Li Quan, who was tall and handsome, was not sleepy and was pacing back and forth in the attic.
He walked to the window and saw that there were no lights in the city and everything was dark. Only the night watch soldiers he sent were holding torches and walking on the city head and on the road. Looking from a high place, he could see that the soldiers were lined up neatly, and people were walking around.
The distance between people is also stable, and the torches are continuous, like fire dragons wandering in the black lair.
A group of soldiers approaching the mansion, seeing Li Quan's upright figure, knelt down and saluted, and then continued patrolling.
He nodded with satisfaction.
Very good, all my hard work in training is not in vain.
Li Quan is a local militia leader in Weizhou. Because of his superb martial arts skills and proficiency in marksmanship, those who are familiar with him call him "Li Tiejian". Li Tiejian's name is famous among many copycat tycoons on the east and west roads of Shandong.
, in Weizhou itself, it is even more powerful.
Dajin's dominance in the Central Plains relied on the Jurchens' powerful soldiers and horses, who were good at conquering and fighting. However, in recent years, the imperial military preparedness declined, and both local security and foreign conquests relied more and more on Han heroes.
People like Li Quan, who had outstanding military skills, took the opportunity to start from scratch. On the one hand, they controlled the local military and political affairs, and on the other hand, they used hard and soft methods to force officials to recognize them. Since this year, Li Quan has actually taken control of Weizhou and made Weizhou its sole governor.
Ji Shixian was treated as a decoration.
He was able to manage such a situation, and there were naturally many difficulties and obstacles in the process. He originally had several brothers, and they went through various fights. Until now, the only ones who survived were his brother Li Fu and himself.
The real key to his rise was not that he was brave and good at fighting, but that Li Quan was bold, dared to bet, and was extremely good at taking advantage of the situation.
Just like this, when the Mongolian army came to attack, the soldiers and horses were still patrolling in Zizhou. Li Quan only brought three or five cavalry with him. He marched hundreds of miles alone to meet the Mongolian army. He offered the Mongolian army the opportunity to march along the beach and bypass the Jin Dynasty.
The route to the military defense line.
Li Quan then provided the Mongolian army with the locations of multiple private salt dens in the north of Weizhou, allowing the Mongolian army to hide their presence here.
All these things before and after were extremely difficult to accomplish, but firstly, Li Quan had the courage, secondly, the Mongols actually trusted him, and thirdly, Dajin’s control over the local area was really loose, so he had to forcefully
It was done by Li Quan.
Of course, if you want to be invisible, you will inevitably have to kill people. Wherever the Mongolian army went, anyone who made a sound was killed, and this was how it was achieved.
Li Quan returned to the city of Changyi under his control and did not sleep well for two consecutive days. It is estimated that the Mongolian army should have swept through Laizhou and was about to return to annihilate Guo Ning's headquarters. Will this plan be successful?
This is the key.
Li Quan had no contact with Guo Ning and had no hatred. However, he still spent a lot of energy to complete such a complicated task because he was lying next to the bed and did not allow others to sleep soundly.
With the Jin Dynasty weakened to this extent, none of the powerful figures in Shandong are loyal to the imperial court. Nine times out of ten, they are all connected with Yang An'er or Liu Erzu. Li Quan is no exception, but Li Quan's ambition makes it difficult for him to do so.
He was not willing to be a subordinate of Yang An'er or Liu Erzu.
He believes that he can stand on his own and go his own way; he even believes that in the inevitable chaos, he can directly grab everything a man needs without relying on gifts from others.
In this case, Guo Ning, who swept away many powerful people in Laizhou as soon as he took office, is extremely annoying.
This has nothing to do with Guo Ning's personal position. Whether he is a loyal minister of the imperial court or An Lushan with ulterior motives, if Li Quan wants to do great things, and if he and Yang An'er and Liu Erzu are three, it is impossible to be confined in Weizhou, and Weizhou's
To the east is Laizhou, to the west is Yidu...
Li Quan had long been a close friend of Zhang Lin, the governor of Yidu, and then regarded Yidu as his own. The huge threat from Laizhou had to be eliminated in advance.
Guo Ning is undoubtedly a powerful dragon across the river. I heard that even Yang An'er suffered losses at the hands of Guo Ning. Naturally, Li Quan's own strength cannot eliminate Guo Ning.
But the Mongols can definitely do it.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, heroes such as Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, and Song Jingang all relied on the power of the Turks to get their start. Before and after the Five Dynasties, the Liao Dynasty also supported the Jin, Han and other countries. Not to mention, in modern times, there was also the Qi Dynasty.
Where is the emperor?
These people can achieve things by borrowing the strength of the powerful tribes in the north, and so can Li Quan. Moreover, Li Quan is convinced that he knows how a man can bend and stretch, and he will definitely be able to do better than them.
At this time, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, breaking the silence of the pavilion.
He walked straight to the door, and the soldiers pushed the door open and came in: "Marshal, Yidu Army Report."
Unlike Zhang Lin, Yan Ning and others, Li Quan has always called himself marshal among his subordinates, instead of using shabby names such as control and mission.
Li Quan felt relieved when he heard the soldiers' words, but he remained calm and stood straight: "Tell him to come in!"
The sergeant was very tired, probably because he had driven his horse all the way back from the direction of Yidu, and his cheeks were flushed red by the night wind.
"Reporting to the marshal, the main force of the Ding navy has passed through the Beihai and will arrive in Changyi territory tomorrow morning. In addition, Juzhou has ordered Yan Ning to lead three hundred cavalry to accompany him."
"Um?"
Li Quan frowned.
There was no warning from Zhang Lin about this matter. Although Yan Ning was not on good terms with Zhang Lin, he was not an incompetent person. But what he was doing now... was he crazy or stupid? He insisted on getting along with him.
Did Guo Ning die in the same place?
Just as he was about to ask again, the sergeant suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Marshal, I also met Yan Tikong's subordinates. He said that Yan Tikong had something to say to the Marshal."
Yan Ning's three hundred cavalrymen are all good riders. With them accompanying them, it is difficult to hide their whereabouts on their own horse scouts. This guy said that he met Yan Ning's men, but he was probably captured by Yan Ning's men.
Li Quan shook his head, suppressed his temper and asked, "What did Yan Ning say?"
"He said that those who set out from Yidu were the new soldiers of Guo Zhongyuan under Guo Jieshuai's command. Guo Jieshuai's headquarters has been in Haicang Town from beginning to end. Well, he also said... Please take care of yourself, Marshal."
"What?"
The sergeant thought Li Quan didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again.
Li Quan suddenly stood up and picked up the military reports that had been sent from the direction of Laizhou in recent days from the table.
In fact, he was already familiar with those military reports without reading them. He couldn't help but sneer when he held them in his hand: "In Haicang Town? He was in Haicang Town, but he didn't show up. He only used the name of his subordinate Wang Shixian to be captured by the Mongols.
The attack was shaky and there were heavy casualties? Yan Ning is talking nonsense..."
Having said this, he frowned in horror, realizing that there seemed to be something wrong with this speculation.
Could it be...
Could it be...
This is a trap! It is a long-planned trap!
How is it possible? How could this Guo Ning be so bold? He...how could he dare to fight such a battle?
The Mongols were so fierce that they wiped out most of the Central Plains. Guo Ning actually dared to confront them head-on? What is the difference between this and seeking death?
Li Quan only thought it was ridiculous. How could there be such stupid people in this world?
No, no... What if he is not stupid? What if this Guo Ning is really as brave as a tiger as rumored, and can... actually defeat the Mongolian army...
Li Quan felt like he had been showered with a bucket of ice water from head to toe, and his whole body was chilled. He strode to the desk and subconsciously wanted to write a letter and deliver it urgently to the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian army, the fourth prince.
Tuo Lei reminded him that there was fraud in it. But he hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to write.
Li Quan could imagine the attitude of the Mongols.
Is it a fraud? Didn't you tell me earlier? A big battle is about to start at this time. Are you trying to demoralize our troops by saying there is a fraud?
Unless Li Quan rushes to Laizhou in person, he will not be able to convince the Mongolian nobles.
But why did Li Quan need to make this trip?
If the Mongols win, Li Quan's trip will be nothing but trouble; some people may think that he looks down on the Mongolian army's strong combat power. If the Mongolian army loses... why would 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 step back.
Immediately, he sent someone to call his brother Li Fu and his right-hand general Liu Qingfu.
Although it is late at night, the two generals will arrive 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 took his people and confessions and returned to Changyi."
"Confession? What confession?" Li Fu was completely confused.
In the past few months, no one recognized Duji Shixian's decree after it came out of the governor's office. If he has anything else to ask for...could it be that the governor ate roast mutton or mutton soup last night?
Li Quan sneered twice: "Of course it was Duji Shixian who colluded with the Mongols and sent people under the banner of me, Li Quan, to allow the Mongolian army to pass through the army's defense line and penetrate deep into Shandong East Road!"
Li Fu gasped: "What? This..."
Li Quan scolded: "Go now, go back quickly!"
Although Li Fu was the elder brother, he always believed in Li Quan's decision, so he turned around and left.
Li Quan turned to Liu Qingfu: "The soldiers and horses in Changyi City will rise at the fifth watch and prepare for war with all their strength."
Liu Qingfu responded and asked: "I wonder who the enemy is? Guo Ning? Or...the Mongolian army?"
Li Quan ignored him and summoned the leader of his soldiers: "Send more detective horses, one team every half an hour, keep an eye on Haicang Town!"
