People were coming and going in the big tent, and there was constant noise, but no one paid attention to Li Jinzhong who was kneeling on the ground, as if they regarded him as air. Li Jinzhong felt a little humiliated, but he had no choice but to do it. His previous performance was really bad.
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Cheng Huaixin came in from outside the camp and sighed when he saw Li Jinzhong kneeling. When the Yunzhou uprising began, his group encouraged the "young and ignorant" Li Keyong to take the lead, but they actually had no good intentions. The Li family - or
Speaking of the Zhu Xie family - it is the most prestigious family in the three tribes of Shatuo. It was the leader in the early years. Although it has been divided and disintegrated by the imperial court in the past few decades, it is still the well-deserved first family. Even if other families have ambitions, they want to challenge Zhu Xie
family status, but always felt that something was missing and could not succeed. Because of this, Li Jinzhong, who was the military envoy of Shatuo in Yunzhou, Cheng Huaixin, Kang Junli, Xue Zhiqin, Gai Yu and others who were generals of the Ya army,
Then they joined forces and appointed Li Keyong, who was the deputy military envoy of Yunzhou Shatuo, as their leader to kill Duan and start a rebellion.
Their plan is not unusual to outsiders. It is simply that if it fails, Li Ke can use the top cylinder. After all, their family is quite powerful in Shatuo. His father, Li Guochang, has made great contributions to the court and is currently still in the Zhenwu Army.
Jiedushi and the imperial court should focus on appeasing them, so they can bargain and gain benefits.
But who could have imagined that these old gangsters made a miscalculation. Although Li Keyong was young, he was really decisive and had great ideas. He did what he said without any hesitation. And the court's reaction was surprisingly strong.
, the father and son occupied the two towns together, which was intolerable to any knowledgeable person, so the two sides came to the point of fighting each other and deciding the victory by force.
To be honest, the odds of winning are not very high. Hedong, Yiwu, Yicheng, Zhongwu, Heyang, and Zhaoyi are already six towns. They are the main force of the attack. The Datong Army has also been purged and eliminated.
There were many people loyal to the imperial court, plus the newly recruited Tibetan soldiers, the total strength was only more than 20,000. In addition, there were Youzhou Town, Tiande Army, Qixin, Helian and other Tibetan soldiers and horses on the flank battlefield.
It is said that the three Shatuo tribes are not very stable now. Except for Li Youjin's Shatuo tribe, which secretly favors the Li family and his son, the Sage tribe and the Anqing tribe have all turned to the imperial court. The situation is very critical.
Today's Datong Army can win many times, but cannot lose once. Once defeated, it will be irreversible, and it will inevitably end in the destruction of the trees. If there is no chance encounter, it will be difficult to stand up. Even if Li Youjin is more convinced of their family and has always believed in them,
Only Li Keyong, who was extremely brave, could revitalize the three Shatuo tribes, but he couldn't go against the general trend, right? Look, didn't Li Youjin openly accept the imperial edict and express his intention to send troops to annihilate the Li family and his son?
The Shatuo tribe, or the Zhu Xie tribe, cannot follow your Zhu Xie family all the way to the dark side just because of its name. Everyone wants to survive, and why do things that have no chance of winning?
Li Jinzhong was also from the Shatuo tribe, and he could be called Li Keyong's uncle based on his seniority. He quite understood the undercurrents here. Therefore, when Li Keyong asked him to kneel down and said clearly, "There are no uncles or nephews in the army."
", only up and down", although he felt very useless, he still knelt motionless. The Zhelu military city was occupied, which had a great impact on the overall situation. Moreover, he also lost troops and horses under the city. If he was not punished,
, that’s really unreasonable.
"General Li, the military envoy (Datong military envoy) is just angry for a moment, so it doesn't matter. You are also an old man Yuancong. Don't say anything about this matter. Just follow the military envoy in everything. Zhalu Military City is not easy to fight.
, everyone knows this, and you are not at all wrong. Xue Zhiqin lost so many troops at Zhongling River that Shuozhou was shaken, and the military envoy whipped and scolded him, but it was over? Now, it is the time to unite sincerely...
..." Having said this, Cheng Huaixin also sighed a little. Who would have thought that the Tiande Army, so stubborn, would actually jump here and occupy this vital place, making it impossible for them to advance or retreat, which was extremely embarrassing.
Li Jinzhong and Cheng Huaixin were not in the same system, and they had only had an average friendship in the past. When he heard him comforting himself at this time, he suddenly felt like a confidant and sighed: "After this incident, I should have more contact with Brother Cheng."
"We'll talk about the future later." Cheng Huaixin waved his hand and said, "If we can't get over this hurdle, everything will be over."
Li Jinzhong had nothing to say. Nanxialan, Shierzhou, and Caochengchuan were indeed the best passages, but the Zhelu Army City was an important threat to it. It would be fine if it was occupied by those who were unable to fight, but the Tiande Army was there.
Zhonglingshui decisively defeated Xue Zhiqin's 3,000-strong army, which was obviously capable of fighting. If left alone and led the main force southward, then if the Tiande army left the city and cut off the transportation line, the Datong army would have to rely on its own troops.
Use less and less supplies, and the room for maneuver will be greatly reduced. If heavy troops are left to guard, then there will not be enough troops to go south, and the certainty of winning the war will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, the crux lies in the five or six thousand people in the Zhelu Army City. They are not the kind of incompetent people who all hunkered down in the city in the late Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty could only rely on a few hundred or even dozens of people to keep them in check. In fact, they
It has strong field combat capabilities. Although it will be shrinking, it is a small force. If your main force leaves, try again? Leave a few hundred people to guard it, and you will be eaten by them in less than half an hour.
Of course Li Jinzhong and Cheng Huaixin didn't know about those bad things in the late Ming Dynasty, but they still understood the truth. Unless they deceive the Tiande army, defeat their main force in one battle, scare them away, or even directly occupy Zheluping, then they can rest assured
Go south boldly, otherwise you will have to take risks, which will extremely test the combat effectiveness of the Datong Army and the generals' ability to seize fighter opportunities. In short, it will be difficult.
“How about walking to Fu Rong City?” Li Jinzhong asked.
"It's just as difficult. It's also a fortified city with an unknown military strength. It's not as easy to fight as Zheluping."
"There's nothing more to say." Li Jinzhong said: "I will ask the military envoy for orders in a while, and I will make meritorious service. I will risk my life to conquer Chaluping and get rid of this big problem."
"What are you fighting for?" A heroic young general walked out of the tent, followed by four or five generals. They all looked at Li Jinzhong with either sympathy, disgust, contempt, or gloating about his misfortune.
"Military envoy..." Li Jinzhong knelt there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
"Although Zheluping is not a big or fortified city, it is not that easy to fight. Even if we bring all the more than 10,000 troops there, if there is no internal response, we will destroy them all and we will not be able to gnaw them down."
"Army envoy, how can I take away all the troops and horses? I have no objection -"
"That's it!" Li Ke interrupted Li Jinzhong with an irritable wave of his hand and said, "Take your own troops and raid the stockade outside the city. If you can't do it in two days, come and see us."
"But please don't worry, military envoy. The generals in the stockade outside the city will not let them stain the nobles' eyes." Li Jinzhong got up from the ground and said with confidence.
“Get lost!” Li Keyong cursed. Seeing Li Jinzhong striding out of the camp, he turned to Cheng Huaixin and said, “Besides Zheluping, are there any officers and soldiers near Caochengchuan?”
“There should be no more.”
"Should?" Li Keyong looked at Cheng Huaixin and said in a cold voice: "How can we use the word 'should' to explain the important military affairs? Immediately launch a wide range of reconnaissance and cavalry to find out for me."
“Follow your orders!” A confused Cheng Huaixin also walked out. He really couldn’t understand why he provoked this little ancestor again today. Maybe he was unhappy because his plan went bankrupt.
After sending Cheng Huaixin away, Li Keyong looked at the people following him. Gai Yu, Kang Junli, Xue Zhiqin, and Li Cunzhang were all trustworthy old people. It was only at this time that Li Keyong's face was so good.
There may be some anxiety, worry or even panic.
The Zhelu Army City was occupied by the Tiande Army, which was beyond his expectation. He had heard that the Tiande Army was coming before. In the past, like Qi Xin and Helian in Yunzhou, they were just false stories. But he did not expect them to come.
Really, first of all, the Zhenwu Army defeated the two prefectures, six counties and three cities, and made the locals stop thinking of echoing the Yunzhou side. This was a great success in itself, although it was not fatal to Li Keyong and his son.
However, the subsequent march into Shuozhou was a bit unexpected for them. They were all serving as soldiers to eat food. Why the hell are you so active? I heard that they didn't have stable logistics, which was even more unbelievable. It can be said that
It completely disrupted the deployment of the Datong rebels. At that time, they were dividing their troops between Daizhou and Yuzhou, and they could not withdraw their troops. Xue Zhiqin was eager to eliminate the threats along the way and took the initiative to attack. As a result, he was defeated and the situation became even more unfavorable.
To be honest, at that time, Li Guochang and his son were quite worried. They were worried that Shuozhou would be captured directly by the Tiande Army and shake the foundation of the Datong Army. Finally, Xue Zhiqin did not waste his money to the extreme. After retreating from defeat, he still saved Shuozhou City, which allowed a large number of troops to
The supplies were not taken away by the Tiande Army. Otherwise, the Tiande Army, which had obtained military supplies for several months, could not leave the area and directly threatened the flanks of the Datong Army. It would be no problem to go south to Daizhou or north to Yunzhou.
It is precisely because of this that the Datong Army quickly returned to support after stabilizing the situation in Yuzhou. In addition to Li Guochang who led his troops to Daizhou to resist the main camp force, Li Keyong personally led more than 10,000 troops into Shuozhou in an attempt to annihilate the Tiande Army.
However, they still wasted too much time in Yuzhou. When they arrived in Shuozhou, the Tiande Army had already moved south, got in touch with the Daibei Expedition Camp, and obtained a stable supply of supplies. They were no longer in the same embarrassing situation as before.
Things are getting more difficult now! With more than 10,000 troops, he can fight in the field, but in a tough battle, he is really not sure of defeating the Chalu army. Historically, Li Keyong used this as a base, and then collected grain and grass supplies in the Caocheng River area with rich water and grass.
, raise troops again and go south to attack Lan and Shi Erzhou. What will happen if this base is lost?
"Military envoy, the strategy of attacking Lan and Shi Erzhou cannot be changed. But where to start as a foothold can be reconsidered." Seeing that Li Keyong was frowning, Gai Yu, the dog-headed military advisor, had to explain:
"The general thought that it would be better to go east to Loufan Ridge, occupy Loufan Pass, which is guarding the void, and then think of other ways."
"Loufan Ridge..." Li Keyong carefully recalled this place and the surrounding transportation routes, and asked: "There is Furong City 70 miles south of Loufan Ridge. There is a solid army in the city. How to defeat it?"
"It is not necessary to defeat the solid army." Gai Yu replied: "There are many small roads in the mountains that can be walked by people and horses, but it is impossible to pass the square track cart. As long as you spend more energy, there is always a way to bypass it."
It may have an unexpected effect. Our army has never been to that route, so it is normal for the local defenses to be lax, and there are also many resources, which will benefit our army's longevity."
Li Keyong nodded slightly and said: "Let's try the Chalu army first. Li Jinzhong attacks the village outside the city. If troops are sent to rescue them from the city, the general will kill them all. If he refuses to save them, then