Chapter 5: The Fall of Chang'an

It was none other than Li Jing and Pharmacist Li who had been closing his eyes in the hall to recuperate.

When the Yin World Master heard this, he was immediately displeased and said, "Li Jing, what do you mean by this, why did you stop us from killing the rebels?" ”

Li Jing arched his hand towards the Yin Shishi and said: "General Yin, Li Yuan is also a veteran who has led troops for many years, if he really wants to withdraw, he should stop and withdraw at night." Now that he is retreating with such fanfare, there is a chance that this is Li Yuan's plan to lure the enemy! ”

Yin Shi Shi stroked his beard and laughed: "The pharmacist and nephew are too worried, where does Li Yuan, a thief, know what military affairs, this thief is best at opportunism, when he quelled Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and this time he raided Guanzhong, he picked up the cheap all the way, and he didn't really fight a few hard battles at all, so such villains are not worried." ”

Li Jing still said worriedly: "General Yin, the defenders in the city are only 30,000, and thousands of people have been lost after days of fighting, and Li Yuan still has an army of more than 200,000 people, and the enemy is outnumbered, and it may be difficult for the general to pursue rashly?" ”

The Yin Shi Shi said loudly: "The Lu of the Eater Monarch, repay the kindness of the King!" Our army is few, but most of them are elite in a hundred battles, although the thief army is numerous, but most of them are bandits, their combat power is low, and they will collapse at the touch of a button, so what is there to fear among the millions? ”

"Okay, General Yin is really bold!" Yang Yu was also infected by the arrogance of the Yin World Master, stood up and said loudly: "The decision has been made, the Yin World Master and Wei Xuan listened to the order, and ordered the two of you to lead 25,000 troops to pursue Li Yuan's rebels, and you must win a complete victory!" ”

"Weichen Command!"

The Yin World Master was overjoyed when he heard this, and he and Wei Xuan hugged their fists together and led their lives.

After the court discussion was dispersed, Li Jing slowly walked out of the Daxing Palace, looked at the backs of Yin Shishi and Wei Xuan, and shook his head helplessly.

"Master, what are you shaking your head and sighing here?"

A voice sounded coldly behind Li Jing, Li Jing turned his head to look, but saw that it was his disciple Su Lie, and immediately pulled him over, and said in a low voice: "Ah Lie, you hurry up and go home and pack up, I'm afraid we won't be able to stay in this Chang'an!" ”

"Huh? Master, why is that? Su Lie was visibly taken aback.

Li Jing did not answer Su Lie directly, but asked lightly: "Ah Lie, let me ask you, if you are the main general of Chang'an City today, what will you do if Li Yuan suddenly withdraws his troops?" ”

Su Lie lowered his head and thought for a while, and said seriously: "Master, I will order the whole army to guard the city gate, Li Yuan is from the Guanlong noble, and his foundation is in Guanzhong, I think even if Taiyuan is in danger, as long as Chang'an is not under him, he will not withdraw the army!" ”

"yes!" Li Jing sighed, "It's a pity that Yin Shishi and Wei Xuan can't see through this, and now they have led the army to pursue Li Yuan, I think this Chang'an can't be defended." Our master and apprentice offended Li Yuan in Bingzhou in the past, and we can't leave at this time! ”

Su Lie nodded and said, "Apprentice understands, it's just a master, where are we going to leave Chang'an?" ”

Li Jing stroked his beard and muttered: "Go to Jiangdu, there is the last hope of the Great Sui!" ”

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Yin Shishi and Wei Xuan led 25,000 elites all the way to the north, chasing about forty or fifty miles, and finally caught up with Li Yuan's army.

"Brothers, kill it, capture Li Yuan's dog thief alive, reward a thousand gold, and seal ten thousand households!"

The Yin Shishi jumped on his horse with a spear, and rushed into Li Yuan's army first, picking up several people in a row.

"Rush!"

Under the temptation of a thousand taels of gold and ten thousand marquis, the soldiers of the Sui army all fought bravely, each competing for the lead, brandishing swords and guns like a tide and roaring into Li Yuan's army formation, and launched a bloody battle with the other party.

Clang!

Hearing only the sound of a bang, the rear of the Sui army suddenly became dusty, and Li Yuan's eldest son, Li Jiancheng, led 20,000 cavalry to cover up from behind, cutting off the retreat of the Sui army in one fell swoop.

At the same time, Chai Shao, Li Xiuning, Li Shentong, Changsun Shunde, Duan Decao, Duan Zhixuan and other generals each led nearly 10,000 elites from all directions to cover and kill, trapping the Yin Shishi and Wei Xuan in the core.

"Oh no, we're in ambush!" Suddenly caught in the encirclement, the Sui army's heart was suddenly in turmoil.

The Yin World Master was frightened by this sudden battle situation, and his face turned pale, and he cried bitterly, "I regret that I shouldn't have listened to Pharmacist Li's words and harmed these tens of thousands of soldiers!" ”

"Wowhaha, your old man's head is mine!"

In the midst of the chaos, a young general with a sharp beak and a yellow face wielded a double hammer like a tiger entering a flock, and instantly killed the crowd and rushed to the Yin World Master. The Yin Shi Master was caught off guard and was hit in the head by his hammer, and fell off his horse when he landed, breaking his soul in Jiuquan.

"Well done Xuanba!"

Li Yuan has been watching on a high slope, and when he saw that the general of the Sui army, Yin Shishishi, was smashed to death by Li Xuanba, he clapped his hands and applauded, turned back to the herald behind him and said: "The general of the Sui army, Yin Shishishi, is dead, the fighting spirit of the Sui army has been discharged, and the order is issued to all armies, mainly to collect and surrender pawns!" “

"The Yin World Master is dead, surrender and don't kill!"

"The Yin World Master is dead, surrender and don't kill!"

"The Yin World Master is dead, surrender and don't kill!"

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Although Wei Xuan is the main general of this army, Wei Xuan is very old, and the army in Chang'an City is actually led by the Yin Shi Division many times, so when the news of the Yin Shi Division's death spread, the morale of the Sui army was greatly reduced, and many soldiers had already seen that the Sui army was going to this battle, and they all put down their weapons and surrendered to Li Yuan.

The veteran general Wei Xuan took advantage of the fact that Li Yuan's army was busy collecting and surrendering soldiers, and led hundreds of henchmen to fight desperately out of the encirclement, and rushed back to Chang'an City in a short time. Wei Xuan shouted towards the city: "I'm Wei Xuan, open the city gate quickly!" ”

Before Wei Xuan's words fell, a cold arrow swished down from the city, hitting Wei Xuan's forehead, Wei Xuan screamed, fell off his horse with a "bang", and slammed it on the ground.

At the head of the city, Li Shimin slowly put away his thunder bow and shouted: "Listen to the Sui army under the city, I am Li Shimin, the second son of the Tang Duke, Chang'an City has been taken by me, you have no way out, those who put down their weapons will not die!" ”

In a trance! In a trance! In a trance!

Hearing Li Shimin say this, these soldiers no longer had any desire to resist, and they threw away their weapons one after another, turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and expressed their surrender to Li Shimin.

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On May 7, the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Li Yuan led the army to attack Chang'an, three days later he ascended the throne in Daxing Hall and called the emperor, changed the name of the country to Tang, the year name Wude, and established the prince to become the prince, the second son Li Shimin was the king of Qin, Feng Shangshuling, the third son Li Yuanji was the king of Qi, and the fourth son Li Xuanba was the king of Zhao.