The thrilling night passed quickly, and when the morning light was thin, the troops scattered around came here one after another, and the first of them was Wei Xiaokuan.

Wei Xiaokuan led hundreds of light horsemen and horses to the gate of the city, and when he saw that it was Li Tai's Jingzhou army that occupied the city defense, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

Since he had a deep talk with Li Tai in Chang'an City at the beginning of the year and reached a consensus and tacit understanding with each other, Wei Xiaokuan has also been looking forward to the big event planned by Li Tai. After receiving the notice of sending troops in Tongzhou, he sent his subordinates to convey the news to the north of the province first, hoping that the Jingzhou Governor's Office could make preparations as soon as possible.

But when he knew about it, Yuwen Hu had already set off and arrived in the north of the city. Just when Wei Xiao felt sorry for the good situation in the southeast and was about to be subverted, he learned from Li Licheng, who risked his life to join the army and reprimand the generals, that Li Tai still had follow-up plans. Later, when I traveled through Caiyang City, I learned a more accurate plan from there.

Despite this, Wei Xiaokuan was still quite apprehensive in his heart. Among the several pillar states, although Yu Jin is not known for his might, he can be called the most clever in the art of war, even if General Li has been prepared, it is really difficult to predict the outcome of the victory. Especially now that we have arrived at the gate of the country, once we can't solve it quickly, it will have a very serious adverse impact on the follow-up plan.

Therefore, Wei Xiaokuan also had a very unsteady night, almost did not sleep, and before dawn, he led his cronies to set off to the south to know the final result as soon as possible.

Knowing that Wei Xiaokuan was coming, Li Tai also hurriedly strode out, stepped forward and smiled at Wei Xiaokuan, who turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "The matter has been decided here, there is Lao Weigong!" ”

After hearing these words from Li Tai's mouth, Wei Xiaokuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hand again: "Although I have been tired and worried along the way, I am just a mediocre person. Everything is premeditated by the Duke of Taiyuan, and I dare to take credit, I only hope to break through Jiangling under the leadership of the Duke of Taiyuan, and work to make up for the great rift between the north and the south! ”

Speaking of this, he turned to ask again: "Where is Chang Shan Gong now?" Will he settle the favor for the sake of the group? ”

After Li Tai heard this, he nodded and said: "Changshan Gong is still knowledgeable, and he did not give up on himself because of a momentary miscalculation. Later, when the armies gathered, Lao Weigong would come forward to take care of them and appease them. ”

The change of generals in the battle will always damage the morale of the army, not to mention that Li Tai used unconventional means to replace Yu Jin.

His confidence in doing this also lies in the fact that Jingzhou itself has a very considerable armed force, but if the southbound armies are too distracted and have to be distracted from monitoring and controlling, it is not conducive to the attack on Jiangling. Therefore, it is best to maintain the appearance of a peaceful handover, and there is no need to let the officers and soldiers know about these dirty power struggles inside.

In one morning, several teams and more than 8,000 soldiers arrived in Shicheng one after another, which can also be seen that if Li Tai had not directly moved on the city defense, and would have controlled it in the shortest possible time, when these men and horses arrived one after another, a big brawl would have been inevitable.

Although the battle last night only lasted for a short time, there were also some rumors spreading around, especially the sudden appearance of more than 30,000 soldiers of the Jingzhou Army on land and water, which also made the officers and men of the army suspicious.

However, with Wei Xiaokuan in charge of recruiting and placing them, these soldiers settled down a little, but they were still a little weak-hearted. Because their trip was to rob the Jingzhou army of the opportunity to attack Jiangling, and General Li had always been tough, and now that he was caught on the spot, they were secretly worried that they might be blamed.

However, fortunately, Li Tai did not show up to reprimand the generals, but ordered people to carry the grain carried by the boats anchored on the edge of the Han River and distribute them according to the proportion of the number of troops.

Since Jingzhou's grain, grass and military supplies were scattered by Li Tai in advance and distributed among the counties of Zhuzhou, they had to raise supplies and maintain a high-speed march, and they were hungry for several days.

In the evening, when the smoke of the stoves rose in the camps of the armies, Li Tai and Yu Jin went out to patrol the camps together, and announced that their troops from the south were going to accept Li Tai's control of the Guandong Dao Daxingtai. As for Yu Jin, the original commander of the army, because of a sudden illness, he could only stay in Shicheng to recuperate from his injuries for the time being.

When the generals learned of this situation, they naturally felt a little strange in their hearts. But when they saw Chang Shan Gong Yu Jinzheng following behind General Li with a tired face and a tired face, they all closed their mouths in interest and didn't dare to ask more.

As for the sergeants of the various armies, they didn't feel anything wrong at all, and even felt a little happy in their hearts.

Although Changshan Gong Yu Jin is also a high worker and a great meritorious service in the country, he is still slightly inferior to Li Boshan, the Duke of Taiyuan, who has been in the limelight in recent years, has repeatedly broken strong enemies, and has almost maintained a complete victory record. And the reason why we have to add an "almost", the battle that I lost was also the Battle of Bishan more than ten years ago, and the Duke of Taiyuan, as the general of Changshan, was beaten by the East Thieves and fled.

Even putting aside the past military exploits and deeds, Taiyuan Gong is also the landlord here, not just as soon as he became the main general, everyone immediately had a full meal to eat, what else is not satisfied?

Yu Jin was coerced by Li Tai to go out of the city together to comfort the army, and walked around the city to see that all the soldiers accepted this calmly, and even some of the soldiers who were not good at hiding their emotions also showed a slight state of joy, and the mood was inevitably worse, and after returning to the city, they were really dizzy and sick.

Li Tai gathered and pacified the armies in the middle of the road here in Shicheng, and at the same time, the envoys sent to other roads also set off as soon as possible. And the first to arrive was Wuning, the closest to Shicheng.

Wuning is located between Xiangyang and Jiangling, that is, Jingmen City in later generations, located in the north of the Jianghan Plain, the southern foot of Jingshan Mountain, and is also one of the few places of beauty between the north and the south, and has become the dividing line between Yongzhou and Jingzhou in the Southern Liang.

Originally, Wuning was in the hands of Jiangling, after all, Xiao Jing, the king of Liang, was in a relatively weak position in the contest with Jiangling. However, before Li Tai directly sent Liang Shiyan to send troops to Wuning to maintain military deterrence against Jiangling, which has continued until now.

It's just that the current situation in Wuning has undergone new changes, and the Jingzhou army under Liang Shiyan, which was originally stationed here, was expelled outside the city and stationed at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. Those who entered the city were replaced by the army from the south of Guanzhong led by Yuwen Hu and Li Mu, and the Xiangyang Department of Wu Pancheng, to which Xiao Jing, the king of Liang, belonged, camped, forming a completely host-guest situation.

Among these people, Xiao Jing, the king of Liang, was the most anxious to attack Jiangling, so when Hou Mo Chen Shun arrived in Xiangyang and said that he wanted King Liang to lead his troops south to help in the war, King Liang almost did not hesitate to come south from Xiangyang.

But although he was in an urgent mood, his voice was not high, and it was the forward general Yuwen Hu who really decided the advance and retreat of the army. And Yuwen Hu, who had been taught a lesson in the north, was also cautious in following the instructions at the moment, knowing that it was not his own strength to attack the battle array, so he was not in a hurry to go south to fight the Liang people after entering Wuning.

On this day, Xiao Jing, the king of Liang, once again entered the city to ask for a battle to no avail, and returned to the military camp outside the city with a depressed face. There was the sound of singing and dancing in the big tent in the camp, which was the Wei general Hou Mo Chen Shun, who was the supervisor of the army, was having fun.

King Liang did not go straight into the big tent, but turned into the small tent on the side, and gathered the subordinate Wenwu who had come with the army to the tent, and sighed in his mouth: "That Zhongshan Gongyu Wen Sabao still does not allow the army to fight, I am worried that the Wei people are besieged and forced to surrender Jiangling!" ”

The expressions of the people in Xiangyang in the tent also became worried after hearing this, if this was the case, it would undoubtedly be disastrous for them. If the Jiangling monarchs and ministers surrender, then their Xiangyang masters and servants will lose their greatest value, and they will not even have the qualifications to continue to be puppets.

Cai Daye, who joined the army, heard King Liang say this, so he sighed and said: "There are many tigers and wolves in the Wei State, whether it is the Zhongshan Gongyu Wen Sabao or the Anping Duke Mo Chen Shun, there is no virtuous reputation that advocates faith and righteousness, and I Xiangyang is also shallow, and there are many variables in conspiring with them.

Before the Eastern Expedition, General Li of Taiyuan Gong also specially sent an envoy to tell him that the matter of Jiangling would be conspired with the lord after its triumph. But now it is not only contrary to the former alliance, but also forces Wuning Liang Kaifu to ......"

Hearing Cai Daye say this, everyone's expressions were a little unnatural, and Liang Wang Xiao Jing's face couldn't help but show shame.

However, when a general Yin Deyi heard this, he frowned and said: "Cai joins the army, this is a fallacy, how can I betray the alliance this time?" It is clear that Wei is fighting in the country, tilting up and down, and its monarchs and ministers still do not value Li Boshan, what reason do the people of my vassal have to hold on to the old alliance and entrust the great plan to those who have lost power?

After joining the army, he knew that there were many tigers and wolves in the Wei State, but he didn't know that Li Boshan was the most vicious among them? At the beginning of their coming south, they seized my Fancheng, and they made good friends in the future, just to use the power of my lord to get involved in the lands of Handong. Its people have expanded to the north and west to lead two thousand miles, and my Xiangyang can benefit from an inch of land?

Li Boshan is a famous general in the world, and his lord does not need to be the sky does not want to prosper, but still wants to save my Liang Zuo! The generals of the current generation, Yuwen Hu is rash and unscrupulous, Hou Mo Chen Shun is a greedy veteran, and he is slightly inferior to Li Boshan when it comes to talent. If you seek with the mediocre, you can still hope to counteract, and if you conspire with the wise, the enemy will be destroyed, and I will inevitably feed it! ”

When King Liang heard this, his face was also restrained, and his tone became tougher: "The attack on Jiangling is the key to the survival of my family's country and society, how can it be tied to Li Boshan's words?" Besides, when he was about to fight, he went to Huainan by himself, it was he who abandoned me and not me and betrayed the alliance, so don't say anything more about joining the army! ”

Not to mention the conspiracy of the people in Xiangyang, Hou Mo Chen Shun was leisurely enjoying Wu Ling's singing and dancing in the big tent, but Hou Mo Chen Qiong next to him said with a sad face: "Can Brother ask Zhongshan Gong to fight again for me?" I have been in the military government for a long time, although I have no deeds, and I have been courteous to the Taiyuan public, but now I have carried out the military government, if there is no deeds to show, even if I am not retaliated by the Taiyuan public, I am afraid that I will be spurned by the masses! ”

After Hou Mo Chen Shun heard this, he waved his hand indifferently and said: "You Dao Changshan Gong led the generals to the south, is it really just to crusade against Jiangling and have nothing else to do?" Li Boshan was indeed Xuan He in the old days, but since then I am afraid that the momentum will be gone, if I don't know how to cultivate obscurity and still show my edge, I am afraid that my life will become a worry. You don't have to be in a hurry to behave, this time King Yuwen wants to make his children famous and meritorious, and even I, an old man, am just a foil for the army. ”

As he spoke, Hou Mochen took a drink from his wine glass, and his eyes couldn't leave the dancing and graceful servants.

In a place in Wuning City, there are also people drinking, but they are not as leisurely as Hou Mo Chen Shun, but a little depressed.

"Fill up, fill again!"

Li Mu pointed to Tian Hong on the opposite side and shouted loudly: "Jiangling is close at hand, the great achievement of destroying the country is in front of you, you should drink and celebrate, and soon my generation will be famous in history!" ”

Tian Hong covered the wine glass with both hands, shook his head again and again, and said, "I can't drink anymore, I really can't drink anymore!" The last general will be upright today, and Wu Angong is also drunk, so go back and rest quickly, don't get drunk and hurt yourself before the war! ”

When Li Mu heard this, his eyelids rolled and he sneered: "It's just Jiangling, it's not worth mentioning!" Even Li Boshan, who is famous all over the world, was easily seized by me and Zhongshan Gong...... Zhongshan Gong is wise and profound, and he is like a god, and I am just driven by it like a cow and a horse! ”

Tian Hong and Li Mu are not only comrades, but also fellow villagers, after hearing this, they hurriedly stepped forward to cover Li Mu's mouth, and whispered: "Wu'an Gong is cautious!" In this matter, we and others also regret Taiyuan Gong. But if this is just a private plan of Zhongshan Gong, how dare he? It's clearly the Lord's ...... Alas, in short, we just bowed down to accept the order, and Wu'an Gong, you didn't intend to be hostile to Taiyuan Gong. ”

"It's because it's not intentional that it's even more indignant! If the Lord really regards me as a confidant, why don't you tell me the truth, will I really refuse because of public affection with Taiyuan? This time I was used, not because I was loyal and brave, but because I was stupid and ugly! Taiyuan Gong has the grace to save my life, and I treat him with the righteousness of a child, but if the Lord really makes me control it, I will not dare to resign. But now he doesn't tell him, he doesn't tell ......."

Li Mu was extremely indignant, and the lord refused to tell him about it, obviously because he didn't trust him enough and had reservations about him, and he was kept in the dark to help Yuwen Hu go to Chubei to seize power, and in the end only one was disloyal and unjust, so his heart became more and more depressed.

After Tian Hong heard this, he didn't know how to comfort Li Mu for a while. Aside from anything else, he himself felt that the Chinese and foreign governments were a little inappropriate in seizing the power of the Jingzhou Military Government, but this kind of competition between the upper echelons was not something they could reconcile, even if they had some grievances against Li Tai, the old boss, they only dared to hide it in their hearts.

At this time, a soldier outside the door came to report to Liang Shiyan of Kaifu to ask to see, seeing that Li Mu was already a little out of control, Tian Hong wanted to refuse, but Li Mu said: "His army was forcibly expelled from the opposition, I think there is some kind of dilemma that is difficult to solve, I already have a negative Taiyuan Gong, and I should also take care of his subordinates." ”

Soon Liang Shiyan was brought in, followed by more than a dozen soldiers, escorting a big car all the way to the front of the hall, and hugged his fist towards Li Mu, who was drunk, and said: "I take the liberty to disturb me, and I ask for forgiveness from Duke Wu'an." Today's request for a meeting is to realize that it will be difficult for the last general to participate in the battle of Gangneung again, and the people who are not talented should be abandoned, but if the fine armor and staff in the army are idle, it will be a pity. Because I know that Wu Angong and my family have a deep relationship, I dedicate myself to Wu'an Gong, hoping to help Wu'an Gong bravely create great achievements! ”

Li Mu couldn't help but be even more ashamed when he heard this, but he also knew that the Jingzhou army had always been well-armed, so he couldn't help but step forward and open the cages on the car, and even when he saw the fine armor shining with metallic luster inside, he couldn't help but praise it again and again.

Liang Shiyan sent a lot of armor and staff this time, loaded several carts, and hundreds of soldiers to escort them, but they were all stopped outside. So Li Mu waved his hand, signaled for everyone to be put in, and warmly invited Liang Shiyan to come to the hall for a drink.

After entering the hall and drinking a few glasses with each other, Liang Shiyan pretended to come up mysteriously and whispered to Li Mu: "Please ask Wu Angong to temporarily retire the remnants, there will be confidential matters to play in the end." ”

Li Mu's guard was greatly reduced at this time, and after hearing this, he did not suspect him, waved his hand to signal the guards in the hall to withdraw, stared at Liang Shiyan with drunken eyes, and said with a smile: "Why did Liang Kaifu sue me?" ”

Liang Shiyan put away his smile at this time, stepped forward and threw Li Mu down on the seat, and pulled out his saber across his neck, and said sharply: "On the orders of General Li of the Guandong Dao Daxingtai and Taiyuan Gong, enter the city and capture the criminal general Li Xianqing!" Li Xianqing, since you were ordered to go to Taiwan, you did not stay in the north to wait for the instructions of the station, but you led the army south to Wuning, you are guilty! ”

"Guan, Kanto Road Daxingtai? This, this...... Liang Shiyan, you are presumptuous! ”

Li Mu was drunk and hazy at this time, his thinking and reaction were quite slow, and he was caught off guard by Liang Shiyan, humming incoherently, but suddenly seemed to grasp the point, and exclaimed: "You are ordered by the Guandong Dao Daxingtai?" Where is Taiyuan Gonghe, Tai, where is it now? Could it be that Wu Ning has already come......"

Liang Shiyan saw that Li Mu was a little unconscious, grabbed the copper basin that washed his hands by the dining table, poured all the water in the basin on Li Mu, and then roared again: "The Duke of Taiyuan has returned to the town from Hefei, and it coincides with the fact that the Duke of Changshan is committing a vicious illness, so he was ordered to take charge of the armies from the south, and all the orders are based on this!" The Taiyuan envoy told me that if the Duke of Wu'an still feels the old righteousness, he will have another private letter. If Li Xianqing gets lost and doesn't return, he will be beheaded and dedicated! ”

As he spoke, he swept away all the food and drink on the dining table, and slapped all the letters sent by the lord Lang on the table.

"Changshan Gong is sick ......"

The amount of information in this series of messages is too large, Li Mu couldn't react for a while, grabbed the letters on the case and read them one by one, and then was silent for a long time, holding his head and being silent for a while before shaking his head vigorously, and then looked up at Liang Shiyan, who was standing on the side with a knife, and said, "How can I forget the love between me and the Duke of Taiyuan?" This time, he was also deceived by others, he didn't know the inside story, and he drank in the hall because of guilt. May I ask Liang Kaifu, where are the public and private letters in Taiyuan? I'm not greedy, I just want to see what else Taiyuan Gong has to say to send me. ”

After Liang Shiyan heard this, he handed another letter in front of Li Mu, Li Mu hurriedly opened this letter and read it, his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Taiyuan Gong hopes that I can counter Zhongshan Gong and subdue the vanguard army to make the whole Jiangling work." I'm not gutsless, it's just that there are more than 30,000 soldiers here, and the forwards are in charge of me and Zhongshan Gong, but there are still more than 20,000 people in the hands of Xiangyang Liang Jun and Anping Gong, and I am afraid that they will not obey on both sides! ”

After hearing this, Liang Shiyan replied: "Xiangyang has been taken by my Xingzhou Boat Division, and Liang Jun has nothing to worry about. As for An Pinggong, if he doesn't obey his fate, he will only die! ”

"This, this...... Taiyuan Gong is really far-sighted, even Xiangyang is also in the scheme, it turns out that I came to the south, all the blind ants in his palm! ”

When Li Mu heard this, his heart suddenly had mixed feelings, and he once again felt the sinister nature of the world. He was still ashamed and resentful because of his ignorance of helping Yuwen to seize power, but he didn't expect Li Boshan's plan here to be more far-reaching. Feelings, all of them are scheming and dirty guys, and he is the only one in the entire Great Wei who is as innocent as water and stupid as a pig!

Li Mu slapped his face with cold water again, trying to make himself more sober, and at the same time, his mind was also nervously weighing, and finally decided to help Li Tai clean up Yuwen Hu.

One of them also had a lot of opinions about Yuwen Hu in his heart, and after coming south, there were some military negotiations and almost no conversation. Second, Li Tai even controlled Yu Jin, and copied the back road of Xiangyang, even if he refused to be complicit, he couldn't toss any tricks with them. At least cooperating with Li Tai can also ensure that the battle against Gangneung continues, and does not fall into meaningless internal friction.

To get Yuwen Protector, it is very simple for Li Mu, and even the reasons are ready-made. After tidying up himself and the hall, Li Mu invited Yuwen Hu to come here and select a batch of elite armor dedicated by Liang Shiyan to arm his personal army.

Yuwen Hu was very enthusiastic about this, and after receiving the news, even if he led a team of personal soldiers to Li Mu, he smiled even more after seeing the various fine armors displayed in the hall, rubbing them one by one, and couldn't put them down, and looked at Liang Shiyan, who was standing on the side with his head down, frowning and displeased: "This batch of fine weapons is thought to be the Jingzhou treasury, but Liang Kaifu is only dedicated to Wu'an Gong, don't you still complain about me taking your city guard?" ”

"How dare the end! The Duke of Zhongshan and the Duke of Wu'an were on the stage, and it was natural to take the treasury, and the last general was afraid that the Duke of Zhongshan was busy with military affairs and did not dare to disturb him, so he asked the Duke of Wu'an to transfer to Feng. ”

After hearing this, Liang Shiyan hurriedly lowered his head again.

"On the stage?"

Yuwen Hu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a sneering smile on his face: "Yes, yes, I have forgotten that I am also the head of the station, and I should have the right to dispatch this arsenal and armament!" ”

"Since the Duke of Zhongshan knows that he has this position, then don't blame the general for being rude!"

After hearing this, Liang Shiyan raised his eyebrows again, and shouted loudly: "According to the orders of the great line, Shi Yuwen, the head of the station, neglected his duties and abandoned the matter, and now he needs to be arrested and returned to the house, and severely punished!" ”

As he spoke, he pounced on Yuwen Hu with the two strong soldiers behind him, and pressed him down in the hall.

Yuwen Hu's henchman Hou Longen also appeared in the court, and after seeing this scene, he hurriedly drew his saber and rushed towards it: "The dog thief is presumptuous, and he will not hurt my lord......"

However, before he could swing his saber, the wind in front of him suddenly stopped, Li Mu held a long lance, and pierced his chest with a single lance, and the surging blood suddenly sprinkled all over Yuwen's face who was still struggling.

The hot blood poured into his mouth and nose steeply, and Yuwen Hu was suddenly frightened and froze in place, not daring to move at all, only said in a trembling voice: "Don't be impulsive, don't ......"

(End of chapter)