In the morning, the cavalry were busy practicing tactical exercises. Under the pergola, Li Li discussed other issues with the instructor "Liang Xiaoyan".

"Liang Xiaoyan" is the pseudonym of Duan Shao. As a top noble in Qi State, he became a prisoner of Li Li and wanted to serve as an instructor for Li Li to train cavalry, so he changed his name and surname.

Li Li has told Duan Shao about the current situation of Liang and Zhou attacking Qi. He wants to hear this person's opinion: Can Qi withstand it?

Duan Shao had a few days to learn about the current situation in various countries (only what Li Li knew). After thinking about it, he felt that this was not done.

In other words, Liang and Zhou Teguo's attack may not be able to work together to attack. It seems to be huge and may have little effect.

"Reason?" Li Li asked, Duan Shao replied: "Because Junhou's battle is just a partial army, not the main force."

I don’t know whether to praise or ridicule these words, Li Li raised his eyebrows: “It’s useless to say too much. Do you think that the official army can’t beat the field war?”

"Yes, facing the elite Qi army, the Xuzhou army, which is probably the only king of Liang, can be sure to win when the frontal confrontation is fought."

Duan Shao said this, not that he was dissatisfied with it, but that he was talking about the fact that Li Li’s Xuzhou army was really special.

Although the Qi army suffered consecutive defeats in recent years, it was only defeated by Li Li. The Qi State has strong national strength and can afford the losses over the years.

"Waring wild and waves, the cavalry won the decisive victory. What is the confidence of the Liang army? Can we defeat the superior number of Qi cavalry in the decisive battle in the wilderness? Do we rely on barbed wire? Haha."

Duan Shao had a rare opportunity to mock Liang Jun, other than Xuzhou Jun. Li Li understood the other party's mood and did not express it.

Barbed wire mesh is very effective in blocking cavalry. However, an army dominated by infantry, relying solely on the barriers to fight a series of battles with strong cavalry opponents in plain areas, the chance of victory is not high.

Because the cavalry will not rush into the barrier stupidly.

They can scatter and attack the Liang army's grain transport team. So, how many barbed wire should the Liang army lay in the Great Plain area to effectively limit the range of activities of the Qi army's rangers?

Just relying on laying barbed wire mesh at the last battle, then, the Qi army retreats and stops fighting, okay!

Duan Shao knew that Li Li had done his best to raise horses, but even so, the number of horses in the Xuzhou army was just that.

When facing the Qi army, the maximum difference in the number of cavalry is not that big.

The elite cavalry of the Qi army can be made of three horses per man or four horses per man.

Among them, one riding a horse, the cavalry rode while marching, and another war horse, and the cavalry was charged in the battle and carried the cavalry to charge into the battle.

Two pack horses, take turns to carry the utensils and the secondary chaperone.

Such elite cavalry have a huge range of activities and a strong impact. Duan Shao believes that only the Xuzhou army led by Li Li himself can have a decisive battle head-on with the main force of the Qi army and be sure to win.

In other Liang troops, the number of cavalry will be smaller and the disadvantages will be more obvious.

Since I am not sure of winning the field battle, there is no way to start with the siege of the city.

Even if the Liang army captured the city in the early stage, facing the counterattack of the main force of the Qi army, if the Liang army could not defeat the field battle, the captured city would become an isolated city, and sooner or later it would be over.

Only "monsters" like Li Li and Xuzhou Army, which have both offensive and defense, can make the Qi army suffer consecutive defeats.

Now that Li Li is really sent to beat the edge drum and run to Puyang to restrain the troops in Yecheng opposite the Yellow River, the Liang army, which attacked Hulao in the north, may be progressing slowly.

The Liang army may be defended and attacked, but it may not be possible. The Qi army cannot do anything to Li Li's Xuzhou army, which does not mean that it is a weak brigade.

As for the Zhou army attacking Luoyang...

"I think they won't really attack Luoyang, but Jinyang."

This is Duan Shao's judgment. He believes that his colleagues in Jinyang will also make such judgments.

The Western thieves who have been dealing with for many years will not foolishly watch Liang State take the Henan area east of Hulao, and even the Qingzhou area, and take Luoyang by themselves.

Duan Shao also said: "With Hulao as the boundary, what can Zhou State get Luoyang? Could it be that he will set out from Luoyang and cross the river to attack Yecheng? Are you not afraid that the Liang army will cut off the retreat route from the flank?"

"For the Zhou State, it is better to take advantage of the Liang army's attack on Henan, attract the main force of the Qi army, and then concentrate all efforts to attack Jinyang from Hedong and take over the important place of Bingzhou."

"Junhou shouldn't always think that Zhou State is fighting alone. They can win over the Turks and attack Jinyang together."

Li Li was very familiar with the word "Turkish", but he was still quite surprised: "Where is Rouran? Didn't it mean that Rouran is the biggest threat on the grassland?"

Duan Shao replied: "Roran is no longer able to do it. Three years in Tianbao, that is, seven years ago, Rooran Khan led his army to fight against the Turks and committed suicide because he was defeated."

"As soon as he died, the throne was seized, the nobles fought for power and profit, the country was divided, and the situation was hopeless..."

Duan Shao said and laughed: "The Turks have replaced Rouran and become the new wolf on the grassland. Is it not as good as chewing Luoyang?"

"If Liang State takes Henan, Luoyang will be useless against Zhou State. He can only defend but not attack. But if they take Jinyang, they can look down on Hebei..."

"Who is the most stable attack on Hebei by Zhou State and Liang State by Henan?"

Li Li pondered: "The Zhou army set out from Jinyang and crossed the Taihang Mountains into Hebei. If they can't defeat them, they can retreat. If they guard several mountain passes, they can block the pursuers."

"The Liang army crossed the Yellow River from Henan to the north to attack Yecheng. Once it fails, it will not be able to escape in an unblocked plain..."

"Before the Liang army entered Hebei north before they arrived in Qingzhou, it was like a lonely army going deep into it, so they had to divide their troops to capture Qingzhou. However, the Zhou army took Jinyang and could directly enter Hebei and attack Yecheng."

Seeing that Li Li could figure it out, Duan Shao said again: "Not necessarily, the court can let the lords stare at Qingzhou, and it can also prevent the lords from competing for the great achievements of entering Ye, killing two birds with one stone."

"But the premise is that the Liang army can annihilate the main force of the Qi army in Henan, and then directly cross the river to attack Yecheng."

"Of course, Junhou can force his crossing the Yellow River and attack Yecheng directly. However, will the prime minister in the court give Junhou this opportunity? In the future, Junhou will probably still beat the edge drum and become a side army."

This involves the political power game, Li Li is speechless.

That's right, Zhang Ying analyzed and felt that the progress of the official army's attack on Henan this time was probably not going well, because the Qi army is still in strength.

Zu Yi also believed that if Li Li's Xuzhou army was sent to "beat the edge drum", other Liang troops would probably not be able to annihilate the main force of the Qi army in the field, and at most they would be in a confrontation.

The Zhou army will definitely take advantage of some of the main forces of the Qi army to fight with the Liang army in Henan and concentrate their forces to attack Jinyang, rather than Luoyang.

As for Qi, based on national strength alone, it has the ability to mobilize two large armies and respond to Liang and Zhou Tu's attacks in both east and west directions.

Duan Shao's views are similar, and Duan Shao believes that the prime minister of Liang State is unlikely to really think that the main force of the Zhou army would attack Luoyang.

The reason why he still decided to attack was simply because Li Li won consecutive victories in recent years, so he had an illusion that the strength of the Qi army was just that.

Since Li Li can win battles one after another, the other Liang army generals will definitely be able to do it.

Whether the Zhou army attacked Luoyang or Jinyang, it would make Qi unable to deal with the war in Henan with all its might. Then the Liang army was sure to capture all parts of Henan.

Duan Shao still looked down on the overall strength of the Liang army now: because there are not many generals who can fight, and it is not enough to rely on the bravery of the soldiers alone.

He only obeyed Li Li and recognized the strength of the Xuzhou Army. In his opinion, Li Li was purely an alien, so he could turn decay into magic.

Li Li didn't know whether this was praise or ridicule. The dignified Daliang official army was so looked down upon.

Li Li felt that Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian had many generals under their command, and the soldiers were also veterans of a hundred battles. After practical training, they must have combat effectiveness.

So he felt that these two should be very powerful. This joint efforts in the Northern Expedition will always make progress.

Duan Shao suggested: "Since the new prime minister is clearly asking his own people to take this great contribution and let the king watch it on the wall, then the king may as well watch it on the wall."

"That's all. I don't have the courage to resist the order and seize credit." Li Li smiled.

There are people in the court who are good at being an official. If there was no accident in the Poyang King, he would still be "recording the affairs of the Shangshu". This time, he would definitely be the actual commander, with the title commander and a large group of "second-generation" who have made military achievements.

How to...

If the government army is strong and the court "recovers" Henan as he wishes, he can really stand aside next time, and he will not even "recover" Qingzhou.

Because there were Yang Yaren and other Yang family generals from the Taishan Goat family, these people, together with the Qingzhou gentry and powerful people, were half of the fellow villagers, and it was much more convenient to recruit surrenders and rebels.

Once the court really included the areas south of the Yellow River and east of Hulao under its jurisdiction, the areas south of the Yellow River and east of Hulao were wrapped up, like a sword was sheathed, and its edge disappeared.

From now on, people and animals will be harmless.

He was "harmlessly treated", returned to Beijing to serve, was defeated by high officials and generous salaries. He spent the rest of his life and gave birth to more than 100 sons...

It seems to be good, but is this possible?

The higher the contributions of the military officials who are not trusted by those who are in power, the more disasters they will be.

Duan Shao felt mixed feelings when he saw Li Li thinking.

To be honest, he didn't want Li Li to have the opportunity to assume the main responsibility of the Northern Expedition, because this guy really has the strength to harm Qi State.

So Li Li was sent to the Yellow River to "fish" and really felt that "God blessed Qi State".

Li Li's Xuzhou army is now busy with farming and has stopped a lot of silence, but even so, how long can it last?

Duan Shao figured it out. Now Li Li’s shortcomings are shortage of food. Once Xuzhou’s farming is successful, Li Li will become a tiger down the mountain. How will Qi stop it?

Fortunately, it seems that Li Li has no foundation in the court, and there will be no prime minister treating him as his own person and giving him important tasks.

In the future, I could only hope that the prime minister of Liang State would restrain the tiger and let it stay honestly in Xuzhou as a dog guarding the household.

Yes, Mu Shou, who holds heavy troops, has no support and trust from the prime minister in the court, and faces all kinds of suspicion and mixing sand, and can only protect himself. Where can he have the intention to use troops to the outside world?
Chapter completed!