The fire rose in an instant, and countless bandits screamed miserably, turning into burning men and scurrying around, extremely miserable.

When Cheng Yanjin withdrew from the earthen base, he was covered in a cold sweat.

He never dreamed that Xiao Buyi would be so ruthless, and he would actually set up a fire attack between the earth barriers, if he was greedy for merit, most of them would have been burned to char at this time.

The sea of fire back to Luocang East made too many people stunned, even Li Mi frowned, the bandits saw that their companions were burned to charcoal, and the souls were all rising, and they had already left far away, and they no longer had the idea of attacking.

The bandits who entered the inner base listened to the screams of their companions behind them, and when they saw the elite of the Sui army, they couldn't help but weaken their hands and feet, and they had long lost their fighting spirit, but the Sui army was so ruthless that they rushed over mercilessly and launched a bloody massacre.

At this moment, there is nothing to beg for mercy, except for life, which is death! Cheng Yanjin's troops plus the reinforcements of the bandits, before the fire, thousands of bandits rushed in, and when the fire was not extinguished, it had been completely killed by the Sui soldiers.

The fire burned even more vigorously, the smoke billowed out, and it rose into the air with the scorching stench, turning into a black dragon with teeth and claws, proud of the world.

Shan Xiongxin and Wang Bodang saw the strange fire, and they also knew that it was not good, and the Sui soldiers put flammable oil between the earthen barriers, so as long as they rushed in, they would die?

Everyone has this idea, but they are afraid that the Sui army will burn all the jade, and Fang Cai will attack viciously, and at this time he has doubts in his heart, just to see if there is anything unusual under his feet, and he can't help but lose his spirit.

However, the morale of the Sui army was greatly boosted, and they counterattacked back in one go, and instantly expelled all the bandits from the north and south from the outer base.

Xiao Buyi stared at the fire, clenched his single knife, and looked in the direction of Li Mi, only to see that the figure was still standing, and he was on guard in his heart.

Li Mi is unscrupulous, of course he has to go all out to deal with it. It is indeed miserable to be burned to death, but now he can't care about pitying others, and now in Xiao Buyi's opinion, there is no difference between being burned by fire and being killed by a knife, looking at the hills in the distance, Xiao Buyi's mind just flew around, and secretly wondered what Li Mi was going to do next.

Li Mi's eyebrows tightened, only then did he realize that Xiao Buyi's methods were vicious, and it seemed that he had not given him up, and seeing that Fang Xuanzao's eyes were also dazed, he frowned and said: "Xuanzao, hasn't Bing Yuanzhen's army arrived yet?" ”

In fact, he also had a big headache at this time, knowing that this battle seemed to have the advantage of the bandits, and the offensive was like a tide, forcing the Sui army to come out. I didn't expect it to come to an end, and I lost it all. Xiao Buyi just set up a formation to defend and let him attack, but he didn't expect that he would suffer heavy losses more than the charge of the two armies. Now Wang Bodang is scarred, Wang Junkuo is exhausted, Cheng Biting Jin is sleek and steady, but the Wagang people led by him are the ones with the heaviest losses, and the only remaining army is Shan Xiongxin, but I feel that Shan Xiongxin's side has retreated again and again, obviously afraid of this hellish spring silkworm array.

This is not a granary, this is clearly a demon cave, opening its bloody mouth, laughing wildly to lure others to send it to the door, devouring the bandits without even spitting out their bones!

The brave of the two armies won, and the bandits on Shan Xiongxin's side were afraid in their hearts, and it was self-evident that they were not far from defeat and retreat.

Li Mi was fanatical in his heart, just silently reciting Xiao Buyi's name, his eyes looked at the figure in the camp from afar, and he didn't know which one was Xiao Buyi. But now he has remorse in his heart, the arrogant army will be defeated, and he still despises Xiao Buyi!

Although he knew that Xiao Buyi was in the Eastern Capital, his plan to attack the Eastern Capital never took Xiao Buyi into account, Xiao Buyi's killing was only a day's work, and he was only a day's errand.

As long as you persist further, you will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory, and now the competition is perseverance, and the competition is persistence, Li Mi thought persistently.

He is the Duke of Wei, but Lu Chu and Pei Mingcui are not wrong in their analysis of him, he has already set his mind, and he is also a standard gambler. In his eyes, the world is only judged by winning or losing, and it is true that the king is the king and the loser!

He has been wandering for several years, but he is secretly pondering the general trend of the world, and once he gambles in Wagang, of course, he will turn the world upside down. He has always had a good hand and has naturally developed a kind of fanaticism. This is no different from a gambler who only looks at the chips at the table and does not know the hidden danger. What can the world-famous Zhang Xutuo do, if he doesn't commit suicide helplessly in front of the Dahai Temple, and what about Yang Yichen, the pillar of the Great Sui, if he hasn't been dealt with by a divisive plan, what can Yang Guang, who is invincible, not afraid that he will strangle Xingyang and dare not return. Although Xiao Buyi became famous, he was just a yellow-haired boy in Li Mi's eyes, and he didn't even regard Xiao Buyi as an opponent.

Xiangyang's defeat didn't alert him, he just wanted to take back Luo, coerce the Eastern Capital, and then enter Guanzhong, coerce Xiangyang, and dominate the world, but he didn't expect to hit the nail of Xiao Buyi again!

"Tonight, you must take it back to Luocang." When Li Mi said this again, he clenched his fists. He didn't think he had lost, at least he still had the chips in his hands.

A standard gambler, as long as he still has chips in his hand, will always be full of ambition, and the truth that gambling is not for losing is ingrained in their minds.

Seeing that Li Mi had lost his composure a little, Fang Xuanzao smiled bitterly: "Gong Wei, I have already informed Bing Yuanzhen and them, it will take a while to come, but I feel ......"

When he hesitated whether to admonish, he suddenly saw Li Mi's face change slightly. Following Li Mi's gaze, he saw countless bandits rushing in the direction of the eastern capital.

The team is not in formation, and it looks like it is not coming, but routing!

Li Mi's heart jumped, he no longer stood by and commanded others, and his body was already running out. Reaching out to grab a bandit, Li Mi frowned and said, "What's the matter?" Who is your commander-in-chief? ”

The bandits were startled, and when they saw that it was Li Mi, they hurriedly said: "Duke Wei, the big thing is not good, I am waiting for General Hao's subordinates." ”

Li Mi raised his eyebrows, "What about Hao Xiaode?" ”

"I don't know where General Hao went!" The robbers said pitifully.

Li Mi's lungs were almost angry, and he secretly said that these old ghosts are suffering and enjoying first, and every time they encounter danger, they are smeared with oil on the soles of their shoes, and they run faster than rabbits. Hao Xiaode was originally a giant thief in Shandong, and he was as famous as Wang Bo and others, Li Mi also went to him to see the situation, but he didn't expect Hao Xiaode to be extremely suspicious, but he was afraid that Li Mi would come to grab his territory, and finally drove Li Mi away. But he drove away Li Mi, and the territory was not held, and later saw that Wagang was strong, so he came to take refuge with a cheeky face, Li Mi was benevolent, and he was only afraid that others would have doubts in their hearts, so he generously ignored the past suspicions and left Hao Xiaode. But after this kind of person stays, he often has insufficient success and more than failure, and when Li Mi asked, he had already moved to kill in his heart.

Hearing that Hao Xiaode was missing, Li Mi forced himself to calm down, "Did the Eastern Capital send troops?" ”

The bandit nodded in horror, and Li Mi continued to ask, "Who is it?" ”

The bandit shook his head, "Duke Wei, I don't know, don't kill me!" ”

Li Mi breathed a long sigh of relief and relaxed his hand, although he was furious in his heart, but after all, it was not the time to be embarrassed by a thief. Seeing a horse galloping from afar, but it was Zhai Mosheng, Li Mi stretched out his hand to hold it, Zhai Mosheng was overjoyed when he saw Li Mi and said: "Duke Wei, General Bing Yuanzhen urgently told that the eastern capital sent troops to fight, but the first general was Zhang Zhenzhou." General Bing led his troops to resist desperately, whether to fight or withdraw, and asked Wei Gong to make a decision quickly. ”

When he heard Zhang Zhenzhou's three words, Li Mi's eyelids jumped, and there was an unusually strange look in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Fang Xuanzao had already rushed over and said in surprise: "Zhang Zhenzhou has not become a commoner, how can he go out again?" Duke Wei, this person's ability to lead the army is not bad Yang Yichen, you ......"

He wanted to speak and stopped, but he was afraid that Li Mi would still not listen to him. Li Mi waved his hand, his expression helpless, "Xuanzao, pass the order, the whole army will give up the attack and return to Luocang, and all retreat to Luokou." Let Bing Yuanzhen lead the army to withdraw first, and ordered Wang Bodang to lead his troops to postpone, and Shan Xiongxin led his troops to set up an ambush next to Shouyang Mountain. If Zhang Zhenzhou is chasing and killing, he will fight back in three ways, and if he does not pursue, he will retreat overnight. ”

He didn't mention Hao Xiaode and Wang Dangren at all, just because he knew that these two old ghosts had always escaped faster than anyone else.

Fang Xuanzao finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Order!" ”

Li Mi saw Fang Xuanzao go away, looked back at Hui Luocang, only to see that Hui Luocang was still in flames, let out a long breath, and muttered: "Xiao Buyi, I remember you." ”

He rolled over his horse and left, and in an instant he disappeared into the darkness, followed by a tide of defeated bandits......**

In the early morning, when the sun rose again, it covered the city with a faint layer of gold.

After a day and a night of frantic attacks, the wooden city that returned to Luocang looked full of holes, but it was magnificent. The defense of this miraculous construction may not be perfect, or it may have been hastily prepared, but with the concerted efforts of the soldiers and civilians of the Sui Dynasty, these deficiencies can be completely compensated.

There was a faint golden color on the faces of the wooden city, the earth barrier, and everyone, like joy and relief.

The bandits withdrew in the middle of the night, but everyone still seemed to be in disbelief at what was happening. The bandits just withdrew, why did they withdraw, was it because of General Xiao's knife and General Xiao's fire? Many people don't even know that the eastern capital has sent troops. Zhang Zhenzhou sent troops to the Eastern Capital, and after defeating Bing Yuan's Zhenbu, he did not take advantage of the situation to cover up, but went straight back to the Eastern Capital.

Sometimes, the bandits make a comeback, not because they have not been killed, but because there are great hidden dangers within the Eastern Capital. Zhang Zhenzhou didn't even go back to Luocang to see Xiao Buyi, so naturally many people didn't know that Dongdu had sent troops.

When the bandits were under heavy pressure, no one could have imagined that they would hold on until now, and everyone gritted their teeth and persisted, just because their General Xiao, like them, had never rested.

General Xiao shared weal and woe with them, and even single-handedly killed the bandits who retreated to Luocangxi, what is their hard work?

Overnight, they have gone through too many waves of torture, and their blood is boiling, and few people have long thought about the consequences, as long as they live vigorously, even if they die vigorously, what can they do? But when they least expected it, the bandits suddenly withdrew their troops, which surprised too many people.

Looking at the past, I saw corpses all over the field, and the sunlight sprinkled a layer of light gold on the corpses everywhere, but it was full of desolation and desolation.

There was still light smoke on the dirt back to Luocangdong, and the ground was scorched and messy. There were corpses, broken guns, broken flags, broken armor, but there were really no living bandits.

The morning dew hangs on the objects that can be attached, crystal clear, like sad tears, and like the joy of the sky. Some soldiers knelt down, some people knelt down, some picked up the fragrant earth, some buried their faces in the hot earth...... The repression of life and death to temporary relief, that relief, relaxation, and disbelief finally held back the deep roar in his chest.

Someone hissed, "We won!" ”

Someone tearfully said, "We won!" ”

Others jumped up and shouted: "We have won, long live General Xiao!" ”

"We won, long live General Shaw......"

"Long live General Xiao, we won!!"

All the people began to release all the emotions in their hearts at that moment, laughing with tears and laughing with tears. They may not have seen Xiao Buyi at all, but this night, as long as they have guarded back to Luocang, as long as they stand up bravely, Xiao Buyi's name will be engraved with them forever.

Back to Luocang boiling, the red said is also sprinkled with ** spicy brilliance again, there is sunshine and hope!

At this moment, Xiao Buyi's expression was a little calm. Reaching out and stroking the face of a man with his eyes closed, the man was scarred and bloodstained, and still had a broken knife in his hand.

Tightly, without relaxation, until the moment of death, he clearly did not forget to fight.

Xiao Buyi pursed his lips, tears appeared in his eyes, and the soldiers around him were silent. Silently staring at Xiao Buyi, staring at this figure that could only be looked up to.

"General Xiao, what now?" Shu Zhanwei finally asked cautiously.

Xiao Buyi slowly stood up and looked around, under the sun, full of vitality.

"I'll take a few people to the Eastern Capital."

"What are you going to do in the Eastern Capital?" Shu Zhanwei asked a little puzzled.

The generals were also puzzled, and someone asked, "General Xiao, are you going back to Luocang and not guarding?" What if the bandits come again? ”

Xiao Buyi's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "After this battle, the bandits were frightened, and now they have already been defeated and retreated to Zhuanluokou. I don't think I'll be attacking for a while. But we can't relax, you wait for the soil to be reinforced, the eastern capital is only ten miles away, as long as there are bandits coming, even if there are thousands of troops, I will also kill and be with you! ”

His voice was calm, but his determination was unquestionable, and everyone nodded, not doubting that Xiao Buyi could do this.

"I will leave and return to Luocang for the time being, keep the matter of returning to Luocang, stretch Weiwei is positive, Di Hongyuan is the deputy, cooperate sincerely in something, do not act rashly, just stick to the help."

The two generals both nodded, and Di Hongyuan suddenly said: "General Xiao, if you go back to the Eastern Capital, you have to be careful." ”

"General Xiao, it's better to bring more people." Shu Zhanwei also said uneasily.

Of course, both of them have the implication that they should be careful with Huangfu Wuyi. Xiao Buyi stretched out his hand and pointed around, and said softly: "In the battle last night, the bandits left more than 10,000 corpses, but our Great Sui soldiers also lost thousands. Speaking of this, Xiao Buyi's voice was a little hoarse, "They haven't said anything for the sake of the Great Sui, for the sake of their families, for the people of the Eastern Capital, and for me, but how can I pretend not to see it!" ”

The soldiers fell silent, but their eyes were full of tears.

"They also have wives and children, and they also have children and old children, do they have no regrets after they die? Is there no thought after death? Xiao Buyi said solemnly: "I will go to the Eastern Capital now to get back their hopes and expectations for them, but I can't say another request to me." Even if the eastern capital is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, I have to go, otherwise how can I face them?! Don't worry, what I want from Xiao Buyi, no one can stop me! ”

The soldiers knelt down on one knee, stood on the ground with their swords, and said in unison: "General Xie! ”

**

Huiluocang was attacked for a day and a night, the Sui soldiers were blind, and Huangfu Wuyi also did not sleep all night.

Sui Bing was nervous, he was even more nervous, and from time to time there were reports of battle situations, which made him happy and worried.

If there are still people who don't want Xiao Buyi to win, in addition to the bandits, that is, Huangfu Wuyi and some of his cronies.

But in the middle of the night, when he heard that the bandits had withdrawn, Huangfu Wuyi began to feel anxious. Of course, he will not hand over the military power of the Eastern Capital easily.

Only those in power will know the benefits of power. But Xiao Buyi actually won, so the first thing he did must be to go back to the Eastern Capital to ask for credit!

Treating others with himself, Huangfu Wuyi felt that Xiao Buyi must be like this. Sure enough, in the early morning, some soldiers came anxiously to say, "General Qiyu, Xiao Buyi has entered the city." ”

"How many soldiers and horses did he bring?" Huangfu Wuyi asked urgently.

The soldier's face was strange, "He didn't bring too many men, but he did...... Brought ......"

"What did you bring?" Huangfu Wuyi asked impatiently.

"He brought a coffin." The soldier cautiously replied.

Huangfu Wuyi was stunned, "Brought a coffin?" Instantaneously, his face was a little cold, "Who did he bring the coffin for?" ”

The soldier shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know. ”

Huangfu Wuyi's mind flew around, secretly thinking that the ancients had an invitation to carry the coffin, could it be that Xiao Buyi also had to play this trick? In an instant, he made a decision and ordered: "Prepare the horse, I want to go to see the king of Yue!" ”

**

When the eastern capital returned to Luocang to fight bloodily, the world was also shaken.

From north to south, from west to east, all the bandits, scholars, gatekeepers, and watchmen are all looking for life like crazy.

In the troubled times, if you don't get up, you can only sit and wait for death.

Li Shimin is in the troubled times, and his heart is also agitated, he is not a peaceful person, and he has never been at peace since he was a child. If Li Jiancheng is good at writing and Li Xuanba is martial arts, then he is wandering between civil and military, and if it is good, it is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and if it is not good, it is not high or low.

But he has one thing that his two brothers can't, that is, he is smart and lively, and he seems to not take many things to heart. At this time, night was approaching, and Li Shimin couldn't see the fire of the eastern capital back to Luocang, but he talked about the first major event in his life like a fire.

He and Li Jiancheng conquered Xihe County almost effortlessly!

Li Shimin rarely had such excitement, even when he was in the siege of Yanmen. In fact, he hated too many things in his heart, but when he couldn't push it down, he chose to tolerate it temporarily. He has been living in the shadow of his brother and father, and it can be said that he is to blame at every turn, but this does not prevent his eyebrows from dancing at the moment.

"Dad, you don't know, my eldest brother and I attacked Xihe County, these soldiers are all newly recruited, and they can only be regarded as a rabble. But under our leadership, we are disciplined and share weal and woe......"

Li Shimin continued to talk endlessly, full of spirit, but Li Jiancheng was much more silent on the contrary. Li Yuan looked at his son's excitement, and there was a slight excitement in his heart. Anyway, they finally took the first step.

"That Gao Deru closed the city and guarded it, but he didn't expect that the people in the city had long been attached to him. The eldest brother just shouted in front of the city, and Gao Deru didn't say a few words, and was escorted out by the lieutenant of the city, his face was like dirt, how ugly and ugly...... We didn't even need to attack, and then ...... There was thunderous cheering, but it's a pity that you weren't there in person. ”

Li Yuan sighed slightly in his heart, and said in his heart that these have already been arranged, and letting the two of you go is just to establish the prestige of you, but fortunately, you did not disappoint me. Gao Deru? When he thought of this name, Li Yuan's wrinkled face was full of ridicule. For some reason, he actually remembered Li Jing, there are always some people in this world who are out of place. He and Li Jing have always been at odds, and Gao Deru has always been at odds with him. At the beginning, Gao Deru was just a palace guard, but he was promoted because of what he said. At that time, two peacocks flew to Luoyang City, Gao Deru took a group of people and said that it was Luanniao, he Li Yuan said that it was a peacock, and Yang Guang thought it was Luanniao because Luanniao was auspicious, so he promoted Gao Deru to Xihe County, and he Li Yuan continued to hold the flag. This Liangzi has been tied since then, in fact, he Li Yuan is not a natural whisker and horseman, he may go to Taiyuan to stay behind, or rely on some eagle dog steeds given to Yang Guang, every time he thinks of this, Li Yuan feels heartwarming. He knew that he looked down on Gao Deru, and Gao Deru looked down on him the same! Gao Deru relied on his whiskers to rise to a high position, why wasn't he Li Yuan?

His expression was a little dazed, Li Yuan thought back to his life, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart. Li Shimin's cheerful voice came again, "Those lieutenants escorted Gao Deru out, and the eldest brother escorted him to the front of the barracks, and I began to count his crimes, I said that you are a birdman......" When Li Shimin laughed when he said this, Yin Kaishan and others also laughed, Wen Dayou stroked his beard and said: "Shimin, this birdman is used well, I think Gao Deru used the wild bird as a bird and deceived the high-ranking officials, which is exactly the annihilator we need to exterminate in order to help the Sui Room." ”

Yin Kaishan and Liu Hongji both echoed the voice, the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the drums were broken and thousands of people beat it, all saying that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin did a good job. Li Yuan was thinking, it turned out that Shimin also remembered that he was squeezed out by this Gao Deru at the beginning, but this time he was angry with himself, otherwise why did he just talk about this birdman.

"I slaughtered this birdman with a sword." Li Shimin sighed lightly, "If it weren't for the fact that we are teachers of benevolence and righteousness, and we don't have time, I really want to torture him well." The rest of the things were according to my father's orders, and all the officials were restored to their respective positions, and the autumn did not commit any crimes, and the people praised us as teachers of benevolence and righteousness. ”

Everyone laughed, and Li Yuan was pleased to hear it: "Use soldiers like this, use the teacher of benevolence and righteousness...... That one...... Kuang Fu Sui room worry-free. ”

Liu Hongji said on the side: "Tang Gong is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, in fact, it is okay to run rampant in the world." ”

Everyone nodded, and Li Yuan felt a little relieved when he saw everyone's hesitation. Thinking that this victory came in time greatly boosted morale. Although he doesn't have the talent of Xiao Buyi and Li Jing on his side, these old courtiers are not weak after all. Marching and fighting has little to do with the level of martial arts, and if he occupies Guanzhong, he may not be afraid of Xiao Buyi and Li Mi.

Pei Lin and Liu Zhenghui hurriedly arrived, and after everyone exchanged pleasantries, Pei Lin handed Li Yuan a volume of official documents, coughing, "General, this is the list that I and the political council sorted out overnight, and I ask you to take a look." ”

(To be continued)