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Chapter 311
The three of Jin Chunqiu came to stay at the post house.

Compared with the past, when Kongshan went to pay tribute to the Eastern Capital of the Sui Dynasty, this posthouse is much more shabby than the posthouse of Wanbang Dynasty.Back then, the entire Eastern Capital wrapped the trees beside the streets with silk, and foreign envoys did not have to pay to eat in taverns.

At that time, this gave the Silla envoys an incomparable shock. After returning to Silla, the Silla envoys at that time strongly urged Zhenping to join the Sui Dynasty to attack Goguryeo.

The past has passed, and now the post house is only for receiving post envoys, and the meal at night is just corn porridge and mustard cakes.

After the meal, the three of them sat facing each other and had a discussion.20 Chen soldiers from the Khitan Xi tribe came to attack Li Chongjiu. According to Kong Shan's judgment, Li Chongjiu's army strength was only about 5 horses.

If the destruction of Youzhou is imminent, wouldn't it be for nothing if they took this generous gift from the King of Silla to Li Chongjiu?Kongshan Yuanxiao was still in front of King Zhenping before, saying that although Li Chongjiu's power was not enough to defeat the enemy, it was more than enough to control the enemy.

Although all three were worried about this, at this time Jin Chunqiu said: "I heard that Li Chongjiu defeated 10 Khitan horses before? I know that the Khitan people are very brave, but their advance and retreat are disorderly. If Li Chongjiu guards the city, the Khitan It should be impossible to break through Zhuojun."

Hearing Jin Chunqiu speak, Kongshan Yuanxiao and Kongshan Yuanxiao both nodded together.

Yuan Xiaoyan said: "I also think so. Lord Shanggu is a hero. I don't think the Khitan and Xi people can destroy Youzhou now."

Seeing the two express their opinions, Kong Shan nodded and said, "Don't the Han people often say that wealth and wealth are sought in danger? If we arrived at Ji County at this time, Li Chongjiu would be grateful for our kindness. Great benefit."
Although Kong Shan said so, in fact, he also withstood the huge pressure.As the chief envoy to Youzhou this time, he naturally has to bear the greatest responsibility for this mission. He said that, it was tantamount to betting the future fate of the entire group on Li Chongjiu.

The next day, the group rested for the night, and immediately set off for Youzhou overnight.

Ji County, Zhuo County.

In the county guard's mansion, a fan said to Li Chongjiu: "Khan, Mr. Qijin said that he was indeed pressured by the elders of the clan this time, and the Turkic people sent a special envoy to tell us not to intervene in this matter. At the same time, the clan The middle elders also came forward to bribe those who disgraced the king's tribe. Therefore, Lord Tengjin is very embarrassed."

Li Chongjiu was slightly silent when he listened to the words of the envoy from the Mukun tribe.There are not many allies around Li Chongjiu, only Xinluo and the Mukun tribe.Silla can't solve the near fire with far water, so the only one who can help him is Mukunbu.

This time the Khitan Xi tribe came to attack and made a move. It seems that it is not just Gao Kaidao's intention, but the Turkic people should actually take the lead behind.Sure enough, Chu Luo still regarded himself as a thorn in his side.

Wang Mahan on the side was furious, and said: "Qi Jin of your ministry and Khan's boss are brothers, how can you stand by and watch at this moment."

Li Chongjiu waved his hand, and said: "Don't be rude. I believe that your ministry's Jin Jin also has unavoidable difficulties."

Li Chongjiu thought in his heart that since the Turks came forward, it was not easy for the Mukun tribe not to turn against each other at this time, why bother to demand others, if they blamed them, they would chill the opposition.

Seeing that Li Chongjiu didn't mean to blame, the messenger showed a grateful look, and said: "Thank you Khan for your understanding. In fact, although Qijin was under pressure and couldn't formally send troops, he sent a thousand elite cavalrymen from the clan." Come to assist Khan in fighting, but it’s fine if you don’t use the banner of the Mukun tribe then.”

Li Chongjiu couldn't help being pleased, this was undoubtedly a disguised form of accommodation, but it was just deception.At that moment, Li Chongjiu asked the other party to go down to rest, and he wrote a letter to Qiu Lihan to express his thanks.

Li Chongjiu's letter was only halfway through when he heard outside the door that Lu Ziqian, Zhao Heran, and local gentry leaders in Gaoxudao Zhuo County all came to visit together.

"Mr. Shanggu, we also go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing!" Lu Ziqian said immediately.

Li Chongjiu said: "I understand, but you are worried about the joint attack of the Khitan Xi people?"

Zhao Heran said: "Exactly, as early as a few years ago in Zhuo County, the Khitan and Xi tribes also frequently harassed the border, but at that time there were elite soldiers and strong generals on the border of the Sui Dynasty, such as Xue Gong, Li Gong, Luo Yi, etc. Famous generals were stationed there, so of course the Khitans didn't care about harassment. But for some reason, the Khitans had the courage to send 20 troops, which is unprecedented."

Li Chongjiu smiled, took a sip of the buttermilk in front of the table, and said with a smile: "The Khitan is exaggerating. The Khitan defeated me two years ago. It is impossible for the power to recover so quickly. In addition, the Xi people are not of the same heart with the Khitan, so I Guess it will be up to [-] soldiers and horses."

Lu Ziqian said with a questioning face: "When the matter comes to an end, please Shanggu be open and honest, discuss the matter with facts, and don't lie to me."

Li Chongjiu said: "That is, that is."
Zhao Heran's words were sharp and authentic: "A few days ago, Xiguan, Liaodong reported to the beacon tower of the Great Wall to warn the people, and the people have long been panicked. Even a three-year-old child in Zhuojun knows about the attack of the Khitan Xi clan. No Everyone from the Shao family persuaded us to immediately pack up our belongings and leave for the south for a while. Our hearts and the eunuch must leave without saying goodbye, so we came to say goodbye.”

Li Chongjiu said in his heart, well, this group of people are here to force the palace.If Li Chongjiu didn't give them any explanation today, these gentry would run away.It's nothing for them to run away, but they are all famous figures in Zhuo County. Once they run away, the people of the lower class will inevitably panic, and a refugee wave is inevitable.

In this way, Li Chongjiu's management and people's support in Zhuo County in the past six months will be wiped out.

Li Chongjiu greeted him with a smiling face before, but now his expression sank, and he said to Zhao Heran, "You can go if you want to, but now you're gone, don't come back for me in the future!"

Being reprimanded by Li Chongjiu, Zhao Heran got up angrily and wanted to throw his sleeves away, but was held back by Gao Xudao beside him.

Gao Xudao said with a flattering face, "Duke Shanggu calm down, Duke Zhao didn't mean that, it's just that people in Zhuo County are in panic now, not only we have doubts, but all the people also have doubts. I hope Duke Shanggu can calm people's hearts. "

Li Chongjiu is silent, this is also an innate limitation. Li Chongjiu has only occupied Zhuo County for half a year. Although the foundation is good and the people's hearts are allied to him, the foundation is not stable after all. A turmoil can easily detonate the potential instability factors in the local area, otherwise it will be at least a wave Refugee tide.

As Zhao Heran said, in case of any bad news, the common people and gentry of Zhuojun may flee Zhuojun with their families.

Therefore, neither Lu Sidao nor Wei Zheng, who is known as a capable official, can appease the hearts of the people.Li Chongjiu had foreseen this for a long time, so he came here from Yuyi Town to appease him personally.

Now he appears in Zhuojun to appease the local gentry, so that the people's hearts can be stabilized, but for now it is only a little bit.When Liu Bei newly acquired Sichuan and Shu, Cao Cao came to attack from Hanzhong, and he had to cede the four counties of Jingzhou to Soochow to buffer himself.

Li Chongjiu personally appeased Lu Ziqian, Zhao Heran, and Gao Xudao, and promised that Zhuojun would never be attacked and destroyed by the Khitan people if Li Chongjiu was in charge of him.

The three felt relieved, of course Li Chongjiu would not be at a disadvantage, so he took the opportunity to ask the three for [-] shi for military supplies for this battle.

After the two parties reached an agreement, the three of them left. Afterwards, Li Chongjiu went back to see Lin Dangfeng, Zhou Bo and other leaders of the firm, but just in case, Li Chongjiu asked the newly established Huaihuang Winery next to Jixian County, As well as the personnel of the two offices of the Ordnance Workshop, they are all temporarily relocated.

After the resettlement was settled, the Liaoxi County quickly came to report that the Khitan army had only attacked Liucheng tentatively, but later felt that the city was strong and difficult to attack, so they left nearly [-] troops to surround Liucheng.Afterwards, Khan Dahe Duluo led the main force of the Khitan, along the road of Bailangshui River Valley, and went directly south to Anle County.

According to Tudiji's report, [-] Xi clan cavalry also appeared in Liaoxi County, and it seemed that they were going to join forces with Khitan.

However, when Li Chongjiu heard that the Khitan people were dividing their troops, it was somewhat unexpected.He garrisoned elite troops in Liucheng and equipped them with the best weapons for defending the city. He hoped that the strong city would consume the energy of the Khitan people.

As long as Liucheng holds out for ten days, he can lead his army northward and use Liucheng as the preset battlefield to fight a decisive battle with the Khitan Xi people.

However, since Khitan abandoned Liucheng and went south, he obviously believed that there was no oil and water in western Liaoning, and Zhuojun was the land of prosperity.As for the logistical supplies, it is not a problem for the Khitan people at all.For the Khitan people in the tribal alliance society, what is logistics?It is a dry food bag on horseback.

And once they can enter Zhuojun.Zhuo County is densely populated, not to mention attacking Jiancheng, the villages in the four fields are densely populated, and they can get supplies after searching around.

This strategy is exactly the same as Li Chongjiu's attack on Goguryeo, which is to eat from the enemy.

Facing the southward movement of the Khitan people, the soldiers and horses in Ji County have almost been mobilized.In the four counties of Shanggu, Yanmen, Anle, and Zhuojun, [-] soldiers from all counties went out, and the local defense was handed over to the township soldiers. Except for Gao Chu who led some county soldiers to guard against Liu Wuzhou, almost all the Han troops under Li Chongjiu's command came out.

In addition to [-] soldiers from the county, [-] Goguryeo troops were also recruited. They served as auxiliary troops and were responsible for escorting grain, grass, and weapons.

Li Chongjiu also used this battle to inspect the loyalty and combat power of the Goguryeo Army, and promised that if they win this battle, they can choose to return to their hometown in Liaodong, or get a reward.

In addition, Li Hu led the garrisons of Huaihuang Town and Yuyi Town, as well as the Tuqi Regiment, Wansheng Army, and the Xi Tribe. Reinforcement from Mulan Grassland to Liaoxi County.

And Li Chongjiu decided to lead an army of [-] from Ji County to Liaoxi County tomorrow.

On the day when Li Chongjiu's army set off, it was learned that Kongshan Yuanxiao had rushed to Ji County with Hwarang's army and asked to join Li Chongjiu's army to fight against Khitan.

(End of this chapter)