(2008 is coming to an end, and I hope that 2009 will be a good year for everyone, especially the people at the bottom who face a difficult life every day.) We only write time-traveling novels imagining that there are many difficulties in life, and they are overcome by heroes one by one. And the disadvantaged in real life face difficulties every day. How difficult it was for them to overcome their difficulties! ）

Soon after returning to Dong'e, Wang Ji received an order from Li Shidao, the king of Qi, to actively prepare for battle. This was Li Shidao's first order. As soon as Wang Ji completed the mobilization, Li Shidao's second order came. The second order cancelled the first order, requiring Wang Ji to hold on to the fortified city and strictly prohibit the Eastern Afghan army from fighting.

After Li Shidao sent Wang Ji away, he really convened a meeting of the generals to prepare for the deployment of Dong'a operations. But when he got up to change his clothes, Lin Ying went out with him and said to him:

"Your Highness, do you really plan to send a large army to Dong'e to fight with Li Yu?"

Master Li said:

"Of course. Ben Shuai has already made an appointment with General Wang. ”

Lin Ying stomped his feet and said:

"Your Highness is confused!"

Such a fierce expression couldn't help but make Li Shidao stunned. Hurriedly asked, "Why?" Lin Ying said:

"Your Royal Highness, the subordinates have fought with Li Yu (paste gold on their faces, and it is Li Ting who fights with him), Li Yu's subordinates are all * elite, and I am very good at using soldiers, Wang Ji reported that it was 40,000, but the subordinates estimated that Li Yu actually had at least 60,000 people, and in order to make our army lightly attack the enemy, he only made a posture of 40,000 people. If our army rushes into battle, it will definitely fall into Li Yu's trap. There are many cavalry and sharp weapons in the official army, where is the field battle better than holding on to a fortified city? Besides, Marshal, this battle is commanded by Wang Ji, if Wang Ji is defeated, Yunzhou will be exposed to the front of the officers and soldiers on all sides, which is really dangerous. And if Wang Ji is defeated, tens of thousands of soldiers will inevitably worship him like a god, at that time, how can you deal with yourself, Your Royal Highness King Qi? ”

Li Shidao was shocked into a cold sweat and hurriedly asked Lin Ying what to do. Lin Ying said:

"One word: Shou. Our army has Wei Bo as the backing, and if we stick to these fortified cities, we may not be able to defend him for a year or two. At that time, the internal war lasted for several years, and the external Tibetans and Huifu would definitely take advantage of the situation. I, Ziqing, rely on Hebei, and I will definitely be able to turn the crisis into safety when the time comes. ”

Li Shidao thought so, and after changing clothes, he changed the topic when he went back, and decided not to send troops to the field. The morale that Wang Jigang had been boosted quickly dissipated. Wang Ji was extremely bored, and after receiving the order, he scolded:

"The villain is in charge, and the erector is not enough to conspiracy!"

However, he still followed orders. After all, the odds of winning the battle can only be five or five, at most six or four. In the eyes of most of Wang Ji's generals, it is better to hold on to it. As a result, within two days of stability, Yunzhou's order came down again:

Prepare to go out of the city for a field battle.

Wang Ji is about to collapse. After the generals gathered, many people also felt that they were about to collapse. A general asked Wang Jidao tentatively:

"General, why don't we wait while we prepare, or send someone to Yunzhou to ask?"

Other generals were in favor. So Wang Ji had no choice but to order the armies to prepare on the one hand, and send officers to Yunzhou to inquire on the other. As a result, the officer came back lying down. Mishandled when consulting Shangguan and was beaten up. But I finally found out the real situation. This time, Li Shidao really wanted to send troops, and the reason why he made this decision was because of Li Gongdu's persuasion.

It turned out that after Li Gongdu returned to Yunzhou from other states, he heard about Li Shidao's change of military orders. Although Li Gongdu was kicked out of Yunzhou and called back, he still did not hide his opinion, and angrily found Li Shidao and said:

"King Qi, what are you trying to do here? Do you want to be defeated immediately and captured by the official army to end your family's sixty-year rule in Ziqing? ”

Li Shidao was surprised:

"Why did the judge say that?"

Li Gongdu said:

"Isn't it a sign of defeat to lose faith in the generals' soldiers?"

Li Shi Daonuo didn't know what to say. Li Gongdu said:

"What General Wang said is very reasonable. At present, Yunzhou is in danger, and 200,000 officers and troops will arrive overnight, so they can only win in danger. Li Yu marched thousands of miles, dozens of battles, and it was because he was tired from afar, and his foothold was not stable, so he could go down with a drum. The king of Qi listened to Lin Ying's slander, hesitated at both ends, and missed the fighter in vain, isn't this self-defeating? ”

After listening to Li Gongdu, Li Shidao was already in a cold sweat. Li Gongdu became more and more angry the more he talked, and he didn't even call King Qi anymore, and said:

"Lin Ying villain. First of all, he instigated the marshal to raise troops against the imperial court, discredited the government and the opposition, and attracted the siege of 200,000 troops of the imperial court, and ended up in the current situation. Shouhaizhou abandoned the city and fled, abandoned the southern barrier to Li Ting, and came back to frame Xiahou Cheng for a bad battle, causing Xiahou Cheng to fight angrily and fall into the Jindi River. He also instigated you to call yourself the king of Qi and cut off your way back. At present, they are forcibly conscripting people and looting grain and grass, which has made the people's resentment boiling, and another one can emerge at any time. Look at the people you trust, which one is really good for you? ”

This is a bit heavy, Li Shidao is a leader, isn't it? was said by Li Gongdu, Li Shidao's face couldn't be hung up. Angry:

"The judge knows only one and does not know the other. The judge can know that the current imperial court is powerful, and our army can only defend the fortified city, in order to change the situation in the west in the future, just like the period of Emperor Daizong and Emperor Dezong, so that the imperial court is unable to look eastward and then try to recover. Rushing to war, in case of failure, Yunzhou will be in danger. ”

Li Gongdu paused and said:

"This is true, but you have also been to Chang'an, do you think that today's son can be compared with the two emperors? Since the Son of Heaven dared to send 200,000 troops to attack my Yunzhou, and dared to send five troops to attack Weizhou, was he hot-headed for a while? He can't wait to solve Hebei in one fell swoop! Stick to the fortified city, when the time comes, the army will besiege the city on all sides, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city will not even have rations, so what will they take to resist the official army for a long time? The foundation created by Situ and his blood was ruined by the hands of the woman's servants! ”

After that, he turned around and left, leaving a stunned Li Shidao. That night, the order to go out of battle was sent to the Dong'a Yunzhou Ya soldiers.

Such a battle was doomed to defeat in Wang Ji's view.