Zhu Cang was killed by Yang Yansi, most of his subordinates were scattered like trees, they all lost their armor and fled, Yang Yanzhao and Yang Yansi led their troops to chase after them, only to kill under the city of Yucheng, and almost all the defenders in the city were transferred out of the city by Zhu Cang to attack the Sui army, and the Sui army captured the city in one go.

The east is whitish, and the sun is rising.

The day's battle also came to an end, except for sporadic battles inside and outside the city, the overall situation has been controlled, cholera Nanyang bandit leader Zhu Cang and his generals Ge Zhen and Fan Yi were all killed, more than 100,000 troops were killed more than 40,000 people, and more than 70,000 people were taken prisoner, and the situation in Nanyang was decided by a battle.

Yang Gao, who was still on the way to Qicheng, was ecstatic when he inquired, and immediately left Xue Rengui to command the main army, and he led hundreds of personal soldiers to rush to Qicheng to preside over the overall situation.

The snow is falling, thousands of mountains and birds are flying, and thousands of people are gone. Yang Gao and his entourage rode fast horses lightly and arrived at the city unimpeded along the way.

Yang Yanzhao learned that Yang Gao's light cavalry had arrived, and hurriedly took Yang Yansi, Xin Wenli, Xin Yue'e and other generals to welcome him into the city.

"Hahaha, Brother Yanzhao has made a great contribution this time, and Lone will definitely ask your father for credit!" Yang Gao looked at Yang Yanzhao happily and said, "Destroying Zhu Cang's army in a battle, even Zhang Xutuo, Yang Yichen and other veterans of our dynasty can't compare to such feats!" ”

Yang Yanzhao humbly arched his hand, "Your Highness praises falsely, this all depends on the service of the soldiers, and Your Highness is wise." Yan Zhao has only done a little bit of effort, how can he dare to compare with Zhang Xutuo, who is loyal to the battlefield? ”

"Deserve it!" Yang Gao smiled slightly, "There are talents in the country, I think General Zhang Xutuo has a spirit in the sky, and he will also be pleased to have a general like Brother Yanzhao!" ”

Yang Yanzhao was agitated in his heart when he heard this, and respectfully clenched his fists and said: "Your Royal Highness Xie praises you very much, and the last general is willing to go to the soup for the Great Sui Society, and he will not hesitate!" ”

"Good, good!" Yang Gao nodded with satisfaction, turned his head to Yang Yansi on the side, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother Yansi bravely crowned the three armies, and beheaded the bandit leader Zhu Cang on the battlefield, he is really a model for my Great Sui soldiers!" ”

Compared with Yang Yanzhao's humility, Yang Yansi was a little arrogant, patted his chest proudly and said: "Your Highness Xie praises, the last general will definitely kill a few more thieves in the future and repay Your Highness in the future!" ”

"Brother Yanhe's arrogance makes Gu admire him very much!" Yang Gao sighed, and then turned his head to greet the generals of Xin Wenli, Xinyue'e and other brothers and sisters one by one to show encouragement.

After about a quarter of an hour's effort, Yang Gao finished greeting all the generals of the former army, saying that his mouth was dry, and then he entered the city with Yang Yanzhao and other generals.

Destroying Zhu Cang in a battle and recovering the lost land in Nanyang, Yang Gao will naturally not treat meritorious soldiers badly, and the first order after entering the city is to take out all the grain, grass, wine, gold, silver, and wealth that he brought when he came to the city to reward the three armies. For a while, the soldiers were all smiling happily and thanking Yang Gao for his reward.

In the Taishou Mansion, which is the palace of the grassroots emperor Zhu Cang, Yang Gao and Yang Yanzhao celebrated with wine.

When the wine reached the half-tour, Yang Gao said to Yang Yanzhao with a smile: "Brother Yanzhao, Nanyang County is now back to the Great Sui, and the passage from Jiangdu to Chang'an has been opened. ”

Yang Yanzhao suddenly lowered his head when he heard this, and only after a long time did he silently raise his head, and said in embarrassment: "Your Highness, forgive Weichen bluntly, although we have taken Nanyang now, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to return to Chang'an!" ”

"What do you mean?" Yang Gao was stunned when he heard this.

Yang Yanzhao said hatefully: "Your Highness, I can't hide it, as early as three days ago, the general sent a small group of sentry horses to Wuguan, trying to enter the pass to find out the news, but who knew that the Wuguan guard Dou Hui closed the gate tightly, refused to let our army sentry inside, and secretly shot several sentry horses of our army with cold arrows!" ”

"This Dou Yi is so bold!" Yang Gao was furious when he heard this, "A small martial arts general dares to shoot his comrades privately, does he want to die?" ”

Yang Yanzhao said calmly: "Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not Dou Zhen who is bold, as far as Weichen knows, this Dou Zhen is the nephew of Fufeng Taishou Dou Jin, and Dou Jin is the core figure of the Dou family, one of the eight nobles of Guanlong. Therefore, in my opinion, I am afraid that this matter is operated by the Guanlong nobles in the dark, and the purpose is to prevent His Majesty from returning to Guanzhong. ”

"These Great Sui moths are really damned!" Yang Gao put down his wine glass hatefully, "No wonder my father has always regarded the Guanlong nobles as a big trouble, I didn't expect them to infiltrate the Great Sui so much." Wuguan is the gateway to defend Chang'an, and it also fell under the control of these Guanlong nobles, fortunately, it is Zhu Cang, a reckless man, who occupies Nanyang, if Li Mi and Li Yuan are allowed to occupy Nanyang, I am afraid they would have sacrificed Wuguan a long time ago! ”

"What Your Highness said is very true!" Yang Yanzhao bowed his head and said, "Although the Guanlong nobles have been repeatedly suppressed by His Majesty over the years, their strength should not be underestimated. I heard that in the Guanlong counties, except for Jing Zhaoyin, who is concurrently served by His Royal Highness the Acting King, the rest of the counties are either Guanlong's children or their protégés, to put it mildly, in Guanzhong, they are the real emperors! ”

"This is also the reason why my father would rather risk chaos in the world to suppress the Guanlong nobles!" Yang Gao said with emotion, "The decline of imperial power and the dictatorship of the gate valve are the reason for the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty!" The father did not want the Great Sui to embark on the old path of the Jin Dynasty, so he did not hesitate to cut off the maggots of the Guanlong nobles, the appendages of the Great Sui! ”

"Your Majesty's heart is beyond the reach of your ministers." Yang Yanzhao said with great admiration, "Your Majesty, this is paving the way for the successor at the cost of his own sacrifice!" ”

"Yes, my father has already paved the way for Gu, so Gu must not let him down!" Yang Gao slowly stood up, the murderous aura on his body looming.

Yang Yanzhao was a fierce general on the battlefield, but after a moment, he noticed the murderous aura on Yang Gao's body, and immediately left the table, bowed down and said: "The last general is not talented, I am willing to lead an elite army to attack Wuguan immediately!" ”

"Good!" Yang Gao nodded, and said coldly, "I don't care about others, but Dou Hui, Lone is going to die, Lone wants to use Dou Yu's head to tell the Guanlong nobles, those who stand in my way are just death!" ”

Yang Yanzhao was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said loudly: "Weichen takes orders!" ”