choke element

Chapter 213

Changyi County, Weizhou.

late at night.

The tall and handsome Li Quan paced back and forth in the attic without any sleepiness.

He walked to the window, only to see that there was no light in the city, and it was pitch black everywhere.Only the night watchmen sent by him hold torches and walk on the city walls and roads.Looking from a height, it can be seen that the soldiers are neatly lined up, the distance between people is also stable, and the torches are continuous, like a fire dragon wandering in a black lair.

A group of soldiers approaching the mansion, saw Li Quan's upright figure, knelt down to salute, and then continued to patrol.

He nodded in satisfaction.

Very good, I didn't waste my hard work in training soldiers on weekdays.

Li Quan is the leader of the local militia in Weizhou. Because of his superb martial arts skills and proficiency in marksmanship, those who are familiar with him call him "Li Tieqiang".Li Tieqiang's name is well-known among the many copycat tycoons on the east and west roads of Shandong, and in Weizhou itself, he is even more powerful.

Dajin dominates the Central Plains, relying on the Jurchens' strong soldiers and horses, who can conquer and fight well.But in recent years, the imperial court's military equipment has been declining, and both local security and foreign wars are increasingly dependent on the heroes of the Han Dynasty.

People with outstanding martial arts skills like Li Quan took the opportunity to start from scratch. On the one hand, they controlled the local military and government, and on the other hand, they used both soft and hard methods to force officials to admit it.Since the beginning of this year, Li Quan has de facto controlled Weizhou, using Duji Shixian, the governor of Weizhou, as a decoration.

He was able to manage to such a situation, there were many difficulties and obstacles in the process, he originally had several brothers, he experienced all kinds of fights before and after, so far, only his elder brother Li Fu and himself are left.

The real key to his rise is not that he is brave and good at fighting, but that Li Quan is bold, dares to bet, and is extremely good at using the situation to exert strength.

In this way, the Mongolian army came, and the soldiers and horses were still patrolling in Zizhou. Li Quan actually only brought three or five horses with him, and went out to meet hundreds of miles alone. The way of the military defense line.

Later, Li Quan provided the Mongolian army with the locations of several private salt dens in the north of Weizhou, so that the Mongolian army could hide their voices here.

These things before and after are extremely difficult to do, but firstly, Li Quan has the courage, secondly, the Mongols can really trust him; thirdly, Dajin’s control over the local area is really loose, so he is forced to It was done by Li Quan.

Of course, if you want to do it without anyone noticing, you will inevitably kill people.Wherever the Mongolian army went, anyone who made a sound was killed, and this is how it came to be.

Li Quan returned to the city of Changyi controlled by his family and did not sleep well for two days.Estimated time, the Mongolian army should have swept Laizhou, and is about to return to the army to destroy Guo Ning's headquarters. Whether this plan can be successful or not is the key.

Li Quan and Guo Ning have no contacts and no hatred.But he still expended a lot of energy to do such a complicated thing, because no one else was allowed to sleep soundly beside the couch.

Dajin has been weakened to the present level, none of the mighty figures in Shandong is loyal to the imperial court, and in all likelihood, they have connections with Yang An'er or Liu Erzu.Li Quan was no exception, but Li Quan's ambition made him unwilling to be a subordinate of Yang An'er or Liu Erzu.

He believes that he can stand on his own and act independently; he also believes that in the inevitable chaos, he can directly grab everything a man needs without relying on others' gifts.

That being the case, Guo Ning, who swept away many tyrants in Laizhou as soon as he took office, was extremely an eyesore.

This has nothing to do with Guo Ning's own position.Regardless of whether he is a loyal minister of the imperial court or An Lushan with a dark heart, if Li Quan wants to do great things, if he wants to be a tripartite tripartite with Yang An'er and Liu Erzu, it is impossible to be confined in Weizhou, and Weizhou is Laizhou to the east and Laizhou to the west. Yidu...

Li Quan had long been close friends with Zhang Lin in Yidu Zhizhong, and then regarded Yidu as his own possession, and the huge threat from Laizhou had to be eliminated in advance.

Then Guo Ning is undoubtedly a strong dragon across the river. I heard that even Yang An'er suffered from Guo Ning's hands. Li Quan's own strength naturally cannot rule out Guo Ning.

But the Mongols must be able to do it.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, heroes such as Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, and Song Jingang all relied on the strength of the Turks to start their fortunes.Around the Five Dynasties, Daliao also successively supported Jin, Han and other countries.Not to mention, since modern times, there has been Emperor Daqi.

These people can borrow the strength of the northern strong clan to accomplish things, and so can Li Quan.And Li Quan firmly believes that he knows the truth that a man can bend and stretch, and he will definitely be able to do better than them.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps, breaking the silence of the pavilion.

The footsteps went straight to the door, and the soldiers pushed the door in: "Marshal, Yidu Military News."

Different from Zhang Lin, Yan Ning and others, Li Quan has always called himself a marshal among his subordinates, instead of those shabby titles such as prosecuting and prosecuting.

Hearing the soldiers' words, Li Quan's heart relaxed, but he did not panic, he still stood upright: "Call him in!"

The sergeant was full of travel and dust, probably because he drove his horse back from the direction of Yidu, his cheeks were flushed by the night wind.

"Marshal Qi, the main force of Ding's navy has passed through Beihai, and will arrive in Changyi tomorrow morning. In addition, Juzhou charged Yanning with three hundred cavalry."

"Ok?"

Li Quan frowned.

There was no reminder from Zhang Lin about this matter.Although Yan Ning is not on good terms with Zhang Lin, he is not incompetent.But what he's doing right now...is he crazy or stupid?Do you have to die with Guo Ning?

Just as he was about to ask again, the sergeant suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Marshal, I also met Yan Tikong's subordinates, and he said that Yan Tikong has something to bring to the Marshal."

Yan Ning's three hundred riders are all good players.With them accompanying them, it is really difficult to hide their whereabouts on their own.This fellow said that he met Yan Ning's subordinates, and was probably captured by Yan Ning's subordinates.

Li Quan shook his head, restrained his temper and asked, "What did Yanning say?"

"He said that those who set out from Yidu were recruits from Guo Zhongyuan's department under Guo Jieshuai's command. Guo Jieshuai's headquarters was in Haicang Town from the beginning to the end. Uh, he also said... Marshal please take care of yourself."

"what?"

The sergeant thought that Li Quan hadn't heard clearly, so he repeated it again.

Li Quan got up suddenly, and picked up the military newspaper from Laizhou in recent days from the table.

In fact, there is no need to read those military newspapers. He is already familiar with those military newspapers, and he couldn't help but sneer when he held them in his hand: "In Haicang Town? He is in Haicang Town, but he doesn't show up. People are attacking so precariously, are there heavy casualties? Yan Ning is talking nonsense..."

Having said that, he frowned in horror, realizing that this speculation seemed a bit wrong.

Could it be...

Is it...

It's a trap!It's a long-planned trap!
How can it be?How could this Guo Ning be so bold?He... how dare he fight such a battle?
The Mongols were so fierce that they wiped out most of the Central Plains.This Guo Ning dared to confront him head-on?What's the difference between this and courting death?
Li Quan just thought it was ridiculous.How could there be such a stupid person in this world?

No, no... what if he wasn't stupid?What if this Guo Ning is really as brave as a tiger like the rumors, and can... actually win against the Mongolian army...

Li Quan only felt that a bucket of ice water was poured from head to toe, and his whole body was completely cold.He strode to the desk, and subconsciously wanted to write a letter, and hurriedly handed it to the commander of the Mongolian army, the fourth prince Tuo Lei, to remind him of the fraud.But he hesitated for a while, and didn't know how to write.

Li Quan can imagine the attitude of the Mongols.

fraudulent?Didn't you say it earlier?At this time, a big battle is about to start. Do you say that there is fraud? Do you want to disturb our army's morale?
Unless Li Quan gallops to Laizhou in person, there is no way to convince those Mongolian nobles.

But why did Li Quan make this trip?
If the Mongols won, Li Quan's trip would be a lot of trouble; some people might think that he looked down on the mighty fighting power of the Mongolian army.If the Mongolian army lost... why did Li Quan go to the defeated army to seek death?
Li Quan strode to the door of the attic, took the military report from the sergeant, and asked him to retreat.

Immediately afterwards, he asked people to call his elder brother Li Fu and the capable general Liu Qingfu.

Although it was late at night, the second general arrived in a blink of an eye.

Li Quan said in a deep voice: "Brother took two hundred soldiers and went to Beihai overnight to capture Duji Shixian, the governor of Weizhou. Then he brought his men and his statement back to Changyi."

"Confession? What confession?" Li Fu was completely confused.

In the past few months, Duji Shixian's decree has been issued by the governor's office, but no one has recognized it. If he has anything to offer... Could it be that the governor's master ate roast mutton or mutton soup last night?

Li Quan sneered twice: "Of course it is Duji Shixian colluding with the Mongols and sending people under the banner of me, Li Quan, to let the Mongolian army pass through the defense line of the army and go deep into Shandong East Road!"

Li Fu gasped: "What? This..."

Li Quan scolded: "Go now, go back quickly!"

Although Li Fu is the elder brother, he has always been convinced of Li Quan's decision, so he turned around and left immediately.

Li Quan turned to Liu Qingfu: "The soldiers and horses in Changyi City will start at the fifth watch and prepare for battle with all their strength."

Liu Qingfu responded and asked, "I don't know who the enemy is? Guo Ning? Or... the Mongolian army?"

Li Quan ignored him, and recruited the leader of the soldiers: "Send more scouts, one team every half an hour, keep an eye on Haicang Town for me!"

(End of this chapter)