Liu Shao paused slightly and continued: "Even if they want to go back, I won't agree. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Okay then." Li Yi said, "If you don't want to go back and don't want to submit to the imperial court, then I will send you to Jicheng and let the imperial court punish the crime according to the law." ”

Liu Shao nodded gloomily.

"Brother Kong Cai, don't worry, you'll be fine." Xu Shu said with a smile, "When you get together with some old friends in Jicheng, take a look around, learn more about Hebei, and your mind will change immediately." I remember that when Han Hao was captured, he swore not to surrender, but after staying in Jicheng for half a year, he wrote a letter to ask for guilt, sincerely repented, and was soon reused by the imperial court. I believe that we will soon become ministers of the same temple. ”

Liu Shao smiled bitterly, with an extremely sad look on his face. Xu Shu's words were originally well-intentioned consolation, but at this moment, it was like a knife in Liu Shao's ears, which made him feel painful.

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Li Yi turned around and picked up a roll of bamboo slips from behind his back and threw it to the ground, glared at Zhang Liao and said, "Look for yourself, this is the loss of all parts of this war." Although this is only a preliminary estimate, the gap between the actual casualties and the actual casualties will not be too large. ”

"Xu Da, Hu Cai, Sun Li and others on the right-wing battlefield lost about 6,000 cavalry. Huang Zhong and Yang Feng on the battlefield in the middle lost about 4,000 men, and Gao Changgong and Han Xian also suffered nearly 1,000 casualties in the process of encircling and annihilating Ma Chao and Yan Xing. ”

"The casualties on the battlefield on the left flank are staggering. In order to lure the enemy, Yue Fei, Hua Xiong, and Li Le took the initiative to attack before Gao Gan's army attacked, losing about 4,000 people. After the Gao cadres attacked, the battle formation was heavily damaged, and the casualties increased sharply. Yue Fei said in the battle report that his army of 16,000 lost 7,000 men, nearly half. ”

"You led the army to support the battlefield on the left flank, and after encircling Gao Gan, you have 100,000 foot cavalry troops in your hands, which is enough to surround Gao Gan and intercept Han Sui's rescue. At that time, you deployed 25,000 infantry cavalry in the southwest of the battlefield, although the army suffered great losses under the front and rear attacks of the rebels, but because Gao Chong and Li Cunxiao arrived in time, Gao Gan's breakthrough failed, and the Xiliang reinforcements also began to retreat. Li Yi glared at Zhang Liao, shook his head again and again, and said, "If you decisively order to surround Gao Gan with the main force and pursue the Xiliang people with a cavalry at this time, then the loss of our entire battle can be controlled at about 25,000 people, but you didn't do this, you actually ordered to surround the Xiliang reinforcements, and wanted to eat two enemies in one bite." ”

"Do we have enough troops to eat two waves of the enemy at once?" Li Yi waved his hand vigorously and asked angrily, "Even if Yue Fei's army is put into the battlefield again, you only have less than 150,000 people in your hands, can you eat about 150,000 enemies with a force of 150,000 people?" Are you crazy to make such an incredible move at such a critical moment after you have fought for so many years? ”

Zhang Liao's face was red, and he was speechless.

"Han Sui personally led the army to support, and the senior cadres broke through again, and our army suffered heavy losses as a result. Although Gao Changgong, Huangfu Li, and Han Xian led the army to arrive, we had actually lost the initiative on the battlefield. If Gao Gan had not died suddenly, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Li Yi slapped the case hard, "You still think that you have the strength to encircle and annihilate Han Sui, have you thought about it, at that time, our army had reached the limit, and the soldiers had died too much, and the strength was greatly reduced, even if Han Yi and Yang Qiu's troops did not come over, Han Sui might have successfully broken through at night." ”

"Even if he fails to break through, we will have to pay a greater price to completely annihilate the Xiliang army. But the more serious question is that Han Sui and the Xiliang Army have all been wiped out, who will defend the Western Frontier? Are you going? At that time, we didn't have many cavalry in our hands, what did you take to defend the western frontier? ”

"The encirclement and annihilation of the Xiliang Army caused us to lose about 8,000 more people, bringing the losses of the entire war to 33,000 people." Li Yi lamented sadly, "But our actual losses are far greater than the losses of troops on the battlefield. ”

"It's a matter of time before the people of Xiliang retreat, as long as they make way home. However, the losses of the cavalry in the northern frontier are too great, and once the other cavalry corps retreats to the outside of the Saiwai, your Fifth Legion alone will not be able to deter the western frontier at all. ”

"In addition, our infantry losses are also very large, although we have captured 100,000 Yuan troops and Xiliang troops, but it is impossible to use them immediately, and the matter of fighting Guanxi is bound to be delayed. The longer the fight against Kansai dragged on, the stronger Yuan Shao's defense became, and the more difficult it was to fight Kansai. If Kansai cannot be taken for a long time, we will not be able to cooperate with the various armies of the Central Plains to attack Luoyang. ”

"You know the solidity of Luoyang, if Yuan Shao is given enough time to hoard grain, grass and ordnance to strengthen the city defense, if we can't conquer Luoyang in about half a year, we will withdraw from Kanto." Li Yi's expression gradually softened, and he sighed, "Don't you know how long Hebei's financial power can support an army of 200,000?" ”

"You are fighting hard now, but you have brought a lot of unforeseen troubles to the imperial court, although there are some things that we can try our best to avoid, but some things have become a fait accompli and can no longer be changed."

Zhang Liao said with some unconvincing: "Isn't it just that the casualties are a little bigger?" As for being as serious as you say? I admit that after this war, the affairs in Western Xinjiang are indeed a bit tricky, but according to the original plan of the imperial court, we will not fight Kansai this year, why did you suddenly think of fighting Kansai? ”

"The battle in Guanzhong ended early, which created an excellent opportunity for us to fight Kansai." Li Yi took out the map from the scroll behind him and spread it out on the table, "Yuan Shao would not have thought that the Battle of Guanzhong would end in one battle, let alone that the senior cadres would be wiped out, so his troops in Guanxi will not be too much, and the defense of the cities and passes in Guanxi will not be very strong." Most importantly, his attention was now drawn to the Yingchuan battlefield, and his forces were also moving towards the south of Luoyang. Once he learned that Guanzhong was lost, what was Yuan Shao's first thought? ”

"Recapture Yingchuan, keep the connection between Luoyang and Jing and Henan, and ensure that Luoyang is not lost." Zhang Liao said without hesitation.

"Yes." Li Yi's hand nodded Yingchuan on the map, "When we fought Guanzhong, Yingchuan was pinning down the battlefield, but the unexpected end of the battle in Guanzhong quickly changed the current situation. We can immediately attack Guanxi, use Guanxi as a diversion battlefield, let the Central Plains army quickly increase troops in Yingchuan, occupy Yingchuan, and completely cut off the connection between Luoyang and Jing and Henan. As long as Yingchuan is taken, the army can get food on the spot, and the war can continue forever, and then drag the troops of Luoyang Yuan Shao, Jingzhou Liu Biao and Yuzhou Liu Bei all on the Yingchuan battlefield. ”

Yuan Shao took care of one thing and lost the other, and he was in a hurry, and the deployment of troops was bound to be chaotic. At this time, we still have two months of grain and grass, as long as we can kill Kansai with lightning speed, Kansai will definitely be able to go down in one go. Li Yi looked slightly excited, and clenched his fist and hit Hongnong County on the map hard, "If Guanxi is down, we will be able to attack from the three directions of Hongnong, Henan, and Hanoi, and at the same time use the Yingchuan battlefield to drag Yuan Shao's reinforcements, and strive to break through the eight passes of Gyeonggi next year and enter Luoyang." ”

Zhang Liao's face was a little ugly. If Chang'an City can be overcome without a fight, as Li Yi predicted, now is the best opportunity to attack Kansai by surprise.

Attacking Guanxi required a sufficient army of foot soldiers, while Zheng Baiqu's army of foot soldiers suffered too many casualties in the first battle, and needed time to rest and replenish. Therefore, it is very difficult to attack Kansai immediately.

However, the losses caused by his own command mistakes were mainly cavalry, and the large losses of the cavalry were not good for deterring the western frontier, but it did not seem to be harmful to the western part of the country. He looked at Li Yi and asked, "Lord, what do you mean?" Don't want me to fight Kansai? ”

Li Yi frowned deeply, looking at the excited Zhang Liao and was silent, but the expression on his face had clearly told Zhang Liao that he didn't want Zhang Liao to command the Kansai battlefield.

"I was just angered by Han Sui yesterday, you can't do this, lord." Zhang Liao was anxious, and said to Li Yi with a red face.

Li Yi shook his head resolutely.

"I am willing to petition for guilt, and I am willing to bear all the responsibility for the excessive damage in the Zheng Baiqu War." Zhang Liao looked at Li Yi pitifully and said, "Lord, let me go to Guanxi." ”

"I can let you go to Kansai, but you must promise me one condition." Li Yi finally relented.

"I know." Zhang Liao said with a smile, "What do you say, how I fight, there will never be any more violations of the order." ”

"First of all, it is necessary to minimize the losses of the army." Li Yi slowly rolled up the map, lowered his voice and said, "Secondly, you have to ask me for reinforcements very frequently. If I don't give it to you, you will ask the imperial court, three books a day, and urge reinforcements day and night. ”

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "Lord, Guanzhong also needs troops." Xiliang, Gaizhou, and Nanyang are all likely to attack Guanzhong. After Chang'an is conquered, the cavalry units will return to Saiwai one after another. At this time, if I transfer all my troops, what will happen to Guanzhong? ”

Li Yi smiled slightly, picked up the wine on the table and took a sip lightly, without speaking.

Zhang Liao suddenly thought of something, and exclaimed in a low voice: "Increase troops? ”

Li Yi put down the wine, reached out and picked up a piece of minced mutton from the desk and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it slowly, and said, "You know why I'm very angry now, right?" If Han Sui's army threatens Guanzhong in the west, and the Great Battle of Kansai in the east, will the Son of Heaven and the imperial court still have reason to reject our proposal to increase troops? ”

Zhang Liao was stunned for a long time, with an apologetic look on his face, and said, "I'm sorry, lord, I didn't know things would be so complicated, I ......"

"That's the end of it, we won't talk about it anymore." Li Yi shook his hand and said, "Tomorrow, together with Li Guangbi and Xie Xuan, you will lead the army to Huayin and quickly capture Tongguan." General Yue Fei and Xu Da led the army to follow. After receiving my order, the troops remaining in Hedong will begin to attack Fenglingdu to help you capture Tongguan. ”

Zhang Liao looked at Li Yi and asked, "What about you, lord?" How many men did you take to attack Chang'an? ”

"Two or three thousand is enough." Li Yi smiled, "I want to have a good talk with Han Sui." Things will go very well, you can rest assured. (To be continued.) )