King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 259

Liu Yu's invitation order was divided into Taiyuan of Bingzhou, Jijun of Jizhou, Leyang of Liaozhou, and Jixian of Youzhou. Several state shepherds, including Li Lin, took action immediately.

Li Lin frowned as he read the letter, and said quietly, "The old man Liu Yu died too quickly, so I wasn't prepared yet!"

Uncle Bing Yuan said, "My lord, if Liu Yu wants to invite my lord to go, it must be that Liu Yu knows that his time has come. If a few other loyal ministers lead the army, the lord may be in danger! Now the main force of our Liaozhou army They are all fighting the Xianbei on the northern front, so my lord should be more careful!"

Li Lin thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing, uncle, don't worry, our army still has tens of thousands of troops in Jizhou, so there should be no problem."

Bing Yuan said, "My lord, I still need to make plans early!"

Li Lin nodded and said, "Okay! Let Tian Yu of Qingzhou set up a battle in Yangping to scare Liu Yu who is already dying. Don't have any conflicts. Sima Lang should know what to do!"

"My lord, I'd better take some soldiers with me when I go to Zhao country!" Bing Yuan said.

"Well... I took the guard battalion to go first by sea, ordered Ju Yi to lead the broken army to Beiping, and ordered Zhao Yunling to ride the battalion to Jijun, hum!" Li Lin said with narrowed eyes.

"This...does it look a little..." Bing Yuan frowned and said.

"Humph! Uncle, since ancient times, it has been said in military books that military strategists use tactics to defeat others without fighting. I just told those people under Liu Yu's command that if anything happened to me, the Youzhou and Jizhou administrations would be in place quickly. Within the range of my attack!" Li Lin said with a sneer.

"Hmm... alright!" Bing Yuan bowed to Li Lin.

Ju Yi was originally escorted by Li Lin to Liaozhou, but after Yuan Shao died, Ju Yi's loyalty to Yuan Shao was shaken, and he himself had already seen who Yuan Shao was in their eyes. After betraying Han Fu, now that Yuan Shao is dead, Ju Yi's spiritual defense line was gradually broken by Li Lin, and he took refuge in Li Lin, and then Guo Tu also followed him, and now he is still Bing Yuan His left and right hands helped Bing Yuan govern Liaozhou.

Liu Yu exchanged Beiping and Li Lin for Wei County. It seems that Li Lin has lost a lot of money, but don't forget that Beiping is an important town in Youzhou. It is adjacent to the Great Wall in the north and Liaozhou in the east. Not far away is Ji County, the seat of Youzhou. Li Lin loses Wei County, which means he loses the capital to develop in the south, but if he gets Beiping, he owns most of Youzhou.

Liu Yu stayed in Youzhou for so long, how could he fail to see Li Lin's thoughts, but Liu Yu is now a noble Zhao Gong, and he is no longer the master who only owned Youzhou in the past and was persecuted by Gongsun Zan everywhere. Maybe after getting Jizhou, Liu Yu of Youzhou no longer cared about him, so he agreed to Li Lin's request.

And Li Lin controls the Bohai Sea in Jizhou, part of Hejian, and Leling and Plains in Qingzhou to the north of the Yellow River, so the strength is the strongest under Liu Yu's hands. Li Lin also hopes that Liu Yu will not be blind Come on, if it's really a showdown with him, and the two families fight, then the Black Mountain Army and the old Youzhou Ministry are not easy to mess with. Li Lin's soldiers have gone through such a long war, and Li Lin doesn't want them to fight anymore. , and whether it is Liaozhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, or Qingzhou, these places controlled by Liu Yu in name are already sparsely populated and the land is barren. There are not many people in the first place. Not to mention, their internal national strength has been exhausted, and many people have died. Originally, Liaozhou was finally developed by Li Lin to the point of a few days. Lin's military expenses were given by Liu Yu, but later Liu Yu was also poor enough, and Li Lin was already deeply trapped in this mud, so he had to pay for it himself, but compared to Liu Yu, he had already saved a lot up.

The purpose of Li Lin's war is to beat the drums and get ten thousand taels of gold, but this time he will attack Yuan Shao, and he will indeed lose money. Fortunately, Li Lin has a good eye, and he leads the soldiers under Liu Yu's command to attack Yuan Shao's main force. As for his Liaozhou soldiers, they fought against Yuan Shao in Bohai, Hejian, and Qingzhou, and there were not many casualties.

So when he saw that the Xianbei people were not afraid of death, Li Lin immediately sent more troops to Xu Liang. Didn't Xianbei go to the big man to fight the autumn wind?I also want to fight against them. Don’t think that Xianbei people seem to be poor, but Xianbei whether it is war horses, furs, cattle and sheep, are not all good things. As long as they are resold by sea, it will be a big profit. In the past few years, Li Lin let Tadun attack Wuhuan and Xu Liang attacked Goguryeo, and he gained a lot of benefits from this. Otherwise, why would Li Lin support Xu Liang in this kind of battle?This time it was a battle that benefited him, and the attack on Yuan Shao increased the territory and population, and there were so many more soldiers to eat and feed, so he didn't get much benefit. Of course, this would also affect Li Lin. The result of not wanting to dominate......

Now that the army is in the north, Li Lin can only rely on intimidation, and can't really force Liu Yu, otherwise no one will get any benefits. Turn, but that is also an investigation!Li Lin saw that Liaozhou's economy has not grown as fast as it used to in recent years. Several big cities are still growing, but they seem to be returning slowly in remote places. Fortunately, there are few people in Liaozhou. There is a lot of land, and Li Lin collects very little in agricultural taxes. If he does not follow Liaozhou, he will suffer from the southern states. It has not been a few years!How could it be growing so slowly?This surprised Li Lin the most.

You can't just develop the cities and forget the countryside!This is what Grandpa Mao taught us. Li Lin asked again and again, and gradually realized that war still kills people... Originally, Li Lin wanted to end war with war. As long as there are fewer princes in the world and more unity, the common people It will be a little better, but now it seems that there has been great development, and it is still under the influence of my own mind that has surpassed the millennium. Otherwise, the common people are still the same. The people suffer, the higher Li Lin's status is, the deeper he understands...

Although it is faster to travel by sea than by land, Li Lin is still the person farthest away from Liu Yu's Handan. Send someone to inquire if Liu Yu is still alive, don't come before you come, if you die first, isn't your previous arrangement just for nothing?
How easy is this to inquire about!Could it be that if you see someone and ask, "Hey...... Liu Yu is dead or not?" Isn't this looking for a fight?

Li Lin thought about it, and he should inform Liu Yu first, and tell him that he is coming, and he has brought Fang Fang a few hundred riders, and he has not dared to enter the city casually, so it is best to be careful, so it is better to be generous. Yes, let everyone know that I am also an idol now, Hou Ye of the opposite sex in his 20s, there are not many big men since the founding of the country......

Originally, Li Lin wanted to set up a guard of honor or something, drums and music, and went into the city by himself, but when he thought that Liu Yu was about to die, he asked himself to come, and he was not in good shape, so he rectified the [-] guards under his battalion. , arrayed into the city.

"Have you heard that, you all have a bit of a look, you don't represent the face of me, Li Lin, but the face of tens of thousands of Liaozhou troops, you know?" Li Lin was still mobilizing Fang Fang's gang.

"Understood!" Everyone shouted.

"Let's go!" Li Lin marched into the city with hundreds of horses.

This guard battalion is composed of 300 people selected from tens of thousands of troops. How could they be ordinary people? , with a Perin knife on his waist, looks even more heroic and extraordinary.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the city, they attracted everyone's attention. When the city guards saw the situation, they looked at Li Lin and the forest knives around everyone's waists. It's not like Li Lin had never been to Handan before. This Handan City was brought down by General Zhao Yun under Li Lin's command. The city gate order on the top of the city immediately said to the people around him, "Hurry up and report that Liaohou Li Lin has arrived in Handan!"

"No!" The messenger hurriedly got down from the top of the city, and the gate order thought, don't be idle, go down to the city to meet him in person, and immediately went down from the top of the city.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, they greeted Li Lin. As soon as they met, they bowed to Li Lin, "But Li Lin, Marquis of Liao?"

Li Lin curled his lips, and Fang Fang shouted, "Tell Mr. Zhao, the Marquis of Liao, the right general, and order Li Lin, the shepherd of Liaozhou, to come!"

Chengmen Ling is a rough man, and he doesn't have much culture, so he immediately realized that he was being rude just now, and quickly knelt down and said, "Meet Liaohou! The little one has already sent someone to report!"

Li Lin nodded and said, "Okay, don't bother, we are entering the city!"

"This...General Li, riding horses is not allowed in Handan City..." The city gate ordered, "This is an order from Mr. Zhao..." He added.

"I know!" Li Lin thought in his heart, how can I pretend to be a horse if I don't let him ride a horse!What a headache, Li Lin finished speaking and rode away, entering the city.

The gatekeeper was startled and shouted, "Liaohou! Liaohou! You can't ride a horse! You can't ride a horse!" Then he ran over.

Li Lin glanced at the city gate order, and said angrily, "I said I know, I will respect uncle's orders, I just walk a few more steps, why are you so nervous!"

The city gate order immediately dared not speak, and rode his horse through the gate. Li Lin and others looked at the situation in the city at the gate. After watching for a while, Li Lin burst out laughing, and said to Fang Fang beside him, " How about it? After seeing Handan City, do you think our Liaozhou is better?" Fang Fang nodded, "Yes!" Li Lin looked at everything in front of him with a smile, and said, "Hehe, that's all, Liu Yu can't beat me!"

(End of this chapter)