There is a way that life is like mountaineering, and it is always the most confused when you can't go up or down. The current state of Xuzi is exactly like this, in terms of official titles, he, the loyal and brave uncle of the Great Sui, is already an out-and-out scholar. But in terms of looking at things and belonging in his heart, he is still attached to his father and fellow villagers.

Looking up, those wealthy families who have been hairpins for generations are like a huge crystal wall, he can see it, but he can't melt into it. Looking down, the smiling face and voice of his father have long been blurred, and no matter how attached he is, he will never return to the starting point. He hung up and down, unable to find his way or where to go next. But the wind of Siye kept blowing, blowing the young man's enthusiasm cold little by little, and his heart became more and more numb.

Fortunately, he was not "blown" for long this time, and the soldiers under Yang Xuangan's command did not give him time to pity himself. On the afternoon of the second day after Motomoto was killed, the scouts brought back a barrage of bad news.

Wei Wensheng was defeated, and the 40,000 soldiers were beaten by the boatmen and thieves under Yang Xuangan's command who did not even have armor. Wei Wensheng, known as a famous general of a generation, lost twelve games in two consecutive days, thanks to Fan Zigai's dispatch of troops from Luoyang City to contain him, he avoided the fate of the entire army. At the same time, Han Shixu led the rebels to successfully capture the Tiger Prison Pass, leaving the rebel general Gu Jue to guard the city, and then personally crossed the Yellow River with an army of 70,000 and pounced on Liyang along the Yongji Canal.

"Have you inquired who is planning for Han Shixuan under him?" After listening to the report of Li Mengwei, the lieutenant in charge of the scouts, Xu Zi couldn't help but ask. Han Shixu used his troops quickly and decisively, and almost every step was in line with the essence of Master Yang's notes. If the master was under his tent at this time, the master and apprentice would have to meet each other.

"It's Pushan Gong Li Mi." Lieutenant Li Mengwei replied loudly, "According to the news inquired by the scouts, since the surrender of Wei Fusi, a former middle school scholar, Yang Xuangan has gradually alienated Li Mi. So Li Mi is now making a long history for Han Shixu, and at the same time is responsible for liaising with bandits from all over the country for the rebels! ”

Li Mi? It's him? A whisper immediately sounded in the county yamen, which temporarily served as a handsome palace. Pushan Gong Li Mi, this name is too familiar to everyone. His family background, his talent, and his conduct are simply perfect. If someone has a child who disappoints their parents, most of the time the parents will unceremoniously point out what happened when Li Mi was your age. The disappointment and envy on the faces of the elders when they spoke, and the younger ones who were trained were speechless and ashamed of themselves.

Regarding Li Mi's name, Xuzi has long been like thunder. When he was studying at the county school, he even regarded him as a role model for a time. This person's great-grandfather Li Yanguan was the Duke of Zhenxiang, his grandfather Li Yao was the Duke of Xing Guo of the previous dynasty, and his father Li Kuan was a famous general of a generation and was named the Shangzhu State and the Duke of Pushan. As the heir to one of the most prominent families of this dynasty, Li Mi has been ambitious since he was a child, good at reading, and has both civil and military skills. Once riding on the back of a cow to read, I was so fascinated that I actually collided with the car of the general Yang Su. And Yang Su not only did not blame, but praised Li Mi's hard work and erudition. This further increased Li Mi's reputation, making the children of the nobles in the capital proud to associate with Li Mi. After inheriting his father's title, Li Mi squandered his wealth and became even more famous. So that the current emperor is recruited and worshiped as the governor of the guard. And Li Mi was unmoved by wealth and wealth, and less than half a month after becoming a general, he reported illness and resigned.

"The Dharma Lord is scheming, the world is brave, this battle must be a tough battle!" Si Cang joined the army Qin Xingshi shook his head and sighed to his companions beside him. He was afraid that the Lord would be unhappy when he heard it, so he deliberately kept his voice very low. But at this moment, everyone's voices were very quiet, and his admiration reached the ears of the chief general more clearly than usual.

"Yang Xuangan didn't use Li Mi, but used Wei Fusi, it's really ......" Cui Qian shook his head and felt sorry for Li Mi. According to what Yuan Wuben said before his death, Li Mi had to join the rebels because he was friendly with Yang Xuangan and took into account the righteousness of his friends. He once offered Yang Xuangan three strategies: upper, middle and lower. The best strategy was for the rebels to leap thousands of miles to Zhuo County and block the millions of Eastern Crusade troops of the Great Sui outside the Great Wall and starve to death. The middle strategy is to wave troops westward, seize Guanzhong, and take advantage of the dangerous terrain around Chang'an, and the advantages of many checkpoints. In this way, even if the Great Sui Eastern Expeditionary Army returned to the division in time, it would not be able to enter Hangu Pass. The next strategy was to capture Luoyang, the closest to Liyang, detain the families of hundreds of officials, and force the soldiers participating in the Eastern Crusade to surrender. At that time, most of the strategists around Yang Xuangan tended to go north, but Yang Xuangan finally chose the next strategy of attacking Luoyang.

"If you want to fight, let's beat Li Mi and Han Shixu, when someone else comes, we still don't think it's a good fight!" Seeing that everyone was praising Li Mi, Captain Zhang Xiu shouted unhappily.

As soon as these words came out, the room shook. After everyone's eyes looked over, Zhang Xiu felt out of shape again, and turned his head to Li Xu and Yu Wenshi in embarrassment, and explained, "I mean, we can't always grow the morale of others and destroy our own prestige." How powerful Li Mi is, no, won't you know until you're done? At the moment, let's not talk about how to break the enemy, what good is it to praise him here! ”

"Captain Zhang's words are exactly what I want." Yu Wenshi and used his fingers to buckle the case, praising Zhang Xiu's words is reasonable. "That Li Mi is just a guy who sells his reputation. His family has been a prince for several generations, but he is so poor that he can't even afford to ride a horse, so he has to get a cow to collide with Yang Su's old thief's honor guard. It's okay to lie to the child when you say this, if you want to deceive us, let him go to hell! ”

"***, liar!" Several lieutenants from humble backgrounds laughed loudly. Compared with Cui Qian and Zhao Ziming, who read a lot, they were the least intimidated by Li Mi's name. Reading too much does not necessarily lead to a good war, and people with a good family background usually have no ability. Of course, our Huya Lang will be an exception for Yu Wenshi and adults, he is a special case with both a good family background and ability.

"Hanging a book on a bull's horn and reading it while walking is indeed a swindler. Even the upper, middle and lower three strategies, in my opinion, don't make much sense! Li Xu saw that everyone's morale had been mobilized by Yu Wenshi, and he smiled and added to the side.

"We are all cavalry, and we have been driven here from Upper Valley County for six days, and most of the brothers have been lost on the road. Yang Xuangan's subordinates were all temporarily captured Minzhuang, and there were no horses, how could he rush to Zhuojun before the army returned to the division. Besides, on the road of more than 1,000 miles, the officers and soldiers of various city checkpoints are not eating rice, how can they let him gallop across the country? I'm afraid that he will kill to the north with his front foot, and his back foot will be covered by Fan Zigai to take Liyang. When the time comes, he will have nowhere to eat, where can he afford to fight! Even if they can rush to Zhuojun as scheduled, can the rebellious army with wooden sticks still be able to compete with the tiger and iron cavalry under the command of General Luo Yi! ”

On the same day in Liaodong, Xu Zi questioned Li Mi's so-called upper, middle and lower three strategies in front of Li Jiancheng and Liu Hongji. Now that I have the experience of rushing from Zhuojun to Liyang and a preliminary understanding of the combat effectiveness of the rebels, I think it is just talk on paper.

In his eyes, Li Mi's so-called middle strategy can only be used to fool the layman. It sounds like going straight to Guanzhong and relying on the checkpoint between Guanzhong and the Central Plains to defend it, as if you can avoid the imperial court soldiers and horses from continuing to advance westward. The problem is that Guanzhong was in the hands of Wei Wensheng at that time, and Yang Xuangan killed from Liyang to Guanzhong, and the first thing to solve was the Xiongguan along the way. Wei Wensheng doesn't have to go to war, he can exhaust the strength of the rebels by defending with danger, which will give them the opportunity to advance westward. At that time, the rebels had no hope of advancing westward, and the retreat route was cut off by the defenders of Luoyang, and there was no place to bury.

"That is, Chang'an is more than 800 miles away from here. No matter how bad General Wei Wensheng's military ability is, he can always defend Tongguan. He Yang Xuangan couldn't even attack a small Hanoi for a long time, so why should he take Tongguan! Yu Wenshi and loudly clapped the case, applauding Li Xu's analysis. He had deliberately said that Li Mi's talent and character were so unbearable, in order to enhance the confidence of the soldiers by belittling his opponents. At present, Li Xu's supplementary analysis is exactly what he wants. Therefore, whenever he heard about the highlights, he applauded. For a time, the main general pointed out the country, and the supervising army sang and sang harmoniously, and they actually cooperated seamlessly.

"As for Li Mi's strategy, it is the most practical way for the rebels. It's just that Yang Xuangan was indecisive in the early stage of the army, first killing Hanoi County, then turning back to Xiuwu, and then to Ji County, and delaying for more than half a month just on the north bank of the Yellow River. When he crossed the river, Luoyang City had already made preparations, and naturally he couldn't catch anything! Xuzi faced everyone and talked eloquently.

Since he started training with Xu Dayan in the Ministry of Mischief, Xu Zi has had more than three years of experience in leading troops. Therefore, Li Mi's so-called clever calculation is clever in the eyes of others, but in his eyes, it is naturally full of loopholes.

The generals of the Xiongwu battalion were originally a little afraid of the combination of Han Shixu and Li Mi, but after the chief general and the supervisor sang like this, the cowardice in their hearts suddenly turned into a fighting spirit. For a while, I felt that the rebel army of 70,000 horses was simply a credit to the door, and if everyone didn't take the opportunity to cut off more heads, I would be sorry for this God-given opportunity!

"If it weren't for the general's thorough analysis, we would have really been deceived by Li Mi's false name. The last general will have the courage to ask the two adults for an order, and when Li Mi comes, he will go out of the city first and weigh his catties! "Captain Cui Qian is the most clever, and he was the first to jump out and express his position.

"Don't argue, don't fight, the credit of the last time has been set up by you, and my old Li feigned to attack Ji County. This is back for a big deal, and it's Lao Li's turn to take the lead! Governor Li Anyuan hurriedly rushed out to stop him. Previously, he was intimidated by Li Mi's name, and he never dared to speak out. Now that I think about it, these rebels can't even take Hanoi and Xiuwu, which are not garrisoned by many soldiers and horses, and immediately saw the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and rushed out of the city with Cui Qian to meet the enemy.

"The tiring work of path-finding is all tasted by our Li Meng, but you take advantage of it first when you fight, it's not fair!" Li Mengwei also jumped out and made peace blindly. Li Xu and Yu Wenshi wanted to see what everyone performed, and his heart was as bright as a mirror. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of being diligent or lazy, you are afraid that someone will not have long eyes, so you will be troubled by your temperament.

Li Xu turned his head to look at Yu Wenshiji, and it just so happened that Yu Wenshiji's gaze also swept towards him, and the two looked at each other and smiled, both of them saw appreciation and tolerance in each other's eyes.

Note 1: Li Mi's family history and the upper, middle and lower three strategies he dedicated are found in historical books and are not apocryphal. When I was a child, I read the story of Li Mi's hard work, and I also had a vocabulary book on the handlebars of my bicycle. It's a pity that I didn't hit Yang Su, and I hit a big tree. Thinking about it later, if it was a bull ride, I wouldn't have fallen so hard.

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