Zizhou ushered in another dawn, the faint morning light sprinkled down the city tower, Li Shaobin on the city wall put the horizontal knife into the scabbard, took off the hood, and revealed a tired face.

The Wang division withdrew from the city and collected the troops and returned to the camp, but Li Shaobin was not half happy, because he knew that this was just the other party going back to the camp for dinner, and it would not be long before another Wang division would be rotated.

Li Shaobin, who had not closed his eyes for two nights, was dizzy after the war, his heavy head seemed to be filled with lead water, and every time his thoughts turned, his head would be extremely uncomfortable, and his heart would be even more disgusting.

This made the stressed Li Shaobin feel irritable.

Since the beginning of the Zizhou war, the offensive of the Wang Division has been flourishing day by day, and the city of Zizhou has been overwhelmed day after day, even if the Wang Division went to Xuanwu County the day before yesterday, the offensive in front of him has not stopped for half a minute, and it is a fortunate thing to survive until dawn now.

However, the difficulty of the battle in Zizhou still exceeded Li Shaobin's expectations.

The first is the underestimation of the combat power of the Wang Division. Even before the war, Li Shaobin thought that he had paid enough attention to the combat strength of the Wang Division, but after days of fighting, as Li Shaobin's understanding of the armament of the Wang Division and the role of the middle and lower-level military attachés became more and more profound, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

The second is the fighting will of the Dongchuan soldiers. In the first few days of the war, under Li Shaobin's incentives, the Dongchuan soldiers could still fight effectively, but the further the battle went, Li Shaobin found that no matter how much gold, silver, wealth and promises he made, he could not resist the decline in morale.

Although he confiscated all the letters of surrender that Wang Shi shot into the city every day, and found that those who were secretly hiding were even more unforgivable, but this could not withstand the discussions in the army. Today's Zizhou City almost gives Li Shaobin a feeling of "the road is in sight", which makes him feel like he is on pins and needles.

Now, he is even more forced to fight the city in person - if he doesn't, he is afraid that Zizhou City has changed hands.

This made Li Shaobin, who thought that he had done a good enough job of preparing for the war before the war, and that Zizhou City could defend it for several months, how could he not feel disgusted and annoyed?

He dragged his stiff legs down the corridor, ready to go back to the Shuaifu to rest. Li Shaobin suddenly found that in the past few years, it seems that life in Dongchuan has been too comfortable, and when there is no battle and no one can disobey, his body is not as tough as it was back then.

With this thought, Li Shaobin's heart was even more irritable, as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

When walking down the road, Li Shaobin was hit by a man who lowered his head and hugged the rolling logs and staggered.

Li Shaobin, who was already not good-looking, had a black face at this time, and the man was already stupid, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, and he couldn't speak well.

"Waste, the road is unstable, what does Ben Shuai want you to do!" Li Shaobin burst into an evil fire in his heart, pulled out his knife from the sheath, and cut down the man with a shot.

The sudden killing immediately shocked the people around him.

"What the fuck are you looking at? If you can't hold the city, you'll all die! Li Shaobin shouted violently, his anger did not decrease, and he stepped on the war horse and whipped away.

It wasn't until Li Shaobin left that the man came forward to investigate the man, a woman with a sick face, who struggled to carry a bucket of hot water from the corner of the alley, and when she saw the tragic death, she cried and fainted on the dirty street.

Back at the Shuai Mansion, when Fang entered the mansion gate, Li Shaobin asked the henchmen who came up in a cold voice: "How is the battle in Xuanwu City, has Meng Zhixiang arrived?" ”

"Meng Shuai has arrived in Xuanwu, and the messenger is the messenger of Xichuan, do you want to meet the marshal?" The henchman was overjoyed, and he could see that the news also made him feel very happy.

"Let the believer come to him!" Li Shaobin was also happy when he heard this, he didn't have the heart to hide his heart when he got to this job, as long as Zizhou City could survive, it was easy to say.

Li Shaobin met with the Xichuan messenger in the hall, and the other party was calm and assured Li Shaobin: "Before yesterday afternoon, the marshal personally led more than 10,000 elites to Xuanwu County, and when he was ordered to come, the army had launched an offensive against the thief army. Li Shuai doesn't have to worry, within two days, the good news will definitely come! ”

Li Shaobin smiled, rubbed his hands back and forth on the armrests, said hello three times in a row, waved his big hand, and said proudly: "Your envoy works hard, come to someone, give a reward!" Contrary to the previous arrogant attitude in front of the Xichuan envoy, "The two rivers are the same breath, this time the thief army rashly attacked, it seems to be huge, but as long as you and I work together, the thief army will not return, why worry that the two rivers can not be preserved?" ”

"What Li Shuai said is very true, and this is exactly what Dashuai meant." The messenger of Nishikawa is neither humble nor arrogant.

The two talked very happily, and they were all happy, and then a civil official in the hall suddenly said loudly: "The day before yesterday, the thief army had divided its troops to aid the Xuanwu Hundred Battle Army. ”

As soon as the civil official asked, Li Shaobin immediately reacted that there was such a thing, this matter was very important, if Wang Shi arrived first, I am afraid that the war would be unfavorable to Xichuan, Li Shaobin did not wait for the Xichuan messenger to speak, and immediately asked: "Have you ever seen this thief army?" ”

"When he came to his humble position, the marshal fought with this thief army in Xuanwu City." The Xichuan messenger did not hide it, but his expression was still extremely confident, "Li Shuai doesn't have to worry about the Xichuan army, with the marshal on the battlefield, the thief army will definitely be defeated!" ”

Seeing that the messenger looked calm, Li Shaobin also believed three points, but thinking of the combat power of the king he had seen in the past few days, he couldn't help but worry, and nodded reluctantly, "With Meng Shuai here, this Shuai is naturally not worried." ”

Outside the city of Zizhou, Wang Shi's camp, Li Shaocheng drove his horse to the outside of the Chinese military camp, handed over the war horse, and hurried to the handsome tent.

opened the handsome tent and walked in, and saw Mo Li, who was drinking tea comfortably, hurriedly stepped forward, and saluted: "The messenger from Xichuan has entered the city." ”

Mo Li was squinting and sniffing the fragrance of tea, and bowed his head slightly when he heard the words, which was a sign of understanding.

Li Shaocheng is not a herald, since he came in person, he naturally will not just report the military situation, "In the opinion of the last general, the messenger from Xichuan must have come this time to inform Li Shaobin that Meng Zhixiang has arrived in Xuanwu, this news will definitely make Li Shaobin excited, why should our army stop him?" ”

It turned out that when the Xichuan messenger rushed into the city, he was stopped by Li Shaocheng, and before he could capture it, Mo Li immediately sent a military order to let Li Shaocheng let him enter the city. Li Shaocheng was puzzled, so he came to inquire.

Mo Li took a sip of tea and said with a slight smile: "Joy first and then worry, isn't it easier to mess up?" ”

Li Shaocheng was slightly stunned, and pondered: "What the military advisor means is that it won't be long before the news of the defeat of the Xichuan thief army will come back?" At present, Li Shaobin is bound to be overjoyed when he hears that the Meng thief is coming, and then when he hears that the Meng thief is defeated, he will be very worried, and under the great joy and worry, Li Shaobin must be restless, and the Dongchuan soldiers will also collapse? ”

"The general is keen, exactly." Mo Li put down the tea bowl, the meaning of what he said was not difficult to understand, what was surprising was his confidence that Li Congjing would definitely win the battle—it was no longer confidence, but taking it for granted, just as naturally thinking that the sun would rise in the east.

Mo Li looked up at Li Shaocheng and asked with a smile: "It's been more than half a month since the army attacked Zizhou, is the general tired?" ”

"Fighting thieves for the country, there is no such thing as fatigue." Li Shaocheng Road.

"The generals are not tired, the soldiers must be tired." Mo Li's smile was even more meaningful.

"What do you mean?" Li Shaocheng asked.

"I mean, it's time for this battle to end." Mo Li picked up the folding fan placed on the tea table in front of him and shook it gently, "Isn't that what the general meant?" ”

"That's what the last general means!" With Li Shaocheng's familiarity with Mo Li, he naturally knew what it meant for Mo Li to say such a thing.

"Since that's what the general meant, this matter will be easy to handle." Mo Li didn't feel that there was anything wrong with the late autumn fan, he stood up, lifted the curtain and looked out, "Now that the general is about to arrive, the general has eight hours to prepare, and when it is late tonight, there will be General Lao to take over Zizhou City." ”

"The last general commands!" Li Shaocheng happily clenched his fists, then hesitated for a moment, and stopped talking.

"If the general has something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." Mo Li glanced at Li Shaocheng.

"This" Li Shaocheng only hesitated slightly, and then said: "At present, the report of the Xuanwu battle has not been returned, the situation of the Xuanwu battle is unknown, and the commander of the army at this time expected that the news of the defeat of the Xichuan army would reach Zizhou tonight, and let the army prepare for war on this basis, and the general would have some doubts." ”

As the main general, he naturally has to speak out with such doubts.

"There is nothing wrong with the general having doubts, if the military report is not transmitted back tonight, the army does not have to forcibly attack the city, and he is willing to accept the guilt." The smile was still on Mo Li's face, making him look more chic, his voice was not heavy, but his tone was unquestionable, speaking of this, Mo Li paused slightly, and then said: "Before the end of tonight, the military report of Xuanwu City will definitely be sent back, and before the ugly time, there must be a signal in Xuanwu City, and Yin Shi is the perfect time for the army to act." ”

When Mo Li said this, the staff in the tent all looked at him, and in the face of everyone's eyes, Mo Li's expression did not change in the slightest, and he pointed to the crown with a folding fan and said: "If one of the above hours deviates, it will be regarded as dereliction of duty. ”

Li Shaocheng clenched his fists, "You have no jokes!" ”

Mo Li smiled: "The army has no jokes!" ”

When Li Shaocheng turned around and left the tent, the sunlight outside the tent shone down, just hitting Mo Li, who was gently shaking the folding fan.

In the past, Taizong went to war, and once, he was in the rear barracks, and calculated the accurate time when the army in front of him won, and the staff were all surprised when he heard it. After the army returned victorious, he asked, the facts were as Taizong expected, and the time was exactly right.