Chapter 637: Each has its own countermeasures

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In front of the camp, nearly 10,000 soldiers were neatly armoured, holding spears and knives, holding torches in one hand, forming a strict formation, like a sea of fire, the firelight illuminated the faces of the soldiers, in front of the military formation, Li Siye led dozens of generals to welcome Li Qing'an's downfall.

"Humble Li Siye see the general!"

Headed by Li Siye, dozens of generals knelt down on one knee and saluted Li Qing'an. ”

Li Qingan turned over and dismounted, surrounded by dozens of generals, and walked into the camp of Fuchengguan, Li Qingan did not enter the tent to rest, but came to the pass in the rain and looked at the other side of Qinshui.

On the other side is the camp of Li Guiren's army, the night is dark, nothing can be seen, but every hundred steps, there is a firelight reflecting, this other party's lookout tower, Li Qingan silently counted, a total of twenty-four lookout towers, from the observation tower surrounded by the size of the barracks, covering an area of more than 20 miles, this is at least 100,000 troops.

"General, can't you see anything in the night?" Li Siye said in a low voice on the side.

"No!" Li Qingan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "You can see a lot of information. ”

He pointed to the watchtower and said: "From these watchtowers, it can be seen that Li Guiren is strict in governing the army, you look at the distance of the watchtower, I just estimated the eight watchtowers, the distance is 100 steps, there is almost no error, and then look at the torches on the watchtower, each tower is three torches, it may be extinguished in the rain, or burned out, but the number of torches on the watchtower has always remained the same, indicating that the enemy army is not sleeping, but vigilant duty, from these details can be seen, although Li Guiren indulged the soldiers to commit violence, But he is meticulous in the camp, and he is a fierce opponent, and he cannot be taken lightly. ”

Li Qing'an's words made Li Siye surrender, and he nodded and said: "The general's observation is so detailed, his subordinates can't do it. ”

Li Qingan smiled and said: "When we observed the Muslim army on the other side of the Amu Darya River, I used to admire your meticulous observation, why is it a little regressive now?" ”

Li Siye was silent, and Wei Boyu next to him said: "General Li was a pioneer in his early years, he rushed to the front in every battle, and he was injured a lot, and he didn't feel it when he was young, but now these old injuries have a great impact on the body, including eyesight, and General Li can no longer see the situation on the other side clearly.....

Without waiting for Wei Boyu to finish speaking, Li Siye reprimanded sharply: "In front of the general, you must not be rude!" ”

Wei Boyu was so frightened that he didn't dare to say more, but Li Qingan said movingly: "How can this be, why don't you never say it?" ”

Li Siye was silent for a long time, and Fang said slowly: "My subordinate is only over forty years old, so I am a little unwilling to withdraw from the battlefield like this!" ”

Li Qingan patted him on the shoulder and said: "We have been fighting side by side since the Battle of Bolu was a child, for more than ten years, what can not be said, I am actually the same as you, I was injured in the shoulder in the Battle of Khorezm, so far I can't pull the seven-stone bow, this is nothing, the husband does not have to fight on the battlefield, governing the world is also a great cause, after this battle, you still go back to the river to serve as the governor of the river, and I will add you the secretary of the military department, so that you can return with glory." ”

Li Siye nodded silently, very moved in his heart, and then Li Qingan asked Wei Boyu again: "You were ambushed by the enemy when you retreated, what was the situation?" ”

Wei Boyu stepped forward and saluted: "It is not good to be humble, please punish the general!" ”

"I'm not trying to punish you, I'm just asking you about the situation right now."

Wei Boyu sighed and said: "It was the carelessness of the lowly duty, the lowly duty sent three scout teams at that time, but in the case that there were still two scout teams did not come back, the lowly duty ordered the army to cross the Nirvana River, and as a result, half of the river was crossed, it was ambushed by the enemy cavalry, five thousand cavalry rushed to the battle, although desperately resisted, but because the other party was very strong, we could not resist and were defeated, nearly two thousand brothers were killed, and the remaining more than three thousand people were defeated and fled to the northern township and county to be able to cross the river and flee back. ”

Li Siye also added: "From the mouths of several prisoners of war captured, we know that these 10,000 enemy cavalry are the strongest cavalry in the Yan army. ”

Li Qingan nodded and asked, "How many brothers did they flee back in the end?" ”

"When there were 5,200 brothers on the east bank of the river, 3,400 of whom fled back, of whom 900 were wounded and 1,800 were killed."

Speaking of this, Wei Boyu gritted his teeth and said: "Li Guiren's troops do not accept surrenderers, in addition to the brothers who died in battle, there are more than 600 wounded soldiers, and they were all killed!" ”

Li Qing'an's eyes erupted with anger, and after a long time, he slowly said to everyone: "Li Guijun not only killed my wounded soldiers, but also slaughtered more than 100,000 people in Hedong, I now order, this army will also not be surrendered, not a single one will be left, all of them will be killed!" ”

All the generals bowed down and said, "Obey the order!" ”

Li Qing'an turned around and walked towards the city, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, looked back at the enemy camp in the distance, and a question rose in his heart.

"General Li, the other party should be an army of 180,000 people, why do I look at the scope of this camp, it looks like 100,000 people, what is going on?"

Li Siye hurriedly reported: "I was also about to tell the general about this, it is very strange that Li Huaixian's department, which came first, did not join forces with Li Guiren, and Cai Xide's department, which arrived later, was stationed with Li Guiren's army. ”

"Where is Li Huaixianbu now?"

"Li Huaixian's 80,000 troops are now stationed forty miles northeast of the camp, and the scouts I sent found that there was no contact between the two sides."

Speaking of this, Li Siye lowered his voice and said: "Originally, when I first came, the two armies were only forty miles apart, but I don't know what happened, Li Huaixian suddenly retreated to Licheng County, and then the two armies did not communicate again. ”

"Really?"

Li Qingan turned around and asked Wei Qingping, a staff member next to him, "What is the relationship between Li Huaixian and Li Guiren?" ”

Wei Qingping thought about it and said: "Li Huaixian and Shi Siming are like fire and water, and Li Guiren and Shi Siming are extremely close, three years ago, Li Huaixian married a daughter, at the wedding banquet Li Guiren borrowed wine to go crazy, scolded the groom for a Han dog, and chased the groom, causing his right arm to break, for this Li Huaixian and Li Guiren turned their faces, and An Lushan's reconciliation, the two of them stopped, in November last year, Li Huaixian sent people to transport 80,000 stone of grain to Wei Botian Chenghei, but the grain was robbed by Li Guiren on the way, so far there is no explanation, so the subordinates judged, Li Quy Ren and Li Huaixian not only have different factions, but also have extremely bad personal relations. ”

Everyone saw that Li Qing'an's intelligence was so detailed, and they couldn't help but be amazed, Li Qing'an said to everyone: "I have repeatedly said to everyone before, knowing oneself and knowing the other, can win a hundred battles, intelligence is the first priority of the Anxi Army, this knowing the other side is not only the strength of the other party, whether the ordnance and food are sufficient, but also the habits of the main general, hobbies and interpersonal relations between enemy generals, for example, General Li just said that he suspected that Li Huaixian and Li Guiren had a contradiction, if there is no basis, then this can only be suspicion, It may even be the illusion that the other party deliberately creates for us, making us think that they are not in harmony, only if we have an in-depth understanding of the other party's past can we make a correct judgment, you all have the opportunity to take charge of one side in the future, I hope you remember what I said today, the more thorough the intelligence, the more correct the decisions made, the intelligence determines the outcome of the decision, and the details determine success or failure. ”

Everyone was convinced, and bowed down together, "The general's teachings, the humble rank is remembered in my heart!" ”

Especially Wei Boyu, although he was born in Anxi, he didn't know Li Qing'an very well, and he only understood Li Qing'an's excellence today, and he couldn't help but admire it in his heart.

"That's it!" Li Qingan smiled and said to everyone: "The army I brought is really tired, everyone have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow morning, we will discuss countermeasures." ”

Li Qing'an's personal arrival made the Anxi army up and down the heart of the army, that night, Li Guangbi's 70,000 troops also arrived in the area of Changping Pass, he received Li Qing'an's order, there is no need to go to Fuchengguan to meet, just stationed troops on the border of Luzhou, ready to stand by at any time.

An Lushan's army was not silent and ignorant, and on this night, An Qingxu personally led 10,000 troops and escorted 200,000 stone of grain to Luzhou.

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Youzhou, Yanwangfu, An Lushan has just received information from Hedong, because he is too fat, An Lushan's eyes are getting worse and worse, and it is very difficult to read books and read words, and a literate guard specially reads it to him.

"His Royal Highness King Yan is above, the minister Li Guiren urgently reported, since the marshal ordered the minister to be the commander of the southeast line of the river, the minister is sincere and afraid, every time he is exhausted, he can't sleep at night, all he thinks about is to annihilate the Anxi army, share worries for His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness is afraid that the minister is invincible, and ordered the northern line army to go south to help, His Royal Highness's heart makes the minister grateful and crying, only a death to repay His Royal Highness's kindness, but there is a northern army Li Huaixian, with a grudge, do not listen to the command of the minister, Yu Chen is in his own position, the minister and General Cai are deeply worried, if our army is not in harmony and is taken advantage of by the enemy, the situation is dangerous! The minister begged the palace to reprimand Li Huaixian, or let him return to the north, and send another general, and the minister Li Guiren kowtowed. ”

An Lushan's face was gloomy, and he said, "Read Li Huaixian's letter again." ”

The guard opened another letter and said: "The minister Li Huaixian reported to His Royal Highness the King of Dayan, Li Guiren was brutal and silver-abused, Chiye Qianli, there were Luzhou officials and people who surrendered, Li Guiren was not surrendered to the people, slaughtered his city, the wife and daughter of the silver man, the crimes he committed were innumerable; The people of Shangdang City were horrified and begged, Li Guiren killed the soldiers, the corpse was a hundred miles overnight, the mountains and rivers were red, the rivers did not flow, the roads were not passable, the cruel people in the world did not come out of the right, the minister thought that the king of Yan was determined to be the world, there should be rules, those who obeyed me prospered, and those who went against me died, but Li Guiren slaughtered the people, leaving no mouth, the minister thought that this was the idea of the people of the world, damaging the great cause of the king of Yan, and the minister heard that Li Guiren got the good horse of Anxi, and sent the clansmen privately, did not leave the Yan army, within three years, the iron horse of Youzhou was no longer strong in Hebei, the harm was very deep, this person did not take the great cause of the king of Yan as the priority, Only caring about selfish interests and staying is a great disaster for the Yan army, and I hope that His Royal Highness will take over his military power and exile him to the wilderness. ”

One is to scold the other party for disobeying the military order, and the other is to blame the other party for ignoring the overall situation, An Lushan only felt a pain in his head, for a long time, An Lushan pursued this effect, his subordinates are light, each has its own contradictions, and even the two major factions of the Yan army are also promoted by him, so that he can reconcile and balance them, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling his generals.

But today, although the effect is better than before, An Lushan does not want it to appear, he hopes that the two can unite sincerely and break the Anxi army together, but unfortunately his subordinates are not dough, and he can't let him knead it, and the seeds of contradiction he planted with one hand finally bear evil results today.

"Help me up!"

An Lushan struggled to stand up, and the two guards hurriedly supported him left and right, but this was not enough, An Lushan was too fat, so he couldn't stand up, and the thin personal attendant Li Zhu'er got under his stomach and desperately pressed his head against An Lushan's stomach, so as to protect his balance and not roll out like a ball.

"Good boy, keep working harder!"

An Lushan finally stood up with great effort, he was out of breath with every step, and he needed to walk for a while before he could slowly return to normal.

Li Zhu'er is thin and small, and his daily work is to take care of An Lushan's lower body, including when An Lushan is standing, he squats down and supports his big belly with his back, and when An Lushan has sex, he can't stand in front, so he pushes An Lushan from behind, and An Lushan's belly is changed to a woman's fat buttocks to take on the task of supporting the top.

If in the past, after An Lushan stood up, he had to walk around the room first and warm up for a while, and An Lushan's legs slowly regained strength, and he could support his fat body, but today, An Lushan was not in the mood to walk around, and came directly to the sand table.

"Lord Wang, this is it!" The guard who was reading the document just now pointed to the west of Luzhou.

An Lushan nodded, "This is Liangma Village, I have been there before, it should be a little earlier." ”

He pointed at Qinshui with a wooden pole and said: "This is Qinshui, I remember that Fuchengguan is on the edge of Qinshui, a very dilapidated city wall, but it can't be put on the battlefield....."

An Lushan said a few words to himself, and he suddenly said with some annoyance: "Why can't you intercept the Tang army and prevent them from crossing the Qinshui?" ”

No one dared to speak, although An Lushan was fat, but his heart was not wide, and he talked a lot when he was angry, but he was going to be killed.

"Pigs!"

"The minions are here!" Li Zhu'er hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What did the prince command?" ”

"Let me ask you, who do you say Li Huaixian listened to?"

Li Zhu'er sneered and said, "Of course Li Huaixian listens to the words of the prince. ”

"What about but me?"

Li Zhu'er scratched the back of his head, thought for a while, and said, "Except for the prince, it should be the prince." ”

"You mean Qingxu?"

"Yes! The slave heard that Li Huaixian and the prince have a good relationship, and when the prince speaks, he should be able to listen to it a little! ”

An Lushan slapped his head, he was confused, isn't An Qingxu in Hedong? Let him go to Luzhou as the main general, isn't it okay?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered: "Pass my order and order An Qingxu to lead 10,000 troops to the south immediately and become the generalissimo of the southern front!" ”

An Lushan finally found a solution to the contradiction between Li Huaixian and Li Guiren, he was quite relieved, at this time he felt sleepy, so he yawned and said to Li Zhu'er: "Pig, I'm going to take a nap, help me into the room!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Zhu'er and a few guards helped An Lushan into the bedroom.

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(To be continued)