On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 569 Xue and his son

However, the reunited old friends had no time to reminisce about the past. After the reception banquet, Mai Tiezhang rushed for Zhao Wen to send an order to the captains of the various states, asking them to mobilize local soldiers to join him along the way.

Zhao Wenlai was in such a hurry, and it was precisely for this matter that he asked his followers to send documents to the states, and said to Mai Tiezhang in a serious voice:

"Mr. Su, this battle is the first battle since the founding of the Yan Dynasty. The crowd will overwhelm the few, and victory is guaranteed but defeat is not allowed. Gong Su must not take it lightly and make the same mistake again."

Zhao Wen glanced around and saw that Li Shimin was not nearby and there were no other outsiders, so he continued:

"Repeat Li Yuan's mistakes."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

In fact, most of Cui Che's generals looked down upon Li Yuan. After all, Li Yuan died in an unbearable manner, and it was the first defeat that Cui Che's generals had suffered since he started his army.

Previously, Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde were ambushed by Qimin's troops. Although they suffered heavy losses, they were able to turn defeat into victory. Su Dingfang even beheaded the son of Qimin Khan.

When Zhao Wen first came to Tianshui, it was Mai Tiezhang who welcomed him into the city, but the next day, it was he who sent Mai Tiezhang out of the city.

Mai Tiezhang believed that the weather had warmed up, and the military situation was urgent, so he needed to send troops immediately. Zhao Wen naturally had no objection to this. Mai Tiezhang had been in Tianshui for several months, and he must know the specific situation better than himself.

In the early morning of February 16, the first year of Kaiping (AD 609), as Zhao Wen watched, Mai Tiezhang led the Qinzhou soldiers to the north.

Lanzhou captain Xue Ju was already gearing up and waiting for a long time.

Jincheng County has now been renamed Lanzhou, but what remains unchanged is the influence of the Xue family in the local area.

Previously, Xue Ju followed Li Yuan to attack Zhangye. The Jincheng Prefecture soldiers who attacked first suffered heavy losses due to the sudden withdrawal of troops by Ming Jin.

But after learning early that this battle would be dominated by Mai Tiezhang, Xue Zhong ignited his fighting spirit.

As we all know, Mai Tiezhang was the emperor's favorite general, and Yuchi Jingde was overpromoted by Cui Che because of his recommendation.

Who doesn’t want to become the second Yuchi Jingde, especially Xue Ju. He prides himself on being brave and good at fighting and not weaker than others, so he wants to take this opportunity to be appreciated by Mai Tiezhang.

For this reason, he even recruited his 16-year-old son Xue Rengao into the army.

In fact, Xue Ju didn't know that he had caught Cui Che's eyes a long time ago, and it was not because of his heroic performance of climbing to the top of the city first when he besieged Zhangye City.

Instead, he caused the only defeat in Li Shimin's military career in the original time and space, and it was a disastrous defeat.

When the Tang Dynasty was first established, Xue Ju led his troops to invade. Li Shimin was the marching marshal, commanding eight generals and 40,000 elite soldiers to fight.

According to historical records, Li Shimin suffered a malaria attack and was bedridden. He had no choice but to hand over military affairs to Chief Shi Liu Wenjing and Sima Yin Kaishan to deal with it. As a result, the two ignored Li Shimin's warning and attacked rashly, resulting in the Tang army's defeat in Qianshuiyuan.

Of the 40,000 elite troops, 50-60% were killed, and the losses exceeded 20,000.

But Li Shimin, who was originally very ill, miraculously recovered and fled back to Chang'an as quickly as possible.

However, Xue Ju also used up his luck in this battle. When he was preparing to take advantage of the victory to attack Chang'an, he fell ill and passed away.

Even if the history books clearly record that it was Yin Kaishan and Liu Wenjing's fault, it does not prevent many people from considering the Battle of Qianshuiyuan and the Weishui Alliance as a huge shame in Li Shimin's life.

Of course, these two humiliations were finally washed away by him himself.

But for the Emperor of Yan, who paid great attention to Li Shimin, how could he forget about Xue Ju.

Mai Tiezhang led the troops northward, and soldiers from various states along the way joined him.

Xue Ju, Xue Rengao and his son also quickly attracted Mai Tiezhang's attention.

This time to conquer Zhangye again, it was impossible for Mai Tiezhang not to have a thorough understanding of the specific process of Li Yuan's campaign to conquer Zhangye. Naturally, he also knew that Xue Ju was a brave general.

Although Xue Ju's son Xue Rengao was only sixteen years old, he was taller and more brave than his father, and he was well-known in Lanzhou.

After sending warriors from the army to test Xue Rengao's skills, Mai Tiezhang couldn't help but praise:

"As expected, the tiger father has no dog son."

Compared to a young man like Li Shimin who was precocious and almost evil, Mai Tiezhang still preferred a warrior like Xue Rengao.

Xue Rengao had just won a battle and was at the height of his popularity as a young man. After being praised by Mai Tiezhang, he glanced provocatively at Li Shimin who was not far away.

This Tang Guogong, who inherited his father's title at the age of only eleven without making any achievements, is indeed enough to attract hatred.

Li Shimin ignored Xue Rengao. Although he didn't know why, he just hated the father and son. However, his mother Dou's careful teaching gave him the education that a noble son should have.

After praising Xue Rengao, Mai Tiezhang looked at Xue Ju, the Lanzhou captain who had recently joined him:

"I have long heard that Colonel Xue's bravery is the best in Longyou. I wonder if you are still willing to lead my troops for me in this battle?"

Xue Ju came here for the Mai Tiezhang this time, so how could he refuse? He immediately responded:

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for your ear!"

"The last general followed the former Tang Duke to attack Yin Shishi. The former Tang Duke broke his halberd at the gate of Zhangye. The last general felt deep hatred and thought about it day and night. He wanted to capture Zhangye to comfort the former Tang Duke's spirit in heaven."

Mai Tiezhang smiled and said:

"He is indeed a kind and righteous person."

Li Shimin on the side knew clearly that Xue Ju's words did not come from the bottom of his heart, but he felt warm in his heart.

He joined the army this time, not even removing his filial piety, but determined to avenge his father.

While Mai Tiezhang gathered the soldiers from various states and continued to march towards Zhangye, Yang Guang, who was far in the south, also learned about Cui Che's founding of the country.

Not only did he curse Cui Che as a traitor to the country, but Yang Liang, Yang Hao and his son were also expelled from the imperial family by Yang Guang.

Yang Guang believed that it was the Yang Liang brothers' rebellion that gave Cui Che the opportunity to rise.

Although he did not recognize Yang Hao's position as emperor and denounced him as a false emperor, he was also extremely dissatisfied with Yang Haochan's position in Cui Che.

In any case, since there is no second day in the sky and no two kings in the country, Yang Guang naturally cannot turn a blind eye to Cui Che's act of proclaiming himself emperor. He ordered the mobilization of troops from Huainan, Handong, Xiangyang and other prefectures.

But in the end it was limited to small-scale frictions at the border.

At this moment, under the persuasion of Su Wei, Yu Wenshu and other trusted ministers, Yang Guang remained rational and decided not to cross the Hebei Province without adequate preparations.

As expected, Yu Wenshu had been restored to his title by Yang Guang after the beginning of spring, and he and Su Wei were elected together to select talents.

Yuwenshu regained his position in Jiangdu, but his son Yuwenshiji, who stayed in Shu, had secretly contacted the spies of the Yan Dynasty and sent a letter of surrender to Cui Che. In the letter, he expressed his willingness to do anything for Cui Che.

Internal response.

Just like Pei Yun, the current imperial censor of the Sui Dynasty, was like Nan Chen at the time.

The computer has been sent to be repaired, so I have to type in the Internet cafe these days.

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