Late Tang

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In the sixth year of Qianfu, the world was shaken the most. The government and the public's attention was neither Huang Chao's entry into the Eastern Capital and Luoyang's proclaiming the emperor, nor Li Keyong's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty for the second time, nor Li Tang and Huang Qin's impressive appearance. Dazzling king.

In this year, what shocked the world the most was the Marshal Ma of the Kwantung Army of the Tang Dynasty, the King of Qin, and Li Jing, the king of Lanling County, who was bestowed by Huang Chao, the new emperor of Qi, on his wishful thinking.

In just a few months in the sixth year of Qianfu, Li Jing first sent troops to Youzhou. Taking advantage of the imperial court's crusade against Hebei, he easily swallowed the four prefectures of Ji, Tan, Jing, and Shun in Lulong Town, and formally entered Hebei. , won the Lulong Banzhen site.

Immediately afterwards, an army of 20 went south, and [-] enemies were defeated in two battles, and the five states of Moying, Cangdedi, Hebei were captured in a row.

This is not the most shocking thing in the world. What shocked everyone was that Li Jing launched a series of violent offensives in less than a month after he captured the five states in Hebei.

Yichang, Tianping Town, and Taining Town, within a short period of time, Li Jing has swallowed three towns in a row, and even swallowed half of Lulong Town, occupying the original Lulong's Ying, Ping, Ji, Tan, and Shun. He and Jing swallowed Huazhou in Yicheng Town and Sizhou in the probation army in one fell swoop.

The three towns of Yichang, Tianping, and Taining were swallowed up in one fell swoop, and four more prefectures were swallowed up. At the beginning of the year, the four prefectures of Lulongji, Tan, Shun, and Jing were captured, and Mo, Ying, Cang, and Dezhou in Hebei were captured later. , Di five prefectures, and then seized the four prefectures of Ji, Yun, Cao and Pu in Tianping, Mi, Hai, Yi and Yan in Taining, Sizhou in the probation army, and Huazhou in the Yicheng army. In March of the sixth year of Fu, the land of nineteen prefectures had been swallowed up.

Before that, Li Jing owned territory in 25 states and [-] counties, and his army was strong, but it was not shocking.After all, Li Jing's territory, except for the original Ziqing five states, the other [-] states are all in Liaodong outside the Guan.Although the territory is huge, after all, in the eyes of most people, it belongs to the land of the outside world.

But just a few short months later, it's completely different now.

Li Jing owned territory in 45 states at once, and in the customs alone there were four towns of Ziqing, Taining, Tianping, and Yichang, plus a part of the three towns of Lulong, Yicheng, and Ganhua.

From outside the pass to Hebei and then to Henan, Li Jing's territory was all connected at once.Liaodong and Liaoxi outside the pass, plus half of Hebei and half of Henan, the rapid expansion of Li Jing's power has already shocked everyone.

Li Tang owns the world, and what he can actually control at the moment is only half of the country.

Don't look at Huang Chao's claim of 60 soldiers and horses, and his momentum is fierce, but right now he only controls the Henan headquarters, half of Henan.

Although the four towns in Hebei are strong, only half of Hebei is left.

Li Ke used his toughness to occupy half of Daibei.

Overnight, the heroes from all sides of the Tang Dynasty were shocked to find out that everyone had worked so hard to own only a few states, but Li Jing didn't seem to put much effort into owning 45 states at once. Occupy the Eastern Seashore.

Hebei, Zhenzhou.

The commanders-in-chief of the four Hebei towns who had just suffered a big defeat gathered in Chengdezhen Prefecture. Han Jian, Wang Jingchong, Liu Yue, and Li Quanzhong were all a little disgraced.The extremely strong fighting power displayed by Li Jing shocked them deeply.

Although both Taining Town and Tianping Town were extremely empty, Li Jing felt a little cheated by swallowing these two towns at this time.Relying on the banner of King Li, Tang and Qin, as the Marshal of the Kwantung Army, and under the pretext of sending troops to invade Luoyang, he was half-deceived and half-taken.But no matter what, it is a fact that Li Jing won the land of the fifteen states in a blink of an eye.

What's more, although Li Jing brought tens of thousands of cavalry to the south, Li Jing now stationed [-] soldiers and horses in Hebei.

With such a heavy army, the four towns could hardly sleep and eat, like a light on their backs.

Moreover, Li Jing implemented an immigration plan in Hebei, implemented a scorched-earth strategy on the border, and set up no-man's land. This plan is too cruel.Give Li Jing time, and he will be able to truly stabilize the newly captured Hebei region.If Li Jing is stabilized, will Li Jing let go of the remaining half of Hebei?

"If Li Jing doesn't die, we will die!" Wang Jingchong said coldly. In the last war, Chengde Town suffered the heaviest loss.The Yichang town that was swallowed had to be spit out in the end, and the soldiers were lost.

Liu Yue also nodded, he is now the saddest one in the four towns.Li Keyong took his four northwestern states, Li Jing took his Mo, Shun, Ji, Tan, and Ping states, and now he only has You and Zhuo states left.It can be said that there are wolves in the west and tigers in the east, and it is almost impossible to lose.If it continues like this, Lu Longzhen will be swallowed up in less than two years.

"However, although Li Jing went south, he left [-] soldiers in Hebei, the main force of which was stationed in the second state of Moying. Moreover, in the current spring, the river floods frequently, and Li Jing's navy also enters the river to patrol, which is not easy to deal with."

"It's hard to deal with, and we have to deal with it too. Li Jing's expansion is very strong now, the stalls are very large, and the troops are scattered. Right now is our only chance. If we can't take advantage of this time to take back the Hebei states, then Our four towns are really doomed." Li Quanzhong also suffered a heavy loss, losing Yingzhou and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and his strength is now severely weakened.To the west is Li Keyong, and to the east is Li Jing. These days are equally sad.

"If Li Jing is not dead, there will be no peace in Hebei!" Wang Jingchong slammed his fist on the table in resentment.

Hedong, Daizhou, Yanmen.

Li Keyong, who was named the king of Yanmen County by Li Tang, now controls the seven prefectures of Wu, Xin, Confucianism, Wei, Wei, Dai, and Xin.Li Keyong originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the towns in Hedong to go south to seize Hedong. Even if he couldn't take Yanjing and Taiyuan for a while, he at least wanted to take Daibei.However, things went harder than expected, and he only won the three states of Wei Daixin.When they attacked Yunzhou in Datong, they encountered fierce resistance, and at the same time they attacked Taiyuan, which was also very difficult.In the end, Zhuzhen returned to the division, and Li Keyong had to retreat.

Fortunately, a decree came down from the imperial court, granting him the title of Jiedu Envoy of Yanmen Town and Prince of Yanmen County.There is no need to spit out the land that has been seized.

Li Ke used the lesson of his first rebellion against Tang Dynasty, but this time he also knew that he would accept it when he saw it.Seeing that the court was unable to attack him at this time, after resorting to appeasement methods, he immediately hit the snake with the stick, and went to the court again to express his submission.

However, although on the surface, although the war with the towns in Hedong has ceased, in fact Li Keyong is still waiting for the opportunity.

"Ma'am, what do you think of the proposals of the four towns in Hebei?" In the Prince's Mansion in Yanmen City, Li Keyong handed over the letter from the envoy from Hebei to his wife, Mrs. Liu.

After Mrs. Liu read the letter carefully, her two black eyebrows raised and she fell into deep thought.

"Husband thinks, can the current Tang Dynasty be preserved?" Mrs. Liu asked suddenly.

Li Ke sneered, "Tang Shi is now a building that is about to collapse, internally and externally trapped, no matter how hard it is, it can't last."

Liu Yunniang nodded, agreeing with Li Keyong's opinion. "My husband is right. Li Tang is doomed to escape this time. So, what does my husband think, if Li Tang perishes, who in this world has a better chance of replacing Li Tang? Is it Huang Chao, or the four towns of Hebei, or Li Jing, Gao Pian?"

"Huang Chao is just a salt dealer, and the four towns of Hebei are just a few old warlords, Gao Pian? They're just old. Speaking of heroes, only Li Jing is unfathomable and has the best chance of replacing Li Tang. Li Jing has both ambition and territory and strength, he controls the army with one hand and the hearts of the people with the other."

Liu Yunniang smiled lightly and said, "Why did my husband forget one person?"

"Who?" Li Keyong couldn't think of anyone in this world who could compare with Li Jing.Although he has always resented Li Jing in his heart, this resentment is not enough to make him blind to Li Jing's true strength.

"Of course it's the husband himself. Don't underestimate yourself. Although we are not as powerful as Li Jing for the time being, it is not impossible to compete with Li Jing. The key is whether we can seize the opportunity." Liu Yunniang calmly analyzed.

Li Ke's breathing became a little short. He had long had a wish, that is, to establish a kingdom of Shatuo one day.

"The distance between us and Li Jing is too great!" Li Ke used a long sigh. Although he now owns the land of the Seven States, his strength is actually not as good as that of the Shatuo tribe before the first rebellion against Tang Dynasty.The defeat at the hands of Li Jing left a lot of shadows in Li Ke's heart. What's more, the current Li Jing's strength is indeed too huge, covering 45 states and hundreds of thousands of troops.

"It's nothing for the time being. We can unite other forces to deal with Li Jing. The proposal of the four towns in Hebei is good. We can combine the weak to attack the strong. Although Li Jing is strong, he is not invincible. Let's unite other forces to deal with Li Jing together. As long as we can Even if Li Jing is brought down, with the hustle and bustle of our Shatuo soldiers, we can still make a difference in this coming troubled world." Liu knows that her husband is not a person willing to be ordinary, so she also tried her best to plan for him.

"The four towns of Hebei are just defeated by Li Jing's men. Why join forces with them? Why don't we just swallow them up and fight against Li Jing." Li Ke stroked his face with his hand, and his one eye shone with a frightening brilliance.

"You can't be a husband. We are strong if we unite, and we are weak if we are united. We are not necessarily Li Jing's opponent. If we are against each other, then it is even more impossible to deal with Li Jing. When dealing with Li Jing, don't be in a hurry. If you can't bear it, you will mess up." To plan, we must plan long-term and plan slowly.”

Li Keyong smiled at Mrs. Liu, "Then I will listen to Madam, we will do whatever Madam says."

"First of all, reply to the four towns in Hebei, and promise to make a secret covenant with them to deal with Li Jing together." Liu's eyes also revealed a shrewdness, "The four towns in Hebei alone cannot deal with Li Jing, we have to find more Many allies. Li Jing's soldiers and horses are now drawn to Hebei and Henan, but Liaodong, the old nest, is empty. We should contact Li Jing's arch enemy Khitan in Liaodong and directly set fire to his backyard."

"Okay, I'll send someone to do it right away." Li Ke used to obey Liu's words.

"Wait, send someone to Huainan to contact Gao Qianli, King of Bohai County. He has a bad relationship with Li Jing. Now Li Jing has occupied the Taining Army and Sizhou of the Probation Army at once, and has reached the north bank of Huaihe River. , across the river from Gao Pian’s Huainan Town, I’m afraid Prince Gao will feel uncomfortable. If we win him over to deal with Li Jing, I’m afraid he will be very willing to join.”

Li Keyong laughed loudly, "Madam Miaocai, Gao Qianli is a famous general, if he can make a move, it is naturally the best, I will send someone to do it." (To be continued.)