At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 671
Wang Renze and Wang Bian looked at each other, and asked almost in unison: "Could it be that King Zheng intends to take the opportunity to take the Heyang warehouse?"

Wang Shichong smiled slyly: "It's God's blessing, but it's the blame. Why don't you take such a great opportunity to reap the benefits?"

Wang Ren said in admiration: "Uncle is really good at calculating. Li Tang and Gao Qi fought bloody battles for the Heyang warehouse and suffered heavy casualties. In the end, it was easier for us. Hehe, Li Shimin lost the Heyang warehouse. When the army rations are exhausted, We can only return to Changping County in despair."

A cold light flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes, he shook his head and sneered, "When Li Shimin wants to retreat, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. Xu Shiji will definitely not let him withdraw easily. If he doesn't die, he will have to peel off his skin."

Wang Renze's eyes lit up, and he said viciously: "How about we take advantage of the opportunity to help Gao Qi after we capture the Heyang warehouse, attack back and forth, and finish off Li Shimin, in this way, we will have one less powerful enemy in the future. "

Wang Shichong took a deep look at Wang Renze, and couldn't help sighing: "Renze, you are not like my king's nephew, but like my own son."

Wang Renze fell to his knees immediately, and said shamelessly: "The child pays homage to father, uncle, you will be my real father from now on, no... more dear than my own father."

Wang Shichong couldn't help laughing and cursing: "You boy can beat a snake with a stick, get up, and be careful of your parents beating you."

"Well, if my uncle is willing to recognize me as his son, they will also wish for it!" Wang Ren stood up with a smile on his face.

Wang Shichong snorted coldly and said: "Don't think that this king doesn't know what your kid is up to. Don't worry, when this king ascends the throne, one of your princes will be indispensable. People? At that time, the uncles, brothers, and nephews of the Wang family will all have a share, and no one will be left behind."

Wang Renze and Wang Bian were secretly delighted when they heard the words, their excitement was beyond words.

Wang Shichong laughed, high-spirited, and contemptuously said: "Li Mi is just a dog with a broken spine, lingering, nothing to worry about, and Li Tang and Gao Qi's men are busy fighting, it is this king who took the Heyang warehouse. This is a great opportunity, Wang Bian, you and Xuan Shu will lead [-] troops to garrison here, and you must take down Jinyong City. This king will go to take the Heyang warehouse in person. If Gao Qi and Li Tang are both defeated, this king will simply take them all together. Get rid of it."

Wang Shichong's eyes gleamed coldly, and a sinister smile naturally appeared on the corner of his mouth.Wang Bian replied solemnly: "This subordinate has orders!"

At dawn, Li Mi did not leave the city to steal the camp, so Wang Shichong left 50,000 troops, led by Wang Xuanshu and Wang Bian, to continue to attack Jinyong City, and then he himself led nearly [-] people to the north, crossed the Yellow River and entered Hanoi County , He rushed straight to Heyang warehouse with lightning speed.

And on the day when Wang Shichong sent troops to attack Heyang Cang, Lu Sheng led the Qi Army and continued to retreat eastward to Xiuwu County, and Li Shimin also led the Tang Army under his command to continue to pursue, and the distance from Heyang Cang was naturally getting closer and closer. Far.

At this time, Hou Junji rode his horse to Li Shimin's side, and said worriedly: "Erlang, are we going too far away from Heyang warehouse? Don't make fakes come true, it will make Wang Shichong cheaper in vain."

Li Shimin said confidently: "Don't worry, Yin Kaishan can hold on."

Hou Junji frowned and said, "What if you can't keep it?"

Li Shimin suddenly smiled and said: "Junji, there is a folk proverb that if you can't bear children, you can't catch wolves. Wang Shichong is more cunning than wild wolves, more insidious than poisonous snakes. If he feels unsafe, he will not act rashly. Yes, so we have to stay a little far away to make him feel safe before he will make a move."

Hou Junji shook his head and said, "But the price is too high. If Lao Yin accidentally loses the Heyang warehouse, we will be in a very passive position. We are not like Gao Qi, who can deliver military rations from Jijun. If we lose the Heyang warehouse, it will be difficult to obtain enough supplies, and we can only withdraw to Changping County in the end."

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and smiled, Hou Junji was a little embarrassed and said, "What are you laughing at? Did Junji say something wrong?"

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Junji is right, but the reason why Heyang warehouse is important to us is that Luoyang City has not been taken by us. Once Luoyang City is taken by us, The Heyang Warehouse becomes less important, because we can obtain supplies in Luoyang City. Does Junji think it’s not worthwhile to exchange a Heyang Warehouse for Luoyang City?”

Hou Junji was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he was enlightened, and blurted out: "Of course it's a good deal, let alone one Heyang warehouse, even if you exchange ten Heyang warehouses for Luoyang City, it's a good deal."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Wang Shichong is cunning and greedy. He must have been staring at the Heyang Cang all the time, thinking only of the fisherman's profit, but I don't know that although I care about the Heyang Cang, I care more about Luoyang City."

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and smiled: "Wang Shichong only thought that he was a fisherman who made a profit, but he didn't know that he was caught by our plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Jinyong City is too close to Luoyang. Wang Shichong can quickly return to defense. Now lure him to Heyang warehouse. , and then use soldiers to hold him back, Luoyang will be able to do things more conveniently, and when Wang Shichong wakes up, haha, Luoyang City may already be in our pocket."

Hou Junji couldn't help smiling when he heard the words: "Will Wang Shichong be so angry that he vomits blood by then?"

A flash of light flashed in Li Shimin's mind, as if he had caught something, he frowned subconsciously.Seeing this, Fang Xuanling asked suspiciously: "Is Erlang worried that Wang Shichong won't be fooled?"

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Wang Shichong is cunning and greedy, and he will definitely not let go of the good opportunity to seize the Heyang warehouse. This king is just... a little uneasy in his heart. This kid Lu Sheng keeps retreating eastward. Could it be the same as us, diverting the tiger away from the mountain?"

Fang Xuanling's complexion changed slightly, and he hurriedly recalled the battle between the two armies during this period of time, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, because from the very beginning, the battle between the two sides was very fierce. It can be seen that the Qi army really wanted to grab Going down to Yangcang in Hehe, it wasn't a deliberate act.

"It's unlikely. Both of us paid a heavy price to compete for the Heyang warehouse. If Lu Sheng is really acting all the time, then this kid is too scary." Hou Junji obviously didn't believe Lu Sheng either. His actions had a different purpose.

Li Shimin is naturally unwilling to believe it, because if Lu Sheng is also like himself, trying to transfer Wang Shichong from the mountain, it means that Gao Changqing also has deployments in Luoyang City, and is also preparing to seek Luoyang. If this is the case, then the trouble will be big. Many things, the eldest grandson Shunde may not be his opponent.

Just when Li Shimin and the others were in doubt and lost their illusions, someone came to report that Xu Shiji, the head of the Qi Army's Henan Road march, had crossed the Yellow River from the east of Hulao Pass and entered the territory of Hanoi County. It seemed that he came to support Lu Sheng. of.

Li Shimin couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when he heard the words. It seemed that he was overthinking. Gao Changqing had no plan in Luoyang, because if Gao Changqing had a plan in Luoyang City, it would be impossible not to arrange troops to support him. Now Lu Sheng and Xu Shiji are two Passers-by have all come to Hanoi County, where can the Qi army get soldiers and horses to meet Luoyang?

To be honest, although Li Shimin has made great military achievements in recent years and has become more and more powerful, Gao Bufan has always been like a mountain pressing on his head. After all, in every previous confrontation, Li Shimin has always been at a disadvantage, especially in the In the matter of the two sides vying for the eldest grandson Wugou, Li Shimin still has an indelible sense of frustration and humiliation in his heart.

Over the years, on the one hand, Li Shimin longed to confront Gao Bufan again, in order to defeat him and avenge his shame;

Therefore, at this time Li Shimin's mood was very conflicted. He hoped that Gao Bufan would not have a plan in Luoyang, but also hoped that Gao Bufan would have a plan in Luoyang City.

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Luoyang City, Nanshi, in the house behind the Xianxiang, several old plum trees are blooming in full bloom in the cold, and the faint plum fragrance slips into the room by the night wind, and it is refreshing to take a sip.

Two candles were burning in the room, and the charcoal fire in the brazier dispelled the chill of the winter night.I saw Gao Bufan sitting behind the desk, looking at a map with ecstasy. Luoyang, Heyangcang, Wen County, Xiuwu County, Hulao Pass and other places on the map were circled with eye-catching ink pens.

Guard Captain Gao Dahe stood behind Gao Bufan, looking at the map from time to time, then scratched the back of his head, hesitating to speak.

Gao Bufan seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and said calmly: "Ask whatever you want, and you haven't sealed your mouth!"

Gao Dahe smiled and said, "His Royal Highness, I don't understand why Lu Sheng ran farther and farther? Besides, General Xu has also crossed the Yellow River now, so whoever will help us capture Luoyang should not Just rely on our few hundred people?"

Gao Bufan said with a light smile: "If Lu Sheng doesn't run away, if Shiji doesn't leave Hulao Pass, how can Wang Shichong feel relieved to take the Heyang warehouse?"

Gao Dahe scratched his head: "Even if Wang Shichong is sent to Huli Mountain, there are still more than 20,000 defenders in Luoyang City."

Gao Bufan didn't answer, but his eyes fell on the upper reaches of Luoshui River, and he followed the Luoshui River to the west, and said after a long time: "Don't worry, someone will stop the [-] defenders in the city for us."

Gao Dahe looked puzzled, and muttered: "Who would be so kind? Could it be Li Tang's people?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said, "It's possible."

Gao Dahe yawned and said, "Forget it, my subordinate's brain is not working well, go to sleep, so as not to worry about it."

As soon as Gao Dahe finished speaking, footsteps came from outside the room, and the voice of shopkeeper Yuan Chengye came in: "Boss, a regular customer has come to discuss business, would you like to meet?"

"Which regular customer?"

"Buy lamb!"

A trace of surprise flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes, and he quickly said, "Bring it in quickly."

(End of this chapter)