Zheng Zhilong didn't need to worry about whether Anthony's stomach was irritated. He now landed on Zhifu Island with his men. When the news came out, Tunqi was shocked.

You should know that in Denglai, the main forces of the Qing army are attacking Yexian (Laizhou) - there is a real attack and a strong attack.

Nikan gathered dozens of red cannons to attack fiercely, and the soldiers from all departments rushed forward bravely, which was completely different from the ones that only siege but not attacked in May and June.

The two armies have been fighting there for a month or two, attracting each other's strength little by little, regardless of the water and army.

The main force on both sides is not in the Zhifu area, nor is it under the city of Dengzhou.

Now his confrontation with Zheng Zhibao in the Zhifu area is a silent tacit understanding.

The same is true in the Laoshan area. Jiang Zhe's military strength was limited and he could not attack Li Rutai's army on his own initiative. The Tartars were not in vain for such a long time. They also built many city bases and even built bastions.

There was a situation of Western barbarians in the Tartars. Zheng Zhibao had quickly informed the Black Ice Platform, but the Black Ice Platform was not a god. Now we can only find out that most of those people were Germans, and there were a few Englishmen and Spanish.

As for how they came to the Tartars, and the more artillery that the Qing army suddenly came out, they have not yet been investigated. Like the news reported by Jiang Zhe, the Black Ice Platform also carefully investigated, but this information is really not something you can achieve immediately by just having your heart and do it immediately.

The main force in Zheng Zhibao's hands has already been opened outside Ye County. There is nothing we can do about it.

The Ye County defenders were not in good condition. The chief general Zhou Lianggong, Zeng Zhi, saw that the army in the city was shaken and he was afraid that he would change, so he immediately asked Dengzhou for help.

In fact, although the Qing army drove outside Ye County, the connection between Ye County and Dengzhou has never been cut off. It is too close to the coastline, and there is a ye water connection between them. The Qing army never thought of completely surrounding Ye County.

——If Zheng’s army crossed the sea and attacked fiercely outside, and the Ye County army inside cooperated with it, how many lives would the Qing army have to fill to get stuck in this? Nikan was reluctant to let it go. Compared with human lives, he felt that he could have endured time.

It also takes time for the Qing army to build fortresses horizontally and vertically, right?

When it was August and September, when the sea floes appeared, the defenders of Ye County did not retreat, and foreign aid would naturally be cut off.

After receiving Zhou Lianggong's request for help, Zeng Ying immediately sent reinforcements. However, the strength of the Dengzhou army was difficult to defend the city, so the reinforcements sent were actually Zheng's army. It was the Xiao Yuanying soldiers sent by Zheng Zhilong to defend the city in Dengzhou.

The combat effectiveness of the central part of Yuan Shi was not strong, and there were still many cold weapons in the army that were hot, but the equipment was really good, and it was still a bit insufficient to deal with the Tartars. However, they were not afraid of fighting the Second Tartars and the Mongolian Tartars, and they had a considerable advantage in fighting the Green Flag. Cooperating with the Navy, they could also restrain the Qing army from one or two.

However, with the sudden transfer of the large number of Qing troops in Jiaozhou in July, the Tartars outside Ye County increased significantly, and the red artillery cannons increased from the initial dozens to dozens. Zheng Zhibao had to send his troops to Ye County.

You can't be indifferent. In that case, wouldn't it just watching the Tartars pull out all the nails? Therefore, in the current situation in Denglai, Ye County is the key point, and the main combat power of both sides is gathered on the battlefield.

As for Laoshan, Dengzhou and Zhifu areas, they are all confrontation and restraint, and their eyes are all staring at the victory or defeat of Laizhou.

Because it is already winter. At most, the floes on the sea will be generated for half a month, and the fleet will need to leave the coast and return to the port. The defenders in Ye County will retreat or continue to defend the city at that time, and will give a conclusion in just a few days.

Tunqi thinks that most people may retreat.

Because in the next July, if the Zheng army had not launched many attacks on the Qing army at sea, they would have set up water camps by the sea. The coast was only thirteen or fourteen miles away from the county town of Yexian, and there was a yeshui-like twelve feet wide in the middle. Although the Zheng family's large ship could not enter because of the shallow water, the flat-bottomed sand boat could easily travel.

Therefore, the personnel and materials in Ye County were all supplemented and never really cut off. This is also the biggest reason why Zhou Lianggong and Zeng Zhi were able to stick to it.

Without foreign aid, can they still stick to Ye County for half a year? The answer seems to be very clear.

In Tunqi's view, the Qing army had a great advantage in combat power, and today it was greatly beneficial to them. Therefore, the season for their harvest was coming.

Just when Ye County was taken down, the main force of the Qing army there was divided into two, and part of them rushed to Dengzhou, continuing to restrain the main force of Dengzhou and Zheng army, and the other way to Laoshan, cutting in from the sea to see if it could be completely solved.

At this moment, Zheng Zhilong's sudden leadership of the army arrived, which would trigger the overall situation.

"Retreat!" Tunqi made a quick decision and led his troops to Dengzhou. As mentioned earlier, the Tartars built many castles in Denglai, and even the castle that Zheng Jun had a headache when they saw him, but the location was not in the Zhifu area, but was concentrated in Dengzhou.

The Qing army established a strong camp outside Dengzhou City. Three small bastions protected its safety, and the troops would retreat wherever they would go.

In this way, he can rely on his limited troops to resist Zheng Zhilong's army.

It would not be possible that the Qing army would collapse in a series of ways in Denglai.

The current situation of the two armies is in a state of balance, and their main military strength is trapped in Ye County. Only by waiting must we wait for the Ye County battlefield to have a result, so that both sides can get rid of the trap.

In this case, the opponent suddenly added a huge force, which would not only imbalance the balance of power. Zheng Zhilong's power could at least sweep down Dengzhou, defeat the Qing army in Zhifu, Dengzhou and Jiaozhou, and destroy the efforts of the Qing Dynasty in Dengzhou for several months, and even affect Laizhou and Qingzhou.

Even if Zheng Zhilong led his troops around Denglai, entered the deepest part of Laizhou Bay, entered Qingzhou, and cut off the Qing army's retreat, this might turn the situation around in one fell swoop.

Tunqi quickly sent someone to report to Nikan from Ye County. Then he sincerely prayed to the Buddha for blessing and bless Zheng Zhilong not to go to Qingzhou.

In the past few months, they have already exploited the gentry in Denglai and Qingzhou. If the retreat is cut off, the Tartars will have to tear away their disguised faces, burn, kill, loot, and provide for the army's needs, revealing their true faces.

The people's hearts will be lost.

"This is too dangerous..."

In the Qishan Shop, Zheng Zhilong looked at the Qilu map in front of him and muttered in his heart.

Zheng Sen beside him looked at the map with a bright look, but looked excited. "This is a great opportunity to turn the tables in one fell swoop."

Taking advantage of the fact that the main forces of the Tatars were dragged in Ye County, they bypassed Denglai and went straight to the coast of Qingzhou. After cutting off the supply line of the Tatars, they had a steady advantage.

Think about how much material demand for the 80,000 Tartars army is? Once the retreat is cut off, not to mention that the 80,000 Tartars army can be destroyed immediately. At least it is no problem to win a big victory and recapture Qingzhou.

Zheng Zhilong just wanted to roll his eyes when he heard this. How could he think about it by himself when he was fighting? It depends on the enemy.

"Fu Song thought it was too simple. You know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Now we know nothing about the logistics of the Qing army in Ye County, and we don't know how much food the Tartars still have. Besides, even if they really have no food in their hands, will the Gentleman Denglai have no food in their hands?

If the Tartars' supply line is cut off, but the Tartars cannot collapse in a short period of time, we are the ones who are unlucky."

Zheng Zhibao said bluntly.

When the main force of the Qing army gathered in Ye County, someone suggested to him to send troops to Qingzhou and block the official road leading to Denglai in Qingzhou.

At that time, the waterway was smooth, and Zheng Zhibao didn't agree, just because he was afraid that he would not kill the Tartars, so he let the Tartars defeat Yexian.

Now it is September. In a few days, there will be ice floating on the sea in Laizhou Bay, and the waterway will definitely be cut off.

Zheng Zhilong could not kill the Qing army in the short term, but the shipping was no longer possible. Will he be in Qingzhou at that time? Or should he run back to Dengzhou from Qingzhou immediately?

There is no sea transportation, four or five hundred miles by land, and you have to face the blocking and pursuit of the Tartars. Even if you don’t die, you have to take off a layer of skin.

When can the material in his own hands be consumed in Qingzhou?

If you are really surrounded by the Tartars, Ruye County has such a fierce attack and attack. Can you hold on?

Of course, he would also be able to let the main force of the Zheng army in Zhifu area meet with him, and then greet Zeng Ying, Jiang Zhe and Zhou Lianggong, all of them would do their best to stick to the Qing army as much as possible, and then lead his troops to fight with the main force of the Tartars who came back in Qingzhou, fighting for a fight.

It may not necessarily be beaten and screamed.

The Qing army had a large number of soldiers, but the green flag soldiers were too low. The Zheng army had so many artillery and so many muskets, and it was hard to say who would win and lose with sufficient firepower.

But it’s easy to fight, so there’s too much money to invest (to Zheng Zhilong’s words), and it’s too early.

It's not yet time for him to go barefoot and get out of the red knife with the Tatars. The situation hasn't reached that time yet...

At this stage, Zheng Zhilong is still the most advantageous.

The main force that fought against the Tatars was Emperor Dashun Li Zicheng. Zheng Zhilong was just a stubborn fight, helping Li Zicheng hold on to the Tatars and preventing the Tatars from fighting with all their might.

——Zheng Zhilong’s intention to build a bridgehead along the coast is very obvious, that is, to restrain the Qing army and use the smallest force to restrain the Qing army. It is not about fighting with the Qing army.

That was his most direct and external purpose. In fact, what he has done so far is fine.

Whether outside the pass, Tianjin, or Denglai, Zheng Zhilong invested only 20,000 land troops, but he restrained half of the Tartars' military forces.

"It's too dangerous to go to Qingzhou." Zheng Zhilong shook his head and made a decision. He still remembered the lessons he taught during the Battle of Yanzhou. He didn't want to fall into the old pit again, safety comes first.

When fighting, you must grasp your greatest advantage - strategic initiative.

Is it just lost if Ye County is lost? Just pull the troops back to Dengzhou City.

Zheng Zhibao looked at his elder brother and the army had arrived in Zhifu Island, with more than 10,000 troops. It is one thing not to go to Qingzhou to take risks, and it is another thing not to be idle.

This is a force that can leverage the situation of the battle.

"Then follow..."

"Go to Laoshan. Catch Li Rutai down."

Zheng Zhilong said after pondering for a while.

The Tartars spent a lot of effort to build a fortress outside Dengzhou City, but this was not the case for the Zhifu area and Laoshan.

The seemingly ordinary treatment of the latter two is actually very different.
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