When Li De launched the battle of the Eastern Offensive, Li Bingchang was not idle, and now Li Bingchang has 200,000 troops under the command of the Bingzhou Army, but compared to other places, Li Bingchang's location is not very favorable, the mountains and rivers in the east of the river are crisscrossed, it is an excellent place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, since Li Bingchang accepted the task of raiding the Song army, Li Bingchang has not slept well for a day.
At this time, the situation of the state has improved, since the Song general Zhang Miao from Jingcheng Pass and Pingding withdrew the army back to Zhaozhou, the danger of Zhending Mansion has basically been lifted, and now Li Bingchang and Li Hao led the army of 200,000 Bingzhou Corps are all assembled in Taiyuan Pingding line.
In the front camp of the Leping Xia Army and the Zhou Army, Li Bingchang, the king of Jin, Li Hao, the king of Hengshan, An Qinggui, the general of Pingdong, and Liang Yongneng, the forward general, were discussing the military situation; Li Bingchang first said: "According to the information provided by Yipintang, the Song army has deployed heavy troops in Liaozhou, Weisheng Army, Longdefu and Zezhou, these places are easy to defend and difficult to attack, according to my father's military order, my Hezhou army needs to attack Zezhou from Jiangzhou to break through the Taixing Movement, but the current situation seems that it is difficult to complete this strategic plan; Although Zhao Yan, the commander of the Song army, had already transferred troops from all over the country to resist the Jizhou army, he also sent heavy troops to Hedong, and if he forcibly attacked it, our army would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. ” "Big brother is right."
Li Hao also said; "Because our army has suffered heavy casualties some time ago, although the father did not say it explicitly, he is a little dissatisfied with us, so this operation must reduce our casualties, our army's elite troops are not many, if the losses are too large, even if the time comes, the father will not be able to spare us."
"What do you two think," Li Bingchang asked An Qinggui and Liang Yongneng.
An Qinggui and Liang Yongneng said in unison: "We will obey the orders of the prince." ” "What this king means is that we will join forces with the Jizhou Army to conduct joint operations, break through with superior forces, and break through the defense line of the Song army as quickly as possible, and the specific action plan needs to be discussed with the fourth and sixth children."
Li Bingchang said.
For this proposal, the four giants of the state legion unanimously agreed, since this matter has been decided, then the remaining thing is to earn the consent of Li Qing, the king of Yan, and Li Ke, the king of Changshan, the most important of which is Li Qing, the king of Yan, after all, Li Qing is the commander of the Jizhou Legion, and the Jizhou Legion has an army of 500,000 Li Qing can be said to be a high authority, and it is really difficult to do this matter without Li Qing's nod.
After Li Bingchang, the king of Jin, decided to fight together, he immediately sent a letter to the front line of the Jizhou army, and handed it over to Li Qing, the king of Yan, and Li Ke, the king of Changshan, respectively; A few days later, in Changhe Town, where the main army of the Jizhou Army was stationed, the messenger of Li Bingchang, the king of Jin, hurriedly came to the camp of the Xia army.
"Who dares to break into the camp of the Xia Army."
The soldier guarding the camp stopped him and asked.
"The envoy of His Royal Highness King Jin, the commander of the army in Xia Bingzhou, has an important matter to ask to see His Royal Highness King Yan, and please report it."
Said the stopped messenger.
"What are the proofs?"
asked the officer guarding the camp.
The messenger took out the document issued by Li Bingchang from his body, and after seeing the document, the officer guarding the camp put it into the camp and said, "Wait here, I will report to the prince of my family." ” The officer guarding the camp hurriedly walked to the big tent of the Chinese army, and after entering the tent, he reported to Li Qingyu: "Lord Yu, the envoy of His Royal Highness the King of Jin outside the camp asks to see you." ” "Big brother's person," Li Qing said with some doubts; "Let him in" After the envoy came in, he saluted Li Qing and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the envoy of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, greets His Royal Highness the King of Yan. ” "Get up," Li Qing said, raising his hand; "What did the big brother send you to do?"
"Your Royal Highness, this is a letter from the prince of my family; The prince of my family hopes to be able to fight with the prince.
After speaking, the messenger handed a letter to Li Qing's hand.
After reading the letter, Li Qing said: "You go back and tell the eldest brother that we will meet in Hejian Mansion in five days to discuss this matter specifically." ” "Yes, Commandment" After the envoy left, Li Qing ordered: "Someone has come to invite General Yanshu to come and see the king." ” Soon Yan Shu came in and saluted Li Qing and said, "The last general, Yan Shu, will pay a visit to the prince." ” "General Zhu, please get up."
Li Qing said to Yan Shu: "The king of Jin wants to fight with us, this king needs to temporarily return to Hejian Mansion for a few days, and the military affairs here will be handed over to you, and you can't rashly attack the Song army outside the city, and wait for the king to come back." ” "Yes, the Admiral understands."
Yanshu said; "Lord Wang, do you really plan to join forces with the King of Jin, it is very easy to defeat the Song army with our troops."
"The terrain in the east of the river is precipitous, and it is difficult for the state corps to break through, so it is better for the two major corps to attack together, so that we can better concentrate our forces to eliminate the main force of the Song army, this joint operation is a good thing, the main problem is to discuss the division of interests."
Li Qing said with a smile: "Although everyone is Xia Jun and brothers, it is better to settle accounts." ” Five days later, in the palace of the king of Changshan in Hejian Prefecture.
Li Bingchang, King of Jin, Li Hao, King of Hengshan, Li Ke, King of Changshan, and Li Qing, King of Yan, all four brothers have arrived, in addition to these four princes, there is also one person, that is, Yang Shousu, the capital of Andong Protector of the Great Xia Empire, and these five people together are the most powerful military commanders in the north of the Great Xia Empire.
This meeting was presided over by Li Qing, the king of Yan, and there was a reason why Li Qing was allowed to preside over it, first, Li Qing was the commander of Jizhou and the commander of the Jizhou Legion, except for Li Bingchang, the king of Jin, and Li Hao, the king of Hengshan, the remaining two people were under his jurisdiction, and the jurisdiction of the king of Hengshan was also located in Hebei Province, which was also under the jurisdiction of Li Qing, and secondly, the Jizhou Legion had a large number of people, in addition to the 500,000 soldiers of the Jizhou Army on the front line, there were 100,000 allied officers and soldiers composed of the Andong Army, the Boliao Army and the Bohai Navy on standby in Yuguan.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let's officially start today's council."
Yan Wang Li Qing sat on the main seat unceremoniously and said; "The purpose of our brothers' meeting this time is not much to say, and everyone knows it; We will discuss the methods of joint operations, and on how to divide the fruits of victory after the war.
Big brother, let's talk about it first."
"Okay, then I'll start with a few words."
Li Bingchang stood up and said; "Since it is a joint operation, it requires the cooperation of our two major legions, and at the same time, we also need a commander of the joint operation, this matter is not something we can decide, we need to report to my father; As for the commander of the joint operation, the king proposed that the sixth should be the commander. ” "Consent" "Consent" "Consent" After everyone agreed, Li Qing stood up and said: "Since the eldest brother recommended me, then I am not welcome, I will be the commander for the time being, but the specific matters still need to be discussed and decided by our brothers; Our Jizhou Legion and Bingzhou Legion have a total of 800,000 troops, of which there are 700,000 soldiers and horses on the front line.
On the opposite side of us, the Zhao army commanded by Zhao Zhao, the king of Zhao, has more than 1 million, but most of them are second-line troops, and the real elite is only 500,000, of which 300,000 are located in Zhaozhou under the command of the Song general Zhang Miao, and the other 100,000 are located in Dezhou and are confronting the king, and there are 100,000 troops commanded by Zhao Yan himself, which seems to have the tendency to go north."
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