Chapter four hundred and sixth: Fighting for success
"As of yesterday, five cities have chosen to join our Wagang Village, including Shi Derui, the imperial court's Chaosan official, and Zu Junyan, the son of Sucheng Ling Zu Junyan. Both of them have very high reputations. , they will take refuge in us, and they will also make our Wagang Village famous all over the world." In the Juyi Hall of Wagang Village in Wagang Mountain, Zhai Rang and Li Mi, the leaders of Wagang Village, both listened with smiles. Below, Bing Yuanzhen described the results of the past few days. Zhai Rang laughed loudly while listening, while Li Mi squinted his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showed a smile, and nodded frequently.
"In addition, Meng Rang, Wang Deren, Fang Xianbo, Wang Junkuo, Li Shicai and other heroes have come to join us. Now we have hundreds of thousands of rebels gathered on Wagang Mountain," Shan Xiongxin, who had always been calm, was also excited at this moment. Standing up, the red beard on his face kept fluttering with his head. He followed Zhai Rang to build Wagang Village single-handedly. Now that Wagang Village has such prestige, Shan Xiongxin also feels special in his heart. pride.
"Hahahaha," Zhai Rang was so happy that he looked up to the sky and laughed, but he waved his hands towards Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen, motioning them to sit back in their seats, and then shouted arrogantly: "Now we Wagang Village is able to have the prestige it has today thanks to all of you. Come on, brothers, let us drink from this cup."
After saying that, Zhai Rang directly picked up the big blue-rimmed bowl in front of him and toasted to everyone. Everyone who sat down, including Li Mi, stood up and toasted to Zhai Rang. Then, everyone poured the contents of the big bowl into the bowl at the same time. After drinking all the wine, a few bold men even smashed the big bowl to pieces, and then burst out laughing. For a while, the entire Juyi Hall was very lively.
After having a drink, Li Mi also smiled and glanced around the people in the Juyi Hall, then turned to Zhai Rang and said: "Master, although our Wagang Village is famous far and wide, and heroes from all walks of life are vying to join us, but We need to prepare for a rainy day. There is not much food and grass left in the mountains now. Although the several cities that have come here can provide some food and grass, it is still a drop in the bucket. Therefore, I think our current goal should be to relocate to Luokou. The warehouse is up,"
"Well, what Mi Gong said makes sense," Zhai Rang also nodded. In fact, Li Mi had mentioned it to Zhai Rang a long time ago about seizing Luokou Cang. Zhai Rang also knew that in the future, Wagang Village wanted to compete in the world. To get a place, this food and grass is the key, so Zhai Rang has no intention of objecting. Moreover, the previous obstacles that hindered Wagangzhai from seizing Luokou warehouse and the counter-rebellion army have been defeated once. The ones currently stationed at Sishui Pass are just They were new recruits who had just been recruited. There was no obstacle to attacking Luokou Cang. Zhai Rang immediately nodded and said to Li Mi: "Since Mr. Mi has a plan, then just listen to Mr. Mi in everything."
Of course, Zhai Rang can rest assured and leave the matter to Li Mi. In the previous battle at Dahai Temple, Li Mi controlled it and ended up defeating the counter-rebellion army. Even Zhang Xutuo was killed. For Li Mi, Zhai Rang was already He believed in his ability. He believed that as long as this matter was handed over to Li Mi, it would be a complete success. As for Li Mi, after hearing what Zhai Rang said, he also smiled faintly, raised the wine bowl in his hand, and pointed towards Zhai. Rang Yijing narrowed his eyes and laughed while drinking.
Shan Xiongxin, who was sitting down and leaning against Zhai Rang, also heard the conversation between Li Mi and Zhai Rang, but he couldn't help but frown. After the battle at Dahai Temple, Li Mi's reputation in Wagang Village had exceeded Zhai Rang, this is not good news. It would be fine if Li Mi had no ambitions, but Shan Xiongxin could see clearly that Li Mi had great ambitions and would never be willing to succumb to Zhai Rang. And now Zhai Rang Rang still didn't have the slightest consciousness, and even handed over the military power to Li Mi, letting Li Mi continue to steal his reputation. If this continues, Wagang Village will probably change hands.
Thinking of this, Shan Xiongxin's face couldn't help but darken. He and Zhai Rang built Wagang Village on Wagang Mountain together. Except for Zhai Rang, he, Shan Xiongxin, refused to obey anyone. Not only him, but also other people in Wagang Village such as Xu Shiji, Bing Yuanzhen and other old subordinates of Zhai Rang are all like this. If Li Mi really wants to usurp Wagang Village, then there will be another bloody storm.
Just when Shan Xiongxin was worried, suddenly, a sergeant walked quickly from outside the Juyi Hall, walked directly behind Wang Bodang, who was sitting on the right side of Li Mi, and whispered softly into Wang Bodang's ear. Standing up, Shan Xiongxin frowned again when he saw this scene. He recognized this sergeant. He was the sergeant of the Pushan Battalion established by Li Mi. Now Li Mi had soldiers who only obeyed his orders. Ma, if this continues, I am afraid that this Pushan camp will become the main force of Wagang Village. By then, Li Mi will have both soldiers and fame, and Zhai Rang will be completely ignored by Li Mi.
Shan Xiongxin was worried there, but after Wang Bodang listened to the sergeant's words, his expression changed, and the facial features that were originally squeezed together became closer. Then, Wang Bodang waved to the sergeant. After retreating, he stood up and came to Li Mi's side. He also whispered a few words in Li Mi's ear. After listening to Wang Bodang's words, Li Mi's face did not change, but his eyes were misty. A flash of light suddenly flashed.
Zhai Rang, who was next to him, had also noticed Wang Bodang's behavior a long time ago. Seeing Li Mi's appearance, Zhai Rang was also a little confused and immediately asked: "Mi Gong, what happened?"
No matter how high Li Mi's reputation is now in Wagang Village, Zhai Rang is still the head of Wagang Village after all. After hearing Zhai Rang's question, everyone who sat down became silent and turned their eyes to Li Mi. However, Li Mi did not feel any discomfort at all. He just smiled lightly and said, "It's nothing. The spies from Pushan Camp found out something interesting. Pei Renji led 10,000 soldiers and horses from Sishui Pass towards Luokou. The warehouse has rushed away,"
"What?" Zhai Rang was surprised. He had just agreed with Li Mi to attack Luokou Cang, and Pei Renji rushed to Luokou Cang with his troops. This made Zhai Rang feel that it was too coincidental, and Zhai Rang immediately He lowered his face gloomily and shouted in a deep voice: "What's going on? Could it be that Pei Renji had guessed that we were going to attack Luokou Cang next, so he took his troops to garrison it?"
As soon as Zhai Rang said these words, he immediately caused an uproar among the generals. However, Li Mi remained unhurried and smiled and said: "This is nothing to make a fuss about. We have attacked twice before. Luokou Cang, it is not unusual for Pei Renji to guess that our next target is Luokou Cang,"
Although Li Mi spoke calmly, the generals were not as calm as he was. They immediately began to whisper to each other. Jia Xiong, the military advisor of Wagangzhai who was sitting next to Shan Xiongxin, frowned and stroked his beard and said: " This is no joke. The soldiers and horses led by Pei Renji are the remnants of the rebel army, and these ten thousand people are not a small number. Luokoucang City has high walls and thick walls. If we add these ten thousand people, We want to attack Luokoucang, but it’s not that easy,”
"It doesn't matter." Shan Xiongxin shook his head and said while lowering his head and thinking: "Although there are 10,000 more people, the city head of Luokoucang is too narrow. No matter how many troops there are, Luokoucang's However, there is no way to exert our strength advantage at the top of the city. As long as we surround Luokou Cang and slowly grind it down, Luokou Cang will be destroyed. I am more worried about the movement of Luoyang City. There are still 20,000 imperial guards in Luoyang City. These two Thousands of troops are not easy to mess with. If this army is dispatched, it will be so easy for us to attack Luokou Cang."
Although Wagangzhai was a bandit, they had many generals. The generals were all talking about it, but they quickly analyzed the situation in Luokoucang clearly. After everyone had finished speaking, Li Mi then He said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, everyone. As the saying goes, strike first and strike later to be controlled by others. Now that the officers and soldiers have taken action, we should launch an attack without further delay and send troops to Luokou Cang to capture Luokou Cang as soon as possible." That's all, boss, look at this..." As Li Mi said this, he moved his eyes to Zhai Rang, as if he was asking something.
Seeing Li Mi's expression, Zhai Rang immediately understood what Li Mi meant. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Mi Gong, I have already said before that this battle will be left to Mi Gong. Please give the order." ,"
Hearing Zhai Rang's words, Li Mi raised the corner of his mouth, nodded and said: "In this case, I would rather obey orders than be respectful. Everyone, listen to my military orders. Ahem, Bodang, you..."
"Mr. Mi, wait a minute," just when Li Mi was about to speak, a shout suddenly rang out, interrupting Li Mi's words. Then, in the eyes of everyone, Shan Xiongxin stepped forward and shouted at Li Mi. Holding his fists, he said: "It's just Pei Renji. Why does Lao Mi Gong drive me? This matter is left to me. Mao Gong and Yuan Zhen, with the help of these two, I will definitely be able to capture Luokou Cang."
Before Shan Xiongxin finished speaking, Xu Shiji and Bing Yuanzhen also took a step forward and stood behind Shan Xiongxin. Shan Xiongxin had secretly discussed it with them just now. Obviously, Li Mi could not get any more achievements, so the three of them They unanimously decided to take the credit, at least to suppress Li Mi's limelight.
Obviously, the actions of Shan Xiongxin and the others were beyond Zhai Rang and Li Mi's expectations. Zhai Rang frowned. He had just promised Li Mi to leave this battle to him, but now Shan Xiongxin Such a sudden appearance put Zhai Rang in a dilemma, but Li Mi was just stunned for a moment, and soon recovered, but a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a faint smile: "Since Brother Shan is like this If you are interested, then I will leave this battle to Brother Shan,"
Since Li Mi had said so, Zhai Rang naturally didn't say anything more. He nodded and said to Shan Xiongxin: "Okay, in that case, I will allocate you 50,000 troops to capture it." This is Luokou Cang,”