Just as Chao Xiangfang was thinking about how to attract the attention of Huaiyou (Wunning), Ruan Zhongyu had already made up his mind to use a special way to prove that the Ruan family is also worthy of attention.

The way he chose was to get rid of the Chao family, tear up the joint advance and retreat agreement signed with various forces in Juyeze, including the Chao family, and directly surrender to Huaiyou (Wunning).

This idea was supported by his brother, Ruan Zhonghe, the eldest son of the Ruan family, suppressed the opposition from other members of the family and immediately started.

The situation in Yunzhou is quite unique. Juyeze occupies almost the entire central and southern part, but it is the lake area, and Liangshan is the one that really plays a significant role on land.

This place holds the throat of Juyeze coming out of Jishui, and it faces Pinglu County to the east, looks at Xuchang to the Siberian tiger, points directly to Shouzhang to the northwest, and presses Yuncheng to the southwest, which can be said to be a must-fight for military strategists.

The five counties in Yunzhou, in addition to Sucheng in the northeast and Juye outside the lake area, the other three counties also have to add a Pinglu County in Yanzhou, all under the command of Liangshan’s military front.

Because of this, Liangshan is the share of the Chao family and the Ruan family. It is both a response and mutual supervision.

Now Pinglu has been occupied by Huaiyou (Wunning), and Xuchang is in danger. If Liangshan can be presented to Huaiyou, Xuchang will be without a doubt, and Shouzhang will be able to go down without a fight, and even Yuncheng will change color.

This is the gift that the Ruan family can bring, and it must be moved by Huaiyou.

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Qin and Han could hardly believe it when they received news from the envoy of the Ruan family.

Indeed, this is so surprising.

As far as he knows, Lu Qiming, the military envoy of Wuning left army, had contacted Chao Dasheng, the number one figure in Juyeze, before, hoping that the Chao family could accept the invitation and quickly abandon the darkness and turn to the Ming Dynasty. However, the Chao family's attitude has always been very swaying, and sometimes tends to be effective, and sometimes repeatedly, wanting to wait for the price.

So later, the Lord was a little impatient and ordered the Wuning Left Army to advance as soon as possible to solve the Yunzhou problem to ensure that the next strategy of Huaiyou (Wunning) is not affected.

According to the current arrangement of the emperor, the Huai You Zuo Army is undoubtedly the strongest. Although the Huai You Zuo Army was mixed up with the Wuning Zuo Army and the Wuning You You You and Wuning You You and several armies were incorporated into the newly formed Wuning Zuo Army and Wuning You You, the main force of the Huai You Zuo Army is still stationed in Xuzhou.

The newly formed Wuning Left Army went forward to the western front line of Yanzhou and was responsible for the recovery of Yunzhou. The newly formed Wuning Right Army entered Yizhou in large numbers, preparing to recover Haizhou.

At the beginning, Lu Qiming and Qin Han believed that if Chao Dasheng could be persuaded to agree to the recruitment and effectiveness, it would be a good result. Moreover, they all believed that with the shrewdness that Chao Dasheng showed in recent years, he should be very clear about Huaiyou's current influence and future prospects. As long as Chao Dasheng is not confused, he will definitely choose Huaiyou.

But unexpectedly, when Chao Dasheng faced Huaiyou's recruitment, his attitude became a little ambiguous. Several negotiations were put on hold for various reasons and specific details without negotiation.

Jiang Feng didn't spend so much energy on a lake bandit. Even if he was the most powerful lake bandit in Juyeze, he needed to pay attention to the overall situation. He just needed to clarify when Yunzhou must be taken down. As for how to take down, that doesn't matter. That's what Cui Shang, Wang Miao and Zhang Wanshan need to consider.

For Cui Shang and Wang Miao, it is of course the best to convince Chao Dasheng to join Huaiyou. Not only can he capture the entire Yunzhou in one fell swoop, but he can also greatly enrich the naval force of Huaiyou. Although Huaiyou now has the Shouzhou naval army as the foundation and has joined Chaohu water bandits, among the vassals, only Tanyue, Zhennan army and Yue country's naval army can be comparable to Huaiyou. Even the naval forces of southern vassals such as Li Wu, Xiangyang and Jiangling are inferior to Huaiyou.

Of course, for Huaiyou, because it crosses the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, it has even advanced to the front line of the river, this vertical development trend has forced Huaiyou (Wunning) to pay attention to the development of the navy.

At present, under the rule of Huaiyou (Wunning), the two main streams of Jiangshui and Huaihe and their tributaries deep into each state, plus the canals and the ancient Bian River of Sishui have formed an extremely complete, complex and extremely important transportation system in the jurisdiction. In addition, Juyeze, which communicates with Jishui (Dawen River), Baigou, Heze (Heshui), and Huanshui, and Chaohu, which communicates with the river through the Ruxu River, the water transportation system has radiated to the entire Huaiyou (Wunning). It can be said that the economic development role of Huaiyou (Wunning) is far better than land transportation from the perspective of transportation of commercial goods.

Once Yunzhou is taken down, the northeast corner of Yunzhou will follow the Dahe River and Weizhou of Heshuo Weibo Army. It can be said that Huaiyou (Wunning) suddenly crosses the three major basins of rivers (Yellow River), Huaihe (Huaihe River), and Jiangshui (Yangtze River).

You should know that in this era, the shipping industry of both Huai River and river water is quite developed, which is greatly beneficial to the development of trade in the entire river basin.

Not to mention the Huai River, the water volume is abundant, and there are many squaws and lakes on both sides of the north and south. In addition, the water volume of the north and south, especially the tributaries on the north and north banks is not small, and it goes deep into the states on the north banks, making the water transportation conditions extremely superior.

The river water is not simple. At present, the Yongji Canal connects the Sanggan River, Lu River and Juma Water with the river water. In addition, the river section of Shanzhou has undergone continuous dredging and renovation over the years of the Tang Dynasty, and the navigation conditions have been greatly improved, so the shipping of the entire river basin is also quite developed.

Therefore, from the current situation, although Huaiyou (Wunning) focuses on dealing with the Hu people in the north, the navy will still play an extremely important role in future wars, especially in the Yanyun and Huaibei areas. Although the water transportation conditions are not as good as those in Huainan and Wu Yue, they are also very superior. Once the operation is done well, it can also be called a great help to deal with the Hu people in the south.

Because of this, Cui Shang and Wang Miao are still quite looking forward to regaining Juyeze, the water bandit force, especially after learning that the Jianggang unit in the south had a close relationship with the ant thief Han Baling unit, and the water bandits in Baishuitang, Baimahu and Fanliang Lake were colluding with the ant thief Qin Quan unit, this faint pressure made Huaiyou (Wunning) pay more attention to this force.

But Chao Dasheng's waiting for a price made Huaiyou (Wunning) lose patience. You can offer conditions, but you can't control it unlimitedly. Huaiyou (Wunning) is not the target of being controlled by others.

However, this war is not that simple. Although it has an absolute advantage on land, a major drawback of this step-by-step erosion strategy is the consumption of time. Especially considering that the situation in Yunzhou is so bad, Wang Xu, who has been appointed as the chief of Yunzhou, also hopes to understand the power of the lake bandits as soon as possible and include the counties of Yunzhou as soon as possible in order to restore the production development of Yunzhou as soon as possible.

After repeatedly verifying the news, Qin Han did not hesitate at all, and reported it to the military commander Lu Qiming overnight.

This has exceeded his power and responsibilities. According to the previously agreed plan, he was responsible for commanding and coordinating the troops on the front line to take steps and eroding the counties of Yunzhou step by step. Lu Qiming was responsible for governing Xiaqiu, Yanzhou Prefecture.

But it was too late to wait until Lu Qiming replied. As the envoy of the Ruan family said, if they agreed, the Ruan family would launch an attack on the Chao family tonight, hoping that the Wuning left army would cooperate and completely capture Liangshan.

As for Liangshan, Xu Chang would not say much, and he would definitely be included directly. Whether he could take advantage of the situation to take down Yuncheng depends on the strength of Wuning's left army.

This difficult problem was suddenly placed in front of Qin and Han.

What he could mobilize were five armies, the Third Army of Wuning Left Army on the southern line, the First Army of Wuning Left Army on the central line, the Second Army of Wuning Left Army on the northern line, the Fourth Army of Wuning Left Army on the central line, and the Fifth Army of Wuning Left Army advancing from Pinglu.

However, it was too late to mobilize the Second Army of Wuning Left Army on the northern line. It was still north of Xuchang, along the borders of Jeju and Yunzhou, and even approaching Shouzhang.

The First Army is east of Xuchang and is preparing to launch an attack on Xuchang. If it is to be temporarily transferred, the time is a bit urgent, and I am afraid that the war here has been completed and the Third Army may not be able to arrive in Liangshan.

The closest one is the Third Army. This army is south of Xuchang, less than 30 miles away from Liangshan. You can feel it after marching for two hours. In addition, the Fifth Army led by Li Tong has been advancing along the lakeshore with a small range of movement. It is about ten miles away from the lakeshore and has a small step. The distance between it and the Third Army is only twenty miles away, and it is only forty miles away from Liangshan.

The Fourth Army is not far away, but the Fourth Army is too scattered and it is too late to gather together.

what to do?

In fact, Qin Han had already made a decision in his heart. He had no objection to join forces with the Ruan family to attack the Chao family and capture Liangshan. Even if there is a great risk, this battle is worth fighting. There are only five or six thousand lake bandits stationed in Liangshan, and more than two thousand people belong to the Ruan family. They work inside and outside and attack at night. Even if the Chao family's combat power is not weak, Qin Han is confident to go down.

As long as Liangshan is captured, Xuchang doesn’t need to be said, and Shouzhang can also be captured in one fell swoop. It was Yuncheng that made Qin and Han hesitate.

Yuncheng is right next to Juyeze. Liangshan is taken down, and Yuncheng will definitely be under great threat. However, because it is close to Huze, it is directly within the attack range of the lake bandits. If it cannot be taken down in one fell swoop, it will probably take some trouble to attack Yuncheng in the future.

But if you want to take advantage of the situation to attack Yuncheng, there is a Chao army stationed in Yuncheng City. If you cannot succeed in one blow, you may be in a dilemma.
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