Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 696
Shangshu Zuopu shot Xiao Yu just across the Yellow River when he heard the news of Mayi's mutiny. The prime minister was so startled that he was in a daze for a long time, and after a long time he slapped his thigh and sighed, "Hedong is in danger!"

Starting from Jiangdu, Xiao Yu went up the Yangtze River first, then entered the Hanshui River, arrived in Xiangyang, and then went north through Nanyang. He crossed the Yellow River by boat at Fenglingdu in the township east of Tongguan.

Because the canal to the east of Luoyang was still threatened by Li Mi, he could only go around in a circle, and wasted a lot of time on the road, so he was one step late.

Such an important place in Mayi has been taken away by Liu Wuzhou.

Although Luo Siye of Dingxiang has not yet raised the banner of rebellion, he is very clear in his heart that Liu Wuzhou killed the governor Wang Rengong and claimed to be the governor, but in fact he took refuge in Luo Shi.

"Hurry up, we have to go to Taiyuan immediately."

It's just that after crossing the Yellow River, the road is not easy.

Chai Baochang and others rebelled in Hedong County before, and Fan Zigai sent troops to conquer and killed tens of thousands of rebels here. As a result, after he died of illness, the rebels revived and became more powerful.

Jiangjun thief Chai Baochang sent troops to plunder all parts of Jiangjun according to Wuling Mountain in Jiangjun, while Lu Chongmao occupied Baiti Mountain in Hedong, and also sent troops to attack the city and plunder the land.

Another Longmen thief, Wu Duan'er, gathered in Longmen Mountain, occupied Longmenjin, and forced Linfen and Wencheng two counties.

And near Taihang and Shangdang, Wei Daoer, who called himself Li Shanfei, gathered more than [-] people.

"The current situation is difficult." Xiao Yu sighed again and again, but he couldn't come out. I really don't know that the world has become so chaotic. What's even more hateful is that Luo Cheng, Luo Siye and others, who were supposed to be the backbone of the country, ended up taking advantage of it. Rebellion in times of national calamity.

"Fortunately, Taiyuan was guarded by Yang Yichen." An official accompanying him said.Yang Yichen's original surname was Yuchi, and he was a member of Yuchijiong who rebelled in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Because Yang Yichen's father rose up against the rebellion and died in the army, he was adopted by Emperor Wen and raised in the palace, and he was given the name Yang Yichen.

This general was loyal to the Sui Dynasty. King Qin performed very well last time. He was stationed in Taiyuan, at least he could prevent Liu Wu, Zhou Luo Siye and other rebels from rushing down.

However, Xiao Yu wasn't very happy. In such a situation, there is only one Yang Yichen, so it's not enough.He had even predicted pessimistically that his trip to the north would not end well.

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The south bank of the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Luo Gui, deputy envoy of the Jiedu of the Mighty Army of Shandong Province, summoned his son, daughter-in-law and other family members.

"Just received Goro's secret letter, the situation has changed."

At this time, Luo Gui was sitting in Wagangzhai, Weicheng, East County, on the east bank of the canal. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were gathered here to defend against Li Mi's Wei army.

"Goro asked us to withdraw to Qijun and Donglai, and guard the eastern hills and mountains."

"Why?"

Shan Binbin asked his father-in-law.

Luo Gui sighed, "The situation is pressing, the imperial court has just issued an order to transfer Siye to Beijing as General Zuo Yiwei, transfer me back to Beijing to serve as Minister of Rites, and transfer Zhang Shuai to Beijing as Minister of War. Luo Yi is the governor of Jiangdu, and Tiao Wulang is the governor of Luoyang."

Obviously, the emperor wanted to take over their military power. If everyone really handed over their military power according to the order, the next step would probably be a pot.

Although Luo Cheng is far away in Liaodong, he is always paying attention to the situation through the Shadow Guard.

So now he is resolutely determined to resist the order and raise troops. Although he hasn't publicly used the banner of rebellion, in fact Luo Cheng has already taken action. He went to Yehuling to meet the alliance and personally persuaded this brother to unite the front. He also went deep into the territory of Xi and Qidan to win over the two tribes of Xi and Qi.

On the other hand, people have also been sent to Pyongyang to take Yang Hao back to Liaodong.

At the same time, I sent letters to Luo Gui in Shandong and Du Fuwei in Jiangnan, asking them to respond and unite the front.

"Neishi Shilang came to protect the son and went to Pengcheng, and the left servant shot Xiao Yu to Taiyuan, all for our Luo family. Wulang asked us to return to Qi County first and guard Donglai. He will then Send troops across the sea to reinforce us."

"Father, is our Luo family rebellious?" Shan Binbin asked.

Luo Gui felt a little helpless, he didn't expect to get to this point, rebellion is quite dangerous.But as things stand now, it’s impossible not to.

"Yes, our Luo family is rebellious."

Luo Gui didn't want to rebel, but his son had no choice but to rebel.

"Just give up Dongjun, Dongping, Jiyin, and Jibei counties like this?" Shan Binbin was not too shocked by the rebellion. Anyway, husbands and wives follow suit. Now that the world is in such chaos, it is not unusual for everyone to rebel.Besides, although the Sui Dynasty unified the world and ended hundreds of years of division in the world, people's hearts are still not very stable. In other words, the people of the world do not have a strong concept of unity or the country.

Furthermore, the original land of Shandong has always been the land of Qi in the early years. Later, when the Guanlong Group destroyed Qi, the people of Shandong were often repelled and suppressed. The interests of the tyrants have been suppressed too much.

In the early years when the imperial court was strong and stable, like Shan Qin Chengxu and other former Northern Qi gentry officials who were powerful, they could only behave with their tails between their legs. Now the world is chaotic and the imperial court is weak. Everyone has changed from suppressing bandit rebellion to an uprising Army, there is no psychological barrier.

"Father, you go back to Qi County first, and I'll stay here." Shan Binbin was dressed in silver armor and had been in the barracks for a long time, and he also had the demeanor of a general. "We have been guarding here for so long, and finally cleaned up the thieves and bandits in the counties east of the canal, and re-stabilized the place. Now that we have withdrawn like this, then Li Mi may make a comeback, and then the people will be devastated. We are sorry before The fathers and folks of the counties who have contributed money and efforts to produce people."

It's not worth it to come and fight again in the future.

"As long as you leave me 2 troops, I can defend Wagang and prevent Li Mi's rebels from crossing the east bank of the canal."

"It's too dangerous for you to stay. Now we not only have to face Li Mi's rebels on the west bank of the canal, but also Dou Jiande's rebels on the north bank of the Yellow River. In addition, Chen Leng, the prefect of Pengcheng, has always been at odds with us, and Lai Huer is also on his way. Pengcheng, so there will be officers and troops over there at any time."

"It's okay, I can defend." Shan Binbin thinks that we can't just retreat and abandon the counties on the east bank of the canal. We can't let Li Mi take the opportunity to occupy them, nor let the Sui army in Pengcheng occupy them, nor let Dou Jiande in Hebei occupy them. go.

"Father, I will lead an army to stay here, and I can share the pressure of Qi County. If the guardian Chen Leng dares to send troops to Donglai, then I will attack Pengcheng. If he comes to me, Dad can send an army south to Pengcheng." .”

When Luo Gui saw that he couldn't speak for his daughter-in-law, he said, "Then why don't you go back to Donglai and wait for Wulang's soldiers and horses from crossing the sea? I will let my ancestors guard Qi County, and I will guard Wagang in Dongjun County. mother."

Shan Binbin said, "Maybe Mrs. Li has already accepted Li Yuan's secret letter and led the troops to join the imperial court."

(End of this chapter)