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Chapter 342
Under the palace lanterns in front of the main hall, it was brightly illuminated.

Li Zhiwan was in military attire, standing with her sword on her body, even during the night banquet in Jinyang Palace, she did not forget to prepare for it.

Li Zhiwan inspected the crowd and asked, "Why the noise?"

"It's Zhang Jishi who roared rudely in front of the palace. I want to arrest this person for fear of disturbing King Qi." The leader of the guards said a step ahead, but the other party quietly looked at Li Zhiwan's expression, obviously not believing it.

Li Zhiwan also knew a little about Zhang Shou, and knew that Zhang Shou was not such an easy-going person, otherwise her father Li Yuan would not have allowed him to be a secretary to assist the King of Qi.

"Let go of Zhang Jishi first!" Qi Wang's guard did not dare to disobey his orders, so he could only let go.

Li Zhiwan asked: "Is there any urgent military situation in Zhang Ji's office?"
Zhang Shou straightened his clothes, and said in the foreword: "Reporting to the princess, there is an urgent military situation in my humble position, and I want to report to the king of Qi?"

"That's not rude, what about King Qi?" Li Zhiwan looked at the leader of the guards.

"This..." The guard hesitated a bit at the moment.

Li Zhiwan's phoenix eyes narrowed, and she said: "You go inside and report to King Qi immediately."

"promise."

Soon Li Yuanji came out from the hall wearing a loose robe, and everyone saw a few red marks on his face, like a woman's rouge, and they all knew it by heart at the moment.After Li Yuanji arrived, he was a little angry, but after seeing Li Zhiwan, he felt a little guilty.

At this time, Li Yuanji heard Zhang Shou say that Li Chongjiu from Youzhou might have attacked Taiyuan, and his face was a little panicked, and he said, "Zhang Jishi, is it true?"

Li Yuanji was young and had nothing to do, he usually only heard about the martial arts of his father and brother, but now he looked a bit panicked and at a loss.

Zhang Shou said in the foreword: "At present, it is necessary to stop the Jinyang palace banquet immediately, and order people to use fast horses to notify the surrounding counties of Taiyuan County to be on strict precautions. At the same time, Liu Shaoqing, Manager Yin, and Liu Sima are ordered to come quickly to discuss countermeasures. .”

"Okay, let's do it quickly." Li Yuanji said.

Soon in Jinyang Palace, Wei Wei Shaoqing Liu Zhenghui, Taiyuan Daoist Yin Kaishan, and Qi Wangfu Sima Liu Dewei came to discuss the matter together. In addition, Qi Wangfu's guard Li Sixing, Dushui Supervisor Zhao Wenke, and Qi Wangfu's household Cao Wushiyi, this person It was the younger brother of the warrior Xun who lived in the right wing of the Jian School of the Forbidden Army, and came together.

Among these people, Liu Zhenghui, Yin Kaishan, Li Sixing, and Zhao Wenke were all honored officials when Li Yuan raised his army in Jinyang.

Now stay in Taiyuan and assist Li Yuanji to stay behind.

Because Li Yuan started his army from Jinyang, most of his subordinates entered the customs through him. Originally, there were not many soldiers and horses in Taiyuan.After Li Chongjiu became famous in Youzhou, Li Yuan was worried about Taiyuan, so he ordered Li Zhiwan to lead the [-] women's army from Guanzhong and the [-] government troops from Yin Kaishan to garrison in Taiyuan from Guanzhong.

When everyone heard that Youzhou made secret reports, they speculated immediately.

"If we set off five days ago, Li Chongjiu's troops should have arrived at Yanmen County by now, and they are crossing the Taihang Mountain Road. It is not too late for us to mobilize the government soldiers and township soldiers to protect ourselves." Wei Wei Shaoqing Liu Zhenghui said.

Li Sixing said: "That's not necessarily the case. I heard that the bandit likes to use Fanqi as the forerunner. If the speed of the horse army is fast, I'm afraid they have already reached the territory of Taiyuan."

Hearing what Li Sixing said, everyone's expressions changed.

Liu Zhenghui opened his mouth and said: "This is impossible. If the Fanjun cavalry came, Fenyang, Yuci, and Meng County would not be safe. They must warn us. Maybe everything is normal on the border with today's situation. It’s time to ride, and I haven’t even seen the shadow of a horse thief.”
Li Sixing said: "This statement is wrong. I heard that the cavalry of the Fan Army come and go like the wind. They are sturdy and good at fighting. If they use light cavalry to cut off and block the front and back passages, and then attack the post station and interrupt my news, the three counties in front will be attacked. We may still be in the dark about this.”

Li Yuanji couldn't help saying: "Could it be that we are going to send an army to Fenyang, Yuci, and Meng County to see what's going on?"

"No way." Everyone present said in unison.

Liu Zhenghui explained: "Taiyuan's military strength is insufficient for defense. If we send an army to investigate, we may be ambushed by an attack without knowing the enemy's deployment. Such a loss of our new force will be for nothing."

"Then what should I do?" Li Yuanji couldn't help but pause.

Just as Liu Zhenghui was about to open his mouth, he saw Yin Kaishan, the head of the Taiyuan Road army, smiling and silent, and said immediately: "Boss Yin is in charge of dispatching troops and horses in Taiyuan County, does he have any good ideas?"

Yin Kaishan glanced at Li Zhiwan, and said with a calm smile: "I don't dare to take it for a high opinion, but you don't have to be like an enemy."

"Boss Yin, do you have a countermeasure?" Liu Zhenghui asked.

Yin Kaishan has always been resourceful, otherwise Li Yuan would not have entrusted all the defense of Taiyuan to him and listened to this person.Li Yuanji immediately said: "Boss Yin, please tell me."

Yin Kaishan shook his sleeves, stood in white clothes in the hall, and said: "The emperor entrusted the defense of Taiyuan to someone, how dare he not do his best, the thief is good at riding, and he can move quickly. If we only rely on Fenyang, Yuci, The three counties of Mengxian made an early warning. Didn't they only notice it when the other party hit the nose? Isn't it too late?
Hearing Yin Kaishan's words, everyone was shocked.

Yin Kaishan stretched out his hand and said, "If Li Chongjiu came from Youzhou to attack Taiyuan, he would have to go through Feihuxing, and from Taihang Mountain to Yanmen. I just need to set up a police station in Yunzhong City. Once the thieves come, we will immediately attack you." You can report quickly, so why worry.”

Liu Zhenghui said happily: "So Li's bandit army hasn't passed Yanmen yet?"

Yin Kaishan said: "I just received a letter from Xizuo today, and Yanmen County is fine."

Hearing what Yin Kaishan said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Li Chongjiu's army did not arrive at Yanmen, Taiyuan County would be fine for the time being.
Yin Kaishan said at this time: "Although Li Chongjiu's army has not arrived, we must be on our guard. We can send a letter to let Liu Shan, the governor of Haozhou, Guo Ziwu, the governor of Luzhou, and Wang Jian, the governor of Shizhou, come to Taiyuan to garrison their elites. To ward off Li thieves."

Li Sixing said: "Mobilizing the soldiers and horses of the three states requires the order of the emperor. Before Li Chongjiu arrives, we can't do it rashly, otherwise it will be a serious crime."

"Why not?" Yin Kaishan retorted, "The Son of Heaven appointed King Qi to govern Taiyuan. If there is any loss of Taiyuan, the east of the river will not be guaranteed. This matter is subject to authority."

"Just use the Qi Palace to dispatch the soldiers and horses of the three states, and there must be no mistakes." Li Yuanji said decisively.

Seeing the support of the King of Qi, Yin Kaishan bowed and said: "Li Bandit has not passed through Yanmen for five days, which shows that his use of troops is nothing more than that. If we gather here, we can relax and wait for work."

Seeing what Yin Kaishan said, everyone nodded silently.

Li Yuanji looked at Li Sixing and asked for his opinion, seeing that Li Sixing also nodded, he said joyfully, "Since that's the case, I have to trouble General Yin, please help me defend Taiyuan."

Yin Kaishan bowed his head and said: "King Qi, don't worry, I'm afraid that if Li Chongjiu doesn't come to Taiyuan, if he does, he will be defeated in one battle, so that he can't return to Youzhou."

Li Yuanji said happily at the moment: "Father really didn't misunderstand the person, let Director Yin come to Taiyuan to assist me, I can rest easy."

"Your Highness, do you have any objections to my subordinates?" Yin Kaishan immediately looked at Li Zhiwan.

All the ministers looked at it together, Li Zhiwan defeated Qu Tutong in Guanzhong, it was Li Tang's number one hero who captured Chang'an.This time, he brought [-] troops to Taiyuan, all stationed at Jingxingkou, guarding against Dou Jiande in the direction of Hengshan County and Boling County.
Among the Taiyuan garrison, she has the largest number of troops, so I have to listen to her opinion.

Li Zhiwan frowned and said: "Director Yin's arrangement is based on common sense, so it is safe, but I am afraid that the other party will not follow common sense."

Yin Kaishan couldn't help being upset when he heard this, he thought that you said that because I am not as good as Li Chongjiu.Yin Kaishan said: "How can Li thief not follow common sense, please ask the princess to show me."

Li Zhiwan heard the words and said: "I don't know, but if Li Chongjiu has sent troops, Taiyuan is still so peaceful until now, it is too abnormal."

As soon as Li Zhiwan finished speaking, a soldier rushed in and said, "Report to the King of Qi, the governor of Shizhou reports the discovery of Fanjun cavalry in the territory, and there are tens of thousands of them."

"Shizhou!" All the generals suddenly lost their voices.

"How could it be Shizhou?" Yin Kaishan asked suddenly, "Did you make a mistake?"

The other party was so shouted at by Yin Kaishan that he didn't dare to speak.

Li Zhi said softly, "How is the battle going?"

The soldiers bowed their heads and said: "The enemy has broken through Dinghu, Pingyi, and twelve cities in the three counties of Taihe. They are now surrounding and attacking Xiuhua, and Lishi has also been surrounded by heavy troops. The governor Wang Jian wept blood and reported. If we don't send reinforcements, Shizhou will fall within a few days."

Yin Kaishan was speechless, but Li Sixing slapped his knees and said: "I understand, what a thief Li, he didn't go to Yanmen Yunzhong City, but borrowed from Liu Wuzhou and went straight to Lishi County."

Everyone suddenly realized that this was the only possibility that could explain it.

Yin Kaishan said angrily: "You actually lost twelve cities in one day and one night, are you a fool?"

The soldier said: "Our army was also caught off guard. Who would have expected that the opponent would suddenly attack the city in one night? We thought it was when Liu Wuzhou and the Liang division all came together to attack. There were so many soldiers and horses. Later Only then did I realize that it was the Youzhou army. Please send the army to rescue Shizhou quickly, King Qi."

When everyone looked left and right, Li Yuanji also looked embarrassed.

Shizhou was originally Lishi County. After Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, he changed the county into a state and changed Lishi County into Shizhou.Lishi County is located on the west side of Taiyuan County. Now that Shizhou has been attacked, all Yin Kaishan's subordinates have been disrupted, not to mention Qi Wang Li Yuanji, and even Yin Kaishan doesn't know how to deal with it at this moment.

"Third sister, what do you do now?"

All the people in the hall were looking at Li Zhiwan, Yin Kaishan was no longer to be expected, now only Li Zhiwan had room to speak, not to mention her talent, only relying on her [-] troops.

Li Zhiwan frowned slightly and said: "Shizhou was attacked, we lost the opportunity, but Li... Youzhou is also in danger, but whoever uses soldiers, there is no one who will put his hands on the enemy's territory. But between me, Youzhou The state mobilized a large number of troops this time, at least [-] people, and its power is not just a Taiyuan, if we don't deal with it properly, the east of the river may also be lost."

(End of this chapter)