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"Langya County is surrounded by mountains on both sides, facing the sea on the other, and only the south is connected to Xuzhou." Duan Wencao pointed to the map, his expression was very solemn, "If you want to attack Langya, there are only three ways, one is to attack from the northwest direction of Langya County, and kill from the direction of Bian Cheng in the upper reaches of Surabaya in Lu County, but Mengshan Mountain is a natural barrier, and there is a pass to block it; One is to attack from the northeast of Langya County, from the Gaomi County Zhucheng to the south, but here the mountains are stacked, there is the ancient Great Wall of Qi as a block, especially the Huangcao Pass between Ma'er Mountain and Magpie Ridge, there is a husband as a pass, and there is a danger that ten thousand people will not open; There is also an attack from the southeast direction of Langya County, from the Xiapi County of Xuzhou to the north, directly kill Linyi, where the plain is open and open, as far as the eye can see, but the river is criss-crossed, if the defense is properly deployed, it can still be effectively intercepted. ”

Duan Wencao's brows tightened, and his right index finger tapped the desk, irritable.

"After the thieves captured Langya County, they held the key pass of Beiwei Mountain in the northwest, Huangcao Pass in the northeast, and called the main force in the southeast direction, and established a defensive battle formation centered on Yishui and Shu (shu) water, so that they could resist the three-way siege of Weifu and win enough time for themselves to grow stronger."

Duan Lun looked at the map, then at the restless Duan Wencao, and pursed his lips with disdain, "Where did the thief come from to show his strength?" The Eastern Crusade will be launched in the spring of the next year, and the Holy Lord will personally drive the expedition to attack a small Goguryeo with a million heroes, killing chickens with cattle knives, such as probing bags and taking things. At the end of the Eastern Crusade, hundreds of thousands of Weifu troops went south to return to their own towns, and with the strength of the Qilu Weifu army and the Xuzhou Zhuyingyang, they surrounded and suppressed the Mengshan traitors on three sides. ”

Duan Wencao glanced at Duan Lun and asked quietly, "You are so confident in the Eastern Crusade?" ”

"Of course." Duan Lun said without hesitation, "Compared with Goguryeo, Tuyuhun's strength is obviously superior, but the Holy Lord waved his army to the west, and the momentum was like a bamboo, destroying Tuyuhun with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying, opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and building a world-famous martial arts. In this Eastern Crusade, how can small countries such as Goguryeo compete with our Middle-earth? Like a praying mantis blocking a car. ”

Duan Wencao slowly sat up straight, looked at Duan Lun with blazing eyes, and asked, "In that case, why did the Holy Lord gather the strength of the whole country to carry out the Eastern Crusade?" Hundreds of thousands of troops, hundreds of thousands of people, millions of men and horses, thousands of miles of journey, how much food does it cost? How severe is the damage to national strength? Have you ever wondered why? ”

Duan Lun didn't speak, but his expression was disapproving, obviously he thought that Duan Wencao was exaggerating.

"I asked you." Duan Wencao's expression was even more stern, "How much do you know about Goguryeo?" And what do you know about the situation in the Far East as a whole? ”

"I know that Goguryeo has always had the ambition to dominate the Far East, and over the years has even coveted my Middle Earth, repeatedly invaded the border of my eastern Liaodong, and challenged the authority of my suzerain." Duan Lun sneered, "A barbarian slave, dare to rebel against the master? Bring about one's own destruction. ”

Duan Wencao stopped talking, thought about it for a while, and didn't continue the topic. No one can say what the future holds. Duan Wenzhen was the emperor's minister and the main planner of the Eastern Crusade, and as his younger brother and son, it was really unwise to talk nonsense here.

"The Xuzhou thieves occupied Mengshan, their foothold was not stable, they had not yet taken a breath, and they did not know what the situation in Lu County was, so they hurriedly went down the mountain to burn and kill and plunder. In your opinion, are they starving, losing their minds, or are they having other plans? ”

After Duan Wencao finished saying this, his tightly knit brows furrowed even deeper, as if he had thought of something, thoughtfully.

Duan Lun guessed Duan Wencao's worries, he shook his head, and said in a very positive tone, "Although the Xuzhou thieves moved very fast, after crossing the border, they flew into Mengshan, the soldiers were noble, the enemy was unprepared, and they took Mengshan in one go, but the Qizhou thieves were still on the front line of Wenshui, because Zhang Xutuo opened his bloody mouth at the foot of Mount Tai, and they did not dare to go south, and they have not yet reached the line of Lailai Mountain and Liangfu Mountain, so there is no connection between these two rebels, it can only be a coincidence." ”

Coincidental? Duan Wencao pondered for a while and said, "It's better to be cautious and not be too optimistic, so as not to stumble." ”

"It's just a thief, and it's vulnerable." Duan Lun's face was proud, and his eyes showed disdain.

"The thieves who rebelled in Qian County, the Kou who plundered on both sides of the Tongji Canal, suddenly killed Qilu, occupied Mengshan, and burned and plundered in Lu County, and even threatened the safety of our house, do you still think he is vulnerable?" Duan Wencao was a little dissatisfied with Duan Lun's attitude.

"Just look at the Qizhou thieves, why did Wang Bo and Meng Rang leave Changbai Mountain and have to move to Lu County? The reason is simple, they are not short of food, but lack of combat effectiveness. There is no Eagle Yangwei under Zhang Xutuo's account, only the clan regiment and the temporarily recruited strong men, but why is his combat effectiveness stronger than that of a traitor? Is Zhang Xutuo scheming, or is he leading the troops well? A certain believes that the reason why Zhang Xutuo's combat effectiveness has increased rapidly is that the Right Houwei Mansion has provided him with a large number of weapons, including heavy soldiers, if there are no sufficient and sharp weapons, Zhang Xutuo is helpless against the traitors stationed in Changbai Mountain. ”

Duan Lun asked Duan Wencao rhetorically, "Will the strength of the Xuzhou thief surpass that of the Qizhou thief?" If Zhang Xutuo hadn't had another plan, he would have driven the Qizhou thieves into Lu County, and Wang Bo and Meng Rang might have been defeated long ago, so he thought that his uncle only needed to transfer two regiments from Juyang and Liang's father to the south, cooperate with the Bianqiu Left-behind Regiment, and encircle and suppress the Xuzhou thieves with the strength of three regiments. ”

Duan Wencao didn't speak, he was always thinking about the letter Dong Chun wrote to himself, trying to find information about the Xuzhou thief. Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong are both veterans of the battlefield, but it is very humiliating to let this group of Xuzhou thieves escape from the palm of their hands, from which it can also be inferred that these two old guys were as arrogant and arrogant as Duan Lun at the beginning, and no one was in sight, but as a result, the horse stumbled and planted a big heel.

Be cautious, you must be cautious, now there are wolves and tigers in front of you, Zhang Xutuo and Dong Chun have the possibility of sandwiching themselves from the north and south, and the Eastern Crusade is imminent, and the elder brother Duan Wenzhen is one of the main planners of the Eastern Crusade. One wrong step is the wrong step, so don't make a mistake in the first step.

Duan Wencao didn't make up his mind for a long time, and paid close attention to the situation on the front line of Flawed Hill and Qufu, looking forward and backward and indecisive, which made Duan Lun slander and secretly ridicule his uncle, which was a little useless.

On this night, Pengcheng County's secret letter from Cui Deben reached Duan Wencao's hand.

After reading the letter, Duan Wencao secretly called it a fluke, but fortunately he was cautious and did not send troops in a hurry in a fit of anger, otherwise there might be big trouble.

Cui Deben recounted in detail the evil deeds of this group of Xuzhou thieves on both sides of the Tongji Canal in the secret letter, among which Duan Wencao and Duan Lun were most shocked that the heavy fleet was robbed, and the four regiments of Yongcheng Yingyang Mansion were all wiped out, Ying Yanglang killed Fei Huai, and Ying Jianlang disappeared Wang Yang, and Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong's reaction was also fast, calling more than a dozen regiments to chase and intercept, but the thieves successfully jumped out of the encirclement, and swaggered across the river from Pengcheng City. Dong Chun's fame was in vain, and what was even more strict was that his political opponents would take this opportunity to flock to him, and Dong Chun's official position would definitely not be retained, and he would even be driven out of the army and deprived of military power.

Duan Wencao was secretly horrified. Duan Lun's face was even more pale, and he was silent for a long time.

In the minds of the uncle and nephew, a thought passed through the same thought, there was a "black hand" behind the Xuzhou thief, and this black hand must be from the Eastern Capital, and someone in Xuzhou tacitly "cooperated" with the burning and plundering of the Xuzhou thief, and finally overturned Dong Chun to the ground, giving a heavy blow to the Longxi Department in the court.

Such a powerful means, who wants to overthrow Dong Chun? The purpose of overthrowing Dong Chun is by no means just to attack the Longxi system, there must be a bigger goal, so what is the goal? At present, the most fierce contradiction in the court is the contradiction between the reformers and the conservatives, and the Eastern Crusade was initiated and promoted by the reformers, and the conservatives strongly oppose it.

Could it be that the "black hand" behind the Xuzhou thieves wanted to stop the Eastern Crusade?

The more Duan Wencao thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely. Overturning Dong Chun may be a "trick", and the real goal is himself.

Once he failed to stabilize Lu County, the entire Qilu region fell into chaos, and then affected the preparations for the Eastern Expedition and the sea-crossing operation of the Donglai Naval Division, then the Eastern Expedition would inevitably be delayed, and the Far Eastern Campaign was only half a year at most because of the seasonal climate and other reasons, the attack time was only half a year at most, the attack in early summer, and the truce in late autumn, if the attack time was delayed for too long and the attack time was not enough, then this year's Eastern Expedition plan had to be stopped, waiting for the next year's war again.

But the flaw of this "blind method" is also obvious, that is, with the strength of the Xuzhou thief, he actually jumped out of the encirclement under the encirclement and interception of the Xuzhou official army, and swaggered across the river from Pengcheng City, which is unbelievable and cannot withstand scrutiny. Although Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong are both from Guanlong and members of conservative forces, they may not know about this conspiracy and cooperate with it, they may also be victims of this conspiracy, and there must be someone else who cooperates with the thieves in Xuzhou. However, there is no point in speculating about these things, the Xuzhou thieves have occupied Mengshan, have won the opportunity, and winter has come, whether it is the strength of the Qilu army or the strength of the Xuzhou army, they will not be able to kill the thieves in Mengshan in the next few months, so the most urgent thing now is to surround the Xuzhou thieves in Mengshan and prevent them from going down the mountain to burn and plunder the chaotic Qilu situation.

As long as the situation in Qilu is stable and the Eastern Crusade can start as scheduled, then this conspiracy will also fail.

"Uncle, what's the plan?" Duan Lun saw that Duan Wencao was silent in thought, and couldn't help but ask.

Duan Wencao was silent for a long time, and suddenly, he asked, "We have surrounded Mengshan and trapped the thieves, will we be able to thwart the opponent's conspiracy?" ”

"This requires a premise." Duan Lun said without thinking, "If no one in Qilu secretly cooperates with the thieves in Xuzhou, then we will be able to trap the thieves in Mengshan." ”

Before the words fell, Duan Wencao immediately thought of Zhang Xutuo, and suddenly felt shocked.

"Uncle, the Taishou of Langya County is surnamed Dou."

Duan Lun's words are not shocking, and this last sentence made Duan Wencao's face change greatly, the mountain rain is about to come, the wind is full of buildings, Qilu's sky is really going to change?

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