The young man was about twenty-seven or eight years old, tall, handsome and powerful. He was obviously a strong general. He was named Qin Qiong, whose courtesy name was Shubao, from Licheng. He was from a family of officials. He joined the army in his early years and once guarded the northern border. He served as the commander of the Yueqin cavalry and was under the tent of Lai Huer, who was the general of the Right Imperial Guard. When Qin Qiong's mother passed away, Lai Huer also sent someone to pay tribute. According to Ding You's system, Qin Qiong

He left his post and mourned his mother for three years. Before the three years had passed, his hometown was looted by the thieves, and Qin Qiong had to organize a village to defend himself. At this time, the county magistrate Zhang Xutuo recruited Zongtuo Township to form a local army, and Qin Qiong then led the village troupe to take the election. Qin Qiong's special identity immediately attracted Zhang Xutuo's attention, and he was appointed as the assistant of the county government's military commander, in charge of military affairs, and was conferred as a close confidant. He was also appointed as the leader of the Licheng Tuan, and led a thousand elite troops to follow him to suppress the bandits.

"Qin Bings Office, what do you think about the changes in the situation in Lu County?" Zhang Xutuo suddenly asked.

Qin Qiong looked solemn and did not answer immediately.

A meaningful smile appeared on Yang Qian's handsome face. Zhang Xutuo obviously saw some secrets hidden behind the thieves in Xuzhou, but with Zhang Xutuo's status and status, he did not know these secrets, which was far better than knowing these secrets, so Zhang Xutuo was very self-aware. He did not explore these secrets at all, but faced the reality in front of him. Since the thieves in Xuzhou are coming and Lu County is trapped in the attack of two thieves, Zhang Xutuo's strategy to suppress the thieves must be adjusted to avoid pushing Lu County into the dilemma of "difficulty".

Qin Qiong thought for a moment, hesitated a little, and said, "Ming Gong, Xuzhou thieves robbed the heavy army fleet on Tongji Canal. Is this news true or false?"

Zhang Xutuo frowned even deeper. The political struggles at the upper class have always been bloody and cruel. The struggle for the imperial rule is a vivid example. Although he finally sat on the throne of the emperor today, the price was that brothers were fighting each other. The powerful people who were implicated by him, Ying Yangwei and the general public were as high as hundreds of thousands. Zhang Xutuo did not want to be involved in the "fight" of the powerful people, but Yang Qian opened his head and Qin Qiong followed closely behind. This shows that the facts are cruel and he couldn't even hide.

"It is of great importance. Duan Jun will not believe rumors and spread rumors." Zhang Xutuo said.

"After all, the thieves are a mob. Even if they plunder heavy troops, their force will not surge in an instant." Qin Qiong's voice was thick and low, revealing a sense of perseverance and murderous aura. "But this is not the point. The point is that from Tongji Canal to Mengshan, it is not only hundreds of miles away, but also crossing Pengcheng County. General Dong of Zuo Xiaoweifu is a famous general of the Middle Land and the famous general of the Weifufu. How could a thief army that plundered heavy troops escape from Pengcheng and escape from his palm?"

"There is another point." Yang Qian suddenly interrupted, "After the thieves in Xuzhou plundered heavy troops, the fastest and safest route of escape was to cross Huai south, and cross the north of Pengcheng to escape Mengshan was the most difficult and dangerous choice. However, Xuzhou thieves chose the most dangerous route of escape, and what is incredible is that they succeeded. This is General Dong's shame, and his reputation has been lost for the rest of his life. Dong will pursue him for his crimes, and General Dong must be doomed this time. However, why did General Dong lose his horse? General Dong was indeed injured by this horse, but the one who suffered the most was Qilu. Qilu was injured and the situation continued to deteriorate, which would inevitably affect the Eastern Expedition."

"Don't talk about General Dong." Zhang Xutuo suddenly interrupted Yang Qian's words, "The thieves in Xuzhou have already gone to Mengshan, and Langya County has only one Yingyang Mansion, and the main force has been recruited and sent away. The situation is dangerous and dangerous. If Wang Bo and Meng Rang break through the siege south and meet with Xuzhou thieves, then Langya County is very likely to fall. So what we are going to discuss now is how to kill the thieves in Changbai Mountain in the shortest time. Duan Jun sent a letter to tell the Xuzhou thieves in detail that they were causing trouble for Qufu and threatening Xiaqiu. The purpose is this. His situation is very bad. If we cannot lend a helping hand in time, we will definitely be in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides."

Yang Qian looked as usual, and there was always a faint smile on his face. He was not dissatisfied with Zhang Xutuo's words without hesitation. "For Duan Envoy, the Xuzhou thieves on Mengshan have already made him in a hurry. If Wang Bo was allowed to go to Mengshan, Meng Ran would probably not be better than Dou Envoy in Langya County."

Zhang Xutuo immediately heard the meaning of Yang Qian's words. Duan Wencao would not let Wang Bo break through Juping, and Liang's father killed Mengshan on the front line. As the boss of the Qilu noble group, Duan Wencao did not have to intercept with force. Therefore, Wang Bo and Meng Rang could turn their horses around and kill back to Qi County when they had no choice. In other words, Duan Wencao told Xuzhou's thief to Mengshan in detail, which was actually diverting Zhang Xutuo's attention, paralyzing Zhang Xutuo, confusing the public, thus creating opportunities for Wang Bo and Meng Rang to "kill and return the horses."

Zhang Xutuo's thin and majestic face showed a deep thought.

He is only fifty years old, and his years of military career has kept him healthy and healthy, but his hair that has grown early on his temples, deep wrinkles on his forehead, and his eyes that implicitly melancholy reveal his physical and mental fatigue. Things in the army are complicated, and things in the local area are even more complicated. As an old army in the Guards, he has fought for a lifetime and is almost old, but he was "driven" out of the army and struggled in a completely unfamiliar place. This is for him

A kind of pain, a torment, a disguised punishment. He could not see hope, but he was unwilling to give up. His ambitions hidden deep in his heart were like an immortal flame in the wind and rain, burning tenaciously, supporting him to persevere. He felt very tired. He was looking for the faint hope that might exist in his fatigue. For this slim hope, he had to raise his knife and kill, but the blood made him more and more desperate, and filled him with guilt.

Zhang Xutuo pondered for a long time, then slowly turned his eyes to Qin Qiong.

He liked Qin Qiong and valued Qin Qiong. He saw his past in this young general and saw his figure working hard. However, he had fallen into despair in the cage of aristocratic politics. The era of becoming a new aristocratic reliance on military merit has become history. After the unified Middle-earth Central Turkish controls power by old nobles and new nobles, they jointly divide Middle-earth power and wealth, and at the same time firmly block the hope of other classes. Fortunately, the emperor was reforming, striving to implement centralization, and curbing and weakening the unscrupulous abolition of the power and wealth of aristocratic politics of Middle-earth, which gave Zhang Xutuo hope. However, the reform was too difficult, and Zhang Xutuo believed that he could not see the success of the reform and enjoy the results of the reform. However, he hoped that Qin Qiong would not repeat his mistakes, and hoped that Qin Qiong could realize his personal ideals and ambitions in his lifetime.

Qin Qiong still hesitated for a moment before he spoke slowly, "Ming Gong, we must consider whether the Donglai Navy can cross the sea as scheduled to fight directly with the success or failure of the Eastern Expedition. Therefore, the stability of the situation in Qilu is the top priority."

The reason why Zhang Xutuo formed a local army to suppress the bandits by arbitrarily won the understanding of the emperor and the central government and granted him the military power was from the standpoint of the Eastern Expedition. If there was no Eastern Expedition, even if Zhang Xutuo had a huge backer, even if there were sufficient reasons, his head might not be able to be kept. From this fact, Zhang Xutuo could even put his courage a little more, exert the military power in his hands to the extreme, and even undermine the Right Guard Mansion and Zhou Fashang to suppress the rebellion and suppress the bandits throughout Qilu. However, the premise was that he had to ensure the stability of the Qilu area and ensure that the Donglai Navy could cross the sea to fight within the scheduled time. Otherwise, the emperor and the central government would definitely use his head to war.

Zhang Xutuo nodded slightly and agreed with what Qin Qiong said.

"Ming Gong forced the bandits of Changbai Mountain out of Qi County and rushed into Lu County. His purpose was to use the strong strength of Zhu Yingyang of Lu County to launch a front-end and back-end attack on the bandit army. However, now the bandits of Xuzhou suddenly entered Lu County, occupied Mengshan, and launched an attack on the hinterland of Lu County along the Sishui line, causing a sudden and drastic change in the situation in Lu County. Duan Envoy was attacked from both sides and was in danger, so he would definitely vent his anger on General Dong and Ming Gong in Pengcheng. With Duan Envoy's background, if he reported impeachment, it would be unfavorable to Ming Gong. After all, Ming Gong failed to encircle the bandits of Changbai Mountain in Qi County, which was considered as giving people a handle."

"Where are you going to do this?" Zhang Xutuo asked.

"From Duan's position, he caught him off guard. In order to ensure the stability of Lu County, he could only concentrate his efforts to deal with the Xuzhou thieves occupying Mengshan. In this way, he certainly did not want Ming Gong to drive Wang Bo and Meng to the thieves into Mengshan, and thus throw all the troubles to him. Therefore, in a certain opinion, Ming Gong should compromise, and retreating as an advance is also the best strategy."

"What is retreating as advance?" Zhang Xutuo stroked his long beard with his hand and smiled. He had already understood what Qin Qiong said, but he seemed to want to prove it, so he continued to ask.

"Ming Gong and Duan envoys attacked each other on both sides of the Wenshui River. Wang Bo and Meng Rang lost their stubbornness and had to flee to the mountainous areas of Ying County, which formed a deadlock. Xuzhou bandits occupied Mengshan, captured Sishui, plundered Qufu, threatened Xiaqiu, and forced Duan envoys to return to rescue, which just broke the deadlock. Duan envoys retreated to the Sishui line, giving Wang Bo and Meng Rang the opportunity to go south. If Ming Gong did not provide support to Duan envoys and allowed Wang Bo to enter Mengshan, and let two bandit troops meet, seriously endangering the stability of the situation in Qi and Lu, Duan envoys would inevitably rebel against Ming Gong, and Ming Gong also trapped himself in a passive manner, and it was difficult to explain to the emperor and the center."

Qin Qiong stopped when he said this, looking at Zhang Xutuo with bright eyes. He had already analyzed the interests clearly. If Zhang Xutuo refused to accept it or looked down on it, then there was no need for him to say the following response.

Zhang Xutuo nodded vigorously, "As you said, someone cannot rebel against Duan Envoy Duan. The situation in Qilu is already complicated, and Qiao Duke (Zhou Fashang) of the Right Guard Office is extremely strong, and he is domineering in the Qilu counties. If someone rebel against Duan Envoy Duan, he will be in the minds of Qiao Duan, and from then on Qilu can only obey him."

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