Zhang Xutuo led his army to rush south to Qufu. As he headed south, it was the time when Li Fengyun led his army to kill Liangfu directly.

Before Zhang Xutuo arrived in Qufu, Li Fengyun had already launched an attack on Liangfu City.

At this time, Qin Qiong and Jia Runfu were commanding the Linyi Township Group to fight against the Changbai Mountain Rebels, while the Licheng Township Group was divided into two parts, one defending Liangfu City, and the other defending Juping City, forming a horn with Yangguan and supporting each other.

The sudden appearance of the rebel army in Xuzhou made the defenders of Liangfucheng very panic and immediately reported to Qin Qiong. Liangfucheng was only more than twenty miles away from Yangguan, and the alarm came in an instant.

Qin Qiong had already expected that the Xuzhou rebel army would come north, and Zhang Xutuo had decided to abandon Yang Pass, so he was very calm and calm. However, what he had to do at present was not to order a retreat, but to decide when to retreat. The grasp of this opportunity was very important, which was directly related to whether Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao would have a conflict afterwards.

Jia Runfu always questioned Qin Qiong's inference. In his opinion, thieves are selfish, timid, cunning, and cunning, especially the Xuzhou thieves and Qizhou thieves have no friendship at all. Although the two thieves' army will help the survival of both sides, it will also bring about a series of contradictions and conflicts. From the perspective of Xuzhou thieves' standpoint, they were just a new arrival and finally grabbed a piece of land in a strange place, but how could they share it with others? So he thought Qin Qiong's inference was too natural and thought of simple things complicated.

However, just one day later, the facts shattered Jia Runfu's doubts. He had to admire Qin Qiong's outstanding talent and careful thoughts. No wonder Zhang Xutuo favored and valued Qin Qiong. It turned out that this seemingly powerful and powerful officer of the Guard Office was indeed extraordinary.

"When will the Military Affairs Office evacuate the pass?"

Jia Runfu saw Qin Qiong standing on the city tower with his arms in his arms, looking down at the village soldiers fighting bloody battles with the thieves on the wall of the Wengcheng. He frowned and said nothing. He couldn't help but walk to him and asked in a low voice.

Qin Qiong still didn't say anything, and didn't even turn around to look at him.

Jia Runfu waited patiently for a while, and saw the subordinates in the Wengcheng being injured one after another, while the thieves outside the city were full of morale and attacking wildly in the deafening drums and whistles, he couldn't help but say again, "The Military Office, Linyi regiment has only five regiments and one thousand people, while the thieves outside the city have at least thousands of strong men. If the old thieves and thieves are included, the number of people who can fight is at least more than ten thousand."

Jia Runfu whispered, "Ming Gong left, Linji regiment left, and only Linyi regiment stayed at Yangguan. Everyone knows this. The village regiments and historians are local heroes, and the first thing they need to consider is their own interests. When the war goes well, they may be able to accept some of their commands, but once the war is not conducive to them, will those local heroes still follow some of their orders and stick to the pass and never retreat?"

After all, the township regiment is a local armed organization. The main task is to cooperate with the local government to maintain local public security. It will only cooperate with the Yingyang Mansion to fight in wartime, so it is completely different from the regular army. As the local heroes and commanders of the township regiment, they naturally have to protect their subordinates and put life safety as the top priority, which is directly related to their vital interests. Suppressing the rebellion and suppressing the thieves should be the responsibility of the regular army and the matter of the Yingyang Mansion, but the county magistrate Zhang Xutuo "overstepped his duties" and organized the township regiment to encircle and suppress the rebels. Although it was nominally the benefit of protecting the Qi County government, nobles and rich people.

Good, but in fact, everyone knows in their hearts that the words are said and the reason is that, but if they die because of the suppression of the thieves, they will not only lose a little benefit, but they will also have to pay for the thieves. Since that is the case, why should I suppress the thieves? I am neither a soldier nor an Yingyang Guard, so why should I sacrifice myself to die to fight? So the local heroes were all cautious, one was smarter than the other, and one was more scheming. When they fought with the wind, they rushed forward. When they were not going well, they would shirk responsibility or passively fight, and even united to resist Shangguan's orders.

After Zhang Xutuo left Yangguan with Linji Regiment, the soldiers of Linyi Regiment became panic, especially those who were the chief and deputy assistants from those local tyrants, who found Jia Runfu several times and questioned him why only Linyi Regiment was defending Yangguan? Some even directly threatened Jia Runfu. If the situation was not conducive to Linyi Regiment, don’t blame the brothers for turning against each other. Jia Runfu had no choice but to stabilize the morale of the army. Because something happened to Xiaqiu, the capital of Lu County, and Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, the hometown of Qufu, the envoy Duan asked for help, and then Zhang Junzhu led his army to support him. Before leaving, he made a decision. He forced himself to abandon Yangguan and let the thieves break through the siege and go south. Therefore, don’t make trouble. Follow the orders of the Qin Bing Office, and you will definitely not suffer any losses.

Jia Runfu was actually very anxious. He also knew that it was too difficult to grasp the timing of evacuation. If the evacuation was too early, the population would fall into a real population. If the evacuation was too late, the village group would suffer a great loss. Just then, the thieves in Xuzhou appeared like "timely rain", giving Qi army an excuse to evacuate.

Qin Qiong understood Jia Runfu's meaning and knew that there was a crisis within the Linyi Group, but he had to take into account the interests of Zhang Xutuo and protect the interests of Qi County to the greatest extent. Therefore, when to withdraw, it must be closely linked to the interests of all parties. This is the opportunity for Zhang Xutuo to show his talents, and he does not want to miss it. If this battle is fought well, he will not only win Zhang Xutuo's trust, but may also win a good foundation for his future.

"It is not clear how many thieves in Xuzhou have come." Qin Qiong finally spoke, "Whether we are caught in front and back attacks by the thief army, it is not certain at present. Therefore, trade and then withdrawal may cause trouble to Ming Gong."

Everyone knows the trouble in their hearts, so Jia Runfu is not good at urging him anymore. After all, it is Qin Qiong who makes the decision, and Qin Qiong who takes responsibility. Excessive coercion will only cause conflicts between each other.

"Do you urge Luo Shixin from Liangfu City to inquire about the situation of the thieves in Xuzhou in detail?" Jia Runfu suggested cautiously.

Qin Qiong nodded slightly, "Quickly send an order to Liangfucheng. In addition, he warned Luo Shixin not to be impulsive, not to fight with courage, and do his best to defend Liangfucheng. If there is any delay, military law will be carried out."

Jia Runfu hesitated for a moment, but he stopped talking, but after a little thought, he still said what he thought, "Biansi, Luo Shixin is just a sixteen-year-old boy. He has no combat experience except for his divine power and superb martial arts. But you have given him the important task of guarding Liangfu City, right?"

Jia Runfu didn't finish his words. In fact, the following words were "too friendly and too irresponsible". He said it, which was disrespectful to Qin Qiong.

Luo Shixin is from Licheng and comes from a family of officials. He is not only a fellow villager of Qin Qiong, but also a junior brother. The two families have had a relationship with each other for generations. Qin Qiong was recruited by Zhang Xutuo as the chief of the county government. Although Qin Qiong was still the leader of the Licheng Township Regiment, the person who led the township was actually Luo Shixin, who was only sixteen years old. Qin Qiong strongly recommended Luo Shixin, and Zhang Xutuo even acquiesced after his personal assessment. This caused a "sensation" across the Qi army. Many people speculated that the young Luo Shixin must have a backer behind him, but Jia Runfu knew that Luo Shixin was a child of an ordinary official and had no backer except Qin Qiong. The reason why he was favored by Zhang Xutuo was purely because Luo Shixin was gifted and was born a strong general. Zhang Xutuo was also famous for his bravery in the Guard Mansion. When he saw Luo Shixin, he seemed to see himself when he was young, he certainly appreciated each other and valued him very much.

Qin Qiong's face was expressionless, but a trace of sinister glanced across his eyes. You questioned that I was nepotism, but isn't it the same for your lord? The hidden illness left after your injury has cut off your possibility of returning to the Right Yiwei Mansion. If it weren't for your lord being the magistrate of Qi County, why would you be the leader of the Qiren Township Group as a Hedong native? Qin Qiong was angry, but he had no intention of offending Jia Wuben, Jia Runfu and his son. The situation in Qi County requires close cooperation between the Guanlong people and the Qilu people. If the conflict is put on his face, it would be meaningless.

"Do you know how many thieves are outside the pass?"

Qin Qiong's fingers were densely packed with thieves outside the pass, and took the initiative to change the topic.

Jia Runfu knew that he was anxious and speechless, and he was uneasy. When he saw that Qin Qiongda did not turn against him on the spot, he did not explain, but he didn't want to talk nonsense. It was useless to say more. He was from Guanlong and was surrounded by Qi people. If he annoyed them and made a shady move on the battlefield, he would not know how he died.

"Does the Military Office suspect that it is just a partial army outside the pass, and its main force is still lurking upstream of the Wenshui River, waiting for an opportunity to return to Qi County?"

Jia Runfu was also young and energetic, and did not want to be suppressed by Qin Qiong, so he immediately made his inference about the situation of the battle. When a group of Zushi from Linyi Township Group shouted to evacuate Yang Pass, Jia Runfu also comforted them like this. After all, he had fought wars and was also a border war. At that time, he followed the famous middle-earth general Xue Shixiong, and heard and learned more or less. Zhang Xutuo's voluntary departure and Zhang Xutuo's final decision could prove his judgment from the side. It can be imagined that if Wang Bo and Meng Rang had their best efforts to attack Yang Pass, the battle would be much more intense than it is now, and Zhang Xutuo would not dare to leave easily. Moreover, he would have been rushing to transfer Jia Wuben and six other village groups from the direction of Bocheng to surround and kill the thieves.

A smile appeared on Qin Qiong's cold face.

"The longer we hold on here, the greater the possibility that the main force of the thief army will break through from Bocheng." Qin Qiong said calmly, "Your master and the main force of the village group are at the foot of Mount Tai. What Ming Gongshu has to wait for is this opportunity. We set two traps, including true and false, false, false, and true, but which one is true and which one is false depends on how the thief army judges? At present, it seems..." Qin Qiong once again pointed to the thief army outside the pass, sneering in contempt, "The thief judged the wrong judgment."

Jia Runfu suddenly thought of a possibility and his expression became awkward. It seemed that his practical experience was still insufficient.

"Could it be..." Jia Runfu asked tentatively, "Could it be that Ming Gong went south with the intention of killing two birds with one stone?"

Qin Qiong's eyes showed praise and nodded heavily.

"Drag!" Qin Qiong said, "The longer the time is, the more beneficial the situation will be to us. If the fighter is well grasped, not only will your elders win a great victory at the foot of Mount Tai, but Ming Gong and we can also wipe out two thieves inside and outside Yangguan."

"I urgently told Duke Ming that the Xuzhou thieves appeared under Liangfu's city, and the situation of the war is changing."

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