Horse on the World

Chapter 414

After returning from Luzhou, Li Qing and Shang Haibo reappeared in Tonglu, the border between Fuzhou and Quanzhou, and the mountain-moving masters stationed at the nearly [-]-mile border between Tonglu County and Quanzhou.

In an ordinary courtyard house, General Dingzhou greeted Li Qing and Shang Haibo across the mountain.Guo Shanfeng was originally a bandit. Since he followed Li Qing, he studied art of war and went through large-scale battles. His talent in military affairs gradually showed, and he became a general who was favored by Li Qing in Dingzhou and could stand alone. He relied more on him than Wang Qinian, Jiang Kui and others who followed him first.And Guo Shanfeng did live up to expectations, he annexed Fuzhou, opened up a battlefield on the western front of Pingman, and made great achievements in the east and west.Now Guo Shanfeng's qualifications and prestige in Dingzhou's army are almost equal to that of Lu Dalin.And due to well-known reasons, Guoshanfeng is more reused under Li Qing's account.

Knowing that the Marshal and Mr. Shang have come hand in hand, Guo Shanfeng immediately understands that there has been a major change in Dingzhou's strategy.

The courtyard was surrounded by Guo Shanfeng's soldiers and Li Qing's bodyguards, and the security was so strict that even a mosquito would rarely fly in. In the courtyard, Guo Shanfeng had just finished listening to Shang Haibo's introduction to the situation. .

"This, this is too nonsense!" Guo Shan stared at Shang Haibo in disbelief with wide eyes, "How did Emperor Qi play that day?"

Li Qing's face was serious, "We don't know which move he played, we just need to know where we are in this big game of chess and how much benefit we can get?"

"Has this matter been confirmed?" Guo Shanfeng asked.

"Director Qingfeng has been seeking confirmation from many sources. It is likely that Director Qingfeng is returning from Luoyang. She is expected to be back in the next few days. She will also come here to report the latest situation to the commander-in-chief," Shang Haibo said. .

Guo Shanfeng stood up and said with a sneer, "Why should you be worried, Commander? No matter what tricks others want to play, everything is just floating clouds in front of our unparalleled army in Dingzhou. You have all kinds of tricks, and I have old ideas. Destroy you, destroy you, and in the end, the one who survives is the winner."

Li Qing laughed at Guo Shanfeng's heroic words, and his mood improved a lot. He patted Guo Shanfeng's shoulder, "You are right. In front of a powerful army, everything is just floating clouds, but I have deeper considerations."

"If our predictions are correct, from March to May today, or June at the latest, this war will temporarily come to an end. King Ning was defeated and returned to his lair. Xiao Hao was then stabbed in the back, and his fate was even worse. , the rise of Qu Yongjie in Xingzhou, the situation in the Central Plains is even more chaotic, no one has the absolute strength to destroy the other, and at this time, we are even more outstanding!"

"Look at the map!" Li Qing pointed to the military map on the wall, and said, "If we take down the Lu family and annex the Zeng family, the territory will cover the entire Central Plains from west to east. The strength will surpass those of the Central Plains." above any force."

Guo Shanfeng nodded, "This is a good thing, but also a bad thing!"

"That's right, you can think of these things in such an instant, which proves that you have indeed made great progress over the years!" Li Qing glanced at him appreciatively.

"All thanks to the commander for teaching!" Guo Shanfeng clasped his fists and said.

Li Qing shook his head with a smile, "The master introduces the door, and the cultivation is up to the individual. Mr. Shang, go ahead!"

Shang Haibo nodded: "The strength of the commander-in-chief surpasses any force in the Central Plains. The biggest and worst possibility is that these forces suddenly abandon their previous suspicions, form an alliance, and twist together to deal with us."

"We have just conquered the north and annexed the east. It will take time to digest and integrate these places. Taking over the huge territory will consume most of our energy. In these places, the Lu family and the Zeng family have deep-rooted influence, and the power of the Lu family and the Zeng family has been established for hundreds of years. The basis of rule cannot be completely wiped out in a short period of time. It is conceivable that these places will be in chaos for a long time, bandits will be everywhere, and the people will live in dire straits. The period of integration of these places will become the most dangerous place in our Dingzhou time."

Li Qing took up the conversation, "Originally, it was very difficult for these forces to unite without any ties. We could use the conflicts between them to fight and fight and divide them, but now there is a big problem. That is the existence of Emperor Tianqi, if he is not dead, he is fully capable of effectively combining these forces to form a major threat to us."

"The commander-in-chief is right. Integrate the hard-hit wealthy families in the Central Plains, start a war with us in Dingzhou, and further weaken the power of the wealthy gentry during the war. Make a bold assumption. If our Dingzhou is defeated, then no matter what Whether it is the Southern Army, the Xiao family, or other families, their strength will be exhausted. In the end, the land will be completely white and clean. At this level, Emperor Tianqi's intention will be achieved. , using this war to wipe out all the powerful gentry who threatened the great Chu royal family. And he calmly cleaned up the old mountains and rivers, and then revived the greatness of Chu."

Guo Shanfeng took a breath, "What a bold plan, what a crazy plan, I don't know if he has thought about it, once he fails, Da Chu will never recover, and will sink forever."

"Geniuses are crazy, and lunatics don't care about the consequences. Tianqi is already crazy!" Li Qing sighed.

"Then how do we deal with it?" Guo Shanfeng looked at Li Qing.

"The plan to seize the north and annex the east remains unchanged." Li Qing said decisively, "You have a diametrically opposite plan here."

"The commander-in-chief wants to fight on two fronts?" Guo Shanfeng said.

"That's right, the situation in the Central Plains is about to turn into chaos. It's up to you whether you can effectively contain the part of this huge plan that targets us in Dingzhou." Li Qing said.

Guo Shanfeng's eyes slowly became serious.

"King Ning was defeated and the Xiao family fell. During this period of time, the Central Plains will fall into a short-term power vacuum. It will be difficult for Qu Yongjie to take care of such a large territory for a while. I want you to seize the opportunity to send troops to the whole prefecture. Swallow it in one gulp, and at the same time, I will ask the soldiers of Yizhou Li to enter Jinzhou and swallow Jinzhou in one gulp, so that Yi, Jin, and Quan will all be united as one."

Li Qing's hand swiped heavily across the map. "Guo Shanfeng, what do you think our territory looks like?"

"Like an ax!" Guo Shanfeng blurted out.

"That's right, it's an axe!" Li Qing turned around with piercing eyes, "With Yizhou and Jinzhou as the blade, Dingzhou, Fuzhou and Bingzhou as the back of the axe, and the northern and eastern regions as the handle, we We can slash towards the Central Plains, concentrate the pressure on the Yijin area, and deploy heavy troops in these two states to resist the enemy. We will have more time to integrate and digest the north and east. Once the integration is over, it is time for us to make a large-scale advance. when."

"Just like this, the Li family in Yizhou must bear most of the attack pressure. Will they agree?" Guo Shanfeng looked at Li Qing suspiciously. Although the commander is Li's nephew, this involves Li's family. The interests of each house have caused Yizhou to suffer huge losses to complete Dingzhou. What will the Li family of Yizhou do?

"So Director Qingfeng is going to Luoyang, and he wants to bring An Guogong out no matter the cost. The other members of the Li family are definitely not willing, but An Guogong stands on a different height from them, and he can see it more clearly. There is An Guogong In Yizhou, there is no problem!" Shang Haibo laughed.

"That's right! The commander-in-chief's victory is the Li family's victory!" Guo Shanfeng said excitedly, "Some people in the Li family may be blinded by what is in front of them, but An Guogong is very scheming and will never be so short-sighted. , the commander-in-chief's strategy will definitely succeed."

Li Qing and Shang Haibo looked at each other. Although they had a smile on their faces, they were far from relaxed. This matter was simple to say, but it was very complicated in practice.For the enemy, there are many ways to subdue them, but for one's own comrades-in-arms and relatives, sometimes it is much more difficult. Not to mention anything else, to achieve this strategic goal, when Yijin is fully united, the first step It is to integrate the army, unify government orders, Dingzhou is strong, Yizhou is weak, and in the future strategy, Yizhou will bear most of the pressure, and the balance is really difficult to grasp.

There are so many things going on, and it is difficult to sort out the clues for a while, and we can only take one step at a time.

On the second day after Li Qing arrived in Tonglu, a group of people hugged two carriages and appeared outside Tonglu Guoshanfeng's headquarters.Qingfeng, who returned from Luoyang, finally arrived at the destination with An Guogong Li Huaiyuan.

To the surprise of Li Qing, Guo Shanfeng, Shang Haibo and others, almost all the accompanying guards were wounded and bloodstained.It can be seen that the journey is thrilling.

The carriage door opened, Zhong Jing jumped down, turned around to help Qingfeng down, what changed Li Qing's face was that Qingfeng's face was pale, one arm was wrapped in a thick bandage, hanging around his neck, it turned out to be injured.

Li Qing stepped forward to meet him, stretched out his hand to support Qingfeng, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you injured?"

There was a smile on Qingfeng's face, "It's okay, a little injury, Yuan Fang is like a cat whose tail has been trampled on, and his ghost lingers all the way. Fortunately, you sent Sun Zewu to take Feiying to meet him, otherwise, can you come back and pay back?" It's really hard to tell, Duke An is behind, go and meet the Duke quickly!"

Li Qing nodded, "You go down and have a good life, I will come to see you at night!"

Walking in front of the second carriage, Li Qing bowed and said, "Grandson has seen grandpa! You were always frightened along the way!"

The door of the carriage opened, and Duke An laughed and poked his head out, "Why are you so surprised, the old man's shocking things in this life are much more serious than this time, but I ate well and slept soundly. These guys under your command But they are really powerful, they are the most powerful soldiers I have ever seen, Li Wen and Li Wu, right?"

Inside the carriage, Li Wen and Li Wu, who accompanied An Guogong as shadows, said with a smile: "That's right, these soldiers are really powerful."

Li Qing looked at Li Wen and Li Wu with haggard looks, both of them were also stained with blood, it was obvious that they fought desperately along the way, "You two have worked hard!"

"This is our duty, we don't dare to be the commander's compliment!" Li Wen and Li Wu said with a bow.

(End of this chapter)