The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 528 Encirclement, Annihilation

Winter goes to spring, and in a blink of an eye, the long and cold winter slowly passes by, and the gentle spring breeze gradually hits.

The spring that coincides with the spring of March is coming one after another!

In March, the temperature has relatively warmed up, and the Qi army has been confronted with the Qi army in Yiyang for several months, and the Qi army who has made no progress rushed out of the severe cold again.

Under the leadership of the lord Xiang Yan, the main force of the coalition forces rushed to Yiyang next time!
Secondly, the troops of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang also continued to march separately, conquering cities and expanding their territory.

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It's just that, as the accumulated blood slowly melted away, the anti-kings in the north who had been silent for several months began to prepare for a fierce war again.

In the spring of 620 A.D., the Turks, who dominated the western grassland, under the leadership of the Great Khan Temujin, reached an agreement with the Jin people in the east to jointly march on the Xianbei people on the Mobei Plateau.

Xianbei, whose strength is already weaker than the Turks and the Jin, suffered a joint attack from the two races for a while, how could it resist it?

The battle has only just begun, and the Xianbei tribe on the Mobei Plateau lost troops and generals, and lost their defenses again and again.

In desperation, Xianbei's new Khan Kebi Neng shrinks his army on the one hand and sticks to the royal court.

On the other hand, envoys were sent to Khitan and the Western Regions to seek help from the Khitan and emerging Xixia people.

Xixia was originally a small tribe in the northern border of the Western Regions, but in the past few years, a talented and bold lord appeared.

His name is Tuoba Yuanhao (Li Yuanhao), and he claims to be a descendant of Xianbei Tuoba descendants. He has also gathered a group of generals who are capable of fighting well.

In just a few years, the soldiers of the integrated tribes were used to sweep across the northern frontier, and because of this, the Protectorate of the Western Regions established by the Sui Dynasty existed in name only!

Afterwards, Tuoba Yuanhao did not stop there, and continued to send heavy troops to set foot in the southern border in an attempt to unify the Western Regions.

However, Southern Xinjiang has always been a faction close to the Central Plains Dynasty, so they can't help but unite to the east and ask for reinforcements.

Because Li Gui, who was entrenched in Hexi, also coveted the land of the Western Regions, after receiving the request, he also dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to march into the Western Regions, unite with southern Xinjiang, and resist Xixia.

It was also because of Li Gui's intervention that Xixia never annexed southern Xinjiang and unified the Western Regions.

However, following Xianbei's request for help this time, Tuoba Yuanhao saw a turning point. After discussing with his generals, Tuoba Yuanhao made a decision.

However, when Xixia was about to go out, Temujin and Wanyan Aguda joined hands to fight against the enemy.

Before Xixia and Khitan sent troops, Mobei Royal Court fell, and Xianbei was declared dead!
Next, after Li Gui responded to Xiang Yan's appeal, he also led an army of [-] troops to Lintao, the frontline post of the Qi army, with Lu Bu as his general this spring.

With the large-scale rush of the Hexi army, Li Guangbi, who was stationed in Qinzhou, was also eyeing, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, ready to take advantage of the fire at any time.

However, fortunately, Gao Qi had already made preparations. Long before, he appointed Bai Qi as the governor of Liangzhou, responsible for the military affairs of Hanyang, Dangchang, and Lintao.

Therefore, at this time, when he heard that the Hexi Army was attacking, Bai Qi thought about it and gave the most correct order.

With Lu Xiang promoted as the second general, he led the army in Hanyang to guard against Li Guangbi's troops in Qinzhou in the east to prevent him from sending troops when he took the opportunity.

As for Bai Qi, he personally led the main force, with generals such as Zhang Han and Li Dingguo leading the main force westward to meet the Hexi army.

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In the area of ​​Xiangzhou, Yiyang, Baling, and Chenxian, the Allied Army and the Qi Army were engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive confrontation.

The war between the two armies lasted for several months, but there was no progress at all.

It's just that all the anti-kings of the coalition forces, including the leader Xiang Yan, didn't realize that at this moment, an invisible net was quietly enveloping them.

Almost all the coalition forces were enveloped in the territory of Xiangzhou!

Wangcheng, Gangneung

Liu Bowen, Minister Zuo Pushe and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is cooperating with Di Renjie, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Di Renjie, Minister of the Ministry of War, to call on people to join the army across the country.

With the response, the people in its territory have learned the news that the coalition forces have invaded Qi.

It is also because of the benevolent government implemented under Gao Qi's rule over the past few years that the people have benefited a lot, and they live and work in peace and contentment!

Therefore, when the imperial court promulgated the order to join the army, it can be said to be like a cloud. In less than a month, nearly 50 sergeants joined the army.

Subsequently, Liu Bowen and other important ministers discussed and decided to gather 50 people who were invited to join the army outside Jiangling City to receive training, deployment, and distribution of weapons.

Time passed slowly, and the hundreds of thousands of sergeants who were invited to join the army were also sent to various places to assist the Qi armies from all walks of life and fight against the coalition forces.

The battle that lasted for a long time finally ushered in the final madness.

It is only said that after the beginning of spring, Cao Cao, who was relatively close to Lianheng with Qi, had already wiped out Fangla's troops who were entrenched in the East China Sea in the first half of the year.

After a cold winter's rest, Cao Jun is now extremely strong.

Cao Cao discussed with his important officials and pointed the finger at Meng Haigong, the King of Song Yi who was entrenched in Caozhou.

Therefore, at this time, the Cao army is gathering in a large scale, and its soldiers are pointing directly at Caozhou, and fierce battles in the Central Plains will be inevitable!
As for Dou Jiande, who is dominant in Hebei, on the one hand, Zhao Kuangyin is the governor of Zhenbei, and he sticks to the Yishui defense line to guard against Luoyi in Youzhou.

On the other hand, with Lian Po as a general, he was stationed at the headquarters of the Xia Dynasty to defend against the Hu people outside the Great Wall.

Even in the end, Dou Jiande took the general Wang Fubao as his general, and led the main force to advance westward, threatening Li Tangdong County.

However, since Li Tang's focus was on the east at this time, the situation in the north was decisively defensive, using the steep terrain to block the enemy.

The war between the Liu family in Liaodong and the Manchu Qing Dynasty also gradually dissipated in the cold winter, and the battle was staged again and again.

Even on the grassland outside the Great Wall, the Hu tribes from all sides fought each other and competed for territory.
All of a sudden, from north to south, almost every front was ablaze with war, and its flames filled the crowds.

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Jiangnan, Xuancheng County, Danyang County
These two places are the foundations of the Huaixi Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and they are the real important towns.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Zhu Wenzheng, who is good at guarding, as the governor of the southern line, responsible for defending all the territories south of the Yangtze River.

However, at this time Zhu Wenzheng was in a hurry, leading the army to defend Jinling City, and could not hold on!
As for the rest of the land, they were all declared to have fallen, and the Qi army assembled in various places, and slowly galloped towards Jinling to besiege.

It turned out that the commander-in-chief of the Qi army was Li Jing, the governor of Luzhou. As early as when Gao Qi led the main force to retreat to Yiyang, he secretly planned a big deal.

Secretly issued an edict to inform Liu Bowen and other important officials who stayed in the court to call the people in the territory to join the army to assist in this war.

Afterwards, he ordered the governors from all over the country to play by ear and do their best to support Gao Qi's plan.

So after accepting the edict, Li Jing didn't disobey at all, so he thought about how to cooperate with Qi Wang Gaoqi's plan to wipe out the coalition forces.

After making an in-depth investigation, Li Jing decided that he would personally lead [-] sailors to cross the river secretly, climb to the top of the south bank, and lurk in Danyang and Xuancheng.

Immediately after the army was assembled, Li Jing led his troops to launch a surprise attack on Yongshi, seized this place, and cut off the connection between the two places.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jing pretended to be the Huaixi Army non-stop, fraudulently opened Xuancheng County, and Xuancheng announced that it had changed hands.

If it weren't for Zhu Wenzheng's timely response at the critical moment, he would withdraw most of his troops in time, retreat to Jinling and hold on to the city.

I am afraid that Li Jing's first battle will directly wipe out the Huaixi Army's armed forces on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

However, because the Huaixi army all took it with them when Zhu Yuanzhang responded to the call to join the coalition.

At this moment, the Wu County that had just been taken was only defended by [-] troops. Li Jing took Wu County without any effort.

After pacifying most of the territory on the south bank, Li Jing took advantage of Sun Ce's reputation to recruit troops in Wu.

At that time, there were countless heroes who worshiped Sun Ce in the land of Wu, and they came one after another, and heroes from all over the world rushed to come.

In a short period of time, Li Jing's army expanded to nearly [-] people!

It has to be said that the popularity of Sun Ce and his son in Jiangdong cannot be underestimated, if it hadn't been destroyed by Zhu Yuanzhang in advance.

Even when the Qi army conquers Jiangdong at that time, the Sun family will be one of the troubles that will be difficult to settle.

However, all of these are simply gone. Today's Sun Ce is just a tiger with broken teeth, which is not enough to prove!
As Li Jing swept across Jiangdong, his prestige also spread to the counties in Jiangdong. At this time, Li Jing also called on all the troops to besiege the Jinling defenders.

As for Xu Da's troops, they were closely watched by Su Lie's army in Hefei, and they couldn't move at all!

On the Jiangdong side, when the situation suddenly changed, the worse situation continued to flow towards the coalition forces like snowflakes.

Xiang Yan, the main force of the coalition forces confronting the Qi army, was shocked when he saw this, and secretly said 'no good'!
At this time, the situation reported was not only the change of Jiangdong, but also the latest battle report from Jiangxia.

Shi Lang, who confronted Qi Jiguang, was in Wuchang, Jiangxia, and was surrounded by the Qi army.

It turned out that when Li Jing raided Jiangdong, he also secretly ordered Pei Xingjian to lead the [-] militiamen who enlisted in the army.

Cooperate with Qi Jiguang, go around secretly, and besiege Shi Lang's troops in the Wuchang area, and they will perish at any time!

With the occurrence of the two battle reports, Xiang Yan, who had always been calm, couldn't help but panic and lost his composure.

After all, Jiangdong is the foundation of the coalition forces, and now it is being raided by the Qi army. Once the anti-kings of all parties find out, one can imagine what will happen.

There is no doubt that it is obvious that the coalition forces will split at that time!

Immediately afterwards, the forces of all parties will definitely be divided and destroyed by the Qi army, and all roads can only be destroyed!
In addition, Shi Lang's troops are now encircled, which will also block the retreat of the main force of the coalition forces marching into Xiangzhou.

At this moment, Xiang Yan has fully realized that Gao Qi's ambition is so great.

Gao Qi didn't think about how to resist the attack of the coalition forces, but directly devoured the main force of the coalition forces in one fell swoop.

Xiang Yan couldn't help being confused for a while, and got up in a hurry!
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However, following another piece of news came out, the already unfavorable situation was even worse!
Under Lu Xun's call, the Lu family, a wealthy family in Huiji County, led the army and civilians in various places to resist the rule of the Taiping Army.

For a while, the territory of the Taiping Army was in chaos!
The coalition forces have officially begun to fall apart!

(End of this chapter)