During the peace talks, which was supposed to be a truce, why did Li Yan suddenly launch an attack?
Li Guo frowned, who knows about the so-called war that never tires of deception? How could the imperial court use peace talks and truce as a pretext to paralyze us and catch us by surprise...
Where is King Chuang? Tian Jianxiu interrupted him directly. Li Guo's expression was slightly unnatural. His father was in Hancheng at the moment...
Tian Jianxiu sighed and looked at Li Guodao, "Can't you even trust me?"
Li Guo lowered his head and looked away without saying a word. Tian Jianxiu continued, "The imperial court has been conquered, and the officers and soldiers are gathering outside Tongguan City. For such an important matter, King Chuang can remain calm there. Are you deceiving me for being ignorant? Right now."
The situation is so complicated and urgent. How long do you plan to keep it from me? How long can you keep it secret? Or do you think I, Tian Jianxiu, am not worthy of trust?
Zehou's words are serious. You and my father share the same brotherhood and are the people whom my father trusts most, but this matter is of great importance... Li Guo sighed and said nothing, Tian Jianxiu's expression became solemn, Chuang Wang really went to the capital?
Li Guo nodded.
Nonsense, childish! Tian Jianxiu, who has always been elegant, slapped the table and stood up, trembling all over. How could he be playing like a child with that castrated dog? So he was really... captured by the court?
Li Guo shook his head, not sure, but I thought it was Li Yan who was deceiving the public with his evil words.
"Why do you come to this conclusion?"
"If the imperial court really captures my father, it will definitely use this to persuade us to surrender." Li Guo lowered his head and thought: "In fact, Li Yan did make some attempts to persuade us to surrender, but there is no need for him to act in such a hurry. This is not in line with common sense."
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Tian Jianxiu nodded. Although this analysis is simple, it is also consistent with common sense. For example, if they capture Chang Yu, they will definitely use this to provide conditions to the court, instead of launching an attack. Even if they want to attack, they have to wait until the opponent
After rejecting the conditions.
But the imperial court's reaction was a little unusual. They acted too eagerly as soon as the news was released.
"When things go wrong, there must be a monster. As expected, King Chuang just revealed his whereabouts, but he did not fall into the hands of the imperial court." Tian Jianxiu muttered for a while, and Li Guo slapped his thigh fiercely: "I also thought so, the imperial court
Then he spread rumors and started trouble, hoping to cause civil strife among us while my father was away, so that we could take advantage of it. Li Yan's move just verified this guess."
"That's right." Tian Jianxiu narrowed his eyes: "If we had enough confidence to negotiate with the court before, but if King Chuang is captured, Niu Jinxing will definitely not be able to escape. Coupled with Song Xiance, we will have a great success
Without these three people, the army will collapse on its own without the help of others."
Li Guo's face suddenly turned pale and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably. He knew what Tian Jianxiu said very well, but he never dared to think about it.
"The imperial court wants to take advantage of the absence of King Chuang and the others to stir up trouble and let us take the opportunity to break it. Even if King Chuang escapes by chance and the situation is over, it will not help!" Tian Jianxiu said in one word, the worst result.
He wanted Li Guo to face this fact. He should not avoid it or take chances. He should break things first and then build them up. Prepare for the worst and come up with the best countermeasures.
"Please give me some advice from Marquis Ze," Li Guogong handed over. He respected Tian Jianxiu very much. In terms of military power, Tian Jianxiu was in charge of all the camps, and he was a mountain man who was very loyal to Li Zicheng. In addition, Tian Jianxiu was also very loyal to Li Zicheng.
A handsome man with both wisdom and bravery, he was known as the most stable person in the army. Therefore, he gained Li Zicheng's trust and kept him in Xi'an to supervise the country during the Eastern Expedition.
Tian Jianxiu didn't speak in a hurry. He walked to the yard and looked up at the sky. He didn't know what the sky was like, he was just thinking about it. Li Guo and Gao Yigong didn't urge him to follow him and walked to the yard to wait quietly.
After a while, Tian Jianxiu breathed out: "Send people to the capital quickly to find out the news. We must first determine the safety of King Chuang."
"We sent people over a few days ago, but I don't know if they can come back on time or bring useful news." Li Guo responded quickly, and Tian Jianxiu nodded: "Have you sent people across the border to pick them up?"
Awesome, Li Guo admired him deeply.
A few days ago, he was shocked to hear the news that Li Zicheng had been captured and didn't believe it, but he couldn't conclude that it was definitely false news, so he adopted a strategy of having both sides, secretly sending a few people to the capital to inquire about the news, and secretly sending a group of dead soldiers to cross the border.
, if Li Zicheng has not been captured yet, he must be being raided by the court, and these people can help him, and if he is really captured, they will try to escape from prison.
Seeing Li Guo nodding, Tian Jianxiu also showed a look of praise, and then said: "Everything on King Chuang's side can only obey God's will, but on our side, no matter whether King Chuang and he are captured by the court, we must not mess up. Once
If chaos breaks out, we will be defeated one by one by the court, and we will no longer have the qualifications to negotiate terms. But as long as we stand firm and get enough chips, even if King Chuang is captured, we are still qualified to bargain with the court and even transfer Chuang to the throne.
The king redeems!”
"It's easier said than done. Let's not talk about the Yellow River defense line, but also Xi'an..." Li Guo shook his head and smiled bitterly. Tian Jianxiu snorted: "As long as the front line is not in chaos and the army's morale remains intact, there is no need to worry about Xi'an.
"Although many of us on the mountain are united, Liu Zongmin is the only one who really dares to cause trouble blatantly. But even he doesn't dare to do anything as long as he doesn't get the definite evidence that King Chuang is really captured."
This was said directly and euphemistically, but Li Guo understood it. As long as the frontline military power was tightened, even if Liu Zongmin wanted to withdraw his shares, he would have to think carefully.
"The morale of the soldiers on this side of the Yellow River can be controlled for the time being. Father has a stand-in, and his appearance is similar..." Li Guozheng said, and Tian Jianxiu interrupted him again: "I have seen that man, and he looks quite similar.
Yes, but it can only be hidden from some ordinary soldiers. People familiar with it can see through it at a glance, and the top priority now is to earn more chips to prepare for unexpected events."
"I am asking to teach Zehou," Li Guo said quickly: "Now that Li Yan has defeated the imperial court and gathered troops outside Lintong Pass, he has gained the upper hand. How can we reverse the situation and earn more chips?"
"This goes back to the previous topic. Do you think Li Yan really wants to take Tongguan, or is he just trying to relieve the siege of Hejin?" Tian Jianxiu asked, and Li Guo answered affirmatively without hesitation this time.
The reason is very simple. Li Yan has the strength to attack Tongguan and can take the opportunity to break the siege of Hejin. In addition, if Tongguan is really defeated at this juncture, it will be a great joy. Therefore, his attempt to siege Wei and save Zhao this time may not be possible.
It was just a siege, or maybe it was just a casual hit.
"Li Yan is an extremely smart man. When he heard that you mobilized nearly ten thousand troops to besiege Hejin, he expected that you would mobilize almost all the troops on the northern line, while the middle line would guard the main gate of Dali. The troops would not dare to act rashly, so
This makes Tongguan isolated and helpless, so he only needs to gather troops and horses to attack Tongguan, and you will inevitably make the troops on the northern line abandon Hejin and come to support, and they may be exhausted and may even arrive late."
"We all understand the truth, but I just want to ask Zehou what should we do?" Gao Yigong was a little anxious, and Tian Jianxiu laughed: "He can surround Wei and save Zhao, why can't we?"
Huh? Li Guo and Gao Yigong were stunned for a moment and didn't come back to their senses.