In Jixian County, Youzhou, a large group of cattle and sheep were driven over and slaughtered together.

There were too many Jin soldiers stationed in the city, and they were provided with good food and drink, so the amount of wine and meat consumed every day was not a small amount.

The treasury was completely empty, including silks, leathers, copper coins, medicinal materials, etc. The Jin people wanted everything and moved everything away.

I don’t know how many generations of people’s savings were all turned into trophies for the Jin soldiers. How pitiful!

Youzhou has suffered almost no military disasters since the beginning of the imperial dynasty. Even in times of chaos, there were no major events. How much wealth can this bring?

On the street, Jin soldiers walked into restaurants in twos and threes and left after eating, looking like aloof conquerors.

Sometimes when I see a beautiful woman, I take her directly into the camp and play with her as much as I want.

The entire Youzhou is trembling on the surface, but secretly there are undercurrents surging.

Zhou Dewei hurried into the Jiedushi Yamen and reported: "Commander, there is an envoy coming from the east of Hedong."

After that, hand over a letter.

Li Keyong took the letter and read it carefully, while Zhou Dewei stood aside.

He is slowly getting better now. As someone close to the coach, he often gets the opportunity to lead some cavalry in battles, and gradually accumulates some merit. And looking at the current trend, there will be more and more opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future.

Perhaps it is the instinct of every coach to promote and appoint new people to offset the influence of the old people and gradually marginalize the old people?

Moreover, due to the special military system in Hedong, the cavalry was mainly recruited and trained from the Shatuo, Zhaowu Jiuxing, Tuyuhun, Uighur and other Tibetan tribes. Therefore, most of them were concentrated in the hands of Li Keyong. His trusted generals were naturally easily recruited from the cavalry.

stand out, such as

Li Cunjin and Li Sizhao commanded two thousand cavalry of the Yier Army, among whom Li Cunjin was 38 years old.

Li Siyuan, 27 years old, was a military envoy with a command of five hundred cavalry. It is said that he planned to expand the army and change it to armored cavalry. I was worried about lack of money at first, but now it is better and prosperous.

In addition, there were Li Siben (pioneer envoy), Li Sien (attack envoy), Yuan Jianfeng (assault cavalry envoy), An Jinquan, etc., all of whom were cavalry generals, each with a thousand or eight hundred cavalry.

Even Li Keyong's eldest son, Li Luoluo, was a cavalry general. He was the Tielin military envoy, commanding three thousand heavy cavalry (non-armored cavalry), and Li Keyong liked him very much.

Li Luoluo was also present today, standing with Gai Yu, staring at Zhou Dewei with bright eyes, and Zhou Dewei also saluted him.

Historically, in the Battle of Huanshui in May of the third year of Qianning (896), Li Luoluo led 2,000 cavalry to camp on the river bank. Ge Congzhou led 2,000 cavalry to attack them, killing them all and capturing them in the formation. Li Ke

Yong went to rescue him personally, but his horse stumbled and he was almost caught. At the critical moment, he used the stunt of shooting from behind, killing the enemy with one blow and escaping, but he "went away crying".

For the sake of his eldest son, Li Keyong, who had never asked for help in his life, wrote to Zhu Quanzhong with humble words and generous gifts in order to redeem his eldest son. However, Zhu Quanzhong handed Li Luoluo over to Luo Hongxin, the military governor of Wei Bo, and asked him to kill him.

However, in this time and space, his life trajectory is different.

"Haha, Zhu Quanzhong has this day too!" Li Keyong slapped the letter on the desk, laughing so hard that tears almost flowed out.

"Zhu Sanchu was in Bian when he was surrounded by evil neighbors who were eyeing him. He had no choice but to make friends with Wang Duo and protect himself with the righteousness of the court." After laughing, Li Ke said through gritted teeth: "After Huang Chao attacked Bian, he bowed down and asked me to come to rescue him.

How did you repay me in the end?"

In the Shangyuanyi Incident, although Li Keyong escaped, hundreds of his close associates died. If these people had not died, they might have become many generals by now and were famous all over the world, but they all died in obscurity.

In a small inn.

Zhu Quanzhong put the blame on Yang Yanhong, a former general of the Bian Army, and the court envoy, saying that they were good at making decisions, but who believed it?

"Qin Zongquan attacked Bian again, and invited brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin to rescue him. How did he repay them now?" Li Keyong sneered: "Zhu San repaid his kindness, and his family was destroyed. Today, Shao Shude pressed forward step by step, and he brought it on himself.

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"Grandpa, Shao Shude has taken over the river, which is very troublesome." Li Luoluo suddenly said from the side: "I see that Gao Siji is quite obedient. He kills sheep and cattle every day. He has good wine and meat. The soldiers are very satisfied.

Why don't you go back and let Gao Siji deliver the summer tax to Jinyang every year, and we can keep him safe. After you go back, gather your troops to attack Hezhong. Seize the Hezhong, and let your sister-in-law continue to be the governor and pay us tribute."

Zhou Dewei hesitated to speak.

Gai Yu hurriedly said: "No!"

Li Luoluo glanced at Gai Yu helplessly, knowing that he would say this.

A cowardly fellow!

Li Kuang raised an army of tens of thousands and attacked our fortified formation east of Hedong. However, he was unable to attack for several times and was finally defeated. With such a powerful army, where in the world can't we go? These people, the older they get, the less courageous they are. They are not as good as Tielin.

Jun Erlang is a heroic hero.

"Dalangjun's words are wrong." Gai Yu collected his thoughts and said: "Although the Yan people were defeated today, the main loss was the Yamen army in Youzhou City. In various branches of the state, there were also a large number of troops from outside the town.

How can these people get away without being subdued?"

"If you come here like this, aren't you going to be stuck here for a long time?" Li Luoluo asked: "How can the soldiers stay in Youzhou forever when they want to return home?"

In fact, the Hedong soldiers did not want to stay here for a long time. However, Li Keyong turned a blind eye to military discipline. Except for killing people, as long as he was not unlucky enough to be bumped into by a military judge, he would usually be fine.

Time has diluted a lot of homesickness.

"Dalangjun, what will happen if Gao Siji rebels when he returns to Jinyang?" Gai Yu asked.

"How dare he!" Li Luoluo said angrily.

Gai Yu didn't answer and turned to look at Li Keyong.

Why don't others dare? The Yan people are brave and fierce in fighting. Since the difficult times, among the dozens of Jiedushi envoys, there have been only nine cases where the father died and the son succeeded, or the brother died. In these nine cases, most of them were murders.

The father drives his brother to the throne.

On average, a Jiedushi only lasts a few years in office before being overthrown. The tradition of rebellion is so profound, why not?

In particular, Youzhou's special external situation caused a large number of troops to be absent from Youzhou City, such as the Shanhou garrison to guard against the Khitans, and the Ying and Mo garrison to guard against Chengde Town. When Zhang Yunshen, the governor of Youzhou, passed away, Pingzhou

The governor Zhang Gongsu directly led his troops to attend the funeral and successfully became the military governor.

At least more than half of the Yan people's strength is still intact, not to mention they can continue to recruit troops and make up the number of troops. Whether they can fight is another matter. At least they have gained strength first.

"That's enough, don't say any more." Li Key waved his hand to stop his eldest son and his confidant.

Li Luoluo and Gai Yu both focused their attention on him, waiting for him to make a decision.

Unexpectedly, Li Keyong sighed deeply and said, "I have suffered a lot from you these years."

"Where do you start talking about this, Marshal? I am waiting for a wealthy family, a high house, a lovely wife and a beautiful family."

Li Keyong raised his hand, stopped building the apartment, and continued: "Think of how glorious it was when we first settled down in Jinyang. But over the years, we have conquered the east and west, with little gain. You have been with me for so many years, and you have really suffered.

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After building the apartment, Zhou Dewei looked at each other, the commander was stimulated?

"When Xing Mingci first conquered the Three Prefectures, my son was ranked first in keeping filial piety. I originally favored him, but later gave it to An Jinjun. This time when he attacked Youzhou, he was ranked first in keeping filial piety, so he won the new

Yi Guidu regiment trained to guard the envoys and watch the grassland behind the mountains for me." Li Keyong continued: "Zhuozhou has come to surrender recently, and it is very important to connect Yiding here, and someone must suppress it."

The three states of Xinyi Gui have been conquered, Youzhou has been conquered, and Zhuozhou has surrendered, but the other states are still waiting and watching, supporting their own troops. At this time, if Biao Gao Si succeeds as the governor of Youzhou, the situation will soon change.

can stabilize.

But yesterday Gai Yu came up with a new idea, which is to learn from Shao Shude's method of dealing with Shannan East Road: Fang and Jun prefectures were transferred to Zhaoxin Army, and Tang and Deng established towns accordingly, leaving only Zhao Kuangning, Ying, and Fu prefectures.

Fuzhou still had to send troops to attack.

If applied to Youzhou Town, although there is no town in Xinyi Guizhou, the three states are de facto separated. Can they be divided again?

Li Keyong was a little hesitant, but the Hedong generals were looking forward to it. Who doesn't want territory? Shao Shude's method of dividing Dafan Town is very instructive. Besides, weren't the five states of Zhaoyi also divided? Li Hanzhi was

Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy, but he only actually led the two states of Ze and Lu, while An Jinjun, the training envoy of Xingming Ci Tuan, led three states.

The eleven prefectures of Lulong should be given a share to everyone, and the benefits should not be given exclusively to Li Cunxiao.

The public sentiment was fierce, and Li Keyong could not go too far against everyone's opinions.

On the one hand, there is internal pressure in Hedong, and on the other hand, there is the backlash of the local forces in Youzhou. Li Keyong's family is not easy to take. When Zhu Quanzhong came to him at this time, he could only say that you are unlucky. Of course, even in normal times, Li Ke

Most of the time, he will not be criticized. He only acts according to his own ideas, and at most he takes into account the opinions of some of his trusted generals and staff.

"Let us consider the matter in Youzhou in the long run." Li Keyong said, "Send this letter to the river and give it to your sworn brother."

Li Keyong recently received a letter from his daughter, saying that Princess Zhe of Lingwu County invited her to a family banquet and took her out to offer incense and worship Buddha. She kept giving her various gifts and treated her like a niece.

Li Keyong didn't say anything, but he still felt it in his heart.

Strictly speaking, my daughter is already a prisoner, but she is treated like this. Isn’t it because of my sworn brother?

If you give me face, I will give you face too.

There are some things, not that you don’t understand them, but that you don’t bother to do them!

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When the sworn brother's messenger rushed out of Youzhou, Shao Shude had just completed the reorganization of his troops in Anyi.

Tielin, Zhenwu, and Jinglue armies transferred some junior officers and veterans to the Heyuan, Jishi, and Feilong armies, and then transferred some personnel from these three armies to make up for the vacancies in Tielin, Zhenwu, and Jinglue armies.

After personnel exchanges, it is inevitable that they will be unfamiliar with each other, which will affect their combat effectiveness. Therefore, the next step is to train, drill, and teach martial arts to become a team as soon as possible.

After the Zhenwu, Heyuan, and Jishi armies left, Tielin and Feilong armies remained in the river, with a total of 2.85 million infantry and cavalry troops. On the other side of Yuan County, Shaanzhou, there were the Yi Cong Army who had returned to Qing Tangdu,

The Tianxiong Army has a total of 150,000 infantrymen. The Tibetan people have been converted into civilian households and become potential soldiers.

On Li Tangbin's side in Heluo, Ji Youyi's army was joined by Hengshandu, Shunyi Army, Baoyi Army, Tianzhu Army and the newly transferred bodyguards, totaling 260,000 infantry and cavalry. The number of Tibetan soldiers was larger, more than 20,000, but one of them

Thousands of people are about to be registered as households in Mianchi County, probably less than 7,000 households. Later, some more people will be recruited from Huazhou to make up 10,000 households, and they will start farming and fighting.
To be continued...