The Red Turban Army generals lined up all raised their heads and looked at the smoke pillar that was running upwards.

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

"I don't know how the explosion is effective?" Meng Jiucheng was anxious to see his own achievements, but the smoke and dust spreading around the city gate made him unable to see anything.

After hesitating for a moment, he still ordered the artillery to be prepared to continue bombardment and the soldiers who were lined up to be prepared to siege the city.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, blowing away the already thin dust. A pile of broken bricks, rubble, soil, and wood appeared in front of the Red Turban Army.

Yes, the city gate was blown up, but the city gate tower was also blown up, and the passageway that invaded the city was still blocked. But this blockage is different from the wall blocking the road, and people can climb over it.

The gunpowder has been used too much! Meng Jiucheng sighed, hesitated for a moment, and still issued an order to attack the city.

"Crash, kill!" The officer waved the weapons in his hand and led the soldiers to the city gate.

Amid the rumbling drums, hundreds of Red Turban officers and soldiers rushed towards the ruined city gate like joyful streams.

This big explosion caused the Jin soldiers near the city gate to temporarily lose their combat effectiveness, killing them, and injuring countless people. Even if they are not dead, they are shocked to their internal organs, their feet are crooked and their bodies are weak.

Although it is not easy to climb over the ruins, the defenders in the city have no intention of resisting.

Cheng Youde, with his men, opened the Xicheng Gate, rushed out of Laizhou, and abandoned the city.

Yu Hai and Mou Zuo led their troops to rebellion and rushed into the government office, captured Wulin's slaves and surrendered.

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

Cheng Youde and his troops fled to the west in panic and ran out for five or six miles in one go.

But things are obviously not as simple as they thought. How could they easily escape by deliberately trying to make it happen if they have been planning for a long time?

Ah, ah... With a few screams, the soldiers running in front fell down one after another, and the ropes suddenly tightened on the road, causing the Jin soldiers to overturn. Then, javelins were continuously projected from the bushes beside the road, shooting bows and arrows.

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

Rows of long spears pointed diagonally forward, forming a heart-wrenching forest of spear tips, coldly facing the chaotic Jin army.

"Those who surrender will not die, and abandon their weapons and will not kill them." Yan Tong's arm fell sharply, and the Red Turban Army shouted for victory.

The escaped Jin army faced the stern formation ahead and the gun forest shining with the light of death. They all looked gray and knew that they would never be able to escape from the sky again.

…………………

The Red Turban Army's flags had already filled the walls of Laizhou City, and teams of soldiers began to search and suppress the remaining soldiers in the city.

Because the city was broken too quickly, the treasury and military supplies in the city were basically intact. The Jin soldiers did not receive orders and had no time to destroy them, so all the supplies fell into the hands of the Ming army.

In order to defend the city, Wulin replied that the Shi family slaves retreated all the four effective soldiers back to the city and plundered the food and food supplies from the villages and towns outside the city.

It was both hard and scolding, but in the end it was cheaper for the Red Turban Army. I wonder if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood when he thought of this.

After clearing out the remaining soldiers, maintaining public order, appeaseing residents, and counting household registrations, these aftermath work have been arranged, and Meng Jiucheng has gained a little peace.

But quiet does not mean rest. His mind must keep working, modify and improve the strategy according to actual situations 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, the powerful weapons and equipment, and on the other hand, the Jin Kingdom was weak and insufficient troops.

Therefore, the mobile forces that the Jin army can gather are very limited, and the areas that can be defeated by large targets, and the areas that can be reoccupied will be weak.

This gives the Red Turban Army an opportunity to defeat Jin troops from all over the country.

Furthermore, the places occupied by the Jin army were limited by money and food, not only could not calm the hearts of the people, but the people were resentful. Even the soldiers and generals who were surrendered did not return to their hearts, and they were even more reluctant to fight desperately.

It is a bit of a past as a result of the arrival of the wind, but the Red Turban Army did not experience any hard and fierce battles in the siege of cities and land.

Now, Meng Jiucheng has to consider whether to take advantage of the victory to attack and attack the only remaining Jin army's main force on Shandong East Road - Huang Zhua Alu.

To be honest, Meng Jiuzheng is confident in defeating Huang Zhua Alu. After all, it is nearly ten times the advantage of military strength, which has not yet taken into account the advantages of weapons and equipment.

But why did Meng Jiucheng hesitate? It was also very simple, and he felt a little overwhelmed.

As the saying goes: How big the belly you have, how much food you eat.

The fierce expansion of the Red Turban Army certainly formed a relatively favorable strategic trend. However, the territory has doubled, but the finances have not increased much.

On the contrary, the newly revived areas are very ill and will take at least half a year to recover.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng can learn from the Jin people and maintain the army. If the people starve to death, they will ignore it.

But this is not Meng Jiucheng's principle of being a human being. Although he is not a Virgin, he is not a cruel and incorruptible guy.

He can pretend to be invisible in other places, but he always needs to take care of himself, not starve to death, or to starve to death less.

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

The three states of Juzhou, Mizhou and Haizhou were restored early and the policies were appropriate, and the recovery speed was relatively fast. Although the people were not rich, they did not worry about being cold or hungry.

Although the newly added states have been seized, the people generally have no surplus grains. They need government subsidies for money and grain, which will only be alleviated after harvesting in the middle of the year.

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

If civilians are subsidized, military products cannot expand production and military products cannot continue to expand. To draw money and grain from old sources, it will inevitably increase the burden on the people there.

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

He heard that the reason why the Southern Song Dynasty did not restore the Central Plains was that the people were unwilling to rebuild the withered North would increase taxes and affect their own lives.

Selfish and disregarding the overall situation? Meng Jiucheng felt that he could not be so harsh. If he were just an ordinary citizen, he would not be so selfless. He would not be so selfless.

Meng Jiucheng thought about it and was a little confused.

A sound of footsteps sounded, and Yang Miaozhen walked in.

"Menglang, 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 and said hello, wanting to explain a few words.

Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "Miss Lao has been waiting for a long time. Well, don't think about those troubles. I'll just go around Laizhou City."

Yang Miaozhen took Meng Jiucheng's cloak and put it on him. The couple left the mansion and wandered around Laizhou City accompanied by more than a dozen personal guards.

This is the place where Yang Aner was appointed as the king, and it has special significance to the Red Coat Army and even Yang Miaozhen.

Yang Miaozhen was familiar with many places in the city, and she guided her to introduce Meng Jiucheng while walking.

Meng Jiucheng asked from time to time, but it was not a bad thing. After talking, Meng Jiucheng also told Yang Miaozhen about his worries and how difficult it was to make a decision.

Yang Miaozhen thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Menglang is a little harsh on himself. Even if the money and food are not enough, it is better to be ruled by the Jin people under our rule? Eat more food and drink less porridge. As soon as spring comes, wild vegetables are everywhere. If it is a little bitter, you can always get through it!"

Meng Jiucheng suddenly looked up and his eyes flashed.

Yes, no matter how tight the money and food were, he thought that government affairs were more relaxed than the Jin people and were better for the people.

Should we wait until we have enough money and food, and wait until there is no better opportunity to fight?

Besides, you can find another way to find money and food, and it is not a trick to raise it completely.

"Haha, my wife's words were like a revelation, which made me realize it suddenly!" Meng Jiucheng laughed and said, "After a break, our army will attack the enemy westward and defeat the Huang slap Alu."

"Huang Zhua Luda is already the only enemy in Jiaodong that hinders our army." Yang Miaozhen smiled and said, "Besides, if we capture Weizhou, our army's front line will be more favorable to level with Anqiula?"

"My wife is very right." Meng Jiucheng nodded and praised: "My wife has a long-term vision and is very accurate."

"It was said by the military advisor." Yang Miaozhen did not take credit for it, and said with a smile: "Menglang doesn't have to be modest. The military advisor said that if you look at the long-term vision, you are the first!"

This is true. Meng Jiucheng laughed, not hypocritical and modest.

In fact, Meng Jiucheng was also difficult to make a decision. After hearing 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 for money and food, the conditions for attacking the Jin army are met and the situation is favorable.

Laizhou, Pingdu, and Anqiu have formed a semi-encirclement of Huang Zhua Luda from Zibo. They also have an absolute advantage in military strength and can crush them like Mount Tai.

As Yang Miaozhen said, the Red Turban Army's defense line was perfect only when it took Zibo, and it formed a barrier to Laizhou and other places on the Jiaodong Peninsula from Anqiu, Zibo, and all the way to the sea.

After making up his mind, Meng Jiucheng returned to the mansion and immediately summoned the generals to discuss, formulate an offensive 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 Han Shouzhong led the troops to take on the task of restraining them.

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

Relying on artillery and military strength advantages, Han Shouzhong's troops resisted Huang Zhua Aluda's attack. Although he did not decide the victory or defeat, Huang Zhua Aluda's plan to repel the enemy and turn back to rescue Jiaodong was dashed.

As soon as the Jiaodong war came to an end, Meng Jiucheng sent more than 10,000 reinforcements to Han Shouzhong's command.

Han Shouzhong immediately guessed that Meng Jiucheng might strike while the iron is hot and attack Huang slap Alu. Of course, Meng Jiucheng's determination is obviously not yet firm, and there are no relevant orders that come with the army.

This may also be because Meng Shuai is worried about Anqiu's safety? Han Shouzhong, who has retreated to Anqiu, also had such a guess, but he was still prepared for the 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 retreated to the second line and is in charge of militia work, and Han Shouzhong has become a general who can stand alone.

Although Han Shouzhong is not outstanding in terms of military achievements, even recently, Yang Miaozhen's old subordinates like Yan Tong have made a lot of popularity when they swept Jiaodong.

Therefore, Han Shouzhong hopes to achieve military achievements. Although he is higher than those people in his rank.

After receiving Meng Jiucheng's order, Han Shouzhong immediately summoned the generals, discussed it, and took action.

The troops of more than 20,000 people have obvious advantages over the Jin army, and there are two groups of people from Pingdu and Laizhou. The result of this battle seems to be destined.

But Han Shouzhong still followed Meng Jiucheng's instructions and adopted a steady and steady tactic, step by step to advance towards Weizhou.

In fact, as a veteran in the Red Turban Army, Han Shouzhong is already very familiar with the tactics adopted to adapt to equipment and infantry.
To be continued...