Li Guangbi lived in the mansion in Xingpingfang, Chang'an, and as a general with great military achievements, he inevitably had to sit on a cold bench for several days. In the past, there was Li Siye, who was forced to rebel, and later Guo Ziyi, who was monitored in the hinterland of Chang'an, and now it is his turn.

It's just that he, like Guo Ziyi, doesn't have the guts and courage of Li Siye, and dares to run to rebel after being deprived of military power. But he is not as foolish and loyal as Guo Ziyi, and serves the court wholeheartedly and unconditionally. In his eyes, the court and him are equal two-way relations, and his loyalty value also depends on the treatment value given to him by the court, which may have something to do with his Khitan identity.

Now that he is in the position of commonplace, what else can he ask for, I just hope that he can enjoy the honor of old age with his current merits, and he can also shade his children and grandchildren, but I am afraid that the court will not give him this opportunity and treatment.

The eunuch sent by the emperor to announce the decree has arrived at the house, he hurriedly led the whole family to kneel in front of the hall to receive the decree, the eunuch unfolded the silk cloth in his hand, and read aloud: "Your Majesty, Puzhou is in an emergency, and ordered Sikong Li Guangbi to go to Pujin to cross the Yellow River to lead the troops to defend the town, and I will mobilize 30,000 defenders of Tongguan to assist after I delay. The edict is like the right, and it is carried out. ”

When Li Guangbi heard the contents of the letter, his body tilted and almost sat down to the side, and his family had never seen him react like this, but his face was so shocked that his face was uncertain.

The eunuch smiled weirdly: "Li Sikong, please accept the will." ”

He knelt upright and raised his hands high, holding the holy decree with both hands as if he were holding a thousand catties of huge things, and when the envoy led the team away, he changed his knees to sit cross-legged on the ground. His brother Li Guangjin asked strangely on the side: "Your Majesty is finally going to use your brother, and my brother should be happy, why is he so sullen?" ”

He turned his head to look at this mediocre brother, lowered his head and sighed: "Although I live in seclusion in the capital, I also know a little about the war in Hedong, and I know the current situation well. The emperor and Li Fuguo have turned a good situation into a dead end. ”

"Do you know about the deadgame? Shi Siming rebelled because of his surrender, and he didn't trust the imperial court in the first place, but now he joined forces with Li Siye to attack Hedong. If Hedong had not been divided into two feudal towns, even if it was not under my command, Deng Jingshan would have understood which was more important. As long as he divides Daizhou Yanmen and Taiyuan into troops and guards them alone with 3,000 and 7,000 people, as long as these two cities are defended, Shi Siming will not be able to move an inch. Then you can lead all the people south. Although the Hexi Army was brave, it did not want to enter the Shangdang when it encountered the Hedong Army, which was good at mountain warfare. ”

"It's a pity, Shangdang and Jiangzhou Puzhou have become the envoys of Zelu and other people's territories. As the lord of a feudal town, how could Deng Jingshan give up his family's territory to save others? Wang Sili has always fought steadily, if he can't resist, it will definitely be useless for me to cross the river to the north alone. Now that the defeat is decided, even if the gods come, they can't turn the tide. ”

Li Guangjin asked helplessly: "Didn't Your Majesty still allocate 30,000 people to you?" How not to win? ”

"Hmph, 30,000 people is just adding fuel to the Hedong war, and I can't control it at all, I will never win this battle, and the damage to my reputation is a trivial matter, but I am afraid that it will be recorded on the pillar of shame in history forever."

He finally realized the pain of Ge Shuhan crying out of the customs, but how could the emperor's will not be obeyed?

In August of the second year of the Qianyuan Dynasty, Li Guangbi personally led 500 soldiers from Jinguangmen out of Chang'an City, preparing to cross north from Pujin to defend Puzhou, but the soldiers and horses in Tongguan had not yet been mobilized, and he went north almost alone, which did not benefit the war situation. But both the emperor and the soldiers of the Tang Army were superstitious that the power of the individual far exceeded that of the collective, just as Nietzsche said in his philosophy, the masses are those many zeros behind one, and the elite is the first number of one, without the elite one, all the zeros behind are meaningless.

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Li Chongbao led his troops into Wenxi County, which is less than 100 miles away from Linjin County, Puzhou, the road is flat and flat, there is neither the peaks and peaks of Taihang Mountain, nor the mountains of Zhongtiao Mountain, from the structural point of view, Puzhou has belonged to the terrain of the Guanzhong Plain, but there is only a Yellow River in the middle.

The team took a short rest and prepared to send troops to attack Linjin step by step.

Li Chongbao is ambitious in his heart, in modern words, I have a crazy idea, eager to instill in others, and the most important thing is to gain my father's approval.

After thinking about it for a long time, he mustered up the courage to go into his father's tent. Li Siye was sitting on the sheep felt reading a book, glanced up at him and asked, "What does my son want to find me?" ”

Li Chongbao took a deep breath and said with his crossed hands: "Father, I have an idea......

Li Siye raised his hand to interrupt him and said: "What do you think, just implement it, didn't I already say it before, the battle to attack the two states of Jiangpu is under your command, don't think too much, and don't ask me for advice." ”

"I know," Li Chongbao said hesitantly, "but my idea is too dangerous, and success and failure are half and half, so I don't dare to be self-conscious, so I came to ask my father."

Cen Shen and Xu Bin entered the big tent together, saw Li Chongbao inside, crossed their hands and said to him, "Childe." ”

The appearance of the two interrupted Li Chongbao's narration, and at this time he suddenly did not dare to speak his thoughts, for fear of being refuted that his heart was higher than the sky and he was bold and radical.

Li Siye stretched out his hand to beckon the two of them to sit down, and said to Li Chongbao: "It's okay, you go on, it just so happens that Master Cen and Mr. Xu will give you a counselor." ”

Cen Shen and Xu Bin both knelt on the sheep felt, raised their chins high, and waited to listen to Li Chongbao's thoughts.

Li Chongbao was excited, whether this idea succeeded or failed was a new attempt and experience for him, and he couldn't wait to explain it at the moment.

He untied the map scroll from his back, spread it out on the ground, stretched out his finger and pointed to the map and said: "From Wenxi County to Pujindu, there are Linjin County, Yishi County, Yongle County and Puzhou City, and now Wang Sili's troops in Puzhou are less than 10,000 people, but even if we occupy the past one by one, it will take about ten days. During this period, he had already asked the imperial court for help, because Hedong Jiedu made Deng Jingshan be restrained by Shi Siming, and only the Tang army in Tongguan could support him. “

"If we fight in order, the reinforcements from Tongguan will inevitably go to Jinpu to cross the river to the north, and then his forces will be replenished, and it will be a vicious battle under the city of Puzhou, and even if we can win, we will have to pay great losses. So my idea is, why don't we take advantage of the speed of the Flying Tiger Cavalry's action, bypass these county towns, or even bypass Puzhou City, and rush thousands of miles to attack the Pujin Ferry, blocking the enemy's reinforcements from going north from here, if the Tang army has no reinforcements, it will definitely be demoralized. At that time, my father led the rest of the army steadily south to capture Puzhou. In this way, we not only gained time, but also reduced casualties, and the south of Guanzhong was just around the corner. ”

After Li Chongbao finished speaking, he looked at his father's expression with great anticipation, hoping that he could fully support his idea.

Li Siye turned his gaze to his two military advisors and asked in a low voice, "Master Cen, Mr. Xu, what do you think of this strategy?" ”

Cen Shen raised his head cross-legged and asked Li Chongbao: "Tongguan is much closer to Pujindu than Wenxi, and we have been delayed in Wenxi County for nearly a few days, and when you arrive with the Flying Tiger Cavalry, it is unknown whether the Tang army has already crossed the Yellow River." ”

Li Chongbao replied: "I have already sent scouts to Pujindu first, as long as the two military advisors and my father allow, I will immediately lead the Flying Tiger to set off, each carrying only ten days of dry food, one person and three horses to ride in turn, a journey of more than 300 miles, I can arrive within three days, and strive to catch up with the Tang army in Tongguan." ”

Xu Bin nodded in agreement: "I think I can let Gongzi try it, and select three thousand warriors from the Flying Tiger Cavalry, even if the Tongguan army has already crossed the river first, the scouts you sent out will quickly return when the time comes, and cancel the attack." There may be some losses along the way, but once we succeed, we are so close to Guanzhong that it is worth the risk. ”

Li Siye nodded and smiled: "What Xu Bin said is exactly what I want, how can you not take risks if you want to get big gains, besides, you still have a success rate of more than half." We might as well perfect this plan, Chongbao, you lead three thousand flying tigers to seize Pujindu, and Bai Xiaode leads the other two thousand to Longmendu to control Longmen Ferry. At that time, even if the Tang army succeeded in crossing the river from Pujin, we could change the direction of the attack in time, directly divert from Wanquan County and Baoding County to Hejin, and cross the Yellow River from Longmen into Guanzhong. If the Tang army did not cross the Yellow River by then, we would have blocked the crossing in time, and we would have prevented them from dividing their troops to cross the river from Longmen. ”

Li Chongbao excitedly crossed his hands at Li Siye and said, "Oh, father, I'll go down and prepare." ”

He and Bai Xiaode respectively selected the most elite more than 5,000 people from the Flying Tiger Cavalry, and the rest of the Flying Tiger Riders seconded the war horses to them, which met the rigid standard of three people and one horse, and started the final rally final from Wenxi County.

The war horses of the Hexi army galloped across the loess road within the county border and marched in the direction of Puzhou City, and many people retreated on the way. When the farmer standing in the field saw the horses speeding by on the road, he also silently sighed: "It's time to change the dynasty." ”