Bai Huo patrolled the camp and when he came back, he saw that there was still light in the tent where Zhou Xian was. He hesitated for a moment and walked straight in.

Zhou Xian held the yellow mud in both hands and built a slight tilt on the board. As his hands continued to hold them, the mountains, rivers and rivers appeared one by one. He looked at Han Chang and asked, "Is this possible?"

Han Chang thought for a while and said, "The Daqing River is a little wider. Gaoyuan and Boxing are all on the north side of Xiaoqing River."

Zhou Xian nodded, smoothed the Daqing River and widened the Daqing River, and then inserted two small flags into the north of the Xiaoqing River. Hearing the movement, he looked up and saw Chen Feng leading the Bai Hu in.

Bai Xu looked at Zhou Xian strangely, "Master General, you are..."

Zhou Xian smiled and waved, "General Bai, come and see. This is called Shatu, which I learned from a book. The map is paved flat, and the undulations of the terrain do not look very obvious. But this sand map is different. It is a shortened version of the terrain, and the key locations are marked. It is much more convenient for marching and fighting."

Bai Xu looked at it for a while and nodded, "This is really clear and tight, but it's much more troublesome to carry than the map."

Zhou Xianxiao said, "Often, you can just bring a map with you. The sand map is just to make a plan for the rear to make an advance. By the way, General Bai, what's wrong with you coming to me!"

Bai Hu looked at Han Chang and Chen Feng without saying anything.

Zhou Xian smiled and said to the two of them: "You two will go out first!"

Han Chang and Chen Feng bowed to Zhou Xian and walked outward.

Zhou Xian scooped a scoop of water, washed his hands, and said to Bai Xu: "General Bai, the people around him should still trust them, otherwise beware of this and that every day, how tired you are. If you have anything, just say it directly!"

Bai Hu frowned slightly, and suddenly looked at Zhou Xian and said, "Does the governor trust his subordinates?"

Zhou Xianxi smiled and said, "We have known each other for a long time, so there is no need to talk about trust, but I am willing to get to know General Bai, as long as you are willing."

Bai Xu was silent for a moment and said, "Since the commander said that, then my subordinates said something. Since you can kill Sun Zhixie and cut off the possibility of peace with Liu Zeqing, why do you have room for Liu Zeqing everywhere? At present, Wu Zhiying and others have almost blocked Liu Zeqing's food route. If you attack fiercely at this time, you can definitely defeat the rebels in one fell swoop. But you ordered the entire army to rest, not only ordered anyone to be prohibited from attacking, but also did not make any preparations. Once Liu Zeqing retreated to Jinan, it would be difficult to take him down. My subordinates do not believe that the commander was to support the enemy's self-respect, but these things will definitely not be beneficial to you when they were passed to the court."

Zhou Xian nodded gently and asked Bai Xu to sit down. He turned around and picked up a can of wine and two wine bottles from the corner, poured it and handed it to Bai Xu and said, "General Bai, drinking is forbidden in the army, but it is cold tonight, so we will only drink one bottle. General Bai is willing to come here to have a heart-to-heart talk with me, and I am very happy."

Bai Xu knew that Zhou Xian was trying to bring the relationship between the two closer, so he nodded and raised his glass to touch Zhou Xian for a while. "That subordinate is the governor."

Zhou Xian raised it and drank it all, and said to Bai Xu: "Wine is good wine, but if you drink too much, you will vomit. We lack troops and now we have swallowed the entire Qingzhou. If we continue to capture Jinan Prefecture, the troops will be dispersed again, which may not be a good thing for us. I have ordered Yu Baiyi to recruit soldiers in Qingzhou, Dengzhou and Laizhou. There are nearly 10,000 new soldiers now, but it takes time to train them."

Bai Xu said: "The three eastern and western prefectures of Shandong are much richer than those of the three eastern prefectures. When you expanded your troops, Liu Zeqing was also doing that. If time continues, the strength of both sides will increase."

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "You are right. But if I have this confidence, we will definitely grow faster than Liu Zeqing."

Bai Xu frowned and said, "I still feel that it is better to launch an attack now."

Zhou Xian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "General Bai, why do you miss Liu Zeqing? Do you think he is the only one of our enemies?"

Bai Huo looked puzzled and said, "What did you say...?"

Zhou Xian stood up, took a few pieces of paper from the table and handed it to Bai Sheng and said, "Look at these. After Li Zicheng's general He Jin recruited troops after taking Jining, his troops were no less than 20,000. After Li Dingguo took Xuzhou, he divided his troops to capture Pei County and Pi County. His scouts had already penetrated into Qingzhou. These two forces, one in the west and the other in the south, threatening our army at the same time. Shandong is in chaos, and their eyes are all staring here. The reason why he has not taken action yet is because he wants to see our army fight against Liu Zeqing and thus reap the benefits of the fisherman. If our army suffers too much loss in the battle with Liu Zeqing, do you think we still have the strength to deal with these two hungry wolves? And if Liu Zeqing is too tight, what should he do if he surrenders others directly?"

Bai Hu frowned, was silent for a long time, and finally said, "I understand, you want to recover Shandong with the smallest loss."

Zhou Xian nodded and continued, "I have asked Mr. Wan to send two thousand people to station Tancheng, and Wang Jun also sent thousands of people to Sizhou, mainly to prevent them. But that little force can only delay at most and will not play a big role. And there is still a problem now, that is, I cannot be sure of Wang Jun's thoughts, and someone has contacted him on the thief."

Bai Hu said in surprise: "Where is where the talk is?"

Zhou Xian waved his hand and said, "He is fine. Wang Jun cannot do anything before he defeated Li Huajing. Besides, he only sent two thousand-person teams to Tai'an, which is a kind of guarantee in itself."

Bai Hui asked, "What can my subordinates do now?"

Zhou Xian thought for a while and said, "It's been three days. Liu Zeqing should take action. Starting tomorrow, let the brothers be prepared and ready to pursue the rebels at any time. Even if Liu Zeqing fled back to Jinan City, I would break one of his legs. In addition, I will send 4,000 people north to Wuding, defeat Leling, and threaten Dezhou to put pressure on Liu Zeqing."

Seeing Bai Hu walking outside the tent, Zhou Xian suddenly said, "General Bai, the deputy general beside you is given to you by the court!"

Bai Xu frowned and turned his head to look at Zhou Xian without saying anything.

Zhou Xian said: "You know him. The personal soldier named Ma Wenbo around you and the scholar named Cen Fang are also from the court."

Bai Hu's face showed surprise and could not believe it.
Chapter completed!