The atmosphere in the big tent was dull and abnormal, and Li Fengxiao didn't speak for a long time.

He was born and raised in Aizhou, which was at the forefront of the adjacent city of Cham, and the people of the local area were naturally brave and fierce, even in the villages in the countryside. Li Fengxiao has the courage to pick a small village by himself, and it is precisely because of this that he was recruited by Li Gongyun and gradually grew into the first general in Jiaozhi.

A lifetime of fame, is it possible to be ruined under this small city of Langzhou?

After a long time, Li Fengxiao asked Li Renyi: "What does the Holy God mean to do for me?" ”

"Now the cavalry of the Song army has penetrated deep into the rear and threatened the Shenglong Mansion, even though the saint is born heroic and does not care about this, but the officials and people of the Shenglong Mansion do not have the bearing of the saint. Since the Song army crossed the bank of the Fuliang River a few days ago, the people in Thang Long Mansion were panicked, and coupled with the conscription of people to transport grain to the front, the city has reached the point where it can no longer be supported. Sheng Shang ordered General Li to either attack or withdraw within three days. The attack is to capture Langzhou, and restore the situation when Jiajia Town defended Langzhou. Withdrawing is to exterminate the cavalry of the Song army behind the army with all their might, they have caused us such a big trouble, we must not let them escape back safely! ”

Li Fengxiao closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and said dejectedly: "Since this is the case, then withdraw——"

"You chose to withdraw?" When Li Renyi heard this, he looked at Li Fengxiao in surprise, for fear that he had heard it wrong.

Li Fengxiao smiled bitterly: "I'm a rough person, but I'm not a fool. Now that the equipment is not ready, it is impossible to capture Langzhou no matter what, and if one is not careful, it is possible to put the whole army into it. Flesh and blood, resist the stone cannon crossbow arrows, the madman will do that! ”

"However, this expedition, with tens of thousands of troops, consumed the country's reserves for a year or two. And so he withdrew in disgrace. Even if the saint is famous and does not pursue it to the general, what will others think? What will the local officials of the feudal towns think? The foundation created by the first king will be loosened, general! ”

Li Fengxiao looked at Li Renyi and asked in a deep voice, "Then what do you think?" ”

Li Renyi's face turned full. Zhengse said: "What I am saying now is not the words of the saint, but my own meaning." You and I, although we usually have a lot of discord, but they are all trivial things, and for state affairs, it can be regarded as serving the public with our hearts. Now in the face of Langzhou Jiancheng, it is difficult to advance, but if you retreat. What the people in the royal city will say and don't say, the local officials of the feudal towns outside the Thang Long Mansion are afraid that they will make calculations. ”

Although Li Fengxiao did not analyze these intrigues as thoroughly as Li Renyi, he also had a rough idea in his heart. Since the Ding tribe led to the unification of Jiaozhi, it is said that a unified kingdom has been formed, but in fact, the feudal towns have not been cut, and the local power is strong. Li Gongyun's seizure of the throne from orphans and widows is basically a repetition of the history of Song Taizu's seizure of the Zhou Dynasty on the surface. But he didn't have the ability of Song Taizu, and the integration of local forces relied on winning over the alliance. I like to use marriage to win over local powerful factions, which is why the A family has married two generations of princesses.

This situation requires the overwhelming strength of the royal family, and once the Jiaozhi elite retreats in Langzhou in such a disgraced manner, it will give the local powerful faction the courage, and it is not impossible to repeat the troubled times of the Twelve Envoys.

Thinking of this, Li Fengxiao asked Li Renyi: "There is no need to beat around the bush. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly, and I will consider whether you should do it or not! ”

"Okay, then I'll say my thoughts for the general's reference."

Li Renyi cleared his throat. continued: "I thought that before withdrawing troops, the general would still have to organize an attack. If you can break through the position of the Song army in front of you, it is the best, even if you can't break it, you have to make an appearance. But no matter what, we must keep our elite soldiers, and we must not repeat the tragedy of Chen Changji last time. ”

Li Fengxiao's face was expressionless, but he said, "Go on." ”

"The general made a gesture and if the situation was not right, he quickly withdrew his troops. After withdrawing from the valley, don't be nostalgic in Langzhou, go straight to Huilongfu, and arrange soldiers and horses to destroy the cavalry of the Song army. ”

Hearing this, Li Fengxiao was a little impatient: "What's the use of doing this?" Sacrifice my soldiers for nothing! The Song army in the valley was well defended, and once it entered, it had to leave the lives of one or two thousand soldiers! ”

Li Renyi said: "I can't control so much now!" After doing so, if the general withdraws his troops, I will spread the news that our army was gaining the upper hand, but Thang Long had an accident and had to retreat under the favorable situation. In this way, even if they were withdrawn, the local magistrates would not be able to scratch their heads and would not dare to move. ”

Li Fengxiao was skeptical, looked at Li Renyi and said, "You will be so kind?" ”

Li Renyi smiled bitterly: "Am I so unbearable in the eyes of the general?" Speaking of which, we are all cochin courtiers, and our glory and wealth are tied to the fortunes of the country. Since the capture of Langzhou by the Song army, it has shaken the national capital of Jiaozhi, if we can't carefully deal with this crisis in the past, the country is still in difficulty, what good fruit do we have? This time, I will carry the black cauldron of the withdrawal of the army for you, and you can remember my benefits in the future. ”

Li Fengxiao pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll believe you once!" Tomorrow morning, I will organize an attack and withdraw in the afternoon. Let's say it first, I will leave enough troops outside the valley to respond, you can't point fingers at these people, last time it was Li Mingxin who led the troops to flee first, which caused the whole army to collapse! ”

"Don't worry, I won't say a word tomorrow!"

Of course, Li Renyi would not take the blame for Li Fengxiao, and he naturally had something else to say afterwards. But it is indeed not selfish to let Li Fengxiao fight a battle first and then withdraw, and now the situation in Jiaozhi is turbulent, so he retreats in a gloomy manner, and the local officials and towns will naturally deviate from morality, and the hidden careerists will also take advantage of the time. After a few dynasties in a short period of time, there has never been a shortage of such people in Jiaozhi.

In the city of Nanlangzhou, Xu Ping was counting his fingers and living his life.

More than half of March has passed, and in either April or May, he will step down and new officials will come here to hand him over. I don't know how Lin Suniang's relationship is going in the capital, whether Shi Quanbin can play a role when he goes back this time, and whether he has a suitable position in the court in Bianliang City.

As for the Jiaozhi army on the opposite side, it was no longer Xu Ping's headache. The required personnel are all in place, and now the soldiers are wide, and the soldiers of Jiaozhi who are pouring the country into the country are helpless. And as soon as March passes, the peach blossoms bloom, the rain begins to increase, the river water will rise sharply in April and May, and there will be flash floods in June and July.

The farm work in the cane was stimulated by a large amount of money, and finally there was no big mess. Although this year's sugar output was not as expected, the task of the three divisions was finally completed, and Xu Ping's assessment barely passed.

What Xu Ping didn't know was that due to the insistence of the Privy Council, Empress Dowager Liu couldn't bear it anymore, and on the day that Shi Quanbin showed the little emperor the might of Langzhou's soldiers, the edict to remove him from all his positions had been issued. Now the officials and edicts that succeeded him are on the way and are heading to Yongzhou.

Since the beginning of the year, Empress Dowager Liu has been riddled with illness, and it has become more and more serious in March, and she has been unable to handle government affairs normally. The little emperor is known for his benevolence and filial piety, although he has different opinions in his heart, he still agrees with the disposition of the Empress Dowager Liu, and the only thing he can do is not to punish Xu Ping, but to do it with a waiting order.

Xu Ping wanted to leave, but what he never expected was to leave Yongzhou in such a way. (To be continued.) )