At dusk, there is a small village in the vast snowfield. The village was abandoned not long ago. It is not far from Mayi. It has been nearby for several previous wars. It was even robbed by Turks. The villagers had no choice but to flee into Yanmen Pass and move to Dai County.
Although the village was uninhabited, the houses had not collapsed and could barely be lived in. Not long after Li Shan and his party left Mayi, heavy snow fell again, and they had no choice but to rest here for the night.
On the tenth day of Mayi, Cui Xinxin had too many questions. After resting for a while, he went out to look for Li Shan. What on earth were you discussing with Yu Sheshe and the association rate?
"Where's Huairen?"
"Cui Sheren." The gloomy-looking Liu Shirang was too lazy to salute. He just pointed to a nearby place. Once he returned to Yanmen, he would probably be questioned... The reasons were all ready. Yuan Junzhang sent him
When the son entered the court, His Majesty ordered Cui Xin and Li Shan to recruit him, but he also went there, so the recruitment failed.
The heavy snow was still flying swayingly. Zhu Ba held an oil-paper umbrella above his head. Under the umbrella, Li Shan put his hands behind his back and looked up at the snowflakes dancing wildly in the air.
"Mr. Lang, Cui Sheren, and the Marquis of Yiyang County have arrived."
Li Shan didn't seem to hear it until the short Yuan Pu was brought in by his personal guards.
"Mr. Liu, do you know your current situation?" Li Shan turned around slowly, his eyebrows were like swords, going straight into his temples, his face was expressionless, there was no gentleness in it, and a chill was exuding all over his body.
"Besieged on all sides, there is no chance of survival anymore." Liu Shirang no longer bowed his head, and simply said: "I can only go to jail or die!"
"But I will never have any intention of surrendering to the barbarians in this life."
Their eyes met, and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Li Shan's mouth, "The sage's mouth says, Yuan Pu."
Yuan Pu took a step forward, swallowed his saliva, and then whispered: "The Duke of Jiangxia County informed the Marquis of Yiyang County that he had secretly communicated with the Turkic Jieli Khan, and wanted to surrender. The King of Xiangyi followed him, and Gao Manchu, the general of the Ministry of Government, Cao Chuantuo
Entering Beijing as proof."
Liu Shirang's face changed greatly, his eyes were red, and the strong wind blew by, blowing the scattered white hair on his bun into the air... If he was defeated in the army at Mayi, but he was alone, and if he was imprisoned in the name of collaborating with the enemy, the whole family or even the entire clan might be
There is no way to escape this disaster.
Li Shan already knew the whole story. Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian should have nothing to do with Yugushe. Yugushe returned Cao Chuantuo and tried to use them to attack Liu Shirang... In his eyes, Liu Shirang was stationed at Yanmen Pass.
It's a roadblock.
But Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian climbed up the pole, and maybe even Cao Chuantuo was "forced" to frame Liu Shirang as a treasonous enemy without even doing anything.
The sky was getting dark, and it was hard to see the face of the person opposite. Yuan Pu said softly: "His Majesty issued an order to summon the Marquis of Yiyang County back to the capital..."
"First, Jiangxia County Duke buried more than 10,000 troops, and then Mayi was besieged for more than a month until the city was defeated. Liu Gong could not escape the blame." Li Shan shook his head and said: "If this recruitment is successful, there may be a glimmer of hope.
This is also the reason why Liu Gong came to Mayi with him."
Liu Shirang raised his head suddenly, "It must be Li Shenfu. Li Gaoqian secretly informed the Turks about the recruitment, otherwise how could Yu Sheshe come so quickly!"
Yuan Pu took a few steps back, but Cui Xin took a few steps forward with an oil-paper umbrella and whispered: "Cao Chuantuo was captured alive by the Turks."
"What?!" Liu Shirang stiffened, "A counter-intentional plan?"
"It should be so." Cui Xin said softly: "There is still room for maneuver."
"There is absolutely no room for it." Li Shan said decisively: "The recruitment failed and Ma Yi was not in hand. Your Majesty will definitely hold him accountable. If you don't blame Duke Liu, how can you blame the King of Xiangyi?"
"Or the Duke of Jiangxia?"
"Or is it a certain acting county magistrate?"
Cui Xin was also speechless. He also knew that Liu Shirang could only bear the crime of returning to Yanmen and repaying Chang'an... This was also the best choice for everyone.
But what Cui Xin didn't understand was why Li Shan suddenly said these words here and why he didn't wait until he returned to Yanmen Pass?
There was a long silence, and the night was getting darker. Li Shan stood there motionless, as if waiting for something.
After what seemed like a long time, the sound of a horse's neighing suddenly sounded, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps.
"Langjun!" Fan Shiyi trotted over, his body covered with snow stains, but his expression was cheerful, "He has not entered the city yet."
"Look carefully?"
"Nothing wrong!" Fan Shiyi glanced at Liu Shirang and closed his mouth hesitantly.
"explain."
"I have been drinking continuously, and I often see people who are very drunk." Fan Shiyi said with a smile: "Although the heavy snow makes it difficult to attack with fire, if you charge into the battle with armor, you will definitely succeed!"
Liu Shirang, who stood there frozen, suddenly turned around and stared at Li Shan with his red eyes.
Li Shan took a deep breath and shouted: "Come!"
After a while, Li Shan stroked the mane as white as snow on the horse's back and said, "This horse accompanied a certain man on his campaign in Shandong. He witnessed the great fire in Liting, the great victory in Wei County, and the capture of Liu Heitao alive in Yongji."
"Although Mr. Liu is nearly sixty years old, he is still getting stronger and stronger. I hope this horse can help Mr. Liu."
After receiving the long spear from Zhu Badai, Li Shan raised his hands and said, "This spear was once used by the King of Huaiyang to kill Liu Heitai's brother and his general Wang Xiaohu."
Liu Shirang gasped a few times, his voice choked with sobs, and suddenly knelt down on one knee, raised his hands, and took the horse, "I will charge forward tonight and fight to the death."
"If we win this battle, the dilemma will be solved immediately." Li Shan helped Liu Shirang up, "Whether it is Liu Gong's dilemma or Yanmen's dilemma."
"If this battle is lost..."
"If we lose this battle, I will fight to death outside the city of Mayi." Liu Shirang took a step back, knelt on the ground again, and said, "Please also ask Guantao County Duke and Yuan Gong to tell me everything about me, so that the whole family will not be implicated."
Li Shan said with emotion: "If there is any disagreement, I am willing to protect Liu Gong's family."
Cui Xin stepped forward to help Liu Shirang up. Yuan Pu bowed and said, "I will tell the saint what happened tonight in detail."
Seeing Liu Shirang, Wang Junhao, Du Xiao and others striding away, Li Shan waved to Zhu Ba and said: "Let Zhao Da keep an eye on him. If he makes any rash move..."
Li Shan made a slashing motion, and Zhu Ba was stunned for a moment before responding.
"Huairen?" Cui Xinxin had countless questions, but he asked first: "Don't you still believe Liu Shirang?"
"He should not have defected to the Turks." Li Shan snorted, "If he really did defect to the Turks, the people who came to Mayi this time must have a plan."
"That……"
"Yu Sheshe, the association has not yet entered the city. All the Yuhuchun sent yesterday are in the Turkic camp. And Du Xiao and Wang Junhao have taken a closer look at the Turkic camp today. This battle will be won!" Li Shan said in a cold voice, "But
There is no room for error in tonight’s battle.”
Yuan Pu on the side was a little hard to understand, "Li Langjun, if you don't believe it, why bother sending him to fight? Remember that the Marquis of Yiyang County did not bring anyone with him on this trip..."
Li Shan sighed, "With Mayi in hand, the Turks cannot tolerate it. Gao Manzheng's defeat and death serve as a lesson to the past."
"If Gao Manzheng had not killed all the Turkic soldiers in Mayi, how could he have held on for more than a month?"
Yuan Pu and Cui Xin somewhat understood, but not particularly.
Li Shan didn't explain anymore, he just thought in his heart, if you, Liu Shirang, don't go into battle with a sword, how can I dare to let you guard Mayi?
If you hand over this certificate of nomination, you can cut through all the difficulties around you like a sharp knife cutting tofu. Only then can I dare to trust you.