Daming kill

Chapter 192

Chapter 192

"Protect the territory of Xingguo Prefecture?"

Li Ping faltered a few times in embarrassment, then fell into silence, his expression became numb, and the room quickly became extremely quiet.

At this time, they were all sitting in a transparent main room.

After all, guarding Fuchi, a small place with a favorable geographical location, and guarding the vast Xingguo Prefecture, which has three counties, are two different things. Although Li Ping had vaguely guessed it in advance, he dared not agree to it rashly.

Although he realized at the time that this was a huge opportunity, one that could bring him huge benefits and solve many of the current difficulties, it was difficult to get excited.

Xingguo Prefecture belongs to Wuchang Prefecture, and Zhang Xianzhong will establish the Daxi regime in Wuchang this year, agreeing to protect Xingguo Prefecture is tantamount to a direct confrontation with Zhang Xianzhong, a famous hero in history.

For this, Li Ping was completely unprepared, and his heart was full of apprehension.

In particular, Daye County in Xingguo Prefecture is still in the plain opposite the Qizhou River. It is not known whether Zhang Xianzhong crossed the river from there and captured Wuchang City Li Ping.If it is true, then the trouble and danger will not be so great.

This is by no means something that he can do in a favorable manner just by talking about it.

Suddenly, Yang Ming, who had no prior knowledge and was stunned, stood up in the silence and said suddenly: "My general is only a general of the left general army, and the military order is the basis for where to garrison, and he has no right to make his own decisions, everyone. I am afraid that it is difficult for the strong."

Although Yang Ming's words were a bit superfluous, they seemed to be logical.

And Ma Yongna next to Yang Ming seemed to pull him unexpectedly, but in fact, it was more like a deliberate performance.

The visitors from Xingguo Prefecture all showed disappointment as they looked at each other, and then focused their eyes nervously on Li Ping again.

However, Li Ping just glanced at Yang Ming indifferently, without speaking.

Seeing this, Tongzhi Xingguozhou, who was sitting beside Li Ping, sighed deeply, and bowed his back a little, as if he had known this earlier.

Of course he knew that Li Ping abandoned Huangpi County, and he also knew that there was a big gap between Li Ping's military strength and the rumored Zhang Xianzhong's military strength.

Finally, after the awkward silence continued for a while, several Xingguo state gentry who came to sit down together stood up and continued to plead without giving up.

But Li Ping still didn't speak, and his eyes were always erratic and aimless.

Yang Ming thought of it a few times before saying something, but Ma Yong firmly held him back.In front of Li Ping, Yang Ming still didn't dare to sit and talk.

And Ma Yong will never speculate on Li Ping's intentions on major decisions, let alone try to influence them.

When the atmosphere was getting more and more embarrassing, an old squire suddenly stepped forward and kowtowed in front of Li Ping, and then tremblingly said in the astonishment that Li Pingduan was sitting unresponsively: "General Li, I will wait until I know you Renyi, I know your dilemma. But Qizhou is too miserable! Too miserable! The people of Xingguo Prefecture can’t suffer this catastrophe, we really need generals.”

Li Ping did not sit idly by this time, but hurriedly got up and asked the old squire, and at the same time said earnestly: "Old man, I am too upset. It is not that I, Li Ping, are ruthless. Although there are many mobs in the bandit army, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses." , and with the prestige of consecutive victories, its momentum is in full swing. But I only have a few thousand troops, and there is a shortage of food, weapons, etc., which is really embarrassing."

"But I heard that the general's soldiers are elite, and today I just saw them for the first time, and they are really extraordinary. Otherwise, I wouldn't come here rashly." The old squire who had been lifted up said anxiously.

But Li Ping just blinked a few times this time.

"What is the general lacking? Let's find a way to satisfy the general." A voice suddenly came.

It was another squire, and he heard Li Ping's overtones.

Li Ping's eyes lit up.

The old squire was taken aback, and quickly grabbed Li Ping's hand and shouted: "If the general is willing to protect our state, no matter what the needs are, no matter how much food, wealth and women, we will try our best to meet them, and we will never lie."

Li Ping's silence and indifference just now did not represent an attitude, but just thinking.

He didn't want to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity easily.There is a big difference between the support of a state and its own efforts.

"Just tell General Li what you need, and I will try my best to meet it, no lie!"

"Yes. We will do what we say, please consider the general."

After the other squires reacted, they all followed suit.

Whether to have nothing and lose his life, or to let more blood, no one will be foolishly confused.

The eyes of Ma Yong and Yang Ming were straight, they looked at Li Ping in disbelief, they knew that Li Ping was making up his mind.

Amid the pleading voices, Li Ping nodded lightly, and then turned to look at the fellow magistrate of Xingguo Prefecture who was sitting on a chair and staring at him with raised eyebrows.

To this veteran official, Li Ping's performance is more like playing hard to get.

But whether it is true or not, Li Ping himself may not be able to say for sure.

However, Tongzhi of Xingguozhou immediately sat up straight, and then straightened his face and said: "The elders and the people are all voluntary, and the Zhizhou will not complain. Li Gueran is righteous, and the Zhizhou will only praise."

Although Tongzhi Xingguozhou's statement was ambiguous, but from the standpoint of the government, it is actually a statement of opinion.If they really say that you want what you want and I will help you get it, then it is political suicide.

"Since the elders and the common people can help with all their strength, then I, Li Ping, am willing to give it a try, and I will do my best to defend Xingguo Prefecture against the bandits." Li Ping said loudly.

The visitors from Xingguo Prefecture finally all beamed with joy.

But after happily saying a few polite words to each other, the prefect of Xingguo Prefecture suddenly changed the subject: "I don't know how Li Gueran plans to protect Xingguo's borders?"

This colleague is not stupid, and most people who can occupy this position will not lack IQ.

Everyone can say nice words, and many people don't work after taking money, especially generals like Li Ping who they can't control at all.

Hearing the words of everyone's thoughts boldly spoken out by fellow Zhizhi in Honshu, the squires all stared nervously at Li Ping again.

They understand better when they say unfounded truths.

"Go, get someone to bring me a map." Li Ping told Ma Yong.

Amidst the bewilderment of the people in the room, a soldier sent a map after a while.

This is a simple sketch of Fuchi's surroundings, and the reconnaissance company and training unit are still in the process of being perfected.However, the positions of Qizhou and Xingguo Prefecture, as well as the general outline of the mountains and rivers, have been clearly marked, because they are related to the possible marching route of Zhang Xianzhong's troops to Fuchi once they cross the river.

After carefully examining this weird map with all the key points clearly marked, and hearing that it was drawn by Li Ping's subordinates themselves, the visitors from Xingguo Prefecture were greatly surprised, but their expressions were slightly relaxed. Some.

Generals who pay so much attention to and are proficient in maps seem to have only heard of them in books.

They understood that Li Ping's reputation as a good fighter was already well-founded based on this picture alone.

At this time, Li Ping began to explain to the map.

The best way to defend Xingguo Prefecture is to guard the river, directly preventing Zhang Xianzhong's troops from crossing the river, which is simple and efficient.

But the problem is that Li Ping doesn't have the strength to defend now.His ships, guns and soldiers are seriously insufficient, and it cannot be solved in a while.

At present, he can only promise to guard the state and govern Yongxing County and Tongshan County, which is a hundred miles away in the mountains to the south.

The location of Daye County is very bad. Although it is far away from the river and covered by the vast Yuanhu Lake (now Daye Lake), it is also too far away from Fuchi Town and Yongxing County. Too late to rescue.

The state governs Yongxing County, and he will not send troops into the county to guard, but to guard Fuchi.

the reason is simple.

The division of troops will lead to scattered forces but not strong is only one of the considerations.

The plain where Yongxing County is located and the plain where Daye County is located in the north are separated by two large mountains, with only one mountain road in the middle.If a large force chooses to attack Yongxing County from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it must either take a detour and take this road that needs to cross two mountain passes, or it can only take Fuchi.

Generally speaking, large troops generally would not choose the attack route of crossing mountains, which is prone to accidents or can be easily blocked. It is reasonable to attack directly from Fuchi, which can borrow the convenience of rivers and has a much wider area.

But in order to prevent accidents, Li Ping planned to place a small surveillance force across the Qizhou River.If Zhang Xianzhong crossed the river instead of going to Fuchi and chose to cross the mountain to attack Yongxing County, this surveillance force could quickly withdraw to the mountain pass to stop it and wait for reinforcements sent by Li Ping from Fuchi.

As long as the mountain pass is guarded, Yongxing County will have no problems.

In this way, Yongxing County only needs to be vigilant to prevent small groups of enemy infantry from sneaking over the mountains.If Yongxing County is not lost, then Tongshan County will naturally be fine.

If Zhang Xianzhong has not come to attack in time, Li Ping has built enough artillery and recruited enough large ships with the full support of Xingguo Prefecture.

Then he can further pull the gunboats and large troops to the upper reaches of Qizhou to guard the river, which will directly prevent the possibility of Zhang Xianzhong's large troops crossing the river from this area.

If Jiang defended it, Daye County could also defend it.

But it will take time, and it also depends on Xingguozhou's support for him.

Li Ping's detailed explanation of the plan made Xingguo prefect and several squires nod frequently.

Only Yang Ming looked blank.

He really couldn't figure out whether it was Li Ping's long-awaited strategy or a temporary idea.If there was a strategy long ago, why didn't he hear any rumors about it? How could it be possible to come up with a temporary plan?

And it was too hasty, too dangerous.

Zhang Xianzhong was not a petty thief, let alone the vanguard of the light soldiers of the bandit army far away from the main force in Huangpi County.

Only Ma Yong had a calm face, he was used to it.

However, the visitors from Xingguo Prefecture didn't care whether Li Ping had planned long ago, what they cared about was whether Li Ping was sincerely willing to protect their environment.

And Li Ping's detailed explanation of the deployment of soldiers hit their hearts and made them willing to believe.In particular, Li Ping made it clear from the beginning that he could not defend Daye County, which he felt he could not do at present, which made people even more involuntarily convincing.

Don't make a big deal, don't talk about it, this is a sincere statement.

In order to further show that he does not want to play empty-handed white wolf and show his sincerity, Li Ping also expressed his willingness to make an oath at the end.

According to his plan, his troops would not enter Yongxing County after all.In the early stage, only a small surveillance force was placed across the Qizhou River. In fact, it is not much different from the current one, and the degree of convincing is very insufficient.

But Xingguozhou's support for him must be in place immediately.

If he didn't do anything else, he was still playing lip service, and the two sides were not equal.The support promised by Xingguozhou is likely to be half-hearted.

But if he is willing to swear, it will be different.

The ancients honored their promises, and no one wanted to be accused of treachery, and everyone valued the oath very much.

Of course, when Li Ping made the oath, he also bluntly said that he would not guarantee to keep Xingguo Prefecture, let alone keep it forever. He is not that stupid.

He only vowed to do his best, and he would only wait until the bandits retreated or new officers and soldiers arrived.

Even so, the Xingguo prefect and the squires were all overjoyed.

Now that a consensus was reached, Li Ping was no longer polite, and immediately ordered someone to find Song Baolai and Han Jiu, two experts.

He is going to use this enthusiasm to make the lion open his mouth.

……

During dinner, Song Baolai, who was still in a dazed state, had time to ask Li Ping what he was thinking. He still had doubts about Zhang Xianzhong's establishment of the Daxi regime in Wuchang. He didn't like this adventure.

Gao Lei and Zhao Lanyue also looked at Li Ping fixedly.

Ever since they came to Fuchi, the four of them lived next to each other for some reason, and then they all ate together.

In this regard, Li Ping is actually a little confused.

But he also admitted that this makes communication between them more convenient, especially when there are so many affairs at present, and it is really necessary for them to be able to communicate frequently.

So in the end, Li Ping also accepted it.

It was easier than imagined to appease the three of Song Baolai. Li Ping had been playing with his heartbeat these days, and they were already used to it, and they were willing to trust Li Ping's judgment.

Moreover, they were caught between Jiujiang and Qizhou, and there was no other choice for the time being anyway.

As for the future, Li Ping didn't swear to fight to the death here, and he can still run if he can't beat it!
(End of this chapter)

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