Chapter 799
When the Khitans no longer just attacked and started to use strategies, although it was a bit incredible, it did cause great trouble to the Qin army. The Khitans joined forces with Wei Shiwei and Hei Shui Mohe from the east of the sea, and defeated the Bohai Army. The troops headed straight to Longquan Prefecture in Shangjing, which was only a few hundred miles away from the Qin army's Andong Province.
Facing the fierce barbarians outside the frontier, Li Jing was very angry and felt that if he could not fight back fiercely, he would be afraid that the Northeast would be corrupt and the rear would be uneasy from now on.
In Beidaying outside the suburbs of Yanjing, the morning light was dim. Li Jing gathered with the generals last night, and then discussed matters such as logistics, food, grass, and weapons with Li Rang of the Ministry of Revenue. Later, he discussed with the Ministry of Rites about the first Qinfan civil servant exam to be held in Yanjing City. He was busy until late at night. He woke up very late. After a short sleep, he got up to wash his face, rode a horse, took Tai Chi, practiced arrows, and regained his full spirit.
When she was taking a shower after exercising, Gongsun Lan came in to report something. Under the teasing of the charming, seductive and sexy and seductive Gongsun Lan, she couldn't help but turn her upside down. Then, she left her weak and weak, collapsed into a ball, put on her clothes, and walked out of the camp.
Walking through the morning frost all over the ground, strolling in the military camp.
The terrain here is relatively high, and Li Jing couldn't help but think of the original plan. Originally, the Shangshu Province, the Cabinet, the General Staff Office and the Governor's Office of the Five Army had already come up with a plan to mobilize 60,000 troops to send troops from both north and south to directly threaten Li Quanzhong in Zhuozhou, while sending people to summon Li Quanzhong to Yanjing, forcing Li Quanzhong to surrender without fighting. Then, the 60,000 army mobilized by the Qin army would directly send troops to Yizhou, encircle and annihilate the tens of thousands of Shatuo troops trapped in Yizhou, and seize Yizhou. Then he had to follow the trend and then seize Dingzhou.
But things always didn't go as expected. Just when he was about to send troops, the Khitans went south with another 200,000.
Compared with the favorable situation in Hebei today, the Northeast is extremely troublesome. From any perspective, Li Jing must send troops to Bohai. Even if he is not willing, he has to do so.
When he thought of these things, his heart was wafting and his blood was surging. He couldn't calm down for a long time. He vented from a distance, kicked a stone under his feet far away, and smashed it on the fence beside the military camp.
"There is something in the mind of King Qin?" Cui Yunqing's voice came from behind.
Li Jing turned around and saw the teacher holding a pot of tea in his hand. The guard behind him was holding a food box. There were hot breakfast, buns and fried dough sticks.
"I just went to the tent to find you and said you came out and knew you hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so I brought you." Cui Yunqing was the Shangshu Zuo Pushe. She was both Li Jing's teacher and the first person under Li Jing in name. She was respected in the Qin army. Although he had a high status, he supported Li Jing very much. She did not act arrogantly on weekdays, rely on her seniority, and rarely interfered in military affairs. She just managed civil affairs with all her heart. Therefore, Li Jing was both grateful and trustworthy to this teacher.
"Thank you, teacher." Li Jing said gratefully. Zhao Jiang and the guards brought two shields to the ground as seats, putting tea and breakfast in the middle. Li Jing and his disciples drank morning tea while eating steaming mutton buns.
After taking a sip of hot tea, Li Jing smiled and said, "When the teacher accepted me as his disciple, I was just a soldier in Yingzheng who had just entered the city from the countryside. The teacher had already served as the governor of many places at that time. Who would have thought that someone would be able to do today? This is really changing and the times are creating heroes."
Cui Yunqing was also very moved: "Yes, the golden scales are not something in the pond, they turn into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds! Now, you are the King of Qin and the Grand Marshal of the World. Over the years, you have indeed turned upside down and the world has changed too quickly."
"Dengzhou has become better, and Shandong has become more stable. Even Liaodong and Hebei can return to the Tang Dynasty, thanks to Ji Yu, you." Cui Yunqing said slowly, paused, and then said, "But the rest of the world have become worse and worse. Wars are everywhere, vassal states attack each other, rebellions are everywhere, bandits are born, fields are deserted, and famines are constantly coming. The two capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang fall, and the emperor hunts the west of Shu, and the etiquette is corrupt and morality is deteriorating. I heard that many places are now hungry and people start to change their sons to eat, and bandits start to use human flesh as military rations. Ji Yu, I think we should do something!"
"Teacher, aren't we working hard now? Sometimes, we can break and then stand. Although this will inevitably go through pain, it is necessary. I believe that one day, we can build a prosperous era of peace and stability on this ruins." Li Jing knew that this teacher was still a traditional Confucian scholar, family, country, and the world, and that set of ideas was deeply rooted.
"If you are poor, you will be able to protect yourself; if you are rich, you will help the world!" Cui Yunqing looked at Li Jing, "If you really want to change the color and color of the world, will everything be broken? Millions of people are innocent!"
"The world is not kind, and treats everything as straw dogs! Teacher, if we want to change all this, we must first protect ourselves and strengthen ourselves. Otherwise, if we can't even protect ourselves, how can we talk about protecting the people of the world?" Li Jing shook his head gently.
Of course, Li Jing also knew what the world outside was like now. Although after the rapid expansion of the Qin vassal, with the depression of industrial and commercial trade, the large increase in population, and continuous military operations, the lives of the people in the Qin vassal have now regressed a lot, but after all, they can still survive. However, in many other places, it is already quite bad.
War, famine, plague!
But Li Jing knew very well that these were not the worst, and this was just the beginning.
"If Huang Chao can be wiped out and the two capitals can be recovered, the bright world will be restored." Cui Yunqing said.
Li Jing shook his head. Even if Huang Chao is defeated, the world will never be able to return to the past. After Huang Chao's rebellion, the Li Tang court completely lost its prestige, and the vassal states in various places have long been actually divided. The court has even lost his Shen Ce Army like him, so how can we use to restrain the vassal states in the world?
When Huang Chao is gone, the various vassal states will continue to attack each other, and the world will be in chaos.
Li Jing did not attack the spirit of this Confucian teacher.
"Teacher should know that the Hu cavalry and barbarians outside the Frontier are in chaos and are attacking the Bohai Sea, but in fact they are pointing their swords at our Qin army. We cannot wait until they fight at home before we can rush to fight. We must send troops to the Bohai Sea now. This time, we send troops and expeditions. The weather in the east of the sea is severely cold, and it is now the freezing period at sea. Our ships cannot travel and logistics transportation are difficult, so there will be too many troops. This battle will be very difficult, and we don't have the energy to consider other things now. Even if we were originally planning to use troops against Yi Dingzhuo, it may be temporarily put on hold. Now we cannot take the risk of fighting two battles at the same time!"
Li Jing knew very well what his teacher said, meaning that he, the Grand Marshal of the World, could take the responsibility of controlling the world, and coordinate the efforts of several major coalition forces in Hedong, Henan, Guanzhong, and Hebei to attack Huang Chao. However, Li Jing had issued a proclamation to summon troops from all over the world to support the king and fight against the thieves, which was actually just a statement.
Letting Huang Chao be strong is not good for Li Jing. But it is impossible for Li Jing to go to the king regardless of the situation around him at this time.
Li Jing needed the title of Marshal of the World, and also needed to command the prestige of the World, but he would not really send troops to attack Huang Chao.
Cui Yunqing was slightly disappointed when she heard Li Jing's answer, but she had long expected that this would be the result. Li Jing was not the country boy who first entered Dengzhou City. Now he has commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, occupied hundreds of states, and ruled tens of millions of people, and had three parts of the world.
After thinking about it, Cui Yunqing spoke out: "Since the king is ready to fight the Hu cavalry with all his might, the battlefield in Hebei must temporarily stop the troops. I have a plan. Maybe he can take Zhuozhou without bloodshed and solve the problem of Li Quanzhong."
"Please say it by teacher!"
Cui Yunqing said: "It is better to use the order of the Grand Marshal of the World to directly lead the troops of the Yiwu Army as the vanguard of the King of Hebei, send troops to Henan, join forces with the Henan coalition forces, and counterattack Luoyang together."
Li Jing was stunned when he heard this, but immediately understood.
The Qin army is now preparing to fight against the Hu cavalry and is unwilling to go to war on both sides and fight against Li Quanzhong. But Li Quanzhong staying in Zhuozhou is always a hidden danger. Cui Yunqing has proposed a plan, which is to let Li Jing use the authority of the world's military marshal to order Li Quanzhong to leave Zhuozhou and send troops to Luoyang. Of course, in fact, it is not really necessary to ask Li Quanzhong to fight Luoyang.
In the current situation, Li Quanzhong also knew very well that the Qin army would not allow him to continue to stay in Zhuozhou. Li Jing's order was equivalent to giving Li Quanzhong a new opportunity to choose, without fighting the Qin army, nor being annexed by the Qin army. He could choose the third route and leave Zhuozhou with his men.
Under the banner of orders to fight against thieves, he left Zhuozhou and went to the Central Plains. From then on, he could not come back, but he is still under the banner of the Tang army and has tens of thousands of troops on his hands. Therefore, if Li Quanzhong leaves, he can still find a new territory.
In this way, Li Jing drove Li Quanzhong away and took Zhuozhou. He neither had to start a war nor had to worry about the future troubles of Li Quanzhong. Li Quanzhong was able to preserve his strength, which was indeed a win-win situation.
And this seems to be more beneficial to Li Jing. Li Quanzhong went to Henan and fought against the rebels in Luoyang under the order of Li Jing. He represented the Qin army and Li Jing. He would undoubtedly let people all over the world see Li Jing's positive performance in fighting thieves and win more people's hearts.
Li Jing couldn't help but applaud. This was indeed an unparalleled strategy, and he would defeat others without fighting.
Chapter completed!