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"Although Daibei is bitter and cold, it is a place where we make achievements. Although the Central Plains are prosperous, they are not a place where heroes are intoxicated." Li Jing's voice was low and very soft. "I have nothing to help with Brother Xin when he takes office. This is a hundred thousand yuan of money. You can take it in Taiyuan or Fengzhou. It is also a little help from Brother Xin."

Xin Xi held this thin piece of flying money, but she felt deeply moved. Although love and friendship were worth a thousand gold, Li Jing still made him grateful for his help. At the beginning, he saw injustice and drew his sword to help, and did not mean to curry favor with the powerful and powerful. However, Li Jing's help to him was real. Not only did he help him become the deputy ambassador of the Datong Army, but he also personally invited three thousand Shence infantry and two thousand cavalry to the emperor.

If it weren't for Li Jing, he would probably be a bare-selling coach even if he took office. His subordinates, Mi Haiwan, Shi Jingcun, and Qi Bizhang, each held the governor of a state, and served as an important position in the shogunate. He also held thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. If there were no five thousand soldiers and horses invited by Li Jing for him, he would have done nothing even if he took office.

"My brother is very grateful for the help Sanlang has helped me. I can't accept this money."

Li Jing held Xin Xi's hand that reached out: "If my brother looks at me, Li Jing, don't pay back the money. Although I, Li Jing, have a lot of money. I can't help you with anything else, but a little money is OK. If my brother feels sorry, then do me a favor."

"What are you busy with, just say it." Xin Xi said happily.

"If the brother finds that Shatuo people crossed Yinshan and entered Daibei, he will kill them immediately. If he finds Li Keyong, I want his head!" Li Jing's expression on his face was a little cold when he said the words Li Keyong.

Thank you for your hard work and nodded. I agreed to Li Jing.

Li Jing then met with Mi Haiwan, Shi Jingcun, and Qi Bizhang. These three people surrendered to Li Jing at the beginning. Although they have become the governor of Beiyi Prefecture and also serve as the important position of the General Office, Li Jing still holds the title of the governor of the Datong Army, and they are still under Li Jing's subordinates. Li Jing sent them a batch of gifts and then said some kind words.

"I pay two stakes of money for each Shatuo people. If the living Shatuo people are soldiers, each ten stakes. If they are young and strong women, each six stakes, each three stakes, old and weak, each one stake. No matter how much you send it, I will give you how much money you will receive, and I will collect as much as you can." Li Jing said the same words to these three people.

"In addition, the price of the Khitans has been cut by half, so they also need as much as they want!"

The three of them patted their chests with excitement and said that they would try their best to complete the task assigned by Li Jing. Then they left excitedly with the 100,000 yuan of flying money given to each of them.

"Master, will this price be too high? What if they really send a large number of prisoners, will we all charge them then?" Guo Chengan said with some concern. The price of a soldier is ten-standard, so the price is quite high. In this situation where refugees are everywhere, even if you want slave workers, you don't need to pay such a price to buy the Hu people.

"Secretary, you don't have to worry about this. It's not just a simple thing to get some slaves." Li Jing picked up a glass of fruit wine and drank it. The wine was vermilion red. It was bayberry wine, full of fermentation, very strong, so strong that it almost solidified. However, it was indeed extremely fragrant. This was the wine he bought in the street market in Chang'an, and the wine jar was also marked with the mark of Dengzhou wine shop. Chang'an merchants were indeed powerful. They sold Dengzhou fruit wine to Chang'an on a large scale so quickly.

Li Zhen answered Guo Chengan's confusion, "The Grand Marshal's move is of great significance. He uses money to acquire the heads and captives of Shatu and Khitans. The three Hu generals will inevitably cross the border with profits, but fight against Shatu and even the Khitans. In this way, in the end, if nothing unexpected happens, the Khitans will inevitably fight with the three tribes of Daibei. The Grand Marshal's move is very clever. The three tribes that can be driven by a little money will willingly start a war with the Khitans, which will share part of the pressure on the Khitans for us. When we start a battle against the Khitans in Liaodong, we will have a lot of help."

"Then this move can also be used in Lu Long." Guo Cheng'an's eyes lit up. "Lu Long's army is closer to the Khitans, and they have more troops. If they fight against the Khitans, the whole situation will inevitably change drastically."

"Not necessarily." Speaking of Lu Long Army, Li Jing's eyes were full of worries. The situation in the entire Youzhou has been completely changed. Due to Tian Lingzi's secret tricks, Li Jing has now become the nominal Lu Long Jiedushi. The court has appointed Chen Jingxuan, who sells cakes, as the deputy ambassador and Jiedushi of Lu Long Army. But have they forgotten that Lu Long Army has a Jiedushi Li Keju. Even Li Keju can't be the leader of Youzhou, and there are many opposition military leaders. The situation in Youzhou, which is already extremely complicated, has been lost control of the entire situation because of Tian Lingzi's mess.

Especially when Chen Jingxuan went to Lu Long, Li Jing thought that the situation in Youzhou, which had undergone more than 20 mutinies over the past hundred years, is now tense and may undergo mutiny again at any time. This will break the effect of Li Jing finally taking advantage of the opportunity to operate in Youzhou, but he is now out of reach and can do nothing.

"Chen Jingxuan will not be short of money, and Youzhou will probably be in chaos next, and there is no spare energy to deal with the Khitans." Li Jing sighed. Since he was unable to change, let him put it aside for the time being and let Chen Jingxuan compensate the powerful soldiers and generals of Youzhou. "What we need most urgently now is to return to Dengzhou first, and then prepare to enter Liaodong to compete with the Khitans to curb the Khitans' southward momentum."

"The Grand Marshal has ordered General Lin, who was left behind in Dengzhou, to summon troops to enter the front line of Weibashan City for defense. At the right time, he can even make an attack from the side, threaten the Khitans, give the Goguryeo people some support, and let them hold on for a while. On the other hand, the Grand Marshal also sent an envoy to Jili City, ready to convince them to vote for us."

"Then there is no need to worry about the situation in Liaodong?" Guo Chengan said,

"Not necessarily," said Li Zhen. "The Goguryeo people in Jili City are not isolated and helpless. They still have considerable forces in the Wugu River and Yalu River areas. Wugu City, Daxing City, Bodiao City and others are all summoning troops."

"These people don't need to worry too much." Li Jing said slowly. "The Goguryeo people in Liaodong are not a solid piece of iron. Most of the time, they are actually fighting more. In fact, they can smell the breath of victory and reject these families. They will not send troops so quickly. At present, although Jili City is indeed on the verge of collapse, the Khitans are not seriously damaged. The air is now full of the aura of defeat, and they will make more considerations before sending troops. As for the Bohai Kingdom, it is even more impossible for them to send troops thousands of miles to support a land of Liaodong, which has already been independent and has long lost control."

"The situation in Liaodong. If we defend, the Khitans will find it difficult to go south for a while." Li Zhen frowned, "But what I am worried about is the rebels of the thief and Wang Jingwu. Since they can defeat the Tianping Army and the Taining Army one after another, it is definitely not as simple as the court said."

"They may be really powerful." Li Jing said in a long voice, "But they are not our enemies. Although we are also among the twelve towns this time, I believe that the thief army will not dare to fight head-on. At that time, we will go directly to Dengzhou and give it to General Song for the credit for the thief army."

"The Grand Marshal thinks that Song Dacheng cannot defeat the rebels? It's impossible. This is the encirclement and suppression of twelve vassal states. Even if we don't work hard, so many vassal states can drown the thief army, one person and one spit." Guo Chengan couldn't believe it.

"No one can guarantee victory before the end of any battle." Li Jing said calmly: "Although Song Jieshuai was quite famous in his early years, he fought Wang Jingwu for more than half a year, and there was no result yet. You can know what the troops and horses he is in his hands are now. It's not that Song Wei is old, but that the troops and horses he is in his hands cannot completely obey his command. Now the twelve towns are encircled and suppressed, and this situation is the same as Song Wei commands the various units of the Pinglu Army to attack Wang Jingwu. What the bandit army now threatens is the territory of Xuanwu Town, and the troops in other towns may not be willing to do so."

Besides, the Tianping Army and Taining Army have basically been crippled by the Cao Army. Yicheng, Heyang Army, Zhaoyi Army, and Zhongwu Army were crippled in Daibeidu. The twelve Towns went to six towns at once, and the remaining Dongdu Army, Xuanwu Army, Huainan Army, Jianhua Army, Zhen**, Pinglu Army, Dongdu and Xuanwu are all weak troops. Huainan and Jianhua Army have not recovered their vitality due to the Pang Xun Rebellion a few years ago. The Pinglu Army has established its own power as the Zhendong Army because of Wang Jingwu's rebellion. After all, the only one who has preserved its strength is Zhen**.

But before the battle was fought, Li Jing had already decided not to take care of the thieves this time. Then the result of the twelve towns suppressing bandits was almost destined.

"Your Majesty is still too young. After winning the Battle of Daibei, he thought that the court was strong and powerful. But after winning the Battle of Daibei, the court paid a huge price of 60,000 soldiers. Several vassal states loyal to the court were almost abandoned. However, several vassal states in the Jianghuai area have not yet recovered their vitality due to the Pang Xun Rebellion. In addition, the Tianping Army and Taining Army were crippled by the bandit army, so the court did not have much advantage. Especially when famines arose in the Central Plains, countless people who were not covered with food and clothing were supplements to the bandit army. This battle is not a floating flag or a sand table.

If the emperor gives advice, he can win. If the war comes, I am afraid that countless people will die in the middle of the war. Especially when the imperial court mobilizes so many troops to suppress bandits at once. Once the troops in each town are out of the town, the imperial court will be responsible for the supply of the army. Where can the imperial court take out this money and grain now? The twelve towns will receive at least 300,000 stones of grain per month, plus the cost of transportation, rewards, military pay, pensions, etc. As long as there is no supply in time, I am afraid that no one of the soldiers and horses will have the intention to kill the thief. If you can’t even eat enough, who is willing to fight?"

When fighting, the more logistics food and supplies they are fighting. The more troops the court mobilized, the greater the pressure on logistics supply. This is also the reason why Li Jing was shocked when he heard the court mobilizing the twelve towns of troops in Yanying Hall.

No matter how many thieves there are, they don’t have to worry about logistics food and grass, because they can grab it wherever they fight, and those who are capable of rob them, and those who are incompetent die. But if the official army has no supply of food and grass, there will be a possibility of mutiny immediately.

From the very beginning, Li Jing had no hope of victory for this encirclement plan.

Since it was a war that was doomed to fail, Li Jing had no intention of consuming it with them. From now on, he was already preparing to withdraw from Dengzhou. Li Jing, who is familiar with history, knew that the Huang Chao Rebellion did not really destroy the Li Tang Empire, they were just a fuse. They completely detonated all the contradictions of Li Tang. They wandered around the world, and eventually broke the final subtle balance of the Li Tang Empire.

When the Huang Chao chaos broke out, the Tang Dynasty would enter the remnant Tang Dynasty when the real separatist vassal states and attack each other.

From now on, Li Jing has to prepare early to consolidate his strength.
Chapter completed!