Late Tang

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"There is good news, but there is also bad news." Gongsun Lan said as she walked to Li Jing's public room in Yuanshuai's mansion. It was just seven o'clock in the morning. It was already a newspaper news half a month ago, and the other hand was holding a cup of hot milk.

"The bad news first!" Li Jing said.

"The coalition forces seem to have made up their minds not to evacuate at this time, and the Yang Fuguang brothers have decided to support the current emperor's seventh younger brother, Shouwang Li Jie, as the new emperor. The new emperor will most likely ascend the throne on New Year's Day. The alliance will be more stable. The Office of Supervision predicts that once the new dynasty is established, it may expand outward.”

"The coalition forces refused to leave. It seems that they may know that the Yang brothers are going to support the new emperor. However, there is information that the direction of Yang Fuguang's new dynasty expansion will be our Qin Fan?"

"It is very possible that although Tian Lingzi is holding the emperor in Xichuan, there is information that the Yang Fuguang brothers are not going to deal with Tian Lingzi first. Our intelligence personnel in Chang'an have obtained some information that Yang Fuguang's new court will have 28 vassal alliances to support, among which the forces The strongest ones are the feudal towns in Guanzhong, Henan and Hedong. Even Wei Bo and Chengde in Hebei are now in secret contact with the Yang brothers, and they are very frequent. Obviously, they are also planning to join the Yang brothers. Go to the new dynasty established by this alliance to fight against us. In addition, even Gao Pian in Huainan, Zhou Bao in western Zhejiang, Zhongchuan in Jiangxi and other southeastern feudal towns were actively wooed by the Yang brothers. Acknowledge the meaning of allegiance to the new imperial court."

Li Jing shook his head, "It seems that Tian Lingzi has really been unpopular these years."

"From a certain point of view, King Qin, you don't really like the hearts of the people in these feudal towns." Gongsun Lan said with a smile. Today she was wearing a navy blue top that was lighter than blue and darker than green. It was a small lapel. The new-style general officer's robe with a double-breasted double-breasted and straight, with a ribbon on it, and several commemorative medals for performing major missions, two military medals for Yingyang and Huben, and an outstanding medal pinned to the chest.On the golden epaulets on the shoulders, there are two golden beans on the top of the two-star major general title.This military uniform made her look sharper and more capable. Although her abdomen was slightly protruding, it did not affect the heroic appearance of the female general at all.

"The feudal towns now have only two attitudes towards us, either cooperation or hostility. Because they clearly know that with the expansion speed of the Qin feudal clan today, many feudal towns also choose to cooperate, such as Huaixi, Zhejiang west, Fujian, Lingdong, The towns of Lingxi and Annan, they are not strong in themselves, and they have been the members of several big families who have cooperated with us for many years. They have gained a lot of benefits from our business these years, especially the sea trade. They have made a lot of money, so there is no reason to fight against us all the time. The people who follow Yang Fuguang do not have a good relationship with us. The feudal town is directly facing our threat. Because we are too powerful, those commanders who are facing us but refuse to give up their existing interests will inevitably go to the side that is against us , this is an inevitable surname."

"Aren't you worried?" Gongsun Lan put her hands on her belly, "If Yang Fuguang really wants to send troops to Qin Fan, it will be a little troublesome for us right now. Although there are still a lot of troops in the pass, they may They will attack from several routes. For example, the towns in Guanzhong attack Daibei from the direction of Zhenwu, Li Keyong and Wang Chongrong may attack Yanmen, Wei Bo and Chengde may attack Beiping, Zhu Quanzhong and Zhuge Shuang may attack Shandong, Qin Zongquan and Zhou Ji wait may attack Henan, and Gao Pian may attack Jianghuai..."

"It's indeed possible!" Li Jing frowned. The time when the original feudal towns were fighting each other has long passed. Now it is the era of alliance of feudal towns. The whole world in the Central Plains can basically be divided into three major feudal towns. Tian Lingzi's The Chengdu court, the Chang'an court that Yang Fuguang brothers are about to build, and Li Jing's Grand Marshal's Mansion, each of the three major forces has an alliance.

Tian Lingzi is mainly based in Sanchuan. Originally, there were many vassals and towns, such as Zhedong, Huainan, and Zhexi, which also belonged to the Chengdu court. But now, with the Yang family, only Sanchuan is left in the small court of Chengdu.The Yang brothers, on the other hand, rely on the credit for exterminating Huang Chao, and they are very prestigious at the moment. They have won more than 20 feudal towns in the Central Plains, even Gao Pian, who have been away from the imperial court for a long time, and even feudal towns like Hebei They were all pulled over.They occupy the Guanlong area of ​​the Central Plains, with the largest territory and the most alliance towns.

On Li Jing's side, there is actually an alliance, but except for the Qin Fan, the other feudal towns in this alliance are not strong, and they are very scattered, and the alliance is a bit loose.The three towns in Henan, which were relatively close together, have been annexed by Li Jing.The remaining Huaixi Yang Xingmi and Zhexi Qianli, these two feudal towns are only an exchange of interests and are not reliable. If the Qin feudal clan is still strong, they will definitely continue to obey.If Qin Fan loses, there is no guarantee that they will not betray, or even fight back.As for the four towns of Fujian, Lingnan, East and West, and Annan, the relative relationship is relatively strong, but there is also a shortcoming. They are all in the far southeast, and they are all the kind of towns with relatively small forces and few troops. Help is almost impossible.

Li Jing is not afraid of the towns, but the Battle of Bohai is not over yet, if the towns really gang up and besiege, it will be very troublesome.

"Huang Chao's forces have been completely wiped out?"

"Huang Chao is dead, but the puppet Qi forces cannot be destroyed so quickly." Gongsun Lan said, "After the Battle of Chang'an, a large number of Qi generals in Chang'an, such as Shang Rang, Meng Kai, Zhao Zhang, Wang Bo, and Zhang Juyan, fled. Zhu Asan, Qin Shouquan and others entered Guanzhong from Wuguan. In Lantian, Zhu Asan and Qin Shouquan encountered the defeated Qi army. The two armies fought. Unexpectedly, Qin Zongquan was defeated in the first battle. Make a way for them to escape from Guanzhong."

"Hmph, it's just a way for these two guys to preserve their strength. Who wants to fight with trapped beasts and hurt themselves?" Li Jing sneered, pinching his chin and said playfully: "So, the pseudo-Qi The defeated army should still have a considerable force."

"Indeed, after the current defeated army has left the border, all the way to the east, all the towns are retreating to the towns, avoiding the fight, and allowing them to plunder and flee eastward. Right now, the defeated army has fled to Caizhou and Guangzhou. That is the territory of Qin Zongquan. It seems that they continue to go east and pass Chenxu to Yinghao. It was originally the territory occupied by the puppet Qi. Many soldiers were recruited from the Qi army. But there is also a One possibility is that they may go directly south to the Dabie Mountains, where there are continuous Dabie Mountains. If they escape into it, it will be difficult to destroy them for a while, especially since the Dabie Mountains are located in the three towns of Zhongwu, Heshan, Eyue, Jiangxi, Huaixi, Hunan, and Jingnan. A confluence area of ​​various towns belongs to a chaotic area. If they enter it to rest and recuperate, they can greatly avoid the encirclement and suppression of the towns. If I were the leader of the defeated army, I would not go east, but go directly to Dabie Mountain. , in the spring of next year, I will go south to Eyue, Jingnan, Jiangxi and other places, to the places where the government and army have the least influence. Back then, Huang Chao could not be wiped out, because they ran around."

"I think this force is usable."

Gongsun Lan was a little surprised, "Sanlang, the remnants of the puppet Qi are extremely unpopular, and everyone shouts and beats them like rats crossing the street. If we have anything to do with them at this time, I'm afraid the Yang Fu brothers will have more excuses to treat us. Troops are dispatched."

"Hmph, if the Yang brothers really want to send troops, they will send troops sooner or later. No matter whether they have a legitimate reason or not, they will find a reason if there is no reason. Now that we are going to fight the Yang brothers, why should we care too much about those things?" In the past few years, the puppet Qi has indeed fallen, but you have also seen the results of several Chang'an battles. They have repeatedly performed well. The reason for using force, but it cannot be denied that these grassroots generals have led soldiers for many years, and indeed there are still a few outstanding figures. They are indeed like rats crossing the street. With reaching out and promising protection and support, do you think they'll work with us?"

"Didn't Saburo mean to recruit them?"

"It can be regarded as recruiting, but I don't intend to let them come to our territory directly. Therefore, this recruiting is actually us raising support to them, but we will not annex them, let alone disarm them. Therefore, in the At the beginning, you can save a lot of suspicion and cooperate directly."

"Cooperation? Not recruitment, nor annexation?"

"It's indeed cooperation, and it can be regarded as recruitment, but it won't be an annexation." Li Jing explained with a smile, "Didn't you say that there are still 5 or [-] people in the defeated Qi army?"

"There are still 5 to 3 people, including [-] to [-] veterans."

"I will issue a security order for them and grant them official positions, but neither annex nor disarm them. They can continue to stay in Caishen and other places in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River. With the Dabie Mountains as their base, we can send them a batch of troops through the Huaihe River. Grain, ordnance, support them."

Gongsun Lan was a little puzzled, and didn't understand the significance of Li Jing's move.

"Look at the location of Caizhou!" Li Jing said with a smile, "This location is very good. The source of the upper reaches of the Huaihe River is north of Chen Xu, further north is Luoyang, west is gold merchants, and further west is Chang'an in Guanzhong. To the east are Ying and Hao, and to the east are our Xu and Su. To the south is the Dabie Mountains, and there are two towns of Eyue and Jingnan. Further south is the Yangtze River. Jiangnan is Hunan and Jiangxi. The Yangtze River is here, and the west can go directly to the east of Shannan, the west of Shannan, and Xichuan in Jiannan. If you go down the river, you can go directly to Huaixi, Huainan, Xuanshe, and Liangzhe. Check it out. The water of the Western Han Dynasty is the Yangtze River to the south, and whether it is from Chang'an or Luoyang, it is not close, but it is not far. Especially here is the Dabie Mountain, which is definitely a good place to base yourself, especially the nearby The feudal towns are not too strong, Qin Zongquan in Caizhou is entangled with the Qi army, Jingnan and Eyue were attacked by grass thieves several times a few years ago, and their vitality was completely injured."

"As long as we support him, they will be able to stabilize the decline and regain their vitality. Then, think about it, will Yang Fuguang's rear be corrupted? Jingnan, Eyue, Huaixi, Jiangxi and other places, although the military strength is not good, but This is Yang Fuguang's granary, the rice bag. The Qi army is here, not only corrupting their rear granary, but also threatening their Luoyang and Chang'an at any time, especially for the western part of Henan. Xusu has already been occupied, and the Bian River and Huai River have been advanced, plus Yang Xingmi in Huaixi, if there is a nail in the west of Henan to support it, Ying, Hao, Chen, Xu and other peripheral areas in the south of Luoyang will not be guaranteed."

Undoubtedly, what Li Jing meant was to use the remnants of the Qi army to insert them into the west of Henan like a nail, so as to contain Yang Fuguang's alliance that was about to move.

Of course, just relying on this is not enough, Li Jing thought, maybe he can contact Xia Tian Lingzi, now that the brothers Yang Fuguang are their common enemy, maybe they should be able to join hands once.He should be able to do something, or he should send out troops to go deep into the enemy's towns and create troubles, such as assassinating Li Keyong as Zhu Wen's subordinate. I heard that Li Keyong has always disliked Zhu Wen up.Or, kill Brother Yang Fuguang directly. In this way, the alliance will have no leader, and it will definitely be chaotic for a while.Li Jing had many preliminary plans in his mind for a while, but these plans were not yet mature, so he did not say them out.

"You just said that there is good news, what is it?" Li Jing changed the subject.

"The good news is that, driven by our secret planning, the Bohai nobles and powerhouses in the Bohai-occupied area are now incited. They are recruiting troops, and they are ready to be brave to the tribal soldiers who want to "destroy them" Confrontation, many people in Bohai have been incited, especially in those places we control. Now there are countless nobles in Bohai who have become our internal support, countless people in Bohai have become our guides, and we even have a huge army. There are a large number of Bohai transport teams, and a Bohai army that is actively joining the army." Gongsun Lan said with a smile, "Of course, the good news is not only this, but the important good news is that the tribal coalition forces on the eastern front now have many generals. Under our instigation, it has already begun to waver, and many even secretly surrendered to us. Even the governor of Heishui Mohe is hesitating. The entire eastern front is now a little shaky. No matter how the Khitans on the western front Stubborn, but if the Eastern Front falters, then they're finished."

"Alan, you did a great job!" Li Jing praised.

"Your Highness still has a good strategy, especially sending those Mohe and other tribal troops who have surrendered, and brought part of the Qin army back to the Heishui tribe. This move can be said to hit the weakness of many Mohe generals at once. The war here has fallen into an embarrassing situation, and their hometown is being threatened step by step by us, so it is inevitable for them to waver."

"Attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom. If the Mohe people waver, the Shiwei people will also waver. At that time, other small tribes will waver even more. Even if the Khitan are stubborn and stubborn, we don't have to worry about them." Li Jing drank Ordered the last sip of milk in the glass and said with a smile.

"Sanlang, you still have some milk on your lips." Gongsun Lan pointed to Li Jing's lips, then stood up and leaned over, approached her lips, and opened her red lips lightly, stretched out the smear of milk to lick his lips.

"Clean!"

Li Jing couldn't help but stick out her tongue and licked the place where the beauty's nipples had been licked just now, feeling the lingering fragrance.

With a smile, Li Jing's mood was indeed much easier.In the battle situation in the Bohai Sea, the two sides have been playing games for several years, accumulated countless troops, and used countless supplies, but in the end, it is very likely that it will be an anticlimactic battle. The more people there are, the harder it is to really fight this battle.In this kind of game, before the war started, the situation of the two sides was already clear, and the outcome was decided.

Khitan people, since you want to persevere until the end, all that awaits you is destruction.Born with the trend, those who go against the current are often smashed by the torrent.

Li Jing raised his head and looked out the window, maybe, he should pack his bags and prepare to go home! (To be continued.)