On the eighth day of November, after more than a month of Yuan Junzhang's frenzied attack at all costs, and with no reinforcements for more than a month, Mayi finally declared its fall.
Although the Turks once tried to get Gao Manzheng to surrender...how could Gao Manzheng, who had personally beheaded Yuan Junzhang's eldest son, dare to surrender?
In the end, Gao Manzheng tried to break through and go to Yanmen Pass, but his subordinate Du Shiyuan, the Marquis of Youyu, rebelled and beheaded Gao Manzheng to surrender... Even so, Yuan Junzhang personally beheaded Gao Manzheng and hung it on the gate of Mayi City.
Except for the two sons Gao Xuanji and Gao Miao who were sent out in advance, the whole family of Gao Manzheng was wiped out, and the Turks invaded the city and looted the city, making Mayi almost a hell on earth.
Yu Gushe looked at the tall and thin man kneeling in front of him with great interest, "Can you say descending to Yanmen Pass?"
The tall and lanky man gasped and said: "Liu Shirang came back this time and had bad relations with Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian successively. He is now in a desperate situation..."
"It's absolutely impossible." Yu Sheshe came up and sneered: "Back then, tens of thousands of troops besieged the city for more than a month, and Liu Shirang refused to surrender!"
Yugushe glanced at Yusheshe displeasedly. They were cousins by blood, but they had different political stances. One was the only son of Jieli Khan, and the other was dependent on Tuli Khan.
After thinking for a moment, Yugushe waved the tall and thin man forward and whispered a few words.
Yu Sheshe looked at this scene with disdain, and waited until the tall and thin man walked away before he sneered: "Liu Shirang can be convicted before he sent troops to aid Mayi?"
"Even if he is convicted, he may not surrender at Yanmen Pass."
Yu Gushe was too lazy to pay attention and walked away. All this was not his idea, but Ashina Sheer's plan, but he felt... there was still a possibility of success.
The caravans traveled between Shuozhou and Yunzhou, and even went as far as the grasslands. It was not only Li Shan who tried to explore the interior of the Turks, but the Turks in turn also used the caravans to understand the situation in Yanmen Pass.
Although Li Shan issued a gag order and no one in the caravan was allowed to mention the Acting County Magistrate, the grievances between Li Shenfu and Liu Shirang were no secret.
Yu Gushe raised his head and glanced at Mayi, then turned to look at Yanmen Pass, which was out of sight on the east side. He thought that Mayi had finally been captured. The next one was Yanmen Pass, and maybe the next one was Taiyuan Mansion in Hedong... It's just that
I wonder where that Li Shan is now!
Uh, Li Shan inside Yanmen Pass had a slight cold sweat on his forehead, "You really asked?"
Zhou Zhoulang and Fan Shishi looked at each other and nodded silently.
"See clearly, is it really Yugushe?"
Fan Shiyi smiled bitterly and said: "It was the villain and the third brother who captured them that day, how could I not recognize them..."
Li Shan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Yugushe, Yugushe, I just caught you once and didn't do anything to you, why do you have to worry about me so much?!"
Li Shan is not afraid that Yu Gushe will raise troops to attack Yanmen Pass out of anger. It is freezing on this day. Even if Yu Gushe smashes all the tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers, he can only smash his head in front of the pass and bleed... What he is afraid of is
Yugushe attacks the caravan.
If it's Ashina She'er, it's easy to deal with. This kind of person can be traded... But people like Yu Gushe won't care so much when their temper gets angry.
Throughout Hedong, many people were looking forward to the fall of Mayi, including Li Shan, but the reason for his hope was different from others.
Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian couldn't wait to throw the blame on Liu Shirang's head, but Li Shan hoped that after the fall of Mayi, the Turks would lead their troops back to the grassland, so that he would have the space and time to use his next methods.
But at the critical moment, Yu Gushe suddenly asked him... Did he know that he was in Dai County, or even knew that he was in Yanmen?
You wouldn't suddenly ask about yourself for no reason, right?
After staying for a moment, Li Shan jumped up and said, "All in the name of Duke Liu, the Marquis of Yiyang County!"
Zhou Zuorang grinned, "Mr. Lang, is it still too late?"
Li Shan was stunned again, yes, is it still too late?
Ten percent it will be too late. More importantly, the focus of the caravan's next expedition will be on attracting people and encouraging Shuozhou and Yunzhou residents to move to Dai County... Do we want to give this credit to
Liu Shirang?
At this time, there was a commotion outside, and Wang Junhao walked in quickly, "Lang Jun, the Turks are coming."
Li Shan swayed, is he really here?!
"Mr. Lang?"
Wang Junhao was a little strange. Li Shan and several generals at Yanmen Pass had already agreed that once the Turks and Yuan Junzhang invaded, everyone would obey Li Shan's orders... not to trust Li Shan's commanding ability, but to be on guard against Liu Shirang.
Li Gaoqian was there to prevent Liu Shirang from taking credit, while Xue Zhong and Kan Leng were acting in the name of Li Shan to prevent Liu Shirang from defecting to the enemy.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shan paced back and forth in the room, "Go and call Xue Zhong."
A quarter of an hour later, outside Yanmen Pass, Yu Sheshe pointed boredly, "Under the banner is Liu Shirang."
Yu Gushe looked around, and several of his subordinates nodded in agreement. He had never invaded Hedong before and did not recognize Liu Shirang.
Liu Shirang, who was under the banner, watched this scene with boredom. He was not thinking fast, and he was still a little confused... Although he was actually ignored, he was the nominal guard of Yanmen after all. Hearing that the Turks were attacking, he naturally wanted to
Go up to the city wall to see the battle.
But unexpectedly, as soon as they climbed the city wall, Xue Zhong, Wang Junhao and others swarmed in and pushed Liu Shirang under the flag... Well, in fact, the flag was pushed up to Liu Shirang's head.
Li Shan, who was wandering around the room like a headless fly, suddenly stamped his feet and heard the desolate sound of horns. He vaguely remembered that this rhythm seemed to be a signal for the Turks to retreat.
Sure enough, not long after, Wang Junhao came back and said, "Mr. Lang, the Turks have withdrawn."
Li Shan raised his eyebrows and said, "There is no siege."
"There is indeed no siege."
Li Shan was silent for a moment and then asked in a low voice: "How about Liu Shirang?"
"I can't see anything different."
It was not until dusk that the scout Fan Shiyi, who was ordered to go out to investigate the fortress, returned to the pass and was very sure that the entire Turkic army was withdrawing westward and should have gone straight back to the grassland.
"Yuan Junzhang stationed his troops in Mayi, and the Turks withdrew to the west." Li Shan murmured: "If you want to set up in the valley... If you want to set up in the valley..."
There were only three people in the room, Li Shan, Xue Zhong and Wang Junhao. Even Kan Leng, who had gained Li Shan's complete trust for the time being, was not present.
In the tense atmosphere, Wang Junhao asked tentatively: "Mr. Lang, today Yugu set up to lead the army to Yanmen Pass, but then withdrew the army to the west for no reason. It is quite strange."
"Do you suspect that Liu Shirang secretly communicated with Yu Gushe?" Xue Zhong smiled and shook his head, "Probably not."
Li Shan, who was lost in thought, nodded in agreement, "Indeed, Liu Shirang became famous as a frontier for having resisted the Turkic armies several times in Hedong. If he wanted to surrender to the enemy, he would have to surrender at a critical juncture."
Seeing that Wang Junhao still didn't understand, Xue Zhong explained: "Now the Yanmen Pass is in Huairen's hands. If Liu Shirang wants to surrender, Yu Gushe must know that Huairen is here."
Wang Junhao was stunned, "Yugushe didn't attack Yanmen Pass today, so Liu Shirang shouldn't have any intention of surrendering to the Turks?"
"Who knows?" Li Shan sneered: "It is common for people to change their appearance around Yanmen Pass."
Li Shan was deeply wary of Liu Shirang... At least, at least Li Gaoqian, it was impossible for Li Shenfu to conquer the Turks, but Liu Shirang couldn't tell for sure.
Li Shan took a deep breath and said, "Send people to investigate the Turks' movements, and send people back to Dai County... The next caravan can set off."
After a pause, Li Shan emphasized his tone and said, "Call the few personal guards Xiaozheng left in Dai County."
"Since master and disciple are worthy of each other, even if their swords are facing each other, it shouldn't be a problem to write a letter, right?"