The territory controlled by Li Shidao is just north of the Xuanwu Army.

If the Zhenghua Erzhou controlled by Xue Ping of the Yicheng Army is the center, the Yellow River and the North Canal are along the west side of the Yicheng Army.

Crossing the river is the land of Wei, Xiang, Lan, Wei, Bo and Bei controlled by Wei Bojun Tian Hongzheng. It is located on the west and north sides of the Yicheng Army. At this time, Tian Hongzheng was returning to the imperial court, and Yu Yicheng's army was harmless.

The southwest of the Yicheng Army is Luoyang, the eastern capital, which belongs to the Heyang Festival and governs Heyang, Huaizhou and Ruzhou. At this time, the envoy of Heyang Jiedu was Wu Chongyin, and he was a famous general loyal to the imperial court.

Just south of the Yicheng Army was the Chenxu Erzhou controlled by Li Guangyan, the Zhongwu Army. This person is loyal and brave, and the court relies on him.

The Yicheng Army jumped south to the Zhongwu Army, and it was Wu Shaoyang and Wu Yuanji father and son of Huaixi Jiedu. It is a cancer that the imperial court will want to get rid of. It controls the lands of Shen, Guang, Cai, Shou, An, and Tang Prefectures.

Xincai, to which Caizhou belongs, is the nest of Shenqiu thieves. Just pacified.

The southeast of the Yicheng Army was the land of Bian, Song, Bo and Ying controlled by Han Hong of the Xuanwu Army. Wangxiao and Changdu caught thieves in Shenqiu County, Yingzhou. Although these four states belong to the territory of the imperial court, Han Hong is obedient and self-respecting.

To the east of the Yicheng Army is the territory of the twelve states of Li Shidao. This person is cruel and vicious, and has been disobedient to the court for several generations.

For Xue Ping, the current situation he is facing, the three knots of north-west, southwest, and south-south, is harmless. Southeast Han Hong will not be fatal either. It's just Li Shidao who is directly east, and he needs to be vigilant the most.

Therefore, what Xue Ping has to do is to be on guard against Li Shidao at all times. If Li Shidao dared to offend, Xue Ping immediately sent troops to go.

At this time, although Li Shidao and Wu Yuanji were in cahoots, between Ziqing and Huaixi, after all, there were two major festivals of Han Hong and Li Guangyan.

In the west, even if Tian Hong is at both ends of the head, as long as Xue Ping is watching, he will never dare to openly confront the imperial court. So Li Shidao can't count on Tian Hongzheng. Li Shidao wanted to send troops south to support Wu Yuanji, but Han Hong was separated from him, and he couldn't jump over. can only secretly make trouble and add chaos, echoing Wu Yuanji from afar.

In such an environment, Xue Ping naturally gave him a secret. Fan Dan and Fan Zhi's father and son are trapped in a hard battle in Kaocheng, which is not uncommon. It is not surprising that even a slight mistake was made, sacrificing the lives of the family.

This time, why did Fan Dan and Fan Zhi's father and son get caught in the hard fight in Kaocheng?

It's still Li Shidao's troublemaker, the purpose is to give Xue Ping a little color. That means, whatever I want to do in the future, you don't touch me, just wait and see. Han Hong was actually afraid of Li Shidao and was reduced to three or seven on both sides of yin and yang.

Li Shidao is too arrogant. As his brother Li Shigu said on his deathbed: "He does not accept Rong, he uses his skills to promote himself, and he thinks about my sect." "Shi Gu's consciousness is that he doesn't know military affairs but claims to be talented. I'm afraid he will destroy my Li family. It can be verified from the later ending that Li Shigu sees people and thieves accurately.

Just when Xue Ping was directing the repair of the river, Tian Hongzheng also actively cooperated. Li Shidao can't get used to it, why is it in the way of his business? This kind of person is like this, and anyone who thinks you threaten him is not a good thing.

Xue Ping doesn't repair the river, how can Tian Hongzheng cooperate. Tian Hongzheng has no place to cooperate, can I Li Shidao place him. So Xue Ping is not a good thing either.

So, pay close attention to Xue Ping's movements, but there is an opportunity to take advantage of him and him hard.

In the process of expanding the Yellow River, Xue Tantu had a lot of things to do, and there were more materials that needed to be called. In addition to the bamboo poles mentioned above, including the food to be eaten by the army of Xiuhe, it is also in great demand.

So the king of Duzhi went in and out to sell grain from the three towns of Xusi, Huainan and western Zhejiang. Grain was bought and transported through canals. It starts from Sizhou, passes through Suzhou, Songzhou, Bianzhou, Zhengzhou, turns north from Heyin, and goes directly to Weizhou and Huazhou.

On this journey, Kaocheng is located in the section from Songzhou to Bianzhou. Although Kaocheng is north of the canal, it is still very convenient for him to make ghosts.

This trip cost 3,000 stones. Why so many?

The construction period of the river is expected to be 60 days, and 10,000 people will work. Each person eats one pound of grain a day, and he needs 5,000 stone for sixty days. It's not enough this time, and we have to continue to do it.

For long-distance transportation, large ships were used, each of which could carry 600 to 1,500 stones. Small boats were used for short-distance transportation, and the smallest ship also carried 500 stones. Loaded too little, the boatman has no money to make.

This time to adjust the grain, Xue Tantu sent the sawtooth silver slash Dou Orange Tan in the Jin Tan Biao General, and brought two fire Jingwei to accompany the king in and out. They stayed in Huai'an for a few days and scraped together 3,000 stones. So he hired three ships of 1,000 stones, from Huai'an to Sizhou via Hongze Lake. Take a little rest and go straight to Suzhou and Songzhou.

Not long after Xue Tantu sent them away, he felt that his heart was not steady. After discussing with Li Guojiang and Wanglingtong, I felt that the section of the canal was very dangerous.

Although this section is controlled by the Xuanwu Army, only a dozen miles on both sides of the canal belong to the Xuanwu Army, and the north and south of the river belong to Li Guangyan's Zhongwu Army and Li Shidao's Ziqing Army. Li Guangyan in the south is loyal to the dynasty and will definitely be fine. Li Shidao in the north is a madman and very unsafe.

Marching Sima Wangling said, "Shangshu, my subordinates think that in order to ensure the safety of this grain transportation, it is necessary to send reinforcements. It is better to send light and dark roads to cover each other. ”

Xue Shangshu also had an eyebrow, wanted to hear him, and asked, "How should it be assigned?"

Wang Gaozhi said: "Ming, wait in the canal section of Kaocheng." Once something happens, the three towns of Yicheng, Xuanwu and Ziqing will be reported. However, the Ziqing army ruled Qingzhou, which was 700 miles away from Kaocheng, the farthest. And Huazhou is more than 300 miles away from Kaocheng. The Xuanwu army ruled Bianzhou, less than 100 miles away from the test city, and it took two hours to rush to help. The question is ....... ”

When Wang Gaozhi talked about the Xuanwu Army, he wanted to speak again. Han Hong is the inspector of the school, the same as the Ping Zhang, when the court is the prime minister, why should we shout at others.

Xue Tantu smiled slightly: "Ming's way is basically a waste of chess. But there must be. If something happens, inform them, don't expect him to help, always owe me. You say dark, how do you assign it?"

Gao Zhi said: "Send out an army and pretend to be a homeless. Patrol the city section, once something happens, quickly assemble and fight, in order to relieve the danger of the boat. As soon as the boats passed through the Kaocheng section, they dispersed and broke through, and gradually returned to the army. But this outcast must be very scattered, and it must not be seen through, and it will be difficult for the Lord to control. It is necessary to govern the army and communicate with the rivers and lakes. ”

Xue Tantu nodded in favor and asked, "Who is the safest general?"

Wang Lingtong said: "The displaced people are scattered and gradually enter the city. Victory or defeat must not be exposed. If they win, Li Shidao and Han Hong owe me favors in the open and suffer a loss in secret. If the battle is lost and something happens to the boats, we will directly sue the emperor and even send troops to recruit them. This time, Fan Dan and his son are very suitable. ”

"Good. Fan Dan and his son sell tin all the year round, have a good mind, and are brave, so they are suitable candidates. So he sent them with two regiments of soldiers, disguised as vagrants, to the city of Kao. Xue Shangshu finalized it.

The next day, Xue Shangshu and the generals said to govern the river and disperse the accounts.

Leaving Fan Dan and his son, they discussed sending troops to test the city.

Fan Dan thought that the two regiments were set to form four brigades, that is, 400 people, pretending to be homeless, and the target was too big, which would inevitably arouse suspicion. Just bring a ball. Two brigades, two hundred men, scattered, also have to be dealt with carefully.

Xue Shangshu listened to his suggestion, passed down the order, handed over a regiment of soldiers to his father and son, and after a little training, he chose a day to send troops.

Fan Dan, Fan Zhi's father and son held the arrow and ordered a group of 200 people.

Discussed with regimental captain Song Dou, brigade commander Bing Jian, Qi Chong and others.

Since he is a homeless, he can't ride a horse yet. Assuming that the war horses are placed in the nearby villages first, the fodder for these two hundred horses is also a problem, and it must still be exposed. can only fight on foot, and when the time comes, people are doomed to suffer losses.

Analyzing it, this task is very difficult.

You have to pass the level of dressing up as a homeless person first, and then talk about anything else. Gathering 200 people, after intensive training, they were basically satisfied, and estimated the time for the boat to arrive in the city, and then they marched to the city.

In order to be sure, they took three approaches.

Personnel interspersed with each other. Fan Dan took the general photo, Song Dou and Bing Jian led a brigade, and Fan Zhi and Qi Chong led a brigade.

Ten fires per brigade, all divided into fires. But for each fire, there are three or five, seven or eight, and more than a dozen, and each fire person is interspersed with each other.

Once something happens, each person will transmit a signal and quickly concentrate on one place. Those who are inserted in the chaos will return to their own fire. The team commander and the brigade commander are under unified command.