Chapter 14: The Point of No Return

Li Kuangshou was silent for a long time, and then asked Yang Zhongping: "Changyun, what do you say should be done?" There was already a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone, which was a warning to Yang Zhongping, meaning to let Yang Zhongping stop playing tricks.

Yang Zhongping showed a helpless wry smile, and pondered for a while before he spoke: "What Li Sima and General An said makes sense, but in fact, there is only one focus of the problem, that is, when will the one-eyed dragon defeat Li Cunxiao." And what we need is to defeat Wang Rong and occupy Chengde before the one-eyed dragon defeats Li Cunxiao. The raw rice is cooked and cooked, so that the one-eyed dragon stares at us with wide eyes and is helpless to eat Chengde. I think we should make preparations with both hands and send an army to support Li Cunxiao and delay the time of Li Cunxiao's defeat. The other way is to see the right time to enter Chengde! ”

Without waiting for others to speak, Li Kuangshou had already made a final decision: "Well, Changyun's plan is good, so let's do it." But who led the troops to support Li Cunxiao? ”

As soon as Li Kuangshou's words fell, An Shihuan couldn't wait to say: "This person must have the courage of ten thousand people, and he must have enough loyalty to the general, otherwise seeing the difficulty of the task, he led the troops to take refuge in the one-eyed dragon Li Ke used it not to steal chickens, but to eat rice." So I think it has to be Li Cunhuan and Li Sima! In terms of bravery, Lu Long is unsurpassed! As for loyalty, he is the adopted son of a great general! ”

When Li Cunhuan heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. An Shihuan recommended Li Cunhuan this time, but he didn't have any good intentions. Li Cunxiao rebelled in Xingzhou, which is modern Xingtai City, Hebei. It is not bordered by Lu Long at all, either by Chengde or by the forces of Xuanwu. Needless to say, Chengde is afraid that he will soon turn against him. And Xuanwu and the one-eyed dragon Li Keyong are mortal enemies, although they won't help Lu Long, but don't expect Xuanwu to help, being able to borrow the Tao is already a face. So this rescue is really a life-and-death counterattack behind enemy lines. is really a life of nine deaths, Li Cunhuan does not have such great courage.

Li Kuangshou pondered for a moment, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

An Shihuan saw it and spoke again: "General, this time is a rare thing. It should be decided at the right time, and there should never be a woman's kindness. If he succeeds, the general will have one town and four states, and even in the face of the one-eyed dragon, he will have the ability to fight with it. The implication of An Shihuan's words is to say, Li Kuangshou, don't hesitate, don't give up Chengde for the sake of a righteous son.

An Shihuan's words undoubtedly added a heavy weight to the balance in Li Kuangshou's heart. A trace of unbearability flashed in Li Kuangshou's eyes, but it quickly turned firm. looked at Li Cunhuan and said: "This battle is extremely arduous, I will allocate 500 Hu Dao Ya and 1,000 Tiger Weidu soldiers to you, and then allocate 1,000 elite cavalry in the army to form the Iron Cavalry Capital." Huan'er, it's up to you to be able to achieve hegemony this time! ”

Li Cunhuan felt a sadness in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that he couldn't get rid of the identity of a chess piece in the end. Li Cunhuan had no choice, Li Cunhuan lowered his head and said to Li Kuangshou: "Father-in-law, the child has nothing else to ask for, I hope to be able to ride two horses, and among the 1,000 elite cavalry transferred, including the 500 iron cavalry that I led to raid Liu Rengong." ”

Li Kuangshou felt guilty about Li Cunhuan, so he naturally responded together.

Although Li Cunhuan was sad in his heart, he was not discouraged, although this mission was nine deaths, it was not without a chance of survival. Among the soldiers transferred by Li Kuangshou, it goes without saying that there are 500 Hu Daoya, they are all Li Kuangshou's personal soldiers, a total of only more than 4,000 people, extremely elite. And Hu Weidu is Li Congwei's original tooth soldier, and his combat effectiveness is naturally needless to say. But their families are all in Youzhou City, so there are still a small number of people who abandoned Li Congwei and defected to Li Kuangshou.

In this newly formed iron cavalry capital, Li Cunhuan really worked hard to fight for their equipment. Not only did he ride a pair of horses at the beginning, but Li Cunhuan also won 500 servants and 2,000 outfits. The armor is the armor used for the war horse, and the knight wears chain mail inside, coats bright light armor, and holds a cavalry spear, and immediately becomes two thousand heavy cavalry.

Two thousand heavy cavalry was enough to raise a light infantry of 10,000 men. The price is not ordinarily expensive, if it weren't for Li Kuangshou's guilt for Li Cunhuan, and Li Cunhuan's mission this time was important. I'm afraid that Li Kuangshou is reluctant to spend so much money on the Iron Riding Capital.

After a month of integration, the Iron Cavalry finally set off from Youzhou City. Looking at Youzhou City, which was still vague, Li Cunhuan couldn't tell the complexity in his heart. This is the first time I have commanded a large army alone, but I am afraid it will also be the last......

The army marched south and arrived in Texas in July. Here, Li Cunhuan got a piece of news that I don't know whether to say good or bad. In June, Wang Rong sent troops to rescue Li Cunxiao, but was defeated at Pingshan. Coupled with Li Kuangshou's army going south, Wang Rong was frightened and immediately took refuge in Li Keyong. and contributed 500,000 cloth and 200,000 soldiers' rations, and formed an alliance with Li Keyong. and sent 30,000 troops to help Li Ke attack Li Cunxiao.

At the same time, Li Keyong ordered the general Shi Shanyou to send troops to Ulzhou in Yunzhou, and then ordered Liu Rengong to send thousands of troops to help Chengde, help defend Shenzhou, and block the road of Lu Long's army to the south.

When Li Cunhuan heard this, he sighed for a long time, and said quietly: "My father-in-law pushed Wang Rong to Li Keyong's side this time!" I'm afraid this time I lost my wife and broke my soldiers! ”

When Sha Yuke on the side heard this, he couldn't help but speak: "General, could it be ...... Could it be that this time the battle will be defeated? ”

Li Cunhuan lowered his head with a heavy heart, with a complicated look in his eyes.

Sha Eucalyptus couldn't help but speak: "In that case, we might as well go back to Youzhou!" Anyway, now that we're in Texas, it's okay to go back, and if we leave Texas, we can't go back! ”

Li Cunhuan sighed faintly and said, "From the moment I sent out the army, I couldn't turn back. Texas, don't say it's in Texas, even if I'm in Youzhou now, I have to go. This is what the Father-in-law needs, otherwise we will be beheaded for disobeying military orders. It's a road of no return, but we still have to go on......" The tone was full of indescribable gloom.

Sha Yu Ke was silent, and he finally sighed faintly, "Brother Huan, in fact, you were wrong just now. This point of no return does not begin when we send out our troops, but when we are soldiers, and from that moment on, we have already embarked on the road of no return. ”

When Li Cunhuan heard this, he showed a wry smile and said softly: "Yes, from that moment on, we have embarked on the road of no return. ”;