Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 547
Yanmen in Daizhou is originally the north, Mayi is further north, and the dawn comes later than the Central Plains. In the dark night sky, there are not many torches beating. This important military town that was born due to the war contains turbulent waves.

Li Shanwu, who was sitting at the top of the hall, leaned on the couch half-reclining, with his legs stretched out, and made a comparison in his heart... The last time I glanced at Cui's house, I remembered that although Miss Cui was not tall, Well, after all, he is only 12 years old, but his body proportions are very good, his waist is thin and his legs are long, which is impressive.

Thinking of this incident, Li Shan had a headache for a while. Before leaving, Cui Xin mentioned several times that young people should refrain from greed... Li Shan thought it was the father-in-law who criticized him for being greedy for money. After all, Dongshan Restaurant, Xiashi The craftsmanship is there, but Cui Xin mentioned next that young people should reboot even more!
Well, Cui Xin is blatantly beating his future son-in-law... Even Mrs. Zhu told her before leaving that although she will return to court in a few months, it is better to send Mrs. Zhou and Xiaoman back first. .

Don't let the concubine concubine get pregnant at the critical moment... that is to slap Qinghe Cui in the face.

Tsk tsk, it makes sense to send it back, but I'm lonely and cold at night... who cares?
The more I think about it, the more I feel uncomfortable. It took so much effort to develop it. The main ingredients are sheep intestines and fish maw... Well, Li Shan is mainly afraid that he will withdraw every time.

"Lang Jun..."

Li Shan glanced, most of the guards had been sent out, only Wang Junhao stayed behind with twelve guards, dressed in military uniform, with a knife on his waist, muscles on his face were beating, obviously restless.

"Scared?"

"I'm only afraid of your lord's safety."

"Don't worry, most of the generals have gone to look for Xi Duo." Li Shan said with a smile, "This old man has to rely heavily on both Liu Wuzhou and Yuan Junzhang's command. He is not a person who can't tell right from wrong, so he never dares to act rashly."

"It looks dangerous, but it's actually much safer than forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender last year."

Although Wang Junhao is not good at leading troops, he only fights bravely, but he is not a simple-minded person, he said softly: "But if you put all your eggs in one basket..."

The roads given by Li Shan... are not dead ends. For old minions like Yuan Junzhang, there is still a road to go.

If a mutiny is launched, Li Shan is detained, or even Li Shan's head is beheaded, Jieli Khan will be overjoyed, because of Yu Sheshe's death, even Tuli Khan can only hold his nose and applaud... No matter who it is, even if Not occupying Mayi, but going north to Wuyuan County, will definitely replace Yuan Junzhang's position.

Li Shan smiled lightly: "Then what do you need?"

"Liu Shirang, Qin Wutong, and Xue Wanche, these three are extraordinary people. If Yuan Junzhang's old troops can rise up, enter the city, and cut off such a beautiful head...so will recognize it!"

Wang Junhao is a man of few words, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly at this time, "It's too risky..."

Li Shan shook his head, "Since surrendering to the Tang Dynasty last year, the Mayi garrison has gone through three wars and survived the cold winter. There are many deserters. There are only 7000 troops in the army, and the force is only [-]. Besides, all the generals and guards are in the city. Camp outside."

"Liu Shirang and Qin Wutong are guarding the city, and there are three thousand Tang troops under their command, and the city gates are all in their hands... Even if Xi wants to rebel, it is difficult to succeed."

"What's more, Xi Duo is a man who was born as a civil official. He has relied on Liu Wuzhou and Yuan Junzhang successively, and has been respected by the generals, but he has little authority in the army... If he rebels, it will be difficult to command the army. If so, why take such a risk How about a move?"

Li Shan analyzed in detail: "It seems to be dangerous, but in fact it is foolproof. At most, it is just a few rebels leading soldiers and horses to the north... But as long as the army can be cleaned up smoothly, Mayi will be solid, and it will become a corner with Yanmen. Later, Daizhou Army and Bingzhou Army came to help, even if Jieli Khan invaded aggressively, it would be difficult to accomplish anything.”

After a pause, Li Shan said with a smile: "Jieli Khan will definitely not attack rashly, and even if Yuan Junzhang's former troops want to rebel, they may not attack the city and behead someone...Does Jun Hao know why?"

Wang Junhao frowned and thought for a while, then asked softly: "But the wish valley?"

"That's right." Li Shan crossed his legs and raised his toes, "Jieli Khan is willing to exchange [-] Han men and women for Yugushe... Although he is not a weapon, he is his son!"

"Thirty thousand men and women... Even in Wuyuan County, this is not a small number. I would like to exchange such a price for my son, simply because he only has such a son!"

"The royal family of Ashina has passed on from brother to brother for three consecutive years. Jieli Khan has no younger brother. Is it going to be passed on to his cousin Tuli Khan?"

"If Xi Duo really beheaded someone's head and dedicated it to Jieli Khan, wouldn't the latter be afraid that his only son would never return?"

Li Shanxin sketched and talked eloquently, and the conversation was very lively for a while. At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside. Zhao Daji stepped in, rushed to the side of the couch, knelt on one knee, and whispered: "Mr. Chaos in the side camp."

Although Li Shan had fought many battles, he did not personally lead the army after all. Before he could react, Wang Junhao's face changed drastically, and he grabbed Zhao Da and asked sharply, "Where are Liu Shirang and Qin Wutong?"

"They are all on the left and right, and dare not go out of the city." Zhao Da's head was covered with sweat, "Liu Shirang said that if he leads troops out of the city to suppress the rebellion, it will be out of control!"

Only then did Li Shan hear something, "Ying Xiao?"

In ancient times, camp screams were the most difficult to control and the most terrifying accident in the army. In the dead of night, people could not see their fingers. Maybe it was just a soldier's nightmare. Without a single enemy, a scream could set off a chaos and make the camp Full of blood and corpses.

In fact, night raids are often successful, and more often they win more with less, often because of this variant of camp roar... The year before last Li Shan planned a night raid on the enemy camp in Liting, Su Dingfang led the army to break into the camp, and the enemy basically Unable to organize an effective defense, most people died at the hands of their own people.

All kinds of thoughts quickly circled in his mind, and Li Shan made a judgment at the first time. A small part of the Tang army was outside the city, and most of them were stationed in the city...Let them kill them outside. Li Daoxuan, the king of Rencheng, sent a partial division to garrison Mayi.

"Lang Jun." Another guard came in and reported in a low voice: "The seats are here."

"So early?" Li Shan frowned, sat up, pondered for a moment, and said, "Set the wine."

The old Xi Duo walked in slowly with a cane, bowed down in front of Li Shan, "I pay my respects to the King of Handan."

"Mr. Xi is too polite." Li Shan said with a light smile, "Sit down and drink for now."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xi Duo looked around after taking his seat, "I don't know Changshi, Sima..."

"Hahaha, Mr. Xi has been in Mayi for more than ten years. He is deeply rooted and well-informed. How can he not know?" Li Shan looked at Xi Duo with interest, "unexpectedly, Mr. Xi came first today."

Xi Duo replied calmly: "I have no strength to restrain a chicken in my lower body, there are so many servants around me, and there are no warriors to accompany me, so I will come first."

"Hahaha, Mr. Xi is too modest."

Indeed, it is impossible for Xi Duo to become the real leader, but under the premise of Yuan Junzhang's entry into the court, he is a key figure who can give the generals great influence... Arriving first, there are only two possibilities.

First, Xi Duo is determined to obey Yuan Junzhang's wishes and assist Li Shan to complete the important task of cleaning the army, and he has persuaded most of the generals to arrive first, but to show credit.

Li Shan pondered in his heart, Yuan Junzhang is really a mediocre person, but he can pick out some people under his command, Zhang Zhongjian before, and now there are many Xi Duo, all of them have the heart of making meritorious deeds and enshrining their wives and sons.

There are heroes in the grass!
The second possibility is that Yuan Junzhang's old department is headed by someone else, which has already caused commotion outside the city, and Xi Duo is here to negotiate with Li Shan at this moment.

"Your Highness..."

Xi Duo only spoke half of what he said, Li Shan made a stop gesture, looked at Yuan Junzhang, "The military camp outside the city is in turmoil, don't go out of the city at will to suppress the rebellion, tell Xue Wanche, if there is any movement in the city, all the generals will be executed! "

"As ordered!"

"Your Highness!" Xi Duo stood up suddenly, his body was a little unsteady for a while, but he shouted, "No, Your Highness, the generals must not dare to offend His Highness..."

"Hahaha, it's just a joke." Li Shanchang said with a smile: "Anyone who comes here will be allowed."

Wang Junhao responded again, turned around and left the hall, Li Shan looked at Xi Duo with great interest, "It seems that Xi Gong didn't come to persuade Gu to leave the city and surrender?"

Xi Duo fought coldly, walked slowly into the hall, and bowed to the ground, "I am no more than a small official in the army. I would like to persuade the generals to bow their heads to Your Highness. In the future, I will stick to Mayi and fight against the Turks in the north. I dare not violate it."

Li Shan was determined in his heart, and let out a long breath with slight movements, "Now Shuozhou's secretary is joining the military, don't let two positions be vacant..."

Seeing Xi Duo's back shrugged, Li Shan smiled, "It seems that Mr. Xi has taken the lead."

After a moment of silence, Li Shan waved his sleeves and said, "Sit down for now, just wait."

Xi Duo, who was seated again, felt uneasy. He had made Wei Peng stare at He Xiaodong, intending to use this as a step forward, but unexpectedly, this little calculation was seen through at a glance.

At the same time, on the west side of the city, Qin Wutong, Liu Shirang, and Liu Bao, whose buttocks have not yet grown up, were all staring at the outside of the city worriedly. , It looks like he wants to steal the city gate, and the experienced Liu Shi makes people throw torches to force them back.

"This area is all from He Xiaodong's old camp." Liu Shirang stretched out his hand and scratched in the air, "Fortunately, the other camps didn't agree and became chaotic."

"But it's not a long-term solution." Qin Wutong's face was ugly, "If he doesn't suppress it, He Xiaodong will gather his troops to attack other camps, and chaos will arise..."

Regardless of whether He Xiaodong gathers his troops to attack Mayi in the end, or leads his troops north to Wuyuan County, it means that Li Shan's plan is basically bankrupt. Shuozhou's deterrence.

Liu Shirang slammed his palm on the city wall, turned around and shouted, "Where's Xue Wanche?!"

A rough voice sounded in the shadows, followed by Xue Wanche wearing bright light armor, "I will live up to my trust!"

"Your Highness ordered you to keep an eye on He Xiaodong, and let him escape from the city, so that chaos is imminent!" Liu Shirang lowered his voice. Can quell the chaos!"

Xue Wanche took a deep breath, and reached out to take the long horse from the guard. The horse was already neighing under the city wall... Indeed, the Tang army cannot go out of the city to suppress them. They must first guarantee the ownership of the city of Mayi, Secondly, it is necessary to ensure Li Shan's safety, and once he leaves the city, even those generals who are not instigated by He Xiaodong may join in the rebellion.

Only a fierce general like Xue Wanche led his personal guards among thousands of troops, captured and killed He Xiaodong under the eyes of everyone... As long as this person dies, all obstacles will melt away and be solved easily.

"Everyone knows that the King of Handan has the ability to choose talents. In the Shandong war, Su Dingfang was the leader. He was invincible and invincible. Afterwards, he conquered the generals and captured the flag. He captured Khan alive and became famous in the army."

"After the King of Handan went north to take up his post, the situation in Shuozhou was chaotic. His Highness gave a certain horse a long spear, and he broke the camp on a snowy night. Only then will this day come, and I hope..."

Before Liu Shirang finished speaking, Qin Wutong exclaimed, "Look!"

Several people turned their heads to look, and at the gate of the camp illuminated by the huge fire, a group of men and horses appeared silently, and the sound of horseshoes sounded like thunder, and the horses in the hands of the leading soldiers swept across and stabbed, and the guards at the gate of the camp The army scattered without losing face, the long horse sticks out, and the antlers of the gate of the village are lifted high.

There was an uproar in the army, and as they shouted loudly, the hundreds of soldiers gathered suddenly separated like a river cut by the sharp blade of a long sword, and the hundred cavalry rushed straight to the central army with lightning speed.

"That is……"

Xue Wanche, who had the best eyesight, stuttered a bit, "It seems...it seems to be Zhang Sanlang..."

Although he had fought against each other a few days ago, he knew that the middle-aged man who was ugly was considered a compliment because he was proficient in martial arts, but Xue Wanche never expected that he would have such an unstoppable aura when he led the army into the battle.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, while He Xiaodong shouted and asked, Zhang Zhongjian only focused on exerting force on his legs, sticking out the horse spear in his hand, and defeated hundreds of guards gathered around He Xiaodong in just one round.

The spear in Zhang Zhongjian's hands trembled slightly, and he knocked He Xiaodong to the ground, "It is inhumane to seek wealth by disorganizing a state, and it is unrighteous to wish to throw the Turks again to destroy Duke Yuan's life!"

Zhang Zhongjian lifted his helmet, his eyes were like lightning, and he scanned the surrounding soldiers, "A good man, fighting on the battlefield to protect his family, why should he be a slave to barbarians?!"

It seems that in just a moment, Baiqi rushed into the army, captured He Xiaodong alive, and suppressed the army. Liu Shirang and Xue Wanche on the high wall were speechless for a while, only Qin Wutong said: "King of Handan!" You really have the ability to choose people!"

Among the thousands of troops, capturing the enemy general alive and eliminating the chaos is a legendary scene that can be passed on to future generations. Liu Shirang is very sure that this Zhang Sanlang will be famous in the annals of history in the future.

People who can do this kind of thing rely not only on bravery, but also on judgment of timing, analysis of the situation, and unparalleled confidence and courage. But how can Li Shan be sure that this Zhang Sanlang is extraordinary? where?
At this time, Wei Peng, who was ordered to stare at He Xiaodong, stared at this scene dumbfounded. Before he had time to make a move, he had just ordered his subordinates to prepare for the battle, and He Xiaodong had already lost.

(End of this chapter)