After Jie Dao was defeated by the Tang army that day, Lu Chongmao was really embarrassed for a while. He didn't even want to stay in Jiangzhou to continue his business, but wanted to leave this sad place. All his subordinates, Ma Zai, numbering over a hundred, were hacked to death by the Tang army. Lu Chongmao
Somewhat disheartened.
At this time, someone found him.
"Brother Xun, why are you here?"
A man in soap clothes looked at the cottage with disdain in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared quietly.
"I heard that my dear brother was attacked by Tang thieves, so I came here to visit him." Xun Xiang smiled and patted Lu Chongmao's shoulder, and asked his entourage to fetch strong liquor and drink with Lu Chongmao in the cottage.
Lu Chongmao took a sip of strong wine and said bitterly: "It was my younger brother who got bad luck. He wanted to rob the rich and help the poor, but he didn't want to encounter the Tang army's soldiers, which led to the tragic defeat."
Xun Xiang said with emotion: "Back then, for my brother Liu Gong, you were unwilling to go to Beitou. Now you know you regret it."
Lu Chongmao was slightly silent.
Xun Xiang and he were both horse bandits in the Taihang Mountains. After Liu Wuzhou raised his army, Xun Xiang led his troops north and took refuge with Liu Wuzhou.
"Did you know that Liu Gong now has help from the Turks, and has thousands of generals under his command, and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses? He is now the Emperor of Dingyang. As a brother, he is not talented, so your Majesty named him General Zuo Xiaowei. Now he can be regarded as a leader.
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Are you here to show off? Lu Chongmao said angrily: "You are here to insult me?"
"No, my brother is here to save you." Xun Xiang said: "Your Majesty wants to go south to Taiyuan. This is a good opportunity for you to make contributions!"
"You want me to join Liu Wuzhou?"
"Isn't it bad?" Xunfang asked, and immediately said: "It's better to be a general, a duke, or even a king in the future than to be stuck in a ravine here."
Lu Chongmao was not a fool, so he immediately asked: "What can I do that can make Emperor Dingyang think highly of me?"
"Your appeal in the Taihang Mountains is unparalleled." Xun Xiang said: "Brother, I have brought you the funds for raising troops that I have given to you from His Majesty. As long as you are willing to conquer Hedong in the future, you will be the King of Hedong. When you arrive,
Wouldn't it be nice for us brothers to eat meat together, drink wine together, and play with women together?"
Lu Chongmao's heart was moved. He was now a lost dog. After all his old brothers died, he had to lie dormant. If he could get Liu Wuzhou's help, a comeback would not be a dream.
"Please seek advice from my elder brother!"
"Easy to say!"
Soon after, Lu Chongmao went deep into the Taihang Mountains, summoned his former colleagues and opponents, and after some lobbying and promising benefits, he raised five thousand troops and captured Yicheng.
At this time, Xun Xiang had quietly returned to the north.
When Lu Chongmao rebelled in Yicheng, Li Zhiyun happened to have just left Zhiguanxing and arrived in Quwo.
"This Lu Chongmao is really tenacious." Li Zhiyun couldn't help but sneered after hearing the news.
Li Xiaocha asked: "Does Your Highness know this Lu Chongmao?"
"Yes." Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "When I was transporting grain to Xiangzhou, I passed by Wenxi and met Lu Chongmao cutting off the road, so I took care of him. I thought he would be peaceful for a while, but I didn't expect him to return so quickly.
It’s back with a vengeance.”
Du Ruhui opened the camp curtain and walked in, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the governor of Jiangzhou sent someone to ask for help, hoping that your Highness would suppress Lu Chongmao."
"Since we have met, let's deal with it together." Li Zhiyun ordered everyone to come to the camp to discuss matters.
Not long after, civil and military personnel gathered.
After everyone heard the news, Qin Qiong took the lead and said: "Your Highness, Lu Chongmao escaped in the hands of his subordinates. I beg your Highness to let your subordinates lead troops to suppress the bandits."
Li Zhiyun pressed his hand, signaling Qin Qiong to be calm.
"Everyone, although Lu Chongmao is a rabble, according to the news from Jiangzhou Governor, the opponent has about five thousand men and horses, which cannot be underestimated. Now we are escorting the Sui ministers back to Chang'an. We must protect everyone's safety. The available troops are within three thousand
People, do you have any perfect strategy to defeat Lu Chongmao?"
Everyone pondered.
Chu Suiliang came out of the queue, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the soldiers under Lu Chongmao were all Taihang horse bandits before. They are short-sighted and can be lured and defeated later."
"Elaborate."
"Yes." Chu Suiliang said: "My subordinates thought that we could let the soldiers leave gold and silver belongings along the way. Given the temper of the horse bandits, they would definitely loot them. Then the army would be in chaos, and our army could attack in one fell swoop and capture Lu Chongmao."
Du Ruhui continued: "It is better for our army to attack first, pretend to be defeated, and leave gold and silver along the way. The horse bandits are greedy and will definitely pursue them, and then they can choose to ambush them."
"What do you think?" Li Zhiyun glanced at everyone.
Afterwards, everyone said that this strategy was fine.
Li Zhiyun said: "Okay, let's do it like this!"
Immediately, Li Zhiyun used Xie Shufang as a bait force and headed for Yicheng with part of the captured baggage. He ordered Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin to lead a partial division to ambush the flanks and wait for the opportunity.
Not long after, Xie Shufang led his army to Yicheng.
When he heard that the Tang army had arrived in Yicheng, Lu Chongmao was really excited. He vowed to take revenge and kill the Tang army with his own hands to avenge his dead brothers.
Therefore, he decisively led his troops out of the city to face the Tang army.
The two sides fought for an hour outside the city, and Xie Shufang ordered a retreat according to the plan.
"The farm slaves will die, hahaha." Lu Chongmao jumped on his horse, raised his spear, and laughed heartily as he looked at the fleeing Tang army.
He knew that the defeat that day was due to his lack of troops. Now that he has a large number of troops, the Tang army is no match for him.
Um?
Suddenly, his laughter stopped.
Not far away, the soldiers under his command were looting the gold and silver left by the Tang army.
"Brother, what a good thing!"
The soldiers picked up a string of jade beads and gave them to Lu Chongmao.
This string of jade beads is round and full, and the color is translucent. You can tell at a glance that it is a top-quality treasure.
"There's more!" The soldier sent another jade bracelet.
Lu Chongmao's heart trembled. Good guy, this Tang army is actually so rich?
Thinking of this, he suddenly became wary. How could these Tang troops carry so many treasures with them into battle?
"Go and find a few living people and ask them where they got the treasure."
"yes."
Not long after the soldiers went down, they came back to report.
"I heard that this is the military pay they transported to Xiangzhou, and..." At this point, the soldier swallowed his saliva, "and there are dozens of cartloads of treasures in Quwo."
Dozens of cars?
Lu Chongmao's eyes widened.
"How many more of them are there?"
"Not many. The prisoners said they only had 3,000 people this time."
"Three thousand?" Lu Chongmao took a deep breath and held the baby firmly, "Done it!"
As expected, Lu Chongmao was fooled and led his troops to pursue them all the way. Along the way, they just grabbed the treasures left by the Tang army, and they did so without any vigilance.
At this time, Lu Chongmao did not realize the seriousness of the matter.
It wasn't until he discovered that his orders were of no use to the soldiers who were snatching the treasure that Lu Chongmao felt that something was wrong.
But by this time, it was already too late.
"Lu Chongmao!"
With a loud shout, a horseman came to kill him first.
The big man on the horse was filled with evil aura and strong murderous aura.
"It's him!"
Lu Chongmao was shocked. He could never forget the misery of being chased by Qin Qiong that day.
"You've been fooled, retreat quickly!"
By the time he gave the order to retreat, the soldiers who were snatching the treasures were already in a mess, without any structure, colliding with each other, and not forming any formation. They were Taihang horse bandits, and when they saw the treasures all over the ground, they had already lost their vigilance.
Eight thousand miles away.
At this time, there was a sudden enemy attack. How could the bandits without systematic training quickly organize their formation?
Qin Qiong came to kill from the east, and Cheng Yaojin led his army to kill from the west. The two sides attacked and killed Lu Chongmao in Jiangzhou.
Only ten days after raising the army, Lu Chongmao lost his soul in Jiangzhou.