Chapter 16 The Shuangcheng in Western Liaoning (16)
There are only three people in the festival hall. Sitting there is Liu Rengong, while standing are Zhou Zhiyu and Li Chengzhong. Liu Rengong carefully looked at the young and tall officer in front of him, and he actually cherished him very much. He had been in the army all his life, and at his age and status
, for the new generation of generals who are emerging in the army, they can't help but feel a sense of love and affection, not to mention that this person is his direct descendant.
Liu Rengong clearly remembers that he has only received three pieces of good news in the past six months:
The first one was last fall. The good news came from Yuguan. I won a small victory, beheaded level 38, and successfully defended the precarious Yuguan.
The second one was last winter. The good news came from Bailang Mountain, a great victory, beheading level 276, and initially stabilized the situation in Pingzhou.
The third one was at the beginning of spring this year. The good news came from outside Bailang Mountain. They had won a great victory in the field, beheaded more than 600 people, and captured more than 600 Khitan soldiers. They killed Dalangjun Tuli of the Khitan branch and captured Xiaolangjun Wuli.
Capture Liucheng, surrender Yanjun, half of Yingzhou returned to Lulong's army!
There was only one person involved in the three good reports, and that was Li Chengzhong, who had only joined the Jianzu camp during the Southern Expedition last year.
Seeing this young officer standing respectfully in front of him, Liu Rengong suddenly felt a sigh of relief like someone who had already succeeded in his career. The anger during the military meeting in the morning disappeared. He felt that the young man in front of him had seized the Zhao family's army and horses without permission.
Actually it's nothing.
"Sit down, please stop standing. There is also Li Chengzhong, you should sit down too... By the way, do you have a name?" Liu Rengong said warmly, and the latter question was about Li Chengzhong.
Li Chengzhong's buttocks had just touched the edge of the embroidered pier. When he heard the commander's question, he stood up again: "The soldier and horse envoy has given the humble position a nickname, and the character is self-contained."
"Sit down, sit down and answer." Hearing that Li Chengzhong's cousin was named Zhou Zhiyu, Liu Rengong immediately remembered ten years ago when he gave Zhou Zhiyu the nickname. Suddenly, he realized that time had passed and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. When he came back to his senses,
Xiang Zhou Zhiyu smiled and said: "Good question, back then you followed a certain person to defend Guizhou, and it has been more than ten years. Thinking about the past, it seems like it is in front of you..."
Zhou Zhiyu sighed: "It is a blessing to be able to follow the commander-in-chief." His words came from the bottom of his heart and were extremely sincere. From a useless soldier, he climbed to a high position in the Lulong Army, in charge of the military affairs of a state. Zhou Zhiyu
Yu is indeed grateful to Liu Rengong.
"It is my blessing to have old brothers like you to help me. It's just that it's hard to be the commander-in-chief. In the past few years, I have worked hard and never had a peaceful life. I wanted to take a good rest this year.
, no longer care about the affairs in the south, but if you don’t beat them, they will come to beat you. The Khitans are harassing and looting outside the pass, and Zhu Quanzhong has taken aim at us again. At this difficult time, only the internal people are united,
Only by eliminating this crisis, otherwise I am afraid that this battle will be the last one. Not to mention someone’s life and death, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to have a good ending.”
Liu Rengong's words made Zhou Zhiyu unable to sit still. He stood up quickly and said in panic: "General, I was wrong. I shouldn't have had a verbal dispute with Zhao Ba, which almost ruined the military meeting in the morning. Please punish me, commander-in-chief."
Liu Rengong said: "It's his fault that Zhao Sanlang said evil words. I'll ask him to apologize to you later. The only thing he said about the war horse..."
Zhou Zhiyu said: "After Zicheng occupied Liucheng, he collected a lot of war horses, but 500 of them were sent to the Pingzhou camp one after another. The last general said in the morning that he would lead 2,500 Pingzhou troops to accompany the commander, including
There were five hundred cavalry. Zicheng worked hard outside the pass and opened up half of the camp for me, Lulong. The area was flat for thousands of miles and there were no dangerous passes to defend. He had few troops and it was the time when he was in urgent need of war horses. If it were a big
If the commander decides to retreat, then return the five hundred horses in the hands of the last general to him."
Zhou Zhiyu's words are equivalent to taking all the responsibility on him. His Pingzhou Army is another military force that Liu Rengong can control. Asking him to withdraw his horses is not much different from Liu Rengong withdrawing 500 horses from his own command. However, this is
Liu Rengong felt a little sad and looked at Li Chengzhong hesitantly.
In fact, after excluding the 500 war horses that were to be given to the Gao family, Li Chengzhong still had more than a thousand war horses. This was only the number when he left Liucheng. It is estimated that the elders of the Pinbu still had a large number of war horses.
It was only a matter of time before he could collect two thousand from the tribe’s herdsmen. But he wanted to keep these war horses for himself. In addition to the planned cavalry, he planned to let all his soldiers have war horses just like the Khitans.
Riding, becoming a cavalry infantry that can move quickly.
At this time, we have to thank Mrs. Gao Liu. Since Mrs. Gao Liu has clearly told Li Chengzhong before that her Gao family is willing to take on this matter, Li Chengzhong can only move out to resist at this moment. He said with a bitter face: "Commander,
Originally, it was not impossible for me to find a way to squeeze out 500 horses for the Zhao family, but now it is a bit late. I have promised Mrs. Liu that I will send 500 horses to the Guangbian Army at the end of the month..."
"Which Mrs. Liu?" Liu Rengong was stunned.
"From the Gao family."
"Mr. Gao Liu?" Liu Rengong had a headache when he mentioned this woman.
"Yes. The Gao family is fighting in the Guangbian Army and the Khitan Die La tribe. The Khitans there are all elites, and they are not comparable to those in Liucheng. Mrs. Liu was very worried about this matter, so she found a lowly position... or the commander-in-chief and
Madam Liu said, I will return these horses to the Zhao family first, and then after a while all the horses will be collected and sent to the Guangbian Army?"
Of course, Li Chengzhong's suggestion made Liu Rengong very embarrassed. He really didn't want to deal with that woman, so he frowned and said nothing. Taking something from Gao Liu's hands, isn't that the same as seeking the skin of a tiger?
Seeing Liu Rengong bowing his head in deep thought, Li Chengzhong looked at Zhou Zhiyu, who nodded calmly. Li Chengzhong perked up and began to talk about what he had been brewing for a long time.
"Commander, if you give me a little more time, I will definitely be able to get together another batch of war horses. In addition to returning the ones to the Zhao family, I can also keep a lot of them and send them to Youzhou to build another cavalry army for the commander.
!Why should we be afraid of his Zhao family’s Badu Cavalry then!”
Liu Rengong's eyes lit up and he said, "How long will it take?"
"It can take as long as half a year, or as short as three months."
"What are you going to do?"
"Yingzhou is separated by Yiwulu Mountain, and belongs to western Liaoning in the west and eastern Liaodong. Beizhi currently occupies half of Yingzhou in western Liaoning, with Liucheng and Yanjun separating the north and east directions. Of course, due to the rush of time, Yan
The county has only surrendered, but the humble position has not really been restored. Passing Yanjun and heading east, over Yiwulu Mountain, is the Huaiyuan Military City occupied by the Khitan Wukui Tribe. Between the Huaiyuan Military City and Yiwulu Mountain is the pasture of the Khitan Wukui Tribe.
Beizhi's plan is to consolidate Liucheng in three months and bring Yan County under its control. Then, Beizhi plans to send troops from Yan County and borrow horses from the Wu Kui tribe..."
Liu Rengong was amused by Li Chengzhong's word "borrowing a horse", smiled, and asked: "How strong is the Wukai tribe? You have just finished fighting the Ping tribe and are starting a war with the Wukai tribe again. Is it too hasty?"
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"The Wukui tribe and the Pingbu tribe are both small tribes among the eight Khitan tribes, with about 2,000 warriors. Now the Wukui tribe is attacking the Mohe people of the Bohai Kingdom, and they have no time to spare to fight against the final general."
Liu Rengong did not know the current situation outside the Pass as well as Li Chengzhong. When he heard that the Wukai tribe was fighting against the Mohe people, he couldn't help but feel happy and said: "If this is the case, it is feasible."
Seeing that the fire was coming, Li Chengzhong hurriedly added fuel to the fire: "The pastures of Wukui tribe are extremely rich, with cattle and sheep like clouds, and war horses in groups. When the time comes, the general will be willing to send the war horses to Youzhou. Well, it is estimated that there will be three thousand of them."
number!"
As soon as this number was reported, Liu Rengong was immediately shocked. Nowadays, Youyan is short of horses. Even Badu Cavalry, which mainly relies on cavalry, has less than a thousand horses. If Liu Rengong can have three thousand cavalry, not only the Lu Long Army
From now on, the middle-aged and elderly Zhao family can stand aside, and they can still fight against the Hedong Army cavalry under King Li Ke of Jin.
Li Chengzhong continued to describe the pie: "After conquering the Wukui tribe, around the end of this year or early next year, Beiji plans to attack the Khitan Sudden Division in the north. Well, the Sudden Division is stronger, and the family background is better than that of the Pinbu and Wukui tribes.
The army is thicker, and the war horses obtained should be more than three thousand..."
Another three thousand war horses! If what Li Chengzhong described comes true, next year, if the compact configuration of one man and one horse is followed, Liu Rengong will have a cavalry army of more than 6,000 people. By then, the Lu Long Army will regain its prestige and dominate again.
The whole of Hebei, and even competing with the Hedong Army and Xuanwu Army, is probably just around the corner!
It's just that... listening to Li Chengzhong's eloquent talk, and the more he talked, he became more and more excited. Liu Rengong quickly interrupted: "Zicheng, how many people do you have under your command now? As far as I know, there are only five hundred people, right?"
"Come back to the commander, I am now the commander of the Pingzhou Army's front camp. I have a strength of 500 people. After several battles, there are still 200 people who can fight. I plan to recruit soldiers as soon as I return to Liucheng.
Gather the front camp." Li Chengzhong is currently training 1,500 people in the camp at the south gate of Liucheng, but at this time, of course, he makes his situation as miserable as possible. But it doesn't matter if the description is more miserable.
But he also wanted to show his determination and momentum to move forward: "Commander, don't worry, our soldiers in the front camp are not afraid of sacrifice, they are not afraid of difficulties, they dare to fight and fight hard, and they never retreat!"
"Uh..." Liu Rengong was a little speechless. There were only 200 people available for battle out of the 500-man establishment. Isn't it too few? He turned to Zhou Zhiyu and asked: "Good question. You said during the military meeting this morning that you wanted to general
If the Pingzhou Army brings out 2,500 men and goes south, won't Pingzhou be empty? Is the self-contained front camp included in the 2,500 men?"
Zhou Zhiyu chuckled secretly and said hurriedly: "Commander, I am about to explain to the commander. The camp outside the pass is different from that inside the pass. The situation of all parties is much more complicated. Many things require the power to make decisions on an ad hoc basis. I want to make peace with Pingzhou
The army is divided into two parts, one is stationed in Pingzhou and is led by a relative, and the other is occupying Liucheng outside the pass and is led by his own troops to look for opportunities to fight."
Now that half of Yingzhou is in hand, the acquired territory will certainly not be abandoned easily. The establishment of an independent military and political institution in Yingzhou has become the unified understanding of Lulong’s senior officials. There is no doubt about this. The key to the problem is who will do it.
To manage this new territory, to put it bluntly, who will rule this newly established organization? Who will lead the new Yingzhou army?
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Seeing reminders and rewards again makes me happy and sad at the same time. I feel sad and happy at the same time. I will try my best to add another chapter tonight.