Chapter 497

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On the day after Li Yuanshan ascended the throne and became emperor, four state princes and 19 County princes fled with their relatives. They didn't dare to surrender at the imperial camp, and they didn't know where they fled. Li Yuanshan drank too much last night, but he slept until the afternoon. When he woke up, he didn't even get angry when he learned that his new founding hero had run away a lot. He got up, dressed, washed and ate under the inner waiter's service. It was calm as if nothing had happened.

Li Xiaoche, Wan Yansong, song Qianhui and others were waiting at the door. The anxiety on their faces was in sharp contrast to Li Yuanshan's calm.

Before Li Yuanshan finished his meal, Li Xiaoche finally burst in: "father, if this goes on, all his men will run away. We must find a way. After the child is willing to bring a man and horse hall, please ask his father to order the army to retreat immediately. Xiping city is small, not a place to stay for a long time!"

Li Yuanshan looked up at Li Xiaoche and didn't put down the dishes: "you should call me father and Emperor."

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

"There is no way back."

While chewing the food, Li Yuanshan said calmly: "Xiping city is the last position. Although there are more than 3000 miles to choose from behind, if we don't defeat the imperial court, we will come to the same end wherever we retreat. If we step back, the Sui army will go further. The more we retreat, the lower the morale, and the more vigorous the fighting spirit of the Sui army."

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

"Send a message for the generals of all armies to discuss matters."

Li Yuanshan put the last mouthful of rice into his mouth, leaving no grain of rice: "the Sui army has a strong fighting spirit and a rainbow of morale, but it is not necessarily good for us. Military pride will be proud, which is the enemy's weakness now."

He wiped his mouth, and then carefully sorted out the uncomfortable Dragon Robe: "since there is no way back, we can only move forward. As long as we defeat Yang Yi, long live Meng and Yan Po Shan are not enough to be my opponents. As long as I am still in the northwest, I will decide here."

"Good!"

Li Xiaoche nodded hard: "then fight a 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, the countries and the crown prince stay, and everyone else will go out."

The waiters bowed back. Li Yuanshan pointed to the chair: "sit down and talk."

Only he was left in the room, Li Xiaoche. Song Qianhui, who was appointed Prime Minister only yesterday, and Wan Yansong, general of the state of Zhu. Li Yuanshan's eyes slowly swept over the three people. After a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled: "I have no choice since the day of starting the army. You have been used to following me. You are too lazy to use your mind. Everything is up to me. Just listen. But today, I want to ask your opinion."

"What is my chance of winning the decisive battle with the Sui army?"

He looked at Song Qian's meeting. Since he became a top general, his staff has been made prime minister. This is also the dream of song Qian's meeting. He believed in his talent and ability, so after Li Yuanshan set up the army, he firmly believed that he would become the first Prime Minister of the new imperial dynasty, and no one could take it away from him. Now he has achieved his wish, but there is little excitement and joy in his heart.

"You say, tell the truth."

Li Yuanshan looked at him and said.

"There are... Three points."

Song Qian hesitated for a long time, and the final answer shocked Li Xiaoche. He had great respect for song Qian society, because song Qian society was a real wise man and Li Yuanshan's most trusted aide. From Song Qian's mouth, he said that there was only three points to win, which made Li Xiaoche's heart colder and colder.

"You say"

Li Yuanshan looked at Wan Yansong again.

"Minister..."

Wan Yansong hesitated longer, and Li Yuanshan didn't urge him. He just waited quietly. Wan Yansong avoided Li Yuanshan's sight, hung his head and spit out a few words from his mouth: "I think the odds of winning are less than two points."

Two points!

Li Xiaoche's heart tightened fiercely!

Although Wan Yansong is not one of the seven tiger generals under Li Yuanshan, and his status is far inferior to Shi Lei, the head of the seven tiger generals, when Li Yuanshan announced his accession to the throne yesterday, he sealed two major generals of Zhu state, one is Zhou Dingguo and the other is wan Yansong, but there was nothing wrong with Shi Lei. Because Wan Yansong is more loyal than Shi Lei, the elite of the 60000 original right Xiaowei under Li Yuanshan is led by Wan Yansong. The man led the army above Shi Lei. He thought there was only two chances of winning.

"I think at least five points!"

Li Xiaoche said excitedly: "Although the morale of the army is low and the fighting spirit of the enemy is booming, I think it is because I am in a desperate situation. If the soldiers of the three services use their lives, there may not be only a two-thirds chance of winning! The ancients had the decision to fight back, isn't this our current situation? If the generals rush ahead, the soldiers will die! Father and emperor, children and ministers are willing to rush ahead with 10000 fine armor and be firm Zhirui fought a bloody way for the army. "

"You..."

Li Yuanshan shook his head slowly: "No."

"Why!"

Li Xiaoche asked eagerly.

"Your Highness, you really can't."

Song Qian will look at Li Xiaoche and say, "Your Highness was right before. At this time, if you let the soldiers understand the truth that they will die if they don't fight, there is more than two or three chances of winning this war, but your highness is not a suitable candidate."

"Since I am already the prince, who is better than me to rush to the front and boost morale?"

Li Xiaoche said angrily.

"I!"

Li Yuanshan said a word heavily.

He was silent for a while and said to Li Xiaoche, "Wan Yansong, go back and rectify the people and horses now. You command all the 60000 elite in the city."

"Don't worry, your majesty!"

Wan Yansong stood up and hugged his fist and said, "I must take 60000 Erlang to smooth the way for the army!"

"No"

Li Yuanshan shook his head again: "when I lead the army to attack, you take the 60000 elite out of the city from the north gate and protect the crown prince all the way west to Jinyang city. Jinyang city has enough food and is secure. If I win, I will naturally take the army to meet."

Li Xiaoche was stunned and his eyes turned red in an instant: "no! How can my father personally get involved in danger!"

Wan Yansong also immediately advised: "Your Majesty, Wei minister is willing to lead the troops to the front. Your majesty can only watch the war in the city!"

"I have made up my mind"

Li Yuanshan waved his hand: "let's arrange it like this. Violators... Cut!"

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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 rising sun. The sun outlined a layer of Phnom Penh on his face. He seems to be in a good mood and his eyebrows are very open. Su Buwei bowed and supported the emperor for a walk. They walked very slowly.

"Su Buwei"

The emperor suddenly smiled and glanced at Su Buwei: "do you know what I'm thinking now?"

"I don't know."

"I'm thinking that after solving Li Yuanshan, I can still be rich... This is the second time I've left Chang'an city since I ascended the throne. Both times I came to the northwest. Although this place looks desolate, the sky is high and the clouds are light, which makes people feel open. It's a good destination. I laugh because I'm proud..."

The emperor paused and said with a smile, "fortunately, I didn't let anyone build a tomb in the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing, otherwise I would have wasted a lot of money."

He was laughing, but Su Buwei's heart was full of sadness.

"It's estimated that Li Yuanshan can't hold back. I ordered the whole army not to remove armor and weapons. I calculated that Li Yuanshan would fight in two or three days. In fact, he has won seven points in this battle, and the remaining three points depend on God's will rather than manpower. After this battle, I intend to continue to walk west. I haven't been to Jinyang palace yet. I should go to see it after this battle Look. "

"Your Majesty can go wherever he wants."

Su Buwei hung his head and said.

"That's too false."

The emperor smiled: "I want to go to the Mengyuan court, and I also want to go to the big snow mountain and the big wheel temple. In any case, I can't go to these two places. People have many unfinished wishes in their life, and no one can really achieve what they want. Tell me, what do you want?"

Su Buwei didn't even think about it and replied, "may your majesty live a long and healthy life."

"I'm sorry."

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "if you want a wealth of thousands of acres of fertile land, I can give it to you now, but your wish... I can't do it."

Su Buwei was about to speak when he saw general Jin Shixiong coming quickly: "Your Majesty, the rebels in Xiping city are mobilizing on a large scale. It seems that they are going to attack. The scouts reported that the rebels in the city have come out and are gathering at this time."

The emperor was slightly proud: "I didn't guess wrong."

"Jin Shixiong"

"Chen Zai"

"If you can't fight this war well, I'll consider changing the job of the three provincial envoys in the northwest. When I was leading the army, I never regarded myself as the prince and would not fall behind others. Even today, if I hadn't been unable to support the armor and hold the steel knife in my hand, I really wanted to go to the battle and cut off some heads myself. Su Buwei, take my golden Luan sword..."

Su Buwei hurried back and took the emperor's sabre. The emperor pointed to Jin Shixiong: "take my Jinluan Sabre and let it drink some traitor's blood. Kill more for me. It's best to cut off Li Yuanshan's head with this sabre."

"I obey your orders! I will live up to your Majesty's orders!"

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

"Go"

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

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Xiping city is located in the area. It is a rare flat land in the northwest. It is the most suitable battlefield for a decisive battle. Hundreds of thousands of rebels marched forward, drums ringing one after another. The army moved forward in a horizontal row. The array was the most commonly used basic formation for the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. When the soldiers of the great Sui Dynasty marched, they were divided into five armies, front, back, left and right. Li Yuanshan has led the army for many years and has deep knowledge of the art of war, but this time he has not set up a rear army.

General Shi Lei led 50000 troops to the front, and behind him was Li Yuanshan's Chinese army. General Zhou Dingguo led the left army for 50000, and Li yuankuo, Li Yuanshan's younger brother, led the right army.

The imperial army had already formed. Jin Shixiong looked up at the bright red flag of the Sui Dynasty.

This war may not be able to calm the chaos in Northwest China, but it must be the most important war to calm the chaos. The Emperor gave him the command of the war, and he had no regrets. On the Mandu banner grassland, he was attacked by Li Yuanshan's right Xiaowei from behind, and the left Xiaowei fell down. This was the most humiliating defeat since he led the army, but now the Emperor gave him the opportunity to revenge himself.

"Crossbow loading!"

He waved the flag and the general in front immediately gave a loud order. Hundreds of crossbow carts were lined up. The soldiers loaded the heavy crossbows and arrows quickly, and the noose was tight and ready to launch at any time. Tens of thousands of archers pulled out the feather arrows and put them on the bow strings, waiting for the order.

At this time, the front army array of the opposite rebel army suddenly opened on both sides, and a cavalry slowly came out from behind the infantry army array. Under the sunlight, the iron armor on the cavalry reflected the cold light.

That's Li Yuanshan's heavy horse.

Jin Shixiong's mouth twitched a few times, and his eyes became fierce. At the beginning, it was this heavy horse that broke through his middle army and cut the people and horses he had gathered in a hurry. Now, this heavy horse is coming again.