Chapter 56: First Sight of Li Ji

Li Mu stood on the roof of the house and saw with his own eyes how the Tang cavalry attacked the city. I saw thousands of cavalry, each carrying a bag of sand and soil and throwing it under the city wall, and instantly built a small dirt mountain, and the army directly entered the city along the earth mountain, flowing clouds and water, all in one go. Li Mu saw that there was a cold sweat behind his back, he really couldn't underestimate the ancients, if Princess Yicheng used this tactic during the day, Dingxiang City at this time would not be an empty city, but a dead city. More than 200 young men and more than 300 women and children, how to resist more than 1,000 cavalry, they have to be the soul of the sword.

The Hui people in the city were already panicking, and when they saw the Tang cavalry descending from the sky like divine soldiers, they didn't even have the idea of resisting, and knelt on the ground one by one and begged for mercy. But it was useless, the Tang soldiers who rushed into the city, thinking that this group of Hui people had slaughtered the city, in order to avenge the people in the city, they raised their knives and fell, and they did not let go of any of them, and the heads were rolling all over the ground, and after a while, the city was full of blood, and thousands of Hui soldiers except for a few who escaped from the secret passage at the beginning, the rest were all beheaded, and gold and silver were scattered all over the ground. Li Mu squatted on the roof and grinned, is this the strength of the Tang cavalry? Cutting off someone's head on a horse is like cutting melons and vegetables, and killing a chicken is not so easy...... Li Mu touched his neck that was a little itchy, and said secretly in his heart, fortunately, he crossed over and became a Tang person, if he crossed over and became a Turkic person, in this era, it would be really difficult to mix.

"What people!"

Suddenly, Li Mu was so frightened that he almost rolled off the house. A sharp-eyed Tang soldier spotted him, and immediately more than a dozen bows and arrows were aimed over, Li Mu hurriedly said: "Don't let go of the arrows, I am my own person, in Xiading Xiang County, Li Mu, is it General Li Jida's subordinates?" ”

"Are you Dingxiangcheng County?" Tang Bing looked very cautious, the bow and arrow were not put down, he still pointed at Li Mu, and said, "You come down first, don't play tricks!" ”

Li Mu hurriedly got down from the house, and the two Tang soldiers approached with torches, and looked at Li Mu for a while, seeing that he was indeed not like a foreigner, but he still did not let down his guard, after all, there was only one living mouth in Dingxiang City at this time, who knows what was going on.

"Tie it up first, and when the general comes, it's not too late to interrogate!"

"Huh?" Li Mu was a little panicked, he was worried that the jade seal in his arms would be searched, so he would be busy in vain, and said: "Why are you kidnapping me, I am an official of the imperial court, Dingxiang County!" You are a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, how can there be a reason to tie up the officials of the court for no reason, do you want to rebel? ”

"Quite articulate!" Tang Bing, who had just spoken, came over and asked Li Mudao: "You said that it is a county or a county?" How can we believe in you, and besides, all the people of this city are gone, and you are the only one here, and there will be a strange thing! Someone, tie him up for me! ”

"I see who dares!" Li Mu shouted angrily and shouted at the top of his voice: "General, someone is going to rebel and tie up the officials of the imperial court......

"What are you shouting!"

"I'll just shout! I'm going to shout! ”

"Silence, the general has arrived!" When the two were arguing, a voice suddenly came from not far away. Li Mu hurriedly looked over, only to see a middle-aged man surrounded by several pro-soldiers walking over. Li Muguan is a calm person, and his face has a lot of similarities with Li Siwen, so he can't recognize it as Li Ji, so he hurriedly moved forward. A group of Tang soldiers hurriedly stopped him, and more than a dozen knives were placed on his neck at the same time.

Li Mu didn't dare to move, so he had to shout, "General, I'm Li Mu!" ”

"Li Mu?" Li Ji heard the familiar name, walked closer, looked at Li Mu, and said, "Are you Li Mu?" Tell me, what have you done? ”

"I sent a letter to General Li Jing, and I was left by Li Siwen to be a county minister, and I also brewed 'three cups of pouring', general, I am really Li Mu!"

Everything is right, Li Ji waved his hand, Tang Bing put the knife back, Li Ji approached and asked: "Li Mu, why are you here, where is Li Siwen now, and where are the people in the city?!" ”

Li Mu hurriedly recounted the cause and effect, starting from receiving the will of Chang'an, to how he learned the news and returned to Dingxiang, how to organize the people in the city to resist, how to discover the secret passage, arrange for the people to evacuate, and finally set fire to the city, stunned Li Siwen and let them escape, and why he stayed, 1510 told Li Ji.

Li Ji listened, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of anger, and at the same time, he was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched. He was glad that his son was not dead, and he was anxious about his son's death. What is there to defend a broken city, he sent a letter in advance, just to let Li Siwen arrange it in advance and move the people to a safe place, who would have thought that he would want to defend the city!

There is not a single soldier, and with only a few hundred young men, you want to resist the attack of more than a thousand cavalry? How stupid this is! But he was also very relieved that his son did not retreat, at least Li Ji's son was not a bad breed and dared to face a strong enemy. Li Ji has always felt that Li Siwen has no talent and wants him to be a rich man, but now it seems that he still has merit.

Li Ji patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said, "You have dealt with the incident very well. Be brave and resourceful, at your age, forgiveness is precious. You rest for a while, and when you are done cleaning the battlefield, you will return to the camp with me. When I come to meet Your Majesty in Japan, I will ask for credit for you. ”

"Siwen'...... over there"

"I'll send a team of people to find it, don't worry."

Li Mu's mind turned sharply, at this time, the matter of the jade seal had not yet been revealed, he could only say that he had killed Princess Yicheng, but not about the jade seal, he would take out the jade seal and present it to Li Shimin when he arrived in Chang'an. But doing so will definitely make Li Ji feel that he is a snob, and he only has utilitarianism in his eyes. If there is an estrangement because of this, it seems a little uneconomical to be looked down by him, after all, whether it is the winemaking business or the future development, Li Ji's thick leg still has to be embraced. As a traverser, it's good to know some information in advance, Li Mu doesn't know much about the history of the Tang Dynasty, most of them come from TV series, but this is enough, it was mentioned in "The Legend of Wu Meiniang", until Li Zhi became the emperor, Li Ji was still a military boss, and at that time, the generals who were at the same time with him didn't know where to go, the dead died, the depreciation was degraded, only he was an old tree evergreen, this kind of thigh is not hugged, isn't it a fool?

That's it! Or speak up! Li Mu is gambling, betting on Li Ji's character, and betting that he will not steal credit. If he robs it, then give it to him, such a big favor, sooner or later there will be a reward.

"General, I have one more thing."

"Anything else?" Li Ji frowned slightly and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Li Mu said: "I can only say this to you alone. ”

"Oh?" Li Ji's heart moved slightly, and he waved his hand to retreat. Li Mu took Li Ji into the courtyard next to him, closed the door, took out the brocade box from his arms, held it in front of Li Ji with both hands, and said, "General, look what this is!" ”

Li Ji stretched out his hand to open the brocade box, only glanced at it, and then closed the brocade box with a 'snap'.

"Hurry up and put it away! Don't show it to anyone! ”