Thief Emperor

Chapter 966 This Son Xiao Zhen
During the last years of Wu Zhou's reign, local princes were fighting each other. At that time, no one used the Khitan tactics.

Firstly, you will be attacked morally, and secondly, it is useless.

Because we are all Zhou people, if you kidnap Han people as cannon fodder, you can only kidnap Han people in your own territory as cannon fodder.

Even if Han people in other people's territory are kidnapped to be used as cannon fodder, others may not buy it and may not take these people's lives seriously.

But now, things are different.

After Emperor Li conquered the Central Plains, it only took him a few years to almost unify the original territory of Wu Zhou. Now Li Tang and Khitan are two completely different forces.

No longer of the same race.

The Khitans could then use the Han people of Youyan as cannon fodder and as human shields on the battlefield with peace of mind.

At this time, Meng Qing's central military tent had also crossed the Zhang River and was heading towards Youzhou City. It was not too far away from Gongsun He's front army, so the news from the front line was also transmitted to the central military tent at the fastest speed.

Meng Qing only read it once, then clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "What a bunch of beasts! They fight like this! They fight like this!"

Because the battle of Youyan was urgent, at this time, Duke of Ying, Liu Bo, was also in the central army tent. After hearing what Meng Qing said, he stood up and said, "General, let me take a look."

At this moment, there were other generals in the central army tent, so Liu Bo naturally could not call him "Little Meng" all the time. After he started speaking, Meng Qing stood up and handed the note sent back from the front line to Liu Bo. After Liu Bo read it, he passed the note to the deputy general Luo Zhen next to him.

Then, he looked up at Meng Qing and said seriously, "General, the Khitans have been in Youyan for nearly ten years. Although we should not speak well of the enemy, we must say that the Khitan Khan is a very far-sighted leader."

"In the past ten years, the Khitans have not harmed the people of Youyan in the slightest, but they have not done anything excessive. Although they are not as good as our Tang government, they are worse than the old Zhou government and the Fanyang Army in the past, and they are better to the local people."

"No one killed anyone randomly."

Meng Qing thought for a moment after hearing this: "What does the General Manager mean?"

"I mean, if something is not normal, there must be something wrong."

Liu Bo said seriously: "Now, the Khitans are suddenly fighting so recklessly, which means that they have indeed separated a part of their forces, and it is very likely that a large part of their forces have gone outside the Great Wall to quell their internal hidden dangers outside the Great Wall."

"And Youyan's fighting style here is actually to delay our time."

"So at this time, Youyan must fight quickly, the faster the better."

Having said that, Liu Bo did not continue speaking, but sat back in his original seat.

Although he is the emperor's brother, and although his status and power within the Li Tang Dynasty are far greater than Meng Qing's current ones, at this moment, he is in the front-line army.

The head coach is Meng Qing.

Here, Meng Qing is the boss, and everything revolves around him. Even Liu Bo can only provide intelligence and give some suggestions of his own.

As soon as Liu Bo finished speaking, Meng Qing hadn't spoken yet, but Deputy General Luo Zhen had already spoken: "But fighting like this will give us a bad reputation after all, and it will be difficult to explain to the court, and what if His Majesty knew about it."

"Even if your majesty doesn't say much, he may not be happy in his heart."

Liu Bo frowned and said, "As long as we can win, it doesn't matter how we fight on the front line. Even if His Majesty knew about it, he would never say anything more."

He originally wanted to continue speaking, but suddenly remembered that he was actually a "party" to this war. After all, his children were outside the Great Wall. So the Duke of England fell silent and stopped talking.

Meng Qing sat in the main seat, stroking his chin and thinking for a long time, then he turned his head to look at Luo Zhen and said, "General Luo, from today on, you will be in charge of the central army affairs."

Luo Zhen was startled and turned to look at Meng Qing. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "General, what do you want?"

"I want to divide my forces."

Meng Qing said slowly: "You take the troops of the Central Army and fight with Gongsun He in Youzhou against the Khitans in Youzhou. It would be great if you can win. But if it is not so easy to fight, you don't have to win. As long as you can tie up these Khitans, it will be fine."

"Youzhou City doesn't have to be taken down."

After that, he continued: "I will take 50,000 main forces and head towards Jizhou and Yingzhou."

Liu Bo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clapped his hands and smiled, "Great."

"If the Khitans have divided their forces, most of them are outside the Great Wall. At this time, they must be short of manpower. If we can take this opportunity, we can capture Yingzhou."

Liu Bo smiled and said, "Taking Yingzhou means occupying Yuguan Pass, which will completely seal off the gates of Youyan. It will be very difficult for the Khitans outside the pass to come in!"

He gave a thumbs up and praised: "General Meng's use of troops has already shown some of Your Majesty's style."

Meng Qing's eyes were burning, and he didn't care about Liu Bo's praise at all. He just said slowly: "If we can successfully occupy Yingzhou, there is no need for us to rush back."

He briefly explained a few words to Luo Zhen, and then ordered Luo Zhen and the generals in the tent to go and prepare. After everyone left, he stood up, pulled Liu Bo's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "Ninth Brother, can you trust your connections outside the pass?"

Liu Bo was startled by his words, then realized what he wanted to do, frowned and said: "What do you want to do, kid?"

"Exit."

Meng Qing's eyes were burning: "Your Majesty's target this time was Liaodong. No one stipulated that we should attack Youyan first and then Liaodong!" "If we can pacify Liaodong first, the remaining Khitans in Youyan will become rootless duckweed and no longer be a threat."

"Ninth brother."

Meng Qing looked at him and said sternly, "Now, it depends on whether your connections outside the Great Wall are strong enough. If I march my army out of the Great Wall and march into Liaodong."

"Can your people join us in attacking from the front and back?"

Hearing this, Liu Bo took a deep breath and said with a wry smile: "I said you fight like His Majesty, and you are becoming more and more like him."

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head slightly and said, "This kind of thing is related to the life and death of a tribe. If I agree to it at this time, you probably won't believe it."

"I need to send someone to confirm with them one by one."

"it is good."

Meng Qing said in a deep voice: "Then I will lead the troops to attack Yingzhou tomorrow. There is still time on the way. Brother Jiu, you can have someone contact them. If they agree, we will fight all the way to the outside of the pass."

"If you don't agree, we will first capture Yingzhou and seal the gate, then turn around and attack Youyan. By then, we will be beating the dog with the door closed!"

Liu Bo was silent for a while, then looked at Meng Qing and said, "If you act on impulse like this, what if something goes wrong in Hebei Province?"

"Nothing will go wrong."

Meng Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty has thought it through very carefully. We have General Deng Yang in the west, and in the south we also have the Qingzhou Army and the troops of the Hebei Provincial Defense Office."

"Nothing can go wrong."

"rest assured."

Meng Qing patted his shoulder and said, "If anything goes wrong, I, as the commander, will take the responsibility alone and will never let Brother Nine get involved."

"What nonsense did you say?"

The Duke of England cursed, then stood up and said in a deep voice, "Then it's settled."

"I'll get ready right now."

"it is good."

Meng Qing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I have to go prepare as well."

Meng Qing's mobility was obviously extremely high. In just the first day, by the second day, he had completed the division of troops and rushed towards Jizhou with a part of the troops.

And this attack on Jizhou was actually a feint.

Because his real target is Yingzhou!
By taking Yingzhou, we can occupy Yuguan. This pass has another more famous name in another world.

Shanhaiguan.

………………

Luoyang City, inside the Imperial Palace.

Wu Yuanyou, who was dressed in a royal robe and had just dealt with his brother's funeral, knelt in the Ganlu Hall and kowtowed to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, I, Wu Yuanyou, thank you for your kindness."

He came to the palace to express gratitude.

Although Wu Yuancheng's funeral was carried out with the rites for a duke, which was in compliance with regulations, the Wu family had a special status, and being able to bury him properly was already a grace from His Majesty the Emperor.

As the only person in charge of the Wu family now and in the future, Wu Yuanyou, who can be called the head of the Wu family, naturally has to go to the palace.

Even if you have to pretend, you have to kowtow to the Emperor. In this way, even if the Emperor wants to find fault in the future, he won't be able to find any fault.

At this time, Li Yun was looking through the maps of Hebei Province and Youyan, and occasionally looking at the battle reports just sent back from the front line. After hearing Wu Yuanyou's voice, he came back to his senses, looked at Wu Erlang who was kneeling in front of him, and waved his hand: "Brother Wu and his family are guests of my Li Tang, there is no need to kneel, get up quickly, get up quickly."

Wu Yuanyou stood up, thanked him, and then didn't hear any response from Li Yun for a long time. He looked up at Li Yun, only to see Emperor Li staring at a map, lost in thought.

The Prince of Chenliu was somewhat curious and asked, "What are you looking at, Your Majesty?"

"I am looking at the marching map of the front line."

Emperor Li was still somewhat absent-minded. After finally coming back to his senses, he murmured.

"He is too much like me, if I were to lead the troops myself."

There was some yearning in his tone.

"That's probably how it will be fought."

(End of this chapter)