The poem says:

Flowers bloom to see spring, a leaf falls in autumn and is cold.

Those who are suave have lofty aspirations, and they are very meritorious people.

Be able to understand the current affairs, be able to fight, dare to take the lead and dare to gallop.

It is difficult for the old man to have new vision, and the young man is more capable of winning the big city.

After Li Shijian proposed to attack Ping'an Prefecture, Li Yunhang said: "We are not well trained and our equipment is not good, even if their army goes out of the city, there will inevitably be troops left in the city to defend, how can we succeed in capturing the city?"

Li Shijian said: "Third uncle, Chen Zhiyuan has miscalculated, Ping'an Prefecture has six counties under its jurisdiction, he is unstable in his foundation, and his foothold is not stable, but he went to attack Lu Jiugong's Anshun Prefecture;

Now there is only one standard of men and horses in the city, and 2,500 people are defending the city, this is the best time for us to seize Ping'an Prefecture!"

Li Yunhang said: "How do you know these situations?"

Li Shijian said: "Third uncle, in the four days of military training, the first thing I will focus on is scout training, and scouts are the clairvoyance and ears of the army! I already know everything about Chen Zhiyuan's troops and the situation in Ping'an Prefecture. ”

Li Yunhang said: "Could it be that you already had the idea of attacking Ping'an Prefecture City?"

Li Shijian said with a smile: "Third uncle, offense is the best defense, otherwise, when they come over, we have more than 3,000 people and horses, and we have to defend this Li family's mountain within a radius of 100 miles, where can we defend it completely?"

Before Li Yunhang could speak, Li Shijun also said: "Third uncle, I also think that the capture of Ping'an Prefecture can be successful. ”

Speaking of this, Li Shijun simply said arbitrarily: "And according to me, if we take Ping'an Prefecture as the foundation, with my brother's ability, we can also participate in the world!"

When Li Yunhang heard this, he was shocked and said: "No, that's a rebellion, and it will exterminate the clan!"

Li Shijun heard this and said with a smile: "Third uncle, my nephew will make a bet with you, if my two brothers can't beat Ping'an Prefecture, we will stay in the Li family's mountain and only protect the family, not to mention the matter of seizing the world, don't think about it."

If you can fight and defend Ping'an Prefecture, then according to my proposal, support my brother as the king, fight for the world, bet or not?"

Li Yunhang said: "Don't bet, don't gamble! How can you bet on this kind of thing?"

Li Shijun said: "Third uncle, do you know the general trend today? Emperor Datong Khan is mediocre, and among the four pillar princes, only Nanting Zhu Gong is loyal to the country, but he has been demoted to death! The other three pillar princes have their own troops and have a rebellious heart. And the hundred officials of the imperial court and the three pillars of the prince each formed a party and fought for power with each other.

Take my teacher as an example, known as the Great Confucian of Kyoto, who talks about martial arts and bravery, and argues about literature and argumentation, all of which are first-class in the world, but he has to resign to avoid trouble, stay away from the capital, and live in seclusion in Dadu Mountain, the coast of the North Sea.

Another example, at present, Dongting Zhugong does not advance the army, sits in Qingliu Pass, and raises his own respect, which is clearly the opposite of the appearance. The eight eastern states plus the other four states occupied by the displaced people, the 12 states under heaven are no longer the rivers and mountains of the Datong Khanate.

Under such circumstances, from top to bottom and from bottom to top, officials at all levels of the Datong Khanate were still corrupt, and no one was willing to forge ahead. To make the minds of the people of the world change, seeing the heroes and heroes, they have taken advantage of the situation, how can we be willing to be the last of others?"

Li Yunhang heard this, and said secretly in his heart: I have to discuss with the old patriarch quickly, I think only he can stop the madness of these two little guys!

So Li Yunhang said: "It's not early now, I also have to rest." Tomorrow I will go back and discuss this matter with the old patriarch before making a decision, two nephews, what do you think?"

Li Shijian said: "Third uncle, please take care of yourself." ”

So Li Yunhang got out of the military tent and hurried to the old patriarch's house overnight.

After Li Yunhang left, Li Shijun said: "Brother, have you seen it? Third uncle, he doesn't dare or believe that we can conquer Ping'an Prefecture! Brother, you say something, if you conquer Ping'an Prefecture, I will support you to fight for the world, will you do it?"

Li Shijian said with a smile: "Brother, you support me so much, don't you even dare to think about it as a brother?

Li Shijun smiled: "When will you act?"

Li Shijian said with a smile: "If the third uncle reports to the old patriarch, this matter will not be easy to handle." What's more, the soldiers are expensive and fast, and the enemy is not prepared, and the best policy is to surprise the enemy. I mean, it's the right time tonight, send troops now!"

Li Shijun said with a smile: "Okay! It's almost midnight at this time, and after we arrive, it's time to sleep in the city!"

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled.

But he said that Li Yunhang came in a hurry, knocked on the door of the old patriarch's house in the middle of the night, and shouted, "It's not good!"

The old patriarch was surprised: "Yunhang, three watches in the middle of the night, what can make you so panicked?"

Li Yunhang said: "Uncle, those two boys of Shijian and Shijun are bold, they want to fight Ping'an Prefecture, and they want to rebel and seize the world!"

When the old patriarch heard this, he exclaimed, "There is such an arrogant idea, aren't you afraid of exterminating the clan?"

"It's being discussed in the military tent!"

"Then let's go now, I have to scold these two little turtle grandsons severely!"

So, despite the hard work in the middle of the night, the old patriarch and Li Yunhang hurried over. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the military tent, there was no one! Quickly asked the guards, and they all said that they were two brothers, and they had pulled 500 men and horses, saying that they were going out for night training!

When the two patriarchs heard this, they were dumbfounded: Pull them out for night training? At this time, it is the middle of the night, what can they train? Eighty percent of them went to fight Ping'an Prefecture! Five hundred people want to fight Ping'an Prefecture, are they crazy?!

So, the old patriarch hurriedly called a few family private soldiers, and was about to chase them in the direction of Ping'an Prefecture, to see the two Li Shijian brothers, and pull out 500 soldiers to train or fight Ping'an Prefecture. Of course, persuasion is the real goal.

Li Yunhang said: "Uncle, if they really fight, won't you go like this, isn't it equivalent to sending them to death?

So the old patriarch and Li Yunhang brought 2,000 people to Ping'an Prefecture overnight, looking around along the way, but they couldn't see Li Shijian's brothers and the 500 men.

It is said that Li Shijian decided to send troops to attack Ping'an Prefecture at that time, Li Shijun naturally agreed, and as soon as the brothers combined, they would lead 500 men and horses who could fight, and they only said that they would go to Ping'an Prefecture for training.

Seeing the north gate of Ping'an Prefecture City, Li Shijian ordered: "The content of our training tonight is to sneak attack and seize the city, and no one is allowed to disobey the order!"

Li Shijun immediately transferred thirty people to climb the city wall and go to the city gate to watch the tower with him, and wanted to secretly open the city gate.

The defenders in the city of Ping'an Prefecture, the capital is the king Chen Zhiyuan led the army to attack Anshun Prefecture, no one in Ping'an Prefecture came to attack, just stretch his legs and sleep well, I never expected that someone in a village and town in the west would boldly come to seize the city!

Li Shijun's thirty people climbed up to the city, but they didn't find it in the city, but when they came to the watchtower, a soldier found it. However, Li Shijun had already prepared, and only shot an arrow, which hit the soldier in the throat!

Li Shijun and the others silently touched into the watchtower, quietly killed several guards on the watchtower of the city gate, and then, among the thirty people, several people shook the wheel, and in the rolling sound, the gate gate rose.

Li Shijian led the soldiers into the city!

The defenders of the city gates, all in the tents, quietly, of course, all lay down and slept, and there were those who dreamed, but they did not dream that the enemy had touched the outside of the tents!

Li Shijian and Li Shijun are two brothers, one leads people to guard outside each tent, and the other brings people to catch the head of the unification.

The general guarding the north gate was in the tent, and he was having fun with someone caught by his subordinates, where did he expect that his life would be difficult to protect? This time, he had already made Li Shijun's sword ghost!

Li Shijun mentioned the head of the general, came back to meet Li Shijian, led 500 soldiers into the tents, and solved the battle in a short time.

The two brothers gathered the captives in one tent and left 100 people to guard them, while the two brothers Li Shijian and Li Shijun led 400 men and horses and continued to walk away and rushed straight to the state government!

said that the general who defended the city left by Chen Zhiyuan was named Ji Xiaohu. At this time, Ji Xiaohu didn't expect someone to come in, he was drinking in front of the lamp at this time, accompanied by beauty, and he was also smoky and drunk.

After Li Shijian came in, he also alarmed this person, but when he was drunk, this person didn't have time to react, Li Shijian's big sword was already pressed on his shoulder, and he shouted: "Do you want to die or live?"

This person was shocked, sweating on his body, and he woke up a little from the wine, and said at that time: "The villain is willing to surrender!"

Li Shijian said: "If you are willing to surrender, you will summon the generals of the four gates, only say that there is an urgent military situation, and come to the meeting quickly, as for the north gate, there is no need!"

Ji Xiaohu said in a loud voice: "Obey!

So Ji Xiaohu gave an order, and it won't be long before these generals will come, and they will all be self-defeating!

Li Shijian asked people to watch these generals, and said: "You have heard clearly, your Chen Tianwang, go to fight that Lu Jiugong, it is clear that your Shunyi army is killing each other, don't you know the truth of cold lips and teeth? This can only show that your leader has no vision and no vision!"

Think about it, with such a leader who has no foresight, one day, he will be exterminated! What will happen then? Think about it!

According to me, surrender to Li obediently, and Li will ensure that you will make contributions in the future, be a marquis, and enjoy glory and wealth!"

These captives have already recognized that the person who gave the lecture is a few days ago who broke into the city alone and killed a little evil star who entered and exited three times in and three times, and naturally they were all frightened in their hearts, not to mention that they were all prisoners at this time.

These people also saw the opportunity, and said in their hearts that they don't care whether they can enjoy glory and wealth in the future, and they will save their lives now. If you can't save your life, what will you talk about in the future?

Therefore, these people all said: they are willing to surrender and follow the little king from now on!

When these people surrendered, Li Shijian divided half of the generals and followed Li Shijun from the east gate to the south gate, from the south gate to the west gate, and went to beckon their subordinates to surrender one by one.

So Li Shijian took Ping'an Zhou City almost bloodlessly. Counting the troops surrendered, a total of 2,472 people, in fact, the five commanders left behind by Chen Zhiyuan when he left.

The combat establishment of the army of the Datong Khanate is divided into five levels: battalion, standard, unification, Bai, and Shi (Wu), of which there are 500 people in the unified army, and the five unifications are a standard, Li Shijian appointed Li Shijun as a general, and ordered Ji Xiaohu to be the deputy general to lead the standard people.

By this time, it was already dark.

The old patriarch of the Li family and Li Yunhang led two thousand people to approach the north gate of Ping'an Prefecture, and the old patriarch said, "Yunhang, I haven't seen them all the way, and if you go further, you will arrive at Ping'an Prefecture City, what should I do?"

Li Yunhang said: "Uncle, let's withdraw." There was not a single movement in Ping'an, and it seemed that they must not have come to attack the city—I reckon that the two brothers may be the kind of young and frivolous, young people, who love to blow the air, and are a little frivolous. ”

When the old patriarch and Li Yunhang led two thousand people and turned around and walked back, suddenly a child of the Li family exclaimed:

"The north gate of the state city has been opened!

When the old patriarch heard this, he was shocked and said to Li Yunhang: "Yunhang, what can I do about this? I won't lead the troops to fight!"

Li Yunhang also smiled bitterly: "Uncle, although the little nephew can usually come up with an idea or something, but now at this moment, I don't have anything to think about!"

Just when there was nothing to do, the audience shouted again, but there was no surprise, and the excitement was obvious!

——When the old patriarch looked up again when he heard the voice, wasn't it Li Shijun who was galloping!

I heard Li Shijun shouting: "Patriarch Grandpa, Uncle Yunhang, you have come to Ping'an Prefecture, why do you have to leave again!"

When Li Yunhang saw it, he expected that the two brothers Li Shijian had really conquered Ping'an Prefecture, so he said to the old patriarch: "Uncle, it seems that they have really conquered Ping'an Prefecture!"

When Patriarch Li heard this, he didn't know whether he was happy or surprised, but he sighed: "Yunhang, we are all old, and our old vision can't keep up with the times, this Ping'an Prefecture is the world of their generation!"

Li Yunhang nodded thoughtfully. So he and the old patriarch led 2,000 people into Ping'an Prefecture.

After entering the state government and seeing Li Shijian, Li Shijian said: "Patriarch grandfather, the third uncle of Yunhang, there are weapons and armor in the warehouse of the state capital, and everyone is arranged to take them." Bring another 500 sets back, and everyone will no longer have to use hoes and iron forks as weapons. ”

Li Yunhang said: "Two nephews, our Li family is west of the imperial court, and there is Ping'an Prefecture in the east, what do you want to do with training private soldiers? ”

Li Shijun smiled: "Third uncle, do you agree?"

Li Yunhang didn't speak, only nodded.

So Li Shijian began to reorganize his army, and at the same time, he asked Li Yunhang to help recruit and expand the army. Li Yunhang agreed, and said: "Ping'an Prefecture is a large state with a population of one million, and it shouldn't be a problem to recruit tens of thousands of people!"

——Since then, Li Shijian has taken root.

The first problem is to defend Ping'an Prefecture and beware of Chen Zhiyuan's counterattack.

Chen Zhiyuan's side, at this time, didn't know that Ping'an Prefecture was taken away, and he was still fighting with Lu Jiugong under the Baiyun Ridge!