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After Li Fengyun returned to Nancheng, he summoned Han Yao, Chen Rui and Yuan An to officially announce the secret cooperation with the Cui family.

Han, Chen, and Yuan were surprised and delighted. Surprisingly, Li Fengyun didn't know what means he used to secretly cooperate with the Cui family, the No. 1 wealthy family in Shandong. It is simply unbelievable to cooperate with the Cui clan, how many forces in Middle-earth today can win the cooperation of the Cui clan? It is unknown whether Li Fengyun found the Cui family, or whether the Cui family took the initiative to find the door, but one thing is certain, Li Fengyun's identity is extraordinary, otherwise it would be impossible for the Cui family to ignore a traitor, let alone talk about any cooperation. Happily, they followed the right person and went the right way, maybe one day, with the help of the Cui family, they can enter the aristocracy again, live an aristocratic life again, and have a better future.

For their personal goals, they have higher hopes for Li Fengyun, and they also trust Li Fengyun more and are willing to serve him.

Li Fengyun asked the three of them to swear to strictly abide by this secret, especially in the current situation, if the righteous army wants to grow quickly, it must be inseparable from the assistance of external forces, so this secret cannot be revealed in any case.

After the four of them discussed, they decided to take Chen Rui as their secret envoy, disguise themselves as a businessman, and rush to Pengcheng, preferably before the twelve ladies left Pengcheng, and had a specific discussion with Cui Deben on cooperation matters.

Li Fengyun specifically mentioned the messaging. Obtaining confidential information about the Eastern Capital and the local government was crucial to the survival and development of the rebels, and this was exactly what the Choi clan had. If the two sides can establish cooperation on this basis, it will not only ensure the confidentiality of the cooperation, but also ensure the longevity of the cooperation. As for the assistance of food, weapons and other materials, or the "tacit understanding" cooperation on the battlefield, Li Fengyun believes that the risks are too great, especially for the Cui family, even if they are not revealed, they will leave the opponent with a handle to attack or frame. Therefore, Li Fengyun instructed Chen Rui that his fate must be controlled by himself, and the development and growth of the righteous army must rely on himself. The Cui clan is a behemoth, unmatched, the rebels can only borrow their strength, and must not rely on it, once the dependence is formed, the day of being swallowed is close at hand.

After sending Chen Rui away, Li Fengyun sat alone on the top of the mountain, calmed himself down under the blowing of the Wuthering Mountain wind, reorganized his thinking, and decided to adjust the attack deployment.

According to the latest information provided by Cui Jiu, Liang Dezhong of Xuzhou Zuoxiao Weifu deployed all the main forces of Xuzhou Zhuyingyang on both sides of the canal and waterway to ensure that the war materials went north safely, and Zhou Fashang of Qilu Youhouwei Mansion also had the main purpose of "Baodong Expedition", so he deployed all the main forces of Qilu Zhuyingyang Mansion on the coastal transportation channel, and the focus of his defense was Langya County.

According to this information, Li Fengyun confirmed that his previous idea was correct, not to attack Langya County, and not to sabotage the Eastern Crusade, so that there would be no danger to the vital interests of Zhou Fashang and Liang Dezhong, and they would not mobilize the Yingyang Mansion army to encircle and suppress Mengshan, which gave the righteous army a chance to show its strength.

However, this year's disasters in the north and south of the river will continue unabated, the affected areas will expand, the affected population will increase, coupled with the unscrupulous burning, killing, and plundering of the righteous army from all walks of life, natural disasters will increase, and the lives will surely be devastated. Against this unfavorable background, if the Mengshan Righteous Army blindly expanded, it would inevitably bring unbearable burdens to itself.

Li Fengyun decided to change the strategy, this year's important task of the rebel army is to consolidate the foundation of Mengshan, and on this basis to expand to a limited extent, followed by a steady expansion in the direction of Lujun, the purpose is to attack instead of defending, block the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and ensure that the rebel army can gain a foothold in Mengshan and lay a solid foundation.

Li Fengyun immediately made arrangements accordingly, and the main force of the righteous army was divided into two, divided into two armies, the north and the south. The Southern Army was composed of four regiments, with Han Yao and Wang Yang as the chief and deputy commanders, and took Nancheng as a base to attack the southern part of Lu County, the northern part of Pengcheng County, and the eastern part of Jiyin County.

Li Fengyun's demand is not to blindly attack the city, nor to fight for the gains and losses of one city or one place, and to maintain a high degree of "tacit understanding" with the government and the official army. You live your life in the city and around the city, and I live my life of poverty in the village, and we don't interfere with each other, you don't beat me, I don't beat you, if you beat me, I will beat you, and I will attack the city and cut off your head.

Li Fengyun personally commanded eight regiments of the Northern Army to attack the Great Plains with the Lujun Prefecture Bianqiu as the center along the direction of Surabaya, replacing defense with attack and training with battle, so as to ensure the safety of Mengshan.

In addition, with the strength of two regiments, the key pass of Nanwu City was suppressed to resist the attack from Langya County. With the strength of a regiment, he defended the city and ensured the safety of the base camp. With the strength of a regiment, the key passes of Bian City were suppressed, and the officers and troops were resolutely not allowed to set foot in Mengshan.

After the end of the Nancheng military conference, Li Fengyun led the main force to return to the city. The soldiers only rested for one day, and after storing the proceeds of the looting from Lanling, Tanxian and Liangcheng into the treasury, they went down to Mengshan Mountain, crossed the Surabaya River, and killed Liang's father city under the command of Li Fengyun.

Liangfu City is located in the southwest direction of Culai Mountain, which was built in the early years of this dynasty. Last winter, Liang's father city was attacked by the Mengshan rebels, and was burned to ruins by Li Fengyun's fire, and it was difficult to rebuild in the short term, so it was relocated to the ancient Liang father city located in the southeast direction of Culai Mountain. The county governance of the Northern Wei Dynasty was the father city of this ancient Liang Dynasty, and it was also the target of the rebel army.

Since the last time the city was destroyed, the bureaucrats and civilians of Liangfu City have been silent, and they have sent people to guard day and night to prevent the Mengshan rebels from attacking again. As a result, the Mengshan Rebels really came. Liang's father was like a frightened bird, scattering in a hurry, and did not resist at all.

The Mengshan Righteous Army killed Wenshui with lightning speed, and was divided into two at Dawenkou, one crossed the river to feint to attack Juping City to contain the defenders in the city, and the other went up along the river to storm Yangguan with the main lineup.

There was a brigade of Yingyangwei stationed in Yangguantun and a regiment of Yingyangwei in Juping, both of whom participated in the battle against Bian Cheng last winter, and that battle made them lose their self-confidence, no longer dare to be arrogant, and were very afraid of the Mengshan bandits. Suddenly seeing the Mengshan thieves appear under the city, the officials and soldiers were greatly surprised, and while urgently reporting to the government and asking for help from Taishou Duan Wencao, they urgently summoned the officials and people in the city to strictly guard against death.

The Mengshan Rebels trained from winter to spring, and their combat effectiveness was significantly improved, and Li Fengyun focused on attacking the city, not only supervising the army to practice siege techniques, but also manufacturing a large number of siege equipment, and making full preparations.

There were too few defenders in Yangguan, and the officials and people in the city were panicked and caught off guard, and they were unprepared for the fierce attack of the five regiments of the Mengshan Righteous Army, and there was no way to resist it.

Li Fengyun took the lead, leading the elite of the Fengyun Regiment to attack continuously, and only half an hour later, Li Fengyun successfully killed the city wall and dealt a fatal blow to the official army. Then the rebel soldiers rushed into the city like a tide and captured Yangguan.

The main force of the rebel army did not stop, crossed the river with fire, and then attacked Juping.

The Juping defenders had only one regiment, while the rebels had eight regiments, and they were well-equipped and their morale was high, and the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great to hold on.

Hearing that Liang's father and Yangguan had fallen one after another, the infantry captain in the city realized that Juping was in danger, but he did not dare to abandon the city, so he flew to report to Duan Wencao again and asked Duan Wencao for fire support. Now that the local army of Lu County has been formed, Duan Wencao has five or six thousand men and horses, although its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of Yingyang Mansion, but it is equipped with sophisticated weapons and after nearly three months of intensive training, there is no problem in fighting traitors, so this infantry captain pinned his hopes on Duan Wencao and decided to stick to it and wait for help.

Li Fengyun oversaw the attack.

From the mouth of Ying Yangwei, who was captured in Yangguan, he learned that Juping had only one regiment of garrison strength, and of course the rebels wanted to take the city with absolute superiority.

Just when Li Fengyun was attacking Liangfu and Juping in the north of Lu County, Han Yao was also attacking Zou Cheng in the south of Lu County.

Duan Wencao received requests for help from two places and fell into a dilemma.

At this moment, Duan Wencao can be described as anxious, exhausted, and in dire straits.

Last year, Lu County was attacked by Qizhou thieves and Xuzhou thieves, the shape was bad, this year the situation is worse, just entered the spring, did not smell the breath of spring, and received an urgent report from the surrounding counties, Qizhou thieves resurged, and came again, the victims of Jibei County rose up, the fishermen of Dongping County also rebelled, and the heroic commander of Jiyin County, Meng Haigong, raised troops to rebel, and the momentum was very great. Qi County, Jibei, Dongping and Jiyin all border Lu County, and the shape of these places has taken a sharp turn and rebellions have emerged, which will inevitably affect the security of Lu County, and once the rebels from all walks of life enter Lu County, they will form an east-west flank with the Xuzhou thieves who occupy Mengshan, which shows the severity of the crisis in Lu County.

Lu County is in danger, and Duan Wencao's career is crumbling.

His elder brother, Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department, died of illness on the way to the Eastern Expedition, which dealt a heavy blow to Duan Wencao. Duan Wenzhen's death not only meant that the Duan clan's power had shrunk sharply, but also affected the future of the entire Qilu aristocratic group.

Duan Wenzhen is a banner of the Qilu aristocratic group, with this banner, the cohesion is there, but now that this banner has fallen, no one else can replace Duan Wenzhen to become the "banner" of the Qilu aristocracy again, so the cohesion of the Qilu people will decline sharply, and they will be divided and split in the face of various complex interests, and finally they will fight separately, scattered, and decline as a whole. Since it has declined, of course, the political opponent will take this opportunity to beat the water dogs, so the Qilu people will suffer a heavy blow, and the Qilu aristocratic group will quickly lose control of the Qilu region, so that the Qilu region will inevitably fall into chaos, and the situation will be out of control.

At present, the situation in Qilu is showing this bad trend, Duan Wencao has to do his best to save it, and the best way to save it is to raise the butcher knife and cut all the traitors to the ground.

The contradiction is here, Duan Wen manipulates the thief, that is, Qi people kill Qi people, and the enemy is painful, and the price is heavy; If Duan Wencao does not suppress the thieves and allows the situation to collapse in the direction of collapse, it will inevitably affect the entire Qilu aristocratic group, and of course the Qilu people will not do it, so there will be internal strife, division and splitting, and the price will be even heavier.

Carefully weighing the gains and losses, Duan Wencao had to unite with the nobles and bureaucrats in Qilu to do their best to suppress the thieves, but the biggest obstacle at present was the lack of the number of troops. Most of the army of Yingyang Province has been transferred to the expedition, and the local township regiments have low combat effectiveness, unstable morale, and are not of great use. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, what does he do to kill thieves? What to stabilize the situation in Qilu?

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