Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 876

When Shen Zhezi had a lot of discussions with Xi Jian when he was in Jiangdong Jiankang, he did not involve the issue of handing over Xuzhou.

With the lessons Tao Kan and Yu Yi taught Jingzhou privately last time, Taicheng actually took many precautions against Xuzhou's problems.If Shen Zhezi and Xi Jian dare to do this again, then Taicheng will really be angry.For example, the Jiangdong court has recently been discussing that Lujiang He Chong should leave the Zhenjing Mansion for a while, in fact, it is to prevent this from happening again.

Although the capital is no longer guarded by strong soldiers, it is Xuzhou's most important backup base. Without the cooperation of the capital, it will be difficult for Xuzhou to maintain sufficient military use.After all, Xuzhou does not have the advantage that Huainan can share the channel of Dingcang.Once He Chong arrives in the capital, he will have the ability to win over the military leaders in Xuzhou.

Moreover, although Xi Jian is nearly [-] years old, he still has the need to exert his residual heat and build up his achievements.After all, the north is a mess right now, and there is no strong opponent. It can be said that as long as the scheduling is appropriate, Xi Jian still has a lot of room to play in this position.Even if he himself is no longer obsessed with fame and status at this age, he still has to consider the future of future generations.

Xijian's sons and daughters were all born after the Nandu, they are not old enough to inherit his position, and there are few outstanding talents in the same clan, so he is very keen to build special meritorious deeds to accumulate protection for his children.If Shen Zhezi made it clear that he was ready to take over Xi Jian's position, it would undoubtedly anger Xi Jian, cause a rift in the originally harmonious relationship between the two parties, and even make Xi Jian deliberately alienate Huainan.

However, although he did not explicitly mention it, Shen Zhezi was also strengthening his influence in Xuzhou, and the method he used was also in favor of Xijian. He took the initiative to help Xijian solve the hidden dangers in Xuzhou, and sent troops to help Xuzhou.With the help of the Huainan Army, in the next one to two years, Xi Jian is very likely to recover Qingzhou and Yanzhou to the south of the Yellow River during his term of office, and is even very likely to return to the hometown of Gaoping after leaving office.

As for Shen Zhezi himself, he didn't care much about who managed to recover Qingyan and Yanzhou. He was still very young, and he still had big goals such as the whole of Hebei and Guanzhong in the future, and there was no need to compete with the old man for a while.So for Xuzhou, he is a clear conspiracy, and he is gradually wedging his own strength and influence into Xuzhou on the premise of helping Xi Jian to build up his achievements.Naturally, this will not cause Xi Jian's resistance. After all, the goals pursued by the two parties are different, but the methods are the same.

While Huainan was transporting supplies to Xuchang, the army finally took substantial action.When Cao Na and Xu Mao of Wokou reported that Mi Tong, the leader of the Xuzhou army, had been killed, Yu Manzhi led [-] cavalry from Wokou to the east and arrived at Sikou.In the future, Yu Manzhi will also directly serve as a general under the governor's office in Xuzhou, which can be regarded as Shen Mu's second wedge into the interior of Xuzhou.

Then entered a peak period of sending troops in Huainan. Lu Yong led [-] troops from Rushui to garrison Xiangcheng. So far, more than [-] Huainan troops have gathered around Xuchang.Then Xie Yi and Shen Yun led [-] cavalry into Nanyang Wancheng, and joined forces with Qiao Wang Sima Wuji to march north slowly.At the same time, Lu Yong's [-] troops stationed in Luyang, west of Xiangcheng, echoed the Nanyang army advancing north, and blocked the southeast exit of Luoyang.

At this point, the strategy of the Huainan Army finally became clear, that is, to surround Luoyang in the west and to fight in the east.Of course, it will take some time for this strategic intention to expand to the four sides.And Shen Zhezi finally came out of Shouchun and went north to Xuchang along Yingshui.On the other hand, Runan Maobao divided his troops into two thousand troops, and under the command of Runan General Li Cang, he took over the defense of the western territory of Shouchun.

So far, the Huainan Army has mobilized more than 20 troops.Shouchun in Huainan and Linying near the Yingshui River continued to recruit soldiers as the two recruiting centers.Since the beginning of March, more than 11 manpower have been mobilized by the six counties under the Huainan Governor's Mansion.This data is still rising, and the first large-scale war in Xianhe in [-] has already started.

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"It's only a few hours away, just a few hours..."

Located in a high hill in the north of Xiangxian County, Pei County, Liu Zheng stood on the hill with a livid face, looking at the Huainan soldiers and horses who were gathering more and more tens of miles away, his eyes were already full of despair.

How could this be so?Mingming found out that there was no strong enemy in the north, so why did so many Huainan troops suddenly appear in Peijun?
The scope of this Gaogang is not too large, and it connects to the dilapidated city of Xiangxian County behind.In the early summer, the weeds grew violently and were as high as no one's knees. The trampled and bent weeds clearly outlined the marching trajectories of the rebels.

More than ten days ago, in Suyu, northeast of the hiding place of the rebellious army, internal strife broke out in the Xuzhou army, mainly because of the internal strife in the Mitong Office originally stationed in Suyu.Earlier, Mi Tong was ordered to go to Huainan, but when he arrived at Wokou, he was shot and killed by the Huainan army's random arrows, and he was beheaded and sent back to Xuzhou.At the same time, Mi Tong and his men's crimes of colluding with the rebel army to attack and kill the villagers were also fully exposed, causing an uproar in Xuzhou.

Although Mi Tong died, most of his followers remained in Suyu. There was a dispute among his sons. The eldest son, Mi Kong, advocated leading the people to surrender and then attacked the Nozah rebel army in order to avenge their crimes and meritorious deeds. Zhen Ju objected.The brothers couldn't agree, and a conflict broke out. Mi Kong died at the hands of the two brothers, while Mi Zhen was defeated and died when he led the crowd to face Li Hong. Only Mi Huai led more than [-] remnants into Daze.

This matter is naturally gratifying to Liu Zheng, he and Mi Tong had a rift and suspicion early on, let alone his life and death.In fact, when his nephew Liu Manzhan died of being a prime minister, he already suspected that Mi Tong had framed him, so when Mi Tong sent someone to Zeze to inform him that Li Hong from Pengcheng had come south and advised him to lead the crowd to the north immediately, He couldn't believe it at all, thinking that Mi Tong was still hurting him.

Although Nozawa didn't know much about the outside news, Liu Zheng was naturally aware of such a big shock.He didn't feel guilty for misunderstanding the rules, but he was delighted that this idiot raped himself and killed himself, and bought himself a golden opportunity with the lives of his people and his men.At the same time, most of the Xuzhou army also assembled downwards, and entered Daze from the east and south to encircle and suppress.

After accepting the remnants of Mi Tong, Liu Zheng made a decisive decision and ordered his troops to break through to the north.This is a retreat he has planned for several years. He will arrange a large number of people who fled into Nozawa in the southeast of Nozawa as a suspicious formation. As soon as several rebellious troops rushed out, they quickly broke through the blockade of the Xuzhou Army.

After the rebel army rushed out of Nozawa, it also experienced a period of chaos.There was a dispute among the military leaders who were all in the crowd about where to go next, so Liu Zheng didn't force himself to unify the hearts of the people, but just led thousands of people from his troops to the northwest.On the way, they encountered some troops from the Xuzhou army who had heard the news and pursued them. They never wanted to fight, but broke up and continued to flee. It was agreed that Xiang County, Pei County, would be the next assembly point.

Although now reduced to a remnant of the rebel army, Liu Zheng has also shown his power in Huaibei for a long time, so he is familiar with the mountain and water conditions, terrain and terrain of Huaibei. An escape route was determined.

He knew that the Xuzhou army and the Huainan army were bounded by Weishui. The Huainan army was mainly concentrated in Qiaojun, while the large Xuzhou army was concentrated in Pengcheng. There was a blank area in the middle. You can get in touch with the troops of Chen Guang's troops who are active near Chenliuyongqiu.But this route is too long, and the Suishui river is wide and strong, which is more conducive to the pursuit of the Xuzhou army.

However, Liu Zheng still made a false impression. As early as the year before last, he sent someone to contact Chen Guang, expressing his willingness to surrender to Chen Guang, hoping that Chen Guang would send troops to support him.When deciding to break out of the encirclement before, they continued to send people to write to Chen Guang, and after leaving Nozawa, they ran all the way to the northwest along Suishui.

But this is actually just a gesture, he hopes to lure Chen Guang's troops down, even if Chen Guang does not send troops, the false appearance he makes here will definitely make the Xuzhou army suspicious, and make the Xuzhou army dare not pursue too much.As long as the Xuzhou army hesitated a little, he would be able to flee to his real escape route, from Peijun to Dangshan, from Dangshan to the northeast for dozens of miles, he could rush into Peize, from Peize to continue under the cover of Noze Fleeing north for a few days, you can reach Juyeze.

After reaching Juyeze, he was completely safe.Because Juye Lake can be directly connected to the Yellow River from Jishui, and it is only two or three hundred miles away from Yecheng, which was guarded by Wei Wang Shikan, the people of Jie Kingdom can rush to help at any time.At that time, the Xuzhou army will definitely not dare to pursue it too much, and the entire Yanzhou will become his base for recuperation and growth!
The reason why this route was difficult before was that Pengcheng happened to be blocked within the distance he traveled north from Nozawa in Surabaya, and Peize was even closer to Pengcheng.Before he arrived at Juyeze, the defenders of Pengcheng might launch a fatal blow to him at any time.

But now that Li Hong had gone south, how could the turning point of the army be completed overnight.Liu Zheng, as an important general of Shikan, has been in Pengcheng for as long as Li Hong.As long as he can seize a little opportunity, he is confident that he can make full use of the limited terrain and leave Li Hong's pursuit far behind.

Being able to persist for several years under the siege of the Xuzhou army, Liu Zheng is naturally not mediocre.So the first half of the escape, as Liu Zheng expected, when he led the crowd into Peijun, it was obvious that the pursuers lagged behind.

In just a few hours, Liu Zheng's troops traveled across mountains and rivers, and the curve distance from the pursuers was nearly a hundred miles away.Moreover, because the rebellious army has very little military resources and weapons, it is more flexible to flee, and they choose more barren mountains and mountains. Although they will inevitably be scattered along the way, when they arrive in Xiangxian County, they still maintain a scale of more than [-] people.So it was a rare luxury for Liu Zheng. He stayed in the remnant city of Xiang County to rest for a few hours, and nearly a thousand people chased him during the process.

But when he sent someone to explore the road to Dangshan, he found more than a dozen ranger scouts.At that time, Liu Zheng fancied that it should only be a small group of troops wandering here, and it should not affect the subsequent escape.They maintained the lead all the way, and it was impossible for the Xuzhou Army to have such a large group of troops intercepting them right in front of them by such a coincidence.

However, the subsequent developments broke Liu Zheng's fantasy. Of course, he guessed correctly, the troops ahead were indeed not the Xuzhou Army but the Huainan Army.The part where he guessed wrong was that the Huainan army was not only here to intercept, but the scale was far beyond his imagination!
Seeing that the Huainan army under Gao Gang was still gathering, the first two thousand troops had already completed their formation, and there were still troops gathering in the follow-up.In addition to being full of bitterness, Liu Zheng is also full of indignation, the bullshit Wang Shi Yingwu, dealing with his mere chaotic army, actually exaggerated to the point that the two major armies joined forces to send troops!

(End of this chapter)