Chapter 71 Chang'an
Because Li Xiuning was afraid, Qu Tutong, the Sui army's garrison in Guanzhong, did not rush to attack the city easily, but only built a great momentum.
Qu Tutong, the general guarding Guanzhong of the Sui army, met with Li Xiuning. Even though his army was intact, he did not dare to dispatch easily, so there was a brief stalemate.
Xie Yu took the opportunity and under the guidance of Li Xiuning's boy Ma Sanbao, used both soft and hard tactics to recruit Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other rebels, adding nearly 30,000 troops and increasing his power greatly.
Xie Yu led an army of 40,000 to join Li Xiuning. Although Qu Tutong, the Sui army's garrison general in Guanzhong, had many elite troops at his disposal, he was afraid of being attacked from both sides and could only retreat to preserve his strength.
Qu Tutong, the general guarding Guanzhong of the Sui Army, knew that the chaos was about to begin. Only by maintaining his strength could he defend Chang'an for Sui Emperor Yang Guang.
After the two armies of Li Xiuning and Xie Yu reunited, they saw the Sui army's Guanzhong garrison Qu Tutong retreating. The morale of the army was naturally overjoyed. Li Xiuning wanted to pursue the victory, but Xie Yu naturally refused. Although Li Xiuning was unhappy, he still listened to Xie Yu's opinion.
Because Li Xiuning knew that although their military strength reached 80,000 or 90,000, they only had 10,000 elite soldiers, and the majority were still ragtag. If they really fought, there was a high possibility of failure. If they failed, they would not be able to meet her father's requirements.
Next, the imperial army retreated, and Li Xiuning and Xie Yu's troops successfully captured Huxian, Zhouzhi, Wugong, and Shiping.
Then, when Li Yuan, the head of the Li clan, appointed his third son Li Yuanji as the general of Zhenbei and the governor of Taiyuan, he stayed in Jinyang Palace and was responsible for Taiyuan affairs. He ordered 30,000 soldiers to swear an oath in Jinyang and set out, and issued a proclamation, telling him to establish the Sui Dynasty. The intention of the acting king Yang You.
Yang You, the king of the Dai Dynasty, sent Song Laosheng, the general of Huyalang, with 20,000 elite troops to garrison in Huoyi. He also sent Qu Tutong with tens of thousands of Xiaoguo to garrison in Hedong, echoing Song Laosheng and resisting Li Yuan.
Li Xiuning and Xie Yu took the opportunity to reorganize the army until August. After a month of reorganizing the army, they selected 30,000 main troops and 20,000 auxiliary troops, totaling 50,000 troops.
At this time, Li Yuan, the head of the Li clan, sent a message to Li Xiuning, asking Li Xiuning to send troops to threaten the Sui army's rear and find an opportunity for the main force to defeat the Sui army.
On August 15, the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Xiuning thought for a long time and decided to appoint Xie Yu as his commander-in-chief. He led 30,000 troops to threaten the Sui army's rear to find opportunities for his father's main force.
Xie Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet at this point. Fortunately, when Xie Yu just rebelled, he introduced the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu" and other coolie-type kung fu into the military camp, so the world was full of vitality.
Nearly 10,000 people have already entered the first level of cultivation. Their strength and endurance have increased a lot, and they are barely considered elite soldiers. Xie Yu selected 8,000 from these people as the central army, and 22,000 sergeants, forming a force of 30,000. Just set off.
To be honest, Xie Yu now has to thank the first light spot in the gourd mark. After such an experiment, this light spot can not only transmit Xie Yu's innate true energy, but also improve other people's skills, and also has a function similar to text messaging.
With this function, it can ensure communication and investigation, especially if there are Buddhist forces in the pass to support the logistics, there is no need to consider it.
Sure enough, the trip went smoothly, but they were blocked by several groups of Sui troops. Under the influence of Buddhist notifications and small light spots, it was considered as a training exercise. With only a few hundred casualties, Xie Yu gained nearly 10,000 new troops.
Among them, just by killing a few corrupt generals and repaying some military pay, Xie Yu gained 10,000 veterans with a lot of actual combat experience. Of course, Xie Yu also used the "Life and Death Talisman" to control some special ones.
It can be seen from this that the Sui army was also unstable, and most people knew that the imperial court was about to die. Sure enough, when they arrived at the Yellow River ferry, Xie Yu spent some food and wages and gathered a lot of naval troops, although the great monk who provided logistics was not satisfied. , but Xie Yu thinks it is still worth it.
Sure enough, with the help of the navy, the journey was smoother, but when we met the elite Sui army again, our combat awareness became very firm.
Although Xie Yu has 40,000 troops, he also knows that they are not elite enough, but Xie Yu is not in a hurry. No matter how elite they are, they still have few soldiers. Moreover, Xie Yu has specially formed a team of several hundred experts to deal with Xie Yu's surprises. In such a situation, the worst in the expert team are all second-rate experts.
It's just that they are all dissatisfied with Xie Yu. They were controlled by Xie Yu with the "Life and Death Talisman". Xie Yu will not care about their lives. With these people around, the sweep of the surrounding areas will be smooth.
Soon Xie Yu saw Li Shimin's envoy, and the two armies were in contact. Then they made an appointment and planned a siege. The Sui army's general Hu Yalang, Song Laosheng, led 20,000 elite troops.
Although Song Laosheng was also brave, unfortunately, he was attacked from two directions, attacked from both sides, and the morale of the army was unstable. Song Laosheng was defeated and had over 10,000 prisoners.
Xie Yu's headquarters also suffered thousands of casualties. This was despite having a full advantage in terms of military strength. It can be seen that each of these elites of the Sui army had at least a third-rate level and had strong weapons and armor.
Since the victory was won, the two armies also joined forces victoriously. Li Yuan, the head of the Li family, summoned Xie Yu in person and praised Xie Yu in person. Xie Yu also met the legendary Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, who was indeed particularly magnanimous.
After being cared for by Li Yuan for a while, Xie Yu understood what he meant and handed over the military power. Li Yuan was overjoyed and wanted to reward Xie Yu.
It was just that when I came with the caravan, I felt that the time was not right. When I came to the Li family manor, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the rebels in the uprising. Now I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
When Li Yuan saw that what Xie Yu said didn't sound like lies, and that the handover of military power was straightforward, and it was still the time of employment, Li Yuan felt a little regretful about accepting Xie Yu's military power.
It was Li Shimin who saw his father's intention and quickly advised Li Yuan to remonstrate that talents are rare and just return Xie Yu's troops to Xie Yu so that Xie Yu can continue to contribute.
Li Yuan went down the slope and rewarded Xie Yu again. Because Xie Yu had always been dressed as a Taoist priest, he specially granted Xie Yu the title of "Taoist Commander" and commanded eight thousand troops to continue serving the Li clan. Xie Yu declined twice. Seeing that he refused, he took over again.
In fact, Xie Yu still feels that the military camp is safer in these troubled times, because many of the masters in the master camp are masters sent by various forces to assassinate Xie Yu. Unfortunately, Xie Yu caught them and used them as waste.
But if you really don't have military power, it's a good thing. You can feel much more relaxed. You are already a master at the master level. You can escape if you can't defeat him. Moreover, so many lives are in your hands. Although you are only in an illusory world, the pressure is too much.
After leaving Li Yuan's camp, he made a handover with the troops sent by Li Yuan, and casually ordered back his 8,000 troops. Of course, they included nearly a thousand who had been hit by Xie Yu's "life and death talisman". These people Xie Yu was not good at all. Processing, so good, is back.
However, two days later, the handover was completed, and Xie Yu received a new mission and began to lead eight troops to the Hedong area.
