Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 347 What’s wrong?
"carefree!"

The group of people burned and killed all the way, having meat to eat every day, and women to vent their anger. They each grabbed enough gold and silver, and the horses were loaded with treasures. There were half-naked women lying in front of them. They were all satisfied.

"We should have come here a long time ago. When Wang Rong, a coward, was in Chengde, Commander Jies came to beat the grass every year!"

"Yes! This is all brought to us by the Major General!"

Li Luoluo also enjoyed great satisfaction. He could clearly feel the support of the soldiers.

At this time, the report from the Governor's Office of Youyun had arrived in Bianjing.

His Majesty the Emperor was shocked when he heard this. Sun Wei not only reported the military information, but also followed the law and mobilized troops and horses to block Li Luoluo's retreat. This incident affected the whole body.

Li Ye hurriedly summoned Shi Pu, Du Rongneng, Zhang Chengye, Sun Kui and other prime ministers to discuss.

After reporting the military situation, Du Rangneng said: "Your Majesty, the world is now stable, the treasury is abundant, and the soldiers are well-equipped. It is time to solve Hedong in one fell swoop. Hedong and Yunzhou will be pacified, and the world will belong to the imperial court. I think it is better to do it sooner rather than later. Late!"

Shi Pu also had the same opinion.

"Your Majesty, there are more than [-] troops on all sides of the river east of the river. They can defeat the thieves in one fell swoop. However, I believe that Li Keyong has made contributions to the country after all. We should pay homage first and then fight. I summon Li Keyong to the court. I am willing to return to my hometown to give him the throne!"

Du Renneng, Sun Kui and others are all taking the lead in the battle. Now the court wants money, food, and troops. If the matter in Hedong is not resolved now, then when will it be...

Li Ye nodded and issued an order to reprimand Li Keyong for his lax control. The imperial court provided money and food every year, so why did he still plunder Zhaozhou.

The imperial court stood on the commanding heights of morality and first placed itself on the side of justice...

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Jinyang Taiyuan Prefecture

Li Keyong received the news that Li Luoluo had plundered Zhaozhou, and threw the letter on the ground angrily.

Although he is brave, he is not a fool. Li Keyong knows the situation in Hedong very well.

All the towns in the world have been pacified, leaving only the east of the river.With 20 troops surrounding him, Li Keyong was under great pressure.

Now the court can still provide money and food on time, which is beyond Li Keyong's expectation.

He was planning to petition the court to allocate food for disaster relief, but he didn't expect to say such a thing.

Before he could recover, two more pieces of news came, causing Li Ke to frown and urgently summon Gaiyu for discussion.

"The imperial court issued an edict to reprimand me for not being strict with my subordinates. Junjiguan came to report. The imperial army has formed a stronghold at Junjiguan to block the traitor's return. Mr. Gai, what do you think I should do now?"

Gai Yu's face didn't look good either. He thought about it and said hurriedly: "Commander Jie, we must immediately break off the war with Helianduo and then appeal to the court. I humbly think that the court will not embarrass the young general!"

"Helianduo and I have a personal hatred, how can we be compatible!"

"One moment and another, now that the imperial court is furious, I don't know what will happen to me. If the imperial court raises troops to attack me, and Helianduo attacks me again, what should I do then?"

Li Keyong let out a long sigh, shook his head and said to Gai Yu: "When Wang Chongrong invited me to attack Chang'an together, Tian Lingzi gathered more than [-] soldiers and horses in the five towns in Guanzhong. I went all the way and defeated them. Now I am the only one left among the heroes. One person, when did the world become like this?"

It's hard to say what Gaiyu was like. In fact, he had wanted to come here for a long time. His commander-in-chief was betrayed by the emperor of Bianjing.

Starting from the time when Li Keyong's youngest son was appointed as the governor of Heyang, Hedong and Xuanwu were at loggerheads. From that time on, Li Keyong seemed to be under a spell. He could not win against anyone, and he was at odds with Zhu Wen. Li Keyong lost a lot of troops and horses.

The Shatuo Iron Cavalry, which used to be victorious in every battle, now cannot even attack Yunzhou.

But where exactly is the mistake, Gaiyu can't tell.

For so many years, the imperial court has been very partial to Hedong. Doesn't Li Keyong not want to fight Xuanwu?Very thoughtful!
As for Yunzhou, Li Keyong wanted to fight on his own.

But before Li Keyong could conquer Yunzhou, the imperial court conquered Hebei. Now Shandong is also under its control, with 80 to [-] soldiers. Why should they fight with the imperial court?
"Commander Jie, make a decision immediately!" Li Keyong said: "I want to lead the troops to rescue Luoluo, what do you think?"

Gai Yu shook his head and said: "Jie Shuai, if you do this, we will all become rebels!"

Li Keyong let out a long sigh and said, "Just follow your opinion, sir!"

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At this time, Li Luoluo became a little panicked when he discovered that the imperial army had formed a stronghold at Junji Pass, blocking his way back.

Does the imperial court really dare to use troops?
Murong Jin smiled and said: "Don't worry, young general. The few Han soldiers will be dispersed as soon as they charge. When the time comes, we will naturally be able to protect the young general!"

Is it that simple?Li Luoluo was a little suspicious.

"The Battle of Bianliang..."

"The Battle of Bianliang was the work of the towns. What does it have to do with the imperial army?"

Murong Jin did not participate in the Battle of Bianliang, but he heard that the five towns of Weibo, Wuning, Taining, Pinglu, and Tianping sent more than 3 troops, plus more than 15 Hedong Army, [-] Zezhou Army, and [-] troops. When the army gathers together, what will Zhu Wen do to counter it?

"What about the three towns in Hebei?"

"This……"

You said that in the Battle of Bianliang, the imperial court relied on the power of the vassal towns, but in the Battle of Hebei, there were only [-] Pinglu troops. Did they have the ability to defeat Hebei?

Murong Jin clasped his fists and said: "Young General, I am willing to be the vanguard and defeat the incoming enemy, and then I will tell you the difference between you and the Major General!"

"it is good!"

Murong Jin led 1000 men and horses to the front of Junji Pass. At this time, the Zuo Shenwei Army was already in full formation.

This time only half of the troops, about 1 people, were sent, commanded by the marching commander Chen Chengbo.

When Chen Chengbo entered Junji Pass, he sent two men and horses to form a formation to guard against the defenders of Junji Pass, and also separated the horse troops as scouts.

The remaining troops and horses dug trenches and built fences one by one. When Murong Jin arrived at Junxing Pass, he saw a circle of trenches cutting off the road.

These trenches were three feet wide and filled with water.A fence and an archery tower were built along the shore, and the archers stood ready behind the fence.

"How is this good?"

The cavalrymen had to jump into the ditch one by one to cross the river. In that case, they would be shot into hedgehogs by the archers on the other side before they could reach the other side.

Just when Murong Jin's boast about Haikou was about to come to an end, Sun Weizui, the Grand Governor of Youyun Governor's Mansion, received an imperial decree praising His Majesty the Emperor. In addition, Sun Weizui sent troops and generals to prevent Li Luoluo from returning to Hedong.

"Niu Gong, Your Majesty agrees!"

Niu Hui nodded, it seemed that His Majesty had also made up his mind.

The matter of arresting Li Luoluo finally fell on Zuozhen Wujun Hua Hong.

Because Huahong's Zuozhenwu Army guards Jizhou on the West Road of Hebei Province, which is closest to Zhaozhou.

The military order from the Governor's Office ordered the entire Zuozhen Military Army to go out and surround Li Luoluo, and not allow him to escape southward.

The assembling of combat troops was different from that of the city defense army and the Xiang army. Troops were dispatched on the same day as soon as they were announced. Thanks to internal operations, all logistical supplies could be prepared by the chief envoy of Hebei West Road.

Huahong's army intercepted Li Luoluo in Zhao County that day.

(End of this chapter)