On April 13, Li Fengyun led the alliance's general camp to Kangfu City on the bank of Henggongdu. Previously, Duke Meng Hai and Huo Xiaohan had led the main force to Gaoping, Fang and He and Han Yao, the general manager who stayed in He and Si. More than a hundred miles behind the alliance's general camp, nearly 100,000 Hebei rebels went south through Juyeze. Behind the Hebei people were Wang Bo and Qilu rebels, Zhen Baoche, Lu Mingxing, Cao Kun and Shan Xiongxin led their troops to cut off the rear and resist the enemy.

The Alliance Army launched an attack on Qi County at the 18th lunar month. In the past three months, it has gone through several battles, but has not defeated Zhang Xutuo, nor has it seized a piece of territory, and has failed to achieve its pre-war goals. It can be said that it has gained nothing and returned without success. The Alliance's current situation has not only not improved compared to three months ago, but has become more and more sinister.

On April 14th, Zhai Rang, Bing Yuanzhen, and Wang Ruxin, who were left behind in Ji and He, were ordered to return to the main camp. Here they saw many strange faces, and what surprised them the most was that Chen Rui, the eldest son of the alliance who had been staying in Mengshan, the right Sima Dantai Wuyang, and Han Shou, the commander of the alliance's 14th Army, appeared rare.

Like all the officials and commanders of the alliance, Zhai Rang immediately realized that the situation had changed dramatically, and the alliance would make major adjustments or even subversive changes in decision-making.

On the 15th, when the Qilu Rebel Army and the Alliance cut off the rear army were heading south along Henggongdu, Wang Bo, Qilu Haoshuai, Zhen Baoche and other Alliance coaches were ordered to go to the main camp to participate in the military convention first.

This military discussion is the largest since the establishment of the alliance. It has important officials from the alliance, the general manager of the Five Routes and the 18th Army of the Internal and Foreign Office, the Zuo brothers and Guo Fangyu, Qin Junhong, four Qilu heroes, Hao Xiaode, Liu Heita and eight Hebei heroes, and Shandong scholar Liu Xuan, all of which are gathered together. From the number of participants, it can be seen that the alliance has grown and grown stronger, with more troops and stronger strength, but from another perspective, they are two completely opposite things. The alliance has been in an unprecedented crisis, which is enough to cause the alliance to die. The food crisis that is enough to kill the alliance.

In the first month of this year, Li Fengyun tried his best to attack Qi County, joining Qilu and Hebei rebels to attack Zhang Xutuo with the purpose of robbing a piece of land in Qilu in order to obtain relatively stable income of money and grain and to meet the development needs of the alliance to the greatest extent. However, things went against others' wishes. During the process of eastward advancing Qi County, the alliance's team grew faster than everyone's imagination, and the territory that the alliance needed most was not obtained. This led to the alliance's food crisis not only failed to be resolved or eased, but became even more serious, and it directly threatened the survival of the alliance.

Everyone knows this crisis well, and there is no need for Li Fengyun to explain it more. The most concerned issue at present is how to resolve the crisis and what countermeasures does Li Fengyun have.

Li Fengyun's countermeasure was very simple. He moved to the Central Plains for the second time and ransacked the Tongji Canal. Considering that the official army in the Qilu area was too strong, and although Xuzhou was rich, there were Qilu and Jiangdu in the north, and the support was too strong. As for Henan because it suffered repeated disasters and was too close to the capital, it was also inappropriate for the survival of the alliance, so Li Fengyun decided to give up Mengshan and the battles on the front lines of Ji, He and Si, and find a suitable base.

Li Fengyun stood in front of a huge map and pointed out two directions of progress, either westward or northward. There are two choices to move westward, one is to cross the Tongji Canal and enter the Yingru area to develop. If not, then make the second choice, continue to move westward and enter the Jingxiang area to develop. There are two choices to go northward, one is to cross the river and enter Hebei to develop. If not, make the second choice, continue to go northward, cross the Taihang Mountains, and enter the border area of ​​Dai Hengyan.

Li Fengyun's decision was that based on the current situation and the status quo of the alliance, he must advance to the Central Plains, first go to Tongji Canal, first alleviate the food crisis, and wait until the alliance plunders Tongji Canal, eat and drink and have enough energy, and then make a choice to go north or west depending on the situation.

This is a strategic shift, the risk is too great, and if you are not careful, the entire army will be wiped out. Therefore, some alliance elders first raised questions. Is the current crisis so serious that we must give up Mengshan? Is it so serious that we must make a strategic shift?

Then, Wang Bo, Qilu Haoshang, and several Qilu League heroes, were unwilling to leave their hometown and native Qilu, and were full of fear and lack of confidence in this strategic shift with great risks, so they also raised the same question to Li Fengyun.

The heroes of Hebei were eager to cross the river to the north, and they would be more dangerous every moment they stayed in this strange place. Whether they were moving to the Central Plains or moving to Yingru, Jingxiang and even further away, it was a life-and-death or a life-and-death struggle for them, so they lacked motivation and especially lacked self-confidence. So Hao Xiaode, Liu Heita and others suggested that Li Fengyun, Yu Qian, burned his boats and devoted all his strength to cross the river to the north.

The reality is indeed the case. The farther the alliance is from the Dongdu, the safer it is. The closer it is to the northern border, the greater the room for maneuver. This is obviously conducive to the survival and development of the alliance. In comparison, Xiang Yingru and even Jingxiang, although they are farther away from the Dongdu, they are still surrounded by the government army and are far less safe than going to the north to the border.

Li Fengyun neither explained nor commented on these questions and suggestions, but asked a question directly.

The alliance currently has about 200,000 military and civilians. Is there a better way to save them? Is there a better way to save their lives to the greatest extent?

This is a very sharp problem and the root of the current alliance crisis. If the Qilu Haoshuo and the Haoshuo continue to be trapped in Mengshan and be surrounded by the government army, there will be a dead end, because the alliance is unable to support 200,000 soldiers and civilians, this is an undisputed fact. If the Hebei Haoshuo and the Heibei Haoshuo and the Heihe, how many people will die if they force the river to cross the river? What is the difference between such a ruling and ignoring life and killing demons? The original intention of the Haoshuo and the heroes raised the flag to rebel was to save innocent people, but the people did not save them, but they put more people to death and inhumane devastation. How long can such a righteous flag be held?

The heroes of Qilu were speechless, especially the Zuo brothers and Guo Fangyu who defected to the alliance at the critical moment of life and death. Qin Junhong sighed secretly. He thought that if he defected to the alliance, he could find a big tree that sheltered from the wind and rain. However, he expected that this big tree was in danger and was about to collapse. Now the alliance itself is difficult to protect, so where can it still have the ability to protect 200,000 soldiers and civilians?

The heroes of Hebei were speechless. Li Fengyun's questioning was equivalent to slapping them hard, exposing their ugly faces to broad daylight, and killing innocent people for their own survival. Such shameless behavior is really not glorious enough, and he is really ashamed of the righteous flag in their hands. The original intention of "righteousness" has long been trampled by them so that they are not even as good as shit.

So after Li Fengyun's questioning, the whole handsome tent fell into a long silence, and the atmosphere was very dull.

Now that the trap is a dead end in Mengshan, the battle against the Central Plains is in danger of destruction, which makes the heroes, who are worried about gains and losses and are full of doubts, at a loss and at a loss.

Li Fengyun estimated that the "psychological offensive" was almost done, and the heroes were "desperate" and could use their last magic weapon to determine the world with one sword.

"The reason why someone decided to switch to the Central Plains was based on the prediction of the situation in Dongdu in the next few months."

Li Fengyun began to analyze and deduce the political situation of Dongdu, and grandly launched the "Dongdu Mutiny", which made the despair and frustration of the rich and handsome men suddenly vent and release. Then, the decision to switch to the Central Plains will inevitably be recognized and accepted by them.

Only a very few league leaders knew about Li Fengyun's prediction of the Dongdu mutiny, so when Li Fengyun told Haoshuo in a very certain tone that the Dongdu mutiny would break out in more than two months, the Haoshuo was shocked. This was good news, and it was too good to be better. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch up with the fire, and it was also the best opportunity to implement strategic transfer. At that time, the official army was killed on the battlefield of Dongdu and had no time to take care of the alliance's army. The alliance not only had enough time to plunder the Tongji Canal, but also had enough time to carry out strategic transfer.

The rich and handsome men became excited, but there were also people who remained awake. Liu Heita was one of them. After Li Fengyun finished speaking, he immediately questioned whether the news was reliable? Where did the news come from? Is the Dongdu Mutiny true or your guess?

Li Fengyun once again brought up a news that shocked the heroes, "This time the alliance went westward to the Central Plains, a certain general led the main force to participate in this mutiny and entered the battlefield of the Dongdu, striving to maximize the chaos and attract more official troops. The alliance's large forces lurked outside the capital and used this mutiny to complete the purpose of the war."

The rich and handsome men were stunned, and Liu Heita asked in surprise, "The general was involved in the planning of this mutiny.

Li Fengyun smiled meaningfully, "I'm just an executor."

The handsome tent fell silent again, but the atmosphere was completely different.

Li Fengyun could not use such clumsy means to deceive everyone, and could not joke about his authority, reputation and future. Besides, Li Fengyun's mysterious identity is no longer mysterious among the heroes, and everyone has more or less guesses. Since Li Fengyun's rise and development, many clues have been left along the way. Everyone can basically be sure that there is a huge force behind him, which is also the reason why many heroes are willing to follow him and bet when they are at the end of their journey. Now Li Fengyun has publicly disclosed such a major secret, which is enough to prove his extraordinaryness, and it also shows that everyone's guesses about him before are almost the same. Therefore, after repeated consideration and weighing, the heroes finally determined that Li Fengyun's words were true and credible.

Li Fengyun did not give the Haoshang more time to consider, "Can you agree to switch to the Central Plains?"

No one raised objections.

"Since you all agreed to go to the Central Plains, then tomorrow morning, the main force of the alliance will advance westward and directly kill Tongjiqu."
Chapter completed!