Late Tang

The autumn wind was rustling, but Li Cunxin seemed to be in the cold winter of March and September.

In Yanmen Yacheng Jinwang Mansion, the faint sunlight penetrated through the thick and dark clouds, passed through the window lattice and finally sprinkled on the hall.

The sky was gloomy, but Li Cunxin, who was standing at the end of the hall, felt even more gloomy in his heart.Today's clouds appear unusually heavy, covering the sky that should have been breezy and breezy.Looking up, I couldn't see the bright sunshine in the past.In the courtyard outside the hall, the withered and fallen leaves, constantly being blown up by the wind, danced and swirled arrogantly in the air, blocking people's sight. In the air, one could faintly smell a strange and murderous atmosphere, with a strong smell, like Bloody smell stimulates the sense of smell.

He stared at the 'Khitan envoy' who was standing in the hall talking eloquently. He really wanted to jump out impulsively, and shouted loudly, this is not the Khitan envoy, this is the spy of Qin Jun Li Jing.But his hands and feet were weak, and he couldn't walk, and his throat was congested, and he couldn't open his mouth.Although he clearly knew the other party's identity, this news also came from the other party's initiative.Since the other party dared to reveal his identity to him, it proved that the other party was confident.

What is the opponent's reliance?

Li Cun knew very well in confidence that the other party dared to do this because they had their own handles.He was indeed as the other party imagined, he cared about his own life, and it was impossible to drag the other party to die together.

Damn Li Jing, it's simply a grievance that lingers.He originally thought that after returning to Yanmen and gaining Li Keyong's new trust, he could get rid of Li Jing.Unexpectedly, things were still so cruel.He couldn't help but think of that letter. He stayed up all night last night. He read that letter all night, and then finally burned it to ashes.

The letter was Li Jing's own handwritten letter, and he was given a mission to help Khitan secretly, convincing Li Keyong to send troops to the grassland to help Khitan.And, if possible, he should finally persuade Li Keyong to send troops to Yiwu Town, Hebei Province to attack Li Quanzhong.

Li Cunxin knew that Li Jing had assembled an army of 10,000+ recently and was preparing for the Northern Expedition to Khitan.Normally speaking, Li Jing should hope that Shatuo would stand still and not support Khitan.But Li Jing asked him to help, and finally persuaded Li Keyong to send troops to the grassland. Why?

He was a little confused, but he decided that this must be a conspiracy.

He really wanted to ignore Li Jing, but he was too afraid of Li Jing.He understood that if Li Jing wanted to deal with him, there were plenty of ways.Besides, the Shatuo clan and Li Keyong are nothing compared to his surname Li Cunxin.At the end of the letter, Li Jing also specially awarded him the title of Viscount of Fanjun Jianguo County.

On the throne, the tall and burly Li Keyong wore a black eyepatch, a Shatuo crown on his head, a leather robe with a small lapel and narrow sleeves, a large belt inlaid with gold and jade on his waist, and a black tiger on it. The scimitar with the head and handle, under the jaw is a thick and curly beard, carrying the biting cold wind from the desert, the figure is tall and clear.

Although he was only in his twenties, when he sat there, he exuded an aura of submission that made people shudder and surrender, which made it impossible to doubt.

"Yi Lijin is sure that Li Jing only dispatched 15 soldiers to invade the grassland this time, and there are actually [-] boy scouts and [-] rural soldiers among them? There are only [-] real soldiers?" Li Ke used one The one-eyed suddenly widened a lot, and a chill was overwhelming.

The Khitan envoy with a shiny bald head smiled and said: "Back to King Shatuo, Li Jing is indeed extremely arrogant. We have received definite news that Li Jing not only sent [-] elites this time, but he will personally lead This army invaded the grassland. Li Jing is very arrogant, and has issued a military order to use this miscellaneous army to attack our Khitan tent."

Li Ke held his chin, thinking in his heart.

"Husband, Li Jing is very deceitful in using troops. He has always been careful. How could he go deep into the grassland with only [-] light cavalry, [-] local soldiers and [-] boy scouts, and directly attack the Khitan tent? Be careful, this is Li Jing's trick. Beware of Li Jing's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain." Sitting on one side, Mrs. Liu was dressed in a white fox fur robe, dignified and majestic.

"Madam, do you think that Li Jing's sending troops to the grassland is fake, but he is just trying to attract us to send troops to the grassland. Then Li Jing's soldiers attack me, Shatuo?" Li Ke asked with a frown, if he said It is not a surprise that Li Jing attacked Khitan at this time.After all, Li Jing fought with Khitan many times before, and Li Jing also used the strategy of separating the weak from the weak and joining the strong, secretly supporting the Khitan Khan to fight with the Shili family, which made the Khitan civil strife and weak, not only lost the land of western Liaoning, Even the lower reaches of the Xiliao River, the eastern part of the Khitan Grassland was lost.

Now Khitan has finally ended the civil strife and defeated the Yinshan Tatars and Xixi who were attached to Li Jing, which has posed a great threat to Li Jing's rear.At this time, it was reasonable for Li Jing to send troops to Khitan.But what is unreasonable is that Li Jing only used [-] elite cavalry, but dispatched [-] local soldiers and [-] boy scouts to go out, which makes people a little confused.

It would be convincing if Li Jing mobilized [-] elite cavalry, or even dispatched [-] elite cavalry like the last time he went south to Hebei.But now Li Jing's troop lineup is so weird.Relying on these troops, Li Keyong really didn't believe that Li Jing could defeat the Khitan, but might be killed by the Khitan.

But if it is said that this is Li Jing's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and the real current one is Khitan's attack on Shatuo, it is too simple. Anyone can see such a straightforward strategy. Could it be that Li Jing Looking down on Li Keyong so much, treating him as a fool?

The Khitan envoy said: "Your Majesty, the meaning of my family's barbarians is away from Jin. There are two possibilities for Li Jing to send troops this time. One is that Li Jing is really arrogant and intends to use these 15 people to invade our grassland. The second is that This is just a false move by Li Jing, and the real goal is different. But no matter what the possibility is, this way of soldiers and horses will be real. Even if it is just a false move, it must at least appear seven or eight points. Therefore, we What Li Jin meant, why don't we join forces, no matter whether Li Jing sends troops in real or fake, if we eat up his 15 horses, even if we can't hurt Li Jing, we can break his fingers."

Mrs. Liu said coldly: "But if Li Jing really pointed his sword at me, Sha Tuo, wouldn't it be an opportunity for Li Jing to take advantage of me when Sha Tuo sent troops to the grassland?"

The Khitan envoy continued: "The accurate information we got is that Li Jing not only leads this army personally, but also Guo Chongtao and Liu Rengong who surrendered to Li Jing last time are also in this army. In addition, the [-] Among the rural soldiers, there are at least ten thousand rural soldiers, who were Shatuo soldiers who were captured after the Beibei War. After a few years, they have completely become Li Jing's people. Now I still carry guns and knives for him, and fight for him."

boom!

Li Ke slammed his fist hard on the case, and the veins on his forehead were exposed.

In the First World War of the Northern Dynasties, Shatuo soldiers were killed and injured countless times, and many were captured in the end, and were finally taken to Liaodong, Dengzhou by Li Jing.He never thought that these warriors of the Shatuo clan would actually fight for Li Jing now.What made him even more angry were Guo Chongtao and Liu Rengong.When Liu Rengong defected to him like a bereaved dog, he took him in, but he turned around and betrayed him.There is also Guo Chongtao, how much he trusts him, although he has not joined Shatuo for a long time, but he has awarded him the general of Mabufan Han, and promoted him to the position of deputy commander in the army second only to him.But Guo Chongtao actually communicated secretly with Li Jing and betrayed him, resulting in the defeat of the army at Guandu and Yizhou.

Li Cunxin, who was in a trance, was awakened by the loud noise, and immediately realized that his opportunity had come.

He strode out and said in a loud voice: "My lord, Guo Chongtao and Liu Rengong are two traitors, I wish I could kill them with my own hands. I am not talented, so I ask my lord to fight. Please send a soldier to my boy. I am willing to go north to the grassland." , personally beheaded the heads of the two thieves Guo and Liu, and dedicated them to your lord."

Li Keyong was very satisfied with Li Cunxin's statement, and immediately made up his mind: "The two traitors Guo and Liu must be eliminated. This is a great opportunity. Li Jing's thief was captured alive, and he even brought back nearly [-] of my Shatuo warriors."

Fighting against Li Jing many times, Shatuo rarely won.Knowing that Li Jing dared to go deep into the grassland with only tens of thousands of elites this time, Li Ke was very tempted.If Li Jing can be captured alive or directly killed, it will be a fatal blow to the enemy Qin army.Even if Li Jing couldn't be killed, if he could be defeated, he would be able to bring back those ten thousand Shatuo soldiers.You know, although the Shatuo people are strong, there are very few real Shatuo people. 1 Shatuo warriors are extremely needed for Li Keyong and the entire Shatuo tribe.

However, Yanmen Town is fundamental, and this cannot be ignored.After much deliberation, Li Keyong finally decided to send his uncle Li Jinzhong, who had just returned with his father, as the main general, and lead 2 horses northward to the grasslands, joining forces with Khitan, preparing to eat Li Jing's army.

As for Li Cunxin, Li Keyong did not let him go north in the end, but in order to reward his loyalty, Li Keyong re-appointed him and made him the Marquis of Li Siyuan's Hengchong capital.When Li Siyuan heard about this appointment, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost couldn't resist jumping out to object.But after looking at Li Cunxin at last, he still gritted his teeth and held back.

After Li Youjin's death in battle and Guo Chongtao's betrayal, in the Shatuo Army, Li Siyuan, Li Sizhao, Kang Junli, Li Cunzhang, and Li Kexiu were the most powerful generals in the Shatuo Army.He has a bad relationship with Li Cunxin, and Li Keyong is aware of it.But at this time, Li Keyong also specially appointed Li Cunxin to serve in Hengchongdu, and he still served as the Marquis of Duyu in charge of military law, which is a bit subtle.

Perhaps Guo Chongtao's betrayal last time made Li Keyong start to feel a little defensive and suspicious of the generals under his command. It may be because of this that he deliberately sent Li Cunxin, who was at odds with him, to his army.If he objected directly, I'm afraid that the suspicion between the father and son would be confirmed.

Although Li Siyuan held back at the last moment, he couldn't help feeling a sense of bewilderment in his heart.Fighting desperately for Sha Tuo and Li Keyong, but in the end it was exchanged for a father-son feud. This feeling made him uneasy, with all kinds of feelings accumulated in his heart, as if stuck in his throat, as if lost. (To be continued.)