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Chapter 20 Meeting

After killing away a battalion of soldiers sent from Qingzhou, Gao Yunxuan and others returned to Huibuyi. After seeing Deng Ming, they reported to him about the battle and said that two messengers had been released and asked them to tell the Qingzhou government that the Ming army was powerful. At the same time, the Shandong heroes also actively contacted the heroes of the surrounding areas to come out to help with the boxing. It is estimated that hundreds of people will be recruited soon to supervise the labor team to work seriously.

"Young Master Gao has worked hard to travel around," Deng Ming felt that the heroes of the Jianghu described by Gao Yunxuan were somewhat similar to those of the bandits who occupied the mountain and became king. These teams would not be able to be reorganized into qualified troops in the short term. However, it seems that the Green Camp in Shandong did not have any combat effectiveness. During the Ming Dynasty, the Lu army was not very powerful. After the Qing Dynasty controlled Shandong, the here was policing for another twenty years. That is, because the equipment and training of the heroes in Jianghu were worse, the Shandong Green Camp could barely suppress their opponents: "It is necessary to remind all the heroes that we came to Shandong mainly to attract the attention of the Qing court and reduce the pressure on the Ming army in Jiangnan. If the Qing army soldiers were in a hurry, we might retreat at any time."

Deng Ming had said before that once the Ming army retreated, the Shandong uprising army could lurk or follow him to return to Jiangnan, and then Deng Ming tried to resettle them. Although he needed the help of Shandong Jianghu heroes now, Deng Ming did not intend to conceal the truth. Even if these people were bandits, they still had a passion in their hearts.

Gao Yunxuan was a little worried that this would reveal the secrets of Ming Jun, but Deng Ming was determined to take this risk: "All Shandong heroes are all their own people, so we must treat each other honestly."

"Duke, we hope to continue fighting in Shandong." Wu Yue'er suddenly said. After seeing the combat effectiveness of the Rangers, Shandong heroes suddenly had hope for victory. On the way back, Wu Yue'er and Gao Yunxuan discussed, intending to suggest Deng Ming change his strategy and give more support to the Shandong uprising army.

"I'm afraid this won't work," Deng Ming regarded the people of Shandong as his own, so he told the truth: "Miss Wu, I have to eat food one by one. Now, with the strength of our army, it's very difficult to compete for the Liangjiang River. I'm afraid I can't stay in Shandong for a long time."

"There is no need for the Duke'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 the Duke can provide us with some equipment, our Shandong heroes can restore 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 feel gentle: "Equipment is only one aspect, and training is also very important."

"Can the Duke of the State help us train and learn how to use it and arrange troops?" On the way back, Gao Yunxuan and Wu Yue'er discussed with Deng Ming together. It was because of this idea that Gao Yunxuan was talking hesitantly just now, and he didn't want to tell other Shandong heroes that the Ming army might retreat at any time.

"Of course it's okay to train troops." Deng Ming glanced at Gao Yunxuan. If this man made such a request, he could tell him bluntly that there would be no results in the short term. Now that it was a girl who made the request, Deng Ming was not easy to refuse, and said that you heroes from the world could not be tempered for a year or two: "But it's not very 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, training camp. When you are ready, then return to Shandong to invade the matter."

"Thank you for your kind help." Gao Yunxuan finally spoke, and he hurriedly confirmed the matter: "We can fight against the Tartars in Shandong while sending people to the Duke of Sichuan for training."

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

"It doesn't matter," Gao Yunxuan and Wu Yue'er said: "We will convince the masters to retreat to the coast of Jiaodong, so that we can receive the equipment of the Duke, and the Duke can also help us train troops."

Deng Ming wanted to ask again: "Are you cheating me?" In his opinion, supporting Yu Qi and others in guerrilla warfare in Jiaodong may lead to the sacrifice of many heroes in the martial arts world, and their effect on the Qing court was very limited.

However, looking at Gao Yunxuan and Wu Yueer's hopeful faces, Deng Ming had no choice but to say helplessly: "From the long-term plan, let me think about it."

At this time, a scout came to report: "Report to the admiral, about two hundred Green Camp cavalry came to the east, many of them were carrying double horses."

Although Deng Ming was already a Duke of the Kingdom, many soldiers who followed him from the beginning were still used to calling him an admiral, which made Deng Ming wonder whether he should add the military service of Sichuan or the military service of the Yangtze River. In any case, the general secretary Wen would not object.

"It's the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor." After listening to the scout's report, several Shandong people explained in a lingering manner that they were very familiar with the costumes and banners of these Shaanxi cavalrymen.

The second scout who came to report confirmed the Shandong people's speculation. Deng Ming nodded and asked more than 200 three-wall guards and one hundred rangers who followed him to prepare for the battle in armor, and ordered: "Take all the prisoners we have captured and let them watch the battle from the side."

Although the Qing army officers were also incorporated into the labor force, every time a new Qing army came to try to recover the post station, Deng Ming would arrange the captured Qing army officers around Huibu Post to be next to the battlefield, so that they could see with their own eyes how their friendly forces were destroyed. After watching the formation again and again, Deng Ming estimated that their only thought of resistance would be destroyed.

The Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor is undoubtedly a good textbook. Deng Ming has heard of the fierce reputation of this army from the Shandong friendly forces many times. Moreover, the captured green camps also have a superstition about the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor. Therefore, destroying the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor will undoubtedly have a better deterrent effect.

When the Ming army was ordered to prepare for war, Deng Ming was wearing armor while happily saying to Wu Yueer: "The number of Sichuan-Shaanxi governors is twice the strength of our army, and it is not our opponent. Moreover, our number is half more than them now, so we respect them very much. Because it is in Shandong, our army cannot withstand major casualties, so we must annihilate them in the shortest time and show the captives."

When he saw the admiring gaze in the girl's eyes, Deng Ming couldn't help but say a few more words, and finally assured him: "You will know in a while. How easy it is to beat the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor's Mark Six with our three walls."

Thirty people in the Rangers were genuine Mongolians. Deng Ming did not ask them to join the queue, but asked them to standby behind the position and wait for the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor to capture the prisoners after defeating the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor. After the Gaoyou Lake War, these Mongolians were carefully selected from the 600 prisoners of the Mongolian Eight Banners. They were very equestrians. Every time they fought with the Rangers, they would catch the enemy after three walls. No Qing cavalry could escape.

When they came to Huibuyi, they were also the thirty Mongolians who deceived the Qing army. After the Qing army leader was caught by the Ming army, he beat his chest and stamped his feet in front of Deng Ming, saying that he was still wondering why these second Mongolian princes would come to Jiaodong. They didn't dare to fight back when the Qing army was beaten. How could they know that there were such cunning Mongolian liars in the world, and they pretended to be so similar.

Deng Ming's few words made the other party stop wailing, and he could only blame himself for his blindness: "The military uniforms they wore are all real, and the waist cards of the imperial guards were also issued by your late emperor. Not to mention that you can't recognize them, even the government offices of the city will believe it. As long as you don't go to Jinan, no one will find out the real situation. The owners of these waist cards have long been declared as rebellious of regicide."

The other compatriots all went to be instructors, and these thirty people were left in the Rangers, so they were very proud: in the Qing Dynasty, they were the Imperial Guards, and when they arrived at the Ming Dynasty, they were still the Guards, which showed that gold would shine everywhere.

After following Deng Ming, their horizons broadened and their understanding of military tactics became deeper - not just the ranks of charge. It was not only the Shandong people and the unlucky Huibu Office officers and soldiers were shocked by Deng Ming's unpredictable tricks. These Mongolians were actually even more impacted. After the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, Deng Ming had always kept the military uniforms and waist cards of the Imperial Guards, and he did not bother to put them in the army every time he went to the expedition. In the three years, Admiral Deng has finally used it. As Admiral Deng said, victory always favors those who were prepared, and has worked hard to prepare again and again for three years, which also allowed the Mongolians to fully see this Duke Baoguo who always likes to keep "righteous" on his lips.

But Gao Yunxuan and Xing Zhisheng's reaction was much slower. When they left Chongming with Deng Ming, Zhang Huangyan, the Minister of War who saw him off, asked in a strange tone: "Don't the Duke of the State has forgotten to bring razors and military uniforms, right?" At that time, several Shandong people didn't understand what it meant. Zhang Shangshu did not ask about food and fodder, weapons and armor, but asked about razors and military uniforms. As for that razor, he asked strangely. Until he took down Huibuyi, listened to the summary of post-war experiences that Deng Ming gave to his subordinates, and witnessed the subsequent mobilization of the Rangers, Gao Yunxuan and others suddenly realized and understood the mystery in Zhang Shangshu's question.

After conquering Huibuyi, Gao Yunxuan, Xing Zhisheng and others helped Deng Ming recruit soldiers around him. There were more uprising people fled in Laizhou Prefecture than Qingzhou Prefecture. Moreover, it was far from Jinan, and the city had to support Dengzhou Prefecture to besiege Yuqi, so many of the parishes had not had time to clear them. There were several larger parishes still there, one of which provided more than 70 heroes for the Ming army, which almost caught up with the forces of all the four parishes in Gao Yunxuan and others in Qingzhou.

There are more than 300 Shandong friendly troops gathered around Huibuyi. Deng Ming has distributed the armor to them and asked them to continue to connect, calling on more scattered heroes to come to Huibuyi to get armor.

When they learned that the Qing army was coming again, the Shandong heroes grabbed the sticks, walked out of the camp skillfully, and took the lead in resisting the Qing army.

At first, the heroes here in Huibuyi were anxious when they heard the Qing army coming. However, after the Ming army defeated the two teams of green camps that were coming to clear, the heroes felt that the Qing army was just like this. Deng Ming also felt that if the Ming army set the team directly, after the Qing army saw this large area of ​​armored cavalry, someone would immediately want to escape. Although the Mongolians were very good at equestrians, it would be too hard to chase them like this.

So the Ming army in Huibuyi learned the strategies that Song Weishen had used, and asked the Shandong heroes to make a gesture first to attract the Qing army to form a formation. The Ming army led the horses to the back of friendly troops, then suddenly raised the flag and launched a quick attack.

Now the Qing army has captured thousands of prisoners. Shandong heroes and the Ming army have already had a considerable understanding. They have completely blocked the road. When they saw the Qing army scouts, they shouted in unison to scare the other party. This can not only prevent the other party from approaching, but also cover up the footsteps and sounds of the Ming army behind them.

...

After learning that hundreds of Shandong uprising troops appeared in front of him blocking his way, Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun were furious, feeling that this was an insult to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Biao Camp. Today they came to find an opportunity to make a fortune. If the Shandong uprising troops ran away early, they could immediately loot the wealthy families around them. On the second half of the way, Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun made a decision and understood: they had not received new urging orders in the past few days, and it was probably not because Zu Zepu had discovered his conscience, but because these Shandong heroes cut off the post road, which led to the incoming documents in Jinan.

The more the soldiers in the Sichuan-Shaanxi commander's bid, the more they thought, they felt that this was the truth. They once again scolded the colluding Liaoxi Army and Shandong men for being unrighteous. They suddenly developed a slight affection for the heroes who occupied the post station, so everyone unanimously decided that this time, the bandit suppression did not require murder. As long as the rebel army knew it and ran away, there was no need to chase these poor mud legs. If the horse was at a loss and fell, who would he ask for reason?

As for whether the rebels will come again after they leave, it is not something that Shaanxi people have to consider. Anyway, the Ganzhou-Shaanxi Green Camp will be bombarded by Governor Zu, and they are forced to feel unhappy with Deng Ming. They hope that these rebels can cause more trouble for Zu Zepu and Xiong Sen. Fu Shancha couldn't help but lament why the Ganzhou-Shaanxi Green Camp had fought so hard that Zu Zepu and Xiong Sen could cross the river and burn bridges with confidence.

If Shandong heroes block their way, they will be unable to get through the plan of making money with the brothers of Sichuan and Shaanxi Supervisors. A few guys who are already itchy suggested that they just grab one first and then deal with those unsightly thieves in the world.

"Nonsense, can we do such unauthentic things?" Fu Shancha rebuked angrily: "We are all kind people in Shaanxi. We can't just take money and don't work. We will do the important business first. We have no money and we will not run away."

"The silver does not grow feet, but the big girl and the little wife have feet." Someone murmured in a low voice.

"Aren't you riding a horse? You can't even catch a woman without a horse?" Fu Shancha thought that going to loot the township without completing the task of Xiong's prefecture was contrary to his principles of being a human being, and also undermining the honor of the old Qin army he cherished the most: "Anyway, I can't use a stick of incense."

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

Finally, I saw the rebels on the opposite side. They were wearing armor that was obviously seized from the Green Camp, but the team was messy and they were all chaotic at first sight. The Shandong Green Camp actually threw all the armor to such an opponent, making Fu Shancha and others arrive, which was both angry and funny. After observing the lineup on the opposite side, Fu Shancha ordered the array, and at the same time disdainfully commented: "The Shandong Green Camp is really incompetent."

When the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisors lined up confidently, hundreds of Shandong people on the opposite side suddenly scattered to both sides. Fu Shancha first saw a row of people escorted out, as if they were prisoners like Green Camp officers.

"What are you going to do? Do you want to hijack our army?" Before Yao Changzun finished speaking, he saw hundreds of black-armored cavalry trot on horseback.

"They actually have cavalry." Fu Shancha's face suddenly became solemn. However, no matter how many Shandong horse thieves were, he would not take it seriously. However, the armor on their bodies seemed to be pretty good at first glance...

Before Fu Shancha could observe carefully, Yao Changzun next to him suddenly shivered violently, pointed to the flag that had just been raised by the black cavalry and shouted: "Is that a square flag?"

Although the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisors did not know about the three walls of the decoration, they still had a deep impression of the rectangular military flag in western Sichuan. With Yao Changzun's scream, almost all the Qing army knights stared at the military flag intently, and no one focused on the other's armor again.

"It's not a mahjong plaque!" Yao Changzun clapped his hands and shouted. The other party's flag finally unfolded in the wind. It was a pattern I had never seen before. There were three strange fold 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 extremely cheerful, and at the same time there was a hint of shame mixed in this infinite joy. They all felt that they were a little too timid. Sichuan and Shandong were so far away, and this square military flag must be a coincidence. Why do you think so much and scare yourself?

"Look, I'm sweating, it's so cold." Yao Changzun took off his helmet and revealed the big bald head inside. He wiped it with his hand, and there were cold sweats oozing out: "I, a man who stands tall, actually sweats when I see the square flag. It's so embarrassing."

As soon as the fear faded, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor became arrogant again, but after this scare, they took their opponents much more seriously.

"Their armor is really good," Fu Shancha put his attention back on the other party's equipment. At this time, the Shandong people who were retreating had already moved away from the road, and the Rangers were completely exposed. The officers and soldiers of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor's bid were more surprised when they looked at the enemy. They hurriedly observed the opponent's military appearance. Fu Shancha's face suddenly changed and he shouted in a daze: "Why is it so similar to Admiral Deng's formation?"

The colleagues next to him were all shocked, and Fu Shancha laughed again: "Haha, by chance, did you scare you?"

When the Shandong Uprising Army was encircled and suppressed the Shandong Uprising Army, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Governors were often careless and joked in front of the formation. Therefore, when Fu Shancha said this, Yao Changzun and the others were relieved. Just now, Yao Changzun felt that the enemy's lineup seemed a little familiar. When Fu Shancha reminded him, he felt that he was really like the Ming army in western Sichuan. After Fu Shancha said that he was joking, Yao Changzun had just raised his heart again. It was indeed a bit strange that the other party had good equipment, but it was not scary. As long as one side was cautious, it showed that the information about the Uprising Army was wrong in the past.

"Look, behind, behind..." The Shandong uprisingers had completely retreated to both sides. Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun saw that there were more than 200 cavalrymen wearing exactly the same black armor behind.

In the blink of an eye, these cavalry were finally arranged, and they raised their military flags. A gust of north wind blew, causing their rectangular military flags to spread in the air, making a sound-

Author's note: I have something to do in the afternoon, and I will update it normally today, so I won't update it for two more times.
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