Huaiyang.

Luyi.

The sky was dark.

The whirlpool river was dyed red, and the battlefield was littered with corpses.

The battle began in the evening, and the People's Army crossed the Whirlpool River at night and launched a surprise attack on Luyi County. The defenders of Luyi hurriedly met the battle, while sending troops to Huaiyang Wanqiu for help.

When Wanqiu's county soldiers hurriedly arrived, the people's army led the main force to ambush in the ditch dug halfway.

The ambush burst out and besieged the city to send reinforcements.

The Wancheng soldiers who came to help were completely suppressed, and there was a fierce battle on both sides.

The county soldiers were defeated and fled to the vortex, leaving countless corpses along the way.

On a dirt hill on the side of the Whirlpool River, under the banner of the People's Army.

Commander Meng Rang immediately looked over, and a black-faced cloth beside him stood side by side.

"Our army has won." He happily turned his head to look at the black-faced cloth.

"If you are unprepared to attack it, besiege the city for reinforcements, ambush halfway, and be unprepared, you will naturally win." The man in cloth said plainly.

"Now you can swing your army to fight Luyi, right?"

"Luyi is just a small city, it's not interesting, it's better to go to Wancheng. Wancheng is the county seat of Huaiyang, the county soldiers went out of the city to help, and they were defeated here, and they have been defeated to the county, which can just take advantage of the weakness to attack. ”

"Huaiyang County is not small."

"But Huaiyang City is empty, Meng Shuai, there is a lot of money and grain in Huaiyang City, what our army lacks most now is food, and then weapons, if you can break Huaiyang and get its money, food and equipment, your strength will rise immediately, and you can't miss the opportunity."

"In case Huaiyang doesn't fall, and the surrounding soldiers and horses are coming, how to deal with it?"

"Just a few soldiers, don't worry, if you can't take it, we can still retreat. Now that Duanjun is surrounded by people in Yanmen, the main forces of the government soldiers in Luoyang and Henan are all going north to King Qin, which is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our people's army. Zhang Xutuo and Fan Zigai are not in Henan, if they don't take advantage of this good time to attack the city and break the pond and quickly arm, do they have to wait for them to come back? ”

Zhang Xutuo's name is known all over the world.

This is the teacher of the god Luo Cheng, who has been sitting in Henan for many years, and I don't know how many rebels have been exterminated in his hands.

This Meng Shuai is famous, he used to be the head of Qi County, Zhang Xutuo was also his fellow boss, he naturally knows Zhang Xutuo very well, and even Luo Cheng, a famous upstart in the world, used to be his subordinate.

It's just that Meng Rang has had bad luck in the past few years, and Luo Cheng's momentum has made the people of Qi County develop, and how many people in Qi County have prospered because of this.

But because he was involved in the bandit case, he was about to be beheaded by Zhang Xutuo.

He could only abandon his official position and flee, and finally pulled up a troop of soldiers and horses.

"Why are you helping me?"

The black-faced cloth Yi laughed, he turned his head to look at Meng Rang, "Meng Shuai, I'm not helping you, I'm taking revenge." ”

This black-faced soldier in cloth clothes is Li Mi.

Li Bi, one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, was his great-grandfather, and their Li family was the Li family of Liaodong, although it was not as good as the Li Hun family was Longxi Li, nor was it the Zhaojun Li of the Shi clan, but the Eight Pillars Country was also extremely glorious.

Li Mi had already attacked the Duke of Pushan County when he was a minor, and was once Yang Guang's bodyguard, and then he was later disgusted by Yang Guang and left the Qinwei Mansion, and then rebelled with Yang Xuangan.

In Yang Xuangan's Chu State, he was the Duke of Wei.

It's a pity that this uprising failed too quickly, he was forced to flee, and he used to be incognito, but unfortunately the sky was always unsatisfactory.

In Huaiyang Wang Xiucai's house, Li Mi once thought that this life would be like this.

But the government didn't let him go, they killed Wang Xiucai and his newlywed wife.

Li Mi only wore a white cloth coat, which was washed and white, which looked a little shabby.

But his eyes were very resolute.

"I've never asked, who are you?" Meng Rang looked at Li Mi, who called himself Li Buyi before, and said that he could help him, but this cloth was obviously not his real name.

Now he says it's revenge.

"I'm Li Mi."

This time, Li Mi answered very happily.

"Li Mi?"

"Pushan Gong Li Mi?" Meng Rang asked again.

"It used to be, but I am no longer the prince of Pushan County, I am now clothed Li Mi."

Meng Rang was silent.

Li Mi came to see him before and said that he could help him, but he didn't believe it at first, what ability did a poor scholar in a white cloth dress have?

However, after all, Meng Rang used to be an official, even if it was only a six-grade official like the head of a county, he still respected scholars.

So he entertained Li Mi very warmly, originally just wanted to take in a scholar and let him help him be a staff member or something, but after three glasses of wine, Li Mi proposed a plan to attack Luyi, and the plan was indeed very good.

Now I heard that the other party is actually Li Mi.

Meng Rang knew it in his heart.

Li Mi's name is linked to Yang Xuangan.

Since the rebellion in the ninth year of the Great Cause, there are a few people in the world who don't know Li Mi.

Especially among the rebels from all walks of life, Li Mi's name is even more famous.

"Why did you come to me?" Meng Rang finally asked.

"I'm going to overthrow the tyrannical Sui." Li Midao.

"I can't hide it, in fact, before I came to you, I had already gone to the leaders of several people's armies, but those people were just thieves and bandits, they only thought about looting, just how to be happy, but they didn't have the slightest long-term plan, and these people couldn't help them."

Li Mi looked at Meng Rang.

"But Meng Shuai is different, you used to be an official of the Tyranny Sui, you have knowledge, courage, and a certain amount of connections, from you abandoned the official and fled, to now have these thousands of people, it is only a short time, you know that you have a gap in your chest. From the fact that the people's army under your command has never been known for indiscriminate killing, although it has attacked everywhere, you can see that Meng Shuai is also an ambitious person. ”

"Meng Shuai, Li Mi is not talented, he is willing to assist Meng Shuai to achieve a career, overthrow the tyrannical Sui, and assist the monarch as the emperor!"

"Overthrow the tyrannical Sui and call the emperor the emperor?"

Meng Rang smiled, but there was a little excitement and trembling in his voice.

He rebelled, in fact, he was forced to be helpless, if it wasn't for Zhang Xutuo to kill him, he would not be willing to rebel. But even if he rebelled, he really never thought that one day he would overthrow the Sui Dynasty and replace him as emperor.

Don't dare to think about it, it's too far away.

But now Li Mi said that he would help him overthrow the Sui Dynasty and support him as emperor.

His heart was moved.

"Can it really work?"

"Of course it is feasible, the world has been in chaos, the violent Sui will collapse, the Sui will lose its deer, the heroes of the world will chase it, the times will create heroes, and it is only courage and courage to see. As long as Meng Shuai is determined, why not fight? ”

Fight for the world and be the emperor.

Meng Rang was moved by what Li Mi said, he was originally just forced to be a thief, but now, as soon as Li Mi said it, he couldn't help but have a lofty ideal in his heart.

"Please Brother Li for my military advisor and conspire for great things!" Meng Rang bowed his hand.

Li Mi gladly accepted this worship.

"Meng Shuai is willing to trust me, Li Miding should do his best to assist, now the emperor is mediocre, the people are resentful, several expeditions to Liaodong, and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers have been lost. Now he has made enemies with the Turks and is trapped in Yanmen by hundreds of thousands of horsemen. At present, the faint monarch is in danger, and it is still unknown whether he can come back, and this is a good time to compete for the world. With Meng Shuai's eloquence and strategy, he will definitely be able to destroy the violent Sui. ”

Meng Rang laughed when he heard this.

Li Mi took the opportunity to suggest, "Right now, we should take advantage of the time when the soldiers of Henan Prefecture go north to Qinwang, and make every effort to expand our strength, attack the counties, seize money, grain and equipment, and recruit soldiers and horses." Now Huaiyang City is empty, please also ask the marshal to immediately send troops to Huaiyang, as long as you capture Wancheng, kill Taishou Zhao Tuo, then it will be able to shake Henan, then all the heroes come to vote, recruit soldiers and horses, then the big thing can be done! ”

"Okay, just listen to your words, and give an order now, send troops to Huaiyang, and attack Wancheng!"