Dai Wang, who was standing behind Li Siye, said in a low voice: "This matter is actually not as simple as it seems, Fang Xuan, Wei Jiansu, and Cui Yuan are all people sent by the Emperor Taishang, in the past, because Wei Jiansu, Cui Yuan and Yang Guozhong were relatively close, so Your Majesty is not evil, but Fang Xuan can't shirk it." Besides, when these people were sent from Shuzhong, they were all in groups, and I think His Majesty just wanted to find an excuse to exclude all the cronies of the Emperor Taishang from the core of power. ”

Li Siye's face was angry, and he turned around and said: "How can the battle of life and death be used as a bargaining chip in the power struggle!" Is it child's play to treat the flesh and blood of tens of thousands of soldiers as child's play?"

"Not really." Dai Wang said in a low voice: "Recently, many people and Guanzhong rangers went to Lingwu to defect to the imperial court, just because the rebels robbed and killed indiscriminately in Chang'an City, which caused people to miss the imperial court. Therefore, His Majesty thinks that the time has come to recover Chang'an, and he should give it a try. If Fang Xuan can succeed, it will be His Majesty's eclectic use of Fang Xuan's work, and it can also make the doctor and other generals who suggested delaying the attack have no place to be ashamed, so as to better subdue the generals. Even if he loses, he will take the opportunity to expel all the cronies sent by the Emperor Taishang from the court. ”

Li Siye nodded: "The plan is good, I thought of everything I should think of, but I didn't think of the lives of the soldiers who participated in the battle, it's really chilling."

Dai Wang bowed and crossed his hands and said, "What the doctor said is extremely true, I don't know how to deal with it now."

"Send an order to the whole army, what chariot can be built for him, but not a single soldier is allowed to send it over, if Fang Xuan presses you with a holy order, let him come to me!"

After dusk, Li Siye led his troops back to the city to Taishou Mansion, and heard that the guards came to report that Hexi Jiedu had sent someone to deliver the message, and now he was in the post house. He immediately ordered the messenger to be called.

At this time, it was dark, and he sat in front of the desk and picked up a drawing on it, on which a chariot was drawn, which turned out to be the style of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There is a bronze fence on the chariot, and there are three people in the car, the driver drives, the left hand of the car holds the long weapon, and the right hand of the car holds the bow and crossbow, driving the battlefield to kill the enemy. This kind of thing has been gradually thrown into the pile of old papers of history since the Qin and Han dynasties, and it is really difficult for Fang Xuan to turn it out. It is ridiculous that war can be reversed.

The person who came to the hall had already come to the hall and bowed to Li Siye and crossed his hands: "Doctor Li."

Li Siye glanced up and asked in surprise: "Du Zimei, didn't I leave you to be the secretary of the march for Cheng Qianli in Hexi?" How could you come and deliver the letter in person. ”

Standing in the hall was Du Fu, who was in the dust, he sighed and said: "Doctor Li, this matter is a long story, Cheng Zhongcheng is seriously ill, and he has been coughing a lot recently, and I am afraid that he will die soon." Now the affairs of Hexi are handled by Yang Zhilie, the deputy envoy of Jiedu. Zhongcheng sent me this time, which was to recommend Yang Zhilie to be the envoy of Hexi, and I reported to the doctor first, and then went to Lingwu to report to His Majesty. ”

"Cheng Qianli is seriously ill?" Li Siye's eyelids drooped, and the indescribable sadness in his heart, they were all colleagues who came out of the west in the past, seeing that the years were urging people to grow old, but the situation was like flowing water all the way down.

"Exactly, now the Tubo people have taken advantage of the emptiness in Hexi and repeatedly sent troops to attack, Baiting Shou and Zhangye have fallen, and only the stone castle in the west is still in my Hexi hands. Yang Zhilie ordered people to shrink their defenses and stick to Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Liangzhou cities, which could only keep the trade routes open for the time being, and it would not be a problem to hold on for a year and a half, but it was not a long-term solution. Cheng Zhongcheng asked me to accompany Zhongcheng and the doctor's family to the south, and his wife and two sons and a daughter have moved to Lanzhou City. I wanted to persuade my wife to come to Fengxiang, but my wife didn't want to make trouble for you, doctor, so he only said that Lanzhou City was stable, and only sent his second son Li Chongbao over ......"

Li Siye interrupted him and asked, "My San Lang is here?"

Du Fu beckoned to the back, and a young man with a young face stepped into the threshold, lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down to salute, "San Lang greets my lord."

Li Siye hurriedly went down to help him up, stretched out his hand and touched his head and compared: "It's grown to the height of my chin, and I have been working for my father all year round in military affairs, and I have never been by your mother and son's side, which makes me often feel sorry in my heart." It's just that your mother is willing to let you come to Fengxiang, is your mother okay? ”

Li Chongbao looked up at Li Siye and said: "My mother is very good, so that Grandpa doesn't have to remember it, I took the initiative to mention to my mother that Chongbao has reached the age of fourteen and can serve in front of my father's army."

"Alas," Li Siye said as he stretched out his hand to support his shoulder, "In my opinion, you are too young to mount a horse and kill the enemy. However, the children of the Tang Dynasty generals are all trained in the army at this age, so you will stay with your father first, and wait for me to find a good master to lead the army and teach you. ”

"Kubany!"

The tooth general who was guarding the door walked in and replied, "Lord."

"Take the third son down to arrange a place to rest in the house."

"Whoa."

Li Chongbao bowed respectfully to his father, turned around and followed Kubani out of the hall.

He set his eyes on Du Fu again: "What about you, Zimei, you are the secretary of the Hexi marching army, how could you come to deliver the letter in person."

Du Fu sighed helplessly: "It's not a secret, I can't share a trough with Yang Zhilie, rather than being degraded by him, it is better to vacate the position earlier, so I came to join the doctor."

Li Siye thought about it carefully, sat back in front of the desk and said: "Now that I am only in charge of the war, I am no longer in charge of local government affairs, and you are afraid that you will be useless here." Now that the imperial court is employing people, I will write a letter of recommendation to Your Majesty, you just have to go to Peng Yuan to join him, presumably with your talents, you will definitely be able to be appointed by Your Majesty. ”

Du Fu's eyes were a little dim under the oil light, but he still stepped forward and said, "Thank you for the doctor's recommendation, Du Fu is grateful."

"You should go down and rest early."

Du Fu withdrew to the door, looked at Li Siye who was lying on the desk with his head bowed, turned around and solemnly crossed his hands, and staggered into the night.

On the second day, Li Yu, the king of Guangping, suddenly came to find Li Siye, and his face was a little unsightly when he entered the door, and he asked directly: "Doctor Li, I heard that the army put down the drill today, and all the chariots for the right minister Fang Xuan, I don't know what you think of this chariot of the pre-Qin Dynasty?"

Li Siye invited him to sit down with a smile on his face, sat opposite and talked eloquently: "In the pre-Qin era, the chariot was the standard for measuring the national strength of a great country, and the so-called country of a thousand times was like this. However, until now, the productivity is many times higher than that of the pre-Qin period, not to mention the use of bronze to build chariots, that is, to use wrought iron joints, it is easy to build hundreds or thousands of vehicles. ”

"That's not what I'm asking." As soon as Li Yu spoke, he felt that his tone was too heavy, and hurriedly saluted Li Siye: "I'm sorry, Doctor Li, Fang Xuan is trying to take the lives of the soldiers of the three armies." Why don't you play your father to get rid of Fang Xuan, and you will order the three armies, even if you can't completely annihilate the rebels, at least you have a ninety percent chance of winning. ”

"Oh, Your Highness thinks so highly of me Li Siye?"

Li Yu leaned back with his hands on his knees, pursed his lips and said, "If the doctor says so, he will look down on me Li Yu a little." When I was young, I practiced swordsmanship and the way of commanding troops in the prince's house, and when the royal family was in trouble, I also personally led the prince's palace and escorted my father to Lingwu all the way. I have seen the rout of Longyou, and I have also seen Shuo Fang's light cavalry, although I have not seen the military appearance of the rebels, but I also know that Dr. Li's formation strategy is far stronger than that bullshit Fang Xuan, I don't know how many times. ”

Li Siye shook his head and said: "There are some things that Your Highness can say, but I can't say it, and now that Your Highness is leading the army with me, it is inconvenient for you to say it." Now His Majesty has Cui Lian by his side, Wang Sili in Wu, and Li Mi, a master in the world. Don't they know better than you and me?"

Li Yu is also a smart child, and he vaguely understands the joints, but he is still a little unconvinced: "But ?......"

Li Siye gave up his hand and said, "Your Highness, let's go down and rest first."

King Guangping stood up with his hands on the ground, looked back at Li Siye hesitantly before turning to leave.

……

The strength of the Tang army began to advance to the east, and Fang Xuan set up the Yuanmen in Shangyi County, which was only a few dozen miles away from Xianyang County, where the rebels were stationed. Since the cavalry's mounts were not accustomed to driving, the number of horses was insufficient, and a large part of them were replaced by oxen.

The white military tent and the wooden row wall were camped for several miles, the flags were waved fiercely, and 50,000 soldiers were assembled, just waiting for the Jiedu ambassador Fang Xuan to come to review.

Fang Xuan held a feather fan in his hand, wore a crown of Erliang Jinxian, and was dressed in plain robes, with a personable Confucian demeanor.

Do you think this dress is very familiar, that's right, this is the standard configuration of the idol Zhuge Liang of the ancient Confucianism, and Fang Xuan, as a Zhuge fan, often thinks of Kong Ming's life. His ambition is also to be the first hero of the rebellion and Zhongxing, to turn the tide of the tide, to help the building to fall, and then to retire to the future generations to admire the good name.

Fang Xianggong led a group of staff out of the camp, all wearing cloaks, with a handsome and handsome appearance, it is estimated that the rebels' crooked melons and cracked dates Youyan reckless men will die of shame when they see them.

They rode their horses and made a clattering sound towards the army formation on the riverside, and the original military flag was fierce, and the three armies were magnificent.