Lei Wu was killed.

Lei Wu is a small person, why do you still talk about this?

When this matter arrives, the document is related to Xu Zhihao's success or failure.

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Let's talk about Luoyang City.

At this time, the news that Xu Zhihao took Huainan, Yancheng, and Xuzhou spread to Luoyang.

How did the loss of Huainan and Yancheng reach Luoyang?

Don't read the chapters, but it's only been a few days.

At that time, the means of communication were also not developed.

That's why the news reached Luoyang.

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At the same time, the news of the loss of Chang'an also reached Luoyang.

As mentioned above, this time Xu Zhihao took Xuzhou, he conspired with Xishu, Xu Zhihao fought Li Cunqiao's Xuzhou in the east, and Xishu Wang Yan fought Li Cunqiao's Chang'an in the west.

As for how Wang Yan of Xishu laid down Chang'an, we will say in the next volume.

Let's talk about Li Cunqiao first.

After Li Cunmiao received the news of the loss of Xuzhou and Chang'an, he hurriedly consulted with several important ministers under him.

The purpose of the discussion: of course, it is to save Xuzhou and Chang'an.

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At this time, there was a small contradiction between Guo Chongfu and Li Siyuan.

The contradiction lies in which of them saves Xuzhou, who saves Chang'an, who leads how many people to save Xuzhou, and who leads how many people to save Chang'an.

Guo Chongtao and Li Siyuan are the two important ministers under Li Cunqing, they are the prime ministers of the left and right, this time Xuzhou and Chang'an have an accident together, one of them must go to save Xuzhou, and one must go to save Chang'an.

Now Li Siyuan has been promoted to prime minister.

However, the enemy army fighting Xuzhou and Chang'an were not the same. The enemy army that fought Xuzhou was 200,000, the enemy army that attacked Chang'an was 100,000, and Li Cunqiao only had 200,000 soldiers here.

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When Li Cunmiao was discussing with the ministers, Li Siyuan spoke first: "I led 100,000 people to save Xuzhou. ”

When Li Siyuan said this, Guo Chongtao shook his head.

Guo Chongtao said: "I still lead 100,000 troops to save Xuzhou, and you Li Siyuan lead 100,000 troops to save Chang'an." ”

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In fact. This is also Li Siyuan, who is not a manifest ability.

Li Siyuan is concerned about Guo Chongtao.

Li Siyuanxin said: Anyway, the emperor and I are a family, can I let others fight the difficult battle?

But Guo Chongtao said so.

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When Li Siyuan saw Guo Chongtao say that, he asked Guo Chongtao: "Why?" ”

Guo Chongtao said: "Because I have the ability!" ”

"What?"

When Li Siyuan heard that, his nose almost crooked.

Li Siyuanxin said: You have the ability, but I don't have the ability? Guo Chongtao, you didn't drink too much, did you? You're also in your fifties, ...... you?

Li Siyuan asked Guo Chongtao half-jokingly and half-dissatisfied: "Prime Minister Guo, what are your skills?" Can you show me what you're up to right now? ”

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Li Cunqiao saw that Guo Chongtao and Li Siyuan's words seemed to be "bringing fire", so he hurriedly played a round for Guo Chongtao and Li Siyuan.

Li Cunqiao said: "Why don't we recruit another 100,000 soldiers." Anyway, our territory is big. Anyway, it's not difficult for us to recruit another 100,000 soldiers.

Li Cunmiao meant: There are 100,000 enemy troops on the Chang'an side, and of course I have 100,000 troops on the Chang'an side to defend against the enemy; There are 200,000 enemy troops in Xuzhou, and I will recruit another 100,000 soldiers, and I will also gather 200,000, and I will also have 200,000 troops to resist the enemy.

As soon as Li Cunqiao said this, Guo Chongtao took the words again.

Guo Chongtao said: "Your Majesty, why use so many soldiers against the 200,000 soldiers of Wu Guo? To deal with those Wu soldiers, 100,000 horses are enough! ”

Li Cunxuan: "Prime Minister Guo." You didn't drink much, did you? Can you guarantee that your 100,000 soldiers will be able to deal with 200,000 Wu soldiers? ”

Guo Chongtao said: "I didn't drink at all. I'm afraid that if I recruit soldiers, it will increase the burden on the people! ”

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Guo Chongtao said. At that time, Li Cunqiao and Li Siyuan had nothing to say.

Li Cunqiao had nothing to say, what he thought in his heart was: If he recruits troops again, it will inevitably increase the burden on the people, Guo Chongtao said that these soldiers will be conducted. If I want to say that these soldiers are not good, and I insist on recruiting them, others will say that I deliberately increase the burden on the people.

Li Siyuan had nothing to say. What he thought in his heart was similar to Li Cunqiao.

Guo Chongtao said a word, Li Cunqiao and Li Siyuan were all frozen there.

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After a while, it was Li Cunqiao who broke the deadlock.

Li Cunmiao said: "Otherwise, let's send 70,000 soldiers to save Chang'an, and let's send 130,000 soldiers to save Xuzhou." As for which of you will save Xuzhou and who will save Chang'an, you will be able to catch lots. ”

Guo Chongtao said: "Your Majesty, I ...... it." ”

Li Cunqiao said: "Prime Minister Guo, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

Guo Chongtao said: "After I said it, I was afraid of offending Li Siyuan. ”

Li Cunqiao said: "It doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Guo Chongtao said: "In that case, I'm afraid that Li Siyuan will delay things." ”

Li Siyuan is so angry!

Li Siyuan said in his heart: Guo Chongtao, you are very capable! You can do more with less! I'm delaying, I'm a rice bucket?

However, Li Siyuan just thought in his heart, he didn't say it.

Because Li Siyuan is a person who understands self-cultivation: what if he really responds to Guo Chongtao's words, what if he really delays things? It's not easy to win more with less! 70,000 people can't beat 100,000 people, it's not new.

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Li Cunqiao asked Guo Chongtao: "Prime Minister Guo, what do you think?" ”

Guo Chongtao said: "In the opinion of the minister, the minister said just now that the minister led 100,000 soldiers to save Xuzhou, and Li Siyuan led 100,000 soldiers to save Chang'an. ”

Li Cunmiao said: "Prime Minister Guo, this matter is very important, but you have no jokes!" ”

Guo Chongtao said: "I am willing to make a military order. ”

Li Cunqiao said: "Okay! ”

Guo Chongtao said, he wrote the military order.

Guo Chongtao wrote on the military order that if he could not save Xuzhou this time, he was willing to sacrifice the lives of his entire family.

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Li Siyuan saw that Guo Chongtao had set up a military order, and he also wrote a military order.

Li Siyuan also wrote on the military order: If he can't save Chang'an this time, he is also willing to sacrifice the lives of his whole family.

In fact, Li Cunqiao didn't let Li Siyuan write it, it was Li Siyuan himself who wanted to write it.

Li Siyuan wrote this with his breath in his breath.

Li Siyuan said in his heart: Guo Chongtao is too blind!

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In fact, this is not that Guo Chongtao has no one in his eyes, this is what Guo Chongtao is anxious about and thinks about the court.

Why is Guo Chongtao like this? He listened to Li Cunqiao, recruit another 100,000 soldiers, 200,000 soldiers to save Xuzhou, or don't recruit 130,000 troops to save Xuzhou?

Let's talk about recruiting soldiers first: if we recruit again, it will inevitably bring a burden to the people. When recruiting soldiers, it is inevitable to recruit from the common people; Recruiting soldiers will inevitably increase taxes and taxes for the people, otherwise where will the military pay come from? If there are fewer people who farm the land and more taxes, the common people will have a burden.

This is one aspect of this, and another aspect of it, the life of the common people in the north under his rule is not as good as that in the south. The lives of the common people under their own rule are already inferior to others, and if they raise taxes and levies for the common people, there will be a danger of losing the country.

As for why the lives of the common people in the north under Li Cunmiao's rule are not as good as those in the south, as I said earlier, the reason is that there has been no war in the south in the past ten years, the south has been developing, and there are often wars in the north.

War will inevitably bring a burden to the common people.

Why didn't Guo Chongtao lead 130,000 horses to save Xuzhou, and let Li Siyuan lead 70,000 horses to save Chang'an?

He was not at ease with Li Siyuan.

In case Chang'an can't be saved, in case Li Siyuan is defeated, Li Cunqiao will be half gone.

Guo is also disgusted with Li Cunqiao's country!

Guo Chongtao is not at ease with Li Siyuan, is he at ease with himself? What reason did he have to guarantee that he could defeat Xu Zhihao's army of 200,000 with 100,000 troops?

Guo Chongtao didn't take Xu Zhihao seriously.

Guo Chongtao said: Isn't Xu Zhihao a doll in his twenties? What's so great about him?

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In this way, Guo Chongtao led 100,000 horses and took Li Cunba, Li Cunxiao and others to save Xuzhou; Li Siyuan took 100,000 horses and Yu Xiaotian to save Chang'an.

Guo Chongtao thought well, he didn't expect that Xu Zhihao's subordinates were as masters as clouds, and now even Sima Deyun, the southern sage who was famous for his martial arts, was in Xu Zhihao's camp.

Guo Chongtao rescued Xuzhou, and he was in great trouble. (To be continued.) )