Li Xianzhong certainly understood the meaning of this poem.
It was nothing more than a poem to explain to Li Xianzhong that he wanted to regain the Central Plains, but unfortunately he was forced by Emperor Zhao Gou, so he had no choice but to proclaim himself emperor and rebel against the Song Dynasty.
While Xu Xian did not want the Han people to fight among themselves, why did Li Xianzhong want to fight among themselves?
Li Xianzhong thought about it, and became more and more influenced by Xu Xian's poetry, and came up with the idea of retreating.
But Li Xianzhong also understood that he could no longer retreat now. If the news of the retreat spread back to Lin'an, Emperor Zhao Gou would never let him go.
So Li Xianzhong planned to let the soldiers rest for a day and wait until tomorrow to have a good battle with Xu Xian at Guangcheng Pass.
Guangcheng Pass, above the Guan Tower.
"His Majesty!"
"Why did you ask me to write that poem for you to Li Xianzhong?"
Xin Qiji was currently accompanying Xu Xian on the Guan Tower, and together they were looking towards the direction of Li Xianzhong's camp not far away.
"Military advisor!"
"What do you think Li Xianzhong will think after reading that poem?"
Xu Xian asked in return.
"Of course I can understand His Majesty's helplessness from the poem, and even feel sympathy for it!"
"Could it be that His Majesty wants to recruit Li Xianzhong to surrender?"
Xin Qiji seemed to understand all of a sudden.
"Yes!"
"I really want to recruit Li Xianzhong!"
"If Li Xianzhong can join our Ming Dynasty, then our Ming Dynasty regime will be even stronger!"
"Although Pu Shan Zhongyi and Tu Dan Hexi are both famous generals in the world, I am actually not at ease with them. I believe the military advisor should also understand!"
Xu Xian explained.
"Of course I understand His Majesty's thoughts!"
"Sigh... I'm afraid that Li Xianzhong will not surrender to us easily!"
Xin Qiji couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.
"Of course I know!"
"So I'm thinking of a way to get the best of both worlds and get Li Xianzhong to surrender!"
"But if you want Li Xianzhong to surrender, you have to defeat it first!"
Xu Xian thought.
"yes!"
"It seems that there is no way to avoid the battle tomorrow!"
"Your Majesty, you'd better go back and rest early. You haven't had much rest in the past few days!"
Xin Qiji was also very concerned about Xu Xian.
"I'm fine!"
"It's just that I often can't sleep lately!"
In fact, Xu Xian has always been worried.
"Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind?"
"Is it possible that you are still thinking about Madam?"
Xin Qiji asked.
"yes!"
"After all, there has been no news about my wife since she was rescued from Daming Mansion Prison. Even Xiang'er doesn't know where she went!"
"I'm really worried about my wife and Xiang'er now!"
Xu Xian was worried by Xin Qiji.
"Since Miss Xiang'er is the sister of Prime Minister Han, Your Majesty, you think that Madam was rescued by Miss Xiang'er. When you return to Luoyang, ask Prime Minister Han to help look for her, and maybe you can find her!"
Xin Qiji reminded.
"Military advisor, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it!"
"Why didn't I think of asking Han Yan to help me find Xiang'er? When I return to Luoyang, I will definitely ask him to help me find my wife and sister Xiang'er!"
Xu Xian suddenly seemed to be in a happier mood.
"correct!"
"Your Majesty, do you really plan to leave the customs in person tomorrow to fight that Li Xianzhong?"
"This is too dangerous and unnecessary!"
"Why don't you let me go to battle on your behalf tomorrow?"
Xin Qiji suddenly changed the topic.
"yes!"
"I, Xu Xianjun, have never fought on a battlefield in person for more than a year, but I believe in Li Xianzhong!"
"So in the battle tomorrow, I have to go out and fight in person!"
Xu Xian seemed to have already made plans.
Sky-blue mist and rain enveloped the outside of Guangcheng Pass. At this time, Guangcheng Gate suddenly opened wide.
Then a large group of soldiers on horseback rushed out from the gate. These soldiers on horseback came in an endless stream and extended to five miles outside the pass.
After several rounds of drums sounded, the cavalry immediately formed a formation and gathered densely in a wide area five miles outside the pass.
At this moment, a large number of cavalry suddenly appeared on the opposite side of the phalanx. They also formed a formation, and the two armies instantly entered a confrontation.
"Shuai Xu!"
"It's been a long time since I last saw you. I didn't expect you to put on your armor today. I'm really impressed!"
Li Xianzhong rode out of his camp first.
"yes!"
"General Li, we have indeed not seen each other for a long time!"
"I didn't expect that I had the feeling of being a colleague, and now I have to meet Zhenzhang on the battlefield!"
Xu Xian also leaned forward.
"Okay, then Li Xianzhong will ask Marshal Xu for advice today!"
"please……!"
Li Xianzhong pointed to the open space ahead.
"good!"
"Then I won't hesitate to teach you!"
After Xu Xian finished speaking, he drew his sword and rushed towards Li Xianzhong on horseback.
At this time, Li Xianzhong also waved his sword directly to greet him.
Afterwards, only the sound of "dang...dang" was heard, and the sound of swords clashing was heard, and the two people exchanged positions with each other.
"Shuai Xu!"
"I can't believe that even though you have always been behind the scenes, you are actually pretty good at martial arts!"
Li Xianzhong praised Xu Xian.
"General Lee!"
"Aren't you always strong?"
"good!"
"General Li, look at the knife!"
Xu Xian said, riding his horse and rushing toward Li Xianzhong again with his sword in his hand.
But Xu Xian didn't expect this time. After he swung his knife and touched the sword in Li Xianzhong's hand, he was so shocked that he almost dropped the knife to the ground. However, Xu Xian still endured it and stepped aside, preparing to attack again.
"Shuai Xu, it's my turn this time!"
"Look at the sword!"
Li Xianzhong said, raised his sword and rushed towards Xu Xian.
Xu Xian quickly raised his sword to greet him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a streak of black hair suddenly stood between the swords of Xu Xian and Li Xianzhong.
Then I saw a wave of black hair twining around him, and Li Xianzhong was instantly struck by the black hair and fell directly off his horse.
At this time, Xin Qiji took the opportunity to rush over with his men and captured Li Xianzhong.
When the Song soldiers saw this, they immediately rushed over and wanted to rescue their general Li Xianzhong.
"If any of you dare to act rashly, I will kill it!"
Xin Qiji put his knife on Li Xianzhong's neck and temporarily drove away the Song soldiers who were coming.
"Xu Xianggong!"
"You have defeated the opposing general, why don't you retreat quickly?"
Then I heard a woman's gentle voice calling.
"You...are you Qing'er?"
"Qing'er, why are you here?"
Xu Xian turned around and saw that it was Xiaoqing who was here.
Then, he quickly returned to his own formation.
"Xu Xian, I didn't expect you to be such an insidious and cunning person!"
"You can't beat me, general, and you're actually cheating!"
"You are so shameless, shameless!"
At this time, Li Xianzhong, who was caught by Xin Qiji, began to curse Xu Xian.
"General Li, I...I'm not cheating. The king really wants to have a good fight with you!"
Xu Xian quickly explained.
"I am the one who is cheating!"
"You old man, why do you have such a bad mouth?"
"Believe it or not, I will smash your mouth!"
Xiaoqing suddenly walked up to Li Xianzhong, pointed at him and retorted.
"Xiaoqing, don't...don't do this!"
"General Li is not a bad person, don't offend the old general!"