Wei Xuan commanded 40,000 troops to rescue the eastern capital Luoyang, and the army passed through Kunshan and Mianchi, and clashed with Yang Xuangan's army in the north of Luoyang City, and finally formed a confrontation with Yang Xuangan's army in Jingu. Wei Xuan challenged with 20,000 foot riders across the river and streams, Yang Xuangan pretended to be defeated, Wei Xuan was ambushed on the way to chase, and the front army was wiped out; Then the two armies fought a big battle, and were broken by thousands of cavalry led by Yang Xuangan, and only more than 8,000 people fled to the barracks.

Wei Fusi, who had just returned, became the most unfortunate person, Wei Xuan didn't have time to inform him when he retreated, and after the three hundred cavalry around him were scattered, Wei Fusi was captured alive by Mrs. Yang Xuangan's army. In the face of Yang Xuangan's threat of killing, Wei Fusi did not keep the character he had been flaunting and chose to surrender. What made Wei Fusi powerless was that on the day of his surrender, Yang Xuangan forced him to write an article angrily denouncing Yang Guang, the son of heaven, and the article was revised three times, shaking the world.

Since Yang Xuangan raised his army, in addition to Wei Fusi, more than 30 noble sons and daughters, including Yang Gongdao, the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guanwang, and Lai Yuan, the son of Lai Hu'er, the general of Zuo Yiwei, have surrendered to Yang Xuangan, so that the people and officers and soldiers of Henan cannot see the situation clearly. Zhou Fashang's death was like a spell, tightly reminding the generals of the Sui army that Yang Xuangan's strength was amazing.

Fan Zigai is still asking for help, Wei Xuan has no way to retreat, he chose to make a desperate bet, and Yang Xuangan's army fought a decisive battle in the south of the mountain, the two sides fought more than ten times in one day, Yang Xuangan was brave and powerful, and he took the lead in each battle with a spear, as if Xiang Yu was alive, and there was no enemy in front of the horse. When Wei Xuan was difficult to support, it happened that Yang Xuanting was killed by a stray arrow, and Yang Xuan's army had to withdraw his troops; The next day, Yang Wanshuo took over Yang Xuanting's position to resume the war, Wei Xuan was defeated, and only 3,000 people fled to Tongguan.

Wei Xuan simply broke the kettle and sank the boat, ignoring the safety of Guanzhong, and forcibly requisitioned 20,000 troops to reinforce Tongguan again, only seeking to decide before the pass; I didn't want Yang Xuan to feel that in the army, the masterminds Li Mi and Li Zixiong had different opinions, so they didn't attack Tongguan, but let Wei Xuan wait for reinforcements. At this moment, reinforcements from all walks of life on the east road arrived, Wu Benlang attacked Chen Ling to attack Yuanwu in Liyang, the left Xiaowei general Qu Tutong tun troops in Heyang, the left Yi general Yu Wenshu sent troops to follow, and the right Xiaowei general came to Hu'er to help from the waterway.

Qu Tutong, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, marched the fastest, and Qu Tutong asked his generals to lead the infantry to follow behind, and personally led 5,000 light cavalry to the bank of the Yellow River first, and Yang Xuangan's camp across the river to the village, and sent someone to inform Wei Xuan and Fan Zigai, asking the two to hold out for a few more days. Yang Xuan felt that he wanted to take advantage of Qu Tutong's unstable foothold to win, and he crossed the river several times, but was beaten back by Qu Tutong.

Yang Xuangan could feel the change in the situation, and consulted with Li Zixiong, Li Zixiong thought that Qu Tu was familiar with military affairs, and the Yellow River was still in the hands of Yang Xuangan's army, so it was better to divide the troops and refuse, and not let Qu Tutong cross the river to reinforce Fan Zigai and Wei Xuan. The most important thing is to attack Luoyang and defeat Wei Xuan.

The two were discussing, Hu Shitan came with a letter, saying that it was sent by a fisherman, and it was directly handed over to the sentinel in front of the village. There is only one piece of paper in the letter, the content is very simple, a total of ten words, and it is written like a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing: "In September, Jiangnan is reversed, and in the cold winter, there is chaos in Guanzhong." ”

Hu Shitan said: "Obviously, the fisherman told us to hold on until September, and there will be a turnaround, and there will be a rebellion in Jiangnan in September, and after winter, there will also be chaos in Guanzhong." If there are really these two things, this person who delivered the news would be terrible, the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches are behind, Jiangnan and Guanzhong are not related, it is a terrible thing to know one of them, and it is really unbelievable to know the other."

Li Zixiong said: "If this is the case, it is better to abandon Luoyang, go straight to Guanzhong, open Yongfeng Cang to help the poor, recruit troops, and meet with Yuan Hongsi and Yang Xuanzong, with Yang Chong at his back, and Sanfu can be directed." Subsequently, it occupied the central and eastern sides and fought for the world, which was also the business of the overlord. ”

Hu Shitan shook his head and said: "Flee into Guanzhong, the besieging enemy is no less than the sailor, as long as you can defeat Laihu'er, you can take Han Xiangguo as the forerunner, repeat the story of the Yellow Turban, and fight for Nanyang; If someone in Jiangnan echoes, he can suddenly make a comeback. Now most of the soldiers are people from Heluo, and once they enter the customs, they are likely to disperse like birds and beasts; Anyway, Yuan Hongsi and Yang Xuan, who have Longyou in the pass, should take care of it, and once there is chaos, it will be contained. ”

Yang Xuangan pondered repeatedly, and then found Li Mi to discuss, Li Mi smiled: "The crisis is a turning point, and the letter even marked September, indicating that the rebellion in Jiangnan has been bowed and has to be sent." We can first attack Hu'er and Chen Ling from the east to relieve the siege of Liyang, and then open the Liyang warehouse to recruit displaced people, Qu Tutong and others will be trapped in Luoyang and dare not reinforce; Let's go to Nanyang again, back and forth, it will be a month, and we will see the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Nanyang, known as Wan in ancient times, is located in the south of Funiu Mountain, north of Hanshui, the city is tall, densely populated, is another important place for iron-making in the Great Sui, and there are countless weapons stored in the instrument warehouse. Yang Xuangan and the others have been planning a rebellion for a long time, and they know that what Li Mi said is very reasonable, if they have men, horses, food, weapons and a big city, they can indeed fight with the Sui army for a while, and the four of them have repeatedly scrutinized the details several times.

A few days later, Qu Tutong's follow-up troops arrived, and Qu Tutong resolutely crossed the river in danger, commanded 6,000 men and horses to enter Luoyang, and rendezvous with Fan Zigai; Hundreds of boats brought in from upstream and downstream were destroyed, and corpses were floating everywhere on the Yellow River. But Qu Tutong's actions greatly boosted the defenders of Luoyang, and Fan Zigai almost cried with joy, and after many days and nights of torment, he finally saw hope.

What is even more puzzling is that Yang Xuangan's army actually began to retreat, although the camp is still there, but standing on a high place, you can clearly see that the soldiers in the camp have been greatly reduced; The civil and military forces of the Eastern Capital were shocked and did not dare to pursue easily, and a few tentative attacks were repelled by Han Shige, Gu Jue, and Yang Wanshuo. For several days, Yang Xuangan's main force did not appear, Qu Tutong and Li Hun knew that something was wrong, and ordered the whole line to attack, and Han Shige and other three armies held on for two days and abandoned the pass.

At this moment, news came from the Tongji Canal, Yang Xuangan used the width of more than 30 meters on the surface of the Tongji Canal to make his warships desperate, and both sides of the First World War were destroyed, and the 40,000 sailors and warships that came to protect the children were destroyed, and there were less than 6,000 survivors. Yang Xuangan then repelled Chen Ling, relieved the siege of Liyang, and now threatened to open a warehouse to release grain, hundreds of thousands of homeless people flocked to Liyang, and all kinds of rogues in Hebei and Shandong were turning into Liyang.

Fan Zigai planted his head on the chair, Qu Tutong high-fived and praised: "Yang Xuangan must have a clever strategist under him, this hand is beautiful, as long as Liyang Cang is broken, the ending we originally thought will become the beginning again, and the future life is terrifying." How is Yang Chong in Zhangye? ”

Wei Xuan and Li Hun were stunned, and said in their hearts, General Qu, your heart is so wide.

(End of chapter)