"Your Excellency, so far, neither we nor the reinforcements from all over the country who have been ordered to come have found any trace of the enemy. The surrounding township forts have not found any trace of the enemy army, are we looking in the wrong direction? In the handsome tent, looking at Wumeng, who was frowning and sitting quietly, Lin Zongyu, the guard, couldn't help but ask.

Because Wumeng beheaded several people in a row, the officers who came together and the leaders and officers of the township fort and township were all frightened. However, this can make those who don't want to be ordered to hurry up and avoid misfortune. But it also made the whole army nervous. The entire mixed army of five or six thousand is like a taut bowstring, and at the slightest discomfort, it will bounce back.

"Where is this army? It's been two days, and there is no trace of it! By the way, have the troops who have been ordered from all over the place arrived? Umeng rubbed his swollen eyes and said in a muffled voice.

"From yesterday to today, more than 6,000 reinforcements from all over the country have arrived, of which more than 4,000 are local garrisons. But with the defenders of the city, they have not yet arrived. Lin Zongyu whispered.

"With the city defenders? Who is the defender? Wumeng's face turned cold and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, Suicheng belongs to Linyi County and is the southern gateway of Linyi City. Come to think of it, they are afraid that Linyi will lose! The face of his own adult was ugly, and Lin Zongyu was afraid that he would have murderous intentions, so he hurriedly said.

"Afraid of Linyi's loss? Lieutenant Bendu was ordered by General Right to take over the military administration of the counties. Even Linyi City is under my jurisdiction, why, just one Suicheng, I won't ...... it" Wumeng's face changed slightly, and he asked urgently: "Can there be a new army from the counties around the city that have arrived?" ”

"Not yet!"

"Not good! This Yanzhou government army should rush to the city! Mobilize us all here, and it will appear hundreds of miles away, okay! All right! We've been tricked again! Umon flipped the things on the table to the ground and laughed angrily.

"Pass the order, the whole army is ready to set off, and the troops will follow the city!" Umeng said hatefully. He now wondered if there had been an accident in Suicheng, otherwise, why didn't there even be a messenger? But he is more worried about Linyi City, although Linyi City has 4,000 garrison soldiers and more than 3,000 new annexed troops, but he still feels a little frightened, if Linyi is lost, the Tang army does not say that the south attack, that is, to stabilize the Liangzhou Mansion, I am afraid that it will be difficult.

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The Tang army outside Boping City withdrew, retreated quietly, and left overnight. This is naturally great news for Boping. The enemy army is gone, and Boping no longer has to worry about the danger of the city being broken at any time.

The Tang army has withdrawn, but it doesn't mean that it won't come again next time, how will the city deal with it? Now that the Tang army is retreating, is it chasing or not? The great hero General Li Feng is still in the rear of the enemy army, how to respond? This is all something that Boping City needs to consider.

As a result, a large group of officials of all sizes in Boping City discussed endlessly, each insisting on their own words. Most of the people thought that they would stick to Boping and not pursue it, after all, they still knew the strength of the Tang Army. Basically, before and after this siege, the casualties of them and the Tang army were two to one. You know, they are the defenders, and they occupy the danger of the city, but the losses are greater than the other party, how can they not be afraid.

Zhang Ting, who was brave in battle and was regarded as the pillar of the Boping people, also strongly opposed the pursuit of the enemy army on the grounds of insufficient military strength and insufficient food and grass. And Ye Xuan, the general of the Shanyang Prefecture Army, also made the same decision as Zhang Ting at this time. What he meant was that instead of pursuing the Tang army, the consequences would be unpredictable, so it was better to stick to the city, increase the city defense, and reorganize the army to rest. And Wei Dong, who wanted to pursue the Tang army, was naturally unable to support it alone, so he had to seconded the proposal to stay.

The big thing has been decided, and then there are some aftermath matters. Ye Xuan's body recovered a little, so he naturally wanted to rein in his corporaries. In addition to the nearly 10,000 soldiers supported by Wei Dong, there were 8,000 people in the city, of which only more than 3,500 were sent by Shanyang Mansion to support the army here for the first time. Naturally, they also returned to Ye Xuan's command.

Seeing the withdrawal of the Tang army, Ye Xuan asked Wei Dong to withdraw 5,000 reinforcements first and return to Shanyang Mansion on the grounds that the materials in the city were not enough to support many troops here. Wei Dong stayed with his heart to pursue the enemy, but he also knew the situation in the city, so he had to respond in a muffled voice and withdraw the two battalions of soldiers to Shanyang Mansion.

When Zhang Ting saw Ye Xuan arrange it like this, he was naturally secretly happy in his heart, but immediately after, it made him secretly annoyed. Ye Xuan reorganized the original army in the city, leaving behind 6,000 people, totaling two battalions. Of course, according to what he said, it was ordered by the governor to rectify the armies of the various prefectures and governments, and to align with the guards. The more than 5,500 people recruited under Zhang Ting's command naturally had to be reduced to 3,000 people in one battalion. Although he was unwilling, he could only accept his fate, in his opinion, this was just Ye Xuan's method to limit the power in his hands and consolidate his dominant position. In addition to this, this is also a requirement of the civil service system of Boping City. After all, with Boping's current situation, he can't afford to raise too many troops, even if there are six thousand people in the three battalions under Wei Dong's command, they don't need to support them.

"My lord, why don't you peel off all the soldiers and horses in Zhang Ting's hands, this kind of villain should be killed!"

Wei Dong smiled: "How can things be so simple? After the war, if nothing else, we will kill the Boping guards first, you say, can there be peace in Boping City? What will the Boping defenders think? What will the Boping government think? When the time comes, not to mention the attack of the Tang army, I am afraid that we ourselves will be in chaos. ”

"Now that General Ye is helping, what are we afraid of? Weaken him slowly! When fighting, he was quite brave, but his scheming was too poisonous! ”

"Also, this wolf-hearted guy, I'm afraid I don't know that we are standing on the united front with General Ye, and I don't know that we have become Xu Jie's outcasts." Captain Chen Wenhua said hatefully.

"Then, how else do we deal with the lord?" Chen Wenhua asked urgently.

Wei Dong smiled bitterly: "The lord will explain when he sends me a message, and there is no need for the army to go north to respond." I was afraid that the lord knew at that time that Boping did not have the courage to fight back. Of course, the shortage of grain and grass materials is also an important factor. It seems that the lord has no hope for the recovery of the Liangzhou Mansion. Liangzhou Mansion, after all, was fought hard by the Tang Army, how could they be willing to give it up! ”

"Okay, let's not talk about this, now immediately send someone to the north to monitor the movements of the Tang army, and if necessary, we can take action."

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Yanzhou City, the Governor's Mansion.

"Look at it, this Feng Ziming is really a talent!" Xu Jie's face was gloomy, and he threw the newspaper in his hand on the table.

All the people in the house were Xu Jie's cronies, and they all knew and agreed with Xu Jie's plan to attack the Wuwei Army.

Ji Yun picked up the report, and after reading it, he immediately understood why Xu Jie was so angry. There is nothing special in the newspaper, and it can even be said that it is a good news and a happy event. The content is to defeat the Tang army and force the Tang army to retreat, basically, Shanyang Mansion is fine, the Tang army will not go south, and the Governor can rest assured.

If this good news had been two months ago, he Xu Jie's would have been very excited. But now, he can't get out of the fire. Can he say that I invited the Tang Army, and I asked him to capture Liangzhou Mansion and Shanyang Mansion? As long as he dares to say this, he is afraid that he will not be able to sit still.

And Feng Ziming was the chief general of the Shanyang Mansion Army that he personally sent to preside over the Shanyang Mansion Army and resist the Tang Army. Although Ye Xuan was later sent to make the two of them compete internally, there was absolutely no intention for them to really defeat the Tang army. And these two abandoned sons who didn't know the truth really defeated the Tang army, but they ruined their own big things.

"What a sharp counterattack! The Governor, either pull him in or get rid of him. Captain Yi said in a muffled voice.

Ji Yun shook his head and said, "Woo? Didn't you find out? This Ye Xuan was still working against Feng Ziming at first, but now, he has also begun to join forces with Feng Ziming. What does this mean? It shows that both of them know our plan, know that we treat them as outcasts, know that we regard tens of thousands of people in the Liangzhou Mansion Army and Shanyang Mansion Army as outcasts, and also know that we use Liangzhou Mansion and Shanyang Mansion as bargaining chips! Say, "Can these two be willingly used for us?" Feng Ziming is a person, and you don't know it. As for Ye Xuan, he was originally from Shanyang Mansion, and his clan was all in Shanyang Mansion, so he would watch his hometown being invaded by the Tang Army? ”

Immediately, Ji Yun said with a little regret: "If I had killed this Feng Ziming in the first place, maybe things would have been much easier." Where will it be like today, and we will be in a position to lose? ”

"In addition, this Li Feng of unknown origin is the most important figure! Since he appeared, Feng Ziming, who is not good at military affairs, has changed his appearance greatly. The corporal became an elite, and together with Ye Xuan, he took down Hu Zhi and took control of the Shanyang Mansion Army. Moreover, we have nothing to say, after all, the two of them, no matter who they are, are the chief generals of the Shanyang Prefecture Army, which was appointed by the Governor. Any action of Ho Zhi in Shanyang Province without the order of the main general is a rebellious act, and it is natural to be suppressed and killed. It was also this person who made Tang Jun suffer another loss this time, with heavy losses and a big defeat. Perhaps, when he gave Feng Ziming a scolding order, he should have sent someone directly to take him down. ”

Xu Jie said angrily: "Okay, these things are all in the past, let's talk about no intention." Now let's talk about what to do with this telegram in front of us, presumably, the people in the city and the people along the way have already received the news of the great victory of our army and the defeat of the Tang army. Meritorious people, we don't respond, it is impossible at that time. ”

"By the way, all the family members in Feng Ziming's mansion disappeared overnight, what clues can be found?" After a pause, Xu Jie asked again.

Ji Yun shook his head and said, "No!" However, the person who acts should be Feng Ziming. Because there is no sign of destruction or forcible impact on Fengziming's mansion, and everywhere, there is no trace of struggling to survive. It should be his Feng Ziming's family who took the initiative to cooperate and leave. Those who do this, except for Feng Ziming, I don't think there will be anyone else. ”

Xu Jie said angrily: "We have arranged dozens of people outside Feng Ziming's Mansion to monitor, what is the result? Could it be that our people are all blind, dozens of people leaving quietly without them noticing? Feng Ziming, who is not eye-catching on weekdays, has changed his appearance in a blink of an eye, which is really amazing! Awesome! ”

Seeing Xu Jie's angry laughter, all the generals didn't dare to say more.

"Dudu, now, Feng Ziming has passed the report of defeating the Tang Army, and we can't ignore it. Not only should we ignore it, but we must give it a reward! Ji Yun said in a deep voice.

"Reward? Shall we give him a reward? Feng Ziming, this bastard, has ruined our big thing! And reward him? Duwei Ge Cunxin said in a muffled voice.

"So what can you do? Send someone to arrest him? Encircle him? Let the people in Yanzhou see how we treat the heroes? Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about the strength of the army in his hands. Captain Ge Du, how many people do you need to dare to lead the army in the rear of the Tang Army to break through the enemy city? Need to say that few people dare to rob and kill grain, grass, materials, armor and equipment in the enemy's city? The current wind is not the wind you saw before, and the 20,000 soldiers in his hands are not the previous soldiers. No, it should be said that the 20,000 soldiers in his hands are no longer what our army's 20,000 soldiers can fight against now. This is not only the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, but also their confidence after the great victory. Forgive me for saying something unpleasant, Lord Governor, now in the Shanyang Mansion, Lord Governor's words, I'm afraid that there is no good envoy for Feng Ziming. Ji Yun looked at Xu Jie and said in a deep voice.

Xu Jie was speechless, he knew what Ji Yun meant. After Feng Ziming took over Shanyang Mansion, he also sent people to ask for support from the Governor's Mansion. Of course, the army asked for little support, more logistical supplies. But they were all vetoed by the Governor's Mansion for various reasons, so that the soldiers and people in Shanyang Mansion were extremely dissatisfied with the Governor's Mansion. To put it bluntly, I'm afraid that now Feng Ziming wants to be independent, and the vast majority of people in Shanyang Mansion are supportive.

"I'm afraid that the so-called request for help that day was just a ploy he used to divide the relationship between the Governor's Mansion and the local people, and he would have had no hope if he asked for help after knowing that the Governor was planning. But he still followed up with three rescues, Du Du, it seems that we were all caught by Feng Ziming. In a deep voice, Ji Yun said with a wry smile.

"Then you say, how shall we reward them now?" Xu Jie took a breath and said in a deep voice.

"Honorable compliments, of course! Now that the Tang army has been defeated, it is no longer enough to be a helper. If the adults let go of the knots in their hearts, they can regard Feng Ziming's department as the force to replace the Tang Army. If the adults think that Feng Ziming is not enough to help, they will order him to be in charge of recovering the Liangzhou Mansion. After all, the Tang army was defeated, and the agreement between us and the Tang army was gone, and the Liangzhou Mansion naturally became our lost territory, and now, it is natural to recapture it. And the Tang army was defeated by the hands of the Shanyang Mansion Army, and naturally had a deep enmity with Feng Ziming's department, so they fought each other, and in the end we reaped the benefits. Ji Yunjian said.

"Now let Feng Ziming help, I'm afraid he won't agree, after all, we first put him together, kicked him out of the position of the commander of the Shanyang Mansion Army, and then treated him as an outcast, I'm afraid it's ......" Xu Jie didn't answer directly, Du Wei Luo Kun said.

Seeing that Xu Jie didn't say it directly, Ji Yun sighed secretly in his heart, but explained: "Since Feng Ziming didn't directly spread the news that we had them and Shanyang Mansion and Liangzhou Mansion as outcasts, it means that he has no intention of opposing us." Moreover, he resisted the Tang army in the north, and naturally did not want to become an enemy with us. ”

Seeing that some generals wanted to speak, Ji Yun knew what they were thinking, and continued. "Of course, we can't take the initiative to treat them as enemies, they are the heroes who defeated the Tang army."

"Ji Yun, how is the contact with the Xuzhou Army?" Xu Jie ignored their discussion of this matter and asked instead.

"It's ready to go."

"You say, can our two armies completely defeat the Wuwei Army?" Xu Jie asked in a deep voice.

As soon as he heard Xu Jie's words, Ji Yun knew Xu Jie's choice and said, "Yes, but the loss is not small, especially in the south." ”

"South? Then the Xuzhou army will not fall well! Since this is the case, he gave Feng Ziming an order to let his overseers recover the land of Liangzhou. Xu Jie ordered in a cold voice.

"The Tang army is so incompetent, it can't even defeat the government army, and it's just a remnant!" After the event, Duwei Ge Cunxin muttered quietly.

Ji Yun shook his head secretly, with only the remnants of the people, they can go straight behind the enemy and break the city and rob the grain, if it is you, can you?