Meng Rang led more than 2,000 people to break through the siege and head south, but he did not enter Mengshan, nor even crossed the Sishui River to enter Biancheng. Instead, he temporarily stationed in a secluded river valley downstream of Zhushui on the grounds that the army was exhausted and needed rest.

The reason is self-evident, and Meng Rang is worried that he will be swallowed by the Xuzhou rebels.

Xuzhou rebels had occupied Mengshan, and their strength was significantly stronger than Changbaishan rebels. Changbaishan rebels had to be divided into two due to survival needs. Meng Rang was just a partial army. He fought fiercely in Yangguan for several days, and suffered heavy casualties. In addition, he lacked clothes and food, and his morale was sluggish. He was no match for Xuzhou rebels at all. Although at the moment when Changbaishan rebels were alive, the Xuzhou rebels helped and took the initiative to go north to support them, the two sides were very unfamiliar and they were not together.

To solve the other party, especially as the weak Changbaishan rebel army, since the flag was raised, he has struggled hard on the line of life and death. He is very wary of being "eated" by others. Therefore, before the wound is healed, before the physical strength is recovered, and before the Xuzhou rebel army is fully understood, the trust between the two sides is extremely limited. This is why Meng Rang dared not enter Mengshan rashly, or even crossed the Sishui River rashly.

Li Fengyun was a little depressed.

Before leaving Biancheng to pick up the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army, he secretly told Han Yao and Chen Rui, asking them to prepare to annex the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army by force. Unexpectedly, Meng Rang seemed to have seen through his thoughts. Not only did he politely reject Li Fengyun's invitation to enter Mengshan, he was unwilling to cross the Sishui River easily, which made Li Fengyun's annexation plan impossible to implement.

It would be fine if it could not be annexed, but Li Fengyun didn't care. On the contrary, he was quite appreciative of Meng Rang's vigilance. Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years. Meng Rang was very scheming, and being scheming was the basic condition for doing big things. Especially in the era of heroes fighting for hegemony, why would you call a tyrant without scheming? But in this way, Li Fengyun was very passive. Since you rescued people and made good people, then you must do the good people to the end and solve the problem of food and drink for the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army. Otherwise, your previous efforts will be in vain. Not only will you not win the name of righteousness and not win the gratitude of the other party, but you have created an enemy for yourself. Why bother?

It’s hard to do a good person. Li Fengyun sighed secretly that he was very generous in front of Meng Rang and Changbai Mountain Rebel Generals, smiling and not at all unhappy. However, if you judge a gentleman with a villain’s heart, then there is no need for me to stick to my cold butt. If you don’t trust me, why should I be self-indulgent?

Li Fengyun waved his hand, said goodbye with ease, and took three groups to cross the river back to Biancheng.

Chen Rui, Yuan An and the generals were very happy to see the white-haired handsome man returning safely. They heard that Meng Rang and the Changbaishan rebel army were stationed in the valley on the other side of Zhushui, more than ten miles away, and they had no intention of crossing the river to enter Mengshan. Everyone knew that the white-haired handsome man's sinister intention was seen through, and they refused to come to the door. The white-haired handsome man also suffered a defeat. Everyone looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and threw Meng Rang and the Changbaishan rebel army behind their heads. Their stomachs were so hungry that they were rumbled, so how could they care about the poor relatives around them?

The situation in Mengshan is temporarily stable. Lu Mingxing and Guo Ming occupied Sishui County and confronted the official army at the key pass of the defense mountain. The defense facilities of Biancheng and Peiweishan are still under construction. Han Yao has already controlled Zhuanyu City and is currently implementing a series of military and political measures to ensure that the soldiers of the rebel army, the servitude and family can eat and wear and wear, and ensure that the lives of the inhabitants of Mengshan will not be greatly affected. Han Shou and Zhang Xiang are strengthening the defense facilities of Nanwu City. At present, there are no signs of attacking Mengshan, Linyi, the capital of Langya, which is abnormal. Xiahou Zhe, who stayed in Nancheng, even reported safety. The scouts sent by him were in Tengcheng, and Changlu, did not find any signs of cross-border attacks in the front line of the Pengcheng army.

Li Fengyun recalled three regiments that had previously supported Lu Mingxing from Sishui City, and left Hai Dongqing to guard Biancheng, and then led his army back to Zhuanyu.

The General's Mansion made a decision to reorganize the army immediately. The sixteen regiments under the General's Mansion, whether they were nine regiments stationed in Zhuanyu or seven regiments guarding outside the town, immediately began training troops, striving to improve their combat effectiveness in the shortest time and prepare for the upcoming encirclement and suppression of the official army.

Li Fengyun invited the Eagle Fighter General Wang Yang and Lu Ping to the General's Mansion to hold a banquet for entertaining the two of them. Since they were captured, they have followed the rebels and are still imprisoned.

Li Fengyun made a frank statement and explained the current situation in detail.

"Although your future is dark, you have your own beliefs and ideas. You are afraid of implicating your relatives and families, so you persist consistently. Persistence is good, and someone can understand it. I will not force you to join the rebel army, nor will I force you to betray the emperor. If you are willing to be a prisoner, then keep doing it." Li Fengyun smiled, "But, someone's meal is not delicious. If you eat a certain meal, you have to do something for someone a day."

Wang Yang and Lu Ping were intimidated and frightened. Along the way, they witnessed the rebel army miraculously breaking through the Xuzhou official army and leaping into Mengshan thousands of miles. Although this move did not allow the rebel army to grow rapidly, nor could it allow the rebel army to win the strength to compete with the official army, this initiative was very remarkable and had great potential. The two often muttered together, full of curiosity about the mysterious and terrifying white-haired handsome man. Of course, their resentment and fear of him were also increasing day by day. Today, they sat together face to face. I thought the white-haired handsome man was going to force them to join the rebel army, but I didn't expect that the white-haired handsome man was very reasonable and fully took care of their difficulties and allowed them to work flexibly and flexibly in the development of the rebel army. The food should not be eaten in vain.

"As long as you can, I am willing to do my best." Wang Yang and Lu Ping immediately expressed their opinion.

"I need to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, especially the actual combat capability in the shortest time." Li Fengyun said bluntly, "The officer's command ability in front of the battlefield is a fatal flaw. Before the Eastern Expedition begins, the Guardian Army will definitely carry out a large-scale encirclement and suppression of Mengshan, so I urgently need your help."

Wang Yang and Lu Ping looked at each other and smiled bitterly, "I am the defeated general, how dare I take this important task?"

Li Fengyun sneered, "I solemnly warned you that I am dead and the rebel army is defeated, how can you be safe? You are no longer alive and no corpses, so your relatives and family can be safe. Once the Wei Mansion knows your whereabouts, or finds your corpses in the pile of dead people in Mengshan, can your relatives and family still be safe?"

Wang Yang remained silent.

Lu Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "I am a prisoner, how can I convince the public?"

"Who dares not accept it?" Li Fengyun said coldly, "Every nine days of training, a practical exercise will be conducted. If the defeated brigade is dismissed on the spot, and if you want to resume military positions, you must defeat your opponent in the next exercise. In this way, everyone will strive for the first place, and if there are dissatisfied, you can refuse the professor, and then what awaits them will be failure and severe punishment."

Lu Ping did not dare to say anything again. Li Fengyun turned his eyes to Wang Yang. Wang Yang agreed with Li Fengyun's method, nodded slightly, and after a little thought, he said, "If the general wants to achieve results in the shortest time, he must give some more people."

Li Fengyun agreed immediately. In addition to Wang Yang and Lu Ping, the captured officers of Ying Yang Mansion also had two captains and ten brigade commanders, most of whom were Wang Yang's subordinates. Obviously, Wang Yang wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain some freedom for his subordinates.

"Someone said ugly words in front of it." Li Fengyun warned, "If there is a fugitive, the rest will be affected. The enemy is facing a great enemy, life and death are hanging on the line, and some of the sword will never have any sympathy."

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When the rebel army was training troops in Mengshan, the imperial edict from the Eastern Capital was also quickly passed to Qilu and Xuzhou.

The emperor issued an order to dismiss Dong Chun's position as General Xiaowei, remove him from his position as the prefect of Pengcheng, and renamed the prefect of Wenshan, and take office today.

The Wu Ben Lang General Liang Dezhong got his wish and was temporarily in charge of the Zuo Xiaowei Mansion and was responsible for the military of Xuzhou. However, the emperor gave him a task to kill the rebels within a time limit and to redeem the heavy robbers. If there is any delay, severe punishment will be made. Liang Dezhong felt very difficult and was even more difficult to describe the emperor's edict. Now the thieves are not in Xuzhou, but have fled to Mengshan in Qilu. Although Mengshan is adjacent to Pengcheng County and is close, even if there is only one step, if Liang Dezhong wants to cross the border and pursue the enemy, he still needs the emperor's edict and the authorization of the Wei Mansion. Otherwise, it will be like a rebellion and will be beheaded.

Cui Deben, the governor of Pengcheng County, also got his wish and temporarily served as the prefect and was responsible for the political affairs of Pengcheng.

Both of them have their own interests, and if they want to realize their own interests, they must suppress the rebellion and suppress the thieves. Therefore, after the urgent consultation, Cui Deben continued to recruit Zongtuan Township Group in Pengcheng to form a local army, and actively sought to join forces with Lu County and Langya County to suppress the thieves.

Liang Dezhong hurriedly reported to the Eastern Capital, once again presented the current situation in detail, and used this as an excuse to ask the Eastern Capital for authorization to cross the border to pursue the enemy. Considering that the Eastern Capital was about to enter the Eastern Capital and the army had to ensure the safety of Tongji Canal and the troops were seriously insufficient to suppress the enemy, Liang Dezhong suggested to the Eastern Capital that the Zongtuan Township Group of Pengcheng should be immediately recruited to form a local army, and the Pengcheng Administrator should be granted the military power so that the Weifu could use the local power of Pengcheng to quickly, cleanly and thoroughly suppress the rebels.

The emperor was extremely concerned about the situation in the Qilu area, and the news he received was contradictory. Dong Chun of Xuzhou said that the Xuzhou rebels fled to Qilu east and hid in Mengshan, which would inevitably affect the situation in Qilu in the future. Zhang Xutuo, the governor of Qizhou, said that the thieves in Qizhou were extremely rampant and seriously endangered the safety of Qilu. Duan Wencao, the prefect of Lu County, said that some small thieves were just not worth worrying about. The situation in Qilu was very stable, but some bureaucrats deliberately exaggerated and confused the public, trying to mislead the emperor and the center, with ulterior motives.

The emperor did not know that the news was true and who said it was untrue, so he had to order Zhou Fashang, the deputy commander of the navy, who was responsible for the important task of garrisoning in Qilu, to investigate it immediately and report back to the Eastern Capital immediately. If the thieves in Qilu were rampant, the right guard's mansion would concentrate its efforts to quickly suppress the rebellion and not delay it.

Although Zhou Fashang was busy with the Eastern Expedition day and night in the Donglai Naval Army camp, he did not neglect the situation in the Qilu area. If the navy wanted to cross the sea smoothly, the first condition was that Qilu was stable. According to the news he received, the situation in Qilu was indeed stable. So far, only two rebels have caused trouble and have not captured any city. The thieves are still wandering in the mountains and fields, which cannot endanger the security of Qilu at all. The reason why this matter spread to the Dongdu attracted the attention of the emperor and the central government was purely because of the selfish intentions of local bureaucrats and local forces. They all wanted to chaotic the situation so that they could fish in the water, take advantage of the convenience of the Eastern Expedition to bribe and abuse the law, fill their own pockets, and satisfy their own desires.

Zhou Fashang urgently reported to the Eastern Capital, scolding the bureaucrats and local nobles in Qilu. A group of shameless people ignored the interests of the kingdom for personal gain, and forced a few stealing thieves to be burned, killed, and looted rebels, fearing that the world will not be in chaos. What is the purpose?

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