Liu Ziqiu not only let Yuchigong go, but also gave him a beautiful horse from the Western Regions. This horse was one of ten thousand. Not to mention that Yuchigong didn't have it. Even Liu Wu and Zhou's army couldn't find a horse that could compete with it.
For a general, a war horse is his brother, his partner, and his second life. Seeing this horse being led out, not only Yuchi Gong, but also Wen Hao's eyes turned green.
Yuchi Gong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed loudly and said: "Liu Ziqiu, it's true that I have a brotherly relationship with you. But if you want to make me surrender with just one horse, you absolutely can't!"
Wen Hao shouted angrily: "You are so bold and crazy, how dare you disrespect His Majesty even when you are about to die!"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Brother Yuchi, just tell me whether you like this horse or not."
Yuchi Gong was a cheerful person. When he saw this good horse, it would be a lie to say he didn't like it, so he nodded seriously.
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "Since you like it, why are you talking nonsense? Liu Wuzhou has fled for a long time. Without this horse, can you catch up with them? Brother Yuchi, although you insist on following Liu Wuzhou and becoming my enemy, I still regard you as your
They are good brothers. However, everything must be done one by one. If you are caught by me again next time, I will not spare you!"
Yuchi Gong said no more, jumped up on the good horse, cupped his hands towards Liu Ziqiu, and said loudly: "Brother, thank you very much! If you fall into the hands of someone in the future, someone will let you live!"
The war horse roared loudly, spread its hooves, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Wen Hao looked at the dust on the road and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, this man is very skilled in martial arts. If he lets the tiger return to the mountain, he will end up in great trouble!"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said with a smile: "Wen Hao, everyone has his own ambitions, so you can't force him. Yuchi Gong is my brother just like you, how can I hurt him? Come and lead my horse!"
Ji Rentai had already brought the black dragon colt over. Liu Ziqiu took the reins and handed it to Wen Hao, saying: "Brother Wen, this horse will be handed over to you from now on."
Wen Hao was shocked: "I dare not take your Majesty's war horse!"
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Wen Hao, you are not as happy as Yuchi Gong. Go on, I rarely have the opportunity to go to the battlefield in person, so this horse follows me, which is aggrieved."
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The power of the BMW horse was indeed extraordinary. Yuchi Gong galloped all the way until the dusk of the next day, when he finally caught up with Liu Wuzhou and others who were fleeing in a hurry. This time when he went south to attack Taiyuan, Liu Wuzhou sent out almost all his troops, not wanting to suffer a disastrous defeat at the gates of Taiyuan.
, only Song Jingang, Huang Ziying and more than 200 cavalry were left in the 200,000-strong army. Of course, in the three counties of Mayi, Yanmen, and Loufan, Liu Wuzhou still had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses left behind, but he only relied on these soldiers and horses.
It is no longer enough to compete with Liu Ziqiu for the world, and it is difficult to even protect oneself.
For Liu Wuzhou, there is now one more person and more strength, let alone a fierce general like Yuchi Gong. Seeing Yuchi Gong coming over, Liu Wuzhou couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "General Yuchi, just come back. I'm still working on it."
Are you worried?"
Yu Chigong was moved in his heart, turned over and prostrated on the ground, and said loudly: "The general is a commoner, and he is so loved by your majesty that he is here today. I will follow your majesty to the death!"
Song Jingang suddenly frowned and said, "Did General Yuchi kill the enemy general and win this good horse?"
Yuchi Gong felt that he had a clear conscience and said with his hands raised: "To be honest, Liu Ziqiu sent me back because I was surrounded by the Han army. This horse was also a gift from him. I and Liu Ziqiu were sworn brothers. Your Majesty.
It’s already clear.”
Song Jingang wanted to say something more, but Liu Wuzhou looked gloomy, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's discuss what to do in the future."
Huang Ziying cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Ziqiu will definitely take advantage of the victory and pursue the siege of Taiyuan, and go straight to Loufan. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's gather our troops and defend Yanmen."
Song Jingang shook his head and said: "There are only 20,000 people left in the three counties. Even if they are all concentrated in Yanmen City, how long can they hold it? There are only two options for the current plan."
Liu Wuzhou always trusted Song Jingang and asked repeatedly: "Which two roads are there?"
Song Jingang said loudly: "Since Wagang Zhai Rang defeated Zhang Xutuo and captured Xingyang City, his momentum has grown stronger and stronger. Your Majesty can join forces with Zhai Rang to fight against Liu Ziqiu!"
Liu Wuzhou thought for a while and said: "It is never a good idea to rely on others. What is the other way?"
Song Jingang glanced at Yu Chigong and said through gritted teeth: "There is still another way, the only way is to surrender to Liu Ziqiu!"
Liu Wuzhou was silent for a long time, but he still sighed and said: "It's getting late now, let's go to Loufan City to rest for a while, and we'll discuss it tomorrow."
Loufan City was severely damaged by Du Jishi, and the Fenyang Palace was looted. Later, Liu Wuzhou rebuilt the city, and gradually restored some of its former glory. The remaining soldiers retreated into the city, and the generals who defended the city had already taken over.
A banquet was arranged to calm Liu Wuzhou's shock. During the banquet, Liu Wuzhou winked at Song Jinjiang. Song Jinjiang understood and led everyone to take turns to persuade Yuchigong to drink. Yuchigong was a good drinker, and he became very drunk for a while.
Taking advantage of Yuchigong's drunkenness, Liu Wuzhou and others repeatedly inquired about what happened to Yuchigong after he was besieged by the Han army. Yuchigong had no selfish intentions in the first place, so there was no flaw to speak of. Seeing that Yuchigong was getting drunker, Liu Wuzhou had to ask someone to
Help him down to rest.
Huang Ziying stretched out his palm and made a slashing gesture and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you kill him to get rid of future troubles!"
Liu Wuzhou shook his head and said: "Liu Ziqiu let him back, it is clear that he is trying to win people's hearts. If I kill him, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of the soldiers, which will not be appropriate."
Song Jingang was the best at strategizing, and suddenly smiled and said: "The world is divided into four parts, and Liu Ziqiu has already taken three of them, but he has not taken action against us. Why?"
Before anyone could speak, Song Jingang had already given his answer: "Because Liu Ziqiu was not stable internally, he did not dare to go to war! Song heard that Liu Ziqiu only had a young son, who was only two years old. The Han army seemed powerful, but in fact it was all due to Liu Ziqiu.
One body. If Liu Ziqiu can be captured alive or eliminated, the Han army will surely perish!"
It has to be said that Song Jingang analyzed Liu Ziqiu's current situation very thoroughly. Liu Ziqiu did occupy three-quarters of the Sui Dynasty in a short period of time, but precisely because his power developed so fast, many officials, including some local soldiers,
All the soldiers in the army can only be retained from the Sui Dynasty. The loyalty of these people to Liu Ziqiu is not yet clear, and it will take some time for him to stabilize and absorb them.
Liu Wuzhou sighed: "The Han army is extremely brave, and Liu Ziqiu is surrounded by a cloud of guards. How can it be so easy to capture and kill him?"
Song Jinjiang sneered and said: "Your Majesty has forgotten that Yuchi Gong is Liu Ziqiu's sworn brother. Why not use Yuchi Gong to lure out Liu Ziqiu?"
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After Liu Ziqiu's army lifted the siege of Taiyuan, they continued northward, crossed the Fen River, and arrived at Jiaocheng at the junction of Taiyuan County and Loufan County. Just waiting for Liu Ziqiu's order, the army would cross the border. Suddenly, a group of people and horses crossed the border.
Coming from the north, the leader was Wei Chigong, a black-faced man.
Countless scout troops had been deployed on the border. After receiving the warning, Wen Hao personally led three thousand cavalry to rush over. When he saw Yu Chigong, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Thief general! I will spare your life, but you still dare to
Come and die!"
Yuchi Gong bowed his hands on his horse and said with a laugh: "This general has misunderstood. I have been ordered by my lord to come to ask for surrender! Please let me know."
Wen Hao then looked behind Yuchi Gong. There were only more than a hundred horses, and it really didn't look like a large-scale invasion. Then he let out a "hum" and said, "Come with me, the others will wait here!"
When he heard that Yuchi Gong was coming, Liu Ziqiu came out almost barefoot, took his hand, and laughed and said: "Brother, you are finally here!"
But Yuchi Gong was also a sensible man. He knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "I, Yuchi Gong, bow to Your Majesty! I have come here on the order of Liu Wuzhou and am willing to surrender the three counties of Mayi, Yanmen and Loufan to Your Majesty."
, but there is one request. Your Majesty must go to Loufan City in person to accept the surrender."
Li Jing heard this and said loudly: "Absolutely not! Your Majesty's rich body, how can you risk it yourself! Yu Chigong is a spy sent by Liu Wuzhou, this person should be killed!"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "You are all my brothers. I believe that Brother Yuchi will never harm me intentionally."
Yuchi Gong quickly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I am absolutely sincere! Liu Wuzhou saw the power of the Han army with his own eyes and did not dare to resist, so he sent someone to ask for surrender. But he was also afraid that your Majesty would be convicted, so he asked your Majesty to surrender.
I will go to Loufan City to accept my surrender, and I hope that Your Majesty will disregard our past grievances and forgive us."
It can be seen from Yuchi Gong's face that he is full of sincerity, urgency and joy. Indeed, Yuchi Gong was still in a dilemma before receiving the order from Liu Wuzhou to ask him to surrender. On the one hand, Liu Wuzhou had been kind to him, and he could not bear it.
Betrayal. On the other hand, Liu Ziqiu is his sworn brother, and the Han army is powerful and unable to resist it. Now that Liu Wuzhou has agreed to surrender, all his difficulties will disappear. As long as he uses his relationship with Liu Ziqiu to win as much as possible for Liu Wuzhou
Some benefits will be enough.
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "I can trust Brother Yuchi's words. Well, without further ado, I will set off with you to Loufan City now!"
Li Jing and Wen Hao were both shocked and said in unison: "Absolutely not! Liu Wuzhou must be deceitful. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "With Brother Li and Brother Wen in charge of the three armies, what tricks can Liu Wuzhou play? Don't worry, Brother Yuchi will not collude with Liu Wuzhou to murder me."
Yuchi Gong hurriedly patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I dare to guarantee with my life that Liu Wuzhou definitely did not ambush!"
There are currently only more than 5,000 troops in Loufan City, which is not enough to resist Liu Ziqiu's army. Moreover, Liu Wuzhou was very sincere when he told him to come. He did not believe that Liu Wuzhou would do anything.