Late Tang

Li Lingfu tossed and turned and stayed up all night.Early the next morning, they summoned the three sons, Li Meng and several confidantes of the Crane Cavalry Army.

"Since the Wang family's daughter is already in Shamen Town, no matter what the reason is, anyway, I have decided not to marry the Wang family's daughter anymore, so Li Jing will keep her here." After a pause, he continued: "But two The elder sister has been sent to Duli Town, and the water thrown out by the married daughter has never been taken back. Doesn’t Wang Pu still have a 14-year-old second daughter, so let Wang Pu marry the second daughter to Ju Ren. The dowry and betrothal gift that Wang Pu promised earlier must not be missing a penny."

"Ju Yi, go to Wuhu Island yourself, pay a visit to Ji Yu, and ask him not to stop withdrawing troops for the time being. Let him send troops to create momentum for us, and the town of Duli will not only send people and money, but also owe us money. Our reparations must also be delivered immediately."

The next day, Li Lingfu sent an envoy to Duli Town to welcome his relatives, and at the same time sent his second son, Ju Yiqin, to Wuhu Island to meet Li Jing.

Li Jing was on Wuhu Island and was preparing to return to Salmon Island, and he couldn't help being very surprised when he heard what Li Juyi said.He replied: "I really didn't know about Wang Wanjun's matter beforehand, but now it seems that this is Wang Pu's plan to drive us apart. You don't have to worry, since Duli Town has not paid the compensation to Qingnipu, then my side Call back the soldiers and horses to cheer for you."

Immediately, Li Jing issued several orders in a row, and once again summoned all the troops to gather at the Wuhu Islands.After the capture of Daxie Village, there has been no movement in Dengzhou, and Li Jing has been in charge of Daxie Village as the deputy envoy of Daxie Village.Moreover, new adjustments have been made to the soldiers and horses. Megan's Zhenhai Battalion is stationed at the Wuhu Islands, and Yellowbeard's Raging Wave Battalion is stationed at the Turtle Islands.However, Lin Wei's Black Bear Battalion continued to be stationed outside Daheishan Island, and newly brought Xiaoheishanbao and more than ten surrounding islands under its jurisdiction.The former Qinglang camp of Wang Wu on Xiaoheishan Island was moved to the South Island of Daxie Village.The North Island was transferred from Lin Wu's Iron Spear Battalion, and Li Jing led the Iron Bi Battalion, Feiying Battalion, Logistics, and Supplies Battalion to continue to garrison the main island of Salmonella.

After the order was handed down, each battalion dispatched half of their troops to the Wuhu Islands.

Li Jing's side was gathering troops with great fanfare, and another envoy from Li Lingfu also arrived in Duli Town.

After Wang Pu heard Li Lingfu's request relayed by the envoy, he laughed.

"When did I agree to Li Lingfu's request to propose a marriage? It's ridiculous. Now, no one knows that the little girl has married General Li Jing of Shamen Town, and the wedding and dowry have been sent there. Li Lingfu is also the lord of the city after all. Such a low-level method of extorting people has come? Thousands of war horses, ten thousand cattle and sheep, this is the little girl I sent to General Li Jing as a dowry. Li Lingfu and I are feuds in Duli Town. Marry his daughter to his Li family. Obviously he sent his daughter to me. I didn't ask for his dowry, so it's good. He even had the nerve to ask for a dowry of 20 yuan. It's just a concubine's daughter. What a treasure of heavenly fragrance and national beauty is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

Wang Pu completely denied the promise to the Li family's marriage proposal at the beginning, and instead said that Li Lingfu was greedy for his money.After ridiculing the envoy and Li Lingfu for a while, Wang Pu said: "You came just in time. Tonight, the city lord officially accepts Li Lingfu's daughter as a concubine, but since she is the daughter of the city lord Li, even if she is a concubine, the city lord You have to make things more grand, you can just come and have a few glasses of wedding wine."

The envoy was taken aback. The second sister said she was going to marry Wang Pu's 12-year-old son, but now she became Wang Pu's concubine?

"What are you talking about? My son is not just twelve years old, so how could he get married? What's more, even if my son gets married, how could he welcome Li Lingfu's concubine daughter as his wife? You people in Qingnipu are too fantastic."

"Wang Pu, don't deceive people too much. My city lord and General Li Jing of Shamen Town are already mobilizing troops. Aren't you afraid?"

Wang Pu smiled mockingly: "Why should I be afraid? Li Lingfu has been my neighbor for so many years. Have I ever been afraid of him? As for General Li Jing, he just married my daughter. He is now with us. Duli Town is a family. You are too good at joking when your son-in-law sends troops to beat your father-in-law."

That night, a large banquet was held in Wang Pu's Mansion in Duli Town, and many guests were invited to witness that Wang Pu took Li Lingfu's daughter as his concubine.Everyone has heard that Li Lingfu's daughter was originally sent to Wang Pu's son as his wife, but now, her daughter-in-law is taken by her father-in-law as a concubine.

This is simply a huge joke. Of course, this joke is not laughing at Wang Pu, but at Li Lingfu. After all, this is a huge insult.

The envoy from Qingnipu was forced to attend the banquet. The next morning, he saw the second lady who had been broken by Wang Pu. Seeing the tears on her face and swollen eyes, the envoy bit her to pieces. He broke his teeth, and after cursing in front of Wang Pu's mansion, he hurried back to Qingnipu.

The envoy rushed back to Qingnipu and reported everything.Li Lingfu couldn't believe his ears after listening.Hearing that the daughter that Ben sent to Wang Pu's son as a wife was forced by Wang Pu himself as a concubine, he kept denying that he had promised to marry his daughter to the Li family.

"Shameless, bully me too much!" Li Lingfu couldn't hold his breath, and almost fainted.

It was not easy for everyone to support and massage before recovering. Li Lingfu was already furious at the thought of Wang Pu's humiliation to him. "Such a big enmity, Wang Pu and I have nothing to do with each other. Immediately gather the generals and call all the soldiers and horses. I will lead the army to rush to Duli Town immediately, and fight Wang Pu to the death."

"Don't be impulsive, Zhongmou!" Although Li Meng was also very angry, he still kept a little sober in his heart. "Zhongmou must not be impulsive. The more this is the case now, the more cautious we must be. Although we have just won a game in Duli Town, the 3 or [-] people in Beisha City are still stationed in Beisha City and I have not retreated north of Qingnipu. At this time, we If all the soldiers and horses go to Duli Town, not to mention the high walls of Duli Town, it is difficult to capture Duli Town, even the soldiers and horses of Beisha City may raid our city at any time."

"Uncle Meng, do you want me to endure such bullying? Is it tolerable, which is unbearable? Now, I, Li Lingfu, have become the laughing stock of the whole world."

Li Meng frowned and thought for a moment, "Revenge is not impossible, but we alone are not enough. I mean, contact Li Jing first and ask him to send troops to help us with all his strength. In addition, we will send people to negotiate peace with Beisha City now , Find a way to return the soldiers and horses of Beisha City first. Then, without any worries, we can send troops to deal with Duli Town."

"In any case, this justice has to be recovered. I will definitely make him repay the insult that Wang Pujia gave us a hundred times. If Wang Pu falls into my hands, all the women in his clan, from the seventy old woman to the Seven-year-old girls, I'm going to throw them all into prostitutes and be bitches for the rest of their lives." Li Lingfu said angrily.

The next day, Li Lingfu sent someone to select [-] good war horses, and asked his second son Li Juren to send them to Wuhu Island.One thousand horses was a gift for Li Jing to send troops to avenge, and the remaining two thousand horses were to buy one thousand altars of divine fire from Li Jing.Only one day later, Li Jing was very surprised that Li Juyi came again.

"Major General, I have already ordered more than half of the troops to assemble. But they come and go in a hurry, and it may take two or three days to complete the assembly."

When Li Juyi saw Li Jing, he immediately knelt in front of Li Jing and shouted: "My nephew is here this time to ask my uncle to save me Qingnipu!"

"What happened, get up and talk slowly." Li Jing was shocked by his actions.

"Uncle doesn't know. That bastard Wang Pu bullied my Li family too much. He first married off one daughter and two daughters, and promised my family first, but then sent them to my uncle. Obviously, he wanted to drive a wedge between our two families. But now , my second sister had agreed to marry the two families earlier, so I sent it directly. It was supposed to be a few years, and we would wait for his son to grow up before getting married. But who would have thought that the old thief actually took my second sister as himself yesterday This is a great disgrace. My father fainted several times with anger, and now he is about to summon troops to kill Shangduli Town to seek justice. My nephew is here to ask my uncle to send all his troops to support us and attack Duli Town together."

After hearing it clearly, Li Jing felt a headache.What is Wang Pu going to do? On the one hand, he paid off all his indemnities and sent a daughter.On the other hand, Li Lingfu's bottom line is being challenged everywhere.

But to be honest, Li Jing really doesn't want to start a war with Duli Town now.The strength of Duli Town, if he sticks to it, even if he pulls out all the soldiers, plus Qingnipu, there will be at most 5 people, and it will not take a year or two to fight a land with a population of more than [-]. Time is simply hard to win.But Li Jing didn't have so much time at all, and he didn't dare to bring all the soldiers and horses to Duli Town, since his hometown was not stable yet.

But right now Li Lingfu is going crazy with anger, can he say no at this time.If he refuses to send troops, Li Lingfu will definitely think that he and Duli Town have secretly formed an alliance, and the alliance they have finally established will be difficult to maintain.And more importantly, if Li Lingfu insisted on sending troops and was finally defeated by Duli Town and suffered serious injuries, then the delicate balance and peaceful situation in Liaohai would be broken.

Li Jing decided to go to Qingni City in person, explain the current situation to Li Lingfu seriously, and persuade him to be patient for the time being and not to send troops impulsively.Bringing a few boats and five hundred silver gun guards, Li Jing followed Li Juyi to Qingnipu immediately.As soon as he arrived at Qingnipu, Li Lingfu tied a white cloth belt on his forehead and went to the pier to meet him in person.

Enter the city lord, please enter the seat.

As soon as Li Jing sat down, he immediately said: "Young Master Ju Yi has already explained everything to me. What Wang Pu has done in this matter is indeed outraged by humans and gods. If it were me, I would send troops to attack immediately. However, Brother Zhongmou , I know that you are a hero of the world, and I believe you should be able to see that this is a trap of Wang Pu. With our current strength, we are more than capable of self-defense, but it is definitely not a feasible option to take the initiative to attack Duli Town. "

Li Lingfu said: "In today's world, only brother Ji Yu is the only one who is allied with me. If Ji Yu is still willing to call me brother, then don't say anything else. I just ask you, are you willing to send troops to help me?" , Crusade Wang Pu old thief?"

Li Jing was in a dilemma, fell silent, and drank five or six glasses of wine in succession.

He knew that it was a difficult choice right now, as long as he said no, his ally relationship with Li Lingfu might come to an end.But if he knew that something was impossible, but still took thousands of brothers to attack Duli Town, Li Jing would not be able to make such a decision.If Li Lingfu wanted money or armaments, he would support him without hesitation.But now, he is not alone, there are thousands of brothers under him, and tens of thousands of family members behind him.One person is related to tens of thousands of families, how can Li Jing ignore other things for the sake of friends?

Dilemma!

Li Lingfu sat on the side, looking forward to it at first, but then gradually showed a look of disappointment.

He stood up abruptly, with a dark face: "I already know what General Li Jing means, and your idea is correct. My personal grievances, Li Lingfu, can make you risk the future of thousands of brothers. I'm sorry, it's me. I'm demanding. General Li Jing, please go back, I will not ask you to send troops to help me again. This time, no matter what, even if you don't help me, I will do it myself. Come and see off the guests!"

Looking at Li Lingfu's appearance, Li Jing knew that he could do what he said, and he probably would attack Duli Town if he refused to send troops.After thinking about it, Li Jing smiled wryly, "Brother Zhongmou, wait!"

"It's not that I don't want to send troops, I'm just wondering if there is a better plan. The town of Duli is not easy. Even if the two of us join forces to attack, the outcome is uncertain. I think we should be more cautious and not be too anxious. Let's Make a detailed plan first."

"You are willing to send troops to help me!" Li Lingfu turned around sharply with surprise on his face.

Li Jing smiled wryly: "Brother who made an alliance with blood, how could I forget the covenant. But it was agreed in advance that our two families join hands, but you have to listen to my arrangements. Brother Zhongmou is in the middle of the game now, and his mind is in a mess. There are some things Instead, I can’t see clearly.”

"Yes, as long as you are willing to send troops to help me, then this battle is under your command."

"Well, things are going to happen step by step. Don't be in a hurry. You gather your troops first, and prepare to send troops. I will also gather troops first. In addition, if you want to attack Duli Town, it is best to win over some allies. Your allies in Liaodong are trying to recruit some crusade troops to join us. I am also trying to find a way to see if we can get some troops from Dengzhou to help out. In addition, before sending troops, we have to retreat the soldiers from Beisha City "

Li Lingfu interrupted Li Jing's words: "Okay, if you say how to do it, then do it, and I will agree to everything. You don't have to discuss with me, just tell me what to do. In this battle, you are the coach, and you will sit in the middle of the battle." I'm the vanguard, responsible for the charge. With your resourcefulness and my bravery, I don't believe that you can't destroy the old thief Wang Pu. Besides, as the old saying goes, as long as Duli Town is conquered, everything else will belong to you except the territory. Property, population, etc., are all yours."

"Okay, then I'll go back to Wuhu Island to prepare. Remember, you must not be impulsive, and you must not send troops alone. You must wait for me to gather troops and horses together." Li Jing warned with a little worry.

(To be continued)