Zhuojun in Youzhou is the base camp of Luo Yi. In the past few years, Luo Yi has managed this place like a monolith. This is not only reflected in the army. Even the people of Youzhou are grateful to Luo Yi. Luo Yi regarded them as their great savior. It was precisely because of this that Luo Yi was able to grow from relying solely on the Xue family army to become the dominant overlord in just a few years.
The defeat in the Bohai War was a huge blow to Luo Yi. Not only was it a loss of military strength, but it was also because Luo Yi lost his brother Luo Shou and his adviser Wen Yanbo. This defeat also had a great impact on Luo Yi's reputation. Fortunately, Luo Yi himself was good at deceiving people. Under his deception, the people in Youzhou also forgot about the defeat of Bohai and continued to support Luo Yi. Those strong men rushed to join Luo Yi's army. He wanted to win glory and wealth on the battlefield, so in just a few months, Luo Yi's military strength not only made up for the losses caused by the defeat of Bohai, but also became stronger than before the defeat of Bohai.
Today, as the Lord of Youzhou, Luo Yi rarely led his troops to the gate of Zhuojun City. He asked his civil and military officials to line up one after another, as if to welcome someone. Of course, these people are not qualified to stay. They were watching the excitement at the city gate. They had been driven away by Luo Yi's soldiers and horses long ago. At the entire west city gate, only Luo Yi and his men were left waiting here.
As time passed bit by bit, the civil and military officials present seemed to be getting a little impatient. However, Luo Yi, who was stationed in the center of the team, remained calm from beginning to end, sitting upright on his horse. He stood up and stared ahead. He didn't care how long he waited. After a while, a general walked out from among the generals behind Luo Yi. It was Yang Wei, the commander of the army under Luo Yi. In fact, Yang Wei was in Luo Yi. Among the generals under Yi, he is also relatively outstanding. However, when Luo Yi's younger brother Luo Shou was there, Luo Yi was the one who handed most of the power among the generals to Luo Shou. However, Yang Wei could not enter the core of military affairs. This time Luo Shou died in battle. Luo Yi could not handle all military affairs on his own, so he could only promote some generals in the army. And Yang Wei became the lucky one.
Yang Wei walked up behind Luo Yi and said to Luo Yi: "King Yan, do we still have to wait here? The agreed time has already arrived, but neither of them has come. Is it possible? .Could it be that they are playing tricks on us?"
"Why are you so anxious?" After hearing Yang Ke's words, Luo Yi snorted coldly. He didn't even move his head. He kept looking ahead and hummed slowly: "They have no reason to play tricks on me on this matter. It's just that they have no reason to play tricks on me. They just want to make us anxious so as to show their importance. If we are anxious, it will only allow them to succeed. So, you just wait."
Luo Yi said so. Yang Qi could only nod in agreement and went straight back into the queue. Then he waited for more than an hour, until noon, when the sun is the most scorching. Those civil servants were shaky. Even many generals were overwhelmed. At this time, on the horizon ahead, a cloud of dust finally appeared. But the person Luo Yi was waiting for finally arrived.
Seeing the approaching troops, Luo Yi's lips twitched into a slight sneer. But he waved his hand and shouted behind him: "Everyone, please be more energetic. Get ready to welcome the guests." Following Luo Yi With this shout, all the civil and military officials behind Luo Yi immediately became energetic. But Luo Yi stared straight ahead, with more and more sneers on his face.
Soon, the entire army appeared in the sight of Luo Yi and the Yan Army soldiers. It was actually a force of one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. However, looking at the flags of this army, it was discovered that these soldiers The horses are not all from one side, but are composed of soldiers and horses from three parties. Among them, the army with the largest number of soldiers and horses is located in the center. It has a big banner of "Jieshi Emperor" erected. And the one on the left has the banner of "Ding Yang". The banner of "Emperor". As for the remaining army on the right, it is different from the other two parties. It holds high the military flag with the word "Guo".
Seeing this 100,000-strong army marching towards Zhuojun, Luo Yi didn't care at all. He just smiled at the three people at the front of the army. Strictly speaking, this was the first time for Luo Yi to meet these three people. But However, Luo Yi already knew the identities of these three people. These three people were none other than Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou and Guo Zihe, who took the lead in rebelling against the Sui Dynasty at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Soon, the three-party coalition had marched to a distance of less than 800 steps from the gate of Zhuojun. However, the army showed no intention of stopping. Especially in front of the army, there was a cavalry team of nearly ten thousand people. He rushed towards this side quickly. It was a veritable galloping of thousands of horses. Seeing the unkind appearance of the other party, Yang Qian and other generals and the personal guards behind Luo Yi rushed forward immediately. .protected Luo Yi. However, Luo Yi frowned. With a wave of his hand, he directly pushed Yang Qi away from him and shouted loudly: "Who told you to move? Get out of here." .”
Luo Yi roared like this. Naturally, those generals and personal guards did not dare to disobey Luo Yi's orders. They could only retreat in despair. But those personal guards who were loyal to Luo Yi still held the sabers at their waists. Go up. Be ready to rush forward to protect Luo Yi at any time.
At this time, the tens of thousands of cavalry were less than 500 steps away from the city gate. They were even closer to Luo Yi. But they still had no intention of stopping. Now the generals and guards became more and more nervous. Get up. On the contrary, Luo Yi has been standing still, unmoved at all.
Finally, when the tens of thousands of cavalrymen were less than a hundred steps away from Luo Yi, a sudden loud shout with a strange tone sounded. The tens of thousands of cavalrymen pulled the reins hard at the same time. Suddenly the thousands of horses raised their front hooves at the same time. He abruptly stopped moving forward. However, the dust raised by his front hooves floated directly towards Luo Yi and the subordinates behind Luo Yi. If the dust was allowed to spread to Luo Yi, It will definitely make Luo Yi and others become disgraced.
Seeing this scene, Luo Yi suddenly opened his eyes, opened his mouth and roared loudly. As the loud shouting sounded, the dust that was floating towards Luo Yi seemed to hit an invisible wall. He immediately It was blocked. In the end, it just fell to the ground. Luo Yi was not contaminated by any dust at all.
"Hahahaha. Good skill. Good skill." After all the dust settled, a hearty and slightly weird laughter sounded from the cavalry. A middle-aged general was seen laughing. As he walked out of the army, he looked at Luo Yi and said with a smile: "I have long heard that King Yan was a powerful general of the Xue family army back then. He was very skilled. I can see you today. It is better to meet him than to be famous. King Yan Such a good skill. I really admire you. I admire you."
I saw that this middle-aged general was slightly thin, his face was dark, and his skin was extremely rough. Between his eyebrows, there was a trace of something that did not belong to the Han Chinese in the Central Plains. This person was none other than the current Border Guard San Liang Shidu, the most powerful troubleshooter among the kings, followed immediately behind Liang Shidu, a middle-aged general with a stout figure and a beard hanging from the corner of his mouth. His eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling. But he looked at Luo Yi meaningfully and then said: "I told you that this trick of yours will definitely not work. You just don't believe me. King Yan can hold up a sky in Youzhou. That is absolutely amazing. Man, your little trick is just enough to scare those fearless people. How could you possibly scare King Yan?"
This person was another anti-king. Liu Wuzhou was named Emperor Dingyang by the Turks. In fact, Liu Wuzhou was originally the strongest among the three border kings. However, in the previous battle of Taiyuan, Liu Wuzhou was defeated by Li Shimin. Not only did he lose a large number of troops and horses, but he also lost his first general Song Jingang. Even Wei Chigong was surrendered by Li Shimin. After this battle, Liu Wuzhou also suffered a lot of losses and his strength suddenly dropped. Now comes the worst of the three kings.
After Liu Wuzhou came out, another middle-aged general came out. This general was different from Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou before. This man looked tall and mighty. You could tell at a glance that he was a General Hu. But this person was not a subordinate of Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou. He was the most mysterious Guo Zihe among the three border kings.
At the end of the Daye period, Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, and Guo Zihe rose up against the Sui Dynasty almost at the same time. Moreover, all three of them accepted the support of the Turks outside the pass. Among them, Liang Shidu was all named Emperor Jieshi, and Liu Wuzhou was named Ding. Emperor Yang. Originally, the Turks wanted to confer Guo Zihe the title of Ping Yang Khan. But Guo Zihe refused to accept anything. In the end, the Turks had no choice but to confer the title of Ping Yang Khan on Guo Zihe. The official position can also be regarded as indicating that Guo Zihe is a member of their Turkic people.
After becoming king, both Liang Shidu and Liu Wuzhou were actively expanding their power. However, Guo Zihe stayed alone in Yulin and did nothing. But neither Liu Wuzhou nor Liang Master dared to underestimate them. Guo Zihe. Because Guo Zihe's military strength is second only to Liang Shidu among the three kings, and more than Liu Wuzhou. Moreover, Guo Zihe is good at training troops. His soldiers fight bravely and are not afraid of life and death. The war was more powerful than Liang Shidu's army. Therefore, neither Liang Shidu nor Liu Wuzhou ever thought of annexing Guo Zihe to enhance their own strength.
After Guo Zihe came out, he didn't say anything immediately. Instead, he stared at Luo Yi with his eyes full of fighting spirit. After a while, Guo Zihe shouted in a deep voice: "You are very good. I want to have a fight with you."