Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

At this time, the guard said hesitantly: "My lord, there is another very strange thing."

"Say!"

"In the barracks, there are many potholes three feet wide and one foot deep. The inside and surrounding areas are covered with black carbon ash, as if struck by lightning."

With puzzled faces on his face, the guard continued: "Also, those of us who were monitoring outside the barracks also heard the sound of suspected thunder."

"A charred pothole? A thunderstorm?"

Li Yuan frowned, his face full of confusion.

He looked at Xu Zian in doubt, and asked, "Sir, what does this mean?"

"I don't know." Xu Zian shook his head slowly, and said with a solemn face, "I have to go and see it myself to find out."

"Mr. then go to the barracks, I will take people to chase after Li Xiao." Li Yuanze said after thinking for a while.

"That's all it takes."

Xu Zian sighed quietly.

There was a hint of worry in his eyes.

A wise man cares a lot, especially about things he doesn't understand.

Because this means that things are beyond his control.

"Come on!"

Li Yuan shouted immediately.

……

After a few hours.

Beside the official road dozens of miles away from Leizhou, countless camps have sprung up.

Because they brought most of the luggage and ordnance of the Leizhou military camp, Li Xiao and his party did not travel too fast.

It was approaching evening at this time, so I could only choose to set up camp here and prepare to spend the night.

In the camp of the Chinese army.

"Your Highness, according to the current marching speed, it will take two days to arrive at the port of Xuwen City."

Li Junxian looked at the map and said thoughtfully: "In these two days, if Li Yuan has evil intentions, he will definitely take action."

"Ah."

Li Xiao nodded indifferently.

Li Junxian continued: "But don't worry, Your Highness, we have eyes and ears for tens of miles around."

"They all carry binoculars, they can detect the enemy's situation at the first time, and quickly report to His Highness."

Suddenly, Ye Tianchen's voice sounded outside the door.

"Your Highness, there are new discoveries!"

While talking, Ye Tianchen walked in.

In his hand, he was also carrying an unconscious soldier.

"Leizhou's armor? What's the matter?" Li Xiao looked at the soldier wearing the Leizhou Army's armor in front of him and asked suspiciously.

"The scouts just sent it, saying that they were caught on the road, and there was only one person."

Ye Tianchen threw the man on the ground and reported the truth.

"Wake him up." Li Xiao ordered.

After a while, the unconscious soldier on the ground woke up and looked at the surrounding environment with nothing but panic in his eyes.

"Say! Who are you?" Ye Tianchen growled coldly.

When the Leizhou soldier saw Li Xiao, he seemed to have thought of something, and immediately asked in surprise, "Are you the king of Yue?"

"Not bad." Li Xiao nodded lightly.

"The little one kowtows to His Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

Leizhou soldiers immediately knelt down and saluted.

"Who are you and what are you doing?" Li Xiao asked.

"Your Highness, something is wrong!"

The Leizhou soldier hurriedly said: "The prince sent a young man to send a message to His Highness the King of Yue. There was news from the border of Leizhou that thousands of bandits came across the border. Our people caught a tongue and asked for some information."

"These rogues came from Qinzhou. They were actually soldiers from Qinzhou in disguise, intending to intercept and kill His Highness the King of Yue halfway."

"After hearing the news, the prince immediately sent a villain to convey a message to His Highness, telling His Highness to return to Leizhou City quickly, and the prince will also lead troops to support him."

After speaking, the Leizhou soldier looked at Li Xiao sincerely.

But in the camp, Li Xiao and the others had extremely strange expressions.

After pondering for a while, Li Xiao said: "Go back and tell your lord, Li Xiao thank you for reminding me, but I haven't taken it to heart yet."

"Your Highness isn't going back to Leizhou City?"

The soldiers in Leizhou said eagerly: "The enemy bandits have extraordinary backgrounds, and their strength is also extraordinary. Your Highness must not take it lightly!"

"Back off!" Ye Tianchen roared dissatisfied.

After being yelled at by Ye Tianchen, the Leizhou soldier lowered his head and hurriedly retreated.

After the people left, Li Xiao couldn't help but said, "Rogues? He's from Qinzhou. It seems that Li Yuan doesn't get along well with Qinzhou. It's hard for him to come up with such a plan."

Even if you think about it with your ass, you know, this must be a conspiracy by Li Yuanze.

Don't you just want to keep him in Leizhou?

"Your Highness, the old man next to Li Yuanze does not seem to be an ordinary person, maybe it is a scheme offered by this person." Li Junxian said thoughtfully.

"Want to keep me? It depends on whether he has the ability!"

Li Xiao sneered, and then ordered: "The three thousand soldiers of the Longxiang Legion secretly stationed in Xuwen City can be transferred here."

"After training for so long, it's time to show off..."

Chapter 309: The Lion Fights the Rabbit

The next day, outside Leizhou city.

Tens of thousands of soldiers assembled in a row, the scale is so huge that there is no end in sight.

At the front, Li Yuan was wearing a golden armor, which was very conspicuous under the sunlight.

As his order was given, the army set out and rolled away towards the south.

Looking at the majestic army in front of him, Li Yuan on the horse raised the corners of his mouth.

This is what he has worked on for many years.

Among them, there are [-] fine riders who have already disguised themselves as bandits, and they set off in the starry night as early as last night.

He has thirty thousand soldiers.

In order to deal with only 2000 people in Linyang, this time he did not hesitate to use nearly half of his strength.

According to Xu Zian's words, even if a lion fights a rabbit, he must use all his strength.

This time, it was the first time he used private soldiers on a large scale, and he had to win the first battle.

On the other side, in Lin Yang's barracks outside Leizhou City, Xu Zian brought some soldiers here to check.

The entire military camp was extremely ordinary, nothing special about it.

Only the open space in the center of the barracks had scorched marks and black potholes, which were very eye-catching.

Seeing this, Xu Zian frowned.

He approached the pothole, reached out and wiped a little black ash on the ground, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it.

"Sir, it's just the traces of arson. Is there anything wrong?" Chen Wenyu asked curiously.

"Have you ever seen a flame burn out a pothole?" Xu Zian said expressionlessly.

He put down the coke in his hand, and looked at the battlefield beside him that was strewn with corpses.

For a moment, Xu Zian's expression became more dignified.

"Almost all the corpses are incomplete, and the fracture doesn't look like it was cut by a sharp blade. What happened?"

Chen Wenyu also frowned and said: "It's indeed a bit strange, it seems that the body was torn apart by a huge impact, if one or two can explain it, but so many..."

"Could it be related to this black pothole?" Xu Zian said thoughtfully.

Because all the corpses are surrounded by the pits.

It doesn't matter if you don't want to make people suspicious.

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenyu paused, and suddenly said: "Sir, I suddenly remembered something."

"Say it!"

Xu Zian immediately looked over seriously.

"Three years ago, Wei Tianxing was ordered to intercept and kill the King of Yue, and took Qianqi away from Lin Yang, but then disappeared without reason. After he returned to the camp, facing Lin Yang's torture, he always said only one word."

"What?"

"He said that Qianqi was wiped out by Li Xiao's men. At that time, thunder exploded in the daytime, and the ground trembled. The ground in his camp suddenly exploded, and several centurions died in an instant."

"He said, it was Li Xiao who used the magic method."

Hearing this, Xu Zian's pupils trembled, his eyes were full of thoughts, and he murmured: "The thunder exploded during the day...the ground exploded..."

Seeming to have thought of something, Xu Zian's expression was shocked: "Could it be... this is actually true?"

"Sir, do you mean that Li Xiao really knows demon skills?" Chen Wenyu looked puzzled, "But how is this possible? Where did the demon skills come from in the world?"

"It doesn't matter whether it is a demon or not. The important thing is that he does have such a strange method."

As Xu Zian spoke, his expression suddenly changed: "That's terrible!"

Chen Wenyu's expression also became tense, and he hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's the matter?"

"It's wrong! It's all wrong!" Xu Zian's face was serious, "It wasn't Lin Yang who kidnapped Li Xiao, but Li Xiao who took Lin Yang away!"

After a pause, Xu Zian immediately asked, "When will the prince's army set off?"

Chen Wenyu looked up at the sky and said, "At this time, the army has already moved out."

"Quick! Send someone to catch up and tell the prince to be on guard against Li Xiao, and never underestimate the enemy!"

Xu Zian's face was very serious.

"But according to the plan, the prince should take three thousand cavalry to go first. It is not easy to catch up with the prince."

Chen Wenyu's eyes were puzzled: "Sir, are you too nervous? Even though Li Xiao has some unknown and strange means, but this time, the prince dispatched 2000 soldiers to deal with Li Xiao's [-] men. The strength is so disparate. What are you worried about, sir?"

"Just do it, no need to ask." Xu Zian said impatiently.

"Yes, sir."

Chen Wenyu had no choice but to ask someone to order him down.

Afterwards, Xu Zian just stared at the pothole on the ground in a daze, wondering what he was thinking.

After a while, Chen Wenyu arranged everything, came over and asked: "I have already ordered you to go down, what did you find out, sir?"

"This is not an ordinary arson, the smell is wrong." Xu Zian frowned, "I always feel that this smell is a bit familiar, but for a while, I can't remember when I smelled it."

"Sir, I'm afraid you are worrying too much. Don't they all smell the same? Could something be wrong?" Chen Wenyu looked puzzled.

Xu Zian breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered: "After the corpse is disposed of, this place needs to be strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to approach this place."

"Yes!"

Chen Wenyu embraced the order.

……

At the same time, on the official road.