Li Xin is a person who knows the times very well. When it is time to admit defeat, he will bow his head and admit defeat.

So when he is arrogant, there is naturally a reason for him to be arrogant.

At this moment, half of the Pingnan Army was seen in Jiange by Ye Ming's troops, and some were scattered in various cities in the southwest. There were nearly 10,000 Pingnan Army watching the remnants of Nanshu. In a sense, the entire huge Pingnan Army had been "dismembered". At this time, the maximum number of troops Li Shen could use was 70,000 to 80,000.

But even for these 70,000 to 80,000 people, he would have to keep half or even half of them to guard Jincheng. The number of people who could bring Fu County would not exceed 40,000.

Li Xin also has 40,000 people.

With equal forces, it is almost impossible for the siege to win.

Moreover, Li Xin's confidence is that this time they had enough food and grass, and they won another county town, which could be consumed at least half a year, but the Pingnan Army could no longer afford half a year.

Even without adding the remnants of Southern Shu, Li Shen was already helpless with Li Xin.

Li Shen was silent for a long time, and finally looked up at the young man in front of him who looked sixty or seventy percent like him, and finally said slowly: "How many people do you have?"

At the beginning, Li Shen believed that if he wanted to cross the Motianling, there would be no way too many people. The estimate he gave was 10,000 people.

But when he saw Fu County lost, he already knew that he had made a mistake in his estimate.

It is impossible for ten thousand people to take Fucheng in three or four days.

Li Xin smiled very much.

"The general might as well guess?"

Li Shen glanced at the Fucheng battlefield behind Li Xin. At this time, someone was still burying the bodies on the battlefield and cleaning up the battlefield. This is an action that must be done after the war, not for humanitarianism, but for preventing the plague.

"Twenty thousand?"

Li Xin shook his head with a smile.

"wrong."

Li Shen didn't continue to guess.

Because it doesn't make sense to guess.

The defenders in Fucheng only have more than 20,000 people, and the Pingnan Army will not be able to take back Fucheng in a short period of time. Whether it is Li Shen or Li Xin, they are very clear about this.

This general who had been in the court for decades felt powerless in his heart for the first time.

At the beginning, he didn't take Li Xin seriously. At that time, Li Xin could only be considered a small trouble in his eyes, but I don't know when the trouble started, and the trouble became increasingly bigger and bigger, and every time he got out of Li Shen's estimate.

Knowing that now, Li Xin has become a big trouble that makes him feel powerless.

Seeing Li Shen's expression, Marquis Jing'an smiled even happier.

"To be honest, the general said that I have been having a hard time in the past two months. Roads like Yinping Ancient Road are not a place for people to walk on."

"Not only are there mosquitoes and wild animals along the way, but in order to hide, there is no way to make a large-scale fire and make rice. For two whole words, most of us eat dry food."

"In two months, I haven't even taken a shower."

As he said that, Li Xin fell deep into his right palm, revealing a long scar on his palm.

"Did you see this? This was cut when I climbed down from the Motian Ridge."

"At that time, I almost gave up climbing from the Motianling Mountains."

Motianling is a very difficult hurdle. It is not just that Li Xin was injured there. When his soldiers crossed Motianling, at least six or seven hundred fell and died there.

Speaking of this, Li Xin changed his mind and looked at Li Shen's cold face and smiled.

"But, seeing the expression you are now at the General, I suddenly feel that the hardships I have suffered in the past two months are worth it."

"I know you hate me."

Li Shen was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"I told you earlier that if you are willing to take my place, I can die happily."

Speaking of this, Li Shen looked up at Li Xin.

"This sentence is just as useful now."

"Do you really think it's still a personal grudge between you and me?"

The Marquis of Jing'an sneered constantly.

"From the beginning, I was not the only one who asked you about the Pingnan Marquis Mansion. The court could not tolerate you. I was just taking advantage of the momentum of the court. Otherwise, with me, a poor boy from Qiyang, Yongzhou, how could I repel a huge figure like Pingnan Marquis Mansion?"

"By now, your southwest is in danger."

Li Xin sneered: "At this point, I can't do whatever I want. Now, I will jump out of this bureau. How many years can you, Li Shen, last?"

"How many years can the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, which you cherish as life?"

This time, Li Shen was silent for a longer time. After some unknown time, he looked up at Li Xin and said slowly: "What do you want?"

"At the beginning, I just wanted to live in this world."

The face of Jing'an Hou was calm.

"But later, I want to ask you General Li for an explanation."

"Before my mother died, she didn't tell anyone about you. Later, when I went to the capital, I didn't have any idea of ​​being your son. Then I asked you why you didn't go looking for my mother. Does General Li still remember what he said?"

Speaking of this, Li Xin felt a little angry in his tone.

"You said you forgot!"

He sneered: "Now, I would like to ask General Li, did General Li remember or remember this past?"

"After all, you're still tangled with this personal grudge."

Li Shen's face was calm.

"I said that as long as you are willing to recognize me, I can hand over the Pingnan Army to you, and then go to your mother's grave to commit suicide."

Li Xin still sneered.

"At this moment, the general won't say the big talk about letting me die in Fucheng?"

Li Xin has already figured out Li Shen's character a lot. This general of the State of Zhu is very fond of feelings. No matter how sensational and touching what he said just now, the ultimate goal is to help the Southwest overcome the difficulties.

No word is credible.

How could such a heroic figure go to a woman's grave to commit suicide just because of a word?

If Li Xin is not strong enough troops at this time, Li Shen will lead his troops to Fu County without hesitation.

"General Li still regards me as a child."

A sarcastic smile appeared on Li Xin's face.

"Who else would believe this kind of nonsense except for the 17-year-old girl who would believe it?"

"If you guess correctly, Senior Brother Ye should have blocked Jiange. Now Fucheng is also occupied by me. General Li has only one way to go, that is, let someone defend Jiange to the death, and then order the troops to attack Fucheng. If you can take Fucheng, you can continue to play in the southwest for a few years. If you can't capture Fucheng, you can wait until the news of Fucheng breaking the city is spread, General Li's play in the southwest will be finished."

Li Shen said silently: "I talk to you so well, but I just don't want to die too many people. Do you think I can't conquer such a small Fu County?"

"You don't know how many people I have, how do you attack the city?"

Li Xin smiled: "Unless General Li is willing to smash the remaining Pingnan Army into this small Fucheng, I am worried that the general will suffer a big loss."

Li Shen glanced at Li Xin deeply.

What I have to admit is that at this moment, he regretted it.
Chapter completed!