A few more days, when Yang Guang sent the Great Sui Wu Benlang to attack Liyang Cang, and killed Chen Ling with his men and horses, he was depressed for many days. Most of his troops were cavalry, and the team of more than 20,000 people galloped all the way back from Liaodong, and it was the fastest one of the southbound armies of the Great Sui Imperial Court.

Chen Lingguan worshiped General Wu Benlang, and was also a famous general of the Great Sui, when he led the men and horses to conquer Liuqiu, and opened up more than 1,000 miles of territory for the Great Sui.

It stands to reason that Yuwen Shi and his men and horses came from Liaoshui first, and his team is also cavalry, so he will not be slower than Chen Ling in any case. But when Yu Wenshi received a piece of news that shocked him inexplicably, he immediately ordered his horse to slow down, allowing Wu Benlang to overtake Chen Ling's team.

On the third day of the sixth month, Yang Xuangan rebelled in Liyang and recruited 8,000 Caofu and Minzhuang to enlist in the army. Immediately afterward, he waved westward. As a result, after two days of storming and failing to conquer Hanoi, Yang Xuangan led the rebels to turn around and attack Xiuwu in the east. As a result, the soldiers and civilians of Xiuwu County were blocked in Lin Qingguan, and Yang Xuangan's rebels lacked siege equipment such as ladders and battering rams, so they had no choice but to continue eastward to the Jixian Ferry, from which they collected boats to cross the Yellow River south.

After crossing the Yellow River, the rebels did not attack the cities along the road, but followed the Yellow River all the way west to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Great Sui. As he walked, he forcibly abducted people along the way to join the rebels. After the initial team of 8,000 people arrived in Luoyang, the total number of soldiers and horses had reached 100,000. Yang Xuangan ordered his younger brother Yang Jishan to lead 3,000 troops as the left army to march west along Luoshui from the south of Yanshi, and ordered another younger brother Yang Xuanting to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to the right army to confess to Sima Ban, cross the mountain and attack Luoyang in a roundabout way, and lead his headquarters as the rear army, responsible for responding to the various armies.

Yang Guang stayed in the eastern capital to sit in the Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu Fan Zigai, seeing that Yang Xuan's rebels were fierce, he had to divide his troops and refuse, sent 5,000 soldiers and horses to meet Yang Jishan's rebels, and sent Pei Hongce to lead 8,000 soldiers to meet Yang Xuanting. The result was unexpected, the 5,000 soldiers who faced Yang Jishan actually thought that they were cowardly, and they were beaten by 3,000 people. Although Pei Hongce also had more men and horses than Yang Xuanting, he lost his strategy on the flank, so he had to retreat while fighting, and in only three days, the two teams sent out by Fan Zigai to meet the enemy were defeated several times in a row, and they retreated to Luoyang City.

But this news was not a surprise to the scribe, and the reason why he ordered the army to move forward slowly was because of another news.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, Pei Hongce was defeated again, and Fan Zigai was angry and beheaded him, which frightened the generals who fought outside the city, Fan Zigai called everyone into the city, but no one dared to enter! After the generals discussed, they surrendered to the rebels together! Among the generals, there are, Yang Gongdao, the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guan, Lai Yuan, the son of the general Laihu'er, Pei Shuang, the son of Pei Yun, the son of the imperial historian, Han Shicao, the son of Han Baohu, Yu Rou, the son of Yu Shiji, and more than 40 children of the family.

There were more than a dozen generals above the fifth rank who surrendered, which made Yu Wenshi's head suddenly as big as a fight.

This battle ...... How else to fight?

The children of the seven great families of the imperial court who stayed in the eastern capital almost all surrendered to the rebels, and Han Shixu, the son of Han Baohu, was also named a general by Yang Xuangan, because he received a letter from Yuan Wuben, Yang Xuangan ordered Han Shixuan to return to the division to stick to Liyang, and Yu Wenshi had to let the team slow down and not touch these people. Because these people are not terrible, what is terrible is that the family behind them is too powerful. The Yuwen family, who is the first family in the army, doesn't want to meet these people on the battlefield. Therefore, Yu Wenshi gave up the first merit of rushing to the eastern capital, and the cavalry under his command actually climbed forward at a speed of less than fifty miles.

Fighting against Laiyuan, Pei Shuang and other children of the family, he may not be happy if he wins the emperor!

Yu Wenshi and his men and horses reduced their speed, but Chen Ling had to bite the bullet. Yuwen Shi and the cavalry did not have a specific mission, and he personally ordered the emperor to attack Liyang City. So, Yu Wenshi and can hide, but he can't hide. Not only can't you hide, but you have to speed up to catch up! He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the reinforcements led by Han Shixu and others did not arrive at Liyang, and beat Liyang down in one go.

However, to Chen Ling's surprise, Yuan Wuben, the leader of the rebel army guarding Liyang, was originally a little-known person, but he was still a literati, who would have thought that he would use troops so steadily!

No matter how Chen Ling sent people to call for battle in front of the door to lure the enemy, the Liyang rebels just couldn't hold out. For three consecutive days, Chen Ling tried his best to lure Yuan Wuben out of the city. In desperation, Chen Ling had no choice but to order a strong attack. It's just that most of his men are cavalry, and it is obviously inconvenient to attack the city. So Chen Ling ordered the soldiers to cut down trees to build ladders, and also built two battering rams made of giant logs.

In this way, Chen Ling, who should have easily taken Liyang City, had to fall into a bitter battle.

After a few more days, the feather arrows in Liyang City were exhausted, Chen Ling immediately ordered the army to storm on, the battering ram smashed open the west gate of Liyang, the imperial army swarmed in, Yuan Wuzhen died in battle, and Yuan Wuben was captured alive. It's just that the army of the imperial court has only entered Liyang City, and before he has time to rectify the city defense, Han Shixu has led 80,000 horses and horses to kill them back. In the face of the menacing rebels, Chen Ling had no choice but to send people out of the siege to ask Yu Wenshi and ask for help. Yu Wenshi thought about it, and decided to relieve the siege of Liyang. Compared with so many children of the family, it is a good choice to only play one Han Shicao.

Yu Wenshi, who was born in a family, knew that those children of the family who surrendered to the rebels were not forced at all, but just pushed the boat along the river. Compared with the Great Sui, the people of the family care more about the interests of the family. The Great Sui can be finished, the Yang family's world can be subverted, but their family's interests must not be endangered.

It has been a practice for a long time that in the face of a national crisis, the family has always had two hands. Important figures in the family sided with the court, and they also sent the children of the younger generation to join the rebels. In this way, whether the court wins or the rebels win, the people of the family will not be defeated.

Yu Wenshi, who knew this very well, had to choose to face Han Shicao, because in his opinion, it was better to fight with Han Shixu than with others, after all, the power represented behind the son of General Laihu'er, Yu Rou, the son of Yu Shiji, Yang Gongdao, the son of Yang Xiong, and Pei Shuang, the son of Pei Yun, was even more amazing. Just the family represented by Yang Gongdao and Pei Shuang behind them accounts for thirty percent of the civil officials in the imperial court!

Although Han Baohu is the founding father of the country, after all, his family has gradually declined.

So Yu Wenshi and his 20,000 elite horsemen led him to change the course and go straight to Liyang.

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The army of the imperial court returned, and the area south of the Yellow River was about to become a whole battlefield. Nearly a million troops are fighting here in a mess, but all this has nothing to do with Li Xian. Like a thief who stole the giant's treasure while the two giants were fighting, he waited peacefully and happily for the next opportunity. Because whether it is the people of the imperial court or Yang Xuangan, it is not something that Li Xian can challenge now.

But after returning to Juyeze, Li Xian was not idle, but was busy and began to recruit troops! His only advantage in this era is his ignorance of this period of history. Fortunately, Li Xian relied on this half-understood and Flying Tiger spy intelligence to complete the previous thing perfectly. Whether it is in Liaodong, or in Juyeze, or in Daishan, or in Liyangcang. Of course, this has more to do with his unwilling to be lazy.

What Li Xian has to wait for is the next opportunity.

In the first opportunity, he brought back 30,000 strong soldiers from Liaodong, in the second opportunity, he successfully took Juyeze and killed Zhang Jin called He Ruozhongshan to take revenge, and in the third opportunity, the grain that could not be eaten for several years was transported from the Liyang warehouse, and the fourth opportunity was ...... No one knew how he intended it.

But from the time Li Xian began to order the recruitment of troops, the generals under his command could more or less guess that the general's next move would inevitably be like a flood.

Now there are refugees on both sides of the Yellow River, many of whom are in good health. There are also many large and small thieves in Dongping County, and these are all sources of soldiers. The place where the so-called Yang Xuangan righteous army passed was cleaner than the locust plague. It was when the summer grain was about to be harvested that he raised an army to rebel, and as a result, a large number of people were forcibly taken away by him, and those who did not want to be thieves had to flee with their families, and large areas of wheat in the fields were left unharvested and rotted in the ground. When Li Xian's team drove back from Liyang, the soldiers who looked at the rotting wheat in the fields shed tears in distress.

"I've never seen such a waste of food!"

Xiong Kuohai squatted in the field and picked up a handful of moldy wheat grains, put them in front of his nose and sniffed them, and then scolded: "Righteous army! From the north of the Yellow River to the south of the Yellow River, from Liyang to Luoyang, Yang Xuan felt that what the hell he wanted to do! So much food is wasted, and the people will starve to death without waiting for winter! ”

Wang Qinian has been working in the grain guards, and he is most unaccustomed to spoiling grain.

"Yang Xuan feels that I--your ancestor!"

Wang Qinian scolded while stomping his feet, this year's wind and rain should be a bumper harvest year, but because of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, thousands of miles of heaven and earth were barren and there was no harvest, and the grain was rotten in the ground, but it fattened countless wild birds and voles! The wheat, which should have been golden and yellow, was all black and rotten in the ground because no one harvested it and it suffered a wind and rain.

"Rebels!"

Niu Jinda sneered: "If this is a righteous army, then his damn Juye Ze Zhang Jin said that eating people's hearts is for heaven!" ”

Liu Heimin patted Niu Jinda's shoulder and comforted: "Old Niu, don't be angry. We can't be angry now, the people of the court and Yang Xuangan's rebels are about to fight, let them kill each other, God will clean them up! ”

After returning to Juyeze, Li Xian gathered his generals. Now there is no shortage of food in the cottage, so it has reached the point where it is necessary to expand the soldiers and horses.

"What does the general mean that the foolish emperor will conquer Goguryeo next year?"

Xiong Kuohai's eyes widened violently, and he said incredulously: "The rivers and mountains of the Great Sui have been rotten like this, and the foolish emperor still has the heart to fight Goryeo again?" ”

Li Xian nodded and said: "I heard that Yang Guang was very unwilling when he came back from Goguryeo, and when he stayed at Boling Cui's house, he once said that he would attack Liao for the third time in the spring of next year. So, we have to prepare early. If the imperial court uses troops against Goguryeo for the third time next year, the common people who can't survive will rise up and rebel. Although we have a team of 30,000 people now, we will not have any advantage next year. ”

Daxi Changru nodded in agreement with Li Xian's words: "If nothing else, as long as the imperial court still moves troops against Goguryeo next year, the world is bound to be in chaos, and we can't nest in Juyeze and not go out, so we must expand the army." ”

Wang Qinian hung his face and said: "Finally, I don't have to worry about food, how many mouths do I have to add." ”

Luo Fu scolded with a smile: "Why don't we all leave, and you will guard the grain pile for the rest of your life?" ”

Wang Qinian sighed: "I only know now that there is nothing more down-to-earth than looking at a full granary." ”

"General, it's really time to expand the army."

Xiong Kuohai pointed to the water outside and said, "This huge wilderness is enough to accommodate 200,000 troops!" ”

"I ordered the craftsmen of Junozawa and the craftsmen who were recruited later to start building ships a while ago."

Li Xian smiled and said, "We grabbed hundreds of big ships from Liyang, and we can transport troops if we change them!" The expansion of the army is inevitable, and it is also necessary to train sailors! ”

He waved his hand, full of spirits: "The land of Qilu is rich, and it is smoother to take the Dawen River out of the water than by land, and to take Qilu is a big piece of foundation!" ”

Hearing this, everyone reacted, and it turned out that the general's next plan was really like a flood!