Chapter 751
Li Jing's conditions were completely beyond Li Quanzhong's expectations, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
He is now at the end of his journey, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is in the double-team of Li Keyong, Wang Jingchong and Li Jing, and is defeated in front of him. However, Li Jing, the world's most powerful vassal, not only did not take the blame, but took the opportunity to propose annexation, but instead reached out to pull him. This made him a little stunned.
When did Li Jing become a good person?
In Li Quanzhong's eyes, although Li Jing has always been under the banner of Zhongtang, he is definitely the most anti-king in the world. Li Jing never ruthless in treating various vassal states. Now he has the opportunity to annex Yiwu Town, why did Li Jing save him?
If Li Jing is really willing to rescue him, Li Quanzhong would not be reluctant to have a mere Youzhou ceded to Li Jing. Although Youzhou is important, it is a huge deal compared to the dangerous situation that is about to be destroyed. As long as Li Jing only has Youzhou, at least there will be Zhuozhou left in Lulong Town he swallowed.
This proposal made Li Quanzhong extremely moved, and it was simply a timely help.
However, Li Quanzhong was puzzled, Li Jing really has such kindness?
"The King of Qin is really willing to save Li?" Li Quanzhong said while carefully observing the expression on Gai Yu's face. At the moment, he was like a drowning person. Although he thought this matter was not reliable, he still could not refuse this life-saving straw in front of him.
It's ridiculous to think about it. Not long ago, Li Quanzhong had a battle with Li Jing in Hebei with the other three towns, and he lost Yingzhou. Then, he planned to form an alliance with Li Keyong, Khitan and others in the three towns. As a result, when everything was ready, Liu Yue's death led to this series of reactions. The alliance was eventually broken. Li Keyong, an ally who had previously claimed to have brothers, joined forces to fight him, but the original enemy Li Jing wanted to send troops to rescue him.
It's really amazing.
Gai Yu knew what Li Quanzhong was worried about, and he did not completely believe in the Qin army. He was afraid of only the Qin army's fraud.
He picked up the teacup, took a sip, "Good tea." He put down the teacup. Li Yu said calmly: "The prince, this is the moment, and that is the moment. My nobleman said it very well. There is no eternal friend or eternal enemy in the world, only eternal interests. I believe the prince must have a great understanding of this sentence now."
Li Quanzhong nodded, it was indeed the case.
Gai Yu continued: "The prince should know that my highness once sent troops to depart from the north and defeated Shatuo. Li Keyong and his highness have a lot of grudges. At present, Li Keyong colluded with our mortal enemy Khitan. He defeated the Xi and Yinshan Tatars who were dependent on the court and our Daxingtai. In addition, Li Keyong also captured a beautiful woman from His Highness. Although Li Keyong is now referring to Prince Li, we are in Hebei, and we are all cold in our lips. If the prince is destroyed by Li Keyong, it will not be a good thing for us."
"The King of Qin is a kind person. He is willing to take action to help the prince. As long as the prince is willing to cooperate with us, the past can be left unrestrained. Not only that, we will also send troops to help the prince repel Li Keyong and Wang Jingchong. Of course, this requires the prince to pay a certain price, and the price is not high. My noble is only Youzhou."
Li Quanzhong was moved, but hesitated. He had no way out now and wanted to agree to Li Jing's request immediately and form an alliance with Li Jing. But he was afraid that this would lead a wolf into the house. Li Jing was not a kind person. Today he had Youzhou, but who knew whether he would want to be lofty and look forward to Shu next, and then Zhuozhou, Yizhou, and Dingzhou next?
Gai Yu was not in a hurry. After saying that, he stopped talking, but slowly tasted the Hangzhou Longjing tea in Li Quanzhong's mansion, leisurely and contented.
After a while, Gai Yu's performance finally made Li Quanzhong make up his mind. In fact, Li Quanzhong had no other way to go besides this. He agreed to Li Jing that although this might be a matter of being a scam with the tiger, he refused to agree, but he was about to be shared by two wolves, Li Keyong and Wang Jingchong.
Sometimes, even though I know it’s drinking poison to quench my thirst, I can only take one step at a time.
"Okay, thank you for your kindness, so I'll be disrespectful. As Qin said, after the matter is completed, Youzhou will be handed over to the King of Qin. But I don't know when the Qin army will be able to send troops?" Gai Yu raised his head and looked at Li Quanzhong, without any fear. Instead, he chuckled and said: "I reminded the prince that Youzhou is not a handover after the matter is completed, but when the prince handed over Youzhou to us, we will officially send troops to rescue Yizhou."
Li Quanzhong's black pupils shrank slightly, and then a flash of light in his eyes.
"Does the prince doubt His Highness the King of Qin's character?"
Li Quanzhong's heart is complicated, it is a gamble. If he handed over Youzhou first, maybe Li Jing would not send troops to rescue him after he got Youzhou. But does he have any other choice? At this point, he can only count on Li Jing's character.
However, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I believe in Your Highness the King of Qin. But the ugly words are ahead. If Your Highness the King of Qin won Youzhou but did not keep his promise and sent troops to help, then he had no choice but to surrender to Li Keyong. I believe that Your Highness the King of Qin doesn't want to see this result."
Gai Yu was slightly shocked, but he was still calm on the surface and nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the King of Qin promises a thousand gold, and he will do his best."
This time, we came to discuss with Li Quanzhong secretly. It was originally a task of the Supervision Office. But Gai Yu still came in person because he knew the importance of this trip. Li Quanzhong would not support it for long. If the Qin army did not interfere in this matter, Li Keyong would invade Hebei in a very short time and control You, Zhuo, and Yizhou. This would be a disastrous consequence for the Qin army.
At this time, even if the Qin army sent troops to attack Li Quanzhong, it might not have an advantage over Li Keyong.
Therefore, the plan that Li Jing finally came up with was to cooperate with Li Quanzhong.
The purpose of sending troops to rescue Li Quanzhong was to block Li Keyong from entering Hebei.
The conditions for cooperation, as long as youzhou is the result of Li Jing's thoughts for a long time. Li Quanzhong would not agree to the question. But Li Jing could not save him in vain. He took this opportunity to get the most important Youzhou first.
From some perspectives, Li Keyong's attack on Hebei this time actually gave Li Jing a better chance to intervene in the situation in Hebei.
"A word is determined!" Li Quanzhong finally embarked on the road that Li Jing arranged for him. Apart from that, he had no choice.
On that day, Li Quanzhong wrote a letter in person, asking his second son Li Kuangchou to go to Youzhou with Gaiyu, and personally brought his orders to his eldest son Li Kuangwei, asking him to hand over Youzhou to Li Jing's Qin army, and then lead his army back to Yiding with the Qin army.
Gai Yu and Li Kuangchou first entered Hejian, Yingzhou. As soon as they entered the city, they heard a very bad news.
The Hebei Governor Pei You had a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "The secret spy in the Military Capital Pass was urgently reported that just last night, the Military Capital Pass had already been captured by Shatuo's army."
Gai Yu and Li Kuangchou were both shocked. Unexpectedly, the army, which was known as the Lulong Pass, was lost so quickly. This news was very unfavorable to them. Once the army was lost, the Shatuo army had already opened the gate of the northwest of Youzhou.
Unexpectedly, I rushed to the scene quickly, but it was still one step late. Shatuo's army actually broke through Jundu Pass so quickly.
"What's my brother right now?" Li Kuangchou asked anxiously.
"I will be defeated by my brother and led more than 10,000 troops to retreat into Youzhou City and lead 20,000 troops."
I heard that Li Convey had 20,000 troops in Youzhou City, so Gai Yu breathed a little relieved.
"The one who defeated the army was Li Keyong's adopted son Li Siyuan as the main general. There are also new generals Guo Chongtao in Shatuo's army, including Liu Rengong, the former surrendered generals of Lu Long, and Li Keyong's generals Li Cunxin, Xue Atan, and An Xiuxiu. The troops were originally 20,000, but after breaking the gate, there were still 15,000 soldiers. They are still in the military gate, and they are estimated to arrive at the city of Youzhou within three days."
Gai Yu's mind was a little calmer, "Li Siyuan and Guo Chongtao are both generals, but they don't have many troops. Although they break through the army, if they want to attack Youzhou City, this number of troops is not enough. They must have to transfer more troops from Daibei. We don't have to worry too much. Now we will send troops to Youzhou immediately and take the lead in defending Youzhou."
In the military capital, Li Siyuan and Guo Chongtao were all very excited. After besieging the military capital for more than ten days, they used a surprise attack to capture such a dangerous pass, which made everyone feel a little proud. Li Siyuan smiled and said, "The Prince has surrounded Li Quanzhong in Yi County, and Li Quanzhong is about to be destroyed."
Xue Atan said: "Li Kuanwei is now defeated in Youzhou City, and his defeat is only 20,000. He is willing to lead 5,000 troops to seize Youzhou."
Li Siyuan was the chief general of the army. He shook his head and said, "Youzhou is the largest city in the north, and it is difficult to get out easily. Besides, the north of Youzhou belongs to the Qin army. We must be careful. I still want to rest in the military for several days. I have sent people to mobilize troops in the rear. When our military strength is a little stronger, it will not be too late to attack Youzhou again."
Guo Chongtao laughed and opposed: "The opportunity is fleeting. Now we have just broken through the army. Our army is at a time when we have a new victory. It is advisable to lead the army to enter the pass by to capture Youzhou in one fell swoop. I fear that there will be changes, and there will be more dreams in the night."
All the generals agreed, but Li Siyuan could not stop them. In the end, he had to agree that Guo Chongtao personally led 10,000 troops to attack Youzhou, while Li Siyuan was in charge of Jundu Pass and waited for Shatuo reinforcements.
North of Youzhou, Shunzhou.
Yang Shihou, the Flying Cavalry Army, was a military commander and a defense envoy of Shunzhou, carefully read the emergency orders sent by the Hejian, and his blood was boiling. As Li Jing's fifth disciple, he was a transcendent in the Qin army. At this age, he had become the elite Flying Cavalry Army leader and the defense envoy of Yizhou. However, he was a little depressed during this period. This time, the King of Qin went south to Huanghuai, but he stayed in Hebei. Seeing the other brothers' good news, he was envious.
As a disciple of the King of Qin, it would be difficult to survive without real achievements.
Now, the opportunity has finally come.
King Feige of Qin passed the order of commander Yang Shihou sent troops to the Duguan, cut off Guo Chongtao's retreat, and prepared to close the door and beat the dog.
Chapter completed!