As soon as Wang Gui died, the defenders of Liyangcang suddenly collapsed without a fight.

As soon as the sky was bright, all the Zhu Ming banners that used to fly high at the head of Liyang Cangcheng were replaced with the battle flags of the Sui army.

After the good news of Liyangcang came, Yang Gao was overjoyed and officially issued the will to send troops to Hebei. Yue Fei was appointed as the chief of the Hebei Provincial March, and Yang Ye was appointed as the deputy commander, and an army of 150,000 was raised to conquer Hebei. Yang Gao himself also left Luoyang and personally rushed to Hebei to supervise the army.

At the same time, Yue Fei left the general Lu Xiangsheng to guard Liyang Cang and take over the army of Yang Ye, the deputy commander. With Xiao generals Yang Zaixing and Guo Zhiyun as the vanguard, he led 30,000 elite troops to Ye County to kill.

The guard general of Ye County is Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the deputy general is Tang He, the founder of the Ming Dynasty who was carried by Zhu Yuanzhang. After the two found out the news of the Sui Army's Northern Expedition and the loss of Liyang Cang, they did not dare to slack off, and while stepping up the city defense, Pegasus sent people to report to Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was leading the main army to quell the rebellion set off by Yuan Shao and other children of the family. Yuan Shao was able to unify Hebei in history and become the strongest prince in the late Han Dynasty, and his ability was still there, and he could barely be regarded as a hero. But compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty who established the Ming Dynasty from scratch, it is still too far behind. Since the beginning of the war, it has almost completely fallen behind, losing successive battles, losing cities and land, and losing countless soldiers.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to exterminate Yuan Shao in one go, the news of the loss of Liyangcang and the Sui army's march into Hebei was like a thunderbolt from a sunny sky, which shocked him in an instant.

"Liyang Cang has been... Lost? ”

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.

The generals under the tent look at me, I look at you, and they don't dare to come forward to answer for a while. In the end, Li Shanchang, the chief strategist who was still relied on by Zhu Yuanzhang as his right-hand man, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Lord, Yang Gao'er mobilized 150,000 troops to invade Hebei, and its purpose is self-evident. ”

"Lonely and unwilling!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smashed his fist on the handsome case with hatred, "The lonely army has fought bloodily for several months, losing nearly 10,000 soldiers, and Yuan Chu can be wiped out at a glance." At this time, the withdrawal of the army made Lone face those soldiers who died in battle. ”

Li Shanchang continued to persuade: "My lord, Yuan Chu is a man with great ambition and talent, lack of courage, meanness, and self-righteousness, but he has the disease of ringworm and scabies. And Yang Gao is ambitious, the Sui army is strong, and it is a well-known strong army in the world, which is our henchman! Lord, don't put the cart before the horse at the critical moment! ”

"Of course Lone knows that Yuan Chu can be destroyed if he turns his hand, but now that our army is in the city, we can't withdraw our troops in a hurry!"

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of distress: "Although Yuan Chu's ability is mediocre, there are several powerful people under him. Yan Heng and Wen Yuan bravely crowned the three armies, and his younger brother Yuan Chonghuan is also a good general, I am afraid that he will not miss such a fighter! ”

"This..."

Li Shanchang was also speechless when he heard this, and his brows tightened and he said that he had not thought of a solution.

"Lord Qiqi, there is a Tang Dynasty envoy outside asking to see you!"

At this moment, the sound of the guards suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Tang Dynasty envoy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, waved his hand and said, "Bring him in!" ”

In a short time, the two guards led a purple-robed official into the account. The official immediately stepped forward and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Qin Hui, the servant of the Tang Dynasty, greets His Royal Highness King Ming!" ”

"No need to be polite!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know what your envoy is doing here?"

Qin Hui smiled slightly, arched his hand and said, "I came here to save King Ming's life!" ”

"Bold!"

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's account, Qiu Fu, Hua Yun, Deng Tianwang and other fierce generals were all furious when they heard this, and they drew their swords together and glared angrily.

"Stop!"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang drank Qiu Fu and the others, his face was also very ugly, and he slowly got up and looked at Qin Hui and said: "If the envoy is only alarmist when he comes here, then please forgive this king for not having this leisure!" ”

Qin Hui laughed and said, "The lower officials heard that King Ming is brave and strategic, and he is a masterpiece in the world. My Majesty the Tang Dynasty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince all have great respect for King Ming, but it seems that the lower officials are really better known than they meet today! ”

"Bold Qin Hui, so rude!"

Li Shanchang took a step forward and scolded sharply: "Don't think that if you are an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, you can have no fear!" The lord humiliates the ministers to death, if you dare to insult the prince again, my Hebei Erlang would rather fight with the Sui and Tang Dynasties to take your head! ”

Qin Hui's face was calm, and he bowed to Li Shanchang, and said, "Dare to ask who Mr. is?" ”

Li Shanchang's face was arrogant, and he said loudly: "This official Li Shanchang! ”

"It turns out that Mr. Li Shanchang!"

Qin Hui smiled: "Mr. Jiuwen is the chief strategist under King Ming, so why is he so unwise?" At present, the 150,000 Sui army is pressing the border, but the army of the Ming King is restrained by Yuan Chu, and it cannot advance or retreat, and the form is as dangerous as a goose egg. Mr. is the chief advisor of the Ming King, and he is loyal to the king, so why do you turn a blind eye to this? ”

"This..." Qin Hui said the current predicament of the Ming army, and Li Shanchang was speechless for a moment, looking at Qin Hui with a gloomy face.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly spoke: "Since the envoy knows the current predicament of our army, he must have come here for this matter today, right?" ”

"Not bad!"

Qin Hui nodded and said, "Don't hide it from King Ming, I have already met General Yuan Chu Yuan before the official came, and General Yuan understands the righteousness and has decided to form an alliance with King Ming." Not only will he not take the opportunity to attack and disturb the Ming King when he retreats, but he will also personally lead the army south with the Ming King to resist the Sui army. Just ask the king of Ming to cede the three counties of Bohai and Boling in Hejian to General Yuan as his shelter after repelling the Sui army. ”

"Dreaming!"

Qiu Fu, the general of the Ming army, shouted loudly, and said: "King, our army has been fighting with that Yuan Chu thief for several months, and tens of thousands of soldiers have died because of this. If we form an alliance with that thief at this time, what face will we have to see the dead soldiers! ”

Li Shanchang also said in a deep voice: "Lord Qin, Hebei was originally under the rule of my Ming King, and Yuan Chu's conspiracy and rebellion were rebellious. If King Ming still tolerates him, how will he be crowned in the future? Please go back and tell Yuan Chu, so that he can recognize the current affairs as soon as possible and surrender the city. In this way, the king can spare his life and give him a wealth! ”

Qin Hui shook his head, ignored Li Shanchang and Qiu Fu, looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "His Royal Highness King Ming, the lower officials know that this decision will put you in danger. But now that the Sui army is strong, we and other heroes from all walks of life can only resist this strong enemy if they share the same hatred. If you cooperate, you will benefit from two evils, and please think twice! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and his face showed a tangled look. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and said to Qin Hui: "Please ask Lord Qin to go back and inform Yuan Chu that this king agrees to his request and asks him to immediately send troops south with this king to fight against Sui!" ”