The End of the Sui Dynasty

On July 15, the 11th year of the Great Cause, Linyu Pass, Hebei. Every year on July 15th, it is the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism. The Great Sui Dynasty inherited the customs of previous dynasties and was called Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xiayuan on the fifteenth day of January, July and October. Shangyuan is the day of blessing of heavenly officials, Zhongyuan is the day of forgiveness of sins by local officials, and Xiayuan is the day of relief of water officials. Therefore, it will be in the middle of the Yuan to purify the lonely hún wild ghost. Zhongyuan is also a traditional folk festival "Zhongyuan Festival". In the south, it is also known as "Halloween".

On this day, ordinary people bring sacrifices to the grave to pay tribute to their ancestors, similar to going to the grave on the Qingming Festival.

However, since the establishment of the Great Sui Dynasty, there is still a custom in the army, that is, on this day, the nearby monks and Taoists are summoned and a solitary hún dojo is set up to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers.

Luo Wu got the young general Luo Cheng, and now it should be said that after the explanation of Miss Luo's family, he rushed all the way to Linyu. The military capital pass has fallen into the hands of the Liaodong Army, Luo Cheng has also surrendered the Liaodong Chen Pojun, and even the Manchu family members in the city of Luojiazhuo County are now in the hands of Chen Pojun. The Luo family now has no way to retreat, and since they have already stepped on the ship of the Liaodong Army, they can only expect that the ship of the Liaodong Army is strong enough.

July Flowing Fire! Along the way, he drove for several days in a row, Luo Wu changed horses and did not change people, he was already sweating and drying, dry and bleeding, and the clothes on his body had already formed white huāhuā salt. But at this time, he couldn't care about this, he just remembered that he had to tell the head of the family about the military capital as soon as possible. In case the head of the family is the same as last time, he took his men and horses to raid the camp of the Liaodong Army, no matter whether he wins or loses at that time, the Luo family will not be able to face the Liaodong Army.

In the evening, Luo Wu rode a horse and arrived not far from the Linyu Pass. Along the way, you can see the fields that have been harvested everywhere. There are also the sacrificial baskets that carry the sacrificial gifts for the graves of the ancestors. Looking at these one by one, they are still carrying the harvest season that has just passed. Ordinary people with the joy of harvest on their faces. Luo Wu only sighed slightly in his heart, although the Liaodong Army had rebelled for more than half a year, and the army of the imperial court had been here for a long time. However, for the people in these passes, the situation in Liaodong seems to be separated by thousands of miles from them, and even in most people's opinion, the war between the Liaodong Army and the Hebei Army may never burn to Hebei. They wouldn't even know that it wasn't far behind them.

Riding a tired war horse, through the fields, through the afterglow of the summer evening, in the golden sunset, Luo Wu finally arrived at Linyu Pass. After several years of operation, Linyu Pass is no longer just a gate, because the west is the Zhuojun Canal in Hebei, and the east is Liaoyang in Liaodong. Seki Castle was expanded several times. It has long become a war fortress and a border trade city.

Linyu Pass had entered a state of war at this time, and the city gate to the east had already been closed. But the western gate was not sealed. The people who lived in the city, as well as the caravans that came and went nearby, continued to come and go every day.

Luo Wu also changed his outfit at this time, he did not come in his original face, but dressed up as an ordinary business traveler. When he arrived at the city gate, he honestly dismounted early. took out the road guide clause again, and after checking that it was correct, he very politely gave the captain who was guarding the door a hundred pennies before entering.

Not long after entering the city, I already saw people coming and going on the streets of the city, and they all flocked to the "Guang" field in the city.

Today is the Zhongyuan Festival, according to the tradition of the Great Sui Army, the defenders of Linyu Pass today. A lot of monks and Taoist priests will be invited to do the dojo to make a practice for the soldiers who died in the past. The field was densely packed with troops, and one after another groups of soldiers lined up in a phalanx to concentrate on the field.

Around the field, there are also teams of sergeants who are specially responsible for isolation and vigilance. Whether it is the soldiers in the military formation in the field or the soldiers in charge of vigilance, all the soldiers today are dressed very neatly and solemnly.

And around the "Guangchang", at this time, it was also full of people, old and young. Some of these people were military families who accompanied the army, and many more were ordinary people and business travelers who lived here. For them, today is not only a day to pay tribute to those who have fallen in battle, but also a day to watch the excitement. …,

In previous years, there were not many defenders in Linyu Pass, and the memorial activities of the Midyear Festival were not very grand. But this year is different, this year, the court in front of Linyu Pass confronted hundreds of thousands of rebel troops, and fought several times, and many were killed and injured. Moreover, in the previous battle against the rebels outside the Guan, the defenders also suffered a lot of losses, so this time in the Zhongyuan Festival memorial activities, Xue Dashuai and Li Dashuai in the Guannei attached great importance to it, and invited all the monks nearby. At this time, a high platform had already been erected in the middle of the field, on which there were hundreds of monks and Taoists practicing. For ordinary people, such a big scene of hundreds of monks and Taoist priests is usually difficult to see, and it may even be that you can only see such a thing once in your life.

"This may be some encouragement carried out by Xue Dashuai and Li Dashuai in the face of the defeat of the Liaodong Army in the previous battles against the Liaodong Army in Guanshang, and the demoralization of the defenders in Guanzhong." After all, the soldiers fought the battlefield, and many times they couldn't even return to their hometowns with a single corpse, so they could only be a lonely ghost.

Luo Wu guessed the original meaning of the big scene in Guanzhong, but he shook his head slightly and sighed. The Hebei soldiers in Linyu Pass are also among the strongest soldiers in the Sui Dynasty, and Xue Dashuai and Li Dashuai are even more famous generals of the Great Sui. It's a pity that now that the Great Sui is gone, no matter how strong the soldiers in this pass are, what's the use of high morale? Chen Pojun's east and west are trapped, and the Hebei army will completely become a lone army.

Thinking about the soldiers of the Hebei Army, they are still struggling to confront the Liaodong rebels at this pass, but the imperial court has now assembled 600,000 troops in Taiyuan, but they will only fight for power and profit there, and no one has thought about how much pressure the Hebei Army has when it only faces the powerful Liaodong Army alone. Even at this time, Luo Wu thought of Pei Renji, who had previously taken 100,000 people to King Qinwang in Hedong. But now that the siege of Yanmen has been lifted, Pei Renji not only did not return to Hebei, but went south to Taiyuan, fighting for power and profit.

Luo Wu sighed slightly in his heart, compared to Xue Shixiong, Li Jinghe, and the generals from Hebei, Pei Renji, who was born in Jianghuai, and his son were obviously not of the same mind as the Hebei soldiers. Now that the imperial court has given up Hebei, it is time for them, the Hebei people, to consider the return of Hebei. The streets were full of people, and Luo Wu could only walk slowly on horseback. This time, his whereabouts are very secretive, and before he knows the attitudes of Xue Dashuai and Li Dashuai, he must not be violent. Otherwise, if people see it, Xue Li Ershuai will definitely be suspicious when he sees that he, the deputy general left behind in the military capital, suddenly appears in Linyu Pass.

On top of a teahouse on the street, Luo Yi and his two sons are sitting on a high place drinking and watching the scenery. Looking at the popular streets below, Luo Yi's heart was full of depression. Last time, he saw the reality of Li Jing's camp in Liaoxi, and he didn't invite Li Jingshuai to order him late at night, so he took the four brothers of the Xue family out of the city to attack the camp without authorization, and wanted to make a good contribution, so that Li Jing, who had always been at odds with him, could see his ability. Unexpectedly, in the end, he was ambushed by others, and in the end he only escaped back to 3,000 people. Even the four sons of Xue Shixiong fell into the hands of the Liaodong Army.

After Xue Shixiong led his troops back to Linyu, it was he who showed the reality of the Liaodong Army, and Xue Shixiong finally brought 150,000 soldiers and horses out of the customs with him. But in the end, they lost 5,000 light horsemen, but they only harvested some grain in western Liaoning. In the end, he could only accept the emperor's latest decree, if it wasn't for the emperor's decree, Luo Yi felt that the Hebei army, which had the same number of rebels at that time, could defeat the Liaodong rebels in one battle. Maybe he was already sitting in Pyongyang City in the east of the sea at this time, where would he be so depressed here. When he thought that he would have to go to the memorial service for a while, and face the many soldiers and souls who had lost their lives because of the last time he went out of the customs and attacked the camp, he couldn't help but feel heavy.

took a drink of wine, but inadvertently found that the figure that had just turned around the street corner was very familiar. After thinking carefully in his mind for a while, he finally remembered that the figure was not his old subordinate Luo Wu? He should be in the military capital at this time to assist Luo Cheng to guard the pass, why did he suddenly appear here, and just now he saw that Luo Wu was obviously dressed as a business traveler, and his appearance was still dodging, why.

General Luo Yi has always been arrogant and fierce. But Luo Yi is very cunning and suspicious, and has always been cautious. Seeing Luo Wu, who should not have appeared in the city, he couldn't help frowning, and all possibilities flashed in his heart. Supposedly, Luo Wu has been with him for more than 20 years, and he should trust Luo Wu, but many years of border battles have made him extremely cautious.

"Luo Chun, Luo Song, just now my father seems to have seen a figure go to the Yuelai Inn over there, the figure is very familiar, and I can't remember which one it is for a while. You brothers go and see for yourselves, and remember, come and tell me as soon as you find out, and don't let anyone else know. Luo Yi didn't directly tell the two sons about the speculations in their hearts, but let the two sons find out by themselves. After all, Luo Wu has been with him for more than 20 years, if he guesses wrong, then the matter will spread out, and it will chill Luo Wu's heart after all.

The Luo Chun brothers glanced at the street a little strangely, nodded, grabbed the horizontal knife on the table, and went downstairs.