Hearing Li Siye's words, Bai Xiaode felt very guilty in his heart, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said: "Lord, filial piety is too reckless, and he failed to save Guo Yingyi's life, and I ask the lord to punish him." ”

Li Siye hurriedly bent down to help him up, held his hand and said sincerely: "Xiaode is the vanguard of our army, and he has conquered Xiayang County in one day, paving the way for our army to enter the Guanzhong Plain. You can be brave and brave in your duties, and the officers and men of the three armed forces should take you as an example. ”

Behind him, many generals stood aside, and the expressions on their faces changed and complicated.

Li Siye summoned everyone into the county government to discuss how to attack after entering the Guanzhong Plain, and divided into two factions in response to the differences, one faction advocated ignoring the main force of the Tang army in Pujindu and directly captured Chang'an. The other faction advocated attacking Pujindu with a thunderous force first and defeating Guo Ziyi in one fell swoop, so that he could take Chang'an with confidence, and the action of occupying Siguan in the future would be much easier.

He spread the topographic map of Guanzhong on the central desk, stretched out his hand and pointed to the location of Pujin Ferry and said: "Pujin Ferry is only more than 200 miles away from Chang'an, but Xiayang County is more than 300 miles away from Chang'an. ”

The strategist was noble but had the opposite attitude, and also leaned over the map and said: "Our army has entered the pass, whether it is the emperor in the imperial court or Guo Ziyi stationed at the Pujin ferry, they all know that they are not our opponents. If they wanted to protect the imperial court, the first thing they had to do was to escort the emperor out of Chang'an. Where is their preferred escape route? Isn't it the Emperor Taishang's former southern tour of Shuzhong? The fertile land in Shuzhong is known as the country of abundance, and there is a natural refuge in Shu Road. If the emperor occupies Shuzhong, he will order the world to command the towns of the world with a sage. At that time, even if the lord supports a puppet to ascend the throne, it will be difficult to become orthodox and be easily challenged by the rest of the feudal towns. ”

"So I suggest that the lord first occupy Fengxiang County, control the west of the Guanzhong Plain, and drive Guo Ziyi and Tang Ting from west to east. Tongguan is blocked by our Hexi army, and their only way is to go south to Wuguan, enter Nanyang, and even cross the Yangtze River into Jiangdong. ”

Gao Gao confidently and proudly said: "When the emperor fled west in the past, it had damaged the hearts of Guanzhong and the people of the world. This time the emperor Li Heng fled south, and the hearts of the northerners were bound to fall apart, and the emperor could only survive by being in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that the southern forces have been settled, the emperor will inevitably be at odds with the local feudal towns when he goes south, and if he wants to gain a foothold, he must unjustly kill a group of local generals, and their strength will inevitably be damaged when they fight each other. At that time, the lord supported the royal family and called the emperor false orthodox, just as Cao Wei pacified the north in turn in the past. After the unification of the north, the lord only needs to send a powerful general to lead the army south, and with the right time, place and people, the unification of the world is just around the corner. ”

After hearing this, Li Siye stroked his hands approvingly and said: "Mr. Gao is worthy of being the first strategist of An Lushan's army, and the strategy he planned for me is also extremely old and spicy, and he is extremely expert. According to your strategy, occupy Fengxiang County first, control the Dasan Pass, block the Chencang Road and the west of the Guanzhong into Shu, and then advance into Chang'an step by step from west to east, although this makes the emperor Li Heng calmly evacuate, but it can lay the foundation for the victory of the world in the future. ”

He stood up and ordered Duan Xiushi, who was sitting on the upper left: "Old Duan, you lead the soldiers and horses of Beiting to advance eight hundred miles westward, enter Fengxiang County, and control Chencang Road. ”

Duan Xiushi crossed his hand and led the order: "Huh." ”

He also ordered Bai Xiaode and Zhao Chongyu, who were sitting at the bottom left: "Brother Zhao, Xiaode, you two led most of the Flying Tiger Cavalry to the west as the vanguard to attack Heyang, Pucheng, and Fuping, open the way for Duan Xiushi to advance westward, and at the same time form a deterrent to Chang'an. If Guo Ziyi raises troops to attack, you can only contain and retreat, and wait for me to settle the affairs of the Hedong Prefectures, and then come to join you to attack Chang'an. ”

After Li Siye decided on the basic strategy of Chang'an, he led 200 soldiers from Longmen back to Puzhou. The number of troops he left in Puzhou, Jiangzhou, Shangdang and other places was only 25,000, and these people were composed of a part of the Anxi soldiers and a small number of flying tiger cavalry, and a large number of soldiers from the second army of Tang Yan were mixed.

He needs someone to control these people to stick to the party, and he already has a candidate in advance, this person is his second son Li Chongbao, whether in terms of loyalty or personal ability, Li Chongbao is the best candidate.

Although the youngest son Li Xu has also grown up rapidly, he has not experienced hand-to-hand combat like Li Chongbao. And Li Xu's specialty is not as good at fighting as his brother, but he has his uniqueness in receiving people and things and dealing with incidents. Li Xu has been by his side for a year, and he has seen the war in the world, and the rivers and mountains are full of devastation, and he has grown a lot after experiencing this. Gradually become a teenager with ambitions.

After he met his second son in Puzhou City, the father and son rode to the nearby Pufu Temple and climbed to the top of the mountain temple.

They stand in front of the temple mountain gate, looking at the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Yellow River, the stork tower stands majestically on the bank of the river beach, and the sunset township pass is rendered by dusk, giving people a sense of desolation and grandeur.

Li Siye pointed to the banks of the Yellow River and said: "This is the birthplace of the Yanhuang civilization and the center of the world. Your father and I were loyal to the Tang Dynasty in the first half of my life, and actively devoted myself to supporting the royal family to continue the great cause of prosperity, but unfortunately in this torrent of vicissitudes of history, personal efforts are really insignificant, and without bloodshed and sacrifice, nothing can be changed at all. ”

"Since the beginning of the Anshi army, our Chinese civilization has stood at the fork in history, or experienced the rebellion of the feudal towns for more than a hundred years, changing openness to conservatism, extroversion to involution, tolerance to exclusion, and strength to stability. In the next 500 years, it will not be at the peak of Kaiyuan. Or our father and son have struggled for two to three generations to reshape the roots of the world, revitalize the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, create culture, education and science, and achieve an unprecedented foundation. As for how the literati of the ages will view our father and son in the future, let history judge it. ”

Li Chongbao was excited, turned around and said to his father: "Listening to my father's words, the center of my son's chest is surging, and he is willing to calm the world for his father." ”

He gently patted his son on the shoulder, and said with relief: "The east of the river and the world are safe, according to the Shangdang, the Central Plains can be seen, and the former Qiang Qin seized the Shangdang from Han Zhao and laid the foundation for pacifying the Six Kingdoms. Today, my father will hand over the party to you, and from then on there will be a Yellow River between us, no matter what you encounter, you can only bear it yourself, and if you encounter any difficulties, you can only make your own decisions, can you afford this burden? ”

Li Chongbao took a deep breath, and then said with a solemn expression: "Although my son is young and inexperienced, I will definitely accept advice with humility, learn more from the veterans under my command, and never fall into my father's reputation." Even if I can't expand my territory during my garrison, I will do my best to ensure that the party does not fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

"Good!" Li Siye smiled with satisfaction, he was worried that Li Chongbao's heart was higher than the sky, arrogant, and he was determined to conquer the northern capital Taiyuan as soon as he took on the great task independently, and wanted to occupy the entire Hedong. How dare he put the jurisdiction of a place in his hands if he can't keep his feet on the ground?

"Li Chongbao obeys orders!"

The son knelt on the ground with his hands crossed, Li Siye untied his saber from his waist, put his hands on his hands, and said earnestly: "I appoint you as the envoy of Zelu Jiedu, in charge of the four states of Zelu, Jiangpu and Pu, and have jurisdiction over more than 25,000 soldiers and horses in the four states. Not only do you have to take on the role of a guard, but you also have to learn to govern the locality, restore production, improve farm yields, win the hearts of the people and treat the people well, and when you really do everything, these are all means that you can rely on. I will leave Cen Shen to you as your staff officer, and no matter what happens in the future, I will consult with him more. ”

"The father teaches, and the son remembers it."

"Get up." Li Siye personally lifted him up from the ground, patted his knee and said: "After becoming the envoy of Zelu Jiedu, the governance office can no longer be in Puzhou City, but should be moved to Luzhou Mansion in the Shangdang Basin, only there can take care of the north and south and look at the Central Plains." Tomorrow, you will lead the main force to Luzhou, and I will personally make a trip for you outside Puzhou. ”