readx; After a while, the soldiers brought in the henchman of Ge Shuhan, who was delivering the letter, he knelt down on one knee, hugged his fist to Li Qing'an, and saluted: "The humble post was sent by General Ge Shu, see His Royal Highness King Zhao!" ”

Li Qingan smiled slightly: "It's been hard all the way, please get up!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Xie Zhao!"

Ge Shuhan's henchman stood up and handed a letter to Li Qing'an: "This is a handwritten letter from my general to His Royal Highness. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

A personal soldier took the letter and presented it to Li Qing'an, Li Qing'an opened the letter, he read it skimmed, and asked the messenger: "Does General Geshu still have a message?" ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness, General Geshu said that if Li Heng captures Jingxiang, it will form a situation of attacking the Central Plains with An Lushan, please consider it!"

"I see, you go down!"

Li Qingan instructed his soldiers again: "Take them down to rest, don't slack off!" ”

The soldiers took the messenger away, and at this time, Li Qingan handed Ge Shuhan's letter to Wei Qingping, "Sir, take a look!" ”

Wei Qingping took the letter and read it, he frowned and said, "Li Mao is willing to exchange 300,000 stone of grain for us to send troops, how can he have so much food?" ”

"He has!"

Li Qing'an knew Jing Xiang's situation very well, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Li Mao led Jing Xiang to take a big advantage, a few years ago, the Cao Canal was blocked, and the imperial court intended to take the Yangtze River to the Han River, and a large amount of Jianghuai's money and grain were transferred to Jing Xiang, but the Han River's river has not been completely dredged, so the money and grain were temporarily placed in Xiangyang, and all the results were cheap Li Mao, otherwise how could he have money and grain to repair the king's mansion and recruit troops on a large scale, and now he wants to give me 300,000 stones, what does Mr. think about this deal, can a deal be reached?" ”

Wei Qingping pondered for a moment and said, "General, I think Li Heng sent troops to fight against Jing Xiang, and things are not so simple. ”

"Oh?" Li Qingan smiled with interest: "Sir, let's talk about it, I really want to hear it." ”

Wei Qingping sighed and said, "Does the general know how Li Wan and Yang Guozhong fell short in the end?" ”

"I've seen your information, it was Li Longji who secretly ordered Gao Xianzhi to be arrested overnight, right!"

"This is the crux of the matter, obviously Li Wan has seized Gao Xianzhi's military power, and Gao Xianzhi has retired to his home, so how can Gao Xianzhi lead the troops to arrest him? That night, Li Wan also used the gold medal to go to the camp outside the city to urgently transfer troops, but there was no army to respond, not a single soldier came, and Li Wan was killed in despair. ”

Li Qingan somewhat understood, "What does Mr. mean that the military power is actually still in the hands of Gao Xianzhi?" ”

"That's right, the generals of the Jiannan Army who hold real power, Xi Yuanqing, Zhao Chongxuan, Jia Chongjun, etc., are all confidant generals brought by Gao Xianzhi from Anxi, although his command was taken away by Li Wan, but in fact he still controls the army, as long as he raises his arms, these generals will obey his command, this Li Longji understands, and Li Heng also knows it."

"I see!"

Li Qing'an suddenly smiled and said: "So Li Heng's dispatch of troops to Xiangyang is called Zhengdong, which is actually to seize Gao Xianzhi's military power, right!" ”

Wei Qingping nodded with a smile and said: "My subordinates think that this should be the case, the military power is not in their own hands, and Li Heng will not sit firmly on the throne, how can he be willing to put the military power in the hands of Gao Xianzhi, so this time the troops are dispatched, Li is the commander-in-chief, Gao Xianzhi is the deputy general, and Yu Chaoen supervises the army, the situation is a bit delicate, if I guess correctly, the Li family will get rid of Gao Xianzhi's henchmen one by one, and Gao Xianzhi ordered at the same time, and those generals will not be able to accept it." ”

Speaking of this, Wei Qingping walked to the map, pointed to the route of the Jiannan army, and said: "General, please see, the Jiannan army is out of Shu from Kuizhou, I estimate that they will stay in Jingzhou for a long time, nominally waiting for Li Lan's army, but in fact they are cleaning Gao Xianzhi's henchmen, as for whether to fight with the Jingxiang army, I don't think it is the focus of Li Heng's consideration." ”

Wei Qingping's analysis made Li Qing'an fall into contemplation, he paced in the big tent with his hands behind his back, the situation in the south is indeed very complicated, he sent troops to Jingxiang has advantages, and there are also disadvantages, the key is which is more important, just like Ge Shuhan's message, he also does not want Li Heng to unify the south too early, he is now concentrating on dealing with An Lushan, but he does not want to suffer from the enemy on his back, but at the same time, Li Mao is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he has 50,000 troops in Nanyang, eyeing Dugi Province, but he has no chance yet, if Li Heng retreats, and he fights fiercely with An Lushan, can't guarantee that Li Mao won't take the opportunity to attack Dugi Dao.

"General, my subordinates think that keeping the south in a confrontational situation will do us more good than harm." Wei Qingping on the side whispered.

Li Qing'an nodded, Wei Qingping was right, with Li Heng to contain Li Mao, Li Mao would not dare to attack Dugi Dao, so that the south could maintain a strategic balance, which was in his best interest.

Thinking of this, Li Qingan smiled and said: "I decided to give Ge Shuhan a face and send troops to help, but there is no need to really go to Jingxiang, just do one kind of momentum, it is enough!" ”

．．．．．． Two days later, Li Qing'an's order was sent to Chenliu, at this time Chenliu had Li Guangbi's 20,000 troops stationed here, Chenliu is today's Kaifeng, the strategic position is extremely important, to the south can contain the Jianghuai army to the north, to the north can defend the Hebei army to the south, but also an important transit point for the Bianhe River transport.

This was originally Xu Shuyi's base camp, but in order to concentrate his forces to confront Li Qing'an, and also to get An Lushan's support, he gave up Chen Liu, concentrated his army on the Huazhou line, and Chen Liu's heavy land was easily occupied by Li Guangbi.

Li Qing'an's order arrived in Chenliu on the same day, Li Guangbi was ordered to send troops, he personally led 10,000 cavalry, equipped with two horses, such as a sharp long knife, crossed Songzhou, straight into Xuzhou, hundreds of miles away, two days later, Li Guangbi's cavalry occupied Xuzhou, but he did not stop, and continued to go south, straight to Sizhou, only one day later, the forward army of the Anxi army: 3,000 elite cavalry killed to Huaiyin County.

In three days, the Anxi cavalry only took three days to rush thousands of miles, from Chenliu to Huaiyin, only less than three hundred miles away from Yangzhou, and the power of the Anxi army shocked Jianghuai.

A letter for help flew towards Yangzhou like snowflakes, the Yangzhou Jianghuai army camp was already in chaos, Wu Wang Li Lan was stunned by the news, he was ready to send troops to Jingxiang again, with the Southern Tang army to exterminate Li Mao's army, and now, the Anxi army pressed Huaiyin, and it only took one day to attack him Yangzhou.

Li Lan not only did not dare to send troops to Jingzhou again, but also used the way of flying pigeons to pass the book, quickly asked for help from the Jiannan army in Jingzhou, on the other hand, Li Lan also ordered the Yangtze River ferry to prepare, once the Anxi army attacked Yangzhou, he immediately withdrew to the Yangtze River, and escaped across the river by boat.

However, after the Anxi army occupied Huaiyin, it did not continue to move south, but looked at Yangzhou and did not fire arrows.

This is Li Qing'an's momentum, the meaning of the momentum is a force, a trend, and here, it is not only a display of strength, but also a threat, a warning, the Anxi army that killed Huaiyin only had 3,000 cavalry, but this kind of battle situation froze Li Lan's 100,000 army, and also froze Li Hengdong's plan to take Jingxiang.

As if the immobilization technique had been cast, the entire southern war situation fell into a stalemate like a harsh winter.

．．．．．． But just as there are foraging animals that are not afraid of the harsh winter in the bleak winter, although the Anxi army went south to Jianghuai with a thunderous momentum, some people couldn't help but fight the idea of the Anxi army.

This person is Xu Shuyi, he led 70,000 troops to retreat in the narrow area near the Yellow River in Huazhou, did not dare to go south, nor did he dare to retreat east, but the Anxi army did not attack him, only confronted him in Zhengzhou, it has been more than 20 days, and the Anxi army has never shown signs of starting a war.

The stalemate lasted too long, Xu Shuyi's fear of the Anxi army also faded a little, he had a thought in his heart to go out of bounds, and there was an idea of testing the Anxi army, and at this time, Li Guangbi led 10,000 cavalry south, and Chen Liu's only 10,000 defenders left, which seemed to be a little weak, Xu Shuyi found an opportunity to break the deadlock, if he attacked Chen Liu, then Li Qing'an would inevitably divide his troops to rescue, so as to create an opportunity for An Lushan's army on the north bank of the river to realize the original plan.

In fact, Xu Shuyi's worries are not unreasonable, he thinks that the reason why the Anxi army has delayed the attack on Huazhou is to wait for An Lushan to finally retreat, and then clean himself up, so he also wants to take advantage of the fact that An Lushan's army is still in Weizhou to trigger a war, it is driven by this strong thought, Xu Shuyi personally led 30,000 troops and launched a lightning attack on Chen Liu..... The Yellow River in the Tang Dynasty has not yet been diverted, there are no big rivers in Bianzhou, only countless small and medium-sized rivers, the river network is dense, the land is fertile, making Bianzhou the richest grain producing area in Henan Province, everywhere is a large area of fertile land, there is no edge in sight, there are villages and towns in the middle of the large fertile fields, as well as winding rivers and large forests.

At night, a cavalry brigade galloped north on the wide official road, this is 10,000 Anxi cavalry, mighty and mighty, like a rushing iron stream marching northward.

This Anxi cavalry is the Anxi army left behind in Chenliu, after Li Guangbi went south, led by the general Li Sheng, Li Sheng also returned from Longyou with Li Guangbi, after the extermination of Tubo, Li Sheng did not need to stay in Longyou for a long time, Li Guangbi valued him, and brought him back to the Central Plains together.

The importance of intelligence and the analysis of war trends are the basic conditions for being a famous general, and the reason why Li Sheng is one of the famous generals in the Tang Dynasty lies in his meticulous thinking and accurate judgment of the situation, as well as his extremely good use of surprise soldiers.

As Li Guangbi led the army south, Chen Liu only had 10,000 people left, Li Sheng's heart was vigilant against Xu Shuyi, and he also keenly judged that Xu Shuyi was likely to sneak attack Chen Liu, so he sent nearly 100 scouts to Huazhou, keeping an eye on Xu Shuyi's every move, almost when Xu Shuyi led 30,000 troops south to attack Chen Liu, Li Sheng got the information at the first time.

He immediately sent a pigeon letter to Li Qing'an for instructions, and Li Qing'an only sent back one word: War!

Li Sheng was full of confidence, and most people would think that the Anxi army would defend Chenliu City, relying on the strong and tall city wall, and then send people to seek reinforcement from the Anxi army lord in Zhengzhou not far away, which was a normal and safe approach, but Li Sheng immediately made a decision not to defend Chenliu, but to take the initiative to attack, and use the sharpness of the cavalry to defeat Xu Shuyi's sneak attack, which is undoubtedly an extremely bold and risky move.

The Anxi army's march was extremely fast, and in only one day, the army arrived at Fengqiu County in the north of Bianzhou, when it was already dark, and seeing that it was about to enter the boundary of Huazhou, Li Sheng ordered to slow down and wait for news of the scouts.

At this time, a scout cavalry galloped in from a distance, he galloped in front of Li Sheng, reined in his horse, and saluted with his fists: "Report to General Li, Xu Shuyi's army is fifty miles away!" ”

Li Sheng was slightly surprised, did Xu Shuyi's army come so quickly? It's only fifty miles, so Xu Shuyi should also find himself, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you encountered Xu Shuyi's scouts?" ”

"We encountered a scout team, and we had a fierce battle, and eight of the ten people on the other side were killed, and one was seriously wounded, but one of them escaped with injuries, and he was incompetent! Please punish the general. ”

Li Sheng waved his hand, there is no need for punishment, the other party is not a fool, and he will not only send a team of scouts, this kind of plain area is not like a mountainous area, it is difficult to hide, his 10,000 army marches, and generally cannot escape the detection of the other party's spies.

He looked up and looked around, the terrain in this area was gentle, the fertile fields were vast, and a river canal flowed from south to north, compared with the south, the forests in Fengqiu County were not very dense and difficult to hide, but the land was flat, which was extremely conducive to cavalry combat.

Li Sheng knew that a vicious battle would be inevitable, so he immediately ordered: "Pass my order, and the army will prepare for battle in place!" ”

10,000 Anxi troops have dismounted, they feed the horses water and hay, let the horses try to maintain physical strength, and at the same time check bows, crossbows, spears and other portable weapons, this is the quality of war formed by Anxi years of war, no need for people to deliberately arrange instructions, everyone knows what they should do, many people sit cross-legged and close their eyes to recuperate, in the war, maintaining sufficient physical strength is the fundamental condition for victory.

Time passed little by little, and an hour later, the scouts came again to report, "General Li, Xu Shuyi's 30,000 troops have arrived ten miles away, and they are speeding up and rushing towards us. ”

Li Sheng couldn't help sneering, it seems that Xu Shuyi did find them, and he was eager to take credit, and he wanted to annihilate them, so it was a good time!

Li Sheng immediately ordered in a low voice: "Pass my order and prepare for battle!" ”

After an hour's rest, the Anxi army became vigorous again, they turned over their horses, arrows on crossbows, knives out of sheaths, round shields jerked, spears sharp, a desire for a great war flashed in the eyes of every soldier.

It was as if they had become professional soldiers, where war was their feast, murder was their delicacy, and it had been a long time since they had held such an exciting moonlit feast.

Under the cold moonlight, small black dots began to appear on the horizon in the distance, and the black dots got closer and closer, forming a long row of black lines, which were overwhelmingly killing this side!

When they came, the Anxi army was like a leopard that had found its prey, and the murderous aura began to burst out on them, and this murderous aura was like a nuclear explosion, and a strong shock wave spread in all directions.

Li Sheng's pupils contracted into a line, and he ordered word by word: "Prepare for the impact, and judge the merit by the head!" ”

(To be continued)