It's February, spring is warm and then cold, and even though the sun is high in the sky, there is always a slight chill in your breath.

And when Peng Shiyu led the remaining soldiers to Linyuan City with great difficulty, his heart fell directly into the ice hole.

Flags of the Tang Army were already fluttering in the wind on the city wall, and rows of Tang Army soldiers stood at various places around the city. Their bright armors shone with dazzling luster in the sun, and their jagged swords and spears pointed directly at the sky, glowing with a cold light.

, and countless archers are waiting with their bows drawn.

As soon as they came out of the wolf den, they encountered a tiger again. The frightened barbarian soldiers were in disarray. Their blood-red eyes were full of fear, and there was a hint of despair for the future.

A young general held his breath and shouted at Peng Shiyu: "Master! Give the order! The last general is willing to be the vanguard of the siege!"

Peng Shiyu turned around and stared at the tribesmen behind him. They were all covered in blood, and their stained faces showed a look of panic that could not be concealed. The blood-soaked armor was dripping with blood on the ground, and was even burned by the fire.

The person is already stumbling and has no fighting spirit.

Can this battle still be fought? The Tang army has long been waiting for work, and the defeated soldiers under his command are probably going to die one by one before they reach the top of the city. Peng Shiyu is desperate. He is well aware of the dilemma he is in now, but what is more in his heart is

The fear comes from the waving military flags of the Tang Dynasty in front of me.

At this time, a black-faced general poked out from the top of the city, frowning and shouting: "Barbarians below the city, listen! I am Luo Erhu, a subordinate of Li Yuhou, the Holy Army of the Tang Dynasty! By the order of my Yuhou army, please

Your master will come forward to speak!"

Ignoring the dissuasion of his men, Peng Shiyu supported himself out of the queue and shouted back towards the city: "Peng Shiyu of Xizhou is here! You shameless Tang army, why did you seize my city and cut off my retreat while I was fighting fiercely outside? What Li Yuhou?! What if?

The man will come down to the city and fight me openly!"

When Luo Erhu heard this, he immediately lost his temper: "Bah! Just wait for these remnant soldiers to be defeated, and still say such nonsense! Raise your buttocks to relieve yourself in front of your grandfather, I-"

"Er Hu!" came another cold voice, and immediately stopped the cursing big black man.

Peng Shiyu raised his head and squinted, and saw that the person who came was a young face. Two ferocious tiger heads were engraved on the armor's shoulder pads. The golden light was particularly eye-catching. Behind him was a large group of military generals and bodyguards. They were obviously Tang Jun.

General Li Yuan.

"General Peng is tired from traveling and traveling. I have been waiting for you for a long time!" Li Yuan shouted with a smile.

Peng Shiyu turned his head disdainfully: "Are Li Yuhou playing tricks on me? Since it has cut off our army's retreat, why bother? Now that we are on the battlefield, just fight! Don't talk too much!"

"General Peng, now that you are cornered, you and the barbarian soldiers are waiting to die! Will the fire on the mountain come back again?"

At this shout, the barbarian soldiers below the city seemed to be frightened from the depths of their souls by the "fire", and some of them had already dropped their weapons with a "bang".

Li Yuan's face then darkened, and he shouted coldly: "I intend to let you and others survive. I have important matters to discuss with General Peng! Please also ask General Peng to lead the army back two hundred steps, otherwise I will destroy you and others."

!”

Peng Shiyu blinked his eyes full of doubts. After hesitating for a moment, he finally turned around and ordered the entire army to retreat.

As the Linyuan city gate slowly opened, Li Yuan led Luo Erhu and a large group of cavalry and ran out quickly, with dust rising up behind him. Peng Shiyu swallowed his saliva, looked at these well-dressed Tang army cavalry, and gave an order

He stepped down and immediately formed a military formation in an orderly manner in front of him.

Then Li Yuan led Luo Erhu to get off his horse, and the two of them strode forward unscrupulously.

"I have heard the name of General Peng for a long time! I am Li Yuan, Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Holy Army of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Yuan smiled and cupped his hands, and then took out a letter from his breastplate: "This is written by Peng Shigao and Peng Du, General Peng."

You might as well take a look.”

"Ah Gao?" Peng Shiyu was caught off guard and hurriedly took it and opened it and looked at it carefully.

For a moment, Peng Shiyu sighed deeply and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that Li Yuhou and my Ah Gao were actually good friends! It's really God's will! Yuhou, how is Ah Gao doing in the Tang Dynasty?"

"not good."

Hearing this, Peng Shiyu was in a daze. Why didn't he follow the routine? You Li Yuan said you wanted to let me live, didn't you come to persuade me to surrender? Besides, Peng Shigao had written in the letter that he had been granted a title by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Sir, you, Li Yuan, are the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army. Since you want to convince me, how can you say bad words?

Li Yuan smiled faintly, and then said in a low voice: "If we talk about official positions alone, Ambassador Peng Du has been promoted to the commander of the imperial capital, responsible for the defense of the imperial city. He will have no worries about food and clothing in Jinling. But after all, he is a reduced general, and your majesty will always have something.

For fear of this, Peng Du is trapped in a shoal and cannot even take a step outside the capital. The so-called glory and wealth are just walking on thin ice!"

Peng Shiyu took a breath of air and asked quickly: "Li Yuhou, aren't you afraid that your emperor will kill you after hearing this?"

"Behead?" Li Yuan shook his head and smiled, his face regained its sternness and said: "General Peng should know that in today's troubled times, there are many countries and wars are endless. How can the so-called emperor be able to consolidate his country forever?"

Peng Shiyu's heart moved, and he looked at the young and tall Li Yuan in front of him in surprise, and couldn't help laughing: "Li Yuhou looks young, but his ambition is not small!"

But after thinking about it, he still raised his hands and said sincerely: "However, if Li Yuhou wants to persuade us to surrender, I'm afraid it will be difficult! After all, A Gao and I are different. I know that he followed Ma Xi'e and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, which was a last resort.

, but I can't! Now I am the heir of Xizhou, inheriting my father's inheritance. If I surrender, wouldn't it bring shame to my father, and I will be spurned by my clan! I will be ridiculed for eternity!"

Li Yuan was unmoved and just narrowed his eyes: "When will I ask General Peng to surrender?"

Peng Shiyu asked doubtfully: "Is Li Yuhou willing to let me go back to Xizhou?"

Li Yuan shook his head noncommittally, then turned around and pointed at Luo Erhu and his soldiers behind him who held their heads high, and said with a smile: "Mr. Peng, what do you think of my method of running the army? By the way, in this battle, we will stick to the defense."

From the mountains to Linyuan, it was all done by my adviser Xu Kuangheng, who is also your old friend."

As early as the eighth year of Baoda, when he and the Tang army attacked Tanzhou, Peng Shiyu had a very pleasant conversation with Xu Kuangheng. At this time, his eyes were full of surprise, and he said with emotion: "I don't want Xu Kuangheng, a great talent like him, to join the army now.

Arriving under the command of Li Yuhou!"

At this time, Li Yuan stopped delaying and said with a stern face: "I once beat my breasts with the Peng Du envoy in Jinling and vowed to create a great cause together one day! Therefore, today is not about persuading surrender, but an alliance! I wonder if General Peng is willing to help me?

"

Peng Shiyu was secretly frightened by Li Yuan's blunt confession. He had always been willing to make friends with cheerful people, but he was really hesitant. In the past, the Peng family and his son took advantage of the situation during the civil war in Chu, and they were already used to seeing the relationship between Han people.

There are intrigues, but the Li Yuan in front of him seems to be different from those Han people in the past. Not only is he young and in a high position, but he is also very ambitious and has a complete staff of advisers and generals. More importantly, his younger brother Peng Shigao is also quite similar to this person.

Congeniality...

It’s better to take a gamble! If you win the bet, the Peng family’s glory will begin! If you lose the bet, at worst, you can return to Xizhou and stick to the mountains. What’s the harm?

Peng Shiyu snorted heavily, and then like Peng Shigao before, he took a half step back, raised his right hand, beat his chest three times, and said sincerely: "From today on, Peng Shiyu and Xizhou Erlang are willing to obey Li Yuhou

Dispatch! When I return to Xizhou next time, I will report this matter to my grandfather. My grandfather is old, and I have always made the final decision on all matters in the three states. Please rest assured, Li Yuhou! Now that we have made an oath, we will never break it!

"

Li Yuan was overjoyed, and after repeating the Dongxi people's unique ritual of beating their breasts and swearing an oath of alliance, the two began to speak complimentary words to each other.

Peng Shiyu was quite sincere and took the initiative to say: "Marquis Yu, although Langzhou City has been surrounded by the Tang army, Liu Yan, Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng and others in Langzhou are not just ordinary people. In addition, Langzhou City is strong.

With many soldiers and sufficient food, I am afraid it will be difficult to capture it for a while!"

Li Yuan asked with great interest: "Brother Peng, does he have a way to destroy the city?"

Peng Shiyu thought for a moment and whispered: "Hou Yu, the weakest point in Langzhou is the north."

"Aren't the areas from Yuanshui to Dongting in the north all waterways? This area has long been blocked by our Tang navy. Do we need to attack the city with our navy?"

Peng Shiyu showed a mysterious smile: "Naturally, the navy cannot attack the city! But Yuhou, there is a water gate to the west of the north gate of Langzhou, which is usually used as a thoroughfare for cargo ships, and there is no defender. Yuhou only needs to send a team good at water navigation at night

The sergeant dived under the water gate and cut the rope..."

Li Yuan suddenly realized, isn't this the story recorded in the history books about Zhao Kuangyin's false journey to destroy Jinghu? Moreover, after taking Langzhou, Zhao Kuangyin also learned from the lessons of his predecessors and ordered the defenders from various places to specialize in order to enhance the defense of the water gates of various cities.

Build an urn city on both sides of the water gate and station troops inside to kill the enemies near the water gate to ensure that the water gate of the Song Dynasty's city is safe.

Seeing Li Yuan's knowing smile, Peng Shiyu hurriedly said: "Yuhou, my Xizhou men drink Yuan water and grow up, they are all water-friendly, and they are familiar with Langzhou city defense, why don't I open Langzhou for Yuhou!"

After Li Yuan thought for a moment, he nodded in agreement, and then added: "Brother Peng, you will lead three hundred sergeants to accompany me! After the matter is completed, I will have someone escort you back to Xizhou. Ten days after the city is broken,

, please immediately lead your men to attack Langzhou."

Peng Shiyu was confused and quickly asked: "What does Yu Hou mean by this? Once Langzhou is destroyed, it will be the city of Tang Dynasty! Yuhou is now our ally in Xizhou, how dare he invade?"

Li Yuan smiled slyly and said softly: "No, Brother Peng! Your ally is me, not the envoy Chen Juechen! I also ask you to lead your army here, but it is only for harassment. It will be hidden during the day and harassed at night.

, three consecutive days is enough. After three days, Langzhou City will be mine..."

Peng Shiyu smiled bitterly and nodded. It was a good way to help the bandits to respect themselves! But how could he, a dignified young master of Xizhou, become such a "bandit"?

"Yu Hou is really smart! I admire you!"

...

On Linyuan City, Luo Erhu watched Peng Shiyu leading the barbarian soldiers slowly into the city. The doubts in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He leaned next to Li Yuan and whispered: "Brother, these barbarian soldiers are nothing more than that! Look at that

The man surnamed Peng looked fierce, but he was convinced by you in just a few words! Brother, since Commander Peng gave you the letter a long time ago, why didn't you take it out earlier? Was all that effort in vain? "

Li Yuan smiled and explained patiently: "Erhu, do you think Peng Shiyu, the famous general of Xizhou, was just a boast? How could the dignified young master of Xizhou be easily convinced? This man is good at fighting and has always been arrogant. If I were here

If we send him a letter before the war, he will think that we are afraid of him and will not take it seriously!

But now, Peng Shiyu has obviously been frightened by our Tang army. In addition, these barbarians suffered heavy casualties. When he is desperate, I will take out this letter to show my friendship, give him a way out, and form an alliance with him. Can he be obedient?

Agree? Besides, I’m not trying to persuade him to surrender, I’m just forming an alliance with him, which is good for the sake of face. As long as he’s not stupid, there will be plenty of benefits and no harm at all!”

Luo Erhu seemed thoughtful, smacking his lips repeatedly, and then said happily: "Hey! You are indeed my eldest brother, so smart!" But the black man suddenly said again: "No, eldest brother, if Peng Shiyu is so stupid,

, would you rather die than obey?"

Li Yuangang was about to humble himself, but the black man's words stuck in his throat and said coldly: "Then he will be just like you! He is so stupid that it would be a pity to kill him."
Chapter completed!