Chapter 728: Plotting Rebellion (3)

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In autumn, although the scenery may look a little depressed, the weather is the time of day when people feel transparent and comfortable, and the wind blows on people's cheeks like a lover's finger gently and slowly. Although the troubled times are coming to an end, sending troops to fight is still a part of life for soldiers. No one will have any resistance to going on a campaign, because they are used to it.

A few months of rest in Chang'an City was already a rare treat for the soldiers. If they have something to look forward to, it is that His Royal Highness King Yan will cleanse the entire Central Plains as soon as possible and trample all their opponents under their feet, only in this way can they really relax.

Thankfully, that day doesn't seem far away.

In the middle of the world today, there are still those who are qualified to oppose King Yan, but Dou Jiande and Xiao Mo plus one Li Shimin are just three people, Li Shimin and Xiao Mo are fighting fiercely, and it is still unknown who will kill the deer, no matter who wins or loses between the two of them, this is not a bad thing for everyone in Yan Yunjun. It's better to lose both, so that you can save a little bit of trouble.

As for Dou Jiande in Hebei, the military advisor Xu Shiji personally led an army of 300,000, if you count Li Daozong's 100,000 Tang army, plus the defenders in Juye Zezhong, the strength is more than 400,000. Counterattacking Hebei with a division of 400,000 tigers and wolves, in the hearts of all the soldiers of the Yanyun Army, there was no speculation about the victory or defeat, but they were thinking about how long Dou Jiande could stop it?

This is the pride of Yan Yunjun, the pride of their stubbornness to the bone marrow.

An excellent commander can change the temperament of an army, and there is no doubt that because of Li Xian's existence, the soldiers of the Yanyun Army are a group of guys who are proud to the extreme.

Since the army left Chang'an City, it began to march rapidly, and the king of Yan strictly ordered that they should rush to Xiangyang before the winter, and they still have about a month to count. But for the rapid march, the soldiers of the Yanyun Army did not have the slightest fear and resistance. King Yan is a person who likes to run tactics, and assault marches are like a common thing for Yan Yunjun. It took them a month to get to Xiangyang, which in their opinion was not a difficult thing.

Because he hasn't gone out for a long time, the big dark horse walking on the official road is particularly excited.

It held its chin high proudly, like an invincible general.

Undoubtedly, it is also proud.

"Sir, does this horse have a name?"

Ye Huaixi, who was riding a horse beside Li Xian, looked at the big black horse curiously and asked, "Even in my royal court, I am afraid it will be difficult to pick out such a majestic war horse." My grassland is rich in good horses, and I have a pure white Teller horse in the royal court, which is already one of the best among the best, but compared to your war horse, sir, it seems to be less powerful. ”

"Name?"

Ye Huaixi's words evoked Li Xian's memories, and a scene that seemed to be a long time ago in his memory and seemed to be in front of him appeared in his mind. On that day on the grassland, the big black horse that had not yet fully grown up had already shown extraordinary strength, and on that day, he gave the big black horse a very cheesy name.

"It's called Black Hard."

Li Xian said seriously.

When he thought of this name, Li Xian suddenly remembered that the big black horse had been with him for ten years, and the lifespan of ordinary horses was more than thirty years, and the best period for war horses to serve was about two to fifteen years old, and in a few years, the big black horse would be retired...... Thinking of this, he was a little stunned.

"Dark Shadow?"

Ye Huaixi repeated, and then praised: "Good name!" This war horse is indeed running like a shadow, incredibly fast. ”

Li Xian didn't bother to explain anything, whether it was a black shadow or a black hard, the big dark horse was a unique big dark horse.

"Sir, how many days will it take us to get to the battlefield?"

"The cavalry will rush to Wudang Mountain within twenty days to join Luo Shixin and Yuwenshi, and the infantry will also arrive within a month. If you don't delay in Wudang Mountain, you can reach it in more than a month. ”

"It's going to take a month...... Can you teach your students some of the art of war? ”

Ye Huaixi asked seriously.

"You took the military book and read it at will, and you brought a lot with the army. As for what I can teach you, it doesn't make much sense to talk about it now. ”

"Oh......"

Ye Huaixi was a little disappointed, but he didn't continue to say anything.

Li Xian smiled and did not continue the topic.

"Sir, have you ever lost?"

After being silent for a while, Ye Huaixi suddenly asked.

"Lost ......"

Li Xian remembered that time on Yanshan, when he fought with Wen Jiao for the first time, the Blood Cavalry and Tiefutu were almost completely wiped out, precisely because of his youth and frivolity. For a long time, Li Xian thought that although his performance at that time was not perfect, it was good enough. The battle between the Blood Cavalry and the Iron Floating Tu was because the enemy was too strong, and at that time, he had already fought with the Turks, and he was unable to resist the Dragon Guard, which was dozens of times his own.

It was only after experiencing more and more that Li Xian realized how naïve he was at the beginning. If he had the current cognition and current experience at that time, maybe the Blood Rider and the Iron Floating Slaughter would not be close to death.

"Everybody has lost."

Li Xian thought for a while, looked at Ye Huaixi and said: "No one in this world is always invincible, and every soldier takes it as the highest glory to become a general who wins a hundred battles. But who can guarantee that the one hundred and first time will not lose? Some people, after losing many times, can get up again and continue fighting, while some people ...... If you lose once, you'll never get back up again. ”

"I rarely lose."

Li Xian said seriously: "Maybe it's not because of how strong I am, but because I'm in awe of war." It can also be said that I am a person who cannot afford to lose, so I can't lose......"

He knew that this time he was going to face someone who could no longer afford to lose.

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When the march reached the fifth day, Ye Huaixi was called into the carriage by Ye Huaisleeve. Li Xian didn't stop it, after all, Ye Huaixi's identity was ...... It seems more appropriate to be with Ye Huaisleeve.

Walking under the blue sky, people's hearts seem to have become a lot more open-minded. Li Xian remembered that when he led the army to leave Chang'an City, Xiao Di's reluctant eyes at the city gate. She didn't say anything, not even anything to be careful. But Li Xian knew that her heart was full of worries.

She's just pretending to be strong.

A woman who learns to pretend to be strong is no longer a girl.

What he didn't know now was that on the fifth day of his march, a group of about 300 horsemen and horses arrived outside Chang'an City, and this group of cavalry looked extremely tired, but when they saw the majestic Chang'an City, everyone's eyes became brighter.

Surrounded by the riders was a woman in leather armor, her face full of tiredness after days of running. But when she thought of seeing the person she was thinking about immediately, her heart was extremely happy and nervous. Speaking of which, she hasn't seen each other in the past few years, and she spends every day in her thoughts.

Zhang Xiaodi, who had just sent Li Xian away, stood at the door waiting, and couldn't help but laugh when she saw the group of cavalry rushing over from the official road.

"Sister Qingqing!"

Xiao Di smiled and walked up quickly, standing behind her and smiling at the woman who came on horseback Zhang Zhongjian's face was relieved, looking at the woman, just like looking at Xiao Di, full of kindness.

"Xiao Di!"

The woman on horseback grabbed the war horse and jumped off the war horse with a partial leg: "You want me to die, Xiao Di...... You're so tall, you've already caught up with me, you're so beautiful. ”

Ou Siqingqing held Xiao Di's hand and praised it sincerely, but his eyes couldn't help but look around.

"Brother Ann doesn't know your itinerary...... The news from the Military Inspectorate said that you were going to lead the army back to the grassland, and you would not come back until you met Sister Duoduo, but I didn't expect you to come back so soon. If Brother An Zhi knew that you would return to Chang'an, he would definitely be waiting for you. ”

Ou Siqingqing couldn't hide his frustration, shook Xiao Di's hand and said, "It's really too anxious, I rushed back before the army left the customs." Because he changed his mind temporarily, he didn't have time to contact the people of the Military Inspection Office and rushed directly to Chang'an. I was expecting to surprise you, but I didn't expect ......"

Ou Siqingqing glanced at Xiao Di, hesitated for a moment and asked, "...... him Sent troops? Where did it go? ”

"Yangyang"

Xiao Di took Ou Siqingqing's hand and said as he walked: "The war over there has changed, the Military Inspectorate has lost a lot of manpower, and the situation is a little out of control, so Brother An Zhi personally led the army to rush over. ”

"When will he be back?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back a year ago."

"Huh?"

Ou Siqingqing paused, glanced at Xiao Di with some incredulity, and muttered: "Won't he be able to come back until the New Year?" ”

"Even if the war goes well, it will take a few months to come back and forth, and it will definitely not be able to come back before the year. Moreover, the battle in Xiangyang does not seem to be easy to solve, and this battle should drag on for a while. ”

"Then I'm not going into the city."

Ou Siqingqing looked at Xiao Di and said seriously: "Give me a map, I'm going to Xiangyang." ”

"Huh?"

This time it was Xiao Di's turn to be taken aback, she looked at Ou Si Qingqing and asked, "But Brother Anzhi instructed that if you arrive, you will wait for him to come back in Chang'an." ”

"I'm not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry!"

Ou Siqingqing clenched Xiao Di's hand and said word by word: "I have missed it for a few years, but I just feel uncomfortable on the grassland." But when I arrived in the Central Plains, especially in Chang'an, the invisible sadness became more and more intense, waiting is the hardest thing in the world, and I don't want to wait any longer. ”

"Map!"

Zhang Zhongjian turned around and ordered: "Food, water, money, replace the war horses, and transfer another 500 cavalry...... Qingqing, don't worry, Grandpa will accompany you! ”

Xiao Di opened her mouth, but Zhang Zhongjian shook his head at her and said, "You can't, you have to stay in Chang'an." ”

Xiao Di thought for a moment, and then nodded vigorously: "I know!" ”

"Grandpa."

Ou Siqingqing screamed, the corners of his eyes a little moist.

"You are my daughter, just like Xiao Di!"

Zhang Zhongjian waved his hand, and then ordered loudly: "Go and prepare hot water and meals first!" We'll leave when we're done. ”

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The noon sun is warm and comfortable, and the Liang army guards on the city wall of Xiangyang are sitting and resting on the city wall in twos and threes, enjoying a rare calm, they are greedily breathing the air, greedily enjoying the sunshine, greedily drinking every sip of water, greedily eating every mouthful of food.

Because no one knows if he will be alive after the next fight.

There is never any mercy in war, and there is never any providence from heaven. Everyone could die, maybe in the next second.

The one who is merciful on the battlefield is the one who is most likely to become dead.

Although the Qin Wang's army did not continue to attack the city for two consecutive days, the defense on the city wall did not dare to relax at all. Li Shimin's men and horses have been attacking for a month, and both sides are exhausted to the extreme, but they are still holding on. There was no fighting for two days, and the soldiers felt more and more that being alive was the happiest thing in the world.

Although the afternoon sun was very warm, the heart of Emperor Xiao Mill of the Great Liang was not warm at all.

Xiao Miao, who was dressed in gold armor, patrolled back and forth on the city wall, and he did not reprimand the soldiers who fell asleep against the city wall, because he knew how tired and sleepy these soldiers were, because he himself was the same, as long as he sat down, he was afraid that he would fall asleep if he closed his eyes.

Even in the two days when there was no fighting, he slept less than two hours a day.

All in all, he hasn't slept a good night's sleep for more than a month.

Xiangyang City was besieged, and he sent at least a dozen groups of people to rush out to gather reinforcements, but only two of these dozen groups of people rushed out, and the people in the city could not know whether they had contacted the reinforcements or not.

"Your Majesty...... It seems that Li Shimin will not attack the city today, you better go back to the palace to rest for a while, if there is any change, the minister will immediately send someone into the palace to tell Your Majesty. ”

Xiao Miao's general Zhou Fangwu persuaded.

"I can't sleep."

Xiao Mo looked at the endless camp of King Qin's army outside the city, although his face was tired, there was still a trace of worry in his eyes: "Do you know why Li Shimin didn't attack the city for two days?" ”

The minister speculated...... Or maybe our reinforcements are coming back. ”

Zhou Fangwu said tentatively.

"Hmmm! Ninety percent of them are like that. ”

Xiao Mo looked outside the city and said, "The reason why Li Shimin didn't attack the city in the past two days is because he is recuperating. He's waiting for my reinforcements to arrive, and he wants to fight me in a decisive battle under Xiangyang City! ”

"Arrogance!"

Zhou Fangwu sneered: "His men and horses are tired, why do you think you can win this battle?" ”

"My reinforcements...... Equally tired. ”

Xiao Mo sighed and said, "Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly...... The reason why I didn't go down to the city was because I was worried that something would happen. In case of an accident, I will immediately take my men out of the city to meet them. ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry...... Li Shimin doesn't have that strength. ”

"Strength?"

Xiao Mo shook his head and frowned, "I am very sober now, so I am worried." Have you forgotten how Wang Shichong defeated Li Mi? How did the more than 200,000 elite Wagang troops disappear outside the eastern capital of Luoyang? ”

He clenched his fists and said word by word, "I ...... There is no room for such failure. ”

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The camp of the Qin king's army

"Lord!"

Wei Chigong hurriedly entered Li Shimin's big tent, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "There seems to be something wrong in the camp!" This morning, in just half a day, the ministers had already dealt with more than a dozen soldiers who spread rumors, but the rumors still could not be stopped, and the entire camp was discussing, and the soldiers' emotions were a little uncontrollable. ”

"Shameless."

Li Shimin bit his lip and scolded in a low voice, his brows furrowed.

"My lord, we can't delay any longer...... If it is provoked by Han Shixuan like this, the soldiers are very likely to mutiny. Han Shicao is hidden behind him, and if the soldiers are instigated, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Zhao Wu suddenly knelt down on one leg and said solemnly: "The minister, please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

Wei Chigong hesitated, then knelt down and hugged his fists and said, "Lord, if you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it!" Now that the foreign enemy is present, the reinforcements of the Liang army will arrive at noon tomorrow at the latest, and if this continues, the military will not be available at all. The minister is worried that the army of more than 100,000 will collapse! ”

"If you do it first...... It will still lose the morale of the army. ”

Li Shimin sat on the chair dejectedly, as if he had lost all his fighting spirit in an instant.

Zhao Wu touched his head to the ground and pleaded: "Lord! By tonight at the latest, Han Shixu would inevitably incite the soldiers to rebel. My lord, this is an urgent time, and there can be no more hesitation! ”

Li Shimin's eyes were blank for a long time, and finally he let out a long breath and said: "Wei Chi, send someone to invite General Han to discuss in the big tent of Gu, and say that Gu has already planned to withdraw the army today, but he hasn't thought of where to withdraw the army yet, so please ask General Han to go through the big tent to discuss!" ”

Zhao Wu...... You dispatched elite people from Lone's personal guard battalion to ambush outside the tent, as long as Han Shixu arrived, he would immediately rush up and kill him first. As for whether the army is in chaos or not...... Lone can't think about it that much for the time being. ”

"Whoa!"

Yu Chigong and Zhao Wu responded, and their eyes brightened.

Han Shicao's big tent

Han Sui looked at the back of the departing soldier sent by Li Shimin, and sneered and mocked: "It seems that he can't sit still, general, you must not go to Li Shimin's military tent, if nothing else, he will inevitably ambush the sword and axe man outside the tent." It's already this time, and the general doesn't need to worry about anything anymore! ”

Han Shixuan smiled and said, "Still can't do it...... It's just a little bit closer. ”

"What's missing?"

Han Sui asked puzzled.

"One breath away!"

Han Shixuan looked outside, and said in a flat tone: "Although the soldiers are resentful now, they are still afraid of Li Shimin, so it is not too easy for them to easily rebel and kill the main general...... You will send someone to the army to spread the news in a while, and say that Li Shimin knew that this battle would be lost, so he withheld grain and grass, and left it all to his personal guard battalion...... Let the baggage camp only cook one meal today, and someone asked, saying that the grain and grass were all detained by the Qin King and Qin Army! ”

"Whoa!"

Han Sui's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help laughing: "Li Shimin...... Not tonight! ”

"Tonight, you arrange for someone to storm Li Shimin's military tent, and encourage the soldiers to go together as much as possible. I will personally lead the men and horses to maintain the perimeter in case of a real mutiny. After killing Li Shimin, he immediately reorganized his men and withdrew. If nothing else, the reinforcements of the Liang army will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and we don't have enough time! ”

"Subordinates obey!"

Han Sui nodded and walked out of the tent quickly.

Han Shixuan looked down at the gauze bandaged on his shoulders and couldn't help laughing. Very happy, very relieved.

PS: I slept at two o'clock in the morning today, and I was addicted to reading. After sleeping for an hour, I got up and took the car to Beijing, and came back in the afternoon, so this is the same today, but the number of words should not be much worse than two. Please understand, I really can't stay up and sleep. Once again, I wish you all a happy New Year's Day and good health.