Zhang Yangquan walked to the wall, pulled down the map, and stretched out his hand to signal Chang Yuchun to come forward.
"General Chang, news came from Fujian last night that Marshal Li's army is not making good progress in Fujian. I am planning to send another force to Fujian. What do you think?"
When Chang Yuchun heard this, he knew that Zhang Yangquan wanted him to lead the army. He felt refreshed and quickly asked: "I wonder what difficulties Marshal Li encountered?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "The enemies in Zhangzhou are hiding in the mountains and do not engage in direct combat with our army. They are using guerrilla warfare strategies. Do you have a way to deal with them?"
Chang Yuchun felt a shiver in his heart and said: "Fujian is a remote place where various ethnic groups gather together and the terrain is steep. If you want to conquer it, it will be difficult to attack by force. You must find ways to win over the local Tu ethnic groups."
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "I heard from my little sister that your wife and Lan Yu's ancestors were from a She ethnic group in Fujian, and later migrated to Dingyuan."
Only then did Chang Yuchun realize why Zhang Yangquan ordered his general.
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, my wife's ancestor is indeed the Lan clan of the She tribe, and she also has two distant uncles in Fujian!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "That's good. You go to Jianchang immediately. I have ordered Marshal Xu to dispatch 20,000 people to station in Jianchang. You can lead those 20,000 people to Fujian and try to recruit the Tu people in Fujian."
Chang Yuchun cupped his hands and said: "The last general takes orders!"
The next day, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, and Han Liner left Jiangdu Mansion one after another.
Lan Yu and Han Lin'er arrived in Haozhou. They commanded an army of 50,000 for the first time. Although they were only deputies, they were extremely excited and kept a close eye on the situation in Anfeng every day.
Lan Yu even pretended to be a scout and went to Anfeng to check the situation.
A few days later, Zhang Shicheng's troops came from Haozhou and surrounded the north gate of Anfeng City.
Two days later, Zuo Junbi's army also crossed the border and arrived at the west gate of Anfeng City.
Although the two surrounded Anfeng, they did not attack. They were nominally friendly forces. They only said that they would take Prince Xiao Ming to Gaoyou or Luzhou for temporary refuge to prevent the Yuan army from attacking.
After being besieged for several days, Anfeng indeed experienced a food crisis. Liu Futong sent people to Jiangdu Prefecture, hoping to borrow food from Jiangdu's army.
The person sent was none other than Li Rong. Li Rong bypassed Haozhou and went directly to Jiangdu Army to ask for an audience with Zhang Yangquan.
Zhang Yangquan gave him a shut-in and asked him to go to Haozhou to discuss with Sun Hu.
Li Rong had no choice but to come to Haozhou again. Sun Hu kept him outside the military workshop for two hours. After meeting him, he made excuses.
Li Rong was very angry, so he returned to Anfeng and told Liu Futong the situation.
After Liu Futong listened, he remained silent.
Sheng Wenyu said calmly: "They sent troops to help us with good intentions and even lent us cavalry, but you are scornful of them. It is normal that they refuse to lend us food."
Li Rong said angrily: "I don't think they really want to help us, they just want us to resist the Tatars!"
Sheng Wenyu glanced at him and said: "Whether it's true or false, it's always a fact that you helped us!"
Li Rong remained silent.
Liu Liu whispered: "There is only enough food in the city for less than half a month, and the morale of the soldiers is getting lower day by day. If we continue like this, there is no way!"
Seeing that Liu Futong remained silent, a burly general said in a rough voice: "Master, everyone is pointing at you, why don't you say something!"
Liu Liu scolded: "General Wei, why are you talking to Taifu?"
Liu Futong raised his hand and said: "In the past few days, I have been thinking about something, and I want to hear your opinions on this matter!"
Li Rong said hurriedly: "Master, please speak!"
Liu Futong said solemnly: "If our army wants to make a comeback, we have no hope of relying on us. We can only look at other armies. I want to send your majesty to a certain army. What do you think?"
Several people looked at each other for a while, but no one answered.
Liu Fu said: "Of course you will go with your Majesty, don't worry."
Liu Liu asked: "Master, where are you?"
Liu Futong smiled and said: "I won't go, otherwise it will only embarrass other brothers."
Everyone was stunned and fell silent.
With Liu Futong's status and prestige, no matter which army he joins, he will gain dominance again. This is something that other generals cannot tolerate.
A weak alpha wolf will destroy the entire wolf pack. Only when the weak alpha wolf dies and a new alpha wolf appears in the pack can everyone become stronger.
Liu Futong obviously planned to sacrifice himself to help the Song army.
Sheng Wenyu smiled and said: "I'm not going either."
He is similar to Liu Futong in that his prestige is too high and cannot be tolerated by other road masters.
Li Rong was silent for a while and said: "The most powerful one right now is the Eastern Route Army. I think I can lead His Majesty to defect to the Eastern Route Army!"
Liu Liudao: "If General Mao Gui is not dead, the East Route Army is naturally the best choice, but now... alas!"
Li Rongdao: "I think General Tian Feng is brave and resourceful and should be able to inherit the East Route Army. As long as we take His Majesty there, General Tian Feng will definitely be able to unite the East Route Army!"
General Wei hummed: "The Central Army is not divided, why don't you go to General Guan Duo?"
Li Rong glared at him and said: "The Central Route Army is too far away and too close to Dadu. If we go there, are we going to put ourselves in a tiger's mouth?"
General Wei said again: "Then go to Shu and find General Li Xixi."
Liu Liu shook his head and said: "Li Xixi has been defeated by Ming Yuzhen many times, and I'm afraid she can't even protect herself."
Liu Futong suddenly said: "General Wei, are you unwilling to go to Tian Feng because he only joined us a year ago?"
General Wei did not deny it and said in a rough voice: "Yes, he was recruited by General Mao Gui. No one has ever met him. How can we trust him?"
Liu Futong said slowly: "According to your statement, General Mao Gui has only joined our army for a short time. Shouldn't he be trusted?"
"This..."
Liu Fu said: "Facts have proved that talent is more important than qualifications. Among the generals of the Song Army, no one can compare with Tian Feng. I have made up my mind. You and your majesty will break through to Shandong and defect to Tian Feng!" p>
The generals looked at each other, and finally they all raised their hands and said: "I have the order!"
In the next few days, Liu Futong selected elite troops to prepare for a breakout. This time, he and Sheng Wenyu served as the bait, and the success rate of the breakout was very high.
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The only problem is that the road to Shandong will be very difficult, especially through Xuzhou, which is controlled by Zhang Shicheng.
Fortunately, Zhang Shicheng did not have many troops, and Xuzhou had just been captured. Liu Futong planned the route and was just waiting for the best time.
However, while he was waiting, the scouts brought very bad news.
Chahan Timur of Bianliang did not continue to go south, but led the Yuan army towards Shandong.
Liu Futong felt chills all over. This old rival seemed to always be able to guess his thoughts and block his retreat in advance.
At this point, he did not dare to go to Shandong easily. He could only hope that the Song army in Shandong could unite and defeat Chahan Timur!
Zhang Shicheng received news of the Yuan army's attack on Shandong earlier than Liu Futong.
After learning the news, he was extremely angry.
A while ago, Zhang Yangquan doubled the strength of the camp in the north of the city to more than 200,000, regardless of his feelings.
Jiangdu Army's Chengbei Camp is less than 200 miles away from Gaoyou. There are 200,000 troops next to his pillow. How can Zhang Shicheng sleep well?
Because of this, he is eager to get a new base, far away from Jiangdu Prefecture!
With the location of Gaoyou Mansion, the only thing he could count on was Shandong. The Song army in Shandong happened to be attacking each other, which gave him hope.
In order to conquer Shandong, he even risked being criticized by everyone in the world and attacked Liu Futong in an attempt to snatch King Xiao Ming over.
Unexpectedly, before King Xiao Ming succeeded in getting it, the Yuan army went to Shandong first.
He knew that he would never be able to fight against the Yuan army with his own strength. After discussing with the generals, he decided to send two envoys at the same time.
Go all the way to Shandong to contact the most powerful Tian Feng, and all the way to Jiangdu Prefecture to contact Zhang Yangquan, hoping that the three will work together to defeat the Yuan army first, and then move to Shandong.
After the envoy from Gaoyou Prefecture arrived at Jiangdu Prefecture, they met with Chen Ji and explained their intention.
Early the next morning, Chen Ji came to the palace and reported to Zhang Yangquan.
Zhang Yangquan also heard the news that Chahan Timur turned around and attacked Shandong.
For him, as long as the Yuan army does not come to harass him, he has no intention of taking care of the Yuan army for the time being.
"Chen Siqing, in reply to the Gaoyou envoy, said that all our troops are in the south of the Yangtze River and are unable to take care of the north."
Chen Ji said: "Your Majesty, we only need to send 30,000 to 50,000 people, and together with Zhang Shicheng and Tian Feng, we may be able to prevent the Yuan army from conquering Shandong!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a while and said: "If the Song army in Shandong is reintegrated, do you think the Song army will join us during the Northern Expedition?"
Chen Ji was stunned for a moment and said: "I understand, I will leave."