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The Denglai rebels were built by Sun Yuanhua before. They are said to have the most firearms in the Ming Dynasty. They have a large number of artillery and muskets, as well as dozens of red barbarian cannons. There are many rebel gunners who are good at using cannons. This is also the case for several official

The army and the rebels fought against each other and suffered repeated defeats.

Therefore, most of the officers and soldiers are now afraid of the rebels. Let alone letting them attack, even if they are allowed to defend the city, they may not be able to defend it. This was what Zhu Dadian was most worried about before Yu Xiaotian came.

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But as soon as Yu Xiaotian's Yu Jiajun arrived here, these problems were easily solved. Compared with the rebels, the Yu Jiajun was equipped with more firearms, stronger combat power, strict military discipline, and strong morale. It was actually a force that could be restrained.

The elite of the rebels.

As soon as Yu Xiaotian led his troops to Laizhou, he had great confidence in suppressing the rebellion. He did not dare to count on other officers and soldiers, but could only count on the Fujian soldiers and generals under Yu Xiaotian's command.

He needs to have other soldiers and horses guard the line connecting Qingzhou and Laizhou, not seeking merit, but seeking no faults. This can be regarded as a shield in his hand to block the rebels' momentum of continuing to develop towards Qingzhou.

Then Yu Xiaotian's Yu Jiajun is a sharp blade in his hand, which can be used to attack the rebels on his behalf, attacking and defending. This situation becomes much more optimistic.

At the very least, Jiaozhou and Jimo will basically be fine after Yu Xiaotian's army arrives at Fushansuo.

So after hearing what Yu Xiaotian had said to his subordinates, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered that Yu Xiaotian could act cheaply and attack Pingdu Prefecture as soon as possible, and that Yu Xiaotian must defend Jiaozhou and

Even if we cannot conquer Pingdu Prefecture for the time being in Jimo and Mo, we must at least protect these two places without any loss.

At the same time, Zhu Dadian did not ask Yu Xiaotian to make a special trip to Qingzhou to see him. Instead, he directly issued a handwriting and sent people to Jiaozhou and Jimo, ordering the officials in these two places to fully cooperate with Yu Xiaotian's actions and try their best to

Satisfied with Xiaotian's request, he also ordered Xiaotian to command the troops and horses on the South Road. The officers and soldiers in Jiaozhou and Jimo were temporarily placed under his jurisdiction for his dispatch. If anyone disobeys the military order, he can be killed first and then reported!

As for the issue of food and salary raised by Yu Xiaotian, Zhu Dadian immediately handed it over to the Shandong government to raise food and salary as soon as possible and send it to Yu Xiaotian, trying not to default on the food and salary for Yu Xiaotian's soldiers and generals.

Zhu Dadian seemed to be grasping a life-saving straw now. He only wanted Yu Xiaotian to help him reverse his current decline and help him put down the rebels in Denglai. Therefore, if he wanted Yu Xiaotian and his men to work hard,

He must find a way to solve the problem of food and salary. Otherwise, if Yu Xiaotian and his Yu Jiajun don't work hard, Zhu Dadian will definitely be in trouble this time.

Yu Xiaotian was of course very happy that Zhu Dadian knew him so well, especially since Zhu Dadian allowed him to do things cheaply here, and asked him to supervise the soldiers and horses on the South Road, and also handed over to him the officers and soldiers in Jiaozhou and Jimo.

, listening to his orders makes it even more convenient for him to do things.

So after listening to his subordinate's reply, he immediately sent him to Qingzhou to thank Zhu Dadian in person. In addition, he sent a generous gift to Zhu Dadian and informed Zhu Dadian that he was so favored by him in Xiaotian.

With the courtesy of the grand ceremony, I will do my best to be loyal to the Holy One. I will definitely lead the troops to Pingdu Prefecture as soon as possible to restore Pingdu Prefecture first.

Zhu Dadian is also very interesting to talk about. This person can definitely be called a corrupt official. He likes to make money in private. It can be said that there is no bribe that he dare not accept, but at the same time he is a little timid and afraid of getting into trouble. In history, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and Po Feng

Yang, destroyed the imperial mausoleum, and the imperial court transferred Zhu Dadian to be the governor of water transportation and the governor of the four prefectures, but he did nothing and was demoted ever since.

Finally, the Qing army invaded Zhejiang, and Zhu Dadian led his troops to defend Jinhua. When the city was destroyed, he ordered all the women in his family to throw themselves into wells, and he led the men to light the gunpowder magazine in the city. Eventually, his whole family was shattered to pieces.

Therefore, Zhu Dadian is a very contradictory person. He is a corrupt official, but at the same time he is a loyal minister. Loyal minister and corrupt official become an organic combination in him, making it impossible to tell whether he is a good official or a corrupt official.

But no matter who Zhu Dadian is now, at least this guy knows who to rely on now. As long as it is beneficial to him and Yu Xiaotian, then he is a good official. With Zhu Dadian in charge of Shandong, then Yu Xiaotian will act in Shandong next.

It becomes even more unscrupulous.

After receiving Zhu Dadian's order, Yu Xiaotian no longer lingered around Fushansuo. He immediately gathered his troops and set off for Jiaozhou.

The 8,000 troops Yu Xiaotian brought this time included four non-full infantry battalions, one full-number heavy supply battalion, plus an artillery battalion, as well as an engineering company, two cavalry companies, and a reinforced siege heavy artillery.

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Of these 8,000 troops, he left two infantry companies behind to guard the area of ​​Fushan Station. They were responsible for replacing the advance company sent here before and continued to garrison the area of ​​Fushan Station and control the main camp in this area.

The rest of the troops followed him to participate in this combat operation against the Denglai rebels.

As for the Navy, after most of the ships were unloaded, they set off back to Fujian. Of course, before they left, they had to take away the more than 2,000 refugees who had been hoarded here. In addition, the empty ships had to continue heading north.

, go to Yangma Island, load up the large number of refugees that have been accommodated there this winter, and transfer them back to Fujian. Some people are arranged to be resettled on Haitan Island, some are arranged to Nanri Island, and most of them are arranged to be resettled on Haitan Island.

People will be arranged to Yilan City and Kaohsiung City to enrich the immigrants there.

In addition, a small number of warships were left behind to patrol Jiaozhou Bay, and several warships were sent to reinforce Yangma Island. Because the weather has turned warm now, there are a large number of refugees and food stored on Yangma Island, especially food.

, will become a favorite in the eyes of the rebels.

The rebels were exhausted in Xishan Village and Yangma Island in winter, but now that the sea ice has melted and the rebels have a large number of boats, they are likely to send boats to attack Yangma Island.

Although before Yu Xiaotian arrived, he had sent several small and medium-sized warships to Jiaozhou Bay in advance. The sea ice had just melted and the sea channel was open to navigation. These small and medium-sized warships immediately rushed to Yangma Island.

They were in charge there, but after Yu Xiaotian came over, he still felt a little uneasy, so he decided to send a few more ships to them.

Although the Yu Jiajun side does not have an advantage in terms of the number of ships, in terms of quality, the Yu Jiajun fleet can completely destroy the rebel navy. With these few ships on Yangma Island, the rebels are

Even if they send out all their navy, they may not be able to gain any advantage.

After arranging these matters, Yu Xiaotian set off with peace of mind and led his soldiers towards Jiaozhou.

Eight thousand people and horses marched on the road, the carriages and horses rustled, the soldiers were fully equipped with armor, flags were fluttering, morale was high, and swords and guns were dazzling. It was really a scenery that exuded a violent beauty.

This caused many people to marvel and watch the Yu family army from a distance. Everyone secretly gave it a thumbs up and praised it endlessly.

The cavalry company is a new army formed by Sea Wolf in recent years. Most of the soldiers are selected from northerners. They are all physically strong and can ride horses in their early years. In the past two years, they have been carrying out secret operations on Haitan Island.

Under Sea Wolf's strict military regulations and training system, these cavalrymen have made rapid progress. They are proficient in all riding skills and can fight on horseback.

The quality of their equipment is also considered to be the best among the Yu family army. The war horses are all selected from the finest Mongolian horses. In order to maintain a certain wildness of the war horses, the male war horses are not gelded. Although it is difficult to control, every cavalryman

, have been responsible for raising a war horse, and have established a very deep relationship and a tacit understanding with the war horse, and they fight very bravely.

In addition to war horses, each of these cavalrymen is also equipped with a double-barreled gun, which can shoot enemy troops at close range on horseback. It is much easier to use than the three-eyed gun equipped by the cavalry in the Guan Ning Army of the Ming Army.

If there are too many, the accuracy will definitely exceed them by a lot.

The effective range of these rifled guns can reach at least thirty steps. There is basically no big problem in breaking armor at thirty steps. Even if it hits an unprotected human body from fifty steps away, it can almost cause damage to the enemy. In addition,

With a caliber of twelve millimeters, the minie bullets fired carry quite a lot of kinetic energy. They can knock down the enemy with almost one shot. As long as they hit, they will be seriously injured. Even if they cannot break their heavy armor, they can still be beaten.

A big somersault basically makes it lose its combat capability within a certain period of time.

Of course, the handgun is only a weapon for assault and life-saving. The main equipment of these cavalrymen is a spear, a sharp steel saber, a shield, and a bundle of bridles hung on each person's saddle. If necessary,

It can be used to capture enemies.

And for these cavalry, Yu Xiaotian authorized them to carry some unique weapons of their own. Those who are good at using bows and arrows can be issued with riding bows. Some people like to use flying axes, so they can make some exquisite flying axes and distribute them to them.

There are several handles, and some people have unique hobbies and like to use chain hammers, so make them for them.

In short, as long as it can improve their combat capabilities, these cavalry will give them whatever they want. As for the armor on their bodies, all of them are half-body plate armor produced by Sea Wolf, plus arm armor and knee-length leg armor, which has a high level of protection.

Extremely high, especially the easily fatal chest, abdomen and back, plate armor has extremely strong protective capabilities.

Just arming one such cavalry would cost hundreds of taels of silver, which was enough to arm a dozen ordinary infantry. However, Yu Xiaotian still spent a lot of money to build such a cavalry team. The total number did not exceed 500. This time

They brought two companies, and the remaining one company stayed on Haitan Island, while the other company conducted rotation training on Jeju Island.