The advantage of the heavy cavalry is that it is trapped, when fighting in a large group army, the heavy cavalry is an extremely sharp army, rushing into the enemy's large formation, destroying the enemy's formation, in short, it is suitable for large group operations, suitable for a fixed target.

Although it has a strong assault advantage, but its weaknesses are also obvious, bulky, slow, inflexible reaction, can not fight for a long time, these Yang Yuanqing knows, but the key is how long the heavy armored cavalry in front of him can support, in the last trial operation, he found that the lasting distance of this heavy armored cavalry is four and a half miles, that is, at most five miles, this cavalry can not support, the war horse will be crushed by the cavalry and its own heavy armor.

Therefore, the heavy cavalry must have ordinary cavalry to protect them, and when the impact reaches a certain time, they must protect them and withdraw to the camp, and today, they have no light cavalry protection, and the Sui cavalry refuses to fight with them, and constantly lures them to run, after running out of more than four miles, the heavy cavalry formation is no longer neat, and it begins to be chaotic, and the war horses can not support it and fall, the five thousand heavy armored cavalry formation finally slowly stopped, the war horses gasped, and they were unable to fight again, a thousand cavalry surrounded from all sides, and five thousand heavy armored cavalry had become a turtle in the urn, Only a quarter of an hour had passed since the battle.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, this heavy armored cavalry made him feel disappointed, the advantages of the heavy armored cavalry, his Modao heavy infantry had, but the heavy armored Mo knife army did not have a heavy burden of war horses, because the Sui army had a large number of war horses, which made Yang Yuanqing consider and choose between the heavy armored cavalry and the heavy armored infantry, and now after the actual combat test, he resolutely decided to give up the heavy armored cavalry and make every effort to develop the heavy armored infantry.

Yang Yuanqing brandished the sky-breaking lance and shouted at the enemy formation: "Does General Xue still want to fight?" ”

Xue Wanche saw it from afar, and he sighed. He ordered to the left and right: "Collect the troops, the whole army dismounts and surrenders!" ”

Although he was still a little worried about his brother's safety. But the situation no longer allowed him to have a choice, Xue Wanche dismounted, ordered his own soldiers to tie him up, and ordered his own soldiers to send him to the front of the battle, he knelt in front of Yang Yuanqing's war horse and pleaded guilty in shame: "The sin general Xue Wanche does not know the power of heaven, and it is too late to beg, I hope His Royal Highness the King of Chu will be included!" ”

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly dismounted and helped him up, smiled and comforted him: "General Xue and I have been old friends many years ago, we both worked for Prince Zhao back then, and today we are ministers in the same palace." It's also one of life's great joys. After returning to Taiyuan, I should invite General Xue to drink a cup to reminisce about the old days. ”

Xue Wanche was grateful in his heart, and bowed down again and said, "I am willing to serve His Highness to the death!" ”

Yang Yuanqing looked at the 20,000 elite Youzhou soldiers and was extremely relieved. Being able to collect and surrender 20,000 elite soldiers made him feel more happy than he defeated Dou Jiande's 100,000 army......

Luo Yi met Xue Wanjun who rushed to support in Liangxiang County, and when he saw the golden arrow shown by Xue Wanjun, Luo Yi was like five thunderbolts, and he immediately realized that Youzhou City was lost, which must have been Hou Mo Chen Yi falsely passed his order.

In the room, Luo Yi stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and pondered for a long time, he had recovered from extreme depression, after all, he also understood. This day will come sooner or later, even if there is no Hou Mo Chen Yi, there will still be other people who will betray him, and even he has guessed that Xue Wanche has also surrendered to Yang Yuanqing.

It's just that he has always been unwilling in his heart, Yang Yuanqing is the governor of Fengzhou. Such a remote and remote frontier, but step by step to make such a big climate, has gradually become an imperial industry, and he is the governor of Youzhou, holding the strategic place to overlook Hebei, but in the end he ended up like this, this ending made him unacceptable, it was the containment of Dou Jiande's army, and the threat of Gao Kaidao; Or is he indecisive and did not send troops to Yanmen County in time to fight Liu Wuzhou, or he does not pay attention to strategists and is stubborn for his own use, these reasons are all there.

Luo Yi already knows where he fails, and it is precisely because he knows that he is unwilling, he is eager to start all over again, as long as he is given another chance, he will not make the same mistakes as before, and he will be like Yang Yuanqing, one day......

Luo Yi knew very well that Yang Yuanqing would not tolerate him again, although he would not kill him, but he would never have a bright future in this life, he could only die in bitterness and drunkenness, only Li Tang was there, he might still have a chance.

At this time, the anxious voice of Sun Jian'an, a confidant general, came from the door, "Lord Wang, I have an urgent matter to see!" ”

"Come in!"

Luo Yi sighed and slowly sat back in his seat, Sun Jian'an walked into the room quickly and knelt down on one knee, "Report to the prince, Xue Wanjun led a hundred soldiers out of the city under the pretext of patrolling, and he was willing to lead the troops to chase him back." ”

The 10,000 troops brought by Xue Wanjun have been taken away by Luo Yi, and now they only have the capital of these 10,000 troops left in their hands, how can Luo Yi let Xue Wanjun control it again, Luo Yi shook his head, "Where he wants to go, let him go!" The tree has fallen, and the monkeys should also disperse, General Sun, what are your plans? ”

Sun Jian'an lowered his head and said: "The humble position is willing to follow the prince, where the prince goes, where the humble position goes?" However, it is suggested that we can withdraw to Yuyang County or Beiping County. ”

Luo Yi smiled bitterly, "Hou Mo Chen Yi can't give us a chance, he should have already sent troops, what's the point of fleeing to Yuyang County, sooner or later it will still be Yang Yuanqing's dish, it will only make his negotiation confidence weaker and weaker." ”

Luo Yi pondered for a moment and said: "General Sun, I want you to negotiate with Yang Yuanqing for me, tell him that I am willing to accept his third condition, I will give him the army, and then I will take my family to Chang'an, but I hope that the number of his entourage will increase a little more, and I want to take five hundred people away." ”

"The lowly position understands, and the lowly position will go to negotiate with Yang Yuanqing."

Sun Jian'an gave a salute and retreated, and as soon as he left, Luo Yi immediately shouted: "Someone!" ”

A few pro-soldiers came in, and Luo Yi pointed to the five big iron boxes in the corner and said, "Carry it to the courtyard, and then let the pro-soldier brothers come to gather!"

These five big iron boxes are the only thing Luo Yi brought out from the barracks, it is his last money, a thousand soldiers came to the compound in a moment, it was crowded before and after, many people stood outside the courtyard, Luo Yi took a deep breath and said to the soldiers: "Youzhou is over, I plan to go to Chang'an to re-develop, some of the brothers have been with me for ten years, the shortest is three or four years, I Luo Yi has nothing to repay everyone's loyalty, these five big boxes are five thousand taels of gold, which is my savings over the years, I plan to give it to all the brothers, if you want to go home, take the gold and go home to buy some land, or do some small business, if you are still willing to follow me, then you take the gold as the travel fee, you go to Chang'an by yourself, and meet at the Beiping wine shop at the gate of Chang'an Liren City, to speak from the heart, I hope everyone will still follow me, one more brother, and I Luo Yi will have more strength. ”

Luo Yi opened the five-mouth box, which was full of yellow gold, and Luo Yi said to several captains: "Give it to the brothers!" Five taels per person, it should be just right. ”

"Brothers, leave the county seat as soon as you get the gold, and leave before the Sui army arrives, I hope we can see you again in Chang'an!" ……

In the second year of the first month, Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou, led an army of 10,000 people to formally surrender the Sui army in Liangxiang County, according to the agreement between the two parties in advance, Yang Yuanqing ordered people to go to Youzhou City to pick up Luo Yi's family, and sent the army to send Luo Yi and his family entourage and other more than 500 people left Hebei and went to Chang'an.

At this point, the four counties under the jurisdiction of Youzhou, including Zhuo County, Yuyang County, Beiping County, and Anle County, were officially incorporated into the territory of the Sui Dynasty.

Three days later, Yang Yuanqing led 30,000 troops to arrive in Youzhou City, Youzhou City was full of empty alleys, more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians spontaneously sent out of the city to welcome Yang Yuanqing's return, when he was the governor of Youzhou, he led the army and civilians to fight against the threat of plague, saved the lives of people in a city, and many people are still grateful to him.

What's more, the military and civilians of Youzhou have been tired of war, since the end of the sixth year of the Great Cause began to prepare for the war in Goryeo, Zhuojun has not stopped, countless armies come and go like marquees, everyone has been tossed exhausted, they are eager for Youzhou to be like Hedong to divide the land, resume production, and return to normal life, because the arrival of Yang Yuanqing's army has been warmly welcomed.

The welcoming crowd stretched for more than ten miles, and there were eager smiles on both sides of the official road, cheers and applause wave after wave, and people kept shouting: "Welcome back Mr. Yang!" ”

Yang Yuanqing rode on the horse and felt the enthusiasm of the people of Youzhou, feeling their heartfelt joy and excitement, this warm scene made Yang Yuanqing's heart very moved, he saw several teenagers holding a white-haired old man to greet him, the old man raised his dry hands and clenched his fists high, his eyes were a little moist.

There are still five miles away from the city, Hou Mo Chen Yi led more than a dozen generals to come to see, they knelt down on one knee together, clasped their fists and said in unison: "See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly turned over and dismounted, helped Hou Mo Chen Yi up, and gently punched him in the shoulder socket and smiled: "After so many years, didn't you even write a letter to me?" ”

Hou Mo Chen Yi smiled bitterly and said: "When I said goodbye back then, I thought it would be difficult to meet again, but I didn't expect ..... Ay! ”

"I didn't expect to come back, did I!"

Yang Yuanqing laughed, and said to the generals: "Generals, please get up, you are loyal, do not forget the Great Sui, I, Yang Yuanqing, will never treat you badly, please rest assured!" ”

The generals were overjoyed and shouted together: "I am willing to serve His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, there is no need to explain many things thoroughly, these generals understand in their hearts that they are not serving the Great Sui Emperor, but serving themselves.

At this time, Sima Wen Yanbo led more than 20 civil officials to come to visit, Zhuojun Taishou is Luo Yi himself, and Changshi is Xue Wanjun, they are all just nominal government affairs, in fact, the government affairs of Zhuo County are all in charge of Wen Yanbo, everyone stepped forward and bowed, "See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly returned the salute to everyone, and he smiled at Wen Yanbo again: "Wen Sima didn't go to Chang'an with Luo Yi, this is the most gratifying thing for me." ”

Wen Yanbo smiled slightly, "I told Your Highness that if I can choose again, I will definitely be loyal to the Sui Dynasty, and today I will fulfill my promise." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Sima Wen said it well, from now on, Sima will serve as the Taishou of Zhuo County, and I hope that Sima can stabilize the hearts of the people of Zhuo County as soon as possible." ”