to be doomed.

However, Han Shouzhong still followed Meng Jiucheng's instructions, adopted steady and steady tactics, and advanced to Weizhou step by step.

In fact, as a veteran of the Red Turban Army, Han Shouzhong was already very familiar with this tactic adopted to adapt to equipment and infantry.

Don't ask for any interspersed detours, don't ask for any flexibility, just pounce on it heavily and steadily.

Although the enemy cavalry is the majority, I do not seek to annihilate you, nor will I give you too wide a battlefield to play; If you attack, I will defend, use the infantry battle formation, use gunpowder weapons, strong bows and crossbows, chariots to resist horses, and fight with you.

Huang Slap Aruda had already learned this tactic of the Red Turban Army, as if he was taking the initiative, but the men and horses were fighting fewer and less, but they could not defeat the enemy.

Similar to this style of play, in the Battle of Yingzhou in the Ming Dynasty, it was the Ming army and the Tatar Fang who fought against each other.

At that time, the Mongol cavalry did not have a very good way to deal with the infantry array. The infantry's crossbows were usually farther than the cavalry, and they were protected by shields, and the establishment of a horse rejection could discourage the cavalry, and the Mongol cavalry could not eat the Ming army in a short time.

Moreover, at the time of the Battle of Yingzhou, it was still in the plain, and the terrain was favorable to the Mongolian army.

The Red Turban Army has Wuhan Iron and Steel vehicles, meteor cannons that exceed the range of bows and arrows, a certain number of strong bows and hard crossbows, and newly equipped tiger squat cannons.

The Jin army attacked repeatedly, but they all hit their heads and bled out. For the indecent and well-organized infantry array, a fear of war has developed.

Such a style of play, of course, can repel the cavalry, or rather, the cavalry takes the initiative to retreat. But there is also a flaw, that is, it is unable to inflict heavy damage or annihilate the enemy.

It's just that Meng Jiucheng doesn't have such extravagant hopes. And the fact that the infantry can repel the cavalry is a victory in itself.

So, when Huang Slap Aruda got the information that the Red Turban Army was dispatched again, he felt a headache.

He was left with only a few thousand capable fighting troops, and more than half of them were infantry. The other patchwork troops, when facing the Red Turban Army, were already obviously at a disadvantage, and they were afraid of war.

On the map, Huang Lap Aruda watched the three-way Red Turban Army dispatched from Anqiu, Pingdu, and Laizhou fight steadily, step by step, and press towards Weizhou, and he has realized the end of defeat.

Unless there is some miracle, such as gathering together and breaking one of the roads. But with the men and horses in hand, if all the cavalry is there, there is still a little possibility.

Yizhou Mansion is a force that can be transferred for reinforcements, but ** has just driven Tian Zhuo away and is stabilizing the interior, so I am afraid that I will have to excuse myself.

Just when Huang Slap Aru was in a dilemma, Fusan Anzhen, who had already learned of the changes in the situation in Jiaodong, sent a letter to solve the problem.

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