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If Bozhou is still close to Xuzhou, the base camp of Huaibei, the Shi family still has some ability to intervene in Bozhou, and Yingzhou, not only separated from Xuzhou by a Bozhou, but also in the Liang, Caizhou and Huaiyou encirclement, plus the gentry class is almost extinct, most of the population is lost, Huaibei's ability to control it has fallen to the lowest point, relying on some troops to be stationed temporarily, even the grain is difficult to guarantee, morale is low, whether it is Daliang, Caizhou or Huaiyou want to plot Yingzhou, I am afraid Huaibei does not have much ability to intervene.

Now to say that Huaiyou has little interest in Yingzhou is a lie, more because Huaiyou's main goal is to target the two states of Luhao, and now there is no energy to inquire about the affairs north of Huaishui.

But this is just the internal consideration of the Huaiyou high-level, in Caizhou's mind, the Heshuo army suddenly went south, and it is a force of nearly 10,000 people, and it also carries tens of thousands of relatives, no matter how you look at it, it looks like the smell of coming to the magpie's nest dove, how can this make Caizhou believe?

Moreover, the Heshuo army went south, and Huaiyou was bound to send troops to cross Huai to the north to respond, which would fall in the eyes of Caizhou, but I was afraid that it would confirm Huaiyou's desire to seize Yingzhou.

Even Jiang Feng couldn't help but wonder if it was possible when he sketched out this idea himself.

Nearly 10,000 Heshuo troops, if the Huaiyou Army is sending two or three armies to respond, and there are tens of thousands of Heshuo army's relatives and family members who have gone south from Heshuo, it can just enrich most of the population of Yingzhou who have fled, and it is logical to annex Yingzhou, wouldn't it be happy?

But the idea is beautiful, but Jiang Feng also knows that this is not feasible, Caizhou has been fighting hard for more than a year, and even does not hesitate to dredge up relations with Daliang, just to seek to seize Yingzhou, how can Huaiyou easily succeed?

This is almost the road to Caizhou's expansion, if this is the case, Caizhou is afraid that it will have to go all out to fight with Huaiyou, and in this case, I am afraid that the Liang may not necessarily support how much support Huaiyou has, and watching Caizhou and Huaiyou fight to the death is the favorite thing for the Liang to do.

Now to let Huaiyou shake Caizhou, and it is in Yingzhou, a land without roots, Jiang Feng knows that Huaiyou still lacks fire, especially in the face of Caizhou, which is going all out, Huaiyou has no chance of winning.

Whether it is in terms of total strength, army combat effectiveness, or high-end force, the Huaiyou Army is very different, probably the only thing that can gain the upper hand is in the spell, but this is not enough to change the entire battle situation.

"Lord, I'm afraid that no matter how we explain it, Caizhou will be hard to believe, right? Such a coincidence, at this time, the Heshuo army that suddenly joined us is going south, and it is also carrying tens of thousands of ordinary people, and we have to send troops to respond, if it is us, I am afraid we can't believe it. Tian Chunlai groaned: "Besides, Daliang let go of the road at this time to let the Heshuo army go south, I'm afraid it will also make Caizhou suspicious, this side agrees with Caizhou to conquer Yingzhou, and that side will immediately let the Heshuo army go south, no matter how you look at it, it is a bit like deliberately provoking a war between our Huaiyou and Caizhou, which is also in the interests of Daliang." ”

"Brother Chunlai is right, it's like a dead knot, but we don't seem to have any choice but to jump into this pit. Yang Kan touched his chin and thought thoughtfully: "I'm afraid that it will be difficult to achieve results even if I go to negotiate with Caizhou, and it will also fall into our own prestige." ”

Jiang Feng has also been thinking about how to avoid this unnecessary war, but there is no good way to think about it.

The Heshuo army went south on such a large scale, and it couldn't hide it.

Maybe Caizhou can get some explanation from Daliang, but will Caizhou believe it?

Who knew that this was not a game made by Huaiyou and Da Liang?

Even if it is a deliberate concession, it cannot eliminate Caizhou's suspicions, but it seems that Huaiyou has no confidence, which is not in line with Jiang Feng's mentality.

From the very beginning, Jiang Feng has been shaping Gushi, Huzhou, and even the current Huaiyou, not afraid of any challenge, nor afraid of war with any side, as long as necessary.

But now, if you deliberately retreat in order to avoid war, it means that the strong image you have created will collapse.

Whether it is a person or a regime, once it softens once, then an inertia will be formed, and once it encounters difficulties, it will find ways to avoid and retreat, which is very dangerous.

"Yingzhou is not Caizhou's back garden, nor is it Caizhou's bag, I don't think we need to deliberately worry about Caizhou's reaction, according to the imperial court regulations, we only need to report to Huaibei, Heshuo Army is not a soft persimmon, our Huaiyou Army should not be afraid of a war, if Caizhou insists on provoking a war, we don't have to be afraid! If we want to fight, we will fight!" Zhang Ting broke the silence and said in a loud voice: "We don't want to fight this battle, is Caizhou like a fight?" I believe that there are still smart people in Caizhou, they should be able to see some clues, as long as we move faster, give Caizhou some opportunities to observe, I believe that this battle is not so terrible, we really want to fight, we are not afraid, the right to be a soldier, if it is really timid, feel that Caizhou is difficult to fight, Wu Di may be easier, with this thought, I am afraid it is really dangerous. ”

"Well said!" Jiang Feng clapped his hands and looked around at the generals: "We are not willing to fight with Caizhou, because the value and significance are not great, and it does not conform to our current strategy, but this does not mean that we are afraid of Caizhou! The southward movement of the Heshuo army is an established strategy, no one can stop it, and we cannot let the Heshuo army take a detour, and the route of tens of thousands of people can only choose the nearest road, whether it is Caizhou or Huaibei to obstruct the trouble, then we will not hesitate to fight!"

Wang Miao was also amazed in his heart.

This is like a male lord, if everyone blindly calculates the gains and losses, ignoring the most important courage and courage as a vassal valve, then this vassal lord will definitely not have much future, at most it is a little rich and peaceful, and it is impossible for him Wang Miao to succumb to this kind of lord.

Fortunately, Jiang Feng did not disappoint him, and his words were domineering, which made the generals all enthusiastic.

"Then the lord, I'm afraid we are going to start preparing now, and we can also consider contacting the Shi family in Huaibei to show our attitude, just borrowing the way, presumably the Shi family will not have any obstacles at this time, as for Caizhou, we just need to be ready for a war, if we really want to fight, we may not be afraid of them." ”

Tian Chunlai also realized that Huaiyou was different from the original Shouzhou army, when he was in Shouzhou, the three were in charge, everything had to consider the pros and cons, and he had to balance all parties, and many times he was a little timid to do things, but in Huaiyou, everyone was unified under one banner, spoke with one voice, and dared to face any strong enemy.

"Well, this time, let the Second Army and the Third Army go north to respond, and the Fourth Army and the Second Army of the Navy Army will be on standby on the south bank of Huaishui as a reserve, and the specific strategy will be worked out as soon as possible, Jiulang, this time the operation will be handed over to you to be responsible for the specific planning, and the scheduling will also be up to you. Jiang Feng's gaze fell on Wang Miao's face.

"Dare not obey your fate!" Wang Miao bowed in response.

Ruyin City.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the entire Ruyin City became more and more dilapidated.

A few scattered passers-by rushed into the city before closing the gates, and the listless soldiers yawned as they prepared to close the gates.

Since the ant thieves tossed and turned several times in the counties of Yingzhou, the whole Yingzhou is like an old man who has lost his vitality, and he feels a little waiting to die.

The fact that the ant thieves had been raging for too long was a factor, which caused a large number of peasants to flee to Huainan, and the gentry who dared to resist the ant thieves almost did not end well, which was largely related to the deputy envoy of the reform army and the Yingzhou assassin Shi Ryazan who was guarding Ruyin City.

Of course, it is not that Ryazan intended to do this, but the ant thieves are too rampant, and they are swarming, making it difficult for the busy Ryazan to deal with.

The entire Yingzhou garrison was less than 10,000 troops, and the ant thieves who poured into Yingzhou exceeded 50,000, seven or eight times more than the probation army.

However, the Shangyunxi Department from Xuzhou was afraid of the enemy like a tiger, taking one step at a time, and the ant thieves were indeed powerful, so when the Shangyunxi Department entered Yingzhou, Yingzhou had basically been disabled.

A large number of peasants went into exile in Huainan, and then there was a spring drought and drought, which made the entire Huaibei prefectures almost out of harvest, and the peasants who were still in the local area had to go into exile everywhere.

Now the four counties of Yingzhou, in addition to the state of Ruyin, like Shenqiu was directly abandoned, almost a deserted city, and Yingshang and Xia Cai are slightly better, Yingshang is because it is in the lower reaches of Yingshui, and it is connected with Huaishui, and now there is an army stationed, and Xia Cai has no garrison now, but thanks to the separation from Shouzhou, it is also safe.

According to Jiang Feng's plan, a large number of ships should be prepared on the Shouzhou side, and after waiting for the Heshuo army to go south and enter Shenqiu, the Shouzhou navy can go north along Yingshui and Xiaorushui, and receive the extremely close family members of the Heshuo army north of Ruyin, and transport them into Yingshui and Huaishui by boat, and settle down along the Huaishui line.

It's just that this year's drought in Huaibei, the amount of water in Xiaorushui and Yingshui has been greatly reduced, even if there is a supply of Xuze Lake and Marsh along the line, but the amount of water in Yingshui is not large enough, it is estimated that it can reach the Ruyin line at most, and the boat will not be able to go up.

Of course, all this must be agreed by Huaibei, especially the Huaiyou Water Army needs to go up through Yingshui, and it needs to pass through Yingshang and Ruyin, both of which have probationary troops stationed, no matter from which point of view, they need to be connected.