Linzi County, Beihai County, that morning, a team of cavalry rushed from the west official road and gradually slowed down in front of the Zibo River. Pei Renji looked at the wild peas that grew very lush on both sides of the Zibo River with a serious look. The tender green vines could not be seen at first sight, like a green carpet spread on both sides of the riverbed. △↗,.

"Master, this is the wild peas widely planted by General Zhang and the others." A soldier whispered to Pei Renji.

Pei Renji did not say anything, so he turned over and got off the horse and picked a tender grass, put it in his hand to look carefully. Although Wei Yunqi explained to him during a large-scale planting at the beginning of the year that the main purpose of planting wild peas is to deal with famine, because wild peas can be stored for a long time after being dried without fear of mold and rotten, Pei Renji was just skeptical.

Now that he saw the endless green grass with his own eyes, he began to realize that Zhang Xuan's real purpose in planting wild peas was probably to raise horses, and Zhang Xuan wanted to build a powerful cavalry.

Bae In-ki has long realized that Jang Hyun has ambitions, but because of Jang Hyun and the Bae family, he has been silent. Now the cultivation of wild pea has confirmed Jang Hyun's ambitions from one aspect.

At this time, a team of dozens of cavalry rushed from a distance, with yellow dust rolling and quickly rushed to the other side of Zishui Bridge. The leader was Zhang Xuan. As soon as he came back from Gaomi County, he heard that Pei Renji had arrived in Beihai County and came to greet him.

"The humble special person is here to welcome the commander!"

Zhang Xuan turned over and dismounted, walked closer and bowed to him.

Pei Renji nodded and smiled, "General Zhang has worked hard all the way."

This time, Pei Renji came to Zhang Xuan in person, mainly to discuss some details of sending troops to Langya County. Although Zhang Xuan agreed to cooperate with him to eliminate Sun Xuanya, it was just a statement. He also cooperated with sending 500 troops, and still cooperated with 10,000 troops. If the details were not implemented, how could Pei Renji feel at ease to send troops to Langya County?

The two of them turned over the horses. Pei Renji looked at the wild peas on both sides of the riverbed and smiled: "General Zhang has planted so many wild peas, how many war horses do he have to raise?"

Pei In-ki is a test of puns. However, Zhang Xuan denied raising horses and smiled and said, " Raising war horses is the court's business, it has nothing to do with us. I just raise mules to raise sheep, sheep, cattle and mules. In addition, I have to store a batch of disaster relief food, and wild peas are also called to save wild beans!"

Pei Renji smiled, "General Zhang said yes, it seems that I am thinking too much."

He now asks Zhang Xuan for help, and he can only turn a blind eye to many things.

The two urged the horse to walk slowly. Soon after, they arrived in Linzi County. The chief Wei Yunqi had already arrived in Linzi County and welcomed Pei Renji into the county government.

"I came to Beihai County this time to discuss some details about sending troops to Langya County with General Zhang. I believe General Zhang has received my letter." Pei Renji took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Wei Yunqi quickly ordered someone to put out a sand table map of Shandong region. Pei Renji's eyes lit up and he praised: "This is a good thing!"

"This is General Zhang's suggestion, and it took us more than half a year to complete it."

Zhang Xuan added, laughing beside him, "There are still some details to be completed. After the final preparation, I will also send one to the Grand Marshal!"

"We've decided. Don't let me do it!"

"How could a humble official do what the commander is perfunctory?"

Pei Renji looked at the sand table made of soil carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more he became more jealous. He needed such a realistic map, and he wanted to take the sand table away.

Zhang Xuan picked up the wooden pole and pointed at Linju County, the southernmost point of Beihai County: "At present, Yuchi Gong led 2,000 troops to station here. He can go south to attack Yishui County at any time, and Gaomi County can also send troops."

Zhang Xuan's eyes fell on Gaomi County again, and he pointed at Zhucheng County with a wooden pole. "I just came back from Zhucheng County. Luo Shixin is ready to lead a thousand troops to surround Ju County at any time. In this way, I can guarantee to take down the two counties in the northeast of Langya County."

Zhang Xuan means that he is responsible for Yishui County and Ju County in the northeast, while Pei Renji is responsible for Dong'an County and Xintai County in the northwest.

This plan itself is not a problem. Although Dong'an County is closer to Beihai County, its strategic position is very important. He does not want to leave Dong'an County to Zhang Xuan, which is more suitable for Qi County Flying Eagle Army to seize it. Pei Renji has no objection to this. He cares more about how many troops Zhang Xuan actually sent. Could it be that he only sent three thousand troops?

"How many troops will General Zhang send to jointly fight?"

Bae In-ki asked very directly. Although Jang Hyun was Bae In-ki's nominal subordinate, Jang Hyun was independent and the army was independent. Bae In-ki could only ask Jang Hyun to send troops in cooperation. If Jang Hyun refused to send troops, Bae In-ki would have no choice but to do anything to him.

Zhang Xuan did not answer openly, but asked with a smile: "This time Wang Shichong was preparing to attack Gao Shida of Pingyuan County. The court gave him 200,000 stones of grain. I wonder how much grain the court would give when we attack Sun Xuanya?"

When Zhang Xutuo fought south and north, the court did not give him a single grain of food, which made Zhang Xutuo very passive. The main reason was that he had a bad relationship with the court, but Pei Renji was different. Zhang Xuan believed that he would never get nothing.

Seeing that Pei Renji was a little difficult to speak, he smiled and said, "The emperor is not a hungry soldier! If we want us to attack Langya County, we have to let our brothers eat enough, what does Pei Shuai think?"

Pei Renji understood what Zhang Xuan meant. Zhang Xuan was asking himself for food. He smiled bitterly and said, "The court promised me that he would give us 200,000 stones of grain within half a year, which would be the same as Wang Shichong, but there were not enough ships in Liyangcang, so he could only give 50,000 stones first in the near future. I will allocate 20,000 stones of it to Beihai County."

Only 20,000 shi, Zhang Xuan wanted at least 50,000 shi of grain, but he knew that Pei Renji could not bring that much for the time being, so he smiled and said, "I have to fight in the future. Of course, I can take the food slowly. I hope Pei Shuai can finally give Beihai County 50,000 shi of grain."

"This is no problem!"

Pei Renji agreed happily, "Give 20,000 shi first. After the subsequent food arrives, I will allocate 30,000 shi to Beihai County, and I will never break my promise!"

Zhang Xuan and Wei Yunqi looked at each other. With Pei Renji's promise, they could also give in. Zhang Xuan pondered: "To be honest with the general, our regular army currently has 6,000 people, and there are 4,000 militias. I am worried that Beihai County and Gaomi County will be attacked by Gao Shida, so we must leave some military defense. Secondly, Gaomi County also has defensive forces. In this way, I can send 6,000 troops to assist the general in suppressing bandits."

Pei In-ki also knew that this was the greatest sincerity that Zhang Xuan could show. He nodded, "Then let's decide at first sight. General Zhang sent out 6,000 troops to go south. I will send someone to inform the general in advance of the specific date of the dispatch."

Zhang Xuan also smiled and nodded, "One word is certain!"

Since Pei Renji received Zhang Xuan's promise, he did not continue to go deeper into Beihai County. After lunch in Linzi County, Pei Renji returned to Qi County.

"Sir, do you really need to send troops?" Zhang Xuan asked Wei Yunqi on the way back to Yidu County.

Wei Yunqi understood Zhang Xuan's thoughts. Zhang Xuan hoped to retain a riot bandit in Shandong. Once Qingzhou and Xuzhou were connected, the court would strongly control the area. At that time, their survival pressure would increase, and every move would be stared at, and even their territory would be stolen by Yuwen Shu and others.

This is the issue of weighing the pros and cons. It is impossible for anything to have only the pros and cons but not the disadvantages. The key is that the advantage outweighs the disadvantages, which is a feasible solution.

"The general also wants to take down Langya County. At least we have no worries. The general's eyes can look north. With Wang Shichong's own strength, it may be difficult to confront Dou Jiande and Gao Shida at the same time. The general wiped out Zhang Jin in Qinghe County. With this point, no one can replace the general. So I think sending troops south should be more beneficial than disadvantages for us."

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Sir, right. Maybe I thought too much about the disadvantages, but instead ignored its favorable side. Since that's the case, we are going to start preparing for the war."

"Don't hurry!"

Wei Yunqi smiled mysteriously, "I took the general to see a place, and I haven't had time. This time I came to Linzi County, so we went to the Yellow River to take a look."

"What are you going to see?"

"Just go with me, it won't be too far away from here!"

Everyone turned their horses and rushed north along a path

The northernmost part of Beihai County is a mountain hill that stretches hundreds of miles east-west. It has a sparse population and only has some sporadic villages. Wheat is planted in the mountain valleys. At the same time, there are many wild animals in this area, which also feeds many hunters.

Crossing this narrow hilly mountain area, you can enter the Yellow River area. Both sides of the Yellow River are about dozens of miles wide. Because the Yellow River often overflows, the two sides of the Yellow River are deserted and crowded. Only after the Yellow River freezes in winter will merchants cross the ice surface of the Yellow River and head to Pingyuan County and Bohai County on the other side.

As the Yellow River gradually stabilized, the last dam was flooded twenty years ago. The banks of the Yellow River were already covered with shrubs and grasslands, and lush forests, but this area is still deserted and there is no family.

It was precisely because of the difficulty of traveling in this area that Zhang Jin said that the sneak attack army did not go here, but crossed the Yellow River from Qi County, which was relatively easy to walk on, and then followed the hills to the north into Beihai County.

Although Wei Yunqi said that this place was not too far, they walked for a day and a night because of the difficulty of traveling, and did not arrive by the Yellow River until the next morning.
Chapter completed!