On the eighth day of November, after more than a month of Yuan Junzhang's frenzied attack at all costs, and with no reinforcements for more than a month, Mayi finally declared its fall.
Although the Turks once tried to get Gao Manzheng to surrender...how could Gao Manzheng, who had personally beheaded Yuan Junzhang's eldest son, dare to surrender?
In the end, Gao Manzheng tried to break through and go to Yanmen Pass, but his subordinate Du Shiyuan rebelled and beheaded Gao Manzheng... Even so, Yuan Junzhang personally beheaded Gao Manzheng and hung it on the city gate of Mayi.
Except for the two sons Gao Xuanji and Gao Miao who were sent out in advance, Gao Manzheng's entire family was wiped out. The Turks invaded the city and looted the city, making Mayi almost a hell on earth.
Yu Gushe looked at the tall and thin man kneeling in front of him with great interest, "Can you say descending to Yanmen Pass?"
The tall and thin man gasped and said: "Liu Shirang came back this time and turned against Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian successively. He is now in a desperate situation..."
"It's impossible." Yu Sheshe came up and sneered: "Back then, tens of thousands of troops besieged the city for more than a month, and Liu Shirang refused to surrender!"
Yugushe glanced at Yusheshe displeasedly. They were cousins by blood, but they had different political stances. One was the only son of Jieli Khan, and the other was dependent on Tuli Khan.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Gushe waved the tall and thin man forward and whispered a few words.
Yu Sheshe looked at this scene with disdain, and waited until the tall and thin man walked away before he sneered: "Liu Shirang can be convicted before he sent troops to aid Mayi?"
"Even if he is convicted, he may not surrender at Yanmen Pass."
Yu Gushe was too lazy to answer and walked away. All this was not his idea, but Ashina Sheer's plan, but he felt... there was still a possibility of success.
Caravans traveled between Shuozhou and Yunzhou, and even traveled as far as the grasslands. It was not only Li Shan who tried to explore the interior of the Turks, but in turn the Turks could also understand the situation in Yanmen Pass through the caravans.
Although Li Shan issued a silence order and no one in the caravan was allowed to mention the acting county magistrate, the grievances between Li Shenfu and Liu Shirang were not a secret.
Yu Gushe raised his head and glanced at Mayi, then turned to look at Yanmen Pass, which was out of sight on the east side. He thought that Mayi had finally been captured. The next one was Yanmen Pass, and maybe the next one was Hedong Taiyuan Prefecture... It’s just that I wonder where that Li Shan is now!
Well, Li Shan inside Yanmen Pass had a slight cold sweat on his forehead, "You really asked?"
Zhou Erlang and Fan Shishi looked at each other and nodded silently.
"See clearly, is it really Yugu She?"
Fan Shiyi smiled bitterly and said: "It was the villain and the third brother who captured them that day, how could I not recognize them..."
Li Shan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Yugushe, Yugushe, I just caught you once and didn't do anything to you. Why do you have to worry about me so much?" !
Li Shan is not afraid that Yugushe will attack Yanmen Pass because of his anger. It is freezing. Even if Yugushe attacks all the tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers, he can only smash his head in front of the pass and bleed... What he is afraid of is that Yugushe attacks the caravan.
If it's Ashina She'er, it's easy to deal with. This kind of person can be traded... But people like Yu Gushe won't care so much when their temper gets angry.
Throughout Hedong, many people were looking forward to the fall of Mayi, including Li Shan, but the reason for his hope was different from others.
Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian couldn't wait to throw the blame on Liu Shirang's head, but Li Shan hoped that after the fall of Mayi, the Turks would lead their troops back to the grassland, so that he would have the space and time to use his next methods.
But at the critical moment, Yu Gushe suddenly asked him... Did he know that he was in Dai County, or even knew that he was in Yanmen?
You wouldn't suddenly ask about yourself for no reason, right?
After staying for a moment, Li Shan jumped up and said, "All in the name of Duke Liu, the Marquis of Yiyang County!"
Zhou Zuorang grinned, "Mr. Lang, is it still too late?"
Li Shan was stunned again, yes, is it still too late?
10% to 10% will be too late. More importantly, the focus of the caravan's next expedition will be to attract people and encourage residents of Shuozhou and Yunzhou to move to Dai County... Do we want to give this credit to Liu Shirang?
At this time, there was a commotion outside, and Wang Junhao quickly stepped inside, "Lang Jun, the Turks are coming."
Li Shan swayed, is he really here? !
"Mr. Lang?"
Wang Junhao was a little strange. Li Shan had already made an agreement with several generals at Yanmen Pass. Once the Turks and Yuan Junzhang invaded, everyone would obey Li Shan's orders... not to trust Li Shan's commanding ability, but to be on guard against Liu Shirang.
Li Gaoqian was to prevent Liu Shirang from stealing credit, while Xue Zhong and Kan Leng were acting in Li Shan's name to prevent Liu Shirang from defecting to the enemy.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shan paced back and forth in the room, "Go and ask Xue Zhong to come."
A quarter of an hour later, outside Yanmen Pass, Yu Sheshe pointed boredly, "Under the banner is Liu Shirang."
Yu Gushe on the side looked around, and several of his subordinates nodded in agreement. He had never invaded Hedong before and did not recognize Liu Shirang.
Liu Shirang, who was under the banner, watched this scene with boredom. He was not thinking fast and was still a little confused... Although he was actually ignored, he was the nominal guard of Yanmen after all. Hearing that the Turks were attacking, he naturally wanted to Go up to the city wall and see what's going on.
But unexpectedly, as soon as they climbed the city wall, Xue Zhong, Wang Junhao and others swarmed in and squeezed Liu Shirang under the flag... Well, in fact, the flag was pushed up to Liu Shirang's head.
Li Shan, who was wandering around the room like a headless fly, suddenly stamped his feet and heard the desolate sound of horns. He vaguely remembered that this rhythm seemed to be a signal for the Turks to retreat.
Sure enough, not long after, Wang Junhao came back and said, "Mr. Lang, the Turks have retreated."
Li Shan raised his eyebrows and said, "There is no siege."
"There is indeed no siege."
Li Shan was silent for a moment and then asked in a low voice: "How is Liu Shirang?"
"I can't see anything different."
It was not until dusk that the scout Fan Shiyi, who was ordered to go out to investigate the fortress, returned to the pass. He was very sure that the entire Turkic army had withdrawn westward and should have gone straight back to the grassland.
"Yuan Junzhang garrisoned in Mayi, and the Turks withdrew to the west." Li Shan murmured: "If you want to set up in the valley... If you want to set up in the valley..."
There were only three people in the room, Li Shan, Xue Zhong and Wang Junhao. Even Kan Leng, who had gained Li Shan's full trust for the time being, was not present.
In the tense atmosphere, Wang Junhao asked tentatively: "Mr. Lang, today Yugushe led the army to Yanmen Pass, but then withdrew the army to the west for no reason. It is quite strange."
"Do you suspect that Liu Shirang secretly communicated with Yu Gushe?" Xue Zhong smiled and shook his head, "Probably not."
Li Shan, who was lost in thought, nodded in agreement, "Indeed, Liu Shirang became famous for resisting the Turkic armies in Hedong several times. If he wants to surrender to the enemy, he must surrender at the pass."
Seeing that Wang Junhao still didn't understand, Xue Zhong explained: "Now the top and bottom of Yanmen Gate are in Huairen's hands. If Liu Shirang wants to surrender, Yu Gushe must know that Huairen is here."
Wang Junhao was stunned, "Yugushe didn't attack Yanmen Pass today, so Liu Shirang shouldn't have any intention of surrendering to the Turks?"
"Who knows?" Li Shan sneered: "It is common for people around Yanmen Pass to change their appearance."
Li Shan was deeply wary of Liu Shirang... At least, it was impossible for Li Gaoqian and Li Shenfu to conquer the Turks, but Liu Shirang couldn't tell for sure.
Li Shan took a deep breath and said, "Send people to investigate the Turks' movements, and send others back to Dai County... The next caravan can set off."
After a pause, Li Shan emphasized his tone and said, "Call the few personal guards Xiaozheng left in Dai County."
"Since master and disciple are worthy of each other, even if the swords are facing each other, it shouldn't be a problem to write a letter, right?"
