Late Tang

This invitation looks so simple, but every time Li Quanzhong reads it, he feels the muscles in his calves tighten a bit.

Li Jing is already the king of Qin, almost the uncrowned emperor of the Tang Dynasty, at a young age, before the age of thirty, he has already become the most powerful commander in the world, and an extremely personable minister.Half of the East needs to look up to him, everyone is in awe of him, why did he invite him to Yanjing for a banquet at this time?

Unreasonable.

He thought, although Zhuozhou is next to Youzhou, they belong to two states after all, and the distance between the two is hundreds of miles. Li Jing asked him to travel hundreds of miles to have a dinner, which is really confusing.Maybe Li Jing wanted to throw a grand banquet?There is no good banquet. The last time Li Ke used it to attack, he directly retreated to Zhuozhou. He originally wanted Li Jing to fight Li Keyong and Wang Jingchong in Mozhou. Who would have thought that it would end like this, hey.

A few days ago, when Li Jing returned to Yanjing from Junduguan with a huge team, Li Quanzhong excused himself from illness and did not go, but asked his eldest son Li Kuangwei to greet him on his behalf.I remember my son said after he came back that the scene was extremely spectacular, and more than 50 soldiers and civilians from the entire Yanjing City rushed to meet him twenty miles outside the city.In order to welcome the triumphant return of the Generalissimo, almost the whole city was mobilized.

In the greeting of countless common people, Li Jing was wearing a shining golden armor, while Liu Yuniang, the wife of Li Keyong, a fierce flying tiger and black crow, that legendary woman was wearing a peacock woven gold cloak, The cloak flutters with the wind, and the red robe inside, showing a heroic and heroic appearance.She is only twenty, but she is Sha Tuo's Ke He Dun, Princess Jin, a female marshal who commands thousands of troops.But at that time, such a shining woman was just a foil for Li Jing.

Li Jing sent troops to Yanmen Town. In a short period of time, he went down to the five prefectures of Yanmen, defeated Li Kexiu and Li Kening, captured the Liu family, and defeated Li Keyong. The mighty Shatuo was vulnerable to Li Jing's attack. , Now, Li Keyong does not know whether he is alive or dead, Yanmen Town is divided into two halves, and Shatuo's princess is taken by Li Jing as a trophy, showing off to countless onlookers!

Over the years, those who challenged Li Jing fell one by one.

Li Ke used to command the Black Crow Army. He used to be known as the strongest cavalry in the world. This one-eyed dragon who went to the battlefield at the age of 12 and could shoot down two eagles with one arrow. He once fought alone in eight towns, and his defeat was glorious.When he returned to the Central Plains again, made a comeback, and became the second king with a different surname to be crowned prince, countless people thought that he would be Li Jing's opponent.

But who would have thought that Li Ke used it quickly and lost it quickly in the end.Two hits against Yizhou were a big defeat.

Within a year, he was defeated by Li Jing twice, and this time he was captured five states in a row. He even lost his wife and children. Lost his wife and lost his army.

It can be said that after defeating Li Keyong, Li Jing's prestige once again reached a new peak, an unprecedented peak.After his son came back, he still couldn't forget the grand welcoming scene, and he adored Li Jing endlessly.

Li Quanzhong has lived in Hebei for many years, and he can be said to be a local school.However, it is Li Jing who has won the support of countless people in Hebei, and he is not even from Hebei.

Does he want to lay hands on me?

Li Quanzhong stared at the invitation, thinking silently.

Please paste is a beautiful thin gold calligraphy, which is Li Jing's calligraphy, but it is no longer Li Jing's unique calligraphy.Nearly half of the countless literati in the world are learning this thin gold script, and now you can see this script everywhere.However, the writing on it was the most beautiful thin gold body he had ever seen, maybe it was really written by Li Jing himself.

Is this going to be settled after autumn?

I thought that the three armies of Qin, Jin and Zhao would fight in Mozhou, but they didn't.Li Jing unexpectedly sent troops to replace the north, but the Shatuo people were beaten like dogs in mourning.Then he thought that Li Jing would take advantage of the victory to fight to the end and completely wipe out Shatuo, but the result was still unexpected.Not only did Li Jing not continue to use troops against Shatuo, but he withdrew his troops and returned to Hebei.

There is no movement to indicate that Li Jing will continue to beat Sha Tuo, the dog in the water, which is a bit unreasonable.

But since Li Jing is not going to beat Sha Tuo, the dog in the water, he is very likely to be the next unlucky one.Compared with the Shatuo remnant soldiers far away in Yanmen, Zhuozhou, which is right under Li Jing's nose, seems to make Li Jing even more worried.

The Shatuo people are now retreating to Yanmen, and Wang Jingchong is also retreating to Chengde. Only Li Quanzhong, who has lost the two states of Yiding, now only retains the state of Zhuozhou. In front of the royal city.Thinking of this, he felt chills.

If Li Jing really planned to deal with him, he must have prepared a detailed plan.

What should I do?Show loyalty to Li Jing again?

The last time Li Jing didn't annex Yiwu Town, it was because there were two great enemies, Chengde Town and Yanmen Town. If Li Jing pushed too fast, he would fall to the other side.But now, Li Keyong didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and the Shatuo people couldn't protect themselves enough.Wang Jingchong also retreated, even if he really wanted to join forces with them again, it would be useless.

No one can save Yiwu Town except myself!

But with [-] soldiers in his hands and tens of thousands of young and strong people, how can he protect himself?

Looks like he had to attend this dinner party!

Or maybe I'm wrong about Li Jing, maybe this invitation is just a gesture of goodwill, or maybe it's just an ordinary dinner.

But this is Li Jing's invitation, that's Li Jing.If it is said that Li Quanzhong has learned something over the years, it is that no one should believe it.Especially people like Li Jing, who seem to be full of benevolence and righteousness on the surface, but the means behind it are definitely not benevolent.

Just when Li Quanzhong in Zhuozhou was restless, helpless, and disheartened, Li Jing was also thinking about how to treat Li Quanzhong in the Qin Palace in Yanjing City.

Li Quanzhong, the former captain of Lulong, later became the leader of the army step by step, until he seized the opportunity to capture Yiwu Town. At the peak, he once embraced Yiwu Town on the left and Lulong Town on the right.This is a very cunning guy, good at playing around the wind.It can even be said that this guy is not loyal. He used to be Li Keju's confidant general, but when Li Keju needed him the most, he betrayed Li Keju without hesitation, colluded with Liu Yue, and finally drove away Li Keju has won a piece of territory for himself.

Later, he formed an alliance with the three towns of Hebei and captured Yiwu Town with their help.But not long after, he disregarded the covenant and brazenly sent troops to Lulong, captured Lulong Town, and betrayed his allies.

This is completely a poisonous snake, or an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.

Now Li Quanzhong surrendered to himself on the surface, but that was because he was attacked by Li Keyong and Wang Jingchong and had nowhere to go.In essence, this is still a white-eyed wolf.From this time when Li Quanzhong faced the attack of Chengde and Yanmen, he gave up Yiding and retreated to Zhuozhou without venting to Li Jing. It was obvious that he was trying to divert the trouble to the east and wanted the three armies of Qin, Jin and Zhao to fight. .

When Li Jing sent troops to rescue Li Quanzhong, he didn't want Li Keyong and Wang Jingchong to expand their forces too quickly, which was also the strategic need of the Qin army.But now, Li Quanzhong has no effect on Qin Jun.Qin Jun just defeated Li Keyong, and now Wang Jingchong is scared to avoid Chengde. In the territory of Yi Dingzhuo, Qin Jun has an absolute advantage.

Without the interference from Chengde and Yanmen Second Township, Qin Jun can now deal with Li Quanzhong.

"Zhuozhou is the southern gateway of Yanjing. It connects the two prefectures of Moying. It is extremely important to us. We must not allow people like Li Quanzhong to control this place. How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, let alone Li Quanzhong? The white-eyed wolf is squatting on the side of Yanjing. I think, taking advantage of the new defeat of Shatuo and Wang Jingchong's inability to intervene, send troops in one fell swoop, destroy Li Quanzhong, take Zhuozhou, and then capture Yiding two prefectures. We will be able to control both sides of Feihuxing and Puyinxing, truly firmly control the land of the five states in Daibei, and completely isolate and suppress the Shatuo people in Daibei. In this way, we can be at ease in the next stage. Deal with Chengde Town." The staff council envoy Jing Xiang reported the proposal of the staff council to Li Jing.

Wang Pu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, pointed to the sand table in Hebei and said, "We currently have [-] heavy troops stationed in Mo and Ying Prefectures. This heavy troop group has been monitoring Chengde Town. Last time we sent troops to represent the North, we did not use these troops. Ma, only when Wang Jingchong attacked Zijingguan later did he make a gesture of attacking Chengde Town and force Wang Jingchong to withdraw his troops. If we want to use troops against Li Quanzhong, then we can send [-] troops from Mo Ying to attack from the south of Zhuozhou, and then attack from the south of Zhuozhou. Yanjing dispatched [-] soldiers and horses to attack from the north, and also dispatched a navy from the Tianjin city harbor under construction to enter the canal for coordinated operations."

Li Rangdao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Li Quanzhong only has one Zhuozhou now, with no more than 300 soldiers in battle, and no more than [-] young and strong. Moreover, there is no danger to defend Zhuozhou. If our army uses [-] troops to attack from the north and the south , plus a navy team. Then it is estimated that the battle will end in three months at most. It is estimated that the consumption of food and grass will be equivalent to [-] million yuan!"

Li Jing stood in front of the sand table with her hands folded. Right now, the area in Hebei is going well.But when Li Rang said that fighting this battle would cost at least 300 million guan, Li Jing hesitated.Qin Jun beat Li Quanzhong, and there was indeed no military pressure at all.But military expenditures made him a little undecided.

As a matter of fact, wars are happening almost everywhere in the world, even Annan as far away as the ends of the earth is fighting, and even the rear of Sanchuan, the emperor's Xishou, is also full of wars.There is almost no peace in the chaotic battles in the feudal towns, rebels and bandits.

The world is in constant war, and the serious consequences have begun to appear. Most of the young and strong have gone to war, and the production in various places has been delayed too much. The result is that the fields are barren, and famine is everywhere.Then there were refugees everywhere due to famine, and then bandits continued, and the vicious circle became more and more intense.

Even though Qin Fan has a relatively stable rear, the expansion has been too rapid in the past year. Dozens of states have been added, millions of people have been added, and food shortages have also begun.Moreover, due to the continuous wars in various places, the Qin army's long-standing economic pillar, industry and commerce, has been hit hard. Orders have decreased and workshop output has declined. Even the taxes of the Qin Fan were also greatly reduced.

This is a chain reaction, Li Jing seems to have returned to before liberation, back to the time when he was living in debt all day long.

Now it costs another 300 million to beat Li Quanzhong, and Li Jing, who used to just throw 200 million without heartache, can't bear it.

"Is there a plan to win Zhuozhou without fighting?" Li Jing pondered for a long time, glanced at the crowd, and then asked slowly!