Zhang Xutuo was not well due to his injury, so after showing his face, he continued to recuperate in Zhangqiu. The 30,000 thief army was actually led by Cheng Luo Gui of Donglai County, Shan Binbin, Luo Jizu, Luo Chengzong and other unified armies.

30,000 horses, playing the banner of Zhang Xutuo, slowly advanced westward, each army was separated by one or twenty miles, and the daily march was only forty or fifty miles. While marching and training, there is also a similar appearance.

By the time they advanced along Jishui to Shouzhang in Jibei County, they were already very close to Yangsan.

Luo Guihao was also a disciple of Xungui, after the gate, he was a personal guard, and he was the emperor's golden gourd warrior, so he also has some understanding of the art of war.

He sent out countless light horses to patrol around, and went to investigate the movements of Zhu Cang in Liangshan.

As a result, the scouts reported that there was no trace of the enemy in Liangshan.

After reconnoitring for a long time, he got a message that Zhu Cang had led his troops to evacuate Liangshan and go to Dongjun.

Luo Gui was more cautious, worried that Zhu Cang was trying to lure the enemy into an ambush, so he was not in a hurry to pursue, but just sent cavalry scouts to open the way in front to reconnoitre, and then the armies slowly continued to advance.

A few days later.

The news came back that after Zhu Cang plundered Dongjun again, he crossed the Yellow River north in Baima and entered Jijun, Hebei, and then he captured Liyangcang.

This is not the first time that Liyang Cang has been breached.

In the ninth year of the Great Cause, Yang Xuangan rebelled, raised troops in Liyang, and captured Cangcheng. Later, the imperial court sent troops to quell the rebellion, and Chen Ling led 10,000 troops to capture Liyang Cangcheng.

Then, in the tenth year of the Great Cause, Zhang Jin said that he had raided Liyangcang again.

Therefore, in the warehouse city of Liyang Cang, there is actually not much food for a long time, and there are not many town soldiers in Cangcheng.

This led to Zhu Cang's sudden northward attack, a sneak attack, and the capture of Liyang Cangcheng in one fell swoop.

"Juncheng, what now?"

The generals of the self-protection army who got the news all came to Luo Gui to ask for advice, and most of these generals were composed of county commanders, county captains, county lieutenants or local heroes, and everyone came to defend their hometown this time.

But now Zhu Cang has gone to Hebei.

Luo Gui suggested that it would be better to take the opportunity to chase across the Yellow River and go to Zhuo County to chase and kill Zhu Cang, on the grounds that Zhu Cang was now flowing to Hebei, and he was actually a lone army.

However, after a long day of discussion, many people objected.

They also advocated continuing to advance westward, taking advantage of the current Zhu Cang to move north, while the rest of the rebel main force gathered in Xingyang to deal with Wang Shichong, just in time to recover the counties on the east bank of the canal that had been attacked by the rebels.

Seeing that everyone's will was strong, Luo Gui did not act arbitrarily, and finally agreed.

As a result, the army continued to advance under the banner of Zhang Xutuo.

At the end of February, the army regained Dongping County, exterminated several bandits still wandering in the county, and cut off hundreds of heads, which can be regarded as the first victory.

Then continue the march.

At the beginning of March, Dongjun and Jiyin County were recovered one after another, and at this time, Li Xiuning joined Pengcheng Taishou Chen Lingjun, and also suppressed bandits and thieves all the way, and successively recovered Qian County and Liang County.

For a time, the situation can be described as very good.

Li Mi was under the Tiger Prison Pass, and when he learned the news, he couldn't help but scold Zhu Cang.

"This bastard, let him defend the east, he actually ran to Hebei."

After being annoyed, Li Mi had to transfer a few more generals, and then arranged for them to be stationed in Daliang and Kaifeng in the south of Xingyang, and at the same time divided troops to guard Huaiyang to guard the west bank of the canal, "You must guard the west bank of the canal!" ”

"Wait until I kill Wang Shichong, and then I will go back and clean up those guys!"

In the face of the rebels fortified along the canal, Chen Ling and Luo Gui did not continue to march, but withdrew the soldiers and horses crossing the canal to the east bank of the canal, Chen Ling garrisoned Dangshan, Li Xiuning garrisoned Zhouqiao, and Shan Binbin stationed in Wagang.

The three lines of soldiers and horses approached the canal, but they did not move, but each sent a group of soldiers and horses to sweep the lost counties behind them.

Zhang Xutuo, Chen Ling, and Luo Gui also sent people to Luoyang City and reported to Daxing in Guanzhong.

At this time, Wang Shichong, Li Yuan, Fan Zigai and others who were stationed in the tiger prison by the Bishui River knew that Zhang Xutuo was not dead.

Fan Zigai reported the good news to the emperor of Xijing, and discussed with Wang Shichong and Li Yuan how to flank the rebels on both sides.

The letter was delivered to Daxing City, and Pei Shiju and others were also very surprised.

"Zhang Xutuo is not dead, he is now under the banner of Henan's pacification envoy, and he has organized soldiers and horses to recover the lost land of the counties east of the canal, how to deal with this matter?"

Pei Yun thought that Zhang Xutuo had been defeated before and wanted to be punished, even if he didn't die, but since the pacification envoy had been given to Wang Shichong, this matter could not be changed.

"It's not proper, at the moment Li Mi's rebels are strong, Wang Shichong and others are besieging Tiger Prison and Luokoucang, and there has been no progress, now Zhang Xutuo can pull up 100,000 horses, this army is very important, it is better to appease Zhang Xutuo first, and after Li Mi is eliminated, it is not too late to deal with it."

"How to appease?" Pei Shiju asked.

Su Wei opened his eyes, "Previously, His Majesty had set up the Governor of Donglai in the three counties of Beihai, Gaomi, and Donglai, but now that the Governor of Donglai has come to protect the Emperor with him, I think it is better to precipitate the land east of the canal, south of the Yellow River, and north of the Huai River from Henan Province, and set up Huanghuai Road, so that Hu'er is the envoy of Huaibei Province, and then Zhang Xutuo is the deputy envoy, so that Zhang Xutuo will act as the envoy of Jiedu, and the army will join forces with Wang Shichong to destroy Li Mi. ”

Pei Shiju thought about it, this is also a way, after all, now there are two pacification envoys at the same time, and they also unify the army. However, Zhang Xutuo's current momentum is more powerful than Wang Shichong, but it is also feasible.

"It's just that the name Huanghuai Road is not appropriate, after all, Huanghuai refers to the south of the Yellow River and the north of the Huai River, and also includes Xingyang, Yingchuan, Runan and other counties west of the canal, I think it is better to call it Shandong Road."

"It doesn't matter what the name is, whether it's called Huanghuai or Shandong, the key is to let Zhang Xutuo and Wang Shichong kill Li Mi as soon as possible." Su Wei Dao.

Therefore, the four prime ministers made the master for the emperor, and did not report this matter to the emperor, so they directly issued an official document in the name of the capital province, and separated Shandong Province from Henan Province, and since Hu'er was the envoy of the festival and Xingyang Taishou, Zhang Xutuo was the deputy envoy and the Taishou of Qi County, and Cheng Luogui of Donglai County was the Changshi and Donglai Taishou, and Chen Ling was the Sima and Pengjun Taishou, so that they could unite with Henan to pacify Wang Shichong and Dongdu Shou Fan Zigai, and Huainan to pacify Li Yuan to suppress the traitor Li Mi together.

"I don't know when the chaos in the Central Plains will be closed, and now that the Spring River is plumbing, I think I can ask Your Majesty to go out of Xijing and patrol the south of the Yangtze River through Jianghan." Pei Yun said.

Yu Shiji also nodded, the Central Plains side was beaten into a pot of porridge, and it was already unstable. As long as Li Mi is not destroyed for a day, the eastern capital will not be safe for a day, and even food will not be guaranteed, so he still has to go to Jiangdu.

Staying in Xijing, there is also no grain to enter the customs, but it is still unstable.

The four prime ministers were also a little helpless, but they couldn't think of any better way, so they could only throw the mess behind them and leave it to the marshals to deal with, and they accompanied the emperor to Jiangnan to be quiet and quiet.

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