"These two people were once the hope for the future of the Li family in Li Yuanshan's eyes. Li Xiaoche was his son and Li Xiaolian was his nephew. Because the Li family had such stunning and beautiful descendants, Li Yuanshan once lamented that there was no successor to the Li family. But one of the Shuangxiu of the Li family, whom Li Yuanshan regarded as the hope for the future, died so easily in a small town called Suixian.
The corpse was put into a sack and left at the door, and the people responsible for the solution did not even bother to take care of it. Li Er, who had been serving the inspector for the past two days, looked disgusted and asked the rebel soldiers to take the body away and find a place to bury it. Then he nodded and followed the fake inspector in a flattering manner.
The real inspector was carried for a while by two rebel soldiers and then found a dry well and threw it in.
"Who is this person?"
One of the rebels muttered: "It's so late at night that people can't live in peace. Damn it, I got blood on my hands."
"This is the man who was caught by the inspector in the middle. I guess he is not a tough guy. We didn't hear the sound of execution outside. It seems that he died very simply. This shows that he is a coward. I guess he has already died." Confess, otherwise you won¡¯t be killed.¡±
"It is impossible to say that this man's accomplices assassinated General Li and others, and also set up an ambush outside the city and shot to death dozens of our brothers."
One of the rebels spat into the dry well, found a stone and smashed it in: "I'll put a quilt on you again!"
Fang Jie asked someone to call Li Er in. He sat down next to the stove, pulled the cloak on his shoulders, and asked while fiddling with the fire: "Li Er, do you know why I came to you?"
Li Er quickly lowered his head and said, "I don't know what my humble position is. Please give me your instructions."
Fang Jie pointed to the Hu stool opposite: "Sit down and talk."
Li Er didn¡¯t dare, so he quickly declined.
Fang Jie looked at the fire and was silent for a while and said in a calm tone: "I came to you because you are the commander of General Li Liao's personal army. You know everything about the army better than Han En. Han En I won¡¯t say anything about people, but you should understand one thing. There are so many generals above the fifth rank in the army who have died, and the vacant positions will eventually be filled by someone. I am looking for you alone because I want to see you do things. Look carefully Han En wrote a list of people he recommended to fill the vacant official position I didn't see your name on it. "
Li Er¡¯s expression changed, and he couldn¡¯t help but cursed harshly in his heart.
"A humble position still requires experience"
He lowered his head and thought about all the eighteen generations of Han En's ancestors, male and female.
"According to logic, you should be the one to escort General Li's family to the county to govern Puyin City first, but I asked Han En to keep you because I know you are a talented person."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Li Er¡¯s heart skipped a beat, knowing that his luck might be coming.
"Because you know more about military matters than Han En, I plan to directly promote you to a fifth-grade general. If you have anything to do, you and Han En can discuss it. He is the commander in chief, but secretly you are more Please be careful, this person is impetuous and has no real talent, but you also know that Han Renzao is very important in front of the prince. However, I can give you a secret order, and you can act accordingly I will reveal something to you first I'm afraid you will be fighting the Sui army in a short time. It is a big taboo for a general to be weak and indecisive in the battle formation. If Han En is not able to take on the important task, you can use the secret order I gave you to destroy Li Er I trust you because your surname is Li too!¡±
With a plop, Li Er knelt down and kowtowed several times.
"I will never forget the kindness you have given me in this humble position."
"Get up"
Fang Jie stretched out his hand to help him: "They are all working for King Dingxi. If you hadn't done things carefully, I wouldn't have entrusted you with this job. You go back first and select people from the army to be your personal soldiers. After dawn, I will allocate a few elite Zhechong battalions from the army and put them in your hands. Also, the matter of food and grass is a top priority. When the army sets out for Lai County, you must personally keep an eye on the half of the food and grass left behind. ¡¡±
Fang Jie glanced at Li Er, who immediately understood: "It's not half, but 30%."
Fang Jie pretended to smile with satisfaction, patted Li Er on the shoulder and said, "I saw you right."
Li Er thanked him profusely, and Fang Jie waved his hand to let him out. Watching the satisfied man leave, Fang Jie couldn't help but smile. This is more than 10,000 fine armors. Although the 3,000 cavalry led by Fang Jie have a chance to surpass the opponent in terms of combat power, they will inevitably suffer a lot of casualties in a fight. Therefore, Fang Jie never intended to swallow up this army, and certainly did not intend to make this team solid.
Han En and Li Er hehe
Fang Jie stretched his body and went to bed to rest. He will continue acting tomorrow.
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The rebels guarding Sui County took two and a half days to prepare and left the county seat of Sui County. Han En and Li Er were grateful when they left. Both of them felt a huge sense of happiness as if they were being hit by a pie falling from the sky, and felt that Fang Jie was the noble person in their lives. Both of them have risen through the ranks, especially Li Er, who was directly promoted from a personal soldier to a fifth-grade general. This is no longer a climb, but a flight.
Fang Jie smiled and waved goodbye to Han En and the others, and the smile on his lips was so bright.
That afternoon, after the scouts had watched the rebels march out for dozens of miles, Fang Jie sent someone to contact Wanyan Chongde at Thirty Mile Fort and asked him to lead the cavalry into Suixian County.
Fang Jie himself didn¡¯t realize it yet. Inadvertently, he not only divided a rebel army and obtained a large amount of food and grass, but also became the stone that bumped the wheel of history. The direction of the wheel was deviated due to the bumps.
The food left by the rebels was enough to feed three thousand people for several months. Because the northwest was exhausted, the rebels had the habit of hoarding food.
Although Suixian County is still nearly five hundred miles away from Xiangcheng, Fang Jie decided to stop here with his team. Relatively speaking, this place is better than Xingcang Mountain. Although Xingcang Mountain is closer to Xiangcheng, deviating from the plain area means deviating from the main battlefield. Since Li Yuanshan has deployed his team to Suixian County, it means that although Suixian County is far away, it is still in the midst of a war.
Zhuo Buyi swept the things on the table aside and laid out the map on the table.
"I know more from Li Xiaolian's head than what he said."
He used a charcoal pen to draw a semicircle on the map, Lezhen, Suixian, Duanyang, Qing'an, Zhuzhou More than twenty small towns were connected to form this semicircle. After the line was drawn, the situation immediately changed. becomes clear. The semicircle formed by these twenty small towns encompasses a plain with a radius of about 270 miles. This plain is the place where Li Yuanshan has decided for the decisive battle long ago.
The semicircular gap is the direction of Xiangcheng.
Zhuo Buyi said: "Actually, Li Xiaolian came here to arrange military affairs, so that people in each city should be ready at any time If nothing else happens, Li Yuanshan has already given up on Xiangcheng. We don't know much about the war, but we can be sure. Although the imperial army won a great victory, the losses must be considerable. Li Yuanshan's intention to withdraw shows that the imperial army has been weakened to the point where it cannot struggle out even if it is trapped in the pocket. "
Fang Jie's face was extremely solemn. He looked at the semicircle outlined by Zhuo Buyi: "We are stationed here. Li Yuanshan didn't know we were coming, so he drilled a hole in this pocket Send all the scouts out immediately Go to the direction of Xiangcheng to inquire about the battle situation. Also, Chen Xiaoru, you personally take people to the imperial army and find a way to sneak in Don't see the emperor, don't mention our affairs here to anyone, and contact the army as much as possible The people in the Ouchi Guards Department, if nothing else happens, the Ouchi Guards Department has lost its previous power, but these people are useful. As for what you do next, wait until I send someone to contact you. Remember, those Ouchi Guards Department. The more people gather, the better!¡±
Chen Xiaoru nodded: "My subordinates will set off today."
Fang Jie snorted: "Now by chance, we have become a piece of cloth for Li Yuanshan to arrange this pocket. It is a good thing for the court, and it is also a good thing for us to participate in the war in the future to reduce losses. What we need to be careful about now is the approaching rebellion. The army team sent people over, and everyone except the scouts tried their best not to be discovered by the rebel scouts when they left the city. "
"Here"
The generals clasped their fists and listened to the order.
"Big Dog"
Fang Jie called the big dog over and said: "Take a few people and go south immediately to investigate where Luo Yao's left forward is and where the rebel Yin Poshan's headquarters who are fighting Luo Yao are. Li Yuanshan In fact, the key point lies in Luo Yao and the Meng Yuan people. If Luo Yao doesn't open the door, the Meng Yuan people will not be able to get behind the imperial army. "What I want to know now is when Luo Yao will get involved."
"Here"
The big dog responded, turned around, picked out a few useful flying fish robes, and left.
"Nie Xiaoju"
Fang Jie continued to give instructions: "Find a way to contact the people left in the Southwest Dao in the Ouchi Guards. Nine out of ten of these people are actually exposed under Luo Yao's cover. Once Luo Yao really rebels, these people will be eliminated." Luo Yao sent a secret order to let all the spies come to the northwest. In addition, Luo Yao took nearly 400,000 troops to the north, but how many of his troops were there in the southwest??I don¡¯t know either! The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole is behind I always feel that what Luo Yao is waiting for is when Li Yuanshan and the imperial army fight until both sides are injured. "
"Here"
Nie Xiaoju took the order and left.
"One more thing"
Fang Jie ordered: "Immediately send someone back to tell the military advisor and ask him to take the troops down the mountain. After the decisive battle, the Meng Yuan people will return to the prairie. Kuoketai Meng Lie is not a fool. He should know that as long as the Sui Emperor dies, Whether it is Li Yuanshan or Luo Yao, they will immediately pin this crime on the Meng Yuan people. Even if Li Yuanshan is a traitor, he will take up the banner of revenge for the Sui Emperor What the Meng Yuan people want to see is the Han people in the Central Plains. Fight, they also know when to come in and when to go out.¡±
"Tell the military advisor that the canyon will be blocked by collapsing mountains and pushing rocks, and will not allow the Meng Yuan barbarians to retreat. The reason why Kuoketai Meng Lie left Bai Huo and ten thousand wolf cavalry in Fengcheng was to retreat. As long as the decisive battle here When it's over, Bai Huo's ten thousand wolf riders will immediately rush towards Fan Gu to clear the way for Kuoketai Menglie. If the canyon cannot be blocked with stones, Fan Gu and Qing will have to block it with people. The gorge is dozens of miles apart and cannot be lost. Once the Meng Yuan barbarians arrive, we hold these two places in our hands, just like two nails wedged in the barbarian's way back, echoing each other, and the barbarian will not feel comfortable. "
"coming soon!"
He took a deep breath.
"The decisive battle that everyone has been waiting for is coming."
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"Report!"
In the battle formation of the Sui Dynasty's Western Army, a messenger who couldn't control himself with joy and excitement ran in front of the imperial chariot that was as huge as a palace. He ran in front of the imperial chariot and knelt down with a plop, pointing in the direction of Xiangcheng and shouting loudly Said: "Your Majesty Your Majesty! Xiangcheng has been destroyed, the rebels have retreated from the northwest, and several generals are leading troops to attack Xiangcheng!"
Because of his excitement and excitement, he was a little awkward when speaking.
"Compared with the joy on his face, His Majesty the Emperor, who was already so thin and sad, leaned on his seat and nodded slowly, without any change in his facial expression. Because he was too thin, his forehead appeared to protrude outwards, and his cheekbones were very high. Even the scornful aura in his eyes had faded a lot.
"After destroying Xiangcheng, let everyone come to me to discuss matters."
He waved his hand lazily: "Go ahead."
He was silent for a while and then asked Su Buwei next to him: "When Yang Kai, King of Xu County, asked General Zuo Xiaowei Jin Shixiong to come to me to plead guilty, I asked you to hold him captive and never gave him a chance to explain. It's time to let him go ¡When all the civil and military officials gather together later, please ask Jin Shixiong to stand beside me and be with you.¡±
Su Buwei's expression changed, and then he bowed deeply.
I don¡¯t know why, but the old eunuch¡¯s eyes were full of sadness when he bowed down.
The emperor, leaning on the chair, looks like a withered old tree