. ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 2 4 , ▁Li ▁C un x u ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁Ba oy i ▁Circ uit ▁( 保 義 , ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁modern ▁San men x ia , ▁Hen an ). ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁the ▁Form er ▁Sh u ▁campaign ▁ ▁In ▁fall ▁ 9 2 5 , ▁Li ▁C un x u ▁launched ▁a ▁major ▁campaign ▁against ▁Later ▁Tang ' s ▁south western ▁neighbor ▁Form er ▁Sh u , ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁Li ▁J iji ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wei ▁in ▁tit ular ▁command , ▁but ▁with ▁Gu o ▁Ch ong ta o ▁in ▁actual ▁command . ▁ ▁Li ▁Sh ao chen ▁served ▁as ▁Gu o ' s ▁forward ▁commander , ▁command ing ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁caval ry ▁and ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁inf antry ▁soldiers , ▁joined ▁by ▁Li ▁Yan ▁( 李 <0xE5> <0x9A> <0xB4> ). ▁ ▁Li ▁Sh ao chen ▁quickly ▁attacked ▁the ▁Form er ▁Sh u ▁city ▁of ▁We iw u ▁( <0xE5> <0xA8> <0x81> 武 , ▁in ▁modern ▁Ba o ji , ▁Sh a an xi ) ▁and ▁forcing ▁its ▁surrender ; ▁he ▁then ▁advanced ▁and ▁captured ▁F eng ▁( <0xE9> <0xB3> <0xB3> 州 , ▁in ▁modern ▁Ba o ji ) ▁and ▁X ing ▁( <0xE8> <0x88> <0x88> 州 , ▁in ▁modern ▁H anz h ong , ▁Sh a an xi ). ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁major ▁Form er ▁Sh u ▁counter att ack ▁force , ▁under ▁the ▁commands ▁of ▁the