Chapter 3 Wu Yi (Part 7) "Zi Hui has gone astray again. We and General Li are two countries fighting each other, each trying to do his best! Whoever gets hurt at the hands of whom has his destiny, there is no need to be too obsessed with hatred.
!" Seeing that Fang Yanzao's face had turned black, Li Mi touched the criss-crossed scars on his face and smiled.
If we talk about hatred, no one has a stronger hatred for Li Xu in his heart than him. Back then, Li Mi was originally a handsome man with phoenix eyes and silky eyebrows, and he was walking like a dragon and a tiger, but now his face is covered with scars and his steps are hobbled. It turned out that many people saw him when he met him.
Then I was impressed by the imperial demeanor exuding from Pu Shanggong. Now everyone who saw his appearance for the first time frowned. If you look at this loss carefully, it would not be complete even if you count three days and three nights. But now it is all heroes.
At that time, Li Mi didn’t want people to think that he was a petty person.
"What Mr. Mi said is that my subordinates have learned a lesson!" Fang Yanzao also instantly realized that he had lost his temper, took half a step back, and bowed to thank Li Mi.
"If we want to compete for the world, we must first have the mind to tolerate the heroes of the world!" Li Mi smiled and continued to untie Fang Yanzao's knot.
"Could it be that Mr. Mi is cherishing his talents and wants to take Thief Li under his wing? This man has been deeply favored by Yang Guangda, and I'm afraid he won't surrender easily!" Fang Yanzao sighed and responded in a very reluctant tone.
From Li Mi's words, he could tell that the other party valued the enemy general very seriously. If this was really the case, there would probably be another person in the Wagang Army who could compete with him in the future, which would bring about changes in power.
, I’m afraid it’s inevitable that there will be a lot of
"If he can clearly see the general trend of the world, I will naturally follow suit!" Li Mi habitually touched his face again and shook his head with a smile. "Looking at the entire Sui Dynasty, there are only Zhang, Luo, who can be called famous generals in a hundred battles.
There are only four Yang and Li. Now Zhang Xutuo has been crowned, Luo Yi has rebelled, and Yang Yichen is entangled in the mess of Jiangdu. Li Xu is the only one standing in front of us. If we can capture and kill him in front of the horse,
The collapse of the Sui Dynasty will surely be around the corner!"
"Therefore, Mi Gong strictly prohibited the Waihuang Camp and Jiyang Camp from participating in the battle, so as not to alert the enemy and let Li see that the situation was not good and flee before the main force of Wagang could free up his hands!" Zu Junyan followed Li Mi's idea and thought for a while.
, with an expression of sudden realization on his face
"No!" Li Mi glanced at Zu Junyan and continued to shake his head, "This man is well versed in the art of military use. We should fight with him in the open field. I am afraid that we will lose but not win, which will only damage the morale of our army!"
"Mi Gong is right! I mistakenly thought that Mi Gong refused to send Waihuang Camp to fight because he was afraid that someone named Li would see something bad happen and run back to Hebei!" Fang Yanzao heard that the commander's tone did not sound like he was ready to surrender.
Li Xu, a stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground, smiled and brought the topic back to Zu Junyan's proposal.
"As for the strategy proposed by Jun Yan to compete with him, it is even more futile!" Li Mi glanced at Fang Yanzao with a smile, as if he had seen through the little calculation in his heart, turned around, and continued to explain to several subordinates
"What Li Thief relies on now is not just a few thousand cavalry in his hands, but the official position of Henan's ambassador to arrest. Even if our battalions on both sides of the canal went out together, we were lucky enough to wipe out all 4,000 of his soldiers. As long as this
If a man can walk to Xingyang alone, I am afraid that within a few days, he can regain control of tens of thousands of troops and horses. Likewise, as long as we can prevent him from integrating the Sui army near Xingyang, with the four thousand elite cavalry under his command, each one of them can be equal to ten.
, he can’t threaten Wagang in the slightest.”
Li Mi knew very well that the current situation was very different from the last time the Wagang Army and Qijun elites fought on the canal bank. The last time he was eager to consolidate his position in the Wagang Army, so he rushed forward for a while and was defeated by the Sui Dynasty.
The general took advantage of the opportunity and came in. This time, Li Xu was eager to take control of the Sui army in Henan. Instead, he could take advantage of it and wait for it.
Zu Junyan saw that Li Mi had already made up his mind on how to use the troops, so he no longer insisted on his own suggestions. However, as a reporter, he had the responsibility to remind the plotter to pay attention to some details, "The thief Li used the mouth of the defeated soldiers to spread rumors and confuse the secrets of our army."
Although I already have a long-term strategy in mind to defeat the enemy, for the sake of the unity of the soldiers in each battalion, I should also think of an emergency plan!"
"Yes, Mr. Mi, why don't you persuade Mr. Zhai to make some concessions and return Zhang Xutuo's head to his family, so that the man named Li won't make excuses about it again and again!" Shi Dejisu looked at it with disbelief.
The Wagang Army is used to the behavior of bandits who cut off people's heads and ask for ransom. See the opportunity to give advice.
"I should have ignored it. It's not that Li didn't give advice to Mr. Zhai, but that Mr. Zhai hated Zhang Xutuo so much that he refused to listen to Li's advice!" Li Mi shook his head repeatedly and sighed.
When Shi Deji heard that Li Mi did not clearly accept his opinion, he continued to insist: "Tens of thousands more pieces of meat may not make the main village fat. If you lose the hearts of the brothers in the outer camp, you will lose more than you gain. Mr. Zhai is also a hero."
, why can’t you distinguish the importance of it?”
Although Li Mi is now the head of the Wagang Army, Zhai Rang has a detached status and has great influence among the commanders of the battalions. Since this man suffered many injuries when the village was first founded, he currently has no energy to interfere in too many political decisions. He only cares about money.
Not only did the spoils of each battle have to be divided according to Jianghu rules, but his brother also repeatedly made things difficult for the Sui officials who came to seek refuge and asked for money to join the gang, which made Wagang want to be killed.
Li, Fang, Shi, and others were greatly embarrassed when the army was shaped into a benevolent and righteous army.
When Li Mi saw Deji, his anger was palpable, and he felt that continuing to delay was not an option. He looked at Bing Yuanzhen, who had been immersed in official duties and did not participate in the discussion, and then glanced at several former Sui officials who had just returned to Wagang.
Gritting his teeth hard, he said resolutely: "Well, since everyone thinks so, I will go and stroke Mr. Zhai's tiger beard Zihui again today. After the ink on the military book is dry, you can send your horse to Waihuang camp.
I'm going to inform Bodang on the way, and tell him to bear with his anger for the time being, and not to act rashly on Jiande. You can follow me to the back village to meet Mr. Zhai, and bring the coral tree we got last month. He couldn't eat it back then.
Less suffering, now that I have finally settled down, I like to collect these rich things!"
"Yes! I respect Duke Mi's order!" Zuo Chang Shi Fang Yanzao and Guards Battalion Commander Cai Jiande agreed, and each went down to prepare. After a while, Li Mi took a few followers and carried a blood-colored coral tree more than three feet high.
, slowly came to the Wagang Hou Village where Zhai Rang lived, as the residence of the founder of the Wagang Army. It was much more luxurious than the Juyi Hall where Li Mi and others handled official business. The two-story balcony alone had more than ten floors.
There are many intrigues and intrigues, each according to the terrain. It looks so magnificent.
When he heard that Li Mi was coming to pay his respects, Zhai Rang greeted him at the gate early. He always believed that he was the real one who could replace Yang Guang, so he didn't dare to ask for help. He didn't wait for Li Mi to come forward to salute, so he rushed forward to greet him, opening his arms.
, holding the opponent's shoulders and shouting: "Master Mi is not busy with official duties today. How come you have time to see my patient? Could it be that Maogong and Yaojin have successfully captured Luokoucang?"
"How can it be so fast? The dog officials of the Sui Dynasty always pay close attention to food. The previous few times Meng asked them to rob at night, they only robbed the ten thousand stone warehouses in the middle of the outermost few small warehouses. None of them could get close to this Mao Gong.
We are going to the main warehouse again, so it must take a lot of effort!" In front of Zhai Rang, Li Mi immediately changed his rough image and shook his shoulders in response.
"But don't worry, Mr. Mao Gong. Mao Gong never fights an uncertain battle. He said that if he can capture Luokou Cang, he will be able to capture you. I'll wait patiently and be ready to hear his good news!" laughed a few times.
Finally, Li Mi continued, his scarred face full of trust in his brothers.
"Why did you call me the head of the army again!" Zhai Rang frowned and corrected Li Mi's mistakes relentlessly. "I have said it before, you are the head of the Wagang Army, not me, Zhai. You will do it in the future."
Emperor, I will be satisfied as a Xiaoyaohou. Now there are more and more heroes in our village. We must not disrupt the order any more!"
"Hey, what Brother Zhai taught me is that if I say something smoothly for a while, I can't change it. Besides, in my mind, no matter when the time comes, Brother Zhai will always be the boss!" Li Mi bowed half-heartedly and replied loudly. Later,
His tone was already trembling as he recalled the past, "If Brother Zhai hadn't taken care of Li Wu Zhai (Ze) when he was born, my body would have filled up the ravine. How could I be as wealthy as I am today? Therefore, in this order of dignity and inferiority, we are in front of others.
When it comes to human queens, there are only brothers between you and me, no masters!"
When Zhai Rang heard Li Mi's candid words, he immediately felt warm in his heart. He let go of his arm around Li Mi's shoulders, and then laughed and took the other person's hand, "I think back then, Zhai was just a bandit leader who was sitting on the ground sharing the stolen goods.
Without you, Li Mi, how could he be famous all over the world? Dharma Master, accepting you as my brother is the most correct thing Zhai has ever done in his life! It’s worth it, and I won’t regret it even if I die!”
The two looked at each other, and both saw the intention of fisting in each other's eyes. Li Mi ordered people to carry it across the coral tree, saying that it was a gift sent by Xu Yuanlang, Duke of Dongping the day before yesterday. Zhai Rang asked Zhai Rang to accept it after a rough glance.
He put the coral tree on the ground and complained to Li Mi with a smile: "Master, please don't give me these things in the future. You know I am a poor person and can't tell the quality of treasures! What everyone usually gives to me has been
If we can afford these valuables, we still send people to transport them to Hedong to exchange for money and grain to replenish military supplies!"
"With the current chaos of war, who is willing to buy such a valuable thing? If Brother Zhai doesn't like it, let the eldest brother keep it. I remember that he likes to collect rare things the most!" Li Mi replied with a smile, "Back then, it was for our Wagang.
, he was forced to go bankrupt by the government. Now that we have some savings, we should give him some compensation!"
Zhai Hong, who was hiding behind Zhai Rang, had long been dazzled by the precious light emanating from the coral tree. He was angry that his younger brother was not a good man. He suddenly heard Li Mi change his words and quickly jumped out, holding the coral tree in his arms.
, while stroking it with the lapel of his clothes, he thanked, "The secret master is still interested. I'm afraid this coral was moved from the Dragon Palace. I'll do it for you two brothers. If you are short of money someday, just come and pick it up from me.
!”
Seeing his brother Zhai Hong acting like this, Zhai Rang could only sigh that he had fled to the world, causing his brother's property to be confiscated, and his two nephews to starve to death, so it was an afterthought. He hoped to make some compensation to his brother's family. Therefore, every time
Someone was refused a gift, but he could easily get through by mentioning Zhai Hong's name
After Zhai Hong and the guards carried the coral tree away, Li Mi entered the door side by side with Zhai Rang and reported in a low voice: "Xu Yuanlang wants to join our Wagang banner, but I haven't agreed to him yet. What do you think, brother Zhai?"
"He has occupied the entire Dongping County, with a crowd of no less than a hundred thousand. He is probably just temporarily using our eaves to take shelter from the rain. When his wings are dry, he will fly solo, so it doesn't matter whether he agrees or not. I'm afraid he won't be able to be deployed in the future.
We can't let him see the gap easily behind our backs!" Zhai Rang thought about it and made a suggestion based on his own experience in the world.
"I also think this is true, but I don't agree to it because I'm afraid it will upset the hearts of other people who come to seek refuge!" Li Mi sighed and said in embarrassment.
"Then we should come down and let him have his own battalion. He will not listen to the announcement, but transfer Weicheng battalion to the junction of Dongjun and Dongping to guard Lihu! If Xu Yuanlang gets along well with us, we will be happy to let him
If he has evil intentions on the flank, let Wei Chengying kill him immediately and kill his tribe!" Zhai Rang didn't want to embarrass Li Mi, so he gave him a more compromise idea.
"Ginger is still too old. I have been discussing with Zihui and the others all morning today, but I didn't think of this good idea!" Li Mi held his hands and laughed.
"You're making me happy again, brother!" Zhai Rang punched Li Mi hard on the shoulder, laughed and scolded Li Mi, stepped aside to get out of the way of the punch, slapped back with one palm, Zhai Rang opened his palm, and kicked him again, neither of them moved very well.
Lingguang, gesticulating, and just having fun. After having enough fun, Zhai Rang thought for a moment and advised seriously: "It's time for the Dharma Master to have a name. I heard that Dou Jiande proclaimed himself the King of Changle, and Gao Kaidao proclaimed himself Donghai.
Sir, this Xu Tuzi is the only one who carries coffins for others, and now he is also the Duke of Dongping. If you don’t make a famous name, I’m afraid you won’t be able to restrain the world’s heroes!”
"It's not urgent. Let's win two battles at least to make the situation bigger. It won't be too late to build a brand. Otherwise, we just occupied a few counties and then closed the door and called ourselves the king. It would be ridiculous!" Li Mi said to Dou Jiande and others!
The behavior was very disdainful and he responded with a sneer.
"Brothers don't quite understand this. I haven't read many books, and I haven't seen the big world. I just talk casually about where to go. It's up to you to make up your own mind!" Zhai Rang explained sarcastically as his face burned with laughter.
"I know that Brother Zhai did everything for Wagang!" Li Mi realized that he was speaking abruptly and quickly tried to find a way to remedy the situation. "Brother Zhai's knowledge is a hundred times that of Dou. You can calmly let me take charge of such a huge foundation. You have such a big heart."
How can a mere rat compare to me? Now that I have taken over this responsibility from Brother Zhai, I will try my best to make it bigger for a while, and I will not compete with anyone like Brother Zhai!"
Zhai Rang was not a small-minded person. After listening to Li Mi's explanation, he nodded repeatedly, "That's good. You have a plan in mind, so I won't cause trouble so that the brothers don't know who to listen to!"
"Brother Zhai needs more support in everything!"
The two of them talked about the general trend of the world, and even mentioned the recent development of Wagang Mountain. Zhai Rang suddenly remembered the turbulent rumors, and pointed to the front village hidden among the green pines and cypresses.
, suggested with a smile: "The last few times the Zhang family came to ransom the old general's head, you scared him away with my extortionate price. Now they have gathered 50,000 pieces of meat, and they can send it from the Yellow River soon."
Come on, I think the resentment in the hearts of the brothers is probably out now, so why not bury the heads in a box and sell some favors to the Zhang family!"
"I came to Brother Zhai today just for this matter!" Li Mi looked around secretly and found that there was no follower around, so he lowered his voice and replied.
"Could it be that Brother Xian is still useful with the dead man's head?" Zhai Rang was very puzzled by Li Mi's reaction and frowned and asked.
Li Mi nodded lightly, with a bit of mystery on his face, "Brother Zhai, has it not happened that no one has ever heard that Zhang Xutuo's disciple Li Xu only led 4,000 troops and went to the canal to avenge him?"
Are you there? ""This kid is too deceitful!" Zhai Rang felt angry at the mention of Li Xu. He raised his hand and slapped the tree trunk next to him, causing the remaining snow on the dead branches to flutter.
At that time, Li Xu defeated tens of thousands of troops in Wagang on the edge of the canal with more than a thousand cavalry, killing more than a hundred generals in one battle. Although Zhai Rang did not personally command this battle, he also regarded it as a lifelong shame and humiliation. "Waiting for Mao's meritorious service."
When we come back, the three of us will go down the mountain to meet this man named Li in person to see if he has three heads and six arms!" "Brother Zhai, don't be angry, he is going to die!" Li Mi shook his head with a smile, but hesitated to speak.
"Send yourself to death? Could it be that the illegal leader already has a plan to defeat the enemy?" Zhai Rang couldn't help but ask after hearing Li Mi's mysterious words.
"The strategy to defeat the enemy lies on the head of this old man!" Li Mi thought for a moment and lowered his voice to explain, "He came in the name of avenging Zhang Xutuo. If we return his head so early,
Yes, those outside who know will say that you and I are generous, but those who don’t know will definitely think that our Wagang Army is afraid of him. Therefore, we must not wait for the Zhang family to arrive. Brother Zhai, don’t show up and let the eldest brother fight with him.
Just raise prices and make things difficult!"
"Yes, but this will inevitably be misunderstood by the brothers in the outer camp.
