Chapter Eighty-Six: A Night Change

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Today's Qilu region, where forces from all sides gather, is indeed complicated.

General Youyiwei came to protect his son not only as the head of the navy, but also as the school (acting) Donglai Taishou, who was a Jianghuai nobleman. Zhou Fashang is a nobleman in Jiangzuo, the deputy commander of the naval division, and the general of the right guard of the inspection school. Duan Wencao is the local aristocrat of Qilu, Shandong, and the Taishou of Lu County. Zhang Xutuo is a Guanlong nobleman and a county of Qi. Langya County Taishou Dou Xian is also a Guanlong nobleman, but he is a nobleman surnamed Guanlong. With so many forces vying for power and profit in Qilu, the regional situation is already unstable, like an undercurrent surging lake, which seems to be calm, but in fact it is full of dangers. At this time, two groups of traitors suddenly rose, like a boulder smashed into a lake, and all kinds of contradictions exploded.

Qi County is the first county in the Qilu region and has a decisive weight in the Qilu region. When Zhang Xutuo arrived, the Taishou of Qi County returned to the Eastern Capital to recuperate with the emperor's approval due to poor health, so Zhang Xutuo, the county leader, became the de facto administrator of the first county of Qilu. However, Zhang Xutuo's origin, status, and power are not enough to compete with other forces, but the stability of Qi County is directly related to the stability of Qilu region, so Zhang Xutuo has to use all his resources to ensure the stability of the situation in Qi County, and to achieve this goal, Zhang Xutuo must skillfully maneuver between all forces, and strive to win more allies, rather than making enemies on all sides.

If Qilu wants to achieve results, the condition for Zhang Xutuo is to win the support of Qilu's local nobles, so unless he is forced to do so, Zhang Xutuo will definitely not turn against Duan Wencao, it is purely self-defeating.

Zhang Xutuo affirmed Qin Qiong's analysis, and Qin Qiong no longer hesitated to explain the countermeasures and dishes.

Ming Gong took the initiative to go south, led the army to stick to the line of Juping and Liang's father, and resolutely blocked the road of Wang Bo and Meng Rang to Mengshan in the south. With the help of the Ming Duke, Duan Envoy Jun was able to concentrate all his forces to kill the Xuzhou thieves in the Surabaya line. In this way, even if Duan Envoy Jun did not thank Ming Gong for his help, he would not resent Ming Gong for being trapped in his belly and back to suffer the enemy's predicament. ”

Yang Qian, who had been silent, listened carefully to Qin Qiong's narration while carefully checking the map. According to Qin Qiong's strategy, Zhang Xutuo led the army south to the front line of Juping and Liang's father, which was equivalent to giving Wang Bo and Meng Rang a way to return to Qi County, and Zhang Xutuo's early efforts were all in vain. However, Yang Qian immediately understood, and couldn't help but praise in a low voice, "Retreat is advance, good, good plan!" ”

Zhang Xutuo smiled silently.

Qin Qiong continued, "Duke Ming led his army south, giving Wang Bo and Meng Rang a way to return to Qi County. Winter has arrived, and the thieves of Changbai Mountain, who lack food and clothing, have no choice but to cross Mount Tai again and return to Qi County when the road to Mengshan is cut off. Qin Qiong pointed to Mount Tai on the map, "We ambushed the troops at the southern foot of Mount Tai, and when the thief army passed by, we will be able to inflict heavy damage on the thief army." ”

Qin Qiong's fingers moved and turned to Qi County on the map, "The thief army is defeated, and they will flee in a hurry." We then pursued them, forcing them to flee north. Around mid-November, the river will freeze, and if we attack Shun, we will be able to drive Wang Bo and Meng Rang thieves out of Qi County and into Hebei. ”

"Good!" Zhang Xutuo said with a smile, "Qin Bing is good at planning, so he will act according to the plan." In a hurry, Duan immediately led the army to the front line of Juyang and Liang's father, and resolutely intercepted the thief army from going south to Mengshan. ”

Duan Wencao was very surprised.

When did Zhang Xutuo change his temperament? If he had such a good heart, how could he have driven the Qizhou thieves into Lu County in the first place? This is a weasel giving a New Year's greeting to a chicken, with a name and a conspiracy.

However, Duan Wencao was no longer allowed to hesitate, no matter what Zhang Xutuo's purpose was, since he took the initiative to go south to Juping and Liang's father, instead of Lujun Zhuyingyang to intercept the Qizhou thieves, then he must fulfill his promise, that is to say, with nearly 10,000 local township regiments under his account, he can completely intercept the Qizhou thieves from going south to Mengshan. If Zhang Xutuo had gone back on his word and played a conspiracy, not only did not stop the Qizhou thieves, but instead put the Qizhou thieves into Mengshan, then there would be enough reason to impeach him, and put all the responsibility for the continuous deterioration of the situation in Qilu on Zhang Xutuo, and put Zhang Xutuo to death.

In fact, Duan Wencao was not afraid of Zhang Xutuo's conspiracy, because he had secretly sent an envoy to warn Wang Bo and Meng Rang not to go south to Mengshan and immediately return to Qi County. Qi people killing Qi people can only make the enemies feel painful, and let Guan Long and Jiangzuo people see jokes. You don't want to make trouble for me, you have to make trouble for the Guanlong people and the Jiangzuo people, so that I can still "take care" of you in other ways, which is beneficial to both sides and to our Qi people.

In Duan Wencao's view, he has done his best, and Wang Bo and Meng Rang have not yet formed a climate, they must get the secret support of the Qilu nobles in the process of growth, otherwise they will be defeated, so Duan Wencao is very sure that Wang Bo and Meng Rang will definitely find a way to kill back Qi County.

If Wang Bo and Meng Rang wanted to kill back to Qi County, Zhang Xutuo was a roadblock, so Duan Wencao also thought of an idea. I directly led the army to withdraw to the front line of Surabaya, and asked Wang Bo and Meng Rang to make a move south to Mengshan. If Zhang Xutuo turns a deaf ear and lets Wang Bo and Meng Rang go south to Mengshan, then I will not be polite, you are unkind to me, since everyone has torn their faces, you have to put me in the plight of the enemy on my belly and back, then I'm sorry, you are the public enemy of my Qilu nobles, I will do everything I can to "overturn" you to the ground in the shortest possible time, let you get out of Qilu, not to mention the official career, even the head is difficult to preserve. On the contrary, if you compromise and under my urging and threat, divide your troops to Juping and Liang's father to intercept the Qizhou thieves, then it will just give Wang Bo and Meng Rang the opportunity to kill back to Qi County.

It's just that Duan Wencao just gave Zhang Xutuo a threatening signal, Zhang Xutuo compromised, and even cooperated very much, willing to lead all the main forces south to Juping and Liang's father to intercept the thief army, putting on a charitable face of Mr. Dongguo, which made Duan Wencao nervous, what kind of name is this guy doing? Could it be that he changed his course, changed his mind, didn't want to embarrass me, and wanted to take the initiative to give way and let Wang Bo and Meng Rang lead the army back to Qi County?

Duan Wencao was a little irritable, and was made big by Zhang Xutuo's capricious demeanor. At this time, Qufu was in a hurry again, and Bianqiu also frequently asked for help, Duan Wencao did not dare to delay, since Zhang Xutuo said that he would immediately lead the army south, then his army had already left Bocheng, and he could also retreat to Surabaya. Duan Wencao then ordered Zhu Yingyang to leave one brigade to garrison Juping and one brigade to garrison Liangfu, and the troops of the remaining four regiments to retreat to Surabaya in a hurry.

Overnight, Duan Wencao and Zhu Yingyang of Lujun withdrew across Surabaya and arrived in Qufu.

Also overnight, Zhang Xutuo led the Qi army to Juping.

At about the same time, Lu Xingxing, who was plundering in Qufu, received a report from the scouts that an army from Yingyangfu was crossing the Surabaya River, and it was obvious that the officers and troops of Juping and Liang's father had returned. Lu Xingxing did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the fire to retreat and withdraw from the mountain.

Guo Ming is in Fangshan. The two people disagreed on whether to cross the mountain to attack Qufu and the first line of Fangqiu, but Li Fengyun's admonition had an effect, if you want to win the victory, you must unite sincerely, you must learn to tolerate and compromise, so the two of them each took a step back, Lu Xingxing led the army to attack across the mountain, and Guo Ming led the army to garrison Surabaya City and the mountain pass, once the official army came back from Juping and Liang's father, Lu Xingxing retreated, and Guo Ming responded in Fangshan, so that the advance and retreat were worry-free, foolproof.

After Lu Xingxing withdrew to Fangshan, he had another dispute with Guo Mingsheng.

Lu Xingxing wanted to rely on the danger of Surabaya and the mountain defense to intercept the pursuit of the official army. If the righteous army can hold the mountain and occupy Surabaya County, it will be equivalent to winning a buffer zone of more than 100 miles for Mengshan, which will be beneficial for the righteous army to base themselves on Mengshan and take root in Mengshan. For the officials and troops of Lu County, they must recapture Surabaya County, even if they can't kill the thieves, they must drive the thieves into Mengshan to ensure the safety of Lu County, which is their bottom line, so the officials and troops of Lu County must attack Fangshan, and they will definitely be attracted by the rebels on the front line of Surabaya, so that the Changbai Mountain rebels will win a greater opportunity and more time to break through to the south.

Guo Ming thinks that Lu Xingxing was carried away by the victory, blindly confident, and blindly optimistic. With the strength of two regiments, it is simply unrealistic to hold on to Fangshan, stick to Surabaya County, and fight against the army of Yingyang Province, which is several times its size, and it is tantamount to a moth throwing fire and killing itself.

"Bai Shuai didn't ask us to stick to Surabaya." Guo Ming had no choice but to take out Li Fengyun to suppress the arrogant Lu Xingxing, "There is no point in arguing between you and me, if you report to Bai Shuai immediately, please make a decision." ”

Lu Xingxing's mind is still sober, he also knows that the strength of the official army is strong, and the righteous army with the strength of two regiments cannot stop the attack of the official army at all, if he wants to defend the mountain, he has to give strong support from Li Fengyun, so he did not hesitate, and immediately sent someone to Bian Cheng to ask Li Fengyun for instructions.

Li Fengyun quickly replied, evacuated Fangshan, abandoned Surabaya City, and explained this decision.

The righteous army made a long journey into Mengshan, and was invincible all the way, not because of its own strength, but because of the surprise of the enemy and the unpreparedness of the enemy, which caught the officers and soldiers off guard. Next, the soldiers of the rebel army needed to rest and recuperate, and the official army needed to stabilize the situation in Qilu to ensure that the Eastern Expedition proceeded as scheduled, so the officers and troops would encircle Mengshan. It is foreseeable that the officers and troops of Lu County are bound to take advantage of the heavy snow to recapture Surabaya before the heavy snowfall, so as to ensure the safety of Qufu and Bianqiu.

Lu Xingxing's insistence on the strategy of Surabaya is good, but this strategy does not take into account the current difficulties of the rebel army and the series of internal and external crises faced by the newly entered Mengshan. Li Fengyun once again warned in the letter that there will be gains and losses, and that we must know how to make trade-offs in everything, and if we make proper trade-offs, we will be able to achieve great things.

Lu Xingxing was quite dissatisfied, thinking that Li Fengyun was too cautious, but he couldn't find a reason to stick to his opinion, and in anger, he set fire to Surabaya City, and then withdrew to Bian Cheng with Guo Ming.