In fact, everyone understands that the iron-blooded army has already made a lot of preparations in order to help the capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang, and the sergeants have trained hard, and the grain and grass and other materials have been continuously concentrated, and even the quartermaster has gone out to purchase grain and grass, which shows that behind the rapid action, there is an extraordinary strategic vision to support.

Li Rupei is still busy in the wing, he is thinking about where to make a breakthrough in this battle, this is not a final decisive battle between the Iron Blood Army and the Huang Chao army, and it cannot become a decisive battle, the facts are in front of you, if the Iron Blood Army and the Huang Chao army are defeated, naturally someone will stand up to get the benefits, and when the time comes, Shannan West Road will not be able to keep it, and the Iron Blood Army will lose its base, and may even face the same fate as Huang Chao, and be chased and killed by others.

This was the case in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the court was like a decoration, the power was in the hands of the eunuchs, and there were many powerful envoys.

This kind of thinking is very painful, Li Rupei has never found the best breakthrough, in his opinion, the fight between the Iron Blood Army and the Huang Chao army is very likely to be out of control, after all, the Iron Blood Army killed Huang Kuo, and there is an untouchable hatred between Huang Chao, I believe that Huang Chao and the fight are full of strength.

Li Rupei also asked Gao Chibang and others for advice, and everyone couldn't think of a good way, war and fighting are impossible to completely control, what the actual situation will be, it is necessary to make an accurate judgment in the face of the specific situation.

Ma Haoxuan entered the wing.

Being able to get Li Rupei's trust in a short period of time, and being by Li Rupei's side for so long, Ma Haoxuan's emotion is a lot, he clearly feels Li Rupei's style of employing people without suspicion, doing things under Li Rupei's hands is very comfortable, can have good autonomy, rarely be interfered with, as long as he does things under the framework of principles, even if things are not done very well, he will not be reprimanded too much.

Ma Haoxuan was born as a scholar, and he has always been an official in the capital, and he has seen a lot of dark sides, and he has unconsciously absorbed some unspoken rules in the officialdom, but doing things under Li Rupei doesn't seem to need these unspoken rules, everyone does things according to the rules, and what should be done is not ambiguous, and it is useless to say more.

Scholars hope to be famous in history, hoping to be able to do something big, in Li Rupei's place, Ma Haoxuan clearly saw hope, he decided that as long as he loyally followed Li Rupei to do things, he would definitely be able to leave a name in history.

Therefore, in the shortest possible time, Ma Haoxuan adjusted his mentality and tried his best to do things for Li Rupei.

In terms of ability, in terms of acting government affairs, Ma Haoxuan is stronger than Yu Chenghui and Tan Mingxiao and others, not to mention Xie Guoxi and others, after all, Ma Haoxuan once served as a member of the Ministry of Meritorious Service, which is a very critical position, mainly responsible for the assessment of officials, there are many things that are exposed to and problems that need to be faced, and the ability to solve problems is naturally stronger.

After entering the wing, Ma Haoxuan found that Li Rupei's face had always been very serious.

"Is there any problem with the prince?"

Li Rupei nodded and did not hide it.

"This time the iron-blooded army galloped to Luoyang, the eastern capital, facing huge pressure, I don't want the iron-blooded army to fight a decisive battle with the Huangchao army, the purpose of the iron-blooded army is to drive away the Huangchao, from the current situation, to achieve such a goal, it is very difficult, if the 20,000 iron-blooded soldiers and the 200,000-strong army of the Huangchao catch and kill, I am afraid that the iron-blooded army will suffer heavy losses, and the iron-blooded army will not be able to bear such losses."

"Is the prince worried about this problem?"

"Indeed, I don't know if you have any good advice."

Ma Haoxuan was a civilian official, and in terms of operations, Li Rupei rarely consulted civilian officials, and in his impression, civilian officials were very few familiar with military theory.

Ma Haoxuan did not hesitate and quickly spoke.

"The subordinates have some ideas, the subordinates remember that when the prince led the army to conquer Huang Kuo, he quickly ended the battle, and later the subordinates specifically asked General Gao and General Huang, how could they end the battle so quickly, and completely annihilate the 20,000 troops led by Huang Kuo, General Gao and General Huang's answer, so that his subordinates were very impressed, and the prince made a plan to kill Huang Kuo in one fell swoop, which led to the loss of the core of the 20,000 army, and it will be defeated in the end."

When Ma Haoxuan said these words, Li Rupei's eyes instantly lit up.

"Ma Dianjun, what you said is very good, why didn't you think of it, there are 200,000 troops under Huang Chao's command, and a large number of sergeants is naturally a good thing, but such a huge team is not so easy to command, and the generals and strategists under his command will play a vital role, if you can kill one of them, you will definitely be able to make Huang Chao retreat."

"Lord Mingjian, my subordinates haven't thought of so much."

Li Rupei looked at Ma Haoxuan with a rare smile on his face.

"Ma Dianjun, don't be modest, I know what you think, you have been in the capital for so many years, you have long been accustomed to the court in the capital, and you also know the intrigue between those court officials, and if you don't pay attention to it, it is very likely to fall, but in Liangzhou, and even in the rest of Shannan West Road, such a situation will not occur for the time being, and such a situation is not allowed."

Li Rupei's words made Ma Haoxuan's face flush slightly, and unconsciously he moved the set in the capital again, and the words just now were obviously touting Li Rupei, but unfortunately Li Rupei saw through it.

"Huang Chao once had four King Kongs, namely Huang Kui, Zhao Zhang, Shang Rang and Zhu Wen, among which Huang Kui has been killed by the Iron Blood Army, leaving Zhao Zhang, Shang Rang and Zhu Wen, these three people have their own specializations, among which Zhao Zhang belongs to the strategist, Shang Rang and Zhu Wen can be civil and martial, the battle should be dominated by these two people, the goal of the Iron Blood Army is also aimed at these two people, as long as one of them can be killed, Huang Chao must feel frightened, dare not continue to attack, and dare not continue to entangle with the Iron Blood Army......"

In the process of Li Rupei's analysis, Ma Haoxuan nodded frequently, he really couldn't imagine that Li Rupei knew so much about Huang Chao, he had heard of these situations in the capital, but they were all secrets of the imperial court, and they were not allowed to be leaked.

After Li Rupei finished speaking, Ma Haoxuan also spoke.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates think that among these three people, Shang Rang is the most powerful, followed by Zhao Zhang, and finally Zhu Wen, and his subordinates suggested that the target should be set on Zhu Wen's body."

Li Rupei smiled again, he is familiar with history, and he knows that among the three people, the real most powerful is Zhu Wen, but unfortunately in the current situation, no one can see through this layer.

"A certain look or set the target on Zhao Zhang's body, Zhao Zhang is the main strategist of Huang Chao, but slightly inferior in terms of combat, Huang Chao's army attacked the eastern capital of Luoyang, this is a very critical battle, presumably Huang Chao attaches great importance to it, as a strategist Zhao Zhang, will not be idle, let alone stay in the Chinese army tent, otherwise the army will take Luoyang, Zhao Zhang will not have no merit, so it is expected that Zhao Zhang will definitely appear in the army, command from the front, and give advice, this is the opportunity of the iron-blooded army."

Ma Haoxuan has also heard Gao Chibang and others say many times that all the decisions made by Li Rupei were realized, and in hindsight, these decisions were completely in line with the situation and feasible.

Li Rupei put forward such a suggestion, and Ma Haoxuan would not object.

"The main purpose of the Iron Blood Army is not to fight face-to-face with Huang Chao's army, but to kill Huang Chao's main strategist Zhao Zhang."

Li Rupei said such words, which made Ma Haoxuan a little dumbfounded, in the battle he understood, at least the living force of the opponent was needed, so that it was possible to achieve a decisive victory, and he couldn't imagine that Li Rupei was not ready to conduct a large-scale battle.

Li Rupei saw Ma Haoxuan's expression and spoke again.

"The so-called upper army and strategy, the second war, the last war, the last city, don't underestimate the beheading action, this is the biggest blow to Huang Chao, the Iron Blood Army has killed Huang Kuo, it can be said that it has caused a major blow to Huang Chao, a certain piece of information obtained, Huang Chao has so far refused to admit that Huang Kuo has been killed by the Iron Army, thinking that Huang Kuo must have escaped, lurking in a certain place, does it mean that Huang Chao does not know or does not know that Huang Kuo has been killed, non, Huang Chao is unwilling to have a significant impact on the army with this news, so this time the Iron and Blood Army galloped to the aid of Luoyang, the eastern capital, the first thing to do was to shake the military heart of the Yellow Nest army, and attack the heart first, once the Iron Blood Army was able to kill Zhao Zhang, the military heart of the Yellow Nest army would inevitably be shaken, and at that time, Huang Chao might not be able to concentrate on attacking Luoyang, and he didn't even have the heart to fight with the Iron Blood Army......"

Li Rupei's analysis, Ma Haoxuan heard it for the first time, when the imperial court talked about the rebellion of Huangchao, there have always been two understandings, one is to completely exterminate Huangchao, the other is Zhao'an, and later Zhao'an's thinking has the upper hand, no one has ever thought about how to defeat Huangchao, how to completely exterminate Huangchao.

"The prince is thoughtful, and his subordinates are convinced."

Ma Haoxuan sincerely expressed his understanding this time, and did not mean to boast.

Once the idea of combat is clear, Li Rupei's mood is much better, he has developed a habit, the more he faces big things, the more calm he appears, this attitude of not being surprised by changes can infect his subordinates very well, even if he encounters major difficulties, he can also handle the aftermath very calmly, and will not make a mess.

This time Ma Haoxuan inadvertently pointed out the idea of combat, and also gave Li Rupei some understanding, it seems that in the face of major battles in the future, it is necessary to convene more people to discuss, everyone can put forward their own understanding and suggestions, for his reference, to make the final decision, as the saying goes, three stinkers race Zhuge Liang.