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Volume 1: A Cheerful Boy's Journey Chapter 824: Entering the Urn

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    Chapter 824: Entering the Urn

    Ye Huaixiu looked at Li Xian who was standing on a high slope not far away looking at Mingzhou City, and then walked over quickly.  This high slope is facing the gate in the middle of the southern city of Mingzhou City. After Wang Pao ascended the throne, he renamed this gate Xiongtu Gate. From this name, we can see his ambition.

    When she walked to Li Xian, Li Xian turned back and smiled at her.

    "Dou Jiande has been running Hebei for many years, and the reconstruction of Mingzhou City is so strong. Even if it is exploded with piles of gunpowder, there will definitely be a lot of soldiers lost. You see, there are crossbows installed every twenty steps.  The archery towers are so densely built that the horse faces are much more protruding than those in ordinary cities. The archers on the city wall have no blind spots when firing arrows. It is difficult to get close without losing thousands of men and horses. Even if they get close, gunpowder will pile up on the city wall.  The gates of the city also need the world, and when they are covered with arrows and shot down, the soldiers will suffer greater casualties. If the gates of the city are blockedit will be in vain to kill so many people."

    Ye Huaixiu nodded and said apologetically: "I haven't thought of a way to contact Wu Bushan in the city. Although there are many good people in the Military Inspectorate, the city wall in Mingzhou is really too high. It can't be done without a lasso and iron claws."  I can¡¯t go up. But now the defenders on the city wall are so dense, if I just throw the iron claw up, I will be discovered.¡±

    Li Xian said: "There is nothing to worry about in terms of food and grass. The food shipped by Master is enough for the army to consume for a month. The subsequent food and grass have already been shipped, so there is nothing to worry about since we occupy the waterway. So you don't have to worry too much about this matter."  If you are anxious, there will always be a way.¡±

    "Speaking of waterways"

    Ye Huaixiu asked: "If those Tiele people who quietly entered the customs really took the waterway, Wang Bao would probably jump on his feet and scold his mother if he knew about it."

    Li Xian couldn't help but laugh: "There is nothing to fear when people in the grassland fight on foot once they get off the horse. If they get on the boat again, there is nothing to worry about. I have urgently ordered Chen Que'er to divide the navy into two groups.  There are two routes, one each goes up the river. If the Tiele people really rob the ships and go down the river, no matter which one they take, they will be blocked by the navy."

    ¡°I really don¡¯t know if the person who gave Jamukha advice was a Han or a grassland person.¡±

    Ye Huaixiu smiled and said: "Having such a military advisor next to the enemy is more effective than having a secret agent from the Military Inspectorate next to Jamuka. If this person is a grassland man, it will not be scary, because he doesn't understand it at all.  The situation in the Central Plains. If he is a Han, judging from his strategy, he has not returned to the Central Plains for many years, and he has no idea In addition to cavalry and heavy armored infantry, the most powerful members of our Yanyun Army are also  There is a navy that far exceeds the size of the Sui Dynasty."

    Li Xian withdrew his gaze from the direction of Mingzhou City and walked slowly down the slope: "If you really can't think of a way to enter the city, I will ask Xu Shiji to send troops to attack at night and concentrate the troops to attack the south gate. This may be able to  The defenders on the city wall have gathered towards the south gate, and the spies may still be able to get in by climbing the city wall in a less crowded area."

    "Wu Bushan is a mature and steady man who can do great things. He may have already thought of a solution in the city."

    Ye Huaixiu said: "What I am worried about now is whether Wang Bo's words are accurate. If what he said is made up just to survive"

    "He didn't dare."

    Li Xian smiled and said, "He knows this kind of lie can't be hidden from others, and even if he can, it won't be hidden for long. If I find out that he made it up, doesn't he know his own fate?"

    "most¡­¡­"

    Ye Huaixiu said: "Let Wang Bo also enter Mingzhou City."

    Li Xian was slightly stunned, and then couldn't help but laugh: "You threw Wang Bo into the cage, aren't you afraid of scaring him to death?"

    "After he enters, he will definitely die if he does not perform meritorious service. Since the spy is going to enter the city, then simply take him with him After entering the city, he will not be exposed easily even for his own sake, so the safety of the dishes is  On the contrary, it is guaranteed.¡±

    "Try it."

    Li Xian said as he walked: "Let Xu Shiji mobilize his troops to attack for a while tonight. If it doesn't work, let the people from the Second Department of the Military Inspectorate bring up the gunpowder tomorrow. I don't believe that if the bombing lasts for a day and a night, even if the city gate is blocked, will it be possible?"  Can¡¯t you blow up a Mingzhou city?¡±

    Ye Huaixiu hummed and asked again: "Do we really have to wait for the matter in Chang'an City?"

    "Just wait a little longer."

    Li Xian pondered for a while and said: "Sometimes I can't figure out one thing. Why do some people think of rebellion as simple and easy? Even if the people in the Military Inspectorate didn't notice it, Du Ruhui and the others didn't notice it. They suddenly took advantage of it.  If they capture the city of Chang'an, do they think they have captured the entire world? Once the capital is captured, do they think the Tang Dynasty is all theirs?"

    Ye Huaixiu said: "There were many people who hurriedly rebelled in the late Sui Dynasty. It can be summed up to one reasonbecauseThey are greedy and afraid.  "

    "These four words are insightful."

    Li Xian laughed and said: "Obviously he is not capable of achieving great things, but he is worried that others will take away his power if he rebels too late, but he does not see clearly whether he has the capital to win the world. He thinks he can win over some courtiers, but he thinks he can win over the army.  Can all the generals secretly collude to achieve great success? The reason why I said wait is to see how many people are making these two preparations. The reason why those in Chang'an City feel that they are sure of success is actually because of the  They colluded with a group of peoplebut they forgot that these generals were just in case."

    "It will be easy for me to kill those people in the city. Once they are killed, the generals in the army will not stand up and say anything stupidly, just as if nothing happened."

    He sat down on a stone, pointed to his side and said, "Let me tell you a story."

    Ye Huaixiu sat down next to him, tilting his head and waiting for Li Xian to continue.

    "There once was an emperor who suffered as much as I did when he was a child, but he suffered even more than I did. He gradually got better after being decades old. Later, when the world was in chaos, he also joined the rebel army. With his brains and  With loyalty, he recruited a group of very capable people to assist him, and finally overthrew the imperial court at that time and established his own empire. After he ascended the throne, the most common thing he did was to kill people not killing ordinary people, but killing officials.  .¡±

    "Every few years, he would find an excuse to kill some of the founders of the country. In this way, it didn't take long for the veterans who followed him to conquer the world to be almost dead. This was not the most courageous thing he did.  In his later years, when the prime minister was in power and wanted to rebel, he pretended to be confused and turned a blind eye, allowing the prime minister to develop his own strength. When the prime minister became so powerful that he thought he could succeed, the emperor took it upon himself to do it.  All the officials who colluded with that prime minister were killed. In this one case alone tens of thousands of officials were killed."

    After hearing these words, Ye Huaixiu's face suddenly turned a little ugly.

    Li Xian smiled and said: "My heart is not that cruel, but since the country is already in my hands, how can I let others do harm again? If killing a few more people now can make them remember, they will do the same in the future.  Less blood and much blood.¡±

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    Grassland

    Liu Hongji looked at the Tiele prisoners who were being escorted toward the camp not far away, and couldn't help but frown: "There are not ten thousand cavalry in the entire camp. I just interrogated a few prisoners, and they said that Jamu  He led a large group of troops to evacuate in batches at night a month ago, and they don¡¯t know exactly where they went. They just told those who stayed behind not to move out easily, and not to let us find out that the camp is empty. "

    Ashina Duoduo pondered for a while and said: "Early this morning Ashina sent someone to send back the news. He has led his troops back. He has massacred the Tiele people's hometown several times. The number of people killed is  Tens of thousands of cattle, sheep, and horses were looted and returned, and the homes of the Tiele people were destroyed. But if Jamuka secretly began to withdraw his troops in batches a month ago, where would he be if he hadn't gone back to rescue his hometown?"

    "Oops!"

    Luo Yi, who was sitting aside to rest, suddenly changed his expression. He stood up suddenly and said, "Your Highness, I want to take the troops back to Zhuojun immediately. I'm worried that Jamuka is quietly going south with the troops to invade Zhuojun.  ¡±

    "It's not impossible!"

    Liu Hongji¡¯s expression also changed: ¡°Old General, I¡¯ll go back with you.¡±

    He turned to Ashina Duoduo and said: "There is nothing to worry about in the war on the grassland. Even if Jamuka does not go south but finds a place to hide, whether we stay or not will have no impact on the war situation."  In the winter, you pretended to be Tiele people and burned and killed you on the grassland. Now all the tribes have sworn allegiance to you. Jamuka has no soldiers, so there is nothing to fear."

    "Since you are worried about Zhuojun, I can't keep you here."

    Ashina Duoduo said: "You take the two thousand Khitan troops with you. Ou Siqingqing is beside King Yan. They are loyal to Qingqing and will not disrespect orders."

    "That's fine."

    Luo Yi nodded and did not refuse: "We will set off now. If Jamuka hides, just send someone to deliver the news quickly."

    In the afternoon, all the food and grass needed along the way have been prepared.  Liu Hongji had brought less than 5,000 elite cavalry out of the fortress, but Luo Yi's cavalry suffered little loss.  Together with the Khitan's two thousand-man troops, about fifty thousand cavalry left the Turkic camp and marched southward in a mighty manner.

    Ashina Duoduo didn't turn around until Liu Hongji and the others disappeared, returned to the tent and sat down, pondered for a while and wrote a letter to Li Xian.

      After the letter was completed, she handed it to the people at the Military Inspectorate to deliver it as quickly as possible.

    After handing the letter to the people from the Military Inspectorate, Ashina Duoduo suddenly felt that her whole body felt relaxed.  After the Tiele people left, they would most likely go south to invade the Central Plains.  Ashina Duoduo didn't understand how Jamuka could make such a stupid decision, but she firmly believed that this wrong decision benefited the Turks a lot.  If Jamukha really went south, how could he come back unscathed?

    Now that Li Xian is in power in the Central Plains, Ashina Duoduo naturally knows what his attitude is towards foreign enemies.  Even if we let the Central Plains matter go, we must first kill all the foreign enemies who dare to invade.  Back then, before he had a firm foothold in the Central Plains, he dared to take thousands of cavalry to Taiyuan to deal with Ashina Dujishi.  Now that we have strong soldiers and horses, how could we allow Jamuka to do evil in the Central Plains?

    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you are born with such a big heart, or if you take it more seriously than others You regard the entire Central Plains as your home, so naturally you don¡¯t allow others to cause trouble in your home.¡±

    "It's justdid you forget to promise me that you would come to the grassland?"

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    Yan Yun's army attacked for an hour at night, but it was not a real attack.  Although many defenders were attracted to Mingzhou City, the spies still failed to find a chance to climb in.  The defenses in other places are still tight. After all, there are not many Zhou troops in the city, and they are not stretched thin for defense.

    Wu Buyan in the city didn't rush to do anything when he heard about the siege outside. Instead, he arranged for people to visit those useful court officials.  Especially people from the military, such as Xia Hou, who is now extremely powerful, refused to give in.

    On the third day after the Yanyun Army¡¯s feint attack, the weather was exceptionally good.  Fei Liu changed into a rich and noble outfit, hired a carriage and drove slowly to Pei Ju's mansion.  When he arrived at the gate, Fei Liu hesitated about his identity and reason for asking to see him. Unexpectedly, he just spoke to the servant at the gate and was immediately invited in.

    He couldn't help but smile, thinking that this servant of the Pei Mansion was quite easy to talk to.

    PS: The book will be finished within this month. I would like to apologize to those who are anxious about the update.  I have been thinking about how to end it these days. Although the ending has been planned for a long time, I still want to write it more deeply. As for some people saying that this book is too eunuch, I hope that I will really disappoint you.

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