Chapter 146 Victory

There were only the two of them in the tent, so they could speak frankly. Li Yuan drank half a pot of wine, his face flushed: "My son, you and I have no more official positions and titles to ask for, and our family has been revived. It should be said that we can happily comfort the spirits of our ancestors in heaven.

But you still don't seem to be willing to stop, what do you want?"

Li Jiancheng sat down and drank the glass of wine: "Father, what else do you think I need?"

Li Yuan poured himself another glass of wine and said nothing, or perhaps he was still unwilling to talk about that matter because it involved too many issues.

After a moment's silence, he said, "Why would Yang Xuangan bother to do that? Apart from his power not being comparable to that of the emperor, he can enjoy all the wealth and glory that the emperor can enjoy."

This was a roundabout way of persuading him. Li Jiancheng smiled and poured wine for his father: "Yang Su, Li Hun, and Li Min were extremely prosperous and wealthy, and they never wanted to rebel, but they are all dead."

Li Yuan didn't know what to say after hearing this. Not to mention Yang Su for the time being, it was a well-known fact that Li Hun and Li Min died unjustly. Their family was almost in trouble too.

"Are you sure?"

"With father and son united as one and brothers working together, great undertakings will be accomplished!"

Li Yuan looked at his son who was full of vigor and vitality for a long time before finally nodding: "That's good!
I will deliver this letter personally. When the emperor arrives, you must not be greedy for military power. You must act as if all power is determined by His Majesty. The more you do this, the more secure the military power in your hands will be."

"I understand."

The father and son didn't say anything more. Li Yuan knew that his son was a man of far-sightedness. He couldn't even imagine when this child had this ambition.

After drinking the cooked wine, Li Yuan led his personal guards to set off. Li Jiancheng took advantage of the fact that Zhou Fashang was seriously injured and unable to handle things, and completely disbanded his generals.

The core elite troops were all hidden, and when the emperor arrived, although Li Jiancheng's military power would not be completely taken away, he would definitely not be left with so many troops.

It just so happened that he just wanted to retain his more than 10,000 recruits and the brave elite who were later recruited. These talents were the essence of this army.

Yang Xuangan had already begun to attack cities from all sides with Luoyang as the core. Li Jiancheng was naturally also given special attention, and the army was still led by Li Zixiong.

Without the constraints of Wei Wensheng and Zhou Fashang, Li Jiancheng also began to exert his strength. Shan Xiongxin, Qin Shubao and Luo Yi each led their subordinates to attack Li Zixiong's army.

Because of Yang Xuangan's contempt, and the fact that elite troops were needed for attacks on all sides, the soldiers under Li Zixiong were no longer the elite who originally guarded Luoyang. Their overall quality was similar to that of Li Jiancheng's side, and they were mainly civilians who had just put down their hoes.

In this way, the role of fierce generals was reflected. Qin Shubao could be said to have almost no rivals in the world, and Shan Xiongxin and Luo Yi were also people who could easily become marquises and generals in troubled times by relying on their martial arts.

With three people like this, they can easily defeat Li Zixiong. As long as there is a slight flaw, they can tear him apart severely, then penetrate from three directions, completely cut open the rebels' formation, and then start slaughtering them.

Within a few days, they fought back to the city of Luoyang, which surprised Yang Xuangan and others. It was true that Li Jiancheng was famous throughout the world, but he was more known for his benevolence, righteousness and poetic talent. No one had ever heard that he could fight.

But it is also a fact that Li Zixiong, who had been famous for decades, was defeated and fled back to Luoyang. So Yang Xuangan personally led his troops out of the city to fight, and Li Jiancheng began to arrange for the withdrawal.

But before retreating, they could not report to the emperor without fighting with Yang Xuangan, so the two armies deployed. As usual, Yang Xuangan sent people to persuade Li Jiancheng to abandon the dark and join the light, and Li Jiancheng also sent people to convey the imperial edict to the rebels that only the main culprits would be executed and no further investigation would be conducted on them.

Li Jiancheng refused to surrender and none of the rebels laid down their weapons, so with the sound of loud trumpets, the front army began a tentative confrontation. Qin Shubao, as usual, rushed in with light cavalry, killed the general and seized the flag.

The majestic and powerful figure was riding a BMW, holding a bloody spear in his right hand and waving a flag with the word "Yang" in his left hand. He galloped past the two armies, looking very majestic.

Yang Xuangan was delighted to see the prey, so he spurred his horse forward to challenge him, as if he was going to fight a general. Shan Xiongxin and Luo Yi both wanted to step forward to fight, as if this was a great achievement, and if they could kill them in battle, even a title of nobility would be a small achievement.

But they were naturally not as fast as Qin Shubao. Seeing that Yang Xuangan dared to go out into the battle, he immediately threw away the captured flag and rode his horse to Yang Xuangan.

At this time, Qin Qiong no longer had his usual simple and honest demeanor. His face was cold and murderous. Anyone who was looked at by him would feel their heart and throat tighten, and their whole body would unconsciously tense up. "

Yang Xuangan could not help but say to him: "What a brave warrior and a good general. If you come to surrender, Xuangan is willing to treat you as a duke. Why do you have to serve under that kid Li Jiancheng?"

Qin Qiong did not say anything. He slowly raised his spear and pointed it at Yang Xuangan's heart. Yang Xuangan knew that he had to fight without a fight when he saw this. He also wanted to recruit such a person under his command.

So they also raised their long spears, and the two men's horses rushed forward at the same time, faster and closer, just like a battle between generals, like gods and ghosts competing for merit, horse inviting horse, and like sea beasts and mountain leopards fighting for food.

The first clash happened in the blink of an eye. There was a crisp sound and sparks from the clashing of iron weapons. The two men passed each other, reined in their horses and turned their heads to face each other again. No one was injured, and no one achieved any success.

If someone had been afraid and retreated, his hands would have been slow, and if he had been slow, he would have died, so no one could stop him from charging into the battle line and killing the generals.

Qin Shubao was surprised that Yang Xuangan was actually as brave as the rumors said. Normally, a nobleman of such a background would not have the courage and determination to practice this life-threatening skill to such a level.

Natural talent and acquired hard work are both indispensable.

With their skills and character having reached such a state, there is no need for a confrontation like the one just now. Either no one can do anything to the other, or they will simply exchange their lives.

Qin Shubao felt that his life was not as valuable as Yang Xuangan's, but he did not want to die. Li Jiancheng was his backer, but he would not exchange his life for Yang Xuangan in order to complete Li Jiancheng's achievements.

There is no need to mention Yang Xuangan. His life was of great importance. If he died, not only would he die, but too many of his relatives would also die with him. How could he dare to exchange his life with a warrior?

So at the last moment, the two of them fought each other tacitly, instead of you stabbing my throat and me stabbing your heart.

Yang Xuangan's hot blood gradually cooled down, and his arms, which had not trembled at all in such a dangerous moment just now, now began to tremble uncontrollably. He should not have taken the risk of fighting the general.

Qin Shubao slowly rode his horse and raised Chang Shuo again, preparing to fight Yang Xuangan in close combat. But at this time, both armies began to call back their troops. Li Mi and Yang Jishan even led their personal guards from the army to protect Yang Xuangan.

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(End of this chapter)