The bald-browed man's eyes narrowed, and his eyes became cold again, "Enjoy happiness? Isn't it still enjoying happiness now than those brothers who starve to death?"

The bald-browed man was so angry that he didn't know how to answer. Sun Dao didn't know why the boss suddenly turned his mind and could only remain silent.

"Adao, I know you are sympathetic to your old brothers, but I want to tell you that it is too early to talk about enjoying happiness now. You know, what is our purpose for this crossing to the Huai River south? You know very well that this battle is the battle of our flame army. In the past, we were all bandits in the Central Plains, Huaibei, Jianghuai, and all had a slap. But you should also understand that this kind of life will not last long. This time may be our last chance. If we cannot take this opportunity to gain a foothold in Wu, then the vassals who rely on aristocratic families will not give us any chance in the future. Therefore, this battle is our true battle of foothold and our life-threatening battle!"

The tone of the bald-browed man became even colder, "All of you must tell the brothers below that this battle is related to the survival of our Flame Army, whether all our brothers and their wives and children can live a stable life. Therefore, they not only have to fight for their lives in this battle, but also must absolutely obey orders. As before, Wu will be our place of residence! If anyone dares to violate our military rules, even my brothers, I will not show mercy!"

Although I had already heard the boss's remarks, the announcement with such a tough and affirmative attitude still scared the generals.

Old Qin Quan had already told the generals that Wu generals were the foothold of the Yan army. The prosperity of Wu could provide the survival possibility of hundreds of thousands of people in the Yan army, rather than being able to barely live like in Huaibei, or even limited to a period of time. The rich Wu region only needed a war to completely destroy the gentry who was unwilling to cooperate with the Yan army, and attribute their things to the children of the Yan army. Of course, they could also choose those merchant families who were willing to cooperate with the Yan army.

This is Qin Quan's idea.

Moreover, before this, Qin Quan had already begun to proceed step by step through various channels. What he was waiting for was the opportunity of the Yang and Xu dispute turning into war.

To complete this task, we will inevitably not destroy everything without choice as before. All things exposed to the Flame Army were looted or completely destroyed. For Qin Quan, he was increasingly aware of the unsustainability of this method. In Huaibei, he had already deeply felt it, so he attached so much importance to his actions after crossing the Huai River south.

For Qin Quan, this was a huge challenge, which meant that the Yan Army would change its original strategy and could no longer do whatever it wanted as before. Moreover, he could not rely on the old brothers under his command to complete this task. He needed a group of general affairs talents who were familiar with local government affairs and proficient in industrial and commercial economy to serve him, and this was the biggest shortcoming of the Yan Army.

This is probably the difference between conquering the world and seizing the world. Qin Quan had no choice. He knew very well that the Yan army was unable to continue like this. The battle in Huaibei was already the limit of the Yan army.

Fortunately, it was the Shi family who was strong outside and had the opportunity. If they were replaced by others, such as Caizhou or Heshuo, they would either be tough enough to drag down the Flame Army, or you would defeat them but not get what they wanted.

Now Huaibei has been almost poisoned. After crossing Huai, it is time for the Flame Army to transform.

Ruyin Shili Fort Pier.

"Brother Zan, how are you in good health after separation for many years?" As soon as she stepped onto the dock, Meikuang walked quickly.

Although he has surpassed Liang Zan in terms of martial arts, he and Liang Zan have had many years of friendship. Before Shouzhou joined Huaibei, the Mei family had always been friendly with Huaibei. Huaibei was also the backer of Mei family in Shouzhou. However, time has changed. Now Huaibei has declined, and Shouzhou has long joined Huaiyou. The Umeda family has followed Jiang Feng closely. This meeting can evoke endless memories of the past.

After joining Huaiyou, the Mei family consciously and cautiously cut off contact with Huaibei. Even if Jiang Feng is generous, the Mei family still has a proper position in such taboos. Unless Jiang Feng intends to make arrangements, the Mei family will never take the initiative to contact Huaibei. If Huaibei takes the initiative to contact Mei family, the Mei family will also report to Jiang Feng.

Later, under Mei Kuang's suggestion, the Mei family also took the initiative to provide Wuwentang with some connections and relationships between Mei family in Huaibei. It was not that Mei family was unwilling to place bets on both ends, but that the current situation was becoming more and more obvious. It was already a matter of time before Huaibei declined or even collapsed. Even though the Shi family changed their course and was poisoned by an ant thief, Huaibei would have to recite Amitabha Buddha if he could survive.

In this case, it is important to show your attitude.

Of course, loyalty to Huaiyou and maintaining certain ties with Huaibei is not contradictory. For example, when I came to Ruyin this time, Jiang Feng handed over the open coordination to Meikuang, who was kind to Liang Zan, while Wang Miao assisted Meikuang to bring Heshuo Army to Yingzhou and transported the Heshuo Army's family back to Shouzhou.

"Ziyu, do you think my current situation is good? Huaibei is like a candle in the wind, and the light is gone. How can I finish my eggs in the vast nest? I can't sleep at night and I don't want to eat, how can I get better?" In front of Meikuang, Liang Zan did not hide his current situation.

"Zanzhi, why is this? The Xuzhou army will arrive soon. Although the Caizhou army is strong, the influence of the army is not weak. With the support of Huaiyou, the Caizhou army will definitely be unable to come or go!" Mei Kuang smiled.

"Ziyu, your Huaiyou Army is really willing to help us Huaibei win this battle?" Liang Zan's eyes were strange and looked at Mei Kuang, almost piercing into Mei Kuang's heart, saying word by word.

"Zanzhi, do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Mei Kuang knew Liang Zan very well. This person was very suspicious, but he was also a little worried. To break his inner doubts, he had to talk about his heart.

Liang Zan's eyes shone brightly, his steps slowed down, and he snorted heavily, and his breathing became much heavier for a while. After a while, he said, "How do you say lies, and how do you say the truth?"

"Haha, Zanzhi, after all these years, why haven't you developed a demeanor that does not change color?" Mei Kuang Youran said: "In my opinion, lies and truth are actually not much different. It's just your own understanding."

"Oh? How do you say this?" Liang Zan was quite surprised, but his tone was unconsciously looking forward.

"Then let me tell you in detail, but I haven't tasted the good wine of Ruyin anymore. Is it because Zan is stingy to treat me?" Mei Kuang said with a smile.

"Haha, Ziyu is bullying others, isn't someone like this? But I'm just exhausted during this period. I really want to hear good news a moment ago, which will make me feel relieved." Liang Zan smiled bitterly.

"Well, let me say it, Zan's aunt listened to it." Mei Kuang no longer said nonsense: "The lies are that Huaiyou will form a brotherly alliance with Huaibei, and will never leave you. He vows to survive and die with Huaibei and resolutely fight back against the invasion of Caizhou's enemies!"

"What about the truth?" Liang Zan's face was gloomy and she said in a deep voice.

"The truth is that Huaiyou will not sit idly by and watch the Caizhou army invade Yingzhou. The three surnames of Caizhou army have slaves. The tiger, wolf, and owl and owl are clearly visible. Huaiyou naturally wants to help Huaibei defend against the enemy, but the strong guest does not suppress the master. Huaiyou is only assisting the party and willing to provide necessary support, but mainly relying on Huaibei to influence the army itself. This is also the main reason why Huaiyou took great pains to promote the Xuzhou army to aid. Of course, our Huaiyou Army, including the navy led by oneself and the Heshuo Army heading south, will also do its best to defend Yingzhou." Mei Kuang finished speaking in one breath.

Liang Zan understood, but it was not difficult to guess, but he still wanted to get Mei Kuang's personal guarantee.

He knew that people like Mei Kuang would either not say anything about their gentlemanly demeanor. If they said it, it would be the fact.

"Ziyu, I understand." Liang Zan nodded and sighed, "It's just that Caizhou army came out with all its strength in this battle. I was worried that even if there was a source of Xuzhou army, I was afraid that the fight would be very difficult."

Meikuang was difficult to answer this question for a while.

There were tens of thousands of troops in Caizhou. Even if the battle on Jiepai River bank defeated the opponent's spirit, it should be said that it did not hurt the Caizhou army's muscles and bones. If the two armies attacked Ruyin together, can they defend the current situation in Ruyin?

The reinforcements in Xuzhou were about to arrive, but Mei Kuang was still worried about the real strength of the reinforcements in Xuzhou. Faced with the raging ants, tens of thousands of Xuzhou troops were in short supply. Even those fools from the Shi family deliberately preserved their strength to deal with the pressure on the northern beam, it would not be possible to make such a bad thing.

You should know that Huaibei was still a giant who was just as good as Daliang, Dajin and Wu, and even the powerful vassals such as Heshuo Town and Nanyang were inferior. Now, not only were they messed up by a group of ant thieves, but they were also hit by Caizhou, who had once relied on their own. It was really regrettable.

"Zanzhi doesn't need to worry too much. The Caizhou army suffered a lot of losses in the battle on Jiepai River. Ruyin City is not bad. You are a local defense battle. As long as you deal with it properly, Caizhou will be difficult to please." Mei Kuang could only comfort him like this.

In fact, he was still a little doubtful about this battle, but Huaiyou's main energy was all focused on Wu. His attitude towards Yingzhou was to provide help within his ability, but it was impossible to bet too much. This was not Huaiyou's main battlefield. If Caizhou and Huaibei could reach a stalemate in Yingzhou, it would be the best.
Chapter completed!