Zhou Xian also had doubts before handing over the Yong character camp to Bai Hu. But judging from the current situation, his choice was not wrong. In the past, it was rumored that Bai Hu was just a brave general, but now it seems that a simple Yong character seems to be a bit inferior to him. His grasp of the entire battlefield situation is comparable to that of the Wude Camp.

Zhou Xian read the battle report and felt relieved. He turned to Ding Keze and said, "Ding Guerrilla, how is the situation in Yizhou?"

Ding Keze bowed and said, "Wang Jun does not know how to use tactics and only knows how to use people to pile up. Although Yizhou has few soldiers, there should be no major problems in a short period of time. However, Governor Gao has sent people to ask for help several times, hoping that the military can send troops as soon as possible."

Zhou Xian did not agree immediately and asked, "Where is Wang Jun! Is he in Yizhou now?"

Ding Keze shook his head and said, "When I left, he was still recuperating his troops in Tai'an. Currently, the person responsible for attacking Yizhou is his second leader Xia Kuiyuan, with nearly 30,000 people."

Zhou Xian frowned and said, "Ding Guerrilla, you should go back as soon as possible. If there is any new situation, you can get it back at any time."

Ding Keze nodded and asked tentatively: "Military Sect, can I send someone to contact Wang Jun? If we can convince him to surrender, our army can take Lunan into his pocket."

Zhou Xian looked at Ding Keze strangely, "You have had contact with this Wang Jun before?"

Ding Keze nodded and said, "When I was still on the mountain with Xie Datong, my subordinates were responsible for spying on information. At that time, it was mainly from the government, but others were also involved. Once, the government dispatched a large army to eliminate the Shandong bandits in one fell swoop. Xie Datong asked me to go to Fei County to contact Wang Jun, and the two sides responded north and south to resist the official army together. Because of this, I stayed with Wang Jun for more than ten days, and I was considered an old acquaintance."

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment, waved his hand gently and said, "No need. Liu Zeqing gave him the position of general, but I am not so generous. Beat him up first, and then follow the situation. But you can send someone to contact him and test his attitude."

Ding Keze bowed and said, "I understand."

Zhou Xian turned to Sun Xuan and said, "Sun Shoujie, you will hand over all the thirty tiger cannons you brought to Tan Guerrilla. At the same time, pick out three hundred elite cavalry and follow me to Yizhou first. Let them rest for a night first, and go to Yizhou with all the infantry tomorrow at noon. If anything happens on the road, you, Tan Shimai, Wu Zhiying and the other two discuss the decision."

Then Zhou Xian turned to Zhang Qi and said, "Zhang County Magistrate, Gaomi and Jiaozhou are the rare places to produce grain in Denglai. At present, military rations are insufficient, so you can try your best to raise some grain and grass for me. Here are 100,000 taels of silver notes, and I don't know if it is enough. If it is not enough, you can send someone to inform Mr. Wan, and he will make up for it. In addition, three thousand young and strong people will be recruited locally in Gaomi, and they are responsible for transporting grain and grass."

Zhang Qi was placed outside the Imperial College and served as the county magistrate for only half a year, and had no experience in governing the people. Later, Liu Zeqing rebelled and a large number of Qingzhou people flocked to Gaomi. He was at a loss and exhausted Gaomi's bank savings and did not stabilize the situation. Instead, it caused disasters for the victims to besiege the county government. The matter reached Laizhou. Wan Ji came to Gaomi as the Tongzhi of Laizhou to assist him in handling political affairs. In less than half a month, the situation was completely stabilized and a detailed plan was formulated on how to appease the victims who flowed into Gaomi.

Zhang Qi admired this very much and served ten thousand yuan with a very humble attitude.

Through contact, Wan Ji found that Zhang Qi was not bad at all, but lacked experience. When he left, he left a master to assist Zhang Qi.

In more than a month, Zhang Qi made rapid progress. After hearing Zhou Xian's words, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the commander-in-chief, my subordinates will do their best to do this."

Linyi is an ancient city. Although the city has been in disrepair for a long time, the basic facilities are all there. When Wang Jun rose, the gentry in the city also repaired some key points in time for their own safety. Later, Xia Kuiyuan led his troops to cross Yishui and arrived at the city of Yizhou, and sent people into the city to let the people in the city open the door and surrender.

Gao Mingheng introduced the surrendered person into the city and then cut off his head directly at the top of the city. This move stabilized the morale of the army and the people in the city, but also angered Xia Kuiyuan and triggered the siege battle for the next nearly a month.

Xia Kuiyuan had many men, but these people were ordinary people not long ago. Not to mention others, they didn't even have basic weapons, and most of them were wooden forks and sticks. It was just because Wang Jun gave them a bite and allowed them to rob the rich and rob the food after taking the city. This attracted a large number of them to come.

Because there are many people outside the city and few soldiers inside the city. Xia Kuiyuan's initial strategy was to take advantage of this advantage and attack from all sides in order to break the city as soon as possible. This plan was not wrong, but he miscalculated the strength of his subordinates. He retreated when he was killed and ran away when he saw blood. If no one was behind to supervise, he would have dispersed long ago.

Once, the South Gate suddenly opened wide, and more than 200 guards rushed out of the city. The unprepared thief army collapsed instantly and fled for nothing. Less than a hundred people were actually killed by the defenders in the city, but the number of people trampled by their own troops until death was several times that of this person. Since then, Xia Kuiyuan has never dared to divide his troops. He concentrated all the troops outside the west gate, led the team with his elite soldiers, and launched an attack on Yizhou City one after another.

At first, these thieves did not know the battle formation, did not know the coordination, and did not know when to advance or retreat. They just kept rushing upwards under the pressure of the generals. There were countless casualties, but most of the time they did not even touch the city wall. Later, as more and more people were killed or injured, they gradually found some experience. The losses began to decrease, and the siege also achieved results. On several occasions, they had already attacked the city, but were driven down by the defenders in the city.

The seemingly broken city remained unmoved under the tenacious defending of the defenders. The large number of casualties and military rations caused Xia Kuiyuan to order a suspension of the attack and ask Wang Jun for help. The city was confronted, from the previous daily and nightly attacks to the last attack every few days and nights, the situation gradually stabilized.

The sun sets and the sky is completely dark. The sound of horse hooves sounded in the quiet night until the city is under.

Such movements had long attracted the attention of the guards in the city, and they shouted loudly, "Who is under the city?"

The cavalry responded loudly: "The messenger of Laizhou, come here under the order of the commander of the governor of Zhou."

After a while, a basket was hung from the city and "Come in."
Chapter completed!