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Chapter 497: The drum sounds outside Xiping City

On the second day after Li Yuanshan ascended the throne and became emperor, four dukes and nineteen county marquises fled with their personal ranks, and did not dare to surrender to the court camp, and they did not know where they had escaped. Li Yuanshan drank too much last night and slept until the afternoon. When he woke up, he learned that many of his newly founding heroes had run away and he was not even angry. He got up under the eunuch's service and dressed, washing and eating, and seemed to have nothing to happen.

Li Xiaoche, Wan Yansong and Song Qianhui were waiting at the door, with the anxiety on his face contrasting sharply with Li Yuanshan's calmness.

Before Li Yuanshan finished his meal, Li Xiaoche finally couldn't help but break in: "Father, if this continues, all the subordinates will run away. We must think of a solution. The child is willing to bring a team of troops in the palace and ask his father to immediately order the army to retreat. Xiping City is small, not a place to stay for a long time!"

Li Yuanshan looked up at Li Xiaoche, but did not put down his bowl and chopsticks: "You should call me the father."

Li Xiaoche was stunned and opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

“There is no way out.”

Li Yuanshan chewed the food while saying calmly: "Xiping City is the last position. Although there are more than three thousand miles behind him to choose from, if we do not defeat the imperial men, we will end up the same thing no matter where we retreat. If we take a step back, the Sui army will be further. The more we retreat, the lower the morale will be, and the more vigorous the fighting spirit of the Sui army will be."

"Father...Father, what should I do?"

"Transfer the order and let the generals of each army discuss the matter."

Li Yuanshan brought the last bite of rice into his mouth, and there was no grain of rice left: "The Sui army was full of fighting spirit and morale, but it may not be of no benefit to us. The soldiers were arrogant and the generals were proud, which was the enemy's current weakness."

He wiped his mouth, and then carefully tidied up the dragon robe that looked awkward: "Since there is no way out, we can only move forward. As long as we defeat Yang Yi, Meng Wansui and Yin Poshan are not enough to be my opponents. As long as I am still in the northwest, I will be the one who decides this after all."

"good!"

Li Xiaoche nodded vigorously: "Then let's fight to the decisive battle. I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

"you……"

Li Yuanshan paused for a moment, then waved his hand: "Prime Minister, stay with all the countries and the prince, let everyone else go out."

The eunuchs bowed and retreated, and Li Yuanshan pointed to the chair: "Everyone sat down and talked."

He was the only one left in the room, Li Xiaoche, Song Qianhui, who was appointed Prime Minister yesterday, and Wan Yansong, the general of the Zhu Kingdom. Li Yuanshan's eyes slowly swept across the three people. After a while of silence, he suddenly smiled: "I have made no mistakes since the day of the rebellion. You have been used to being too lazy to touch your brain. You can just listen to everything. But today, I want to ask your opinion."

"How much chance of winning do I have to fight the Sui army?"

He looked at Song Qianhui. This was named Prime Minister since he became a general when he was a general. This was also Song Qianhui's dream. He believed in his talents and abilities, so after Li Yuanshan started his army, he firmly believed that he would become the first prime minister of the new dynasty and no one could snatch it from him. Now he got what he wanted, but he was a little excited and joyful in his heart.

"You say it, tell it truthfully."

Li Yuanshan looked at him and said.

"There are...three points."

Song Qianhui hesitated for a long time, and the final answer was shocked by Li Xiaoche. He respected Song Qianhui very much because Song Qianhui was a wise man and Li Yuanshan’s most trusted aide. He said from Song Qianhui that the chance of winning was only three points, which made Li Xiaoche’s heart even colder.

"you say"

Li Yuanshan looked at Wan Yansong again.

"minister……"

Wan Yansong hesitated for a longer time, and Li Yuanshan didn't urge him to just wait quietly. Wan Yansong escaped Li Yuanshan's sight and drooped a few words from his mouth with his head down: "I think the chances of winning are less than two points."

Two points!

Li Xiaoche's heart tightened violently!

Although Wan Yansong is not one of the seven tiger generals under Li Yuanshan's command, and his status is far inferior to Shi Lei, who is the leader of the seven tiger generals, yesterday when Li Yuanshan announced his ascension to the throne, he was granted two generals of the pillar country, one is Zhou Dingguo and the other is Wan Yansong, but nothing Shi Lei has done. Because Wan Yansong is more loyal than Shi Lei, the elite of the 60,000 original right guards under Li Yuanshan's command was led by Wan Yansong. This man led the troops above Shi Lei, and he actually believed that he had only two chances of winning.

"The child thinks it's at least five points!"

Li Xiaoche couldn't help but say excitedly: "Although the morale of the army is now low and the enemy is strong in fighting spirit, the child thinks that it is because he is already in a desperate situation. If the soldiers of the three armies use their lives, they may not have only a chance of winning two or three points! The ancients had the determination to fight against the enemy. Isn't this the situation we are in now? The generals charge forward, and the soldiers must be desperate! Father, the minister is willing to take ten thousand elite armors to rush forward, and wear a strong and hold a sharp sword to fight for the army."

"you……"

Li Yuanshan shook his head slowly: "No."

"Why!"

Li Xiaoche asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, you really can't."

Song Qianhui looked at Li Xiaoche and said, "Your Highness said it was right. If the soldiers understood the principle of dying without fighting, this battle would be more than two or three points, but Your Highness is not a suitable candidate."

"Since I am already the prince, who else is more suitable to rush to the front and boost morale than me?!"

Li Xiaoche said in a slight angrily.

"I!"

Li Yuanshan said one word heavily.

He was silent for a while and said to Li Xiaoche: "Wan Yansong, you can go back and rectify the troops now, and all the 60,000 elite troops in the city will be under your command."

"Don't worry, your Majesty!"

Wan Yansong stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely lead 60,000 Erlang to smooth the way forward for the army!"

"No"

Li Yuanshan shook his head again: "When I lead the army to attack, you will take the 60,000 elite troops out of the city from the north gate and protect the prince all the way west to Jinyang City. Jinyang City has high food and is safe and safe. If I win, I will naturally lead the army to join."

Li Xiaoche was stunned and his eyes turned red in an instant: "No! How can the father take risks in person!"

Wan Yansong immediately advised: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my troops to rush forward. Your Majesty can only watch the battle in the city!"

"I have decided"

Li Yuanshan waved his hand: "Just arrange this way, those who violate the order... behead!"

...

...

When the sun just rose, the emperor asked Su Buwei to help him out of the military tent. He raised his head and looked at the red sun. The sunlight outlined a layer of gold edges on his face. He seemed to be in a good mood and his brows were stretched openly. Su Buwei bent and helped the emperor for a walk. The two of them walked very slowly.

"Su Buwei"

The emperor suddenly smiled and turned his head to look at Su Buwei: "Do you know what I am thinking now?"

"I don't know."

"I'm thinking that after I've solved Li Yuanshan, I seem to be able to be rich for a few days... This is the second time I have left Chang'an City since I ascended the throne. Both times I have come to the northwest. Although this place looks desolate, the sky is high and the clouds are light, making people feel open-minded. It's a good destination. I laugh because I'm proud..."

The emperor paused for a moment and said, "Fortunately, I didn't ask someone to build a tomb in the suburbs of Beijing, otherwise I would have to waste a lot of money."

He was laughing, but Su Buwei's heart was filled with sadness and sadness.

"I guess Li Yuanshan can't hold it anymore. Yesterday I issued an order for the entire army to not remove armor and weapons to leave. I planned that Li Yuanshan would give it a try within two or three days. In fact, he had already won seven points in this battle, and the remaining three points were dependent on the will of heaven rather than manpower. After this battle, I plan to continue walking west. I have not been to Jinyang Palace yet, so I should go and have a look after this battle."

"Your Majesty can definitely go wherever you want."

Su Buwei said with his head down.

"This is too false."

The emperor smiled: "I want to go to the imperial court of the Yuan Dynasty, and I want to go to Daxue Mountain Dalun Temple. These two places cannot be visited anyway. People have unfulfilled wishes in their lifetime, and no one can really achieve their wishes. Tell me, what are your wishes?"

Su Buwei replied without even thinking about it: "I wish Your Majesty a long and healthy life."

"I'm sorry for you."

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "If you want a wealthy family and a thousand acres of land, I can still give you it now, but your wish... I can't do it."

Just as Su Buwei was about to speak, he suddenly saw General Jin Shixiong coming: "Your Majesty, the rebels in Xiping City are making large-scale mobilizations, and it seems that they are going to attack. The scouts came to report that the rebels in the city have also come out and are gathering at this time."

The emperor was slightly proud: "I guessed right again."

"Jin Shixiong"

"I'm here"

"If you can't fight this battle well, I will consider changing someone to do the job of the three military governors in the northwest. When I was leading the army, I never regarded myself as a prince, and I would not be willing to fall behind. Even today, if my body could not support the armored hand, I could not hold the steel knife. I really want to go into battle and chop off a few heads. Su Buwei, take my golden phoenix knife..."

Su Buwei hurriedly ran back and took the emperor's sword. The emperor pointed at Jin Shixiong: "Take my golden phoenix sword and let it drink some blood from the robbers. Kill a few more for me, it is best to use this knife to cut Li Yuanshan's head."

"I obey the order! I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's instructions!"

Jin Shixiong took the knife with both hands and tied it to his waist solemnly.

"Go"

The emperor looked outside the camp: "Su Buwei, go and choose a good place, I want to watch the battle."

...

...

Xiping City is located in a rare flat ground in the northwest, and the battlefield for decisive battles is the most suitable. Hundreds of thousands of rebels lined up, with the sound of war drums one after another. The army lined up horizontally and pressed forward, and the formation was the most commonly used basic formation for the Great Sui war soldiers. When the Great Sui war soldiers marched, they were divided into five armies, front, back, left and right. Li Yuanshan led his troops for many years and deeply understood the way of military tactics, but this time he did not set up a rear army.

General Shi Lei led a 50,000 army to the front, and behind him was Li Yuanshan's central army. General Zhou Dingguo, who led the 50,000 army to the left, was Li Yuankuo, and Li Yuanshan's younger brother.

The imperial army had already been arranged, and Jin Shixiong looked up at the bright red Great Sui battle flag with bright eyes.

This battle may not be able to quell the northwest rebellion, but this battle will definitely be the most important battle to quell the rebellion. The emperor handed over the command of this battle to him, and he had no regrets anymore. On the grassland of Mandu flag, he was sneak attacked from behind by Li Yuanshan's Right Guard, and Zuo Xiaogu was defeated. This was the most shameful defeat since he led his troops, but now, the emperor gave him the opportunity to revenge himself.

"Bandit loading!"

He waved the flag, and the general in front immediately gave a loud order. Hundreds of crossbows lined up, and the soldiers quickly loaded the heavy crossbow arrows. The noose turned and tightened, so they could fire at any time. Tens of thousands of archers pulled out the feather arrows and put them on the bowstrings, waiting for the order.

At this moment, the array of rebel front troops on the opposite side suddenly opened to both sides, and a cavalry slowly walked out from behind the infantry formation. The iron armor on the cavalry reflected a cold light under the sunlight.

That was Li Yuanshan's heavy rider.
Chapter completed!