Li Shu currently lives in Gongcheng, a small border town between Bainan County and Fantiao County. The remaining rebels are basically stationed near Gongcheng.
After learning about the arrival of Meng Xiong escorting Qingyu, Li Shu personally welcomed him out of the city. Li Shu also knew Qingyu's name like a thunderbolt, knowing that he was one of the top commanders in the Feng Kingdom, and what he lacked most at the moment was
For the commander-in-chief of the army, Qingyu's arrival is like grasping a life-saving straw. Whether he can turn over this time depends entirely on Qingyu.
The battle on Wangxi Plain caused heavy losses to the Zhen army, which also made Li Shu put away his arrogance and realize his own shortcomings.
Li Shu had visited Feng Country and had met Qingyu, but he didn't have much contact with him.
Seeing Qing Yu at this moment, he hurried forward to greet Qing Yu. When he got close to Qing Yu, he raised his hands and gave a deep salute. His face could not hide the joy and he said with emotion: "General Qing Yu, I have been waiting for you for a long time.
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Tang Yin did not want to expose his identity in front of many Zhenren, so he did not stand with Qingyu, but blended in with the many guards. Li Shu, who was paying attention to Qingyu, naturally did not see him.
Unexpectedly, Qingyu was a little surprised that the arrogant Li Shu would be so polite to him. The battle at Wangxi Plain must have suppressed Li Shu's arrogance. Qingyu smiled slightly, returned the favor, and said: "General, you're welcome.
Already."
"General Qingyu, please come to the city!"
"General please!"
Li Shu and Qing Yu walked side by side and entered the city. Although Gong City was not big, there were quite a lot of people in the city. At this time, there were many people standing on both sides of the street. People craned their necks and raised their feet to look around.
It can also be seen that Li Shu is indeed very popular in Zhengdi, and the people also support him very much.
Tang Yin, who was walking in the crowd, narrowed his eyes slightly. The people of Zhendi supported Li Shu, which was both a good thing and a bad thing. For Li Shu, this was a good thing, but for Feng Guo, it might not be.
Li Shu let Qingyu into the city lord's mansion where he was staying, and found that a banquet had been set up inside. In order to show his respect for Qingyu, Li Shu specially gave up the main seat and asked Qingyu to take a seat.
Qingyu did not refuse, but he also did not sit on the main seat. Instead, he sat on the lower seat opposite Li Shu. Li Shu was quite confused when he saw this. Qingyu and himself had both sat on the lower seat, so wouldn't the main seat be empty?
Got it?
When he was about to speak, Qingyu spoke first: "General, I now know a little bit about your army's battle in Wangxi Plain. I wonder how General General thought your army fought in this battle?"
"This..." Qingyu suddenly asked about the Battle of Wangxi. Li Shu's face was full of embarrassment. He pondered for a moment. He rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "In this battle, the casualties of our army were almost equal to those of the Sichuan army. To the end of the battle, each side
Retreating the troops is considered a draw."
"A draw?" Qingyu shook his head and smiled, and said: "In my opinion, it's not a draw. It should be that your army was defeated, and it was a miserable defeat."
His words were merciless, which made the embarrassment on Li Shu's face even stronger. One of the Zhenjiang soldiers below said unconvincingly: "Although this battle is not satisfactory, it is far from a disastrous defeat!"
Qingyu smiled but said nothing, and a voice came from behind him: "The Sichuan army has many soldiers, while the Zhen army has few soldiers. After a battle, both sides suffered the same battle losses. One for one, it is not the Zhen army."
A disastrous defeat, what is it?"
After hearing such straightforward words, the expressions of everyone present changed, and people subconsciously looked behind Qingyu. The person speaking was wearing a cloak, covering him from head to toe. His appearance could not be clearly seen, but judging from his clothes, he should
He is Qingyu's follower.
The general who just spoke snorted coldly and asked: "Who are you? Is there any place for you to speak here?"
"Haha!" The man looked up and laughed, walked out from behind Qingyu, and pulled off his hood. He didn't even look at the general, but looked at Li Shu with a smile.
Meeting this person's eyes and seeing his appearance clearly, Li Shu was shocked. After a moment of daze, he stood up suddenly, quickly walked around the table in front of him, came to the person, and put him in front of him.
He looked carefully from head to toe again to make sure that his eyes were not blurred and that he had seen correctly, and then he shouted in surprise and joy: "Feng...His Royal Highness Feng Wang?!"
The man smiled and said: "General Li, you are here well!"
"Oh, I didn't know that His Highness Feng Wang is here. I...I am really neglecting you." Suddenly seeing Tang Yin, Li Shubo was dumbfounded and seemed at a loss, and he bowed his hands repeatedly.
His Highness the Wind King? This man is the Wind King? After hearing what Li Shu called this person, everyone present was dumbfounded. People's eyes were all focused on him, looking up and down, looking back and forth.
This man is tall and slightly thin. Looking at his face, he has eight-color eyebrows, eyes like bright stars, a nose like a hanging gallbladder, and a mouth like a single bead. He has a handsome appearance and a natural smile, which is the most surprising thing.
Yes, he looks to be in his early twenties. Who would have thought that such a handsome and elegant young man would actually be the famous King of Feng Kingdom - Tang Yin.
People were stunned for a long time before they came back to their senses and looked at each other. Then, they all stood up in unison, raised their hands to Tang Yin and said, "We have met... His Highness the Wind King!"
Tang Yin waved his hands to everyone casually and said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite."
As he spoke, he said to Li Shu: "General Li, there is no need to be polite to me anymore. Please take a seat!" After that, he walked to the main seat unceremoniously, threw off his cloak, and sat down.
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Li Shu was still in shock and stammered: "Why did His Highness Feng Wang come to Zhenxi? This matter was not mentioned in the previous letter sent by His Highness..."
Tang Yin shrugged and said calmly: "I don't want too many people to know about my visit this time, so it is a secret visit. I hope General Li and you all will not make it public."
"Yes, yes, yes, your Highness, please rest assured, I will never reveal His Highness's whereabouts, and I will restrain my subordinates not to spread the word about Your Highness's visit." After saying that, Li Shu turned to look at the people below and asked in a deep voice.
Said: "Do you all understand?"
"General, we'll understand!" everyone said in unison.
Tang Yin raised the corner of his mouth, changed the topic, and asked Li Shu: "General Li, how many soldiers are left in your army now?"
Li Shu's expression became serious and he said: "There are still no less than 100,000 soldiers in our army."
Tang Yin smiled and reminded: "I am asking about soldiers who can fight."
"This..." Don't look at Tang Yin smiling, but under his gaze, Li Shu felt that all his thoughts were being seen through. He licked his dry lips and said with a bitter smile: "I'll tell you the truth, Your Highness, our army
The number of available troops... is now less than 80,000."
Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and asked, "What about the Sichuan Army?"
"It is reported that the Sixteenth Army Corps of Jinggu County has entered Fantiao County, and the total strength of the Sichuan Army in Fantiao County now reaches more than 200,000." Li Shu seemed to lack confidence when he spoke.
"Eighty thousand versus two hundred thousand, General Li, do you think your army has a chance to win?" Tang Yin asked.
In the past, Li Shu might have dared to say such bold words that the Zhen army would win, but after the battle on Wangxi Plain, he really didn't have such confidence, and he didn't want to deceive himself. He shook his head and said, "Almost... not."
Tang Yin fell silent, tapped his forehead, and turned to look at Qingyu. Qingyu thought for a while and asked, "Who is the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army?"
Li Shu answered simply, "It's Chen Lihua, the coach of the Ninth Army of Sichuan."
Among the generals of the Sichuan Kingdom, Chen Lihua is a relatively unknown one. He has no outstanding achievements, nor has he fought in any famous battles. Of course, he has never made any mistakes and has always been quite satisfactory.
He was able to reach the position of commander of the Ninth Army purely due to his seniority, and was later promoted to general. He is not outstanding among the commanders of the Sichuan Kingdom, but that does not mean that he is a mediocre person. It can only be said that the Sichuan Kingdom is full of talents, but his strength is slightly inferior.
A person with a little bit of talent cannot show his edge at all.
Chen Lihua is proficient in military tactics, good at strategy and commanding on the spot. If a handsome man like him were placed in other countries, he would have become a famous general long ago. Only in Sichuan would he be unknown.
However, he can be considered a late bloomer. He became famous in one battle in the Battle of Wangxi Plain in Zhenxi.
"Chen Lihua?" Tang Yin muttered the name, thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it."
Qingyu was not very familiar with Chen Lihua, but had only heard about it a little bit, and knew that there was such a figure among the generals in Sichuan. He asked: "Does General Li have a more detailed battle report?"
Li Shu nodded hurriedly and shook his head to the attendant next to him. The attendant agreed and ran out quickly. He left not long ago and returned from outside, holding a roll of bamboo slips at the same time.
It was the record of the entire battle by Li Shu's counselors. It was recorded in extremely detailed detail, and every detail that could be seen was recorded in it.
Qingyu took the bamboo slips, unfolded them, and took a closer look. While Qingyu was checking the battle report, Li Shu shook his head at Tang Yin and said: "Your Highness, Feng Wang, the ninth army under Chen Lihua's command is extremely powerful and has done the most damage to our army.
It was also his Ninth Army. The only good thing about this battle was that our army completely wiped out Chen Lihua’s Ninth Army. At present, the strength of the Sichuan Army mainly comes from the three groups of 11th, 16th and 17th.
Legion.”
Tang Yin disagreed with Li Shu's statement. He was already ranked ninth in the ranking. No matter how strong his combat power was, how much stronger could he be? To say he was strong, it could only be said that the commander of the Sichuan Army was strong, and he was good at using troops and commanding on the battlefield.
Sure enough, after Qingyu read the entire battle report, he nodded repeatedly and sighed: "Chen Lihua's on-the-spot command and battlefield response are top-notch. In this battle, he never made any mistakes from beginning to end. A battle of this scale
It is not easy to do this in such a big battle."
"General Qingyu also thinks this person is powerful?" Li Shu asked with wide eyes.
Qingyu smiled bitterly and said without hesitation: "Of course he is powerful. This man can be called the best among generals. However, there is one thing I haven't figured out yet. Why doesn't he take advantage of the situation to attack?"
In the battle of Wangxi Plain, on the surface it was a draw, but in fact the Zhen army suffered a disastrous defeat. Only 60,000 to 70,000 troops were left, while the main force of the Sichuan army still existed. If we did not launch a large-scale attack at this time, wouldn't we have missed a good opportunity?
Judging from the soldier's talent, he really shouldn't have made such a mistake.