This is a letter that tries to describe the battle from an objective standpoint. Li Shan does not leave out any omissions, from when he left Naoxian County to when Kan Leng led his troops to defeat the Turkic pursuers. When Li Yuan saw this letter, , and then contacting the previous letter can have an intuitive impression of this defeat.
Ultimately, this was an avoidable defeat.
Instructing Zhu Shitou and three other guards to set off overnight and rush to Chang'an, Li Shan sat down on the steps in the corner of the city wall, leaned against the wall, and stared blankly at the moon in the sky.
A dark cloud floated over and enveloped the bright moon, as if it didn't want to see the ugliness that was about to begin here.
"Actually, I really hate Li Gaoqian."
The sudden words startled Wang Junhao who was standing by. He looked around before leaning down and asked, "Is Mr. Lang talking to me?"
"Although Liu Shirang gave the order easily, Li Gaoqian was greedy and vulgar, and he was timid and fled first at the critical moment. He is really a rat." Li Shan continued: "More than ten thousand elites were killed in one battle. What is the difference between him and Shi Wanbao?"
Wang Junhao, who was regarded as a tree hole, stood aside silently.
"For the sake of morality, I encouraged Brother Daoxuan to behead Shi Wanbao, but now I have to sit back and watch and even defend Li Gaoqian for the sake of business."
The calm and indifferent words were mixed with an emotion that made Wang Junhao sigh.
Li Shan raised his head and stared at the dark clouds. In my previous life, I was not a good bird, but in modern society, there is a bottom line after all. Although there are overt and covert fights and intrigues in school and workplace, from today's perspective, they are just childish. .
Li Shan's anger does not lie in anything else, but in the characteristics of his profession... It is said that doctors are the most indifferent people in modern society towards life and death, but no one wants to see the death of life more than doctors.
Liu Shirang, Li Shenfu, and Li Gaoqian are fighting for grudges and power. Who cares about the lives of those at the bottom?
Li Shan knew that his anger was useless, and he knew that his thinking mode was not recognized today, but the anger still filled his heart.
Sometimes, Li Shan hates God. If he could travel back ten or eight years earlier, he might have a chance to give it a try. He might not be able to fundamentally change, but at least there should be some improvement.
There was a slight noise. Li Shan looked down and saw something white lying on his shoes. He bent down and saw that it was a little puppy. It was humming and its paws were hooked into Li Shan's pants. Climb up.
At this time, the moon quietly peeked out from behind the dark clouds, and the bright moonlight shone on the closed Yanmen. Li Shan tiptoed and bent down to hold the puppy in his arms.
The puppy struggled at first, but Li Shan didn't exert any force. The puppy suddenly trembled and didn't dare to move anymore.
Wang Junhao on the side said with a smile: "Mr. Lang has a lot of murderous intent."
Li Shan chuckled, pinched the back of the puppy's neck with his right hand, and scratched the chin a few times with his left hand. The puppy made a milky sound and crawled into Li Shan's arms.
I remember there was such a dog in my family in my previous life. My grandfather got it from a neighboring village when I was in elementary school. It was very cute... Unfortunately, when I entered junior high school, the puppy grew into a big dog and was no longer cute.
In a slightly better mood, Li Shan stood up and walked back with the puppy in his arms. He whispered, "Liu Shirang should arrive at Yanmen tomorrow. He will not care about anything above and below. Although Yanmen belongs to Dai County, it has always been an important town in Hedong. , Dai County has no jurisdiction over it.”
Let you pull it off, I don't care!
But it was not that simple for Li Shanxiang to ignore it. He had only slept for more than two hours when he was woken up... Liu Shirang arrived at Yanmen at dawn, and the Tang army who came to rescue had already taken over Yanmen.
Before the sleepy Li Shan entered the room, he felt that the atmosphere was almost stagnant. The few dozen personal guards around Li Gaoqian had half-unsheathed swords on their waists. The dozens of Liu Shirang's personal guards opposite him sneered with disdain. There was a group of people in the distance laughing and watching the fun.
"Li Langjun is here." Liu Shirang's bodyguard made way.
Li Shan walked into the house expressionlessly. The first thing he saw was a middle-aged general kneeling on his knees. He was dark-skinned and extremely tall, but not strong. He looked like a long bamboo pole.
Li Shan recognized this man as Cao Chuantuo, a general under Gao Manzheng, the general manager of Shuozhou.
This man was Liu Shirang's general in his early years. Later, Yuan Junzhang and Gao Manzheng attacked Daizhou. Cao Chuantuo surrendered with the city and fell under Gao Manzheng's command.
Last year, Gao Manzhi promoted Shuozhou to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and Cao Chuantuo suddenly transformed and became a Tang general again... He should have escaped from Mayi to ask for help, right?
"Hahaha, Huairen is here." Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi who was sitting at the top, stood up, strode over, and held Li Shan's hands affectionately, "Go to Yanmen at night to protect the gate to the east of the river. I must report your great achievements to the Ming Dynasty."
Guji
"The King of Xiangyi has given you too much praise."
"It's definitely not an exaggeration." Li Shenfu said seriously: "The Turkic cavalry advanced towards Yanmen. Huairen's courage was unparalleled. He advocated the battle and frustrated the enemy's spirit. No wonder he was favored by His Majesty."
The expression on Li Shan's face... looked like he was smiling and crying. He couldn't tell that Li Shenfu was using himself to slap Liu Shirang on the face.
Sure enough, Liu Shirang, who was still sitting there, looked livid, Li Gaoqian was defeated, and Ma Yi could not be saved, which meant that everything he had gained since his recovery disappeared overnight.
Who can you blame?
Is it Li Shenfu who blames him for fighting each other?
Is it to blame Li Gaoqian, who sent troops under his own military orders?
Or should we blame Li Huairen, who was rushing to deliver a letter to Ben'ao County the day before yesterday?
You can’t blame yourself, right?
Well, you can blame the Turks... After being silent for nearly two months, they suddenly sent out a large number of troops in October. Is Jieli Khan's brain filled with water?
However, Liu Shirang was not in such a mood now. Cao Chuantuo, who was kneeling in front of him, and Li Gaoqian, who was sitting below, were trying to force him into the palace.
"Even if the Turks invade, we must protect Mayi!" Li Gaoqian said sternly: "I am willing to lead the troops out of the fortress..."
Liu Shirang sneered: "If you abandon the army again and run away first, you may not be able to escape with your life next time!"
Li Gaoqian slammed the table and said, "The general manager of Shuozhou sent his generals to ask for help. Is the Marquis of Yiyang County going to sit back and do nothing?!"
Li Shenfu smiled and said: "The Turkic southern invaders only use Mayi as their route."
Liu Shirang's face turned even more ugly. These words were what he said to Li Yuan personally that day... The Turkic southern invaders took advantage of Mayi, which was the fundamental strategy for stabilizing Hedong.
Now that Mayi is under siege, aren't you, Liu Shirang, willing to send troops?
Liu Shirang sneered and said, "If the King of Xiangyi wants to, he can lead his troops out of the fortress."
Li Shenfu laughed and said, "Isn't it because the sage Hou De of Yiyang County gave the order to conquer Mayi?"
"I am the governor of Bingzhou, not the governor of acting state!"
The two sentences were like two slaps on Liu Shirang's face. In terms of power and responsibility, rescuing Ma Yi was Liu Shirang's responsibility and had nothing to do with Li Shenfu.
The last sentence of Li Shenfu deliberately mentioned the General Manager of Daizhou, which was a naked mockery of Liu Shirang... The Turks invaded in large numbers, and Ma Yi was lost. Even if the General Manager of Daizhou is reestablished, it will not be your turn.
Li Shanda, who stood aside and watched the excitement, was bored. Of course he understood the situation. Li Gaoqian advocated sending troops to rescue Ma Yi... If he abandoned his army and fled first, he would be held accountable. If he could save Ma Yi, he would be exempted from dismissal from office. end.
However, tens of thousands of Turks joined Yuan Junzhang's troops to besiege Mayi. Liu Shirang would not send troops as long as he was not confused. Mayi was now an isolated city. Yuan Junzhang attacked the city with all his strength, and the surrounding Turkic armies were eyeing him. The sending of troops was a waste of time. The sheep enters the tiger's mouth.
What's more, almost all the Yanmen defenders were destroyed by Li Gaoqian. If they want to send troops, Liu Shirang can only lead his men out of the fortress... By then, Li Shenfu will definitely take over the Yanmen side.
If Liu Shi lets the war go against him, will Li Shenfu lend a helping hand?
Gao Manzheng asked his general Cao Chuantuo to ask for help, but Liu Shirang refused to see him. It was Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian who broke in with Cao Chuantuo... The obvious meaning is here. Ma Yi asked for help, but Liu Shirang couldn't stop. forward.
Li Gaoqian wanted to force Liu Shirang to take the blame. Li Shenfu couldn't wait to let Liu Shirang take the blame alone. For this reason, he even called Li Shan out of bed.
Li Shenfu glanced sideways at Li Shan, "Mayi is asking for help. Does Huairen think we should send troops?"
The sleepy Li Shan replied with a big yawn... When it comes to cheating, I am also good at it.
