Volume 1 Chapter 265 The Repeatedly Defeated Guard
"It's not called thin, it's called sturdy, you know? As a brother, I have been practicing archery these days, and the more I can consume, the stronger my body becomes, so it seems that I have lost weight, but in fact, there is no at all. "I took the cloudy wine and drank it, and the sweet cloudy wine was even more delicious than the drink, which was really refreshing.
"Don't talk nonsense, if you're thin, you're thin, don't say those messy weird things, by the way, Shiro, what's the situation, this morning, I heard the old housekeeper say that the movement from the north of the city is really not small." My mother glared at me, then took a braised chicken leg into my bowl.
"Didn't the child say, the Shangchun Gate we are guarding is just a feint, the real main force of the rebels is to attack from the north of the city, today they can be regarded as playing with their lives, but no matter how they play with their lives, it is impossible to capture Luoyang, mother, you can rest assured, at most two days, reinforcements from Chang'an will arrive, when the time comes, Yang Xuangan that old guy is impossible even if he wants to fight for his life."
Well, I haven't tasted lettuce salad for a few days, and it feels so crisp and refreshing, in addition to lettuce and cabbage, it is also mixed with shredded carrots, no wonder it feels more crispy, and there is a hint of sweetness.
"That's good, it can be finished one day earlier, and my mother can be relieved one day earlier. You don't have to worry about the affairs of the family, my mother can still take care of it, besides, the housekeeper is also there, and those tenants of our family, they are all good, or my son is smart, I took them in early, otherwise, I really don't know what will happen to Lu Dao. ”
"It's good that there is nothing to do at home, mother, the child is already full, you have to rush over first, after all, the war is not over yet, and the child can't leave the post for a long time." I wiped my mouth and stood up with a satisfied guff. This trip home, is to see my mother and sister, and let them see me, so that I can rest assured, I don't want them to have anything to do, and I don't want them to worry too much about me.
My mother and sister began to put on the heavy Mingguang armor for me again, while telling me to be careful, looking at the mother and sister standing at the gate of the house, looking in my direction, I waved my hand vigorously, led ten personal soldiers, and galloped towards Shangchun Gate.
On that day, there was no more fighting, and it seemed that Yang Xuangan's heavy setback in today's onslaught was indeed a blow to morale, and the next morning, the rebels still did not appear outside the camp, which made people a little strange
In the end, a few detectives were dispatched, driving small boats, and quietly probing before going down along the Luoshui, and in the end, they brought back a message that relieved everyone, the camp in the east of the city was empty, and Yang Xuangan's army had retreated.
When we learned the news and reported to General Duan Daduan, the rebels in the north of the city were also slowly retreating towards the north, and we learned that Wei Xuan's 50,000-strong army had crossed the Jin and Jian Streams, less than 50 miles away from Luoyang City.
Yang Tong, the king of Yue, who learned the news, and a Yu Chongchen couldn't help but be overjoyed, but soon, when it came to night, there was speechless bad news, Wei Xuangan's vanguard and Yang Xuangan's rebels fought two battles in a row, Yang Xuangan feinted defeat and retreated, making the 20,000-strong vanguard light the enemy, insisting on chasing, and finally when approaching the north, Yang Xuangan's ambush, 20,000 troops were annihilated, and less than 1,000 people escaped
When I heard the news the next morning, everyone's eyes were on me. Naturally, it was caused by the analysis I made in front of Duan Da and Fan Zigai that day.
"Brother, little brother really doesn't know how to describe you, and he can even expect such a thing." Li Shimin stared at me like a thief who saw a cornucopia and a thug who saw a bank vault wide open.
"The talent of the virtuous brother is unpredictable, and I admire him." Yang Gongdao admires this son very much, and there is a hint of jealousy, and the others are no better, and Li Yaoguang's eyes are shining, and a pair of beautiful apricot eyes are cutely open, as if he wants to see clearly, is there a group of Zhuge Liang living in my head.
As for Chai Shao, who has always been wary and hostile to his son, he is already helpless and desperate at the moment, which shows that this girl knows very well that her IQ is not at the same level as this son.
Yang Xuan felt brave and powerful, every time he did it, he took the lead, shouting and shouting, and he was shocked by his enemies, and some people even compared him to Xiang Yu. He is also good at appeasing his subordinates, and the soldiers are willing to die for him. Wei Yunqi sighed lightly. Now Wei Xuan's army of 50,000 has been broken by two, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to threaten Yang Xuangan's rebels. I only hope that he can hold back Yang Wei's subordinates, and it will be difficult to threaten the eastern capital again, waiting for reinforcements
"What about us?" Liu Hongji asked.
"Naturally, we still have to continue to guard the gates, in case Yang rebels attack the Eastern Capital again." Yang Gongdao smiled bitterly. "That's good, we can defend the eastern capital Luoyang, which has already made a great contribution, and Yang Xuangan's department still has 100,000 people, just with the soldiers and horses of the eastern capital, it is okay to defend the city, if we go to war, I am afraid that the eastern capital will be difficult to protect."
"Also, I think that Wei Xuan is also a veteran general in the army, who has been fighting on the battlefield for decades, but now he has also planted a big heel under Yang Xuangan's hands, just with us people, we are really not opponents." Although Liu Hongji's buddy usually looks like hob meat, he is definitely not stupid, and he understands his strength very well.
"Anyway, let's continue to defend the city, just rely on the merit of defending the city and retreating from the enemy, and our brothers will be enough." Tang Jian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, these words were very real, which made everyone present laugh.
Next, Wei Xuan began to fight with Yang Xuangan in the northern area, the two sides came and went, and the army that came to Hu'er finally arrived, but what Lai Hu'er led was only a small number of elites, and what he originally commanded was only the water division, although the water division soldiers can also go to the battlefield, but after all, it is not what they are good at, and more importantly, the area where the water division is located was originally the land of Shandong occupied by Wang Bo and other rebels.
If there are too few troops left, then it is very likely that the sailor will become the target of these chaotic people, so Laihu'er only led more than 30,000 elites to come to the rescue, and Laihu'er's arrival made Yang Xuangan have to divide his troops to resist the enemy.
Even so, Yang Xuangan's rebels still had an advantage in numbers, and there were actually many people who came to defect from Henan and Shandong, both of which were the places that were most severely harmed by Yang Guang's northern expedition to Goguryeo, so Yang Xuangan was able to obtain a large number of soldiers.
So that Laihu'er and Wei Xuan could only be cautious, for fear that they would not succeed in destroying the thief, but they would be cleaned up. I have to say that Yang Xuangan is also strong enough, although there is Luoyang in the south, Laihu'er in the east, and Weixuan in the west, but this guy still attacks frequently, fighting loudly, forcing Laihu'er to retreat. And the elite of the 50,000 Guanzhong led by Wei Xuan is now afraid that there are less than 20,000.
Fortunately, some reinforcements from the surrounding areas of Luoyang also came, and Wei Xuan's troops were finally able to maintain the level of more than 30,000 people. The only good news is that Yang Xuangan's elder brother Yang Xuanting died in a battle with Wei Xuangan's subordinates, which made Yang Xuangan's rebels slightly chaotic, and the important ministers such as Fan Zigai, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, took advantage of this opportunity to attack the city and break more than 1,000 enemies.
As a result, Yang Xuangan's army had to retreat for another ten miles before it stabilized its position. However, Yang Xuangan took this opportunity to ambush Wei Xuan again, and the 30,000 troops under Wei Xuan's hands were discounted by half again, this guy led 8,000 remnants of soldiers to flee to Xin'an, and Wei Xuan at this moment no longer had the arrogance he had at the beginning. While struggling to strengthen the city defense, while wantonly reining in the defeated army, he finally stabilized his foothold in Xin'an.
However, in the end, less than 20,000 soldiers and horses were able to escape. This made everyone very speechless, and very helpless, more angry, 50,000 elites, to clean up a rabble, the result made people break their heads and flee in embarrassment, such shame not only made the court lose face, but also increased the momentum of Yang Xuangan's rebels, making people feel that the original seemingly powerful and incomparable elite division of the court was actually so vulnerable.
According to Yang Gongdao, Fan Zigai had indeed sent a letter to this criminal soldier Shangshu before, which was full of Fan Zigai's exhortations, but Wei Xuan's buddy was so proud that he felt that the person who could be his opponent in the world would definitely not be a guy like Yang Xuangan who relied on his father's cuteness, and fell into the trap again and again without regrets, and he was very stubborn and unrepentant.
Most of the half a month passed in a flash, and we finally received new news, Emperor Yang of Sui sent Wu Benlang to attack Chen Ling in Liyang to attack Yuanwuben, and Wuwei General Qu Tutong was stationed in Heyang to keep an eye on him, Zuo Yiwei General Yu Wenshu sent troops to follow, and Right Xiaowei General Lai Hu'er received reinforcements.
The army of several roads, like a huge net, is gradually closing towards Luoyang. You must know that Qu Tutong's subordinates are the elite of 50,000 and 16 guards, they are the first to leave Liaodong and rush over, and they are waiting for time to cross the Yellow River, when the time comes, these 50,000 elite troops will inevitably give Yang Xuangan a fatal blow.
Even Yang Xuangan's soldiers and horses still have 100,000 people, but in the face of the powerful and terrifying combat effectiveness of those elite sixteen guards who have been in battle for a long time, coupled with the threat of armies from other directions, Yang Xuangan already feels the pressure is great, and he is already ready to divide his troops to the Yellow River area to resist Qu Tutong.
And Fan Zigai, this old guy is also very cunning, he knows the advantages and disadvantages of his side, and now, there are 20,000 reinforcements from all over Luoyang City, plus an elite selected, finally made up nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses, and cooperated with the camp step by step to protect Yang Xuangan, so that Qu Tutong could cross the river safely.
Fan Zigai is not Wei Xuan, he is extremely cautious in his use of soldiers, but it is like a dog skin plaster, dragging Yang Xuangan to death, making it difficult for the rebels to advance. In the end, Qu Tutong crossed the Yellow River, garrisoned in Poling, and looked at Luoyang.