Pusan ​​Anzhen was ordered to go to Jinan, dispatching troops and generals to prepare to conquer Liu Erzu and ensure the safety of the Jinan portal.

The Jin army in Xuzhou and Jinan were mobilized and gathered, and the orders were made by Yan Ning, the two gold-held landlords, collected food and supplies. Pusan ​​Anzhen worked hard for more than two months before completing the preparations for the attack on Liu Erzu.

Just as Pusan ​​Anzhen was about to launch an attack on Liu Erzu, the situation in Jiaodong suddenly changed, and the Red Turban Army launched a large-scale move, leading the west to the east to fight, sweeping across the prefectures and counties in Jiaodong, which inevitably had an impact on Pusan ​​Anzhen's actions.

It is impossible to transfer the army to fight the Red Turban Army. After Zhongdu fell, Jin Ting was implementing a contraction strategy in the face of the pressure from the Mongolian army.

The so-called contraction strategy is that the main force of the Jin army protects the Guanhe defense line in Henan and supports the armed forces of Hebei landlords to confront the Mongolian army; Shandong ensures the east and west roads of Shandong, namely Jinan Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, Xu, Tai'an, De, Bo and other prefectures.

In other words, Jin Ting gave up Shandong East Road and built a strategic defense circle around Henan. Of course, this may be just a temporary strategy, but Pusan ​​Anzhen could not disobey his superior intentions and act without authorization.

The target of attack was Liu Erzu, who made him harass and threaten Jinan, Xuzhou and other important places!

In view of this, Pusan ​​Anzhen realized the danger of Huang Zhua Lu's troops, so he submitted a report to Jin Ting, and received permission to transfer Huang Zhua Lu's troops to retreat to Qingzhou. First, he eliminated Li Quan, who was invaded Qing and Zibo, and then attacked Liu Erzu.

This arrangement is in line with Jin Ting's strategy of abandoning Shandong East Road, and it also preserves Huang Zhua Alu's thousands of troops, which is considered to be the decision of Pusan ​​Anzhen in helplessness.

Judging from this arrangement, Pusan ​​Anzhen has regarded the Red Turban Army as a great enemy.

Of course, it was a bit too much to say that it was fear of war. But he had already separated the Red Turban Army from Liu Erzu and other rebels, and had no great military force and could not compete with the Red Turban Army.

Huang Zhua Alu replied that he immediately felt as if he had been freed from his order. He immediately arranged troops, recruited strong people and vehicles, and then plundered them, transported the materials from the treasury of Shangzhou City and retreated to Qingzhou.

When the Red Turban Army had several troops, or if they were unblocked, they drove to Weizhou, and only had an empty city, and there was a scene full of withering.

"This - really..." Meng Jiucheng was a little stunned after receiving the report, not knowing what to say.

The Jin army cannot be said to be a clever trick at this time, but it did avoid destruction and added a greater burden to Meng Jiuzheng.

The capture was gone, and the people who were looted were still hungry. Although they took it without a fight and occupied a state, Meng Jiucheng was very upset.

History has changed, and Meng Jiucheng felt it more truly.

First of all, Jin Ting implemented strategic contraction early, and secondly, Huang Zhua Luda did not defend the city. In Meng Jiucheng's memory, this guy should be dead, either being captured by Li Quan or being killed by himself.

Although Huang slaps Aluda's life and death cannot have any impact on the general trend, it was beyond Meng Jiucheng's expectations and also sounded the alarm for him again.

He helped Li Quan to defend Muling Pass, killed several Jin generals one after another, destroyed nearly 10,000 Jin troops, and occupied most of the prefectures and counties on Shandong East Road. The wheels of history were stumbled left and right, and it would be strange if they did not leave the original track.

Of course, if you leave the Shandong battlefield, there is no big change in the overall situation of Song, Meng and Jin.

This is also a good thing for Meng Jiucheng. After all, he does not think that the strength of the Red Turban Army can compete with the Mongolian Army. He still needs to develop patiently and wait for the opportunity.

Taking up such a large territory, the defense line was pushed to the front line of Weizhou. After discussing with the generals, Meng Jiucheng made re-adaptations and adjustments.

The veteran Han Shouzhong came to guard Weizhou and commanded 20,000 troops; Changyi and Anqiu each left 5,000 troops to protect Weizhou on the north and south wings; the rest of the troops were withdrawn to the Jiaodong Peninsula, and the military camps were reclaimed to help the people carry out spring farming production.

There is no way, maintaining tens of thousands of professional troops is difficult for the current finance to support.

If the spring plowing is not done well and the production in the new district cannot be restored as soon as possible, the Red Turban Army will lose the material basis of the strategic offensive and the society will be in turmoil.

"It can still support now. It is the most difficult time to wait until the young and old are not in contact." Meng Jiucheng looked through the government information, calculated roughly, and looked up to Han Shouzhong and said: "General Han not only wants to defend Weizhou and protect the security of the base area, but also needs to draw troops to settle the army to raise military funds."

"The last general knows." Han Shouzhong paused for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that the Jin army retreated without fighting. Our army gained nothing except the empty city. This battle is a loss."

Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "You can't say that. It's a victory to win a state without fighting! As for the difficulties in money and food, there will always be ways to solve it. Well, if you persist until the second half of the year, the situation will improve greatly."

Han Shouzhong agreed with this. Meng Jiucheng had also talked with him intimately before that he was a little clearer about the strategic direction of the Red Turban Army.

"If our army had thousands of cavalry, it would be just around the corner to traverse Shandong." Han Shouzhong said: "Meng Shuai's idea was very wise. Establishing trade with Liaodong and importing cattle and horses is the best solution."

Meng Jiucheng nodded helplessly and said, "Without a built-in cavalry, our army would not dare to advance west easily. Hebei, the plains, is actually not conducive to infantry conquests. If you import cattle and horses, you also have to train cavalry. It is probably difficult to defeat the enemy within three to five years."

"Now our army is also training cavalry, and the last general thinks we won't wait that long." Han Shouzhong pondered for a moment and said, "Even if there are fewer cavalry, there are chariot formations and artillery, our army's combat power should not be underestimated."

"Slow down and develop steadily." Meng Jiucheng's face became solemn, saying: "You have heard of the miserable scenery when the Mongolian army ravaged Shandong. It is easy for the Jin army to deal with it, but it is difficult to compete with the Mongolian army. Especially the cities must be strengthened; more forts should be built, major transportation roads, villages and towns should be built. We must ensure that the base area suffers the least losses when it is missed."

It is similar to the Red Turban Army's attack and camp. The Mongolian Army is not only powerful in cavalry, but its ability to attack in a few years is also quite terrifying.

In Meng Jiucheng's mind, the Jin army was no longer afraid. At least in Shandong, it was impossible to draw too many troops to attack; the biggest threat was the Mongolian army, and the confrontation had not been a few years.

"I will understand." Han Shouzhong bowed.

"General Mu Yimu has received an order to come to Weizhou in person to arrest the militia." Meng Jiucheng continued: "According to the new plan, build a militia first, and then draw strong troops from it to form a security force to maintain public order and arrest thieves."

After pausing, Meng Jiucheng continued: "Soon, the scale of the militia will be expanded. Regardless of men and women, those of the right age must participate and receive training. The strategy of the whole people being soldiers will start from Weizhou. As a general of the regular army, you should support and help General Mu more."

By pursuing the development trajectory of the rise and fall of the Liao and Jin dynasties, it is not difficult to find that they have experienced a generally similar path.

The reason why they could fight against the Song Dynasty regime at the beginning of their rise was that they had the upper hand repeatedly was their extremely war-prone military and political organization.

Liao had "Oludo" and clan army, and Jin had "Mengan Mouke". They all implemented a system of unity of military and civilians, and were invincible under the command of the emperor who worked hard to rule.

Meng Jiucheng did not learn from the Liao and Jin dynasties, and had successful experience in fighting against the Japanese invaders in later generations.

The militia may have low combat power and its weapons and equipment are not as good as regular troops, but organizational training and resistance are better than lambs to be slaughtered.

Moreover, implementing the trinity of regular army, security forces and militia will make it easier to expand the army, and the cost of raising the army will be greatly reduced.

"Don't worry, Shuai Meng, I will make a good cooperation." Han Shouzhong said: "After all, the security forces and militia are reserves of regular troops. They are well trained and after they are supplemented, their combat power will be guaranteed."

"You understand this, it's great." Meng Jiucheng said appreciatively: "Speaking of this, you are the only one who can stand alone and reassure me now. Wang Xian, Yan Tong and others cannot fully understand the fighting style of our army."

"They grew up very quickly." Han Shouzhong said in a humble manner: "The generals have only experienced more wars than they do."

"You don't have to be humble." Meng Jiucheng waved his hand and said, "The restraint of Huang Zhua Aluda is very successful. No one can do better than you. So, I will leave it to you in the west of the base area."

"Don't worry, Shuai Meng, the last general will never dare to slackewer and neglect. It's safe to protect the western front." Having said this, Han Shouzhong knew it was time to get up and express his opinion.

"Go!" Meng Jiucheng stood up and smiled, "Cleaning the house well, I have ordered someone to bring your family. The marriage has been long and the time for a long time is short, so it is not a long-term solution."

"Thank you Mengshuai's care." Han Shouzhong was stunned for a moment and hurriedly bowed to salute.

Han Shouzhong first went to Gaomi, and then led his army to join the besiege of Wanyan Elun, and then attacked Anqiu, and went around several places. Later, although he mainly guarded Anqiu, he did not bring his wife in Gaomi.

This practice is also caused by traditional concepts. When the family stays behind, it will eliminate the general's infidelity and rebellion to the greatest extent.

It is estimated that Han Shouzhong was also worried that Meng Jiucheng would have this idea, or that someone would say bad things about him, so he did not accept his family.

But this time, Meng Jiucheng sent someone to come here, which showed his trust in him. How could he not express his gratitude?

After seeing Han Shouzhong away, Meng Jiucheng sat back on the table, he began to think hard and took great pains to raise food and supplies.

Money and grain not only affect the people's hearts and restoration, but also affect the strategic actions of the Red Turban Army. Fighting war is about burning money, and Meng Jiucheng has long experienced this.

Not to mention that the Red Turban Army is not a simple cold weapon. In addition to money and food, the consumption of weapons and ammunition is even greater.

Although there are huge profits such as mirrors, soaps, etc., after a big battle, there are not many left in the action of tens of thousands of people.

Meng Jiucheng thought about it, his eyes focused on Zhaoyuan on the map, and sighed with a wry smile.

Zhaoyuan Gold Mine is famous in history. Judging from the historical records of various dynasties after the Song Dynasty and later, there are roughly two types of things: official yard supervision and "buy by the people". Private ones are actually purchased by the big Baotou from the government and then purchased by the households.

Another way is to buy gold diggers and set up taxes to collect taxes. Even if the gold diggers are people in the mining land, they do not pay gold taxes and those who privately dig gold are called stealing.

Due to the war, the mining of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine was greatly affected, with the sharp drop in gold mining households, while the number of private borrowers increased significantly.

After capturing Zhaoyuan, Meng Jiucheng sent someone to investigate and also checked the information retained by the government. He also ordered the garrison to form a gold mine guard team to control this great source of wealth.

Of course, Meng Jiucheng initially wanted to run all the official business, but did not recruit private business, or buy gold diggers.

But now, due to financial tensions, Meng Jiuzheng, who is eager to obtain funds, has to change.

As for private ones, it’s just contracting, which is not unfamiliar to Meng Jiucheng. He doesn’t want to set up a gold digger for the time being.

Although it is similar to the Song Dynasty, Meng Jiucheng had to formulate a more scientific and reasonable bidding process and stipulate the mining period so that it could be reasonably and well-founded in the future.

In addition to the bidding process, Meng Jiucheng also needs to establish a special agency to approve, manage and issue licenses, which requires the formulation of relevant regulations to make this mining institution clean and efficient.

Meng Jiucheng wrote while thinking, but by the time the basic frame was finished, it had almost two hours passed.

In addition to attracting investment and mining minerals in Zhaoyuan, Meng Jiucheng is also preparing to build a port in Yantai Zhifu Bay in Dengzhou to make the route to Goryeo and Japan more convenient.

Similarly, it is quite difficult for the government to contribute money. We can only adopt the construction method of Qingdao Acropolis, use the investment of merchants to establish a business port with a high degree of autonomy.

I wonder if the Southern Song Dynasty can provide support, and how strong will it be?

Meng Jiucheng stopped writing, moved his aching hands, and his thoughts turned to the Song Dynasty court to the south.

As early as after the capture of Laizhou, Meng Jiucheng sent someone to send letters to the governor of Haizhou Liu You, asking him to contact officials of the Southern Song Dynasty. The main ones were Ying Chunzhi and Li Yu, local officials who were pro-war factions, and asked for money and grain support.

According to historical data, the Southern Song Dynasty court was afraid of offending the Jin Dynasty, and it was not until the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties that it began to openly recruit Shandong rebels.

But before this, the Southern Song Dynasty court also saw the decline of the Jin Dynasty, and the forces of the war-oriented faction rose and asked to stop the annual monies. Although the powerful prime minister Shi Miyuan belittled the financial masters, he had to surrender to the public, cut the annual monies in half, and sent envoys to discuss with the Jin Dynasty.

At the same time, although the Song court did not dare to recruit the rebel army openly, he secretly ordered the commander Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi, the magistrate of Chuzhou, and others to lift the blockade of the Huai River, receive the "naturalized people" from the south, and use the "naturalized people" to form the so-called loyal and righteous militia.

This approach is actually very clear. If the Jin Dynasty vented its anger on the Southern Song Dynasty and caused serious consequences, the Southern Song court could infer that it was the local officials who did it without authorization and had nothing to do with the court.

In any case, the Southern Song Dynasty's attitude towards the Shandong rebel army was changing, although it was half-covered.

The Red Turban Army has won many battles and has already covered several states. Such momentum has attracted the attention of the Song Dynasty court and officials.

"Take dozens of cities on the east road of Jingdong, and return to my old master for three hundred years."

The temptation Meng Jiucheng showed in his letters was extremely great. If the Southern Song Dynasty court had the courage and accepted the imperial edict, the Shandong East Road occupied by the Red Turban Army would be completely defeated by the Southern Song Dynasty, which could be said to have been taken without a fight.
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