Emperor Sui Yang

This group of rebels in Yiyang County is quite interesting. The leader is named Zhang Xing, who was originally a lieutenant in Yiyang County. His mother once served as a concubine for Lao Qi Dugu Zheng, but he is not Dugu Zheng’s son, so he is Dugu Zheng’s son. Organized a widow with an oil bottle.

When Dugu Zheng was alive, he served as the general of Zuo Ling and Zuo Fu and was very capable. Yiyang County belonged to Henan County and was originally the territory of the Dugu family, so he arranged for a county captain to sprinkle water.

This kid didn't plan to rebel, but he secretly opened an official warehouse with his men, smuggled a batch of grain and sold it at a high price in the city. Opening an official warehouse at this juncture, isn't that asking for death?

The first thing Yu Juluo did after coming to Luoyang was to count the official warehouses in various places and count how much food was left. Now, it was found out.

Zhang Xing had no choice but to know that this was a capital crime, so he ran out of the city with twenty of his accomplices, gathered a group of refugees in the nearby countryside, and started robbing homes and houses.

This is not considered a peasant uprising. The peasant uprising does not bear the blame.

The Yang Xuanting brothers were both battle-hardened men who killed without blinking an eye. After arriving at Xiong'er Mountain, they found that the road up the mountain was difficult, so they simply set a fire and burned several mountains.

It's winter, and the first snow has not yet come since the beginning of winter, so the dry branches are almost at a loss.

Zhang Xing had no choice but to lead the people down the mountain, otherwise they would be choked to death on the top of the mountain.

This group of people couldn't even muster fifty weapons. Even though they had nearly 2000 people, after coming down from the mountain, when they saw Xuanting's equipment, they knew they were encountering an elite regular army. They didn't dare to fight. Fleeing.

There is no way to escape, they have no horses.

Nearly more than 2000 heads were built outside Yiyang County.

"A county captain who broke the law was able to gather nearly 2000 people in two months. This shows how easily civilians can be deceived," Yang Xuanting sat on his horse and sighed.

To say that he had any compassion, he actually didn't have any. It was just that it was too easy to kill, almost all unarmed civilians, and even women, so he sighed a little.

Yang Xuanzang curled his lips: "What does this mean? You only know what rioters are when you meet the Wagang gang. You clearly know that they are bewitched, but if you try to persuade them, they will not listen. They will only kill. Why did the prince let you We don’t leave anyone alive just because the more you kill, the more they will feel afraid. Fear makes people shrink, and gentleness has no effect.”

"There are really [-] people in Wagang?" Yang Xuanting said: "I have never believed it."

Yang Xuanzang laughed: "Now it's just a lot more. You can't recruit [-] soldiers, but it's very easy to deceive [-] civilians. Especially these civilians have no way to live now. If they rebel, they can still survive for a few days." Food is all about living one day at a time."

"Such a mob is nothing to be afraid of," Yang Xuanting said.

Yang Xuanzang sighed: "It's not something to be afraid of, but if you kill too many, you will be afraid."

"That's impossible. I followed the prince to fight against Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, and fought against the Turks. It's not like I've never seen dead people?" Yang Xuanting said with a smile.

Yang Xuanzang said: "Perhaps we are pampered and have lived too many peaceful lives. We are not as ruthless as the older generation. The corpses of soldiers all over the ground give people a different feeling than the corpses of civilians everywhere."

Yang Xuanting was stunned and fell into deep thought.

Four days later, Pei Xingyan and Shi Huaiyi's troops passed by and saw the Jingguan built with human heads. They continued to march towards Luoyang without making any stop.

In Xingyang County, Qu Tutong is now in charge here, and Yang Qingzhi, the governor of Hedong Province, has become a complete decoration.

Zhai Rang first caused trouble around Xingyang, and now the rebels from Shandong are coming here like an overwhelming force.

Pei Changcai, Shi Zihe, Guo Fangyu, Qin Junhong, Zuo Xiaoyou, Lu Mingxing, Shuai Rentai, Huo Xiaohan, Wu Hailiu, Han Jinluo, Zhen Baoche, Xu Yuanlang, Du Yanbing, Li Deyi, Peng Xiaocai, a total of fifteen rebels, and Li Deyi was recommended As a commander, 18 troops passed through Dongjun and approached Xingyang.

Why don't they go south?Since Du Fuwei and Lizitong went to the south, why not go to Hebei?Because there are many rebels in Hebei.

We are all in the early stages of starting a business now. There is no conflict between rebels and rebels, and they cannot fight. You are so poor that you are losing your pants, so what is the point of me fighting with you?
Only after the formation of separate regimes in the future will they compete with each other for territory. What is urgent now is to solve the problem of food and clothing.

During the Northern Expedition, almost all the official warehouses in Shandong were requisitioned. Now they have been looted by rebels from all walks of life. There is no more food left. The landlords have some, but these rebels did not rob the landlords, but went straight to the world's granary. Coming from Luoyang.

Why not rob the landlord?The wealthy families all have their own private armed forces, which are so scattered and difficult to fight. They are negotiating with the rebels.

If you don't touch me, I'll give you food. If you touch me, we'll beat you.

You can get some food without doing anything, so why do it?
After all, they are bandits, and they can't outsmart the wealthy families. They told them that Luoyang had endless food, so they came to attack Luoyang.

The lack of information and knowledge led to many people not knowing what Luoyang was like. When they finally saw Luoyang and did not dare to fight, they had to fight.

Although many of the rebels had participated in the construction of Dongdu, they did not know what Luoyang's city defense system looked like.Qu Tutong did not want to give up Xingyang, and Lao Zheng's family would not allow him to give up, but it was difficult to defend. There were less than 1 people in total, and the rebels were everywhere on the opposite side, raising various banners. Although there was no formation, but Qu Tutong can roughly judge that it must be more than [-].

Estimating the number of people on the battlefield is based on flags. Each regiment and brigade have their own flags. You can guess roughly by looking at the flags. But for the rebels on the opposite side, the flags are too chaotic.

Among the rebels, many of them had served in the military and understood this rule. However, in a short period of time, they could not equip themselves with the necessary equipment for the march, so the flags were in chaos. Just by looking at the scene, they knew they were a mob.

"There are too many thieves. We should retreat to Hulao Pass and Xingluocang to resist them, reduce casualties, and wait for reinforcements," Qu Tutong said while standing on the wall of Xingyang City.

Zheng Xu, the Duke of Jinxiang County, said dissatisfied: "Xingyang has a high city, a deep pool, and a moat outside. The Wagang bandits cannot defeat them, and the Shandong bandits cannot defeat them either."

He is the uncle of Zheng Shanguo, the minister of Dali Temple, Zheng Yuanshou, the deputy leader of the left guard of the East Palace, the third brother of Zheng Yi, the Duke of Pei, and the current head of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Qu Tushou, the son of Qu Tutong, sneered: "We have been here for three days, but we have surrounded you without attacking. It is obvious that they are trying to kill us. If we don't move, the thieves will bypass Xingyang and attack Xingluo Cang behind us. The plan for now is to station troops in Xingluo and then use Hulao to block the enemy's westward advance."

Xingluo Cang now only has three thousand guardsmen, which cannot handle these starving people. And there are at least 300 million stones of grain stored in the warehouse, which must not be lost.

Qu Tutong knew that his troops were limited, so he wanted to use them in the most critical places. Otherwise, if he was disabled in Xingyang, how could he retreat to Xingluocang?

Losing Xingyang is a small matter, but losing Xingluocang is fatal.

"Gao Jincheng led 3000 people and camped thirty miles west of the city. Be sure to keep an eye on the direction of Xingluocang," Qu Tutong arranged.

At present, all the thieves from Shandong are hoarding to the east of Xingyang and are not moving forward because they can't figure out how many defenders there are in Xingyang, so they don't dare to attack the city rashly, and they don't dare to go around.

This is why ancient wars were always fought city by city. If you did not defeat them, but chose to go around them, the garrison in the city could hang on your behind and chase you. The biggest taboo in marching is the enemy. Not in the front, but in the back.

On Li Deyi's side, relying on the strength of his numbers, he began to attack the city the next day.

There was no siege equipment, so they could only pile up human lives and carry the makeshift river-crossing ladder on their shoulders, and the vanguard troops took the lead in attacking the city wall.

After a few rounds of flying arrows, only a few hundred people were killed before they were frightened back.

This is a fragile alliance. The fifteen rebels nominally respect Li Deyi as the boss. However, no one wants to be cannon fodder, so for the sake of fairness in the first round of siege, each family sent 1000 people.

Who is commanding this?

Li Deyi and others also saw the shortcomings, so they used the most primitive method to draw lots. Whoever caught it would have his men attack the city.

Guo Fang was caught in advance.

"My soldiers are missing shields, and the casualties during the siege were too great. Didn't Marshal Xu rob the arsenals of two counties? Lend me some and I will return them to you after use," Guo Fangyu said in the temporary camp.

Xu Yuanlang suddenly raised his eyebrows: "My brothers paid for the weapons with their lives. Now I lend them to you. I agree, but the brothers don't."

"I'm willing to admit defeat. Guo Shuai is also a hero. The results have come out. The commander-in-chief is here and I can't tolerate you not admitting it," Zuo Xiaoyou said.

For people like them, the soldiers under their command are their lifeblood. If they lose too much, they will easily be swallowed up by others, and their fate will not be much better by then. Therefore, although Guo Fangyu was caught, he was still a little unhappy.

Because at the beginning, he thought that fifteen people would draw lots, and I might not be the one to catch it, but it turned out that he regretted it.

Li Deyi said: "The military order is like a mountain. Tomorrow morning, Commander Guo will lead his headquarters to attack the city. Other roads will assist from the side. As long as Xingyang is captured, Xingluocang will be in our pocket. If there is no more food, there is no need for officers and soldiers to come." If you kill us, we will be the first to cause chaos.”

Guo Fangyu sighed helplessly and nodded. If he dared to refuse, the other fourteen people might send him on his way.

The reason why Li Deyi is respected as the commander-in-chief is because his uncle's army is the most powerful. They brought only 3 people to Xingyang, but there are still 3 people in Shandong. They have already conquered Pingyuan County. Occupied, the county guards and other officials became victims of the sword.

Li Deyi also knew in his heart that this group of people had their own agenda. Respecting him as a leader was just a temporary attachment. Whoever becomes more powerful in the future would break away or even replace him.

So if he wants to bring these people together, the best way is to consume others and protect himself.

My soldiers will not be sent out easily.