The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 771 Yang Yong in Distress (Part [-])
Yang Yong didn't have time to capture and kill Li Yuan, so he quickly dodged the arrows.At this time, a cavalryman shouted and rushed towards him. Yang Yong was shocked when he dodged the arrows. More than 100 Tang soldiers rushed to him in the blink of an eye, and there were countless people not far behind these cavalrymen. The generals and soldiers of the Tang army also rushed over here, and the shouts of killing shook the heavens and the earth.

Damn, there was no one on the official road just now, how did so many Tang Jun come in such a short time, did they fall from the sky, or came out of the ground?
It turned out that Yang Yong and Li Yuan were just fighting in the grass beside the road, they didn't notice the changes on the official road, and they didn't know when a team came up the official road.

This team consisted of 5000 people, with grain and grass carts in the middle, and Tang troops on the front, back, left, and right sides. The general at the head was Li Yuan's grain and grass transportation officer Liu Hongji. Those who are familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty must be familiar with this name.

This is also a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, ranking No.11.In terms of military exploits, Liu Hongji ranked ahead of famous generals such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Zhang Gongjin, Hou Junji, Yin Kaishan, and Qu Tutong, and his status was second only to Duan Zhixuan. He was as famous as Ma Sanbao, Duan Zhixuan, and Yin Kaishan. One is called the Four Veterans of the Tang Dynasty, but now it is 619 AD, and Liu Hongji is not old at this time, and he is in his prime in his 30s.

According to historical records, Liu Hongji was born in Jingyang, Shaanxi Province. He was born in a high-ranking official and wealthy family.This is a standard second-generation official, but he didn't get much shelter from his father. In order to avoid conquest of Goguryeo, he deliberately slaughtered farm cattle privately and was arrested and imprisoned.Later, he was a knight-errant in the Jianghu, and after defecting to Taiyuan, he made friends with Li Shimin.When the Li family's father and son raised troops in Taiyuan, Liu Hongji and his eldest son Shunde were responsible for recruiting warriors and made great contributions.On the way to attack Chang'an, he beheaded Song Laosheng, the main general of the Sui Dynasty, in the battle of Huoyi. After conquering Chang'an, Liu Hongji was rated as the number one military exploit.When attacking Xue Ju, he was defeated in the battle of Qianshuiyuan, and was captured with all his strength. Li Shimin was rescued after destroying Xue's family.When Liu Wuzhou attacked Taiyuan, he was defeated and captured. Fortunately, he escaped by himself, and then cooperated with Li Shimin to annihilate Song Jingang in Jiexiu, put down Liu Heita, and became the Duke of Ren.Later, due to the deterioration of the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, he was stationed in the north to resist the Turks all the year round. During the Zhenguan period, he followed Li Shimin to conquer Goryeo.

It can be seen from this that Liu Hongji's life has been full of ups and downs, full of ups and downs.This also reflects that this person has extraordinary bravery and extraordinary strength. Can ordinary people cause such a big storm in a society full of chaos?

In the past dynasties, food and grass were the most important thing in the war.The soldiers and horses did not move, but the food and grass went first.Li Yuan, as a well-known military strategist in history, of course knew this truth, so he sent general Liu Hongji as the governor's food officer for this imperial conquest, and led [-] elite troops to collect food and grass from various places to supply the frontline troops.

Liu Hongji didn't know anything about the two-day war in Daxing City, because the situation changed so suddenly, he didn't receive the battle report. Half a month ago, he conscripted a batch of grain and grass from Hanoi, and transported it to Puzhou and Tongchuan. Daxing City and Xianyang, early this morning, he took his men and horses to escort the grain and grass carts, and he happened to pass by here when he left Tongchuan.

As he was walking forward, Liu Hongji accidentally found two people fighting in the grass beside the road ahead. They couldn't see their faces clearly due to the distance. Several commanders and more than 100 cavalry guards came to see what happened.

After getting closer to see the faces of the two of them, Liu Hongji and others were scared out of their wits. Could he not recognize these two people?One is his master Li Yuan, and the other is their deadly enemy Yang Yong.

People like Liu Hongji couldn't figure out why the two of them were singled out here so early in the morning, but they didn't have time to think about it, so it was important to save them.

Shocked, Liu Hongji remained calm in the face of danger. Although Li Yuan was at a disadvantage, he could still entangle him.Liu Hongji saw that there were no rebel soldiers around but only Yang Yong, so he decided not only to save Li Yuan, but also to capture and kill Yang Yong.

But he knew that Yang Yong was not easy to deal with, so he quickly sent people to mobilize the manpower, and he brought the more than 100 cavalry to rush to rescue him. After Li Yuan was kicked down by Yang Yong, Liu Hongji and several commanders rushed to the last place In front, seeing that Li Yuan was in danger, he quickly shot a few arrows at Yang Yong.

Taking advantage of Yang Yong's opportunity to evade the arrows, Liu Hongji led several commanders to kill Yang Yong. The more than 100 people also divided the labor. Under the protection of famous soldiers, they got on their horses and ran away, while Liu Hongji led two commanders and dozens of cavalry from the Tang army to surround Yang Yong and fight.

If Yang Yong has guns and horses, one Liu Hongji, two thousand commanders, and dozens of Tang soldiers, what are these? Yang Yong couldn't be trapped.

But now Yang Yong has neither a big gun nor a war horse. Yang Yong claims to be invincible with a sharp gun. He doesn't have the handy eight-treasure dragon gun. Folding his legs, in this way, it is difficult for Yang Yong's force to exert one-tenth of his combat power.

However, Liu Hongji and these dozens of Tang soldiers were not easy to beat Yang Yong to the ground. Yang Yong swung his sword and died. A Tang soldier threw it out, because it was too light, he threw his sword, picked up a spear and danced, and shot down a few times. He swept through the air.

This time Tang Jun was shocked and retreated one after another, even Liu Hongji didn't dare to step forward without authorization.

But Yang Yong didn't dare to fight, because he saw that there were more and more generals in the Tang army. The heroes were four-handed, and the vicious tigers were afraid of ruthlessness. How can his two legs run better than others' four legs?

"Whoever catches this thief will be rewarded by the court, and Yang Yong must not be allowed to run away!" Seeing that Yang Yong was about to run away, Liu Hongji led all his soldiers shouting and surrounded him again.

In order to be the first to set an example, Liu Hongji slapped his horse and wielded his sword to kill Yang Yong who was in the encirclement again, slashing Huashan with a single blow.

What needs to be explained is that Liu Hongji's broadsword is similar in shape to Master Guan's. It is also called Guan Gongdao, or Qinglong Yanyue Dao. It is a spherical metal lump, but a five-inch-long triangular piercing cone, so the knife can also be used as a spear. The entire knife is one foot and three inches long and weighs 45 catties.

Yang Yong didn't care what his name was, as soon as he saw the knife coming down, he waved the spear in his hand and started to fight.

Although Liu Hongji is a fierce general with a fierce sword, he is not arrogant. He has long heard that Yang Yong is infinitely powerful. After a few rounds just now, this has been further confirmed, so he dare not attack Yang Yong's spear. Hard chop, and quickly put away the knife to change the move, raised the front handle, and handed the back handle, the knife editor poked at Yang Yong.

Yang Yong hurriedly turned around to avoid the stab, at this time other soldiers rushed up, greeted Yang Yong with knives and spears, and Yang Yong waved his spears to fight with them again.

Yang Yong fought and retreated. He was moved for a while and his physical strength was exhausted. He was sweating all over his body. He saw that there were too many Tang troops in front of him. He was exhausted.

Yang Yong's heart turned, it was broken, he wanted to capture and kill Li Yuan, but he didn't expect things to change so quickly, and in a blink of an eye, I was surrounded again, short of guns and horses, it seems that today I am in a bad mood!

(End of this chapter)