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To be honest, Yanqing was a little confused!

This news came so suddenly, so suddenly that Li Yanqing didn't have any mental preparation at all, and it was inevitable that he would be a little confused for a while. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Fortunately, the life of the two lives for nearly 60 years has given him super self-control.

In the flash of light, Yan Qing regained his former calm, and his brain began to work rapidly, thinking about all possible situations while digesting the news.

Zhang Xutuo, dead!

Li Yanqing couldn't say clearly, whether he should be happy or sad.

However, there is one thing he understands, Zhang Xutuo's death will definitely bring extraordinary turmoil to Xingyang. And for him, in the next day, he will definitely face the threat of Wagangzhai. How can the stakes be calculated at once?

"Mowgli, where is Guanyin?"

"My sister just heard about it, so she went back!"

The eldest grandson is a very eye-catching little girl. Although he really wanted to be alone with Yanqing for a while, he also knew that after such a big thing happened, Li Yanqing would definitely not be able to continue to stay in Wubao. Therefore, she quietly left and returned to her residence to give Yanqing more space.

Mrs. Gao was satisfied with the innocent response.

When it comes to celebration, there is a strong sense of guilt......

"Yanqing, since this kind of thing has happened, you should hurry back to Gongxian County."

Li Yanqing wanted to say goodbye to Wuji, but after thinking about it again, he still stopped this thought.

"Mother, please tell Guanyin, just say that when I'm done, I'll accompany her to Shaolin Temple to worship the Buddha."

Mrs. Gao smiled kindly and bowed her head in agreement.

Li Yanqing and the eldest grandson Wuji did not dare to delay, and immediately prepared to leave.

But just as they were about to go out, Mrs. Gao suddenly called Yan Qing aside.

"Yanqing, after you go back, you must pay more attention to Yang Qing's movements."

This sentence made Li Yanqing a little difficult to understand, so he looked at Mrs. Gao suspiciously, as if she wanted to ask about the meaning of these words.

Yang Qing!

What can he do?

You must know that although Li Yanqing can't see Yang Qing very well, no matter what, Yang Qing is his superior, and the kind of care he shows for the people is real. He is not very capable, but he is willing to think about the people. For example, this time he took the initiative to ask Yanqing to reopen the porridge shed and raise funds, which made Li Yanqing quite impressed with him, and his senses were also very good.

Mrs. Gao said: "I know a little bit about Yang Qing.

This person is ordinary, and his surname is ...... But it is a hundred times stronger than many corpse vegetarians. It's just that he was born timid and not very strong. This point may be influenced by his father, Guan Wang Yang Hong, who is cautious and a little wavering...... When your teacher was alive, he once said that Yang Qing was not like a clansman, and he was too rudderless. If the wind blows, he will surely waver.

I'm worried that Zhang Xutuo's death in this battle will inevitably have a huge impact on Yang Qing. I can't get ......."

Li Yanqing frowned: What if you can't get it right?

Yang Qing is a clan, His Royal Highness King Xun, is it possible that he will surrender?

Although I didn't want to believe it, as soon as this thought appeared, I couldn't stop it. With Yang Qing's timid surname, he may really do something to surrender. For the important ministers of the court, Li Yanqing doesn't know much. Although Mrs. Gao has been away from Luoyang for many years, after all, Sun Sheng, the eldest child, has been immersed in silver for many years, and she must have a more thorough understanding of some court secrets.

Thinking of this, Li Yanqing suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He replied respectfully: "The child has written it down, and he will definitely pay more attention to King Xun." ”

"Okay, there's only so much I can help you, so get back to work...... Be careful in everything you do, and don't be presumptuous. ”

Yan Qing bowed down to be taught, hurriedly left Wubao, stepped on the horse, and rushed back to Gongxian with his eldest grandson Wuji.

When Mrs. Gao ascended the gatehouse of Wubao, she saw the eldest grandson Wujian standing at the corner of the gatehouse, secretly looking at the back of Yanqing and his party.

Suddenly, I felt a lot of emotion.

That's what this man is...... When the eldest Sun Sheng went on an expedition, wasn't it like this? Now that it has been replaced by Yanqing, this person who leans on the door and looks at it will also become someone else.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Gao felt a little melancholy in her heart......

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On October 27, the twelfth year of the Great Cause, Zhai Rang led 80,000 troops and sent troops to Niu Zhukou.

Since the capture of Jindi Pass, when Zhai Rang retreated, he completely destroyed the Jindi Pass, which also made this hundreds of years of Xiongguan exist in name only. As a result, Niuzhukou has become the forefront of the Tiger Pass, and it is also the only barrier to the Tiger Pass.

Not long after Zhang Xutuo returned victorious, how could he be afraid of Zhai Rang?

The previous successive victories also made Zhang Xutuo have more contempt for the Wagang army.

Now that Zhai Rang has come to the door, it is impossible for him to retreat in public or private. After all, this time he has his back to Xingyang, so he doesn't need to worry about the weight of grain and grass, and he can give it a go.

However, before going to war, Zhang Xutuo still inquired about Li Mi's news.

Li Yanqing sent a letter to him, in which he said: Li Mi is as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a jackal. The general is a hero in the world, and he is naturally fearless. But you must know that open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent. If the general goes to war, please pay more attention to Li Mi's movements.

In fact, whether Li Mi is there or not, Zhang Xutuo will not be able to back down.

But since Yanqing reminded him, it was also out of kindness. Zhang Xutuo still sent someone to inquire, but when he learned that Li Mi did not appear, he was even more fearless.

The two sides clashed at Banzhu on the west bank of the Tongji Canal, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Zhai Rang has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, while Zhang Xutuo has the right time, place and people, and is even more fearless. The Eight Winds Battalion was deployed, and the Wagang Army attacked. From noon to evening, only the water of the Tongji Canal turned red, and the corpses were all over the field, and the blood was scattered.

In the end, the Wagang army could not resist the fierce Eight Winds Battalion.

After losing the army, the whole army was defeated. Zhai Rang led his troops to escape, how could Zhang Xutuo let him slip away?

At this time, the Eight Winds Battalion, which had won a big victory, was full of confidence in victory. Zhang Xutuo forgot what Yan Qing mentioned in the letter: Poor Kou Mo chase.

pursued from Banzhu to Dahai Temple, and saw that Zhai Rang was about to be captured alive.

Suddenly, from the woods on both sides of the Great Sea Temple, two teams of men and horses were killed, and the Eight Winds Camp was cut off. The Eight Winds Battalion in Xingyang, although it is brave, is not as well-trained as the Eight Winds Battalion formed by Zhang Xutuo when he was in Qi County. The Eight Winds Battalion of Qi County, that is a brave army that has experienced a hundred battles, since the eighth year of the Great Cause, I don't know how many times I have fought with Shandong Liukou, and I have already practiced not panic in the face of chaos.

The Eight Winds Battalion in Xingyang was formed in less than two months from its formation to its sortie.

And the battles experienced are only a few times. When you win, you can move forward bravely; When you encounter danger, you will immediately be in chaos.

At the same time, Zhai Rang turned his troops back and joined the battle.

The Eight Winds Battalion resisted only for a moment before it became overwhelmed. Zhang Xutuo had already fought his way out of the siege, but found that the 800 personal soldiers he brought from Qi County were besieged by the Wagang army, so he killed back and wanted to rescue his relatives. It's easy to get in, but it's hard to get out! The Wagang army surrounded and intercepted layer by layer, and Zhang Xutuo was hit by more than a dozen arrows...... If it weren't for Luo Shixin's desperate rescue, I was afraid that he would die on the spot.

But even if he was out of the siege, Zhang Xutuo was seriously injured and returned to the tiger prison.

Before dying, he told Luo Shixin to take the surviving 500 soldiers to Gongxian to join Li Yanqing. And that night, he was seriously injured and died......****

Li Yanqing looked at Luo Shixin, who was wearing linen and filial piety in front of him, and couldn't tell whether he was sad or happy.

Sadly, Zhang Xutuo died like this! The good news is that before Zhang Xutuo died, he actually paid him the Luo Shi Trust, which was more or less beyond his expectations.

It is undeniable that Yanqing is very fond of Qin and Luo under Zhang Xutuo.

It's just that Zhang Xutuo also attaches great importance to these two people, and Yanqing naturally can't be strong. Now, this Luo Shixin was automatically sent to the door, and Zhang Xutuo's will was placed there, so Li Yanqing could not let go of this fierce general. However, on his face, Yan Qing naturally did not express this emotion. He sat on the main seat, picked up the red-stemmed and white-feathered arrows placed on the long table, and frowned.

At first glance, this seems to be no different from a normal sharp arrow.

But when you put it in your hand, you can feel the weight of this sharp arrow. It is slightly heavier than the Sui army's standard arrows, and it is also two inches longer.

The person who uses this kind of arrow should be a master who can pull a two-stone, or even three-stone strong bow.

However, the arrowhead was stained with blood and had a dark color. In general, there is only one explanation for such a situation, two words: poison arrows!

"Zhang Tongshou, was killed by this poisonous arrow?"

Li Yanqing raised his head and asked in a deep voice.

Luo Shixin's voice was trembled, "Dahai Temple was attacked, and General Zhang was hit by seventeen arrows.

Three of these poisoned arrows were hit, and they were shot in a zigzag pattern...... So much so that after General Zhang retreated to the Tiger Prison, he died. ”

Li Yanqing closed his eyes, and in his mind, there was a scene of Zhang Xutuo being hit by an arrow.

"Three-star Lianzhu!"

He said softly: "I didn't expect that there are such skilled archers in Wagang Village. ”

Li Yanqing himself is a master of archery, how can he not detect the technique of this archer? He pondered for a moment, and then seemed to say to himself: "If it is based on archery, the most skilled archery among the ant thieves should be Wang Bodang." Yong Saburo, if it weren't for this person, he couldn't shoot Zhang Tongshou...... However, the use of poison on arrows is by no means the work of heroes. Uncle Wang seems to be a person who is not very simple. ”

"Wang Bodang, but the one who shot Wei Sima?"

"That's the man!"

When Luo Shixin heard this, he clenched his fists angrily.

In the midst of the chaos, he didn't know who shot Zhang Xutuo with this poisonous arrow. Now that he got the answer from Yan Qing's mouth, he couldn't help but roar: "Wang Bodang, I swear to kill you!" ”

For Luo Shixin, Zhang Xutuo is not only his superior, but also like a loving father.

He was born in a poor family in Licheng, his parents died early, and he made a living by herding cattle for others. Later, Qi County was in turmoil, bandits were numerous, and Luo Shixin's cattle were also killed by the people. In a fit of rage, he went to join the army. When he joined the army, he was only fourteen years old. According to the Sui military system, twenty-one can only join the army. Luo Shixin was not old enough, so he was naturally rejected, so he clashed with the recruiters.

Luo Shixin was born with infinite strength, and when he was a teenager, he was able to divide two bulls.

However, he is a child after all, how can he be the opponent of a group of adults? Seeing the loss, it happened that Zhang Xutuo passed by, and when he saw Luo Shixin's bravery, he suddenly had a heart of love. At that moment, Luo Shixin was conscripted into the army as an exception and served as Zhang Xutuo's personal soldier. Zhang Xutuo treated Luo Shixin, that was nothing. not only gave him a place to live, but also taught all the things he had learned in his life to Luo Shixin.

So when he learned that Zhang Xutuo's murderer was killed, how could he hold it back?

Yan Qing said: "Shixin, don't be like this. General Zhang has entrusted you to me, and I will definitely not sit idly by. Now that we know who the murderer is, it's easy to do...... Sooner or later, I will ask you to avenge General Zhang and cut this fang with a thousand knives. ”

"If you can kill this fang, Shixin is willing to be the king of the government and serve the work of dogs and horses."

Luo Shixin fell to the ground and cried bitterly, and Yan Qing hurriedly got up and helped him up.

He handed the red stem and white feather arrow in his hand to Luo Shixin, and said softly: "Put it away, wait for a while, and use him to shoot Wang Bodang, it is the eldest husband's doing...... By the way, you led your troops back to Tiger Prison Pass, what about General Qin Qiong? Do you know where he is now? ”

Luo Shixin shook his head and said, "This is not very clear.

They were all killed hard last night, and no one cared about anyone...... However, Brother Qin's martial arts are strong enough to break out of the encirclement. Before the attack, he was with Deputy Envoy Jia. I didn't see him in Tiger Prison Pass, so he must have lost contact with us after escorting Deputy Envoy Jia to evacuate. ”

Deputy Envoy Jia is the assistant brought by Zhang Xutuo from Qi County, and he is also the chief of the army, Jia Wuben.

This is also a name that Li Yanqing is completely unfamiliar with!

Although he had seen Jia Wuben, he did not leave too deep an impression on Yan Qing. I vaguely remember that it was a tall, thin, pale middle-aged man. As for the rest...... Li Yanqing really can't remember! Could it be that Qin Qiong was captured by Wagang?

Otherwise, according to Luo Shixin, he should have returned to the Tiger Prison a long time ago, why is there no news?

"Yanqing!" The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly spoke.

Li Yanqing turned his head to look at him, with a look of doubt in his eyes.

"I think you should go to Tiger Prison immediately."

"Why?"

"Zhang Tongshou is killed, Xingyang will inevitably be in turmoil, and someone is urgently needed to come forward to stabilize the situation.

As it stands, you're the right person. His Royal Highness King Xun can't succeed, Xin Wenli can't succeed, and Zheng Weishan can't succeed...... Only you can make the people of Xingyang temporarily settle down. Moreover, His Royal Highness King Xun does not understand military affairs, and if he gives an order rashly, he is afraid that it will make the situation even more chaotic. ”

Li Yanqing immediately echoed Mrs. Gao's previous advice.

Yang Qingsheng's surname is cowardly and easily swaying.

If the situation can't be stabilized as soon as possible, I can't say that this county keeper may really do something foolish. Moreover, since the Wagang army defeated Zhang Xutuo, they will learn of his death. At that time, whether it is Zhai Rang or Li Mi, how can he let go of the Tiger Prison?

"Shixin, how many soldiers and horses are still in the Tiger Prison Pass? Who is currently in charge of the troops? ”

Luo Shixin smiled bitterly: "Tiger Prison Pass is now less than four thousand with the Eight Winds Battalion that retreated with us. Now it is temporarily under the command of Xiao Huaijing, the superintendent of the army...... However, Xiao Huaijing's prestige in the army is not high, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to deter. If you want to go back, you need to do it as soon as possible. ”

Henan is below the ambassador of the arrest, and there is a deputy envoy and a supervisor of the imperial history.

Li Yanqing was surprised, "Eight battalions of county soldiers, there are less than four thousand left?" ”

According to his assumptions, even if there are not 10,000 people in Tiger Prison now, there should be seven or eight thousand. After all, it was an ambush, how could it be completely annihilated? But according to Luo Shixin, the Eight Winds Battalion is clearly the annihilation of the entire army. It's kind of incredible...... Luo Shixin hurriedly replied: "The Eight Winds Battalion is not completely annihilated.

In the hands of Deputy Envoy Jia and Brother Qin, there should still be some people. If you count the soldiers and horses in their hands, it should add up to a lot. ”

But the question is, where are Jia Wuben and Qin Qiong now?

Li Yanqing didn't have time to think too much about it, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly made a decision.

"Wuji, I'll rush to the Tiger Prison, and the big and small affairs of Gongxian County will be handed over to you to take care of.

On the side of Heishi Pass, there is Lao Du in charge, and Mai Zizhong and Fei Qingnu echo each other in Jiushan, so there must not be too much of a problem.

I'll take the Tiger and Shixin and the Ink Kirin to attack.

You send someone to inform Mai Zizhong as soon as possible, ask him to pay more attention, and quickly contact Zhang Jixun of Jishan Mansion to be on guard. If there is anything, you can ask Shen Guang to notify me...... Also, stare at Chai Xiaohe for me, that guy is not as honest as he seems. ”

There are not many people who know the existence of Wang Fei and know the secret spies under the Qilin stage.

In addition to Yan Qing and Shen Guang, even Mao Xiaonian, who may be the closest in Ping Yue, only roughly knows that Yan Qing still has an unknown force in his hands.

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded in agreement, and sent someone to the Black Stone Mansion to inform Pei Xingyan to come over.

Li Yanqing was in the palace and asked Luo Shixin in detail about the battle situation in Dahai Temple. He asked in detail, especially about Li Mi, and he couldn't wait to know all about him. Li Mi recovered...... Zhai Rang reactivated Li Mi, and if he wants to use the discord strategy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to work.

In the past, Yanqing used discord to make Zhai Rang suspicious of Li Mi.

Now that Zhai Rang is even suspicious, I am afraid that it is no longer possible to suppress Li Mi's rise.

Thinking about it carefully, isn't it the result of Li Mi's ambush of Zhang Xutuo today, just borrowing Li Yanqing's divisive plan? Does this count as a causal cycle?

However, since Li Yanqing already knew that Li Mi had resurrected in Wagangzhai, he would not make the same mistake as Zhang Xutuo again.

It seems that I really want to have a face-to-face showdown with this Master Li!

Yan Qing was a little nervous in his heart, and at the same time faintly looked forward to it......

Since Zhai Rang can't suppress you Li Mi, then I will ask for your surname and let you and Zhai Rang turn against each other. If you can't suppress it, I'll kill it, and it's up to you Li Mi to see if you can have that patience.

Thinking of this, Yan Qing asked Luo Shixin to rest first, and then quietly came to the back house and found Wang Hao.

"Prince, I don't care what kind of means you use, you must let Li Mi be full of wings in the shortest possible time, and turn against Zhai Rang."

Wang Jun was stunned and said, "What does Gongzi mean ......"

"I want Li Mi to stand on his own!"

"Why?"

Wang Jun was not reluctant to do this, but for a while, he failed to understand Yanqing's intentions.

Li Yanqing said: "If Zhai Rang lives longer, Li Mi will have more prestige." The more prestige he has, the more threatening he will be when he reads later. In my opinion, Li Mi will not be willing to succumb to Zhai Rang, but if Zhai Rang does not die for a day, he will not be able to truly control the overall situation.

Since the two of them will merge sooner or later, why not let the fire come sooner?

As soon as he said earlier, Li Mi would have less preparation and less prestige. In this way, even if he reads well, it is difficult to pose a threat to us. ”

Wang Fei seems to understand!

This is somewhat similar to the 'drive the tiger and the wolf' strategy.

Although I don't understand, why Li Yanqing can be so sure that Li Mi will merge with Zhai Ranghuo. But since Yan Qing ordered it, Wang Hao wouldn't mind and added fuel to the fire. And as Yan Qing said, if Li Mi really killed Zhai Rang, it would definitely not be beneficial to his reputation. As soon as he killed Zhai Rang, his prestige would be reduced by one point...... Look at this Li Mi, how much temptation can he resist?

(To be continued)