In the second year of Huangtai and the third year of Yining, in January, Li Jing, the general under Liang Wang Wanhe, sent the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Sui Dynasty back to Luoyang. Also returning with the Empress Dowager Xiao were the heads of Yu Wenhua and his brother, Wanhe. They also made a big publicity and specially led all civil and military officials to the outside of the city to welcome Empress Dowager Xiao back to the court, and hung the heads of Yu Wenhua and his brothers on the city gate.
Wan He's move immediately caused an uproar. After Yu Wenhuaji attacked Weizhou, he disappeared quietly. Everyone was guessing where Yu Wenhuaji had gone. But they didn't expect that after a lapse of time, Yu Wenhuaji disappeared. A few months later, the heads of Yuwen Wenhua and his brothers appeared at the top of Luoyang City. This meant that Wanhe sent people to kill Yuwen brothers. In this way, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande previously called Wanhe Yuwen. The rumors of the family's accomplices were self-defeating, and the great righteousness previously occupied by Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande no longer existed. Wan He first supported the son of the late emperor as emperor, and then eradicated the rebellious Yu Wenji. , Emperor Tai, supported by Wan He, had become the orthodoxy of the Sui Dynasty. Now the world's atmosphere also turned to Wan He's side, which became even more unfavorable to Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande.
The coalition forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, who were defeated successively at Sishui Pass, Baihua Valley and Yangcheng, and the current unfavorable situation, stopped advancing and instead retreated to Xingyang. As for Liang Jun, Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan, father and son, at Sishui Pass, Zhu Muwu of Baihua Valley and Changsun Heng'an and Cheng Yaojin of Yangcheng directly sent troops to counterattack and besieged Xingyang from three directions. Zhu Muwu led 30,000 Liang troops to intercept Xingze, while Changsun Heng'an and Cheng Yaojin led 20,000 troops to block Tongji. Canal and Yongji Canal blocked Dou Jiande's reinforcements. Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan were left to lead an army of 60,000 to attack Xingyang. Now Xingyang was in danger, and Wang Shichong was also facing the final moment.
The guard of Xingze had already been replaced by Wang Renze, Wang Shichong's nephew. After hearing that Xingyang was besieged, Wang Renze also hurriedly led an army to come to the rescue, but on the way he was ambushed by Zhu Muwu's 20,000-strong army. No one was left alive, and Wang Renze died tragically under Zhu Muwu's gun. After Zhu Muwu defeated Wang Renze, he directly led his troops back to Xingyang and joined the battle to attack Xingyang.
At the top of Xingyang City, looking out of the city, Wang Shichong's face was already pale. Wang Shichong was ambitious and wanted to use this troubled world to create a hegemony. However, the situation in front of him was something that the previous Wang Shichong had not expected. In Wang Shichong's case, Behind him, Liang Sheng, the elder of Xiaoyao Sect, also looked ashen. Although Liang Sheng was very skilled, in the face of such a battle with thousands of troops, the power that martial arts masters like them could exert was very small. What's more, there are many martial arts masters in Liang Jun's military formation. Liang Sheng, a master who dominates the world, is now useless as a hero. He glanced at Wang Shichong beside him and Liang Sheng said: "Military advisor, let me escort you. Leave Xingyang, return to the mountain gate, and apologize to the sect master. With the intelligence of military advisors, we will surely be able to regroup and make a comeback."
After hearing Liang Sheng's words, Wang Shichong did not look back, but looked bitterly at Liang Jun who was arrayed outside the city preparing to attack the city, and shook his head helplessly. As Liang Sheng said, if Wang Shichong leaves now, what will happen in Liang's army? Under the protection of Sheng and other Xiaoyaomen masters, they will be able to escape safely back to the mountain gate. But the problem is that the foundation that Wang Shichong has worked for half his life is all here. Leaving all this behind and returning to the mountain gate means that Wang Shichong has returned to the only person he can be. Relying on Shanmen's Xiaoyaomen military advisor instead of the once dominant overlord was a change that Wang Shichong could not accept the most. The most important thing was that Wang Shichong was not willing to accept it.
Immediately Wang Shichong gritted his teeth, clenched his fists with both hands, and hummed: "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, there will be reinforcements from Dou Jiande. As long as Dou Jiande can arrive, we will have a glimmer of hope." Since Wang Renze's army was completely annihilated After the news came, Wang Shichong had pinned all his hopes on Dou Jiande. As long as Dou Jiande could arrive in time, there was still a chance to break the siege of Xingyang.
Hearing Wang Shichong's words, Liang Sheng also understood Wang Shichong's thoughts, but he shook his head. Now Wang Shichong is already preparing for a road to death. At the end of last year, Wang Shichong sent experts from the Xiaoyao Sect to assist Yang Tong in planning a coup in Luoyang. As a result, the plan Failure, all the Xiaoyao Sect's masters were wiped out. No matter how many Xiaoyao Sect's masters there were, it was still a huge loss this time. I remember that the sect leader sent someone to question him, and Wang Shichong even had one of his fingers cut off as punishment. , and the Jianghuai warriors in Xingyang City are the foundation for Xiaoyao Sect to strive for world hegemony. If Xingyang City is destroyed, the Xiaoyao Sect's decades of hard work will be in vain, and God knows how much punishment Wang Shichong will receive by then.
Wang Shichong seemed to have thought of this, and subconsciously touched the index finger of his left hand, but it was all in vain. Wang Shichong's teeth were deeply embedded in his lips, he took a deep breath, turned around and shouted: " Call Li Mi here,"
The alliance between Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande was all led by Li Mi. Since the alliance between the two armies, Li Mi and Li Mi's Pushan Battalion have been stationed in Xingyang. Wang Shichong wants to wait for Dou Jiande's reinforcements, so naturally he has to find Li Mi, but after that Half an hour later, the sergeant sent by Wang Shichong to find Li Mi ran back alone, clasped his fists at Wang Shichong and shouted: "Your Majesty, there is no one in Li Mi's residence, and there is no whereabouts of Pushan Camp in the military camp."
"What?" Wang Shichong was shocked when he heard the news. He immediately ran to the sergeant, picked up the sergeant by his collar, and stared at the sergeant with his eyes widened. He shouted angrily: "Say it again, where is Mr. Li?"
The sergeant was also frightened by Wang Shichong's appearance. He was so frightened that he stammered: "Wang, Wang, Wangye, then, that Li Mi, Li Mi, no, no, gone."
"Bastard," Wang Shichong threw the sergeant to the ground, stepped on the soldier's chest, and shouted with a ferocious face: "The four gates of Xingyang City are tightly closed. Li Mi is so good, how could he disappear? Could it be that he and his Pushan camp have wings and can fly out of the city out of thin air? This is sheer nonsense."
"Commander, don't worry." Seeing that Wang Shichong was almost losing his mind, Liang Sheng, who was next to him, quickly stepped forward to grab Wang Shichong and advised Wang Shichong: "Commander, the top priority is to find the whereabouts of Li Mi, so why bother with this?" The pawn got angry,"
The look on Wang Shichong's face at this moment was very scary and ferocious. He was breathing heavily, and his chest was rising and falling with the heavy breathing. However, Wang Shichong was worthy of being an old fox. He quickly regained his composure and glared fiercely. He glanced at the sergeant and then shouted: "Why are you still standing there? Send me a military order to search the whole city for Li Mi. You must find Li Mi for me. If you can't find Li Mi, you can come and see me."
When the sergeant was shouted at by Wang Shichong, the sergeant was so frightened that he peed his pants. He crawled and rolled on the ground and ran towards the city. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace. After the sergeant ran away, Wang Shichong's younger brother Wang Shiwei walked quickly. When he came over, he saw Wang Shichong's angry look and walked over quickly. He cupped his fists and shouted at Wang Shichong: "Brother,"
"Huh," Wang Shichong was still angry at this moment. Even when he saw his younger brother, he didn't have a good expression. He snorted coldly and shouted: "If you don't guard the city gate well, why are you here?"
Wang Shichong's angry look also made Wang Shiwei stunned. He raised his head and glanced at Liang Sheng next to him. Wang Shiwei and Wang Shichong's nephew Wang Renze were both direct disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect's master, and they also had a close relationship with Liang Sheng. Yes, Wang Shiwei looked at Liang Sheng and wanted to ask Liang Sheng what made Wang Shichong so angry. In front of Wang Shichong, Liang Sheng couldn't explain clearly and could only make Wang Shiwei be careful with his eyes.
Wang Shiwei felt strange in his heart, but he still clasped his fists at Wang Shichong and said, "Brother, this is exactly why I came here. Li Mi left the east city gate with his people last night."
Wang Shichong is angry about Li Mi. Li Mi is related to his connection with Dou Jiande. Now Wang Shichong is waiting for Dou Jiande's reinforcements. It is when Li Mi is needed, but Li Mi is missing. How can Wang Shichong not be angry? At this time, Wang Shiwei's words , which also made Wang Shichong shocked and angry. He turned around, looked at Wang Shiwei with wide eyes, and shouted angrily: "Li Mi left, how could you let him go, and he left last night, why didn't you come now? Report,"
Wang Shiwei did not expect the importance of this. He just shrugged his shoulders and said: "I just learned about this. I didn't stay at the city gate last night. Besides, the soldier on duty said, Then Li Mi has your token and jade pendant. He said that you sent him out of the city to contact the reinforcements. With your token here, the soldiers naturally did not dare to stop him. I had just returned to the city gate and got out of the way from those soldiers. The soldiers told me that this is what I came to report to my elder brother as soon as I arrived."
"Token, jade pendant." After hearing Wang Shiwei's words, Wang Shichong subconsciously reached out and fumbled around on his body, and his expression suddenly changed. When Liang Sheng saw it, he naturally guessed that it must be Wang Shichong's token. He Yupei disappeared, and he frowned and said in a deep voice: "I have heard before that there is a Pushan secret camp in the Pushan camp under Li Mi, all of which are staffed by some extraordinary people. It seems that Li Mi This is a rooster-crowding-dog-robber’s trick, stealing the military advisor’s token and jade pendant, deceiving the city gate and escaping.”
"Hmph," Wang Shiwei had always looked down upon Li Mi. Hearing that Li Mi had tricked him into opening the city gate and escaping, he didn't care much. He just curled his lips and snorted with contempt on his face: "You cowards, just run away. Come on, what’s so great about it?”