The small black circular wax mark is very light in color, and it is basically difficult to detect if it is not set off by fresh wood. However, this inconspicuous seal mark is too long for Li Mi and Fazhu Li to explain it clearly. Li Mi's existence, the conclusive evidence that even the waters of the East China Sea can't wash away, made Li Mi want to cry without tears, and made Li Mi look up to the sky and sigh, "Little thief Chen Yingliang, you are too ruthless!"
What made Li Mi even more tearless and indistinguishable was the false letter, which was written to Chen Sangliang as Li Mi. The three secret letters are also quite a few. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Li Mi would not have believed that such a fake letter could be imitated so realistically in the world. He almost doubted that this letter was written by himself, but he couldn't remember when and where. I wrote this letter with my own hand.
As for the content of the letter, it was of course so vicious that it couldn't be more vicious. Li Mi read Chen Sangliang's secret letter in the box and was so moved that he wept bitterly. Yang Xuangan's thief ship was forced to embark on the path of anti-Sui and anti-tyranny. He had long wanted the prodigal son to turn around and rein in the precipice. Chen Sangliang persuaded himself to lead his troops to surrender in exchange for court pardon, which was a great favor to him! It's just that the Wagang bandits are powerful now, even if I want to lead my troops to surrender and sacrifice Hulaoguan, the villainous Wagang bandits will definitely not agree, so I can't accept Chen Sangliang's kindness for the time being, and I beg Chen Sangliang to forgive For the specific situation, please ask Chen Sangliang to discuss with the confidant messenger sent by Li Mi.
There was not a word in the letter mentioning that Chen Sangliang begged Chen Sangliang to kill Zhai Rang, but this was enough, enough to make the atmosphere on the wall of Hulao Pass tense. Zhai Rang's men and Li Mi's men unsheathed their weapons. They kept a close eye on each other, for fear that the other party would strike first. At the same time, the Wagang Army and Li Mi Army in Hulao Pass also followed their orders to be on guard, and fire appeared at the same time.
Fortunately, the enemy is now, only thirty miles away from the camp of the Sui army, even if Zhai Rang has a large number of soldiers and has a lot of strength, he does not dare to turn against Li Mi casually, but just holds a false letter to Li Mi He asked, "Li Mi, what else do you have to say now?"
"Students have nothing to say." Li Mi shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "Now that things have happened, the students have nothing to say except admiring the treachery and viciousness of the little thief Chen Yingliang."
"So, you don't admit that you have secretly linked up with the little thief Chen Yingliang?" Zhai Rang asked with a sneer.
"Of course the student won't admit it." Li Mi's tone was even more helpless, and said: "Student, please just think about it with your head. If the student really did this, with the student's caution and meticulousness, how could it be possible to leave such a big handle on Chen Yingliang?" Thief?"
Hearing this, Zhai Rang, who knew Li Mi's integrity, was shaken for a while, but Di Mohou, who is very talented in this area, immediately shouted: "Sophistry! If you don't write this letter to Chen Gouguan, Chen Gouguan How can you trust your envoy, and how can you let your envoy secretly discern the authenticity of my uncle?"
Li Mi was at a loss for words, only then did he realize that Chen Sangliang's move was still carefully considered. If he really sent someone to secretly contact Chen Sangliang, there should indeed be such a letter, and it was completely reasonable for Chen Sangliang to keep this letter. After realizing this, Li Mi could only shake his head and sigh bitterly again, and said, "Little thief Chen, you are the one who does not leak water. Such a ruthless trick can be arranged so seamlessly."
"Li Mi, I will give you one last chance for your past achievements!" Zhai Rang shouted: "Truthfully explain your secret contact with Chen Gouguan, confess your crimes, I can consider forgiving you! If not, don't blame the old man for being ruthless!"
Wang Bodang and Cai Jiande had already led their personal troops to surround Li Mi in the middle, and the Wagang generals also led many Wagang soldiers to protect Zhai Rang, with their swords out of their sheaths and their spears raised flat, ready to fight at any time, Li Mi Still making the last effort, he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the student knows that the traitor Chen Yingliang's scheming is very vicious, and the student can't argue with it, but the student dares to swear to God, I have never had anything to do with the traitor Chen Yingliang. The students also ask King Zhai to think about it calmly, if the two armies of yours and ours mistakenly join forces, it will be beneficial to the traitor Chen Yingliang."
"Don't threaten me with Chen Gouguan!" Zhai Rang yelled: "Hulaoguan is 30 miles away from Luokou Cang. I have plenty of time to deal with you. If you are smart, you will immediately ask your men to put down their weapons and arrest you without a fight. I guarantee you will survive. ! If you continue to persist in your obsession, this old man will kill you right away!"
"Brother Zhai, please calm down."
Xu Shiji came up to persuade him, but Zhai Rang pushed him away, and Zhai Rang scolded: "Shut up! At this point, if the old man doesn't do this, why should I wait until this dog thief colludes with Chen Gouguan and enters the pass to get him?" My head?"
On Li Mi's side, Wang Bodang quietly raised his strong bow that never left his body. On Wagang's side, Shan Xiongxin immediately took out his flying halberd, and while ordering his soldiers to protect Zhai Rang with shields, he shouted: "Wang Bodang, If you don't put down your bow and arrow, I'll kill Li Mi with a single halberd!"
Cold sweat rolled on Li Mi's forehead. He knew that today's matter could not be concluded. Zhai Rang had already reached this point. Even if the conflict could be avoided, there would inevitably be a huge rift between the self-armed army and the Wagang army, and they might start a war at any time. And with a vicious opponent like Chen Sangliang watching from the sidelines, it is even more doomed that he and Zhai Rang will explode in flames. After quick calculations, Li Mi made a decisive decision and immediately said: "King Zhai, since you no longer trust the students, well, in order to oppose the great cause of the Sui Dynasty and overthrow the tyrant Yang Guang, I am willing to make concessions, and I will go!"
"Are you going?" Zhai Rang was taken aback and asked, "How are you going?"
"I'll take Pushan Public Camp to leave Hulao Pass and go back to the hinterland of Xingyang. I'll leave Hulao Pass to you!" Li Mi said resolutely: "The road is open to the sky, each side! From now on, you and I will act separately and never communicate again! "
Seeing Li Mi's resolute attitude, Zhai Rang couldn't help being stunned, and Di Hong who was next to him couldn't wait to shout: "You can go, but the Pushan Public Camp must stay, and I, Wagang, will take it over. , you can't take it away, you can only go alone!"
Li Mi raised his head fiercely, and the sharp and cold light shot out of his triangular eyes made the reckless Zhai Hong a little timid, and said coldly: "If you want me to leave the Pushan Public Camp, and the money and food that the soldiers of the Pushan Public Camp have worked hard for, you have to first Ask the soldiers under my command if they agree!"
"We don't agree!" The soldiers around Li Mi roared in unison, and shouted one after another: "Pu Shangong, if you want to go, let's go together! Pu Shangong, fight with them, the great thing is to die!"
Soldiers from the two armies rushed up the city wall at a fast pace, each rushed to the side of their own team to assemble and wait for orders, and crowded the top of the narrow wall to the point where the water could not pass through. Although Li Mi's soldiers were few in strength, they hardly made a sound. Most of the soldiers looked stern, as if covered in frost and snow, and their aura was far more majestic than that of the Wagang Army. Seeing this scene, Zhai Rang couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, knowing that once the order is given to fight, it will inevitably be an earth-shattering conflagration and a tragic melee that is destined to hurt both sides.
"Brother Zhai, be careful!" Xu Shiji was also making the last effort, reminding in a low voice: "Chen Yingliang's dog officer's army is close at hand, if our army turns against Pu Shangong and starts a war, Chen Dog Officer will definitely take advantage of the fire and loot it. How to resist?"
"Brother, you can't let Li Mi take the army away." Zhai Hong also came up with a bad idea, and said in a low voice: "This traitor has secretly colluded with Chen Gouguan and asked him to take the army away. Chen Gouguan came When attacking Hulao Pass, if Li Mi suddenly stabbed us in the back, how would we resist?"
Hearing this diametrically opposed persuasion, Zhai Rang was in a dilemma, but Li Mi shouted loudly: "King Zhai, let's decide whether to let the students leave with the army or force the students to fight, whether to make peace or not, to fight or not to fight!" , It’s all in your mind, please make a decision quickly! Otherwise, if the officers and soldiers take the opportunity to attack, I’m afraid it’s too late for you to regret it!”
He glanced at the official road to the west out of the corner of his eye. Although he didn't see any sign of the Sui army approaching, Zhai Rang still knew very well in his heart that as long as he gave the order to fight, the Wagang army and Li Mi's army started a firefight. Liang Tie will definitely bring the army to take advantage of the fire and rob at the first time. At that time, the Wagang Army will be attacked inside and outside. It must also be far greater than the army money and food taken away by Li Mi.
Weighing these pros and cons, Zhai Rang made up his mind, nodded and said, "Okay, Pushan Gong, you can take away Pushan Gongying and your money and food, but I only give you one hour, and within one hour, your Pushan The public must leave the Hulao Pass. Don’t play tricks, otherwise, even if the old man fights the Hulao pass, he won’t be polite to you!”
"Thank you, one hour is enough!" Li Mi snorted coldly, first ordered to evacuate, then remembered a major event, and said hurriedly: "Wait, there is one more person, Pei Renji, who I captured in Hulao Pass Xiao Huaijing, I want to take it away too!"
Zhai Rang was taken aback, but Zhai Mohou over there immediately yelled: "No, Xiao Huaijing must stay, we have to use him to exchange ransom from the officers and soldiers!"
"Little General Zhai, what do you have in your head is a pig's brain?" Li Mi sneered loudly, "Xiao Huaijing has a grudge against Pei Renji, and is even more at odds with the little thief Chen Yingliang, officers and soldiers are stupid to redeem him with money! I brought him because I was afraid that you would not be able to use this pawn well and it would be wasted for nothing!"
Zhai Mohou, who was being scolded in public, suddenly became angry, but fortunately Zhai Rang stopped him in time, and shouted: "Okay, since you captured the prisoner of war, you take it away!" Li Mi snorted coldly, without thanking him, Leading the guards and leaving in a hurry, Zhai Rang also immediately arranged the army to closely monitor Li Mijun's withdrawal without mentioning it.
In this way, the Wagang Army and Li Mi Army, who joined forces to defeat Zhang Xutuo and seize the natural barrier of Hulao Pass not long ago, broke up and broke up when they completely took the initiative because of a despicable villain who had no conscience. Li Mi, the greatest hero who captured Hulao Pass, was forced to lead his army to retreat, leaving Hulao Pass and returning to the hinterland of Xingyang County. As a result, the strength was greatly reduced, and the morale of the army suffered a severe setback.
At the same time, Chen Sangliang, who was thirty miles away, also received news from the scouts about the internal changes in Hulao Pass, and asked the scouts to confirm that there was no internal strife at Hulao Pass. Chen Sangliang calmly ordered to continue The sentry did not order troops to attack. And Pei Renji, who lost the Hulao Pass next to him, was of course very anxious, and he couldn't wait to say to Chen Sangliang: "Nephew, do you want to send an army to wait for orders near Hulao Pass? If there is a riot, we can send troops immediately." Siege the city."
"At this time, you must not send troops!" Chen Sangliang said decisively: "Li Mi is very treacherous, and he knows the truth that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. The army is dispatching troops at this time, and Li Mi will definitely do his best to help Zhai Rang guard the pass and defend against the enemy, so that my previous arrangements will be in vain. If we are in a hurry, we will rescue each other, and if we are slow, we will fight. The more we stay still, the more likely they will fight each other. !"
Although I feel that the analysis of the distant nephew is a bit arbitrary, Pei Renji, who is still waiting for punishment, does not dare to enter the army without authorization. The two thieves, Li Mi, fight together as soon as possible, and help our army retake Hulao Pass. Otherwise, this old man will be guilty of a serious crime this time."
Pei Renji, the famous bad man in history, was indeed unlucky in terms of luck. The more he hoped that the Wagang Army would fight among themselves, the more heaven would not let him do so. Within an hour of Zhai Rang's request, Li Mijun, who had strict military laws, did everything as promised. Withdrew from the East Gate of Hulao Pass. Although Yang Jishan, Wang Bodang and other generals advised Li Mi not to make big concessions, Li Mi shook his head and said: "There is already a rift. It is impossible to work together as before, so instead of staying in Hulao Guan and worrying about it, it is better to leave and fight for the world by yourself."
When they left Hulao Pass with Uncle Xiao Xiao and the food and supplies, Li Mi turned back to look at the east gate of Hulao Pass. Seeing that the gate had already been closed and Zhai Rang had also arrived at the east gate, Li Mi politely asked Zhai Rang cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "I am sent off by King Lao Zhai, thank you very much. For the sake of past love, I have a few good words in secret, I hope King Lao will remember!"
Surrounded by a group of Wagang generals, Zhai Rang said with a straight face, while Li Mi said loudly to himself: "Your Majesty, Mi's good advice is to ask you not to take risks and send troops, and you should stick to the city as the top priority. The little thief Chen Yingliang was treacherous. People like to use troops to use surprises and tricks. If the king sticks to the city and does not come out, Chen Yingliang's little thief will definitely have nothing to do with you! If the king is greedy for profit and takes risks, and goes out to fight, he will definitely fall into the tricks of Chen Yingliang's traitor! If the king wants to seize the Luokou warehouse, he must Wait until the little thief Chen Yingliang is forced to return to Dongdu!"
After all, Li Mi turned his horse's head and left without looking back at Zhai Rang. Seeing the back of Li Mi leading the army away, Zhai Rang also had some thoughts of regret, but when things got to this point, Zhai Rang said nothing. I dare not invite back Li Mi, the ticking time bomb. So after thinking for a while, Zhai Rang could only say loudly: "Thank you Pu Shangong for your kind words, I will remember it!"
When it was completely dark, Chen Sangliang, Pei Renji and others checked repeatedly to confirm the situation of Li Mi leading the army to leave. Hearing the news, Pei Renji was so angry that he flipped the table on the spot, and Chen Sangliang couldn't help but shook his head. Sighed: "If you can afford it, you can let it go. In order not to give me a chance, I would rather be wronged. This Li Mi is really scary!"
"What are you afraid of?" Liu Changgong on the other side said grandly: "Brother Yingliang, don't you often say that Li Mi is the only one among the Wagang thieves who is your opponent? Although your estrangement plan failed to make the Wagang thieves fight among themselves, it is still the same. Or force Li Mi away, without this traitor making trouble, wouldn't it be easy for you to get back to Hulao Pass?"
"Brother Liu is right. Without this traitor making trouble, my chances of retaking Hulao Pass are much greater." Chen Yingliang nodded with a smile, and then said: "Well, let's send more scouts down south along the Yellow River to investigate The movement of Li Mi's rebel army is to make more siege weapons, and when Li Mi's rebels are far away and the siege equipment is ready, we will launch an attack and take it back to Hulao Pass!"
Liu Changgong, who trusted Chen Yingliang very much, agreed with a smile, and Pei Renji also said: "Nephew, it's up to you, you have to act fast, the sooner the better, it's best to take it back to Hulao Pass before His Majesty punishes me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll save my head!"
Chen Yingliang also agreed with a smile, but at this moment, Yuan Tiangang on the other side suddenly let out an exclamation, and then rushed out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and looked up outside the tent. Pei Renji asked Yuan Tiangang what he had done in surprise He Yi, without waiting for Chen Sangliang to answer, Liu Changgong, who had seen Yuan Tiangang's strength at Yanmen Pass, had already smiled and said: "Mr. Yuan is of course observing the sky, don't worry, it must be a good thing. Auspicious day for the city."
After all, Liu Changgong told Pei Renji vividly about the magic of Yuan Tiangang on the Yanmen battlefield. However, just when Pei Renji was excited and excited, Yuan Tiangang returned to the main tent of the Chinese army with a sad face and told Chen Sangliang He cupped his hands and said: "Stay behind, the situation is not good. In a short time, we may not hope to regain Hulao Pass."
"Why?" Both Chen Sangliang and Pei Renji were taken aback.
"Bi Xing is in the division of the moon, so there must be heavy rain within a month." Yuan Tiangang said dejectedly: "In fact, the official has been worried that there will be heavy rain in the near future, but he has not been sure, so he has not reported it to you, but now The direction of the wind has changed, and if there is no accident, the sky will change at midnight tonight, and there will be heavy rain before tomorrow morning, and the heavy rain will continue, and I don’t know when it will end.” (The heavy rain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the 13th year of Sui Daye Disasters are historical facts, not fiction.)
Pei Renji's expression also changed, because once the heavy rain hits the ground and the land is muddy, large siege weapons will be difficult to move, which is very unfavorable to the siege party. Basically, a commander with a normal mind would not launch a siege in such weather , but wanting to use a lightweight flying ladder to take down Hulao Pass head-on, that is a good thing that you can't even even think about! Frightened, Pei Renji hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yuan, are you sure?"
Seeing Yuan Tiangang, one of the most famous masters in history, nodding his head to confirm, Chen Sangliang was also desperate, and then Chen Sangliang slammed his fist on the table, annoyed: "God help Li Mi! This traitor, this time can do it again!" Take the opportunity to sit big!"
As Yuan Tiangang said, before the third watch at night, the night sky that had been clear for many days was already covered with overcast clouds. As soon as the fifth watch arrived, the Hulaoguan area was already raining and dripping. Facing such unfavorable weather, Of course Chen Sangliang and Pei Renji were frowning, not knowing how to attack the city. At the same time, Li Mi, who had already left Hulao Pass and retreated to Niuzhukou area, had a happy face, and stood in the wind and rain with open arms, roaring loudly at Yukong.
"God, let's rain more. The heavier the rain, the more hopeful the Yellow River will flood. If the Yellow River floods, there will be more victims and refugees, and my chance will come again! God, please, rain more. Let it rain! Please!"