Actually, there is nothing to hesitate.

Even if the deposed prince did not leave Jincheng, the situation in the southwest ended the moment Li Xin broke through Mianzhu City. The current general of the Pillar Kingdom was just struggling to death.

Now there are only two choices in front of Li Shen.

Should we surrender or die with the Pingnan army?

This choice is actually quite simple. If Li Xin was in Li Shen's position now, he would probably lead the backbone of the Pingnan Army to scatter into the 100,000 mountains in southern Xinjiang, and then lie dormant, and then slowly plan for the future.

But Li Shen can't do it now.

If he had the determination to give up the Pingnan Army, he would not have had to embark on this path of no return at the beginning.

Marquis Jing'an returned to Mianzhu City without any obstacles.

“The heat is almost done.”

Li Xin sat in his study in Mianzhucheng and said lightly.

"Now, as long as there is another fire, the general of the Pillar Kingdom will open the city and surrender."

Zhao Jia gently tapped the wooden table.

"Why did the Marquis say?"

Li Xin's face was calm and lowered his eyebrows and said, "Of course, Senior Brother Ye is going to start attacking Jianmen Pass."

"Jiange, it can be said to be the last line of defense in the southwest. Once Jiange breaks, Li Shen will have no chance to surrender even if he wants to surrender. If Jiange is in a tight position, Li Shen will definitely open the city to surrender."

"Every time Jiange attacks the city, it is equivalent to inserting a needle heavily into Li Shen's heart."

"Let's see how many needles he can insert."

Zhao Youan glanced at his boss, then slowly said, "Will the Marquis try to accept the Pingnan Army?"

Zhao Jia can now understand Li Xin's ambitions. In his heart, the greater his power, the better. Now it is a very difficult opportunity.

To be honest, if you can take over the Pingnan Army in full, plus the 50,000 troops in Hanzhou, and with the help of the mysterious "Zhuyang Zhenren", Li Xin's forces are not the only one who competes in the world, but also conquers the capital in the east, and at least you can separate the southwest and become an enhanced version of the "Pingnan Army".

Li Xin shook his head slightly.

"Brother You'an, let alone whether we should do this now, even if we do this, what can we do?"

"The Pingnan Army was raised by two generations of the Li family for more than 30 years. Do they really obey me because my surname is Li and I will work hard for us?"

"We are not from the Southwest, and I have never been in the Pingnan Army for a day."

Li Xin smiled: "Don't say that I don't have the intention to rebel against the court, but I have it. Will we take over the Pingnan Army or the Pingnan Army take over us?"

Zhao Jia opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Xin saw through his meaning and smiled.

"Even if Li Shen dies, there will be Li Yan in the southwest."

"Li Yan is gone, and there is that Li Shuo here. If we really do such a stupid thing, we might be deceived by that boy Li Shuo and work for him in the future."

Li Xin said the word "working" many times in front of Zhao Jia. Now this dog-headed military advisor can understand the meaning of this word very well.

Marquis Jing'an's face became serious.

"Brother You'an, it's not our own thing, and it will be unpleasant to use it. Even if we want to build our own power, we must come step by step steadily, otherwise our foundation will be empty and we will be able to get rid of it if we go higher and step by step."

Zhao Jia stood up and bowed deeply to Li Xin.

"The Marquis is inciting and Zhao Jia has received teachings."

Li Xin laughed and scolded: "Stop flattering, write a letter to Senior Brother Ye, telling him that he can start attacking Jianmen Pass. At that time, our army will support him in Mianzhu. If necessary, we will help them capture Jiange in the rear."

Zhao Jia responded and went down to write a letter.

Li Xin was left alone, sitting in the desk in the study room with his eyebrows down. His eyes were faint and he looked in the direction of Jincheng.

"Li Shen, if you lose, you have to admit it."

"It's useless to cheat."

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On the other side, Li Shen, the general of the former pillar of the Jin Dynasty, also returned to Jincheng.

The general was wearing an ordinary green robe, and his hair had turned much whiter without realizing it. His expression was no longer as firm as before, but he became more confused.

After years of hard work, it was wiped out in one or two years, and no one could stand this blow.

Li Shidao, the head of the Li family of Zhaojun, was appointed as a marquis in the General's Mansion of Pingnan. After seeing Li Shen come back, the head of the Li family greeted him and held Li Shen's sleeve.

"Jin Chen, what's the conversation?"

The idea of ​​false surrendering and leading Li Xin's troops to Jincheng was his and Li Shen's adviser. Now that Li Shen is back, he is naturally concerned about what he is talking about.

Li Shen had no expression on his face, but he just lowered his head and said, "Uncle, go to the study and talk."

Li Shidao nodded and the two entered the study room of General Pingnan's Mansion together.

Some servants came to pour tea for them.

Li Shen lowered his head and took a sip of the tea, feeling that it was full of bitterness in his mouth.

The study room was silent.

After a while, Li Shen slowly spoke: "Uncle, let's start transferring people from home."

Li Shidao looked up in shock and looked at Li Shen.

"Jin Chen, you..."

Li Shen had a expressionless face and said word by word: "In any case, the nearly thousand-year inheritance of Li's family in Zhaojun cannot be broken by my uncle or in my hands."

Li Shidao was stunned for a long time, and finally murmured: "That Li Xin, haven't taken the bait?"

"This kind of situation may be possible to deal with other young people who are greedy for merit, but it cannot be hidden from him."

Normal young generals, such as Ye Mao, who heard that Jincheng was going to open the city to surrender, would suddenly make a huge contribution. Most people would not think about it carefully in this situation, and might have fallen into the trap of asking you to get into the trap.

Speaking of this, Li Shen's voice was a little bitter.

"That Li Xin doesn't look like a young man at all."

Mr. Li took a few deep breaths, and finally his tone was a little cold.

"The clan hopes of Zhao County are gone, and everyone in the family follows you to the southwest. If you let us go now, where can we go?"

"Go wherever you can."

Li Shen closed his eyes and lowered his eyebrows and said, "Uncle, I have no idea now. This matter is wrong, it's all my fault. I'm the only one who is the one who is looking down on the court."

"I also underestimated this Li Changan."

Li Shidao was extremely angry.

But he did not dare to turn against Li Shen. In any case, Li Shen is now the undisputed boss of the Pingnan Army. If he annoyed him, he might die immediately.

However, the head of the Li family was still very angry.

He stood up and glared at Li Shen.

"The five thousand-year-old families are all destroyed in your hands!"

Li Shen looked up and glanced at Master Li indifferently.

"Uncle said something wrong."

"Since more than thirty years ago, after Ye Sheng conquered the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Zhou clan has been declining. By the end of the Chengde Dynasty, the highest person in Zhaojun Li's court was Li Ji, the man in the Yulin Guard."

"Most of the other families are also in name but not real."

"Even if this time, the Northern Zhou clans would not have fallen far away."

"It's my uncle and other families who want to bet the southwest and participate in this big bet. I hope to turn around in this big bet and return to the glory of the Northern Zhou clan."

Speaking of this, the haggard general of the Zhu Kingdom raised his head and glanced at Li Shidao.
Chapter completed!