After more than an hour, Li Bingcai walked out again, changed into a wide and simple clothes, and saw that his chest was bandaged in the open placket, which showed that he was injured, and he had dealt with it before.

"I've been waiting for a long time, General Xue, please take a seat."

He walked into the hall and waved his hand to Xue Tao, who stood up to greet him.

Xue Tao hadn't completely digested what he had just inquired about at this time, and his mood was still agitated, and when he saw Li Bing like this, his face couldn't help but change: "How ......is the general's injury?"

"It's just a small thing, and it's not enough to affect action."

Li Bingchao didn't care about smiling, and then stepped into the seat and sat down.

Xue Tao saw that he was indeed acting as usual, and he did not mean to be reluctant, so he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but when he looked at Li Bing again, his emotions were a little indescribably complicated, admiration, envy, or inability to agree with Li Bing's behavior, mixed with a hint of fear.

He didn't even dare to imagine that if he hadn't chosen to return to Shunxingtai back then, but had decided to resist stubbornly, would there be a lone and brave tiger like Li Bing who would directly rush into his Chinese army and kill him in the crowd?

Putting aside the many distractions in his heart, Xue Tao looked at Li Bing, wanted to speak and stopped, and only after a while did he speak: "The general is in charge of the army, and he has a heavy responsibility, or, still, ...... It's probably because I'm getting older and I'm getting older. ”

He wanted to persuade Li Bing, but halfway through the talk, he still felt that he was a little shallow and profound, not to mention that everyone has a different temperament and style of doing things, and Li Bing did not make a reckless mistake, but added another feat. It's really a bit out of place to make such a disgusting voice.

Li Bing laughed when he heard this, and then said solemnly: "I am a martial artist, and I have been promoted by the great general, and I have neither noble morality nor profound strategic talents. If even these are stingy in retribution, what face will there be to set up an account? ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Xue Tao again, and after a little silence, he said: "General Xue, although you have already received a heavy position, you should still have nothing to do in the journey, right?" ”

When Xue Tao heard this, he felt a little embarrassed in his heart, if he was usually asked so directly, he would probably be a little annoyed and angry, but Li Bing in front of him had just crossed the river to behead the thief leader in Pingyang and killed in the chaos.

When Li Bing said this, he didn't mean to make fun of Xue Tao, he quickly said: "Our Wang Shi has won many battles, and what we rely on is not just the soldiers' heroic and military lives. Only by experiencing the battle array can we realize how happy and lucky it is for us martial artists to be able to chase after the general's command! The quality of the general, everything is in order, where there is a selection and appointment, then people must do their best, only to do their best, and there are few miscalculations. ”

When Xue Tao heard this, he couldn't help but nod, he had a very deep feeling about this, and the matter of reorganizing the Hedong Mansion soldiers at the moment, although it was still led by Xue Tao on the surface. But when he actually did it, he felt that many of the difficulties he had expected had been solved, and many actions that seemed meaningless earlier had played a role in cooperating with each other at this moment.

"The general's intelligence, strategy, and decisiveness are all unparalleled in this world, and the world is unmatched. We warriors follow behind, and if there is a drive, we can use our lives. Even if you look ahead and think hard, can you still go beyond the barriers set by the general? There are many concerns, but they have lost their courage and sharpness, and they are also putting their own achievements and prospects in the unpredictable. ”

Li Bing's remarks can be said to be teaching and guiding with his example. He didn't hate Xue Tao before, but he didn't have any thoughts of being too close, and the reason why he said this was because after he came back, he also heard that Xue Tao would report Xue Tao for enriching the defense line and making up for the leaks around Fenyin in the past few days, and he was also a conscientious person, and he did not stop taking responsibility because he had already resigned from his ministry.

"General Li has a magnificent feeling, but it makes me ashamed. I am also deeply annoyed that I can't follow the general early, the early years of the countryside is broken, the thieves are frequent, the panic is panicked, the temperament is also tamed by the world to be frightened and cautious, the habits are difficult to change, a little less heroic! ”

Xue Tao sighed after hearing this, and he was not afraid to admit the flaws of indecision and prudence in his character. In previous years, this kind of personality allowed him to avoid some unnecessary risks, protect the family business to survive here, and step through the troubled times.

But after joining Xingtai, this kind of personality makes him seem incompatible with the various rhythms of Xingtai, especially as a military general, lacking the decisiveness and courage of Li Bing and other young generals.

Xue Tao was willing to admit his shortcomings, which made Li Bing feel a little more good about him, so he smiled again: "The general is cautious and thoughtful, and there is no lack of tenacity and righteousness. Now within the royal division, the heroic standard, like Shen Shi and others, still dare not be reserved and rely on the thickness of blood relatives to compete for merit. It seems that we are waiting for a slight luck, but where do we dare to pause and turn our heels and not move forward? ”

Speaking of which, the atmosphere between the two of them became harmonious, and Xue Tao asked again: "General Li traveled north, and even beheaded the thief Zhai Turtle in Pingyang, what is the strategy of Pingyang after that, I don't know if there is a plan?" ”

"The situation in Pingyang is still far worse than I thought earlier......"

Hearing this question, Li Bing's expression became serious again, and his brows were slightly locked.

killed the thief leader Zhai Gui, and he didn't get complacent for a long time because of this, in fact, the thief leader was just a rogue leader Hu Chief in his opinion. In previous years, when the Hongwu army was first formed, he even led his troops deep into Hebei to intercept and kill the envoy sent to Shizhao by Shi Yiqian of the Daiguo State near Xiangguo, and it is said that he was also an uncle of the acting lord Shi Yiqian.

Therefore, killing a mere Ding Linghu chief is really not a thing worth boasting about in his opinion, just to slightly alleviate the recent frequent bandits in the northeast border of Hedong.

Li Bing's expression was serious, because on this trip to the north, he saw all kinds of things in the Pingyang realm with his own eyes, and the situation was really not optimistic. Originally, he thought that Pingyang was the former capital of Han and Zhao after all, and even if Han and Zhao fell in turmoil more than 20 years ago, at least there should be some remnants, such as ruined cities, palaces, etc., which could meet the requirements of the army garrison with a little tidying up.

But he still underestimated the extent of the destruction of the place by these Hulu, Tu Ge Han itself lacked much talent for construction, and Pingyang was not prosperous under its rule, and then experienced tragic internal strife, and was captured by Shi Le in the early years, and then it no longer became the focus of the world, and even Liu Yao, who succeeded to the unified system, chose to give up this realm and gain a foothold in Guanzhong.

Previously, Shi Sheng retreated to Taiyuan, and what he implemented in Pingyang was completely a scorched earth strategy, taking away what could be brought and dismantling what could be dismantled, leaving a mess everywhere, cleaner than being licked by a dog. As for these thieves who are active in Pingyang, either Shi Sheng can't look down on them, or he can't control them, so he simply throws them away for waste utilization, which can also slightly stop Wang Shi's northward advance.

Li Bing has a clear style of acting with soldiers, and he is more keen on attacking than defensively. Since it is difficult for the Tongguan people to control the countryside comprehensively, they simply released the wind to suppress the thieves to assemble, and directly killed the thieves with light troops.

He was not satisfied with just building the two sides of Fenshui into an extinct isolation zone, on this basis, he also wanted to set up one or two strongholds in Binh Duong to keep the enemy from the outside, which could not only serve as an outpost for the later army, but also echo up and down, and fight those bandits more fiercely.

However, the destruction of Pingyang made Li Bing feel a little embarrassed, killing a thief leader could not be said to completely solve the problem of Pingyang bandits, those bandits were originally a rabble with little organizational constraints, and they needed to carry out a long-term and stable deterrent and suppression.

He shared what he had personally investigated with Xue Tao, and Xue Tao also had a heavy face after listening, and sighed: "The stone thief has a very strong heart for self-preservation, and the scorched earth in Pingyang will be violated. It is useless for a small group to march north, but if they are mobilized in a big way, they will not be able to cooperate......"

For example, Li Bing killed the thief head after a few hundred horsemen rode north, and such a thing had no possibility of frequent success, and the organization of the Shisheng tribe was still guaranteed, and the beheading operation might not be effective for him.

At present, Pingyang is not enough to defend, and can only be used as a channel and springboard to enter Taiyuan, and the army thunders straight in, directly covering Shi Sheng in Taiyuan and unable to move, which is the most efficient tactic. If you rush into Binh Duong, you will not be able to keep up with the rhythm after that, this will only lengthen the battle line, and the danger of intrusion in the rear will be greatly increased.

"It's a pity that the Hongwu Army is involved in Shangjun in northern Shaanxi, if it is here, it is really not a trouble!"

Li Bing couldn't help but sigh, and he missed the Hongwu Elite Army he created single-handedly. The combat effectiveness of the Tongguan Wang Division is naturally not weak, but it is still much worse than that of the Hongwu Army.

In particular, the Hongwu Army is the best at field operations in the complex terrain of the mountains and rivers in Bingzhou, and the requirements for logistics and supply are not high, as long as he is given the number of an army, Li Bing is confident that he will directly penetrate Taiyuan and create a stronghold under Shi Sheng's nose.

"We still need to solve the Saihu infestation quickly! General Xue, I am also beside you, and your department can take advantage of the Weihe Loop as soon as possible and kill Saihu, if the situation in Shanxi can change greatly! ”

In the final analysis, it was the sudden variable of Saihunan's arrival that made the strategy of the western front of the king quite a little overstretched. In particular, the elite of the Hongwu Army is now tied up in northern Shaanxi, confronting Liu Changming, a puppet Han who has fled to Xihe County, and by the way, he is vigilant against Saihu coming from the south, so that many of the originally envisaged flexible tactics are a little inflexible.

Although in Li Bing's mind, he also felt that it was not worth involving two-thirds of the troops of the royal division on the Western Front, but for a long time, the general's careful layout and conspiracy proved to be forward-looking and correct in hindsight. As Li Bing said before, there was really no need for them to doubt the general's decision, as long as they fought with their lives.

The thieves in Pingyang were ambushed, and many of the bandits who were active in the realm had seen it with their own eyes, which also brought them great deterrence, and they felt the horror of the king's master, and did not dare to invade the south frequently.

After that, Li Bing did not really lead the army north to cross Fenshui, but continued to repair and repair the defense line, especially to appease and drive the people in the border area around Fenshui, and cleared out a no-man's land with Fenyin as the center.

At the same time, the Hu soldiers requisitioned from Feng Yi and other places also arrived in Fenyin one after another, repairing along the river and dredging the Fenshui waterway, revealing that they were still nervous and ready to send troops at any time.

Soon after, Shi Sheng from Taiyuan also learned of what happened in Pingyang, and he was naturally shocked by this, and frequently sent scouts to the south to spy on Wang Shi's movements.

But he didn't dare to rashly lead the crowd to refuse the battle, because he was really anxious at the moment. Shi Hu of Hebei directly rejected his request to call him the king of Shanxi, not only did he continue to increase his troops in Taihang Shandong, which was also a posture of going over the mountain to attack.

On the one hand, he couldn't withstand the wolf-like attack of the Nanren Hongwu Army, and on the other hand, it was probably because of Shi Hu's promise to be the king of Henan, and he wanted to map the area again and connect with Saihu from the south to be the king of Henan.

For a while, Taiyuan, a place that had been lonely for a long time, actually became a node that affected the general trend. It's not that Shi Sheng's power is strong, but because his current position happens to be an area that the Jin Tingxingtai in Zhongzhou and Shi Hu's power in Hebei are beyond the reach of, and will definitely touch in the next step.

For Shi Hu, although he did little in the confrontation with the Jin court and the royal division along the Yellow River, and was even directly coerced to Yecheng, it can be said that he was completely inferior in the confrontation between the north and the south.

However, as long as Taiyuan can be collected and the Hetao can be fu, the integrity of Heshuo can still be guaranteed, and at the same time, the power of the Hu soldiers can be used to overlook the north and south, grasp the strategic initiative, and choose any place to launch an attack to the south.

And for the Xingtai Wangshi, Guan Long has already succeeded, and Hedong has also laid a solid foundation, if he can also include the mountains and rivers in the state, then it is equivalent to completely besieging Shihu in a corner of Hebei District.

Merging the state with Hebei, almost Jingzhou with Jiangdong, once it falls into the hands of Wang Shi, it will become an inevitable conclusion to go out from all sides and kill the remnants of Qihu!

And the reason why the two sides are still stationed their troops around Taiyuan and do not patrol is whether they are afraid of each other and unwilling to choose the state as a new battlefield for battle, or whether they have other plans, outsiders really do not know.

At present, his most important task is to complete the reorganization of the Hedong Prefecture soldiers as soon as possible, lead the soldiers to the battlefield in northern Shaanxi, and annihilate the Saihu from the south.

Although Li Bing rode forward lightly and went to Pingyang for a reckless wave, he then returned to caution and stayed on the Fenshui defense line. With the deterrence of the previous beheading operation, the remaining thieves in Pingyang did not dare to easily attack the south for a while.

So Xue Tao previously dispatched the soldiers in the defense line to withdraw again, and between one out and one in, it can be regarded as a kind of running-in, and it is not meaningless to work in vain.

Since the defense of Hedong has stabilized, the soldiers of Hedong Prefecture naturally have no excuse to continue to stay in the county. In late August, Xue Tao finally submitted an entry request and a march route to the Yongzhou Assassin Mansion.

The Hedong Prefecture soldiers who completed the reorganization were finally maintained at 15,000 in the Fifth Army, more than a quarter of the number of troops, and the commander of the school was eliminated from the army.

On the day of the departure of the army, the Hedong villagers came to see off the Hedong villagers Biji Puban, and saw the well-established heroic sons and daughters dressed neatly and on the boat one after another, and there was no shortage of villagers with tears in their eyes, and it was difficult to give up their children to leave their hometowns for an expedition. But more people, with a kind of fanaticism and pride on their faces.

Hedong because of its unique geographical location, perennial persecution by military disasters, the old years can only be trapped in the countryside and struggle, before entering the governance of the line, many people can not dream of the native sons and women and the armor expedition, broadcast the magnificent deeds of the foreign land.

Hedong Taishou Liushi, and even many villagers and celebrities who had already moved to Heluo also rushed here to see them off.

Xue Tao stood with his sword, took the sake from the villagers and drank it all, wiped the remaining wine stains on the corners of his mouth, and then hugged his fists in the face of Taishou and others, and said in a condensed voice: "I am about to leave my hometown, and I have no time to choose what to say." Erlang's trip, only live up to the king's grace, do not insult the country's customs, and do not deserve this trip, except for life and death, there is no return! ”

With that, he sailed aboard the ship, followed by the general, and when they all boarded the ship, the ship's drumming suddenly became loud, and the warship full of soldiers slowly sailed away from the pier at Kasaka and headed straight to the west.

At the end of August and the beginning of September, autumn is gradually thickening.

Plugged in the early cold, Hulu went south, and the Xingtai Wang Division had already set up tigers and wolves between northern Shaanxi and Hetao, and the Hedong Fu soldiers were already the last army to go to the battlefield, and the Guanzhong Fu soldiers were densely woven in the north, Anding and other counties, and the Hongwu army continued to attack the Xihe Tu Yu Kou, and the elite and newly formed Zhenwu army in Guanzhong also entered the set area and began to clear the ground and clean up the battlefield.

It is conceivable that when these captives come in the south of the autumn, they will find that compared to the biting cold wind, there is something more awe-inspiring and painful in this world, that is, the sword and arrow of the king of the Jin army who are waiting for the battle!

However, before a truly tragic or glorious war broke out in northern Shaanxi, a great war broke out in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which had been silent for a long time: a military force of the Kingdom of China suddenly crossed the Henan River and took the Henan fortress directly!