Chapter 65 Buying Pearls in the North Market
Li Wuji held the horse spear tightly, and his teeth were chewing. He actually saw through the damn Luo Yi. A murderous intent rose from Li Wuji's heart. He shouted loudly: "Transfer my order and mobilize three thousand iron guards to siege Luo Yi's mansion, no matter how old or young, they will kill him!"
"Your Highness!"
Aide Qian Rong came over in a panic, "Your Highness calm down. The Sui army is outside the city. Now there is an internal strife in the Tang army, and there will be a big incident!"
Li Wuji was furious and pointed at him with a horse spear, "Will there be no big deal when Luo Yixian City surrender?"
Qian Rong was speechless. He sighed deeply in his heart, lowered his head, and did not dare to say more. He could no longer explain clearly which is right or wrong, which is more important. If he did not kill, Luo Yi would surrender, kill, and Luo Yi would also surrender.
More importantly, King Qi had murderous intentions towards Luo Yi from the beginning, but now he found an excuse, so he was willing to let him go. Qian Rong had no choice but to let King Qi go.
Li Wuji walked out of the yamen with a spear and strode. The three thousand iron guards were already gathered. This was the guard he selected from the Hanzhong defenders to form a group of three thousand strong soldiers. Most of them were Guanzhong soldiers. They had just formed a return day before yesterday. All of them were cavalry, with his three guards as generals.
Three thousand cavalry gathered in black on the street. Li Wuji turned over his horse and raised his spear to shout loudly: "Luo Yi rebelled against Tang, my sons, kill the thief with me!"
Three thousand cavalry launched together, with a huge momentum, following Li Wuji to the Luo Yi Mansion.
Luo Yi's mansion is located in the north of the city, close to Beidaying, only a few hundred steps away from the Beicheng Gate. In the north of the city, Luo Yi had already summoned thousands of soldiers. While sending people to report to the Sui army, he continued to assemble the army.
Luo Yi no longer had the intention of procrastination. He knew better than anyone else. Li Wuji wanted to kill him, and he could not argue. In this critical situation, Li Yuan could only listen to his son's one-sided words and would never give himself a chance to defend himself. At this time, he had no way out except surrendering to the Sui Dynasty.
The north city gate was already wide open, and the city was covered with white flags of surrender. The sudden sound of horse hooves in the city was like a war drum. Luo Yi shouted loudly: "Prepare the Bai Xiaomao formation for bows and crossbows!"
Two thousand crossbowmen lined up, densely spreading the streets, and a thousand soldiers were also spreading on the top of the city. As the sound of horse hooves became closer and closer, Li Wuji led three thousand iron guards to the intersection. He already knew that Luo Yi was not in the mansion, so he went to the north gate. The war horse turned around, and like a tsunami rushing into the city, rushing towards the north gate.
Luo Yi looked at the cavalry getting closer and closer with cold eyes. He had already entered the range. He shouted loudly, "Shoot!"
Thousands of arrows were shot out at the same time, and the arrows shot towards the cavalry like a storm. The cavalry that could not hide was wailed, and a large area fell down instantly, with corpses everywhere. Li Wuji was in the middle of the team, holding a large shield in his hand. His large area of fall made his eyes red, and he shouted wildly: "Stop up and cut Luo Yi into pieces!"
The cavalry charged again. At this time, another round of dense arrows came. The cavalry team was ready and raised their shields one after another. The cavalry were greatly reduced when they were caught. Seeing that the bow and arrow could no longer intercept the cavalry, Luo Yi ordered again, "Pelven soldiers came out!"
Three thousand spearmen rushed up and collided with the cavalry. The crossbowmen also changed to spears and surrounded them from all sides, surrounding more than 2,500 cavalry in the middle. Two Tang troops fought bloody battles in the narrow pagoda and the city gate...
At this time, the Sui army was outside the Eight Eight Eight Counties, waiting for changes in Nanzheng City like watching the fire from the other side of the river. However, the Sui soldiers did not set up camps and set up tents, nor did they disperse and rest, but were full of armor and lined up in the wilderness to wait for the order to attack.
Xu Shiji had a strong intuition that the conflict between Luo Yi and Qi King Li Wuji had intensified, and the final break between them could not be delayed tonight, and the two of them would inevitably have a fierce battle to the death.
Marting Sima Yao Jindong smiled and said, "Master, I feel that there has been a fierce battle between them. With the impatient character of King Qi, he will not give Luo Yi time to regain military power, and he will definitely take action first."
Xu Shiji sneered, "There is no doubt about using people, but no doubt about people. Since Li Yuan did not believe in Luo Yi, he should not be appointed as the general manager of Hanzhong from the beginning, and ordered his son to seize power at the most critical moment. Can Luo Yi swallow this tone?"
"What the general manager means is that Li Wuji seizes power, is it Li Yuan's meaning?"
Xu Shiji nodded, "If it weren't for Li Yuan's intention, how could Li Wuji take out the Emperor's Sword above?"
Yao Jindong also sighed, "That is why your highness said that the defeat of the Tang Dynasty was actually defeated by Li Yuan's employment. This is not a false statement!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly pointed at the top of the city and shouted: "Master, the white flag is replaced on the top of the city."
Xu Shiji also saw it. The city was replaced with white flags, which greatly boosted his spirits. He turned around and shouted: "Prepare to fight!"
The Sui army soldiers were in agitation, cheered up their spirits, and were ready to try. At this time, a Tang army cavalry rushed over and was stopped by the Sui army patrol. After checking, he was brought to Xu Shiji. The Tang army cavalry knelt on one knee and reported, "The King of Qi wanted to kill General Luo, and the two armies broke out in the city. General Luo was willing to surrender to Sui Ping and beg for the Sui army to support."
After saying that, the Tang cavalry took out a letter and submitted it. It was the handwritten letter Xu Shiji gave to Luo Yi last night. This was the best token. Xu Shiji took it over and pondered for a moment, and turned around and said, "Can General Sheng Yu be there?"
A general responded, "The last one is here!"
"You can lead 5,000 cavalry to the North City to investigate the situation. If there is indeed an internal strife in the city, you can immediately occupy the North City Gate and report to me in time!"
"As for the order!"
General Lu Li led 5,000 cavalry to rush to the north city. At this time, Xu Shiji's eyes were full of expectations. It was indeed the plan of attacking the enemy. This counter-essay strategy was so beautiful that Wang Jian had great achievements! He should ask His Highness to make him the prefect.
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The city was in chaos. More than 7,000 troops loyal to Luo Yi and nearly 10,000 troops loyal to Li Wuji broke out in the city. The war was no longer limited to the north city, but the east city and the south city were also in fierce battles. During the melee, the soldiers took the opportunity to break into the houses, looted property, and raped women. The situation in the city was extremely chaotic.
Among them, the melee in the North City was the most tragic. Reinforcements from both sides who came from all over the city also entered the battle. Nearly 8,000 people fought in the North City, shouting and killing sounds shook the sky. The streets and open spaces in the North City were buried everywhere, blood flowing into a river. Thousands of soldiers were killed in the melee, and more than half of the three thousand iron guards were killed.
Although Li Wuji was extremely brave, he still shot two arrows in a row in the melee, one of which hit his left leg, causing him to almost fall. At this moment, a blood-covered general rushed over and shouted loudly: "Your Highness! The Sui army is coming in outside the city."
This news surprised Li Wuji. He turned around and looked at the North City Gate. He saw that the North City Gate controlled by Luo Yi had already opened, and hundreds of Sui cavalry had entered the city. They were completely different from the Tang army. Their aura was so rapid and the strong will to kill the enemy was chilling.
Li Wuji was desperate. He originally wanted to kill Luo Yi as quickly as possible and reorganize the army, but he did not expect that the situation was getting worse and worse and the war became more and more intense. No! This was not his responsibility, this was the consequence of Luo Yi's surrender to the Sui Dynasty. He was trying his best to save it, but he failed.
"Follow me!"
Li Wuji roared, turned his horse's head and ran westward. More than a thousand cavalry left the battlefield one after another and ran towards the west gate along the street. At the top of the city, Luo Yi had already set an arrow on Zhang Yin and aimed at Li Wuji's back. He loosened his strings and an arrow shot like lightning. He hit Li Wuji's back. Li Wuji screamed, threw away his long spear and rolled off the horse. His guards tried their best to rescue him, rushed out of the west city to the death, and ran to the north.
Half an hour later, with 30,000 Sui troops entering Nanzheng City, the internal strife in Nanzheng City finally ended. The internal strife lasted for more than an hour, and more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians died, and countless injured people were not over. Blood stained the entire city with corpses everywhere, which was terrible. Xu Shiji couldn't help but sigh.
Luo Yi was also covered in blood, and went up to one knee, knelt down on one knee, and said with his fist: "The criminal Luo Yi is willing to surrender to the Great Sui Dynasty and serve the work of the Great Sui Dynasty."
Xu Shiji did not dismount and helped Luo Yi up. This internal strife could be avoided. If Luo Yi was willing to surrender last night, then these soldiers and ordinary flat screen would not die on the streets. Luo Yi did not really want to surrender, but surrendered with no choice.
Thinking of this, Xu Shiji snorted heavily, pointed at Luo Yi with a whip, and ordered him to "Tie me up and behead him!"
More than a dozen Sui soldiers grabbed Luo Yi like wolves and tigers, tied up and shouted: "General Xu, I obey your words and surrender in the city. Why do you want to kill me?"
"Hmph! You did not surrender sincerely, but were forced to open the city to surrender. If you surrendered early, would so many soldiers and civilians die?"
Luo Yi was speechless when scolded and lowered his head. At this time, Yao Jindong stepped forward and pleaded: "General Manager, General Luo is also involuntarily. He is willing to surrender. This is because of his merits and demerits. Let's spare him!"
The generals came forward to plead, and Xu Shiji said coldly: "For the sake of everyone's pleading, I will spare you and become loyal to the court. Naturally, you will have your future. If you dare to have ulterior motives and have a different intention, you will need your head!"
After saying that, Xu Shiji waved his hand and said, "Let him loose!"
The soldiers let go of Luo Yi. Luo Yi felt both hatred and regretful. He hated him for the prestigious Youzhou general manager, but was taught a lesson by a junior and almost lost his life. He regretted that he had known that he should have surrendered to the Sui Dynasty that year, and now he is also the chief manager of the country.
Luo Yi was dissatisfied, but he did not dare to show it. He had to bow his head and said, "Thank you for not killing General Xu!"
Xu Shiji waved his hand and ordered the generals under his command: "Put the people and do not disturb the people anymore. All prisoners of war, who loot property or rape women, will be beheaded!"
"Abide by the order!"
The generals were busy. Outside the city, as Gao Zi sent troops to occupy various passes, this meant that Hanzhong had completely fallen into the hands of the Sui army.
The fall of Hanzhong completely cut off the connection between Bashu and Guanzhong and also cut off the Tang Dynasty's retreat. The time for the decisive battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties gradually matured. As Hanzhong was occupied by the Sui army, the decisive battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties officially kicked off.
Chapter completed!