202, the wind is surging!
Zhenshui State.
In a huge open space outside Zhenshui City, an army with a banner and a solemn bearing stood there, this army was the private soldier of the Li family in the northwest.
The head of the Li family also changed his appearance at this moment, no longer dressed as a literati and scholar, but riding a tall horse, stepping on leather boots, wearing Xuan armor, holding a thick spear in his hand, and a steel helmet on his head:
A majestic look.
He rode to the front of the army, looked around, raised the weapon in his hand, and roared:
"Let's go!!"
As his order was issued, the army of tens of thousands of people suddenly turned around and slowly walked in the direction of Ping'an City.
The head of the Li family looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes showed excitement, this day, he had waited for too long.
Since getting the news of the Xu rebellion in Beizhou, the Li family has been staring at the land of Beizhou, and every day they send secret agents to Beizhou to inquire about the news there.
Finally.
The Li family got the exact news that Xu Yang, the young master of the Xu clan in Beizhou, had a world-class martial arts, and directly demonstrated his invincible and invincible martial arts in front of tens of thousands of elites of the Northwest Frontier Army.
For this news, the Northwest Li can be described as both frightened and excited.
When he first saw the news, the head of the Li family didn't believe it in his heart, you know, the elite of the Northwest Frontier Army, but the world's first-class strong soldiers, are not at all the private soldiers trained by these wealthy families, can be compared, what kind of powerful martial arts does the young master of the Xu family in Beizhou have, so that these tens of thousands of soldiers of the Northwest Frontier Army don't even dare to make a move, so they surrender directly?
It's!!
If there is really such a powerful force, then this Beizhou Xu clan is not a local snake, but a real dragon, which has already emerged in the northwest, why wait until now?
If you really have that strength, I am afraid that this northwest place has long been the Xu family of Beizhou, whether it is the Li family in the northwest or other wealthy families, they have to bow their heads obediently.
In short, this information is not true!
It must be exaggerated!
I just don't know how the Xu family operated, but it was a good means to deceive so many secret agents!
It's just that, no matter what, from so much information, the head of the Li family has confirmed one thing, the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Northwest Army's border army, whether there are major losses or not, are now really in Beizhou.
In other words, the Great Qi Empire no longer has any fighting troops in this northwest land, and at this time, the Great Qi Empire's control over the northwest land has been reduced to a minimum.
It is also the time for ambitious wealthy families such as the Li family in their northwest to cheer up.
This is a great opportunity.
Although, the head of the Li family also knew that if he raised troops at this time, he would definitely face the Xu family in Shangbeizhou in the future, and he would not necessarily succeed.
But.
Even if he fails, he is not willing to give up this opportunity, the Li family has been a courtier for the emperor of the Great Qi Empire for hundreds of years, if he doesn't seize this opportunity to fight once, will he have to be a courtier for the Xu family for another few hundred years?
What is this Beizhou Xu family?
It was just a small family before.
There is no way to compare with him at all.
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In fact, not only the head of the Li family, but also the other Li clan people did not believe that the Northwest Frontier Army surrendered directly without a battle after hearing the defeat of the Northwest Frontier Army, and they felt that this information was simply false.
However, it is also admitted that the Northwest Frontier Army's expedition to Beizhou Xu will definitely fail.
In this way, the rope on their heads will be gone, and the Northwest Li clan will be completely boiling, and they can no longer hold back the ambition that has been suppressed for hundreds of years.
After discussion by the family elders, the Northwest Li clan finally decided to send troops.
But.
This time, the name they used was not a direct rebellion, but in the name of King Qin, which probably meant:
The rebellion of the Xu clan in Beizhou caused turmoil in the northwest, and the Li clan in the northwest could not bear to see the lives of the people in the northwest, so they raised troops to help the imperial court conquer the Xu clan in Beizhou.
Dada!
Dada!
Dada!
Halfway through, a handsome man rode to the side of the head of the Li family, bent down slightly to him, and asked directly:
"Father, my son has something to ask you for."
When the head of the Li family heard this, he looked his son up and down, bowed slightly, and said:
"What?"
Li Nian was silent for a moment, organized his words, and said slowly:
"Father, since we are sending troops this time, since we are occupying this northwest land in the name of King Qin, why don't we directly send troops to attack the Xu clan in Beizhou, I think that as long as we can directly defeat the Xu clan, the Li clan's reputation will naturally rise to the peak.
"Moreover, you can also take the opportunity to swallow everything of the Xu clan in Beizhou, and when the time comes, there should be no other forces in this northwest land that will be the opponent of our Li clan......"
This young man, called Li Nian, is the best son of the young generation of the Li family in the northwest today, and he is also very favored by the head of the Li family, and he vigorously cultivates him on weekdays, if there is no accident, he should be the heir of the Li family.
At this time, Li Nian really didn't understand why the family was obviously under the banner of King Qin, but did not directly attack the Xu family in Beizhou, but wanted to transfer to Ping'an City.
After all, he is still a junior, and although his potential is very high, he is still not qualified to participate in some of the things discussed by the family's high-level leaders, so he doesn't know the real strategy of the family.
And.
Li Nian has lived in Zhenshui Prefecture controlled by the Li clan in the northwest since he was a child, and his ears are dizzy, all of them are the strength of the Li clan, in his mind, except for the Great Banner Qi Imperial Court, there is no force in this northwest land that will be the opponent of the Li clan in the northwest.
Right now.
Tens of thousands of elite troops in the northwest have been lost in Beizhou, and the Great Qi Imperial Court is now difficult to protect itself, and it has no strength to control this northwest land anymore.
If the Xu clan in Beizhou is directly conquered at this time and the Xu clan is eliminated, the Li clan can be said to be justified this time, and he can also take the opportunity to swallow the previous achievements of the Xu clan, and the prestige of his power can reach the peak in an instant.
Then take the opportunity to turn around and return to Ping'an City, if the Northwest Governor knows each other, the Northwest Li Clan can take over Ping'an City without blood, so as to command the entire Northwest Land.
By then, the foundation of the Li family has been established.
At worst, you can also get a king with a different surname.
Gu Zhong Anyway, Li Nian has always felt that the information from the Li family's secret agents is particularly exaggerated, and he feels that the young master of the Beizhou Xu clan cannot have such a strong martial arts, if that is the case, why should the Beizhou Xu clan come out today, and the reputation should have already resounded in this northwest place.
Even if you really choose to hibernate and choose to be low-key, there is no such low-key method.
In response to Li Nian's question, the head of the Li family shook his head slightly and sighed secretly.
In fact, he also wanted to directly raise troops to eliminate the Xu clan in Beizhou, so as to gain great prestige, and then take the opportunity to take control of Ping'an City and command the northwest.
However, he sent a batch of secret agents, but the information about the Beizhou Xu family became more and more outrageous, although he did not believe that the Beizhou Xu family would have such a terrifying power, but in the bottom of his heart he still had a jealousy, so he really didn't dare to directly raise troops to recruit the Beizhou Xu family, for fear of capsizing in the gutter:
Let the hundreds of years of inheritance of the Northwest Li family be destroyed in one fell swoop.
Therefore, the head of the Li family decided to be more stable.
He groaned slightly before he said slowly:
"Now, we have also obtained a lot of information from the land of Beizhou, although some of it is true and some are false, but one thing is certain:
"The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Northwest Frontier Army have indeed folded in Beizhou and have not come out again.
"The Northwest Frontier Army is a strong army in the world, after the Beizhou Xu clan integrates with the Northwest Frontier Army, the power will inevitably rise, but this is not the time to have a hard time with the Beizhou Xu Clan, the reason why I chose to go to Ping'an City is because there are things that our Northwest Li clan needs.
"Ping'an City, as the capital of the Northwest Land, is the real core of the Northwest Land, with a large population and rich materials, and these are all needed by our Li family, if we can occupy Ping'an City one step in advance, we can also more or less get some political resources and the support of some small families, which is also a little benefit."
Seeing that Li Nian was thinking, the head of the Li family continued:
"After occupying Ping'an City, most of the resources there will be available for our Li clan to choose from, and we can use this time to take the opportunity to recruit troops, train soldiers, and expand our strength.
"In this case, even if the Xu clan is really as powerful as in intelligence, we can compete with it.
"Hehe, although I don't believe that the Xu family will be like that, but some things would rather be believed than not, many things, you have to plan in advance and take precautions......"
So that's it...... Li Nian immediately understood what his father meant, he immediately straightened his chest, and immediately said:
"In that case, please ask my father to give me a cavalryman, and I wish to be a pioneer and take Ping'an City for you in advance!"
Li Nian now knows that the family now attaches great importance to Ping'an City, the capital of the northwest region, since this is the case, he naturally wants to show something, if Ping'an City can be taken by him with his troops, then he will naturally be able to brush his sense of existence among the many elders.
In Li Nian's words, he didn't put the current Northwest Governor in his eyes at all, if it was in the past, the Northwest Governor, as the highest governor of a place, was naturally authoritative and powerful, but now, the Northwest Frontier Army was completely lost in the land of Beizhou, and the Northwest Governor had no military power to support, like a tiger with its teeth extracted, just looking at bluffing, but without the power to hurt others.
He was confident that with 5,000 cavalry, he could take Ping'an City.
Seeing his descendants so demeanor, the head of the Li family also felt very relieved in his heart, he thought about it, thought about it seriously, and finally nodded:
"In that case, then make you a pioneer officer.
"Take Ping'an City for my Li clan!"
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Outside Binh Duong County.
Wei Fang rode on a tall horse and watched as an army faded into view.
The army in the distance, led by Qin Shuisu, was ordered by Wei to go to the northwest and the Central Plains to take those Xiongguan.
The purpose of the Wei side is very clear, that is, to take advantage of the fact that the Central Plains Dynasty is still unable to pay more attention to this northwest land, and send Qin Shuisu to take these Xiongguan, so as to prevent the Great Qi Emperor from suddenly going crazy and forcibly sending troops into the northwest to quell the chaos, adding more variables to the chaotic situation in the northwest.
If these Xiongguan connected to the hinterland of the Central Plains can be successfully taken, it will be equivalent to completely closing the connection between the northwest and the hinterland of the Central Plains.
You must know that even if Wei Fang had the idea of taking these Xiongguan, I am afraid that he would not be able to implement it, for no other reason, that is, there was no one available in his hands.
The Beizhou Xu family used to be just a wealthy family, and it was okay to train some martial arts fighters, but if you want to train a master of the art of war who can fight well, there is no way at all, because such generals can only be slowly tempered in the army, but the Beizhou Xu family does not have this energy.
However, since the summoning of Qin Shuisu and the Northwest Frontier Army, there have been more people available in the hands of the Wei side, and at this time, in that army, in addition to Qin Shuisu as the commander, there are also several generals in the Northwest Frontier Army as deputies.
Among them, the deployment of troops and generals, the siege operation is in charge of the generals of the Northwest Frontier Army, and the siege is done by Qin Shuisu, a martial arts master, they cooperate with each other, if there is no major accident, they will definitely be able to win those few Xiongguan in the world.
Wei Fang retracted his gaze, and then looked at the former commander of the Northwest Frontier Army beside him, and said:
"Old general, this expedition to Ping'an City.
"Please!!"
The partial division of the Xu clan in the northwest was led by Qin Shuisu to compete for those few Xiongguan in the world, while the main force directly marched into Ping'an City.
Wei Fang's meaning is also very clear: not only to directly take the core of this northwest land, and then order the heroes according to this, if there are those who do not obey, they can send troops to fight.
After eliminating a few thorns who are not satisfied with the Xu clan in Beizhou, this northwest place can be roughly controlled.
During this time, the Xu clan of Beizhou also discussed how to take this northwest land, and some people advocated steady and steady, based on the land of Beizhou, expanding to all directions, fighting city by city, and finally occupying all the territory.
There are some benefits to this approach.
It is to be able to control all regions.
Another voice is to directly send a large army to capture Heian Castle, which is of great strategic significance as the core of the Northwest and the capital of the Northwest Land.
Once this place is occupied, the Xu clan of Beizhou will also nominally occupy the northwest land, and many places can be passed on and determined, and there is no need to send troops to attack at all.
Even if there are a few thorns, you can directly send troops to eliminate them, the advantage of this is that you don't have to spend too much effort, but the follow-up governance will require a lot of effort.
When General Wang Shijing, the former commander of the Northwest Frontier Army, heard this, his expression became serious, and he agreed repeatedly:
"It will definitely live up to the trust of the world!"
During this time, working in the Xu family in Beizhou, the old general has also gained a lot of knowledge, and the money and food of the Xu family in Beizhou seem to be endless, as if no matter how it is spent, it can't be spent, and there is no bottom line to throw money at these tens of thousands of border army soldiers.
With the accumulation of a large number of resources, the old general Wang Shijing also made great efforts, and it didn't take long to help the Xu family train an elite army.
Although this elite army cannot be compared with the original Northwest Frontier Army, it can be regarded as an absolute elite, with this army, General Wang Shijing is confident that he will take Ping'an City.
When Wei Fang heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said with a wave of his hand:
"Departure !!"
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