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Chapter 258 Red Coat

Haicang Town.

Seeing that Chucai's expression was a bit weird, and Xu Yu was sweating profusely, Guo Ning got up to meet him, and asked with a smile, "What happened?"

"Li Quan rebelled."

"What?" Guo Ning was a little stunned for a moment: "Didn't the messenger go out first? This person acted so decisively?"

Xu Yu shook his head again and again: "According to the spies' reports, Li Quan sent envoys to deal with us, but his family went to Wanyan Sala and knelt down to beg for mercy, and brought a generous gift. In the end, I don't know where he is. Yan Sala was surrounded and killed by soldiers in Linzi City. He fought his way out of the blood with his superb skills, and then hid in the manure pile of stables in the city for two days. Finally, he found a chance to escape. As soon as he arrived in Weizhou, he immediately Xingbing."

"What's the situation in Weizhou at the moment?"

Xu Yu took out the military newspaper from his bosom: "Yesterday Li Quanlian went to Beihai and Changle, and slaughtered four Jurchens' towns and defenses of thousands of households. The local people were like a cloud of followers, and they united again, where they were looted. They are all like the subordinates of Yang An'er and Liu Erzu, and they are identified by their red clothes and jackets...now most of Weizhou is in Li Quan's hands."

"It does have some skills." Guo Ning finished the military newspaper, flipped through it twice, and threw it down.

Yichai Chucai continued: "Li Quansu is known for being good at maneuvering, but when the Mongolian army came, the situation in Shandong changed drastically. Determined to rebel, relying on the power that has been operating in Weizhou for many years, it is quite a bit of a turbulent style."

"Since Weizhou is in his hands, what do you think he will do next?"

Xu Yu took the map and spread it on the case table: "Jieshuai, please take a look. Li Quanyin is a Dahao who is second only to Yang An'er and Liu Erzu in the territory of Shandong. He is in Weizhou, but his power and influence reach Yidu Prefecture. And Binzhou, Laizhou, and Zizhou. The local powerful people in Laizhou have all been broken up and reorganized by us, so there is no need to worry about it. But in other places, the influence of this person and the court is intertwined, and there are many complicated backgrounds in the dark. It is precisely because of this that Wanyan Sala wanted to attack him, but he did not dare to declare the official punishment, and did such unreasonable things as assassination and ambush. Now that Li Quan raised the flag to rebel, within a few days, Yidu had The prefectures in the north are sure to be in riots, and Wanyan Sala will be in trouble."

"You mean, Li Quan will take advantage of the momentum to attack Yidu?"

"That will happen later, but not now. And the state capital north of Yidu is in turmoil, Wanyan Sala may not be able to attack Weizhou for a while."

Guo Ning laughed: "Wanyan Sasha does not attack Weizhou, and Li Quan does not attack Yidu. The two have a tacit understanding. So where will Li Quan go? Could it be that he came to attack my Laizhou Dinghai?"

"No no. Jie Shuai fought back the Mongolian army with thousands of people. The army was mighty, and Li Quan was far behind. He didn't have the guts to stroke Jie Shuai's beard. I thought... Jie Shuai, please look. "

Xu Yu clicked on the map: "Li Quanhui will attack here."

"Linqu County in Yidu Prefecture? South of Linqu County...Muling Pass?"

"Linqu is the place where the Meng'an Mouke army in Yidu prefecture is concentrated, and the armaments, food and materials are very abundant, while Mulingguan is a natural danger in the south of Qi, passing through Mizhou, Juzhou and other places, so that Yang An'er's influence can be extended to Shandong. The northern pass."

Guo Ning leaned over to look at the map, and muttered: "The Mongols have retreated to Dezhou, and Li Quan is out of reach; he must have offended me and Wanyan Sala for his collusion with the Mongols before. Only Yang An'er and Liu Erzu, the two long-standing rebels, are left to give him the power and support him to create a storm."

"Exactly!" Xu Yu clapped her hands.

"Jieshuai, once Li Quan takes this place, Yang An'er, Liu Erzu, and Li Quan will be able to support each other, and the three of them will control the central area of ​​the east and west roads of Shandong, and take Taishan, Lushan, Yishan, and Mengshan all As a base for them to come and go freely. When Yang Aner and Liu Erzu's troops rushed out from the deep mountains and valleys, they might go straight to Yidu and fight Wanyan Sala. The situation in Shandong is also It will turn the world upside down."

Guo Ning stared at the map for a long time: "Yang An'er and Liu Erzu, will they really respond to Li Quan?"

"Nine times out of ten."

“How come you see?”

"Liu Erzu has been living in the deep mountains of Zizhou and Tai'an Prefecture for a long time. Yang An'er moved to Juzhou and Mizhou for several months. Although the momentum is great, there is no real result. No matter how famous and prestigious they are, if they continue to It’s just a small fight, and sooner or later, the prestige of the family will be exhausted. Now that Li Quan is raising troops, if the two of them don’t follow up, why should they command heroes from all over the place?”

Xu Xuan turned his head to look at Chu Cai, and said, "What's more, the Mongolian army invaded Shandong, which eventually brought heavy losses to the court's soldiers and horses. If we don't take advantage of the momentum at this time, are we just waiting for the court to recover? , still forcing them into the countryside?"

Guo Ning pondered for a while, then nodded: "Old Xu has a good eye."

"Don't dare."

Xu Yu bowed to thank her, stood up and asked, "Jie Shuai, how should we deal with it?"

Guo Ning continued to stare at the map without answering.

Xu Xuan waited for a while, and couldn't help but said again: "Master Hui Feng's fleet will go to Xiaoqing River again; our newly formed four troops of the governor will go west one after another today to meet the refugees. Li Quan suddenly came to this place, waiting to disrupt all our arrangements. And if Yang An'er and Liu Erzu's troops cross Muling Pass, they will be able to manage things freely... Cough cough, even if we have some friendship with Yang An'er, But who knows if this guy will turn his face? If it happens, our Laizhou border may not be safe."

"what do you mean?"

Xu Yu was full of fighting spirit: "Our army's newly created four divisions have more than [-] soldiers and horses, and there are veterans of hundreds of battles as the backbone. They have already set off one after another, and they will go to Weizhou and Yidu. Since Li Let the whole family die, Jie Shuai might as well use it as the main force, take Weizhou, kill Li Quan, and calm down Shandong!"

"What does Qing Qing think?"

"We are about to build a place, and the surrounding area must be stable before we can deploy. Li Quanxing's rebellion has a great impact on me, and it is very abhorrent. But the soldiers of our army headquarters are extremely tired, and they can fight again You must know that it is a taboo to engage in military force! And the four chiefs, after all, are probably newly recruited into the army. Without long-term training, they will not have very good combat effectiveness. Any loss, I'm afraid it will shake the army's prestige, and cause the thieves to underestimate our navy and cause other troubles."

Yicai Chucai has been busy giving care to the soldiers these days, and has seen many tragic situations, so he is more cautious: "I think that Yang An'er and his ilk should be ignored. If that generation turns to Yidu and other places, we will turn and head east. Complete control of Dengzhou and Ninghai prefectures. Although there are fewer refugees in Jinan and Yidu, the soldiers and civilians in Dengzhou and Ninghai prefectures are used as compensation, which is not bad at all.”

One of the two is radical, the other is steady, and they have both expressed their ideas. Let's look at Guo Ning.

Guo Ning held the desk with both hands, staring at Muling Pass on the map.

After a long time, he said slowly: "A mere Li Quan is nothing to be afraid of. However, if Li Quan leads troops to attack Muling Pass, Yang An'er will definitely lead his troops to respond. If you sit and watch those rebels in the deep mountains and rivers gather on the side of Laizhou , it will be a big trouble after all. I think, I should go and see Yang An'er, and the two sides will make a rule."

(End of this chapter)