In addition to most of the land in Yangzhou, the area controlled by the Yangzhou Legion also includes most of the land in Xuzhou, as well as a small part of Yuzhou and Jiangzhou, so, in general, the soldiers of the Yangzhou Legion are composed of soldiers from four states, and for this reason, the quality of the soldiers of the Yangzhou Legion is ensured, especially in Xuzhou, there are many soldiers who joined the army, all of whom fled from the north in the early years, and the army composed of these people is still very strong.

Xie An believed that as long as the work was painstakingly managed, the strength of the Yangzhou army would increase day by day, and it would soon become the strong force of the Great Jin Dynasty, so as to ensure the smooth continuation of the Great Jin Dynasty, especially the gradual strengthening of the naval army, and ensure that Jiangnan would not suffer from the threat from the north.

The imperial court fully supported Xie An's proposition, and Xie An also tried his best to serve the imperial court, and for a while, a new atmosphere appeared in the direction of the imperial court.

Of course, in addition to trying to help Chu Lianzi deal with the government and make every effort to expand his armaments, Xie An was also particularly concerned about the situation in the north, especially the tense situation in Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

They quickly got a clear picture of the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and sent the latest information back to Jiankang City as soon as possible, so that Xie An could learn the information about Qingzhou and Yanzhou as soon as possible.

Although the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou became increasingly tense, Xie An did not think this was a bad thing, because the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou and Yanzhou did not obey the orders of the Great Jin court, and in recent years they have been enemies of the Yangzhou Army, and they have defeated the Yangzhou Army many times. Therefore, if the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou fight with the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou, it may not be a bad thing for the Yangzhou Legion.

Obviously, although Xie An is very concerned about the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. However, he did not intend to send troops to intervene in the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and was happy to see a fight between them in order to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Although Xie An did not want to intervene in the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, his subordinate generals wanted to take revenge, and they saw that the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou and Yanzhou were about to fight, and they all had the intention of watching from the wall first, and then taking advantage of the situation, especially the generals sitting in Xuzhou, they were all closely watching the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. and gather their own soldiers and horses, ready to take action at any time.

In Pengcheng and Xiapi in Xuzhou, Wang Wu and Wang Liu had been paying attention to the situation in the direction of Yanzhou and Qingzhou for a long time, and they learned that the Qingzhou army only left 20,000 horses to defend Qingzhou, and they were all ready to move, intending to raid Qingzhou in order to seize the land of Qingzhou, but. The soldiers and horses under the command of the two of them together were only 40,000. In case the main force of the Qingzhou Legion returns to the division, they will be very dangerous, and as the generals of the Yangzhou Legion, they cannot lead the troops to battle at will without Xie An's order. Otherwise, it is a violation of the order, and even if you win, you will be punished.

Wang Wu and Wang Liu did not dare to take charge of the army, so after they got together and discussed, they decided to gather their troops and horses first. Then, he sent his henchmen to Jiankang City to report the situation in Yanzhou and Qingzhou to Xie An, and Jian Yiyi Xie An organized the main force of the Yangzhou Army to capture Qingzhou by taking advantage of the situation, so as to expand the influence of the Yangzhou Army.

Soon, the henchmen sent by Wang Wu and Wang Liu arrived in Jiankang City and personally made a relevant report to Xie An, and at the same time, the rest of the generals in Yangzhou also had a request to go to war, which made Xie An have a headache.

At this time, it was a critical period to strive to build the Yangzhou Legion, and it was very unfavorable to rush to send troops, besides, the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou and the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou were under the orders of Huanwen and Hua'an respectively, no matter which troops and horses their Yangzhou Legion attacked, they would offend one of the two of them, so the best way was to actively train the troops and not ask about the situation in Qingzhou and Yanzhou.

But Xie An also knew very well in his heart that the reason why these generals strongly wanted to fight was because they had repeatedly lost to these rebels under the leadership of Yin Hao, and now, the opportunity for revenge had come, and they naturally wanted to take revenge.

The main forces of the two rebels will concentrate on the territory of Yanzhou to carry out a decisive battle, and there are few soldiers and horses left in Qingzhou, so they naturally want to take advantage of their two forces to conduct a large-scale battle in the direction of Yanzhou, lead the troops to attack Qingzhou, and finally occupy the entire Qingzhou, washing away the shame of the Yangzhou army's vulnerability.

"Xie Tingshi, at this time, there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the direction of Qingzhou, this is an excellent time for our army to take revenge, why don't you immediately lead the troops into battle?" A general of the Yangzhou Legion looked at Xie An and said loudly.

"Yes! Xie Thorn History, my Yangzhou Legion has been defeated repeatedly in recent years, and has become the laughing stock of the whole world, at this time, such a good opportunity is in front of us, this is the perfect opportunity for my Yangzhou Legion to be ashamed, how can I miss it? Another general, speaking out loud.

Obviously, these generals of the Yangzhou Army have always been obsessed with the repeated defeats in recent years, and they have worked hard to defeat the rebels.

Xie An shook his head and said: "At this time, there are only 20,000 horses in the direction of Qingzhou, if our army captures Qingzhou with 100,000 soldiers and horses, this is an easy matter, can this reflect the strength of my Yangzhou army and wash away the shame of the past?" Moreover, the main force of Qingzhou is about to attack Yanzhou, if our army raids the hinterland of Qingzhou, these soldiers and horses will not dare to continue fighting in Yanzhou, and will immediately return to Qingzhou to confront our army. After speaking, he looked at the generals under his command.

When the generals heard this, they felt that what Xie An said was also very reasonable, so they nodded approvingly.

"Xie Tingshi, although it is not appropriate for our army to send troops at this time, we should also make necessary preparations, so that when the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou and Yanzhou are exhausted, they will suddenly kill and take Qingzhou and Yanzhou in one fell swoop, so that the prestige of our Yangzhou Legion will inevitably rise, and the people of the whole world will no longer dare to underestimate my Yangzhou Legion." One of the generals said loudly.

"Yes! Xie Tingshi, Qingzhou soldiers and horses and Yanzhou soldiers and horses are both strong, they fight together, just like two tigers fighting, in the end there will be one injury, or even one death and one injury, so, for our army, isn't it a great opportunity? We can easily kill the injured one when they are dead and one is injured, so that we can easily get two good tiger skins! Another general, said loudly.

When Xie An heard this, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and he said: "The generals are thinking too simply, you must know that these two tigers are not ordinary tigers, there are three tiger kings hidden behind them, if you go recklessly to get the tiger skin, it is very likely to be eaten by the three tiger kings!" ”

Obviously, Xie An knew that behind the Yanzhou Legion was Hua'an, and behind the Qingzhou Legion was supported by Huan Wen and Murong Jun respectively, and if the Yangzhou Legion attacked these soldiers and horses, it would provoke them, thus setting themselves on fire and suffering great losses.

"The three tiger kings in Xie Tingshi's mouth, are they the South King, the North King and the Yan King?" A general asked, frowning.

Obviously, he didn't know the specific situation yet, but Xie An knew all about these things, after all, in order to maintain the rule of the Great Jin Dynasty, Xie An had planted many important eyeliners in important cities such as Luoyang City, Xunyang City, and Jicheng, so naturally he could learn a lot of confidential things, and these generals were usually only responsible for leading troops, so they naturally didn't know about these things.

Xie An felt that there was no need to hide it from these generals after the matter had come to this, so he explained some of the information he had found under his command to the generals, and told these generals that since Yanzhou and Qingzhou had the figures of the King of the South, the King of the North and the King of Yan, then they and the soldiers of the Yangzhou Army under their command should not ask too much about the things there, so as not to get into trouble.

After listening to Xie An's explanation, the generals finally had a clearer understanding of the situation in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and understood the root cause of the situation in Yanzhou and Qingzhou, so they dispelled the idea of launching an attack in the direction of Qingzhou.

Xie An saw that the generals under his command understood his hard work, and his heart felt extremely relaxed, as long as the generals under his command supported him, he would feel extremely happy and relaxed.

Of course, it is not enough for the generals around him to understand this truth, after all, in the direction of Xuzhou, there are still many generals who want to fight, if they can't be convinced, in case these generals send troops to Qingzhou privately, it is very likely to cause very strict consequences.

Among the generals responsible for guarding Xuzhou, the soldiers and horses under Wang Wu and Wang Liu are the strongest, and they were Hua'an's subordinates in their early years, so it is very likely that they will make a move to support Hua'an, and the possibility of these two soldiers and horses raiding Qingzhou is also the greatest.

In order to allow Wang Wu and Wang Liu's army to honestly stand still, Xie An racked his brains, he came up with a lot of methods, in addition to directly ordering Wang Wu and Wang Liu not to attack Qingzhou, he also instructed the officials in charge of logistics to impose necessary restrictions on the supply of military food in Pengcheng and Xiapi, so that Wang Wu and Wang Liu's army are always on the verge of food shortage, so that as long as Wang Wu and Wang Liu disobey the order to attack Qingzhou, Xie An can cut off their military food supply, so that they can obediently return to the station.

Xie An's order not to go to war was soon issued to Wang 5 and Wang Liu's army, seeing that the boss strictly ordered not to go to war, and the large battalion of food and grass was already insufficient, although Wang 5 and Wang 6 wanted to fight, they also had to obey Xie An's order and adopt the strategy of not moving. (To be continued......)