Late Tang

On April 25th, it was already summer and it was getting hotter.Wang Jingwu wore a crotchless gown, which was military attire, and carried a horizontal knife around his waist at all times.At this time, he was sitting on the chair, leaning on the ground with both hands on the knife, but there was a deep "Chuan" between his brows.Originally, his wife had just given birth to a legitimate son for him, which made him very happy.But who knows, at this time, Li Jing who is far away in Dengzhou has become popular, and I foolishly want to send him to Ziqi to suppress the bandits.It can be imagined that when the two old thieves Song Wei and Cui Yunqing heard their proposal, although they pretended to be difficult on the surface, they must have laughed in their hearts. At that time, they didn't know how to call him stupid.

Among the six thousand elite soldiers, nearly half of them were cavalry, how could I not have thought of the strategy of destroying Guo by false means?

The training of the Qingzhou dental soldiers has not fallen behind in these years. In terms of combat effectiveness, although they cannot match the combat effectiveness of when they were the most powerful vassal in the world, they can at least compare with the eight thousand dental soldiers in Weibo Town, one of the three famous towns in Hebei. A comparison of.What's more, apart from Qingzhou Yabing, several military towns in Ziqi and Qizhou have always followed his lead and obeyed his orders.It is also because of such a strong army that he can stand up to one after another, but if Song Wei's old man has Li Jing's [-] elite, things will be a little bit bad.

Have things really gotten to the point where they're dead?

Wang Jingwu was still hesitant. Although the Wang family had controlled the Qingzhou Yajun for several generations, he had also successfully emptied a few commanders-in-chief.But to be honest, he wanted to directly replace it and become a handsome man himself, he had thought about it a long time ago, but he never dared to do it.Wang Jingwu's boss is five big and three rough, but he is not a reckless man, otherwise he would not be able to defeat several commanders.He is very cautious, especially Song Wei, the commander-in-chief of today, has a strong background. He has the support of Prime Minister Lu Xie in the court, joined hands with the Cui family, and has the support of the Yu family. Mutually.After all, Song Wei had two prime ministers as backers in the court, not to mention that Zhang Wanrong, the supervisor of the army, was also on Song Wei's side.

Wang Jingwu was very afraid of Song Wei, and he didn't want to develop to the point of fighting. All he wanted was to use power to suppress him, and let Song Wei take the initiative to leave after three years of work.But this Song Wei is not easy to deal with, now it is clear that he is going to make life difficult for him.

Not long after, Li Zhen, who was riding Cao Shenjun of the Jinwu Guard, was invited into the study by Liu Xun.Wang Jingwu personally served wine and entertained him, and described the current situation in Qingzhou.Li Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "Song Wei's move is aimed at Tur. The knife is already on the general's neck. If the general still hesitates, he will definitely die without a place to die."

Wang Jingwu said: "Then Song Wei really dares to do something? My Qingzhou Yajun has more than [-] children, so he is so sure?"

"Song Wei was born in a noble family, and he was a general in the emperor's imperial army for a long time. Later, he went all the way to defeat Pang Xun and defeated all the Nanzhao people in the southwest. Such people are naturally very high-spirited. When he came to Qingzhou, he still had to be held back by the general, how could he be willing? If it wasn't for his lack of strength, he would have made a move sooner. Now that he has Li Jing as a support soldier, there is no hesitation. The general has a lot of scruples about Song Wei now, But Song Wei doesn't have any scruples about the general. If the general is still hesitating, then it's a pity that the general's first hero, not only can't protect himself, but even your newly born son, if the nest is overthrown, how can there be any eggs?"

Wang Jingwu was furious and yelled.

Li Zhen hurriedly said: "Speak too much, the general will calm down."

Wang Jingwu's face was livid, his eyes narrowed and he said: "He is not kind, so don't blame me for being unrighteous!"

Li Zhendao: "General, make a quick decision!"

"A man lives in heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time!"

"The talent of a general is beyond Song Wei's limits. The general's family has controlled the Qingzhou Yajun for generations, and has the help of many families in Qingzhou. As long as you make up your mind, things can be done." Wang Jingwu said: "I want to kill this old thief. Naiqi has a lot of background, and there is a lot of support from the government, which may cause endless troubles."

Li Zhen smiled and said: "The general is in Qingzhou, although Song Wei has to rely on the court. But as long as you can get rid of Song Wei first, please play it afterwards, and it will become a fact. What can the court do? With the current situation in the court , it is very unlikely that they will send troops to attack the general for Song Wei."

Wang Jingwu asked Li Zhen: "The general is a general of the Forbidden Army. Song Wei was also a general of the Forbidden Army before. Why did the general help me?"

Li Zhen smiled slightly: "When I was young, I studied and took part in the imperial examinations. I was exhausted and failed to win the Jinshi, so I joined the Imperial Army. At the beginning, I was under Song Wei's command. This man has some skills in running the army, but he is always arrogant as a man from a family. I I once proposed to him some time in the army, but instead of accepting it, he beat me with [-] army sticks, saying that I was guilty of committing crimes. Afterwards, I was transferred to the Jinwu Guard, but I never forgot the insult that day. Now there are If you have the opportunity to help the general and avenge your old revenge, why not do it."

"So that's the case, please tell me, the general, how to deal with the current situation?"

Li Zhen smiled slightly: "Actually, the matter is not difficult. The key is whether the general is willing to break through the boundary line drawn in your heart. As long as you are willing to break through, then dealing with Song Wei is just a trivial matter."

"At this point, I don't have anything to worry about. Brother Li, help me!"

"At the moment there is only one strategy to solve the crisis, to preemptively strike the enemy, and then to strike against others. What we have to do is to preemptively strike before Song Wei makes a move, and it is better to strike first. The general just gave birth to a son, and we can arrange it tomorrow In the evening, set up a banquet in the mansion, and invite Song Wei to come to participate. Then deploy swords and axes in the mansion, and when the banquet is halfway through, they will suddenly attack, then Song Wei can be killed on the spot, as long as Song Wei dies, the matter will be settled .”

Wang Jingwu hesitated for a moment: "If it's possible, I think it's better not to kill Song Wei, how about capturing him alive?" In his heart, he was still very afraid of these people standing behind Song Wei.To put it bluntly, although the Wang family controls Qingzhou, it is only a small local army leader. Compared with Song Wei, a big family in Guanzhong, who has a complicated relationship with the imperial army and the court, it is really incomparable.Although Li Zhen said that he killed Song Wei, it is unlikely that the imperial court would send troops to suppress him.But he didn't dare to gamble on such a thing. He wanted to win the position of Jieshuai in Ziqing Town, but he didn't dare to do too much, so as not to attract the imperial court's encirclement and suppression.It is best to capture Song Wei alive, recruit his soldiers and horses, and then drive him away. This way, people will stay on the front line, and we will meet each other in the future.

Seeing that Wang Jingwu wanted benefits but didn't want to cause trouble, Li Zhen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.Do great things, how can you spare yourself.Be scruples about this, scruples about that, in the end things will never work out.He pondered for a while and said: "Since the general doesn't want to hurt Song Wei's life, it's a prudent idea. If you don't kill Song Wei, you have to beware of Li Jing killing him in the end. After all, if Song Wei doesn't die, things won't happen for a while." Finish."

"Yeah, why did this Li Jing appear suddenly, but is there any way to make him retreat?"

Li Zhen pondered for a moment, and said: "I have a plan, I can immediately send people to wait for Li Jing halfway, and pretend that I don't know Li Jing is coming to Qingzhou, just pretend that he went to Ziqi to suppress the bandits, and the general sent people to comfort Lao Jun. To send some wine, meat, cattle and sheep, it is best to delay Li Jing for a day and a half. On the other hand, you can rush to the military towns in the two prefectures of Ziqi and Qi, which are under the command of the general, and come quickly to intercept Li Jing."

"The Qingzhou side is proceeding according to the original plan. Today, I will secretly explain the matter to the generals below, and then hold a banquet in honor of Song Wei tomorrow night, and capture him in one fell swoop. As long as Song Wei is caught at that time, let the prepared The tooth soldiers immediately dispatched to quickly control Song Wei's personal barracks, united barracks and the personal guard barracks of the Supervisory Academy. In this way, Qingzhou can be settled, and then send someone to see Li Jing and explain the situation. As long as Li Jing is willing to retreat The general can promise Li Jing the position of governor of Dengzhou, the title of Zhendong army, and the position of military envoy that Li Jing asked Song Wei. If he refuses to retreat, we will already be sitting in Qingzhou by then, as long as we close the door Shou, Li Jingyuan's army will not come for long, and in the end he can only retreat. As long as this hurdle is passed, if Li Jing still refuses to follow, then the general can calmly mobilize all the troops to slowly advance and suppress."

Wang Jingwu clapped his hands and said: "It's really a brilliant strategy, and the general's reputation for resourcefulness is indeed well-deserved. After this is accomplished, I would like to worship the general as my capital! But I don't know who to send to Li Jing's army?"

Li Zhendao: "If the general trusts me, I am willing to take this trip!"

Wang Jingwu smiled: "How dare you work hard!"

"It's okay, I just need to pretend to be a small official under the general's command, and no one in Li Jing's army will be able to recognize him."

Wang Jingwu thought for a while, Li Zhen is very wise, if he went out to hold Li Jing in person, there must be no problem with his ability.At the moment, he was no longer polite: "It's fine for the general to go, but you might as well take my bodyguard with you. Although he is fifteen years old, he is capable of civility and martial arts, and is very smart. With him guarding the general, Guess there will be no worries." After speaking, he turned to Liu Xun and said, "Although you are young, you are very resourceful. I sent you there, and I must protect General Li's safety. You will take 100 people from the capital to wait for Li Jing on the road. Bring some wine and meat, pretending to be a laborer, but actually helping me hold Li Jing for a while."

"The last general takes orders!" Liu Xun obeyed.

Immediately, Wang Jingwu secretly summoned the generals and schools of the Qingzhou soldiers in batches and told them to get ready.On the other hand, several groups of envoys were sent to take his letters to Zhang Chan, the governor of Zizhou, and Lu Hong, the governor of Qizhou.Both of these two were Wang Jingwu's in-laws and allies, and the letter asked them to gather available soldiers and horses to go to Qingzhou in the starry night, preparing to ambush Li Jing on the way.

On the other hand, he sent the family steward to post in Jieshuai's mansion, only saying that Wang Jingwu was happy to have a son-in-law, and that he would hold a banquet in the mansion tomorrow night, and invited the commander-in-chief to go to the banquet.The rest of the civil and military generals in Qingzhou City, as well as the noble families, Wang Jingwu, have people posting one after another, and they are going to kill them all!

(To be continued)