Xu Quan was listening, and he also felt that the matter was very important, and hurriedly said: "In this case, should we immediately transfer the Beijing camp to the front line and block them on the other side of the river?" ”

Li Guanqi stared at the map, and said without raising his head: "Definitely not." Although I don't know much about military affairs, I also know that if I run thousands of miles, I will be a general. How far is Jingshi from Fuling? Not to mention that they are going to stop them from crossing the river, it is a problem to catch up with them. ”

Li Zhuo nodded secretly in his heart, and said calmly: "What Your Majesty said is very true. At present, the most important thing is to transfer the nearby soldiers and horses to block the ferry, the Yuanzhou general Lu Zizhen is loyal to the fourth generation, his father was also a subordinate of the minister, this person can still be used, His Majesty can order him to transfer 5,000 troops and horses from the headquarters to block all the ferries from Lion Beach to Yuejiawan, and requisition all the ships on both sides of the river, if it is really not possible, they will all be burned with one fire, and at all costs will block the eastward route of Li Chen and the others. ”

Li Guanqi listened while marking out the names of various places on the map, and after Li Zhuo finished speaking, he took the pen and paper, and in an instant he had written a handwritten edict, handed it to Yue'er next to him and said: "No need to transcribe it, immediately use the seal, and send General Yuanzhou to the line for six hundred miles." ”

The tense atmosphere also infected Xu Quan, who had already stood up from his stool and said, "Even if General Lu is willing to obey the order, he only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, and he can resist an army of 800,000, how long can he hold out?" ”

Li Zhuo said: "The purpose of these 5,000 people is to delay, and the 800,000 army has no ferry, and it is not so easy to cross the river." ”

Li Guanqi's eyes flashed, looked at the map, and said, "How is Cao Shixun, the chief soldier of Jiangnan West Road?" Is it credible? ”

Li Zhuo replied: "After Cao Shixun is also a meritorious service, the theory should be inclined to the imperial court, but he has always valued profit over righteousness, can he take on heavy responsibilities at this moment." We don't know yet. ”

Li Guanqi sneered and said, "There are still more than 30,000 people in his hands, and I have no one available now, so I can only use him." Those who value profit will lure them with profit. As long as he can hold his ground, I will not be stingy with rewards. I ordered him to raise the whole army and prepare for it. As Lu Zizhen's reserve, he also let him receive all the millions of stone grain stored in Jiangdong as military food. In this way, he doesn't need to fight the first battle, and the sweetness is given to him first, and he will still weigh it in the future. If he is on the wrong side, He Ziming, you will behead him on the spot. ”

Li Guanqi said on his lips, his hands were not idle, and as soon as the words fell, a piece of ink-drenched imperial decree had been written. "With the seal, it is also six hundred miles to expedite the Jiangnan West Road General Army, Ziming, you go in person and act when the opportunity arises."

He Ziming listened to it all the time, he didn't expect Li Guanqi to let him leave, and he had the heart to say no, but he also understood the importance of this trip, once Cao Shixun did not obey the order. Only he dared to say that he could kill him on the spot among the hosts. Thinking of this, I won't say more. Take the order and go.

Li Zhuo saw that Li Guanqi had arranged the battle arrangements ahead in a clear and orderly manner, and his thoughts were exactly the same as those of himself, an old general who had fought for half his life, and he couldn't help but feel gratified, and his happy face shone at the moment, and he praised sincerely: "Your Majesty Shengming." That's all I can think of so far. So arranged. may be able to hold out until the Jingshi army arrives. ”

Li Guanqi shook his head and said, "It's not enough to arrange it like this, there is another very important matter. I immediately drafted an order to send people to the four towns of the border pass, so that they could start from now on. All parts of the border gates have entered a state of combat readiness, and they are only allowed to enter but not to leave, and all the information inside cannot be leaked out at all. Otherwise, once the Turks know about it and take advantage of the fire to rob, we will not be able to take care of everything. ”

"Your Majesty, it couldn't be better to deal with it like this."

The next day, news from the front also came back. Chen Guangxi's forward troops had reached less than 100 miles on the west bank of the Wujiang River, and the Chungju general Fang Bi sternly rejected Chen Guangxi's persuasion to surrender, and led the crowd to engage in a fierce battle with the rebels.

Because of the urgency of the situation, although it was not the day of the court meeting, Li Guanqi still held an emergency court meeting in the Xuanzheng Palace, and specially summoned the general of the 12 guards of the Beijing Division. This is because the main topic of the meeting is to discuss the next military issue.

After the ministers entered the Xuanzheng Palace, they found that the court meeting was different from usual, because everyone who participated in the court meeting was given a seat, which had not been done before, although a few people had heard some news, but no one knew the emperor's intention to urgently convene the court meeting today, so everyone basically sat down with a nervous mood, waiting for His Majesty's instructions.

Li Guanqi's gaze slowly swept over the people in the hall, and said: "All of you here are the civil and military ministers of my Great Qian Dynasty, and they can be said to be the backbone of this country, so I won't be polite to you." First of all, I would like to announce to you that Chen Guangxi of Shannan Province and Li Moran of Jiannan Province have reversed. ”

With a "boom", everyone exploded. The power of the bomb thrown by Li Guanqi was too great, although everyone had been more or less resistant to Li Guanqi's various reform measures before, and they all thought that the local resistance would be greater, but no one thought or dared to think that someone would rise up to rebel.

"Alright, alright." Li Guanqi raised his hand to suppress the sound that came up below, and said angrily, "Don't make a fuss." How many times have I said that? This is the court, not the vegetable market, who should I listen to in such a chaotic manner? ”

After everyone calmed down, Li Guanqi continued: "Everyone already knows the matter, so presumably everyone can also understand the importance of this court meeting, to put it bluntly, the purpose of today's court meeting is very simple, that is, to discuss how this battle should be fought." Privy Council, first of all, I will inform you of the military situation ahead. ”

After the privy deputy envoy Xu Quan read out the military reports sent back from the front one by one, Li Guanqi said: "What do you think of this information? ”

Everyone looks at me, and I look at you, and they are reluctant to take the lead in speaking, because everyone understands that this is a real military matter, and it is not something that can be said casually.

After a while, Liu Xia, the general of the Zuo Wuwei Army, first said: "Your Majesty, Li Chen and the two thieves are so bold that they dare to commit rebellion, and the minister thinks that they should plot as soon as possible, and they can't let the thieves' ambitions succeed." ”

Li Guanqi said lightly: "What General Liu said is very true, but what should we do and how should we do it?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty. In the humble opinion of the minister, the garrisons of Jiangnan West Road and Huainan Road should be quickly transferred to the Wujiang River crossing, and the rebels must be intercepted west of the Wujiang River, so as to take the lead. Then, the two garrisons of Hedong and Guannei were transferred to the south, forming a flanking attack on Chen Guangxi, and the garrison of Longyou was transferred to the south, and the Lingnan garrison was to the north, and they jointly attacked Li Mo and the other side. Liu Xia talked eloquently.

As soon as Liu Xia's words fell, Wu Ming, the general of the Right Military Guard, had already said on the side: "What General Liu said seems to be comprehensive, but in fact it is not feasible. The garrisons of Hedong, Guannei, and Longyou are all for the purpose of guarding against the northern frontier, and the Turks are already ready to move, once our northern garrison goes south, how can they be content with the status quo? ”

Li Guanqi nodded and said: "General Wu is right, the army in northern Xinjiang can't move a single soldier, even the soldiers in Huainan, Lingnan and Henan, they can't use it, because they are also dissatisfied with my disarmament order and are unwilling to help me fight this battle, so the main force that I can use now is only the 130,000 horses of the generals present today." 130,000 beats more than 800,000, do you dare to fight? ”

Those who lead troops to fight are always bloody, and as soon as Li Guanqi's words fell, the twelve generals got up together and replied: "Dare!" (To be continued......)