Before the enemy was completely eliminated, the generals got along well with each other. As she chatted with everyone, Xuzi gradually understood the latest situation near Luoyang.
During the few days when the Xiongwuying brothers were fighting with Li Mi, Qu Tutong led his army to Heyang Ferry and confronted the rebels across the river. Yang Xuangan's army was entangled by Wei Wensheng and Fan Zigai and could not move.
Reinforcements were dispatched, but Qu Tutong seized the opportunity and broke through the defense line on the south bank of the Yellow River in one fell swoop.
At this moment, the Sui navy led by General Laihu'er took civilian ships and sailed upstream. The vanguard had reached Chanyuan, which was less than a hundred miles away from Liyang. The main force of the army commanded by the old general Yuwenshu also arrived at Guancheng, waiting for the navy to set up.
After the pontoon bridge, you can cross Henan and advance. Including King Qin's troops and horses from neighboring counties, the total number of Sui troops pointed at Luoyang has exceeded 400,000, which is far higher than the apparent number of rebels.
Anyone who has fought in the war knows that Yang Xuangan is dead without looking at the map. Since Yang Xuanting died in the battle, Wei Wensheng and Fan Zigai have tortured the rebels to the point of vomiting and diarrhea. Together with Qu, a brave general who is famous for his good fighting skills.
After breaking through, the rebels couldn't look at each other. And if they couldn't capture Luoyang, they could only wait for the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops to slowly encircle them and annihilate them all under the fortified city.
Wu Benlang's general Chen Leng was very good at seizing opportunities. His troops only rested in Liyang for one night. After replenishing food, they launched a strong attack on Jijun. Li Mi and Han Shihe gathered the remaining soldiers to ambush on the road, trying to surprise the Sui army.
Unfortunately, the equipment and morale of the troops on both sides were very different. The Sui army, which was ambushed, broke out of the ambush, then turned around and captured the main force of the rebels.
The two sides fought seven times in a day, and blood was spilled from Tongshan, thirty miles away, to the county guarded by Jijun. Han Shihe and Li Mi tried to retreat into the county seat, but Li Bo, the governor under Chen Leng, followed with 500 soldiers.
The rebels broke into the city. The two sides fought in the streets. Li Mi and Han Shihe were defeated again and had to retreat to Ji County Ferry.
Chen Leng was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. While sending troops and horses to capture the two small towns of Chaoge and Suixing, he personally led a large army to pursue the enemy. The two sides fought for the third time at the ferry in Ji County. Li Mi imitated the ancients and formed an array with his back against the water in order to wait for his soldiers.
They understood the principle of risking death to survive, but the rebel soldiers who had experienced several consecutive defeats were unwilling to die. As soon as the two sides fought, they fled along the river bank. In an instant, the soldiers around Han and Li were all killed.
The rebel army dispersed and could not organize effective resistance at all. If Li Mi hadn't been clever and left several boats in hiding places, the two of them would have been almost captured alive by Chen Leng.
After crossing the Yellow River, Li Mi and Han Shihe ran all the way, abandoning the four cities of Lingchang, Suanzao, Yuanwu and Yangwu that were not easy to defend. They gathered all the soldiers and horses on the south bank and brought them to Xingyang to join Gu Jue. They had just stopped at Xingyang City.
After gaining a foothold, Chen Leng led his army to catch up again. The two sides fought another fierce battle at the foot of Xingyang City. When the outcome was hard to decide, Yu Wenshu and Lai Hu'er arrived with two fresh troops and seized the victory by force with their superior strength.
They blocked the east and north city gates, forcing Han Shihe and Li Mi to abandon the city and lead the remaining soldiers towards Hulao Pass.
Hulao Pass is the last barrier on the east side of Luoyang. If this pass is lost, the Sui armies can encircle them. Li Mi was so anxious that he sent letters around, inviting bandits and bandits active near Luoyang to come and help in the battle. But at this moment, the wall fell down.
Everyone believed that the heroes who had always been brothers with him broke their trust and allowed Li Mi's messengers to send him three times a day, but never came down the mountain again.
Li Mi had no choice but to hand over all his troops to Han Shihe, and went to Yang Xuangan's army alone to ask for help. Before Yang Xuangan could decide whether to send troops, Yu Rou, the son of Yu Shiji, turned against him and opened the gate of Hulao Pass in the middle of the night. Han Shihe and Gu Jue
They were caught off guard and died in battle one after another. The most powerful pass in the world changed hands in the blink of an eye.
The day after Hulao Pass was captured, Li Xu and Yuwen Shiji were ordered to rush to the pass with enough food and grass for 300,000 troops to eat for two months. Seeing his son, Yu Wenshu was very happy and made a grand display that night.
At the celebration banquet, I held my son's hand to visit the elders in the army. When I came to the house, Zhou Fashang and other senior generals congratulated one after another, saying that the general of Yuwen's family was a traitor. After Yuwen Shu heard this, he was so unhappy that even the right side of his face was stiff after a stroke.
There are also signs of improvement.
"Xiao San'er, how did you come up with this wonderful idea of traveling thousands of miles? Tell me about it to your father!" After nightfall, Yu Wenshu had not yet calmed down from his joy, so he held his son's hand in the sleeping tent and asked.
When his son grows up, there is nothing that makes a father more happy than seeing his child have a promising future. Discovering a flaw in the enemy's army thousands of miles away and striking a fatal blow. This is a move that even a father himself would not have thought of in his heyday. Although
The attack and defense of Liyang City was only the first battle to eliminate the rebels, but this battle sealed the entire war situation in one fell swoop.
After losing Li Yang, Yang Xuangan lost the capital he relied on to gather bandits and bandits. The outcome of the entire battle was already on the table. In the past few days, although other people from all walks of life had won one victory after another, they were all the icing on the cake.
No achievement is greater than the surprise attack on Liyang.
"Dad, that was Xu Zi, General Li Lang's idea. I just made some supplements on the side. When we were defending the city, he was the one who saw through Li Mi's conspiracy!" Yu Wenshiji sat opposite his father and raised his voice a bit.
Emphasis. During the dinner, he wanted to interrupt his father's show off with words. Li Xu, Murong Luo, Li Anyuan and other core generals of the Xiongwu Camp were sitting closest to the tent. Every time they looked at Yu Wen,
His face felt hot.
"He is brave and you are wise. This is a wonderful combination. Don't worry, dad knows how to write a memorial to the emperor. This is a great contribution, and the boy named Li is indispensable!" Yuwen Shiji did not hear the meaning in his son's words.
If you are dissatisfied, you can explain yourself. "You have a higher official position than him and a greater role than him, so naturally you have the first credit. As for him and the generals under your command, you can naturally provide some benefits in private, so that they can devote themselves to our Yuwen family.
Efficacy!”
"General Li Lang is indeed the most successful in the two battles. All the brothers in Xiongwuying have seen it with their own eyes!" Yu Wenshiji reminded his father again. "If I take this credit forcibly on myself, I'm afraid I will never be able to convince everyone in the future.
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"Don't you want to take any credit at all?" Yu Wenshu couldn't understand his son's thoughts for a while, his eyes were a little straight, and his left and right faces began to look stiff again.
The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty hated the rebels very much, and once promised that the first person to quell the rebellion would be granted the title of 10,000 households in the city. With the connections of the Yuwen family in the court and the strong recommendation of the old generals, it was obvious that this credit would go to
Yu Wenshu reached his head. But now his son suddenly became stupid and wanted to give the credit to an unrelated person. This idea was indeed unacceptable to Yu Wenshu.
"I have always wanted to get my share. Dad, please don't interfere. Zhongjian saved my life again. This is the third time. If I am greedy for credit and unjust, everyone in the world will look at us Yu Wen.
It’s a family joke!” Seeing his father’s face turning cold, Yu Wenshi begged softly.
"Who sees the joke? Who is afraid? Do you know how great the contribution of this battle is?" Yu Wenshu's sharp eyes swept over, forcing Shiji's eyes to become a little erratic.
I thought this guy was going to be successful, but I didn’t expect that he was getting worse and worse. Until now, he still hasn’t been able to control a rough country man into a submissive one. Moreover, he actually started to think about the other person in every aspect. This is still the son of my Yuwen family.
Well, the more Yuwenshu thought about it, the angrier he became, his breathing gradually became heavier, and his throat seemed to be spitting fire.
"I know, but I can't do this!" Yuwen Shiji lowered his head and replied through gritted teeth. He didn't dare to look at his father, not since he was a child. When his father would crush the toys one by one with his feet, he would
He didn't dare when Chang Yan was put into his hand. He didn't dare when his father asked him to regret his marriage to his cousin and marry the Sui Princess. But today, he wanted to be stubborn. Because of the relationship between himself and Xu Zi
There is more than just kindness, Shiji knows that he is his only friend who can pat his shoulders and tell jokes without any thought.
"Do you know how His Majesty will treat the Xiongwu Camp? It is in your hands, but the number of soldiers and horses has expanded to nearly 30,000?" Yu Wenshu stared at his son and spoke word by word.
During the Battle of Liyang, the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp became famous all over the world. The Sui Dynasty had just lost its troops in Liaodong, so it would definitely be reluctant to disband this newly-rising team. Not only that, with many years of experience, Yu Wenshu could foresee that the Ministry of War would fight against the Xiongwu Camp in the future.
Priority will be given to the number of people, food, grass, and supplies of equipment. Therefore, although this army is called a battalion, its actual size will soon be equivalent to that of a guard in the Sui Dynasty.
A person who can lead an army of guards must be at least a third-grade general. With the troops and horses at his disposal, this person will firmly occupy a place in the Sui army.
If the person occupying this position is a young hero, thirty years later, he may become the first person in the Sui army.
"I know, I just want to be a supervisor, not a general!" Yu Wenshiji forced himself to raise his head and looked at his father's face to answer. When he recruited the soldiers to defend the city that day, he didn't think too much about it. But when he saw
At the moment when Li Mi and Han Shihe were arguing in front of the formation, he thought about the issue of the future dominance of Xiongwu Camp. At the same time, he found that Xu Zi had also thought about it. The two men's eyes met in a hurry, and they hurriedly started telling jokes. This was the reason.
Yu Wenshiji didn't want to compete with Xu Zi, and he felt that he couldn't compete with Xu Zi. The Xiongwu Camp with Li Xu was definitely different from the Xiongwu Camp without Li Xu. As someone who has seen this team slowly develop and grow,
He knows the difference very well.
A tiger without a head cannot be called a tiger. He Yuwenshiji can be a tiger's heart, but he can never be a tiger's head. Moreover, after such a long relationship, Yuwenshiji is not sure that he can conquer Xuzi for his own use. Although he did that
, may be good for both himself and Asahi, but what makes Asahi outstanding lies in his unique behavior. If he is subdued, he will no longer be Asahi.
"It's not whether you want it or not, but whether our Yuwen family needs it or not!" Yu Wenshu stood up slowly, the shadow stretched by the oil lamp pressing down on his son's shoulders like a mountain. "Don't forget your last name at any time.
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It was for the Yuwen family, not for me. Yuwen Shiji felt cold in his heart, from his chest to his calves. He did not want to accept this task, nor did he want to lose the friendship and the respect of his brothers that he had exchanged for his blood. "We
Our family is already the first in the military, and it has already attracted the jealousy of many people!" He retorted loudly, trying to persuade his father to give up.
"That's because I'm here, and I can't live forever!" Yu Wenshu patted his son's shoulder, turned around and walked out of the sleeping tent.
Yu Wenshiji wanted to chase him out, but the weight of his father on his shoulders made him unable to move his legs. He sat there blankly until the first ray of morning light illuminated the general's tent. His father dragged his body, which had suffered a stroke, to patrol the camp.
, stayed away all night.
Thinking of this, Yuwenshi subconsciously touched the saber. The mouth of the gauntlet was a tiger, the symbol of the Yuwen family. It had been blown cold by the wind at some point and was a little bit icey.
The chill penetrated deep into his bones and froze his blood. (To be continued)
