As the sun was setting, Yasushi narrowed her eyes and looked at the attacking team in front of her.

Sparkling gunpowder projectiles bounced and rolled through the Jin's attack ranks, bringing with them cries of panic, fear, and confusion.

This is one of the effects of the time-delay fuse, which is more effective than triggering the fuse from the point of view of disrupting the enemy's formation. Of course, even Meng Jiucheng didn't make the trigger fuse!

"Boom", "boom", "boom...... The flying stones and shrenchnel caused casualties to the Jin army, and the wails and screams rang out.

Guo Alin stomped his feet hatefully, and the enemy on the wall was condescending, bombarding with a stone thrower, and the lethality was not trivial.

Under several onslaughts, the troops not only suffered heavy casualties, but also made no progress. Since the southern transfer, Guo Alin has participated in the battle to exterminate Yang An'er, and regarded the righteous army as a rabble, and only after the two battles against the Red Turban Army did the heart of the enemy change.

And the conquest of Liu Erzu, Guo Alin did not expect to encounter a similar setback. That kind of weapon that can explode is really frightening.

A general retreated with the defeated soldiers, with a face of shame, standing with his head bowed, waiting for Guo Alin's thunderous anger. To his surprise, Guo Alin did not get angry, but sighed softly, and then was silent.

After a long time, Guo Alin spoke: "The enemy is condescending, occupies a favorable position, and has such a sharp weapon. It's hard to attack like this. The Lord had already given the order to suspend the frontal assault and prepare to make a detour from the flank. ”

"General, I am willing to lead a sentry and march through the mountains." The general hurriedly bowed down and asked for help.

Guo Alin pondered for a moment and said, "Then it's hard for you." Ben will lead his troops to make a feint here, and respond to your detour. ”

"Obey orders." The general bowed, then went to recruit soldiers, first withdrew from the mountain, and then found a way to climb the mountain.

The sun was in the sky, Guo Alin put his troops in front of him, and continued to contain the righteous army that held on, but did not continue to attack, but patiently waited for the news of the roundabout troops.

……………

The Jin army launched an attack on Liu Erzu, limited to the level of communication at that time, Meng Jiucheng did not understand the battle situation in a timely manner.

Even if it was understood in time, according to the means of transportation at that time and the speed of the troops, it would not be possible to make timely reinforcements.

Therefore, Meng Jiucheng could only make preventive arrangements to ensure that after Liu Erzu's defeat, the western front of the base area could continue to be stable.

Liu Erzu will be defeated, this is the conclusion that Meng Jiucheng has reached. The gunpowder and stone shells he supported, and even more than 100 pine cannons, may bring greater losses to the Jin army, but in the end it still cannot change the result.

Peng Yibin, Xia Quan, Shi Qing, Hao Ding and other rebel armies all joined Liu Erzu, but they still maintained a certain degree of independence, which inevitably caused the problem of preserving strength and not being active in combat.

At the same time, so many attachments have also made Liu Erzu become a big man, and the area where he is active is the gateway to Henan, which is the key to ensuring the east and west roads of Shandong. It is not surprising that the Jin people targeted him.

Of course, if the Jin Army is very strong, the Red Turban Army is more cared for than Liu Erzu. If it weren't for the Red Turban Army's repeated defeats to the Jin Army and its ability to be reckoned with, it would have been impossible to win this rare buffer time.

Since ancient times, if the royal industry wants to prosper, it must be deeply rooted.

Both Emperor Taizu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty attached great importance to the foundation.

Although Han Taizu failed repeatedly, he finally defeated Xiang Yu by relying on the soldiers, grain and grass provided by Guanzhong; Han Quang Wu was the same, relying on the foundation of Hanoi, and finally cut off the heroes...... Therefore, without a foundation, you cannot afford to fail.

Although relying on foresight, he took advantage of the turmoil in Shandong and repeatedly defeated the Jin army, but Meng Jiucheng actually felt like walking on thin ice.

Before each battle, he couldn't help but think that if he was unfortunately defeated, there would be nothing, and there would be almost no possibility of a comeback.

Therefore, Meng Jiucheng repeatedly reminded himself to calm down, and don't make a situation where victory is sudden, and defeat is a catastrophe.

Meng Jiucheng, who can play Go, of course knows what is the first middle and what is the second in the first. It is really a foolish strategy to recover large areas of lost land and feed too many people before the financial resources are abundant.

Moreover, Meng Jiucheng definitely did not want the Red Turban Army to become beast soldiers like the Mongolian Army and the Jin Army, relying on looting and killing to maintain the place.

"Jin Jun is a paper tiger." Meng Jiucheng reminded himself to calm down and cheer himself up.

Judging from the original trajectory of history, it is difficult to fundamentally reverse the weakening trend of the Jin State.

Despite the strategic contraction, the Mongol army was also repeatedly defeated, and finally had to destroy Jin under the pretense of going through the Song State. However, the territory is only Henan, and the strategic resources are insufficient, even if it can support it for a few more years, it will be difficult to escape the fortune of the country in the end.

Therefore, Shandong East Road was first abandoned by Jin Guo, then Hebei, and then Shandong East Road, and Jin Guo could only shrink into Henan in the end. This is the trend of the times, Meng Jiucheng doesn't need to be too aggressive, as long as he stabilizes himself, those territories will be his sooner or later.

The wind was blowing, the fields were green, and with the joint work of the army and the people, the spring plowing ended smoothly.

"Meng Lang, when this season's grain is harvested, our army will be able to launch it again, right?" Yang Miaozhen accompanied Meng Jiucheng to Weizhou, because Li Quan was going to Weizhou to visit the tomb, which was also an opportunity for the two leaders to meet.

Meng Jiucheng pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Military rations should be guaranteed, as for whether it will be launched on a large scale, it depends on the specific situation." ”

Agricultural production in the occupied territories can be expected to improve considerably, with most of the once barren fields being reclaimed for cultivation and the promotion of potatoes, a high-yielding crop. If the normal taxes are paid, the people will be able to have surplus food at home, and their living standards will improve.

Civilian sufficient, Meng Jiucheng can use more food to ensure the army, and he does have the confidence and materials for strategic offensives.

And time is still very precious and urgent for Meng Jiucheng.

He wanted to straighten out the relationship between the various anti-Kim armed forces, so that they could work together and coordinate their actions; He wanted to strengthen his armaments, expand his army, continue to fight the Jin army, and regain a larger territory; He wants to build up his own team, establish a higher authority, and carry out his own policies......

The sky is rarely as clear as clear water, and when the wind blows, the waves in the rice fields rise and fall, making a "rustling" laughter. In the distance, potato seedlings and vegetables in the dry land have emerged, and the ridges are covered with green.

Li Sanduo was walking in the field, and there was a short pole hoe weeding. As a disabled soldier who was discharged from the army, he was placed in this village, with 20 acres of land, and he was also the official of the village security office, and he had another salary to receive.

Moreover, he can not participate in the heavy labor, and someone in the village will cultivate it for him. But he was a stubborn man, and although he had only one hand, he was learning to work with one hand, and he had someone to make a light hoe, a pickaxe, and a shovel, and do what he could.

Ten acres of farmland will only be taxed at 20% from next year; Ten acres of merit land will be exempted for 30 years. And this year, the tax is completely free, and I should have no worries about food and clothing, and live a good life.

Li Sanduo felt comfortable, his eyes turned, he frowned slightly, walked a few steps, waded on the water, and walked over to a woman carrying a large wooden barrel.

This is his wife, a maiden named Chun, who was liberated from the family of a certain Jin official, who was given to him by the army.

Chun has the sturdiness of a typical northern woman, but she has been beaten and scolded in a large family, and has become a little timid.

Haru was carrying two wooden barrels, looking a little struggling. Li Sanduo came up, grabbed it with one hand, bent his body slightly, and already put the burden on his shoulders. He didn't speak, but walked straight on.

"Lee, Li Lang." Haru followed behind him and screamed timidly.

"Hmm!" Li Sanduo liked to hear such a title very much, his face softened a little, and said, "Do some brisk work in the future." ”

Chun answered softly, and the two of them poured the small fish caught from the river into the rice field at the edge of the field, and stood side by side, watching the fish in the water swim in all directions.

The rice-fish symbiosis system of "where there is pond, there is water, there is fish, and field fish are poultry" is not Meng Jiucheng's originality, in fact, it has a history of more than 1,000 years.

Tianyu is delicious, Meng Jiucheng just talked to civil affairs officials on a whim about this way of working, but he didn't expect it to be gradually promoted.

"You can eat it during the Chinese New Year, right?" Li Sanduo said uncertainly.

Chun nodded and said, "You can eat, you can eat." ”

The sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, Li Sanduo was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes to look, and then walked towards the avenue in full gear.

Now the supplies are not abundant, the public security station does not distribute uniform clothing, Li Sanduo is still wearing the soldier's clothes, but he wears a red cloth armband on his arm, on which are the words "public security" in yellow.

"Salute!" Li Sanduo stood on the side of the road and saluted with one hand, saluting the galloping cavalry.

"Salute!" When the cavalry captain saw a man who looked like a veteran standing on the side of the road, and one of his sleeves was empty, he immediately showed admiration, raised his hand in return, and gave orders to his men.

One man, a squad of cavalry, kept their eyes in a saluting posture and passed by.

Li Sanduo's eyes were a little damp, I don't know if he remembered the bloody fight before? Or did this sonorous iron horse bring him back from comfort and comfort, and recall the years of Jin Ge Iron Horse?

Meng Jiucheng gently restrled the horse's head, looked at the disabled veteran on the side of the road, and a famous saying floated in his heart: The veteran does not die, but slowly withers.

"Meng Shuai-" Li Sanduo's eyes straightened, and his saluting hands trembled a little.

Meng Jiucheng turned over and dismounted, threw the reins of the horse to the guards, walked over, nodded appreciatively, and said: "Good look, although I have retired from the army, I still have the spirit of a soldier." ”

"Meng Shuai, you, that-" Li Sanduo was not good at talking, and he was even more clumsy at this time.

Meng Jiucheng didn't care, and asked about other things kindly, as if chattering.

Li Sanduo replied respectfully one by one, and gradually became fluent in speaking.

"Oh, that's your new wife? Very capable looks? Let her come, I don't eat people. ”

After a series of ridiculous words, Li Sanduo's face turned red, and he beckoned to Chun, seeing that his wife was cowering, he had to run over and pull Chun over.

"Quick, hurry up and salute Meng Shuai. Also, there is the lady. Li Sanduo urged.

Chun plopped down and knelt down, kowtowed deeply, and Meng Jiucheng didn't hear what was said in his mouth. He smiled and nodded, and nodded at Yang Miaozhen, who was standing beside him.

"Hurry up!" Yang Miaozhen understood, stepped forward to help her, took off the two earrings and put them in Chun's hands, and said with a smile: "I have lost a little weight, and I will eat more in the future." Well, in the future, we must have a good time, and we must respect each other as guests. This is for you, and it can be regarded as a congratulatory gift for your marriage! ”

Chun was flattered, his lips moved, and he couldn't even say thank you while holding the earrings.

Hehe, Meng Jiucheng smiled and nodded, and said a few more casual words before turning over and getting on the horse, waved at Li Sanduo and his wife, and whipped on the road.

"It's a congratulatory gift from Mrs. herself, this is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes!" Li Sanduo looked at the crowd of horses in the distance and muttered in his mouth.

Haru has already moved her gaze to the delicate earrings, as if in a dream, her gaze is glazed.

The situation is okay, at least in Li Sanduo's heart, his promises have all been fulfilled.

There is compassion for the dead, there is support for the disabled, there is no worry about the future, and the mood is relatively stable.

Meng Jiucheng exhaled a long breath lightly, and while he was a little relieved, he also realized that he was going to recruit troops on a large scale, at least until the second half of the year.

After all, it will be difficult to support too many off-duty troops until the occupied land is fully exploited and planted.

"Meng Lang." Yang Miaozhen leaned his horse's head to this side, and said with a smile: "You assigned those maid ring officials in the Jin State Officials' Mansion to the disabled and retired soldiers, which can be described as a mess of mandarin duck scores, but it seems that the effect is not bad." ”

Meng Jiucheng pursed his lips and smiled, lowered his voice and said, "Have you ever heard such a sentence: Feelings come out of bed." ”

Whether a woman in this era is bought or a matchmaker who has never met each other, as long as she becomes a relative and sleeps with a man, not to mention that she will be dead set on it in the future, 99% of them will live with this man at ease anyway.

What about feelings, sleep and sleep, there will be, and if you add a doll, it will be even deeper. What to talk about free love, what to talk about equality between men and women, that is out of place and against tradition!

Yang Miaozhen shook her head lightly, and stared at Meng Jiucheng thoughtfully.

"Hehe, this sentence is not suitable for the two of us." Meng Jiucheng hurriedly waved his hand and said with a sneer: "We have a deep relationship, don't think about it!" ”

Yang Miaozhen snorted and said, "Rhetoric." ”

Hehe, Meng Jiucheng sneered, and continued to talk flatteringly.

Along the way, Meng Jiucheng and the others did not travel slowly, only stopping at large towns for a while, while small villages passed through.

However, the inspection and inspection are not a formality, and Meng Jiucheng can also draw a conclusion that is closer to the truth by observing the construction of the places he passes, as well as the mental outlook of the people, as well as the attitude of the people towards the passing Red Turban Army.

The amount of wasteland, the condition of the roads, the faces of the people, and the reactions of the girls are often more credible than long bombastic reports.