Xiao Yin was drunk in his palace and sat back and waited to die. But some Xiao Liang officials discussed big things in the middle of the night.

In a mansion in Jiangling City, Liang Guoshang Shushu shot Gao Lang, court lieutenant Zhang Sheng, right cavalry general Cao Juan, the leader of the demon army Dong Huchen, Wei Weiqing Wang Wenyong, the bright army protector Shao Zhong, and the scattered cavalry attendant Xu Yi and more than a dozen other people were secretly discussing.

These dozen or so people are not only high-ranking officials and generals of the Liang State, but also have a common characteristic: they are young.

Both are in their early twenties.

Their ability to achieve this position is inseparable from their ability on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also shows that Xiao Liang's grass platform team lacks talents.

Before, they rarely converged. But tonight, they had to converge.

Not only do they control half of the military power in the city, but they also control the "Dark Fragrance Society", Xiao Liang's intelligence agency, and they are also very powerful in Xiao Liang's court, and they have secretly become Xiao Liang's largest political force.

Of course, Xiao Liang and other officials from the White Lotus Sect didn't know this at all.

It was they who had secretly promoted the confluence of the White Lotus Sect in several provinces before. It was also they who prompted the White Lotus Sect to rebel in advance.

Under the faint candlelight, the faces of more than a dozen people were cloudy, and the atmosphere seemed very solemn.

"Xiao Yin's pride is exhausted, the jar is broken, and this Jiangling City will be broken within a few days. I wait, it may be difficult to return to Haidong to meet the king and his wife. It's time to die. ”

The former high protector, the current Shangshu left servant shot Gao Lang said.

He is the second batch of Cui Xiuning's students, and his family is in Haidong. Now that the army of Timur is besieging the city, it is difficult to pass on the news.

Dong Huchen, the leader of the Demon Punishment Army, has always been a loyal and fierce general in front of Xiao Yin, but at this time, his expression does not look like he has no scheming at all.

Dong Huchen said: "Jiangling City will be broken within a few days, how can the king not know." I guess that my Tang army should be almost there. ”

Wei Weiqing Wang Wenyong nodded and said, "I guess, the king will not ignore us." Even if the king can't draw troops and horses to save us, it's just a big deal to die in the country, what's the big deal. ”

Tingwei Zhang Sheng stood up and looked at the moon outside the window, stretched out his hand to rub the clear light, and said in a deep voice: "The Yuan army is powerful, and Xiao Liang exists temporarily, which is beneficial to my Tang Dynasty. Anyway, Mrs. Jun will not know that we have secretly controlled half of Xiao Liang's power, and it won't be long before we can control Xiao Liang's power. ”

Shao Zhong, the protector of the Guangming Army, also said: "That's exactly the reason. It won't be long before this Xiao Liang is part of the Tang Dynasty, and the gentleman and his wife will not give up. Even if I really can't save it, that's my life. The great cause of opposing the Yuan Dynasty needs someone to die in state affairs after all. ”

Cao Juan, the general of the right cavalry, said fiercely: "Of the 70,000 soldiers and horses in the city, 30,000 are in our hands, except for the 3,000 death soldiers, the elite soldiers are all here." Let's take more of the last military rations, so that the soldiers can eat enough for two days to boost morale and hold on for a few more days. If the city is broken, go out of the north gate to break through to the river, and you may meet my Tang Shuishi. ”

Gao Lang pounded the bookcase, "Then do it!" Tomorrow morning, most of the last rations will be allocated, and our people will be fed first! ”

A group of people were discussing, and suddenly a military general hurried in with a surprised face, and said to Dong Huchen, the leader of the Demon Punishment Army: "General! The Yuan army withdrew, overnight! ”

What the!

Everyone looked at each other, and soon understood, and everyone's eyes showed joy.

Kudu Timur will be able to break the city in a few days, so why withdraw now?

Do you still need to think about it?

It must be my Tang army coming!

"Hahaha! The king may have come in person! Gao Lang stood up suddenly, "Go see Xiao Yin!" ”

"Don't go to see it together, lest Xiao Yin suspect it."

"Good! As soon as my Tang army came, Kudu Timur was a grasshopper in autumn! ”

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Soon, the news of the Yuan army's withdrawal from Gangneung overnight spread throughout the city, and the people cheered.

The Yuan army withdrew! Because... The Tang Army is coming!

In fact, they didn't know that it was the Tang Army coming, and they didn't even know what the Tang Army was, but as soon as the spies released their words, they all believed it.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain it.

"Hahaha!" Xiao Yin, who learned the news, was immediately overjoyed.

"Heaven is endless! The sky is endless! Xiao Yin was as happy as a child, dancing and laughing loudly in the palace, "You saw it, right?" The demon has withdrawn! I have the protection of God, and I am the true son of the dragon! Come on, go to court! ”

Xiao Yin rose to the court, and his eyes regained a little confidence again. "Ladies and gentlemen, the Tartars have withdrawn. I am hopeful for the revival of the beam! ”

Prime Minister Shouyang Daoren said: "Your Majesty, it is said that Li Luo's Tang army is coming, and the demon head is afraid of being attacked on his back, so he takes the initiative to relieve the siege of Jiangling!" ”

Xiao Liang was full of spirit, and suddenly he was full of spirit, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that even Li Luo, a Tartar official, rebelled and called himself Duke Tang." Good! All right! It's time for Tang Gong to come! I want to thank him! ”

He paced back and forth, frowning and thinking, and muttered, "What official position is good for the Duke of Tang?" While pacing and boxing, he suddenly shook his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, shook his head, and then nodded his head heavily, and said: "I will crown him as Taibao, Sikong, Kaifuyi and the three divisions!" ”

Xiao Yin used the Xiao Liang official system of the Southern Dynasty, and these three official positions are all one product, which is not ungenerous, just one "envoy and governor, both internal and external military".

However, the Shouyang Dao people were still dumbfounded. Your Majesty, what kind of person is Li Luo? Will he accept your position?

What a joke.

Gao Lang, Dong Huchen and the others all sneered in their hearts. Will the king accept your official position? Are you drunk? I'm not afraid of longevity.

However, Gao Lang still said very respectfully: "Your Majesty, since the Tartars have withdrawn from the siege, then our army should take out all the military rations, feast on the soldiers, and prepare to pursue the demon head!" The Tang army flanked the front and rear and wiped out the Tartar army in one fell swoop! ”

Dong Huchen also said: "Your Majesty, as long as Your Majesty gives the order, the minister will fight for his life, and he will also pursue the demon head!" "A reckless look like a rectum.

Active pursuit?

Xiao Yin suddenly hesitated.

Not okay? What if this is a trap for the Tartars? What if Li Luo didn't come?

However, the agents of the Tang State asked to take the initiative to pursue, and even Hong Kuida, the leader of Xiao Yin's most trusted daring army, also asked for a pursuit to boost the morale of the army.

Even Prime Minister Shouyang Daoren said: "Your Majesty, although the people of Daliang are still in Huguang now, our army is sitting in a troubled city, and there is a shortage of food, grass and weapons, and the only way is to fight to the death!" If the Tartars defeat Li Luo and come to Gangneung again, then everything will be over. ”

Xiao Yin was finally moved.

"Good! Then take out the last military rations and let the soldiers have a full meal for a day! The day after tomorrow, go out of the city to pursue! However, first send out a scout, be careful to probe, beware of the Tartars' deception! ”

At this moment, someone suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Tang Guogong Li Luo has arrived!" ”

Li Luo's messenger has arrived? So fast!

"Hurry up, please!" Xiao Yin was like a drowning man grasping a straw, and he was overjoyed.

After a while, a young official in a magnificent red robe was led up to the temple.

Gao Lang and other Tang State spies took a look, and they all recognized this person as Ma Xuanli, their classmate, who had "envoyed" Chen to Yueguo, and was also a senior spy.

Ma Xuanli only didn't know Gao Lang and the others, he bowed to Xiao Yinchang and said loudly: "Foreign Minister Tang Guoli Cao Lang Zhongma Xuanli, meet His Majesty Liang Guo!" ”

Ma Xuanli was one step ahead and entered Jiangling after the Yuan army withdrew from the siege.

Xiao Yin was not an idiot, as soon as he heard the words of the person, he knew that Li Luo would never accept his official position.

"Your envoy is gracious! Excuse me! Your envoy was ordered by the Duke of Tang? Xiao Yin asked.

Ma Xuanli said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Back to Your Majesty, the foreign minister was sent by my king. ”

Xiao Yin's eyes lit up, "Your envoy has worked hard." I don't know why Tang Gong sent a noble envoy to teach me? ”

Ma Xuanli said with a smile: "Your Majesty knows that at the request of Princess Guangming of your country, Duke Tang has personally led an army of more than 100,000, and now he should cross the river to Jianli, and he has come to relieve the siege of Jiangling." ”

It's really coming! It turned out that the big Buddha girl took the initiative to ask for help...... It's a great job!

Xiao Yin couldn't wait to laugh again, and was extremely proud that he had made himself the princess of light. Shouyang Daoren and other courtiers were also very excited.

"Also, my Tang army has defeated Zhang Hongfan and annihilated 200,000 Tartars, and Zhang Hongfan himself was escorted to Lin'an, and he will be executed in a few days." Ma Xuanli once again threw out a shocking news.

What the?

Xiao Liang Junchen was surprised and delighted, Zhang Hongfan was captured? Doesn't that mean that the situation is about to improve?

What shocked them even more was that Tang Jun was able to destroy Zhang Hongfan! Although the 200,000 army is certainly exaggerated, there must be more than 100,000.

It seems that Li Luo's Tang Army is very strong!

And Gao Lang and others were even more excited when they heard of this great victory.

I'm won!

"Good! Tang Gong is really a hero in the world, a hero of the Han family! Even Xiao Yin, in addition to jealousy, also admired it sincerely.

He never imagined that Li Luo would rebel with the Yuan Court's feudal officials, let alone Li Luo's majesty.

But I heard Ma Xuanli say: "My lord is grateful to His Majesty for his determination to resist the Yuan, and in order to work together to restore the Han family, he specially borrowed 300,000 stone of military rations, 30,000 spears, and 10,000 armor... Supplies are already on the riverside boat! ”

When Xiao Yin heard this, he couldn't help but stand up anymore, "Tang Gong is righteous, I am extremely grateful!" Please tell the Duke of Tang that the day after tomorrow, I will personally lead the army to the east, and the Duke of Tang will attack Timur in Kudu! ”

Soon, Li Luo, the Duke of Tang State, personally led an army of more than 100,000 to help, and the news that Tang State also aided food and weapons spread throughout Jiangling City.

More than 200,000 soldiers and civilians in the city were all boiling. I don't know how many people prayed to God and thanked Tang Gong Li Luo. Li Luo's name was immediately known to women and children.

The morale of the Liang army was greatly boosted, and the morale was quickly restored. Xiao Yin sent people to retrieve the food and weapons aided by the Tang State by the riverside, and immediately reorganized the soldiers and horses, recruited young and strong, and feasted on soldiers.

Subsequently, Xiao Yin issued an edict and personally recruited the day after tomorrow!

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The army of Kudu Timur was already a hundred miles away from Jiangling City at this time.

His originally high-spirited big cake face was also a little more worried and dignified.

Seeing that Gangneung City would soon be captured, he had to retreat.

Because he got the news, Zhang Hongfan and Li Luo fought in Meiling, and the whole army was wiped out! It was Zhang Hongfan himself who was also captured and sent to Lin'an. Moreover, after Li Luo killed Zhang Hongfan, he immediately went west, and at this time he had already arrived in Jianli!

Rebels...... Momentum!

If he didn't withdraw his troops, then when the rebels came to Gangneung, he would be caught between Xiao Yin's thief army and the rebels, and with the combined efforts of the two armies, he would most likely lose.

Then, the only way to do this is to leave Jiangling and deal with Li Luo first. Wait until Li Luo is solved, and then turn around to solve Xiao Yin.

For Xiao Yin, Kudu Timur has full confidence. Even if Xiao Yin gets a chance to breathe and even regain his strength, he still has complete confidence in destroying the other party.

But for Li Luo... He's not sure!

Who is Li Luo? It was a famous general of the Great Yuan who had conquered the sun and destroyed Vietnam, and after the army, the momentum was like a rainbow, and he had destroyed the joy successively, and he had completed Zhedu and Zhang Hongfan, and swept the southeast, like a wolf and a tiger.

Such a person, he really has no bottom in his heart.

Originally, according to the military strategy, he and Zhang Hongfan would meet in the southeast after solving Zhao Liangchao and Xiao Yin respectively, and kill the rebels together.

But now, Zhang Hongfan has been completely wiped out. Only a hundred thousand of his soldiers and horses remained.

As for the troops and horses of Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province, it will take at least a month to mobilize them to attack the southeast, and it will not be urgent at all.

In fact, Kudu Timur had received a holy decree from Dadu ten days earlier, asking him to give up attacking Xiao Yin and go to the southeast to deal with Li Luo first.

But seeing that Jiangling City was about to be captured, he was unwilling to give up his previous achievements, so he did not immediately withdraw his troops under the order of the foreign monarch in the name of disobeying the orders of the foreign king, but stayed for ten more days.

Unexpectedly, in the end, Gangneung was not defeated, but it still had to be withdrawn.

The faces of Da Dali and other generals of the Yuan army were not good-looking, and they couldn't imagine that Li Luo would destroy Zhang Hongfan so quickly. And they are about to face Li Luo, the former Shangguan, which also makes them feel awkward.

When Li Luo was in the Huguang Pingzhang, he was overtaken by the Kudu Timur. They still thought it was Li Luo who was incompetent, but now that they think about it, where is Li Luo's incompetence? At all, he was planning to rebel, and he didn't care about the authority of Hu Guangpingzhang at all.

It is estimated that at that time, Li Luo may not have laughed at them in his heart.

Laugh at them... Idiot.

The most ugly face was Chen Yiji, who was with the army.

This man, who was once the prince of Annan, simply wanted to cry without tears.

Da Yue is gone, and he was named the king of Jiaozhou of Laoshizi, and was only given the official position of the governor of Ezhou. When Li Luo was Pingzhang, he originally wanted to hug Li Luo's thigh. Who knew that Li Luo was "hollowed" by his deputy, and he quickly changed his face and took refuge in the second-in-command Kudu Timur.

But not long after he became a party of Timur in Kudu, Li Luo rebelled!

The rebellion is just a big deal, and it's a big deal to suppress it. He would love to see Li Luo suppressed.

But who would have thought that Li Luo was so powerful, not only swallowed the entire Jiangnan, but also repeatedly defeated the Yuan army, and no one could take charge of the soldiers.

Moreover, Li Luo also sealed the river and locked the sea, isolating the north and the south, and the momentum was unparalleled.

If he had followed Li Luo closely, what would have been the situation?

Hey, I'm so stupid. When Li Luo was in Annan, he turned his hands into clouds and covered his hands for rain, his means were so powerful, how could he come to Huguang and be overtaken by Hudu Timur?

If Li Luo didn't do it on purpose, could it be?

In case Kudu Timur follows in the footsteps of Zhang Hongfan this time, and Huguang is all occupied by rebels and thieves, where should he, the governor of Ezhou, go!

Kudu Timur's expression was gloomy, and while secretly scolding Zhang Hongfan for his incompetence, he was thinking about the countermeasures to defeat Li Luo.

According to the spies, the rebels did not have many soldiers and horses, and they were well-armoured, which was by no means comparable to the thief army. Even, the cavalry of the rebels is very strong, although the number is unknown, but it should not be much worse than his 30,000 cavalry.

Otherwise, it will not be possible to destroy Wan Zhedu and Zhang Hongfan.

He had only 150,000 troops, which was not necessarily more than the rebels, and it was said that the rebels were very sharp in their weapons and well-trained in their horses, so he was not sure of victory.

"Report!" A knight rode his horse, "Nayan, Li Luo's rebels have already camped in the north of the Sand Mountain, less than sixty miles away from here!" ”

Kudu Timur didn't know the place of Shashan, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are there?" What about the map of Sand Mountain? ”

The probe said: "The marshal atoned for his sins, I really don't know how many soldiers and horses, and the map of Shashan was expelled by the rebel cavalry before it could be drawn." However, the rebels did not seem to have any intention of continuing their march. ”

Kudu Timur scolded: "Waste! ”

Da Dali suddenly said: "Zhongtang, I know the sand mountain, the mountain is not high, the terrain is open, and there are rivers, which is very suitable for stationing large armies. But there is no way to set up an ambush. ”

Kudu Timur nodded and ordered to continue the march.

Chen Yiji made a ghostly suggestion: "Zhongtang, since Li Luo's rebels are no longer marching, why is our army marching? It's better to return to Jiangling to attack Xiao Yin. ”

All the generals looked at him as if they were fools, and the man who looked at him felt chills.

Kudu Timur snorted coldly and said: "Cowardly people, they will find a hundred and a thousand reasons to justify their retreat. Knowing that the rebels are coming, but they don't dare to fight, do you want the army's heart? Doesn't it make the rebels even more arrogant? If they don't march and let the rebels not fight, will the rebels be eaten by cattle and sheep like the grass on the grassland? ”

Chen Yiji's face was red from choking, and he could only laugh.

"Let go of our heroic Haidongqing! With the help of the eyes and wings bestowed upon them by the Immortal Heaven, spy on the movements of the rebels! Kudu Timur said.

"Wow!"

Soon several eagle keepers came to the front of the army, and on their shoulders stood the energetic and eager Hai Dongqing.

"Warriors of the air, friends of the Mongols, spread your wings and use your wisdom to monitor the enemy's movements!" The falcon man said loudly and took out the mutton to feed the birds of prey.

Several Haidongqing devoured mutton viciously, and the eagle's eyes were fierce.

When Hai Dongqing ran out of mutton, the falconer put his mouth to the ears of the birds of prey, muttering in a small voice, looking very mysterious, as if he really understood bird language.

Finally, the eagle keeper raised the arm of Hai Dongqing, who was standing, pointed to the east, and scolded: "Go! ”

"Wow! Phew! ”

Several Haidong Qingmeng kicked the eagle man's shoulder, and the arrows shot up into the sky, with a strong wind, piercing the sky.

In the blink of an eye, he spread his wings and fought in the air, flying into the dark!

And several eagle keepers also carried special bone whistles, shouted and galloped wildly, and followed the direction in which Hai Dongqing flew away.

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In the Tang Army camp north of Shashan, Li Luo was looking up at Hai Dongqing hovering in the sky.

"Your Majesty, that's the Eagle Army of the Yuan Army, which is used to detect the enemy." Shi Mo Huaide pointed to the sky and said.

Li Luo frowned, this flight was too high, the arrow couldn't shoot, it was difficult to shoot, and the fire gun couldn't hit.

"How do they detect the enemy?" Li Luo asked.

Shi Mo Huaide replied: "Hai Dongqing is very smart, after training the eagle keeper since childhood, he can make different circling movements and make different calls according to the number of enemy horses, the size of the camp, and the terrain where he is located. The nuances of this can only be understood by falcon keepers. That's why the falconry is also known as the Eagle Witch. ”

Li Luo asked again: "Are they detecting accurately?" ”

Shi Mo Huaide's expression was a little solemn, "Every time I probe the enemy, I need several Hai Dongqing. Some specifically discovered the number of war horses, some specifically probed whether there were ambushes, some specialized to probe the speed of marching, some probed the number of camp tents, and some probed the terrain of the garrison. Each one has only one purpose. Therefore, the results of their probing are very similar, and there will not be too many mistakes. ”

"The enemy army is coming in several ways, whether there are ambushes, the approximate number, the speed of the march, and what terrain to camp on, Hai Dongqing can probably figure it out."

Li Luo understood, it turned out to be a division of labor, and he had received special training since he was a child, so it could be explained.

The eagle has strong eyesight and can spot a snake on the ground at an altitude of thousands of meters and a bug on the ground within hundreds of meters. And Hai Dongqing's eyesight is even stronger than that of ordinary eagles. It is conceivable that even if Tang Jun is wearing camouflage uniforms, it is impossible to escape Hai Dongqing's eyes.

At this time, Hai Dongqing in the sky let out a burst of screams, hovered high and low in the air for a while, and then flew away again.

It only takes a minute or two, and the process is very short.

"The strength is exposed." Li Luo was a little depressed.

The sand hill where he was stationed was an L-shaped mountain, camped between the bends of the mountain, and the mountain could cover the right flank and the rear, and only the front and left flank would be attacked by the enemy.

This place is only more than 100 miles away from Jiangling, and the garrison here can recuperate and wait for the arrival of Kudu Timur.

Why is Li Luo so sure that Kudu Timur will take the initiative to meet him?

Quite simply, it makes sense. Fighting under the city of Jiangling, the Yuan army also had to guard against the Liang army in the city going out of the city to attack. Therefore, the Yuan army will take the initiative to leave Gangneung and meet itself.

Second, the spies in the Yuan army had already taken the lead and reported that Timur was going to leave for the east.

Since it was certain that Kudu Timur would come, of course Li Luo was unwilling to leave again, so he simply waited for the Yuan army here.

Even the time is about the same. He would confront Kudu Timur for two days and hold out without a fight.

As soon as the Liang army arrived, Kudu Timur would definitely divide his troops to meet the Liang army, and that was the best time for the Yuan army to deal with.

Without Liang Jun, Li Luo was also confident that he could defeat Kudu Timur. But in this way, the casualties are not small. With the Liang army in the war, the casualties of the Tang army will be reduced.

"Your Majesty, the military slaves have dug trenches, arranged horses to resist horses, and built walls." Ma Zhiyuan, who is the marching horse, said that these are also his terms of reference.

Li Luo nodded and said, "Order, raise the account!" ”

Again a great deal of pride rose in his heart. Huguang, I'm Li Luo back! But this time, I'm not the Huguang Pingzhang of the Yuan Court!

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It didn't take long for Hai Dongqing of the Yuan army to return to the Yuan army's main formation.

A falcon man blew the bone whistle, and his Haidongqing returned to the air again, hovering high and low for a while, the movements were very complicated, and then fell.

The eagle keeper immediately reported: "Dear Nayan, the place where the rebels are stationed is a mountain with a radius of ten miles, a mountain in the shape of a ruler. The mountains are not high. There is also a river to the left of the mountain. ”

Kudu Timur nodded and snorted coldly: "Li Luo will choose a place." In this way, he is not sure of winning. Put the second eagle! ”

"Wow!"

Soon, the second eagle also flew into the sky, hovering slowly, the movements were not complicated, but they made a different rhythm of calls.

The second eagle keeper said: "Back to Nayan, the rebels have 60,000 to 70,000 horses and mules. There were 40,000 to 50,000 horses. ”

How can you tell the difference between a war horse and a transport mule? For war horses have saddles, and mules and horses for transport have no saddles. And the war horse will not be mixed with the mule and horse for transportation.

Kudu Timur said: "In this way, Li Luo has at least more than 20,000 cavalry, which is quite a lot. ”

Next, Kudu Timur finally figured out that the total number of rebels was about 140,000 to 160,000, and it was estimated that the slaves and men in the army were at most 1230,000, and probably not yet.

Kudu Timur suddenly gained a lot of confidence.

"Order, slow march, maintain your strength!"

"Wow!"

It was Chen Yiji, who heard that the rebels did not have too many troops, so he also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Two hours later, the 150,000 yuan army finally appeared more than ten miles west of Shashan.

With the addition of slaves and men in the army, the number is as high as 190,000.

At a glance, the army is simply overwhelming, covering the mountains and fields. Along the way, I don't know how many crops were destroyed.

Especially the 30,000 iron horsemen, the momentum between the galloping is like thunder.

The 150,000 yuan army, 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, 20,000 color cavalry, 60,000 Huguang Han army, 30,000 Henan Jiangbei Han army, and 30,000 Huguang Tusi barbarian soldiers.

The army is more majestic than Zhang Hongfan!

PS: That's all for tonight, good night friends! Rolling all over the ground begging for votes, the ranking is slipping again, kneeling and begging for support! Crab guys, whoa...

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