The heavy rain made Luoyang's dirty air fresher, but also made the roads outside the city muddy, Luoyang's residents crowded in the inner city, life was already inconvenient, this heavy rain made them helpless, but at the same time, they were grateful to God, because this rain not only affected them, but also affected the Wagang thieves.

The roads are muddy, the water of the moat overflows both banks, attacking Luoyang at this time is tantamount to letting the soldiers die in vain, Li Mi is well versed in the way of marching, so naturally he will not do such a stupid thing.

But even the most ordinary people understand that the short-term peace is fine, but the calm before the storm, after the Wagang thieves recuperate, Luoyang will face a greater test.

Dozens of miles east of Luoyang, there are three small cities, each with thick walls and barriers, they are close to the mountains in the north, the terrain is precipitous, it is the military fortress of Luoyang: Kim Yong Cheng.

At this time, the city of Kim Yong had been captured by the Wagang thieves, and in the middle of the city, a Wei Mansion was temporarily set up, which was also the main tent of the marching army. The soldiers guarding outside the tent pricked up their ears to hear what was going on in the hall.

"Duke Wei, the reinforcements of the imperial court are rushing to the eastern capital, our Wagang army has been fighting again and again, and the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted, and it is not a good strategy to face the elite army of the imperial court with a tired division." Li Migao sat on the main seat, his face was calm, and it was impossible to guess his thoughts, and the protector Chai Xiaohe raised his voice, lowered everyone's voices, bowed down and said: "Since the eastern capital is difficult to conquer in a short period of time, why doesn't Duke Wei lead troops west?" ”

Wagang thieves opened a warehouse to release grain, attracting most of the nearby thieves, blessings and misfortunes, which not only made the strength of the Wagang army skyrocket, but also appeared a mixed situation, Meng Rang's fire, burned to death more than 100,000 Luoyang residents, but also burned their fighting spirit, otherwise under the pressure of the army, how could the people of Luoyang have the courage to resist.

As soon as Chai Xiaohe's words fell, the hall continued to sound with opposition, Zhai Rang looked at the chaotic thieves of all parties, sighed and shook his head.

"Luoyang is the foundation of the imperial court, we are waiting for a big banner of righteousness, how can there be a reason to turn to Xijing because of fear?" Li Mi coughed, quieted everyone down, and said calmly: "Our army occupies the two granaries of Xingluo and Huiluo, and the soldiers have no worries. ”

The controversy over what to do lasted for a whole morning, and Li Mi did not want the army to be disheartened, so he decided to continue the siege of Luoyang. Meng Rang, Hao Xiaode and others left satisfied, Zhai Rang and other Wagang veterans and Pei Renji and other old ministers of the Sui Dynasty hesitated for a moment, and most of them stayed.

Facing these people in front of him, Li Mi smiled, he knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to achieve great things, he could only rely on them after all. He smiled and said, "You don't want to leave, do you have a better strategy?" ”

"Duke Wei, Guanzhong is uncertain, how can you talk about the world?" Chai Xiaohe took a step forward, bowed down and said: "Li Yuan's soldiers went out of Taiyuan, the sword pointed at Daxing, everywhere the army went, the people all greeted each other, if he was the first to break through the Great Sui Jingshi, it would be too late for us to regret it!" Wang Bodang and the others nodded secretly, thinking deeply.

"What do you think we should do?" Li Mi asked with a smile.

"The meaning of filial piety should be to send people to defend Luokoucang and Xingluocang, and Duke Wei will lead the elite division of Wagang to capture Daxing as soon as possible." There was no noise in the hall, Jia Xiong came out and said softly: "Taking Luokou as the capital is not a long-term plan after all, if you can move the capital to Daxing, even if Yang Guang waving his army to the north, I will not have the slightest fear." ”

"What Jia Junshi said is exactly what the last general thinks." Chai Xiaohe nodded and said, "As long as you occupy Xijing, according to the prestige of Duke Wei, who else in the world will not come to defect?" At that time, the Wagang soldiers were strong and strong, attacking Luoyang and pacifying the world was as easy as turning over the palm of your hand. ”

"What you think is exactly what Mi has been thinking about." Li Mi stood up and said domineeringly: "Overthrowing the corrupt imperial court is the goal of my Wagang campaign so far, why don't Mi want to move westward?" As soon as the words changed, Li Mi sighed and said: "But have you ever thought about it, my Wagang can have today's achievements, and the righteous army from all sides has made great contributions, and Mi has to consider their ideas." ”

Everyone in the hall was silent for a while, and understood that the facts were indeed as Li Mi said.

"Most of our soldiers come from places east of Luoyang, and now that Luoyang has not even been captured, how can they be willing to enter the customs to the west?" Li Mi continued: "The Duke of Qi is a thief, if they are left to guard the granary, I am afraid that they will each claim the king, if this happens, we will really regret it." ”

Meng Rang and others defected to Wagang because Wagang seized the granary of the Great Sui, which does not mean that they are truly obedient, and the thief nature in them has not been wiped out. Meng Rang led the army to attack Luoyang, and most of the looted property was taken for himself, Li Mi knew it, but there was no way but to open one eye and close one eye.

"Duke Wei, if you allow Duke Qi and others to mess around, the Wagang Righteous Army will really become Wagang thieves!" Li Mi's analysis is very reasonable, others dare not refute it, but Zhai Rang ignores these, he said in a deep voice: "Yang Guang has no way, Wagang rises with the trend, we are for the stability of the world, not for the slaughter of the people!" ”

To this day, Zhai Rang is still angry about Meng Rang's burning of Luoyang, Pei Renji and other old ministers of the Sui Dynasty needless to say, even Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin feel that Meng Rang's behavior is too chilling.

"There will be gains and losses, Zhai Situ, if the imperial court attacks Wagangzhai, will they show mercy?" Li Mi asked rhetorically. Zhai Rang relied on his enthusiasm, reasoning about this kind of thing is Li Mi's opponent, and he suddenly didn't know how to answer, but he felt that Li Mi's mentality had changed.

After Li Mi finished speaking, he also felt that his tone was a little heavier, so he comforted: "Li Xuanba has already entered Luoyang with the Xingyang army, Xingyang's troops are empty, Bodang should be able to take it soon, and then we have no worries, and we can attack the eastern capital in one fell swoop." After a pause, he bowed his hand to the crowd and continued: "If you don't say anything about the public worship, the people will be spared poison. ”

A beautiful blueprint appeared in everyone's minds, and they imagined that soon, they would be able to seal their wives and sons, shine on the lintel, and soon forget the hundreds of thousands of Luoyang people who died in the fire. War always kills, they console themselves.

"Duke Wei, don't forget, Li Yuan was born in the Guanlong region, his background is illustrious, his prestige is not weaker than Duke Wei, this person has to be guarded against." Chai Xiaohe rarely kept his sobriety and reminded loudly. He was originally only the magistrate of Gongxian County in the Sui Dynasty, and he surrendered to Wagang as a last resort, and Li Mi discovered his talent and reused him, so that he was grateful and willing to serve Li Mi.

"You said Li Shude?" The corners of Li Mi's mouth curled, and his beard moved, and he laughed and said, "When he raised his army, he sent a messenger to deliver a letter. After speaking, he proudly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chai Xiaohe.

Chai Xiaohe opened the letter and read softly: "Yuan Shi is favored by Sui, and he can't openly oppose Sui like his virtuous brother, but Yuan can't bear the suffering of the people, so he proclaims to be a righteous army. If the heavens are going to die in Sui, the person who stands on behalf of Sui can only be a person of destiny like the virtuous brother, and on that day, Yuan will obey the will of heaven and respect the virtuous brother as the master. ”

"No wonder Duke Wei has never been worried, it turns out that even if Li Yuan takes down Daxing, he is just serving Duke Wei." Jia Xiong said with a smile, and congratulated him, and the other generals also said that Wei Gong was a great virtue and a soldier who surrendered without a fight.

Everyone never thought that Li Yuan would repent, after all, this letter was from Li Yuan's account of joining the army Wen Daya, if Li Yuan did not listen to the edict at that time, Li Mi only needed to publicize this letter to the world, and Li Yuan would inevitably betray his relatives.