In the early morning, the sky was bright, and it was cold in Aomori.

There is a lot of chaos in the world, but there is only one God.

The early morning in the eastern capital looks no different from the early morning in Shizihe.

But when the people of the eastern capital were still asleep, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses had been lined up on the banks of the Shizi River, lined up with wild goose wings in the west of the Shizi River. The spears are like forests, the flags are like clouds, the pale blue sky and the cold light of the armor are shining on the bright river, shining a little light and reflecting it on the faces of the soldiers, with the cold of the early morning.

The grass was shy, with a drop of dew, like sad tears between lovers. The Iron Rider stepped over mercilessly, telling that war never believes in tenderness!

The birds in the forest were awakened from their sleep, chirping and flying, hovering and refusing to leave. The smoke has risen, and the birds are also a little uneasy, they have seen too much human fighting, and they know more or less that the bright and clear stone river water will be filled with bright red blood, and the delicate and nascent grass will be trampled by the horse's hooves, but in an instant it will be irrigated by the bones and grow more vigorously.

They have seen a lot, and they know more or less about the results, but they will never understand what these human beings are fighting for.

The faces of the soldiers were less excited about leaving the Eastern Capital for the first time, and a little more tired. They marched overnight, and now they are sleepy and tired, and they don't want to fight, they just want to get a good night's sleep. Even if there were no marching tents, it would be good for them to sleep in the open air, but the general manager would not allow them!

Duan Da finally fulfilled his first wish, marched in a hurry, and reached the Shizi River at an incredible speed, and the army of 30,000 reached 25,600 people! He did not have the slightest tiredness, but his heart was full of excitement and mania, and he achieved one miracle and decided to achieve a second miracle.

The east and west sides of the Shizi River are the flat land of Nuoda, which can accommodate thousands of troops and horses, Duan Da let all the soldiers cross the Luoshui, and line up in the west of the Shizi River, and the army of more than 20,000 is lined up in the north and south, spreading more than ten miles to the west of the river!

So majestic, so spectacular, so evil, Duan Da was inexplicably proud and excited when he saw the Ten Mile Clan. This kind of might, this kind of speed, those hungry thieves and rice thieves saw it, and they were scared to death alive?

"Chief, do you want to set up camp?" Cao Langjiang suddenly asked, "I think it's better to win in stability." ”

Duan Da looked at General Cao Lang like an idiot, secretly thinking that this guy came out of the palace, and he was naïve to the extreme without going through the battle. In order to march in a hurry, he threw away all his baggage, grain and grass, how could he set up camp?

Liu Changgong said on the side: "Commander, the soldiers have been marching overnight, and they are hungry right now, so please give the order of the commander to let the soldiers have breakfast before marching." ”

Duan Da hesitated slightly, but saw a little black shadow suddenly appear at the end of the flat ground opposite.

The shadow slowly expanded, but thousands of bandits swarmed in there.

Duan Da made a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life, and immediately pointed his spear and said, "Cross the river and fight against the water, and then have breakfast after defeating the bandits." "The overlord of Chu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, fought against the water, and finally became a hegemon, he Duan Dadang followed the example of the overlord of Chu to cross the river in a battle, he was even more clever than the overlord of Chu, at least he didn't even have a pot.

The marching commander hurriedly said: "Chief, it is so urgent, the soldiers are hungry and poor, and I am afraid that they will not obey." ”

Duan Da said angrily: "If the soldiers don't obey, then what's the use of you as a commander?" Ordered the knife and axe to prepare, and those who refused to cross the river to attack the bandits were killed. ”

Liu Changgong also frowned and said: "Chief, the bandits are coming very fast, we have a lot of soldiers, and it will take a long time to cross the river, I am only afraid that the bandits will attack while we are not able to cross the river, and our army will be defeated." ”

Duan Da sneered: "You only know how to study to death, but you don't know the narrowness of crossing the river and hitting its upper stream. I waited for the company to cross the river for more than ten miles, but the bandits couldn't stop these people in front of them? Now that we are waiting for the sharp spirit, we must not leak it, and we should win it with a blow, they can't stop it, and they hit a fart again? Quickly pass the order down, and the whole army will cross the river! Eat after defeating the bandits, and kill those who don't listen to orders! ”

The commander was helpless, the flag waved, the horn blew, and for a time the drums rumbled, earth-shattering, and the tense atmosphere permeated both sides of the Shizi River.

The whole army of the Sui army crossed the river, the cavalry was in front, the spear and shield men were in the middle, and the archers were mixed.

**

In the early morning, the fierce battle of Shizihe has begun, and the early morning in the eastern capital is still quiet.

Same sky, different situations.

The two of them broke through the tranquility of the long street and slowly walked towards the palace, all of which seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but the topic of the two was the battle situation on the banks of the Shizi River.

"If you don't cross the river, hit its stream." Pei Mingcui muttered to herself: "The current Sui army should have arrived on the west bank of the Shizi River, right?" ”

She is still as lonely as ever, not impatient or impatient. Even when she said congratulations, she was calm and calm, and she said that it was just a fact.

Xiao Buyi was full of emotion at that moment.

The moment Pei Mingcui said congratulations, there was no joy on his face, and he was the same in his heart. He also knew that he had changed a lot, and the blood of the hot-blooded horse thieves had fought a lot in the past, but the blood had become cold little by little. In order to save his life and seek development, he can do whatever it takes. Pei Mingcui was right, he had already expected the result when he offered his plan, and he was now waiting for the defeat of the Sui army. After he captured Morgood with thousands of troops, he would still groan for dry bones, but he didn't have time or mood to look back now. From south to north, and then from north to south, although he did not look back, he also knew that his current exploit was the dry bones of soldiers. And as he sets his sights, more people will come and go.

The past scenes passed through his mind, and the corners of Xiao Buyi's mouth showed a sneering smile, for himself and for this so-called world.

Is it time to congratulate? He didn't know it, he only knew that he was pushing history, but he was also being pushed by history. Maybe it will only be the end of the game, when we look back at the past, that there will be a conclusion?

Hearing Pei Mingcui's muttering, Xiao Buyi frowned and said, "According to the normal agreed plan, Duan Da's army and Pei Renji's troops will only converge in Luokou Cangnan in the early morning of the day after tomorrow to attack Wagang together?" ”

Pei Mingcui looked at the sky in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Duan Dazhi is very talented, greedy for money, and thinks very highly of himself, he doesn't know that there is a trap in front of him, he just thinks that it is a great achievement, how can he share it with others?" As far as I can guess, he will probably march in a hurry to attack Li Mi, and then seize Luokoucang and show off to the king of Yue. It's a pity that his actions must have been known to Li Mi, and Li Mi has probably laid a trap and waited for Duan Da to get in. In many cases, the plan is good, but what is lacking is the intensity of execution. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned and said: "You just said that you didn't cross the river and hit its upper stream, do you think that Li Mi will attack when Duan Da crosses the river?" ”

Pei Mingcui thought for a while this time, and slowly shook her head, "It shouldn't be." ”

"Since Li Mi had been prepared, how could he miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win? Li Mi has never had the kindness of a woman! Xiao Buyi smiled.

Pei Mingcui coughed a few times, "If Zhai Rang Shan Xiongxin and his ilk, most of them will attack when the Sui soldiers cross the river, but Li Mi will not." This person is known to be very talented, this time he is not seeking to defeat the Sui army, but to seek complete victory! If I were him, I would never be satisfied with defeating the attacking Sui army, and most of them would lure the enemy deeper, gather and annihilate them, and inflict heavy losses on the Sui army! So according to my guess, the main battlefield should be on the flat land east of Shizi River, west of Hengling! ”

Xiao Buyi nodded and said, "Li Mi should think the same as you!" ”

**

Most of the cavalry of the Sui army at this moment had already crossed the Shizi River.

The flowing water of the Shizi River was condensed by the invested army, and the moment Duan Da urged the horse to step into the river, he saw the magnificent scene, and couldn't help but have the pride of Fu Jian back then. Fu Jian threw a whip to cut off the stream, and so did he Duan Da, but when he rushed to the other side of the riverbank, he forgot to think about it, Fu Jian was defeated in this battle and collapsed!

After the Sui cavalry reached the other side of the river, they scattered their wings, but they only held the river, and were not in a hurry to attack and escort the infantry across the river.

Although Duan Da is ambitious and talented, the deputy generals and partial generals who command the operation still act in accordance with the rules. Although none of the generals on this expedition had outstanding military talent, they were able to act according to the old methods and were still quite aggressive.

The bandits approached briskly from a distance, but the shield-bearers were in front and the spearmen behind, and the archers pressed the wings and rushed in a half-arc.

No matter in terms of equipment, formation, and execution, the bandits' attack power has also risen to a new height.

In the past, the bandits had no rules and regulations for the noisy, they only knew that they would take advantage of it, hide if they were in difficulty, and flee if they were in danger, but now the feng shui is in turn, and the combat effectiveness of the bandits is definitely not to be underestimated! What's more, the armor and equipment they snatched from the surrounding counties and counties were not inferior to the elite soldiers of the Great Sui.

The Sui army was not in a hurry to attack, waiting for the arrival of the other party, Duan Da finally arrived at the side of the river, frowned, and said, "Why don't you attack yet?" ”

Liu Changgong said in a deep voice: "Chief, please wait for a while, our troops are slightly weaker, and after all of them cross the river, we can defeat the bandits in one fell swoop!" ”

"Afraid of what?" Duan Da was dissatisfied: "These mud legs are coming, do you still want my whole army to deal with it?" Beat the drum and give the order to send troops! ”

Liu Changgong had no choice but to order the Sui army to attack, and at this time, less than half of the Sui army crossed the river, but there were more than 10,000 people. Hearing the sound of drums, the whole group quickly formed a formation and marched forward in a small phalanx. Under the order, the small phalanx quickly converged into a large phalanx in the process of moving forward, from slow to rapid forward, in the process of moving forward, people continued to pour in, the phalanx changed and grew, and finally converged into a torrent to rush forward.

The cavalry on both wings of the Sui army also slowly gathered, but they were hidden on both sides of the phalanx, and the horses' hooves were rushing, not in a hurry. The Sui army was mixed with cavalry and infantry, but the bandits were all infantry, the war drums suddenly sounded sharply, and the two armies invariably turned from rapid to rushing, colliding with each other, and the two torrents finally converged together, setting off monstrous waves!

The two armies soon fell into hand-to-hand combat with swords and guns, the Sui army was better equipped, but the bandits were better than the determined and upright, and now the fear of the Sui army was removed, and the battle was intractable for a while.

The armor was sonorous, the earth was shaken, and the sound of fighting was heard far away, shaking the bright river. The rising sun is still a red color, sprinkling a soft glow, and everyone has a pale gold color.

But under the pale gold, the red kept pouring out, the spear poked out, the machete broke, and the groups of people fell, blood overflowed, and the follow-up soldiers and bandits were all red-eyed, stepping on the corpses of their comrades or enemies to attack forward. To the east of the Shizi River, it was soon covered with corpses and covered with blood.

The sound of the drum is more urgent, and the bandits are following more and more, it can be said that they are all over the four fields, and the number of Sui troops and bandits is similar, but they can march overnight, they are already exhausted, and they have no food, and they have no strength, and finally show a trend of exhaustion. Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Changgong raised the flag high, and there was another rush of drums, and the cavalry on both wings finally attacked!

The sound of hooves rumbled, and the cavalry on both wings smashed into the bandit army like a whirlwind, and the bandits held out for only a moment, and soon showed a tendency to be overwhelmed, and fled in rout.

**

"Li Mi actually has more ideas." Pei Mingcui suddenly laughed, "Li Mi is different from Brother Xiao, I think this time it will be Zhai Rang who will lead the army, just like in front of the Great Sea Temple." ”

Xiao Buyi thought for a while, "Probably so, I can only say that you know Li Mi very well." ”

Pei Mingcui walked slowly, "It's one thing to understand him thoroughly, it's another thing to be able to defeat him, I can understand him, but I can't beat him anymore." Although Zhai Rang is greedy for money and profit, he has always been tolerant of others, and because of the early incident, he has won the respect of the Wagang people. Every time Li Mi sent troops, he liked to use the original team of Wagang to take the lead, firstly, to consume Wagang's old strength, and secondly, to establish his prestige by winning after Zhai Rang's defeat. But why is this strange method any more? After coming and going, I think the contradiction is becoming more and more intensified, after all, Li Mi occupies the magpie's nest, and Wagang can't see anything now, just wait until the power is further expanded, and you have to fight for life and death! This is actually the biggest hidden danger in Wagang, Brother Xiao is benevolent and righteous, and he is absolutely unwilling to use this method to deal with his subordinates, but he is not afraid of this. ”

Xiao Buyi stopped and said in a deep voice: "I have benefited a lot from listening to Miss Pei's opinions today, but I am a little puzzled and want to ask you." ”

"You say."

"I actually asked this question when I was in Xiangyang, but Miss Pei didn't give me an answer. I know that Miss Pei is loyal to the Great Sui and is also loyal to the Holy Lord, and I also know that you hate the Great Sui bandits, but why do you want to help me. Of course, you should know that I'm not here for the Great Sui. ”

Xiao Buyi had a showdown, his eyes burning. Pei Mingcui pursed her lips and said after a while: "I also said at the time that I need to seek an answer, and I will never be able to find this answer on my own." ”

"It's just that simple? Can one answer make you renounce your allegiance to the Holy One? This time, Xiao Buyi did not divert the topic, "I respect you as my friend, and I don't want to be the last enemy to be you. ”

He said it seriously, Pei Mingcui laughed instead, and at that moment, she actually regained her previous heartiness.

Xiao Buyi looked stunned, as if he had seen Pei Mingcui's appearance again when he was in Mayi. At that time, Pei Mingcui was high-spirited and meticulous!

"I just thought that Brother Xiao was ruthless enough, but I didn't expect that it was still not ruthless enough. In fact, if in the end, it is really me who is your enemy, and it is normal for you to kill me. A smile remained on the corner of Pei Mingcui's mouth, and the sun rose, scattering ten thousand rays of light. At this moment, the corners of her eyebrows and eyes looked full of vitality, "You just said the wrong thing, I am only loyal to the Holy Lord, and I don't want to care about Da Sui for a long time." Today's Great Sui is stormy, even if characters like Brother Xiao and you try to turn the tide, it will not work, let alone me? I, Pei Mingcui, am persistent, but I am not ignorant of current affairs. I have also been thinking about which dynasty will be after the Great Sui, and it is normal to change the dynasty, which is like the change of everything. It's like weeds and trees in heaven and earth, rotten, and sooner or later it will be replaced, and I don't resist that. I don't have the slightest interest in fighting for the world except for comforting the saints, after all, not everyone thinks the same thing as Brother Xiao, but I think if there is really a hegemon, Brother Xiao's benevolence is a good thing for the people of the world! But I've never been optimistic about you, do you know why? ”

Xiao Buyi smiled, "I don't know. ”

Pei Mingcui said indifferently: "The emperor is not as beautiful as some people think, the first emperor can take the throne of his grandson, and the saint can kill all the brothers of the same root!" Under the imperial power, there is no family affection at all, and even conscience and virtue must be punished, and there are countless examples in history. Li Mi can kill Zhai Rang for the sake of power, but can you? You are kind and righteous to your friends, but this is also your biggest weakness, the Taiping Tao is pervasive, they can do anything for the sake of faith, if one day, your trusted friend stabbed you, what would you do? ”

Speaking of this, Pei Mingcui sighed, "The answer I seek may be related to you, but it has a lot to do with myself, and after I finish checking, I will not stay in the Eastern Capital anymore." How to develop in the future, I will say all this, please Brother Xiao do it yourself! ”

Xiao Buyi was silent for a long time before saying, "Thank you." ”

Pei Mingcui smiled, "You're welcome, it's dawn, I don't know if Duan Da can come back this time?" Alas, King Yue is actually not bad, but it is a pity that he was born ten years late. Brother Xiao is ...... I hope to be kind to him, so I thanked Brother Xiao on his behalf. ”

**

Duan Da didn't want to come back at the moment, his heart was full of impulse. As soon as the cavalry on both wings came out, the Wagang bandits collapsed like a landslide. He didn't think much about anything in his mind, he just wanted to take advantage of the victory and chase and take Luokoucang in one go.

The bandits retreated like ants in the direction of Hengling, and Duan Da ordered the commander to drink and order the Sui soldiers to chase after them.

The cavalry on both wings converged into a torrent to pursue the past, but unfortunately the infantry fought desperately, marched all night, and with hunger in their stomachs, where was the strength? After only a few steps, they were far away from the cavalry, and they couldn't echo each other.

Duan Da ordered the commander to urge, and Liu Changgong hurriedly persuaded on the side: "Chief, don't chase after the poor, I'm afraid that there will be an ambush." Duan Da sneered: "You didn't let Fang just cross the river, and now I won't let you pursue you, if you don't cross the river without Fang Cai, how can you fight Wagang and be defeated, if you don't pursue, how can you get Luokoucang?" Liu Changgong, I'm just afraid that you are too cautious. ”

Liu Changgong was speechless, but Cao Lang said: "As the saying goes, one blow, then decline, and three exhaustion." The manager is right, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it. ”

Duan Da strengthened his confidence, and waved his spear, "Chase, those who retreat without authorization, slash!" ”

He pointed his spear, and the cavalry continued to pursue, but the infantry was exhausted to death, dragging their legs like lead. Duan Dacai chased out for several miles, only to hear the sound of drums, rushing from the south all the way to the cavalry, the first general was Shan Xiongxin, the cavalry whirlwind, unstoppable! Duan Da was shocked, and he couldn't help but tremble when he saw that the other party's cavalry was also thousands.

Immediately after that, the north was also rumbling horses' hooves, and I don't know where thousands of cavalry came out, but the first person was Wang Bodang! It's just a blink of an eye, and Duan Da has been trapped on both sides.

Seeing this, the defeated Wagang bandits no longer fled for their lives, and took advantage of the situation to cover up and come back. Duan Da's cavalry was rushed by the Wagang army in three directions, scattered and scattered, and did not form a formation. Shan Xiongxin and Wang Bo were like tigers in the mountains, commanding the cavalry to fight back and forth, but in just a few rounds, the Sui soldiers were in chaos. Duan Da saw that the situation was not good, and he didn't care about summoning the commander, so he turned his horse and fled for his life. Liu Changgong and Cao Lang will follow closely and flee in the wilderness. Wang Bodang and Shan Xiongxin chased after each other, and shouted loudly: "Catch Duan Da, reward a hundred taels of silver." ”

The bandits shouted like thunder, and they came out all over the mountains. Duan Da looked back, his heart was cold, looking at the posture of this bandit, the number of people was only a lot more than that of the Sui army, so it was said that Fang Cai Wagang was a trick to lure the enemy?

Seeing countless bandits rushing in his direction, Duan Da took off his helmet, covered his face and left, and Liu Changgong and Cao Lang would follow suit.

The cavalry fled back, the infantry was just catching up, and was rushed by their own team, and the moment was in chaos, and they were no longer able to resist, so they fled westward, and Wagang chased and killed all the way, and won a complete victory!

**

On a hill west of the Shizi River, two people were standing, staring at the soldiers and bandits fighting on the battlefield of Nuo.

One of them has a sharp angle on his forehead, it is Li Mi, and the other person has a slightly unsharp leg and feet, and he is on crutches, but it is Fang Xuanzao.

The two looked at the Sui army and the Wagang army fighting, their expressions were indifferent and distant, and when they saw Duan Da's army retreating, Fang Xuanzao admired: "Pushan Gong has no last resort, knowing that Duan Da must be greedy for merit, so he set up a three-way ambush, and with this battle, the hegemony of the Central Plains should be determined." I don't know what happened to Pei Renji, will he fall for Pushan Gong's scheme? ”

Li Mi sighed lightly, "Although Pei Renji is not talented, he is very steady, I sent people to persuade him to surrender several times, but he refused to open the city, I am only afraid that Duan Da will be defeated, but this news cannot be concealed." If Pei Renji knew that Duan Da was defeated and retreated, he would definitely retreat to the tiger prison, and I had ordered Cheng Yanjin and Meng Rang to ambush the city and take the opportunity to seize the city, but there was no news at the moment, but I didn't know if it would succeed. ”

"Actually, if Qin Shubao helps, I don't think it will be difficult to get the tiger prison. Although Cheng Yanjin is brave, he is still slightly inferior to Qin Shubao in terms of leading troops to fight! Fang Xuanzao frowned and said, "But Uncle Qin ...... him."

Li Mi waved his hand, "There are some things that can't be rushed, and the tiger prison is a lonely city, so don't be afraid." But Xiao Buyi's arrival in the Eastern Capital is really something I didn't expect. This person sits in the Eastern Capital, hindering our plans! ”

Fang Xuanzao also frowned, "Pushan Gong, this son is cunning and cunning, and his martial arts are very clever, if not, we should send someone to sneak into the Eastern Capital to assassinate Xiao Buyi, Xiao Buyi will die, and Jiangnan will be worry-free." But except for Pushan Gong, Wagang couldn't find anyone whose martial arts were better than him. ”

Li Mi clenched his fists, and said after a while: "I can't get out, and besides, at the beginning of Wagang, I can't go to the Eastern Capital in person." But don't worry, I already have a way to deal with him. ”

Fang Xuanzao saw that Li Mi was unfathomable, and knew that since he said that there was a way, when there was a conspiracy, he would not ask questions, so he changed the topic, "By the way, Pushan Gong, Zu Junyan turned back from Dongping, saying that Xu Yuanlang is willing to make peace with us, as long as we don't attack Dongping and Langxie counties, our well water will not violate the river water, and we will not hand over the army for the time being!" ”

Li Mi nodded, "I don't have to worry about Zu Junyan's work, this person is very scheming, and like Xuanzao, he is my right-hand man." Dongping and Lang evil have nothing to do with the overall situation, let Xu Yuanlang go for the time being, and now it is important to plot against Dongdu! ”

**

Duan Dayao walked out of the eastern capital with great power, commanding a full 30,000 soldiers and horses, but when he turned around, there were only a dozen people around him!

All 30,000 elite soldiers died in the battle of Shizihe, and Duan Da wanted to cry without tears.

Liu Changgong and Cao Lang will be by his side, and their gray faces are colorless. Duan arrived in front of the gate of the Eastern Capital, thinking about whether to go to Huangfu Wuyi to intercede first. But before they stepped into the eastern capital, they heard a shout in the city, and hundreds of soldiers came out to surround them, but the leader was a lonely man.

Duan Da's face changed slightly, and he smiled forcefully: "Lieutenant General Dugu, why are you doing this?" Don't you know me? ”

Dugu Ji's face was cold and frosty, and he said coldly: "If I didn't know you, how could I come out to arrest you?" Duan Da, there is already news in front of you, saying that you are defeated, and you will lose all the elite soldiers of the Great Sui, and General Huangfu has an order, if you return to the city, you should seize it and go to meet the king of Yue. Duan Da, you don't have to resist,

(To be continued)