The Spring Festival came to an end with the sound of firecrackers, and for Li Congjing, the New Year was the beginning of a new challenge. After the officers and men of the barracks took turns to take their vacations, Li Congjing convened all the officers and men on the school field to make a pledge meeting, and then opened the prelude to the large-scale training of the whole army.

In the town, Li Congjing summoned a director and a general in the army, and arranged the next work: "Mo Li, tell me about Zelu's situation." ”

Mo Li, who was dressed in a white robe instead of an official robe, stood up and bowed his hand to Li Congjing: "After the Hundred Battles Army raided Huaizhou a year ago, the army sent by Li Jitao to Liangzishan in the Immortal Mountain did not withdraw, and he sent someone over yesterday, saying that if Gongzi did not return the Four Hundred An Righteous Army, he would slaughter the village in seven days. ”

Li Congjing asked, "How many people is he stationed on the border of Luzhou to deal with Liangzi Mountain, Immortal Mountain?" ”

"Two conductors." Mo Li said, "His younger brother Li Jiyuan will lead the troops." ”

Li Congjing groaned for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said: "Li Shaocheng, Meng San, I ordered you two to lead the army and command four Ma Bu troops with 1,000 people each, and go to Liangzi Mountain in the Immortal Mountain to set up an ambush. ”

Li Shaocheng clenched his fists awe-inspiring and said, "Get the order!" ”

Meng San patted his chest and said loudly: "The commander of the capital can rest assured, and promise that none of the An Yijun will be left behind to see the king of Hades!" ”

Mo Li frowned and pondered for a while, and said in a cautious tone: "Is it too early to start a war with Li Jitao?" If Li Jitao betrays Liang in the future, I am afraid that some people will say that Gongzi forced Li Jitao over. Moreover, we will deal with the An Yi Army in the future, and now we have made such a big move, I am afraid that we will be suspicious of startling the snake. ”

Li Congjing fell into deep thought. At this time, Wei Dao stood up and arched his hand at Li Congjing and said, "General, the lower officials don't think so. ”

Li Congjing glanced at him and said, "You say." ”

Wei Dao took a good time to say: "We raided Huaizhou before, originally to let Li Jitao take care of himself, and he could no longer allocate energy to deal with Qimen. But at present, it seems that this goal has not been achieved, Li Jitao's cunning nature is by no means easy to match, his staff member Wei Zhuo is familiar, this person is also quite discerning and strategic, and the tooth general Shen Meng is a rare brave general. Although Li Jitao lives in Luzhou, his strength cannot be underestimated, because he is also quite arrogant, and he has not put the heroes of the world in his eyes. ”

"This time, Li Jitao is aggressive towards Qimen, and if we give in, it will increase his arrogance and be unfavorable in the future. At this time, if Li Jitao's troops can be weakened by a point, they should be weakened by a point, and they will have a greater grasp of the battle in the future. As for what Mo Senjun said about startling the snake, Xia Guan believes that no matter what we do or not, whether Li Jitao should take refuge in the Liang Army or will take refuge, and how he should fight with the Hundred Battles Army in the future will not change much because of our actions. ”

After Wei Dao finished speaking, Li Congjing nodded secretly.

After all, Wei Dao has been in Luzhou, and he is indeed familiar with the situation in Luzhou.

Mo Li disagreed with Wei Dao's point of view, and said: "Although the words of the secretary are reasonable, they deviate from the reality. The current reality is that if we exert too much force on Li Jitao and he has a heart to guard against us, then he will be very strict against us after he betrays the country. And we have to deal with Li Jitao at that time, and if we want to win with the strength of a hundred battle troops, we must be surprised, but if it is based on the words of the secretary, I am afraid that we will not be able to take it by surprise and go to attack Luzhou. ”

Both of them made sense, and the others were all thoughtful or dazed when they heard this, and they hardly knew who to believe.

"You're both right. If we want to deal with Li Jitao, we must seek a solution to both worlds. Li Congjing stood up, glanced around at everyone, and began to order: "Don't leave to listen to the order!" ”

"Don't leave me."

"I order you to go to Zelu and Liangzhou in person, lead the military intelligence department to find out all the situation in Zelu, monitor Li Jitao's every move, and get in touch with those who are loyal to the Great Jin and Li Jitao in Zelu and Liang, and at the same time closely monitor the movements of the Liang army in Huaizhou, draw a detailed military map of Zelu and Huaizhou, and choose the best marching route for the army, and report all the situation every three days!"

"Order!"

Li Congjing looked at Wei Dao again, and said in a straight voice: "Wei Dao, this envoy ordered you to personally preside over the work of the courtyard, build armor weapons and siege equipment, one issue in January, make sure that the army has enough weapons to use before the expedition!" ”

Wei Dao arched his hand and said: "Wei Dao takes the order." ”

"Peng Zushan listens to orders!" Li Congjing looked at Peng Zushan, who was in charge of the training of the Hundred Battles Army, "This envoy wants the Hundred Battles Army to be able to attack the city, retreat to defend the flat land, and defeat the enemy's formation, how long do you need to train the troops?" ”

Peng Zushan hugged his fists and said: "Within three months, I will be able to satisfy the commanders!" ”

Li Congjing shook his head and said solemnly: "I don't care what method you use, and no matter what requirements you make, within two months, I want the Hundred Battles Army to go on the expedition!" ”

Peng Zushan knew that he had no room for bargaining, a cruel look flashed in his eyes, and he opened his mouth to reveal a hideous smile, "If the commander gives the last general such power, the last general is willing to make a military order to ensure that the hundred battle troops will be able to fight in two months, otherwise I will come to see you!" ”

When the commanders of the Hundred Battles Army saw Peng Zushan's expression, they were all shocked in their hearts and secretly complained.

"Good! This messenger believes in you. Li Congjing waved his hand, turned his gaze to Zhang Ziyun and Wang Buqi, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Buqi Zhang Ziyun listens to the order, and orders you to raise grain and grass to recruit auxiliary troops, and you must ensure that it can be used for the army to march in March!" ”

"Three...... Trimester? Wang Buqi simply thought he had misheard.

The corners of Li Congjing's mouth moved slightly, and he said: "A few years ago, the envoy requisitioned a lot of military salaries back in Changhe, and you are still afraid that you won't be able to buy food?" ”

"Don't worry, Childe, we will definitely complete the task!" Zhang Ziyun said firmly.

"Good!" Li Congjing nodded, his sharp eyes swept over the people in the room, and said in an extremely formal and solemn voice: "This envoy Wang'er and others understand that Li Jitao's treason has become inevitable, but the king of Jin is busy fighting against the pseudo-Liang on the eastern front, and he has no time to look west. Therefore, it is inevitable that the burden of picking up Li Jitao will inevitably fall on our shoulders, raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while, and it is imperative to go out to conquer Zelu, and this is also the first time that the whole army of the Hundred Battles Army has fought against the enemy, not only to win but also to win a big victory, and to raise the military prestige of our Hundred Battles Army! Is it all clear? ”

"Obey the orders of the commander!" The crowd raised their heads.

"Okay." Li Congjing waved his hand, "Go down and prepare!" ”

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Ten days later.

The sunset melts gold, and the twilight clouds merge.

Li Congjing stood solemnly at the head of Qimen City, seeing the sunset like blood, his heart surged.

Outside the city, there was a triumphant army.

Li Shaocheng, who went to Liangzi Mountain and Shenxian Mountain, returned to the city with three divisions.

The gates of the city were wide open, and the soldiers entered the city, and the sound of joy was thunderous.

Li Shaocheng walked quickly to the head of the city and reported to Li Congjing: "The last general and Meng San set up ambushes in Shenxian Mountain and Liangzi Mountain respectively, cooperated with the local people, and defeated the invading An Yi army in one fell swoop, killing more than 400 enemies, and the rest were captured, but it was a pity that Li Jiyuan left!" ”

"The captives will be taken into the barracks and adapted at a later date!" Li Congjing helped Li Shaocheng up, smiled, and laughed: "What is Li Jiyuan's left, don't take it to heart." Second brother, today the eldest brother will hold a banquet for you and others to celebrate! ”

"Thank you, big brother!" Li Shaocheng stood up.

Suddenly, a horse rushed from outside the city, and a piece of military intelligence intelligence was sent to the city!

Mo Li said in the letter: "Li Jitao never expected that Gongzi would dare to blatantly kill his subordinates, and he was furious when he heard about the change in Liangzi Mountain in the Immortal Mountain...... Under Wei Zhuo's advice, a large-scale reorganization of the armed forces has begun...... In addition, Zezhou Judge Pei Yue and Li Jitao have always been at odds, and it seems that they do not want to commit treason with it, and they are now in further contact......"

Li Congjing's spirits were greatly lifted when he heard this.

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Two months later.

Late at night, the bright moon was hanging high, Li Congjing was reading at night in the study of his mansion, and suddenly received urgent information from Mo Li, unfolded it, and saw that it was written: "Li Jitao's rebellion has appeared, and he recently submitted a letter of surrender to Emperor Zhu Youzhen of Liang, Zhu Youzhen named him the envoy of the festival, and ordered Dong Zhang, the assassin of Huaizhou, to invoke." Today, Li Jitao suddenly sent a large number of sergeants out of the city to escort more than a dozen carriages straight to the border of Huaizhou. After Wang Gongzi learned of this, he quickly sent someone to come, and Mo Lidang intercepted the military money with the comer, so as not to let it fall into the hands of the pseudo-Liang......"

Military money, silver!

Li Congjing's eyes lit up.

immediately got up, walked out of the door, and shouted: "Come on, prepare horses, I want to go to the barracks!" ”

Xiao Wan watched Li Congjing a gust of wind seem to pass in front of her, holding a bowl of chicken soup and stunned there.

History: March Jimao...... After staying in Luzhou, Li Jitao rebelled and sent money to Liang.

The big tent of the military camp, the lights were bright, the generals gathered together, Li Congjing stood behind the general press with his hand, and said in a deep voice: "After leaving in Luzhou, Li Jitao is treasonous, and the rebels under his command are escorting a large amount of military money to the south, intending to send it to Huaizhou." Huaizhou assassin Shi Dong Zhang, must go to the border to respond, but this batch of military funds was originally my Great Jin thing, and it must not fall into the hands of Liang Jun! ”

"Now this envoy order: Li Shaocheng will take the people of the headquarters, Meng Ping will lead the gentlemen, and everyone will hurry to Zelu with two horses, and be sure to intercept this batch of military funds for me before Dong Zhang and send them back to Qimen!"

"Order!" Li Shaocheng and Meng Ping hugged their fists.

Li Congjing pondered for a moment, and a light of conspiracy suddenly flashed in his eyes, and said: "After you get it, you don't have to flee back in a panic, let Li Jitao's men and horses follow behind all the way and lead him back to Qimen." This envoy brought the main force of the Hundred Battles Army and went to ambush halfway, striving to annihilate this Anyi army! ”

"Escorting military funds, Li Jitao will inevitably send his henchmen to escort him, he must be the elite of the Anyi army, if he can completely annihilate this Anyi army, the combat strength of the Anyi army will be greatly damaged!" Wei Dao touched the small beard on his chin and said slowly.

Li Congjing smiled slightly, looking unpredictable, "From the beginning of the competition with Luzhou, I deliberately dealt with him, and Li Jitao passively attacked me back; I knew step by step that he was going to commit treason, so I planned to deal with it step by step, but he didn't know that I knew that he was going to commit treason, let alone that I was going to put him to death, so I only fought back within a limited range, so we would have the advantage in the previous actions. ”

"I was thinking before, since I knew that Li Jitao was very likely to commit treason, and I also knew that I was going to attack Luzhou at that time, why didn't I weaken his strength in advance? At that time, Li Sizhao guarded Zezhou, and the Liang army attacked it for a year, which shows that its city defense is strong, although it is Zezhou and not Luzhou, but Luzhou must not be sent there. ”

When Wei Dao heard this, a sudden look flashed in his eyes, "No wonder the general insisted on making a move on Li Jiyuan before, and this was the idea." ”

Li Congjing said insidiously: "Now that I have attracted the escort military An Yi Army to come and annihilate, the same is true." When Luzhou was still the Zhaoyi Army, the main force was pulled to Zhenzhou by the old General Li Sizhao, and those who were left behind were mediocre in combat power. Li Jitao established the An Yi Army, but how many people can he gather in this short period of time? How many elite people can be trained? I will destroy his living forces step by step, especially the elite forces, so that even if he has a strong city defense, he will be able to defend it! ”