Just like five thunders striking the top, Lu Shiqi shook violently.
The thing failed, and it failed so coincidentally, just when the Rouran army was about to enter the pass?
The matter is now at this point, and it’s too late to think too deeply. But the question is, where is the eldest brother?
Seeing that Lu Shiyi's face was blue and his eyes were closed tightly, as if he was about to fall down. Lu Xiao worriedly asked: "Second brother?"
"No... no problem..."
Lu Shizhen bit the tip of his tongue hard, the stinging pain was like a needle pricking, and his mind cleared.
"It's been two days since the incident happened, and even Rouran Xiaozuo has received two reports. Why haven't Zhencheng and garrison (a company under the jurisdiction of a town, similar to a county under a state) sent a single word?" "They must have been intercepted... It is said in detail that from the outside of the town to Linhe (the county under the jurisdiction of Gaoque garrison), less than two hundred miles away, these three people encountered chasing troops four times.
I just escaped, and two of them were hit by arrows... so I thought that the leading general had made arrangements before attacking the city..."
"It must be Luo Jian!"
Lu Shizhen slapped the city with a heavy palm, his eyes instantly turned red as blood, and his whole body trembled, "Poor...brother..."
Even the messenger didn't escape, so Lu Yan's result is self-evident.
All the plans and success were just around the corner, but all of a sudden it all came to nothing?
What went wrong...
What's even more despicable is that in order to support Dou Ling, he rushed to Langshan with all his cronies, but there were not many confidants left in the garrison. Two days had passed, and Linrong City (Gaoque garrison, similar to a county town) must have been occupied by Luo Jian.
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When he thought of the concubine and concubine in the garrison who was probably in danger, Lu Shiqi felt as pained as a knife.
"Second brother, let's take care of the present first!"
Lu Xiao pointed to the lights in the river valley that were as dense as stars, "Dou Ling is obviously setting up camp and is probably going to retreat. What should we do?"
"Wait!"
Lu Shizhen gritted his teeth tightly, as if the word "Waiting" was squeezed out from between his teeth, "If the leader of Dou retreats, we will retreat too!"
Where to retreat?
Follow Dou Ling to herd sheep?
"Those who are not of my race must have different intentions. Dou leads the wolf's ambition, and with the two thousand soldiers under his second brother, following him back to the desert will undoubtedly be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth..."
Not my kind?
Lu Shiyi suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.
It’s ridiculous that Lu Xiao has only been here for a few years, but he already thinks he is Han?
He sighed secretly and pointed south, "Why retreat to the desert? Just wait for dawn and retreat to Bogulu..."
Lu Xiao was overjoyed: How could he forget Yu Jing from Bogulu Town in such a moment of panic?
"Brother understands, now go and send orders to organize the army and prepare food!"
"Bury those three Rouran works, don't let the news come out!"
"Brother, please save me..."
Lu Xiao responded, and a horn suddenly sounded from the city.
Dou Ling is going to allocate camp?
Even if you have to leave, you should come and say hello, right?
Just as I was thinking about this, the lights in the river valley flickered, and dozens of torches moved forward quickly, as if they were running towards the city.
The front camp of Rouran is less than one mile away from Guancheng, and the fire dragon will arrive in a moment. Through the light of the fire, it is vaguely visible that nearly a hundred riders are stationed about 20 feet below the city.
A horseman approached the city tower and shouted loudly: "There is Captain Guan Duwei (Jinhao Guan Duwei) in the city. My lord would like to meet you!"
Sir...Dou Ling?
The Du Lun tribe is really destined to win this time, and the tribe leader is actually leading the army himself?
"Second brother, the purpose of the creep's coming is unknown, so let me go!"
"Don't worry, Dou Ling has always been resourceful and not reckless. Even if he is unwilling, he will not kill me to vent his anger... Guard the city gate!"
After explaining, Lu Shizhen quickly walked down the tower.
Lu Xiao was still worried and secretly ordered the guards to prepare crossbows.
Jinhaoguan is built on a high platform on the west slope of the river valley. There is no moat. However, the foundation is very high, two feet away from the river bed. The east gate points directly to the river valley, and there is a large slope about two feet wide for entry and exit. p>
The city gate was opened a crack, and Lu Shiqi led some guards down to the high platform.
Seeing Lu Shiyu, Dou Yue suddenly realized.
It can be said that Lu Yan did not take it seriously, otherwise he would not have sent his brother, who was then the garrison commander of Gaoque, to assist him.
No wonder the defenders of Gaoque Pass retreated so quickly. They said they would give up Guancheng, so they gave up Guancheng?
It's a pity that the success fell short...
After walking about ten steps, Lu Shiqi got off his horse and bowed his head from afar: "Dou Yue, you are welcome. You are well!"
Of course I'm fine, but you, the Lu brothers, are afraid that they will become the lost dogs. It also made me, Dou Ling, almost return without success...
He was secretly angry, but Dou Yue didn't show it at all. Just as he was about to confess to him that Lu Yan had failed, he accidentally caught a glimpse of Lu Shijie's pale face, and his heart moved: "I think Lu Shijun has also received urgent news!"
Lu Shizhen nodded, admitting it.
That would be easier, and it would save me a lot of trouble.
He pointed at the city tower and shouted in a cold voice: "Lu Shijun, the matter has come to this, you have no choice: give up Guancheng and hand over the guards in Guanzhong to me. After that, you can either follow south or flee north.
, it’s all up to you..."
Lu Shiyi was shocked: "You want to enter the customs?"
Dou Yue laughed loudly and said: "Luo Jianbing only has three thousand troops, why can't I get in?"
……
The Creep Rider hasn’t entered the level yet?
At least we haven’t entered Jinhaoguan yet!
Otherwise, Wuyuan County is only more than a hundred miles away from Jinhao, and the county magistrate Li Yanqing should have heard the news long ago.
"Haha, God is really helping me!"
Li Chengzhi smiled so happily that he held his hands while dismounting from his horse and said, "Uncle Shi, how are you doing here?"
When he calls him uncle, he is naturally referring to Li Shenjun.
Eight days ago, Li Chengzhi traveled to Xiazhou, and before he could have a banquet with Gao Meng, his quasi-uncle, he suddenly received a message from Li Feng, claiming that Yuan Yi had not shown up for several days, and something might have happened in Woye.
He could only ride north quickly, and urgently ordered Yuan Zhi to advance north to Qusou County (belonging to Shuofang County, Xiazhou), which is across the river from Woye, and wait for orders.
At that time, Li Chengzhi had already set his sights on Wuyuan County, which is located within the town and can be called the heart of the fertile countryside.
Just because the magistrate of Wuyuan County is Li Yanqing, the youngest son of Li Fu, the uncle of Yuan Xi.
At the time of the Yuan Xi uprising, he was serving in the army in Dingzhou, so he did not rebel.
After being implicated by him, Li Yanqing was dismissed from office and sent to Hexi to join the army. If Li Chengzhi's grandfather Li Qi hadn't rescued him, he would have been almost killed by Gao Zhao.
Therefore, Jingzhou was very kind to Li Yanqing.
After Li Chengzhi planned to sneak into Woye City, once he was sure that the town had changed, he would urgently order Yuan Zhi to cross the Yellow River at night and move to Wuyuan County, about 150 miles north of Woye Town.
But the two have never met each other, but based on only one letter from Li Chengzhi, how can Li Yanqing dare to believe it?
Li Chengzhi naturally thought of Li Shenjun, who had a long history with Gao Meng. Like Li Yanqing, they and Li Shao were both cousins, the grandson of the same grandfather...
Li Shenjun was originally Yuan Ke's disciple who offered wine to him and was also invited by the court. Because of his unruly behavior and unscrupulous words, he insulted Yuan Ke. He was banished to Xiazhou and served as Gao Meng's long history.
Although they are not relatives, they are family friends. Moreover, due to the relationship between Li Chengzhi and Li Shao, Li Shenjun is also responsible for the great kindness his father and ancestors gave Li Yanqing...
Without Li Shenjun leading the way, Yuan Zhi would not have been able to sneak across the Yellow River silently. It would have been even more impossible for him to hide his troops in the heart of Woye Town without anyone noticing.
Even if Yuan Jian was able to take one step ahead and block Rouran Xizuo and Lu Yan's exploration horses south of Wuyuan, it was all thanks to Li Shenjun...
Therefore, this prayer is sincere...
"I made it clear a long time ago that you and I are about the same age, so you can just call me brother. Why do you have to make me a generation older than you?"
Although Li Shenjun laughed and cursed, he walked very quickly and firmly grasped Li Chengzhi's arms that were about to bow down.
A few months ago, the boy who was still a little immature and was only an eighth-grade warehouse clerk is now a noble prince?
When he caught a glimpse of a few strands of silver floating out from under his felt hat, Li Shenjun was shocked and sighed: "Really...his hair turned gray overnight?"
"Haha... don't mention it!"
Li Chengzhi smiled and changed the subject, saluting a slightly younger man behind Li Shenjun, "But Uncle Yanqing!"
"Don't bow to me, or you will have to ask Brother Ninth and I to give you a gift in return. Isn't it troublesome?"
Li Yanqing smiled and held Li Chengzhi's arm like Li Shenjun, "I'm only a few years older than you. If you don't mind, just call me brother like the ninth brother!"
Brother?
Doesn’t this mean that the father’s seniority has been reduced by one level out of thin air?
However, not long after the Yuan and Wei Dynasties became sinicized, etiquette was like a fig leaf, depending on where it was used.
Li Chengzhi agreed obligingly, and while chatting with each other, he boarded the Wuyuan County seat with Li Shenjun and Li Yanqing.
After leaving Wuyuan County, about 150 miles further, you will reach Jinhaoguan...
The original idea was that in case of chaos in Woye, Li Chengzhi could join forces with Gao Meng to attack from both sides and catch Woye Town off guard. Unexpectedly, an unexpected combination of circumstances caused Wuyuan to become a nail in the road between Lu Yan and Rouran. This is called making mistakes and making mistakes...
Li Chengzhi was secretly happy and asked Yuan Chen: "Have you sent any expedition to the north?"
"We have already sent one. He Bayun and Hu Lujin will each lead a team to explore Jinhaoguan from the east and west. There are Tangqi along the road to respond, but if something is wrong, they will light smoke to send a message... If they are close,
If there is nothing unusual at night, we will withdraw to Wuyuan..."
He Ba Yun?
Li Chengzhi felt a little weird.
The Heba clan was originally a chief of the Shule tribe. After his ancestors returned to the Yuan and Wei dynasties, they were awarded a title by Emperor Taiwu and moved to Beizhen.
For people like He Bayun, when they reach the age of ten, they have to go to Beijing to study in the Imperial College. It is called royal kindness, but it is actually a proton.
What a coincidence!
Luo Jian rushed to the fertile fields. The commander of one of the battalions was He Baduba, a man from Longcheng County, who happened to be He Bayun's father...
Thinking about it this way, the father and son, who had not seen each other for three or four years, were reunited in advance.
With emotion in his heart, he heard Yuan Chen's report: "In addition, in the past two days, the general has intercepted more than fifty exploration horses sneaking into Jinhaoguan. Seventeen of them were Rouran Xizou, and more than thirty were all from
Woye Town and Gaoque Garrison..."
Gaoque garrison... Lu Shikuo?
I've thought of it a long time ago...
How could Lu Yan rebel without the help of his brother Lu Shiqi, who was also the garrison commander of Gaoque?
Lu Shikui is Lu Yan's half-brother, and he is also one of Yuan Huan's cronies who have only indulged in sex and debauchery in the past year and entrusted all the town's affairs to Lu Yan, who has been installed by him.
The current Gaoque garrison chief (similar to a county guard) has jurisdiction over Linrong, Linhe County, Sanfeng County, Jilu, Jinhao, and Gaoque Pass, and his headquarters is Linrong.
Because of this, Lu Yan had a sudden idea, secretly communicated with Du Lun's tribe, and led them into the pass to rob and kidnap them, so as to cause chaos in the six towns...
Li Yanqing said suspiciously: "More than a hundred miles to the west of Linrong City is Jilu Pass, which is the key point connecting the north and south of Yinshan Mountain. The valley is wide and flat. It is also governed by the Gaoque garrison leader Lu Shikui, but why does Lu Yan and Dou Ling want to stay?
Go as far as possible and enter through the high tower?"
"Just because Jilu Pass is too close to Xiazhou!"
Li Chengzhi smiled half-heartedly and said, "Gao Meng, the governor, is not an easy person. At this time, the situation is turbulent. If he meddles in his own business and sends troops out to block Dou Yue's retreat, Du Lun's troops will
Isn’t it true that there is no return?”
Gao Meng is nosy?
With Li Chengzhi, my brother-in-law, I really can’t say for sure.
To this day, no one has figured out how Li Chengzhi concluded that chaos would inevitably break out in Woye.
He could advance one step ahead and rush the army to the heart of Fertile Wilderness. There was no guarantee that he would be unprepared and then let Gao Meng seize Jilu Pass...
Li Yanqing and Li Shenjun looked at each other with doubts in their hearts.
After staring for a while, Li Chengzhi looked at the sky and counted the time.
The sun is almost to the west and will set in half an hour at most. But if we go faster, in almost two hours, that is, around Haishi (9 p.m.), the army can march to about eighty miles to the northwest, starting from
Dacheng County governed by Woye garrison.
Dacheng County is only fifty miles away from Jinhao Pass. If the army arrives, it will cut off Rouran's eastward advance. Even if the Du Lun tribe enters the pass, they will be able to seize the Gaoque garrison to the west, which is considered a general.
Losses were reduced to a minimum.
Just as I was thinking this, I accidentally saw some horses coming from the north, and they rushed to the city in just a short while.
Li Chengzhi originally thought they were command troops sent by Yuan Zhi's former army, but when he was about 100 paces away, he saw clearly that the cavalrymen were carrying Tang flags on their backs.
Hu Lujin and He Boyun's scouts?
"Commander, we have found it... According to the herdsmen near the pass, there have been horses near the Jinhao River since the day before yesterday. I thought it was some herd that crossed the border, and I was about to report it to Guandu Lieutenant Bing. But in Guanzhong
The official Que Jin ordered all the tribes under the pass to retreat ten miles...
Zhuangshuai knew something was wrong, so he led ten of our cavalrymen to disguise themselves as herdsmen and climbed up Langshan Mountain from 20 miles east of Jinhaoguan Pass, intending to sneak into the river valley. But after only going about ten miles, we saw Rouran's cavalry...
Commander Zhuang urgently ordered me to report to him: Rouran's army should be hiding in the valley..."
Hiding in the valley, you are not afraid of being made into dumplings?
"Can the Rouran army be seen outside the pass, or are there signs of marching?"
"Not ever!"
"Where are the garrison in Guanzhong?"
"You can see smoke rising from the pass during three meals a day, so the guards should be inside the pass... Because we didn't dare to go too far forward, we only explored the foot of the pass for about five miles, and we didn't see any horses..."
Deport the herdsmen ten miles away?
I saw Rouran riding outside the valley, but no scouts were seen inside the pass?
The Guanzhong garrison in Dulun in the valley is obviously still waiting for Lu Yan's Guan defense map!
"Haha..." Li Chengzhi laughed out loud.
"I originally thought that even if Lu Yan broke the promise and did not send the defense plan to Jinhao, Du Lun's troops would definitely enter the pass overnight. Who would have thought that Dou Ling would wait for two days? This is because he is afraid that I will come too late.
Ah...
Opportunities cannot be missed, and they will never come back again. Therefore, if I want to advance to great success, I might as well wait for the hard work in my leisure time. I hope you will forgive me for my rudeness."