Chen Rui's secret letter was delivered to Juping Front.

After reading it, Li Fengyun was very happy and was proud that he was lucky enough to win the cooperation of Cui after going to Mengshan, but he was no longer happy. Standing in front of the map and thinking about it, he could not get out of the trap of the official army.

Chen Rui made it clear in his letter that the food crisis in Mengshan is getting worse day by day. If the army withdraws from Mengshan, the food crisis will break out immediately and the army will collapse immediately. The already fragile alliance will fall apart immediately. Therefore, the army must not withdraw from Mengshan, and must also launch an attack on the plain area centered on Xiaqiu as soon as possible to plunder food.

This is just a short worry and long-term concern. Mengshan has limited arable land, and its output is small, so it cannot support many people. The north and south of the rivers were flooded last year, and this year it may be a drought. In addition, the heroes from all walks of life rose up and burned, killing and looting everywhere, resulting in a sharp increase in the number of affected people, corpses and bones everywhere, and countless barren fields, with a sharp decline in harvests. The plunder is purely a move to kill chickens and get eggs, and to fish for the saplings. Today, you put the private warehouses of the rich, the official warehouses of the government and the towns of the government.

The town's Yichuang plunders are all gone. What about tomorrow? The population will drop sharply tomorrow, the fields will not be harvested, and the wealthy people in the government have no food. Where can you get food? Therefore, the rebel army not only needs to plunder, but also occupy territory to obtain arable land, and collect disaster victims. The refugees will ensure that the land is cultivated. Only in this way can the army have food to eat, and then talk about growth and development. Otherwise, don't talk about anything, just work hard every day to find ways to feed your stomach.

It is difficult for Li Fengyun to solve both immediate worries and long-term concerns. It is difficult for Li Fengyun to have a cook without rice. It depends on the army to solve these problems. However, Li Fengyun's Cangtou Army is limited in strength. Although the total number of alliance troops is as high as six or seven thousand, all the heroes have their own interests. The reason why they are together is completely due to the grim situation. Once the situation is improved, the alliance will be difficult to maintain. Internal conflicts will erupt. Everyone wants to be the boss, and in the end they can only be divided.

Various problems are entangled, conflicts, long-term conspiracy, and immediate worries, which make Li Fengyun feel a splitting headache and extremely bad mood.

Yuan An saw that Li Fengyun's face was gloomy and clear, and knew that he was confused and tricky, and he was the same. When facing the complex situation, he didn't know where to start.

"Ming Gong, in your opinion, where should the trap of the official army be set?" Yuan An asked nervously.

Li Fengyun became the "leader of the rebel army". With a higher status and greater reputation, his subordinates changed his name to him, and it was inappropriate to call him a general. So everyone consciously changed his name to Gong Ming to show respect.

"We want food, and we will fight wherever there is more food, so places with grain warehouses may be traps." Li Fengyun pointed to Ningyang City on the east bank of the Bingshui River on the map. "Ningyang is convenient for water and land transportation. It is the largest grain storage area in Lu County except Xiaqiu, with many cellars. Xiaqiu is the capital of Lu County. The city is tall and strong, with many eagles, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although Ningyang is also an important town, the number of defenders is very limited. With the advantage of being a large number of people, we have a little more preparation and fight fiercely, and we are fully sure to take it down, so a certain attack target is Ningyang."

Yuan An's eyes lit up, "Since Ming Gong speculated that the trap was, he would be able to find a way to escape."

Li Fengyun shook his head repeatedly, "We jumped into the trap, and the government army surrounded him on all sides, and there was no possibility of escape, unless..."

"Unless?" Yuan An asked.

Li Fengyun pondered for a long time and asked in a low voice, "In your opinion, is it Zhang Xutuo or Duan Wencao, the opponent that directly hinders our growth and growth at the moment?"

"Of course it's Duan Wencao." Yuan An replied without hesitation, "The situation in Qi County and even the entire eastern Shandong is far worse than that in southwestern Shandong, and it is directly related to whether the navy can cross the sea and expedition as scheduled. Therefore, Zhang Xutuo couldn't take care of himself and could not take care of Lu County at all. The reason why he went south to Lu County this time was that his real target was the heroes of the east of Lu. He tried to use the Qi army to come south to lure the heroes of the east of Lu that were scattered everywhere to enter Qi County, and just waited for Zuo Junxing and others to gather on both sides of the Ji River. Zhang Xutuo would definitely go day and night

Cheng Killed back to Qi County. However, Meng Rang, Zuo Junxing and other heroes of the East Lu were not mediocre, and Zhang Xutuo's strategy might not work. Once Zhang Xutuo failed to seriously damage his opponent, the heroes of the East Lu were once again broken into pieces, burning, killing, and looting the chaotic situation everywhere. Then Zhang Xutuo would be in trouble. The Donglai Navy and even the Dongdu would put heavy pressure on him. Zhang Xutuo had no choice but to fight the east and west, and was exhausted. From this, it can be foreseen that before the end of the Eastern Expedition, Zhang Xutuo would never be able to go south again and join forces with Duan Wencao to attack us."

"At present, we urgently need food, especially the fertile land on the Great Plains. Otherwise, if we have had no meals, how can we develop? If we can severely damage Duan Wencao and occupy large areas of land on both sides of the Wenshui River, the Bingshui River and even the Si Shui River, it will not only solve the current food crisis, but also solve the future food crisis. But..." Yuan An shook his head in frustration, "The current situation of the battle is very unfavorable to me. Faced with Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao's joint attack, we are extremely passive and have no chance of winning."

Li Fengyun nodded slightly and asked again, "Whether Zhang Xutuo won or defeated in this battle, will he quickly evacuate from Lu County?"

"Of course, there is no doubt about this." Yuan An said, "If Meng Rang, Zuo Junxing and others chaotic Qi County, they will inevitably delay Zhang Xutuo and his Qi army, which will inevitably lead to a serious shortage of the power to suppress the rebellion in the entire eastern Shandong. Guo Fangyu of Beihai, Jie Xiang of Gaomi and Zuo Xiaoyou of Donglai and other Haoshoumai will take the opportunity to develop, and Zhu Yingyang's army of the Right Guard Mansion is currently the main task of ensuring that the navy successfully completes the preliminary preparations for the expedition, so they are all deployed on Langya and the transportation barrier directly to the Navy's camp, and will not bear the heavy responsibility of suppressing the rebellion for the time being. From this, it is inferred that Zhang Xutuo is eager to fight to the decisive battle and will leave after the battle. The victory or defeat on the battlefield of Lu County is not important to him. What is important is that he must stabilize Qi County. As long as Qi County is stable, the Qi army can form a deterrent to the eastern Shandong region and can free up his hands to attack any rebel army in eastern Shandong."

Li Fengyun thought, "In other words, if we want Zhang Xutuo to leave Lu County as soon as possible, we must launch an attack as soon as possible."

Yuan An smiled bitterly, "Ming Gong, with our current strength, even Duan Wencao can't compete with each other, let alone counter the joint attack between Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao. Therefore, in helplessness, we knew that there was a trap ahead, so we had to sacrifice ourselves to jump down."

"I can't bear to let my child go to trap a wolf?" Li Fengyun said mockingly.

"We don't lack people, what we lack is food." Yuan An sighed, "If we can sacrifice some people, let Zhang Xutuo win a battle and let him leave as soon as possible, so that we will face Duan Wencao, the situation will definitely improve. The two evils are the least. As long as the situation changes, it is beneficial to our survival, the cost of paying is still worth it. Besides, today's alliance is very fragile. The reason why all the heroes and generals submit to the Ming Gong's tent is not because they respect Ming Gong, but because of the encirclement of the official army. Once the situation changes, they will inevitably abandon Ming Gong and leave. The collapse of the alliance is not only a loss of strength for Ming Gong, but also a blow to prestige. The consequences of the collapse of prestige are very serious, which may cause a fatal blow to Mengshan, and our own team may also fall apart."

Li Fengyun looked at the worried Yuan An and suddenly laughed.

Yuan An was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized.

In fact, Li Fengyun had already thought of a countermeasure, but it was hard to speak. Unless it was possible? Unless some people were allowed to fall into the trap and sacrifice themselves, they could not only "send" Zhang Xutuo away, but also use a knife to kill people. With Zhang Xutuo's knife, they cut off the "arms" of various heroes and heroes, which greatly damaged their vitality and eventually had to surrender to Li Fengyun. Based on this plan, Li Fengyun easily alleviated the internal and external crises. After Zhang Xutuo left, he could immediately integrate the alliance's forces and quickly gather all the rebels together. Everyone worked together to launch fierce attacks on Duan Wencao and the Lu army, expand their territory, and grow.

"Ming Gong, this plan is good, but the risk is extremely great." Yuan An was quite nervous. "The battlefield changes rapidly, and all the heroes and generals have selfish intentions and will not charge forward. The one who really fights against the official army must be our Cangtou army. Once our army is in trouble, it will be difficult to get support from friendly forces, and the consequences are worrying."

Li Fengyun smiled and looked cunning, "If you are Zhang Xutuo, you want to win a battle, but you want to protect your own strength, then are you willing to fight head-on with my powerful Cangtou Army and defeat both sides, or are you looking for an opportunity to eat the weak team of Jibei Army and Dongping Army in one bite?"

"Of course it's a slim teacher."

"Since you want to fight for the weak team, how can you arrange troops?"

Yuan An said after a little thought, "Bail, I will throw out the bait to cause conflicts and conflicts within the opponent, and then I can find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy."

"Good!" Li Fengyun praised, "We expect the enemy to be the first and have already gained an advantage in layout. As long as we grasp the details on the battlefield, we can achieve a "tact understanding" with our opponents. With a "tact understanding", we will have the initiative, and we will have the worry-free advance and retreat. As long as we fight this battle well, we will be able to gain a foothold in southwestern Shandong. Even if the situation in the future is not good for me, we can still rely on Mengshan to persevere for a long time."

Yuan An nodded repeatedly, "Ming Gong, since he has made a plan, will he immediately summon all the heroes and generals to discuss the attack strategy?"

"No, solve the matter in the south first." Li Fengyun pointed to Zoushan and Pingyang on the map. "Now the army of Pengcheng is stationed here. If Han Yao and Meng Haigong can attack Zoushan and Pingyang, Duan Wencao and Zhang Xutuo will be more eager to fight to the decisive battle. Pengcheng's army is here to help, Cui Deben and Lanling Xiaoshi will not pay a heavy price to help Duan Wencao. Therefore, if Han Yao and Meng Haigong can form an alliance and fight to the east and west, and form a north-south attack with us on the Lujun battlefield, the situation will inevitably be tense. Not only Zhang Xutuo is eager to fight to the decisive battle, Duan Wencao will also be anxious to fight to the decisive battle. The opponent is anxious, but we are not anxious, and this battle will be easy."

"Good!" Yuan An admired him and bowed his hand, "I will write a book and urgently report it to Chief Han."

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