Late Tang

The Longquan Mansion in Shangjing has been taken over by Khitan cavalry, and the Bohai Habayashi Forbidden Army inside and outside the palace has also been replaced by Khitan soldiers in leather robes.

The leader of the Diela tribe, Yi Lijin of the Khitan, and the actual controller, Yelv Pugu, took the lead and broke into a palace.Although he was just looking at flowers on horseback, the resplendent and resplendent palace had already dazzled him. When he thought of his cowhide tent by the Huangshui River, it was a far cry from here. It's already his.Pugu couldn't resist the ecstasy in his heart, and let out a wild laugh immediately, followed by Yelu Shilu and Yelu Sala, who looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

When he came to the entrance of the main hall, Pu Gu only found that there were people in the hall looking out. After a closer look, they were all young and beautiful women, probably the maids serving King Bohai in the hall.Just like a very hungry tiger seeing a lamb, Pu Gu screamed strangely, got off his horse, took several steps at a time, rushed up the steps, and rushed towards the maids who were still in shock.When the maids saw the savage-looking guy with half of his head shaved, they screamed and fled in all directions.

Pu Gu only saw these court ladies, as if he had fallen into a land of tenderness, how could he let them go.At that time, he chased desperately in the palace, like an eagle catching a chick.After tossing and tossing for a while, he finally caught a petite court lady, who could only struggle desperately in his arms.Pu Gu simply picked her up by the waist, carried her on his shoulders, let the maid's slender fists hit him lightly, and walked inside, after a while, there was the sound of clothes being torn and the maid The lung-piercing cry.

Yelu Shilu and Yelu Sala couldn't hold back the sight in front of them. After hesitating for a long time, they finally couldn't hold back and rushed towards the fleeing court ladies.

Khitan, Shiwei, Heishui and other generals of the coalition army also rushed to see the scene in the palace, immediately the blood of beasts boiled, screaming and chasing the beauties in the palace everywhere.

There were screams and screams in the palace.

On the streets of Shangjing, there were looting tribal coalition soldiers and crowds fleeing in panic.

In a Tang Dynasty shop, the rich owner in silk frowned, and a middle-aged man with a hole beside him advised with some worry: "The barbarians are coming too fast, this place is already very dangerous, we should immediately Get out of town."

The silk merchant forced a smile, his face was still pale, and his forehead was sweating, but he consoled the strong man and said: "They are robbing princes and nobles, big businessmen, small shops like ours, and nothing will happen for the time being. However, if we wait until the second round of robbery begins, I'm afraid Chiyu will be affected. Bohai has accumulated countless wealth here for more than [-] years, which is enough for them to rob for a while. We don't need to worry, continue to pack our things, and don't rush out of the city yet , go back to the small courtyard in the east city."

This businessman seemed very rich, but he was very courageous. There were riots and robberies outside, but he waited until everything was packed before leaving, and he did not forget to lock the door before leaving.Moreover, he was also very familiar with Longquan Mansion. He led a strong man and carried a lot of things, turning east and west, avoiding the chaos along the way, and finally turned into a remote alley, where there was a small courtyard.The small courtyard seems to have been uninhabited for a long time, it has not been repaired, and it is a little dilapidated.

Entering the courtyard, the place is not big, but when the second courtyard door is pushed open, there is already a middle-aged strong man sitting inside, facing the courtyard door with a continual crossbow in his hand.

"Be careful, second son Zhao!" The rich merchant carefully avoided the direction the crossbow arrow was pointing at. "Are they here?"

"They're all here, and you two are the only ones missing. I knew that you, a guy who wants to die for money, will definitely come with your belongings." Zhao Lao Er, who was holding a crossbow, laughed.

Zhao Lao Er got up and led the two of them inside, entered a study room next to him, then lifted the carpet on the floor, and opened a passage to the underground secret room.Through a deep tunnel, they appeared in a large secret room, where lights were lit, and hundreds of people had already gathered there.

These people come in all shapes and sizes, including merchants in silk, soldiers in armor, guards in short jackets, family servants, even noble ladies with beaded hair and prostitutes with heavy makeup, etc.

When everyone saw the two wealthy businessmen coming in, they all greeted each other.

"Old hunchback, did you call us here, did you have any instructions from above?" The rich businessman asked a skinny old man with a hunchback.

The old hunchback nodded and clapped his hands, making everyone quiet.

"The higher-ups didn't expect the Bohai people to be so useless. The royal family of Bohai and those nobles actually fled Shangjing. Now there are guards secretly collaborating with the enemy to offer the city, which makes Shangjing not even defend for half a month."

"What is the old hunchback talking nonsense about? Just tell us what we should do now. Shangjing has fallen, should we evacuate?" A woman in her thirties with heavy makeup shouted. "I don't want to stay here and fuck those savages with bloody scratches!"

The hunchback coughed a few times, suppressing the laughter of the crowd.

"After the barbarians besieged the city, the last instruction I received was to let us stay in Shangjing, but turn to covert activities and hide all of them. The higher-ups judged that if the barbarians captured Shangjing, it is very likely that this place will be used as a large city. Beiying, continue to send troops south. And we, we must stay here, find a way to collect as much first-hand information as possible and send it back.”

"Is our army coming?" asked the rich businessman.

Someone said from the side: "Just take this opportunity to swallow Bohai!"

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Yanjing City, the combat conference room of the Staff Council.

Wang Pu, Minister of the Ministry of War, said loudly: "I don't think it's all a bad thing that the barbarian army went south this time. The Bohai state is a big piece of fat. We couldn't move him because of the alliance agreement. Now, the barbarian army invaded the south, and the Bohai state is decaying." , is about to perish. We can just take this opportunity to annex the Bohai State in one fell swoop. The Bohai State has been established for more than two hundred years. Although it is located in the east of the sea, it has been farming for many years. What's more, the Bohai Kingdom has more than five million people, swallowing him will not only greatly improve the security of our three northeastern provinces, but also greatly increase our strength."

"The Bohai Kingdom is indeed doomed this time. Even if we send troops to protect them, after this battle, I am afraid that the Dashi will no longer have the prestige to rule Bohai. The biggest possibility is that we repelled the coalition forces, but the Bohai Kingdom Since then, there has been civil strife. From a strategic point of view, the stability of the Bohai region is very important to the safety of our three northeastern provinces. I agree with Wang Shangshu's proposal. Since the Bohai state has become corrupt, it is better for us to swallow him, so as not to lose the best policy. ” Li Zhen also directly agreed with Wang Pu’s proposal.

Li Jing smiled, "We can discuss this again. The most urgent thing is how to send troops to defeat the Khitan coalition forces. Even if we don't annex Bohai, we must not let Bohai fall into the hands of Khitan. Everyone, what do you think about sending troops to Bohai? Strategy?"

Jing Xiang, the envoy of the Staff Council, said: "The Staff Council believes that the Bohai Sea is far away, and it will be difficult to provide logistics if there is a large army. Therefore, it is best to send out an elite force with a total strength of less than [-]. It is best to defend the city and let them come. Attack. I propose to mobilize [-] soldiers and horses, including [-] soldiers, [-] auxiliary soldiers, [-] cavalry and [-] cavalry among the soldiers. These [-] soldiers and horses should be divided into two groups, each with [-] soldiers Ma. Among them, the first group set off from the direction of Liaoyang, entered Fuyu City, an important town in the northwest of Bohai State, and refused to defend Fuyu City. The other route left the domestic city of Andong Province and entered Zhongjing Xiande Mansion, which Zhongjing refused to defend."

"With these 20 soldiers and horses, plus the dangers of Fuyu City and Zhongjing City, there are more than 20 troops assembled in the Bohai Sea from the two places. Adding up, our army strength can still reach [-]. Compared with the [-] barbarian army, it is not the same. We are weak. Let me defend and attack. In this kind of offensive and defensive warfare, we have an advantage over these nomadic and hunting tribes. As long as we can hold on, we will enter the stage of confrontation. After winter, when the barbarian coalition forces are It is the weakest season, when the horses are thin and grass is gone, and when the sea ice melts, our navy can directly transport supplies from the sea."

Li Jing listened carefully to the plan of the Staff Council. This is a relatively safe plan. Although the Qin army has elite soldiers and strong generals, the plan does not plan to head-to-head with the barbarian army.Instead, they intend to use time to consume the barbarian army.Even so, they can occupy half of the Bohai State they just conquered, but compared to consumption, they are no match for the Qin army.

However, Li Jing doesn't think that Jing Xiang is a very conservative person. If this plan is complete, it is too conservative.He must have follow-up plans, and sure enough, this is not all plans.

"Our plan is divided into three parts. What I just said is just the first army. In Fuyu and Xiande's two mansions, rely on fortified cities and dangerous passes to block the Khitan coalition's offensive momentum, and then confront them and consume them. If they Attack, we have a strong city to defend. If they confront each other, we are not afraid of exhaustion. If they retreat, then we will pursue them and prevent them from retreating safely. Of course, at the same time, we have a supplementary plan, which is to adjust a new An elite cavalry force goes directly into the Khitan grasslands, there is no need to find Khitan soldiers and horses to fight, just attack their tribes everywhere in this spring, slaughter their cattle and sheep, and they can deal a heavy blow to the Khitan people."

When fighting these nomadic tribes, the biggest trouble is not that you can't beat them, but that you can't beat them.These people come and go like the wind, and once they fail, they will immediately follow them far away, sometimes even running thousands of miles.They didn't die after being beaten, but it didn't take long for them to recover again.

This will be a long-term battle. Now that the Khitans are attacking Bohai, this is actually a great opportunity.

Among the 20 coalition forces, there are [-] Khitan soldiers.After the Khitan sent this large army, the local strength was weakened a lot. The Qin army could take the opportunity to send cavalry to harass the Khitan grassland, weaken them, and let them take care of themselves.

Of course, the most critical will be the Bohai Sea battlefield.

Between the white mountains and black waters of the Bohai Sea, the environment is harsh, and this battle is not easy to fight.

Unfamiliar with life and place, it is indeed a good choice to adopt the strategy of elite soldiers and fight defensive counterattacks.

Defend first, then fight to consume, and then fight back!

It's not that Li Jing doesn't want to get rid of the Khitan people immediately, but Bohai is not the Central Plains. Although many of Qin's troops were recruited from the northeast, they are still not very adaptable to the bitter cold of Bohai.Especially now that it is the coldest season, marching and fighting are very difficult.If you rush out of the army, I'm afraid you will hate Liaodong just like Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.

Besides, Li Jing was indeed a little moved by Bohai State.This piece of fat is there, and the time has not come before.But now, the time has come.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the army went deep into the Bohai Sea, gradually familiarized itself with the geographical climate of the Bohai Sea, drew in the pro-Qin forces, and cultivated a royal family in Bohai that could be controlled. , when indirectly controlling the Bohai Sea through puppets, and slowly swallowing this piece of fat.

Now there is still one question left, since the Qin army is going to dispatch three armies, who will be the commander-in-chief of the three armies?

"Someone proposed that General Zeng Yuanyu lead the troops out of Andong Province and enter the Xiande Mansion in Zhongjing."

"General Zhou Dewei will lead the troops out of Liaodong Province and enter Fuyu Mansion!"

"General Guo Chongtao will lead the troops out of Liaoxi Province and into the Khitan Grassland!"

Li Jing put forward three general candidates in a row, which was beyond everyone's expectations.Speaking of which, among the three lists of commanding generals proposed by Li Jing, in fact, only Zeng Yuanyu has the qualifications and prestige enough to take on this important task.The rest, Zhou Dewei, did not have the experience of being the only party, and his qualifications were insufficient.Although Guo Chongtao is not bad, he is a new general.

In the Qin army, there were many generals, but Li Jing chose these three generals, which made people think for a while.

After a while of silence, Jingxiang was the first to speak out, "A certain person agrees with King Qin's proposal, and a certain person proposes that General Gao Shunli be the deputy general of Zeng Yuanyu, and General Gao Jichang be the Marquis of Yu. General Liu Shouqian should be the deputy general of General Zhou Dewei, and General Wang Tan should be the capital. Marquis of Yu. Take General Zhang Chengzong as General Guo Chongtao's deputy, and General Fu Shen as the capital Yuhou!"

The three lieutenants proposed by Jingxiang are all generals whose status in the army is not inferior to the three main generals, and these three generals are the most reliable and loyal to King Qin. With them as lieutenants, they can assist the main general without worrying about the team, let alone At that time, Jingxiang also selected three disciples of Li Jing as the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the three armies, in charge of military law and supervision of the generals.

Three clusters, each with 5 horses.Among them, Zhou Dewei and Zeng Yuanyu led two armies, each with [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and [-] auxiliary soldiers.However, the army led by Guo Chongtao mobilized ten cavalry troops at one time, a total of [-] cavalry.

15 soldiers and horses were mobilized at one time, including [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and [-] auxiliary soldiers.

Li Jing almost took out all his cavalry, and almost cleaned out his pockets.

The Qin army currently has 36 troops, and 15 were mobilized at a time. For Li Jing, this is a battle with all his strength.

On the same day, Li Jing personally presented the letter of soldier seal to Zhou Dewei's three generals. Among the three generals, Guo Chongtao was the most emotional. He did not expect that since Li Jing had to return to the team, Li Jing had always treated him well and trusted him.But he still didn't expect that this time, Li Jing would let him be the leader of the three generals.Moreover, his general still commanded a full [-] cavalry, which can be said to be the most important route.

This trust is definitely worse than Li Keyong's awarding him as the commander of the Fan Han horse infantry.This trust made him suddenly have the idea of ​​dying for someone he knew.

Guo Chongtao knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists in a salute with great excitement: "The last general will live up to King Qin's trust, he will be smashed to pieces, and he will die!"

"Okay!" Li Jing valued this unruly general very much. He was not afraid of his temper. As long as he had real skills, Li Jing could tolerate him.

Reaching out to support Guo Chongtao, Li Jing smiled and said: "On the day when the general returns, I will untie the battle robe alone with the general! I wish you triumph!" (To be continued.)