The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Now, among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under Qingfeng Li's command, almost two-thirds have not yet been allocated guns.

In addition, during Li Qingfeng's gradual reorganization of the imperial court, he captured nearly 100,000 soldiers.

During the spring plowing season, there were millions more people and the supplies consumed were huge.

Duke Liguo Liu Biao was assassinated.

However, the imperial court quickly appointed a new general to lead the troops to attack Hangzhou Prefecture, which had been occupied by Qingfengzhai.

Haizhou, north of Yangzhou, was also facing pressure from the imperial army's Shenjiying from Guide Prefecture.

There were even tens of thousands of troops in the west, marching towards Yangzhou in a mighty force.

Under the consumption of multiple confrontations, the consumption of food, fodder and armaments,

Even the Qingfengzhai treasury, which had confiscated the assets of most of the wealthy salt merchants in Yangzhou, was becoming increasingly empty.

The most important thing is that after the imperial court fortified its defenses and cleared the countryside, supplies could not enter or leave.

Now Qingfeng Village has a large amount of super-poor gold and silver,

However, these gold and silver could not be eaten or used as food, nor could they be used as military equipment, so they could only gather dust in the treasury.

The spring plowing season has just ended, and we have to wait until the autumn harvest to harvest crops again.

Whenever Qingfeng Li thought of this, his head felt as big as a bucket.

But facing the all-out attack of the imperial court and the clearing of the countryside,

It was impossible for Li Qingfeng to sit still and wait for death, let alone make any steady strategic development plans.

After discussing with Xiao Ai, we immediately adjusted our strategic approach.

He ordered the four halls of Suzhou Prefecture to gather all their elite troops and march south to Hangzhou Prefecture, cooperating with the eight halls in the city to annihilate the nearly 60,000 imperial troops attacking Hangzhou Prefecture.

At the same time, he ordered the Zhengshun Hall of Haizhou in the north to

The Beijing army that took the initiative to attack Guide Prefecture must not allow a single soldier to go south to Yangzhou.

As for the 50,000 imperial troops from Anhui and Huguang,

Li Qingfeng ordered all the people from Zishen Hall and Wangyue Hall to go out and confront and block the enemy, waiting for an opportunity to eliminate them.

After receiving Li Qingfeng's order, Zhengshuntang

Its leader, Zhu Guli, immediately ordered all the external troops, more than 10,000 people, to guard the junction of Haizhou and Ludi.

He himself led all the elite troops of the nine battalions of Zhengshun Hall, attacked more than 3,300 people, and marched westward to Pi County, preparing to resist the tens of thousands of Beijing troops from Guide Prefecture of the imperial court again.

The guardian of the country, Niu Qingzao, had arrived in Guide Prefecture for some time, but in order to cooperate with the court's overall strategy, he did not go out.

However, after receiving the imperial edict, he immediately ordered the army to be mobilized.

The 20,000 Shenji Camp soldiers, plus the 50,000 Jing Camp soldiers, totaled 70,000 troops.

Due to the shortage of warships, Duke Niu Qing led 20,000 Shenji Battalions to sail eastward along the Yellow River.

The rest of the troops all marched eastward along the river bank towards Xuzhou Prefecture.

The huge fleet sailed down the Yellow River one after another.

Compared to his grandson Niu Ben's self-confidence, he was embarrassed when he led his army to be surrounded and raped.

As a veteran, the national hero Niu Qing is much more experienced and cautious.

Before the main army was dispatched, a number of speedboats and small boats, as well as countless spies, were constantly exploring the way ahead.

With Niu Qing, a distinguished veteran, in charge, it took less than three days.

These tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have all arrived at Xuzhou Prefecture.

As they were about to enter the Grand Canal, they could head south to Qinghe County, which had been occupied by rebels.

However, at this moment, the state guardian Niu Qing suddenly gave the order.

He ordered the entire army to stay in Xuzhou Prefecture temporarily and not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

Even though the generals were puzzled, the old Duke held great prestige in the army, so they all followed his orders.

It was when the Shenji Camp was stationed in Xuzhou Prefecture.

On the bank of Luoma Lake, along the Grand Canal, in a certain section of the river.

Chocolate looked at the news brought by his men, his eyebrows twisted into a knot, and he directly called his men to come and discuss the matter.

"Damn it, that damned Duke Niu Qing of the imperial court is too cautious."

"Before the main army even set out, the spies on the swift ships were spread out over a hundred miles and clashed with our intelligence personnel no fewer than a hundred times."

"Now they're saying we should hold our troops in Xuzhou. Brothers, let's talk about what we should do next!"

Liu Dazhuang, the captain of the first brigade of Zhengshuntang, laughed, revealing his yellow teeth and said disdainfully,

"Master, if it were you, I'd say we should just head straight to Xuzhou Prefecture and catch that bastard off guard!"

"Just like what the Peak Master did at the Old River Mouth, we'll catch them all in one fell swoop!"

Before he could finish his words, Liang Liang, the deputy head of Zhengshun Hall, shook his head and frowned, saying,

"This plan won't work! Xuzhou Prefecture is not like Zhenjiang Prefecture. Zhenjiang Prefecture is close to Yangzhou. We have been operating there for a long time and have countless internal accomplices."

"As for Xuzhou Prefecture, we don't have much popular support. If we rashly attack the city, it will definitely be a tough battle!"

Then he looked at the hall master, Chocolate, and said,

"Although we in the Ninth Hall now have over 10,000 soldiers, most of them are currently stationed at the border with Lu to guard against a sudden attack from that side."

"We only have these three thousand elite troops at our disposal. Although they all have Type 38 rifles, relying on these three thousand elite troops to attack Xuzhou Prefecture, where tens of thousands of troops are stationed, will only waste our elixirs."

Upon hearing this, Chocolate nodded solemnly.

"Yes, Deputy Hall Master, what you said makes sense. Although the Type 38 rifles we have are powerful, we only have so many bullets. If we use up all of them, we will have to go into battle bare-chested."

"Although brothers have been training for a long time and are not afraid of death, we cannot delay the orders of the Peak Master!"

Liu Dazhuang, the captain of the first brigade, scratched his head.

"Then, what should we do?"

"It's neither right to fight nor not to fight. The Peak Master asked us to take the initiative. We can't just sit here and wait for those bastards from the imperial court to attack us, right?"

After saying this, Chocolate turned to look at the deputy hall master Liang Liang.

"Liang Liang, tell me what you think!"