"The Eastern Capital ordered Xuzhou to suppress the bandits, but why can't the Xuzhou army be seen in the southern part of Mengshan?" Wu Heita suddenly asked.

Wu Heita is about thirty years old, tall and broad, with a beard like a steel needle, thick black eyebrows, and majestic. He looks like a straightforward and generous person.

This sentence expresses everyone's common aspirations. Zuo Xiaowei Mansion, which is in charge of Xuzhou's military, is in Pengcheng, and there are four Yingyang Mansions in Pengcheng County. I heard that at the end of last year, Zuo Xiaowei Mansion ordered the conscript of local townships to recruit local army sects with tens of thousands of people. With such strong strength, why not attack Mengshan? Xuzhou thieves robbed heavy troops on Tongji Canal. Dongdu once ordered Zuo Xiaowei Mansion to confiscate the robbed heavy troops, but Zuo Xiaowei Mansion has not yet attacked Mengshan. Where did Liang Dezhong get the courage to ignore the Dongdu's edict and disobey the emperor's orders?

The conflict between the Qi people and the Chu people has been around for a long time. Now that the Chu people have driven the rebels who have caused trouble to Tongjiqu into Qilu and Mengshan, they certainly have no enthusiasm to suppress the thieves. Why should we suppress the thieves? Why can't we let this group of thieves go to cause trouble to Qilu? The more chaotic you are, the better, what does it have to do with me Xuzhou? If the local forces in Pengcheng deliberately obstruct the Weifu to suppress the thieves, let alone Liang Dezhong, a general from Guanlong, I am afraid that Cui Deben, who came from the first wealthy family in Shandong, would be at a loss.

"Ming Gong, last winter, Cui came forward and agreed with the three counties of Qi, Lu and Langya to join forces to suppress the thieves." Jia Wuben said, "Why did Cui go back on his word and refuse to help when Lu County was in a critical moment?"

Zhang Xutuo remained silent.

Judging from the overall interests of the Shandong people, Cui Deben must have taken action to rescue Duan Wencao, but he has his difficulties and cannot be counted on in the short term. As for Dou Xuan of Langya County, under the threat of Lai Huer and Zhou Fashang, he will only use all his strength to guard the transportation channel. What does Duan Wencao's life and death and the crisis in Lu County have to do with him?

"Ming Gong, if the county of Lu is lost, it will be a great crime. If it affects the navy's expedition across the sea, the consequences will be unimaginable." Qin Qiong looked grim and said sincerely, "The Duan clan in the Beihai has a huge power. Although Master Duan has passed away, his disciples and his old officials are numerous and his power remains the same. Especially the influence of Duan clan in Qilu will not dissipate because of Master Duan clan's death. Ming Gong is in Qilu and shoulders the important task of stabilizing Qilu. If he makes enemies with Duan clan due to official affairs, it is not worth it."

Qin Qiong's warning sounded a little harsh at first glance, but when I think about it carefully, Qin Qiong not only did not exaggerate it, but was just right and right, and was just right, just so that Zhang Xutuo could accept it and weigh the gains and losses in a calm state.

Zhang Xutuo immediately realized that he had to rescue Lu County, otherwise the Qilu people who supported him would be betrayed, including Qin Qiong and Wu Heita who were sitting in this tent, who might resent him and would not work hard from now on. However, Qilu County is currently in danger. If he tried his best to rescue Lu County, it would be too difficult and even a possibility of failure, which endangered his own interests. However, if he saved himself, he would inevitably win more support from Qilu people. In the long run, it is in line with his own interests.

As long as the Eastern Expedition is over, as long as it lasts until this winter, the situation will inevitably reverse.

After careful consideration, Zhang Xutuo decided to support Lu County.

"Let it go for the time being in the Beihai." Zhang Xutuo said, "Then is close to Donglai, and the deterrence of the Donglai Naval Division cannot be underestimated. In addition, Zhu Yingyang from the east of Shandong still has a lot of troops. He asked Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang) for help and asked him to send some troops to Weishui and Bailangshui to inspect the Pirates in Beihai. However, after the main force left Qi County, the thieves would flock back once they heard the news, and the victims were still innocent civilians."

Jia Wuben sighed, "Suppression is ultimately the worst. The more you suppress the thieves, the more you suppress them, you still have to be pacified. Only by pacifying can you finally stabilize the situation. Ming Gong has not rained for a while, which has affected crop production. If it does not rain again and the drought intensifies, it may lead to a disaster. Once Qi County suffers another disaster..."

Jia Wuben didn't finish his words, and he was in a heavy mood and didn't want to say anything. After suppressing and suppressing, all the farmers, all the civilians, and all the innocent creatures were killed. It was really a sin, which led to the anger of heaven and people resentment and disasters. If he was affected again, there would be more people who could not survive. In the end, everyone rebelled, killing me, and I would kill you, killing corpses everywhere, and the land was overthrown for thousands of miles, and the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed.

Obviously, Jia Wuben opposed the rescue of Lujun. Even the crisis at his family cannot be solved, and he will still save others. Wouldn't he seek death? A gentleman wants to take care of his foundation, and he is in danger, and he will save others at all costs. In the end, he will probably end up together.

"At present, the drought in Qi County is becoming increasingly serious, and the rebels are not only repeatedly suppressing unfairly, but are becoming more and more numerous, and the situation is getting worse. In this case, the main force rushing to assist Lu County will inevitably endanger the safety of Qi County, which may lead to a sharp decline." Zhang Yuanbei could not oppose his father's decision, but he did not support supporting Lu County, so he came up with a compromise idea, "Emistress, we must prevent problems before it happens. We must consider what if the drought is reduced this year, what should Qi County do? Someone believes that the envoy must leave at least half of the army to continue to encircle and suppress the rebels, increase disaster relief efforts, and do his best to maintain the current situation in Qi County so that the civilians on both sides of the Jishui River can be at ease in farming, and can follow the government's orders when the drought breaks out, and work together with the government to fight drought relief, rather than taking the risk of raising the flag to rebel."

Zhang Xutuo hesitated.

Jia Wu was originally from Hedong, and Zhang Yuanbei was the son of Zhang Xutuo and the Guanlong family. From their standpoint, the safety of Qi County was naturally put first, which was related to their vital interests, while the overall interests of Qilu people should be put second. As for the fate of Duan Wencao of Lu County and Duan family in Beihai, what does it have to do with them?

"Si Gong's strategy seems to be inappropriate." Qin Qiong said, "One of the Qi army was divided into two, half stayed on both sides of the Ji River to continue to suppress the bandits, and the other half went south to rescue Lu County. It is very likely that the county was in short supply of the town and garrison power, and the south to attack the attack power was also insufficient. The current situation is that Qi County was worried about internal and external troubles, and was attacked on all sides. There were many bandits in Changbai Mountain, and there were many injustices. Outside, there were Beihai, Lu County, Jibei and Bohai on the north bank of the Dahe River, and the threats of the bandits on all sides of the plains. Therefore, whether it was to guard the county or rescue Lu County, the Qi army was actually stretched and could not be sustained. In such a crisis, the limited army was divided into two, and the result was imagined."

Based on this, Qin Qiong made suggestions that the Qi army would either stick to the county or go south to suppress the thieves, not try to do two things at the same time, and doing two things at the same time would inevitably lead to failure of both things.

"From the news sent by Lu County, we can see that the Meng bandits had captured Yangguan, occupied the line of Juping and Liangfu, and cut off the connection between Qi and Lu counties. It is not difficult to predict that the Meng bandits will advance westward along the banks of the Wenshui River, attack cities and villages, burn and kill and loot until they arrive at the junction of Jibei, Dongping and Lu County, and meet with the Jibei bandits commanders Han Jinluo, Zhen Baoche, Dongping bandits commanders, Rentai, and Huo Xiaohan. If nothing unexpected happens, the Jiyin bandits commanders Meng Haigong will also form an alliance with them. In this way, the various bandits will form a circular surround against Xiaqiu, the capital of Lu County and its surrounding counties and townships."

Qin Qiong walked to the map, pointed to Yangguan, and continued, "If Ming Gong led half of Qi's army to the south, it would inevitably be blocked by Yangguan. Once the Qi army was blocked by Yangguan, Mengshan bandits would inevitably pass through Han Jinluo, Zhen Baoche and other thieves to the Zuo Jun of Qi County, Zuo Junheng, Pei Changzi, Shizihe and other rebels, Guo Fangyu of Beihai, Qin Junhong and other thieves, and even sent messages to Wang Bo and other thieves who were sheltered in Douzigang, Hebei. Seeing that there was an opportunity, the thieves from all walks of life would inevitably kill on both sides of the Jishui River. In this way, the Qi army would be difficult to resist. In the end, Ming Gong had to withdraw Qi County to suppress the thieves, and went south to rescue Lu County, and failed and gave up halfway."

"Ming Gong evacuated Lu County and surrounded Xiaqiu and its surrounding areas and could attack without restraint. If Lu County was trapped in the hands of the thieves, the thieves would be able to join hands to form an alliance to resist the official army. It can be imagined that Qilu would immediately fall into greater chaos, and this chaos would inevitably affect the navy's expedition across the sea. When Duke Rong (Lai Hu'er) and Duke Qiao (Zhou Fashang) were furious, they would inevitably be angry at Duke Ming, and the emperor and the central government would also be punished by Duke Ming. Although Duke Ming was loyal and worked hard, the result was very different from the wishes above. How could he escape the blame?"

"If Ming Gong tried his best to rescue Lu County, recover Yangguan, recover Juping and Liangfu's line, and drove the Mengshan bandits back to Mengshan, the Mengshan bandits together with all the thieves to defeat the encirclement formed by Xiaqiu and its surrounding areas, and the dangers of Lu County and Duan Envoy were solved. Ming Gong decided to fight quickly and quickly. After capturing Yangguan, he could immediately divide his troops back to Qi County without giving any opportunity to attack Qi County. In this way, the task would be completed. Not only would the thieves severely hurt them, destroy the possibility of alliance development among the thieves, but it also effectively curbed the further deterioration of the crisis in Qilu, which would help the navy to cross the sea and expedition within the booking time."

Qin Qiong's tendency was too serious. As a Qi native, he decided to go south to support Lu County.

Zhang Yuanbei was quite annoyed and immediately refuted. First, Pengcheng was only a few hundred miles away from Lu County, and Zuo Xiaowei Mansion and its main force Zhu Yingyang were all in Pengcheng. Neither Liang Dezhong nor Cui Deben dared not to save him. It was not because of his lips and teeth that the thieves would pose a threat to Pengcheng after the capture of Lu County, but the emperor and the central government would pursue the crime afterwards. Lu County and Pengcheng were adjacent to each other, but you did not save him. What was the purpose? Liang Dezhong and Cui Deben could not bear this crime. In addition, Cui Deben came from the No. 1 wealthy family in Shandong. The Duan clan of Beihai and the Qilu noble group were an important part of the Shandong noble group. From the overall interests of the Shandong people and the interests of Cui family, Cui Deben wanted to save him at all costs. How could he not save him when he saw him die?

Qin Qiong sneered and directly questioned that last year, the thieves in Xuzhou were small, and Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong surrounded and blocked each other, but failed, allowing the thieves in Xuzhou to escape into Lu County and go to Mengshan, which directly affected the development of the situation in Qilu. How could the thieves in Xuzhou escape to Lu County and go to Mengshan? Who is it? What is the real purpose? Although there is no answer to these questions, one thing is certain, don't expect the people of Xuzhou. Since the people of Xuzhou drove their own thieves into Qilu, how could they help Qilu kill their own thieves?

Both sides refused to give in and could not argue.

Zhang Xutuo was thinking all the time. Suddenly, he reached out to shake Qin Qiong and Zhang Yuanbei, signaling the two not to argue.

"Whether the Qi army goes south or split into two, they are passively responding. In fact, we are not sure to reverse the situation." Zhang Xutuo said seriously, "If you want to reverse the crisis, you can only take the initiative to respond and only severely hurt the thief. So, can we use the trick?"

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