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Chapter 404 The naval gun shows its power

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    Chapter 404: Send troops to Dingzhou

    While Li Zhen was reorganizing his army in Yingzhou, Dingzhou in Hebei Province was suffering from a crazy attack by the Xi people.

    Dingzhou, located in the border area in the northern part of Hebei Province, was originally occupied by foreigners. It returned to the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period. Li Shimin's younger brother, King Huo Li Yuangui, stationed troops here, becoming the first barrier for the Tang Dynasty to resist border invasions.

    After the massive invasion by the Xi people and the Khitan people, they knew that Dingzhou was a hard nut to crack, so they detoured into Hebei Road and occupied Youzhou and Jizhou. Dingzhou was left alone among the siege of the Xi people and became a  enclave.

    For a year, the Xi people launched numerous attacks on Dingzhou, but they were all repelled by Li Yuangui.

    Li Yuangui led 10,000 soldiers to guard Dingzhou, which became Xi Ren's confidant. Xi Ren continued to recruit Li Yuangui to surrender, but was rejected by Li Wugui.

    However, at this time, Li Yuangui was facing a huge crisis.

    Kedu, the leader of the Xi people, has made up his mind to go all out to solve Dingzhou and send an army of 100,000 to attack Dingzhou.

    Li Yuangui, the governor of Dingzhou, asked King Zhao Li Fu and Li Zhen for help at the same time.

    However, Li Fusheng was afraid of getting into trouble and refused to save him, so Li Yuangui had to put his last hope on Li Zhen.

    At this time, Li Yuangui had been guarding Dingzhou alone for a year. Gradually, the supply of food and grass was exhausted, and Li Yuangui could no longer support himself.

    In Dingzhou, in the Governor's Mansion, Li Yuangui was at a loss.

    "Your Majesty, the Xi people have started to attack again. If we continue like this, we may not be able to hold on for long." A general said.

    Li Yuangui sighed and said: "Li Fu has sent someone over, saying that he is weak-minded and makes it clear that he does not dare to fight against Xi Ren."

    "Damn it! We are both members of the royal family, and Li Fu actually refused to save him. Isn't this trying to trap the prince and Dingzhou to death?"

    "There is no use saying this. The only hope now lies in Li Zhen. I hope Li Zhen can help Dingzhou in times of crisis."

    "Your Majesty, will Li Zhen come?" the general asked with some lack of confidence.

    Li Yuangui shook his head and said: "I don't know. For the current plan, I can only do my best and obey fate. At worst, I will leave my bones in Dingzhou City"

    In Yingzhou, Li Zhen had received a letter of distress from Li Yuangui in Dingzhou, and immediately summoned Shangguan Yi, Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, Xue Rengui, Liu Rengui, Zhou Qing, Xue Xiantu, Wang Fangyi, Cheng Chuli and other civil and military generals to discuss how to deal with the matter.  .

    Shangguan Yi said loudly: "Dingzhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Yuangui is the brother of the late emperor. We must save Dingzhou."

    "But we are separated from Dingzhou by the land of the Xi people. If we save Dingzhou, we will definitely go to war with the Xi people. The Khitan people and the Xi people have always been on good terms. This move will also involve the Khitan people. We will also  Going to war with the Xiren and the Khitans was a huge test for Yingzhou," Liu Rengui said.

    "Yes, this move will put our camp in danger, so we need to think carefully." Di Renjie also said.

    "Even if we put Yingzhou in danger, we can't ignore it. Dingzhou belongs to the Tang Dynasty, how can we allow foreigners to get involved?" Zhang Jianzhi said sonorously.

    Zhou Qing said loudly: "Your Highness, let's fight. We can't let Dingzhou fall into the hands of the Xi people."

    Xue Rengui said: "Yes, if we can save Dingzhou, we can not only expand Yingzhou's sphere of influence, but also make a gesture to the entire Tang Dynasty. Our Yingzhou is against foreigners, and we are the hope of the Tang Dynasty."  !¡±

    Li Zhen glanced at his subordinates with great satisfaction. In fact, Li Zhen had already had an idea in mind, but he wanted to see everyone's reaction.

    Li Zhen is very satisfied with the civil and military performance of his opponents. It seems that everyone still wants to save Dingzhou.

    At that moment, Li Zhen said: "You agree with me. Dingzhou is our territory of the Tang Dynasty. The old prince has single-handedly held this enclave for more than a year. We have tried our best. How can we not save it?"

    "It's just a rescue method, but we need to consider it."

    Li Zhen opened the map and said: "Look, Dingzhou is separated from Yingzhou by grassland, and below it is connected to Youzhou and Jizhou controlled by the Xi people and the Khitan people. If you want to rescue Dingzhou, you must pass through the Xi people."  and the territory of the Khitans.¡±

    "So I think we can attack in two directions, starting from Pingzhou and attacking Jizhou. It would be better if we can capture Youzhou, and then approach Dingzhou to the north to relieve Dingzhou.

    The other way can be to start from Yingzhou, go west through the grassland, and go straight to Dingzhou. Attack from both sides. In this way, the Xiren army will retreat.  "

      Li Zhen proposed the strategy of dividing the attack and combining the attack, and everyone agreed with it.

    Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu were still very excited. Li Zhen had long said that if Jizhou and Youzhou were captured, they would be appointed governors. Now that the opportunity was presented to them, how could they miss it?

    Zhou Qing said: "Your Highness, Zhou Qing is willing to lead a group of troops to attack Jizhou and Youzhou."

    Xue Xiantu smiled and said: "How can you forget me for such a good thing? Your Highness, Xue Xiantu is willing to go on an expedition with Brother Zhou Qing."

    Li Zhen saw that these two guys couldn't hold it anymore, and couldn't help but feel happy, and said: "Okay, then I will give each of you 10,000 horses, and each of you will bring a thousand musketeers, together with Pingzhou's Gao  Join us and attack Jizhou and Youzhou together."

    "Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu left with great joy.

    "Then Li Zhen said: "It is autumn now and we cannot delay the autumn harvest, so the scale of this expedition should not be too large. I will personally lead 10,000 horses out of Yingzhou and go to Dingzhou for rescue."

    The current distribution has been decided. This time, the southern direction of Pingzhou is the main force. Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu each bring 10,000 horses, and Gao He also brings 10,000 horses to cooperate.

    The target is directly at Youji Prefecture, and Li Zhen wants to fight to regain the territory that has been occupied by foreigners for a year.

    At the same time, Li Zhen personally led 10,000 soldiers out of the grassland, preparing to repel the Xi people who attacked Dingzhou, rescue Dingzhou, and integrate it with Yingzhou.

    If this strategic goal can be achieved, then Li Zhen can greatly expand his strength and bring the three states of You, Ji, and Ding under his control.

    Just when Li Zhen was about to march to Dingzhou, good news came. The second group of people from Lingzhou had arrived in Yingzhou. This group of people included firearms manufacturing craftsmen headed by Sun Qingqi.  The arrival of this group of craftsmen greatly increased the production speed of firearms in Yingzhou.

    In addition to Sun Qingqi and firearms, there is also exciting news, that is, Li Ruyi, Wu Meiniang, Xu Hui, Zhang Yishu, Dou Xixian, Yu Rou and other daughters, as well as Li Zhen's children, also came to Yingzhou together.

    The family is reunited, and Li Zhen is naturally in a good mood. However, Li Zhen is currently involved in military affairs. She only met a few wives once before preparing to embark on the journey (remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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