As Yang Yu's chamberlain, Zou Ping has succeeded in one thing in his life, that is, taking care of children. When he entered the palace at the age of four, he started by sweeping the floor and cleaning the toilet, and it was not until he was thirty-five years old that he mixed up to serve by the side of the king. Zou Ping cherishes this hard-won job opportunity very much, and is diligent and serious every day.

Not only that, but he also taught himself early childhood education. In the case of not knowing a basket of big characters, I have collected many folk tales. In addition to playing with Yang Yoo, this old chamberlain can always tell Yang Yoo all kinds of strange stories. Yang Yu, who has grown up, trusts this old servant who is nearly fifty years old, and he never calls his name on weekdays, but his partner.

The most important things should be done by the most faithful people. It is a matter of Chang'an's safety, and the messenger sent by Yang Yu is naturally this old Mr. Zouping.

Although Zou Ping is only a waiter, he is physically disabled. 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 brings the two closer is their fellow villagers.

Yang Yu asked him to go to Qu Tutong, but Zou Ping thought that he had an obligation to inform Song Laosheng. So he took Yang Yu's entrustment and rushed to Huoyi non-stop.

Li Er looked at the Huoyi city wall, and his eyebrows twisted into a huge Sichuan character. It's been three days since the siege of the city, but it still hasn't captured this city stuck on the bank of Fenshui. Song Laosheng's reputation for good defense is indeed well deserved, and only two days earlier than Li Er, he built a Huoyi with a city defense that was not strong like an iron bucket. In the past three days, Li Er has suffered heavy losses in successive sieges. In three days, nearly 8,000 soldiers had been killed or wounded. If he continues to fight at this rate, his team will be able to hold out for six days, and it will be gone.

The news from Hedong was not good, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan's main force encountered the famous general Qu Tutong in Hedong. Qu Tutong's general Sang Xian is extremely brave, and Xiaoguo's elite is on the defensive. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan were also at a loss in the face of such an opponent.

If you can't cross the Fenshui, you can't enter Guanzhong. Time is of the essence now, and I heard that Li Mi is already hooking up with Wang Shichong. If they joined forces to support Yang Tong, the king of Yue, the defenders of Tongguan would not be able to stop them. If he couldn't get Guanzhong, Li Yuan would have to be like Liu Wuzhou, attached to the Turks. This is what Li Er does not want to see, and the most important thing now is how to break through Huoyi and march into Guanzhong.

"His grandmother's, this shrunken turtle, he doesn't dare to come out to fight." Liu Hongji pointed to the Huoyi city wall and scolded, but there was no way. Although they have about the same number of troops as you, they just don't come out. How can you?

"Huo Yi's hard bone is hard to gnaw!" Yin Kaishan looked at the corpse under the city wall and said helplessly. He led the Xuanjia Army, and cavalry charging was his strength, but he couldn't play this kind of thing.

"Grandma's, catch Song Laosheng and kill him alive." Yin Kaishan hated it so much, and the siege of the city in the past two days was all his subordinates. In the entire army, he suffered the heaviest losses, and he hated Song Laosheng the most.

"Let's suspend the siege, it's not the way to go. You have to find a way to lure people out. Li Er reluctantly ordered to stop the attack, there was no way to kill too many casualties. If this continues, this bit of family wealth will be wiped out under Huo Cheng.

Just when Li Er ordered to stop the siege of the city, Song Laosheng at the head of the city also ushered in his fellow villager Zou Ping.

"The 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 Zou Ping gave Song Laosheng a sense of foreboding. Chang'an can't have an accident, and if something happens, his supplies will be cut off. The families of these forbidden soldiers are all in Chang'an, and who doesn't worry about something happening at home. The army's heart is in turmoil, is there still a fight in this battle?

"General Song, it's not good, then Li Jing is a mallet. The acting king asked the old slave to invite the two generals to quickly repel Li Yuan's rebels, and if you stay outside for one more day, Chang'an will be in danger. ”

Zou Ping has never left the palace in his life, how does he know about the affairs in the army. Song Laosheng asked, of course he was so scary how to say it. Completely ignoring the fact that this is the city wall, there are many soldiers eavesdropping on it.

Song Laosheng couldn't wait to slap his two mouths, he was also in a hurry, what can this kind of thing be said here?

"Inside the story!" Seeing that many soldiers were looking here, Song Laosheng had two big heads. This kind of thing spread the fastest, and it didn't take more than the evening for his conversation with Zou Ping to spread all over Huoyi. And the rumors will only be more outrageous, and the rumors of the fall of Chang'an will come out.

Entering the city tower, Zou Ping recounted Li Jing's words in their original form. Song Laosheng's heart was a little more settled, and Li Jing's approach was right. At least that's what he thought, but he remembered what Zou Ping said when he was outside just now. My heart is in turmoil again, Chang'an will be fine for a while, he has something to do here.

After settling Zou Ping, Song Laosheng's brows were as tight as Li Er's. It seems that the battle of Huoyi must be ended as soon as possible, and the instability of Chang'an is one reason, and more importantly, rumors will soon spread in the army. This kind of thing can't be suppressed by force, and the more ruthlessly it is suppressed, the more it will seem to be true.

"Send someone to give Li Shimin a war letter, and a decisive battle will be fought in the city tomorrow." Song Laosheng thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind to fight Li Shimin tomorrow.

He had 27,000 Xiaoguo under his command, plus 5,000 of Huoyi's original defenders. He had 32,000 soldiers at his disposal, which was actually on par with his opponents. But the siege battle for three consecutive days caused Li Shimin to suffer heavy casualties. As for Song Laosheng's men, the actual loss was less than 2,000 people. Under the advantages of the other, the number of Huoyi defenders has exceeded that of Li Shimin's army.

Moreover, Li Shimin led the rebel army. The Li family's family background is not enough to arm an army of 100,000 people. Many of the soldiers had no armor at all, and the blades in their hands were large wooden clubs. And most of his subordinates are elite Xiaoguo. Not only is the armor complete, but everyone has a long and short blade. Even the original defenders of Huoyi were also regular soldiers of the imperial court. Although the armor blade is not as elite as Xiaoguo, it at least has leather armor and blades. Far from being comparable to the rebels with big wooden sticks!

At this time, when he went out of the city to fight, Song Laosheng felt that he was very sure of winning. Once Li Shimin's rebels were defeated, attack the flank of Li Yuan's army along the Fenshui. Under the front and back attacks with Qu Tutong, Li Yuan has great ability, and he will also be defeated in Fenshui. Perhaps, Li Yuan can be captured alive in one fell swoop and this rebellion can be quelled.

The prospects are enticing, and the conditions are there. Song Laosheng decided that he could give it a fight.

"General, is it a few more days. Let's rely on the danger of the city wall and consume the rebels for another day. At that time, we will be more sure. The lieutenant thought for a moment and admonished.

"Not anymore! You can see that the siege has stopped on the other side, which means that they have other plans. Maybe they just want to drag us here, and then attack Chang'an with the rebels of Ju County. Without Yongfeng Cang, we will hold it for two months at most. Two months later, how can we defend the city without food.

Besides, tomorrow rumors will spread throughout the army. Under the unstable morale of the army, we can not hold on for ten days. Not to mention the two-month affair! Song Laosheng sighed, not only blaming Zou Ping for speaking too unreservedly, but also regretting that he had to ask Zou Ping on the city wall.

"That's the only way to do it, and my subordinates will deploy manpower. Our people went out of the city to fight, and the original defenders of Huoyi came to defend the city. What does the general think? ”

"No, this battle must be completed! We now have more than 30,000 fighters, and the other side only has 23,400 people combined. If only our people are dispatched, there is not much advantage. Two thousand men were left to defend the city, and all the rest went out to meet the enemy. As long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, we will follow the Fenshui and attack the flank of Li Yuan downstream. In this battle, Li Yuan will be defeated! If you are lucky, you may be able to capture Li Yuan alive. We don't have to worry about Shanxi's affairs. ”

"Whoa! The subordinates will do it now! "The lieutenant of the Chinese military knew that Song Laosheng was going to fight a decisive battle. Although there was some drumming in his heart, after analyzing the strength of the two armies, he still thought that his side had a much greater chance of winning.

"You mean to say that Song Laosheng will go out of the city tomorrow to fight me." Li Er looked at the war book in his hand and pinched his thigh. After making sure that it wasn't a dream, I suppressed the joy in my heart and reconfirmed.

"The general of my family is also a descendant of Xungui, and General Wen is the son of Tang Guogong. My general said that this battle should be resolved in the way of honors and nobles. I wonder if General Li dares to face the battle? "The messenger was neither humble nor arrogant, and spoke in an abominable tone. Li Er has an urge to eat him alive!

"Okay, you go and reply to your general. I, Li Shimin, am also of noble birth, and we will see you on the battlefield at sunrise tomorrow. I hope that Song Laosheng's horizontal knife will also be as sharp as your teeth. ”

"The villain knows, the villain retires!" The messenger was very intrigued, and knew the truth of receiving it when he saw it. He bowed his hand and withdrew from the tent.

Li Er's excited eyes lit up, and the opponent was finally willing to come out. As long as he dares to show the turtle's head, he is sure to cut off his turtle's head.

"Gather the drums!" As soon as Li Er's order was given, the "dong" and "dong" sound of the general's drum resounded over the entire barracks. Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and other fierce generals heard the drums of the generals, and immediately went to the Chinese army camp to report with their whole bodies neatly clothed.

Song Laosheng also heard the sound of the drums, and his envoy was riding a horse and galloping towards Huoyi City with a few followers. He didn't need to wait for the messenger to know that Li Erda camped his own conditions. A smile can't help but appear on the corner of his mouth!

Li Shimin is young and vigorous in the end, and he has such a big advantage. Tomorrow, with absolute numerical superiority and equipment superiority, these bug-like rebels will be crushed. Let you know that I, Song Laosheng, am not only good at defending the city, but also attacking badly!

When the fiery red sun rose from the east, people under Huoyi City shouted and neighed. In this battle, both sides mobilized their full strength. The Sui army swarmed out of the hole in the city gate, like ants that had been pouted. The Jinyang Army led by Li Shimin was five miles away. Leave enough space for the Sui army to set up the formation, which is in line with the etiquette of a decisive battle between the nobles.

The Sui army looked like it was well-trained, despite its large numbers. When he left the city, he was not chaotic at all, and the first to go out of the city was the sword and shield hand. Then there are the halberders, and finally the crossbowmen. After the crossbowmen left the city, they were arranged at the forefront of the military formation. It is configured in nine rows, with squatting in the front row and staggered in the back row. At this time, if the Jinyang army comes to attack, it will inevitably be shot on their backs. Before rushing to the front of the battle, there were already heavy losses.

The last to come out was the 3,000 cavalry led by Song Laosheng himself. These cavalry are not needed in positional warfare, and the use of cavalry to attack the arranged military formation is simply a joke about the lives of expensive cavalrymen. Just look at these cavalrymen in leather armor and armed with horizontal swords. They are the main force in the pursuit, once the enemy army collapses. It is these light cavalry who have the opportunity to show their skills, and they will be able to maximize the results of the battle with bows and swords. Many armies lost as many people as they were chased and killed when they collapsed.

In the middle of the cavalry, a large banner with the character of Song was erected. Song Laosheng rode a horse and sat under the banner. Today, he has no reservations, that is, he wants to take down Li Shimin in one go. Looking at the rebels on the opposite side who were not in good uniforms, Song Laosheng felt that this battle was won. These people's armies with uneven armor and blades, fighting against their own elite Xiaoguo, aren't they looking for death.

"Beat the drums, forward!" Seeing that the Sui army's military formation of tens of thousands of people had been formed, Song Laosheng immediately ordered the drum to attack. He didn't want to delay for a second!

"Knock" "Knock" "Knock" ...... The war drums sounded rhythmically, and the military formation of tens of thousands of troops marched to the beat of the drums. Eight oxen pulled a huge ox cart, and a bald man with a bare body beat the cowhide drum rhythmically.

Looking at the Sui army surging over like a tide, Yin Kaishan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Grandma's, I didn't expect there to be so many people in Huoyi City. This battle looks like a fight to the death!

The whole Sui army moved to the beat of the drum, and when it was two hundred paces away from the enemy. There was a sudden sound, and the crossbowmen in the front row kept walking, but the crossbow in their hands shot out at an angle of forty-five degrees. The launch was so dense that the sky darkened for a moment.

"Raise your shield!" Yin Kaishan gave an order, and all the soldiers raised their shields. The sound of arrows nailing into the planks came and went, as did the screams. The soldier who was hit by the arrow fell to the ground with a miserable howl, wailing!

The drums of the Sui army suddenly stopped, and the whole army also stopped. The crossbowmen continued to shoot, and suddenly the trumpet sounded.

"Kill!" With a roar of rage, the Snappers raised their spears and leapfrogged over the crossbowmen before rushing out of the formation. With the momentum of thunder, it pressed up.

"Kill!" Yin Kaishan did not show weakness, and the whole army pressed up 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 together, countless blood flowers bloomed in the morning sun. The earth became a sea of blood!