Lin Bin's original plan was to stay with Gu Siyuan and Suining, and he led the Jiangdong Left Army Shuibu Battalion to relieve the siege of Siyang of the Huai Army.

Liu Miaozhen led the elite cavalry of the Liumin Army to the south, disrupting Lin Bin's original battle plan, and was forced to leave the water camp to help defend Suining.

Because the water camp was left in Suining to assist in the defense, after Lin Jian and Liu Tingzhou joined forces, they were no longer in a hurry to go north, and rested for two days in the remnants of this fortress called Gaojiazhai in the northwest of Siyang.

Not only should the remnants of the Huai Army be given a fuller rest, the armor and equipment should be strengthened, and the ability to advance and fight in the movement should be restored, but the wounded and soldiers should also be treated more adequately, so that their injuries would be more stable and able to support the transfer of the army.

In addition to the more than 1,000 wounded soldiers of the Huai Army, the Jiangdong Left Army forcibly advanced from Suining to Siyang, and there were also more than 300 wounded soldiers.

Although the strength of the Liumin army in Siyang once exceeded 30,000, they did not dare to spread out to encircle Gaojiazhai, and only set up three large camps in the northeast, northwest and due east directions, and gave way to the road to Bianshui in the west and Nanhuaishui in the south.

In the middle of July, although the sun was still very hot, it was a few days ago.

At noon, the cicadas and insects chirped, and Lin Lian, accompanied by Zhou Pu and others, climbed the watchtower in the north corner of the village to look at the enemy.

"Looking at this situation, is the Liukou planning to withdraw from Siyang?" Zhou Pu crossed his waist and looked into the distance, in their field of vision, there were already wandering troops retreating north, frowning slightly, and said, "In my case, withdraw from Suyu and Siyang, and rebuild a defense line in the north of Suining, maybe there is still a chance to fight......"

"Yue Lengqiu only had 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and the exile army surrounded him five times, and attacked it for more than two months, but it was not defeated; Liu Miaozhen, Ma Lantou, and Sun Gongzi only have 30,000 soldiers and horses in Siyang, can they have the courage to swallow more than 10,000 of my elites? Ao Canghai said.

Lin Jian went south from Suining, led the Changshan battalion, Fengli battalion, and cavalry battalion, there were more than 7,000 elites, and after the reorganization of the Huai army, there were more than 10,000 elites who could fight.

Lin Lian frowned slightly, and said: "General Kou also knows in his heart that even if the stragglers are used to encircle our army, it is also a weak point that is easy for our army to take advantage of. It is better to simply withdraw, coerce grain, grass and livestock to go north as soon as possible, and change the problem that although there are many soldiers and horses in Siyang, they are bloated and inconvenient to transfer. It's really hard to say whether the Liukou will all withdraw, you see that they don't have the determination to storm Gaojiazhai, but if we leave Gaojiazhai and go south to Huaishui and west to Bianshui, they may not be able to attack......"

Xiao Kui'an was puzzled.

The bandits had more elite soldiers in Siyang, but the miscellaneous soldiers with poor combat effectiveness were withdrawn, leaving at most 14,500 elite soldiers. No matter how elite these fourteen or five thousand bandits are, they cannot be compared with the 10,000 elites after the Jiangdong Left Army and the Duhuai Army joined forces.

Lin Jian and his generals not only took the initiative to attack the three camps of the bandits in the north and east of Gaojiazhai, but they were worried that when they retreated south, the elite of the bandits would come to cover the back road, which was too conservative?

At this time, Xiao Kuian's sharpness when he entered Yannan alone from Lin Jian was completely different from the sharpness of leading his troops from Shukou to the west some time ago, and even breaking the Yishui camp of the bandits, the camp east of the Surabaya River, and capturing Suining City.

Liu Tingzhou was silent in his heart, Lin Lian's thoughts, he could guess seven or eight.

The bandits of Siyang, in order to protect the overall situation of Xuzhou, the 14,500 people left behind must be the elite who can fight hard and dare to fight tough battles.

If Lin Jian was loyal to the imperial court, he should have annihilated the elite bandits in Siyang regardless of casualties.

Although there are 350,000 elite bandits, they have 14,500 elite soldiers in Siyang, Chen Han Sanbu and Sun Zhuang's troops still have more than 10,000 elites to blockade on the east bank of Surabaya, although Liu An'er has 100,000 soldiers and horses around Xuzhou, but the elite soldiers are constantly transferred, and 20,000 elite soldiers can be made up in Xuzhou.

As long as Lin Jian can annihilate the bandits in Siyang regardless of casualties, he will lead his army to the north and attack Yue Lengqiu inside and outside, and the possibility of breaking Liu An'er is extremely high.

Lin Jian can't do it, and he doesn't want to.

The Liu Department was broken, Huaisi was pacified, the Central Plains was stable, and the Jiangdong Left Army suffered heavy casualties.

Liu Tingzhou realized at this time that no matter whether he took out Yue Lengqiu's three secret folds or not, it was impossible to reverse Lin Bin's mind, and said secretly: It's better to burn the three seals when you turn around, otherwise it will really become a disaster.

Lin Jian looked at the sparse forest in the distance, thinking far away, the Liang family was in Jinan, and the Cao family was in Tongguan, all of them were standing still, waiting for Huaisi to break the game first. He just tried his best to break Liu An'er's main force around Xuzhou, what is the use?

The elite of Liu An'er's army was lost, and the remnants of the Exile Army that were forced to retreat to Shandong would become the belly of the Liang family, and the remnants of the Exile Army who were forced to retreat to Zhongzhou would become the food in the eyes of the Cao clan who left Tongguan in the east. Liu An'er's subordinates in the Haosi region may join Luo Xiancheng, who has already entered Huaishang Shouzhou, and Luo Xiancheng will replace Liu An'er and become a major disaster in the Lianghuai region again.

Among the three forces of the Liang family, the Cao family and Luo Xiancheng, the one who benefited the most was the Liang family.

In the Northern Army of Xuzhou, although the combat strength of the Tianyuan Army led by Ge Ping was poor, it was the largest in number, with nearly 200,000 Ding Zhuang. If Lin Jian exerted his strength to break Liu An'er's main force around Xuzhou, the remnants of the exile army that eventually poured into the western part of Shandong and the eastern part of Zhongzhou were likely to be as many as 300,000 people.

Although the number of 300,000 is numerous, the elite are all lost, and the rest lack food and clothing, incomplete armor, and untidy troops, like lost dogs.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses of the Liang clan, which occupy the four prefectures of Jinan, Pingyuan, Daming, and Hezhong, have been expanded to 50,000 or 60,000 people, and they have been training for three or four months.

Once a large number of remnants of the Wandering People's Army are defeated and incorporated by the Liang clan, the Liang clan's power will swell again.

At that time, Lin Jian exerted his strength to eat, and he could not guarantee that their forces in Qingzhou and on both sides of the Jiaolai River would not be expelled from the Liang family.

Lin Jian wanted to drive the exile army to Shandong, but he also wanted to make the exile army withdrawn from Shandong a hard bone that the Liang clan could not gnaw on. In the longer run, even if Xuzhou is given out at this time and occupied by the exile army, it is much better than trying all out to cripple Liu An'er's troops.

Lin Tie got off the watchtower, stood on the mud ground with a layer of loess floating, and said to Liu Tingzhou: "Should the imperial court allow us to recruit the Liumin Army?" This thief is like a leek after spring, stubble after stubble, not only can it be killed, most people are thieves, but also eat a mouthful of rice, who can bear to raise a butcher's knife against them? ”

"......" Liu Tingzhou was slightly stunned, the whole situation was slowly changing in the favorable direction of the imperial court, why did Lin Tie suddenly propose to recruit An? said, "Paleasing and raising thieves is not a long-term solution; Even if you want to recruit peace, you have to cripple and beat the bandits to the end. Besides, how can Kou Shou Liu An'er be a female being? ”

"Our army occupies Suining, blockades Bianshui and Surabaya, reaches his waist and eyes, cuts his throat, and does not lie in wait, he can no longer be tolerated!" Lin Jian smiled and said, "Regarding the matter of Zhao'an, maybe we have to send someone to Xuzhou to ask Governor Yue's opinion!" ”

Xiao Kuian said secretly: How easy is it to send people into Xuzhou at this time?

Liu Tingzhou said secretly: If you can really send people into Xuzhou, although Yue Lengqiu has the name of the governor, the general trend of the battle is in the hands of Lin Lian, is it peace or war, how can Yue Lengqiu win? In order to get out, will Yue Lengqiu fight hard?

Relative to sitting and watching Xuzhou City break, Yue Lengqiu and Changhuai's army destroyed, it is easier to accept the peace negotiation.

Thinking of this, Liu Tingzhou resolutely said: "If you discuss peace matters, the old man is willing to enter Xuzhou for the messenger!" If you want to come, Liukou will not leave me in trouble, a white-headed old man. ”

"Then it's hard work Lord Liu." Lin Jian said.

Recruiting peace will still benefit Yue Lengqiu, but in the current situation, it is the best policy.

Compared with the extravagant family who swallowed eastern Zhejiang, and the Donghu people who surrounded Datong and watched the Central Plains, Yue Lengqiu was not a big trouble at all, even if Yue Lengqiu still dominated the position of Jianghuai governor, the restrictions on the left army in Jiangdong were quite limited. It is the Liang family, who recruited troops and horses in northern Lubei, and the Cao family, who waited and watched in Tongguan, and they also had more headaches than Yue Lengqiu.

At this time, it is still beneficial to keep Yue Lengqiu.

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Sun Zhuang sat at the mouth of the big tent curtain, holding the horse cutting knife and silently, he wanted to fight, Liu Miaozhen and Ma Lantou were not allowed.

Sun Zhuang led his troops to aid Siyang, only more than 1,000 people, at this time there were less than half left, and the other soldiers and horses were blocked in the west of Surabaya, and they couldn't pass. He wanted to act without authorization, and it was impossible to pull people and horses to attack Gaojiazhai.

The Jiangdong Left Army took refuge in Gaojiazhai to rest, Liu Miaozhen and Ma Lantou also arranged to rest, and at the same time arranged for the troops with poor combat strength to retreat from Siyang to Xuzhou first.

These soldiers and horses who fought poorly could not help much if they stayed, and when fighting, they were often the first to be defeated, forming a wave of chaotic soldiers that disrupted the entire battle array. In particular, the battle against the Jiangdong Left Army, the seizure of the Yishui camp and the Surabaya Hedong camp is a precedent.

Liu Miaozhen led his troops to help, and it was of course good to be able to defeat the Jiangdong Left Army and recapture Suining.

Once this goal is not achieved, it is necessary to consider the unfavorable situation of the main attack on Xuzhou.

The east bank of the Surabaya River is dominated by Chen Hansan, and Chen Hansan has never been very controlled since he joined him, and he can't control him at this time. However, the more than 20,000 horsemen on the Huaisi Corner of Siyang and Suyu have always been the core combat strength of the Liumin Army, and they must receive reinforcements to the north.

Sun Zhuang was not convinced, obviously he still had the strength to fight, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses would also die in the Jiangdong Left Army.

At this time, there was a fast horse galloping, and Sun Zhuang looked at it, but it was a sentry riding galloping back from the front base.

I didn't hear the horn, what could I do at the front base?

"Huaidong Jingkou sent an envoy in front of the battle, wanting to see the three Qu Shuai, saying that he was coming to recruit peace, and wanted to go to Xuzhou by the way!" The sentinel came to the tent and knelt down to report.

Liu Miaozhen, Ma Lantou, and Sun Zhuang were all shocked, walked to the tent together, and asked, "Who is the envoy?" ”

"Huai'an Prefect Liu Tingzhou!"