On July 10 of the second year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, Li Siye and Duan Xiushi led the Han Navy to attack Zezhou, Shangdang County, which was occupied by Wang Sili, and took the lead in capturing Gaoping County.

After Li Siye entered the city, he saw the corpse of the county commander lying at the root of the city wall, and the knife he used to kill himself was still in the hand of the county commander, he bowed his head and said with emotion: "He is also a loyal person, but such a court is not worthy of such a loyal person, so he ordered someone to find a place outside the county to bury and erect a monument." ”

Xu Bin had already returned from Nanyang, and when he returned to Shaanxi County, he found that Li Siye had gone west to Shangdang, and he hurriedly came to Shangdang to meet Li Siye.

After entering Gaoping, he came to the city and told Siye about his public relations process in Nanyang: "You know what I saw after I arrived in Xiangyang City, Na Lu Jiong was preparing poison and preparing to commit suicide, and was persuaded by my good words. ”

Li Siye felt very strange and said: "He was also under my command, I have always known that he is relatively crazy, how can he not think of suicide." ”

"It's no wonder that he was the first Khitan cavalry under Shi Siming to defeat his Nanyang army during the Battle of Yecheng, which caused a chain reaction to lead to a comprehensive rout of the Seven Sections, and later when the whole army retreated, the soldiers under his rule had poor discipline, burning and looting along the way, which was better than the rebels. The two crimes are equally serious, which makes him worry about the court's reckoning, so he wants to settle a hundred in advance. ”

This is caused by Lu Jiong's personality factors, although this person is proficient in battle formations, he neglects to discipline his subordinates, and he turns a blind eye to the subsections committed by soldiers, which leads to such an end.

Li Siye didn't ask about the details, but just asked about the results: "What is the result?" ”

"Lu Jiong has already proposed to the emperor to return home, this is a strategy I came up with for him, the court will not respond at that time, but urge him to lead the army north, so back and forth, I believe that before we take Puzhou and enter Guanzhong, he will not have a chance to make any moves."

He praised Xu Bin and said: "You are worthy of being my Xu Jun Division, you can be regarded as solving my urgent need, Cen Shen has also returned from Youzhou, he persuaded Shi Siming to attack Hedong with me, and the Yan army is probably dispatched now." ”

Xu Bin then asked, "What harsh conditions did Shi Siming mention?" ”

"There are only two, and after entering Guanzhong, the troops outside Tongguan will be withdrawn, and only the troops in Puzhou will be allowed to be stationed in Hedong."

"Never, my lord."

"Huh?" Li Siye turned his head to look at him, looking a little surprised.

Xu Bin pointed to the rolling hills outside the city and said, "Do you know what kind of place this is?" ”

"This is Gaoping County, Shangdang Zezhou," he asked with a smile, "What do you mean?" ”

"This is the battlefield of the battle of Qin and Zhao Changping, when the king of Qin Zhaoxiang adopted the strategy of Fan Xuan's distant and close attack, and used Wu Anjun Bai to break the Zhao army here, and killed 400,000 Zhao soldiers. After this battle, Qin De was the party and looked down on the six countries, and the pattern of dominating the world has been formed. Thousands of years of seclusion, white clouds floating, the characters of the past have gone, leaving only the ancient battlefield for people to hang. In the north of Gaoping County, you can still find the mass graves left behind in that year. ”

"Shangdang is adjacent to Taiyue in the east, Taihang in the west, and goes south to Jiangpu can cross the Guanzhong, and north to Taiyuan, not to mention that since ancient times, there is a saying that the party can get the Central Plains. If the lord wants to take the Central Plains again in the future, he must first hold the party in his hands. I think that at the beginning, the Qin State relied on its strong national strength, and it still went through several battles to conquer Qinyang, completely cut off the connection between Shangdang and South Korea, and after more than five months of bloody battles in Changping, it lost 200,000 troops before it really got this land. Now that the lord has occupied the party, he should leave a general to be stationed here, as a springboard for us to attack Taiyuan and even the Central Plains in the future. Even if we get Guanzhong and return to Hexi, the party is indispensable. ”

Li Siye applauded: "What Gong Xu said is exactly what I think in my heart, but I don't know how to arrange the generals stationed in the party after careful consideration. ”

While the two were talking, Cen Shen walked up to the city tower to meet Li Siye, and when he heard their conversation, he said worriedly: "The lord is treacherous, I'm afraid that Shi Siming will be unwilling in the future." ”

Li Siye nodded and said: "For the sake of the party's land, even if it is treacherous, it is not the first time that we have cheated him." It's just that Shi Siming will vent his anger in the future, and he will definitely attack the party with all his might, and he must find a general who can take care of everything to defend the party. ”

Cen Shen and Xu Bin fell silent at the same time, among the generals under Li Siye's command at the moment, the generals who can command the battle are only Duan Xiushi, Tian Zhen, Yan Xiaosi, Zhao Chongyu, Bai Xiaode, and Ashina Silu, Duan Xiushi is brave and strategic, but the army is slightly inferior; Tian Zhen is good at attacking and not defending; Yan Xiaosi is okay to command small battles, but he has no overall planning ability; Zhao Chongyu is willing to defend it, but unfortunately it is not flexible enough, Bai Xiaode and Ashina Lulu are only good at cavalry combat, but in an area surrounded by mountains, rivers and hills like Shangdang, I am afraid it will not work.

Li Siye must not be allowed to guard the party by himself, so that the pace of the entire team's development towards Guanzhong and Hexi will stagnate.

Xu Bin's eyes flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly said to Li Siye: "I have a suitable candidate, but I'm afraid that his reputation will not be able to convince the public." ”

Li Siye frowned and asked, "Who are you talking about?" ”

Xu Bin said with a smile: "If I want to tell who it is, I'm afraid the lord won't be able to trust him, but the campaign to attack the party is all commanded by the lord himself." Now that he is tackling key problems, he needs to capture Jiangzhou and Puzhou, why not take the next battle as a test question for him, if he can obtain Jiangpu Erzhou at a relatively small price, it can show that his ability is enough to defend the party. ”

Li Siye stroked his beard and nodded, then looked outside the city and was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind: "Pass the order, summon all the generals to come to the city tower council hall to discuss the military situation." ”

The soldiers took the order and left, and after a while, the generals who followed Li Siye into the party all entered the meeting hall, and when they entered the door, they found that the two wise men of the lord were actually there, and even the noble and solemn two who had not been used after the surrender were sitting on the left side and bowing down, guessing in their hearts that the matter they were talking about today should be very important.

The generals sat down in order of seniority. Li Siye glanced at his son Li Chongbao, who was sitting by the door, he was now nineteen years old, had just entered the stage of puberty, and a shallow beard had grown on his chin. But in his eyes, he is still the child who follows Twelve Niang back and forth, can he afford such a heavy responsibility?

Xu Bin cast a glance at Li Siye, he nodded and coughed to show solemnity, and said thoughtfully: "Recently, I have occasionally felt a cold wind, and I can't think about it for a while, but the strategy of returning to Hexi in the middle of breaking through the pass cannot be delayed for a while, so I want to entrust the battle of attacking the two states of Jiangpu to one of you, I don't know who is willing to take on this heavy responsibility." ”

As soon as Li Siye's voice fell, everyone was still understanding these words, and he hurriedly added: "This battle is very important, and it determines our life and death, so I explained the enemy situation in advance, Wang Sili Zhaoyi's army has gathered more than 20,000 people, and the emperor and Guo Ziyi will definitely send troops from Guanzhong to support him, which is expected to increase to 50,000 by then, and our current strength in Shangdang is only 44,000 people in the Flying Tiger Cavalry and Beitinghan Navy, and the rest are all in Tongguan." Those who are willing to fight must make a military order in advance, and whether it is a father or son or a brother, I should put military law first and never show favoritism. ”

He slowly leaned his body back against the screen, closed his eyes as if he was pretending to sleep, and the generals below exchanged heads and ears, and after a long time, Duan Xiushi stood up and said, "Lord, I am willing to take on the heavy responsibility of attacking Jiangpu Erzhou." ”

Li Siye nodded, as if he was not surprised, but he did not answer immediately, but asked everyone present: "No one is willing to volunteer yet?" ”

Li Chongbao, who was sitting by the door, was already eager to try, and finally stood up at this moment and said, "Grandpa, no, lord, I want to give it a try." ”