Naturally, there is a garrison at the Fucheng Trading Ground, but it does not belong to the Liaodong Army, but to the soldiers and horses of the Duhufu.

In addition to controlling the county soldiers of the four northeastern counties, the Anton Protectorate also has two thousand military guards who are directly under the orders of the governor. Although they are all under the control of the governor in name, the real control over these soldiers and horses is actually

in the hands of the Liaodong Army.

Therefore, in Liaodong County, in addition to the thousands of soldiers and horses directly organized in the Liaodong Army by Wang Xingchao, there are also the two thousand garrison troops of Liaoyang City who are nominally controlled by the Duhufu and the two thousand Dufu Army who directly take orders from the Duhufu.

In addition, there are a thousand soldiers and horses stationed near Fucheng Trading Ground.

The thousand soldiers and horses were established after the Fucheng trading market was established, and they requested an order from the imperial court in the name of the Duhufu to maintain the order of the trading market.

After Emperor Wuzong's Eastern Expedition, all the forces around the Northeast had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, although there were a few border forts in the border areas, and the Liaodong Army would often send out rangers to patrol the border areas, they were not as strong as those in the four northern towns.

Generally, heavy troops are stationed directly at the front line of the border.

Compared with the intrusions from the Monan tribes that often go south, the surrounding forces in the Northeast have always been quite honest. Except for the Bohai people who would use their troops to pretend to be bandits from time to time to harass and test the borders, the Xile tribes did not dare to provoke the Tang Dynasty.

One thousand soldiers and horses were stationed in the northern part of Liaodong as protectors of the trading grounds, and also existed as frontier sentries.

However, in the minds of the Liaodong generals, the northern part of Liaodong is the territory of Bu Liuda, and Bu Liuda is a dog of the Liaodong Army. Therefore, the northern border is safe and there is no need to worry about it. Even if you have to be careful, it is the Bohai Sea to the east.

people.

But Wang Xingchao

The bad news brought today made the generals feel horrified.

If Bu Liuda really surrenders to Qin Xiao, or even obeys Qin Xiao's dispatch, then the northern border of Liaoning, which has always been regarded as safe and secure, will surely fall into an unprecedented threat.

Although the generals regard Bu Liuda as a loyal dog under their feet, they also know that as one of the most powerful tribes in the Modong Grassland, Bu Liuda not only has a brave and capable undead army, but also has the strength of Bu Liuda to assemble

It is not difficult for two to thirty thousand people to ride on the prairie iron hooves who are good at shooting.

The Liaodong Army has been in the Northeast for hundreds of years and is able to intimidate surrounding forces. Of course, it is not just because of the Liaodong Army itself.

The invincible and powerful legion of Emperor Wu Zong's Eastern Expedition made the world fearful. Although the Liaodong Army today has long lost its courage, the residual power of that legion is still there, and no one dares to provoke it easily.

The most important thing is that in the eyes of people all over the world, the Liaodong Army is a powerful army that guards the Northeast for the Tang Dynasty. The backer behind this army is the powerful Datang Empire.

Therefore, even though the Liaodong Army has only maintained a strength of 20,000 people for a hundred years, and the surrounding forces are enough to assemble troops that far exceed the strength of the Liaodong Army, they are still worried about the power of the Tang Dynasty and the remaining power of the Liaodong Army.

Dare to provoke the Liaodong Army easily.

But the situation now has naturally changed completely.

The two armies in the Northeast each gave the other the title of rebel.

It no longer matters who the real rebels are, what matters is who other forces will regard as rebels.

If Bu Liuda defected to Long Rui's army, then regardless of whether the Liaodong Army actually committed rebellion, Bu Liuda would side with Long Rui's army and kill the Liaodong Army as a Tang rebel.

in this way

First of all, if Bu Liuda really received the order from Qin Xiao, it would certainly be possible to send troops from the north to the south in the name of assisting the Tang Dynasty in suppressing the rebellion, and the Liaodong Army would immediately be in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

In fact, all the generals present here know that the Liaodong Army has lost troops and generals. Even if all the available troops of the Liaodong Army are gathered now, Bu Liuda may not be sure of victory, let alone Long Rui's army, which has high morale.

For a moment, there was deathly silence in the meeting hall.

"Why don't you say anything?" Wang Xingchao glanced at everyone and said calmly.

Finally, someone cautiously said: "General, even if Bu Liuda and his people surrender to Qin Xiao, will they really obey Qin Xiao's orders and come from the north to fight?"

"Don't forget, last time the Zhenyu people dispatched thousands of cavalry to help Qin Xiao day and night." Wang Xingchao said coldly: "Although the Bu Liuda people escaped from the battle, they were still mobilized. Since they can be mobilized by us,

Come here, can't you be mobilized by Qin Xiao?"

These words hit the nail on the head.

Many people feel chills running down their backs when they think of Long Rui's army marching into Liaodong and Buliuda people coming from the north.

No one really expected that the situation had become so serious.

"The Buliuda people and the Zhenyu people are enemies of life and death." Zhao Fu frowned and said, "General, can we send someone to Buliuda to bring them back?"

Wang Xingchao raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "Bu Liuda was able to quickly fall to Long Rui's army after Qin Xiao arrived. Do you think this was Bu Liuda's temporary intention?" He snorted coldly, looked around at the crowd and said: "

When Long Ruijun came out of seclusion, you all thought

They are a group of rabble, and you have never looked down upon them. Even after Qin Xiao captured Western Liaoning, you still felt that the situation was under control and that you thought you had nothing to worry about. You were in the middle of the situation and did not wake up, but the Yi Di from the Modong tribes looked on with cold eyes.

But they saw clearly that the strength of the two armies in the Northeast was ebbing and flowing, and in their eyes, they were more optimistic about Long Rui's army."

Although the generals were angry, they also knew that Wang Xingchao was telling the truth.

In the current situation, everyone knows that we need to be open and honest. If we continue to deceive ourselves and others, we will naturally be in trouble.

"Those barbarians on the grassland were originally just grassroots." Someone said bitterly: "Now that they see that the situation is not good for our army, they all turn to Qin Xiao."

Wang Xingchao sighed: "To be honest, it was my negligence. We all underestimated Qin Xiao, thinking that he was young and only got the favor of the saint before he was sent to the northeast. Now it seems that this person is as cunning as

Fox should not be underestimated."

"What the general said is true." Some people also sighed: "After he arrived in the Northeast, we thought that it would not take half a year for him to return to the pass in disgrace. Who could have imagined that he would torment him more and more."

"The Black Mountain bandits are simply incompetent." Someone scolded: "I originally wanted to use their hands to get rid of Long Ruijun, but I didn't know that they would have internal strife and be taken over by Qin Xiao. The Black Mountain fell into Qin Xiao's hands, and Songyang

The pasture became a place for them to raise horses without any worries, and they even used the Black Mountain to set up a trading center!"

Zhao Fu also said: "I didn't expect that after taking Black Mountain, Qin Xiao would immediately extend his hand to Modong. Zhen Yu's tribe

They colluded with him and concluded a silk and horse trade. Not only did they provide war horses to Long Rui's army, they even formed an alliance. If I had known this, I should have destroyed the Zhen Yu tribe directly."

"You only know that Qin Xiao and Zhen Yubu have a close relationship, but did you know that Qin Xiao has already hooked up with He Gu?" Wang Xingchao said coldly: "I don't know what means this person used to become He Gu's Xiangri.

Hu. Not long ago, when He Gu Ke Dun was offering sacrifices, a rebellion broke out in the tribe. Qin Xiao suddenly appeared and helped He Gu Ke Dun put down the rebellion. It is said that he also proposed to support Ke Dun as Khan." Scanning the crowd, he saw that everyone was excited.

With a look of horror on his face, he sneered and said, "He Gu Kedun has received such a great favor from Qin Xiao, what do you think He Gu will do?"

Some people couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

None of the generals here knew about this news beforehand. When they heard Wang Xingchao say it, they were shocked and felt it was unbelievable.

One person couldn't help but murmured: "So, the three tribes in Modong are all controlled by Qin Xiao?"

In the view of the Liaodong Army, this is simply impossible.

The three tribes in Modong have been fighting for hundreds of years, and Zhenyu and Bu Liuda are even more incompatible with each other. If someone can win over the three tribes at the same time, the generals in Liaodong will only think it is fantastic.

But naturally all the generals here would not disbelieve Wang Xingchao's words.

After receiving the news that Bu Liuda had defected to Qin Xiao, the generals knew that the situation was dangerous, but now they learned that even He Gu had completely turned to Qin Xiao, and many people even felt despair in their hearts.

The generals also wanted to take advantage of the contradictions among the three tribes of Xile to win over one or two tribes, even if one tribe branch

It is also good to hold the Liaodong Army, so that it can constrain other Xile tribes.

But if the three Xile tribes all fall to Qin Xiao, then the vast Modong Prairie is the biggest threat to the Liaodong Army, and its threat level is even no less than that of Long Rui's Army.

"Now you should know what situation you are in." Wang Xingchao said calmly: "Some of you say that the grassland tribes are weak, which makes sense. Now they all feel that Long Ruijun is at an advantage, so they will naturally lean over there, even if

Sending people to lobby is of no avail."

Zhao Fu nodded and said: "The general's words make sense. If we want them to listen to our dispatches again, unless we can gain an advantage over Long Rui's army and win a few battles, we must at least recapture Yingping County."

Everyone was silent and felt that Zhao Fu was just dreaming.

Given the current situation, it is simply fanciful to send troops westward or even capture Yingping County.

The top priority is to deploy the defense of Liaodong. It will be a blessing to be able to stop Long Rui's army from advancing eastward.

But when they thought about the current situation of the Liaodong Army, all the generals had no confidence.

"I know that you all feel that the situation is serious." Wang Xingchao said calmly at this time: "We have no retreat now. We must either submit a surrender order to Qin Xiao, or we must work together to risk death and fight them to the death. However,

This general has said that relying only on our current strength, our chances of winning this battle are not great, so we must find reinforcements."

The generals looked at each other in shock, thinking that the three tribes of Xile had been captured by Qin Xiao, and where could they find reinforcements now?

"General, where are our reinforcements?" Zhao Fu asked cautiously

road.

Wang Xingchao looked calm and said word by word: "Bohai!"
Chapter completed!