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General Zhu Guo took Meng Qi to the main hall of Hanzhong General's Mansion, and the three sat down one after another.

Li Shen sat in the main seat without hesitation, and said calmly: "There should be more than 2 people on Ye Ming's side. If they want to enter Shu, the first thing they need to do is to win Hanzhong. There are 5 people in Hanzhong. I will transfer [-] people to you, can you keep it?"

Meng Qi immediately stood up, clasped his fists in a deep voice: "General, the last general must stick to Hanzhong!"

Li Shen waved his hand, signaling him to sit down, and then he continued: "Ye Ming is famous for leading troops, and the Zhenbei Army has not made a single mistake in his hands for more than ten years. If he wants to fight Hanzhong, he will probably do it too." It is very difficult to keep Hanzhong completely, the general means that Hanzhong can be lost, but it must be defended until the end of the year."

Having said that, Li Shen paused, and then continued: "Also, when we meet Ye Ming for the first time, we must win. Then I will let Li Yan lead the army. General Meng, you will help Li Yan." help him."

Meng Qi immediately lowered his head and said, "The general will know."

To be honest, it is very taboo to change generals like this, especially for someone like Meng Qi who has been a general of Hanzhong for many years. Meng Qi didn't dare to have any opinions about the war.

Li Shen took the main seat firmly, lowered his eyebrows and said, "This time, I will be here in person to meet the eldest son of the Ye family."

Although there is a slight age gap between him and Ye Ming, they are considered to be of the same generation. The old man Ye Cheng and his father Li Zhijie were always compared by people in the Jin Dynasty. Now the eldest son of these two people finally has the opportunity played against each other.

After they spoke a few more words, Meng got up and retreated, Li Shen sat on the main seat and did not move, and Li Yan took the place of his elder brother to send off the general of Hanzhong.

After a while, Li Yan returned to Li Shen's side.

General Zhu Guo sat on the main seat, silent for a long time, finally looked up at his brother-in-law, and asked, "What do you think our chances of winning this time?"

Li Yan lowered his hands and said, "Brother, are you asking about the Battle of Hanzhong, or about the overall situation?"

"Tell me all about it."

Li Yan nodded and said, "Ye Ming probably didn't know that we came to Hanzhong this time, and the reinforcements we deployed were broken up and sent to Hanzhong bit by bit. Ye Ming should I will suffer a little."

"But it's just a loss?"

Li Yan continued: "This man Ye Ming, my younger brother has read some military newspapers about him in the north. This man is the most cautious in leading troops, and there are almost no loopholes to catch. We can hurt him by surprise, but we can hurt him." If we don't have his strength, we won't be able to take advantage of it as long as he reacts."

Ye Ming's temperament is very different from his father Ye Cheng. When Ye Cheng led the army, the most memorable thing was the word "reckless". It was this reckless spirit that old man Ye could send Bei Zhou into in the grave.

But Ye Shaobao's style is much more stable, and it is precisely because of this calm temperament that Jimen Pass has been impenetrable for so many years. Can Zhou in the north may harass the border towns near Jimen Pass, but he has never dared to Hit Jimen Pass head-on.

"It's enough to make him lose a layer of skin."

Li Shen frowned first, and then said: "Ye Ming will be more cautious after suffering a loss here. After the first battle, let Meng Qi guard here, and you go to Jiange to prepare for defense."

"As long as Hanzhong can hold Ye Ming for half a year, the Jiange can hold him for a year or two. At that time, the forbidden army brought by Ye Ming will be trapped in the southwest. After two or three years, even if the Jiange is broken, we It can also become a trend.”

The so-called momentum does not mean that Southwest will suddenly become stronger, but that if Southwest can survive the court for three years, people will fall to the side of the abolished prince, and Southwest will become even more unbreakable.

Even so, there was still a long way to go for Southwest to fight against the imperial court. According to Li Shen's own calculations, it would take at least ten years for Southern Xinjiang to accumulate enough strength to counterattack the imperial court.

It's been a long road.

Li Shen was originally unwilling to take this road, but the current situation forced him to this road step by step.

In today's Pingnanhou Mansion, there is only one way to go. If this way does not work, then Li Zhijie's family will be wiped out.

So no matter what, he can bite the bullet and go on, because he will die if he turns around.

Li Shen closed his eyes, recalled the events of the past few years in detail in his mind, and finally exhaled slowly.

He thought of the young man who was still a little immature when he first met, and who was gnashing his teeth in front of him.

If it weren't for him, although I don't know what would happen to the Pingnanhou Mansion today, it would definitely not be like this.

Thinking of this, Li Shen looked back at his righteous brother, and said something silently in his heart.

If the Emperor Chengde was still around, he would not have come to where he is now anyway.

The emperor of Chengde is still alive, no matter what Li Shen has a chance to "surrender". If he surrenders the military power in southern Xinjiang, the holy emperor will give him a way out, but the current emperor...

He has already had a feud with Nanjiang to kill his father.

The former Marquis Pingnan of the Great Jin court let out a muffled snort, and put these complicated thoughts behind him.

"No matter what, this battle in Hanzhong must be won. If we lose to Ye Ming in Hanzhong for the first time, then we don't have to protect His Royal Highness. We wipe our necks with a knife and die more simply."

Li Yan stood behind Li Shen, bowing his head respectfully.

"Little general, follow orders!"

"This battle is invincible, and the end will come to see you."

Li Shen didn't speak, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

In his heart, he was somewhat resentful towards his righteous brother.

Li Yan also knows that his elder brother is very dissatisfied with killing the Emperor Chengde, but the matter has come to this point, and the Emperor Chengde has no way to come back from the dead. The bravest general in the Pingnan Army shook his head and turned back to his own. room.

……

On the third day after Li Shen arrived in Hanzhong City, a letter was delivered to the Hanzhong General's Mansion.

This letter was not addressed to Hanzhong General Meng Qi, but to Li Shen.

General Zhu Guo received the letter, but before he opened it, his expression changed.

Because this letter was sent by Ye Ming.

Li Shen took a deep breath, turned to look at Li Yan and Meng Qi.

"How did he know I was in Hanzhong?"

Both of them shook their heads.

Li Shen frowned, forced to suppress the doubts in his heart, and opened the letter.

The content of the letter is simple.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, I hope for a while."

Chapter 499

Li Shen and Li Yan came to Hanzhong quietly, did not disclose their whereabouts, and did not even bring a few people here. It stands to reason that Ye Ming should not know that he is in Hanzhong anyway, but he just kept it. The letter was delivered here.

Li Shen frowned secretly.

Could it be that there are some spies around him?

Thinking of this, he put the letter back in his sleeve, then turned to Li Yan and asked, "How many people know that we came to Hanzhong?"

"A dozen or so."