At this moment, there are already soldiers of the Red Turban Army who have introduced Li Xingze and Zhang Junbao into a very luxurious living room, and there is a red carpet on the ground, and even the two rows of wooden chairs are all wood carved chair handles of various birds and beasts. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When Li Xingze was wondering why there was no one in such a gorgeous hall, Guo Tianxu, who was dressed in white and shengxue, came in at this time.

The face of the person who came was like a crown of jade, with a graceful demeanor, and a brass sword sleeve hanging from his waist. Li Xingze didn't expect Meng Haima to be so young and still a handsome guy, so he hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed his head and said: "Huangzhou Li Xingze see Marshal Meng!" ”

Guo Tianxu did not answer directly, but sat on the first seat and picked up the tea. Originally, he came in in place of Meng Haima in advance to give Li Xingze a dismount, and he also wanted to test his ability.

It stands to reason that no matter whether you know each other or not, you can return a salute or say a waiver, which is good, and Li Xingze is hung there, but now he is not looking up, nor is he raising it, and it is a little embarrassing to stand there with his fists clenched.

Although Wang Quan kept saying that Meng Haima was his brother and would not embarrass Li Xingze, he did not listen to it, and he rushed to the contradiction between the White Lotus Sect and the Ming Sect, and also understood that this trip would not be easily achieved.

Although Li Xingze had already thought that Mingjiao would make things more difficult, he didn't expect that this person would be a dismount as soon as they met, and although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he thought that the military situation on Wang Quan's side was like fire, so he had to swallow his saliva and still stand in a reluctant voice.

In Guo Tianxu's opinion, this Li Junshi is too young, and there is only a slight fluff on the side of his mouth, indicating that he will never be over twenty years old, thinking of the things Li Xingze did, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Hmm"

Guo Tianxu saw that it was almost over, and asked directly coldly: "What are you doing this time?" ”

Finally didn't have to suffer, Li Xingze secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly told the matter that the king was going to borrow troops, and after finishing speaking, he stared at Guo Tianxu's lips tightly, and kept beating the drum in his heart, worried that Meng Haima would not say a word.

Who knows, Guo Tianxu did not directly answer Li Xingze's request, but gently blew away the foam in the teacup, took a sip, and asked: "I heard that Li Junshi of the White Lotus Sect is extremely resourceful, I don't know why I asked the Mingjiao to borrow troops?" ”

Big brother, no matter how resourceful you are, you have to have soldiers, Li Xingze felt a lot of slander in his heart, just because he had played with the Yuan army a few times, he became a constraint on borrowing soldiers now, thinking of this, he smiled bitterly: "The Yuan army is powerful, and we can't deal with it alone!" ”

Seeing Li Xingze's aggrieved face, Guo Tianxu secretly couldn't help laughing, and asked lightly on his face: "I don't know how Li Junshi plans to arrange my Mingjiao's Red Turban Army?" ”

"Please rest assured Marshal Meng, I will never show the slightest favoritism in the arrangement of troops!" Hearing that Meng Haima also suspected that Li Junshi would make a black hand, Li Xingze said in his heart that there might be a drama, and hurriedly replied with his fists on the ground.

"Haha!"

Meng Haima strode in from outside the hall, and when he saw Li Xingze nervously pestle there, he patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Li Junshi doesn't have to bother anymore, the soldiers will definitely lend it to you!" ”

When Li Xingze was wondering who this bearded man was, Guo Tianxu also stood up with a smile and hugged his fists and said: "It was just a joke just now, don't be surprised, I'm Guo Tianxu, this is!" After a pause, he continued: "Marshal Meng! ”

No wonder Guo Tianxu has a great demeanor, it turned out to be the eldest son, Li Xingze suddenly realized, just now it turned out to be a test of himself, and he didn't think about it at the moment, and hurriedly hugged his fists and saluted the two again.

"Well, Master Li, I don't know how you plan to retreat from the enemy?"

After Meng Haima saw Li Xingze saluting, he frowned and asked, about how Li Xingze arranged the troops, several people were very curious, and before Li Xingze came, they discussed with each other for a long time and didn't expect it.

You must know that now there are only thousands of soldiers who can fight in Dengzhou, and there are more than 2,000 people in Xiangyang at most, but the number of elite soldiers is the same as that of Temur, that is, the sun comes out of the west, no matter how you think about it, this Red Turban Army is bound to be defeated.

Guo Dagongzi is gentle and elegant, and Meng Haima is arrogant, thinking that these two people are elegant people, it will not be a problem to borrow troops. Li Xingze no longer hid it, and told his general plan.

Meng Haima and Guo Tianxu couldn't help but look at each other, and they were surprised at the same time in their hearts, can this battle still be fought like this? Guo Tianxu was puzzled: "Why don't you agree with defending the city?" ”

Defending the city is the most suitable, in Guo Tianxu's eyes, if it is just defending the city, not to mention that the Yuan army will come with 5,000 elite soldiers, it will be another 5,000, and it will not be able to fight for a while.

Li Xingze did think about such a question, and since Guo Tianxu asked it, he muttered: "There are three reasons why I personally disapprove of defending the city!" ”

"Please!"

Guo Tianxu also wanted to hear it, he really couldn't figure out what the disadvantages of defending the city were, so he hurriedly spoke.

"The first reason is the rapid expansion of the Dengzhou Red Turban Army, and there is now a shortage of food in the city!" There is a shortage of food in the city, do people want to starve to death in the city in order to defend the city, Guo Tianxu and Meng Haima nodded in unison.

Li Xingze said loudly: "Now about 2,000 people have weapons, even if they defend the city, they can't kill the capable soldiers of the Yuan army, this is the second!" ”

Although it can be delayed for a while, it will definitely not be able to drag on for a few days, and it will not be able to destroy the living force of the Yuan army, which will inevitably consume the people in the city to death. Li Xingze said these two points are quite reasonable, and the impatient Meng Haima urged: "Then what is the third reason?" ”

"Speaking of this third..."

Li Xingze felt that these two people could also be regarded as above board, so he said generously: "The third reason is related to the strategic pattern of my White Lotus Sect! After a pause, he didn't look at the shocked expressions of the two, and continued to himself: "If this Temur is defeated, then Marshal Wang can directly go north and take Nanyang Mansion!" ”

No wonder, the White Lotus Sect really made a good calculation. Guo Tianxu didn't say anything sarcastic, he felt that what Li Xingze said was very reasonable, not to mention who Nanyang Mansion is, Nanyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, one south and one north, if they can echo each other, the scope of their radiation is extremely wide.

The north and the south are resisting, and supporting each other, how can Meng Haima, who is in the bureau, not know, after Li Xingze finished speaking, he nodded and praised: "It's still Li Junshi's thoughtfulness, it seems that my Mingjiao must be able to do its best!" ”

In terms of right and wrong, there should not be any estrangement between the two religions, but they are united with the outside world, this battle is not only beneficial to the White Lotus Sect, but also in Huguang Province alone, the Ming Sect can also get a lot of territory by the way, thinking of this, Guo Tianxu also agreed.

"I'll go in person this time, I haven't seen the old brother for a long time!"

Originally, Guo Tianxu planned to lead his troops to follow Li Xingze over, but Meng Haima stopped him directly, and it was not a matter of winning or losing this battle, the eldest prince was noble and could not take risks, plus he wanted to meet Wang Quan by the way.

Meng Haima had a very good relationship with Wang Quan, no one knew about the two sects, and seeing that he had nothing to convince, Guo Tianxu had to stay in Xiangyang to be in charge of the city defense.

Guo Tianxu suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Marshal Meng, where did you lead your troops to Dengzhou?" ”

Seeing what he asked, Meng Haima wondered why the eldest prince asked this question, there was only one official road from Xiangyang Mansion to Dengzhou for the brigade to march, so he blurted out: "It must be from Xinye!" ”

Li Xingze only came to his senses at this time, his heart was damned, he slapped his head hard, and said with a trace of embarrassment on his face: "It's my negligence, we have to live Xinye!" ”

Although Xinye is not big, it is the intersection of the north and the south since ancient times, and the water and land transportation between the east and the west is a key place, and if Meng Haima leads the Xiangyang Red Turban Army to the north, it will inevitably pass through Xinye.

Seeing that Temur would lead troops to kill in a few days, it was really time to wait for no one, Li Xingze was anxiously wandering around the living room, he didn't have a good idea for a while, and sweat was gradually breaking out on his head.

Meng Haima defeated Xiangyang Mansion, and Xinye must be strictly defended, which is not good news for the Red Turban Army that has just experienced the war. Guo Tianxu sat on the chair and looked up to see Li Xingze who was in a hurry, and said helplessly: "Li Junshi, don't turn around, if you really can't do it, fight Xinye!" ”

"Alas"

That being said, but how to fight, this Red Turban Army, which is going north to support Dengzhou, can't have any damage in the small Xinye, Li Xingze sighed and said: "That's it, if it doesn't work, let's go over and talk about it!" ”

Zhang Junbao had been waiting impatiently outside the house, thinking that these people had been discussing for a long time, and when he was wondering, a soldier came over and informed him that his junior brother was looking for him.

Looking for him at this time, he must have encountered tricky things, what kind of temperament Li Xingze has, Zhang Junbao knows too well. hurriedly entered the living room and saw Li Xingze, and before he could speak, Senior Brother Li said: "Senior brother, I have to trouble you to go back to Dengzhou quickly and inform Marshal Wang to send troops to Xinye!" ”

How can this be a good fight against Xinye, Zhang Junbao didn't understand this, but he was slightly puzzled, so he took the order, but he was a little worried: "Then I'm leaving, who will protect you?" ”

Meng Haima shook his head and smiled: "Seeing that the relationship between you two brothers is really good, you can go with confidence, and Li Junshi will be handed over to us!" ”

After seeing Li Xingze nodding slightly, Zhang Junbao didn't say more, and rode his horse to Dengzhou in a hurry.

"Marshal Meng, then let's leave immediately!"

With the 2,000 people on Meng Haima's side, it was really not enough for the Xinye guards to watch, and Li Xingze had no choice but to notify Wang Quan's side to also send troops and gather the two Red Turban Army to see if he could take Xinye first.

Guo Tianxu sat there for a long time just now without speaking, just thinking about things, and seeing that the two of them were going to send troops, he suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Li Junshi, I think if you can take Xinye, maybe it's a good thing?" ”

In addition to being able to get a city, Li Xingze didn't feel any benefit, and couldn't help but wonder: "What's so good about this Xinye, I really don't see it!" ”

"Haha! The benefits are huge! ”