Li Liang, the king of Xiliang, started in the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, he saw that Xue Ju rebelled, and also conspired with Cao Zhen, Guan Jin and others in the same county to raise troops, but everyone pushed each other and refused to be the leader of the alliance, and finally Cao Zhen said: "I have long heard the proverb that the Li family is the king, and now you plan to raise an army against the Sui, isn't this exactly the mandate of heaven?" Everyone thought it was reasonable, and Li Liang was elected as the leader of the alliance. After Li Liang's uprising, he proclaimed himself the king of Daliang in Hexi, set up officials, and led the army to conquer Dunhuang, Zhangye and other counties, and won the land of the five counties of Hexi.

At the peak of Li Liang's army, there were 100,000 people under his command, and when there was a great drought, Li Yuan proposed to exchange 50,000 stone rice for 50,000 war horses, but he didn't expect him to agree, which shows that he is a person who lacks strategic vision. Then Li Yuan exchanged a lot of his war horses and provided him with some scarce strategic materials, thus letting him down his vigilance. Immediately afterwards, at the instigation of Li Yuan, he took advantage of Xue Ju's expedition to Guanzhongzhong and suddenly stabbed Xue Ju's buttocks. In that battle, Li Rail personally led an army of 40,000 troops to Jincheng County and threatened Xue Ju from the east and northeast, while Li Rail sent his younger brother to lead an army of 30,000 troops from Dadou Bagu into Xiping County, directly threatening Xue Ju's rear.

The two Li united and killed Xue Ju again and again, but when he thought he could enjoy the four counties of Xiping, Jincheng and Caohan, the Sui Dynasty suddenly killed him by surprise, not only lost the three counties that he had just started, but even the old nest Wuwei County also fell into the hands of the Great Sui.

After this battle, Li Liang's soldiers were less than 50,000, most of the heavy grain and grass were lost, and his strength has not recovered, although he occupied Zhangye, Dunhuang, Yiwu, Shanshan, and the last five counties, and the territory was very vast, but the population was very scarce, and the money and food were insufficient, and replenishing the troops became the biggest problem he faced.

This finally recovered a little bit, and I heard that the Western Turks Ye Hu in the north of Dunhuang Chen soldiers hundreds of thousands, so he gave birth to the heart of hugging the thighs, the thighs were hugged, but they were also poured into the blood of the enthusiastic Western Turkic warriors, and when he went south, when he got halfway, he knew that Zhangye was captured by the Sui army, and his cronies Cao Zhen, An Xiuren and others were all killed, and when he retreated to Dunhuang, the Sui army had killed from Jiayu Mountain to Dunhuang.

After receiving the news, Li Liang immediately ordered his younger brother Li Mao to be the chief general of Yumen, leading the last 20,000 troops to garrison Yumen to block the attack of the Sui army, and he himself went to Jinchang City to raise troops, and at the same time sent an envoy to Tongye Hu Khan for help, he believed that as long as he held on for ten days, those heroic friends of the Western Turks would come to the rescue.

On this day, in the official residence of Jinchang City in Dunhuang, Li Liang, who had lost a lot of weight, looked at the letter in his hand and said with great joy: "Tongye Hu Khan is righteous, and he came so quickly. ”

The letter was just sent by his younger brother Li Mao, saying that he had defeated the Sui army led by Yang Dong's cronies, and then personally led 150,000 elite cavalry along the drowning river to Zhangye.

"Haha!" Li Liang swept away his sad face, and the whole person was in high spirits.

"Congratulations to my father, God bless Da Liang!" When the crown prince Li Boyu heard that the Western Turkic army had come to give it and forced the Sui army to retreat to Wuwei County, he immediately congratulated loudly, and after speaking, he also glanced at his second brother Li Zhongyan triumphantly.

Li Liang's two sons have been fighting openly and secretly for military power, and they have plundered people and food over the years, and the internal struggle has been very fierce, which has greatly weakened the strength of Xiliang.

Li Liang turned a blind eye to the internal chaos in Xiliang Kingdom, and his henchman Liang Shuo was strategic, upright, and persuaded him to take back Li Zhongyan's military power and stop his brothers' internal fighting. Li Zhongyan held a grudge because of this, and soon Liang Shuo saw that the Hu people who moved from the Western Regions were prosperous and gradually overshadowed the Han people, and advised Li Liang to be on guard, so he had a bad relationship with An Xiuren, the head of the household; An Xiuren and Li Zhongyan framed Liang Shuo together, and Li Rail poisoned his family to kill Liang Shuo, so the old people gradually became suspicious and fearful, and were no longer used by Li Rail.

"Brother Wang's words are wrong, this is the blessing of the Nine Heavens Jade Maiden! It is the sincerity of the father, what does it have to do with the sky? The second son, Li Zhongyan, the king of Jin, also said not to be outdone.

"Haha! What Zhong Yan said is extremely true. Li Liang laughed heartily and praised the second son.

Li Liang's belief is very strange, he does not believe in Buddhism, nor does he believe in Taoism, but believes in the Jade Maiden. As early as two years ago, Hu Wu said to him, "The Emperor of Heaven will send a jade girl to descend from the sky." So he recruited soldiers to build a tower to wait for the arrival of the jade girl, and spent a lot of money, so that when the year of hunger came, there was a cannibalism, Li Rail did his best to provide relief but still insufficient supply, which became a major heart disease of Li Rail, and now when he heard the words of the second son, he was like eating a panacea, and his spirit was radiant.

"Father, although Yang Tong was defeated, the Sui army retreated into Wuwei County with the majesty of Ye Huda Khan. But my Da Liang is weak after all, if the Sui army comes to attack again, my Da Liang is still in difficulty, I Da Liang needs to rely on the Western Turks a lot, Erchen thinks that he should send a high-ranking person to treat the friendly army, win the favor of the Great Khan and his generals, so as to gain their long-term support. Erchen believes that as long as we get through this difficult time and stick to the belief in revival, we will surely rejuvenate again. Li Boyu saluted Li Liang, and then said: "Erchen is the prince of Da Liang, and his status is only below his father. ”

When Li Liang heard this, he was immediately moved.

Posing music is the characteristic of the superior. When they are faced with a predicament, they can beg their grandfather and grandmother for help like their grandsons, but once the predicament is over, this kind of high-minded temperament will unconsciously emerge, and this trait is especially strong in a nouveau riche like Li Rail. In fact, behind the arrogance of the high is a lack of confidence in one's own origin, and perhaps a trace of inferiority.

Li Zhongyan knew that the real intention of the eldest brother was not to be a great cool and majestic, but to strive for the opportunity to contact the Western Turkic Khan, and when he saw that his father was greatly moved, he secretly shouted 'not good', and hurriedly said: "The eldest brother is inappropriate. ”

"What's wrong?" Li Boyu was full of disdain.

"The Turks have always fed their armies by plundering, and their troops have crossed thousands of miles in the red field, and they are best at riding across thousands of miles, but they are not good at attacking fortified positions. Once the Sui army gathered heavy troops to defend Yanzhi Pass, the Turks would not be able to penetrate even if they had more troops, and the Turks would inevitably retreat to the steppe as the days went by. If the Turks return in vain, Da Liang will have to face a strong Sui Dynasty independently, my Da Liang is now weak, unable to withstand the strong conquest of the Sui army, if the Sui Dynasty army goes and returns at this time, I Da Liang has no way out. After Li Zhongyan took a breath, he looked at Li Liang in front of him and said solemnly: "Father, only by retaining the Turks and letting them assist Da Liang through the most difficult period can we keep the foundation of Da Liang." Although the eldest brother is the prince of Da Liang, his status is not equal to that of Tong Ye Hu Khan, and he can't show my Da Liang's sincerity, let alone keep the Turkic army. At this time, my father must personally go out to show my Da Liang's courage and sincerity, so as to ensure that the Turks will fight with all their strength and help me Da Liang tide over the difficulties. ”

"Seconded by the Minister"

"Seconded by the Minister"

Hearing this, Li Zhongyan also supported it.

"Da Liang at this time needs the Turks too much, and stupid arrogance will only harm Da Liang." Li Zhongyan finally said loudly.

Li Boyu was about to speak, but Li Rail stopped him with a wave, and after Li Rail was silent for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "King Jin is extremely right, now is not the time to be arrogant, in order to show sincerity, my father and son should go to Zhangye together to reward the friendly army." ”

"Father is wise!" Li Zhongyan praised loudly.

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And at this time, in the west of Yumen City, the east bank of Shule Water Bridge, is a small mountain, this name is called Shule Mountain Hill is not precipitous at all, surrounded by mountains, dense jungle, more than 30 miles away in the west is Jinchang City, Shule Mountain is on the way to Jinchang City, for Dunhuang County, the geographical location of this hill is extremely important.

At this time, Yumen City had been deceived by the Sui Dynasty army, Li Mao and other guards were all killed, and ordinary soldiers abstained and surrendered without much resistance, and there was almost no fierce fighting in the whole process.

The reason for such a victory is that ordinary soldiers are not only disloyal to Li Rail, but also have a deep hatred, the reason for this is that on the one hand, Li Rail seriously guarded against the Sui army in Wuwei County, forcibly requisitioned civilian forces to build fortifications, and expropriated violently due to lack of food, and the second aspect is to benefit from the invasion of Wuwei Meticulously, a large number of propaganda 'open the door to welcome the Sui and Qin kings, the Qin king will not rob the grain when he comes, fight the local tyrants and divide the land equally, and the serfs will turn over and sing', so that the soldiers who have been suffering for a long time have a deep yearning for the Sui Dynasty.

After taking Yumen City almost without a fight, Wei Yunqi asked Du Ruhui to imitate Li Mao's handwriting and send a letter to Li Liang.

Then he sent Wang Fubao, Su Dingfang, Niu Jinda, and Xue Wanjun to lurk in the jungle of Shule Mountain with 10,000 each.

For Wei Yunqi's similar move of killing chickens and using a cattle slaughtering knife, the four generals couldn't laugh or cry, so the order was given, and the four generals naturally had to go all out to carry it out, not to mention that this battle was not only related to the overall situation, but also related to the dispute between Yang Tong and the main force of the Western Turks, and the four generals were not allowed to be careless.

"Deputy Marshal, did you say that this Li Rail will come?" Niu Jinda looked at Wang Fubao, who was carefully looking at the map, and asked with a fist.

Wang Fubao said: "Didn't General Su already say it? If you don't come, you will attack. ”

Niu Jinda choked hard, but he couldn't say anything. Officially, the other party is the deputy marshal; In private matters, the other party is Dou Xianniang's uncle, and now Dou Xianniang has married his good brother Luo Shixin, so Wang Fubao is his elder.

"Does General Wang know about Li Rail?" Su Dingfang asked with a smile.

Wang Fubao smiled and said: "When I was still in Lingwu, I sent someone to understand Li Liang's old background, so I know him better. Less than three years after he started his army, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse after Wuqun County was taken away by our Great Sui, and he never returned to the pre-war level, which was in addition to the bitter cold of Liangzhou and the fact that he did not have the conditions for being the king and hegemon, the main reason for this was that he lacked a sense of the overall situation, did not have the talent and strategy to govern the country, and lost his due vigilance when he made a slight achievement. didn't even have the courage and courage, because even the incident was forced to take the position by Cao Zhen and others. How can such a person be a person who can achieve great things? ”

"At the beginning of the heyday, I didn't want to join forces with Xue Ju to deal with the powerful Li Yuan, but for the sake of temporary benefits, he hurt Xue Ju from behind, it can be seen that he has no foresight, and is easy to believe the words of others, in order to win the support of the Western Turks, he did not hesitate to take the identity of the 'king', and went to see Tong Ye Hu from afar, when he thought that Tong Ye Hu Zhen came, he would definitely be grateful to Dade for coming to visit." Xue Wanjun on the side concluded.

"He still has 5,000 elite divisions composed of the Hu people, Tuyuhun people, and Qiang people in the Western Regions, and his combat power is quite good. Be careful, everybody. Wang Fubao reminded.

"Does General Wang think these 5,000 people will come?" Niu Jinda asked.

"It's coming, because he's afraid of death!"

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