"Chen Yingliang! Traitor! How did you end up here?! ”

The night wind entered the knife, the skin was about to be split, the moonlight was weird, cold and yellow, the white robe was fluttering, the white horse and the horse, three people and three horses, standing on the road, seeing the extremely familiar figure of pretending to be forced, and hearing the disgusting familiar voice, Li Mi was like being struck by lightning, and suddenly howled in despair, "How is it possible?" How could you be here? ”

Hearing Li Mi's howl, he and Zhai Rang The soldiers of the 7,000-kilowatt gang army behind him also suddenly boiled, and they all drew their guns and swords, and arranged battle formations like flying, nervously observing the dark places on the left and right, and the dense forests, for fear that the ambushes of the officers and soldiers would suddenly be killed in those places, but almost no one dared to immediately charge and fight with the enemy who only had three people and three horsemen in front of them - just three enemies dared to block the road, no matter how stupid the Wagang soldiers were, they knew that there must be an ambush, and of course they did not dare to risk coming up casually to send them to death. At the same time, Zhai Rang also shouted, "Prepare for battle, be careful of ambushes!" ”

"Hahaha, don't be afraid, no ambush!" The hearty laughter was getting closer and closer, and Chen Fuliang's obscene and handsome face also appeared in front of Li Mi and Zhai Rang, and appeared in front of the elite of Qikiwa Gang, and laughed loudly: "King Zhai, Pushan Gong, don't worry, there is no ambush here, and I am not here to fight with you, but to catch up with you." ”

Zhai Rang and Li Mi were silent. They were all nervously observing the situation of the three people in front of them, and also nervously observing the situation behind Chen Yingliang and others, and then Zhai Rang and Li Mi soon found that Chen Fuliang's left and right were a tall and burly black-faced man, and a young man with a strange bronze stick in his hand, and behind them, there was a pitch-black mountain forest with no end in sight, with undulating hills, strange rocks, and complicated forests.

The atmosphere at the scene was even more weird, in front of Chen Fuliang, who was only three people and three horsemen, the seven thousand battle-hardened Wagang elites were almost silent, without the slightest shouting and killing, Li Mi and Zhai Rang were also calm and silent, and in the wilderness of Nuoda, only Chen Fuliang's ugly laughter echoed, "King Zhai, Pushan Gong, why don't you speak?" Forgot your old friend? We've met, and I guess it's you who personally led the troops to come here to reunite with your old friends, why don't you even say hello, it's too rude, right? ”

"What does Chen Yingliang want to do? Using himself as bait to lure us into ambush? No, if he is well prepared, has laid out a net, and directly launched an ambush to kill us, why should he take the risk himself? Bluff to intimidate us? There is this possibility, but it may not be large, this traitor has always been cautious and never takes risks, so the possibility of such a big trust is very small. ”

Li Mi quickly calculated in his heart, but he never knew what medicine was sold in Chen Yingliang's gourd, in the case of unknown enemy situation, Li Mi gritted his teeth, simply slapped his horse out of the crowd, and said to Chen Fuliang: "Chen stayed, it's been a long time, I haven't seen him for more than a year, the general's demeanor is still the same, and he has been promoted to the general of the right military guard, and the eastern capital has stayed behind, which is gratifying." ”

"TOEFL, TOEFL." Chen Yingliang returned the salute with a smile, and said with a smile: "Pushan Gong is the same, he was beaten to the end of his life by me several times back then, and fled alone, but he was still able to make a comeback, and he also changed, and now he has become the most famous leader of the thief army outside the Guan, this perseverance and perseverance are really admired by this official." ”

Chen Fuliang's tone was very cordial and kind, as if he was really catching up with Li Mi's old friends, but the more this was the case, the more Li Mi couldn't figure out Chen Miliang's true intentions, and he couldn't find anything to continue for a while, but Zhai Rang, who also came out of the crowd, shouted: "Chen Gouguan, don't talk nonsense!" Now that you've found out, call your army out, let's fight in a dignified manner, and win the battle in a bright and bright way! ”

"King Zhai, this official really admires the thickness of your skin." Chen Fuliang sneered: "Are you embarrassed to let me win a fair and honest battle?" You are really so upright, why did you use a despicable trap to assassinate the old general Zhang Xutuo in the first place? A dignified showdown, are you the opponent of General Zhang? ”

Zhai Rang was speechless, but Chen Fuliang said loudly: "But King Zhai, and Pushan Gong, don't worry, I have already said it, there is no ambush here, and you don't have to be nervous and afraid, I didn't come here today to fight with you, but to protect Luokoucang." Therefore, if you are wise, and go back to the way you came, then I can also consider sparing you from dying today, otherwise, if you insist on moths to the fire and kill yourself, I will also fulfill you. ”

With only two entourages, he dared to say such a thing in front of the elite of the seven-kilowatt gang army, of course Chen Fuliang was as crazy as he was, but Chen Fuliang, whose reputation had already spread all over the world, had this arrogant capital, even if it was Zhai Rang, the biggest leader of the anti-Sui rebel army, and Li Mi, who was resourceful and bold, after hearing Chen Fuliang's words, it was inevitable that he would have to carefully weigh the consequences. After thinking about it for a while, in order to analyze the specific enemy situation, Li Mi simply asked directly: "Dare to ask Chen Liushou, do you know that our real purpose is Luokoucang?" ”

"Isn't that easy?" Chen Fuliang said with a smile: "The terrain of the Tiger Prison Pass is dangerous, the wall is strong, even if there are not many defenders in the pass, there are more than 15,000 people, and the back is the Dongdu Luokou warehouse, whether it is grain and grass supply or transfer troops and reinforcements, it is very convenient, only a fool will really attack such a Xiongguan." You, Pushan Gong, are not stupid, and you are very smart, so after receiving the news that your heavy troops are approaching the Tiger Prison Pass, I will take a closer look at the map sand table, and I will immediately guess your true purpose. ”

The night was quiet, although the distance was a hundred steps, Chen Fuliang's voice was not very big, but Li Mi could hear it clearly, so Li Mi couldn't help but shake his head, and sighed loudly: "Alas, I knew that I couldn't hide it from you, my sound of attacking the west and the west, and the surprise attack, I have the confidence to hide it from anyone, but I don't have the confidence to deceive your eyes, now it seems that my worries are right, Chen Liu's wisdom is profound, and it is indeed unfathomable." ”

"Thanks for the compliment." Chen Fuliang smiled and said loudly: "But Pushan Gong, you are also very remarkable, knowing that I may see through your clever plan, in order to avoid this possibility to the greatest extent, I also deliberately designed my distant uncle Ambassador Pei Renji Pei, taking advantage of some contradictions between me and him, deliberately provoking him, inducing him not to ask for help from me, and not even to inform me of the military situation in Hujiaoguan, and to cooperate internally and externally to gain time for a surprise attack, which is indeed extremely clever." ”

"Then how did you know about the military situation of the Tiger Prison Pass?!" Li Mi hurriedly asked, and said loudly: "The inside report we planted in the Tiger Prison Pass, Pei Renji has indeed been tricked, and he did not inform you of the military situation in the Tiger Prison Pass, let alone ask you for help?" ”

"When did we install the inside line in the Tiger Prison?" Zhai Rang squinted at Li Mi in surprise, but did not say anything.

"Pei Renji has a Wagang inner line by his side?" Chen Fuliang was also taken aback, and his face did not show flaws, but he just smiled: "Pushan Gong, as you said, Uncle Pei did not inform me of the military situation of the Tiger Prison Pass, let alone ask me for help, but people are not as good as heaven, a small accident, but you lost everything." ”

"A small accident?" Li Mi asked curiously: "What kind of accident is it that you still ask Chen to stay behind for guidance?" ”

"There's a-stirring stick stirring up the wind and rain, and he inadvertently reported it to me." Chen Fuliang said with a smile: "Pushan Gong, your agitation plan is too good, not only completely angered Uncle Pei, but also made him say a word of great disrespect to His Royal Highness King Yue in his rage, and that-stirring stick is a little contradictory to my uncle, hearing this, he immediately impeached Uncle Pei, and mentioned the military situation of Tiger Prison Pass in the impeachment chapter by the way, and also attached a transcript of your letter with the chapter, wanting to make Uncle Pei even more embarrassed in the court - you are unlucky, I happened to see the transcription of the cantata and the letters. ”

"Hahaha!"

Li Mi laughed wildly, the fox tail that he just wanted to laugh at Chen Fuliang was finally exposed, and after Chen Fuliang heard Li Mi's smug laugh, his heart suddenly sank, and he suddenly realized that he had accidentally exposed a flaw, and he laughed loudly: "Pushan Gong, what are you in a hurry to be happy about?" Your bad luck is just the beginning, and your biggest misfortune is the wrong timing. ”

"Timing error? How do we make mistakes? It was Li Mi's turn to feel a pang in his heart.

"Pushan Gong, if I guessed correctly, your original plan should have been to send that letter to Uncle Pei under the Tiger Prison on February 15 yesterday, right?" Chen Fuliang said with a smile: "If your plan goes well, then even if you fail to provoke Uncle Pei, he still informs me of the military situation of the Tiger Prison Pass, then the Tiger Prison Pass is one hundred and thirty miles from the eastern capital, under normal circumstances, I will not receive the military information of the Tiger Prison Pass until at least late last night, and if I am unlucky, I may not receive the military information until this morning." ”

"Then in this case, even if I immediately decide to send troops, I have to ask His Royal Highness the King of Yue, transfer troops and send troops to gather troops, prepare military baggage and dry food and drinking water, at least I have to waste half a day, and the fastest will not be able to send troops until noon today, the eastern capital will be a hundred miles to Luokoucang, half a day to travel a hundred miles, even if I rush to Luokoucang in time to rescue, it will definitely be a lack of people and horses, the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, and there is no time to arrange an ambush, even if you encounter such a situation, you still have a chance to defeat me, no matter how bad it is, you can easily retreat, Don't worry about us chasing you and inflicting heavy damage on you. - Pushan Gong, you must have thought so in your heart, right? ”

Seeing that Li Mi was silent, Chen Fuliang also smiled even more happily, and said with a laugh: "It's a pity that your main army has made a mistake, and I don't know that there is a problem in that link, they actually sent the letter to the Tiger Prison the day before yesterday, that is, on February 14!" Pushan Gong, King Zhai, if you can go back alive this time, please remember to thank the subordinate who made the mistake for me, if it wasn't for him remembering the wrong time, I really wouldn't have been too late anyway! ”

"What went wrong?" Li Mi's face turned a little pale.

"Zhai Hong, Shan Xiongxin, I'm going to skin you when I go back!" Zhai Rang roared angrily.

"King Zhai, don't be angry!" Chen Fuliang laughed loudly and said: "This is the will of heaven, the will of heaven makes it impossible for you to get Luokoucang, and the will of heaven makes you have to go on a business trip!" If this is the will of God, how can manpower restore it? ”

Hearing Chen Fuliang's smug laughter, while the morale of the Wagang army was furious, Li Mi suddenly shouted: "Shut up! Traitor, don't come to this set! Who are you, others don't know, how can I still know? It is impossible for the generals of our Wagang Righteous Division to make mistakes, and there is absolutely no way that there are a large number of soldiers and horses behind you to ambush, and you have no ability to prevent us from seizing Luokoucang, you are only here to lie and intimidate, and want us to retreat on our own under cowardice, right? ”

Chen Fuliang's laughter was lowered, but the smile on his face was still there, and he said with a smile: "Pushan Gong is really smart, yes, that's right, there are indeed no ambushes behind me, you can rest assured that you can pursue." But I also want to remind you that Pushan Gong, don't be like Meng Haicheng last time, I killed you and fled alone. ”

After that, Chen Fuliang turned his horse's head, led the two entourages to ride the horse back, and said with a laugh: "King Zhai, the green mountains do not change, the green water always flows, we will have a meeting later!" ”

Chen Fuliang laughed and gradually walked away, and Zhai Rang also hurriedly asked Li Mi: "Pushan Gong, what should I do?" Do you immediately catch up and kill this traitor? ”

Li Mi didn't answer, and quickly calculated in his mind, "Chasing? Or not chasing? Is there really an ambush ahead? Chen Yingliang traitor deliberately mentioned Meng Haicheng, is he hinting at me, and he still wants to deliberately let me live? Did Zhai Hong, Shan Xiongxin and Yang Jishan really go on a business trip and send the letter to the Tiger Prison a day in advance? There is a possibility, but this is definitely not a big possibility! Is there really an ambush ahead? Was there an ambush at all? ”

When Li Mi was nervously calculating, the horse's hooves in front of him sounded again, and the tall knight beside Chen Fuliang suddenly rode his horse and rushed back, and when the Wagang soldiers hurriedly surrounded to protect Zhai Rang and Li Mi, the tall knight was already pulling a bow and arrows on the horse, and suddenly an arrow shot out, and the arrow broke through the air, and it flew directly towards Zhai Rang, Li Mi reacted quickly and quickly dragged Zhai Rang with all his strength, and the feather arrow flew past Zhai Rang's arm, leaving a blood mark on Zhai Rang's upper arm, rotating and continuing to move forward, piercing the chest of a Wagang soldier behind Zhai Rang, and the remaining momentum did not disappear, and then drilled into the lower abdomen of the second Wagang soldier before stopping.

"Traitor! If you have the guts, chase it! The tall knight yelled loudly, and then turned his horse's head to chase Chen Yingliang again.

The soldiers of the Wagang army were furious, and they all rushed to chase after them, and suddenly there was a flash of fire in front of them, and there was a loud bang, and the sound of drums and gongs shouted in the distance of the night sky, and the torches that were as dense as stars suddenly appeared behind the mountains and forests in the distance, and the tide rushed towards the side of the Wagang army. Seeing this scene, Li Mi did not hesitate any longer, and immediately shouted: "King, withdraw quickly!" ”

Seeing that there was really an ambush, Zhai Rang no longer hesitated, and immediately yelled and ordered to retreat, and turned the horse's head with Li Mi, taking the lead in escaping towards the way he came, and the elite of the seven thousand Wagang Army also threw down the bamboo ladder, striding straight to the way to retreat, the shouting and killing sound behind the drum and gong continued to resound through the world, and countless torches also quickly rushed towards the Wagang army, and the Wagang army was even more panicked, the faster the escape, and because of the narrow road, there were also casualties trampling on each other during the period, and the heart of the guide zhì army was even more panicked, Escape faster.

It was also all the way to the high ground where he came, and Li Mi clearly saw that the number of Sui troops chasing after him in stride was indeed quite large, and the dense torches were overwhelming, and the number was at least more than 10,000 people. Seeing this scene, Li Mi couldn't help but sigh and said: "Chen Yingliang is a thief, he is really not an ordinary person, he actually has the courage to let me live for the second time, and raising Kou to the point of his self-respect, which is rare in ancient and modern times." ”

At the same time, north of Luokou, seeing from a distance that the torches of the Wagang Army had fled up the mountains and forests, Chen Fuliang also breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed: "Dangerous, if the Wagang thieves really come to chase, then even if I can escape successfully, Luokoucang will definitely not be able to save it." ”

"Stay behind, the general really admires you so much." Wei Chi Jingde next to him arched his hand and said: "In total, I only brought more than 200 personal soldiers, and I also scattered to various roads to reconnoiter the thief's situation, and I stayed in the rear to organize the people to bluff, and there were only me and Sangouzi around to protect me, you even dared to show up in front of the Wagang thief army, and successfully scared off the Wagang thief army, such courage and resourcefulness, the last general has never heard of it." ”

"If the Wagang thieves know the truth, they have to be angry, we don't have time to organize an army at all, and even the war horses of our own soldiers are the mounts of the officials who rob the eastern capital." The three dogs next to him laughed and said: "If the Wagang thief knows this in the future, even if he is not angry, he will have to blow up his belly." ”

"Don't rejoice too soon." Chen Fuliang said calmly: "The Wagang thief is not an ordinary thief, Li Mi is even more treacherous, my empty city plan can only hide it from him for a while, and it can't be hidden for a long time, the Wagang thief may still go and return, and the danger of Luokoucang has not passed." ”

"What then?" Wei Chi Jingde hurriedly asked.

"Go to see Chai Xiaohe immediately, and ask him to organize the people to continue to pretend to be an army to intimidate the Wagang thieves, collect our people, and go to Luokoucang immediately." Chen Fuliang made a decisive arrangement immediately, and couldn't help muttering, "I hope Pei Renji doesn't get into the water in his head this time, and he doesn't send reinforcements to Luokoucang, otherwise, our trouble will be even greater." ”

Saying that, Chen Fuliang hurriedly led Wei Chi Jingde and Sangouzi to find Chai Xiaohe, the county commander of Gongxian County, who organized the people to pretend to be officials and soldiers, and first explained that he led the people to continue to pretend to be officials and soldiers, and lined up at the edge of the mountain to intimidate but not allowed to really go up the mountain to pursue, and immediately gathered his own personal army, led them to ride the war horses of officials at all levels stolen outside the gate of the imperial city of the Eastern Capital, and went straight to Luokoucang to meet the defenders there.

Because he had been warned by Chen Fuliang's personal soldiers in advance, Deng Chengchun, the defender of Luokoucang, had already led the defenders into a state of readiness, and Zhang Jixun, the general of the Yingyanglang of Jishan Mansion next to Luokoucang, also led the army to Cangcheng to help defend it, but the two armies together were only about 1,500 people, and the troops were very weak and their combat effectiveness was extremely unreliable. Chen Fuliang probably understood the situation, his face was very serious, in addition to secretly scolding Emperor Yang of Sui for ignoring the heavy land in Luokou, and then praying that Pei Renji, who was thirty miles away, would send reinforcements as soon as possible to ensure that something happened.

Fortunately, just after the third watch, an army finally came to the Tiger Prison Pass, Chen Fuliang was overjoyed at first, but when it came to meet with the reinforcements of the Tiger Prison Pass, Chen Fuliang's nose was crooked on the spot - Pei Renji did not send the elite of Qi County left by Zhang Xutuo to Chen Fuliang, but just let Huyalang bring Wang Quan a thousand troops to rescue, and the thousand troops were all the second-line troops that Pei Renji brought from the eastern capital to the Tiger Pass, and the combat effectiveness was also extremely unreliable.

In a fit of rage, Chen Fuliang naturally had to yell at the king's power, asking why only such a few reinforcements came? As a result, Wang Quan was very aggrieved and said to Chen Fuliang: "Stay behind, the last general will not dare to hide from you, originally Pei Dashuai didn't want to send you reinforcements at all, and said that you are unfounded, mediocre people disturb themselves, and it is impossible for Wagang thieves to appear in our rear, and he said that he is a Henan envoy, and he is not subject to your constraint and command, and he refuses to send you reinforcements." It was the last general's repeated insistence, which also angered Pei Dashuai, and Pei Dashuai asked the last general to lead the army to the rescue. ”

"Bae In-ki!"

Chen Fuliang gritted his teeth word by word, but the house leak happened to rain overnight, and it happened that at this time, Chai Xiaohe, the county commander of Gongxian County, suddenly came to the door of Luokou Cang, and played to Chen Fuliang with a crying voice: "Stay, the big thing is not good, our fake army has been seen through by the Wagang thieves, and the Wagang thieves have been killed down the mountain again, and they are incompetent and unable to continue to restrain the people. ”

The faces of all the generals of the Sui army changed greatly, and Chen Fuliang also sighed and said, "No way, let's hold Cangcheng and wait for reinforcements." Chaixian order, this is not your fault, you immediately go back to Gongxian County to close the city and defend it, and you must not let the thieves enter the city and create more trouble for us. Wang Quan, you send someone back to report the situation to Pei Renji, and ask him to arrange for Qin Qiong to lead three thousand Qi County soldiers to come to the rescue. But remember, you must not personally lead the army to the rescue, and you must not send more than 3,000 reinforcements, you must leave sufficient troops in the Tiger Prison Pass, and prevent the main force of the Wagang thieves from taking the opportunity to kill the Tiger Prison Pass! "Wagang thief, gather our people and go to Luokoucang immediately." Chen Fuliang made a decisive arrangement immediately, and couldn't help muttering, "I hope Pei Renji doesn't get into the water in his head this time, and he doesn't send reinforcements to Luokoucang, otherwise, our trouble will be even greater." ”

Saying that, Chen Fuliang hurriedly led Wei Chi Jingde and Sangouzi to find Chai Xiaohe, the county commander of Gongxian County, who organized the people to pretend to be officials and soldiers, and first explained that he led the people to continue to pretend to be officials and soldiers, and lined up at the edge of the mountain to intimidate but not allowed to really go up the mountain to pursue, and immediately gathered his own personal army, led them to ride the war horses of officials at all levels stolen outside the gate of the imperial city of the Eastern Capital, and went straight to Luokoucang to meet the defenders there.

Because he had been warned by Chen Fuliang's personal soldiers in advance, Deng Chengchun, the defender of Luokoucang, had already led the defenders into a state of readiness, and Zhang Jixun, the general of the Yingyanglang of Jishan Mansion next to Luokoucang, also led the army to Cangcheng to help defend it, but the two armies together were only about 1,500 people, and the troops were very weak and their combat effectiveness was extremely unreliable. Chen Fuliang probably understood the situation, his face was very serious, in addition to secretly scolding Emperor Yang of Sui for ignoring the heavy land in Luokou, and then praying that Pei Renji, who was thirty miles away, would send reinforcements as soon as possible to ensure that something happened.

Fortunately, just after the third watch, an army finally came to the Tiger Prison Pass, Chen Fuliang was overjoyed at first, but when it came to meet with the reinforcements of the Tiger Prison Pass, Chen Fuliang's nose was crooked on the spot - Pei Renji did not send the elite of Qi County left by Zhang Xutuo to Chen Fuliang, but just let Huyalang bring Wang Quan a thousand troops to rescue, and the thousand troops were all the second-line troops that Pei Renji brought from the eastern capital to the Tiger Pass, and the combat effectiveness was also extremely unreliable.

In a fit of rage, Chen Fuliang naturally had to yell at the king's power, asking why only such a few reinforcements came? As a result, Wang Quan was very aggrieved and said to Chen Fuliang: "Stay behind, the last general will not dare to hide from you, originally Pei Dashuai didn't want to send you reinforcements at all, and said that you are unfounded, mediocre people disturb themselves, and it is impossible for Wagang thieves to appear in our rear, and he said that he is a Henan envoy, and he is not subject to your constraint and command, and he refuses to send you reinforcements." It was the last general's repeated insistence, which also angered Pei Dashuai, and Pei Dashuai asked the last general to lead the army to the rescue. ”

"Bae In-ki!"

Chen Fuliang gritted his teeth word by word, but the house leak happened to rain overnight, and it happened that at this time, Chai Xiaohe, the county commander of Gongxian County, suddenly came to the door of Luokou Cang, and played to Chen Fuliang with a crying voice: "Stay, the big thing is not good, our fake army has been seen through by the Wagang thieves, and the Wagang thieves have been killed down the mountain again, and they are incompetent and unable to continue to restrain the people. ”

The faces of all the generals of the Sui army changed greatly, and Chen Fuliang also sighed and said, "No way, let's hold Cangcheng and wait for reinforcements." Chaixian order, this is not your fault, you immediately go back to Gongxian County to close the city and defend it, and you must not let the thieves enter the city and create more trouble for us. Wang Quan, you send someone back to report the situation to Pei Renji, and ask him to arrange for Qin Qiong to lead three thousand Qi County soldiers to come to the rescue. But remember, you must not personally lead the army to the rescue, and you must not send more than 3,000 reinforcements, you must leave sufficient troops in the Tiger Prison Pass, and prevent the main force of the Wagang thieves from taking the opportunity to kill the Tiger Prison Pass! ”