This military meeting in Huaixi lasted for a long time and did not disperse until late in the evening. When the generals were almost gone, Wu Shaocheng came out, and as soon as he came out of the door, Xian Yu Xiong'er quickly draped the big coat on Wu Shaocheng's body, and just wanted to support Wu Shaocheng, but was pushed away by Wu Shaocheng. Wu Shaocheng said angrily:

"I'm not at the point where I can't walk yet."

Xian Yu Xiong'er is only submissive and does not dare to squeak. Over there, Wu Yuanqing followed behind Wu Shaocheng, and the two of them went back to the house one after the other, and the guards standing guard on the side of the road saluted with halberds. Under the light, Wu Shaocheng's back was obviously not as straight as before, and his steps were also staggering a lot, and several times, Wu Yuanqing didn't pay attention to overtaking Wu Shaocheng, and he was busy and stopped. Let Xianyu Xiong'er, who was following behind, look fascinated for a while.

Early the next morning, the generals of all aspects of the Huaixi Army, Wu Shaoyang, Dong Chongzhen, Zhang Boliang, Wu Xiulin, Hou Weiqing, Li Xian, Liang Xiguo, Li You and others set off to return to their own army. Wu Yuanqing also went out of the city to inspect. The city of Caizhou suddenly became empty. At the same time, the official army in the north, the crown prince Li Chun also arrived at the front line of Yuncheng.

It is said that the army of Wu Chongyin is stationed in Yuncheng, but it is actually in the north of Yuncheng, north of Lishui. Zhang Boliang, the general of the Huaixi Army, led an army of 30,000 troops to the south of Lishui and confronted Wuzhongyin across the river. The strength of the two sides was equal, but the Huaixi army was always arrogant and fierce. Wu Chongyin's task is to defend, so he does not take the initiative to attack, although the west and south have already started, but the north is peaceful. When the prince led a thousand guards cavalry to the camp of Wu Chongyin, Wu Chongyin's head was densely covered with beads of sweat, he really wanted to fight, there was such an ancestor living in his camp, who would dare to go all out?

Fortunately, there were more than 1,000 guards cavalry with Li Chun. Chen Xu's deputy soldier and horse envoy of the 47th Army, Wang Peixian, was ordered to lead an army of 5,000 people to Lishui. Five thousand men under Wei Cigong are also about to arrive. Li Yu is actually very thoughtful about arranging the troops this time, for example, the south is the prime minister Lu Zhen, and the actual commander is Li Yu, but Li Yu does not have the position of the envoy or the observer, the commander of the east is Xue Ping, Xue Ping is Chen Xu's envoy, but in fact, he led Chen Xu's main army to move to Anhuang, and Anhuang's army, Xuanshe's two brigades (2,500 people each) rendezvous, and protect Huainan, Anhuang's jiedu envoy is still Han Gao, and Chen Xu's jiedu envoy is temporarily replaced by Wei Xiaqing. Wu Chongyin Gao Xia Yu is a guest army. To put it bluntly, these generals only have military command, and the grain logistics are handled by Lu Zhen, Zheng Yuqing, and the south and the north. Lu Zhen is the deputy marshal, and Zheng Yuqing is responsible for the ministry of the supply envoy. This is called the separation of military and political affairs. The formation of a large army on all sides to divide the troops and attack together was Chairman Chiang's best tactic, but Li Yu believed that the Huaixi Army's combat effectiveness and cohesion and the degree of support from the people were far inferior to that of the Red Army, so this set of tactics was more than enough to deal with Huaixi. And the reason why it has only been a small fight since the order was issued is due to the following considerations:

First of all, except for Adie Guangyan and the two armies of the Tang Army, they stayed in Jinshang for a period of time, Xue Ping and Li Yu had not been in office for a long time, and they did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals, so they needed a familiar process. Yan Qin and Wu Chongyin Gao Xia's residence are guest troops, and they also need to be familiar with the geographical environment and climate, and they are familiar with Huaixi's tactics. The local soldiers around Huaixi have been bullied by Huaixi for twenty or thirty years, and they are afraid of being beaten, and they need to continue to accumulate small victories to restore their confidence in daring to fight. In addition, the armies from all over the country gathered around Huaixi, although after the whole army, there is also the prince sitting in Luoyang, but the coordination of military orders will take a while to run-in. The last crusade against Huaixi failed, and the lack of uniformity in military orders was an important reason.

Secondly, Huaixi's life in the past two years has been extremely difficult, with constant floods and droughts. In the past, when there was no rupture, Huaixi could still find a way to get some food pads, but now the imperial court officially declared Huaixi a rebellion, and sent various soldiers and horses to suppress Huaixi, and the towns surrounded Huaixi like an iron bucket. Although Huaixi has been supported by his family for twenty or thirty years, hundreds of thousands of mouths now have to eat, and agricultural production is bound to not be carried out normally. If it weren't for the fact that the output and technology couldn't keep up, Li Yu really wanted to get him millions of meters of barbed wire to surround Huaixi, and when it was time to sow and harvest, the cavalry would be sent out to harass him, and Huaixi would be paralyzed if he didn't die. And with the warlord nature of Wu Shaocheng, they would rather kill the people than treat the army badly, and at that time, there were fewer and fewer people in Huaixi, to see who would grow food for them to eat. That is to say, now the initiative is in the hands of the imperial court, and it is the Huaixi Army that is in a hurry.

In addition, it is now September, and according to historical records, Wu Shaocheng is still hanging up in two months, and now the imperial court's wire report shows that Wu Shaocheng's condition is indeed serious. The edict of the imperial court put the responsibility on Wu Shaoyang, father and son-in-law, at that time, there was no one in charge of Huaixi, how many people would die for the three fathers, sons and sons-in-law? At that time, there was infighting, and it was difficult for Huaixi to think about it.

It's just that this point is not only known to the imperial court, but also to Wu Shaocheng. Wu Shaocheng is only in his fifties, but his long-term war life has made him feel that his body is not as good as before, and his body is often tormented by illness, and it is impossible for him to carry a knife into battle. The imperial court chose to discuss it now, which made Wu Shaocheng's illness more and more serious. Wu Shaocheng knew that this was the imperial court's plan to take advantage of his illness and kill him, but he couldn't do anything about it. Wu Shaocheng's biggest worry is, of course, whether Wu Yuanqing can sit firmly in Huaixi after his death. Therefore, after Wu Shaocheng issued an edict to the imperial court to bind Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law to Luoyang to ask for the guilt, he tore up the edict without thinking about it. Everyone in the world knows how much Wu Shaoyang has contributed to Huaixi, and they all know how much he Wu Shaocheng loves Wu Shaoyang. With such a close trust, he can say that he will catch it and dedicate it to the imperial court, so who in Huaixi is still willing to follow him Wu Shaocheng and his son? Wu Shaocheng knew that this was the imperial court's calculation of him, but he still chose to protect Wu Shaoyang, I have to say, he is indeed a tough guy. Wu Shaocheng's philosophy is that no matter life or death, it must be vigorous, and if you choose the Tao, you will go to the dark. Anyway, after following Li Xilie's rebellion and killing Chen Xianqi, no one treats him as a good class.

Wu Shaocheng's status was fought one battle after another, and he said nothing in Huaixi, but what he was worried about was whether his son could control Huaixi. Now that Huaixi is fighting this battle for Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law, presumably Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law will definitely do their best to assist Wu Yuanqing, but what about the others? The court's divisive tactics were indeed vicious, and it is said that Yang Yuanqing and Hou Weiqing both expressed dissatisfaction. What if there is internal strife in Huaixi after his death? Therefore, Wu Shaocheng held a military meeting attended by all the generals the day before yesterday, trying to show everyone that he was still in good health, and in addition, he also took this opportunity to help Wu Yuanqing walk for a while. Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law are too strong, and Wu Shaocheng is also worried, but Dong Chongzhen and Wu Shaoyang's son-in-law are not quite right, so Wu Shaocheng chose Dong Chongzhen as Wu Yuanqing's mastermind, adopted Dong Chongqing's strategy, and hoped to establish Wu Yuanqing's prestige with a real victory. This is probably the last thing Wu Shaocheng can do for his son.

On the Huaixi side, Shenzhou assassinated Wu Shaoyang's troops against Shannan Province's soldiers and horses, Gwangju against Huaidong soldiers and horses, and Caizhou against soldiers and horses from the northwest. Judging from the reports and reports of the generals, the soldiers and horses in the south and the east are not terrible. The real pressure is coming from both sides of the northwest. The soldiers and horses in the south were frightened by Huaixi, and although the main general Li Yu was transferred from the position of Fengxiang Jiedu envoy and was the son of Li Sheng, he had never heard of him fighting any big battles, and he only relied on the emperor's trust to achieve a high position, and it is said that Li himself said in Shannan that the martial arts established in Fengxiang mainly relied on Ye Shi Liangfu, and he came to Shannan to increase his resume so that he could go back to be promoted. When he arrived in Shannan, he only had a few small contacts with the Huaixi Army, and he restrained his subordinates from moving forward. Although Xue Ping in the east led Chen Xu and An Huang elites, whether Chen Xu or An Huang, the soldiers and horses were not as good as the Huaixi elites, and the troops were not enough to form a big pressure on Huaixi. There are only west and north sides. Adie Guangyan in the west is a famous general in Hedong, and his army has reached three armies, all of which are the elite of the original Shence army. Wu Chongyin in the north is a famous general of Zhaoyi, Gao Xiayu has repeatedly made military achievements in the battle of Pingxichuan, and there is a prince in charge. These two ways put the most pressure on Wu Shaocheng. Therefore, Wu Shaocheng also thought that as long as one of the two roads was broken, Huaixi would always be surnamed Wu.

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