"Look, what's going on over there!"
At the eastern gate of Chang 'an, the soldiers at the city gate suddenly saw the dust on the official road from the west. The sound of horse hooves and the frightening drums swept over. They shouted in panic.
"Did Thief Li come?"
"Quickly close the city gate, Li thief is here!”
"Quick, close the city gates!"
……
The moment the soldier mentioned Li Yuan, all the guards at the city gate were shocked.
In the past few days, the news of Li Yuan's uprising in Taiyuan and the hundreds of thousands of troops attacking Chang 'an had spread like a plague.
The ordinary citizens were terrified, but the soldiers were even more worried.
After all, the commoners could just pack up their things and go out to hide for a few days. As long as they hid in the countryside far away from the official road, they would basically be safe.
However, the soldiers could not. When the rebel army attacked, they had to be responsible for fighting.
Li Zhiyun led 1,500 cavalrymen and appeared outside the eastern city gate.
He looked at the trembling soldiers on the city wall.
He couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.
The broken ship of Great Sui was really not going to make it. Just look at these ordinary soldiers and you would know.
Li Yuan was still hundreds of kilometers away from Chang 'an. With the current marching speed, it would take several days to march even if there was no war.
However, these soldiers were already on guard against a great enemy.
Why?
To put it bluntly, it was very simple. Great Sui could no longer give its soldiers courage and glory.
If a regime couldn't give its soldiers confidence and glory, then the soldiers were destined to lose their will to fight!
It was only because Yang Guang was still alive that he still had some power left that Great Sui would not immediately collapse.
Once Yang Guang was no longer around, would the Yang Consortium's successors still be able to hold up this last bit of power?
Li Zhiyun was not optimistic.
Therefore, he had to seize the time to plan. While Yang Guang's remaining power was still around, he, as a loyal minister, had to use the Yang Consortium's rotten tree as much as possible to absorb the nutrients of the tree and increase his strength.
Zhangsun Wugou was carried by Li Zhiyun from behind and sat on the horse.
The bumpy journey made her face pale.
At this moment, even if she did not turn her head, she could vaguely feel that Li Zhiyun was sizing up Chang 'an Fortress.
If there was anything else on Li Zhiyun that Zhangsun Wugou was familiar with…
It was Li Zhiyun's silence.
Along the way, Li Zhiyun was silent. He only cared about carrying her and didn't say a word to her.
However, this silence was different from before.
In the past, Li Zhiyun's silence was because he didn't want to show off. It was a sign of cowardice.
She realized that Li Zhiyun's silence was a deep thought.
Zhangsun Wugou felt sorry for Li Zhiyun.
In her eyes, Li Zhiyun might have won consecutive victories.
However, Li Zhiyun was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of connections, economic foundation, and political resources.
Every step he took was involuntary.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wugou's mood was very complicated.
Li Zhiyun came back to his senses and ordered the soldiers,""Report my name and have them open the city gates immediately!”
"Yes, sir!"
The soldier responded and rode his horse to the city gate, shouting,""General of the Flying Cavalry has entered the city. Open the city gates immediately!”
"General of the Flying Cavalry? Where did this hussar general come from?" A soldier asked in confusion. They had just been transferred here. They had not come when Li Zhiyun's army had suppressed Chang 'an City, so they did not know Li Zhiyun.
"Could it be Li Zhiyun, the general of the hussars who has just been conferred a title and has won consecutive battles?”
"Yes, it should be him!"
"I heard that he defeated tens of thousands of bandits with a thousand elite cavalry.”
……
"Is that General Li Zhiyun of the Flying Cavalry?”The city guard captain asked loudly for confirmation.
"That's right! Open the door immediately. The general is back in Chang 'an. He has something to report to His Highness!”The cavalryman used the tiger's might to berate.
The lieutenant did not dare to be negligent and quickly said,"Let the general wait for a moment. This humble servant will immediately open the city gates.”
Li Zhiyun would never have thought that he had won so many battles that he had already established a great reputation in Chang 'an and even Guanzhong.
This was what he lacked.
Not to mention Li Yuan, with the help of the entire gentry clan, at least in the Guanlong area, the gentry clan was basically secretly on Li Yuan's side. With the help of the gentry clan, even though Li Yuan was now called a traitor, once Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, he would soon become a benevolent army.
Even Dou Jiande and Li Mi had established their popularity through the rebellion against the Sui Dynasty.
Popularity was appeal. Without appeal, no matter how strong your army was, the people would not know and would not support you.
Previously, Li Zhiyun had no popularity.
In order to gain support, his method was very simple: divide the land!
However, through successive victories, Li Zhiyun was gradually recognized as a good fighter.
Of course, his popularity was still very shallow.
Li Zhiyun led the cavalry into the city. The people in the city heard the news and lined up to watch the show.
"This General Li is really young, becoming a general of hussars at such a young age.”
"Who is the woman in his arms?"
"What, you want to replace me?”
"General Li is back. Chang 'an should be safe, right?”
……
When Li Zhiyun heard the discussions of the people on the roadside, he was also very surprised. He did not expect him to be so famous now.
When Li Zhiyun passed by a teahouse.
There were two men in embroidered clothes sitting by the window. One of them had a pale face and no beard. If Li Zhiyun was here, he would definitely recognize that this person was none other than Li Xiu Ning, who had escaped from Yu County!
Li Xiu Ning did not escape from Guanzhong. Instead, she entered Chang 'an.
The person sitting opposite Li Xiu Ning was the Dou family's head, Dou Wei!
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