They walked for nearly an hour. It was already completely dark. When the team reached the foot of the hill, all the Taiyuan soldiers, including Li Yuan and the others, had their eyes wide open and looked ahead with disbelief. After a long while, Li Yuan finally came to his senses. He glared angrily at Pei Xingyan in front of him and shouted, "What do you mean?"
"Haha." Pei Xingyan still had the same smiling face as before. He saluted Li Yuan and said with a smile: "My lord, this is a dangerous place to set up camp. This is common sense among military strategists. I once heard that my lord was also a wise general back then. .Don’t you know this common sense?”
Pei Xingyan's words immediately stopped Li Yuan. Of course, Li Yuan knew this common sense as a military strategist. But that's not the problem. Although the hill in front of him was not dangerous, the road was winding, and his men were carrying so much meat. The carriage could not go up the mountain at all. Wan He deliberately set up the camp on the hill. This was obviously to embarrass himself. Li Yuan had a gloomy face and shouted to Pei Xingyan: "You mean, you want us to put so many The meat is transported up the mountain."
Pei Xingyan shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "Well, I don't know about this. The eldest young master just asked the villain to come and show the way for the Duke. As for how the Duke gets up, or how? Whether you can go up or not is not something that the villain can decide. However, before coming, the villain heard that the eldest young master had spread the news to the entire army that he would eat meat tonight. All the officers and soldiers in the army knew that tonight was going to happen. Eat meat to fill your belly. But if there is no meat to offer at that time, haha. Lord, you know that the soldiers in the army are not very good-tempered. If they get angry now, then there is no telling what will happen. What happened."
"You." Li Yuan is not a fool. Pei Xingyan's words were so clear. How could he not understand? He was clearly talking about. If Li Yuan had not sent the meat, Li Xiaogong, who was imprisoned in the army, would have suffered. Li Yuan was born into a family of royal relatives. Since he was a child, no one had ever threatened him with such a tone. Li Yuan was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He snorted coldly: "You... you are threatening me."
"I don't dare." Pei Xingyan bowed to Li Yuan respectfully. Although there was no hint of respect in the tone of his words. However, Pei Xingyan's etiquette was thorough and Li Yuan couldn't find anything wrong. Neng could hold back the anger in his heart and stared at Pei Xingyan.
"Father." Seeing Li Yuan's appearance, Li Shimin immediately took a step forward and said softly to Li Yuan: "Don't fall for the opponent's trick. The first goal at the moment is to rescue his cousin from Wan He. ."
Li Shimin's words also made Li Yuan calm down. Now Li Xiaogong's life and death is not only about the relationship between Li Yuan and his father and son, but also about the life and death of the entire Li family. Li Yuan took a deep breath and shouted to Li Shentong behind him in a deep voice. : "Supernatural power. Ask the soldiers to bring me meat." Li Yuan almost groaned out this sentence through gritted teeth. This shows the unwillingness in Li Yuan's heart at this moment.
Li Shentong also knew that Li Yuan was angry. But after looking up at the winding road on the hill, he looked embarrassed and said, "Brother, this mountain road is rugged. There is no way a carriage can go up it."
"Hmph." Li Yuan took a deep breath, snorted, turned his head sharply, glared at Li Shentong, and shouted loudly: "Then let everyone get off the carriage and carry the things on my back. Go quickly."
Li Yuan usually treats people with kindness and kindness. It is rare for him to be so angry like today. Not to mention yelling at Li Shentong like this now. Seeing Li Yuan's abnormal appearance, Li Shentong was also shocked. He didn't dare to say anything more. He immediately accepted the order and went down. According to Li Yuan's order, he commanded all the sergeants under his command to start carrying the bags of meat on their backs.
Pei Xingyan, who was on the side, glanced at Li Shimin who had stepped aside in surprise. Although Li Shimin deliberately lowered his voice when talking to Li Yuan just now, Li Yuan, who had been so angry before and was about to explode, after Li Shimin's words. He immediately regained his composure. It can be seen that this Li Shimin is definitely not simple. However, Pei Xingyan did not show any flaws. Instead, he quickly turned his head back. But in his heart, he had secretly remembered this young man who was not much older than himself.
In Taiyuan, Li Yuan's order was simply more useful than an imperial edict. As soon as Li Shentong delivered Li Yuan's order, nearly 10,000 Taiyuan troops quickly unloaded the meat from the carriage and began to move towards the mountain as quickly as possible. Climb up the hill. Fortunately, although the road on the hill is rugged, it is not very high and not narrow. The soldiers of the Taiyuan Army also transported the meat up smoothly. As for Li Yuan and the other two, they Under the leadership of Pei Xingyan, the last batch of soldiers carrying meat slowly walked up.
Once they reached the top of the hill, Li Yuan and the others were finally able to see the whole view of the camp. However, the first moment they saw the camp, the three of them, who had been familiar with the art of war since childhood, were immediately stunned. The layout of the camp in front of them It can be said to be almost perfect. Even generals like Li Yuan and Li Shentong who have fought on the battlefield for many years couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw the layout of this camp. With such a camp that is both offensive and defensive, even experienced people . It may not be possible to arrange it. Li Yuan and Li Shentong both turned their heads at the same time and glanced at each other. Obviously, they did not expect that there would be such a master of marching and fighting next to Wan He. It seemed like this. The hard-fought approach we thought before will no longer work. The only solution is to seek reconciliation.
"Hahahaha." Just when the expressions on the faces of Li Yuan and the others were uncertain, laughter suddenly came from the entrance of the camp. Wan He and Li Jing were seen walking from the camp under the protection of the soldiers. He came out. Before Wan He came out, he heard Wan He's laughter from a distance. Wan He walked quickly and was only three feet away from Li Yuan. He smiled at Li Yuan and said: "Tang Guo Gong. Guo Gong can Wan He is really lucky to be here. Haha. The last time I was in Dongdu, I offended many of my subordinates. Please don’t keep it in your mind, Duke Tang."
Facing Wan He, Li Yuan, who had been tormented by Wan He's orders for a long time, how could he show a good face to Wan He? He pointed to the large pile of meat at the door, and then coldly snorted to Wan He: "This meat is enough for the Royal Forest Army to eat. You can accept it. As for the ones you caught..."
"Oops." Before Li Yuan could finish speaking, Wan He suddenly shouted. But he blocked what Li Yuan said. Pointing at the large pile of meat, he exclaimed: "The Duke of Guo is really powerful. It's really amazing to be able to raise so much meat in such a short period of time. Actually, what I was thinking in my mind was just to ask the Duke to prepare as much food and grass as possible. Hahahaha. Sure enough, Jiang is still old. It's spicy. With so much meat, the morale of the brothers in the Royal Forest Army will be greatly increased in the future, so that they can serve the Holy Lord better. All this is thanks to the help of the Duke of Guo. The Duke of Guo, the lower official is here to express his wishes. The Duke expresses his gratitude." After saying that, Wan He saluted Li Yuan directly.
"Uh." Seeing Wan He's behavior, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel secretly twitching in his heart. Li Shimin collected so much meat before, which cost a lot of money. In the end, he just got a thank you and that was it. Mom. Damn it. Li Shimin couldn't help but cursed secretly. He had long heard that this guy was thick-skinned, but he didn't expect it to be so thick-skinned. Of course, Li Yuan didn't plan to leave just like that. At least, now he is a meat-eating person. It has been delivered. Then Li Xiaogong should also send it back. After waiting for a moment, Li Yuan coldly hummed to Wan He: "Master Wan Hou. After all, Li Xiaogong is my nephew. Please also invite Wan Hou." For my sake, please let him go."
"Li Xiaogong." Wan He pretended to be confused at first, but soon pretended to be suddenly enlightened. He slapped his forehead and said to Li Yuan: "But the Li family that General Li Shentong mentioned before My dear, oh my, it’s not like I haven’t heard of this before. It’s just that.”
"Uh. It's just nothing." Wan He was hesitant to speak. Li Yuan couldn't help but scolded loudly.
Wan He seemed to be deafened by Li Yuan's words. He also seemed to be frightened by Li Yuan's appearance. He patted his chest repeatedly with his hands. He looked at Li Yuan in astonishment and said, "That. That. Duke Guo. You must calm down. I have nothing to hide. It’s just that. Alas, I think of the subordinates who have been sent to Shandong to suppress the bandits. What they lack most now is war resources. For example, what kind of swords and guns? There are armors. It can be said that as long as they are supplies for the army, my subordinates have put in a lot of effort. Although I want to help, Wanjia is just a home for merchants. These things really can't help much. ."
Seeing Wan He's eloquent performance, Li Yuan immediately felt goosebumps all over his body. Wan He's sudden words clearly meant that he wanted Li Yuan to fund the counter-rebellion forces in Shandong. Li Yuan held on to his hand. The hand on the reins immediately clenched tightly. Although there was a lot of flesh on the arm, veins burst out, which was enough to show the anger in Li Yuan's heart at this moment. Li Yuan immediately glared. But when he thought of having been trapped in the military camp for a long time, Li Xiaogong had to suppress his anger and hummed: "Master Wan has worked hard for the country and the people. It is indeed hard work. As the saying goes, when the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible. Not to mention, I can be regarded as a member of the royal family. Tribe, I will definitely help you with this matter. Lord Wan, please tell me the number."