On the first day Li Po arrived in Jiangxian, he received a good report from Xue Wanche.

Xue Wanche led his troops to take Lu Wang Wanzan lightly, defeated the enemy of 100,000 people, naturally captured countless people, and also expressed a very strong will, wanting to work with Yang Daosheng to take Jingzhou directly.

A local battle, but more than 100,000 people participated, which undoubtedly surprised Li Po.

Of course, he knows how big the "water" is, but he still has a different understanding of Xiao Miao's family background, Jianghuai has always been rich, even if it has been destroyed by Zhu Cang and others, it is much stronger than the north, which is the natural advantage of the Jianghuai region.

A little collision, it's very different, you now let the princes in the north casually go all the way to get more than 100,000 people, that's just a dream.

So it is conceivable how "rich" Xiao Mill is, but unfortunately, it is the truth that the northerners are good at fighting in these years, otherwise, there would not be such a good news.

Xue Wanche crossed the river since last year, and led more than 5,000 cavalry and Zhang Shigui to guard the Fengling Ferry, guarding against Li Tang's Tongguan garrison.

It's just that the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves scared the people in the south a lot, and riding north and south is actually such an effect.

It's just that many examples of battles prove that the southerners are not without a fight, the Jianghuai region is similar to the south of the Yangtze River, many cities are surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the cavalry will be greatly restricted.

Not to mention Jiangling, a fortified city like Xiangyang is hardly something that can be shaken by simple external forces.

Don't talk about Li Po, even Xue Wanche doesn't understand this truth, but the former generals of the army are like this, they want to get more power and more military exploits...... So, it's okay to try to fight.

If the king is moved, then he will not let him rush over so headlessly, and he will definitely send Zhang Lun, Xu Shiji and others to help, with so many elite soldiers, it is not impossible to hit Jiangling City, right?

There is nothing surprising that former generals have red eyes, are out of control, and have done their own thing since ancient times, and even sometimes change the established strategy of the commander.

Li Po naturally would not allow Xue Wanche to ask, he was a firm commander and would not let such a thing affect the established strategy, and he also believed that Xue Wanche and the others would not dare to go against his will.

Xiao Miao's "weakness" has become clearer, and he even vaguely feels that as long as he can remove the biggest stumbling block, the world will be at his fingertips.

Along the way, this feeling has often been with us, but it has never been so clear as this moment.

After receiving the good news, Li Po was in a good mood, no matter what considerations he had, this was a victory after all, and it could boost the morale of the army a little, which would be beneficial to the upcoming wars.

As for Xiao Miao's reaction...... Well, in a battle with Li Tang, if he wins, Xiao Mo may be the next opponent, it is indeed a bit early to tear his face now, but looking at Xiao Miao's appearance, it is impossible to threaten his side, and it is almost the same as Dou Jiande.

But then again, such a big move, adding a few layers of aura to the two of them, I'm afraid it won't help, they can't do it in a short time.

If he was defeated, he could only hope that Xiao Mo and Dou Jiande would slow down Li Tang and throw the place south of the Yellow River to them.

That's the worst situation, after a mess, the world is in shambles, the story of the end of the Jin Dynasty repeats itself, everyone stretches their necks and waits for the Turks to come south and move the knife.

This is not Li Po's conjecture, even if he loses this battle, he will not be able to reconcile with Li Tangyan, naturally he will struggle desperately, Xiao Mo and Dou Jiande are probably the same, the most likely is that the Turks can only sit on the profits of the fishermen.

It can be seen from here that if such a situation happens, then he, Li Po, will be the main responsibility, without him, Li Tang is afraid that he has already occupied most of the Central Plains, and he will have the strength to fight in the face of the Turks, how can it be like now, making the world situation confusing?

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Obviously, Li Po's vision is far better than back then, but the reason why he can't help himself is also not comparable to that year.

Knowing how bad the result of this battle is, then how determined he is to carry out this battle, he is not like Li Shimin has so many things that need to be solved urgently, but he also has no huge advantage, he can rush through the Yellow River as Li Yuan did back then.

Work hard, work hard and work hard, be cautious, be cautious and be cautious, this is the portrayal of Li Po today.

The affairs of the south were quickly put aside by him, and one military discussion after another became the main part of his days.

If when he was in Jinyang, he discussed with people about the general strategy, then when he arrived in Jiangxian County, he was with the generals and discussed detailed tactics.

Military orders have been sent to the various ministries and armies, and subordinates in personnel and military strength have been adjusted.

The first military order was to recruit Zhang Lun, the general of the left Yiwei, to lead Zhang Shigui's troops to turn back, and replace him with the right general Buqun, supplemented by the right Wuwei generals Xue Wanche and Xu Shiji, and the right guard Liu Jingsheng to guard Hongnong.

Bu Qun must be unhappy, the big war is imminent, the great achievement is ahead, any general who is promised to be a partial division will not be willing, otherwise in the future, wouldn't he be a head shorter than others?

This naturally needs some reassuring words, Li Po is familiar with it, just taking advantage of the leisure time in the evening, he called Buqun and Liu Jingsheng to him, and after a few words, the two of them left happily.

In fact, there is no need to promise anything, Li Po's control over the generals, there is no doubt about it, he just let the two guys see their future achievements.

In front of Hongnong is the vast Henan, behind is the important town of Tongguan, there is also a prince Li Jiancheng in it, plus Xiao Milling in the south, this is obviously a promising territory in the future.

They don't say anything about taking the first step, when the time comes, the generals who have already won a lot of meritorious service, who is embarrassed to compete with them?

Of course, the premise is that this is overcome, otherwise everything is just a cake.

Over the years, Li Po has drawn a lot of pies, but fortunately, most of them have been realized, and the credit is still relatively strong, so Bu Qun and Liu Jingsheng left Jiangjun with their soldiers and horses early the next morning, of course, Bu Qun needs to go back to Longmen, which is now the base camp of Youwei Mansion.

In fact, the most important point is that they can all understand that Zhang Lun's Zuo Wuwei Mansion is mainly an infantry army, and it can be used in this battle, and the cavalry Weifu can only be wronged.

This kind of rotation is actually a bit hasty, but it is not in a rut, not to mention that after the first war last year, Li Po didn't think about how to do this year, and besides, under Xiao Miao's attack, Li Po didn't dare to call Zhang Lun back easily.

After that, the military order was more normal.

The riverside was fully taken over by the Infantry Guard, Wei Chixin, Chen Yuan, Yuwen Wok, plus Zhang Lun, all had to gather troops in Pusaka, which was also the place where Li Po and the generals finally chose to cross the river after discussion.

Because the water in Longmen is slow, the beachhead on the opposite bank is not large, and the left side of Hancheng is also a hilly area, which is not conducive to the attack and defense of the army.

Some generals suggested that there should be suspicious soldiers in Longmen to prevent the Hancheng defenders from aiding Feng Yi, but in the end it was not adopted by Li Po.

There is no special reason, just because the troops are insufficient, although they are suspicious soldiers, they must also take practical action, otherwise the defenders on the other side are not fools, even if you make trouble on the other side of the river, and you don't go to the river, it will be in vain, and you will not play the role of a suspicious soldier, but will waste military strength in vain.

The infantry army of the four Wei Mansions, almost seventy or eighty thousand, was a little larger than the year before, but they were restrained by Li Po to this number.

If it weren't for the gradual tranquility of Jindi, without worrying about the invasion of foreign enemies, and the sharp cavalry, otherwise, with this little force, scattered everywhere, I am afraid that I would not even be able to see a splash.

But the more this is the case, the more the elite of the Jindi army is revealed, there is no worry about indiscriminate refill, all of them are permanent troops, and their combat effectiveness is extraordinary.

On the day of the battle across the river, thousands of people crushed the elite 20,000 of the Tang army, which shows the terrible military brigade of Jindi, even when the Great Sui was strong, how many such troops could there be?

For this reason, Li Po actually paid a great price, more than 100,000 elite soldiers, even eating and chewing, almost accounted for more than half of the autumn harvest in Jindi, well, in fact, it is just a sentence, I can't afford to raise it.

If it weren't for this, why would Li Po bother with spring ploughing and autumn harvest shouting? This is still a little more relaxed in the past two years, and I used to actually eat the old book.

The things snatched from the grassland and Youzhou have already bottomed out, and speaking of which, Li Po has just entered a virtuous circle not long ago.

The effort made in this is actually what Li Po is most proud of, and to this day, he can lead the army on the banks of the Yellow River, and most of them have to be thanks to this.

And Li Po's own understanding of war is like this, as long as the logistics can keep up, there is no reason to fail, this is obviously not from Li Jing's teachings, but because he was affected by the war with the Sui army.

You must know that the Sui army, who can eat a full stomach, is often synonymous with invincibility, and all the failures he has experienced can actually be attributed to the problem of grain and grass.

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At the beginning of April of this year, Li Po finally completed the army, set off from Jiangxian County, and led the army to Puban.

As the army on the side of the Yellow River became more and more frequent, the Tang army on the other side was already in a tight position, and Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, played Li Yuan one after another, requesting that the transfer of men and horses by the river be stopped immediately and that troops be sent to reinforce Feng Yi.

It's just that the army on the other side of the river came too fast, and from the movement just heard, within more than ten days, Pusaka was already full of soldiers, and the clouds of war gradually shrouded both sides of the Yellow River......

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