Qu Duan did not come to Qinzhou, and after receiving the order, he sent a fast horse to send a letter, saying that he would definitely obey Yang Zhi's arrangement, and there was no problem in such a small-scale battle, that is, the materials needed to be replenished after the war. Qu Duan's attitude is rare and correct, not only Yang Zhi is his eldest brother, but also an invincible famous general on the battlefield, Yang Zhi replied on the spot There is no problem, and specially asked Niu Gao to go to Jingyuan Road to convey the battle plan. Niu Gao has a straightforward personality and an innate affinity, Yang Zhi hopes that Qu Duan understands his plan thoroughly, and it is best to say something corrected, and Niu Gao can have more experience in fighting in the northwest.

Arriving in Weizhou, Yang Zhi wanted to see if the elite soldiers under his command could fight against the Western Xia, so he asked Li Yanxian to pass on his orders to all directions, and the four armies of Wu Jue, Xu Wen, Wang De, and Yang Zhongwu first went to the Dingbian Army to practice their hands; Wei Dingguo's 500 firearms army and Xiang Chong's 300 javelinmen soldiers accompanied him, and Yang Yizhong's 10,000 cavalry pressed the formation behind. In order to create a situation that confuses the other party, Yang Zhi asked the army on Huanqing Road to be used as a suspicious soldier, and Wang Yu led the front to press Hengshan to attract the attention of the Western Xia army.

Xu Wen and the others were full of joy at being able to send troops to fight, and the army below had long been screaming; but now Li Yanxian, who had helped Yang Zhi's military plane, saw a different side: Qu Duan entered Jingyuan Road with 15,000 troops, and with the army left behind by Jingyuan Road, Qu Duan had an army of nearly 30,000 men; Wang Yu had been operating on Huanqing Road for two years, recuperating and recuperating, and there were more than 40,000 men and horses. Xihe Road is not within the scope of Yang Zhi's calculations, and Yang Zhi needs to prepare 50,000 people on Qinfeng Road, so that he can have the strength to fight with Western Xia.

And Yang Zhi actually secretly made adjustments, taking the 40,000 elites and cavalry into his own hands, preparing for the later crusade against the Western Xia War; and from all aspects of the report, Li Yanxian can see that Yang Zhi is far less familiar with Guanzhong than Hebei, so he first sent a large number of fine works into various roads in Shaanxi, just like Lei Heng contacted merchants from all over the country according to Yang Zhi's plan, including those merchants who haunted the Qingtang and Western Xia, but Yang Zhi did not tell anyone else about these arrangements.

Out of respect for Yang Zhi, Li Yanxian found an opportunity to ask Yang Zhi: "My lord, I don't understand a little, why don't you press it all at once?" I always feel that you have concerns about the army of the four roads below. ”

Li Yanxian is a generation of heroes, he is above board, for the safety of the country, he doesn't care about the opinions of others, and he thinks that he will never shirk when he should say what he should do, so he will be fooled by Wang Shu, Zhang Jun, and Qu Duan in another time and space, and defend Shaanzhou with the strength of one person, and finally fought hard with the 100,000 army of Jin Wushu and others for more than a month, but did not wait for reinforcements, and finally committed suicide in defeat.

Yang Zhi felt that he needed to mention this young general, and said after deliberation: "You have seen all kinds of stories about King Kang and us tossed on Gyeonggi Road, do you feel that when we arrive in Shaanxi, we are surrounded by our own people, and there should be no such situation." Let me tell you, your thinking is wrong, the contradiction between us and King Kang is because the comprehensive strength of the two sides is different, our combat effectiveness far exceeds that of King Kang's army, King Kang wants to suppress our Dingbei army, so he can only find another way, in our eyes is a small action that cannot be put on the table.

As long as they are people, they will choose the most beneficial plan for themselves when considering problems, and the following four roads have their own difficulties, and they should obey us unreservedly. As me, I have to consider two questions, one is whether there will be people who disobey the yin and yang when fighting, and the other is that I can't lose the war, after I lose, once I leave this position, it is not clear who will contribute and who will not contribute. ”

Li Yanxian is also an extremely smart person, and he suddenly heard another meaning, Yang Zhi constantly flexes his muscles and holds small-scale battles, of course, in order to run in and train the team, but also to see who is in line with the yin and yang; Yang Zhi keeps half of the army as a reserve, even if there is a problem with the army dispatched from all directions, there will be no big defeat, so that Yang Zhi can take the initiative afterwards.

Li Yanxian asked hesitantly, "Do they really dare?"

Yang Zhi said with certainty: "Anyone dares, they have also made countless efforts to sit in that position, why should they pave the way for us? Officialdom is sometimes bloody, you have beliefs and bottom lines, and others will deliberately use these to make you take on too many responsibilities, even impossible ones." If you do it, it will intensify everyone's contradictions, and if you don't do it, you will be wronged, we hope that the people below can live a good life, and we must be responsible, and we can't ignore the risk of war for the sake of our own reputation and position. ”

"True ......" Li Yanxian originally wanted to say that it was really black, but thinking that he and Yang Zhi were also officials, he had to swallow back the back half; Yang Zhi said understandingly: "Just like leaving Gyeonggi Road, we have to gamble with King Kang, even if there will be a result that we don't want to see." Fan Zhongyan said it well, we are far away from the rivers and lakes, and we have to do something in Shaanxi, but we can't fold ourselves in; you have to remember that even if Wang Yu and the others do not agree with my arrangement, they may not be against me, and as long as they do not flee from the battle during the war, everything else can be discussed. ”

Yang Zhi's words were like a stone pressing on Li Yanxian's heart, such thinking was too complicated, but Li Yanxian couldn't say that Yang Zhi was wrong, when Qian Gai and Fan Zhixu led 200,000 Western Army Qin Wang, Li Yanxian once came forward to offer advice to rescue Bianliang to defend Tongguan, and was finally reprimanded by Qian Gai and almost dismissed on the spot. The reason for this is that Qian Gai and Fan Zhixu both believe that their purpose is to rescue Bianliang, not to hold Guanzhong.

According to Yang Zhi, these two people were actually for the sake of their official position and reputation, ignoring the risk of failure, and in the end, hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out, allowing the Jin army to easily enter Tongguan and destroy Guanzhong; Li Yanxian thought about it, Yang Zhi couldn't help laughing, patted Li Yanxian on the shoulder and said: "Don't think so much, at least the pressure is on me now, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

Li Yanxian came back to his senses, bowed and withdrew; Yang Zhi sat down on the chair and couldn't help but sigh secretly, the consequences of not obtaining the Yongxing military road were very serious, and now he not only could not count on the Song army who had crossed the Yongxing military road to help him, but also arranged for Yang Jin, Liang Xing, and other troops to monitor to prevent Wang Xiang or someone from doing unpredictable things; as for Qingtang and Xixia, Yang Zhi was not in a hurry, and now he had a sufficient understanding of the opponent's strength, step by step.