It was already evening when Shang Yunxi left the Jiedushi's mansion.

The horse's hooves stepped on the Shuncheng Street in front of the Jiedushi's gate, and the stone roads seemed mottled.

The streets were still bustling. The drought throughout the north did not make Xuzhou depressed, but instead, a large number of refugees from Yan, Yun and Yi provinces and even Heshuo areas flocked south, causing a deformed noisy city in Xuzhou.

This guy Lu Qiming said it nicely and kept blocking refugees from going south, but it did not play much role at all. Look at the refugees gathered outside Xuzhou City, and then look at the victims who were mixed into the city. Seeing all this, Shang Yunxi felt desperate about the future of Xuzhou.

Lu Qiming actually arranged a guy from Liang Zan to be a bandit-born guy in Teng County to be responsible for blocking the victims from the north of Yizhou. How unreliable is this.

Most of the 10,000 or 20,000 victims outside the city were from Yizhou. That guy was afraid that these refugees would stay in Teng County and let these refugees go south. How could he stop these people who might have become a disaster locally?

Xuzhou still has some surplus grain for support, but as a large number of northern victims heading south, Xuzhou suddenly became a little stretched.

In addition to constantly driving these victims to continue to move south, Xuzhou has no better way to deal with these victims. However, when these victims have not left, Xuzhou still has to take out some food to provide relief to prevent these victims from causing chaos on the spot.

Shang Yunxi has received some detailed reports. There are many bandits mixed in these victims who have gathered south. These bandits have even been connected with these victims, and there are signs of uprising, which is very dangerous.

In addition to accelerating the expulsion of these victims to go south to harm Huainan, Shifeng's Ya Army has also entered a state of high alert to prevent these rioters from causing trouble in Xuzhou.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the Huaiyou army actually headed north. Shang Yunxi was sure that Jiang Feng must have seen the chaos brought by the disaster victims from the north to the situation in Xuzhou, and felt that this was an opportunity. It was not even ruled out that Huaiyou himself had arranged some secrets among these victims, intending to disrupt the situation in Xuzhou.

The attack on both sides did make the situation in Xuzhou suddenly become critical.

But the primary trouble is still Yao Chengtai's side, after all, he has to face the 20,000 troops directly from Huaiyou.

As he said in the Jiedu Mansion, Jiang Feng definitely has a killer weapon, and he would never be able to attack Xuzhou so directly. Jiang Feng has never been the kind of person who is so upright.

If Yao Chengtai is not given assistance, Shang Yunxi is sure that Qi County and Fu Li will definitely be out of protection.

Shi Feng's character is indecisive, which is within his expectations, not to mention that it is definitely not that simple to let Shi Feng send his own capital out of the capital.

However, in this case, Shi Feng was also very clear that if Yao Chengtai was not given strong support, Yao Chengtai would probably be unable to withstand the attack of the Huaiyou Army.

The question is, even if Shi Feng and himself give Yao Chengtai support, can they win?

Shang Yunxi doesn't think so.

His eyes swept around and couldn't help but sigh softly. The thousand-year-old heroic city was about to be occupied by outsiders. This is a pity. Shi Feng was no longer able to own this city. Huaiyoujiangfeng was full of ambitions. The Yuan family in Caizhou had ulterior motives. Could it be that they could only let one of these two families take over?

Shang Yunxi doesn’t like Huaiyou. This shallow nouveau riche looks too ugly. Moreover, in terms of strength, Huaiyou is far inferior to Caizhou, so Shang Yunxi is not optimistic.

Similarly, Shang Yunxi would not choose the Yuan family in Caizhou. The revenge of killing his brother was engraved in his heart. Although his brother was indeed not worried, he was his mother and he would never forget this revenge.

Where can anyone be qualified to participate in the competition for Xuzhou?

The Taining Army was about to collapse and could not take care of itself; the Pinglu Army was wearing sheep and tiger skins, and was happy when they saw grass and fought with jackals, so they could only do some work of stealing and stealing, which was not worth mentioning.

Besides these, who else?

Of course, there is also, the huge beam on the west side has not been calculated yet.

But Shang Yunxi knew very well that it would not be so simple to let this strong neighbor who was getting deeper and deeper into the battle of Xuzhou.

Daliang is the most powerful vassal vassal in Zhongtu, and even its biggest enemy, Dajin, has to admit it.

But its strength does not mean it is the most powerful.

The dusk energy is deep, internal friction is endless, and the constraints are constantly restricted. These limit the strength of Daliang, especially the mountains inside it are full of mountains and factional disputes. It can be said that unless the enemy enters the national gate, it can wake up from the sting. Under normal circumstances, this giant creature is more like a sleeping giant beast.

Even though Nan Chenzhou was taken away by Caizhou, Daliang was slowly looking for opportunities to retake it three years later, and the initiative to fight against foreign countries was even more than ten or twenty years ago. At least after Zhu Yun succeeded to the throne of King Liang, he never took the initiative to fight against the outside world again.

It is not easy to inspire Daliang to join the battle for Xuzhou now.

But Shang Yunxi still wants to give it a try.

For Shang Yunxi, Daliang's slow response and weak willingness to intervene with external factors are actually a good thing.

If Daliang is really as ambitious as Caizhou or Huaiyou, then what else is there for him, Shang Yunxi?

It is precisely because Daliang has a low willingness to intervene in external affairs. If there is a vassal vassal who is not strong but is willing to attach himself to him to control Xuzhou, Shang Yunxi felt that this should be in line with Daliang's wishes, and Daliang would not have to pay too much. It only requires a small amount of force support and necessary force pressure, which is enough to help him take over Xuzhou.

Of course, this is just a preliminary intention of Shang Yunxi. If you want to pull the beam in, you have to move it immediately.

The efficiency of Daliang is not satisfactory, but as long as the Songzhou garrison can be encouraged to support it, you will be somewhat sure.

Thinking of this, Shang Yunxi couldn't help but look back at the majestic Jiedu Mansion. Maybe the next time he came here, he should be in power as his master.

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"Have the Huai You Army headed north?" Lu Qiming's eyes flashed, and it was fleeting, "How many soldiers?

"The general is said to be about 20,000 people. The Jieduan is rectifying the army. It is said that Shang Shuai and Jieduan are discussing to prepare to send troops to reinforce Yao Shuai." Sima Eng said in a low voice.

"Reinforcement of Yao Chengtai? Is it the Jiedushi dispatched the Ya army, or Shang Yunxi sent troops, or both of them were going to send troops?" Lu Qiming paced back and forth in the room, "Do you know the specific situation?"

"It is said that the Jiedushi is a little worried about the refugees who are constantly moving south, and thinks that there are bandits here, but these bandits take advantage of the situation to incur trouble, so they are still hesitant about how many soldiers they send. However, Shang Shuai encourages the Jiedushi to dispatch most of his troops, saying that he will also dispatch most of his troops to reinforce Yao Shuai, otherwise Xuzhou will be in danger."

"Hmph, Xuzhou is in danger?" Lu Qiming said disdainfully: "This old fox is only able to plot against others, so is the Jiedushi, and he is always willing to be fooled by this guy."

"General, but Yao Shuai will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of the Huai Right Army. If the Jiedushi and Shangshang do not provide assistance, Qi County and Fu Li will definitely not be able to defend it. Once Fu Li loses, Pengcheng will be in danger."

"Is there such a simple and easy thing?" Lu Qiming curled his lips contemptuously, "If Pengcheng is so easy to be taken down, then it is still called Pengcheng? What about Caizhou Yuan Family? Will they sit and watch Huaiyou take over Xuzhou? What about Daliang? The little brothers of the past suddenly become a giant that can almost compete with it, and may even pose a huge threat to them. Can they accept it?"

The chief general was speechless. After Sima was engaged for a while, he said, "Where is the Yuan army in Caizhou who has the spare energy to ask about Xuzhou? What's more, there is a large army in Shang to defend the west. As for Daliang, didn't the general say that Daliang is unlikely to send troops now, unless someone comes to the door?"

"Hmph, in this case, will Shang Yunxi open the passage and allow Caizhou army to enter Xu? Who can tell it clearly? Even if Shang Yunxi cannot let go of Shang Yunliu's death and does not allow Caizhou army to enter Xu, I have indeed said that Daliang will not take the initiative to send troops to the neighbors under normal circumstances, but this time the situation is different. Xuzhou's gains and losses are related to major issues. No one can predict what Daliang's attitude will be." Lu Qiming rubbed his hands and flickered his eyes, "This game is really unpredictable."

"General, what should we do?" Sima Engshi couldn't help asking.

Lu Qiming did not answer for a moment.

The Huai Right Army went north and completely broke the current balanced situation in Xuzhou. If Yao Chengtai, Shang Yunxi, Yu Mingzhen and himself, and Shi Feng, formed a relatively stable structure, but have been defeated now, what do Shang Yunxi think? Yu Mingzhen's attitude, and whether Yao Chengtai will still exist after this battle, Shi Feng's future fate, all of this has been involved in an unpredictable huge vortex.

Of course, Lu Qiming also understood that Huai Youjun would not have a backup plan, and he even vaguely realized that Zhuang Yongsheng, who came to join him, might have some problems.

It is said that there have been constant foreigners joining his army recently. This outsider does not refer to him recruiting the army from local or Yanyun, but from Huainan in the south. This is quite suspicious. If Zhuang Yongsheng is really a secret son of the Huaiyou Army, then what is Zhuang Yongsheng going to do?

Should I deal with myself or Shi Feng?

"Sir, it is said that Teng County has expanded to two complete troops, and they are trained frequently. According to reports, their armor and military uniforms are being filled one after another, which is very suspicious." Sima Confucius added in a timely manner.

Maybe it's time to have a good talk with Zhuang Yongsheng. This guy took advantage of his trust and suddenly became a variable piece in this game of chess that cannot be underestimated, and people have to look at him sideways.
Chapter completed!