Fu Tang

Li Congjia's original attention was to sit back and watch them dog eat dog. Whether it is the Guiyi Army or the Suzhou Long Family, he is happy to see which side suffers. Now he does not have the ability to compete with these two regimes, so naturally he can Weakening them with limited power means weakening them.

However, if Li Congjia wants to hide and watch, someone needs to be willing. The Dragon King is not stupid. He fights with soldiers and logistics. The Dragon King also cares about his soldiers. It happens that Li Congjia's Anning City is very close to Guazhou and Shazhou. There are still soldiers in hand, and the order to dispatch troops will come over.

Of course, the Dragon King was not so crazy to ask Li Congjia to hand over his military power. He knew that those people were horse thieves. If the horse thieves were really allowed to enter the dragon family's officer-soldier system, what if the horse thieves were rebellious and accidentally betrayed?

So the order given by the Dragon King was to let Li Congjia attack Ziting. Of course, this was also a move of the Dragon King to test Li Congjia. He wanted to see if these horse thieves really surrendered. If not...of course they couldn't stay.

When Li Congjia received the order to transfer troops, he laughed at that time: "This Dragon King is more powerful than my father."

The last sentence of the troop transfer order was more impolite than the last sentence, and the whole article only looked at threats, not appeasement.

Shi Xueting said coldly: "He is dreaming."

Li Congjia was a little stunned, although he was not happy to see this transfer of troops, but he knew the Dragon King's intention almost as soon as he thought about it, but he didn't expect Shi Xueting, who has always been calm, to be more angry than him, what's the matter?

Seeing that Li Congjia was surprised, Shi Xueting only said: "The master humiliated the minister to death."

Zhou Zong took a look at Shi Xueting, and felt that this monk was pleasing to the eye for the first time.

Li Congjia said: "It's not an insult, it's just that we have to make a careful calculation of this matter. Well, there are many places in this troop order that are not mentioned. It just asks us to send troops. What about ordnance? What about food and grass? I will write it immediately." Let me ask you a booklet."

"City Lord!" Zhou Zong felt that his heart was broken: "Do you really want to send troops for the Long family?"

In Zhou Zong's eyes, what is the identity of his city lord?Could it be that a mere dragon king can instigate it?

Shi Xueting didn't say anything this time, he understood Zhou Zong's mood, but just looking at the situation, he knew that the Southern Tang Dynasty was in a precarious state, and it might be wiped out at any time, Li Congjia would definitely find a way to take Li Jing and the others back. Come out and settle here, then before that, he must have his own territory.

Anning City is not stable now, in order to make it more stable, Li Congjia may not mind showing weakness.

Shi Xueting knew Li Congjia better than Zhou Zong, this guy is good at small things, but shameless at big things, fortunately, not to the point of being cruel.

Li Congjia said: "This is an opportunity. If the Dragon King is willing to provide us with weapons and supplies, then why not let us fight a dozen purple pavilions? The Tiance Mansion needs training."

Zhou Zong's eyebrows twitched, and he stopped talking immediately. He didn't have any military talent, but he also knew that the Tiance Mansion had never experienced a real war, but he was very proud of their uniqueness. This kind of pride is beneficial. There are also disadvantages, if it is placed on today's strategist soldiers, it will be all disadvantages!

"What if the Dragon King refuses to give it?" Zhou Zong asked worriedly, would the Dragon King refuse them if he didn't give it to them?Although it is okay to refuse now, once they refuse, it will be time for them to face the Dragon King when the Dragon King and Guiyi Army decide the outcome.

Li Congjia thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to give it, then give me Ziting, otherwise, why should I fight Ziting for him? Does it look good for him?"

The people present laughed coaxingly. They were basically very unconvinced just now. In their eyes, the Dragon King is equal to the governor. A governor is still so arrogant. I really want to beat him up.

Zhou Zong's eyes lit up after hearing this: "The city lord wants Ziting? However, Ziting is not a big county."

"It's not good, it's not good." Li Congjia squinted and said: "If Ziting is rich, then the Dragon King will not be willing to give it to me. But even so, he may not be willing to give it to me. Maybe we can make a deal, and we will help you by the way. He knocked down Xuanquan and Yongyan, so that we only need Ziting, and then let Longlei help from the side, it should be fine."

Zhou Zong was a little tangled: "But... is it easy to fight? I heard that the Guiyi Army is very powerful."

Li Congjia shrugged: "The three places of Ziting Xuanquan and Yongyan are relatively remote cities, and they are relatively close to us. This is one of the reasons why the Dragon King asked me to fight here. Their combat center is not here. We are not without Opportunity, the only thing I am worried about is the combat power of Tiance Mansion, and... war horse, well, it's time to go find Long Lei."

Zhou Zong didn't say anything. This was the first major event after the founding of Anning City. Now that Li Congjia had an idea, Zhou Zong could only do his best to help instead of contradicting the city lord. It was so easy to cause problems, not to mention Zhou Zong didn't There are other better ways, after all, they are not yet suitable for conflict with the Dragon King.

"Then... will the Jinghuai army move this time?" Zhou Zong asked a very important question.

Li Congjia hesitated for a while before saying: "Jinghuai Army, don't move if you can. I'm worried that if they all leave the city, there will be problems."

They're all gone, and it would be great fun if the Dragon King sent someone to take them down together.

As soon as Li Congjia's words came out, Li Ping and Zhu Yuan looked at each other, feeling a little worried in their hearts. Both of them are now in the Ministry of War, but they are actually the commanders of the Jinghuai Army. Can't move, this is the first large-scale battle since the city was founded, if Li Congjia really succeeds in the future, it will be a war that will be recorded in history, how can they not participate?

In fact, Li Congjia didn't think about how to fight, who to lead the troops, and he wanted Ziting. It was just a whim. After all, Ziting is very close to them. A city can just form a three-legged confrontation with Anning City, so that Anning City can be regarded as having a line of defense, and it is not a lonely city.

Of course, the specific operation needs to be discussed again. The most important thing now is to find Long Lei to buy a horse!

Originally Li Congjia wanted Yang Xin to buy it, but Shi Xueting reminded him in time - war horses are different from ordinary horses, Yang Xin probably can only buy ordinary horses, war horses still have to find a way from Long Lei .

After Long Lei heard that Li Congjia wanted a war horse, his face changed. He was a little unbelievable. Can a horse thief and a horse thief have no horses?

However, there really isn’t any, Li Congjia can gather the original horses and redistribute them, but that is very unfair to the Jinghuai army, and it is easy to make them resentful. Many cavalry and their horses are old partners. How can you be willing to separate?

Long Lei didn't want to agree, but he was used to living a luxurious life now. If he refused, not only would he not be able to get the medicine, he might even have no money. You must know that Yang Xin is earning a lot of money today, but a large part of it is given to him.

Long Lei carefully asked: "How many horses do you want?"

Li Congjia pondered for a while and said, "Five hundred horses."

This number has actually exceeded the number of cavalry in Tiance Mansion, but it can't be just this number of cavalry, can it?The scale of the cavalry will definitely be expanded in the future.

Long Lei breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Li Congjia would ask for three or four thousand war horses at a time, and he wouldn't be able to get so many if he sold him!

However, there is still a price to be negotiated.

Long Lei said, "Five hundred horses is a bit much."

Li Congjia originally meant a relatively high number, but after seeing Long Lei frowned, he thought for a while and said, "It's okay to not have that many, at least three hundred horses, and there must be mares and horses that have never been gelding. .”

As soon as Long Lei heard it, he knew that Li Congjia planned to raise horses by himself, and he didn't expect to buy horses all the time. He thought for a while and said, "It may not be easy to get [-] horses in a short time. Can you send them in batches?"

Li Congjia nodded, it would be best to send them in batches, and it could be more concealed.

Li Congjia didn't continue to negotiate the price with Long Lei, and let Yang Xin come to negotiate with Long Lei. He directly changed the subject: "What do you think of this battle with the Guiyi Army?"

Long Lei glanced at Li Congjia strangely. You must know that his father just asked him this sentence two days ago, but he replied that Li Congjia would definitely not say anything like he did when he faced the Dragon King. Must win."

Li Congjia gave him a meaningful look: "The Dragon King wants me to help attack Ziting."

The corner of Long Lei's mouth twitched after hearing this, this horse thief leader is really good at putting money on his face, help?Does their Long family still need the help of those thousands of horse thieves?

But he didn't refute, just asked: "What do you want to say?"

Li Congjia leaned back, and said lazily: "The army has not moved, and the food and grass go first. You, the Long family, don't know such a simple truth?"

Long Lei raised his eyebrows: "Do you want food and grass?"

Li Congjia added: "There are also ordnance."

Long Lei's eyebrows twitched: "No way!"

He didn't even want to give food and grass, and naturally he didn't want to give him weapons, so why did he give them?Do you see Li Congjia growing up?Now he can't wait for Li Congjia to die on the battlefield!

No, he can't die yet, so it's best to consume those soldiers in his hand!Isn't the reason why he can threaten Long Lei now because he has soldiers in his hands?

Li Congjia looked at Long Lei with a half-smile: "We'll talk after we think about it."

Thinking that he was about to take his medicine, Long Lei couldn't help but trembled, his voice became much weaker: "Master Li, it's not that I want to reject you, the ordnance is so important, I have no right to dispatch it, how dare I promise you so easily ? And my royal father...will definitely not rest assured to hand over the weapons to you."

Li Congjia closed his eyes and pretended to be thinking. He had already guessed the result, but now he needed to put psychological pressure on Long Lei.

Long Lei was indeed a little uneasy, but said earnestly: "Master Li Cheng think twice, if you don't send troops, you will definitely arouse the suspicion of your father, even I can't help you, the loss outweighs the gain."

In fact, even now, Long Lei couldn't tell whether he wanted Li Congjia to arouse the suspicion of the Dragon King, but what he knew was that at least he didn't want Li Congjia to die until he found the prescription.

It was strange to say that he hired so many doctors, but none of them could analyze the ingredients in the pill. This made Long Lei very irritable. No one likes to be controlled by others, especially Long Lei's status.

Li Congjia opened his eyes and asked: "If I send troops to take down Ziting, can the Long family hand over Ziting to me?"

Long Lei's expression changed immediately: "This..."

Li Congjia spread his hands: "Look, you want me to send troops, and you don't give me food, money, or ammunition. Even your own soldiers wouldn't treat them like this? Then the place I captured has nothing to do with the Long family. Isn't it?"

When Long Lei heard this, he felt that it was not very kind, but if he handed over Ziting to Li Congjia, his power would be further expanded, which made Long Lei very disturbed.

"This matter, I'm afraid I have to discuss it with my father."

Li Congjia said with a smile: "I came here just for this matter. I will stay in Jiuquan for the next two days. It would be the best if the Dragon King is willing to summon me. If not, then I hope His Royal Highness can give me some kind words." I hope His Royal Highness will understand that I have bet my treasure on you, the stronger I am, the stronger my support will be, and the more competitive you will be, the two of us are now on the same boat."

Long Lei knew this, so he was contradictory!

If he and Li Congjia were purely cooperative or hostile, it would be easier to deal with than now, but...he loves and hates Li Congjia now, so he finally had to say: "I'll ask my father, you should listen first."

Long Lei didn't have much say in front of the Dragon King, but in the end the Dragon King decided to meet Li Congjia because he was curious about Li Congjia.

The Dragon King originally wanted to eliminate internal conflicts before going on an expedition. First of all, the biggest conflict was probably the leader of the horse thief who was not under his control, so he wrote a troop transfer order. He thought that the other party would either fight to the death or You will come to seek refuge in panic, after all, no matter which one you choose, it will be a dead end.

In the end, I didn't expect that the other party was still thinking about expanding the territory?

Such an unusual and far-sighted person doesn't look like a horse thief leader.

So, Li Congjia went to see the Dragon King in the palace of the Long family.

The Dragon King is only 46 years old this year. He has stepped into the ranks of the elderly but is not too old. He is a handsome uncle who looks very mature and stable.

The Long family are all good-looking, even so, after seeing Li Congjia and Shi Xueting, the Dragon King couldn't help but feel his eyes light up.

In particular, Li Congjia has the temperament of people from the Central Plains. The Dragon King can't tell that kind of temperament, but he can tell at a glance that he is different from people from the Western Regions.

For this appearance and temperament, the Dragon King loves Li Congjia three points, even if he knows that he is a horse thief, he doesn't have such a serious murderous intention for the time being, it's just for a while.

Li Congjia saluted neither humble nor overbearing, of course it is not a great etiquette, the Dragon King is not worthy, as for the salute itself, it doesn't matter, the Dragon King is older than him, so what's the shame of saluting to the elders?

The Dragon King waited for him to salute and asked straight to the point: "Do you want the purple pavilion?"

Li Congjia replied calmly: "Actually, I think Changle is better."

The Dragon King said with a smile: "Your vision is high."

Li Congjia said seriously: "The location of Anning City is not very good, and the place is not very big. Once there are too many people, I can't let them go. So many children follow me, I always want to give them a place to settle down."

Standing there, Shi Xueting looked at his nose, eyes and heart, and when he heard Li Congjia say that the location of Anning City is not good and the place is not big, a smile flashed in his eyes.

The Dragon King had no doubts about this statement, or Li Congjia's words just proved their conjecture. They also thought that if Anning City was built in a valley, how big would it be?The geographical location is naturally not good enough, after all, it is very troublesome to go out of the mountains and into the mountains.

The Dragon King lowered his eyes and said: "You want Ziting, do you want to rebel?"

Li Congjia said in amazement: "How can it be regarded as rebellion? I also pay taxes, and the Dragon King will treat it as a place to reward me, but this place can be hereditary just like the vassal kings of the Han Dynasty, so this place still belongs to the Long family. ah."

The Dragon King asked: "In this case, why don't you simply enter the court as a minister?"

Li Congjia sighed and said: "The officialdom is like a battlefield. I really have more than enough energy but not enough energy. It's better to be a landlord and worry less."

The Dragon King looked at Li Congjia for a while and said, "Oh? Listen to what you mean, you used to be an official? Where are you?"

The Dragon King couldn't believe it, how old does this child look?Just so old-fashioned?

Li Congjia looked melancholy: "Hey, it's not a glorious thing to say it. I used to live under Zhou Guoding's Jiedu Envoy, but later... oh..."

Zhou Guo?The Dragon King's eyes widened slightly. The State of Zhou is a colossus to Suzhou, and the Jiedushi of Dingguo is strictly speaking more powerful than the Dragon King, because the State of Zhou has a large territory!

Working under Dingguo Jiedushi at least proves that Li Congjia is capable. Of course, if he is not capable, it is impossible to go out and become a horse thief and build a city by himself. At this moment, the Dragon King really wants to win Li Congjia over. Li Congjia had a gloomy look on his face, and he knew that this person might be determined not to continue to be an official.

The Dragon King thought for a while and said: "I'm sure what you said, the purple pavilion can be assigned to you, but the tax is indispensable!"

Li Congjia responded immediately: "Dragon King, don't worry, I just want to find a place to settle down when I leave the customs."

The Dragon King chatted with Li Congjia again, during which time he also asked about Shi Xueting, but the more they chatted, the more frightened he became. Li Congjia has extensive knowledge and unique views on war. Even the monk beside him is not inferior in Buddhism. The eminent monk is said to be a monk!

The Dragon King was very confused about this pair, and wanted to win them over for his own use, but felt that the other party didn't seem to be interested in the Long family. This feeling is very contradictory, but one thing is for sure. Some of them are good at running the country, at least better than those in the Western Regions. Otherwise, why would they admire the culture of the Central Plains?

After Li Congjia came out of the palace, he felt a little excited. He didn't expect to get the purple pavilion without paying any price. Of course, taxes have to be paid, but he can think about it. These are the city building funds, let alone in his case. In his imagination, the money won't last long.

After returning, Li Congjia mentioned the matter to Zhou Zong and the others. Zhou Zong was very surprised. They had already made preparations to attack the three places, but they didn't expect it to be unnecessary?

Li Congjia said: "The Dragon King may have moved to let me enter the court."

Zhou Zong frowned and said: "The city lord can't do it!"

Li Congjia nodded. He knew what Zhou Zong meant. If he entered the court and won Suzhou in the future, he would definitely bear a stigma on him. The Long family pays taxes... This kind of trivial matter will not be recorded in the historical materials, and only the Long family knows about it, but it is different when he enters the dynasty, at least the Guiyi Army and the Ganzhou Uighurs will know about it.

After Li Congjia brought the good news, the entire Anning City entered a state of preparation for war, and began to count grain, ordnance, and horses.

All of these are easy to say, only food and grass are more of a problem. They have just started farming, and the harvest is not good. The food is all bought, and it is only because they have money that they can afford it.

Everyone in Tiance Mansion has been in a state of excitement since they knew they were going to go to war, but Li Congjia and the others are worrying right now——The composition of Tiance Mansion is really weird, many fathers, sons and brothers are in the army of.

Li Congjia originally asked the rectification army to go out to practice, but as long as it is a war, there will be casualties. If father and son brothers are in the army, one must be left behind, so the Tiance Mansion will lose a lot of staff.

Li Congjia sighed and said, "We still have to dispatch the Jinghuai army."

Li Ping and Zhu Yuan looked at each other, they were a little excited, the Jinghuai Army didn't have to move all of them, even if they only moved 2000 people, they had to follow!

Li Congjia finally decided that the Tiance Mansion's Jinghuai Army would each send 2000 people, and Li Ping would command the Jinghuai Army. As for the Tiance Mansion... Li Congjia decided to go to battle in person!

Zhou Zong wanted to persuade him as soon as he heard it, but he swallowed the words again. The only person who can command Tiance Mansion is General Tiance, and not everyone can take the title of General Tiance, at least in Anning City. Here, only Li Congjia can take it, so it is only natural for him to go out to fight, but Zhou Zong is very worried.

Knowing his worry, Li Congjia just said: "The real commander of Tiance Mansion is Xue Ting. I used to just play a supporting role, so don't worry, Chief Assistant."

Zhou Zong was indeed relieved a lot, the only thing he was worried about was whether Ziting would fight well.

Li Congjia and the others analyzed for a long time, and found that Ziting did not have the advantage of the terrain, nor was it an important town for hoarding troops. It is not difficult to win it. The only difficulty is probably how to defend it. There would be too much danger, after all, Li Congjia also knew the purpose of the Long family from Long Lei.

It's just that no one thought that there would be no problems in taking down Ziting and defending Ziting from the beginning to the end, but Anning City was in trouble!