Late Tang

Standing in the dawn light, Li Jing looked at the dissatisfied expression on Li Juli's face. Even Li Juyi seemed a little unhappy, and secretly sighed in his heart, after Li Lingfu, there would be no successors in Qingni City.Li Juli's face was dark, he stared straight at Li Jing, suppressed his anger and asked, "Why can't you kill him?"

"These people are thieves in Duli Town. Killing them is to avenge my father and the brothers who died in the battle!" Li Juli was tall and thin, not as handsome as his two elder brothers. Seeing the enemy's blood stains, there were even a few blood marks on his face, coupled with his expression at this time, there was an indescribable ferocity.

"Killing people is only out of a moment of anger." Li Jing said indifferently: "Brother Zhongmou's bones are still in Duli Town, and the bodies of many brothers who died in Qingni City and my Shamen Town are also in the enemy's hands. Many brothers have been captured. Right now, these captives in Duli Town are used to exchange for the bones of Brother Zhongmou and the brothers who died in battle, as well as the brothers who fell to the enemy. Isn’t it foolish to kill them now?”

Brother Li Juyi immediately bowed his head after saying something, he was only concerned with revenge just now, but forgot about these things.

At the moment, all the captives were escorted together and returned to Qingni City together.It's a pity that none of the [-] soldiers and horses in Beisha City remained, even Zhang Dewei's younger brother Zhang Dewu was beheaded and hung on Li Juli's saddle.

The soldiers and horses returned to Qingni City. Li Juren, Li Meng, Wang Zhong and others who got the news had already led their troops outside the city to greet them.Seeing that only two younger brothers came back, Li Juren burst into tears, and then went to Li Jing's horse, bowed down to Li Jing and thanked him for his help.

Entering the city, Li Jing directly asked about the losses in this battle.

Li Juren said with a face full of pain: "Qingni City suffered heavy damage in this battle. My father led [-] Qingni troops and his children to fight. As a result, my father died in the battle. In the end, only Ju Yi and Ju Li brought back [-] controlling crane cavalry troops. I Left behind Qingni City, was raided by Beisha City, and broke through the outer city. Of the [-] left behind, only [-] were left behind, and the young and strong who assisted in defending the city also died in battle. Looted by Beisha dog thieves, countless people were killed and injured, women were raped, and property was looted. Finally, thanks to my uncle who sent troops to help and defeated Zhang Dewei, they fled in panic. We were able to rescue tens of thousands of people who were arrested by them return."

Li Jing couldn't help sighing a little, Qingni City is also a powerful party with a population of 10. Although it has survived the result of its destruction with the support, the current situation is not much better.In Qingni City, there are only 3000 crane-controlling troops left, [-] old and weak garrison soldiers, and [-] sailors left. The total number is less than [-].The outer city of Qingni was breached again, the people's businesses were looted, and Li Lingfu lost his confidence. If Li Jing didn't support them, they would be swallowed up by Duli Town and Beisha City at any time.

Li Juren also seemed to understand the current situation very well, so he held a banquet in the still intact city lord's mansion of the inner city that day, and invited Li Jing and Shamen Town to help the generals, and there were several Goguryeo allied leaders who had escaped from death.Everyone was not in the mood for this banquet, after the hasty end.Li Juren kept the crowd, invited Li Jing to the seat, and said to the crowd: "My father was impulsive, and he fell into the tricks of the dog thief. He was defeated and died. I am the eldest son of my father. He has defeated Beisha dog thieves and the attacking soldiers from Duli Town one after another, but Qingni City is still on the verge of being destroyed at any time. I am incompetent and know that I am powerless to save Qingni City. Now, only my uncle Li Jing My lord, you are courageous and loyal, and you have elite soldiers and strong generals under your command. You have just defeated the Beisha soldiers and the Duli town army in a row. You can take on this task and save the soldiers and civilians of our Qingni City. Please, my nephew, I will take it from my uncle. Green Mud City!"

Hearing this, Li Jing couldn't help being pleasantly surprised.However, he knew that this was not the time to directly take over Qingni City. Now, there must be many people in Qingni City who are opposed to this.It’s never too late to have a good meal, just wait until the fruit is ripe and it’s best.

"The reason why I raised my troops to help is because a certain brother Zhongmou met at sea and made an alliance with blood, and made an agreement to help each other. Last time when Duli Town attacked my Shamen Town, Brother Zhongmou came to help without hesitation. This is righteousness. Now, I raise my troops to help Qingni City, and it is also for righteousness. Although brother Zhongmou died, there are still three legitimate sons under his knees, and all of them have grown up with extraordinary bravery. Has the business been established?"

Li Meng, the general manager, said at the side: "The royal family of Li and Tang Dynasty has lost its prestige, and the world is in chaos. This is the time when the big men make great achievements. Although the land of Liaodong is not comparable to the Central Plains, it is also a place of foundation. General Li now has elite soldiers and strong generals. On all sides of Weizhen, Daxie Village is based on the sea, Dengzhou is on the west, and Liaodong is on the north. Although Qingnipu has just been burned by the flames of war, as long as it takes time, it will be restored again. Li territory. General Li is like a tiger with wings added to this, and he cannot deny it."

Li Lingfu's wife, Mrs. Gao, also sat behind the screen, and said at this time: "My husband passed away, leaving behind me an orphan and a widow. .If the general refuses to accept it, it is not righteousness, but he wants to see a hundred thousand Qingni City people perish at the mouth of tigers and wolves."

Li Jing pondered for a moment, and then said: "Song Wei, commander of Ziqing Township, commands six prefectures, and has tens of thousands of troops under his command. He was born in a Chang'an family, and has been in the Imperial Army for a long time. He also participated in the suppression of the Pang Xun Rebellion and defeated Nanzhao in the southwest. Moreover, Song Wei Jieshuai served as the envoy of Ziqing Jiedu, and he himself served as the envoy of Silla and Bohai. Why don't I ask Song Jieshuai for a performance, and the eldest son write a letter to Song Jieshuai for a performance."

As soon as these words were said, the hall fell silent for a while, Li Jing looked at the expressions of everyone, and the three brothers Li Juren seemed to be a little bit tempted.Song Wei was handsome in Ziqing, so compared to Li Jing, he couldn't be compared.One is a handsome man, and the other is just a young general.However, Li Meng, the general manager, immediately pulled Li Juli who wanted to speak quietly, coughed and said: "General Li is joking, who doesn't know that although Song Wei is the commander-in-chief of Ziqing Festival, in fact, he has not settled down yet. Wang Jingwu has not been able to really control Ziqing Town so far. He is too busy to take care of himself, so how can he send troops to help us. At most, he will give an official and a half job, but what is the use of it?"

As soon as these words were said, Li Juren couldn't help but his face shook, and he suddenly came to his senses.Yes, what they want now is not officials or names, but real soldiers to help them resist the two tigers and wolves of Duli Town and Beisha City on the left and right.Everything else is false, only soldiers and horses are real.But now the only one who can send troops to help them is Li Jing.

Li Juren also hurriedly bowed to ask again, but Li Jing just refused.

Mrs. Gao wept behind the screen: "If my uncle abandons Qingni City right now, my orphans and widowed mothers will also end up in the jaws of tigers and wolves. If my husband knows about it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to feel at ease."

Lin Wu whispered next to Li Jing: "Since they have repeatedly yielded, it is better to take them first." Wang Zhong also nodded and said: "What the second brother said is right, it's not that we want to bully their orphans and widows and take their home. The karma is actually because they are struggling to give in. They are all talking about it, so why do we keep pushing it out."

Li Liangdao: "My lord, don't be tempted for a moment. You really shouldn't take it now. It's better to take it slowly. You can first agree to send troops to garrison Qingni City to help them defend against Duli Town and Beisha City, and then slowly plan it. Don't act too hastily." Li Jing very much agrees with Li Liang's point of view, it is not appropriate to choose Qingni City at the moment. Anyway, what Li Jing wants is reality and not superficiality, as long as the soldiers are stationed, in fact, the current Qingni City The strength of only three thousand soldiers is basically considered to be in control. With a little more time, everything will happen naturally.

After making up his mind, Li Jing just refused to accept it.After so many times, Li Meng also saw that Li Jing didn't pretend to refuse but really didn't want to accept it, so he said immediately: "If General Li refuses to receive Qingni City, but please see that the young master is still young, please ask the general to send troops. Horses help defend."

In this regard, Li Jing did not hesitate much, so he agreed, and decided to station 2000 troops from Zhenhai Camp and Qinglang Camp in Qingni City.After the matter was settled, both Qingni City and Shamen Town heaved a sigh of relief and cheered up.Qingni City is happy because there are 2000 troops left by Li Jing, so there is no need to worry too much for the time being.And Li Jing was happy, naturally he successfully stationed two thousand soldiers and horses in Qingni City, which was an important step for the future pursuit of Qingni City.

"Uncle is invincible. It's really heart-warming to defeat Zhang Dewei's Beisha soldiers first, and then defeat the reinforcements from Duli Town. It's a pity that my father listened to Nadago's nonsense and didn't wait for my uncle's army to join us. I don't know what my uncle's plan is next. ?” Li Juren asked.

Li Jing said without hesitation: "The next step is naturally to send troops to Duli Town to find Wang Pu to avenge Brother Zhongmou."

When the two brothers Ju Yi and Ju Li heard this, they immediately got up and said: "Uncle is going to Duli Town, my brother is willing to be the vanguard!"

Li Jing chuckled: "Don't rush, don't rush, make a plan before moving. It is necessary to seek revenge in Duli Town, but we can't go blindly, we must be fully prepared."

Li Liang, the military adviser, made a plan, "You can first ask someone to repair the book and Wang Pu, just say that we want the two families to stop fighting here. To show sincerity, the two sides will first exchange prisoners. We will take Wang Gai and more than 2000 Duli town cavalry prisoners. Return all the soldiers of our army captured by Duli Town, as well as the bones of City Lord Li and the brothers who died in battle."

"Add one more!" Li Jing said slowly from the side: "In order to show our sincerity in wanting to cease our troops, after half a month, Major General Ju Ren will marry Wang Pu's eldest daughter, Queen Wanjun."

This proposal made everyone in the hall stunned. In everyone's eyes, that Wang Wanjun had already been taken into the mansion by Li Jing as a concubine.At this time, Wang Wanjun is going to marry Li Juren, which is a bit strange.

(To be continued)