Jin State, Taiyuan.
The entire Jin Palace was full of soldiers, some of whom were patrolling with swords in hand. The security was tighter than usual.
No one else, just because today the King of Jin invited Queen Mobei to discuss important military and political matters. Although the Jin State's current military strength is decadent and all its elite troops were lost in the Battle of Zhengzhou, at least in the capital city of Taiyuan, people can still feel a sense of oppression.
Go inside and you can enter the main hall through layers of guards.
The interior is divided into two sides, with the generals of Mobei on one side and the ministers of Yan and Jin on the other.
As the leader of the alliance, Li Keyong is naturally at the head of the palace. He is sitting in a wheelchair with a gloomy expression on his face.
"In just half a month, hundreds of thousands of people were lost in the towns of Hebei, and countless people were robbed. Mobei drifters were everywhere, and everything they passed was white...Should the queen give me a reasonable explanation?
You indulge your subordinates in robbing my people, burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of evil. Do you really think that I, Li Keyong, have nothing? Do you really think that my land of Sanjin has no sharp sword? "
As he finished speaking, countless footsteps suddenly sounded outside the closed palace door, and the sound of weapons being unsheathed sounded from all directions, as if they were waiting for an instant.
Sitting opposite the Mobei generals, Li Siyuan held the armrest of the chair with one hand, squinting his eyes carefully, but just quietly touching the mustache on both sides of his mouth.
Next to him was Shi Jingtang, the marshal of the army of Yan State and the military governor of Youzhou. At this moment, he was dressed in the attire of a scholar and his face was full of respect. He only raised his head slightly after hearing the scolding from the head of the palace, Li Keyong.
At the same time, in front of Chang Yu on the other side of the hall, two figures quickly stood up, protected the people behind them, and stared at the Yan Jin people with vigilant faces.
"Prince Jin is joking..."
Behind the two of them, a woman's voice chuckled. Then, the voice became lower.
"Get back, there is no place for you to be so arrogant in front of King Jin!"
The man and woman blocking the table hesitated for a moment, then folded their hands on their chests, bowed to Li Keyong, and then moved away to both sides.
At the same time, the beautiful woman in purple uniform, protected by the two of them, was revealed again.
This person is Shuli Duo, Queen of Mobei.
As for the two people who were protecting her just now, one was called Shi Qixiang and the other was called Brother Yaonan. The former is good at melee attacks, while the latter is good at resisting attacks.
They all have extremely obvious looks of Mobei people, and the younger brother Yaonan is mostly ugly. It is often rumored that he likes to eat people, which is extremely disgusting to everyone in Yan and Jin.
At this moment, Sulido took off the felt hat on his head, completely revealing the half-tied hair that was tied into small braids on the back of his head. This hairstyle is completely different from the various buns popular among women in the Central Plains. It looks extremely heroic and capable. Shuliduo's every move adds a bit of heroism.
Speaking of which, it is somewhat similar to Bago's hairstyle.
"What King Jin said is indeed true. Tens of thousands of men in Mobei have been struggling in the bitter cold outside the pass for too long. When they first entered the Central Plains, they inevitably lost some of their sanity, which caused great disaster to the people of the Central Plains... But King Jin Don’t worry, I have already issued strict orders to all ministries to strictly restrain their subordinates and not to harass the people. Now we have killed hundreds of generals who disobeyed the order, and it has begun to show results."
After Shili Qixiang and his brother Yaonan retreated behind him, Shuliduo slightly bowed his hands to Li Keyong and chuckled.
But before everyone in the Yan and Jin Dynasties responded, they laughed again and said: "Mobei was unified, and all the ministries were not fully integrated into one, so they hurriedly accepted the invitation and went south. They had been poor for too long, and they didn't listen to orders at first. , please forgive me a little bit, King Jin."
Li Keyong's expression became even more gloomy. What he said to Li Duo was so untrue. He kept talking about how poor and miserable Mobei was, as if it was my fault.
I asked you to go south to attack the Tang Dynasty, but I did not ask you to go south to rob people and money.
You have all robbed them all, what else can I rob in the future?
But in the end, he just snorted heavily and looked at the people in his own camp with his only remaining eye.
"The queen also said that it is difficult to restrain her subordinates. A few days ago, the king asked his adopted son Li Siyuan to lead the army to various towns and captured some of the commanders who connived at the plundering of his subordinates. Since the queen cannot be restrained, I will restrain the queen on my behalf. .”
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of soldiers and armor clashing could be heard outside, and then the palace door was pushed open, and dozens of soldiers entered one after another holding a plate of objects covered with silk in their hands.
Everyone in Yanjin obviously knew the inside story, Li Siyuan still looked calm, and Shi Jingtang sat next to him, looking innocent as if it was none of my business.
Brother Yaonan, who was standing behind Shuliduo, suddenly became angry. Although the silk had not yet been opened, he could guess what was covered under the silk just by the smell of blood in the air.
Sure enough, when the silk cloth was uncovered, there were more than ten heads with Mobei hair accessories inside, which made the Mobei generals instantly angry.
They shouted angrily, stood up from behind the table, pointed at the Yan and Jin people opposite and cursed in Mobei dialect.
If it hadn't been for the weapons that had been withdrawn before entering this hall, I'm afraid they would have already fought each other.
Shuliduo sat there calmly, and after slowly taking a sip of tea, he finally stopped his generals, and then stood up without looking at the dozen or so lime-pickled heads, just looking at them. Li Keyong saluted and spoke seriously.
"The indiscriminate killing by my subordinates is my fault and that of Mobei. If the King of Jin does not kill these people, it will be difficult for them to survive under my hands. This move of the King of Jin is really the right way."
After saying that, she solemnly ordered to Shi Qixiang behind her: "When we return, all of these people's clansmen will be used as slaves for the son's use."
Shi Qixiang was stunned for a moment, but immediately bowed.
"yes."
In this way, she smiled at Li Keyong again and said: "In troubled times, we should pay heavy attention to the rules. This move by King Jin is exactly what I have always wanted to do but did not do. I should also thank King Jin..."
Li Keyong's face twitched as he watched Shuliduo calmly salute him with folded hands. Since everyone was like this, it was hard to get angry. I could only wave my hand and ask the soldiers in the palace to retreat.
At the same time, the swordsman who had been waiting outside the hall also retreated, and peace finally returned to the hall. Only the smell of blood lingering in the air made everyone in Mobei look unhappy.
Mom is so stupid that she invites us to go south to fight the Tang army, and can we do it by giving us some weapons and food? If you don't let your sons rob you, who will work hard for you?
If it weren't for the powerful enemy at hand, Taiyuan would have been robbed!
Shuliduo's impatience would disrupt the big plan, making Li Keyong even more wary, but since the pressure had been exerted, Mobei's army and horses would probably restrain themselves, and they could start discussing business.
It should be noted that at the beginning of this month, the Tang army along the Yellow River had gathered nearly 100,000 people, and a steady stream of soldiers and horses from all parties were constantly dispatched to press Hebei.
Li Jing has already drawn his sword and just needs to unsheath it.
If this battle is won, it will at least bring a few years of stability to Yan and Jin, and they may even take advantage of the situation to move south and occupy some territory in the Central Plains.
The combined combined strength of Yanjin and Mobei has over 200,000 soldiers and horses, among which there are tens of thousands of Mobei's cavalry, so there is no chance of winning.
On the other hand, under the Tang Dynasty, although the Tang army had won consecutive battles, they had been fighting for many years, and they were inevitably war-weary. In addition, the vassal towns that have been surrendered in various places also need to be taken over by heavy troops, and the expenditure is an astronomical figure. If a new dynasty has not been able to develop people's livelihood well, the contradiction will become more and more acute.
After summarizing this, Li Keyong finally came to a conclusion.
Anyway, this battle is 200,000 vs. 100,000.
The advantage is mine!
…………
Everyone in Mobei finally breathed a sigh of relief as Shuli Duo came out of the Jin Palace.
Brother Yaonan took his sledgehammer from the Jin soldiers, and a ferocious look suddenly appeared on his face, which made all the Jin soldiers panic a little.
He snorted coldly, smiled triumphantly, and then turned around and left.
Shi Qixiang drove the carriage for Serido, and he was responsible for following closely and protecting him. In addition, there were hundreds of knights guarding the carriage, followed by other generals and hundreds of knights.
There are nearly a thousand cavalry in this mighty force, which is enough to protect Shuliduo from coming and going freely.
"Where is the Generalissimo now?"
Hearing Shuriduo's emotionless voice coming from the carriage, Shi Qixiang immediately replied: "The Generalissimo is still training troops in Youzhou. The letter I received yesterday said that he will go south and station in Luzhou tomorrow."
"How did Li Siyuan respond?"
"Li Siyuan and the Youzhou Jiedu envoy are willing to exchange. I only ask the queen to send troops south to help him achieve his goal..."
Seeing the silence in the carriage, Shi Qixiang didn't dare to ask any more questions and just drove the carriage.
Brother Yaonan was dragging a big hammer beside the carriage, looking around with a big wrinkled face. When he saw a young Central Plains girl, he smiled ferociously.
After a long time, there was finally a sound from inside the carriage.
"You leave the customs in person so that Zhao Siwen can prepare to go south... In the land of Youyun, all states can station their troops first."
Shi Qi Xiang hesitated: "But is your safety, Queen?"
"Don't worry, Ao Gu has gone south."
