Another morning, the weather was still gloomy in the cold of the inverted spring, and the sky was just dawning, and it was time for the defenders patrolling the city to hand over. Suddenly, a glimmer of light suddenly lit up in the distance outside the city walls, which was very noticeable at dawn, which was still hazy.

The defenders on the Shuofang city wall quickly noticed, hurriedly grabbed their weapons, and shouted at the same time: "Enemy attack! ”

The city wall was suddenly in chaos, and the soldiers defending the city immediately ran and shouted, the archers stood with bows bent, and the soldiers also clenched their spears in their hands, staring nervously at the line of fire gradually approaching.

The archer took a deep breath and jerked his bow open, and was about to let go, only to find that the flames had stopped, no longer coming any closer, but just out of range of the arrows.

The soldiers on the city wall were nervous, staring at the people below, the things used to defend the city had already been prepared, and a war was about to break out.

After a long time, the people on the other side still did not move at all, not even a single sound could be heard, they stood motionless and silent, hazy and strange in the early morning mist, like a dormant ghost, only the torches swayed in the wind.

The more this happened, the more nervous the soldiers on the city wall became, and they didn't even dare to let out the atmosphere.

A solemn atmosphere lingered over Shuofang City, and the defenders on the city walls were in full array. The morning mist gradually lifted, and the people under the walls gradually became clear.

"That'...... That's not! ......" A defender with good eyesight suddenly pointed down and shouted: "General Li?!" ”

Like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, the sergeant's words suddenly made the city wall like a frying pot, those soldiers on the city wall were shocked when they heard this, and immediately looked over, and saw those people under the city riding on horses, the leader was indeed Li Zhengbao, and the cavalry that followed behind him was the one who escaped the door the day before!

"Sure enough, it's General Li!"

"General Li really didn't die!"

The soldiers of the city guard were all on the city wall, and the moment they saw Li Zhengbao, they all talked one after another. Naturally, some people hurried down the city walls. I went to report it.

Liang Luoren stayed up for half a night last night, and he didn't feel a little sleepy until dawn, and he was sleepy at this time, but suddenly heard someone screaming outside. Suddenly my heart was full of anger.

When he opened his eyes, he suddenly turned over and sat up, but he heard a "pop" and something fell from his body.

When I looked down, my heart jumped. There was a sudden flick in his eyes, and he was stunned.

There was a letter on the ground, written in black and white, which was definitely not his own handwriting. But what shocked him even more was not just the letter.

And a dagger!

Scrolled by that letter, a touch of faint green could be seen on the sharp blade that was full of cold light, and at a glance, you knew that it was coated with strange poison.

For a while, Liang Luoren was sweating profusely.

The dagger and the letter were put on him while he was asleep, and he was unconscious!

Think of it. Liang Luoren immediately bent down and picked up the letter from the ground, unfolded it and read it carefully.

The letter was not long, and Liang Luoren read it quickly. The words on the letter were sincere, but it sent chills down Liang Luoren's spine. If the other party's intention is to assassinate, then I'm afraid he Liang Luoren won't be able to wake up today. Thinking of this, Liang Luoren looked down at the dagger coated with poison again, and his heart was beating wildly.

"General?!" The people outside the door were in a hurry, and urged outside: "General Li Zhengbao took the cavalry that fled yesterday to surrender under the city, the general go and take a look!" ”

"What?!" Liang Luoren was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly stepped over with two steps and pulled them away. asked the soldiers outside, "You said Li Zhengbao came to recruit him?!" ”

"Yes, now that the city is under the city, there are already defenders who want to move!" The soldier said to Liang Luoren with a fist.

Liang Luoren immediately returned to the house and hurriedly put on his armor, and looked down at the dagger on the ground. Frowning, he picked up the dagger, put the letter in his clothes again, and then strode out, there were already soldiers outside leading the horse, and Liang Luoren turned over and got on the horse. Rush towards the city gates.

Soon, Liang Luoren went to the city wall, and as soon as he went up to the city, he heard Li Zhengbao's loud voice, coming from under the city: "Sons! Joining the army is nothing more than looking for a way out, trying to eat enough and fight for a future. Li has been fighting for Shuo Fang for more than ten years, and how Shuo Fang treated Li, everyone knows. If it weren't for the desperate death of the soldiers around him, how could Li be able to stand here and talk to you now! Li didn't know before, this time he was forced by Liang Shidu to be helpless, so he had to surrender, only to find that his majesty is far from being comparable to the former Emperor Yang of Sui, but a meritocracy and a wise man who cares about the people. I waited here in Shuofang, deceived by Master Liang, and did not know the situation. I don't know if I don't see it, brothers, now that the Tang Dynasty has been promoted to peace, the people of the world all praise His Majesty today and thank him for his kindness. Only Shuofang was deceived by Liang Shidu, and the people still suffered. What kind of life the people in the city are living now, the brothers are all looking at it, and Li doesn't need to say much. If today's stability is stable, and Dushuo suffers from its chaos, why should the brothers risk the world's disapproval and become enemies of the people of the world? ! ”

Looking at the city wall again, those soldiers have already moved, they are Li Zhengbao's soldiers, in this era of relying on the general's personal charm to lead the army, these soldiers obviously believe more in Li Zhengbao's words than in the words of others.

Liang Luoren hurriedly stepped forward, stood on top of the city, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "General Li, don't come unharmed." ”

Seeing Liang Luoren appear, Li Zhengbao turned over and dismounted under the city, then clasped his fists, bowed down and said: "That night, Master Liang wanted to kill me, General Liang rescued me with righteousness, Zhengbao will always remember it, and it will be unforgettable." ”

"Since it's unforgettable, why don't you come back to help me, but instead descend to Tang?" Liang Luoren looked at it coldly, laughed, and said.

Li Zhengbao remounted his horse and said with a long lance in his hand: "It is because of gratitude in my heart that I am willing to take the risk to come, just to advise General Liang, don't be as ignorant and stubborn as Liang Shidu, and surrender as soon as possible while the army has not arrived!" Don't wait until the 100,000 troops of the imperial court are pressed and let Shuofang's lives be ruined! ”

"How does General Li think that my Shuo Fang will definitely lose?" Liang Luoren said hardly.

"After all, I am the general of Shuofang, how much is Shuofang's military strength, how many soldiers, and how many are powerful, how can I not know?" Li Zhengbao sighed under the city and said: "It is precisely because I know the situation of Shuo Fang that I am in the same robe, and I don't want to see my siblings end up in defeat and death, and also end up with the reputation of a rebel, so I came to advise my brothers alone, surrender to Tang, now I am General Zuo Xiaowei, I can be exempted from responsibility and continue to serve in the army." General Liang, you have always understood that Liang Shi was bent on taking refuge in the Turks, but how many times did the Turks really help him? All you can rely on now is the Turks. I don't want to think about it, as soon as the Turks come, this is no longer your Liang Luoren's Shuofang, but the Turkic Shuofang. When the time comes, will you take your brothers to be the lackeys of the Turks, and you will not be able to be spurned by all the people of the world? Not to mention that today's Tang Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, and the Turks have been declining day by day, with an army of 100,000 overwhelming the border, even if the Turks send tens of thousands of people to help, what can they do? Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun are all famous generals in the world, Li Mou still doesn't dare to compare, Shuo Fang can still have others who can beat these two handsome? General Liang, now you are the lord of Shuofang, listen to Li's persuasion, surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and still be able to add officials to the knighthood, if you insist on going your own way, then in the end you will either be surrounded and killed by 100,000 troops, or flee north to the Turks as slaves. General Liang, that's all for today's words, you have to think about it, don't be like Liang Shidu and make mistakes again and again. You must know that those who know the times are Junjie! ”

After that, Li Zhengbao reined in the reins of his horse, turned around, and was not afraid that someone would use cold arrows behind him, and as soon as the horse whip was drawn, he took those people away on horseback.

The soldiers on the city wall looked at each other, but there was no trace of fighting spirit in their hearts.

What Li Zhengbao said just now, they all heard it, how can they not know that what Li Zhengbao said is the truth. Shuo Fang is really far from being Datang's opponent.

Looking at Li Zhengbao's figure gradually moving away, and then looking at the soldiers on the city wall who looked like they had their own thoughts, and remembering the letters and daggers that appeared on his body in the morning, Liang Luoren took a deep breath, casually ordered the defenders of the city to continue to guard the city wall, and then left in a hurry.

Perhaps, we should try to reach out to people who come into contact with Xiazhou?

Liang Luoren, who had been alone in the study until the afternoon, walked out of the study, and then raised his hand and beckoned his own soldiers, asked him to come over with his ear, and whispered a few words to him.

The soldier nodded, and hurried away.

Liang Luoren looked at the north, should he believe her or him?

Just when Liang Luoren was thinking deeply, Xia Hongsheng, who was in the Xiazhou Mansion, was holding a letter at the moment, and handed it to Liu Min after reading it.

Liu Min took the letter, looked down a few times, and then was taken aback, and said: "My lord, the Turks have raised 10,000 troops to help, how should we deal with it?!" ”

"Lord Liu has repelled many Turkic attacks, and I think he has more experience than me, so Lord Liu is independent." Xia Hongsheng said with a smile: "However, if this Jieli raises 10,000 troops to leave the grassland, isn't he afraid of a fire in the backyard?" ”

When Liu Min heard this, he asked, "Oh? Could it be that the Lord had already anticipated this move of the Turks? ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, after all, if the lips are dead, the teeth are cold, and Jieli will not fail to think of this." If Shuofang is pacified, the Tang Dynasty can use Xiazhou and Shuofang as the basis to plot against the Turks, which Jieli does not want to see. However, the Turks themselves are not stable now, and we can benefit from this. Lord Liu still has to be prepared, just in case, I have already sent a special operations team, if it goes well, the Turkic reinforcements may have to go back halfway. (To be continued.) )