Huangfu Rang stood up suddenly and bowed to Li Liang: "It is because of your trust in me that I dare not make any mistakes. Now is the time when our survival in the West Sea is at stake, and Rang Rang is trembling with fear, walking on thin ice... So I invite you to Li Liang."

The boss should not be stingy with words to help others..."

Huangfu Rang was so solemn, Li Liang no longer dared to be perfunctory, and stood up quickly: "General's words are serious. Although Liang is not talented and has little knowledge, he has deep self-awareness. He also knows that at this critical moment of life and death, you and I should work together and unite to fight against the powerful enemy. Therefore, General, but

Liang obeys all orders..."

After a deep bow, he replied: "Yuan Cheng's plan was all within Lang Jun's expectation. Whether he borrowed soldiers from King Murong's tribe or troops from Tianzhu's three tribes, it made no difference to Xihai.

.According to Langjun's expectation, if he makes any move, just hit him...

But as far as you and I are concerned, the three Tianzhu troops are closer to Hexi. If we send troops from Hanyang Grassland (the territory of Shandan Racecourse), it will be faster and faster. So just wait for the troops to divide into two groups, and you will

When I start..."

As Li Liang said, the strategic deployment was all agreed upon with Li Chengzhi, and Li Chengzhi's plan was not given. Now we just need to follow the steps and fight. Huangfu Rang is not incapable, let alone lacks confidence.

It's just because Li Liang is Li Chengzhi's number one confidant, but now he respects himself as the master, fearing that he will leave a grudge behind, that's why he behaves like this.

Seeing Li Liang reveal his sincerity and sincerity, Huangfu Rang felt reassured and laughed loudly: "That's it, it's disrespectful for Rang to refuse..."

…

Lingzhou, Guanya!

This was originally the town of Bogulu and Yuanhuai. After Yu Zhong killed the emperor, he fled to Qin and Liangzhou to rebel. Gaoping Town, Bogulu Town, and Woye Town rebelled one after another.

After Li Chengzhi put down the rebellion, Gaoping and Bogulu successively withdrew their towns and established prefectures. Gaoping became Yuanzhou and Bogulu became Lingzhou.

At that time, Li Shao was the governor of the two states of Ling, and the military commander of the two states. But today, two years later, Li Shao's official position has become smaller and smaller, and now he is just the governor of Yuan state.

The reason is very simple: the imperial court blamed him for his inability to recruit Xihai, which caused Li Chengzhi to openly raise his troops to rebel, so he was demoted several levels.

As for the real reason, Li Shao knew it well: it was simply that Yuan Cheng's plan to beat the dog behind closed doors failed, and he was afraid that leaving him in Guanzhong would cause bad things, so he kicked him as far as he could.

Otherwise, if he was really punished, why would he only be demoted in rank but not in rank?

Also suffering were the two brothers Yang Jun and Yang Shu.

The former is pretty good. Although he was driven to Beizhen, he was at least the general of Wuchuan Town and the chief official of the border area.

The worst case was that of Yang Jun, a good Jingzhou governor who would do whatever he wanted. Like Li Shao, he was deported to Yuanzhou, a place where few birds were seen, and served as the chief governor.

The reason was also ridiculous: he was accused of failing to collect grain when he was appointed governor of Jingzhou.

That is not a conquest at all, but a force. No matter how unbearable Yang Shu is, he is also from a noble family in Guanzhong. How can he help the tyrants and oppress the nobles and people of Guanzhong?

Therefore, he was very happy. When he heard that he was demoted, he happily ran to find Li Shao.

A pair of brothers who are in trouble can also enjoy themselves in hardship. Anyway, Yuan Yi, the temporary governor, could not trust them, so he drank and had fun all day long.

No, the sun is about to rise to three poles, and Yang Shu is looking for Li Shao again.

The two attendants each carried two oil-paper bags, wrapped in dried meat, roasted liver and other food. Yang Shu carried a jar of wine.

But when he arrived at the government office, Li Shao was not there. When he asked again, he said he had gone to Guancheng.

Nowadays, there are a large army stationed outside the city, a hundred thousand strong, so there is no need to defend the city. Furthermore, Yuan Yi has countless trusted followers, so there is no need for him to patrol Guancheng.

As for enjoying the scenery... there are all military camps outside the city. It's endless. What's there to enjoy?

Yang Shu was suspicious, turned around and left Guanya, and went to the city to look for him.

After asking for a long time, I found out that he was in the north city. When I got to the bottom of the city, I found out that Li Shao was standing alone at the top of the city without a few followers, staring towards the north.

Not knowing what was going on, Yang Shu climbed onto the city wall without saying a word.

Before he even got close, he knew what Li Shao was looking at.

Grain trucks, countless grain trucks, like a long dragon, winding northward. There is also a fresh fragrance of wheat floating in the air. As soon as you smell it, you know that it is new grain shipped from Guanzhong.

If the imperial court had not issued a strong order to double the rent in Guanzhong this year, why would he have refused, and he would not have been demoted to Yuanzhou as a long history officer.

But if Yang Shu doesn't do it, there are many people doing it, so the grain will definitely be collected and transported to Xihaihe Canal Division as scheduled.

Nowadays, there are 150,000 troops in the Hequ Department. From this battle, the commander-in-chief has been moved to the remote headquarters of the General of the Expedition to the West. One is to guard against repeated attacks in the six towns, and the other is to wait for the Rouran army to arrive and unite the troops together.

, besieging the West Sea.

Li Shao had known about this for a long time, and it was not the first day that a grain truck passed by Yuanzhou City, so what was there to see?

Suspicious in his heart, Yang Shu took a few more glances. When he saw clearly the cavalry driving the car and protecting the food, he raised his eyebrows.

Hu Qi?

He has yellow hair and blue eyes, a leather robe and felt boots, and his hair is as messy as an oxtail covered in feces. Although they are nearly a hundred steps apart, the smell of mutton and fishy smell is still nauseating. How can Yang Shu admit his mistake?

His face changed, he took two hurried steps, and said angrily: "A few days ago, Yuan Yi once said that lending troops to the creeps was only a temporary measure and was done as a last resort. Hu soldiers would not be allowed to enter the country. But now these

, and where did it come from?”

"If he dares to say it, do you really dare to believe it?"

Li Shao sneered and said, "Do you ever remember what the dog thief said when I returned from the West Sea and questioned Yuan Yi: How can I rely on the breath of a thief when I am the king of heaven? This is because I am borrowing troops from the Hu people.

It’s just nonsense, someone must have made something out of nothing to create rumors and cause trouble. But what happens next?”

When honest people tell lies, they are more likely to confuse lies with truth.

If Cui Guang hadn't suggested it to him, he would have already assumed it, and Li Shao would have almost believed it.

At that time, he asked where Yuan Cheng had gone, but Yuan Yi said he had gone back to Luojing. After another secret investigation, it was clear that he was the one who went to Hexi as an envoy, and Yuan Cheng led his team north. This was completely different from what Yuan Yi said.

No matter how late Li Shao paused, he knew that Cui Guang's words were true and that the thief Yuan Cheng had indeed gone to Rouran to borrow troops.

Then he only acted in ignorance, appearing to be conciliatory, but secretly he was in trouble with the Guanzhong family.

It's a pity that everything is done, not to mention that Xing Luan, Cui Yanbo, Yuan Yao and others have given Yuan Cheng's orders and have each led an army of 100,000 to garrison in Guanzhong. Even Li Shao gritted his teeth and was furious, he did not dare to act rashly.

The most they could do was question and ridicule Yuan Yi, and Yuan Yi was forced to promise that even if he borrowed soldiers from the Hu tribe, he would never enter the country, at least not invade Guanzhong.

But at this time, the grain was clearly transported from the pass. If the Hu soldiers had not entered the pass, why did they come here?

Yang Shu had an upright temperament, and now his face was even more angry. He opened his mouth and cursed: "Could it be that everyone was kicked in the head by a donkey? Chao Yan's move is no different from luring a wolf into the house, or seeking the skin of a tiger?"

"Everyone knows that drinking poison quenches thirst, but until the poison takes effect, who can endure the pain of a burnt tongue and a dry mouth?"

Li Shao sighed: "At least now the imperial army has arrived in Guanzhong, and the Hu army only came to seize food. There are only more than 10,000 soldiers entering the pass, so they must not dare to harm our people in Guanzhong..."

"Why should I be angry if I'm just worried about rogues doing evil?"

Yang Shu gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid that people will turn against them, and the court will lose people's support because of this..."

Popular support?

In the past few years since the late Emperor Bintian, the imperial court has done countless perverse things, including this one.

"Li Chengzhi once said: There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and it will be straight when the boat reaches the bridge... The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and the Yuan clan are not in a hurry, so why do you and I need to worry?"

Li Shao sneered in his heart and sighed sadly, "It's better to keep a low profile and watch with cold eyes, so as to avoid causing more trouble..."

After a pause, he sniffed again, "I smell the smell of wine and meat on your body. You must have brought some meat and wine with you, right? That's all. Instead of worrying about things and complaining, it's better to get drunk... and leave...

…”

After saying that, he really went down to the city.

What a good Li Yuanbo, it’s fine if you don’t worry about Guanzhong. Now that you know that the army of barbarian thieves has arrived and are about to besiege Xihai, why don’t you worry about your nephew?

Cursing secretly in his heart, Yang Shu was about to stop Li Shao and ask, but another thought occurred in Yang Shu's mind: Ever since returning from Xihai, Li Shao has been calm and indifferent. Could it be that he has given up on Li Chengzhi?

It's right to think about it: now the imperial army alone has a strength of 300,000. If you include the people transporting grain and building strongholds, the number will be more than 500,000 anyway.

While Tuyuhun claimed to send 200,000 troops, Rouran doubled the number to a full 400,000. After all, with over a million troops, how could Li Chengzhi be his rival?

Thinking of the past with Li Chengzhi, Yang Shu suddenly felt sympathy. He took two steps quickly, pulled Li Shao's sleeve and said, "Why were you in such a hurry when you went to Hexi as an envoy before? I'm afraid you didn't even stay for three days.

Why don't you give the little thief some good advice and let him stop when he sees a good time?"

"You think I haven't persuaded you?"

Li Shao's eyes were cold and cold, and he looked down the city, "Moreover, at that time, both Rouran and Tuyuhun had already received the letter of credence from our dynasty to borrow troops and agreed to it, so Yuan Cheng was silent.

Go north to Rouran.

At that time, Xing Luan and Yuan Yao had already given orders to Yuan Cheng to send troops to Guanzhong. If you were Li Chengzhi, would you surrender or not?"

Yang Shu felt horrified: The imperial court was not appeasing him at all. It was clearly to gain a reputation as a teacher and to find an excuse to use Hu Bing. Regardless of whether Li Chengzhi surrendered or not, he would not be allowed to stay.

If you are caressed, you will die faster...

"What...what should I do?"

"What else can I do? I can only resign myself to fate and live one day at a time..."

Resign yourself to fate?

Yang Shu was secretly worried: "What if the imperial court wins and settles accounts again?"

"Why are you and I disobeying orders, unwilling to exploit the people of Guanzhong, unwilling to forcibly collect food, and unwilling to forcibly recruit men? If the late emperor, with his secretive and vengeful temperament, would not treat you and me.

If you disobey the order, at least you will find an excuse afterwards, causing you and me to suffer a little bit..."

Li Shao chuckled, "It's not me, Li Yuanbo, who looks askance at people. With the imperial court now in a precarious situation, even if the situation is precarious, I would never dare to do this even if I borrow a hundred daring efforts from the Empress Dowager and Yuan Cheng... I don't look at the Gao family like that."
To be continued...