With Li Cunxin's surrender and Li Cunren's admission, no one questioned why Zhang Zifan and Li Cunyi, two people who had betrayed Tongwen Guan, could now come back with such arrogance.
Because those who questioned were regarded as Li Siyuan's die-hard loyalists, they went down to accompany their master.
Perhaps due to the different education he received since childhood, Zhang Zifan, who was carefully trained by Tongwen Hall, is more decisive than Li Xingyun in this regard.
Asking people to clean up the bloodstains in the hall and replace the tables and chairs that were broken during the fight, the group of people who are now in charge of Jinyang's fate sat down again.
Zhang Zifan and Li Xingyun were seated at the top of the table respectively, followed by Lu Linxuan, Li Cunyi, Li Cunren, Hou Qing and Hanba, the two corpse ancestors, and Li Cunxin, who had just surrendered in the last seat.
Speaking of which, they had no choice but to accept Li Cunxin's surrender, because although Li Xingyun and his group were strong in martial arts, they all came from martial arts backgrounds and had no military skills. Assassin Wang was very familiar with killing and driving, but he wanted to command the army to fight head-on.
If Li Maozhen or even several other vassal states resisted, it would be beyond their capabilities.
At that time, I'm afraid they can only play with thousands of troops and horses in one wave.
Among the Thirteen Taibao, only Li Cunxin and Li Cunxiao have been serving in the army. Originally, Li Cunxiao had the best relationship with Zhang Zifan, and was known as the most powerful general in the Jin Dynasty, so he was the best candidate. However, he had already been there many years ago.
Already killed at the hands of Ghost King Zhu Youwen.
Nowadays, Li Cunxin can barely use it.
After several people sat down, Li Cunren presented the information that had been passed back from various directions in the Jin Kingdom in the past few days. After Zhang Zifan, Li Xingyun and others read it, they suddenly frowned.
"I didn't expect that in just a few days, the situation would collapse to this extent..."
Li Xingyun looked at the information about being attacked from all sides in the intelligence, and felt extremely dizzy, "Speaking of which, we have helped the King of Shu solve the plague problem in Shu before, maybe we can use this..."
"impossible."
Hou Qing poured a basin of cold water on him calmly, "We did help them develop an antidote to the epidemic, but don't forget that Li Siyuan sent people to go out for this epidemic. In other words, Jin is
The culprit was the same reason that the King of Shu declared to the outside world when he sent troops. As for helping him cure the princess's illness, it was just a personal friendship. A qualified king would never neglect state affairs because of personal affairs."
Zhang Zifan then said: "What Hou Qing Corpse Ancestor said is right, Brother Li, it is almost impossible to convince those princes to retreat with some small favors. We can only rely on ourselves."
He spread out the map and placed his fingers heavily on Jinyang City, "There are two most urgent things for us now. One is Li Maozhen, who is approaching the city, and there is only a wall between you and us; the other is Li Maozhen, who is leading many soldiers.
Li Cunli is wandering on horseback with unknown purpose. Uncle Eighth, if Li Maozhen attacks the city, can you handle it?"
Li Cunxin, whose name was called by him, stood up and thought briefly: "Jinyang is a big city. The city is high and the pond is deep. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not difficult to just block Li Maozhen's siege, but I am afraid that he will bypass it.
If we open Jinyang to raid other areas, what should we do then?"
"Well...this is indeed a problem." Zhang Zifan pondered.
"Also, although Zifan has become the new King of Jin, the only place he can really rule is Jinyang."
Li Cunyi added, "Li Cunli led the troops outside for many days. Judging from the results, he did not resist Li Maozhen at all. So we have to be careful about what he is doing."
"Prince Jin, I have something I don't know whether to say or not..."
Li Cunxin said tentatively.
"Uncle Eighth, there's no need to be polite, just say whatever you want." Zhang Zifan raised his hand to signal.
"In fact, given the current situation, it is unrealistic to completely preserve the land of Jin. We have too little power, not to mention the huge hidden danger of Li Cunli."
"So what does Uncle Eight mean?"
"We might as well shrink our defenses first and really capture Dai, Shuo, Ji, You, Cang, Di and other places to the north and west of Jinyang, leaving the land in the south to them to fight for. After we have consolidated our forces, we can wait for an opportunity.
recover."
Zhang Zifan drew a line on the map based on the key cities mentioned by Li Cunxin, and immediately felt extremely distressed.
"This will give up most of the Jin Kingdom!"
"There is no other way. Only by giving up can you gain. In our current situation, if we have to send troops to attack Li Maozhen or the Wu and Shu armies, we may not be able to hold on after a battle. I am afraid that Li Cunli will take advantage of the rear.
Stolen."
Li Cunxin explained, "And what I just said is just a conservative estimate. Shu, Chu, Wu and other countries may not be able to advance as fast as Qi. Maybe after we capture the north, we can go south to fight."
If we fight for Luzhou, Wei, Qi, maybe even Bianzhou and Yanzhou?"
In this way, they were able to occupy two-thirds of the original land of Jin, which can be regarded as a great success.
A group of people discussed the map for a long time, and finally decided to adopt Li Cunxin's strategic suggestion and take a step back to open up the sky.
"Thanks to you, Uncle Eight!"
Zhang Zifan said with emotion, "Then the fifth uncle will be in charge of Jinyang. He must stop Li Maozhen from continuing to go north. Let's seize the time to conquer the cities in the northwest to avoid being conquered by Li Cunli first."
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Outside Jinyang City, Li Maozhen did give up his plan to attack this fortified city after tentatively attacking it once, and temporarily stationed outside the city to think about the next step.
As for Li Cunli, who was deeply feared by Zhang Zifan and others, after receiving the definite news that Li Siyuan was dead, he originally planned to send his troops to Jinyang to seize the throne by force.
However, the marching speed of the army could not match the lightness of the martial arts masters. He had just arrived at Fencheng, and the battle between the kings of Jin had already been settled. Not only did Li Cunli fail to drink the hot soup, but he almost fought with Qi Guo.
The armies collided.
Looking at the lone army in his hands, Li Cunli thought carefully all night, and finally chose to go directly to Li Maozhen, who was currently the most powerful soldier.
Qi Army Camp.
Li Cunli rode alone and handed over the greeting card.
"How brave!"
Li Maozhen looked strange when she saw the invitation, "Let him come in."
"Meet King Qi."
Li Cunli was a good person. After entering the tent, he faced Li Maozhen with a long bow until his fingers almost touched the ground, showing his respect and humility.
This attitude made Li Maozhen very pleasing to his eyes.
"You said you wanted to serve me, how can I trust you?"
"The sergeant under my command, King Qi, can be at his disposal at will. As for me, I am also willing to accompany King Qi to check for your mistakes and fill in the gaps, and do my best."
Li Cunli handed over all the chips in his hand as soon as he opened his mouth. His sincerity was so high that Li Maozhen didn't know what to say for a while.
Even if he wanted to find fault, he couldn't.
After a long silence, Li Maozhen changed the topic:
"In that case, I would like to test you in the school. Jinyang is difficult to attack now. You are familiar with the whole country of Jin. What do you think is the best way for me to act next?"
This question is both a test and a test. If Li Cunli is sincere in his obedience, then with Jin Guotong at his side to make suggestions, Qi Jun's actions will naturally go much smoother this time.
On the contrary, it should be removed as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.