"Thank you Shibo and General Lai for sending me off." Yang Qian also liked it very much. With such a big red horse, paired with his Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and if he could grow a long beard.
Put on a green robe and cut off the top... Well, forget about the green hat, Yang Qian felt that he still needed to distinguish himself from the image of Mr. Guan.
Yu Shiji looked at the elite army that had set off, shouted slogans, and marched in neat steps.
He couldn't help but glance at Lai Hu'er beside him, and saw the shining eyes of this frail and famous Sui general.
Yu Shiji sighed with emotion.
"This time my nephew is going to the Eastern Capital to fight against thieves. I'm afraid it won't be the day I meet my nephew, but I don't know when it will be."
Yang Qian also nodded heavily. "It seems that His Majesty plans to stay in Jiangnan for a long time."
"It's just that, most of those forbidden troops are from Guanzhong. It's okay for a short time. If they are stationed in Jiangnan for a long time..."
"No matter how much you talk about the truth, it still won't satisfy His Majesty's wishes." Lai Hu'er shook his head with a wry smile.
"I came here today, firstly, to see Zijing off, but secondly, I wanted to ask Zijing to take care of my Liulang."
Yang Qian and Hua Xiu exchanged a few words of humility and politeness, not to mention taking care of them. However, Yang Qian was happy to help him with his profound military skills.
After the three of them chatted for a while, the army had all left the camp, and it was time for Yang Qian to leave.
He just got on the horse, but Yang Qian couldn't bear it after all. After thinking about it, he jumped off the horse again. He bowed respectfully to the two men again.
"Yang is really worried about Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Zhiji. Please be careful."
"Don't worry, nephew, I will definitely be careful."
"I will also be careful."
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, our family will also be alert and careful."
Watching Yang Qian catch up with the army and leave, Lai Huer laughed and shook his head.
"This Yang Jiangdu, no, it should be this Yang Dongdu who seems to be very worried about the Yuwen clan."
“Don’t you and I not know what kind of nature Yuwen Wenji and Yuwen Zhiji have?”
Yu Shiji saw that Lai Hu'er beside him was a little disapproving, and couldn't help but remind him.
Wang Zhongyi smiled. "Our family only remembers that our family is today thanks to Yang Xiaoguan. We dare not not listen to his words."
"It's just that compared to those two people named Yuwen, if your Majesty can hear even one of our ten words, then it's Amitabha..."
"Although I am General Zuo Yiwei, but now, all Zuo Yiwei's troops are staying in Dongdu. All I can do for such a polished general is to protect myself wisely."
Yu Shiji also shook his head helplessly. These words were indeed the truth. That's all. The most he could do was do his duty. As for the rest, what could he do?
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The army moved northward along the canal. In mid-July, it arrived at Qiaojun, where it gathered the 10,000 soldiers and horses who had come to prepare and continued its march northward.
But at this time, another bad news came. General Xue Shixiong, who was left behind in Zhuojun, led his army southward from Zhuojun. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by Dou Jiande. General Xue Shixiong first won several battles in a row.
However, due to a moment of carelessness, the army was defeated in Hejian. Only a few thousand of the 30,000-strong army fled back to Zhuojun.
Originally, Xue Shixiong was left behind in Zhuojun and Yang Qian was left behind in Dongdu. These were the two forces arranged by Yang Guang, one from the south and one from the north, to attack the bandits in the Central Plains from both sides.
But now, Xue Shixiong had already been defeated and retreated to Zhuojun before Yang Qian reached the scheduled battlefield.
Now, the situation is becoming more and more delicate. But Yang Qian can only bite the bullet and continue to move north.
If nothing else, my mother and my wife, who is pregnant with Liujia, are all in Dongdu.
It was not until the end of July that Yang Qian's 60,000-strong army finally left Liang County and set foot on the territory of Xingyang County.
At this time, the Wagangzhai rebellion, which had been brewing for a long time, was uncovered.
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"Old Dan, how are you?" Under a lone lamp, five people gathered together. At this moment, a ferocious man with a thick beard turned out to be Yang Qian's uncle Han Shi'er.
He was looking at the strong man with a heavy face sitting opposite him, his own in-law, Weng Shan Xiongzhong, and asked.
"Let me think about it again. What do you guys think?"
Shan Xiongzhong, the eldest brother of Shan Xiongxin, took out a breath, turned around, and looked at his brother Shan Xinxiong and good brother Wang Junkuo behind him.
"Brother Zhai has treated me well. If I abandon him, I really can't bear it." Shan Xiongxin said with a sullen face.
"Wang, it doesn't matter."
Wang Junkuo, who had led a rebel army and was killed by the Sui army before, and who had joined Wagang Village more than a month ago through his relationship with the brothers of the Shan family, chuckled, then picked up the wine bowl and took a big sip.
Shan Xiongzhong stroked his long beard and sighed softly.
"Yes, Zhai Situ is now being forced by Li Mi step by step. We have tried to persuade him many times, but he just can't bring himself to get rid of him."
"Now, at least half of the people in Wagang Village have been recruited by Li Mi. We, the old brothers, are the only ones who are still willing to stay with Zhai Situ."
Han Zhao, Shan Xiongzhong's son-in-law and Han Shi'e's eldest son, looked increasingly calm at this moment, sitting quietly aside without saying a word.
Just as a few people were conferring secretly in low voices, a sound of galloping hooves suddenly came into the tent.
"Brothers, something bad happened. Zhai Situ was killed by Li Mi.
Chai Xiaohe and Wang Bodang sent by Li Mi, with two thousand elite soldiers, are not far from here. What should I do now, I ask my brothers to make a decision early."
"What?!" Several people in the tent stood up in unison, their expressions changing.
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"Li Mi planned to kill Zhai Rang and took over Zhai Rang's cadres. Together with Shan Xiongzhong, Shan Xiongxin and others, they all fell into Li Mi's hands."
After Yang Qian read the urgent message from Xingyang, he handed it to Li Jing who was standing aside, his expression extremely gloomy.
"It seems that Li Mi, the Duke of Wei, has begun to eliminate his dissidents and wants to unify all the mountains of Wagang Village."
Yang Qian did not expect that Li Mi had not even captured Xingyang County yet, but he had taken Heyangcang via Hanoi County by a coincidence.
With the help of grain from Heyangcang, a large number of soldiers and horses were recruited. Although Heyangcang was captured, the momentum of Wagang Village was greatly boosted.
But at this time, Li Mi couldn't wait to eliminate his dissidents, which really made Yang Qian feel that this guy was too eager.
"It's important that he is not in a hurry. Once Zi Jing and your 60,000 soldiers arrive in the Eastern Capital, and with the troops and horses of Wagang Village standing on the hilltops, do you think he has a chance of winning?"
"Of course not." Yang Qian said very firmly.
"Then it's over?" Li Jing laughed, stroking his long beard and said, "After all, he also scared you."