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"King Qin has crossed the Yellow River with 50,000 elite cavalry, and is currently rectifying in Licheng in Qizhou, and will soon march west to recover the eastern capital Luoyang for His Majesty and the imperial court!" Zhang Hong knelt in the Yanying Palace, facing the Son of Heaven and the prime ministers and ministers, feeling extremely honored. He Zhang Hong, there is also such a day, Yan Ying played right.

Zhang Hong's narration has carried out some artistic processing in many places, and it is not like a war report, but like those common storytellers, adding a lot of foreshadowing and foreshadowing to it, and the climax is really ups and downs, twists and turns, and the people who listen to it are thrilling and hearty. After he finished speaking, the emperor and the ministers in the palace were still immersed in it.

After confirming that what Zhang Hong said was the truth, Li Yi, Tian Lingzi, Lu Xian and others were shocked.

I knew that Li Jing was powerful, but I didn't expect Li Jing to be so powerful.

80,000 cavalry went south and fought alone in four towns, but the result was a great defeat of 180,000 soldiers and horses in four towns and 36 counties in five prefectures in Hebei, which is really shocking.

And Li Yi heard that Li Jing had just broken the rebels in Zhangshui, and immediately went all the way south to Henan, preparing to go west to recover Luoyang for the imperial court, and his heart was even more moved. It turns out that Li Jiyu is a great loyal minister, the ancestor of Taizong said well, the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board dang sees the loyal minister.

Although Li Jing is always said to have ill intentions, when it comes to critical times, Li Jing can always share my worries and be loyal to the country. If Li Jing is unfaithful, then how can he refuse to accept the title of Li Jing several times before. At present, Huang Chao is threatening Chang'an, and Li Jing is in a hurry to send troops south. If Li Jing really has two hearts, he just needs to sit on the wall and watch. is the most beneficial outcome for him.

Think of it. The anguish of being threatened by the Yellow Nest these days is gone for a while. Li Yi sighed, the country is difficult to show loyalty, with Generalissimo Li sending troops, Huang Chao does not have to be afraid.

Tian Lingzi couldn't figure it out, if Li Jing was a loyal minister, Tian Lingzi wouldn't believe it if he killed him. Li Jing's past behaviors have long shown that Li Jing is an ambitious person. But Li Jing's actions this time are very strange, if Li Jing attacks Hebei. That can be regarded as a mutual attack between warlords, in order to grab territory. But Li Jing conquered the five states, and it was the time when he was in the limelight, so he didn't continue to fight the four towns of Hebei at this time, but ran to Henan in one go, which is a little too strange. Could it be that Li Jing really wants to deal with Huang Chao, share worries for the monarch, and solve problems for the country?

You must know that although Li Jing won two battles. But in fact, the four towns are only a few injuries. Not even the vitality has been harmed. Cangdedi Sanzhou originally belonged to Yichang Town, Mozhou was Liu Rengong's, and Yingzhou was Li Quanzhong's. These losses are all separated, and they are not a separate blow to a town. As soon as the five states were defeated, Li Jing was difficult, wasn't he afraid of the four towns counterattacking again?

In fact, Li Jing led 50,000 cavalry south to Qizhou, Shandong at this time, and also had his own plans.

Sending troops to Henan and counterattacking Luoyang is just Li Jing's slogan. In fact, the newly established Hebei Province is very important to Li Jing, and Li Jing went south at this time, not because he did not pay attention to Hebei Province, but in order to better ensure Hebei Province.

The most important thing for Li Jing to conquer the five states of Mo Yingcang this time was to rely on tactical success, surprise and large-scale cavalry superiority in field battles. In the end, he was able to achieve such a big victory, which surprised Li Jing.

After discussing the current situation in Hebei with Zhu Wenwu, Li Jing also clearly saw that although he had seized the land of Wuzhou, in fact, Li Jing did not have any advantage in Hebei. Whether it is in terms of troops or terrain, Li Jing is actually still in a weak position at the moment.

After the four towns of Hebei suffered this big loss, they would definitely not fall in the same place for the second time. In the next war, there will never be such a good chance again. The newly occupied area of Hebei, long and narrow from north to south, can actually be divided into two large blocks, Dedi and two prefectures across the river and Qi and Zi opposite, this territory in history was classified as Shandong territory, there is also a reason. Compared with the Weibo Chengde area, which can rely on the Taihang Mountains, the two prefectures of Dedi are still dependent on the hilly areas of Shandong in terms of topography. If you control the first-line hills of Mount Tai in Qizhou on the opposite side of the Yellow River, you can easily control this section of the Yellow River and control the two states of Dedi in the near future.

The three states of Mo Yingcang can also be divided into a piece, and the center of this piece is between the rivers.

At present, to defend these three states, the river is the center, but to guard the river, the three passes of Mozhou are the most important barrier.

Therefore, for the newly occupied five states, the center of gravity of defense is actually divided into two places, one of which is that the key to Dedi's operation is Qizhou on the south bank of the Yellow River. And the key to the three states of Cangying and Mo is Hejian and Sanguan.

After this battle, Hebei's next situation may change from a fierce confrontation to a period of confrontation.

The four towns of Hebei need this time to lick their wounds and rearrange them.

Li Jing also needs this time of reprieve to stabilize and operate the newly occupied territory.

At this time, Li Jing transferred infantry and township soldiers from the northeast and Shandong, and moved the cavalry southward, which was a manifestation of the shift from the offensive stage to the defensive stage.

At this time, the defense instead of attacking was also the result of careful discussion between Li Jing and everyone. Li Jing needed time to get the news of the newly acquired five states and secure the coastal passage between the northeast and Shandong. Take control of the existing control of the canal.

At this time, switching from offense to defense is an extremely inevitable and correct choice both at the strategic and tactical levels.

The main reason why Li Jing sent the cavalry south was to show the four towns of Hebei that Li Jing did not have a plan to continue to attack the four towns in the future, so that the four towns could also settle down. Otherwise, if Li Jing gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Hebei at once, then the four towns would definitely react fiercely. If the two sides really want to fight to the death, it may really be a protracted hardship. Especially at the beginning of spring and summer, the frozen rivers in Hebei begin to melt, and the originally smooth plain will be divided by the rivers again, even if it is a cavalry, there will be a lot of inconvenience.

What's more critical is that Li Jing is unwilling to fight to the death with the four towns at this time. If two tigers fight, they will only watch the tiger fight in vain. Li Jing picked up a big bargain, and planned to swallow the fruits of victory first.

And on the other hand, the newly acquired four towns in Hebei are also difficult to support more than 100,000 troops. At this time, Li Jing sent 50,000 cavalry south, and he could also supply military supplies from Shandong Province nearby. And one more. Put the cavalry in Qizhou. In fact, it is a high-rise defense of Dedi Erzhou.

Of course, that's not all. Li Jing went south at this time, and his purpose was threefold. The first is to show the four towns of Hebei that they do not want to go to war in the future. Second, the infantry guarded the three passes and the river, stabilized the Cangyingmo, and the cavalry retreated to the city to defend Dedi. The third reason is that Li Jing wants to take advantage of the current defeat of the Tianping Army and the Taining Army, and the town is empty. It is ready to take advantage of the favorable geographical situation of the hilly area of Shandong to defend Shandong. In this way, Shandong Province will be completely stabilized.

War is the continuation of politics!

Each of Li Jing's wars must have a clear purpose, cooperate with the grand strategic layout, and never fight indiscriminately. At present, since he does not have the strength to swallow the four towns of Hebei, or if he pays some price, he can also take Youzhou Town or Yiwu Town, but for Li Jing, this price is not worth it. If you spend too much money to take Youzhou or Yiwu. Li Jing may not be able to hold it, even if he can. This may lead to a series of vicious circles, which is not in line with Li Jing's strategic plan.

Compared with the strength of the four towns in Hebei, it is a thorny fruit, but the current Tianping Town and Taining Town are a fruit that has been ripe but can be obtained with only one hand.

At this time, the four towns of Hebei were almost cut off by the north-south of the Northeast Army, and the Yiwu Army and the Youzhou Army were grouped in the north. The Chengde army and Wei Bojun in the south were grouped again, and the four towns lost Mo Ying because of the loss of the passage in the middle, although they could be connected through Ding and Zhen, but this was far inferior to the Mo Ying channel.

Fortunately, Li Jing led the main cavalry force to cross the Yellow River south, although the same number of infantry troops entered Hebei, but at least, to the relief of the four towns, Li Jing did not plan to take advantage of the victory to pursue and continue to attack the four towns. After suffering two big defeats in a row, the four towns really didn't dare to continue to fight with Li Jing.

However, although Li Jing's main cavalry force went south, the four towns did not dare to find a field at this time. After the current thaw of the river, Li Jing not only stationed 90,000 soldiers and horses in Hebei, but also Li Jing's sailors also entered Hebei's canals from the sea and cruised among the major rivers of the Zhanghe River and the Hutuo River. In addition, the Northeast Army held the three passes and the river, and the heavy troops were gathered, and the four towns did not dare to send troops to attack the city again.

For a time, the Hebei battlefield was really as expected by Li Jing and others, as soon as Li Jing went south, the Hebei Province of Daxingtai and the four towns of Hebei of the rebels were calm for a while, and the chickens and dogs heard each other, but the well water did not violate the river water.

However, under this calm, it is the two sides that are recruiting troops and preparing their armies. Everyone knows that the calm is only temporary, and when both sides are well prepared, there will inevitably be a bigger war.

The monarchs and ministers in Chang'an City did not know what Li Jing thought, but they were very excited about Li Jing's great victory and his plan to prepare for a counterattack on Luoyang.

"Immediately hand over the details of Hebei's victory to the royal press for printing and inform the world." Li Yi clenched his fists excitedly and raised his voice in a loud voice.

"Decree that all the Northeast soldiers of Hebei Dajie will be promoted to the first class!"

"Tell the world, Jin Li Jing Qin Wang title, 10,000 households."

"Confer the title of Marshal of the Soldiers and Horses of the Kwantung Mountains, and lead the soldiers and horses of the towns east of Tongguan to rebel and suppress the rebels!"

After the ministers retreated, Li Yi's heart was excited for a long time, so he went to the imperial garden to ride a horse and shoot arrows, and shot more than a dozen arrows in a row, which can be regarded as calming down the excitement in his heart.

When he returned to the temple, he saw Tian Lingzi standing there waiting.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Chengfan is selecting the soldiers of the Shence Army, and he will lead the army to Tongguan soon."

Li Yi nodded, "Give more rewards to the soldiers!" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Chang'an is not safe, so why don't you go to Shuzhong under Your Majesty?"

Li Yi frowned, "Don't talk about this matter, Father, now Li Jing has just won a big victory in Hebei, and now he is about to counterattack to recover the eastern capital, and the Huangchao grass thief is just morning dew, and when Li Jing's soldiers and horses arrive, they will definitely be defeated." ”

Tian Lingzi couldn't help but say: "Huangchao's 600,000 soldiers and horses are already approaching Tongguan, but Li Jing is still far away in Qizhou. Moreover, the safety of His Majesty and the imperial court cannot be completely pinned on Li Jing alone. ”

"Father, what's the best plan?" Tian Lingzi asked.

"In the current situation, the grass thieves are the henchmen, but the Hebei rebels, after this defeat, there is no need to worry. However, there is Li Jing in the northeast and Li Keyong in Hedong, but these two Li have to be worried. This Li Jing and Li Keyong are both like wolves and tigers, so they must be careful. ”

Li Yi frowned, but said nothing. That Li Ke's second anti-Tang did make Li Yi extremely angry, but he was the most embarrassed, not only could he not ask him about his crimes, but he had to carve out seven prefectures as Yanmen Town according to the consciousness of the ministers of the court and the central government, and give it to Li Ke.

Then Li Jing is the same, if Li Jing is really loyal to the Tang Dynasty, if he sends troops early, how can there be such a situation as now.

"Your Majesty, since Li Jing has been canonized as the king of Qin, why not simply issue an order to pardon the sins of the four towns of Hebei, and give the four towns the king of the county, and simply give Li Keyong as the king of the county, so that the four towns of Hebei and Li Keyong will inevitably surrender to the Son of Heaven again, and the imperial court can also transfer the towns of Hedong to the south to deal with Huangchao. On the other hand, it can also let the four towns of Hebei contain Li Jing and Li Keyong. No one can control it, after all, it can't work. ”

Hebei and the Northeast, Hebei is a place that has been difficult for the imperial court to really control for more than a hundred years, and as for the Northeast, it is completely the territory that Li Jing has beaten down alone, and it is even more difficult for the imperial court to control. And now, in the land of Daibei, Li Keyong once again rebelled against Tang and took half of it.

However, compared to the threat of the Yellow Nest, these are not the most urgent. But what Tian Lingzi said is not wrong, Li Jing and Li Keyong are too difficult to control, and now that the four towns of Hebei are defeated, it is better to follow the example of Emperor Dezong Xianzong back then, pardon the four towns, and let them contain Li Keyong and Li Jing for the royal family. At the same time, appeasing and sealing Li Keyong can also draw out the soldiers and horses in Hedong and go south to deal with Huangchao.

The imperial court is too weak, and at the moment it can only use feudal towns against feudal towns, so that they can check and balance each other.

Although he was very dissatisfied, Li Yi finally agreed to Tian Lingzi's proposal.

The next day, the decree was passed from the palace, and the emperor issued an edict that the imperial court pardoned the sins of the four towns of Hebei, and gave Liu Yue, the marshal of Lulong, the king of Beiping County, Li Quanzhong, the marshal of Yiwu, the king of Zhongshan County, the king of Jingchong Zhaojun, the marshal of Chengde, and Han Jian, the marshal of Weibo, as the king of Wei County.

He also gave Li Keyong, the festival marshal of Yanmen Town, as the king of Yanmen County.

The Tatar chieftain of Fengyin Mountain was named the king of Dingxiang County and was given the surname Li.

King Xi Khan went to Zhu as the king of Raole County and gave him the surname Li.

In addition, the summer silver festival made Tuoba Sigong as the Duke of Xia Guogong and gave the surname Li.

Feng Tiande made Helian Duo the Duke of Baoguo and gave him the surname Li.

Mi Haiwan, the chief of Fengyun Prefecture, was the Duke of Yunguo and was given the surname Li.

Feng Shuozhou Thorn Shi Anqing Governor Shi Jingcun as the Duke of Shuo Guo, given the surname Li.

The chief of the deed must be the prince of Xiangguo and given the surname Li.

The day before, he was crowned a one-character Qin king, and then the next day immediately sealed seven county kings, five county dukes, and seven country surnames.

As soon as this holy decree was issued, it was suddenly full of sideways eyes, and the world was in an uproar! (To be continued......)