Horse on the World

Chapter 321 Situation in the Central Plains

"Persuading to surrender?" Li Qing smiled noncommittally, "If the leader of Sushun is willing, Li Qing would like to ask for it." Sushun shook his head, "Ba Yaer is arrogant, he would rather die in battle than surrender, Marshal Li's calculation is wrong!"

Li Qing laughed, "Leader Sushun, Bayar is indeed arrogant, but he is also a very rational person, let's just wait and see, in a few days, our troops will be heading straight for Bayan Hara Main city, these few days, you can live in my camp with peace of mind, and I will let you see Bayar at that time, as for whether to persuade you to surrender, hehe, you will know when the time comes!"

Li Qing served tea to see off the guests, Tang Hu took Sushun out of the big tent, handed him over to the guards guarding him, turned around and said to Mingyan who was waiting outside the big tent: "Director Mingyan, the commander-in-chief welcomes you!" Mingyan is Dingzhou military information The director of the investigation department, the establishment of this department began with the spoils of competition between Shang Haibo and Qingfeng. In order to limit Qingfeng's growing power, Li Qing stripped the general intelligence investigation from the statistical investigation department and established it as the military intelligence investigation department. Mingyan, who planned the Second Battlefield on the Western Front and made outstanding achievements, took over.

"Thank you, General Tang!" Mingyan held back her skirt and saluted Tang Hu. She was not Qingfeng, she always called Tang Hu a tiger's son, and sometimes even laughed and called him a rascal. Today, Tang Hu's status in Dingzhou is quite high. special.

"Mingyan, thank you for your hard work!" Li Qing accepted Mingyan's salute with a smile, and waved her to sit down. Looking at this charming woman with bright eyes and bright teeth, she felt a little strange in her heart. The organization, the leaders are all women, which is very different.Except that the abilities of these two people are indeed particularly outstanding, it is very likely that it is also my subconscious that is at fault. The secret service agency has always had a gloomy and mysterious feeling in people's images. It will dilute the atmosphere a little bit.

"Why did you personally escort Sushun over this time?" Li Qing asked.

Mingyan sat sideways on the chair, bowed slightly and said: "Mingyan is here, and escorting Sushun is just on the way, but in fact, there are other important matters to report to the commander-in-chief."

"Oh?" Li Qing said, "Mr. Shang specially asked you to come here?" Mingyan's military intelligence investigation department belongs to Shang Haibo's military mansion, so Li Qing asked this question.

"Yes!" Mingyan said.

"One is related to the situation in the Central Plains and related matters after we occupied Qixia Pass. The other is the internal affairs of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department."

"Well, let's talk about the first thing first!" Li Qing took a sip of tea, since Shang Haibo sent Mingyan over in person, the matter is naturally very important.

"It has now been confirmed that King Ning in the south will definitely rebel. The time is likely to be around May. Now, after a period of peace in the three rebellious states in the south, the war has resumed. Gaizhou and Qingzhou have resumed war. Lu Xiaobo, Zhang Wei's army has swept across the two prefectures, the imperial troops in the two prefectures have been wiped out, and the local forces have been uprooted, and the two prefectures have now assembled nearly [-] rebels." Ming Yan said.

Dingzhou had long suspected that Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei had defected to King Ning, and now commanding the rebel army is likely to be an officer under King Ning. Years ago, these states fell into a calm for no reason, and now it suddenly broke out, further solidifying the situation. up to this point.

"The situation of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department and the Statistics Investigation Department has been confirmed by each other. It has been confirmed that there are a large number of low-level officers in King Ning's army under Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei. In addition, the actual command of this army is General Zuo You under King Ning's command. Health." Mingyan said.

"It turns out that King Ning didn't even bother to do the most basic cover-up, which means that he really has to do it right away. What about Qu Yongjie from Xingzhou?" Li Qing asked.

Ming Yan shook his head, "After Qu Yongjie arrived in the south, he managed to gather about 3 troops. Later, he retreated into Xingzhou, centered on Xingzhou Prefecture, weeded out the weak and retained the elite, and retained an elite force of about [-] people. Because of his close relationship with Emperor Tianqi at that time, the equipment of this army was very good, but it could barely keep the situation in Xingzhou from deteriorating, and now, King Ning's army did not gather in the direction of Xingzhou, but Qu Yongjie also has no plans to march to these two prefectures, and his attitude is ambiguous. Mr. Shang is worried that Qu Yongjie will also fall to King Ning. After all, Qu Yongjie has a close relationship with Emperor Tianqi. Standing on the side of the Qing emperor, punishing courtiers, and avenging the former emperor are very attractive to Qu Yongjie. If Qu Yongjie's Xingzhou completely falls to King Ning, the territory directly controlled by King Ning will own the land of the four states, and this The four prefectures were originally rich lands, and with a few years of hard work, they can support hundreds of thousands of elite troops. Mr. Shang is very worried about this."

Li Qing nodded, "Mr. Shang's worry is justified. King Ning has been in business for decades and has accumulated for decades. The energy is indeed amazing."

"Prince Ning and the imperial court are trying their best to win over Qu Yongjie. Just a few days before I set off, Qu Yongjie has been appointed as Marquis, and he promised that Qu Yongjie can expand his army to 10 to [-] people. The imperial court will bear all the military expenses. , Xiao Haoran made a huge investment!" Ming Yan said.

Li Qingdao: "As long as Qu Yongjie is stabilized, Xingzhou can contain King Ning's nearly 10 troops. Of course, Xiao Haoran has to spend a lot of money, and he promised to let Qu Yongjie expand his army. The new generation of powerful forces, but they really don’t have a good intention! The army spends money like flowing water. Qu Yongjie’s large-scale expansion of the army requires military funds that Xingzhou, which is now being beaten into chaos, can’t afford. King Ning It is also impossible to spend a lot of money to raise an army that he cannot fully control, so Qu Yongjie can only rely on Xiao Shi to maintain the combat effectiveness of this army, and Xiao Haoran is really very old-fashioned to achieve such a good effect with a little money!" Li Qing was full of admiration, deeply impressed by Xiao Haoran's scheming.

Mingyan smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief is really powerful. Mr. Shang also said so at the time. He said that in this way, the Xiao family can stabilize Qu Yongjie for the time being, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future. After all, once Xingzhou recovers, it will be difficult to raise a An army of 10 is more than enough."

"What about the east and the north?" Li Qing asked.

"Northern Lu's Group is paying the attention of Eastern Zeng's Group. Lu's military strength is stronger than Zeng's, but Zeng's army is weaker, but its navy is extremely powerful. Given the geography of large rivers in the East Conditions, once the two fight, there may not be a winner in a short time!" Ming Yan said.

There was a wry smile on Li Qing's face, "The troubled times are approaching, and the demons are dancing around! King Ning is sharpening his saber in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but the Lu family covets the wealth of the East and wants to take it into his pocket. It's really a joy to fight together and burn people's lives." , the people are suffering, death, the people are suffering!"

Mingyan glanced at Li Qing in surprise. In her image, soldiers like Li Qing would never show mercy to the common people. Instead, the battlefield is a stage for them to give full play to their talents, and it is the most effective way to obtain the greatest benefits. shortcut.And what Dingzhou is doing now is all in preparation for the future march into the Central Plains. How could the general have such a reaction.

Li Qing saw Mingyan's reaction in his eyes, knew her inner thoughts, smiled slightly, and said: "Mingyan, I fight, maybe the form is not different from these people, but there is the biggest difference in essence, I fight wars so that future generations will not fight again, what I want to do is to rule the world, seek the happiness of the people, and create peace for all generations."

Mingyan's body shook, and she stood up gracefully, and saluted Li Qing, "Mingyan misunderstood the commander, please forgive him for his rudeness."

Li Qing laughed, "I know in my heart that I am alive in this world, but I just want to have a clear conscience. I am afraid that in the eyes of the world, I am no different from them, but what does a momentary misunderstanding matter? Maybe what I did, The conclusion can only be made after my death, why is Mingyan guilty? Forget it, let's not discuss this issue, but you said that after we occupied Qixia Pass, did Wu Zecheng lose his temper?"

Mingyan pursed her lips and smiled, "The marshal's guess is really accurate. Not only Wu Zecheng was furious, but even Xiao Haoran was shocked. From Luoyang to Bingzhou, it took a month's journey, Wu Zecheng rushed back in half a month. When we came back, we sternly negotiated with Dingzhou, asking us to withdraw from Qixia Pass, but in the words of a military adviser, there is no reason to spit out the meat in your mouth. Lu Zhizhou has been with me for a while. They fight the lawsuit, anyway, the public says the public is right, the mother-in-law says the mother-in-law is right, Qixia is in our hands, what can they do to me?"

"Oh!" Li Qing said with interest, "Didn't Wu Zecheng do anything in the military?"

"He mobilized tens of thousands of Bingzhou troops in Changfeng County, which is the closest to Qixia Pass, and threatened us that if we did not withdraw from Qixia Pass, we would take it by force. But after we occupied Qixia Pass, we transferred all the Panshi Battalion here. General Feng’s Yizhou Battalion also left half of the cavalry, nearly 1 troops guarding Qixia Pass, given the steepness of Qixia Pass and the weakness of the Bingzhou Army, it’s no wonder that they dared to fight, it’s just that they shouted loudly!”

"Where is Xiao Haoran?"

"Xiao Haoran is now concentrating all his energy on preparing to deal with King Ning's massive attack. There is no time to take care of this matter, but he just sent us an official document, which is not painful or itchy, and even the military division Shang is too lazy. Respond."

Li Qing laughed out loud. The opportunity to capture Qixia Pass was well grasped. Now, except for Wu Zecheng, the other forces probably have no time to deal with it. I'm afraid King Ning is still hoping for this?Thinking of this, Li Qing's heart suddenly sank. When planning this matter, did King Ning have thought of this ending? If so, then King Ning's scheming is too terrifying.At least by occupying Qixia Pass by himself, he restrained Wu Zecheng's tens of thousands of troops. You must know that Wu Zecheng is Xiao Haoran's ally!
"Oh, there is one more thing. Li Shanbin, after being captured by Wu Zecheng's men in Bingzhou, was rescued by Zhong Ziqi before he could be escorted to Wu Zecheng. What he did was completely instigated by Wu Zezhi, and now that things are not harmonious, he wanted to kill him to silence him, and Wu Zecheng was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas entered the earth."

"This time, Wu Zecheng's yellow mud fell into the cuff of his trousers. It's either shit or shit!" Li Qing laughed.

Mingyan's face flushed slightly, and Li Qing realized that he had spoken so rudely in front of girls.

"By the way, don't you have one more thing about the Military Intelligence Department? What is it?" Li Qing quickly changed the subject.

(End of this chapter)