When Yu Qi and Wang Ermazi were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night when they learned that the Ming army was about to attack Denglai.

That was the Denglai whom they were dreaming about, and they were born and raised.

Youdao stood up wherever he fell. They couldn't wait to regain Denley and prove their strength.

The most gratifying thing is that the commander of the navy to attack Denglai this time was nothing else, but General Gan Huigan and Prince Zheng Jing.

These two are both old acquaintances of Yu Qi and Wang Ermazi.

At the beginning, they fought side by side with Zheng Jing and Gan Hui in Denglai and forged a deep friendship.

This kind of friends who fight side by side are not the same level as ordinary friends who drink and meat.

Yu Qi believes that their attack on Denglai will definitely be very pleasant.

Zheng Jing was also very excited.

Unlike the partial divisions that had only a few ships attacked Denglai last time, this time the entire Zheng navy attacked with all its strength.

The father trusted him very much and gave him all the family background of the Zheng family. Zheng Jing must perform well and not let his father down.

The Zheng family army is still very efficient. After some mobilization, they immediately set off.

Zheng Jing was filled with emotion when he returned to the sea.

After all, he is the son of the sea, and the sea is his destination.

It took only a few days to travel from here to Denglai, and the Ming army planned carefully and every step was expected.

Yu Qi, Wang Ermazi and Zheng Jing were not on the same boat, otherwise they would have to discuss the details enthusiastically.

Their ships are much smaller than those of the Zheng family navy, but this does not prevent them from being full of ambitions.

Although the Donglu made them suffer a loss, they have now recovered their wounds and must let the Donglu return them twice as much.

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Zheng Chenggong assembled a large army and officially marched towards Xuzhou.

Xuzhou and Huaian are now in the hands of the Ming army, which is also the only way to go north to enter Shandong.

Especially Xuzhou is simply a throat-like existence.

After controlling Xuzhou, the Ming army could easily enter the hinterland of Shandong.

Zheng Chenggong himself does not lack experience in land attack, but compared with his rich experience in naval combat, his land combat experience seems a bit insufficient.

Zheng Chenggong also knew this very well, so he did not hesitate to surrender to the nobles and asked He Shouyi for advice personally.

As the leader of the Simingshan Rebel Army, He Shouyi had many years of experience in fighting against the Qing army.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Qing army's green camps in Yuyao, Shaoxing and Ningbo generations is not as good as that of the Shandong Qing army, it is also of certain reference value.

He Shouyi is also very sensible and can be said to be full of knowledge and words.

In his opinion, land warfare is not like naval warfare, and the terrain often plays a decisive role in a battle.

During the naval battle, the naval warships of both sides can be deployed, and the two sides will set off to fight.

Whoever has a strong ship or a powerful gun can often end up laughing.

But land battles are different.

Often, some key fortresses and cities are stuck in dangerous positions, which can be said to be a one-man who can pass through thousands of people.

At this time, even ten times the enemy's troops may not be able to take them down.

This is also why there is always a situation where there is a situation where there is a small victory over the top in land wars.

Shandong has many hills, and if you want to march north, you must cross these hills.

This means that there are many tough battles to fight. He Shouyi suggested that Zheng Chenggong try his best to do the ideological work of the soldiers to avoid accidents.

The Ming army advanced very quickly and soon arrived at the border of Shandong.

What surprised Zheng Chenggong was that the Qing army did not hoard heavy troops here.

Could it be that Suksaha is so confident and allows the Ming army to enter Shandong and seek a decisive battle?

Zheng Chenggong had never fought with Suksaha before, but he had heard of this person's deeds.

Such a veteran who has been through the battlefield should not make such an obvious mistake.

Unless Suksaha intends to ask you to get into the trap.

If this is the case, then Zheng Chenggong would have to be more careful.

To be on the safe side, Zheng Chenggong immediately sent a scout to investigate and ordered them to immediately report the situation after investigation. He must not fight in a vain.

The Shandong battlefield was an important part of the entire Northern Expedition, and Zheng Chenggong was not allowed to be careless.

This victory and defeat are not only related to himself, but also to the prospects of the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Chenggong doesn't want to be the one who is dragging him down.

He would rather fight slowly than be ambushed.

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Li Suksaha, the governor's yamen of Jinan Prefecture, frowned.

Ning Wan, I have hemiplegia. Although I have been better these days, I still can’t get out of bed, let alone handle government affairs.

To put it nicely, Suksaha took over the power, but to put it bluntly, the burden was on his shoulders.

Usually dealing with uprisings in various places made Suksaha very worried. After learning that Zheng Chenggong had already led his troops north, Suksaha's mentality completely collapsed.

Now it seems that the Empress Dowager sent him to Shandong not just to put out a fire, but to her old man had already expected that he would take the lead and prepare for the future.

Who is Zheng Chenggong? That is not inferior to Li Dingguo's existence.

Although Suksaha has never fought with him, he has heard of many of Zheng Chenggong's deeds.

You can't make any mistakes when fighting with such an experienced opponent, as it is possible that a mistake will ruin a good game.

Under pressure, Suksaha gathered all the troops that could gather.

This includes nearly 200,000 Green Camp soldiers and 50,000 Eight Banners soldiers.

The 250,000 troops are not small, but there are too many places bordering Shandong and Nanzhili. With the long coastline, Suksaha feels that there are many places that need to be deployed, and the 250,000 troops are not enough.

He could not set up defenses everywhere, as the dispersed forces would be equivalent to not set up defenses everywhere.

As the commander of the First Army, he must make some choices.

After some discussion, Suksaha finally allocated 80,000 people to Denglai, and the remaining 170,000 people were all concentrated in Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture.

Among them, Jinan Prefecture has more troops, with a total of 100,000.

Making such a arrangement means giving up all the outer prefectures and counties to the Ming army.

This is not a manifestation of incompetence, but a manifestation of responsibility.

Suksaha believed that as long as he defended Shandong, the court would not only not blame him but also praise him greatly.

After all, compared with a few years ago, the Qing army's combat power was not as good as before.

Not only the Green Camp, but the Eight Banners of Manchuria are the same.

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After a series of victories, the Ming army has already taken shape, and the offensive and defensive momentum between the two sides is different.

It was not easy for the Qing army to be able to defend the defense line. If they blindly take the initiative to fight, they would likely end up in a crushing defeat.

The most important thing is to survive in this situation, and face is not important at all.

As for Ning Wan, I... As for his current terrible appearance, Suksaha completely ignored his opinions.

He was sober that he was recovering from his illness and left the war to Suksaha to be fully responsible.

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