"Old General Qu Tu, under Li Wenyuan, I have admired your name for a long time." After Li Wenyuan led his troops across the Yellow River and joined forces with Qu Tutong, he stepped forward and said to Qu Tutong with both hands in fists.

For Qu Tutong, a veteran, Li Wenyuan still has a good impression in his heart, and when the Sui Dynasty building is about to fall, he can still restrain his subordinates to fight to the end of the army, and he has to be said to be loyal and unparalleled.

Qu Tutong also heard some rumors from his subordinates, so he also hugged his fists and said: "My name is praised by the world, where can it be compared to General Li saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong." ”

Li Wenyuan was still polite with Qu Tutong on his lips, but he was thinking about other things in his heart, this Great Sui still seems to rely on word of mouth to spread some news, and it is inevitable that there will be times when the words do not reach the meaning, if a newspaper is created in the Great Sui, it may be a good idea, if he controls the public opinion trend of the entire Great Sui in the future, then wouldn't he be able to refer to the deer as a horse. Phew, referring to the deer as the horse is what Zhao Gaocai did, and he should be called: to convey the highest instructions from the central government to the local masses.

Ahem.

When Zhang Juntai coughed and his face was flushed, Li Wenyuan finally woke up from his contemplation, and looked at Qu Tutong on the opposite side who was looking at him with curious eyes, Li Wenyuan also coughed and said: "It's rude, I can't think about the way to break the thief, so I have to ask the old general if there is a way to break the thief?" ”

When Qu Tutong saw Li Wenyuan asking him how to break the thief, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty will be able to go to the Eastern Capital in two days." ”

Li Wenyuan smiled, and sure enough, he still had to keep the Eastern Capital clean and peaceful first. Then he asked, "Since the old general has made a decision, what does the last general need to do?" ”

Qu Tutong said: "This is simple, General Li can respond to me on the north side tomorrow, and the bigger the momentum, the better." The soldiers who marched for days were not suitable for fighting, not to mention that the bandits had no support after crossing the Yellow River, so we didn't have to rush in at all, we just had to stay nourished and recharge on the spot today, and then go out of the camp tomorrow to suppress the bandits. ”

Yang Xuangan took Li Zixiong to look at Qu Tutong, who had set up a big camp in the distance, and said to Li Zixiong: "Humane Qu Tugong has been in battle for a long time but rarely loses, I think this is inseparable from Qu Tugong's calmness." I thought that I could take advantage of them to come from afar and defeat them at ease, but I didn't expect them to camp directly on the spot. ”

Li Zixiong's mind was not here, and he said to Yang Xuangan: "Duke of Chu, the eastern capital has been unable to be attacked for a long time, and now Yang Guang has withdrawn his troops from Goguryeo to help, and ordered the world's soldiers to go to the eastern capital to relieve the siege, Liyang has also been lost, and if you stay here, you will be besieged and die." ”

Yang Xuangan frowned: "What does Mr. mean?" ”

Li Zixiong said: "Duke Chu, you are brave, Qu Tugong is good at fighting, if the two armies win or lose, it is difficult to say, but it will inevitably be dragged here, and when Yuwen Shu and others arrive, we will be invincible with two fists and four hands." ”

Li Zixiong saw that Yang Xuangan's eyes were slightly melancholy, until his heart was already a little shaken, so he continued: "But Wei Xuan of Hangu Pass is not a good fighter, and there is an order from the king to rescue the eastern capital, it must be a tired battle, we can go west to defeat Wei Xuan's troops and enter Guanlong, refuse to defend the passes, and then map Chang'an, and pass the text to all counties and counties in the world, so that the Sui army is tired of running for their lives, waiting for the opportunity to map the Central Plains again, and chase the world." ”

Yang Xuangan didn't make a statement after hearing this, Li Zixiong shook his head secretly, but still continued: "Or go south to Jiangdong, take up Jiangdong's tax money and grain, and then call Jiangdong men as a naval army to follow Nan Chen to reject the Sui army." At the same time, contact all the rebels in the world to block the direct southward path of the Sui army, but you must give them a reward for their correct name, which can motivate them to fight bravely, and at the same time, it can also inspire more people to rise up and completely end the rule of the Sui Dynasty. ”

Yang Xuangan shook his head this time and said, "Sir, I don't know, even though what you said is a safe policy, but Mr. has ever thought about the consequences of not being able to capture the Eastern Capital?" If you retreat from the city, who in the world is still willing to attach to me? The leaders of those rebel armies were all heroes, how could they belong to a man who was driven out of the eastern capital by the Sui army and hid on the border to survive? ”

Li Zixiong hurriedly said: "The general can defeat Wei Xuanbu head-on, and then go west into Guanzhong, and open a warehouse to help the poor after capturing Yongfeng Cang, so that it can be said that he was going to capture the Eastern Capital but because of the refugees in the Guannei asking for his life, he gave up the Eastern Capital and turned to capture the Great Warehouse for the people." First, it can transfer the disadvantage of not capturing the eastern capital, second, it can win the reputation of loving the people like a son, and third, the people of Guanzhong can rely on it to make a comeback. ”

Yang Xuangan looked at the smoke rising from Qu Tutong's camp, pondered for a moment, weighed the pros and cons and made a decision in his heart, and then waved his hand and led everyone back to the camp, saying to Li Zixiong on the way: "I already know Mr.'s plan, and according to what Mr. said, I will leave the camp and go west today to fight Wei Xuan first." ”

Wei Xuan was originally a scholar of the Criminal Department, and he didn't lead soldiers all the year round, where did he know what art of war. He led his troops to come in a hurry, and heard his subordinates suggest that they take 20,000 infantry and cavalry to cross the stream first, and march east to force Yang Xuangan's troops.

Yang Xuangan said to his brother Yang Xuanting: "Although there are many people in the Wei Xuanbu Department, there is no need to worry, but there is still no need to fight hard. You first lead 5,000 men to ambush here, and when I deceive and lure Wei Xuan to chase after me, you will suddenly attack their flanks and beat them head and tail and can't care about each other, and then I will lead the army to kill a horse gun, and I will definitely defeat the enemy. ”

Yang Xuanting took the order and left, Yang Xuangan looked at Li Mi in the tent, and suddenly reacted that he had been a little alienated from Li Mi recently because of the war, and remembered his father's advice to him, so he smiled and said to Li Mi: "The army is preparing to pull out the camp and go west, and many matters have to be entrusted to Mr. ”

Then he said to Li Zixiong: "As for the many officers and soldiers in the east, please hold them back." ”

Yang Xuangan personally led 5,000 elites to the west to meet the battle, and this time he also held a spear in his hand and went into battle in person. Yang Xuan felt brave and powerful, and every time he fought, he must be the first soldier to kill the enemy bravely, and his soldiers called him Xiao Xiang Yu.

Before leaving, Yang Xuangan said to everyone: "Brothers, when I see the Sui army, listen to my orders, advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and this battle will be won!" ”

Everyone should say in unison, defeating the Sui army twice in a row, and they are also full of morale. Yang Xuangan, also under Li Zixiong's suggestion, decided to only besiege the eastern capital without attacking the eastern capital before there were enough siege equipment, so that the rebel army did not suffer heavy casualties.

At this time, Yang Xuangan led the army westward and encountered Wei Xuan's department as scheduled, and the two armies were in formation. Wei Xuan saw that the number of soldiers led by Yang Xuangan was far inferior to his own, and he felt a lot more confident at the moment, and shouted out of the battle: "Traitor Yang Xuangan, I am Wei Xuan, the Shangshu of the Great Sui Criminal Department, and today I will lead a large army to exterminate Er and others, and advise Er and others to dismount and be bound..."

Before Wei Xuan's words were finished, Yang Xuangan laughed and said: "Haha, Wei Xuan's old dog, I heard it when I was still a Sui official, Your Excellency has always been a good voice and a dog, and now the scolding array is not full of confidence, could it be that you have spent too much effort on Jiao Niang?" Tomorrow I will send you the medicine of the deputy great tonic to help you do your best! ”