The Yan army camp was brightly lit, and all the generals gathered in the Chinese military tent. It's just that unlike usual, coach Yin Ziqi's position is empty, and the rest are all preoccupied.

"The Tang soldiers continued to attack the camp, although the scale was not large, but it was also seen that they were gaining an inch. How can I, the Swallow Iron Rider, allow them to be so humiliated?"

After experiencing the fiasco of Lao Mapo, the whole army of Yan soldiers was shrouded in a feeling of shame. As a result, the fighting mood was even higher than usual. The reason for this is that almost none of the Yan soldiers in the battalion have participated in the battle of Laomapo, and they feel that they are affected by Zhong Ruhai's improper command, and if Yin Ziqi personally commands the victory, it is not yet known. Another point is that since the Yan soldiers went south, these elites have hardly lost battles, and the Tang soldiers they have encountered are all local chickens and dogs. Now that the sudden defeat is so miserable, many people can't turn this corner in their hearts.

"It makes sense, you all said that General Yin is now unconscious, so he left the word "withdraw", who knows if he was still conscious at that time?

"Yes, if you are confused, General Yin will come to his senses in the future and blame me for waiting。。。。。。 ”

There is a lot of gossip and discussions, and there is only one person for the purpose, and he does not want to carry out the withdrawal order issued by Yin Ziqi before he fell into a coma.

"But if you don't withdraw your troops...... What if this is the result of General Yoon's careful consideration......"

After saying half a sentence, this Lang General closed his mouth, and the implication was that if he was held accountable in the future, who would be responsible.

"Hmph, can you wake up and don't say, let's just go back, when we get to Luoyang, they are all defeated generals, who will bear this responsibility?"

Everyone looked at each other again.

"Zhong Ruhai is dead, General Yin is unconscious, it is better to elect a person in charge, but there will be responsibilities in the future, and everyone will bear it as one!"

"That's great!"

These people finally made up their minds and did not carry out Yin Ziqi's withdrawal order, but stayed to prepare for a battle with Tang Bing.

But the big war also has to be prepared for the big war, and now they are frequently attacked and harassed by the Tang soldiers, and more than half of the scouts sent often can't come back. Since you can't stay here like this, you have to find a way to break this irritating and depressing situation.

Lang General Li Zhongguo was elected as the person in charge, with no rank or position, all based on the consensus of the generals.

This Li Zhongguo was originally a Khitan, but later voted for the Tang Dynasty and was given the surname Li according to the custom. Usually this kind of Khitan people who are given the surname Li are Khitan nobles, and they have considerable strength and ability.

Because of this, Li Zhongguo, who is only in his early forties this year, has become a general with more than 20,000 people.

"Thanks to all of you comrades, since you have received the flag, please cooperate with you!"

At this time, the flag that originally belonged to Yin Ziqi was handed over to Li Zhongguo. The seals and symbols that together represent power in the army have also been placed on the desk.

As long as you rely on these few things, you can dispatch all the horses west of Luoyang.

"The remaining 20,000 or so we must not be enough, and we must ask Luoyang for reinforcements. However, there is one thing that please keep strictly confidential, please send reinforcements in the name of General Yin. In addition, any movement of troops and horses, and even battles with the formation, must be crowned with General Yin's name and fly General Yin's banner!"

"What, what does this mean?"

Many of the people here are not Yin Ziqi's descendants, and they intend to slash Yin Ziqi's influence at this time, which shows that Li Zhongguo actually has to use Yin Ziqi's name in everything, so he is very dissatisfied.

Li Zhongguo said:

"Not only externally, but also internally, it must be kept strictly confidential. After a while, Li Mou would convene all the sergeants to announce in public that General Yin's condition had greatly improved, and there would be no need for the army's morale to fluctuate again. As for using the name of General Yin externally, the reason is very simple, the only person feared by Tang Bing is General Yin, who knows Li?"

Everyone looked at each other and felt that what Li Zhongguo said was reasonable, so they no longer objected.

The first thing Li Zhongguo did when he took office was to pull out the camp and retreat ten miles back to widen the distance between him and the Tang soldiers in Changshi Township.

Some people expressed dissatisfaction with this seemingly redundant military order.

What is the difference between retreating ten miles and staying here? It is nothing more than a few steps back, but on the contrary, the whole army will be tormented in vain.

"You don't know, Tang Bing is good at disturbing our army's heart by attacking the camp, and he often haunts his left near at night. The reason for this is that our army's camp is too close to Changshi Township. It only takes a little midnight to go back and forth, so it can't be guarded against. If we retreat the camp for ten miles, it doesn't seem to have any effect. But if Tang Bing wants to attack the camp again, he will have to take an extra twenty miles to go back and forth, so the difficulty of attacking the camp will naturally increase!"

When the generals heard this, they were all greatly impressed, and felt that it was indeed right to recommend Li Zhongguo as a general. Several military orders have been issued one after another, and those generals and lieutenants trust him even more.

Li Zhongguo's judgment was indeed correct, on the night of retreating ten miles, the military camp was not attacked by the Tang soldiers for the first time, and the Tang soldiers were also confused, and for a while they were a little weak.

Just when the generals were rejoicing and celebrating one after another, Li Zhongguo warned:

"Among the Tang soldiers, the Shenwu Army has always been the most cunning, and its commander Qin Jin is even more unpredictable, if you think that this will make them at a loss, it is inevitable that you will repeat the mistakes of Zhong Ruhai!"

Zhong Ruhai's reputation has become more and more stinky in the army, and regardless of his status, they all agree that Lao Mapo's entire army will bear at least seventy percent of the responsibility for this person, and the other three layers, even if they don't know it, everyone knows it, and naturally it should be borne by the unconscious Yin Ziqi.

After receiving Li Zhongguo's warning, everyone felt that it was reasonable, but if they just kept it like this, what was the point? If they could not advance westward and take Xin'an, the matter here would be exposed sooner or later.

"Let's stand still here, I'm afraid that the court will urge us to come down, and it will be difficult to explain. ”

The current Son of Heaven of the Great Yan Dynasty is no longer An Lushan, although An Lushan is brutal, at least it can be said to be reasonable. But the current An Qingxu is very different from his father, everything depends on his own likes and dislikes, in case of anger and crime, everyone here will not be able to eat and walk around.

Li Zhongguo persuaded the generals:

"Comrades, don't be impatient, the reason why you don't move is not to blindly take a defensive position, but to defend instead of attacking. ”

Everyone here also fought on the battlefield, and after Li Zhongguo's explanation, he immediately understood his intentions.

"What if the Tang soldiers don't attack? Wouldn't it be a waste of time to wait for us to attack?"

Tang Bing's best thing is to defend instead of attacking, and it is not surprising that they have such concerns.

Li Zhongguo still looks confident.

"Don't worry, the Tang Army's military strength is twice that of my Yan Army, how can I miss such an opportunity to make meritorious contributions?"

After saying that, everyone was worried again. However, after all, some people still sigh and sigh,

"I think when the Emperor Taishang was in power, we would attack wherever we said, how could we have been so angry as now?"

"At this time and that time, there is still a time when feng shui is in turn, not to mention the fortune of this soldier? Li Lang's strategy, if you all think it is feasible, you might as well give it a try!"

It was said that it was a try, but in fact, after some discussion, it was decided to carry out the military order to defend instead of attack.

However, this wait was only three days, and they didn't wait for the Tang soldiers to attack and harass, and they didn't see the Tang soldiers attacking in a big way. Many people began to lose their breath again, thinking that they had misjudged before, and Tang Bing didn't dare to come?

Li Zhongguo is also in a fog now, but he swore in front of the generals that he promised, but now he was slapped in the face. Before everyone comes to Xingshi to ask for guilt, it is necessary to find out a defensible reason, or to find out the truth about the immobility of the Shenwu Army.

As a result, Li Zhongguo tripled the number of horse exploration rangers, and the range reached the city of Xin'an.

Previously, in order not to excessively stimulate the Tang soldiers, Li Zhongguo only kept the reconnaissance area three miles east of Changshi Township, and only ensured that the large battalions in the army had enough time to react. Now it seems that this assumption is obviously insufficient, but when the scope of the investigation is expanded, he is surprised again.

Tang Bing's troops did not move in these three days, and the flag died down.

This is the opposite of what was previously announced. Before the retreat of the large battalion, there were many obvious signs that the Tang soldiers stationed in Changshi Township were going to launch a large-scale surprise attack or an all-out attack.

It was precisely for this reason that Li Zhongguo came up with the idea of retreating ten miles, so that he could avoid the enemy's edge and not make the more than 20,000 Yan soldiers face a danger that is difficult to get rid of.

But the reality of the situation made him unclear, whether Tang Bing had another trick or ......

At this time, an idea suddenly flashed in front of Li Zhongguo's eyes, and in an instant, it was like thunder and lightning in the dark night, illuminating the world as if it were day.

Could it be that there were also disagreements within the Tang Dynasty? Or was there someone in the Tang Dynasty court who was hindering the Qin and Jin dynasties?

This kind of precedent can be said to be endless in the Tang Dynasty army, Feng Changqing was like this, Ge Shuhan was like this, and Gao Xianzhi was the same.

At that time, there was even a joke in the army, alleging that Li Longji personally dedicated the land of the Tang Dynasty to An Lushan inch by inch.

In fact, if Li Longji had not balanced the army in front of the enemy, clamped down on the power of the commander, and interfered greatly through the eunuchs, the advance of the Youyan Iron Cavalry might not have been so fast!

Now that Qin Jin is about to reach Luoyang, maybe some people in Chang'an City don't want to see this happen, and it is unknown to change generals before the battle!

All in all, even if it is not a change of general, but there is interference in the manager's decision-making, which is undoubtedly excellent news for them.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zhongguo felt like boiling water in his chest, and he couldn't help but be excited.

He immediately summoned all the generals and said his judgment, and when the generals heard this, they all felt that it was very likely!

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