vrcanaries Chapter 696 Xue Ju
Chapter 696 Xue Ju
"Xue Ju sent Chang Zhongxing to attack Li Gui, but he was defeated. Li Gui captured the prisoners but released them."
He said that the most important thing was not Xue Ju next door, but to seize the time to attack Zhangye, Dunhuang, Xiping and other counties. Soon after, the King of Liang in Hexi had all the land in Hexi.
"Xue Renyue, who was sent to attack Hechi County, also failed; he was repelled by Xiao Yu, the governor of Hechi."
"This prefect was no ordinary person. He was related to Emperor Yang of Sui by marriage, and he was also quite long-lived, living until the twenty-second year of the Zhenguan era."
Xiao Yu, now knowing he only has several decades left to live: "..."
At the end of the thirteenth year of the Daye era, Xue Ju was still actively pursuing his ambitions, sending Xue Rengao to invade Fufeng County. The local bandit leader Tang Bi had installed a new emperor—Li Hongzhi—but quickly killed him and instead allied himself with Xue Ju and his son.
"However, Xue Ju double-crossed him, taking advantage of his unpreparedness to seize his troops. As a result, Xue Ju's forces grew to a great size, claiming to number two hundred thousand, and he prepared to attack Chang'an."
"Xue Rengao is imposing and strong, brave and skilled in battle, known as a warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men. On Old Li's side, he's sent our Erfeng, who is both scholarly and martial."
"As it turned out, Xue Rengao had met his match. He was driven back to Longshan, and Fufeng County and other counties such as Hechi County surrendered to Li."
Li Erfeng: Hehe, what's so great about being able to defeat ten thousand men!
"In the second year of Yining (618), Li's side was making good progress, while Li Mi, who was still stuck in Luoyang, was repeatedly defeating Wang Shichong, but he fought on despite repeated defeats."
"After Wang Shichong finished dealing with the remaining 10,000 men, he stationed them in Hanjia City. It seems he doesn't want to fight Li Mi for the time being. After that, Li Mi led an army of 300,000 men to occupy Jinyong City, and the Eastern Capital was in dire need of help."
Upon hearing this, the people in front of the screen stopped arguing.
In Jinyong City, the same old place, some people sighed about the future War of the Eight Princes, while others calculated how much time had passed since the Tang Dynasty.
"But Luoyang didn't surrender immediately upon seeing this situation. Duan Da and Wei Jin, who were left to guard the city, went out to meet the enemy, but they did their best and were defeated. So it was only a matter of time before Li Mi captured Luoyang."
"At the same time, Li Jiancheng was not yet emperor. Now that Luoyang was in trouble, how could he, as prime minister, sit idly by? So he appointed Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin as left and right marshals, leading an army of more than 100,000 to rescue Luoyang."
"Using the banner of the Sui Dynasty to seize Luoyang, the eastern capital, Li Gonglin really knows how to play the game. Meanwhile, the true owner of this territory—Emperor Yang of Sui—is still alive and is languishing in Jiangdu."
Li Yuan: Nephew (Yang Tong), wait for your uncle to come and save you!
"But time waits for no one. Did Yang Guang, who was so enthusiastic about his actions back then, ever imagine that he would be strangled by the rebels? In any case, the Sui Dynasty has come to an end, but the first Sui Dynasty Heroes Cup is still undecided."
At this moment, Yang Jian, whose feelings were extremely complicated, thought: ...??^??...
"The Tang army that was preparing to 'pick up the scraps' in Luoyang was not only facing Li Mi, after all, Li Mi had installed Yang You, while Yang Tong was the one in Luoyang."
"The situation was quite complicated, so the two brothers felt that the Guanzhong region was unstable and would be difficult to defend under strong attack, so they decided to retreat."
“But since we’re already here, it wouldn’t be right to do nothing. Erfeng has his own formula for fighting—if the enemy sees him retreating, he will definitely pursue him.”
"In Luoyang, Li Shimin clearly lacked any clear understanding of his military capabilities in fighting the Tang army. They were not only no match for Li Mi, but also no match for the two Fengs."
"The Sui army's morale plummeted further, as Erfeng had rendered them utterly powerless to retaliate, and pursued them all the way to the walls of Luoyang."
Li Shimin: ?????????? )?!
Duan Da: ??? We can't beat them, we can't beat them at all!
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