After seeing Zu Zepu, Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun reported honestly: "It is indeed Deng Ming who led the army himself, but he doesn't have many troops, maybe only a few hundred servants. Most of the tasks of alert and patrol are to put Shandong bandits in charge, so we can get through."

Deng Ming felt that Zu Zepu would not believe it even if he claimed that he had tens of thousands of troops. It would be easier to say it simply. If he could defeat the mobile troops of the Shandong Governor's Office, he would be able to better mobilize the central troops of the Qing court in Xuzhou. Fu Shancha agreed immediately. They felt that the danger of being exposed was relatively small, and the two sides hit it off.

Fu Shancha and Yao Changzun's report were similar to Zu Zepu's speculation. After receiving an urgent report from Qingzhou Prefecture that the troops they sent were eliminated, Zu Zepu concluded that this was definitely not a Shandong horse. If Yu Qi had such strong combat power, he would never have been hidden in the past. Deng Ming landed on the Bohai side this time. Because the Qing army had no navy, and Zu Zepu also forced all the residents along the coast to the mainland, he had no ability to warn.

"Thank you." Zu Zepu's troops were mainly besieged Yuqi, and only Dubiao and some Shandong Admiral Biao camps could be called. After careful inquiry and confirming that Deng Ming was the main force of Shandong heroes, Zu Zepu believed that it was not appropriate to delay and should launch an attack immediately and drive the Ming army into the sea.

Because there was no navy investigation, Zu Zepu didn't know if Deng Ming had any support. After all, the other party was the most powerful in the anti-Qing alliance. Zu Zepu thought from the perspective of others and thought that the other party might have brought a large army. Since the Sichuan-Shaanxi Biao Camp did not see it, there was only one possibility, that is, the enemy was unloading ships on the beach, and trying his best to build bridges, pave roads, and build warehouses.

"The thief dared to cross the sea to attack my Shandong. I really bully me." While mobilizing the army, Zu Zepu sent an urgent report to the court, saying that Deng Ming led an army of 100,000 to land in Laizhou. He was determined to lead Shandong athletes to attack him head-on. He reported the number of people, so he naturally made greater contributions. The great reputation that Deng Ming has accumulated over the past few years is also a temptation to Zu Zepu. If he can defeat Deng Ming, he will become a famous general in the Qing court.

Of course, Deng Ming's reputation is also a deterrent to the Shandong Governor's Office. After hearing that the Governor decided to attack, many aides seemed worried, fearing that they would not lose the rice. But Zu Zepu disagreed: "Governor Li's 200 cavalry can rush over, which shows that Deng Ming's foothold is not stable now, and it is time to be weak. Half of his tens of thousands of troops may be on the sea. I am familiar with military studies and know that landing is definitely not so fast. If I don't go to attack him now, what else can I fight when others arrive?"

On October 6, Zu Zepu arrived at Qingzhou Prefecture with his 1,000 governors and 500 personal soldiers from Shandong admirals. In addition, more than 1,000 green camp armored soldiers and more than 2,000 unarmed soldiers would come later. Zu Zepu expected that in the nine days, he could concentrate 5,000 troops to attack Huibuyi, cross the Jiaoshui River, and open up contact with Jiaodong.

After a short stay in Qingzhou, Zu Zepu continued to advance and headed straight for Jiaoshui River, intending to occupy the West Bank position first to observe the enemy situation. If his judgment is wrong, Deng Ming's follow-up troops have arrived in large numbers, and Zu Zepu can also stabilize the defense and use Jiaoshui River to defend.

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At this time, the mobile forces of Qingzhou Prefecture had been completely eliminated by the Ming army, and the Ming army scouts continued to investigate next to Qingzhou Prefecture without any obstacles. When Zu Zepu's team approached, the Ming army found that the Qing army was probing horses everywhere, and immediately realized that this was the Qing army's reinforcements.

After receiving the news at Huibuyi, Deng Ming immediately held a military meeting.

"What Zu Zepu can use is the Biao Battalion in his hands. This army has not fought for many years. When fighting with the rebel army before, the Biao Battalion was not the main force. The main force of the Qing army in Shandong has always surrounded Yu Qi's village and would not have arrived here so soon." Deng Ming immediately came up with a plan that he had prepared: "The rebel army left 30% to protect Hedong. I led all three walls and rangers, as well as the main force of the rebel army across the Jiaoshui River and went to Qingzhou Prefecture to fight Zu Zepu."

Gao Yunxuan and others were obviously not familiar with Deng Ming's tactics. When they learned that the Qing army was coming, their first thought was to defend on the side of Jiaoshui River.

"With our existing troops, we cannot defend everywhere." Although Deng Ming has armed many heroes in the martial arts world, they have not had time to establish superiors and subordinates, nor have they conducted training in battle formations. If Shandong rebels rely on the Shandong rebels to defend the river, the Ming army would definitely not be able to sleep at night, and they would not know when or where they would break through.

The Fujian army was still loading and unloading ships, establishing warehouses and military stations. Although Deng Ming could transfer them to him, even the retreat would become unstable. If the battle is unfavorable now, Deng Ming could still expect to retreat to the coastal areas tightly controlled by the Fujian army to retreat on the ship. If the Fujian army was transferred, if the beachhead position was taken over by a Qing army, the situation would become more complicated.

"If my personal army participates in defense on the river, it will be scattered and gradually consumed. Once my personal army is nailed to the Jiaoshui River, the Qing army in Laizhou Prefecture may come to make trouble again."

After all, the battlefield that determines the overall situation is in Xuzhou and in Jiangnan. Deng Ming’s purpose of landing in Shandong was to win better fighter opportunities for the main battlefield. This idea is no different from fighting Tan Yi in Wanxian. It is just that it has been upgraded from the battlefield to a strategic height. Deng Ming did not bring many troops. If he falls into a war of attrition, he will soon fall into a dilemma.

"Maybe we can lure the Tartars to the river first and attack them in an ambush." ​​Gao Yunxuan felt that it was more safe to defend and counterattack.

"Otherwise, although Zu Zepu came boldly, my fame is here. When he arrived by the Jiaoshui River, he would definitely become cautious, for fear that he would be ambushed by us when crossing the river. He might try again and again, and it would easily turn into a war of attrition." Deng Ming's landing this time was a risky one, so he didn't mind continuing to take risks and completely disrupt the situation in Shandong. If he suddenly became conservative at the last moment and let the Qing army in Shandong use its strength to deal with the Ming army, then all his efforts would be wasted: "Let's cross the river to attack him."

On October 7, the 17th year of Yongli, the 480 guards of the Ming army who crossed the Jiaoshui River and 1,200 Shandong heroes were advancing westwards, setting up camp five miles away from Zu Zepu's camp, and then wrote down tactics and made an appointment with the other party.

"Our army is good at fighting quickly, but the enemy is good at fighting for a long time. If this battle is not completed as soon as possible, the Laizhou government office will soon find that our rangers on the road have disappeared." Deng Ming wrote the war and selected a green camp soldier who did not know the peace between the Ming army and Fu Shancha, and asked him to send it to Zu Zepu. At the same time, let the cavalry be prepared: "Zu Zepu came in a hurry, and the food should not be sufficient. I guess he will accept the decisive battle. If he does not accept it, we will cut off his food route and force him to fight as soon as possible."

"Why does the National Guild think that Zu Zepu will fight to the decisive battle as soon as possible?" Wu Yue'er asked. Deng Ming was different from traditional generals, and the military meeting also allowed her to attend.

Deng Ming was about to explain, but Wu Yue'er said to stop him: "Duke, let me think about it."

After a while, Wu Yue'er suddenly realized: "Because the thief also thinks that he is in a quick battle?"

"That's right." Deng Ming nodded with a smile: "He would never have thought that I did not bring the Sichuan army."

Deng Ming wrote this letter of Zhan Shu in an extremely arrogant and rude way. After reading it, Zu Zepu was furious and tore the letter of Zhan Shu to pieces.

After seeing the Shandong Governor, the green camp immediately reported Deng Ming's truth and truth. After hearing that Deng Ming had only 500 relatives, the rest were all heroes from Shandong. Zu Zepu laughed in anger: "Deng Ming's son is really a fool."

The envoy also reported that Deng Ming brought all the Green Camp officers he captured in the team, saying that they wanted to let them watch and see how their Pustule Governor was vulnerable. Zu Zepu heard it and added fuel to the fire; but Fu Shancha, Yao Changzun and others were beside him, and they knew that Deng Ming was threatening not to contribute to Zu Zepu. If the Ming army was defeated and the Green Camp officers were rescued by the Qing army, the agreement decided by Fu Shancha and others would be exposed immediately. If Fu Shancha and the others were in Li Guoying's army or were far away in Sichuan, even if there were some rumors, they would not be too scared, and the superior would naturally protect them. They were still in Zu Zepu's army, and Zu Zepu killed them all, and no one could save them.

"Deng Ming's son was extremely arrogant. Even if he added those bandits, he was not as many as ours." Zu Zepu's army did not arrive. Now there are only two thousand people in the Ganzhou-Shaanxi Green Camp. However, Zu Zepu did not take the combat effectiveness of the Shandong rebel army at all, and hurriedly replied: "The decisive battle will be held tomorrow."

After sending someone back to the letter of war, Zu Zepu said angrily to the officers: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Deng Zili will last for a long time, but he underestimated me like this. Tomorrow, four or five of us will beat one, and even if he has three heads and six arms, he will not be our opponent."

Zu Zepu believed that the ability of 200 Sichuan-Shaanxi Green Camps to break out shows that Deng Ming’s personal guard has the highest combat effectiveness, which is the level of Sichuan-Shaanxi Green Camps. Even if his more than 2,000 people are not as good as Li Guoying’s subordinates, they can definitely gain an advantage by relying on their number of people.

Zu Zepu immediately made a military plan, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi Green Camp and Shandong-Eliminated Balance will be on both wings tomorrow, and his battalion will be set on the front: "Deng Ming is so rampant, he will definitely take the lead in attacking. When he hits his head with blood on my iron wall, the Sichuan-Shaanxi Supervisor Balance and Shandong-Eliminated Balance will attack from both wings and annihilate them all."

"What if the Deng thief didn't attack?" Fu Shancha asked. He thought that if Deng Ming had a tendency to be defeated, he would quickly kill all the captured officers of the green camp who were watching. The battlefield was in chaos, and maybe no one would notice who was attacking, but he didn't know if it was time.

"Then you will encircle the two wings and attract him, and then the governor's battalion breaks through from the central government." If Deng Ming did not intend to seize the merits, he would of course put Shandong bandits in the central government and have absolute confidence in dealing with these enemies Zu Zepu.
Chapter completed!