Chapter 23: Deserted and Fleeing

Seeing the fire at the north gate, Yang Minxing finally felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered: "Quick!" Go and see, don't burn the grain! ”

But it was already night, and the killing sound was everywhere at the north gate, and the big flag fluttering on the head of the city was also thrown down, and a black dragon flag was planted.

It turned out that after the north gate was opened, more than a dozen grain trucks came first, and Captain Chen, who was guarding the door, also checked it carefully, and the cars were full of grain. At this time, two grain trucks scrambled to enter the customs and blocked the gate at once. Many of the people who followed behind actually jumped over the grain cart and rushed in. Captain Chen felt that something was wrong, and when he stepped forward to check, he was already chopped to the ground by several people. Immediately afterwards, several grain trucks in the advanced city were also overturned to the ground, in addition to the grain on them, there were some flammable and ignitable things below, and those people set fires everywhere at the north gate.

The soldiers guarding the pass knew that there was a change in their feelings and hurried over. However, they were completely unprepared and caught off guard, and they suddenly fell behind. When the men rushed to the city and replaced the banners, the morale of the defenders plummeted.

As soon as Wuguan was lost, the 100,000 troops who attacked Xiao Mo had no way to retreat. Yang Minxing was so anxious that he stomped his feet and persuaded left and right: "General, the general trend has gone, run away!" ”

Among the seven brothers of the Yang family, Yang Minxing likes to read poetry and books, but does not like to dance with knives and guns. Yang Xuangan asked him to guard the Wuguan because the Wuguan was dangerous and the city walls were tall, as long as the dispatch was appropriate, there was no need to worry, and he did not need to fight the enemy in person. Now that the enemy has entered the pass, the walls are completely useless. Yang Minxing had nothing to do, so he had to say hatefully: "Withdraw, quickly, all withdraw from the pass!" ”

Wuguan only has two gates in the north and south, and the north gate has been occupied, so the only way to enter the territory of Hanchuan is to go out of the south gate.

The 100,000-strong army that went south to attack Xiao Mo was led by Yang Xuangan's third brother Yang Xuanting, fourth brother Yang Xuanxian, and fifth brother Yang Wanxiang. The three brothers were all born in the military, and Yang Wanxiang also served as a general in Liu Ziqiu's department. In fact, Yang Su was in power for a while, and there were many military forces under his command. It's just that many civil and military ministers died in that snowstorm, and secondly, Yang Xuan felt that he knew the importance of military power and was reluctant to give power to outsiders. Therefore, Yang Xuangan trusts and reuses his brothers the most. Because of this, some generals who could not be reused gradually became resentful and did not contribute to their work.

Due to the refusal of the generals to pay attention, the military discipline of the team was a little sloppy, and the march was not fast. The 100,000 army was not far out of Wuguan, and the smoke billowing in the direction of Wuguan could still be seen, and someone had already reported to Yang Xuanting. Yang Xuanting had to be careful about the retreat of the army involved in the Wuguan matter, and immediately mobilized his subordinates with 10,000 cavalry to investigate. Halfway through the march, this group of cavalry ran into Yang Minxing's defeated soldiers.

Hearing that Wuguan had been lost, Yang Xuanting's army was in turmoil, and he had no intention of attacking Xiao Mo again, so he ordered the three armies to return and recapture Wuguan. But this time and that time. If Yang Minxing did not withdraw from the Guannai, but instead fought a fierce battle with Liu Ziqiu's army, he might be able to support Yang Xuanting's reinforcements when they arrived. Now, the entire Wuguan has fallen into the hands of Liu Ziqiu, and the arrows and stones used to guard the pass are originally complete, and only the north gate has been damaged. The south gate was closed and locked, blocking Yang Xuanting's army from the gate.

Liu Ziqiu stood on the gate of the city and shouted loudly: "Brothers in the city, listen, there is no way back now, and the grain and grass have been taken by someone. A certain retreat will not be released, and the days will not be lost, and you will naturally run out of food in the army! If you want to live, you can only abandon your weapons and surrender! Don't make a mistake about yourself! You and others are the same as a certain one, they are all ministers of the Great Sui. Yang Xuan felt the great crime of killing the monarch, and he should punish the nine clans! A certain Nian Er and other thieves are not voluntary, as long as you surrender, Amnesty and others are not guilty! ”

Yang Guang died at the hands of Yu Wenhua, and this matter is still a secret, so Liu Ziqiu might as well continue to put the name of rebellion on Yang Xuangan. In fact, if it weren't for Yang Xuangan's sudden attack in the Great Dou Tug Valley, Yu Wenhua would not have found an opportunity to kill Yang Guang. From this point of view, Liu Ziqiu said that Yang Xuan was grateful to kill the king, and he did not wronged him.

The crime of killing the monarch is to punish the nine clans, and these soldiers will naturally not escape the death penalty if they follow Yang Xuangan. Because of this, they are willing to follow Yang Xuangan to rebel, as long as Yang Xuangan can succeed in the end, their crime will not exist. Now, Liu Ziqiu promised to pardon them, giving them another option. Not only ordinary soldiers, but even many generals have been secretly moved.

When he said this, Liu Ziqiu had enough internal strength, and his voice vibrated through the sky, and even the baggage team hiding in the back could hear it clearly, as if someone was whispering in his ear. Others may not know how much surplus food there is in the army, but the baggage soldiers who are responsible for escorting the grain and grass understand it best, and they can't help but panic. The panic was like a plague, and it quickly spread throughout the army under Yang Xuanting, which made the already panicked military spirit even more shaken.

Yang Xuanxiang is known for his courage and good archery skills, after listening to Liu Ziqiu's words, his heart was on fire, and Zhang Gong shot an arrow. This arrow was as fast as lightning, and it hit Liu Ziqiu's throat, and there was a burst of exclamation from both the city and the city. Liu Ziqiu was not flustered, reached out and grabbed it gently, already firmly grasped the arrow, and threw it towards the city with his backhand. Hearing only a miserable scream of "ah", Yang Xuanxuan turned over and fell off the horse, with a feathered arrow inserted in the center of his eyebrows, and the tail of the arrow shook gently.

Mu Duoli, who was standing behind Liu Ziqiu, quietly put down the divine arm bow in her hand and whispered, "Master, how about this arrow of the slave maid?" ”

"Mu Duoli, you can understand the master's mind more and more." Liu Ziqiu kicked a feather arrow under his feet, and laughed, "Come and don't be rude, do you see the white-robed general under the banner of the Chinese army?" It must be the commander of the three armies, Mu Duoli, who took his life for the master! ”

Because of the distance, Yang Xuanting's troops under the city only saw Liu Ziqiu grabbing the feather arrow shot by Yang Xuan, and then raised his hand, Yang Xuanqiu was stuck in the center of his eyebrows by the arrow, and he was killed. How did they know that this was Liu Ziqiu and Mu Duoli who made a double reed, Liu Ziqiu didn't throw the feather arrow down the city at all, but just threw it lightly at his feet, but the arrow was quietly shot by Mu Duoli.

It is surprising enough to grab an arrow with his bare hands, and a backhand throw can easily take a person's life, and this person is also a famous brave man in Yang Xuanting's army. This skill is simply the descending of the gods, and the three armies under the city were suddenly stunned, and even forgot to shout.

At this time, a black-clothed and black-armored general at the head of the city walked to the edge of the battlement, pointed at Yang Xuanting, and said in a coquettish voice: "Come and don't be rude!" Listen, and see that Mrs. Ben will shoot you back with an arrow. This arrow shoots you in the left eye! ”

Most of Liu Ziqiu's soldiers had seen Mu Duoli's magic arrow, and they were not surprised, and let out bursts of cheers. Yang Xuanting's army was different, hearing that the other party was actually a female general, and the commander who named them to shoot them, they all didn't believe it, and they all looked at Yang Xuanting, but forgot to help him cover it. Of course, Liu Ziqiu's words just now and the double reed of the performance had already shaken their hearts, and they were secretly thinking about whether it was time to surrender.

If the other party has any archers who can shoot him, Yang Xuanting thinks it is still possible. But the other party is just a woman, most of the women are weak, and at such a distance, it is difficult to say whether the arrow can be shot in front of him, and he is ashamed to shoot his left eye, he doesn't believe it at all. Even so, he subconsciously closed his left eye. But what's the use of closing your eyes? The thin layer of eyelids is not made of iron, and it is okay to block the dust, where can it block a sharp arrow. Listening to the sound of "whoosh", a wolf's tooth arrow had already shot into Yang Xuanting's left eye and came out straight through the back of his head. Yang Xuanting "plopped" and fell off the horse, seeing that he couldn't live anymore.

"Third brother! Fourth brother! Yang Wanxiang finally came to his senses from the shock, pointed to the city and shouted, "Rush! Kill the pass! Break that stinky girl into pieces and avenge my brother! ”

Liu Ziqiu's voice sounded on the city again: "Listen to the people under the city, come here this time, just for the Yang brothers, and don't offend the rest!" If you insist on going your own way and acting for the tiger, there is only one way to die! Where to go, you have to think clearly! ”

Yang Minxing suddenly came to his senses and said loudly: "Don't listen to his nonsense!" My eldest brother's army of 200,000 has arrived at Wuguan, and it will not be ...... in a few days."

Before he could finish speaking, several soldiers threw him off his horse, pinned him to the ground with all his hands and feet, and tied him up.

Yang Minhe had no internal strength, and he shouted hoarsely, but how many people could hear him on this noisy battlefield? And Liu Ziqiu's voice clearly came into everyone's ears. Except for a few of Yang Xuangan's cronies, most of them were deceived by following Yang Xuangan's rebellion. When I realized what I was doing, there was no way back. Later, when the news of Yang Guang's death came out, Yang Xuangan supported Yang Hao, and forced a group of people to join his team in the name of the emperor. In any case, these people are all in rebellion, and the great crime of the Nine Clans has left these people with no way out, so they can only follow Yang Xuangan all the way to the black.

Now, Liu Ziqiu's words have rekindled new hope for these people, and they have lost Wuguan and lost grain and grass, and they are not willing to give their lives in vain.

The Yang brothers were not without cronies, and several people also drew knives to come to the rescue. How could he be outnumbered, and in a blink of an eye, he became a ghost under the knife. Yang Wanxiang was born in the army, and his reaction was much faster than Yang Minxing's, and when he saw that the momentum was not right, he fled with dozens of horses. After all, these troops outside the city were the old army of the Yang family, seeing Yang Wanxiang fleeing, he didn't know whether to stop it, and after a little hesitation, he escaped.

Liu Ziqiu had dealt with Yang Wanxiang, and knew that he was able to become a general completely relying on the shadow of his father and brother, and he did not have any real talent and learning, and he did not care about his escape, so he ordered the gate to be opened, and personally led a team of cavalry out of the city to accept the surrender of the 100,000 army.