At the fifth o'clock in the morning, Zhang Xuan was pushed by Pei Zhizhi while sleeping, "Husband, wake up!"

Zhang Xuan opened his eyes tiredly and looked at it, then casually put his arms around Pei Zhizhi's waist, hugged her in his arms and continued to sleep soundly. Pei Zhizhi was both angry and funny, and said to his ear: "It's Mr. Fang who has something urgent to look for!"

Zhang Xuan opened his eyes suddenly and was completely sleepy. He sat up and asked, "How long has he been here?"

"The maid said she had just arrived."

Pei Zhizhi got up first to light up the candle, put on his clothes, and helped his husband wash it briefly, put on a thick fur coat. Zhang Xuan kissed her pretty white face and whispered: "I'll sleep here tonight!"

Pei Zhizhi's face turned red, "You can't help but go! Don't let Mr. Fang wait for a long time."

Zhang Xuan also knew that Fang Xuanling came to find him at this time, and it must be that there was news from Liu Heita, so he quickly left the yard and walked towards the front house.

Zhang Xuan walked into the study room like a gust of wind. Fang Xuanling and Ling Jing, who were talking, quickly stood up. Zhang Xuan asked, "Is there any definite news?"

The last two days were almost at the last moment, and Fang Xuanling and Ling Jing simply slept in the official office. After receiving the news, they immediately came to find Zhang Xuan.

"I just received the eagle letter and it was in Langshan!"

Zhang Xuan walked to the wall and looked up at the map on the wall. Langshan was once Wei Daoer's nest. At most, there were more than 100,000 riot bandits. However, after Wei Daoer, Wang Baxu and Lu Mingyue were wiped out one after another, there were no riot bandits in Shanggu County.

"Is the message confirmed?"

Ling Jing nodded, "It was Liu Lancheng who got involved in the caravan. This man is bold and meticulous, and he is also very steady. Bei Zhi trusts him very much. Since he said it was Langshan, then it can be confirmed."

"What about Military Advisor Fang?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and said, "There are two possibilities. One is to deliver goods in Langshan. Liu Heita may not be in Langshan. The second possibility is that Liu Heita's nest is in Langshan."

"Which military advisor prefers?"

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I specially studied the terrain of Shanggu County yesterday. If Liu Heita gets the support of the Tang army, then the Tang army will definitely hope that Liu Heita will cooperate with the Tang army to eliminate Liu Wuzhou. Langshan is not far from Feihu Road, and it happens to be a place where the government cannot manage it. In addition, there is a foundation laid by Wei Daoer here, so I personally tend to be the second possibility. Liu Heita's nest is in Langshan."

Zhang Xuan looked at Ling Jing again, and Ling Jing smiled and said, "Bi Zhi and Liu Heita have been together for many years. This person is not a suspicious person. He has always been straightforward. Bei Zhi also thinks that he will not go around the corner again, and there is no need."

Zhang Xuan nodded, "No matter what, as long as we keep an eye on five hundred pairs of armor, we can find Liu Heita's nest!"

Zhang Xuan immediately issued a military order, ordering Youzhou commander Duan Xianda to lead 5,000 troops to Langshan. At the same time, he ordered Su Dingfang, who was stationed in Gaoyang County, Hejian County, to lead 10,000 cavalry to march day and night toward Langshan.

Langshan is the Langya Mountain of later generations. It belongs to the remnant of Taihang Mountain. The mountain stretches for more than 50 miles. Here, the mountains are covered with mountains, deep valleys, and strange peaks are standing in the mountains. The mountains are extremely rugged and steep.

A few years ago, this place was Wei Daoer's nest. At its peak, more than 100,000 soldiers were stationed, and Wei Daoer was called emperor here.

Although Wei Daoer was destroyed under the joint attack of Lu Mingyue and Song Jingang, many buildings were left in Langshan. Liu Heita led three thousand subordinates to fall here and prepare to make a big move here.

Liu Heita was still in a hidden state at this time. After the beginning of spring, the Sui army launched the Jiangnan battle and raised an army in Shanggu County, captured Shanggu County, and then swept Youzhou and Liaodong, and then seized Hebei with Youzhou as the foundation.

But Liu Heita was not in Langshan before, but in Hejian County. Due to the failure to intercept Dou Jiande, he was worried that the captured cavalry would betray him, so he evacuated Hejian County overnight and moved to Langshan, Shanggu County. Before that, he had secretly sent his subordinates to store a large amount of food in Langshan.

At present, what Liu Heita lacks most is armor. Gao Hui went to Chang'an to visit Prince Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng promised to provide them with 10,000 sets of leather armor, but these 10,000 sets of leather armor were transported to Shanggu County after the Tang army wiped out Liu Wu and Zhou. The distance water could not relieve the near thirst, so Gao Hui could only find another way.

On the one hand, she used the caravan to send a lot of leather to Liu Heita and asked Liu Heita to cut the leather armor by herself. On the other hand, she bought armor from Jiangnan. This time she actually got five hundred pairs of Mingguang armor, which made Liu Heita overjoyed.

Liu Heita was always looking forward to the arrival of Mingguang armor. At noon that day, a soldier who was standing guard at the foot of the mountain rushed to report, "King, Manager Jiang is here!"

Liu Heita was overjoyed. After waiting for half a month, Ming Guangkai finally arrived. He hurriedly led hundreds of people down the mountain to pick up the goods.

Next to an abandoned mountain road at the foot of Langshan, the caravan was waiting for Liu Heita to come to pick up the goods. The friends walked for more than ten days and were exhausted. They all looked for a place to lie down and rest. Liu Lancheng was alone preparing to unload the goods. Manager Jiang smiled and said, "Brother Liu doesn't have to be busy anymore. I have to give the other party a little while, so let's have some rest!"

Liu Lancheng then found a big rock to sit down and rest. While looking at the surrounding terrain, they were located halfway up the mountain, covered with snow. On one side of the mountain road were steep mountains and on the other side were ravines that were hundreds of feet deep. However, it was not cliffs, but a relatively gentle slope, wrapped in a thick layer of snow, and underneath was a dark pine forest.

At this moment, Liu Lancheng suddenly found countless figures faintly in the pine forest at the foot of the mountain. He immediately understood that it must have been the Sui army that arrived and lie in the pine forest with his own men as his guide, so it was easy for the Sui army to find them.

But the others in the caravan did not notice any abnormalities at the foot of the mountain. They were chatting excitedly, and most of the topics were related to women.

"They are here!"

Manager Jiang suddenly stood up, and everyone stood up one after another. A group of people walked down a narrow mountain road, about hundreds of people. The leader was a black-faced man with a burly figure, a fat face, and a very fierce look, which made people afraid to see him. A guy next to him whispered to Liu Lancheng: "This man is named Liu Heita, a bandit leader. He kills people like a thief, don't mess with him."

After a moment, Liu Heita jumped down the mountain and smiled heartily: "Manager Jiang, didn't my wife come?"

Manager Jiang smiled with a smile on his face and said, "General Qi, the wife is also looking forward to reunion with Mr. Liu, but she still has to find a way to buy the second batch of armor for the general, so she cannot come and reunite with the general for the time being."

Liu Heita laughed, "My wife is very considerate!"

He walked to the mule and ordered, "Download all the goods!"

Manager Jiang was stunned and hurriedly said, "Don't the general drive the mule up the mountain?"

Liu Heita shook his head, "The road was blocked with heavy snow, and the mules could not be raised, so they could only carry them. All these mules will be slaughtered later. We need meat."

Liu Lancheng hurried forward and said, "These mules are very psychic, maybe they can go up the mountain!"

Liu Heita was stunned, "Who are you?"

Manager Jiang hurriedly said, "General, this is our mule husband, he cherishes livestock more."

Liu Heita grinned, "A mule man! Of course he will cherish mules very much, understandable."

He saw that Liu Lan was tall and strong, half a head taller than ordinary people, and she could compare with herself. Moreover, her hands and feet were definitely a good material for martial arts practice. He turned his heart to love talents. If this person was well trained, he might become his general.

Liu Heita patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "What's your name? Where is it?"

"The villain is called Liu Lancheng, a native of Qi County."

"It turns out that your surname is Liu, and we are all descendants of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. My family is located in Qinghe County opposite Qi County. There is a saying in our hometown that one river does not separate two relatives, maybe we are still relatives."

Liu Heita was very interested and asked again: "Have you practiced martial arts?"

Liu Lancheng patted the hatchet on his waist, "The villain can only chop wood and raise horses."

Manager Jiang quickly said with a charming look: "Brother Liu is very strong. He can unload the goods weighing 300 kilograms alone."

Liu Heita laughed, "Okay! Just unload the goods and show me."

Liu Lancheng unloaded five large bags of goods in one breath, which won unanimous praise from everyone, "What a great deal!"

At this time, the soldiers took action to unload the goods, and Liu Heita's attention turned to the Mingguang Armor. He tore open a pack of goods, took out a heavy pair of Mingguang Armor, looked up and down, and suddenly said to Liu Lancheng: "Brother put it on and show me!"

Liu Heita wanted to wear it himself, but due to his identity, he let Liu Lancheng, who had a similar figure as himself, wear it. Liu Lancheng quickly put on his armor, and a soldier tied a strap for him, and he kept holding the hatchet in his hand.

Liu Heita looked up and down and praised, "Not bad! Not bad!"

He lowered his head and went to get another pair of armor. Liu Lancheng was waiting for this opportunity. Seeing that Liu Heita's neck was stretched out, he was right in front of him, and the rest of the soldiers were on the other side. The hatchet in his hand was sharpened. He was extremely sharp and powerful.

Just a click! With a sound, Liu Heita's head was chopped off alive, without even shouting. Without waiting for the other people to react, Liu Lancheng grabbed the head, ran for more than ten steps, jumped off the hillside, and rolled down the mountain.

At this time, the mountain road suddenly heard a terrified shout, "The king was killed! The king was killed!"

At this time, Duan Xianda, who was hiding in the woods, saw that the situation had changed, immediately shouted: "Kill it!"

Countless Sui soldiers came out of the pine forest and killed them along the mountain road. At this time, Liu Lancheng's subordinates rushed over to rescue the leader. Liu Lancheng's left arm was broken by a stone under the snow, and the hatchet was also lost in the snow, but his right hand was still holding Liu Heita's head tightly.

Liu Lancheng struggled to sit up, raised his head and said to Duan Xianda, the general who was rushing up on horseback, saying, "Report to General, this is Liu Heita's head!"

After saying that, his left arm hurt a sharp pain and he fainted suddenly.
Chapter completed!