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Seeing Xu Zian, Li Yuan was pleasantly surprised.
"Is there a letter from Qiongzhou, is the prince worried about this?"
Xu Zian glanced at the letter in Li Yuanze's hand, and said thoughtfully.
"Mr. is really good at predicting things!"
Li Yuan praised, then invited Xu Zian into the room, and then said with a sad face: "Sir, Li Xiao told me that he will not come here in person tomorrow, but will only send a team to collect money and supplies." , how should this be done?"
"This is normal, why should the prince be bothered?" Xu Zian asked puzzled.
Li Yuan was frowning, and continued: "If Li Xiao doesn't come by himself, he will definitely not send too many people. How can this resist Qinzhou's army?"
"Our goal is to hurt both of them, but if there is a huge disparity in strength and Li Xiao's people can't consume the strength of Qinzhou's army, how can I catch the fisherman?"
Xu Zian thought for a while, but instead of answering immediately, he asked, "Did the lord choose a battlefield for this battle?"
"The time I arranged for Qinzhou is tomorrow afternoon. His Qinzhou army can go south from a road thirty miles west of Chuanchuan." Li Yuan said slowly.
"On the way, there is a small town named Pingyanggou, which is eighty miles west of Leizhou City. I will send Li Xiao's people to Pingyanggou to hand over supplies."
"And they will encounter and fight there."
"Now, just wait for Li Xiao's people to come to Leizhou."
Speaking of this, Li Yuan looked worried: "According to my guess, Ning Yuanpei will never come here on time, he will definitely send his Qinzhou iron cavalry to go ahead, so this time should be earlier."
"My lord, how many people do you think will be in the Qinzhou advance army?" Xu Zian asked again.
"At least [-] cavalry, and more than [-] follow-up troops." Li Yuan said with a frown.
"The terrain around Pingyanggou is flat. Once Qinzhou's iron cavalry starts to charge, if Li Xiao's men are few, they won't even be able to stop them for a moment."
"Once Li Xiao's men die, Qinzhou's army will definitely immediately turn their spearheads and target Leizhou."
Xu Zian stroked his beard, and said slowly: "If Li Xiao doesn't come, can the prince find a reason to let him come?"
"Looking for a reason? This brat is very shrewd. If you want to keep him from being suspicious, the reason must be reasonable and not far-fetched. This kind of reason is not so easy to find."
Li Yuan suddenly felt dizzy.
Xu Zian smiled slightly: "My lord's birthday is coming soon, how would you like to invite Li Xiao over to celebrate his birthday?"
"Hey Shou?"
Li Yuanze's eyes lit up immediately, and he said pleasantly, "Mr. is indeed resourceful, so let's do it! I'll write a book right away and invite him to come."
After a while, Li Yuan finished arranging everything and couldn't help but said: "As long as Li Xiao encounters the Qinzhou army, the master who secretly protects him will not be able to escape, and he will definitely be involved in the battlefield."
"Being able to easily kill Xu Shang and the prince's three thousand elites is enough to show that Li Xiao's secret master is very powerful, enough for Ning Yuanpei to drink a pot."
At the same time, within the city of Qinzhou.
On the school field, Ning Peiyuan looked at the assembled Qinzhou soldiers with a blank expression on his face.
Next to him, Ning Qianjun was full of pride, making the final mobilization oath to a group of generals.
A moment later, after Ning Qianjun's passionate speech, the blood of all the generals was boiling.
Among them, most of them are members of the Ning family, and they are very happy and excited about Ning Yuanpei's plan to take Leizhou and plot the world.
At this time, Ning Qianjun came to Ning Yuanpei and said, "Brother, it's almost ready, we can start tonight."
"Tonight, I will lead [-] cavalry and set off first, with [-] troops as the main force in the rear."
"After I confirm the enemy's situation, I can launch an attack on Leizhou, and take Leizhou in one go!"
"Be cautious in everything." Ning Yuanpei nodded.
"I will." Ning Qianjun nodded.
……
Qiongzhou.
"What did you say?"
Li Xiao looked at Li Junxian blankly.
"Li Yuan sent a secret letter, saying that his birthday is coming soon, and he invited His Highness to celebrate, and hand over supplies and money by the way." Li Junxian said slowly.
"Interesting, let me go over to celebrate his birthday at this time, it seems that I still don't give up!" Li Xiao chuckled and said thoughtfully.
"It's probably a grand banquet, His Highness can refuse." Li Junxian said.
Li Xiao shook his head and smiled: "No, it's so boring to refuse, if that's the case, I probably won't be able to get the money and supplies."
After thinking for a while, he continued: "Since he wants to play, then I'll play with him. Anyway, if there is money, it's not a loss."
He wanted to send Ye Tianchen to grab it directly, but this time Li Yuan seemed to have learned a lesson. The raising of supplies and money was done in secret, very low-key.
"How many people are you going to bring this time?" Li Junxian asked.
"The last time I went to Leizhou, the 5000 Dragon Flying Legion stayed, and the rest should be about [-] people. Let's all go to practice! It's not a problem to always train at home, and grow faster through actual combat." Li Xiaoruo Said thoughtfully.
His Long Xiang Legion has a total number of about 8000 people.
They are all masters selected from each battalion, and each one counts as ten.
"I'll make arrangements right now."
Li Junxian nodded, and then took his leave.
……
The next morning.
Outside Qiongzhou city.
In the one-acre sweet potato field, Lin Yang and Lin Lei were busy doing something.
After Li Xiao's amnesty, they didn't have to go back to the construction site to do hard work, so they were assigned to do some chores in the fields.
At the side, there are still guards and jailers watching.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes at the gate of the city in the distance.
The two looked intently, but a large number of people were gathering.
"Li Xiao!"
Linley raised his eyes and saw that Li Xiao sat in a car with his arms around Liu Ruohan.
He was so angry that his nails pierced his skin without knowing it.
Lin Yang said thoughtfully, "Is this a trip? Maybe it's an opportunity."
Li Xiao also saw Lin Yang and his son in the distance, and the corners of his mouth curled up...
At noon, Li Xiao brought people to Leizhou City.
The five thousand soldiers of the Longxiang Legion who came together were hidden in every corner, some disguised as ordinary people, and some disguised as passing caravans.
These are all their required skills.
Li Xiao will train every soldier in Qiongzhou according to the standards of special forces, and can adapt to fighting in most environments.
As for himself, he was invited to Li Yuanze's palace with only twenty entourages.
"Hahaha!"
From a distance, Li Yuanze greeted him with a smile on his face.
"My nephew came very early. The birthday party is at night, and my nephew has been exhausted all the way. Why don't you rest for a while?"
"Uncle Wang, where are the money and supplies?" Li Xiao said straight to the point, "Since it's still early, why don't we settle this matter first, so I can rest assured."
"Nephew, what's the rush? Uncle Wang will do what he says, and he will give you money when he says he will. He will never break his promise. After today's birthday, when he returns tomorrow, the money and supplies will appear in front of his eyes." Li Yuanze moved his eyes and said with a smile.
"I'm impatient, so I can't wait that long." Li Xiao said expressionlessly.
"In that case, let's do it!"
Li Yuan said with embarrassment: "Hesitantly worried that Qinzhou thieves would steal it, so the silver and supplies were not placed in Leizhou City this time, but in a small town dozens of miles to the west. If so, I'll send someone to bring it over."
"No need, I'll go by myself!" Li Xiao smiled slightly.
Afterwards, he waved his hand and asked someone to deliver a box, saying: "This is a birthday gift from my nephew to Uncle Wang. I won't go to the dinner party. After I get the money and supplies, I will go back to Qiongzhou to handle government affairs. I am really busy." If you don’t come here, please forgive me, Uncle Wang.”
Chapter 342: Triple action, race against time
The west gate of Leizhou City.
Li Xiao took people out and left.
On the city wall, Li Yuan and Xu Zi stood quietly.
Both of them had meaningful smiles on their lips.
"The lord's retreat is perfect!" Xu Zian couldn't help admiring, "Then Li Xiao never imagined that it was because of his self-righteousness that he fell into the trap of the lord."
"Haha, it's all thanks to Mr.'s ingenious plan for this king." Li Yuanze also laughed.
After a pause, he said thoughtfully: "This man's heart is really strange. He is clearly told not to rush, but he still wants to rush to die."
"This is taking advantage of the weakness of people's hearts." Xu Zian said slowly, "The prince should take this as a warning. In the future, he will fight in all directions, and he will face too many enemies. Remember not to expose your weaknesses."
"Thank you sir for your advice."
Li Yuan cupped his fists, then smiled and said, "Now, just wait for the good news to come."
……
Not long after Li Xiao left Leizhou City, he stopped the team and ordered: "Uncle Li, look at the map, where is Pingyanggou?"
"Yes!"
Li Junxian took out the map from his horse and looked at it carefully.
Not long after, he raised his head and said slowly, "The terrain around Pingyanggou is flat, ten miles to the west is the vast ocean, and tens of miles to the north is the city of Chenchuan on the border of Leizhou."
"West facing the sea?"
Li Xiao said without hesitation: "Then transfer all the buildings and boats here, sea transportation is more convenient than land transportation."
"Yes!"
Li Junxian took the order, and then immediately gave orders.
……
At this time, on the border of Leizhou.
"Da da da……"
There was a sound of horseshoes.
On the horizon, countless cavalry came swarming.
Among the cavalry, a flag was fluttering with the wind, and a big "Ning" was written on it.
At the front of the cavalry, Ning Qianjun galloped his horse with a solemn expression.
"General, the border of Leizhou is ahead."
A general came over and shouted: "Our people found a suspected Leizhou scout far away, do you want to send someone to intercept and kill them?"
"Go at full speed, leave them alone!" Ning Qianjun said without hesitation.
Although the Qinzhou iron cavalry he led was the best of the best, it might take a long time to catch up with the Leizhou scouts.
And it will scare the snake because of it.
Therefore, rashly chasing the scouts is not worth the candle.
And he had long expected that Leizhou would definitely send someone to watch them.
But what does it matter?
Thinking of this, Ning Qianjun couldn't help sneering, and murmured: "Li Yuanze probably wouldn't have guessed it in his dreams. My army of nearly [-] in Qinzhou will come out in full force!"
The eight thousand cavalry led by him, as the vanguard, opened the way ahead.
Not far behind, there is an army of [-], following closely.
At the same time, it also carried large-scale siege equipment.