Now Gao Jie thinks that it is an extremely cost-effective deal to temporarily lend Xing Shengping's department to Liu Yongxi, not to mention that the original battalion of men and horses has become five battalions of men and horses, and all supplies and equipment are supplied by Liu Yongxi.

Seeing that the little brothers who were on an equal footing with him or even two levels lower than him at the beginning took this opportunity to be promoted and made a fortune, many people on the Gao family's side were moved.

Although Gao Jie's side was also promoted because of the merit of making a decision, the people under his command are still the same as before, and they almost change the soup without changing the medicine, and even a few people are promoted at the same time, but the strength at hand has shrunk to varying degrees.

And Li Chengdong was even more moved after listening to Xing Shengping and Mrs. Mei's repeated boasting, he was very enthusiastic about how to recruit troops and expand his strength, and he couldn't wait to become the second Xing Shengping now.

And although Xing Shengping and Li Chengdong had a very unpleasant quarrel in the past, this time he came to ask Gao Jie and Mrs. Xing for help, hoping that Gao Jie would borrow a soldier and horse, so he naturally hit it off with Li Chengdong and directly pulled Li Chengdong over.

Although Liu Yongxi hates Li Chengdong in his heart, he does not have any psychological burden on borrowing Li Chengdong's strength to deal with Liu Liangzuo, after all, this is fighting poison with poison, so under the running of Xing Shengping and Li Chengdong, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus.

And now Li Chengdong has personally seen these camps of Liu Liangzuo, and he and Liu Yongxun have made a correct evaluation of the combat effectiveness of Liu Liangzuo's troops.

If Liu Liangzuo's department is completely defenseless, it is naturally wrong, Liu Liangzuo has always been prepared for enemy attacks, but in the eyes of Li Chengdong, a general who has experienced countless life-and-death battles, Liu Liangzuo's deployment of these battalions is like child's play, and it is no problem to deal with the attacks of ordinary bandits and Linhuai officials and people, but as long as he and Liu Yongxi join forces, it is not a problem to toss Liu Liangzuo as much as he wants.

Moreover, when Li Chengdong and Liu Yongxi were circling several battalions just now, they also confirmed an important piece of information obtained from different channels in advance, that is, Qin Dapeng's unit, which had the largest number of troops and the strongest combat effectiveness under Liu Liangzuo, was not near Linhuai Pass now.

Although it is difficult to determine where Qin Dapeng's troops are deployed for the time being, they are definitely not near Linhuai Pass.

Liu Liangzuo's department is missing Qin Dapeng's department, not only is there a lack of three or four thousand soldiers, but the combat power must at least be discounted, Li Chengdong feels that there is at least a seventy percent chance of victory, even if the war is unfavorable, he can retreat with his whole body.

Therefore, under the condition that Liu Yongxi repeatedly promised huge profits, Li Chengdong finally couldn't control his greed: "Since Brother Shengping and Sincere Bo both said so, I'm not welcome, since the territory of Linhuai Pass is taken down by your Linhuai Town, so we may have to take more loot!" ”

Liu Yongxi was also not polite to Li Chengdong: "This is no problem, the key is how many soldiers and horses General Li can pull out from Gaoping Bona and how much effort he has made, I have always done things fairly, the more soldiers and horses General Li pulls out, the more hard work he is willing to work hard, and the more I will be paid!" ”

Li Chengdong couldn't help but smile: "Sincerity is too polite, my soldiers and horses are still hundreds of miles away, and there are still hundreds of miles away from Linhuai Pass!" ”

Liu Yongxi knew that Li Chengdong was the best at long-distance raids hundreds of miles away, and he often thought that Li Chengdong's troops were still hundreds of miles away on the first day, and Li Chengdong had already killed him at the door of his house the next day.

What's more, this time it was to use poison to attack poison and use Li Chengdong to deal with Liu Liangzuo, so Liu Yongxi definitely gave enough benefits: "General Li, I am absolutely sincere this time, not only will I give enough money and food in advance, but also how many men and horses you will give out, how many soldiers will supply General Li afterwards, and I will also divide the other spoils of war equally according to the people and horses participating in the battle!" ”

Liu Yongxi's words really made Li Chengdong's heart move, although Li Chengdong can be regarded as a rising star in Gao Jiejun, but since he is a rising star, he is naturally suppressed by his older predecessors like Xing Shengping, and his development has been greatly restricted.

Although Li Chengdong nominally claimed to have 1,000 light cavalry and 3,000 elite infantry in his department, the actual strength of the army had to be discounted, only 1,700 infantry and 300 cavalry, which added up to 2,000 men and horses.

And now Liu Yongxi's promised conditions make Li Chengdong feel particularly useful: "Then do it according to the intention of the sincere uncle, I am willing to send 1,200 infantry and 300 cavalry in this battle of Linhuai!" ”

Li Chengdong was ready to put all the cavalry and most of the infantry into the Linhuai battlefield after getting Gao Jie's permission, and the reward afterwards was that his strength was almost doubled, and for Liu Yongxi, Li Chengdong's participation in the battle was crucial and even the key to victory.

Although he had prepared for this battle of Linhuai, and even borrowed part of the troops of the Jiangshui Division led by Liu Kongzhao, the maximum number of people on land and water was only 4,000, and the troops were still at an absolute disadvantage compared with Liu Liangzuo's troops.

Moreover, although Liu Yongxi's troops have good morale and equipment, there are too many recruits, and even half of the soldiers are participating in the war for the first time.

However, the situation of the 1,500 elite soldiers who joined Li Chengdong was completely different, not only did Liu Yongxi put a total of more than 5,000 troops into the battlefield, but Liu Liangzuo's troops were now divided into more than a dozen battalions and stationed there, and the result was that the combined forces of Liu Yongxi and Li Chengdong had an advantage in strength in various local battlefields, and Liu Liangzuo had to worry about the soldiers and civilians in Linhuai City suddenly coming out from behind.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yongxi deliberately explained: "Let Qian Weikun think of a way, didn't he say that he has a lot of friends here in Fengyang?" If this is done, I will ensure that he has a bright future! ”

Xing Shengping took over Liu Yongxi's topic: "Sincerity is assured, Mr. Qian Weikun only has such an opportunity at the moment, and he will definitely not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" ”

Qian Weikun in Liu Yongxi's mouth is a talent that Liu Kongzhao specially recommended to the imperial court some time ago, but in the end, Liu Kongzhao ran into a nose in this matter, and everyone shouted at him, so he could only recommend Qian Weikun to Empress Zhang and Liu Yongxi.

And Liu Yongxi did not refuse Liu Kongzhao's kindness, but was ready to borrow the power of Qian Weikun to solve the problem.

This Qian Weikun is a native of Suzhou, born in Jinshi, in the Chongzhen period once did Dali Temple Zhengqing, before the fall of the Beijing Division, he was even promoted by the court as the governor of Changping with "Bian Cai", but he had not had time to take office as the Beijing Division.

Moreover, Qian Weikun is also the core backbone of the Fushe, and there are relatives and friends everywhere in Nanzhili.

But the reason why Liu Kongzhao recommended Qian Weikun was that everyone shouted at him, and even to the point that several people attacked Liu Kongzhao at the same time, naturally there was a reason.