"What? You mean, Hongnong has been defeated by that little emperor?" Li Shi stood up suddenly and looked at Wang Fang under the tent.

"Young General, there is nothing we can do about it! The imperial army is too strong! Those heavenly soldiers are too fierce and fearless of death. The general only has 20,000 remaining soldiers in his hands, so he cannot defend them at all!"

Wang Fang said with runny nose and tears.

"Hongnong has been lost, so wouldn't Chang'an be in danger?" As he spoke, Li Shi said a little absent-mindedly.

When Wang Fang heard Li Shi's words, a sneer appeared on his face.

"Even if Hongnong doesn't lose, you, a loser, still want to fight with the emperor? It's simply a delusion!"

Wang Fang's appearance in Chang'an was actually discussed before.

After Wang Fang participated in the grand performance in Hongnong, he took his soldiers all the way and ran towards Chang'an.

When passing through Hangu Pass and Tongguan, each left behind five thousand ambush troops, and then took the remaining ten thousand people and ran all the way to Chang'an.

And the reason why he showed up at Li Shi's camp was what he had considered first.

First of all, Li Shi was the weakest in the four-party war, but he had the most legal reason.

Li Shi is Li Jue's only son. Logically speaking, if Li Jue dies, Li Shi should be in power. What is this called? This is called inheriting the father's legacy.

However, Li Jue's two nephews and nephews did not think so. The three of them believed that the reason why Li Jue had such a large territory was inseparable from the contributions of the three of them.

After all, the three of them followed Li Jue on the battlefield and killed people since they were young, and they got to this position by virtue of their military exploits. And Li Shi relied on his father to be called Li Jue.

Aren't the two sides on the same level?

Therefore, Li Xian, Li Li, and Hu Feng did not look down on Li Shi at all, but Li Shi believed that the three of them were rebellious officials and traitors who wanted to steal their homes.

As a result, several groups of people performed martial arts every day under Chang'an City, but Li Shi was most likely the one who got beaten.

Now that Wang Fang has brought more than ten thousand old soldiers to surrender, Li Shi was very happy at first. After all, although Wang Fang has old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, they have all been on the battlefield!

Why are Li Xian and the others able to suppress themselves and fight? Isn't it because they have many old pawns in their hands?

And now, Li Shi also has old pawns in his hands, which can indirectly level the level of several parties.

But the problem is, Wang Fang came just as he came, but he also brought back a huge piece of bad news. Hongnong was lost and the emperor called!

If there was anyone Li Shi disliked the most after being suppressed and beaten for a long time, it was Liu Xie.

In Li Shi's view, Liu Xie was just born in the Heavenly Family. In terms of character and military strategy, how could he compare to him?

What is this called? This is called a closed loop of contempt, one loop within another.

However, Li Shi is a little panicked now, because he is no longer the crown prince of the Xiliang Army, and he only has 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers.

Oh, no, now including Wang Fang, there are already 60,000 people.

On the other hand, none of Li Xian and the others have 60,000 to 70,000 people.

Fortunately, Li Shi now has 60,000 people and is much more confident. If he is given some time, he is confident that he can defeat Li Xian and the others.

But, can the emperor of Luoyang City give him some more time? Now that Hongnong has been lost, the only ones standing in the way are Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass.

If these two levels are also lost, then Li Shi can guarantee that early the next morning, he will be able to see the emperor's army outside Chang'an City.

Time waits for no one!

As if he could see Li Shi's troubles, Wang Fang said directly: "Young General Wuyou! The last general thought that it would not be that easy for the Dog Emperor to invade Yongzhou!"

"I'm sorry, my great Emperor, I didn't mean to scold you!" After Wang Fang finished speaking, he added directly in his heart.

"What do you mean?" Li Shi heard Wang Fang's words and felt as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Young General, I heard that Emperor Dog's attack on Hongnong this time is actually aimed at Wancheng." Wang Fang lowered his voice and said in a voice that only he and Li Shi could hear.

"Wancheng? Zhang Xiu?" Li Shi was obviously stunned when he heard Wang Fang's words.

At this time, the news that the emperor promoted Zhang Xiu to General Annan had reached Chang'an. Therefore, Li Shi had no idea what the emperor was doing in Wancheng now.

"This general doesn't know. It's just that on the way to Chang'an, the general was worried that the imperial army would follow and attack Hangu Pass, so he sent someone to inquire about it. It turned out that the imperial army did not pursue it at all, and went directly towards

Leave through Wuguan."

"And to the south of Wuguan, isn't it Wancheng?"

Hearing what Wang Fang said, Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief obviously.

If it is true that the imperial army is heading towards Wancheng as Wang Fang said, then at least Chang'an is safe.

As for whether Zhang Xiu will live or die, what does this have to do with Li Shi?

Since his father died, Zhang Xiu has completely cut off all contact with Chang'an. It is obvious that he wants to stand on his own feet.

Since Zhang Xiu plans to be independent, why should he worry about this?

But having said that, since the imperial army has gone to Wancheng, so to speak, I have enough time to settle the score with Li Xian and the others?

Thinking of this, Li Shi looked at Wang Fang.

"Wang Fang, I have seen your loyalty. Don't worry. After defeating those thieves of Li Siam and taking back control of Yongzhou, I will immediately declare to the imperial court and make you General Polu!"

"Thank you, Lord!" Wang Fang said politely, directly thanking Li Shi for promoting him.

But I don’t think so anymore.

"Good guy, I'll bring people to rescue you and Shui Huo, and when you're done, you'll give me a bad name like Polu? Damn it, the emperor is still generous, and he'll start with General Anxi!"

"Hahaha! I don't speak the same language as my family!" Li Shi laughed loudly.

"By the way, what do you think we should do next?" Li Shi looked at Wang Fang and asked.

"My lord, the general thinks that we should withdraw part of the army from Tongguan and Hangu Pass, gather all the troops, and destroy one family first!" Wang Fang directly gave Li Shi a bad idea.

At this time, the Xiliang troops stationed at Tongguan and Hangu Pass were all neutral troops.

If strictly speaking, these soldiers stationed at the checkpoint may really be biased towards Li Shi.

However, because the situation was unclear before, Li Shi did not dare to use these troops at all.

As for the army in his hands, except for 10,000 to 20,000 old soldiers, the rest are new recruits who have been recruited for less than a month.

Well... to say new recruits is a compliment. These people are just ordinary people who have just put down their farm tools.

Not only Li Shi was like this, but also Li Xian, Li Li, and Hu Feng.

Otherwise, these four families alone have a total of more than 200,000 Xiliang soldiers. This does not include the soldiers of Tongguan and Hangu Pass, which add up to almost 300,000.

If so, the Xiliang army now has 300,000 troops, not counting the 150,000 troops that were annihilated in Luoyang.

It is simply impossible for a small Li Jue and Guo Si to have more than 400,000 troops!

Therefore, the current Xiliang army still looks very powerful, with 300,000 troops, but in fact, the number of people who can go to the battlefield, including Hangu and Tongguan, only totals 70,000 to 80,000. The rest
Chapter completed!