Li Longji gathered his generals and gathered in the military tent to study the defensive strategy.

During this period of time, although there were no major battles, but the small battles were continuous, especially Sheva and Rondo joined the ranks of looting grain and grass again, which made the defenders of Xuzhou very embarrassed, and less than 30% of the grain and grass transported could reach the city of Xuzhou, but Li Longji knew that the grain and grass in Xuzhou were not sufficient, and it was very difficult to meet the needs of the 400,000 troops in the city. Although Xuzhou is rich and is the best place for the Li family to be preserved, the grain and grass in it are only enough for the army for one month, and after one month, the grain is exhausted, and it is completely unable to resist the attack of the An and Tang armies.

In the past, An Lushan took pleasure in robbing the Li family's grain and grass, and now with the addition of the Tang Dynasty's army, the replenishment of grain and grass is really to the point of difficulty.

See Bi, Li Longji first spoke: "Ministers and generals of the imperial court, now, An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty, the two great thieves have besieged my Xuzhou for fifteen days, everyone knows the grain and grass in the city, even if it is used sparingly, it is only enough for half a month, but our troops transporting grain have repeatedly suffered from these two major rebellions, and those who can get to my city are only three or four out of ten, if this problem is not solved, the army's heart will be chaotic, and now, it can be said that it has come to the time of life and death, Li Guangbi escorted a large amount of grain and grass to Xuzhou, He will be robbed by these two armies, and who among you will go out to receive it? ”

Wei Jian hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty, I thought that Guo Ziyi was brave and good at fighting, and he could go out to respond." ”

During this period of time, he was regarded as Li Heng's person, and he was in a very difficult situation, knowing that Guo Ziyi was in power, he hurriedly came out and shouted twice. He knew that his current words would not play a role at all, and he was not even as good as Niu Monk and Child, but it was when he made his position clear, and when he saw such an opportunity, he hurriedly took action.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to go!" Guo Ziyi was a little grateful in her heart, although this old boy hated it, but in this way, he could make his face better.

In the past, whenever there was a war, he was always the first to ask for help, although it was to contribute to the Li family, and the starting point was good, but in the eyes of others, there was always a suspicion of grandstanding, and his reputation was not good, but now that he came, it made him feel very different.

Li Longji said: "Quasi-play!" But ladies and gentlemen, grain and grass are the lifeline of our army, and once something goes wrong this time, we will have to raise so much grain and grass again, I don't know what year and month, so this time we must not afford to lose in escorting grain and grass. Although General Guo is extremely brave, but in order to complete the strategy, he must also send another martial arts general to support it, I don't know which of you else is willing to go? ”

Gao Xianzhi looked at Li Longji's eyes and looked at him, knowing that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to say, "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to go!" ”

Li Longji was overjoyed: "Okay, quasi-play." The two of you each brought 10,000 soldiers and horses, divided into two teams, Guo Ziyi in the front, Gao Xianzhi in the back, and wanted to connect more than ten miles before and after, if Li Guangbi was fine, it would be enough, and if he was in danger, he would respond together. ”

"Yes!" The two generals received the order together, and each took 10,000 elite soldiers from their headquarters to Luodian in the west of Xuzhou to escort grain and grass.

After Guo Ziyi and Gao Xianzhi left, Li Longji's heart was a little lowered, looking at the Manchu Dynasty civil and military: "Ladies and gentlemen, when this court is in danger, what are your plans to defend Xuzhou?" ”

When he said this, none of his ministers dared to speak.

After a long time, Li Longji said: "Since you don't dare to say it. So I'll analyze it for you. Xuzhou is the throat of the Central Plains, once lost, then I will retreat to Lingwu after the Tang Dynasty, and it is very difficult to recover. Therefore, now our best way is to hold Xuzhou, and Lingwu to form a horn momentum, when the time comes, the rebels attack Xuzhou, then the Lingwu army to save me, if it is to attack Lingwu, then we wait from Xuzhou to rescue, although the rebels now have the upper hand, but not afraid. Moreover, I also heard that An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty each dispatched their own elite soldiers and were on their way to my Xuzhou, intending to start a battle and capture our Xuzhou. ”

Yu Chaoen said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks." The thieves are huge, and our army cannot supply food and grass, so it is better to move the capital to the south, and then try to go north again, which is a perfect plan. ”

Li Longji was furious: "Shut up! In the future, such remarks can no longer come from the mouth of you, otherwise there will be such a case! ”

There was a bang.

The desk in front of Li Longji was cut in half by the Heavenly Sword: "Everyone! Have you ever thought about it, the Central Plains is the foundation of my Tang Dynasty, if once you leave your hometown and go to the south to build the capital, then An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty will sit big, not to mention that when the time comes, the Central Plains will be able to defend the foundation of the south is also unknown, this matter must not be. Today, it doesn't hurt to say it, but what must be said is how to hold Xuzhou, Niu Chenxiang, what do you think? ”

Niu Monk and Yu were very frightened in his heart, knowing that Li Longji had given himself a big problem for a day, but he was full of poetry and books, and after concentrating slightly, he guessed what Li Longji meant, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I thought that An Lushan and the Tang Dynasty thieves were powerful, and their troops, equipment and supplies were far stronger than ours, and if they were trapped in the lonely city, after a long time, they would inevitably fall into a situation of lack of food and grass and low morale, so the only way now is to open up a second battlefield to attract the armies of An and Tang and reduce the pressure on Xuzhou and Lingwu." ”

Li Longji was overjoyed. I didn't expect this young man to have such a powerful mind. In fact, during this period of time, he was thinking day and night about how to hold Xuzhou, and he didn't dare to talk about attacking at all. However, now when he heard Niu Monk's words, he deeply thought that attacking as defense may not be a good way.

"No, unfortunately! This is not possible! Wei Jian was greatly annoyed, looking at Li Longji's demeanor, it seemed that he had a good plan, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please think about it." Now the army of my Tang Dynasty, including the army brought back from the Western Regions by General Gao Xianzhi, plus the army brought back by General Feng Changqing from the south, plus the army brought back from Lingnan by Niu Xianke, is only 700,000 people. But now the An Lushan army and the Tang Dynasty army outside the city are already 600,000 people, and there are 200,000 cavalry, a small negligence, Your Majesty, Xuzhou may be captured. At such a time, if you don't concentrate on dealing with the rebels, but go to open up a second battlefield, I think, maybe your side hasn't done anything yet, and this side can't resist it. ”

At that moment, the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty began to discuss, some supported Niu Monk and children, and some opposed him, and the court and China suddenly formed two factions.

Li Longji's voice gradually became quieter when he heard the discussion of the ministers, and then he said: "Everyone, I have heard your words in my ears, telling you that I have decided to support the views of the Niu monks and children. Here are a few sayings, I hope you listen well. First, opening up a second battlefield can reduce the pressure on my Xuzhou defense; Second, this second battlefield is outside Xuzhou, of course, it will not fight with these troops of the Tang Dynasty, you can first ensure your own food and grass supply, and when the time comes, you can also raise food and salaries everywhere and recruit troops; Third, if the rebels divide their forces to deal with them, then our army in Xuzhou can also launch a counteroffensive and defeat the rebels at that time, so that our crisis will be resolved; Fourth, there are many generals in our army, trapped in isolated cities, and they cannot play their role, so it is better to go out and recruit soldiers and train more soldiers. Everyone also knows that if the rebels increase the strength of Shi Siming and Zhuanxin, no less than 500,000, at that time, if there is no mobile force, Xuzhou will inevitably fall. ”

"Your Majesty is wise! I thought that the second battlefield was imperative, and the sooner the better, and I hope that Your Majesty will elect a generalissimo, and then you can control all the generals outside? Niu Monk and Child hurriedly spoke.

Li Longji was overjoyed in his heart. Weigh it in my heart, the city wall of Xuzhou is strong, there are Prince Xuanzan and Yang Xuanlin, a monk and a monk, these strong generals, can rely on the location of the city wall to hold Xuzhou, of course, Wang Sili, Yu Chaoen, Bu Gu Huaien are all real generals, and they are familiar with the defense of Xuzhou, and they also stay in the city, with the strength of 500,000 troops, they can hold Xuzhou. When the time comes, Guo Ziyi and Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, and Niu Xianke can open up a second battlefield outside, but they just want to elect a generalissimo, and he can't make a decision for a while. Guo Ziyi has outstanding military achievements and has a law to govern the army, of course, he is the best candidate, but Gao Xianzhi's military exploits are also brilliant, and his qualifications are far above Guo Ziyi, how to deal with it?

"Elect a generalissimo, this, I can't appoint it, don't you say?" Li Longji weighed it again and again, and finally said such a thing.

When countless generals heard this, their eyes shot with excitement, and in this way, many people had a chance.

However, Li Longji's following words made many people's hearts sudden: "When the country is in crisis, the marshal selected is first of all strong in martial arts, why don't we have a competition as soon as possible to win the marshal, so as to determine the candidate for this generalissimo, what do you think?" ”

"Good! Your Majesty is wise! Win the handsome! ”

There was excitement on everyone's faces. Although many of them feel that their martial arts are not as good as those of a powerful person like Guo Ziyi, opening up a second battlefield is not just about electing a marshal, when the time comes, there will be some generals under the marshal's account, which is their opportunity.

Li Longji was very excited when he saw that Niu Monk's proposal was implemented, and he was about to commend this guy twice, but the words of the herald made Li Longji's heart tremble: "Report!" Guo Ziyi was besieged by the Tang Dynasty in Luodian, Gao Xianzhi was besieged by An Lushan in Qinghe, Li Guangbi saw that the situation was unfavorable, led the army and grain and grass to retreat to Lingwu, and asked for help, 100,000 urgent! ”

As soon as the herald finished speaking, he immediately paused, showing the urgency of the situation.