Chapter 297: Heading South (6)
On the top of the mountain, in a beacon, the rising wolf smoke pointed straight to the sky, and it did not disperse for a long time. Even in the middle of the road, you can see the black wolf smoke clearly.
A team of people and horses, slowly walking in the wind and snow. The knights were all dressed in brocade, as bright as clouds, and they looked incompatible with this desolate and rough Mayi County.
This team of men and horses, about 100 horses, are all the Li family's brocade generals. The escorts were also Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, who went to Shanyang.
Since entering Pingyang, Li Shimin has been anxious to raise troops and enter Shanyang, carefully investigating the situation in the heart of Mayi, so as to decide on the next move. But Wang Rengong, the son of the Wang family, was too hard, and rested in Pingyang for a few days, and then he reluctantly went on the road. Charging all the way to the snow, often in the afternoon to quickly set up camp and rest, after the dawn before going on the road, this trip is delayed.
Shanyang, which was originally in a hurry and could be reached in three or four days, walked on the road for five days, which can be regarded as barely approaching.
Li Shimin sat on horseback, staring blankly at the wolf smoke burning above his head, and did not say a word for a long time. The sharp eyebrows and eyes are all frowning together at this time, and I don't know what I'm thinking.
The eldest grandson Wuji came to Li Shimin's side, he also worked with Li Shimin all the year round, in the cold weather, he was also thinly dressed, without the slightest chill, his face was blown red like a knife and the cold wind, and after looking at the wolf smoke above his head, he also shook his head.
Li Shimin said softly: "Why did Wang Rengong lead the Turks to the south? Isn't there already our Hedong soldiers to help? ”
The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "In order to eat Liu Wuzhou quickly, this prince of Wang Jungong has no scruples." ”
Li Shimin nodded, and glanced left and right, the road had been covered with heavy snow, and a thick layer had accumulated. In some places, the snow is a little high and low, and you can faintly see the corners of your clothes. This was because of Wang Rengong's policy of confiscating the grain and straw of the whole county, and forced the corpses of the people of Mayi who fled south. At last they did not make it to the east of the river, and they fell to the side of the road and starved.
Li Shimin sharpened his eyebrows, as if he could spit out anger at any time: "Wang Rengong is the guard of a county, but he unscrupulously spoils Ma Yi like this!" How can he get by in his heart! ”
The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head: "Erlang, where does Wang Rengong still want to live in Mayi for a long time?" He wanted to annex the elite soldiers and strong generals under Liu Wuzhou as soon as possible, and then go south to compete with Guogong! The place he wants to run is in Guanzhong, Luoyang, and even Hedong, but he doesn't take Mayi to heart! ”
Li Shimin shook his head slowly: "This is also the people, it is the people, and Mayi County is even more of a feudal domain in the world, after such a ruin, how much vitality can be left?" Could it be that the Turks could not be allowed to go south and face the Central Plains? ”
He looked eagerly at the eldest grandson Wuji, as if the enthusiasm and ambition that had been suppressed by his brother in Jinyang could finally be revealed without scruples here.
"Eldest grandson, eldest grandson, it's just that we don't come to this Mayi. Since they have arrived here, there are three thousand tigers. Don't let it take to clean up the situation in Mayi! We can't let Wang Jungong do this again! ”
Looking at Li Shimin, who looked excited, the eldest grandson Wuji nodded.
was squeezed out by Li Jiancheng here, and could not participate in the Li family's great cause of attacking Chang'an. For a while, Sun Wuji was also depressed for a while. But now that he is here, the eldest grandson Wuji also feels that things are still promising. At least in the meantime, Li Shimin should no longer be restrained, and maybe he can really grasp a little bit of strength in his hands!
The Li family is about to compete for the world, if Li Shimin can really grasp some strength, then the right to speak in the Li family will no longer be insignificant!
The two looked at each other and understood each other. The eldest grandson Wuji looked around at the brocade-clothed generals who were waiting quietly around him, and lowered his voice.
"Wang Rengong acted perversely in Mayi County, and Erlang came to Mayi, and there have been people secretly contacting him. Many of them are still from the old family of the Li family............ After entering the good sun, wait for the opportunity, or you can achieve something. ”
Li Shimin nodded silently, but did not say a word. Such a big thing, there are many words and many mistakes. Wait until there is a certain chance of victory, quite grasping, it can be done. And these seemingly loyal brocade generals, God knows how many of them are the eyeliner that his brother Chang'an inserted by his side!
Li Shimin didn't look at the smoke above his head anymore, and said with a smile: "What about the prince of the Wang family?" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji pouted backwards: "Doesn't this keep up?" This prince doesn't know how Wang Jungong was raised, the Wang family, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold it up in the future! ”
Even the eldest grandson Wuji, who has never liked to gossip and acts steadily, can have such complaints, and you can imagine how miserable the prince of the Wang family has tossed Li Shimin and his party along the way.
When Li Shimin turned around, he saw a carriage coming slowly surrounded by the Wang family's generals. The carriage and horses were heavily loaded, and I don't know how many decorations and utensils used on the road were stuffed into the carriage. From time to time, the wheels would sink into the snow, and the generals would have to jump off their horses and shout trumpets to push the heavy wagon out.
Behind the carriage, there were seventy or eighty mules and horses, which were carried and pulled, and they were all the household goods that Wang Zhongtong used to camp on the road. Double-decker cowhide tents are the bare minimum, and the outside is decorated with brocade. The floor is insulated from moisture, the carpet is spread on the floor, there are various couches, and there is food and drink. The mules and horses used were enough to supply the horses for a battalion of horses to run in the field.
These mules and horses are all taken care of by the Wang family generals, although they have less time to rest all the way, but these Wang family generals are still covered with slush and exhausted, and they can't see the demeanor of the elite warriors raised by the Wang family.
The Li family general, looking at the carriage, was also full of contempt.
The carriage finally swayed to Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, the carriage curtain was lifted, and Wang Zhongtong, who was wrapped in a thick coat, poked his head out of it. smiled at Li Shimin: "I've been waiting for Erlang for a long time, a few days ago, I was hunting, I had a hard injury on my crotch, and I couldn't ride a horse, so I could only grieve Erlang to walk slower." But it's good to be close to Shanyang, but if you enter Shanyang, you can make amends to Erlang. ”
Li Shimin said with a smile: "Where did the prince come from!" If this road is not for the prince to settle down, we will not be able to move an inch in this ice and snow. Being able to guard the border in such weather as the prince of the county in Mayi, the prince is already the most outstanding person in my generation. What is it to wait for the son of the world, so polite, I really dare not be! ”
Wang Zhongtong nodded honestly and unceremoniously: "Assist my father, defend the border counties, and fight the Turks in a bloody battle." It is indeed a little hard work, the princes of the Central Plains, but it is enough to remember that our Wang family father and son have worked hard a little, and it is enough to be gratified. ”
Hearing the second Turkic son, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at the wolf smoke that was still burning above his head.
Wang Zhongtong glanced at him, greeted him, and suddenly a family general came. Wang Zhongtong waved his hand impatiently: "Let people go up and give an order, and extinguish the wolf smoke." The Turks entered the Kou, and the county prince naturally made arrangements, and the news has arrived, why do you make such a fuss? ”
The general took the order and left, and another cold wind blew in his face. Wang Zhongtong shuddered, bowed his hand to Li Shimin and confessed, and retracted into the carriage.
The Wang family will escort the carriage and staggered forward, running over the frozen Mayi homeless people on the road, and it was up and down.
Look at the wolf smoke, and then look at Wang Zhongtong's style.
Li Shimin shook his head slightly, and there was a little more ruthlessness in his eyes.
God doesn't take it, but suffers the blame!