Gao Yigong was crying at this time: "Young Marshal, what a sin. Who would have thought that there would be such a daughter in the world, and even her own father would be killed. My love for her was in vain. My family is unlucky, my family is unlucky."

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Seeing Gao Yigong crying and howling, Luo Tianbao couldn't help but sympathize. He comforted him a few words and asked people to take him down. After that, he called Li Bu and others to discuss the next step. Li Bu's attitude

It was very clear: "Young Marshal, I have said before that Dexing is not that easy to fight with Gao Yulan here. It is best to besiege him temporarily and wait for the army to gather before thinking of a solution."

At this time, the general Wei Cheng who was following him couldn't help but said: "Brother Li, is this Gao Yulan so desperate? Isn't it just Gao Yigong who can't persuade him to surrender? Then let's just fight hard. There were so many elites in the navy back then.

We have all been dealt with, not to mention that now we are all defeated soldiers, so I don’t believe how difficult this city can be to defeat."

Li Bu heard this and shook his head: "General Wei, you don't understand Gao Yulan and Dexing City. Although she is just a female prostitute, most of her subordinates are defeated, but with her ability, she can defend Dexing.

Our current forceful attack will only injure soldiers and generals, and the gains outweigh the losses. It is better to encircle them temporarily without attacking, and wait until the army has gathered before thinking of countermeasures."

Wei Chengwen couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard this, and then sneered: "General Li, why do I not believe what you said? You are not thinking about Lin Haijun's old kindness, so you are deliberately showing mercy, right?"

Li Bu's expression changed immediately after hearing this. He was a new general, and he was most afraid of others saying such things. He immediately couldn't help but said angrily: "General Wei, since Li has abandoned the dark side and surrendered to the bright side, he will naturally devote himself to defeating the rebels.

He will never miss me. I am doing this for the sake of the overall situation, and I hope you will not slander anyone!"

"Well, you know whether he misses you or not."

"You..." The two of them became more and more tense as they talked, and they were about to start a fight. Upon seeing this, Luo Tianbao hurriedly asked someone to separate the two. Finally, he weighed the balance and said: "I believe in General Li's character and loyalty.

Yes, he will never have anything to say to him. No one is allowed to mention this kind of thing again in the future, otherwise I will engage in military law. However, what Old Wei said is not unreasonable. We are the vanguard. After arriving, we will not even attack the city once.

It doesn’t make sense to attack this. In my opinion, if we fight tomorrow, it’s best if we can win, otherwise we’ll have to think of countermeasures.”

When Li Bu saw what he said, he would definitely arouse the resentment of Luo Tianbao and other generals if he persisted, so he had no choice but to accept the order. The next day, Luo Tianbao commanded the soldiers to attack, and Lin Yunfei was determined to let his son perform meritorious service.

The people assigned to him this time were all elites in the army, but even so, the battle was not going smoothly. Gao Yulan commanded well and led the defenders to resist tenaciously. He defeated the rebels several times and finally stormed the city.

Unable to gain a foothold, the losses increased as time went by. Luo Tianbao saw that these were all elites, and the losses could not be made up casually. In the end, he had to order the withdrawal of the troops. The result was just as Li Bu had expected, with the loss of troops and generals.

, returned without success. After this battle, the generals were convinced by Li Bu and Gao Yulan, and understood that Dexing City was not as easy to obtain as previously thought.

Luo Tianbao learned from the painful experience and called Li Bu to his tent that night. He made some side dishes and talked with Li Bu while eating. During this period, Luo Tianbao first apologized for not listening to Li Bu's advice yesterday, and then said sincerely

Ask the person for advice on what to do next.

In fact, Li Bu was originally a little resentful, feeling that Luo Tianbao and the generals did not trust him, but today when he saw Luo Tianbao taking the initiative to apologize and sincerely asking for advice, he couldn't help but be touched. After all, Luo Tianbao's official title was much higher than his own, and what he had done before

There is nothing to criticize for the decision he made based on emotion and reasoning. Being able to do this now shows how much he is valued. At that moment, Li Bu calmly said: "Young Commander, I am not deliberately trying to shake the morale of the army. It is actually facing the enemy."

I do know more about the navy than everyone else. Although Gao Yulan is young, she knows the art of war well, is decisive in dealing with things, and has the talent of a general. Even her subordinates dare not say that she is sure of victory in a duel with her. At the moment, we do not have enough troops, so it is difficult to attack by force.

If there is a chance of victory, the best plan for now is to encircle rather than attack. While trying to use Gao Yigong and others to shake the hearts of the people in the city, wait until the army gathers. By then, we will be much more sure of winning with numbers."

Luo Tianbao nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "What Brother Li said is reasonable. I think this is the way to go. To be honest, I am from Jianghu. I am just getting started with marching and fighting. I hope I can do anything I can't do in the future."

Brother Li knows everything, and as long as it is for the betterment of the war situation, I will do whatever is good."

Seeing that Luo Tianbao spoke sincerely, Li Bu was very moved for a moment, and immediately said: "Thanks to the young commander's wrong love, I will try my best in the end."

In this way, Luo Tianbao and others later adopted a strategy of siege but not attack on Dexing. At the same time, they sent a large number of surrender letters into the city through bows, arrows, kites and other channels every day, hoping to shake the morale of the defenders, but it seemed that there was nothing

As a result, Lin Yunfei led the main force of the rebel army arrived soon after. Luo Tianbao and Li Bu introduced the previous experience. Lin Yunfei was initially hesitant about whether the little Dexing was so difficult to defeat, but with his son and generals

As a witness, he couldn't say anything. Out of caution, he finally adopted Li Bu's plan. While besieging Dexing, he sent people to capture the remaining counties and towns in Linzhou. The subsequent war went smoothly.

On the other hand, because Gao Yigong personally came forward to surrender, most of the remaining counties and towns in Linzhou did not put up a stubborn resistance and surrendered one after another. Therefore, the rebel army soon occupied most of the territory in Linzhou.

On the other hand, just as Li Bu expected, the rebels saw that the rebel army was about to annex Linzhou and did not ignore it. They just dispatched 5,000 people to reinforce Linzhou in a very difficult situation. As a result, they were defeated by the rebel army who had been prepared.

The army was beaten back, with hundreds of casualties, and even Li Congyun's troops once pursued the rebels' territory. Compared with Lin Haijun, it was obvious that the rebels still felt that their own interests were more important, and in the end they did not dare to attack again.

They had no choice but to stick to the border, which allowed the rebel army to concentrate on annexing Linzhou.

By late autumn, only Dexing and a few small towns on the border were still resisting in Linzhou. It was obvious that as soon as Dexing was defeated, the entire Linzhou would be defeated. Therefore, Lin Yunfei convened another meeting with the generals to discuss

Do you want to fight Dexing again? Luo Tianbao, Li Bu and others had suffered losses, so they strongly opposed it. However, most generals still looked down upon Gao Yulan and the defenders, feeling that after being besieged for so long, the opponent should not be able to fight anymore, so in the end

Lin Yunfei still ordered another attack, and the result was more heavy losses than Luo Tianbao and the others. Now no one in the army dared to mention the matter of a strong attack, but it was not an option to waste so much time, not to mention so many troops.

How much food and grass are consumed every day? Even the territory of the rebel army itself has a vast border. If the rebels or other warlords attack the rear, it will be difficult for the rebel army to take care of it. Therefore, everyone is worried for a while.

That day, Luo Tianbao, Li Bu and others were worrying in the tent. Suddenly Qi Gui came with a few people. After this period of rest, Qi Gui's body had generally recovered, so Luo Tianbao asked him to continue leading the soldiers.
Chapter completed!