In the Eastern Army camp at the 20-li town of Niupi Pass in Qing ramp in Beiyunzhou, Li Jing was drinking, Li Zhen, Guo Cheng'an, Zhang Hong, Du Zhongwu, Lin Wu, Gao Shunli, Wang Pu, Li Juyi and other generals were accompanying him.

Li Jing was in a good mood today and was a rare drink in the army. All the generals were a little surprised, but Li Jing didn't say it directly, so they had to guess that there might be something happy, and it might be private.

They were right about the guess. Li Jing received a letter from Lin Wei early this morning. The letter was written by Zhang Yingying, who had returned to Qinghai Town, Xinluo. The letter told him something that he was a father. The child was born shortly after he sent troops. On the sixth day of the September 19th, Zhang Yingying gave birth to a baby girl in Qinghai Town, Xinluo. The child was born at 6000 pounds and 800 ounces, which was very healthy. He has not yet named the name, only the nickname Qingnu. Zhang Yingying has explained that she will be raised by herself.

Although he is a girl, Li Jing is not a man who values ​​boys over girls too much. Besides, Li Jing already has five wives and three lovers, so there is no pressure to have a child. Moreover, even if Zhang Yingying wants to raise Qingnu, it is not a big deal. She raises her daughter. It’s just a pity that she can’t see her for a while.

Calculate the time, Wang Wanjun, Pei Chenxi and Pei Chenlan are pregnant in April, while Gui Niang and Wan'er are in May, and it is now November. Wang Wanjun and the three are almost at the time of delivery. They are about the first and February next year, and all five of them at home will have to give birth.

With the newly born Qingnu, Li Jing was about to become the father of six children in a blink of an eye. The excitement of being a father made Li Jing difficult to calm down. However, it was not too good to promote Zhang Yingying's daughter. Li Jing had to pull a few generals to drink together.

Li Jing and the others were drinking wine while chatting. The wine was fruit wine. The degree was not high, and it was very leisurely to add some hazelnuts, raisins, etc. Although the troops were stationed at the gates, Li Jing did not mean to attack the city immediately. The soldiers in the camp trained for half a day and half of the class was also very leisurely.

While drinking, Li Cunxiao, who had become a guard of the lower-class soldiers, reported at the door: "General Li, General Li, asked for a meeting in Feiying Camp."

"Please come in." Li Jing nodded to Li Cunxiao. He carefully observed Li Cunxiao. Seeing that he was a little calmer, he could not see any resentment on his face, and he was very satisfied. It seemed that being a soldier would indeed be of some help to Li Cunxiao and others.

Li Wei stepped inside, clasped his fists and luggage: "Report to the Dutong, and went out to scout the cavalry to catch a Hu man, claiming to be a secret envoy, and he wanted to meet the Dutong." After that, he submitted a searched letter.

Li Jing opened the letter and watched it. He looked at the end of the letter and had no signature, but his consciousness was very clear. It was because there were generals in Guanzhong who wanted to submit to the court again, and hoped that Li Jing could give him a guarantee.

"Bring people up."

The man was brought up quickly, and he was a Hu man wearing a white dress and with a very obvious Sogdian appearance.

"Why did you send a message?" There was no signature on the letter. Li Jing also understood that it was a self-protection method to prevent the letter from being intercepted.

"Mi Haiwan, Chief of Saga, Chief of Anqing, Shi Jingcun!"

When Li Jing heard that these two people were determined to surrender, he was also surprised. The Sage tribe and the Anqing tribe were both one of the three Shatu tribes. Although they were called the Shatu tribes, they were not Shatu people. It was just that because the Shatu people became increasingly powerful in Daibei, the Shatu army began to recruit some Hu people living in the Tang Dynasty, and finally formed the Shatu tribes.

In fact, there are not many pure Shatu people. Sixty years ago, only 10,000 Shatu people returned to the Tang Dynasty. Until now, no matter how they reproduce, there are no too many people. The Shatu people are actually a new mixed race in the mixed tribes of the Daibei tribes.

The Sage tribe and Anqing tribe, one of the three Shatu tribes, were actually Sogdians and originally lived in the Western Regions. Later, many people moved inland and lived in Hetao and Daibei. Sage and Anqing refer to the original residence of these two tribes. The Sage tribes were in the territory of Zhenwu Army, while Anqing prefecture was in the northern part of Yunshuo. They were originally in the Hetao area, later moved to Shizhou, Hedong, and finally moved to Yunshuo. Since the place where the Sage and Anqing prefectures were located was not only a good pasture, but also an important passage for grasslands to enter Hedong, the imperial court later stationed the Shatu cavalry in this area.

Over time, the relationship between the three ministries continued to strengthen. In several internal wars of the Tang Dynasty, the three ministries sent troops to participate in the war, and the three ministries were controlled by Zhu Xie. When Li Guochang was about to call the three ministries Shatuo, the relationship became closer and the mutual marriage was constantly connected.

Everyone can see the current situation. Li Guochang and his son are about to fall apart this time. Facing the Zhendong Army at the city, the troops at Niupi Pass were obviously thinking about it. The two troops of Sage and Anqing, who have always been controlled by the Shatuo people, now want to jump away from Li Guochang's broken ship.

The two troops and Shatuo troops had a total of 3,000 troops from Shuozhou to Yunzhou for reinforcements, and each of the three troops was 1,000 elite cavalry. These cavalry were not ordinary cavalry, but real powerful cavalry that had been through the battlefield, and they were also the basis for their reign to dominate the North. Mi Haiwan and Shi Jingcun didn't want to see the soldiers in their hands being consumed here.

Especially when the Shanyu Protectorate was captured by the western camp of the imperial court, their idea became even more prosperous.

Regarding their surrender, Guo Chengan was worried that it was the enemy's deception to surrender. Lin Wu also had this concern. After all, although they were not real Shatu people, they had been with Shatu people for decades and had to be guarded against.

Li Jing was very calm about this. It would be better if they surrendered, but they didn't surrender, and Li Jing didn't care much.

"If the two governors are really willing to surrender, then the president will naturally report everything to the court afterwards. However, just saying it cannot express their sincerity. If they really want it anyway, then you will tell the two governors that as long as they are willing to take Niupai Pass and offer it to the president, then everything will be easy." After saying this, Li Jing ignored him and sent someone to send him away.

"The county magistrate doesn't seem to care much about the situation in Niu Pi District?" Li Zhen saw that Li Jing seemed to be a little indifferent and asked hurriedly.

Li Jing chuckled: "Those words are still the same. If this battle is just our family, then the sooner it will end, the better. But the current situation is that this battle is fought together by seven families. If it is Tuoba Sigong, then it is the eight families. If it is Li Guochang's side, then it is the nine families' chaos battle. We have to grasp the rhythm. It is not a good thing to fight too fast or too fiercely."

Li Jing didn't say anything directly, that is, he was waiting for news from Taiyuan to Yuzhou. If Li Guochang was defeated as expected, then Li Keyong would not be able to continue to stay in Taiyuan to confront each other. His movement would cause overall changes. It is very likely that some soldiers and horses in the five towns in Taiyuan would want to jump out of the headache and beat the dogs in the water, and want to take advantage of the situation.

At that time, there will definitely be a good show. Li Jing waited for it. He didn't want to fight too hard now, otherwise Li Keyong would probably come straight to him regardless of everything, and he would lose money at that time.

Now let Li Keyong not be so worried, so that he can fight the imperial army and horses. As long as Li Guochang and Li Keyong and the imperial army and both losers and both will be injured, Li Jing will truly launch a thunder attack. Only in that way can he get the first merit in this battle and drive out the power of the Zhendong Army. He has now taken Weizhou and the troops are at the Niupi Pass of Yunzhou, and no one can say that he can't make trouble.

Tianmen Pass north of Taiyuan.

The two mountains are like gates, which are located in the gan direction of the county, so it is called Tianmen.

Tianmen Mountain is a hump peak in the Qianli Luliang Mountains in Taiyuan. Behind the hump peak is a grand canyon. Two mountains are sandwiched together with a valley, with a depth of 30 miles. The peaks in the valley are winding and have different shapes. Some are suddenly pierced by the sky, some are cut by thousands of feet, and some are as gentle as wings.

Since ancient times, the Lili has been an important passage in the north of Taiyuan and a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Previously, Li Keyong and Cao Xiang, the former governor of Hedong, fought fiercely here. Li Keyong first pretended to be defeated, then led the Hedong army into the canyon, and finally defeated Hedongzhong. Cao Xiang was defeated and returned to Jinyang City, and immediately died under Li Keyong's assassin.

Li Keyong led 10,000 elite troops to garrison at Tianmen Pass, but was in a dilemma.

Since Zheng Cong-sei took over as the recruitment envoy, this civil servant has commanded the troops of the five towns. The soldiers of the five towns retreated into Jinyang City, and then strengthened the walls and cleared the fields. Outside the northern capital Jinyang City, countless trenches were dug, trapped horse pits, planted Xu Jianshe, etc.

There was nowhere near Jinyang City that was suitable for cavalry combat. Without the advantage of cavalry, Li Keyong's Crow Army could not attack the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty like Jinyang.

But it wouldn't be possible to retreat like this at this time. It was precisely because he was stationed at Tianmen Pass that the soldiers in the Five Towns did not dare to leave the city. If he retreated, the soldiers in the Five Towns would definitely come out. It would be a good thing for the other party to leave the city, but after all, Li Keyong had few soldiers, so he was afraid that the other party would divide his troops to attack Zhenwu Army by then. There was now extremely empty.

"Report, Madam is here!" A Shatu soldier reported loudly.

Li Keyong was surprised, why did Liu run to the front line?

The Shatuo soldier looked at Li Keyong and then said in a low voice: "Weizhou has been lost, and the Taixiu Pass on the border of Wei Dai has also been lost. In addition, the three major generals of Keshuke and Jungrou were killed in battle!"

Li Keyong turned his head suddenly and stared at the soldier with his one-eye, giving a fierce look like a wolf. "Say it again!"

The soldier was stared at by Li Keyong, and he felt his legs trembling, and he was brave enough to say it again.

With a roar, Li Keyong directly strangled the soldier's neck and lifted up. The soldier was strangled and could not even breathe. His face quickly turned red and then turned blue. He looked at the boss with his eyes open and was about to suffocate.

At this time, a strong force pulled Li Keyong's arm away. Li Keyong turned his head and raised his hand to hit him, but saw a familiar face, which was actually his wife Liu. His hand was raised in the air and could no longer hit him. When he loosened his hand, the soldier fell to the ground, coughing while fleeing.

"Why are you here?" Li Keyong said to his wife, who had lost a lot of weight due to the days of travel.

Liu said with a dim look: "Li Jing led 20,000 Zhendong Army into Weizhou from Youzhou. I did not resist, but led the army to retreat into Daizhou. Who knew that Zhendong Army was chasing him closely. They first sent more than a dozen assassins to capture Kexiu and later were surrounded and refused to surrender, so they set fire to the jade and stones to burn them. Then Li Jing's army arrived, and we could not resist. The brothers died in battle, and only three thousand people left in Weizhou were left to escape. Fortunately, Li Jing did not pursue him. When I passed by Daizhou, I summoned all the three thousand soldiers and five thousand young men in Daizhou. Husband, it is not appropriate to stay for a long time at this time, so we should withdraw back to Shuozhou first."

Li Keyong did not expect the situation to turn out like this. His wife brought all the soldiers and horses here. This was to concentrate the soldiers and horses to avoid being defeated in separate ways. It was very right.

"But my father is still attacking Youzhou. Once we retreat, my father will be surrounded by the government army."

"Report!" Another urgent report rang outside the tent.

"Reported to the post of the remnant, Yu, the governor of Tiande Army, led 12,000 troops to attack the Zhenwu Army. The defenders of Huyan Pass mutinied, and they killed General Li Ting and surrendered to the Tang Army. Then, the Tang army entered the Zhenwu Army from Huyan Pass and rushed to the Shanyu Protectorate Mansion for a long distance of 400 miles. The Shanyu Protectorate Mansion had been attacked a few days ago, and the general's family had no rivals."

When Li Keyong heard the news, he felt that a thunderbolt in the sunset almost knocked him down.

Weizhou was just lost, Daizhou also gave up. At this time, even his father's base camp, Shanyu Protectorate, was gone. How could he fight? The East Army of Li Jing, 20,000 towns, came in murderous intent on the east, and 12,000 people from Yu Wen arrived in the west.

"Husband, retreat immediately. If we don't leave, we will be surrounded." Liu did not expect that the Tiande Army would take an extremely powerful move. This move made the Zhenwu Army's retreat break.

"How can I retreat alone at this time?" Li Ke gritted his teeth, his one-eyed eyes flashed with a strange light. "Madam, let's lead our troops to meet our father and go to Guanzhong together."

Liu trembled: "Are you crazy? There are countless soldiers and horses in Guanzhong. Even if we bring all the soldiers and horses together, we can't save our father. Instead, we have to get in."

"I'm not crazy. It's too late for us to retreat now. Li Jing and Yu Jun will wait for us on our retreat. At present, the only soldiers are on the risk. Go to Youzhou first and make an move to Chang'an to attract the court's troops. The situation is good. Maybe we can force the court to negotiate. If not, we will join our father and go directly to the grassland from Tiande Army across Yinshan."

"Crazy!" Liu supported his forehead and didn't know how to describe it.

But what my husband said is not unreasonable. Even if he retreats into Yunshuo at this time, he cannot escape the encirclement, and Li Guochang will be surrounded and suppressed immediately.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Liu gritted his teeth and nodded.

"No!" Li Keyong shook his head and reached out to stroke his wife's thin face. "You go back to Shuozhou immediately. I will ask Siyuan and Sizhao to go back with you. You will recruit soldiers there, try to recruit as many soldiers as possible, and then go directly to Tatars. They have a good relationship with us. You will wait for my father and I to come back there. As long as the troops left are there, we will be able to kill them sooner or later."

Liu pondered and finally nodded: "I listen to you, you must come back alive!"
Chapter completed!