Li Congjing's war against Luzhou actually began when Liang Zishan dealt with Li Huan. After Li Shaocheng and Meng Ping led the troops to the battle, he summarized the situation in Luzhou and reported it to Li Cunqiao in detail. But he estimated that Li Cunqiao would not look at it in detail, because Li Cunqiao had already built an enthronement altar in Weizhou, and it was no surprise that he would be crowned emperor in the next two months, so he should not have the heart to pay attention to Luzhou.

So how to deal with Li Jitao, almost all the burden falls on Li Congjing.

Li Shaocheng and Meng Ping took almost all the horse troops of the Hundred Battles Army, and there were only five infantry troops left in the barracks under their command - after capturing the An Yi Army of Liangzi Mountain in Shenxian Mountain before, the Hundred Battles Army was able to expand to one commander again. Li Congjing did not rush to pull the troops out to meet Li Shaocheng, but found Weidao, took out the map of Huaizhou, Zezhou, and Luzhou drawn by the Military Intelligence Department, and discussed the strategy of conquering Luzhou.

The accuracy of the military map of this era is indeed not flattering, so Li Congjing will ask the military intelligence department to draw it separately. Of course, the map of the Military Intelligence Department is naturally not only as simple as a map, but also the deployment of troops in the three prefectures and towns of Zelu, and the information of the town generals are all included.

"If Li Shaocheng and Meng Ping intercept the military funds and succeed, then they can make Li Jitao's treason public to the world, and then lead the Jin King to order the expedition. According to the lower officials, after encircling and suppressing his pursuers, the general could directly lead the army into Luzhou and take Li Jitao by surprise. When the general brought all the towns under the jurisdiction of Luzhou into his command, he could not only effectively isolate Li Jitao, but also greatly enhance his own strength, and it was not impossible to conquer Luzhou. Wei Dao carefully examined the map hanging on the wooden shelf as he groaned with his hands down.

Li Congjing crossed his arms, frowned and pondered, noncommittal.

Wei Dao saw that Li Congjing did not speak, so he continued: "Although the town army of Luzhou is under the jurisdiction of Luzhou, Li Jitao is treasonous, but not all the town army is willing to follow, and it is not difficult for the general to conquer or persuade to surrender. If Li Jitao went out of the city to meet the battle during this process, the hundred battle army could fight with it in the field, and avoid the pain of attacking the city; In addition, the general can also use the Hundred Battles Army to drag Li Jitao's army, and the main force takes advantage of the weakness to attack Luzhou, and Luzhou is at his fingertips. At that time, Li Jitao will have nowhere to go, and it will be easy to destroy. ”

Wei Dao does make sense, but Li Congjing knows that this plan seems to be feasible, but in fact, there are too many accidents, once there is a mistake in a certain link in the middle, the attack on Luzhou will become a tough battle, which is what Li Congjing does not want to see.

Li Congjing said slowly: "Li Jitao originally wanted to raise Zelu and the two states to throw themselves at the pseudo-Liang, but the attitude of Zezhou has not been clear. The top priority at the moment is to win over Zezhou. As for how to conquer Luzhou, don't act rashly for now, and then strike after the situation is clear. ”

When Wei Dao heard this, he was not discouraged because his suggestion was not adopted, but smiled slightly and said: "Since the general has become a bamboo in his chest, the subordinate wishes the general a victory." ”

Li Congjing shook his head and chuckled: "It's not quite confident, how the war will go depends on how the situation develops." ”

At this time, on the official road leading to Huaizhou in Zezhou, a sergeant with bright armor was escorting more than a dozen carriages to the south.

This army numbered about a thousand men, and they marched at a very fast pace, far faster than the average army. If you look closely, you can see that this army has no baggage, not even a grain cart, only some grain bags on the back of some cavalry horses.

The dozen or so wagons in the middle of the procession were all loaded with goods, but the goods were packed in large wooden boxes, which were sealed with tarpaulins, so that it was impossible to see what was loaded inside. It's just that the wheels of these wagons have left a lot of creases, and it is clear that the goods in them must be extremely heavy.

It's past noon, it's the beginning of spring, the sun always brings a little spirit, the trees on both sides of the road have sprouted, and from time to time there are scattered birds and birds leaping between the branches with the sound of chirping, which makes the army look alive too.

But among the knights at the head of the horse team, a young man with a heroic face was full of sorrow, as if he was puzzled.

"Team Guo has been worried all the way, but what's on his mind? Let's talk about it, we may be able to solve a worry or two for Team Guo. Someone next to the young man laughed.

The team surnamed Guo laughed when he heard this, and said, "What can I do, it's just a stomach trouble!" ”

"I see." The people on the other side didn't think it was fake, "Then Team Guo is going to go back quickly, we will wait for you here for a while." ”

Guo Team Zheng said: "There is no need to wait, I will come when I go, and I will catch up with you in two steps!" So saying, he rode his horse to the side of the road, tied it to a tree, and went into the woods.

Someone saw that Team Guo was entering the forest, and sneered: "Lazy people have a lot of and pee!" ”

"Silence!" The man who spoke just now scolded in a low voice, "Team Guo is a confidant and a favorite general, you don't want to criticize him?" ”

At this time, in a hill in the dense forest hundreds of zhang away in front of the side of the pipeline, several men in Tsing Yi were looking at the team coldly.

One of them frowned and said, "Commander Wu, didn't you say that there are only five hundred people to escort the military money?" How can there be an extra conductor out of thin air? ”

"General Li, this is also an unexpected thing, before yesterday, Li Jitao did only send 500 people to escort this batch of military funds, who knows that this guy is not at ease and sent another 500 people, and we have just received the news." Wu Changjian sighed, also a little annoyed.

Li Shaocheng pondered for a moment with a calm gaze, then turned his head and asked Meng Ping beside him, "Now that we are equal to the strength of the An Yi Army, how to complete the task assigned by the eldest brother, what is Brother Meng's clever plan?" ”

Meng Ping couldn't make up his mind for a while, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Compared to the An Yijun, there are only three hundred more people in our group, and there will be heavy losses under hard fighting, so this road is not optional." Compared with the An Yi Army, our advantage lies in two points, one is that we have soldiers from the military intelligence department who can spy on intelligence, and the other is that we are waiting for the day and night to go here, Li Jitao still does not know our whereabouts, and the An Yi Army is in the light and I am in the dark. ”

Under the sun, the shadows of the trees were mottled, Li Shaocheng's body was bright and dark, and there was a fine light flashing in his eyes, and he said: "The An Yi Army has two commanders and guards, and we naturally can't get it, but if we can reduce some of them, then this matter is very promising." ”

"How to reduce the manpower of the An Yijun requires careful planning." Meng Ping looked at the Anyi Army Road marching on the official road under the mountain.

Li Shaocheng pondered: "To reduce the manpower of the An Yi Army, either some of them will become dead, or some of them will leave the brigade. ”

"This group of Anyi soldiers is cautious, and they don't camp in the wilderness at all, and they don't go between the cities in the morning." Meng Ping touched his chin, "So a night attack in the wild won't work at all!" Otherwise, I'll be able to eat them! ”

Speaking of this, Li Shaocheng and Meng Ping looked at Wu Changjian together and said, "The next thing is to depend on your military intelligence department!" ”

Wu Changjian looked dazed, "What are we going to do?" ”

It's another sunset.

There is a small river in the gentle part of the mountain, and there is a small plain beside the river, and on the plain stands a small city.

A team of more than 1,000 people walked out of the mountains and forests, escorting more than a dozen carriages to the outside of the city.

"This place is called Luoping, although the city is small, it is also a county government, there is no garrison in the county, only some township soldiers, I will camp in this city tonight." On the war horse, Shen Meng raised his horsewhip and pointed to the city in front of him, "There are already people in the county who are outside the city to greet you, Guo Teamzheng, you go forward and explain to them, this general will lead the army directly into the city." ”

The team surnamed Guo responded and took the two of them to beat the horses and walked away.

When they arrived at the city gate, the team surnamed Guo saw a man in front of the horse saluting him and said: "Xiaguan Luoping County Cheng Zhang Zhongzhen, I was informed by the army scouts that the army is going to camp in Luoping today, I don't know what General Shen's orders and requirements are?" ”

The team surnamed Guo was dismounting, glanced at the person in front of him, and said, "Do you want the food you have prepared ready?" ”

"All are ready, let the army into the city."

"Good!"

At this time, the team had arrived at the door, Shen Meng had no intention of stopping, and directly led the team into the city.

The team of more than 1,000 people lined up in a long snake, with more than a dozen carriages in the middle.

The streets of the city were quiet, the vendors and shops were closed, and when Shen Meng entered the city, he saw the barren scene in the small city, and his face was a little disdainful. There are not many pedestrians on the street, walking together in twos and threes, busy with their own things.

After the team surnamed Guo entered the city, they followed Shen Meng, stepped forward, and the county man on the side smiled and said: "The county commander has set up a banquet in the county office, and he is waiting for the general." ”

Shen Meng replied lightly.

Halfway through the walk, the team surnamed Guo suddenly felt that something was wrong.

* Quiet. Although there are pedestrians on the street, these pedestrians all bow their heads, and they are all young and strong men, not half of the old people and children!

When the team surnamed Guo looked up, they saw that on the other side of the city wall, the sun was completely setting, and the whole small city was submerged in twilight.

"General, something is wrong." The team surnamed Guo was quietly saying to Shen Meng, "Look, this city is quiet, and the pedestrians on the street don't see a single woman or child, it's very strange!" ”

Shen Meng's face gradually changed, he suddenly raised his hand, and shouted: "The army has stopped entering the city......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a few loud "booms" from behind!

Half of the 1,000-strong team is entering the city, and half is still outside the city. The sergeant of the Anyi Army outside the city was leisurely entering the city, and suddenly found that several large stones fell on the top of the city and smashed in front of the city gate. A sergeant was hit, and the flesh and blood were blurred on the spot!

The boulder blocked the way into the city gate.

Killing voices erupted inside the city gates, and the city gates were slammed shut!

Of the more than 1,000 An Yi troops, half entered the city, and half were blocked out of the city!

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