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Chapter 1656 Heading South to Xihe

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    Yan Xiaowu occupied Liaozhou. At this time, Taiyuan County in the north had been conquered, and the newly established Leping County also came to take over Liaoshan County.  He then led his troops westward to attack the main road of Linfen.

    At this time, Zhang Wenyuan also led his army to occupy Xihe County, passed through Queshu Valley, and headed south to Linfen.

    After Li Yuan occupied Xihe County, he changed it to Haozhou and made Liu Zhan the governor of Haozhou.  Haozhou and Queshu Valley, facing Fenjun in the south, were regarded by Li Yuan as the second line of defense after Jinyang.

    In order to stop the Sui army, Li Yuan made full preparations.  In his plan, if the Tang army blocked the Sui army in Jinyang City for three months to half a year, Haozhou would be able to prepare, and then block the Sui army in the natural barrier of Queshu Valley for another three months to half a year.  After the Sui army broke through these two lines of defense, it was already half a year later, and he had already established a firm foothold in Guanzhong.

    It¡¯s a pity that Jinyang fell and everything was in vain.

    After Zhang Wenyuan went south, he concentrated his cavalry and marched straight to Jiexiu.

    At this time, Liu Zhan did not know the news that Jinyang had been lost.

    Zhang Wenyuan went south. In order to mobilize the Tang army in Xihe, he also used the talisman left by Li Yuanji to send a letter to Liu Zhan, saying, "The Sui army is attacking Jinyang. There have been several fierce battles between the two sides. Jinyang has few soldiers. Please do your best."  All the soldiers and horses in the county go north to support."

    After Liu Zhan gained the trust, he ordered his troops and horses to go northward.

    At this time, Jin Quan, the meritorious Cao Cao, advised: "In the past, Tang Gong said that you should guard Haozhou tightly. Today, Liang De's troops in Xicheng have not been eliminated, and Haozhou has insufficient troops. If you can send all your troops to the north, we will only  I¡¯m afraid that Haozhou¡¯s defenses are weak and may be taken advantage of by bandits.¡±

    Liu Zhan said disapprovingly: "How can Haozhou be compared with Jinyang? As long as Jinyang is defended, our Tang Dynasty will be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if Haozhou is lost, it can be recovered in an instant. But if Jinyang is lost, Haozhou will be  We will be exposed to the front of the Sui army and cannot be saved."

    What Liu Zhan didn¡¯t say was that Li Yuanji who asked for help was the son of Duke Tang. If something happened to Li Yuanji, he would have no merit even if he defended Haozhou, but he would be hated by Duke Tang.

    Don¡¯t you know what happened to Liu Feng when he didn¡¯t save Guan Yu?

    So Liu Zhan ignored Jin Quan's advice and ordered his troops to go north.

    Liu Zhan walked to Zhangnan Fort (southwest of today's Pingyao County, Shanxi Province) and met Yang Yiyan's troops in the Youtun Guards.  Zhang Wenyuan also didn't expect that Liu Zhan would use all his main force, and at such a fast speed. This time, Yang Yiyan only had one battalion of cavalry, and the main purpose was to set up an ambush in the vanguard.

    The two sides suddenly met and immediately started a fierce battle.

    Although Liu Zhan had three to four thousand men and horses, Yang Yiyan had only cavalry under his command.  As soon as the battle began, the Sui army's cavalry rushed straight into the Tang army's center.

    Yang Yiyan was a rare fierce general among the Sui army. He led the cavalry and charged forward without hesitation, and soon tore through the Tang army's formation.

    Liu Zhan could not stabilize his troops, and the army soon collapsed.

    Liu Zhan also fled back to Jiexiu with the rebel army.

    The Haozhou soldiers were frightened and demoralized after suffering such a defeat.  Liu Zhan was also shocked. He really didn't expect the Sui army to be so powerful.

    But Liu Zhan was not ready to surrender.  Liu Zhan was Yuan Cong who led Li Yuan's army in Jinyang. He served as a consultant in the general's office and participated in the military affairs. He was loyal to Li Tang's regime.

    Liu Zhan¡¯s own fighting skills are not high and he prefers to be a civil servant, but he is still relatively good at defense.  What's more, he has been strengthening the city defenses and recruiting soldiers these days.

    After escaping back to Haozhou this time, Liu Zhan mobilized all the people in the city to guard Haozhou.

    Zhang Wenyuan's troops came to the city and sent an envoy to the city to persuade him to surrender. Liu Zhan killed the envoy and vowed to fight to the death with the Sui army.

    However, Liu Zhan was prepared to fight to the death, but others did not think so.

    The meritorious Cao Jinquan was from a wealthy family in Xihe. When the Tang army occupied Xihe County, in order to gain the support of the local wealthy families, they appointed a group of children from aristocratic families as officials.

    At that time, the Tang army was victorious in consecutive battles and was so powerful that of course these aristocratic families chose to surrender.  But now Liu Zhan has defeated Zhang Nanbao, and the Sui army is approaching the city. They are about to die together, so no one is willing to die for Li Yuan.

    However, Liu Zhan was determined, and those who tried to persuade him to surrender were expelled by Liu Zhan, and Jin Quan did not dare to express his position easily.

    At this time, Jin Quan found Kai Cao Song Yi, Jiexiu County Prime Minister Mao Xuan and others to discuss countermeasures.

    "Liu Zhan is going to drag the entire Jiexiu city with him to be buried with him. He has gained a reputation, but all our fellow villagers in Jiexiu will be ruined."

    Everyone cursed one after another, with a sense of righteousness.

    At this time Song Yi said: "In the past, Duke Wei defeated Yang Liang, a common man of the Han Dynasty. We and other families also contributed to the king's army, and were summoned by Duke Wei. This time Li Yuan rebelled, and we had the intention to fight to the death, but  I really care about Sangzi, so I have to surrender in order to prevent it from suffering a military disaster. But now that Wang Shi has arrived, it is a good opportunity to clear up the source. If we hang out with Liu Zhan again, our family will be ruined. "

      Others also agreed.

    At this time, one person mentioned his friendship with Duke Wei in the past, and the other said he had met Duke Wei. All of them became loyal ministers of the Sui Dynasty.

    So everyone decided to kill Liu Zhan and open the door to surrender.

    Jin Quan ordered his younger brother Jin Ce to sneak out of the city and go to the Sui army camp.  For these aristocratic families, it would be a little difficult to directly open the city gate and surrender, but sending one or two people out of the city is just like playing games.

    When Jin Ce saw Zhang Wenyuan, he said that the common people in the city were held hostage by Liu Zhan and had to resist the heavenly army, but in his heart he wanted to surrender. He asked Master Wang to forgive him.  He also said that he would cause chaos in the city tomorrow night, open the city gates, and welcome the king's troops into the city.

    Zhang Wenyuan had already guessed that the aristocratic families in the city would be unable to sit still, so he was happy to see the outcome and was indifferent.  He didn't expect to rely on aristocratic families to help him break the city, let alone look down on him because of it.

    So Zhang Wenyuan said that he would only send troops to cooperate if he saw Liu Zhan's head.

    Jin Ce had no choice but to go back to the city to see his brother.

    Jin Quan was a little surprised when he heard this.  When the Sui army heard that they were willing to surrender, shouldn't they be overjoyed and appoint officials and make wishes?

    But at this time, they were ready to take action, and they had no other choice but to go all the way to darkness.

    Fortunately, Liu Zhan took all his troops to support Jinyang. Zhang Nanbao was defeated and his troops suffered 70% loss.  However, troops were needed to defend the city, so in addition to drawing Ding Laf, Liu Zhan also invited private soldiers and slaves from various families to join the battle.

    As a result, Liu Zhan really did not control much of the army.

    That evening, Liu Zhan still did not rest, but went to the city gate to inspect the city gate again.  In order to ensure that there were no omissions in the city's defense, he patrolled the city several times a day.

    When we arrived at the north gate, the guards were General Yingjilang, one of Liu Zhan's men, and Jin Qu, the leader of the Jin family's private army.

    Jin Qu was a thief and a brave man. Later, he was injured and was rescued by the Jin family, so he stayed with the Jin family as a private soldier.  The Jin family is the head of all families, so when guarding the gate, although the Jin family is white, they still have great power.

    Liu Zhan came to the city wall as usual. Everyone paid their respects and led Liu Zhan to inspect various places.  At this moment, Jin Qu, who was holding a steel whip, suddenly hit Liu Zhan on the head.

    Liu Zhan was caught off guard and was hit in the head. His brain burst and he died unexpectedly.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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