The sails slowly closed, but the speed of the boat did not slow down much.

The bitter northwest wind was like a knife cutting on his face, but Chao Xiangfang seemed to have not realized it, and his eyes were just patrolling among the withered reeds on the shore.

"Wulang, walk on the river bank." As if he had noticed something, Chao Xiangfang's eyes tightened and he said in a deep voice.

A voice came from behind, "Second brother, are you entering the car?"

The dark and strong young young man rowed lightly, and the boat began to approach the riverside, and a river bar hidden among the reeds slowly revealed.

This is not the area of ​​Juyeze. Baigou meets Heze here. To the southwest, you can pass through Heze, flow from Heze into Sishui, and reach Xuzhou.

The Chao family was the only one in Juyeze, but after entering Caozhou territory, although Heze was not unfamiliar, Chao Xiangfang did not dare to be careless. Today is different from the past. He is no longer a Juye water bandit. Now, as the leader of the navy under the Tianping Army, he naturally needs to be careful.

There are also many river slabs in Heze, especially in the area adjacent to Baigou. Due to the constant war in the Central Plains, there were many wealthy gentry and great businessmen who fled from Heluo to Jianghuai, most of whom were traveling by boat.

There are three roads, one is to take Baigou, Heze, Heshui, Sishui to Xuzhou, the other is to take Bian River through Mengzhuze, and then through Xiaoxian to Xuzhou.

Another thing is that you walk the most. You can go directly to the canal to Tongqiao and then north to Xuzhou, or go straight to the canal to enter the Huai River. You can go to any city along the Huai River.

"Slow down, just wait at the mouth of Hebanzi." Chao Xiangfang knew that today's matter was of great importance.

The boat slowly entered along the river and waited for a while until a kingfisher cries came. Chao Xiang made a gesture just now, and the boat got up again. After a few twists, you could see a pool of land, where a man had been waiting there.

"I've seen the second young master." The man on the beach bowed and bowed, and Chao Xiangfang quickly supported him, "No need to be too polite, Jiulang, thank you for your hard work."

"Brother Jiu, thank you for your hard work." Chao Xiangfeng, who jumped from the boat, also enthusiastically held the other party's shoulder.

"Five Young Masters." If Pang Yuan, the commander of the Tianxing Left Army of Daliang, would be stunned here, Yan Jiu, who was his confidant, was so familiar with the Chao family's siblings who had surrendered to Jiang Feng and became Jiang Feng's most active lackey in Yunzhou.

"Brother Jiu, what's the situation?" Chao Xiangfeng looked up and down Yan Jiu, "What's the matter with Pang Yuan?"

"Second Young Master, Fifth Young Master, I don't have much time. Now Pang Yuan is checking military affairs in Jiyin. I'm looking for excuses and I'm going back soon." A hint of nervousness flashed across Yan Jiudao's face. "The situation in Bianjing is said to be very nervous. The Privy Council wants to transfer Tianxing left army back to Bianzhou, but he is worried that Songzhou will be occupied by Caizhou and Huaiyou, so he is still arguing and has not made any decision yet."

The three states of Pu, Cao and Song, from the south bank of the river, from north to south, are the barriers to the east of Daliang. Now Puzhou is controlled by Shangyunxi, the remnants of Xuzhou, while Caozhou and Songzhou are controlled by Pang Yuan's unit of Tianxing left army in Daliang.

However, due to Luoyang's fall, the Jin army's offensive in the west was very fierce. In addition, Nanyang attacked Ruzhou and was competing for Xuzhou with Caizhou.

The Yuan army occupied the three counties of Wuyang, Linying and Fugou, while the Nanyang army captured Xiangcheng, Changshe (Xuzhou Prefecture), Yanling, Xuchang, Changge, and Yiyang, Luhun, Yique, Yingyang, Dengfeng, Chucheng, and Yangdi counties in Henan Prefecture, which in fact had crossed the tacit understanding that had been reached with the Shatuo people.

However, both sides seemed to have restrained themselves. Although the Shatu people were very angry at Nanyang's unruly and invaded the southern counties of Henan Prefecture, they were unwilling to have conflicts with Nanyang at this time and stopped at the Changshui, Fuchang, Shou'an and the Qian family. Nanyang was even more cunning and occupied the southern counties of Henan Prefecture, but ignored the Mi County, which was close to Daliang's Zhengzhou defense line, which also made Shatu people extremely angry.

Daliang is already a little stretched now, and he is happy to see this situation. He voluntarily withdrew from Xuzhou and Chenzhou and generously handed over the land of these states to Nanyang and Caizhou, hoping to create conflicts and frictions between these sides to see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of them.

"What is Pang Yuan's attitude?" This is also the key to Chao Xiangfang's risk to Jiyin this time. They need to understand the attitude of Pang Yuan, the commander of Tianxing Left Army.

Shang Yunxi had sent envoys to Xuzhou, hoping to take the Huaiyou line. He obviously realized that the tree in Daliang was about to fall. Then the attitude of Pang Yuan, the commander of Tianxing Left Army, who still controls more than 20,000 troops, was very important. The Tianxing Left Army stationed in Caozhou very few troops, with only two armies, and the main force was still in Songzhou.

But in this situation, it is no longer a question of more soldiers and fewer soldiers. Daliang still has more than 100,000 troops, but can they defeat the Shatuo people? In the eyes of many people, this is a question of whether the destiny or the king's aura is still on Daliang's side.

"Pang Yuan is very conflicted now. He wants to return to Bianjing, and then he feels that he should stay in Songzhou and preserve his strength. But he also knows that if Daliang is really defeated, he will be a drop in the bucket of 20,000 troops from the Left Army in Tianxing, which is useless, so he is also unable to make a decision." Yan Jiu thought for a while and said, "I guess he is also looking at the attitude of Bianjing now. If the Privy Council is tough, he may accept the order and return to Bianjing."

"Oh?" Chao Xiangfang's face changed slightly.

It is precisely because Pang Yuan's Tianxing Left Army was stationed in Songzhou that Caizhou has not yet launched an attack on Songzhou, but has only captured Chenzhou. There may be some reasons for being taboo about Huaiyou. However, Chao Xiangfang concluded that Caizhou would still launch an attack on Songzhou in the end, regardless of whether Pang Yuan's Tianxing Left Army would leave.

Of course, the Tianxing Left Army took a step later, which may make Caizhou take action a little later.

For Huaiyou, the situation is also very difficult now. Pinglu's side was initially decided. Although the county duke had divided five towns and the Tianping Army's armies were established, the main army only began to set off towards Yanyun after completing the formation. The Huaiyou line in Yanzhou and Xuzhou was actually very empty. It takes time to wait until the army coming from Pinglu slowly arrives.

"Has anyone from Caizhou contacted Pang Yuan?" Chao Xiangfang asked the key question.

"Yes!" Yan Jiu said in a deep voice: "And two groups of people have come, but Pang Yuan's attitude towards Caizhou has always been hostile, so neither group of envoys have given him a good look at Pang Yuan." Yan Jiu said.

Chao Xiangfang thought for a while, "Then have these envoys returned to Caizhou?"

"No, I've been staying in Songzhou." Yan Jiu's face changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, "Is the second young master worried that these messengers would contact the people under Pang Yuan?"

Chao Xiangfang nodded with a gloomy face, "Who is his subordinate who is not accompanying him when Pang Yuan comes to Jiyin this time? I mean those who should have accompanied him but have not."

Yan Jiu thought for a moment, "Xu Junluo said he was unwell and did not come. In addition, the deputy envoy He Xiong was also in the future."

"He Xiong is not reasonable. He Xiong left Songzhou and stayed as the deputy envoy. This is the reason. But Xu Junluo is discomfortable. Why is it not accompanying Pang Yuan? Is it really unwell? Or is there another reason?" Chao Xiangfang's face was gloomy and clear, "Jiulang, go back and find an excuse to urge Pang Yuan to return to Songzhou as soon as possible, and pay attention to Xu Junluo to see if there is any abnormality. If Caizhou really bribed Xu Junluo, then the problem will be troublesome."

Yan Jiu nodded, "Okay, I'll go back to Jiyin right away."

"Well, you act carefully and don't show your own actions." Chao Xiangfang took a deep breath, "I believe that your life will not need to be maintained for long."

Yan Jiu smiled and said, "Second Young Master, I'm used to it, but if the county magistrate fights to overthrone the Central Plains, Songzhou will probably have to be taken down. Compared with Songzhou, Caozhou has a much worse status."

"Well, this is not something you and I care about. The county magistrates have their own considerations. Sometimes it may not be a good thing to take down Songzhou." Chao Xiangfang shook his head, "We just need to do what we should do."

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Liu Yansi, the governor of Zibo Qing Army, had a deep gaze. As the horses moved, his body shook, but his eyes were always facing forward.

In fact, there was nothing in front of him at this moment, just a long dragon forward.

After being appointed as the governor of the Ziqing Army, Liu Yansi was still a little dazed. Jiang Feng just gave the five armies in his hands so openly, not only did he add five more armies to himself, but also made the Ziqing Army suddenly increase to ten armies.

Of course, he also found a deputy for himself. Hong Kui, the former deputy commander of the Wuning Cavalry, has now been renamed the deputy governor of the Ziqing Army. Hong Kui also brought two cavalry and three infantry troops to join the Ziqing Army.

The Ziqing Army now has three cavalry and seven infantry, with 25,000 troops, but according to the orders of the Shumitang, there will be four more armies that will quickly cross from the original Huaiyou Army and enrich it into fourteen armies. At that time, the Ziqing Army will have four cavalry and ten infantry, reaching 35,000 troops. When the replenishment is truly completed in the future, the Ziqing Army will replenish at least sixteen armies and 40,000 troops.

From the Qushan Mountain in Haizhou Prefecture to Xiaoxian County in Xuzhou, more than 500 miles, the old Zibo Qing army led by Liu Yansi joined forces with the five armies led by Hong Kui in Xiapi, and then rushed to Xuzhou.

Four armies transferred to the Ziqing Army in Lao Huai's Right Army were heading south, but Liu Yansi did not wait for the other side anymore. He and Hong Kui led ten armies to Xiaoxian and ordered the four armies to rest in Xuzhou and then join Xiaoxian.

Liu Yansi has been considering what role it can play before the Zibo Qing army was completely reorganized, which is bordering Songzhou. The 35,000 troops are not too much or too little.

In Xuzhou, Liu Yansi finally met the county magistrate who had already moved south from Qingzhou.
Chapter completed!