In the drizzle, a lilac stream of light passed through the air and landed outside the mouth of the Jishui River, which had been re-conquered on the northeast side of Juye Ze. It turned out to be Xiong Bonan, the top master of the Deposed Dragon Gang, the Purple-faced King.

When he came here, he ignored the panic of the Qilu officers and soldiers below, found a few high places, and took a look in the rain. Seeing that no masters of Chengdan and Ningdan appeared, he grabbed a horse and immediately followed it.

Jishui marched eastward. Along the way, we saw constant traffic on the Jishui River, many well-covered material ships, and many officers and soldiers on both sides of the strait. There was even some congestion. When we reached the estuary of the Wenshui River on the Jishui River, it was even more...

I saw a huge transit military camp standing by the river.

The two sides fought directly for half a year, and the intermittent confrontation in Yuncheng lasted for several months. Xiong Bonan naturally knew that this was the logistics center of the Qilu army. They would transfer supplies from here when they attacked, and they would transfer back from here when they retreated in the past.

, he and Zhang Changgong had been entangled here countless times.

Today, King Xiongtian also stopped here as usual. Sure enough, soon there was a white light leaping from the military camp, but he did not take the initiative to approach, but watched from a distance, and crossbowmen gathered one after another regardless of the rain.

Seeing this situation, Xiong Bonan immediately knew that this was probably Yu Baimei or Fan Hu who was responsible for transporting the broken rear. Then he didn't bother to meet the other party to demonstrate. He just hesitated for a moment, but first moved to the three supplies and troops ahead.

I chose the nearest one, which also leads south to Pinglu in Lu County.

When they arrived at Pinglu, there were some soldiers and horses here, but they were very few. Xiong Bonan turned around in a circle and didn't find the person he wanted to see, so he simply left immediately and headed north again.

This time, he bumped into Zhang Changgong outside Sucheng at the junction of the three counties. The two had a routine fight, and soon, when the leader of the Deposed Dragon Gang with a reconnaissance figure saw him during the fight,

After the various military villages around Sucheng became obviously empty, they no longer cared about it and turned back immediately.

As for Zhang Changgong, who had taken the title of Sheriff of Lu County, he probably chased the enemy all the way to the edge of Juye Ze, where the water had begun to rise, in order to ensure the safety of the troops' retreat, and then turned back.

However, he returned to Sucheng first, but actually rode back to the transit camp at the entrance of Wenshui River to Jishui... so he made a big circle for nothing.

"how?"

Unexpectedly, entering a side tent inside the camp, not only was the Yu Baimei that Xiong Bonan thought was waiting here, but almost all the core of the Qilu officers and soldiers, including Zhang Xuguo, were here, and in the end

The first person to ask was naturally the most impatient Yu Baimei.

"I probably didn't notice it. I just thought I was in Sucheng originally, and I should also think that everyone else had retreated further." Zhang Changgong behind the mask seemed calm and composed, but when he looked at Zhang Xuguo sitting there, he couldn't help but feel

His tone became more urgent. "Manager, when I sent Xiong Bonan to Juye Ze, I found that the water there had begun to rise, and many narrow lanes had disappeared."

"It's not just raining here, it's also raining upstream, so the water is rising very fast." Zhang Xuguo didn't speak, but Jia Wugen sighed and continued to look at Zhang Xuguo after saying something. "I guess it can be done tomorrow.

Bypass those swamps and islands, go straight to the city... General Manager, what should I do?"

"How many people have our ships arrived?" Zhang Xuguo asked calmly, but asked a question he had asked several times before. "If we launch a surprise attack at this time, how many people can we carry?"

As expected, Zhang Xuguo's strategy was to survive in the face of death, counterattack first, capture Yuncheng, and then discuss the rest.

"Five thousand." Jia Wugen repeated. "In three days, ships from other places in Jishui will come together, and we will have a transport capacity of 7,000."

"Is the morale of the military still stable?" General Manager Zhang continued to ask.

"Every day makes a difference." Fan Hu said one thing. "Those surrendered generals have realized that something is wrong and started to make insinuations."

"You can tell them that the news about Qijun's rebellion is false. This time the thieves attracted by Li Shu happened to defect to us. We are ready to use the trick..." Zhang Xuguo thought for a moment and responded seriously. "But don't say the specific plan.

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Fan Hu nodded.

"So, aren't the managers ready to start in advance?" Yu Baimei also became a little uneasy.

After all, the current situation is that the channels for sneak attacks have emerged and seem ready to be launched. At the same time, they will be under increasing pressure from all aspects every day, which may very well cause the plan to fail.

Of course, the earlier the raid is carried out, the higher the level of security in Yuncheng will be, the greater the number of troops will be, and the lower the success rate of the counterattack. This is also true.

"Wait another three days and attack on the sixth day of May." Zhang Xuguo reiterated the original plan under great pressure. "Send troops on the sixth day of May! Both land and water attacks!"

Everyone was silent.

The next step is to suffer in the drizzle.

However, after all, the Qilu army did not reach the sixth day of May... On the fifth day of May, Yuncheng's deposed dragon army was the first to lose patience and began to try to regain the town and stretched its arms. Not only was the Liangshan military stronghold pulled out, but even several large

The leaders also sent out their own troops to Shouzhang, Fanxian and other surrounding areas. Along the way were Shan Tonghai and Cheng Zhili, who had recovered from their injuries, and led five thousand people to the direction of Pinglu.

Obviously, they must have known about the situation in Qi County, even the specific situation, and knew that the Qilu army had encountered unprecedented difficulties in the rear, so they had the confidence to take advantage and take the initiative.

At this time, it is no longer a situation where you can compete if you want to compete with determination.

"Fan Hu."

In May, the rain continued intermittently, as if nothing had changed in the past few days, but now, Zhang Xuguo was calm. "I will only take 6,000 people away, and the rest will be left to you and Fan Bao."

, fight Cheng Zhili and Shan Tonghai head-on... If you lose, just retreat here and try to hold on, but don't chase too fast if you win."

"Here!" Fan Hu's eyelids twitched, but he immediately responded with his hands raised.

"Secretary Zhang." Zhang Xuguo came to see Zhang Changgong again. "Please move out immediately. Don't take the Juye Ze waterway, but take the land route. Follow the confrontation route between General Fan and Dan Tonghai and find him quickly.

Xiong Bonan, pester him... don't let him realize our true killer move until the last moment."

Wearing a mask, Zhang Changgong bowed his head in silence.

It's a given that Shang Xia should be cheering up, but for some reason, it feels a little dull instead.

Obviously, everyone is thinking, what will happen after winning?

Don’t we have to go back and clean up Qijun’s mess?

After cleaning up, will we continue to the west, but how many more disasters will Qijun suffer in the process?

It's endless, right?

While thinking about it, Zhang Xuguo put away his thoughts, stood up with the sword in his waist, glanced around the crowd, and calmly issued the last military order: "Send troops."

The generals gathered their strength and shouted loudly.

The fifth day of May, generally speaking, this day is either terribly hot or extremely hot and humid because of the rain...high temperature and rain. A little further south, because the plums are just ripe, it is called the plum rain season, even in Henan and Hebei.

Let’s talk about how to avoid getting exposed to rain as much as possible to prevent diseases.

But it may be because of this that the Deposed Dragon Army here in Yuncheng instead sent out troops in large numbers in an attempt to expand the control area as much as possible and gain a so-called strategic situation before the continuous rain caused irreversible effects.

Li Shu was originally opposed to it.

He is very clear about the mentality of these leaders and big leaders. It is nothing more than a strong instinct to demand territory, population, and military resources. He cannot sit still without something of his own. But in fact, because Zhang Xu

Given the obviously superior combat effectiveness of the troops and the many successful suppressions since the war began, this temporary expansion does not make any sense.

Unless the two sides decide the winner, either Zhang Xuguo dies and the strong army disperses, or Yuncheng is lost and the Dragon Army is completely defeated, it will be difficult for both sides to make substantial progress.

But Li Shu still did not object or interfere.

There are two reasons. One is that as the overall situation worsens, he does not want to really offend these big leaders. The leaders, including Shan Tonghai’s old troops who had been gathered up before, have also returned; the other is that Zhang Xing’s white clothes are broken.

The enemy's information came over, and he also hoped that this place would look a little better, or at least create a general situation where Zhang Xuguo could be strategized and manipulated.

In a sense, Zhang Xing's comments about Li Shu that night were actually right.

For these two people, some of the manipulations of the Deposed Dragon Gang were quite tacit.

After writing a letter, he handed it to Du Caiqian and gave him a few words of advice. Li Shu lay down in a rare afternoon, and then fell asleep listening to the sound of rain outside the window for a while, with his dreams naturally coming together.

In the dream, the Deposed Dragon Gang seemed to easily defeat Zhang Xuguo and Han Yingong, successfully passing through the eastern border, and then attracted the response of Jianghuai and Hebei groups, becoming a major force that is difficult to ignore in the world, and becoming the actual leader of the rebel army.

At this time, Wei couldn't sit back and decided to take action before the Dragon Clan rose up. Three great masters arrived.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing in the dream did not escape. Instead, he persuaded Bai Yousi and Sima Zheng, who had become masters, to rebel, and attracted the Wu brothers, five young masters and the three great masters.

In the decisive battle, Bai Yousi died first, and the old Taoist priest at Taibai Peak lost his Taoist heart and withdrew directly. Then Old Master Zhang could not hold on, and in the end it was Uncle Cao who risked his life to kill everyone else.

But after he escaped back to Luoyang, he had to face the collapsed black tower, and he died in one month.

At this time, he took up the banner of revenge for Zhang Xing and went west to the east capital, living in Hebei and the eastern border. Bai Yousi's father Bai Hengqiu also went west to Guanzhong, but because of his dispute with the old Taoist priest from Taibai Peak about his daughter's death, he

It greatly damaged my vitality.

In the end, the two sides fought a decisive battle between Tongguan and Dongdu. They won the battle and settled the situation. The unfinished achievements of the ancestor Emperor Tang Huang were also in front of him...

However, just as he was dreaming about this, a heat wave carrying water vapor came unexpectedly, and Li Shu opened his eyes after turning over with a sticky back, and then began to reflect on himself.

That's right, years of being on the run and an earlier experience of vigorous but sudden failure made Li Dalongtou, who rarely had a beautiful dream, regard this dream as a warning as soon as he opened his eyes.

Where does this much luck come from?

Why did it go so smoothly?

Why do our opponents kill each other while our own team enjoys success?

You should know that if you are not careful, if you make a mistake in judgment, if you make a decision that is not decisive enough or the choice is not wise enough, you may die and let others benefit.

You must live, of course, in order to achieve great things!

It must be a big deal!

While he was reflecting, another heat wave with water vapor came from behind him from the window, which made Li Shu's limbs a little weak and weak. He knew that this was the inevitable result of the rising water in Juyeze mixed with the smoky south wind.

...It is very unbearable. It will probably take another five or six days of rain and the heat to pass before things get better, but by then mosquitoes will breed again and the walls will become moldy.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Shu released a little bit of his true energy to cover himself up and wanted to fall asleep again.

Then, he heard some weird noises.

It seemed like someone was quarreling, there seemed to be some shouting from the direction of Juyezawa, and it seemed like it was just the sound of waves and wind.

Li Shu rarely hesitated for a moment, but rationality defeated laziness, and he quickly struggled to get up, ready to go out and take a look... At this time, it was still only the afternoon.
To be continued...