On March 14, General Dong Chun of Zuo Xiaogu arrived at the Zhongchuan Water Battlefield.

On the 15th, Meng Haigong ordered the evacuation of the Zhongchuan Water Battlefield and divided the troops into two groups, including Huo Xiaohan, Shuai Rentai, Xu Shiren and Shi Changhe, who rushed to Changqing, Shengcheng and Sidujin areas, and prepared to cross the river. The other route was led by Meng Haigong himself and rushed to Queshan day and night to meet the alliance's main force on the battlefield of Zhangqiu.

The alliance army withdraws from the Zhongchuan River. The Qi King Yang Nan saw a flat horse, and there is no obstacle. Licheng is at his fingertips, so the Qi King is a little impatient, but Wei Fusi, Li Zixiong and Dong Chun are all very cautious and strongly advise the Qi King to be calm and observe patiently for a few days. After seeing the changes in the situation in Qi County, make a decision.

Now the opponents of King Qi are not only Zhang Xutuo, but also two Jiangzuo bosses Lai Huer and Zhou Fashang, as well as Cui Junsu, the Shandong boss. Therefore, whether to take Licheng, when to take Licheng, how to control the situation in Qilu after taking Licheng, and how to deal with the changes in the political situation in Dongdu, we must consider clearly and not act hasty.

However, in fact, Wei Fusi and Li Zixiong are not in Qilu now. They are closely following Dongdu. Especially since Li Zixiong received the news that Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, stayed in Li Yang to supervise the food and grass, his mentality changed immediately. He was originally very suspicious of Li Fengyun's prediction, but now he began to believe it, and he had a premonition that a life-and-death crisis was coming towards him.

These two are now both the right-hand men of the King of Qi. They devoted themselves to the upcoming Dongdu mutiny and the political situation of Dongdu after the mutiny, and were trying to use this mutiny to seize the greatest benefit. It is conceivable that the battle situation in Qi County is no longer important to them, and the purpose of taking Licheng has also changed. It is just to raise a batch of food and grass weapons for the King of Qi, so that they can help the King of Qi to kill Dongdu as quickly as possible after the mutiny breaks out, and grab the initiative on the battlefield of Dongdu. Whether he can grab the initiative on the battlefield of Dongdu is crucial to the King of Qi, which is directly related to whether he can have the capital to bargain with the Holy Lord in the process of counter-rebellion, and whether he can successfully escape the political storm that swept through Middle-earth after the mutiny.

On the night of the fifteenth day, Liu Heita crossed the Jishui River and met with Li Fengyun.

When Liu Heita told Li Fengyun that the Hebei rebel army was divided into two, Liu Badao and Hao Xiaode had led the elite main force to Zhua and decided to break through from Zhuadu River, Li Fengyun couldn't help but sigh to the sky, saying that man's plan is not as good as heaven's plan. No matter how hard he tried, he could not save the fate of the Hebei rebel army being defeated by the Donglai Naval Division. Although the defeat of the Hebei rebel army was in his personal interests, it helped him take advantage of the fire to rob and annex the Hebei hero in trouble, and helped him quickly gain a foothold in Hebei at the beginning of his journey north, but this once again proved that the way of heaven was irreversible and history could not be changed. The resulting sadness and powerlessness made Li Fengyun feel a little frightened.

From the perspective of the alliance, this can be explained by the lack of strength. If the strength is strong enough and can have an absolute advantage on the battlefield, then even if the main force of the Hebei Rebel Army was hit by the Donglai Navy in Zhu A, the alliance can send troops to rescue him. But in Li Fengyun's eyes, this is not a matter of strength, but the number of days in the dark. If the destiny is like this, the manpower will be difficult to change. What should we do in the future?

In the face of the crisis, this negative emotion is very unfavorable to keeping a clear mind for the generals, so Li Fengyun quickly suppressed it. After careful consideration, he decided to adjust some deployments in order to do his best to save the Hebei rebel army.

"We must stay in Queshan for a longer time." Li Fengyun glanced at the worried Liu Xuan, then at the anxious Liu Heita, and his tone was very cold and solemn, "Since Donglai Naval Master has come, since he has blocked the waterway of the river, he will do his best and will not let any opponent escape back to Hebei successfully, otherwise they will have great trouble. In the future, Zhang Xutuo will inevitably drag them into the water to shirk responsibility. Dongdu pursued them. Not only did they have no achievements, they have had it, so they can be sure that Liu Shuai and Hao Shuai are in danger, and they may not escape the fate of defeat."

Liu Heita was anxious and said anxiously, "The navy landed on Zhua, and won the first battle. He would definitely pursue the victory and attack Licheng directly. We defended Queshan. Although it is possible to receive some remaining soldiers who fled from Zhua's defeat, we also sent ourselves into a desperate situation. The two water and land forces attacked each other forward and backward, Queshan would lose, and we would lose more people. The two evils were the least. In terms of view, we should follow the pre-determined strategy, and do our best to block Zhang Xutuo, while retreating to the south bank of Jishui as soon as possible, and retreating to the safe zone first. Don't lose big because of small losses, which is not worth the loss."

Liu Heita is very pessimistic about Zhu A breaking through. However, Liu Badao and Hao Xiaode and other heroes were eager to return to Hebei and couldn't listen at all. They didn't hit the wall and didn't look back. They insisted on getting bloody, but after the bloody head, would there be a chance to escape from the siege of the official army? Liu Heita is even more pessimistic about this. Considering that the Donglai Navy is very likely to attack Zhang Xutuo again, Liu Heita dared not stand firm in Queshan at all, that was purely a death sentence.

Li Fengyun was suspicious about Liu Heita's anxiousness. Liu Heita is not the kind of selfish person. Seeing that Liu Badao and Hao Xiaode are in danger of defeat, even if he can't stop or save him, he will not abandon him. So Li Fengyun immediately asked, "How many people did Liu Shuai and Hao Shuai take away? How many people do you and Sun Shuai have in your hands?"

A hint of panic flashed through Liu Heita's eyes. He hesitated for a moment. Seeing Li Fengyun staring at him with bright eyes, he thought that if the Hebei rebels wanted to survive, they had to rely on Li Fengyun's rescue. He chose to tell the truth, "Liu Shuai and Hao Shuai took about 30,000 people away, and the remaining 70,000 to Queshan were brought by someone and Sun Shuai."

Li Fengyun sneered secretly, Liu Badao and Hao Xiaode took away most of the warable soldiers. The remaining 70,000 or 80,000 people were either civilian craftsmen or elderly, weak, women and children. If they took over, they would be a big bag and could not be thrown away. Hebei people were shrewd and treated me as a sucker. Li Fengyun sneered coldly and asked, "How much food do you have?"

Liu Heita smiled bitterly and said nothing. The difficulties of Hebei people cannot be hidden from Li Fengyun. Food shortages have always troubled the Hebei rebel army. Although Yongji Canal is right in front of us, Yongji Canal is related to the fundamental interests of wealthy families on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. If the rebel army plunders Yongji Canal without restraint, it will inevitably damage the interests of wealthy families. Besides, the wealthy families also need to control the development and growth of the rebel army. The rebel army is just a chess piece to them. Of course, the chess piece must be controlled by an arm. Once it loses control, there will be a group of tigers and wolves. Wouldn't the wealthy families shoot themselves in the foot?

Last year, the Hebei rebels plundered a large amount of food and grass, but there were too many monks and little porridge. Li Fengyun robbed the "big head" again and finally assigned Hao Xiaode. Liu Heita was not in the hands of him. Because the Douzigang rebels did not participate in this battle, they did not receive any food at all. So after a winter, the Hebei rebels fell into a grain shortage in the sunny spring and were hungry. With no hope of plundering Yongji Canal, they had to cross Henan and go south to Qilu to burn and kill and plunder. This is also the reason why the Hebei rebels rushed down. The elderly, weak, women and children stayed in Hebei just to die, so it would be better to take the risk and follow the large army. However, the Hebei people failed in the first battle. Now, let alone plundering food to survive the crisis, I am afraid that even the sun will not be seen tomorrow.

"Someone has no food," Li Fengyun said bluntly, "If there is enough food, there is no need to join forces with you to fight Zhang Xutuo. The reason why I want to fight Zhang Xutuo is to seize a piece of territory that can rest and recuperate and solve the food problem once and for all. Otherwise, I will burn, kill, plunder all day, eat a lot, and eat hunger, and even survive, so how can I talk about development?"

Li Fengyun refused too directly, and Liu Heita couldn't help but rush up angry, "Are we crossing the river to the south, isn't it just to help you Qilu people attack Zhang Xutuo? Now we have fulfilled our promise, but what about you?"

"You help us fight Zhang Xutuo?" Li Fengyun sneered and mocked without mercy, "If you sincerely help us fight Zhang Xutuo, the Zhangqiu battlefield would have been killed by blood and flesh, and Zhang Xutuo would have only one breath left. Even if the navy cut off your retreat at that time, what if he fell into such a passive situation today? If Zhu A was defeated, those people would die in vain. Death on the Zhangqiu battlefield at least slowed down the survival crisis, and it would be considered as a place to die. This is better than vain."

Liu Heita was so angry that his face was red and his beard was hung with a halberd. He wished he could swallow Li Fengyun alive, but there were still 70,000 or 80,000 people waiting for his good news, so he could only bear it.

Liu Xuan spoke with a firm attitude, "It's over, you can't stand by death and refuse to save me."

Li Fengyun shook his head speechless. He was in a very bad mood, but scattering a sip of resentment on Liu Heita would not solve any problem.

Li Fengyun waved to Yuan An in the distance. Yuan An walked over with the map. Expanded the map, Li Fengyun explained in detail to Liu Heita his idea of ​​launching the Licheng War. But what puzzled Liu Heita was that Li Fengyun's purpose of gathering tens of thousands of people under Licheng City was not to attack Licheng to seize the food in the city, but to attract King Yang Nan of Qi and create opportunities for King Yang Nan of Qi to take over Licheng.

Liu Heita had guessed that there was a tacit understanding between Li Fengyun and King Yang Nan of Qi. After all, Li Fengyun was born with a prominent background. Such a person raised the flag to rebel must have unknown political purposes behind it. Although the people of Guanlong and Shandong were innate enemies, it was not surprising that they cooperated for specific purposes in a specific period and were not surprising. It was just that the most urgent task was to solve the problem of food. What was the relationship between the people of Qi Yang Nan of Qi entering Licheng and controlling Qi County and the food that Li Fengyun urgently needed?

Liu Heita hesitated for a long time and asked, "We need food, where does the food come from?"

"The grain is in Licheng." Li Fengyun said, "As long as the King of Qi takes Licheng, we can get food."

Liu Heita was surprised, "Will the King of Qi give you the food?"

"Of course, King Qi will not give the grain to someone." Li Fengyun laughed, unfathomable and meaningful, "but someone will definitely grab the grain."
Chapter completed!