The May day began to heat up, and all kinds of insects and birds were chirping outside, and these chaotic calls made people even more restless. www.biquge.info In the mansion of Li Huaiguang, the deputy general of Zuo Xiaowei, Li Huaiguang was sitting opposite Pei Mian, with tea and burning spices on the low table in the middle.

Pei Mian put down the teacup and said: "General Li, you were originally a festival envoy, but now you are just a deputy general, how can your status be very different?" As far as I know, the generals who had a history of rebellion in the past have now been demoted and appointed, and no one is the commander of any army, which shows that Zhao Ziliang has no trust in you, even if you make more contributions, you may be promoted in the title, and you may get more rewards, but it is absolutely impossible to say again in the position, the surname Zhao said on the surface that he does not care about your past, but in fact, he has long had a plan not to reuse you in his heart! ”

"Look at it, this person surnamed Zhao has a dark heart, he demotes your official position now, and when the external rebellion is calmed down and the world is stable, he will definitely attack you who have rebelled, he is not a good man and a woman, if you believe him, I don't know how you will die in the future!"

Li Huaiguang looked at Pei Mian and asked a little irritably, "What do you want me to do?" If you have anything to say, just say it, and let it go! ”

Pei Mian was not in a hurry, and asked: "Before I say it, I want to ask the general whether he wants to be suppressed under Zhao Ziliang to death and never come out, or does he want to go up a few floors and be a supreme minister?" ”

Li Huaiguang slapped the table and said angrily: "Aren't you talking nonsense? If you can be a supreme minister, who will be willing to be suppressed forever? ”

Pei Mian picked up the teapot and filled the teacup, and took a sip unhurriedly, "Now there is a chance to turn over, I have contacted some ministers in the court, and I am ready to secretly form an alliance against the surname Zhao, I am not afraid to tell you the truth, Yuan Zai and others have agreed to join forces with us, and we have found a helper outside, when the time comes, someone will raise an army in the name of the Qing monarch to crusade against the surname Zhao, and we are in the court as an internal response, and there are also people in the imperial court and military who have joined, such as ・・・・・・ Shang Kegu." If the general joins, he will have the highest military rank and title among the military generals who join, and if he can successfully eradicate the surname Zhao and his power in the court in the future, the general's status will definitely be extremely popular! ”

Although Li Huaiguang is reckless and irritable, he is definitely not stupid, how can there be a person who is the leader of this kind of thing, he asked: "Who is the leader of this matter?" ”

Pei Mian pointed to the roof: "Of course it is・・・・・・ I'm just a person who is in the middle of the liaison and errands, and the general plays a pivotal role in this matter, and the above will not be invisible!" ”

Li Huaiguang has already moved, and Zhao Ziliang's brainwashing in the training camp of the general school has played a role in most of the general schools, but it has no effect on people like Li Huaiguang. He has long been dissatisfied with Zhao Ziliang's reorganization and training, and when he finally arranged his position, he even demoted him by a few levels, not a chief general, but only a deputy general, although the deputy general has certain rights, but does not have the right to directly order military operations, and now he has enough of this kind of restrained life.

Li Huaiguang picked up the teacup and drank it all, "Okay, I did this!" But I don't have any henchmen and cronies in the Zuo Xiao Guard now, and I need some time and money to buy people's hearts! ”

Pei Mian was overjoyed in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface, "I can provide some property for the general to use for activities, and this matter is not going to be carried out immediately, it takes time to contact the princes of all parties and make preparations, it is by no means something that can be launched immediately overnight, the general should have enough time!" The hour is getting short, and I should go away, lest I be seen and suspicious!" General, this matter is settled? ”

Li Huaiguang nodded, got up and said, "I'm not far away!" ”

After Pei Mian left Li Huaiguang's mansion, he came to Shang Kegu's mansion non-stop and asked the guards to see Shang Kegu.

Shang Kegu is a member of the Yuwen Department of the Xianbei tribe, and the end of Tianbao will be subordinated to the Tang Dynasty, under the jurisdiction of An Lushan, and he will rebel with An Lushan and Shi Siming successively, and later return to the imperial court. Shang Ke is a simple and resolute person, strict in governing the army and strict military discipline, even if he served under An Lushan and Shi Siming, he also had strict military discipline and never disturbed the people, which can be described as an outlier among the rebel generals.

The soldiers guarding the door went in to report, and soon came out and said to Pei Mian: "Lord Pei, my general said that he was not feeling well today and was not suitable for hospitality, so my lord should come back another day!" ”

Pei Mian has not run into a wall in front of Shang Kegu's door once or twice, except for the first time he came to visit and revealed a little idea and tested Shang Kegu, he has never been able to enter Shang Kegu's mansion. Although Shang Kegu was born in a barbarian, he was not a fool, how could he not hear Pei Mian's plan in the conversation with Pei Mian? Therefore, after gaining insight into Pei Mian's motives, when Pei Mian came back for the second time, he decisively turned Pei Mian away. And Pei Mian was to persuade Li Huaiguang, and deliberately said in front of Li Huaiguang that Shang Kegu had agreed to join the camp against Zhao Ziliang, but in fact, these were all deceived by Li Huaiguang.

Shang Kegu's housekeeper watched from behind the door, and after Pei Mian left, he immediately reported to Shang Kegu: "General, the surname Pei is gone!" ”

Shang Kegu breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "This surname Pei is a dog skin plaster, and he wants to stick to me to live or die!" ”

The housekeeper suggested: "General, it is better to take the initiative to report this matter to the regent, first, to show the regent, and secondly, to let the regent have a preparation, if Pei Mian really said that the others were mobilized to start a rebellion, the regent was caught off guard for a while, wouldn't it be bad?" ”

Shang Kegu asked, "What did I say when I saw the regent?" The guy surnamed Pei didn't say anything! If I want to report this to the regent, I must come up with some dry goods, otherwise the regent will not think that I have framed the minister for no reason? ”

The housekeeper scratched his hair and frowned: "This is also true, this surname Pei is very cunning, we know that he has bad intentions and wants to contact some people in the DPRK to launch a rebellion, but there is no evidence, what he said is ambiguous, no matter how you understand it, this old thing is really treacherous!" ”

Shang Kegu pondered for a moment and said: "No, I can't be dragged into the water by the surname Pei, even if I don't have this mind, he runs here every day, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be noticed by the imperial court, and when the time comes, report to the regent, won't the regent think that I am not involved with the surname Pei?" Pei Mian of this dog day is very vicious! In this way, you find a few people to take turns staring at the surname Pei, and report any news immediately! ”

The official agreed: "Yes, General!" ”

Some people have long been staring at Pei Mian's every move, and when Zhao Ziliang heard the noble report that Shang Kegu actually sent someone to stare at Pei Mian, this made him a little stunned, he immediately thought of something, and said with a smile: "Haha・・・・・・ this matter is really getting more and more interesting, this king didn't expect Shang Kegu to have this thought!" Master Gao, continue to star, this king wants to see what tricks this Pei Mian can play! ”

Gao Shang replied: "Yes, my lord! ”

Xuan 18 walked in and hugged his fists and said: "King, a total of 50,000 horses and horses from the left and right leading guards and left and right guards have arrived in Xingyang!" The 50,000 additional soldiers and horses for subsequent reinforcements have also passed Tongguan! ”

"Good! The speed of travel has reached expectations, and it seems that the whole training in this half year has not been in vain! Zhao Ziliang nodded, "Guo Ziyi has nearly 120,000 soldiers and horses on the front line of Xingyang and Chen Xu, and Zang Xiyan's Shence Army, Zhenguo Army and Huainan Army south of Songzhou, a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough in terms of troops, and the rest depends on the command of Guo Ziyi and Zang Xiyan!" Send an order to Li Sheng, let him cooperate with Guo Ziyi, if Li Lingyao and Tian Yue send troops to fight in the field, let Li Sheng maneuver on the periphery and wait for the opportunity to move, there is no need to be restrained, as long as the rebel loopholes are found, attack immediately! ”

Xuan Eighteen hugged his fists and said, "Obey!" ”

On 29 May, after two successive groups of reinforcements with a total of 100,000 troops arrived in Xingyang and rested for five days, Guo Ziyi led the army from Xingyang to attack and approach Zhongmu between Xingyang and Bianzhou.

Tian Yue's general Lu Ziqi knew that Zhongmu was just a small county town, and the city wall was not tall, even after resting, he could not withstand the Tang army's siege of the city, so he led the army out of the city to take the initiative to meet the battle, and the two sides set up a position twenty miles northwest of Zhongmu.

Guo Ziyi led the army with rich combat experience, and Lu Ziqi had no chance of sneak attack and ambush, so he had to fight a decisive battle head-on.

On the morning of 30 May, under the scorching sun, the generals of the two armies were sweating profusely, but the commanders of the two armies were still talking in front of the battle.

Lu Ziqi pointed at Guo Ziyi with a horsewhip and shouted: "Guo Linggong, I will respect you as an old man, I don't want to embarrass you, but now that the court is controlled by Zhao Ziliang, it is no longer Li Tang's world, haven't you always claimed to be a loyal minister?" Why do you serve thieves? ”

Guo Ziyi said with a smile: "General Lu's words are wrong, and the regent is personally appointed by Banzai today. Under the regent's rule, the court was thriving, changing the previous sluggish and decadent atmosphere, and now it is full of vitality and vitality. On the contrary, Tian Yue, Li Lingyao and others divided the place and slaughtered the people, which is really a great crime, and if the general can fight against the righteous in battle, he will be admired by the world! ”

"Hahaha・・・・・・ Old man Guo, are you a three-year-old child when I am Lu Ziqi? You want to use such a clumsy trick against me? Don't talk nonsense, I've long heard how powerful your Guo Ziyi is in commanding the army, that is, Japan is going to ask for a few tricks, let's see the real chapter under our hands! ”

Guo Ziyi was righteous and awe-inspiring: "Since General Lu insists on going his own way, the old man is not reluctant!" ”

With that, both sides returned to their positions on their own horses, ready to direct the attack.

As soon as Lu Ziqi returned to the main formation, he felt that the ground was shaking, followed by the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, and he and the soldiers around him changed color, turned their heads to look at each other, trying to find out where the sound and vibration came from.

"Report - General, the big thing is not good, there is a cavalry rushing towards the right rear of our army!"

Lu Ziqi's face changed suddenly, and he snorted coldly: "Hmph, this general has long been prepared for someone wanting to use the cavalry to raid, and ordered to set up a spear formation to defend against the enemy!" ”

"Yes!"