Li Guangrui's Chinese army tent was dead silent, Li Guangrui, who thought that the victory was in his hands, was suddenly shocked to hear that Xiazhou was lost, and he almost couldn't believe his ears, but it was impossible for his subordinates who fled all the way to lie, and if they spoke alone, they would not lie with a team of people, their almost collapsed bodies, and their desperate and panicked expressions all revealed an undoubted news: Xiazhou really fell into the hands of Yang Hao.

Li Huating, the general under Li Guangrui, couldn't bear the oppressive atmosphere in the tent, and suddenly spoke: "My lord, our home in Xiazhou, our family, and our clansmen are all ...... ...... all."

Li Guangrui looked sideways and glanced at him, Li Huating's heart was cold, and he didn't dare to say any more.

He Bining took a deep breath and said, "My lord, we have fallen into the trap of others since Yang Hao sent troops to the edict. Yang Hao sent troops to Yinzhou and took Li Guangcen to Yinzhou, this is all to attract us to the bait under the bait, the defenders of Yinzhou are probably also deliberately showing weakness and deliberately containing us, Yang Hao is not waving his army to help, his real purpose is ...... I'm afraid that I am just waiting for the news of the fall of Xiazhou to come, which will make our army feel very confused, so as to ......"

Li Guangrui's strategist Le Feiyu gasped, tightened his beard and said, "What a deep scheming and such a big appetite, is it ...... Could it be that he is not satisfied with Xiazhou, and he still wants to take advantage of the chaos of our army to defeat our army? ”

The commander Zhang Chongwei grinned, revealing a smile that was more ugly than crying: "My lord, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that's it, let's ......."

Since hearing that Xiazhou has fallen, Li Guangrui's pale cheeks, which have been plagued by illness, are even more bloodless, he sat there stupidly, like a clay carved wooden tire, and did not make a sound for a long time, Zhang Chongwei said this, Li Guangrui was startled, and suddenly came back to his senses, he slowly raised his head, this moment of effort, he seemed to have become more senile, his cheeks were loose, his face was pale, and he suddenly changed from a majestic king of the northwest to a weak and weak old man.

With a little dazed look in his eyes, he asked slowly, "Let's ...... How are we? ”

He Bining couldn't wait to say: "My lord, when the three armies hear the news, the military heart will not be available, at that time, Yang Hao will attack fiercely, once he loses the upper hand, I am afraid that the three armies will immediately collapse out of control." My lord, while it's still too late, let's withdraw immediately,"

Li Guangrui laughed miserably: "Retire? Xiazhou has been lost, where do you want me to retreat? ”

Zhang Chongwei hurriedly said: "My lord, we can retreat to Suizhou, Suizhou is the closest from here, Suizhou Assassin Li Pilu is strong and strong, as long as we retreat to Suizhou and gain a foothold, in terms of strength, we are still above Yang Hao, are we afraid that we will not be able to make a comeback?" ”

Li Huating touched his fist and echoed: "Yes, the Lord will be difficult for the five states, lose two states, and the land of the three states, among the four feudal clans in the northwest, the strength and territory of the Lord are still the biggest ......."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little weak-hearted, when it came to Li Guangrui's territory, it has always been commensurate with the five states, but Li Guangrui's territory is actually more than the land of the five states, and with these five states as a point, it radiates a large area of territory in the entire northwest. Yang Hao holds Yinzhou and is supported by the party's seven clans, which means that the strategic places in Hengshan that can control the Western Regions externally and choke the Central Plains internally all fall into the hands of Yang Hao.

Yang Hao occupied Xiazhou, and was attached to the nobles and leaders of the Tuoba clan in Xiazhou, which was even more fatal. This means that Youzhou, which is still under the jurisdiction of Li Guangrui, has become an isolated place, with Xiazhou in the heart, Linzhou and Fuzhou in front of him, and it is only a matter of time before it falls into the hands of Yang Hao.

In this way, with Xiazhou as the center, the northeast to Fuzhou and Linzhou, the southwest to Huanzhou and Zhenrong, the west to both sides of the river and the foot of Helan Mountain, and the north to Hetao Jiuqu. Lingzhou, Yanzhou, Dingzhou, Huaizhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, Shengzhou, and Huizhou under the radiation of Xiazhou all fell into the hands of Yang Hao. The state is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, west of the Hetao, the land is fertile, the land is fertile and the grains are fertile, especially rice and wheat, the water and grass are fertile, the agriculture and animal husbandry are suitable, and there is the convenience of water conservancy of the Hanyan and Tang Lai canals, and it is suitable for reclamation. It also lives in the west of Xiazhou, connects Helan with the land, leads the Yellow River, and has a key status, and is the warehouse of grain and rice of Li Guangrui. Yanzhou supplies 80% of the salt in the entire Western Regions, and its financial resources are rolling, which is the most powerful financial backing for Lee Kuanrui. These are going to become things in Yang Hao's bag.

The entire northwest, headed by Sui widow, Lingzhou as the waist, and Xiliang as the tail. If you want to attack Hexi, operate the northwest, and sit in Dapingxia, you must fight for Lingzhou. Now Yang Hao and him have a big change of guard, and only threw the easternmost territory to him, but the fatal thing is that when Yang Hao was here, he had a good relationship with Linzhou and Fuzhou, and if he Li Guangrui landed in this step of the field and became a lost dog, it would be strange to break the pair of Yuxun and Yang Chongxun, and not take advantage of his illness to kill him.

And Yang Hao was the real king of the northwest at that time, with the Yellow River in the east, Yumen in the west, Xiaoguan in the south, and the desert in the north.

Li Huating stubbornly continued: "Let's retreat for the time being, when we hear that the morale of the army has stabilized, then we will make a comeback with Li Pilu's men and horses, and look at the northwest, no one will dare to plunder the army." ”

Li Guangrui was just silent when he heard this, and when all the generals saw this, they all turned their eyes to his military advisor Le Feiyu, who thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "My lord, judging from the current situation, from beginning to end, this is a very careful and vicious strategy of Yang Hao. At the behest of Emperor Song, he sent troops to take Li Guangcen to Yinzhou in order to lure us out of Xiazhou.

And now he is rushing back from the Han Kingdom, only pinning down our army on the outside line, and is not in a hurry to relieve the siege of Yinzhou, and now it seems that it is not because of the problem of poor strength, but because he is consciously delaying time, and when he waits, the news of the fall of Xiazhou will come back. Now that Xiazhou has fallen, what is he going to do next? Naturally, he took advantage of the chaos in our army's mind, inflicted heavy losses on our army, and completely solved his serious trouble.

Several generals are right, Yang Hao is killing every step of the way, there is a design, we have to make plans in advance, and immediately rush to Suizhou, as the so-called continuous interruption, but suffer from its chaos, as long as our vitality still exists, there may not be no chance to get up again. ”

"Step by step, there is already a design ......"

Li Guangrui muttered and repeated, slowly revealing an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, raised his head, slowly looked at the generals around him, and asked softly: "You said that he killed step by step, and he had a design." So...... How will our army react after learning the news of the fall of Xiazhou, he should have expected it? ”

Li Huating said: "That's nature. ”

Li Guangrui asked slowly: "Then, if we heard the news and retreated and hurriedly avoided Suizhou, wouldn't it be what he expected?" ”

Several generals changed color in unison, and Le Feiyu frowned and said, "Will adults be too suspicious?" Even if he knew? My 100,000-strong army is leaving, and with his present strength, can he stop us? ”

Li Guangrui's eyes slowly released a sharp light, and he said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, why should I go? ”

Le Feiyu seemed to understand what Li Guangrui meant, but he didn't seem to be able to accurately grasp his intentions, he only stared at this fat, aging, but wise and heroic old man, waiting for him to say further plans, but Li Guangrui slowly stood up and slowly paced in the tent.

His body was fat and bloated, and his steps were old, but several generals in the tent were standing there, not even daring to take a breath, and no one understood better than them how powerful this seemingly harmless old man in front of him was. In the land of tigers and wolves in the northwest, he can sit in Xiazhou, control so many heroes and heroes, let the two states of Linfu surrender his ministers, and let heroes like Zhao Kuangyin also think that he is a harmless person with no ambitions, but at the same time, he can rely on force to suppress the remnants of the Tubo Empire and the Huifu Empire, which are not stiff and dead, and his wisdom and scheming are not idle?

In the past two years, Xia Zhou has indeed suffered from internal and external troubles, and has encountered many things, on the one hand, because although he is good at power and tactics, he is indeed not an all-rounder, and he is lacking in people's livelihood, agriculture and animal husbandry, and industry and commerce, and on the other hand, because he has gradually let go and began to train his son Li Jiyun, no matter what, he is still an outstanding leader.

No one knew better than him what it meant to lose Xia Zhou, but in just such a short period of time, he had already woken up from the heavy blow and began to think about how to fight back. No one understands better than the generals who follow him how swift and ferocious this slow old man like an elephant can be when he decides to fight back.

He has ruled the Western Regions for thirty years, has been proud of the tigers and wolves for thirty years, and has experienced countless ups and downs, and these generals in the tent are all looking forward to their masters, hoping that their masters can come up with a far more perfect response than them, so that they can overcome this difficult situation in front of them.

Finally, Li Guangrui stopped, slowly turned to the tent, and asked Gou Rixin, the commander of his own personal guards, solemnly: "Where are those people from Xiazhou settled now?" ”

Gou Rixin was stunned for a moment and replied: "Lord Hui, they are still in the craftsman camp now, and they are almost tired and scattered all the way, and they have just arrived at the craftsman camp, and they are tired and paralyzed on the ground and unable to move. His subordinates have made porridge for them to rest and recuperate. ”

Li Guangrui slowly stood up, and said calmly: "You go, kill them, and leave no one behind." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and all the people changed their faces, Gou Rixin had always obeyed Li Guangrui's orders, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard such an order, and he was stunned for a long time before he ate and said: "Big ...... My lord, they ......."

Li Guangrui's eyes showed a cold murderous aura, and he said word by word: "Ben Shuai must not let my soldiers know that someone is coming from Xiazhou, and he must not let people know that Xiazhou has fallen, although you act according to orders." ”

Speaking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an even more dangerous look: "They...... I haven't had any contact with the people in the other camps, have I? ”

Gou Rixin's face turned even paler, and he said expectantly: "Because ...... Because Yang Hao's army often attacked and fought, the soldiers of the battalions were in strict formation, and they were not allowed to move around indiscriminately without the order, and they were attacking the city at the moment, so it was ...... There was no one associated with the artisan camp. ”

Li Guangrui covered his lips and coughed a few times, and said lightly: "That's good, you take the troops, my craftsman battalion was attacked by Yang Hao's department, and the whole battalion was destroyed!" ”

Gou Rixin's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes...... Yes, subordinates obey orders, but ...... But the main thing in the craftsman camp is...... It's your nephew, he's ...... He ......"

Li Guangrui sneered, and said Sen Ran: "If you want to achieve great things, your relatives can also be killed!"