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Guo Jia took Zhang He, Xu Huang, Gao Chong and 800 soldiers of the personal guard battalion to Xingyang County to expand Wu Fan's power.

As soon as Uncle Guo left, Wu Fan lacked a mastermind around him, so he dispatched Jia Xu, who was sitting in Luoyang Huayue Tower and engaged in intelligence, to his side.

Jia Xu's arrival was accompanied by the basic situation of Yang Xuangan's army, how many soldiers and horses he brought, and what important people he bringed.

Wu Fan would not let go of a smart person like Jia Xu and leave nothing to ask, and at the moment he made all plans to accumulate strength and annex the army, and asked for a plan on how to deal with Yang Xuangan's rebels entrenched outside the city.

Jia Xu didn't say a word, just stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Luoyang.

Wu Fan, who was in the mountains, suddenly realized.

In the second year of Chengtian, August 27.

Wu Fan sent a letter to Fan Zigai, ordering him to lead Luoyang soldiers and horses to attack Yang Xuangan's Pingyin camp, saying that he would do his best to snipe Yang Xuangan's main force in Yanshi and could not move.

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Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cui Shi was lying on the sickbed, and he had never stood up since he fell down the stone steps of Ziwei Palace. The half of his body exposed outside the brocade quilt was skinny. A head of scattered silver and white hair, withered countless times. Wrinkles and ravines, and dull eyes...... Old, he's really old. Just like a candle flickering in the wind, it seems that it may be extinguished at any time.

The room was filled with the bitter smell of medicinal stones, which made Fan Zi's nose twitch uncontrollably. In front of the old prime minister, he had to hide it well.

Wei Xuan, who was busy with everything, came the latest, and he now took Cui Shi's place. Handle government affairs.

The three of them gathered.

Fan Zigai opened the conversation box and said, "Wu Shouzheng summoned me. If you want me to send troops to attack Pingyin, I don't know what to do with the second public? ”

Cui Shimuraan was in a daze. Deaf and unheard.

Wei Xuan, who was older than Cui Shi and had a lot of experience, explained: "Wu Shouzheng led an army of 20,000 and plural Henan soldiers of 20,000, stationed in Yanshi to contain Yang Xuangan. ”

In a few words, it was very good to let Cui Shi understand the situation.

Cui Shi's throat was "gurgling" phlegm, he couldn't go up or down, and asked vaguely: "Yang Xuangan sent troops to Yanshi?" ”

Fan Zigai nodded and said, "Yesterday's incident." Yang Xuangan personally commanded an army of 50,000 to Yanshi. Henan County guarded Pei Hongce's ......", he frowned, and said: "Wu Shouzheng's letter said that Pei Hongce was arrogant and advocated the battle, but he was defeated by Yang Xuangan and was beheaded by him according to military law. ”

Cui Shi turned sideways uncomfortably, sighed, and said, "Show your fangs!" ”

True.

Wu Fan guarded against Cui Shi, Wei Xuan, and Fan Zigai, why didn't these three guard against him?

You must know that compared to Cui Shi, Wei Xuan, and Fan Zigai. If Wu Fan had a bad heart, the destructive power would be far greater than theirs.

Previously, Wu Fan was going to leave Luoyang to go to Yanshi, and he stretched out his hand to the soldiers and horses brought by Wei Xuan, and he took the precious 10,000 cavalry. Wei Xuan easily agreed, why? It's not that Wu Fan led the army to leave, which is equivalent to leaving Jia Xiaoquan in Luoyang as a hostage!

Wei Xuan opened his mouth and said: "Wu Shouzheng not only holds the Si Lizhou Tiger Talisman. It can mobilize all the troops in Sili Prefecture, and there are more official positions left behind in Luoyang. Controlling all the officials around the imperial capital can be said to be irrefutable and supreme in both the military and political departments. ”

Wei Xuan's words have two meanings. One is that Wu Fan has the right to kill Pei Hongce, we can't intervene, and we can't explain anything. The other is that Wu Fan has the right to order Fan Zigai to attack, and Fan Zigai has no right to refuse.

Fan Zigai pondered for a moment and said, "The 50,000 soldiers and horses that Yang Xuangan and Wu Shouzheng are facing off are undoubtedly elite. At present, his headquarters battalion cannot be said to be empty, at least the 100,000 soldiers and horses left behind are not strong in combat...... If they can be defeated and the grain and grass they rely on for survival can be burned, it is no less than drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and Yang Xuangan's rebels will definitely collapse. ”

Cui Shi raised his head and said, "100,000 people, how many?" To attack them, most of the Luoyang garrison must be dispatched, and once they fall into the quagmire, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Fan Zigai said: "Yang Xuan's troops are developing too fast and there are too many people, which will also cause the armor and blades he plundered from Liyang and other places and scattered his family wealth to be far from enough equipment. The number of 100,000 sounds scary, but it's nothing more than a papier-mâché tiger. ”

Cui Shi glanced at Fan Zigai and said, "What if Wu Shouzheng can't contain Yang Xuangan?" ”

Fan Zigai believed: "No! Judging from Wu Shouzheng's means of killing Pei Hongce, he wants to increase his military power, so ...... The 10,000 cavalry he sent away from Duke Wei, which originally belonged to Pei Zhengxi's account, will also be in his coveted range. He will definitely drive them, spare no effort to fight with Yang Xuangan, and use Yang Xuangan's hand to eliminate dissent. ”

Wei Xuangan said: "Attacking Yang Xuangan's headquarters camp and achieving a decisive victory will strengthen our confidence, and the significance is extraordinary." ”

Cui Shi closed his eyes, shook his head, nodded again, and said, "Let's go!" Wensheng, Huazong, do what you say! ”

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The gradual reciprocity in terms of strength made Yang Xuangan's advantage disappear, and it also made Wu Fan no longer in a hurry to strike first, he sat down with his ass steady, and carefully sketched the blueprint for the future little by little.

Relative.

Yang Xuan's eyebrows burned with fire.

Hearing that Fan Zigai led the army to Wu Fan, the troops went out of Luoyang, and went straight to Pingyin's lair, Yang Xuan was anxious to invite Li Mi to discuss, the nose is not the nose, and the eyes are not the eyes.

It was Li Mi who suggested that Yang Xuangan fight Yanshi, but he had not yet achieved effective results, and something big happened in the backyard, how could Yang Xuangan be calm?

Li Mi sighed in his heart that Yang Xuan was not the master, and said on the other hand: "Ming Gong, we can't withdraw!" ”

Yang Xuan snorted angrily and said, "Pingyin is our foundation!" ”

Li Mi stared at Yang Xuangan and said, "Will Wu Shouzheng watch Ming Gong withdraw and return to help?" No way! Moreover, Wu Shouzheng's army rode fast horses a lot, and if we retreated rashly, we would only be defeated by him! ”

Yang Xuangan said loudly: "Then what do you say?" ”

Li Mi pursed his lips and said: "Pretend to retreat, lure Wu Shouzheng to pursue, set up an ambush halfway, and defeat Wu Shouzheng and raze Yanshi County in one fell swoop at all costs!" There are two advantages, first, Wu Shouzheng is known as invincible, and his fame is very great, and he can be on a par with the king of the backers, and if he defeats him, the morale of our army will be significantly improved. Second, Yanshi is a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, even if Wu Shouzheng lets us go, but Fan Zigai learns that our army has returned, won't he return to Luoyang? And then what? Re-establish the inherent situation that we dare not attack Luoyang because of the constraints of Wu Shouzheng's garrison Yanshi, for fear that he will attack behind us. Over time, the army was trapped, morale was low, and food and grass were exhausted...... Dead and annihilated. ”

Li Mi said in a deep voice: "Ming Gong, we are already passive!" In one go, break the game, the more difficult it will be! Time is good for the court, not good for us! ”

Yang Xuan hesitated, but after all, he believed Li Mi

(To be continued......)