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Jin Chunqiu and the three of them came to the post house to stay.

Compared with the year, when Kongshan went to the eastern capital of Sui to pay tribute, the post house of Wanbang came to the dynasty was much more cold than itself. In those days, the entire Eastern Capital was wrapped in silk and satin for the trees beside the street, and all foreign envoys did not need money to eat in the tavern.

At that time, this shocked the Silla envoys, and after the Silla envoys returned to Silla, they vigorously persuaded Jinpyeong to join the Sui to attack Goguryeo.

The past has passed, and now this post house is only for receiving messengers, and the dinner in the evening is nothing more than corn porridge and Hu cakes.

After the three of them had eaten, they sat opposite each other and discussed. The Khitan Xi Chen soldiers came with 200,000 soldiers to attack Li Chongjiu, and according to Kongshan, Li Chongjiu's troops were only about 50,000 horses.

If the fall of Youzhou is imminent now, they will go with the King of Silla to Li Chongjiu this time, wouldn't it be for nothing? Kongshan Yuanxiao was still in front of King Zhenping before, saying that Li Chongjiu's power was not enough to defeat the enemy, but it was more than enough to control the enemy.

Although the three of them were worried, Jin Chunqiu said at this time: "I heard that Li Chongjiu didn't break the Khitan 100,000 horses before? I know that the Khitans are very brave, but they are in disorder. If Li Chongjiu defended the city, the Khitan should not be able to break through Zhuojun. ”

Hearing Jin Chunqiu speak, Kongshan Yuanxiao and the two nodded together.

Yuan Xiaoyan said: "I also think so, Shanggu Gong is a hero, I don't think that now the Khitan and Xi people can destroy Youzhou." ”

Seeing the two of them expressing their attitudes, Kong Shan nodded and said, "Don't the Han people often say that wealth and wealth are sought in danger? If we had rushed to Jixian County at this time, Li Chongjiu would have been grateful to us for this kindness, which would be of great benefit to the diplomatic relations between the two sides. ”

Although Kongshan said so, in fact, it also withstood great pressure. As the chief envoy of Youzhou this time, he has to bear the greatest responsibility for this mission, and when he says this, it is tantamount to betting on the fate of Li Chongjiu in the future.

The next day, the group rested for one night and set off for Youzhou overnight.

Jixian County, Zhuo County.

In the county guard's mansion, a fan said to Li Chongjiu: "Khan, Lord Tong Jin said that he was indeed under pressure from the elders of the clan this time, and the Turks sent an envoy to let us not intervene in this matter. At the same time, the elders of the clan also came forward to buy the people who insulted the king's tribe. Therefore, Lord Tong Jin is very embarrassed. ”

Li Chongjiu listened to the words of this envoy from the Mukun Ministry, and was slightly silent. Li Chongjiu did not have many allies around him, only Silla and the Mukun tribe. Silla is far away from the water and can't solve the near fire, so the only thing is that Mu Kunbu can help himself a little.

This time, the Khitan Xi people came to attack, and they planned to move, which seems to be not only the meaning of Gao Kaidao, but also the Turks who should take the lead in the back. Sure enough, Chu Luo still sees himself as a thorn in his side.

Wang Mahan, who was on the side, was furious and said: "Your boss and the Khan's boss are brothers, how can they stand by and watch at this moment." ”

Li Chongjiu waved his hand and said, "Don't be rude." I believe that your ministry also has a last resort. ”

Li Chongjiu said in his heart Since the Turks have come forward, it is not easy for Mu Kunbu not to turn against each other at this time, why bother to ask others, if he is to blame, it will chill the heart of the opposite.

Seeing that Li Chongjiu had no intention of blaming, the envoy showed a grateful look and said: "Thank you Khan for your understanding, in fact, although Tong Jin was forced to send troops officially due to pressure, he sent a thousand elite cavalry from the clan to assist the Khan in the battle, but it would be good that he would not play the banner of the Mukun Department at that time." ”

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but be pleased, this is undoubtedly accommodating in disguise, but it is just covering his ears and stealing the bell. At that moment, Li Chongjiu asked the other party to go down to rest, and he wrote a letter to Qiu Lihan to express his gratitude.

Li Chongjiu was only halfway through the letter, when he heard Lu Ziqian, Zhao Heran, and the local scholars of Zhuo County, Gaoxu Daozhuo, all came to visit.

"Shanggu Gong, we also have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace!" Lu Ziqian said immediately.

Li Chongjiu said: "I understand, but I'm worried about the joint attack of the Khitan Xi tribe? ”

Zhao Heran said: "Exactly, as early as a few years ago when Zhuojun was in Zhuojun, the Khitan and Xi people also harassed the border repeatedly, but at that time, there were elite soldiers and strong generals on the border of the Great Sui, such as Xue Gong, Li Gong, Luo Yi and other famous generals stationed, so of course the Khitan harassment was not taken seriously. But for some reason, the Khitans had the courage to send 200,000 troops, which was unprecedented. ”

Li Chongjiu smiled, took a sip of the buttermilk in front of the table, and said with a smile: "The Khitan is exaggerating, the Khitan was defeated for me two years ago, and it is impossible for the power to recover so quickly, and the Xi people are not of the same mind as the Khitan, so I guess that there will be a maximum of 100,000 soldiers and horses." ”

Lu Ziqian said with a questioning face: "When the matter is coming, please Shanggu be open and honest, discuss the facts, and don't deceive us." ”

Li Chongjiu said: "That's, that's." ”

Zhao Heran said sharply: "A few days ago, Xiguan, Liaodong sent a warning to the beacon tower of the Great Wall, which made the people panic for a long time. Many family members persuaded us to immediately pack up our belongings and set off for the south to take refuge. Our hearts and Taishou must say goodbye, so we come to the door to say goodbye. ”

Li Chongjiu said in his heart, okay, this group of people has come up to force the palace. If Li Chongjiu hadn't given them any explanation today, this group of gentry would have run away. It's nothing for them to run away, but they are all well-known figures in Zhuo County, once they run away, then the lower-class people will inevitably be panicked, and a wave of refugees is inevitable.

In this way, Li Chongjiu's business and people's support in Zhuojun in the past six months will be swept away.

Li Chongjiu greeted him with a smile before, but his face sank, and he said to Zhao Heran: "If you want to go, you can go, but if you leave now, don't give me back in the future!"

Zhao Heran was so stunned by Li Chongjiu that he got up angrily and wanted to throw off his sleeves, but was pulled by Gao Xudao beside him.

Gao Xudao said with a flattering face: "Shanggu Gong is angry, Zhao Gong doesn't mean this, it's just that the people of Zhuojun are panicking now, not only we have doubts, but the people also have doubts. I hope that Kamitani Gong can calm people's hearts. ”

Li Chongjiu is silent, this is also a congenital limitation, Li Chongjiu has only occupied Zhuo County for half a year, although the foundation is good, and the people's will is attached, but the foundation is unstable after all, a turmoil will easily detonate the potential instability of the local people, otherwise at least it will be a wave of refugees.

As Zhao Heran said, if there is any unfavorable news, the people and gentry of Zhuo County may flee from Zhuo County with their families.

Therefore, the matter of appeasing the people's hearts, neither Lu Sidao nor Wei Zheng, who is known as a capable official, can not. Li Chongjiu had already foreseen this, so he came here from Yuyi Town to personally appease him.

Now he appeared in Zhuojun to appease the local gentry, so that the people's hearts could be calm, but at the moment it was only a little. When Liu Bei was newly conquered Sichuan and Shu, Cao Cao came from Hanzhong to attack, and he had to cede the four counties of Jingzhou to Eastern Wu to buffer it for himself.

Li Chongjiu then personally appeased Lu Ziqian, Zhao Heran, and Gao Xudao, promising that Zhuojun would never be attacked and destroyed by the Khitans on a large scale if he was in charge of Li Chongjiu.

The three of them were a little relieved, and of course Li Chongjiu would not suffer a loss, so he took the opportunity to ask the three of them for 50,000 stone of military rations as military funds for this operation.

After the two parties reached an agreement, the three of them left, and then Li Chongjiu returned to see Lin Dangfeng, Zhou Bo and other leaders of the firm, but just in case, Li Chongjiu let the newly established Huaihuang Wine Workshop next to Jixian County, as well as the personnel of the two armory workshops, be temporarily relocated.

After the settlement was properly placed, Liaoxi County quickly came to tell the horse, saying that the Khitan army was only tentatively attacking Liucheng, but later felt that the city was very strong and difficult to attack, so he left nearly 20,000 troops to surround Liucheng. After that, Khan Dahe Duluo led the main Khitan force and went directly south to Anle County along the avenue of the White Wolf Water Valley.

According to the report of Tudiji, 50,000 cavalry of the Xi nationality also appeared in Liaoxi County, and it seems that they are going to join forces with the Khitan.

However, when Li Chongjiu heard that the Khitans had divided their troops, he was a little surprised. He stationed the elite in Liucheng and equipped it with the best weapons to defend the city, hoping that the fortified city would consume the spirit of the Khitans.

As long as Liucheng holds out for ten days, he can lead his army to the north, use the land of Liucheng as the preset battlefield, and have a decisive battle with the Khitan Xi people.

However, the Khitan abandoned Liucheng and went south, apparently thinking that there was no oil and water in Liaoxi, and Zhuojun was a rich place. As for logistical supplies, it was not a problem at all for the Khitans. For the Khitans in the tribal alliance society, what is logistics? It's a bag of dry food on horseback.

And once they can enter Zhuo County. Zhuojun is densely populated, not to mention attacking Jiancheng, the villages of Siye are densely populated, and they can also get supplies by searching around.

This strategy is exactly the same as Li Chongjiu's attack on Goguryeo, that is, to eat the enemy.

In the face of the southward movement of the Khitans, the soldiers and horses in Jixian County have almost been mobilized. Shanggu, Yanmen, Anle, Zhuo County four counties, 20,000 county soldiers all out, the local garrison was handed over to the township soldiers, except for Gao Chu led part of the county soldiers to guard against Liu Wuzhou, almost Li Chongjiu's Han army came out.

In addition to the 20,000 county soldiers, 3,000 Goguryeo troops were also recruited, and they were used as auxiliary troops to escort grain, grass, and weapons.

Li Chongjiu also used this battle to review the loyalty and combat strength of the Goguryeo army, and promised that if they won this battle, they could choose to return to their hometown in Liaodong or receive a reward.

In addition, Li Hu led the garrisons of Huaihuang Town and Yuyi Town, as well as the Commando Cavalry Regiment, the Wansheng Army, and the Xi tribe rangers, because of the urgent military situation, Li Chongjiu asked Li Hu not to come to Jixian County to join the army, and directly from the Mulan Grassland to Liaoxi County for reinforcements.

And Li Chongjiu decided to lead an army of 23,000 tomorrow and set off from Jixian County to Liaoxi County.

On the day of the departure of Li Chongjiu's army, he learned that Kongshan Yuanxiao rushed to Jixian with Hualang's army and asked to join Li Chongjiu's army to fight against the Khitan.