Hearing the other party talk about the money and food he asked for in the past, Zhang Tu's face stiffened slightly. Speaking of which, in his opinion, asking for money is the right thing to do. If you don't want it, you shouldn't. However, it is clear that this cannot be said at this time.

Why? After the Shanyang Army defeated the Tang Army's southward advance, Situ Lei's Tang Army, Yanzhou Prefecture Army, and Xuzhou Army joined forces to launch a surprise attack on the Wuwei Army, and then launched a strong attack. But it was also because of the actions of the Sanyang Army that the coalition failed. Therefore, Murong Chengcheng, the king of Qi, found that the preservation of this Shanyang army could play a great role in the land of Yanzhou. Therefore they sent someone to make contact with him, and made a covenant with him. After paying a certain amount of money, the Sanyo Army agreed to launch an operation against the coalition forces. However, in the end, the Sanyo Army did not take direct action.

Although he was a little angry in his heart, at this moment, Zhang Tu knew that this matter, even if the other party was rude, he could not say it directly at this time. So, he had no choice but to say in a deep voice: "Those things are not the intention of King Qi. The messenger who came to ask for money and food has now been executed. My lord, I hope to rebuild relations with Li Dudu, I don't know ......"

Seeing Zhang Tu's face, Feng Ziming knew very well that although the other party said so on the surface, he was still dissatisfied with the Shanyang Army's inaction in his heart. What did the king of Qi mean not to say, if the king of Qi didn't have this intention, the envoy would dare to ask the princes of the other side for money and food at will?

"Lord Zhang, is it true that His Royal Highness the King of Qi thinks that my Shanyang Army is treacherous and untrustworthy? Think that what my Shanyang Army promised at the beginning, but did not do it? Zhao Xun asked slowly.

Seeing that the other party said this, Zhang Tu also said lightly: "What His Royal Highness King Qi thinks, as a subordinate, naturally I don't know very well. As for whether your Shanyang Army has credibility or not, this is just a matter for your Shanyang Army. "As the envoy of the King of Qi, he is not a soft persimmon, and he has good words, but it does not mean that he has been giving in.

Feng Ziming smiled and said: "I know that your Royal Highness King Qi, including Lord Zhang, thinks that my Shanyang Army has gained benefits at the beginning, and has not fulfilled the responsibilities that my Shanyang Army should fulfill. Let me tell you the truth, Lord Zhang, do you think that the Tang Army retreated just because they were repelled by our Shanyang Army all the way? Forgot the hatred of the lost soldiers? Why do you think the Tang Army gave up going south and started to attack the Xuzhou Army instead? If it weren't for the changes of the Tang Army, the Wuwei Army in the south of Yanzhou would not be able to hold out for long under the combined forces of the Yanzhou Mansion Army and the Xuzhou Army. ”

The corners of Zhang Tu's eyes shrank, and he said, "This is the commander of your Shanyang Army?" ”

Feng Ziming said lightly: "However, without the coordination of my Shanyang Army, will the Tang Army give up going south and turn to attack the former coalition alliance?" These are exactly what my Shanyang Army sat down. Our Shanyang Army has solved two enemy forces for the Wuwei Army, and even, the effect we have brought is greater than the results of your Wuwei Army. Because, the actions of the Tang army not only made the coalition army in Yanzhou only have one way left, but also made the land of Xuzhou enemy on three sides. ”

"But what did my Shanyang Army get in the end? Instead, the envoy of your King of Qi asked for the money and food sent in the past. Since you don't look down on my Shanyang Army, my Shanyang Army doesn't need to stick you up. Now, my Shanyang Army stands in place of Xu Jie, and he is not afraid of anyone. Mr. Zhang, what do you say? ”

The corners of Zhang Tu's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't say anything. Although he has a good view of the overall situation, he is also messed up by the complicated relationship in the land of Yanzhou.

"I know that His Royal Highness the King of Qi wants to ascend to the unique position of that Great Yan, but Zhao Xun in the north and King Yong in the west are the great enemies of His Royal Highness the King of Qi. Even if it's this crusade, it won't necessarily be defeated in one blow. At this time, the Xiaoguo army was under the righteousness of attacking the Turks for the Central Plains, but Situ Lei's family needed His Royal Highness the King of Qi to personally crusade, which was not easy. Don't look at a few more princes, nearly 100,000 soldiers, don't look at the name of righteousness, but, what is the final result, in fact, His Royal Highness King Qi has no bottom, isn't it? Feng Ziming said slowly.

Zhang Tu took a deep breath and said, "Xu Jie's abandonment of you is the biggest failure. If you save zài, perhaps, the land of Yanzhou will not be like this, perhaps, he Xu Jie, is still the master of the land of Yanzhou. ”

Feng Ziming said lightly: "Master Zhang looked down on me, the current Feng Ziming is different from the old Feng Ziming." If you say, the former Feng Ziming, who is sitting in front of you now, would not have talked so much to you today. People are learning step by step and rising step by step. ”

Zhang Tu nodded and said, "It seems that Li Dudu is really a different person, and he can make Lord Feng change so much, I really want to see it." However, I think that Li Dudu didn't want to see me, so I didn't force this anymore. ”

Feng Ziming's eyes froze, and he said, "Oh, it seems that Lord Zhang has changed a lot." I'll just say, how can His Royal Highness the dignified King Qi's cronies retreat again and again. Want to come ......."

Zhang Tu said: "Isn't Lord Feng not serious, my intention, Lord Feng is very clear, we are still as Lord Feng said, let's go straight." ”

Feng Ziming said in a condensed voice: "Okay, since Master Zhang has said so, I, Feng Ziming, will not talk nonsense." So, Lord Zhang, what does His Royal Highness King Qi want my Shanyang Army to do, and what can you give me the Shanyang Army? To be honest, nothing else has any effect. ”

Zhang Tu looked at Feng Ziming, and said in a loud voice: "The Shanyang Army wants to fall to my lord, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and not have too close relations with the Xiaoguo Army." Even, when necessary, we must join our Qi army to attack the Xiaoguo army. ”

Feng Ziming also said with a straight face: "So, what about our benefits? With the strength of half of Yanzhou, in the eyes of Xiaoguo Army, I am like an ant. They want to destroy our Shanyang army, without much effort. So, it's very expensive, and it's not so easy to do. ”

Zhang Tu stared at Zhao Xun and said in a deep voice: "What about the land of Yanzhou and Xuzhou?" As long as from now on, your Shanyang army is willing to belong to my lord King Qi, and the land of these two states will be Li Dudu's. ”

Feng Ziming laughed and said, "Attached? If my Shanyang Army is attached to His Royal Highness the King of Qi, don't say that Yanzhou and Xuzhou, whether the current status can be maintained, and whether the life can be saved. ”

Zhang Tu said in a deep voice: "How can Lord Feng say that? What I mean is that the Shanyang Army is under the command of Li Dudu, and His Royal Highness the King of Qi will not interfere in it. In addition, after the annexation, Li Dudu will listen to the tune or not, how about it? ”

Feng Ziming said in a condensed voice: "Seriously, I am tempted by these conditions. However, our Sanyang Army is at a disadvantage, so we will only agree to your conditions after we have received the benefits you promised. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will not get the benefits, but I will make a feud with the Xiaoguo Army, and I will be regarded as an outcast by His Royal Highness the King of Qi, in that case, wouldn't my Shanyang Army not be able to get anything, not to mention, and it will be difficult to protect my life? ”

The corners of Zhang Tu's mouth twitched slightly, the worry that Feng Ziming said was actually a means for these staff members to discuss with King Qi. As long as the Shanyang Army expresses its willingness to join the Qi Army, it will be expressed a little above the action. In the future, how dare he, the Shanyang Army, not go with King Qi? As long as the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army are allowed to fight, the conditions they promised can be completely exempt from payment, and even this Shanyang Army can be included in the system in the future. However, now he has been directly explained by this wind and song.

Zhang Tu smiled and said, "My lord, His Royal Highness King Qi, how could he do such a thing? Lord Feng, what you say is an extreme distrust of my lord, His Royal Highness King Qi. Although he was exposed, he naturally did not panic. Things still have to be discussed, and if you can hold the other party down, it will naturally be the best.

Feng Ziming said in a deep voice: "It's not that I don't trust His Royal Highness King Qi, I have to think about my Shanyang Army first, and the rest is just secondary." Besides, years ago, you and I should have been enemies, and I was understandable to say that, isn't it? ”

"Besides, I'm just a villain before a gentleman. After all, my Shanyang Army didn't dare to compare with His Royal Highness King Qi. Our Shanyang army only occupies most of Yanzhou, and its troops are only tens of thousands. But the king of Qi occupied the four prefectures of Yang, Jing, Henan, Jiang and Jiaozhou, which was about to be taken, and had millions of troops. So, I can't be careless. His Royal Highness the King of Qi lost 100,000 soldiers is nothing, but the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers by my Shanyang Army is equivalent to being destroyed. ”

"How, can Lord Zhang agree to the conditions I said on behalf of King Qi?"

Zhang Tu shook his head again and again and said: "No, as Lord Feng said, if you don't believe us, we also don't dare to have full trust in your Shanyang Army." No one can say, but if we have agreed to your terms, will you do as promised? There's no way to restrain this thing, isn't it? ”

Feng Ziming said lightly: "In this way, there is still nothing to talk about in this matter. ”

Zhang Tu shook his head and said, "No, I didn't mean that." I heard that the Shanyang Army is now trading with the Xiaoguo Army in Jizhou, and it is very frequent, I wonder if this is really the case? ”

Feng Ziming nodded and said: "Yes, this is normal, since my Shanyang army went south to Shunzhou Mansion and worked with the Yanzhou Mansion Army to deal with your Wuwei Army when it went north, and captured the southern counties of Songzhou Mansion, I started a deal with the Xiaoguo Army." Speaking of which, my Shanyang army and the surrounding princes have grudges, but the Xiaoguo army does not. It's also a normal thing to trade with. In addition, now His Royal Highness the King of Qi has called on the world's heroes to crusade against Situ Lei, and the Xiaoguo Army is also a force in response. It can be said that we are all on one side now. Then, there is no problem in trading with it. ”

"By the way, not only with the Xiaoguo Army, but also with the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army, and my Shanyang Army also has a transaction. Our Shanyang Army has opened a merchant passage in the border area, allowing merchants from all over the country to communicate with each other. All the people around them should be clear. I wanted to trade with the Wuwei Army, but after thinking about it, I was afraid that the Wuwei Army and the soldiers in my Yanzhou land would have a grudge that would be difficult to dissolve, so I didn't invite it, and of course, I didn't stop it. ”

Zhang Tu sighed secretly, he knew that what Feng Ziming said was true. The Shanyang army did trade with the surrounding princes, not only the Xiaoguo army, but also Li Chi and Tang Xian, and their attitude towards this was also very welcome. But it just forgot about the Armed Guards. The Shanyang Army did not invite the chief general of the Wuwei Army to discuss the opening of the border and the start of trade.

What worries Zhang Tu is not about this trade, but because the trade between the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army is very deep, whether it will directly lead the Shanyang Army to turn around, or even surrender to the Xiaoguo Army. In this way, it will only be unfavorable to the king in the end. Even the Tang Army and the Xuzhou Army were dissatisfied, and they did not dare to act rashly.

"Lord Wind, what if...... What if I asked you to cut off your frequent dealings with the Devils in exchange for the terms I promised? You don't have to make any commitments first, we will then make a part of the promise, and then you will act, and then we will cede the whole of Yanzhou and Xuzhou to you, how about it? After a while, Zhang Tu said in a condensed voice.

Feng Ziming shook his head and said, "This is impossible, I still say the same thing, you act first, and we can follow the promise." Otherwise, we won't change anything. At least, now our Shanyang Army is still independent. These are also the meaning of the governor of my family, and they are also the meaning of the entire Shanyang Army. ”

Zhang Tu also wanted to persuade: "Lord Feng, why do you refuse so simply? You only need to use excuses to cut off the deal, and this will not lead the Xiaoguo army to attack you for no reason. When the time comes, my lord His Royal Highness King Qi will return the place occupied by the Wuwei Army to you. Subsequently, your Shanyang Army will officially be attached to His Royal Highness the King of Qi, or the Shanyang Army will act independently, or our Qi Army will cooperate and take Xuzhou, and your Shanyang Army will be under the control, wouldn't it be good? ”

Feng Ziming shook his head and said, "My Shanyang Army needs to trade with the Xiaoguo Army to restore local production, and also to develop the local area. Without trading, my Shanyang army will be very slow to recover. Besides, now that the Xiaoguo army is strong and my Shanyang army is weak, we will not go to fight the Xiaoguo army lightly. If the King of Qi really talks to my Shanyang Army on terms, then return the place occupied by the Wuwei Army to us, otherwise, we will not talk. Although my Shanyang army is weak, not everyone can be humiliated. In addition, the Xiaoguo Army is also very helpful to our Shanyang Army, and we can still ask the Shanyang Army for help when necessary. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Tu's face was a little ugly. The other party's words are obvious, that is, they want to talk, and first return the place occupied by the Wuwei Army. Secondly, if the Qi Wangjun really dared to dispatch a large army to attack the Shanyang Army, then the Shanyang Army would not hesitate to consider the Xiaoguo Army, and even surrender.

"It seems that Lord Zhang can't seem to be the lord of King Qi, so he might as well do this. The conditions of my Shanyang Army are very clear, if His Royal Highness the King of Qi really needs my Shanyang Army, then the territory occupied by the Wuwei Army will be exchanged first. In the future, my Shanyang Army is willing to stand on the same front with King Qi. If you don't have the intention, then naturally you don't need to talk about it, and it is useless to talk about it. Feng Ziming said in a deep voice.

Zhang Tu left, helplessly leaving. This made the Wu Wei Army give up the place he had worked so hard to occupy to the Shanyang Army, which was really not something he could do. In this matter, only King Qi can make a decision. However, he is becoming more and more vigilant about the development of the Shanyang Army.

Although in the territory of the Sanyang Army, there are still scenes left after the war in many places. However, instead of numbness, bitterness and grief on the faces of the people, there were only smiles and longing on their faces. In addition, in the Shanyang military area, the people have been given a share of the land, and now, after the large-scale repair of water conservancy projects and the opening of pits and wasteland in various places, there are also Shanyang military unified purchase of livestock between towns and towns, so that they can be said to have found a new way of life for the people. This also made the people under the jurisdiction of the Shanyang Army extremely satisfied with the Shanyang Army. Zhang Tu knew that the people here supported the Shanyang Army more than the people in Yangzhou supported the local government.

Such a force does not look very good now, but it has great potential and strong stamina. If there is no Xiaoguo army on the side, if it is not for the administration to stand on the same front, if it is not for the conquest of Situ Lei, it is more important. Zhang Tu will definitely build yì to the king of Qi and destroy this Shanyang army first.

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When Murong Cheng sent people to negotiate with the Shanyang army, the army also began to attack Yongzhou. The 300,000 soldiers were divided into two routes, all the way from Yingchuan and Changshe to Bishui Pass, that is, south of the Yellow River. All the way from the north, from Chenliu, Guandu to Hugao Pass, north of the Yellow River, north and south at the same time. Whether it is Bishui Pass or Tiger Prison Pass, it is the key point in the eastern part of Yongzhou. It can be said that these two checkpoints are the key defense line in the east of Luoyang. Once this place is broken, then Luoyang City will be in no danger to defend.

I have to say that Murong Cheng's coalition army is still very fierce, whether it is all the Qi troops in the south, or the Qi army in the north and the combination of the coalition forces of various departments, in just over ten days, with almost 100,000 casualties to attack below the two passes.

It seemed that he also knew that he could not cope with the ferocious momentum of this coalition army, so Situ Lei asked his subordinates to fight and retreat until they retreated to the top of the two levels. support, there are more than 100,000 troops outside the city, and the defenders in the city are also 70,000 or 80,000. The two combined armies are almost more than 500,000 people. It's really vast and endless.

Putting aside the southern Bishui Pass for the time being, these are all the men and horses of the Qi army. Outside the Tiger Prison Pass on the northern front, there are 80,000 Qi troops plus 60,000 troops of the three combined forces. In these more than ten days, the army on the northern front, Murong Cheng lost more than 20,000 people, and the coalition army also lost more than 30,000 people.

Although there were 100,000 troops outside the city, the actual number had exceeded 200,000. Because, the people, the young and the strong and the baggage team are not included, and the troops mentioned are all real soldiers.

Even the Shanyang Army, in this battle, also lost more than 5,000 people, and after drawing and replenishing from the accompanying young and strong people, it also made up 20,000 people. Although these nearly 50,000 young men and people can each become soldiers. However, Tang Bin didn't want his subordinates to recover too quickly. The commander of this northern front is the king of Qi, who is also the leader of the coalition army. There is no way, King Qi's soldiers are strong and strong, and he occupies the name of righteousness. Although it was not obvious that the three armies were sent to death, it was common for hundreds of thousands of troops to be killed or wounded in battles and sieges.

I don't know if it's because King Qi is afraid of the connection between the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army, and he doesn't want the Shanyang Army to completely fall to the Xiaoguo Army. Therefore, there was no way to do anything to Tang Bin's right guard. However, the 50,000 people of the Tang army were transferred by Murong Cheng to more than 30,000 people, not to mention, in the more than ten days of siege, 30,000 soldiers, half of whom are still intact, and 5,000 soldiers, are either disabled or seriously injured. The angry Meng Zhao scolded behind his back, and looked for Tang Bin many times to tell his resentment.

In addition to telling Tang Bin what happened to him, Meng Zhao also told Tang Bin many times about the preferential treatment Li Yu received. Needless to say, Tang Bin also knew that this Meng Zhao wanted to make things happen to him and this King of Qi, at the very least, he had to stand with him Tang Jun. Although Tang Bin didn't have a good impression of Tang Jun, he also knew that Li Yu and Murong Cheng had reached a certain agreement. Otherwise, these two people who should have hated each other to the core, instead became the closest people.

Thinking of the information coming from the rear again, Tang Bin's heart moved, and he had some thoughts: "General Meng, I also know what you said. Not to mention you, my subordinates have also suffered a lot of losses. However, I am only replenishing the soldiers from among the soldiers and civilians. However, you said that this King Qi and Li Chi have a secret agreement, which is not unguarded. Whether it is you or me, we are surrounded by the land of Xuzhou. If the Xuzhou army, which was originally fighting with the Qi army in a dark situation, suddenly turns around and suddenly strikes at us, then your Tang army and my Shanyang army will have to suffer a lot of losses. ”

Meng Zhao's face was extremely unhappy, in the past few days, Murong Cheng was looking for a reason to clean up, how could he come down comfortably. Hearing Tang Bin say this, he said in a loud voice: "Isn't that the case, so you and I must join together to resist this King of Qi's unbridled instructions to us." Now that he has found out, I don't know why, this Murong Cheng gave up the intention of making trouble for the Shanyang Army, and instead got it on himself. Now, if you want to convert, you can only let this Shanyang Army stand with you.

Tang Bin shook his head and said, "It is obviously impossible to fight head-on. The king of Qi has a righteous reputation and is the commander of the coalition army. If we resist it, it will be a violation of military discipline. However, the collusion between King Qi and the Xuzhou army cannot be guarded against. General Meng, I shouldn't have said this. However, the Xuzhou army has begun to secretly contact the King of Qi, and I can't help but make preparations in advance. ”

"Before we set off, the King of Qi had already sent his cronies to Yanzhou City, the headquarters of my Shanyang Army, and asked my Shanyang Army to join the King of Qi. The condition given was that Yanzhou and Xuzhou would be handed over to our Shanyang Army. ”

"What?" Meng Zhao exclaimed loudly, shocked by Tang Bin's news. If the army of King Qi intervenes in the situation in Yanzhou, then the overall situation in this land of Yanzhou will be basically decided.

Tang Bin said in a deep voice: "General Meng, don't worry, I, the governor of Shanyang Army, that is, the head of the civil officials, categorically refuses. Not to mention anything else, even if it refuses to withdraw the Armed Guards, how can it really send the benefits it gives to our Shanyang Army. ”

"King Qi is using ......"

"That's right, it is the use of our Shanyang Army to attack your Tang Army and Xuzhou Army, so that the entire land of Yanzhou and Xuzhou will be in chaos, and then let the Wuwei Army and the garrison of Yuzhou intervene. In this way, Yanzhou and Xuzhou fell into the hands of his king of Qi. ”

"Of course, he also wants us to be the first line of defense against the Xiaoguo army's southward movement. After all, my Shanyang Army is still trading with the Xiaoguo Army. Not to mention us, even you, the Tang Army, are also trading with the merchants of the north. But the condition was that we sever trade relations with the Xiaoguo Army, and the most important reason for this was that we did not trade with the Wuwei Army, so we put it aside. ”

When Meng Zhao heard this, he instantly turned this information around in his mind, and said, "So, what does General Tang mean that this Xuzhou army has also received the same promise as your Shanyang army?" ”

Tang Bin said in a condensed voice: "Of course, now, if the Qi army does not act, our three parties, with the Xuzhou army being the strongest and the largest jurisdiction. And the expansion route of the Xuzhou Army can only be the direction of your Tang Army and my Shanyang Army. Then, this is precisely the benefit given by King Qi. You said that the Xuzhou army just took advantage of the situation and got what it wanted, why not follow it? ”

"However, even if this is the case, it will not solve the problem at hand." Meng Zhao frowned and said.

"Inadvertently pass these contents to the Xuzhou army, let them know that this King of Qi not only has a secret alliance with them, but also with us. You said, if the Xuzhou army knew that the King of Qi was also encouraging us to take action against the Xuzhou army, would they continue to be so harmonious with Murong Cheng. Of course, the most important thing is that we need someone on the Xuzhou Army side to quietly put these contents on the Xuzhou Army and spread it. Tang Bin said in a deep voice.

"Do you want to let everyone in this coalition know that the King of Qi is using us to fight each other. Then let King Qi treat the Xuzhou Army as much as we do? ”

"Yes, no matter what, these methods still have to be done, otherwise, we will have to defend passively. Because this matter involves us, the only two parties who will find out the news can only be you. General Meng, these things are up to you to act. Otherwise, there are not many of you tens of thousands of soldiers who can go back alive. If there is really any agreement between the Xuzhou army and the king of Qi, whether the king of Qi is sincere or not, then the Xuzhou army will definitely be regarded as true. ”