Pusan Anzhen's thoughts changed, but Li Quan didn't know it at first.
His camp of more than 10,000 men was stationed in Anding Town, downstream of the Beiqing River, about two miles away from the Jin army's camp. When Jin Jun takes action, he will not be notified in advance, and Pu San Anzhen will not be informed of his decision, let alone report to him.
This section of the Beiqing River is the result of the Yellow River's decisive battle against Chanzhou during the Xining period of the former Song Dynasty. At that time, the rivers met in the east at Liangshan Po and were divided into two factions. One merged with the Nanqing River and flowed into the Huaihe River, and the other merged with the Beiqing River and flowed into the sea. They irrigated 45 counties and counties and destroyed more than 300,000 hectares of farmland.
The Beiqing River receives only twenty-three percent of the water from the Yellow River. However, after the water from the Yellow River was injected, it seemed to be affected by the bad temper of the Yellow River and burst and flooded from time to time. After the Ming Dynasty, the old embankment of the Beiqing River was not completed for a long time, and the floods became more serious.
There are many open spaces on both sides of the river from the north of Jiyang to the sea. There are many relics left after the river flooded. There are no less than a hundred abandoned farmland and villages. For example, there were many inland rivers and ditches between the armies of Li Quan and Pusan Anzhen. The wilderness was divided into irregular blocks by the silted river water, making it difficult to pass.
Although the two families have reached a cooperative intention, after all, one side is an official and the other side is a thief. The officers and soldiers were full of contempt for the rebels, but the rebels were afraid of being overrun and annexed by the officers and soldiers, so the two sides set up camps separately to make each other feel more at ease.
The Ding Navy sentry cavalry patrolled here before, and reported that Li Quan's camp was looser than the Jin army's camp, maintaining the appearance of a marching garrison that would break out of camp at any time, and their sentry cavalry were also more advanced than the Jin army's. active.
This sentry knight's observation was absolutely correct.
In Pusan Anzhen's eyes, the death of his fierce general Heshi Lieyawuta was a crippling loss for the Jin army in Hebei. So, in Li Quan's eyes, ever since he cooperated with Pu San Anzhen, his muscles and bones have not only been broken, but he has become as angry as a thread.
Last year, he joined hands with the Red Coat Army to seize Yidu Prefecture and Zizhou in one fell swoop. Now they all fell into the hands of Ding Haijun. Weizhou, Li Quan's base in the early years, was lost earlier than Yidu.
Li Quan was extremely anxious about this situation, and everyone under Li Quan was even more uneasy.
Therefore, these days, Li Quan and his generals have been intensively reorganizing their troops. They are always ready to seize an opportunity, not only to fight back to Yidu, but also to kill Laizhou and seize the land that Guo Ning has managed for a long time. a prosperous land.
But no matter how beautiful the idea is, it is always difficult to put it into practice. In the past few days, military reports from Yidu Prefecture and various places in Zizhou have been returned, so Li Quan knew that Yidu Prefecture only stood up to Ding Haijun for one day. Thousands of people under Liu Qingfu under Li Quan were taken prisoners.
Li Quan became increasingly angry about this, so even though he garrisoned An Ting Town, he was still working hard to find ways to take the initiative and reverse the situation.
If this situation is not reversed, it will collapse!
The powerful force that once occupied three states and one prefecture and was comparable to Yang An'er and Liu Erzu in the Red Coat Army has now shrunk to only Binzhou. Binzhou is not yet the foundation of Li Quan. The real potential here is Yin Chang, the former Binzhou military commander who responded to Yang An'er's rebellion.
Originally, relying on the momentum of the Red Coat Army, Li Quan and Ding Haijun lived in peace for more than half a year. Seeing that the red coat army was about to come to an end, Li Quan contacted Hebei Xuanfu envoy Pusan Anzhen and returned to the imperial rule. In the current situation, relying on the strong for self-survival is a flexible and logical approach.
But who knew that this servant San Anzhen, who seemed to be bragging so much, was actually just an embroidered pillow and a bag of straw? This kind of Jurchen nobleman would only use his intrigues in Zhongdu City on the battlefield, but how could that possibly work?
Pusan Anzhen's so-called plan just gave Ding Haijun an excuse to dispatch. And once this evil tiger emerges, Yang Miaozhen can't stand it, Li Quan can't stand it, and Pusan Anzhen, a soldier who thinks he's brave and good at fighting, can't fucking stand it either!
By this time, Li Quan's army, which had lost a large area of territory, although it still numbered more than 10,000 people, was like a tree without roots and water without a source. Even though Li Quan himself and the generals made great efforts to boost morale, the soldiers suddenly left their hometowns and knew that the entire village had fallen into the hands of the enemy. In fact, the panic was difficult to control.
What's even more irritating is that Ding Haijun actually spread rumors that He Shi Lie Ya Wu Pagoda is brave and good at fighting, but Liu Qingfu is as timid as a mouse and can only kneel down and beg for mercy.
What nonsense!
Liu Qingfu has been following Li Quan for nearly twenty years. He has fought many fierce battles and experienced many hardships! If he is as timid as a mouse, am I, Li Tiequiang, blind?
That rumor was obviously a rumor spread by the Dinghai Navy. Its intention was extremely despicable, and it was to alienate the close cooperation between our two families.
But Pusan Anzhen actually believed it.
At this time, Li Quan, as usual, continued to send small groups of troops to the south of Beiqing River. This move was not only to closely control the movements of Ding Haijun, but also to exert Li Quan's influence around Yidu and find ways to slow down Ding Haijun's advance.
When Li Quan was in action, he would often run into Ding Haijun's cavalry, as well as the Jin Army's cavalry who also went south to explore the situation. Although the Jin army did not fight with Ding Haijun, they would at least help Li Quan's men report the news and fulfill their responsibilities as friendly forces.
But starting from the day before yesterday, the number and scale of the Jin army's sentinel cavalry decreased sharply, and their scope of activities also shrank to within 20 miles along the Beiqing River.
What does this mean?
Li Quan immediately sent his capable subordinate Zheng Yande to investigate. As a result, Zheng Yande was summoned alone by his servant Anzhen, who chatted with him politely and invited him to drink a glass of wine. Pusan Anzhen also gave a special explanation for this situation, saying that his knights were tired from running and their horses were not accustomed to the soil and water of Shandong and needed to rest for a few days.
Zheng Yande reported back that day, and Li Quan's heart sank: "Not good!"
General Tian Si asked: "Marshal, why is it bad? Those Jurchen cavalry are all from Zhongdu, and they are all very delicate. I don't think they can be tired from running around for days."
Li Quan turned back and sat down, his face ashen.
"Do you know what kind of person that Pusan Anzhen is?"
"A noble relative of the Jurchens."
"Yes, he is a high-ranking member of the imperial court, a relative of the Jurchens, his mother is a princess, and his wife is a princess. Now he is in charge of the east and west roads of Hebei Province and is the head of the various envoys in the world. Such a character is always seen Even if he is above the top, even if he pretends to be a courteous corporal, the arrogance in his heart cannot be hidden from others. I have cooperated with him with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from several states, and so far, I have only seen him three times. Five times, I had two meals.”
At this point, Li Quan sneered.
"As for you, in Pusan Anzhen's eyes, you are nothing more than ants. Apart from today, has he ever invited you? Has he ever treated you to a drop of wine? Old Zheng, how much do you weigh? , can you be favored by Pusan Anzhen? Don’t you hear that being courteous for nothing is either an adultery or a theft!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the tent were shocked, as if a basin of snow water poured down from the top door, freezing from head to toe.
Zheng Yande said horrified: "The marshal is right, there must be a ghost in this!"
There was silence in the tent for a while.
Someone murmured: "I feel something is wrong when the Yidu Mansion was lost so neatly. Old Liu can fight, how can he be so unbearable? There must be a hidden secret in this..."
"What's the secret?"
The man hesitated for a long time and looked at Li Quan's expression: "Guo Ning is an official of the Jin Kingdom, and so is Pusan Anzhen. Could it be that...the two of them conspired to sell us out?"
"This..." No one could answer, they all turned to look at Li Quan.
This cooperation with Pusan Anzhen was promoted by Li Quan. Previously, the army had been shrinking and giving up a lot of territory. Li Quan could also explain that it was a strategy that had been arranged long ago, and it was about playing hard to get and giving first to gain. But if it is said that the whole thing was framed by others, then everyone will have to wait for their marshal to give an explanation.
The veins on Li Quan's forehead were beating wildly, but his expression was calm.
He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly stood up again and returned to the back tent.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Li Quan meant. When they were about to get up and look behind, Li Quan came out again, holding a box in his hands.
"Old Zheng, come."
Zheng Yande took two steps forward.
Li Quan opened the box, and everyone felt a dazzling light. It turned out that the box was filled with gold, pearls and treasures.
Zheng Yande's eyes reflected a lot of precious light, which was extremely bright: "Marshal, what is this?"
"Take these and go to the Jin Army camp again. This time, don't ask to see the senior officials and generals of the Xuanfu Envoy Department. Go see those familiar Guan Gou and Ling Shi. Spread all this out and ask Real news."
Li Quan put the box into Zheng Yande's arms, patted the box and closed the lid: "I want to know what new ideas Pusan Anzhen has."
Zheng Yande swallowed and nodded repeatedly: "I'll go right away."
"Be careful, don't let irrelevant people see you during this trip."
"Don't worry, Marshal, I won't have to worry."
Zheng Yande left in a hurry, and Li Quan was waiting in the Chinese army tent. The generals may have military affairs at hand, but at this time no one can care about it, and they all sit with Li Quanku.
About an hour later, the sky gradually darkened, and there was the sound of footsteps outside the tent. It was Zheng Yande who was back.
"how?"
Zheng Yande looked anxious and his face turned pale: "Pusan Anzhen sent someone to see Guo Ning the day before yesterday and proposed that the two families negotiate to divide the territory in Shandong. It is said that Pusan Anzhen proposed that he not pursue Heshi Lieya. Wu Ta and others will die, but I want Bozhou, Dezhou, Dizhou, Binzhou and Jinan Prefecture."
The generals rose up in an uproar.
Even a fool can understand that this is really selling out Li Quan and others! Of the territories mentioned in this sentence, only Binzhou is in the hands of Li Quan, while Yidu, Weizhou, Zizhou and other places, since Pusan Anzhen is not mentioned, Guo Ning will not return the property to its original owner!
More than a dozen people in the tent yelled.
Li Quan asked in a deep voice: "Guo Ning, is there any response to Pusan Anzhen's proposal?"
"Just when I went to inquire, a reply letter was delivered to Pusan'anzhen Camp."
Li Quan closed his eyes slightly and gritted his teeth.
(End of chapter)
