As Yang Guang toured Jiangdu, only cavalry and infantry remained in Xingyang, but Li Xuanba still felt that being the commander of the two armies was not an easy task.

In order to prevent suspicion, Li Xuanba rarely entered the barracks, so he didn't know how to manage the soldiers in his hands at all. Fang Xuanling came to Xingyang at this time, which was really a relief for Li Xuanba. In addition, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and others had a good relationship with Li Xuanba, and there were no problems with Xingyang's defense.

Everything was done by someone else, and Li Xuanba, as the general guard of Xingyang, was always embarrassed to be "idle" like before, so he decided to do something, such as recruiting soldiers.

Li Xuanba's concept is different from Zhang Xutuo, Zhang Xutuo does not want to see the people fight on the battlefield, but Li Xuanba believes that once Xingyang is breached, the people will not even have a chance to fight, and those so-called rebels will really spare the people in the city? Xingyang City is not rich in grain and grass, and there are more than 100,000 Wagang thieves, how can they waste food on these people who have nothing to do with him?

The recruitment of soldiers was not going well, because Li Xuanba's prestige could not be compared with Zhang Xutuo at all, even if Li Xuanba sent people to post notices everywhere to persuade him with pros and cons, the people were still indifferent, but they tried to escape from Xingyang County.

"The servility of the Chinese people has not changed for thousands of years." Li Xuanba stood on the city wall, looked at the fleeing people outside the city, and sighed faintly: "Under the whole world, where is the pure land?" Where can they flee? ”

Fang Xuanling sighed a lot, and said bitterly: "The people are short-sighted, they don't know the situation in other counties at all, since Gongzi wants to recruit troops and buy horses, why not forcibly close the city gate?" Now is not the time to pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality. ”

"Why wouldn't I?" Li Xuanba replied helplessly: "But if the people are not voluntarily summoned into the army, how should they be arranged?" At that time, General Zhang led thousands of people to exterminate tens of thousands of rebels, I really dare not imagine that one day the Wagang thieves attacked Xingyang, and the soldiers scattered and fled. ”

"It's getting warmer, and we're running out of time." Fang Xuanling was silent for a moment, understanding that Li Xuanba was unwilling to do anything to force the people, so he turned to say: "The Wagang thieves have been silent for so long, who knows what they are planning. ”

"In the face of me, an unknown person, Li Mi and Zhai Rang didn't dare to attack, but they were really cautious." Li Xuanba smiled bitterly and said: "General Zhang has been away for half a month, and no matter how well-informed the Wagang thieves are, they should know at this time." ”

"Perhaps, they have already guessed who was defeated before." Fang Xuanling reminded: "Please forgive Xuanling for being blunt, even if General Zhang is transferred back to Luoyang, in terms of qualifications, this position of Xingyang Tongshou will not be the turn of the son, Your Majesty will reuse you now, it should make the Wagang thief realize something." ”

"Xuanba understands, but this is also something that cannot be helped." Li Xuanba nodded and said, "There are gains and losses, let's think about how to defend Xingyang." ”

"Childe's arrangement is foolproof, so what is there to worry about?" Fang Xuanling thought of the things Li Xuanba ordered, and said with a smile: "Although the recruitment of troops is not very smooth, there are nearly 10,000 people, and when General Qin and General Luo train for some time, it should not be a problem to participate in the defense of the city." ”

There are nearly a million people in Xingyang, of course, not all of them will flee, and in order to protect their homes, many men still choose to sign up for the army. And in the event of a real war, you can also transfer the strong men in the city, plus some city defense facilities designed by Li Xuanba, it will not be a problem to hold Xingyang for half a year.

There was a neighing of horses in the city, Li Xuanba looked back, and saw Liang Xiao skillfully jumping off Chiyan and running towards the city wall, Li Xuanba and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and smiled. Fang Xuanling said: "This child's comprehension is really rare, he has practiced his riding skills so well in a few days, even Chiyan can't do anything about him." ”

Since the failure of the night attack on Xingyang County, Zhai Rang has never left Wagangzhai, first, the weather is cold, not suitable for expeditions, and second, they are waiting for the right time.

"Sir, it's like a god." In the meeting hall of Wagangzhai, Zhai Rang showed a happy face, and said to Li Mi, who was under the head: "When Yang Yichen was dismissed from the army, Mr. said that Zhang Xutuo would also be transferred back to Luoyang, and now Zhang Xutuo is no longer in Xingyang, and Yang Guang has handed over Xingyang County to a child, now is the so-called opportunity for Mr. ”

"As Zhai Gong said, this is indeed a good opportunity." Li Mi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "But what we have to do is not to capture Xingyang, but to take a detour and take the Tiger Prison Pass." ”

"Attack the Tiger Prison?" Hearing this, Zhai Rang frowned lightly and said, "Isn't Mr. afraid of the imperial army in Xingyang?" Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and others also showed puzzled expressions, because they had proposed such a plan before, and the person who raised objections was Li Mi.

"One time, another time." Li Mi arched his hand and said: "Dare to ask Zhai Gong and the generals, what are your chances of winning in the face of Zhang Xutuo?" ”

Li Mi's words made the faces of everyone in the hall look ugly, the two armies fought dozens of times, and the Wagang army only won one, and strictly speaking, it could not be called a victory.

"Sir, let's tell the plan in my heart, we are all rough people, and we really can't compare with Mr." Zhai Rang smiled awkwardly and said: "At this time, Xingyang Tongshou is Li Xuanba, let me hear that he has suffered an accident and has become a waste, why is Mr. afraid of him?" ”

"Gong Zhai thinks that when Zhang Xutuo was besieged, who sent the cavalry to rescue him?" Li Mi explained unhurriedly: "No matter what Yang Guang's purpose is, he recalled Zhang Xutuo to Luoyang, and appointed Li Xuanba as the general guard of Xingyang, which shows that this Li Xuanba must have something extraordinary, and Mi suspects that it is this person who has ruined our plan." ”

"Mr. Li, are you overly worried?" Shan Xiongxin got up and said: "If it was Li Xuanba a few years ago, we would still be a little afraid, but now he is only afraid that he will not even be able to pick up a weapon, is he still afraid that he will save Xingyang by himself and on a horse?" ”

Shan Xiongxin's words deeply stimulated Li Mi, who followed Yang Xuangan to attack Luoyang City, and it was Li Xuanba who fell from the sky and blocked the direction of the army's advance.

However, now Li Mi is more mature, his face is not different, he still looks light, and said with a smile: "Zhang Xutuo attaches great importance to reputation, so he rarely recruits soldiers, but Li Xuanba is different, I heard that Zhang Xutuo just left, he began to recruit soldiers in the city, so Xingyang County will only be more difficult to capture than before." ”

"If he knows how to use soldiers, how can he open the gates of the city?" Zhai Rang said a little strangely: "Isn't he afraid of the news leaking out?" ”

"Mi thinks that he has such a plan to let the people go." Li Mi said: "Xingyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Li Xuanba has recruited tens of thousands of soldiers, plus Zhang Xutuo has left more than 10,000 elite soldiers in Xingyang, if you want to capture Xingyang, how easy is it to talk about?" He drew our attention to Xingyang so that the eastern capital would be safe. So why don't we do the opposite? ”

"Then what if Li Xuanba leads the army to rescue?" Xu Shiji, who had been silent, suddenly said: "The strength of the imperial cavalry, Mr. Li has also seen it. ”

"General Shan said before that Li Xuanba has become a wasted man, let him defend the city, we can't help him." Li Mi squinted his eyes and sneered: "But we have grandly bypassed Xingyang to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, can he Li Xuanba dare to go out of the city?" ”

Wagangzhai more than 100,000 troops, after this period of integration, the combat power has long been different from what it used to be, as long as Li Xuanba dares to lead the army out of the city, Li Mi has many ways to let them have no return.

Zhai Rang was not a stupid person, and he quickly understood, he slapped his thigh and said, "Just act according to Mr.'s plan." ”