The Sui Dynasty, which has been in the past 12 years, has experienced too much turmoil, and the people are looking forward to a stable year. It's a pity that it backfired, and the cold winter did not stop the enthusiasm of the rebels to rebel, but it intensified.

Yang Guang wanted to wipe out all the traitors in the world, so he could only continue to pretend to be unconscious, but he did not let the rebels grow, such as the master beggar who captured Yuzhang County.

The Poyang people had already rebelled in the summer, but Yang Guang didn't care.

Later, the power of Cao Shi Qi gradually grew, and Lin Shihong, a fellow villager, responded and led many people to join the army of Cao Shi Qi. Cao Shi begged for strong reinforcements and soon captured Yuzhang County. After he captured Yuzhang County, he proclaimed himself the king of Yuanxing, set the year name Tiancheng, and named Lin Shihong as a general.

As soon as Yuzhang County was stabilized, the master began to covet Jiujiang.

Jiujiang County went down the Yangtze River and could approach Jiangdu, for the sake of prudence, Yang Guang issued an edict and ordered Liu Ziyi to lead the army to recruit the drill master beggar.

Liu Ziyi is good at strategy, and when he confronted the army of Cao Shi Qi, he pretended to be invincible, tempted Cao Shi Qi to lead the army to chase deeply, and then surrounded Cao Shi Qi with ambush soldiers. The master of the drill begged to raise troops in a hurry, and his soldiers could not be compared with the army of the imperial court at all, and they were quickly defeated.

Lin Shihong escaped and gathered the fleeing soldiers, Liu Ziyi only knew how to beg, and he didn't know Lin Shihong at all, so he didn't take it to heart. Unexpectedly, Lin Shihong was more popular than the master begging, and soon gathered a large number of anti-thieves, and in the name of avenging the master begging, he fought with Liu Ziyi in Pengli Lake.

Most of the soldiers led by Liu Ziyi were northerners and were not accustomed to water at all, while the soldiers under Lin Shihong were just the opposite. With the advantage of geographical advantages, Lin Shihong defeated the imperial army and beheaded Liu Ziyi.

After this battle, Lin Shihong's army increased greatly, and his strength quickly reached more than 100,000.

When the news reached Jiangdu, Yang Guang was shocked, but Liu Ziyi died in battle, and he suddenly found that there were few good generals left in the court, and in order to take care of the overall situation, Yang Guang could only suppress the anger in his heart and ignore Lin Shihong for the time being

To this day, there are wars everywhere, the news is blocked, and the news of Liu Ziyi's death in battle has not yet reached the north.

The Wagang thieves are growing stronger and stronger, and Zhang Xutuo's hair is getting gray, these things have not affected the atmosphere of the people of Xingyang preparing for the New Year.

The river froze, Li Xuanba could not return to Luoyang, so he could only stay in Xingyang City with peace of mind, and the twelve years of the great cause had not yet ended, and he did not dare to leave Zhang Xutuo's side again.

Compared with the south, the north is much colder, whether it is the army of the imperial court, or the thieves in the four places, they need to recuperate, when the fourth heavy snow falls, Zhang Xutuo breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that the Wagang thieves will not attack Xingyang again before the spring, and gradually relax their vigilance.

Li Xuanba didn't think so, he took Li Jiuzhi and Liang Xiao to Zhang Xutuo's mansion and asked to see him. Today's Li Xuanba is no longer a Huangkou child who has just arrived in the camp, Zhang Xutuo learned that Li Xuanba was coming, and hurriedly sent someone to bring him into the room.

The snow is still flying, and the dead branches in the courtyard are piled with snow, which is very beautiful, Li Xuanba lowered his head and stepped on the snow, not caring about the scenery in the courtyard. However, Liang Xiao has always admired Zhang Xutuo, and it was the first time he entered Zhang Xutuo's mansion, and he looked left and right curiously.

"I'll go into the house to discuss some things with General Zhang, and if you feel cold, go to the next room to rest." Li Xuanba walked to the door of Zhang Xutuo's room, turned to Li Jiuzhi and said, "Of course, you can also play in the courtyard, just don't break things." The things in General Zhang's mansion are all rewarded by His Majesty, and if they are damaged, this son can't afford to pay for them. ”

Li Jiuzhi nodded, and pulled Liang Xiao to make a fuss in the courtyard.

"Xuanba, is there anything in the courtyard that you can't afford to lose?" As soon as Li Xuanba entered the room, Zhang Xutuo quipped: "How many benefits have you gained from those big families in Dongjun, I really don't know?" ”

Thinking that Xingyang could be safe for a while, Zhang Xutuo was in a good mood and swept away the haze some time ago.

"What Your Majesty has rewarded, even if it is a sapling, I am afraid that in the eyes of the general, it is also a priceless treasure, how can Xuanba afford it?" Li Xuanba bowed and replied with a smile.

There were no outsiders in the room, and Zhang Xutuo did not put up the general's shelf, and stretched out his hand to signal Li Xuanba to sit down. It was freezing outside the house, Li Xuanba walked to Zhang Xutuo's mansion, his body was indeed a little cold, so he sat down opposite Zhang Xutuo unceremoniously, stretched out his hand to bake the fire.

Zhang Xutuo saw that Li Xuanba only cared about the fire and didn't speak, and said with a smile: "You don't like to go out on weekdays, but today you came in the wind and snow, there must be something important." ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal." Li Xuanba replied without raising his head: "Xuanba just saw that the soldiers were becoming more and more relaxed, and he was a little uneasy in his heart. ”

"The soldiers followed the general to fight in the east and west, and they couldn't get together with their families during the New Year, at this time, how could they bear to let them work as hard as before?" When it came to business, Zhang Xutuo sat up straight and said: "And it looks like this snow will fall for a while, and the heavy snow will block the road, do the Wagang thieves dare to attack Xingyang?" ”

"The general has been fighting for many years, and these truths are naturally clearer than Xuanba." Li Xuanba nodded and said, "But has the general ever thought that the Wagang thieves would not come to attack the city, and some of the Wagang thieves would also guess your thoughts?" ”

Zhang Xutuo's heart sank, and he suddenly realized his negligence.

"The general cherishes the soldiers, and Xuanba is deeply moved." Li Xuanba saw that Zhang Xutuo didn't answer, and thought that he didn't care, so he continued: "Li Mi's wisdom and strategy, the general has also been taught, he often does some unexpected things, since everyone thinks that the Wagang thieves will not attack, then what reason does he have not to come?" ”

"Xuanba has a point." Zhang Xutuo pondered for a moment, stared at Li Xuanba with a burning gaze, and said, "If it weren't for your reminder, I'm afraid that I would put the soldiers in trouble again." "The last time the Wagang thieves were defeated, the army lost more than 2,000 people, Zhang Xutuo has been haunted by this matter, and he has not been able to let go.

"This is just Xuanba's speculation, as the general said, in the ice and snow, the Wagang thieves may not dare to attack the city." Li Xuanba put his mind at ease and said calmly: "But we can't be unguarded. ”

"What's Xuanba's plan?" Zhang Xutuo leaned forward slightly and asked in a low voice.

Li Xuanba saw Zhang Xutuo's appearance in his chest, smiled slightly, and said: "Since the general has a countermeasure in his heart, why bother Xuanba? ”

"You can find hidden dangers, and you haven't been flustered since you entered the door, do you dare to say that you don't have a plan in mind?" Zhang Xutuo paid more and more attention to Li Xuanba, and said with a smile: "You can tell me about it." ”

"Xuanba thinks the same as the general." There was no one else in the room, and Li Xuanba was not hypocritical, raised his head and said, "The plan will be calculated." ”

"Great goodness!" When Zhang Xutuo heard this, he high-fived and laughed.

Li Xuanba looked at Zhang Xutuo and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, fortunately he didn't forget everything he had learned. In his previous life, Li Xuanba liked mathematics very much, and his favorite problem was the proof problem.

In fact, Li Xuanba didn't think at first that the Wagang thieves might take advantage of the New Year Pass to attack Xingyang. But Li Xuanba remembered that Zhang Xutuo died in this year. Now that we know the year and the result is that Zhang Xutuo has fallen, the rest of the matter is to find out the details that may have led to this result.

Hard work pays off.

Xingyang's increasingly lax defenses, as well as the flying goose feather snow, made Li Xuanba think of the danger of being ignored by everyone, so he braved the cold to come to Zhang Xutuo's mansion, just to save this famous general who was forgotten by history.