Liu Han, the defender of Fengcheng, routinely walked around the four city gates every morning. This was a habit he developed when he was the governor of Fengcheng. It's just that most of the former subordinates have already died in battle. Although there are more subordinates now, not many people respect him. In the first battle of Fengcheng, Li Yuanshan's generals led an army of tens of thousands to attack the city. He and the governor of the county led 1,500 soldiers and people from the county to resist the city. The rebels stormed for six days without breaking through.
Later Li Yuanshan came in person and angrily said outside the city wall that he would massacre the city if he did not surrender.
At this time, most of the county soldiers in the city had died in battle, and even thousands of young and strong people had died. The magistrate let out a long sigh, bowed in the direction of Chang'an City from a distance, and then jumped off the city wall and fell to his death on the spot. Liu Han looked at the body of the county guard in the city and wept loudly, and after a long time, he ordered to open the door and surrender.
After Li Yuanshan entered the city, he forced the young and strong people to join the army and let Liu Han train. At first, the common people thought that Liu Han was forced to surrender, but no one thought that Liu Han did not refuse Li Yuanshan's order. He became the governor of Fengcheng, and then he really did his best to train troops for Li Yuanshan.
Since then, the people of Fengcheng have all scolded him secretly.
Just over half a month ago, Li Yuanshan sent people to transfer most of the rebels in Fengcheng, leaving only a few thousand people to guard Fengcheng.
After the army was transferred away, Liu Han was still the same as before, first went to the city gates to inspect the gates in the morning, then returned to the county guard's mansion to handle official duties, and in the afternoon he must go to the barracks for a tour.
Liu Fu, his confidant, was the steward of his family, and seeing Liu Han's white hair, which had grown significantly in the past two years, he couldn't help but feel pain in his heart.
The people in this city, no one understands the painstaking efforts of the adults.
"My lord, is this battle coming to an end?"
He followed carefully and asked.
Liu Han who was walking in front paused when he heard these words, then shook his head: "Maybe..."
None of the people passing by him saluted him, not even two people who greeted him. Liu Fu got angry when he saw it, and snorted coldly: "These guys really don't know what to do. If you hadn't worked so hard to protect them, my lord, would they have such a peaceful life today?"
"I'm just making myself feel better."
Liu Han said as he walked, "It's a good thing that the common people still love Sui."
Liu Fudao: "At the beginning when my lord agreed to Li Yuanshan's military training, it was because he was afraid that he would cause trouble for the people of Fengcheng by refusing Li Yuanshan. Didn't your lord train them with all his heart these years, didn't he let them master more things to save their lives on the battlefield? It's just that your lord None of these white-eyed wolves understand their painstaking efforts. They don't even think about it. Li Yuanshan forced them to join the army to let them go to the battlefield to die. The adults did not perfunctory but trained them rigorously. A little chance of survival. These idiots don't understand anything."
"It's not a bad thing for the people to be simple in their hearts. However, I trained them harshly, not just to save their lives..."
As always, Liu Han didn't talk much, and he smiled at every commoner passing by, in exchange for rolling eyes one after another.
He didn't care, and when he reached the Simon Gate, he ordered people not to interrogate the people going in and out, and to ignore the people who came in and went out. This is a bit puzzling, and I don't understand what the adults mean by this.
At this moment, a horn sounded suddenly on the city wall. Liu Han's expression changed, and he quickly ran up the city wall along the horse path. With the sound of the horn, the lazy defenders on the city wall became tense. Everyone grabbed their weapons, and the archer put the quiver within reach at his feet, pulled out one and put it on the string, staring at the dust and smoke floating outside the city.
The city gate began to close, and Liu Han stood on the city wall and shouted loudly to the people outside, telling them to enter the city immediately. The people ran into the city in panic, even those who left the city turned around and returned immediately.
"My lord, the people who come here are flying the wolf flag!"
After the watchman put down his clairvoyance, his lord reported.
Liu Han frowned: "Why are the Mengyuan people here?"
He put the soldiers on alert, but gave no order not to shoot arrows.
Not long after, the cavalry outside the city stopped about 200 meters away from the city gate, and then two or three cavalry separated from the team and urged their horses to the outside of the city gate. One of the cavalry raised his head and shouted to the city wall: "Open the city gate quickly. We have been ordered by General Baihuo to go to Xiangcheng to see the special service. If you block the journey, weigh the consequences yourself."
The speaker was speaking Chinese, but it was obviously awkward.
Standing on the city wall, Liu Han looked carefully at the people outside with clairvoyance, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. After a while, he turned around and walked down the city: "Open the city gate a little, I want to go out and see for myself."
Liu Fu and others followed him fearing that something might happen to him, but Liu Han waved his hand to signal that he didn't need it. In the city gate hole, dozens of soldiers opened a gap in the city gate, and people were blocked there. If anything happened, the city gate could be closed again immediately. Liu Han squeezed out of the gap, tidied up his clothes, and strode away to the cavalry.
Liu Fu stood on the city wall and watched nervously, his palms were covered with sweat. He ordered those soldiers loyal to Liu Han to be ready to go out at any time.
He watched Liu Han walk to the front of the cavalry team, talk with the leader of the Mengyuan man for a while, then turn around and come back, beckoning to open the city gate as he walked. Liu Fu quickly ordered, and then went down to the city with his own soldiers to pick up Liu Han. After the city gate was opened, the Mongolian Yuan people and their slaves urged their horses to enter the city gate, and went directly to the east gate without stopping. Liu Han asked his cronies to go to the east gate to inform him, and told the east gate defenders not to stop him.
Seeing the 3,000-strong cavalry pass by, Liu Fu spat and cursed: "These barbarians will die sooner or later!"
"no… "
Liu Han smiled slightly, and walked forward with his hands behind his back.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
Liu Fu chased after him and asked.
Seeing that there were no outsiders on the left and right, Liu Han smiled and said, "Don't you see that those cavalrymen are not from Mongolian Yuan at all."
"ah?"
Liu Fu was stunned for a moment: "This subordinate really didn't see it, how did you know, my lord?"
"When I was on the city wall, I felt that there was a problem. Those who stopped outside the city gate were at least two hundred meters away, which was beyond the range of the archers. Hehe... If they were from Mengyuan, why should they be so careful? In the past three years, Mengyuan People are used to being domineering in our northwest. Moreover, although the Mongolian cavalry is powerful, they rarely form a queue when marching. Think about what happened when the cavalry stopped before? Especially the rear team, the standard The swallowtail formation can be attacked or retreated."
"My lord knows the details!"
Liu Fu gave a heartfelt compliment.
"That's not all. Although the two leaders of the team were wearing Mongolian robes, one of the bearded men was somewhat similar to the Mongolian man, but the difference was that his eyes were not black. Most cavalry's eyes None of them are black. Although the appearance of the Mongolian Yuan people is very different from that of our Han people, their eyes are black. Therefore, it is not difficult to guess where these people came from... The king of Xujun organized troops to fight against Mengnu and Han in Langru Mountain. The rebels, the great Han Wanyanyong of Northern Liao sent cold cavalry to help in the battle, and seven out of ten of these people are cavalry from Northern Liao."
Liu Fu was startled: "Then what are they going to do? Could it be that they want to sneak attack Li Yuanshan's rear? Impossible, how can there be such courage with only three or four thousand people, even if they are so bold, they can't succeed." .”
"I have no idea."
Liu Han said: "But I know I should let them pass, that's enough."
As he walked, he asked in a low voice: "Is the Da Sui Longqi that I asked you to prepare ready?"
"My lord, don't worry, the 30 dragon flags have been prepared long ago, and they are hidden in the subordinate's house. After the lord's order, the subordinate will lead people to chop off the rebel flags and replace them with the Great Sui dragon flags."
"Um."
Liu Han nodded: "I guess... it won't be too long, right? Your Majesty personally marched, and the army has already reached a place less than three hundred miles away from Xiangcheng. Li Yuanshan kept mobilizing troops from the rear, which proves that the pressure on the front battlefield is extremely high. Great. The imperial army has won consecutive battles and their morale is like a rainbow. The end of the rebel army is not far away!"
Hearing these words, Liu Fu's eyes brightened: "This subordinate has been looking forward to this day for three years!"
Liu Han patted him on the shoulder: "After all, I am a citizen of the Sui Dynasty, a subject of His Majesty, and I have to do something. Once the imperial army surrounds Xiangcheng, I will be the first to raise the dragon flag. There are many people with the same thoughts as me, as long as someone takes the lead, there will be responses from all over the world."
He raised his head and took a deep breath, looking at the dazzling sun.
Tears streamed down his face.
Liu Fu looked at the adults' actions in confusion, thinking that the adults were stung by the sun, right
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After leaving Fengcheng, Wanyan Chongde couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and then looked at Fang Jie and laughed: "I really didn't expect to come here so smoothly, your idea is really good, I thought about it when I didn't do it." The danger is extremely dangerous. After leaving the city, think about how it is so easy to come here. None of the rebels guarding the city has a good eye... But it’s no wonder that the Mengyuan people are used to domineering, and the rebels also Don't even dare to provoke them."
He smiled very smoothly, obviously in a good mood.
But after he finished speaking, Fang Jie didn't see an answer. Wanyan Chongde looked at Fang Xie, and seeing Fang Xie turned his head to look at Feng Cheng, thoughtful.
"What are you thinking?"
Wanyan Chongde asked.
Fang Jie took off the beard on his lips, stared at the flying wolf flag still held by the soldiers for a long time: "Wrong."
"wrong?"
Wanyan Zhongde was puzzled.
Fang Jie nodded: "Wrong, it's not that the rebels didn't find us, but they let us come here on purpose."
He ordered the flying wolf flag to be removed, and after a moment of silence he said, "Do you know what is the biggest weakness in Fengcheng if you want to hide it from the rebels?"
He pointed to his own eyes: "It's the eyes. You people in Northern Liao have blue eyes, and the Mongolian barbarians have black eyes. I thought of it before, but I didn't say it. This time the bet is to keep Will the rebels in the city be negligent, but when Liu Han came out of the city and stared at me and your eyes for a few times, I knew that he had seen through us. But he didn't say anything, but immediately ordered people to take the city The door opened... not because we were lucky, but because we met a guard who was not of one mind with the rebels."
"on purpose?"
Wanyan Chongde was startled, and immediately asked: "Then he did it on purpose, he let us go there because he was afraid of hurting him, will he send someone to contact the rebels immediately after we leave the city?"
"Won't."
Fang Jie shook his head, very determined.
"Why?"
Wanyan Chongde said: "It's better to be careful."
Fang Jie looked back at Fengcheng again, as if he had found the old man who smiled at him.
"Because he is from the Sui Dynasty, his eyes told me so."
Fang Jie breathed a sigh of relief, and pointed his horsewhip forward: "speed up and charge forward, there will be no rebels stationed at least 270 miles ahead, we can't waste time!"
"drive."
He knocked on the red horse, and the red horse let out two excited calls, then spread its hooves and rushed forward.
As Fang Jie rode his horse, he recalled the meaning in Liu Han's eyes when he saw him. Then a smile slowly formed on the corner of his mouth, it was joy without a trace of impurity.
"Li Yuanshan... You have calculated thousands of times, and you have exhausted all the tricks, but you still have one thing that you haven't figured out. This matter may be enough to make it difficult for you to turn over again."
He thought in his heart, eyes bright.