Chapter 70 Breaking Through the Gap
There were five hundred large boxes neatly placed on the open space in front of the Central Army's tent. All the boxes were open, and they were filled with gold, silver, jewelry, porcelain, silk, and copper coins, which shone in the sun.
The surroundings were already filled with soldiers and generals watching the fun. Everyone's eyes were filled with greed, but they were just watching from a distance, and no one dared to move these treasures.
Liu Heita accompanied Xu Yuanlang to carefully check these treasures of Dou Jiande. Even Xu Yuanlang's eyes flashed with a bright color of greed. He was a pirate, and greed and plunder were his nature. In his eyes, these treasures were already in his pocket.
"I understand, these treasures are stored in my big tent. I won't touch them. I wonder when Prince Xia will return them?" Xu Yuanlang asked without saying a word.
"Based on the information I received, Wang Fubao defeated the Sui army in Hejian County. I estimate that at most one month, we will drive the Sui army back to Hedong, and these things will be transported back. During this period, Uncle Lao Xu will be there."
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say!"
Xu Yuanlang narrowed his eyes, but he was thinking in his heart how to get these belongings.
At this moment, an unexpected accident happened. A box filled with pearls unexpectedly fell over. The crystal beads poured out towards the waiting crowd, and tens of thousands of full pearls rolled into the crowd.
The scene suddenly became in chaos, and everyone was scrambling to pick up pearls. Countless soldiers around rushed up and snatched them together. Many people lost their minds and even reached out to other open boxes.
Xu Yuanlang was furious and shouted loudly, "Stop! Stop me!"
A terrifying murderous intent flashed in Liu Heita's eyes next to him. Xu Yuanlang was very skilled in martial arts and had a fierce personality. If he didn't use such means, he might not be able to deal with him.
Just as Xu Yuanlang's attention was diverted, Liu Heita pulled out a sharp dagger from his boots, rushed on, and tied his neck with his right arm. He stabbed him into Xu Yuanlang's back heart with a fierce knife. Xu Yuanlang screamed and died immediately.
More than a dozen personal soldiers next to them were caught off guard. When they realized that Xu Yuanlang had fallen to the ground and died. They roared and drew their swords to pounce on him. Liu Heita pulled out Xu Yuanlang's horizontal sword and met him like a leopard. The sword light flashed, blood splashed everywhere, killing seven or eight people in an instant.
A hundred Liu Heita, who were standing outside, also launched the attack. They swung their swords at more than a dozen officers. The officers were lowering their heads to pick up beads, not realizing that the danger was coming. They were caught off guard and surrounded by soldiers and were hacked to death by random knives for a moment.
At this time, the scene was still in chaos. Another box was overturned, and the gold, silver and jewelry inside were sprinkled all over the ground, attracting even more crazier robbery. However, some soldiers also discovered the abnormality. They were all stunned by the situation in front of them, and looked at the chaos and killing in front of them at a loss.
I don't know if it was because they snatched jewelry or something happened, with a harsh bell ringing, a thousand elite soldiers suddenly emerged from the five hundred boxes. They jumped out of the box and killed the chaotic soldiers.
There is a mechanism in the box, and there is a layer of partitions on it. All the jewelry and silk are only a shallow layer. People are actually hiding under the partitions, and two people are hidden in each box. Except for two tilted boxes, the remaining four hundred and ninety-eight boxes are hidden in soldiers.
More than 900 soldiers waiting outside the camp also rushed in. Liu Heita turned into two thousand elite soldiers in the blink of an eye. They killed people and set fire. At this time, Xu Yuanlang and the generals were both killed. Although there were tens of thousands of soldiers in the enemy camp, no one organized the resistance. The soldiers were extremely frightened and fled in all directions.
The camp tent was ignited, and the flames soared into the sky, reporting news to the distance. At this time, dozens of large ships were docked by the banks of the Yellow River, and teams of elite soldiers rushed down from the ship. These were 12,000 Xia troops coming from Gaotang County on the other side, led by Liu Heita's deputy general Song Jingang.
When Song Jingang saw the camp fire in the distance, he knew that Liu Heita had succeeded. He could no longer wait for the soldiers to gather in the team. He urged the horses and shouted, "Care with me!"
He urged his war horses to kill the camp five miles away, and thousands of soldiers behind him shouted and rushed with him.
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Another big ship appeared on the Yellow River and sailed towards the south bank. On the bow deck, Dou Jiande, wearing a golden helmet and silver armor, stared at the land of Qingzhou in the south from afar. He felt infinite emotion in his heart. From today on, he will start a new business on this land, work hard to build another powerful summer kingdom.
Dou Jiande looked back to the north again, his eyes filled with nostalgia for his hometown, and there was no longer his place.
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The fierce battle between Wang Shichong and Li Mi in the Central Plains has been in progress for nearly a month. The battles between the two sides are mainly concentrated on the front line of Hulao Pass, and a fierce tug-of-war was launched. Li Mi seized Hulao Pass several times, but was taken back by Wang Shichong. Tens of thousands of people were killed and injured on both sides.
Li Mi's eyes were red. It was not just a matter of hundreds of thousands of stones of food. He and the families of the generals were in Luokou City. If Luokou City was not taken back, he would not be able to explain to the soldiers.
At the same time, it is impossible to explain to the people of the world that Luokou City is his capital, and he even lost the capital, so what qualifications do he have to compete for the world?
Li Mi's camp is located in Xingyang County east of Hulao Pass. Li Mi's 200,000 troops stationed here. Neither side fought in the past few days and was in a state of confrontation.
In the early morning, several cavalrymen rushed from Guancheng County, and their horses galloped rapidly, as if they had brought some urgent information. They said a few words in front of the camp gate. The camp gate opened, and they rushed into the camp and ran towards the central camp along the edge horse path.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Mi's planner Fang Xuanzao hurriedly walked towards the central army's tent with a soldier.
"What happened?" Fang Xuanzao asked the soldier. He had a sense in his heart that when the King of Wei called himself in such a hurry, something must have happened.
"I don't know exactly. Guancheng County urgently sent a letter of eagle, but it seems to be related to Hebei. The lord's expression was very nervous. It must be that something big happened."
Fang Xuanzao was shocked. Could it be that Dou Jiande was defeated? During this period, he had been paying attention to the war in Hebei. Yang Yuanqing and Wang Shichong had an alliance. If the war in Hebei ended, the Sui army would likely free up their hands to interfere in the war in the Central Plains, and things would be a little troublesome.
He was worried and hurried to the central army's tent all the way. A personal soldier immediately reported to him, "Your Highness, Secretary Fang is here!"
"Please come in!"
Fang Xuanzao was sealed by Li Mi as the Minister of Personnel, in charge of the appointment and removal of officials, but in fact, he was Li Mi's chief military advisor and participated in the decision-making of military and national affairs.
Fang Xuanzao lifted the curtain and walked into the big tent. In addition to Li Mi, there was also Na Yan and the Minister of Revenue Bing Yuanzhen. He sat aside with an extremely serious expression.
Li Mi paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. From the fast pace, it can be seen that he was very anxious. Li Mi had just received emergency information from Guancheng County. This was an eagle letter sent by a spy he had planted in Leshou. Dou Jiande was defeated by the Sui army in Leshou County in a 300,000 army.
This ending was expected by Li Mi. Dou Jiande followed the former Zhai Rang route of the Wagang Army, which is the collection of various forces. The 300,000 army is surrounded by mountains, and each force has its own plans. The 300,000 army seems very powerful, but in fact it is full of holes. As long as the Sui army breaks in, it will become chaotic. How can it be defeated?
Although Li Mi expected that Dou Jiande's failure in Hebei, when the news really came, Li Mi still felt an uncontrollable panic.
Who would that person be if Dou Jiande fails? Will Yang Yuanqing take advantage of the big victory in Hebei to take advantage of his chance to fight with Wang Shichong to attack his rear?
The lesson of the Sui army seizing Heyang Pass in the Yellow River told him that the Sui army would do this, and they would take advantage of the opportunity of their army being restrained to attack behind them.
The anxiety and worries made Li Mi feel confused and confused. He didn't know where he should start.
"See Your Highness the King of Wei!" Fang Xuanzao walked into the tent and bowed.
Fang Xuanzao's arrival made Li Mi feel energetic. He was like he grabbed a piece of life-saving wood in the torrent, and hurriedly said: "Sir, please sit down!"
Fang Xuanzao sat down on the other side of the tent and faced Bing Yuanzhen Yaoyao. The two looked at each other, but at the same time avoided their eyes. Both of them had a hint of hostility. This was the chronic disease of literati. Where there were literati, there would be secret fights.
Li Mi was no longer in the mood to take care of the secret fight between them. He quickly handed the eagle letter from Guancheng County to Fang Xuanzao.
Fang Xuanzao opened the Eagle Letter and, as he expected, Dou Jiande was defeated in Hebei, with 300,000 troops being wiped out by the Sui army, and Dou Jiande's whereabouts were unknown.
He sighed, "My lord should be so mentally prepared!"
Li Mi nodded and said, "I thought of it, but now I feel very confused. I don't know where to start. Please teach me."
Fang Xuanzao glanced at Bing Yuanzhen and smiled and said, "I wonder what good ideas does Bing Shangshu have?"
Bing Yuanzhen sneered, "I advise the lord to send someone to negotiate with Yang Yuanqing..."
Bing Yuanzhen only said one thing, not the other, and then stopped talking about the following words. Li Mi had no choice but to continue his words: "Bing Shangshu means that Yang Yuanqing's main opponent is Li Yuan, and he advised me to discuss peace with Yang Yuanqing, so that Yang Yuanqing would temporarily give up his plot in the Central Plains and turn to Li Yuan."
"But has Secretary Bing ever thought that there was a settlement agreement between the Sui and Tang dynasties. Will they fight according to the arrangements of Secretary Bing?" Fang Xuanzao had a hint of mockery in his tone.
"Hmph! I didn't say that they were going to fight in Guanzhong. The Tang army was heading south in a large scale. I heard that the 200,000 troops that had defeated the Xiliang. Will Yang Yuanqing stand by and watch? Let's negotiate with Yang Yuanqing to provide convenience for the border so that the Sui army can cross the border and support Xiao Xian."
The mockery in Fang Xuanzao's eyes became even stronger, "Have you heard of the false Taoist destruction of Guo?"
"you--"
Shangshu Bing said angrily: "You are a pedantic view!"
"alright!"
Li Mi stopped the fight between them and said to Fang Xuanzao with some displeasure: "The situation is urgent now, I want to hear what sir should do."
Fang Xuanzao had already thought of a countermeasure, and he said slowly: "My countermeasure is very simple. Be close to Luoyang, far away from Chang'an, and north to fight against the Sui Dynasty!"
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Chapter completed!