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After walking out of the city gate, everyone quickly whipped up, and when the original city was completely left behind, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

At this time, Yu Ming said to the soldiers around him: "Now start sending a flying pigeon express letter to Liaodong immediately, we must take one step earlier and control the situation in Liaodong in our hands!" Just escaping from the original can only save one's life for a while, but it can't keep one's life safe. ”

He knew very well that only by taking Liaodong in his hands one step ahead of the other, transferring troops and reprimanding generals one step earlier, and rejecting the imperial army from outside Liaodong, could he have a buffer time for himself to slowly develop and strengthen himself. After completely digesting Liaodong and having such a territory and soldiers and horses, they had the hope of continuing to fight with Yang Guang.

Although Wooming has been running Liaodong for more than a year, he has spent most of his time fighting against the Goryeo, Ji, Silla and Liaodong steppe tribes, and there are not many times when he really controls development.

Moreover, he is now rebelling, not staying on one side as he used to. After openly pulling the flag and confronting the imperial court, how many soldiers will listen to him, and it is still unknown whether he surrenders in battle when he does not fight the Sui army.

Today, the strength of the Sui Dynasty is still very strong, and if they seize the opportunity to break into Liaodong, then Liaodong will be difficult to defend. At present, only by maintaining the defense line of the Liaohe River, which the Goryeo Army attached the most importance to, using the Liaohe River as a natural barrier, and then stabilizing the outlets to the sea of the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula, and preventing the enemy from landing, can we truly bring into play the advantages of Liaodong's large room for maneuver, fertile land, and vast land.

It didn't take long for the group to arrive at the pre-assembled place. I saw that dozens of identical carriages had already been parked here. Fang Xuanzao was here directing his own soldiers to line up the carriages into ten convoys.

Yu Ming immediately let Li Xiuning get into one of the carriages, and then ordered the dozens of carriage drivers who were already waiting here, served by his own soldiers: "Everyone go!" ”

Listening only to the sound of "rumbling" wheels, these dozens of carriages lined up in ten queues, and marched in ten directions, each direction had a carriage, and was escorted by forty personal soldiers, the appearance of the vehicles and the outfits of the guards were all exactly the same, so that Li Yuan wanted to chase after him, but he didn't know where to chase.

The line of this retreat was originally intended to go east, pass through Hebei, and then enter Liaodong from Beiping and Zhuojun. But Yuming thinks that this line is more dangerous. Because of this retreat line to the east, Li Yuan's father must have wanted it, after all, it is the closest to Liaodong, and the defense must be very tight.

Therefore, Yu Ming proposed to retreat to Guanlong in the west. After entering Guanzhong, head north to the Hetao area. There are many herdsmen of the grassland tribes living there, and the Liaodong Army also has a lot of intelligence officers there, which is convenient for response. And to the north is the endless prairie, even if the Sui army catches it, you can escape safely, and then detour through the grassland back to Liaodong.

This is a little farther away, and it may take more months. But first, it is relatively safe, the Guanlong area is the base camp of Yuvale, and there are many acquaintances and friends, so it is convenient to take care of it. And the family members of Fang Xuanling and other pro-soldiers are also mostly in Guanlong, so they can be picked up by the way. In addition, since this is the opposite direction of the road, most people do not think that they will go from that way.

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An hour after Yuming left the city, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and others found that Yuming and his own soldiers had fled without a trace. Even Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanzao and others didn't know where to go. This completely frustrated their planned arrest.

"How could Yuming suddenly disappear? If only one or two people are not there, it can be said that the people who are spying on them have not noticed. But these people are all gone, and there must be something strange about them! Li Jiancheng said with a puzzled expression.

Li Shimin thought for a long time, and then said to the soldiers beside him: "You should be careful in the courtyard, and don't let go of every room." See if there are any secret passages. ”

As soon as he said this, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng suddenly woke up, secretly thinking that they had ignored the fact that the enemy might have dug the tunnel in advance and then calmly escaped from the tunnel. No wonder Yuming has been unhurried.

It didn't take long for a soldier to report that in a utility room in the backyard, a secret passage was discovered, leading to a restaurant not far from the city lord's mansion, and the restaurant was opened by Fang Xuanling.

"! This Fang Xuanling is really eating inside and out, I, Li Yuan, take him so seriously, he still took refuge in this anti-thief Yuming! Li Yuan said angrily.

Li Xuanba asked anxiously, "Sister?" Why is she gone, was she kidnapped by Yuming? ”

When he said this, Li Yuan, Li Shimin and others suddenly felt nervous, they never expected that they would really accompany their wives and fold their soldiers. Not only did Yuming not catch it, but he lost Li Xiuning.

"They should still be in the city now, as long as we catch them carefully, we may not be able to catch them!" Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "I have already greeted the city gate officers of the four city gates, and no one can be released from the city. I'd like to see where they can go. ”

Immediately afterwards, the various armies in the original city began to search intensively, but after searching for most of the night, the whole city was made to jump with chickens and dogs, but except for catching a group of small thieves, there was no trace of Yuming and his subordinates.

Just when Li Yuan and Li Shimin were a little puzzled, Li Yuanji hurriedly came to report, saying that the officer at the east gate said that an hour ago, the young lady went out of the city with a large number of people, saying that there was an urgent military situation to deal with. Because the young lady showed a special pass token and raised Li Yuan's name, the officer guarding the east gate did not dare to stop her, so she let her leave with her men and horses.

"This is really a big girl! Xiuning turned her elbow outward, and she really regarded Yuming as her husband! Li Yuan was so angry that he almost fainted. He never expected that his well-arranged plan would be ruined by his precious daughter.

Li Jiancheng hurriedly persuaded: "Dad, Yuming escaped with so many people, he must not be able to run fast, and we also deployed men and horses to intercept him along the way." As long as my brothers and I chase after us with cavalry, we will definitely be able to capture them!" ”

"Good! Built, this matter will be left to you! Li Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and secretly thought that at the critical moment, he still had to rely on Da'er to stand up. However, he didn't notice that when Li Shimin heard him praise Li Jiancheng, a look of unbelief flashed in his eyes.

A moment later, the four brothers Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji and Li Xuanba gathered their men and horses to kill out of the city gate and chased in the direction of Yuming's escape.

But they soon found out that Yuming's convoy had divided into ten teams and fled in ten different directions.

Obviously, nine of these ten teams must be used to hide people's eyes. Only one team is Yuming's real escapee. But in which direction to chase, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had a fierce dispute.

"Second brother, now that the world is big, there are not many places where Yuming can go, except for Liaodong, Brother Fool really can't think of where he can go. So, I think we should chase it in both the east and the north. As long as we chase after him with all our strength with fast horses, we will definitely be able to intercept Yuming before he escapes back to Liaodong! Li Jiancheng is colorful.

But Li Shimin shook his head again and again and said: "Big brother, I also think that Yuming will flee to Liaodong, but I don't think he will flee in the northeast direction." Because with his ingenuity, he should have calculated that we had deployed heavy troops to intercept the two counties of Loufu in the north and Hechi in the east. If he flees in either direction, he will only fall into the net we have laid for him. If I were him, he would definitely do the opposite, not only not to the east, but to the west, into the Guanlong area, and then turn north, from the prairie back to Liaodong. Although it is a little farther, it is much safer to get on it. It was enough to ensure that he arrived in Liaodong safely. ”

If Li Shimin's words were heard by Yuming, he would definitely be very emotional, and praised Li Shimin for really living up to his reputation, and he could see through his plan at once.

However, Li Jiancheng obviously disagreed, he grabbed the reins and said, "Second brother, what you said is not impossible. But I think this possibility is small, Yuming fled in a hurry, where would he think so much. And he waited so long to return to Liaodong, isn't he afraid that the Holy Lord will end his old nest? I don't think he would have done something like that. In my opinion, it is our two brothers who each lead an army and pursue them in two directions, east and north. ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he smiled faintly and said: "The eldest brother has a life, and the younger brother should naturally obey, but if you chase in the wrong direction, causing Yuming to escape, the younger sister can't chase back." I don't know who is responsible for this responsibility? ”

Li Jiancheng suddenly said angrily: "Second brother, do you deliberately want to go against me?" ”

Li Shimin sneered, but he stopped speaking, raised his head, and looked straight at the sky. And Li Xuanba and Li Yuanji saw that their two brothers were arguing, and they didn't know what to do.

Li Yuanji has a better relationship with his eldest brother Li Jiancheng, so he naturally leans towards his eldest brother.

But Li Xuanba grew up with his second brother Li Shimin since he was a child, so he stood on Li Shimin's side.

The four brothers were divided into two factions, and they quarreled with each other, so naturally their men didn't know what to do.

After Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin quarreled for about half an hour, neither of them could convince the other party, and in front of their two younger brothers and so many subordinates. Neither of them would give in to each other.

As a result, the two went their separate ways.

Li Jiancheng took Li Yuanji and led half of the men and horses to chase in the northeast direction. And Li Shimin and Li Xuanba took the other half of the men and horses to the southwest. Both sides were holding back their strength, and they were chasing after them quickly. Both of them want to prove their vision and wisdom in front of their father and subordinates by capturing Yuming, and win the first opportunity in the future competition for the position of the world.

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