When a few days later, truckloads and loads of grain, armor, and arrows were continuously transported into the Shandong military camp, although they were not wrapped in breadcrumbs or fried in oil, they also made the soldiers of the other military camps around them covetous, because the gap in treatment was too great.

Every three or five days, those generals have to run to Zhu Mian to cry and beg for food, so that they can get a batch of military rations, and even this, there is no guarantee that the soldiers will be full. It is precisely because of this that the military discipline of the various armies will become more and more corrupt, and they will go into the city to rob the people of money and food as their own compensation.

But now, with enough food and logistics for the 20,000-strong army in August and September being sent to the Shandong barracks, the hearts of all the officers and soldiers are becoming more and more unbalanced.

But the others didn't dare to make any unfavorable moves against the Shandong army, and no one dared to take advantage of the grain to be transported all the way to grab it, because the combat power of the Shandong army was there, and a few hundred people could kill thousands of Gaoyou troops without the power to fight back.

And soon, the relevant inside story also came out, it turned out that this time Zhu Mian was so easy to speak, just because the Shandong army did make a lot of contributions, they actually suppressed the chaotic people who fled to Qixia Mountain, and even Xie Mo died because of this, which is in the eyes of many people, it is not a credit at all, but a big trouble.

Therefore, Sun Tu not only gained benefits in this matter, but also had many troubles, one of which was that the reputation he had built up with great difficulty completely collapsed overnight. When the people knew that the Shandong army had killed Xie Gongzi, they really cried all over the city and cursed, but they regarded the entire Shandong army as an enemy.

In the past, when the Shandong army entered the city to purchase some necessary materials, it was still welcomed by many merchants, because compared with the ingenuity of other officers and soldiers, they were a fair deal. But now, as soon as they learned that they were Shandong soldiers, those merchants would rather be robbed than sell their goods to them. And these soldiers are tied up by military discipline, and they don't dare to really snatch it, so they can only go away in a huff.

Fortunately, Sun Tu had already expected this, and the needs of the army could almost be obtained from the government, so it was not a big problem. Just another thing made him a little uneasy - Tong Mu was forcibly kept under house arrest by Zhu Mian in his own mansion and became a hostage he used to contain Sun Tu.

After reluctantly accepting Tong Mu's request that day, Zhu Mian quickly turned his face, asked people to take him down, and arranged to live in a certain courtyard. Tong Mu is not Sun Tu after all, and he naturally can't get out of it because he doesn't know martial arts, so he has to be obediently bound and imprisoned in Zhufu. Fortunately, he has the identity of Tong Guan's nephew, otherwise it would be even more dangerous.

Sun Tu could only accept such a result and wait for the next opportunity to come. And it was in these circumstances that the change finally came.

On 18 October, several military reports suddenly came from the front, but it was the Fang La rebels who divided their troops and attacked two important towns in Wuxi and Changzhou within two days, and then further news came, under the fierce offensive of the counter-army, no less than three county towns had been breached, and a large area south of Jinling was about to completely fall into the hands of the rebels. When these news came one after another, not only Zhu Mian, but also the generals of the reinforcements from all walks of life were also panicked, and they could no longer be as calm as before.

Because once Wuxi and Changzhou fell into the hands of the rebels, plus the cities of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou and other cities that had been broken and occupied by them before, almost all of the two places in Zhejiang, except for Jinling, fell into the hands of the rebels. To put it more seriously, that is, the official army will be pushed to the edge of the Yangtze River by the rebels, and there is no way out!

This is a result that no one can accept, although Zhu Mian can't afford it, and those officials and soldiers who came to quell the chaos can't afford to lose their land and lose their land. What's more, their performance is very problematic, and the more than 100,000 troops have been patrolling before arriving in Jinling, and they can almost sit back and watch the rebels grow and grow little by little.

So on the 20th day, when Zhu Mian convened the generals to discuss how to deal with it, more than ten officers and soldiers, thirty or forty generals were all present, and everyone's faces were full of worry.

In the yamen of the temporary requisition, an extremely detailed topographic map of the city in the south of the Yangtze River has been hung above the lobby, and the anti-army movements have been drawn with a red pen on it, and several arrows point directly to Changzhou and Wuxi, which is shocking, even Sun Tu saw this, and he also frowned secretly.

At this time, Zhu Mian had changed his previous smiling appearance, and became extremely serious, his eyes swept over the generals in the hall like electricity, and then he said solemnly: "The previous several military reports have been copied and sent to the armies, presumably you all know that the situation in my Jiangnan has reached a point where there is no room for delay, right?" The purpose of summoning all the generals here today is to immediately make a plan to destroy the enemy. Tell me, what should I do? ”

All the generals present are old fritters, they know the law of officialdom, do more wrong, do less wrong and make less mistakes.

This reaction made Zhu Mian's heart even more irritable, and he stopped putting on a stand at the moment, and directly pointed to the nearest general and said: "Xiao Jing, you have clashed with the rebels many times, you should always have some opinions." ”

This Xiao Jing was originally a regimental trainer in the Suzhou Xiang Army, and he did have some skills, but when he was named at this time, he could only say: "In the opinion of the last general, Wuxi and Suzhou can no longer be lost." Fortunately, the two cities are quite strong, and there are cars in Suzhou and Hangzhou to learn from, so it must not be a problem to keep for ten days and a half months. Therefore, what we should do at this time should be to take advantage of the anti-army to attack these two places with all our might, and send troops to counterattack Suzhou City, so that we can besiege Wei and save Zhao, and we can solve the crisis of these two cities. ”

Hearing this, Sun Tu's eyes lit up, although this method looks quite risky, it is a miraculous strategy to solve difficulties, if the official army can really transfer an elite to implement, it will be successful.

But the others shook their heads like rattles, and they objected: "Xiao Tuan's practice is too aggressive, and it is very inappropriate." ”

"Yes, the strength of our officers and soldiers is not as good as the anti-thieves, and if we run to their territory regardless of our own city, if we are defeated, who will bear the consequences?"

Everyone said a word, and quickly vetoed this countermeasure. Xiao Jing didn't refute either, after all, he was a general of the defeated army, and Suzhou was also thrown in his hands before, and now he is still a guilty person, how dare he argue with these generals whose status is still above him?

His only role is to throw bricks and lead jade, or vice versa, because he started, finally let everyone open the conversation, and some generals also put forward a few ideas, but to put it mildly, that is, to directly send troops to rescue the two cities, there is nothing new.

Even, as for which soldiers and horses should go to the rescue, they all passed the buck to each other and played Tai Chi. Obviously, no one has the confidence to confront the opposing army head-on, especially when there is no city to rely on.

This prevarication and argument made Zhu Mian's face change slightly with anger, and finally he could only speak again: "What everyone said is a safe plan, and this official also thinks that it is a top priority to send troops to save these two cities at this time." As for how many troops and horses should be sent to ...... Jinling here is to leave at least 30,000 horses to think it is safe, and the rest of the horses can be divided into two roads. Changzhou is closer to my Jinling, but it must be saved, Sun Chu's jurisdiction-" As he spoke, he had already set his eyes on Sun Tu's face: "You and the Huainan Army will go to the rescue all the way, you don't want to disappoint me." ”

Sun Tu had no objection to this, and immediately got up and hugged his fists: "Humble and orderly." He knew that Zhu Mian didn't dare to stumble himself on such important matters, so he chose the Huainan Army, which had already contradicted him, because the official army of the road was the weakest among the men and horses, and he needed to take it with him.

So after receiving the order, he looked at Peng Yongzhen on the side again: "Peng Xuanzhi, how close we are this time." ”

Peng Yong still had some resentment in his heart, but he nodded at him a little awkwardly and didn't say much.

Seeing that the reinforcements had been arranged, Zhu Mian finally breathed a sigh of relief, he was really a little worried that Sun Tu would not obey the order because of the previous incident.

After Zhu Mian had arranged the soldiers and horses to rescue Wuxi from another route, he got up again and said: "Everyone, this war is related to the overall situation of our Jiangnan, and I hope that you can cooperate sincerely and go all out, and there must be no more mistakes." ”

"We will obey Zhu Shuai's orders!" All the generals stood up solemnly, bent over with their fists clenched, and responded in unison.

And just as Sun Tu was talking with everyone, his gaze swept over the map in front of him, and in an instant, his face changed, because he found a strange place. This time, the anti-army's hand is very large, the battle line is very long, almost all the prefectures and counties north of Jinling are included, only Jinling and Danyang City, which is only two days away from it, are not in its attack, will there be any other intentions in this?

As soon as this idea was born, Sun Tu couldn't let go of the doubts in his heart, so when the generals hurriedly left to arrange for the soldiers and horses to go on the expedition, he stayed behind and mentioned the matter to Zhu Mian: "Zhu Shuai, is there anything special about this Danyang?" ”

"This ...... There's nothing special about it, it's just an ordinary city. Zhu Mian's eyes obviously dodged, and he said casually: "After all, this place is only two days away from Jinling, and no matter how bold the anti-army is, they don't dare to attack it." You don't have to worry too much, as long as you save Changzhou, it will be a great achievement. ”

Although Sun Tu was a little uneasy, this kind of war should still focus on the overall situation, and he couldn't insist much, so he could only hold his fists and lead his life. It's just that there is a pimple left in my heart.