Yun Dingxing was very grateful to Chen Sangliang for successfully getting Yun Dingxing the job of reinforcing Fan Zigai. Old Yun Yun knew very well that he had the most military experience among the generals in the Sixteen Guards Mansion. He is shallow, and has the least military exploits. It is entirely by Yu Wenshu's efforts to overcome all opinions that he got himself the position of General Zuo Tunwei. None of the military veterans like Lai Huer, Feng An, and Zhao Cai think highly of him. Shu Shu is dead, and I have been unable to gain the direct love and trust of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. If there is no accident, I basically can't be a general of Zuo Tunwei for a few days.
Under such circumstances, Chen Sangliang's recommendation to Yun Dingxing is of course very important. Of course, he can blame Yun Dingxing himself for his poor rescue of Taiyuan, but if he fights well, Yun Dingxing's position Basically, you can keep it, and if you play well, then Yun Dingxing will not only be able to secure his position completely, but may even go further—Fan Zigai is already seventy-three years old and suffers from old illnesses. There are also more than sixty, but the body is still very strong. As long as Emperor Sui Yang has the courage to ask General Yun to take up the burden of Taiyuan, our General Yun will dare to take this burden.
Because of this, after receiving the order of Emperor Sui Yang, the knowledgeable and knowledgeable old general Yun immediately gave a generous gift, and rushed to Lushunfang to thank Chen Sangliang, and Chen Sangliang, who went to the countryside to do as the Romans did, He also accepted the gift unceremoniously, and took the opportunity to have a private conversation with Yun Dingxing, and said: "Old uncle, in fact, you don't need to thank me so politely, my nephew is doing something for your own sake. In addition, my nephew has a small request for you. Fan Liushou's old man's temper is not very good. After you arrive in Taiyuan and join hands with him to suppress thieves, there must be some conflicts between you. When the time comes, old man, you see, for my sake, be more tolerant to his old man."
"Of course, that's of course." Yun Dingxing hurriedly slapped his thin chest loudly, and said, "Don't worry, nephew, Fan Liushou is highly respected, loyal and unparalleled, and I have always admired my uncle. When I arrive in Taiyuan, I will definitely be the only one." Even if there is any misunderstanding and friction, I will try my best to endure it and never make him angry."
"I'm relieved." Chen Sangliang nodded, and said: "Also, old man, you have to take care of yourself. There are many soldiers and horses in the Taiyuan bandit army, and the leader of the bandit, Zhen Zhaier, is extremely cunning. Go and conquer Yu Yu." He must act carefully, he would rather be slow than risky use of troops, so as not to repeat the mistakes of General Gao Junya."
"Thank you, nephew, for your guidance. I will remember it." Yun Dingxing quickly thanked you, and then took the opportunity to say, "Nephew, regarding this matter, the old uncle is just going to beg you. Be sure to send me the elite of the Zuo Tunwei during the Yanmen War, as well as the two generals Miao Haichao and Zhu Can, and please, my nephew, arrange to go with me."
Chen Sangliang hesitated a little, but Yun Dingxing would have sent Zhu Can to him even if he didn't say Chen Sangliang. The simple and combative Miao Haichao and Chen Sangliang wanted to keep him for reuse, but considering the capable and obedient general under Old Man Yun's command There were only two of them, and he recommended them to Emperor Sui Yang himself. If they didn't play well, it would affect him to some extent. Chen Sangliang nodded quickly and said, "Okay, no problem, Miao Haichao and Zhu Can You can go out with you, and you can choose any army from the Zuo Tunwei army, and I will arrange for you as much as possible."
Yun Dingxing was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly thanked Chen Sangliang again, and discussed the military situation in Taiyuan with Chen Sangliang, and saw Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others coming in with documents piled up, Yun Dingxing was very smart Chen Sangliang hurriedly bid farewell, but Chen Sangliang didn't keep him, but sent Yun Dingxing out of the room in person. However, when he handed him goodbye, Chen Sangliang hesitated again, and still whispered to Yun Dingxing: "Old man, My nephew has another thing to say, don't blame me for my bad words, if you have any accidents on the battlefield, you must retreat if the battle is not going well, don't go to Taiyuan, come to the south, Grandpa Fan has a bad temper, killing officials is like mowing grass, go It’s too late for me to help you when I get there, but after I go south, I can at least get around.”
No matter how shameless and vicious Yun Dingxing was, after hearing what Chen Sangliang said, he was still somewhat moved, and hurriedly cupped his hands to Chen Sangliang and said: "Thank you, my nephew, for your guidance. I will remember this old man's affection. If there is an opportunity, I will definitely repay it."
Chen Yingliang nodded, and bid farewell to Yun Dingxing, and after Yun Dingxing left with gratitude, Wei Zheng, who had always disliked Yun Dingxing, said: "Stay behind, why should you care so much about this old man who is not ashamed? If he was really hacked by Fan Liushou, it would be like cutting off a disaster for the court."
"It can be regarded as a repayment. When I first started, he still gave me some help. I have never had any conflicts with Yuwen Zhuguo's family, and I owe him some blessings." Chen Yingliang sighed, and then He murmured: "Besides, I reminded him not because I was worried that he would be hacked by Grandpa Fan, but because I was worried about other things."
"Worried about other things? What are you worried about?" Wei Zheng asked blankly, but Chen Yingliang shook his head, unwilling to answer, and unable to answer.
By the way, before Yun Dingxing led his army northward, after three years, Chen Sangliang took the initiative to send someone to find Zhu Can for the first time, and invited Zhu Can to his home for a private talk. He praised Zhu Can very much. For his contribution to the court and himself in the past three years, Zhu Can was awarded some gold and silver, and promised an official position, ordering him to continue to lurk in the Zuo Tunwei Army, ready to accept his orders at any time. It was only then that Zhu Can realized that Chen Sangliang had never forgotten himself, and mistakenly believed that Chen Sangliang sent him to spy on Yun Dingxing secretly, so he happily accepted Chen Sangliang's order, and felt resentment towards Chen Sangliang. Digest a little.
In this way, Yun Dingxing, Zhu Can, and Miao Haichao went north to reinforce Fan Zigai with the 10,000 Zuo Tunwei troops he had chosen, and the garrison outside the city of Luoyang, the eastern capital, basically fell under Chen Sangliang's control In the middle, but the matter is not over yet, relying on Emperor Sui Yang's imperial edict to allow him to expand the army, Chen Sangliang immediately started to expand the army. Training the army is actually to form the new army as the Chen family army, and because of the turbulence in the world and the large number of people, the new army was quickly recruited, and the mountains of weapons and armor in the eastern capital also made Chen Sangliang not have to worry about equipment. , the remaining problem is how to train the army to maturity.
Chen Sangliang expanded his army in Luoyang, the eastern capital, to mobilize soldiers and horses. Of course, such a big move could not escape the eyes of those who care. The most important thing is that Chen Sangliang has matured the Dongdu army, posing a huge threat to himself with great ambitions. Fortunately, after only one day, Li Yuan received a decree from Emperor Sui Yang. After spending a huge price, Emperor Sui Yang finally lifted the ban on Li Yuan not leaving Chengji, and allowed Li Yuan to move at will. Li Yuan received the decree Overjoyed, he immediately moved to Hedong with his son, and went to the most favorable position to prepare for the big event nearby.
I also have to explain here that when the Li family and his son moved to Hedong, they were of course worried that their mortal enemy Chen Sangliang would be wary of this, but to the surprise of the Li family and his son, they soon received a report from Dongdu, saying that Chen Sangliang When Sang Liang talked about this matter, he actually said such stupid things as Lao Li being pitiful, and the wind and sand in Cheng Ji's side should change to another place to live. The Li family father and son were secretly happy, but they couldn't help laughing in their hearts. The stupidity and ignorance of the enemy, the benevolence of a woman.
The old Li’s family is hiding in the dark—at least the people in the old Li’s family think so. The reaction to Chen Sangliang’s expansion of the army is not strong enough. Li Mi’s side is completely different. After receiving this news, Li Mi’s expression suddenly changed. Changed, and directly yelled: "You can't give this traitor time! You can't let this traitor train the Dongdu army to maturity, otherwise we will die without a place to die! We must act first to eliminate future troubles forever!"
Act first to be strong, Li Mi is now qualified to say this sentence. After the official establishment of the Pushan Public Company on October 18, Daye Twelve Years, relying on his extraordinary talent, prestige and skills, he just entered Daye Ten. In three years, in less than three months, Li Mi expanded his Pushan public camp to 30,000 people, and soon broke through the 40,000 mark after the next year. The four counties of Futian, Weishi, Kaifeng and Xinzheng were taken down in one breath, and a large amount of military supplies and supplies were obtained. The food and supplies were sufficient, and the army was strong. Pei Renji, who was in prison, was already in awe of him, not daring to confront him, and his momentum was unparalleled for a while.
In addition, the Wagang Army, including Zhai Rang, has actually followed Li Mi's lead. After defeating Zhang Xutuo, Zhai Rang once personally led the army to attack the Guancheng of Xingyang County. However, Zhai Rang was quite skillful in defending the city. Zhai Rang was repelled several times when he attacked the city. However, just after returning to Jindi Pass, Zhai Rang immediately received the news that Li Mi successively attacked the southern counties of Xingyang. While coveting the money and food of these counties, Zhai Rang immediately went back to chase Li Mi, and Li Mi agreed again very kindly and magnanimously. The Wagang Army teamed up, but in this way, the soft-spoken Zhai Rang gradually obeyed Li Mi's leadership and command. He was still Li Mi's benefactor in name, but in fact he became the leader of the friendly army under Li Mi's command.
In such a situation, it was decided to attack Chen Sangliang first, and Li Mi naturally had to drag Zhai Rang into the water, let Zhai Rang go to serve as cannon fodder for his own momentum, and then invited Zhai Rang to his account to talk, Li Mi also told the truth straight to the point Knowing Zhai Rang's own plan, he urged Zhai Rang to join forces with himself to march into Luoyang, first take down Luokoucang, the largest granary in the world, and then attack Luoyang to achieve great things. As a result, Zhai Rang, as usual, saw Xiaoli fleeing for his life, and did great things to spare his life. He immediately exclaimed: "Attack the Eastern Capital Luoyang? Pu Shangong, are you crazy? Back then, Yang Xuangan failed to take the Eastern Capital. We How could it be possible?"
"Don't worry, King Zhai, the situation is different now and then." Li Mi pointed out: "Yang Xuangan failed to attack Luoyang back then, mainly because of three points. First, his soldiers were untrained and weak in combat effectiveness; He refused to adopt my good strategy, but he wanted to listen to Li Zixiong's bad idea of embroidered pillows; third, the world was not in chaos at that time, and the officials and troops from all over the country could return to Luoyang City with all their strength, and the reinforcements rushed back to the Eastern Capital in an endless stream, so Yang Xuangan finally Outnumbered, defeated by the officers and soldiers, and taken advantage of by Chen Yingliang's little thief."
"But now, none of these three points exist." Li Mi explained again: "Your soldiers and horses today are all elite soldiers who have experienced many battles, and their combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of Chen Yingliang's new army. Students are as close as flesh and blood, and like brothers and sisters, there is no other restraint, the laws and regulations are unified, the soldiers are united, and it is easy to defeat the enemy. Finally, the world of Kyushu is boiling like boiling water. Are you still free to go back and help Luoyang? So as long as we come to Luoyang City, Luoyang City must be in our pocket."
Zhai Rang was indeed obedient to Li Mi's words, and felt that Li Mi's words were reasonable, so he immediately made up his mind and agreed to join forces to march into Luoyang to strangle the fledgling Chen Sangliang in his growth. Then Zhai Rang asked again: "Pu Shangong, how do we take Hulao Pass? Pei Renji is stationed there, and that grand pass is not very easy to attack."
"When entering Luoyang, why do we have to go through Hulao Pass?" Li Mi laughed, then took out the map, pointed to the map and said, "We can enter the army in this way, first advance to Yangcheng County in the southeast of Henan County, and then Going north and crossing Fangshan Mountain, he suddenly appeared behind Hulao Pass, and then went straight to Luokou Cang, which was close at hand, and took down the largest granary in the world. Based on this, he first defeated Pei Renji in the east, and then faced Chen Yingliang with ease. Little thief, it is not difficult to win." (Luokou warehouse is located between Gong County and Sishui County, more than a hundred miles away from Luoyang.)
"A clever plan! Let's do it like this!" Zhai Rang was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Pu Shangong, you and I will immediately go to Yangcheng, then go north to Shangshan, and cross Fangshan to take the Luokou warehouse! "
"My lord, what are you in a hurry for? Listen to me." Li Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly said: "My lord, we must not take the entire army to cross Fangshan Mountain. If we do this, the huge team will inevitably move slowly, and it will inevitably Let the cunning little thief Chen Yingliang perceive our intentions and deploy defenses in the dangerous places of Wanshan in advance. We can only take part of the elite to act, and we must also arrange a tactic of attacking east and west to confuse the little thief Chen Yingliang and Pei Renji, and also respond to us Raid the army."
"Then why do we make such a fuss?" Zhai Rang hurriedly asked again.
"It's very simple, pretend to attack Hulao Pass, and attack Luokou Cang by surprise." Li Mi gestured on the map and said: "We can concentrate the main force to station outside Hulao Pass, falsely display our banner and let out rumors that we will join forces to attack Guancheng, create the illusion that we are going to attack Hulao Pass head-on, and lure Pei Renji to concentrate on defending the front and ignore the rear defense. At the same time, you and I lead a team of elite soldiers, pretending to be ordinary refugees without flags, rushing into Yangcheng County with light clothes, and then go north to sneak attack Luokou Cang, after we succeed, we will immediately open the warehouse to release food and strengthen the team. Pei Renji must also return to the army to save Luokou Cang. meet."
"Great plan! Great plan! Just do it like this! Just do it like this!" Zhai Rang applauded again, and once again he was going to do the same thing immediately.
"Damn it, it's useless to talk to stupid people." Li Mi cursed a curse in his heart, and then said: "My lord, don't worry, don't worry, and one more thing, we must plan ahead. The students think that our After the heavy troops marched towards Hulao Pass, the possibility of Pei Renji asking for help from the little thief Chen Yingliang cannot be ruled out. Once the little thief Chen Yingliang sends troops, he may inadvertently discover our surprise attacking army and make us fall short. Although this possibility is small, we do our best We should avoid it as much as possible, and find a way to prevent Pei Renji from asking Chen Yingliang for help."
"What's the trick of Pu Shan Gong?" Zhai Rang asked again quickly.
"The students received a report from Dongdu that Chen Yingliang, the thief, and Pei Renji had a bad relationship. They fought openly and secretly several times, and Pei Renji failed miserably every time. He was very dissatisfied with Chen Yingliang. We can use this to make a big fuss." Li Michen Said in a loud voice: "The students want to ask the king to write a letter to Pei Renji, falsely claiming that our military strength is huge, breaking through the Hulao Pass is easy, persuading Pei Renji to switch to surrender, and deliberately mentioning Chen Yingliang, saying that even if Pei Renji gave his daughter to Chen Yingliang as a concubine, Even if Chen Yingliang sent troops to rescue him, it wouldn't save him from being imprisoned and killed."
Speaking of this, Li Mi smiled slightly and said: "In this way, Pei Renji will definitely not ask Chen Yingliang for help, and he will probably deliberately keep Chen Yingliang from knowing that we are approaching the city. This will buy us a lot of precious time."
"Pei Renji gave his daughter to the little thief Chen Yingliang as a concubine? What do you mean by that?... Oh, clever trick, I never thought that the little thief Chen Yingliang and Pei Renji would have such a layer of grievances, clever tricks, clever tricks, I would get angry when I read such a letter, What's more, old man Pei Renji? Just do it like this, I'll write a letter right away, and then send troops right away!"
"My lord, don't be in such a hurry, okay? This battle requires our internal and external cooperation. Zheng Qi joins hands. We also need to discuss the timing of the frontal main force and flanking surprise soldiers, contact signals, and discuss how to make you and me both in the main force." The false impression in the book, these things are intricate, it is a delicate job, we have to discuss! Discuss carefully!"
It took a lot of time, and finally negotiated all the details with Zhai Rang, and wrote the letter to stimulate Pei Renji under Li Mi's personal guidance. Zhai Rang hurried back to arrange the arrangement, and Li Mi smiled in the tent, smiling still. Incomparably ferocious, he murmured: "Little thief, every time I fought before, I was tied up by others. Now I can finally let go, but you are tied up by the tyrant's decree. Winning against you is a bit unfair."
"Fortunately, it doesn't matter. When I take down the Luokou Warehouse and have enough soldiers and food, I will give you a chance to fight to the death with me!"