After beating away a battalion of soldiers sent by Qingzhou, Gao Yunxuan and the others returned to the gray port station, and after seeing Deng Ming, they reported the battle to him, and said that they had released two messengers and asked them to tell the Qingzhou government about the strong strength of the Ming army; At the same time, Shandong Daxia also actively contacted the heroes of the surrounding places to come out to help, and it is estimated that hundreds of people can be recruited soon to supervise the serious work of the labor team.

"Gao Shaoxia has worked hard to go back and forth," Deng Ming felt that the heroes described by Gao Yunxuan were somewhat similar to the bandits who occupied the mountains as kings, and these teams could not be reorganized into qualified armies in the short term. However, it seems that Shandong's green battalion also has little combat effectiveness. In the Ming Dynasty, the Lu army was not very strong, and after the Manchu Qing Dynasty controlled Shandong, it was peaceful here for another twenty years, that is, because the equipment and training of the heroes of the rivers and lakes were worse, so the Shandong Green Battalion could barely suppress the opponent: "I must remind you heroes that we came to Shandong mainly to attract the attention of the Qing court and reduce the pressure on the Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River." If the Qing army is overwhelmed, we may retreat at any time. ”

Deng Ming had said before that once the Ming army retreated, the Shandong rebel army could lurk, or they could follow him back to Jiangnan, and then Deng Ming would try to settle them. Although he now needs the help of the heroes of Shandong's rivers and lakes, Deng Ming does not intend to hide the truth, even if these people are thieves, they also have blood in their chests.

Gao Yunxuan was a little worried that this would reveal the secrets of the Ming army, but Deng Ming was determined to take this risk: "All the strong men of Shandong are their own people, so we naturally have to be honest with each other." ”

"Guogong, we hope to fight in Shandong." Wu Yue'er said suddenly. After seeing the combat effectiveness of the rangers, the Shandong heroes suddenly had hope for victory, and on the way back, Wu Yue'er and Gao Yunxuan discussed, intending to suggest that Deng Ming change his strategy and give more support to the Shandong rebel army.

"I'm afraid this won't work," since Deng Ming regarded the Shandong people as his own, he also told the truth: "Miss Wu, you have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and now with the strength of our army, it will be very difficult to fight for the two rivers, and I am afraid that we will not be able to stay in Shandong for a long time." ”

"We don't need Guogong's troops," Wu Yue'er replied quickly: "Captain Song said that the main reason why they are powerful is that they are well-equipped, as long as Guogong can provide us with some equipment, we Shandong heroes can recover their hometown." ”

Deng Ming didn't believe it at all, but the other party was a young girl, and his tone couldn't help but be gentle: "Equipment is only one aspect, and training is also very important." ”

"Can Guogong help us train us, so that we can learn the usefulness of the battle and the formation of troops?" On the way back, Gao Yunxuan and Wu Yue'er discussed talking with Deng Ming together, it was precisely because of this idea that Gao Yunxuan spoke a lot just now, and he didn't want to tell other Shandong heroes that the Ming army might retreat at any time.

"Of course you can." Deng Ming glanced at Gao Yunxuan, if this big man made such a request, he could bluntly tell him that it would not be effective in the short term; Now that it was a girl who made the request, Deng Ming couldn't refuse, and said bluntly that you heroes in the rivers and lakes can't be trained for a year and a half: "But it's not good here in Shandong, it's best that you can go to Jiangnan, or even go back to Sichuan with us, and then receive training in our military academy, that is, the training camp." When you're ready, then return to Shandong to start an incident. ”

"Thank you for your help." Gao Yunxuan finally spoke, and he hurriedly confirmed the matter: "While we are fighting the Tartars in Shandong, we can send people to Sichuan Guogong for training. ”

"Do you know how far Sichuan is from Shandong?" Deng Ming asked rhetorically.

"It doesn't matter," Gao Yunxuan and Wu Yue'er said together, "We will persuade the masters to retreat to the coastal area of Jiaodong, so that we can accept Guogong's equipment, and Guogong can also help us train our troops." ”

Deng Ming wanted to ask again: "Are you lying to me?" In his opinion, supporting Yu Qi and others in guerrilla warfare in Jiaodong may lead to the sacrifice of many heroes in the rivers and lakes, and the effect on the Qing court is also limited.

However, looking at Gao Yunxuan and Wu Yue'er's hopeful faces, Deng Ming had no choice but to say helplessly: "In the long run, let me think about it." ”

At this time, a scout rushed to report: "Admiral Qiqi, there are about 200 cavalry of the Green Battalion from the east, and many of them are carrying two horses. ”

Although Deng Ming is already the Duke of Baoguo, many soldiers who followed him from the beginning are still used to calling him Admiral, which makes Deng Ming wonder whether he should combine the dispatch of the Admiral Sichuan Military Affairs or the Admiral Yangtze River Military Affairs, anyway, most of the Inspectors will not object.

"It's the Sichuan and Shaanxi Governor." After listening to the scout's report, several Shandong people explained that they were very familiar with the attire and banner of these Shaanxi cavalry.

The second scout, who then came to report, confirmed the suspicion of the Shandong, Deng Ming nodded, asked the more than 200 guards of the Three Walls and a hundred rangers who followed him to prepare for battle, and ordered: "Bring out all the prisoners we have captured, and let them watch the battle from the side." ”

Although the Qing officers were also incorporated into the labor team, every time a new Qing army came to try to reclaim the station, Deng Ming would arrange the captured Qing officers around the Gray Port Post to the side of the battlefield so that they could witness how their friendly forces were destroyed. After watching the battle again and again, Deng Ming estimated that the little thought they had of resistance would also be wiped out.

Deng Ming has heard the fierce reputation of this army from the mouths of Shandong friendly troops many times, and those captured green battalions also have a superstition about the Sichuan and Shaanxi Governors, so destroying the Sichuan-Shaanxi Governors will undoubtedly have a better deterrent effect.

When the Ming army listened to the order and began to prepare for war, Deng Ming said to Wu Yue'er while putting on his armor: "The number of Sichuan and Shaanxi governors is twice the strength of our army, and they are not our opponents, not to mention that now our army is more than half of them, which is very worthy of them." Because it is in Shandong, our army cannot withstand large casualties, so we must annihilate them in the shortest possible time and show those prisoners. ”

When he saw the adoring look in the girl's eyes, Deng Ming couldn't help but say a few more words, and finally assured the other party: "You will know in a moment how easy it is for our three walls to beat the Sichuan and Shaanxi Governors." ”

Thirty of the rangers were genuine Mongols, and Deng Ming did not let them join the queue, but let them wait behind the position to catch prisoners after defeating the Sichuan-Shaanxi Governor - after the battle of Gaoyou Lake, these Mongols were carefully selected from the 600 Mongolian Eight Banner captives, and they were all very good at equestrianism, and every time the three walls and the rangers finished fighting, they went to catch the fleeing enemy, and no Qing cavalry had ever been able to escape.

It was also these thirty Mongols who came to the gray port post and deceived the Qing army. After the leader of the Qing army in Gray Buyi was caught by the Ming army, he beat his chest in front of Deng Ming, saying that he was still wondering why these Mongolian two princes actually came to Jiaodong, and the Qing army did not dare to fight back when they were beaten; Who knew that there was such a cunning Mongolian liar in the world, and he pretended to be so similar.

Deng Ming's few words made the other party stop wailing, and he could only blame himself for being blind: "The military uniforms they wear are all real, and the waist cards of the imperial guards are also issued by your first emperor, don't say you can't recognize it, even the Fucheng Yamen will believe it." As long as you don't go to Jinan, it is estimated that no one will find out the real situation, and the owners of these waist cards have long been declared as a rebel to kill the king. ”

The other compatriots all went to be instructors, and these thirty people were left in the rangers, so they were very proud: they were the Praetorian Guards in the Qing Dynasty, and they were still guards in the Ming Dynasty, so it can be seen that gold will shine wherever it goes.

After following Deng Ming, their horizons broadened and their understanding of the art of war deepened - not just a queue charge. It wasn't just the Shandongites and the hapless Gray Buyi officers and soldiers who were shocked by Deng Ming's unpredictable tricks, but these Mongols were actually more impacted. After the First World War of Gaoyou Lake, Deng Ming has always properly kept the military uniforms and waist badges of the Praetorian Guards, and every time he goes out, he is not too troublesome to bring with him in the army. It has been three years now, and Admiral Deng has finally been able to use it. Sure enough, as Admiral Deng said, victory always favors those who are ready, and he has worked tirelessly to prepare again and again for three years, which also makes the Mongols completely see this Baoguo Duke who always likes to talk about "dignified and upright".

But Gao Yunxuan and Xing Zhisheng's reactions were much slower. When he left Chongming with Deng Ming, Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the military department who saw him off, asked in a strange tone: "Guogong didn't forget to bring a razor and a military uniform, right?" At that time, a few Shandong people still didn't understand what it meant, and Zhang Shangshu didn't ask about grain, weapons, and armor, but asked about razors and military uniforms—as for the razor, it was even more strange. It wasn't until they took the Gray Port Station, listened to Deng Ming's post-war experience summary to his subordinates, and witnessed the subsequent sweep of the rangers that Gao Yunxuan and others suddenly realized and understood the mystery in Zhang Shangshu's question.

After conquering the gray port station, Gao Yunxuan, Xing Zhisheng and others helped Deng Ming recruit troops and horses around, and there were more rebels who fled in Laizhou Mansion than Qingzhou Mansion, and it was far away from Jinan, and the city had to support Dengzhou Mansion to besiege Yuqi, so many cottages had not had time to clear up. Several larger cottages still existed, and one of them provided more than seventy heroes for the Ming army, almost as many as Gao Yunxuan's strength in all four of them in Qingzhou.

Now there are more than 300 Shandong friendly troops gathered around the Gray Port Station, and Deng Ming has already distributed the armor to them, and asked them to continue the series, calling on more scattered heroes to come to the Gray Port Station to receive the armor.

Knowing that another Qing army was coming, the Shandong heroes grabbed sticks, skillfully walked out of the camp, and took the lead to resist the Qing army.

At the beginning, the heroes here in the gray port post were panicked when they heard that the Qing army was coming, but after the Ming army defeated two teams of green battalions in a row, the heroes felt that the Qing army was nothing more than this. And Deng Ming also felt that if the Ming army put the team away, after the Qing army saw this large piece of armor, some people immediately wanted to escape, although the Mongols were very good at equestrianism, but it was too much to chase like this.

So the Ming army in Gray Buyi learned the tactics used by Song Weishen, and let the Shandong heroes first put on a posture to attract the Qing army to line up, while the Ming army led the horse until the back of the friendly army, and then suddenly raised the flag and quickly launched an attack.

Now that the Qing army has captured thousands of prisoners, the Shandong heroes and the Ming army have a considerable tacit understanding, they strictly block the road completely, and when they see the scouts of the Qing army, they also shout in unison to scare each other. This can not only prevent the other party from approaching, but also cover up the footsteps and horse hooves of the Ming army behind them.

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After learning that there were hundreds of Shandong rebels blocking the way in front of them, Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun were furious, feeling that this was an insult to the Sichuan-Shaanxi standard camp. Today they are here to find an opportunity to make a fortune, and if the Shandong rebel army runs out in advance, they can immediately start looting the surrounding rich households. On the second half of the road, Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun combined, and they also understood: they have not received new urging orders in the past few days, most of which is not discovered by Zu Zepu's conscience, but because these Shandong heroes cut off the post road, resulting in Jinan's paperwork not coming.

The more the soldiers of Sichuan and Shaanxi pondered, the more they felt that this was the truth, and once again scolded the embarrassed Liaoxi Army and Shandong Yankees for not being righteous. They suddenly had a good impression of the heroes who occupied the post station, so everyone unanimously decided that there was no need to kill people this time, as long as the rebels knew each other and ran away, they didn't need to chase after this group of poor mud legs. In case the horse stumbles and falls, who will reason with him?

As for whether the rebel army will come back after they leave, that is not something for the people of Shaanxi to consider. Anyway, the Ganshan Green Battalion was going to be blown away by Governor Zu, and they were forced to find out if they were unhappy with that Deng Ming, and they hoped that this group of rebels would make more trouble for Zu Zepu and Xiong Sen. Fu Shancha couldn't help but lament why the Ganshan Green Battalion fought so hard in the first place, so that Zu Zepu and Xiong Sen could cross the river and tear down the bridge with confidence and boldness.

If the Shandong heroes block the way, it will be impossible to get through the fortune plan of the brothers of Sichuan and Shaanxi Dubiao, and a few guys who are already itching and unbearable suggest that they simply grab a handful first, and then deal with the group of unsightly thieves.

"Nonsense, is this kind of unorthodox thing that we can do?" Fu Shancha angrily reproached: "We in Shaanxi are all kind-hearted people, we can't take money and not work, let's get down to business first, and then talk about it, the silver has no legs, and it won't run." ”

"Silver doesn't have legs, but the big girl and the little daughter-in-law have legs." Others muttered quietly.

"Aren't you riding a horse? It's just that without a horse, you can't even catch up with a mother-in-law? Fu Shancha believes that going to ransack the township without completing the task of the Xiong prefect violates his principles of being a man, and also damages the honor of the old Qin army, which he cherishes the most: "Anyway, it doesn't take the time of a pillar of incense." ”

With contempt and hatred for Shandong Xiangma, the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Governors followed the scouts all the way.

Finally, I saw the rebels on the other side, they were wearing armor that had obviously been captured from the Green Battalion, but the ranks were disorganized, and at first glance they looked like a rabble, completely unaware of the formation. Shandong Green Camp actually threw all the armor to such an opponent, and it was angry and funny for Fu Shancha and the others to arrive. After hastily observing the lineup on the opposite side, Fu Shancha ordered the formation, and at the same time commented disdainfully: "Shandong Green Camp is really incompetent. ”

When the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi lined up confidently, hundreds of Shandong people on the opposite side suddenly scattered to both sides, and Fu Shancha first saw a column of people who were escorted out, as if they were prisoners who looked like officers of the green battalion.

"What is this for? Do you want to blackmail our army? Before Yao Changzun finished his sentence, he saw hundreds of black-armored cavalry trotting over.

"They actually have cavalry." Fu Shancha's face suddenly became solemn. However, no matter how many horse thieves there are in Shandong, he will not pay attention to them, but the armor on their bodies seems to be good at first glance......

Without waiting for Fu Shancha to take a closer look, Yao Changzun beside him suddenly shuddered violently, pointed to the banner that the black-clothed cavalry had just erected, and shouted, "Is that a square flag?" ”

Although the Sichuan and Shaanxi governors did not know about the change of clothes of the three walls, they still had a deep impression of the rectangular military flag in western Sichuan, and with Yao Changzun's exclamation, almost all the Qing knights stared intently at the military flag, and no one paid attention to the other party's armor anymore.

"It's not mahjong!" Yao Changzun clapped his hands and shouted, and the other party's flag finally unfurled in the wind, it was a pattern that had never been seen before, with three strange folded lines on it, like the shape of an arrow.

"Haha, haha." Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun looked at each other and laughed, their voices were unusually hearty, and at the same time, there was a trace of shame mixed with this infinite joy. They all feel that they are a little too cowardly, Sichuan and Shandong are so far away, this square military flag must be a coincidence, why think so much and scare yourself?

"Look, I'm sweating, it's a cold day." Yao Changzun took off his helmet, revealing the big bald head inside, he wiped it with his hand, and it was full of cold sweat: "I'm a man who stands up to the sky, and I actually sweat when I look at the square flag, it's really embarrassing." ”

As soon as the fear was gone, the Sichuan and Shaanxi governors became invincible again, but after this fright, their attitude towards their opponents became much more serious.

"Their armor is really good," Fu Shancha turned his attention back to the other party's equipment. At this time, the Shandong people who had retreated had already made way of the road, and the rangers were completely exposed. The more the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan and Shaanxi Governors looked at the enemy, the more surprised they became, and hurriedly observed the opponent's military appearance, Fu Shancha's face changed suddenly, and he shouted loudly: "Why is it so similar to the formation of Admiral Deng?" ”

The colleagues next to him suddenly froze, and Fu Shancha laughed again: "Haha, what a coincidence, it scared you, right?" ”

In the past, when encircling and suppressing the Shandong rebel army, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi was often careless and joking in front of the battle, so as soon as Fu Shancha's words came out, Yao Changzun and they were immediately relieved. Just now, Yao Changzun felt that the enemy's lineup looked a little familiar, and was reminded by Fu Shancha, and he felt that it really looked like the Ming army in western Sichuan. After Fu Shancha said that he was joking, Yao Changzun's heart that had just been mentioned was put down again. It's a bit strange that the other party's equipment is good, but it's not terrible, as long as your side is cautious, it shows that the information about the rebel army was wrong before.

"Look, behind, there are ...... behind" The Shandong rebels had completely retreated to both sides, and Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun saw that there were more than two hundred cavalry wearing the same black armor behind them.

In the blink of an eye the cavalry was arrayed, and they erected their flags, and a gust of north wind blew, making their rectangular flags spread out in the air and hunt and hunt.

Author's note: There is something in the afternoon, and today is a normal shift, not a special double shift.