Shangjia Town, Zichuan and Zhaili Town were occupied, and the Red Turban Army was two routes, Peng Yibin, and a total of three routes were only twenty miles apart, and they rushed into Zibo from the south.

Mengshui, Shuangyang and Luocun were occupied again, and the three armies were only more than thirty miles away from Zibo.

The Flower Hat Army gave up its strong blocking and hard blocking, but only used a small number of cavalry to monitor harassment. The large group of people seemed to retreat to Zibo and prepare to fight the enemy there.

After a while, he ordered three troops to build defensive fortifications in Mengshui, Shuangyang and Luocun. Meng Jiucheng ordered again

The three groups continued to fight steadily and advance towards Zibo.

Wang Min and Yan Tong's troops attacked the south suburbs, north suburbs, and Zhoucun, cutting off the westward route of Zibo Prefecture; Peng Yibin's men from the east route attacked Fengshui and Hutian towns; he led the middle route to advance towards Fujia Town.

If we add Li Quan's troops dispatched from Qingzhou, judging from the entire attack situation, the Red Turban Army and the Red Jacket Army gradually completed the encirclement of Zibo's west, south and east sides, and the victory was not far away.

But the closer we get to victory, the more cautious Meng Jiucheng is. He guessed the intention of the Flower Hat Army and knew that the arrangements in the future would be unslack and he had to take twelve points of caution.

In ancient times, siege was quite difficult and time-consuming. Because of this, there was a word that the soldiers were strong and the soldiers were tired.

When Guo Zhongyuan was short of troops and unfavorable terrain, he could not stop the Red Turban Army from steadily advancing with chariots and artillery. He really wanted to use the city of Zizhou and take advantage of the Red Turban Army's siege of the city on all sides to find an opportunity to attack inside and outside.

This kind of tactic is actually not uncommon. Not to mention the distant past, during the First Youzhou Battle during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao army used tactics to defeat hundreds of thousands of Song troops, making the Northern Song Dynasty dare not enter Youzhou again.

Moreover, according to the common sense of military strategy, in order to win the battle to defend the city, two conditions are required: one is that the inner team of the city defends tenaciously, gains time, and sieges the enemy in the city; the other is that there must be foreign aid.

At the same time, the siege troops spread out on all sides, and they are not necessarily divided, and they are bound to be weak. In this way, there will be opportunities for internal and external cooperation, internal and external attacks, turning the tables in a passive manner, or even turning defeat into a big victory.

Is it insidious? Is it clever? In fact, this is just Guo Zhongyuan's helpless choice. If he can defeat the enemy in the field, how can he let the enemy go to the city and look for fighter jets?

Moreover, whether it is possible to find a fighter opportunity and whether it can turn defeat into victory is still unknown. This is also a gamble for Guo Zhongyuan.

For Meng Jiucheng, siege is very sure, and the enemies in the city are not worth worrying about. On the contrary, the Flower Hat Army outside the city is the great enemy, and he always focuses on the Flower Hat Army.

Building villages and camps, and steadily advances, may be called "fortress tactics" in later generations.

Its main purpose is to enable its troops to be protected by camps nearby and force the Jin army to carry out tough battles; at the same time, this is also an effective way to restrict cavalry mobility.

In fact, there is another thing that Meng Jiucheng didn't say clearly, but the generals knew it well. That is consumption, exchanging people for others.

This purpose is already very obvious in the last thirty miles of advance to Zibo Prefecture.

A small camp was set up every three miles, with 1,500 defenders equipped with tiger squatting cannons, flying thunder cannons, and other infantrymen. Meng Jiucheng's order to defend the defenders was to fight to the death and not retreat, and he would be treated as a deserter when he left the camp.

That's right, even if the Flower Hat Army puts all its strength into attacking the camp, and has more troops than you, you will not allow you to abandon the camp or retreat. It means you will have to fight the enemy to the end, even if the entire army is wiped out.

Infantry against cavalry, there is no strong fighting will or fighting spirit that is not afraid of sacrifice. If weapons and equipment go to the next level, there is little hope for victory.

But if you defend the village, there are trenches, chariots, horses, walls to cover the village, and artillery and crossbows. Even if you are all killed, as long as you do not surrender or retreat, the casualties ratio will not be too great.

Meng Jiucheng's idea was so cruel. As long as the Flower Hat Army dared to attack, it would be exchanged for you for your life.

As long as the casualty ratio reaches three to one, four to one, or even five to one, how long can the Flower Hat Army with less than three thousand people consume?

Ci was not in charge of the army, and Meng Jiucheng made up his mind this time to test and train the Red Turban Army's tenacious will and spirit of daring to sacrifice.

If you say defeat like other rebels, you have no fighting spirit and run away when you retreat, how can you defeat the Jin army? If you can't even defeat the Jin army, how can you face the Mongolian cavalry in the future?

Meng Jiucheng felt a little cruel, but the war in reality was even more cruel. He could not train a strong army that fought to the death and lived and died with his positions, and could not completely prevent the movement and tricks of the cavalry. No matter how big the base is, it would sooner or later be damaged.

Not only to the Red Turban Army, Meng Jiucheng also sent a messenger to inform Peng Yibin of the arrangements and tactics for the final advancement to Zibo.

Originally, Meng Jiucheng placed Peng Yibin's troops on the east road, so he wanted to take care of them. On the other hand, he underestimated them, and he believed in the combat power of the Red Turban Army more.

Peng Yibin was grateful for this on the one hand, but he was holding his breath. However, his weapons and equipment were not as good as the Red Turban Army, and his troops were not as good as the Red Turban Army. His previous battle examples were far inferior. Even if he was dissatisfied with some dissatisfaction, he could only admit it.

After receiving a letter from Meng Jiucheng, Peng Yibin also had the intention of competing. He summoned all the generals and issued an order in a stern manner: build a camp, three miles and one battalion, with two thousand defenders in each battalion, and advance towards Zibo Prefecture. If attacked by the enemy, the camp guards must fight to the death and not retreat, and those who retreat with no means can be killed!

Peng Yibin didn’t know what kind of humanity, Meng Jiucheng knew, but now is not the time to talk about this.

Extreme sense of obedience and strict discipline guarantees are conditions that a strong army must have. Without these two things, it is impossible to achieve victory in the war.

The timing of issuing such a harsh order is still very correct. The Jin army is obviously in an unfavorable situation. Will anyone choose to surrender?

Therefore, surrender may lead to more life, but the final result is not wonderful.

Especially the Red Turban Army, the performance of the performance is directly linked to the family.

Once you are designated as a deserter, your head will not be kept, and your family will be implicated. Not only will all preferential policies be cancelled, but your houses and land will also be confiscated, moved away from your hometown, or even punished for hard labor.

This is another inhumane measure that Meng Jiucheng has made, but since its implementation, the effect has been quite good.

Yes, this is a typical policy of injunction. Similar to the military discipline of the Mongolian army: if one person escapes, all comrades will be executed. If you want to escape, no one will agree.
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