Chapter 0015 Night Attack
In the central army tent, the three brothers Yang Xuangan, Yang Jishan and Yang Minxing stood together. Behind the three brothers were the second generation of the Yang family headed by Yang Wei. Opposite them were the bodies of Yang Xuanjiang and Yang Wanshuo. Together with Yang Xuanting, three of the six brothers had died. Yang Xuangan was very sad.
"Brother, Li Zixiong was also killed by a stray arrow." Yang Jishan whispered, "Should we send someone to take a look? After all, it's for the Yang family's business."
"Humph, if it weren't for him today, the Central Army wouldn't have had any problems, and we wouldn't have been defeated." Yang Wei couldn't help but say, "It's all because of Li Zixiong's incompetence that the three armies were affected. It's already very good that we didn't hold him accountable. Do you still want to thank him?"
"Shut up." Yang Xuangan glared at his son and said in a low voice: "Today's defeat is not due to Li Zixiong. The imperial army has a large number of soldiers and horses. If it were not for Li Zixiong's planning, we would have lost this war long ago. Not to mention that Li Yu charged into the battle today and almost defeated Qu Tutong. It's a pity that Xuanjiang failed to stop the enemy's attack, otherwise, we could have defeated the enemy this time." Yang Xuangan still knew the situation of today's battle and wanted to protect Li Zixiong.
"Everything is destiny." Yang Xuangan suddenly let out a long sigh. Although he was extremely brave and had never taken the imperial army seriously before, at this moment, he also felt that the situation was hopeless.
"Destiny, what is destiny, father? Now those noble families in Guanzhong are looking forward to our going to Guanzhong. As long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, we will surely win." Yang Wei's face changed drastically and said quickly.
"Where is Ruoxi?" Yang Xuangan ignored his son. Others might not know what the current situation was, but Yang Xuangan knew it. It could be said that there was nothing that could be done to save the situation now, and he was just struggling in his death throes.
"Oh, Ruoxi went to Li Zixiong. Although she hasn't married yet, my brother has betrothed her to Li Yu after all." Yang Jishan said quickly.
Yang Xuangan nodded and said to Yang Jishan, "Yuwen Shu is insidious and cunning. Our army has lost its fighting spirit after today's defeat. I'm afraid he will attack the camp tonight. We must be prepared. We can't let him succeed." Yang Xuangan was not a simple person after all. He was still very cautious, especially when he was defeated.
"Hmph, although we were defeated, the enemy is not necessarily much better than us. It would be fine if he doesn't come to attack us by surprise, but if he does, I will kill him without leaving a single piece of armor." Yang Wei shouted loudly.
“That could not be a better thing. After today, we won’t be afraid of the old villain Yuwen when we fight again tomorrow. After defeating Yuwen Shu, we will go directly to Tongguan. As long as we pass Tongguan and enter Guanzhong, we will be able to get an army of 100,000 in a short time. At that time, no one in the world can stop us.” Yang Xuangan’s face was ruddy and his eyes were shining. He was very confident in himself.
Yang Jishan and others also nodded. What supported the Yang family until now was the troops from Guanzhong. As long as Yang Xuangan led the army into Guanzhong, the aristocratic families in Guanzhong would definitely support him.
Yang Xuangan's guess was correct. In the opposite imperial army, Yuwen Shu, Wei Xuan, Qu Tutong, Lai Huer, Yin Shishi and others gathered together to discuss the war that had just ended. Although the army finally won the victory, the left wing suffered heavy losses, and Qu Tutong's soldiers and horses died thousands of people. The atmosphere in the big tent was not very warm.
Yuwen Shu sat at the head of the group, stroking his beard, and glanced at everyone. He suddenly smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the rebels would have such a fierce general on the battlefield today. He killed us with a sword and caused us heavy losses. Lord Wei, do you know the origin of the sword in Li Yu's hand?"
Wei Xuan was stunned at first, then suddenly thought of something and couldn't help saying, "It is said that old man Yang Su got a precious sword that was forged from a stone from outer space and was called the Great Xia Dragon Bird. Could it be that the sword in Li Yu's hand is the Great Xia Dragon Bird?"
After hearing this, all the generals opened their eyes wide and looked at Yuwen Shu. Generals all liked precious swords and precious horses, and suddenly they heard about the Great Xia Dragon Bird and wanted to learn more about it.
At three quarters past midnight, Li Yu, covered in mud, had just entered the camp when a personal soldier came up to him and whispered, "Sir, Miss Ruoxi has been waiting in the tent for a long time."
"Yang Ruoxi?" Li Yu was stunned. It was almost nine o'clock in the evening. According to Li Yu's speculation, Yuwen Shu would launch a sneak attack on the camp at around twelve o'clock in the evening. He had to go back to prepare and gather his strength. When Yuwen Shu launched the attack, he would start to break out. He didn't expect Yang Ruoxi to come at this time. This meant that the actions of the guards around him had been noticed by Yang Ruoxi. If things went wrong, Yang Xuangan would know about this.
He thought about it, then led his personal soldiers towards his own tent. He opened the tent and saw Yang Ruoxi in a yellow shirt, sitting there quietly, with two maids beside her in tight clothes.
"Miss Ruoxi." Li Yu came forward and said with a cupped hand, "It is Li Yu's fault that Miss Ruoxi has been waiting here so late."
"When the Duke heard that his uncle had passed away, he felt very ashamed, so he asked Ruoxi to come to express his condolences. Please accept my condolences, young master." There was a hint of doubt in Yang Ruoxi's beautiful eyes. She did not find Li Zixiong's body in the big tent. She glanced at Li Yu and saw that Li Yu was covered with dirt. She seemed to have realized something.
"Time is urgent during wartime. Let's find a place to bury him first and make plans later." Li Yu did not hide anything and sighed, "I believe my father will not blame me." He waved behind him and found a stool to sit down.
"Sir, do you want to leave here?" Yang Ruoxi looked at the man in front of her. This man might be her future husband, but he just sat there like a deep pool that she couldn't see through.
Li Yu's eyes flickered as he stared at Yang Ruoxi, murderous intent in his eyes. However, Yang Ruoxi's expression was calm, and there was no abnormality on her face, as if she didn't see the murderous intent in Li Yu's eyes.
"Sir." Pang Jue and Li Gu rushed in from outside the tent, holding a sword in his hand. The two maids beside Yang Ruoxi saw this and drew their swords from their waists to protect Yang Ruoxi.
"Withdraw." Li Yu waved his hand and asked Li Gu and the other man to withdraw. He looked at Yang Ruoxi and said, "Although you and I have not yet married, the Duke of Chu has betrothed you to me. You are my wife, Li Yu. The situation is urgent tonight, so you should stay here for the time being! I, Li Yu, do not want to kill you."
Yang Ruoxi also asked the two maids to put down their swords, looked at Li Yu and said: "Sir, do you think we are going to lose? Or rather , do you think we will lose tonight?"
Li Yu looked at Yang Ruoxi and saw that she looked calm and composed. It was obvious that she was not intimidated by Li Yu at all. He hesitated for a while before saying, "Actually, I don't know either. But based on my understanding of Yuwen Shu, there will definitely be a surprise attack tonight. But, obviously the Duke has not considered this." He looked into the distance. Although the soldiers were patrolling normally, they were actually not prepared for the enemy's surprise attack. This was enough to show that Yang Xuangan had not thought that Yuwen Shu would launch a sneak attack.
This is also normal, because in the daytime battle, Yuwen Shu actually did not gain any advantage, and the possibility of a sneak attack at night is relatively small. But the more this is the case, the greater the possibility.
Yang Ruoxi was about to say something when suddenly a shrill scream was heard in the distance, followed by flames shooting into the sky.
Yuwen Shu really launched a night attack.
