An hour later, the raging fire has engulfed the entire Gaobiling, and the Gaobiling 15 soldiers only escaped less than 80,000 people, more than 70,000 people were killed, burned, and killed by cannibalism, the whole Gaobiling mountain dead corpses piled up, the smell is pungent, like Senluo Hell, this sneak attack battle is also the most tragic battle in the entire Pingding Yang Lang Campaign.

Zhang Guo was also controversial because of this battle, dozens of civil officials jointly signed to the emperor Yang Ying to impeach Zhang Guo for being too brutal, and asked Zhang Guo to be severely punished, but Yang Chudao tried his best to protect Zhang Guo's great achievements, and finally Yang Ying did not count his merits in this battle, nor did he count his faults, and with his merit of seizing Pujin Pass, Zhang Guo was appointed as the Sima of Qizhou.

The battle of Gaobiling was the key to determining the entire battle situation, and when Yang Liang's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated in Gaobiling, Yang Liang's defeat was already doomed.

Five days later, Yang Chudao led an army of 150,000 to Taiyuan City, while Li Xiong and Yang Yuanba led 30,000 Youzhou troops, Yang Yichen and Li Jing led 60,000 Shuodai troops, and a total of 300,000 troops from 15 states surrounded Taiyuan City.

In the governor's mansion of the state, Yang Liang locked himself in the room, no one saw him for a day and a night, he was already desperate, he was Yang Xiong's favorite child, he grew up with him in his hands since he was a child, and he never encountered any setbacks, but when his first setback came, it was a test of his life and death, and a turning point in his life.

In the room, Yang Liang drank the stuffy wine cup after cup, he was drunk, and there was a stunning beauty sitting next to him, Yang Liang's favorite concubine Lu Ji, she was softly persuading Yang Liang, "If you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, surrender early, so that you can still protect a nobleman, as long as the second emperor brother spares His Royal Highness, the glory and wealth in the second half of his life will definitely not be less, Your Highness don't worry about it, if you really can't do it, surrender! ”

Yang Liang hugged the beauty's fragrant shoulder and said drunkly: "Actually, if they hadn't forced me, I would have surrendered a long time ago, how could I wait until today, surrender, I, Yang Liang, have the same status as a very human minister, enjoy the same glory and wealth, and live in the world, isn't it the word 'enjoyment'?

"Your Highness said it very well, what's the point of fighting and killing all day long, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, we haven't even rewarded the month, hey! Your Highness doesn't feel sorry?"

"After returning to Beijing, we admired the moon every day, and to be honest, I also wanted to go back to Beijing. Yang Liang let out a long sigh.

The two were talking in the room, when a shout suddenly came from outside, "I want to see Your Highness, you get out of the way, get out of the way!"

In the courtyard, Pei Wen'an of Shangzhu Kingdom broke into the courtyard with a sword, and more than a dozen guards surrounded him, Pei Wen'an no longer rushed, but shouted loudly: "Your Highness, it is rumored in the army that Your Highness is going to surrender, and it has made the army unstable, please go and clarify the rumors." ”

Pei Wen'an was full of resentment, he suggested that Yang Liang take Pujin Pass, if Yang Liang had adopted, then they would have attacked Guanzhong a long time ago, but Yang Liang was indecisive and gave up halfway.

He later persuaded Yang Liang to concentrate his forces to take Youzhou and open up the road to Liaodong, but Yang Liang was reluctant to give up and merge with the state, which finally led to today's rout on the whole front, which filled his heart with disappointment and anger towards Yang Liang.

Just now he heard one of Yang Liang's henchmen say that Yang Liang was ready to surrender This news made Pei Wenan shocked and angry, and the anger suppressed in his heart finally broke out.

"Your Highness, you have to go and make it clear to the soldiers that you will never surrender!"

In the middle of the night, Yang Liang's lazy voice came from the room, "What if the lonely family wants to surrender?"

Pei Wen'an was stunned, and after a while, he said loudly: "There are still 50,000 elite soldiers in Taiyuan City, millions of stones of grain, endless water sources, grain can be grown everywhere in the city, the city is high and the walls are thick, it can fully support a year, Your Highness can hold on, and wait for the changes in the court." ”

"I'm tired and don't want to play anymore, let's end it!"

"Play?"

Pei Wen'an couldn't believe his ears, he took two steps back, anger burned again in his heart, he shouted: "Is Your Highness's words worthy of the soldiers who died in battle for Your Highness?" Tens of thousands of people died in Daizhou, and more than 100,000 people were killed and wounded in Puzhou and Gaobiling, they all died for His Highness, and they had to bear the name of rebellion after death, they paid for His Highness, His Highness 'played, can you send it with words?'

"That's their own stupidity, and no one else is to blame. Yang Liang still wrote lightly in the room.

Pei Wen'an was stunned, for a long time, the anger in his heart disappeared, his eyes revealed a deep sadness, and he smiled miserably: "Yes! We are all stupid, for a tyrant who treats soldiers like mustards, we do not hesitate to give up our family, reputation and honor, and our lives, we are really stupid!"

He looked up to the sky and shouted, "Heavens, kill me stupid!"

Yang Liang was furious, "Beat this person to death!"

"Don't kill you, I'll die myself!"

Pei Wen'an shouted sadly: "I, Pei Wen'an, have given the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for the sake of a drug king, I deserve to die!

Pei Wenan crossed his sword by the neck, pulled it violently, and killed himself.

Dozens of guards stared blankly at Pei Wen'an's corpse, everyone had an indescribable discomfort in their hearts, they silently carried Pei Wen'an's corpse out of the courtyard, and Yang Liang's voice faintly came from the room, "Beauty....let's have another drink." ”

Outside the city, in the tent of the marshal of the Tianwu army, the commander Yang Chudao met with the main generals one by one, Yang Yuanba knelt down on one knee, hugged his fist and saluted his grandfather, "Shangzhen General Yang Yuanba knocks to see the marshal!"

Yang Chudao couldn't help laughing, and he was extremely relieved in his heart, although Sun Neng made great achievements in this counterinsurgency battle, he appreciated it, but even more, Yuanba could give up the fight for merit and take the initiative to cooperate with Yang Yichen, especially when he heard that he would give all the rewards to his subordinates, which was very touching.

This shows that his grandson has gradually matured, and is no longer a young and fierce general with strong blood, but has been able to consider the overall situation and stand alone.

He hurriedly helped Yuan Qing up, "Child, although you didn't get the high title, but your grandfather thinks that you are the first hero of the counterinsurgency, and you didn't disgrace your grandfather." ”

Yang Yuanba's nose was sour, tears almost flowed, and he said respectfully: "My grandson doesn't dare to take credit, my grandson can be promoted two levels in a row, and I am already satisfied." ”

Yang Chudao smiled, pointed to Zhang Guo next to him, and said, "Go and meet your master." ”

Yang Yuanba walked up to Zhang Guo and knelt down on his knees, "Apprentice Yuanba knocks on the master!"

Zhang Guo was amazed when Yang Yuanba entered the door, this kid has completely broken through for six years, he is about the same height as himself, and his arms have the strength of a thousand catties, Zhang Guo felt at a glance that Yang Yuanba's martial arts are no less than him, and it really makes Zhang Guo feel relieved to be able to get this good apprentice.

He helped Yang Yuanba up, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Good boy, it's better than the master expected." ”

Yang Yuanba hasn't seen Zhang Guo for six years, seeing that he is older than before, he can have today, it is completely because Zhang Guo has laid a solid foundation for him, and he only has endless gratitude in his heart.

"The kindness of the master and professor, Yuanba remembers it in his heart and will never forget it. Zhang Guo nodded, a smile appeared on his face, "I know, you are my only apprentice Zhang Guo, I teach you martial arts, I only hope that you can be loyal to the country, serve the sky, and become the pillar of my heavenly martial arts." ”

Yang Yuanba nodded silently, and at this time, Yang Chudao smiled on the side: "General Zhang, don't you want to try your apprentice's martial arts?"

In fact, Zhang Guo had already had this intention, he heard that Yang Yuanba would pick Wang Ba, the first fierce general in Bingzhou, under the horse, which made him deeply surprised, he knew that Wang Ba was famous for his strength and ruthlessness, and he couldn't even defeat his own apprentice's move?

Seeing that Yang Yuanba's eyes were also full of anticipation, he couldn't help but smile and patted him on the shoulder, "Do you want to pick the master under the horse?"

"The apprentice doesn't dare, but ask the master for advice. ”

"Very well, then let's go outside the camp and give it a try. ”

Outside the big tent, the competition between Yang Yuanba and the master Zhang Guo attracted more than 1,000 pro-soldiers and generals to watch, and there was a whisper all around, almost not optimistic about Zhang Guo, the reason is very simple, Yang Yuanba understands the master's martial arts, but the master does not understand the apprentice's lance, if you talk about experience, Yang Yuanba is also experienced in a hundred battles in the grassland, and the experience is by no means less than Zhang Guo.

Zhang Guo stood on horseback, his eyes quietly staring at Yang Yuanba who was a hundred steps away, this was the apprentice he taught, he could feel Yang Yuanba's special martial arts temperament, which was the same temperament as him, so that there was a tacit understanding between them that others could not feel.

From this temperament, Zhang Guo could judge that Yang Yuanba's strength and speed should be on the same level as himself, but Yang Yuanba's reaction and acuity, which are unique to young people, are stronger than him.

Zhang Guo waved his sword and shouted, "Come on!"

Yang Yuanba bit his lip tightly, sped up the speed of the horse, the war horse galloped like the wind, and the horse lance in his hand was like a thousand powers, stabbing towards Zhang Guo, this kind of fierce general burst out with all his might, so that everyone present felt an inexplicable pressure, as if the power of Yang Yuanba's earth-shattering stab would also hurt himself.

Yang Chudao was secretly surprised in his heart, and he asked Changsun Sheng next to him in a low voice, "Who do you think is better than the two of them?"

Changsun Sheng smiled slightly: "Although Yuanba uses a lance, his strength and skills are the same as those of General Zhang, General Zhang should know where Yuanba's flaws are? ”

Yang Chudao nodded, he could understand Changsun Sheng's words, if Zhang Guo cracked Yuanba's flaws, then it would be equivalent to exposing his own weaknesses, Zhang Guo would not do this, they would inevitably end the competition in a way that only they understood.

Yang Yuanba's horse speed is getting faster and faster, he shouted, and the thunder stabbed at Zhang Guo, they can all grasp the proportion, and they will not really hurt each other.

Zhang Guo also shouted, "It's a good time!"

He stabbed at Yang Yuanba's left arm with a slash, the knife was like lightning, but the blade turned halfway, and the back of the knife slid on Yang Yuanba's lance, as if with four or two thousand catties, Yang Yuanba's lance bounced away, and then the two horses staggered.

At this moment, the two were evenly matched, but the strange thing was that both of them stopped fighting, looked at each other and smiled, and understood in their hearts that Yang Yuanba knew that the master had stabbed obliquely just now, and he actually caught a flaw in himself.

Yang Yuanba made it the first attempt in the knife technique, splitting the mountain, it seems to be slow, but in fact it is fast, this move requires a very delicate control of the power-, but Zhang Guo used the eleventh style of the knife method, into the sea, it is precisely the restraint of this move, the slide rod can unload all the power of Yang Yuanba, such as a mud cow into the sea, will give Yang Yuanba a foot in the air as uncomfortable.

But Yang Yuanba also felt that the master's strength and speed were slightly inferior to his own, that is to say, he could defeat the master Zhang Guo, and the master could also defeat him in tricks.

"Thank you for your advice!" Yang Yuanba hugged his fist.

"Yes, you're smarter than I thought, you're good at seizing fighters. ”

Yang Chudao smiled on the side and asked, "Who was defeated?"

Zhang Guo bowed down on the horse and said: "Returning to the big handsome, in fact, we are not defeated, but the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and Yuanba will defeat me sooner or later." ”

"Well, you can know it yourself, so I won't ask any more. ”

Yang Chudao smiled at everyone again: "Everyone enters the account and discusses the siege plan together." ”

At this moment, a personal soldier rushed to the front of the camp and shouted excitedly: "Commander, the traitor Yang Liang has surrendered to Kaicheng!"

Yang Chudao's eyes widened suddenly, and he said with great joy: "Quickly send an order to the whole army, and the queue will be surrendered!"

Zhang Guo hurriedly persuaded on the side: "Dashuai, beware of Yang Liang's surrender. ”

Yang Chudao narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, "No, Yang Liang knows this person very well, although he is ambitious, but he is timid and useless, he is destined to not succeed in a big thing, if he has the courage to surrender, Lingshi County will not be so miserable." ”

Knock! knock!, the huge drum sounded, hundreds of thousands of counterinsurgency Tianwu troops lined up solemnly, the flag was like a cloud, the guns and halberds were like a forest, Yang Chudao wore a golden helmet, dressed in golden armor, held the sword of the heavenly surrender, and stood at the front of the team on horseback, behind him, hundreds of generals wore armor and crowns, and the momentum was mighty.

At this time, the gate of Taiyuan has been opened, the banner of the city head is all down, a group of rebel soldiers out of the city gate, put down the weapons in their hands, raise their hands to surrender to the Tianwu army, Changsun Sheng led 30,000 cavalry, will surrender tens of thousands of troops away, the city gate weapons are piled up.

Yang Liang, the king of Han, finally appeared, followed by hundreds of civil and military puppet officials, Yang Liang was naked, his hands were tied with hemp rope, and the golden seal of the king of Han was hung around his neck, his expression was extremely depressed, in fact, he still had 60,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and there were millions of stone grain in Taiyuan City, plus the Taiyuan city wall was tall and strong, and there was no problem at all to hold on for a year.

The key is that Yang Liang has no confidence, he only has Taiyuan as a city left, and all the states and counties below the state no longer support him, which makes him desperate in his heart, saying that the ambition of the emperor to ascend the throne has disappeared, and he now only wants to be able to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth of the next half of the generation, and only wants to be a rich man, he is satisfied.

Yang Liang walked out of the city and fell to his knees, he shouted in a trembling voice: "Yang Liang, the criminal minister, beg to surrender to the imperial heavenly army." ”

Yang Chudao slowly urged the horse forward, and Yang Yuanba guarded behind his grandfather, holding a shield and a long lance, vigilantly watching every move of the surrendered civil and military officials behind Yang Liang.

Yang Chudao smiled lightly at Yang Liang and said: "I am ordered by Emperor Tianwu to quell the rebellion, and in order to prevent the people of Li from being devastated by the army, I will allow you to surrender in the name of the commander of the Tianwu rebellion, and the disposal of your charges will be decided by His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial court." ”

Yang Liang kowtowed with tears, "Thank you to Mrs. Yang for allowing me to surrender, and the guilty minister is willing to accept any disposition from His Majesty the Emperor!"

In August of the fourth year of Renshou, Yang Liang, the king of Han, was cornered, and finally surrendered to Yang Chudao under the city of Taiyuan, which was only one day away from the half-month quelling of the rebellion promised by Yang Chudao to Yang Ying.