Horse on the World

Chapter 760 If you don't give it to me, I will take it from my own soldiers

"Accepting the leadership of Dingzhou politically, and accepting the reorganization of Dingzhou militarily, this is a prerequisite for negotiations." Sitting behind the big case, Li Qing leaned forward slightly, stared at Xiao Yuanshan, and said with certainty: "Only in the Youyan area agree Only with these two conditions can we have the possibility to continue the discussion.”

Xiao Yuanshan held back his anger, and said: "Marshal Li, you have to talk first when negotiating. If you set up preconditions like this, it would be too difficult for others. Since I am here, the commander can see my sincerity, but the commander does To be aggressive, isn’t it true that you are sincerely rejecting people thousands of miles away?”

Li Qing laughed, walked down from the big case, took a few steps back and forth in the room, and said: "Patriarch Xiao, the Great Chu has lasted for hundreds of years, and it was once very prosperous. Why have the government orders not come out of Luoyang all these years?" Baili, is it dead in name?"
Without waiting for Xiao Yuanshan to answer, Li Qing continued: "The big families and wealthy families are not able to lose their tails. They separate each side and support their own self-respect. They will listen to the central government's orders that are in their own interests, and they will sneer at those that are not in their own interests. , Lessons learned from the past, I will not repeat the same mistakes."

"You're thinking……"

"That's right!" Li Qing said decisively: "Military power can only belong to the central government, and no high-ranking official in the frontier can have military power. This is exactly what I intend to set up the Five Armies Commander's Mansion."

"So, since you Xiao family want to surrender to me, Li Qing, the first thing you need to do is surrender your military power!"

"So, how can my Xiao family protect itself?" Xiao Yuanshan asked back.

"Self-protection?" Li Qing asked back: "Since your Xiao family has submitted to me, Li Qing, who else would dare to touch you easily? Why do you need to protect yourself?"

"If you, Marshal Li, crossed the river and demolished the bridge, what would you do?" Xiao Yuanshan pointed directly at the center of the problem.

Li Qing laughed loudly, "Patriarch Xiao, Marshal Xiao, when you were still in power in Dingzhou, you conspired against me. After you failed, it fell into my hands. Did I ever make things difficult for you?"

"At that time, you were worried about Xiao's power and worried that Xiao and Li would turn against each other, so naturally you didn't dare to do anything."

"You, the Xiao family, have fallen into the trap of the apocalypse. When the whole army is about to be wiped out in Qingzhou, whoever borrowed from you and allowed you to lead tens of thousands of elites back to Youyan? Can you stand in front of me and talk freely?"

"At that time, you still have to rely on me, Youyan, to contain the forces of Tianqi, so you will naturally borrow from me, otherwise Youyan will be defeated, and Luoyang's troops will occupy Youyan, and you will have trouble sleeping and eating!" Xiao Yuanshan refused to give in. "But now, you have achieved great momentum. If Xiao Shi surrenders the only military power in his hands that can protect himself, it will be of no use at all. If you turn your face back and be ruthless, wouldn't we just have to kill him?"

Li Qing walked in front of Xiao Yuanshan, leaned over and stared at him, "Since your Xiao family is no longer a threat, why should I touch you?"

Xiao Yuanshan couldn't help but choked.

Standing up straight, Li Qing sneered, "I, Li Qingzhi, am in the world, a mere Xiao family, and now I am a tiger in Pingyang, a phoenix with hair plucked, how can I be worried about it, not to mention that you and I in Dingzhou have not resolved your differences. On the contrary, without your Xiao family's actions, how could I be able to win out of the fire in Dingzhou today? So, to a certain extent, I even have to thank you!"

Looking at Li Qing who was laughing long and loudly, Xiao Yuanshan's face turned into a liver color, his hands were clenched into fists, and they were kneading. Li Wen on the side took a step forward, his hand was already on the handle of the knife.

Li Qing stopped laughing suddenly, looked at Xiao Yuanshan coldly, and said: "If you don't give it, I will raise my troops to take it myself. But at that time, your Xiao family will be under the nest, and there will be no eggs left."

With a bang, Xiao Yuanshan jumped up against the table, and Li Wen immediately took a step forward, stopping in front of Li Qing.

Li Qing stretched out his hand to pull Li Wenbo away, and looked at Xiao Yuanshan who was trembling all over, "This is an era when the strong are respected. Without strength, there is no right to speak. Patriarch Xiao, it seems that you have also resisted barbarian invasions in Dingzhou for several times." For the sake of the year, let me tell you the truth, now that the Xiao family has surrendered, the family's wealth can be preserved forever, and in a few days, we will have nothing to talk about before."

Xiao Yuanshan froze, although Li Qing's tone was flat, but from the words, he revealed an important message, that is, the Li family might use troops against Youyan.

Taking a long breath to calm down, he clasped his hands together and said, "Marshal Li, it's a serious matter, and Xiao has no right to make a decision. Please let me report to the Duke before I reply."

Li Qing showed a smile, "It's all right. Please drink tea." Back to his seat, Li Qing picked up the teacup and raised it from afar.

Seeing Xiao Yuanshan's departure, Yan Nanfei was a little worried: "My lord, you are too aggressive today. If Xiao Yuanshan leaves in a fit of anger, the negotiation will completely break down. The key point is, my lord, you actually revealed that our army has The plan to attack Youyan, this, didn't this make them already prepared?"

Li Qing chuckled, "What's the matter? Isn't Yang Yidao's Central Group Army originally scheduled to conduct a military exercise in the middle of this month? Let Yang Yidao advance it to three days later, and we kindly invite Patriarch Xiao Yuanshan to attend the review!"

Lu Yiming laughed and said, "My lord, is this going to give him a blow?"

"Exactly, let him see that I am not without troops in Dingzhou. Lu Dalin's group, and then return to Yang Yidao's central group army. Just imagine what the Xiao family can do to resist it?" Li Qing laughed.

"It's a pity that the Changsheng Battalion and the Whirlwind Battalion might not be able to make it back in three days. If these two main cavalry were there, Xiao Yuanshan would probably be even more ashamed!" Luo Daoming smacked his lips and said regretfully.

"It doesn't matter, as long as Xiao Yuanshan knows that I have already transferred Changsheng Camp and Cyclone Camp from Quanzhou. The Xiao family can no longer fight. The previous battle with Luoyang was completely supported by us. Those who were defeated, now they are struggling, the livelihood of the people is ruined, the army is weak, and there is no morale at all." Li Qingdao.

"My lord, is this sure that Xiao Yuanshan won't leave in anger?" Lu Yiming said.

"Of course!" Li Qingdao: "I'm sure of the Xiao family. If they are really stubborn, then the Lu Dalin Group and Yang Yidao must take down Youyan with lightning speed, and then the Lu Dalin Group will immediately go north. Weizhou, and the Yang Yidao Group is stationed in Youyan to guard against Luoyang."

"I'm afraid that the defenders of Xiegu know that after our army attacked Youyan, they will sacrifice Luoyang, then we will be passive!" Yan Nanfei said.

Li Qing chuckled, "The guard of Xiegu has long been instigated by the Overwatch Council. Don't worry, the Overwatch Council has sent a large number of special agents to sneak into Xiegu. If they really do something, these special agents will assist you as soon as possible." The guards are in control of the situation there."

"So the lord has already prepared!" Yan Nanfei exclaimed.

"This is the next strategy!" Li Qing shook his head and said, "If the Xiao family can surrender, then we can mobilize Lu Dalin's troops quietly, and even make some false appearances to deceive the Luoyang side into thinking that we are still in a confrontation , or even the danger of using a knife, that would be the best."

Everyone understands that if the Xiao family can surrender, then Dingzhou can make a series of strategic deceptions after mobilizing Lu Dalin Group to misunderstand Luoyang, thereby delaying the time for Luoyang to attack Youyan. Go to war at the same time.And if you start a fight with Youyan, even if you win it successfully, Luoyang will definitely respond immediately and send troops to Youyan, which is not the best result for Dingzhou.

"I hope Mrs. Xiao can understand current affairs!" Li Qing said.

Three days later, the weather was not good, and it was raining heavily. The outside of Dingzhou City, which was originally scheduled for military drills, was already muddy. Small ponds are formed in the depressions. Looking from a distance, the line of sight is blocked by the dense rain curtain, and you can't see far at all.

"My lord, are you delaying the exercise?" Lu Yiming suggested while looking at the bad weather outside.

"No!" Li Qing stood up, "Notify Yang Yidao to proceed as usual!" After speaking, he strode out, and Iron Leopard, who was waiting by the door, quickly opened a big umbrella for Li Qing.

"Take it away!" Li Qing said.

"My lord!" Iron Leopard hesitated for a moment, and looked at the big men behind Li Qing.

"Take it away!" Li Qing shouted sharply.

"Yes!" Seeing Li Qing's stern gaze, Iron Leopard obediently threw the umbrella aside, watched Li Qing step into the pouring rain, and hurriedly followed.

Behind him, Lu Yiming, Yan Nanfei, Luo Daoming and others followed Li Qing closely and walked into the dense rain.

At this time, from the room on the other side of the city tower, the crowd who had been invited to watch the ceremony also came out. They saw Li Qing and his party standing on the top of the city in the rain. Xiao Yuanshan also removed the umbrella and walked forward.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Li Qing turned his head and saw that Xiao Yuanshan was also coming in the rain, he couldn't help but smiled and waved: "Patriarch Xiao, please come this way!" With heavy steps, Xiao Yuanshan walked up to Li Qing and stood still.Li Qing invited himself to participate in the military exercise of the Dingzhou Central Group Army, and the meaning of the demonstration was self-evident.But he had to come, even if he took the opportunity to spy on the strength of the Dingzhou Central Army.

"Let's start!" Li Qing waved at Iron Leopard.

Iron Leopard bowed slightly, stepped aside, walked to the top of the city, and shouted loudly: "My lord has an order, the military exercise begins!"

With a sound of "dong", a dull drum sounded, and immediately, on the top of the city, hundreds of big drums sounded at the same time.Hundreds of ox horn tubas also sounded a long sound.

After about half a stick of incense time, the drums stopped suddenly, the horns stopped, and there was the sound of orderly footsteps in the rain curtain. Apart from the sound of rain, there was only the sound of footsteps that seemed to be stepping on everyone's hearts. Through the rain curtain, you could He could vaguely see a black shadow walking towards this side.

The sound of horseshoes sounded in the rain, and several fast horses pierced through the rain and fog and rushed to the city of Dingzhou.Yang Yidao, who was in full armor, got off his horse accompanied by two middle officers, and knelt down on one knee under the wall, shouting loudly: "The supreme commander of the Dingzhou Central Group Army, the general of Dingzhou, Yang Yidao, Please, my lord, is the military exercise starting?"

Li Qing supported the wall with both hands, because it was raining too hard, he could only shout at the top of his voice, "Start!"

"The last general obeys!" Yang Yidao stood up, got on his horse, turned around and fell into the rain.

(End of this chapter)