After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

It was already the end of May when the letter arrived. Li Xiujing was ordered by Zhou Sui to bypass the rebels and rush to Zhaozhou's aid. He joined forces with the Yiwu Army Jiedushi to pretend to attack Fan Yang, forcing Wang You's general Xu Shize, who was besieging Zhaozhou, to retreat. After capturing Zhaozhou, he ordered his troops to guard various dangerous locations.

Yiwu Jiedushi was originally on good terms with Dugubo. But he deeply hated the other party's rebellion, so he broke off diplomatic relations with him and supported the court in countering the rebellion. At present, Zhaozhou has set up a military camp, and he is responsible for organizing farming matters. He was also responsible for the sergeants of the two armies who rebelled due to dissatisfaction with Dugu and Wang.

Li Xiujing had no objection to this move. After all, compared to himself and Shence, Yiwu Jiedushi had been in Heshuo for a long time. He also knows more about the local customs and customs than he does himself. Moreover, in recent days, the people who were originally afraid of them have also been willing to help the Shence Army and lend them food to relieve the crisis of food shortage. These are all related to the coordination between Yiwu Jiedushi.

Li Xiujing also took this opportunity to explore the acceptance of the imperial court by the people of Heshuo. Although he now has a relatively sufficient supply line, if it is not maintained, it will be cut off by the rebels one day. Therefore, he must first ensure the food and clothing of the people and leave a way out for himself. These questions could not be discussed with Yiwu Jiedushi, so he could only send He Liang and Feng Yuanxian away. Then, with the advantage of having a large number of troops, he holds the right to speak in his own hands.

Li Xiujing is still particularly concerned about any developments in Chang'an. The people he stayed in Chang'an also continued to spread various news to Zhaozhou. For example, this letter from within the Shence Army was written by Lieutenant Liu. In the letter, he expressed his sympathy to him very tactfully and asked him not to be discouraged. I also sent him a bunch of aphrodisiacs and asked him to take advantage of them. If it really doesn't work, then let them go and don't delay their good marriage.

After gritting his teeth and reading the letter in his hand, Li Xiujing's eyes fell on another letter. There are four words written on the cover, "Erlang Huijian", written by Pei Jiaoran.

A chuckle came out of his throat. This man was truly heartless and unjust to the extreme. He should have thought of a way to let her be his military envoy from the beginning. Even if she made trouble for him by his side, it would be better than her innocently scheming against him in Chang'an.

Say he can't do it? In all conscience, he had never done anything untoward to her. Now he actually said in front of Lieutenant Liu that he was not good and wanted to abandon him. It was really hateful. With his eyes lingering on the letter, Li Xiujing opened it. There are only eight words that catch the eye, "Drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, unite vertically and horizontally."

This is a second plan. Li Xiujing couldn't help but smile. Pei Jiaoran knew a lot about the battle situation in Heshuo. She knew that Dugu Bo and Wang You were not as closely aligned as they appeared to be. They had already had a rift because of Dugu Bo's misplacement of officers and soldiers. And Tian Min also has his own thoughts. These three parties may not always be impregnable.

As for the other strategy, it is to combine the weak and attack the strong.

Knocking on the table with her fingers, Li Xiujing raised her eyebrows. He knew that Pei Jiaoran was determined to capture the three towns this time, so he gave him advice. It's just that the battle situation is changing rapidly, and some things are not under human control.

Li Xiujing thought for a long time and put the two letters back into the paper. Although Wang You may come back for help at any time, another piece of news is even more alarming. Early this morning, he received a letter from Tian Min's army. Cai Xilie sent envoys into Tian Min's camp. His thoughts are self-evident. Nowadays, many armies of the imperial court are fighting against Heshuo. Cai Xilie's troops can not only go north along the river to capture Henan, but also go south to block the Jianghuai grain route. Once he rebelled, it would be tantamount to disaster for the imperial court.

This action is too ambiguous, let alone whether Cai Xilie has any rebellious intentions. As long as the rebels give a little response, it will have a great impact on the battle situation in Heshuo. This move was a sign of dissatisfaction between these commanders and the imperial court. They are all like a heavy rain that is ready to strike, and may fall on the country at any time.

and so……

Li Xiujing moved his eyes to look at the armor placed aside. There are gold scales on the armor, even though it has been wiped clean. But the smell of blood still seems to remain. The white deer paper under his arms felt warm to the touch, but it was far less delicate than the skin of Chang An.

He knew that her plan must be a good one, but there was also the danger of the tiger devouring the wolf. He couldn't risk Sergeant Shence's life on a strategy from Chang'an. He had his own plans.

Putting away Pei Jiaoran's letter, Li Xiujing stood up and walked to the map.

His eyes fell on Qingyuan on the map.

Qingyuan is now guarded by Dugu Bo's general Zheng Jiong.

The original conspiracy between him and Zhou Sui and others was that Zhou Sui retreated to the highlands west of Yongji Canal to defend and monitor every move in Weizhou City. And he led his army northward to join forces with Yiwu Jiedushi to attack Fanyang, cutting off the road between You and Wei. Li Baozhen, on the other hand, went north to attack Hengzhou, making it impossible for the rebels to keep track of each other.

Capturing Qingyuan at this time can completely cut off the road between the two towns.

After some calculations, Li Xiujing immediately ordered his subordinate generals to send orders to the other generals to discuss the matter.

When the generals gathered together, Li Xiujing pointed to Qingyuan marked on the topographic map and said: "Qingyuan City is built along the Qingyuan River. The flood season will be here in half a month, and most of these Hebei soldiers are not able to access water. , our army can pretend to attack it for a few days, so after the battle is defeated, we can divert water to flood the city."

"But even if the Qingyuan River reaches the flood season, the water volume may not be sufficient."

"So we have to wait until they relax their vigilance before diverting water into the city."

"If the general leaves Zhaozhou and besieges Qingyuan, Dugubo will definitely come back for reinforcements."

Li Xiujing glanced at the speaker and said in a deep voice: "The purpose of attacking Qingyuan is to force Dugubo to return reinforcements. If you and I don't take the initiative, how about waiting for the other party to attack us in turn?" As he said this, he looked at Yiwu Jiedushi. Said: "Zhang Jieshuai, I will leave Zhaozhou to you."

"Don't worry, General Li. I will guard Zhaozhou and block Dugubo's reinforcements." Yiwu Jiedu responded with confidence.

The generals unanimously agreed, and Li Xiujing asked about food, grass, armaments and other matters to ensure that there would be no worries in the attack on Qingyuan. When the flood season was approaching, Feng Yuanxian led 5,000 infantry and cavalry as the vanguard to attack Qingyuan first.

He led the Shence Army and the Yiwu Army, a total of 20,000 people, and then set off.

As soon as May is over, it rains more and more. Rivers everywhere are rising, which means it's a good time to send troops.

He Liang, leading the sergeants of both armies, had been waiting in front of the city gate for a long time. After Li Xiujing sent someone to quickly count the number of people, he immediately held a simple expedition ceremony.

The military governor of Yiwu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The weather is really blessing us. It will clear up as soon as we set off for the expedition. I helped General Li succeed in this trip!"

After thanking Yiwu Jiedushi, Li Xiujing led 20,000 soldiers out of Zhaozhou and headed straight for Qingyuan.