In July of the sixth year of Qianfu, Yanmen, Daizhou.

Li Keyong, the king of Yanmen County, has been a little happy and sad recently, and returned to the Central Plains again, after the second anti-Tang Dynasty, this dangerous move not only did not let Li Keyong have an accident, but the Li Tang court, which was no longer able to control the world, gave Li Keyong an additional official and promoted the knight, and officially divided the Dai, Xin, and Wei prefectures in Daibei as Yanmen Town of Shatuo people.

Not long ago, Li Keyong attacked the Tatars on the way back to Yinshan and won a great victory. With the power of this new victory, they successively entered the two towns of the Datong Army and the Hedong Army to loot and provoke, robbing countless people of money and food, and no one in the Hedong Army and the Datong Army dared to respond.

In June, Lick took a new house like a wife.

The newcomer such as Mrs. Cao is extremely young and beautiful, and unlike Liu, she is full of the gentleness and thoughtfulness of the daughter of the Han family. He finally persuaded Liu to agree to officially welcome this woman into the door. Who would have expected that at the wedding banquet that day, he was mixed in by two female assassins and almost killed him. Although with his skills and the desperate protection of the guards, there is no danger at the end. But Li Keyong was also hit by several swords and shed a lot of blood. His righteous army guarded dozens of people to protect him.

Even his uncle Li Youjin, the deputy envoy of Jiedu in Yanmen Town, was beheaded on the spot.

Li Keyong was shocked and frightened.

Not long ago, Liu Yuegang of Lulong Town was stabbed to death in Youzhou City, which also triggered a civil strife in Youzhou. led to the destruction of Liu Yue and Liu Yan's brothers, and then Liu Rengong obtained Wang Jingchong's support and took the opportunity to seize Lu Long, but he was not happy for a few days, and was taken away by Li Quanzhong of Yiwu Town.

For a while, it can be said that it was dazzling, and after the last time, Liu Rengong fled to his territory in Yanmen Town, but the two prefectures of Lulong Town and Zhuo fell into the hands of Li Quanzhong.

Originally, Li Keyong took in Liu Rengong. is preparing to borrow Liu Rengong's name. Meddling in the affairs of Youzhou, Hebei.

Who thinks. This bold assassin killed Liu Yue, and in the blink of an eye, he actually ran to his mansion to kill people again.

For a while, Li Keyong was really shocked and angry.

Although the assassin was extremely powerful, on the day of the wedding banquet, the two women killed more than 100 people, including the envoy of Shatuo soldiers and horses, and Li Youjin, the deputy envoy of the Yanmen Festival, but in the end they still fell into the hands of Li Keyong. The identities of the two took a few days of hard work, and they were finally found out.

The thirty-year-old female killer is called Aunt Lan. The extremely beautiful woman in her twenties is called Murong Xue. It turned out that they were all the top killers of Lijingmen under the Li Tang royal family, and later defected to Tian Lingzi, who was once ordered to assassinate Li Jing, but the most reluctant turned to Li Jing instead. It is rumored that Murong Xue is Li Jing's woman, but she left Li Jing a few years ago. After three years, he shot again, but he was a blockbuster, killing Liu Yue as soon as he made a move, and then ran to Yanmen to kill so many of him.

Although no matter how they were interrogated, Murong Xue and the others refused to admit that they had come to assassinate them on Li Jing's orders. But in Li Ke's intentions, he had already decided that they were the ones Li Jing sent to assassinate him.

Li Keyong wanted to kill the two of them immediately. However, it was blocked by Mrs. Liu.

"Husband, since these two people are Li Jing's people. Why not keep it for now. Li Jing is powerful, and his woman should not be killed lightly, so as not to arouse Li Jing's anger. According to the concubine's opinion, the husband might as well show the Tang Dynasty Emperor as it is. ”

"Play tomorrow?" With a sneer, Lick tugged at a wound on his face, and the laughter turned into a painful inhale. "Li Tang Tianzi even lost Chang'an to Huangchao, and now he has run away to Xichuan in a puff of smoke. Playing him is useful. ”

Mrs. Liu said calmly: "Husband, Li Tang Tianzi really can't control Li Jing right now. But things are like the lecturer is famous, this assassination, as long as we play the matter in front of the emperor, and then proclaim that the whole world knows, then we have a reason first. Moreover, in this way, everyone in the world knows that Liu Yue was also assassinated by Li Jing. Then, the previous suspicion that Liu Yue was stabbed by us naturally disappeared. ”

"What's more, we're not really afraid of Li Jing." Liu chuckled, "It's just a strategy. We can even send someone to tell Li Jing that we are willing to let Li Jing take money and food to redeem people. And we took advantage of the fact that Li Jing was still in the south to find a way to swallow Lu Long first. The gentleman takes revenge, not in a hurry. As long as we can enter Hebei, we can curb Li Jing's current momentum. ”

Li Ke continued to be angry, "What, let this king send those two women back, it's impossible." The king almost died by their swords, and more than 100 guards died, even his uncle died at their hands. How could you let them go? The king had already thought about it, since Li Jing dared to send his own women to assassinate him, Lao Tzu simply took them all into the king's slave girls. ”

"This king doesn't believe it, my Shatuo cavalry is invincible in the world, my son is brave, he Li Jing has repeatedly bullied me, how can I give up?"

Liu couldn't help sneering at this time: "The concubine looks at her husband because she has already seen the beauty of the two assassins, right?" I just married the second lady, and now I want to accept the third lady and the fourth lady? ”

Li Ke found that there were many mistakes in his language, and he couldn't help blushing a little.

"The husband wants to take a concubine, and the concubine will not stop you. It doesn't matter how much you want, but since this Murong Xue is Li Jing's woman, then the husband can't accept it. If you accept Li Jing's wife, it will inevitably anger Li Jing, and this will be an endless battle. Even if we have to deal with Li Jing now, there is no need to be so vigorous. What we are concerned about now is to march into Hebei, Lu Long is in chaos, and the joint forces of the various families that have been planned and planned again have been repeated. The previous plan has failed, and now we have to re-plan to deal with Li Jing. During this period of Li Jing's administration, he protected the territory and the people, and the development of agriculture and industry was very prosperous. Moreover, Li Jing has successively annexed Yichang Town, Taining Town, and Ganhua Town in half a year this year, plus most of Lulong and half of Xiaohuainan, and its potential has expanded very rapidly. If you return the two assassins to Li Jing, why not stabilize Li Jing temporarily? ”

Under some guidance, Li Ke also moved a little with his mind. Liu Yunniang's analysis is very accurate, although Shatuo has also developed rapidly in the past six months, and has taken the land of Qizhou as the foundation, but since this period of time. In addition to sending troops and horses to fight on the border of Datong and Hedong towns. Grab some money and food. Recruiting some soldiers and horses, in fact, there is not much development. Compared with Li Jing's development in the past six months, it is a world of difference.

"This dog's day, Gao Yu, who is also known as the world's famous general, was actually defeated by Li Jing, and he lost his troops and lost his generals, and he couldn't stop Li Jing at all. And that Yellow Nest, this grass coar. He is also an incompetent. Seeing that Li Jing was defeated and set Huaisi, he didn't know how to seize the opportunity. Hey, a bunch of trash. Rick scolded angrily. Previously, Li Keyong judged that Li Jing went south to seize the opportunity to seize the land of Shandong, and there were two major forces of Huangchao and Gao Biao there, and the battle between Li Jing and them would have to be fought for a year or two. With this time, he can also calmly lay out.

But who would have thought that Gao Yu would be so unbeaten. It's a waste of fame. And Huang Chao disappointed him even more and fought with Li Jingxiao. In fact, there was no movement, and Li Jing did not fight, but led the main force into Chang'an.

And the coalition forces that Li Keyong had high hopes for were against Li Jilu, but because of Liu Yue's death, he is now almost aborted.

Counting on others is still unreliable after all.

In the end, if you want to deal with Li Jing, you have to rely on yourself.

"Lao Kang, you immediately prepare two letters on behalf of this king, one to play the Son of Heaven, to explain Li Jing's assassination of this king, and ask the Son of Heaven to uphold justice. The other letter was written to Li Jing, saying that he didn't need to exchange it for the traitor in Gaiyu, and the two women could be exchanged for 100,000 stone grain. ”

After making up his mind, Li Keyong no longer had any ideas about Murong Xue and the two women, and handed them over to the Liu family to take care of, so as not to have any accidents on the way. shouted at the moment and summoned Kang Junli, Guo Chongtao, Li Siyuan, and Li Sizhao to discuss the matter.

On the second day of the seventh month of the sixth year of Qianfu, Li Keyong gathered an army of 50,000 Shatuo, personally commanded the troops, and led Kang Junli, Li Cunxian, Li Sien and other generals to march eastward from Yanmen in Daizhou, enter Ulzhou, and garrison Ulzhou Kong Lingguan, and make preparations to go out of Taihang Flying Fox and directly attack Li Quanzhong Yizhou in Yiwu Town.

The next day, Li Quanzhong, who had already detected Li Keyong's offensive posture, hurriedly sent troops, transferred troops to strengthen the defense of Yizhou, and intercepted Li Keyong.

On the same day, Li Keyong discovered Li Quanzhong's rescue operation and personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack Yizhou. Li Quanzhong did not dare to meet the battle and was stationed on the spot.

After seeing Li Quanzhong's timidity, Li Ke boldly organized the elite Shatuo cavalry into teams and took turns to launch harassing attacks on the Yiwu army, so that the Yiwu army was busy coping, and they were frightened every day, without rest, and gradually tired. Li Keyong ordered the general Li Sizhao to lead an elite infantry army over the mountains and mountains, and detoured from the trail to the back of the Yiwu army.

Three days later, Li Keyong launched a general attack from the front, Li Sizhao attacked from behind, and the 30,000 Yiwu army led by Li Kuangchou, the son of Li Quanzhong, was defeated.

On July 6, Li Quanzhong, who learned of the defeat in Yizhou, was shocked and hurriedly gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses from You, Zhuo, and Ding to return to defend Yizhou.

On the 8th, Li Ke used the two counties of Louting and Bancheng in the northwest of Yizhou, and 50,000 troops approached the city of Yizhou. Li Quanzhong refused to hold on to the city, and the Shatuo army attacked the city fiercely, attacking for several days, but could not resist.

Just when Li Quanzhong was relieved, Li Quanzhong's son, Li Congwei, who guarded the military capital of the northwest gate of Youzhou, suddenly sent someone to send an urgent report to him.

Li Quanzhong couldn't believe it, but when he saw that his son wrote in detail about the leading generals outside the Guan, saying that the 20,000 Shatuo troops attacked outside the Guanhai were led by Li Siyuan and Guo Chongtao, Li Quanzhong believed it a little. Moreover, Li Congwei also said in the letter that in the Shatuo army outside the Guan, the defector general Liu Rengong and his son were also found.

Li Quanzhong only found out at this time that Li Keyong was in the dadang, Li Ke personally led 50,000 soldiers and horses to take the Flying Fox Road and attack Yizhou, but in fact, it was a strategy to attack the east and the west and divert the tiger from the mountain. Li Keyong's real purpose is to take the military capital of the northwest gate of Youzhou, and their goal is not Yizhou but Youzhou.

It's just that at this time, it was too late to know the Tao, and Li Quanzhong's strength was not strong, and he was defeated by Li Jing at the beginning of the year and lost Yingzhou. Last time, although Huang Que captured Youzhuo Erzhou in the back, it was not taken down without blood. In addition, he just took Youzhou, and he failed to fully control it. This time, Yizhou lost 30,000 troops in the first battle. The 30,000 he personally brought this time were still drawn from the front line of Youzhou and Junduguan.

Now that Li Ke has descended from the sky with a strange soldier, even if Li Quanzhong knows the other party's plan, he is helpless and has no soldiers to send.

The last time he captured Lulong Town, although he picked up a big bargain, it also broke his alliance with Chengde Town. Now that Li Keyong is calling, how can Chengde Town send troops to rescue? For a while, Li Quanzhong regretted it a little, the last time he sent troops to capture Lulong Town, it seemed that he didn't pick up a bargain, but picked up a disaster.

In the middle of July of the sixth year of Qianfu, the emergency messengers sent by Li Quanzhong to the towns of Chengde and Weibo all returned. brought back a result that he had expected, Wang Jingchong and Han Jian did not respond to the request to send reinforcements to help.

Li Quanzhong was in a dilemma.

Li Ke divided his troops into two routes, one way through the Flying Fox to attack Yizhou, and the other to attack the military capital.

Li Quanzhong was defeated for a while, losing more than 30,000 yuan, and his troops and horses were now overstretched. What's even worse is that Li Quanzhong can't transfer all his troops and horses to the front to face the enemy, and behind him, there are Wang Jingchong and Li Jing, two guys who are eyeing the enemy. (To be continued......)