At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 685

The weather in the first month is still cold, but there are already hard-working farmers working in the fields. In the feudal era that depended on the sky for food, farmers could only guard the land to live. Although the soldiers were panicked, as long as they were alive, they had to go to the fields to work .

Gao Bufan rode his horse out of Jianchun Gate in Luoyang, went down the Luoshui River, and headed towards Yanshi, but saw that nearly half of the fields on both sides of the Luoshui River were abandoned, and most of the cultivated fields were planted with winter wheat , It seems that the growth is not bad.

Gao Dahe regretfully said: "The Central Plains is so fertile. It's flat and easy to irrigate. It's a pity that the wasteland is so serious!"

Gao Bufan frowned and said, "The wars are frequent, the population has dropped sharply, and the land is sparsely populated. There is no one to farm the land. Let's find a way to replant spring seedlings after the spring begins."

Gao Bufan didn't go out of the city this time to inspect the people's livelihood. He led a thousand riders and went to Hulao Pass to meet Yang Qingruo and the others. Gao Bufan thought it was better to greet him in person to avoid accidents.

After they drove out of the city for more than [-] miles, they saw Jinyong City on the other side of the Luoshui River. It seemed to be heavily guarded. The Wei army in the city was probably worried that the Qi army would attack, so they were already preparing for it.

As the saying goes, how can you allow others to sleep soundly next to the couch, Jinyong City is so close to Luoyang, Gao Bufan will definitely take it down, but not now, so he led the cavalry straight past, heading towards Yanshi downstream .

Soon, Gao Bufan led another thousand Qingqi to the north of Yanshi City. At this moment, Li Mi was in Yanshi City. After receiving the news of the cavalry of the Qi Army, he immediately closed the city gate and pulled up the suspension bridge. He just recovered. With a little vitality, he obviously doesn't want to confront Gao Qi head-on.

Fortunately, Gao Bufan didn't intend to attack Yanshi, he just crossed the city.On the top of the city, Li Mi watched the Qi army's armored beast with patterns gallop past like the wind, envious and jealous.Nowadays, wars are endless in the world, and war horses are undoubtedly very precious. It is very difficult to form such an armored cavalry with animal patterns. If you have money, you may not be able to get suitable war horses. Gao Qi alone has [-] animal patterns in Luoyang. Armored cavalry, and I heard that Gao Qi has [-] armored cavalry, this family has a heinous wealth.

Iron armored cavalry cannot be built with money, because armored iron cavalry has extremely high requirements on the load and endurance of war horses, basically it is one out of ten, that is to say, to form a thousand armored cavalry, You have to choose from [-] horses, and finally you have to choose strong knights for training, and each knight is basically one in a hundred elite soldiers.

And Gao Qi has [-] armored cavalry under his command, which shows how powerful his family is. Even when Li Mi was at its peak, he couldn't form one. Let alone Li Mi, even Li Tang doesn't have the strength now. , now Li Shimin's subordinates only have one thousand black armored cavalry.

Let’s say that Li Mi was watching the Qi army’s thousand-beast-patterned armor go away, and a man came out from behind him, put his hands on the female wall, and said with emotion: “Gao Qi’s soldiers are strong and strong, and Wei Gong can’t do it. It is Gao Qi's opponent. Gao Changqing has all the lands of Youying, Hebei, and Shandong. He has captured Luoyang and Hulao Pass a few days ago. Now Liyang warehouse is also in his pocket. There is no possibility for Wei Gong to move around in the Central Plains. .”

Li Mi's single eye couldn't help but twitched. Although he was very unhappy, he had to admit that what the other party said was true. Now that he was surrounded by Gaoqi's territory, Jinyong City and Yanshi had become tasteless, the key was himself. There is no food, even if Gao Qi does not come to attack, it will not last long.

It is said that after Li Mi captured Yanshi that day, he wanted to take Luokoucang in one go, but he failed. The defense of Luokoucang was too strong, and there were many defenders. In order not to fall into a passive position, Li Mi could only lead his troops Back to Yanshi to rest, now that Gao Qi's soldiers and horses are coming from Liyang Cang, Li Mi has no chance.

At this time, the person who spoke just now said sincerely: "Perhaps Gong Jin's words are not pleasing to the ear, but in the current situation, besides surrendering to Gao Qi, the only thing left for Wei Gong is to ask Li Tang to surrender. Wei Gong and Gao Qi has a feud, but he has no grudges against Li Tang, and he belongs to the Li surname in Guanlong, so he has the same family ties, if Duke Wei is willing to take refuge in me, Li Tang, the Emperor Tang will treat you badly."

Li Mi pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "Let's think about this matter again."

Zhang Gongjin smiled and said: "It's okay, then Duke Wei thinks about it slowly, Gongjin will go back and report to King Qin first."

Li Mi nodded and ordered Zhang Gongjin to be sent out of the city.

Seeing Zhang Gongjin go down the wall, Wang Bodang couldn't help saying: "Wei Gong, my subordinates feel..."

"You also think I should submit to Li Yuan?" Li Midan asked.

Wang Bodang gritted his teeth and nodded, and said bluntly: "It's not that my subordinates poured cold water on you, Wei Gong. With our strength alone, we really can't compete with Gao Qi. Once Gao Changqing stabilizes Luoyang and mobilizes his troops, he will definitely be the first One deal with Duke Wei, instead of being unable to resist and then surrendering, it is better to take refuge in Li Tang directly while still having some wealth in his hands. As Zhang Gongjin said, Li Yuan is from the Li family of Guanlong, and Duke Wei is also from the Li family of Guanlong. , and there is no grudge against each other, presumably Li Yuan will not treat Duke Wei badly."

Li Mi couldn't help feeling cold for a while, sighed and said: "Bodang, even you say that, it seems that I, Li Mi, have no hope."

Wang Bodang hurriedly said: "A man can bend and stretch. Now the situation is stronger than others. Duke Wei can only follow the trend. If there is a chance in the future, it is unknown whether he will be able to ride the wind."

Li Mi nodded: "Bodang's words are not unreasonable!"

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Let's talk about Gao Bufan galloping all the way, and arrived at Hulao Pass in the afternoon, Changsun Wuji, Yu Shinan, and Yang Qingruo who had recovered her women's clothes led the crowd out of the city to meet him.

"See His Royal Highness King Qi!" Everyone saluted respectfully, and their manners became more respectful. After taking down Luoyang, the eastern capital, King Qi probably would not be far away from enthronement and coronation.

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Everyone is welcome!"

Yang Qingruo was dressed in Tsing Yi, with a tall and slim figure, shoulders like knives, and a pair of beautiful eyes with a hint of annoyance in joy. If it weren't for the public watching, she would have already punished someone, because she thought that Gao Bufan and light Feng and Mingyue were just acting on the occasion, but it turned out that this guy did it with real guns and bullets. Naturally, they were jealous, and they didn't have that yet. How could they not be annoyed by two sleazy spies?
Gao Bufan obviously understood Yang Qingruo's eyes. As soon as he touched them, he immediately looked away guiltily, exchanged greetings with everyone and entered Hulao Pass.

Bing Yuanzhen now knows that Yang Qingruo pretended to be Gao Bufan before, and this one is the real King Qi, but he is very tactful and doesn't mention it, just follows Gao Bufan attentively, very Do what you can to compliment.

Although Gao Bufan didn't like this guy very much, he still praised him a few words, and named him General Youwuwei in recognition of his contribution to Liyang warehouse, and the people under Bing Yuanzhen's command also received awards.

Bing Yuan couldn't help being elated, and finally felt relieved, and offered advice to Gao Bufan: "His Royal Highness, the general in charge of guarding Luokou Cang is now called Jia Runfu, who was originally an old subordinate of Wagang Dirang, because he was dissatisfied with Li Mi, This is why he took refuge in Wang Shichong, and the general has a good friendship with Jia Runfu, and the subordinates may be able to persuade him to donate the Luokou warehouse to you, King Qi."

Gao Bufan couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, but he shook his head immediately and said: "Now the main general of Luokoucang is Wang Jundu, I'm afraid Jia Runfu's words won't count, but it doesn't matter for General Bing to try."

Bing Yuan said happily, "Then this subordinate will contact Jia Runfu."

However, before Bing Yuanzhen could contact Jia Runfu, the latter sent an envoy to meet Gao Bufan.Gao Bufan hurriedly received the envoy, only to find out that the envoy was actually Wang Jundu himself.

Gao Bufan and Changsun Wuji couldn't help being surprised, and blurted out: "It turned out to be you!"

Wang Jundu respectfully said: "Jundu pays homage to His Royal Highness King Qi."

Gao Bufan said calmly: "Wang Jundu, you are quite courageous. You deceived me last time and arranged two spies by my side. How dare you come now?"

Wang Jundu smiled and said: "Jundu did deceive King Qi last time, but he just acted according to his orders. Besides, King Qi was not fooled. Instead, he deceived Jundu and King Zheng, and used the golden cicada to get out of his shell, and in one fell swoop took over Luoyang, the eastern capital. , so King Qi did not lose, not only got a pair of stunning beauties, but also got Luoyang."

Gao Bufan smiled lightly and said: "It seems to be the case, then what is the purpose of your coming this time, isn't it another beauty for the king?"

Yang Qingruo immediately raised her black eyebrows and stared at Wang Jundu coldly. When the latter saw Yang Qingruo for the first time, he felt extremely amazed. Now, stared at by her icy beautiful eyes, he felt chills piercing his bones, and said with a sneer, "Where is Jundu?" Dare, what's more, the beauty next to the King of Qi is known to be peerless, and she is really beautiful, with such a beautiful woman, how can the King of Qi think of other vulgar fans?"

Gao Bufan couldn't help laughing and said: "That's right, I chose the right master for flattering."

Yang Qingruo couldn't help but her pretty face turned slightly hot, and she poked the guy's back secretly.Gao Bufan coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "Wang Jundu, why did you come to see me this time, so you don't need to beat around the bush."

Wang Jundu laughed and said, "Although Jundu doesn't offer beauties this time, King Qi promises to like what he offers!"

Gao Bufan's heart moved: "Could it be Luokou Cang?"

Wang Jundu laughed immediately and said, "King Qi is indeed wise!"

Gao Bufan frowned and said, "You are Wang Shichong's nephew, but you donated the Luokou warehouse to me? Why?"

Wang Jundu said without changing his face: "I'm afraid King Qi doesn't know something. Wang Shichong is not actually Jundu's uncle, not even his cousin. His surname was not Wang, but Zhi. , only married into the Wang family with his mother, so he changed his surname to Wang, and has no blood relationship with the Wang family."

When Yu Shinan heard the words, he said sarcastically: "When Wang Shichong gained power, his surname was Wang, but now that he has lost power, he can only be surnamed Zhi."

Wang Jundu said calmly: "As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. It is human instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil. Wang Shichong's gaining power is beneficial to my Wang family, and my Wang family naturally recognizes him. Now Wang Shichong has lost power. It is harmful to my Wang family, so it is understandable for Jundu to judge the situation and put aside the relationship!"

Changsun Wuji and Yu Shinan looked at each other, this kid is really thick-skinned, even if he is shameless, he can justify his shamelessness.

Gao Bufan said with a light smile: "You are quite shameless, kid."

Wang Jundu sighed and said, "For the survival of the family, it doesn't matter if Jundu gave up this face."

Everyone couldn't help but change their minds when they heard the words, Gao Bufan nodded and said: "Forget it, what are the conditions for you to offer the Luokou warehouse to this king?"

Wang Jundu plopped down on his knees and said, "Jundu just wants to show mercy to King Qi and spare the members of the Wang family in Luoyang City."

Both Gao Bufan and Yang Qingruo's eyes flashed a hint of surprise, just now they thought Wang Jundu was shameless, but now it seems that this person is quite responsible.

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "This king can agree to this request, but I will tell you the truth, on the night when Luoyang was captured, this king had already killed many members of the Wang family, and if the Wang family who is currently being imprisoned does a lot of evil, they will commit crimes." If there is a serious crime, this king will still kill it, but the rest of this king can be pardoned, can you accept it?"

Wang Jundu hurriedly said: "Jundu can accept it, and Jundu himself has never done anything evil!"

Gao Bufan nodded: "That's fine, I have agreed to your request!"

The next day, Wang Jundu and Jia Runfu led the defenders of Luokou Cang out of the city and surrendered to Gao Bufan. In this way, Gao Bufan took Luokou Cang without bloodshed, and he was one step closer to pacifying the Central Plains.

Soon, the news that Luokou Cang was captured by the Qi army spread to Yanshi. Li Mi couldn't help sighing, completely hopeless. If Luokou Cang could be taken back, Li Mi might still have a chance. Without Luokou Cang , then there is no hope.

Immediately, Li Mi immediately ordered to withdraw from Yanshi, and led his army back to Jinyong City on the north bank of Luoshui River. Because Gao Changqing led the army back from Luokou Cang, he would definitely encircle Yanshi. up.

Sure enough, on the afternoon after Li Mi withdrew, Gao Bufan led an army of nearly [-] and more than a thousand cavalry back to the city of Yanshi.

This is the so-called general trend. After Gao Bufan occupied Luoyang, this kind of "momentum" has formed. It is out of control and no one can stop it. Crushed servings.

Undoubtedly, Wang Jundu judged the situation very well, decisively donated the Luoyang warehouse to survive, and also preserved the blood of the Wang family, so that they would not be wiped out!

Let’s talk about Gao Bufan leading the army to the west, and all the counties and states along the way surrendered one after another. When they arrived at the city of Luoyang, the "Emperor" Yang Yu personally led his officials out of the city to greet him. It was extremely grand and respectful.

As soon as everyone saw this posture, they knew that it was only a matter of time before Yang Tong became Zen.

　Recently, the code words have not been very smooth. It is not that there is no plot, but that there are plots that cannot be coded. It should be long-term code words, and the brain is tired, so continue to update today, take it easy, read a book, and relax your mind.Normal updates will resume tomorrow.

　　
　
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