"What the general manager said before, but he said that there are insufficient troops. Once the army goes south, it will inevitably be too scattered and difficult to deal with a strong enemy?"
Needless to say, the way Xu Shiji and Zhang Liang ate was a compliment to them.
What Zhang Liang ate was similar to that of a guarding dog. He glanced left and right, probably thinking that it would be best to put these things back and taste them slowly. But looking at him, he looked like he was going to buy the food.
land to prevent others from competing for it.
But Xu Shiji held on to a big bone, wishing he could swallow it all, so the aura of the world's famous general was completely shattered in Li Po's mind.
Of course, there is no need to be surprised. Let’s not say that the food here in Li Po is unique. Let’s just talk about these two people. In Henan, they eat corn every day. If they kill a horse or make a pig, they will treat it as a delicacy.
I can consider eating it for many days.
No way, the days of drinking and eating meat were still possible in Wagang Mountain. But later, the canal shipping was completely cut off, and Henan was in chaos. Although there were more and more people, gradually they could only eat millet.
Rice is here to fill you up.
But it's better than places like Shandong and Hebei. After all, it doesn't let everyone taste what human flesh feels like.
After the surrender of the Tang Dynasty, the food improved somewhat, and the most edible thing was actually corn. The surrender of the army was the surrender of the army, and it could not be compared with others.
At the beginning, they could still control their appetite, but as soon as the delicious meat entered their mouths, within a short time, their physiological instinct overcame their reason, and they suffered too much.
This vicious look made Li Po feel a little embarrassed to act too polite, and he also felt as if he was a poor relative coming to visit.
He also doubted that if someone gave these two guys a few good meals, they would help others kill people and set fires.
Li Po's mood is getting better and better. What's interesting is that things always make him smile.
Xu Shiji ate heartily, but this man was really serious and did not forget the previous topic at all.
Li Po also took a piece of bone, threw it on the table and laughed: "If this is the case, what should we do?"
Xu Shiji choked immediately and tried very hard to swallow the meat in his throat. He had heard this just now, right?
If Wei Gong talked to him like this, he must be very scared. Wei Gong wanted to hire someone, but he always treated him like a brother and nephew, and he had an air of not being suspicious of others.
But if he wants to be suspicious of someone, verbal contempt is one of the most obvious signs, and the person who is jealous of Wei Gong is almost certain to die.
In fact, the fundamental reason why Xu Shiji led his army to surrender to the Tang Dynasty was that Li Mi had gone crazy. There were fewer and fewer people who treated him like his nephew, but more and more people were jealous of him.
This situation became more and more obvious after killing Zhai Rang.
If you don't listen to what others say, you will be stubborn, and your words will no longer allow people to guess which is true and which is false. Once someone offends someone, they will be in a different place, without even a chance to defend themselves.
There is no longer the magnanimity and grace of the people who gathered together to unite heroes.
After all, Li Po is not Li Mi. The fear in Xu Shiji's heart is growing in inertia, but he still notices the difference. When Wei Gong speaks, he will stare into your eyes tightly, like an eagle fighting a rabbit.
But this person seems to be talking about something of no importance, and it's mostly a joke, so you don't know whether what you said has reached other people's ears.
Feeling very relaxed, Xu Shiji hammered his chest and thought quickly, but both he and Zhang Liang always habitually compared Li Mi with others, which indeed showed Li Mi's prestige in the Henan army.
"General, do you think that if this is really the case, you might be able to take advantage of the victory and go south, occupy key points, and then recruit and surrender everyone, maybe you can alleviate your worries a little?"
He was very unsure, as the blow he received earlier had obviously dampened his confidence.
Li Po nodded lightly in disbelief, but this time he spoke more matter-of-factly, "Actually, when fighting for battle and destroying a city, they only need two things. One is land, and the other is Dingkou."
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"Having said that, you should know what worries me, right?"
Xu Shiji rolled his eyes and subconsciously chewed two mouthfuls of bones. Zhang Liang, who was enjoying the meal over there, had already muttered, "The manager is talking about food and grass?"
Li Po patted the table gently and said with a smile: "I'm talking about food and grass. If there is no food, no matter how much territory and how many people I have, what's the use?"
"There are few large warehouses in Jin. After this battle, the counties in the south will probably be hungry, right? In the spring, they raised more than 200,000 troops, and most of them were young and strong in Jin. In the past few years, many fields in Hedong were deserted.
, now there is war again.”
Having said this, Li Po shook his head.
Xu Shiji slowly placed the bones on the table, wiped his greasy hands on his front, and then said solemnly: "The manager's foresight is really admirable. If it is true that he can see the end of the general, it will be worse."
Station the troops in Queshu Valley and wait and see what happens."
Even though it was just a simple sentence, the vicious flavor in it was overwhelming.
What does it mean to wait and see what happens? No one knows better than the people of Henan what will happen once the counties are short of food, and that area is still under the jurisdiction of Li and Tang. As long as the army does not go south, how will Li and Tang treat the hungry people who are waiting for food? At this time
, it’s really an unknown number.
If Li Tang ignores the life and death of the people in southern Shanxi, then riots will inevitably occur in the future, and Li Tang's reputation will also be extremely seriously damaged.
This kind of strategy itself smells of blood, so what Xu Shiji praised was the manager's long-term thinking, rather than the manager's love for the people.
Li Po naturally understood the reason, and it was not like he had never done this before.
At this time, he raised his hand and nodded Xu Shiji, but shook his head and said with a smile: "Your idea will not work. Jin has experienced many wars over the years, but the only ones who have been seriously injured are Bingdai Frontier Fortress, and Li Yuan went south.
Between then and now, many civilians have been conscripted."
"Looking at the world today, anyone whose vitality is not injured can be said to have a good foundation. If we allow chaos in the south, thieves will appear in droves, leading beasts to eat people, haha, what difference will there be between me and Li Mi, Wang Shichong and others?"
Xu Shiji was stunned, and Zhang Liang also raised his head and looked over. This was completely different from the ideas they held.
The sky was already dark, and Li Po also felt a little sleepy.
Tonight was quite fruitful. It is true that Henan's descendants have many shortcomings, but they are not disgusting.
After Xu Shiji and the two resigned, Li Po fell asleep comfortably. The food problem was bothering him again, but compared to the days when he had to think about the next meal after having the last meal, it was nothing.
When he was woken up by Zhang Jin, it was already noon that day, and it was time to have lunch again.
Zhang Jin reported to Li Po that Xu Shiji and Zhang Liang were on their way, and Pei Shiqing, who was stationed in Queshu Valley, sent him a gift.
This also means that the Pei family in Hedong has surrendered.
Pei Shiqing's gift was very special. General Jiang Baoyi of Zuo Wuwei was tied up and sent back. In addition, there was also a gift of Ying Yanglang General Li Dingfang. Thousands of defeated Tang Army soldiers also followed these two.
and was sent to Jiexiu.
In general, except for missing one Pei Ji and those who fled over the mountains and ridges in a hurry, the rest of the defeated troops who fled to Queshu Valley were captured by Pei Shiqing and sent back.
At this point, more than 200,000 Tang troops were completely wiped out north of Queshu Valley, and only a few people escaped back.
This is a battle that is difficult to replicate. Since the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there has really never been such a defeat. Of course, this has to exclude the first battle of Liaodong.
Li Po used his superhuman patience and keen sense of war to create a miracle again.
Li Po was not surprised at Pei Shiqing's surrender, and even felt a little bored. There was no difference between the Pei family and the Wang family, or in other words, they were not much different from Xu Shiji and others.
I always like to add icing on the cake, and asking them to help them when they need it is something that I don’t even have to think about.
Xu Shiji and others wanted to save their own lives, while the Pei family and the Wang family wanted to protect their families. Basically, they were all people in troubled times, and no one was even a little higher than the other.
In fact, in comparison, although the unlucky Jiang Baoyi is incompetent, there is one thing that is much stronger than these people, and that is his loyalty.
Of course, many times, many things happen in the hands of such people. From this point of view, it is really difficult to say who should be hated compared to the helpless people or the evil people.
people.
Hearing Jiang Baoyi's name, Li Po was also happy. Zhuge had captured Meng Huo seven times, and today he had captured Jiang Baoyi three times.
Of course, he had no intention of taking this person in, so he waved his hand and let him go. His colleagues also imagined again, if he and Li Yuan were in different places, how should they deal with this "loyal minister" who had been captured continuously?
Will this person appear opposite the army he leads next time? If that is the case, he will really admire Li Yuanhai's general measure and unique way of employing people.
Well, okay, letting Jiang Baoyi go back this time is purely out of disgust for Li Yuan. To be honest, he is indeed a little jealous and disgusted with Li Yuan's reputation for benevolence that is spread all over the world.
As for Li Dingfang
A few days ago, when he heard someone reported that Li Dingfang was guarding Jiexiu, he was stunned for a long time before he dug this guy out of his distant memory.
Like Jiang Baoyi, this person is also a person who has little success but more than failure. Jiang Baoyi is not afraid of death, but this person is useless in Li Po's eyes.
Wo Li Heng was very good at it. Not only did he have people whip him in Mayi, but he also coveted his wife. In Liaodong, he also suffered from many evil deeds.
Now he heard that Pei Shiqing had sent this man back. As old and new hatreds surged into his heart, Li Po was extremely dissatisfied with Pei Shiqing.
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