Xiaqiu Ying Yangfu Ying Ying Fighting Lang General Niu Jinda is Duan Wencao's old subordinate. He is from Rencheng, Lu County and a son of an official. He once followed Duan Wencao to fight in the northwest border and bravely surpassed others.

After Duan Lun went north to Liaodong to attend the funeral, Niu Jinda took his place and gave advice to Duan Wencao.

Faced with the complex situation in Lu County, Niu Jinda was calm and steady and kept a clear mind. After all, he was not the prefect of a county, nor the head of a powerful wealthy family, nor the heavy pressure from the political opponents of Dongdu. He was just an ordinary Yingyang Mansion officer with no heavy burden on his shoulders. Of course, he could have a clear judgment on the current situation from a military perspective.

Lujun is now attacked from all sides.

There are thieves in Qizhou in the north. Although Zhang Xutuo of Qi County is striving to encircle and suppress, the thieves of Qizhou will not threaten Lu County for the time being, but the lessons of the past are there. Last year, Zhang Xutuo drove the thieves of Qizhou into Lu County. Now Duan Wenzhen has passed away and Duan Wencao's biggest backer is gone. What else is Zhang Xutuo afraid of? He must be unscrupulous and scruples. Once he drives the thieves of Qizhou to Lu County again, what will Duan Wencao do? He uses the same trick again and forces Zhang Xutuo to "take" the thieves of Qizhou back? It is impossible.

The northeast direction of Lu County is Jibei County. There are thieves in Jibei County. Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche. They are active on both sides of the Ji River and stationed in the Yushan area. Yushan is less than a hundred miles away from Lu County and only three hundred miles away from Xiaqiu, the capital. There are large plains in the middle. The only obstacle is the Wenshui River. Both sides of the Wenshui River are filled with towns of all sizes, and the officials and people are rich. There are surging rivers and rushing Ji River in Jibei County, which was the worst hit area of ​​last year. Because of the lack of relief, the victims could not survive, so they rebelled. It is not difficult to foresee that these hungry rebels will soon kill Wenshui, enter Lu County, and plunder.

The northwest direction of Lu County is Dongping County. Dongping County has a thief general Huo Xiaohan. He is a rich man near Juyeze and lives on the big lake. According to the principle, as long as the big lake is there and there are fish in the lake, he can feed his stomach. Why do you have to rebel? It is all caused trouble? Because the east crusade is needed, the government forces the labor service and taxes. The strong men have left, and the elderly, weak, women and children have difficulty in making a living. Where can they still have the ability to pay taxes? If you can't survive, you can only rebel. This rebellion has made Lu County suffer. Juyeze is close to Lu County, which is only a hundred miles away from Xiaqiu, the capital of Xiaqiu. The fishermen along Juyeze include both Dongping County and Lu County. Another thief general who rebelled this time is Shuai Rentai, a native of Pinglu County, Lu County. He is under his command, all fishermen of Lu County, and are burning, killing and looting in Pinglu, Xiaqiu and Rencheng counties.

Duan Wencao originally wanted to send troops to suppress the attack, but at this time someone rebelled in Jiyin County southwest of Lu County. The rich commander of Jiyin, Meng Haigong, raised troops in Zhouqiao. In just a few days, he gathered tens of thousands of troops and killed Juyeze directly and joined the two bandit troops of Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan. The three bandit commanders met, and there were tens of thousands of rebels. What should Duan Wencao fight? There is another more important question: These three bandit commanders come from three different counties, and all three counties should send troops to suppress the attack. Why should Lu County bear the heavy responsibility of suppressing the bandits alone?

However, Duan Wencao still sent an army to drive away the rebels in the territory and drive them to Dongping and Jiyin.

Everyone cleans up the snow in front of the door, don’t worry about the frost on his house. As long as the territory of Lu County is stable, even if your Dongping and Jiyin are in chaos, what does it have to do with me? Thinking of this, everyone has dirty thoughts, but Duan Wencao is indeed suffering because there is a group of the largest and most powerful rebels in the east of Lu County, that is the Xuzhou thief stationed in Mengshan.

The Xuzhou thieves did not come out for a winter in Mengshan nest. Then spring came, and the flowers were blooming, but the Xuzhou thieves had not come out yet. Duan Wencao was worried and placed the main force on the Si Shui line, resolutely blocking the Xuzhou thieves' way down the mountain. Finally, the Xuzhou thieves went down the mountain, which made Duan Wencao very happy. The Xuzhou thieves went to harm Pengcheng and Xia Pi, but did not invade Lu County.

However, he was not happy for a few days. The Xuzhou thieves suddenly changed direction and rushed into Lu County with great momentum. There was also a situation of attacking between north and south. With the strength of the Xuzhou thieves, there was no two attacks in the joint attack, so there must be one of the two north and south routes, one of the two north and south routes, and one of the two north and south routes.

After Biancheng was defeated, Duan Wencao put away his contempt and became very cautious, fearing that he would repeat Dong Chun's mistakes. For this reason, he even sent people to bribe hunters in Mengshan to find out the movements in the mountains. Although the results were not great, at least he found out that the leader of the thief in Xuzhou was called Baihai Shuai, and some people called Cangtou Shuai. Then he sent people to Qiao County to inquire and learn about Han Yao, Chen Rui and other thief leaders. Finally, he finally found out that the origin of Cangtou Shuai was actually a thief ordered by the General Yuwen Shu of the Left Guard. When he passed by Baima, he took advantage of the opportunity of a group of local thieves robbing the prison and fled.

What a fierce thief, which would attract Yuwen Shu's attention? He would have to travel thousands of miles to Dongdu? Why did this fierce thief get along with the Xuzhou thief? How could he be promoted to the leader by the Xuzhou thief and rebel?

Duan Wencao originally wanted to investigate the white-haired thief through his brother Duan Wenzhen. The letter was sent out, but what was sent back was the news of his brother's death. In addition to grief, Duan Wencao also knew that his backer had fallen and would never learn about the secrets of the center again. Everything had to be dependent on himself, so he had to force himself to deal with the Xuzhou thief.

At this moment, news came from Juping that the bandits of Mengshan suddenly appeared on the Wenshui line, captured Liangfu and Yangguan, surrounded Juping, and directly threatened the safety of Xiaqiu, the capital.

I was deceived. I thought the bandits of Mengshan were attacking from the Sishui line and the Zoushan line from the north and south, but I didn't know that these two routes were empty. The bandits of Mengshan were the real attack direction of the northern part of Lu County, Liangfu and Juping. However, what puzzled Duan Wencao was why the white-haired bandits wanted to go far and wide, not directly attacking Qufu or Xiaqiu, but attacking Liangfu and Juping? What was his purpose of capturing Yangguan?

"The white-haired thief robbed the heavy fleet. The weapons in his hand were enough to equip the five thousand eagle guards." Duan Wencao frowned and sighed, "After a winter of training, the thief was reborn, his combat effectiveness was different now, and the situation was getting worse and worse." He looked at Niu Jinda who was standing aside and focused on the map, and said, "Someone suggested that someone ask for help from Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang)."

"Will the people of Jiangzuo extend a helping hand to the envoy?" Niu Jinda sneered, "The Donglai Navy is about to cross the sea. If the envoy tells the crisis in Lu County truthfully, it will cause him endless trouble."

Duan Wencao remained silent.

"The Eastern Expedition will end soon. Once the Eastern Expedition army returns, it will sweep away the fallen leaves like the autumn wind, killing all the rebels." Niu Jinda continued, "As long as the envoy persists until winter, the situation will definitely reverse."

Duan Wencao nodded slightly and asked, "Why did the white-haired thief capture Yangguan? Could it be that the Qizhou thief who fled into Mengshan last year are going to kill him again?"

Niu Jinda looked at Duan Wencao, and a trace of worry flashed through his eyes. Since his brother passed away, he became depressed and became depressed day by day. He often couldn't sleep at night, resulting in a trance, body and spirit, exhaustion, not only neglecting the management of military and political affairs, but also gradually lost his ambitions. If this continues, something may happen.

"The purpose of the White-haired Thieves to capture Yangguan is obviously to cut off the connection between Qi and Lu, so as to concentrate their efforts to attack Xiaqiu. With the current strength of the White-haired Thieves, it is difficult to attack Xiaqiu. Once blocked by the city, they will be attacked by our rescue army." Niu Jinda pointed to the map, "Those who are capable of rescued Lu County are Zhang Xutuo in Qi County, and Cui Deben in Pengcheng to the south. Pengcheng belongs to Xuzhou. If Cui Deben wants to rescue Lu County, they not only have to report to the Eastern Capital, but also obtain the consent of the Wei Mansion. They are eager to go north, so Zhang Xutuo is the only person who can come to rescue at the fastest speed in the shortest time. The White-haired Thieves to capture Yangguan, seize Liangfu, and Juping, the purpose is to block Zhang Xutuo's way to rescue south."

Duan Wencao thought about it, pondered for a long time, and asked suspiciously, "With the treacherous white-haired thief, he will blindly attack the strong city before he grows stronger? Kill a thousand enemies and lose 800 yourself. Is this price too heavy? Is it necessary for him to fight with someone to capture the capital of Lu County?"

"The white-haired thief comes from Xuzhou, and his subordinates are all Chu people. It is quite difficult to develop in Qilu." Niu Jinda explained, "If the white-haired thief captures Xiaqiu and shocks Qilu, it will bring great reputation to himself. With this reputation, he can win the respect of the thieves of Qilu, and then lead the heroes and grow. With Lu County as the foundation, he will compete for the Central Plains and seek the cause of kings and dominance."

"In a certain opinion, the white-haired thief has not yet the strength to conquer Xiaqiu." Duan Wencao insisted on his opinion, "If he fights with a loss, the thieves of Qi and Lu will definitely swarm and kill the people of Chu, and eat them to feed his hungry belly."

Niu Jinda smiled bitterly, and he couldn't speak frankly, so he could only say tactfully, "Eunuch, you are from Qi, but Zhang Xutuo is not, Jibei County Magistrate, Dongping County Magistrate, Jiyin County Magistrate. Zhang Xutuo is the strongest, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his tent. Although he is suffering from internal and external troubles, and is in a difficult situation, he has the ability to reverse the crisis, so the surrounding counties ask him for help. Just as Qiao Duke (Zhou Fashang) gave him the important task of suppressing the rebellion of Qi and Lu, allowing him to cross the border to suppress the thieves, which gave Zhang Xutuo the opportunity to join forces with the counties to jointly suppress the thieves."

Duan Wencao's face suddenly looked ugly.

If Zhang Xutuo joined forces with the surrounding counties and counties to drive all the thieves into Lu County, tens of thousands of thieves rushed into Lu County, and what to eat and drink? There was no food, no drink, and the thieves who were hungry and red-eyed knew Duan Wencao? The king of heaven refused to recognize him, let alone the Qi people and Chu people. At that time, he was a mother. As long as you give me food and drink, you are my Heavenly King. I will do whatever you want me to do. If you want me to kill Duan Wencao, I will kill Duan Wencao. As a result, you can imagine that the white-haired thief must have taken the opportunity to take action and become the thieves among the thieves. Xia Qiu was about to lose under the crazy attack of tens of thousands of thieves. After Lu County was lost, Duan Wencao was finished, Duan was severely injured, and the Qilu noble group fell into chaos, and the consequences were unimaginable.

"Zhang Xutuo still dares to use the same trick again?" Duan Wencao asked coldly.

"The Donglai Navy is about to cross the sea, and whether the situation in Qilu is stable or not is directly related to the navy's long-term expedition to cross the sea. Therefore, Qiao Gong (Zhou Fashang) must put heavy pressure on Zhang Xutuo. If Zhang Xutuo wants to stabilize the situation in Qilu for such a short time, besides driving all the thieves into Lu County, is there any other better, faster and more effective way?"

Duan Wencao's expression was gloomy and he remained silent for a long time.

"The white-haired thief captured Yangguan, cut off the connection between Qi and Lu counties, and cut off the Qi army's way into Lu, which gave Zhang Xutuo an excellent excuse to implement the strategy of expelling wolf and swallowing tigers." Niu Jinda said this and gently beat the case. "The white-haired thief's deduction of the situation is extremely accurate, and his sword is blocked. His strategy is amazing. Such an opponent is not in vain. The two veteran generals Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong fell in front of their horses in Xuzhou and fell into a big fall."

"Where will the plan come out?" Duan Wencao asked.

"Come to Cui Deben Pengcheng," Niu Jinda said decisively, "When both Shandong people are from Shandong, how could you stand by and watch when the envoy is in danger?"

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