Chapter 73 Advance to Mengshan
Li Fengyun's words have a profound meaning.
You two go back now and report what you encounter and see to Wang Bo and Meng Rang, and Wang Bo and Meng Rang also believe it, but how do you confirm that the Xuzhou rebel army advanced into Mengshan and captured Zhuanyu, and took down Biancheng, posed a threat to Lu County, and then created an opportunity for Changbaishan rebel army to go south to break through? Therefore, you two must stay one and follow Xuzhou rebel army to advance into Mengshan. After the rebel army takes Biancheng, you can report to Wang Bo quickly, so that you can help Changbaishan rebel army to go south to break through.
Think about it further in the worst situation. If Zhang Xutuo used the plan, set up a trap on the north bank of Sishui, and gathered more troops to surround the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army, then Wang Bo and Meng Rang were most likely to be wiped out. In the moment of crisis, they could report to Li Fengyun for help, and Li Fengyun believed it deeply, and only these two brothers were the only brothers.
Sure enough, Du Fuwei and Fu Gongyou did not answer Li Fengyun immediately, but frowned and contemplated, which proved that their wisdom was indeed different from ordinary people. Li Fengyun became more determined to think that no matter what the future of the brothers’ brothers’ future, they would have to give them the best of their ability at this moment. It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to provide timely help, and there will be great rewards in the future.
Du Fuwei and Fu Gongyou looked at each other and communicated tacitly. Then Du Fuwei bowed to Li Fengyun and said, "General, I will take two people to report the news north immediately, and my brother stayed by the general so that we can contact us again on the banks of the Sishui River." Du Fuwei explained with a clever explanation, "I wonder what the general wants?"
"Good!" Li Fengyun agreed immediately, made a code word with Du Fuwei, and then asked Xu Shisan to take the two brothers away from the tent.
Yuan An couldn't help but walked to Li Fengyun and asked, "Why do the general believe in these two people and tell them the secret?" The implication is that Li Fengyun is too rash in this matter? There are many smart people in this world, but few people are doing well. If Li Fengyun has a crush on the talents of these two people, it is too absurd and impossible, so Yuan An believes that there must be a mystery in it.
"Have you heard of Wang Bo and Meng Rang before?" Li Fengyun asked.
Yuan An shook his head, "I have never heard of it."
Li Fengyun smiled and nodded, "I heard of it."
Wang Bo and Meng Rang were the first Qi and Lu heroes to raise the banner to fight against Sui Dynasty, but as the uprising swept through Middle-earth, the two men not only failed to dominate one side, but instead parted ways, and the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army also declined. Wang Bo later joined Dou Jiande. After Dou Jiande died, he defected to Li Tang, and repeatedly. Meng Rang later joined Li Mi, but after Li Mi failed, he disappeared and did not know where to end. From the trajectory of the two, it can be inferred that they were not talented people, but they were not necessarily talented people with great ambitions and lacked ambitions and talent. Sometimes luck is important, but personality is more important, and personality determines destiny. Li Fengyun concluded that they both value their own personal interests, like power, and have a strong desire to be the boss. When the boss's dream is shattered, they become decadent and go with the flow, lacking the will and courage to move forward.
Once such figures heard that the Xuzhou rebels occupied Mengshan in front of them, they would lose the motivation to go south. If the Changbai Mountain rebels want to break through the obstruction of the official army, they would definitely pay a heavy price and suffer serious losses in strength. In this way, they would rely on others' roofs to live, see others' eyes, and even be directly annexed by the Xuzhou rebels. Just imagine how Wang Bo and Meng Rang would jump out of the wolf's nest and then enter the tiger's den?
Li Fengyun briefly explained the reason. As for how he learned about Wang Bo and Meng Rang from time to time, he did not say it, and Yuan An did not ask. He had seen many similar situations and became accustomed to it.
"It turns out that the general wanted to stop the Changbai Mountain Rebels from going south to Mengshan." Yuan An suddenly realized.
"Mengshan is big enough, but Zhuanyu's food is limited and he can't support so many troops." Li Fengyun sneered, "I can't even eat enough, how can I let Wang Bo and Meng Rang come to compete for food? Besides, the two rebel armies have a great goal and a great influence. The official army can concentrate its forces to encircle and suppress the enemy from all sides, and there will inevitably be conflicts and conflicts within the rebel army due to various reasons such as food shortages. It can be imagined that the defeat of the rebel army is just a matter of time."
Yuan An was greatly admired and nodded repeatedly, "General, if Wang Bo and Meng Rang were desperate, would they have to go south to Mengshan?"
"Then eat them." Li Fengyun said without hesitation, "When you are sick, you will kill you. Since they are seeking death, they will fulfill their wish."
Yuan An was secretly shocked. The longer he had contacted Li Fengyun, the more he became afraid of his cruel and cruel personality. However, those who accomplished great things were not careful. How could they talk about benevolence and morality at the critical moment of life and death? Those who should be killed must be killed.
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The rebel army was divided into two, and Li Fengyun led the elite troops to advance into Mengshan first with ten regiments, and Han Yao led the rear army to follow.
The scouts found several hunters nearby as guides. The hunters were happy when they got money and tried their best. The path they chose was both hidden and not difficult to walk.
At dawn, the rebels marched more than 60 miles and entered the southern city of Langya County. After resting for an hour, eating and drinking, the scout who happened to go to the Nancheng to inquire about military affairs also returned. The scout reported that Nancheng had no defense and no garrison, so he could get off at one go.
Xu Shisan led a Fengyun Group to pretend to be the Eagle Yang Guard and walked to the foot of Nancheng City with a swagger. Nancheng is located in a mountainous area, with a sparse population and very barren. On weekdays, even merchants rarely see a few. The guards were idle and gathered in the city gate to chat and spank. Suddenly, they saw a fully armed Yingyang Mansion army appearing under the city city. They were very surprised and ran out to watch the fun.
Someone reported that Li Zheng in the city was also surprised. He did not receive any news that an army was about to pass by Nancheng. However, since an army was coming, of course he had to go and take a look and ask, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Before the Lizhi left the mansion, the soldiers of Fengyun Group had already arrived fiercely. They caught off guard and sat in a daze, not knowing what was going on.
The rebel army easily captured Nancheng. Along the way, the rebel army defeated all the attacks and was invincible. Now they advanced to Mengshan and completely got rid of the pursuers. The morale of the soldiers was extremely high and the cheers were earth-shaking.
Li Fengyun and Chen Rui and Yuan An discussed for a while and decided to temporarily station an army in Nancheng.
Nancheng is located in the southwest of Langya County, on the southwest foot of Mengshan Mountain, adjacent to Lujun and Pengcheng County. Although it is barren, it can effectively monitor Lujun and Pengcheng County. Lujun is a major county in Qilu area, and Pengcheng is an important town in Xuzhou area. They all have a considerable number of troops stationed, posing a threat to Mengshan Mountain. Once the official army launches attacks from here, the rebel army will inevitably fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
It is very simple to garrison the Nancheng army. It can only be sent to send an army, but how to control the entire Nancheng and its surrounding areas and help the survival and development of the rebel army requires rich local management experience. Li Fengyun is not good at this, so he simply authorized Han Yao to lead the rear army to temporarily live in Nancheng. After the main force captured Zhuanyu, took down two important places in the north and south, Biancheng and Nanwucheng, then advanced east to join.
At noon, Li Fengyun led nine regiments to continue advancing eastward, while Zhang Xiang led a regiment to guard the Nancheng, waiting for Han Yao and the rear army to come.
From the south city to the east, the mountains and ridges are all the way. After about 60 miles, you will enter Fei County. After traveling for more than 40 miles, you will be Nanwu City. Nanwu City is located on the banks of the Zhishui River, surrounded by mountains and has beautiful scenery. This is an ancient city with a long history, and it is famous all over the world because Confucius' disciple Zeng Shen and many historical celebrities were born here.
The rebel army arrived at Nanwu City at dusk the next day. Today, Nanwu City is just a small town, a key pass, without any defense, allowing the army in the eagle uniform to enter the city swagger.
The rebel army first controlled the post station to prevent leaking news, and then controlled the entire city. The highest-level person in Nanwu City was Li Zheng, and the Yingyang Mansion army, who regarded the rebel army as the crossing of the border, did not expect that this was an anti-army.
Nanwu City is 80 miles away from Zhuanyu City, more than 200 miles away from Linyi, the capital of Langya County, and 80 miles away from Philadelphia. Fortunately, Philadelphia is on the north bank of the water control. After the rebels took Nanwu City, they can block attacks from Linyi in the south, and rely on the natural obstacle to water control in the east to block attacks from Philadelphia in the east.
Li Fengyun ordered Han Shou to lead a delegation to guard Nanwu City. After Zhang Xiang arrived from Nancheng, Zhang Xiang's troops were also commanded by Han Shou. Considering that in the future, Nanwu City will become an important pass to block the attacks of the official army, Li Fengyun instructed Han Shou to seize all time to strengthen the city, and use favorable terrain such as mountains, rivers and other favorable terrains outside the city to build defensive fortifications, and strive to build Nanwu City into an indestructible fortress in the shortest time.
Boss Han Shou was unwilling to do so, he wanted to attack Zhuanyu City. Zhuanyu is a county town with spoils to be divided, while Nanwu City is a place where birds do not shit, and even if you scrape the ground three feet, you may not find valuable items.
Li Fengyun was very unhappy. In front of the generals, he scolded Han Shou severely and took this opportunity to warn the generals that Mengshan will be the home of everyone in the future, and the people of Mengshan will be brothers and sisters. Everyone must treat Mengshan well, and no one can burn, kill, plunder and do whatever they want. Being able to gain more help, but losing the way has few help. This principle is very simple and there is no need to repeat. If the rebel army wants to survive in Mengshan, if they want to take root in this mountain, and if they want to develop and grow with this foundation, they must regard Mengshan as their home and Mengshan as their brothers and sisters, otherwise they will undoubtedly lose.
Li Fengyun reiterated the military discipline, seventeen bans, fifty-four bans, and those who violate the discipline will be killed! No matter which level of officer you are or how much achievements you have, as long as you violate any of the military disciplines, you will be killed!
Li Fengyun finally asked Han Shou very seriously, "Do you want the guy who still eats?"
Han Shou was silent and dared not say a word.
"After a while, we will gain a foothold in Mengshan, and we will reorganize the army and train. The most important one is to rectify military discipline." Li Fengyun warned again, "Don't think that in extraordinary times, we can fish in the water. I solemnly warned you that if anyone, if he does not give the rebels a way to survive and put his brothers to death, I will cut off his way to survive and chop off his head."
All the generals were shocked and everyone was in danger.
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Chapter completed!