Horse on the World

Chapter 318 Bet
When he took the thick file bag from the messenger, even though Li Qing was already emotional and angry, and he was used to seeing strong winds and waves, but at this moment his heart was still a little thumping. Judging from the messenger's face, What he saw was a look of joy, which made Li Qing calm down. Looking at the file bag in his hand, in addition to the wax seal, there were actually three big seals on the seal, Shang Haibo's military seal, and Qingfeng's statistics. The seal of the investigation department and the seal of the state capital on the road all the way show the importance that the three giants of Dingzhou attach to this case file.

Tore open the seal and pulled out the thick document. Li Qing looked more and more happy. The surprise attack and occupation of Qixia Pass can be said to open the door for Dingzhou to enter the Central Plains. As long as he wants, he can send troops to Qixia Pass at any time. In the hinterland of Chu, behind the Qixia Pass, there is a plain, fertile and wild for thousands of miles, which is suitable for my own cavalry to attack in the future. Holding Qixia Pass in his hand, it is like a sharp blade, pressing on Xiao Haoran's chest and abdomen. From now on, he will stare at this place with one eye open even when he sleeps.

Even though I have decided not to intervene in the early stage of the Great Chu turmoil and develop internal affairs with peace of mind, I can use Qixia Pass as a base to threaten those forces that want to make a big splash, such as Xiao Haoran, such as King Ning, constantly To draw their blood to fatten themselves, when they are tired enough to fight, and they are fat enough, it is time for Dingzhou to send troops.As long as Dingzhou does not send troops, once it sends troops, it will inevitably sweep the world like a plow court sweeping holes.

With a bang punch on the case, Li Qingxi said: "Great, come, please General Lu, pass General, General Wang to my big tent to discuss matters."

A moment later, Lu Dalin and Wang Qinian arrived hand in hand, and it would take some time for the wind in the west city to arrive. Li Qing smiled and handed the file in his hand to Lu Dalin and Wang Qinian. I was overjoyed. The worries I had a while ago were completely gone. I couldn’t help worrying about logistics. Dingzhou’s previously formulated strategy will continue to be implemented. What’s even more gratifying is that winning the Qixia Pass is of great strategic significance to Dingzhou. Both of them are heavy-handed generals who know the overall strategic deployment of Dingzhou. They have countless plans in their minds for the movement of the Dingzhou army after the barbarians are suppressed. However, because of the existence of Qixia Pass, it can be said that there are many difficulties. But when the clouds opened to see the moon, everything suddenly became clear.

Lu Dalin stood up and bowed deeply to Li Qing, "Congratulations, Commander!"

Li Qing hurried to the front, supported Lu Dalin with both hands, and said: "General Lu, congratulations!" The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Lu Dalin's bow represented his complete loyalty to Li Qing , and is willing to work hard for Li Qing, but Li Qing's action is to formally accept Lu Dalin.

Lu Dalin, as the representative of Dingzhou's local faction, their greatest wish is to defeat the barbarians, but they are not very enthusiastic about fighting for world hegemony, but with Li Qing's entry into Dingzhou, the barbarians are going smoothly, and victory is imminent Right now, great changes have taken place in the seemingly incomparably powerful Great Chu court. As a senior general, Lu Dalin naturally knows what this means. The imperial power is declining, and the Central Plains will enter the era of warlords. Who will be the new master of this world.

As a senior general in Dingzhou, Lu Dalin naturally understood Li Qing's series of arrangements and strategic intentions, all in order to finally enter the Central Plains and participate in this game of world hegemony. He will withdraw from the core of Dingzhou interest groups, and his best result is to live in Dingzhou, or to manage the newly laid grassland or even further places for Li Qing, and the Dingzhou natives who follow him will also be suppressed , and even being rejected by local generals and officials in Dingzhou, and participating in it, although the risk is great, the benefits are also huge. The temptation of the founding hero is huge. If Li Qing succeeds, after a few years, my Lu family It will also become a new generation of aristocratic family, and the Lu family will rise in their own hands.

After many considerations, Lu Dalin finally decided to participate in this game. Today he implicitly expressed his determination to be loyal to him to Li Qing, and sure enough, he immediately got a warm response from Li Qing.

Of course, Li Qing had reason to be happy. Regarding Dingzhou's long-term strategic goals, Lu Dalin's reaction has always been very indifferent. For a time, this forced him to consider ways to suppress things after the war against the barbarians ended. Those who want to disintegrate Dingzhou's local department, but this will inevitably cause turmoil in Dingzhou's military and administrative systems, and their leader Lu Dalin's statement means that his worries will end, and Dingzhou will once again clenched its fists to the outside world. Without internal friction.

There was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the tent, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps. The tent door opened, and Guo Shanfeng's burly figure appeared in front of everyone. Hearing the laughter inside the tent, seeing the expressions of everyone, Guo Shanfeng was overjoyed, knowing that the troubles that plagued the Dingzhou Army must be solved.

"Marshal, has the food problem been solved?" Guo Shanfeng asked.

Li Qing smiled and said nothing, Lu Dalin said with a smile: "More than that, General Guo, you are very smart, but you guessed it first, if you can guess correctly, I will buy you a drink."

Wang Qinian laughed, "If you guess correctly, then I will be part of the dinner, and I will invite you together with General Lu."

Guo Shanfeng's bull's-eyes turned a few times on the faces of the three people in the tent, "Are you two going to dig a hole for me? If I can't guess correctly, I must have bought this wine?"

"Of course!" Both King Lu said in unison. "Do you dare to bet?"

Guo Shanfeng laughed, "I'm not afraid of betting, but I don't like your sour kumiss. If I guess right, I'll drink the strong wine we brew in Dingzhou."

"Deal!" Lu and Wang immediately agreed.

Li Qing smiled and shook his head. The strong wine brewed in Dingzhou is never allowed to be drunk, but used for medical disinfection, but this kind of wine is too tempting to people. As senior generals, these three people must have done it privately A little bit, but this is a trivial matter, and Li Qing would not scold his general for this matter. Hearing that the three of them used this kind of spirits as gambling money, they just laughed it off.Privileges have always existed, just like in my account, don't I also have such good wine?

Guo Shanfeng took a few steps in the tent, and said to himself, "The food problem must be solved, but what else makes you more excited than solving this problem?"

Head down, hands behind their backs, walking around in the tent, as long as the barbarians can use enough food, it will not be a problem. What can make them so happy can only be related to the problems in the later period of Dingzhou, right , How did Shang Canjun and the others solve this problem?Qixia Pass, the key must be Qixia Pass.

"This matter has something to do with Qixia Pass!" Guo Shanfeng tilted his head, looked at Lu Wang and the two of them, but secretly glanced at Li Qing from the corner of his eyes, Lu Dalin was sitting upright, not showing any signs of expression, Li Qing was still smiling , served tea for himself, but the muscles on Wang Qinian's face twitched involuntarily, and Guo Shanfeng caught this tiny movement.

It really is Qixia Pass!Guo Shanfeng said in his heart, but the next deduction made him startled, his eyes showed an incredulous look, and he turned to look at Li Qing, "Commander, have we captured Qixia Pass?"

Before Li Qing could answer, Wang Qinian jumped up: "Old Guo, you, how can you guess right? Wow, I shouldn't bet with you, I only have less than five catties of wine!"

Li Qing laughed, Guo Shanfeng was very smart, it can be said that under his command, not only martial arts, but also political strategy is a first-class talent, more promising than Wang Qinian and others, this matter let Wang Qinian guess, It is absolutely impossible to guess.

"The last general congratulates the commander!" Guo Shanfeng had a brilliant face. As a general who was pulled down by Li Qing, his entire future depends on Li Qing. Li Qing's continuous advancement also means that he will continue to move forward. Okay, when he was a bandit in the past, his greatest ideal was to have food, drink, and women, and then he could live longer. After joining the Dingzhou Army, he read books and learned the art of war. The field of vision is getting wider and wider, coupled with Li Qing's special training, Guo Shanfeng's growth rate is astonishing, and now, he is actually a general who can be compared with Lu Dalin, and even higher than Wang Qinian up.

"I bought this drink!" Li Qing said with a smile: "Huzi, don't worry about my few catties of wine, you should keep it for yourself and secretly satisfy your cravings!"

Several people laughed loudly. Amidst the loud laughter, Tang Hu lifted the curtain and entered. Seeing the expressions of joy on the faces of several people, he couldn't help being startled. Wang Qinian patted Tang Hu's back and said, "Huzi, the commander-in-chief wants to invite We're drinking!"

Tang Hu was overjoyed, his mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head, "It's a good feeling, I am starving to death as a wine bug."

Li Qing smiled and said, "Hu Zi, what's the matter?"

Tang Hu snorted, and then remembered his own affairs, "Commander, just now a message came from the front, the barbarian sent an envoy, asking to meet the commander."

"Barbarian envoy, see me?" Li Qing asked suspiciously.

"Could it be that they are ready to surrender seeing that they cannot be defeated?" Wang Qinian asked with wide-eyed eyes.

Li Qing shook his head, "Impossible. Right now Bayar still has the strength to fight. He will never surrender until the last moment. Tang Hu, tell them to let me go. Let me see what they want to pay attention to?"

The person sent by Bayar was still Nuo Qia who had dealt with Li Qing for a long time. When he saw Nuo Qia, Li Qing couldn't help being happy. This kid was famous for his bravery, but now, it seems like Turned into a diplomatic envoy, frequent exchanges with Dingzhou Army and Bayan Hara.

"What's the matter with General Nuo today? But Khan Bayar knew he was going to lose, so he sent you here to discuss the matter of surrender?" Li Qing teased.

Nuo Qi'a stood proudly in the tent, and said loudly: "Marshal Li's words are wrong. It is not yet known who will win the battle. How can we surrender? Our army is just waiting for Li Shuai to come and fight!"

Li Qing nodded, "Very good, it won't be long before I can see General Nuo's bravery again! Since it is not a surrender, may I ask why General Nuo is here?"

"I am ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to come here to discuss with Marshal Li the way out for the tens of thousands of slaves in my Bayan Har city!" Nuoqia smiled. "Most of the nobles of our family want to kill these slaves, but my emperor has the virtue of living and is unwilling to slaughter unarmed slaves. Therefore, he is willing to give these comrades of the commander a way of life and allow you to redeem these slaves!"

"Redemption?" Li Qing narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)