On the twelfth day of September in the third year of Xianheng, at four o'clock, the rooster sang, the sky was quite clear, but the sun had not yet risen, the thin mist like a light veil was blown by the breeze, and it was light and diffuse, giving people a dream-like beauty, but the group of Hexi civil and military officials gathered outside the east gate of Lanzhou City obviously had no intention of appreciating this beauty, and looked at the east road with haggard faces, and their eyes were full of anxious expectation.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

"Look, Your Highness has arrived!"

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Just when the officials were waiting anxiously, the smoke and dust on the distant horizon suddenly became loud, and the officials who were waiting quietly couldn't help but be in a commotion, even if it was the Wuhai Road marching chief Qi He Li and the Dongzhou Road marching chief Gao Wei, the two powerful generals also showed a relieved look on their faces, although they were not as happy as the officials under them, but the eagerness in their eyes could not be concealed, which was not surprising, just because the person who was about to come was Li Xian, the governor of Hexi- Since the cancellation of the setting of the governor of Hexi in the eighth year of Wude, the huge land of Hexi has always been the state alone, and in previous years, it was just that, all the ethnic groups in Hexi have already been subdued, but there is no incident, but now after the rise of Tubo, it has repeatedly violated the border, and the soldiers and horses of all roads who are not under the jurisdiction are really difficult to deal with, and the two of them have always looked at each other not very much, and it is difficult to have a tacit understanding with each other. Even if you want to cooperate tacitly, it is really difficult, and it is just a matter of peacetime, but at present, the enemy is pressing, and the two veterans feel that the situation is not good, and they really have the heart to cooperate with the battle, but they just want to think about it, but it is very difficult to do, this is not only because of the difference in temperament and character between each other, but also because there are strict regulations in the military system of the court - no one is allowed to transfer troops across regions without the order of the military department, and now that Li Xian has come, this biggest obstacle is gone. The two veterans, who are feeling the pressure, have reason to breathe a sigh of relief.

"The last general, Qi Bi He Li (Gao Wei), see His Royal Highness!"

The horse team came very fast, and rushed to the outside of the city gate like a gust of wind, and the first one of the white horses of the god horse sat on the British King Li Xian, who was dressed in gold armor.

"The two old generals don't have to be polite, all the princes are also invited, and the princes have been waiting for a long time, and the little king is ashamed and ashamed."

Seeing that the officials gave themselves a salute, Li Xian was in an impatient mood, but he was not good at losing his manners in front of everyone, so he turned over and got off the horse, raised his hand falsely, and ordered with a smile, his voice was peaceful, but his voice was a little hoarse and tired - after crossing the Yellow River, Li Xian, who was tired from saddle horses for several days, originally planned to rest in Guangwu County for one night, but suddenly received an urgent report, saying that Gar Qinling's army had been brazenly launched and was storming Shanzhou City. After a night of wild running, it is inevitable that people will be sleepy and tired.

"Don't dare, Your Highness, please enter the city, the last general and others have prepared a banquet to wash the dust for Your Highness."

Although the official rank of Qi Bi He Li is the same as that of Gao Wei, but his qualifications are a step higher, and Lanzhou is his jurisdiction, as a landlord, according to the convention, he should arrange the relevant matters of reception, in line with the principle of courtesy and many people are not to blame, this proposed to invite Li Xian to the banquet to wash the dust.

"General Qibi has a heart, now that the war has started, this reception banquet will be avoided, and after the big victory, Xiao Wang will drink a celebration wine with the princes, and then they will all disperse first, and the generals will enter the camp with the lonely."

Knowing that Qi Bi He Li and the others were kind-hearted, but now that the war is going on and everything is complicated, how can Li Xian have the heart to drink even the wind wine, so he smiled and declined.

"No!"

Since Li Xian was unwilling, everyone didn't dare to force each other, so they bowed down and made a promise, and went straight to the military camp in the west of the city with Li Xian and his entourage.

"General Qibi and General Gao, I think the two old generals have already read this battle report, do you have any advice on this?"

Li Xian has always acted neatly, as soon as he arrived at the barracks, he didn't play the set of playing the hall and putting up a shelf, after marching into the big tent of the Chinese army, the first thing he did when he sat down was to read the war report, even if the brief news of these war reports Li Xian had already obtained the "Ming Di" when he was on the road, but Li Xian still looked at it very carefully and carefully, a few pieces of paper, and looked at a whole stick of incense for a while, and at the end, he casually put the war report on a few sons, and asked quietly.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the last general and others have indeed read the battle report, the Tubo people are menacing this time, and more than 200,000 troops are pressing the border, it is really not to be neglected, it's just ......"

Shanzhou is the place that Gao Xian should be in charge of, and now that the war is unfolding on its territory, it should be up to him to answer Li Xian's question first, but Gao Xian said half of the words, but he stopped, and it seemed that he was a little indecided.

"General Gao doesn't have to be nervous, if you have something to say, it's okay to speak."

Although Li Xian had some dealings with Gao Wei and others, he was not familiar with each other after all, and when he saw Gao Xian so nervous that the tip of his nose was dripping with sweat, he smiled and said with relief.

"No, Your Highness Mingjian, the last general has dealt with Gar Qinling and his people, and knows that his people are as cunning as foxes, and it is not easy to be with them, and his people are known for their treachery, however, looking at his use of troops this time, he is blindly using a strong posture, and the last general thinks that there must be fraud in it!" Gao Wei is a veteran, has been on the border for many years, although there is no too much outstanding military exploits, but has not suffered a great defeat, the march is mainly steady, after some analysis, it also shows the style of the general.

"Well, what does General Chemo think about this?"

Li Xian did not rush to comment on Gao Xian's opinion, but looked at Qi Qi He Li, who was silent, with a smile, and asked indifferently.

"Your Royal Highness Mingjian, the last general also has this feeling, but my Hexi land is long and narrow, although it is dangerous everywhere, but it is also flawed everywhere, if it is trapped by the enemy, it is very difficult to echo from the beginning to the end, and it is passive everywhere, but it is weak to attack, and the last general is deeply suffering from this, I don't know if His Highness can have a good strategy to resist the enemy?"

Qi Bi He Li is a famous general's talent, experienced in a hundred battles, although the official rank is the same as Gao Wei, but the combat exploits are several times that of Gao Wei, and the strategic vision is higher than Gao Wei, and he has broken through the difficulties of guarding Hexi in one bite.

"What General Qibi said is very true, Hexi is a place of a hundred battles, since ancient times it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, not unwilling to defend, really can not do it, now Gar Qinling army in Shanzhou must be a false move, next to the lonely dare not say, on the danger of Shanzhou, even if Gar Qinling does his best, it is not a few months to go down, and now it is late autumn, the time to fight is not much, once the snow falls, the Tubo army will be chaotic without food, there is no need to attack it, its army will collapse by itself, and the purpose of Tubo this time to come to Kou is not in the ground, but in the grain, although Shanzhou is dangerous, the grain production is limited, even if it falls, Tubo's income is also limited, it seems that such a hard work but no gain, with the talent of Gar Qinling, will never do it, its rush to attack Shanzhou is just a cover ear, if it is not bad, there are three places or will be its real purpose! ”

As for Gar Qinling's way of using troops, Li Xian's understanding is obviously a deeper level than that of Qibi He Li, and the height of looking at the problem is also higher than that of the young and old.

"The last general is unknown, please train Your Highness!"

Even if Li Xian made a big fuss and became famous in the first battle, the two generals were not completely convinced, after all, Li Xian's previous personal bravery was mostly the component, but after listening to Li Xian's strategic analysis, the two generals immediately became interested, and after glancing at each other, they respectfully asked.

"There are three people who think they can be attacked: one is Lanzhou, where we are now, if we can take down here, then my Hexi will have become a lonely place, and we will be in chaos without a fight; The second is the Yumen Pass, as soon as it is broken here, the inside and outside of the pass have been isolated, with the military strength of the Tubo army, it is difficult to break Anxi Africa, even if our army wants to save, it is beyond the reach of the whip; As for the third, that is Hezhou, broken here, Shan, Kuo, Fang three states are all lonely, with the grain of these four states, Tubo can pass this winter, come to spring to ease up, you can compete with our army for the whole of Hexi and even Anxi, in addition, Gar Qinling has no choice! ”

Li Xian has long been unable to know how many times he has deduced the battle situation in Hexi, and naturally has a preliminary judgment on the entire battle situation, although he is not sure where Gar Qinling will choose to break through in the end, but Li Xian firmly believes that the breakthrough point cannot exceed these three places.

"Your Highness is wise, and the last general will be impressed!"

The two veterans have been leaders for most of their lives, although they are hindered by their vision, they can't see as thoroughly as Li Xian, but the basic strategic literacy is not lacking, and after savoring it carefully, they all thought it was true, looked at each other, and bowed down to praise at the same time.

"The two old generals please, Lone is just talking about the army on paper, what is the truth, it remains to be tested, my Hexi troops are not much, if the troops are divided everywhere, they are weak everywhere, and the meaning of Lone ......"

Seeing that the two generals were already intimidated by themselves, Li Xian would not let go of such a good opportunity to strike while the iron was hot, so he planned to explain the strategy that he had been planning for a long time, but he didn't expect that before he finished speaking, he saw Lin Chengbin hurriedly coming in from outside the Chinese military tent, and immediately stopped his mouth and glanced at him suspiciously.

"Your Highness, report urgently!"

Seeing Li Xian's displeasure on his face, Lin Chengbin didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly walked to the front, bowed down, and handed a small copper pipe to Li Xian.

"Oh?"

Li Xian only glanced at it, and he had already recognized the emblem on the copper pipe, his heart moved, he didn't care about asking more, he stretched out his hand, took the small copper pipe, twisted the hidden button, and took out a small note full of words from it, just looked at it, and his face instantly became gloomy......