Suddenly, Lu Heng noticed that the horizon in the distance seemed to be shaking. At first, he thought he was dazzled because he had not slept well in the past few days, but he soon discovered that something was wrong. It was an army that was quickly coming here, and it was with

At the same time, the Dayou Army's barracks outside the city also began to commotion. Experience told Lu Heng that a war was about to begin.

"Could it be reinforcements?" Lu Heng felt a little unbelievable, but his suspicion was soon confirmed. Two armies outside the city were fighting in a melee. Lu Heng could vaguely see the flag of the sudden army.

"It's the rebel army. The master has sent reinforcements!" Lu Heng was so happy that he almost jumped up. Seeing that the rebel army was gaining the upper hand, Lu Heng immediately ordered the defenders in the city to join the battle and cooperate inside and outside to deal with the Great You army.

In the end, after a morning of fierce fighting, the Dayou army besieging the city was successfully repelled. Lu Heng and others also joined forces with the rebel army, and the opponent's leader was Luo Tianbao, which surprised and delighted Lu Heng.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

"This is a long story, why don't we go to the city first?" Luo Tianbao said, wiping the sweat from his face.

In this way, the group entered the city. When they arrived at the county government office, Lu Heng brought out the best wine and food in stock to entertain Luo Tianbao and the generals. They all sat together and ate and talked. Only then did Lu Heng figure out what had happened.

In fact, Luo Tianbao and others were a little worried when they first crossed the river. On the one hand, they were afraid that the Dayou Army in Hezhou would get the news and organize a defense. On the other hand, they were also afraid that Shen Hexi would not be able to surrender the grass bandits around the river, which would lead to their retreat being blocked. However, after waiting

After the army landed, Luo Tianbao found that his previous worries were somewhat unnecessary. Although the Dayou Army received news of the fall of the Inland River, it did not form an effective defense because it was too late to mobilize troops. The rebel army only fought one battle, and there was almost no

It took no effort to invade the interior of Hezhou.

The subsequent progress was surprisingly smooth. Since Hezhou was originally Li Xianzhi's territory and the Dayou Army had just occupied it not long ago, the people's hearts were not yet attached. When they heard about the arrival of the rebel army, many villages and counties and people took the initiative to join him. This made the rebel army reluctant to join him.

The army was able to advance with great success and approached Heyang, the capital of Hezhou.

The situation has changed a bit here. Dayou's men and horses have gathered around Heyang one after another, forming a fist. Luo Tianbao and the generals analyzed that if they attack Heyang at this time, although they may not be unable to win, they will definitely have to pay a huge cost.

For this reason Luo Tianbao hesitated for a moment.

That day Luo Tianbao was looking at the map and pondering in the tent, when suddenly Yu Feng and Wei Cheng walked in with a smile on their faces, followed by someone behind them.

"Sima, let's introduce someone to you." As Yu Feng rushed behind him and pointed, Luo Tianbao noticed that the person coming was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, short and thin, dressed like a scholar.

At first glance, he seemed to be a teacher from the countryside, but judging from the Wei and others' attitudes toward him, Luo Tianbao knew that this man probably had some background, so he acted quite enthusiastically.

"Oh, who is this?"

Yu Feng said on his behalf: "This surname is Zhang Minghao. He was originally a judicial officer in the army under the king of Hezhou. He was a colleague of our brothers. After the king of Hezhou fled south, he didn't want to work with Dayou, so he changed his name and hid in the countryside.

A teacher heard that our brothers were fighting against the rebels, so he came here to join us."

Zhang Hao hurriedly saluted Luo Tianbao at this time: "Common man Zhang Hao pays homage to Sima."

When Luo Tianbao heard that he was an old friend of Yu and Wei, and had served under the King of Hezhou, he did not look down upon him. He received him warmly, and the four of them were seated separately. Luo Tianbao chatted with Zhang Hao.

After the conversation, Luo Tianbao found that Zhang Hao was quite knowledgeable. Now he was short of civil servants, so he decided to keep him. However, Luo Tianbao was not in a hurry to express his position at the time, but asked: "Mr. Zhang has been in Hezhou for a long time.

I must be quite familiar with the situation here. Now our army is planning to attack Heyang. I wonder if Mr. Zhang has any clever ideas?"

Zhang Hao heard this and smiled honestly: "The common man is just a scholar. He is not good at military strategy. He only talks about it to make everyone laugh."

Luo Tianbao and others couldn't help laughing when they heard this. Wei Chengxing said immediately: "Old Zhang, you scholars are good at everything, but you like to talk in roundabout ways and are not lively enough. We, Sima, are the most easy-going people.

Just tell me what you think, no one will laugh at you."

Yu Feng also echoed at this time: "Yes, Lao Zhang, whatever you think, it doesn't matter."

Zhang Hao didn't say until this moment: "Since everyone said so, then ordinary people can express their own humble opinions. In my opinion, Heyang should not be attacked."

As soon as this statement came out, Luo Tianbao and others were stunned, and immediately asked: "Why did you say this, sir?"

"Sima, you must have known that there are now large armies gathering in Heyang. Although the rebel army has been invincible since they crossed the river, it will inevitably be a fierce battle this time. The outcome is unpredictable. Even if they win, their vitality will be severely damaged.

Will we defend Heyang by then? If we do, Dayou's reinforcements will inevitably continue to attack. The war will be protracted and will be disadvantageous in defeating the rebels. If we don't defend, it will not be worth the loss. Therefore, according to the people, Heyang is not worth the loss.

Just attack."

Luo Tianbao was slightly startled when he heard this. After thinking that Zhang Hao's analysis was quite reasonable, he immediately asked: "In your opinion, where should our army go now?"

"As far as the grassroots know, Sima went south this time to relieve the siege of Dongzhou. In this case, it is better to declare an attack on Heyang, lure Dayou to gather his troops here, and then ask the rebels to quickly attack eastward to attack Dayou's army in Dongzhou. After that, these

The troops and horses have been unable to attack Dongzhou for a long time, and the veterans of the division are tired. In addition, Dongzhou's army is bound to win if it cooperates with the outside. When the time comes to unite with Dongzhou to protect Yi and Ji, then the rebel army can advance and attack, and retreat and defend, so why not?"

Luo Tianbao couldn't help being inspired after hearing this. He thought highly of Zhang Haodun, but he still had some concerns: "But after we capture so many villages and counties, we will inevitably divide our troops to garrison them. I'm afraid we won't have enough troops by then."

Zhang Hao couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Sima, please forgive the common people for speaking frankly. The current strength of the rebel army is not enough to annex Hezhou. Instead of dividing the troops to defend it, it is better to abandon it and ignore it. The use of troops must focus on the overall situation, and do not care about the city or place in front of you."

gains and losses.”

When Luo Tianbao heard this, he suddenly understood, and immediately slapped his thigh: "Sir, you are really smart, let's do it like this, you are a great talent, I will definitely recommend you to the general when I see him in the future, but now I have no choice but to be a boss by my side and handle paperwork."

, I hope sir won’t dislike it.”

Zhang Hao heard this and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I am a weak scholar among ordinary people. I am lucky enough to avoid death in troubled times. How can I care about my position? From now on, I am willing to work hard for Sima."

Luo Tianbao was very happy to have Zhang Hao as a helper. After that, he bluffed to attack Heyang and led his troops to quickly march eastward into Dongzhou. The Dayou army here did not expect that the rebel army would come so quickly.

Being caught off guard for a moment, the rebel army advanced all the way and arrived at Anxing smoothly.

Lu Heng was quite emotional after listening to the stories of Luo Tianbao and others. Although the other party had their own considerations for this move, it did solve his urgent need. Lu Heng was very grateful at that time. Seeing this, Luo Tianbao hurriedly said: "Little
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