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The battle in Licheng became more and more intense, with more and more troops invested by both sides, and the casualties were getting bigger and bigger, but You Ge's sailors on the waterways of the great river still showed no signs of landing on the shore to fight, allowing Yang Lan, the king of Qi, to be consumed little by little in the fierce battle of flesh and blood.

On this day, Wu Benlang couldn't bear Fei Qingnu and Laiquan, and took the initiative to run to Zhou Fashang's handsome boat, knocking on the side to find out the time to go ashore and fight.

Fei Qingnu hated the white thief to the bone, his son Fei Huai died at the hands of the white thief, this is an endless blood feud, of course he is eager to land, eager to kill Licheng, and the whole is based on the overall situation, although Zhou Fashang made it clear that he was using the white thief to consume Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and had the intention of killing people with a knife, but everything has a limit, too much.

Zhang Xutuo had obviously seen through Zhou Fashang's plan, so he pretended to chase the enemy, stayed away from the battlefield in Licheng, and directly pushed the sailor into an embarrassing place. Now, if the sailor does not provide support to the king of Qi for a long time, once the king of Qi is defeated, the situation in the county of Qi will deteriorate rapidly, and the sailor will be shooting himself in the foot. It is true that the King of Qi himself will be punished by the Holy Lord for his failure to suppress the thief, but the water master will not escape the department, and Zhou Fashang will not escape punishment. What is particularly strict is that if the sailor lands after the defeat of the King of Qi, it is very likely that he will be trapped in the battlefield of chaos and difficult to extricate, which will inevitably affect the expedition across the sea, which is the real big trouble.

Lai Cheng euphemistically expressed his concerns, although it was not clear that Zhou Fashang immediately ordered the landing, but the meaning was already very straightforward. After finishing speaking, he turned his eyes to Fei Qingnu, hoping that Fei Qingnu could also help. Fei Qingnu's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. He had said enough, and repeatedly begged Zhou Fashang to give him a chance to take revenge, but Zhou Fashang ignored it, which made Fei Qingnu very disappointed and even a little resentful. However, he is a nobleman with the surname of captivity, and he has inherent contradictions and estrangements with the Jiangzuo people, and he can't go together at all, so for his own interests, Fei Qingnu has no need to clash head-on with Zhou Fashangsheng. Besides, if Zhou Fa still has the intention of landing on the shore, then he must be waiting for the best opportunity to attack, and he is not in a hurry at this moment, on the contrary, if he has no intention of landing on the shore, it is useless for you to say anything, he is the commander, and he has the final say.

"Did the scout find Zhang Xutuo?" Zhou Fashang asked slowly.

Lai Cheng nodded, "When the scout found Zhang Juncheng, his army had already crossed the Takishui, and it is estimated that he had entered the territory of Beihai at this moment. ”

Zhou Fashang frowned slightly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

Come and sigh to yourself. The reason why I made up my mind to persuade Zhou Fashang today was because I found Zhang Xutuo's whereabouts. Zhang Xutuo was obviously forced by Zhou Fashang, and in a fit of anger, Yu Crisp fled from Qi County and took refuge in Ludong, but the shape of Qi County suddenly changed, and it was originally a good situation of "snipe and clam fighting, and fishermen profiting", but now it has become an unfavorable situation of "two tigers fighting". Zhang Xutuo used this trick well, "retreating as advancing", turning himself into a bystander, and pushing Zhou Fashang, who was originally a bystander, to a passive position all of a sudden. I can't help but admire Zhang Xutuo, who is bold enough not to confront King Qi, but dares to calculate Zhou Fashang, and the consequences of Zhou Fashang's thunderous anger, Zhang Xutuo may not be able to bear it.

Zhou Fashang thought for a long time, and suddenly asked, "If we support Licheng, can we recapture the city among the kings of Qi?" ”

Fei Qingnu's eyes lit up, and he said without thinking, "If we support Licheng, we can inflict heavy losses on the north bank of Jishui, but we can't recapture the city before the King of Qi, after all, there is a Jishui River between us and Licheng, and the King of Qi is under the city of Licheng, which is close at hand, and we can go down with a drum." ”

Zhou Fashang bowed slightly, and asked again, "Do you know the true purpose of this dispatch?" ”

Lai's expression was slightly stagnant, and his eyes showed a look of disappointment, while Fei Qingnu's face was cloudy, and a murderous aura gushed out uncontrollably.

What is the purpose of Zhou Fashang? Lai Fei Qingnu knew that as early as when the sailor left the Donglai camp, Zhou Fashang made it clear that his goal was not to suppress the thieves, not to help Zhang Xutuo stabilize the situation in Qilu, but to prevent the king of Qi from controlling Qilu and curb the king of Qi from growing stronger, so as to minimize the influence of the king of Qi on the political situation in the eastern capital and the threat to the Second Eastern Crusade.

If the sailor lands and supports Licheng, but he can't stop the king of Qi from occupying Licheng, and he can't stop the king of Qi from controlling the entire Qilu region, is it still necessary for the sailor to land on the shore? The task of the naval division this year is to cross the sea and attack Pyongyang, and to wash away the shame of last year's defeat, rather than wasting its limited strength on domestic chaos and thieves

Fei Qingnu couldn't bear it anymore, "Duke Ming, if the rumors of the Eastern Capital come true, and the King of Qi really wants to raise troops to rebel, will the sailor still have a chance to cross the sea for an expedition?" Will the Second Crusade still succeed? ”

"That's where a certain worry lies." Zhou Fashang sighed and said, "Now the King of Qi not only has an army of 20,000, but also the general of the Zuo Imperial Guard, Li Zixiong, and the general of the Zuo Xiaowei, Dong Chun, if you add the human, material and financial resources of Henan, Xuzhou and Qilu, the strength of the King of Qi is already very strong, so I have to be cautious, I have to Chen Bing Dahe as a deterrent, and I have to take advantage of this crisis to warn the King of Qi." ”

Fei Qingnu immediately questioned, "Duke Ming, the King of Qi is assisted by Duke Jianchang (Li Zixiong) and Duke Shunzheng (Dong Chun), and he must have seen the current situation very thoroughly, if they have the intention to use the thieves, set a trap in Licheng, and then go away in defeat, wouldn't Duke Ming fall into a dilemma?" In the face of the rapidly deteriorating situation, how could Ming Gong turn a blind eye and let the anti-thieves harm Qilu? ”

"I can see it thoroughly." Zhou Fashang sneered, "It can be concluded that it is impossible for the King of Qi to abandon Qilu, and he and the white thief will definitely continue to fight, but it is impossible for the East to allow the situation in Qilu to continue to deteriorate, and the Holy Lord will not allow anyone to deliberately sabotage the Second Eastern Crusade, so you wait and see, the situation in Qilu will change soon." ”

Zhou Fashang had made up his mind, and he came to rectify Fei Qingnu in vain, so he could only leave in frustration.

The Holy Lord and the Xinggong arrived in Zhuo County and took a short rest in Linshuo Palace.

The concerts of the Qilu district administrators with Lu County Taishou Li Min and Qi County Cheng Zhang Xutuo flew like snowflakes, and the concerts of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, and Zhou Fashang, the deputy head of the water division, also followed, and all the information was synthesized together into one sentence, Qilu shape shì deteriorated, and the deterioration was very fast, among which the chaos was unfavorable and the thieves were not smooth, the main thing was that the military and political governors in the Qilu region had their own thoughts, fought their own battles, and scattered sand could not stop the King of Qi from marching into Qilu at all. Not to mention containing and cracking down on the ambitions of King Qi to control Qilu.

After discussing with the central ministers, the Holy Lord made a decisive decision, and ordered Cui Hongsheng, the ambassador of Hebei and the general of the Zuo Wuwei of the inspection school, to immediately stop going north and no longer participate in the Eastern Expedition, but to rush south to Qilu with his army to suppress the thieves, and strive to stabilize the situation in Qilu in the shortest possible time and ensure that the sailors could cross the sea for an expedition within the scheduled time.

At the same time, this edict was communicated to Yang Lan, the king of Qi, Zhou Fashang, the deputy head of the navy, and the administrators of the Qilu region, asking them to cooperate closely with Cui Hongsheng to ensure the success of the rebellion.

The post station system of Middle-earth is the most complete and up to the north and south of the river, and the degree of transmission is amazing, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "morning and evening".

Cui Hongsheng had arrived at the important town of Gaoyang in Hejian County at this moment, and immediately led his army south after receiving the edict, but he deliberately slowed down his march in order to wait for the situation in Qilu to change rapidly under the impetus of this edict.

The Battle of Licheng entered its sixth day.

The official army captured the first line of Kuangshan, while the rebel army retreated to Licheng, and the two sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle in the west and south cities.

The Hebei heroes can't hold on, their losses are too great, if they continue to fight, with such a degree of attrition, their main force will soon be killed and wounded, and the Hebei heroes who have lost the main army are undoubtedly fish on the chopping board, let them be slaughtered, but in the face of Li Fengyun, who is fighting at the forefront all day long, covered in blood, and vicious, everyone is frightened, no one dares to speak, and it is possible to lose their heads when they open their mouths, who dares to take this risk?

But there are always people who are not afraid of death, Liu Heimin is one of them, he is on crutches, dragging an injured leg, found Li Fengyun on the battlefield full of corpses, and asked Li Fengyun, "You have already emptied Licheng, why do you still fight to the death and not retreat?" If this continues, the situation in Qi County will deteriorate day by day, and it will inevitably shake the Eastern Capital, not only will the King of Qi get reinforcements, but the Donglai Water Division will also pour out, we can't resist it at all, and your intention to take Qi County as a territory will inevitably fail. ”

Of course, the purpose of Li Fengyun to fight to the death is not to defeat the king of Qi, let alone the wishful thinking of taking Qi County as the territory, but to use this battle to consume the Hebei people, annex the Hebei people, and strengthen the alliance.

In addition, he must cooperate with the King of Qi to control Qilu and win an extension period for the King of Qi, and this extension period is extremely precious to the King of Qi, which is not only related to the future of the King of Qi, but also related to Li Fengyun's overall plan for the future of Middle-earth, which cannot be lost.

"I don't have the strength to defeat the King of Qi, and I don't have the intention of occupying Qi County." Li Fengyun replied solemnly, "And the reason why a certain fight to the death does not retreat is just to use this opportunity to severely damage the king of Qi and fight with the king of Qi. ”

Liu Heimin looked at Li Fengyun in surprise, as if he had realized something.

At present, the rebel army is deeply surrounded by the official army, even if it withdraws from Licheng early, but there is a sailor in front of it to intercept, and there is the king of Qi chasing and killing, coupled with Zhang Xutuo, who is brave and good at fighting, it is very difficult for the rebel army to break through the siege. Taking a step back, even if the breakthrough is successful, will the rebels be able to get rid of the encirclement and interception of the official army? The answer is obviously no, because the rebel army has only one direction to break through, that is, to the west, and to the west is Henan, the Central Plains, and Gyeonggi. In this kind of crisis, if the ghost of Yang Nan, the king of Qi, is still in the shadows, and he always follows behind, there is no effort to let the righteous army take a breath, and the consequences are self-evident.

"We don't have a choice." Li Fengyun raised his head to look at the sky, raised his arms and roared, "There is only a battle to the death"

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