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In the military aircraft room of Zhao Wangfu, Li Qing'an and Wei Qingping were studying the war in front of the sand table, and in addition, Yan Zhenqing, the secretary of the military department, Sun Quanxu, the chief of the military department, and Nan Jiyun, the general of Qianniuwei, and other important ministers were also in front of the sand table one by one to counsel the military affairs.

Li Qing'an had just received a quick letter from Li Siye, he pointed to the boundary of Luzhou with a wooden pole and said: "Wei Boyu's army has cut off Li Guiren's back road at present, and Xi Yuanqing has also blocked Bai Cheng, if Li Guiren's army wants to break through at this time, it is also possible, he can go north from the township and county along the Wuxiang water, but Li Siye's intelligence is that Li Guiren's army has no intention of going north, and they are currently stationed here....."

Li Qing'an pointed with a wooden pole to the north of Shangdang City, where there was a town made of small wooden blocks, and to the west was a river painted with white paint.

"This is the turbid Zhangshui, about fifty miles away from Shangdang City on the east bank of the river is the town of Zhuozhang, Li Guichen's 50,000 troops are stationed in this town, it is obvious that Li Guiren is going to fight to the death with the main force of Li Siye's Anxi army."

"What is the ratio of forces between the two sides?" Yan Zhenqing asked in a deep voice.

"At present, Li Siye has about 80,000 troops in the Hedong territory, but to consider blocking the retreat of the Yan army and some garrisons in various places, Li Siye can only use 40,000 people at most, at present, Zhao Chongjie and He Lou Yurun have led 10,000 cavalry elites to support, so that Li Siye's available troops are also 50,000, which is also his surname, he will not rely on more to win, but in terms of troops, the Yan army is 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, and Anxi is 40,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, in terms of the number of cavalry, we have an advantage, and we also have thunder and oil, Regardless of the military type and strength, we have an advantage, and the other party's advantage lies in the cavalry, 10,000 Luohe cavalry is the strongest elite cavalry in An Lushan, and there are 10,000 Khitan cavalry, which is the elite of the Khitan Yelu Department, well-equipped, it is said that the combat effectiveness exceeds the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, and there is also a cavalry that is also the elite of the Xi people, it is with these 30,000 cavalry, Li Guiren does not want to retreat north, and compete with the Anxi army, if he can defeat the Anxi army, then he will be famous all over the world. ”

Eldest Sun Quanxu nodded and sighed: "This is a close battle!" ”

He glanced at Nan Jiyun and saw that his eyes were a little gloomy, so he smiled and said, "What does General Nan think?" ”

Nan Jiyun was feeling sorry that he didn't have the opportunity to participate in such a wonderful battle, he nodded silently and said: "General Li Siye insists on fighting the other party's 50,000 army with 50,000 troops, which in itself is a kind of underestimation of the enemy, I am only worried that the Anxi army will be burdened by fame, and will be arrogant, and will not take the Yan army in his eyes, which is very dangerous." ”

"General Nan is right, I am also worried."

Li Qing'an said to everyone: "I have written to Li Siye, ordering him not to underestimate the enemy, and I also ordered Wang Sili to lead 30,000 Guanzhong troops out of Shaanzhou and go to Hedong to meet them. ”

At this time, a clerical officer came in with a piece of information and said, "Your Highness, the latest express from Taiyuan!" ”

Everyone was attracted at once, and they all looked at Li Qing'an, Li Qing'an received the information and looked at it, his brows furrowed, and said: "No wonder Li Guiren refused to go north, it turned out that An Qingxu changed his strategy, he withdrew to Shiai County as soon as he arrived in Taiyuan, and Li Huaixian led an army of 80,000 to the south." ”

This news surprised everyone, Li Huaixian's 80,000 army, at least 30,000 were elite Youzhou iron cavalry, the cavalry was extremely fast, once they arrived in Luzhou before the Shangdang Battle started, then Li Siye's situation would be dangerous.

Li Qing'an paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, he understood An Lushan's real strategy, it turned out that An Lushan's attack on Taiyuan was false, his real purpose was to deal with Li Siye's Anxi army, if Guo Ziyi divided his troops to support Li Siye, then Taiyuan's troops would inevitably be empty, and it happened to be attacked by An Qingxu's army, and Taiyuan was dangerous again.

In fact, this is not Li Siye underestimated the enemy, but he Li Qingan underestimated the deployment of An Lushan, Li Qingan slowly paced in the room with his hands, he suddenly walked to the sand table, carefully studied the terrain, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately pass my order, order Li Siye to give up Luzhou, withdraw to the west of Wuling Mountain in Jinzhou, and strictly guard the Fucheng Pass, Wei Bojun and Xi Yuanqing also withdrew at the same time, and ordered Tian Qianzhen to give up Shangdang County, and all the troops were withdrawn to Jinzhou to assemble." ”

He pondered for a moment, and then gave a second order: "Order Lei Wanchun and Xin Yunjing to lead their troops to enter Dingzhou via the Flying Fox Road and cut off An Qingxu's grain route." ”

He sighed slightly, and said to everyone: "This time we underestimated An Lushan, An Lushan's attack on Hedong is virtual and real, if Taiyuan is difficult to attack, they will turn to deal with the Anxi army, if Guo Ziyi sends troops, they will turn to attack Taiyuan, so that we are passive, in the final analysis, it is because of our insufficient troops in Hedong, if we can increase the number of troops by another 100,000, we can reverse the passive situation, so I decided to quickly increase the number of troops to Hedong by 100,000." ”

Yan Zhenqing pondered for a moment and said: "There are 150,000 troops in the pass, you can go to Pujin to support the east of the river, when Emperor Xuanzong went to the northern capital, he crossed the Yellow River from Pujin, where a pontoon bridge can be built overnight, tens of thousands of royal forest troops cross the river very quickly, we might as well order Wang Sili to build a pontoon bridge first, and wait for the army to rush to cross the river." ”

Li Qing'an said: "It's a good idea to build a pontoon bridge, but it's better not to move the 150,000 troops in Guanzhong, this time the battle of Jiangnan has a lot of casualties, and 60,000 troops are recruited in Jiangnan, which can make the Jiangnan army go north to help defend Henan, and let Li Guangbi lead 70,000 troops to cross the river to support Hedong, and I will lead 30,000 elite cavalry to rush to Hedong through the Pujin Ferry, as long as Li Siye can return to Jinzhou in time, there should be time in time." ”

Yan Zhenqing and Eldest Sun Quanxu glanced at each other, and said in unison: "How can Your Highness go to Hedong in person?" ”

Yan Zhenqing hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness just came back from Jiangnan not long ago, and rushed to Hedong, I am really tired, I think Li Siye is also a famous general, he should be able to stand alone and win the battle of Hedong, His Highness only needs to dispatch remotely." ”

Li Qing'an shook it and said with a wry smile: "I really don't hide Yan Shangshu, every household has a scripture that is difficult to read, and the Anxi army is no exception, the biggest problem of the Anxi army is that there are too many mountains, and the generals are not convinced by each other, Li Siye can't command Li Guangbi's army, and Li Guangbi can't mobilize Li Siye's army, they must be in their own positions, after all, my dispatch in Chang'an is too far, and it is difficult to coordinate, so only if I go to Hedong, can I coordinate the armies, and Guo Ziyi, he can only give me face, don't persuade me, This Hedong campaign is not trivial, and it is directly related to the gains and losses in Hedong, and I must go to Hedong in person. ”

Yan Zhenqing still wanted to persuade again, but Nan Jiyun said: "Yan Shangshu don't persuade anymore, I also think that the general going to Hedong in person is the best plan, Li Siye is proud, I am afraid that he will not accept Li Guangbi's support, and Reading Li and the Yan army will fight, that will put the Anxi army in a very dangerous situation, if Li Siye is defeated in Hedong, the reputation of the Anxi army will be ruined, and it will be more serious to reverse the entire battle situation, if the Southern Tang Dynasty echoes again, we will fall into a very passive situation, this battle is not trivial, it is related to the overall situation, I oppose Li Siye as the commander, based on this consideration. ”

Nan Jiyun's analysis was very thorough, and Yan Zhenqing also felt reasonable, so he didn't persuade anymore and asked, "Then I don't know when the general will leave?" ”

Li Qingan immediately said: "Time is pressing, I will set off now, and I hope that Yan Shangshu will coordinate with Wang Sili to set up a pontoon bridge in Pujin Dusu." ”

Yan Zhenqing nodded, "I will immediately send a pigeon letter to Wang Sili, wishing His Highness a smooth journey and good news as soon as possible!" ”

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At the beginning of April of the second year of Qingping, An Lushan suddenly changed his strategy, ordered An Qingxu's army to give up the siege of Taiyuan, retreated to Hedong Jingchengkou, and ordered Li Huaixian to lead 80,000 elite troops south to support Li Guiren's department, so that Li Siye's Anxi army was attacked by the enemy, and the battle situation turned sharply, not waiting for Li Qing'an's order to come, Li Siye also realized the critical situation at the same time, he ordered the Luzhou troops to withdraw to Jinzhou, Wei Boyu 10,000 people encountered Li Guiren's army interception on the way back, the two sides broke out a fierce battle, Wei Boyu was outnumbered, Nearly half of the losses were lost, and they returned in defeat.

Gradually, the battle situation in Hedong became bigger and bigger, both sides realized the importance of this battle, which was already related to the gains and losses of the entire Hedong, An Lushan ordered An Qingxu to increase the number of troops to Luzhou by 50,000, and Cai Xide led the army south, so that the total strength of the Yan army in Luzhou reached 180,000.

On the side of the Northern Tang Army, Li Guangbi led 70,000 troops to cross the Yellow River from Heyin County, entered the boundary of Huaizhou, and entered Zezhou in Hedong by Taihang, while Li Qing'an personally led 30,000 elite cavalry, each with two horses, and marched to the east of the river day and night.

A major war that has a bearing on the gains and losses of Hedong and on the overall situation is slowly brewing in the southeast of Hedong.

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If we open the map, we will find that the eastern part of Jinju is an important dividing line of Hedong Province, and in the eastern part of Jinju, Jiesan, Huolsan Mountain, and Ulryongsan Mountain all the way to Wangwusan Mountain in the south, stretching for thousands of miles from north to south, dividing Hedong Province into two, forming a natural military dividing line.

On this military demarcation line, Fuchengguan in the middle of Wuling Mountain, which is today's Anze County, is a very important strategic place, and east of Fuchengguan is Liangma Village leading to Luzhou.

At present, Li Siye has a total of 80,000 troops in Hedong, because Wei Boyu lost 5,000 troops on the way to retreat, the actual army in Li Siye's hands is 75,000 people, and there are 10,000 soldiers scattered in Jinzhou, Jiangzhou, Puzhou and other places.

On the morning of that day, Li Siye received a report from the soldiers that the vanguard sent by Li Qing'an, 10,000 cavalry led by Zhao Chongjie and He Lou Yurun, had arrived in Jinzhou, and he also received another news that Li Qing'an personally led 30,000 elite cavalry had arrived at the Pujin Ferry.

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(To be continued)