Thief Emperor

Chapter 826 Entering the Internet
It is certainly not correct to say that Xiao Heng was a filial son and grandson of the Khitan people.

Xiao Xian died at the hands of the Khitans, and Xiao Heng might not necessarily not hate the Khitans, but at this time, the Khitans were surrounded and killed in Hebei Road, and the Fanyang army had to come to rescue them.

Without the external interference of the Khitans, even if the two armies fought with real swords and guns, I am afraid that the Fanyang army would hardly be a match for the Jiangdong army.

Maybe it was possible in the past, but it is definitely not possible now.

The Fanyang army had already lost its fighting spirit.

Now, among the new recruits of Fanyang Army recruited by Xiao Hengqiang, the longest one has been trained for only more than half a year.

Moreover, Xiao Heng's influence in the Fanyang Army was far less than that of his father, and not everyone in the Fanyang Army was convinced of the death of General Xiao.

Such an army could never be a match for the Jiangdong Army. In a clash of equal forces, it might even be crushed by the Jiangdong Army.

Xiao Heng must know this.

Therefore, it is unlikely that he would watch the Khitans being surrounded in a pocket formation by the Jiangdong army and trapped and killed in Hebei Road.

Because once the Jiangdong Army's strategy succeeds, the Khitans will most likely never go south to Hebei again.

At that time, it was truly one-on-one.

Xiao Xian didn't feel confident.

Although it was impossible for him to directly support the Khitans, he would most likely take this opportunity to attack the Jiangdong Army, share some of the Khitans' pressure, and strive to create a two-on-one situation.

Li Yun is betting on this situation.

Hearing Li Yun's sarcasm of "a filial son and a virtuous grandson", Zhou Chang also smiled. Then he looked at Li Yun and said, "If the Fanyang Army comes to help, they will most likely send reinforcements to Yingzhou and Mozhou. How do you plan to fight, uncle?"

"I just said that we should go around from the south."

Li Yun stood up, took a map from his desk, and spread it in front of Zhou Chang. He looked at the map, pointed at Jizhou, south of Yingzhou, looked up at Zhou Chang, and said with a smile: "Do you dare to go with me?"

Zhou Liang was also looking at the map. He took a look and asked curiously, "This is obviously a good opportunity to make a name for ourselves. Why did uncle think of our Pinglu Army?"

"It's to give you a chance to make achievements and show your face."

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "Otherwise, how can we become one and have no distinction between us?"

Zhou Chang lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then said with a smile: "I previously thought that what my uncle meant by merging the two into one was to split up our Pinglu Army and then mix it into other Jiangdong armies."

"In the future."

Li Yun spoke calmly and calmly.

Zhou Chang was stunned when he heard this, he looked up at Li Yun and didn't speak for a long time.

Mr. Li looked up at him and said calmly, "After the new dynasty is established and the situation stabilizes, I will reorganize the army. At that time, all armies will be reorganized."

He looked at Zhou Chang and said with a smile: "If the Pinglu Army is unwilling to participate at that time, I will not force them."

Zhou Chang took a deep breath and smiled softly, "Yes, yes."

"I couldn't be more willing."

He looked at Li Yun and asked, "Uncle, when will we move?"

"Didn't I tell you? Three days later."

"In the next three days, the war in Hebei Province will intensify, and most of Xiao Heng's attention will be drawn to Hebei Province."

"In the next few days, my troops in Zhongyuan Road will also attack Hebei Road to attract the attention of the Hedong Army."

Li Yun said softly: "When the time comes, not many people will pay attention when we take action."

Zhou Chang looked at Li Yun with some curiosity: "It's a thousand miles from here to the Central Plains. How can my uncle control it from such a distance..."

“It’s all booked in advance.”

Li Yun sat in his seat and stood up and said, "There are mistakes, but they are only a mistake for one or two days."

Zhou Chang clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Uncle... has only been involved in military affairs for ten years, and now he can use troops without leaving any trace."

"Stop flattering."

Li Yun took a book that he had read a lot from his desk and said with a smile, "Most of my skills were learned from this book. Do you want to read it, Major General?"

Zhou Chang was a little curious and asked, "What book is this?"

"Su Gong's Art of War."

Li Yun looked at him and said calmly, "My teacher, General Su, spent his life writing this handwritten letter. General Zhao from Jiangdong spent several years compiling it before publishing it."

"Now, every general and deputy general of our Jiangdong Army has a copy."

Zhou Chang was immediately tempted. He smiled and said, "In that case, I really have to ask my uncle for a copy and learn from General Su's skills." Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile, "After this battle, I will give you a copy."

Zhou Chang heard this, looked up at Li Yun, stretched out his hand, gritted his teeth and said, "It's a deal."

Li Yun laughed and high-fived him to swear: "It's a deal!"

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Three days later, Zhao Cheng, who had returned to the battlefield in Hebei Province, once again led his troops north and fought fiercely with the Hedong Army in Mingzhou, Hebei Province.

This time, Zhao Cheng fought quite vigorously because he received orders from Li Yun. He even divided his troops into two groups, with him leading one group to fight against the Hedong army in Mingzhou.

At the same time, Yu Ye was ordered to lead another army from Mingzhou to the north to attack Beizhou.

It is worth mentioning that Beizhou was originally called Qinghe County.

That is the ancestral home of the Cui family of Qinghe.

Just when the Jiangdong Army was flourishing in many places throughout Hebei Province, at this time in the Fanyang Army camp in Dingzhou, Hebei Province, Xiao Heng, who was dressed in armor, was sitting across the table from Li Hao, who was dressed in cloth.

In front of the two of them was a map of Hebei Province. The map was drawn in great detail and was a very detailed map.

However, if you look closely, you can see that this is a printed map of Hebei Province. If you look even more carefully, you can also see five small words "Nine Departments Preparation Department" in the corner of the map.

This is the map engraved by Jiusi.

As early as a few years ago, Li Yun spent a lot of money on Jiusi, so Jiusi was able to find a skilled craftsman to carve a set of map plates.

Jiusi drew a marching map every day, that is, he drew the enemy's latest movements on the map printed on woodblocks, and then sent it to Li Yun.

This kind of map was originally extremely precious, but as it was used too much, it was inevitable that some of it would be lost. The map in front of Xiao Heng at this moment was the map that had been lost from the Nine Departments.

Li Hao glanced at the small words in the corner of the map, was silent for a while, and said with emotion: "Jiu Si in Jiangdong is really elusive. Some time ago, my eldest brother was in Taiyuan and found a lot of discs working for Jiu Si. The servants in my eldest brother's house also had the presence of Jiu Si."

"It's really pervasive."

Xiao Heng snorted and said disdainfully: "Such a cunning trick, not worthy of being shown on the stage."

Li Hao frowned slightly when he heard this, but did not refute. He just looked up at Xiao Heng and said, "Are you really going to support the Khitans?"

"If you go, your father's death will be greatly reduced."

"When did I go to support the Khitans?"

Xiao Heng slapped the table and said angrily: "This Hebei Road was originally our Xiao family's territory. The Jiangdong Army has been doing whatever they want on our Xiao family's territory and occupying territory everywhere. I only sent troops to argue with the Jiangdong Army. What does it have to do with the Khitans?"

Li Yu was silent for a while, then said silently: "This kind of words can only be used to deceive yourself, no one else will believe it."

"Moreover, the Jiangdong Nine Divisions are extremely powerful now. They will definitely make a big fuss about this news, and the death of your father will be greatly discounted because of it."

Xiao Heng was a little angry when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and said, "Earlier, when we were fighting with the Jiangdong Army, the Khitans happened to come south. These Jiangdong people made a big fuss about it. Even now, there are still many rumors spreading in Hebei Province."

“This time, they’re going to make a big fuss whether I go or not.”

"Brother Li Shi."

He looked at Li Hao and said in a hoarse voice: "You are not unaware of the situation in Hebei Province. Now the Khitans are surrounded by them. If we don't go, when the Jiangdong Army is free, will there be a place for me in Hebei Province?"

Li Hao frowned, then corrected, "It was your Fanyang Army that sent out the troops, not "us"."

Xiao Heng groaned and stopped talking.

Li Hao said, "If the Khitans are driven out and they fight for another one or two years, the Fanyang Army will definitely not be their opponent, but the Jiangdong Army may not be able to fight for that long."

"Brother Li Shi said so last year."

Xiao Heng sneered and said, "But the Jiangdong Army not only continued to fight like this, but also carried out another round of military expansion."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao sighed softly: "I also find it strange. Jiangdong's national strength seems to be endless..."

The two chatted for a long time. Xiao Heng looked at Li Hao and said, "Brother Li Shi, you only need to keep an eye on Zhao Cheng in Zhongyuan."

"Leave the rest to me. No matter what, we must not let Li... Li Yun succeed in his evil plan!"

Li Hao stood up, clasped his fists towards Xiao Heng, and warned him, "I still want to remind you that when you arrive in Mozhou and Yingzhou, you should focus on fighting and not linger in a battle. The Jiangdong Army may be looking for a decisive battle with us."

“Just drag it out.”

"They're going to stop someday."

Li Hao looked towards the south and said softly, "Although his territory is large now, he can only mobilize the people of the three core areas of Jiangnan."

"It can't really be infinite."

(End of this chapter)