Li Fen originally wanted to fake it and weaken Zhao Tai's strength.
After all, Zhao Tai defeated the Mongolian Eastern Route Army and killed Kuo Duan. The strength he showed made him a little afraid, and he didn't want to see Zhao Tai being too powerful.
His current mentality is a bit like Soochow in the Sun-Liu Alliance.
When Sun Shiwan saw Uncle Liu occupying most of Jingzhou, capturing Yizhou, and defeating Cao Cao in Hanzhong, he felt a little jealous and fearful. Li Fen almost had the same mentality now.
Therefore, Li Fen thought about suppressing Zhao Tai. When Zhao Tai came to trouble him, he claimed that he did not control the intensity of his acting and accidentally defeated Pizhou.
What he didn't expect was that his sneak attack failed to capture Pizhou, but Zhao Tai had already defeated Tasi and rushed back to Pizhou.
This made Li Fen a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly withdrew his troops and returned to Linyi.
Zhao Tai was a master who was unwilling to suffer losses and was determined to retaliate. When he saw that Li Fen had broken his promise and was playing petty tricks with him, he immediately began his own revenge and sent troops to attack Li Fen's territory.
Zhongyi Town had just won the victory, and the morale of the whole army was high. After Sun Li accepted the order, he led the Yan Navy and headed east into Haizhou.
After Zhao Tai and Li Fen reached a secret agreement, there has been peace between the two armies.
Last winter, there was a fierce battle between Zhao Tai and Kuo Duan. Li Jun kept his promise and did not take the opportunity to attack Zhao Tai, but continued to do business.
Therefore, the Yan navy entered Haizhou, and the Li army stationed in Haizhou was completely unprepared. Many Li troops were directly disarmed by Sun Li.
On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, Sun Li led 10,000 troops and arrived at Haizhou City.
At this time, Peng Huizu, the leader of the Li army in the city, looked shocked. He looked at the people from Zhongyi Town who appeared under the city and didn't understand why Zhao Tai's people invaded Haizhou.
Peng Huizu was a senior member of the Li Army and an experiencer of the Haizhou incident. He knew that there was an agreement between Li Fen and Zhao Tai, and he was a supporter of the agreement.
He was based in Haizhou, close to Donghai Island, and made a lot of money through trade with Donghai Island.
"General, what's going on? Why did Zhongyi Town suddenly attack us?" the general in charge of the city asked in confusion.
Peng Huizu frowned and raised his crotch, "It probably has something to do with the commander's attack on Pizhou!"
"Didn't you say that it was acting?" The general asked in surprise: "How do you turn it into a real fight?"
Peng Huizu said with a dark face, "This must be because the commander is careless and pissed them off."
After hearing this, the generals of Li Jun in the city showed displeasure on their faces. Those who were brave enough complained directly: "General, it's not that I'm rude. Our young commander is far worse than the old commander." !”
Peng Huizu glared at him and scolded: "What are you talking about? Shut up!"
Zhao Tai and Li Fen were both warlords, but they were somewhat different.
Zhao Tai can control his subordinates, but Li Fen's control over his subordinates is not very strong.
The situation in Li Zhen is more like that of a vassal town in the late Tang Dynasty. The Jiedushi was the chief of the town on the surface, but in fact he was controlled by the Ya soldiers.
Although Peng Huizu reprimanded his subordinates, he was the same generation as Li Fen's father, Li Quan, and actually recognized his subordinates' words.
He was doing well in Haizhou and had an excellent relationship with Donghai Island, but this Li Fen caused him trouble and ruined his financial opportunities.
The brothers recommended him, Li Fen, to take over Li Quan's position, so that he could lead the brothers to enjoy the good life, not to make life more difficult.
While everyone on the city was talking about it, Sun Li, who had arrived at the city, was looking at the city with sharp eyes. Xu Erzhu, the general beside him, said in a deep voice: "To control the officials, should you beat them or appease them?"
Sun Li said: "There are not many troops stationed in Haizhou City, and they have always been on good terms with our army. The commander-in-chief's purpose is to open up the connection between Haizhou City and Donghai Island. There is no need to hurt the peace. Send someone over and tell As long as the defenders in the city abandon Haizhou, I will let them leave."
Xu Erzhu nodded, "I'll ask someone to issue an ultimatum right now!"
Sun Li turned to tell Tang Liang, "Send the order and ask the brothers to spread out their positions. If the defenders don't agree, let them know how powerful my Yan Haijun is!"
Xu Erzhu ordered a few people with loud voices to go to the city to shout, while Tang Liang commanded an army of 10,000 to form a formation under the city.
Peng Huizu did not expect that Zhongyi Town would attack Haizhou, so he was not prepared. He saw the Yan navy setting up a formation outside the city, and seeing them lining up to attack, he cursed Li Fen in his heart.
At this time, a group of cavalry galloped to the bottom of the city. The leader of the cavalry began to shout, "Listen to the people on the city. My family's commander-in-chief requires you to leave Haizhou immediately. Our army will ensure that you leave safely. If not, break the city and Severe punishment without mercy!"
"General, what should we do?" General Li Jun on the city had panic on his face.
Peng Huizu's cheeks cheered, "The enemy has nearly ten thousand troops, three times our number. We will definitely be at a disadvantage in a fight. However, we have been operating in Haizhou for many days, and our family members and belongings are all in the city, so we cannot give up easily!"
"What are you going to do, general?" the generals asked worriedly.
Peng Huizu said: "Send people to Donghai Island. I have some friendship with them and ask them to send people to contact the enemy generals to see if they can work around it and negotiate terms with them!"
When Sun Li sent troops to Linhai Prefecture and issued an ultimatum, Zhao Tai and Chen Zhong led their troops and horses and also arrived at Linyi City.
At this time, in a small town outside Linyi City, Zhao Tai and Li Fen each led more than ten people to meet in secret.
"Haha~" Li Fen laughed and said, "Brother Xiao Zhao, we haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
Zhao Tai looked at him coldly, "Thanks to Brother Li, I'm doing very well."
Li Fen's face was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "Brother Xiao Zhao, didn't we agree that we were just acting? Why did you lead the troops to chase me to Linyi? You don't want to be disadvantageous to my brother, do you?"
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "How could it be? I think what Brother Li said makes sense. I am worried that the Mongolians will see that we are acting. In order to pursue the truth and confuse the Mongolians, I decided to do whatever it takes and take two states from my brother. From now on, Yi I will temporarily manage the state and sea state for my brother! What do you think, brother?"
When Li Fen heard this, his face immediately darkened, knowing that this was the lesson Zhao Tai had taught him.
Regarding Zhao Tai's request, Li Fen was angry, but also helpless.
Zhao Tai defeated Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze. Li Fen is definitely not Zhao Tai's opponent now.
Therefore, if Zhao Tai wants to occupy two of his states, he will definitely not be able to defeat him unless he invites the Mongols to take action. But if he invites the Mongols to participate, it will be equivalent to tearing up the agreement between him and Zhao Tai.
By then, Zhao Tai will definitely tell the Mongolians that he will not be able to bear the burden of the many transactions carried out between him and Zhao Tai.
This made it difficult for Li Fen to accept for a while. He was obviously trying to support the bandits to respect themselves, but now it seemed like it was the other way around, and there was nothing he could do against Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai doesn't want to fall out with Li Fen yet, so he wants to teach him a lesson by giving him two states.
At this time, Zhao Tai still needed to continue cooperating with Li Fen, so he smiled and said: "Tasi has assembled the Han army from three towns to attack me. Now Zhang Rou and Shi Tianze have been defeated in both towns. Only Brother Li has escaped unscathed. Brother Li has lost two men now." A state is nothing, the Mongols value you, and they might even hand over the states and counties in Hebei to your management."
(It’s gone tonight, will be updated at noon tomorrow.)
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