Gao Jie couldn't help but groan.

Although he is not as good at thinking as a civil official, he is not stupid.

Compared with Zhao Xin, who was born in the East Palace, he was definitely not the first choice of the Son of Heaven.

The reason why the Son of Heaven asked him to lead the Northern Expedition was because his army was the most capable of fighting among the armies of the imperial court.

But if he robs all the credit, what will happen to the Son of Heaven's Divine Army?

Therefore, in the Northern Expedition plan, there must not only be Gao Jie's department, but also the Shence Army. As for the Texas Army under the command of Qin Gongming, it was not so critical.

Li Chengdong suggested that Gao Jie report to the imperial court after taking Henan, but Gao Jie had a different opinion.

He thinks it's too late. It is best to write to the court after defeating the green camp army of Zukefa's department.

In this way, the Shence Army can join the battle at the best time, and the credit for recovering Henan can also be shared.

After making up his plan, Gao Jie sighed. In the past, he always felt that it was difficult to be a bandit, but now he feels that it is even more difficult to be a courtier.

Not only must you be yourself, but you must also be considerate, and you can't make it difficult for your father.

Gao Jie worked so hard for the court not only for himself, but also for his son.

His son Gao Yuanzhao is now studying at the Huangming Military Academy, and he was obviously cultivated by the Son of Heaven as a confidant.

Since his background determines that it is impossible to become the true descendant of the Son of Heaven, then he must strive to make his son the descendant of the Son of Heaven.

After all, the inheritance he earned will be handed over to his son.

Yuanzhao, I hope you can understand the painstaking work of being a father.

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Xuzhou, the General Military Office.

Li Benshen half-leaned on the bed and let the two beautiful maids pinch his feet.

That's just right.

Li Benshen only felt that his muscles and bones were numb, and his soul was about to be hooked out.

"Well, use some more force, go up."

Li Benshen closed his eyes and enjoyed himself.

Now it seems that staying in Xuzhou is not a bad thing. If you follow your uncle, you will definitely have to go to the Northern Expedition now, how can you have the comfort of the beautiful maid ring.

"General, something is wrong!"

When Li Benshen was thinking about which servant to do first, Gao Jie's henchman Du Hui rushed in in a panic.

Li Benshen just wanted to scold, but when he saw that it was Du Hui, he swallowed the foul words that had come to his mouth.

"Mr. Du, why are you here?"

Li Benshen kicked away the two servants who pinched his feet, and was about to get up to greet him.

Du Hui is one of his uncle's confidants, and even his uncle himself respects him.

"The general is not good!"

Li Benshen was full of suspicion and asked, "What happened?" ”

Du Hui glanced at the two maidservants, and Li Benshen coughed and said, "You guys go down, you are not allowed to come in without my order!" ”

After the two servants retreated, Du Hui said eagerly: "Erliu is coming to Xuzhou City." ”

"Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing?"

Li Benshen's eyes widened, and his face was incredulous.

"Are the two of them going to rebel openly?"

Although Er Liu had also sent people to loot near Xuzhou before, he had also put on makeup.

Now they are attacking Xuzhou when Gao Jie led his troops to the Northern Expedition, which is no different from rebellion.

Seeing that Li Benshen was shocked and angry, Du Hui persuaded him: "For today's plan, when the wall is clear, don't give the two thieves a chance." ”

Li Benshen nodded: "What Mr. Du said is right. Xuzhou is also a strong city, and it is not easy for Er Liu to lay down. ”

Now that Gao Jie is far from water, he can't quench his thirst, and Li Benshen can only rely on himself.

He only hoped that the imperial court could discover Erliu's movements earlier and send troops to aid Xuzhou.

"Thousands of calculations, not counting the two thieves who dare to act like this."

Du Hui sighed abruptly: "Fortunately, there is enough grain and grass in the city, and it should be no problem to hold on for a while." ”

Li Benshen is now full of allocating manpower to deploy city defense, and he is not in the mood to listen to Du Hui's emotion.

He casually put on a robe and strode towards the outer office.

Li Benshen was the Xuzhou garrison left by Gao Jie, and he could make full decisions in Gao Jie's absence.

After summoning a group of generals at the Yamen of the General Army, he first gave a brief briefing on the situation, and then began to assign tasks.

After the deployment, Li Benshen was already dry-mouthed. Fortunately, the arming had been arranged, and he felt that there was nothing missing.

Now it's time to wait for work, waiting for Erliu to commit.

However, Li Benshen was obviously not in the mood to continue to stay in the General Military Mansion, so he climbed to the top of the city surrounded by a group of guards and sat in the tower.

After about half an hour, he saw the army of black oppression coming from the south.

Li Benshen looked at it, these people are not Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuobu, but who are they!

A wave of anger rose in his heart, and he was about to step forward and curse. But when I looked closely, I felt that something was wrong.

The number of Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's army is too much, right?

If Li Benshen is not mistaken, there are 20,000 or 30,000 people under the command of Erliu, and the total is only 40,000 or 50,000, so you can see how there are about 100,000 people in this way.

Could it be that Er Liu wants to drive the people to be cannon fodder for siege and trenching?

Li Benshen felt that only this explanation made sense.

But he would not have the slightest sympathy for these people.

As long as these people were driven to Xuzhou City by Er Liu, Li Benshen would not hesitate to order the defenders to bend their bows and arrows to shoot at them.

To Li Benshen's surprise, he didn't see the crash cars and ladders used for siege. There is not even the simplest staircase.

In this case, what does Er Liu want to rely on to attack the city?

Just when Li Benshen was puzzled, he found that the army of Erliu had slightly reversed direction and bypassed from the west of Xuzhou City.

Hey, these two thieves want to besiege the city!

Li Ben said in his heart.

If there are 100,000 people besieging the city, it is indeed a good choice. What's more, the troops in Xuzhou City are empty, and the four city walls are even weaker.

Li Benshen hurriedly concentrated his troops in Nancheng and stationed them in several other places. After working for a while, I found that Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo did not encircle Xuzhou, but went all the way to the north!

Hey, what the hell did these two thieves have in mind?

They raised troops to attack, but they passed through Xuzhou City without attacking, did they just want to plunder the prefectures and counties near Xuzhou City? That's stupid, isn't it?

At this moment, Du Hui shouted: "The two thieves are not going to fight Xuzhou, but to enter Shandong!" ”

He pointed to the black army outside Xuzhou City and said: "General, please see, the people captured by the two thieves are not used to fill trenches and siege the city, but to be strong masters." ”

After a little bit of Du Hui, Li Benshen found that these people were wearing ropes and pulling the car hard.

The cart was full of bundled bags of grain.

If Erliu came to fight Xuzhou, it would naturally be impossible to bring so much grain.

There is only one explanation, Er Liu had to march long distances.

And looking at the direction of their march, they were indeed heading towards Shandong.

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