lazy tang

Chapter 229
As Yang You's servant, Zou Ping has done one thing successfully 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 toilets, until he was 35 years old and then mixed up to serve the king.Zou Ping cherishes this hard-won job opportunity very much, and is diligent and conscientious every day.

Not only that, he also self-taught early childhood education.In the case of not being able to read a basket of characters, he just collected many folk stories.While playing with Yang You, the old servant can always tell various strange stories to Yang You.The grown-up Yang You trusted the old servant who was nearly fifty years old, and he never called him by his name on weekdays, but called his big companion.

The most important thing should be done by the most loyal people.It was about Chang'an's safety, so the messenger Yang You sent out was naturally this old Mr. Zou Ping.

Although Zou Ping is only a servant and has a disability.But he also has friends, and his friend is called Song Laosheng.This pair of good gay friends has known each other for a long time, and it is said that the channel to close the relationship between the two is the fellow countrymen.

Yang You asked him to find Qu Tutong, but Zou Ping thought he was obliged to inform Song Laosheng.So he took Yang You's entrustment and rushed to Huoyi without stopping.

Li Er looked at Huoyi's city wall, and his eyebrows twisted into a huge Sichuan character.After three days of siege, the city stuck on the bank of Fen River was still not captured.Song Laosheng's reputation of good defense is indeed well-deserved. He only arrived two days earlier than Li Er, and he built Huo Yi, whose city defense was not strong, like an iron bucket.In the past three days, Li Er's continuous attack on the city suffered heavy losses.In three days, there were nearly [-] army casualties.If he continues to fight at this speed, his team will last for six days before they will be wiped out.

The news from Hedong is not good either. The main force of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan encountered the famous general Qu Tutong in Hedong.Qu Tutong's general, Sang Xian, was extremely brave, and the elite of Xiaoguo was on the defensive.Facing such an opponent, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan also had nothing to do.

If there is no way to cross the Fen River, there is no way to 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 Yue Wang Yang Tong, the defenders at Tongguan will not be able to stop them.If Guanzhong cannot be won, Li Yuan will have to attach himself to 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 Huo Yi and enter Guanzhong.

"His grandma, this turtle with a shrunken head, his mother dare not come out to fight." Liu Hongji pointed at the city wall of Huoyi 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 such a hard nut to crack!" Yin Kaishan looked at the corpses under the city wall and said helplessly.He is leading the Xuanjia Army, and cavalry charge is his strong point, but he can't handle such things as siege.

"Grandma, grab Laosheng Song and cut him alive." Yin Kaishan was so angry that his subordinates had been attacking the city for the past two days.In the entire army, he suffered the heaviest loss, and he hated Song Laosheng the most.

"Stop the siege. Going on like this is not an option. You have to find a way to lure people out." Li Er reluctantly ordered the attack to stop, because there were too many casualties.If this continues, this little family fortune will be wiped out under Huo Cheng.

Just when Li Er ordered to stop the siege, Song Laosheng on the top of the city also welcomed his fellow villager Zouping.

"The big companion is not in Chang'an, why did he come to Huo Yi? Could it be that something happened to Chang'an?" The appearance of Zou Ping gave Song Laosheng an ominous premonition.Chang'an can't have an accident, and if there is an accident, my supplies will be cut off and I won't say anything.The family members of these forbidden soldiers are all in Chang'an, so no one is worried if something happens at home.The morale of the army is in turmoil, is there another fight in this battle?
"General Song, it's not good, then Li Jing is a stick. The king asked the old slave to invite the two generals, and quickly repel Li Yuan's rebels. If you stay out for one more day, Chang'an will be in danger."

Zou Ping had never left the palace much of his life, so how could he know what was going on in the army.When Song Laosheng asked, of course he was so scary.Regardless of that this is the city wall, there are many soldiers eavesdropping nearby.

Song Laosheng wanted to slap himself twice, and he was also confused. Can this kind of thing be said here?
"Talk inside!" Seeing many soldiers looking over here, Song Laosheng had two heads on one head.This kind of thing spread the fastest, and it took less than the conversation between him and Zou Ping at night to spread throughout Huo Yi.And the rumors will only become more outrageous, and rumors of Chang'an being captured will spread.

After entering the tower, Zou Ping recounted what Li Jing had said.Only then did Song Laosheng feel a little more at ease, Li Jing's actions were right.At least he thought so, but he remembered what Zou Ping said just outside.My heart became confused again, Chang'an was fine for a while, but he has something to do here.

After settling in Zouping, Song Laosheng frowned like Li Er.It seems that the battle in Huo Yi must be ended as soon as possible. The instability of Chang'an is one reason, and more importantly, rumors will soon spread in the army.This kind of thing cannot be suppressed by force, the harder it is suppressed, the more it seems real.

"Send someone to challenge Li Shimin, and we will have a decisive battle in the city tomorrow." Song Laosheng thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind to fight Li Shimin tomorrow.

He has 5000 Xiaoguo under his command, plus Huoyi's original 3 defenders.He has a full 2000 soldiers in his hands, which is actually comparable to his opponents.However, the siege battle for three consecutive days caused Li Shimin to suffer heavy casualties.As for Song Laosheng's subordinates, the actual loss was less than [-] people.Under the ebb and flow, the number of Huo Yi's defenders has exceeded that of Li Shimin's army.

Moreover, Li Shimin led the rebels.The Li family's wealth is not enough to arm an army of 10 people.Many soldiers had no armor at all, and the weapons in their hands were just big wooden sticks.And most of his subordinates are elite Xiaoguo.Not only is the armor complete, but everyone has long and short weapons.Even Huo Yi's defenders were regular soldiers of the imperial court.Although armor and weapons are not as elite as Xiaoguo, at least they have leather armor and weapons.Far from being able to compare with those rebels holding big wooden sticks!

Going out of the city to fight at this time, Song Laosheng felt that he was very sure of winning.Once Li Shimin's rebel army is defeated, attack Li Yuan's army along Fenshui.Under the front and back attack of Qu Tutong, even if Li Yuan has great abilities, he will also be defeated in Fenshui.Maybe, Li Yuan could be captured alive in one fell swoop to put an end to this rebellion.

The prospect is attractive and the conditions are met.Song Laosheng decided that he could give it a go.

"General, shall we keep guard for a few more days? Let's rely on the danger of the city wall and consume the rebels for another day. At that time, our confidence will be greater." The lieutenant of the Chinese Army thought for a while and advised.

"No! You 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 Yongfeng warehouse, we can at most Two months. After two months, how can we defend the city without food.

Besides, rumors will spread throughout the army tomorrow.With the morale of the army unstable, whether we can stick to it for ten days is a matter of debate.Not to mention two months! " Song Laosheng sighed, blamed Zou Ping for speaking too freely, and regretted that he had to ask Zou Ping on the city wall.

"That's the only way to do it. The subordinates are going to deploy manpower. Our people go out to fight in the city, and Huo Yi's defenders came to defend the city. What does the general think?"

"No, this battle must be done in one battle! We have more than 4000 fighters now, and the opponent has only 2000 people in total. If we only send out our people, the advantage is not great. Leave [-] people to defend the city, and the rest All the subordinates will go out of the city to meet the enemy. As long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, we will follow the Fen River downstream to attack Li Yuan. In this battle, Li Yuan will definitely lose! If we are lucky, we may be able to capture Li Yuan alive. What happened in Shanxi is also We don't need to worry about it anymore."

"Here! This subordinate will do it here!" The lieutenant of the Chinese Army Colonel knew that Song Laosheng was going all out for a decisive battle.Although he was a little nervous, after analyzing the strength of the two armies, he still believed that his side had a much better chance of winning.

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

"My general is also a descendant of nobles. I heard that the general is the son of Tang Guogong. My general said that this battle should be resolved in the way of the nobles. I don't know if General Li dares to fight?"Li Er has the urge to devour him alive!

"Okay, you go and reply to your general. I, Li Shimin, also come from a noble family. See you on the battlefield at sunrise tomorrow. I hope Song Laosheng's horizontal knife is as sharp as your teeth."

"The villain knows, and the villain will leave!" The emissary was very knowledgeable and knew the truth of accepting as soon as it is good.Arching his hands, he withdrew from the big tent.

Li Er's eyes lit up with excitement, and his opponent finally came out.As long as he dared to show the tortoise's head, he was sure to chop off his tortoise's head.

"Beat the Jujiang Drum!" Li Er gave an order, and the "boom" and "boom" of the Jujiang Drum resounded over the entire barracks.Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and other strong generals heard the Jujiang drum, and immediately put on their whole bodies and went to the camp of the Chinese army to report.

Song Laosheng also heard the sound of Jujiang's drum, and his envoy was galloping towards Huoyi City with a few entourages on horseback.He didn't need to wait for the messenger to know that Li Er had agreed to his conditions.A smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth!

After all, Li Shimin is young and energetic, and he has such a big advantage.Tomorrow, we will crush these bug-like rebels with absolute numbers and superior equipment.Let you know that I, Song Laosheng, are not only good at defending the city, but also good at attacking!

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

The Sui army looked like a well-trained generation, even though there were a large number of them.When they left the city, there was no chaos at all. The first one to leave the city was the Sword and Shield Hand.Then came the halberdiers, and finally the crossbowmen.After the crossbowmen left the city, they were placed at the forefront of the army formation.It is arranged in nine rows, with the front row squatting and the back row standing in a patchwork pattern.If the Jinyang army came to attack at this time, they would definitely be shot and turned on their backs.Before rushing to the front of the battle, the loss has been heavy.

The last ones to come out were the [-] cavalry led by Song Laosheng himself.These cavalry are not needed in positional warfare, and using cavalry to attack the arranged army formation is simply a joke with the lives of expensive cavalry.Just look at these cavalrymen wearing leather armor and holding horizontal knives.They are the main force for hunting, once the enemy army collapses.This is the opportunity for these light cavalry to show their talents, and shooting them with bows and knives will maximize the results of the battle.The losses of many armies in battle are not as many as those who were chased and killed when they collapsed.

In the middle of the cavalry, a large flag with Song characters was erected.Song Laosheng rode a fine horse and sat under the banner.Today he has no reservations, he just wants to take down Li Shimin in one go.Looking at the rebels with irregular military uniforms, Song Laosheng felt that the battle was won.These militiamen with uneven armor and blades are courting death if they fight against their own elite soldiers.

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

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"... The war drums sounded rhythmically, and the tens of thousands of troops marched forward with the beat of the drums.Eight cows were pulling a huge bullock cart, and a bald and strong man with a shirtless upper body was beating the cowhide drum rhythmically.

Seeing the Sui army rushing towards him like a tide, Yin Kaishan swallowed a mouthful of saliva.Grandma, I didn't expect there to be so many people in Huoyi City.This battle looks like it must be fought to the death!
The whole army of the Sui army moved with the drumbeat, and waited to move to two hundred steps away from the enemy.A bang sounded suddenly, and the crossbowman in the front row kept walking, but the crossbow in his hand shot out at an angle of 45 degrees.The launch was so intensive that the sky darkened a bit.

"Raise the shield!" Yin Kaishan gave an order, and all the soldiers raised up all kinds of shields.The sound of arrows being nailed into the wooden boards was one after another, and the screams were also one after another.The soldier who was hit by the arrow fell to the ground screaming, wailing endlessly!
The drums of the Sui army suddenly stopped, and the whole army also stopped.The crossbowmen continued to shoot, and the horn suddenly sounded.

"Kill!" Xiaoguo roared angrily, raised their spears, passed the crossbowmen and rushed out of the army formation.With the momentum of thunder, he pressed up.

"Kill!" Yin Kaishan did not show weakness, and the whole army pressed forward to fight the enemy.

Two rows of people on the horizon are getting closer.When the two rows of people collided, countless blood flowers bloomed in the rising sun.The earth has become a sea of ​​blood!
(End of this chapter)