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Chapter 1740 Survival at the expense of justice (Part 1)

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    After Li Mi established a foothold in Luokoucang, the Hulao Pass behind him became a thorn in his side and had to be eliminated.

    After all, the Luokoucang area is narrow and has little room for maneuver.  From Luokou Cang to the south, it is blocked by mountains.  If you want to connect with Jindi and other base areas in the east, or even take Huaibei to the south and Qilu to the east, you must occupy Hulao Pass.

    But Pei Renji stationed here is not an ordinary person.

    Pei Renji was brave and good at fighting, good at riding and shooting, and he was highly trusted by the emperor.  When he took over the task of suppressing bandits from Zhang Xutuo, he also had elite troops in his hands.

    Although Li Mi is powerful, it is not an easy task to attack Hulao Pass, which has a strong city, a deep pool, and ample defenses. If he doesn't do it right, he may be attacked from both sides.

    Li Mi had no choice but to tentatively send people to Hulao Pass to persuade them to surrender, but he did not have much hope. After all, the defenders at Hulao Pass were not completely in despair.

    What Li Mi didn¡¯t know was that Pei Renji was also in danger at this time.  Huiluocang is in the hinterland of Dongdu, with Sui troops on both sides, and Hulao Pass is the same, with Wei troops on both sides.

    These days, Pei Renji is very unhappy.

    Pei Renji was an old subordinate of Yang Liang, King of Han Dynasty, but when Yang Liang rebelled, he gave his loyal advice and was imprisoned.  Therefore, after Yang Liang's rebellion failed, he became a model for Yang Guang's commendation and was promoted to serve as a guard.

    After that, Pei Renji became the only general in the army of the Wenxi Pei family. The Pei family invested a lot in him, and Pei Renji gradually became the Guanglu doctor.  With Pei's back at his back, he was very prosperous.

    But everything changed after Pei Renji succeeded Zhang Xutuo.

    Not everyone in the world is as stupid as Zhang Xutuo. Pei Renji knows better than anyone what Henan bandits are like.  The emperor does not give rights, soldiers and horses, or even a false name, but only tasks. It is like letting a horse run without letting it eat grass. No one can solve it.

    Zhang Xutuo died, and Pei Renji made up his mind not to become the second Zhang Xutuo.

    So after Pei Renji arrived at Hulao Pass, he strictly guarded the pass and collected soldiers and supplies, but he did not go to battle.

    After Zhang Xutuo died in battle, he still had thousands of elite men under his command.  Pei Renji glanced at Gan, and immediately sent people to appease him after arriving at Hulao Pass. Unfortunately, this group of people not only refused to accept Pei Renji's leadership, but returned to Qi County in unison.

    In this regard, Pei Renji had no choice but to scold the other party for being ignorant of praise, but there was nothing he could do.  Although Pei Renji was the Henan ambassador to fight against arrests, he had no right to interfere with Qijun's affairs.

    Pei Renji passively sabotaged work at Hulao Pass. He only wanted to defend Hulao and never dared to attack easily.  However, the power of the world is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Pei Renji's immobility does not mean that Li Mi cannot.

    So Li Mi detoured to Fangshan, made a surprise attack on Luokou Cang, slapped Da Sui hard, and forced Pei Renji into a corner.

    When Luokou Cang fell, its defenders had the greatest responsibility, but the defenders had been destroyed, and the court could not shift the responsibility to a dead official.  Among the remaining people, Pei Renji bears the greatest responsibility.  Fortunately, the small court in the eastern capital had no time to care, and instead ordered Pei Renji to send troops westward and surround Luokou Cang with Liu Changgong.

    The main responsibility for Liu Changgong's defeat at Shizihe was Liu Changgong's underestimation of the enemy and his rash advance, which was ultimately defeated by Li Mi's ambush.

    But in this process, Pei Renji also acted unfairly.

    Liu Changgong accelerated his advance, while Pei Renji advanced slowly. The purpose was to allow Liu Changgong and the Wagang Army to fight head-on.  He is often at Hulao Pass and knows the combat effectiveness of the Wagang Army better than others.

    So from Hulao Pass to Luokou Cang, a distance of dozens of miles, Liu Changgong advanced to Shizi River, but Pei Renji's troops did not arrive; Liu Changgong was defeated, but Pei Renji's troops did not arrive; Liu Changgong fled, but Pei Renji's troops did not arrive.  Although Liu Changgong attacked in advance, it only took half a day, and Pei Renji had to climb up.

    Pei Renji, on the other hand, never showed up and was late.

    After Liu Changgong's defeat, Pei Renji turned around and fled after hearing the inquiry, without waiting for the court's order, for fear of confronting Wagang's army.

    Pei Renji is considered a good general, with courage and military strategy, but he has too many small thoughts.  He knew very well that in troubled times, force came first, and his capital was the army in his hands. Therefore, in order to preserve the army and indulge the thieves' power, the situation in the Hulao area became worse and worse.

    Pei Renji¡¯s little thoughts can be hidden from the people in the court, but they cannot be hidden from Xiao Huaijing, the censor who oversees the army.

    Xiao Huaijing is the younger brother of Queen Xiao and a member of the Jiangnan family. She is basically not the same person as Pei Ren.  Moreover, Pei Yun and Xiao Yu often fought for power together, and the relationship between the Pei and Xiao families was quite uneasy.

    Xiao Huaijing's role as supervisor was originally to monitor Pei Renji, and Xiao Huaijing also gave full play to his power, repeatedly collecting Pei Renji's faults and impeaching him.

    The battle at Shizihe made Xiao Huaijing look for??Opportunities.

    Xiao Huaijing immediately reported to the emperor and impeached Pei Renji for "neglecting his duties, fearing the enemy and avoiding battle, and fleeing from battle", which pushed Pei Renji to a dead end.

    Pei Renji felt that he had done nothing wrong, but he did not dare to bet on the character of the court officials, in case they put all the responsibility for this war on himself.

    ?This is actually very likely to be 10,000.

    In order to escape punishment from the court, Pei Renji had no choice but to hold his nose and please Xiao Huaijing.

    But Xiao Huaijing, who wanted to take down Pei Renji and lose his position in the Yushitai, was willing to let Pei Renji go.  So Xiao Huaijing ignored the olive branch offered by Pei Renji. Instead, when she saw Pei Renji every day, she looked like Pei Renji was about to step down.

    Pei Renji was anxious and angry, but had no choice.

    Pei Renji¡¯s eldest son, Pei Xingyan, suggested that his father ask for help from his uncle Pei Ju and Wei Gong Huang Mingyuan. After all, their status and influence could still be preserved by Pei Renji.  But Pei Renji didn't do that after thinking about it.

    Pei Ju and Huang Mingyuan, one is in Jiangdu and the other is in Hebei. Water far away cannot quench their thirst nearby.  When the two of them take action, he may be beheaded by the Luoyang court.

    Li Mi's letter of persuasion to surrender came at the right time. At this time, Pei Renji was restless and had this opportunity in mind.  So when he saw Li Mi's letter persuading him to surrender, he not only did not reprimand him harshly, but instead secretly thought about the pros and cons.

    Pei Renji is a person who cherishes his own life when he sees great righteousness, and forgets his life when he sees small gains.

    Although Pei Renji was a little tempted by Li Mi's persuasion to surrender, Pei Renji was still hesitant.  After all, this kind of thing is so important that there is no turning back.

    Pei Renji¡¯s eldest son Pei Xingyan also did not agree to surrender to Li Mi.

    The Pei family, after all, is a wealthy family with a great reputation in the world. Who is Li Mi? It is worthy for their father and son to abandon the Sui Dynasty and defect to the Sui Dynasty.

    Even if there was really no way to go, he would lead his troops north and defect to Duke Wei, asking him to help him turn around. How could he become a thief?

    Pei Renji shook his head after hearing this. He and Huang Mingyuan had a similar relationship. Although Pei Xingyan often stayed in Huang's house before, Huang Mingyuan really didn't like Pei Renji very much.

    "Besides, the road to the north has been cut off. Going north is so easy.

    When Pei Renji was hesitating, Lieutenant General Jia Runfu came to persuade Pei Renji to surrender.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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