When Li Yuan was worried in Jinyang, so was Li Caiyu. She has never been able to get her father's clear intentions, and she is also puzzled in her heart.

But after all, she didn't dare to leave the Eastern Capital without permission, and she didn't dare to take the initiative to evacuate with her family members in the Eastern Capital, because if she was known by the imperial court, it would be a crime of killing her head, because the imperial court has always had a convention, and the important ministers' family members stayed in the Eastern Capital and left without authorization, which was complicit in the crime. If she takes the liberty of evacuating, she will also implicate her father's side and even disrupt his father's deployment. She was also in a dilemma, and sent a servant to Jinyang, but there was no news of her return. Hearing the hurried drums of the Eastern Capital, I couldn't help but be shocked when I knew that it was the sound of the alarm.

The eastern capital was also attacked by bandits, and it goes without saying that the situation has reached a very serious point.

When Li Caiyu thought of this, he told his family not to move around at will, but he went out of the house to take a look first. As soon as he left the mansion, he saw Chai Shao rushing over, and when he saw that Li Caiyu was fine, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Caiyu, it's good that you're here." ”

Li Caiyu didn't notice the guilt in Chai Shao's expression, and asked anxiously, "Chai Shao, what's going on?" ”

Chai Shao said nervously: "Caiyu, it's not good, the Wagang soldiers attacked the eastern capital, and now the city is full of bandits, I'm just afraid that something will happen to you, so I hurried here." ”

Li Caiyu has warmth in her heart, no matter what, for a woman, it is already a very happy thing to have a man who cares about her. Chai Shao may like to be jealous, or he may have low self-esteem, or he may not be as good as Xiao Buyi, but at least one heart is still in her Li Caiyu, which is enough to make her reluctant to give up this man, not to mention that they are still childhood sweethearts.

It is not easy to meet someone who loves you, and if you can still love him, it is already the happiest thing for many people.

Seeing that Li Caiyu was silent, Chai Shao misunderstood the meaning and said anxiously: "Caiyu, now the bandits seem to have retreated." Let's go quickly, leave the Eastern Capital, I'm just afraid that the Eastern Capital will soon be under martial law. Even if there is no martial law in the east, if the east is surrounded by bandits, it will be very difficult for us to leave. ”

Li Caiyu frowned and said: "But I haven't waited for my father's news, how can I ruin my father's major affairs because I am greedy for life and afraid of death?" ”

"But your father ......," Chai Shao stopped talking.

Li Caiyu finally noticed Chai Shao's strange appearance, "What's wrong with my father?" ”

"Nothing?" Chai Shao's heart was painful, but he finally didn't dare to tell the truth. He would rather die than let Li Caiyu know about his deception. After a panic, it usually takes a hundred to make up for it, and there will finally be a time when the suspicion is exposed.

Li Caiyu looked at Chai Shao for a long time, "Chai Shao, are you hiding something from me, does my father have any ......?"

Chai Shao shook his head again and again, "No, no!" ”

"What's that?" Li Caiyu asked.

Chai Shao didn't dare to look at Li Caiyu's eyes, turned his head and said: "I want to be in a hurry, if Ling Zun knows the urgency of our here, he won't blame us." ”

Li Caiyu was also full of pain, "But sometimes ......"

Before she could finish speaking, she turned her head to look at the end of the long street, and said a little discolored: "What's wrong?" Chai Shao looked over, and his face changed. At the end of the long street, a person walked calmly, followed by a tide of people.

The crowd was very strange, there were soldiers, soldiers, soldiers, merchants, and even more ordinary people. The crowd is chaotic, but the unity and firm pace are terrifying.

"It's Xiao Buyi!" Li Caiyu called out in a low voice.

Chai Shao couldn't be jealous, and said strangely: "Does he want to rebel?" How could so many people follow him in rebellion? ”

When Xiao Buyi passed by the two, he didn't look at it, but walked straight in the direction of Dongcheng. The crowd behind him followed like a sea, also with solemn faces. Li Caiyu followed a few steps and heard people not far away ask, "What are you doing?" ”

"General Xiao recruited troops for the people of the Eastern Capital to fight against the bandits!"

"Why do these people follow?"

"Annihilation of the ministers is in charge, crowding out General Xiao, allowing the bandits to run rampant, but not sending troops to attack the bandits, we are following General Xiao to invite troops to attack the bandits!"

"The dispatch of troops has always been decided by the imperial court, how can there be any reason for the people to invite soldiers, are you not afraid of going to jail?"

"We're not afraid of death, are we still afraid of going to jail?"

"You still have a family, you're not afraid of death?"

"General Xiao is not afraid of high positions and powers, what am I afraid of? In this life, you must live vigorously once, right? You see, which of the people here is not more noble than us, and which surname is not worth more than us? They are all not afraid of death for the sake of Dongdu, do we still need to think about it so much? ”

"Then, I'll go too!"

**

More and more people rushed in, as if they were enchanted. Li Caiyu saw the crowd passing, took a few steps, and finally stopped, looked back at Chai Shao, frowned, and said: "If Xiao Buyi can really invite troops to fight the bandits, the siege of the eastern capital may be solved." ”

Chai Shao snorted coldly, his face was pale, but he just thought that Xiao Buyi's approach was tantamount to rebellion, how could the court tolerate him? It's just that his lips squirmed twice, and he finally didn't say it, because anything Xiao Buyi did couldn't be described by common sense.

Xiao Buyi and everyone have arrived at the Xuanren Gate in the east city, where the city gate is closed, and the city has long been densely packed with soldiers, holding bows and arrows, and waiting for the battle.

Xiao Buyi stopped and waved his hand back, and everyone stopped abruptly, silent. Xiao Buyi shouted to the soldiers at the city wall in a deep voice: "Xiao Buyi, the general of the right Xiaowei, is here, I don't know which general is guarding the east city today?" ”

Liu Changgong poked his head out and shouted at the head of the wall: "Xiao ...... General, what are you going to do? ”

Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "Xiao Buyi, please see King Yue to discuss the matter of sending troops to quell the bandits." ”

"Then what are so many people behind you doing, do you want to rebel?" Liu Changgong sneered.

The people were in an uproar, scolding the dog thieves, and some of them picked up clods of earth and stones and threw them at the wall, but the city wall was too high, not to mention that it was separated by a moat, how could they be thrown? But the people's anger is self-evident, Liu Changgong saw this and refused to open the city, and said loudly: "Xiao Buyi, as the general of the right Xiaowei of the imperial court, but you want to rebel with a group of people, you really live up to the weight of the imperial court, retreat quickly, and be captured, I can intercede with the king of Yue, if not, I am afraid that no one who follows you in rebellion will be able to live." ”

The people were even more angry, and strengthened the idea that this kid should die, Xiao Buyi thought to himself, Lao Tzu wants you to say this, and this invitation is definitely not something that you, a kid, can stop. The more you stop, the more you prove the people's arguments, and the more you get them to support you. There are always such people in the world, who are just vindictive, looking at the small profits in front of them, but forgetting the overall situation.

"General Liu Lang, we are not rebelling!" The explanation is not Xiao Buyi, but Shu Zhanwei. Shu Zhanwei was on Xiao Buyi's side, frowned, and said loudly: "Now that Liyang Cang is occupied and Luokou Cang is occupied, there is a military intelligence report that Luocang is occupied by bandits again!" There is no granary available around Luoyang, how can Nuo Dadong survive, and why does King Yue do it? At the time of the war and chaos, the bandits were rampant, and they had been killed in the eastern capital, and the arrogance was outrageous, and more than 200,000 elite soldiers in the eastern capital did not move, allowing the Wagang bandits to run rampant, what do you think of General Huangfu? Today, the Wagang bandits have come to attack, and they have easily broken through the outer city, and the people have suffered a lot, what does the court think? If it weren't for General Xiao to come out to fight, let him go, where is General Huangfu at this time? Today it is called ......"

"Enough! Do you want to do the opposite? Did you know that by the words of this day, you are guilty of beheading? Liu Changgong shouted angrily. He is a tiger general, and Shu Zhanwei is a tiger tooth general, if the position is similar. But he guarded the inner city, and the emperor Fu Wuyi friendship, the status of the court is naturally higher than Shu Zhanwei, after the defeat of Luokou, the king of Yue urgently needs to employ people, only punished Liu Changgong's Yulu, but did not remove him from his position, after all, this kind of military talent of the general, is irreplaceable by ordinary people and soldiers. At this time, listening to Shu Zhanwei's old story and talking about Luokoucang, it was inevitable that there would be a hidden pain of being exposed to the scars, and I couldn't help but be annoyed and angry.

Shu Zhanwei was not afraid, and took a step forward and said: "Shu Zhanwei doesn't want to rebel, and all the people here don't want to rebel either, Shu Zhanwei is afraid of death, but if he can exchange death for the awakening of King Yue, although Shu Zhanwei is afraid of death, he is willing to die!" ”

His words were sonorous and powerful, and the sun shone brightly, dragging a long shadow out, tragic and desolate. When the words landed, Shu Zhanwei had already walked slowly in the direction of Dongcheng, although it was not fast, but it never stopped.

Xiao Buyi saw Shu Zhanwei's long shadow, his heart trembled slightly, and he looked up, and his heart turned out to be nearly dusk.

The day passed so quickly, and most of the people were hungry, but at this time, a sense of indignation filled their chests, and no one felt hungry.

After a change of thought, Xiao Buyi stepped forward quickly, had already walked to Shu Zhanwei's side, and said with a smile: "If you want to ask for help, how can you forget me." ”

He was under the watchful eye of the city soldiers, but he was like a leisurely stroll, ignoring life and death, stretching his prestige in admiration, and said in a deep voice: "General Xiao, listening to your fame at a young age, Zhanwei was not convinced, but after today's incident, even if Zhanwei dies, it is worth getting acquainted with a general like you." ”

Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "Although King Yue is young, he is smart, and he knows right and wrong, I believe he will definitely give us an explanation." ”

"If you want to ask for your life, count me in!" Zhang Xiaoniu rushed over, side by side with Xiao Buyi, and when he saw Xiao Buyi looking over, he couldn't help but take a step back, and said, "General Xiao, I know I'm not worthy of ......."

Xiao Buyi stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Xiaoniu's hand and said with a smile: "A man like you who is reckless and righteous has to look up at anyone, why is it not worthy?!" ”

Xiao Buyi commented in one word, Zhang Xiaoniu was radiant, and he suddenly had great courage in his chest, and he was side by side with Xiao Buyi, and there was no more words. Perhaps at this time, what bold words are not as important as standing up and standing up!

The three of them walked side by side, risking being pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows, and they were not afraid. There was finally movement behind him, first the generals stood up one by one, then the soldiers, then the merchants and the people, and the footsteps of the people were no longer hurried and urgent, but became calm and powerful, like mountains. At this time, they are united!

**

Xiao Buyi and the three of them had already arrived at the moat, within the range of bows and arrows, Liu Changgong sneered: "Xiao Buyi, you committed a rebellion, gathered a crowd to rebel, and threatened the safety of the Eastern Capital, do you really think I dare not kill you?" ”

Raising his hand, Liu Changgong said loudly: "Release the arrow!" ”

As soon as his gesture fell, the people of the eastern capital were slightly panicked, but Xiao Buyi did not move, but no sharp arrows shot out of the city.

Liu Changgong turned his head to look over, stared at the archers beside him, and said viciously: "What are you doing, do you also want to rebel?" ”

The archer muttered: "General Liu Lang, here is ...... Own! "Liu Changgong can harden his heart, but the soldiers who defend the city cannot, because their relatives also live in the outer city, and those who ask for their lives outside the city have their relatives. The most important thing is that these soldiers defending the city have been indignant for a long time, and they actually want to fight happily, but when they encounter Huangfu Wuyi, who only cares about fame and fortune, but is not enterprising, they have long been dissatisfied. Xiao Buyi and others asked for the lives of the people, and the soldiers with a little conscience couldn't bear to let go of the arrows.

With a 'bang' sound, Liu Changgong had already pulled out his waist knife and said angrily: "I'll say that if you dare to disobey, you will be killed." ”

He raised his knife singlely, the cold light was clear, and two words burst out from between his teeth, "Ready...... Put ......"

"You can't fire arrows." A voice sounded behind him.

Liu Changgong Huo Ran turned around, "Bold! Who didn't let me ......" but his face suddenly changed respectfully, and he put the knife into the sheath and said: "It turned out to be Lord Lu!" ”

Lu Chu's face was solemn, "General Liu Lang, I have the order of King Yue, please ...... Xiao Town. He stretched out his hand and took out a token, which was shining with golden light, and when Liu Changgong saw it, he hurriedly knelt down. Lu Chu ignored Liu Changgong, leaned out of the wall, and said loudly: "General Xiao! ”

"I don't know what Lord Lu commanded?" Xiao Buyi said respectfully.

"King Yue invites you into the city, alone!" Lu Chu said: "The people stand back. ”

He has always spoken simply and clearly, but the people did not buy it, and there was an uproar, Zhang Xiaoniu worried: "General Xiao, by no means, they are only afraid of harming you." ”

Xiao Buyi smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Xiaoniu's shoulder, "Things have to be solved, Xiaoniu, don't worry." He turned around and hugged his fists and said: "Fellow villagers, the king of Yue summoned me into the city, and I asked you to step back a little, I thank you here." ”

He gave a deep salute, and all the soldiers and the people returned the salute, and said one after another: "General Xiao be careful...... General Xiao is not going to ......"

But everyone obeyed Xiao Buyi's orders, and slowly retreated, a little reluctant. Xiao Buyi turned around and said, "Lord Lu, don't you know that this is okay?" ”

Liu Changgong said aside: "Lord Lu, it's not safe. Lu Chu ignored it, waved his hand and said, "Put down the suspension bridge." ”

The suspension bridge was lowered slowly, Xiao Buyi was not in a hurry, and only walked past it after it was stable. After crossing the suspension bridge, I turned around and looked over, only to see people crowding in front of the suspension bridge. Liu Changgong hurriedly said: "Quickly pull up the suspension bridge!" Lu Chu waved his hand to stop, although everyone arrived in front of the drawbridge, but no one rushed over, Xiao Buyi bowed deeply again, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you folks!" ”

He walked slowly in the direction of the city gate, the drawbridge was only then 'crunched' up, Xiao Buyi walked to the city gate, couldn't help but turn around and look at it again, the people on the other side of the bridge hula knelt down, and shouted: "General Xiao ......"

They didn't have any extra words, but just the three words of General Xiao had already expressed their hearts. Xiao Buyi smiled and waved his hand with tears, the small door behind him opened, Xiao Buyi walked in, the small door closed, but none of the people on the other side of the moat stood up, and the black pressure knelt down, waiting for Xiao Buyi to come out again!

**

Xiao Buyi walked into Dongcheng, took a long breath, raised his head and looked over, only to see the soldiers standing solemnly on both sides, but they were all with respect, and his heart was a little at ease.

Lu Chu walked down from the city early, and just said, "Follow me." ”

Xiao Buyi nodded and followed behind him, and the two of them crossed the East City into Ziwei City, but they were silent all the way. But at least there is no tension, which makes Xiao Buyi feel a little bottom in his heart. When they arrived at Longguang Palace, all the ministers were there, but their faces were solemn, and Pei Mingcui still did not appear. Since she took Xiao Buyi to the Eastern Capital, she rarely showed up, of course, the clear attitude was to do things casually Xiao Buyi by herself, she would not obstruct it, but she would not help either.

King Yue was high, and when he saw Xiao Buyi coming, he was about to get up, and Huangfu Wuyi had already sneered: "General Xiao is so majestic and evil, leading the people to rebel, but is he going to force the palace?" ”

When Yang Tong, the king of Yue, heard this, he didn't get up, but his face showed embarrassment.

Xiao Buyi said indifferently: "The people have rods and scales in their hearts, and now it is not someone in the Eastern Capital who can cover the sky with one hand!" The court is like a boat, the people are like water, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat! Today, the people do not want to rebel, but if people with ulterior motives are forced to rebel, I am only afraid that the 200,000 elite soldiers in the Eastern Capital are also rootless trees and rootless sources! Now the bandits first went to Liyang, then attacked Luokou, and now took back Luocang, if we are still here to discuss whether the people are against or not, I am afraid that Wagang will break the city and enter in an instant. Huiluocang has been lost, there is not much grain in the eastern capital, I don't know how many times the general Huangfu thinks the people can be stable, how can the 200,000 troops in the eastern capital survive? ”

"You ......" Huangfu Wuyi was speechless.

King Yue sighed lightly, "This time, I actually invited General Xiao to come to discuss the matter of sending troops to recapture Luocang." General Xiao resisted the bandits in the outer city, and it was really hard work, and I have written down this credit. General Xiao is right, returning to Luocang is the lifeblood of the Eastern Capital, and it must not be lost, we need to consider this matter in the long run......"

Before he finished speaking, he hurriedly walked into Yuan Wendu outside the hall, and said with a pale face: "King Yue, there are eight hundred miles of urgent military information!" ”

"What?" King Yue asked in horror, now he already knew that as long as there was military intelligence, it would probably be bad news.

Yuan Wendu said miserably: "Xue Shixiong, the general of the Left Imperial Guard, originally led 30,000 Yan goblin soldiers to attack Wagang, but he was ambushed by Dou Jiande and bandits in Qilijing between the rivers, and the whole army was annihilated, and General Xue's whereabouts are unknown!" ”

There was an instant death-like silence in the Longguang Palace, King Yue almost fainted, and now his only hope was Xue Shixiong and Wang Shichong's two-way soldiers and horses, only thinking that as soon as these two people arrived, plus the elite soldiers of the Eastern Capital, there was still a great certainty that they would break the tile gang. But where did he think that the famous Xue Shixiong was defeated by Dou Jiande, and now Wang Shichong still has no news, at this moment, he has the heart to die.

After a long time, none of the ministers spoke, Yang Tong's eyes finally fell on Xiao Buyi's body, and asked in a deep voice: "Now that General Xue has been defeated by the thief soldiers, Wang Juncheng's Huainan army has not arrived, I don't know what General Xiao's strategy is to retreat from the thief?"

Xiao Buyi frowned for a long time, "Dongdu is suitable to send troops immediately, and we must recapture Luocang tonight!" Otherwise, the eastern capital will be besieged, and the consequences will be worrying. ”

"What?" Duan Da was startled, remembering that he had lost the battle after marching overnight, and objected: "This plan is absolutely impossible, that ...... The bandits are now unstoppable, not to mention that there are many bandits outside the city, and sending troops at this time is undoubtedly to send them to death. "He was once bitten by a snake, and he was afraid of the well rope for ten years, and it was only a night's work from being adventurous to being conservative.

King Yue didn't look at Huangfu Wuyi, ignored Duan Da, and said softly: "I don't know why General Xiao said this?" ”

Xiao Buyi said: "It's easy to attack the granary, but it's difficult to attack the city. Wagang suddenly sent troops to attack Luocang, in fact, he definitely had the idea of attacking the eastern capital with all his might. After they captured Luokoucang, they did not push their troops for a long time, firstly, because they wanted to recuperate and recruit troops, and secondly, because all the way from Xingyang to Dongdu, neither Tiger Prison, Yanshi nor Kim Yong City were overcome. But more importantly, Wagang must also know the dynamics of General Xue and Wang Juncheng's troops, so he had to divide his troops to deal with it, and he couldn't attack the eastern capital with all his might. Now that General Xue's entire army has been wiped out, Wagang must have learned the news one step ahead of us, so he attacked the east and west, attacked the eastern capital openly, and secretly retrieved Luocang, betting that we would not send troops for the time being, and then they would soon have a large army to come to help. Tonight, we will send troops to recapture Luocang, about 30,000 soldiers and horses, but if we are heavily guarded by Wagang, we want to capture, but I am afraid that it will cost several times more strength than tonight. As long as it drags on for a few more days, let Wagang occupy the foothold, and then it will be difficult to recapture even if the troops of the eastern capital are exhausted. When the time comes, 200,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people will be here, and there will be no need to attack Wagang, as long as there is no food, it will be self-defeating! ”

Xiao Buyi talked eloquently, King Yue's face changed greatly, and he asked urgently, "General Xiao suggested going to recapture Huiluocang tonight, you adults don't know what you think?" Huangfu Wuyi still sneered: "Does a small one need 30,000 elite soldiers to attack Luocang?" It seems that General Xiao is also in name only. Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "This is just a suggestion, if General Huangfu thinks that only a few thousand elite soldiers can be retrieved back to Luocang, of course we are welcome." ”

Huangfu Wuyi opened his mouth and frowned: "I'm afraid that the troops will be sent out in a hurry tonight, I think General Xiao is alarmist, what kind of ability do you have to think of these hungry thieves and rice thieves?" He was not thinking about the eastern capital, but opposing it for the sake of opposition, Xiao Buyi said coldly: "Today, the eastern capital is guarded, whether to send troops still needs to be discussed by the ministers, and the king of Yue decides!" He knew that King Yue was indecisive, and he must not back down at this moment, although he seemed to have nothing to do with himself, but he was very anxious in his heart, because if Li Mi could take the eastern capital, the next step would be to start a war against Xiangyang or Guanzhong, how could he not be in a hurry?

Huangfu Wuyi said coldly: "Anyway, I don't agree to send troops tonight, if you want to send troops, you can defeat the bandits by sending troops in a dignified manner." ”

Lu Chu said on the side: "King Yue, what General Xiao said is very true, now that the matter is urgent, please make a decision quickly!" ”

The rest of the ministers were silent, obviously making a choice between defending the eastern capital and choosing who to take refuge in, and King Yue couldn't help but hesitate when he saw that the ministers had their own objections. Xiao Buyi had already grown up and said: "If King Yue doesn't make a decision for a while, Weichen will go back and rest first." ”

As soon as he got together, King Yue finally got anxious and hurriedly said, "General Xiao don't be angry, how about this?" Lord Lu will order the troops, General Xiao will lead the troops, and discuss with Lord Lu to recapture Huiluocang, and the rest of the ministers and I will first consider how to defend the eastern capital. For now, let's all step aside. ”

King Yue didn't even dare to look at Huangfu Wuyi's face, and hurriedly ordered. Lu Chu and Xiao Buyi were ordered to leave the Longguang Palace, Xiao Buyi was excited, secretly thinking that tonight was already a watershed, and he Xiao Buyi had finally taken the most critical step in the Eastern Capital!

**

Outside the eastern city, the crowd of black oppressors knelt, no one left, and even people kept joining in. Everyone is worried in their hearts, they know the current situation better than Huangfu Wuyi, the inner city defense is impregnable, but the outer city defense is full of loopholes. The people's homes are in the outer city, and whether they can be preserved depends on whether Xiao Buyi leads the Eastern Capital soldiers to defend and attack!

But when the sun sets in the west, the afterglow dissipates, and when night falls, there is still no sound in the eastern city.

Everyone's hearts were full of grief and despair, only thinking that General Xiao would be killed by annihilation, when the main gate of the East City opened, the drawbridge fell, and a group of soldiers rushed out of the city gate, with bright armor. The people were slightly moved, only thinking that the imperial court was going to send troops to destroy the people first, but the first person was in armor, holding a spear, and was heroic, Zhang Xiaoniu saw it and shouted, "General Xiao, it's General Xiao who came out!" ”

The people of the eastern capital were boiling, cheering and thundering, and they all shouted: "General Xiao is out...... General Xiao came out...... We are saved! ”

For a while, the night was burning, the eastern capital shook, Xiao Buyi immediately raised his gun, his heart was boiling, and the counterattack on Li Mi officially began from this moment!

(To be continued)