Although the Liang army's Songzhou garrison resisted hastily, they were suddenly attacked by the enemy. Seeing groups of infantry roaring, they raised their spears and rushed them hard, and he could no longer stop them. A series of sharp weapons sounded like a muffled sound. The guard's body was slammed by more than a dozen guns. The weapon in his hand fell to the ground. He raised his head tremblingly, but saw Liu Xiu walking on a war horse, looking down coldly, and saying in a deep voice:

"The city gate has been broken, and your subordinates have become defeated. They have lost the opportunity and are not using their brains, but are just fighting stubbornly. What's the use?"

The guard general was unwilling to accept it, and his eyes gradually faded. When his head drooped and his body completely limped, Liu Xiu immediately issued an order to eliminate all Liang troops in Songcheng County and escort prisoners alive to the Tianping Army to take over. However, there were still stubborn protesters, and they would be killed without any hesitation.

Most of the hour later, the Ziqing Army of Liu Xiu, and the patrol guards sent by Li Tianqu, completely captured Songcheng County. However, after only a brief rest, Liu Xiu mobilized his troops and still wanted to attack other counties under Songzhou, and launched a group of troops and mangdang Mountain, which was governed by the nearby Huizhou (renamed Shanzhou during the Later Tang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, and later became Dan County, Heze City, Shandong Province).

The good news that Li Tianqu should win Songzhou was spread to Yuncheng County, Yunzhou, the Tianping Army where Li Tianqu’s army arrived. All the generals were excited when they heard this. Although Li Tianqu was also very happy, he was expected to be able to win Songzhou easily.

He persuaded his ally Wang Shifan to change his intention to cast a wide net, send me some detailed works, and sneak into dozens of state governments under Zhu Wen's rule to work together. Instead, targeted choices have a higher chance of success, and from a strategic situation, they also gain greater key goals. Songzhou, whose territory is also bordered by the Tianping Army Caozhou, is the most suitable choice.

Because of this land, not only Li Tianqu once came, but also rescued tens of thousands of people who were persecuted by Sun Ru's thieves and escorted to their own vassal territories. Now among the secret spies selected to be selected into the Patrol Guards Department, there are also people from Songzhou. They are familiar with the land and even the structure of Songcheng County. It is easier to get into the city and lurk for a while. It is not as planned by Wang Shifan, who had no experience in secret spies, and sent heads to enemy territory that were not familiar with...

The most important thing is that Li Tianqu knew that his power was in Henan, and the territory controlled by Shandong was bordered by Zhu Wen in a staggered manner. As a narrow territory with its own forces, the Yicheng Army was almost wrapped by the enemy. The price to pay for defending its residence was too high, but Zhu Wen also had several military states protruding and extended, and were almost surrounded by the territory controlled by its own forces...

If Songzhou is taken down and then troops are sent to occupy the Mangdang Mountain Pass that connects the southern prefectures under the nearby Huizhou, then the Ji and Huizhou are controlled by Zhu Wen and will be completely surrounded by the Tianping Army, Taining Army and even Xuzhou.

In this way, the connection between Jeju and Huizhou and other prefectures under Zhu Wen was cut off. How long can you defend? After hearing the news, Zhu Wen could send troops to rescue him in an attempt to attack the territory and reopen the connection between Ji and Huizhou. Li Tianqu said that now I am in Yuncheng, Yunzhou. If you move, I will move too. But this is what you, Zhu Wen thought that our army was going to take back the lost territory, so he waited for your work...but I waited for you to come with peace of mind...

Now it depends on how you, the old fox, will react.

"I think that Zhu Quanzhong will send another army to attack our army, intending to capture the two states of Xu and Si."

In the Yuncheng County Orthodontics Hall, Yan Keqiu took the lead in speaking, and then said:

"Zhu Quanzhong assembled a large army and first seized the Yi army and formed a vassal state. Now he also thought that he could induce the lord to gather troops and raise troops to fight. In this way, the two armies held the boundary of the Tianping Army. The lord made a strange plan, and Wang Jie, the commander of the Ziqing Army, was willing to help him and sent the Zhi general Liu Feng to attack Songzhou. At this point, Ji and Huizhou were at their fingertips. Zhu Quanzhong was good at using troops and was even more tricky. He must have used the lord's method to cut off the connection between our army's territory.

He sent troops north to cross the river, rushing to assist Wei Bo and Chengde, and personally took charge of Yicheng's army and restrained our army's main force. Even if he lost Songzhou, Zhu Quanzhong was unexpected... When he deceived the world and sent another army, as long as he could occupy Xuzhou and Sishui, it would block the road between the Jianghuai prefectures, Taining and Tianping vassal states. And since the lord has personally taken charge of the army to Yunzhou... I believe that Zhu Quanzhong's side is about to take action."

Yan Keqiu speculated on Zhu Wen's next military direction, and after analysis, he was also incisive. However, Li Tianqu was still sitting firmly on the coach's chair, calm and relaxed, and then said in a leisurely voice:

"Zhu Quanzhong's traitor was vicious and treacherous, and he was very likely to plan to attack Xu and Si provinces, and intends to make our army lose sight of each other. However, Zhang Guiba led the Yajun troops of Yicheng Army and had already rushed to Pengzhou, Xuzhou to take over defense. Huainan has An Renyi, and Chai Zaiyeng can lead the army to aid at any time. Xu, Si, Jianghuai and Huai form a horn. Even if Zhu Wen wants to take it, it will not be so easy.

What's more... Yang Xingmi was north of the Yangtze River, and there was also a general Tian Feng in charge of military affairs in various prefectures. Most of the Huainan army was occupied by us. In order to take into account the overall situation, Yang Xingmi could still tolerate and resist and make good friends with our army. But if it were Zhu Quanzhong who captured the two states of Xu and Si and coveted the Jianghuai areas... would he agree?"

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Although Yang Xingmi had been fighting with Qian Liu in Jiangdong, since Zhu Wen killed Emperor Zhaozong of Tang and took the young emperor Li Zhu to ascend the throne, he had sent envoys to Hangzhou and suggested that he temporarily cease the war with Qian Liu.

What's more, Yang Xingmi not only kept paying attention to the evolution of the battle situation in the north, but also heard more and more frequent exchanges with Li Tianqu... Not only Li Tianqu, Li Keyong and Wang Shifan, the three monarchs, agreed to join the alliance force of the Communist Party to fight against the traitor Zhu Wen, and he had to be included in Yang Xingmi.

Therefore, Zhu Wen’s side first chose to attack Li Tianqu, taking the opportunity to make profits and slash Zhu Wen, Yang Xingmi’s side was about to take action.

Just in case, Yang Xingmi still sent troops to prevent whether there would be any abnormal movements in Qianli, which roughly occupied the Liangzhe area, and at the same time, he also sent envoys to meet his arch-rivaled enemy. The content to be conveyed is roughly:

Even if you and I have been fighting for years, they will not give in to each other. Even if you, Qian Liu, ignore Zhu Wen's choice to usurp the throne... However, Zhu Wen killed the emperor and usurped power, and killed the royal family of the Tang court and the ministers of the court, and wanted to make a fool of himself, but the world knew it. Our army decided to launch troops to attack Zhu Wen, which is also the righteousness, and the dispute between you and me was temporarily put aside.

Didn’t you, Qian Liu, always regarded yourself as a loyal minister in the Tang court? You can’t get to the territory controlled by Zhu Wen’s thieves in the Liangzhe area, and I don’t expect to join forces with you to fight against the thieves. But at least, it’s fine at other times. Now our army is fighting against the traitors in order to support the country. At this critical moment, if you take the opportunity to be unfavorable to me, you will be able to assist the traitors and help the evil! So we will settle the accounts between us slowly in the future. During this period, I advise you not to cause trouble for me!

Qian Liu heard that the envoy conveyed Yang Xingmi's meaning, but did not give a clear reply. After sending the envoy away, he discussed it with his aides and envoys, and the decision he made was:

Our army will be put to a halt for the time being, but the troops that border defense and Yang Xingmi should not be neglected. During this period, we will take the opportunity to rest and recuperate and govern the government and comfort the people. Unless the troops under Yang Xingmi invade the border, there should be no conflict with him again.

In other words, if you want to provoke Zhu Wen, just go there. I can rest for a while. As you said, the dispute between you and me is indeed a long way to go. And I, Qian Liu, will not mix in the war between the heroes in the north!
Chapter completed!