Liyangcang was built during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Bordering the Yongji Canal to the west and the Yellow River to the east, water transportation is extremely convenient and it is the only important granary in Hebei. Its status is extremely important, and there is a saying that "Li Yang is harvested and Jiuzhou is consolidated".
In the ninth year of Daye, Yang Xuangan took Liyang and rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. Economically, he relied on the grain storage in Liyang warehouse.
Li Ji once said to Li Mi: "The world is in chaos, originally due to famine. Now we have Liyangcang, which will help us." Later, Li Mi led his army to capture Liyangcang and opened it to store grain. In ten days, more than 200,000 soldiers were recruited. Later, Dou Jiande obtained Liyangcang and had all the land in Shandong.
After Dou Jiande was captured, Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded him as the lord of Hebei, and reinforced Liyangcang several times. However, with Yuan Shao's rebellion and the fact that the Sui army was fighting a bloody battle with the Tang army in Luoyang, Zhu Yuanzhang's focus began to shift northward. To this day, only General Wang Gui and his 10,000 troops are left stationed in Liyangcang.
Historically, although Wang Gui eventually betrayed Yue Fei under the coercion and inducement of Qin Hui, Zhang Jun and others, he was able to stand alongside Zhang Xian and was relied on by Yue Fei as his right-hand man. He also once succeeded Yue Fei in taking over the military power. His abilities are by no means comparable to those of Zhang Jun, Wang Jun and other treacherous villains.
Although the Sui army is currently standing still, the Central Plains appears to be unusually calm. However, Wang Gui did not dare to slack off at all. He drilled his troops and horses carefully every day and personally led the patrol at night.
That night, Wang Gui led a dozen soldiers to patrol the city defense as usual. After walking around, he felt that there was no problem and was ready to go back to rest. But the moment he walked down the city wall, he suddenly stopped.
"General, what's wrong?"
The captain of the soldiers couldn't help being stunned when he saw this, and immediately stepped forward and asked.
Wang Gui turned around and asked in a deep voice: "Did you...hear anything?"
The soldiers looked at me, and I looked at you, and listened carefully for a while. They all shook their heads and said, "General, there is no sound!"
"wrong!"
Wang Gui was highly skilled in martial arts and his hearing was much better than that of ordinary soldiers. He closed his eyes slightly and continued to listen. Suddenly his face changed drastically and he almost shouted: "No, a large group of soldiers and horses are approaching." , the enemy is attacking, send an order to the whole army to rush to the city to resist the enemy!"
"Ding ding ding ding!"
The piercing alarm bell rang, and for a moment the city wall was blazing with fire, illuminating the outside of the city. The tens of thousands of Sui soldiers who quietly approached the city wall were unable to hide for a while. The soldiers who were resting in the military camp woke up one after another, hurriedly put on their coats and armor, took their weapons and went up to the city wall for protection.
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"Damn it, this Liyang guard is so alert!"
Under the city wall, the commander Yue Fei cursed inwardly with some annoyance. Knowing that a sneak attack was hopeless, he raised his Liquan gun and shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks the city! The first one to attack the city will be rewarded with a reward of 10,000 yuan. Upgrade to level three!”
"Kill!"
Now that they have been exposed, tens of thousands of Sui troops who were originally quiescent have removed their disguises, shouting loudly, roaring in unison, holding swords and shields, and rushing towards the city wall like a tide.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
Following Wang Gui's order, arrows rained down from the top of the city, overwhelmingly shooting at the Sui army. Not to be outdone, Yue Fei immediately ordered his crossbowmen to fight back. Arrows criss-crossed above and below the city, coming and going, forming a dense network of arrows.
"My fellow soldiers, we must make great achievements today. We will not return to camp until we break Liyang!"
General Lu Xiangsheng took the lead on foot, wielding his long spear to shoot arrows, and rushed forward quickly. Behind him, hundreds of soldiers carried ladders and rushed towards the city despite the rain of arrows.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Lu Xiangsheng has entered a fighting state, his force is +3, his base force is 95, and his current force has increased to 98."
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."
With a burst of sound, several ladders were set up on the top of the city. Dozens of Sui soldiers held their shields high and struggled to climb up.
"Kill, kill them for me. Defend Li Yangcang to the death!"
Wang Gui held the sword in his hand and roared angrily, splitting a Sui soldier who had just climbed onto the city into two pieces.
The Zhu army on the top of the city fought back bravely under the leadership of Wang Gui. Arrows rained down, wood and rocks fell like hail, black shadows fell down from time to time, and screams continued.
But this level could not stop the Sui army's attack. Amidst the loud shouts of killing, Sui soldiers kept attacking the city. They waved their spears and swept their sabers, stabbing and hacking the soldiers in front of them to the ground. . Not to be outdone, the soldiers of Zhu Army who defended the city bravely stepped forward and knocked down the Sui troops who were attacking the city.
A fierce battle was going on at the top of the city, but a sudden change occurred at the city gate. It turns out that in order to make a surprise attack on Liyang, Yue Fei had already sent his best general Zhang Xian to lead a small team into Liyang Cang, looking for an opportunity to seize the city gate and support the army in attacking the city.
When the traces of the Sui army were discovered, Zhang Xian had already led his army close to the city gate. However, Zhang Xian guessed that the guard general's caution would prevent someone from trying to seize the city gate, so he gave up on seizing the city gate at that time and lurked patiently to wait for the opportunity.
Now the Sui and Zhu armies have reached the most intense battle. In order to defend the city, Wang Gui has transferred all his main forces to the city wall for support. Zhang Xian immediately seized the opportunity and suddenly launched an attack to seize the city gate in one fell swoop.
"The city gate is open! The city gate is open!"
The soldiers of the Sui Dynasty who were attacking the city were overjoyed when they saw this. They cheered loudly and rushed in from the city gate. Wang Gui was so anxious that his eyes were red. He roared, raised his knife, and led his troops to rush down the city wall, trying to recapture the city gate.
"Charge into the city, and anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
Amidst the rumble of horse hooves, five thousand elite Sui army cavalry swept in like a torrent. They happened to collide with Wang Gui and others, and the two armies immediately engaged in a melee.
The Sui army's cavalry leader took the lead and attacked Wang Gui from the crowd of rebels. "You traitor who doesn't know whether to live or die. He is still stubborn even though the heavenly soldiers have arrived. Take a shot from me, Fu Youde!"
"Ding dong, it is detected that Fu Youde has entered the leading state, the force is +5, the basic force is 98, and the current force has increased to 103."
When Wang Gui saw this, he roared, waved the sword in his hand and charged towards Fu Youde with a flash of sword light all over the sky.
"Ding dong, it has been detected that Wang Gui has entered a fighting state, the force is +3, the base force is 94, and the current force has increased to 97."
The two generals fought fiercely for more than twenty rounds. Wang Gui's martial arts skills were not as good as Fu Youde's, and now he was dismounted and fighting on foot. Facing Fu Youde who had a war horse, he seemed even more inadequate.
"The traitor shall die!"
With a roar, Wang Gui suddenly turned around Zhang Xian, who had just captured the city gate, and stabbed out the spear in his hand like electricity. Wang Gui was caught off guard, and a shot penetrated his armor and stabbed him in the chest. He immediately died on the spot.
At the same time, Yue Fei happened to ride his horse into the city. Seeing the dead Wang Gui, he shook his head with regret and said: "This man is also a general. I just planned to recruit this man after breaking the city. But since He’s already dead, so let’s send someone to give him a good burial!”
