"but……"

As soon as Li Fengyun said "but", Du and Fu's hearts suddenly sank, and they looked at Li Fengyun nervously, wondering how harsh conditions he would put forward would exceed the bottom line stipulated by Meng Rang.

"You brothers borrowed money, food and weapons from a certain place, so that the soldiers of the rebels who were short of clothing, food and hunger were not only full and warm, but also restored their combat effectiveness. This is indeed a great contribution. But in Meng Rang's eyes, in the eyes of the rebel generals, or in the eyes of the Qi people, your brothers have been stamped with a certain brand from then on. It is difficult for you to win trust in the Qi people's camp. You will gradually be isolated and your life will be sadder than you think. On the contrary, in the eyes of a certain subordinate and in the eyes of the Cangtou Army, you are not only the Qi people, but also the people who are treated particularly well by someone. You will not get their trust, they will also be isolated, or even attacked by groups. They will not accommodate you. This is also the reason why someone dared not recruit your brothers."

Du and Fu understood that their minds were much more mature than their peers. Of course, they knew that Li Fengyun was saying all the truth. Although their life experience was not enough to make them think of this, after Li Fengyun's solemn warning, they suddenly realized that they had a higher, deeper and more thorough understanding of the cruel life. What followed was an extremely heavy mood. I thought I had done a good thing and did something that no one else could do, with merit and glory, but I didn't expect that from another perspective and a different thinking, the result was completely opposite. Good things were done, but the result was very different. Today, Li Fengyun could meet their requirements, but what they obtained was completely different from what they expected.

"So, from now on." Li Fengyun waved his hand and said heroically, "Would you rather have a king, prince, general, and minister? You want to be Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, you have to open your heart and put the world into your heart. Perhaps one day, this world will have your place, and even this world is your world."

Du and Fu bowed to thank each other, and their mentality changed quietly. Regardless of whether Li Fengyun said it was exaggerated, one thing was certain, why did they win Li Fengyun's trust and appreciation? Why did Li Fengyun sell their face and lend money, food and weapons to Changbaishan Rebel Army in the precarious situation of the Cangtou Army? These mysterious things are incredible, and the more incredible it is, the more suspicious it is, and the more suspicious it is, the more isolated they are. The future will be very difficult for them. Only by working hard can they survive and live a better life.

Li Fengyun finished all the private words, and the next step was to do business.

You ask me to borrow food and weapons. I am anxious about it. Of course, I have to borrow it. But my difficulties are obvious to all. I have thousands of brothers, thousands of elderly, weak, women and children. After I occupied Mengshan, I have to support all the mountain people in Mengshan. In addition, I jumped into Mengshan thousands of miles and turned the Lu County upside down. Yingyang, the Weifu in Xuzhou and Qilu, must join forces to encircle and suppress the two places in order to ensure the stability of the two places and ensure the eastern expedition can proceed as scheduled. Therefore, the crisis I face is huge. My demand for food and weapons is far greater than you. Therefore, the number I can lend you is very limited at present.

You have more than 2,000 people, and the number of troops is almost the same as ours. The daily food consumption is a considerable number. I can save you for a moment, but I can't save you all winter. It can be imagined that once you fall into a desperate situation and we are unable to help each other, you and me will inevitably have a conflict. I don't want to turn against you after doing good things, and I don't want to see the rebels kill each other. Therefore, the premise for me to lend you food weapons is that you must come up with a strategy of self-rescue. You must tell me how you spend the whole winter and how you survive this life and death crisis.

This matter is of great importance. The strategy you have come up with is not only to save your Changbai Mountain Rebel Army, but also to save our Xuzhou Rebel Army.

Du and Fu said repeatedly, said goodbye in a hurry, and left Zhuanyu City overnight.

After hearing the conditions proposed by Li Fengyun, Meng Rang immediately understood. Li Fengyun warned him that his threat was self-evident. You either submit to me, obey me, and follow me, or you leave Mengshan and find a way out, otherwise I will take action. Li Fengyun clearly sees the development of the future situation. When the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army falls into a desperate situation, it will inevitably jump over the wall and attack Mengshan nearby, instead of going to Lu County to attack the city and village. In this way, Li Fengyun now lends food and weapons to Mengrang, which is to raise a tiger and shoot himself in the foot.

Meng Rang also considered this and did not want to break up and kill each other. However, Duan Wencao from Lu County was strong and he was a leader of the Qilu nobles. He could not afford to offend him at all, so after thinking about it, he had to go to Langya County.

Most areas of Langya County are steep mountains, and only the coastal area is suitable for living, with a vast land and sparse population, so there is only one Yingyang Mansion, and the military forces are limited. At the same time, it is a hub connecting the coastal channels between Qilu and Jianghuai. Especially during the Eastern Expedition, a large amount of war materials from Jianghuai and Jiangzuo had to be transported to Donglai through Langya County to save time and capacity. If the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army can enter Langya County, back to the mountains, face the sea, and make a living on the main line of transportation, it can temporarily solve the survival problem.

But in the long run, Langya County is too barren and not suitable for the development of the rebel army. Another mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, Langya County and Xuzhou Rebel Army, and they also want to survive and develop. After a winter, Xuzhou Rebel Army is fat and strong, and must go down the mountain. The primary goal is to seize Langya County to win a better foothold. The Changbai Mountain Rebel Army has been so skinny that it is not a match for Xuzhou Rebel Army at all, and must leave Langya County.

Where did the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army go? Meng Rang had already thought about it, that was to cross Huangcao Pass, cross Qi Great Wall, and enter Gaomi County. The east side of Gaomi County is Donglai, Beihai to the north, and Qijun to the west side of Beihai County. He wanted to return to Qi County, return to Changbai Mountain, and make a comeback with the support of his hometown elders.

When Changbai Mountain Rebel Army entered the eastern Shandong region and was active in Gaomi, Donglai and Beihai counties, it was equivalent to helping Xuzhou rebel army restrain the official army in the eastern Shandong region, and gaining more time for Xuzhou rebel army to capture Langya County.

In Meng Rang's view, his plan was completely in line with Li Fengyun's requirements. It could not only save the Changbai Mountain Rebel Army, but also repay the help and support provided by the Xuzhou Rebel Army.

At dusk the next day, Du and Fu rushed to Zhuanyu City again.

At this moment, Li Fengyun had convinced the Chief Secretary Han Yao, Sima Chen Rui and the Recorder Yuan An to reveal his true thoughts.

He believed that Meng Rang would not surrender, and the Qi people had the pride of Qi people. It was too difficult for you to make a Qi person submit to a Chu person on his own territory and kowtow to the Chu people. Therefore, in order to survive, Meng Rang must use Mengshan to enter Langya County to attack the city and plunder the village, burn, kill and plunder.

This is exactly what Li Fengyun and Xuzhou rebels need. In the near future, the Xuzhou rebels must be kept in a low profile, keep a low profile, keep a low profile, practice "internal strength", and then wait for the right time to go down the mountain to develop. However, the Xuzhou rebels made too much noise in the early stage. The official troops in Qilu and Xuzhou must encircle and suppress the troops from all sides. At this moment, Meng Rang and Changbaishan rebels entered Langya County, attacked cities and villages, and plundered the transportation channels, which seriously affected the preparations of the Donglai Navy Division and affected the plan of the Eastern Expedition. The Qilu official troops had no choice but to temporarily abandon attacking Mengshan and target the encirclement and suppression targets at Meng Rang and Changbaishan rebels. After losing the cooperation of the Qilu official troops, the Xuzhou rebels could not encircle and suppress them alone, so they could only stop the attack. In this way, the Xuzhou rebels won sufficient time for renovation.

However, Han Yao, Chen Rui and Yuan An rarely questioned Li Fengyun.

After spending this winter, in which direction will the Xuzhou rebel army develop? The north of Mengshan is a mountain with hundreds of miles of mountains and nowhere to develop; to the west is Lu County, and the prefect of Lu County is Duan Wencao. With Duan's strength in Qilu and the power of the Eastern Capital, and the core position of Lu County in Qilu, the official army will soon gather on both sides of the Sishui River. The rebel army cannot defeat them and can only defend passively; to the south is Pengcheng County, the strongest in Xuzhou, with fat troops and strong horses and sufficient food and grass. The rebel army will also be

If they could not defeat them, they could only defend them; to the east were Linyi, the capital of Langya County, and Jucheng, the second largest city in Langya County, which was located at the north and south ends of Langya County, respectively, controlling the transportation channel across Langya County. It is also a place with concentrated population and abundant economy in Langya County. However, Langya County only has one Yingyang Mansion, with few garrison troops. The rebel army is fully capable of defeating the official army, capturing Linyi and Jucheng, occupying the entire Langya County, and then using Langya County as a base to plan to develop and grow.

Han Yao and the other two questioned Li Fengyun. Once Meng Rang and Changbaishan rebels seized Linyi and Jucheng before Xuzhou rebels, how will Xuzhou rebels develop in the future? Take a step back, even if Meng Rang and Changbaishan rebels failed to capture the city, they would inevitably cause trouble to Langya and cut off the transportation channel connecting Donglai and Jianghuai. As a result, Qilu and Xuzhou official troops entered Langya County to suppress the rebellion to ensure the stability of Langya County and the need to prepare for war in the east. In this way, Meng Rang and Changbaishan rebels were in danger of defeat, but at the same time they pushed Xuzhou rebels on the road to destruction.

Li Fengyun nodded repeatedly, agreed to the analysis of the three of them, and then asked leisurely, "Who said that our next goal is to occupy the entire Langya County?"

The three of them were stunned and looked at each other. Indeed, from beginning to end, Li Fengyun did not say that the next goal of the rebel army was to occupy the entire Langya County and develop and grow with Langya County as the base. However, carefully analyzing and deducing the current situation, with the strength of the rebel army, which one can be beaten except for attacking the weaker Langya County? Could it be that they will fight head-on with Duan Wencao? Or, go south to Xuzhou and fight head-on with the most powerful enemy?

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