The next day, outside the city of Liangzhou

The cavalry outside the city galloped, the camp tents were continuous, and the black and oppressive Tubo army besieged Liangzhou City.

A large number of Tibetan troops fought hard to attack the city under the command of the Tibetan prince, and fought fiercely with the Zhou army commanded by Li Yan, who defended the city......

One day, the main hall of the palace in Luoyang, the capital

Wu Zetian sat on the throne, and the ministers stood in columns.

Wu Zetian said solemnly: "General Li Yan of Liangzhou City reported that the Tubo State tore up the peace agreement reached with my Great Zhou, and gathered more than 800,000 troops on the border, intending to invade our Great Zhou.

The ministers were taken aback and said, "Why is there another fight?"

"That's right, this messenger just left with his front foot, why did he turn his face so quickly and deny people?"

"Hey, they're too unreasonable, and they don't have integrity."

"That's it."

"800,000 troops, what can we do?"

Wu Zetian looked at everyone and said to Zhang Khan: "Zhang Qing's family, do you have any countermeasures?"

Zhang Cambodia said: "Your Majesty, the enemy army is 800,000, and our army's garrison in Liangzhou City is 300,000, the difference between the two sides is too great, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to our army.

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "Well, the disparity between the enemy and our forces is too great, and this reinforcement must be sent, but this commander is a candidate."

At this time, he saw a soldier rushing up the steps with a token and shouting from afar: "Report, emergency military situation at the border pass, emergency military situation at the border pass."

Everyone was startled and looked at the door in surprise.

After a while, I saw the soldier rushing into the hall, holding a piece of paper, kneeling down and saying loudly: "Report to the emperor, Liangzhou emergency military situation."

Wu Zetian was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and present it."

Gonggong Hong hurriedly took it and presented it to Wu Zetian, "Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian hurriedly unfolded, and was stunned at a glance, and the ministers were shocked and looked at each other.

Wu Zetian came back to his senses for a long time and muttered, "Liangzhou City is besieged......

The ministers were shocked.

In the morning, the palace of Luoyang in the capital city was on the court

The ministers looked frightened, and Wu Zetian looked cold.

Wu Zetian said solemnly: "After this battle, our army lost more than 90,000 people, and more than 200,000 were still besieged by 600,000 Tubo troops in Liangzhou City, and Liangzhou City is in danger."

Zhang Cambodia's way: "Liangzhou City is located at the junction of the Central Plains and the Western Regions, if Liangzhou City is lost, we will lose contact with the Western Regions, and the Western Regions will inevitably be shaken."

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "Yes, therefore, Liangzhou City is extremely important to our Great Zhou, and it must not be lost." All the ministers nodded yes.

Wu San thought about it and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Li Yan is proud of the enemy this time, causing my Great Zhou to lose more than 90,000 people and horses, so I must be held accountable."

All the ministers chimed in, "Yes, yes."

"You should be held accountable."

"It's too much of a loss."

Zhang Cambodia bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Wei doesn't dare to agree with this."

Wu Sansi said dissatisfiedly: "Don't you agree? Then Prime Minister, do you think Li Yan shouldn't be guilty?"

Zhang Khan Zhidao: "What King Wei said seems to be reasonable, but, since ancient times, on the battlefield, winning or losing, winning or losing is a common thing in soldiers, just ask how many generals in history who have always won, even Zhuge Liang has improper use of people, when he miscalculates, Guan Yu will also lose Maicheng, so, this time General Li Yan's defeat, Weichen seems that now is not the time to ask for guilt, and discussing this now will only shake the military hearts of the front-line soldiers, and the disaster will be even worse."

The ministers thought for a moment, and they all nodded, "Well, that makes sense."

"Makes sense."

Wu San thought for a while, and said hurriedly, "Then according to what Master Zhang said, what should we do now?"

Zhang Khan Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to select capable generals as soon as possible and lead the army to the expedition to relieve the siege of Liangzhou."

Everyone was shocked, and Wu Zetian said, "Zhang Qingjia, according to what you see, which general should the imperial court send to lead the army?"

Zhang Cambodia looked at the generals in the court, hesitated and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, all the generals in the court are experienced in a hundred battles, wise and brave, I believe that there will be suitable candidates to lead the army."

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "Well, what Zhang Qingjia said is very true, so ...... Ladies and gentlemen, do any of you recommend yourself to lead your troops out to relieve the crisis of the imperial court?"

All the generals, you look at me, I look at you, a veteran general bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, if the old minister is a few years younger, he should ask for orders to go out to kill the enemy, but now that he is old and his strength is not enough, I am afraid that he will not be able to serve." Saying that, he knelt down...

Wu Zetian hurriedly said: "Old General Xu, you have fought for the imperial court for many years, and you have made great achievements, and now that you are old, I understand, get up quickly."

The old general Xu hurriedly said, "Emperor Xie." Stand up and step aside.

Wu Zetian continued, "Do any of you want to automatically ask for help and lead the army to the battle."

Some of the old people hesitated and bowed down one after another, "The emperor forgives the sin, but the old minister can't."

"The old minister can't."

"The emperor forgives the sins." Fall to your knees most of the time.

Wu Zetian was dissatisfied: "So many don't have the strength to fight? Okay, very good, but what about the rest, you are young and strong, and you are in the prime of life, you should always have the strength to fight, right?"

The remaining young generals looked at each other, and one hesitated and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, although the minister is young and strong, he has not gone through any major battles, and he may not have enough experience in facing the enemy, so it is difficult to take on a big responsibility." He knelt down as he spoke.

The rest of the few hurriedly knelt down and said, "Wechen is also inexperienced."

"It's hard for Weichen to take on a big job." Among the generals, only the old general Xu was left.

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other, and Wu Zetian said, "You ...... One by one, all of them are old and weak, and they are inexperienced, so is it possible that there is no one who can lead the troops to the expedition in a huge week?"

At this time, I saw the old general Xu bowing down and said, "Your Majesty, if the imperial court really can't find someone to lead the army, the old minister is willing to lead the troops to the battle."

Everyone was shocked and looked at the old general Xu in surprise, Wu Zetian was moved for a while, and persuaded: "Old General Xu, I know that you are loyal, but you are ...... I'm afraid it's not quite right."

The old general Xu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't look at the old minister's hair and beard, but ...... But my body and bones are fine, I don't believe the emperor." As he spoke, he actually used his fists and kicks.

Everyone was amazed when they saw General Xu's flexible body and tiger style, and applauded: "Okay, good ......."

General Xu was proud for a while, and suddenly with an "ah" sound, he fell to the ground all of a sudden, covering his feet and moaning in pain.

Everyone was shocked, and an old general hurriedly shouted, "It's not good, Old General Xu has leg cramps."

Wu Zetian hurriedly said, "Quick, quickly pass on the imperial doctor." The hall was in a hurry.

After a while, the imperial doctor led a few forbidden soldiers to carry General Xu and retreated, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Zetian sighed when he saw this, and said heavily: "Now even the last and only self-recommended old general Xu has cramps, is God going to kill my Great Zhou?" There is no general who can lead his troops into battle?"

The ministers were ashamed for a while, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent.

Wu Zetian looked at it and said helplessly, "Zhang Qingjia, I don't know if you have a suitable candidate?"

Zhang Cambodia hesitated and bowed and said, "Back to the emperor, if all the generals are not competent, Weichen has a suitable candidate."

Everyone was shocked and surprised, "The right person? Who, isn't this all here?"

"yes, who else is there?"

Wu Zetian was surprised: "Who is it? Say it quickly."

Zhang Cambodia bowed and said, "It's Li Longji, the king of Linzi County."

Everyone was shocked and discussed: "King of Linzi County?"

"Is that him?"

Wu Zetian was surprised: "Longji?"

Wu San was taken aback, and hurriedly stood up and said, "The king of Linzi County led the troops to the battle, I'm afraid this won't work."

Zhang Cambodia was puzzled: "Why does King Wei think it can't be done?"

Wu Sansi sneered and said, "If this king is not mistaken, the king of Linzi County is just a scholar, he went to the academy, so far, he has not brought a single soldier, let alone marching to fight, what is your intention to let such a layman lead the army to the battle?" Do you want us to lose the battle?"

Everyone was shocked, and the ministers discussed: "Yes, how can you let a literati be the boss?"

"That is, how can you lead a army without leading soldiers?"

"It's child's play."

"That's it, literati lead the army, isn't this sending to death?"

"Absolutely not, no."

Wu Zetian was puzzled: "Longji? Zhang Qingjia, why do you think he can?"

Zhang Cambodia smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that on the surface, the king of Linzi County is a scholar, but in fact, he is a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs."

Wu Sansi was surprised: "Civil, military, all-rounder?"

Zhang Cambodia smiled and said, "King Wei, you forgot so quickly? In the martial arts competition that day, who defeated the Tibetan prince Darzan?"

Everyone was shocked, and Wu Sansi was surprised: "This ......"

Zhang Cambodia continued: "Moreover, one of the deputy commanders of the Tubo army this time is this Prince Darzan, Darzan is a defeated general under the King of Linzi County, do you still think that the King of Linzi County can't lead the army to defeat Darzan?"

Everyone was shocked and discussed, and Wu San thought anxiously: "Even if the King of Linzi County has defeated Darzan, but the matter of the battlefield is not simply relying on personal force, relying on wisdom, talent and strategy, and the King of Linzi County can only do some martial arts, which does not mean that he can lead the army to fight."

The adults chimed in, "Yes, leading soldiers does not rely on brute force, but on the use of the art of war."

"Yes, it's all about strategizing."

Zhang Cambodia smiled slightly, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, when Weichen was in Panlong Academy in Panlong Town, he was fortunate to teach the king of the county for a period of time.

Everyone was shocked, Wu Zetian was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "What Zhang Qingjia said, do I still have something I can't believe? Actually, I have also read some of LONGi's articles, and what I have seen is indeed extraordinary, and now I am even more relieved when I hear Zhang Qingjia say this...... Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections to Zhang Qing's family's recommendation of Li Longji, the king of Linzi County, to go out as the marshal of the unified army?"

All the ministers looked at each other, discussed, and bowed down and said, "The emperor is wise."

Wu San was startled and helpless for a while.

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "Okay, the coach is decided."