Caozhou, Xu Shiji soon knew that Zhang Zhenzhou led an army of 40,000 people to kill Caozhou, and he was not surprised in his heart, he looked around and said: "If Zhang Zhenzhou and Cheng Yanjin don't lead the army to come, I will be frightened, be cautious, and guard against the conspiracy and tricks of the two, now that I have led the army to kill, then I don't worry, at least, there will be no other soldiers and horses after the two." ”

"General, it seems that Li Tang has really decided to make a move on Shandong." The adjutant general also said in shock.

"Whether it is to attack Shandong, let's not talk about it for the time being, but it is definitely trying to take advantage of us, not to mention that we can seize the whole of Shandong, but if we want to seize one or two cities, and then open up the situation in Shandong, that is for sure." Xu Shiji said with confidence: "Winter itself should not march to fight, and Li Xin also understands this truth, so he just asked Cheng Yanjin to come, just to stimulate us." His main purpose was to give the rebels in Shandong some confidence, so that the traitors would know that their reinforcements were coming. ”

"Then simply destroy Zhang Zhenzhou and Cheng Biting Jin, and let those thieves see that Shandong is still in the hands of our Da Zhao." Left and right said disdainfully.

"If Cheng Yanjin comes alone, General Ben will naturally not be afraid, but Zhang Zhenzhou is coming, so it's better to be careful. Zhang Zhenzhou is a veteran, Wang Shichong would not use people back then, otherwise, Luoyang would not be easily captured by Li Xin. Xu Shiji still knew Zhang Zhenzhou's skills, and he was very cautious.

"You still have to be careful in Caozhou City, Li Xin's attack is mostly based on internal response, and with internal response, it can reduce casualties among soldiers. Li Xin also once wreaked havoc in Caozhou, and the power of the Jinyi Guard was very strong, and no one knew whether Li Xin left spies and dead soldiers in Caozhou City. Xu Shiji thought about it, and was still ready to make arrangements, after all, Li Xin's attack was very sharp. Xingyang City was so strong, but it was still broken by Li Xin overnight.

Afterwards, Xu Shiji once sent people to Xingyang to find out the real reason for the fall of Xingyang, but unfortunately, the situation at the scene was erased, and the people of Xingyang City said that they violently destroyed the walls of Xingyang City. The people in Xingyang City said that Li Zhao resisted the heavenly soldiers, and the heavens sent down divine thunder, which helped Li Xin capture Xingyang in one fell swoop.

Xu Shiji was dismissive of this kind of remarks, and he was even more convinced that Li Xin had some new siege weapon that would cause such a great result and capture Xingyang overnight. In other words, it is so easy to take the way of combining the inside and the outside. In heaven, Xu Shiji has killed countless people. I don't believe in Destiny anymore.

How Li Xin's subordinates took Xingyang, this is something Xu Shiji is very curious about, all along, he has always been very like figuring out the problems here, and he doesn't know how much manpower and material resources were spent, and he didn't find any traces. Because of this, Xu Shiji is even more convinced that there is a problem here. This time Zhang Zhenzhou attacked Caozhou and faced his own army of 50,000. Could it be that such a means will be taken to seize Caozhou?

Xu Shiji shook his head. Caozhou is not Xingyang, whether it is the strength of the city wall or the soldiers and horses inside, the generals of the defending army are not different from Xingyang. If Zhang Zhenzhou wants to seize Caozhou, it must be a life-and-death battle. Xu Shiji believes that he is absolutely sure to teach Zhang Zhenzhou a hard lesson. However, before that, Xu Shiji still spread the news of Zhang Zhenzhou's attack on Caozhou to Dengzhou and Xindu.

Xu Shiji originally wanted to ambush Zhang Zhenzhou on the road, so as to delay his attack on Caozhou. even to see if he could give the other party a blow, but unfortunately, Zhang Zhenzhou did not wait for such an opportunity, unlike Cheng Yanjin's hurricane advance, Zhang Zhenzhou's march was still very stable. It's not fast, but it's definitely not slow. Just killed all the way, the march was still extremely cautious, Xu Shiji looked for many opportunities, and he couldn't help the other party, so he could only watch Zhang Zhenzhou lead the army into Caozhou.

It's no wonder that Xu Shiji, who let Li Xin attack Shandong in the first place, it was along this road? Along the way, not only those ordinary people came to greet them, but also some local heroes also welcomed the arrival of Wang Shi, who let Li Yuanji do too much in Shandong!

When Zhang Zhenzhou's soldiers and horses arrived in Caozhou, Xu Shiji's letter had already arrived in Xindu, however, it was just as Xu Shiji thought, Zhang Zhenzhou's march did not have a great impact in Xindu, because there was also a Xu Shiji, in Li Yuan's opinion, Xu Shiji had tens of thousands of troops, and he would definitely be able to resist Zhang Zhenzhou's attack.

And more importantly, at this moment in Xindu City, there are more important things to decide, because Li Shimin is back, Li Yuanji is also back, and they are all personally welcomed in by the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and the arrival of the kings has made the atmosphere above Xindu very weird. At this time, Xu Shiji's recital was insignificant, and Li Yuan just asked Xu Shiji to be careful and defend carefully, and there was no other command except for repelling Zhang Zhenzhou.

Of course, there are also people who see the difference, such as Li Shimin, in the newly built Qin Palace, after Li Shimin finished eating, he came to the study, Fang Xuanling was already waiting there, and there was another person Dugu Huaien, who was Li Shimin's helper in the court, and after Li Shimin returned to Xindu, he also came.

"I just received an urgent letter from Xu Shiji, Zhang Zhenzhou and Cheng Yanjin led 40,000 people to attack Caozhou, Xu Shiji meant to ask for reinforcements." The letter in Li Shimin's hand was thrown aside, and he sighed: "Li Xin finally made a move, and he chose a good time, Yuanji returned to Xindu, although Shandong has an army of 100,000, Li Shentong and a few people can't control this 100,000 army." ”

"Your Highness is worried that Li Xin is going to attack Shandong?" Dugu Huaien was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and said: "Unlikely, Zhao Feng just came to the news that Li Xin is seriously ill, and he is still cultivating in Liyang at this time, I'm afraid it is unlikely that he will be in charge of attacking Shandong!" ”

"That's why I'm careful! No one knows what Li Xin wants to do, and he is already famous in Shandong at this time. Li Shimin shook his head and said: "At the beginning, none of us knew that Li Xin would escape from Dengzhou, but didn't he escape from Dengzhou in the end?" So no one dares to underestimate this person. ”

"Li Xin is Li Xin, and Zhang Zhenzhou is Zhang Zhenzhou." Dugu Huaien shook his head and said: "Qin Qiong led an army of 100,000 to attack Jiaozhi, and Li Xin did not have enough soldiers around him, how could he conquer Shandong, is His Royal Highness the King of Qin too careful." ”

"Your Highness, your subordinates also think so, if Li Xin wants to attack Shandong, he must personally lead the army, or Li Jing will lead the army, and no one else can lead tens of thousands of troops, so he wants to attack Shandong." Fang Xuanling also spoke.

"If the 100,000 army led by Qin Qiong is not attacking Jiaozhi, but attacking Shandong!" Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Gu Wang always feels that Li Xin will definitely not be like this, he will not give up such an opportunity, he will definitely attack Shandong, two, if such an opportunity is in front of you, will you attack?" ”

"Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, is not in Shandong, and the 100,000 army is useless, if I am Li Xin, it is also possible to attack Shandong at this time." Dugu Huaien shook his head and said.

"That means that Li Xin will definitely attack Shandong, and even Qin Qiong's soldiers and horses have set off and are about to reach Shandong, don't forget, Li Xin escaped by sea in the first place, and this time Qin Qiong attacked, it is also possible to set off from the sea." Li Shimin said very seriously: "This king is going to see his father, what do you think?" ”

"King Qi can't stay in Jingshi anymore, he should return to Shandong immediately." Fang Xuanling also said seriously.

"Can King Qi resist Li Xin's attack?" Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Two, this king is going to personally lead the army to Shandong, sit in Shandong, and fight against Li Xin, what do you think?" ”

"I'm afraid the emperor won't agree, and neither will the crown prince and the king of Qi." Fang Xuanling shook his head, this move not only includes Li Yuan's plan, but more importantly, the 100,000 army in Shandong, which is also managed by Li Yuanji, if Li Shimin goes to Shandong, I am afraid that soon after, this 100,000 army will fall into the hands of Li Shimin, how can the two brothers agree?

"What can you do if you don't do this, for the sake of Shandong, this king also needs to go to see his father. Li Xin, who has wolf ambitions, will definitely adopt all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, and Shandong cannot fall into his hands, otherwise, we will have even less strategic space. ”

"If Li Xin really attacks from Shandong, his subordinates are worried about Taiyuan, whether Li Jing will attack from Taiyuan in order to drag His Highness." Fang Xuanling said in a low voice.

Li Shimin's face changed, and he also thought of this problem, since Li Xin would attack Shandong, he would definitely be wary of attacking Hedong from the side in order to support Shandong, and Li Jing would definitely send troops.

Li Shimin found that he had entered a dead end, and if he wanted to save Shandong, he would have to send troops, and he would have to send troops from Taiyuan, and Shandong could only have Xu Shiji alone to support him, at least, Li Yuanji was not Li Xin's opponent at all, and Shandong would definitely have problems.

"Then let Xu Shiji lead the army, or let Li Xiaogong lead the army, and Xu Shiji will be the deputy marshal, maybe it can support it for a while." Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "At least, the leadership ability of these two people is much more powerful than Li Yuanji. ”

"Also, then let Xu Shiji lead the way, if Xu Shiji can't do it, let Li Xiaogong go." Li Shimin thought for a while and said. In fact, he still thought about Shandong's 100,000 army in his heart, otherwise he would not have proposed Xu Shiji to go. After all, Xu Shiji is still under his subordinates.

"I'm afraid the emperor won't agree." Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly: "The emperor also attaches great importance to the 100,000 army. "To put it thoroughly, it is not a problem of Shandong, but a problem of Shandong's 100,000 troops, and 100,000 troops can change the situation in the DPRK and China. (To be continued.) )