After Hu'er went back to the camp to rest first, Li Che and Yu Wenshu continued to discuss for a long time, but it was still difficult to deduce why the unidentified rebel army suddenly appeared on the flank and inflicted heavy losses on the Sui army.

I heard the sound of gongs outside the tent, and the second watch had passed, and Li Che told Yuwen to resign from the big tent. Because he was worried that his unit had lost nearly 1,000 sergeants today, and that it was the largest number of casualties since Yang Su pacified the Jiangnan rebellion, he did not directly return to his sleeping tent to rest, but inspected the barracks one camp after another.

It took him half an hour to inspect the 100 tents he was in, and then turned around and walked towards his bedchamber.

Unexpectedly, when he just walked to the entrance of the sleeping tent, a black shadow suddenly sprang out of the sleeping tent and almost collided with him head-on.

"Who?" Li Che alertly drew his saber and shouted at the black shadow.

As soon as the black shadow saw that there was someone outside the tent, he immediately stopped his steps and ran out of the slash.

Li Che jumped forward, flew up with a kick, kicked the black shadow in the back of the waist, kicked the black shadow out of a heel fight, and then did not wait for him to get up, rushed to his side, pressed the tip of the sword in his hand against the back of his heart, and shouted: "Give me honesty, dare to act rashly, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword." ”

At this time, several personal soldiers and guards who followed behind Li Che also ran over, and they couldn't help but say that they stepped forward and tied up the black shadow firmly.

"Put him in the tent for questioning!" Li Che unsheathed his sword and walked into the tent first.

Under the light of the sleeping tent, Li Che sat upright in the middle, looking up and down at the middle-aged man standing in front of him wearing a night coat and a black veil that had been removed. ”

The long-faced, long-faced man turned his face to the side and remained silent.

"Come on, push this man out of the tent and cut off his head!" Li Che didn't talk to him either, and ordered straight to his own soldiers.

Several pro-soldiers stepped forward to push this man.

"This, this is going to be killed? I said, I said it's not enough? When this man saw that Li Che was really going to kill him, he was so frightened that he shouted in a hurry.

Li Che was amused in his heart, but he stared at this man with a strained face, waiting for him to take the initiative to confess.

"My name is Mai Tiecane, and I came to assassinate the chief general of the Sui army on the order of General Li in Wuzhou City."

"Oh? So, the assassin who came to the Governor's tent last night was you? Li Che didn't expect this man to bluntly confess his identity as an assassin as soon as he opened his mouth, glanced at the sharp knife on the several cases in front of him, and deliberately deceived him.

Mai Tiezhu was obviously an honest man, nodded, and pleaded with Li Che with a bitter face: "Please be clear, I didn't kill that general last night." Tonight, I sneaked into the general's dormitory, and I also pounced in the air, begging the general to spare his life! ”

Li Che snorted and said, "It's not difficult to want this general to spare your life, but you have to make meritorious service to the offense." Let me ask you, how many rebels are there in Wuzhou City, and where did the rebel army that suddenly appeared outside the city at noon today come from? ”

"Don't dare to deceive the general, I was originally a prisoner in Wuzhou Prison, and I don't know where General Li heard that I had some leg strength, so he forced me to join the gang. I really don't know how many soldiers and horses are stationed in the city. When Mai Tiezhu said this, he raised his eyes and saw that Li Che's face was not good, and he hurriedly added, "However, the support army outside the city was invited by me from Maoshan, and the leader seems to be surnamed Xu, which is said to be Sima Sikong's old department. ”

Li Che's spirits lifted suddenly, leaned forward, stared at the wheat iron staff, and asked, "You mean that the rebel army that raided our department was invited by you from Maoshan, three hundred miles away?" Didn't you sneak into the camp last night to assassinate the Governor, and when did you rush to Maoshan to invite reinforcements? ”

"It's after returning to the city from the Sui army, no, the official army camp. When General Li heard that there were many soldiers and horses, he was worried that it would be difficult for the defenders in the city to hold the city, so he ordered me to rush to Maoshan overnight with his handwritten letter to ask for reinforcements. I remember that before the fourth watch left, I rushed to Maoshan as soon as it was dawn and handed over the letter of request for help to Lord Xiao. McIron replied as he recalled.

"Wheat Iron Staff, if General Ben finds out that you are half a lie, you won't survive, understand?" Li Che forcibly pressed the surprise in his heart and threatened the iron rod.

"I'm telling the truth, if the general doesn't believe it, I can't do it."

Li Che saw that he looked honest, not like a lie, rolled his eyes, and asked him again: "I heard you claim to have some leg strength, but I don't know how much distance you can travel in one day and one night?" ”

"I traveled 500 miles a day, but I was in a hurry last night, and I walked a little slower." At the mention of his peculiar ability, Mai Tiezhu looked a little embarrassed, and replied with a red face.

500 miles a day! Even if he is in a hurry for 600 miles, he can't catch up with his foot strength! Li Che secretly smacked his tongue and said in surprise.

"These confessions alone are not enough to save you alive. Are you willing to surrender to the imperial court, guide the officials and soldiers to open the city gate by fraud, and recover Wuzhou City? Li Che had already cherished the talent of Mai Tie Staff in his heart, so he surrendered him.

"May I ask the general, if I surrender to the imperial court, how big an official can I be?" Mai Tiezhu completely forgot that he was not out of danger of being beheaded, and asked Li Che instead.

"It turns out that you are dying and still thinking about being an official." Li Che laughed angrily when he was asked by the wheat iron rod, and replied, "Don't worry, as long as you are willing to surrender to the court and make meritorious contributions, the court will definitely reward you for your merits, and you will not be wronged." ”

"That's fine. General Li promised me to bring back a Sui army, no, the head of the general of the official army, and give me the post of governor, general, if I guide the official army to recover Wuzhou City and cut off the head of General Li, I should be made a greater official than the governor, right? Mai Tiezhu asked Li Che almost innocently.

Because he accidentally captured the strange man Mai Tiecane and induced him to surrender to the imperial court, promising to guide the officials and soldiers to open the gate of Wuzhou City, Li Che invited Yuwenshu and Laihu'er, who had just fallen asleep, to his sleeping tent and informed them of the situation.

Both Yuwenshu and Lai Hu'er believed that the opportunity should not be lost, and they should seize this favorable opportunity as soon as possible and immediately launch an attack on Wuzhou City.

So, Li Che led the people of the headquarters, personally escorted the wheat iron rod with the help of the cover of the night to open the gate of Wuzhou City, Yuwenshu and Laihu'er two soldiers and horses as backups, and several Sui troops entered Wuzhou City overnight.