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Chapter 419 The Opportunity to Break the Game
The news that Luo Cheng was begged to death by Guo Xiaoke spread from the front to the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou, and it was placed in front of Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help being taken aback. The surprise was not that Luo Cheng died in battle. In fact, Luo Cheng avenged his father and seized the land. It was a great risk to rush forward lightly, so it is not surprising that Luo Cheng died in battle now.It's just that Li Chongjiu didn't expect that in the novel, Luo Cheng's horse got stuck in the mud and sent people to shoot him to death for Su Dingfang, but here, the scene of Luo Cheng's death in battle is almost exactly the same.

Of course, according to the process, from the perspective of ordinary people, Guo Xiaoke was really a traitor because he couldn't win head-on and killed Luo Cheng with despicable means.

According to the result, Guo Xiaoke is the winner, Luo Cheng is young and energetic, self-reliant and brave, and does not put Youzhou in his eyes, Guo Xiaoke did not fight and set up a trick to kill Luo Cheng, which is reasonable.

However, Guo Xiaoke took Luo Cheng's body and returned to the Governor's Mansion. The generals who questioned him before did not show any good looks.Although Luo Cheng was an enemy, he killed the enemy upright. In the battle of Zhuojun, even if he was an enemy, he admired him for his bravery to win the three armies.

As for Guo Xiaoke, he is obviously a common man, compared with Luo Cheng, he is more arrogant and conceited, in the Youzhou Army, except for Xu Shiji, no one can put him in his eyes.But it happened to be such a person who killed Luo Cheng.

Guo Xiaoke walked all the way into the mansion, and everyone avoided him without saying hello.

Li Chongjiu was very pleased to see Guo Xiaoke, and rewarded Guo Xiaoke with a rich reward. He gave Guo Xiaoke a brocade coat, a Mingguang armor, a good horse, ten taels of gold, fifty pieces of cloth, and a hundred guan of money. He also added Guo Xiaoke as Yiwei Army Eagle General Yang Lang.In this way, before the war of the three armies, it is not enough to encourage the soldiers without heavy rewards for the merits of beheading generals and killing the enemy.

What's more, Luo Cheng is not just a general in Dou Jiande's army, Dou Jiande's slogan this time is for the Luo family and his son to regain the old place of Youzhou.Once Luo Cheng died, Dou Jiande would have no excuse to rely on.Therefore, we can see how great Guo Xiaoke's achievements are.

Li Chongjiu gave generously, but Guo Xiaoke was not surprised by honor or disgrace, instead he looked like he was still not enough, and asked Li Chongjiu for another fifty altars of Huaihuang wine.Li Chongjiu rewarded Huaihuang wine without hesitation.

However, Guo Xiaoke distributed all the fine wine and Li Chongjiu's rewards to the soldiers who went out with the army, and he did not take a single cent.When Li Chongjiu saw it, he couldn't help thinking that it really was Ruying Duoqishi, and the generals in Youzhou also got to know the character of this Wagang Xiao general again.

Gaoyang City.

The news of Luo Yi's death in battle also reached Dou Jiande's ears.

Zhang Xuansu came forward and reported: "My lord, this is General Gao Shixing's impeachment memorial to General Luo, saying that he did not obey military orders, violated His Majesty's will, did not station in Yu County, but rushed into Zhuo County with light soldiers, so that Defeat will damage the spirit of our army."

Dou Jiande took Gao Shixing's memorial, sighed and said: "Everyone is dead, why mention this? Luo Cheng is a very brave man. My heart aches for being broken in Youzhou."
"Your Majesty is right. Luo Cheng's death is his own responsibility, but Gao Shixing knew that Luo Cheng was deeply involved, but he didn't send a single soldier. He shirked responsibility afterwards."

Zhang Xuansu made an impassioned speech, and then came back to say, "I know your Majesty misses the old relationship with Duke Donghai back then, but how can Gao Shixing be compared with his elder brother? He is just as good as Liu Heita, Gao Yaxian, Wang Fubao and other generals. Simultaneously, this time I am ashamed of the important task of being a forward, and I beg for a change."

Zhang Xuansu looked at Dou Jiande's face, saw that the other party was silent for a while, and said: "If there was not Donghai Gong back then, how could there be Dou Jiande today? I know about General Gao. I will deal with it later. Changing generals just before the battle is not good for the morale of the army. .”

Zhang Xuansu couldn't help but secretly sighed, this lord is good enough to be called a hero of the previous generation in all aspects, but Dou Jiande also has shortcomings, that is, he places too much emphasis on friendship, especially he is too generous and even indulgent to his fellow villagers, so he feels a bit like a mother-in-law.

Zhang Xuansu knew that Dou Jiande would not accept his remonstrance and said: "Your servant has made a mistake."

Dou Jiande saw that Zhang Xuansu didn't insist anymore, he laughed and said: "Zhang Aiqing is loyal to admonish, how can I not know, there are only you and my monarch and minister here, you know and I know, don't say what you just said to the third person."

Zhang Xuansu couldn't help being moved, Dou Jiande was obviously afraid that Gao Shixing's words would reach Gao Shixing's ears and make him offend him.

Speaking of this, Dou Jiande said: "The war lasted for more than ten days. Although Luo Cheng is gone, we still have a slight advantage in the overall situation. It's just that I can tell that the Youzhou Army sent out to fight are all second-line townships. The soldiers, their elite government troops, and the prairie cavalry have not been dispatched until now. I think if the enemy's cavalry harass our army's food road and dare not go deep, I am afraid that some people will say that I am afraid of Dou Jiande. Li Chongjiu."

Zhang Xuansu was taken aback for a moment, knowing that Dou Jiande had begun to feel dissatisfied with his steady and steady strategy.

"Has Your Majesty heard anything from others?" Zhang Xuansu asked.

Dou Jiande nodded, and said: "That's right, someone told me that Daxia assembled an army of 20 to attack Youzhou, but after more than ten days of dispatching troops, there was thunder and rain, and only a few small counties were captured. The heavy city has not been captured either. Everyone in the world is now watching the decisive battle between my Xia army and Youzhou, if the progress is not good, some people may doubt the strength of my Xia army."

After Zhang Xuansu heard it, he knew it in his heart, so he didn't have to guess that it must be Song Zhengben's suggestion.

Song Zhengben was Dou Jiande's mastermind when he raised his army, and he contributed to the plan to pacify Hebei, defeat Xue Shixiong, and persuade Dou Jiande to proclaim himself emperor.But Song Zhengben insisted on his high merit, so he didn't leave room for his colleagues and subordinates when he spoke face to face, even Dou Jiande didn't give face.

Now that Dou Jiande relies heavily on Zhang Xuansu and obeys his advice, Song Zhengben is naturally unhappy and often slanders himself in front of Dou Jiande.

As if guessing what Zhang Xuansu was thinking, Dou Jiande added: "Don't think too much about Zhang Aiqing, it's just that our army has been victorious in successive battles and has never been defeated. The morale of the soldiers is high. The lieutenant soldiers of Gaoyang City also asked me to fight several times."

Zhang Xuansu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, if the opinions of the soldiers are sufficient, it shows that the army's morale is available. I have no dissatisfaction, but if there are others."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuansu paused and said: "Your Majesty, from Gaoyang to Jixian, it is a flat river, which is convenient for cavalry to gallop, but it is too long for the grain road. If the army goes deeper, more troops must be sent. Guard the food road with troops. Therefore, if our army is in a decisive battle with the Youzhou army, if we are one point closer to Gaoyang, our army will have a higher chance of winning, and if we are one point closer to Ji County, our chance of winning will be one point higher."

Dou Jiande deeply believed it, and said: "What Zhang Aiqing said is very true."

Zhang Xuansu said: "My original intention was to send troops to attack Li Chongjiu's counties separately, forcing him to dispatch the main force to save the crisis. But now Li Chongjiu has sent all the second- and third-rate troops of the township soldiers to garrison in the border counties, and the main force is elite. The government army and the prairie cavalry are hiding deep. This is obviously an indisputable gain or loss. Gathering troops in the hinterland is just to lure our army to go deep. If your majesty thinks that Li Chongjiu is capable of this, then Going deep alone is a strategy to lure the enemy to go deep."

Listening to Zhang Xuansu's analysis, Dou Jiande suddenly understood and said: "Zhang Aiqing, I listened to others and almost lost my mind, so what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Xuansu nodded happily, and Dou Jiande accepts advice humbly, corrects mistakes when he knows it, this is the style of the great ancestors.

Zhang Xuansu said with a smile in his chest: "Your Majesty, please wait patiently. In a few days, the opportunity to break the game will come."

Dou Jiande asked: "What do you think is the chance to break the game?"

Zhang Xuansu said with a smile: "It's just behind the mountain Yanmen."

Yanmen County.

In Yanmen County, yellow sand hits the face.

The wind subsided for a while, and the yellow dust fell to the ground, showing a large group of Yanmen cavalry wearing sheepskin jackets on their way.
Dingyang Khan's banner stands on a valley.

Liu Wuzhou, wearing a white wolf fur hat and a white bear fur jacket, stood in front of the horse mountain and said to Song Jingang, "This time, Dou Jiande asked us to join forces to attack Youzhou. Do you think Dou Jiande is sure to capture Youzhou?" ?”

Song Jingang said: "Khan, Li Chongjiu and Dou Jiande have risen very rapidly in the past few years. When two heroes meet, I think it's normal for whoever wins and who loses."

Liu Wuzhou said: "That's right, but Li Chongjiu occupied my Yanmen territory and attacked our army several times. If I don't avenge this revenge, how can I feel proud and raise my eyebrows for a day. This time I made an agreement with Dou Jiande to enter the army, which is my way of revenge and shame." Time."

Song Jingang said: "Khan and Li Chongjiu's elite troops, although they are deployed in Taiyuan, Zhuojun, Du Yanmen and Captain Gaochu, are also good at defending. Our army has been attacked several times but failed. This time we need to change our strategy. "

Liu Wuzhou laughed and said, "Can I still not trust you? Just say it."

Song Jingang said: "Our army is divided into two groups. Khan led the main force to attack Nao County, while I led an army to attack Lingqiu and Feihu County. "

Liu Wuzhou raised his head and laughed loudly, saying: "That's right, it's a good strategy."

Song Jingang said: "However, Khan, I heard that the Turkic Khan court is very disapproving of our sending troops to attack Li Chongjiu."

Liu Wuzhou heard the words and said: "I have also heard that Luo Khan has decided to give up the plan of going east, but is going west to attack Li Tang."

Song Jingang said: "If the Turks advance eastward, they will rely heavily on the Khan, but if they advance westward to fight Li Tang, the most beneficial ones are Liang Shidu and Guo Zihe. These two recruits, unexpectedly there is something wrong with them." The plan to enter the main pass."

Liu Wuzhou squinted his eyes, and said with a cold snort: "These two people are nothing more than rats and dogs. If it weren't for the support of the Turkic people, they would dare to be enemies with Li Tang. Especially Zhang Changxun, the governor of Wuyuan County, climbed up to Princess Yicheng. After the Khan, he is also relying on the power of others, and he doesn't pay attention to us now, otherwise, if the Turks are willing to support us this time, Li Chongjiu will have no life."

Song Jingang also heaved a long sigh, indeed, since Luo Khan gave up the plan of the Eastern Expedition, Liu Wuzhou's status in Turkic plummeted.

If not, he would not have sent only 1 troops to attack Yanmen County this time.

(End of this chapter)