During the month that Jiang Yunqing was struggling in Raojiang, the situation in the Central Plains could be said to have changed unpredictably. A million Khitan cavalry massacred three cities in a row and invaded the Jin Kingdom forcefully.
Under the strong external pressure of Khitan, the two princes of Jin Dynasty, Li Congrong and Li Conghou, did not care about the struggle for the throne and had to join forces to resist foreign enemies.
However, even if the two join forces, they are of the same blood but not of the same mind. They both hope that the other will compete with the Khitan snipe and clam so that they can benefit from it.
It's like two people fighting, always only punching out three points of force, leaving seven points for themselves. It's okay to bully children, but when encountering a strong man like Khitan, after just a few moves, he will be beaten back and forth.
Li Conghou fought against the Khitan general Yelu Yaoguang twice in total. Once, 120,000 elite soldiers were routed by 30,000 cavalry, and once, 60,000 elite troops ambushed Khitan grain and grass, but were routed by 8,000 Khitan light cavalry who came to support.
All the 180,000 troops were reduced to remnants and retreated to Daizhou!
As for Li Congrong, although he fought against the Khitan three times, the second brother, don't laugh at the fifth brother, is not much better. The original army of 200,000 in hand now only has 30,000 left. They retreated to Dingzhou and ran farther than Li Conghou. some.
While he was deeply afraid that the Khitan would come to his door, he also hoped that the Khitan would come to trouble his fifth brother.
As long as the fifth brother who is fighting against him is gone, Li Cunli, the wallflower, will turn to him. He thinks that as long as he takes control of Taiyuan, he can unify all the forces in the Jin Kingdom and become a truly fair sect with the Khitan. High or low.
Yes, you heard it right!
Li Congrong believed from beginning to end that the reason why he was defeated by Yelu Yaoguang was just because it was unfair!
It can be said that the Khitan came out in full force this time, claiming to have a million cavalry. Even though it was an exaggeration, there were at least 500,000 troops.
And he only had 200,000, so it was normal for him to be defeated by the Khitans.
If he also had an army of 500,000, he would definitely be able to defeat this arrogant Khitan and never come back!
Of course, these are just Li Congrong's inner thoughts, and others cannot know them.
Li Cunli, who controls Taiyuan, is naturally unknown. At this time, Li Cunli, dressed as a scholar in white, is standing on the wall of Taiyuan Mansion, with his hands intertwined in his sleeves, looking to the northwest, with a peaceful expression and eyes. It is so deep into the sea that it is difficult to see its secrets.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, Li Cunli did not look back, but he seemed to know who it was, and asked with a kind smile on his face: "Thirteenth sister, where is King Qi?"
Li Cunren, dressed in white clothes and with a tan mask on his face, walked out from behind Li Cunli, came to Li Cunli's side and replied: "We have crossed the Yellow River!"
"Um?"
Li Cunli was stunned when he heard this, and then his expression returned to normal.
"If I remember correctly, the Yellow River should be in flood season now!"
"It's flood season!"
Li Cunren nodded, and suddenly, his voice changed: "However, the Qi army has a special way to cross the river, and the Qi army seems to have been specially trained on how to cross the river. Without considering the food and grass supplies and horses, they can cross the river very quickly! "
"what way?"
Li Cunli was a little curious for a moment. The special method of crossing the river was specifically designed for training to cross the river. It was obvious that this was not the result of one day and must have been planned in advance.
"I don't know!"
Li Cunren shook his head and said helplessly: "Huanyinfang cooperated with the Qi Army's scouts to form a large and airtight net around the Qi Army. If this net is not disturbed, it will be difficult to see what is going on with the Qi Army. I did not allow People will investigate in more detail!"
"Well, you did the right thing!" Li Cunli nodded: "Now, Huanyinfang is the master, and we are just slaves. How can slaves disturb the master?"
"Brother Six, what will we do next?"
When Li Cunren heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad. There was a sad look in his eyes under the mask, as if he was constantly melancholy.
Over the past two years, too many things have happened.
The second brother, foster father, and eldest brother died one after another. It only took two years for the Jin State to rise from its rise when the Liang Dynasty was destroyed to its current state of being swayed by the Khitan invasion.
"Take a step and take a look!"
Thinking that his life and death were still under Jiang Yunqing's control, Li Cunli couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on his gentle face.
The road ahead was too bleak, and his eyes were almost in darkness.
Someone is playing a big chess game using this world as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces. Whether it is him, Li Cunren, Tongwen Hall, or even the entire Jin Kingdom, and even the fierce Khitan, they are just chess pieces.
He knew who the chess player was, but he was powerless. He could only watch the huge figure fiddle with the chess pieces and arrange the chess game that the huge figure wanted.
As for their chess pieces, they were in the shadow of this huge figure, letting it manipulate them.
"lets change a topic!"
A smile returned to Li Cunli's face and he asked again: "Does King Qi have any other requests?"
Li Cunren replied: "Provide food, grass and war horses..."
As if knowing that Li Cunren would say this, Li Cunli interrupted with a smile: "I mean besides these."
"Um······"
Li Cunren pondered for a while, thought about it and then replied: "Guard Taiyuan!"
"It's a bit difficult to defend Taiyuan!"
Hearing this, Li Cunli frowned slightly. Although the Jin State had a lot of troops, apart from the 380,000 in the hands of the two princes Li Congrong and Li Conghou, as well as the troops in the hands of some people with evil intentions, he was left with But there are not many left, and the full amount is less than 60,000.
Among them, at Jiang Yunqing's request, he also mobilized some to arrange food and grass supplies for the Qi army along the way north. Currently, only about 50,000 people can be mobilized to defend the city.
Fortunately, Taiyuan Mansion is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Defending the city should not be a big problem.
As he thought about it, Li Cunli's brows widened again.
Anyway, it's not him, Li Cunli, who wants the Jin Kingdom. Now, there are two brothers, Li Congrong and Li Conghou, standing outside, so there's no rush yet.
What's more, isn't there Li Xingyun and bad people?
That person's layout is either because he wants to be in power, or he wants to support Li Xingyun to be in power. No matter which way it is, the core of the Three Jin Dynasty - Taiyuan Mansion cannot be lost.
If the sky falls, there will be a tall man holding it up. Little people like them, it doesn't matter.
When the time of danger comes, someone will definitely come to help them.
Suddenly, Li Cunli seemed to have thought of something and asked, "By the way, has the Khitan soldier who carried the information about the Longquan treasure returned to the Khitan army safely?"
"Already returned!"
Li Cunren nodded and added: "The spies around Shi Jingtang came back with a message, saying that Shi Jingtang is urging Yelu Abaoji to seize the Longquan treasure!"
"Ah That's good!"
Li Cunli also nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with the result.
"Now it depends on whether Yelu Abao will be moved or not!"
