Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 943 Preparation (continued)

In the small room, a little candlelight is enough, but because the door is closed, it looks a bit dark, maybe it is also because six people squeezed into the small space.

Li Shan chose a seat at random and sat down, Dou Gui and Wen Yanbo sat on both sides silently, Zhu Bashi stood in the corner.
On the table was a map that had been revised and marked with many places. Fan Shiyi listened intently to Huangfu Zhong, who had a weathered face, talking about his trip, repeatedly confirming in his mind whether the other party had missed anything.

Li Shan stretched out his finger and pressed a certain point on the map, "Can you make a fire?"

"Yes." Huangfu Zhong firmly affirmed, "The terrain of the canyon is peculiar, the sky cannot be seen above, surrounded by stone walls, the flames cannot be seen near, and the smoke pillars cannot be seen far away. If it is at night, even scouts will find it difficult."

Li Shan glanced out of the corner of his eye and smiled when he saw Fan Shixi nodded. The key to action lies in two points. A heavy snowfall caused the severe cold weather to reduce the combat effectiveness of soldiers, so there must be a safe place to rest and keep warm.

Li Shan asked for more details. Although Huangfu Zhong was tired, he explained everything in detail. Even the place where he chose to cross the river was marked on the map.

"Although it's risky, it's worth a try." Dou Gui commented after a long silence: "However, it's freezing cold, so it's impossible to send too many troops, and it's difficult to hide whereabouts when there are too many troops."

Wen Yanbo added: "If you can't succeed, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape the pursuit of Liang Bing. It's too dangerous."

Huangfu said in a loyal voice: "Your Highness, I wish to be the vanguard."

Dou Gui's eyes turned on Huangfu Zhong's body, his expression was indifferent. After Li Shan proposed this plan, it was you who took the initiative to come up with suggestions and personally explore the road. You must go, and you must be the pioneer.

Wen Yanbo didn't look at Huangfu Zhong, but stared at Li Shan, "Your Highness is the commander of the army, so don't risk yourself easily."

"Don't you know who Gu is?" Li Shan suddenly got up, and said loudly: "As Dou Gong said, the weather is cold, and the soldiers will die. Do you let Gu stay in the tent of the Chinese army and watch the soldiers under his command take risks?"

"More than a month ago, when the Duke of Qinghe County was leaving, he advised Gu Gu not to take risks like the two of you, but after a long conversation, he stopped talking about it, saying that Gu Gu is heroic."

"Do you think so?"

Wen Yanbo and Dou Gui looked at each other, and they both smiled wryly and were speechless. As early as when the plan was first proposed, they guessed that Li Shan would probably lead his troops to complete this sneak attack in person. has an effect.

Zhu Ba in the corner, and Fan Shiyi, who was in the first place, all had calm faces. They had done too many similar things with Li Shan, and they knew very well what kind of choice their lord would make.

But Huangfu Zhong beside Fan Shiyi was trembling slightly, his eyes wide open, unbelievable, in the wind and snow for the past few days, he also thought clearly enough that his family will definitely become the leader of the army, this is due to the situation and his own family. determined by his identity.

Huangfu Zhong also didn't feel resentful, he knew that if he wanted to keep his family's lintel from falling, he had to take a risk, and he didn't complain that the world-famous King of Handan put his family in danger, this is the price he should pay .

But no matter what, he never expected that the Handan King would personally lead the army. In all fairness, as the commander in command of an army of tens of thousands, doing such a dangerous thing is really out of character.

But hearing such bold words, how could Huangfu Zhong not be convinced, he took two steps back, prostrated himself on the ground, "I would like to be your Highness's pioneer."

Wen Yanbo smiled wryly and shook his head, "A letter from Chang'an, I heard that Princess Pingyang reprimanded Huai Ren for taking risks in front of the imperial court. When he returns to court, I'm afraid that Huai Ren will be confronted by the princess..."

"This is a national matter, how can the third sister reprimand you?" Li Shan chuckled, "Liang Jun seems to be firmly guarding the northwest of Yuanzhou, and Liang Shi is even more hopeful of winning the championship, but in fact the army is unstable and has the potential to collapse. Will be able to win big."

"But taking risks like this is not the right way for a military strategist." Dou Gui frowned, "Huai Ren has taken risks several times in the past few years, but he was actually cautious and well-planned.

After a pause, Dou Gui looked at Huangfu Zhong, "I hope the county will be stable, and I hope to find a way out."

Huangfu Zhong thought for a while, then turned to look at Fan Shiyi, "It seems that the Hulu River hasn't frozen yet?"

Fan Shiyi's eyes lit up, "That's right, you can choose a place on the Hulu River to hide the boat, and if something goes wrong, you can get out."

Li Shan didn't object this time, and he didn't say anything about deploying more ships. Once he made a big move, it would be difficult to hide his tracks.

"Then please take care of me." Dou Gui nodded, "When will we do it?"

Li Shan walked back and forth a few steps, said with a smile: "No hurry, no hurry, wait for a message from someone."

At this moment, Zhu Wei from the outer room knocked on the door, and said in a low voice after entering, "Liu Jia Erlang from Guyuan made a detour to Pingliang and arrived at Baiquan."

Li Shan's face was a little weird, and he almost blurted out, saying Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

If this allusion comes from "Three Kingdoms", it's okay to say, if it comes from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"...

Taking a deep breath, Li Shan looked at Huangfu Zhong and repeated, "Gu Yuan Liu Jia Erlang?"

"The Liu family in Guyuan has been in contact with the elders of our clan, and they are also relatives by marriage." Huangfuzhong's eyes flickered, "The Liu family's eldest son is now the treasurer and joins the army. Erlang and I have known each other since childhood. His cousin is my wife, and his cousin is my wife. little sister."

After a pause, Huangfu Zhong added: "It should be sent by my father."

Li Shan raised his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Come around Pingliang, it's a secret track, so please guide me."

"As ordered."

Seeing Huangfu Zhong go out, Wen Yanbo asked: "Is it Li Zhengbao?"

"possible."

"That's Huangfu Li." Wen Yanbo was a little uneasy, "Then how can we let Huangfu Zhong go?"

Li Shan smiled and did not explain anything. Indeed, logically speaking, Li Zhengbao probably colluded with Huangfu Li according to his own guidelines, intending to cooperate with the outside world. This plan is too risky, and he should not let Huangfu Zhong participate in it. If it was revealed that Huangfu Li died, Huangfu Zhong would probably feel resentful.

Dou Gui on the side smiled and said: "Don't worry, Huangfu Guangpu is a man, although he has no talent, he is a doorkeeper, but he acts cautiously."

"what?"

Dou Gui explained: "Huangfu Guangpu had no choice but to serve as Guyuan county captain in order to protect the family. He refused to exchange hostages that day. It was just for the family's concern. Once it was revealed, the whole family would suffer the disaster of swords and soldiers. How could it be because of Li Zhengbao's persuasion? Doing such a dangerous thing?"

"Then he sent someone..."

"It's a reason..." Dou Gui murmured a few words, then turned to look at Li Shan, "Hui Ren is waiting for now?"

Li Shan just smiled, and his eyes fell on the map on the table.

(End of this chapter)