At this moment, the Rencheng hero Xu Shiren appeared like a rain in time and offered an alliance plan to the Jibei Rebel Army. This is a timely help. A benevolent and righteous act is worthy of being a hero. Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche were overjoyed and agreed in the dark, but the two were also worried. The Mengshan rebel army was strong, and the Chu people and Qi people were born with conflicts. If the Chu people took the name of alliance and carried out an annexation, wouldn’t the Jibei rebel army be in danger of being wiped out?

Xu Shiren asked, "Which is better, Mengshan Rebel Army or Zhang Xutuo's Qi Army?"

Of course, Zhang Xutuo's Qi army is powerful. Since Zhang Xutuo is powerful, Zhang Xutuo will be in danger of being wiped out by the entire army, and the Chu people also need allies and reinforcements. Therefore, this alliance strategy is beneficial to both sides and needs both sides. Since both sides need it and each side takes its own profit, the Mengshan Rebel Army will certainly not betray his promise and attack his allies at the moment of life and death and defeat him.

Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche actually had no choice at all. Zhang Xutuo was chasing him, and his selection army was only a few dozen miles away from Sucheng. Shuai Rentai was not strong enough, so he had to run away when Zhang Xutuo came, so it was meaningless to go to Pinglu. On the contrary, it also implicated Shuai Rentai, which made the two armies do not do well. Only by forming an alliance with the Mengshan rebel army was the only way to survive. If you had to go to Mengshan, you could go to Mengshan. Of course, they would not care whether they were eaten by the Mengshan rebel army at that time. It would be considered a temporary escape.

After thinking about it this way, he felt relieved. Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche immediately led their troops across the Wenshui River. While approaching Nanzhang City, they sent envoys to Wenyang City to quickly go to Wenyang City to visit Li Fengyun.

Li Fengyun immediately ordered the selection army in Nanzhang City to pay close attention to the movements of the Qi army that were coming to Lu County. At the same time, he informed the brigades along the river that the Jibei rebels formed an alliance and escorted along the way, and did not conflict due to misunderstandings. Xu Shiren quickly met Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche, and led the Jibei rebels to Wenyang quickly to meet with the main force of the Mengshan rebels.

The main force of the Qi army chased and killed him to Sucheng.

Shuai Rentai did not dare to confront him, so he decisively evacuated Pinglu and met Huo Xiaohan, who was stationed in Juye City. Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan immediately sent envoys to inform Meng Haigong of the current critical situation and tactfully proposed that once Zhang Xutuo reached Juye City, they had no choice but to go south to Jiyin County and retreat to Heshui line. However, when they retreated into Jiyin County, if Zhang Xutuo pursued him relentlessly, then the trouble would be great. Where would a group of brothers and brothers escape? Then the south was Liang County, Pengcheng, and entered the territory of Xuzhou. Zhu Yingyang in Xuzhou was strong, and the main force was guarded on both sides of Tongji Canal, so they could block the rebel army from the south at any time. In this way, the rebel army would be attacked from both sides and be in danger.

Meng Haigong did not refuse directly, but boldly analyzed and predicted the development of the situation, believing that they could not solve the fundamental problem when they went south to Jiyin. Since Zhang Xutuo came in a fierce battle, how could he be willing to return empty-handed? For this reason, he made suggestions, taking advantage of Zhang Xutuo that he had not yet chased him, nor did he join forces with Duan Wencao to siege the rebels, and quickly entered Lu County, formed an alliance with Mengshan rebels, and joined hands to fight against the official army.

Meng Hai Gong's proposal has the intention of "stricken water from east to east". You go south to attract Zhang Xutuo, and I can't beat Zhang Xutuo, and everyone will be desperate and fall into trouble. Instead of harming our Jiyin Rebel Army, it is better to harm Mengshan Rebel Army. Mengshan Rebel Army has the biggest advantage. It occupies Mengshan. It doesn't matter if all the rebel armies can't defeat Zhang Xutuo even if they join forces. At worst, they can retreat into Mengshan and defend it to the death. There is definitely no problem in survival.

Meng Haigong finally bluntly told Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan that if the situation is getting worse and worse for me, I will also go east to Mengshan. At present, all the rebels in northwestern Shandong are fighting on the Great Plains. Because of their weak strength, they have no advantage in confrontation with the government and government officials. In comparison, Mengshan rebels occupy Mengshan, and can attack and retreat or defend, and have certain advantages. This is why the Mengshan rebels are getting stronger and stronger and more famous.

Although Meng Haigong has selfish intentions, his words are still very reasonable. His analysis and judgment of the situation are still very accurate. He is neither blindly confident nor overly pessimistic. It is a wise move to take the two evils to the least and survive.

Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan then cut off the idea of ​​going south to Jiyin, but did not immediately adopt Meng Haigong's suggestion. The Mengshan Rebel Army was very unfamiliar to them, and they came from Xuzhou, and they had no sense of trust. At this moment, their mentality was like Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche before. They neither wanted to bow down and live under others' roofs, and they were also worried that their strength would be eaten by the Mengshan Rebel Army with a sip of leather bones.

Just when the two were at a loss and were in a dilemma, the Rencheng hero Xu Shiren appeared. We were all acquaintances and friends for many years. We trusted each other and spoke without hiding each other. We went straight to each other. Xu Shiren came to "put out the fire". The "fire extinguishing" plan he took coincided with Meng Haigong's suggestions. They all formed an alliance with the Mengshan Rebel Army and used the "Mengshan Rebel Army" as a big tree to temporarily avoid the storm.

Alliance is different from enlistment. Alliance means that the brothers are on an equal footing, and everyone is independent. Enlistment means relying on others' roofs and looking at others' expressions. Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan asked the matter clearly and got Xu Shiren's promise. In addition, Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche have "titled to ask for directions" and got what they wanted. The Mengshan Rebel Army is very righteous, and the white-haired handsome man is very courageous. There is no such thing as bullying the small, bullying the weak, or even pulling into trouble. Now that Zhang Xutuo is here, the Mengshan Rebel Army is also facing a survival crisis and urgently needs allies and help. Everyone has the same interests and ideas, and the alliance will of course go smoothly.

Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan immediately ordered the evacuation of Juye and rushed to the Wenyang Alliance with their troops.

Xu Shiren and Meng Haigong were also friends, and they had a good relationship. In order to invite Meng Haigong to participate in this alliance, he specially asked his younger brother to rush to Zhouqiao and persuade Meng Haigong to participate in this alliance. The purpose of everyone's rebellion was to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, they all wanted to overthrow the rule of the Guanlong people, and they all wanted to subvert the great cause of kings and kings. Since this is the case, why miss the opportunity to develop and grow this time?

Meng Haigong was very cautious and did not respond to Xu Shiren's invitation. The Lujun alliance of various rebels was very powerful, but it also gave Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao the opportunity to join forces to kill, so Zhang Xutuo will not go south to Jiyin for the time being. Of course, if Zhang Xutuo does not come, it does not mean that the Jiyin rebel army is safe. If you want to be safe, you must defeat Zhang Xutuo. If you want to defeat Zhang Xutuo, the rebel army will use the alliance strategy to enhance its strength. However, the rebel army will fight on their own.

, each has its own advantages, and it is difficult to form an alliance. Although the Mengshan Rebel Army was the first to raise the flag, had territory, and had strength, the Mengshan Rebel Army came from Xuzhou and was from Chu. Its commander was neither a noble family nor a famous local hero. It was just an unknown thief. He had no reputation or appeal, and had no leadership temperament at all. How could he lead the alliance? What should he use to conquer the heroes and bring all the rebel army together to fight against the official army?

Meng Haigong planned to observe first and see the development of the situation. If the alliance is successful, he would join in the fun and see if he could make some profits. If the alliance fails, the various rebels will still be in a mess, or the Mengshan rebels simply "eat the big fish and eat the small fish" and annex the allies. He would be glad that he did not listen to the hero's words and went to the alliance in a hurry.

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Zhang Xutuo's speed was very fast. He entered Pinglu County, Lu County from Sucheng in Dongping County, and then crossed the Wenshui River and swept across Pinglu. His front-selling army directly killed Juye City along the borders of the two counties.

Fortunately, Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan's evacuation speed was also fast. Just as the Qi army approached Juye City, they quickly crossed the flood channel and entered the west bank of the Bingshui River from Maodudian. Then they went north along the Bingshui River and went directly to Gangcheng, where the intersection of Bingshui and Wenshui River.

Qin Qiong led the Qi army to select the soldiers and soldiers to pursue him. When Zhang Xutuo heard the news, he led the main force to kill the Bingshui and tried to stop the Dongping Yi army in the Bingshui area of ​​Ningyang City, but it was one step late. The Qi army rushed all the way, traveling day and night, and rushed for more than 700 miles. They were exhausted and exhausted. They had to go to Ningyang and take a temporary rest.

Zhang Xutuo's quick support was far beyond Duan Wencao and Niu Jinda's expectations. They were surprised and couldn't help but feel grateful. However, due to the deep-rooted contradiction between the Guanlong people and the Shandong people, this gratitude always contains some suspicion.

In comparison, the situation in Qi County was actually worse than that in Lu County. Not only was the internal thieves rampant, but its external rebels were also staring at him from all directions. In this case, Zhang Xutuo devoted all his strength to support Lu County and ignored the safety of Qi County. This was really contrary to common sense, and people had to doubt his motives.

Duan Wencao brought some county officials and officers Yingyang, as well as more than a dozen carts of wine, meat, and silk to Ningyang to reward the Qi army. By the way, he investigated Zhang Xutuo's reality. What was the reputation of this old army of the Wei Mansion who was strong and brave, and who was desperate to fight when fighting? Why did he suddenly come to support me like my Duan Wencao's life and death brother? This is simply impossible. If something goes wrong, it will be a monster. Zhang Xutuo will not take the blame. Using the hands of these traitors, he will take advantage of the troubled waters and kill me, right?

When they met, Han Liaoxuan and finished the complicated etiquette. The two had to sit together. Without waiting for Duan Wencao to take the initiative to test, Zhang Xutuo explained his purpose straight to the point.

"I came here with all my strength, with the purpose of driving all the bandits of Jibei, Dongping and Jiyin into Lu County, and forcing them to meet with Mengshan bandits. Under the heavy pressure of life and death, the bandits must form an alliance and work together to prevent our attack. In this way, the bandits of northwestern Shandong gathered together, and their strength was enhanced, but they also gave us the opportunity to wipe out them all in one fell swoop." Zhang Xutuo bowed his hand as a courtesy, "The matter was hasty, and he did not tell the envoy in time, so that the envoy misunderstood. He thought that in order to relieve the danger of Qi County, he deliberately drove the bandits of northwestern Shandong into Lu County. He hereby accused the envoy of the envoy."

Duan Wencao showed joy on his face, but he became even more suspicious. Zhang Xutuo was telling the truth, but not all the truth. He concealed a very important part.

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Chapter completed!