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Chapter 74 Hungry Tiger

"Zhu Mao would definitely not agree easily. He has been in Yanzhou for many years. Even if Hong Kui and Lang Kun are not included in the north, the situation of the six central counties and the three southern counties is also very bad, but it is much better than Yunzhou and Yizhou. So, first, we need to point out the intentions of the Daliang monk Yunxi to let him understand that he can't stay in Yanzhou anymore. Second, we have to give him enough thoughts. We can provide him with sufficient food, grass and even other military resources to support him in the fight back to Jeju."

Zheng Hong had already thought about this issue carefully before he dared to show off in front of Jiang Feng.

"Jeju is Zhu Mao's hometown, and he has always wanted to fight back, but he does not have the ability to take the lead alone. However, Jeju is isolated from the northeast and public security has always been unstable. This is definitely related to Zhu Mao's fault in it."

"This is not enough." Although Jiang Feng was also a little moved, he quickly shook his head: "Zhu Mao is not stupid. He should understand that if he fights back to Jeju, even if he succeeds for a while, Daliang will soon fight back, and even Shang Yunxi will pounce on him. Even if we help him behind his back, it won't work."

"The Jin army in Hedong will not sit and watch, so Zhu Mao will definitely contact Hedong." Zhang Ting continued, "Just need Hedong to support him on the front line of Puzhou and Huazhou, Daliang will be unable to deal with Zhu Mao."

"The Juyeze Shui bandits are now extremely powerful and have already set up a line with the river water bandits. Once Jeju falls into Zhu Mao's hands, if Daliang wants to march into Jeju, he will have to pass the territory of the Juyeze Shui bandits in Yunzhou. Shouzhang and Xuchang are all controlled by the Juyeze Shui bandits. If they can instigate the Juyeze Shui bandits to cause trouble for the Liang army's logistics and supplies, Daliang may not be able to easily retake Jeju." Zheng Hong's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Even if Daliang passes by, I'm afraid the Juyeze bandits will be worried about falsely attacking Guo."

Jiang Feng stood up and thought silently. Zheng Hong's opinions were very operational, but it was not easy to do it, especially to understand Zhu Mao's ideas, and at the same time, he had to persuade Zhu Mao to follow this direction. In addition, Huaiyou should not be too explicit, otherwise it would be a troublesome to be targeted by Daliang.

Of course, if the Hedong Dajin really wanted to take this opportunity to fight against Daliang, it would be the best. At that time, Daliang would not have so much energy to manage the corner of the northeast.

"There is another advantage to let Zhu Mao go to Jeju. It may be some attraction to Zhu Mao, that is, Ji and Qi are always in one. If he can stand firm in Jeju, then Qizhou is also expected. The Taining Army was originally an ally of the Pinglu Army, but when Daliang attacked Jeju, the Pinglu Army refused to send troops to support him on the grounds that it was outnumbered. This also made Zhu Mao hate Pinglu to the core. However, for so many years, Pinglu has been obedient and has never given Zhu Mao a chance."

After hearing what Zheng Hong said, Jiang Feng's heart moved a little again. Zheng Hong was so prepared that he must have some ideas. It would be better to give him such an opportunity to go to Yanzhou.

"Xianhan, I intend to ask you to go to Yanzhou and meet Zhu Mao, what do you think?" Jiang Feng glanced at Zheng Hong and said calmly.

"If you dare not obey your orders, you will definitely not let your expectations down." Zheng Hong stood up and bowed.

"Okay, then I will tell Qiming here, you should prepare, and leave as soon as possible without further ado. You will walk with Qiming's people, first go to Luqiao, and then you will go to Xiaqiu." Jiang Feng reminded again: "Everything is based on ensuring your safety. If Zhu Mao does not allow it, there is no need to anger him. I have other methods."

Jiang Feng's concern moved Zheng Hong a little.

The Zheng family is now quite popular with Jiang Feng, and even the Umeda family are a little envious of this. In addition to himself, his eldest brother Zheng Ju has gradually participated in government affairs, and Zheng Jian has become a highly valued general in the Huai Right Army.

Although these are related to the Zheng clan's full support for Jiang Feng, the Umeda family has turned around now, and to be honest, the Umeda family's talent reserves are thicker than those of the Zheng family.

When Jiang Feng had already gained a foothold in Shouzhou and even the gentry of Luhao began to rely on him, the role of the Zheng clan on Jiang Feng was fading, but Jiang Feng had already trusted the Zheng clan, which made Zheng Hong feel aspiration to repay the king with his own self.

This time, he has been carefully planning for the Yanzhou affairs for a long time. Even if Jiang Feng doesn't ask him to discuss it, he will find opportunities to make suggestions, just to use his talents to prove his loyalty to Jiang Feng and the Zheng clan.

Just as Jiang Feng and Zheng Hong discussed the specific details of going to Xiaqiu to meet Zhu Mao’s lobbying, Hou Chen had already embarked on the road to Qianfeng.

Lang Kun didn't spend much effort to persuade him. With a letter from Yu Mingzhen and a colleague of Yu Mingzhen's general Yuanzhen, everything went very smoothly.

Lang Kun readily accepted Huaiyou's recruitment and was preparing to change the flag at the right time, but asked Huaiyou to provide a batch of money as soon as possible. He couldn't hold on here and there were a large number of soldiers who fled. If there was no supply, there would probably be less than a thousand people left in one army.

Of course, Hou Chen made a promise to this.

In fact, I also discussed with Yu Mingzhen before coming, and first raised some of the grain from Xintai to transport it to Laiwu, and then the grain from Xintai was supplied from Linyi, and the grain from Linyi was transported from Xia Pi to Yishui.

Yu Mingzhen's old nest, Xia Pi, still has some grain reserves. Although it is not much, it is still more than enough for emergency response. Then, the grain from Huainan will be continuously departed from Shouzhou and Haozhou to north and transported to Xuzhou and Xia Pi.

The grain transported to Xuzhou is mainly to meet the local Xuzhou and may provide support to Yanzhou in the future. The transfer to Xia Pi is naturally to meet the needs of Sizhou and Yizhou.

In Hou Chen's opinion, since the matter has been unfolded and Yu Mingzhen has joined Huaiyou, Yizhou naturally belongs to Huaiyou. It is also urgent to solve the problem of food demand in Yizhou, which is already on the verge of collapse, as soon as possible.

After arriving in Linyi and having an agreement with Yu Mingzhen, he immediately sent someone to send a letter to Shouzhou, demanding that Shouzhou urgently allocate grain to the north.

He believed that Chen Wei and Cui Shang should also understand the truth here, and he would arrange this matter without saying much.

From Laiwu County to Qianfeng (now south of Tai'an), there are almost all mountain roads. This mountainous area is a typical mountainous area in Luzhong. The people are brave. Because there are very few plains and not much grain production, it has always been a place for the producers.

Before leaving, Lang Kun also specifically reminded him to be careful and safe, because due to the sharp deterioration of the situation in Yanzhou, even Lang Kun and Hong Kui themselves could not control the situation in Yanbei.

The situation on Hong Kui's side is worse than that on Lang Kun's side. At least Lang Kun can get some help from Yu Mingzhen. If he is too impatient, he pretends to be a bandit and goes north to attack Zibo's Grass Valley, but Hong Kui can't do it.

First, Qianfeng is indeed too poor, second, Qianfeng is around Hong Kui's hometown, Hong Kui and his subordinates are really embarrassed to attack the elders of their hometown. Third, Zhu Mao's surveillance is very strict.

Hong Kui and his men either had to travel across Mount Tai to Qizhou to build grass valley, but that was too expensive, or they would go out of Jeju to Jeju to ask for food.

However, Hong Kui and Zhu Mao have always been reluctant to deal with each other and are considering their own way out. They are unwilling to attack Jeju and have evil relations with Daliang, breaking the only way they seem to be able to work in the future, so they are living a difficult life than ever.

Qianfeng County in midsummer is more dilapidated than before. A team of soldiers are cleaning up the bodies on the roadside. These are all starvation deaths due to hunger or disease.

In this season, once there is hunger, it needs to be dealt with immediately, either buried deep or burned, otherwise it is very easy to cause plague. Old people who have experienced more know this truth.

The man with his hair combed into a Taoist bun stepped on the stone lion next to the door with one foot, which was broken so that only a pedestal was left. He looked at the soldiers carrying the bodies away with a gloomy face, and couldn't help but sigh.

A man who looked like a farmer came out of the door. He saw a man with a trance of Taoist priests. He hesitated for a moment before whispering: "Boss, I'm afraid that grain can only last for three days. If we don't leave, we may not even be able to leave Qianfeng."

He glanced at the man standing behind him, and the man with Taoist priest bun didn't say anything for a moment.

The farmer said again: "We can't afford to drag it down. If we drag it down, the soldiers will have to find a way out. It's still time to walk now."

Within three days, you can march from Qianfeng to Pingyin. The information shows that there is only one battalion in Jiyin. Because the Shatu people in Xiangzhou and Weizhou north of the river are frequently active, the Jeju garrison has already pressed to the Puzhou line, and there are only three garrisons in the entire Jeju garrison. In addition, the Juyeze water bandits are also rampant, so these three garrisons are also concentrated in Yanggu and Dong'ahe Prefecture Zhilu County. For example, there is only one battalion of troops stationed in Hepingyin, Changqing.

Gu Conghu never expected to seize Jeju. His idea was to defeat Pingyin and grab enough food from Pingyin, and then talk about it.

They don’t have such long-term plans. First of all, they want to fill their stomachs with these two thousand soldiers. Even if the Daliang army comes, they can accept the recruitment. When there are no soldiers, even if you want to accept the recruitment, Daliang will not pay attention to you. The reality is so cruel.

But the boss was still hesitating, and Gu Conghu also understood the boss's difficulties. He really wanted to tear his face apart with Daliang. What if Daliang was unwilling to attract peace? What if he really wanted to suppress or even kill his own thorn head that challenged Daliang?

The problem is, are there any other solutions to think about now?

Going north to cross Mount Tai, if you still have half a month of food, you can cross Mount Tai and go to Qizhou to get a handful. But now I guess when you cross Mount Tai, most of the soldiers will have to escape.

Going west, it was Yunzhou controlled by Juyeze Water Bandits. Even Zhu Mao had no choice but to give up Yunzhou directly. Gu Conghu didn't think that his two thousand soldiers could get the best place in Juyeze Water Bandits, not to mention that the food of Juyeze Water Bandits was hidden in the vast lake of Juyeze, and defeated the water bandits. The water bandits drilled into the endless reed marsh of Juyeze. What could you do?
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