Seeing the heavy rain falling from the sky, Li Laiheng's mentality collapsed.

The Kuidong Army has been preparing for the Northern Expedition for so long to make a splash.

But now the weather is not doing good, and he directly extinguishes his hopes.

Gunpowder is impossible to burn under such harsh weather conditions. The tactic of coffin bombing city naturally cannot be used.

Not only that, but what is even more terrifying is that heavy rain conditions are very conducive to the Qing army defending the city, and the Ming army's attack will become extremely difficult.

Under such circumstances, the deaths and injuries of the Ming army would only be even worse.

If there was only one Nanyang and it was like this, it was definitely not what Li Laiheng wanted to see.

As the head coach of the first army, he must weigh the pros and cons.

After Nanyang, there will be Luoyang and Kaifeng. If it is so difficult to fight every time, the Kuidong Army will basically be nothing left after the end of the battle.

So Li Laiheng decided to wait until the weather turned clear before starting the war, and did not plan to take risks in heavy rain.

Fortunately, the Kuidong Army brought enough food this time, so there should be no risk of food being cut off in a short period of time.

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After taking Dengzhou, the Ming army conquered Laizhou.

Denglai has been related to the loss of lips and teeth since ancient times. If Dengzhou is lost, Laizhou will not be able to survive alone.

Now Zheng Jing has focused on attacking Qingzhou.

Similar to Jinan, Qingzhou is also one of the best prefectures in Shandong.

Among them, there are countless famous families, and wealthy businessmen are like crucian carp crossing the river.

Although Qingzhou has been depressed a lot in recent years due to the war, the lean camel is bigger than the horse. Qingzhou is still a first-class existence compared to other prefectures in Shandong.

Zheng Jing can't wait to launch an offensive against Qingzhou.

However, Gan Hui and other generals tried their best to dissuade him and asked His Highness the Crown Prince to think twice before acting.

Zheng Jing thought about it carefully and found that this is indeed the truth.

The Ming army was at an advantage, and the more they were, the less they could not fight.

The Ming army needs to do a steady step by step approaching the heart of the Qing army.

Of course, after his father Zheng Chenggong took Yanzhou, he would also attack Jinan as soon as possible. How to form a response to his father is also what Zheng Jing should consider.

Overall, Qingzhou is still easier to fight than Jinan.

When facing a two-choice situation, Suksaha should also choose to protect Jinan.

Although Zheng Jing decided to take steady steps, he could not delay it for too long. He needed to rush to Jinan to support the Qing army in Qingzhou as soon as possible.

After some communication, Zheng Jing finally decided to send someone to sneak into Qingzhou Prefecture City to spread the news in advance, and then he would cooperate with the Ming army inside and outside.

Zheng Jing dared to do this because the Ming army has been winning consecutively recently and the Qing army has been losing continuously.

This huge difference can give the Ming army an absolute psychological advantage in the showdown.

The people's hearts are even more inclined toward the Ming army.

After all, the Ming army not only had the advantage in strength, but also had the advantage of Taoism.

In the eyes of the people, the Ming army was the king's army, and the Qing army was a bandit, and the two were incomparable in any way.

It is better to reduce some casualties as much as possible, after all, these are the blood of the Han family.

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Ning Wan, I hurried to Qingzhou to organize defense matters.

The reason why the Shandong Governor went there was nothing to do, because Suksaha had to keep an eye on Jinan, and he couldn't separate himself.

The Ming army's troops were divided into two groups and made the Qing army very worried.

Even though Ning Wan, I have the reputation of Zhiduoxing, I feel a headache.

But no matter how difficult it is, you have to fight this battle even if you bit the bullet.

Denglai can't be defended, Yanzhou can't be defended.

But if Jinan and Qingzhou can no longer be defended, Ningwan, Suksaha and I can really commit suicide by wiping our necks.

Because even if they return to the capital, they will not be able to escape the end of a slash.

Qingzhou and Jinan are the bottom line of the two and the bottom line of the court.

After coming to Qingzhou, the first thing I did was to recruit new recruits.

Because the 50,000 or 60,000 troops in Qingzhou were completely insufficient to fight head-on with Zheng Jing.

Even if you conceal the city, it will take at least 100,000 people.

So Ning Wan, I recruited 50,000 people in one go.

Each person’s military pay seems to be a lot of money, but I only need to last for these few months before I can disband the recruited new army.

I would rather finish the work of destroying bridges across the river than having any psychological pressure.

In addition to recruiting new recruits, Ning Wan, I also did one big thing, that is, to gather almost all the aristocratic families in Qingzhou Prefecture.

Dealing with the aristocratic family is to get their support.

After all, only when the support of the aristocratic family and the rear is stable during the war can we have a greater chance of winning.

If these aristocratic families were in a mess and colluded in secret and wanted to sell Ning Wan, then no matter how outstanding the Qing army performed in the frontal defense of the city, it might fail.

I would rather not hope that these aristocratic families can pay for money and people, but I just hope that they will not make bad things secretly.

The Qing army really couldn't afford to lose in this battle.

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Jiningzhou.

Zheng Chenggong led his troops to Jinan Prefecture after a brief rest.

It was different from what he imagined. The more he walked to Jinan Prefecture City, the more barren the land was.

There were abandoned villages everywhere, and the land was as barren as a tortoise shell. Li Dingguo frowned secretly, how could the wealthy one become like this?

"His Royal Highness Zhong, there is an abandoned village in front of you and a small river next to it. Let's go there and take a rest."

He Shouyi suggested in a deep voice.

Zheng Chenggong held the reins of the horse with one hand and nodded slightly.

"All right."

When the Ming army came to the village, the soldiers all went to fetch water.

First, it is to replenish fresh water, and second, it is just right to build a pot to make rice.

Zheng Chenggong also found a big stone and sat down, and his personal soldiers offered the water.

Zheng Chenggong took a sip and was about to discuss with He Shouyi when his personal soldiers came to report that he had captured a spy.

Zheng Chenggong frowned and ordered his personal soldiers to bring the spies, and he wanted to interrogate them himself.

Soon the personal soldiers brought the person there.

Zheng Chenggong only glanced at him and angrily scolded his personal soldiers and said, "This man is so skinny, how could he be a spy?"

If you are ragged, you can still describe it as concealment. You can't hide it if you are as thin as a kid.

Zheng Chenggong immediately ordered: "Give him some food and drink."

He was not in a hurry to ask, he had to let the other party fill his stomach first.

After a while, the personal soldiers brought the cooked rice porridge to their front. The person who looked like a victim immediately brought it to drink, but his mouth was burnt.

He kept blowing the rice porridge, hoping that the porridge would cool down soon.

Zheng Chenggong watched quietly from the side without urging at all.

In this way, the person who looked like a victim drank bowl after bowl, and until the third bowl was finished, he patted his stomach and wiped his mouth.

Zheng Chenggong is still very worried about this. After all, people who have been hungry for a long time are prone to bloating and bloating.

"Tell me, who are you, how come you are here?"

"Caomin is a local villager. Everyone in the village fled to famine. Caomin stayed because his legs and feet were inconvenient. If he hadn't met an adult, he would have starved to death."

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