Lulong's situation is naturally not good. Li Chengzhong used eight words to sum up the situation as being attacked from both sides and not optimistic.
Hearing Li Chengzhong's words, Zhao Jing sighed: "Well, Zicheng is a sensible person, and he can see clearly. Now the Bian army is taking advantage of the situation to rob, and a large army is coming to invade. The general has mobilized Youyan's troops to go south. It's hard to predict what the outcome will be.
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Li Chengzhong comforted him and said: "General Manager, there is no need to worry too much. As long as we can hold on to the situation and not give the Khitan any opportunity to take advantage, the commander-in-chief has no worries and I believe we can withstand it."
Zhao Jingdao: "A certain person has the great trust of a commander, so he naturally has to do his best. But now that a large number of state troops have been mobilized southward, the borders are empty."
Li Chengzhong was silent. Although the Shanhou camp was parallel to the Hebei camp, one in the north and one in the south, their strength was much lower. With the large number of border troops transferred south, only a few troops could actually fight, such as the Gao brothers' Guangzhou camp.
The frontier army, the Yancheng and Flood armies of Li Chengyue and Wang Sitong, the Jingsai Army stationed in Jizhou by Zhao Jing, and the Liucheng Army which is being greatly expanded and recruited. The total number of those who can really fight is less than ten thousand. If you want to hold on,
This long border defense line was indeed somewhat stretched. The remaining garrison guards at Juyong Pass, Beikou, Zhenyuan and other passes were not strong enough to fight, and were repeatedly broken by the Khitan people. They drove straight in from these places and plundered a large number of people and property.
Zhao Jing added: "The Khitan's method of warfare is to plunder the city. They do not occupy the city after conquering it. After looting, they quickly retreat outside the city. This makes us unable to fight if we want. However, the side wall is too long, so they can choose to attack at will.
We can't defend ourselves even if we want to. It's really a headache. As the general manager of the camp, it's very difficult for me to guard the rear for the commander. I hope that Zi Cheng will give me your full support in the future, and Zi Cheng will live up to me.
Live up to your own expectations!”
Li Chengzhong said: "The manager just does it, and I will do my best to help!"
Zhao Jing nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you very much!"
That night, a banquet was held at the Governor's Mansion, and all the military generals in charge of the Shanhou camp gathered. Gao Xinggui, the deputy general manager of the Shanhou camp and the Guangbian military envoy, arrived. He was taller than Gao Xingzhou, and his eyebrows were as close as Gao Xingzhou's.
There are some similarities between Zhou and Zhou. The brothers of the Gao family are both calm people. Gao Xinggui first met Li Chengzhong under the introduction of Li Chengyue, and his words and smiles were somewhat cautious and cautious.
In addition, Xue Liming, the envoy of the Konglingguan Pass, Han Junyong, the envoy of the Juyong Pass, Zhao Yun, the envoy of the Zhenyuan Army, Li Junbi, the envoy of the Beikou Guard, Zhao Huaiming, the envoy of the Xiongwu Army, Zhao Rang, the envoy of the Jingsai Army, etc. were also on the stage.
Zhao Jing also invited Prince Huli of the West Khitan and Princess Salanna of the Xiren. Many generals had never seen this famous Xiren female general in the grasslands before. When they saw it today, their eyes lit up and they secretly praised her.
After everyone sat down, Zhao Jing finally appeared. As a young general, he was very proud to be the general manager of a camp. Zhao Jing came in from the door with a smile. All the generals in the hall stood up to greet him. He looked around.
He looked around, then pulled out a foreigner from behind, led him to his table, and the two sat side by side.
The Hu man had a big beard, rich clothes and furs, and was gorgeously dressed. His little eyes wandered around the hall without saying a word.
When Li Chengzhong was still wondering who this Hu man was, and how he could be so valued by Zhao Jing, Li Chengyue, who was at the same table with him, whispered: "Khitan!"
Li Chengzhong subconsciously looked at the table where Salanna and Huli were sitting, and saw Huli staring at the Hu man fiercely, his chest rising and falling, and he was breathing heavily. Salanna's face was flushed,
The look in the barbarian's eyes was extremely unkind.
I only heard Zhao Jing say: "Today I would like to introduce a good friend to you. This is brother Abo from the Shulu family of the Diela tribe. Please get close to me."
I saw Ah Bo stood up and clasped his fists, and spoke very well in Chinese: "Generals, I am Ah Bo. Although I have never met you, I have been close to you for a long time. Thanks to the care of General Manager Zhao, I am very honored to meet you here today.
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Li Chengzhong was surprised. What was the main purpose of setting up the Shanhou Camp? It was to defend against the Khitans. Today was a banquet at the Shanhou Camp. How come a Khitan came and seemed to have such a good relationship with Zhao Jing? This Abo Li Chengzhong
I have also heard of his name. In the words of Wuli, the young man of Pingbu, Abo and Aping of the Shulu family and Huolu and Abaoji of the Yelu family are called the "Four Heroes" of the Diela tribe. As a Shulu family,
The successor of the next generation, Abo has a respected position in the clan, and he and his cousin Aping share the power of Shu Lu family. The two of them, Huolu and Abaoji are highly valued by Yue Shilu, and they are the most powerful among the Khitan people.
A noble person from the upper echelons.
Li Chengzhong was very confused when he looked at Abo, who was having a drink at the same table with Zhao Jing, the camp manager at the back of the mountain, talking and laughing freely. He turned to Li Chengyue beside him, and saw that Li Chengyue's eyes were also confused. Then he looked at the generals at the table, Gao Xinggui.
He looked calm and ignored this scene, as if it had nothing to do with him. Xue Liming, the commander of Kongling Pass, Han Jun, the general of Juyong Pass, Zhao Yun, the commander of Zhenyuan Army, and Li Junbi, the commander of Beikou Guard, all nodded to Abo.
Smiling, it seemed that he had known about it for a long time. The most attentive people in the audience were Zhao Huaiming, the envoy of the Xiongwu Army, and Zhao Rang, the envoy of the Jingsai Army. Both of them stretched their necks and leaned over to talk to Abo actively, and they couldn't help but laugh and talk.
Not long after, Zhao Jing took Abo, and the two of them began to serve wine at the banquets. The order of serving wine was based on the official position. First, Gao Xinggui, the deputy general manager of the camp behind the mountain. Gao Xinggui calmly raised his cup and drank it all, and then
It was Li Chengzhong's turn. Zhao Jing introduced to Abo: "This is Lieutenant General Li Cheng, the governor of Yuhou, the camp capital. Next to him is General Li Chengyue, the governor of Yancheng."
Abo laughed and said, "I have admired the names of these two generals for a long time on the grassland. How lucky I am to see them today. We grassland people value heroes the most, and Abo respects those who have gone before me. I only hope that I can get closer to these two generals in the future."
!" After saying that, he raised his head and finished drinking.
Li Chengzhong and Li Chengyue both looked at Zhao Jing. Today's banquet was really strange, and neither of them felt very comfortable. Zhao Jing hurriedly signaled to them with his eyes, and they drank the wine.
However, he saw that Abo was not annoyed, and still smiled and asked the cupbearer to fill up the bowl, and then said to Li Chengzhong: "The general's name is like thunder, and Abo admires it in his heart. Pinbu provoked the general, they were wrong, and the general has already punished them.
I hope the general will not remember the grudges of the past. But Xiao Langjun’s mother in Wuli is from my Shulu family. Before I came to Jizhou, my eldest mother had repeatedly warned them to go back. If the general can let them go,
Man, I say that the Lu family must feel great virtue and should offer a ransom that satisfies the general. I wonder what the general wants?"
Abo wants to redeem Wuli, and Li Chengzhong is of course impossible to agree. Wuli has the inherited bloodline of Pinbu Qijin. In this era, this blood relationship is very appealing. Where is he, Pinbu
Wherever his righteousness lies, once Wuli is released, most of the Khitan people in Liucheng and Yanjun will probably have to run away with him.
Although Li Chengzhong didn't know Zhao Jing's intention of inviting Abo to Jizhou, he had some vague guesses. Coupled with what Zhao Jing said to him alone before the banquet, he had already estimated Zhao Jing's intention to negotiate peace.
. He is not opposed to strategic peace talks. Now that Lulong's army is attacked on both sides, his own Liucheng has not been completely consolidated. If there can be a buffer for a period of time, it will not be a bad thing for him. Wait until he stabilizes Liucheng and Yanjun.
, if the commander can withstand the Bian army's offensive in the south, it will be much easier to deal with the Khitans when he comes back.
Therefore, Li Chengzhong could not refuse outright and could not agree to Abo, so he smiled and said: "Wuli has recognized me as his adoptive father. Of course I will not let my child suffer. I have already found the famous Su Ru to teach him knowledge. This child is very knowledgeable."
Work hard, and I will reuse him after he finishes his studies. Speaking of it, studies are more important, so it is not convenient for him to go out during this period. Let's wait until he finishes his studies. I will drink this glass of wine first.
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Abo listened to his excuses, but had no choice but to drink a glass of wine, forcefully smile and go to the next table, his heart full of confusion?br/>
When Huli and Salanna were seated, Zhao Jing smiled and said: "Brother Huli, Princess Yinyue, no matter what happened in the past, no matter how big the hatred is, let's see Zhao's face tonight, and Brother Abo."
After drinking this cup, we can talk about anything tomorrow, okay?"
Abo raised a cup of wine and drank it first, then looked at Huli and Princess Yinyue with a smile. Huli and Princess Yinyue were full of anger and stared at Abo. After a while, Princess Yinyue turned around and left the table.
Go, Hu Li followed closely, leaving Zhao Jing and A Bo behind. Zhao Jing smiled, looked at the backs of the two people leaving, and said lightly to A Bo: "Brother A Bo, don't be angry. Your two families have been at war for many years.
Hatred cannot be let go in a day, but don't worry, if someone is here to make peace, they must be convinced."
Abo smiled, not making a fuss. The two sides had been feuding for generations, and the attitude shown by the other party was within his expectation.
Huli followed Salanna out, chased after him and whispered: "Sister Asa, the Tang people and the Khitan people are colluding together. Should we go back?"
Salanna looked up at the starry night, took a deep breath, calmed down, shook his head and said: "Don't be busy now, let's listen to what they have to say at the military meeting tomorrow. I watched the banquet just now, and the Han people themselves seem to have different opinions.
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Hu Li thought about it, nodded and said: "Deputy General Gao is very calm, but a little strangely so. He seems to be ignoring Abo... and the two generals Li Chengzhong and Li Chengyue, their expressions are also a bit wrong. Hmm.
"Shall I go find them and ask them tonight? There are quite a few words."
Salanna said: "Let's ask separately. You go to Deputy General Manager Gao and General Li Chengyue and try to persuade them not to make peace with the Khitans. I'll go find Li Chengzhong." At this point, her face couldn't help but blush.
He consciously concealed it and said: "He and I have known each other before and fought side by side. I hope we can persuade him to support us."
At the banquet, Li Chengzhong and Li Chengyue came to Gao Xinggui. The three of them had a drink. Li Chengyue asked, "Brother, what's going on? What does Zhao Jing want to do?"
Gao Xinggui glanced at Zhao Jing, who was chatting and laughing with Abo and other Guansai army generals, and said in a low voice: "When a certain person arrived last night, Zhao Jing came to visit, saying that he wanted to negotiate peace with the Khitan people."
Li Chengyue asked: "What do you mean, brother?"
Gao Xinggui said: "Guizhou is empty. If we really fight, we won't get much benefit."
Li Chengyue nodded and said: "It would be fine if we could really negotiate for peace. Our big enemy is in the south now, and our troops are also there. I just don't know how to negotiate a peace?"
Gao Xinggui said: "I didn't elaborate on this. Zhao Jing just said that he would not lose me, Guizhou."
Li Chengzhong suddenly asked: "We have been fighting with the Khitans for almost a year, why are they suddenly willing to negotiate for peace? You must know that now is when we are at our weakest."
Gao Xinggui and Li Chengyue were silent, sipping their drinks slowly and thinking hard. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward on the mobile website (.). Your support is my greatest