The twelve counties were successively surrounded by Taiyuan on three sides, and the sphere of influence was from Liaodong, Hebei, Hedong, and finally to Longyou, and even to the Hexi border. This article comes from such a sudden and drastic change, which even caught the chief of staff like Li Benlei off guard.

Although the twelve counties are mostly vast and sparsely populated areas, no matter what, even the name of the twelve counties is scary enough. What's more, as long as Wang Rengong goes south to capture Loufan, Li Yuan's Taiyuan will be occupied by Lishi County, where Liang Shidu is located in the west, and Wang Rengong, Liu Wuzhou, and Yao Junsu's Hedong Army are located in the north and south, and there is only a Jingxing passage to the east, which is the base camp of Chen Kefu Liaodong Army.

The Liaodong Army occupied a strategic peak over Li Yuan from Hedong and completely took the initiative.

However, with joy and excitement, what followed was worry. The Liaodong Army had only a mere 5,000 soldiers and horses in the twelve counties in Longyou, Hedong.

Li Benlei said worriedly: "Your Highness, the imperial court has gained the new land of the twelve counties, which is really a joy. However, in Hedong, the Guanlong forces can seize the land of the twelve counties in such a short time, this matter cannot be underestimated. Especially Liang Shidu can actually seize the land of the four counties in a short time. Although he is currently in favor of our court, I am afraid that he is also ulterior motives, but he just wants to use our power to strengthen his reputation."

It is enough to be shocking to be able to sweep the four counties so quickly, even if these four counties are border counties. It is hard to predict. Although the Liang Shidu surrenders to the court, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. There is a Hedong between Hebei and Liang Shidu. The high Taihang Mountain and Luliang Mountain are like two natural boundaries, making the court far beyond reach.

Master Liang has such skills, how could he really surrender so easily?

Liang Shidu was similar to Liu Wuzhou. The Liang family was a Han nationality and had a powerful family in Shuofang for generations, with a family of tens of millions and a huge fortune. The family was rich and powerful, and they were a wealthy family in the county for generations. After growing up, Liang Shidu joined the army. Because of his military merits, he became a general of Yingyang Mansion of Shuofang of the Sui Dynasty;

At this time, the world was in turmoil. The Emperor Yang Guang of Sui died, and the princes and grandsons all proclaimed themselves emperors. Liang Shi, who was in Shuofang, was also not satisfied with the status quo. He was making preparations in secret. It happened that Chen Pojun had the memory of this person's separatist rule at the end of the Sui Dynasty. So the Special Service Office, according to his memories of his previous life, sent people to contact these powerful families in Longyou, Hedong, and let them connect to Li Yuan together to balance Li Yuan.

As a time traveler, Chen Kefu never knew that Liang Shidu and others were all heroes in troubled times, and how could he be willing to surrender to others? However, he connected these people to suppress Li Yuan and gain time to pacify Hebei and Shandong. Liang Shidu and Chen Kefu's imagination were basically the same as Chen Kefu's, and he wanted to rebel. Then it would be more difficult in the early stage. If he pretended to surrender to Hebei first, recruit soldiers and horses under their banner, and seize the city and land. It is the best strategy.

So, you and I want to do it. Everyone hit it off. Liang Shidu raised an army and captured the land of the four counties. However, Chen Kefu also gained a superficial reputation. The power of the Hebei court greatly boosted, and the world looked at each other again.

Chen Kefu planned the sudden changes in Longyou, Hedong. How could he not understand the truth? He could not have forgotten everything like ordinary people when he heard about the twelve counties.

"General Li, to the outside world, our court won the hearts of the people of the world, and the local governments and powerful families in Longyou, Hedong and Longyou, all of them returned to their hearts. But in fact, we cannot just look at these surfaces. Whether it is today's Jiangdu, Shandong, or the Hedong and Guanlong land that have just been submitted, you must remember it. No matter how beautiful they say on the surface, how they submit. But in fact, as long as our Liaodong army has not occupied its territory for one day, it will be no longer my land. Now Liang Shidu and others are just temporary allies of us to deal with Li Yuan together. When the Li Yuan family is destroyed in the future, everyone must be mentally prepared and make arrangements early when the dagger appears."

Everyone was a little relieved when they heard Chen Kefu say these words so sharply. They were afraid that this young King Chen would be blocked by this great victory and could not see the essence of the matter.

"Your Highness, now the Liang army capital has crossed the Yellow River and attacked Lishi County in Hedong. He was in charge of troops west of Taiyuan. Liu Wuzhou and other Hedong soldiers also pointed directly at Loufan County in the north of Taiyuan. At this time, should we seize this opportunity and send troops to Jingxing and directly enter Taiyuan, join forces with Liang army capital, Wang Rengong, Liu Wuzhou and others to attack Taiyuan and wipe out Li Yuan?" Li Benlei said.

Mao Yi nodded repeatedly, "Your Highness, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Li family is occupied by Taiyuan, and the four battles. Now there are Yang Hung, Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhua and others in the southeast of the Hedong and Longyou, and we will send another elite troops out of Jingxing to attack Taiyuan. One battle can be taken down."

Chen Kefu thought about this proposal and was even quite moved. However, after thinking about it for a long time, he still reluctantly denied the plan.

Looking at Mao Yi with an excited expression, Chen Kefu did not refuse directly, but turned to Tang Jinyun and said, "Mr. Tang and Master Liang can break the four counties so quickly. Can your Special Service Department conduct a detailed investigation of them?"

Tang Jinyun nodded, "This matter was humble and did send a large number of people to inquire. The Liang Shidu was originally a general of Yingyang Mansion, with 1,200 soldiers and horses under his command. In addition, his family was a prominent family in the county, with many clans and high reputation. He was also kind and generous, generous, and willing to make friends. Before this uprising, he had already made secret preparations, so he could take down Shuofang with his work together. Even the powerful families of officials from several surrounding counties had been friends with him and were bribed by him, so that he could get all four counties."

"However, we also discovered a secret matter. The Liang army not only had long colluded with local powerful families and bureaucrats, but also had contact with the Western Turks. This time, when he started the incident, the Western Turks borrowed three thousand cavalry to shock the surrounding counties and conquered the four counties in one fell swoop."

"Hmph, the Liang army is a hero, and he is good at calculating. On the one hand, he has already colluded with local officials and contacted the powerful families of various families. Here he is explicitly submitting to our Hebei court and leveraging the power of the court. But in a blink of an eye, he colluded with the Turks to attract the Turkish soldiers." Mao Xi has always liked this kind of powerful men who borrowed troops from foreign tribes, and he even disliked their 23% and 23% of them, both snakes and rats.

Chen Kefu smiled, "In the chaotic times, only such people can dominate one side. It is inevitable that they can understand the general trend and use external forces to control one side. We have to be careful of such people. If they can take advantage of our momentum today, they will be able to resolutely turn against the water tomorrow and strike back."

"Just just now, Lord Li and General Mao both proposed to take this opportunity to send troops to Hedong and destroy Li Yuan first. But I think this is not a good plan. Although in terms of tactics, if we follow this strategy, then we are more than 60% sure to break Taiyuan, destroy the Li family, and win this battle."

"But if we really send troops to Hedong, with our ability at this time, we will inevitably win the Battle of Taiyuan and eventually lose Hedong."

Mao Yi couldn't believe it, "Why?"

Li Benlei, who also proposed to send troops to Hedong, was thinking. Chen Kefu nodded in his heart. It seemed that Mao Yi was still a little different from the veteran general Li Benlei. He only saw things at the tactical level, but not the strategic level.

Chen Kefu said slowly, "Now Hedong is occupied by Li Yuan. Li Yuan has occupied the strong city of Taiyuan, with more than 100,000 soldiers from Hedong, and his power is not bad. Li Yuan is as cunning as a fox, and Li Shimin is as fierce as a wolf. The Hedong army has all the food and grass equipment that the court prepared to conquer the Turks, with excellent armor and sufficient food and grass. At present, Hedong is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and they are all eyeing them. If we connect with Hedong at this time, Longyou's troops and horses will attack Taiyuan with all their strength, even if we win, they will have to hurt 10,000 enemies and lose 8,000 to take it down."

"Fighting and casualties are inevitable in wars, but as long as Taiyuan is taken down, I think all this is worth it." Mao Yi still insisted on his point of view.

Chen Kefu sighed and looked at Mao Yi, who had lost his previous wise mind today. Chen Kefu knew a little about his performance. He had kept most of the generals who had raised the army in the rear and refused to let them lead troops, because everyone was like this. Although they were dissatisfied, they could still accept it.

However, this time, Chen Kefu sent out the old subordinates who stayed behind in the rear due to the food matter, leading troops everywhere to grab grain, but only left Mao Yi and a few others. Mao Yi has always been Chen Kefu's confidant in the Liaodong Army. He was once the commander general of the first major army of the Liaodong Army. From being so popular in the past to being unable to lead troops in the rear now, this is undoubtedly a very painful thing for a young general who is full of ideas of making achievements. This situation in Hedong undoubtedly gave Mao Yi a glimmer of hope. If the court wants to attack Taiyuan, it will inevitably have to transfer the army from Hebei to Hedong, and then he will definitely lead troops to Hedong again. The strong thirsty battle will make his mind no longer clear and unable to see further.

Chen Kefu whispered: "When we lose troops and fight to capture Taiyuan by blood, we will inevitably suffer both losses with Li Yuan. By then, such as Liu Wuzhou in Hedong, Guo Zihe in Longyou, Liang Shi, and Liang Shi, who have long missed such opportunities? How can you guarantee that they will not fight back in front of the formation and take advantage of our loss?"
Chapter completed!