Northern Dynasties

Chapter 395 Sending Troops to the East
Seeing Liu Ping's expression of tears of gratitude, Li Tai felt more and more comfortable using the resources of the overlord's mansion to buy people's hearts for him.

Although the personnel situation here in northern Shaanxi is also managed from scratch, the support from the Bafu is also indispensable, especially when his power is not yet considerable, if there is no such thing as the Bafu With the deterrence provided by the backer, it is difficult for some of his plans to be implemented smoothly.

In addition to Liu Ping, Li Tai appointed Li Yantou as the governor of the defense city, and was in charge of the defense city's military affairs when he was away.

Although he has many subordinates in his current trilogy, but when it comes to the most loyal confidantes, it is naturally these family members who have followed all the way from Hebei.

Those who are a little older like Li Zhusheng have gradually lost their physical energy to support Li Tai to travel around, so they stay in the village to take care of the property. Young and strong like Li Yantou are his most assured helpers.

Mao Shijian, Cui Yansheng and other old subordinates who have never left him until now, Li Tai has also arranged for them to work in the state capital, these belong to his core team and confidant humerus.

With the announcement of various personnel appointments, all the subordinates involved came forward to thank them with smiles on their faces.

Liu Kuzhen, who was also present in the hall, gradually became a little restless, and kept making small moves in the audience to try to attract Li Tai's attention, but until all the appointments were announced, Liu Kuzhen He still didn't hear his name, and his expression suddenly became sad and lonely.

But soon he cheered up again, stood up and walked into the hall, and bowed to Li Taishen who was sitting on the top: "Before, my lord went to another country, and I looked around, but I couldn't see my lord. My heart was unbearably sad, and I often cried. Unable to face each other. I prayed and prayed all day long, and the lord finally came back. I boldly begged the lord to allow me to dig a cave to make a statue for the lord on the solid wall of Nanshan. In the future, when the master and the servant parted again, the servant would stay in the cave to dissipate the feeling of missing the lord. !"

The audience who just received the award felt very nasty when he said these words, but Liu Kuzhen's tone was extremely sincere. When he talked about his longing for the lord before, there were tears in his eye sockets.

"But if two hearts know each other, live up to each other, and have no fear of being apart, the friendship is always long. It is unnecessary to dig caves and make statues, but I do have another important thing here that needs to rely on your talents."

Li Tai looked at Liu Kuzhen in the hall and said with a smile, but before he finished speaking, he heard Liu Kuzhen pounding his head on the ground.

"What kind of crime did the servant commit to make the master so alienated... How can the servant's flesh and bones not be protected by the master? It is the greatest honor for the servant to be driven by the master. It was the servant who made a big mistake in his ignorance, so he was not accepted by the lord..."

Liu Kuzhen kowtowed continuously while wailing in his mouth, as if he was mourning his concubine.

Seeing this guy's bottomless flattery, Li Tai doubted for a moment whether his plan was feasible. Put this guy back to Xihe, can he really lead the people to effectively harass the Eastern Wei Dynasty?
However, he also knew that Liu Kuzhen, apart from the appearance of being greedy for life and fear of death, was also a bit ruthless when things came to an end. He had no psychological burden of betraying his parents and clan at critical moments, and he was by no means a waste who only knew how to beg for mercy.

He first patted the table in front of him hard. Liu Kuzhen's body trembled when he heard the loud noise, and then he fell silent, not daring to cry any more, but whispered pitifully on the ground: "What do you want, my lord?" Command, this servant is so heartbroken that he will not hesitate to die!"

"It's really gratifying that you have such a heart. It's not in vain for me to speak to Daxingtai about your deeds in middle school. After Daxingtai heard about it, I must reward you a lot."

Li Tai then said with a smile again, and Liu Kuzhen immediately got excited again after hearing this, and said directly: "I don't know who the Daxingtai is for, as long as it is not the master's favor, the rest will be rewarded by others." Not counted!"

In a daze, Li Tai seemed to see his own shadow from this guy, and subconsciously wanted to draw a knife, put his hand on this guy's neck, and ask him if he also wanted to be Lu?
Putting aside this vigilance, Li Tai also had to admit that these words sounded really enjoyable, no wonder the boss is often coaxed very happy by himself.

But he still put on a straight face and reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense! Daxingtai is the pillar of the country, and I also accept his fate. You don't know that he is a mean person. Remember not to speak in front of others, so as not to lose respect and gain crime!"

Liu Kuzhen nodded hurriedly and tremblingly, and Li Taicai continued: "Although Daxingtai wants me to reward you, all I can do is to help you take over the old situation of your father's family. It’s a bit selfish to be called a virtuous king, but I can’t bestow the title of Shan Yu. I need you to have meritorious service in the country, so I can ask the imperial court to grant you the title.”

Ji Huduo is a descendant of the Huns, so he is also extremely obsessed with the official titles of the Huns, and those with a little strength have to give themselves a title.For example, Liu Pingfu, who rebelled here before, called himself Shan Yu.

But since he called it for fun, this Liu Kuzhen's father only called Zuo Xianwang, and it was indeed not majestic enough, revealing a taste of wanting to boast but lacking confidence.

When Liu Kuzhen heard that he was expected to be granted the title of Shanyu, his expression immediately showed surprise, but he soon shook his head like a rattle: "I know that my talents are inferior and embarrassing to use them, but I can only pretend to be a master under the lord's tent." My confidant and the title of Dudu Dudu are already very lucky. Although the title of Shan Yu is glorious, it is dangerous, and it is really not what I want..."

"I still hear the insane words of the previous one, but now I want to give you the honor of being the leader of the various tribes, but I dare not bear it. Could it be that this honor is more terrifying to you than death?"

Li Tai snorted coldly first, and then said in a deep voice: "But when this matter is approaching, there is no room for evasion. You can't, and I can't either! Making a living in troubled times is like sailing a boat on a stormy sea. Those who help each other must Only by working together can we get across, and if you have a different intention, the boat will be ruined! I appreciate you a lot, so I extradited you to the boat, but if you have different intentions, you are not innocent if you drowned halfway!"

When Liu Kuzhen heard this, he also realized that Li Tai was informing him rather than discussing it with him, and he had no room for bargaining at all, so he quickly responded respectfully.

Li Tai saw that his attitude had become more correct, so he made a little discussion on the plan to extradite Lishi Huzhong under his command back to Xihe area for resettlement.

After Liu Kuzhen listened to it, his face suddenly became anxious and tangled, and his mood suddenly became confused. He didn't know whether to agree or refuse.

To be honest, if Xihe Lishi's homeland was still livable, his father, King Zuo Xian, would not have led the crowd to travel around.But having said that, although Lishi is not safe, their family finally escaped, and other places will be more dangerous, otherwise his father would not lead his family to wander around and eventually die in this land of Hexi.

Although Liu Kuzhen survived by luck, after going through the trials and tribulations of the world, he also deeply understands the truth that people leave their hometowns and are humble. His heart is full of a strong sense of crisis, so when facing Li Tai, a strong man who can decide his life and death with a word At that time, he looked flattering and had no bottom line.

He wasn't a born lowly bone. When the family was in full swing, he was a majestic and majestic young patriarch under one person. Now that he has been reduced to such a field, he is also full of too much helplessness.

After a while, he kowtowed again and said in a shy voice: "If the lord asks the servant for advice, I really don't want to return, but just want to live in this hometown. But if the lord needs the loyalty and meritorious service of the servant, I will go forward. The servant to the lord Loyalty is unmatched, but hatred with the East Bandit is overwhelming, now that you can seek power from the lord and take revenge on your former enemy, you really shouldn't be timid and shrink back."

Hearing what he said, Li Tai smiled again, and then told the complete plan again.

On the other side of Suizhou is the Xihe County of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and Lishi is in its county. Because of the barrier of Luliang Mountain, the narrow strip along the river is very close to Jinyang in a straight line, but it is very difficult to actually use troops. It has caused the Jihu dog skin plaster to be difficult to eradicate.

Before Gao Huan invested a large army to attack the Jihu tribe in Luliang Mountain and wiped out many Hu tribes in the mountains, it was lucky that Zuo Xianwang's tribe could escape.

However, the terrain in Luliang Mountain is rugged, complex and changeable. Although Gao Huan greatly affected Jihu's vitality, it was difficult to establish an effective rule, let alone staying too many people here.

Therefore, with the withdrawal of the army of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the mountainous area at the western foot of Luliang Mountain during this period was actually in a vacuum of power.As long as Liu Kuzhen leads his troops back, he can easily become one of the most powerful forces in the region, and then recruit the other fleeing Jihu tribes, grow and grow with peace of mind, and then he can gradually recover his vitality.

Moreover, Suizhou can also feed Liu Kuzhen's troops across the river. When Gao Huan's army attacks again, Liu Kuzhen can also directly lead his troops back to the west of the Yellow River to minimize the danger.

What's more, after the Battle of Yubi is over, the Eastern Wei Dynasty will enter a period of chaos that lasts for several years. It will take until Gao Yang takes power before a large-scale military attack will be launched against Jihu in this area. In the short term, the danger is not great .

After hearing the complete plan, Liu Kuzhen's expression became a little better, and he immediately put forward his own opinion, that is, it is really difficult for him to convince other Lishi Hu tribes by himself, but if he can go to Shuozhou Yunyanggu married Liu Lisheng's granddaughter and asked her to borrow soldiers and horses, so the chances are naturally greater.

After all, if Li Shihu completely dies out, their future will be bleak. Rescuing Li Shihu is to support a target to share the firepower of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Li Tai also agrees with this suggestion, so that the plan can be further improved. First, a group of elite cavalry will be sent along the north of the Yellow River, bypassing the north of Sizhou to contact Yunyang Valley Jihu and marry Liu Kuzhen a wife. Then all the way south to invade Bingzhou.As for the Lishihu tribe here, they can cross the river in batches right now and establish a stronghold in Xihe County.

So Li Tai took Li Yunxin as the general of the North Road, and assigned a team of guides who were familiar with the geographical situation of that area, and led [-] cavalry to escort Liu Kuzhen to Yunyang Valley in Shuozhou.Here in Suizhou, with Zhu Meng as the vanguard, he supervised the Jingzhou soldiers and Lishi Huzhong to build a floating ferry, arrange for troops to cross the river one after another, and explore the ground to find fighter opportunities.

(End of this chapter)