Despite receiving assistance from the Southern Song Dynasty, Meng Jiucheng did not want to take major military operations in the first half of the year. He continued to tilt resources towards military industry and the navy, and eagerly strived to achieve his intended goals within two or three years.

Liaodong will be the battlefield where the Red Turban Army gallops; Shandong will be the defensive, occupying steadily, or slowly expanding the land.

This is not that Meng Jiucheng is too ambitious, but that the situation in Liaodong is changing rapidly, complicated and has many opportunities. If the navy had not been able to do it and had not achieved its strength, Meng Jiucheng would have intervened now.

Why not attack Shandong and advance towards Hebei? This is a normal idea. Hebei is broken and the Jin army almost gave up, but only supported the landlords' armed forces to confront the Mongolian army.

This was mainly because Meng Jiucheng was deeply afraid of the invincible Mongolian cavalry, and he tried his best to avoid fighting in the Hebei Plain.

At least before having a large number of cavalry, although the Red Turban Arms were leading, Meng Jiucheng felt it was difficult to restrain the Mongolian army with the tactics that were mainly infantry.

Therefore, he had to delay the confrontation with the Mongolian army as much as possible, and chose Liaodong, which was weaker and more favorable to the terrain, as a breakthrough.

Of course, this is just his idea. If the situation becomes favorable, he will also adjust and arrange it and join the Central Plains War between the Song, Jin and Mongolia.

It is actually not convincing that Meng Jiucheng said his thoughts. In the eyes of Yang Miaozhen, Han Shouzhong and others, it is somewhat far-fetched and a bit too generous.

"Even if Qingzhou is given to Li Quan for the time being, he will not be able to take it for a long time." Meng Jiucheng had no choice but to explain again, "Money and grain are the key, and he is embarrassed to always ask us for help. I guess Song Jin is likely to start war next year, and we recommend him to the Southern Song Dynasty at that time. He must have such a backer for supplying money and grain."

"Meng Shuai means to let Li Quan go south to Jianghuai and fight for the Song court?" Han Shouzhong asked with a guess: "Then, will we take over Qingzhou?"

"Do you think it's impossible?" Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "As long as Song Ting openly recruits the rebels, not only Li Quan, but others will be moved. After all, they can't support themselves."

Yang Miaozhen still knows her husband and feels that his idea has been decided and it is difficult to change. Of course, Meng Jiucheng's stubbornness is based on the strategic level and in specific operations, he is still very humbly able to listen to opinions.

"Meng Lang's words make sense." Although Yang Miaozhen did not agree very much, she decided to fulfill her wife's duties and support her husband. "Although we received assistance from Song Ting and have overcome the difficulties for the time being, our family is not rich. If we have more territory in one state and two states, we should be in a short position and can't support it."

Meng Jiucheng looked at his wife gratefully, and smiled a little flatteringly, almost amusing Yang Miaozhen.

The head coach and deputy coach made a decision, so Han Shouzhong and Wang Xian stopped insisting and turned to conditions and interests.

"Let Li Quan give us the Muling Pass." Han Shouzhong pointed to the map and said, "This pass is as solid as a defense by our army. Then set up a fort and set up a village along the old city wall. Whether it is to defend the north or the west, you can rest assured."

"This is a must." Meng Jiucheng said: "Backed by Muling Pass, it penetrates westward to Yiyuan County, and relies on the terrain of the Yimeng Mountains to form a confrontation with Jinan and Laiwu Jin troops, providing security guarantees for the recovery of the base."

"Linqu, Changle, Shouguang..." Wang Xian was quite greedy and wanted to bring all the counties east of Qingzhou Prefecture.

"Don't have too much territory, and don't make it look like you're pushing Li Quan's back with a knife." Meng Jiucheng shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if you suffer a little loss for this battle."

"Then..." Wang Xian retracted his finger helplessly.

Yang Miaozhen smiled and said, "Look at the long-term view and don't be petty. It's just a few counties, so I'll give it to Li Quan."

Meng Jiucheng smiled, nodded repeatedly, and said, "What Miaozhen said is extremely true. We should have a long-term vision. We will not care about the gains and losses of a city and a place."

After a while of discussion, it was finally decided to see the time and it was time to go to the banquet for Li Quan.

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Li Quan staggered into the bedroom, burped, pushed away Liu Qingfu who was supporting him, walked to the window, and looked at the sky, and was completely drunk.

In the sky, the moon covered by gray-white clouds is protruding and surrounding, revealing its bright jade face.

The clouds dissipated weakly as if defeated, completely handed over the huge blue sky to the moon, allowing it to unfold the light of victory and smile to the earth.

"Marson--" Liu Qingfu stepped forward and called out softly, surprised that Li Quan was completely different from each other.

"The clouds open and the moon rises." Li Quan stretched out his hand and said meaningfully: "A good sign!" After saying that, he turned to Liu Qingfu and smiled and said, "Old Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Qingfu pondered for a moment and said, "Meng Jiucheng was generous and somewhat unexpected. It turned out that the marshal was pretending to be drunk, and the last general thought..."

"Is that all?" Li Quan waved his hand, interrupted Liu Qingfu's second half, shook his head unsatisfiedly, and said slowly: "You haven't heard what he said, you have secretly joined the Song Dynasty and received some money and food assistance."

"This matter has not been proven yet, so it seems that it should not be believed too early." Liu Qingfu was still a little suspicious, and thought for a while and said, "Does the marshal also want to join Song?"

"It's not the time yet, and I won't be accepted!" Li Quan was not without this intention. He was also envious of the Red Turban Army's ability to get money and food assistance, but he was still very rational.

"The Song Dynasty was cowardly and feared the Jin Dynasty as if it were tigers. When they publicly accepted the rebel army, they didn't know how to be in the year of the monkey and horses!" Liu Qingfu curled his lips, but he was very dissatisfied. "Since the Red Turban Army agreed to assist in the war, we will conquer Qingzhou and attack Zibo or Binzhou. We also have a territory that can provide money and grain. What else can we invest in Song?"

Li Quan glanced at Liu Qingfu and smiled bitterly, "With territory, can we support our tens of thousands of people? It's not easy!"

"It's not easy to take Qingzhou first." Liu Qingfu's mind was relatively simple and he didn't think so long.

Li Quan nodded, his goal had been achieved, and Meng Jiucheng was surprisingly generous. It was just a Muling Pass, and it was useless to defend it, but it might be exchanged for one state, even two states, and three states.

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The tranquility of the night, the twinkling of the stars, and the brightness of the moon are the time to attract thoughts.

Meng Jiucheng was lying on the chair in the garden, with his hands behind his head, looking up at the sky.

Crystal stars flashed in the vast gray sky, and night birds flapped their soft wings and swept over the trees.

His thoughts flew far away and he thought a lot.

Yang Miaozhen walked over lightly and handed the cloak to Meng Jiucheng, interrupting his thoughts.

When Meng Jiucheng took the cloak, he took the opportunity to hold his wife's little hand and pulled her to sit beside him.

Yang Miaozhen's hands were a little hot, and Khan felt very good with relish. Meng Jiucheng felt that his wife's skin looked softer and tenderer.

"Menglang, I heard you know how to write poetry?" Yang Miaozhen looked at Meng Jiucheng with a smile and said, "Why have you never made one or two songs for me?"

Meng Jiucheng smiled and said, "What kind of poetry are all copied. I don't even think it's right to give it to my wife."

"Whether it is done or copied, I want you to recite a song now." Yang Miaozhen looked very serious and stared at Meng Jiucheng.

Meng Jiucheng scratched his head, thought for a while, and snapped his fingers, "Madam, I have it. No, I thought of a song, sing it to you."

Yang Miaozhen smiled with a pursed lips and said, "Okay, it's OK to sing. Since Menglang dares to sing, it will definitely be very good."

Under the eyes of his wife, Meng Jiucheng cleared his throat, tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, beat the drum beats himself, and sang: "The sea is smiling, the tides of the two sides are surging, the ups and downs of the waves are recorded today; the sky is smiling, the tides in the world are everywhere, and who will defeat and win will know......................"

If it was another song, it would definitely not have such strong infectiousness and affinity.

However, this song "A Laugh in the Sea" uses the pentagonal scales of "gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu" in the ancient song as the melody, and it should be translated into the simplified score: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.

Although it is simple, Huang Mu grasped the essence of the pentagonal scale, and the melody has a primitive attraction to Orientals.

Meng Jiucheng's voice did not sing a bit grand and vicissitudes, but he expressed his elegance and complacentness very fully. When singing a song, it was really full of excitement and joy.

Meng Jiucheng sang while smiling at Yang Miaozhen, shook his head and shook his head, and pulled his hand and kissed him.

Yang Miaozhen began to listen with a smile, and she was very appreciative. When Meng Jiucheng sang the second time, she cherry mouth opened, her voice lit up, and a clear female voice rang out.

"The country laughs, the mist and rain are far away; the waves wash away, how much beautiful the world is. The breeze laughs, which makes people lonely; the passion is left, and the night is shining..............."

This song is suitable for both men and women, but it sounds unique and refreshing.

Hahahaha, after the song was sung, Meng Jiucheng hugged his wife with a big laugh, head to head, face to face, indescribable intimacy.

"In fact, although Meng Lang sang a song, it can be regarded as a poem." Although Yang Miaozhen could not write poems, the poems also had a destructive effect on her.

Especially when it is sung by the husband, it seems natural and has a deep affection. In that era, who could sing songs to his wife?

The moonlight was like flowing water, quietly pouring on Yang Miaozhen's face, as if washed in cow's milk, and like a layer of gauze cage.

The distance between the two people is very close, and the touch of their skin and the exchange of breath make people have ambiguous imagination.

"Madam, it's getting late, let's take a break!" The heat from Meng Jiucheng's mouth squirted on Yang Miaozhen's ears and neck, making the heroine who could charge into battle riding a horse itched in her heart.

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An agreement was reached, each went back to prepare and made an appointment for joint action.

In fact, these tasks do not take much time.

Li Quan was prepared and just came to ask the Red Turban Army for support and cooperation; and Meng Jiucheng did not mobilize other troops, but Han Shouzhong, who was stationed in Weizhou, was not all.

Because he agreed to take action together after seven days, Meng Jiucheng sent Han Shouzhong and Wang Xian as the main generals and deputy generals respectively to lead the army to the expedition. He and Yang Miaozhen temporarily stayed in Weizhou.

Meng Jiucheng's generosity also made Li Quan repay his favor and invited the 3,000 Red Turban Army to settle in Muling Pass in advance, familiar with the pass fortresses, and take over the defense.

From this we can see that Li Quan was imperative to attack Qingzhou. If he could not get the money and grain supply, he could only wait for failure to shrink in Muling Pass.

Therefore, Li Quan had a lot of plans to do his best.

The agreed time has come, Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen personally sent the army to the expedition.

"Meng Shuai, Deputy Commander Yang, please come back!" Han Shouzhong bowed and said, "The general must be cautious and steadfast. Even if the war fails, he will bring the troops back safely."

Wang Xian also bowed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Meng, Deputy General Yang, don't worry, even if he cannot win this battle, there will be no big deal."

Meng Jiucheng nodded and said, "Of course I don't worry. It's okay, I'll send it here. Please get on the horse and set off!"

Han Shouzhong and Wang Xian bowed again, turned over to the horse, and took the guards away with them.

Until they could no longer see their backs, Meng Jiucheng and Yang Miaozhen turned their horses and returned to Weizhou.

In this battle, the Red Turban Army was only assisting and was mainly responsible for breaking the city. Other tasks, such as blocking aid, besieging the city, and including fighting in the city, were undertaken by Li Quan's troops.

In other words, the Red Turban Army has very little combat risk. Even if the Jin army has time to rescue, Li Quan's troops are responsible for blocking and early warning. Once Li Quan's troops cannot stop them, the Red Turban Army is in the east and has relatively plenty of time to retreat.

"I am thinking roughly, and I have only now figured out why Menglang revealed the aid from the Southern Song Dynasty to Li Quan." Yang Miaozhen walked slowly and turned around and smiled, "This is to leave a way out for Li Quan in advance. If the Song court openly recruits the rebel army in the future, he will be very active, right?"

Meng Jiucheng nodded with a smile and said, "Going to Jianghuai and joining the Southern Song Dynasty should be a good choice. I would like to remind him that when he is in trouble, he will think of this."

"And, it is better to have a future to join the Southern Song Dynasty than to join us." Yang Miaozhen pursed her lips, with a little contempt. "If the Southern Song Dynasty publicly recruited northerners, Menglang would definitely be awarded an official position; how could Li Quanneng be willing to be under Menglang after receiving the reward from the Southern Song Dynasty? He would definitely think that with his merits, he might be on par with Menglang one day!"

"My wife is right." Meng Jiucheng said: "This is human nature. If it were me, I would probably think so. Also, if Li Quan went south to join the Song Dynasty, I hope he could form a buffer between us and the Southern Song Dynasty. For this reason, I can even give him the East China Sea and other places in Haizhou to quit."

Yang Miaozhen pondered for a while, nodded, and said, "It is indeed better to be more careful when it is too close to the Southern Song Dynasty. It is a good idea to have a buffer so that it can intervene directly."

"These are still future things, and how the changes will depend on the development of the situation." Meng Jiucheng said, with a hint of arrogance on his face, "However, my judgment on the general trend is still very accurate. Madam, what do you think?"

"Yes, Meng Lang has made every decision, and it can be said that Kong Ming is reborn." Yang Miaozhen praised her husband with a little teasing.

"Haha." Meng Jiucheng knew that his wife loved him and deliberately said good things, but she was in a good mood. She was so happy when she wore a high hat.
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