Chapter 697: Pursuit

"Therefore, we must be careful, the soldiers and horses must not be dispersed, otherwise, what awaits us is that the army of 10,000 will be eaten clean by Xu Shiji." Liu Lan also said with some worry: "Has the general sent a letter recently?" ”

"I sent a letter five days ago, but it didn't write anything." Qi Yancheng shook his head and said.

Liu Lan nodded reassuringly, what he was most worried about now was that Li Zhao would send troops again and enter Shandong, and then things would not be good. Everything in front of him is easy to explain, Xu Shiji is not thinking about solving Li Xin, but thinking about leaving everyone's soldiers and horses here, and then Li Zhao's soldiers and horses take advantage of the emptiness everywhere in Shandong, and it is natural to easily seize Shandong.

"Knock, knock!" Suddenly, the drums of war rang out.

Liu Lan's face changed, and she said: "Son, the Chinese army is beating the drums, Xu Shiji is about to general, let's go quickly." ”

Liu Lan can't be allowed to be careless, Xu Shiji has been pursuing Li Xin these days, and the most important thing he has done is to rectify military discipline and train the army, according to him, although there are many large armies, they are all working independently, and only by training together and accepting the command of one person can this advantage be maximized.

At first, no one agreed, but later, when the generals saw that Xu Shiji's soldiers and horses were very brave and good at fighting, strict military discipline, and the command was the same, all the generals also moved their minds, Xu Shiji followed Li Mi back then, was a general under Li Mi, and now he is by Li Shimin's side, although Li Shimin can't deal with Li Xin, but he is still very good at dealing with others.

At that moment, the generals simply asked Xu Shiji to help them train, and sure enough, the trained army has made great progress, although it cannot be compared with Li Zhao's team, but it is much more powerful than before. After the training, even the military discipline has increased a lot. Xu Shiji's army beat the drums, and all the generals also came.

After the three drums, the generals gathered in the big tent, Xu Yuanlang, Meng Haigong, Chun Yu Nan, Xu Shishun, Jiang Hongdu, Jiang Shanhe, Tian Liu'an, Zhang Qingte and other generals gathered under the command of Xu Shiji came one after another, and the big tent was full of talents, and the fierce generals were like clouds. It made Xu Shiji's heart feel a lot easier.

"Generals, we are now in Jinxiang, Li Xin's soldiers and horses are in Fanghe, and it is only two days away from us, but Li Xin's soldiers and horses are all cavalry, and if we want to deal with cavalry, we can only follow behind and eat ashes like we are now, which is obviously not possible." Xu Shiji glanced at everyone and said.

Everyone nodded. If it goes on like this, it really can't catch up with Li Xin, so he can only stare at Li Xin and watch Li Xin attack the city in front, and by the time he and the others arrived, Li Xin had already left, leaving him with nothing but a mess, and even the gentry who were the foundation of everyone's existence were killed by Li Xin.

"I don't know what the general means?" Liu Lan arched her hand and said.

"Divide the troops, General Ben is ready to divide a part of the troops and horses. Go to Juye and Gaoping, and block Li Xin first. It doesn't take a long time to resist, as long as it takes two days, I believe that it is still possible for an army of 10,000 to support two days. Xu Shiji glanced at everyone and said, "As long as we hold on for two days, we will be able to trap Li Xin in Gaoping, and by that time." Li Xin can't advance or retreat, just our opportunity, he has no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, how can he resist our attack? ”

"Huh! What a great idea! Good idea. The crowd had not yet spoken. There was a burst of applause outside, but a young man with a hideous face walked in.

"King Qi!" As soon as Xu Shiji saw the comer, his face suddenly changed, he stood up suddenly, greeted him, and arched his hand and said, "Why is His Royal Highness King Qi here?" There was a drum beating in his heart, and he could see that Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, had a gloomy face at the moment, and his body was covered with wind and dust, obviously he had come to him after a long journey.

"If this king doesn't come, I'm afraid that people in the world will still think that this Da Zhao is General Xu's decision." Li Yuanji glanced at everyone in the big tent, and said coldly: "Why, don't you welcome the arrival of this king?" Li Yuanji said with a smile.

"Don't dare, don't dare, greet His Royal Highness King Qi." Although Xu Yuanlang and the others were a little dissatisfied in their hearts, they still arched their hands towards each other, with a smile on their faces, and greeted them.

"Xu Shiji, are you going to divide your troops into three ways and attack Li Xin front and back?" Li Yuanji glanced at everyone, didn't speak, just sat on top of the handsome case, glanced at Xu Shiji, and said lightly.

"Exactly." Xu Shiji nodded and said: "I have now completed the training of the army, although there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses in front of me, with the city, it is still very easy to resist Li Xin for one to two days, and when the time comes, our army will attack and besiege Li Xin in the land of projectiles, and we will definitely be able to defeat Li Xin." ”

"Humph! Xu Shiji, you are sending Li Xin his military exploits! Li Yuanji said disdainfully: "What Li Xin is best at, is to break through, his subordinates are all cavalry, I'm afraid that your soldiers and horses have not yet reached the city, they will be broken by Li Xin, so how can you intercept it?" The army of hundreds of thousands was actually led by Li Xin's nose, Xu Shiji! I heard that you are still a fierce general under my second brother, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Qi, now our army is secretly moving, Li Xin does not know, Li Xin at least has to stop at Fanghe for two days, the last general has already asked people to find a way to drag Li Xin out for a few more days, as long as our army stops in Jinxiang, Li Xin will definitely be confused, and then send two generals to Juye and Gaoping, which will definitely block Li Xin's eastward march and trap Li Xin in this small place, he lacks food, grass and supplies, in this place, it must be difficult to fly." Xu Shiji was not afraid of Li Yuanji and said loudly.

"Besieging Li Xin? You're really telling jokes. Li Yuanji said disdainfully: "This king thinks, now we are following Li Xin, driving him away, all the way to the east, what is the east, the east is the sea, don't look at Li Xin is very arrogant now, but the more to the front, the more he is looking for death, this king has left 70,000 horses to garrison Bianzhou, blocking Li Xin's rescuers, this king himself led an army of 40,000, plus your more than 100,000 troops, there are 200,000 people, 200,000 people are divided into three parts, General Xu Shiji is the head of the South Road army, leading an army of 60,000, closely behind Li Xin, This king led the middle route army, a total of 100,000 people, and General Xu Shiji separated a hundred miles to deter Li Xin, General Xu Yuanlang, led an army of 40,000 people, as the governor of the north road, and the three road armies pushed together, forcing Li Xin's army to advance eastward, we did not fight with him, but forced him, if he came to fight, our three-way army of 200,000 people, one person can drown the other party with a mouthful of foam. ”

Li Yuanji looked at everyone very proudly, this is the method he came up with, in his opinion, this battle may take a certain amount of time, but it is the safest way.

Xu Shiji also had to admit that although this method was a little stupid, it was also true, but what worried him more was Li Yuanji's rhetoric, he knew that Li Yuanji actually only brought 30,000 troops, not 40,000, where did these 10,000 people come from? Could it be that Li Yuanji brought 40,000 people from the imperial court? This is obviously not the case, what about 10,000 people? Xu Shiji suddenly had a bad thought in his heart. His mouth opened, but he saw the people around him, and finally he didn't speak.

"Li Xin has a sailor, he can kill directly from Luoyang to the bank of the Yellow River, and as long as Li Xin reaches the Yellow River, he can leave Shandong by boat." Liu Lan couldn't help but say: "Let Li Xin crisscross Shandong, the last unlucky person is the people of Shandong, Li Xin will kill the local gentry every time he goes to a place, if this continues, in less than half a year, the gentry in Shandong will be killed cleanly." How will Shandong have the opportunity to develop and grow in the future? ”

Liu Lan's eyes were full of scrutiny, although Li Yuanji's plan was good and very safe, but there were still many problems in it, Li Xin was not a good stubble, and it was the people of Shandong who were unlucky in the end.

"If this is the case, this king can play the Son of Heaven, let the imperial court send troops and horses again, and even let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or the King of Qin lead an army of 100,000 troops to enter Shandong from the north and coerce Li Xin with us, so that Li Xin will be unable to fly. What do you think? Li Yuanji said with a smile.

Xu Shiji suddenly realized that what Li Yuanji had done, to put it thoroughly, was for Li Jiancheng's consideration, so that Li Jiancheng would have enough excuses to enter Shandong.

"Nope." Xu Yuanlang and the others said without thinking: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the last general still agrees with General Xu's suggestion, just our 200,000 army, divided into three ways, can trap Li Xin to death between Gaoping, why let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come?" ”

It's easy to ask God to send God, if you really let Li Jiancheng lead the army to come, it is easy to drive Li Xin away, but at that time, if you want to send Li Jiancheng away, it will be very difficult, Shandong is tired, can you not want to start a war with Li Zhao?

"Yes, our 200,000 troops can't defeat Li Xin, not even if there are more soldiers and horses." Meng Haigong also said: "The longer Li Xin stays in Shandong, the more casualties the people will be, and the last general also thinks that he can march according to General Xu's method, first block Gaoping and Juye, and then deal with Li Xin." ”

As soon as Meng Haigong's voice fell, a group of voices suddenly appeared in the big tent, everyone is not a fool, and naturally knows that if Li Jiancheng's army is allowed to enter, Shandong may not be his own.

"Hehe, if you all mean this, this king naturally has nothing to say. However, today, the king came on light horse, and the soldiers and horses were still behind, so the king did not participate in this battle. Li Yuanji stood up, glanced at everyone, and said, "This king is also looking forward to you being able to eliminate Li Xin by Gao Ping or Juye, so it is a blessing for my Great Zhao!" He laughed and walked out. (To be continued......)