I don't know where we've fled, or how long we've been on the run. When the moon was in the sky, Li Mi led the remnants of the soldiers to rest on the spot.

In autumn, the weather is already a little cool, especially at night, you can feel the slightest coolness. Maybe we've been running for a long time, and the people are tired, and the horses are panting heavily. Everyone sat on the ground, and as soon as their buttocks touched the ground, sleepiness swept in.

The breeze is light, the clothes in the armor are already soaked, and they are gently blown by the wind, and they can't help but shiver, cold, this autumn night is indeed very cold, even colder, or reality - all the previous efforts of our Wagang Army have been in vain, and they have fallen short, and the scenery of the drunken and laughing battlefield in the past is no more, and now it is broken and sunk in the sand, leaving only a tired and numb body.

Li Mi suddenly cried sadly, choked up and said: "We and Wang Shichong were completely defeated in this battle, I Li is sorry for everyone, and there is nothing to compensate you, now I will apologize with death, thank you for the grace of being born and dying with me!" As he spoke, he drew his sword and prepared to kill himself.

Wang Bodang hugged Li Mi and persuaded him: "Why did Duke Wei ask for a short circuit? Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, we have to cheer up, and there is still a chance to make a comeback, if we are willing to degenerate and kill ourselves like this, isn't it too aggrieved? ”

"Now that we've come to this point, how can we have a chance to make a comeback?" Li Mi said with a sad face, "It's really not easy for our Wagang Army to grow stronger step by step, now all the efforts are in vain, I'm sorry for everyone, I'm sorry for every brother of the Wagang Army, let me apologize with death, so that I can feel at ease." ”

"Death doesn't solve anything." Wang Bodang said with a solemn expression, "Duke Wei, if you really feel sorry for everyone, you should cheer up and lead everyone to prosperity again, if you die like this, then what should we do next?" Since we choose to follow you to fight the country, you have to be responsible for each of our brothers, we must cheer up, especially Wei Gong, if you are all sluggish, then we naturally have no motivation. ”

Li Mi's mood finally stabilized, and he asked weakly, "What good plan do you have?" ”

Wang Bodang thought for a moment and replied slowly: "There are three ways to go now. ”

"Which three paths?" Li Mi's desperate eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw hope.

"The first way is to defect to Xu Shiyun, who is guarding Liyang, the second way is to defect to Li Yuan, who has entered Chang'an and has not yet become the emperor, and the last road is that no one will defect, we will take Heyang as a base, recruit troops, and make a comeback."

Li Mi began to fall into deep thought, thinking about something in his heart, and after a long time, he finally spoke: "I want to make a comeback with my own strength, this is not easy, it is almost impossible, so I thought it would be better to go to others..." I just figured it out, and we still went to Xu Shiyun to be reliable, after all, I have fought side by side with him for a long time, and I still know him well. ”

At this time, someone in the army reminded: "Duke Wei, when you set up a banquet to kill Zhai Rang, you almost killed Xu Shiyun, and now when you defect to him when it is difficult, will he take the opportunity to retaliate?" ”

Li Mi suddenly lost his words, maybe this person reminded him rightly, and he was talking about Li Mi's heart.

"Duke Wei, this is indeed possible, although they have fought side by side for a long time, and they have all paid a lot of effort for the Wagang Army to go to the soup, but even so, didn't Shan Xiongxin also defect to Wang Shichong?" Others in the army echoed.

"Is it possible to make a comeback on your own?" Li Mi asked Wang Bodang beside him unconfidently.

"We still have 20,000 elite soldiers now, as long as we find a way to unite with Xu Shiyun and win over Li Yuan and Dou Jiande, it is not impossible to make a comeback." Wang Bodang continued to analyze, "But we lost the battle, and people are afraid, this team is not easy to lead!" Moreover, and ...... "Wang Bodang suddenly slurred and spit out when he spoke, presumably there must be something difficult to say."

"And what?" Li Mi asked him eagerly.

"And since Wei Gong, you set up a banquet and killed Zhai Rang last time, your reputation and prestige have dropped a lot, and the outside world thinks that you are an ungrateful person, and it is a little difficult to win people's hearts."

"I see." Li Mi hung his head dejectedly, and his eyes were shrouded in a gray "curtain", and he said in a low voice, "Those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world, it was the support of the brothers who relied on the support of the brothers to grow the Wagang army, and now there are only a handful of people who are willing to follow me, what else can I do?" ”

"Duke Wei, why don't we choose the second path." Wang Bodang said tentatively.

"Defect to Li Yuan?"

"Yes."

"Is it reliable to defect to Li Yuan? Although I have worked with him before, I still don't know much about him, I don't know what kind of person he is, and I don't know if it's a wise choice to go to him. Li Mi hesitated.

At this time, Liu Xie in the army proposed: "Duke Wei, you and Li Yuan are from the same clan, even if you did not follow him in the process of seizing the world, but you also led the Wagang army to block the Sui army's counterattack on Chang'an, which can be regarded as helping Li Yuan to seize Chang'an, and this alone can not be regarded as helping Li Yuan to seize Chang'an, and he Li Yuan can't snub you Duke Wei!" ”

Li Mi felt that what he said was very reasonable, and couldn't help but nodded, "I have had millions of soldiers, commanding the wind and clouds, and infinite scenery, this time I defected to Li Yuan, and I will definitely be reused by him, and all my brothers can also enjoy the glory and wealth again." ”

After camping in place for a night's rest, Li Mi led the rest of the army to Chang'an to defect to Li Yuan.

Xu is Li Mi's ability to lead the troops to fight has already reached Li Yuan's ears, plus the two have been ancestors for a long time, Li Yuan is very welcome to Li Mi's defection, not only sealed Li Luqing, but also married his cousin to Li Mi, it seems that Li Yuan is indeed very willing to reuse Li Mi, Li Mi's choice of this path should not be wrong.

After a while, Li Mi suddenly offered advice to Li Yuan and said: "Now the soldiers and horses in Shandong are all my old troops, and they have not all surrendered to Wang Shichong, why don't you let me appease them to crusade against Wang Shichong?" ”

Li Yuan immediately approved Li Mi's request, and Li Mi asked Jia Yanfu and Wang Bodang to go with him, Li Yuan agreed, and when he left, Li Yuan also set up a banquet to see him off, Li Yuan raised his wine glass, and Li Michuan drank a glass of wine, and said: "We drink this glass of wine together, indicating that we have one heart from now on, when you said that you were going to Shandong to appease the old department, many people around me disagreed, but I treat you sincerely, I hope you will not let me down." ”

Li Mibi replied respectfully: "You treat me very kindly, I will definitely not let you down!" ”

In December of the first year of Wude (618 AD), Li Mi led our half of the men out of the customs, and Li Yuan suddenly sent an envoy to send an order for Li Mi to return to the court to receive the order, and surprisingly Li Mi actually killed the envoy with his own hands.

Jia Yanfu asked blankly, "Duke Wei, what are you doing here?" ”

"At the banquet, Li Yuan said that someone prevented me from going to Shandong, and it seems that this has come true." Li Mi said emotionally, "Since I surrendered to Li Yuan, I have been depressed, he does not reuse me, only gave me some false positions, this time he suddenly changed his mind and asked me to go back quickly, if I go back, I will definitely be killed by him, it is better to simply attack Taolin County, seize the grain, grass and soldiers there, and then cross the Yellow River north, after arriving in Liyang, we will try our best to meet Xu Shiyun and do a great career!" ”

Jia Yanfu said worriedly: "Since we have already surrendered to Li Yuan, we should not have dissent, besides, even if we capture the peach forest and successfully rendezvous with Xu Shiyun, we will not be able to achieve a great climate, and it is not what it used to be." Let's go back, so that those things will be self-defeating, and we will think about it in the long run. ”

Li Mi said angrily: "Li Yuan, if he doesn't give me the title of king, I'm just not happy!" Shandong should be my territory, and I will never give it to others! Jia Gong, you and I were born and died for several years, and I have always regarded you as my confidant, why are you not of the same heart with me now? ”

Jia Yanfu saw that Li Mi's mood had changed a lot, and his voice became a lot quieter, "Duke Wei, after you killed Zhai Rang, the people of Shandong generally thought that you were an ungrateful villain, and now who is willing to hand over the army to you?" It is precisely because you and I have been born and died for many years that I don't want you to go astray! I am so outspoken, and I also hope that you will change your mind and stop doing something unworthy. ”

Li Mi became more and more excited, and after listening to Jia Yanfu's words, he was even more furious, and was about to raise his knife to slash at Jia Yanfu, but was stopped by Wang Bodang in time, "Minister Wei can't do it, can't do it!" Jia Gong is also thinking about you, but the two of you have different views. ”

Li Mi stopped at this time, but his anger had not dissipated, he turned his head to look at Wang Bodang, and asked, "Then what is your position?" Also against me? ”

Wang Bodang replied: "If you must rise and come back, I will live and die with you!" ”

In the early morning of the next day, Li Mi asked us to wear women's clothes, wear curtains and hats, cover our faces, hide small weapons such as daggers under our skirts, and enter Taolin County in disguise as wives and concubines. After entering the city, it didn't take long for Li Mi to lead us to occupy the county seat.

Jia Yanfu was lucky not to be killed by Li Mi, and immediately fled to Xiongzhou, Li Mi was originally going to send someone to chase and kill Jia Yanfu, but was stopped by Wang Bodang in time.

After occupying Taolin County, Li Mi sent someone to ask for reinforcements from his former subordinate general Zhang Shanxiang. Everything went smoothly, and as we saw that our army was growing again, there was another accident.

Yes, this accident was "sent" by Li Yuan - Li Yuan sent Sheng Yanshi, the deputy general of Xiongzhou, to "entertain" us well, and they ambushed us in the valley where we had to pass, and while we were not paying attention, they killed the future violently, our army was broken in one fell swoop, Li Mi was killed on the spot, and we also submitted to Li Yuan from then on.