Chapter 22 Duling Town I
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In December of the third year of Wude, the general of Tiance, Shangshu ordered Li Shimin to launch several tentative attacks in Kuizhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The battle was not fierce, which also made Xiao Mo a little relaxed.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed near Jiangling, making a gesture of a decisive battle with Li Tang.
At the same time, because Fang Xuanling occupied Jingshan, he ordered Du Fuwei and Xie Yingdeng to contain Li Daoxuan in Xiangzhou.
Since November, the two sides have met more than a dozen times, which can be described as equal.
On the Li Tang side, Li Daoxuan was nominally the governor of Jingxiang Province and the governor of Xiangzhou, controlling all the soldiers and horses in Jingxiang Road. But in fact, he completely delegated power, handed over the military power to Xu Shiji and Su Dingfang, and sat in Xiangyang at home, ignoring the war.
Historically, Lee Dao-hyun was an extremely brave man.
In every battle, he must charge ahead, cut the generals and capture the flag, and he is quite martial. However, it was precisely because of his bravery that he was killed later. Now, Li Daoxuan has been in Gongxian for several years, and Li Yanqing has subtly changed a lot. Although he still likes to charge into battle, he is extremely cautious and steady. When to go into battle in person and when to delegate power, Li Daoxuan is very clear. For example, in this Jingxiangdao campaign, Li Daoxuan was very smart to decentralize military power.
Xu Shiji and Su Dingfang took turns to fight, and they were inseparable from Du Fuwei and Xie Yingdeng.
As for Fang Xuanling, he had no time to pay attention to the battle in Jingxiangdao. He paid more attention to the situation on the opposite side of Jingzhou, and even wrote to the imperial court in early December, asking Empress Dowager Xiao to talk to Xiao Mian, let Houliang give way to Jingmen, and Fang Xuanling was in charge of guarding the town.
It's a pity that Li Shimin attacked several times and paralyzed Xiao Miao.
When he learned that Empress Dowager Xiao wanted to occupy Jingmen, Xiao Mo immediately objected.
Even in mid-December, Xiao Mo ordered Dong Fuzhen to send troops to occupy Jingmen to guard against Fang Xuanling's surprise attack.
āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā "Childe, the front is Duliang Town!" ā
Just when the war in the south of the Yangtze River was in full swing and the tension was extremely high, a flat boat went up the river from Yushui and quietly crossed the river.
This Yushui is a major river in Yongzhou.
It is formed by the convergence of two major tributaries, the Left Stream and the Right Stream. In the territory of Yongzhou, it is called Yushui. But down the river, after Yongding, the name of the water. As a result, Yongding County has become the boundary city of Yongzhou and Qinzhou. At the same time, it is also an important area where Han and slang people live together.
"Yongzhou, with a majority of Han Chinese, wears Hanfu, speaks Chinese, and obeys the dispatch of the imperial court."
After the group got off the boat, they headed for the town of Duliang.
Because the road was rough and bumpy, they chose a sedan chair, which is quite popular in the area.
A young man sat on a sedan chair, dressed in a white shirt, with a graceful demeanor; At the side of the sedan chair, followed by a man in the prime of life.
Looking at the age, he is about thirty years old, and his body is slightly thin.
With a height of less than seven feet, he is not eye-catching in this group.
But it exudes a calm atmosphere, and his gestures show a good demeanor.
"After arriving in Duliang Town, let everyone take a break, figure out the situation here, and then make a calculation......
The young man admired the scenery on both sides all the way, and gave orders as if nothing had happened.
"Liu Qing!"
"The villain is ......"
The man in the prime of life immediately answered the order and summoned a young man to serve him.
"Take people and go to Duliang Town to make some arrangements.
Don't be too arrogant, this is not our territory after all...... Find a secluded place to settle down and don't alarm the local government. ā
"But if they ask......"
"You just said that it was the son of the Zhang family in Wu County who came to take care of a business."
The middle-aged man ordered in an orderly manner, and as he spoke, he took out a waist card and handed it to the young man.
The young man smiled, "Brother Shen, don't worry, Liu Qing will definitely handle this matter properly." ā
With that, he hurried away with a few people.
Soon after traveling, the sedan chair stopped in front of a pavilion on the side of the road.
The young man got down from the sedan chair, moved his legs and feet, and walked into the pavilion.
I don't know, has my uncle arrived in Panyu? It's almost time to do the math...... But I don't know what kind of plan Feng Ang will have!
This young man is Li Yanqing, who was ordered to protect Lingnan.
After quietly leaving Chang'an, when he took people through Zhengzhou, he made a special trip to visit Yanhu.
Since the end of the war in the Central Plains, Yanhu has become idle. Every time I train the monks in the temple, I am bored.
Li Yanqing's visit this time was to invite Yanhu out of the mountain and persuade Feng An.
According to his investigation, Feng Ang is not easy to deal with. He sits in Lingnan, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he is a veritable emperor of the soil. The Feng family is in the Lingnan area, which can be described as a man of his own and extremely strong. Even the local slang bureaucrats did not dare to touch the edge of the Feng family...... After all, the prestige of this Mrs. Xian is not comparable to ordinary people.
Lingnan people regard Mrs. Xian as a god, so to take Lingnan, you must first take Feng's.
If Feng does not bow his head, it will be impossible for Lingnan to truly surrender. Li Yanqing can't remember clearly how the Feng family was attached to Li Tang in history. But now, he could sense Feng An's attitude, which was swaying from side to side.
Because in history, there was no Xiao Sui court.
A simple Xiao mill is not enough to make Feng Ang bow his head. But now, the appearance of Xiao Sui makes it a little difficult for Feng Ang to choose.
Mrs. Xian is the sincere lady of the Sui family, whether it is Emperor Wen of Sui or Emperor Yang of Sui, she treats Feng well.
Otherwise, with a person like Feng Ang who has no qualifications and is in a remote wilderness, how can he do the position of the general of the Twelve Guards?
Therefore, Li Yanqing can be sure that Feng Ang has feelings for Xiao Sui.
At the same time, he also knew that Feng Ang could not see the situation clearly. It's just that because of the uncertainty at this time, let him make a decision. So much so that the swaying from side to side not only complicated the situation in Lingnan, but also made Li Yanqing feel a headache.
Feng Ang is a nostalgic person!
As far as the tiger and him are concerned, they are also thick.
Li Yanqing didn't need Feng Ang to make a decision immediately, all he needed now was to keep Feng Ang in the middle of now.
But even so, if there is not a person of sufficient weight to come forward, it is still difficult to succeed.
Yan Hu is the best candidate...... Since Jing Xiangdao was on alert, whether it was Fang Xuanling or Xiao Milling, it was impossible to let Li Yanqing go over easily.
Therefore, after Yan Qing arrived in Xiangzhou, he made arrangements.
He asked Duoduo to stay in Xiangzhou and lead Kan Ling and other three million victorious troops, in order to attract Fang Xuanling's attention.
Li Yanqing believes that Fang Xuanling will definitely know about his existence.
With his flag planted in Xiangzhou, it is enough to cause huge pressure on Fang Xuanling. Even if it is to contain part of Fang Qiao's troops.
Then, Li Yanqing took Shen Guang, Xiong Kuohai and other people, dressed up as businessmen, and quietly arrived in Lingnan.
The purpose of his visit to Lingnan was not to solve the problem immediately, but to try to understand the situation here in order to make follow-up arrangements. According to his vague memory, the Battle of Jiangnan did not last long. At most, half a year, it will subside.
The main purpose of Li Yanqing's visit to Lingnan was to pacify Lingnan and bring the Feng family to obedience.
At the same time, find Ning Changzhen and avenge his mother...... "I never thought that there would be such a good road in such a remote place as Yongzhou." ā
Shen Guang walked behind Li Yanqing and let out a low sigh.
The 'good' roads in his mouth naturally cannot be compared with the roads in the Central Plains. However, compared with the roads in other areas of Lingnan, the road from Yu to Xuanhua County, which passes through Duliang Town, is excellent.
"Mai Zizhong is also counted."
Regarding Shen Guang's admiration, Li Yanqing did not refute it, and let out a sigh of emotion.
Because he had already received the news that the Taishou stationed in Yongzhou was Mai Zizhong, who had fought side by side with him in the past.
However, Mai Zizhong, who is too guarded, is not sealed by Li Tang.
To be precise, Mai Zizhong was an official of the Sui Dynasty. Similarly, what is revered in the Yongzhou region is still the Sui court.
"Yongzhou is poor and sparsely populated.
Being able to build such a road in such a harsh environment is enough to see that Mai Zizhong has put a lot of effort into it. ā
Shen Guang said: "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads."
Mai Gongzi and Gongzi have learned ten out of ten...... It's just that the construction of this road by him is equivalent to connecting Yong and Qin into one. If Gongzi wants to set up the Governor's Mansion of Annan, in addition to Ning Changzhen, he must also be careful of Mai Gongzi. ā
"The Mai family is loyal!"
In the current situation, anyone who has some power in his hands cannot stand on his own.
And Mai Zizhong still respects the Sui family, just like his grandfather Mai Tiecane and his father Mai Mengcai, who are loyal.
To be honest, Li Yanqing has not yet figured out what to do to pacify Lingnan.
But he can guess that if he wants to gain a foothold in Lingnan next, he may be difficult.
However, the more this is the case, the more excited Li Yanqing feels. Although Lingnan is remote, it is also a good thing to have such a good opponent.
Thinking of this, Li Yanqing took a deep breath.
He stepped out of the gazebo and boarded the sedan chair.
"Let's go, let's go to Duliang Town."
The twilight clouds are rolling, and the rain is sporadic and sporadic in the rain.
The group set off again, slowly moving in the direction of Duliang Town.
At the beginning, I was able to gain a firm foothold in Xingyang.
So this time, I can also start again in Lingnan...... Hehe, when I succeeded in Lingnan, it must be the time when I returned to Chang'an! Erlang, you don't disappoint me.
(To be continued)