In Liyang County, Li Mi's army began to retreat slowly, and Li Mi had received definite news that the Sui army had occupied Jiangyangcang and Jiangdu City.

This news made Li Mi fall into despair, and he realized that he had fallen into a trick, and the Xiao Du coalition army was just a bait, he did not resist the temptation, and fell for Yang Yuanqing's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain.

Although Li Mi was flustered, he still did not dare to retreat in a panic, Xiao Du's coalition army followed him closely like a wolf, once there were signs of panic, it would cause the army to be unstable, and finally lead to a rout, and now Li Mi still had a glimmer of hope in his heart to recapture Jiangdu City and Jiangyang Cang.

The reason why he went from despair to another glimmer of hope was because he got another piece of information, the Sui army did not have many troops, only forty or fifty thousand people, and if he attacked fiercely at any cost, he might be able to recapture Jiangdu City and Jiangyang Cang.

As night fell, Li Mi's army entered the boundaries of Gangdu County and set up camp by a small river called Ayashui, and although the soldiers were exhausted after nearly a day's march, the soldiers could not sleep, so they gathered together in twos and threes to discuss their way out.

If the loss of Jiangyang Cang means that the Wei army is about to face the danger of running out of food, then the loss of Jiangdu means that the army's morale is beginning to be unstable.

Indeed, not only are the families of ordinary soldiers in Jiangdu City, but also the families of most of the generals are located in Jiangdu City, and the loss of Jiangdu means that their wives and children have fallen into the hands of the Sui army.

As the news spread rapidly, almost all the soldiers knew about the loss of Jiangdu, and suddenly the people were panicked, and the morale of the army began to be seriously shaken, and from the beginning of the camp, deserters began to appear in the army, from dozens of people to hundreds, or even thousands of people began to flee.

The appearance of the deserters made Li Mi extremely angry, and he ordered Shan Xiongxin to be a military judge and lead 3,000 troops to patrol with sharp axes. 'Whoever flees, he will be caught and killed.' ’

Inside the big tent, Li Mi was anxiously pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, he had just received the news. The Xiao Du coalition army appeared at Chisong Gang, fifty miles away from him, and followed them all the time, which made him extremely worried about one thing, if the Sui army and the Xiao Du alliance formed a large front and rear attack on him, then he would be really dangerous.

On the one hand, the morale of the army is weakened, and on the other hand, there is the threat of flanking from the front and back, and internal and external troubles make Li Mi's heart like thousands of silk threads twisted together. He was so worried that he didn't know what to do.

At this time, the voice of the strategist Fang Xuanzao came from the door of the tent, "Your Majesty, can Weichen come in?" ”

Li Mi had a lot of resentment towards Fang Xuanzao in his heart, as a strategist, he failed to see through Yang Yuanqing's layout and agitated himself to go west, which was a dereliction of duty. But Li Mi had no master in his heart at this time, and he also wanted to listen to the advice, so he held back his anger and said, "Come in!" ”

Fang Xuanzao walked in. He was also very ashamed in his heart, he really couldn't see Yang Yuanqing's attempt to send troops to Jiangnan, almost everyone thought that Yang Yuanqing would attack the key points first, and Qingzhou Dou Jiande had not been exterminated, which gave people an illusion that the Sui army would seize Jiangnan, at least after conquering Qingzhou first.

But he never expected that the Sui army would succeed in a surprise attack on Jiangdu from the sea, which made Fang Xuanzao extremely unconvinced. But he also had to admit that this was actually a strategic mistake on their part.

Fang Xuanzao stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "See Your Majesty!" ”

"Please be seated!"

Li Mi sighed, returned to his seat and sat down, but Fang Xuanzao didn't dare to do it, and still stood aside. He asked with concern, "Your Majesty is worried about the front and back attacks you are about to face?" ”

Li Mi nodded, "That's right, it's a pity that I have nothing to do, and I watched the situation of being attacked by the enemy on my back and abdomen." ”

After a pause, Li Mi asked again: "Sir, do you have any plan to solve the current crisis?" ”

Fang Xuanzao hesitated and said, "Weichen has a strategy, I don't know if His Highness can accept it?" ”

Li Mi shook his head and hurriedly said, "Sir, tell me quickly, what strategy?" ”

"Wechen suggested that His Majesty lead the army north, return to the Central Plains, and then erect the banner of Wagang, capture Luoyang, echo the Tang Dynasty, and then join forces with the Tang Dynasty to fight against the Sui army, Wechen thinks this is a way out."

Li Mi was stunned for a while, and then said, "But the Jianghuai soldiers won't go north with me." ”

Fang Xuanzao painstakingly persuaded him again: "Your Majesty, it is impossible to be exhaustive, now Your Majesty has 180,000 troops in his hands, plus 20,000 troops in Pengcheng County, in fact, there are 200,000 troops, of which there are only 50,000 or 60,000 Jianghuai soldiers, and the rest of the 100,000 troops are the Central Plains army, they will support Your Majesty to return to the Central Plains, and more importantly, the people of the Central Plains support the Wagang Army, as long as Your Majesty erects the Wagang banner again and gets the support of the people of the Central Plains, the food problem can be solved, and the low-level soldiers will also support it, Your Majesty, this is the only way out!" ”

This suggestion made it difficult for Li Mi to make a decision, mainly because the risk was too great, once it failed, it would be over, and there was no chance to turn the tables, he walked to the front of the account with his hand in his hand, and let out a long sigh, "Let me think about it again!" ”

At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the distance, and someone was scolding: "Let go of me!" You bastards, let go! ”

Li Mi was stunned for a moment, and asked with an angry face: "Who is making noise?" ”

"Your Majesty, it seems to be General Li's voice." One of the soldiers replied.

Li Mi frowned, he also heard the voice of his subordinate Li Wenhui, what was going on, only to see a firelight appear in the distance, the fire was getting closer and closer, and I saw a large group of military soldiers with sharp axes pushing up an officer with a big tie, only to see that he was full of beard, a strong figure, big shoulders and a round waist, and his two arms seemed to have the strength of a thousand catties.

This person's name is Li Wenhui, he is Wang Bodang's general, and he is also one of the best generals under Li Mi, making a 130-pound cooked copper stick, brave and abnormal, and also deeply valued by Li Mi, if it weren't for his simple mind, courage and strategy, he would have been promoted to the third person in the Wei army.

He was tightly bound by four cow tendons, straight into his flesh, at this time, his heart was extremely angry, his face was swollen and red as if it was about to explode, and people shouted in pain, "Untie me!" Scoundrel! ”

A group of military judges pushed him in front of Li Mi and kicked him in the crook of his leg, Li Wenhui fell to his knees, and a captain stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, this person is about to escape, and he was discovered by the brothers, and in the process of arrest, he killed 34 people and injured countless people, so he specially pushed it to let His Majesty fall." ”

Li Wenhui turned his head and shouted: "If I don't resist, you will kill me, I was forced by you." ”

Li Miyīn stepped forward with a calm face, suddenly slapped Li Wenhui in the face twice, gritted his teeth and said, "You dare to be a deserter and betray me?" ”

Li Wenhui lowered his head deeply and said in a low voice: "My mother is in Jiangdu City, I am afraid that the Sui army will harm her, I want to take my mother away, and I have no idea of betraying Your Majesty." ”

"Humph!"

Li Mi snorted heavily, and his stern gaze forced him to say: "You are not the only brother whose family is in Jiangdu City, and no one else will run away, just if you run away, you dare to shake the military heart!" ”

Fang Xuanzao saw that Li Mi had a murderous move, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Your Majesty, General Li has always been a foolish and upright person, his mother is filial piety, and most of the army knows it. ”

The soldiers next to him also begged for mercy for Li Wenhui, Li Mi looked at the sharp axe in the hand of the military judge, and said coldly: "I said, the person who dares to run away is killed, if I spare him, how can I convince the public, push it down, and behead it!" ”

Li Wenhui burst into tears and shouted: "Your Majesty, the last general is not afraid of death, and beg Your Majesty to support my old mother for me, and I will repay Your Majesty by being a cow and a horse in the next life." ”

Fang Xuanzao fell to his knees and cried: "Your Majesty, spare his life!" ”

Everyone knelt down, "Spare him!" ”

Li Mi was unmoved, and waved his hand, "Push down, slash!" ”

The military court pushed Li Wenhui down, and presented the head in a moment, "Your Majesty, Li Wenhui has been beheaded." ”

"Send other people's heads to the three armies to show the public, and those who dare to flee will be executed together!" ……

The news of Li Wenhui's escape and killing soon spread throughout the army of more than 100,000 people, causing the whole army to shake, and the fleeing cháo was temporarily suppressed.

But the wavering of the army's heart did not stop, but became deeper and deeper, from the soldiers to the officers, the West Camp was Wang Bodang's troops stationed, in a camp tent, more than 20 middle and low-level generals were gathering together to discuss countermeasures.

A partial general said angrily: "Damn, we are a dog at all, Li Wenhui has no merit and hard work, when he beat the tiger prison, he was hit by three arrows and kept the handsome flag, and now he turns his face and doesn't recognize people, and he will kill if he says he will kill him, I knew that there was today, so why bother to work for him?" ”

The other sighed, "Actually, Your Majesty can't help it, if you don't kill a hundred people, everyone will flee, and the army will collapse." ”

"Bullshit!"

Another person scolded: "This is obviously Shan Xiongxin slapping General Wang's face, if he is quietly persuaded to come back, who will know, why not go to Your Majesty, don't you understand that Your Majesty is going to kill Li Wenhui?" Killing Li Wenhui is equivalent to cutting off General Wang's arm, Shan Xiongxin's intentions are vicious, I don't believe Your Majesty doesn't know. ”

An elderly officer said impatiently: "Stop fighting, it's time for you to say this, what's the point of talking about this, everyone should think about what to do?" Our family members are all in Jiangdu, do we really want to fight Jiangdu? ”

Everyone fell silent, and the last general gritted his teeth and said: "People are not for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, everyone, Li Mi is gone, let's protect my wife, children and parents!" ”

Another person also said: "General Qin is right, Li Wenhui has no merit and hard work, but Li Mi killed him mercilessly, which shows that in his heart, we are not even as good as dogs, what is the point of such a lord to protect him, together with the war, we still surrender to save our lives, and we can also save our parents, wives and children." ”

Everyone agreed, and at this time, someone suddenly shouted in a low voice: "Liu Shun'er is here." ”

The curtain was opened, and a young officer entered the tent, and everyone was surprised and gathered around together, "Liu Shun'er, aren't you Jiangdu?" What is the situation in Jiangdu now, tell us quickly? ”

The young officer named Liu Shun'er smiled mysteriously, and took out a thick stack of letters from his arms, "This is everyone's family letter, all the generals and above, I risked my life to deliver the letter, let's pass it on privately!" ”

When everyone heard that there was a family letter, they immediately rushed to find their family letter, and at this time, a family letter was enough to pay 10,000 gold