With the stance of Dugu Zhen, the leading figure of the Guanlong nobles, and the support of Li Jiancheng's party members in the court, Li Yuan finally had no choice but to agree to Yang Gao's conditions and transfer the 200,000 horses and 150,000 horses from Lantian Racecourse to Stone grains and 50,000 taels of gold were transported to the Sui Dynasty in batches.
The Sui Dynasty also released the captured Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji. At the same time, Xiao Yu and Liu Wenjing also reached an agreement on the reconciliation between the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Both sides promised not to attack each other within three years.
However, both Yang Gao and the Li family knew very well that the so-called three years was nothing but a false value. As long as the Sui Dynasty pacified the Central Plains or the Tang Dynasty wiped out Xue Ju and Li Gui, the war would break out immediately.
At the same time, Wang Shichong of Luoyang quickly launched a mutiny in Luoyang City after receiving an eagle letter from his nephew Wang Renze.
Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu and other disciples of the aristocratic family prided themselves on being noble and did not even bother to win over military men who were rude and disrespectful in their eyes. They arrogantly believed that with the trust of Emperor Yang Tong, it would be easy to destroy Wang Shichong, a Hu merchant.
They never dreamed that Wang Shichong would actually launch a mutiny, and they had no countermeasures at all. In the end, they only ended up with their body and body missing.
As for Emperor Yang Tong, he mysteriously disappeared on the day of the palace coup. There are rumors that he has seen through the world of mortals, shaved his hair and became a monk, with the Buddhist name "Seng Min". Some people also say that Yang Tong was poisoned with poisonous wine by Wang Shichong on the night of the palace incident, but the body was disposed of secretly.
But no matter what the explanation is, Wang Shichong has become a veritable Lord of Luoyang. However, Wang Shichong, the lord of Luoyang, had a hard time. About a month after the Luoyang mutiny, Wagang Li Mi suddenly launched an attack and conquered Hulao Pass, an important town guarding Luoyang, and once again threatened Luoyang.
After Wang Shichong heard the report of the defeated troops at Hulao Pass, his good mood about winning the power of the Eastern Capital in one fell swoop disappeared in an instant. He immediately summoned his nephew Wang Renze who had just returned from Jiangdu, as well as Wang Yanzhang, Duan Da, Huan Fasi, Yang Gongqing, Dong Jun, Yang Wang, Guo Shiheng and other confidants to discuss the matter.
Dongdu, Tai Chi Hall. The main hall that was originally used as a meeting place for officials of the Sui Dynasty has now been turned into Wang Shichong's military meeting hall.
Wang Shichong sat at the top with a carefree look, his gaze majesticly swept over the faces of the ministers in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, Hulao Pass has been lost, and Li Mi's troops are approaching Luoyang again. What should you do? Policy?"
Wearing a purple robe, Chen Guogong Duan Da, who turned out to be the minister of Gu Ming of Sui Gong Emperor Yang Tong with Wang Shichong, came out and said: "My lord, I think Li Mi is powerful. We should guard Luoyang and rely on the fortified city to resist the Wagang rebels." , waiting for reinforcements from Jiangdu!"
"No!"
Huan Fa Si, wearing a Taoist robe, strode out and said, "Your Majesty, Master Duan is wrong. Now that we have just put down Yuan Wendu and other rebels, we cannot guarantee that there are any of their accomplices in the Eastern Capital City. We must not let Li Mi and the others besiege the city once, otherwise something unexpected may happen!"
Huan Fasi turned out to be a Taoist priest who was quite quick-witted. When Li Mi besieged Luoyang, the eastern capital, he made many plans and performed many extraordinary feats. He has quite a bit of prestige among the generals.
Wang Shichong nodded after listening to Huan Fasi's words, "It's true what the military advisor said, you have to rely on yourself for everything, don't rely too much on others!"
Wang Yanzhang was so heroic that he said loudly: "Uncle, don't worry, although Li Mi has millions of people, in my eyes, they are all nothing. With the big iron gun in my hand, I will definitely kill the bandits in Wagang and scare them away!"
Wang Shichong laughed and said: "Yan Zhang is indeed brave. Don't worry, my uncle will definitely give you a chance to show off his skills!"
After hearing Wang Shichong's words, Huan Fasi seemed to understand something, opened his mouth wide and asked: "Prince, are you planning to..."
Wang Shichong nodded and said: "Yes, I have been dealing with Li Mi for many years, and I know him very well. This person is arrogant and arrogant. He will definitely think that we only dare to hide in the city and not come out. I want to do the opposite." , strike first and catch him off guard!"
After hearing this, General Zhang Zhenzhou hurriedly came out and said: "My lord, wait a minute, our troops in Luoyang are only 70,000 at the moment. Excluding the necessary garrison forces in Luoyang City, the number of troops that can attack is only 50,000. And the Wagang Army occupying Hulao Pass has nearly 100,000 troops. Two hundred thousand, and there are also brave generals such as Pei Xingyan, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang and others. I hope the prince will think twice!"
"General Zhang is too cautious in his use of troops!" Wang Shichong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Soldiers make dangerous moves, and there are big profits with big risks. Li Mi now has 200,000 troops, with a huge momentum and high morale. If we are like this A successful raid will definitely greatly suppress the morale of the Wagang Army, so I am 70% sure of this battle."
Wang Renze, Wang Yanzhang, Yang Gongqing, Guo Shiheng, Dong Jun and other generals all came out and raised their hands and shouted: "The last general is willing to go into battle with the prince to kill the enemy!"
Wang Shichong laughed loudly and said: "Okay, generals, listen to the order. After you return to the camp, you can select the best soldiers and generals under your command. Tonight, we will rebel at the third watch and set off at the fifth watch to attack Hulao Pass!"
"The final general honors your order!"
All the generals shouted loudly.
Wang Shichong nodded and continued to order: "Duan Da, Zhang Zhenzhou, Luoyang will be guarded by you two. If Luoyang is lost during my expedition, I will definitely punish you severely!"
"Yes!" Zhang Zhenzhou and Duan Dajin said with their hands in hand.
. . . . . . . . . .
At night, on the official road in Luoyang. Smoke and dust billowed, and the sound of iron hooves shook the sky. Wang Yanzhang, a tall man with a rugged face, rushed at the front of the team, with a black war horse under his crotch and a large iron gun in his hand, which weighed a hundred kilograms and was about one foot long.
Wang Renze on the side was dressed in black armor, with a black horse under his crotch. His whole body was completely black, except for a large sword in his hand that shone with a cold light.
In this raid, Wang Shichong also sent out all his elite troops. In order to boost morale, he even sent his Wang family troops as the vanguard of the entire army.
Wang Shichong's judgment was also very keen. Li Mi did not expect that Wang Shichong would dare to leave the city here and attack Hulao Pass. The night vigilance of the entire Wagang Army camp was indeed relatively lax, and the Sui army easily broke through the gate.
"Whoever kills and captures Li Mi alive will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and promoted to the third rank!"
The Wang family tribe, led by Wang Yanzhang and Wang Renze, rushed into the Wagang Army camp like a pack of wolves. Riding his horse like the wind, he slashed and killed the soldiers of Wagang who stood in front of him. From time to time, he threw torches at the tents and the piled baggage, which spread quickly with the wind. In less than a moment, The entire camp was on fire.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
Li Mi, who had fallen asleep in the commander's tent, was awakened by the loud shouts of killing. He rushed out of the tent barefoot and shouted sternly at the guards around him.
The guards looked at me, and I looked at you, looking at each other with equally confused expressions.
"Asshole, hurry up and find out what's going on?"
Li Mi said angrily to several personal guards.
