Because the plan to lure the enemy was seen through by Chen Yingliang at a glance, and because the defenders of the Eastern Capital did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field except for the national army, the rebel team led by Yang Xuanting and Li Mi naturally waited for a day outside Anximen, and before the sun set, they withdrew to the camp of Kim Yong City eighteen miles away, taking away some flying ladders and shrimp toad carts that were built on the battlefield, as well as 1,500 elite cavalry ambushed in hidden places, and replaced by the 2,000 fresh troops led by Zheng Yan to continue to harass the Anximen defenders.

After a day of hard work in vain, there was no gain, Yang Xuanting, who was eager to take revenge on the shame, was of course full of fire, and scolded endlessly on the way back to the camp, scolding Chen Yingliang's ancestors for the eighteenth generation plus all the female relatives, and Li Mi, who was offering a plan to lure the enemy, also suffered, and was not less accused by Yang Xuanting of scolding Huai, and Li Mi, who was very self-contained, pretended not to hear it, because Li Mi had long understood that it was difficult for him to hide from Chen Yingliang, who was a little ghost, and arranged the follow-up plan under the cover of the trick to lure the enemy. is the killer feature that Li Mi has high hopes for.

More than ten miles away from the horse, the sky was just slightly dark, Li Mi and Yang Xuanting had already returned to the rebel camp outside Kim Yong City, what made Li Mi a little strange was that Yang Xuangan did not personally go to the camp to welcome his military division back to the camp as usual this time, which also made the arrogant Li Mi quite dissatisfied, feeling that Yang Xuangan's strength was a little too narrow, and he just accidentally let Chen Yingliang choose a small cheap traitor, so Yang Xuangan was so disrespectful to himself.

It was also in the big tent of the Chinese army that Li Mi found out that he was wrong to blame Yang Xuangan this time, and at the same time he was pleasantly surprised to find that Li Zixiong, the former general of the right Wuhou and the famous general of the Sui army who was once praised by Emperor Yang of Sui as the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, actually appeared in Yang Xuangan's account! After Yang Xuangan's introduction, Li Mi knew that Li Zixiong was suspicious of Emperor Yang of Sui, and suspected that Li Zixiong, who had been Yang Su's right-hand man, was involved in the rebellion, and ordered him to be arrested.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty actually forced himself to rebel against Li Zixiong, Yang Su's right-hand man who did not participate in the rebellion, or Li Zixiong, a famous general who was famous for being good at managing the army. But he didn't dare to be arrogant enough to be confident that he could command the rabble of Yang Xuangan's rebels to defeat the main elite of the Sui army that was brought to the battlefield in Liaodong by Emperor Yang of Sui.

Li Zixiong's answer made Li Mirang raise his heart to his throat, and Li Zixiong, who was also aware of the gap between the elite of the Sui army and the rebel ranks, looked helpless and replied: "As far as I know, after the tyrant Yang Guang learned that the Duke of Chu raised troops, he immediately lifted the siege of Liaodong City, an important town of Goguryeo, and led the main army back to the Central Plains. ”

"Goguryeo's army failed to contain Yang Guang's main force back to the division?" Li Mi's face changed slightly.

"Also, I heard the news on the way south." Li Zixiong said with a more helpless expression: "I heard that after Laihu'er led the army to Donglai, he was born to the news that the Duke of Chu raised troops, and he did not ask Yang Guang for instructions, so he immediately gave up the plan of crossing the sea to attack Pyongyang City, and led the army from Donglai back to Luoyang, the eastern capital. ”

"Come to Hu'er?" Li Mi's face changed again, and he didn't dare to take it lightly to Laihu'er, a famous general of the Sui army who had been through a hundred battles, no matter what.

"Lai Hu'er will return to the division directly from Donglai?" Yang Xuangan, who was very talented, also frowned, and said: "This tyrant lackey knows a lot about military affairs, and we are afraid that the Yuan Wuben who stayed in Liyang will be difficult to resist. ”

"What Chu Gong said is extremely true." Li Mi hurriedly echoed: "Today's plan should be to move westward as much as possible, capture Guanzhong, choke the danger of Tongguan according to the mountains and rivers, and resist Yang Guang's reinforcement army, this is the best policy." ”

Although Li Zixiong was praised by Emperor Yang of Sui as the reincarnation of Zhuge , he did not know the military situation when he first arrived in the rebel camp, so he did not dare to speak out indiscriminately and did not echo Li Mi's correct strategy. Yang Xuangan, who had never listened to Li Mi's advice in terms of strategy, refused to adopt it as usual, and snorted coldly: "Guanzhong, of course I want to take it, but before taking Guanzhong, I have to take Luoyang first, capture the tyrant lackey surnamed Chen, break his body into thousands of pieces, and execute him in Ling Chi. ”

Li Mi smiled bitterly, and he really couldn't understand Yang Xuangan's mode of thinking-for the sake of an enemy, he could be willing to give up the best chance to capture Guanzhong? But Yang Xuangan didn't think so, but just took the opportunity to ask: "Master, you and your third brother went to the eastern capital to lure the enemy, how is the situation?" Chen Yingliang, that little lackey of tyrant, did he go out of the city to fight you? ”

"Nope." Li Mi replied truthfully: "We just saw from a distance that there were three officers and soldiers in white robes coming up to Anximen, and we thought that there must be a thief Chen Yingliang among them, but that thief was as treacherous as I guessed, and he did not lead his army out of the city to raid us, thinking that this little traitor had already seen through our plan to lure the enemy." ”

"Little traitor!" Yang Xuan scolded a sentence, and said viciously: "It's okay, then carry out the second step of your clever plan, tonight, I will go to attack the Eastern Capital, break Luoyang, and capture the tyrant lackeys such as Fan Zigai, Huangfu Wuyi and Chen Yingliang!" ”

"Duke Chu, do you want to wait a little longer?" Li Mi kindly persuaded: "Our tired tactics only lasted one night, and the effect was not obvious enough, it is better to use the drum and gong team to harass the defenders of the Eastern Capital for a few more nights, and then it is not too late to launch a sneak attack." ”

"Time is precious, don't wait." Yang Xuangan waved his hand and said categorically: "I have seen the weather just now, there should not be much moonlight tonight, which is suitable for the second step of the plan!" Of course, it is best to succeed in the sneak attack on Luoyang City tonight, even if we can't succeed, we still have time to launch a frontal assault and take the Eastern Capital directly! ”

Li Mi hesitated for a moment, and saw that Yang Xuangan was resolute, and Li Mi, who knew that Yang Xuangan had a bearish temper, also understood that persuasion was only in vain, so he said helplessly: "That being the case, then it is best to launch a sneak attack after the fourth watch in the second half of the night, so that the certainty is greater." Also, may I ask Duke Chu, are we sneaking into that city gate tonight? Hui'anmen or Shangchunmen? ”

"Shangchun Gate!" Yang Xuangan replied loudly, gritted his teeth and said, "Of course it's Shangchunmen!" This pillar country has suffered the most humiliation there, and of course it will take revenge there! ”

"Alas, how can you achieve great things with such a narrow heart?" Li Mi sighed secretly in his heart, and comforted himself in his heart: "But it's all the same, we harassed Anximen all night last night, and the officials and troops of the Eastern Capital will definitely focus on the Anximen area tonight, whether it is a sneak attack on Hui'anmen or Shangchunmen, there is no difference." ”

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As the night got dark, the vengeful Yang Xuangan personally raised the most elite teams that could fight, and gathered a large group of cannon fodder teams, carrying a large number of shovels, hoes and ropes with flying claws and other climbing equipment, as well as dozens of strong and lightweight flying ladders made of bamboo.

In addition, in order to familiarize himself with the situation of the rebels and the defenders of Luoyang, Li Zixiong, who also had no way out, insisted on going to battle with the army despite the fatigue of coming from afar, and wanted to go to the battlefield to inspect the battle situation of the enemy and us.

The distance is very close and the time is also sufficient, Li Mi carefully reminded Yang Xuangan to send someone to contact Zheng Yan's team responsible for harassing Anximen on the way to understand the reaction of the Luoyang defenders, and the result made Yang Xuangan and Li Mi overjoyed together - during the period when Zheng Yan's team repeatedly harassed Anximen, the Anximen defenders were not only forced to get up and prepare for battle every time, but also many Sui soldiers in white robes appeared on the city wall!

"Good!" Li Mixi said: "The enemy was really fooled, and the white-robed soldiers who were the most capable of fighting were transferred to Anximen, and even if the neighboring Shangchun Gate and Hui'an Gate strengthened their garrison, they would definitely not be as tight as Anximen." ”

Yang Xuangan smiled and nodded, agreeing with Li Mi's judgment, and Li Zixiong, who already knew the steps of the plan, also praised: "Mr. Dharma Master is really clever, harassing Anximen for two consecutive nights, and building siege weapons outside Anximen, arranging ambushes, and arranging this series of illusions, even if it is me, I must think that the main battlefield chosen by Duke Chu is Anximen, and I will never think that the real purpose of our army is to prepare for a sneak attack on other city gates." Brilliant plan, really good plan. ”

After praising it, Li Zixiong asked a little strangely: "But Mr. Lord, there is one thing I don't understand, since it is a sound to attack the west, and there are as many as twelve city gates in Luoyang, why don't our army sneak attack other farther city gates, but prefer to sneak attack one of the Shangchun Gate and Hui'an Gate adjacent to Anxi Gate?" ”

"Old General, are you testing me?" Li Mi was even more confused than Li Zixiong, and replied: "If you don't go to attack other city gates, the first is of course that the geography is not suitable for sneak attacks, and the second is of course to make it dark under the lights, and the enemy may suspect that we are preparing to attack the east and west, but we will never think that we are preparing to sneak attack Shangchun Gate or Hui'an Gate, which is closest to Anximen, and there will be psychological negligence, and of course our army can get twice the result with half the effort when we launch a sudden sneak attack." ”

"I see, Gao Ming." Li Zixiong nodded in praise, but he was extremely vigilant in his heart, and said secretly: "It's really smart, I haven't even taken this into consideration, it seems that I still think too simply, with this kid named Li Mi, I want to become the number one general of Yang Xuan's righteous master, it won't be so easy." ”

"This old General Li is a bit exaggerated." Li Mi also muttered in his heart: "It's also known as the reincarnation of Zhuge , even if you don't understand the terrain of Luoyang carefully, you don't even understand the truth that it's dark under the lights, it seems that my disturbance tactics can also affect the details of Shangchun Gate and Hui'an Gate, and you won't notice it." If you just have such a little ability, then it's okay to use you to decorate the façade, and entrust you with important tasks, then it will be a bad thing if you don't do it. ”

In their own thoughts, the lights on the city of Shangchun Gate were already faintly visible, and Li Mi hurriedly issued a strict order that it was strictly forbidden to make any sound, and slowly approached Shangchun Gate under the cover of night, and touched the Shangchun Gate as unconsciously as possible. What made Yang Xuangan and Li Mi secretly happy was that although there were a lot of lights on the city wall of Shangchun Gate, there were few soldiers standing guard next to the arrow battlements, and at the same time, the forward team that stepped forward to open the way also sent someone to report, saying that they found that most of the soldiers in the city were leaning against the wall and sleepy, and the defense was very loose.

Confirming this, Yang Xuangan and Li Mi were even more determined in their hearts, and hurriedly urged the army to step forward in a low voice, but when the rebel team approached within a mile of Shangchun Gate, a huge war drum, gong and shout suddenly sounded on the side of Anximen in the northwest, which frightened everyone in the rebel team, including Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, to quickly fall to the ground and silence, for fear of being detected by the defenders of Shangchun Gate.

The noise made by Zheng Yan's team is quite small, and it spreads far and wide in the middle of the night when everything is quiet, even the Shangchun Gate can still be heard clearly, and it does wake up quite a lot of Shangchun Gate defenders, leaning on the sentry who was dozing next to the arrow stack yawning and stretching his waist, scolding and opening his eyes, the patrol team who didn't know where to be lazy before also patrolled the city wall with torches, but the hazy night sky gave the rebel team the best cover, whether it was those patrolling sentinels, The soldiers standing guard lazily sticking out their heads to observe the movement under the city did not notice that more than half a mile away, tens of thousands of rebel troops were lying in ambush in the night.

Time suddenly became extremely long for the rebel team, everyone was worried, for fear of being discovered by the enemy in the city and abandoning their efforts, but fortunately, the defenders of Shangchunmen, who were also affected by the rebels' harassment tactics, were obviously accustomed to this, and the noise on Zheng Yan's side had not stopped, and many sentries had already leaned against the wall and dozed off again, and the patrol sentry team also went directly to the north without noticing, without showing the slightest sign of abnormality.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Xuangan and Li Mi also quickly arranged a siege team, led by Yang Xuangan's second brother Yang Xuanzong 1,500 elite soldiers as the vanguard, responsible for climbing the city wall to attack the defenders of the city, Yang Xuangan led the Chinese army as a response, and Li Mi commanded the cannon fodder team as an auxiliary, preparing to launch a full-scale attack as soon as Yang Xuanzong succeeded in stealing the city wall.

The arrangement must be determined, and seeing that most of the defender sentries on the city wall have fallen asleep again, Yang Xuangan immediately whispered an order, Yang Xuanzong waved his hand, and the fifteen hundred most elite rebel soldiers immediately carried various tools to lurk forward, just like a group of jackals in the night, with green light flashing in their eyes, quietly and quietly touched the edge of the moat, half-squatting and walking quickly on the bridge, directly crossing the river from the fixed stone bridge erected on the moat, quickly touching the city wall, and quickly advancing towards the place where Yang Xuanzong had previously designated the sparse lights.

When Yang Xuanzong's forward team crossed the bridge, Yang Xuangan and Li Mi were so nervous that they could almost hear their heartbeats, only to feel that the time was extremely long, and Yang Xuanzong's team's movements were too grinding, no matter how fast they walked forward, they were as slow as a turtle crawling, and the team seemed to be unable to finish no matter how they walked. But fortunately, this long period of time finally passed, and without alarming the defenders of the city in the slightest, Yang Xuanzong's team finally all cleared the bridge and quickly touched the sparsely lit place south of Shangchun Gate.

Quietly relieved, Yang Xuangan hurriedly led the Chinese army team to crawl forward, half-squatting and quickly approaching the Shangchun Gate, at the same time, Yang Xuanzong's team also began to quietly put dozens of light bamboo ladders on the city wall, the rebel soldiers with small stones in their mouths either stepped on the ladder, or used shovels, hoes and flying claws and other auxiliary tools to climb directly, quietly and quickly touched the city wall, when the Chinese army team led by Yang Xuangan touched the edge of the moat, the first rebel soldier finally climbed to the top of the city wall!

Seeing the first rebel soldier stepping on the bamboo ladder to climb the city wall, the rebel team under the city wall couldn't help but have a little commotion no matter how hard they tried to keep quiet, and the rebel soldiers on the flying ladder climbed up desperately as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and rushed to the city head unstoppably, Yang Xuangan on the other side of the moat was even more ecstatic, so excited that he almost wanted to shout and cheer for his sneak attack. And Li Mi in the distance also slammed the ground with his fist very rarely, with a smile on his black face, and said secretly: "Chen Yingliang thief, you are still a little tender!" ”

"Hey, Li Mi traitor, can you hear me?!"

Seeing that hundreds of rebel soldiers had rushed up the city wall, a handsome young man in a white robe suddenly stood up in the densest place of the Shangchun Gate Tower, shouting loudly at the city with a smile: "You must be laughing, right?" It's a pity you laughed too soon, it's time for us to laugh! Brothers, do it! ”

"Chen Yingliang thief!" Hearing this familiar disgusting voice, and seeing the familiar thin figure, Li Mi, who was once less than a step away from Chen Yingliang, was suddenly stunned and blurted out exclamation.

"Kill!"

At the same time that Li Mi blurted out and exclaimed, the city wall of Shangchun Gate, which was still extremely quiet before, had suddenly slammed drums, killing sounds, and the firelight was bright, and countless brave soldiers in white robes appeared on the north and south sides of the rebel landing point, wrapped left and right, roaring and rushing to the rebel soldiers who had just climbed the city wall. At the same time, several towers in the wall section of the Shangchun Gate opened the door together, and a large number of heavily armed Sui soldiers each raised their swords and guns, charging out of the city tower with countless torches, rushing to the edge of the city wall and throwing the torches down the city wall without saying a word, and at the same time throwing down a large number of firewood bales and straw balls that had been drenched with fire oil and tung oil, and the city wall was soon full of firelight, whether it was Yang Xuanzong's team under the city wall, or only touched the Yang Xuangan team on the edge of the moat, all of them were exposed to the fire in a moment, and there was nothing to hide.

"Hit the mark!" Li Mi, who was good at ambush warfare, roared loudly, "Retreat!" Evacuate! Get back! ”

At the critical moment of deciding the size of the casualties, Li Mi, who knew that the ambush was powerful, shouted incomparably rationally and ordered the troops to retreat, but unfortunately the decision to attack and retreat was not in his hands, but in the hands of Yang Xuangan, who had a very good personality and liked to take risks. Charge the whole army! No matter how much it costs, you have to take the Spring Gate for this pillar country! ”