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At the Dengzhou Tianlang Festival Hall, Li Jing was discussing with his four major strategists Li Zhen, Li Liang, Gai Yu and Jing Xiang.

Youzhou finally became chaotic as they judged.

As early as when he was batting a ball in Chang'an, Li Jing had expected such a day when he saw the emperor finally let him ban the general Lu Long's seal, and then asked Chen Jingxuan to be the deputy ambassador and governor of the Lu Long Army in Youzhou.

However, when this day really came, Li Jing was still full of disappointment.

If it weren't for Chen Jingxuan, a pancake seller, Li Quanzhong would not have turned against Liu Yue, Li Keju would not have been defeated, and Chen Jingxuan himself would not have been chased like a stray dog.

Without Tian Lingzi and Chen Lingxuan's chaos, Li Jing could maintain the confrontation within Youzhou for a longer time, allowing them to continuously consume their strength. In the end, Li Jing could spend the least effort to continuously expand his power in Youzhou Town, and ultimately control the entire Youzhou Town.

Now, all the previous efforts have been wasted.

Chen Jingxuan was extremely arrogant and acted as a blessing in Youzhou, and did not take Li Keji seriously at all after leaving Youzhou. As a result, Li Keji finally decided to attack Chen Jingxuan.

But the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

Li Keju's general Li Quanzhong was humiliated by Chen Jingxuan before, and Li Keju had already secretly betrayed him and turned to Liu Yue's tent. As a result, Li Keju and Liu Rengong attacked Chen Jingxuan's mansion at night and attacked the 5,000 imperial guard camp brought by Chen Jingxuan.

Although Chen Jingxuan occupied Youzhou Yacheng, he did not expect Li Keju to attack him. In a hurry, the inner city was quickly thrown away and was killed by Li Keju into Yacheng. Although Tian Lingzi transferred 5,000 elite imperial guards to bring Chen Jingxuan, he sent three generals Yang Shili, Niu Xu and Luo Yuangao to help Chen Jingxuan. However, when the battle was fought, he was determined and unintentional. Five thousand imperial guards were defeated. By dawn, more than half of the five thousand imperial guards were killed and injured, and the rest surrendered, but Liu Rengong received the order of Li Ke and massacred all the surrendered soldiers. The general Luo Yuangao was captured and executed.

Chen Jingxuan got Niu Xu, and Yang Shili took dozens of cavalry guards and dressed up as Uighur cavalry to escape at night.

Li Keju was only happy for a day. The next night, Li Quanzhong suddenly led his troops to appear. Li Keju only said that Li Quanzhong came to receive his secret order and opened the door to let him enter the city. As a result, as soon as Li Quanzhong's 10,000 troops entered the city, he immediately attacked his own troops and quickly seized the city gate. He guarded and seized the city gate. Two days later, Liu Yue and Fan Xinglong's army arrived.

Lu Long's army once again killed each other, and the two armies fought fiercely around Youzhou City. Li Keju used Yacheng to hold on for ten days, but finally lost to break through. In the end, Liu Rengong had to lead three thousand Uighur cavalry to protect Li Keju and his family and escape south.

"General Pei has led the navy to the entrance of the Zhang River in Youzhou, and joined with the Yanyun army led by General Guo. The navy has built a water camp and is stationed on the beach." Li Wei was far away in Khitan, and Gongsun Lan, as the deputy of the Knights, also participated in the meeting at this time, mainly providing information.

"Li Keju retreated to our camp with three thousand men and seeking asylum. General Guo did not receive the command of the general, so he did not let them enter the camp for the time being, but only asked them to build a camp twenty miles away. It is reported that Li Keju had personally arrived in Dengzhou by boat, and the three thousand Uighur cavalry were temporarily led by Liu Rengong."

"The Uighurs are just lacking in brains." Li Jing shook his head and sighed. He wanted to kill Chen Jingxuan and assassinate him. Why do you have to do such a big battle? Now, even the queen can't do it. According to the tradition of Lu Long's army, he was driven out of Youzhou by the military leaders. He is no longer the commander of Youzhou.

"Master General, Li Keju is really brainless. At this time, he actually came here to ask for help. This guy seemed not willing to be driven out of the position of commander, but he came just right. We were unclear before, so we had to let Yan Yun's army retreat first. But the situation has been understood now. This is a chaotic battle between two tigers and fishermen who benefited. Chen Jingxuan fled, his imperial guards were destroyed, Li Keju was defeated, and his troops were gone. The final winner was Liu Yue. I felt that we could detain Li Keju, then swallow his troops, and then send troops to Youzhou under the banner of Li Keju." Gai Yu suggested.

"No!" Jing Xiang raised an objection.

"Why?" Li Jing asked, and he felt that Gaiyu's plan was somewhat feasible. He detained Li Keju, and then took down Youzhou with the excuse of sending troops to help Li Keju quell the civil strife in Youzhou. Youzhou had just experienced a civil strife, and it was the weakest time.

Jingxiang said: "Liu Yue, Fan Xinglong's troops were not a big loss this time, and Li Quanzhong turned against him. The former Li Ke raised his troops and now accepted Liu Yue's mobilization. Liu Yue had already been in Youzhou's rear and controlled the lands of Lulong's prefectures. Except for Liu Rengong's 3,000 cavalry, Youzhou Town has no other opposition force. If we attack Youzhou, we have to rely entirely on our own strength. Moreover, Li Keju first attacked Chen Jingxuan, which was a rebellious act. On the contrary, Liu Yue and the others, under the banner of extermination of the rebellion of the court, sent troops and Wuming. And if we were anxious, they might join forces with the Khitans. At that time, we would cross the sea to attack and face the post, but the joint efforts of Youzhou Town and the Khitans, and they might even become vassal states such as the German army and Wei Bo, and they might also be dissatisfied with our intervention in Youzhou Town and sent troops."

Li Jing pondered for a moment, "Senator Jing thought, what should I do?"

"We can send troops to help Li Keju seize Pingzhou. As long as Li Keju has a foothold, Lulong Town cannot be reorganized again. Under the name of Li Keju, we can not only recruit troops to fight against Liu Yue, but also recruit Uighurs and other troops. Another one is Pingzhou, which is the gateway to the Liaoxi Corridor. We can now garrison troops in Pingzhou under the banner of Li Keju, slowly occupy Pingzhou, and then expand to Yingzhou occupied by the Khitans."

"You mean we will give up Youzhou for the time being?" Li Jing asked with a frown.

Jing Xiang thought about the words and nodded, "The meaning of the subordinate is indeed that. If we forcefully attack Youzhou, it is not in line with our long-term plan. It is better to retreat to the northeast corner of Youzhou Town, and not to keep Li Keju's available chess piece, and not to directly confront them for the time being. If we don't fight Liu Yue and only occupy Pingzhou, Liu Yue will probably not be stupid enough to force the tiger's beard. Liu Yue and the others are not just solid pieces."

"Lulong Town now only has You, Tan, Ji, Gui, Zhuo, Mo, Ying, Ping, Ying, and Ying, and almost all Yingzhou were occupied by the Khitans. Therefore, now, there are actually only eight states in Lulong Town. After Liu Yue defeated Li Keju, Liu Yue served as the descendant of Youzhou Town, led You, Zhuo, and Gui, and Fan Xinglong served as the deputy envoy of the Jiedu, led Jizhou, Tanzhou, Pingzhou, and Li Quanzhong occupied Ying and Mozhou."

"What do you mean, there is still a possibility of internal conflict between these three members of Youzhou Town?" Li Jing looked at Jing Xiang, with a sense of test score in his eyes and said with a smile.

Jingxiang said confidently: "Lulong Town has always been a military leader. If the soldiers are arrogant, they will chase the generals, and if the generals are strong, they will rebel. As long as the military leader is strong, they will drive away the old generals. History comes here. At present, Liu Yue and Fan Xinglong have been jointly dealing with Li Maoxun and his son, and Li Quanzhong, who has just turned against each other, almost all the troops of Li Keju. The entire Youzhou Town is now the most powerful of these three people. As long as there is no external pressure, I am sure that the three families will inevitably have internal conflicts. Therefore, I think we are not in a hurry to attack Youzhou, but we cannot completely ignore it. We can take advantage of this time to occupy Pingzhou. As long as we only seize Pingzhou, I believe that they will accept this result."

Li Zhen stroked his beard and smiled, "You can first use the banner of Li Keqiu to attack Youzhou and scare Liu Yue and others. Then let them hand over Pingzhou to us. You can even privately tell all three families that as long as they agree to this matter, the town will not be enemies with them, and if they can become ally, they will help them like Li Maoxun when they need it."

If Pingzhou can be occupied, although it is an enclave now, it is equivalent to nailing a nail in Youzhou. Moreover, it can directly threaten the Khitan. When regaining Liaodong, you can go out of Yuguan to attack the Khitan retreat in the western Liaoning corridor, or even directly attack the rear of the Khitan grassland.

And taking Pingzhou, for Xiazhen, Dengzhou, southern Liaoning, and Pingzhou, although the three lands were separated by the sea, they became horns. In this way, the entire Bohai Bay was under the control of the town. Not only Youzhou Town, Changyi Town, and Ziqing Town were within the range of this horn, but even Liaodong and western Liaoning were within the power of this horn.

The powerful navy of the town, although three pieces of land are separated by the sea, are not only not weak, but can become an excellent defense. The powerful navy of the town, quickly and coherently supports the three places and transports troops and supplies, but the enemy cannot do it. With the navy, the troops of the three places can be converted through the sea unimpeded, but the enemy cannot intercept it.

"In the second year of Kaiyuan, the Andong Protectorate moved from Fanyang to Pingzhou, and in the second year of Tianbao, he moved to Yingzhou. If we occupy Pingzhou, we can report to the court that we would regain Yingzhou in western Liaoning and prepare for the recovery of Liaodong. Pingzhou Yingzhou is not an important place, and it was originally the jurisdiction of Youzhou. Therefore, I think the court will not interfere in this matter." Li Liang said.

All the strategists believed that it was not the time to send all their troops to Youzhou. To seize Youzhou, you must recover Liaodong and Liaoxi. Otherwise, if Youzhou resisted and fought back, with the huge territory of Youzhou Jiuzhou, the town might fall into the quagmire of war. What was most worried about was that it attracted the intervention of other people, and eventually consumed the troops and supplies, exposed the town's ambition, but could not seize Youzhou.
Chapter completed!