Everyone knows the temper of Emperor Li Er who likes to personally explore the enemy's situation. Not to mention Wang Shichong, who was already on his last days of bullying. When Liu Wuzhou was at its peak, he kicked the Li family's nest in Taiyuan City, and took Lao Li in one breath. When the family failed to capture Puban City in Hedong County for more than two years, besides the beautiful deed of slaughtering the city in Xia County, Emperor Li Er also did an even more beautiful deed.
It happened that in the winter moon of that year, Li Er led his army like a broken bamboo, crossed the Yellow River on thick ice at Longmen, and stationed in Baibi in Jiangjun! Then, in view of the arrogance of Liu Wuzhou's rebels, in order to despise Liu Wuzhou's clown jumping beam, the fearless second brother Li personally led a small number of cavalry as scouts to scout the enemy's controlled area in order to scout out the enemy's situation!
Then after arriving at the destination, the famous story happened. Second brother Li despised his opponent tactically, and sent all the bodyguards and thugs around him to scatter for reconnaissance, leaving only one unnamed cavalry entourage—the unlucky Cavalry to soldier really did not leave any name.
Then Second Brother Li and the unlucky cavalryman ran to the top of a hill and fell asleep because they were too tired. Nothing happened during this period, at least it was not recorded in the history books.
And then, Liu Wuzhou's gang of running dogs, because of their clairvoyance and ears, quietly and furtively led a large group of vicious cavalry, and suddenly surrounded them from all directions! The purpose is nothing else, just to kill our real dragon emperor Li Erge!
The real dragon emperor has his own blessing! At this critical moment of life and death, a snake hunted and killed a more unlucky mouse, forcing the more unlucky mouse to bump into the face of the unlucky cavalry beside Second Brother Li, awakening the unlucky cavalry and letting him Sensing that the danger was approaching, the unlucky cavalry quickly woke up Second Brother Li and mounted the horse with Second Brother Li. In the end, Second Brother Li shot dead Liu Wuzhou's running dogs a hundred paces away, scaring off thousands of enemy troops. Swaggering out of the encirclement!
The Yellow River is frozen, and Brother Snake is still at ease, why don't you ask me, maybe this snake is a creature from another world and does not need to hibernate. Not to mention the author's nonsense, if this historical material is really fabricated, the culprit will have to go to Lao Ji and He Er. It was they who fabricated the slander and added it when compiling "Four Destruction Complete Books" in order to please the dwarfs, so they left it behind. this myth.
Regardless of whether it is a myth or not, we have no way to get to the bottom of whether Brother Li, who was abused by Brother Xue on the Western Front and then suddenly grew wings and flew to the Eastern Front to replace Li Jiancheng and defeat Wang Shichong's subordinates, is a Superman who wears his underwear backwards, claiming to be the leader in every battle After being surrounded by Liu Heitai and rescued by Yuchi Jingde at the risk of his life, Second Brother Li, who was completely unscathed in hundreds of battles, never went deep into enemy-occupied areas alone. We absolutely believe that history books forgot to record this point. But in the final analysis, our second brother Li attaches great importance to intelligence work, and once liked to do it himself.
The same is true after moving to Lingshi this time. In view of the disparity in overall strength, although Li Er is not very optimistic about Li Jiancheng's defense plan for Queshu Valley, in order not to even have the power to protect himself, Li Er still spends a lot of money. He worked hard to supervise the fortifications of Queshu Valley, visited the construction site in person, and arranged and built various defensive facilities with the vision of a genius military strategist. Only nine forts were built, three fences were built on the road, and a large number of sentry towers were also built. , an archery tower and a beacon tower, and very geniusly built two dark forts on the cliffs on the opposite bank of Fenshui, blocking the road with bows and arrows from a high position, and hardly giving the enemy any chance to seize it by storm.
Queshu Valley is an important place for military strategists that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. After building so many fortifications, it can basically be said to be impenetrable. No matter whether the enemy is attacking openly or stealthily, it is absolutely impossible for the enemy to easily break through the defensive position of the Taiyuan Army. Going north, it is reasonable to say that Li Er and the Taiyuan army can sit back and relax, but it is a pity that Li Er and his subordinates who have already learned from the past are not only afraid of this, but are all worried about an important issue. Can the fortification stop the weapon of Chen Yingliang's traitor?"
In addition to this important question, there is another question that deserves Li Er's attention. This is whether it is possible for the Sui Army's partial division Liu Heita to send troops to take down the sparrow before the main force of the Sui Army arrives, as in the legend. Valley? To be honest, Li Er doubted the veracity of this rumor, but for the sake of caution, and because Li Jiancheng and Duan Lun both asked Li Er to find out the matter, Li Er still sent a large number of scouts to sneak into the Huoyi area. Go to scout the movement of the Sui army there, looking for any useful clues.
It's a pity that Liu Heita, the general of the Sui Army, was also a talented military genius. Li Er sent a large number of secret agents to investigate for two days, but he didn't even find out how many troops Liu Heita had assembled in the Huoyi area. The number and number of Sui army flags in Yi and Jiahubao changed every day, and the number of stoves and smoke in the camp also varied every day. At the same time, a large number of Sui army flags were once found in the depths of the forest just south of Huoyi. When the Taiyuan Army concentrated its efforts to explore this mountain forest, these flags disappeared without a trace, as if they did not exist at all.
Li Er didn't blame the scouts and secret agents for being incompetent, because Li Er could tell at a glance that this was Liu Heitai's suspicious strategy, so he made a fuss so that his own army could not figure out the true strength of Huo Yi's Sui army, but Li Er temporarily I can't guess Liu Heita's real purpose of doing this. I don't understand whether Liu Heita wants to bluff and intimidate the army? Or do you want to cover up your murderous intentions and really want to launch an attack on Queshu Valley? After thinking about it, Li Er habitually decided to go out in person, disguised as an ordinary citizen, and went to Huoyi to investigate the enemy's situation in person and grasp first-hand detailed information.
The Taiyuan army stationed in Lingshi is already Li Er's direct descendants, and they all know that Li Er likes to personally investigate the enemy's situation, so it is not surprising. The hidden place took care of Li Er, and Li Er led the captain of the army, Wang Huaiwen, and a local Huoyi to work hard, disguised as ordinary people to hide the short blade, followed the mountain path to the south, and quite smoothly touched the upper reaches of the Shui River, and then gradually Going east along the Shu River, it gradually came to the suburb of Huoyi.
Looking at the important town of Huoyi that once belonged to him, Li Er certainly felt somewhat uncomfortable, but Li Er is also a person who is very good at regulating his emotions. Enemy situation. As a result, Li Er soon discovered that the current situation of the Sui army in Huoyi seemed to be a little loose on the outside and tight on the inside. On the surface, it seemed that business travelers and common people could not help coming and going freely. The camp strictly prohibited any outsiders from approaching, and did not give the self-armed soldiers the opportunity to approach and investigate.
In addition, Li Er also found that there were significantly more ruts on the road, and many of the ruts from the north and south were much deeper, obviously carrying heavy loads, but Li Er clearly remembered that the self-armed scouts carefully Up to now, he has not reported to himself or Duan Lun that the Sui army showed signs of carrying a large amount of supplies and military supplies to the north.
There are also obviously more ships on the Fenshui River, but the Fenshui River to the north of Zhengping in Jiangjun County is dangerous, and the water flow is fast and complicated, which is not suitable for large-scale military and grain transportation. The section of the river twists and turns, the water is turbulent, and the drop is as high as more than 40 feet (about 125 meters), which is difficult for even a light boat, let alone a heavy grain ship. So Li Er wasn't worried about this at all. He knew that the Sui army would at most use Fenshui to relieve some of the pressure of land transportation, and there was absolutely no possibility of large-scale transport of food, grass and military supplies to Huoyi and the Taiyuan battlefield further north.
Then Li Er took the time to go to the mountainous area directly south of Huoyi, but unfortunately, the mysterious Sui army that had appeared before was still missing. purpose and intention. After making some calculations, Li Er pointed to the direction of Fort Jiahu in the northwest again, and said, "Let's go, let's go to Fort Jiahu to see the situation."
"Your Commander, be careful." Wang Huaiwen hurriedly reminded: "Jiahu Fort is tightly controlling the entrance and exit of the Queshu Valley official road, and the Chen bandit army is under strict surveillance. You are a man of gold, so don't take risks easily."
"It's okay. The terrain in that area is complicated, and I'm familiar with all the roads, big and small. If you go into the mountains, you'll be fine." Li Er replied confidently, and then said even more confidently: "Take the official road, and the mountain road is more likely to attract suspicion. The official way is fine."
Unable to twist Li Er, Wang Huaiwen could only carefully protect Li Er and return to the official road. Fortunately, there were not many guard posts in this area, and Li Er and the others were not found quietly returning to the mountain road from the forest. However, at this moment, facing the direction of Fen in the south, a large caravan suddenly came, with about twenty trucks, donkeys and mules slowly heading north, under the banner of Zhengping Liuji Company. Li Er and the others passed in front of them, Wang Huaiwen and another follower didn't pay attention to this, but Li Er only took a cursory look, and immediately realized something was wrong, and hurriedly whispered: "Pay attention to this caravan, something is wrong!"
Wang Huaiwen hurriedly observed the caravan carefully, and found a lot of things wrong. The surface of the twenty or so trucks seemed to be filled with sacks full of utensils, but the sacks were not piled up very high, and the ruts were very obvious. Twelve of the carts were still pulled by two donkeys, and at the same time, there were fifty men guarding the twenty or so cars. Ordinary shop guy. When Li Er reminded Wang Huaiwen to pay attention to the back again in a low voice, Wang Huaiwen soon discovered that behind this caravan, there were some ordinary merchants carrying packages, who seemed to be in twos and threes, but in fact they were all strong young men. Strong, vaguely as if protecting the caravan.
Li Er knew that his luck was very good, and when he saw these situations, he immediately understood that his luck was coming again. Under the secret joy, Li Er immediately gave up his plan to go to Jiahubao to sentry, and took Wang Huaiwen to follow this merchant from afar. At the back of the team, the local spy was sent forward to try to observe what was loaded on those trucks. At the same time, Li Er couldn't help but feel a little bit drummed in his heart, and secretly said: "Twelve cars are pulled by two donkeys? Twelve? Ten Two? Why is this number so familiar?"
The caravan also attracted the attention of the Sui Army guards along the way. When one of the Sui Army guards stepped forward to inquire, they quickly backed down to let them pass. Whispered report: "You Dudu, this caravan may also be disguised by the Chen bandit army. They showed something to the bandit army post, and the bandit army post immediately retreated."
"Continue to investigate, and split up." Li Er ordered in a low voice: "We will meet at the mountain crossing upstream of the Shu River before sunset. Remember, try to find out what is on those cars as much as possible."
Xizuo agreed, and soon followed up again. Li Er took Wang Huaiwen around and rushed to the Sui army camp in the eastern suburbs of Huoyi City. He hid in a hidden high place and watched the Sui army camp gate from a distance. At that time, the mysterious caravan really came directly towards the main entrance of the Sui army camp. At the same time, this caravan also attracted the attention of many other passers-by. Then, to Li Erwan's great joy, one of the caravans When the truck pulled by the two donkeys was turning, they didn't know where something went wrong, but they suddenly overturned by themselves, the sacks on the truck fell to the ground, and a thick black cylindrical object rolled out at the same time!
The matter quickly became serious, and the guys who escorted the car rushed up immediately, covering the cylindrical object with sacks and even their bodies in a hurry, and then some people rushed to the Sui army camp to negotiate, and there were many people in the Sui army camp. Quickly rush out an army, quickly block the scene and capture passers-by who see the cylindrical object. Li Er was secretly happy when he saw it, and immediately told Wang Huaiwen: "Go, go back to the mountain road and wait for the news. I saw very clearly just now that our people have already run away ahead of time and were not caught by the bandits."
Wang Huaiwen agreed, and quickly accompanied Li Er back to the way. At the same time, Wang Huaiwen couldn't help but asked Li Er in a trembling voice: "You Dudu, is it that thing that is installed on the car?"
"It's very possible, but I'm not sure yet." Li Er replied in a low voice, "But it doesn't matter. Our people are nearby, so we must have seen what it is. We'll know the news after we go back and wait for a while."
Wang Huaiwen nodded again and again, and while accompanying Li Er hurriedly back, he said in a tense voice: "You Dudu, if it is really that thing, then we will be in big trouble, and the Chen bandit army may launch an attack in the next few days .”
Li Er nodded, and said in a low voice: "That's right, if it's really that thing, then Chen Yingliang's plan is very clear, pretending that the main force is still preparing to go out, so that our main force is not in a hurry to go south to the Queshu Valley to fortify, but actually Reinforcements have been secretly sent to Liu Heitai, let Liu Heitai take on the task of pioneering the road, highlighting the surprise soldiers to take down the Queshu Valley, and open his way forward. It is indeed brilliant to turn the virtual into reality."
Speaking of this, Li Er smiled again, and said in his heart: "But, God does not bless you, God blesses me, just let me see your trump card appearing on the Huoyi battlefield in advance, now you are not only gone The opportunity to stand out as a surprise soldier may also allow me to get your magic weapon. Hmph!"
It went back to the agreed mountain intersection smoothly, and waited in the hidden place until the evening, when the local spy came back sneakily to meet Li Er, Li Er first carefully confirmed that there was no tail behind him, and then brought Wang Huaiwen came out to meet him. As a result, after Li Er showed up, before he could open his mouth to ask, the secret agent couldn't wait to say excitedly: "The right commander! It's the cannon! It's the cannon of the bandit army! The donkey cart was loaded by the bandit army. The cannons of Yicheng! Their wheels got stuck in the potholes on the side of the road, and the cannons rolled out of the car!"
"See clearly?" Li Er asked calmly.
"It's very clear!" Xi Zuo replied truthfully: "The little one also saw that the things in those sacks are very light, they are not goods at all, and can be lifted with one hand."
"Very good, you have made meritorious service, and I will reward you when you go back." Li Er smiled, and then ordered: "Go, go back to Lingshi to prepare for the battle, that bastard Liu Heita is coming soon."
Brother Li's golden words are indeed very clever. In fact, when he, Wang Huaiwen and others were still on their way back to Lingshi, Liu Heita, who was supposed to be in Linfen, suddenly had dozens of light cavalry and flew away dressed as ordinary soldiers without a flag. He rushed to the outside of Huoyi City, and directly entered the Sui Army camp outside the city. General Wang Xingben and Cao Qing, who led the army guarding here, were shocked when they heard the news, they rushed out to greet Liu Heitai, and invited Liu Heitai into the tent of the Chinese army to discuss matters.
"Have those artillery arrived yet?" Liu Heita asked straight to the point, "Is the plan going well?"
"It arrived, and it went well." Cao Qing replied, clasping his hands, and said: "Our people are very sure that at least one enemy, Xi Zuo, saw it with his own eyes, and we deliberately let him escape."
Liu Heitai nodded in satisfaction, and Wang Xingben asked again in doubt: "Marshal, why did you come in person? Has our plan changed?"
"It's not that our plan has changed, it's that your opponent has changed, that's why I came in person." Liu Heitai replied bluntly, and then said: "You reported to me that Li Erlang led the army to enter Lingshi. After receiving the news, I hurriedly entrusted the matter in hand to the prefect Wei and General Huo Shiju, and came here to take over your command of the battle, so as not to make you suffer."
"What do we suffer?" Cao Qing and Wang Xingben were a little puzzled.
"You are not Li Erlang's opponent." Liu Heita replied, "And I'm pretty sure that once Li Erlang learns that we have artillery arriving in Huoyi, he will definitely have the idea of sending troops to snatch it, so I can only temporarily adjust the plan. , come here personally to command, lest you make any mistakes and dampen our enthusiasm for the Northern Expedition to Taiyuan."
"Commander, Li Erlang only has more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, and he has to guard Queshu Valley and Lingshi City. If he has the courage to fight, he will come to grab our artillery?" Cao Qing asked in surprise.
"Of course he does." Liu Heita smiled and replied: "The Prime Minister told me this. Okay, let's talk about the rest slowly. First, do two things. First, blockade I have arrived in Huo Second, closely monitor the mobilization of the bandit army, and report to me as soon as there is news.”
In the middle of the night, Li Er returned to Lingshi City smoothly. First, he strictly ordered to speed up the construction of the fortifications, and then, regardless of the exhaustion of his personal inspection, he asked Duan Zhixuan and Tang Xian to continue to take charge of Lingshi's defense for him temporarily, and then went north to Jiexiu to report to Duan Lun in person. Urgent. Zhu Can hurriedly tried to persuade him kindly: "You Dudu, you are already too tired to watch in person, you should rest first, and for such a small matter as urgent to Chief Duan, just send a messenger."
"No, I have to go in person." Li Er replied calmly, "Because I'm not only going to ask Chief Duan for help, but I also want to persuade him to help me and send troops to capture the artillery that Chen Yingliang sent in advance!"