Chapter Sixty-Ninth: Heartbroken
Li Ze felt that Wang Mingyi had a black crow trait. Every time he saw him, something bad happened. The first time he saw him, this guy was thinking about robbing his property with Yang Kai. This was the second time he saw him. The news brought by this guy was even more unsettling.
One side had the determination to fight to the death, but the other side was still half-hearted. They were afraid of losing three points before the battle. What was even more annoying was that at such a critical moment, Zhenwu, Chengde, and Henghai had to leave the strongest Gao Pian alone. If Gao Pian commanded and coordinated the overall situation, Li Ze believed that even if he didn't win, it would be fine to play a chess and drums. As long as the war was delayed, Zhang Zhongwu's defeat was just around the corner. After all, the Tang Dynasty is still the nominal co-lord, and Zhang Zhongwu could not quickly open up the situation. Other governors entrenched in various places, whether for moral purposes or actual needs in reality, would step on Zhang Zhongwu at this time.
But when my son comes like this, isn’t this giving Zhang Zhongwu a chance? If he wins, it will be the best. Once he loses, it will be a big deal. The situation of the entire Tang Dynasty collapse will appear in advance. Without the restraint of these three governors, even Gao Pian is afraid he will be powerless. It would be good to be able to defend his Hedong.
Li Ze felt that the meal tickets in his hand were in danger.
If my son lost a big loss in this battle, he wouldn't feel that he would have a good life.
"Young Master, is it as serious as you said?" Tu Lichun was half-believing and half-doubted." The three governors of Zhenwu, Chengde and Henghai also had 15 soldiers and more than 100,000 soldiers who could mobilize!"
Li Ze glanced at him sideways, "Who can fight you or Chen Changping better?"
Tu Lichun smiled: "If both sides fight closely, he is not my opponent, but if I get a distance, I can't beat him. His archery skills are indeed great."
"What I'm talking about is a close fight with blood. If he is completely desperate for his life, what if?" Li Ze asked.
Tu Lichun pondered for a moment: "That's hard to say."
"That's it. This is still the case that Chen Changping himself is not as strong as you. Think about it, Lu Long's overall strength is stronger than the three of us combined. In addition, they are desperate, but our side is still thinking about it. I really can't see where the chance of winning is? In addition, they put aside Gao Pian, which allows Zhang Zhongwu to win the time difference again and can defeat them one by one. Tu Lichun, tell me, what are they thinking? Is there water in their minds?"
Tu Lichun opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
"I am completely obsessed with greed. I only see the benefits, but I do not see the risks of failure!" Li Ze sighed.
"Young Master, the situation will not be so dangerous. Although the master and the others have put aside Gao Pian, Hedong's strength is still attracted by Zhang Zhongwu's most strength, and we are just facing a partial teacher." Tu Lichun analyzed.
"They probably all fought for this, but I remember Tu Hu told me that Zhang Zhongwu had collusion with the Khitan side. Besides, Zhang Zhongwu's troops were mostly cavalry, and their maneuverability was far from what we could compare to." Li Ze was not shaken by Tu Lichun's words. "We must be prepared."
Tu Lichun was shocked: "Young Master, what are we going to prepare?"
"What else can I prepare? Get ready to run for life!" Li Ze glared, "If I lose and lose, Zhang Zhongwu's Lu Long army will drive straight in, of course we will have to escape."
"Where to escape?"
"Go into the mountains to be a bandit." Li Ze said angrily. "Then you have to be busy again. Go to the secret camp, mobilize everyone, strengthen the secret camp's village, build more houses and warehouses, and reserve enough food and grass. If things go wrong, we go to Daqingshan to be bandits. Staying in this farm will only be stewed by others."
"Is it that serious?" Tu Lichun murmured.
"It's good to be prepared for any trouble." Li Ze sighed, stretched his legs, and his hands hung weakly beside the chair. He lamented in his heart. It seems that a good life is really coming to an end. I hope that his guesses are all wrong. The old man will do everything he wants to defeat Zhang Zhongwu, grab another piece of territory, and live a more majestic life, and he will be able to live a more comfortable life.
Seeing Li Ze's solemn appearance, Tu Lichun was a little panicked, "Young Master, are we going to talk about this to the master?"
"Tell me to the old man?" Li Ze chuckled: "Even Gongsun Changming couldn't convince him, you, I'm the onion, you are just a reckless man in his heart, I am just a baby who is still a stinky baby in his heart. Don't make things boring. You can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep. If you have this motivation, let's find a way out for yourself!"
"Then I'll go and make arrangements quickly." Tu Lichun stood up.
Li Ze thought for a while: "Chen Changping and the people from Qingshantun can also be used. As for the tenants here, let's watch it first, and then tell them when the last moment! It's really a matter of fact. At that time, it's just a village of several thousand people, which will be expanded on the basis of the secret camp. It's almost enough to have these people. Let Sun Lei find a way to get the materials you need."
"I understand." Tu Lichun turned around and left in a hurry.
When Li Ze was worried and began to prepare for the aftermath, there was another scene in Zhenzhou. On the school ground, drums were rumbling. Under the leadership of a knight, the cavalry was performing martial arts in the school ground. The leader of the knight was tall and the war horse under his crotch was a rare famous horse. Compared with other war horses, it was a whole head taller. Even though the warrior helmet and armor on his back were probably more than 200 kilograms, the war horse was still at ease, stepping on the snow with light steps, splashing a stream of snow fog flying behind the horse's butt.
The knight immediately controlled the horse with his legs, holding a horse spear in his hands, and was full of majesty. At the edge of the schoolyard, wooden pillars that were as tall as one person were planted. The knight swept across the wooden stakes like a horse. In the flash of cold light, the wooden stakes were split into two.
Some wooden stakes that he ignored were cut by the cavalry following him, and they were slashed with one knife. After ten slashes, they naturally became two pieces.
After a circle, the wooden stakes planted on the school ground no longer existed. The drums stopped suddenly, the golden gongs sounded, and the cavalry rode their horses towards the group of people behind. Only the leader of the knight went straight to the high platform of Guanwu. He suddenly stopped the horse. The war horse neighed and stood up. The knight immediately lifted his armor, revealing a heroic face.
"Father, can these cavalry trained by my son still be attracted to you?" He snatched the horse spear in his hand and inserted it on the ground, and the knight bowed.
"Okay, okay." Li Anguo laughed, "The five hundred cavalry you brought out with you personally should become the leader of the German army."
This young general is naturally Li Che, the eldest son of Li Anguo, and Li Ze's brother who has never met before.
"Che'er, come up quickly. I've seen your cavalry. I want to see how capable you are in commanding the army? Let Mr. Gongsun give a good review. If you can get to Mr. Gongsun's eyes, you can just stand alone. Brother Changming, how do Che'er's cavalry compare to Zhang Zhongwu's cavalry?" Li Anguo turned his head to look at Gongsun Changming beside him.
Gongsun Changming pondered silently, but Liang Han behind him said: "Mr. Li, the eldest son's cavalry practices are quite organized, and they can divide and merge. When gathering and dispersing, the combat power loss is extremely small. Even if they have the power to fight with the elite cavalry under Zhang Zhongwu's command. But..."
"But how?" Before Li Anguo could speak, Li Che, who had already heard Liang Han's words, asked.
"Young Master, you only have five hundred such cavalry under your command, and three thousand cavalry under your command."
Li Che's face changed slightly: "You mean, can he compare one of his three thousand cavalrymen, if you take out any one of them, you can compare with me?"
"You are naturally worse than yours, but you will never be worse than yours." Liang Han said bluntly.
"In combat, military strength is only one aspect. I don't know the factors that affect the outcome of the battle." Gongsun Changming on the side suddenly said: "If you only look at the cavalry's abilities, then Zhang Zhongwu would have already flattened half of the Tang Dynasty. The eldest son, Liang Han is a rough man. If he wants to go in and out of the right ear, you just need to pay attention to it."
Li Che's face cleared a little, "Mr. He said very well. This time we competed with Zhang Zhongwu with the general trend. His main force was restrained by Hedong. I really don't believe that he can be very strong! I would like to give me some advice on the next martial arts performance."
Gongsun Changming smiled slightly, "I am just a mouth-like person. The one who can really guide you is your father."
Li Anguo laughed and patted Li Che's shoulder hard: "Over the years, I have taught you by example and deeds, and I have taught you almost all my skills. Let me show you to Mr. Gongsun. It was because of Mr. Gongsun's clever plan that your father achieved this day. As long as Mr. Gongsun recognizes you, then you will be the pioneer this time."
"Thank you, Dad, I will definitely not let you down." Li Che walked up to the edge of the platform, stretched out his hand, and an officer on one side immediately walked up with small flags.
The drums rang again.
Chapter completed!