As soon as Wang Gui died, the defenders of Liyangcang collapsed without a fight.
At dawn, the Zhu Ming flags that used to fly high at the top of Liyangcang City were all replaced by Sui army battle flags.
After the news of Li Yangcang's victory came, Yang Gao was immediately overjoyed and officially issued a decree to send troops to Hebei. Yue Fei was appointed as the general manager of the march in Hebei Province, and Yang Ye was the deputy general manager. He raised an army of 150,000 to conquer Hebei. Yang Gao himself also left Luoyang and rushed to Hebei to oversee the army.
At the same time, Yue Fei left General Lu Xiangsheng to guard Liyangcang and meet Deputy General Manager Yang Ye's army. Taking the brave generals Yang Zaixing and Guo Zhiyun as the vanguard, they led an elite army of 30,000 people and went straight to Ye County to kill.
The guard general of Ye County is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenzheng, and the deputy general is Xin Guogong Tang He, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty who was brought into the world by Zhu Yuanzhang. After the two men found out about the Sui army's Northern Expedition and the loss of Liyangcang, they did not dare to neglect. While strengthening the city defense, Pegasus sent people to report to Zhu Yuanzhang.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was leading the main army to put down the rebellion started by Yuan Shao and other children of the aristocratic family. In history, Yuan Shao was able to unify Hebei and become the strongest prince in the late Han Dynasty. He was still capable and could barely be considered a tycoon. But compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty who built the Ming Dynasty from scratch, it is still far behind. Since the beginning of the war, they have been almost completely at a disadvantage, losing consecutive battles, losing cities and territory, and losing countless troops and generals.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing to annihilate Yuan Shao in one go, the news that Liyangcang had been lost and the Sui army marched into Hebei was like a thunderbolt from the blue, shocking him in an instant.
"Li Yangcang has... been lost?"
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang murmured.
The generals under the tent looked at me and I looked at you, but for a moment they didn't dare to come forward to answer the question. In the end, Li Shanchang, the chief strategist whom Zhu Yuanzhang relied on as his right-hand man, stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "My lord, Yang Gao'er has mobilized an army of 150,000 to invade Hebei. The purpose is self-evident. It is really dangerous to fight Yuan Chu again at this time." It would be unwise to retreat the Sui army for the time being."
"I can't bear to be alone!"
Zhu Yuanzhang punched the commander angrily, "Gu's army fought bloody battles for several months and lost nearly 10,000 soldiers. Yuan Chu was about to be wiped out. Withdrawing the troops at this time made Gu how to face those soldiers who died in the battle." "
Li Shanchang continued to persuade: "My lord, Yuan Chu is a man of great ambition and talent, lack of courage, unkindness, and stubbornness. He is just a scabies disease. But Yang Gao is ambitious as a child, and the Sui army is powerful in combat. It is a powerful army known in the world. This This is our most serious problem! Lord, you must not put the cart before the horse at this critical moment!"
"Of course I know that Yuan Chu can be destroyed with a single move, but now that our army is approaching the city, we can't withdraw our troops in a hurry!"
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of distress on his face: "Although Yuan Chu's ability is mediocre, he has several powerful people under him. Yan Heng and Wen Yuan are brave in the three armies, and their younger brother Yuan Chonghuan is also a good general. I'm afraid he won't miss such a fighter plane!"
"this..."
When Li Shanchang heard this, he was speechless for a moment and frowned, indicating that he had not thought of a solution.
"Prince, there is an envoy from the Tang Dynasty outside asking to see you!"
At this moment, the guard's report suddenly came from outside the tent.
"Messenger of the Tang Dynasty?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, waved his hand and said, "Bring him in!"
Not long after, two guards led an official in purple robes into the account. The official immediately stepped forward to salute Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Qin Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Tang Dynasty, pays homage to His Highness Prince Ming!"
"No need to be polite!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and asked in a deep voice: "I wonder what your envoy is doing here?"
Qin Hui smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "I am here especially to save the life of King Ming!"
"Be bold!"
Under Zhu Yuanzhang's tent, Qiu Fu, Hua Yun, Deng Tianwang and other fierce generals were furious when they heard what he said. They drew their swords and glared at each other.
"stop!"
Although Zhu Yuanzhang drank Qiu Fu and others, his face was very ugly. He slowly stood up and looked at Qin Hui and said: "If your envoy is here just to make alarmist remarks, then please forgive me for not having such leisure time!"
Qin Hui laughed and said: "Xiaguan heard that King Ming was brave and resourceful, and he was a great man in the world. His Majesty the Tang Dynasty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince both admired King Ming very much. But today, it seems that Xiaguan is not as well-known as meeting him!"
"Bold Qin Hui, so rude!"
Li Shanchang took a step forward and scolded sternly: "Don't think that because you are an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, you can have nothing to fear! The Lord will humiliate his ministers to death. If you dare to humiliate the prince again, I, the son of Hebei, would rather fight against the Sui and Tang Dynasties than to take your title." Get on top!"
Qin Hui looked calm, bowed to Li Shanchang and said, "May I ask who you are, sir?"
Li Shanchang looked arrogant and said loudly: "I am Li Shanchang!"
"It turns out that sir is Li Shanchang!"
Qin Hui chuckled: "Mr. Jiuwen is the chief adviser of King Ming, but why is he so unwise? At present, 150,000 Sui troops are pressing the border, but King Ming's army is restrained by Yuan Chu, unable to advance or retreat, and the situation is as dangerous as a goose egg. Mr. Since you are the chief counselor of the Ming Dynasty, you have to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor. How can you turn a blind eye to this?"
"This..." Qin Hui said one word about the current predicament of the Ming army. Li Shanchang was speechless and looked at Qin Hui with a gloomy expression.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly and said: "Since your envoy knows the current predicament of our army, he must be here for this matter today, right?"
"good!"
Qin Hui nodded and said: "To be fair to King Ming, I have already met General Yuan Chu before I came here. General Yuan understands the righteousness and has decided to form an alliance with King Ming. Not only will he not take the opportunity to harass King Ming when he retreats, And he will personally lead the army to go south with King Ming to resist the Sui army. He just asks King Ming to cede the three counties of Hejian, Bohai and Boling to General Yuan as his place of residence after repelling the Sui army."
"dream!"
Qiu Fu, the general of the Ming army, shouted loudly and came out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, our army has been fighting with the traitor Yuan Chu for several months, and tens of thousands of soldiers have died as a result. If we form an alliance with that traitor at this time, how can we have the face to die?" soldiers!"
Li Shanchang also said in a deep voice: "Master Qin, Hebei was originally under the rule of King Ming. Yuan Chu conspired to rebel and was treasonous. If King Ming still tolerates his separatist rule, how will he rule in the future? Please go back and tell Yuan Chu so that he can understand the current affairs early. Kaicheng surrenders. In this way, King Ming can spare his life and give him wealth!"
Qin Hui shook his head and ignored Li Shanchang and Qiu Fu. He looked up and looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Highness King Ming, I know that this decision will put you in danger. But now that the Sui army is powerful, heroes from all walks of life like us can only share the same enemy." If you can defend yourself against this powerful enemy. If you join forces, you will benefit both sides and if you divide them, you will suffer two harms. Please think again, King Ming!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, with a tangled look on his face. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and said to Qin Hui: "Please, Lord Qin, please go back and tell Yuan Chu that I agree to his request and ask him to immediately send troops to go south with me to fight against the Sui Dynasty!"
