Li Zhiyun and his second brother walked into the barracks, only to see hundreds of soldiers on the playground in the middle of the camp distributing food around a few large iron pots. The second brother squeezed in from the crowd and saw that the pot was indeed filled with horse meat, so he was relieved. A soldier served a bowl of broth and couldn't wait to squat aside and eat it in a big gulp.

The second brother squeezed out of the crowd and was about to beckon Li Zhiyun to go back, but found Liu Gan squatting alone in a corner in the distance, with his back to everyone, holding a bowl in his hand and eating food.

The second brother pulled Li Zhiyun and walked over. The two came behind Liu Gan, and the second brother shouted. Liu Gan seemed to be startled, quickly stood up, turned around, and when he saw that it was the two of them, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's the two princes, it scared me." ”

Li Zhiyun saw that Liu Gan's beard was stained with white things, and he didn't know what it was. The second brother also saw it, looked at the bowl in Liu Gan's hand and said, "What are you eating?" Let the king see. However, Liu Gan hid the bowl behind him.

"Show this king!" The second brother said loudly.

Liu Gan didn't dare to disobey, so he had to hand over the bowl. The second brother took the bowl, and Li Zhiyun also stretched his neck to look at it, and found that the bowl was filled with sawdust. The second brother frowned and said, "Liu Gan, you let the soldiers eat horse meat, but you hide here to eat sawdust?" Liu Gan hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, my sawdust is mixed with broth, and it is delicious." ”

"Okay, since it's delicious, let's change it." The second brother said and turned to Li Zhiyun, "Fifth brother, you go and bring my bowl of horse meat." ”

When Liu Gan heard this, he hurriedly snatched the bowl and said, "Lord Wang, I won't change it with you!" You've been sick for so long and you need to eat some meat to replenish your body. Seeing that Li Zhiyun refused to leave, the second brother urged again and again. Li Zhiyun was a little embarrassed: "Second brother, General Liu is right, you still have to make up for your body, forget it?" ”

The next day, Li Zhiyun and his second brother were basking in the sun in the yard hungry, and Liu Gan hurriedly walked over, followed by a middle-aged man in his forties. Liu Gan smiled and said, "Two princes, look who is coming." Li Zhiyun took a closer look, hey, isn't this the king of Changping?

Li Shuliang, the king of Changping, is Abba's cousin, how could he fall from the sky? Li Zhiyun and the second brother hurriedly stood up, and the second brother said, "King Changping, why are you here?" Li Shuliang said with a smile: "The emperor heard that Jingzhou was besieged, and sent me to lead the army to reinforcements. The second brother hurriedly said, "How many soldiers and horses did you bring?" ”

"Five thousand men and horses," said King Changping, "and a large amount of grain." ”

"You brought food? That's great! Li Zhiyun couldn't help cheering, he could finally have a full meal.

Liu Gan grinned: "Two princes, there is better news." Xue Rengao saw that our reinforcements had arrived, and under the pretext that he had run out of food, he had already led the army to withdraw. Li Zhiyun and the second brother were very happy when they heard it. The enemy retreated, and they finally turned the corner and won the final victory.

Li Zhiyun was able to eat enough every day, and his physical strength gradually recovered. When he was fine, he led Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu to wander around Jingzhou City. On this day, when they came back from the street, they had just entered the barracks when a soldier ran over and said, "King Chu, King Qin wants you to go to the herald hall and say that there is something to discuss." ”

When Li Zhiyun heard this, he asked Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu to go back to the small courtyard first, and walked towards the herald hall by himself. He walked into the room and took a look, only to see the second brother, King Changping and Liu Gan sitting around a desk. When the second brother saw him come in, he beckoned him over.

Li Zhiyun walked over and sat down, and said, "Second brother, what's the matter?" Before the second brother could speak, King Changping said, "Zhiyun, that's the case." Two people came to Gaoshu City, saying that the people in the city wanted to betray Xue Rengao and submit to our Tang Dynasty, and let us send troops over to respond. No, we're discussing this. Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Who are those two people?" ”

"The two soldiers said that they had come to deliver the news on the orders of their commander."

At this time, Liu Gan stood up and said loudly: "Three princes, don't miss the opportunity, the time will not come again!" Since we can get a city without a fight, what is there to hesitate about? The last general is willing to lead his soldiers and horses to Gaoshu City! The second brother glanced at Liu Gan, then turned to Li Zhiyun and said, "Fifth brother, what do you say?" ”

Li Zhiyun pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay to go, but to prevent fraud, you must be careful on the road." The second brother listened, nodded, stood up and said to Liu Gan: "General Liu, this king agrees that you will lead the army to Gaoshu City." However, you must have a few more eyes, and if you find that the situation is not right, you must immediately retreat, and you must not be greedy for merit! Liu Gan hugged his fists and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Liu Gan's 3,000 men and horses lost 1,000 while defending the city, and there were still 2,000 left. He led these two thousand men and horses out of Jingzhou and headed for Gaoshu City.

After several days of marching, the team came to the foot of Gaoshu City. Liu Gan rode on the horse, only to see that the city gate was closed, and the figure of the sentry was shaking on the city tower. Liu Gan ordered the soldiers to shout, and after a while, a sentry poked his head out and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Liu Gan said loudly: "Aren't the people in the city going to surrender? We're here to answer it, open the gates! The sentry's head retracted, and after a while it stretched out again, and said, "It is true that you must surrender, but the gates cannot be opened, so come in through the wall!" ”

When Liu Gan heard it, he felt that something was wrong, the people in the city wanted to surrender but did not open the city gate, and let them go over the wall. How could this wall be so high and so easy to climb over? Do you want to catch and kill them one by one while they are climbing over the wall?

Liu felt angry, turned his head and said to his soldiers: "What about the two guys who reported the news?" Get them for me! The soldier turned and left, and after a while he came back and said, "Those two men have run away!" Liu Gan now understands that the people in the city are fraudulent. He wanted to lead his men and horses away, but he was a little unwilling. He stared at the city gate for a while, and then had an idea in his heart, and said loudly: "Quick, go and collect some firewood, pile it up and burn the city gate!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they hurriedly scattered, and after a while, they picked up a large pile of dead branches and leaves, and piled them all under the city gate. Someone pulled out a fire sickle and lit the pyre. After a while, thick smoke rose and flames erupted, and the fire grew stronger and stronger, and tongues of fire licked the thick wooden gate from the bottom up.

Liu Gan rode on the horse with a satisfied smile on his face. Didn't you open the gates? Lao Tzu burned the city gate to you, see what else you can do to prevent Lao Tzu from entering the city?

Liu Ganzheng was feeling happy, and suddenly poured a bucket of water from the city, and the vigorous flames suddenly withered. Immediately, several buckets of water were poured down one after another, and the fire was completely extinguished, leaving only a few wisps of smoke to rise.

Liu Gan was dumbfounded, this is over, he has nothing to do anymore. Liu Gan asked his soldiers to call the deputy general over and said, "General Wang, the people in the city are fraudulently surrendering, let's go back to Jingzhou." For the sake of safety, you lead a large group of men and horses to go first, and I will lead 500 elite soldiers to break off! When the adjutant general heard this, he clenched his fists and said, "Obey!" ”

After the team left Gaoshu City, and after walking for more than half an hour, Liu Gan saw a flat river in front of him, and only a few low hills in the east, so he turned his head and asked the cronies and generals who were walking with him: "What is this place?" ”

"Back to Dashuai, the name of this place is Baili Hosokawa."

Hundred miles of Hosokawa? Liu Gan wanted to say something, but a personal soldier ran over from behind, grabbed his reins, and pointed behind him with his hand: "Dashuai, look!" Liu Gan turned his horse's head and glanced at it, only to see black smoke billowing from the direction of Gaoshu City. It turned out that there were three beacon fires burning at the head of the city, and the black smoke came out of the beacon fires.

Liu Gan was taken aback, and was pondering the meaning of the three beacon fires, when there was a shout and the neighing of war horses in his ears. He turned his head to look, and saw a large number of enemy troops condescendingly rushing down on the eastern hillside. Oh no, we're fooled!

Liu Gan had only 500 soldiers around him, and he was suddenly ambushed. Soon after the two sides fought, the Tang army was defeated, and Liu Gan was captured alive. Then, he was escorted to Xue Rengao by Wuhua Tie.

Xue Rengao said triumphantly: "Liu Gan, you have been guarding Jingzhou City for more than a month. Unfortunately, it ended up in my hands. Liu Gan sneered and said, "You are a conspiracy, and you can't be considered a real skill." Xue Rengao shook his head and said, "No, soldier, treacherous." Liu Gan, you are more than brave and resourceful, what else can you say? Liu Gan glared at the other party, and said with righteousness: "Xue Rengao, since Lao Tzu has fallen into your hands, if you want to kill it, you have to listen to it, why bother with it?" Xue Rengao smiled and said, "General Liu, I can not kill you, but there is one condition. ”

"On what terms?"

"I sent someone to send you to the city of Jingzhou, and you shouted to the city to ask them to open the city and surrender."

Liu Gan was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, I can promise you." When Xue Rengao heard this, he laughed and said: "Those who know the times are Junjie, and General Liu is really a person who understands......

Xue Rengao led a large army to Jingzhou and surrounded the city. After Li Zhiyun, the second brother and the king of Changping received the report, they all climbed to the top of the city. King Changping instructed his soldiers to prepare to defend the city.

Xue Rengao asked Liu Gan to be brought to the city and asked him to shout to the city to persuade the people in the city to surrender. Liu Gan shouted loudly: "Brothers, the thieves have no food, they are starving, and they will soon perish." The emperor sent hundreds of thousands of troops from all directions, don't worry, try to defend the city! ……”