Chapter 68: First Encounter with Li Jing
On July 11, Liu Yuanjin, a native of Yuhang, raised troops in response to Yang Xuangan.
Liu Yuanjin's hands were more than a foot long, his arms hung down above his knees, and he thought that his appearance was extraordinary, and he had been secretly plotting against him, just when Yang Guang once again sent the troops of Sanwu to conquer Goryeo, and the local turmoil.
The soldiers of the three Wu all said to each other: "In the past, the country was in its heyday, and most of the people who went out to Goryeo from our father and brother have not returned, but now the country is tired and has to be conscripted to fight again, and our generation will be extinct!" ”
As a result, many people fled. The county officials were very urgent to capture the fleeing people, Liu Yuanjin heard that Yang Xuangan rebelled, and felt that the time had come, so he pulled the flag and rebelled, and those fleeing soldiers of the Three Wu, when they heard that Liu Yuanjin had raised troops, gathered under his command, and in less than a month, Liu Yuanjin reached tens of thousands of people.
Yang Xuangan was very happy when he learned the news, and Li Zixiong said that there would be an endless stream of people in the world who responded to the rebellion against the Sui Dynasty, so he persuaded Yang Xuangan to become emperor and order the rebels in other places.
Yang Xuangan felt a little entangled in this, and couldn't make a choice for a long time, so he finally had to ask Li Mi's opinion.
Li Mi said: "In the past, Chen Sheng planned to claim the throne himself, but Zhang Er's persuasion was excluded, and Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei, planned to seek to give Jiuxi, but Xun Yu persuaded him but was killed. Now I plan to speak out and persuade directly, but I am afraid that I will end up with Zhang Er and Xun. But flattery is not my intention.
Why am I against being emperor? Because since we started our army, although we have won many victories, no one at the county level has responded. The defense force of the eastern capital is still very strong, and more and more reinforcements are coming from all over the country, Duke Chu, you should stand up and fight hard and pacify Guanzhong as soon as possible, but you are in a hurry to become the emperor, why do people see that you are so narrow-minded? ”
Although Yang Xuan was very unhappy after hearing this, he still felt that what Li Mi said was reasonable, and he would stop calling the emperor.
Although Yang Xuangan did not intend to be the emperor, he still appointed himself as a general, and ordered people to capture the counties near Luoyang, abolish the old system, and appoint officials.
At this time, Yang Xuangan was as powerful as the sky, and many people felt that he might really be able to replace Yang Guang.
On this day, a tanma hurriedly came to report: "Duke Chu, it's not good, Han Shige, the son of Han Baohu, was captured by Li Yin by the deputy of the Yang Mansion of the Sour Jujube Eagle!" ”
Han Baohu as a generation of famous generals, his son Han Shige is suave and powerful, people at the time said that he has the style of a father, so Yang Xuangan has high hopes for him, a few days ago he asked him to lead the troops to besiege Xingyang City, planning to appoint him as Xingyang Taishou if he captured this city, but he was captured by Li Yin.
"Li Yin, it's this little Li Yin again, I'm going to kill this little girl this time!" Yang Xuangan shouted loudly, his hatred for Li Yin at this time was almost the same as Yang Guang, in his opinion, if it wasn't for the two-day delay in Sujube City, this Luoyang City might have been attacked by him.
Li Mi on the side was about to persuade him, but suddenly another spy came to report, and the news brought this time was even more shocking.
The intelligence said that Yang Yu, the acting king who stayed in Chang'an, had recently sent 40,000 troops from the Criminal Department Shangshu Wei Wensheng out of Chang'an to rescue the eastern capital.
Yang Xuan's brows furrowed after hearing this, and he waved his hand, wanting to let the spy go down, but the spy did not leave immediately, but looked like he wanted to say something and stopped.
"What else?" Yang Xuan asked with some displeasure.
The spy knelt down and replied, "Wei Wensheng has arrived with the army...... After arriving in Huayin......"
Yang Xuangan's face changed drastically and he stood up, and said sharply: "What did he do in Huayin?" ”
The spy trembled and replied, "He...... He sent someone to dig up the grave of the old man, and crushed the bones of the old man and scattered the ashes! ”
"Bang!" Yang Xuangan punched on the table, his eyes were about to split, "Good thief, if I don't kill you to avenge this big revenge, I, Yang Xuangan, swear not to be a person!" ”
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Li Yin received a rescue order from the Eastern Capital more than ten days ago, and at that time he could go out to fight the rebels, but at that time, Yang Xuan was in the limelight, and he didn't divide his troops, so Li Yin didn't dare to brush his beard.
It wasn't until a few days ago that after learning that Han Shige besieged Xingyang, he led the troops out of the sour jujube, and when Han Shige attacked Xingyang, he found the right time, suddenly attacked from behind, and under the internal and external attacks of the Xingyang county soldiers, he defeated Han Shige's army in one fell swoop, and captured Han Shige under the horse with his own hands.
Han Shige doesn't look tall, but martial arts are really commonplace, and it is not difficult to catch him.
After this battle, Li Yin guessed that with Yang Xuangan's temper, he was likely to lead troops to fight him, so he withdrew from Xingyang City and set up camp outside the city so that he could run away in time.
He is such a small person, but he doesn't want to fight Yang Xuangan's army, and he knows that Yang Xuangan has not had a few good days, and when his strength is damaged, it is not too late to fight him.
However, after waiting for two days, Li Yin and Yang Xuangan didn't wait, but a figure came to the barracks that he didn't expect.
"What? What do you say are the names of people from outside the barracks? Li Yin, who was studying the map, suddenly stood up and asked Zhou An in disbelief.
Zhou An felt a little strange, but he still said what he had said: "The person who came from outside the barracks was Li Jing, the incoming commander of Mayi County, who said that he had something to ask to see General Lang. ”
"Bring him in, forget it, I'll go and meet him myself!" Li Yin said and strode out.
After Zhou An saw this situation, he was puzzled in his heart, "You are Li Jing, what is the origin of making the young master value him so much?" ”
Can Li Yin not value it, this is Li Jing, a figure who was praised as the god of war by the good deeds of later generations, with outstanding achievements in his life, and the rendering of legendary novels such as "Three Heroes of the Wind and Dust" and "Red Breeze Running at Night", Li Jing is a figure admired and envied by countless later generations.
After the gate of the camp was opened, Li Yin finally saw this legendary figure, well, a little old, I am afraid that he is not less than forty years old, with a burly appearance, a slender face, and his clothes are washed and shiny, but they are very neat and clean, giving people a meticulous feeling.
This seems to be quite different from the description in the legendary novel! Li Yin muttered a few words in his heart.
Li Yin immediately stepped forward to report to his home, Li Jing's eyes flashed with surprise, arched his hand, and introduced himself, Li Yin immediately invited Li Jing into the camp and sat down in his tent.
After drinking tea, Li Yin asked, "I don't know what Lord Juncheng is looking for me." ”
Li Jing looked at the people around him, Li Yin understood in seconds, and immediately asked those generals to withdraw.
Li Jing exhaled, as if it was a little difficult to say what he wanted to say, but in the end he still said it head-on, "I came here to beg Li Lang to spare my cousin Han Shimo's life. ”