Chapter 70: Protection
Liu Yongxi did not give a direct answer: "I'll tell you the answer when I get to Huai'an!"
Li Xiangjun couldn't guess where there were 100,000 stone rice beans in Huai'an, and Xing Shengping felt even more impossible when he heard Liu Yongxi say this: "Impossible, where are there 100,000 stone rice beans near Huai'an?" Tian Yangtian Futai can't get so many rice beans, Mo Cheng is the idea of wanting to beat Liu Zeqing, although Liu Zeqing is not in Huai'an now, but we only have a fifty percent chance of winning this matter at most!"
Speaking of this, Xing Shengping couldn't help but glance at Liu Yongxi's side.
Although they had been separated for less than a month, he found that the army around Liu Yongxi had taken on a new look, and there was a big gap between them and his five battalions.
He didn't know that this was Li Xiangjun's magic power, but he could already see that he really had to face off, and Liu Yongxi's side would definitely be able to beat him more than one point, but he still reminded Liu Yongxi: "Uncle Sincerity, we have offended Liu Liangzuo this time, if you really want to fight Liu Zeqing's idea, you must have a ninety percent chance of winning before you can start, but now there is only a fifty percent chance of winning at most!"
Xing Shengping said that there was only a 50 percent chance of victory, and that he had already narrowed the gap between the strength of Liu Yongxi and Xing Shengping's two armies as much as possible.
Although Liu Zeqing was the defeated general of Liu Yongxi and Xing Shengping, the battle of Linqing was just a showdown of thousands of people, and it was not at all painful for Liu Zeqing.
Among the four towns in Jiangbei, Liu Liangzuo is the weakest, with a strength of just over 10,000 troops, and the reason why Liu Zeqing is better than Liu Liangzuo is not only because there are more than 10,000 troops than Liu Liangzuo, but also because he has a few battle-hardened generals, and unlike Liu Liangzuo's command, which is full of rangers, Liu Zeqing has a large number of outlaws.
Xing Shengping estimated that he had 2,300 people under his command, and Liu Yongxi only had 700 elites when he went south this time, and it would definitely not be a problem for the two armies to join forces to win a few battles at the level of 1,000 people, but it was very difficult to defeat Liu Zeqing.
Of course, Liu Yongxi can continue to transfer troops from Linhuai to the south, but considering that Liu Liangzuo is eyeing Shouzhou, at most another 700 people will be transferred south, and since Gao Jie and Mrs. Xing are ready to follow Shi Kefa's advice to move to Xuzhou, they will definitely not agree to fight with Liu Zeqing near Huai'an.
But Liu Yongxi laughed after listening to Xing Shengping's analysis of so many benefits and losses: "Brother Shengping, what you said is right, but do you know where Liu Zeqing is now?" ”
According to Shi Kefa's suggestion to divide the four towns in Jiangbei, Huai'an and Yangzhou were guarded by Liu Zeqing, the uncle of Dongping, and now an important reason why Xing Shengping is actively going to the Chengyi Bofu is that he was seriously threatened by Liu Zeqing's troops after he went south to Huai'an.
Although he backed Xingping Bo Gaojie, and Liu Zeqing also released his goodwill, Xing Shengping always felt that Liu Zeqing's kindness was just a honey belly sword, and now Liu Yongxi's question made Xing Shengping confused all of a sudden: "Isn't Liu Zeqing near Huai'an?" Where can he go? ”
But Xing Shengping also faintly felt that something was wrong, and Liu Yongxi gave an answer: "Liu Zeqing is now preparing to go north to Shandong, and he should have passed Xuzhou, otherwise how dare I only take 700 men and horses south to Huai'an!"
If he stays near Huai'an, Liu Yongxi will bring 2,000 men and horses even if he goes south, but now that Liu Zeqing is preparing to go to Shandong, Liu Yongxi sees the opportunity and prepares to make a profit.
Xing Shengping was confused all of a sudden: "Why did Liu Zeqing come to Yunshan Mountain?" I understand, he turned out to be the chief military officer of Shandong!"
Liu Yongxi continued to add: "He is not only the former chief military officer of Shandong, but also his hometown is in Cao County, Shandong, and his family is still in his hometown Shandong.
Now the Qing Dynasty, Dashun and Daming are all competing for the territory of Shandong, but the resources invested by all parties are very limited, and it can even be said that it has become a blank area for the tripartite rule, so Liu Qingze dared to lead one or two thousand men and horses to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors and move his family.
And Xing Shengping heard that Liu Zeqing went north to worship his ancestors, and he was immediately excited: "It's great that Liu Zeqing is not in Huai'an, our opportunity has come!"
But Liu Yongxi said very solemnly: "I went south this time to get 100,000 stone rice beans, not to come desperately with Liu Zeqing, although Liu Zeqing has gone north to worship his ancestors, but his 20,000 soldiers and horses are not so fragile!"
Although he feels that the four towns in Jiangbei are all local chickens and dogs, Liu Yongxi also has to admit that the reason why the four towns of Jiangbei can have today's situation naturally has the ability to live in peace, and if he really wants to start a full-scale war with Liu Zeqing, he will inevitably lose more and win less, and the best outcome is only to lose both.
Liu Yongxi wanted to take advantage of Liu Zeqing's coming north to take advantage of Liu Zeqing's coming up this time, not to bring about his own destruction, but Xing Shengping was confused all of a sudden: "Uncle Sincerity, where do you think these 100,000 stone rice beans should go?" A few months ago, we could have robbed Cao, but now we have neither boats nor food!"
The vicinity of Huai'an was originally the gathering place of the Cao boats, and every year Jiangnan had to send millions of stone cao boats and a large amount of gold and silver to the Jingshi, if Liu Yongxi and Xing Shengping, the six thousand men and horses a few months before the fall of the Jingshi, could naturally fight the idea of the Cao boat, not to mention 100,000 stone rice beans, or 200,000 or 300,000 stone rice beans.
But now that the Beijing division has fallen, the Cao Yun is naturally cut off, and there is no longer a situation where the Cao boats are gathered near Huai'an, and even Tian Yang, the governor of Huai'an, only has tens of thousands of stone rice beans in his hands, but Liu Yongxi said very solemnly: "We are the division of the imperial court's economic system, how can we do such a lawless thing as robbery, I am going south this time to prepare to protect Cao with General Xing!"
Li Xiangjun and Jin'er, who had not spoken all the time, had already heard the door, although Liu Yongxi was talking about "protecting Cao", but the banner that Li Qingshan played when he cut off Caoyun was also "protecting Cao", for the official army, there is no difference between "protecting Cao" and "robbing Cao" at all, but it is just a better name.
Xing Shengping was also dumbfounded: "After the fall of Jingshi, Caoyun has been cut off for several months, where will the Cao boat and grain come from, and the matter of protecting Cao, will ...... Uncle Sincerity, you are mad!"
Liu Yongxi said calmly: "I am on the orders of Niangniang to share the worries of the court and protect the country!"
Xing Shengping had already thought of what Liu Yongxi's idea was: "That's right, this time we are sharing worries for the court and protecting the country, this is not just 100,000 stone rice beans!"
Speaking of this, Xing Shengping's breathing became short, although he knew that this matter was not only bold, but also lawless and frenzied, and he didn't take the court seriously at all, and it was even no different from rebellion, but when he thought of the amazing reward, he couldn't control his ambitions: "Uncle Chengyi, how should this matter be dealt with?" ”