(Second update.) ）

This is outside the southern border of the Bohai Kingdom, Liaodong.

The city in front of me is called Bo Shan Castle.

The army that is besieging the city is the army of the Bohai Kingdom.

A cloud drifted from the sky, gradually obscuring the sun, and the shadow swept over the earth like a giant beast, embracing the troops outside the city and the army that was besieging it. In the distance, the green mountains are like a curtain, and the duck water winds from the foot of the mountain at the far of sight, rushes south, and finally merges into the sea in an invisible place. The river is calm and waveless, and the boats that usually sail in twos and threes have long disappeared.

Mo Li smiled, his attitude was calm, and on the folding fan he opened, a mountain and river danced gently in his hand, which was a little unpredictable. Standing high, there will be no wind, and the majestic wind will blow his robe, and if you look at it from a low place, it will be like an immortal.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was in great trouble, and the imperial court was unable to take care of Liaodong for a while, so the Andong Protectorate was revoked, and Liaodong became a borderless land for a while. Later, the Bohai State placed officials in the land of Liaodong and stabilized the people, which was very meritorious, which was a beautiful talk. However, since the establishment of the Khitan State, Yelu Abaoji has been conquering everywhere, and this land of Liaodong was also a strong stronghold for it a few years ago. There was silence on the car, and everyone was staring at the battlefield in front of them, but the battle did not have to stop for a while, so Mo Li spoke softly and opened the conversation.

He said that "the Bohai State placed officials in the land of Liaodong and stabilized the people", calling it a beautiful talk, but in fact it was just a target, and the real scene at that time was just that the Bohai State occupied the territory of Liaodong. Bohai was once a "prosperous country in the east of the sea" and also had a glorious history.

Da Ming'an in military uniform and Li Siping, who was wearing an official robe, were both people who understood, so naturally they wouldn't say anything about it. In the past, when the Tang Dynasty camp and Pingerzhou were not occupied by the Khitan, and the Bohai State did not lose Liaodong, it was very convenient for the Khitan to pay tribute, and until the Khitan forcibly occupied the two places, the contact between the Bohai State and the Tang Dynasty was becoming less and less, and in the face of the Khitan's aggressive trend, it gradually became a dilemma. If there is no General Li and Mr. Li today, the Bohai Kingdom will not know when it will send troops to Liaodong and recover Liaodong! ”

Mo Li shook the folding fan lightly, always with a faint smile on his face, which made people feel like a spring breeze, "Lost Liaodong, the Bohai Sea is trapped in a corner, once the Khitan enters the country on both sides, the Bohai Sea will suddenly become a turtle in the urn, and there is no room for strategic turnaround; According to Liaodong, the Bohai State can even connect the clouds, so it has the help of the military commander, and enters Qingzhou through the sea, and it has to be carried by the Tang Dynasty. Because it is, the land of Liaodong will be fought for! ”

"What the gentleman said is very true." Da Ming Andao nodded yes, convinced of Mo Li's words. Since the late autumn of last year, Mo Li and his companion to the Bohai State, with the support of Li Congjing's manpower and material resources, after nearly a year of hard work, Da Ming An befriended the important ministers of the court with ambition, power, and profit, won many supports, and thwarted the attacks of other princes with stratagems, and his status became higher and higher, and not long ago, he was able to take charge of a military power. This dispatch of troops to Liaodong was the first major move taken by Daming An after gaining a firm foothold in the court of the Bohai Kingdom, and it was also the most important part of Mo Li's plan for him.

Mo Li said: "Today's army is fighting in Liaodong, it is an excellent opportunity for His Highness to show grace and prestige in the army, whether he can take the army in the future depends on what His Highness does in this battle." If the generals and men of the army are loyal and hold the military power, it will be easy for His Highness to control the government in the future. If this campaign goes well, His Royal Highness will return to the court with immortal achievements, and his prestige will be more important than that of the sea, and no one will dare to disobey in the slightest, and His Highness will take advantage of the situation to gain great power, and there will be no obstacles. In charge of the government and military power, this is a large-scale attack by the Khitan, and His Royal Highness also has the strength to fight. ”

The scene depicted by Mo Li's words made people yearn for it, and Da Ming'an inevitably looked excited. But after these days of struggle for power and profit, bloody storms, regardless of his heart or wisdom, and when he first met Li Congjing in the grassland that day, he said to Mo Li: "This is the work of General Li and Mr., if the Bohai State can survive in front of the Khitan army, Ming'an will not dare to forget the kindness of General Li and Mr. in the slightest, but if there is gain, it will be rewarded!" ”

Mo Li smiled indifferently, and did not take Da Ming'an's guarantee to heart, even if what Da Ming'an said at this time was indeed from the bottom of his heart, he would not be naïve to think that diplomatic relations do not rely on interests but on friendship.

Li Siping, who now has the official status of the Bohai State, after Mo Li's conversation with Da Ming'an ended, asked Mo Li for advice: "Mr. Mo, this time we are going to attack Liaodong, the Khitan will not sit idly by, if Yelu Abaoji sends a large army to help, how can we deal with it?" ”

This is a real problem, and it is an extremely serious practical problem, it can't help but make people worry, Mo Li heard this, but did not show worry, but said indifferently: "The main force of the Khitan domestic army is now on the western front, I received news not long ago that the Yelu enemy led the army to capture Feng, Sheng, Erzhou and Tatar territory, at this time in the digestion of the results of the battle, there is no time to look eastward for a while. ”

"Feng and Sheng's two states?" Da Ming'an was a little shocked when he heard this, "Sir, aren't these two places the land under the command of the Shatuo Ministry, how could they let the Khitan take it away?" ”

The so-called two states of abundance and victory are the places where the Hetao Plain is located in later generations, the land is plastered, and the pastures are abundant. Mo Li naturally knew why Da Ming'an was surprised, and he said unhurriedly: "Although there are people living in Feng and Sheng, they are only a small part, and most of their people have already gone deep into the Central Plains to live together. Speaking of this, Mo Li's eyes showed a little favor, "Besides, the Khitan can capture this place, but they may not be able to hold this place!" ”

Da Ming'an and Li Siping thought that Mo Li was saying that Datang would send troops to recover the two places, and they both nodded in agreement.

Li Siping was cautious and serious, thinking for a while, or said: "Mr. Mo, that is, the main force of the Khitan is all on the Western Front, but there will be no army in the country, I heard that Yelu Abaoji has two elite men and horses in the near division and the heart of the heart, and they have not left their side for many years. After all, Liaodong has an important position, and Yelu Abaoji will not tolerate the loss of this place! ”

The combat strength of the Bohai army is uneven, although Da Ming An is now in charge of a military power, but the Bohai King Da Shu did not send much elite to him, and his soldiers and new soldiers accounted for nearly half, Li Siping's worries are indeed true.

Mo Li smiled, pointed to the Bo Fan City in front of him and said: "When we wait to capture this city, and then conquer Jian'an, the king sees that there is indeed hope for the capture of Liaodong, and he will definitely send the domestic elite to help, so what are we afraid of at that time?" Speaking of this, he said incomprehensibly: "In addition, the two of you don't have to worry about this, the military marshal already has a strategy to deal with the Khitan East aid in Youzhou!" ”

Mo Li refused to say what Li Congjing's strategy was to deal with the Khitan Eastern Aid, Da Ming'an and Li Siping only said that it was a Youzhou military aircraft, so it was inconvenient to ask more, but seeing that Mo Li said it so surely, out of his consistent trust in him, they were all relieved.

At night, in the military tent, Mo Li stood in front of the map with his hands in his hands, his expression was solemn, the light and detachment in the day faded, and there was a lingering worry between his eyebrows at this time.

Tao Yaoyao sat behind the desk next to him, sorting out the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department, while drinking water endlessly.

Noticing that Mo Li's demeanor was wrong, Tao Yaoyao put down the booklet in his hand, held the water cup in his hand, lazily crossed his legs, and asked, "What makes Mr. Mo, who is wiser than Kong Ming, so worried?" ”

Mo Li sighed softly, left Yutu, and sat down behind his desk, "The army is attacking Liaodong, and the Khitan will definitely come to help, it's just how many people there are." And today's Bohai army can't withstand the impact of the Khitan elite cavalry. ”

"Didn't you say before that after conquering Jian'an, the Great Writer would send elite soldiers?" Tao Yaoyao asked.

Mo Li smiled helplessly, "Jian'an is a big city, with the army under Da Ming'an, how easy is it to conquer Jian'an?" This expedition was originally to train and expand the army through combat, and it would take some time to train these old and weak and new soldiers into elite soldiers. ”

"Li Congjing doesn't send troops?" Tao Yaoyao raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Youzhou's current strategy is to recuperate, recuperate, accumulate strength, streamline the administration of elite troops, and maintain obscurity." Mo Li shook his head, "Besides, once Brother Li sends troops to Liaodong, Yelu Abaoji will naturally not sit idly by, and it is very likely that he will increase his troops again and again, so that the war in Liaodong will expand, and then it is impossible to say that Liaodong will become a melee for the Tang Army, the Bohai State Army, and the Khitan Army, if so, when will the war be over?" The situation in the Bohai State is now turbulent, the internal instability is already unstable, this expedition, there are many opponents, it can be described as a lot of resistance, step by step, because what Damingan needs now is a big victory, a quick victory, only in this way, can help him quickly establish prestige, master the military and government, if it is a long war, everything is over! ”

Tao Yaoyao spread her hands and said very irresponsibly: "That's no way?" ”

Mo Li could only smile bitterly, even if he was resourceful, he had no strategy at this time.

Just when Mo Li was frowning and bitter, the military intelligence department received a new piece of information, to be precise, this was a letter handed over by Li Congjing.

After Tao Yaoyao finished reading it, he threw it to Mo Li, and said very boringly: "I know that nothing can stump you." Listening to her tone, it seemed that she wanted Li Congjing and Mo Li to encounter unsolvable trouble.

Mo Li was overjoyed when he heard this, and after quickly browsing the letter, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, picked up the folding fan and opened it with a snap, shook it gently, and said with grace: "It's really sleepy to send pillows, and the steamed buns fall from the sky when I'm hungry, so Yelu Abaoji will no longer have time to send reinforcements to Liaodong!" ”

Tao Yao said lazily: "Since Yelu Deguang arrived in Danzhou and killed him with one sword, Li Congjing has one less strong opponent, why do you have to chase him all over the mountain, just don't kill him?" ”

"Can't kill, can't kill!" Mo Li shook his head again and again, "Kill Yelu Deguang, and the Khitan will return to the situation of only one heir, then the whole country will work together, and the Khitan is still strong, no, no." Only by letting Yelu Deguang go back, continuing to fight for power with Yelubei, fighting between the two tigers, and consuming national strength, can we take advantage of it! ”

It turned out that Li Congjing said in the letter that Yelu Deguang had entered Danzhou without permission and had been intercepted by him, and he was now "hunting down" him, driving Yelu Deguang to die everywhere.

"Yelu Deguang is the heir to the throne in Yelu Abaoji's heart, he was chased and killed by Li Ge'er in Danzhou, his life and death are unknown, Yelu Abaoji sent an army to rescue and find each other too late, where is the heart to come to Liaodong? When he comes back to his senses, he wants to help the east again, Liaodong has become something in my pocket! Mo Li patted his stomach and smiled happily.

In the final analysis, Yelu Deguang is related to the fate of the entire Khitan State, and Liaodong is just a corner. It is clear which of the two is more important.

Tao Xiaoxiao shook her head weakly, and sneered: "Yelu Deguang is not good to stay in the West Building, and he went to Danzhou to toss something, he is really tight!" ”

"This is called the underworld, everything has its own destiny!" Mo Li said with a smile.

Tao Yaoyao sniffed at Mo Li's "getting carried away", and said coldly: "Yelu Deguang is not a straw bag, but a tiger, let him return to the country today, you are not afraid that the tiger will return to the mountain?" ”

Mo Li stood up, put away the folding fan, put his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "It's not a tiger, how can you be worthy of Brother Li and me?" ”