No wonder Li Shaobin's expression has changed greatly, it is really the Xichuan reinforcements that are his last straw, if the Xichuan army is blocked in the west of Xuanwu County, he Zizhou is just a lonely city, in the face of the fierce Wang Shi, who is advancing all the way, where is the opponent?

Over the past few days, Li Shaobin has fought with Wang Shi a lot, he already has a full understanding of Wang Shi's combat power, the thirty or forty thousand armor soldiers outside the city, but the real tiger and wolf division, absolutely not half of the water.

The reason why Li Shaobin was sure of guarding Zizhou City before was based on the premise that the Xichuan reinforcements would arrive in time, Rao was a combined army of East and Xichuan, and Li Shaobin never thought that he could defeat Wang Shi, all the preparations he made in the city, as well as the ideas instilled in the Dongchuan soldiers, were just to hold on to the city for a few months.

Hold on for several months, and in the cold winter season, Wang Shi will not be able to capture Zizhou, so he will withdraw his troops because of supply and other issues, and Dongchuan will be saved this time, which is the true portrayal of Li Shaobin's heart.

Now, just four or five days after the war in Zizhou, Xuanwu County was captured, how can Li Shaobin accept it, how can he not panic?

Seeing that Li Shaobin was shaking, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, and eagerly called for a long time before Li Shaobin's eyes regained focus. To everyone's surprise, Li Shaobin, who had recovered his senses, was just stunned, and then pushed away the person who was supporting him with a smile, and said with a helpless expression: "I have been thinking about the battle situation for the past two days, and I haven't rested at night, thinking that my body is not very well-fed. You don't have to panic, Ben Shuai's body is also fighting from the sea of swords and fires, some little things are harmless, just rest for a while. ”

After that, he didn't wait for more words, pretending not to hear the words of the messenger of Xuanwu County, and asked him calmly: "You just said that Xuanwu County was captured by the thief army?" ”

"Yes, military commander, the thief army is attacking the city too fiercely, and the armament is too good, we can't hold the city, please punish the marshal!" The two dying messengers were already heartbroken when they saw Li Shaobin's appearance. The situation is so serious, so that Li Shaobin is so sad, the Xuanwu County soldiers are very responsible, they think that with Li Shaobin's temperament, they have no way to live, at this time, they are all grabbing the ground with their heads, desperate and waiting for death.

However, to their surprise, Li Shaobin did not get angry, scolded them severely, and then pushed them out to behead them in order to dispel the anger in his heart and correct the military law of the whole army, but laughed out loud.

Li Shaobin's laughter was heroic and loud, but it was too sudden and too confusing, so that everyone present froze in place and looked at Li Shaobin in confusion.

After laughing, Li Shaobin helped the two messengers up, "What is the crime in Xuanwu County?" The defeat of the thief army is not far away! This commander should celebrate with the whole army! ”

If everyone was just surprised before, after hearing Li Shaobin's words, almost all thought that Li Shaobin's head was broken, and finally, a messenger couldn't help but ask: "The loss of Xuanwu County is precisely when our army is frustrated and the thief army is gaining momentum, why does the army commander say that the thief army will be defeated?" ”

After Li Shaobin returned to the desk, he sat down for a while, looked at the messenger and said unhurriedly: "Ben Shuai and ask you, how many thieves are there attacking Xuanwu County?" ”

"That's about 10,000 people." Although the messenger intended to make the number larger, in order to highlight the strength of the enemy and to alleviate some of his own guilt, he did not dare to lie at this time, so he had to tell the truth.

"Good! Ben Shuai asks you again, how many reinforcements are there in Xichuan? Li Shaobin then asked.

"Xichuan Meng Shuai, send 30,000 troops to help." The messenger didn't know the details of the matter, so Li Shaobin's left and right answered the question for him.

"Ben Shuai asked the third time, you just said that the thief army has all the siege equipment, how about the damage to the city?" Li Shaobin said.

"The damage to the city is very serious, and although we try our best to repair it, it is a drop in the bucket." The messenger replied.

"Ben Shuai will ask you again, when Xuanwu County was captured by the thief army, where had the Xichuan reinforcements arrived?" Li Shaobin said.

"It's less than a day's trip to Xuanwu County!" Xuanwu County has always maintained contact with the Xichuan reinforcements, so this matter is naturally known.

"Good!" Li Shaobin smiled again, "In this way, do you think that with the long-fought thief army outside Xuanwu County, can you stop the Xichuan reinforcements?" ”

The messenger's face was full of astonishment, puzzled, but the henchmen beside him reacted first, and said in surprise: "The thief army is not more than 10,000, after several days of fierce fighting, it must be tired, and the city is seriously damaged, the defense power is naturally greatly reduced, and the Xichuan reinforcements will arrive soon, with three times the strength, it is really easy to defeat this thief army!" ”

Speaking of this, the staff couldn't help but high-five, "In this way, although the thief army captured Xuanwu County, it had no practical effect, they occupied Xuanwu City, but in fact, they were drawing the ground as a prison, and when the Xichuan reinforcements arrived, they would definitely be defeated!" ”

Li Shaobing laughed out loud again, praising the staff's analysis, "That's right! Therefore, Ben Shuai said that although Xuanwu County has fallen, the defeat of the thief army is not far away! ”

"The military marshal's discernment, the fall of Xuanwu County was a bad thing, but the military marshal saw the great good things hidden in the bad things in an instant, this wisdom really makes me feel ashamed!" The staff was amazed and patted their ass.

"Where blessings and misfortunes are relied upon, and where misfortunes and blessings lie in waiting, this is also the case!" Li Shaobin looked a little proud, he turned his gaze, and then asked the staff member, "The results of the battle of Xuanwu County have been seen, Mr. may go one step further and deduce the situation in Zizhou?" ”

This time, the staff didn't think much about it, and said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this!" The total strength of the thief army is only forty or fifty thousand, and the division of troops is ten thousand people in Xuanwu County, and it will be defeated by the Xichuan thief army in a few days, so that the thief army will not only lose a lot of strength, but also the morale will inevitably be low. ”

In the end, the staff member was very excited, and couldn't help but ridicule the other party, "It is said that Li Congjing can fight well, but he never thought that there would be such a faint move as dividing troops in Xuanwu County, it is really self-defeating!" His reputation as a victorious general is afraid that he will be lost to this Zizhou city in the near future! ”

Li Shaobin's hearty laughter sounded again, and then he said to everyone: "Shu is the Shu land of our people, anyone who wants to get involved is asking for their own death, Li Congjing's defeat, although he used troops improperly, but also because he sent troops to Shuzhong, he was wrong from the beginning!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Shaobin stood up with a dumb expression, "Everyone, the Xichuan reinforcements will arrive soon, and Li Congjing's destruction is imminent, and let me wait with one heart and one mind to defeat the thief army!" ”

Everyone was excited when they heard this, and they all bowed their heads and said: "One heart and one mind, defeat Li Congjing!" ”

After everyone retreated and the hall was clean again, Li Shaobin sat down again, and the excited and optimistic look on his face disappeared without a trace in an instant, replaced by a thick worry that could not be dissolved.

Seeing Li Shaobin's appearance, the staff couldn't help but be curious, and asked: "Military commander, the battle situation is so favorable to us, and the time of victory is not far away, why does the military commander look like this?" ”

Li Shaobin didn't bother to look at this staff, sneered, and said in a low voice: "Do you really think that Li Congjing is going to lose, and I am going to win?" ”

"This" staff was surprised, and they didn't know why Li Shaobin said such a thing to deny himself.

Li Shaobin's face was like frost, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you know which army is the army sent to Xuanwu County by Li Congjing?" ”

"This is the Hundred Battles Army."

"Have you forgotten that Li Congjing's name for Changsheng came from? It's this army of a hundred battles! Li Shaobin's eyes showed a look of jealousy, "How many days has it been since the Hundred Battles Army traveled west?" Xuanwu County, which you and I regarded as rock-solid in advance, was taken by the Hundred Battles Army almost effortlessly, and the siege of the city was still like this, once the Hundred Battles Army had a city to defend, the 30,000 Xichuan Army was so easy to get? ”

He then said: "Moreover, Li Congjing has been fighting horses for many years, and he has a deep understanding of the way to fight, and he is surrounded by strategists like clouds, you can hate him, but you can't despise him!" This time, he sent the Hundred Battles Army west to Xuanwu County, how could he not have inferred and prepared for the next battle? ”

"But the commander didn't say it"

Li Shaobin's fierce gaze suddenly looked at the staff, and the staff shuddered, and he finally reacted, "The commander deliberately said this, it turned out to stabilize the morale of the army and improve morale."

"The battle in Zizhou is already difficult, and if the soldiers of the whole army can't see hope, there will be no need to fight this war!" Li Shaobin said coldly.

"This Xichuan reinforcement really can't come?"

Li Shaobin stood up, walked to the door with his hands in his hands, looked up at the door, and was silent for a long time, "This is not necessarily, and what Ben Shuai said before is not completely unreasonable." The battle of Xuanwu County, what will happen in the future" Li Shaobin clenched his hands, "It remains to be seen!" ”

Yes, it's mindfulness, not any measure.

Although he knew that the battle of Xuanwu County was related to the survival of Dongchuan, Li Shaobin had no way to help.

This helplessness and pain tortured Li Shaobin's brows tightened, and his heart was like a knife.