Tian Zaibiao snorted angrily and said, "Although Guan Ling is brave, he is not my opponent, and I have absolute confidence that I can take him down." Xu Ning's death was entirely because he didn't measure himself to come and grab credit! ”

When Li Shiji heard that Tian Zaibiao actually belittled his clan brother who died in battle, he couldn't help but be furious, and said: "Tian Zaibiao, don't forget, I am the main general here, do I have to get your consent to give an order?" ”

Tian Zaibiao sneered disdainfully: "I, Tian, don't have a general like you who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and the reason why I am willing to follow you is because of the order of His Royal Highness the King of the County." ”

"You..."

Hearing this, Li Shiji stretched out his hand and pressed the hilt of the saber hanging from his waist, and the expression on his face changed again and again. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said slowly: "At present, the situation in Datang is as dangerous as a goose egg, I don't have the spare time to quarrel with you, if you are dissatisfied with Ben Jiang, you can return to Chang'an alone." If you still remember the order of King Zhao Jun before he died in battle, then set off with Ben General to capture Nanzheng. ”

"Humph!"

Tian Zaibiao didn't speak again, flicked his cloak angrily, and walked down the city wall with his back on his back. Li Shiji behind him looked at his back coldly, and the murderous intent in his eyes became more and more intense.

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An hour later, Li Shiji took 5,000 elite troops to change into the armor of the Sui army, and marched in a line all the way north. After that, half an hour later, the generals Huang Junhan and Tian Zaibiao also left the pass and went north with a large number of baggage and two or three thousand Sui prisoners of war, so that there was no Tang army in the Jianmen Pass.

Giving up Jianmen Pass is also Li Shiji's helpless move, although Jianmen Pass is a natural danger, but now Li Shiji has less than 20,000 soldiers and horses under his hands, and Yue Fei and Li Jing of Bashu have more than 200,000 troops, and Hanchuan County in the north is also occupied by the Sui army, and there are enemies on both sides.

The only way to do this is to design to recapture Hanchuan, and Li Longji's troops to exterminate the Sui army's Longzhi Department before and after, and to get in touch with Guanzhong again. The Sui army that could capture Hanchuan also had 20,000 or 30,000 people, and if he wanted to annihilate this army as soon as possible, even with Li Longji's full cooperation, Li Shiji would never have less than 10,000 soldiers and horses to use.

And if only a few thousand troops are left at Jianmen Pass, it will undoubtedly be an appetizer for the Li Jing and Yue Fei legions with more than 200,000 people, and they will be completely annihilated by the Sui army in less than a day. Since this is the case, then why sacrifice these soldiers, simply give up the Sword Gate Pass, maybe you can still confuse the Sui army.

After three days and two nights of rapid marching, Li Shiji led the army and finally rushed to the foot of Nanzheng City.

Since Li Longji and Li Xiuning led the army to attack Hanchuan, Long Zhi and Li Yu had already led the main army north to meet the battle, and now there were less than 3,000 defenders in Nanzheng City, and Li Shiji easily opened the city gate and captured the city.

The defeated soldiers fled north to the Longzhi military camp, and reported the fall of Nanzheng to the main general Longzhi, the military division Li Mi, and the deputy general Sheng Yanshi.

"Damn, Li Shiji, this thief is really ruthless!" After the burly Long Zhi heard that Nan Zheng was attacked by Li Shiji, he couldn't help but smash his fist on the handsome case in front of him.

Adjutant General Sheng Yanshi also looked worried: "Nanzheng's loss of our army's back road was cut off, Li Shiji's next step must be to lead the army and Li Longji to attack back and forth, and the situation is a little bad now!" ”

Long Zhi twisted his head to the side of Li Mi, and asked in a deep voice, "Military Master, what should you do in your opinion?" ”

Long Zhi has been partnered with Li Mi for a long time, and he has admired Li Mi's strategy so much that he will ask Li Mi for advice as soon as he is helpless.

Li Mi frowned, staring at the map in front of him for a long time. He slowly spoke: "In the face of the current situation, I have three strategies at my disposal, but each strategy has its own risks. ”

Long Zhi nodded and said, "The military advisor will tell you all the three strategies first, and I will make a decision after discussing them together." ”

"The first strategy is to quickly return to Nanzheng before Li Longji on the opposite side learns the news of Li Shiji, Li Jingyue Fei of Bashu has 200,000 troops in his hands, as long as we quickly take Nanzheng, then the Tang army will be gone!"

Long Zhi immediately shook his head and said: "The city of Nanzheng City is thick and thick, and Li Shiji should have 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, it is impossible for us to recapture Nanzheng from him with this bit of soldiers and horses, and it is very likely that the whole army will be annihilated by Li Shiji and Li Longji!" ”

Li Mi nodded slowly and said, "So this strategy is my next policy, and it is also the one with the highest risk." And my middle strategy is to immediately withdraw the army and return to Xicheng along the Han River, so that the results of our army's bloody battle before will be lost, but in this way, the main force of our army can be preserved, and this strategy belongs to my middle policy. ”

Sheng Yanshi frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Li Shiji's virtue is at a loss, but I have to admit that this person is well versed in the art of war. I'm worried that he will most likely send troops to set up an ambush on our way back to Xicheng. ”

Li Mi said in a condensed voice: "I have also taken this into account, but Li Shiji's troops do not have many soldiers and horses, and they still have to hold Nanzheng City, so the soldiers and horses that can be separated are limited, and it is impossible to intercept all of our army." ”

Long Zhi frowned slightly, he heard the meaning of Li Yu's words, this is to break the wrist of the strong man and sacrifice part of the soldiers and horses to cover the retreat of the main army.

After pondering for a long time, Long Zhi shook his head and categorically vetoed: "At present, all the armies of my Great Sui are frequently reported and have gained a lot. If our army is defeated and returned to Xicheng with such a loss, what position will we have in the court in the future? What's more, most of the brothers here have been fighting with my Longzhi for several years, and I can't sacrifice them to cover my Longzhi's retreat! Strategist, what's your best policy? ”

Li Mi looked at Long Zhi in front of him, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he stretched out his finger to draw a line on the map: "My best strategy is to put him to death and live later, and attack Chang'an by surprise!" ”

"Surprise attack on Chang'an?" Long Zhi and Sheng Yan both gasped and looked at Li Yu in front of them with some shock.

Li Mi nodded heavily: "Now that the puppet Tang army is all fighting outside, and the capital Chang'an is empty, this is also our only chance to turn defeat into victory." ”

"Not bad!"

Sheng Yanshi lowered his head and thought for a moment, and also spoke out in support of Li Mi and said: "Now that Li Shiji and Li Longji are both focusing on Hanchuan County and Xicheng County, we may be able to have unexpected gains if we do the opposite!" ”

After listening to the words of these two deputies, Long Zhi weighed the disadvantages in his heart, and finally took the case

said: "Okay, I'll take a gamble this time!" ”