When Wuxian spoke, his meaning was obvious. It was true that Li Fen was influential in Shandong, but when it came to leading everyone to win the battle, Li Fen would definitely take the back seat.
After all, Zhongyi Town and Wuwei Town, who are sitting here, both defeated Li Fen.
Li Fen's mouth twitched when he heard this. During the Battle of Huainan, he was defeated by the Song army and suffered heavy losses.
At that time, Wuxian and Zhao Tai were allies of the Song army and participated in the battle, so Li Fen could be said to be the defeated general of Wuxian and Zhao Tai.
Both of them had beaten Li Fen, but Li Fen wanted to be their boss, so they were naturally hard to convince.
When Wuxian said this, he obviously did not support Li Fen as the leader of the alliance, but this was within Li Fen's expectation.
Today he is mainly testing, to see the attitudes of all parties, and then he can prescribe the right medicine.
Li Fen smiled awkwardly, "What Mr. Wu Guo said makes sense. After all, the enemy is at hand!"
Wu Xiandao: "When it comes to fighting against Mongolia and leading everyone to win the war, I say Marshal Zhao will do his part. Is that okay with you? I think we should recommend my brother Zhao Tai as the commander-in-chief of the Three Qi!"
"That's right! When it comes to fighting the Mongols, only my general can lead everyone to defeat the Mongols!" Zhao Tai's general Liu Dun said: "I think everyone should take my general as the leader!"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the support of the generals of Wuwei and Zhongyi towns.
Li Fen's face was dark. He knew that it would be difficult for him to become the leader of Sanqi, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.
At this time, seeing more and more voices supporting Zhao Tai, Peng Huizu said again: "I think what you said is inappropriate! The commander-in-chief of the Three Qi Dynasties should consider all aspects, rather than just looking at military talents. Liu Bang's military use How does it compare with Han Xin? As a general, he fights in all directions, focusing on military prowess. As a leader, he sits in the rear, appoints talents and manages one side. This Shandong is our land, and my lord has always had prestige in Shandong, and the people Support him and rule him in peace. I think the Lord of Shandong should be the commander-in-chief of my family."
"Yes! This Shandong originally belongs to my commander-in-chief. You are all foreign troops. How can you seize the opportunity and seize the inheritance of my commander-in-chief!" A group of Li Jun generals stood up and agreed.
For a time, there was a lot of hype in the lobby. The generals of Wuwei and Zhongyi towns did not support Li Fen, but Peng Huizu directly stated that Li Fen must be the master of Shandong.
As soon as the attitudes of both sides were made clear, the generals present were immediately divided into two groups, and they all supported their commander-in-chief to become the master of Shandong.
Seeing the crowd in the hall commotion, Li Fen's cheeks twitched and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, calm down!"
When everyone in the hall heard this, many generals of Li Army shut up and sat down again. The generals of Wuwei and Zhongyi also sat down with curses.
"Haha~" Li Fen laughed awkwardly, "This time it is mainly to help the two commanders to clean up their dust. By the way, we discussed that our three towns will cooperate and have unified command in order to deal with the Mongolian attack. Now everyone has great differences, but It doesn’t matter, you can give your opinions, but you can’t hurt the harmony.”
After speaking, Li Fen looked at Zhao Tai and asked with a smile: "Brother Guorui, the soldiers in both towns recommended you to be the commander-in-chief. What do you think?"
While everyone was arguing, Zhao Tai kept drinking from his wine glass, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
At this time, after listening to Li Fen's inquiry, Zhao Taicai put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "I accept the kindness of the soldiers from the two towns with great sincerity, but this Shandong is where Marshal Li operates, and I am a guest soldier. I thought that as long as Marshal Li can shoulder the responsibility, He can be the commander-in-chief of the three towns."
Zhao Tai and Li Fen competed for the mastership of Shandong. The biggest disadvantage was that the Red Coat Army had been running Shandong for many years, and the Li family had been in power for two generations.
As a foreigner, it is morally unjustifiable for Zhao Tai to be the master of Shandong.
Although Zhao Tai wanted to be the leader of Shandong, he did not directly fight for it. Instead, he recommended Li Fen.
Li Fen was a little surprised after hearing what Zhao Tai said. He originally thought that Zhao Tai would fight for the position of commander-in-chief, but he did not expect that Zhao Tai would not fight.
Now among the three towns, two towns support Zhao Tai. If Zhao Tai wants to fight, Li Fen feels that he will have to compromise in the end.
At this time, Zhao Tai did not argue, which made Li Fen very happy, but he pretended to be calm, "Haha~ Although I have been running Shandong for many years and have some prestige in Shandong, my brother Xian and Duke Wu are both the backbone of the anti-Mongolian resistance. I sit in this position , I’m afraid I can’t convince the public!”
When Li Fen saw Zhao Tai's recommendation, he became humble.
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "The Li family has been operating in Shandong for two generations, and the people have surrendered. As long as Marshal Li can take on the important task of resisting Mongolia, I think the leader of Shandong must be Marshal Li."
After speaking, Zhao Tai came out of the procession and had to bow and pay homage.
"Oh~" Li Fen was ecstatic and screamed repeatedly, "I can't do it, I can't do it."
He waved his hands repeatedly, but had no intention of getting up to stop Zhao Tai from worshiping. His eyes were full of joy, expecting Zhao Tai to bow.
Zhao Tai left his seat, his movements were slow and very solemn, but just when Zhao Tai was about to salute, there was a commotion outside the hall.
Li Fen heard the sound and saw Zhao Tai stop his movements and turn his head. Everyone in the hall also looked outside and couldn't help but frown, "What's the noise outside?"
As soon as the general entered, he reported: "Commander Qi, he is a general of Marshal Zhao. He said he has something urgent to ask for!"
Li Fen looked at Zhao Tai in confusion, and Zhao Tai said with a straight face: "I don't know, the commander-in-chief. Why don't we let him in and see what the fuss is about!"
Li Fen exhaled, "Let him in!"
Not long after, Chen Zhong strode into the hall and saluted Zhao Tai, "Commander, something bad has happened. The Prime Minister moved to assassinate Pu'a to break through. Come and ask for help!"
Zhao Tai was shocked when he heard this, "What, the Prime Minister is here?"
Chen Zhong said: "Report to the commander, he is outside the hall!"
Zhao Tai heard this, looked at Li Fen, and said urgently: "Marshal Li, the Privy Councilor is here from Kaifeng. There may be an urgent military situation. Please see me."
Li Fen frowned, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, "Please come in!"
After a while, Yi La Pu'a entered the hall, and all the generals in the hall looked sideways.
Zhao Tai and Wuxian quickly led their subordinates to stand up and saluted Yi Lapua, "Your Majesty the Privy Council!"
When Yilapua saw Zhao Tai, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Guorui, this is a disaster!"
Zhao Tai asked: "Prime Minister, was Kaifeng captured by the Mongols?"
Yilapua nodded and waved his hand. Everyone was frightened when they saw this.
"Marshal Cui Li from the west has surrendered to Mongolia and opened the city gates. The outer city of Kaifeng has been breached. Now His Majesty is trapped in the imperial city. He ordered me to go out of the city to ask for help." Yila Pu'a stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Tai, "Guorui, Kaifeng is in danger. , the imperial court is in crisis, and the Kingdom of Jin now relies on you."
When Zhao Tai heard this, he suddenly looked at Li Fen and said urgently: "Commander Li, Kaifeng is in danger and Dajin is in crisis. Now everyone has elected the commander-in-chief as the lord of Shandong. Please send troops immediately to rescue Kaifeng!"
Hearing this, Li Fen stood stunned on the spot and couldn't recover for a while, "This~rescuing Kaifeng needs a long-term plan!"
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