At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 628 The Opportunity Comes
Since Wang Shichong made Yue Wang Yang Yu emperor, he was named Nayan, Youyiwei General, Zheng Guogong, and also acted as acting minister of the Ministry of Officials. Just listening to these titles is scary enough, and they are extremely noble, but well, This is also a common problem in the last years of every dynasty. There are as many princes and princes as dogs, and ministers walk all over the street.

Not to mention Wang Shichong, even Yang Yu, the king of Yue, is called the Son of Heaven, but the actual effective rule is only the city of Luoyang, so although Wang Shichong's titles are quite bluffing, they are actually worthless.

Of course, within the scope of Luoyang City, Wang Shichong can still call the wind and rain, because in addition to this pile of titles, he also holds military power and commands 10,000 people to station in Hanjiacang City.

Hanjiacang is the big granary in Luoyang City, and almost the whole city relies on it for food, so Wang Shichong has soldiers and food in his hands, everyone has to see his face, including Yang Tong who is the emperor.

On this day, Wang Shichong returned from the court and returned to Hanjiacang City. He looked very unhappy and very unhappy. Seeing this, his son Wang Xuanshu felt a little bit in his heart, and asked cautiously, "Why is father so unhappy? Is there anyone in this court who dares to be unhappy?" Provoke you?"

Wang Shichong sneered: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am your father, not the emperor. There are many people who dare to provoke your father."

What Wang Shichong said was really treasonous. If Yang Guang was still alive, he would not have dared to say it, but now that Yang Guang is dead, the Great Sui Dynasty exists in name only, and no one takes the Great Sui royal family seriously anymore, including those sitting in The little boy Yang Tong on the throne is not a puppet, but he is similar to a puppet, so Wang Shichong has transformed from a humble dog licking in front of Yang Guang's seat into a mighty evil dragon. The six auxiliary ministers are checking and balancing, and he probably has followed the example of Li Yuan, soaring into the sky and transforming into a dragon.

Wang Xuanshu was scolded by Lao Tzu, but he didn't dare to speak anymore, his elder brother Wang Xuanying was also slumped, keeping silent is golden, lest he ask for trouble.

Wang Shichong was upset again, and scolded: "Both of you guys are dumb, right? Can't even fart?"

Wang Xuanying had no choice but to ask cautiously: "Could it be that His Majesty made father unhappy?"

Wang Shichong's eyes shone coldly, and he snorted coldly and said, "Yuan Wendu, Lu Chu, and Huangfu Wuyi are three hateful old men who look down on you, my bastard, and instigate the emperor to stay away from me. To lure wolves into the house."

Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu looked at each other, and asked in surprise, "Led a wolf into the house?"

Wang Shichong said coldly: "Before Lu Chu and the others proposed to recruit Li Mi, the purpose was to use Li Mi's hand to eliminate Yu Wenhuaji. At that time, I thought this plan was very clever, allowing Li Mi and Yu Wenhuaji to kill each other, and then sit back and reap the benefits , so I agreed, unexpectedly, Li Mi, a traitor, is also cunning, and he came to follow suit, sending people back to report the victory to the emperor every time he won a battle, and even sent some of the captured spoils to Dongdu to please the emperor and Lu Chu them.

So the emperor likes Li Mi more and more now. Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu, Huangfu Wuyi and others took Li Mi's benefits and helped Li Mi speak well. Today at the court meeting, the traitor Yuan Wendu even proposed to wait for Li Mi to be eliminated. After Yu Wenhuaji was appointed, Li Mi was allowed to enter the Eastern Capital to assist the government. "

Wang Xuanying's complexion changed and he said: "Li Mi is very powerful, as a Taiwei and Shang Shuling, his official position is higher than that of your father, if you let him enter the city to assist the government, wouldn't your father be overwhelmed by him?"

Wang Shichong sneered and said: "Xuanying, you are still too naive. If Li Mi goes to the city to assist the government, it will not be as simple as being the father. I am afraid that you, my father and son will lose their heads and eventually become Li Mi's sword." hell."

Brothers Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuannu couldn't help but turn pale. That's right, Father led his troops to fight Li Mi several times. Although he was defeated in the end, he also killed many of Li Mi's soldiers. Once Li Mi came to power in the city, how could he return his family? way of life?

"Then...the emperor agrees?" Wang Xuanying asked tremblingly, with cold sweat breaking out from his palms.

Wang Shichong said with a sullen face: "Although the emperor rejected Yuan Wendu's proposal under his father's strong opposition, it can be seen that the emperor is moved. Yuan Wendu, Lu Chu and others will definitely not give up. Once Li Mi After Yu Wenhuaji is wiped out, they will definitely take the opportunity to promote and encourage the emperor to welcome Li Mi into the city."

Wang Xuanshu gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the case, instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to act first. We can do what Li Yuan can do!"

Wang Shichong's face was uncertain, and he said in silence for a long while: "We don't have the strength of Li Yuan, so we have to think long-term about this matter, but if they force me to a dead end, I will have to take a risk once, go and gather all the soldiers below, since we have to do it If it’s a big deal, we have to mobilize everyone first.”

Wang Xuanying and his brother Wang Xuanying left in awe, gathered the soldiers under their command, and waited for Lao Tzu Wang Shichong to speak.

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From the beginning of March, Li Mi and Yu Wenhua started a series of battles around Liyang Cang in Wei County, Wuyang County, and Dong County. There were dozens of fierce battles, large and small. The Wagang Army led by him won more victories and lost less, and he was firmly in the upper hand. However, the Wagang Army suffered a lot of losses. Even Li Mi's mastermind, Chai Xiaohe, fell into the Yellow River and drowned because of a slip.

On this day, Yu Wenhuaji once again personally led the main force of the Xiaoguo Army to approach Liyangcang, as if determined to win.Not to be outdone, Li Mi led the main force of the Wagang Army to face each other, and almost all the generals under his command gathered here, just like how he dealt with Zhang Xutuo back then.

Obviously, Li Mi doesn't want to procrastinate any longer, he wants to fight to determine the world, and he will finish his work in one battle!
At this time, the two armies faced each other across the canal. Li Mi walked to the river under the protection of layers of shields from his personal soldiers, and shouted loudly to the other side of the river: "Yu Wenhuaji, Li Mi is here, dare to show up and see?"

Yu Wenhuaji became more and more kind, and appeared on the other side of the canal under the protection of layers of shields by his own soldiers, and said proudly: "If you don't dare, I, Yu Wenhuaji, are here, and Li Mi farts!"

Li Mi was originally born with sharp corners, but now he is fully clothed, his eyes are like lightning, and he is even more mighty. He reprimanded him righteously: "The traitor Yu Wenhuaji, your surname is Potouye, and you were originally a slave of the Huns. , your father, son and brother have been deeply favored by the emperor, rich and noble for generations, and have infinite glory, but you don't want to serve the country, instead you commit such treasonous acts as killing the king, even killing the royal family's nephews and insulting the concubine. Everyone gets it and punishes it, and today I, Li Mi, will act for the heavens!"

Yu Wenhuaji laughed loudly and said: "Li Mi, where are you talking so much nonsense, you want to cut and kill, even if you let the horse come over, although I, Yu Wenhuaji, are unbearable, how can you force Li Mi? When you followed Yang Xuangan to rebel, If you don’t run fast, I’m afraid your meat has been shared by everyone. Hey, I have eaten the meat of Yang Xuangan and Hu Sizheng, and it turned into shit. Today, I, Yu Wenhuaji, want to taste it Your Li Mi's meat."

Li Mi's face darkened, and he said sharply: "I will chop off your head and send it to Dongdu."

"Come if you have the ability!" Yu Wenhua patted his head arrogantly, and then retreated back into the formation under the guard of his own soldiers.

With the sound of the war drum, a great battle kicked off. It was fought from morning to noon, and from noon to evening. After dark, torches were lit to continue the fierce fighting. , Blood flowed like a river.

Yu Wenhuaji's grain ran out, so he ordered people to rush to make siege equipment and tried to capture Liyang warehouse to grab grain. As a result, the siege equipment had just been built, and Li Mi's general Shan Xiongxin led his cavalry into the camp overnight and burned all the equipment. .

The two sides fought fiercely back and forth for more than ten days. Yu Wenhuaji failed to take Liyang Cang, and suffered heavy casualties, so he had to retreat north to Wei County, trying to capture Wei County as a temporary stronghold, but Yuan Baozang, the prefect of Wei County, was quite capable. Keeping the city as stable as Mount Tai, Yu Wenhuaji had no choice but to lead the remnant soldiers to continue to retreat northward, entered the territory of Wu'an County, and finally captured Handan City as a foothold, temporarily heaving a sigh of relief.

Xu Shiji, who has been stationed in Zhao County, received the news that Yu Wenhua and he had captured Handan. Under the guise of the army, he led the army to the south.

Dou Jiande had already sent people to keep an eye on Xu Shiji and Lu Sheng, so whenever Xu Shiji made a move, Dou Jiande was caught off guard, fearing that Xu Shiji would seize the opportunity, he ordered General Wang Fubao to lead his army to stop Xu Shiji from going south.

Let's say that Xu Shiji led [-] Qi troops southward from Zhao County, and just entered the range of Xiangguo County, when he encountered Wang Fubao blocking the way, he couldn't help being "furious", and single-handedly asked, "General Wang, what does this mean? Want to break your promise?"

Wang Fubao pretended to be puzzled and said: "What does General Xu mean by this? Xiangguo County is the territory of King Changle. You have crossed the border, please go back."

Xu Shiji said with a sullen face: "The King of Qi and the King of Changle have already greeted each other. The King of Changle not only agreed to the Qi army going south by way, but also expressed his willingness to provide necessary help. Now that General Wang is blocking our army going south, isn't it a breach of trust?"

Wang Fubao frowned and said, "The King of Changle did agree with the Qi army going south to attack Li Mi, but Xu Junshi went south this time to attack the king-killing traitor Yu Wenhuaji. The two should not be confused."

Xu Shiji said coldly: "Wang Fubao, you are deliberately making things difficult for me, Xu Shiji, aren't you?"

Wang Fubao arched his hands and said: "It's not that I am in trouble with General Xu, it is really my duty. I hope General Xu will forgive me. I will send someone back to ask Changle King for instructions. If Changle King agrees, I will let you go immediately!"

Xu Shiji's complexion changed, and he flicked his sleeves "annoyed" at last, turned around and left, and said harshly: "Wang Fubao, you wait for me, Xu Shiji has made a note of this matter."

Wang Fubao smiled, and immediately sent someone to inform Dou Jiande that Xu Shiji had been blocked. On the other side, Lu Sheng was about to lead his army south, but Su Dingfang also blocked him with the same excuse.

(End of this chapter)