Chapter 4: Mending the Heavens (Part 2)
Luo Yi, who had always felt that the Boling Army was blocking his way forward, might be eager to see Li Xu being torn apart by the wolf rider outside the Saiwai. Liu Wuzhou is the Dingyang Khan of the Turks, and if he can not accompany the Turks to the south, it is already very face-saving for Li Xu, and expecting him to resist foreign humiliation together with the Boling army is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger. As for Li Yuan, it is said that he had an alliance with the Turks before going south, and shared interests. At this moment, he is busy besieging the Jingshi, and it is impossible for him to go north. After counting, Li Xu was surprised to find that the people who might fight against the Turkic wolf with him were actually the bandits Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. Although these two guys have been looting for many years, they are indeed building the territory they occupy as their own home. Some of the recovery strategies that have been proven to be effective in the six counties of Boling, Dou and Gao have almost copied the past. According to the report of the spies of the Boling Army sent to Pingyuan County, Jiangling, Husu and other places that were once burned by the fire have slowly recovered their vitality thanks to the efforts of Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. If there is more than two years of recovery time, it is difficult to say that there will not be a second Boling under Dou Jiande's rule.
Only the place that you build will be cherished. Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao are both natives of Hebei Green Forest heroes, they have no protégés, and they don't have any noble bloodlines, they can't be like Li Mi who can change places and make a comeback after losing his old nest. Therefore, if they heard the news of the Turkic invasion, even if Dou and Gao would not directly send troops to help Boling, at least they would not fall into the ground. It's a pity that the righteous army under Dou Jiande has a lot of combat effectiveness, and even if it goes to the battlefield at a critical moment, it may not be able to play much role.
Looking at the world, Li Xu felt that in addition to the Boling Army, the Tiger Iron Cavalry under Luo Yi and the Hedong Flying Tiger Army in the hands of Li Shimin were worthy of the Battle of the Turkic Wolf Cavalry. If the requirements are lowered a little more, the elite of Qi County and the Wagang Inner Battalion back then can also fight head-on with the Turkic wolf cavalry. He can't count on the first two anymore, and the elite of Qi County and the inner camp of Wagang, first, Li Mi will not let them go north. Second, even if the Wagang army is willing to come to the country, it will be far away, and it will be difficult to quench the thirst of the near.
Thinking of the Wagang Army, Xu Zi suddenly remembered Xu Dayan again. If this scheming old friend could come to his aid, perhaps he would have some hope of turning things around. But what kind of unrealistic delusion is this, Xu Dayan is now the backbone of the Wagang Army, how could Li Mi tear down the beams of his house and give it to others......
After thinking about it, Li Xu couldn't find a proper countermeasure. With the idea of letting go, he shrugged his shoulders and ordered with a smile, "What is the second bad news, just tell it too." Anyway, one basket is also lifted, and two baskets are also picked! ”
"The second news is a bit far away from us! It's hard to say whether it's good or bad! Zhao Ziming also responded with a wry smile, "Xizuo sent back an emergency report overnight, rumors of infighting in the Wagang army, and Li Mi's bloodbathed in the inner camp!" ”
"What?" Suddenly, Li Xu felt his heart shrink tightly, and blood almost spurted out of his throat. No matter how he fought with Xu Dayan on the battlefield, over the years, he never forgot the brotherhood between the two. In addition, there are the domineering Zhai Rang, Cheng Biting Jin who takes care of the overall situation, and the reckless but unscrupulous Shan Xiongxin. Speaking from his heart, the recklessness of the camp in Wagang gave him a much better impression than those celebrities and generals under Li Mi's command. At least the former is a respectable opponent, while the latter is completely a bunch of wretched people with low eyes. Let them play some lip service, play some intrigues and tricks and barely be able to get their hands on it, and really use it for great use, but it is not enough to accomplish things, and there are more bad things.
"Xu Maogong is said to have only been seriously injured!" Zhou Daniu understood the coach's thoughts very well and added in a low voice. Eleven people, including Zhai Rang, Zhai Hong, Zhai Mohou, and Wang Ruxin, were killed on the spot. Shan Xiongxin surrendered to Li Mi, and Cheng Zhijie was sent to confront the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Capital in advance, and after learning the news of Zhai and Li Huo, nearly half of the troops were scattered. Cheng Zhijie led the other half of the soldiers and horses back to Wagang, handed over the military power to Li Mi, and then closed the door! ”
Li Xu was chilled when he heard this, sighed, and asked in a low voice, "Did you bring the secret report?" ”
"Brought both!" Zhao Ziming took out a mulberry paper bag from his close-fitting pocket and held it to his coach with both hands. Li Xu took the paper bag and watched the news about the infighting in Wagang repeatedly, lest he miss a single word.
This incident, which was enough to change the entire pattern of power in Henan, happened seven days ago. But the root cause of the disaster is closely related to the Boling army.
After rescuing Li Mi and Wang Bodang and others at the hands of Bo Lingjun, Zhai Rang clearly realized that Li Mi played two roles in front of himself and others. He was very dissatisfied with this, but he couldn't turn his face with Li Mi because of these things for a while, so he was no longer willing to retire to the main village to live a stable life, and began to meddle in military affairs again.
Li Mi, who had been repeatedly defeated by the Boling army, urgently needed to regain his prestige through several big victories in order to gain a firm foothold in the army. Unexpectedly, the more anxious he was, the more he made mistakes in the use of soldiers. Although he received the help of Pei Renji, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and Qi Jun's elite, he could not play the role of the latter. First defeated Duan Da at Tianjin Bridge. Then he was defeated by the nobody Liu Zijing under Yanshi City, and then, whimsically bypassed Luoyang to attack Hongnong, and was robbed and killed by the Sui army on the way, and broke several henchmen such as Yang Defang and Zheng Detao.
At the same time, other heroes from all walks of life have repeatedly made gains. First, Fang Xianbo conquered Ruyin, and then Xu Maogong led 5,000 soldiers and horses to cross the Yellow River from Yuanwu and conquered Liyangcang in one fell swoop. Then, Zhai Rang went into battle in person, and Cheng Zhijie, Shan Xiongxin and others connected Rencheng, Qufu, Bocheng, and Xintai. The Qi County, which Zhang Xutuo had guarded for many years, was forced to surrender.
Half a month ago, Wang Shichong crossed Luoshui at night, and Chen Bing was in Heishi. Li Mi rushed to rob the camp when he heard the news, but he was ambushed by Wang Shichong, and the general Chai Xiaohe fell into Hanoi and drowned on the way to retreat. The soldiers and horses of the department went to seven or eight out of ten. Thanks to Xu Maogong, after hearing the news, he led the cavalry to attack Wang Shichong's rear army, and set fire to the baggage, so he reluctantly forced back the Sui army and rescued Li Mi.
The next day, the two sides fought again. Zhai Rang personally went out to deceive and defeated, attracting Wang Shichong to chase after him. Xu Maogong and Pei Renji took the opportunity to kill out, cut off the connection between the front and back of the Wang Department, and killed the Wang Department.
After experiencing this series of losses, Li Mi became more and more jealous of Zhai Rang. And the celebrities under his command couldn't get used to the vulgar style of the old people in the Wagang Army. So, under the planning of Fang Yanzao and others, Li Mi decided to break the wrist of the strong man. He took the opportunity to guard against Liu Changgong and took Cheng Bingjin first. Then set up a banquet to thank Zhai Rang, Xu Maogong, Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin and others for saving their lives. secretly set up a samurai, suddenly attacked during the banquet, killed Zhai Rang and most of his cronies on the spot, and washed Wagang Mountain in blood. Xu Maogong escaped from the door, surrounded by samurai, and slashed unconscious. Shan Xiongxin knelt down and prayed to surrender, but Fang Yanzao did not allow it. Li Mi originally planned to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but was persuaded hard by Wang Bodang and Wu Heimin, so he reluctantly let go of Shan Xiongxin, and then personally wrapped Xu Maogong's wounds......
After a while, Xuzi sighed softly and placed the secret report in the corner of the table. He could be sure that the names he cared about were not on the list of victims, and his mood was slightly stable. But I didn't expect that there were still people in the world who were so shameless. It's just that this kind of shameless person still has the reputation of a wise man and a righteous man on his head.
According to the unconfirmed information, Fang Xianbo then stopped returning to Wagang to obey orders. Although Xu Yuanlang and others are still under the banner of the Wagang Army, they are heavily armed in the Lihu generation! Zhao Ziming also sighed with Li Xu and said very regretfully.
After sorting out his thoughts, Li Xu asked bitterly: "Has this matter been spread?" Or is it only a few people who know about it? What do other forces think? ”
"It should have spread. Li Mi was afraid that others would laugh at him, so he announced that Zhai Rang had committed twelve major crimes! Our meticulous work got the news in Jijun on the bank of the Yellow River, and after verification, Xingye sent it back. I still have two copies of Wuyang and Pingyuan County in my hand, and I said the same thing, but I didn't have this detail, so I didn't bring it to Dashuai. Zhao Ziming groaned slightly and replied slowly.
The Boling Army was born from the Fenyang Border Army of the Great Sui Dynasty and had a very complete structure. After the expansion of many institutions that were originally used to deal with strong enemies outside the Central Plains, Zhao Ziming borrowed some of them to deal with the recklessness of the Central Plains, and the effect was also very significant. Therefore, Zhao Ziming can be sure that the news of the infighting in Wagang is accurate.
Dou Jiande is said to have held a banquet for two days in a row. Zhu Can gave Li Mi a cart of gold and silver to show his submission! After a pause, he added.
"So far, the meticulous workers have only heard that Wang Shichong is very surprised, thinking that Li Mi has gotten rid of internal resistance since then and will be able to soar into the sky in a few days." After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Daniu added again.
"What do you two think?" Li Xu's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he continued to ask.
On this point, Zhao Ziming and Zhou Daniu have the same conclusion. "Wang Shichong is said to be very good at leading troops in battle, but his knowledge is too short-sighted!" They commented in unison. Then he smiled relative and turned his head to Li Xu again.
"In a short period of time, Li Mi did completely control Wagang, and he would no longer be elbowed by anyone. But it won't be long before the Wagang Army may face another upheaval! Zhao Ziming is relatively Sven, and tries not to use offensive language to describe Li Mi.
"The surname Lee is ungrateful. If anyone follows him with all his heart, Zhai Rang will be a lesson from the past! "Zhou Daniu was born in the market, and he also speaks with an obvious market style.
The number is counted, but the words of the two are obviously regretful.
What they regret is not the infighting of the Wagang Army, but the time left for the development of the Boling counties is getting more and more urgent. If the Wagang Army had maintained the development trend of the recent period, it would have been impossible for the two imperial courts of Jiangdu and Dongdu or the rebel forces represented by Li Yuan to settle down in Henan as soon as possible. That way, even if the battle against the Turks was lost, the Boling army would have enough time to recover.
And now, Li Xu has to make a choice.
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