Daizhou Yanmen is originally the northern land, and Mayi is further north. Dawn comes later than in the Central Plains. In the dark night sky, there are not many torches dancing. This military town that was founded due to the war contains turbulent waves.
Li Shan, who was sitting at the top of the hall, leaned unscrupulously on the couch, stretched out his legs, and compared them in his mind... Last time I had a glimpse at Cui's house, I remembered that although Miss Cui was not tall,
Well, after all, he is only twelve years old, but his body proportions are very good, with a slender waist and long legs, which is impressive.
Thinking of this, Li Shan had a headache for a while. Before leaving, Cui Xin mentioned several times that young people should avoid being greedy... Li Shan thought it was his father-in-law criticizing him for being greedy for money. After all, Dongshan Restaurant, Xiashi
The craftsmanship is there, but Cui Xin mentioned next that young people should quit sex!
Well, Cui Xin is clearly trying to beat his future son-in-law... Even Zhu Mingzhi told him before leaving that although he would be returning to the court in a few months, he should send Zhou Mingzhi and Xiaoman back first.
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Don't forget that at the critical moment, the concubine became pregnant first...that would be a slap in the face of Mr. He Cui.
Tsk tsk, it makes sense to send it back, but I am lonely and cold at night...who will care?
The more I thought about it, the more unhappy I became. It was developed with so much effort. The main ingredients are sheep intestines and fish maw... Well, Li Shan was mainly afraid of retreating every time, otherwise it would end up being a conditioned reflex.
"Mr. Lang..."
Li Shan glanced and saw that most of the bodyguards had been sent out. Only Wang Junhao and his twelve bodyguards stayed behind. They were dressed in military uniforms and had a sword on their waist. The muscles on their faces were beating, and they were obviously uneasy.
"Afraid?"
"I'm just worried about my husband's safety."
"Don't worry, most of the generals have gone to find Xi Duo." Li Shan said with a smile: "This old man can be relied upon by both Liu Wuzhou and Yuan Junzhang. Unless he is a person who is difficult to distinguish right from wrong, he will never dare to act rashly."
"It seems dangerous, but in fact it is much safer than forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender last year."
Although Wang Junhao was not good at leading troops and only fought bravely in battle, he was not a simple-minded person. He said softly: "But if you and others make a desperate move..."
The roads given by Li Shan... are actually not dead ends. For old people like Yuan Junzhang, there is still a way to go.
If a mutiny was launched, Li Shan was detained, or even beheaded, Jieli Khan would definitely be overjoyed, because after Yu Sheshe's death, even Tuli Khan could only hold his nose and applaud... No matter who it was, even if
If you can't occupy Mayi, but go north to Wuyuan County, you will definitely be able to replace Yuan Junzhang's position.
Li Shan chuckled and said, "Then what else do you want to do?"
"Liu Shirang, Qin Wutong, and Xue Wanche, these three are extraordinary people. If Yuan Junzhang's old men can raise their troops, rush into the city, and cut off the head of such a good person...he will also admit it!"
Wang Junhao is a man of few words, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly at this moment, "It's too risky..."
Li Shan shook his head, "Since surrendering to the Tang Dynasty last year, the Mayi garrison has gone through three battles and survived the cold winter. There were many deserters. The army only has 7,000 troops and a strong force of only 3,000. Besides, excluding the generals' personal guards, all of them are here."
Camp outside the city."
"Liu Shirang and Qin Wutong are guarding the city. They also have three thousand Tang troops under their command. The city gates are all in their hands... Even if Xi Duo wants to rebel, it will be difficult to succeed."
"What's more, Xi Duo was a civil servant. He relied on Liu Wuzhou and Yuan Junzhang successively, and was respected by the generals, but he had little authority in the army... If he rebelled, it would be difficult to lead the army. In this case, why take such a risk?
Where's the move?"
Li Shan analyzed it carefully: "It looks like a danger, but in fact it is foolproof. At most, it is just a few rebel generals who will lead their troops and horses to flee north... But as long as the army can be successfully purged, Ma Yi will be solid and will be at odds with Yanmen Pass."
Later, there were Daizhou troops and Bianzhou troops as reinforcements. Even if Jieli Khan invaded in large numbers, it would be difficult to achieve anything."
After a pause, Li Shan smiled and said: "Jieli Khan will definitely not invade rashly, and even if Yuan Junzhang's old troops want to rebel, they may not attack the city and behead someone... Jun Hao, do you know why?"
Wang Junhao frowned and thought for a long time, then asked softly: "But Yugushe?"
"That's right." Li Shan crossed his legs and raised his toes, "Jieli Khan is willing to exchange 30,000 men and women from the Han family for Yugushe... Although he is useless, he is his son!"
"Thirty thousand men and women... Even in Wuyuan County, this is not a small number. The reason why he is willing to exchange for a son at such a price is simply because he only has such a son!"
"The Ashina royal family has been passed down from brother to brother for the third time in a row. Jieli Khan has no direct brother. Should he pass it on to his cousin Tuli Khan?"
"If Xiduo really cut off someone's head and presented it to Jieli Khan, wouldn't the latter be afraid that his only son would have difficulty returning?"
Li Shanxin was drawing with his hands and talking eloquently, and he was in a good mood for a while. At this time, there were rapid footsteps outside. Zhao Daji stepped inside, grabbed the couch, knelt down on one knee, and whispered: "Lang Jun, west of the city.
There is chaos in the side camp."
Although Li Shan had experienced many battles, he did not personally lead the troops after all. Before he could react, Wang Junhao's face changed drastically. He grabbed Zhao Da and asked sternly: "Where is Liu Shirang, Qin Wutong?"
"They are all on the left and right and dare not leave the city." Zhao Da's head was covered with sweat. "Liu Shirang said that if he leads his troops out of the city to quell the rebellion, I'm afraid it will be out of control!"
Only then did Li Shan hear something, "Yingxiao?"
In ancient times, the camp roar was the most difficult to control and the most terrifying accident in the army. In the dead of night, when people could not see their fingers, maybe it was just a soldier who had a nightmare. Without an enemy, a scream could start a chaos and destroy the camp.
Full of blood and corpses.
In fact, night attacks are often successful, and more often than not, they defeat more with less, often relying on this variant of the camp roar... The year before last, Li Shan planned a night attack on the enemy camp in Liting. Su Dingfang led his troops to break into the camp, and the enemy troops were basically
Unable to organize an effective defense, most people died at the hands of their own people.
Various thoughts swirled rapidly in his mind, and Li Shan immediately made a judgment. A small part of the Tang army was stationed outside the city, and the majority was stationed inside the city... Just let them kill them outside. If it didn't work, he would simply write to the court in the end, please
Li Daoxuan, the king of Rencheng, sent a partial army to garrison Mayi.
"Lang Jun." Another guard came in and reported in a low voice: "Xi Duo has arrived."
"So early?" Li Shan frowned, sat up, thought for a moment and then said: "Place the wine."
The old Xi Duo slowly entered the room on crutches, prostrated himself in front of Li Shan, and said, "Meet the King of Handan."
"You're welcome, Mr. Xi." Li Shan chuckled and said, "Sit back and drink for now."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xi Duo looked around after taking his seat, "I don't know the long history, Sima..."
"Hahaha, Mr. Xi has been in Mayi for more than ten years. He is deeply rooted and well-informed. How could he not know?" Li Shan looked at Xi Duo with interest, "Unexpectedly, Mr. Xi arrived first today."
Xi Duo calmly replied: "I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken in my lower body, and there are many servants around me. If I don't have any warriors to accompany me, I will naturally arrive first."
"Hahaha, Mr. Xi is too modest."
Indeed, Xi Duo cannot become the real leader, but under the premise that Yuan Junzhang enters the court, he is a key figure who can give great influence to the generals... Arriving first, there are only two possibilities.
First, Xi Duo was determined to obey Yuan Junzhang's wishes and assist Li Shan in completing the important task of purging the army, and had already convinced most of the generals. The reason why he arrived first was just to show his merit.
Li Shan thought in his heart that Yuan Junzhang was really a mediocre person, but he could pick out some characters under his command. Zhang Zhongjian before, and Xi Duo at this time, both had the desire to make great achievements and make wives and children.
There are heroes among the grass!
The second possibility is that there is someone else in Yuan Junzhang's old group who has caused a commotion outside the city, and Xi Duo is here to negotiate with Li Shan.
"Your Highness..."
Xi Duo was only halfway through his words when Li Shan made a stop gesture and looked at Yuan Junzhang, "The military camp outside the city is in turmoil. Do not leave the city at will to suppress the rebellion. Tell Xue Wanche that if any generals in the city make any unusual moves, they will all be killed!"
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"As you command!"
"Your Highness!" Xi Duo stood up abruptly, his body a little unsteady for a moment, but he shouted, "Your Highness, no, the generals will not dare to offend His Highness..."
"Hahaha, I can't stand the joke." Li Shanchang laughed and said, "Everyone who comes here will be allowed to go."
Wang Junhao answered again, turned around and left the hall. Li Shan looked at Xi Duo with interest, "It seems that Xi Gong is not here to persuade Gu to leave the city and surrender?"
Xi Duo shuddered, walked slowly to the hall, and bowed to the ground, "I am no more than a minor official in the army. I would like to persuade the generals to bow their heads to Your Highness. In the future, I will stick to Mayi and fight against the Turks in the north. I dare not disobey."
Li Shan was determined in his heart, and he exhaled a long breath with slight movements, "Now Shuozhou is involved in the military affairs, don't leave two positions vacant..."
Seeing Xi Duo's back hunched up while carrying the burden, Li Shan smiled, "It seems that Xi Gong has taken the initiative."
After a moment of silence, Li Shan waved his sleeves and said, "Sit back and wait."
Sitting down again, Xi Duo felt uneasy. He had asked Wei Peng to stare at He Xiaodong, intending to use this as a way to advance, but unexpectedly this little calculation was seen through.
At the same time, on the top of the city in the west of the city, Qin Wutong, Liu Shirang and Liu Bao, who had not healed their butts, were all staring worriedly outside the city. The military camp in the west of the city was already in a commotion, and more than a hundred people even came from a distance.
, it looked like he wanted to steal the city gate, so the experienced Liu Shirang ordered people to throw torches to force them back.
"This area is all He Xiaodong's old camp." Liu Shirang stretched out his hand and scratched in the air, "Fortunately, the other camps did not join in and became chaotic."
"But it's not a long-term solution." Qin Wutong looked ugly, "If there is no suppression, He Xiaodong will gather troops, attack other camps, and cause chaos..."
Regardless of whether He Xiaodong gathers troops to attack Mayi or leads troops north to Wuyuan County, it means that Li Shan's plan is basically bankrupt. This will have a great impact on Li Shan's prestige, and it will also inevitably affect the Tang army in the future.
The deterrent power of Shuozhou.
Liu Shirang slammed his palms against the city wall, turned around and shouted: "Where is Xue Wanche?!"
A rough voice sounded in the darkness, followed by Xue Wanche, who was wearing bright light armor, "I will live up to my trust!"
"His Highness ordered you to keep an eye on He Xiaodong, but you actually let him escape from the city, so that chaos was imminent!" Liu Shirang lowered his voice, "This is a critical moment. Only a fierce general can go straight into the army and capture and kill He Xiaodong."
Can quell military chaos!"
Xue Wanche took a deep breath and reached out to take the long horse from the guard. The war horse was already neighing under the city wall... Indeed, the Tang army could not leave the city to suppress them. They first had to ensure the ownership of the city of Mayi.
Secondly, Li Shan's safety must be ensured, and once he leaves the city, even those generals who are not instigated by He Xiaodong may join in the rebellion.
Only fierce generals like Xue Wanche led their personal guards among thousands of troops to capture and kill He Xiaodong in full view of everyone... As long as this person dies, all obstacles will melt away and be easily solved.
"Everyone knows that the King of Handan has the ability to select talents. In the Shandong War that year, Su Dingfang was the leader. He was victorious and conquered every attack. Later, he went on the Western Expedition, beheaded generals and captured flags, captured the Khan alive, and became famous in the army."
"Later, the King of Handan went north to take office, and the situation in Shuozhou was chaotic. His Highness awarded a certain war horse a long spear, and broke the camp on a snowy night. Only then can we hope for this day..."
Before Liu Shirang finished speaking, Qin Wutong exclaimed, "Look!"
Several people turned around and looked. At the camp gate that was illuminated by the huge fire, a group of men and horses appeared silently. The sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder. The leader of the soldiers swept forward and stabbed the guard at the camp gate.
The troops all lost their luster and dispersed, the long horse trunks poked out, and the antlers of the village gate were lifted high into the air.
There was an uproar in the army, and as they shouted loudly, the hundreds of soldiers who had gathered suddenly separated like a river cut by a sharp sword, and the hundreds of cavalry rushed straight into the center of the army with lightning speed.
"That's..."
Xue Wanche, who has the best eyesight, stuttered a little, "It seems...it seems to be Zhang Sanlang..."
Although they had fought a few days ago and knew that the middle-aged man's humble appearance was a compliment, he was skilled in martial arts, but Xue Wanche did not expect that he would lead his army into the battle with such momentum that he would not dare to stop him.
In full view of the crowd, and in the midst of He Xiaodong's stern shouts, Zhang Zhongjian only focused on exerting force on his legs and stretched out his horse spear in his hand. In just one turn, he defeated the hundreds of personal guards gathered around He Xiaodong.
The long spear in Zhang Zhongjian's hand trembled slightly and he knocked He Xiaodong to the ground, "It is unkind to want to mess up a state's land in order to gain wealth, and it is unjust to want to destroy the life of Duke Yuan by surrendering to the Turks again!"
Zhang Zhongjian opened his helmet, his eyes were like lightning, and he scanned the surrounding soldiers, "A good man, fighting on the battlefield to protect his family, land and relatives, why should he be a slave of the barbarians and the Di?!"
It seems that in just an instant, hundreds of cavalry rushed into the army, captured He Xiaodong alive, and suppressed the army. Liu Shirang was on the high wall, and Xue Wanche was speechless for a while. Only Qin Wutong clicked his tongue and said: "King of Handan."
You really have the ability to choose people!”
In the midst of thousands of troops, capturing the enemy general alive and wiping out the chaos was a legendary scene that could be passed down to future generations. Liu Shirang was certain that Zhang Sanlang would leave his name in the annals of history in the future.
A person who can do such a thing relies not only on martial arts, but also on judgment of timing, analysis of the situation, and unparalleled confidence and courage. But how could Li Shan be sure that Zhang Sanlang had extraordinary abilities?
Where?
At this time, Wei Peng, who was ordered to stare at He Xiaodong, stared at this scene in stunned silence. Before he could take action, he had just given orders to his subordinates to prepare for battle, and He Xiaodong had already been defeated.