…… Shilingguan Town Guards the White Tiger Hall of the Embassy...... Li Cunhuan smiled and said to Hao Yi: "Zitong (Hao Yizi), this time it is thanks to you that Shiling Pass can be captured so smoothly!" ”

Don't look at Hao Yi is quite arrogant in front of Shi Jianjiao, but at this moment, with a sincere and frightened expression, seeing Li Cunhuan talking and sitting on the back of the chair, he immediately bent down and said: "This is all thanks to His Highness Hong Fu's blessing and Feng Qianhu's brilliant strategy, so I have today's credit." Despicability is just an errand runner! ”

Feng Bao on the side was expressionless when he heard this, but Zhou Dewei showed disdain and muttered: "Sycophant! ”

Because Zhou Dewei is close to Li Cunhuan, he is the first on the left-hand side! Isn't it close? Li Cunhuan heard this clearly. However, Li Cunhuan also knows that when the water is clear, there are no fish, and no one is perfect. Besides, there is really a perfect person, and Li Cunhuan is not at ease to use him. There are a lot of things that you can know by yourself.

However, Li Cunhuan still decided to knock Hao Yi, "Zitong, I, Lu Long, have always paid attention to affairs. You say that, but it's too flashy? That's it for now! Not an example! ”

When Hao Yi heard this, he looked embarrassed and smiled dryly, not knowing what to say.

However, Li Cunhuan has always pursued the principle of a big stick and a turnip, and after a pause, he said with an appreciative face: "But Zitong abandoned the darkness and turned to the light this time, and this king is very happy!" Zitong's merits are not easy to reward, well! This king gives you two choices. One is Taiyuan Mansion Yin, and the other is Tieying Dudu. Zitong, do you think that one is better? ”

When Hao Yi heard this, he couldn't help but be very entangled. Taiyuan Mansion Yin, needless to say, the official rank, from the second grade, the big man! Not to mention that Taiyuan is the richest place in Hedong, and the money earned every year is two or three thousand. The income of a rich peasant household is only about fifty yuan a year! Qualifications, ten or eight years, with his age, as long as he doesn't make big mistakes, he will definitely be able to become an observer.

However, Tieying is all idiots who know that it is Li Cunhuan's pro-army, although after several expansions, although there are only 800 people. But how many people want to go in. To put it mildly, the Iron Eagle is more majestic than the ordinary ten years outside!

(Ten generals, equivalent to ten captains, theoretically manage ten people) Although it is said that the official rank of Du Yuhou in the Iron Eagle Capital is not high, only from the bottom of the five grades, compared to what the Taiyuan Mansion Yin did not say. But then again, after a few years and being released, the worst thing is that he is also a commander of the chamber, and he manages thousands of people. After a few more battles, it is not a problem to get a first- or second-grade official position. The most important thing is to follow Li Cunhuan, the potential is not ordinary.

Li Cunhuan smiled and said lightly: "Don't worry, think slowly." If there are other official positions you want, you can give this king a word. You're welcome! This king is different from Hedong here, and it has always been rewarded for meritorious service, and punished for mistakes. You don't believe in asking people. Dexiang (Fu Cunxian) was punished by me some time ago, but this king didn't care that he was a town festival envoy! ”

When Hao Yi heard this, he echoed with a smile on his face: "Yes!" Be! Be! ”

After dealing with Hao Yi's matter, Li Cunhuan asked Zhou Dewei: "Zhenyuan, do you think the next step, how should you go?" ”

Zhou Dewei said: "The last general has thought about it, and there are three strategies. ”

"Oh?" Li Cunhuan looked at Zhou Dewei with a little doubt, waiting for his answer.

Zhou Dewei opened his mouth and said: "The best strategy, concentrate the cavalry, and go straight to Taiyuan!" Forced to drop Li Keyong! ”

When Li Cunhuan heard this, he pondered for a moment, and said noncommittally: "What about the middle strategy? ”

Zhou Dewei didn't say anything to Li Cunhuan, and didn't care, and continued with an indifferent face: "The middle strategy is to concentrate troops and horses and besiege Taiyuan. However, Taiyuan City is not an ordinary city wall with high and thick walls, and it is not easy to capture! It's normal to spend a year and a half. ”

When Wang Maozhang and Yang Shihou heard this, they were a little displeased, didn't Zhou Dewei's words mean to belittle himself? Who doesn't know that among the infantry, the Youyan [***] led by Wang Maozhang and the white-robed army led by Yang Shihou are the most powerful. The siege must have been dominated by their troops. In this general situation, Zhou Dewei actually said that it was not easy to capture Taiyuan, and it was normal to attack for a year and a half, didn't he say: Yang Shihou and Wang Maozhang's subordinates, if they want to capture Taiyuan, it is not easy!

Li Cunhuan knew that Zhou Dewei's words were true, and he did not mean to belittle Wang Maozhang and Yang Shihou. Taiyuan is the land of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty, and it was an important town to defend against the Turks, can it be built strongly? In addition, since the Anshi Rebellion, several feudal towns in Hebei have been listening to the tune and not listening to the propaganda. If you want to count the rebellions, the most number of recruits are a few feudal towns in Hebei.

In this case, relying on Hedong in Hebei, can Taiyuan Mansion not be reinforced? Not to mention the generation of Li Keyong. Both generations of father and son have rebelled and recruited to settle down, is it okay if their own nest is not built? In the past few hundred years, it has been ordered that even a small village has been built into a big city. Not to mention that Taiyuan is not a small city in the first place.

In addition, Li Cunhuan also knows the story of the Yang general, the number one old man of the Yang family, Yang Ye, was originally loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty based in Taiyuan. Although Yang Ye is very powerful, Taiyuan also has a lot of credit. The Song Dynasty poured the strength of the whole country into attacking the Northern Han Dynasty in Taiyuan, and it took many years to finally conquer Taiyuan. As a result, after the defeat of Taiyuan, Song Taizong ordered the destruction of Taiyuan because he was afraid of the solidity of Taiyuan. Single-mindedly rebuilding a small city in another place.

Therefore, Li Cunhuan also knew that it was impossible to capture Taiyuan in a short period of time. However, he was still not reconciled, so he asked, "What about the next step?" ”

Zhou Dewei hesitated, and said: "Divide the troops to occupy all parts of Lin Taiyuan, and then surround Taiyuan City, build high walls on all sides of Taiyuan, and build river embankments upstream. When the heavy rain continues, dig the river embankment to flood Taiyuan. However, I am afraid that it will hurt the heavens and the peace, and this flooding, the 200,000 people in Taiyuan City, I don't know how much will be left! ”

When Li Cunhuan heard this, he also hesitated, not that Li Cunhuan was unwilling to waste time and wanted to go down to Taiyuan in one fell swoop. Instead, this move is to lose the hearts of the people in Taiyuan, and that's it. After the flooding, Taiyuan City does not know how badly damaged. The city defense also had to be rebuilt, and it would take ten or eight years for Taiyuan City to recover.

Zhou Yanpet, who had been silent, spoke, "Li Keyong will not surrender, he is a hero, a hero can die, he can be down, he can be defeated, he can betray his relatives, but he can't surrender." ”

Li Cunhuan also nodded and agreed: "Indeed, Li Keyong is a human being, and he is not allowed to surrender!" ”

Li Cunhuan hesitated and said, "Let's take the middle step!" Ordered the whole army to rest for a day, Ge Gong. ”

"The last general!" Ge Congzhou responded respectfully on the side.

Li Cunhuan bowed his head to Ge Congzhou and said politely: "Then please bring the cavalry and take Li Ke by surprise." See if you are sure to seize the outer city of Taiyuan. ”

"The last general obeys!" Ge Congzhou didn't make any guarantees, saying that he would definitely capture Taiyuan Mansion before His Highness came down. However, Li Cunhuan knew that Ge Congzhou was a person who said the same, and it was precisely because of this that Li Cunhuan trusted Ge Congzhou more.

…… On April 21, Taiyuan City ...... "Chitose!" Chitose! Big things are wrong! Li Cunxian rushed into the study with an arrow step, and said with a pale face.

Li Ke used to hear this, and his eyes showed a touch of panic, and he asked urgently: "Is it the one of the two levels (Chitang Pass and Shiling Pass) that is missing?" ”

Li Cunxian's face showed a touch of bitterness, and said: "The town guard of Shiling Pass made Hao Yi surrender to the pass. ”

Li Keyong was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then slammed his fist on the coffee table on the side, and the teacups and teapots on the coffee table jumped up fiercely, and several rolled to the ground from the coffee table and turned into a pile of broken porcelain pieces.

"What about Kang Junli? And Shi Jianjiao! What do they eat! Lick snarled.

Suddenly, Li Keyong's face changed slightly. "Hao Yi! Isn't he the one who secretly communicates with Li Cunhuan? This...... The lonely king killed the heir by mistake! ”

While accompanying Li Keyong's Fifth Taibao Li Cunjin, his face suddenly turned slightly, and he lost his voice: "Meng Zhixiang!" Could it be that he is also an accomplice! ”

Li Siyuan was unjustly killed on the basis of the evidence and testimony provided by Meng Zhixiang, but Wu Yanqi, who was also on the envoy, did not find anything. When Li Cunjin said this, Li Keyong and Li Cunxian couldn't help but change their faces slightly.

At this time, Wu Yanqi, the Zhongmen envoy who was already equivalent to the prime minister, suddenly rushed in and shouted: "Chitose! Big things are wrong! Meng Zhixiang took his family and 3,000 subordinates out of the city, and he didn't know where to go! ”

When Li Ke heard this, his face turned red as if Guan Gong in a big play, he held back for a while, and suddenly made a voice like King Kong, and roared angrily: "Meng Zhixiang, you white-eyed wolf!" White-eyed wolf! The Lone King is going to kill you! Kill you! ”

As he spoke, he casually pulled out his saber from his waist, and while roaring, 'Kill you', he took the innocent coffee table in front of him as Meng Zhixiang, chopping wood and cutting it into rotten wood.

Wu Yanqi hesitated, although he knew that Li Keyong was still angry at this time, he still had to bite the bullet and say, "Your Highness, I just received an urgent report. Yangqu Town will surrender the city because Lu Long has blocked the news, and the internal guards have just found out the news. Let Lu Long's striker unconsciously come to the outside of Taiyuan City, and at this time he has arrived at the East Shili Pavilion. There are a total of 5,000 cavalry, looking at the banner, it should be Ge Congzhou who came in person. ”

Li Keyong calmed down when he heard this, and neither yelled and scolded, nor continued to chop the coffee table with a saber.

Wu Yanqi hesitated: "Chitose, it's better to surrender!" There are less than 30,000 horses left in Taiyuan City! In addition, there are 10,000 people and horses from Lanzhou, and there are less than 10,000 people and horses scattered in the important passes of various counties in Hedong. ”

Hearing this, Li Ke looked at Li Cunjin and Li Cunxian with an expressionless face, and asked, "What about the opinions of the two of you?" ”

Li Cunjin opened his mouth, but he didn't spit out the last word.

On the contrary, it was Li Cunxian, who hesitated and said: "The child has not been very smart since he was a child, it is all up to his father-in-law!" It doesn't matter if the father-in-law wants the child to charge into battle alone! ”

Li Ke just nodded noncommittally, neither saying yes nor scolding. It's hard to figure out what Li Keyong is thinking. Just staring at Li Cunjin.

Seeing that there was no way to dodge, Li Cunjin gritted his teeth and said, "Father-in-law!" This is already a critical moment. With all due respect, Li Cunhuan will definitely not stop if he doesn't capture Taiyuan at this time! The father-in-law will either surrender or fight on his back! ”

Li Keyong didn't nod or shake his head when he heard this, and asked, "Why don't you stick to Taiyuan?" ”

Li Cunjin smiled bitterly: "The art of war is cloudy, and you don't defend the helpless city." At this moment, what reinforcements in Taiyuan can't be delivered? Li Cunhuan has defeated more than 120,000 Tatars, and even if Zhu Wen at the south gate puts aside his hatred and asks Zhu Wen for help, I am afraid that Zhu Wen will not have soldiers and horses to support. is all because he is entangled with Li Hanzhi and Liu Zhijun at the moment, and he can't tell the winner without a year and a half of hard work. Besides, after the winner was divided, Zhu Wen was also injured, does he have soldiers and horses to fight with Li Cunhuan? ”

Speaking of this, Li Cunjin paused, organized the language, and continued to smile bitterly: "Taiyuan City is strong, but Li Cunhuan surrounds Taiyuan City, and there will be a large army to support him one after another, and the internal guards have found out that Li Cunhuan fought on the Sanggan River and captured no less than 50,000 Tatars. It only takes two or three months of Li Cunhuan's training, and there will be an army of 50,000, not to mention Lu Long's follow-up soldiers and horses. Defending Taiyuan City will only make Li Cunhuan's soldiers and horses more and more, and the gap between him and my Hedong will widen. When the time comes, you're welcome, Li Cunhuan will not attack the city. Taiyuan City is flooded on three sides, and Li Cunhuan only needs to build a Great Wall in the east, send infantry to defend it, send cavalry to cruise the river, and the navy to defend it. Then send other large armies to occupy the remaining prefectures and counties east of the river. How long can Taiyuan City last? Based on the current food situation in the city, the top of the sky is a year and a half. So the child said bluntly, either surrender or fight with Li Cunhuan. Either that...... Take refuge in others! ”

The other third one is absolutely untenable, it is not that Li Keyong is too arrogant, but that Li Keyong can take refuge, only Zhu Wen, Liu Zhijun, Li Maozhen The three guys, if they are a little farther, I am afraid they will not be able to go that far. Needless to say, Liu Zhijun didn't say that Li Cunhuan sowed discord and turned him against Zhu Wen. Needless to say, the relationship with Li Cunhuan is too good, after all, Liu Zhijun still expects Li Cunhuan to pull Zhu Wen's hind legs, and Li Cunhuan also smuggles a little material to Liu Zhijun every once in a while.

Not to mention the relationship, these materials are enough for Liu Zhijun to sell Li Keyong to Li Cunhuan in order not to offend Li Cunhuan. Therefore, Liu Zhijun must not surrender.

And the other two characters, Zhu Wen and Li Maozhen, needless to say. Li Maozhen has been crusaded against by Li Keyong, saying that he has no hatred for Li Keyong, which is false. Zhu Wen? Not to mention, if there is anyone who wants Zhu Wen to die in the world, that person must be Li Keyong. If there is a person who wants Li Ke to die the most, that person is Zhu Wen.

Some other small forces, not to mention that Li Keyong looks down on them, even if Li Keyong is willing to take refuge, such as Li Hanzhi, Wang Heng and others, they all have hatred with Li Keyong. Even if hatred is put aside, will they dare to take it in? Li Cunhuan's anger is not something that they clowns can bear.

"Then you can only choose to surrender and fight against the water!" Li Keyong turned around, sat on the tiger skin chair, supported his chin with his left hand, and muttered.

Everyone didn't answer, even Wu Yanqi, who had proposed to surrender earlier.

After a long time, Li Keyong stood up suddenly, Li Cunjin, Wu Yanqi, and Li Cunxian all raised their heads involuntarily to look at Li Keyong, but only to see a white light flashing.

"Poof!" A stream of blood gushed out, and Li Keyong, Li Cunjin and Li Cunxian, who were present, all spilled blood, Li Cunjin lowered his head, only to see the head of Wu Yanqi, whose eyes were wide and his face was terrified, fell to the ground.

"Fight against the water! And then there are those who surrender! Such people! Li Ke used a categorical voice to pull Li Cunjin from the shock to the real world.

Li Cunjin didn't know what Li Keyong thought, the Zhongmen envoy held great power, although he did not have the name of the prime minister, but it was better than the power of the prime minister. Military affairs have an influence on deciding surnames, not to mention Wu Yanqi's loyalty to Li Keyong, although I dare not say that everyone knows it, but many people know it. But just said something that shouldn't be said, and Li Keyong killed Wu Yanqi, which ...... It's shocking.

Li Cunjin even had a feeling that Li Keyong had gone crazy and was driven crazy by Li Cunhuan and the difficulties that came today.

But at this moment, Li Cunjin and Li Cunxian just had time to say: "Obey!" They ran away in a panic, they didn't know what kind of crazy move Li Keyong would make if they continued to stay here.

In the evening of the same day, Li Keyong gathered the Yi'er army under his command, but there were a total of 1,000 people. After some encouragement, Li Keyong personally led them to launch a surprise attack on Ge Congzhou.

Although Ge Congzhou did not take it lightly, the sentry agents were all arranged, but the soldiers were tired all the way. was caught off guard by Li Keyong. But Ge Congzhou is Ge Congzhou, and he quickly dealt with it calmly, and did not let Li Keyong expand the results.

Li Keyong obtained more than 200 first ranks, but also lost 150 horses. Ge Congzhou suffered a small loss, and he didn't dare to underestimate Li Ke's use, after all, he only had 5,000 cavalry under his hands, and the next day, before dawn, he ordered the soldiers to pack up their baggage and hurriedly retreat ten miles back to camp.

Although Li Keyong was a small victory, it was also a 1,000 enemy killed and 800 self-losses. However, Li Keyong also knew that he could not tell the truth at this time, so he boasted to himself that he had killed 500 enemies in this battle, but he had lost more than 10 horses. Where did the big soldiers under his command know the details, and when they saw that Ge Congzhou really retreated ten miles back and camped, they thought that Ge Congzhou had really suffered a big loss, and they were all fooled by Li Ke with this false information, because Li Cunhuan's low morale immediately rebounded because of a series of victories.

Li Cunjin knew, but he smiled bitterly, his family knew his own family affairs, although he proposed this backwater battle. But he is not very sure, but defending the city is just delaying time, and in the end it will be difficult to escape the way of destruction, and at this moment, fighting against the water seems to be the best way.

(To be continued)