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Unexpectedly, Li Chengguang and Gao Shi, who had drunk such a sentence from Yang Xi to them, were stunned there, looking very surprised.

Of course Li Chengguang knows Yang Xi, and he also knows that this is almost just a gentleman who eats and drinks and often does some ridiculous or contemptible things according to Yang Guozhong's momentum.

But I didn't expect that now I heard Yang Guozhong's youngest son say the tragic oath of "the city is there, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead", from the majesty that Yang Xi showed when he said this, no one would suspect that he was talking big, just shouting with his mouth, used to bluff people.

Li Chengguang is a fierce general who has experienced countless battles, has crawled out of the pile of dead people countless times, and has seen a lot of various people, and he can feel what kind of character this person is from the momentum of the other party, and he is not far from ten. What puzzled him was that the current Yang Xi was fundamentally different from the Yang Xi he knew before, as if he had completely changed a person, and the terrifying momentum that the current Yang Xi faintly revealed seemed to be only revealed by those who had experienced the baptism of the battlefield and had the experience of life and death.

And his actions are not ordinary decisive and bold, daring to repeatedly ask for orders in front of the emperor to lead the army to rescue Tongguan, and can lead 3,000 men and horses to travel 300 miles in one night to reach Tongguan, how many generals in the army can do it at such a speed?

Moreover, after Yang Xi led his troops to Tongguan, he killed Huoba Guiren, who was preparing to hold Ge Shuhan hostage, with a single sword, which was admirable and terrifying.

The Yang Xi in front of him and the Yang Xi he knew before seemed to be two completely different people, and they didn't look like Yang Guozhong's son at all!

Well, it can only be said that in the past, Yang Xi may have just been a real person who did not show his face, and he was originally hidden but not revealed, and now he only shows his true product at this critical time, and it is no wonder that Emperor Li Longji and Yang Guozhong will let him lead the army to rescue Tongguan.

Gao Shi didn't know Yang Xi before, and he hadn't even heard of the name Yang Xi, otherwise he wouldn't have recognized Yang Xi when he took the life of his brother Shuhan and went to Chang'an to ask him to drink there without fruit. I didn't know Yang Xi before, so there was no big psychological gap.

Maybe it's a preconceived feeling, Gao Shi's feeling for Yang Xi is not bad, and his recognition is higher than that of other generals, and then listening to Yang Xi's words, he couldn't help but feel a burst of pride in his heart, and took the first step to respond: "Yang soldiers and horses can rest assured, the last general will definitely do his best and lead the army to defend the east gate!" The city is there, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead!"

Li Chengguang also reacted immediately, and followed Gao Shi to shout loudly in response!

But he still felt weird in his heart, and it was all preconceived impressions!

Yang Xi knew that the two generals in front of him must have a lot of doubts, and he didn't bother to pay attention to and explain, so he took care of the surrounding terrain and observed the surrounding terrain by himself.

After observing the terrain inside and outside the city for a while, Yang Xi also made simple arrangements.

There are crossbowmen in the army, and they are also equipped with large bed crossbows, which are extremely lethal weapons, which can attack the enemy at a long distance.

Yang Xi also made a gradient defense for this, that is, the rebels besieging the city marched to about 300 steps away from the city wall, about four or five hundred meters away, and first started to attack with bed crossbows. After the rebels enter the range of various crossbows, they will use their crossbows to kill and injure the rebels first, and when the rebels have traveled closer, the archers will start to shoot again, and the crossbow archers will continue to shoot at the rebels' follow-up men and horses, trying to give the rebels the maximum damage.

In the era of cold weapons, the best weapon for combat is, of course, the crossbow and the bow and arrow, which is a long-range killing weapon, and the large-scale array dense shè attack is very lethal for the side that charges, especially in the case of such a dangerous terrain in front of Tongguan City! Yang Xi believed that if Tongguan City had enough soldiers and arrows, no matter how the rebels attacked the city, the city would not be broken!

It is also important to note that it is the height of summer and the scorching heat season, and it is impossible for the sergeant to wear a very thick armor against bows and arrows, otherwise he will suffocate to death. Without adequate protection, bows and arrows can be more lethal than in winter. Of course, he had to take advantage of the fact that there were plenty of bows and arrows in Tongguan City to make arrangements, and try to give the opponent the greatest damage and lethality when the rebels attacked the city.

Seeing that Yang Xi made arrangements without hesitation, although they had already ordered these arrangements, Li Chengguang and Gao Shi were still a little surprised, it seems that Yang Xi is really not pretending, he is still a bit military-minded, and his feelings about Yang Xi have changed again.

This majesty, such calmness, and such perseverance and decisiveness, how can a gentlemanly young man have? Why Yang Xi behaved like this, they had no way to find out, and they didn't have time to figure it out, all they could do now was to follow orders.

Yang Xi didn't know what the two main generals in front of him thought, but he knew that they must have doubts in their hearts, and he didn't explain anything, but motioned for the two to get busy, and he went up to the city gate tower to check the terrain again. When Li Chengguang and Gao Shi took the order to leave, Yang Xi also ordered that if Pang Zhong and Li Fu's troops retreated, they must open the city gate and let them in! If the situation is not good, you have to send someone to answer it.

Now is the best time to establish his personal prestige and rebuild his morale, he can't let some things hurt people's morale happen, lest there be an uncontrollable situation when he gets it, so that the hearts of these remnants of the defeated generals in Tongguan will be even more unstable and collapse without a fight.

Pang Zhong, a general who has initially obeyed his orders, and Li Fu, a close confidant of his father, of course he will not abandon them, no matter what, he must let them return safely, and it will definitely be of great use in the future!

Of course, Yang Xi knew that relying on the resistance of a small group of ponies could only slow down the speed of the rebels' march, and it was impossible to inflict heavy damage on the rebels, even if all the troops of Tongguan City were ambushed outside the city, it was impossible to completely annihilate the rebels, not to mention that this place outside Tongguan City was only suitable for dangerous defense, and was not suitable for ambush, because the terrain was too narrow and dangerous! As long as Li Fu and Pang Zhongbu complete the task and can slow down the speed of the rebels' attack, that's fine!

Looking around, Yang Xi judged that the most dangerous place was the Sui Tongguan City where he was standing now, which would be the main battlefield to block the advance of the rebels, and he must gather all his strength to defend this Tongguan City built by the Sui Dynasty!

According to Yang Xi's approximate estimate, as long as he led the army to hold on to Tongguan for two days and one night, the army led by Chen Xuanli would definitely be able to reach Tongguan.

Of course, he knew that the follow-up reinforcements were not like the 3,000 men and horses he led, who had already assembled and stood by, and they had to be recruited and assembled, and then set off after the integration, and it was impossible for the two horses to change and march alternately, and it was already very good to arrive in two days.

The fire in the dream ditch in Tongguan City is burning, the fire is getting bigger and bigger, and there is a cracking sound caused by the collapse of grease from time to time, Yang Xi is silently thinking in his heart, hoping to burn the corpses piled up in the forbidden ditch as soon as possible, and return the forbidden ditch to the dangerous terrain, otherwise the direction of the south gate will become the most likely breakthrough for the rebels.

After Li Chengguang and Gao Shi took the order, Yang Xi led Yang Dong and Yang Zheng and several other personal soldiers to climb the city gate tower and look in the direction of Hantong Pass. Ever since he asked for orders to go out on the court, and with the consent of the emperor and his father Yang Guozhong, he finally led his army to Tongguan and rushed to Tongguan at night, and simply killed Huo Ba Guiren, Yang Xi found that Yang Dong and Yang Zheng, the leaders of the more high-ranking pro-military generals in the palace, had a completely different attitude towards him than the previous ones. Whether it is Yang Dong, the head of the nursing home of the Wei Mansion, or Yang Zheng, his personal follower, his attitude has completely changed. From their eyes, Yang Xi felt a heartfelt respect, even admiration and admiration, which was completely different from their attitude towards him when he had just woken up and even had his mother to go to the restaurant for a drink, and there was no more yang feng yīn violation!

He believed that no matter what he ordered them to do now, they would not dare to prevaricate and disobey, and could only obediently accept the order.

"Yang Dong, Yang Zheng, if the rebels kill the head of the city in a while, you follow this son and go to the head of the city to kill the enemy, and you must not let the rebels break through Tongguan City!" Yang Xi ordered in a slightly cold and majestic tone.

"Yes, Fourth Son!" The aura that Yang Xi invisibly revealed made Yang Dong and Yang Zheng shiver involuntarily, and subconsciously responded mechanically.

However, Yang Dong has experienced a lot of things, he has been following Yang Guozhong to do things, and he is used to seeing big scenes, since he also knows his mission when he is in danger, although Yang Xi's momentum makes him feel depressed, but he still stubbornly said: "Fourth son, before leaving, the master has repeatedly instructed the younger ones to ensure your safety no matter what, and the younger ones also implore the fourth prince, don't go into battle to kill in person, if Tongguan is lost, the little ones will lead the brothers to escort the sons out of Tongguan as soon as possible!" The master will definitely arrange for someone to answer halfway, fourth son, you must not hold on here, let alone go to the city to fight in person!"

Hearing Yang Dong's persuasion, Yang Xi immediately turned his face sideways, glared at Yang Dong viciously, and only said when Yang Dong felt a chill again: "Yang Dong, you have to remember that you are the leader of this son's personal army, and you must obey this son's orders at all times!" This son has already sworn to His Majesty and his father that he must lead the army to defend Tongguan City! Remember, the city is there, the people are there, the city is broken, and the people are dead! If Tongguan City is broken, none of us will be able to leave here alive, and the same is true for this son, we must fight to the death and die for the country!"

Yang Dong felt a chill all over his body, all because of what Yang Xi said, as well as his murderous eyes, he didn't dare to say anything, he could only promise!

Yang Xi was quite satisfied with Yang Dong's performance, but he didn't understand why he didn't listen to his threats to Yang Dong and the others a few days ago, didn't he show this momentum at that time? Oh! Maybe he didn't kill anyone at that time, and his aura was insufficient, and the generals continued to treat him as the fourth son of the Yang family who ate and drank together, but now rì, he is the highest sergeant general in the main town of Tongguan, and he also killed a county king, which convinced his subordinates!

That's a great thing!

The momentum was sufficient, Yang Xi's belligerent xìng Ge immediately got up, he was even a little looking forward to the rebels arriving soon, and he led the army to fight a good battle with the rebels! A few days after he woke up, he was training in the house to recover xìng, including shè striking and sword and spear skills, not to say that he was going to go into battle to kill the enemy himself, but just wanted to show it when necessary. The danger is approaching, and his fighting spirit is more and more stimulated. He knew that the performance of the Lord General at a critical time was sometimes immeasurable, and he would definitely go to the city to kill the enemy himself!

Just when Yang Xi was silently looking into the distance and thinking about something, a few miles away from the east of Tongguan City, there was a sudden sound of shouting and killing, and even the sound of arrows breaking through the air was faintly heard, and the sound of people shouting and neighing horses followed, as well as screams from time to time!

"The bloody battle in Tongguan has begun!" Yang Xi muttered, of course he knew that this was the Li Fu unit he had sent out in advance to set up an ambush and encountered the rebels, and a battle had occurred!

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