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Chapter 982 Daring Warrior

If the rebellion of Yan State was just a minor problem for the Tang Dynasty.

The rebellion of the Song Dynasty was a threat to the Tang Dynasty.

In the Tianshou Palace, Emperor Li Shen was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. A group of ministers rushed forward. After Li Shen woke up slowly, he looked at Luo Xingchen and said sadly: "Duke Yong, the prosperous Tang Dynasty is over.

Even if we clean up the mountains and rivers, we won’t be able to see the former beauty anymore.”

As the Minister of State of Fengge Luantai, Duke Yong Luo Xingchen almost gnashed his teeth to pieces, but since his brother was gone, he had to appease the emperor and boost his confidence. “Your Majesty, as long as the Tang Dynasty is still here, as long as our monarch and ministers are still here, we can always recover. Emperor Taizong also cleaned up the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and there are still countless loyal ministers and righteous men in the world.

The reason why the Yan rebels' army of hundreds of thousands were able to enter Guanzhong and Chang'an was because of the two treacherous ministers Li Maozhen and Li Yanming. The reason why the Yan rebels were trapped in Guanzhong for two months and could not move was because there were countless righteous men in Guanzhong who were loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

My brother and the Prince of Hedong will surely succeed if they go west together. Your Majesty knows the bravery of the Prince of Hedong, and he is the leader of the clan. Your Majesty also knows the bravery of the sons of the Luo family."

Li Shen shook his head, "This is not a question of bravery or not. Once the Song Dynasty rebels and cuts off the sea route, two-thirds of the world's grain will not be able to enter China.

Prince Luo once said that if the people have no food, they are no longer the people, and by then the Tang Dynasty will be filled with war.

The Yan army is coming with great force, but I don’t really take them seriously.

Our Great Tang has ruled for three hundred years, and the people's hearts have not been lost. There are countless people with lofty ideals who want to revitalize our Great Tang. Even if we have to delay, we can eventually kill the Yan rebels.

But if the people riot, it will all be over.”

As a son of the Luo family, how could Luo Xingchen not know that for a dynasty as huge as the Tang Dynasty, a little rebellion was not a problem at all. There have been countless rebellions since ancient times, but how many of them could affect the safety of the empire?
What will truly lead to the demise of an empire is always peasant uprisings. Both the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty were destroyed by the peasants. Once the peasants revolt, although they cannot overthrow the empire, they can completely destroy the empire's economy.

In order to survive, the people will gather together and destroy all places where food can be found from north to south and from east to west, until everything is destroyed and only one or two percent of the world's population is dead. At that time, there will be enough food and a new order will be almost established.

But that scene.

Anyone who thinks about it will just feel horrified.

Is the glorious Tang Dynasty really going to fall to that point?
Hearing this, Luo Xingchen could only comfort him, "Your Majesty, the situation in the world has not yet reached that bad point. Please stay in the capital, the world will be stable, and the Tang Dynasty will not decline."

Just as he finished speaking, someone hurried in from outside the palace, anxious, and walked straight towards Li Shen. It was a eunuch from the palace. He walked about ten meters in front of the emperor and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, there is military information from Hexi."

Li Shen took it and read it hastily. His hand loosened and it fell to the ground. Luo Xingchen held Li Shen with one hand and picked up the military intelligence that fell on the ground and read it. "The Anxi Beiting army had an accident in Hexi. When crossing the mountain road, they encountered a landslide. The ceremonial guards of the Anxi Jiedushi and Beiting Jiedushi all died on the mountain road. The Hexi army was also damaged. The Anxi Beiting suffered heavy losses and the army was leaderless. The remaining troops were rectified by the Hexi Jiedushi Zhu Quanzhong."

Such a short letter contained so much information that it was frightening. It was as if things were against the Tang Dynasty. Li Shen doubted whether the Tang Dynasty was really envied by the heaven. But that was impossible. If there really was a heaven, King Su would surely have mercy on the Tang Dynasty. How could he treat the Tang Dynasty like this?

"wrong."

Luo Xingchen thought that this military intelligence was very problematic. "Two hundred years ago, our Luo family's first ancestor, Luo Xuanxing, was hit by an earth dragon in Penglai. We Luo family learned a lesson from this. Later, during the Tang Dynasty's march, we paid great attention to this aspect and had detailed regulations.

Although the military situation was urgent, it did not require the two military governors to march at full speed. Moreover, judging from their marching speed, they were not in a hurry and it was obvious that they had made all the preparations. So how could they have encountered such a disaster without any investigation?
Is there really such a coincidence in this world?

Although there are many canyons in Hexi, they are not so high that they reach the clouds, nor are they the kind that block out the sun. "

Li Shen was also suddenly awakened when he heard this, "Duke Yong, are you saying that there is something fishy going on? Is there something wrong with Zhu Quanzhong?"

Luo Xingchen's eyes were cold, "We can't rule out this possibility. Zhu Quanzhong, if I remember correctly, seems to be the in-law of Li Maozhen's children."

This matter was not a big deal. As they were both military governors, they were considered a well-matched match. This kind of marriage was very normal and had been like this since ancient times. Basically, if there was an exception, it would be talked about for a long time.

Li Shen's eyes flashed with coldness. "Send someone to investigate immediately. I don't believe that a mere Jiedushi can really manage Hexi like an iron bucket. I don't believe that this matter can be done perfectly. If it is really done by Zhu Quanzhong, I will definitely kill all nine clans of his family and hang his head on the top of Chang'an together with Li Maozhen's head to warn all those who travel west."

After he finished speaking, Li Shen immediately remembered something and asked anxiously, "Have Prince Luo and Prince Hedong already set out?"

Luo Xingchen was also shocked when he heard this. The emperor asked Luo Xingyun to lead the troops of five towns to attack Yan Ni. Among them, the Longyou Army belonged to Li Maozhen and was difficult to command for the time being, but there were still troops of four towns that could attack from the front and back. But now something had happened in Anxi, Beiting and Hexi. The only ones Luo Xingyun could use were the Hedong Army and a part of the imperial guards that Luo Xingyun took away from Luoyang.

Theoretically, these troops alone would not be enough to fight against Yan Ni. After all, Yan Ni's army was not the former grassland tribes, but the real elite of the Tang Dynasty. They were quite elite in terms of equipment and tactics.

It can be said that Yan Ni's army combined the techniques, tactics and military equipment of the Tang Dynasty with the superb nomadic riding and archery skills. If it were not so powerful, the Yan State with a mere 5 million people would be at the bottom among all the countries, and it would not have been feared by the Central Plains for so many years.

Li Shen said in a hurry: "Duke Yong, quickly send an order to Prince Luo, asking him to come back and defend the Yellow River and Tongguan, and I will transfer troops from the Central Plains later."

Li Shen was really anxious.

Luo Xingchen was about to agree, but he stopped the next moment, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, my brother will not come back. How long will it take to recruit soldiers from the Central Plains?

Before my brother left, he said that the Yan rebels were being held back by the people of the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong. They were all looking forward to the imperial army, and the elders of Guanzhong were waiting for the imperial court. If we wait now, and wait until the elders of Guanzhong are all killed by the Yan rebels, can the Tang Dynasty's rule in Guanzhong be maintained?

Besides, the Yellow River cannot be defended. Once frozen, it is extremely difficult to even break it. There is no defense at all.”

Li Shen was silent for a moment. Luo Xingchen sighed deeply, "Your Majesty, since we already know the news, then my brother must have known it as well."

Li Shen asked slowly: "Will King Luo come back?"

Luo Xingchen said softly: "No, they will probably send pigeons to gather all the Luo family members from all over the country to Guanzhong, and they will transfer all the brave warriors and Luo family members.

Your Majesty, rest assured, Yan Ni will be defeated!"

Li Shen looked up at Luo Xingchen blankly. Luo Xingchen's words just now were extremely firm. Luo Xingchen and Li Shen looked at each other, "Li's Tang Dynasty, our Tang Dynasty, will not stop here. Your Majesty, believe in Luo's family, just like you have believed in Luo's family countless times in the past."

resolutely.

confidence.

Li Shen felt a surge of strength in his heart. He held Luo Xingchen's hand tightly and said, "My dear, I understand. I will immediately issue a general mobilization decree to the world."

……

West of the Yellow River.

Luo Xingyun and Li Keyong stared at the information in their hands in silence. It was news about the problems of the other three towns' armies. Li Keyong asked anxiously, "Lord Luo, what should we do? Although I have confidence in my men, the Yan rebels are not easy to deal with. The difference in military strength is too great. We may not be their match."

Luo Xingyun turned around and looked at the Yellow River. After a long while, he said slowly, "Prince, the Yellow River is behind us. If Yan Ni crosses the Yellow River, Luoyang will be in danger.

No matter how dangerous this battle is, I will not retreat.

Tomorrow, I will find myself a coffin and carry it to the battlefield. If I die on the battlefield and the prince is still alive, please help me to calm down.

The Luo family will definitely reward you handsomely."

Carry the coffin and fight to the death!

Li Keyong was stunned at first, then admired, and said solemnly: "I understand, the king of Luo is righteous, I have nothing to say, as a descendant of the Li family, now is the day to serve the country, I am willing to fight to the death with the king."

Luo Xingyun's voice was not loud, but it was extremely shocking to Li Keyong's ears. He was a man of temperament, and the thing he was most proud of in his life was being a descendant of the Li family. When he heard that Luo Xingyun was willing to fight to the death with his coffin, he immediately said, "I will also prepare a coffin for myself!"

Luo Xingyun patted Li Keyong on the shoulder and said, "Prince, if you can win this battle, I promise to give you a prince's hat. Prince of Hedong, Prince of Jin sounds good."

Without waiting for Li Keyong to speak, he said, "This battle is not completely hopeless. I have sent a pigeon to mobilize all the brave warriors of the Luo family. After two hundred years, the brave warriors of the Luo family are far from what they used to be."

In two hundred years, the number of Luo's brave warriors has exceeded five thousand and is about to reach six thousand. This is because with the development of the times, Luo's family has reduced the scale in this regard. After all, it is impossible for everyone to be a brave warrior for their entire lives.

Li Keyong was refreshed, and then he heard Luo Xingyun say: "Not only the brave warriors, but also the Xuanmen, so what we need to do now is to defend here. As long as the Yan army can't cross the Yellow River, we will fight to the death with Yan Ni in Guanzhong.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate! "

……

Inside the mysterious gate, the contemporary Holy See put away the letter in his hand, and then rolled the reply letter to the feet of the carrier pigeon, and then the carrier pigeon fluttered away.

"Has the situation in the Tang Dynasty reached this point?"

Luo Xingyu looked at the high ceiling of the hall. He had never thought that one day he would receive such a letter from the head of the Luo family. Luo Xingyun asked Luo Xingyu to mobilize the Xuanmen to save the Tang Dynasty, or at least to transfer the temple army back.

There is no need to say much about the relationship between the Luo family and the Tang Dynasty, but the fact that the head of the Luo family has done this can only prove that Luo Xingyun believes that the Tang Dynasty is in danger of collapse and that the time has come to mobilize the family's foundation.

"The Tang Dynasty has existed for three hundred years. How could it possibly perish if people still yearn for it?"

This was something that Luo Xingyu couldn't understand. Although the Tang Dynasty seemed to be in a precarious situation on the surface, in fact, the Tang Dynasty would definitely hold on in the end. He believed that Luo Xingyu could see it.

Although puzzled, Luo Xingyu finally decided to obey Luo Xingyun's orders. Since Luo Xingyun made such a choice, it proved that the current situation was really extremely dangerous.

Luo Xingyun in Guanzhong looked at the starry sky, wondering what forces he could still mobilize.

“The Tang Dynasty may not perish, but what will it become?

Do we really have to wait until the whole world is shattered before we can restore the Tang Dynasty?
Do we really have to rely on finally cleaning up the ruined mountains and rivers to rectify the Tang Dynasty?

Do not!
I want to nip everything in the bud from the beginning.

As long as I can quickly put down the rebellion in the vassal states, I will have time to deal with the rebellion in my country."

What Luo Xingyun had in mind was the hope that this world would not slide into the worst possible outcome.

The entire Central Asia and West Asia heard a cry from the New God’s City. The cry came from the temple, from the holy seat in the temple. He raised the staff high and called on all believers, “The Holy Alliance will go east to fight against those rebels.”

This decree had a huge impact in the entire Suwang world. Some people obeyed the order, while others went to question Luo Xingyu's order.

"Holy See, why should we participate in the war between the two Suwang faith countries? Why is Yan State considered rebellious?"

This is something that many people do not understand.

In the vast land, whether it is the emperor or others, in so many years of mutual exchanges, the idea of ​​one person being supreme has gradually disappeared.

This is a very normal thing. No one in the world likes to be the only one in power except the highest monarch.

Especially in the Xuanmen sect, where there was no idea of ​​supremacy, someone took out the classics to question Luo Xingyu, "The King of Su said that everyone's soul is born equal. Now that Yan State has been treated unfairly, it is resisting the tyranny of the Tang Dynasty. Why should it be punished?"

"The Yan State, which started the civil war in the world of Zhuxia, deserves to be punished."

Just by giving this answer, as the temple army marched eastward, those who opposed it knew that the matter had become a foregone conclusion. A split appeared again in Xuanmen, and cracks appeared in the interpretation of the Suwang Classic.

But the mainstream still obeyed the orders of the Holy See, and a large number of countries followed the Temple Army to the east. As for whether they had other intentions, it is unknown. …

After receiving Luo Xingyun's letter, the Luo family members in the Central Plains began to make arrangements, and brave warriors quickly rushed to Guanzhong from Liaodong and Hebei.

Guanzhong.

Almost all the soldiers saw Luo Xingyun's coffin.

Also spreading were Luo Xingyun’s words.

"No matter what happens in this battle, the most we will end up with is one death. We will never let Yan Ni step foot across the Yellow River."

The Yan army also learned of the news and thought it was unexpected but reasonable.

They all knew that the Luo family would never surrender.

"These Luo family members are all strong and tough. There is absolutely no other way to make them surrender except to kill them."

This is what happened to the lineage of Prince Zhou in the Qin State.

In fact, many families that were not as powerful as the Luo family survived that catastrophe, but the Luo family was the only one that suffered the most tragically, including the Song State and other places.

This is the result of Luo's reputation.

Luo's reputation has both positive effects, such as it is easy to gain the trust of others. A promise from Luo is even more important than tens of millions of gold.

But correspondingly, the Luo family will never become the target of united front work.

When the nobles in Qin State first thought about forming an alliance with other families, they never thought of letting the Luo family join.

Because there is absolutely no way the Luo family will join!
Therefore, once such a thing happens, their first choice is to kill all the people of Luo family, otherwise keeping Luo family around will definitely be a disaster.

In the minds of everyone in the Tang Dynasty, the Luo family is completely bound to the Li family. The Luo family is completely bound to the Tang Dynasty. This is not only the Li family's Tang Dynasty, but also the Luo family's Tang Dynasty.

After all, apart from the Luo family, there is no other family in the Tang Dynasty that is full of princes and nobles.

If another family wanted to achieve such an achievement, it would be seeking death. However, only the Luo family would not get into trouble. This has been the case for so many years. Even the daughters of the Luo family, who rarely married in so many years, eventually married a son of the Li family.

The Emperor Li had been pursuing the girl from the Luo family since he was young. He promised that he would never take another concubine in his life, and finally he succeeded in marrying her.

Li and Luo have become one to such an extent that Luo can no longer control himself.

As the Luo family's ancestors said, "Whoever wants to destroy the Tang Dynasty must first step over the corpses of our Luo family."

And now Luo Xingyun, the head of the Luo family, is using his own actions to prove that this statement is definitely not just talk.

The extent of Luo's support for the Tang Dynasty was in no way inferior to that of the Zhou Dynasty.

……

When Luo Xingyun led his army to Guanzhong, some officials who had held out in Guanzhong finally felt that their backbone had arrived. At least the court still remembered the elders of Guanzhong instead of abandoning them directly.

Luo Xingyun saw the Yan army's formation from afar. The army was in extremely neat order. They were indeed one of the most elite armies in the Tang Dynasty and a powerful army that had repeatedly won battles against the Qin State. They were indeed awe-inspiring.

Li Keyong led his troops to test the situation, but soon retreated with a rather ugly look on his face.

"Lord Luo, the Yan army is very elite, mainly because there are too many of them. If the Yan rebels send tens of thousands of cavalry to attack us, we will really be unable to resist. We must avoid their sharp edge."

Li Keyong hadn't finished speaking yet. If the Guanzhong Plain was not so flat despite its name, Yan Ni would have already started chasing them. If this was on the Mo Nan grassland or a large plain like Hebei, facing such an opponent, there would be no way to fight.

Luo Xingyun nodded in agreement, and then said softly: "It's a pity that they won't give us this opportunity. Yan Ni has almost cleaned up a large part of Guanzhong, and they are about to cross the river to the east. We have to fight them head-on.

We can only hope that the city is strong enough."

Although Luo Xingyun was ready to die at any time, he was not going to die in vain. In his opinion, fighting a field battle with the Yan army was no different from committing suicide. The defense of Guanzhong still depended on the city.

Although Yan Ni has a large number of siege weapons, at least the defenders still have the advantage, and defending the city can consume the momentum of the Yan army, so there is still a good chance to defeat the Yan army.

Moreover, both sides had little food, and the Yan army had more troops, so the pressure might be even greater.

Everything is calculated well.

then.

Li Maozhen became anxious when he saw that the Yan army had not completely taken over Guanzhong for a long time. Especially after he saw Luo Xingyun fighting to the death with his coffin, he became even more anxious.

No matter how much he pretends, the imperial court will never let him off as the criminal who caused the loss of Guanzhong.

Besides, his thoughts are known to everyone.

Throughout Guanzhong, his reputation had become completely ruined. Even in the Longyou Army, there were many people who looked down on him. However, he had been in the army for many years and had many close friends, so he had not completely lost the support of the people because of this incident.

Under such circumstances, Li Maozhen decided to go all the way and directly join the Yan army and then head east together. With his strength, it would not be a problem for him to gain a place in the Yan army in the future.

He originally wanted to involve Zhu Wen, but Zhu Wen just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, and would take action only when the imperial court and the State of Yan were exhausted.

Moreover, he had just swallowed up the military forces of Anxi and Beiting, and was now thinking about splitting off Hexi and the Western Regions. If he could split off this land, he would be able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating.

Judging from the population and other aspects, there is even enough space here to build a powerful empire.

It is also a transit station on the Silk Road. Although the trade on the road has declined slightly due to water transportation, it is still very prosperous.

Faced with the aggressive army, Luo Xingyun responded calmly, and then kept calculating when the brave warriors would arrive.

After Li Maozhen joined forces with the Yan nobles, the strategy of the Yan army changed. Li Maozhen's surrender gave Yan more room to maneuver in Guanzhong.

Even the speed of collecting food has increased a lot.

Under such circumstances, the Yan army relied on its larger number of troops and prepared to use part of its troops to besiege the Tang army and part of its troops to cross the Yellow River and disrupt the internal situation of the Tang Dynasty.

The situation in the Tang Dynasty is such that something big could happen at any time. This is not only a secret in the Tang Dynasty, but also in all other countries.

After all, the reason why the Tang Dynasty has reached its current situation is the lack of food.

If this problem is not solved, the Tang Dynasty may fall into extreme chaos at any time.

After all, it had not been long since the Yan army entered Guanzhong, and Guanzhong had already fallen into complete chaos. The reason was very simple. The Yan army used the stored grain as military rations, so Guanzhong naturally ran out of food.

Then the Yan army encountered the situation of food shortage.

This is the case in Guanzhong, and Shandong will be no exception.

Now Luo Xingyun and Li Keyong can still resist the Yan army here, but if the Central Plains falls into chaos, can they still stay here safely?
This strategy is extremely vicious.

And it is a naked conspiracy.

……

Most of the brave warriors were in Liaodong.

This was actually one of the main attack points of the Yan State, but Luo Xingyun still decided to transfer the brave warriors away because the Central Plains battlefield was more important, and after losing Guanzhong, the Central Plains would be more difficult to defend.

Although Liaodong is also important, it is nothing compared to the Central Plains. Moreover, not only does Liaodong have many large cities, but the road from Liaodong to the Central Plains is easier to defend than to attack. As long as a small number of troops are left behind, together with the army of the Youzhou Jiedushi, it will be enough to stop the Yan army at the Great Wall.

The Duke of Liao asked his younger brother to lead brave warriors to support the head of the family, while he led the rest of the army to hold on in Liaodong, trying to keep this part of the Yan army in Liaodong.

Otherwise, the Yan army could have turned back from Liaodong to the south of the desert and then marched south from Hedong.

……

When the brave warrior holding the phoenix flag entered the pass, he attracted countless attentions. The warrior's clothing was very different from that of other Tang Dynasty soldiers. He wore black armor and a red outer cover embroidered with a phoenix pattern. The flag held high had the same black and red background, and the phoenix was embroidered with gold thread, as if it was flapping its wings to fly.

Wherever the brave warrior passed, officials greeted him everywhere, and the brave warrior's answer was also very simple, "I follow the order of the emperor to follow King Luo to fight against the enemy!"

The brave soldiers did not cross the Yellow River to the south, but entered the pass from the Liaoxi Corridor, directly crossed the Taihang Mountains from the Taihang Eight Passes, and then marched to the east of the river, along one basin after another, crossing the Fenshui River and other rivers, and entered Guanzhong along the route that Luo Xingyun and Li Keyong had taken.

The situation in Guanzhong at this moment is already quite tragic.

Luo Xingyun, who had always wanted to avoid field battles, still had to fight several field battles with the Yan army. Both sides were elite troops of the Tang army, and there was no possibility that either side could defeat the other in one battle.

The end result is that they leave some dead bodies behind for each other.

But it is obvious that Luo Xingyun suffered more casualties, because Luo Xingyun's army was smaller after all.

Fifty thousand versus two hundred thousand.

If I were fighting against the barbarians, I could still say that I had the advantage, but if I were facing the Yan army, which is also the elite of the Tang Dynasty, that would not be enough.

Luo Xingyun, as the commander-in-chief, also drew his sword and went into battle when the line collapsed. He was a member of the Luo family who was blessed by Ji Zhao, so his military strength was guaranteed.

But in this large-scale battle, especially in the face of heavy armor, his personal strength was not enough.

When Luo Xingbei led the brave warriors to arrive, they saw Luo Xingyun in this state.

There was a long scar on his left cheek, which looked like it was caused by an arrow gnawing at his face. His left arm was wrapped in bandages and blood was oozing out.

The little finger of the right hand has disappeared.

As for the bandages on his body, needless to say, one can easily imagine how serious the injuries were.

Now Luo Xingyun can still stand in front of him, he can only say that he is lucky.

Looking at the empty tents and the wailing sounds heard along the way, one can fully imagine how brutal the war was.

(End of this chapter)