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Chapter 1655: Defeat Liaozhou

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    After Li Yuan rebelled, the right wing arranged for Zhang Lun to go south, and the left wing also set up the Liaozhou governor in Liaoshan County, southeast of Taiyuan County (now Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province), with Li Yuan, the son of his cousin Li Zhe, as the governor.  Guo Ziwu was also appointed as the governor of Luzhou.  With Li Yuan as the general and governor, the two troops went south to attack Shangdang and Changping counties.

    Speaking of a strategy, Li Yuan did not expect Li Yuan to capture the two counties. He just hoped that Li Yuan could stop the Sui army heading north and cover Jinyang's flanks.

    Li Yuan was self-aware. After arriving in Liaoshan, he and Guo Ziwu recruited troops to strengthen the city defense.

    Xi Shiling, the former bandit commander of Boling County, paid thousands of people in his party.  Li Yuan reported that he was the general of Zhendong, and he was granted the title of Duke of Yan County. He still established Zhendong Mansion and provided additional staff to appease Shandong counties.

    Xi Shiling¡¯s mausoleum was not even ranked high in Hebei, because the armies of Youzhou moved south in large numbers and had to flee to Hedong. However, Li Tang paid such attention to it. This shows that Li Tang lacked men and horses and was hungry.

    After the Hebei armies were dispatched, Yan Xiaowu led troops from Shangdang County and Changping County to the north and was ordered to attack Liaozhou.

    Yan Xiaowu only had more than 10,000 men in his hands, not much more than Li Yuan's troops.  However, the soldiers under Yan Xiaowu's command were all veterans who had gone through Yang Liang's rebellion. Most of the generals had participated in the Northern Expedition and had excellent combat capabilities.

    However, the opponent was able to gain control of the city, and the terrain in the Liaoshan Mountains was difficult and difficult to attack.

    Yan Xiaowu heard that Li Yuan was expanding his army aggressively, and he was worried about his livelihood. The other party was expanding his army on such a large scale, and even the good and bad were mixed, so he just ordered his troops to fake a surrender.

    There were also some newly recruited bandits in Yan Xiaowu's army, so he ordered Taihang bandits Wei Bao and Deng Bao, who had just defected to the Sui army, to surrender to Li Yuan.

    Wei Bao and Deng Bao were both from Taiyuan County and had good relations with Wang Junkuo when they were young.  After the world was in chaos, the two also took the opportunity to gather people as thieves and gathered together.  However, the two of them came from humble backgrounds and could only be bandits and robbers.

    When Wang Junkuo entered Hedong, he heard the news about the two of them and sent someone to recruit them.

    Seeing that they had such a good opportunity to clear their name, Wei Bao and Deng Bao immediately abandoned their camp and raised their troops to defect to the Sui Dynasty.  However, the two of them were at the junction of Shangdang and Taiyuan, so they were recruited by Yan Xiaowu.

    The two of them surrendered to the Sui army without seeing Wang Junkuo. Because they were weak, they could only serve as two minor officials after Yan Xiaowu incorporated his troops, so they were reluctant to do so.

    Therefore, as soon as Yan Xiaowu asked the two to surrender, they immediately agreed.

    In these troubled times, who doesn¡¯t want to achieve great success, be promoted to an official position, and enjoy glory?

    Wei Bao and Deng Bao were not well-known in the Taihang Mountains, so after they took more than 2,000 bandits to Li Yuan, they were immediately entrusted with important tasks.

    In fact, Li Yuan, who was born into a noble family, certainly looked down on Wei Bao and Deng Bao, but he was really short of people now, and two thousand gangsters were enough for him and the two of them to compromise.

    Yan Xiaowu led his troops to force Liaoshan County. At this time, Li Yuan had less than 10,000 people in his hands.

    Li Yuan decided to hold on to the city, but Wei Bao and Deng Bao advised Li Yuan: "Our army is small and we are trapped in an isolated city. The Sui army must think it is easy to defeat us. If our army cannot hold on, the Sui army can take it easy."  Build siege equipment and besiege the city. Over time, the city will be lost. If you don't send out troops to meet them, fight with all your strength, subdue their sharpness to calm the hearts of the people, and then defend the city, then you can be safe."

    Li Yuan was a little hesitant after hearing this, but Guo Ziwu felt that what Wei Bao and the two said made sense.  They have few soldiers at hand, and they are all new soldiers. They have never seen a large formation. If they hold on, they will not last long.  On the contrary, if you take the initiative, you will have a chance of winning.

    Li Yuan was a timid person. Seeing that Guo Ziwu also supported Wei Bao and the two, he agreed to Wei Bao's suggestion.  So Li Yuan personally led his troops to attack and ordered Guo Ziwu to defend the city.

    Li Yuan was preparing to ambush in Jianshan, south of Liaozhou. Who would have thought that before he could reach Jianshan, the Sui army would suddenly encounter him.  A fierce battle soon broke out between the two sides.

    Li Yuan had few soldiers and weak fighting power. Once they fought, they were immediately defeated.  Xi Shiling defected to Li Tang in order to seek a better future, but why did he end up fighting the Sui army for Li Tang?  As soon as he saw that the situation was unfavorable, he immediately turned around and his troops fled with him.

    Li Yuan has little ability and has never experienced any big scenes.  As soon as he saw the defeat, he had already panicked.  And Xi Shiling's escape frightened him even more.

    At this time, Wei Bao rode up to Li Yuan and said loudly: "The Sui army is powerful and our army is invincible. Please retreat quickly. If it is too late, you will be captured by the Sui army."

    Li Yuan was even more panicked after hearing this. Liu Shen Wu Zhu said: "How can we withdraw? If we withdraw, what will happen to the army?"

    Wei Bao said: "Your Majesty, how long have you cared about the army? Once you are captured by the Sui army, your life will be lost. Our brothers will protect you and return to Liaozhou first, and we will talk about other things later."

    At the critical moment,Li Yuan suffered from hesitation again.

    Seeing that Li Yuan didn't speak, Wei Bao quickly stepped forward, took Li Yuan's horse rein and said, "Your Majesty, let's go!"

    Li Yuan didn't say anything, but was silent about the behavior of Wei Bao and Wei Bao, and Wei Bao took Li Yuan and fled towards the city gate.

    As for his troops, seeing Li Yuan fleeing, they had no fighting spirit and quickly dispersed.

    Li Yuan galloped all the way and fled to the city of Liaozhou, while Wei Bao and Deng Bao also led their troops to follow.  On the contrary, Li Yuan's personal soldiers and subordinates were already gone.

    When they arrived at the bottom of the city, they caught up with Li Yuan. Li Yuan ran so hard that he was out of breath. He looked at the two of them and couldn't even speak.

    Panting, Li Yuan suddenly started crying.  The first time he led an army, he suffered such a defeat. If Liaozhou was lost, how could he face his uncle?

    When Guo Ziwu heard about the defeat at the top of the city, he was also surprised. Seeing that the person under the city was Li Yuan, he had no doubts and immediately asked people to open the city gate and welcome Li Yuan into the city.

    Wei Bao and the two men stepped forward and embraced Li Yuan into the city.

    Li Yuan is in front, and the two are behind.

    At this moment, Deng Bao thrust out his spear and suddenly stabbed Li Yuan.  Li Yuan was unprepared. He was not surprised until the spear passed through his chest, and then he fell off his horse.

    When Wei Bao saw that Li Yuan had been killed, he shouted loudly: "I am ordered by Duke Wei to attack the rebellious Li family. We have already killed the rebellious leader Li Yuan, so why don't you surrender soon?"

    "Only punish those who rebel, not those who surrender!"

    Before the defenders in the city could react, the city gate had been occupied by Wei Bao and Deng Bao.  Guo Ziwu hurriedly commanded his troops to seize the city gate, but there were not many troops in the city and it was difficult to fight.

    Wei Bao and the other two held the city gate, while the other went to kill inside the city.  If it were to kill the enemy on the battlefield, the two of them might not be able to do it, but fighting in the streets was what they were good at, so they fought their way into the city.

    Not long after, Yan Xiaowu led his troops to kill him from behind and entered the city through the city gate.  The main force of the Sui army entered the city, and the Tang army was even more invincible.

    Guo Ziwu, the governor of Luzhou of the Tang Army, refused to surrender and died in the rebellion.  As for the Xi Shiling tribe that originally fled, they were also annihilated by the Sui army.

    The Sui army then occupied Liaozhou, which was pretended by Li Yuan.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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