In June of the ninth year of Daye, late summer.
The Turkic tribes moved south in large numbers, and the Golden Wolf Banner was stationed in Dali City, Dingxiang County. In fact, there was only the Great Wall left between them and the Sui Dynasty.
At this time, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was still leading his army, marching towards Huaiyuan Town. During the march, deserters kept appearing, making the army's third expedition to Liaodong move extremely slowly.
Along the way, they left behind many wooden poles covered with the heads of Sui soldiers' escapees.
But this time, the cruel methods failed to stabilize the morale of the army. On the contrary, everyone in the army felt like they had lost their wives. More and more soldiers fled, and there were even an organized team of Sui troops who were unable to escape.
Sui Emperor Yang Guang's angry roar echoed in the emperor's chariot.
But in these years, he has made too many jokes with people all over the world, so people all over the world have also started to make jokes with him that are not funny. When survival becomes more and more difficult, no one cares too much about this.
The emperor was furious.
The war in Shandong has spread throughout. Even though the army is closest to Hebei, banditry in Hebei is becoming more and more rampant.
Shandong people fled to Lianghuai, spreading the seeds of resistance farther and farther, and the anti-Sui war was also burning in the south of Lianghuai.
Zhang Xutuo's fame is getting bigger and bigger, and he has become a big star in these stupid years.
He ran back and forth in the wild mountains of Shandong, defeating the rebels one after another, and the pile of severed heads was almost higher than Mount Tai.
But in fact, he has never had many soldiers under his command, and no one has given him much support. It's just that he has more and more titles on his head.
This is undoubtedly his sorrow. Of course, there is nothing surprising about this firefighter being ostracized.
At this time when the whole world is in mourning, you have become famous. It makes me uncomfortable to see you working so hard. If not you, who will be excluded?
Many people hope that the world will be more chaotic. Many people do not like Zhang Xutuo. Anyway, at the end of a dynasty, loyal ministers and good generals often end in tragedy, and there are not many Zhang Xutuo.
Shandong has been devastated for thousands of miles, and the rebels are always defeated and reunited, never ending, and like a hydra. As soon as one head is cut off, another one will pop up.
Therefore, this model of only slaying without pacifying has no use except for creating Zhang Xutuo's reputation as a good fighter.
The bandits were suppressed more and more, and finally, even some Shandong's big families had started to revolt, and some Shandong's big surnames began to appear frequently in the rebellious army.
The Wagang Army in Henan is gradually growing stronger, and its role in blocking the canal is becoming more and more obvious. It is also just around the corner to become the leader of the Henan rebel army.
On the contrary, the Bai Yusuo rebels, who were gaining momentum in the northwest, have calmed down their violent appearance and become quiet during the summer of the Tenth Year of Daye.
This is not due to how kind the rebels are, but the result of many reasons.
The first and most important point is that the Kansai Military Group is not just a rumor. There are so many talented people and so many people trying to improve themselves. It is simply impossible for the rebels to spread to the hinterland of Kansai.
It is a pity that at this time, the Sui treasury had been squandered by Yang Guang and had lost a few grains of food. It became impossible to suppress the rebels.
Moreover, the disciples of the Kanxi clan have not seen the emperor's shadow for a long time, and all kinds of thoughts have emerged one after another. This has also involved too much of their energy. Watching the northwest rebels grow bigger,
But there is nothing that can be done.
The second one is that the tribes in the northwest are mixed together, and the rebels quickly squeeze the living space of other tribes.
Tuyuhun, Qiang tribes, even some Huns, Xianbei people, and even merchants from the Western Regions and Sui Dynasty were all staring at this rebel army with hatred.
Third, the leader of the rebels, Bai Yusuo, was of too low a background. The Sui people called him a slave thief, and all the tribes in the northwest called him Bai Nuer. His background as a shepherd slave undoubtedly hindered his continued expansion.
Because it is similar to many uprisings. At the beginning, everyone was able to work together as one, but as more and more people gathered together, people's hearts became less unified.
Many rebel generals will inevitably think about it at this time, you are a shepherd slave, how can you be the leader of the people? It would be more suitable for me to sit in that position.
Therefore, this rebel army does not need to be eliminated. Sooner or later, there will be internal strife and split.
As a result, this numerous rebel army, after being rampant for a while, suddenly became unable to continue.
In general, in the summer of the tenth year of Daye, the world became a little more chaotic.
To put it in a formal way, the peasant uprising against tyranny was in full swing, seriously shaking the foundation of the Sui Dynasty's rule, blah blah blah.
In fact, at this time, the war in the world had gradually changed from a simple peasant uprising at the beginning to a situation of heroes vying for hegemony in the Central Plains.
The leaders of the rebel army were not satisfied with the status quo of having enough food and clothes. They wanted more, so they began to strengthen their strength, expand their army, occupy territory, and violently attack the food and grass areas of the Sui Dynasty.
, running wildly on the road of the princes, or warlords.
Of course, there is nothing to say about this. Anyone who has read history knows that this is an inevitable process in times of war.
There is no need to give them too much praise or criticism, especially in such a chaotic and war-torn time.
As the lowest level of the people, this is undoubtedly hell, displaced, and life is like a dog or a chicken. But for those who are "ambitious", this is the best time, with countless opportunities.
Li Po was not a man with great ambitions, so this summer, he did not think about wealth and splendor, nor did he think about princely hegemony. He just fled back to Mayi in embarrassment with more than a hundred people.
The defenders of this section of the Great Wall in Yunnei have long been incorporated by Heng'an Town.
These hardships are no better than those of the defenders in the military camp on the Yunzhong Grassland, and they live as hard a life as the poor people.
They are not righteous soldiers, they are the people at the bottom of the Sui army in the north.
Even the business travelers who came and went were unwilling to pay attention to them, which shows their low status. Needless to say, their role was that they could not defend the Great Wall, and they were not the first line of defense in the Sui Dynasty. They only played a role.
It has the function of lighting a beacon to warn others.
Therefore, Heng'an Town just sent them some food, clothing, etc., and hundreds of Great Wall defenders threw themselves into the arms of the Heng'an Town Army without hesitation.
Daizhou General Manager's Office should let him go to hell.
And this is also one of the prerequisites for the Heng'an Town Army to be able to leave the fortress.
When these Kuhaha saw a group of guys whose original colors could no longer be discerned, galloping towards them on war horses, if the group hadn't been too small, they would have lit a beacon and fled immediately.
Heng'an Town.
To be precise, there were only 124 Sui soldiers who followed Li Po back to Heng'an Town.
People died of serious injuries on the way every day. Even after returning to Heng'an Town, more than half of them fell ill one after another, and in the end more than a dozen people died.
These days, human life is so worthless.
Five hundred people went out and over a hundred people came back. One can imagine the heavy casualties.
It wasn't too late for them to return. A group of people had already returned successfully, with very few casualties compared to them.
But this was not a numbers game. When he returned to Heng'an Town, Li Po just said to Li Bi, who came in a hurry, that we had encountered Turks, and then he fell on the bed and fell asleep.
Needless to say, Li Chun was so frightened that his soul almost flew away. He stayed by Li Po's side and never moved again.
Li Bi was better, but he was still badly frightened. They had been traveling in Liaodong for almost half a year and traveled thousands of miles, but they had never seen Li Po in such a mess.
While feeling great regret, she also blamed her father for sending people from Heng'an Town to take risks despite knowing that the Turks were moving south. What would she do if the people were gone?
Out of fear, even the plan to continue leaving the fortress was delayed.
What's especially abominable is that the people who came back were all the same as Li Po, sleeping like dead pigs, and some people even developed high fevers because the wounds on their bodies had suppurated.
As a result, the doctors in Heng'an Town and Yunneicheng were all busy again.
Li Canjun from Heng'an Town was lying on the bed again. It was very uncomfortable. However, it was almost the same as last time. There were very few wounds on this person's body, but his body was a little damaged. After a while, he would be able to heal.
Jump up and down.
Li Po slept for a day and a night. He was so breathless that he felt like a dead person except for breathing. Even if he was stripped naked again, he didn't wake up.
I was so tired that I didn't dare to stop along the way. Dozens of horses were killed and the people were so tired that they were almost in a trance, so they returned to Heng'an Town.
When they arrive at their home territory, as soon as they relax, fatigue floods people's minds like a tide.
When Li Po opened his eyes again, it was already the evening of the next day, and there was a strong protest in his stomach, which was no worse than the peasant uprising against the Sui Dynasty.
So, he pushed her away in disgust and jumped on him, and started to drop golden beans. Li Chun, who was still a little incoherent, gave her a slap on the head.
"When you're hungry, hurry up and get something to eat. Then you'll cry. When I starve to death, you should laugh, right?"
Li Chun, who had long been familiar with Li Po's bad mood and his tendency to take his anger out on others, turned his tears into laughter and disappeared in a flash.
Li Po was still muttering, this naughty kid, just tall and careless, didn't know how to bring some clothes first.
Then, the man clutched his growling stomach, fell back on the bed, and let out a long sigh of contentment. He thought to himself, this is a narrow escape. Yes, our luck is still there. There will definitely be a disaster if we survive.
blessing.
Then he thought of his cheap teacher, and cursed in his mind, that old boy was too useless. He kept following him, and there was no doubt that he could get a lot of it, but the danger was really not small.
Afterwards, I have to think carefully about how to stay as far away from him as possible. To be continued.
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This chapter has been completed!