Although Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui tried their best to keep them, Chen Sangliang also expressed his willingness to use them, but Wang Gui, the envoy of Li Jiancheng who cherished his reputation, was still unwilling to bear the innocence of being on the lord. He shed tears and refused the kindness of Chen Sangliang, Fang Du and others. He took Chen Sangliang's proclamation to fight against Li Sangliang north to report to Li Jiancheng's brothers that Chen Sangliang was about to send troops to Taiyuan.

Chen Sangliang also wrote another letter to Li Jiancheng, telling Li Jiancheng very clearly that the Li brothers followed Li Yuan to rebel and killed Yang You. As a minister of the Sui Dynasty, he could only accept the surrender of the Li brothers, but could not accept the support of the Li family! At the same time, Chen Sangliang also offered Li Jiancheng the conditions for surrender, put down his weapons, handed over the territory, and took all his family to Daxing to pay homage. Chen Sangliang ensured the safety of the Li family and selected talents to hire him.

At the same time, the proclamation against Li Gang, a famous scholar in Guanzhong, was also posted in various parts of Guanzhong, hanging in conspicuous places in large and small cities and passes, and sent to various counties outside the control of Chen Sangliang through various light and dark channels. It was clearly told to the whole world that the next target of the Yining court of the Sui army in Guanzhong was the Li family in Taiyuan!

Chen Sangliang's credit was already very good. If he spread the manifesto to the world, of course it would be impossible to change his goal. So when he saw this manifesto with a reward of 50,000 yuan to acquire Li Da and Li Er's head, the warlords who were controlled by Chen Sangliang naturally breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Shichong and Li Mi, who had been severely injured by the brother's battle, even laughed so hard that they couldn't even close their mouths. They patted their chests and were glad, "Fortunately, fortunately, it was going north. If we came east, we would be hanging."

The one who made Li Mi and Wang Shichong even more happy was still behind. Chen Sangliang, who had already dominated the world in overall strength, had no need to be afraid of starting a war on multiple lines, and he took the initiative to send an envoy to communicate with Wang Shichong and Li Mi to make a non-aggression peace agreement. Although this did not rule out that Chen Sangliang had the possibility of hiding his sword in his smile, Wang Shichong and Li Mi agreed without hesitation to sign a peace agreement with Chen Sangliang, divide the borders in detail, and promised each other not to do unjust things to fight undeclaredly, nor to support and aid the opponent's enemies with force and materials.

In order to please his son-in-law, Wang Shichong obediently handed over Wang Xueji and his son, but unfortunately, Wang Shichong had previously tried to please Li Mijun in order to prevent his son-in-law from invading east. Two days ago, he sent Pei Cuiyun and her mother back to Li Mijun's heavy general Pei Renji through negotiations. Therefore, Wang Shichong could only send someone to explain to his son-in-law that it was just a coincidence, and it was definitely not intentionally not to give his son-in-law a chance to add another mistress. Chen Sangliang also found out through various channels that it was indeed an unexpected coincidence, so he did not care. He could only refuse to secretly help Wang Shichong kill Li Mi, but also promised not to help Li Mi attack Dongdu.

The same is true for Li Mi's army. Chen Sangliang asked Zhang Yongtong to tell Li Mi very clearly that if Li Mi and Wang Shichong started a war, no one would help him, and he would never be slapped because Wang Shichong was his father-in-law. Li Mi knew very well that Chen Sangliang was instigating him to fight with Wang Shichong in disguise, but this was something Li Mi wanted, so Li Mi immediately set out to prepare to start a war with Wang Shichong. Just wait for Chen Sangliang's main force to send troops to Taiyuan, and immediately took action to kill Wang Shichong, an enemy who had been entangled for many years.

In contrast to Chen Sangliang's other neighbors, the remote Old Li family was actually struck by lightning. Even if they broke their heads, a large group of tribesmen in the Old Li family couldn't understand why Chen Sangliang, who lived in the Forbidden City, left Wang Shichong, who lived in Wangfujing and Li Mi, who lived in Liulichang, did not fight, and Li Gui and Liang Shi, who were entrenched in Shichahai, did not even deal with it. He even ignored Huaji, who was dying in Xiannongtan, and went east and north to leave the city, took the subway to transfer to the fifth ring road, and ran to cause trouble for his own family? Isn't this a cheating father?

Li Jiancheng was the one who was cheated the most by Chen Sangliang's manifesto. In order not to make Chen Sangliang be vigilant against the Taiyuan army, Li Jiancheng had repeatedly rejected the Li clan members and Wang Shichong and Li Mi's alliance requests, and openly refused the titles and official positions enthroned by the Dongdu court, which led to Li Er having to join forces with others in the reputation of the Li family's right-wing army. This time, Ren Jin brought Li Mi's envoy north to seek alliance. None of the Li family members was not applauded or praised. Li Jiancheng disagreed with the public and flatly refused Li Mi's initiative to seek alliance. He also sent Wang Gui to bring Li Mi's handwritten letter to Chen Sangliang to show weakness and show kindness, pretending to request to submit, but not only failed, but also attracted Chen Sangliang's declaration of attack on Li. Naturally, the more embarrassed Li Jiancheng was in front of the tribe, it was as embarrassing as possible.

The truth is always in the hands of a few people. Although even Chen Liang secretly admired Li Jiancheng's hiddenness and keeping a low profile, after seeing Chen Sangliang's open declaration of war against Li, Li Jiancheng's diplomatic strategy was unanimously questioned by the civil and military officials of Taiyuan. Li Yuanji, who was dissatisfied with his elder brother's robbery, pulled up and down, and brought a group of peers to talk strangely and complained, and criticized Li Jiancheng for being insignificant and lacking talent and not worthy of being the head of the Li family. He should abdicate and give way to the wise. Although Li Er, who suffered a lot of grievances under his elder brother, knew very well that Li Jiancheng's strategy was actually very correct, he did not stand up and say a fair word, but just hid aside and watched jokes, gloating.

Silently enduring the complaints and strange words of the relatives of the tribe led by Li Yuanji, and unreasonably accused him. Li Jiancheng first gave orders to the trusted guards beside him, then stood up and apologized to the tribe. He admitted frankly that it was his own decision-making mistake that led to these consequences. He was very aggrieved and took the blame. Finally, Li Jiancheng said: "Everyone, if you pretend to please Chen Yingliang, you have failed to call him openly declare war. This is indeed my mistake. But refusing to form an alliance with Li Mi, I don't think I did this wrong. Li Mi is thousands of miles away from us, and mountains and rivers block the strong enemy's way. It is useless to form an alliance with him. On the contrary, it may also cause fire. I hope you must understand this."

"We understand." Li Yuanji sneered: "We also understand that after we refused to form an alliance with Duke Wei, we now have no hope of relying on Duke Wei to restrain Chen Yingliang for us. If we want to ask him again, I really don't know how much the cost will be spent."

"I won't beg Li Mi, and it's useless to beg him." Li Jiancheng ignored the sarcasm of his fourth brother and pointed out: "Li Mi can't help us restrain Chen Yingliang. Not to mention that he is very weak now, he is powerless. Even if he really wants to help us, he can't do it. There is a Wang Shichong between him and Chen Yingliang. Wang Shichong is his mortal enemy. He can't ignore Wang Shichong's threat."

"Class leader, so, are you planning to continue to be a lonely man and let our army deal with Chen Yingliang's main army alone?" Li Baiju asked with a sneer.

"Of course not." Li Jiancheng smiled and said with a smile: "I don't want to form an alliance with Li Mi. In addition to the harm or unhelpful alliance with him, there is another more critical reason, that is, I have found a stronger ally, and an ally who is far more upright and reliable than Li Mi's traitor!"

Everyone was surprised. The trusted guard who had left before returned to the hall and presented a document to Li Jiancheng with both hands. After Li Jiancheng took it, he showed it in public and said with a smile: "Everyone, do you see it? This is the alliance letter I secretly concluded with the King of Changle Dou Jiande. The reason for our alliance is to attack Chen Yingliang. The King of Changle promised that once Taiyuan is attacked by Chen Yingliang, our army will immediately send troops to advance westward as long as we ask for help from him, and join forces with our army to fight Chen Yingliang!"

The important officials of the Taiyuan Army, including Pei Ji and Li Shentong, were shocked and rushed forward to join the letter of alliance. As a result, they were very surprised to find that the letter of alliance not only did it contain the treaty that Dou Jiande would send troops to help the Li family in Taiyuan resist Chen Yingliang's invasion, but also the autographs and seals of Li Jiancheng and Dou Jiande. At the same time, Pei Ji and others were even more shocked to find that the signing date of the letter of alliance was five months ago, and it had been signed for almost half a year. In the face of great joy, Li Shentong couldn't help but blurted out: "Left Governor, you had already formed an alliance with Dou Jiande five months ago, why didn't you tell us?"

"Of course it is to keep it confidential and prevent the leak of news." Li Jiancheng replied calmly: "Although King Changle is powerful, upright and trustworthy, and has a great promise, the battle was the melee of the three armies on our land. Even if we and King Changle defeated Chen Yingliang, the biggest loss was still us. So I kept hiding this news, for nothing else, just to avoid completely angering Chen Yingliang and attracting his main force to attack him."

After looking around the crowd, Li Jiancheng said again: "In fact, my real purpose is to send Wang Shujie south to seek peace. My real purpose is not to avoid Chen Yingliang's main attack, but to lure him to advance eastward and let his main force fall into the melee of the Eastern Capital battlefield. Then, King Changle's army and I will take the opportunity to fight south together to attack Chen Yingliang, making it difficult for him to run around. Our army will also take the opportunity to find a precious opportunity to seize Hedong."

"But it's a pity that Chen Yingliang was not fooled." Li Jiancheng added with a wry smile: "If nothing unexpected happens, he should have seen through our army's true intentions! He also saw the danger of sending troops to the Dongdu, so he let Wang Shichong and Li Mi, who were already seriously injured, not fight, but came to find trouble for us."

"What the left governor said is that it is not that easy to deceive Chen Yingliang, that traitor." Li Shentong nodded, and then said happily: "Since we have already formed an alliance with King Changle, we can rest assured this time. King Changle values ​​moral credibility the most, and he has faith in his words. He will definitely send troops when he sends troops. Moreover, once he sends troops, he will either enter the wings of the road from Wu'an and threaten Chen Yingliang's common man, or directly westward from Jingxing Pass (Nanti-zi Pass) to Taiyuan City, which can provide us with direct assistance, which is hundreds of times stronger than asking Li Mi to feint attack and restrain the capricious villain!"

Such a powerful helper suddenly fell from the sky, and he was still an upright gentleman who was famous for keeping trust and loyalty. The Taiyuan army and civil and military officials were naturally full of joy. Li Yuanji, Li Baiju and others also closed their mouths in depressed mood. Li Erze quietly looked at his brother carefully and said in his heart: "I underestimated him, but in terms of forbearance, he is far above me."

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry. Although Chen Yingliang's decision to send troops to Taiyuan was unexpected, it was only a matter of time sooner or later, and it was inevitable." Li Jiancheng took the opportunity to say, "Don't worry, not only will I ask King Changle to prepare for assistance, but I will also send envoys to contact Luo Yi and Liang Shidu, and request to join forces with them to fight against Chen Yingliang's army with the principle of losing their lips and cold teeth. In addition, I will strive to pull Liu Wuzhou over. Although our army and him are enemies, they are also dependent on each other. Chen Yingliang's army heads north, he will not be unable to consider the threat he will face. It is not impossible for him to stop fighting with us and even send troops to help us resist the powerful enemy."

Pei Ji, Li Shentong and others nodded together to praise the good, and then Pei Ji suggested: "Left Governor, there is still time to prepare for the war. Chen Yingliang's child is arrogant and arrogant. Before he started preparing for the war, he has already issued an edict to declare war. He has already underestimated the enemy's defeat. Our army only needs to rely on the natural barrier of Que Rat Valley to defend with all its might, and it is not without hope to defend the enemy outside the national gate. I suggest mobilizing the army as soon as possible, repairing fortresses in the dangerous places of Que Rat Valley, setting up troops to garrison, and forcing Chen Yingliang into a tough battle."

"That's what I mean." Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "As long as we guard the Bird Rat Valley, we can not only avoid the suffering of war in the Xihe Taiyuan and other counties, but also save a lot of road consumption when King Changle sent troops to help us, and can also directly threaten Chen Sangliang's flanks and even the rear food road, which is beneficial to the war."

After saying that, Li Jianzhi immediately ordered Li Er: "Second brother, you should immediately prepare for the expedition. In two days, lead the troops from our headquarters to Jiexiu and Lingshi to assist Duan Lun in building a fortification fortifications and prepare for the battle. In addition, closely monitor the movements of the enemy. If there is any situation, report it to me immediately."

Li Er smiled and agreed, and asked with a smile: "Brother, after I arrived at the Jiexiu Spirit Stone, should I command Duan Lun or commander Duan Lun, let me accept his command and dispatch?"

"Of course you accept his command and dispatch." Li Jiancheng said bluntly: "Although your official position is above Duan Lun, Duan Lun is the commander-in-chief of the South Road and the commander-in-chief of the South Road. After you arrive at the South Road, you will naturally be under his command and dispatch."

Li Er's eyes moved slightly, but he still smiled and accepted Li Jiancheng's order and retreated to the side. On the other side, Li Yuanji took advantage of the opportunity of Li Jiancheng discussing military affairs with everyone, and quietly came to Li Er's side and whispered: "Second brother, you are the right governor. You are only under the eldest brother in our army, but you have to accept Duan Lun's command and dispatch. If you are so upside down, why don't you fight?"

"My direct line is only 5,000 left, so why do you fight?" Li Er replied depressedly, but Junxiu still held a gentle smile on her face and replied: "The enemy is in front of us. Our top priority is how to resist the invasion of the Chen thief army. General Duan Lun is in a good position on the southern front, and he has no mistakes in confronting the Chen thief army for May. I am willing to accept his command."

A sarcastic smile, Li Yuanji whispered again: "Second brother, if Duan Lun puts you in front and asks you to fight against the Chen thief army with the last direct troops, are you willing to accept his orders and command?"

Li Er closed his lips and said in his heart: "I can't ask for anything. What I like is to take the initiative to attack and defeat the enemy if you have the opportunity, and passively defend and be beaten blindly. That's not my style!"

At the same time, the Liu Heita army, the unit of the Sui army, which was closest to the Li brothers, also began to mobilize and prepare for war. A large amount of food and grass were transported to Linfen, and the Sui army stationed in various parts of Hedong also went north to assemble. The most cutting-edge Huoyi area was even more inclined to the Huoyi area. The army patrols frequently and sent scouts to explore the Taiyuan army's defense situation and explore small roads and streams. Duan Lun's army stationed in the Taiyuan army took the opportunity to capture two Sui army scouts, and asked them about an astonishing news - rumors in the Sui army camp that Chen Sangliang had issued an order to Liu Heita, asking Liu Heita to wait for an opportunity to seize the Lingshi Jiexiu before the main force of the Sui army heading north and open the north road of the main force of the Sui army!

After exploring this news, Duan Lun, the commander of the southern front of the Taiyuan Army, was surprised and did not dare to neglect it. While strengthening the defense of the spirit stones and Jiexiu, he sent someone to report the news to Li Jiancheng. However, Li Er, who had just led his army to Jiexiu, was a little suspicious and said to Duan Lun: "Chen Yingliang asked Liu Heita to seize the spirit stones of Jiexiu first? Is this possible? Not to mention whether Liu Heita can do this, Chen Yingliang has not even mobilized and assembled the main force, and the food and military supplies are still in the process of transfer. Even if Liu Heita takes Jiexiu and the spirit stones, Chen Yingliang is not afraid of being recaptured by our full counterattack? Such a risky tactic is not like Chen Yingliang's style of military use?"

"The soldiers are inconsistent, and the water is inconsistent." Duan Lun, who is actually Li's second brother-in-law, said: "Erlang, don't forget that when you were in Hedong before, Chen Yingliang came to highlight the surprise soldiers, and drove forward in a different way, beating you so hard that you didn't even have time to react. If he used the same trick again this time, we didn't prepare early and Liu Heita suddenly came again, how can we resist?"

"It's possible, but..." Li Er vaguely doubted Chen Sangliang's real intention and said to himself: "Morannaary is strong, the second drum is weak, and the third drum is exhausted. Before the main force of the bandit army arrived, our army was already in a panic. If this continues, we are afraid that we will drag ourselves down."

After arousing this worry, Li Er, who is also a master of psychological warfare, thought for a moment and volunteered to Duan Lun: "Brother-in-law, let me lead the headquarters to station Lingshi. You can lead the main force to station Jiexiu. In this way, even if there are any mistakes in my place, you can get an early warning and prepare in advance."

Li Er took the initiative to ask for it at the forefront of the battlefield, Duan Lun was of course unsuccessful. At the same time, Li Er's ability to fight and extraordinary agility also made Duan Lun feel very relieved, but Duan Lun was also worried about Li Er's personality weakness, so after accepting Li Er's request, Duan Lun reminded again: "Erlang, you must not take the risk of fighting. The enemy is strong and I am weak, and the terrain of Bird Valley is difficult to send surprise troops to win. You must focus on defending the city first. Without my permission, you are not allowed to fight without authorization."
Chapter completed!