As a barrier to Yizhou, Fangzhou should be heavily guarded. But with the dangerous Yangling Pass in front of it, the defenders of Fangzhou felt that they were just a decoration.
Therefore, when the news of the fall of Yangling Pass came, the Fangzhou defender was dumbfounded.
"It was lost?"
"yes!"
Guard Du Que was stunned for more than ten breaths, then slapped his forehead, "Quick, hurry up and report to your Majesty!"
"Close the city gate. From today on, no entry or exit is allowed!"
Du Que kicked his subordinates, but his heart fell to the bottom.
Yangling Pass is lost!
What to do in Fangzhou?
…
Tongcheng.
Tongcheng is very beautiful in late autumn. On the stone streets, children are running wildly and adults are yelling and cursing...
When Wang Da catches his son, he beats him up. The neighbor persuades him: "Brother Wang, why are you so angry?"
Wang Da slapped his son's butt hard and said, "Your clothes are so torn, how can I get the money to buy you new clothes? If you don't obey me, I'll beat you to death!"
A woman passing by carrying a bamboo basket said, "This is my temper. You were also like this when you were a child!"
Wang Da smiled bitterly, "The taxes at that time were not that high. After paying the taxes this year, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive next year's wheat harvest. Should the whole family go to drink the northwest wind?"
The woman sighed, "This year's life is indeed difficult."
"I'm not just sad, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive!" said an old man squatting outside his home: "I said all the money and food collected were used to feed the army."
"Raising a large army, who are you guarding against?" Wang Da let go of his son, "The Chang'an army is coming, and with this big battle, our Shu land will be flooded with blood again."
"Not necessarily." The old man said firmly: "Yangling Pass is here!"
Yanglingguan is the protector of Shu.
"Too!"
The woman nodded.
Wang Da squatted down dejectedly, "But if the Chang'an army cannot defeat us, next year or the year after, the taxes will be collected like this. We will starve to death before the Chang'an army comes."
The woman glanced at him and said, "I didn't hear anything." Then she ran away like a gust of wind.
"Afraid of a bird!" Wang cursed: "If a person dies with his eggs in the sky, he will not die for tens of millions of years! I don't want to be a bachelor and show off my clothes!"
The old man said quietly: "Then do you want the Chang'an army to invade? Or something."
Wang Da blurted out, "Of course I'll call in."
"Yangling Pass is here!"
"I bet that Yangling Pass cannot be defended!" Wang Da said.
After saying that, he looked around and saw more than ten neighbors staring at him.
"Ouch...I drank too much!" Wang Da ran over, picked up his son and left, turning back as he walked, "I drank too much!"
"Boss Wang, if you don't treat me to a drink, I will sue the government later!" a neighbor joked and threatened.
"That's right, Wang Da, your baby seems to be fine, why don't you make an appointment with my girl?"
A child ran into the alley like flying, his shoes that were not wearing were slapped on the stone pavement, making a clicking sound.
"Yangling Pass is lost!"
Wang Er turned back abruptly.
Then, there was a frying pan outside.
"Yangling Pass is lost."
"God, this army is coming."
The commotion kept spreading.
In other words, this news is true.
My mouth... Wang Da swears that he just said it casually to vent his anger!
The neighbors slowly looked at Wang Da.
"Wang Da, tell me again, can Fangzhou be defended?"
"Brother Wang, I'll come home later for a drink. I cut a strip of old bacon, steamed it and sliced it. It's very delicious."
"Brother Wang..."
The autumn wind blew through the alley and hurriedly delivered the news, but it did not cause the expected shock. The child was stunned. He tilted his head and looked at everyone, almost treating Wang Da as a god.
Then, he asked curiously: "Your Majesty, Chang'an, is coming?"
…
"There is no day like this!"
In the court hall, Zheng Qi was spitting passionately.
"If you don't mention taxes, where will the money and food come from to support the army? Without an army, how can we counterattack the key points?"
This is political correctness.
He sprayed so heartily that no one dared to refute him. The people were in dire straits! Why were the people rebelling?
You dare to say that you are ignoring the overall situation and the emperor will deal with you later. Everyone will just applaud and snatch the official position you vacated.
Li Mi looked at the ministers and said calmly: "My lords, please don't forget Chang'an!"
"I always dream about Chang'an, and I dream about Chen's Leng Tao on Zhuque Street. A bowl of it in this weather, the coolness will make your whole body feel comfortable."
One of the ministers sighed.
"Zhang Qing." Li Mi looked at Zhang Huan, the black-headed snake, "There is probably a fierce battle over there at Yangling Pass. Is there anything important?"
This was for Zhang Huan to correct his omissions.
Zhang Huan glanced at Zheng Yuandong.
Zheng Yuandong looks at his nose with his eyes, and his mind with his nose, as if he is a master of Taoism.
Could it be that this guy has been practicing closed-mouth meditation recently?
Zhang Huan had no choice but to go out and say: "Your Majesty, Yangling Pass is a dangerous place. This battle only depends on the general. The general can inspire morale, so even if Yang Ni has millions of troops under his command, he can only do nothing!"
He felt that this answer was impeccable.
Li Mi was not satisfied, "What I mean is that maybe... we can counterattack?"
Zhang Huan: "..."
Counterattack?
In this situation, if the Yangling Pass defenders dared to attack, Li Xuanneng would laugh his ass off.
"Your Majesty, it's difficult." Zhang Huan did not dare to refute this opinion directly, "Then Yang Ni..."
He hesitated again and again.
Zheng Yuandong said faintly: "That man is the ancestor of the sneak attack!"
The emperor shut up.
Zhang Huan smiled dryly.
I feel that there is something wrong with Lao Zheng's attitude and it is not tactful enough.
"His Majesty!"
The chamberlain came outside and wanted to break in, but was stopped by the guard.
Han Shitou walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"
"A messenger from Fangzhou wants to see you."
Han Shitou looked past the chamberlain and saw the messenger.
He felt a touch of despair.
"Your Majesty, there is a messenger from Fangzhou who wants to see you."
The emperor nodded, and Han Shitou came in with the messenger.
The messenger came in and saluted.
"Your Majesty, Yangling Pass...is lost!"
It seemed as if someone had cast a large-scale secret technique on the hall, and it suddenly froze.
Li Mi still looked a little dissatisfied.
Zheng Yuandong lowered his head slightly, the disdain still in his eyes.
Zhang Huan still smiled like a snake with a black tip.
Zheng Qi's mouth opened, holding the words of refutation inside, and saliva flowed down the corners of his mouth.
The first person to react was Yang Songcheng.
He shouted: "Who sent the news?"
At this time, any news needs to be screened.
Maybe it's just spreading rumors.
Everyone slowly looked at the messenger.
The messenger knelt down.
"The rout soldiers said that Yang Ni's men suddenly appeared from the mountains behind Yangling Pass, and the raid was successful, and then the defenders were defeated..."
"Verify his identity!" Yang Songcheng said.
This is the last hope.
Before anyone could verify the identity of the envoy again, the second wave of envoys from Fangzhou came again, along with the defeated troops from Yangling Pass.
The messenger is Fangzhou Biejia. This cannot be faked.
"Yang Ni's men launched a frantic frontal attack and containment. Two thousand people found a trail from nowhere and crossed Yangling Pass..."
Yang Songcheng's body relaxed and became silent.
Inside the hall, there was dead silence.
Yangling Pass was lost.
The door to Shu is now open.
Fangzhou... Even if Fangzhou can block it, after entering Yangling Pass, the Chang'an army will have more choices. They can attack Fangzhou, or they can choose to take a detour and attack from other places.
In other words, after entering Yangling Pass, it is definitely impossible to block it.
Li Mi sat on it blankly.
Han Shitou coughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of troops in Yizhou who are loyal to Your Majesty. Why should you worry?"
"Yes!" The emperor came to his senses and said: "Every place is ordered to be on strict guard. In addition, Yizhou is on heightened alert. Let's disperse!"
The emperor left in a hurry.
The steps of the ministers were extremely slow.
Zhang Huan called Zheng Yuandong over, "What do you think of the next battle situation?"
"If the Chang'an army wants to move quickly, it must attack Fangzhou. If you are not in a hurry, you can take a detour and attack from multiple directions. However, it is late autumn now, and the weather will be cold if it stays up any longer, which is not conducive to the army's attack. Therefore, I think that the Chang'an army will probably attack
Mainly attack Fangzhou."
"Fangzhou is not easy to fight!"
"Yes! After all, the road to Shu is there."
"Then, I should be able to survive this year!"
"yes!"
Li Mi hurried to see Li Yuan.
The Supreme Emperor was drinking. Ever since he learned that Chang'an's army was attacking, he had spent almost every day drunk.
"Coming, on the hour?" Li Yuan pointed to his lower head.
Li Mi sat down and looked at him with one hand on his chin, "How many more days do you think you can enjoy this?"
Li Yuan chuckled and said, "I deserve it if I live to this age. By the way, I see you pretending to be calm, but something big happened?"
The maid gave him a piece of bacon.
Li Yuan chewed it hard, oil juice overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and he even sucked it.
"Yangling Pass, lost."
Li Yuan paused for a moment, and oil spilled from the corner of his mouth again.
"suck!"
He sucked the oil in, chewed it harder and faster, and finally swallowed it.
"That bastard is coming."
"right."
"Can you hold it?"
"After passing Yangling Pass, not only is it connected in all directions, but there are also trails leading to other places, which can bypass Fangzhou. Then, we will march to Yizhou."
"No." Li Yuan put down his wine glass, "Even if there is a trail, the army will attack and consume so much food and grass every day. How can a large vehicle be driven on a trail? Can that evil army not eat or drink?"
Li Mi's eyes were calm, "He only needs to travel lightly with thousands of cavalry. Yizhou is rich and there is plenty of food and grass around it."
"Destroy them!"
Li Yuan looked at his son eagerly.
"Ah! Destroy them!"
Li Mi shook his head, "Once that evil man is discovered outside Yizhou, people in the city will definitely be panicked. At that time, my only choice is to close the city gate tightly. Otherwise, someone will sacrifice the city at the next moment."
Outside the city, you can only let your enemies run wild.
"Is there no way out?" Li Yuan asked.
Li Mi thought for a while, "Unless he can recognize you as his uncle."
"And recognize you as my cousin?"
"He's coming!" Li Yuan's face turned pale, "Brother, your son is coming."
"You really disappoint me!"
Li Mi came to seek advice, but unexpectedly Li Yuan collapsed.
He stood up and walked out, suddenly saying: "Let someone give him a glass of poisonous wine!"
Behind him, Han Shitou raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, if the poisonous emperor kills the Supreme Emperor, once... that person will vent all his anger on Your Majesty."
Li Mi was startled, then turned to look at Han Shitou, reaching out and patting his shoulder, "You are still loyal to me at this time! If you can escape this disaster, I will let you enter the court!"
Han Shitou lowered his head, "I only hope that your majesty will be safe."
At least, save the lives of you and your old dog father before the little master captures you.
"good!"
Li Mi was obviously moved. He raised his head and looked inside.
The murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "So, be optimistic about him."
Han Shitou said seriously: "Whoever wants to take action against the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty must kill the slave first!"