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    Update time: 2013-04-05

    Li Chi became angrier as he thought about the two places in the north of Xuzhou. After all, these two places were also under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou.  First it was occupied by Tang Xian, and now he finally had a chance to get it back, but it happened to be taken over by the Yanzhou Army again.  And he was trapped in the Yangzhou battlefield, unable to mobilize too many troops, and he had to worry about the Yanzhou Army attacking him from the flank.

    "Hey why is the luck of the Yanzhou Army always so good? First, they took Yuzhou from the Qi Army, and they didn't fight to the death with the Qi Army. They were almost without a fight. Even if they exchanged with the Qi Army to occupy the Huaiyin Mansion of the governor, they would use  It's also the original food of the Qi army. How shameful! And Tang Xian, if the capital hadn't contained the Qi army, how could you have given up all the northern garrison to the Yanzhou army? "

    Although Li Chi kept hinting that he wanted to let go of Pengcheng and Haizhou, Li Chi still couldn't swallow the anger in his chest.  You know, it was for the sake of these two prefectures, or the entire Tang Army's jurisdiction, that he hid 30,000 elite troops in the north of Xuzhou.  If we had known this earlier, we might as well have transferred it to the southern front line early in the morning.  At the very least, Yangzhou Raiders may be in another situation.

    "Li Yan, I asked you to contact Zhao Jun Haijun at sea. How is the situation?"

    "Reporting to my lord, they said that they have no intention of participating in the attack on the Qi army because they have no benefit." Li Yan said in a low voice.

    "Damn it, there is no benefit? They have taken away one third of the Yangzhou Navy, and there is no benefit? You didn't say that if you cooperate with us and capture the Yangzhou Navy, all these warships will belong to them?"

    Li Yan said bitterly: "I told you, but Zhao Junjun ignored it at all. They also said that if they want the Yangzhou Navy warship, they can still get it without our cooperation."

    "I" Upon hearing what Li Yan said in return, Li Chi added fuel to the fire, but he gritted his teeth and did not curse in the end. After all, he was not as powerful as the other party, and the other party's words were reasonable.  Zhao Jun has already cut off one-third of Yangzhou Navy's strength without dispatching a large army. Does it still need to cooperate with Xuzhou Army?

    Of course, Li Chi didn¡¯t know that Zhao Xun had no intention of cooperating with others to annihilate the Qi army in one fell swoop.  He even wanted the Qi army to fight with the southern princes.

    "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Since these two prefectures are now in the hands of the Yanzhou Army, we will give up for the time being. After we pacify Yangzhou and the allied forces of the princes defeat the Qi Army, we will settle accounts with them. This Pengcheng and  Haizhou will be ours sooner or later." At this moment, Li Chi could only say a few harsh words, and there was nothing else he could do.

    "Report to report to my lord, multiple rebel groups have broken out in Yuhang Prefecture. Tens of thousands of people have been implicated in the counties. The governor of Yuhang Prefecture and the garrison sent an urgent report, requesting how to deal with it." He just finished speaking in the north of Xuzhou.  Another urgent report came about the war.

    "What? Damn it!" Li Chi's face suddenly turned gloomy. Compared to the situation in the two northern prefectures of Xuzhou, this news made him even more angry.

    Strangely enough, Li Chi was extremely excited after taking over the four prefectures of Yangzhou.  Sui'an, Xin'an, Yuhang, and Kuaiji are the more prosperous places in Yangzhou. Therefore, as soon as the Xuzhou army occupied these places, Li Chi promulgated a series of good governance.  Such as reducing taxes, reducing corvee, encouraging commerce, etc.

    At first, the people of these four prefectures were not unhappy with Li Chi's rule.  However, ever since Murong Cheng returned to Jiujiang Prefecture, the territory of these four prefectures has become restless.  Ordinary people were doing better, but the wealthy gentry and businessmen refused to cooperate with the Xuzhou army. What's more, many businessmen never returned, leaving the four prefectures and entering the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qi army.  What's serious is that at the local level, various rebels, rebels, and rebels have appeared one after another to attack the rule of the Xuzhou Army.

    Li Chi was already impatient because of the affairs in the two northern prefectures of Xuzhou, and now because of the trouble in this place, Li Chi was even more annoyed. He immediately shouted with a ferocious face: "Send an order to all the prefectures. From now on, those who are making trouble will be punished."  , no matter who they are, they will be killed without mercy. Damn it, the four provinces are now under the rule of my Xuzhou Army, not the Qi Army. The owner of these four provinces is me, Li Chi, not the Qi Army.  Murong Cheng, a bunch of people who don¡¯t know how to live or die, if they are looking for death, then send them on their way.¡±

    "Lord, calm down!" Wei General Li Yi urged in a hurry.

    "Calm down? How can I calm down my anger? What do you think? These people have rebelled repeatedly and refused to listen to education. How do you want me to deal with them? Since they don't want to live, then I will let them die." Li Chi suddenly looked back and said coldly.  shouted.

    Li Yi knelt down and said anxiously: "My lord, calm down, you must not do it! There are constant rebellions in the four prefectures, so that my lord can order the execution of these rebellious people. My lord, once you issue this military order,  Tens of thousands of people were killed??Then, my lord, you will completely lose the hearts and minds of the people in these four prefectures.  "

    "Lord, since we occupied this place, the people's attitude towards us has been much better. Even after Murong Cheng returned successfully, these ordinary people were not dissatisfied with us. Although there are constant rebellions in many places, they are all wealthy gentry and  The Qi army was carefully organized, and the ordinary people who participated were just confused. "

    "A few months ago, the first rebellion spread to more than twenty counties, all in the four prefectures. But now, there are only three counties. This shows that under our benevolent and righteous policies, the people of these four prefectures have gradually  Start to return to your heart. If the Lord executes all the people involved this time, it will definitely cause people to panic. Then, once the spies of the Qi army provoke it, it will"

    "Well" Upon hearing Li Yi's words, Li Chi immediately extinguished the anger in his heart, and a cold sweat appeared on his forehead.  After thinking about it, he immediately understood the profound meaning of what Li Yi said.

    "If you pass the order, only the first culprits will be punished, and the rest will be taught and their sins forgiven. However, they must be strictly guarded."

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    "Have the Xuzhou Army evacuated?" In Yanzhou City, Zhao Xun asked Sun Zhuang, who was in charge of intelligence.

    "We evacuated, probably because we saw that we had already stationed 20,000 troops in the two prefectures. These Xuzhou troops saw that there was no profit and it would be a waste to station the army in Chuzhou Prefecture, so they withdrew." Sun Zhuangchen  said the voice.

    Zhao Xun breathed a sigh of relief. In order to take over the territory governed by the Tang Army, he returned to Yanzhou and took charge personally. He also dispatched the vanguard troops defending northern Yanzhou to Pengcheng and Haizhou to participate in the operation.  Now that you are successful, you will naturally let go of all your worries.  He knew that in the Chuzhou Mansion in the north of Xuzhou, the Xuzhou Army secretly deployed 30,000 elite troops.

    Regarding the Tang army¡¯s plan to rule the land, we also need to talk about the Qi army¡¯s invasion.  At the beginning, the three princes discussed and jointly planned the Qi army. Each of the three princes had their own goals.  Since Zhao Xun learned that Tang Xian's target was northern Jingzhou, he had plans to capture the territory controlled by the Tang army.  Of course, the initial goal was just to take back the two northern prefectures of Yanzhou.

    However, things changed. The Xuzhou Army did not join forces with the Yanzhou Army and consume the main force of the Qi Army at the Xuzhou border, as Zhao Xun expected.  Instead, he was prepared to sit back and watch the Qi Army and Yanzhou Army fight to the death.  As a result, the Qi army that entered Huaiyin Prefecture in Xuzhou ran out of food, and Jingzhou and Yangzhou were also attacked by the enemy.  Murong Cheng, who knew the situation behind him, naturally wanted to fight back.  But the severity is different.

    Murong Cheng did not fight to the death with the Yanzhou army. Instead, he gave the Huaiyin Mansion he occupied to Zhao Xun in exchange for food.  Upon seeing this, Zhao Xun had his thoughts and prepared to completely capture the four prefectures occupied by the Tang army.  Not only the northern part of Yanzhou, but also the northern part of Xuzhou.  Use this to teach Li Chi a lesson.

    Of course, at this time, Zhao Xun also knew that Li Chi had arranged people in Chuzhou Mansion.  However, Zhao Xun didn't care at first.  After all, Zhao Xun's goal was the prefecture and county that originally belonged to Yanzhou.  And the prefectures and counties that originally belonged to Xuzhou should naturally be taken over by Li Chi.  But it's different now. Li Chi is tightly restrained by the Qi army, and even in the war, he has begun to suffer some disadvantages.  Then, if he occupies the land of the two mansions that may be occupied by the Xuzhou Army, there will naturally be no problem.  Because at this time, Li Chi would never dare to provoke him, and he was even afraid that he would march eastward with his army.  If that were the case, it would be the most fatal blow to the Xuzhou Army.

    This is the truth, but Zhao Xun knew that he could not wait until the Xuzhou army entered Pengcheng and Haizhou before taking action.  If that were the case, Li Chi would definitely fight him for the land of the two mansions.  As most of the troops in hand are in Yuzhou, it is difficult to determine the outcome of the Xuzhou Army in a short period of time.

    Therefore, in this operation, Zhao Xun focused on speed and surprise.  In fact, Zhao Xun didn't have many men and horses in his hands. Including the about 10,000 "bandits", there were only more than 30,000 people.  In the two prefectures occupied by the Tang army in the north of Yanzhou, only a small number of people were stationed.  Most of the troops were stationed in Pengcheng and Haizhou.

    In fact, Zhao Xun is also worried that if the Xuzhou Army really wants to attack the two mansions, the matter may not be easy to solve.  After all, here, the Tang Army is still on the side and has not left yet.  Fortunately, the Xuzhou Army was frightened by the superficial actions of the Yanzhou Army. In addition, Li Chi did not want to add another enemy to himself, so he gave up the land of the two mansions.

    "My lord, after taking over the four provinces, we are short of troops. Do we still need to recruit new soldiers?"

    Zhao Xun also knew about Sun Zhuang¡¯s inquiry.  After taking Yuzhou and Huaiyin Prefecture and taking over the land of these four prefectures, the area that needs to be guarded will be much larger, especially Huaiyin Prefecture and this newly included area, which is particularly important.  But Zhao Xun also understood that with the implementation of the New Deal, Yuzhou and the old places of the Tang Army would become peaceful places under the rule, and there would be no need for too many regular soldiers to guard them.  Therefore, recruiting too many peopleThe soldiers are not good for the place.

    "However, the Huaiyin Prefecture in the southeast of Yuzhou and the Pengcheng and Haizhou Prefectures in the northeast of Yanzhou were all cut off from Xuzhou, so they needed to be on guard against the Xuzhou Army and had to be on guard.

    After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "What do you think if I hand over Pengcheng and Haizhou to Zhao Jun in exchange for the weapons, armor, equipment and food supplies we need?"

    "This" Sun Zhuang was stunned for a moment, but he was in charge of intelligence, and he really couldn't say anything about political affairs, especially such major matters that related to the overall situation.

    Seeing Sun Zhuang like this, Zhao Xun couldn't help but shook his head secretly.  He understood that Sun Zhuang's silence didn't mean that he didn't have his own ideas, but because of his identity.  Sun Zhuang is from the Shadow Division and is in charge of intelligence.  According to regulations, people in the intelligence department, no matter how high or low, are not allowed to interfere with military and political affairs. They are only responsible for intelligence and supervision.  If it is violated, it will be handled by the supervision department within each department.

    However, Zhao Xun has decided to do this.  It is extremely beneficial for our side to hand over Pengcheng and Haizhou Prefectures to Zhao Jun.  Not only can it open a gap for Zhao's army to expand southward, but it can also reduce pressure on itself.

    Whether it is Zhao Jun or Yanzhou Army, they are all under Zhao Xun.  Therefore, Zhao Xun's decision was quickly implemented.  Five days after Wei Dong took over the two mansions, the Tang army began to evacuate.  Less than ten days after the Tang army in the Liangfu area evacuated, Wei Dong handed over the Liangfu area to the Zhao army stationed in Qingzhou to take over.  Of course, Zhao Jun traded a large amount of food and military equipment.  In other words, Zhao Xun used his own things to expand his armaments and strengthen his strength.

    For the people of Pengcheng and Haizhou, whether it is Zhao Jun or Yanzhou Army, they are very welcome.  They are all aware of the new policies of Zhao Jun and Yanzhou Army.  Therefore, they all welcomed the change of lord.

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    "It's a shameit's a shame. If we weren't bordering the Zhao Army, I really wanted to hand over the land of the Four Prefectures to the Zhao Army. Damn it, Li Feng's exchange for the territory of our two prefectures is better than what we used for the Four Prefectures."  There are more supplies traded in the government, and they are much more sophisticated. Li Feng actually exchanged the two lands for Zhao Jun's weapons. The Yanzhou Army is getting stronger now, and there is another tiger beside him.  Ah." Tang Xian couldn't help but sigh after receiving the news.

    Zhao Xun¡¯s transaction with the two governments was of course not really in exchange for actual benefits.  Therefore, Zhao Xun naturally got much more.  After all, there are a lot of things that need to be used, and there are things that can¡¯t come from unknown sources.  Therefore, Zhao Xun made the list of supplies openly and openly public.

    Tang Xian, who was also the transaction partner, was naturally the first to know the result.  After all, these four prefectures are ultimately the territory controlled by his Tang army.  Tang Xian had no idea about these four prefectures. After all, these four prefectures were surrounded by Zhao Army, Yanzhou Army and Xuzhou Army, making it difficult to expand and survive.  However, this transaction did make him feel a little disadvantaged.  Although there is a lot more food, the actual value is not much higher than that of weapons, armor and equipment.  But after all, he paid for the four palaces, while the Yanzhou Army only handed over two palaces.

    "My lord, judging from the current situation, I'm afraid the relationship between Yanzhou Army and Zhao Army will exceed our expectations." Tang Xian's military advisor Zhou Junyan said with a frown.

    "What do you mean, military advisor?" Tang Xian asked hurriedly when he saw Zhou Junyan was so serious.

    "My lord, with Zhao Xun being such a domineering hero, do you think he will do a loss-making business?" Zhou Junyan did not answer directly, but asked.

    "Of course not! Throughout Zhao Xun's family history, he has always been someone who refused to suffer losses." Tang Xian gritted his teeth and said.  Back in Qingzhou, he, Tang Xian, suffered a big loss from Zhao Xun.  He suffered a defeat at the hands of Zhao Xun and was driven out of Qingzhou by Zhao Xun.

    Zhou Junyan shrugged and said: "That's it. Since Zhao Xun is not willing to suffer losses, why did he trade so many things to the Yanzhou Army? Doesn't he know that what we exchanged for the Yanzhou Army was the Sifu? Exchanged  What is the price? We have never concealed the transaction with Yanzhou Army. I am afraid that even Xuzhou Army Li Chi knows what we are dealing with. How can Zhao Jun not know? "

    "Now that you know it, why are you still trading at a loss? There must be something wrong with this. Based on the previous contact between the Yanzhou Army and the Zhao Army, my subordinates guessed that the Yanzhou Army has most likely surrendered to the Zhao Army. In other words, now  The Yanzhou Army is probably a part of the Zhao Army," Zhou Junyan explained with a solemn expression.

    "Noit can't be!" Tang Xian said with a pale face.  Zhou Junyan's remarks really shocked him.  If true, that would be terrible.

    Zhou Junyan gave a wry smile and said: "I hope this is not true, but the relationship between them is really difficult to explain clearly. Even if Yanzhou Army does not surrender to Zhao Army now, I am afraid that in the future"

    After a little hesitation, Tang Xian askedHe said: "Is it really possible for Zhao Xun to become the supreme leader? Then Li Feng, the leader of the Yanzhou Army, has already chosen the person to surrender to."

    Zhou Junyan looked at Tang Xian and said slowly: "My lord, from my subordinate's point of view, if we really want to choose the most likely one among the princes, Zhao Xun is really the most likely."

    Although he was unwilling to admit it, Tang Xian also knew that what Zhou Junyan said was not unreasonable.  When he thought about having to surrender in front of others in the future and no longer be able to continue a life of doing whatever he wanted and taking life and death, he felt a little disheartened.

    "No, even if that is the case, it will be a matter of the future. Besides, in the future, the most dominant position in the world is still a matter of two things. What I have to do is to go up bravely" Tang Xian couldn't help but roar to himself.

    "Let all the ministries step up their training and prepare for the southern expedition. We need to capture the southern part of Jingzhou in the shortest possible time." Zhou Junyan's speculation can only put more pressure on Tang Xian, forcing him to go faster.  They captured the counties in southern Jingzhou.

    Slightly later than Tang Xian, Li Chi also began to speculate on the relationship between Yanzhou Army and Zhao Army.  Like Zhou Junyan, the result of his guess was the same.  Although it was just a guess, Li Chi believed that the Yanzhou Army had begun to turn towards the Zhao Army, but at this moment, he had nothing to do about it.

    As for Pengcheng and Haizhou, Li Chi has completely run out of ideas.  He knew that it was basically impossible to get the things back in Zhao Jun's hands.  His only hope now is that the Yanzhou Army has not yet surrendered to Zhao Xun, and that the two sides only have a cooperative relationship.  Otherwise, that would be

    Like Tang Xian, this kind of speculation can only put more pressure on him, forcing him to mobilize more troops to fight the Qi army and strive for greater benefits
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