"Crack!" The fish jumped out of the water with all its strength, splashing into waves.
The galloping messenger got off the lakeside path and went straight to the camp. After changing two horses, he ran southeast again, passing through Yonggu, Yanchang, and Fangshan, and arrived at Yunzhou City.
Li Keyong was sitting in the festival hall, and Li Cunxin, the governor of Zhuozhou, was in charge of the government offices and built apartments on the left and right.
Further down, Zhou Dewei, Li Siben, Li Cunzhang, Li Siyuan, Shi Yan, An Jinquan and others stood solemnly, waiting for orders.
In the past two years of war, there have been more and more opportunities for the new generation of generals. Li Keyong is also more willing to train them to replace the old man Yuan Cong who is gradually fading away.
The overall quality of the new people is very good, and they are also tough and resistant, which makes Li Keyong very satisfied. In addition, the expedition to Youzhou in the past few years has been repeated and annoying, but the ending is still good, Hedong Zhentun
Taking down such a behemoth greatly relieved the internal pressure, and its strength was greatly improved.
With so many happy events, Lao Li is certainly happy. The overall trend of Hedong's power has been moving upwards in recent years, and the internal cohesion is strong, which makes him even more happy.
Until more and more people mentioned his adopted brother Shao Shude in his ears.
Li Keyong actually didn't like this sworn brother because it didn't fit in with his aesthetics. But after all, this is politics, and sometimes he can't help himself.
In the past few years, his adopted brother did two things that made him very unhappy.
The first thing he did was to get involved in the dispute between the two kings of Hezhong and support Wang Yao as the governor, and deposed his son-in-law Wang Ke.
Although for his own sake, his daughter and son-in-law were safe and eventually became officials in the court, this incident really made him so angry that he almost sent troops to attack.
The second thing is the deep interference in the government affairs and the insult of the saints.
Grand Master Xiao Yu, Prime Minister Xiao Qu, Minister of Rites Feng Yanqing, plus many party members and talents they slowly collected, have a great influence on the government.
Mo Zaisi, Shao Desheng and the two went out to the fifth management of the town and used the imperial court's sign to benefit themselves. What is this?
In comparison, sleeping with the imperial concubine was a trivial matter, and Li Keyong didn't care at all.
If his sworn brother only had 50,000 troops, he would have a strong urge to capture him and question him.
But the sworn brother is known as "500,000 riders", so things are too complicated.
"Yesterday the Xia people sent their elite soldiers into the salt pond and made a surprise attack. The Uighurs, Tuyuhun, and Shiwei tribes lost some men." Li Cunzhang, the governor of Yuzhou, said: "In acting so decisively, he should seize Xuanhong Pond and march into the salt pond.
Response. I think it’s time to rein in our troops and wait and see what happens.”
"Does Thief Xia want to fight?"
"We've already fought, can't you see it if you're blind?"
"Sometimes I know I don't want to fight, but I have to put on a menacing look."
"I think there will be a fight over there in Shuozhou sooner or later."
The generals were talking all over the place, and Li Keyong was troubled by what he heard. At this time, a civil servant came forward and handed a letter into his hand.
Li Keyong opened it on the spot, looked at it carefully, frowned and went to the inner room, and called Gai Yu in.
"Shao Shude invited me to watch fish in Xuanhong Pond or Yan Pond. What does this mean?" His wife Liu was not around, and Gai Yu was the number one adviser. Li Keyong asked him for advice immediately.
The sausage-slicing tactic suggested by Liu was not very successful. Because Shao made a fierce response in the first step, and immediately pushed the problem to Li Keyong. He killed the people you sent to test, do you want to
Escalate the war?
Many times, you can tell a lot of clues from the other party's response. Shao Shude's response was firm and forceful, and he looked like he was not afraid of a fight, which was enough to influence some people's attitudes.
"Your Majesty, in fact, Shao Shude does not want to fight. This letter is written in a humble manner and the etiquette is very respectful, but it talks about brotherly love and there is nothing quarrelsome about it." Gai Yu said, "If your Majesty wishes, you may wish to meet him."
Although Gai Yu has been persuading Li Keyong to pay attention to Shao Shude's threat, as an aide, he has always been practical and will not exaggerate.
Shao Shude really didn't want to fight. Fighting would do no good to him. On the contrary, it would be very troublesome. How many troops should be put in to defend Heyang in the middle of the river? The Jin people are condescending and have dangerous passes at Xiongguan. Once they send out troops and swoop down to the plains, you won't leave ten soldiers behind.
Can more than 10,000 soldiers and horses be defended?
Only a fool would attack Hedong now.
"Do you also think that there is no benefit in starting a war with Shao Shude? Li Keyong asked suddenly.
"Your Majesty, you know me. I have always felt that Shude has become powerful and will cause great harm." Gai Yu said: "But I have to say that there is no benefit in starting a war with the Xia people at this time. Even if we want to fight, we can't
It is here, but should be Jinjiang and Heyang."
Li Keyong nodded silently.
"Give Li Cunxiao an order to guard the camp without making any mistakes." Li Keyong ordered.
"As ordered." Gai Yu responded.
The two of them returned to the hall one after the other.
…
"The time has come, let's take action!" A horseman flew over and conveyed the order.
Soon more than a thousand people took action. They were divided into two teams, one team went to the state government office, and the other team went to somewhere in the military camp.
Screams and screams soon rang out in the government office. A clerk and several attendants were caught off guard and fell into a pool of blood.
The civil servant was not dead for a while, so he hid under the desk, and was lifted out by the sergeant. He stabbed him with his sword and settled the matter immediately.
The fighting at the military camp will last longer.
Seeing that something was wrong, dozens of Jin soldiers blocked the gate and delayed it for a while.
Then everyone put on armor and fought fiercely with the Yan people until they were all killed.
Liu Shouguang was so irritated that he kicked Maza over in front of him.
It takes so much effort to kill a few people, but they are all just a bunch of losers!
Moreover, this group of Jin people, who usually eat and drink, have extremely poor military discipline, like wine sacks and rice sacks, how can they still be so capable of fighting?
After examining the head one by one, Liu Shouguang had someone give it to his father.
Now that the matter has come to this, there is nothing to hesitate about.
The news that Shao Shude met with the leaders of the alliance tribes at Fuyundui Temple and then led the "500,000 Cavalry" eastward was quickly spread among the shivering grassland tribes and reached Youzhou at an eye-popping speed.
and the nearby grasslands.
Along with the news came a fact: Li Keyong mobilized Jin, and Yan's army of 400,000 troops marched north to Yunzhou. The intention of competing with each other was very obvious.
For the rebels in Youzhou Town who are still unwilling to give up, isn't this an excellent opportunity to rebel?
Liu Rengong immediately contacted the Xi people in the camp, Ping Erzhou, and the Khitan chieftains, and lured them to go south together.
These tribes did not listen to the greetings of the Eight Khitan Alliance further north, and were not very respectful to Youzhou Town. They were more like wallflowers who repeatedly jumped between the two to seek benefits.
Liu Rengong invited them to go south to plunder, and quite a few people responded.
What are you afraid of? If Li Keliang is here, the worst we can do is leave and go to make a living elsewhere. Will the Jin or Yan soldiers be able to go deep into the grassland to pursue us?
On the first day of October, the Yingping Town Army mobilized in large numbers, with a total of 4,000 infantry, more than 3,000 cavalry, and more than 2,000 California and County soldiers, making the total army more than 10,000.
Of course, such a small number of people is not enough. But counting the more than 30,000 herdsmen from various tribes who followed him south to plunder, it looks like something, at least it has become stronger.
With more than 40,000 people on foot and on horseback, Liu Rengong was very satisfied.
Envoys have already gone to Zhenzhou. If Wang Rong also takes action, it will be very promising.
Gao Siji and his gang are said to be attached to the Khitan Diela tribe. If they hear the news, will they also encourage the Khitan tribes to go south? This is entirely possible. Anyway, he also sent people to the Diela tribe.
If the stepbrother Gao Si is serious about it, he should try his best to persuade Abao to lead his troops south. This is a rare opportunity.
Li Keyong, haha! Just after returning to Jinyang to rest for two months, he met Shao Shude again and led troops eastward. Now he is probably very exhausted, beleaguered internally and externally, right?
This is often the time when you can bargain with Li Keyong. As long as you are more respectful, speak more beautifully, and offer goods, Li Keyong will hold his nose and agree to the fait accompli.
Although there is still a high possibility of being settled by the queen afterwards, isn't this just a matter of grabbing time? It depends on how quickly you free up your hands, or whether it is faster for me to integrate the internal actions. There is still a chance, so just take advantage of it!
The vast army left Pingzhou and went straight to Jizhou. Many of the defenders in the state defected before the battle and turned to join the Liu tribe. Li Cunjin of Tanji Town was shocked and led 5,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and
The newly formed Khitan sent two thousand horsemen to conquer Liu Rengong.
Kang Junli, who stayed behind in Youzhou, was also shocked. The soldiers from Xinyi Gui, Zhuozhou, Shunzhou and other places were transferred to the west. Now the only ones who can fight in Youzhou Town are Li Cunjin and Yingzhou Li Sizhao.
Liu Rengong, this thief, really knows how to choose time!
We have no choice but to send envoys to ask for help, all the way to Jinyang, Yunzhou, and all the way to Dingzhou. Yes, Wang Gao's volunteer army can also rescue the emergency at the critical moment.
As for the 20,000 soldiers and horses of Yingmo Town Envoy Li Sizhao, it is enough to notify them, but they dare not move rashly for the time being. Perhaps some troops can be sent north to reinforce Youzhou, but the main force cannot be moved, and they have to be on guard against Wang Rong.
Furthermore, why did Liu Rengong dare to rebel? Is it because the three towns in Hebei have too strong a sense of independence and do not want to be controlled by outsiders? Is it certain that there will be no rebels in the two states of Yingmo? It is hard to say.