Zhuojun was originally the base of the Yandi warriors, one of the five most powerful soldiers in the world. It was commanded by Xue Shixiong, a veteran of the Sui Dynasty. The Yandi warriors were famous in Hebei and Liaodong. In Zhuojun, the bandits fled after hearing the news. Unexpectedly, Unfortunately, last year, they suffered a setback in the small Gaojibo. Almost all the ten thousand Yan soldiers were wiped out, and the general Guo Xuan was executed by the thieves. This time, the veteran Xue Shixiong was offended, but Xue Shixiong The old general's duty was to garrison Zhuojun, and he could not leave the garrison without permission, so he could only endure this bad breath.
However, at the beginning of this year, the emperor issued twelve secret edicts, one of which was to Xue Shixiong, appointing Xue Shixiong as the Northeast Road's envoy to fight against traitors. Now the veteran Xue Shixiong couldn't bear it anymore. Immediately, he personally led a strong force from the Yan region and led his four sons southward to attack Dou Jiande.
Xue Shixiong's move south made the bandits from all over Youzhou breathe a sigh of relief. When Xue Shixiong was in Youzhou, they were hiding in Tibet. They were in fear all day long, for fear that one day they would be beaten by Mr. Xue at their doorstep. , now that Xue Shixiong has left, these bandits have started to think about it, and they are ready to move one by one, especially Zhuojun. When the emperor made three expeditions to Goguryeo, all the equipment, food and grass collected from all over the world were hoarded in Zhuojun. Next to the county, there is Linshuo Palace, a palace. There are many treasures hidden in the palace. The bandits around have long been salivating over these things. In the past, Xue Shixiong was in charge, so they did not dare to move, but now Xue Shixiong is gone. They just came in droves.
In the governor's mansion in Zhuo County, all the remaining generals were sitting in the meeting hall with anxious faces, listening to the sergeant report on the battle situation: "The bandits in Youzhou have united and gathered more than 30,000 people to prepare to attack Linshuo Palace. According to the spies' report, the bandits' troops are less than three hundred miles away from Linshuo Palace,"
"Hiss,,," everyone present gasped. Thirty thousand bandits might be nothing if compared to Henan or Shandong, where banditry is rampant. But in Youzhou, a group of powerful bandits is only five or six. Thousands of people, these 30,000 bandits, it can be said that the entire Youzhou bandits can reach such a large scale. If it were placed in the past, these 30,000 bandits would not matter, but the problem is that Zhuo County has no soldiers now. All Yan's fierce soldiers were taken away by Xue Shixiong, and the remaining Zhuojun garrison was only five thousand strong, so how could they fight against thirty thousand bandits?
Among the generals, the fifty-year-old veteran sitting at the top was Tiger General Zhao Shizhu. After listening to the sergeant’s report, Zhao Shizhu took a deep breath and waved his hand, signaling the sergeant to retreat. Next, he said to the generals: "The thieves are rampant. We are powerless now. In my opinion, it is better to defend Zhuo County. The Linshuo Palace can only be robbed by the thieves."
Zhao Shizhu's words were agreed by most of the generals, but obviously there were still some who objected. A general in his thirties stood up and shouted at Zhao Shizhu: "General Zhao said this." Sorry, we are all paid by the imperial court, and our duty is to protect the place. Linshuo Palace is the palace of the emperor. Now it is being robbed by thieves. How can we sit back and ignore it? In the end, we will see that although there are many people, the thieves are They are all made up of rebels from all over the country, so they will definitely not be able to follow the same orders. There are still two thousand light cavalry in the city. If we can attack with light cavalry, we will definitely disturb the rebels and make them chaos."
Zhao Shizhu looked up and saw that the speaker was none other than the general Luo Yi. When Guo Xuan led his troops to attack Gao Shida last year, Luo Yi tried to persuade Guo Xuan to no avail, so he secretly returned to Zhuo with his own soldiers. The county, however, happened to escape that disaster, but this time, the Youzhou generals who were originally jealous of Luo Yi used this matter to attack, accusing Luo Yi of fleeing before the battle, and should be dealt with by military law. Thanks to Xue Shixiong's love, he was given Luo Yi was given a lighter sentence and his military rank was demoted. After Xue Shixiong left Zhuojun this time, bandits invaded several times. Luo Yi personally led his troops out of the city to attack them, repulsing the bandits one by one, and established the He had made a lot of achievements, but in doing so, he made a group of veterans dissatisfied, and Zhao Shizhu was one of them.
Seeing it was Luo Yi, Zhao Shizhu's face immediately darkened, and he shouted coldly: "My son An understands the art of war. When I, the general, went into battle to kill the enemy, you were still wearing crotchless pants. The opponent had 30,000 thieves. You He actually said that he could defeat the enemy with just two thousand light cavalry. It’s a joke. Why don’t you retreat quickly?”
After all, Luo Yi was a big man in his thirties, and now he was scolded by Zhao Shizhu as a child. Luo Yi's face immediately turned red, his eyes widened, and he stared at Zhao Shizhu's forehead. Veins popped out on his veins, and he wanted to rush forward and beat Zhao Shizhu to death. Seeing Luo Yi's fierce eyes, Zhao Shizhu couldn't help but feel a little afraid, his face turned pale, and he put his right hand directly on the sword. , stared at Luo Yi, and stammered: "Luo, Luo Yi, you, you, what do you want to do? You want to rebel, but you can't rebel."
"Hmph," Luo Yi felt even more angry when he heard that Zhao Shizhu directly put the name of rebellion on his head. His teeth grinded loudly, and his hands slowly went to his waist. Wear a sword and be ready to draw it at any time.
Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became so tense, the generals around him were also surprised. This was no joke. The generals stepped forward to dissuade them one after another, and then they pulled the two away. Then Zhao Shizhu saw someone blocking the way. In front, the courage in his heart also grew. He glared and shouted: "Luo Yi, don't be so arrogant. With your little ability, you dare to show it in Zhuojun. Two thousand light cavalry defeated 30,000 thieves. Bah, Do you think fighting is just playing house?"
Luo Yi, who had been dragged out of the hall by the generals, heard Zhao Shizhu's voice coming from the hall, and the unknown fire in his heart burned again. Seeing this, the generals were frightened. They all jumped up and came forward one after another. They persuaded Luo Yi to leave the prefect's house with good words and bad words until Zhao Shizhu's voice could no longer be heard.
"Huh," after leaving the prefect's mansion, Luo Yi directly pulled out the sword from his waist, chopped it with all his strength, and cut off a sycamore tree next to him. However, this still could not make the anger in Luo Yi's heart dissipate. Yi Man stared at the gate of the prefect's mansion with a ferocious face and shouted angrily: "A mere dog thief who betrays his brother for glory dares to ride on my head. It is simply unreasonable."
The person Luo Yi scolded for betraying his brother for glory refers to Zhao Shizhu. Speaking of this Zhao Shizhu, in fact, his origin is not ordinary. His brother-in-law was the famous general Yu Qingze at that time. At that time, Yu Qingze because Due to his merits in serving the dragon, he was granted the title of General, and held important positions such as Internal History Supervisor, Official Secretary, Jing Zhao Yin, etc. He could even be said to be the second-ranking figure in the Sui Dynasty at that time.
Zhao Shizhu gained a lot of benefits by following such a brother-in-law. Although Zhao Shizhu's abilities were not very good, Yu Qingze still appointed him to the important position of military commander Shi. Originally, Yu Qingze only regarded him as his own For the sake of his brother-in-law, he thought that he was his confidant and would not betray him, but he did not expect that Zhao Shizhu secretly had an affair with Yu Qingze's concubine, and later secretly went to the late emperor to report Yu Qingze's rebellion. , as a result, the late emperor issued an imperial edict to have Yu Qingze beheaded. Although Zhao Shizhu successfully framed his brother-in-law and was rewarded by the late emperor, it made him infamous.
Seeing Luo Yi scolding him directly, the generals next to Luo Yi were also shocked. Now Zhao Shizhu has the final say in Zhuo County. They don't want to offend Zhao Shizhu like Luo Yi, so they immediately After running away and seeing no one around, Luo Yi was angry and had nowhere to vent his anger. After yelling and scolding a few more times, his eyes suddenly turned, and two rays of light suddenly appeared, and he hummed: "Okay. "Didn't you say that I can't do it? Then I will show it to you and see who doesn't know how to use soldiers." After saying that, Luo Yi directly picked up a war horse, got on the horse and headed directly towards the military camp in the city. Go.
Not long after, a group of more than 2,000 Qingqi, led by Luo Yi, drove directly out of the city gate of Zhuojun City. By the time Zhao Shizhu learned the news, Luo Yi had already disappeared. Zhao Shizhu was so angry that he stamped his feet, but he did not dare to go out of the city to pursue him. He could only vent his anger on the soldiers guarding the city at the city gate.
Let's talk about Luo Yi leading the more than two thousand Qingqi all the way towards Linshuo Palace. Zhuo County is actually more than a hundred miles away from Linshuo Palace. Soon, Luo Yi can see Linshuo Palace from a distance. The shadow was gone, but when he got here, Luo Yi tightened the reins hard, waved the spear in his hand, stopped the soldiers and horses behind him from moving forward, then pointed to a hill next to him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Let's go, Go there and hide,"
Although Zhuojun's cavalry is not as powerful as Yan's warriors, they train with Yan's warriors and are one of the few elite troops in the world. With Luo Yi's military order, two thousand light cavalry rushed to the hill in a flash. , took advantage of the hill to hide, and Luo Yi climbed up the hill directly with a few cronies, and just lay there and looked into the distance.
Soon, a group of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses appeared in Luo Yi's field of vision. Luo Yi took a closer look and saw that although these soldiers and horses were marching together, the formation was in disarray, and even more so in the formation. Split into several parts, Luo Yi narrowed his eyes and nodded secretly. As expected, these thieves couldn't work together at all. Now Luo Yi's confidence increased a bit.
"General," a soldier next to Luo Yi also saw this bandit and asked Luo Yi: "Should we launch an attack now?"
Luo Yi shook his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be busy for now, there is no handsome flag among this bandit army, and the news that the scouts have found out is that there are thirty thousand bandits. The number of bandits in front of us is not enough." , I’m afraid those thieves are still behind, Linshuo Palace itself has more than a thousand guards, and they can still hold on for a while, it’s not too late for us to wait any longer,”