Eight hundred and twentieth chapters the court's strategy
After Li Guangbi finished speaking, the soldiers of Zhaoyi Army under his command threw their swords and guns on the river beach one after another, and Li Chongbao's Flying Tiger Cavalry also stopped attacking.
Wang Sili held a fire and stood guard next to the Iron Bull of the Yellow River. He wriggled his lips in annoyance and said: "If you want to surrender, you surrender. I, Wang Sili, will never surrender to the enemy." He turned around and stepped onto the unburned pontoon bridge deck, looking at the people behind him.
Everyone asked: "Isn't any of you willing to cross the river with me?"
He was accompanied by hundreds of soldiers, and some soldiers who were willing to cross the river also turned around and followed him onto the pontoon bridge.
Li Chongbao and Feihuqi did not stop them, but watched them make their own choices with an ambiguous attitude. These people walked along the bridge to the middle of the Yellow River, but the fire blocked their return. Wang Sili jumped into the water first, and
The turbid water of the Yellow River was floating, and the other soldiers also jumped into the water in the heat of the fire, splashing on the water like dumplings.
Li Chongbao pushed aside the crowd and went to Li Guangbi alone. Just as the guards around him were about to stop him, he turned his head and said arrogantly: "We just subdued a tiger, are we still afraid of being eaten by him?"
He rode out of the formation alone and slowly came to the enemy formation where they had thrown away their weapons. He looked down at Li Guangbi, then dismounted, knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands in front of Li Guangbi and said: "Young man Li Chongbao pays homage to Li Sikong.
I often hear my father mention you, and I have infinite admiration for you in my heart."
Li Guangbi did not go to help him. His pride prevented him from putting down his body immediately. He only said coldly: "General Li's salute is a bit harsh. I am just a defeated general. I dare not accept the general's worship."
Li Chongbao stood up and smiled to himself: "Sikong was my father's old subordinate and friend. It is natural for the younger generation to pay homage to the elders. Please also ask Sikong to move to Puzhou City first, and wait for my father's arrival.
Reminiscing with you."
He left most of the two thousand flying tigers under his command on the river beach, and only sent some of them to escort Li Guangbi and the Tang army soldiers into Puzhou City.
Four days after the fierce battle on the Pujin Ferry beach, Li Siye's leading troops arrived at Pujin Ferry and exchanged defenses with the elite Flying Tiger Cavalry stationed there.
During these four days, the imperial court had a chance to recapture Puzhou. If it were indulged, there would be no more. But the Tang army on the other side did nothing. They just set up wooden walls and camps along both sides of Pujin Ferry.
Such a passive defense method is actually very unwise. Pujin Ferry became a ferry because the speed of this section of the Yellow River is gentle and the river bed is wide and shallow. The dozens of miles long line from Fenglingdu downstream to here is suitable for crossing the river.
However, the terrain of these two shores is more suitable for ferry crossings.
Li Siye led his army into Puzhou City. Half of the people in the city had fled to the Guanzhong Plain dozens of days ago because they heard rumors of the war. The city, which was originally prosperous in trade, became depressed.
He walked into a mansion left by a local wealthy family and ordered the soldiers around him to guard the door without following him. After entering the main hall and courtyard, he saw Li Guangbi sitting in front of the stone slab in the courtyard, studying black and white.
He walked to the other party and sat down cross-legged, and said calmly: "I've never heard that Li Sikong likes this."
Li Guangbi didn't even raise his head: "Guo Ziyi taught me how to play chess. I'm just a Tiele Khitan with the ninth surname. How can I be proficient in what your ancestors left behind."
Li Siye pointed at the chessboard and said: "There is a tiger's mouth here. If you put a piece in it, it will be eaten. Brother Guangbi, you and I worked together in Hexi for nearly ten years. We got along so harmoniously at that time. I
Sitting in Liangzhou Prefecture, you lead the army to fight against Tibet. Now the court is corrupt, the emperor does not care about the livelihood of the people, and there are eunuchs in power. My original intention was not to replace the Tang Dynasty, but I just wanted the court to be what I imagined. And me.
These brothers under my command just want to return to Hexi."
"Now the world needs you and me to pacify it. As long as you are willing, I can continue to let you take charge of the Flying Tiger Cavalry. Together we can fight back to the Hexi Corridor and recapture the Stone Castle and Baiting Shouhuo that the Tubo took away."
Li Guangbi threw a handful of chess pieces in his hand on the table, leaned back and said numbly: "My ancestors surrendered to the Tang Dynasty during the Wu Zhou Dynasty, and were given the surname Li to settle in Liucheng.
Your Majesty. Now that I have surrendered on the banks of the Yellow River, I have disgraced my ancestors. Now I just want to be an idle layman, and I ask for your permission from Lieutenant Li."
Li Siye stared at him for a moment and suddenly laughed out loud: "Okay, who made you and I old friends? I can keep all the honors given to you by the court. I hope you can figure it out one day."
He stood up, laughed loudly and walked out of the yard.
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Yu Chaoen reported the news of Li Siye's complete occupation of Puzhou to Chang'an. Li Heng finally panicked and quickly held a court meeting to discuss how to deal with this situation.
But all the ministers in the court were silent, no one dared to speak out, and no one had any good countermeasures. The emperor loudly asked everyone: "How can we defeat the enemy? Can you give me a word? Usually everyone has more ideas than the other.
Why can’t even a fart come out now?”
Li Fuguo, who was standing below, lowered his head and coughed, took the initiative to step forward and said: "Your Majesty, Li Siye was able to capture Shangdang, Jiangzhou and Puzhou, which shows that his main force is indeed gathered on the Puzhou front line, and the troops stationed in front of Tongguan are just a bluff.
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"Nonsense, I know this too!"
"So my suggestion is to mobilize most of the forces stationed at Tongguan to concentrate in front of Pujin Crossing to prevent the Hexi Army from crossing the river."
Li Heng rubbed his knees with both hands and said: "Guarding the river is much more difficult than guarding the gate. Who can guarantee that we can guard it?"
Li Fuguo was silent now. The most capable of the Tang army had surrendered to Li Siye. Even Guo Ziyi, the rest, could not guarantee that they could hold the dozens of miles along the Jinpu Crossing. Moreover, the Longmen Crossing in Hejin upstream was also occupied by Li Siye.
, spread out in this way, the defensive force along the Yellow River will be much weaker. As long as the enemy forces concentrate their forces to attack one point, the 890,000-strong army will have to run back and forth exhaustedly.
Li Heng weakly waved his hand to the ministers: "Retreat from the court, everyone, please retreat."
He returned to the back hall and quickly ordered his attendants to invite Li Mi. The first thing the attendant did after leaving the palace was to report to his godfather Li Fuguo. After hearing this, Li Fuguo nodded sadly: "He
If you want to invite Li Mi, just invite him. I dare say that in this situation, even this Taoist monk has no good solution. What solution can he come up with!"
Li Mi obeyed the call and entered the court. Now that the court was really in danger, he had no reason to resign and retire again.
Li Heng had mixed feelings after seeing him. In short, I have no one to rely on. The only one I can rely on is you, an expert who hides from the world.
He asked sincerely: "Changyuan, now I just want to be able to protect Guanzhong, so I ask you, a counselor, to plan for me."
Li Mi put the fly whisk in his hand on his right arm and said with half-squinted eyes: "Your Majesty, you still remember the good advice I gave you before. Li Mi is willing to cross the river in a small boat alone and persuade Li Siye to go from Shuofang to Longyou to Hexi.
The prerequisite is that Your Majesty, you must appoint him as the governor of Shuofang and Longyou, and issue a banner. You must also withdraw all the troops stationed in Shuofang to Guanzhong to show your Majesty's sincerity."
Li Heng said sadly: "When he had not yet captured Jiangpu, he might have agreed to such a condition, but now that he has stationed his army on the bank of the Yellow River and Guanzhong is within easy reach, how can he agree again?"
Li Mi sighed: "Whether it succeeds or not, we have to try first. Now that our army is stationed on the bank of the Yellow River, a war will inevitably happen between the two sides. No matter who wins or loses, it will be a loss for the world. If I can convince you to cross the river,
If Li Siye doesn't enter Guanzhong, your Majesty will let him control Longyou, but what if he controls Hexi?"