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Chapter 371 Xu Shiji's Heart

Liyang City.

Xu Shiji, Wang Junkuo, and Li Chongjiu stood side by side on the tower, and the soldiers in the city were rushing back and forth. The Wagang army first defeated Mangshan and then Luoshui, which was already known to the soldiers.In addition to the residents in the city, there are many family members of the Wagang Army officers and soldiers. Hearing this news, everyone is restless.Although there is such a famous general as Xu Shiji sitting in the city, people are panicked.

At this moment, the sun is setting in the west, and the area is like blood, and the lonely city stands dangerously in the surrounding fields.

In the eyes of Xu Shiji, Li Chongjiu and others, this scene indicates that the Wagang Army seems to be on the decline.

Li Chongjiu said: "I came all the way with an army, but it's a pity that I still couldn't help Duke Wei."

Xu Shiji clasped his fists and said, "Duke Shanggu came from thousands of miles away for this friendship, I think Duke Wei will definitely remember it, and my Wagang Army will also be grateful."

Li Chongjiu nodded, Xu Shiji's words reassured him, and he asked further: "Wei Gong's troops were defeated in Henan, and their morale was greatly reduced. I don't know what the general intends to do next?"

Xu Shiji was silent when he heard the words.

Li Chongjiu and Wang Junkuo looked at each other, seeing that Xu Shiji seemed to have other ambitions, he couldn't help worrying about Li Mi's future.
To the north of Mang Mountain, on the bank of the Yellow River, the waves are surging.

Wei Gong Li Mi's hair is disheveled, and the lun scarf on his head fell somewhere, but the crane cloak on his body, which was originally spotless, was already crumpled and stained with mud.

The Yellow River thawed, and the turbid waves roared. Li Mi pressed his sword, looked at the river rushing eastward, and suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed: "To this day, I know the realm of the overlord, and the end of the road. What face do I have when I see Jiangdong's elders, and Mi will die. It's over."

Li Mi pulled out the sword, and wiped it on his neck with his backhand.

"Duke Wei can't!"

"Duke Wei!"

The generals at the side saw Li Mi's long sword in a hurry.

General Wang Bodang hugged Li Mi's body tightly, wept loudly and said: "Wei Gong, you must not commit suicide!"

Li Mi said sadly: "What is there to be afraid of death? Up to now, I have suffered a crushing defeat. I, Li Mi, have become the end of the overlord. You take my head and go to Wang Shichong to ask for credit and reward. With the death of me, Li Mi, to protect your father and mother." Hou Wandai."
Wang Bodang quickly said: "In the past, the Overlord, how could he be compared to the Duke of Wei? Back then, the Overlord was on the edge of the Wujiang River, and only one man and one horse remained. But our army did not lose its way back, and the central city of Heyang is still in my hands. The pontoon bridge is also safe, Duke Wei and I are around, and the [-] soldiers who escaped from Mount Mang, we are all following here."

When Wang Bodang said it, all the generals agreed.

Li Mi heard Wang Bodang say that there are still 2 horses following him, and he couldn't help feeling sad. The Wagang Army's 20 troops came across the river, and now there are only [-] left.

At the foot of Mang Mountain, after being defeated by Wang Shichong, the 10,000+ army was completely defeated, such as Pei Xingyan, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Zhang Tongren, Chen Zhilue, Shan Xiongxin, Yang Gongqing, Pei Renji, Niu Jinda, Wu Heita, Zu Junyan, etc. If you are not in the battle, you are either killed or captured.

After the great defeat, Li Mi had a chance to save the remnants of the army, but Zuo Sima, Zheng Bingxian, and Chief Shi Bing Yuanzhen not only leaked the deployment of the Wagang Army to Wang Shichong, but also shared Luokou, which is the most important for the Wagang Army. Right Sima Zheng Qianxiang was dedicated to Wang Shichong.

For the Wagang Army, Luokou is not only the capital, but also the location of the Luokou warehouse. Once Luokou was lost, Li Mi was finally unable to recover. By the Yellow River, fortunately, Wang Bodang abandoned Jinyong and led his people to protect Heyang.

After Li Mi led the defeated army to rendezvous from Hulao, there was a scene where the two monarchs and ministers met and Li Mi drew his sword to kill himself.

Thinking of this, all the generals hugged their heads on the bank of the Yellow River and cried loudly.

Li Mi took a deep breath and said: "Now that Wang Shichong has won the warehouse in Luokou, Henan can no longer be defended. I intend to return to Hebei, block the river in the south, defend Taihang in the north, and unite with Liyang in the east, in order to make progress, everyone. What do you think?"

Listen to Li Mi's words, and the generals will see each other.

Recorder Xu Jingzong made his first speech and said: "I want to report to Duke Wei that when Zhai Rang was killed, Xu Shiji almost died. Now that our army is defeated and goes to Liyang, I'm afraid it's a self-inflicted trap!"

Xu Jingzong was the son of Xu Shanxin during the incident. The father and son served together in the Sui Dynasty. During the coup, Yu Wenhua killed Xu Shanxin. Life.After Yu Wenhuaji was defeated, he turned to Li Mishizhi. Because he had been exposed to begging for killing his father and enemies, the Wagang Army despised him very much, but Li Mi thought of his talent and appointed him as a Note room.

Hearing what Xu Jingzong said, Uncle Wang stepped forward and grabbed his collar, shouting loudly: "Ru'an dare to slander our general!"

When Xu Jingzong saw Wang Bodang, he grabbed his chest, and said a little scared: "General Wang, can you let me go and talk? If what I said is wrong, don't say it."

Li Mi said: "Bo Dang put him down first, but it's okay."

Uncle Wang put down Xu Jingzong angrily.

Xu Jingzong straightened his clothes and said to Li Mi: "It's hard to draw a tiger's skin and bones. You know the face but don't know the heart. Shan Xiongxin dared to vote for Wang Shichong, Bing Yuanzhen, Zheng Qianxiang dared to offer Luokou warehouse, let alone Xu Shiji?"

Wang Bodang shouted: "If you can't even trust Xu Big Eye, is there anyone else you can trust? Where should our army go?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Now that the army is defeated, the soldiers of the three armies are full of fear. If they stay in Hebei now, the number of rebels will probably increase. If Duke Wei wants to fight Wang Shichong again, no one will be willing and it will be difficult to succeed."

When Xu Jingzong said something, all the generals on the side immediately agreed with him.

Li Mi looked up and looked up, thinking that I have been in Wagang Village for several years, and I claimed to be generous, but I didn't expect that in today's predicament, everyone's kindness is so thin, I was defeated in the first battle, and everyone wanted to abandon me and leave.

Li Mi looked around at the generals and asked slowly, "Do you all think so?"

All the generals lowered their heads, Li Mi did not dare to speak again, but his silence had already shown his attitude.

Li Mi sighed and said: "Everyone holds this view, and my way is poor."

Xu Jingzong immediately stepped forward and said: "Wei Gong, why don't I vote for Guanzhong, so all the generals are willing to follow."

Li Mi was silent when he heard the words, and Liu Xie, the governor of the government, stepped forward and said: "Duke Ming and Duke Tang are of the same family, and they have been friends with each other in the past; although Duke Tang and our army raised their own troops, our army attacked Dongdu. Cut off the return route of the Sui army, so that Duke Tang attacked Chang'an in one go, and this is also the credit of Duke Ming."

All the generals said together: "What Liu Fujian said is very true."

Li Mi saw that the generals were like this, so he stopped and remained silent for a long time.

Xu Jingzong and Liu Xie were the leaders, and they urged again.These two people have the heart to serve Li Yuan. To them, Li Mi is defeated now, and only Li Yuan is the master of the world. If they can persuade Li Mi to defect to Li Tang in the future, the contribution of the two of them will be great. It is unavoidable.

Li Mi looked at the crowd, lowered his head immediately, and said, "Okay, just do what you say."

All the generals were very happy when they heard the words, but they didn't dare to show it. Now the Wagang army crossed the Yellow River from Heyang and returned to Hebei.

The generals followed Li Mi to Hanoi County, and when they were about to send messengers to Guanzhong to report to Li Yuan, they suddenly came forward and reported, "Duke Wei, there is a large army coming ahead. It seems to be Xu Shiji's banner."

After hearing this, Xu Jingzong said anxiously: "Xu Shiji, is he so impatient? He is definitely taking advantage of our army's defeat to avenge Zhai Rang. Duke Wei must guard against it."

Wang Bodang shouted: "Nonsense, Xu Dayan is not such a person."

After hearing this, Li Mi pressed his hand and said, "There's no need to quarrel anymore, let's see what Xu Shiji does here?"

Soon the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry came from far away, Wang Bodang looked at it for a while, and said to Li Mi: "Wei Gong, when did there are so many cavalry in Liyang City, look at the cavalry on the opposite side, there is one man with two horses, or even three horses." , none of my Wagang Army cavalry can ride alone, but this cavalry can actually have three horses per person."

Xu Jingzong sneered and said, "Needless to say, Xu Shiji must have colluded with Yu Wenhuaji to attack our army together."

"Stop making noise!" Wang Bodang scolded angrily, Xu Jingzong blushed, and he brushed off his sleeves and remained silent.

At this time, the large banner with the character of Xu appeared, Li Mi and Wang Bodang clearly saw Xu Shiji leading several cavalry, heading straight for Li Mi's army.

Seeing that Xu Shiji was only carrying a few cavalry, Li Mi and Wang Bodang all beamed with joy.

Li Mi ordered: "Unstoppable, let them come here."

At present, the former army separated, and Xu Shiji was let go on several rides.

Xu Shiji came to Li Mi, turned over and bowed down, saying: "Wei Gong, the future is one step late."

Li Mi dismounted, and when he helped Xu Shiji up, he saw someone beside him, he was taken aback for a moment, and asked: "Could it be Li Xiandi?"

The other party clasped their fists together and said: "Duke Wei, I'm here. When I heard that Wagang and Wang Shichong fought in Dongdu, a certain special led [-] Youzhou cavalry to help."

"Youzhou!"

All the generals of the Wagang Army whispered to each other, thinking that Youzhou is thousands of miles away.On the other hand, some people heard that the other party was Li Chongjiu, the governor of Youzhou, but they couldn't believe it. Everyone had admired his name for a long time, and they all rushed to see how the other party looked like.

It turned out that Li Chongjiu knew that history was above. After Li Mi defeated Wang Shichong, he retreated to Hebei in despair. He was worried that Xu Shiji, who was staying in Liyang, would cause chaos.

Li Mi was disheartened and lazy, so he followed the advice of his subordinates and went to Guanzhong to join Li Yuan.

Therefore, before going to Li Yang on purpose, Li Chongjiu tried to persuade Xu Shiji that if Xu Shiji was unable to rebel against Li Mi, he would invite him to Hanoi to show that he had no intentions. Surveillance outside, even if Xu Shiji rebelled, he had to think twice.

In the end Li Chongjiu persuaded Xu Shiji to come to see Li Mi together and invite him to return to Liyang.

When Li Mi saw Li Chongjiu, he burst into tears and said, "Oh, I am ashamed to see my brother. My Wagang Army's 20 troops were defeated first by Mang Mountain and then by Luoshui. Now there are only 2 troops. The pockets are all lost."

Li Chongjiu stepped forward to hold Li Mi's hand, and said: "I know that Fang Ping Chiyou in Xuanyuan Jiu's battle, Gao Zu was defeated by Xiang Yu several times, and won the world in the next battle. Although our army is slightly frustrated now, please Wei Wei When you return to Liyang, the whole army will retire, and it will not be too late to revisit the picture in the future."

(End of this chapter)