Chapter 4: Rebellion (Part 1) Kaifeng is less than 200 miles away from the city under the jurisdiction of Xingyang County. After the death of the gangster and white brothers in the battle, only Wagang Putian remained between the Boling Army and Guancheng. Li Deren, the commander of Yingpu Tianying, is not as brave as the Black and White Clubs. It is simply a fool's dream to expect him to stop Li Xu's progress! However, Wang Dangren, Zhou Beitao, Hu Lvlui and others have not received Li Mi's handwritten letter. He was still watching from the sidelines, but now that he has received orders from Li Mi, wouldn’t it give him more reason to passively avoid fighting?
As if all the strength in his body had been drained away, Li Mi fell softly beside the desk after throwing away the scouts. The situation took a turn for the worse. Almost all his previous arrangements were in vain. If Li Xu was allowed to enter Guancheng, , relying on the golden sword and imperial edict given by Yang Guang to integrate the officers and soldiers of all roads in Henan, all the efforts of Wagangzhai in the past few years are about to be ruined!
"An army of hundreds of thousands, an army of hundreds of thousands!" Li Mi sighed and shook his head. If the generals in the outer camp with tens of thousands of troops were willing to hold back when the official army attacked Kaifeng, how could the man named Li have gone so smoothly? He killed the brothers Heishe and Baishe on the ground? He only had four thousand cavalry under his command, but Wang, Zhou, Hu, Heishe, and Baishe had nearly 150,000 cavalry in one place!
"Don't be angry, Mr. Mi. That man named Li has always been cunning in his military use. I think he deceived everyone with his tricks!" Xie Yingdeng saw that Li Mi instantly became as decadent as a gambler who lost all his money. From the bottom of his heart, he was proud of his opponent's skills. Judging from his martial arts and sword skills, Xie Yingdeng was convinced that Li Xu's mentor was his uncle who had been missing for many years. From a certain point of view, Li Xu was the heir to the Xie family's mantle.
Thousands of troops and horses shun white robes. Originally, he thought it was just a fabrication of Jiangnan literati. Now he realized that when the power of military generals reaches its peak, thousands of troops and horses can indeed avoid each other.
Thousands of troops fled from the black horse. In an instant, Xie Yingden seemed to see Wang, Zhou and others saw Li Xu's black horse, and they rolled their flags and ran away in panic. An imperceptible smile quietly crept into the corner of his eyes. He picked up his pen. , quietly record everything that happened today into a document
"It's not just Li who is cunning, but the brothers in the outer camp have been killed by him!" After a long silence, Li Mi calmed down a little and smiled bitterly, "But the Sui Dynasty has long since exhausted his energy. Even if he is a flying general, How long will it take to be reborn? Yingdeng, please notify our brothers in Guancheng later and ask them to prepare a generous gift for the imperial envoy named Yuwen!"
"Yes!" Xie Yingden nodded in agreement, then frowned slightly, "Are you afraid that old thief Yu Wenhao will be suspicious and refuse to accept the gifts from the brothers?"
"Officials of the Sui Dynasty always only care about the thickness of the gifts. If they don't care about the enemy or us, just send someone to deliver them, don't ask them to do anything! I will make other arrangements for follow-up methods later!" Let's read the first release of Literature Network, Please come and support
Xie Yingden was stunned for a moment, but soon understood that Li Mi said this because he had full confidence in his heart, "Should we also transfer Mao Gong back to defend the main stronghold?" After recording Li Mi's order on paper, he suggested in a low voice: " Once General Li enters Guancheng, he will be like a tiger entering the mountains..."
"No, I will give Maogong an order to abandon Luokou Cang and return to attack Baihua Valley! As long as we control Baihua Valley, neither the Sui troops in Xingyang nor Hulao will dare to act rashly!" Li Mi said to Liu Changgong pointed to the original station of Liu Changgong’s ministry on the map and said
Baihua Valley is sandwiched between Xingyang, Hulao and Luokou, with Tianling Mountain at its back and Sishui River in front. It is a very critical strategic location. Now that Liu Changgong's troops have been crippled by Xu Maogong, they are naturally unable to hold on here and Xu Maogong occupied it.
Baihua Valley may launch an attack on the three cities at any time, and the Sui armies from all over the country cannot help but take precautions.
"Mr. Mi made a wonderful move!" Xie Yingdeng nodded and expressed his admiration for Li Mi's military skills. "But General Li..."
"I will deal with him personally!" In a sneer, Li Mi gradually regained his dominance.
So far, the opponent is invincible, but the secret that determines the outcome is not only that he is too young on the battlefield, and does not understand what a conspiracy is, let alone that the Sui Dynasty he is trying to save has been corrupted to the point of hopelessness.
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'He only has one person,' Li Mi told himself in his heart, 'but I have more than one Mao Gong!' He knew that he had a chance to win, because this was the general trend of the world and it could not be undone by human power.
In the middle of the night, several important figures from the Wagang Army with special missions came down the mountain and rushed to their respective destinations. The situation was urgent. They had to complete their tasks before the various Sui armies near Xingyang were reintegrated. Otherwise, the Wagang Army would face
The biggest disaster since its founding
At the same time, the scouts and craftsmen under Xie Yingdeng also tried their best to send the movements of Boling Jingqi to the stronghold like a flowing stream.
"Lee Thief Li left Kaifeng yesterday. The Putian camp was unable to resist and retreated to Daliang!"
"Li thieves defeated our Putian camp and wounded General Li Deren. General Li defended the city and asked the main camp for rescue..."
"General Zhou Beitao counterattacked Kaifeng, and Li Tie led a partial force to return. General Zhou had to give up his target and avoid his attack..."
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After the Boling Army captured Kaifeng, they did not rush to Guancheng at all costs as Li Mi and Xie Yingdeng expected. Instead, they focused on Kaifeng and recovered the lost territory for the court step by step. In this way, Yongqiu, Kaifeng, Putian,
Guancheng was connected, and the road between Dongdu and Jiangdu that had been blocked by the Wagang Army for several months was reopened.
The news of the victory that followed greatly boosted the morale of the Sui army. Before the Boling army could continue to move north, Wang Bian, the ambassador of Henan Province, Hu Yalang, took the initiative to lead his army to meet them. The two teams met outside Putian City and worked together to expel them.
The Wagang Army who came to the rescue recovered a large area of land on the west bank of the canal, and then swaggered to take charge of the city.
Whether sincere or not, Yu Shihui, the governor of Xingyang County, led the civil and military forces of He County to welcome the imperial envoy Yu Wenhao outside the south gate. He left Jiangdu for Hebei to convey the imperial edict half a year ago but has never crossed the Yellow River. He can no longer hide and can only
He stepped forward bravely and asked Li Xu to set up the incense table immediately after entering the city to welcome the imperial edict.
As for the people of the Yuwen family, Li Xu had long since given up any hope, so he was not surprised by the other party's shamelessness. After settling all the brothers, he immediately borrowed the lobby of the Xingyang County Sheriff's Yamen and asked the imperial envoy to present it in front of the officials of Henan Province.
, handed over the seal and golden sword given by Yang Guang
"Logically, I should have sent the imperial edict and seal to the general to Boling last year!" After Li Xu finished thanking him, Yu Wenhao stepped forward and took his hand, and said with a smile: "
But General, you should also know that the golden sword is something worn by the late emperor. Once it falls into the hands of thieves, I am afraid that it will greatly damage the face of the court. So Lord Yu and I have discussed it several times, and we all feel that we should be cautious, at least until Lord Wang will.
The ferries on both sides of the Yellow River were recovered, and we were ready to set off, but I didn’t expect that General Li was so heroic that before we could prepare our troops and horses, he would come all the way to Henan!"
"The general also has little information. If he knew that the armies in Henan were about to march north, they would definitely wait for each other on the other side of the Yellow River. There would be no need to go around in such a big circle!" Li Xu heard the hidden secrets in Yu Wenhao's words and hurriedly spoke out.
The surrounding civil and military officials explained that with the golden sword given by Yang Guang in hand, he was not afraid that the officials would not obey his orders. However, if everyone was alienated from each other as soon as they met, it would be inevitable for the civil and military officials to obey and disobey their orders in the future.
Delayed the important task of suppressing bandits
"I don't care whether you go south or the princes of Henan Province go north. If the golden sword can be handed over to you safely, then I can safely return to Jiangdu to report to His Majesty!" Yuwen Hao saw that Li Xu's answer was flawless.
He smiled and continued, "But before I leave, I would like to ask the general for Your Majesty, do you have a good strategy in mind to defeat the enemy?"
When he spoke, the tip of his tongue rolled up, like a poisonous snake with its triangular head raised, which hindered his status as an imperial envoy. Li Xu could not offend him, so he had to clasp his fists and reply sternly: "Please tell your majesty, I will do my best in the end."
, I will never dare to betray his trust. As for the good strategy, the general has just arrived and the enemy’s situation is not yet clear, so I really don’t dare to act hastily!”
"But I have been hearing for the past few days that thousands of troops and horses on the Green Forest Road in Henan avoided you and rode alone. I thought that as soon as General Li arrived, the thieves would be like snow and spring..."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious!" Li Xu took half a step back to avoid the 'venom' flying everywhere, "The thieves are avoiding me because of the power of our Sui soldiers, not because I am avoiding Li! Besides, I know that there are all the adults in front of me.
Li dared to let go, otherwise, with only four thousand cavalry, Li would not dare to take risks easily!"
The generals of Henan Province were already turned blue by Yu Wenhao. Hearing that Li Xu was so humble, they couldn't help but feel a little more fond of him. As soon as their jealousy subsided, they immediately understood that Yu Wenhao was deliberately provoking and glared at the old thief.
After a few glances, I thought to myself: "You can take your time to settle the matter, so why bother dragging me into the trap so viciously? Am I just a fool and willing to be your scapegoat?"
Yu Wenhao didn't care at all what others thought of him. He sighed and continued: "General Li, there is no need to be too humble. Everyone in the world knows that the thieves are afraid of you. Just five days ago, they were killing Baihua under my nose."
The grain was taken away, and Liu Changgong claimed to be extremely brave, but in the end he fled naked back to Luoyang, the eastern capital!"
Wang Bian, the ambassador of Henan Province, was already furious because of the crowding. Hearing Yu Wenhuo's endless provocations, he couldn't stand it any longer. He stamped his feet vigorously and shouted loudly: "Master Yuwen, you are also a military general. Since you are willing to take care of the imperial court,
, why don’t you go into battle yourself and finally hide behind the city wall to stir up trouble? What kind of skill is that?!”
"I am responsible for protecting the emperor! Of course I cannot interfere in local military affairs at will!" Yu Wenhao turned around and rolled his eyes several times.
"Are you all deaf? Who was so entangled in Henan's military affairs just now?" Wang Bian asked with a sneer.
Seeing that the two sides were about to clash, Li Xu hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, "General Wang, calm down, and Lord Yuwen, don't be anxious. The reason why the general succeeded is probably because the Lords of Henan attracted the main force of Wagang. I will lead you along the way."
People have looted a lot of thieves' nests, and I don't know what to do with some of the stolen goods. I ask you to help take some of them and return them to the place where they were found. I also ask Lord Yuwen to escort some of them to Jiangdu and present them to His Majesty!"
"Do you think I'm a swordsman, helping you escort things?" When Yu Wenhao heard that there was property to be divided, his resentment towards Li Xu disappeared, but he still refused to let him go easily.
"How dare you, how dare you, it's not a rare treasure. If your Majesty thinks that it is impossible for His Majesty to see it, just take care of it for me on the way. In short, I will accept your kindness!" Li Xu replied with a smile on his face.
"That's not bad!" Yu Wenhao raised his neck, put his hands behind his back, and proudly walked towards the main seat in the main hall.
