After Li Guangbi learned that Li Siye occupied Luoyang, he rushed from Chang'an to Tongguan in the starry night, and came to Shaanxi County to take over the command, but now the situation has become extremely worse. Shuofang's army was defeated one after another, and the morale could not be boosted, and the generals under his command suggested retreating to Tongguan, but Li Guangbi was worried, because Tongguan was too sensitive, and two generals, Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan, were lost here.

He knows very well what kind of temperament the current court and the emperor are, retreating to Tongguan will be directly under the pressure of the rear court, if he can directly hold Shaanxi County, having two lines of defense will make the court less nervous about him.

After Li Siye entered Shaanxi County, he advanced the army of Michi, and ordered Duan Xiushi to lead the Flying Tiger to march to the county seat first, and the follow-up troops advanced steadily and steadily.

Li Guangbi decided to defend the wall and defend stubbornly, and the assistants by his side were Feng Changqing and Fugu Huaien. These two people were Li Heng's right-hand men specially assigned to him after learning of the fall of Luoyang.

I have to say that Li Heng learned wisely this time, and he did not send any consolation to put the observer envoy above the commander, so as to avoid the lack of coordination in the battle of Xiangzhou, where the eunuchs did not know how to command. Yu Chaoen can only serve as the supervisor of the army, and has the right to complain to the emperor, but does not have the power to command the army.

But he didn't fully trust Li Guangbi, because the two lieutenants were not subordinates promoted by Li Guangbi, and they had a certain deterrent and influence.

Fugu Huaien has always been Guo Ziyi's loyal general, and at the same time, in order to borrow troops from the Hui, he married his two women to the Hui, and what he now controls is the 7,000-strong Huihui army.

The Anxi army under Feng Changqing was first led by Tian Zhen and took away half of it, and after the fiasco of Xiangzhou, there were more than 6,000 people left. Li Heng retained his position as the envoy of Jiedu, but did not give him the state of Anxi Jiedu to settle for self-replenishment of grain and grass, but lived on the side of the Shuofang army, in the final analysis, he was still worried that he would surrender to Li Siye. After all, he has worked under Li Siye for so many years, and it is natural for the emperor to be suspicious.

Fugu Huaien is more stubborn, and it is not easy to command Guo Ziyi alone in his bones. Feng Changqing was keen to make meritorious contributions, intending to let the emperor dispel his suspicions about him and the Anxi army in this battle. Li Guangbi treated both of them with courtesy, and only when there was harmony in the army could he be invincible.

Li Guangbi is well aware of the lethality of the two trump cards in Li Siye's hand, one of which is the Flying Tiger Cavalry, and the other is the artillery battalion, these two trump cards make the opponent have the ability to absolutely control the battlefield when they are fighting against each other. He decided to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Hexi Army to take the initiative to attack Michi and turn the disadvantage into an advantage.

Li Siye's entry into Mianchi was indeed not stable at the beginning, the Flying Tiger Cavalry was the first to be stationed here, and the rest of the armies also arrived one after another, but there were still some escorting baggage, and Yan Xiaosi's artillery battalion fell at the rear, walking on the rugged road like an old ox.

Li Guangbi's combat strategy was to lead the main force to contain the Hexi army stationed in Mianchi, and ordered the servant Gu Huaien to lead the Hui cavalry to bypass Mianchi and attack the Tang army's baggage and artillery battalions in the rear, so that Li Siye could return to the rescue and he could find the opportunity to win.

After Li Siye arrived at Mianchi, he sent the Tang cavalry to reconnoiter the enemy's movements, and at the same time ordered Tian Zhen to set up fortifications and wait for the arrival of the rear troops, and Duan Xiushi led the Beiting Army to supervise the transportation of grain and baggage in the rear and provide escort for the artillery battalion.

In March of the second year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, Li Guangbi led the Shuofang Army and the Anxi Army, totaling 43,000 men, to attack in the direction of Mianchi, and at the same time, a 7,000-strong Hui force at the foot of Bishan Mountain was bypassing Michi and rushing in the direction of Xin'an County. The Tang cavalry sent by Li Siye learned of the news of the army's attack and quickly sent people back to report to the Chinese army.

After Li Siye learned the news, he called Xu Bin, Cen Shen, Bai Xiaode, and Tian Zhen into the account for discussion.

"Li Guangbi knew that our army was gradually advancing into Shaanxi County, and he did not choose to stick to it, but wanted to take the initiative to attack while our army's foothold was not stable, which was indeed the most correct choice for him at the moment, but it made our army appear a little passive."

Xu Bin stepped forward and said: "Lord, the enemy army is coming with all the troops, I suggest that the fortifications be strengthened in Michi, and after the enemy army is defeated and retreated, our army will pursue, so that the least casualties can be exchanged for the greatest victory." ”

Li Siye pointed at him and shook his head and smiled: "Strategically you are stronger than me, but you can't compare with you tactically, the current situation of our army is that the front army is stable, and the rear army is weak." Li Guangbi never fought an unprepared battle, and he sent most of his troops to attack our Michi, and there must be a rear hand to deal with the weak points of our army. ”

Tian Zhen turned his gaze to the lord and asked, "In this case, how should our army break the enemy?" ”

Li Siye ordered Cen Shen: "Master Cen immediately wrote a military order, gave Duan Xiushi a book, and ordered him to gather all the baggage troops in Xin'an County, and then send the Tang cavalry team to investigate everywhere with the Han Navy, and found that the enemy army should focus on defense. ”

"Tian Zhen, Bai Xiaode, you two follow me to lead the Flying Tiger to ride out and attack the enemy, I have two creeds here, one is to never do what the enemy expects you to do, and the second is that attack is the best defense, at least you can choose the place and way to attack, but if you defend, it is equivalent to depriving yourself of the right to choose."

The two nodded thoughtfully, and hurriedly crossed their hands and said, "What the lord said is very true, and we have benefited a lot. “

"Immediately set out as a whole army and attack Li Guangbi."

Li Siye was very partial to the number three, just as he preferred the stability of three in geometry, and when he fought, he also divided his cavalry into three groups, led by Tian Zhenbai Xiaode and him, although they went hand in hand, but they had better flexibility.

They encountered them thirty miles east of the county seat, and Li Siye immediately ordered Tian Zhen and Bai Xiaode to lead their own horses to pounce on Li Guangbi. Due to the lack of cavalry in the Shuofang Anxi army led by Li Guangbi and Feng Changqing, he immediately ordered all armies to form a goose-shaped formation to resist the onslaught of the enemy cavalry and be ready to counterattack at any time.

After hearing this, Feng Changqing immediately left his army and stepped forward to advise Li Guangbi: "Situ must not be taken lightly, Li Siye is very good at cavalry tactics, and the depth of the goose-shaped formation is not enough to resist, and his subordinates suggest that Situ use Li Weigong's six-flower array in order to be invincible." ”

Li Guangbi's subordinate general Li Guozhen had a different color on his face, and said sarcastically in a strange manner: "General Feng, your command ability is not necessarily very high, but your ability to command troops is as poor as a horse, serving as the envoy of the Anxi Festival for two or three years, you can actually let Li Siye transfer the troops from under your command without relying on the order, what qualifications do you have to participate in the military of the deputy marshal." ”

Feng Changqing was choked with a burst of red and white on his face, and many of the words he wanted to say were choked in his stomach. He had no choice but to slap his hand at Li Guangbi: "Retire." Then he turned and walked out of the tent.

Li Guangbi hurriedly raised his hand to call Feng Changqing: "General Feng!" ”

However, Feng Changqing has already come out of the long distance, and has chosen not to look back with dignity.

Guangbi turned his head and said helplessly to Li Guozhen: "Now that the country is in danger, everyone should work together to fight the rebels, even if you personally don't like anyone, don't show it, it really affects the harmony of our army." ”

Li Guozhen hurriedly bowed his head and crossed his hands, and said to Li Guangbi: "Situ, what this person said is not enough to believe, he was once a subordinate of Li Siye, and he was also valued by Li Siye in the past, but if our army loses, he will definitely surrender, and the lord might as well put his Anxi army directly opposite the enemy cavalry, and let them kill each other is the safest way." ”

Li Guangbi glanced at him deeply, hid the dissatisfaction in his expression, and said with a smile: "Feng Changqing can keep half of the army from being taken away by Li Siye's demagoguery, and he can also stabilize the army's heart without being moved, which is enough to show that he is loyal to the imperial court." This time the arrangement of troops is indeed my lack of thought, the six-flower array is the best formation against the Flying Tiger Cavalry, you immediately order the whole army to change into the six-flower formation, and see what else Li Siye can do. ”