Li Dian and Eunuch Huang entered Lu City, and Eunuch Deng and Ximen Li brought them close to the mansion. When Eunuch Huang saw Eunuch Deng, he hugged his head and cried. The crying made Ximen Li and Li Dian feel uncomfortable, and they looked at each other.
Grinning.
Ximen Li and Li Dian were old acquaintances, so naturally they didn't need to be introduced, so they introduced Eunuch Huang to Ximen Li. Eunuch Huang wrote a flying letter about the war in Yicheng and sent it to Chengcheng. Eunuch Deng also mentioned that he wanted to
I went back to see His Majesty, to present the current situation of the war to his face, and entrusted Eunuch Huang to perform the duties of the imperial envoy. Eunuch Huang did not dare to return to the court at this time, so he stayed in Lucheng as long as he could, and asked Eunuch Deng to appear in front of the King of Shu.
To justify himself. Eunuch Deng had already made up his mind to leave, and wished he could rush back to Chengcheng immediately. Leaving the place where the battle was about to take place, he wholeheartedly agreed, picked up the bus from Eunuch Huang, and set off back to Chengcheng the next day.
Ximen Li and Li Dian looked at the garrison in the city. Li Dian only said that he would listen to General Ximen's orders. Ximen Li had more than 6,000 defenders in Lu City, plus more than a thousand soldiers guarding grain and grass. Lu City was built in the middle of the mountains, with a back
It is surrounded by mountains and surrounded by three walls. It blocks the road to the middle of Shu and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Ximen Li originally did not want Li Dian's troops to be stationed in the city, but wanted to have them stationed on the opposite mountain outside the city. First, Ximen Li
It also means to be on guard, and secondly, it can echo with the city.
Eunuch Huang was very dissatisfied when he heard what Ximen Li said. He came to Lucheng at this time and knew no one except Li Dian. He would rather believe Li Dian than anyone else. Ximen Li actually wanted to send Li Dian out.
When they were stationed outside the city, Eunuch Huang was firmly opposed and insisted on letting Li Dian guard the grain and grass field. When Ximen Li heard this, his expression changed drastically. If it weren't for the fact that Eunuch Huang was the new supervisory army assigned by Eunuch Deng before he left, he would have been angry. The grain and grass field
It was Ximen Li's source of wealth and his lifeblood; and there were so many tricks in it, how could he hand it over so easily?
Li Dian saw Ximen Li's thoughts and thought about what Eunuch Huang said: He was a defeated army, and he was grateful that Eunuch Huang would not give up and lead him to Lucheng. As a general, he was willing to go into battle to kill the enemy.
, even if you go to the mountains opposite.
When Li Dian said this, Ximen Li refused to let Li Dian go outside the city and drive him away. At this time, he really lacked soldiers and horses inside Lu City, so he took advantage of the situation and said: "General Li understands the righteousness and brings his headquarters here."
"Tou is the gift of my Ximen Li, so why not let the general lead the troops to guard the east gate, and guard Lu City together without losing it."
Li Dian was naturally very grateful when he heard this. Then Ximenli took Li Dian to the east gate to handle the handover, and handed over the east gate of Lu City to Li Dian for guarding.
The Dali soldiers in Yicheng and Tang Jinhu's men conducted a simple handover in the city, and both sides hurriedly pursued Lucheng. After meeting up with the pursuers in front, the army stationed outside Lucheng. Tang Jinhu and Ximen Li stood on the city wall.
The superiors and subordinates also persuaded each other to surrender, but in the end no one could persuade the other, so they had to say that they would see the truth on the battlefield.
Ximen Li knew that Tang Jinhu was a capable man and had served as a general in Lu City. He knew the defense of the city very well, so he made corresponding adjustments and strictly ordered the soldiers to cheer up and be determined to defend to the death.
Tang Jinhu and Prince Duan accompanied King Wuyou to look at Lu City in front of the army. King Wuyou couldn't help but admire: Lu City has a dangerous terrain and is built on a mountain. It is really difficult to capture.
The two armies were facing each other inside and outside the city. The Dali army went to call for battle outside the city, but Ximen Li did not go out to fight. He guarded the food and grass in the city, and it would not be a problem even if he was trapped for three to five months. As for the Dali army and the Yicheng army,
There are nearly 40,000 people in Liangxia, and the food and grass they consume every day obviously cannot last for more than a few days just relying on the stores in Yicheng.
Ximen Li saw that the Dali army was just defying the enemy outside the city and was not preparing to attack the city by force. He guessed that within a few days, the Dali army would retreat, and then he could ask Eunuch Huang to petition the King of Shu on his behalf.
By then, there might even be promotions to the third level. Thinking of this, Ximen Li became more respectful to Eunuch Huang, and he always revealed this meaning. Eunuch Huang also thought that after Yicheng was defeated and Tang Jinhu surrendered, so would he
If I can really make the Dali army retreat in Lucheng, it will be considered a great achievement. If I report it myself, I can make up for it.
Ximen Li and Eunuch Huang stood on the tower all day long and watched, expecting the Dali army to retreat. That night, Ximen Li was resting in the mansion when he suddenly heard a messy noise outside. He hurriedly called the guards in and asked what it was.
What happened? Was it the Dali army attacking the city? The guards also said they didn't know, but there was no military intelligence report. It might be the mobilization of troops in the city.
Ximen Li was secretly shocked. He had never given an order, so how could there be mobilization of men and horses in the city? Ximen Li quickly put on his armor, called the guards, and left the house to check. Before he could go out, he heard shouts of killing outside.
The masterpiece suddenly lit up everywhere, probably lit by countless torches.
There were soldiers running in panic outside the door, saying that the Dali soldiers had entered the city and attacked the Shu army guarding the city from inside the city. When Ximen Li heard this, he screamed, and he immediately guessed that the Dali soldiers must be guarding the east side.
Li Dian opened the city gate and welcomed the Dali soldiers. He was actually fooled and fell into Tang Jinhu's plan.
Ximen Li took a look and saw that since the Dali army and Li Dian had joined forces inside and outside to enter Lucheng, it was no longer possible to defend Lucheng. If he wanted to recapture it, how could his thousands of troops and horses resist the tens of thousands of Dali troops.
Thinking of this, Ximen Li didn't care about anyone else. He took his guards and rode towards the west gate.
When the Dali army entered Lucheng, just as Ximen Li expected, Li Dian secretly opened the city gate and welcomed them. On that day, King Wuyou asked Tang Jinhu to find a close general, Li Dian, and told him to go find them.
Eunuch Huang pretended not to surrender. Then Li Dian and Tang Jinhu used a trick to trick Eunuch Huang into believing that they entered Lu City with two thousand troops.
The Dali army besieged and did not attack, waiting for Li Dian to prepare in the city. That night, the Dali army outside the city received Li Dian's signal and quietly marched into the city. First, Li Dian's men went to the grain farm
, occupied the place and captured the grain and grass. Then the Dali army approached the defenders at the south gate and west gate, attacked and killed them, and opened the city gate. A large number of Dali troops ambushed outside the city rushed in.
The Dali army in the city fought from the east and south to the west. When the soldiers guarding the west gate heard the news, they gave up resistance, opened the city gate and fled. When Ximen saluted to the west gate, the defenders there had already escaped.
It was almost gone. At this time, Ximen Li also knew that he could not stop it and it was urgent for him to escape for his life. He followed the soldiers and headed west.
Not long after Ximen Li and the defeated soldiers ran, they saw torches lit up in front, and a group of Shu troops stopped them. Ximen Li followed the light of the fire and looked forward, and saw that it was Tang Jinhu. Ximen Li had no choice but to urge his horse forward, and faced him.
Tang Jinhu said: "General Tang, if you and I work together, do we have to kill everyone?"
Tang Jinhu replied coldly: "General Ximen, I, Tang, am grateful for your kindness in the past, so I asked the prince for orders to wait for the general here. I just want to make the general dismount and surrender, and join me in joining the Qi Kingdom."
Ximen Li sighed and said: "General Tang, you have no worries, no matter what happens, I still have my wife and family who have been taken to the city by the King of Shu. If I surrender, what will happen to my family!"
Tang Jinhu smiled and said: "General Ximen, look at the current situation. You have to surrender whether you surrender or not. Can you escape from my hands with just the few hundred people around you?!"
Ximen nodded and said, "Since General Tang refuses to let us pass, I may have to fight with General Tang!" After that, he waved the big gun in his hand and rushed towards Tang Jinhu.
Tang Jinhu and Ximen Li have been together for many years, and they naturally know all about the abilities of their old boss. Tang Jinhu calmly waved his sword and fought with Ximen Li. In less than three or five rounds, Tang Jinhu fought with Ximen Li.
He slapped Ximen Li on the shoulder with a broadsword. Ximen Li fell off his horse on the spot and was tied up by Tang Jinhu's soldiers. Several hundred soldiers who followed Ximen Li saw that their leader was captured. They were intercepted in front and pursued by soldiers behind.
They had no place to escape, and they all lost their weapons and surrendered.
Ximen Li was escorted by Tang Jinhu to Lucheng, sighing all the way. Tang Jinhu teased: "General Ximen, do you still miss your wife and children?!"
Ximen Li said: "General Tang was merciful just now. Ximen Li naturally knew that it was only the general who might as well have killed me with one knife, so that their mother and son could still be alive."
Tang Jinhu also just smiled and said nothing. When Germany arrived in the city, Ximenli entered his general's mansion and saw the generals from Lu City standing in the courtyard, as well as the imperial envoy Huang Eunuch. On the steps of the lobby, there were two
A chair, on which two young princes sat.
When King Wuyou saw Ximen Li being kidnapped, he shouted in a cold voice: "Ximen Li, our Qi army and Dali army have surrendered wherever they go. You actually dare to resist stubbornly? What can you say if you are caught by me today?"
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Ximen Li thought that since he was caught, he would die, and he would not have to be insulted in vain. So he loudly replied: "I, Ximen Li, received the favor of the King of Shu to guard Lu City, but I fell into your treacherous plan. I wish I could never do anything for Shu again."
The king obeys his command. If he falls into your hands today, he will be killed or scraped. Please do as you please."
King Wuyou was furious and ordered him to be pushed out and beheaded!
When Eunuch Huang saw the King of Qi in front of him, he was about to kill someone with a displeased look. He was so frightened that his bones went weak and his muscles became weak, and he collapsed to the ground. King Wuyou asked: "Who are you!" Eunuch Huang hurriedly said
He replied in a trembling voice: "Slave Huang Shun is just a eunuch in the palace of the King of Shu."
King Wuyou said "Oh" and said to the people around him: "He is just an eunuch. What are you doing with him? Let him go quickly. Don't let anyone cancel us. The Qi army and the Dali army will only capture some weaklings."
people!"
After hearing this, the soldiers stepped forward to untie Eunuch Huang and let him go out.
When Eunuch Huang was far away, King Wuyou smiled and waved, and the soldiers pushed Ximen Li back. In fact, Ximen Li was pushed aside just now, so he naturally saw the scene just now, and he didn't understand what happened.
What is the king going to do?
King Wuyou stood up, asked the soldiers to loosen the ropes of Ximen Li and other generals, and then said: "I heard from General Tang that General Ximen is a kind man and misses his family members who were detained in Chengcheng by the King of Shu, so I don't want to
I am willing to surrender. I have killed the general in front of Huang Shun today, and now I will let him go. I think he will report to the King of Shu that the general is loyal to the country, and the general’s family will not be in trouble. The rest of the people
The same goes for the general!"
Only then did Ximen Li and the other generals understand King Wuyou's intention of letting Eunuch Huang go, so they all clasped their fists and bowed to express their acceptance of King Wuyou's kindness. King Wuyou could no longer do so and said to them: "I have already gone too.
Once we build a city, we will take out the families of the generals as soon as possible. But I'm afraid that the generals' family members, regardless of whether they are good or bad, are unwilling to come over to meet you. Why don't you pick up a token and write a letter, so I can ask someone to take care of it!