On the night of the 18th, Queshan and Li Fengyun convened the military convening of the general camp of the alliance.

The current situation is very serious. The Hebei rebel army was defeated, suffered heavy losses, and the morale was low. What is more serious is the shortage of food. Although Li Fengyun provided support, this was just an emergency. There were tens of thousands of troops in the alliance to have a meal. A gentleman looked at his foundation. Even if Li Fengyun was righteous, he could not be unlimitedly righteous, so he could not solve the problem of Hebei people's food.

However, it was Li Fengyun who had actively planned to attack Zhang Xutuo by three rebels. Although the Hebei rebels did not cross Henan and march south within the time Li Fengyun expected, no matter what, they went south in the end, gave Li Fengyun face, and still implemented the plan of three rebels to attack Zhang Xutuo by three rebels. As for whether the Hebei rebels had other purposes, there was no point in pursuing the investigation. In fact, whether it was the Alliance army, Changbaishan and Beihai rebels, everyone had their own thoughts and wanted to use this war to gain personal gain, so no one was qualified to blame others. After all, Li Fengyun had to bear the big burden of the Hebei rebels, both in terms of emotion and reason, and they had to share weal and woe with the Hebei rebels, and they all took the initiative to help the Hebei rebels until they were safely sent back to Hebei.

The atmosphere in the tent is very serious. The current situation in Qi County is very unfavorable to the rebel army. The three official troops have an absolute advantage and surrounded the three rebel armies. Among the three rebel armies, the Hebei rebel army has basically lost its combat effectiveness. The Changbaishan rebel army and the Beihai rebel army are no longer found. Although the alliance army can still fight, it is difficult to support it alone and cannot be sustained. What should we do next?

The Hebei heroes were in a heavy mood and were depressed. Although they still had 70,000 to 80,000, but in fact, less than 20,000 could fight. The most fatal thing was that these 20,000 people had no food, and the strong outside were the ones who were slaughtered. Therefore, in today's military discussion, they had no say at all. The Hebei heroes knew it well and acted very low-key, and only Li Fengyun followed everything.

Li Fengyun was confident. At this point, King Yang Nan of Qi easily took the initiative on the battlefield in Qi County without any effort. This was news that Li Fengyun could not be better.

Now Zhang Xutuo is very passive and can no longer cause big waves. If you are smart, be low-key and can still save your life. If you are not smart, you will be in a bad situation against the King of Qi. And the Donglai Naval Division, which is on the upper reaches of the Great River Waterway, is also in a passive position. If you join forces with Zhang Xutuo to fight against King of Qi Yang Nan, the situation in Qi County and even Qilu will further deteriorate, which is contrary to the wish of the Donglai Naval Division. The reason why the Donglai Naval Division had not been ashore for a long time and was unwilling to help Zhang Xutuo defend Licheng was that the naval division was unwilling to openly compete with the King of Qi, unwilling to get involved in the dispute over the imperial rule, and unwilling to fall into the political whirlpool that would die. Therefore, Zhang Xutuo, who was weak, could fight against King of Qi Yang Nan alone, and sacrifice Zhang Xutuo to take care of his own interests.

The political game hidden behind the situation in Qi County and even the entire Qilu is not known, and there are very few people who know it clearly. This absolute asymmetry of the message gives Li Fengyun great convenience to make profits from it.

Li Fengyun analyzed the current situation in detail. In short, if the rebels want to survive in a desperate situation, they can only capture Licheng and grab enough food and weapons, otherwise the alliance will not be able to support it. The Hebei rebels protected by the alliance will have no hope. Not to mention returning to Hebei, it will be difficult for them to survive.

Attack Licheng? In such a situation, we must do our best to attack Licheng and take a risk. The heroes of Hebei were stunned and frightened, and had a more intuitive understanding of Li Fengyun's style of conduct. This person's toughness and madness may be the reason why he has won many battles since he raised the flag and developed rapidly.

The Hebei heroes had no reason or courage to object. They had no food anymore, and Li Fengyun would not go hungry to help them, so in the end there was only one way left. They went crazy with Li Fengyun and fought against Licheng together. There was no other way besides this.

Li Fengyun ordered Cao Kun's Second Army to stand firm on Linyi and Queshan's line. Once the Donglai Waters Army was found to come from Zhu A, or Zhang Xutuo came from Linji, it would quickly shrink to Queshan line to defend and resolutely prevent the official army from crossing the river.

He ordered Huo Xiaohan, the general manager who had retreated to Changqing, Shengcheng and Sidujin, to split into two groups, one by Shuai Rentai, and the ninth army of the alliance stayed in Sidujin, and to join Xu Shiyu to prepare for crossing the river. If the warships of the Donglai Navy Division blocked this section of the waterway, they would do their best to prevent the landing of the Navy; one by Huo Xiaohan, the tenth army of Shichanghe and Xu Shiren's thirteenth army, rushed to Queshan 100,000 to join Cao Kun's Second Army and Hebei's Haoshuai Shiguibo to guard Queshan.

He ordered Meng Haigong to lead the Seventh Army and Han Jinluo's 11th Army to immediately establish a defense line on the Kuangshan line in the southwest of Licheng to block the army of King Yang Nan of Qi, and to win enough time for the main force to attack the city.

The command of Lu Mingxing and Shan Xiongxin to command the fourth, fifth, sixth, tenth and seventeenth troops of the alliance were prepared for the siege overnight and began the siege battle on the morning of the 19th.

The remaining armies of the alliance on the Queshan battlefield, as well as the Hebei rebel troops, crossed the Jishui River overnight and entered the Licheng battlefield, and launched an attack on Licheng as quickly as possible.

On the same evening, Yang Nan, the King of Qi who was far away in the water of Zhongchuan, received a letter from Li Zixiong. He had led his army into Licheng, while Jia Wuben, the commander of Qi County who was left behind in Licheng, "changed his face" overnight, was full of mystery.

On the 17th, Jia Wuben refused to enter the city, and his attitude was very firm, but after one night, Jia Wuben's attitude was subverted, and he personally went out of the city to explain and apologize, and handed over Licheng. Why is this? Did he change his mind and decide to join the King of Qi Yang Nan, or was it from Zhang Xutuo's instructions? If this was Zhang Xutuo's instructions, what was Zhang Xutuo's purpose? Was he determined not to be a "fish" that could be slaughtered, and resolutely chose to serve the King of Qi? In this case, why didn't he sacrifice Licheng himself, but instead deal with others? What is even more confusing is where Zhang Xutuo is now? According to Li Fengyun's secret report, on the 17th, Zhang Xutuo fought fiercely with Li Fengyun at Queshan, and then took the initiative to evacuate and retreat towards Linji and Zhangqiu. Zhang Xutuo's move also has mystery, making it impossible to guess his real purpose.

The King of Qi hesitated and was a little undecided. Before he could figure out where and how Zhang Xutuo was going, it would be better to be cautious, so as not to fall into the trap.

"What do you think about me?" King Qi asked Wei Fusi for his opinion.

Wei Fusi smiled coldly and asked, "King, is Zhang Xutuo important?"

The King of Qi shook his head and looked disdainful. Zhang Xutuo was insignificant in his eyes. Whether Zhang Xutuo took the initiative to surrender or competed with him, he could not stop him from controlling Qilu, nor could he prevent him from using Qilu resources to expand his own strength.

"Since he is not important, then is he in Licheng or not, and is his army in Qi County, important?" Wei Fusi asked.

The King of Qi thought for a moment, still shook his head, then woke up and smiled slightly, "Your dear doubts that he has escaped?"

"The shameless Jiangzuo people in the navy publicly showed off a dirty face, and deliberately forced Zhang Xutuo to fight against the king to sacrifice Zhang Xutuo to protect their own interests. If Zhang Xutuo was Zhang Xutuo, would be willing to fall into the trap? Of course, he would have to escape." Wei Fusi sneered, "The navy has not been on the shore for a long time, and let Zhang Xutuo, who is vulnerable to the attack, fight against the king, and put him to death. This actually gave Zhang Xutuo a reason to escape from Qi County. Although Zhang Xutuo cannot escape the crime of abandoning Qi County, as long as the navy still does not go ashore after he escapes Qi County, completely exposes the ugly intentions of Jiangzuo people, then he will gain enough room for maneuver for himself. In the future, the Holy Lord will pursue it. If the Jiangzuo people are not punished, it will be difficult to deal with Zhang Xutuo. In this way, Zhang Xutuo will escape this catastrophe of death."

"Your dear, sure Zhang Xutuo escaped?" The King of Qi was shaken.

"If Zhang Xutuo wants to surrender to the king, he should be near Licheng now." Wei Fusi said, "If Zhang Xutuo wants to prevent the king from entering Licheng, he should be near Licheng now, but he is missing now. According to Li Fengyun's secret report, Changbai Mountain and the North Sea pirates had lost contact with him. Before he lost contact, it was Zhang Xutuo who led his army to retreat to the line of Linji and Zhangqiu." Wei Fusi looked at the thoughtful King of Qi and said with a pun, "This can be confirmed that Zhang Xutuo is fleeing from Qi County, and Mingzhe has gone to protect himself."

After careful consideration of the pros and cons, the King of Qi made a decision and ordered the army to cross the Zhongchuan River on the 19th and head towards Licheng.

On the 19th, the rebel army launched a fierce attack on Licheng, and the West City Gate and the North City Gate became the key targets of the rebel army's attacks.

On the morning of the 19th, Wang Bo led his army to retreat to Huabuzhu Mountain and met with the alliance army. When Li Fengyun heard the news, he immediately crossed the river and met Wang Bo in Jinkou. After listening to Wang Bo's account of Linji and Zhangqiu's war, Li Fengyun immediately realized that Zhang Xutuo had fled and fled Qi County. With Zhang Xutuo's escape, the situation in Qi County had been completely controlled by King Yang Nan of Qi, and the battle situation in Qi County was also very beneficial to the rebel army.

Li Fengyun urgently reported Wei Fusi to the point of being able to march into Licheng, and shot Li Zixiong in the Book City, and made an appointment with him in a code word, asking him to help him seize Licheng.

At noon on the 19th, Li Fengyun led the main forces of the alliance, Hao Xiaode, Sun Xuanya, Liu Heita, and Li Deyi led the main forces of Hebei to enter the battlefield of Licheng. Then the rebel army's offensive became even more fierce. Thousands of rebel soldiers launched a tide-like attack on Licheng, with a rainbow of momentum and unstoppable momentum.

On the afternoon of the 19th, Li Fengyun received a secret report that the army of King Qi had approached Licheng, only sixty miles away from Licheng.

Li Fengyun once again wrote to Wei Fusi and made an appointment with him to gain a tacit understanding on the battlefield of Licheng. He shot out of Li Zixiong again and made an appointment to capture Licheng at midnight tonight.

At dusk on the 19th, Wu Ben Lang General Li Shanheng led his army to Kuangshan and launched a fierce battle with Meng Haigong and Han Jinluo.

The battle situation suddenly became tense, and Li Fengyun ordered the army to do its best to attack the city at any cost. Whether the rebels could reverse the crisis was just one night.
Chapter completed!