Chapter 101: Who Takes Advantage of Whom?

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"In your opinion, Meng Rang will take the Changbai Mountain Righteous Army to attack Langya County, which will attract a large number of officers and troops, which is not good for Mengshan." Li Fengyun smiled and said, "In the eyes of the opponent, Meng Rang and the Changbai Mountain Righteous Army are one and our Xuzhou Righteous Army, and they are not separated from each other. If the Changbai Mountain rebels launched an attack on Langya County, it would make the opponent make a wrong analysis and judgment of the current situation. Li Fengyun pointed at Han Yao and the other three, and said with a smile, "It's the deduction you just made." The opponent will think that we want to capture Langya County, we will expand and strengthen Langya County as a base, we will cut off the transportation channel connecting Donglai and Jianghuai, and we will seriously threaten the smooth progress of the Eastern Expedition, so when Meng Rang and the Changbai Mountain Righteous Army attack Langya County, it will inevitably attract a large number of officials and troops from Qilu and even Xuzhou to Langya County. ”

A thought suddenly welled up in the hearts of the three of them, and the sound was striking? Bai Shuai wants to use Meng Rang as bait to attract the main force of the official army to Langya County, and then attack other places? Lu County or Peng City? Judging from the geographical location of Langya County, the official army in the direction of Donglai and the official army in the direction of Xuzhou are likely to enter Langya to fight, and the Xuzhou army is the closest to Langya County, and it is most likely to go north to Langya. It can be inferred that Bai Shuai's target is Peng Cheng.

"Langya County, a poor place, can feed us, but if we want to grow stronger, it is absolutely impossible." Li Fengyun finally said what was in his heart, "We saved Meng Rang, and we also have to give food and weapons to the Changbai Mountain Righteous Army, this is a great favor, we must pay it back immediately, if we don't pay it back now, it will be even more impossible to pay it back in the future, this is an obvious thing." ”

Li Fengyun said it lightly and quite reasonably, but the strength of the rebel army was there, and the situation in Middle-earth was also predictable. After the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the Eastern Expeditionary Army has returned, the number of officers and troops in the Qilu region will increase exponentially, and the Donglai Water Division, which is estimated to have tens of thousands of horses, if nothing else, a year later, that is, next winter, if the righteous army does not grow stronger, it will definitely die.

It is still possible for the rebels to fight Langya. The terrain of Langya is steep, once it is captured, it will be fully operated, and there is still hope to resist the encirclement and suppression of the official army on all sides. If it's really not good, you can still go to sea to escape, find an island to hide, at least you can survive. On the contrary, the righteous army did not fight Langya, but went to fight Lu County or Pengcheng, even if there was a miracle and it was defeated, but Lu County and Pengcheng were both places of four wars, and there was no danger to defend, just waiting for the return of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, that is, when the righteous army was destroyed, there was no hope of holding on at all.

When Han Yao and the three of them bluntly expressed their worries in their hearts, Li Fengyun laughed incomprehensibly.

"Who said the Crusade would be won?"

The three of them looked at each other speechlessly. With the strength of Middle-earth and the strength of the Weifu army, how could the Eastern Crusade fail? Although Li Fengyun's intelligence has won their respect and trust, the strength of Middle-earth today can be said to be unprecedented, and the Turks who dominate the desert have all been defeated by the Middle-earthers, not to mention the small country of Goguryeo in the Far East. The Eastern Crusade was sure to be victorious, and not a single Middle-earth man was skeptical of it, except for Bai Li Fengyun. The three of them secretly despise themselves, you are arrogant and arrogant, if you don't face up to the upcoming crisis, the future is not darkness, but there is no future at all.

"If the crusade fails." Li Fengyun turned a blind eye to the disdainful gaze of the three of them, and continued to say to himself, "Then the Eastern Expeditionary Army will not return, on the contrary, in order to maintain their authority and win back the face of Middle Earth, the Weifu Army will inevitably launch the Second Eastern Crusade in order to avenge their hatred and wash away their shame, and they will recruit more troops to the Far East battlefield, and will transport more materials from Jiangzuo to the Northeast." With the sharp decline of the emperor and central authority, the central government's control over the local government will inevitably weaken rapidly, which will lead to a series of crises, and the biggest crisis is the re-emergence of local forces. Once the local forces become stronger, a situation of secession will be formed, the central government will be hollowed out, the national will be shaken, and the great cause of reunification will be in danger of collapse. But the rise of local power takes time, especially with the central government for power and wealth. In order to win the situation and time for a resurgence, local forces will try to disrupt the world. In other words, rebels like us will rise and fall in the future, and they will spread all over Middle-earth. The world is in turmoil, the heroes dominate, and the lives are ruined, and at that moment, the central government is no longer the center, and the local government is no longer the place. Whoever has the strength will be able to dominate the world, and even unify Middle-earth again to create an unprecedented empire. ”

This is normal in the front, but it is absurd in the back. For the handsome, such nonsense is inevitably over. The three people didn't hear it, and they ignored it when their left ear went in and out of their right ear. Although theoretically it is possible that the crusade will fail, in practice it is absolutely impossible. The emperor drove the expedition in person, and it is said that there are more than one million troops, and they are all out of their national strength to fight a small barbarian country, on the one hand, it is to show off its strength, and on the other hand, it has the intention of deterring the northern captives.

However, Li Fengyun's strategy of using Meng Rang is still desirable. The top priority of the Xuzhou Righteous Army is to rest and recuperate, and it is to practice internal strength, but the strong enemies around are eyeing each other, and it is possible to attack Mengshan at any time, so use Meng Rang to attack Langya County, attract the attention of the official army, and delay the time for the official army to encircle and suppress Mengshan, which is indeed conducive to the growth of the Xuzhou Righteous Army. As for the life and death of Meng Rang and the Changbai Mountain Rebels, the Xuzhou Rebels didn't care at all. Whether it is to kill people with a knife, or to deceive and use it, it is all based on strength, and if you are not strong enough, then you can only be slaughtered by others.

Du and Fu saw Li Fengyun and told Meng Rang's strategy in detail, in the final analysis, you give me money, food and weapons, and I will help you go to Langya County to attract and contain the officials and soldiers, when the time is ripe, I will leave, I will return to Qi County, and you can easily take Langya County, and then they will not owe each other.

Li Fengyun was very satisfied, but he still deliberately asked, "Why didn't Meng Shuai take Lu County nearby?" Also, this goes to Qi County, but it is separated by a Mount Tai, close at hand, if Meng Shuai wants to return to Qi County, it is most convenient to take Mount Tai, why should he go near and far? "The implication is that Meng Rang is lying to me? Wait until you get the money, food, and weapons, and then you run away?

Du and Fu hurriedly explained according to Meng Rang's instructions.

In this battle, Meng Rang used himself as a bait to contain Zhang Xutuo's main force in Yangguan, thus helping Wang Bo and the main force of the righteous army to return to Qi County through Mount Tai. Zhang Xutuo was bound to pursue at the tail end, and after Wang Bo and the main force of the righteous army suffered this setback, their morale was low, their strength was reduced, and they were unable to resist, so they could only withdraw to the north. The river will soon be frozen, after the freezing, the moat will become a thoroughfare, Wang Bo and the main force of the righteous army can withdraw to Hebei, and meet with Liu Badao and Ge Qian of the Hebei Douzigang Righteous Army, Hao Xiaode, Liu Heimin and other heroes of the Plain Righteous Army, while recuperating and recovering their strength, while waiting for the opportunity to cross the river to the south.

In this case, even if Meng Rang killed back Qi County, at most he would be another bait to help Wang Bo and the main force of the righteous army retreat to Hebei, and his own luck would not be so good, and he would inevitably fall into Zhang Xutuo's siege and annihilation.

As for why he didn't take Lu County nearby, Meng Rang's explanation was high-sounding. Meng Rang said that the official army was about to encircle and suppress Mengshan, Lu County and Pengcheng because of the Yingyang Mansion, the number of officers and soldiers is large, and it must be the main force of encirclement and suppression, while Langya County must be an auxiliary attack because of the small number of Yingyang Mansion. The Xuzhou Righteous Army dealt with the enemy on three sides alone, and it was difficult to sustain itself. Meng Rang was anxious about the urgency of the Xuzhou righteous army and was willing to help each other, but his strength was limited, so he could only stop the official army of Langya County. Considering that there are few officers and soldiers in Langya County, and the Xuzhou Righteous Army is about to fight against a strong enemy, and is unable to provide long-term assistance to the Changbai Mountain Righteous Army in terms of food, grass and weapons, so Meng Rang decided to change the passive defense to an active attack, taking advantage of the fact that the official army has not yet attacked Mengshan, and took the initiative to attack Langya County.

Li Fengyun's face was a little gloomy, and there was a hint of gloom in his eyes, "If Qilu and Xuzhou officials and troops enter Langya County one after another, how does Meng Shuai plan to deal with it?" ”

Du and Fu said without thinking, "Of course, avoid the enemy's edge and take the initiative to retreat into the mountains." ”

"Meng Shuai took refuge in the mountains, and the officers and soldiers couldn't find him, so they had to come to find a certain person, and they wanted to come to fight Mengshan, at that time, the officers and troops were besieging on three sides, and there were strong enemies on three sides, how should a certain deal with it?" Li Fengyun sneered, "If he doesn't burn and plunder in Langya County, Qilu and Xuzhou officials and troops will not support Langya County, as long as they concentrate on dealing with the two official armies of Lu County and Pengcheng, however, he is making such a fuss in Langya County, but he has to deal with a strong enemy in three ways, may I ask, what does Meng Shuai mean by this?" Did he want to bring trouble to the east and attract all the officers and soldiers in the Ludong region to Langya County and let them fight so, but he left Langya County with the army with a swagger, entered the Ludong area, and lived happily in Gaomi and Beihai? When the time was ripe, Wang Shuai, with the support of the Hebei Righteous Army, crossed the river to the south to attack Zhang Xutuo, while Meng Shuai actively advanced westward in the Ludong region and took the initiative to cooperate. ”

Du and Fu became nervous, stammering, and didn't know how to answer.

Li Fengyun laughed, "Nervous? How could Meng Rang's dirty thoughts be hidden? The reason why XX is not angry is that he has been using you to coax XX, but he is hiding behind his back and does not dare to come out, deceiving people too much. Your brother went back to sue him, and so-and-so agreed, gave him money, food, and weapons, and allowed him to borrow Daomeng Mountain to fight Langya County. However, this is for the face of your brothers, if someone is bullied, he will be bullied, and he will endure it, but your brothers must remember that if you don't want to be bullied or used, you must control your own destiny, you have to be Chen Sheng Wu Guang, and you must be Xiang Yu Liu Bang. ”

Du and Fu bowed down to receive the teaching, and they already regarded Li Fengyun as a brother and a brother in their hearts.