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Qi County, Shan Qi ut) city.

Shanqi City is on the east bank of Zhongchuan River, more than 100 miles away from Licheng, the capital of Qi County. During the period of three-level administrative division of prefectures, counties and counties, Shanchi used to be a county government, but after it was changed to a two-level administrative division of counties and counties, the status of Shanchi plummeted, and it was downgraded from a county government to a small township town. This "small" does not mean that it is a small city, but its status is low, and it does not even have an administrative level, which is similar to the dock fort built by the local Haowang clan, but because of the geographical location, Qi County still attaches great importance to it, especially since the rise of Qilu thieves and the war clouds in southwest Lu, Zhang Xutuo made it a key pass in the south of Qi County, and there was a township regiment with thousands of soldiers.

Meng Haigong led the five armies on the right to cross Mount Tai, suddenly slaughtered under the city of Shanchi, and attacked fiercely with all his strength, trying to seize the city before Zhang Xutuo's support, so as to establish the advantage of worry-free advance and retreat.

After the expansion of the Qi army, he led 500 veterans and 500 recruits to defend Shanchi, and the combat effectiveness was limited, but fortunately, the city was quite large-scale and the defense was strong, and a certain amount of Cheng Dù made up for the lack of combat effectiveness of the township regiment.

After the battle began, the sixth and seventh armies under the command of Meng Haigong, the ninth and tenth armies of Shuai Rentai, and the thirteenth army of Xu Shiren, five armies with a total of 20,000 people rushed to the city, and its strength was twenty times that of Tang Wanren, which can be said to occupy an absolute advantage, but the number of troops is only one of the factors that determine the outcome of the battle, and twenty times the strength does not mean that there is twenty times the combat effectiveness, plus this is a tough battle, the requirements for the attacker are very high, the attacker must not only have rich siege experience, but also have sufficient siege equipment, And what the five armies of the alliance lacked was precisely the siege experience.

Since the establishment of the alliance, although there have been many battles, whether it is westward to the Central Plains or south to Xuzhou, the main combat force is Li Fengyun's descendants, several heroes sit back and enjoy their success, their team is expanded, but the combat effectiveness has not been fundamentally improved, which is also the reason why they dare not confront Li Fengyun head-on when they are aggressive, and their confidence is insufficient.

After a day of fighting, no results were seen, but fortunately, under the urging and coercion of Li Fengyun, the enthusiasm of the soldiers for training has been very high, and the soldiers cannot be idle and idle after solving the problem of food and clothing, and they must do their best to train them, not only to practice offensive and defensive battle formations, drill to attack fortifications, but also to practice actual combat drills, so the combat quality of the soldiers has still improved, at least they will not be at a loss when they arrive at the battlefield, they will not mess up the rules and regulations when attacking and defending, and they can still fight decently in the case of dominance. And the first day of the battle proved that the diligent training during this period was very fruitful, the most obvious is that the casualties are very small, indicating that the soldiers already know how to protect themselves, which is very important, if the whole piece falls on the battlefield, then what kind of battle is there to fight?

At dusk, Meng Haigong discussed with Shuai Rentai and Xu Shiren whether to attack overnight? Shanqi City is only more than 100 miles away from Licheng, if Zhang Xutuo rushes to help, the reinforcements will be able to arrive in Shanqi tomorrow morning, so that the righteous army will lose the opportunity, the difficulty of attacking the city will be greatly increased, and the casualties will increase sharply.

Meng Haigong meant to attack overnight, it had been a day of fighting, and the defenders in the city must be exhausted and unsustainable, while the alliance army was attacking in batches because of the large number of people, and the soldiers had plenty of rest time and had an absolute advantage in the body, so it was not a problem to attack overnight.

Shuai Rentai objected, the right army was a feint, it was to cooperate with Li Fengyun's frontal attack on the left, as long as it could contain a part of the official army, the task would be completed, so there was no need to storm Shanchi at any cost.

Xu Shiren was worried that Li Fengyun would settle accounts if he didn't work hard, so he hesitated for a long time and asked Shuai Rentai, "If you capture Shanchi, won't you be able to contain more officers and soldiers?" ”

Shuai Rentai asked rhetorically without thinking, "What if the mountain is captured and Zhang Xutuo personally kills it?" Can you fend off Zhangsutuo's attacks? ”

Xu Shiren sneered, "If a certain person captures Shanqi and holds the city, he will be able to resist Zhang Xutuo's attack, once Zhang Xutuo is dragged by us in Shanchi, Bai Shuai will definitely kill him and attack Zhang Xutuo back and forth with us." The purpose of the alliance's attack this time is to defeat Zhang Xutuo, to kill the living force of the Qi army, only in this way can we sweep Qi County, in order to grab the territory, from this purpose, capture the mountain, let Zhang Xutuo make a miscalculation, and then lure Zhang Xutuo out to fight, of course, it is correct. ”

Shuai Rentai scoffed, "Don't be impulsive, okay?" If Bai Shuai was sure to defeat Zhang Xutuo, would it be necessary for him to take great pains to invite out the Hebei Righteous Army, contact Meng Rang and other Changbai Mountain heroes, and implement a three-way flanking strategy? You can tell you with certainty that Bai Shuai's attack on Qi County this time is to change the shape of Qi County, once the shape of Qi County is beneficial to the righteous army, the people of Hebei see that it is profitable, and they will go south, so that the strategy of three-way flanking can be achieved. ”

Xu Shiren shook his head and asked, "You said so much, how much does it have to do with our attack on Shanchi?" From our standpoint, capturing Shanqi is equivalent to seizing the opportunity, we can attack, retreat and defend, very active, not only can contain Zhang Xutuo, but also give Bai Shuai a combination, why not do it? ”

Shuai Rentai insisted on his own views and refused to back down.

Meng Haigong was a little annoyed, I am the boss, I discussed with you to give you face, you don't want to give face, you have to confront me, so Meng Haigong threatened, you can not fight, but after the capture of Shanchi, the loot will not be your share.

Shuai Rentai became angry when he heard it, I worked hard for a day, just because I disagreed with you, you retaliated, your villain's face is too disgusting, right? In a fit of anger, Shuai Rentai said cruelly, okay, I don't want the loot, you go and fight, I'll just watch the excitement.

Shuai Rentai didn't like Meng Haigong at all, so he withdrew halfway and left. Meng Haigong's lungs were angry, and he couldn't wait to kill him, it turned out that his brother was doing a good job, but now he has great strength, his wings are hard, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, he is not afraid of the sky, he has no eyes left, he doesn't even talk about brotherhood, if it goes on like this, it will be repaid, I am afraid that even Li Fengyun will not be able to suppress it in the future.

Xu Shiren didn't expect to make a fuss to the point of turning his face, and he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, can this battle be fought?

"Fight" Meng Haigong gritted his teeth, and he wanted to take Shanqi City at any cost, otherwise what would he do to suppress Shuai Rentai? Do you want this old face anymore?

Meng Haigong and Xu Shiren were commanded by Shuai Rentai, and there was no way to retreat, so they had to go to the front line in person and supervise the army to fight to the death.

That night, in the county hall of Licheng, the lights were bright, Zhang Xutuo, Jia Wuben, Yang Qian, Wu Heimin and others repeatedly analyzed and deduced, but because they could not determine the main direction of the anti-thief, they could not come up with countermeasures.

Qin Qiong's reply was that he believed that the main direction of attack of the white thieves was Changqing City, and Tang Wanren's report was that there were at least thirty or forty thousand rebels outside Shanqi City, and they were well-equipped, their morale was like a rainbow, and the offensive was like a tide, so they must be the main force of the white thieves.

In the fierce debate, Yang Qian insisted on his strategy of sticking to and waiting for help. If the countermeasures are formulated according to this strategy, it is to let the anti-thieves drive straight in, let the Qi county shape shì deteriorate, and the official army only hold on to the city, that is, no matter where the main direction of the white thief's main attack is, the official army does not need to pay attention, just withdraw the army and ensure the safety of the army.

Perhaps it was the self-esteem of the old army, Zhang Xutuo never expressed his position on this negative strategy, and it could be seen that he was more inclined to Qin Qiong's active strategy of concentrating superior forces to break each one. Soldiers, you have to dare to fight, especially in the face of the attack of a group of anti-thieves, you are stubbornly waiting for help, isn't it a shame to throw people home?

"Ming Gong, I ask you, if the anti-thieves in the three places attack my Qi County in three ways, with the strength of my Qi army, can we defeat the anti-thieves?" Yang Qian asked.

"So-and-so has the confidence to beat them." Zhang Xutuo replied firmly.

"After this battle, how many troops will Ming Gong have left? Can you stop the footsteps of Qi Wangkong zhì Qilu? ”

This sentence shocked the four seats, and Zhang Xutuo was speechless for a long time. If Qilu gives control to the King of Qi, he will be hated by the Holy Lord, and the end can be imagined.

Yang Qianyu was not shocked, and said again, "The defeat of Liang Dezhong in Xuzhou, is it in the hands of the white thief, or in the hands of King Qi?" The Eastern Crusade is imminent, and the white thieves suddenly enter Qi County, worsening the situation in Qilu and endangering the expedition of the sailors, what is the real purpose? Is it really for the purpose of looting money and food? If the purpose of the white thief is so simple, then why did the Holy Lord re-recruit Li Zixiong into the Wei Mansion after Liang Dezhong's defeat? Why was Li Min appointed as the Taishou of Lu County? ”

"What's the explanation?" Wu Heimin couldn't help but ask.

"The Duke of Ming is the only obstacle for the King of Qi to control Qilu."

Zhang Xutuo, Jia Wuben and others looked at each other. High-level political disputes are relatively distant for them, but suddenly they are involved in it, and they can't help but feel frightened and shuddering.

"Since the Holy Lord knows that King Qi has the heart to control Qilu, why did he transfer Li Zixiong and his son to Qilu?" Wu Heimin asked suspiciously.

Yang Qian shook his head with a smile and said with a pun, "This is the answer in itself." ”

Wu Heimin was stunned for a moment? Isn't this a tiger for the sake of the Holy Lord? Or is this digging a pit for King Qi? But who can stop King Qi? Zhang Xutuo is definitely not good, his strength is too small, the praying mantis blocks the car, and he can't measure himself, so he ...... Wu Heimin suddenly realized.

Zhang Xutuo really couldn't stop the King of Qi from entering Qilu, but it was okay to come to Hu'er and Zhou Fa, so this was obviously digging a pit and digging a pit for King Qi. If the white thief is the knife of the king of Qi, Laihu'er and Zhou Fashang are the knives of the holy lord, compared with the two knives, the knife of the king of Qi is much worse, the result can be imagined, once the knife of the king of Qi is broken, he does not want to say that he can control Qilu, even Xuzhou can't control it, and even the excuse of suppressing the thief outside is gone, and finally he has to return to the capital under the persecution of the holy lord.

At this point, why Yang Qian insisted on sticking to the strategy of waiting for help, his purpose is also clear at a glance, that is, to cooperate with the Holy Lord, cooperate with Laihu'er and Zhou Fashang, and kill the King of Qi. Once the anti-thieves attacked the city on a large scale, once the Qi Junxing shì deteriorated to the extreme, Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang were bound to take action, at that moment they had already returned to Donglai with troops from Jianghuai and Jiangnan, and their strength was strong, while the white thieves and even other anti-thieves were dragged outside the city by Zhang Xutuo, giving them the opportunity to surround and annihilate them, and the battle was decided.

Zhang Xutuo weighed it for a long time, no longer insisted on his opinion, and ordered Tang Wanren in Shanqi City to retreat immediately and withdraw to Licheng.

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