Qin Qiong rode on the yellow horse, his face was calm, but his heart was extremely shocked, and there was a trace of gratitude in the depths of his eyes, his hometown was in Qi County, he didn't know how many years he hadn't been back to Qi County, when his bravery and reputation reached Zhang Xutuo's ears, Zhang Xutuo recruited himself to join the army and become a member of the army.

It's a pity that although he is brave, Zhang Xutuo's own official position is not big, and he only trusts himself, but if he says how big an official position he is, it is impossible, and only by following Li Xin can he lead an army of 100,000 to enter Qi County.

There is a way that wealth does not return to the hometown, just like a brocade at night, and now I finally have this opportunity to come to Qi County again, in the city of Qi County, people in the streets and alleys have gathered on the streets, looking at Qin Qiong on a horse, with a double hammer on his back, a fierce expression, and tens of thousands of troops around him. Cheng Yanjin and Luo Shixin held long lances in their hands, showing the demeanor of generals.

"Look, Sai Mengwei back then is now a general, leading tens of thousands, crisscrossing Shandong, and now he has arrived at his own doorstep." In the crowd, someone cheered loudly.

"I heard that Qin Shubao is the most relied on general of His Majesty the Tang Emperor, and it is really good to see it today." In the crowd, there was a lot of discussion, and the whole street was talking about Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong sighed in her heart, Qin Qiong also followed Zhang Xutuo to appear on the market back then. Although the people of that year respected Zhang Xutuo very much, but Zhang Xutuo and Li Xin were different, Zhang Xutuo used soldiers, that is, the more he fought, the less he fought, but Li Xin's soldiers fought more and more, Zhang Xutuo was extremely brave, and Qin Qiong also inherited Zhang Xutuo's character in some aspects, but such people, the soldiers liked it very much, but those ordinary people were different.

At least Zhang Xutuo's life in Qi County was not easy, and those big families did not give Zhang Xutuo much support. There were even times when Luo Shixin went to Li Xin to ask for grain and grass.

Different people fight the same war, but the end result is completely different. followed Li Xin and became famous. Following behind Zhang Xutuo, it is almost difficult to guarantee his own life, this is the difference.

"Shubao, when we return to Chang'an, you and I will go to see General Zhang!" Luo Shixin suddenly spoke.

"Okay." Qin Qiong nodded and said: "Your Majesty is out of nowhere with soldiers, this time we captured Qi County, Li Shimin probably didn't think of this, hehe, we took a big advantage this time." I don't know if Your Majesty's next step is to let us go south to attack Li Shimin, or go north, cross the Yellow River, and directly attack Hebei. ”

"Uncle Bao, if you attack Hebei, you can't compete with me for the vanguard position." Cheng bit the golden tiger eyes and said loudly: "A good thing like the Northern Expedition can't be without my old Cheng!" ”

"Zhijie, this time you can probably rely on your military exploits to make a national duke. In the previous dynasty, it was also possible to open a family. The position of pioneer, you should give it to others! There are still many people waiting to become the prince of the country! Nothing good can happen to you. Luo Shixin said dissatisfiedly.

"Who else, who else will give me Lao Cheng to compete for this pioneer position?" Cheng Yanjin said with wide eyes and dissatisfaction.

Luo Shixin shook his head when he heard this. This Cheng Yanjin is actually a scoundrel, relying on Li Xin's favor and trust in him, he often plays some rogue methods, and some generals in the army have a good relationship. Many times, I just laughed at Cheng Biting Jin's scoundrel.

"Wei Chigong." Qin Qiong couldn't look at it anymore, and couldn't help but whisper a person's name.

"Big Black." Cheng Yanjin's complexion changed, and Wei Chigong and Cheng Yanjin were said to be a pair of living treasures in the Tang Dynasty. These two guys often do gag things, and I heard that the two often fight in private, like a scoundrel on the street. At this time, Qin Qiong mentioned Wei Chigong, and suddenly became furious, and said: "Why did he rob me Lao Cheng, he is already a prince of the country, what else do you want to make?" Do you still want to be crowned king? ”

"Forget it, forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you, although we occupy Qi County, but the counties around Qi County still need us to attack, the most important thing is to wait for news from Your Majesty, Your Majesty let us occupy Qi County, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as occupying a Qi County." Qin Qiong stopped everyone and said: "As for the Northern Expedition, hehe, I'm afraid it's the three-way army that sets off together, whoever is the vanguard is the same, within a year, His Majesty the Emperor is afraid that the Northern Expedition will not be carried out, this battle of Shandong, although it was won, but the people of Shandong also suffered a lot of casualties, in Qi County, we traveled all the way, didn't there be many victims?" These people have fled from all directions, and after His Majesty seized Shandong, the next step is to resume production and appease these ordinary people, which will take time. ”

"That's right." Luo Shixin nodded and said: "Wait for Shubao to play the Son of Heaven, Zhijie and I will lead the army to pacify the Quartet, hehe, the Qi County will be pacified as soon as possible, and the class teacher will return to the court." Luo Shixin said with a smile.

"That's very good." Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin nodded and said.

The loss of Qi County not only reached Xindu, but also spread to Dongping early, although all this was expected by Li Shimin, but when the news came, he still sat on the chair and did not speak for a long time.

"Your Highness, there is no way now, I'm afraid I can only retreat immediately." Wang Qi and Cui Mingan also nodded, although they relocated some ordinary people in Shandong, but in fact the number was not much, Li Zhao lost not only these people and land, but more importantly, the general trend.

From last spring to the spring of this year, about a year, the Shandong War first Li Xin invaded Shandong, raging Shandong, Li Jiancheng came to drive away Li Xin, and almost trapped Li Xin in Shandong, although Li Xin escaped, but Shandong fell into the hands of Li Jiancheng, Li Yuan was overjoyed, and even preached that this was the beginning of Li Zhao's counterattack against Li Tang.

However, after more than half a year, Li Xin made a comeback, and this war had won and lost each other, and now the situation of the war has finally become clear. Li Xin used his soldiers and horses to drag Li Shimin, but let Qin Qiong lead a large army to attack Qi County, the fall of Qi County marked the most important step in the Shandong War, and Li Zhao was faced with the problem of how to withdraw from Shandong.

"Hey, Qi County really let Qin Qiong capture it, even if these fathers don't want to dig up the Yellow River embankment, they can only let Yuan Ji do it." Li Shimin stood up and said with a slight sigh.

"What if His Majesty orders His Highness to take action?" Wang Qi hesitated for a while and asked.

Li Shimin's face was stunned when he heard this, and he immediately laughed and said: "Lord Wang is really a joke, how could my father let this king make a move?" Now the king of Qi is on the embankment of the Yellow River! The king still has to command a large army to fight. Lord Wang, if you say this, don't ask in the future, lest it be spread out and be unfavorable to you. ”

"What the prince said is very true." Wang Jue also realized that what he said just now was not appropriate, and it was not appropriate for his future in the officialdom to spread it, and fortunately he was Li Shimin in front of him.

"Prepare to withdraw! I believe that my father's decree will come soon, we will leave now, leaving an empty Dongping to Li Xin, this king really hopes that he can come to Dongping! Li Shimin stood up, since he knew that Qi County had been lost, Li Shimin knew that it was no longer useful for him to stay here.

Even at this time, he would have to thank Li Yuanji, if it weren't for Li Yuanji's disobedience to his orders, he didn't dig an embankment on Onozawa, but on the Yellow River. With the existence of Li Yuanji, Li Xin had to worry about the breach of the Yellow River embankment. In order to make it extremely easy for him to leave Dongping and Yanzhou.

"Yes." Wang Jue nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. The battle of Shandong is finally over, although tens of thousands of troops were lost, but the northern part of Shandong was finally left, and more importantly, the originally extremely strong Shandong family also lost half of the territory, and its strength was weakened a lot, at least above the court, it was able to achieve a preliminary balance, which was also good news for Li Zhao's court.

Similarly, a hundred miles outside Dongping City, Li Xin stood under the gate on a war horse, Pei Renji, Wei Chigong and other generals around him stood on the side, Chu Suiliang's beard fluttered, and he couldn't say chic.

"Your Majesty, the news from Jinyiwei that Li Shimin's Daxu has appeared outside Dongping City, and I think Li Shimin is about to retreat." Shen Qianqiu galloped over on a war horse and said.

"Your Majesty, now it seems that the news of General Qin Qiong's capture of Qi County has reached Dongping, and Li Shimin is afraid that we will copy his back road, so at this time we can only leave Dongping." Chu Suiliang said with a smile.

"Not only that, but more importantly, Li Yuanji is ready to start." Li Xinyang pointed to the distance and said: "Li Yuan has already made up his mind to dig the embankment of the Yellow River, of course, all the sins will fall on Li Yuanji, Li Shimin led the army to leave at this time, maybe he also wanted to bear such a sin." ”

"Li Shimin is very happy, he actually gave up Dongping City so quickly, Your Majesty, this is an invitation for you to enter!" Pei Yuanqing snorted coldly and said, "Now that Qi County is in our hands, if he doesn't leave, I'm afraid he will become our prisoner." ”

"Alright, let's go! I haven't been back to Chang'an for a year, and now that things in Shandong are over, it's time for me to go back to Shandong. Passed the decree, Qin Qiong's son Qin Huaiyu is a young talent, and I promise to marry my eldest daughter Li Tong as his wife; Cheng bit Jin Po Linzi meritorious, crowned Wu Guogong, Luo Shixin from the dragon to the present, crisscrossing Shandong, attacking the city, wearing strong perseverance, adding Yu Guogong, and sealing Qin Qiong as the governor of Qi County, sitting in Qi County. Li Xin thought for a while and said to Chu Suiliang next to him.

"The minister immediately sent the decree." Chu Suiliang hurriedly said. (To be continued.) )