"You should guard against Mr. Li just like you guard against thieves. Even if I want to rebel in the face of battle and liaise with foreign enemies, I still have to have a chance!"
Li Shao has been involved in accidents for a long time, so how could he not know Yang Zhi's intention?
He pointed to the mouth of the Qianhe River less than two miles away, half in amazement and half in gloating, "Instead of doubting me, Mr. Yangxian County would be better off wondering where so many strange ships came from in the West Sea, and how did they cross the Long River?"
Did you come here due to the dangerous mountains and natural surroundings?”
Not Li Shao?
Yang Zhi's heart sank involuntarily: Could it be a coincidence?
It wasn't Li Shao's casual words that made Yang Zhi dispel his doubts. It was Li Shao's reminder that he suddenly realized: In order to avoid suspicion, Li Shao did not bring any of his confidants with him when he performed his duties this time.
Regardless of the officials, the personal guards who accompanied him when traveling, and the retinue, they were all appointed by Cui Yanbo and Yuan Qin, and they did not have a single copper relationship with the Guanzhong clan and the Li family of Longxi.
The intention of such an arrangement is self-evident. From morning to night for twelve hours, at least a hundred pairs of eyes were staring at Li Shao every moment. How could he inform Li Chengzhi?
On the contrary, it was Li Shao's last sentence that made Yang Zhi frown tightly.
The river in Longshan is steep and sharp. Even if you throw a stone down, it will break into eight pieces in an instant, let alone a wooden boat?
So how did the hundreds of strange ships and tens of thousands of Western Sea troops in front of us come here?
It couldn't have been a flight here, right?
Unintentionally, there seemed to be bright lights flashing in front of his eyes. Yang Zhi slapped his forehead and secretly cursed, "It's so stupid!"
The powerful enemy is already well prepared and has set up artillery formations, but he is still wondering how the enemy came?
I'm dizzy...
Yang Zhi shouted: "Yang Kan!"
Today's Yang Kan is even more embarrassed. Compared with Li Shao and his father Yang Zhi, he is a whole head taller.
Hearing Yang Zhi calling him, he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "The general is here!"
"Take a team of armored guards and quickly report to the uncle of Yuan County. He said that the rebels were going down the Wei River, and there were about ten thousand of them. They were divided into two groups at the mouth of the Qianhe River. One group had set up a position in the river, and the other group had gone north along the Qianhe River.
, go straight to Qianyang, please be careful..."
Yang Kan was startled, and when he raised his head, tears were streaming down his face: "Father?"
"Don't say anything, just go away!"
Yang Zhi shouted coldly and whispered, "If I can't defeat him, won't my father retreat?"
The voice was very low, and only the eldest son, second son, Li Shao and several close relatives heard it.
After hearing what he said, Yang Kan felt reassured, wiped away his tears, and got on his horse.
After a few shouts, a hundred armored cavalry jumped out of the military formation and rode away with Yang Kan.
After staring at Yang Kan's back for a few seconds, Yang Zhi shouted loudly: "Yang Shen!"
Yang Shen had a sudden thought and responded quickly: "Father!"
"Since the enemy ships can reach here, there is no guarantee that they will not go down the Wei River again and attack the two counties of Fufeng. You should immediately order a hundred guards to protect you as you go east. You must report to the guards of the two counties of East and West..."
Sheep Zhi has a violent temperament and a strong belly that he uses for his own purposes. Even his own son is not merciless and will beat him whenever he wants.
With such prestige accumulated, Yang Shen was reluctant in his heart, but how could he dare to say it out loud?
He just responded in a low voice and went to summon his cronies.
No matter how stupid Li Shao was, he had already seen Yang Zhi's plan: he knew that he was outmatched and would most likely be unavoidable, so he drove away his two legitimate sons early. The news was false, but escaping was true.
This is human nature, and it would definitely be the case if it were Li Shao. Therefore, he has already seen that if Yang Zhi has no intention of fighting to the death, otherwise he would not arrange it like this.
What horrified him was: Li Chengzhi could really predict the future?
The Yuan and Wei Dynasties treated him very kindly and granted him a high rank. However, Yang Gui missed his homeland and often taught his children and grandchildren: You can live in a foreign land for a long time, and you can return to the Eastern Dynasty...
It has become the lifelong wish of the Yang family's children to return to the south and east of the Yangtze River.
This is a secret of the Yang family. Li Shao naturally does not have such great ability. Last time he was on an envoy to Xihai, he mentioned that Yang Kan's wife Wei Jin gave birth to a legitimate son. Li Shao laughed and said that Li Chengzhi, the brother-in-law, should congratulate him and return his uncle to him.
Wei Zijian returned to Beijing.
Then Li Chengzhi treated it as a joke and said: The Yang family and his son will rebel. No matter whether the Yuan and Wei Dynasties are strong or not, even if the dynasty has changed, the Yang family will return to Jiangdong.
Li Shao was half convinced at first, but when he saw Yang Zhi's arrangement today, he immediately believed it...
Seeing Li Shao staring at him with stern eyes, he had obviously seen his plan. But Yang Zhi didn't look ashamed at all. Instead, he asked knowingly: "Why are you staring at Yang so closely?"
Li Shao sighed leisurely: "I just admire: Mr. Yangxian is so calculating!"
Yang Zhi laughed and said, "I can't compare to the county magistrate, whose eyes are as bright as a torch and who knows things like a god..."
But this sentence choked Li Shao back.
There was a widespread rumor in Guanzhong that Li Shao and Li Chengzhi had secretly communicated about music and had been flirting with each other. However, because there was no evidence, the court could only treat it as a rumor.
But those who are thoughtful will naturally know that it is not without reason!
Ignoring Li Shao's angry glare at him, Yang Zhi shouted loudly: "Bing Qiu!"
"The end is here!"
"Ask the cavalry to dismount and the infantry to unload their chariots, and then move in front of the chariot's shield, with the shield in front of the people, as close as a wall. If the enemy's artillery does not fire, it means that the enemy's ship does not have heavy artillery that can attack three or four miles away.
Go further half a mile, and set up a formation a hundred steps away from the enemy. With your large carts and thick shields, you should be able to defend against the rebels' small cannons. Then, if you attack them with stone cannons, you will be able to widen the strange ship..."
Bing Qiu is nearly eight feet tall, with a waist as thick as a sheep's head. With his leopard-shaped head and ringed eyes, and a sinister look on his face, you can tell at a glance that he is a tough warrior.
But despite being fierce, at least he still has a good heart.
He was originally the general of Yulin, guarding the palace. Last year, he was summoned by Cui Yanbo and his subordinates to guard Shanshan.
Therefore, not only have I been exposed to words such as "What is the artillery in the West Sea like?", but I have also seen it with my own eyes.
Hearing that Yang Zhi sent him to explore the enemy, Bing Qiu suddenly trembled.
If there were really heavy artillery on the ship, even a piece of iron would be blown into a pile of debris with just one blast. How could anyone be alive?
But he was the vanguard of the left army, and it was only natural that Yang Zhi sent him to lead the army to explore the enemy. If he dared to disobey, Yang Zhi could kill him on the spot.
Bing Qiu had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept the order before leaving.
Not long after, two thousand armored soldiers pushed carts and stood on square shields, marching cautiously towards the mouth of the river.
Yang Zhi's eyes were extremely poisonous. The car formation was nearly a kilometer away, but there was no movement among the Xihai soldiers on board.
It seems that there is no such heavy artillery that can knock down a mountain ridge with one shot from a distance of three or four miles...
Bing Qiu finally calmed down and ordered his soldiers to continue advancing.
But they had only walked a hundred steps forward, and were still two hundred steps away from the ship array, when suddenly the sound of cannons shook the sky, and the earth shook.
Did the rebels fire?
It seemed like a gust of wind was blowing by his ears, and his nose was filled with the smell of burning saltpeter. Bing Qiu was shocked, and opened his eyes wide despite the smoke.
With just one glance, all the hair on Bing Qiu's body stood up: less than ten steps away from him, a large vehicle was blown to pieces. More than ten soldiers hiding behind the vehicle lay scattered on the ground, their bodies and faces covered with blood.