Luo Youdu did not enter Luzhou, but rested outside Luzhou city, waiting for Li Shoujie and Lu Qiu Zhongqing to organize the soldiers and horses in the city.
During the break, Luo Youdu took Li Jun in the imperial tent to chat about the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty.
Luo Youdu had a certain understanding of the Northern Han Dynasty, but certainly not as detailed as Li Jun.
As one of the oldest warlords in the Zhou Dynasty, Li Jun was assigned to Luzhou in the first year of Guangshun, when Zhou Taizu Guo Wei came to the throne, to serve as the governor of the Zhaoyi Army, guarding the border for the Zhou Dynasty and resisting the Northern Han Dynasty.
So far, it has been eight and a half years.
During this long period of time, Li Jun has killed and captured as many as hundreds of Northern Han generals in his credit book, and repeatedly defeated the Northern Han invading troops and the Khitan's Dacaogu Youyi.
The Great Zhou Dynasty attacked the four states of Bashu, took Huainan, and even made a northern expedition to Yan.
Li Jundu resisted the harassment of the Northern Han Dynasty in Luzhou, allowing the troops fighting on the front line to conquer with peace of mind.
Over the years, he has suffered several losses at the hands of Liu Jiye, but he has never lost an inch of land. He even took advantage of the Great Zhou Dynasty's Northern Expedition to Yanyou's hometown to sneak attack Liaozhou and Changqing Village and win.
In terms of maintaining local stability, Li Jun was more important than Wang Jing and Fu Yanqing.
This is also the reason why Luo Youdu is willing to give Li Jun one more chance.
Being considerate of veterans and meritorious ministers will be of great benefit to both Luo Youdu and Li Jun.
Li Jun said: "If your majesty asks the general about the situation in the Han Kingdom in the east of the river, he must ask the right person. The general has been dealing with them for many years, and he does not dare to tell them clearly about their situation. There are probably eight out of ten of them."
Luo Youdu said with interest: "My understanding of the Han Kingdom in Hedong is that they are very poor, but their soldiers are extremely brave. It seems that their prime minister's monthly salary is only one hundred guan, and the monthly salary of ordinary military governors is as little as 30 guan.
Even raising a family is a problem."
Li Jun said: "Your Majesty understands well that the Han Kingdom in Hedong is poor. Hedong was originally the land of Longxing in Li Tang and had a rich population. However, decades of military disasters have emptied this place. Now there are only 40,000 people left.
There are about 5,000 households with a total population of less than 300,000, but they support nearly 40,000 soldiers. They are all supported by high taxes. How can they not be poor?"
Luo Youdu couldn't help but nod. With 300,000 people and 40,000 soldiers, it's hard to be rich.
Li Jun continued: "As for the strength of the Northern Han Dynasty's troops, that is not necessarily the case. My subordinates have fought with them over the years and divided them into four grades: upper, middle, inferior, and inferior. The strongest among them is the Yang family army in Linzhou... I am not afraid of your majesty's jokes.
, the last general suffered a lot against Liu Jiye several times. This Liu Jiye is the Yang family, whose real name is Yang Chonggui, who gave Liu Chong the name Liu Jiye."
Of course Luo Youdu knew about Liu Jiye, the famous Golden Sword Yang Wudi in history, and the old Linggong Yang Ye!
He did not interrupt Li Jun and listened patiently.
"Liu Jiye's father is Yang Hongxin, the governor of Linzhou. Linzhou was where the Shatuo people lived. The Shatuo cavalry gained such a great reputation in their early years that they are almost unheard of now. However, most of them have integrated into various places in the east of Hedong.
Prefectures, mostly Linzhou."
"Therefore, the strength of the soldiers of the Yang family in Linzhou was the first in the Han Dynasty in Hedong. Even Liu Chengjun's Neizhi Palace could not compare with this."
Naizhiden also means personal guard.
"Secondly, the medium-sized soldiers are Liu Chengjun's inner palace, and their strength is almost the same as the personal soldiers under my command."
"The inferior soldiers are the bandits who have been recruited to surrender. There are many mountains in the east of Hedong. Taihang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain, Luliang Mountain, and Wutai Mountain are all mountains that are connected for hundreds of miles or even hundreds of miles. They are the most suitable for all kinds of bandits to hide. Liu Chengjun reused the famous prime minister Guo
Wuwei is much stronger than me. Through recruitment, conquest, etc., he has incorporated many bandits into an army. His strength is not very good, but he is so elusive that it is extremely difficult to deal with him in Hedong."
"The low-level soldiers are just ordinary soldiers. Most of them are ruffians who can't survive and can't afford to eat. In terms of personal brute force, some of them can be easily defeated in a tough battle."
Luo Youdu nodded slightly, this was indeed a detail that he did not have in the information in his hand.
Only Li Jun, who had been fighting against the Northern Han Dynasty for many years, could understand the strength of the opponent's soldiers so thoroughly.
Luo Youdu asked: "If the commander-in-chief fights this battle, how will you fight it?"
Li Jun pondered for a moment and said, "It depends on your Majesty's purpose?"
Luo Youdu knew that there was another meaning in Li Jun's words, which was whether there was enough food and grass.
After all, they had just finished a big battle, and before they could take a breath, it happened again.
It's natural to worry about logistical issues.
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "The autumn harvest has just begun, so food is not a problem for the time being. According to my judgment, the food from Hedong should not be transferred to Jinyang, right? Jinyang is not difficult to fight, and the Sifang Prefecture should not be difficult."
Li Jun's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said excitedly: "No, not so fast. After the local people harvested the autumn grain, they paid the grain to the local government. The state officials counted the amount one by one and transported it to the state capital, hoarded and weighed it together, and finally sent troops to
Jinyang, this process will take at least two months. Now that the autumn harvest is only a month away, except for the people near Jinzhou, it is impossible for the other state capitals to hand over the grain so quickly."
"Your Majesty, if you have no intention of attacking Jinyang by force, the general's intention is to march directly to the city and attack Taiyuan. But if we can deliberately leak our whereabouts, Liu Chengjun will definitely be frightened and recruit support from all directions. Since the defenses from all directions are insufficient, our army can easily take it. That's all.
As a result, Jinyang's defense will be improved, and it will be particularly difficult to successfully defeat the Han Kingdom in one battle."
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "Actually, it is not necessary to attack Jinyang to destroy the Han. As long as his father is defeated, the son will naturally kneel down."
Li Jun suddenly realized that in fighting the Han Kingdom, the real opponent was never the Han Kingdom in Hedong, but his father, the Khitan.
Luo Youdu said sincerely: "After this detailed discussion with the commander, I have a clearer understanding of the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty, and I am more confident about the expedition."
Li Jun looked regretful and said: "I just regret that my old minister is too old to fight on the battlefield for Your Majesty. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely ask Your Majesty for a forward and die in His Majesty's service."
Luo Youdu beat the snake and followed the stick and said: "Commander, why should you be depressed? Military achievements and military exploits are all merits. Let the charge and battle be given to the young people. With the merits of the commander, you can be granted the title of Duke and nobility. It is not a problem. Why bother to compete with the young people for such a small thing?"
Credit?"
Li Jun agreed: "Your Majesty is right. After all, the world is dominated by young people. Compared with Luzhou, I still like Bianjing because it is lively there."
Luo Youdu asked: "Is the man named Kaichengmen on the Luzhou City Tower your son Li Shouchie?"
Li Jun said: "It's Quanzi."
Luo Youdu said: "I have just ascended the throne and I am short of people. I wonder if the commander-in-chief is willing to give up his love? Will he be transferred to my side?"
Li Jun said with great joy: "That is my blessing."
After these words, Li Yun's troubles were truly eliminated.
Luo Youdu ensured that Li Jun would enjoy his old age in peace as a public servant in exchange for Li Jun becoming an official and handing over his military power.
As for Li Shoujie, for Li Yun, it was an unexpected surprise, Luo Youdu's magnanimity.
Luo Youdu knew, however, that in history, when Li Shoujie faced Zhao Song, he tried every means to dissuade his father from colluding with the Northern Han Dynasty to rebel.
But it was unsuccessful. After Li Jun was defeated and burned himself, he chose to give up the resistance and was reused by Zhao Kuangyin.
The words Li Shoujie shouted at the city gate, coupled with his historical performance, were enough for Luo Youdu to expand a future path for him.
Of course, whether he can come out or not depends on himself.
After defeating Li Jun without bloodshed, Luo Youdu rested on the spot for a night and continued to lead his troops northward. He led 40,000 soldiers and horses north to Liaozhou, intending to penetrate from the Tuanbai Valley north of Taiyue Mountain and march directly to Jinyang City.
Jinyang City.
Liu Chengjun and Prime Minister Guo Wuwei counted the money and food on their fingers.
There is no way, Beihan is too poor.
The poor military governors had to tighten their belts to live their lives. You can imagine how ordinary officials and ordinary people lived.
"Let local officials speed up the process and transport the food as soon as possible."
Liu Chengjun ordered: "It happens to be the season when autumn is high and horses are fat. When the Liao Dynasty is at its strongest, we can't delay it. We can't afford it..."
Liu Chengjun knew everything about the situation in his country.
Compared with the emperors of the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Chengjun's ability is among the best. If the Northern Han Dynasty has a good foundation, he may become a promising king. If he has Meng Chang and Li Jing's fate, there is no guarantee that he will become Guo Rong
's strong enemy.
Of course there are no ifs in history.
He succeeded the Northern Han Dynasty, which was defeated by Guo Rong, although the later stage of the Battle of Gaoping ended with Zhou's defeat.
But everything within the territory was crippled, especially the army...
Facing the defeated Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Chengjun had to harass the Zhou Dynasty and restrict the expansion of the Zhou Dynasty, while also recuperating and maintaining the stability of his territory, which was quite difficult.
Anyway, when the Zhou Dynasty attacked Shu, he harassed it, and when the Zhou Dynasty attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty, he also harassed it.
Even though I am not rich, I still have to be a father and a mother.
Because he knew that the unification of the Zhou Dynasty was already completed. If he did not make some efforts and caused some trouble for the Zhou Dynasty, the future of Shu and Tang would be his own.
Luo Youdu captured Youyan's hometown, which completely panicked Liu Chengjun.
The hometown of Yanyou has been taken by the Great Zhou Dynasty, won't it be his turn next?
Unexpectedly, Guo Rong died unexpectedly and civil strife broke out in the Central Plains. It was simply a way of survival given by God.
Liu Chengjun understands better than anyone else that this battle must be fought and must be fought with all one's strength, otherwise there will be no chance of fighting again.
Guo Wuwei said: "It's best to ask Liu Jiye to go to Linzhou and ask his brother to send more troops. This time we fight with the Khitan together, we can't let the other side look down on us, otherwise it may lead to the same fate as the Jin Dynasty.
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Shi Jingtang led the Khitan to destroy the Tang Dynasty and establish the Jin Dynasty, but the Jin Dynasty was also destroyed by the Khitan.
Liu Chengjun is preparing to announce Liu Jiye.
But I heard Liu Jiye's voice coming from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, hurry up, the Central Plains has sent troops to Hedong, and the army is approaching Tuanbai Valley. We have to send troops for reinforcements, otherwise we will attack Jinyang."
Liu Chengjun's expression suddenly changed and he shouted: "Quick, General Liu, please provide support quickly."
Without any hesitation, Liu Chengjun issued two more orders: "Send people north to ask for help from the Liao Dynasty. In addition, send orders to various places to quickly mobilize troops to defend Jinyang..."
He had no time to think about how the enemy came, and he had no time to think too much.
Instinctively perform the technique of summoning Big Daddy and the technique of standing still and waiting for help.
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