Xiao Yuansi was forced to ask and sweated profusely, he was really embarrassed, there was a seal of the king's seal on it, he really didn't dare to be curious, but if he didn't check it, he would be tracked down by His Royal Highness King Qin, and he would not be able to eat and walk around. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Yuansi said: "Or just open one or two boxes casually, and we will also go through the motions, everyone can explain, General Liu, it's always okay like this!" ”

Liu Lancheng put on a very reluctant look, "Okay! For the sake of His Royal Highness King Qin's orders, one or two boxes are acceptable. ”

Liu Lancheng said to the captain: "You can choose yourself!" It's up to you which chest to open. ”

Of course, there is a big problem with the boxes on the ox carts, but there is no problem with the boxes on the dozen or so ox carts in front, and Liu Lancheng bets that the brigade commander will open the boxes to show his boss, and will never run to the back to pick them, so there is no flaw in his words, 'You can choose!' ’

Of course, the brigade commander didn't dare to pick and choose randomly, and he also wanted to show the boss at the head of the city, so he casually pointed to two boxes in the second and fifth ox carts, and looked up at the city head, Xiao Yuansi nodded in approval.

"It's just two mouthfuls!" The brigade commander pointed to the two boxes.

Liu Lancheng waved his hand, "Lift it down and open it!" ”

Several soldiers carefully carried down the two boxes, tore off the seals and opened them, and suddenly there was a golden light, and the box turned out to be an ingot of gold, and the soldiers at the head of the city suddenly exclaimed.

Xiao Yuansi immediately understood, these things were definitely not something he should ask about, no wonder there were five hundred cavalry guards, he was afraid for a while, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, please pass the test!" ”

Liu Lancheng was expressionless, waved his hand and said, "Enter the customs!" ”

Ox carts entered the pass one after another, Liu Lancheng gave his subordinates behind him a look, and his subordinates understood, and immediately led more than 100 cavalry across the bridge to isolate more than a dozen Tang soldiers guarding the bridge, which was to prevent the Tang army from destroying the bridge and making it impossible for the hidden army behind to cross the river.

Xiao Yuansi immediately discovered the clue and asked loudly, "What are you doing?" ”

Liu Lancheng saw that the time was ripe, so he yelled, "Do it!" ”

Four hundred cavalry moved together, raised their spears to stab at the soldiers guarding the city, the soldiers guarding the city were caught off guard, and were suddenly stabbed down, screaming everywhere, at this time, the three hundred ox carts that had entered the city had changed, only to see a mouth box cover was kicked away, and a Sui soldier wearing armor and helmet jumped out of the box, more than 300 ox carts, nearly 1,600 large boxes, that is, more than 1,500 Sui soldiers, plus 500 Sui cavalry, are the most elite internal guards.

Where were the two thousand Tang soldiers defending the city their opponents, there was no suspense in the battle, and the two thousand Tang soldiers were killed so much that they cried and called their mothers, and they knelt down and surrendered.

At the head of the city, Xiao Yuansi was not Liu Lancheng's opponent, he was defeated and retreated, and he was cornered, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Liu Lancheng sneered, "Internal Security General Liu Lancheng, have you heard of it?" ”

"So you're ......"

Xiao Yuansi knew that he would not be spared today, so he roared and swung his knife at Liu Lancheng, "Let's die together!" ”

Liu Lancheng flashed his body and dodged the knife, but he grabbed the flaw in the opponent's lower plate and kicked the opponent's knee sideways, Xiao Yuansi was kicked back two steps in a row, and the empty door in front of him was wide open.

Liu Lan roared, bullied up, and slashed away like lightning, cutting Xiao Yuansi's throat, Xiao Yuansi held his throat and took two steps back, his body lost his balance, fell from the city, and died tragically on the spot.

At this time, the drums on the head of Wuguan City were loud, and the four thousand Sui cavalry who were hiding several miles away rode their horses and galloped towards Wuguan, and entered Wuguan, and Wuguan was lost, which meant that the south gate of Guanzhong was opened.

Liu Lancheng's task was not only to capture Wuguan, but more importantly, to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger and capture Shangluo County to shake Guanzhong.

Liu Lancheng immediately left 1,000 cavalry to guard Wuguan, and he himself led 5,000 cavalry to Shangluo County and Shangluo County.

If Jingzhou is lost, Li Yuan's mood is mainly regret and loss, after all, Jingzhou is far away and cannot threaten the safety of Chang'an, and the loss of Hetao and Diaoyin, Shuofang and other counties is like a giant sword hanging above his head, which makes Li Yuan feel pressure.

But now Shangluo County is lost, this is like a dagger inserted into the lower abdomen of Chang'an, it caused the shock and panic no less than a few years ago Pujin Pass was lost, the whole Chang'an people panicked, just one morning, the price of rice in Chang'an skyrocketed from 200 yuan to 500 yuan of rice, triggering the first rush of rice in Chang'an.

Li Yuan had not yet recovered from the destruction of the logistics camp in Xiyang County, and he was hit by the loss of Shangluo County again, so he was anxious and angry, and urgently summoned important ministers to discuss countermeasures in the Wude Palace.

Everyone also knew that the matter of Xiyang County could not be mentioned for the time being, otherwise the double pressure would make the Son of Heaven explode into a thunderous rage, so the ministers were cautious and tried to discuss matters as much as possible, and never involved Xiyang County.

Chen Shuda, who had just returned from Jingzhou and passed through Shangluo County, had a better understanding of the latest situation in Shangluo County, and he took the lead in saying to Li Yuan: "There are only two ends in Shangluo County, that is, there are garrisons in Wuguan and Lantian Pass, and there are 1,000 county soldiers in Shangluo County, and there are 300 county soldiers in each county. ”

Liu Wenjing next to him also came out and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Xiangguo is right, the newspaper said that the Sui army only had 5,000 soldiers to attack Shangluo County, and Weichen also felt that it was impossible for Zhang Xuan to send the main force to attack, this should be the lone wolf attack of the Sui army, the purpose is to disrupt our army deployment, we must first stabilize ourselves, and we must not be disturbed by the Sui army." ”

Chen Shuda and Liu Wenjing's words made Li Yuan feel a little relieved, but he knew in his heart that Shangluo County and Guanzhong were separated by a pass, and Lantian Pass was far less dangerous than Wuguan, and the Sui army could capture Wuguan, which was dangerous, and would definitely be able to capture Lantian Pass, this matter must be solved immediately no matter what, he set his eyes on the general Li Shentong, and the troops guarding Wuguan and Lantian Pass were all his subordinates, see how he explained to himself?

Li Shentong was more frightened than anyone else, Shangluo County originally had 10,000 garrisons, and he was afraid that Li Shimin would take all the troops away, so he withdrew 10,000 troops before Li Shimin sent troops south, resulting in the emptiness of Shangluo County's troops, which was completely his Li Shentong's responsibility.

Li Shentong felt the blame in the Shengshang's gaze, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the 30,000 garrisons in Guanzhong to the south, annihilate this Sui army, and recapture Shangluo County." ”

Without waiting for Li Yuan to express his position, Li Jiancheng, who had been silent, said: "Father, the general's army can't go south so hastily, this will cause a more serious crisis. ”

"Why?" Li Yuan asked puzzled.

Li Jiancheng walked out and said unhurriedly: "Father, ministers, first of all, we don't know who this Sui cavalry is commanding and whose generals it is, it can be said that we don't know who we don't know, in fact, we should be able to guess who Zhang Xuan will send to carry out this dangerous mission, if I guess correctly, it must be his most elite internal guard army, that is, Liu Lancheng's army, although there are only 5,000 cavalry, but their battle is extremely strong, if it is really this cavalry, can the general's 30,000 troops be able to defeat it?" Once the 30,000 army is defeated, and Liu Lancheng's army takes advantage of the situation to enter the pass, what will happen to the serious consequences? Please think twice! ”

Li Jiancheng's analysis was reasonable, clear and thorough, and Li Shentong also knew that the prince was right, the cavalry of Shangluo County was most likely Liu Lancheng's internal guard, otherwise how could he easily capture Wuguan? He didn't dare to take the initiative to ask for help anymore and waited for the verdict of the Son of Heaven.

Li Yuan pondered for a long time and said, "Then according to the emperor's opinion, what should we do?" ”

Li Jiancheng saluted, "Father, Shangluo County must be recaptured, but it is best not to use the army in Guanzhong easily, the Guanzhong army strictly guards Lantian Pass, wait and see the situation, and the army should be called from the outside, Erchen suggested that the Xiaogong army be transferred back to Shangluo County and attack the Sui army from the south, if they successfully enter Shangluo County, the Tang army in Guanzhong will go south to Shangluo County, and the two armies will attack from the north and south, so that nothing will go wrong." ”

"What about Nanyang County?" Li Yuan asked again.

"Father, the sons and daughters feel that they should no longer be in Nanyang County."

Li Jiancheng said very implicitly, and the implication was to remind his father that something had happened in Xiyang County, Li Yuan suddenly understood what Li Jiancheng meant, he nodded silently, and asked other important ministers: "What do you think of His Royal Highness the Prince's suggestion?" ”

Li Yuan immediately decided to adopt Li Jiancheng's plan, and he immediately ordered to use an eagle letter to inform Li Xiaogong to attack Wuguan from the south and recapture Shangluo County. (To be continued.) )