The four heroes hurriedly returned to their respective tents, convened their subordinates to inform the alliance matters, and discussed the specific details.

But before they arrived at their camp, soldiers flocked out, and a group of leaders from all over the world asked questions all the same. It was rumored that the White-haired Coach of Mengshan made a promise to send all the families and farmers and civilians from all walks of life to Mengshan, to a safe place, and to ensure that they live a worry-free life. Is this true or false? Did the White-haired Coach of Wu made such a promise?

The four heroes immediately realized that they had fallen into a trap and could no longer get up.

Li Fengyun was indeed powerful. He actually sent someone to spread rumors and incite the rebels and their relatives. As a result, the situation was one-sided and there was no room for recovery.

For ordinary soldiers, why do they fight to the death? They are nothing more than letting themselves live and let their relatives survive. Now the official army is coming from all directions, and the rebels are in danger. In order to survive, they have to stay away from their homes to find a way out. At this moment of danger, the white-haired coach stretched out a helping hand, opened up the road to Mengshan, and gave them a way out. Just imagine, at this moment, which rebel soldiers would give up the opportunity to let their relatives survive? Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, they will never give up.

The four heroes had no choice but to adapt to the situation and responded to their subordinates clearly. The white-haired coach made such a promise. All the families and clansmen of the soldiers of the rebel army, as well as the innocent civilians who were brought in, were sent to Mengshan.

The soldiers of the rebels cheered and their morale was unprecedentedly high, and the prestige of the white-haired handsome men in their minds also surpassed all the heroes overnight. This is the real boss, and strength determines everything. Only by following the strong boss can there be greater hope of survival.

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Zhang Xutuo commanded the Qi army to advance rapidly.

Li Fengyun abandoned Wenyang and directed the rebel army to retreat to Juping, Yangguan and Liangfucheng.

Chen Rui urgently reported that the Lu army captured Sishui City and was advancing rapidly towards Bian City. He asked Li Fengyun to consider whether to mobilize troops to return to the rescue.

Li Fengyun replied to the letter that the Lu army did not dare to attack Biancheng, because once the Lu army was blocked by Biancheng, the main force of the rebel army could fight to the banks of the Sishui River overnight and surround the Lu army on the Biancheng line. The purpose of the Lu army attacking Sishui and threatening Mengshan was nothing more than to cooperate with Zhang Xutuo's attack on Wenshui and to encircle the rebel army north of Sishui, thus forcing the rebel army to withdraw back to Mengshan.

Li Fengyun told Chen Rui that the five rebels in northwest Shandong had completed the alliance. According to the agreement of the alliance, about 40,000 relatives and 50,000 old, weak and elderly, women and children who followed the rebels, would be placed in Mengshan. They are now on their way to Mengshan. Li Fengyun asked Chen Rui to take up the acceptance and resettlement. Although Mengshan cannot support so many people, saving people is the first priority. Drought and war are pushing these innocent people to a dead end. At this critical moment, no matter how much the price Mengshan pays, they must let these people survive. For this reason, Li Fengyun assured Chen Rui that he will definitely win this battle. Only by winning this battle can the rebels open up new territory in Lu County, occupy more land, and feed more people.

Li Fengyun also urgently wrote to Han Yao and Wang Yang in the south city to inform him of the alliance in detail, and the latest situation in northwest Shandong, requiring the two to maintain a "tactic understanding" confrontation with the Pengcheng army while continuing to threaten Zoucheng to ensure the safety of the southern foot of Mengshan Mountain and ensure that the rebel army can harvest food on limited land.

Faced with Zhang Xutuo's pressing step by step, the rebels' powerful commanders were frightened and had serious differences with Li Fengyun on offensive and defensive strategies.

The heroes had their own thoughts. While fearing and fearing Li Fengyun, they also had the idea of ​​preserving their strength. Since they wanted to preserve their strength, of course they could not fight with the official army, so they unanimously demanded the withdrawal of Mengshan. Li Fengyun warned the heroes without hesitation that Mengshan could save the rebels for a while, but could not save the rebels for a lifetime. Under the current situation, the rebels had many crises. Once the Eastern Expedition is victorious and the expeditionary army returns, the rebels would not hide in Mengshan, even if they hid in the ends of the earth, and they would escape and die. Therefore, for the rebels, the most urgent task is to develop and grow rapidly with limited time. If they want to grow, the prerequisite is to defeat the pursuit and suppression of the official army and buy themselves time for development.

Another more serious problem is that Mengshan is severely short of food. If everyone withdraws, what to eat and drink? The drought in the north and south of the rivers is getting worse, and the affected fields and population are increasing. Once a disaster occurs, the common people will be hungry and starved everywhere if they do not receive relief. Too many dead and cannot be buried in time, a plague will be formed. Such a vicious cycle will eventually lead to the devastation of life and thousands of miles of land. At that time, can the rebel army rely on plundering who will support themselves? It is definitely impossible.

If a person has no long-term plan, he will have immediate worries. In order to prevent problems before they happen, the rebel army must prepare in advance and come up with a strategy to deal with it. The strategy is actually very simple, and it is still necessary to defeat the pursuit and suppression of the official army. If the official army is chased and fled all day long and does not even have time to take a breath, then whether it is self-rescue or development is undoubtedly a fool. Only by defeating the official army and winning the time to breathe, can we talk about self-rescue and development. This is obvious.

The rich and handsome men weighed the pros and cons, but in the end they were convinced by Li Fengyun, so they worked together to discuss strategies to attack the enemy.

Zhang Xutuo came fiercely, aggressively, and looked very powerful, but in fact he had a fatal weakness, that is, Zhuxiong, Hebei and Qizhou rebels were eyeing Qi County and would launch attacks on both sides of the Jishui River at any time. Once various rebels entered Qi County, Zhang Xutuo was in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides. From his own interests, he had to evacuate Lu County and rush back to Qi County to suppress the rebellion.

The key to Zhang Xutuo's fight to fight the thieves in Lu County was to fight quickly and not delay. Once it was delayed, the rebels in Hebei and Qizhou knew that Qi County was empty. The main force of the Qi army was far away in Lu County, and they would inevitably launch an attack. Especially Wang Bo, who was stationed in Douzigang, Bohai, and Changbaishan rebels led by him, thought about returning to Qi County day and night. Suddenly, God-given opportunity, how could he give up? Once Wang Bo and Changbaishan rebels returned to Qi County again, Zhang Xutuo's trouble would be great. Today's situation in Qilu, especially in eastern and northwest Shandong, is far worse than last year. If Wang Bo returns to Qi County, Zhang Xutuo would try to drive him away again, which would be more difficult than climbing to the sky.

Li Fengyun said in deducing this situation, "Duan Wencao, Lu County, is not weak, but has limited strength. If he divides troops and kills from all directions, he will be in a difficult situation in using troops and suffers another pain of defeat. Moreover, his brother Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, has passed away, and his help in the Eastern Capital is insufficient. In order to make security, Duan Wencao must ask for help from Zhang Xutuo, the strong Qi County, and Cui Deben Pengcheng. Qi County is full of rebels, Zhang Xutuo is worried and worried, and the territory of Pengcheng is stable. Cui Deben should provide help based on the overall interests of Shandong people, but strangely, we did not see the Pengcheng army in Lu County, but we saw Zhang Xutuo's Qi army."

"Zhang Xutuo is from Guanlong and is in trouble himself. He will do whatever it takes to support Duan Wencao, why?"

"We can all see the fatal keys left by Zhang Xutuo after leaving Qi County. Can't Zhang Xutuo see? Can't Duan Wencao see? Can't the rebels from northeast Shandong? Since everyone can see it, it's enough to show a problem. This is a strategy and an open plot."

Li Fengyun looked at everyone and asked, "Can you deduce Zhang Xutuo's plan?"

If the official army has its own advantages, shortcomings, and disadvantages, the rebel army can prescribe the right medicine and use its own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

Everyone's confidence gradually increased with Li Fengyun's analysis. If you have confidence, you will have courage. If you have courage, you will dare to fight against powerful opponents. Li Fengyun seemed to have magic power, in a short time, inspiring the fighting spirit of the rich and handsome men, allowing them to curb the panic and fear in their hearts, and determined to stick to their oath and work together to fight the enemy.

After some discussion, everyone unanimously determined that Zhang Xutuo tried to kill two birds with one stone. He first swept northwestern Shandong with his main force and forced all the rebels from northwestern Shandong to the foot of Mengshan Mountain so that it would be determined in one battle. When he was fighting in northwestern Shandong, all the rebels from northwestern Shandong would take the opportunity to invade Qi County. Zhang Xutuo just waited for the right time and would fight back to Qi County with a rapid and thunderous force and give a heavy blow to the rebels from northwestern Shandong.

In response to the strategy of the official army, Li Fengyun and everyone agreed to take a defensive position on the battlefield of Lu County, and resolutely not fight against Zhang Xutuo, but did not retreat to Mengshan. Instead, he tried every means to drag Zhang Xutuo to Lu County, so as to kill the rebel army in northeastern Lu back to Qi County, and gain more time to chaotic the situation in Qi County.

"We must contact the various rebels in Qizhou as quickly as possible to convey the message." Li Fengyun said, "If the rebels in the two places can cooperate tacitly and fight together, they will be able to use their own ways to cure their bodies and cause severe damage to Zhang Xutuo."

Jinbei Han entered Luo, and Zhen Baoche and the two heroes of Qizhou Zuo Junxing. The Zuo Junheng brothers not only knew each other, but also had a close relationship with each other. They also had several friendships with Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe. Therefore, they volunteered to send envoys to Qi County secretly to contact the various rebels in northeastern Shandong.

Li Fengyun then ordered a defensive battle formation to be built on the Juping, Yangguan and Liangfu. The Cangtou army defended Juping, the Jibei army defended Yangguan, and the Dongping army defended Liangfu. The various armies supported each other and joined forces to block Zhang Xutuo.

Zhang Xutuo approached quickly, and both sides were tense and about to break out.

Zhang Xutuo was quite surprised by the decisive battle situation put forward by the rebels.

Perseverance means fighting, and there will be casualties in fighting. The rebels are known to have tens of thousands, but in fact only thousands of people can fight, which is at an absolute disadvantage compared to the Qi army. How many can the rebels be left after this battle? Of course, the Qi army also suffers losses, and this loss is something that Zhang Xutuo is unwilling to bear. A gentleman cares about his roots, and the rebels in Qi County are more and more suppressed, and the situation deteriorates. How could Zhang Xutuo pay a heavy price for Duan Wencao and Lu County without even getting his own affairs done?

To hurt one thousand enemies and to lose eight hundred of them, Zhang Xutuo was not as noble as cutting flesh and feeding eagles. His main purpose was to win the greatest benefit at the minimum cost, which required strategy. Winning with strategy is the best way to use troops, and one force to reduce ten times is just an ideal state. As for Zhang Xutuo's current strength, if you just do it and rush around, it will definitely go against your wishes, and you will also be inferior in using troops, which will insult Zhang Xutuo's old army dignity and reputation.

Zhang Xutuo was unwilling to fight with all his strength, but the rebels held on with the determination to burn both jade and stone, and both sides put on a decisive battle, which quickly led to the stalemate.

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