The main city of Xuzhou

At this time, Li Jing looked anxious and looked at the letter in his hand. This is a battle report sent from the border of the Tang Dynasty, the king of Wu Yue raised troops to invade the border of the Tang Dynasty, and broke three cities in a row because of the emptiness of troops in the Tang Dynasty, so that the king of Wu Yue took the opportunity to succeed. King Wu Yue is not a fool, he knows that he can't swallow Li Jing's country, so everywhere he goes, he desperately robs it, just like a robber, he robs things when he sees them.

Wu Yue has always been poor, and he has long coveted the rich Tang Dynasty, because he relied on selling salt as the main economic pillar of the country, but he was robbed of all business by Zongxin's salt island, and the whole Wu Yue was poor enough. Taking advantage of the emptiness of the Tang Dynasty's domestic troops, he considered sending troops to rob again and again, which was not a war or a robbery of the country.

The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, Wu Yue is too poor, and he can only make a living by robbing the wealthy Datang. This time, almost all the troops of the whole country were plundered, and all the valuable things were taken away. The only good thing is that King Wu Yue ordered to kill as few people as possible, as long as the city is broken, they just grab things, if it is not for resolute resistance, they will not kill people.

There was a lot of mourning in Datang, and Li Jing almost went crazy with this letter. Wu Yue actually had such a big guts that he actually came to his own territory to grab things. If you don't go to his territory to rob, it's already to save face, of course, Wu Yue is too poor, so Li Jing has never been prepared to attack Wu Yue, attacking Wu Yue is time-consuming and laborious, and even if he wins, there is nothing to earn, so let Wu Yue continue to be poor.

The more so, the poorer you are. Wu Yue was already poor, and after the salt could not be sold, the coastal residents could hardly eat, so it was difficult for Qian Hua, the king of Yue, to bring Zongxin's salt drying method back to the country.

In the past, Salt Island was a must-visit place for all salt merchants, but now only some salt merchants east of the Tang Dynasty thought that Salt Island was too far away and felt that other places along the coast were a little closer, so they went to other places to buy salt. However, because the technology is not mature, the quality of the salt is indeed much worse than that of Yandao.

Because of the disclosure of the salt law, the price of salt has dropped again and again, and Yandao can make small profits but sell quickly, although the impact on Yandao is great, but they still stand at the top of the salt industry, because the trade route is smooth, and the salt of Yandao is also exported to Dali, so Yandao will never collapse.

The salt drying method did not reduce the pressure on Wu Yue, and Qian Liang, the king of Wu Yue, was really poor and crazy. And learned that Guo Wei was besieged by the Quartet, and Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty sent 100,000 troops to Xuzhou, so there were not many troops in the Tang Dynasty, so Qian Liang took this opportunity to lead the troops to kill in the Tang Dynasty, one word...... Rob.

Whether it is grain or cloth, whether it is gold, silver, copper and iron, as long as it is valuable, all useful things are robbed. After looting, immediately bring things back to China, and never love war. When everything is settled, go to another city to grab it.

Qian Liang's goal is very simple, as long as Li Jing doesn't come back, he can grab as many things as he can. Li Jing led the troops to kill and immediately retreated to Wu Yue. denied this incident, and then took an official to blame, and those things that were stolen were said to be robbed by soldiers, and after the robbery, they took it and sold it for wine, and it was absolutely impossible to get it back.

Shamelessness is definitely a manifestation of strength, as long as you are shameless enough, there is nothing in the world that cannot be done. Qian Liang, the king of Wuyue, was also forced to this extent, and he had to play a scoundrel.

Li Jing and Qian Liang knew very well that it was useless to attack Wu Yue, Wu Yue was too poor. If Li Jing wanted to seize Qian Liang's country, Qian Liang would immediately offer it with both hands, and then let him support the entire Wuyue people to see who was more of a headache.

Li Jing was angry and scratched his ears and cheeks, but he really couldn't help it. Li Jing knew very well in his heart the emptiness of the domestic troops, how could a single jiedu make him have the strength to resist Wu Yue's national troops? Besides, even if he had this strength, he would only use it to protect himself, so that he would not waste his own troops for the safety of others. Doing so will not only deplete your own troops, but even expose the strength of your own troops.

Although there are some things that everyone knows, everyone pretends not to know, and only in this way can the false peace continue. These Jiedu envoys who have too much power, they only care about their own things, for them, whoever is the emperor is the same. The emperor is better, their life is better, the emperor is worse, their quality of life will not change, but the life of the people will be worse. At that time, the people will only scold the emperor.

"What now? Wu Yue has already bullied me, and if I don't send troops again, there will only be a lot of scolding in the country. And this also greatly affects the tax revenue in my country, I am now the poorest emperor in the world, and I don't want to be poorer. Li Jing said: "Murong Yanchao, it's not that the widow doesn't help you, now there is really no way." I had a fire in my backyard and a fight at the front door, and there was no such thing in this world. ”

Murong Yanchao's face was also pale, he knew that he couldn't stop it, but if the Tang Dynasty withdrew, he could only follow him, otherwise, if the army of Xuzhou Xicheng was killed, he would have to abandon the city and flee. When the time comes, he will completely lose his identity and status.

Now Murong Yanchao is still King Yan and the prince of the Han Dynasty. If you even give up the identity of a big man, then you will become Li Jing's courtier, and this life will be like this, and you will never have the world again. Although Murong Yanchao has no ambition to be an emperor, he does not want to help others fight the world.

Although Liu Chong betrayed Liu Chengyou at that time to protect himself, Murong Yanchao still felt that it was better to let his family sit in the world than others. If Liu Chong wants to fight the country, he is willing to sacrifice his life for him, but Li Jing...... There is no hope in my life.

What people are most afraid of is that there is no hope, as a general, Murong Yanchao knows what his life will be like in the future, this kind of life is no different from death. How could he be the king of the Great Han Yan and the son-in-law of the Kunlun faction, how could he live the life of a powerless and powerless petty official?

Murong Yanchao said: "Your Majesty, how many men do you think it will take to defeat Wu Yue's army?"

According to the description in the battle report, Wu Yue has at least 30,000 troops, and if he wants to win and not lose, he needs at least five troops to resist. ”

"You don't need to do so much. Wu Yue just came to rob, and 20,000 troops were enough to deal with them. The combat effectiveness of the Wu Yue soldiers is not strong, and the Tang army is well-equipped and has high morale, so there is no need to be so careful. "Murong Yanchao has already made a decision, he wants to defend Xuzhou to the death, so he wants to win more troops to stay, at least not to be counterattacked.

Li Jing shook his head and said: "How can I be sure that this is not a plan to lure the snake out of the hole, if we use 20,000 troops to resist, in case they suddenly meet the battle head-on, annihilate our troops, and then approach step by step, what should I do at that time? At least 50,000 must be sent to ensure that the ability is not lost." ”

Murong Yanchao really wanted to lose his temper and go with 50,000 troops to fight against a wave of robbers? Isn't this overkill? However, Li Jing's worries are not unreasonable, although now it seems that this is just a group of robbers, in case Wu Yue has the intention to fight for hegemony, isn't Li Jing's 20,000 yuan going to give away people's heads? Moreover, Wu Yue's group of robbers, they are afraid that they will not even let go of the armor and weapons of the dead soldiers, and there will be nothing at that time.

It's just that...... It is impossible for Wu Yue to have such courage, not to mention that Wu Yue knows that it is impossible to swallow Datang, and it is impossible for them to do such a thing. But this is Li Jing's army after all, he can withdraw if he wants, let alone 50,000, even if he withdraws all the 100,000 troops, he can't say a word, the two have a feud at most, which is also the result that Murong Yanchao is most afraid of.

Datang is his back road, he can only try his best to fight for welfare, and he definitely can't afford to offend.

Murong Yanchao said: "Can you go a little less? Now the military situation is tense ......"

"Nervous, my 100,000 troops are about to get moldy in Xuzhou City, and there is nothing wrong with sending 50,000 to the emergency. You know very well in your heart that this battle is only to delay Guo Wei's 80,000 army, as long as Guo Wei's troops dare not move, the next thing is to see if Liu Chong can break through Weizhou City. Too many troops are useless here, isn't it?"

"That's ......" Murong Yanchao was a little sad, if Li Jing transferred 50,000 troops, there would only be 30,000 in his hands and 50,000 in the Tang Army, and the situation would be different. The troops on their own side are smaller, and it is impossible to storm by force, so they can only delay depending on the situation.

In fact, the overall strategic thinking has not changed, mainly looking at the Weizhou side. After all, Guo Wei had already put all his troops into Xuzhou, and it was pointless to attack in this situation. As long as Guo Wei's troops can be delayed, it will be fine.

Murong Yanchao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I wish Your Majesty a triumphant return as soon as possible." ”

Li Jing said: "Hongji and Jia listen to the order. ”

"Erchen is here. ”X2

"Tomorrow with 50,000 soldiers to kill back to the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely let Qian Liang's grandson know the majesty of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, don't withdraw for the time being, if you can fight, if you can, it is not your fault to enter the Wuyue Palace. ”

"Yes. ”

Murong Yanchao said: "Your Majesty, didn't you personally lead the troops to suppress the bandits?"

"No, it's better to let the kids practice. Li Jing said: "I'm guarding here, and I don't feel at ease when the power of the army is in your hands." ”

Murong Yanchao had some regrets, if Li Jing left, the three princes and several generals would be confused. With a little trickery, they will listen to themselves. As a result, Li Jing didn't leave, and sure enough, Jiang was still old and spicy, and this old immortal really had some means.

Li Hongji was very happy, this time he was leading his troops to fight. It is not a problem to be stationed in Xuzhou with soldiers all the time, and this time the father deliberately asked the third brother to accompany him, it is obvious that the third brother's martial arts and mind are better than his own, he hopes that the third brother will assist him to fight this battle more beautifully, so that others can see his ability.

Although this time it is mainly based on the ability of the third brother Li Congjia, after returning victorious, everyone will think that this is their own ability. After all, a blind man can't be the main general, so the final decision is made by himself. The most important point is...... You can lead the soldiers to fight and experience it, and by the way, you can learn some ways and means of leading soldiers from the third brother, not to mention whether you can improve your ability for the time being, at least fool it once, so as to avoid being scared to pee your pants on the battlefield in the future.