"Heaven will not kill me! Heaven will not kill me! Hahahahaha, Fan Zigai, Wei Xuan, you two old mediots have done all the tricks, and never thought that the warriors under the command of the Zhu Kingdom would be able to detour in front of you one step ahead Right? You want to block Benzhu Kingdom in Xiaohan Dao, but unfortunately this Zhu Kingdom is blessed by heaven, blessed by heaven! Hahahaha...!"
Hearing the good news that Yang Xuanting's team had successfully interspersed and seized the favorable terrain as he wished, Yang Xuangan, who was overjoyed, immediately ordered a big reward for the Huayin fellow who voluntarily came from Guanzhong to lead the army, and laughed wildly for nearly an hour, tossing and turning It was the above passage, if it wasn't for the fact that the supply team led by Li Zixiong and Wang Zhongbo hadn't arrived at the battlefield in Shan County, Yang Xuangan would have wished to go to the city of Hongnong immediately to see the despairing faces of Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji with his own eyes.
Weeping with joy, just when Yang Xuangan finally remembered to praise Li Mi, the hero behind the scenes, and Li Mi's miraculous tactic of outflanking and interspersing with cavalry on foot, the sad news came suddenly. In order to buy time for Yang Xuanting, the youngest of the Yang family, and to maximize the success of the interspersed tactics that are critical to the life and death of the rebels, Yang Wanshuo resolutely led the rebel cavalry to launch a suicidal charge against the Sui army. The nemesis reported that the national army launched a close combat. As a result, the morale, fighting spirit and combat effectiveness of the rebel cavalry were not as good as the reported army. Of course, more than half of the soldiers fled. Yang Wanshuo, who was fighting to the death, was seriously injured and died. The second member of the Yang family killed by the Bao Guojun.
After hearing the news and knowing that the self-army had paid such a heavy price for the success of interspersed tactics, Yang Xuangan naturally wept with joy on the spot, "Fifth brother, my good fifth brother! Why are you so stupid? Why are you doing this?" Are you stupid?" And if it wasn't for Li Mi's stubborn pull, Yang Xuangan would have pulled the team around him to Hongnong to seek revenge for the national army's decisive battle without waiting for the rear army to arrive.
In the early morning of the second day after the success of the interlude, the rear army team led by Li Zixiong and Wang Zhongbo successfully arrived in the west of Shan County and joined forces with the main force of the rebel army stationed here. A part of the army was left to contain the main force of the Sui army in Jinyongcheng, Hulaoguan and Luokoucang. Although they had 50,000 troops, they still had an overwhelming advantage over the neighboring Sui army. Therefore, Yao Yi, the county magistrate of Shan County, and Dugu Xiu, the guard of Changpingcang, did not dare to fight rashly. , and the rebel team who were too late to prepare the siege equipment were in peace for the time being.
The rear army team carrying supplies and supplies finally arrived smoothly. Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, who had been forced to kill their horses to provide food for the interspersed team before, were relieved, and hurriedly led the main force westward, ignoring the people who were close at hand. Shan County City and Changping Cangcheng. When things got to this point, Li Zixiong and Li Mi, the two major think tanks of the rebel army, had to take turns telling Yang Xuangan repeatedly on the road, even if they discussed it in advance, "Duke Chu, at this point, our army is only one step away from entering Guanzhong. Can you help me?" Don't make any more troubles, you must concentrate on attacking and hitting the pass, and you must not have any other thoughts."
"Of course." Yang Xuangan was a little impatient with Li Mi and Li Zixiong's repeated reminders, and said angrily: "This Zhu Kingdom is not a child, so there is no need for you to be so wordy. The established strategy, for which I sacrificed my fifth younger brother Yang Wanshuo, and managed to win the current favorable situation, how could I still have an accident?"
"Chu Gong, it is because of the sacrifice of the five generals that the old man and the master are worried." Li Zixiong, who has basically figured out Yang Xuangan's unruly temper, smiled wryly, and said: "The old man heard that Chu Gong was under the city of Luoyang and attacked Before the city equipment was ready, the little thief Chen Yingliang scolded him so badly that he acted dangerously, almost lost his life, and then recklessly launched an attack on the city, giving the Luoyang officers and soldiers a victory for nothing... "
Seeing that Yang Xuangan's face was extremely ugly, Li Zixiong hurriedly skipped the topic, and said: "Now the two generals Yang Xuanzong and Yang Wanshuo have been killed by Chen Yingliang's little thief. Duke Chu has a deep hatred with this little thief. This little thief He is quite cunning and treacherous, or he happened to be stationed in Hongnong City, the only way we must pass. If this little thief makes another trick, or humiliates the aggressive general, or lures him with a false surrender, Duke Chu will give up and immediately attack westward City, I'm afraid... I'm afraid our good situation will go to waste again. Therefore, I hope Duke Chu will investigate carefully."
He was played by Chen Yingliang like a monkey several times, and now he was poked in the face by his subordinates. Yang Xuangan has a bad temper, of course, his face is as ugly as it is, and finally suppressed his anger, Yang Xuangan gritted his teeth and said : "Don't worry, old general, this is the opportunity for me to enter the army with my fifth brother's life. No matter what kind of tricks that little thief Chen Yingliang plays, this Zhu Kingdom will never be fooled again, and it will never waste precious time again. It was wasted on the Hongnong battlefield."
After finishing speaking, Yang Xuangan said viciously again: "Of course, if that little thief dares to go out of the city to fight in the field, and fight me head-on like old man Wei Xuan, the Zhu Kingdom will never mind sending him to the underworld!"
"Regarding this point, Duke Chu can rest assured." Li Zixiong said with a wry smile: "That little thief Chen Yingliang is more cunning than a loach. He is going to fight against my tens of thousands of righteous teachers. I believe he will not be able to do it no matter what."
There are no absolutes in the world. It was just over halfway through the afternoon. When the front team of the rebels rushed across the southern suburbs of Taolin and was only 20 miles away from Hongnong, a rebel soldier who had been captured while fighting with Yang Wanshuo returned. In front of Yang Xuangan, he also brought Yang Xuangan a letter written by Chen Yingliang, the secretary of the Zanzhi Mansion in Henan County. Hearing this news, Yang Xuangan didn't care about the huge difference in status between himself and Chen Yingliang, he snatched the letter and opened it. He opened the letter and only glanced at it. Yang Xuangan, who was trying to keep calm on the road before, suddenly became furious. , roared: "Little thief, since you want to seek death, then this Zhu Kingdom will fulfill you!"
"Duke Chu, what happened? What did the letter say?"
What Li Mi is most afraid of now is hearing Chen Yingliang's name, and seeing Yang Xuangan's furious expression, he immediately understands that the situation is not good, so he hurried up to read the letter together. I just wrote a short paragraph: "Yang Xuangan is a traitor, do you want to avenge your second brother Yang Xuanzong and fifth brother Yang Wanshuo? If you want to, I will give you a chance. At the right time tomorrow morning, outside Hongnong City, we will fight to the death in an upright manner! You Your brother-in-law and enemy, General Chen Yingliang of the Great Sui Dongdu Repaying the National Army!”
After reading Chen Yingliang's non-literary vernacular, Li Mi and Li Zixiong's first reaction was to look up at the sky—when will Chen Yingliang, who only bullies the second and third tiers of the rebel army, dare to fight the main force of the rebel army? When did Chen Yingliang, who only liked stealing, rape, trickery and opportunism, dare to fight head-on with the main force of the rebel army, and die in an upright battle? Today's sun, shouldn't it come out from the west
Li Mi and Li Zixiong looked at each other, but Yang Xuangan couldn't wait to give the order, and shouted: "Command Wang Zhongbo and Yang Gongdao to urge the rear army to advance at full speed, and must arrive at Hongnong City before sunset, the sooner the better. Give the forward Yang Jishan sent an order, let him send people to explore the terrain of Hongnong, find a suitable camping place, and cut wood for a stronghold, remember, cut wood for a stronghold!"
The messengers on the left and right led the orders, and each galloped forward. Li Mi, who had already become a frightened bird, hurriedly said: "Duke Chu, be careful, the little thief Chen Yingliang is extremely cunning, and sending a letter to make an appointment to fight is against common sense. We must beware of his tricks again."
"Then what do you think I should do?" Yang Xuangan said angrily, "Let the army stop and wait for Qu Tutong, Yu Wenshu and Lai Hu'er to catch up and kill me? Or march overnight and let the little thief Chen Yingliang and Yang Zhiji sneak up on me?" Ambush our supply and food convoy?"
Li Mi was at a loss for words, and then he remembered that although Yang Xuangan's order was issued in a hurry, it was actually the only surefire solution, because carrying the necessary food and supplies, no matter how fast his rear army team was, they could only arrive at Hongnong this evening at the most On the battlefield, not only will the soldiers be exhausted, it will be difficult to continue marching, even if forced to march overnight, it will only give the Nationalist Army with the help of the local snake Yang Zhiji a chance to sneak attack. If Chen Yingliang is allowed to create another miracle of burning food like the Mangshan battlefield , then without the Sui army's action, the rebel army can be starved to death in Xiaohan Road.
"Master, Duke Chu's arrangement is not wrong. We don't know that it will take a few days to take Tongguan. We must carry the necessary food and supplies." Li Zixiong also said: "Being dragged down by the food and supplies, we can only Arriving at Hongnong, Dharma Master, you can’t ask Chu Gong to march overnight, can you? Chu Gong ordered to cut down trees and build a stronghold, which is already the safest tactic.”
Li Mi shut his mouth obediently, with an extremely awkward expression on his face. Fortunately, Li Zixiong didn't bother to blame Li Mi for this meeting, so he just turned to Yang Xuangan and said, "Mr. Chu, I think there are two reasons why the little thief Chen Yingliang sent a letter to make an appointment. The first is Let us take it lightly, thinking that tomorrow will be the battle, the defense will be loose tonight, and take the opportunity to send troops to rob the camp tonight, and strive to win with a sneak attack. Second, the thief Chen Yingliang was ordered to block our army's westward advance. Now our army's forward has successfully seized the advantage. The terrain, taking down Guanzhong is already a piece of cake, and Chen Yingliang, a little thief, jumps over the wall in a hurry, so he has no choice but to put all his eggs in one basket and prepare to fight us."
Yang Xuangan nodded, agreeing with Li Zixiong's judgment, while Li Mi hurriedly said: "I think the second one may be very small. With Chen's cunning personality, it is almost impossible to bet on a direct battle. The first one may be very big. It is not ruled out that there is a third possibility, the little thief Chen Yingliang deceived our garrison Hongnong, and he took the opportunity to attack our forward General Yang Xuanting's team."
"This third possibility cannot be ruled out." Li Zixiong also agreed with Li Mi's analysis, and said: "But it doesn't matter, Yang Xuanting has Duke Chu's Huayin fellow to lead the way, and he is taking advantage of the favorable terrain. We just need to send a messenger It is enough to go forward and contact the three generals, and remind him to be prepared to beware of a surprise attack." Yang Xuangan nodded his head again and again, and quickly arranged for people to contact Yang Xuanting, and continued to lead the main force of the rebel army westward without mentioning it.
Although he believed that with Chen Yingliang's treacherous temper, it was unlikely that he would really launch a direct decisive battle with the self-army, but after calming down and carefully weighing the calculations, Li Mi still felt that something was wrong, so he privately found someone who had recently been working with him happily. Li Zixiong said to Li Zixiong alone: "Old general, do you think there is such a possibility? The little thief Chen Yingliang really jumped the wall and led Hongnong's team to fight us head-on?"
"Of course there is this possibility. Don't you just think about it now?" Li Zixiong asked back, and said lightly: "Actually, the old man also thinks that this may be bigger, because our main force is attacking the city in Luoyang. The losses in the battle were not small, and then we were forced to leave a part of the army to restrain the main force of the army. Then General Yang Xuanting took more than 4,000 main forces back to the west of Hongnong, and dispersed many combat forces. Our main force We are currently at the weakest and most dangerous moment, if the little thief Chen Yingliang can find out or predict this, of course there is a great possibility to fight us head-on."
"This junior also thinks so." Li Mi hurriedly agreed, and said: "Old General, since this is the case, what can we do?"
"Master, it seems that you need to practice more." Li Zixiong replied with a smile: "Yes, our main force has been weakened, but you only considered our situation, but forgot to analyze the enemy's situation. How many officers and soldiers do you think Hongnong City can have now?"
"How many officers and soldiers are there in Hongnong City?" Li Mi began to analyze, "Hongnong is not an important military town, there are only a thousand troops in the city at most, and the prefect Yang Zhiji is the cousin of the tyrant Yang Guang. There will be changes. Chen Xiaozei has more than 700 troops, Wei Xuan can have at most five or six hundred remnants and defeated generals, and the most is Liu Changgong's team, which has at least three thousand troops. If they are added together, it should be five thousand and three Four's troops will not exceed 6,000 at most."
"Isn't that the end?" Li Zixiong said with a smile: "Except for the necessary guarding troops, Chen Xiaozei's decisive battle strength will never exceed 5,000 troops. If these 5,000 troops are all elite soldiers like white-robed soldiers, we There will be some troubles. It’s a pity that the main force of this army is Liu Changgong’s team. You said that Liu Changgong’s group of veterans who can only run for their lives can be our opponents?”
Asked with a smile, Li Zixiong smiled confidently and said: "There is more important point, there is an old man here! With an old man who has experienced many battles, we will never suffer in terms of battlefield tactics in a decisive battle!"
"Listening to the old general's words is better than reading ten years of books." Li Mi turned his worries into joy, applauded and laughed: "Yes, there is an old general who has experienced many battles. If we compete head-on, we will definitely not suffer!"
When Lao Li's family, one old, one young, and two young and old, were smiling happily, a rebel messenger suddenly rushed to the west of the official road, and shouted from a distance, saying that there was an urgent military situation to report. To Yang Xuangan, Li Zixiong and Li Mi didn't dare to neglect, and hurried back to Yang Xuangan's side, trying to understand the military situation and military plan as quickly as possible, but after the messenger galloped in front of Yang Xuangan, the military report he shouted was very informative. Guang and resourceful big and small bad together dizzy head...
"Report to Duke Chu, General Yang Jishan ordered the villain to fly to Duke Chu, and a strange event happened eight miles ahead! General Yang Jishan dare not do it alone, please come to the scene immediately to check the situation!"
"Gods and ghosts?" Yang Xuangan, Li Zixiong, and Li Mi were dizzy together, and blurted out, "What ghosts and wonders?"
"This..." The messenger hesitated for a moment before answering: "I am reporting to Duke Chu, on the mountain wall beside the road eight miles away, for some reason, countless ants appeared, and they persisted. Seven ants crawled out of the mountain wall. Character!"
"Countless ants are still gathering together? Seven words crawled out?!" Yang Xuangan was not only dizzy, but also unbelievable. He asked in amazement: "The seven words?"
The orderly didn't dare to say anything, and even lowered his head even lower.
"Why don't you answer those seven words?" Li Zixiong also became interested, and shouted: "Answer, those seven words!"
"Military division, the villain dare not answer." The messenger replied tremblingly: "It is not far ahead, the military division can go and check in person."
"What are those seven words?" Li Mi's keen sixth sense told himself that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said, "Answer truthfully, and I forgive you for not being guilty."
Li Mi's words were obviously not enough, the messenger not only didn't answer, but lowered his head even lower.
"Say!" Yang Xuan, who was full of curiosity, felt a little anxious, and shouted angrily: "What are those seven words? If you don't play it truthfully, you will be executed immediately!"
"Chu Gong, that villain just said it." The messenger was forced to answer truthfully, "The seven words are, Yang Xuangan died in Hongnong!"
"What?!" All the rebels were dumbfounded when they heard these seven words, and then Li Mi immediately came to his senses, jumped up and kicked the messenger over, and roared: "Bold! Who taught you to say Such rebellious words? Did you accept bribes from the officers and soldiers and come here to confuse my righteous army?!"
"Deputy military commander, even if you kill the villain, the villain would not dare to confuse the army." The orderly replied aggrievedly: "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself. Just eight miles ahead, tens of thousands of ants crawl into After the seven words 'Yang Xuangan died in Hongnong', now the place is full of our brothers, including General Yang Jishan. If the villain lies, you can chop off the villain's head!"
"Really..., is this really the case?" Li Mi was also a little tongue-tied.
"Drive!" Yang Xuangan suddenly rushed forward with his horse on his back, shouting as he charged, "Order the whole army to speed up and follow me!"
"Chu Gong, Chu Gong, wait for us." Li Mi and Li Zixiong were in a hurry together, and hurried to catch up, while yelling and urging the team to keep up, not to get lost.
Fortunately, the distance on Bali Road was not far away, and there was no Sui army troop to harass and make trouble on the way. There was no confusion during the hasty march of the rebel army, but when they arrived at the scene of the incident eight miles away, the people walking in front On the contrary, Yang Jishan's team, the vanguard of the rebel army, was already in chaos. Countless rebel soldiers knelt and kowtowed in front of an ordinary stone wall, and many rebel soldiers had already cried out. Seeing Yang Xuangan's commander-in-chief approaching, most of the rebel soldiers simply ignored them and refused to line up to greet them. Only a small number of soldiers stood up at Yang Jishan's request and saluted Yang Xuangan's arrival. At the same time, while saluting and greeting, the faces of these rebel soldiers were still full of despair.
"Brother." Yang Jishan snatched Yang Xuangan in front of him, pointed to a spot on the stone wall with a pale face and said, "It's right there, those ants are still there."
Without anyone's support, Yang Xuangan jumped off the horse, pushed away Yang Jishan and all the rebel soldiers in front of him and strode forward, Li Zixiong and Li Mi hurriedly followed, and finally rushed to the stone wall full of kneeling rebel soldiers, Yang Xuangan and Li Mi and Li Zixiong saw at first sight that on the stone wall, from right to left, there were indeed seven brown and black characters—Yang Xuangan died in Hongnong!
Unwilling to give up, he continued to stride forward, kicking away the rebel soldiers kneeling under the stone wall and kowtowing desperately, and took a closer look, Yang Xuangan's small face suddenly turned pale—"Yang Xuangan died in Hongnong 'These seven characters are really composed of tens of thousands of tiny ants! Small brown and black ants crawled on the stone wall in a chaotic manner, but no matter how chaotic they crawled, they only crawled out of these seven characters——Yang Xuangan died in Hongnong!
Who wrote the historian's swan song, Li Sao without rhyme? If Eunuch Sima was also a time traveler, perhaps he would include this humble folklore in his historian classics, or if this folklore could have appeared hundreds of years earlier, then Li Mi and Li Zixiong, who are knowledgeable and talented, must be The clue can be seen at a glance, but unfortunately, Eunuch Sima is not a time traveler, and this folklore has not yet appeared in this era, so the future Wagang Fox Li Mi and the reincarnated Zhuge Li Zixiong can only be stunned together, unbelievable.
This is not over. After a long time, the old general Li Zixiong, who has been brainwashed by feudal superstition for many years, couldn't help but moaned in despair, "Ominous! This is an ominous omen from heaven!"