After Zhang Boyu withdrew, Zhou Che arranged for people to recall Huo Zeyou and others who had left.
Before anyone arrived, Gai Yue cleverly held his sword and left, leaving space for Zhou Che and Huangfu Yun.
Zhou Che fell into a long silence.
Of course, his eyes were not idle - he was staring at Huangfu Yun's round butt.
Maybe they haven't seen each other for a few days, so Huangfu Yun did not go straight to the iron tongs, but said directly: "After setting off, Zhang Boyu told us all the food storage points he had along the way. This man is very smart. After he decided to join us, he did not Half-hearted.”
"That's not what I was thinking about." Zhou Che shook his head.
"That is?"
"After Wubao is destroyed, what should I do with my imperial sister-in-law?"
"What are you going to do with it?"
Zhou Che said: "First, let her die among the rebels directly, so there is no need to explain to anyone."
"Secondly, she is a princess, and she has entered the royal family tree. If she really wants to be killed, she must first be sent back to the court to be convicted, and then Zong Zheng will remove her from the ancestral hall, and finally she can be executed."
"What's more important is that I can drag Lao Wu down when he is convicted."
"I think this is inappropriate." Huangfu Yun shook his head: "After returning to the court, it is not up to us to decide whether she and Li are guilty, let alone dragging the fifth prince into trouble."
"Huh?" Zhou Che frowned: "You mean, they will retract their confession?"
Huangfu Yun nodded: "How often does it happen that black and white are reversed in the court? What's more, our power in the court is completely incomparable to that of the fifth prince and others."
"You have achieved such great military exploits this time. The other princes will definitely not see our kindness. Compared with the fifth prince, you who have been dormant for many years and have made a sudden appearance are obviously more difficult to deal with."
"Furthermore, among the princes in the court, how many of them are not from a rich family? How many of the rich families have no scandals in their families? Those whose families are in the north shout against the Hunu while at the same time taking advantage of the Hunu. Are they in the minority?"
"Not to mention, many of them have extraordinary relationships with the Fifth Prince and the Li family."
"They may be able to tolerate Li's decline, but they will never sit back and watch Li be labeled as a rebel... If the investigation continues, they will also be implicated!"
"That's absolutely true!" Zhou Che nodded and suddenly grinned: "Sister Yun is still thoughtful."
Huangfu Yun hummed and rolled her eyes at him, a smile quickly flashed across her face: "It doesn't matter who raised you."
After a pause, she continued: "I think you must keep Li Cuiluo; not only must you keep her, but you must also subdue her and make her bow to you completely."
"When she stands on your side and tells what the fifth prince did, it will be a mountain of ironclad proof!"
"Oh! How can that be done!" Zhou Che shook his head repeatedly, with a distressed look on his face: "After all, she is my serious sister-in-law. Unlike Zhen Wan, my father will never allow me to accept her..."
Huangfu Yun raised her beautiful eyes: "You still want to let your sister-in-law in!?"
"Ah...that's not what I meant...no, wasn't it your idea?"
"If you want her to bow her head to you, do you have to admit her?"
"Oh~ I understand!" Zhou Che suddenly realized and patted his head: "I just want to sleep but not accept it! Sister Yun, you are so kind to me, I will stick to it."
"It's cheap and good." Huangfu Yun glared at him, and suddenly lowered his voice a lot: "Hedong is one of the largest counties in the world, and it is adjacent to Luojing. Now with the benefit of salt mines, its status in the future will only be increasingly important.”
"Officials on the surface are the power of the emperor and the court. It is difficult for you to compete with them."
"But who are you going to rely on to control Hedong, which is hidden behind?"
Zhou Che suddenly smiled: "Originally, I thought that in terms of business, I would control Shen Xin through the Zhen family; as for the military matters, I would rely on the Huo family."
"Shen Xin can only do business, so it is destined to be difficult to compete with the Huo family." Huangfu Yun shook his head.
"Yes!" Zhou Che nodded, his smile getting thicker: "So she will be an excellent helper, but...she has a fierce and arrogant personality, and is not so easy to bow her head."
"Aren't you always good at dealing with women?" Huangfu Yun couldn't help but laugh: "Zhen Wan is so loyal to you that she even refused to recognize her brother in order to help you."
"I'm not sure about Li Cuiluo..." Zhou Che shook his head solemnly, but suddenly reached out his hand with a smile on his face: "I'll practice tonight!"
That hand reaches straight for the plump buttocks.
Huangfu Yun did not retreat but advanced, running directly into Zhou Che's arms.
Zhou Che was overjoyed, was this a reward for himself?
The next moment, a familiar refreshing feeling came from his waist, causing his soul to ascend to heaven——
"Ahhhhh!!!"
"cough!"
Outside the door, Huo Zeyou and others who hurried back were stunned.
who? Sounds like the boss's voice? ? ?
"Come in!"
Hearing someone coming, a majestic voice immediately came from inside.
Everyone pushed open the door and entered.
I saw Huangfu Yun sitting quietly aside, and Zhou Che standing at the front, wearing a mask, with majestic eyes, still looking decisive and ruthless as a talker.
Who caused that ghost crying and wolf howling just now?
"Everyone, we have a plan to defeat the Li family, but tomorrow we need you to pretend to be defeated for a while..." Zhou Che spoke out the plan.
midnight.
An eagle hovers over Lishiwu Fort.
His sharp eyes were downward, and after locking the direction, he swooped down like a sharp arrow.
"Uncle replied!"
Soon, someone handed a letter to Li Wangsong: "Zhang Boyu has arrived, and tomorrow we will select elite troops to attack. The suzerain should expose a flaw at the east gate to lure Zhou Jiao's main force to attack. General Zhang will take advantage of Zhou's unpreparedness and raid his headquarters. The suzerain will Then send troops to respond from within."
Finally, Li Chen also made a special note: Zhang Boyu knows soldiers well and is good at strategy. He is really capable of ghosts and gods, and his ability is absolutely worthy of trust.
"Great, the reinforcements have finally arrived!" Li Wangsong was overjoyed when he saw the letter and handed the letter to Li Cuiluo.
Li Cuiluo also breathed a sigh of relief, but then ordered: "Tell the sect leader to be more prudent and don't make any moves unless you are sure of victory."
"yes!"
The next day, Zhou Che still attacked Wubao.
There are six gates in Wubao, so Zhou Che's number of attackers assigned to each gate is only about 20,000.
It was not until noon that the east gate defender suddenly ran out of arrows.
Li could only send out his precious warriors to defend in close combat with poles, spears, and hook knives.
When Zhou Che heard the news, he immediately ordered and mobilized warriors to move forward with the intention of making a breakthrough.
Moreover, he personally led people to supervise the battle under the east gate!
"Sect Master, that's the Zhoujiao flag!"
On the Wubao, someone pointed it out to Li Wangsong.
"Great!" Li Wangsong was overjoyed: "This thief fell into the trap!"
The attack on the east gate lasted until evening, and the warriors responsible for the attack were already hungry and exhausted.
A golden sound came from Zhou Che's army: It's time to cook first.
The troops returned exhausted and looked quite loose.
There is no other way. It is already remarkable that a bunch of idiots can "advance when they hear the sound of drums and retreat when they hear the sound of gold" in a short period of time.
Expect them to have sonorous steps and tight formation?
It's not as straightforward as dreaming.
At this moment, in the evening sky, a wave of troops suddenly rushed out and headed straight for the Salt Gang camp outside the east gate.
The tired army who was about to go to work was caught off guard and fell into chaos.
"Yeah, it came so fast!?"
In the camp, Zhao Chuang was holding a big bowl and biting a piece of hoof.
In order to motivate the soldiers to fight, Gang Leader Zhou spent a lot of money on food.
"Stop eating and act quickly."
"You lead the army to the north, and I will go to the south."
Huo Zeyou, dressed in a robe, walked in, reached out and grabbed the hoof in his bowl: "Zhang Boyu fulfills the agreement, and you and I will rush into Li's Wubao together."
"If this person has different intentions and you directly attack his department, I will find an opportunity to kill him!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Okay..." Zhao Chuang was stunned for a while and then shouted: "Give me back the hooves first!"
Huo Zeyou, who was leaving his tent, had already mounted his horse.
Zhao Chuang threw down his bowl with a curse, hit his horse and ran northward.
On the way to escape, he ordered his subordinates to wave the flag and collect the frightened defeated army.
Zhang Boyu, who succeeded in the raid, did not chase these two groups of people, but continued to move forward——
In this way, the siege troops that were still at the east gate and the supervising troops led by Zhou Che himself who were suppressing the city became his targets.
Everything happens in just a moment.
When Zhang Boyu rushed towards Zhou Che's military formation, everyone on Wubao was dumbfounded.
It took a while—
"good!"
Li Wangsong raised his arms and shouted, laughing loudly: "Zhang Boyu is really amazing! Zhou Jiao, Zhou Jiao, today is your day to die!"
The sound of gold sounded in Zhou Che's army formation.
The messengers galloped out, waving their flags wildly.
They recalled the ten songs that attacked Wubao and asked them to turn around and defend their commander.
The siege troops turned back hastily.
Zhou Che and the Guards were already facing the danger of being surrounded.
Next to Zhang Boyu, Niu Mu was released - because Zhang Boyu gave a more important 'hostage': grain reserves.
Seeing the big banner erected in the center, Niu Mu couldn't help but grinned and said, "Commander, this sixth prince is really stupid."
"Silly?" Zhang Boyu smiled: "Where to start?"
"You laid out a plan and he believed it. If you don't plan to cooperate with him now, wouldn't his head be ours?" Niu Mu said.
Zhang Boyu's smile suddenly disappeared: "You'd better just think about this kind of thing."
Niu Mu tilted his head: "How do you say that?"
"Because if you practice it, you will definitely die miserably." Zhang Boyu shook his head and said: "Don't say I can't do it. Even if I can do it, even if I still work for Mr. Guo, I will never do it myself. Touching the prince's life..."
He suddenly stopped talking.
In the midst of the chaos, Li Chen actually came over with a few guards. His face was full of excitement: "Commander Zhang, were you intercepted by Zhou Jiao?"
"Yes!" Zhang Boyu nodded and said, "The siege is about to be completed, but his people are coming."
Niu Mu said loudly: "Zhou Jiao's soldiers are very capable in combat. We, the vanguard, may not be able to trap him to death. Let Sect Master Li bring people to support him!"
"This..." Li Chen hesitated for a while and said, "Is there any risk in opening the door?"
"Where does the risk come from?" Zhang Boyu smiled and pointed to the south and north: "Zhou Jiao's large army has fled. The only people staying here are Shiqu and a personal army. Even if the door is opened, they can go in. Die."
"It makes sense!" Li Chen suddenly nodded and said, "Commander, please send more people to protect us. I will call to open the city gate."
"good."
Zhang Boyu arranged for a group of people to send Li Chen to Wubao Gate.
At this moment, Zhou Che's men were fighting against Zhang Boyu's men.
Only the top brass knew about the plan, not the lower-level sergeants, so the "play" was extremely real.
Among the chaotic troops, Gai Yue was very vigilant and had already pulled out the Tianzhang Sword: "In order to prevent the other party from pretending to be real, we should break out first?"
Zhou Che smiled: "If he is real, we will confront him directly. In two quarters of an hour at most, Huo Zeyou will come back and kill him!"
Zhang Boyu's raiding force only numbered more than 3,000 people.
At this time, a team leader came over: "The enemy troops separated a group of troops and escorted an old man to the Wubao."
"It seems they are going to call the gate of Kaiwubao." Zhou Che pointed to the side with his horse: "Cooperate with him and break out!"
"yes!"
The soldiers switched from defense to charge, raised their crossbows and fired a volley towards the north.
In one encounter, he shot down twenty or thirty people.
The encirclement that had not yet fully formed was pushed back by the domineering force.
Niu Mu's eyelids jumped at the sight: "What a fierce Hu Congjun!"
"Without such capital, he dares to go deep into the east of the river alone?" Zhang Boyu threw a short and thin iron arrow in his hand, and after two clicks of his tongue, he threw it to the other party: "Take a look."
Niu Mu took it and looked over it over and over again: "Tie Ya? What do you say?"
"It is made of fine iron, small and light, and extremely sharp. The cost is very high, which is almost equivalent to throwing money at people. Zhen Wu's retinue carried a few of these iron arrows." Zhang Boyu narrowed his eyes: "Zhen Chuhe What a shrewd man he is? Treating him as being closer than his own son, why should we hesitate?"
"Send the order, all Quhous come to see me immediately!"
Niu Fu looked solemn: "Yes!"
"Hurry! Hurry! Block him and don't let him go!"
On the Wubao, Li Wangsong, who was watching the battle, stared at the direction of Zhou Che's breakout, his face flushed with anxiety.
The Li family warriors around him were also concentrating and did not even dare to breathe.
Although they had held on for the past two days, they could not forget the despair Zhou Che had brought to them!
This thief has gained momentum east of Hedong, and his men and horses are increasing by the tens of thousands every day.
After promising to survive, the salt mines, and Li's wealth, the people who came came to fight to the death for him.
Those who cannot go to the front line will carry the burden on their shoulders, or help build siege equipment...
Even a fool can see that if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the Li family is exposed.
But now, the opportunity for victory has appeared!
"It seems I can't surround you."
"Yes! This thief's followers are too powerful in combat, and Second Young Master Guo allowed them to defeat them."
"The ten Qu retreated, holding back Zhang Boyu's men... Zhang Boyu's limited troops are also an important reason."
"If we let him go, even though we will win this victory, it will have limited effect on the overall situation..."
The warriors expressed their opinions one after another.
Snapped!
Li Wangsong slapped his hand on the wall: "According to your opinions, if we go out of the city to help, can we intercept Zhou Che?"
"No problem!" A martial artist of his uncle's clan nodded and said: "We have two thousand ready riders at the east gate to block his way. Then the army will swarm forward and Zhou Jiao will be dead!"
Li Wangsong's chest rose and fell, and his heart was obviously moved: "What are the risks if we open the door?"
"Risk?" Another warrior shook his head and said: "Sect Master, you see, Zhou Jiao's army has already retreated to the north and south, and they will not be able to rush back in time. As long as Zhang Boyu is reliable, there is no risk at all."
"metropolitan!"
"metropolitan!!!"
Under the Wubao, Li Chen shouted at the top of his lungs: "Please, the sect leader, send troops to help quickly, otherwise if you let Zhou Jiao go, all your efforts will be wasted!"
Li Wangsong first looked at Zhou Che, who was about to break out of the encirclement, then at Zhang Boyu, who was commanding the troops, and finally his eyes fell on Li Chen.
Hard to decide.
He hesitated to speak.
After all, Li Chen was an old man and saw Li Wangsong's concerns, so he shouted again: "Sect leader, please be at ease, I guarantee with my life that there is no one more reliable than Commander Zhang in the world!"
This sentence finally made Li Wangsong make up his mind.
He gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "Open the door, attack, and cut off Zhou Jiao!"
"yes!"
The warriors agreed with a roar, their murderous intent and fighting spirit rising.
The young master was killed, the clan leader was killed, the highest-ranking woman in the clan was insulted, the family was bullied, and the clan was brought to ruin... They had been waiting for this moment for too long!
--boom--
With a loud bang, the gate of Wubao was finally lowered.
Li's cavalry rushed out and roared:
"Avenge my family! I swear to kill Zhou Jiao!"
