Duan Wencao received a secret report from Xu Shiren.

The food crisis in Mengshan broke out. The white-haired thieves had no choice but to lead the main force to evacuate the battlefield of Lu County and go to Langya County to plunder the food. In order to help Han Jinluo and others defend Ningyang City to the greatest extent, the white-haired thieves asked the thief commander Meng Haigong and Han Yao to launch an attack on the battlefield of the southern line of Lu County, attacking Ningyang City to deceive the official army. While secretly informing Han Jinluo and other thief commanders. After the Cangtou army obtained the results from Langya County and alleviated the food crisis in Mengshan, they rushed back to the battlefield of Lu County and tried their best to rescue them.

The thief in the city was panicked and made a living. Shuai Rentai was willing to surrender to the city, but because it was difficult to gain Duan Wencao's trust, he was worried that the official army would settle the accounts in the autumn, so hesitated. Xu Shiren asked Duan Wencao for this to tell Duan Wencao whether to accept Shuai Rentai's surrender, and if he accepted it, what were the conditions and whether Shuai Rentai's life could be guaranteed.

Duan Wencao immediately sent a scout to Gangcheng to inquire about the news and confirm whether the white-haired thieves really led the main force to retreat. If the white-haired thieves really took the main force of the Cangtou Army away, and there was only a small number of thieves left in Gangcheng, then the thief commander Meng Haigong and Han Yao attacked Rencheng, and showed off a force to attack Ningyang from north to south with the Cangtou Army in Gangcheng, which was purely a bluff, and there was no need for the Lu army to continue to siege under Ningyang City and stop attacking.

Duan Wencao's main targets are the white-haired thieves and the Cangtou army. Now that the "target" has left the battlefield of Lu County, it is meaningless for Duan Wencao to adhere to the established strategy. On the contrary, he should take Ningyang as quickly as possible, wipe out the rebels in the city, then kill Rencheng directly, defeat the thief commanders Meng Haigong and Han Yao, then turn the horse head north and go straight to the front line of Yangguan, recover Juping, Liangfu and other towns, and thus stabilize the entire territory of Lu County.

Duan Wencao saw that victory was already within his control and was in a good mood. He replied to Xu Shiren, saying that the people of Qi should be united and united to the outside world, rather than killing each other, so that the enemy would be happy and the relatives would be hurt.

Duan Wencao asked Xu Shiren to tell Han Jinluo his thoughts and views. He was not only willing to accept them and ensure their lives safety, but also willing to work with them to enrich and develop the strength of the Lu army. His goal was to ensure the stability of Lu County and the stability of the Qilu area. To achieve this goal, one must have a strong army. Only in this way, when the East extends the butcher knife to the Qi people after the victory of the Eastern Expedition, the Qi people can protect their own interests to the greatest extent and compete with the Guanlong people. If the Qi people are now killing each other and killing blood, the Qi people will eventually be the Qi people, and the Qi people who are the most damaged. When one day, the opponent comes to fight fiercely, the Qi people will definitely be called Tiantian and the Tiandi is unsatisfied, and they will be defeated.

Duan Wencao believes that his views can be accepted by the four heroic generals. Even though his promise is not reliable, the rebel army is now at a loss. The four heroic generals must consider surrendering whether for themselves or for their brothers. If they want all the rebels in the city to surrender, they must first cut off the hope of breaking through the city. Therefore, Duan Wencao is extremely concerned about the movements of the white-haired thieves and the Cangtou army.

While waiting anxiously, the scouts successively received secret reports, but from these fragmented messages, it was impossible to conclude that the white-haired thieves and Cangtou army had withdrawn from Lu County. Duan Wencao and Niu Jinda and other subordinates repeatedly analyzed and discussed, and all believed that without confirming that the white-haired thieves and Cangtou army retreated to Mengshan, if they took advantage of the opportunity of the thieves surrender in the city to attack Ningyang City, it would be very risky. Once the thieves surrendered, they would be very likely to suffer a severe defeat.

At this moment, Kong Zhongqing, who was staying in Xiaqiu, sent an urgent message. The scouts deployed in the upper reaches of the Sishui River came from an urgent report that the bandit army had been frequently active in the direction of Biancheng recently. For several consecutive nights, troops crossed the Sishui River and entered Biancheng. Kong Zhongqing therefore made an analysis and believed that the white-haired bandits saw the official army in Ningyang and could not rescue the rebels in the city, so they mobilized the main force to enter the Sishui line and launched an attack on Qufu. In this way, the bandit army formed a cross-attack in Rencheng, Xiaqiu and Qufu line, which posed a threat to Xiaqiu. Once Rencheng, Qufu fell and Xiaqiu was in a hurry, Duan Wencao had to withdraw. Based on this, Kong Zhongqing concluded that the bandits might be implementing a plan to fight the east and attack the west, and suggested that Duan Wencao immediately conquered Ningyang, so as to free up his hands to defeat each other.

Duan Wencao was overjoyed when he saw this urgent report. Kong Zhongqing's analysis of the trends of the thieves was wrong, but this news proved that Xu Shiren's source of information was very reliable. The white-haired thief actually dispatched the main force to secretly withdraw back to Mengshan and attack Langya County to the east.

Duan Wencao then secretly contacted Xu Shiren again and asked him to actively instigate the rebellion. Even if the thieves have harsh conditions, they agreed to everything. Just wait until the time is ripe, and they will cooperate with Ningyang City inside and outside to win.

Xu Shiren immediately found Shuai Rentai and discussed with him the surrender of the city.

"The Qi people do not kill Qi people, this is the concept that the envoy always adheres to." Xu Shiren said solemnly, "Under this premise, anything can be discussed, so I think you should talk to Huo Xiaohan and explore his bottom. He is your brother, and he is also a brother. At this critical moment of life and death, we should not leave him."

Shuai Rentai frowned, looked at Xu Shiren, and sneered, "Are you worried that someone's strength is not enough to fail?"

Xu Shiren shook his hands repeatedly, "If you have the intention to make a mistake but not, you have a great chance of winning. Just wait for you to open the city gate and the government army rushed in, and the battle will basically end. But the envoy always has to give Dongdu an explanation, and always has to use a few heads to block the opponent's mouth. If we don't pull them to join the envoy, their lives will not be saved. Do you have the heart to watch their heads be chopped off by the envoy? Are you not afraid that their subordinates will hate us and plot against us?"

Shuai Rentai glanced at Xu Shiren and mocked, "What you care about is not their lives, but your reputation, right? You are betrayal and use your own brothers to make a bad move. Once this matter comes, you will be ruined. In this case, why do you still have to work for Duan Wencao? Why do you still have to be his traitor and betray your brothers?"

"Do you think someone wants to betray his brother and is willing to be a despicable villain?" Xu Shiren couldn't help but say angrily, "My parents, wife and children, Xu's dozens of lives were pinching in Duan Wencao's hands. What should you do if you ask me to do? If you can save the Xu family, I will be a cow and a horse for you in this life."

"You Xu family only has dozens of lives, and Ningyang City is in the fall, and thousands of people die. At this moment, the families and relatives of these thousands are all in Mengshan. Once these thousands are dead, there is no way to get food for Mengshan. You can imagine how many of the tens of thousands of innocent creatures struggling on the edge of life and death can survive? Compared with dozens of lives, which one is more important than tens of thousands of lives, you, the hero of Rencheng, don't you know?"

Xu Shiren's expression suddenly changed, and Shuai Rentai asked sternly, "What do you mean? Have you changed your mind? You changed your course and didn't plan to surrender to the city? Are you lying to someone?"

Shuai Rentai shook his hand at Xu Shiren and signaled him not to be excited, "Duan Wencao is different from us. He and the Duan family in Beihai are like a towering tree, and we are just a group of grass and mustard ants. The so-called Qilu interests are actually the interests of his Beihai Duan family. For his sake, Duan Wencao didn't care about the life or death of grass and mustard ants. When he sacrificed us, he wouldn't even blink his eyelids."

Xu Shiren realized that something was wrong and seemed to have fallen into a trap. "Since you don't believe Duan Wencao, why are you planning to surrender in the city?"

"Because I want to know if you are a spy sent by Duan Wencao." Shuai Rentai held the hilt in his hand and showed disappointment. "The result made me very disappointed. I have been close to you for many years, and I am like my brothers. I trust you very much. I even asked my white-haired handsome guys to report to you. When Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche were planning to attack you, I still tried every means to protect you, but the result was so. Why? You are famous for your chivalrousness, you are a hero in Rencheng, and you and us are brothers. Why do you do such things that are both angry with each other?"

Xu Shiren was sure that he had been trapped, knew that he had been exposed, and even more knew that he could not get out. Since he had a dead end, he calmed down. Anyway, he was dead, and he did not take the last step and did not really help Duan Wencao kill his brother. So although he felt ashamed, he was not afraid, but felt a sense of liberation. If he died, he would not implicate his family. The Xu family in Rencheng did not rebel after all, and Duan Wencao was not a bloody and cruel person. He would definitely keep his promise and let Xu have a way out.

"Tell me why I betray my brothers? Don't say that Duan Wencao has held your family and relatives hostage, but I don't believe it." Shuai Rentai asked angrily, "The Xu family in Rencheng is also a large Qilu family. Although it is not as good as the Duan family in Beihai, it also has enough strength in Lu County. If Duan Wencao wants to control Lu County, he must win the support of your Xu family. How dare he threaten you with the life and death of Xu family? Look outside the city, there is the Rencheng Township Group outside the city, and the main force of the Rencheng Township Group comes from your Xu family. Since you have such strength, what should Duan Wencao use to threaten you?"

Xu Shiren smiled bitterly and shook his head, "You know, I am not the head of the family, and the head of the Xu family has always been very dissatisfied with me."

Shuai Rentai was very clear about this matter. The head of the Xu family once served as the governor of Yizhou. Later, because he followed the wrong person, he stood in the wrong team and returned home. He immediately put the hope of revitalizing the family on his descendants. He even had high hopes for Xu Shiren. He did not expect that Xu Shiren was chivalrous and made friends with a group of worldly friends, both in black and white. It would be fine if you didn't make a name for yourself, but you also violated the activities and harmed the family, so you would not tolerate it. Therefore, the head of the Xu family never liked Xu Shiren.

"What does this have to do with the Xu family's hometown?"

"The head of the hometown threatened me. If I did not help Duan Jun, I would expel me from Xu." Xu Shiren sighed sadly, "This matter has something to do with your flag-raising and rebelling."

Shuai Rentai understood as soon as he heard this. This time, Xu Shiren's good friend Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan raised the flag to rebel one after another. In order to prevent problems, the Xu family's hometown owner must play some tricks against Xu Shiren to avoid causing destruction to the family. The reason why Xu Shiren agreed was probably because he was pessimistic about Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan's prospects, and planned to help his friends at a critical moment of life and death.

Shuai Rentai thought for a moment, let go of the hand holding the knife, and said, "If you still think we are brothers, you will fight side by side with us and fight for a bloody path."

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