Seeing how calmly he behaved, Zhu Yun couldn't help but admire him and said: "The old man is so courageous, I really admire him."
Li Yide chuckled and said: "The courage of the girl who dared to break into my place at night is even more admirable. If the girl wanted to kill me, she must have succeeded just now. Since she was willing to make noise to wake me up, of course she wouldn't You want to attack me, so why should I be afraid? Besides, although my Li family is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den, it is not that easy to break into. For so many years, no one has dared to enter Li's house at night. It is inevitable that the defense will be lax, so we can tolerate it. The girl has entered the house, now... If the girl really wants to harm me, it will be very difficult for her to leave safely. "
Zhu Yun said sweetly: "I believe this too. The little girl put herself in danger just to show her sincerity. Will the old man have a frank talk with me?"
Li Yide looked at Zhuyun with interesting eyes and asked, "What does the girl want to talk about with me?"
Zhuyun's expression became serious: "The Li family of Yinzhou, a large Han family, is now afraid of tigers and helping the Khitans to rebel against Yelusheng to defend the city. As the head of the Li family, can it be that the old man..."
Li Yide laughed loudly, waved his hand and said: "Girl, if you want to use the distinction between Han and Hu to persuade me, you can leave now. I, the Li family of Yinzhou, struggle to survive in this bitter cold land in the northwest, relying on my own ability , what does it have to do with the Han and Hu people? As far as our interests are concerned, Han soldiers and horses are still like wolves and tigers to us. As long as we get along well, the Hu people can also be as close to us as brothers. It is foolish to use the Han and Hu distinctions to establish close relatives and alienate each other. Extreme!"
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Zhu Yun clapped softly: "Since the old man is not such a stupid and corrupt person, it will be much easier to handle. Then let's put aside righteousness and only talk about interests."
Li Yide laughed and said: "I still don't know who the girl is, and what benefits can the girl bring to me?"
Zhuyun said: "Old man, I am from Luzhou Taiwei Yang. This time I went to Yinzhou City at night on Taiwei Yang's order to specifically ask to see the old man. As for the benefits, Taiwei Yang gave the old man the benefits. That is: to ensure that the Li family’s prestige does not decline.”
Li Yide narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by this? Lieutenant Yang protects the prestige of my Li family? Hey! Khitan and Luzhou came hand in hand. Their troops came to the city with a fierce momentum. Yinzhou City is in danger. My son and nephew of the Li family help me. King Qing defended the city just to protect my Yinzhou city. The one who attacked my Yinzhou was Taiwei Yang, but he wanted to say something rude to protect my Li family's prestige?"
Zhu Yun said: "The old man's words are wrong. One drink and one peck, could it be a predetermined decision? If King Qing does not seize Yinzhou, how can the Khitans and our Luzhou troops denounce him? The old man does not criticize King Qing, but ignores the good and the weak. , what is the truth? King Qing is a rebel of Khitan, and he has occupied Yinzhou. Will Khitan Queen Xiao agree? As soon as King Qing comes and attracts the Khitan cavalry, the northwest vassals will suffer disaster. Yinzhou defense envoy Li Guangqi is killed, that is Lessons from the past. In order to prevent our northwest from being trapped in the flames of war for a long time, Taiwei Yang sent his troops to attack. It was precisely to eliminate the trouble once and for all. The old man has been in the northwest for decades. I don’t know how many ups and downs he has experienced. How can I still not see it? Is it transparent?"
Li Yide laughed loudly and said: "If Taiwei Yang can attack the city, is there any need to send a woman of yours to see me secretly? All these sweet words are just to deceive me into using you. I, the Li family, Countless nephews and nephews are in Yinzhou City. If we become enemies with King Qing, we will both lose. You are outside the city, what help can you give me?"
Zhuyun retorted: "As long as King Qing is alive, the Khitan will be uneasy. No matter how much it costs, the Khitan will definitely destroy King Qing. Once the Khitan troops move westward, the balance of the northwest vassals will be broken. In order to avoid future troubles, the Khitan will definitely destroy the king."
The vassals in the northwest will definitely regard King Qing as their enemy, and they will want to get rid of him quickly. Therefore, as long as King Qing is in Yinzhou, Yinzhou will never have peace.
Defend Yinzhou? Can it be defended? Can it be defended for a while? Can it be defended for a lifetime? There is no city in the world that is invincible, it only depends on the length of time. When King Qing takes Yinzhou, the Song Dynasty will not agree, and the Khitan will not agree. Fuzhou
, Linzhou and Luzhou will not agree, and once the Xiazhou Li family is free, they will not agree. As long as he is in Yinzhou, military disasters will continue.
I know that the old man has the nickname Li Bancheng, but despite this, how many nephews does the old man have to kill and hurt? As the head of the Li family, the old man is now in troubled times, but he can still live in peace and quiet.
The power of the state, but the war continues and the casualties continue, can the old man sleep peacefully? The soldiers and horses outside the city suffered heavy losses, and the hatred for the defenders in the city deepened. Once the city was broken, Yinzhou City would be in a situation where both jade and stone would be destroyed. Jiangzhou in the Tang Dynasty was
As a lesson learned from the past, once Yelv Xiezhen orders the massacre of the city, even if the old man is not afraid of death, how can he explain to the Li clan?"
Li Yide's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "What do you think of me, young lady?"
Zhu Yun said: "There are many members of the Li clan in the Yinzhou army. As far as I know, when King Qing captured Yinzhou, some of the Yinzhou troops dispersed, and some fled to Xiazhou to join Li Guangrui. But the old man's clansmen,
But most of them surrendered to King Qing. Now King Qing dispatched strong men from every household to defend the city, and most of them were driven by the old man. If the old man raised his arms and called out, these two groups of people would definitely respond. The old man has done a great job in dedicating the city, and my wife
The captain will do his best to ensure that Yinzhou is safe and protected from Khitan troops."
Li Yide's eyes flashed and he said for a long time: "The Khitan people are looting and brutal. Once the city is broken and the rebels enter the city, even their South Campus King may not be able to restrain them. How can Taiwei Yang be sure that he can protect the city?"
Will our Yinzhou be immune to military disaster?"
Zhu Yun smiled sweetly and said: "Old man, if my Taiwei dares to say that, he will naturally be sure of it. The matter is so important that I can't reveal too much now. If the old man makes up his mind and decides to cooperate with my Taiwei,
, please show your sincerity, and then my lieutenant will naturally come up with an answer that satisfies the old man."
She Pingting stood up and said leisurely: "In this Yinzhou City, Mr. Li has great hands and eyes. He can be called the underground emperor. If the old man has made up his mind, he must have a way to contact my Taiwei. The little girl will go back now. Tomorrow
, I think something will happen, so that the old man can learn about my Taiwei’s methods. To protect the safety of the Li family in Yinzhou, I hope that the head of the Li family will make a decision and leave as soon as possible!"
Zhu Yun calmly walked towards the door, secretly gathering his strength to be on guard. As soon as the door was opened, a uniform clang sounded in the courtyard. Swords and guns were raised simultaneously, and swords and halberds were like a forest. In this moment, countless Li people had gathered in the courtyard.
Among the family members, men holding Zhuge Liannu appeared one after another on the walls, on the roof, on the rockery, and behind the pillars.
Seeing such power, Zhu Yun secretly broke into a cold sweat. She suddenly felt that she was a little too big. If Li Yide shouted "kill" now, I'm afraid she would be shot into thorns and then chopped into minced meat. Those
Invisible and invisible, the Qimen Dunjia technique has no use in such a dragnet.
Zhu Yun stood still, and after a moment, Li Yide's voice came from the room: "Everyone, get out!"
The children of the Li family immediately retreated like a tide. In a moment, the crowded courtyard was empty. After a moment of silence, the crickets started chirping again. Zhu Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. A gust of wind came, and she felt that her back was covered with sweat.
Wet, but her tone was still calm as usual, she turned around and cupped her hands and said: "I hope the old man will think about what I said today. I will wait for the good news and say goodbye." After saying that, she swayed and disappeared under the porch...
King Qing Yelusheng held the letter presented by Long Xingyi and the deciphered leaflet, his face twisted and as ferocious as a ghost. He banged the table and shouted: "Go and capture Liu Jiye and his party."
"Yes!" Yang Danmo agreed, turned around and walked out.
"Wait a minute!" Yelu Sheng suddenly called him again, walked quickly around the room twice, looked back and said to Long Xingyi: "Liu Wudi is my biggest support for defending the city, this...could it be the source of estrangement between Yang Hao and Yang Hao?"
count?"
Long Xingyi stepped forward and said: "Your Excellency, my subordinates have also had this doubt, but all signs prove that Liu Jiye is not innocent. Your Excellency asked Han for help, but Liu Jiyuan refused to send troops and only sent one general to help secretly. It can be seen that
There is absolutely no sincerity in forming an alliance with the adults. Once there is any trouble, it is inevitable for this person to swing left and right and sit on the wall to look out for the wind.
Furthermore, when Liu Jiye first inspected the four cities, whenever powerful enemies outside the city attacked the city, he would guard the main attack direction of Diela Liuyuan. However, later he suddenly moved to Nancheng to "confront the enemy" with Luzhou. How could this be true?
Not suspicious? My subordinates heard that Liu Wudi loved his soldiers like his son. Whenever there was a war, he would take the lead and rest after the war. He would comfort the wounded soldiers and reward them. If the three armies were not disarmed, he would not sleep peacefully. If the three armies were not eating, he would drink water.
No problem, but what did he do now? As soon as the war stopped, he just patrolled the four cities. Rather than comforting the three armies, it was better to say that he was spying on the movements of all parties. The actions before and after were very different, among which there was a big difference.
Something is suspicious.
Third, Yang Hao went to Luzhou from Kaifeng and was a new arrival. If he had not colluded with the Zheyang family, how could he know the military secrets of the Yang family? Moreover, according to the information obtained from the captured soldiers, the commander-in-chief was replaced outside the city.
The surname is Zhe, hey! I’m afraid even people from the Yang family are here, but we don’t know about it yet. The most irrefutable thing is..."
He took a long breath and said in a deep voice: "This letter was found from Liu Jiye's soldiers. The witnesses and physical evidence are all there, and it is irrefutable. You have a love for talents, but you must be careful about what others say."
take."
While Yelusheng listened to what he said, he paced around and said nothing for a long time. Long Xingyi urged: "My lord, please stop interrupting, otherwise you will be disturbed."
Yelusheng suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice: "Yang Danmo, please come to Liu Jiye, I... I want to give him a try!"
Yang Danmo was startled for a moment, then he hurriedly raised his hands and said yes.
After only one stick of incense, Liu Jiye arrived with Yelusheng. He saw Liu Jiye in neat clothes and armor, as if he had never slept at all. Yelusheng became suspicious and asked with a tentative smile: "General, you came too soon, haven't you slept peacefully yet?"
Yang Danmo rushed to say: "I met General Liu on the road."
Liu Jiye was about to go to sleep, but he found that one of the guards around him was missing. At first, his men thought that this person was just going to relieve himself, and didn't pay attention to it. However, they waited until he didn't come back, and they couldn't help but become suspicious.
After searching, there was no trace of this person at all, so he hurriedly reported it to Liu Jiye. After hearing this, Liu Jiye hurriedly put on clothes and armor and went out to look for him, but he didn't understand the reason.
At this time, Yang Danmo came to look for him and brought him to see King Qing. The whereabouts of the soldier were unknown. No matter how smart Liu Jiye was, he would never have thought that a master flying over the walls would be sent outside the city to deal with an insignificant person beside him.
When the guard took action, he was worried that the guard would be too timid to escape from the army after witnessing the brutal battle of attacking and defending the city, or that he would violate military discipline and stay in a prostitute's house without returning home until the night. If that was the case, it would be a real disgrace.
face.
Before the truth was revealed, he naturally didn't want to tell Yang Danmo that he knew about it, so he lied that he had gone to bed, but he couldn't bear to go to the city to guard the city, so he got up again and patrolled the city at night. Now he naturally does the same to Yelusheng.
Rhetoric.
Yelu Sheng had preconceived ideas, and now he was just like Zheng Ren, who looked at him suspiciously even if he had nothing to do. What's more, Liu Jiye's words were not clever. He calmly laughed and said: "Thank you for your hard work, General Liu. I have Liu."
It is my great blessing to have such a good general like the general to help me."
Liu Jiye said: "King Qing made a false compliment. I wonder what your Majesty's instructions are when he summons you?"
Yelusheng smiled and said: "General Liu is my guest, so how can I give orders? I have something I want to discuss with the general."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Yelusheng narrowed his eyes and said: "In the past few days, the troops and horses of Luzhou in Nancheng have suffered serious losses. They have lost their vigor and the attack on the city is weak. I believe that if we can give another heavy blow, the Luzhou army will be defeated.
Once Luzhou is defeated, it will be even more difficult for Yelü Xiezhen and his troops to carry out an expedition alone. It will be even more difficult for them to function alone, and the siege of Yinzhou will be easily solved."
Liu Jiye looked moved and said: "I don't know what your great plan is?"
Seeing that his expression became more suspicious, Yelu Sheng smiled sinisterly and said: "Our army has not left the city for many days to attack. It is my king's intention to surprise you tonight and send out all the troops to raid the Luzhou military camp. I sent Yelu Moshi and Yang Danmo to
He and the general each led an army, and the three armies launched together to destroy the cauldron and sink the boat with a single blow. Judging from the past sneak attack battles, command and control at night is not easy, and the enemy camp does not know the details of our army. It has always only been defensive and did not dare to risk a counterattack. Yelu Xiezhen
We don’t even dare to send troops rashly to help, lest our army take advantage of it. In this way, we can defeat the Luzhou military camp in one battle. I wonder what the general’s intention is?”
Liu Jiye changed his face and said: "It can't be helped. The Luzhou Army has strengthened its vigilance these days. There are many obstacles set up inside and outside the military camp, and surprise attacks are carried out at night. Just with the trenches with three agencies, I don't know how many soldiers and horses will be lost. Once there are people in the enemy camp,
Due to the lack of precautions, night battles cannot fully demonstrate the strengths of our cavalry, and are even more difficult to achieve. In this case, even if the surprise attack is successful, our army will suffer countless losses.
How can the strong men at the top of the city stand up to the elite soldiers of the Sixth Division of Diela?"
The smile on Yelusheng's face grew wider: "Then General Yiliu, what should I do?"
Liu Jiye said flatly: "If we defend the city, we will have enough food for ten years. But there are tens of thousands of troops outside the city. They are newly built in Luzhou and have very little financial resources. How long can they last? The Khitan army can only survive by plundering people from all over."
It is difficult to support them. If they transport food from Khitan and consume it all the way, when they arrive at Yinzhou City, there will be no more than two stops of grain and grass left in ten stops. They cannot afford such losses. If we can hold on for one more day in the city, we will be safer. Yelu
Xie Zhen looted everywhere, causing anger and resentment, and it was difficult for the local people to find a way out. Over time, they would no longer be afraid of their military power and would resist angrily, and the situation would be reversed. At that time, the enemy troops would be exhausted and our army would counterattack again.
If you attack, you can defeat it in one battle."
Hearing this, combined with what was said in the letter, Yelusheng laughed loudly: "General Liu has a good plan, hahaha... It makes sense, it makes so much sense."
Liu Jiye said happily: "Your Majesty will continue to do good things. If time passes, not only one Yinzhou, but the situation in the entire northwest will undergo earth-shaking changes."
King Qing Yelusheng laughed and said: "Hey, General Liu finally told the truth."
Liu Jiye finally noticed that his smile was a little weird, and he couldn't help but asked in shock: "What does the king mean by this?"
Yelusheng's smile faded and he shouted sternly: "Come here, take him down for me!"
The tigers who were hiding under the two-sided tent immediately swarmed out, and without any explanation, they cut Liu Jiye's arms behind his back and tied them tightly. Liu Jiye was shocked and said: "Prince Qing, what do you mean?"
Yelusheng sneered and said: "I have been playing tricks all my life, how can I be at your mercy? Take him down, arrest his people immediately, and kill anyone who dares to resist!"
The next day, Yang Hao tentatively conducted several more sieges. It was still like a drill, and the attacks were painless. Judging from the command and dispatch of the troops in the city, his style was already different from Liu Jiye's.
At night, Zhu Yun was sent into the city again to find out the changes in the city. He was overjoyed to learn that King Qing had indeed fallen into the trap and had Liu Jiye and his son detained.
There has been no movement from Li Yide in the past two days, but judging from his unwillingness to kill Zhuyun and not reveal the situation that night to others, Li Yide obviously has a wait-and-see attitude and does not want to end his escape.
Now that Liu Jiye has been arrested and there are so many people from the Li family on the city defense, it is impossible for Li Yide not to know that he will definitely abandon King Qing even more. However, it is not easy to force him to submit. A weak country has no diplomacy. How many do you have?
Capital is the key to the success of negotiations. Now there is still a fight. Only when the defenders are beaten painfully will Li Yide consider the possibility of cooperating with him.
Yang Hao decided to use all his strength to fight fiercely today!