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When Li Jing entered the Assassin's Mansion, which had been used as the temporary marshal's mansion, Li Zhen, Jing Xiang, Gai Yu and others were discussing things, and Li Jing's father-in-law, Zhang Rui, was also there. He had accepted Li Jing's request a few days ago and officially became the governor in charge of civil affairs in Hebei Province, but he has not yet taken office, and he has been with Li Zhen and others these days, and he can be regarded as familiar with official affairs.

Seeing him coming, they each greeted each other, and Sun Lan, the prince of the Supervision Department and the Investigation Bureau, said: "The king came in a hurry, and there is an urgent report that has just been delivered here, and it is about to be sent to the king." ”

Li Jing saw her with a solemn face, and knew that it must be an urgent matter. At that moment, he opened his mouth and said, "What's the urgency?" But what's going on in Huainan? ”

"There is indeed something abnormal in Huainan recently, but I haven't found any specific situation yet, but I just received information from the north today, Li Keyong has sent troops to Lu Long, and is mobilizing troops and horses to prepare to attack Jundu Pass."

"Li Ke used this time to attack Lu Long's army?" Li Jing couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"This one-eyed wolf probably wants to take advantage of the fire to rob, and now when Lu Longjun is at its weakest, our army is heading south, and at this time he is attacking Lu Longjun, obviously wanting to grab food and pick peaches." The newly joined son-in-law's side, Zhang Rui, who had just become the governor of Hebei, twisted his beard and interjected, he had already regarded the territory of the four towns in Hebei as his rule, how could he watch Li Keyong suddenly intervene.

"One-eyed wolf?" Li Ke used his old subordinate Gaiyu to hear the new nickname given by Zhang Rui, and couldn't help but smile. Li Ke was nicknamed Black Crow in his early years, and later after the anti-Tang Dynasty. Some people call it Flying Tiger. It is said that the tiger character was still very shunned in the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for the anti-Tang Dynasty, he wouldn't dare to use the tiger character as a nickname. After Li Keyong opposed the Tang Dynasty for the second time, the generals of Shatuo had long been accustomed to calling Li Keyong the king of Shatuo, and at this time, Feihuzi was no longer called, and simply went to the next level and called it the one-eyed dragon.

Whether it's a tiger or a dragon, it's a, and Li Ke uses a feudal town to be marshal. Dare to use the word dragon to call, the arrogance can be seen.

However, at this time, Zhang Rui was even more desperate, neither calling him a flying tiger nor a one-eyed dragon, and directly took a new nickname called Li Keyong one-eyed wolf, hearing this title, everyone couldn't help but smile at the corner of their mouths. This handsome father-in-law, although he was born as a giant businessman, is not simple, think about it, he can be under the siege of Zhu Wen. Stick to the city without breaking, and you can really see some ability.

Li Jing's eyes flashed. I didn't worry about Li Keyong attacking Lu Longjun in my heart, after all, this military order was still given by him. If Li Ke really fights with Liu Yue, Li Jing is actually the biggest beneficiary, after all, Li Jing has 100,000 garrisons in Hebei.

The two tigers competed, and the one who benefited the most was definitely Li Jing, the third tiger.

However, it is not easy for Li Ke to use this guy, just by looking at the opportunity he seized the opportunity to oppose Tang for the second time, and in the blink of an eye, he can see that this is not an idle person.

If Li Jing sent him a military order, Li Keyong immediately sent troops according to the order, and Li Jing would not believe it even if he was killed. Even the people who dared to oppose the Tang Dynasty twice, how could they care about the military orders of Li Jing, the enemy?

Li Ke used to send troops to Lu Long so quickly, Li Jing couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. Li Keyong knew that Li Jing had 100,000 troops stationed in Moying, and tens of thousands of troops were also stationed in the areas of Tan, Ji, Shun, Ping, and Jingyan Mountain, no matter what, Li Keyong's strength is too different from Li Jing's strength now, if he stays in Daibei honestly, then across Liu Yue's territory, Li Jing will not pay attention to him for the time being. But if he fights Lu Longlai, even if he can defeat Liu Yue, in front of the powerful forces of the Qin army, it is obviously unrealistic to want to pull out the teeth and take millet from the fire. The biggest possibility is that Li Keyong and Liu Yue were both defeated, but the most unfortunate and Zhuo fell into the hands of Li Jing.

Li Keyong is not stupid, so why is he doing this?

"Are there any secret moves in the four towns of Hebei recently?" Li Jing turned his head to look at Gongsun Lan.

"The one-eyed wolf once sent people to the military capital to persuade Liu Yan to surrender." Gongsun Lan replied.

Gai Yu, who was twisting his beard, suddenly tore off a beard, and his teeth were sore and painful, but he didn't care about this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he exclaimed: "Your Highness's meaning is that Li Ke's attack on Liu Yue is fake, in fact, the two are secretly making peace?" ”

Gai Yu's words surprised everyone, if Li Keyong secretly communicated with Liu Yue, then their target would be obvious, it would only be Qin Jun.

"Even if Li Keyong adds Liu Yue, he will not be our opponent, they are trying to hit the stone with an egg, and they can't measure themselves." Guo Chengan sneered.

Li Jing shook his head, "Since Li Keyong sent troops to the army at this time, I am afraid that the secret agreement between them has been reached, and this is a manifestation of wanting to act immediately." Moreover, if my guess is correct, Li Keyong must not only join forces with Liu Yue, but must have secretly reached an agreement with the four towns of Hebei. Li Keyong plus four towns, the strength is not weak. ”

Gongsun Lan followed Li Jing's thinking, and raised her two good-looking eyebrows, "If you say so, then this secret net must be not small, since Li Keyong can form an alliance with the four towns, if he can't make an alliance, he will also form an alliance with the Khitan." ”

Jing Xiang also interjected, "Previously, the marshal ordered the mobilization of soldiers and horses in various towns to crusade against Huangchao, but only Huainan, Zhenhai, and the three towns of probation did not listen to the order, and it was not good, this Gao Yu, Zhou Bao, and Shi Pu may also be involved." ”

Although on the surface, Li Jing and the towns are safe, but Li Jing and Gao Yu have had fierce conflicts, even between Zhou Bao, and Shi Pu, now the Qin army has just occupied Sizhou.

There was a sound of inhalation in the hall, and everyone's faces were a little bad.

If this speculation is true, then the Qin army has many enemies at once.

"What are you afraid of, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will flood the earth." Li Jing smiled lightly, as if he didn't care. This expression made everyone's hearts feel a little calmer.

"The Ombudsman will immediately notify the bureaus and immediately investigate the matter in full." Gongsun Lan immediately said that the Supervision Department had not found useful information on this matter, which was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty.

Li Jing nodded, and patted Gongsun Lan's arm again, "It's no wonder that the Supervision Department is in this matter, you have just been formed." ”

Jing Xiang, president of the General Staff Academy, presided over strategic affairs, and the current situation was also a sign of dereliction of duty for Jing Xiang. At the moment, his face was a little swollen and red. "Your Highness. If the towns join forces, then we are in a very dangerous situation at the moment, and although we are strong, we are not strong enough to fight all over the battlefield at the same time. We believe that we should adjust our strategic layout to cope with the current situation. ”

"What's your plan?" Li Jing asked.

Jing Xiang thought for a while, "This court thinks that the situation in Hebei should be the most important. If Hebei is lost, our army will be cut off from north to south, which will be very unfavorable. Therefore, I think that the army entering Henan should withdraw to Ziqing, and Henan can retain the four prefectures of Mi, Yi, Yan, and Ji except for the five prefectures of Ziqing, and the rest of the prefectures should all be abandoned, and the troops should be reduced back to defense, in the south. We do a defense plan. Our main force withdrew to Hebei, and a part of our troops and horses were transferred to Liaoxi Province to guard against the Khitan. The main thing. Or heavy troops gathered in Hebei, preparing for a decisive battle with the four towns of Hebei, capturing Youzhou, and blocking Li Keyong to the west of Taihang Mountain. ”

Jing Xiang's plan is a bit conservative, but it is very steady. From the perspective of the overall situation, the battle line of the Qin army is indeed very long at present. Although it is said that it easily occupies more than a dozen prefectures in Henan, these prefectures and counties, due to natural disasters and military disasters, are actually the most desolate in the rich land of Henan.

If the Qin army wants to hold on to these positions, then the line will be very long, and the defense will be more difficult.

Ten fingers spread out, not clenched into a fist. For the current Qin army, territory is not the most urgent need, and the key is to maintain military deterrence and not to disperse the forces too much. As long as the Qin army abandons these newly-acquired basins in Henan and leaves Yiyan and other four states, then they will keep the hilly areas of Shandong in their hands, even if Gao Biao and others really send troops to the north and control these favorable areas, it will be difficult for Gao Biao to do anything, and the Qin army can hold Shandong firmly in the south.

The most critical is still Hebei, and Li Keyong's alliance with the four towns of Hebei is a great threat.

It's just that although this proposal is very stable, if this proposal is followed, it will be equivalent to the Qin army to give up the land of Hai, Si, Yun, Pu, Cao, Hua, and Song that it has just occupied. And in this way, Hu Douzhou and Yu Zhou, the two key points on the water, have to be abandoned.

These sites have not been in hand for a long time, and they have not yet warmed up, so who is willing to give up like this.

In fact, most people, although they think that Li Keyong may have really united Gao Biao with the Four Towns, Khitan, etc., but they are also too worried. If you hear that the other party is in charge, you will be frightened and retreat without a fight, which is too much.

Shangshu Gaiyu of the Ministry of Officials was the first to object, "Even if Gao Yu sends troops, there is no need to be afraid." He thought that we had the strength to fight on both the north and the south. For Gao Pi, we can use offense as defense and strike first as strong. A certain proposal, immediately send troops to Xuzhou, as long as we take Xuzhou first, and then connect with Sizhou, according to the Huai River, then don't say that Gao Biao will attack, even if Gao Biao and Zhou Bao join forces, we don't have to be afraid of him. According to Xuzhou and Sizhou, we are completely able to block the troops from the south to the south of the Huai River. ”

Wang Pu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also nodded in agreement, and gave up the seven states he had just taken for nothing, but he refused to agree. "The headquarters also agreed with the proposal of the heavenly officials, and it was more advantageous to block the enemy in the south of the Huai River than to cede the seven states and let the enemy army fight to the land of Qilu. If we give up the seven states, we will only cheapen Huang Chao and Gao Biao and others, and it will be very unfavorable to us. ”

Although Zhang Rui is now the governor of Hebei, he is also unwilling to give up Songzhou to Huang Chao, and seconded Gaiyu's plan to capture Xuzhou.

However, Li Rang, the head of the household department, although he is also from Henan, agrees with Jing Xiang's plan to abandon the seven states of Henan. His idea is to consider the livelihood and financial aspects of the household department, and over the years, Li Jing's strength has relied entirely on industry and commerce, using industry and commerce to raise the army and feed agriculture. To put it bluntly, the current situation on Li Jing's side depends on the blood supply of the ports of Denglai and southern Liaoning, which are industrially and commercially developed. Liaodong, Liaoxi, Xi'an, and Northeast Pingping have played a huge role in military and political affairs, but in terms of finance, they are completely a big hole that has been filled.

Li Jing's original development strategy in Dengzhou was completely a blood-sucking development plan, using the alternative way of industry and commerce to develop with a blood-sucking model. Now, every time the territory expands to a state or a county, Daxingtai has to take out the government treasury to subsidize it, and the larger the territory, the more subsidies Daxingtai will have.

If a healthy rate of expansion is maintained, it can be fully supported by the current fiscal revenue. But the key is that the current expansion speed of Daxingtai is too fast. In a few months, 20 states were expanded at once, and these states and counties could not receive fiscal revenue at all for a while, but had to invest a large amount of fiscal expenditure. In particular, these places in Henan, if viewed purely from the financial aspect, are completely more than worth the losses.

Henan is sparsely populated, especially the young and strong, the young and strong have either died in famine or in the war in these years, and the rest are either coerced by the rebels, or forcibly conscripted by the feudal towns, and the rest have fled. At present, the newly occupied eleven states of Henan, the combined population is not much stronger than Dengzhou, and they are all old and weak.

What's more important is that if you want to occupy the land of the seven states, on this plain, you need not a few soldiers and horses, and Guan Jian has no danger to defend, and you have to be surrounded by enemies on all sides. The south is the Huainan Army, the west is the Qi Army, and the north is the Hebei Four Towns Army.

For a while, the civil and military forces in the hall were also based on their own opinions, and the arguments continued, Li Jing frowned tightly, and he couldn't make a decision. (To be continued......)