Gao Jie couldn't help but ponder.
Although he is not as good at thinking about his intentions as civil servants, he is not stupid either.
Compared with Zhao Xin, who was born in the direct line of the East Palace, he was definitely not the emperor's first choice.
The emperor asked him to lead his army in the Northern Expedition because his army was the most capable among all the armies in the imperial court.
But if I take all the credit, what will happen to the emperor’s divine army?
Therefore, the Northern Expedition plan cannot only include Gao Jie's troops, but also the Shence Army.
As for the Dezhou Army led by Qin Gongming, it is not so critical.
Li Chengdong suggested that Gao Jie report his victory to the court after taking Henan, but Gao Jie had a different view.
He thought it was too late.
It would be best to submit a letter to the court after defeating Zukofa's Green Camp Army.
In this way, the Shence Army can join the battle at the best time and share the credit for recovering Henan.
After deciding on the plan, Gao Jie let out a long sigh.
In the past, he always found it difficult to be a bandit, but now he feels that it is even more difficult to be a courtier.
Not only must you do your best, but you must also consider your superiors and not make things difficult for your father.
Gao Jie worked so hard for the court not only for himself, but also for his son.
His son Gao Yuanzhao is now studying at the Huangming Military Academy, and he was obviously trained by the emperor as a confidant.
Since his origin determines that he cannot become the true direct line of the emperor, then we must work hard to make his son a direct line of the emperor.
The inheritance he earned will eventually be handed over to his son.
Yuan Zhao, I hope you can understand the hard work of being a father.
Xuzhou, General Military Mansion.
Li Ben leaned half-deep on the bed and let the two maids pinch his feet.
That approach was just right.
Li Benzhen only felt that his muscles and bones were numb, and his soul was about to be drawn out.
"Well, use a little more force and go up a little bit."
Li Benshen closed his eyes and enjoyed it to the fullest.
Now it seems that staying in Xuzhou is not a bad thing.
If he followed his uncle, he would definitely have to go to the Northern Expedition now, and he wouldn't be as comfortable as being surrounded by beautiful maids.
"General, something bad is going on" Just when Li Ben was thinking deeply about which maid to deal with first, Gao Jie's confidant Du Hui rushed in in a panic.
Li Benzhen was about to curse, but when he saw that the person coming was Du Hui, he swallowed the obscene words that had come to his lips.
"Mr.
Du, why are you here?"
Li Benzhen kicked away the two maids who were pinching his feet and stood up to greet him.
Du Hui is one of his uncle's closest aides, and even his uncle himself respects him.
"Something bad happened to the general."
Li Benshen looked suspicious and asked: "What happened?"
Du Huichong glanced at the two maids, and Li Benzhen coughed and said: "You guys, go down.
You are not allowed to come in without my order."
After the two maids retreated, Du Hui said anxiously: "The two Liu Dynasties are coming to kill Xuzhou City."
"Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing" Li Benshen's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
"Are the two of them going to openly rebel?"
Although Er Liu had sent people to rob near Xuzhou before, they were still wearing makeup.
Now they are taking advantage of Gao Jie's Northern Expedition to attack Xuzhou, which is no different from rebellion.
Seeing that Li Benzhen was shocked and angry, Du Hui advised: "For the current plan, we must strengthen the walls and clear the country, so that the two thieves cannot take advantage of them."
Li Benzhen nodded: "Mr.
Du is right.
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Xuzhou is also a fortified city, and it will not be easy for Er Liu to capture it."
Now that Gao Jie couldn't quench his thirst with water far away, Li Benshen could only rely on himself.
He only hoped that the imperial court could discover Er Liu's movements earlier and send troops to aid Xuzhou.
"No matter what, the two thieves would never dare to act like this."
Du Hui sighed sadly: "Fortunately, there is enough food and grass in the city.
It should be no problem to hold on for a while."
Li Benzhen was currently thinking about allocating manpower and deploying city defense, and was not in the mood to listen to Du Hui's sighs.
He casually put on a robe and strode towards the outer office.
Li Benzhen was the Xuzhou garrison left by Gao Jie and could make full decisions in Gao Jie's absence.
After convening a group of military generals at the General Military Office, he first made a brief report on the situation, and then began to assign tasks.
After mixing it up, Li Benzhen's mouth was already dry.
Fortunately, the deployment matters had been properly arranged, and he felt that there were no omissions.
Now I am just waiting for work, waiting for Liu Liu to attack.
However, Li Benzhen was obviously not in the mood to stay at the General Military Mansion anymore.
Surrounded by a group of personal guards, he climbed to the top of the city and sat in the tower.
After about half an hour, a dark army was seen coming from the south.
Li Benshen took a closer look and saw that these people were not Liu Zeqing or Liu Liangzuo, but who were they?
A ball of anger arose in his heart, and he was about to step forward to scold him.
But when I took a closer look, I felt something was wrong.
The number of soldiers under Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo was too large, right?
If Li Benzhen remembers correctly, there were twenty to thirty thousand people under Er Liu's command, and the total number was only forty or fifty thousand, but looking at this, there were about one hundred thousand people.
Could it be that Er Liu wanted to drive the people away to be cannon fodder for siege and trench filling?
Li Benzhen felt that this was the only explanation that made sense.
But he will not have the slightest sympathy for these people.
As long as these people were driven towards Xuzhou City by Er Liu, Li Benzhen would not hesitate to order the defenders to shoot at them with bows and arrows.
But what surprised Li Benzhen was that he did not see the crash carts or ladders used to attack the city.
There is not even the simplest staircase.
In this case, what did Er Liu want to rely on to attack the city?
Just when Li Benshen was puzzled, he discovered that the Second Liu army had slightly changed its direction and bypassed the west side of Xuzhou City.
Hiss, these two thieves want to besiege the city Li Benshen decided in his heart.
If there are 100,000 people besieging the city, it is indeed a good choice.
What's more, the troops in Xuzhou city are empty, and the walls on all sides are even weaker.
Li Benzhen hurriedly ordered the troops concentrated in Nancheng to be stationed in several other places.
After working for a while, they discovered that Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's troops did not encircle Xuzhou, but went all the way north.
Hiss, what exactly are these two thieves planning?
They raised troops to invade, but they passed through Xuzhou City without attacking.
Could it be that they just wanted to plunder the prefectures and counties near Xuzhou City?
This is too stupid, right?
At this moment, Du Hui shouted: "The two thieves are not trying to attack Xuzhou, but they are trying to escape into Shandong."
He pointed at the dark army outside Xuzhou City and said: "General, please see, the common people captured by the two thieves are not used to fill trenches and attack the city, but to make young men and wives."
After Du Hui and Li Benzhen discovered that these people were all wearing ropes and struggling to pull the carts.
The carts were packed with bags of grain.
If Er Liu came to attack Xuzhou, it would be impossible for him to bring so much food.
There is only one explanation: Er Liu had to march a long distance.
Judging from their marching direction, they were indeed heading towards Shandong
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