Chapter 257: Striving to Enter Chang'an
At this time, Sang Xianhe led the army to fight all night, and he was about to break through the camp, but because the soldiers were tired, he stopped the attack and had dinner on the spot. Liu Wenjing, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, seized the fighter plane and sent troops to rebuild the barracks.
Li Shimin and Li Yuanba's hundreds of Xuanjia troops attacked the back of the Sui army from Nanshan, and the soldiers of the three gates also shouted out, flanking the front and back, and the entire army of Sang was annihilated, and Sang Xianhe was only spared.
After the war, Qu Tutong's situation became more and more embarrassing. Someone persuaded Qu Tutong to surrender, Qu Tutong cried: "I have received great favor from the country, serving the two masters, Your Majesty has taken care of me very favorably, and I betrayed when I was in trouble, how could I escape from the national disaster?" You can only repay the country with death! He also touched his neck and said, "Why should the eldest husband die, he should be stabbed for the country!" When Qu Tu comforted and encouraged the soldiers, there was no one who did not cry bitterly, and everyone was also very moved by this.
Li Shimin saw that the overall situation had been decided, so he ordered Chai Shao and his wife to lead the army to continue to besiege Qu Tutong, and he led the rest of the army to Chang'an at a rapid pace, striving for a slim chance to enter Chang'an first.
Maybe it's providence that makes people, and the prefectures and counties around Chang'an have been almost cleaned up by Li Xiuning; Li Yuan's father and son only need to bring a large army to accept it. They also had a smooth journey, and soon came to the city of Chang'an.
According to Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng's ideas, Chang'an City lacks soldiers and major generals, and it can be taken with just one drum; Unexpectedly, they were met with strong resistance from the Sui army in Chang'an City.
At this time, Yang Yu fought another hero by his side, the hussar general of the Sui Dynasty, the current commander of the remaining army of Chang'an, and the current Chang'an Taishou Yin Division commanded the remaining army of Chang'an, and defended Chang'an City to an impregnable one, so that Li Yuan and his son had no choice.
This Yin general is a capable man and a ruthless man, he captured Li Yuan's fifth son Li Zhiyun in Hedong and beheaded him for public display, and killed Li Yuan's relatives in Chang'an, and finally even dug up the ancestral grave.
Li Yuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood and fainted, so he ordered the army to storm Chang'an, but the Yin World Master made full preparations and made Li Yuan's strong attack in vain.
When he returned to the barracks, Li Yuan was furious and scolded Li Jiancheng, and he entered Zhiyun and handed him over to take care of him, but he didn't expect him to run back by himself, but he threw his younger brother down; As a result, he was brutally murdered.
Li Jiancheng is also very aggrieved, did you say in your letter that you want to rebel, just let us find a chance to go home quickly, Li Zhiyun was seriously ill at that time, and we didn't take him with us for his good.
As a result, this resigned from the speech, and provoked Li Yuan to scold again: "Idiot! You're all pigs! Don't even have a little eyesight? Li Jiancheng was speechless, so he had to bow his head and remain silent.
Li Yuan scolded Li Jiancheng, and scolded the Yin Shishi who swore that he would break his body into ten thousand pieces on the day the city was broken, and vented his cruelty.
However, the walls of Chang'an were high, and they flew with all their might, and all the methods were exhausted and they did not break through Chang'an, and they lost many horses in vain.
Seeing that it was November, Li Yuan had besieged Chang'an for a month, and there was still nothing to do about this fortified city, and at this time, Li Shimin led the army to Chang'an.
The death of his younger brother Li Zhiyun made the first emperor of the ages almost lose his mind. Li Zhiyun was born to Mrs. Wan, and Li Yuanba was only a few months younger in the same year, ranking fifth. He has a deferential temperament, loves bows and arrows since he was a child, and often learns archery according to Li Shimin, so the two are the most compatible.
Hearing that his younger brother was killed, Li Shimin attacked the city overnight with all his army to avenge Li Zhiyun; The Yin Shishi in the city already knew the methods of the Tang Army well, and this time he almost caught Li Shimin's way.
Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng fought in a decent manner, and there are traces to follow; However, this is the first person who has been able to serve since ancient times in the mouth of Taizu of the dynasty, and he is like an antelope hanging its horns and swaying freely when he fights; On several occasions the Tang army rushed to the tower; If it weren't for the Yin World Master leading people to fight back desperately, Chang'an would have changed hands today.
This battle was fought from night to the evening of the next day, Li Shimin climbed the city tower several times, if it was not for Li Yuanba to follow, it is likely that he would never be able to get down again. Later, it was Li Yuan who was worried about his son's loss, so Mingjin stopped the siege.
Yin Shishi had already been seriously injured in several places, and he couldn't hold on anymore, and when he heard Tang Jun Mingjin withdraw his troops, he squatted on the ground and couldn't get up again. His right-hand man, Chang'an County Cheng Guyi, hurriedly rushed up and ordered someone to carry him down for treatment.
Gu Yi looked at the soldiers around him, and found that everyone's eyes were full of horror, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh and turned to leave.
The news of Yin Shishi's injury was listed as top secret by Yang Yu and forbidden to be spread; However, since some officials went to the Taoju Inn in Chang'an, the news spread quickly in Chang'an City, and the next day everyone knew about it, and the city was in a panic.
Many wealthy families began to secretly make up their minds, and some officials who had a good relationship with Li Yuan were also reborn, wanting to seek some benefits in this.
When attacking the city the next day, Li Shimin found that the Yin Shishi had not appeared, and it had always been Guyi who was directing the battle. Although this county lord is not afraid of death, he is a literati, and his effect is much worse; Moreover, the morale of the Sui army is not so strong, and many people hesitate.
Seeing this, Li Shimin knew in his heart, so he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng were very strange when they saw each other, so they asked Li Shimin why he withdrew so early?
Li Shimin smiled mysteriously and said, "Father, don't worry, I have found a way to break the enemy." Within five days, you will definitely be allowed to enter Chang'an! Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng looked at each other, not knowing what his clever plan was.
The next day, Li Shimin had a large number of leaflets shot in with bows and arrows, one was to promote the strategy of the Tang army, only punishing the evildoers, not coercing. The second is to warn the Sui army not to make mistakes, lest the jade and stones be burned on the day the city is broken. The third is to spread rumors, saying that a certain minister has agreed with Tang Jun to start an incident.
The letters were shot into the city, causing a panic; Acting Wang Yang Yu was shocked, and hurriedly searched for those who had contact with the Tang Army according to the map; The people in the city are panicked, and everyone is in danger.
The Yin World Master couldn't care about recuperation, and hurriedly ran out to complain to Yang Yu; Only then did Yang Yu suddenly wake up and release the ministers in prison again.
But none of these people are holding their breath, coupled with the extortion of cool officials, some of them have been ruined in just two or three days; It makes these people even more full of resentment.
Wei Xuanwei Wensheng, the general of the right Hou Wei, was the town guard arranged by Yang Guang; At this time, Wei Wensheng was already in his seventies, and he no longer had the decisiveness he had when he was young; was so frightened that he resigned and fell ill at home.
Those who had other thoughts in their hearts were secretly gathered in his house; Wei Wensheng couldn't stand their entanglement, and finally nodded considering the safety of his family, and handed over the Tiger Talisman Seal in his hand.
That night, this time, these people secretly shot a feather arrow to the Tang camp, and discussed with the Tang army about surrendering tomorrow.
When Li Yuan heard the great news, he arranged for Li Yuanba to be the vanguard, Li Jiancheng to follow up with the Chinese army, he pressed the formation in the back, and Li Shimin guarded the camp and marched to Chang'an. Li Yuanzhi was complacent, and he didn't pay attention to the ecstasy in Li Jiancheng's eyes and the loss in Li Shimin's eyes.
On the ninth night of the first day of November, with the help of traitors in the city, the Tang army successfully entered Chang'an, and all of them were captured from Yang Yu, the acting king, to the Yin Shishi, Gu Yi and others.
The Yin Master and the Gu Yi father and son were all executed, and only the Yin Shi Master's youngest son, Yin Hong, was spared when he was young. Their families were also reduced to slavery and rewarded to meritorious officials; Perhaps in order to compensate Li Shimin, the youngest daughter of the Yin Shishi was given to him as a slave.
On November 13, Li Yuan announced that Yang Guang was respected as the Emperor Taishang, and his grandson Yang Yu was appointed as the emperor, and the Yuan Yining was changed to Emperor Gong of Sui. Emperor Gong enshrined Li Yuan as the king of Tang, the prime minister, and Shang Shuling, and Li Jiancheng as the prince of Tang; Li Shimin was Jing Zhaoyin and was renamed the Duke of Qin; Feng Li Yuanji was named the Duke of Qi. The Li family and his son were in complete control of the situation in Guanzhong.
After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he sent Qu Tutong's servants to recruit him. Qu Tutong didn't say a word, and immediately killed the servant.
Qu Tutong heard that Chang'an had been lost and his family members were captured by Li Yuan, so he ordered Sang Xianhe to guard Tongguan, and led the main force to the east, preparing to go to Luoyang to defect to Yang Tong, the king of Yue.
As soon as Qu Tutong left, Sang Xianhe surrendered to Liu Wenjing. Liu Wenjing sent deputy generals Dou Cong, Xue Wanshu and others to lead the elite cavalry and Sang Xianhe to pursue Qu Tutong. Qu Tutong caught up with Liu Wenjing's army in Chousang, and then formed a formation to defend himself.
Dou Cong sent Qu Tutong's son Qu Tushou to persuade him, and Qu Tutong scolded: "In the past, I was father and son with you, but now I am an enemy." And ordered the people around him to shoot Qu Tushou with bows and arrows.
Chai Shao and Li Xiuning arrived with a large army, and the husband and wife each led an army, each with their own shogunate, but they cooperated tacitly; fought several battles with Qu Tutong in succession, compressing Qu Tutong's big defeat and loss into a narrow range and unable to move.
Liu Wenjing sent Sang Xianhe to Qu Tutong's subordinates and said: "The Jingshi has fallen, and everyone lives in Guanxi, why do you still want to go east? When they heard this, they all threw down their weapons and surrendered.
Qu Tutong saw that the general trend had gone, dismounted and bowed to the southeast direction (referring to Yangzhou) again and again, and cried: "The ministers have been defeated with all their strength, and they have not failed Your Majesty, and the gods of heaven and earth have been inspected." He was forced to surrender and captured Chang'an.
After Qu Tutong met with Li Yuan, Li Yuan asked, "Why did we meet so late?" Qu Tutong cried: "I have failed to fulfill the loyalty of the ministers, so to this point, let the dynasty be humiliated, it is really a shame to act as the king." ”
Li Yuan praised his behavior: "This is a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty." He ordered Qu Tutong to be released, and awarded the military department a book, and named Jiang Guogong as the marshal of the marching army of Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
After Qu Tutong surrendered, Yao Junsu, who was stationed in Hedong, saw that it was difficult to support alone, and led his army to abandon the city and go to Yangzhou to seek refuge in Yang Guang.
By the last bit of military power of the Sui Dynasty in Guanzhong, there was also nothing left, and Li Tang completely occupied Guanzhong and Hedong.