Choosing Luo Yi

Author: Muzi Blue

Choosing Luo Yi

Camp blockade.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Su Lie came over and asked, "Did something big happen?"

"Maybe it's a routine drill." Huaiyu said with a smile.

Su Lie was a little helpless, "I am your deputy. If something big happens, you can't hide it from me. I have to be mentally prepared."

Just as he was talking, Niu Jianwu came over with a leg of lamb, "I ordered it in advance from the business group. It has just been roasted. It is hot and delicious."

Huaiyu could see through this guy's thoughts at a glance, "You want to know too?"

"You can't keep us all in the dark, right? Besides, if there is really going to be a big move, Erlang, don't you have to show us the ordering talisman?"

Although Wu Huaiyu had the privilege of being appointed by the emperor and having two banners and two festivals, he did not have the final say in the army alone. The proper procedures had to be in place, otherwise there would be no chaos.

Huaiyu looked up at the sky.

Su Lie and Niu Jianwu also looked at the sky, but there was nothing else except the sun and clouds. The weather was fine.

"hold on."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait until the sun goes down,"

As expected, Huaiyu waited until the sun went down before ordering the soldiers to be summoned.

At dusk, the distant mountains look like dark blue.

Wu Huaiyu took out a secret letter.

"The Sima of Binzhou, Zhao Cihao, and the commander-in-chief of Binzhou, Yang Ji, sent an urgent message half a day ago. The governor of Jingzhou and the King of Yan, Li Yi, pretended to be a secret edict and sent troops south to defraud the city of Binzhou.

Li Yi rebelled!"

As soon as these words came out, it was shocking.

Everyone didn't realize it for a while. King Yan Li Yi rebelled? They all fought from Jingzhou to Binzhou, and even swindled the city of Binzhou.

Isn't that just twenty miles north of them?

But why did Marquis Shouyang ask them to stop here for a long time after getting such important military information, and waited until dark before announcing it.

"Although we were ordered to go to Yanzhou to defend the city, since we happened to encounter Li Yi's rebellion, it was time for us to serve the country.

I have sent people to contact Zhao Sima and Yang Tongjun and agreed to attack the rebels in Binzhou City at midnight tonight!

Gentlemen, it’s tonight that you can defeat rebellion and put an end to the chaos, and make achievements!”

"Follow me to rebel!"

The crowd ignited.

The morale is great.

The soldiers and horses immediately broke out of camp and set off,

Su Lie followed Huaiyu on horseback and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Li Yizhen rebelled?"

"You can see him in Binzhou City soon."

Su Dingfang couldn't help but marvel.

He and Li Yi are no strangers. They were both in Hebei back then. At that time, Li Yi was still called Luo Yi. He divided Youzhou and dominated one area. However, although Luo Yi was fierce, he was trapped in a corner of Youzhou and was watched by people from all walks of life.

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At that time, Dou Jiande also sent large armies to attack Luo Yi in Youzhou several times, and Su Dingfang was still a vanguard general. However, even Dou Jiande, who occupied most of Hebei when he was strong, could not capture Luo Yi's Youzhou City.

Luo Yi is really good at fighting, especially his Youzhou Cavalry, which is impressive.

"Why did he rebel?"

Su Dingfang couldn't understand that Luo Yi was besieged by various forces and was very difficult in Youzhou. Finally, he had no choice but to ask Li Yuan of Chang'an to join him. Later, after the Tang army defeated Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai and others, Luo Yi also took the initiative to request to join.

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He also became Li Yi, King of Yan of the Tang Dynasty, and was included in the clan membership. Now he is a very popular official in the Yitong Sansi Division of Kaifu. He has reached the top of his official position, so why should he rebel?

"It shows that this person has always had ulterior motives and is just a rebellious person by nature."

"Isn't it a bit sudden for us to go straight to Binzhou now? Do we want to carefully reconnoiter the enemy's situation and plan and deploy in detail?" Su Lie reminded.

Huaiyu said, "What I want is to catch him off guard."

"Don't be careless. I fought against Luo Yi several times and never got any advantage. When Lord Xia sent hundreds of thousands of troops, he couldn't do anything to Luo Yi and his Youzhou City."

"Senior brother, don't worry, I already have a complete plan."

Huaiyu and Su Lie led two thousand elite soldiers to Binzhou City, leaving about three thousand militiamen and camp personnel behind.

The twenty-mile journey was not far away. Although we were marching at night, we quickly approached Binzhou.

Binzhou City.

Li Yi arrived in the morning and defrauded Binzhou City without spending a single soldier. After he led his army into the city, he placed Zhao Cihao and other officials in the city under house arrest, and then asked his men to seize the city's treasury, collect grain, grass, equipment, and divide the troops to guard it.

, prepare to send troops to attack Yang Wei tomorrow.

However, Li Yi's behavior still made many of his soldiers and generals suspicious. Originally, Li Yi also mobilized his troops south in the name of obeying the secret edict and did not follow the formal procedures.

Now he entered Binzhou like this and even started to occupy it, which frightened some soldiers who did not know the details. Li Yi's confidants and informed soldiers were only a few, and people were uneasy for a while.

Late at night, Li Yijun fell asleep in confusion. Li Yi moved into the Governor's Yamen and was guarded by his Youzhou personal barracks.

The more elite Youzhou Cavalry were stationed outside the city.

It's quiet at night.

Undercurrents began to surge in Binzhou City, and many people began to sneak out from various places under the cover of night to take action.

The north gate of Binzhou faces the Jinghe River.

It was late spring in February, and the wind was biting in the middle of the night. A group of Jingzhou defenders huddled in the city gate to warm themselves by the fire. The soldiers on top of the city were also squatting under the battlements to take shelter from the wind, looking forward to an early shift. Some soldiers were secretly discussing why they

Now we will be in Binzhou City.

The sound of the watchman's bang came, indicating that it was the third watch in the middle of the night.

An official from the Binzhou Yamen came with a team of Yamen servants carrying hot soup cakes.

"According to the order, I specially cooked soup cakes for the soldiers on duty at night to keep everyone warm." A foreign official wearing a crimson uniform came forward.

When the lid of the bucket is opened, the aroma of noodles is fragrant, as well as the smell of coriander, garlic, and mutton fat.

"Oh, I'm cold and hungry right now,"

The soldiers guarding the gate gathered around after smelling the smell, and the servants from Jianggong hurriedly made soup cakes for them. Hot soup cakes, fingernail-sized noodles, cooked soft on the outside and chewy on the inside. The soup was thick and fragrant.

Tangy.

He took the beaten soup cake and drank it immediately, not caring that it was still hot. While drinking, he turned the bowl around. The soup went into his throat and lower abdomen, which immediately warmed up his frozen body.

"Cool!"

Soon, the soldiers on duty at the city gate and on the top of the city all squatted on the ground and started shrieking with a big bowl each.

While sucking, some people even didn't forget to give a few words of praise to Jiang's public servants and people, and also to Binzhou Yamen.

The official in Jiang's uniform smiled enthusiastically and said, "Everyone still has enough. Let's add more after eating. It's too hard to have to march in this cold weather and watch the night."

The clerk was holding a long ladle and squatting next to the noodle bucket chatting with them. Whoever was about to finish their food would add another bowl to them and say, "There's not enough."

One person ate three bowls in a row and was very satisfied. Just as he was about to eat the fourth bowl, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

"hiss,"

The bowl in his hand fell to the ground, and then the person also fell to his knees.

Soon, another guard also fell down clutching his stomach.

People fell down one after another.

"poisonous!"

Some people wanted to pick up a knife or a spear, but they couldn't stand firmly.

The official in Jiang's uniform looked at the fallen soldiers and said with a smile, "The only thing to blame is that you followed the wrong people and rebelled with Li Yi. This is asking for your own death."

After saying that, Jiang Gongfu led his men to quickly replenish their wounds, then went to the city gate hole, took out a few bags of oil and poured it on the door shaft, then quickly removed the city door bolt, and then opened the city gate.

After adding oil, the heavy city gate was opened without making any sound.

After successfully capturing the North Gate, the agreed signal was sent, and soon Yang Wei, who had lurked near the North Gate, quickly led his troops into Binzhou City.

They went straight to the Governor's Mansion where Li Yi was located.
To be continued...