Late Tang

Gongsun Lan couldn't figure out Li Jing's thinking at all, and couldn't understand why Li Jing went to this muddy water when the situation was unclear.

"The general is not afraid of getting burned? What if Li Lingfu is defeated? If Duli Town finds out that you are secretly helping Qingnipu, how will you get out? Duli Town has 2 naval forces, [-] warships, and horses on land." There are [-] soldiers in the army. In terms of strength, they are the most powerful in the entire Liaodong. What's more, you should know that the strongest places in Duli Town are not in these places. Their strongest is behind the entire Duli Town. In fact, most of the powerful families in the Tang Dynasty are manipulating it behind the scenes. Being an enemy of Duli Town may also be an enemy of most of the wealthy families in the Tang Dynasty. Have you considered the consequences?"

"Since it is a secret alliance, then of course no one will know about it." Li Jing pinched his chin and chuckled, "Besides, Duli Town now has less than 4 people, only 20. The battle lost more than 3000 warships and more than [-] sailors."

Gongsun Lan was a little irritated by Li Jing's disapproving attitude, she reprimanded loudly: "Where did you get such confidence, have you ever thought of the serious consequences of this matter? The strength of Duli Town is already stronger than that of Qing Nipuqiang, now they have united with Beisha City, although they have lost a small amount of strikers, but at least I judge that the final victory should be the coalition forces of Duli Town and Beisha City." She was more worried than Li Jing, "You You know, the total number of troops in Duli Town and Beisha City is as high as 4000, while Qingnipu has only [-] cavalry troops, [-] sailors, plus [-] Qingnipu City garrison troops and [-] island garrison troops. Only [-] men. No matter how you look at it, they can't win this battle."

"Your intelligence investigation is good, but your intelligence analysis ability is not flattering." Li Jing shook his head. "If things are really as you said, Duli Town's strength can completely kill Li Lingfu, then why does he join forces with Beisha City? Think about ten years ago, when Duli Town's son of Qingnipu City Lord secretly took refuge If you fail to win Qingnipu, you can know that although Duli Town has more soldiers and horses and better equipment, in the final analysis, it is just an armed guard commanded by a group of merchants, and it cannot be called a real army at all. . Otherwise, with 4 horses, let alone a small Qingnipu, they would be able to flatten the entire Liaodong.”

"Looking back at Qingnipu, although there are not many soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the three thousand crane-controlling cavalry troops alone should not be underestimated. The previous battles have also proved this point. The same number of two cavalry battles, although the cavalry in Beisha City There was a reason for being ambushed, but the speed of their defeat was too fast. More than 500 people died in that battle alone, which was close to [-]% of the number of deaths. Even the most elite cavalry has such combat effectiveness, even their infantry The auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands together exceed ten thousand, so what? Li Lingfu's ability to run across the grasslands, pull together a strong team, and even turn the tide to save Qingnipu, is enough to prove that this person's command ability is outstanding."

"Even if a sheep is accompanied by a pack of wolves, it will never be a match for a herd of sheep led by a tiger. What's more, the commanders of Duli Town are actually a group of merchants, and although their guards are well armed, they can't fight against a flock of sheep led by a tiger. It's not a wolf either. As for Li Lingfu, this is a real tiger, and his crane-controlling army is also a group of real wolves. This battle doesn't need to be fought, and the result is already half over. What's more, I don't believe in a hero like Li Lingfu , has been caught in the cracks between Duli Town and Beisha City, have you found an ally in the past ten years?"

Facing Li Jing's menacing gaze, Gongsun Lan's eyes were flustered, and her tone could not help but weaken a little: "Li Lingfu does have allies. According to our people's investigation and investigation, Li Lingfu pursues the policy of long-distance friendship and short-term attack. Beisha City has launched a strategy of harassment, but it has always pursued an alliance strategy for the Han forces in the farther south of Liaodong. The power of the Tang people in Liaodong is mainly concentrated in the area of ​​​​South Liaodong. There are three other factions outside Beisha Town, Qingnipu and Beisha City. One of them is on the east coast of Beisha City. It is Shirenzhu, which is also a port city, but it is smaller than Duli Town and Qingnipu. There are many on the mainland, with a population of tens of thousands. The other two are on land, which are Shicheng and Jili City, which live in the west of Shirenzhu, and north of Beisha City and Qingnipu City. These three forces are bigger than Duli Town. All the powers near the sea are small, and the number of soldiers and horses ranges from tens of thousands to tens of thousands. In the past ten years, Li Lingfu has been strengthening their relationship."

"However, in this war, these three families will only make some feints and make some noise at most. It is absolutely impossible to actually send troops."

"It is enough to have these." Li Jing said confidently, "As long as there are no more enemies, Li Lingfu will be able to defend Qingnipu. With several other forces watching from the side, if Duli Town cannot take it in a short time Qingnipu, then they will eventually retreat as before. Because these people are just some merchants and robbers, especially Duli Town, the confrontation will last for a long time, and the land and sea trade routes will be blocked at that time , Their losses will be great. This group of businessmen is absolutely unwilling to lose their interests for a war with no visible results. What's more, businessmen and robbers cooperate, and the relationship will not last for a long time maintain."

"Then what's your purpose in getting involved?" What Gongsun Lan didn't understand the most was Li Jing's purpose. Even if Li Lingfu could defend it, he couldn't be considered a winner.So why join a party that was destined not to be a winner in the first place?

"Feng Zhang and Wang Jin are in a state of siege to our Shamen Town, but we can't stop other people to solve this problem. In particular, Feng Zhang and Wang Jin have inextricably linked interests with Duli Town, so Duli Town is actually It already belongs to our hostile forces. If it goes on for a long time, if we cannot break the situation, we will have no way out. If we want to break the situation, we must find the right direction. To put it bluntly, we are all at sea now, so we must solve this situation at sea There is a common ally who is against Duli Town. Maybe Li Lingfu can't beat Duli Town, but they can definitely beat Feng Zhang and Wang Jin."

"How is this possible? The power of the Tang people in southern Liaoning has always had a bottom line for hundreds of years, that is, they will never openly cross the boundary and interfere in the affairs of the Great Tang."

"There is nothing impossible, it just depends on the time and the situation. To tell you the truth, I have already planned an excellent plan to solve the current situation step by step. Although Li Lingfu is not the most critical One step, but maybe at the critical moment, he will become the one we need most."

Gongsun Lan shook her head, her head was still shrouded in mist, not knowing why.

Li Jing just smiled and didn't continue to tell his plan.He suddenly said: "Last time you were asked to investigate the remnants of the one-eyed dragon, how did your investigation go?"

"Everything has been investigated very clearly. The Cyclops has been running across the Liaohai these years, and has countless enemies, but no one has been able to destroy him. Apart from the help of Wang Jin's forces behind the scenes, the bigger reason is actually the Cyclops. Very cunning, with several lairs. And the most important thing is that each of his lairs is not at sea, but on land. This time, if the general hadn’t deliberately released a few pirate captives, let us take the opportunity Tracking all the way, it is absolutely impossible to find that their most secret lair is not in the sea, but in the deep mountains and old forests of Tieshan Town within the sphere of influence of Duli Town."

"The pirates have moved their lairs into the deep mountains and old forests. This is turning them into bandits. Not to mention, ordinary people really can't guess it." Li Jing smiled, "The specific location, the defense of the camp, Have you mastered the number of thieves and their family members?"

"Understood, since the one-eyed dragon's accident, the rest of the pirates who stayed behind began to retreat into the mountains and jungles of Iron Mountain, and retreated to the most secret lair. Now all the pirates plus their There are about 5000 people, young and old, among whom there are estimated to be seven to eight hundred young men who can fight, and then there are thousands of old pirates and teenagers aged 16 to [-] or [-], and the rest are women and children. The pirate's camp was built very solidly. The cork of the log building was built in a valley, and there was only a long and narrow passage about a hundred feet in and out. The pirates also installed a lot of crossbow beds in the camp. Disaster."

Li Jing was a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect this pirate to have so many people, with a population of 5000, this is really a big force.

"By the way, doesn't the Cyclops don't have any temporary nests like hidden islands and reefs in the sea?"

"Yes, there is an island reef near Duli Town and Qingnipu that used to be the temporary settlement of Cyclops, and there is also a small island reef between Duli Town and the Wuhu Islands of the Daxiezhai Islands. It is their temporary nest. However, these two places were only used as their temporary footholds before, for supplying water, food, and resting, and they were not permanent. What do you ask this for? Now there is no one there, all of them Fleeing into the Iron Mountain in Duli Town."

Li Jing smiled slightly, a little strangely.

"Tell me, if I lead troops to attack one of the islands and reefs, what will happen?"

Gongsun Lan didn't know, so, "There isn't a single ghost on the island. If you lead troops there, at most you can catch a few islands and tie some island eggs."

"But tell me, if the news of my dispatch of troops leaks out, what do you think will happen?"

"What do you mean?" Gongsun Lan's complexion changed, "Are you not trusting us? What happened last time has already been explained, only that one time. Since we have already cooperated, we will keep our promise."

"Don't rush to get angry." Li Jing smiled and explained slowly: "I didn't doubt what you meant. What I said just now meant that if I let you disclose this news quietly, you said that there will be What kind of result?"

Gongsun Lan raised her willow-leaf eyebrows slightly, and immediately fell into deep thought.

(To be continued)