The Jiefeng Banquet became a grievance gathering.￥f
Chen Yuan had only been out for a few months when he saw the desolate scene of his hometown in ruins, which had a huge impact on him. Moreover, after leading his army in endless battles, he deeply realized the inability of the previous generals to exterminate the rebels under their rule.
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The rebel army dispersed as soon as they were beaten, reunited again, and dispersed again. If you kill a leader, ten "heroes" will appear immediately. That is not a war at all, it is a battle.
It's a massacre like mowing grass, but the scary thing is that once you cut a stubble, another stubble will grow, and it will be endlessly eradicated and eradicated.
It was said that the bandits in Hebei were wiped out, but in fact, it was just that they defeated a few larger rebel armies and drove the messy defeated soldiers into the mountains and forests. Once the army left, they all appeared again.
If the fight continues like this, sooner or later all the people in Hebei will be killed before things can become peaceful. But if everyone is gone, what's the point of settling down?
In Chen Yuan's words, Hebei and Shandong have become ghosts.
Luo Shixin had much more experience than him. After three or four years, he never had a stable life.
Following Zhang Xutuo on his expeditions to the north and south, he didn't have enough to eat for more than half of the time. At first, the rebel army robbed the government and wealthy families of food, and then Zhang Xutuo led them to rob the rebel army.
Later, the rebel army was in disarray. Let alone the rebel army, they were much more ruthless than the official army. Fortunately, the official army was led by Zhang Xutuo and never ate human flesh.
The rebel army doesn't care about that. Every rebel army that grew up from the scorched earth of Shandong, ask, who has never eaten a two-legged sheep?
Why did the Shandong rebels rush to places like Hebei, Henan, and Lianghuai?
Because if they stay in Shandong any longer, they will starve to death, even the officers and soldiers led by Zhang Xutuo are no exception.
As a result, Dou Jiande, Gao Shida, Zhang Jincheng and other well-known thieves in Shandong were all heading to Hebei. Even if they died in Hebei, they would not look back. Shandong really couldn't stay any longer.
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Zhang Xutuo led his troops out of Shandong, partly because of the imperial edict, and partly because of lack of food.
When it comes to bandits, Chen Yuan is more helpless. In his opinion, the idea of officials forcing the people to rebel is no longer applicable to Hebei. It is a place where people cannot survive without robbing.
Luo San'er was different from him. When it came to the rebels, he hated them with gnashing teeth. He attributed all the suffering in Shandong to the rebels.
As for the imperial court, he was ranked second to the rebel army. In fact, he was full of hatred for local officials and imperial officials. The strange thing was that he had a strong sense of belonging to the Sui army.
It must be said that Zhang Xutuo's brainwashing ability is extraordinary.
In short, the two guys who had a lot of bitterness and hatred talked a lot, as if venting their grievances. They talked a lot, but they didn't stop them from eating. It was a joy to eat.
Luo Shixin even muttered to Li Po. After leaving the Taihang Mountains, it was like two different worlds. The calmness here actually made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Chen Yuan nodded loudly beside him. His feeling was similar to Luo San'er.
In saying this, these two people seemed to regard Yunnei, which had experienced a lot of war, as a paradise. It can be seen what Shandong and Hebei have become.
Li Pohe was different from before. During the banquet, he made no secret of his love and affection for Luo Shixin. At the same time, he also let everyone understand that it seemed that Yunnei would have one more military commander.
No one had much reaction when they arrived. After hearing Luo Shixin's experience and comparing it with his own, he found that his military qualifications were no problem for him.
To be honest, it's just the elite border army's contempt for the bandit suppression team.
In fact, with Zhang Xutuo's death in battle and Yang Yichen's dismissal of military power, the once-prominent Sui army has gradually faded into memory and been completely buried under the wheel of history.
Subsequently, the generals of the Sui army who fought independently no longer regarded themselves as Sui armies. Dongdu ordered not to leave Dongjun. Sui Emperor Yang Guang huddled in the Jiangdu palace, except for everyone in front of him.
No one cares about it either.
The war still raged, but the devastated Sui Dynasty ushered in thirteen years of great success amidst the changes.
At the end of winter in the twelfth year of Daye, Luo Shixin, who bravely won the championship of the three armies, banged hard on his chest as hard as iron, "Brother, let me be your guard. I brought back more than a hundred people, all of them are casual soldiers."
The good man who led General Zhang to fight his way out of Shandong, as long as we are here, no one can hurt my brother."
"We have all been the general's bodyguards. If the general hadn't pushed us away at that time, the general would not have died..."
Li Po looked at Luo San and said to himself, what you said is really unpleasant. People who didn't know better thought you were cursing me.
"Sanlang, you should lead the troops. If I were to do so at the beginning, I would not be too relieved. Now, I give you a thousand men, and it should be more than enough for you to lead the troops."
"I can't guarantee anything else about our place, but I will never let everyone go hungry and work hard. Just bring a thousand people out for me and I will be embarrassed."
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At the end of winter in the twelfth year of Daye, more than 12,000 Heng'an Town troops were dormant in the cold wind in the clouds, sharpening their claws and patrolling around, looking for next year's prey.
There was no choice but to add more than 3,000 mouths. It is true that the strength of the Heng'an town army has greatly increased, but the pressure on food and grass has also increased a lot.
While Li Po was thinking about selecting two more people from the army to gather twelve leading captains, someone came to Yunnei with Chen Yuan, Luo Shixin and others.
A cavalry team of dozens of people appeared outside Yunnei City despite the wind and snow.
The leader, looking at the tall city wall faintly appearing in sight, reined in his horse and slowed down his speed.
A muffled voice came from the mask covered with frost flowers, "We've finally arrived..."
A strong man rode up to him and said, "Second brother, shall I go to the city to give a message to General Li?"
The leading man laughed and said, "No, no, no, we are here to seek refuge with others, why do we want to be welcomed out? In this damn weather, let's save it. Besides, General Li is benevolent and open-minded, and does not stick to vulgar etiquette. Let's go directly to the city to meet him."
He's done."
"I'm telling you, don't show off in front of others. They are extremely kind to us..."
Before he could finish speaking, the big man next to him said impatiently: "Second brother is so verbose. We are not ungrateful people. How can we deliberately offend him? It's just that... a small Heng'an general... wants to
For us to obey his orders, we have to show some ability, right?"
The leading man was not annoyed, he just held the reins of the horse and moved forward slowly, "What time of year is it now? There are soldiers, food, and a place to raise soldiers and horses. That is the foundation. If you still think that our Yang family's door and wall are
No matter how high you are, I advise you to go back to Dongdu. Being so aggressive and competitive will cause serious harm to others and yourself."
Yes, this is Yang Xin who once came to Yunnei to borrow troops.
The tall man next to him is his younger brother, Yang Kai.
Both brothers accompanied their grandfather to fight in Hebei Province, and Yang Yichen returned to the eastern capital. The two brothers were extremely distressed as they watched a soldier who had fought hundreds of battles scatter away.
He repeatedly persuaded his grandfather not to go back to Dongdu. Seeing that his grandfather did not change his mind, he also had other thoughts.
Yang Yichen couldn't see that he had the beginning and end in mind. It was just that he didn't want to lose his life at the end of the year, but in the end he had to think about the Yang family. This was not the time in the second year of Daye when King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty rebelled.
With the world in such chaos, does the Sui Dynasty still have a chance to regroup?
The answer was obvious, so the old minister also began to consider for his descendants. It would be a bad idea to follow him back to the Eastern Capital. Once he returned to the Eastern Capital, they would all become withered bones in the graves, and life and death would not be up to him.
Since his two talented grandchildren do not want to go back to Dongdu with him, there is no need to go back.
As for where to go, it is actually a good choice. One is to go to Chang'an. No matter how chaotic that place is, it is not a place that the rebels can occupy. Some people from the Yang family are also staying in Chang'an. If the two grandchildren go back, they will not be able to occupy it for many people in the family.
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The second was to go to Taiyuan Li Yuan. He saw clearly that all the high-ranking families were in miserable condition. Only the Li family had a foothold. As its power gradually became stronger, it was...
There is nothing else to say. From Jiangnan, to Henan, Shandong, Hebei, and then to Shuzhong and northwest, almost all the people with names and surnames are rebels. He will never allow his family to join the banditry.
The old man made two simple multiple-choice questions and put them in front of his grandchildren. Well, if he goes back to the east, it will be the third one.
It's a pity that neither of the two grandchildren wants to choose.
The one with the most ideas is Yang Xin. He doesn't want to go to Chang'an. The journey is too far. With the current situation, they may not reach the place. If they are hungry on the road, they will be caught and killed.
Go to Li Yuan? Yang Xin is even more reluctant. When he went to Jin to borrow troops, Li Yuan resisted. How could he have any affection at all?
So, he rolled his eyes and remembered that he still had a friend in Yunnei. Although the relationship was short-lived, as soon as the man heard Yang Gong's name, he immediately lent him a thousand elite border troops. This favor was huge.
Small.
It was better to go and vote for him, so before Yang Yichen could say anything, he took his brother and ran away. Apparently he was afraid that his grandfather would not want his grandson to be inferior to such people because of their different family backgrounds.
Along the way, we were rushing in a hurry, and the whistling north wind could not stop the younger brother from nagging. He felt that the second brother had lowered his status. For the descendants of the Yang family, whoever they want to attach themselves to depends on the other party's ability.
Not qualified.
What is qualification? In fact, the first thing to look at is family background. After all, this Heng'an Town General is just the son-in-law of the Li family. Can he be used as the legitimate son of the Yang family?
So Yang Kai was a little reluctant, and Yang Xin's ears were tortured all the way, and it was hard to say much in front of outsiders.
In fact, as the second son in the family, he is also planning for his future.