As Yang You's chamberlain, Zouping has succeeded in one thing his whole life, and that is taking care of children.
He entered the palace at the age of four and started sweeping floors and cleaning toilets.
It was not until he was thirty-five that he was able to serve the king.
Zouping cherishes this hard-won job opportunity and works diligently and conscientiously every day.
Not only that, he also taught himself early childhood enlightenment education.
Without knowing a lot of Chinese characters, I collected many folk tales.
While playing with Yang You, this old chamberlain could always tell Yang You all kinds of strange stories.
When Yang You grew up, the person he trusted the most was this old chamberlain who was nearly fifty years old.
He never called him by his name on weekdays, but called his eldest companion.
The most important things naturally have to be handled by the most loyal people.
It was a matter of Chang'an's safety, so the messenger sent by Yang You was naturally Mr.
Zouping.
Although Zouping is only a chamberlain and has a physical disability.
But he also has friends, and his friend is called Song Laosheng.
This pair of good friends have known each other for a long time, and it is said that the channel that brought them closer was their fellow villagers.
Yang You asked him to find Qu Tutong, but Zouping believed that he had an obligation to inform Song Laosheng.
So he rushed to Huoyi without stopping with Yang You's instructions.
Li Er looked at the Huoyi city wall, his eyebrows twisted into a huge "Sichuan".
After three days of siege, the city stuck on the bank of Fen River still could not be captured.
Song Laosheng's reputation for good defense is indeed well-deserved.
He arrived only two days earlier than Li Er and built Huoyi, a city with weak defenses, like an iron barrel.
In the past three days, Li Er continuously attacked the city and suffered heavy losses.
After three days, nearly 8,000 soldiers had been killed or injured.
If he continues to fight at this rate, his team will last for six days before they are all exhausted.
The news coming from Hedong was not good either.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan's main force encountered the famous general Qu Tutong in Hedong.
Qu Tutong's general Sang Xian was extremely brave, and Xiaoguo Elite was on the defensive.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan were helpless when facing such an opponent.
If you can't cross Fenshui, you can't enter Guanzhong.
Time is of the essence now.
I heard that Li Mi is already hooking up with Wang Shichong.
If they join forces to support Yang Tong, the king of Yue, the garrison at Tongguan cannot stop them.
If he could not win Guanzhong, Li Yuan would have to rely on the Turks like Liu Wuzhou.
This is what Li Er doesn't want to see.
The most important thing now is how to break through Huoyi and march into Guanzhong.
"His grandma, this shrunken turtle, he doesn't dare to come out and fight."
Liu Hongji pointed at the Huoyi city wall and cursed, but there was nothing he could do.
Although they have about the same number of troops as you, they just won't come out. how can you "Huo Yi is a tough nut to crack," Yin Kaishan said helplessly as he looked at the corpses under the city wall.
He led the Xuanjia Army, and cavalry charge was his strength, but he couldn't do things like siege.
"Grandma, catch Song Laosheng and chop him alive."
Yin Kaishan was so angry that his subordinates had been attacking the city for the past two days.
Among the entire army, he suffered the heaviest losses and hated Song Laosheng the most.
"Stop the siege.
This is not the way to go.
We have to find a way to lure people out."
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Li Er reluctantly ordered to stop the attack.
There was no way the casualties would be too great.
If this continues, this little family fortune will be wiped out by Huo Cheng.
Just when Li Er ordered the siege to stop, Song Laosheng on the top of the city also welcomed his fellow villager Zouping.
"My eldest companion is not in Chang'an, why did he come to Huoyi?
Could it be that something happened in Chang'an?"
The appearance of Zouping gave Song Laosheng an ominous premonition.
Nothing can happen to Chang'an.
If something happens, our supplies will be cut off.
The families of these Forbidden Army members are all in Chang'an, so no one would worry if something happens to their families.
The morale of the army is in chaos.
Can we still fight this battle?
"General Song, it's bad, that Li Jing is a stick.
The king asked the old slave to invite two generals to quickly defeat Li Yuan's rebels.
If you stay outside for one more day, Chang'an will be in danger."
Zouping had never left the palace much in his life, how could he know what was going on in the army.
When Song Laosheng asked, he said of course he was scary.
Completely ignoring that this is the city wall, and there are many soldiers eavesdropping nearby.
Song Laosheng wanted to slap himself in the face.
He was also anxious and confused.
Such a thing could be said here.
"Talking inside" I saw many soldiers looking here.
Song Laosheng had a head as big as two.
This kind of thing spreads the fastest, and it won't take him and Zouping's conversation at night to spread throughout Huoyi.
And the rumors will only become more outrageous, and rumors of Chang'an being captured will spread.
Entering the tower, Zouping recounted Li Jing's words exactly as they were said.
Song Laosheng finally felt a little more at ease.
Li Jing's approach was right.
At least that's what he thought, but he remembered what Zouping said outside just now.
My heart became confused again.
Chang'an was fine for a while, but he had something going on here.
After settling Zouping, Song Laosheng's brows were as furrowed as Li Er's.
It seems that the battle in Huoyi must be ended as soon as possible.
The instability of Chang'an is one reason.
More importantly, rumors will soon spread among the army.
This kind of thing cannot be suppressed by using force.
The harder it is suppressed, the more likely it is to be true.
"Send someone to write a letter of challenge to Li Shimin, and there will be a decisive battle in the city tomorrow."
Song Laosheng thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind to have a fight with Li Shimin tomorrow.
He has 27,000 Xiaoguo under his command, plus Huoyi's original garrison of 5,000.
He has a total of 32,000 soldiers in his hands, which is actually as good as his opponent.
But this three-day siege battle caused Li Shimin to suffer heavy casualties.
As for Song Laosheng's men, the actual losses were less than 2,000.
Under this situation, the number of Huoyi's defenders already exceeded that of Li Shimin's army.
Moreover, Li Shimin led the rebels.
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The Li family's wealth is not enough to arm an army of 100,000 people.
Many soldiers had no armor at all, and the weapons in their hands were only big wooden sticks.
And most of his subordinates are elite warriors.
Not only are the armors complete, but everyone has long and short weapons.
Even the original defenders of Huoyi were regular soldiers of the imperial court.
Although the armor and weapons are not as sophisticated as Xiaoguo Elite, they at least have leather armor and weapons.
Far from being comparable to those rebels holding big wooden sticks At this time, going out to fight in the city, Song Laosheng felt that he was very sure of winning.
Once Li Shimin's rebels are defeated, they attack Li Yuan's army along the Fen River.
Under the pincer attack with Qu Tutong, Li Yuan defeated Fenshui even if he had great ability.
Maybe we can capture Li Yuan alive and put an end to this rebellion.
The prospects are attractive and the conditions are met.
Song Laosheng decided that he could give it a try.
"General, would you like to hold on for a few more days?
Let's rely on the danger of the city wall to wear down the rebels for another day.
At that time, we will be more certain."
The lieutenant of the Central Military Commission thought for a moment and advised.
"No, you can see that the siege on the other side has stopped, which means they have other plans.
Maybe they want to drag us here, and then use the rebels from Hu County to attack Chang'an.
Without Yongfengcang, the most we can do is defend Two months.
Two months later, how can we defend the city without food?
Besides, the rumor will spread throughout the army tomorrow.
With the morale of the army unstable, there is no doubt whether we can hold on for ten days.
Not to mention what happened in two months."
Song Laosheng sighed, not only blaming Zouping for speaking so openly, but also regretting that he had to ask Zouping on the city wall.
"The only thing we can do is this.
I will allocate manpower now.
Our people went out to fight in the city, and the original defenders from Huoyi came to defend the city.
What do you think, general?"
"No, this battle must be completed in one battle.
We now have more than 30,000 people who can fight, and the total number of people on the opposite side is only 23,000 or 23,000.
If we only send out our people, the advantage will not be big.
Leave 2,000 people to defend the city.
The rest all left the city As long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, we will attack Li Yuan downstream along the Fen River.
If we are lucky, we may be able to capture Li Yuan alive, so there is no need for us to go back. worry."
"Here, let me go and do it."
The lieutenant of the Central Military Academy knew that Song Laosheng was risking his life and wanted to fight decisively.
Although he was a little nervous in his heart, after analyzing the strength of the two armies, he still believed that his side had a much greater chance of winning.
"You mean that Mr.
Song will go out of the city to fight me tomorrow."
Li Er looked at the letter of challenge in his hand and pinched his thigh hard.
After confirming that it was not a dream, he suppressed the joy in his heart and confirmed again.
"My general is also a descendant of nobles.
I heard that the general is the son of the Duke of Tang.
My general said that this battle should be resolved between nobles.
I don't know if General Li dares to fight."
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The messenger was neither humble nor arrogant, and his tone of voice was hateful.
Li Er has the urge to eat him alive "Okay, go and reply to your general.
I, Li Shimin, am also of noble birth.
Let's meet on the battlefield at sunrise tomorrow.
I hope Song Laosheng's horizontal sword is as sharp as your teeth."
"I know, villain, please leave."
The messenger is very knowledgeable and knows the principle of giving up when he sees good.
He cupped his hands and exited the tent.
Li Er's eyes gleamed with excitement, his opponent was finally willing to come out.
As long as he dares to show his turtle head, he is sure to chop off his turtle head.
"Beat the Jujianggu" Li Er gave the order, and the "dong" and "dong" sounds of the Jujianggu resounded over the entire military camp.
Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and other powerful generals heard the gathering drum and immediately went to the Chinese army camp to report in full uniform.
Song Laosheng also heard the sound of the gathering drum, and his envoy was galloping towards Huoyi City on horseback with several followers.
He didn't need to wait for the messenger to know that Li Er had made his own terms.
A smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth After all, Li Shimin is young and energetic, and he has such a huge advantage.
Tomorrow, we will use our absolute numerical superiority and superior equipment to crush these bug-like rebels.
Let you know that I, Mr.
Song, am not only good at defending the city, but I am also good at attacking.
When the fiery red sun rises from the east, people shout horses neighing below Huoyi City.
In this battle, both sides used all their strength.
The Sui troops swarmed out of the city gate, like ants that had dug into their nest.
The Jinyang Army led by Li Shimin set up a position five miles away.
Leaving enough space for the Sui army to form their formation was in line with the etiquette of a decisive battle between nobles.
The Sui army looked well-trained at first glance, even though they were large in number.
There was no chaos at all when leaving the city.
The first person to leave the city was the Sword and Shield Man.
Then came the halberdiers, and finally the crossbowmen.
After the crossbowmen left the city, they were placed at the forefront of the military formation.
It is configured in nine rows, with the front row squatting and the back row standing in an orderly manner.
If the Jinyang army attacks at this time, they will definitely be shot to death.
Before they could reach the front of the formation, they had already suffered heavy losses.
The last ones to come out were the three thousand cavalry led by Song Laosheng himself.
There is no need for these cavalry in positional warfare.
Using cavalry to attack the arranged military formation is simply a joke on the expensive cavalry lives.
You can tell by looking at these cavalry wearing leather armor and holding horizontal swords.
They are the main force in pursuit once the enemy army collapses.
This is the opportunity for these light cavalry to show off their skills.
Shooting them with bows and swords will maximize the results of the battle.
The losses of many armies in battle were not as many as the number of people who were chased and killed when they collapsed.
In the middle of the cavalry, a large flag with Song characters was erected.
Song Laosheng was riding a horse and sitting under the banner.
Today he had no reservations and wanted to take down Li Shimin in one fell swoop.
Looking at the rebels on the opposite side who were all in uniform, Song Laosheng felt that this battle was definitely won.
These civilian soldiers, whose armors and weapons are not uniform, are fighting against their own elite Xiaoguo, aren't they looking for death?
"Beat the drums, advance."
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Seeing that the Sui army's tens of thousands of troops had taken shape, Song Laosheng immediately ordered the drums to be beaten and attacked.
He didn't want to waste a second "Dong" "Dong" "Dong" the war drums sounded rhythmically, and the military formation of tens of thousands of troops advanced to the beat of the drums.
Eight cows pulled a huge bullock cart, and a shirtless bald man beat the cowhide drum rhythmically.
Looking at the Sui army coming over like a tidal wave, Yin Kaishan swallowed his saliva.
Damn it, I didn’t expect there to be so many people in Huoyi City.
This battle seems to be a fight to the death The entire Sui army moved to the beat of the drum until they were two hundred steps away from the enemy.
There was a sudden bang, and the crossbowman in the front row kept walking, but the crossbow in his hand was shot at an angle of 45 degrees.
The emission was so intensive that the sky became dark.
"Raise shields" Yin Kaishan gave the order, and all the soldiers raised various shields.
The sound of arrows hammering into the wooden board came one after another, and the screams also came one after another.
The soldier who was hit by the arrow fell to the ground howling and wailing.
The drums of the Sui army suddenly stopped, and the entire army also stopped.
The crossbowmen continued to shoot, and the horn suddenly sounded.
"Kill" the Xiaoguos roared, raised their spears, passed the crossbowmen, and rushed out of the military formation.
With the force of thunder, he pressed forward.
"Killing" Yin Kaishan did not show weakness, and the entire army pressed forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Two rows of people on the horizon, getting closer and closer.
When the two rows of people collided, countless blood flowers bloomed in the morning sun.
The earth became a sea of blood: