Li Congjing set off from Shengzhou to return to Shengzhou, this journey, except for a few people, no one else knows, even Yelu Dilie can't know, he may find clues, but to confirm it, it is not easy, and I don't know when it happened.

This time he traveled west to Yunzhou, and then went to the Tatar Department, Li Congjing's whereabouts were unknown to anyone except the Datong Army and Yelu Enemy. As long as Qin Shide can control the mouth of the Datong Army, this matter will not be spread in a short time, although this matter cannot be covered for a long time, but Li Congjing does not expect it to hide from many teenagers. Because Li Cunmiao's reign is not long.

Back in Shengzhou, with Wang Pu and others, Li Congjing entered Sangkanguan from the east.

The battle of the day, when Li Congjing left Sangqing Pass, he did not meet with Qin Shide, this return, although the time is still urgent, the affairs of Liaodong are still waiting for him to arrange, but after passing Yunzhou and not entering, it is unreasonable to say that Li Congjing went to visit Qin Shide.

Seeing Li Congjing, Qin Shi was very happy, he laughed and welcomed Li Congjing into the mansion, and ordered someone to call Zhang Daqian and others to have a drink with Li Congjing and fulfill the promise made by the two that day. When Li Congjing left Shengzhou to go to the grassland that day, he asked someone to tell Qin Shide that when they met in Japan, they would definitely get drunk and rest, and Qin Shide also asked people to tell Wang Pu that he was waiting for Li Congjing in Yunzhou with warm wine, waiting for him to come to float.

The two can be regarded as friends who have forgotten their years, but they are not half uncomfortable, Li Congjing admires Qin Shide's strict rules and regulations for governing the army, and Qin Shide also admires Li Congjing's way of fighting.

After Li Congjing saw Qin Shide, his first sentence was, "I'm here to fulfill the wine appointment of the day, General Qin has to be careful of the wine at home, if there are not a few large vats, it is best to buy it early." ”。

Qin Shide laughed and pulled Li Congjing into the door, "There are not many other things in the old man's house, only a lot of wine, but the old man drinks averagely, and there are only two jars, but when he drinks with General Li, the old man sacrifices his life to accompany him!" ”

At that moment, Li Congjing asked about Qin Shide's injury again, and Qin Shide said arrogantly. After Zhang Daqian and other generals of the Datong Army arrived, everyone held a banquet, and drank tirelessly until late at night, and only dispersed at dawn.

Before this, Li Congjing exchanged views with Qin Shide on the matter of Shengzhou. According to Li Congjing's thoughts, the victory of Sangganguan was the victory of the Datong army, and the victory of Shengzhou was also the handiwork of the Datong army. As for that military merit, Li Congjing didn't care at all, the whole world would be his in the future, and a little military merit was nothing.

Qin Shide was unhappy, feeling that Li Congjing and the Hundred Battles Army suffered too much, but he couldn't resist Li Congjing's reasonable lobbying, and finally had to agree, but he felt that he owed Li Congjing, so he drank heroically. That day and night, Qin Shide was the first to get drunk, and when he was drunk, he didn't forget to pull Li Congjing, and said vigorously, "General Li is really a hero, so open-minded, he will be famous all over the world in the future, my old Qin Su is less convinced, but I am convinced of General Li to the end!" ”

Leaving Yunzhou, non-stop, Li Congjing took the lead in rushing back to Youzhou, while the Hundred Battles Army continued to sneak back to Lulong according to the hidden route they had come.

On the day he returned to Youzhou, Li Congjing summoned the civil and military officials of Youzhou to understand and make arrangements for what happened after he left Youzhou and the situation in Liaodong.

Wei Dao, Du Qianshu, Fei Gaozhang, Zhang Ziyun and other civil officials, as well as Meng San, Meng Ping, Li Yanchao, Li Yanrao and others, all rushed to the Jiedu envoy's office, met Li Congjing, and reported to him the recent affairs of various ministries.

As the highest official of Li Congjing's lineage in Youzhou, Wei Dao was the first to speak, and he said: "After the military commander left Youzhou and hit Yelu Deguang, the affairs of Youzhou should be generally normal, and there is no special danger. The first stage of the task has been completed, and the agricultural affairs of the four major tun changes are in full swing, and it is expected that this autumn harvest will produce two to three times as much grain as last year; At present, the government treasury is sufficient, and there are more than 10,000 regular armoured soldiers, who can be equipped in the army at any time; As for the recruitment of troops after the autumn, how many soldiers should be recruited, the military commander who still needs to make up his mind, according to Lu Long's current material resources, if the army is expanded within 10,000 people, there should be no worries; As for business, more than 100 caravans have been formed, of different sizes, and they have begun to do business a few days ago, and the first batch of taxes drawn will be collected and stored in the warehouse in three days. ”

After saying this, Wei Dao concluded: "This is the general situation of all affairs. ”

Li Congjing nodded, these things were already on the right track before he left Youzhou, and now although he has been away from Youzhou for some time, it is not long, and these things have naturally not changed much, everything is just developing normally.

But this is the foundation of Li Congjing's great cause of attacking the Khitan in the north, and it determines whether Li Congjing has the strength to give the Khitan a fatal blow when the time comes. In the final analysis, whether it is to use Yelubei's internal strife in the Khitan, or to unite with the Tatars to attack the Khitan, these are all auxiliaries, and they only have the meaning of existence when the big foundation of their own strength exists.

After saying these things, Li Congjing asked about the latest battle situation in Liaodong.

When the fifth girl accompanied Li Congjing to the north, the commander of the military intelligence department who stayed in Youzhou was Li Rong, who said at this time: "After the defeat of Jian'an City, the Bohai State was defeated for a hundred miles, and now it is guarding Bocheng and Duli Town, and is fighting fiercely with the Khitan on the east and south lines. According to the latest military report, the Bohai army suffered heavy casualties, nearly half of the nearly 100,000 troops were damaged, and the military strength has changed from absolute superiority to now it is only roughly equivalent to the Khitan, and Mr. Mo said in the letter that Duli Town may not be able to hold out for too long, and it will be captured by the Khitan in a few days, so please make a quick decision by the military commander. ”

In the whole territory of Liaodong, there are three big cities, namely Jian'an, Duli Town, and Bo Shan City. Bo Shan City is in the east, close to the border of Bohai State, Duli Town is in the south, near the sea, and Jian'an City is in the west, near Liaoshui. Previously, the army of the Bohai State successively captured three cities and mastered most of Liaodong, so it can be said that it only needs to go further west and conquer some small cities to connect Yingzhou. But it was at this time that Jian'an was lost and lost, causing the good situation to go down the drain, and the Bohai army was in trouble.

In this regard, Li Congjing was also very annoyed.

However, Li Congjing has never been a person who asks too much from others, although Da Ming'an is not very good, but after all, in a short period of time, he has mastered a large part of the power of the Bohai State, and he also sent troops to capture half of Liaodong, which is already a very human achievement. Now, because of lack of experience and unstable heart, Da Ming'an has suffered setbacks, causing Li Congjing's plan to face a crisis, although Li Congjing has the intention of blaming, but he does not intend to give up on him.

Moreover, Li Congjing also knew that in the original history, next year was the period when Yelu Abaoji sent troops to the Bohai State, and the Bohai State was destroyed immediately, so now, the spread of the war in Liaodong just made this war earlier.

Meng San scolded angrily: "This Da Ming'an is not a thing, with Mr. Mo's help, let him take power, and capture half of Liaodong, he returned, Liaodong has not been fully captured, it breeds pride and contempt for the enemy, resulting in the current war is critical, it is really mud that can't support the wall!" The army of the Bohai State is also a rice bucket, head-to-head, and defending the fortified city, 100,000 people can't beat the Khitan 50,000 people, there is a bird! In my opinion, this kind of person should not pay attention to him and let him fend for himself! ”

Li Congjing glanced at Meng San, touched Li Congjing's eyes, and Meng San shut up.

Li Congjing said: "If Daming An can be abandoned, or can be given up so easily, why should he let Mo leave the Bohai Sea and give him financial support when he is a Japanese marshal?" If you don't want the war to happen in Lulong in the coming day, and the people of Lulong will be ruined, you have to control the war outside the country. ”

I was disturbed by three disturbances, and I knew that I was speechless, so I stopped talking.

Meng Ping spoke: "This matter seems to be a bad thing, but it may not be impossible to turn it into a good thing. ”

"Now that Da Ming'an has been beaten by the Khitan all over the ground looking for teeth, we have to help put out the fire, can this also be a good thing?" Meng San looked at Meng Ping in surprise, with a look, "You're not sick, are you?" Expression.

Meng Ping glanced at Meng San, his position was slightly lower than Meng San, but it was not good to laugh at him face-to-face, after Li Congjing signaled him to continue, he said: "If Liaodong is lost, it will be a bad thing, but if it is only a war delay, and Liaodong can guarantee that it will not be lost, it is also a good thing, in this way, the Khitan army is dragged down by the war on the east and west fronts, and it can't be pulled away, Yelu Abaoji will have no time to use troops against our Lu Long, and our Lu Long is just Taoguang and obscure." This is one of them. Second, as General Meng said, the 100,000 troops of the Bohai State cannot resist the 50,000 Khitan army, and if the Khitan invades the Bohai State and starts a war to destroy the country in the future, what will happen to the Bohai Sea? If we can take advantage of the war in Liaodong to raise the elite soldiers of the Bohai State, then when the Khitan attacks the Bohai Sea in the coming days, the pressure on our army can be greatly reduced. Therefore, the last general said that this is not a bad thing. ”

Wei Dao also agreed with Meng Ping's point of view, he said: "General Meng is right. Moreover, whether it is the unstable peace of mind of the Ming Dynasty, or his inherent mistake, it is better to appear now than when the Khitan sends troops to attack the Bohai Sea in the future. ”

The reason why Li Congjing wants to help Daming'an is that he hopes to use the power of the Bohai State to consume the living force of the Khitan army in the coming year, so that when Yelu Abao returns to heaven and he unites all parties to send troops to the grassland, he can reduce the pressure and increase the possibility of success of the plan. If the Bohai army is too weak and too ineffective to play this role, it will be a wasted effort.

Li Congjing said: "The battle between the Khitan and the Bohai Kingdom will happen sooner or later, and now the war in Liaodong is stalemate, but it just makes this head-to-head confrontation come a little earlier." There is an advantage to coming early, at least now that the war on the Khitan Western Front has not stopped, and the Khitan cannot do its best to send troops to Liaodong and Bohai, then it will be much easier for us to deal with it now. In this case, why can't we use the battle of Liaodong as a drill for the next Japanese war, and also to hone the edge of our army? ”

Hearing Li Congjing's words, Wei Dao noticed Li Congjing's voice, so he asked: "Regarding the matter of Liaodong, the military commander already has an idea?" ”

"Not bad." Li Congjing nodded, "Liaodong must help, but how to help, but it is exquisite." First of all, don't let the army go, otherwise Yelu Abaoji will not sit idly by, since we want to use Liaodong as a training ground, we don't have to rush to win this war, so the aid to Liaodong should be a small force to assist its core point. ”

"How to do it, this handsome will sell it. In a few days, you will understand. Li Congjing said, "Now, the generals can go back to the camp and train their subordinates strictly." ”

All the generals promised and all dispersed.

Li Congjing had a long and detailed discussion with the remaining civil officials on civil affairs matters.

During this period, the Military Intelligence Department sent a piece of information, which surprised Li Congjing again.