Liu Zhigan touched the back of his head and didn't say anything. He was brave and it was okay to be a pioneer in war, but it would be too embarrassing to him if he had any strategy.

Mei Yingyuan saw everyone looking at him and was silent for a moment: "No matter how many people are sent, they may not be of much use. When transporting grain, they are drawn into a long queue. The enemy cavalry only choose to attack one point, whistle and leave quickly. Unless the grain transporters gather together and do not leave, it will be difficult to stop them. General, I think it is better to send cavalry escort the grain team! At least the assembly speed is much faster than that of the infantry."

Liu Zeqing frowned and said, "Let the cavalry transport grain?" At this point, Liu Zeqing was really hard to describe. Zhou Xian sent cavalrymen to steal into Jinan Prefecture, and Liu Zeqing also faced each other and sent three thousand cavalrymen deep into Qingzhou, hoping to cause some trouble for Zhou Xian. However, these three thousand cavalrymen met the three thousand cavalry led by Wu Zhiying in the middle of the journey, and they fought face to face directly. In just half an hour, 30% died. The rest depended on the wrong situation and fled to death. They were chased by the official army all the way, and less than a thousand cavalrymen finally escaped.

Since then, Liu Zeqing no longer dared to send cavalry to Qingzhou. For his reliance, the cavalry was even more unwilling to throw the few cavalry under him into chores such as transporting grain. "General Mei, our army has not many cavalry here, and it may not be able to fight the official army. I think it is better not to separate them from the army."

Mei Yingyuan could not understand Liu Zeqing's worries, and he continued: "General, we have many cavalrymen under our command! They are just scattered everywhere. There are three thousand cavalry on the front line of Changshan, and thousands of cavalry are also stationed in Zhangqiu. There are about four thousand cavalry left in Jinan, and there are nearly three thousand cavalry in General Li of Tai'an. If all these cavalry are gathered together, there will be more than ten thousand cavalry! No matter how strong Wu Zhiying's cavalry is, there are only three thousand people. We will never be defeated with three times the strength of the troops!"

Liu Zeqing looked shocked, "Do you mean to bring all the horsemen together?"

Mei Yingyuan nodded, "General, the threat to us by these three thousand cavalrymen in the government army is much greater than the main force of the frontal government army. If you want to win, you must first defeat them. We can gather all the cavalry secretly, then transport a batch of food and grass to attract Wu Zhiying to attack, and then take advantage of the situation to wipe out them all."

Liu Zeqing was silent for a while, but in the end he was still unsure of his mind. "Let me think about it again!"

Mei Yingyuan knew that Liu Zeqing's subordinates were complicated and they fought for power. Many generals regarded their soldiers as their own private soldiers. For example, Li Huajing, who had nearly 3,000 cavalry under his command. In normal times, Liu Zeqing could move, but during wartime, many people considered personal interests. Even if Liu Zeqing ordered, Li Huajing might not fully comply. He continued: "General, if you cannot wipe out this official cavalry, the best way is to withdraw the army to Zhangqiu. There is a back-to-back, easy defense and difficult attack. The most important thing is not far from Jinan, so you don't have to worry about food and grass. As long as we are in Changshan, we will inevitably be harassing and invading the other cavalry. And now the other party seems to know the grain transport channel of our army, and they are all the weakest places in our army. Judging from the current situation, even if we take Changshan, we may suffer heavy losses."

Since the confrontation between Changshan, Liu Zeqing has been very frustrated. He personally led an army of 50,000, and faced the less than 10,000 government troops, but he could not open up the situation. Instead, the government troops relied on the temporary fortresses to resist layer by layer, and relied on the advantage of artillery to continuously kill and injure their own troops. In just over ten days, nearly 8,000 people were killed or injured, but only broke through several small fortresses at the forefront of the official army.

The whole army was depressed and had no desire to fight.

Liu Zeqing himself gradually began to understand why Zheng Longfang was defeated so quickly. The combat power of this Ming army, not to mention the newly recruited soldiers under his command, even the elite soldiers under his command, was probably not comparable to that of his direct troops. He also tended to withdraw his troops in his heart, but he relied on his tens of thousands of troops to defeat most of Shandong. He withdrew his troops without any blood. His prestige was damaged little, and what might happen next was what scared him the most. Most of the officials from all over Shandong were forced to surrender due to the situation. Once they knew that Liu Zeqing could not even win a small victory, they would probably directly rebel.

Mei Yingyuan considered a simple military issue. Liu Zeqing's official position was much higher than him. He was used to the successive battles of senior officials in the court. He considered more political issues. But the situation was like this, and he had to put the retreat on the agenda. He was silent for a while and said, "The retreat is to withdraw, but not now. The main force of our army has not been damaged, and Zhou Xian's troops are weak, so it will be unfavorable for anyone to continue fighting. I am going to send Sun Zhixi to Zhou Xian to see if I can negotiate peace with him?"

Mei Yingyuan looked surprised and said, "Ask peace?"

Liu Zeqing nodded, "As long as he no longer launches an attack, we can give up Qingzhou or even Tai'an to him."

Mei Yingyuan said with confusion: "General, whether this attack or not is probably not something Zhou Xian can decide!"

Liu Zeqing smiled and said, "General Mei, you don't know now! Raising enemies is the most important thing. Do you think that after Zhou Xian took Shandong, his Shandong Governor will be able to be his governor. What benefits will he do to defeat me? If he is smart enough, he will reconcile with our army after taking Qingzhou. Although in order to avoid the court's pursuit of crimes, he still has to continue fighting on the surface, but in fact it is that way. This time we give him enough face, and I believe he will agree."

Mei Yingyuan didn't expect that there would be such an operation. He was stunned for a while before saying, "It's still the great general who is smart."

Liu Zeqing looked proud, "By the way, the soldiers should not know about the robbery of our army's food and grass. General Mei, go and pass the order and say that the food and grass have arrived. Today, the entire army will have extra meals. Whoever dares to spread this matter? I will directly take your life."

After the generals left, Liu Zhigan turned to Liu Zeqing and said, "Uncle, do we really want to have a peace talk with Zhou Xian?"

Liu Zeqing sneered: "Of course you have to have a peace talk, otherwise how can you kill Zhou Xian? At a young age, you become arrogant and become arrogant. I really thought I was afraid of him. I sent my confidants back to Jinan and asked your second brother to choose some treasures to Tianjin and give them to Luo Yangxing. Tell him that Zhou Xian was discussing peace with our army."

Liu Zhichang changed his face and said, "Isn't it just given? Isn't it? What's the matter with Luo Yangxing? Is it worthy of your uncle?"
Chapter completed!