Chapter 6: Holding the flag (five times) Li Xu was born in a humble background, so he was extremely humble. Even though he had just returned from triumph, he treated the generals who came to greet him as normal, and there was no slightest hint of contempt in his words. Therefore, no matter whether it was Li Jiancheng
Both his subordinates and Wang Fubao's subordinates were willing to come up to say hello, exchange a few words with him, and take the opportunity to express their admiration.
But everyone wants to hear a wonderful description of the battlefield from Li Xu's words, but they must not mention the surprise attack a few days ago. Not only Xuzi's reaction was mediocre, but even people like Zhou Daniu who used to like to talk about one thing into two
, over and over again, it is just like "the brothers have been traveling for two days and nights, and they are exhausted", "the other party has neglected their precautions, and our army took advantage of it!" The details of the plan, the camp breaking and the bloody battle are briefly summarized.
Hedong and Dou Jiajun were in the lead. It was hard to scratch their itch, but when they thought about it, General Li had created this kind of victory many times from his debut to the present. No wonder Boling
The military generals can't muster up the energy to brag. It's like a person eating bird's nests and shark's fins all day long. Occasionally eating pickles and tofu may feel fresh. You are holding a few pig's trotters in front of their eyes as a delicacy.
Naturally, people don’t even bother to raise their heads.
After reading this section, everyone's respect for the Boling Army deepened a bit, and some thought in their hearts, 'The next time you fight with the enemy, you must follow General Li to see what he can do.
Waving the flag and beating the war drum behind his back, his face will be glowing when he mentions it in front of his colleagues in the future. Some secretly thought to themselves, "I wonder if our heir apparent is lucky enough to take General Li under his command this time. There is such a person here."
When brother Zuo Jun meets Liu Hongji, Hou Junji and others again in the future, can he lift his chest higher?"
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Jiancheng held a celebration banquet in the Chinese army. He spent his own money to help the generals clean up Zhengchen as an ally. Wang Fubao and his main generals were also invited. After drinking for three rounds, Chen Yanshou asked again about the battlefield.
Several core figures of the returning Boling Army made some preparations, and Fang Yannian came forward to give a detailed summary of the battle situation on behalf of everyone. The battle situation was processed and compiled by scholars. It sounded much clearer than the hasty Q&A in the morning, and the excitement was enough.
The people's eyes are tense, but compared with the plain summary from the general's mouth, it is a little more fancy and a little less domineering and calm.
But no matter what, everyone firmly believes in one thing, that is, with General Li here, Gutuolu may not be able to make a big deal. If Gutuolu still has the idea of driving his minions to fight for consumption, everyone will kill him once they go out of the fortress.
Lose one of his arms, and after several attempts, the winner will be decided without a final battle.
If the Battle of the Great Wall is over, General Li will definitely not be able to fall out with Hedong again. With this person’s strength, military exploits, and his marriage relationship with the Li Yuan family, his achievements in the officialdom will be limitless in the future.
Whether out of pure admiration or out of the intention to pave the way for the future, the generals in Hedong treated Li Xu like stars holding the moon. In comparison, Prince Jiancheng seemed deserted around him. Fortunately, Li Jiancheng was already a very big man.
Even if people feel the difference between cold and warm, they just smile and pass it by.
After the celebration banquet, some mid-level generals dispersed one after another. Li Xu, Li Jiancheng, Chen Yanshou, Wang Fubao and other core figures took the time to sort out the current specific situations of the enemy and ourselves, so as not to cause the main generals to have one-sided information due to Li Xu's absence for the past few days.
Combining the intelligence collected, everyone found that the final day of the decisive battle was not far away.
After the news of the thirteen Xi tribes voluntarily withdrawing northward and another Khan spread, no matter whether they were close or distant to the Turkic royal court, those tribes who blindly followed Gutuolu to fight against the autumn wind had to weigh their own financial resources.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Gutuolu Khan must achieve a brilliant victory as soon as possible and use practical actions to tell the heroes of the eastern grasslands that the Turks are still sure of success in their southward march this time. In addition, the Turks' successive failures in their exploratory attacks in Hedong also led to the beginning of the war.
One of the main reasons why Bi Khan, Gu Tuolu and others changed their previous strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves was that the Mayi army led by Liu Wuzhou's marching commander Shi Song Jingang had been defeated in front of Li Waner three times. If the Ashina brothers had no further achievements
, I am afraid that the Han Khans and Khans on the border fortress also have to consider whether the big tree of Turks is reliable.
"The situation is becoming more and more favorable to us. Brother Hongji and Chai Shao teamed up to attack King Qin eastward. Those sycophants who stayed in the east capital, with their villain's heart, actually abandoned several counties between the capital and Luoyang.
We have gathered a large number of troops near Mianchi to prevent Hongji from entering!" With a hint of drunkenness, Li Jiancheng continued to inform everyone that this was the good news that had just been delivered from Chang'an yesterday, which was very important for the development of the Li family. The Dongdu retreat was
After Mianchi, they were no longer able to harass various parts of Hedong County, and the Li family was able to withdraw some of their troops from the banks of the Yellow River and put them where they were needed more.
"Where is Old General Qu Tutong? How did he choose?" When talking about military affairs, Li Xu immediately became eloquent. He held the tea cup in his hand on his fingertips and played with it while asking.
"General Qu has announced that he is willing to obey the new emperor's orders!" Li Jiancheng smiled and proudly hinted to everyone.
As we all know, the new emperor is just a puppet set up by the Li family. Loyalty to the new emperor is equivalent to loyalty to the Li family. As a result, the Li family's strength has increased a lot, and their ability to control the Hedong region has also increased to 10%.
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Wang Fubao couldn't see the pride of General Hedong. He rolled his eyes and said angrily, "A weakling who hides when he sees something is hard. What's so weird about him surrendering? If he surrenders to your Li family today, he might get involved with your Li family tomorrow."
Gold and silver have joined the War Jar Army, and the day after tomorrow, there is no telling who they will follow!"
These words immediately aroused public outrage. Before Li Jiancheng could refute, some generals in the Boling Army who were familiar with Qu Tutong shouted: "What did General Wang say? Old General Qu Tutong is a hero who has been famous for a long time."
"Becoming famous may not necessarily mean that some people are more famous, but the less knowledgeable they are and the more they act before and after!" Wang Fubao retorted unceremoniously and drunkenly.
He is not sincerely looking for trouble, but he has been very angry recently, and he really can't stand Li Jiancheng's behavior. These days, almost every Dou family soldier feels that the generals of Hedong and Boling are sympathetic to each other, but they are deliberately neglecting themselves.
It's nothing if the soldiers of the Boling Army were indifferent to the Dou Jia Army. After all, they once defeated hundreds of thousands of Hebei Green Forest Allied Forces and fled. With such proud qualifications, why did the Hedong soldiers and horses follow Dou Jia's army to show off?
We are all guest soldiers, and they are all dragged in front of the Wolf Cavalry before they have accomplished anything, and we still can’t tell who will wet their pants first!
"Is it possible that General Wang is drunk? Even if General Qu surrenders to my house, he is still an honored guest in my house. You insulted an honored guest in front of so many people. Does it mean that you think that my master is weak and cannot be bullied?" Li Jiancheng became more and more excited as Wang Fubao spoke.
Harsh, his face darkened, and he asked loudly
"You are the master of this place. Haha, His Highness, are you too impatient? Is the chief manager of the six counties here? If you want to be the master, you must first ask the Boling soldiers if they agree!" Wang Fubao looked rude, but
It wasn't just a matter of seconds that Li Jiancheng's true purpose of rewarding the soldiers who went out to battle during the day was revealed.
At this time, all the Hedong generals could not sit still and jumped up behind Li Jiancheng. How could the generals of the Dou family army allow their generals to be bullied?
He stopped his own people and stopped the other party again. He was so busy that he was sweating profusely.
"I remember that everyone agreed to defeat the enemy. Could it be that everyone thought the enemy was too weak and wanted to help them get through first?" Seeing that the two groups were about to fight, Shi Defang sneered,
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These words were so powerful that they choked Hedong and the generals of the Dou family and rolled their eyes at the same time, wanting to shout at Shi Defang. However, it also hurt Li Xu's face, so he had no choice but to huff and puff.
At this point, it was impossible for Li Xu to stay out of the matter. He put down the cup of tea in his hand and persuaded everyone with a smile, "Everyone just talks drunkenly and forgets it when you wake up. Why should we be so serious? We all have to be on the battlefield."
Our backs are leaning against each other, how can we still be suspicious of each other just because of a few jokes! Drink tea, tea can relieve hangovers."
Not wanting to offend Li Xu, Li Jiancheng shrugged, sneered and sat back in his seat.
"On the battlefield, I won't dare to point my back at someone like Qu!" Wang Fubao also sneered and returned to his seat angrily.
"General Wang doesn't know something. When the Turks broke through Yanmen, General Qu was the first one to attack. Later, when I ambushed Shibi, I also gave my back to General Qu!" Li Xu smiled again,
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Hearing this, Wang Fubao was stunned for a moment, and then looked embarrassed. He quickly stood up again and apologized, "Well, it's Wang who was abrupt!"
"General Wang doesn't know the situation, and it's not Tang Tu. According to Li, if we are faced with the Turkic Wolf Cavalry, none of you here will have a weak enemy come to your doorstep. No matter who encounters it, they will rush forward regardless of their own safety! Unless he
Not a man!" Li Xu stepped forward, stretched out his arm to hold Wang Fubao, and laughed.
"That's it. A hero who can draw his sword and fight externally is a hero. As for fighting among his own people, winning or losing may not be a matter of skill!" Wang Fubao also laughed and responded.
