Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 860 Jinyang raises troops!

On the straight road south of Chang'an, carriages were galloping on the road. At this time, it was winter, thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, and to the north of the Qinling Mountains, the leaves in the mountains were falling, the trees and grass were withered, the birds were gone, and the snowflakes were falling.

In the heavy snow, the carriage was covered with thick brocade and stuffed on all sides to block the cold wind from invading. Li Xiuning was holding a baby in the carriage with a slightly anxious expression.

Luo Xuanye, several spirit soldiers, and Li clan soldiers, a total of dozens of people, were riding horses in the wind and snow.

The howling cold wind picked up the crystal white snow and fell on people's necks. The chill was so cold that it seemed to turn people into ice crystals.

If you don't wear gloves, you may have trouble flexing or extending your fingers in a short time, and may develop chilblains, which will be unbearably painful and itchy.

Li Xiuning occasionally opened the side curtain and looked outside, and saw Luo Xuanye and others trekking in the snow. Even though they had leather clothes and brocade fur, their faces and eyelashes were covered with snow and frost.

Luo Xuanye asked her gently to put down the car curtain. She opened her mouth but said nothing. The cold wind seemed to blow on the baby. She quickly hid in the car and sighed slightly.

The reason why the two of them were in such a hurry to leave this time was because the news that Luo Xuanxing had gathered an army to go to Jiangdu reached Chang'an.

Due to the barrier of Luoyang, Chang'an was not well informed. When the news came, it meant that Yang Guang was dead.

Hearing this, Li Xiuning held Luo Xuanye's slender and white hands and said solemnly: "Husband, listen to me.

This Fang Xuanling was different from others. He didn't even take Yang Jian seriously. During Yang Jian's period, he criticized Yang Jian many times and believed that the Sui Dynasty's country was not long-lasting. Regardless of whether it was an exaggeration or not, what he said The foresight he showed was enough for Li Xiuning to value him.

Today's Guanzhong is still under the control of the Sui Dynasty, and it took a lot of effort for Luo Xuanye and others to escape.

The sons of Luo Xuanye and Li Yuan, except for Li Yuanji, who was hated by everyone, had a good relationship, but they were still close to each other.

Don’t blame me for putting you in danger, I’m already very..."

Everything is ready, all it takes is Yang Guang's death, causing Guanzhong to be completely in chaos.

He held Li Xiuning's hand and said in silence for a long time: "Madam, wait for me to come back."

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It is much more difficult to raise troops from Jinyang. There are many passes and important towns to conquer along the way. The battles we have to go through are extremely difficult. I am very determined to let you go back.

Luo Xuanye was startled and looked into Li Xiuning's eyes, which were full of determination and indomitableness.

In March, Yang Guang was dead, but Guanzhong had not received the news.

There are no extremely powerful forces like Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, and Li Mi in Guanzhong. With my uncle and the forces we are developing now, there is no danger here.

He has a better relationship with Li Shimin. This relationship has nothing to do with being together for a long time, it only has to do with people.

Li Xiuning and Luo Xuanye are husband and wife. Luo Xuanye is the leader of the army and is the leader of the enemy. Li Xiuning has a long-term vision and is the leader of logistics and power.

The whole world is rebelling, and the rebels mentioned here are not the rebels, but the nobles within the Sui Empire.

Luo Xuanye was shocked when he heard this: "How is this possible?

Li Xiuning was relieved. With joy on her face, she buried herself in Luo Xuanye's arms, "My child and I will wait for you."

It's been less than a year since you gave birth to your child. How can I leave you alone in Chang'an and face the current chaotic situation?

Absolutely not, I can't leave you here alone. "

Li Xiuning and Luo Xuanye had to make plans early. After a brief discussion, they decided to raise troops on the spot in Guanzhong to respond to Li Yuan in the future.

Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning's plan went very smoothly. Before the news of Yang Guang's death came, the two had already gathered a group of heroes. Among them was a scholar named Fang Xuanling, who was highly regarded by Li Xiuning.

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Protect Erlang.

Huxian County was developed by you and me. Don’t you still know? There is absolutely no problem with self-protection!

The servants Luo Xuanye mentioned were naturally spirit soldiers, but in fact this was not a good idea. It was inappropriate for spirit soldiers to travel alone.

On the way to Jinyang, Luo Xuanye kept thinking about the last words Li Xiuning said——

Without any delay, Luo Xuanye led a group of people to Jinyang the next day, while the spiritual soldiers stayed in Chang'an to protect Li Xiuning's mother and daughter.

Li Xiuning and Luo Xuanye received a letter from Li Yuan from Taiyuan, asking them to return to Jinyang, Taiyuan quickly. For the sake of safety, no other news was included in the letter.

Even though Luo personally killed Yang Guang in the name of King Su, there were still many people who were willing to be loyal to the Sui Dynasty. This was the self-persistence of scholars.

Li Xiuning said sincerely. Luo Xuanye was already somewhat convinced. What really made him make up his mind was Li Xiuning's last words.

Along the way from Jinyang to Guanzhong, we have to capture Xihe County, the heavily guarded Huoyi, Jiangjun and Hedong counties, and also defend Mayi north of Jinyang. My father needs you, a fierce general who can defeat thousands of enemies. "

For example, Li Yuan.

The Hu County where the couple headed to has the Li family's property, which can serve as a foundation. Among the current forces in Guanzhong, there is also a force led by Li Yuan's cousin Li Shentong, which is another place for the two to rely on.

But the two immediately understood that Yang Guang was dead, and Li Yuan asked them to go back and rebel. The reason why they were so vague was because they were worried about unexpected events.

Guanzhong is the future Li strategy that was decided as early as two years ago.

She only talked about Li Shimin, but not Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng. This was obviously something she felt.

Holding the letter in his hand, Luo Xuanye said in a deep voice: "Madam, it seems that the letter I sent to my father last time was not delivered to my father. He didn't know that we are developing in Guanzhong. This time I asked Luo's servant If you go and deliver it, you don’t need to worry.”

Husband, protect Erlang! "

Yang Guang died.

Li Xiuning pondered, many possibilities flashed through her mind, and finally she said resolutely: "Husband, you return to Jinyang to help your father.

This extremely smart and wise woman stared at Luo Xuanye closely and said: "For a family to win the world, it requires not only strength, but also luck. I, the Li family, have such an opportunity now.

Don't you believe in my military ability, or do you not believe in Fang Xuanling's political ability?

Although Luo Xuanye is not very talented in politics, his intuition is very keen.

Li Shimin is really magnanimous, and the most important thing is that when it comes to his bad things, he really changes them, instead of making excuses or obeying on the surface, but continuing as usual secretly. In more official terms, Li Shimin has the magnanimity of a king. It can convince people.

So gradually Luo Xuanye began to get close to Li Shimin. Even though Li Shimin was the second son, he still had no hesitation. Even if Li Shimin could not become the emperor in the future, he would not regret it.

He returned to Jinyang at an extremely fast speed. Li Jiancheng, who was in Hedong, was only half a day faster than him. The two of them entered Jinyang almost front and back.

After Luo Xuanye hurriedly dismounted, he went directly to the mansion. He was Li Yuan's son-in-law, so naturally no one would stop him. When he walked into the courtyard, he happened to meet Li Yuan who was pacing.

He was overjoyed to see Luo Xuanye at first, then saw that Li Xiuning had not come, and asked anxiously: "Xianxiu, where is Xiuning?"

Luo Xuanye quickly informed Li Yuan about the two of them. Li Yuan was shocked and inexplicable when he heard this. He sighed and brought Luo Xuanye into the hall. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin learned that Luo Xuanye had returned and walked out quickly.

Li Shimin came to Luo Xuanye and said happily: "Brother-in-law, this time my father has finally made up his mind."

Luo Xuanye didn't know what happened during his time in Jinyang, but he knew that it must be a thrilling game between people's hearts.

But now, it is no longer important, only the act of righteousness remains.

Luo Xuanye looked around but did not see Li Zhiyun. When he asked, something was wrong in the atmosphere in the hall. Li Jiancheng had a hint of shame on his face, and Li Yuan and Li Shimin looked a little ugly.

Luo Shi was Li Xuanba's savior, so he had always been close to Luo Shi. He moved to Luo Xuanye's side and whispered a few words.

Only then did Luo Xuanye learn that when Li Jiancheng ran away from Hedong, he only took Li Yuanji with him but not Li Zhiyun, which led to Li Zhiyun being killed.

Luo Xuanye looked at Li Jiancheng and said nothing, but involuntarily moved a step or two towards Li Shimin.

He doubted whether Li Jiancheng deliberately left a bait for the court officials.

Li Zhiyun and Li Yuanji were basically the same age, not children, and lived together. He didn't quite believe that they could take away Li Yuanji, but not Li Zhiyun.

Li Yuan quickly recovered from his sadness.

Fortunately, it was the concubine who died. If the legitimate son had died, he would never have recovered so quickly.

"This time Yang Guang is dead, and many forces in Guandong are entangled. If we raise troops now, we will not become the target of public criticism, nor will we enter too late, and all the forces will be divided.

Guanzhong is now empty, and Xiuning is already quite powerful in Guanzhong. This is our best opportunity. If we succeed, we have the possibility to compete for the world, and if we fail, we can still be the master of one party. "

Li Yuan spoke in a deep voice to several people. He looked around them, and Luo Xuanye answered: "Father, we must succeed!"

His words were extremely firm, and the unquestionable smell was like cold iron. Even Li Yuan was startled. He saw Luo Xuanye staring at a few people closely and scanning everyone's face. , reiterated: "Father, brothers.

If we can't win the world this time, we will lose too much.

Now that our ancestors don't come to help us, this is not because he doesn't care about us, it's just a sign that he cares about us the most. He is looking at who is the real dragon.

If the Li family is a true dragon, the Li family will be extremely glorious. I can’t say more about the benefits, but I must hold on.

No matter what difficulties you encounter in the process of winning the world, you must persevere.

If you take a step back, there will be no chance. The world will definitely be unified.

Then this world can only belong to the Li family!

Don't even think about retreating to one side of the separatist regime. Don't even think about it. You just want to be the emperor, inherit the destiny, and become the co-lord of all the Xia in the world. There is no other choice! "

Luo Xuanye was giving Li Yuan and others a shot in the arm, getting rid of the last bit of hesitation in their hearts. There was nothing to think about, just to be the emperor!

The huge information in Luo Xuanye's words surprised Li Yuan and others. They didn't know what Luo Su wanted to do, but there was no doubt that only Zhu Xiazi was qualified.

Everyone has their own selfish motives. Instead of letting those whom he doesn't know take over the world, Luo Xuanye naturally hopes that the Li family can take over the world.

Li Yuan said with enthusiasm: "As the saying goes, if we go into battle as brothers and father and son fight, our family will definitely succeed.

Now that I have raised troops in Jinyang, I must capture Xihe County when I enter Guanzhong. This is the first enemy I face. I have decided to let Dalang and Erlang attack Xihe. If even Xihe cannot be captured, then what will happen to me? There is nothing to use troops after.

What I am really worried about is Liu Wuzhou of Mayi and the Turks, Qingyang. What does Guizong think about the Turks? "

Because of Yang Guang's fault, the Dong Turks once again became powerful, which made all the forces in the northern part of the Central Plains very uncomfortable.

Liu Wuzhou of Mayi and the Turks had a quarrel with each other. Although they had their own agendas, they were generally cooperative. What Li Yuan was most worried about was that once he led his army to leave Jinyang, Liu Wuzhou would seize his foundation.

Luo Xuanye thought for a while and said: "The Turks are indeed powerful now. If it were before, the family's thoughts would naturally be as hard as steel.

But our ancestors had different ideas.

My father can make peace with the Turks.

The war horse resources of the Turks can still be used as a boost. The bottom line of the family is not to let the people be harmed. As for making deals with the Turks, it is okay.

Luo has often made deals with barbarians in Winter City these years. When the Central Plains are unified, the Turks will naturally surrender. Now should be the time for the Turks to finally become rampant.

Let them dance more, there will be no chance in the future.

In the future, the Turkic cavalry may still be our support in the Central Plains. "

Li Yuan was convinced after hearing this. He was a very flexible person in diplomacy. After Jinyang raised troops, he was able to write letters to Li Mi. He was able to write to Wang Shichong. Liu Wuzhou wrote a letter praising him as the number one hero in Bingzhou.

As long as he can maintain good external relations, he doesn't care much about these false names, but when facing the Turks, he hesitates, mainly because of his identity as a Turk. Now with Luo Xuanye's guarantee, he has nothing to do Scruples.

Li Yuan laughed loudly and said: "The Turks' brains are not flexible enough and they are far inferior to me from the Central Plains. Look at how my father manipulated the Turks into the palm of his hand and made the Turks offer war horses, but in the end he got nothing."

After Weng and his son-in-law had finished speaking, Li Jiancheng asked, "Father, please give me the order. My son and his second brother will go and capture Xihe County."

Li Yuan said solemnly: "The only important town in Xihe County is Xihe City. Excluding the travel time, I will only give you a few days of military rations. Do you have confidence?"

How many days?

The two brothers looked at each other and said in unison: "I will never disgrace my life!"

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Xihe County is a very critical place. By winning it, Li Yuan will have a relatively large granary in his hands, and he will also be able to obtain a large amount of armor, as well as passable currency and cloth.

Is it difficult to get here?

It depends on who, why did Li Yuan delay his act of righteousness until now, but Luo Su commented that he was wise?

Because people like Li Yuan and Dou Jiande are different. People like Dou Jiande come from the bottom, and there is a process that requires primitive accumulation.

Therefore, you must start early, start to accumulate reputation early, and then annex the surrounding forces, and gradually strengthen yourself. It will take many years of development before you can have enough power to compete for the world.

But Li Yuan was different. As he often said, "My family has been married to the imperial family for generations." He was born into a real noble family. He was born at the top of the empire. He had great prestige and could defeat others without fighting.

Just like Luo Shi, who has not appeared for hundreds of years, setting up the Phoenix King flag in Jicheng can call on many people to come.

Li Yuan's identity has the same effect. In common words, surrendering to Li Yuan is a win-win for many old officials, old nobles and common people of the Sui Dynasty.

Because Li Yuan's status is much nobler than theirs.

In just a few days, it was obvious that attacking one city after another would not work. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin discussed it briefly and concluded that it was not necessary at all. Xihe and Taiyuan are adjacent, and the Li family has great influence here, so they can fight without a bloody blow. Take it down.

The fact was just as the two expected, Yang Guang was dead, and the rule of the Sui Dynasty was in chaos.

Luo Su chose to let the Luo family kill Yang Guang first, which saved the heroes of the world a lot of effort. The resistance of almost all the territories in the world that were still controlled by the Sui Dynasty was much weakened.

Not to mention Xihe.

In just less than five days, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin arrived at the city, and then encountered no strong resistance at all. The entire Xihe surrendered without a fight. Luo Xuanye was prepared to go into battle, but he was not given the chance at all.

After taking Xihe County, Li Yuan, who owned two counties and had strong soldiers and horses, knew that the time was completely ripe.

He raised the flag in Jinyang!

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“The Sui Dynasty has lost its destiny due to the divine decree issued by the supreme King Su.

The independent man Yang Guang was killed in Jiangdu. This was the divine punishment imposed by King Su.

There are still heroes in the world who maintain the rule of the Sui Dynasty. How stupid is this for not being able to see the general trend?

There are heroes in the world who overthrew the rule of the Sui Dynasty. I am willing to work with you to abolish the Sui Dynasty's destiny.

I raised an army in Jinyang to put an end to the ferocious Sui Dynasty. I will never hesitate or repeat my words. I will say this to the people of the world right here.

To destroy the Sui Dynasty, use this as your ambition.

As for what the world will be like in the future, I don't care.

The supreme King Su will choose a saint who can rule the world.

I only obey respectfully!

Like a son! "

This extremely respectful letter, but like a sharp sword, spread quickly throughout Taiyuan and Xihe County, shocking everyone. Duke Tang really left no way out. Everyone in the world is still loyal. The officials of the Sui Dynasty would fight him desperately, but at the same time, those who wanted to kill the Sui Dynasty would also form an offensive and defensive alliance with him and even surrender to him.

Of course there are still many courtiers who are loyal to the Sui Dynasty in this world. Although Yang Guang is dead, there is a difference between being loyal to the monarch and being loyal to the dynasty.

Just like there were so many independent men in the Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Li, Zhou Huang, and Zhou Jie, the Zhou Dynasty still lasted for a thousand years.

The Han Dynasty also had two single husbands, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not perish and survived for decades.

Although Yang Guang was a single man and deserved to die, it did not mean that the Sui Dynasty would perish.

But Li Yuan didn't think so much. He was originally the first-class Duke of the Sui Dynasty, and now he couldn't directly call him the king of Tang, otherwise he wouldn't be able to confuse Wang Shichong and Li Mi.

So he used his previous official position, called himself the general, opened the shogunate, and placed all his ministers in the shogunate.

This was his team, and then Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were asked to lead their respective armies, while Luo Xuanye followed Li Shimin's army.

Originally, Luo Xuanye's best choice was to lead the army himself, and there was no problem with his status.

But Li Shimin loved rushing into battle. His archery skills were indeed powerful, but his level of fighting generals was far inferior. Luo Xuanye thought it would be better to follow him and keep an eye on him.

As for whether he leads the army or not, it doesn't matter if he only has a few people. If Li can really found a country in the future, given his status, a first-class Duke will never be able to escape.

He is not an ordinary minister, but a relative, and because of the special nature of the Luo family, he belongs to the Li family.

When getting ready to go, Li Yuan used his wisdom again, and White Wolf obtained many war horses from the Turks almost empty-handed. Now he could really be said to have a strong army and strong horses.

War horses are a very precious resource, especially nowadays, when many forces cannot obtain even thousands of war horses.

A force is like having tens of thousands of cavalry, which is basically enough to dominate the world. In modern times, the importance of elite soldiers becomes stronger.

On the way to Guanzhong, Li's biggest obstacle was Song Laosheng stationed in Huoyi. He and Qu Tutong stationed in Hedong County took care of each other. Once they attacked Huoyi and encountered setbacks, Qu Tutong would They came up like vultures, making Li Yuan and the others very uncomfortable.

What makes Li Yuan and others even more uncomfortable is that God seems to be very unkind, and it rains continuously, making it difficult for the army to attack, and they can only stalemate with Song Laosheng here in vain.

But this stalemate is extremely dangerous for Li Yuan, because behind him are two very restless forces, Liu Wuzhou and the Turks. If Liu Wuzhou directly sends his troops south to conquer Taiyuan, Li Yuan's hometown will be raided , it is likely to be directly defeated.

In this continuous rain, the morale of the soldiers is also constantly eroding. This is the situation that the attacker is born to face. In this era, once there is a little trouble, there will be countless rumors.

Almost every outstanding general is fighting against countless rumors and spreading more rumors at the same time.

During this period, many people have begun to persuade Li Yuan to return to Jinyang and not to take this risk. There will be no problem in reorganizing the army to prepare for war in the future.

But Li Yuan is an outstanding person after all, and he completely abandoned this idea.

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Privately, Li Shimin and Luo Xuanye were also chatting about this matter. Li Shimin did not agree with the withdrawal of troops.

In military affairs, he basically discussed with Luo Xuanye, so he asked Luo Xuanye's opinion.

Luo Xuanye said in a deep voice: "Erlang, what do you think?"

Li Shimin said with emotion: "Of course it is impossible for Liu Wuzhou and the Turks to unite together without withdrawing their troops. They both have their own agendas. Liu Wuzhou attacks Taiyuan? Isn't he worried that his Ma Yi will be taken over by the Turks?"

In the process of conquering the world, there are countless difficulties. Now we just encounter some heavy rain. If we retreat like this, then how can we talk about conquering the world in the future?

There was still a bitter battle to capture Guanzhong and besiege Chang'an.

In the future, capturing Chang'an, going east to Luoyang, and fighting bloody battles with the forces in the Central Plains, none of it will be easy.

If you retreat now, you will retreat step by step in the future. "

Luo Xuanye nodded when he heard this and said: "That's right, the two of us have discussed it, and the eldest brother also agrees that Song Laosheng is not a difficult opponent to deal with.

I climbed to the peak yesterday and observed that the rain should stop soon. As soon as the rain stops, we will attack immediately to capture Song Laosheng in one battle and open a road to Guanzhong. "

"Is the rain going to stop?"

Li Shimin was shocked and asked in disbelief.

Luo Xuanye said: "Our Luo family's astronomical attainments are relatively high. Although it is not absolutely accurate, we can still roughly judge that the clouds and wind in the sky can no longer support long-term rain. It should be in these few days that the rain will stop." ”

Li Shimin stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "Brother-in-law, let's go and tell father about this to stabilize the morale of the army."

The two hurriedly found Li Yuan and informed him of the incident. Li Yuan now made up his mind to wait here and hold on.

Since ancient times, no one can win the world with complete certainty. There is always an element of gambling. It is impossible for Liu Wuzhou and the Turks to go south. This is Li Yuan's bet. He is betting on whether he or Liu Wuzhou will be faster.

In this kind of suffering, after a few days, the sky really cleared up. Li Yuan looked at the blue sky and couldn't help but laughed loudly and patted Luo Xuanye and said: "Xian son-in-law, if we capture Huoyi, we will win." The first credit is yours!

Without further ado, attack Huoyi now. "

Li Yuan arranged his troops in separate formations and then provoked Song Laosheng. From Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng to Li Shimin and Luo Xuanye, no one could think highly of Song Laosheng.

This kind of provocation against Song Laosheng was very sincere.

Song Laosheng fell into the trap and attacked. Luo Xuanye followed Li Shimin and shouted loudly: "Erlang, my father said that he would pretend to be defeated and lure Song Laosheng into pursuit. The two of us will attack the enemy's formation. I will protect you and you shoot Song Laosheng."

Li Shimin loved rushing into battle. Hearing this, he immediately said happily: "With my brother-in-law by my side, I have nothing to worry about."

After saying that, he patted his mount and rushed forward. Luo Xuanye followed him, and there were dozens of armored cavalry following the two of them. Although there were only dozens of them, the combat effectiveness of the armored cavalry was really too strong.

Song Laosheng's army numbered tens of thousands, but it was okay to defend the city, but it was almost useless in field battles.

Immediately, Song Laosheng's army was cut down, and as soon as Luo Xuanye waved his horse, dozens or hundreds of people were killed under his horse.

If the dare warriors were to charge, as long as there were infantry to restrain them from the front, more than a thousand dare warriors could directly overwhelm this so-called 30,000-strong army.

"Song Laosheng is dead!"

The classic battle cry may seem childish, but the fact is, it works every time.

Especially to deal with these less than elite armies, there is no better tactic than this.

Sure enough, the Sui army immediately dispersed and collapsed almost instantly.

When Song Laosheng saw this, he wanted to run away, but Li Shimin, who had quick eyes and quick hands, shot him with an arrow and fell down instantly.

Li Shimin laughed loudly, he was still in the mood.

Luo Xuanye looked at Li Shimin's back and said secretly: "Erlang, make more contributions and let the ancestors choose you."

(End of this chapter)