Marshal's Palace.

The military doctor who was responsible for Li Siye's diagnosis and treatment came to Zhao Ziliang under the leadership of the guards, bowed down and said, "The villain greets the king!" ”

Zhao Ziliang asked: "You get up, this king asks you, is Li Siye really hopeless?" ”

The military doctor got up and replied: "King, the conquest hurts the body the most, if there is no special method, it is impossible to live a long life, Marshal Li has often been in the army these years, wind, frost, snow and rain, war wounds and hidden diseases, often attacked, and has not been treated in time, and Marshal Li is old, naturally he can't hold on, and the villain has no better way, he can only let him recuperate with peace of mind, and this is not a place to recuperate, you must find a place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful!" ”

Zhao Ziliang asked, "Where do you think is the place of cultivation?" ”

The military doctor thought for a while and said: "The villain thinks it's best to go to Jiangnan, if you don't go to Jiangnan, you can also return to Xinjing and find a mountain forest near Xinjing!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and asked the military doctor to leave.

In the past few years, one by one the founding fathers have died one after another, either from illness or from old age, Zhao Ziliang also feels more and more lonely, looking at this situation, Li Siye has no long to live.

In this regard, Zhao Ziliang was quite sad, he came to Li Siye's ward, and the soldiers standing guard at the door were just about to salute, Zhao Ziliang raised his hand to signal them not to make a sound.

Who knew that when he approached the ward, Li Siye was not asleep, but was lying on the hospital bed with his eyes open, and he saw Zhao Ziliang walking in and wanted to get up to salute.

Zhao Ziliang immediately stepped forward and pressed him and said, "Don't get up, the military doctor said, I want you to live and recuperate!" ”

Li Siye's face was a little pale, he was actually a strong physique and tall figure, but at this time, everyone could see that he was already sick.

"King, I'm afraid that the old minister won't become a ······"

Zhao Ziliang persuaded with a smile: "Don't say that, how can Li Siye, the powerful enemy, say such depressing words?" You're just sick, if you're sick, see a doctor, it's not a big deal, who hasn't been sick? ”

Li Siye shook his head and said: "The king should not hide it from the old minister, the old minister's body and bones The old minister himself knows in his heart that these conquest commanders have countless battle wounds on their bodies, and they have not been cured in time when they are hidden in the body, and many diseases have fallen behind, and this person will not be able to hold on when he is old!" Over the years, Lao Chen has been able to follow the king to fight on the battlefield, and his skills are useful and he can get what he wants. The old minister died without regrets! It's just that the old minister is a little unwilling, the old minister once remembered that the king once said that the biggest sorrow of a military general is to die on the couch, not to die on the battlefield, and to die on the battlefield is the best destination for the general, the minister has always thought so, the minister does not want to die on the sickbed, the minister knows that he will die soon, and the last wish hopes that the king can be fulfilled, and it is difficult to repay the king's grace when he dies! ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed when he heard this: "Li Qing, this king understands your thoughts, but this king can't bear it, you are the founding father, knowing that you are sick, if this king lets you go into battle to kill the enemy again, he can't explain to the subjects of the world, and he can't explain to your family and heirs!" ”

Li Siye said with a smile: "The king, in the eyes of the old minister, the king has always been a different person, does the king still care about other people's opinions and ideas?" Lao Chen has only one son, Zuo Guo, he is a reasonable child, if he learns that his father died well, he will be very happy for Lao Chen, and ask the king to fulfill it! After speaking, he prostrated on the sickbed and kept kowtowing.

Zhao Ziliang closed his eyes, and had no choice but to agree to Li Siye's request, "Okay, you get up first, you can't work anymore, it will take three days for people from all walks of life to assemble, only two days of rest, within these five days, you have a good rest, recuperate your spirit, this king asked the military doctor to prescribe you a few pairs of medicine to condition your body, you have to drink it on time, you don't have to worry about military affairs, this king will arrange another person to do it, your task is to have a good rest, and after five days, we will send troops on time!" ”

Li Siye was extremely excited, and immediately kowtowed again, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, King!" ”

Three days later, the troops and horses that were transferred arrived in Baghdad one after another in these three days, basically from the Persian region and the Great Food Peninsula, a total of 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry, in addition, there are 50,000 slave servant army, it can be said that these 80,000 troops are all soldiers, only most of the generals and middle and low-level officers in the army are Han, and the Western Qin State is to use these high-level generals and middle-level and low-level officers to control these soldiers.

The Plateau Legion and the Slave Legion, these two legions are the only two legions in the Western Qin Kingdom that are all composed of Fan people, but these two legions have been trained and fought for so many years, and have formed a unique reward and punishment mechanism, which can allow the soldiers in these two legions to have high loyalty and will not betray at will. And their training methods are completely different from those of other standing regiments, and the tactics they use are also completely different.

The brutal elimination training method and extremely rich rewards not only trained them one by one into indifferent killing machines that are not afraid of death and kill without blinking, but also filled them with hope and increased their loyalty.

Although the soldiers of some other standing legions have good individual combat ability, they still pay attention to the overall cooperative combat ability, while the plateau legion and the slave legion completely pay attention to individual combat ability, and the extremely cruel training has forged their willpower to be extremely strong, not so much focusing on individual combat ability, but rather that each of them has been trained to be a killing weapon that is not afraid of death, and there is no one among them who is the most indifferent and brave, only more indifferent and more courageous.

Wang Pinglai, the judge of the Marshal's Mansion, reported to Zhao Ziliang: "King, all the people and horses that have been dispatched have been assembled, and the ministers have arranged a camp for them, and the baggage supplies will be transported over in batches later!" In addition, in terms of baggage transportation, the minister has prepared 5,000 camels and 10,000 mules and horses, these camels and mules and horses are all loaded with grain, grass, water and other materials at one time, and the grain and grass can be used for two months, and they are all ready, and they can all be shipped before departure, but there is no follow-up supply, so this time the king must replenish himself before these materials are consumed, and implement the strategy of fighting to feed the war! ”

Zhao Ziliang had no other ideas about this approach, most of the way to Syria and Canaan was desert, and it was almost impossible to transport follow-up supplies, and the supplies might have been consumed on the road before they arrived, or they were robbed on the way.

After Wang Ping left, Zhao Ziliang summoned Wang Can to ask: "Has the matter at the border begun to be executed?" ”

Wang Can replied: "Execution!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said to everyone: "Although we suddenly sent troops this time, we want to be caught off guard by Eastern Rome, but we also want to be famous, what Wang Can is now ordering people to do is to make our division famous!" Is Lu Zhen here? ”

A young official stood up, looking to be only about twenty-one or twelve years old, and he bowed to Zhao Ziliang and saluted: "The minister is here!" ”

"Three days ago, the border garrison of the Eastern Roman Empire crossed the border line and deliberately provoked and attacked our patrol, resulting in twelve deaths and twenty-two injuries in our army.

Lu Zhen is a Jinshi three years ago, his ancestral home is Wu County, although he is young, but he is very talented, has a strong political sensitivity and insight, after Zhao Ziliang said this, he immediately understood that this was deliberately arranged by Wang Can, the conflict may be there, but there can be no such big casualties, the purpose is to frame the Eastern Romans, of course, this is not for the Eastern Romans, but for the people of Western Qin, the purpose is to win the hearts of the people, to gain the support of the people, this is called the teacher is famous, you go to fight others for no reason, Even if your relatives know about this kind of thing, they will not be happy to beat them, but if they are bullied first, it will be reasonable to beat others again, and no one will be unhappy and blocked.

Lu Yi immediately agreed: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Zhao Ziliang also treated Zhao Hanlin Du Zongwen and instructed: "Grass edict: Today's Eastern Romans have repeatedly violated our borders and killed my soldiers, which is tolerable, which is unbearable!" The king has made up his mind, and he will soon send troops to seek justice from the Eastern Roman Empire! That's it, you polish it, and then present it to the king! ”

"No!"

Du Zongwen quickly prepared the edict and presented it to Zhao Ziliang, Zhao Ziliang saw that it was very well written, and immediately adopted it, saying: "Send out the edict in five days and announce it to the world!" ”

"Yes!"

The next day, Zhao Ziliang convened the generals to discuss the march and battle, and many generals who did not have a mission were also called over to participate.

Zhao Ziliang said to the generals: "The day after tomorrow, the army will go out, how do the generals think we should attack?" ”

General Chen Dare stood up and hugged his fists and said: "King, from Baghdad to the west, the nearest is Amman, it is said that this city has a long history, there is a large population, developed trade markets, rich products, our army can reach Amman as soon as possible to attack, take Amman can get a large amount of grain, grass and other materials, and then we can attack Jerusalem, occupy the entire territory of Canaan, and then wave our troops north to take Damascus, and finally advance north to seize all of Syria!" ”

After Chen Dang came out, several generals came forward to express their opinions, most of which were similar to Chen Kang's strategy, that is, some differences in details.

Zhao Ziliang looked at the other generals, his eyes fell on Li Siye's face, and found that he was looking at the map thinking about something, and asked, "Li Qing, what is your opinion?" ”

Li Siye came back to his senses and hugged his fists and said: "Back to the king, the generals just said very well, but the old minister thinks that it is inappropriate to attack Amman, if our army is not large, and they are all cavalry, it is impossible to attack Amman, but this time our army has 80,000 horses, most of them are infantry, and the need for water is completely different, there are many small oases and qanats in Amman, but I am afraid that it will not be able to meet the water needs of my 80,000 army, and we will attack Amman first, and the Eastern Romans can fight and retreat, and defend the city, If we want to take the whole of Canaan and Syria, we will inevitably suffer great losses and take a long time, but our army's military expenses are limited and cannot support our long-term war, so Lao Chen thought of another way, that is, along the Euphrates River (the biblical name, that is, the Euphrates River) all the way northwest into Syria, which will give the Eastern Roman army in Syria and Canaan an an illusion that they want to cut off their land return route and cut off their connection with Constantinople. This will force them to hastily assemble their forces to face our army, and if they are defeated, we can avoid most sieges! If we capture Beloeia, we can go north to Antioch and attack Anatolia, and we can go south to attack southern Syria and Canaan, which will definitely shake Constantinople, Constantinople was already attacked by the Bolgars, if they don't want to be attacked on both sides, Leo IV is very likely to order the defenders of Canaan and Syria to go north to drag our army or start a big war with our army, and our army can wait for work, which is a little foolish opinion of the old minister! ”

Zhao Ziliang touched his short beard and thought about it for a moment, nodded and smiled: "Li Qing really has the vision of a commander!" ”