Late Tang

"What did Li Maoxun say in the letter?" Li Zhen couldn't help feeling curious when he saw that Li Jing laughed lightly after reading the letter he just sent.Did Li Maoxun give in?But even so, it's not worth the Duke's laughing.

"Look for yourself, this Li Maoxun is really interesting." Li Jing handed the letter to Li Zhen with a light smile, the corner of his mouth was still smiling, but the smile had already turned into a mocking smile. "This Li Maoxun actually cried poorly to me in the letter, saying that the mice in the warehouse in Youzhou were starving to death. He also said that last time we robbed tens of millions of money from Youzhou, and also robbed 100 Youzhou youths, Let him be attacked by the soldiers and the people in Youzhou. He also said that he doesn't want us to return the stolen ones, and it will be regarded as offsetting the [-] million yuan."

Li Zhen also finished reading the letter at this time, and couldn't help laughing, pointing to the letter paper and said: "This Li Maoxun is really interesting, he wants to marry his daughter to you, the county magistrate. Look at what he wrote. He just praised his daughter, who is twenty-eight years old, and is as beautiful as a flower. He had a good idea, and actually wanted to be Lord Taishan of the princess."

"This man is cunning and cunning, so it's better to be careful. He said in the letter that he was mobilizing troops, saying that he wanted to raise [-] troops to help the county government put down the rebellion of the Shatuo people. This is very naked It’s a threat. This is an intentional show, and the language is threatening.”

Li Jing had someone call Li Wei and asked, "How are the soldiers and horses in Youzhou doing?"

"Gao Shunli and Gao Zhongwu, the generals of Guizhou, were all known as the soldiers and horse envoys of the former army. Li Maoxun led the middle army, his son Li Keju led the rear army, the tooth general Li Quanzhong led the left army, and the Jingsai army envoy Liu Yue was the right army. We all know soldiers and horses. There are five routes of soldiers and horses, [-] each. Now Gao Shunli’s former army has arrived in Changzhou along the Sanggan River, which is far away from our second city of Gu’an and Anci. Li Maoxun has also led the Central Route Army out of Youzhou Li Keju's rear army is still in Youzhou City, Li Quanzhong's left army is in Liangxiang, and Liu Yue's right army is in Lu County along Lushui, aiming at Yongnu in the northeast of us. "Li Wei's Flying Eagle Battalion had already been scattered when they first arrived in Huichang.Every movement and stillness of the soldiers in Youzhou, the Flying Eagle Battalion knew all about it a long time ago.

Li Zhen turned around and made a few gestures on the Youzhou sand table made of sand in the hall, and put all the five-way soldiers and horses in Youzhou with small flags.

"Changzhou, where the former army is located, is less than a hundred miles away from us, and the army can reach it within two days."

"Divide the troops and attack together!" Li Jing smiled, what exactly was Li Maoxun thinking, the Zhendong Army has 3 troops, and there is a county town that is not too big.Lu Long's 5 troops are not many, but they still have to be divided into five groups. Isn't this going to give Li Jing a chance to defeat each of them?

"This is tempting people to commit crimes!" Li Jing sighed.

"According to my judgment, the main forces attacking us this time should be Gao Shunli's front army and Li Maoxun's central army. Gao Shunli of the front army is a general of Guizhou and a direct descendant of Li Maoxun. Li Maoxun led the Uighur cavalry. In addition to the batch he recruited at the beginning, he recruited about [-] Uighur soldiers during this period. Li Maoxun cried poorly. I think he used all the money that should be given to us to recruit soldiers. Except for these two groups of soldiers, later The [-] soldiers led by Army Li Keju, I guess most of them are civilians and auxiliary soldiers, these people can't fight, so they are still in Youzhou City, their role is to be responsible for the supply of food and grass."

Speaking of which, Li Zhen pointed to the other two soldiers and horses, "Although Li Quanzhong on the left is also a direct descendant of Li Maoxun, the soldiers he led were the soldiers of Zhang Gongsu. These are just soldiers and horses that have just been reorganized. It is even more suspicious. In this battle, they did not undertake the main offensive task, but set up a defense line to the southwest of us to prevent us from going west. Similarly, Liu Yue on the right is the leader of Lulong's old army. It is difficult for Ma Li Maoxun to really command. Once the battle is unfavorable, they will definitely evacuate immediately. Looking at their offensive route, going south along Lushui, they should establish a line of defense to the northeast of us to prevent us from entering the north of Youzhou Peaceful State."

"In general, Li Maoxun's intentions are actually very obvious. They have no real determination to fight us. In fact, there is only one real intention in this five-way attack formation. If you look at the map, it is to drive us back. At sea, return to Dengzhou in southern Liaoning."

Li Jing nodded, Li Zhen's analysis was very reasonable.Li Maoxun had just sat in the position of Marshal Lu Long, but he was actually still unsteady.At such a time, he was naturally unwilling to fight Li Jing.If one is not good, even if Li Jing is beaten back, in the end, other generals who have been coveting his handsome position will give the mantis to catch the cicada, and the oriole will be behind.

"In my opinion, we can directly grab Li Maoxun and fight. If we can defeat Li Maoxun's former army, Li Maoxun will lose an arm. At that time, he must surrender to us in order to maintain his strength and deal with other Youzhou soldiers. Or, continue to fight with us, but it is very likely that other Youzhou soldiers will be very happy to see us help them get rid of Li Maoxun." Wang Zhong had been listening to Li Jing's analysis just now, and he also expressed his own opinion at this time.

"This idea is very good, but brother Gao Shunli is from a family of military generals, so it is quite difficult to deal with."

Li Jing carefully studied the map for a while, then chuckled: "I don't think it's difficult. Here, Gu'an City. We broke through once last time, and we can fight again this time."

Everyone looked at the map. Gu'an was on a tributary of the Youzhou River, with Anci City and Longshan City on the right, and Changzhou City to the northeast.And if you go up the river, 150 miles to the northwest, you will be Youzhou City.

"The Duke of the county means to take Gu'an?" Guo Chengan frowned and said, "Now that the enemy troops are gathering, it is not appropriate for us to divide our troops. Moreover, Gu'an is in the middle of the Youzhou Front Army and the Left Army. If not done well, it will be killed." They surrounded."

Li Jing laughed, "This is actually the simplest but often the most effective move. Right now, the front army is guarding Changzhou, and they don't come immediately. They must be waiting for the other three army troops to go around so that we can be half Surround us, and then send us back to the sea. Therefore, to break the opponent's situation, we must first mobilize the enemy and destroy the enemy in motion."

"We attack Gu'an, this is what the enemy must save. If they don't save Gu'an, we can take Gu'an and go directly along the river to the empty city of Youzhou. Therefore, as long as Li Maoxun and Youzhou The generals are not stupid, they will definitely come to rescue Gu'an. And we can come to a siege to help."

"Waiting for help!" Li Zhen's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood Li Jing's intentions.This move is powerful. First, the enemy must be rescued, and the Youzhou former army stationed in Changzhou City will be mobilized.When they left the strong city defenses and went to the wilderness, Li Zhen believed that with the Zhendong Army's field combat capabilities, they still had a good chance of winning against the [-] Youzhou Army.

If the former army can be defeated, then Li Maoxun's central army will be directly exposed in front of Li Jing, and at that time, Li Maoxun can be beaten hard.

"Okay, that's a good plan."

"Okay, let's discuss it carefully and come up with a plan for the battle of Gu'an, where we will be rescued if we attack them."

That night, Li Jing left Wang Zhong to guard Huichang City, and handed him eight thousand united soldiers and two infantry battalions.Li Jing took [-] soldiers and horses and drove directly to Gu'an in the dark.Huichang City is only sixty miles away from Gu'an.The Zhendong Army marched at night, although the speed slowed down a lot, but because of the strong mobility of the Zhendong Army, carrying a large number of mules, donkeys, armored weapons and food, the soldiers still advanced extremely fast.

By dawn the next day, Li Jing had reached the outskirts of Gu'an.Li Jing asked Wang Pu, Shi Shoucheng, and Jiang Ju to lead [-] Liaonan soldiers to bluff, raise more flags, light more torches, pretend to be [-] people, and surround Gu'an City on all sides, pretending to attack the city.

Li Jing, on the other hand, brought the elite soldiers of the Eastern Army of Eight Thousand Towns to the Changdao Ferry in the north of Gu'an City. The former army came to help.

There are not many soldiers and horses in Gu'an City at this time. If Li Jing wants to make a surprise attack, he can take it directly.But this is Li Jing's bait, how could he break through it.Wang Pu led Ten Thousand Duli Town and Liaonan soldiers to feign attack from all directions. The momentum was fierce, but it seemed that the fire was so short.

In the dawn light, more than a dozen riders in Gu'an City had escaped from the city before the siege and galloped north.Li Jing watched these people wading across the river on horseback. The water was not deep, and he frowned and pondered for a long time.Then call Lin Wu. "I've given you a task. You take the brothers to stop the river a few miles upstream and build a dam. After the cannons are fired from my side, you immediately open the gate to release the water."

Lin Wu understood Li Jing's meaning, nodded excitedly and left.

Li Jing waited until about dusk, when a scouting horse and flying horse came to report.

The knight rolled off his saddle and fell off his horse. He knelt down on one knee in front of Li Jing and reported: "Report, report to the county magistrate, the soldiers and horses in Changzhou City have come here. There are [-] cavalry in front, and [-] infantry behind. "

"All 1 people have come? Is there no one left behind in Changzhou City?" Li Jing asked.

"It seems that there is no one left behind in Changzhou City, and the enemy's front army has come all over the city."

"How far is it?"

"We'll be there in half an hour!"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, go down and rest, and go back to collect the reward money."

"Mr. Xie!" The sentry stepped back excitedly.

Li Jing looked at the Huoshaoyun in the sky with the same excitement, and all the enemy troops came.This time, it's a big fish.

(To be continued)