Thousands of peaks in Fuzhou are beautiful, once you pass Yantan Mountain, it is a thousand miles of flat territory in Yueqing and Jinhuayi, and there are undulating low hills in dozens of miles near Wuling Mountain.

At the southeast foot of Yantan Mountain, the precipice is like cutting, the mountain in this Qingjiang Mansion seems to stop abruptly here, the dwarf pine is like a banner holding the stone gap and stretches out the dangerous rock that is more than 60 zhang deep.

Shui Ruying did not stay in the Lishui River Valley after all, on the night of the Xuancheng political discussion, he said goodbye to his sleeves without saying goodbye, and went up the river to Nanning Le'an by boat, without giving Jiang Youli or Jue'er a chance to stay.

In the letter to Liang Baoliu, Sleeve wrote: "Tianshui side, Mo Xiangnian also. ”

Xu Ruyu looked at the secret letter in his hand, remembered the woman with eyebrows like the moon, and sighed secretly, there was a trace of melancholy in his heart, and he couldn't get rid of it. Worried about Liang Bao in his heart, he didn't know how to write a letter to comfort him, thinking: The situation in Fuzhou is turbulent, and fusion is just around the corner, so let's transfer him to Fuzhou.

At the foot of the mountain, there is an endless green grass, and dense plain flowers dot the grass.

Under Xu Ruyu's arrangement, the civilians of Fuzhou, Chongyi, and Qingjiang gradually moved closer to the northern foot of Taishan, and made a posture that as long as Gongliang Youqin captured Yueqing City, 400,000 civilians in three places would move to the interior of the Lishui River Valley. At the same time, 5,000 soldiers from the Suwei camp entered Qingjiang and Chongyi, and with the cooperation of the people's village forces, they carried out a large-scale cleanup of the Liukou cottages in the two towns.

For decades, no single force could integrate the large and small villages in Qingjiang Mansion, but Xu Ruyu did it in just over a year.

Although Xu Ruyu made a gesture of weakness by retreating to the Lishui River Valley, Gongliang Youqin knew that the significance of storming Yueqing City had been lost.

Gongliang Youqin sent Zhao Weixu to lead 10,000 elites back to Yueqing, with the original intention of integrating the Liukou forces in Fuzhou, Chongyi, and Qingjiang, and then further controlling the 500,000 homeless people stranded in the large and small villages of Qingjiang Prefecture.

Zhao Weixu led his troops to the southeast of Fuzhou, and before opening the passage between Fuzhou and Wenling, Gongliang Xiaotian was eager to integrate the rogue forces of Fuzhou and Chongyi at the foot of Yantan Mountain, but they were destroyed by Xu Ruyu with the help of the Fan family, so that the Puji bandits lost the opportunity to reunite the rogue forces. At present, only the more than 4,000 rogue forces in the southeast of Fuzhou have accepted the reorganization of Puji Island, which is far from the original plan of 40,000 rogue bandits.

Even if they stormed Yueqing City, the Puji bandits would not be able to quickly expand their power to the entire territory of the nearby Qingjiang Prefecture. The cities of Fuzhou, Chongyi, and Qingjiang Sanyi have been abandoned for decades, and there is no defense, and the cottage has been greatly damaged under the joint suppression of the Suwei camp and the people's village forces, and if the Puji bandits cannot quickly enter Qingjiang Mansion, it will not take a few months for the Liukou in Qingjiang Mansion to be wiped out.

The Qingyan Army's weak posture gave the Puji bandits an inexplicable pressure, that is, if the time to enter Qingjiang Mansion was too late, they would gain nothing. Nearly 400,000 people were transferred, the rogue forces were destroyed, and even if they occupied Qingjiang, Chongyi, and Fuzhou, they would only get a floating land and three dilapidated deserted cities, but instead exposed their own defense loopholes to Xu Ruyu's eyes.

Conquering a Yueqing City, for Gongliang Youqin, can only harvest a Yueqing City. If this is the case, Gongliang Youqin must not be willing to spend too much money to capture Yueqing City, until mid-March, Puji's 34,000 troops still besieged Yueqing City, and there was no sign of forcible capture.

There is no wide, deep and turbulent river in Jinhua Prefecture, and the flat river is the most suitable for cavalry combat, and the three forces that are entangled in this place have no formed cavalry battalions.

The tribes of Baekje and Bohai were forced to stop supplying war horses to the family forces in the Central Plains under pressure from the Hulan people, and the most lucrative war horse trade in Yongyang had disappeared. In the hinterland of the Central Plains, the three counties of Fenjun, Yongning, and Jinyang have become more scarce due to the relocation of the horse gang forces.

Xu Ruyu intended to restructure the reserve battalion into a cavalry battalion, but when Zhang Zhongdao came to Lishui last time, Xu Ruyu considered that the difficulties were too great, so he did not mention it in the end.

Xu Ruyu thought to himself: If a cavalry battalion of about 2,000 people was interspersed between Yueqing and Wenling, Jinhua and Wenling, and effectively harassed at the junction of the three-way army of the Puji bandits, the siege of Yueqing by the Puji bandits would not dare to last long.

The Puji infantry battalion experienced a fiasco in the East China Sea, suffered a great loss in strength, and attacked Yueqing City, which was defended by 15,000 elite soldiers of the Fan family, and Gongliang Youqin probably did not want to pay such a price in his heart.

The soldiers and civilians of the Fan family in Yueqing City are more confident in sticking to Yueqing City, there are still three months before the food in the city is exhausted, and Gongliang Youqin will definitely not dare to hold on for three months, and it is natural for the Puji bandits to withdraw their troops. This is probably the Fan family's decision.

There are more than 13,000 people in each village in Fuzhou, of which 5,000 are incorporated into the Fuzhou Buying. The three battalions of the Fuzhou infantry battalion have a total of 6,000 establishments. After the Fuzhou infantry battalion assembled in Yantan Mountain, Xu Ruyu sent 500 troops in batches to harass the Puji bandit army within a radius of 80 miles from Yantan Mountain, revealing the intention of attracting the Puji bandit army into the sphere of influence of the Minzhai for battle. Zhao Weixu was unable to send a large number of troops, ignoring the provocation of the Fuzhou infantry battalion, and the 15,000 bandit army was stationed in Lianhua Mountain on the border between Yueqing and Fuzhou, and continued to cooperate with the 20,000 bandit army in front of Yueqing City to continue to besiege Yueqing City.

After the sound of horses' hooves, in the blink of an eye, the rangers of the Fuzhou infantry camp came to the bottom of the high cliff.

After a while, Tu Wenyong climbed up from the back slope with a little panting, and reported the military situation: "The team of five hundred people led by Yang Shang encountered two thousand Puji bandits sixteen miles east of Tianshi Village, and the two sides fought in a hurry, and now Yang Shang has led the army out of the battlefield and returned to Yantan Mountain. Zhang Xu led a team of 500 people to respond. ”

Two thousand bandits thirty miles from here? The Puji bandits in the direction of Jinhua finally moved. Thinking of this possibility, Xu Ruyu's tightly locked brows suddenly relaxed, and when he thought about it, his brows were furrowed again, and his bright starry eyes became deeper and deeper.

"Gongliang Youqin has 35,000 bandit troops stationed outside Jinhua City, if it is only to monitor the 20,000 troops of the Fan family, the number is too much, he can at least draw 15,000 to 20,000 troops into other battlefields, these two thousand men show that he is secretly stripping the bandit army in the direction of Jinhua and strengthening the attack force in the direction of Yueqing."

Xu Ruyu glanced up at Tu Wenyong and said: "Gongliang Youqin transferred the bandit army from Jinhua, but he can't hide the Fan family's eyeliner, and the Fan family has no news so far, so it can be seen that the Fan family has no good intentions?" If Gongliang Youqin can understand the Fan family's thoughts, why can't the people who were transferred this time come to deal with us? ”

Tu Wenyong was slightly stunned and said: "The lord's plan is false, so that the world mistakenly thinks that there are only about 2,000 people in the Fuzhou infantry battalion who can really be sent to the battlefield, and Gongliang Youqin does not seem to need to draw heavy troops from Jinhua, ah, do the Puji bandits want to bypass Yueqing City?" Seeing Xu Ru smiling foolishly, he raised his eyebrows and thought for a moment, and said in a loud voice: "Gongliang Youqin has finally taken the bait." ”

"How do you know that Gongliang Youqin doesn't have the determination to break the net? Not to be taken lightly. Wen Yong, if there is a general battle of more than 50,000 people in Fuzhou, where will it be more advantageous for our army? ”

Without waiting for Tu Wenyong to answer, Xu Ruyu hurried back to Yantan Fort, which was built on the mountainside, and Gu Mingshan, Ban Biao, Ban Zhaolin and other generals were all in the conference hall, obviously they also discovered the abnormality of this encounter.

In the following days, the Fuzhou infantry battalion sent additional scouts near Yueqing to monitor the movements of the enemy army in Yueqing.

One hundred and forty miles to the south of Yantan Mountain, there are five low mountains, the mountain height is less than fifty zhang, the foot of the peak is connected, like a lotus, the whole name is Lotus Mountain, the camp of the Puji bandit army in Fuzhou is located in a low mountain of Lotus Mountain. In this large camp, Gongliang Youqin gathered 35,000 troops, which is the largest number of troops that Puji Island can draw at present.

There are not so many people in the Beishan cottage, and 30,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in the sunny slope valley between the five mountains.

Gongliang Youqin stood up from the high-backed official chair of fine branch pear wood, pressed the shallow carved sandalwood dark wood book case with his left hand, and thought to himself: It took a little effort to find these two family utensils here.

The thick short mustache on Gongliang Youqin's lips is mixed with white, and Gu Fu's face is much older than two years ago, only the light between his eyes is shining, and the yin aura that is unintentionally revealed makes Zhao Weixu and Gongliang Xiaotian in front of the bookcase below suffocated.

"It has been decades since the formation of the pattern of the people's villages and cottages in Qingjiang Mansion, and no one has been able to rectify the people's villages, and no one has been able to integrate the cottage forces, Xu Ruyu not only unified the people's villages under his command, but also destroyed our plan to integrate the cottage forces." Gongliang Youqin said these words without any fluctuation in his heart, his eyes swept over everyone one by one, and continued, "Breaking through the Fan family's blockade of Wenlingyi and expanding the power to Qingjiang Mansion, this plan began to be planned a long time ago, spending huge manpower and material resources to secretly support the cottage forces. After the defeat in the East China Sea War, the expansion strategy of Qingjiang Prefecture was particularly important, and Qingjiang Prefecture had more than 50,000 cottage forces, as well as more than 500,000 civilians living in the villages. By integrating the cottage forces, we can make up for the loss of our army's combat strength in Donghai County, and with 500,000 people, we will be able to firmly take root in Qingjiang Mansion and deter the Fan family's Yuhang Mansion from the east and south. The strategy of hunting slaves expelled the Baiyi people from Wuling Mountain, and Wei Xu led 10,000 elites to take advantage of Wuling Mountain to detour to Fuzhou, all of which went well, but at this time the Qingyan Army led by Xu Ruyu took root in the Lishui River Valley. ”

Because of the appearance of Xu Ruyu, Puji's strategy against Qingjiang was frustrated again and again, and the situation in Yuejun became unclear again. Although Xu Ruyu showed a posture of retreating from the Lishui River Valley, Puji's plans to expand Qingjiang Province for several years fell into vain. Zhao Weixu thought in his heart, but he didn't show his face.

Gongliang Xiaotian, who was standing side by side with him, had an angry look on his face.

At this time, more than 35,000 people were gathered, showing that the public friend Qin was unwilling.

At the beginning, he underestimated Xu Ruyu's influence on the various villages in Qingjiang Prefecture, causing more than 10,000 Puji elites to enter Fuzhou, and failed to really play a role, this responsibility always has to be carried by others, Zhao Weixu sighed secretly, glanced sideways at Gongliang Xiaotian, and thought: I don't know if he has entered into any slander, his expression is solemn, and he said: "Xu Ruyu is good at choosing the timing and place of the battle, which we have to guard. The Qingyan Army is expanding rapidly, and the Fan family will not be unprepared for this, and this matter can be used. ”

When he said this, Zhao Weixu didn't look at Gongliang Youqin's eyes, and Gongliang Youqin may not know the truth of this.

Gongliang Xiaotian snorted coldly, Gongliang Youqin raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Gongliang Xiaotian slightly angrily.

Gongliang Xiaotian stood up without care and said: "The Qingyan Army blocked the more than 4,000 forces of the Twelve Kou Alliance between the Dark Village, Tiankui Village, and Beiling Fort, and blocked the water village forces on the Qingjiang River in the Hongjiang waterway, but sent the most elite camp to enter the front line of the northern foot of Taishan to clean up the cottage forces, and in a month and a half, eleven cottages have been broken by it, if we continue to entangle with the Fan family in Yueqing and Jinhua, and wait for us to conquer Yueqing and enter the Qingjiang River, but we will gain nothing." ”

Zhao Weixu said in a deep voice: "Although I am unwilling, I still have to admit that since I led the army into Fuzhou, I have been subject to the Qingyan Army everywhere. ”

Gongliang Xiaotian was not grateful for his mistakes, and said sharply: "The Fujian forces in Fuzhou are concentrated in the western part of Fuzhou, separating the cottage forces in Chongyi and Qingjiang from us. ”

"The contrast between the power of the village and the cottage has been reversed in the past year. Among the eleven cottages that were breached, six were sent by the people, and the Fuzhou infantry battalion of the Qingyan Army was only 2,000 people, which I thought was Xu Ruyu's plan to show weakness. In Qingjiang, Chongyi, and Fuzhou, Xu Ruyu should be able to organize about 20,000 combat forces. Together with the headquarters of the Qingyan Army in the Lishui River Valley, Xu Ruyu has more than 35,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, it may not be appropriate for us to rashly open up a new battlefield on the northwest line of Fuzhou. Since our army was assembled in the area of Lotus Mountain, and the Qingyan army also assembled in the area of the northern foot of Taishan, Xu Ruyu has realized our intentions. ”

"There are signs of acceleration in the migration of people in the northern foothills of Taishan, which shows that Xu Ruyu does not have the confidence to fight with us at the northern foot of Taishan." Gongliang Xiaotian said proudly, "If he is really allowed to move all the 400,000 displaced people into the Lishui River Valley, in less than two years, the power of the Qingyan Army will be uncontrollable in Yue County." With the help of Xu Ruyu, the strength of the Minzhai forces has improved, but it is not what General Zhao feared, and it can be compared with the combat power of the cottage, let alone our Puji army. Within a month and a half, the eleven cottages fell, because the eleven cottages were in their own formations and were attacked by nearly ten times the strength of the Qingyan Army and the people's villages. Now that the offensive of the Qingyan Army is slowing down, it is obviously the end of the strong crossbow, and after a while, the Qingyan Army will be repaired, and the cottages in Qingjiang Mansion will face a stormy offensive, and at that time, how many cottage forces can be used by my Puji remain? ”

"What about the Baiyi clan? Xu Ruyu made peace with the Baiyi clan, how could he not consider the more than 15,000 elite combat power of the Baiyi clan? Zhao Weixu said.

"In the battle of the secret war, the Baiyi clan did not send troops."

"In that battle, Xu Ruyu was confident, so he didn't need Baiyi to send troops to help? Zi Yangqiu may not really belong to Xu Ruyu, but how could he not understand the truth of cold lips and teeth in his heart? ”

With such pros and cons, how could Gongliang Youqin not think of it? In the battle with the Qingyan Army in Fuzhou, the victory or defeat was five or five. If he misses the opportunity and asks Xu Ruyu to move all 400,000 civilians into the Lishui River Valley, there will be no chance of fighting.

Is it really a dilemma set by Xu Ruyu for me?

A chill passed through Gongliang Youqin's heart, although it was a flash, but it gave him a bad omen, he took a step forward, his eyes pressed Zhao Weixu, and said in a deep voice: "The Baiyi clan has entered the war, and the fragile alliance between the Qingyan Army and the Fan family is bound to collapse. Although he didn't want to, he still had to mention the name, "Even if Xu Ruyu can mobilize Baiyi's army, it will only be mobilized at the last moment, what do you see the Fan family do at that time?" ”

Zhao Weixu pondered for a moment and said, "Fan Che should be happy to see us directly opposite the Qingyan Army, but Yueqing City is sandwiched between us and the Qingyan Army. ”

Gongliang Youqin smiled knowingly and narrowed his eyes.

Gongliang Xiaotian said: "How can the Fan family give up Yueqing City? ”

"He won't let him go." Gongliangyouqin suddenly opened his eyes, his essence flashed, and he said in an unquestionable tone: "The Fan family has been guarding Yueqing City for more than ten years, and it is the cottage forces that are afraid of me to unify Qingjiang and form a siege of Yuhang Mansion from the west. If Xu Ruyu shows enough strength to compete with my Puji, Fan Che will be happy to sit on the wall and watch the fire. ”

Zhao Weixu secretly said yes, thinking: Xu Ruyu vigorously suppressed the cottage forces in Qingjiang Mansion, which caused considerable pressure on my Puji, and also deepened the Fan family's scruples about the Qingyan Army.

Although the situation is still complicated, there are only two ways to go in front of Puji, either take a risk and send a large army into the northeast foot of Taishan, interfere with the plan of the Qingyan army to relocate the people and clear the cottages, and find an opportunity to fight a decisive battle, or collect the army into Wenling City, announcing to the world that the Puji army has once again suffered a setback from Xu Ruyu.

Zhao Weixu knew that Gongliang Youqin had already made a decision in his heart, so he didn't say much, and only said: "My lord, I am willing to lead the army into the northeast foot of Taishan and find an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Qingyan Army." ”

Gongliang Youqin shook his head lightly and said, "You and Xiaotian stay here. ”

Zhao Weixu sighed secretly and thought: You can't ignore the defeat in the East China Sea after all.

Gongliang Xiaotian said: "Xiaotian can deal with this matter. ”

"Oh." Gongliang Youqin glanced at Gongliang Xiaotian, pondered for a moment, and said: "If the Fan family withdraws from Yueqing City, they must not pursue at the end of the tail, occupy Yueqing City, and quickly drive the 20,000 elites outside Jinhua City to the front line at the northern foot of Taishan to ensure that the battle of Taishan is not lost." After a while, he said, "Fan Che may not be willing to Xu Ruyu to be defeated, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses on the Jinhua side are not easy to break away, you must be careful, don't take advantage of the loopholes for the Fan family." ”

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