"It's good to have faith." Li Xin patted Cheng Biting Jin's shoulder and said: "From now on, you will be the bearer of Shandong Lvlin Road, remember, although you are the bearer, you can't violate the military rules, you have to be kind to the people, if you commit a little bit, I will have your head." ”

Cheng Yanjin trembled for a while, there was some fear in the depths of his eyes, and he said at the moment: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if this is really the case, Your Majesty can deprive the minister of his title." "Cheng Biting Jin regards the title as his life, if Li Xin really deprives him of his title, I am afraid it will be even more uncomfortable than killing him, and being able to use his title as a guarantee at this time shows how serious he is about this matter.

"That's very good." Li Xin nodded and said: "There are three brothers of the Qi family and Zhuge Sheng in the army to help each other, think about it, it is not difficult for you to sit firmly in this position, the difficulty is to let these guys listen to your orders, let them point where to fight, Zhijie, this depends on your skills." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will never let you down." Since Cheng Yanjin has agreed to this, he will not joke about his title, and he heard a glimmer of opportunity from Li Xin's words, if he doesn't get it right, he can get more things.

"I believe that Zhijie will not disappoint me." Li Xin nodded. This Cheng Yanjin is also a human spirit, I am afraid it will be difficult to let him do the right thing, but if he does this kind of thing with no technical content, let him act in his true colors, I am afraid it will be very easy.

"Your Majesty, are we going to Yanzhou next?" Zhang Zhenzhou said: "The 50,000 troops led by Xu Shiji, Li Yuanji and others have arrived in Yanzhou, and the minister thinks that Xu Shiji and others will have a decisive battle with us in Yanzhou, and want to defeat us in Yanzhou, and we are afraid that we must defeat these guys in Yanzhou, otherwise, even if we get more territory." The other side's 100,000-strong army directly blocked the border between Henan and Shandong, and it may be a little bad to cut off our grain and grass. ”

"An army of 100,000?" Li Xin was moved when he heard this, and said: "Are you saying that Xu Shiji will not wait for Li Yuan's reinforcements, and directly lead the 100,000 troops in Shandong to wipe out my tens of thousands of troops?" ”

"If it were a minister, he would definitely do it." Zhang Zhenzhou hurriedly said.

"Exchanging space for time is a good idea, but can Xu Shiji really be sure that he can beat me Li Xin?" Li Xin said indifferently.

"I don't know about this." Zhang Zhenzhou said hesitantly: "Although the ministers defeated Xu Shiji this time, the 50,000 army also lost a lot of people, so they simply captured more than 10,000 elite soldiers, if they are trained a little." It can be a supplement to our army, and then dispatch Henan soldiers and horses, which can also support one or two. ”

"No, that's okay, but we're at a disadvantage." Li Xin thought for a while and said: "I want to retreat from Caozhou and attract Xu Shiji's army to come, as long as he leaves Yanzhou, Cheng Biting Jin and them will have the opportunity to destroy his grain route, and Qin Qiong will be able to lead the army across Shandong." ”

"This?" Zhang Zhenzhou suddenly hesitated. Retreating to Caozhou can certainly give the army a place to defend, but if there is something wrong with the enemy, it may be difficult to break through in the future. Leading the way. Although it is in a weak position in terms of numbers, it is also easy to evacuate. From a security point of view, Zhang Zhenzhou still prefers the latter.

"Strengthen the defenses of Caozhou, Zhang Qing. Didn't you say you're a defense guy? Of the 50,000 troops, you lead 30,000 to defend the city, and I lead 20,000 troops. How about setting up a big camp at the north gate and forming horns with you? Li Xin said indifferently.

"Since Your Majesty has made a decision, the minister has nothing to say." Zhang Zhenzhou thought about it and agreed, Li Xin was sitting outside the city, with 10,000 guards by his side, no matter how powerful Xu Shiji was, I am afraid it would be difficult to prevent 10,000 guards from escorting Li Xin from escaping.

"Okay, tomorrow we will withdraw from Caozhou." Li Xin clapped his hands and said, "Didn't Xu Shiji want to destroy me first!" That's what I gave him. However, it depends on whether Qin Qiong first crossed Shandong, or whether he Xu Shiji destroyed me first. What Li Xin has to do now is to create opportunities for Qin Qiong, and he believes that Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin's ability will definitely be able to pacify Shandong as soon as possible.

The news of Li Xin's sudden withdrawal soon spread to Yanzhou, and Xu Shiji, who was waiting for Li Xin to come to the door in Yanzhou, was stunned when he heard this, not only him, but also Li Xiaogong and others were complicated.

"Mao Gong, Li Xin suddenly withdrew his troops and went to Caozhou, what happened? Could it be that something was discovered, or that there was some other conspiracy? After Li Yuanji and others came, he couldn't wait to ask: "My father has mobilized 80,000 troops, including 30,000 cavalry to the south, and it will soon be Yanzhou. ”

The last situation made Li Zhao's laborer expedition to Shandong, and finally although he got Shandong, but in the same way, Li Zhao lost a lot of grain, grass and money, and the Shandong he got was only a broken Shandong.

But the current situation also makes everyone hesitate, is Li Xin really here for Shandong? Why do you want to retire now? Everyone immediately doubted in their hearts. couldn't make up their minds for a while, and looked at Xu Shiji and Li Xiaogong above. One is the clan, and although the other has been repeatedly defeated by Li Xin, he has to admit that his defeat has little to do with his ability.

"Mao Gong, what do you think?" Li Xiao Gongjun showed a trace of solemnity on his face, and said: "Li Xin's Jinyi guards probably already know that His Majesty the Emperor will definitely send reinforcements, after all, Shandong is our territory, and His Majesty the Emperor will not allow Li Xin to occupy Shandong." He withdrew his troops at this time, and this king thought that he was advancing by retreating, and he didn't want to attack, but let us take the initiative to attack, after all, Caozhou was not far from Bianzhou, and Li Xin's grain and grass supply would not be in great danger. ”

"Li Xin is not the kind of person who wants to run away in the face of difficulties, no matter how difficult it is, it is not so simple to let Li Xin escape, even if he knows that the emperor has sent troops to come." Xu Shiji shook his head and said, "Lord Wang, what the last general is worried about is something other than Li Xin, Qin Qiong, or those rebellions. These people may be Li Xin's killer feature. ”

Xu Shiji undoubtedly knew Li Xin very well, and knew that it was impossible for Li Xin to withdraw from the army under such circumstances, where was Li Xin's hope, that is, Qin Qiong's 100,000 army had not yet appeared, and there was the green forest road in Shandong.

"Then what do we think we should do now?" Li Xiaogong hurriedly asked.

"There is no way, Qin Qiong, we don't know where we will land, but the last general thinks that the biggest possibility is in Dengzhou, Qi Gongshun has laid a good foundation in Beihai County, once Li Xin's army lands in Dengzhou, it can quickly obtain more grain and grass, so the last general is more inclined to give up Dengzhou, or even Laizhou, and block Qin Qiong's soldiers and horses on the line of the Jiaolai River, so that Qin Qiong can't cross the Jiaolai River. We can use the defense of the Jiaolai River to resist Qin Qiong, and in the west, we gather an army of 100,000 to annihilate Li Xin's tens of thousands of troops. ”

"What about those rebellions in Shandong?" Li Yuanji gritted his teeth and said: "These guys are extremely hateful, they are actually making trouble at this time, and there is Li Xin intervening behind them, if they are left to their own devices, we will definitely be unlucky." ”

"It's just some clowns jumping off the beam, the green forest road looks very powerful, and there are many people, but in the same way, these people are independent of each other, and it is true that there are many people, but they definitely can't form a strong combat effectiveness, so that the strong warriors everywhere can be eliminated." Xu Shiji said indifferently. He himself is elegant, and at this time, if the command is determined, the hearts of everyone in the hall become calm, Li Yuanji and the others did not say anything, and the other generals showed a relaxed look on their faces.

"Mao Gong is probably the person who knows Li Xin best except for the King of Qin, this king didn't believe it before, but today, Li Xin seems to be standing in front of you, so that you can see through your heart." Li Xiaogong was silent for a long time before he said.

"Don't dare to praise the prince." Xu Shiji's face was calm, without the slightest smugness.

"Originally, the emperor had a decree, and the affairs in the army were mainly based on this king, but compared to Mao Gong, this king's ability is limited, Yuan Ji, I am ready to give up the position of commander to Mao Gong, what do you think?" Li Xiaogong looked at Li Yuanji and said.

There was a hint of attack in his eyes, only he knew that although he was the commander in the army, the 100,000 army was in the hands of Li Yuanji, and Li Yuanji was the real commander in the army, so he asked this question.

"Mao Gong, what do you say?" Li Yuanji's face was calm, but there was a hint of strangeness on his ugly face.

Xu Shiji's eyes lit up, and finally he thought of something, and sighed: "The last general has repeatedly defeated the hands of Li Xin's thieves, and I am afraid that he will live up to the expectations of the prince." Although he really wanted to get the command of the 100,000 army, he knew that this matter must not be brought up by himself, otherwise, Li Yuanji would not let him go.

"Haha, Mao Gong, Mao Gong, you are too modest, although you were defeated by Li Xin a few times ago, it was not because of yourself, it was mostly Li Xin who won more and less, it was nothing, not to mention, you lost a lot, this time you will not fail." Li Yuanji laughed, turned to Li Xiaogong and said: "King Huai'an, this king agrees with you, this battle of Shandong will be handed over to Xu Shiji to command, Xu Shiji, the 100,000 army will be handed over to you today, and the whole army, up to the king, down to the small soldiers, are all at your disposal." Do you have the courage to take it? ”

Xu Shiji was excited in his heart, fell to the ground on one knee, and said loudly: "The last general will definitely not live up to the trust of King Qi and defeat Li Xin." (To be continued.) )