Chapter 69 The Doomsday (I)

Mr. Li is not in Xingyang!

On October 17, the first year of Wude, there was heavy snow in Shandong.

Li Mi mobilized 200,000 troops and fought with Yu Wenhe at the foot of Zitong Mountain for more than ten days. Both sides suffered heavy losses, and Yu Wenhe finally retreated, and Li Mi won a miserable victory... Yu Wenhe led the pseudo emperor Yang Hao and tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and retreated to Wei County while the river was frozen.

In the vast land, corpses are everywhere.

With joy after the victory, Li Mi rushed to the east.

At this time, he had a beautiful fantasy, fantasizing that he would return to Dongdu with this great victory, gain the reputation of orthodox, and then compete for the world.

But when Li Mi arrived in Lu County, he received news that Wang Shichong was the emperor in Dongdu and Yang Tong abdicated...

"This is impossible!"

Li Mi was extremely shocked and roared angrily.

How could Yang Tong abdicate at Wang Shichong?

Previously, Yang Tong also contacted him through Yuwen Rutong and others, telling him that if he surrendered to the Eastern Capital, he would be given the position of the Three Dukes and be appointed as the Prime Minister.

But in the blink of an eye, Yang Tong abdicated?

"Yuwen Rutong and Cui Deben can send someone to contact you!"

In the big tent, Li Mi asked sternly.

At his head, an old man with white head sat upright, his eyes half closed, like an old monk entering into meditation.

"Reported to the King, news came from the Dongdu. At the end of September, Wang Shichong ordered the confiscation of Yuwen Rutong and Cui Deben. Yuwen Zuocheng and Cui Sanqi were both killed in prison... However, because the Cui Sanqi clan members came to the door, his descendants were all driven out of the Dongdu. Yuwen Zuocheng's entire family was 86 people, all of whom were executed by Wang Shichong. Now in the Dongdu city, Wang Shichong has already covered the sky with one hand."

Li Mi sat on the chair of the Grand Master and couldn't speak for a long time.

At this time, the old man sitting on his head suddenly opened his eyes and whispered: "Migong, Wang Shichong kills the king, should fight him quickly."

Li Mi was shocked and looked at the old man respectfully, "Don't Fearless, how do you know that Wang Shichong killed the monarch? Could it be that Your Majesty has already..."

"Wang Shichong is a despicable villain and has long been disregarded by his king and father.

His ambition is obvious, and he is a traitor of the world. This person is good at making false things. He is obviously full of treacherous, but he also acts like a loyal minister and a filial son. If Your Majesty is alive, even if Wang Shichong uses various means, he will make Your Majesty appear in front of everyone. But now, he has never seen him appear, and he has not even shown up during his abdication. Then there is only one possibility that Your Majesty has been killed by Wang Shichong."

The old man was the old minister of the Sui Dynasty, Su Wei, who was later dismissed by Yang Guang, but accompanied him.

After Yu Weng and his killing Yang Guang, they maintained extreme respect for the old ministers of the Sui Dynasty. For example, Pei Shiju, Su Wei and others were all valued by him.

Su Wei was even named Guanglu Dafu, but in the battle of Zitong Mountain, Li Mi snatched Su Wei.

Li Mi is a proud person, but he dare not be too arrogant in front of Su Wei, a famous minister during the Kaihuang period. After all, Su Wei was an old minister of Gao Ying and Yang Su's generation. His vision and experience could not tolerate Li Mi's arrogance. Emperor Yang of Sui could suppress Su Wei arbitrarily, but Li Mi did not have such qualifications. Moreover, Li Mi also hoped to use Su Wei to gain more benefits in Dongdu.

"Don't Fearless, what about your outstanding views?"

Su Wei, whose name is Wuwei.

"Middleman, do you need to consider it again at this time?

Since you have expressed your surrender to the Eastern Capital, you must show your loyalty to the people of the world. Although Wang Shichong has already been emperor, his foundation is not stable.

You should take advantage of the defeat of Yuwen Xiaoer and rush your army to advance eastward to fight to the death with Wang Shichong.

If you win, Duke Mi won the Eastern Capital and avenge Your Majesty, you can naturally rectify your reputation and be praised by the people of the world. If you lose, you can retreat to Shandong, erect a large flag, and convene heroes from all over the world to fight against Wang Shichong. Regardless of victory or defeat, it doesn’t matter to Duke Mi. The most important thing is to cleanse up his previous reputation... I believe that even Li Yanqing and Li Langjun from Xingyang County will express his admiration."

When Li Mi heard this, he was overjoyed and immediately ordered the army to prepare immediately and advance westward to Luoyang.

At the same time, a fierce battle was also taking place in Yanshi County. Duan Da mobilized tens of thousands of troops and launched a fierce attack on Yanshi County, trying to retake Yanshi and open the door to advance eastward. Whether it is Wang Shichong or Duan Da, they all believed that Yanshi County was within reach.

If Li Mi is not in Yanshi, who can be Duan Da’s opponent?

But unexpectedly, Yanshi's remaining Lu Ruzong was no less than Li Mi's.

With the strong city of Yanshi, he fought fiercely with the Zheng army. From the eighth day of the 10th month to the seventeenth day of October, the battle lasted for ten days, but Duan Da was unable to break through the Yanshi gate. The soldiers were extremely tired, and Duan Da had to temporarily withdraw his troops and retreat thirty miles.

At the same time, Zheng army reinforcements who rushed from Luoyang also arrived at the foot of Shilin Mountain.

The night is heavy and cold.

In the second half of the night, light snow fell.

Although the Zheng army had retreated, Lu Ruzong did not dare to slack off and led his soldiers to inspect the city towers.

"Duke Lu, it's so cold, you'd better go back to your house to rest.

The last one will lead people to continue patroling, and we will never let the old bed bug Wang Shichong get a cheaper price."

Li Junxian was twenty-five or six years old, and was majestic and burly, with a heroic look on his face. He was indeed a powerful general in the Wagang army, good at using a crescent halberd and his shooting skills were excellent. This time Duan Da attacked Yanshi, Li Junxian led his troops several times to drive the Zheng army to the top of the city. Whether it was Li Mi or Lu Ruzong, he valued him very much. Li Mi even said that he wanted to reorganize the inner army and appointed Li Junxian as the cavalry.

Lu Ruzong shook his head, "Don't worry, Mr. Duan Da retreated this time, and the war may not start for a while... By the way, what news is there in Yangcheng?"

"General Shan said the last time that he was trying to reopen the Mangling Trail.

However, this snowfall may lead to more variables. The Xingyang Army has not made any moves at the moment. It is said that the battle situation in Hebei is in a stalemate. They have drawn a lot of troops to Ji County, and Xingyang County is inevitably a little empty. So some time ago, Wang Fubao from Songgao County had withdrawn from Heishi Pass, and Yao Yi from the Xiang family also retreated to Heishi Ferry... In this way, General Shan opened the Mangling Road, but sooner or later."

At the beginning, Lu Ruzong smiled.

But listening to Li Junxian’s story, his brow gradually twisted into one place.

Suddenly, he took a deep breath and said softly: "Not good!"

"General, what's wrong?"

"I have never met Li Yanqing, but I have heard people mention him countless times. Although this guy is not old, his methods are extremely experienced.

He has always been determined and acted. Although he used troops in a strange way, he seemed to take risks every time, but in fact he was cautious every step. Based on my understanding of him, if Ji County was not controlled, he would definitely abandon Ji County without hesitation; if Hanoi was in danger, he would immediately give up Hanoi... For him, the benefits of Ji County and Hanoi may not be as important as Xingyang County, so how could he ignore Xingyang?"

This statement seemed a bit too complicated for Li Junxian!

So much so that after Lu Ruzong finished speaking, Li Junxian widened his eyes and failed to understand the meaning of it.

Lu Ruzong wandered and walked on the city tower, but did not explain to Li Junxian again. After a while, he said to Li Junxian: "Junxian, immediately lead the troops of our troops to Shouyang Mountain overnight. No matter what, you must contact General Shan as soon as possible and order him not to be greedy for merit and take risks to attack Heishi Pass. Then Li Yanqing's advantage is not easy to take... If you are not careful, you may fall into his trick.

Since the Xingyang army gave up the Mangling trail, whether the troops were empty or there was a fraud, please ask General Shan to open the Mangling trail and rescue Yanshi as soon as possible. As long as we can survive this winter, we can counterattack Luoyang after spring. When Luoyang is taken down, Li Yanqing will not be worried."

As a senior general of the Wagang Army, Lu Ruzong knew very well that the hatred between Li Yanqing and Shan Xiongxin was as deep as the sea.

It was not only Li Yanqing who defeated Shan Xiongxin, but Shan Xiongxin's two sons died at the hands of Li Yanqing. Shan Xiongxin passed away from Zhai Rang in his early years, and his family was confiscated by the government, leaving only these two sons. Now that his son died at the hands of Yan Qing, how could he give up?

Therefore, if Shan Xiongxin is tempted by the empty troops of Xingyang and attacks Heishi Pass, he may not have been defeated by Li Yanqing's trick again.

As Lu Ruzong said: Li Yanqing’s advantage is not easy to take!

Li Junxian understood now and nodded quickly to agree.

In the night, snowflakes are flying, as if they are intensifying.

Lu Ruzong stood on the city tower, watching Li Junxian lead 800 soldiers and leave in the dark, with the worry on his face becoming more and more intense.

I hope General Shan can keep calm!

Ancient capital, Kaifeng.

Located in the eastern Henan Plain, about a hundred miles away from Guanzhou.

This ancient capital has a long history. According to legend, Emperor Zhu of the seventh generation of Xia Dynasty moved the capital to Laoqiu, which was later Kaifeng. By the thirteenth generation of Yinjia moved the capital, Kaifeng had six generations in total during the Xia Dynasty, which was also the political and economic center of Chinese civilization in ancient times.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Zhuang of Zheng expanded to the Central Plains and built cities near Zhuxian Town in later generations, named Qifeng.

During the Warring States Period, the Wei Kingdom fought for hegemony. In the sixth year of the year (364 BC), King Hui of Wei moved the capital from Anyi, Hedong, to Daliang. It was also the first time that Kaifeng could find its capital in history.

Emperor Yang of Sui opened the Ji Canal, making Heluo and Huanghuai communication, and Kaifeng's status became increasingly important.

Advancing from Heluo to the east, Kaifeng must be carried out by Kaifeng. After Li Mi took Kaifeng, he handed over Kaifeng to the head of Shi Derui, the doctor of the Sanchao of the Sui Dynasty. Although he was divided and governed with Xingyang County, the connection between the two was still close. Many commodity materials were transferred to the Heluo area through Kaifeng, and the taxes brought by this became a pillar of the Wagang Army. At the same time, the connection between Shi Derui and Xingyang Shizhou did not stop.

In the 13th year of Daye, Li Mi and Wang Shichong made an appointment to attack Xingyang, and it was through Shi Derui that he bribed Zheng Xiaoqing.

It’s a pity that the success was failed!

After dawn, the snow is getting heavier and heavier.

The guard stationed in Kaifeng was named Li Daliang, who was over thirty years old and was a young general of the Wagang Army.

This person was originally under the command of Pang Yu, the Hu Ben Lang general of the Sui Dynasty. In the 13th year of Daye, after Li Mi captured Yangcheng, he immediately launched a great battle with Pang Yu and Huo Shiju in Mingling, which is the so-called Mingling victory. Pang Yu and Huo Shiju were defeated by Li Mi in one fell swoop, and Huo Shiju was even killed by Qin Yong. Li Daliang was captured by Li Mi, and then was attached to Li Mi and served under Wang Yaohan.

Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others were ordered to go to Guanzhong to restrain Li Yuan, and did not want to leave without any news.

So Li Mi began to promote generals of the army. Li Daliang was valued by Li Mi because he had served in the Sui army's imperial guards and knew how to govern the army.

However, it is important to value it, but the lessons learned from the past made Li Mi dare not easily believe Li Daliang.

He arranged Li Daliang in Kaifeng, called the garrison, but in fact he was controlled by Shi Derui. Without Shi Derui's orders, Li Daliang could not mobilize his troops.

"This damn weather!"

After Li Daliang finished patrolling the city tower, he walked into the gatehouse.

There was a fire basin in the room, and the raging charcoal fire more or less dispelling the chill in the room. He took the snowflakes on his body, shook off the snow, walked to the fire basin, and reached out to the fire basin to try to roast the fire.

"General, thirty miles north of Kaifeng City, I found troops marching."

The scout suddenly broke into the house and rushed in with a cold air. The charcoal fire trembled a few times and then returned to normal. Li Daliang's heart skipped a beat, and quickly picked up the horizontal knife and said, "Immediately, I will close the city gate and follow me to observe the enemy situation."

He took his men up to the city gate tower and looked out.

The wind is strong, the snow is very fast, the outside of the city is white, and the vision is very blurred.
To be continued...