Since Meng Rang began to attack Langya County, Li Fengyun has sent a large number of scouts to closely monitor the development of the situation in Langya, and monitor the Sishui line in Lu County and the Tengcheng, Changlu and Lanling line in the north of Pengcheng. He even sent scouts to Xiapi County to inquire about military information in the Tancheng area and do his best to grasp any abnormalities that may occur in the three directions of Mengshan, south and west.

Li Fengyun also asked Xu Shisan to take his two confidant brothers down the mountain, along the border between Lu County and Pengcheng County, hiking at night, and rushing to Jiyin County and Dong County to find Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin in order to re-establish contact.

Mengshan is only more than 400 miles away from Jiyin County, and is separated by Lu County and Pengcheng County. If there is no customs clearance document, it will be difficult to move forward. Fortunately, Lu County and Pengcheng County are under two different regions. The Qi and Chu people in the border area each guard their own interests and conflicts continue, which leads to the complex situation in this area and is difficult to manage, which makes it convenient for thieves to appear.

According to Li Fengyun's estimate, the eastern expedition is imminent, and the Dongdu and the Jingji area will be on high alert, and there are also heavy troops on both sides of the Tongji Canal. In addition, the situation in Dongjun was very tense some time ago, so Zhai Rang, Xu Shiji, Shan Xiongxin and others dared not hide in Wagang, Dongjun, nor would they wander on both sides of the Tongji Canal. The best place to hide is Jiyin County, which is close to Dongjun and Tongji Canal.

Wang Yaohan, Wang Bodang's brothers are from Jiyang, Wang Dangren is from the outside world, Shan Xiongxin is from Jiyin, Xu Shiji's hometown is Lihu, and Lihu is close to Jiyin County. There are so many heroes and men in Wagang's group in Jiyin. It is conceivable that their power in Jiyin must be very strong, with a deep foundation, which is enough to ensure that they hide and wait for an opportunity to move.

In front of Xu Shisan and his two confidants, Li Fengyun spread out the map and drew a circle on both sides of Tongji Canal. Dongjun, Xingyang, Jiyin and Liangjun were all in this circle. Then his fingers followed the junction of Lujun and Pengchengjun and drew to Mengshan. He drew a circle around Mengshan, where Lujun, Pengchengjun and Langya County were all in this circle.

"We occupy Mengshan, spanning Qilu and Xuzhou. We seem to have a large territory, but in fact the development space is very narrow. If we don't stand higher and see further, and formulate a forward-looking development strategy, we will definitely be trapped in the attack of the officials and troops in Qilu and Xuzhou, and we will be struggling."

Li Fengyun's fingers gently tapped the map with a serious expression.

This is actually not necessary for Li Fengyun to remind you. Everyone knows that running from Tongji Canal to Mengshan is just a solution to the survival crisis. Everyone can sleep peacefully without worrying that the official army will suddenly come out. But after waking up, looking at the mountains and ridges in front of you, you will suddenly feel deeply trapped in the cage. Mengshan can protect the rebel army, but it also imprisons the rebel army and limits the development of the rebel army. If the rebel army wants to develop, it must fight out of the mountain, but there are enemies outside the mountain, and how long can it last?

"If we want to develop, we must first destroy the force of attacks between the Qilu and Xuzhou officials formed by the Qilu and Xuzhou officials on Mengshan." Li Fengyun continued, "There are two strategies. One is to rely on our own strength to fight out, which is obviously unrealistic. Our strength is far from enough, and it will be difficult for us to develop and grow to the point where we can compete with the officials and troops in Qilu and Xuzhou in the next few years. Another strategy is to rely on external forces, rely on reinforcements, and allies. Once we have strong foreign aid, when the Qilu and Xuzhou officials attack Mengshan from north to south, we will attack Qilu or Xuzhou with our allies from east to west, thus forming a confrontation with the official army. Once the competition is achieved and we are in a stalemate with the official army, we can win the best time to develop and grow."

Xu Shisan and his two brothers finally understood that Li Fengyun's meaning was very simple. Through Xu Shiji, he persuaded Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin and others to raise the flag to rebel.

At present, Xu Shiji cannot rebel. Once he rebels, the Xu family of Lihu will be destroyed. The fate of the Xu family of Lihu is not completely controlled by Xu Gai. Xu Shiji and his son are involved in the interests of many wealthy families in Shandong. With one move, Xu Shiji may be determined to bet on the Xu family of Lihu, but the wealthy families behind the Xu family of Lihu will never give Xu Shiji this crazy opportunity, unless they themselves "the clay bodhisattva cannot protect themselves" and Xu Shiji can do whatever they want.

However, Zhai Kuan, Zhai Rang brothers, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Dangren, Wang Yaohan, Wang Bodang brothers and others, they are either wanted criminals in the court, or are implicated by Zhai Rang and are under the surveillance of the government. They are at risk of family destruction at any time, but they can raise the flag to rebel. If they do not rebel, they will die, but there is still a glimmer of hope for rebellion. If they do not rebel, they will die, but if they rebel fails, at least they will be revenge before their heads fall.

"What the general means is to ask Zhai Fasi to raise the flag to rebel?"

This matter is of great importance, Xu Shisan must ask clearly.

Li Fengyun did not answer, but asked back, "In your opinion, how much influence does your young master have on Zhai Rang? If your young master tried his best to persuade Zhai Rang to rebel, would Zhai Rang consider raising the flag?"

Xu Shisan shook his head and could not answer. He was just a dead soldier of Xu, responsible for Xu Shiji's safety. Although he was always with Xu Shiji, he actually knew very little about Xu Shiji and Xu Shiji's friends.

Li Fengyun thought for a moment and asked again, "The county magistrate of Pengcheng County is called Cui Deben, who comes from Cui, but it is unknown how his status in Cui. After you find Xu Dalang this time, you will entrust him to investigate."

Xu Shisan nodded and wrote down. Judging from Li Fengyun's attitude, the main purpose of going west to find Wagang Zhuxiong this time was to re-establish connections. As for whether Wagang Zhuxiong could raise the flag to rebel, and whether it could form a trend of east-west echoing Wagang Zhuxiong in Henan and Qilu as Li Fengyun imagined, it depends on the situation, luck and other factors. It is not a matter of hope that you can talk about it.

"General, I've been away for a long time. The official army is coming from all directions. Mengshan is full of dangers. You must take care of yourself." Xu Shisan said with concern.

Li Fengyun smiled and shook his hand, "No need to worry. It will snow soon. The mountains are closed with heavy snow. The government army is unable to move forward. There is no danger in Mengshan at all. But after the beginning of spring, the situation becomes serious. We have eaten up all the food and have to go down the mountain. After a winter of encirclement and suppression preparations, the government army has surrounded Mengshan, which is very unfavorable to us."

Li Fengyun's face became serious, "If you want to reverse the upcoming crisis, the key is not how the army on the mountain trains hard, but your trip to Wagang. First of all, you must find Xu Dalang. Secondly, no matter whether Zhai Rang is willing to raise the flag or rebel, it is far away and cannot save the near fire, and it will not help alleviate the crisis we face after the beginning of spring. If you want to alleviate the crisis, the only way is to find a strong foreign aid for us through Xu Dalang."

Xu Shisan was secretly surprised. A powerful foreign aid? The young master is just the son of a giant businessman. Apart from money, he has neither a status nor a status. What powerful foreign aid can he find? Xu Shisan couldn't figure it out, but he didn't intend to ask clearly. In his opinion, as long as he brought Li Fengyun's message, the young master would be able to understand and guess Li Fengyun's true intentions.

"Third, you must clearly and clearly tell Xu Dalang that the core contradiction between China and Turkey is reform or conservative. The series of games between the Guanlong and Shandong powers and the Shandong powers are actually derived from this fundamental contradiction. To resolve this fundamental contradiction, from top to bottom is a strategy, and from bottom to top is also a strategy. If these two strategies can be implemented at the same time and form a situation of attacking the upper and lower levels, it will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Xu Shisan kept saying a word of the word. As for the mystery behind these words, he didn't know or wanted to know. With his status, some secrets could be known, but some secrets should not be known in any case, so as not to cause unintentional disasters and lose his life.

Among the secrets that Xu Shisan knew, there were hiding places set up by the Lihu Xu family in various places. He and his two brothers rushed to Jiyin County day and night, found a hiding place for the Xu family, and then sent a message to the Lihu family's Lihu family through the secret channel.

To Xu Shisan's expectations, just two days later, Xu Shiji appeared in front of him.

Li Fengyun's inference was correct. The monks of Wagang were indeed hiding in Jiyin County, and were also hiding in a manor that was sought after in a place. Zhai Kuan and Zhai Rang's brothers had a friend in Jiyin County, named Fang Xianbo, who was the declining nobleman of Jiyin County. It was him who gave the Zhai brothers a hiding place. Xu Shiji came to see the Zhai family when he had time and informed them of the situation outside. Unexpectedly, he suddenly received a message from Xu Shisan through a secret channel. Xu Shiji was surprised and happy, and met Xu Shisan as quickly as possible.

"Where is Brother now? Is it safe? How did you come back?"

Xu Shiji was very excited. While helping the Xu Shisan brothers who were kneeling on the ground, he asked anxiously. Because he was in a nervous mood, he was a little panicked and asked many questions in one breath.

Xu Shisan was not in a hurry. He was a dead soldier. In the past few months, he had been struggling on the edge of life and death day and night. His mentality was very strong. He was calm and calm at this moment. He told all the things that happened after following Li Fengyun to Mangdang Mountain in detail, and even some secrets of the top rebels he knew.

Xu Shiji listened carefully, and as Xu Shisan told the story, his mood fluctuated and he made a sound of surprise from time to time. Li Fengyun was too mysterious. His strong strength in danger made his mysterious color stronger and made Xu Shiji's desire to explore the truth stronger.

Xu Shiji was always inquiring about Li Fengyun's news, and Li Fengyun and the Xiongs of Mangdang Mountain burned, killed and plundered on both sides of Tongji Canal, and the noise was so great that all kinds of rumors were flying all over the sky, which covered up the truth. But suddenly, Li Fengyun and the Xiongs of Mangdang Mountain disappeared without a trace, and no one knew their whereabouts, and all kinds of speculations were all there. The most reliable speculation was that they had to cross Huainan under the siege of the official army. It would be difficult to find out the news again through the Huai River. Although the Xu fleet was spread all over the major water systems in the south, if Li Fengyun and the Xiongs of Mangdang Mountain were willing to hide, it would be difficult to capture the information.

Xu Shiji was worried about this. Although Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin and others had different mentalities, they were also very concerned and tried their best to inquire. No matter what, Li Fengyun repeatedly helped Wugang in times of crisis. Everyone remembered this kindness in his heart. Now that he is in trouble, part of the reason is to save Wugang Xiong. If he is indifferent, he will be indifferent.

Now, Xu Shisan is back, and all the questions have been answered, but the worries in his heart have increased.

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