"You say that the Yanzhou army occupies our land in Yuzhou? Is the news true or not? If anyone dares to talk nonsense, he will not be forgiven. Now in the Shuai Mansion of Quyang City in Huaiyin Mansion, Murong Cheng's eyes were red, and he roared sharply.

First, the attack on Huaiyin City was blocked, and then the tens of thousands of troops arranged in Yangzhou were lured by the Xuzhou army to be annihilated by the enemy, these places should have been places where good news came from, but now they are all bad news, so that Murong Cheng, who was originally full of confidence, suddenly felt like falling into the abyss.

Now the situation of getting the rear Yuzhou again is also related to the Yanzhou army. Although Murong Cheng knew in his heart that the fact that things had become like this had a lot to do with the Yanzhou Army. However, he just couldn't believe it.

"Lord Wang, most of the territory of Yuzhou has been controlled by the Yanzhou army, and now it has been replaced by the Yanzhou banner. Not only that, but the hundreds of thousands of loads of grain we hoarded in Huaiyang Mansion have now fallen into the hands of the Yanzhou army. ”

"What is even more severe is that the area occupied by the Yanzhou army has cut off the area still in our hands from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, leaving our nearly 200,000 troops surrounded by enemy troops on all sides. And our food is not enough for the army for five days. Zhang Tu said with an ugly face.

At the very beginning, Zhang Tu and others vetoed cooperation with the Yanzhou Army. After all, this kind of treacherous action, conspiring with others, it is difficult to get the full cooperation of the other party, and as a result, what I feared finally happened, and moreover, it was even stricter.

"Damn! Yanzhou Li Feng, this king will definitely want you to look good one day! Murong Cheng roared angrily. Although I didn't want to believe it, the facts were in front of me, and I was sold by the other party.

Zhong Yan said with a stern face: "Lord Wang, let's not talk about the rest for the time being, but now we must block the news related to the rear." If the news of the Yanzhou army cutting off our rear route and seizing our grain and grass is disseminated, the morale of our army will definitely be greatly affected. In addition, we also have to reduce the daily food of the soldiers, otherwise, if we can't get enough food and grass supply within five days, we are afraid of ......" Although they didn't say what they were afraid of, whether it was Murong Cheng or Zhang Tu and others, they all knew very well what the nearly 200,000 army would bring without food and grass.

Zhang Tu also said urgently: "Lord Zhong is reasonable, after doing this, we are now facing two problems, whether the army will continue to attack Xuzhou, or wave the army to retreat." Other than that...... In addition, there were problems in Yangzhou, and our actions had long been passed on to the Xuzhou army by the Yanzhou army, and they had already prepared. If you don't respond quickly, I'm afraid that the empty land of Yangzhou will become a place where the Xuzhou army gallops. ”

Murong Cheng's eyes darkened suddenly, and he forcibly held back his anger and said, "Okay, do everything according to your arrangement, and do whatever you want." This king regrets that he should not have listened to your advice in the first place. You say, 'Now we are ......."

"Report ...... Lord Qi, the 5,000-strong army that operated with the Yanzhou army outside Huaipu City was annexed by the Yanzhou army, and the general Bering was killed! Now, hundreds of Bering's troops have arrived at the barracks. ”

"Annexed!" Murong Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and immediately became depressed, he actually forgot about the 5,000 troops outside Huaipu City. However, he also knew that even if he hadn't forgotten, it would be too late for him. It's just that the 5,000-strong army didn't play any role, and was annexed by the Yanzhou army, which made him really unbearable.

"What about the situation in Huaipu? How many Xuzhou troops were there? Murong Cheng asked coldly.

"General Hui, according to the report of the soldiers who came back, there were originally 6,000 defenders in Huaipu City, and now tens of thousands of reinforcements have arrived."

"Bastard! If we had allowed our army to attack this place, we would have been able to break it in one fell swoop. Murong Cheng hit the table with hatred, and said angrily, "It's not good, Huaipu City and Huaiyin City both have heavy armies, and this Li Chi is clearly blocking our way to the east and south, and he is good at scheming the land of Yangzhou." Damn, how could tens of thousands of troops in Yangzhou be wiped out by the Xuzhou army? Idiots, a bunch of idiots. ”

"The prince is angry, now ......"

"Anger? If you quench your anger, the king will become a prisoner of the order. Murong Cheng's face was hideous, and he roared coldly.

"Inform the garrison generals of the Yuzhou Prefectures, let them strictly guard against it, and the Yanzhou army must not be allowed to continue to advance."

"Zhang Tu, strictly control the food consumption of the army array, in addition, collect grain on the spot, and all large wealthy families will raid their homes to supplement the needs of the army. Now that things have come to this point, there is nothing to be afraid of. In addition, immediately send someone to inform Jingzhou and ask them to send troops...... Send troops to the northeast to attack the Yanzhou army in Yuzhou. ”

"In addition, he sent someone to the governor of Jiangzhou to give an order, asking them to immediately send troops into Yangzhou to resist the Xuzhou army moving south. In addition, it is necessary to let Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiangzhou prepare a batch of grain and grass, which will be transported to Jingzhou and the northern part of Yangzhou respectively, and wait for our army to call it up. ”

"Zhong Yan, let the army prepare, leave 20,000 to guard Quyang City, and the rest of the army immediately march towards Huaiyin City, we must conquer Huaiyin City, attack south, and open up the connection with Yangzhou."

It is strange to say that Murong Cheng, who calmed down, suddenly regained his former decisiveness, and issued several military orders in a row, which made Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan and others, who were originally worried, slightly relieved.

"Lord Wang, don't you want to give up Yuzhou by acting like this? Now that the Yanzhou army has occupied most of Yuzhou, why don't we wave our army back and defeat the Yanzhou army in one fell swoop with the momentum of more than 200,000 troops. General Wei He Lin said in a deep voice.

Murong Cheng said coldly: "Now that this Yanzhou army is prepared, do you think it will be so easy for our army to return to Yuzhou, which is surrounded by the Yanzhou army?" Most of the grain and grass we hoarded in Yuzhou are now in the hands of the Yanzhou army. Without this food, we would have turned back and would not be able to fight the Yanzhou army at all. You know very well the methods of the Yanzhou army, and with their administrative strategy above the locality, the people of Yuzhou are afraid that they have already begun to join them. If we return to Yuzhou, we will only be caught in a long-term struggle with the Yanzhou army. Even if it wins, it will take a hard battle, but it will be a waste of time. ”

"In addition, since the Xuzhou Army and the Yanzhou Army are involved in this matter, the Tang Army in the north will also be involved. Even...... Even Situ Lei will intervene because of this, and we can't delay Yuzhou for too long. In addition, in the land of Yangzhou, the whole army was wiped out, making the land of Yangzhou undefended. Compared with Yuzhou, which we have not been recruiting for a long time, but is poor because of last year's war, Yangzhou is our foundation. We can't afford to lose our foundations, and it's hard for us to balance the situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides. ”

Murong Cheng rubbed his eyebrows, although he was a little irritable at first, but after he was relieved, he immediately suppressed the anger in his heart and began to consider his own situation comprehensively. Although he was extremely resentful of the Yanzhou army at this moment, although at this moment he was eager to immediately return to Yuzhou and fight a decisive battle with the Yanzhou army. But he knew that his foundation in Yuzhou was not very stable at all, and the Yanzhou army, which had been prepared for a long time, would definitely stalemate with him in Yuzhou for ten days and half a month. It's a pity that all his grain and grass fell into the hands of the Yanzhou army, and Yangzhou, which is more important to him, can't be ignored.

"Lord Wang, there is a small Jian yì under his subordinates, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." Zhang Tu said hesitantly.

"Say, but it doesn't hurt to say, at this moment, what kind of situation we are in, you all know very well, no matter what you do, you are not guilty." Murong Cheng said urgently.

Zhang Tu hesitated for a moment, and said with a little worry: "Negotiate with the Yanzhou army and cede the entire territory of Yuzhou to the other party." But we demand that the other party no longer be our enemy, and that they sell grain and grass to us. ”

"Master Zhang, what did you say? Let the whole territory of Yuzhou and the Yanzhou army? Do you want them to sell us our grain and grass again? How can this be? Lord Wang, the Yanzhou Army, what are we afraid of? If our whole army counterattacks, whether it is the Xuzhou army or Situ Lei, they will definitely not help. The partial general Wang Shuang said angrily, and the rest of the generals were also full of anger.

"Zhang Tu, tell me what you mean." Murong Cheng said in a gloomy voice with a gloomy face. Suffering such a big loss made him really unbearable.

Zhang Tu said: "Lord Wang, it is already the limit for the Yanzhou army to occupy most of Yuzhou, at most his goal is Yuzhou." However, our foundation in Yuzhou is not stable, and even because of last year's war, we have lost the hearts of the people in Yuzhou. In that case, why not cede this Yuzhou to the Yanzhou army and cut them out of the enemy? ”

"Now our enemy is the Xuzhou Army in the east, the Xuzhou Army and the Yanzhou Army are located on both sides of us. If the Yanzhou army is stabilized, then we can rest for a while in the west and do not need to defend with heavy troops. Then, we can focus on the Xuzhou army and defeat it. ”

"In the end, Situ Lei's movements are unknown, but now it seems that the chances of him doing something to us are far greater than that of Zhao Xun. If the Yanzhou army, which has grown in strength, is not hostile to us, then it will put a lot of pressure on Situ Lei and make him dare not move lightly, which is also great news for us. ”

After Zhang Tu finished speaking, he looked at Murong Cheng carefully, waiting for Murong Cheng's decision. He knew that the matter was difficult to decide. After all, it's hard to accept bowing to an enemy who has betrayed you, and who is far weaker than you. Therefore, Murong Cheng was also hesitant.

"Report ...... This is the news that has just come from Yuzhou! When Murong Cheng was unacceptable, some were delivering new news.

"Tang Xian, damn it!" After Murong Cheng saw it, he scolded angrily, and then said, "Okay, Zhang Tu, just do what you say, and immediately reach an agreement with the Yanzhou Army." What a Li Feng, this king remembers you this time. ”

"Look at it, Tang Xian actually colluded with the wealthy families and officials of Nanyang Mansion, and now, he has led the army to occupy Nanyang City. Bastard! Murong Cheng scolded angrily.

When Zhang Tu and the others heard this, their faces changed. Tang Xian's entry into Nanyang Mansion means that the entire Jingzhou may be unstable. This Tang Xian used to be a big clan in Jingzhou, and now that he has returned to Jingzhou, he doesn't know what will happen. Murong Cheng was able to agree to negotiate with the Yanzhou Army, so why wasn't he worried about this.

"The army is speeding up preparations, we must join Xu Yandong's department as quickly as possible, conquer Huaiyin City as much as possible, and open up the southward passage." Murong Cheng ordered sharply.

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Huaiyang City! Half a month ago, it was still the garrison of the Qi army, and now, it has become the base camp of the Yanzhou army in Yuzhou.

Dadu Governor's Mansion, half a month ago, this was the temporary Qi Palace, and now, it has become the temporary Dadu Governor's Mansion. Inside and outside the city, the former Qi army barracks have also become the current Yanzhou army barracks.

"Lord, Nanyang Mansion has reported that Tang Xian has occupied Nanyang City, and now, the counties under the jurisdiction of Nanyang Mansion are being requisitioned."

"Tang Xian's action is finally here, and he has a lot of influence in Jingzhou, especially in the north of Jingzhou. Now Murong Cheng is trapped in the south of Xuzhou, the land of Jingzhou, I am afraid that I will change the owner. Zhao Xun said slowly.

"I didn't expect that this Tang Xian's influence in the land of Nanyang was so great, so far away, once he took action, he would take the Nanyang Mansion without blood. Even the assassin of Nanyang Mansion directly bowed his head and called him a minister, amazing! Wei Dong couldn't help but sigh.

Feng Ziming said with a smile: "What's so powerful, it's not because Tang Xian sent a lot of people to lurk in Nanyang City long before the operation. Coupled with his original influence and family power in Nanyang City, it forced the officials in Nanyang City to surrender. This Nanyang Mansion assassination history, but there are many handles that fall into the hands of the people in the city who fell to Tang Xian. Hence ......"

Zhao Xun asked lightly: "How many soldiers have we gathered in Yuzhou, and how many are from Yuzhou?" ”

"Among the six prefectures in Yuzhou, we have collected and surrendered a total of more than 40,000 people, including local county soldiers and government soldiers. In addition, there are more than 80,000 young people transporting grain and grass. This is also one of the reasons why no one can stop our army after it is stationed in Yuzhou. Among these 40,000 people, almost all of them were local soldiers in Yuzhou. However, despite the unwillingness to continue serving in the army and those who are not qualified, we can recruit about 23,000 people. However, in order for them to be effective, they need to be trained rigorously. Wei Dong replied in a deep voice.

Feng Ziming shook his head and smiled: "It seems that this Murong Cheng was defenseless and actually transferred all the troops away." Now, half of the Tang army has gone south to Nanyang Mansion, and we can also send a guard sergeant from Yanzhou to Yuzhou to conquer the entire territory of Yuzhou. In Yuzhou, now we have a lot of foundation, and now it is extremely easy to defeat the Qi army's forces in the eastern part of Yuzhou. In addition, if we occupy the entire territory of Yuzhou, we can also make Murong a rat trap and dare not take it lightly. Instead, it will force him to move south and open a gap in Xuzhou. Yangzhou is much more valuable and important than Yuzhou. In my opinion, Murong Cheng is determined to feel sorry for Yangzhou. ”

Zhao Xun smiled faintly and said: "The army in the north does not need to be transferred for the time being, first, to guard against the Tang army and the Xuzhou army, and in addition, to guard against Situ Lei in the west." As for the transfer of troops, now Xu Qing's department has come back from the north by detour. Let him return to the headquarters, just right. ”

"Wei Dong, you are in charge of the avant-garde army and the king's personal guard army to the east and attack the rest of the prefectures in Yuzhou. And the 15,000 men of Xu Qing's department also began to conquer the four eastern prefectures of Yuzhou from north to south, and your two armies cooperated. Remember, there is no need to storm them, while preaching our policy, we will tell them that Murong Cheng has been trapped in Xuzhou and cannot return to help, and what awaits them is to die in battle except surrender. ”

"In addition, once you know that Murong Cheng has sent reinforcements back, you don't need to continue the attack, but you have to stay on the spot to resist a possible counterattack. Our purpose is not to defeat the Qi army now, but to make Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, feel that our Yanzhou army is a hedgehog and cannot speak. And the tension of the situation forced him to retreat in a hurry. Then, he can only fight hard with the Xuzhou army. And Li Chi in his heart, he must also wish that we would fight with the Qi army. ”

"You lead the army to go, if Murong Cheng does not come back to help, then it means that Murong Cheng has given up Yuzhou, and his center of gravity has shifted to the south and returned to Yangzhou to help. Then you just have to act fast. If there are reinforcements coming back, then things will be a little difficult to handle. However, you don't need to worry, you just need to guard against it, so that Murong Cheng understands that Yuzhou, he can't retreat. When the time comes, he will definitely figure out which is more important. ”

Immediately, Zhao Xun looked at Feng Ziming again and said: "Ziming, the people in Yuzhou don't have a good impression of the Qi army, especially after the Qi army was stationed in this land of Yuzhou last year, the people here, and even the big gentry are extremely hated for the military discipline of the Qi army and the rampant conquest of the Qi army. If we want to occupy this place quickly, create established facts, and stabilize this place, then civilian administration and propaganda are the top priorities. You have to bother more about these. ”

Feng Ziming nodded and said, "My subordinates understand!" By the way, after we occupied Huaiyang Mansion, the Juyang Mansion Assassin in the east sent people to express their willingness to surrender to us and let us send troops to take over. This time, General Wei Dong went east, and he happened to be able to take this place together. ”

"General Wei Dong is careful, although the people of Yuzhou, the gentry of the big clans, and even some local civil officials have begun to submit to us. But the local garrison generals were all sent from the south, and they were all Murong Cheng's cronies. So be careful and don't be careless. ”

Subsequently, Wei Dong was ordered to go and launch an operation against the eastern half of Yuzhou. The reason why he is acting now is that he has not acted for the past few days, in fact, he is waiting for news from Tang Xian. Tang Xian's actions were the most important reason why Murong Cheng gave up returning from Yuzhou. Not to mention that Nanyang Mansion cut off Yuzhou and Jingzhou, Tang Xian also threatened the rule of the entire Jingzhou, and even Jiangzhou would be affected. Then, at this moment, Murong Cheng should not fight with the Yanzhou army, but should take Yangzhou quickly.

"This Murong Cheng shouldn't retreat!" Zhao Xun said slowly.

Feng Ziming nodded and said, "The subordinates guess, it shouldn't be." After all, the grain and grass of his army of hundreds of thousands are all in our hands, and if we fight for four or five days, his subordinates will have to drink the northwest wind. Besides, unless he doesn't want the land of Yangzhou and Jingzhou. Otherwise, how could they fight with us in Yuzhou? ”

"That's right! Then let's wait for Murong Cheng and Li Chi to divide the high and low in Xuzhou first, and I don't know, can Li Chi trap Murong Cheng? ”