Luo Shixin lifted the cauldron with great strength. This scene shocked everyone in the imperial study room. The eunuchs and guards who were standing silently began to whisper.
"I have been on duty in the palace for half my life. I am afraid that only General Yuwen Chengdu has such magical power."
"Who says otherwise? Although General Xue Rengui is highly skilled in martial arts, he is definitely not as powerful as General Luo."
"God bless the Sui Dynasty, and there is such a divine general to help."
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Yang Gao squinted at the eunuchs and guards who were talking louder and louder, without intending to stop them. This is the effect he wants.
After all, Luo Shixin had an experience as a thief. Although Qin Qiong also had one, Qin Qiong surrendered earlier. At that time, Yang Gao was still the King of Zhao. Before Yang Gao ascended the throne, Qin Qiong was at best an official of the Zhao Palace and could not be seen by the courtiers.
But things are different now. Yang Gao has become the king of a country, and every move he makes will attract the attention of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. If he rashly promotes an officer who has experience as a thief, he will definitely arouse the displeasure of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Therefore, Yang Gao could let Luo Shixin use his force, believing that these eunuch guards would do a good job of propaganda for him.
Yang Gao paused his voice and said loudly: "Luo Shixin and Niu Jinda come forward to hear the seal!"
Luo Shixin and Niu Jinda both took a step forward, knelt down on one knee, cupped their hands and said, "The general is here!"
"Luo Shixin is brave and brave, lifting a thousand-jin cauldron. I will make you a general of chariots and cavalry. Niu Jinda, I will make you a general of Yingyanglang. In the spring of next year, I will lead an army to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. I hope you can shine and live up to me." see!"
Both of them were overjoyed when they heard this. They immediately turned over and knelt down on the ground, and said with great excitement: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am willing to do everything for Your Majesty, no matter what!"
Time flies and it’s a new year in the blink of an eye. After a winter of preparations, mountains of grain and grass were piled up in Jiangdu's major treasuries, enough to support an army of 200,000 for half a year.
Everything was ready, and Yang Gao swore to fight in March of the second year of Longxing. In order to prevent Li Mi from the Central Plains from suddenly attacking, Yang Gao left Xue Rengui in Huainan and assigned Chang Yuchun as the left vanguard to fight with the troops coming from Fanyang Hubei. The guardians echo each other and are the front of the army.
Yang Gao then personally led Li Siye, Nan Jiyun, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Lai Zheng, Qin Yong, Niu Jinda and other generals to command an army of 80,000. They left Jiangdu and marched toward the south of the Yangtze River.
Hailing City, Prince Chu's Mansion.
During the Battle of Huainan, Li Zitong was captured by the Sui army. The Chu army who stayed in the Jiangnan area fell into a rather embarrassing situation, because Li Zitong was not killed in battle but captured, and he was still alive and well in the Jiangdu prison. In addition, among the generals under Li Zitong, only Wu Yunzhao fought his way out of the siege and fled back to Jiangnan.
Wu Yunzhao Yong was brave, but did not have much political acumen. There was no way to stabilize the situation in Hailing. The Chu army was unstable and people were impetuous. Many people saw that the Chu army was in doom and left without saying goodbye for the sake of their own future, wealth and life. .
"Report, report, report!"
A scout on horseback broke into the meeting hall in a dusty manner and said to Wu Yunzhao: "General Wu, something bad has happened. Emperor Yang Gao of the Sui Dynasty swore an oath in Jiangdu on the seventh day of last month to go out to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. Chang Yuchun of Huainan has led 40,000 troops. After crossing the Yangtze River, its front vanguard is already less than five days' journey from Hailing!"
"Got it!" Wu Yunzhao didn't have much reaction when he heard this, he just waved his hand lightly.
In fact, to be honest, Wu Yunzhao was already in despair at this time. Otherwise, with the natural danger of the Yangtze River at hand, even if he was not good at water warfare, and even if the Chu army's military strength was greatly reduced, Chang Yuchun would not be able to cross the Yangtze River without hindrance.
Seeing Wu Yunzhao's appearance, a self-righteous Chu general chuckled and said: "General Wu, why don't you react at all when the Sui army presses the border? Is it possible that you are also planning to surrender to the Sui army?"
"What did you say?"
When Wu Yunzhao heard this, he suddenly became furious and shouted loudly: "Where are you? Get this thief with ulterior motives, drag him out and kill him!"
"yes!"
Several soldiers immediately stepped forward, pushed the Chu general to the ground, held his arms with both hands, and dragged him out all the way, ignoring his curses. After a scream, everything calmed down.
Wu Yunzhao looked around at everyone in the hall fiercely and said coldly: "If you dare to speak of surrender again, he will be your fate!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
As soon as Wu Yunzhao finished speaking, one of the Chu generals on the side clapped his hands and said, "General Wu is so courageous. But why does General Wu only vent his anger on them but ignore the Sui army that is about to attack the city?"
Wu Yunzhao's face darkened, he looked at the general and said coldly: "What do you mean?"
This Chu general was about thirty, about seven feet tall, with a few short strands of beard on his chin. He looked like a Confucian general. He ignored Wu Yunzhao's fierce murderous intent and said in a deep voice: "General Wu is determined not to surrender to the Sui army. The Sui army General Wu is suppressing the situation vigorously but is indifferent. What is the point of such an attitude?"
Wu Yunzhao smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Liu Zhiyuan, do you think I want to do this? The King of Chu was captured, the army's morale was weakened, and the Chu country was over and there was no way to recover!"
This Chu general named Liu Zhiyuan is not a simple man. He is the Liu XX who came in and out randomly when Yang Gao summoned Yang Zaixing last time, and whose identity Yang Gao has never been able to guess.
His identity in history was the founding emperor of the Later Han Dynasty among the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Although he also fought against the Hu barbarians, his personal ethics were not good, and he often freely tolerated traitorous generals such as Du Chongwei. History books comment that he had the fortune to be an emperor, but he did not have the talent and virtue to be an emperor. Some of his ingenuity is always aimed at his own future, and other patriotism and love for the people are not considered.
After listening to Wu Yunzhao's words, Liu Zhiyuan shook his head disdainfully, "Where there's a will, there's a way. If General Wu doesn't have the confidence to fight against the Sui army, then he might as well just surrender to the Sui army. Why do you need to act like a little girl?"
"Liu Zhiyuan, how dare you insult General Wu!"
Several other Chu generals were furious when they heard this and accused Liu Zhiyuan and others of committing the crime.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Wu Yunzhao slapped the table hard, turned to look at Liu Zhiyuan, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Zhiyuan, since you said that, maybe you have some strategy to resist the Sui army!"
Liu Zhiyuan said proudly: "Of course!"
Wu Yunzhao looked happy when he heard this, "What's the plan? Come quickly!"
Liu Zhiyuan stretched out three fingers and said calmly: "Three things. First, contact Shen Faxing of Wu County as soon as possible. His lips are dead and his teeth are cold. Shen Faxing will never stand idly by. Second thing, contact Li Mi of the Central Plains and Li Yuan of Guanzhong. Presumably they will also We don’t want Yang Gao to unify the south of the Yangtze River. The third thing, which is the most critical thing, is to destroy the Sui army forward Chang Yuchun. Only in this way will our army have the morale to continue fighting, and will it be possible for Li Mi and Li Yuan to ask Yang Gao is in trouble."
