Throughout the autumn of the first year of Tianfu, the prince of Liaodong County and Lulong Jiedushi Liu Rengong sat in Fanyang and worked hard to build the defense line of Da'an Mountain.
Since the disastrous defeat at Laoyadi, the Lulong Army has shown even greater decline, abandoning a large area of land in southern Hebei and retreating to Fanyang and Youzhou. Fortunately, the Xuanwu Army immediately focused its attention on Chang'an, and raised the banner of "King of Qin" in order to control the center.
, withdrew their troops from Hebei, and this allowed Lu Longjun to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the Xuanwu Army's subsequent attack on Hedong greatly frightened the Lulong generals from Liu Rengong on down, so the Lulong Mountain Northbound Camp was withdrawn, and the troops stationed on the border wall were transferred internally to enrich and consolidate the Fanyang-Da'an Mountain line to cope with the situation.
The Xuanwu Army could attack at any time.
At the end of autumn, 30,000 soldiers were finally gathered on the Fanyang-Da'an Mountain defense line, supported by 40,000 to 50,000 civilians. Liu Rengong breathed a sigh of relief. But it was only a slight sigh of relief. The entire Lulong Army
Everyone was involved in a fierce debate. Facing the Xuanwu Army's crazy attack on the Hedong Army, the generals were discussing one thing: Should they aid Hedong? Time Travel Novel sj131
Those who supported the aid occupied the great righteousness. They analyzed the world situation from the overall situation and pointed out the natural alliance between Hedong and Lulong. They strongly advised Liu Rengong to send troops to Hedong to solve Li Keyong's dilemma. The opponents also said with certainty,
Now that the Lulong Army cannot protect itself, what can it do to support it? Can the tens of thousands of troops and horses finally gathered be able to make a difference?
Supporters were led by Yichang Army Jiedushi, Liu Shouwen, the eldest man of the Liu family, including the Gao brothers, the Guizhou military and horse envoys, Li Chengyue, the Yancheng military commander, and Wang Sixing, the flood guardian. The opponents were Shenzhou military and horse commanders.
The envoys were led by Liu Shouguang, the second son of the Liu family, and included Zhao Ba, the envoy of Badu Cavalry, Zhao Jing, the envoy of Jizhou soldiers and horses, etc. Both sides were led by Lu Long, each with a large number of troops, and their strength was extraordinary.
Inside the handsome tent, Liu Rengong closed his eyes and meditated. An oil lamp flickered on and off, and the fire danced from time to time, making a subtle crackling sound.
Thinking deeply, Liu Rengong suddenly let out a long sigh. He opened his eyes, which were full of exhaustion and anxiety. At this moment, the personal guard reported: "Commander, the commander of the rear army is asking General Zhou to see you."
Liu Rengong said: "Meet you."
The curtain of the handsome tent was opened, and Zhou Zhiyu stepped in.
"Good question? Well, take a seat." Liu Rengong turned around and straightened his body after the handsome case. He forced himself to cheer up and asked.
Zhou Zhiyu bowed and saluted, then sat on an embroidered pier and said to Liu Rengong: "Commander, you have worked hard and worked hard day and night. It is the end of the day, but you still can't rest. I'm sorry for bothering you."
Liu Rengong waved his hand and said: "Where are you talking? Now that the situation is getting worse, how can I sleep? I wonder if it's not the same hard work? Well, what's going on?"
Zhou Zhiyu said: "One thousand horses taken from Yingzhou have been counted and entered into the camp, and the last generals have been counted. Five hundred can be fought, and five hundred can be ridden. Is it like the previous batch, and all of them are transferred to the Yamen army?"
Liu Rengong nodded: "Same as the above example. The horses outside the pass are all good horses. Now that the army is short of horses, these thousand horses are all used as war horses. The last batch has been given to the old man in the left wing, and he has prepared two cavalry battalions. This time
Just give it to Lao Yang on the right side. He has been nagging me for a long time. The camp head has been set up and we are just waiting for the horses."
Zhou Zhiyu said "yes" and smiled: "Zhao Ba has asked me for it many times..."
Liu Rengong snorted: "This guy actually has the nerve to ask for a horse? During the battle at Laoyadi, if his troops advanced so quickly, how could we have been defeated so miserably? Just hold on, want a horse? Dream on!" He still thought to himself!
I remember that in that brutal and unprecedented battle, Zhao Ba's Badu cavalry delayed the fighter plane for more than half an hour, causing the Chinese army to collapse. If the army had not suffered such a disastrous defeat, Liu Rengong would have taken action on Zhao Ba at that time.
Of course Zhou Zhiyu knew the cause and effect. After the Battle of Laoyadi, the only remaining strength of Lulong's army was Zhao Ba's Ba Duqi and Liu Shouguang's Yier Army. These two armies did not contribute much in that battle, no matter what they were.
The reasons and excuses had already made Liu Rengong feel deeply worried and apprehensive, so Liu Rengong did not pursue the responsibility for the defeat, but comforted the two of them with kind words.
During that period, Zhou Zhiyu watched Liu Rengong depressed for a long time. It was not until the Yameni army replenished its organizational structure and until the various armies guarding the border wall gathered in Fan Yang that Liu Rengong regained his strength and regained some of his former majesty.
But this kind of matter was too sensitive. Liu Rengong didn't say much to him, and he didn't dare to discuss it. He just concentrated on doing his own things. At the same time, he was secretly preparing to transfer his confidant Zhao Zaili from Pingzhou to Fanyang.
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Zhou Zhiyu said: "Shi Fengdao, the governor of Yingzhou, reported that according to Zicheng's instructions, they are collecting Chapter 246. A certain person has already reported to Chang'an, but you also know that the Chang'an rebellion is even worse, and there has never been one so far.
I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to take care of it. I originally planned to ask for a reward from a champion general for Zicheng, and for the sake of convenience, I asked for a minister to increase his rank, but now..."
Zhou Zhiyu hurriedly bowed and said: "The commander-in-chief shows great kindness to me, and I respectfully accept it on behalf of Zicheng. In fact, it doesn't matter whether the imperial court awards him a reward. As long as the commander-in-chief is willing to take care of Zicheng, Zicheng will be deeply impressed. Commander-in-Chief Bei
It is a great reward for him to entrust him with a heavy responsibility." Zhou Zhiyu is right, no matter how high the imperial court's reward is, it has come to an end now, and there is nothing he can do except increase the title. After all, Li Chengzhong
Belonging to the Lulong generals, no matter how much the reward is given, it is impossible to compare with the Lulong Jiedushi Liu Rengong. On the contrary, Liu Rengong entrusted Li Chengzhong with the important task of facing the north alone. In fact, it was a disguised reward. While handing over the defense to Li Chengzhong,
Li Chengzhong also completely lifted the restrictions on recruiting troops, allowing Yingzhou to recruit troops legitimately and to the best of their ability. This is the biggest reward.
Liu Rengong said: "I heard that Zicheng is preparing to conquer Khitan in the north, but I don't know how the progress is? It's embarrassing to say that we old guys have been defeated repeatedly in the south, but a young man like him has won every battle in the north, haha..."
Zhou Zhiyu said: "The news that came with the war horses this time said that Zicheng had led his army to march north last month, and his goal was Raoleshan and Fuyu City. He planned to conquer the grassland in one battle. After the grassland was pacified, Zicheng would send his army.
Go south and support Fan Yang. When the time comes, the Yingzhou army will obey the commander-in-chief's orders and become a powerful weapon in the commander-in-chief's hand!"
Although the last sentence was not stated clearly, the meaning was obvious. Liu Rengong couldn't help but feel happy. He took a deep breath, looked at Zhou Zhiyu, and said repeatedly: "Very good! Very good!"
After a long time, Liu Rengong, who was in a better mood, asked: "I'd like to ask, what are your thoughts on whether to support Hedong?"
Zhou Zhiyu thought for a while and said: "Commander, from the point of view of the general, the key is whether to support Hedong or not. The general doesn't know whether to say it or not."
"Speak, just say whatever you have to say. How has a person ever sinned for his words?"
"Yes. I want to know the commander-in-chief's thoughts. Would he rather compromise and obey others and keep his glory and wealth, or would he rather fight hard for the future?"
"Go on."
"The King of Dongping County was born in the Yellow Bandit Rebellion Army and has always had a reckless attitude. This kind of person cares about his face very much and likes to recruit others for his own use. Over the years, he has conquered large areas of land in Henan, Shannan, Huaibei, and the capital.
The governor seldom kills the commanders indiscriminately, and as long as they surrender to him, he will use them regardless of previous suspicions. It can be said that he has a broad mind, which is the foundation of his career. Take this battle as an example, Wei Bo, Cheng De
, Yiwu and other towns all surrendered to King Dongping. The commanders themselves retained the old system and were not deposed. They did what they did before and are still doing what they do now. If the commander accepts the land of Hebei, I think King Dongping will take care of everyone.
Plus, the glory and wealth are still in the hands of the commander-in-chief."
Liu Rengong's eyes moved slightly and hesitantly said: "Surrender to Zhu Quanzhong, then a certain family will have to obey orders in the future..."
Zhou Zhiyu said: "Exactly, in the future, the commander-in-chief will listen to his orders and must not disobey them, otherwise he will suffer misfortune."
Liu Rengong shook his head and said, "It's a good question. Continue."
Zhou Zhiyu took a deep breath and said: "If the commander-in-chief still has the ambition to compete with the vassal towns all over the world and continues to command Hebei, he must support Hedong! Hedong and Hebei are at the horns of each other. Once Hedong falls to the
With Xuanwu's hand, we, Lulong, will be trapped in a pincer attack from two sides. Xuanwu's army can send troops from the south and west, or even send an army out of Yunzhou and come down from the north, and we, Lulong, will be in a desperate situation!"
"But now our troops are not strong..."
"No matter what, if the commander-in-chief wants to protect Lulong, he must send troops! Even if it is just a show of force, he must threaten the Xuanwu Army's flanks so that they cannot use their hands and feet to attack Hedong with all their strength."
"We are surrounded by Yiwu, Chengde, and Wei Bo. If we want to support them, we still need to defeat these three vassal towns..."
"Yiwu and Chengde are both small towns. The only one we can worry about is Wei Bo. But now a lot of troops from the three places have been mobilized. Along with Xuanwu, they are attacking Hedong. It is a good time for Lulong to send troops. As long as we win,
With that, the siege east of Hedong will be lifted. With the ability of the King of Jin, do you think that the King of Jin can still stand firm?"
Liu Rengong was still thinking deeply, and Zhou Zhiyu decided to cheer up the coach who was about to lose confidence: "Commander, does the commander think that our Lu Longjun can't defeat Yiwu, Chengde and Wei Bo?" Time Travel Novel sj131
Zhou Zhiyu's provocation method worked, and Liu Rengong instantly regained some of his energy: "What a joke, if it weren't for Xuanwu's trouble, we would have captured Weibo the year before last! As for King Yiwu Chucun and King Chengde Rong, they are all rats, when did they dare to
Face us squarely! It’s a good question, I’ve decided, we won’t stick to it, this time, we are going to support Hedong, but let Li Keyong see if Liu Rengong is really an ungrateful and treacherous villain!”