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    Xia Town.

    It was only upgraded to a town in the third year of Longqing, and it was still called Xiacun in the middle of Ming Dynasty.

    This is because of the completion of the new canal for water transport, the number of ships at Xiacun Port has increased dramatically, and local industry and commerce have become increasingly prosperous.

    Hundreds of years later, Xia Town will develop into Weishan County.

    Weishan Lake in the late Ming Dynasty has not yet fully formed.  However, during the Wanli period, the Yellow River breached, forming a wetland in this low-lying area, and a few more breaches would turn it into a lake.

    An arrow-shaped boat quickly sailed to the port and shouted: "Eight hundred miles, hurry up!"

    The other two small boats in the port immediately came to meet them.

    "Where are you going?"

    "Go to Yishui County and give it to General Zhang Tieniu!"

    The two newly departed small boats each received four military documents, and headed southeast like arrows leaving the string.

    Whichever ship arrives at the next station first, will hand over the military information first, and sail directly to the final point.

    In ancient China's wars, rivers were very important.

    Throughout the dynasties, large-scale southern expeditions or northern expeditions, the main force almost always followed the river.  Because the food can be transported by boat, it can not only speed up the marching speed, but also greatly reduce the number of civilians and greatly reduce the consumption of military food.

    The Datong Army, which started in Jiangxi, has already made great use of inland river boats.

    A specially built boat was transformed from a small fishing boat.  Because of the lengthening and narrowing of the hull, the shape of the ship is like an arrow, so it is also called "arrow ship".

    When going against the current, the two of them paddle together, and they can take turns to rest at other times.

    If you don't show your physical strength and move forward at full speed, in still water, the speed can reach more than 40 miles per hour.

    Of course, this will make people tired.  Generally, general military information is conveyed. The speed in still water is about 25 to 30 miles per hour, and the paddlers can row very calmly.

    Fei Ruhe's military order started from Nanyang Town, followed the Grand Canal to Xiacun (in the Weishan Lake in later generations), walked another section of the canal across Taizhuang (Taierzhuang), and turned into Yishui River until Yishui County.

    ?The whole river course is about 700 miles, and people and boats were changed ten times in the middle. It only took three days from Nanyang Town to Yishui.  This is also because the speed slows down at night, and the countercurrent speed is also very slow, otherwise it can be reached in a day or two.

    Zhang Tieniu was not in Yishui County at this time, but in Muling Pass further north.

    The military situation was transferred from the boat to the horse, and the fast horse was delivered to Zhang Tieniu.

    "But is there something urgent in Yanzhou?" Yan Guoshi, the missionary officer, asked.

    Zhang Tieniu said: "Lao Fei's side is also frozen. Let us lead the troops to attack. Here, only farmers and soldiers are left to defend the city. If we can't get away from here, we don't have to go there. Anyway, the Tatars don't have as much rations as we do. It's too late."  The longer it takes, the more panicked the Tartars will be, and they will make mistakes.¡±

    ?Deputy teacher Chen Fugui said: "Let's go, Qingzhou government can't fight anymore."

    "I'm planning to go there too, I'm too lazy to waste time with the Tartars." Zhang Tieniu said depressedly.

    The battle situation in Qingzhou Prefecture also froze. Huang Fei successfully occupied Anqiu County, Changle County, and Guangling Town, while Zhang Tieniu occupied Zhucheng County and Muling Pass, and sent farmers and soldiers to take Rizhao and Andongwei.

    Just when the war was about to break out between the two sides, Azig, the owner of the small banner with a white flag, suddenly heavily defended Qingzhou Prefecture (Yidu), Linqu and Shouguang.

    The Manchus just defended the city, waiting for Zhang Tieniu and Huang Fei to attack.

    Zhang Tieniu and Huang Fei are not fools either, their military strength is not superior, how could they forcefully attack a city guarded by tens of thousands of people?

    Therefore, Zhang Tieniu withdrew to Muling Pass, and Huang Fei also retreated to his own strong city.

    This situation is very common during wars.

    If neither side has an overwhelming advantage, as long as one side cannot hold on, the other side can only retreat, or even defend the city for several years.  For example, Jinzhou and Ningyuan in Liaodong have held on for more than ten years. Every time the Tartars surrounded them because they were short of food, they would retreat back to their hometown in desperation.

    On the Qingzhou government side, it's not that Azig doesn't want to fight a tough battle, but the rear is on fire.

    The soldiers and generals under his command fought too hard in Shandong.  Thousands of potters and glass workers in Yanshen Town rose up because they had no food to eat, and even conquered Zichuan County in one fell swoop.

    Then it went straight to Changshan County, and the people along the way joined in one after another. Some gentry even recruited village braves, and the number of volunteer soldiers quickly exceeded 30,000.

    If the fight continues, Azig's grain road will be cut off.

    The troops of Qingzhou Prefecture in the Manchu Qing Dynasty could only temporarily defend the city with heavy troops, and sent cavalry and thousands of elites back to fight the rebels first.

    After Zhang Tieniu sent someone to send a message to Huang Fei, he took the regular army southward and took a boat from Yishui County to Yizhou.  Turning to the northwest again, taking the Junhe River to Qufu, Fei County on the way has been occupied by the Datong Army, but only 3,000 peasants and soldiers were sent to defend the city.

    ? Just leave Yizhounbsp; Surrendered general Hao Zhongzhong, timidly led the troops forward.

    Zhang Tieniu observed with a binoculars in his hand, and said, "A group of miscellaneous soldiers don't need to fire cannons."

    Hao Xiaozhong advanced dozens of steps, becoming more and more frightened as he walked, and finally received an order to stop the march.

    The two sides were so deadlocked.

    However, the cavalry has already joined the battle. There are about 3,000 cavalry in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and about 2,500 cavalry in Datong.

    General Ild led the cavalry into battle, and the formation was so loose that Zhang Tieniu didn't even bother to fire.  Yard still wants to play the old trick, constantly cruising and luring, trying to lure the Datong cavalry out for melee and annihilation.

    The cavalry general of Datong is Ma Wannian, grandson of Qin Liangyu. Facing the temptation of the enemy cavalry, he directly ordered the whole army to dismount: "Light the matchlock and load the ammunition!"

    "Bang bang bang!"

    Due to the long distance and the loose formation of the Manchu and Qing cavalry, only two enemy cavalry were shot down in one volley of guns.

    Moreover, all the horses were shot, and the cavalry was thrown off by the pain.  At such a distance, even if it hits the cavalry, the bullet will not be able to penetrate the cotton armor.

    Duoduo also got a pair of binoculars, and said in surprise: "This is the firecracker cavalry that the spies said? My Qing cavalry tactics are useless against this kind of cavalry. In the future, cavalry will probably not be able to wear armor when fighting.  Kill the horse and go to close combat."

    At this time, a large number of civilian men came to dig trenches around the Datong Army's position with hoes and shovels in hand.

    Seeing this, Duoduo immediately ordered: "Attack quickly, don't let the enemy dig the ditch well, then our army's chariots will not be able to get through! The artillery battalion advances and bombards the peasants on the opposite side!" The genius remembered the address of this site in a second  ?
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