The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Along the coast of Dayu, especially the coast of Qingzhou occupied by the rebels, due to constant land disasters, the land had little output, the people lived in poverty, and even pirates disliked this area.

In the past few years, this place has not been attacked by foreign barbarians or pirates. After the rebels occupied Qingzhou, the defense of the coast became even more lax.

Lingshan Guard was an important border defense town on the coast during Dayu's heyday. Looking at the dilapidated building in front of him, Li Dingguo felt heartbroken!
If the imperial court regains Qingzhou, the Lingshan Guardhouse will inevitably have to invest a lot of financial resources in rebuilding it. This is all money, what a waste of resources!

Niu Debao was selected to participate in this operation. His soldier's instinct was that as soon as he climbed up to the bunker of Lingshan Guards, he looked around at the terrain here. "The rebels who want to come to Qingzhou are concentrated at the border with Jizhou and other places. This time we Which road should we take to advance towards the hinterland of Qingzhou?"

"Let's move to Anqiu via Gaomi, and then advance towards Qingzhou Prefecture." Driving from the sea, Li Dingguo had been thinking about the march route in Qingzhou, and after thinking about it, he felt that this road was the most suitable.

Li Dingguo had a good impression of Niu Debao, whom Xia Jing transferred to cooperate with his actions. In his opinion, if Niu Debao was not outstanding, Xia Jing would not transfer him here.

Niu Debao had no objection to this, because the route determined by Li Dingguo was the fastest route to Qingzhou Fucheng after they landed.

He faced the sea breeze and said: "This time the empress sent us to land from the sea. The incident happened suddenly. I think the rebels must not have expected it. This time we will take advantage of their unpreparedness, move quickly, and attack quickly to give them A hard blow from the rear!

It is expected that the rebels will be severely damaged and disintegrated, and it will be difficult to gather their strength again. Then it will be the time for the imperial troops to encircle and exterminate them. "

The soldiers had been sitting in the boat for a long time, and they always needed to regain their strength after landing. In order to prevent the news from leaking, Ye Bushou had already spread out.Now Li Dingguo ordered the soldiers to enter the Lingshan Guardhouse and ordered them all to rest and recover their physical strength and energy as soon as possible.
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Several soldiers and horses from the imperial court advanced eastward, and the army advanced all the way without disturbing the local people.

At first, when the people saw the army coming, they would be frightened and hide in a hurry. Later, they found that the army was advancing all the way and turned a blind eye to them, so the people slowly let down their vigilance.

The rebels in Yanzhou and Qingzhou received news of the gathering of imperial troops at the same time.

Qin Lang and Prince Ning even knew that Li Jingfu had confiscated the homes of many big salt merchants. At least the imperial court would not have to worry about food and grass when sending troops.

Because of understanding this, the two of them were even more anxious, as there was a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides.

The reason why the rebels were able to rise in a short period of time was because they relied on the corruption and incompetence of the imperial court and the constant natural and man-made disasters. They fanned the flames a little, and the refugees followed them to rise up. They took advantage of the situation and easily seized Qingzhou as their base. .

As a result, they slowly developed to the surrounding areas, and finally captured Yanzhou and Yuzhou. Now that Yuzhou was recovered by the imperial court, their scope of influence was even smaller.

The rebels occupied several weaker state capitals. In Jizhou and Youzhou, which were separated by them, the rebels did not dare to lift their beards.

This is why Jizhou and Youzhou were still safe and sound even when Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou were separatist in the north and were occupied by the rebels.

On the wall of Leling City, Tan Lang looked at the imperial soldiers and horses slowly gathering outside the city with an unprecedented serious expression.

"Recent news came from Jiankang that Li Jingfu had stolen many salt merchants in order to raise military pay. This shows that the imperial army has sufficient food and grass."

Tan Lang's staff talked about the news they had received recently, and added: "There is also news from the capital. This year, the Gyeonggi region has promoted a kind of food called sweet potatoes. It is not only high-yielding but also very delicious. It can fill the stomach. For the sake of convenience, Storage, the queen in the capital also taught them deep processing, so that sweet potatoes can be stored for a longer period of time."

This shows that Dayu was not short of food. When there was enough food, soldiers and horses gathered at the border, which was a great disadvantage to them!

Tan Lang looked outside the city, his brows never relaxed and kept tightly knitted, "Let all the soldiers in the city be more vigilant, and take turns to change defenses on the city walls to strengthen defenses!"

If Leling cannot hold it, it will be equivalent to opening the northwest gate of Qingzhou, allowing the imperial troops to enter and exit at will.

The soldiers and horses of the imperial court gathered outside the city. Although there was no attack, from time to time soldiers would ride to the safe area under the city wall and explain the current policies of the imperial court to the rebels in the city, especially the policy of preferential treatment of soldiers. Tell them about those benefits and let them know. The rebels on the city wall were envious.

"Is the imperial court really so kind to the army now?" The rebels on the city wall seemed a little unbelievable.

"It is said that Emperor Dayu infiltrated the families of many corrupt officials and raised a lot of money as military pay. Whether he was killed in battle or disabled, he was provided with subsidies. I just don't know if this policy will be implemented in the army?"

"Other things that cannot be seen are all false, but the equipment of the imperial troops and horses outside the city is really sophisticated. I wonder if it is the equipment of the entire army or the equipment of the vanguard battalion in front of me?"

Some rebels touched their purses and said enviously: "If we had paid military pay on time and not defaulted, I would have saved enough money to marry a wife, and our old Zhu family would not be here. , a lot of years have not yet married a wife."

I am ashamed of my ancestors!
Tan Lang noticed that the soldiers guarding the city on the city wall were in a commotion, and immediately issued an order to prevent the soldiers guarding the city from gathering together, and were not allowed to whisper to each other. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be severely punished!
In the next three days, the imperial troops gathered outside the city. In the first round of siege, the steel cannon appeared in Qingzhou for the first time. It was very powerful and could intimidate the rebels on the city wall.

It's just that it's generally easier to defend a city than to attack it. The first round was a tentative attack. Soon after the imperial troops saw that they had not attacked the city, they quickly retreated to a safe area.

Tan Lang looked at the messy city wall with a solemn expression and pursed lips. He did not expect that the weapons of the imperial soldiers and horses would be so powerful today.

The staff saw the worry in his heart and suggested: "General, it seems that the imperial troops are coming this time with bad intentions. If we passively defend the city, there will be a day when we cannot defend it."

Tan Lang looked at his staff and asked, "Sir, what are your suggestions?"

The staff member smoothed his beard, looked at the military camp outside the city, and said: "The defense is always passive. If we want to win by surprise, we can only take the initiative! The reason why the imperial soldiers dare to besiege the city so unscrupulously is because they have enough food and grass. If we attack them by surprise, After burning all the food and fodder, General, do you think they can still besiege us so calmly?"

Burning food and grass was a bad move used in wars of all ages. Tan Lang did not refute him. He didn't care whether the move was bad or not. As long as it succeeded, it was a good move.

"How to carry out a sneak attack? I hope you will have a thorough plan, sir. We can just give the order directly when the time comes."

"I obey my orders!" the staff readily agreed.

However, their sneak attack plan had not yet been discussed, and there was an urgent call from the Yanzhou front line from miles away.

Because this time the rebels could not compete with the strength and strength of the imperial troops. When the Yanzhou defenders concentrated their firepower on them, they tried their best to resist on the surface. In fact, secretly, they led the entire army to abandon Yanzhou and quickly Fleeing eastward, he fled back to Qingzhou.

Upon learning that General Yu Jian was so inactive, Tan Lang became furious and threatened that in the coming battle, anyone who dared to abandon the city and flee would be killed without mercy!

Yu Jian may have guessed Tan Lang's anger. Instead of joining Tan Lang, he led his troops directly to bypass Leling and jump directly through Qingzhou toward the southeast.

The fleeing soldiers had no structure. They marched in a hurry to the southeast. Due to insufficient food and grass, the marching troops kept reaching out to the people along the way to ask for food and grass, causing constant lamentations wherever they passed.

Qingzhou, which was already empty after the disaster, saw its population drop sharply again.

Go east from Yanzhou Prefecture, enter Qingzhou, pass through Laiwu, and continue eastward around Taiyuan Mountain.
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At the foot of a mountain in Changcheng Ridge, Li Dingguo took his troops and horses to rest here.

He didn't catch what he had scattered all night, so he hurried back and reported: "General, a rebel army was found to the west of the mountains here, numbering about , and they are heading east quickly."

Niu Debao was slightly happy after hearing the news: "General Li, do we need to conduct a sneak attack on the enemy? What do you think of keeping this team in Qingzhou forever?"

Li Dingguo came to Qingzhou to eliminate the rebels. Now that the rebels are coming directly to his door, why not do it?

He hurriedly asked his soldiers to bring over the map, looked at the terrain on the map, pointed to a mountain range and said: "Judging from the rebels' route, they probably wanted to escape to the east of Qingzhou to avoid the impact of the war. "When they go east, according to their route, they must pass through this valley!"

Everyone followed the direction of Li Dingguo's finger and found a canyon between two mountains on the circle. "General, can you really trust your soldiers to risk such a deep canyon?"

Li Dingguo replied without even raising his head: "We will survey the terrain in advance and then use the favorable terrain to ambush in advance. Once the people and horses over there pass, we can catch them all!"

The plan was arranged, and when the enemy troops passed the ambush site more than ten miles away, the troops on the officers and soldiers' side were in ambush, just waiting for the prey to enter the trap.

The ambush site was a natural valley passage. The valley passage was narrow and long, but the mountains on both sides were steep and high. The imperial soldiers and horses had laid an ambush on this mountain in advance, gathering stones and logs, and waited for the rebels to enter the valley. It is impossible to escape the ascension.

On the other side, Yu Jian led the fleeing troops and fled outside the valley. Before entering the valley, the leader Yu Jian suddenly said: "It's not easy for everyone to come here all the way. Thank you for your hard work. Let's take a good rest here to recover." Let’s talk about it after I regain my strength.”

After traveling such a long way, everyone would definitely have no objection if they could sit down and rest, so they sat down on the spot, took out their dry food and started to eat.

The imperial soldiers and horses ambushing on the mountain were dumbfounded.

"Why don't you leave? Did these rebels notice something wrong along the way?"

Li Dingguo looked at the restless soldiers and said, "Don't be discouraged. Stay calm. They will naturally come in after they figure it out."

The rebels ate and drank enough, wiped their mouths and set off again.

Yu Jian looked up and felt a little dizzy when he looked at the towering cloud-like mountains on both sides. This reaction was a bit abnormal. He might be afraid of heights, and the others were standing at the bottom.

Anyway, I feel a little depressed and it's hard to express it.

Before stepping into the valley, Yu Jian stopped again. He had a bad feeling in his heart, but he was still confused. Should he go or not?

"General, what's the matter?"

Yu Jian turned back to look at his own soldiers and asked: "Do you think there is anyone or anything in this world who can sense things with particularly accurate feelings?"

The soldier shook his head: "I don't know."

"Do you think this valley is safe?"

"Qingzhou belongs to our rebel army. Whoever has nothing to do can come to this mountain to suffer!"

Yu Jian was right when he thought about it. Qingzhou was owned by the rebel army, with the sea at its back and the imperial soldiers and horses in front of it. Everyone just had to hold on and pass.

Yu Jian, who felt that his worries were unfounded, was still swirling in his mind when he heard movement above his head, like the sound of rolling stones.

He looked up, opened his mouth and took a breath, "What's going on? Why are there enemies in the hinterland of Qingzhou?"

Or is it someone who dislikes him and wants to get rid of him to make room for someone else?
These thoughts were fleeting. Looking at the rocks falling from the mountain tops on both sides, Yu Jian didn't have time to think deeply and shouted to the soldiers: "Hurry and find a bunker to hide!"

As he shouted, other rebels also reacted, and some people panicked and looked for cover.

"If a stone rolls down, you will be easily injured even if there is a cover. Run away quickly!"

"Where can I escape?"

"Don't worry about where to escape, just escape first!"

Some soldiers got scared and ran away regardless of what the general said.

As for their future life, they have to escape before they can figure it out.

"Ah, my feet!"

"Ah, it hurts! I can't move my arm!"

Some people's heads had their brains smashed out, and some people were hit by rocks, with a mouthful of blood spurting out and less air coming in and more air coming out.
How could the imperial soldiers and horses ambushing them on the top of the mountain on both sides let them leave?

Li Dingguo saw that some of the rebels below were already running out of the valley entrance, and he quickly ordered people to bombard the two valley entrances.

There was a sneer on his lips: "We met unexpectedly today, which shows that we have a deep fate. Now that we are here, don't leave and let me go!"

As he finished speaking, the steel cannon was ignited.

"Boom! Rumble!"

The shelling was in the valley, and many rebels were immediately blown away.

Down in the valley, only the sound of artillery shelling, screams, and the angry curses of the enemy could be heard.

"General, both exits of the valley have been blocked by enemy artillery. What should we do now?"

Escape, there is no way to escape!Hide, there is nowhere to hide!

Want to surrender to the enemy? They don't even know who the enemy ambushed them!

Yu Jian hid under a protruding stone, with veins popping up on his forehead and his eyes red and splitting, he said bitterly: "Is God going to kill me today?"

As soon as they finished speaking, not far from where they were hiding, a piece of ammunition fell to the ground and exploded, making their ears buzz!
The soldier looked at the deep pit that had been exploded, frowned slightly, and expressed the suspicion in his heart: "General, look at this firepower, it seems that those who ambush and attack us are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, because they are the only ones who are so powerful. weapons!"

After hearing what he said, Yu Jian leaned out a little and looked at the crater created by the explosion. It was indeed very violent.

He was just relieved when a cannonball landed not far away from him. Before the frightened expression on Yu Jian's face could be fully revealed, it was blown to pieces.

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