Xiao Buyi already knew the current situation when he turned back to Xiangyang, and he still frowned when he heard Xu Shiji say it.

Li Mi's ambition is great, and the speed of development is beyond his imagination.

After Zhang Xutuo's death, at the beginning of the new year, the Wagang led by Li Mi continued to expand, and the surrounding thieves returned one after another. No one could guess Li Mi's intentions, and when everyone thought that he was going to attack the eastern capital with all his might, they didn't expect him to go south and take Xiangyang.

If it weren't for Xu Shiji's insight into the direction of Li Mi's army, and only relying on Cheng Yanjin and Li Mili to cooperate with each other, Xiangyang City might have fallen into the hands of Wagang.

Li Mi obviously couldn't make a plan, and if he couldn't outwit it, he changed it to an open attack. First go down to the counties around Xiangyang, isolate Yiyang and Xiangyang, and then attack Xiangyang with heavy troops, which is bound to open up the main road to Guanzhong.

This man is very ambitious, and his ambition is so great that it shows itself in just a few months.

Xiao Buyi frowned and pondered for a long time, "We are not afraid of him, but now is definitely not a good opportunity to fight with him." Our power is only thriving, Wagang is huge, and now the Great Sui is rising, we will fight hard, and we will only give the rest of the people the opportunity to benefit! ”

Xu Shiji nodded, and Xiao Buyi couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that the rest of the people were nowhere to be seen, only Du Ruhui was beside him, "What about them?" ”

Xu Shiji smiled bitterly: "Of course, Xiangyang must be defended, and Yiyang must not be lost, during this time, these two counties are strengthening the city defense, and Li Mi must not be allowed to take it away." Pei Bei and Wei Zheng both rushed to Yiyang and held the city together with Xu Xuan, the captain of Yiyang. It is easy to defend the city, but it is difficult to attack the city, as long as there are no internal ghosts, even if Li Mi comes to attack, it will be absolutely difficult to conquer. As long as we know about it, we can send troops to the rescue. ”

Xiao Buyi nodded, "It's just that the rescue treats the symptoms but not the root cause, grandma's, Li Mi really thinks that Lao Tzu is afraid of him?" ”

As soon as he said foul words, Xu Shiji laughed, "If he wants to fight, we will fight!" ”

Du Ruhui said on the side: "Two generals, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

Xiao Buyi was very interested, and he didn't know what this scholar had in mind, "Mr. Du, please speak." ”

Du Ruhui received Xiao Buyi's respect and respect, and his heart was excited, "In my opinion, this battle must be fought, and it must be fought beautifully." Li Mi's main forces are all near Xingyang, in fact, the main target is still the eastern capital, if Xiangyang is not conquered, he will not dare to enter the Guanzhong lightly. At present, he is using Meng Rang and Hao Xiaode to compete with us, and he can't withdraw to attack in person, and it is not easy to take Xiangyang. I estimate that his intentions are twofold: first, to seize the territory of the Central Plains with us, to carve up the territory around the Jianghuai region, and to prepare for the future struggle, and the second intention is to put pressure on us and strive for the capital for negotiations. ”

"Negotiations?" Xiao Buyi frowned, "What does he want to talk to us about?" ”

"He failed to plot Xiangyang, he knew our strength, and he knew that the difficulty of attacking Xiangyang was not necessarily much easier than attacking the eastern capital. If he came to fight Xiangyang with heavy troops, how could the Sui army let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? If they copy Li Mi's back road, their foundation is in Wagang, and if Wagang is in danger, the Wagang people will disperse without a fight! At the moment, according to my calculations, he is only afraid that he will concentrate his forces and go all out to take the eastern capital, and strive to pull out the thorn in the side of Xiangyang after capturing the eastern capital! He did not take Yiyang, but divided the troops into two ways, but he wanted to deter us, but he was afraid that when the time came to the city, he would show generosity and benevolence, talk about the tyranny of the Sui Dynasty, and temporarily ally with us with benevolence and righteousness, and conspire with the eastern capital, so that we have to obey. Even if we don't fight the Eastern Capital, he can temporarily ensure that Xiangyang is worry-free and attack the Eastern Capital with all his might! ”

Xu Shiji and Xiao Buyi both nodded, feeling that Du Ruhui's analysis was quite reasonable, far-reaching, and extraordinary.

"What does Mr. Du mean?" Xiao Buyi asked.

"This time, we are not suitable for Taoguang to cultivate obscurity, but we are suitable to take the initiative." Du Ruhui said: "I don't think Li Mi wants to fight with us, but we have the intention of fighting with him, how can he be such a smart person, how can he fight with us and lose both?" If we defeat Meng Rang and Hao Jiande, Li Mi will send people to negotiate peace, but the initiative is already in our hands, and then we can ask for a lot of money and fight for territory. When the time comes, we will be at a stalemate again, but we can take the opportunity to seize the land south of the Yangtze River and accumulate strength to fight him later! ”

Xu Shiji slapped the table, "What Mr. Du said is excellent, I just thought you had the ability to select personnel, but I didn't expect that analyzing the battle situation is also the first way!" ”

Xiao Buyi also praised: "What Mr. Du said about the overall situation is extremely incisive, and I also admire it very much. ”

Du Ruhui said modestly: "If the situation is okay, if I talk about war, I am not good at it." Without the two generals in charge, no matter how incisive my analysis is, it is useless. ”

The three of them all laughed, and Xiao Buyi asked: "Shiji, Meng Rang attacked Anlu, Hao Xiaode robbed Huai'an, where do you think we should attack first?" ”

Xu Shiji looked at Du Ruhui and asked, "I don't know what Mr. Du thinks?" ”

Of course, he had a plan in his chest, this was somewhat of a test, Du Ruhui just groaned slightly and said: "My opinion is only for the reference of the two generals, and the two generals will decide how to do it." ”

"Please."

"There are very few people who can lead the army in battle and two generals, in fact, no matter which one you attack, I think you can win. However, as far as I know, Meng Rang is a good person, but Hao Xiaode is suspicious and timid. According to my suggestion, first use profit to induce Meng Rang to attack, as long as Meng Rang is defeated, the news spreads, and a small number of troops are used to attack Hao Xiaode, Hao Xiaode knows that Meng Rang is defeated and retreats, and he is afraid in his heart, and he will withdraw his troops. ”

Xu Shiji was overjoyed and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Du to have such ability, and what he thought coincided with me." I was going to hit Meng Rang first, and then scare Hao Xiaode, beat them with a lot of fart, and go back to my hometown! ”

Du Ruhui's eyes flashed with joy and he was greatly excited. Xiao Buyi was also happy, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, we will discuss in detail how to enter the army, and in the future, the supply of the army will be led by General Xu, and Mr. Du will come to assist, I don't know what you think?" ”

Both of them said respectfully: "Follow the general's orders." Du Ruhui hesitated a little and said: "General Xiao, I am talking on paper in many places, but I have no actual combat experience, if there are any shortcomings, please point them out." ”

"Who is innocent?" Xiao Buyi laughed, "No one is born to fight, and experience is always accumulated little by little. ”

Xu Shiji glanced at Xiao Buyi, and said in his heart that Xiao Buyi was right, he boasted of being a great talent at the beginning, but he defeated Li Jing first, and then lost to Xiao Buyi, but he didn't know if these two people were born to be generals.

**

At noon, Meng Rang was in the army thinking about how much he had gained this time.

Coming out to loot is harder, but it's also a good deal.

As long as half of the looted things are handed over to Li Mi, the rest can be kept by themselves, and the robbery in this period is really more than the robbery in this life.

In late spring and early summer, the noon day is already a little hot, and the people who are sunning are a little lazy and don't want to move. Meng asked people to think on the horse, all the way to the west, and then after the big turtle mountain in front, they were about to arrive at Pingjing County, where there was money, food and women, which was the highest pursuit of the bandits today.

After all, the competition for the world is still too far away for them.

What do you say about princes and generals, rather there is a kind, but let's not say that there is a kind or not, but many people don't think they will have the life of princes and generals at all!

To live a few more years and live comfortably for a few more years is already a rare luxury for Meng Rang. Compared with the previous panic, the current majesty has made him satisfied.

He led an army of thousands, which was also vast and decent.

They never had to carry heavy grain and grass on the march, and most of them grabbed it, but now as soon as the Wagang army arrived, the officers and soldiers of the border counties fled from the wind, and it was still very easy to grab grain and grass.

Whether to take refuge in Li Mi or Zhai Rang is still a difficult problem for Meng Rang, because Hao Xiaode secretly asked him on behalf of Zhai Hong a few days ago.

Although Li Mi and Zhai Rang are both big leaders of Wagang, everyone knows that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and it seems that it is a matter of time before they break up. After all, Wagang's surname is Zhai, and from Meng Rang's point of view, sooner or later he will be surnamed Li!

Now Li Mi has already established his own battalion office, commanding his own subordinates alone, known as the Pushan Public Camp.

Li Mi has strict orders, simple clothes, leading troops to win all battles, and now his prestige is far more than Zhai Rang, and Meng Rang is optimistic about Li Mi. In addition, Li Mi is not greedy for money, and all the gold, silver and jewelry obtained are distributed to his subordinates, which makes many people rush to take refuge. But there are pros and cons to everything, Li Mi focused on attracting the new bandits, but ignored the old courtiers of Wagang, which made Zhai Rang's faction very dissatisfied. Meng Rang knew why Hao Xiaode wanted to take refuge in Zhai Hong, because Hao Xiaode humiliated Li Mi when he was down, Hao Xiaode was afraid that Li Mi would hold a grudge, but he Meng Rang was not, but he still had to be submissive, although he was greedy for money, but he was more afraid of death, and knew that his choice now was likely to be life-threatening.

When he was upset, a bandit suddenly shouted: "General Meng, there is the Sui army!" ”

All the bandits scratched and looked ahead, only to see a group of Sui troops at the foot of the mountain in front of them, about a thousand people.

Meng Rang was slightly stunned, although he received Li Mi's secret order to plunder the counties of Anlu County, but they have always led no guerrilla envoys, and there are few outposts.

Fortunately, the soldiers in each county are not strong now, and they are independent, and they can be regarded as victorious in a hundred battles, which is rare for a Sui army of this scale.

Just stunned for a moment, the rumbling sound in front came, Meng Rang was stunned, and in an instant, he was overjoyed, he had already found that the other party was not a new force, but a soldier responsible for escorting heavy grain and grass.

The big cars looked like boxes of jewelry, which made Meng Rang can't help but drool when he sees it.

The confrontation between the two armies was only a moment, and when Meng Rang's army was still hesitating, the Sui army on the other side obviously also saw the bandits, and was somewhat panicked, and hurriedly turned the horse's head and retreated.

Meng Rang was overjoyed, waved his spear, and said sharply: "Chase!" ”

As soon as he chased the word, all the bandits responded violently and rushed over in a swarm. The brave of the two armies wins, and they are now the brave of the two armies.

The bandits have long since changed from what they used to be, and there are nearly a hundred war horses in the thousands of troops, the hooves are urgent, the momentum is fierce, and the dust raised makes the sun dull!

The Sui army was even more panicked, and nearly a thousand people desperately drove the cart to flee in the opposite direction. How can a cart be pulled and outrun a horse?

The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed, and the Sui army finally couldn't care about the baggage, abandoned the carts, and fled for their lives in chaos. The mountain road was originally narrow, and it was blocked by large cars, which was even more difficult.

When the bandits caught up, the Sui army had already fled without a trace, and the bandits rode around the cart, holding sabers and spears and shouting one after another, and they were full of spirit. Thousands of people are blocked on the mountain road, which is not very spacious, and it is like ants, which is spectacular.

Meng Rang was secretly happy in his heart, and said in his heart that this harvest is really not small, there have already been robbers to untie the tarpaulin outside the car, and some robbers snorted, and said with some surprise: "How can there be a smell of vegetable oil?" ”

Some bandits guessed: "It's mostly the smell of oilcloth, and the Sui soldiers have nothing to do with vegetable oil." With so many Sui soldiers guarding them, they must be gold, silver and jewelry! ”

More bandits flocked over, just afraid of falling behind, Meng Rang drank again and again, but where was the restraint, and the war horse was squeezed aside.

Meng Rang frowned secretly, and immediately shouted: "Get out of the fuck, no one can get anything from such a fuss." ”

Everyone was laughing, some did not wait to untie the rope, they had already pulled the cart to the periphery, and for a while there was a cart among the bandits, and the cart surrounded the bandits, and I don't know where there was a few 'whoosh' sounds.

A few long arrows with fire were shot at the cart, and the robbers were slightly startled, and they all looked up at the mountainside.

They only cared about chasing the cart, and they were also staring at the Sui army, where did they think that there were many soldiers on the mountainside, and they all pulled bows and shot arrows.

They didn't shoot at the bandits, but at the cart, and the rockets got on the cart, and the fire burned with a bang!

The fire started very fast, and the whole cart turned into a ball of fire in an instant, and the car was full of vegetable oil. It kept flowing out, and the entire mountain road only took a moment of effort, and it had turned into a sea of fire!

The bandits were frightened and shouted, but the front army squeezed the rear army, and the rear army blocked the front army, all of them were like headless flies. The crowd was surging, and the team was in a mess. The chaos spread dramatically, and in a blink of an eye, the whole army of bandits was in chaos!

Meng Rang was shocked, and finally understood that he had fallen into an ambush of the enemy, who was also vicious enough to burn them alive!

Meng Rang couldn't let it go any longer, stretched out his hand and pulled out his saber, slashed a few people in a row, curbed the panic a little, and rode a horse to forcibly rush out of the fire, but he was already burned, and his face was gray.

But he still didn't have time to rejoice, he heard the sound of hooves in the distance, and a black cloud drifted over the sky, rolling up a storm-like momentum, and a big Pei character was written on the first handsome flag!

The first general held a horse lance and shouted: "Pei Xingyan is here, kill!" ”

In the fierce wind and fire, the black-armored cavalry gathered like a huge celestial god and rushed towards the chaotic bandits like a whirlwind and clouds......**

Xiao Buyi was in Xiangyang, enjoying a rare quiet time, but he still remembered the movement ahead in his heart.

Xu Shiji hurriedly walked in, with a smile on his face, "General Xiao, Pei Xingyan defeated Meng Rang and chased him out for a hundred miles, Hao Xiaode knew that Meng Rang was defeated, and even before we feintmed, he had already retreated all the way to Runan, and it is estimated that Li Mi now also knows the movement." ”

Xiao Buyi groaned: "What will Li Mi do?" ”

"He now claims to be the overlord of the Central Plains, maybe he can't imagine that we dare to fight him head-on." Xu Shiji laughed, "But no matter what, he won't raise heavy troops to fight, and now the time has not come." ”

The soldiers outside the door came in and said, "Someone outside the General's Mansion is asking to see General Xiao." ”

Xu Shiji frowned and said, "Who is it?" ”

The soldier shook his head and said, "He won't say his name." ”

Xu Shiji muttered: "Could it be that Li Mi sent someone over to negotiate so quickly?" I'll take a look. ”

Although he is the governor of Xiangyang, he rarely has a fight, and there have been many wise men who have taken refuge recently, so he doesn't want to offend others because of his rudeness.

Xiao Buyi nodded, and after sitting in the mansion for less than a moment, Xu Shiji had already walked in, followed by a person, very emaciated.

Xiao Buyi raised his eyes and looked over, and when he saw the man, he was full of astonishment, and slowly stood up, "Miss Pei, why are you?" He never dreamed that Pei Mingcui would come to Xiangyang.

"What's wrong, you're not welcome?" Pei Mingcui's spirit looked slightly better, and when she saw Xiao Buyi, there was a hint of warmth in her eyes.

From beginning to end, she regarded Xiao Buyi as a friend, but she was just a friend.

But she is very fortunate to have such a friend, at least when she is lost, it is also gratifying to see a friend in high spirits.

Xiao Buyi finally broke out of his own world, this Pei Mingcui had expected it.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Xu Shiji scratched his head, "General Xiao, I'll go out." ”

He really couldn't see the relationship between the two, but he knew that the person in men's clothes was a woman. Pei Mingcui didn't mention his name, but when he looked at it at first glance, he knew that this woman was not simple. I heard that she wanted to see Xiao Buyi, so I brought it in.

Pei Mingcui's gaze fell on Xu Shiji, "This must be Xu Shiji of Wagang, no, should I say the chief manager of Xiangyang now?" ”

Xu Shiji frowned, but Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Shiji, this Miss Pei is the Pei Mingcui you have admired for a long time." ”

Pei Mingcui smiled and said: "What do you look up to me for a long time, don't you know the current affairs for a long time?" ”

Xu Shiji turned around, looked into Pei Mingcui's eyes, and sighed softly, "It turned out to be Miss Pei Mingcui, who has admired her name for a long time, and now I can see it, and I am fortunate to have three lives." In the eyes of Xu Shiji, Miss Pei's ignorance of current affairs is much better than too many people who know current affairs. ”

His attitude was rarely respectful, but Pei Mingcui coughed with a smile in his eyes, "I have been praised by Xu Shiji, and I have been fortunate in my third life." Manager Xu, Brother Xiao, let's make a long story short, I have something to discuss with the two of you today. ”

Xiao Buyi instructed the servants to prepare hot tea, and as soon as he sat down, Pei Mingcui said a shocking sentence, "Buyi, the Holy Admiral has reinstated your official position." ”

Rao is Xiao Buyi and Xu Shiji have experienced strong winds and waves, and when they heard this, they also looked at each other, Xiao Buyi finally came back to his senses first, "This official position is not what Miss Pei fought for me, right?" ”

He thought that Pei Mingcui would never do such a thing, but he didn't expect Pei Mingcui to shake his head, "Brother Xiao miscalculated this time, it was me and the Holy Lord who clarified the truth, and the Holy Lord knew that you were framed by the annihilators, so he reinstated you as an official." ”

Xiao Buyi frowned and said: "It's a pity that today's Xiao Buyi is no longer the Xiao Buyi of the past, and the position of General Xiaowei is just a passing moment for me." ”

Xu Shiji also frowned and said, "Miss Pei, do you think a right Xiaowei general still has a lot of weight for us?" I know that you have always been loyal to Da Sui, but if you think that you will let Brother Xiao work for you with this false name, you can't help but think a little naïve. ”

Xu Shiji took precautions, but he was afraid that Xiao Buyi would be soft-hearted and agree to Pei Mingcui, and then he would be a broken general, then all his efforts and the good situation would be wasted.

Pei Mingcui coughed a few times, "Li Mi is known to be a great talent, I don't know if General Xiao's current strength can beat him?" ”

Xiao Buyi pondered for a moment, "You may be able to defeat him, but you will lose the world." ”

Pei Mingcui nodded slowly, "Brother Xiao is sober-minded, congratulations." The world is like a famous game, see who can get it. Xiangyang Luozi belongs to the side, but the eastern capital is in the middle of the abdomen. Golden horn and silver edge grass belly, the chess game is like this, and the same is true for the world. ”

Xiao Buyi listened to her and Xu Shiji's analysis, and couldn't help but glance at Xu Shiji.

Xu Shiji listened carefully, "Miss Pei, are you saying that we are wrong?" ”

Pei Mingcui waved her hand, "No, although the theory of golden horn and silver edge grass belly is a game experience, it is not conclusive." The reason why the national player is a national player is only because the fall is eclectic, and the sudden magic stroke, if you only know to follow the old ways, but you are just an ordinary chess player, how can you win the world? Brother Xiao and Li Miluozi are different, but they can both be described as national players. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled bitterly and said: "Miss Pei, you really won the award, I have been lucky from the groom to the present." This is a drop or something, and you have to rely on others to help. ”

Pei Mingcui sighed lightly, "Those who work hard are ministers, and those who work hard are kings." Why should Brother Xiao be proficient in everything, there are a group of good ministers and fierce generals who can give advice, as long as you are good at listening to people, it is enough! Today, if the saint wants to talk about the policy of governing the country with talent, it is really not hidden, and it is a hundred times better than you. ”

Xu Shiji snorted coldly, dissatisfied with Pei Mingcui's comment, but Xiao Buyi laughed, "In Miss Pei's words, I actually admire the saint a lot. ”

"But why did the saint ruin the country?" Pei Mingcui said lightly: "In the final analysis, I don't listen to people. Brother Xiao is far superior to the saint and regards it as a big deal. Brother Xiao is not a good chess for others, but it is ideal for you, just because the time and place are favorable. Li Mi fell into the middle of the abdomen, and he was really a bold person, but for him, it was also a helpless move. Although Guanzhong is good, for the two of you, you must not be left behind, why not? Just because there is no foundation at all! If others go down, they will live, and if you fall into the ground, you will throw yourself to death and waste your time. ”

Xu Shiji sighed lightly, "Miss Pei is really a hero among people, a woman among women, if she is a man, I am afraid that she will be a big rival of ours." ”

He said tentatively, how Pei Mingcui couldn't hear it, "Brother Xiao and I have always been friends. ”

Xu Shiji breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I don't know why Miss Pei wanted to trap General Xiao to death?" He is now unrestrained, and if he has the name of a general, he is afraid that he will be restrained everywhere. ”

Pei Mingcui laughed, "Manager Xu doesn't need to be reminded in many ways, I believe that Brother Xiao has his own conclusion." Is Brother Xiao really restricted everywhere if he has the name of a general? I don't think that's the case, at least I'm in the Jingxiang area, and the people still call General Xiao in their mouths. Brother Xiao acting in the name of a general is definitely a great convenience. ”

Xiao Buyi groaned: "It doesn't matter if you have the name of a general, or if you don't have the name of a general, I think Miss Pei came from afar, and it is definitely not as simple as announcing to me that the official will be reinstated!" ”

Pei Mingcui nodded, "Of course it's not that simple, Brother Xiao, although I don't know the heavens, I also know that Li Mi is definitely not the true son!" ”

Xiao Buyi was silent, and Xu Shiji was puzzled and asked, "Li Mi is powerful, and now the bandits from all sides are all dependent, why can't he be the true son of heaven?" ”

Pei Mingcui laughed, implicitly sneering, "You can't be rigid for a long time, and you can't keep it soft." Li Mi is too rigid, and it is inevitable that it is easy to break. What's more, he is in the middle of the abdomen, the geographical advantage is lost first, the first to start an incident, and the time is lost, Wagang internal troubles, rights are not divided, one mountain and two tigers, people and hidden dangers, the right time and place are right and all three of him are lacking! Although he has great talent and pride, and supreme means, it is also a bad move to act against the sky. But the most critical point is that although he is hereditary Pushan Gong, he rebelled with a group of mud legs, except for the Central Plains group of thieves, none of the scholars and Gaomen Chinese businessmen have any support, how can he not be defeated? He has a very poor foundation, not to mention the great cause of the world, the overlord of the Central Plains? ”

(To be continued)