Xiao Buyi and Xu Shiji are both improvisable and adaptable people.

They have a goal, not all the way to the dark, and often like to use a more applicable method in the process of achieving the goal.

Xiao Buyi finally understood the horror of the gate valve at this time, because in all parts of the Central Plains, unless your brother in life and death, under the soldiers around you, it is impossible to say which family is the son of the gate valve, and it is impossible to say that it is either because of the interests of the gate valve, or because of the feelings of the gate valve.

Dou Zhong is a good example, he buys and sells officials, but most of the captains under him are children of the gate valve family, and they have more or less anything to do with the seven surnames of Runan.

Although Xu Xuan is not in the seven surnames of Runan, he is a relative of the Yuan family, and Yuan Lan just said that he was sharpening his knife Huo Huo, and he happily obeyed.

Some people seek peace, but when they can't find peace, things will be opposed, and they will think of rebellion. Xu Xuan secretly planned and instigated the rest of the lieutenants to rebel, but for a short time, Dou Zhong was still dreaming of counting money and accumulating wealth, but he didn't know that Yiyang County had long been vacated by Xiao Buyi. However, Xiao Buyi seemed to control Dou Zhong with a heavy weight, but it had something to do with the door valve's secret help.

Of course, the soldiers available to Xiao Buyi now are not only the three hundred soldiers that Li Jing brought to the grassland, he had already secretly agreed with Yuan Lan to secretly train the Yuan family's children.

These soldiers and the original elite soldiers are absolutely sophisticated, even better than the guards of the Great Sui, Qi Wugongbu has already manufactured the first batch of knives hundreds, although it is not as good as what he sold in Taiyuan City, but it is far sharper than ordinary long knives. Xiao Buyi equipped most of his long knives with the most elite soldiers.

Xu Shiji is undoubtedly such a person, he will repay the kindness of others.

At the beginning, because of Zhai Rang's kindness, even if he knew that Zhai Rang could not succeed, even if Zhai Hong made it difficult in every way, he couldn't bear to go.

Xu Shiji had more than a thousand soldiers to command, and there was no shortage of war horses, and his confidence was greatly increased, according to his original plan, he originally thought that he could lure the enemy out of the city, and then take Xiangyang City, but when he knew that the Yuan family in Yiyang County also had power, he decided to use clever tricks. Good steel is used on the blade, and these soldiers should also be used in key places, and should not be easily broken.

Today, Xiao Buyi went to see Dou Zhong and control Dou Zhong, which was the most critical step in their plan!

**

"Boss Xiao, what do you think of Dou Zhong?"

"Dou Zhong has no backbone." Xiao Buyi groaned.

Xu Shiji laughed, "The son of a daughter, he can't sit down, Dou Zhong has been searching for many years, and he has a lot of money in his hands." If you have money, you are naturally reluctant to die easily. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "If he is a tough guy, our plan will still change." I asked Pei Xingyan to control his troop transfer, and completely controlled his family business, even if he didn't want to, I was afraid that it would be inconvenient. ”

"Boss Xiao is doing things quietly, and now Yiyang County is because of Yuan Lan's merits, and because Dou Zhong is a cold person, greedy for money and lustful, both the people and the soldiers have long been dissatisfied with him. Now most people are eager to try, and he can't stand it alone. ”

"Since this person is not a good person, why don't you ask for his surname and kill him, and let Brother Xiao stand on his own feet directly in Yiyang County?" Pei Bei asked.

Xu Shiji muttered: "It is easy for us to raise the banner of righteousness in Yiyang County now, but it is not the best opportunity for us. In fact, there is a key point in this without being self-reliant in Yiyang County, first of all, our goal is Xiangyang City, not Yiyang County. Xiangyang chokes the south and north, it is actually the main road of transportation from the south to the north, whether it is in the Sui army, the bandits and the people have an extremely important weight in the minds of the people, if it is occupied by us, the influence is self-evident, this battle must be overcome with a drum, we will naturally have a great reputation, and the prestige of Xiao Boss will also reach a new high point. It is conceivable that there will be many ringings in the surrounding counties. In fact, according to my observation, the time is ripe for a start. If it is earlier, the people think steadily, regard you as a bandit, and the Sui soldiers will also attack you, if it is later, I am afraid that I will be succeeded by others, and then I want to occupy the magpie's nest in terms of influence and prestige. From these aspects, the impact of Yiyang County is much worse. Therefore, we are acting in Yiyang secretly, just to prepare for the capture of Xiangyang, and it is better not to startle the snake. ”

Pei Bei nodded, "Xu Shiji really lives up to his reputation, no wonder Miss Pei has always valued you." ”

"Your young lady also mentioned me?" Xu Shiji was a little stunned, Xu Shiji knew that Pei Bei's young lady was Pei Mingcui, but he didn't know that Pei Mingcui had also paid attention to herself.

For Pei Mingcui, he had heard about it for a long time, but he didn't have a chance to meet for a while. But for her actions, Xu Shiji also admired.

In any case, people who adhere to their principles always make Xu Shiji admire.

Pei Bei nodded and said: "Miss Pei often says that the world has always been talented, but because of the concept of the family, it has not been used, which is really a regret of the Great Sui." ”

Xu Shiji said after a long time: "I just thought she wanted to get rid of me and hurry up." ”

Pei Bei shook her head, "Although I haven't heard her say it, I know that she has never wanted to get rid of you, because she knows that killing Xu Shiji is just a palliative treatment for Da Sui." ”

Xu Shiji was silent for a long time, "It's a pity, maybe it's our opportunity now, maybe we were born at the wrong time." ”

What he said was extremely contradictory, but Xiao Buyi and Pei Bei both understood that in troubled times, it is also a good opportunity to get a career, but who really wants to be born in troubled times?

Xu Shiji had already changed the topic, "As for not killing Dou Zhong directly, just controlling him, there are some reasons." First of all, I still don't want to startle the snake, but secondly, Dou Zhong is the younger brother of Dou Yi, the guard of Xiangyang County, and using Dou Zhong to take Xiangyang will definitely have an unexpected effect. ”

Pei Bei suddenly said, "It turns out that you have already calculated everything, but if you want Dou Zhong to deceive Dou Yi, and then it is unexpectedly difficult to kill Dou Yi and occupy Xiangyang?" ”

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Shiji was originally this method, but it coincides with Bei'er, but this method is only afraid that the people will not be convinced, as far as I know, Dou Yi originally had a lot of prestige in Xiangyang, and we took the liberty to kill him, but I was afraid that the legacy would be endless." ”

"What then?" Pei Bei frowned.

"I'm waiting for Zhu Cang to help me." Xiao Buyi smiled.

Pei Bei said with great surprise: "I heard that this person is extremely cruel, not to mention that I don't know you, how can I help you?" When she said this, her face was somewhat angry, because as far as she knew, Zhu Cang was by no means extremely cruel to describe in four words, this person's surname was easy to kill, not as good as beasts, he did not store military rations, and he had always let the soldiers go straight to eat the captive people, which could be regarded as the anger of people and gods. But the thought of eating human flesh makes her sick, and she can't say anything.

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "I can help each other if I don't know each other, I heard that Zhu Cang is also trying to plot against Xiangyang, and I will also fight, everyone coincides, and you can use it." ”

Pei Bei woke up and said: "The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind?" ”

Xiao Buyi and Xu Shiji smiled at each other, tacitly agreeing, and Pei Bei asked again, "Then what are we waiting for?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "Wait for the opportunity, wait for Zhu Cang to take the lead, anyway, we have been waiting for so long, it is not worse than a moment!" ”

**

"What are you waiting for, sir?"

"We've been waiting for this opportunity, and it's just this time."

On the top of the mountain, a person stands against the rock, staring at the Jindi Pass in the distance.

Jintiguan is located at the confluence of the Yellow River and Yongji Canal, with smooth water and land, and is also a major transportation artery, which has always been heavily guarded by heavy troops, and is also a passage from the north to Xingyang County.

If Xingyang is broken, the west has entered the tiger prison, and the two major fortresses of Yanshi are the eastern capital of the Great Sui.

The man on the top of the mountain looked at Jindiguan from afar, with a contemplative meaning. His eyes are black and white, his forehead is sharp and square, his hands are sleeved, and he is still standing still in the mountain wind. Although the body is not large, it seems to contain amazing power.

Li Mi has indeed waited for this opportunity for a long time.

There were two people standing behind him, one was Wang Bodang and the other was Fang Xuanzao, both of whom looked at Li Mi in front of them with great convincing and respect, they were also Li Mi's shadow in their lives, and they would never give up.

The person who asked the question just now was Wang Bodang, he was always respectful to Li Mi, he didn't believe that there were ghosts in this world, but he believed that there was a god in this world, and Li Mi was the god in his heart.

In Wang Bodang's view, Li Mi almost single-handedly changed the fate of the Great Sui.

Ten years ago, everyone thought it was impossible, when the Great Sui was in its prime, worshipping from all over the world, and the country and the people were safe, but in the past ten years, the speed of the Great Sui falling was really amazing. But the foundation of the Great Sui is still there, although Li Mi is a fugitive, but he has always secretly rebelled, from following Yang Xuangan's rebellion, to the words of Tao Lizi, to luring Yang Guang to go to the south of the Yangtze River, these are all Wang Bodang heard or witnessed, all of which are very consistent with Li Mi's prediction, and Wang Bodang is not respected and convinced.

"At present, our strength is not good, and Wagang was broken by Xiao Buyi not long ago, and his vitality was greatly damaged, and he dared to go to Jindiguan for fear that he would be invincible." Fang Xuanzao groaned: "I know that Mr. has endured for a long time, and if he achieves extraordinary karma, he will be able to endure what others can't endure." In that case, why not wait a little longer? ”

Li Mi laughed, "Although our strength is not good now, and the morale of Wagang is low, it is the time for us to establish our prestige. If we can break through the Jindi Pass in one fell swoop and take the Xingyang warehouse, we will definitely be able to establish our prestige in Wagang and lead the thieves from the Central Plains to come and join us. When the time comes, the grain will be accumulated, the wall will be built, and the great cause of the eastern capital will be achieved. ”

Wang Bodang was eager to try, and it was obvious that he firmly believed in what Li Mi said.

Fang Xuanzao frowned a little, "Sir, although I know that you have great power, but the top priority of Jindiguan Dasui is that it is guarded by Yang Qing, the Taishou of Xingyang, I don't know what kind of trick Mr. has to take it?" ”

Li Mi said lightly: "Yang Qing is greedy for merit and money, if we feint to attack, he knows that Wagang is newly defeated, and his strength is far inferior to the original, so he will definitely go out of the city to conquer." We took advantage of the weakness of the city's defenses to bring people who fought to the death into the city, and took the opportunity to kill the deputy general Liwei, and Jindiguan was advisable. ”

"It's as simple as that?" Fang Xuanzao was incredulous.

Li Mi smiled: "You are really too in awe of the Sui soldiers, so you feel that the Jindi Pass is difficult to take. In fact, in my opinion, under the long-term peace of Jindi Pass, it has long been negligent in taking precautions, although Zhai Rang is guarding Wagang, but he has never thought of attacking, and naturally cultivates the psychology of arrogance of the guard. Now the famous generals Zhang Xutuo and Yang Yichen of the Great Sui are helping the Dog Emperor go south to beg for thieves, and we can't take care of this, so we can take advantage of the situation. ”

"Mr. can lead the dead into the city, but even if Yang Qing is arrogant, the soldiers in the city will not pour out, even if Mr. martial arts are world-famous, he is afraid of being overstretched alone." Fang Xuanzao said again.

Li Mi's cronies are only Wang Bodang and Fang Xuanzao, and they are also the only people in Wagang who know that Li Mi has peerless martial arts.

The rest of the Wagang people thought that Li Mi was just a scholar, even if Li Mi rescued Zhai Rang last time, he also asked the righteous Cai Jiande to come forward, everyone saw Cai Jiande Kong Wu powerful, holding a treasure knife, and their attention was on him, and they always felt that Li Mi was just good at using people. Except for Wang Bodang and Fang Xuanzao, everyone was negligent in guarding against Li Mi, just because they felt that he lacked the most basic capital for rebellion.

In the troubled times, if you have more brains, you can only be a strategist, after all, the world still depends on playing out immediately!

"Xuanzao, it's indeed a bit risky for us to go deep alone, but it depends on your ability right now." Li Mi smiled.

"What am I capable of?" Fang Xuanzao was a little stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Xuanzao is willing to go to the soup for Mr., but what does Mr. need me to do?" ”

"As far as I know, Jindi Pass is guarded by Yang Qing personally, and there are two deputy generals, one is Fang Xianbo, and the other is Yuan Shanxing, Yuan Shanxing has nothing to do with us, but Fang Xianbo is a little distant from Xuanzao."

Fang Xuanzao laughed, "Could it be that Mr. Fei is going to let me use Su Qin's mouth to persuade Fang Xianbo to rebel and be Mr.'s internal response?" ”

Li Mi said with a smile: "What Xuanzao said is exactly what I want, but this trip is very dangerous, if it can be done, Jindiguan is at your fingertips, I don't know ......"

He wanted to speak and stopped, Fang Xuanzao said without hesitation: "Okay, Mr. has an order, I will leave immediately." ”

**

In the Jindi Pass, the singing is feifei and the man dance is seductive.

In the sound of silk and bamboo, Yang Qing, the Taishou of Xingyang, stroked his gray beard, squinted his eyes and looked at the song and dance, and touched the snow-white thighs of the beauties around him, but he had no intention of drinking.

It is not only Yang Qing who appreciates singing and dancing, but also his partial generals Fang Xianbo and Yuan Shanxing.

Fang Xianbo is middle-aged, his face is slightly gloomy, but Yuan Shanxing's face is blue, seeing the red sleeves flying, the spring is infinite, and he just looks at the dancing singer in a daze.

Yang Qing picked up the wine glass, but put it down again, and sighed, Fang Xianbo asked on the side, "What are you sighing about?" ”

Yang Qing squinted at Fang Xianbo and shook his head slowly, "It's nothing." Then he waved his hand and said, "Stand down, all of you." ”

The singer and the dancing girl retreated, Yuan Shanxing came back to his senses, saw the depression on Yang Qing's face, and smiled: "My lord, I think the woman here is not to your liking, so I will go and find it for you again?" ”

Before he was about to get up, Yang Qing had already waved his hand impatiently and said, "Sit down, what you think about all is women, don't you know that we are in danger now?" ”

The two of them can also be regarded as Yang Qing's henchmen, but Yang Qing still refuses to confide in his heart.

Although he is now a Taishou in Xingyang, his official position is neither high nor low, but he also knows that if there is chaos today, he doesn't know how long he can sit in this Taishou position.

After sending Yang Guang south, he became more and more worried. The first point is that bandits are everywhere, everywhere is turbulent, he is worried about the safety of Xingyang County at any time, so he personally guarded Jindi Pass, beware of Hebei and Shandong bandits to attack, as for Wagang, he is temporarily relieved, only because Wagang Village was broken by Xiao Buyi not long ago, and the strength is not as good as before, not to mention that Zhai Rang has no ambitions, although he has been doing things in Wagang for many years, he has never dared to fight the idea of Jindi Pass, and has always made a small fuss, in the eyes of Yang Qing, it can't become any climate.

Thinking of Xiao Buyi, Yang Qing was a little worried about the second thing, but this matter couldn't be mentioned to anyone.

Because Yang Qing lost his father at an early age, his mother's surname is Guo, and he has always lived in his uncle's family. At the beginning, with Emperor Wu Yuan of Sui Yang Zhong, Yang Zhong was the father of Emperor Wen of Sui, and everyone was defeated in Yecheng when Emperor Wen of Zhou raised troops in Guanzhong. At the beginning, the Gao clan of Northern Qi killed when he saw the surname Yang, but Yang Qing did not dare to say that his surname was Yang in order to survive, and claimed to be surnamed Guo, so he escaped with his life. Few people know about this matter, but Yang Qing has always been afraid of leaking. Meritorious people like Xiao Buyi were hunted down and killed because they were suspicious, and now the saint is very suspicious, and if he recalls the old past, he will not be able to escape his life.

This kind of thing is a heart disease, the longer it passes, the more uncomfortable it is, Yang Qing finally said that he is happy, although it does not look bad, but the suffering is not enough to be humane to the outside, and it is inevitable to panic.

Fang Xianbo said suddenly: "I actually know a little bit about Lord Taishou's worries. ”

Yang Qing's heart trembled slightly, "What do you know?" ”

Fang Xianbo said with a smile: "Now that the Central Plains is full of thieves, the saint is quite worried. Taishou is worried about the worries of the saints, and it is inevitable that he will be troubled. ”

Yang Qing let go of his worries and nodded: "What Xian Bo said is very true. ”

Fang Xianbo said again: "Now the adults are struggling to guard Jindi Pass and Xingyang, so they can't send troops to suppress bandits like General Zhang and Yang Taifu, and share their worries for the saints......"

Yang Qing nodded again and again, and said in his heart that this Fang Xianbo is still good, far stronger than Yuan Shanxing.

This Yuan Shanxing doesn't seem to be able to do anything else except slap his beard and find a woman for his boss. If it was in the peaceful era, this kind of person would be regarded as a talent, but now that the troubled times are precarious, this kind of person can only be said to be a burden and a mistake.

Yuan Shanxing saw Yang Qing nodding again and again, a little dissatisfied with Fang Xianbo's competition for favor, and sneered repeatedly: "Fang Bi will say this badly, I don't hear that General Pei is also guarding the tiger prison, and now he is an official and a knight, it is unspeakably expensive?" ”

Fang Xianbo smiled and said: "General Pei also followed Lord Zhang to capture the traitors, so that he could get the reward of the saint." I heard that General Zhang was quite supportive of General Pei, just because of the capture of Xiao Buyi. But this can only be said to be his luck, if General Zhang takes the adults out of the horse, it will not be as good as General Pei. ”

Yuan Shanxing couldn't refute this, his face turned even bluer for a while, and he was depressed in his heart, and he only felt that he was looking down on Fang Xianbo. Yang Qing nodded again and again, sighing, "It's a pity that the old man hits ......"

Before he finished speaking, the soldiers arrived in a hurry, "Lord Qiqi, nearly a thousand bandits and bandits suddenly appeared outside the Jindi Pass. ”

Yang Qing was stunned and asked urgently, "Where are the bandits?" ”

"It should be the banner of Wagang, and I saw a Zhai character on the banner." The soldier replied.

Fang Xianbo's expression moved slightly, and before he could speak, Yuan Shanxing had already laughed and said, "It seems that God is also helping Lord Yang." Lord Yang was worried that he couldn't go out to fight the bandits like General Zhang, but he didn't expect them to come to the door automatically. Wagang is newly defeated, and its strength is not as good as before, in fact, even if they are strong, if they are against adults, they are also mantis arms blocking the car, and they are not self-sufficient. As long as the adults lead the elite soldiers of Jindi Pass to fight, they can defeat these incompetent people in one battle. When the time comes, General Zhang will turn back to Xingyang, knowing that Lord Yang's sword is not old, and he will definitely be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. But if I avoid fighting and don't fight, I'm just afraid that when the matter of this day reaches the ears of General Zhang, I will feel that Lord Yang is not doing his best for the Great Sui. I think adults will have their own discernment. ”

Yang Qing still sighed that his life was not good, and he couldn't help but be moved when he heard this.

Fang Xianbo squinted at Yuan Shanxing and said, "My lord, I don't think it's easy to fight. ”

Yang Qing and Yuan Shanxing were both slightly stunned, and asked in unison, "Why?" ”

Fang Xianbo said in a deep voice: "Wagang is newly defeated, how can he come to fight so unexpectedly? I am only afraid that the enemy army is a trick to lure the army. ”

Yuan Shanxing said in his heart that this kid didn't come up with an idea, but just opposed it for the sake of opposition, and hurriedly said: "I remember that Fang Cai Fang said that there was no chance, and now the opportunity is sent to the door, but he looks forward and backwards, so how can it be done?" Even if they lure the enemy, what can they do, with Lord Yang's elite soldiers in hand, powerful and invincible, even if they lure the enemy, they still don't take advantage of the situation to kill the thief without leaving a piece of armor? ”

Yang Qing stroked his beard lightly, very satisfied, and said in his heart that he must move his muscles and bones, otherwise others will think that Lian Po is old, and he can still eat!

"The good deeds are good, the old man will go out in person, see what the bandits in Wagang have the ability to shout, dedicate their uncle, do good deeds, and go out with the old man."

"What if they take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city?" Fang Xianbo asked.

Yang Qing's heart was slightly cold, "What Xian Bo said is also true. ”

Yuan Shanxing was in a hurry, "Lord Yang, but it doesn't hurt to send troops, Shanxing is willing to guard the pass, the city here is high and thick, how can the Wagang rabble attack it?" ”

Yang Qing hesitated for a moment, secretly thinking that it was not safe to hand over Jindi Pass to Yuan Shanxing, Fang Xianbo was calm and could be a big responsibility.

"Then sacrifice the uncle and the good deeds to stay and guard the city, watch the old man go out and leave no piece of armor left behind them."

Yuan Shanxing said loudly: "That's fine, I'll wait for the city to beat the drum and cheer for the adults." ”

Yang Qing's old man chatted about the madness of youth, and was instigated by Yuan Shanxing, thinking that Wagang's equipment was very poor, and his combat effectiveness was insufficient, so he was indeed not afraid, so he lit up three thousand soldiers and horses, opened the city gate and put down the drawbridge and rushed out, so that the soldiers marched in a phalanx, the armor was sonorous, the cold light was dazzling, and Yang Qing was in high spirits for a while.

There are also nearly 1,000 bandits outside the city, who were originally sitting on the ground with insults, and a few of them were still unzipping their pants to urinate in the direction of Jindi Pass. Hearing a few drums in the city, thousands of soldiers rushed out of the city, hurriedly lifted their pants and left.

The person headed by Wagang was Shan Xiongxin, who immediately held the lance, trying his best to restrain everyone, but where did he restrain him.

He was the only person in Wagang who was willing to lead troops out to lure the enemy, and the rest of the Wagang people just watched the excitement from afar. Regarding Li Mi's orders and suggestions, Zhai Rang was dispensable, and he was suspicious, and the rest of Wagang's diehards naturally did not take Li Mi's words to heart.

Li Mi originally asked Shan Xiongxin to deceive and lure the enemy out of the city, but when these bandits encountered the regular Sui army, they were still afraid in their hearts, and they were already defeated before they could make contact.

When Yang Qing saw it, he couldn't help laughing, and ordered the soldiers to urge the horses to catch up, and for a time the mountains were all over the wilderness, fighting and shaking the sky, and the Wagang army was completely vulnerable. Yang Qingzhi was in a good mood, and he was about to collect the troops, but Shan Xiongxin rode a horse in front and shouted, and said sharply: "Old horseman, Shan Xiongxin is here, if you are a hero, you will fight alone with me for three hundred rounds." ”

Yang Qing sneered: "Shan Xiongxin, if you are a hero, don't run away again." He urged the horse to chase, Shan Xiongxin turned around and ran again, after more than ten miles, Yang Qing felt a little tired, and he was also afraid of the ambush of the Wagang army, so he ordered to turn back to the city.

When the soldiers arrived in front of the Jindi Pass, they saw that the city gate was closed, Yang Qing was annoyed and shouted: "Open the city gate." ”

A drum sounded in the city, countless flag trees were on the wall, Yang Qing saw it, almost fell off the horse, the flag of the city gate tower was replaced by the flag of Wagang, and a person appeared in the city gate tower, with a sharp angle, his eyes with a faint sneer, and he raised his voice: "Is Lord Yang coming back, I, Li Mi, have been waiting for a long time!" ”

(To be continued)