Gongsun Lan couldn't figure out Li Jing's train of thought at all, and couldn't understand why Li Jing wanted to wade into this troubled water when the situation was unclear.

"Isn't the general afraid of setting himself on fire? In case Li Lingfu is defeated, if Duli Zhenzhi Dao you secretly help Qingnipu, how will you get out at that time? There are 20,000 naval divisions, 100 warships, and 20,000 horse infantry troops on land, and in terms of strength, they are the most powerful in the entire Liaodong. What's more, you should know that the most powerful places in Duli Town are not in these places, and their most powerful thing is that behind the entire Duli Town, most of the wealthy families of Datang are actually operating behind the scenes. If you are an enemy of Duli Town, it may also be an enemy of most of the wealthy families of the Tang Dynasty, have you considered this consequence? ”

"Since it is a secret alliance, it will naturally not let others know about it." Li Jing pinched his chin and chuckled, "Besides, there are no 40,000 people in Duli Town now, only 37,000, and they have just lost more than 20 warships and more than 3,000 sailors in the first battle. ”

Gongsun Lan was a little annoyed by Li Jing's disapproving attitude, and she rebuked loudly: "Where did you get this confidence, have you ever thought of the serious consequences of this matter?" The strength of Duli Town is already stronger than Qingnipu, and now they have united with Beisha City, although they are currently slightly defeating the forward, but at least I judge that the last victory should be the combined forces of Duli Town and Beisha City. She was even more worried than Li Jing, "You must know that the total number of soldiers and horses in Duli Town and Beisha City is as high as 60,000, while Qingnipu only has 3,000 cavalry troops, 3,000 sailors, plus 3,000 Qingnipu City garrisons and 5,000 island garrisons, a total of only 14,000 men and horses. No matter how you look at it, they can't win this battle. ”

"Your intelligence investigation is good. But your intelligence analysis skills are a little flattering. Li Jing shook his head. If it is as you say. The strength of Duli Town is completely capable of killing Li Lingfu. So why did he join forces with Beisha City? Thinking about ten years ago, Duli Town failed to take Qingnipu under the condition that the son of the city lord of Qingnipu secretly took refuge, you can know that although Duli Town has more soldiers and horses and better equipment, but in the final analysis, it is just an armed guard commanded by a group of merchants, and it cannot be called a real army at all. Otherwise. There are 40,000 horses, not to mention a small Qingnipu, and they can step on the entire Liaodong. ”

"On the other hand, Qingnipu, although there are not many soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the three thousand crane control cavalry alone should not be underestimated, and the previous battle has also proved this. The same number of two cavalry fought each other, and although the cavalry of Beisha City had been ambushed, they were defeated so quickly that more than 500 men were killed in that battle alone, close to 20% of the number of killed. Even the most elite cavalry is so combative. Even if their infantry auxiliaries and civilians together exceed 10,000 people, what about it? Li Lingfu can crisscross the grassland. single-handedly pulled up a strong team, and was even more capable of turning the tide to save Qingnipu, which is enough to prove the outstanding command ability of this person. ”

"A sheep with a pack of wolves is no match for a flock led by a tiger. What's more, the commanders of Duli Town are actually a group of merchants, and although their guards are well armed, they are not wolves. As for Li Lingfu, this is a real tiger, and his crane control army is also a real group of wolves. There is no need to fight this battle, and the results are already halfway through. What's more, I don't believe that a heroic figure like Li Lingfu has been caught between Duli Town and Beisha City, and he hasn't found an ally in the past ten years? ”

Gongsun Lan faced Li Jing's compelling gaze, her eyes were a little flustered, and her tone couldn't help but weaken a little: "Li Lingfu does have allies, according to our people's investigation and control, Li Lingfu pursued a strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack, and launched a strategy of attacking Duli Town and Beisha City, but for the strength of several Han people in southern Liaoning, he always pursued an alliance strategy. The Tang people's potential forces in eastern Liaodong are mainly concentrated in the southern Liaoning area, with hundreds of potential forces of different sizes, but the largest ones are in addition to Duli Town, Qingnipu and Beisha City, and there are three potential forces. One of them, on the easterly coast of Beisha City, is Shirenzhu, a port city, but much smaller than the town of Duli and Qingnipu, with a population of tens of thousands. The other two are on land, namely Shicheng and Jili Castle, which live in the west of Shirenzhu and the north of Beisha City and Qingnipu City. These three forces are smaller than the three sea-side forces in Duli Town, with soldiers ranging from thousands to tens of thousands, and Li Lingfu has been strengthening their relationship for the past decade. ”

"However, in this war, these three families will only make some feints and make a noise at most, and it is absolutely impossible to actually send troops."

"That's enough." Li Jing said confidently, "As long as there are no more enemies, Li Lingfu will definitely be able to defend Qingnipu." And there are several other forces on the side, if Duli Town can't take the green mud in the short term, then they will only retreat as before. Because these people are only some merchants and robbers, especially in the town of Duli, the confrontation will be prolonged, and then the trade routes by land and sea will be blocked, and their losses will be great. This group of businessmen is absolutely unwilling to throw away the interests in their hands for a war with no results. What's more, the cooperation between merchants and robbers will not last long as the relationship lasts for a long time. ”

"And why are you getting involved?" What Gongsun Lan doesn't understand the most is Li Jing's purpose, even if Li Lingfu can hold it, he can't be regarded as a winner. So what is it about joining a side that is not destined to be a winner in the first place?

"Feng Zhang and Wang Jin are in a situation of encirclement of our Shamen Town, and we can't stop others to solve this problem. In particular, Feng Zhang, Wang Jin and Duli Town are inextricably linked with their interests, so Duli Town actually belongs to our hostile forces. In the long run, if we can't break the game, we will have no way out. If you want to break the game, you have to find the right direction. To put it bluntly, we are all at sea now, so there is no better way to solve this situation than to have a common ally at sea who is the enemy of the town of Tori. Maybe Li Lingfu can't beat Duli Town, but they can definitely beat Feng Zhang and Wang Jin. ”

"How is this possible, the power of the Tang Dynasty in southern Liaoning has always had a bottom limit for a hundred years, that is, they will never openly cross the line and meddle in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty."

"Nothing is impossible, it just depends on the time and situation. To tell you the truth, I have a brilliant plan in place to solve the current situation step by step. And although Li Lingfu is not the most critical step, maybe when he is critical, he will become the one we need the most. ”

Gongsun Lan shook her head, still covered in mist, and she didn't know why.

Li Jing just smiled and didn't continue to say his plan. He said suddenly: "Last time, you were asked to check the remnants of the one-eyed Jiao, how did you check?" ”

"Everything is very clear, the one-eyed Jiao has been crisscrossing the vast sea over the years, and there are countless enemies, but no one has been able to kill him. In addition to Wang Jin's power behind the help, the bigger reason is actually that the one-eyed Jiao is very cunning and has several nests. And the most important thing is that each of his nests is not actually at sea, but on land. This time, if the general hadn't deliberately let go of a few pirate captives and let us take the opportunity to follow them all the way, it would have been impossible to find out that their most secret lair was not actually at sea, but in the deep mountains and old forests of Tieshan Town, within the power of Duli Town. ”

"The pirates got their lair deep in the mountains and old forests, this is to make them bandits and horse bandits, not to mention, ordinary people really can't guess." Li Jing smiled, "Have you mastered the specific location, the defense of the camp, the number of bandits and their families, etc.?" ”

"Got it, since the accident of the one-eyed Jiao, the rest of the remaining pirates began to retreat into the mountains and jungles of the Iron Mountain, and retreated to the most secret lair. Now all the pirates plus their old and young, there are about 5,000 people, of which the men who can fight are estimated to be seven or eight hundred, and then the old pirates and those who are sixteen to twelve or thirteen years old should add up to a thousand, and the rest are women and children. The pirate camp was very strong, and the wooden cork of the log building was built in a valley, and there was only a narrow passage about a hundred feet in and out. The pirates also installed a lot of crossbow beds in the camp, which would be difficult if they were to attack. ”

Li Jing was a little surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect that there were so many people in this pirate, with a population of more than 5,000, which was really a lot of power.

"By the way, doesn't the one-eyed Jiao have any temporary nests like hidden islands and reefs at sea?"

"Yes, there is an island and reef near Duli Town and Qingnipu that used to be a temporary foothold for the One-Eyed Jiao, and there is also a small reef between Duli Town and the Wuhu Islands of the Great Xie Qi Islands, which is a temporary nest for them. However, these two places were only used as temporary settlements for them, to replenish water and food, and to rest, and were not permanent. What does this do, you ask? Now there was no one on it, and they all fled into the Iron Mountain of Duli Town. ”

Li Jing smiled lightly, and the smile was a little weird.

"You say, what would happen if I led my troops to attack one of the islands?"

Gongsun Lan didn't know why, "There is not a single ghost on that island and reef, you can lead the troops to catch a few islands at most and tie some island eggs." ”

"But you say, if the news of my dispatch leaks out, what do you think will happen?"

"What do you mean?" Gongsun Lan's face changed, "Do you trust us?" The last time it had already been explained, only that time. Now that we've cooperated, we're going to keep our promises. ”

"Don't be in a hurry." Li Jing smiled and slowly explained: "I didn't doubt your meaning, what I said just now means is that if I let you quietly reveal this news, what do you think will happen next?" ”

Gongsun Lan's two willow eyebrows raised slightly, and she suddenly fell into deep thought. (To be continued.) )