Li Xin and Li Shen returned to the southwest as fast as they could.

After they returned to the southwest, this westward expedition was actually a foregone conclusion.

The two of them were separated under Mianzhu City, and the Marquis of Jing'an's face was calm, and he lowered his eyebrows and said: "I received the news from the Sword Pavilion side, there is still a lively fight over there, and now we also need to fight a few battles here, otherwise it will not be real." ”

General Zhu Guo glanced at Li Xin and said indifferently: "How is it true?" ”

"What kind of fighting method can make the Pingnan army die the fastest, then how to fight, so that I can report to the imperial court in the future, so that I can be justified."

On the battlefield, there is actually only one choice for the Pingnan army to die a reasonable way of fighting.

That is to let the Pingnan army storm Mianzhu City.

This is an obvious thing, Li Xin mentioned it a little, and Li Shen understood.

He lowered his eyebrows and said: "That's it, three days later, because of the urgency of the Sword Pavilion, I took the Pingnan army to attack Mianzhu City in a hurry, and the siege lasted for three days, with heavy casualties, and then Li Houye led the troops to chase it out, and the Pingnan army was completely defeated and had to surrender the city." ”

"This battle report should be able to be said in the past at the imperial court, right?"

Li Xin said indifferently: "There is no problem, but there are some details that need to be modified." ”

After he paused, he lowered his eyebrows and said: "After you attacked the city for three days, you didn't surrender immediately, it was Benhou who led people to attack Jincheng, Jincheng couldn't hold on, and then Kaicheng surrendered." ”

General Zhu frowned slightly.

"What's the difference?"

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, and knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he spoke: "Hanzhou, you want to help me attack the city." ”

Those people in Hanzhou City are actually the remnants of Nanshu, and they must have an identity that can be whitewashed, that is to say, they must participate in this war in order to become a "righteous army" and have a reasonable and legal identity in the Great Jin Dynasty.

Otherwise, they will always be anti-thieves, and Li Xin will have no way to use them.

When Li Shen heard this, he looked up at Li Xin.

He was silent for a long time, and finally spoke slowly: "If you really want to raise private soldiers, I can give you those "dead" Pingnan troops, there is no need to use those old Nanshu thieves." ”

He took a deep look at Li Xin.

"The old Nanshu has been destroying the country for more than 30 years."

"Those remnants of Nanshu, although they barely formed an army, but most of them are farmers on weekdays, or they are hunters, even if they wear armor, they will not become combat power."

"And the trouble with them is no less than the trouble with the Pingnan army."

"What's more, Pingnanjun's surname is Li, and it is easy to change the surname to you, Li, and the people you raised in Hanzhou may not have the same surname as you."

The Marquis of Jing'an was expressionless.

"Those Pingnan Army are your things, I don't want them."

Li Shenda frowned.

"When you are in this position, how can you still have such a dead-eyed mind?"

"I, Li Shen, can't stand your mother and son, what do you want me to do? I admit it, but the Pingnan Hou Mansion and the Jing'an Hou Mansion are both surnamed Li, in your heart, the difference between the two is really so important? ”

Li Xin nodded.

"It's really important."

"What's yours is yours, what I want, I'll do it little by little."

"Your Li is very different from my Li."

Li Xin's Li is actually the surname of his previous life, and in his heart, he has little to do with this world Pingnanhou Mansion.

Li Shen let out a long sigh.

"Then it's up to you."

The general of the Zhu State was about to leave, and before leaving, he said to Li Xin: "This is the matter, I will go to the capital with you, and after I go to the capital, I will kill or chop, and I will listen to you." ”

A mocking smile appeared on Li Xin's face.

"You go to the capital, where is your son?"

Li Shen was silent.

After a long while, he gave Li Xin a deep snort.

"Li Shuo told me, he said that you promised him to spare his life when he broke Jincheng, and hoped that the Marquis of Jing'an would keep his promise."

A smile appeared at the corner of Li Xin's mouth.

"Don't worry, the general has a letter in Li Xin's name, and what he says is what he says, and he won't be like the general, who just opens his mouth and forgets it lightly."

"People can't be untrustworthy, no matter how clever the general is, he can't get around this sentence."

Li Shen didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Li Xin didn't look at him, and rode into Mianzhu City.

At the gate of Mianzhu City, Zhao Jia was waiting there early in the morning, and after seeing Li Xin dismount, he hurriedly walked over and said to Li Xin: "Master Hou, you are back." ”

Li Xin showed a smile on his face, and reached out to pat Zhao Jia's shoulder.

"What's the matter, Brother You'an's reluctance?"

In fact, he is a person who loves to laugh very much, and he always looks like he is smiling on weekdays, and he does not have the bitter and hateful look in front of Li Shen, but every time he sees Li Shen, he is in a bad mood, so he has a cold face.

Seeing his friends at this time, the Marquis of Jing'an turned into a warm look again.

Zhao Jia wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, the ordinary affairs in this Mianzhu City may be handled by his subordinates, but where are the people in the forbidden army willing to obey this scholar under him, if it weren't for the help of the little grandfather these days, I'm afraid there would be a big mess." ”

Li Xin frowned slightly: "There are thorns? ”

"That's not true, it's just that my subordinates are not familiar with military affairs, and it's a bit difficult to deal with."

Li Xin smiled slightly: "In the days when I was away, how was it in Mianzhu City?" ”

Zhao Jia looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, in the past ten days, Jincheng has sent a lot of swords, armor and weapons, and there are thirty or forty thousand sets. ”

"But in the past two days, they have stopped sending things over, and their subordinates have not contacted them."

Speaking of this, Zhao Youan's voice was lowered.

"When receiving these swords and armor, my subordinates kept an eye on them, and only let Yu Linwei's people do it, and now everything is in a big courtyard in the west of Mianzhu City, at least there won't be too much news circulating in the forbidden army."

This army is not Li Xin's descendant, so it is difficult to block a lot of news, such as Li Xin's receipt of Jincheng equipment.

Once this matter reaches the ears of the Son of Heaven, it is easy to understand that Cheng Li Xin colluded with Jincheng and joined forces to deceive the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, Zhao Jia was very cautious, and even carefully blocked the news.

Li Xin smiled and said, "Brother You'an doesn't have to be so nervous, even if it leaks out, let's just say that someone in the Pingnan Army was rebelled by us." ”

"As for how many sets of swords and armor they sent, no one knows if we don't say it."

Zhao Jia glanced up at Li Xin, and then sighed with emotion: "My subordinates have been frightened in the past few days, for fear of ruining the big things of the Hou Ye." ”

"The subordinates don't know when they will be able to lift weights like this."

Li Xin glanced at this guy.

"Don't pat yourself on the back, I don't like to hear it."

Zhao Jia smiled awkwardly and continued: "Master Hou, these swords and armor are all good quality equipment, do you want to select some of them and send them to Hanzhou......

Li Xin frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"No, just stay in Mianzhu with these swords and armors, and when the war in the southwest is over, we will use these swords and armor to report to the imperial court and ask for credit to our brothers."

"Brother You'an, inform me to step up the Mianzhu garrison from now on, the anti-thieves of the Pingnan Army, the Sword Pavilion is in a hurry, and it is very likely that the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry."

Zhao Jia bowed his head and said.

"My subordinates will go."