"The city is broken, the city is broken!"
Under the leadership of Yao Xing and other brave generals, countless Sui soldiers bravely took the lead, wielding swords and guns and launched a fierce attack on the defenders. The Tang army was defeated and fled in panic. The officers and soldiers of the Sui army fought their way to the corridor unimpeded, cut off the iron cables and lowered the suspension bridge, and opened the city gate with a "crunching" sound.
"The army is entering the city!"
Fu Youde waved his spear, and tens of thousands of Sui troops swarmed in. Ge Shuhan's thousands of soldiers and horses were no more than a mantis in front of the tens of thousands of Sui troops who descended the mountain like ferocious tigers. They were instantly drowned in the sea of people by the Sui troops.
"General, the city is destroyed, what should we do?"
The army was defeated like a mountain, and there were only a dozen soldiers left around Ge Shuhan. Facing the Sui army that surrounded him from all directions, they all trembled and looked at Ge Shuhan.
Ge Shuhan gave a wry smile. He had expected this result as early as the moment when the Tang Tu Allied Army was wiped out. But he didn't expect that the Sui army would be so powerful that this day would come so quickly.
"Ge Shuhan, those who understand current affairs are heroes. The Puppet Tang Dynasty is over, and the Sui Dynasty is about to revive. Please dismount and surrender as soon as possible. I will spare your life."
Sui general Yang Cunzhong led his army to charge all the way, and happened to bump into Ge Shuhan and several others. With one move, he surrounded Ge Shuhan and others, and rode towards Ge Shuhan and loudly persuaded Ge Shuhan to surrender.
Ge Shuhan lowered his head and frowned, seemingly caught in a fierce struggle. After a long while, he let out a long sigh and put the weapon in his hand on the ground: "At this time of crisis, the crown prince and the King of Qin are still fighting for power and brothers are fighting. God has done evil, especially if you do it. If you do it yourself, you will not survive." !”
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With the surrender of Ge Shuhan, the last war zone of the Sui army also ended. The area under the rule of the Sui Dynasty had a rare peace. However, there were constant wars on the territory outside the Sui Dynasty. The Li brothers were constantly fighting and fighting to win over the middle forces. , and after Temujin returned with the 100,000 troops led by Kublai Khan, he immediately launched a large-scale attack on the rebels in Yelv Dashi, preparing to pacify the interior in one fell swoop.
The days passed like this day by day, and in a blink of an eye it was a new year. The early spring had passed, the wind was sunny and the weather was comfortable.
Thanks to the efforts of Yang Gao and many powerful internal affairs men under his command, the Sui Dynasty's treasury was full. Luokou Cang and Liyang Cang were piled up with grain and grass. The grain and grass were sufficient. The soldiers had been well stocked for a long time. Even before Yang Gao issued an order, Yu Yunwen, Liu Bowen, Wang Shouren, Fang Xuanling and other ministers have already submitted letters proposing to send troops to the Northern Expedition to wipe out the Xiaoxiao generation and dominate the world.
Yang Gao followed his advice and immediately summoned a group of important ministers to discuss the Northern Expedition. Governors Han Xin, Yue Fei, Li Jing, and Yang Yanzhao also rushed to Luoyang.
In Yang Gao's imperial study room, there was a huge sand table, covering almost half of the northern terrain. A group of civil and military ministers gathered neatly around the sand table, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. Governors like Han Xin, Li Jing, Xue Rengui and Yue Fei had heard of each other's names for a long time but had never met them in person. They had just met each other outside the study room, and they had a lot of fun discussing and exchanging military skills with each other.
"My dear friends, in this battle, I will not only destroy the traitors like the Li brothers, but also go deep into the grassland. Temujin's barbarians have invaded our Sui territory for many years and killed countless of my people. In this battle, not only To unify the world, we also want to promote the prestige of our Sui Kingdom."
Yang Gao cleared his throat and said loudly: "Wang Aiqing, you are the Minister of War. It is up to you to introduce the current situation."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shouren, the Minister of War, stepped forward and said according to the sand table like many civil and military ministers: "Your Majesty, colleagues, the Li brothers in Guanzhong are currently divided. Li Shimin led his army to occupy Longyou. He has 100,000 troops under his command, including 60,000 The men and horses are the elite who have followed him in battles for many years, while Li Jiancheng occupies the territory within the pass, with about 150,000 troops, but their combat power is mediocre, far behind Li Shimin's troops."
"In the past nearly a year, although the Li brothers did not fight violently, there were constant small frictions. Li Shimin once led his troops to raid Xiaoguan three times in an attempt to invade Guanzhong, but in the end they all failed."
"Currently, Li Shimin is still stationed on the eastern front with an army of 60,000 people, while his deputy general Li Guangbi is deploying with 40,000 troops on the Dashanguan front line, forming a confrontation with General Qin Qiong, the general manager of Hanzhong. However, it is worth noting that Although Tubo Langri Songtsan expressed support for Li Jiancheng, if our Bashu army moves northward, the Tubo people are still very likely to send troops to help Li Shimin."
"good!"
Li Jing, who was in charge of Bashu, echoed: "Your Majesty, I can be sure that although Langri Songtsan expressed his support for Li Jiancheng, privately he has been helping Li Shimin. Otherwise, after Li Jiancheng cut off Longyou's money and food, how could Li Shimin be superfluous?" Use money and food to recruit new soldiers.”
"The Tubo people are equally ambitious and have been coveting the land of Bashu. Pharmacist, in addition to regaining the land of Longyou this time, your troops will also teach the Tubo people a lesson!"
Yang Gao nodded towards Li Jing, and then said to Wang Shouren: "Wang Qing, let me tell you all about the situation of Li Jiancheng's army."
Wang Shouren nodded and continued: "Li Shimin stationed troops on the eastern front to spy on Guanzhong. Li Jiancheng was also on tight guard against Li Shimin. On the Xiaoguan front line, his tribesman Li Dingguo led an army of 40,000 to garrison. They stood firm without fighting and guarded Li Shimin to death.
On the eastern front, his uncle Li Shentong led 20,000 troops to garrison Shangluo, Li Huaiguang and Li Huaixian led 30,000 troops to garrison Tongguan, and Li Zhongchen led 20,000 troops to garrison Pujin Pass. Li Jiancheng led the remaining 40,000 to 50,000 people to stay in Chang'an as a mobile force to support the east and west fronts at any time.
In addition, I learned that Li Jiancheng started recruiting troops again in the Guanzhong area. However, in recent years, the Puppet Tang Dynasty has continued to recruit troops in the Guanzhong area, which has depleted the military resources in this area. According to my estimation, Li Jiancheng can recruit up to 10,000 people this time. "
"What's the situation on the Turks' side?" Yang Gao continued to ask.
Wang Shouren immediately replied: "Since Kublai Khan, the eldest grandson of Temujin, returned with an army of 100,000 people, Yelu Dashi, which was originally strong, has been in decline. It has been defeated three times, and many tribes have defected to Temujin. At present, Yelu Dashi We have led the remaining troops to retreat past Yanran Mountain."
"Yelü Dashi deeply disappoints me!"
Yang Gao shook his head: "Temujin suffered a series of disastrous military defeats. There are many tribes who are dissatisfied with him. It's a pity that Yelu Dashi was beaten by Temujin without any ability to parry under such favorable circumstances. I'm sorry. No effort will be spared in giving him support.”
After a pause, Yang Gao continued: "My lords, Wang Qing has already introduced the specific situation to you. If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak out."
