Jin Yang continued to recount what happened later in the camp of Fanhan City.

Gongsun Han knew that he had killed Gongsun Zhang, Gongsun Yu's eldest brother and Gongsun Wen, and he had lost his prestige and military spirit in Liaodong, and it was difficult to get everyone's support, so after he returned to the camp in Fanhan City, he strongly recommended Gongsun Cheng as the commander of the army. Gongsun Chen and Gongsun Han were afraid that in order to avenge Brother Gongsun Yu, they turned against us and commanded the army to surround us. Gongsun Chen forced Gongsun Xiao, Gongsun Luo and a group of big and small commanders to submit to him and obey his orders. Gongsun Xiao was forced by the current situation, and had no choice but to take everyone to bow his head. But if this revenge is not avenged, are we still human? ”

Jin Yang's eyes widened, glared at Li Yi and said, "We have decided to submit to General Li. ”

Li Yi looked at the angry Jin Yang, and suddenly trembled all over his body, and his fear and excitement hit him fiercely like a stormy wave, hitting him continuously, making his heart surge.

Li Yi suddenly felt a burst of suffocation, and his breathing suddenly became short.

If Gongsun Xiao decides to take all the Hu people to launch a rebellion and defect, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break the enemy.

He has 80,000 people, plus more than 30,000 people of Gongsun Yu, and more than 110,000 people on his own side, which has slightly surpassed the rebels in terms of numbers. Moreover, Gongsun Xiao defected and hit the rebels with a backhand, which was almost devastating.

The obvious odds of winning and the huge temptation made it difficult for Li Yi to control his emotions. He frowned, walking back and forth in the tent, restless.

If this is a trap set by the rebels, his 80,000-strong army in Liaodong will be defeated. After the army in Liaodong was completely annihilated, the five western counties of Youzhou, which were facing the attack of nearly 100,000 troops in Xianbei, were also bound to fail, and Youzhou and Hebei were also surrendered.

"General Li, don't you believe us?" Jin Yang saw that Li Yi only lowered his head and pondered, and did not speak. Very disappointed, he said in frustration, "In this case, it is normal for General Li not to believe us. It's a pity ......."

Li Yi raised his eyes to look at him, but still didn't speak.

"In the Battle of Fuli River, the general did not kill us. But they did everything they could to spare our lives. Later, in order to keep us fed and clothed, the general also recruited us as soldiers. When the talks began, the general released us as soon as possible. We are not fools, we are not idiots, and we are grateful for what the general has done for us. For so many years, as long as we are Han people, whether they are officials or ordinary soldiers, they don't treat us as human beings. Only the generals and the general's subordinates looked at us like brothers. Consider our lives more important than your own. The general's kindness to us will never be forgotten. ”

"Now, we have betrayed you, but we have the audacity to come to your rescue, hoping for your help, we are indeed excessive."

With tears in his eyes, Jin Yang suddenly shouted, "General, we just want revenge." I want revenge. ”

He rolled over and fell to his knees, tearing open the placket of his shirt with all his might. Revealing the scars after the torture, he cried bitterly: "General, we beg you, help us once." Although we may all be killed, we have taken revenge, and the general can take the opportunity to relieve the siege of Fanhan. Whack the rebels. General, please believe us once, Gongsun Zhang is dead, Brother Gongsun Yu and Brother Gongsun Wen are also dead, can't their deaths allow us to gain the trust of the general? ”

Li Yi simply had no way to make an accurate judgment. His heart fluctuated, he hesitated, he feared, he thought about the lives of fifty thousand people, he couldn't make a decision, he was at a loss.

He stared blankly at Jin Yang, who was crying bitterly, silent.

Jin Yang was completely disappointed. Helpless and sad, he raised his hands and opened his mouth to shout: "Big brother...... Open your eyes and see, I have worked hard, and we can only sacrifice your souls with our own blood......"

Li Yi heard Jin Yang's shout and knew that if Gongsun Xiao didn't have his help, he would also launch a rebellion in order to take revenge. He believed in Gongsun Nie in his heart, but he had 80,000 lives on his shoulders, and he couldn't let 80,000 of his subordinates take this risk because of his own wishes and because of his likes and dislikes.

Once you fail, once you win, the price is blood and life.

Li Yi patted Jin Yang's shoulder vigorously and strode out of the military tent.

From beginning to end, he didn't say a word.

………………

Li Yi moved with his army to a valley.

"Is Jin Yang okay?" Li Yi looked at the stream in the valley, washed his face, and asked Tai Shi Ci.

Tai Shi Ci's expression was gloomy and he nodded slightly.

Li Yi sighed, his heart was very depressed, and his mind was in chaos. He plunged his head into the stream.

"Lord, don't you believe Gongsun Xiao?" Tai Shi Ci asked.

Li Yi looked stunned and did not answer. He sat motionless by the stream, letting the water from his long hair spill on the hem of his clothes.

Tai Shici persuaded again: "The lord ......"

Li Yi smiled bitterly and said: "80,000 people, I am responsible for the lives of 80,000 people, and behind this is also related to the lives of millions of people in Liaodong and more than 3 million soldiers and civilians in the five western counties, I can't make up my mind." ”

………………

Dian Wei came over and handed Li Yi an urgent book.

After Li Yi hurriedly read it, his face became even more gloomy.

Xu Maogong came to write a letter, and he told Li Yi that the four envoys who had come to the army had arrived in Xiangping. He met privately with Liu Yu's son, Liu He.

Liu He said that the recent verbal and written criticism of Li Yi by the imperial court has reached the point of madness, and the impeachment recitals are piled up in the room of Shangshutai.

Now that His Majesty can't stop this pressure, Li Yi's situation is very dangerous. If the rebellion in Liaodong cannot be quelled this year, or if the rebels enter Jizhou, it is estimated that waiting for Li Yi will be a certain death.

Li Yi was furious. What did he do wrong to deserve this kind of end?!

He wants to kill people, kill those courtiers who framed him, there are too many villains in the court.

He decided to take a gamble.

If he died, the troops of the Youzhou Army in Liaodong were mixed, and there would be everyone, and something would definitely happen. After all, these 80,000 horses, plus 70,000 engineering troops, of which 120,000 were all recruited by the Liaodong rebels.

As long as someone takes the lead in rebellion, none of these 150,000 people will have a good result. Of course, those who rebel and make trouble will be killed, but those soldiers who did not participate in the rebellion will not escape responsibility, they will be implicated, and even if they do not die, they will lose their skin.

Rather than this, it is better to lead the army to take the risk and fight the rebels in the city of Fanhan. If Gongsun Xiao succeeds in defecting, he has at least a seventy percent chance of winning. If he wins, he will not only be able to temporarily get out of the crisis, but his subordinates will also be able to make meritorious deeds and become famous. Lost, whether it was a plan or a mistactic approach, tens of thousands of people died on the battlefield, even if they died, they died vigorously. It is far better to die on the battlefield than to die in prison, to die on the execution ground, to die on the battlefield of rebellion.

Li Yi weighed it for a long time, and finally planned to take a risk.

………………

Li Yi asked the excited Jin Yang to draw the location of the rebel troops on the ground, and then compared it with the results of his scout's reconnaissance, and then called Tian Yu, dictated his combat deployment to him, and then ordered him to rush back to Xiangping immediately, verbally explained his strategy to Zhao Yun, and asked Zhao Yun to immediately lead his troops south to Fanhan City to participate in the battle.

"Ziyi, you and Jin Yang immediately cross the river and find a way to sneak into Gongsun Xiao's military camp." Li Yi looked at Jin Yang who was standing in the distance, and whispered to Tai Shici, "Until the last moment, we must not reveal our entire attack strategy to Gongsun Xiao. ”

Tai Shi Ci nodded calmly and said, "Lord, please rest assured, I know what I should do." ”

Li Yi smiled, hugged his shoulders affectionately and said, "If you see that this is a trick of the rebels, you must leak the fake attack route to Gongsun Xiao in time, so that our main force can attack smoothly." Once the two armies go to war, you kill them immediately. I believe in your martial arts. ”

Tai Shi Ci said movingly: "I will definitely come back and continue to follow the lord to conquer the world." ”

Li Yi smiled: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." ”

………………

Zhao Yun, Xu Maogong and other strategists held a banquet in the big tent to entertain the four ministers of the army who came all the way from the capital. Zhang Fei didn't like to force a smile to deal with the officials, and he didn't like red tape, so he refused to attend under the pretext of training soldiers and being busy with official business.

Xiao Huangmen is in his thirties, tall and burly, and looks dignified. He is a native of Bohai County, Jizhou, and his family was very poor in the past, so he didn't read any books. This person has a bold personality, is modest, does not like flattery, is very loyal to the Son of Heaven, and will obey his words. He doesn't talk much and likes to drink.

In the past, he was an ordinary guard of the Zhonghuangmen, because of his good martial arts and good at riding and archery, he was appreciated by the Son of Heaven, and after several promotions, he became the confidant of the Son of Heaven.

In the past few years, the Son of Heaven has been very disappointed with what a group of old lieutenants have done, but out of affection, he is not willing to do more crimes, so he deliberately promoted a few eunuchs he likes to enrich the middle palace, Jian Shuo is one of them.

With these little lieutenants who have nothing to do with the old lieutenants and are only loyal to themselves, it is much easier for the Son of Heaven to speak and do things.

Before Jian Shuo left, the Son of Heaven specially talked to him once, and told him to observe Li Yi carefully after arriving in Liaodong, to see clearly and inquire clearly.

What is the purpose of the Son of Heaven, Jian Shuo knows that the Son of Heaven wants to find a general who is loyal to him, and he is absolutely loyal to him, because the Son of Heaven wants to abolish the heir.

In order for the little prince Liu Xie to inherit the throne, the Son of Heaven needs to do many things in recent years, and one of the most important things is to find a general who can rely on him as a strong backup to prevent accidents.

The Son of Heaven has always wanted to find a military general who was promoted only by military merit as a confidant. At present, this Li Yi is the figure that the Son of Heaven likes. Many of Li Yi's conditions are very in line with the requirements of the Son of Heaven, such as no learning, this kind of person is simple-minded and simple-minded, and once he gets the favor of the Son of Heaven, he will be extremely loyal to the Son of Heaven. (To be continued.) )

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