Chapter 758 - In the next big game of chess
Liu Rengong shouted that he was willing to surrender, and Li Congwei couldn't help but curse softly. He wished that these Shatuo dogs would rather die than surrender, so he would kill them all in one fell swoop. As soon as he reported that Guo Chongtao and other raiders had previously attacked the capital, he was defeated and lost the city, and was almost captured. Second, the Shatuo people attacked Yiwu Town this time, which made their previous good situation of taking the opportunity to take Lu Long suddenly turn into water, and now not only Lu Long is not guaranteed, but Yiwu Town has been lost, how not to be angry.
"These Shatuo dog thieves are all treacherous people, they must want to deceive them, come to people, release arrows, and kill them all." Li Congwei is unwilling to accept the surrender of the Shatuo people, not to mention whether these people are really willing to surrender, even if they do, they will definitely surrender to Li Jing, not to him Li Congwei. Li Jing will only be stronger if he gets this batch of surrendered troops, but this will not benefit them at all in Yiwu Town. In this case, it is better to kill them all together, and kill them all at once.
"Wait!" A loud shout sounded, and several horsemen galloped over, but it was Liu Xun, the general of the Qin army.
When Li Congwei saw Liu Xun appear, his face froze, and he had to smile and say: "These Shatuo dog thieves are the most untrustworthy and capricious villains, Yanai must not believe them easily, to deal with this kind of person, it is best to kill them with a knife, so as to make people feel at ease." ”
Liu Xun was wearing the standard golden armor in the Shengjie army, with a long golden cloak hanging on his shoulders, gold silk gloves on his hands, a pair of iron-armored boots on his feet, a jade sword at his waist, and a neatly trimmed short mustache on his chin. Dozens of horsemen stood in front of him, like a large army, making people feel a sense of urgency.
The young but noble Lord Shengjie chuckled at Li Congwei on his horse. Didn't say anything. But Li Congwei felt that the little thought in his heart was completely exposed in front of this Yanei. This is the eldest disciple of King Qin. However, he is known as Xiao Zhuge with a hundred steps, and now he is even more in command of King Qin's guards and pro-army Shengjie Army, which is a very trusted and valued disciple of Li Jing, which is equivalent to the commander of the Imperial Guard. In front of him, he didn't dare to say much.
"The generalissimo has an order, and the Shatuo army will surrender and hand it over to the Shengjie army in the city for temporary custody. Guo Chongtao, Liu Rengong, and Li Cunxin will immediately meet with the marshal. He simply passed down Li Jing's military order, and his tone was full of majesty and unquestionable. Li Congwei didn't dare to have the slightest doubt, and nodded in agreement.
As soon as Li Congwei waved his hand, the Yiwu army immediately swarmed up, tied up hundreds of generals led by Guo Chongtao, Liu Rengong, and Li Cunxin, and took them aside. In addition, there were more than 6,000 people left, all of whom were ordered to abandon their weapons and kneel on the ground, and then handed them over to the Shengjie army to be escorted into the inner city to be guarded.
Li Jing waved the banner of dependence, identified himself, and ordered the search for stragglers and the treatment of wounded soldiers. In addition, Anmin is on the list. Maintain order.
Personally sitting on the inner city gatehouse, Li Congwei, Wang Sitong Yiwu, and Lu Long The generals of the two armies all stood on both sides. Downstairs at the city gate. There are the Qin Army, the Yiwu Army, the Lu Long Army, and the Tielin Army, one of the four elites of Shatuo led by Guo Chongtao this time.
The people in Youzhou City came to watch, standing on all sides, until this time, they knew that the original Youzhou City had changed the sky. From today on, Youzhou City is no longer Li Maoxun and Li Keju father and son, nor Liu Yue and Liu Yan brothers, nor Li Quanzhong and Li Congwei father and son, nor Liu Rengong and Liu Gutou, let alone Li Ke, a Shatuo person.
From today onwards, the hundred-year-old strong town of Lulong Town will come to an end. From today on, Lulongzhen has become the marshal of the Tang Dynasty, the city under the rule of Shangshuling of the Northeast and Li Jing, the king of Qin. Here, it will belong to Youzhou, the northern parallel province of Daxingtai in the northeast, and from today, Youzhou City will also be renamed Yanjing City.
Hearing that Youzhou City has been renamed Yanjing City since then, many of the people in Youzhou City have changed their faces slightly. The city is called Beijing, which is the capital of the country. Even Luoyang, the original Tokyo, was changed to the Eastern Capital. Now that the King of Qin has changed to Youzhou to Yanjing, what does this mean?
Could it be that the king of Qin wanted to usurp the Tang Dynasty and build the capital Youzhou, so he changed the name to Yanjing?
Thinking of this, some people are excited, and some people are silent in their hearts.
But for most of the people of Youzhou, they are actually very happy to hear that Youzhou has become under Li Jing's rule. Over the years, Youzhou, an old and strong town, has been going downhill, not only getting weaker and weaker among the towns in the world, but also becoming a weak town among the three towns in Hebei. Lulong Town is getting weaker and weaker, mutinies are becoming more and more frequent, and the war continues, making the people's lives miserable.
There is a way that does not suffer from the few, but suffers from inequality.
If everyone is having a hard time, the people will go on like this. But next to it, there is a wealthy Zhenguo army that is getting more and more prosperous day by day, and who can calm down this day by day.
In the past two years, seeing that Li Jing occupied Ziqing, Liaodong, and Liaoxi, he finally hit Lu Long. The people of Youzhou are not only not worried, but full of expectations.
Therefore, at this time, when Li Jing made an announcement to appease the people in the city, everyone was frightened and scared all night, and they all felt that the bitterness had finally come, and they were happy and happy.
Standing on the tower of the city gate, Li Chengyue, Wang Sitong, and even Liu Rengong, Li Congwei and others from the original Lulong Zhuzhen looked at the reactions of the people in a complicated heart. They are all from Lu Long, but now, the people of Youzhou are so welcoming to an outsider, but they are so cold to them, their own people, they naturally know the meaning of this.
Li Jing entered Youzhou and won the hearts of the people. Although this result made them depressed, it was a fact and had to admit it.
Liu Xun took all the generals to the city gate, Li Cunxin came all the way to the city, and saw that the soldiers of the Qin army standing at the head of the city were tall and mighty, with golden armor and golden guns, and tigers and tigers. As soon as he was brought to Li Jing, he couldn't help but immediately kneel down, and couldn't help but say: "I am willing to be a pawn for the king, and ask the king for forgiveness." ”
Li Jing held in his hand the detailed information collected by Gongsun Lan on the generals, which showed that Li Cunxin was only 18 years old this year, and his original name was Zhang Yanluo, a Uighur tribesman. Three years ago, his father died as a result of Li Keyong's report, and Li Keyong adopted him as his adopted son. He is not a brave man, but he is proficient in the Hu language of the six tribes, and he can speak well, so he can be regarded as a talent. However, his character is not very good, and he is jealous of Li Siyuan and other righteous brothers. Jiechang played with the rights and wrongs of the righteous brothers in front of Li Keyong.
"You are Li Cunxin?" Li Jing looked at the tall thin man in front of him, who was obviously flattering with fear. Ask.
"Under the surname Zhang name is dirty. Li Cunxin is not under his real name, it is just the name that Li Ke used for so-and-so. From today, I hope to reuse my real name. Li Cunxin hurriedly said.
Li Cunxiao stood on the side, and when he saw Zhang Dirty like this, he couldn't help frowning, feeling disgusted, and snorted coldly: "What is the use of staying such a villain." It's better to drag it down and cut it with a knife. ”
When Li Cunxin heard this, he was frightened and hurriedly kowtowed, and said: "I am familiar with Li Ke's use of Yanmen Town, and I am willing to lead the army to lead the king to crusade against Li Ke's rebels." ”
"Arise, for if you are willing to surrender to this king, then this king will not kill you. Be careful, and this king will naturally not treat you badly. Li Jing glared at Li Cunxiao, then turned his head and said to Li Cunxin with a smile. A few words of reassurance to him, and then someone to untie him.
Although Li Cunxin is really not a good person. But Li Jing didn't plan to kill him either. First, he wanted to recruit this Shatuo army this time, in order to break the fighting spirit of the Shatuo army. In the future, when the two armies fight again, when the Shatuo people know that they will not only survive after the surrender of the Dao, but also have good treatment, then the Shatuo people will not necessarily fight to the death one by one. And if even people like Li Cunxin can be used by Li Jing, then wouldn't other people with skills be better reused? This is also the meaning of buying horse bones. What's more, in fact, Li Jing left Li Cunxin with other plans to reuse it. In this world, there is no waste chess, as long as it is used well, the pawn can also overthrow the old man when he crosses the river.
Guo Chongtao and Liu Rengong on the side were originally worried, but when they saw that even people like Li Cunxin were accepted by Li Jing, they were relieved. Guo Chongtao thinks that he has the talent to command the army, and he has to be more valuable than Li Cunxin. Liu Rengong was also the assassin of Lulong Mozhou, so he naturally thought that he was higher than Li Cunxin.
Since Li Jing used Li Cunxin, how could he not accept them.
Guo Chongtao was brought forward, and Li Jing looked at him carefully, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall and mighty, nearly seven feet tall. A pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes, blazing. Although he was bound and escorted forward, the whole person still had a momentum.
"I've wronged the general." Li Jing got up with a smile and stepped forward to untie Guo Chongtao in person.
Loosening the rope, Guo Chongtao moved his body a few times and hugged his fists in thanks.
"The tiger has to be in a hurry, and I ask the general for forgiveness. Now that the general is willing to serve the court, this king will naturally let the general show his strengths in the future. Li Jing patted Guo Chongtao's arm, "This king will now appoint you as the commander of the Xiaowu Army!" The 5,000 men and horses of the Xiaowu Army were selected by the Shatuo Tielin Army under your command, and the officers were selected and transferred to form the 5,000-strong Xiaowu Army. ”
Guo Chongtao was a little stunned, as if he couldn't believe it. He was a new general, but he was suddenly able to become the head of an army, which seems to be a little undeserved. It would be fine if he took the initiative to surrender, but he obviously surrendered after being defeated and besieged. But Li Jing said as soon as he said it, although he was stunned, but in a moment of excitement, he did not pretend to refuse, but accepted it happily. In his opinion, this was because King Qin had also heard of his ability to command troops, so he would immediately entrust him with important positions.
Liu Rengong saw that Guo Chongtao was able to lead an army, and he couldn't help but be envious in his heart, and secretly worried, afraid that he would not have such good luck.
But unexpectedly, Li Jing actually gave him the position of the commander of the first army. He was awarded the command of the Dingwu Army, and the Dingwu Army was also a new army, mainly composed of the subordinates of the Dingba Capital who originally belonged to him, plus the officers and a part of the Qin Army to be reorganized into the Dingwu Army.
The Xiaowu Army and the Dingwu Army are both 5,000 troops per army. 3,000 infantry and 2,000 light cavalry, belonging to the mixed infantry and cavalry army. This result greatly surprised the two, although Li Jing indicated that within three years of the new formation, he would be temporarily included in the sequence of township soldiers. Only if you perform well and make contributions within three years can you be promoted to the rank of soldier after three years. But even so, it made both of them feel a lot more at ease. The township soldiers of the Qin army are also considered good troops. What's more, if Li Jing really gave them two first-class warrior armies at once, they would be a little apprehensive and couldn't feel at ease.
Liu Rengong and Guo Chongtao both won the post of commander of the First Army, and they were very happy in their hearts. Only a small number of his subordinates were eliminated, and the rest of the strong were incorporated into the two-person army, and the rest were also given land to arrange a place to settle down, and they were all happy.
The generals of the former Lu Long Army were already red-faced when they watched from the sidelines. finally couldn't help but go out together, and also asked to be under Li Jing's command.
"The generals have some thoughts, and this king is naturally happy, but you were originally a general of Lu Long, and later you were attached to Li Yiwu. This king is not good enough to take away people's goodness. Li Jing said to Li Congwei with a fake smile.
Wang Sitong said: "At the beginning, Lu Long's marshal Liu Yue was assassinated, his brother Liu Yan took over the handsome seal, and then Liu Rengong drove Liu Yan away. Now that the king has taken over Youzhou on behalf of the imperial court, then I, the former Youzhou generals, will naturally stay with the king. ”
Li Jing turned his head to Li Congwei and said, "General Li, look"
Li Congwei knew very well that General Lu Long was not convinced that his father and son would take over Lu Long, but now that the strength of Yiwu Town had plummeted, General Lu Long was even more dissatisfied. Moreover, Li Jing's intention must be to accept the Lu Long tribes, and now he pretends to ask himself, but he is just a gesture.
He wanted to refuse, but couldn't. Li Jing has already taken Youzhou, but Li Keyong is still in Weiyizhou, and Dingzhou is still in Wang Jingchong's hands. Now, his father still urgently needs Li Jing to send troops to rescue, and at this time, how can he refuse Li Jing's proposal.
At the moment, he forced a smile and said: "Since the generals of Lu Long are willing to follow the king, it is a good thing, and my Yiwu Town will naturally be fulfilled." ”
Since General Li expressed his support for this matter on behalf of Yiwu Town, the king did not want to chill the hearts of the soldiers. Anyway, it's all to serve the court, so from today on, you will be the generals of my Qin army. Li Jing smiled. For the generals of Lu Longjun, Li Jing is also generous.
Now Lu Long's army is led by Wang Sitong and six generals, but there are only seven or eight thousand troops left in his hands. Li Jing generously appointed all six people as the commanders of the first army, each army had 5,000 men, and if it was insufficient, Li Jing directly ordered well-trained soldiers from the township soldiers in other states in the northern parallel province to join in the filling. Then, he ordered the transfer of a large number of middle- and low-level officers to enrich the ranks of the various armies.
Wang Sitong, Li Chengyue, Yuan Xingqin, Gao Xingjue, Lu Wenjin, and Zhang Juhan all became the commanders of the First Army, although they were also the leaders of the First Army in the past. But in the past, he was only the military envoy of Lulong Town, but now he is the military master of the Qin army, and his status has risen a lot. The rest of the former Lu Longjun officers, large and small, were almost all awarded official positions, and the local officials of the prefectures and counties were also assigned various official positions.
Among the crowd, only Zhang Yanluo, who changed back to his real name, was not granted any official position. However, he was not dissatisfied, but very down-to-earth. He stood in the corner of one side, watching the happy Guo Chongtao, Liu Rengong, Wang Sitong and others with cold eyes, but he couldn't help sneering in his heart.
Although he didn't see what conspiracy was implied in Li Jing's arrangement just now, he was the most proficient at conspiracy, and just by relying on his keen sense, he could already smell the strong smell of conspiracy in the air. Who is Li Jing?
Li Jing is not a mediocre person, but a shrewd person. In this case, why did Li Jing treat these demoted generals so favorably, not only did he not investigate their crimes, but instead appointed them greatly. Especially for those Sha Tuo and Lu Long, not only did they give them the important position of military master, but also handed over their original soldiers to them. This is very abnormal, but Li Jing did it, in Zhang Yanluo's opinion, Li Jing has dug a big hole here.
But he couldn't think of why Li Jing did this for the time being.
After thinking about it, he felt that Li Jing must be in the next big move. Just like the previous series of conspiracies, with only one assassin, the alliance between Li Keyong and Zhuzhen was broken, and with only one assassin, Youzhou was captured.
And now, what Li Jing is doing must be such a conspiracy. It's just that he couldn't understand it for a while, and others couldn't understand it like him, so everyone jumped in, but he thought that it wouldn't be long before everyone would be taken aback.
Li Jing didn't give him an official position, he felt that Li Jing didn't plan to trap him, maybe Li Jing really planned to reuse him.
Last time, Li Jing used an assassin to make such a big deal. What is Li Jing going to do with him this time?
Thinking about it, Zhang Yanluo suddenly felt that he was quite important, at least more important than Guo Chongtao and Liu Rengong. (To be continued......)