Seeing that the troubles on his body were removed, Li Chengdao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He knew very well that although he was Murong Cheng's confidant, although he had followed Murong Cheng for more than ten years, and although he had Murong Cheng's trust, it was not good.
It is possible that others will fall off at any time. For the monarch, no one can kill others without blinking.
Suddenly he remembered another thing, so he kept saying, "Report to the lord, there is something to repay my subordinates."
"Tell me!" Murong Cheng said coldly. Although he did not blame Li Chengdao for allowing the navy to defect, one-third of the navy was gone, and he could not have no anger in his heart.
Li Chengdao said in a deep voice: "Lord, the Zhao army took away one-third of our navy. In addition to their great power and their subordinates' concerns about attracting great enemies, it is also related to the news that the Zhao army has passed. The last general believes that this matter is
The impact of this moment is greater than one-third of the naval forces.”
"Huh?" Murong Cheng and others were all stunned and looked at Li Chengdao.
"Tell me what news is there that can compare to the role of one-third of the naval fleet at this moment? Although our naval fleet is not as good as the Zhao army, and although the naval fleet cannot land, they can give Xuzhou at this moment
The eastern coastal area carried out sneak attacks and suppression. In addition, they can also provide great help to the Yangzhou prefectures occupied by the Xuzhou army." Murong Cheng was a little disbelief, and even a little annoyed, thinking that this was Li Chengdao's relieving his actions
.
Li Chengdao also heard Murong Cheng's dissatisfaction, but he was not nervous at all. He said respectfully: "In the past, the lord was trapped in Xuzhou, and the navy was alone overseas, so he could not report the actual situation in the inland area, and no one reported it. Zhao's envoy sent an envoy to say something,
If the lord returns to Yangzhou south, if he wants, the Zhao army is willing to cooperate with us and fight with other princes. The Zhao army can restrain the Yong army for us and reduce the pressure. At that time, his subordinates were not allowed to have the actual combat situation of our army, but listen to what Zhao army said, Situ
Thunder has attacked me."
"Therefore, my subordinates dare not fight against it, angered the Zhao army and put us in a situation where all the world is enemies. In addition, my subordinates also believe that if our situation is critical, the Zhao army in the north may be our help.
, We do not border the Zhao army, and at most we will lose some of the navy. The Zhao army's navy is above us, and its main place of action is still in the Yizhou Islands in the northeast, which will have little harm to us now.
”
"While the Zhao army borders the Yong army, Zhao Xun certainly does not want to see Situ Lei grow and develop, posing a threat to himself. After all, the Yong army and the Turks in the north will bring him two sides of the attack on the south and the north.
The situation. Although the navy is very important, at this moment, the states on the road are our foundation."
"That's what Zhao army sent an envoy to say?" Murong Cheng frowned and asked. If what Li Chengdao said was true, then it would be good news for the Qi army at this moment.
"I must not deceive my lord."
Murong Cheng looked at Zhang Tu and others with a strange look on his face and said in a deep voice: "What do you think? What does this Zhao army mean? Are we worth working with them?"
Zhang Tu rubbed his eyebrows and said in a stern voice: "Lord, it's not a question of whether it's worth it or not, but we have no choice. For Zhao Jun, whether we are working with them has little impact on them.
For us, if the Zhao army participates in the war, then we can relieve a lot of pressure. According to our subordinates, once the Zhao army joins the war, their target will be Liangzhou in the northwest."
"The Zhao army attacked Liangzhou and could alarm Situ Lei. But his subordinates were worried that Situ Lei would give up Liangzhou, and the main force went south to capture Jiang and Jiaozhou. After all, Liangzhou was poor, compared to Jiangzhou and Jiaozhou,
Still a lot worse.”
"The reason why Zhao Jun said he wanted to cooperate with us was that he hoped that we could persist in the southwest of Qi for a longer time and not let Situ Lei win too quickly. Or, don't let Situ Lei develop too fast. Do we have to do with it?
Cooperation is the same for us. However, if we cooperate with it, we can buy some food and supplies through sea ships. Nowadays, we can recruit soldiers from the prefectures, but there are indeed a little bit of weapons, armor and supplies.
gap."
"Of course, as far as we know, Zhao Xun has reached a certain agreement with Situ Lei. It is very likely that Zhao Xun is unwilling to tear down the short-term agreement directly, so he wants to unite with us and set a banner for his own army.
After you go out of the army, you will not betray your faith."
Immediately, Zhang Tu sighed slightly and said deeply: "This Zhao Xun is just sitting and watching the princes in the south fight each other and then gaining benefits from it. With silence, they become stronger and stronger, and there is no need to pay too much.
The price.”
Murong Cheng said hatred: "What happened to the Turks? Didn't we agree to go out to attack Xuzhou. The Turks took the opportunity to go south and attack Zhao's army, giving Yong's army a chance to take action.
.Why haven’t they fought yet?”
Zhong Yan replied: "Report to the lord, it's not that the Turks did not go out, but that Zhao Xun was prepared. According to our spies in the north, Zhao Xun began to use food to win over various tribes last winter. He successively gathered nine large ones.
The tribes armed them with weapons, took advantage of the situation to fight the north, and pushed the front more than 500 miles north in one fell swoop. Hundreds of tribes of all sizes and subjugated dozens of tribes. Now, these tribes that surrendered or surrendered are under the command of the Zhao army.
Next, he fought against the Turkic Xue Nakkhan, while the Zhao army supported him in the rear. Therefore, the Turkic army remained in a stalemate in the northern grasslands."
"The most important thing is that Zhao Xun took a lot of food, salt, tea and iron tools and other materials to join his tribes, and attracted those neutral tribes. It made it very difficult for Xue Nai Khan to gather troops to fight back."
"What's more serious is that when Xue Nai Khan was defeated in Liangzhou and retreated to his army, he offended many tribes. These tribes were dissatisfied, and now the Zhao army supported them behind their backs, which made these tribes suddenly become more and more popular.
He began to be centrifuged to Xue Nakhan and no longer surrendered. Xue Nakhan is much weaker than before. Xue Nakhan is busy dealing with his own internal problems and has no time to lead his army south to conquer."
Zhang Tu sighed: "The Zhao army has always been accustomed to splitting the other side and fighting with each other. Then slowly annexing it. Now, the Zhao army has begun to move northward in Bingzhou, Xiazhou and other places, and has begun to build a city for more than a hundred miles north.
The price paid is to expand the territory and expand the territory. The transaction of food and materials and the consumption of the Turks within the internal consumption."
Murong Cheng felt depressed when he heard that the two civil officials under his command were praising each other. Although he was deeply impressed by some of Zhao Xun's actions, this did not mean that he could accept his subordinates praising him in front of him.
The enemy.
"Okay, let's talk about it for the time being. Since Zhao Jun wants trouble for Zhao Situ Lei and wants an excuse, then we will give it to him. Zhang Tu, sent someone to contact Zhao Jun, and said... Just say we should use three points
One of the naval warships, half of Qiongzhou Island, was exchanged for the Zhao army's aid. In this way, we can cover up our situation and make the Zhao army reasonable and well-founded."
"Situ Lei...hum... He can raid us, let me see if he can block the Zhao army's raid on him."
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Liangzhou Prefecture, in the northern part of Yanzhou, was connected with the Yanzhou army but occupied by the Tang army. Here, in order to make it more convenient to recover in the future, Zhao Xun used Li Feng's name to fight against the Tang army south with Feng Ziming, but he left behind
Several bandit troops were prepared as internal supporters.
However, it seems that it is no longer necessary. Because the Tang army has reached an agreement with the Yanzhou army to exchange the prefectures and counties occupied by the Tang army with a large number of food, supplies, weapons, armor and equipment, and transit.
"General Wei, aren't you on the front line of Yuzhou? Why did you appear here? Is it the general who is responsible for taking over the jurisdiction of the Tang army this time?" Wang Yue, the leader of the "bandit" who was left in Liangzhou Prefecture as an internal response, was surprised by Zhao Xun's former "bandit" leader Wang Yue, who was left in Liangzhou Prefecture as an internal response.
Said to Wei Dong.
Wei Dong said with a smile: "Yuzhou has been pacified, and there will be no war in the short term. Therefore, the lord asked me to go north here and take over the Tang army's garrison. Wang Yue, you have been here for a year and a half, how many are there now
Is there a person? After counting it, I will be incorporated into the army and be regarded as a local government soldier. This time I take over the Tang army and counties, I don’t have much force in my hands.”
Wang Yue smiled and said, "Not many, there are more than 10,000 brothers under him now. However, if they want to be incorporated into the army, they still need to train strictly. I am not worried about their combat effectiveness, what they are worried about is their military rules and regulations for us.
Don't understand. If you don't train, you're afraid..."
Wei Dong understood that most of Wang Yue's subordinates were gathered bandits. Although they rarely did bad things under the leadership and management of Wang Yue and some brothers in the Guard Camp, they were not soldiers after all. Between the bandits and the army, they were still
There are big differences.
"Let them do this, let them enter the army, stay among the main soldiers to fight, and form the original main soldiers and the new soldiers recruited by the local government into local government soldiers." Wei Dong said in a deep voice.
Wang Yue said happily: "It's so good. Our group of people are used to wildness and have no combat power." He then frowned again and said, "By the way, we have not yet evacuated the Tang army, so we will start taking over the place? What if we have to do with them
A conflict broke out..."
Wei Dong put away his smile and said slowly: "Now Tang Xian, the leader of the Tang army, has established a foundation in the northern part of Jingzhou. His subordinates have been divided into two parts, so they naturally cannot be effectively managed. Therefore, he wanted to take his subordinates from the north south.
To withdraw, in exchange for certain supplies. Now, their way to the south is in our hands, and this is the place where they are about to give up. Therefore, they dare not have any disputes with us."
"Of course, we have no intention of having any dirty things with them. What we need to do is to arrange people everywhere and take over the place immediately when they leave, so as not to cause any accidents. Especially the two prefectures in the northern part of Xuzhou,
Since the Tang army handed it to us, we naturally cannot let him flow into the hands of the Dao Xuzhou army."
After Wei Dong said this, Wang Yue understood. The army went north to the Tang army to take over and stabilize the place as quickly as possible after the Tang army evacuated, so as to avoid accidents.
Shangqiu, Liangzhou Prefecture.
"General Meng, this time your and my actions are related to the overall situation of the two armies. I wonder if the general is ready? If nothing happens, the troops of our Yanzhou army will start to enter the counties. Our Yanzhou army and you each occupy two gates.
, What do you think?" Wei Dong asked Meng Zhao, the right general of the Tang army who was in charge of the overall situation in the city.
Speaking of which, Meng Zhao and Wei Dong are also old acquaintances. In the past, the Tang army, the Xuzhou army and the old Yanzhou army cooperated, at the cost of the Yanzhou prefectures, in exchange for the alliance of various groups and heading south to attack the Qi army's attack. Unfortunately, the Tang army
Along the way, Zhao Xun was blocked. Wei Dong was the general under Zhao Xun's former command. The two armies fought each other for more than once or twice.
"General Wei, don't worry, we are ready and can be handed over to the city defense at any time. However, I made it clear in advance that I, Tang Army, must take away the things that belonged to us. This is also what my lord asked for.
.” Meng Zhao said coldly.
Wei Dong smiled faintly and said, "Of course, you can carry your things that belong to you, as well as your Tang army's private items. But you just don't know what belongs to you?"
Wei Dong naturally knew that these disputes were inevitable. These disputes of interest were problems that needed to be faced at the beginning. However, now the Yanzhou army has a certain advantage, and Wei Dong is not afraid of the other party asking too much.
Afterwards, the two sides had a debate. However, in order to enter Zhufu as soon as possible, especially the two northern Xuzhou prefectures, Wei Dong, who had already been instructed by Zhao Xun, gave up a lot of things. In the treasury of Zhufu, it is possible
The Tang army was allowed to carry some money and food, and the great gentry who were willing to leave in the palaces could be allowed to leave with their family wealth.
After reaching a certain agreement with the Tang army, Wei Dong led one guard and twenty-five thousand people and Wang Yue's 10,000 people to enter the government. It was better for the two governments in Yanzhou, and directly dispatched a few troops and horses.
Some troops were drawn from the local government soldiers in southern Yanzhou and stationed here.
Regarding the two northern prefectures in Xuzhou, Wei Dong directly dispatched 20,000 soldiers to settle in. Then he began to evacuate the Tang army, who had been prepared for a long time, and quickly took over the two prefectures. When the Xuzhou army in the southern prefectures of these two prefectures reacted,
The Tang army opposite has become the Yanzhou army.
In early May, the Yanzhou army had completely taken over the two prefectures of Pengcheng and Haizhou. At this moment, Yangzhou was still in a stalemate.
Since Murong Cheng returned to Jiujiang Prefecture, the situation in Yangzhou has gradually soothed. The previous Qi army in Yangzhou was headless and the situation of repeated defeats was reversed. After all, with Murong Cheng withdrawing, there were still 150,000 troops.
Not to mention that Murong Cheng was also the leader of the Qi army. Once he arrived in Jiujiang Prefecture, even if he had the hearts of the Qi army, he could make overall arrangements for the Qi army.
The war in the Xuzhou army was not going well, at least not as smooth as before, and even felt like a regression. Seeing this, Li Chi personally rushed to the Xin'an front line to take charge, hoping to reply to the scene.
However, the situation in Yangzhou did not change. Instead, there was a major change in the north of Xuzhou in his rear, which made him very angry.
"You mean, the Yanzhou army that occupies Pengcheng and Haizhou prefectures now is not the Tang army," Li Chi narrowed his eyes and asked Li Dingfang, who was responsible for the situation in the north.
"Yes, the Tang army and the Yanzhou army did not know when an agreement was reached. The Tang army ceded his territory to the Yanzhou army in exchange for evacuation of the passage to the south and a large number of food and supplies. Now, the former land of the Tang army has been occupied by the Yanzhou army."
Li Dingfang replied bitterly.
"Why don't you come to report early? What are you doing for food? Tens of thousands of people changed defenses, but you didn't even notice it. What's the use of asking you?"
Li Dingfang whispered: "I have reported to my lord once half a month ago, but..."
Li Chi's face froze, and he suddenly remembered that the Xuzhou army stationed opposite the Tang army that day had indeed reported to him that there was an unusual movement of the Tang army. However, he was busy with Yangzhou occupation and ignored it.
"Forget... things have become a foregone conclusion and cannot be saved. Unfortunately, this was an opportunity. I should have seized it at the beginning." Li Chi deeply regretted not taking action earlier that day.
"Let the troops from the north retreat. Except for leaving the defense forces, the rest go south to the Yangzhou battlefield. Since the north cannot win, then start with Yangzhou." Li Chi sighed and said deeply.
On the same day, the three parties joined forces to prepare to fight against the Qi army. After Li Chi learned that Tang Xian’s target was Jingzhou, he became interested in the current resident of the Tang army. Especially Pengcheng and Haizhou, these two prefectures are under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, so he naturally
Hope it could be brought back. Therefore, when the war began, he arranged 30,000 elite troops in northern Xuzhou, waiting for the Tang army to march southward to attack the two prefectures.
However, since the Qi army started the war, the situation has been different from what he thought. The Qi army did not fight to the death with the Yanzhou army in Yuzhou, but instead entered Xuzhou and fought with him, which gave the Tang army and Yanzhou army the advantage.
Seeing this, he naturally did not dare to offend the Yanzhou Army and the Tang Army again.
Now that these two prefectures have become the jurisdiction of the Yanzhou army, he knew that these two prefectures may not be taken back. At least, don’t think about it in the short term. Even if they can be taken back by force, he cannot do it. If this moment, it is not enough to do so.
The Yanzhou Army was attacking from its flanks, and the Xuzhou Army was really divided into two parts.
"Hateful... It's hateful! It's really cheap to Yanzhou army. If Murong Cheng hadn't withdrawn to Yangzhou, how could this be the case?" Li Chi regretted a little, regretting that he had not been with the Yanzhou army at the beginning. Murong Cheng, the coalition general, was trapped in Xuzhou and handed over the Yuzhou army and handed over the army with Yuzhou.
Land. Even if he was suffering from his troops and generals, he could still attack south. However, the matter was irreversible, and all he had left was regret and resentment.
"Where did the Yanzhou army come from so many supplies to exchange with the Tang army?"
"It is said that it was purchased from Zhao. The Yanzhou army had a butcher knife in Yuzhou, but it got a lot of money."
Although he was unwilling to give up, Li Chi finally gave up his ambitions for Pengcheng and Haizhou prefectures...