Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 462 Luo Yi Dilemma
The imperial army arrived at Wen'an on the [-]th of the first lunar month to join the remnants of the four Xue Wanshu brothers.

The reason why it was the remnant soldiers was because Xue Wanshu was caught off guard by Luo Yi's sudden attack.Fortunately, his two younger brothers, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche, are both top fighters in the world.

One of them came from Miyun and the other from Yongnu, they forced their way to Wen'an and joined Xue Wanshu.

"That day, without knowing what happened, I was ordered to go to Ji County to meet the traitor Luo Yi. Fortunately, my second brother saw through the traitor's treacherous plot. I killed his own soldiers and fought bloody battles all the way to escape." Xue Wanche told Duan Zhixuan. explain.

After listening, Duan Zhixuan asked Xue Wanjun again, and what happened happened to be the same as what Xue Wanche said.

All in all, this was a sudden attack by Luo Yi.

This also disappointed Duan Zhixuan, because the crown prince had told him when he came that the Xue brothers had already taken refuge in the East Palace. Luo Yi seized the opportunity and joined forces with Shibobi to rebel.

Xue Wanshu looked at his younger brothers, and comforted him, "Luo Yi's treachery has been exposed, the crown prince will lead General Duan to attack him, and he will surely win soon. You must obey General Duan's command."

"Obey." Xue Wanshu and others clasped their fists together.

They also knew that although their eldest brother had already joined the crown prince, in terms of status, Duan Zhixuan, who followed the crown prince's Jinyang army, was the real confidant.Therefore, they didn't dare to hold anything back in front of Duan Zhixuan.

Duan Zhixuan smiled and said: "Brothers Xue, His Royal Highness praises it as a humerus, and we both serve His Highness, so we should be as close as brothers and like siblings."

Immediately, Duan Zhixuan thought to himself, this time to conquer Hebei, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave him [-] elite soldiers, plus the remaining [-] remnants of the Xue brothers, the combined total would be [-] troops.

So, he asked: "How many soldiers and horses are in Luo Yi's hands right now?"

Xue Wanshu replied: "General, the Youzhou Army originally had [-] troops, and our brothers have [-]. Luo Yi has [-] soldiers and horses, plus Shi Bobi's Turkic soldiers and horses, at least [-] about."

The force is asymmetrical.

Duan Zhixuan clicked his tongue, but he didn't have much fear.

Because behind him stood the entire imperial court, but what did Luo Yi have?

A dilapidated Youzhou.

Is it possible for Youzhou to feed so many troops with only Youzhou?
impossible.

Moreover, it is the first month of the month, how much food can be left in Youzhou?

In addition, there is an ambitious Turk in Youzhou, and Luo Yi won't be long.

Thinking of this, Duan Zhixuan has a plan.

He looked at Xue Wanshu, "General Xue."

"The end is here."

"You lead [-] people, together with two generals Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche, to Guiyi. Remember, only defend, not attack."

Only defend but not attack?

Xue Wanshu hesitated and said: "General, Luo Yi has a lot of soldiers and horses, and it may be difficult to defend the small town of Guiyi for a long time."

"It doesn't matter, if he pursues you, you can retreat straight away. As long as you lure Luo Yi's soldiers and horses away from Youzhou, it will be your great contribution."

Hearing this, Xue Wanshu was thoughtful, "Is the general planning to break Youzhou with a surprise army?"

Duan Zhixuan was slightly surprised, and said, "General Xue will see you."

After saying this sentence, Duan Zhixuan did not explain, but asked Xue Wanshu to take over the general order.

Immediately, he looked at Xie Shufang.

"Thank you, General."

"The end is here."

"You and General Xue Wanshu lead [-] troops to Wen'an, ready to support General Xue at any time. If Luo Yi's army comes out, you can do your best to intercept it."

"As ordered!"

In the end, Duan Zhixuan clapped the case and said: "I will personally lead ten thousand people, go to Feihuxing, go north to Jimen, and break through Jixian County!"

Jimen, that is, Juyongguan!
When the generals heard the words, they suddenly realized.

"Follow the order!"

But in Youzhou, following Luo Yi's rebellion, the people were panicked.The gates of every household are closed, and Youzhou, which was originally depressed, looks even more depressed now.

Luo Yi is too lazy to care about the people at this moment, he is angry.

He was angry that he didn't kill the Xue brothers, but he was also angry at Shibobi!

"Are they still unwilling to borrow troops?"

"Yes, Shibobi said that he doesn't have many troops, so he needs to stay in Tanzhou to recuperate first." Luo Shou said.

"Fart!" Luo Yi yelled, "Why didn't he say that there were not many troops when he robbed, and I gave him Tanzhou, but he didn't send troops, you treacherous guy!"

Luo Shou really wanted to say that Turkic people have always been like this, but seeing his eldest brother's appearance, he swallowed his words again.

"How about Wen'an?" Luo Yi asked again.

"It is reported that Li Zhiyun sent Duan Zhixuan to lead troops to support Wen'an."

"How many soldiers and horses do they have?"

"It should be around [-]."

Luo Yi's head started to hurt.

It's not that he hasn't imagined the situation of the imperial court sending troops, but when this moment really comes, he feels the pressure is great.

In particular, the Turks broke their agreement and refused to lend him troops.

"Wen'an." Luo Yi exhaled softly, and ordered: "You and Luo Cheng led troops to station in Xinchang and Xincheng counties respectively, be careful."

"Yes."

Tanzhou.

Miyun City was already in a mess.

After the Turks looted, they slaughtered the Han people and occupied the houses of the Han people.

The Shibobi was roasting on the fire, breathed lightly, and said to his two younger brothers: "Although Youzhou is also very cold, the Han people are ingenious. This house, this brazier, is much warmer than our grassland."

"Yes." The leader of the association said: "The Han people are not strong, but the Han land is strong. If my Turks had the Han land as their backing, I would have stepped into Chang'an City already."

However, Yugushi had a different opinion. He said: "It is precisely because of the richness of the Han land that the people of the Tang Dynasty would be slack. They only knew how to farm and were as soft as lambs."

Shi Bobi was noncommittal.

He was thinking, is it really because the Turkic people go south every year because they are warlike?
Of course not, they just want to live.If you can't live on the grassland, you can only come to Han to survive.

"By the way, Khan, are we really not going to lend soldiers to Luo Yi?" Asked the association rate.

Shi Bobi said: "Why did you lend him troops? I agreed to help, just to loot things from Tanzhou. You don't really think that a Luo Yi can deal with Li Zhiyun, right?"

Yu Gu asked: "Then when shall we go to rob Youzhou?"

"Don't worry." Shi Bobi said: "I guess, Li Zhiyun knows that Luo Yi rebelled, and will definitely send troops to suppress it. When they fight, we will fight directly!"

At this moment, a Turkic guard came to report.

"Khan, Luo Yi sent someone here."

"Hmph, no see!" Shibobi directly refused.

He didn't intend to really help Luo Yi rebel. In the past two years, Xieli attacked his tribe and caused him heavy losses. How could he get involved in the struggle of the Tang people now.

What he wants are real benefits.

"Yes." The Turkic guards left as ordered.

After Luo Yi learned that Shibobi refused to borrow troops again, he cursed, but there was nothing he could do.

There was the Tang Army before, and the Turkic people later, Luo Yi only now understood what it meant to shoot himself in the foot.

However, there was no turning back when he opened the bow, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to rebel.

Therefore, he ordered Luo Shou and Luo Cheng to lead troops to attack Guiyi.

The three brothers Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche are guarding Guiyi.

Xue Wanjun squinted his eyes at the soldiers and horses coming from the opposite side, and said, "It's the Youzhou army, but not Luo Yi's elite soldiers and horses. Brother, let me deal with them."

"Proceed with caution."

"rest assured."

Xue Wanjun smiled confidently, turned around and went down to gather soldiers and horses, and went out of the city to face the battle.

(End of this chapter)