In the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was suspicious by nature. Under the rule of tyranny, people's hearts fluctuated. people have embarked on the path of breaking with him.At that time, most of the important officials who controlled the government were born in Guanlong. Yang Guang was extremely dissatisfied with this, so he widely used people from Shandong and Jiangzuo, and tried to move the center of power from Chang'an to Luoyang, in an attempt to disperse the power of the Guanlong Group.Coupled with his various tyranny, the Guanlong children, who are vested interest groups, could not sit still first, and they fought back vigorously.

In the ninth year of Emperor Yangdi's great cause (613), Yang Guang once again provoked the war against Korea. Yang Xuangan, the representative of the Guanlong Group, supervised the grain in Liyang (now Junxian County, Henan Province). He did not want to provide food and grass to the Eastern Expeditionary Army because of the rampant behavior, and secretly recalled his younger brother Yang Xuanzong who was with the army.Yang Guang was furious when he learned about it, and Yang Xuangan had already decided to raise troops, so he raised troops against the Sui Dynasty in Liyang in June of that year.

The anti-flag was erected, and the situation was changing. A large number of high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty, who had been vacillating before, turned their backs and followed Yang Xuangan.As the first aristocrat of the Sui Dynasty who opposed the Sui Dynasty, Yang Xuangan's uprising seriously shook the Sui Dynasty's regime, causing a huge gap in the Sui Dynasty's rule. Coupled with the surging peasant uprising, the anti-Sui movement appeared even more magnificent. At the beginning of the army, Yang Xuangan was very high-spirited, and heroes from all walks of life came to join him, including the sons of famous nobles and bureaucrats at that time, such as Yang Gongdao, the son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guan, Han Shi'er, the son of Han Qinhu, and important officials in the court, such as Zhao Yuanshu, the doctor of Guanglu, Hu Sizheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Mi and other heroes also flocked here.

At that time, Li Mi defected to Yang Xuangan from Chang'an, and Yang Xuangan received him warmly.Seeing Xuangan's majestic appearance, Li Mi admired him from the bottom of his heart.He said to Yang Xuangan: "My lord raised the flag of rebellion this time to solve the world's urgent need. It is really a blessing for all the people." Yang Xuangan smiled slightly: "Now the Yang family has no way, the world is in chaos, and all kinds of rebels are springing up like mushrooms. What I need is not flattering words, but a good strategy that can truly save the people."

Seeing Yang Xuangan say this, Li Mi knew that he wanted to see if he had real talents and learning, so he waved his sleeves and said, "I am foolish. I will propose three strategies for the Lord to seize the Yang family and stop the tyranny." Feeling interested, Yang Xuan hurriedly asked: "What are the three strategies? I would like to hear the details." Li Mi unfolded the battle map and talked eloquently: "Nowadays, all the heroes in the world are rising together, but the current dynasty does not think about making progress. It is still lighting up gunpowder on the border and going on an expedition to Korea. My lord should seize this opportunity. If you want to win the world as soon as possible, I suggest North Korea." According to Youzhou, it is the best policy to cut off the Yang family's back road so that they cannot return to Beijing; if the lord thinks this route is too risky, there is another nearby road. We can first go west to Chang'an and control Tongguan (now northeast of Tongguan, Shaanxi) , this is equivalent to inserting a knife in the heart of the Sui Dynasty first, which is the middle policy; and the worst, we can attack Luoyang nearby. Among these three lines, it is only a bad policy.”

After listening to Li Mi's words, Yang Xuangan began to ponder. In his eyes, his military strength was not strong at this time. Although there were many people who returned their hearts, people's hearts could not be used as weapons. Most of the people who joined him were scribes without military power. It won't help much in battle.Li Mi's strategy of cutting off Yang Guang's retreat and occupying Chang'an first was too risky in his opinion.On the contrary, he tended to win Luoyang first. Luoyang and Chang'an were on the same level, and he seemed to be more confident in Luoyang.Besides, when Li Mi first came, how could I be sure that he was really helping me?

After looking forward and backward, Yang Xuangan chose the most conservative strategy, and decided to occupy Luoyang first, so that he could gain a firm foothold, and then send troops to Chang'an.Yang Xuangan asked his two younger brothers Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan to lead the army to attack Luoyang.The army smashed through the Sui Army's defense line in Henan, and entered Luoyang City on June 14th. The joy of victory instantly filled the barracks, as if the world was under control.Yang Xuangan couldn't help feeling a little complacent while bragging to his subordinates.He underestimated the strength of the Sui army's counterattack.Not long after, the Dai Wang Yang You led the Minister of Criminal Justice, Wei Wensheng, and General Fan Zigai to add up to 40,000 troops. They also dug Yang Xuangan's ancestral grave while passing through Huayin, and whipped the corpse of his father Yang Su. The morale of the Sui army was high. vibration.

At the same time, Yang Guang, who was on the expedition, also sent troops to conquer Yang Xuangan.Yang Xuangan lost several times against Fan Zigai and was almost wiped out, while his younger brother Yang Xuanting was also shot to death by stray arrows. Yang Xuangan paced back and forth anxiously in the conference hall, the heroic spirit he had when he first started his army was gone, replaced by frowning and the sadness of losing his younger brother, all the generals under his banner looked at him silently. At this time, Zhao Huaiyi, who had fought side by side with Yang Xuangan since the beginning of the army, stood up and said, "My lord, judging from the current situation, our army's chances of winning may not be great."

Yang Xuangan nodded, but remained silent.But Yang Jishan suddenly jumped out and said excitedly: "Zhao Huaiyi, you don't want to destroy my prestige, just suffer a temporary defeat, and you will be intimidated by the tyrant later, you are too unambitious!" Zhao Huaiyi shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of tyrants, but judging from the current situation, it's true that the king's military strength is far superior to ours, and the tyrant himself led a brigade of reinforcements. If this situation continues, it will do us no harm. benefit."

Yang Jishan couldn't listen to these analysis, but he kept clamoring: "No matter how many times he comes, they are all vulnerable guys, I will definitely avenge Xuan Ting!" Although Yang Xuangan also wanted to avenge his younger brother, he was still clear about the situation in front of him.So he waved his hand lightly, signaling Yang Jishan not to say any more.He looked at Wang Zhongbo who had been silent all this time, and said, "I don't know what clever strategy General Wang has?" Wang Zhongbo clasped his fists solemnly, and said to Yang Xuangan: "My lord, a hero should be able to judge the situation. According to the current situation, the subordinates feel that Luoyang may not be safe!"

In fact, everyone understands this truth, but they dare not say it out loud. Seeing Wang Zhongbo say it now, all the generals under his command also started talking about it.Yang Xuangan still just nodded lightly, and said: "If this is the case, what does the general think we should do? Do we put the people of the world in danger and ignore it?" Wang Zhongbo knew that what Yang Xuangan wanted to care about was of course not the people of the world, but now he wanted to care about himself, but since he had already said something that no one dared to say, he simply kept saying: "At this moment, the two armies are facing each other. Obviously, why don't we give up Luoyang first, avoid the vigor of the Sui army, and then find a way out!" As soon as these words came out, everyone became quiet instead. They all held their breath and watched Yang Xuangan's increasingly serious expression, sweating for Bo Zhong Wang.Think back to when we first started the army, everyone was so energetic and determined to conquer the world, and within a few months, the army was defeated like a mountain. It is really difficult to accept this kind of change.Everyone was afraid that Wang Zhongbo's words would touch Yang Xuangan's sore spot, and that would be bad. But Yang Xuangan is not impulsive and reckless, in fact, he understands the situation very well.Although Wang Zhongbo's words hurt morale, but now is not the time to be impulsive, and Wang Bozhong's words of "judging the situation" just now woke him up. Seeking self-protection first and avoiding the edge is exactly what he thinks. So, he signaled Wang Zhongbo to continue talking. Wang Zhongbo analyzed the situation in front of him. At this time, whoever dares to show his favor to Yang Xuangan will definitely become the primary target of the Sui army.To escape from Luoyang, one must find a foothold to avoid being chased and killed along the way. Finding this place is the problem. At this time, Li Mi, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly stood up and said: "As far as I know, Yuan Hongsi, who led the troops in Honghua, Shaanxi, is a distant cousin of Hu Sizheng, the servant of our army." Hu Sizheng listened. , puzzled and said: "He is indeed a cousin, but why mention him?" Li Mi smiled slyly, and said to Yang Xuangan: "My lord, we can go to Honghua. And my subordinates have a clever plan, so we can leave Luoyang safely and avoid being hunted down." After hearing this, Yang Xuangan hurriedly asked: "Come quickly." Li Mi said: "My clever plan is to send a large number of people and let them spread the news everywhere, saying that Yuan Hongsi has rebelled and is willing to make good friends with the Lord, and send people to Luoyang to meet the Lord and go to Honghua to rendezvous..." Zhao Huaiyi clapped his hands: "A great plan! In this way, the tyrant will definitely have to disperse his troops, no matter what is true or false, he will have to spy first. This also buys us time." Li Mi went on to say: "At the same time, our retreat from Luoyang appeared to be leisurely, and the Sui army might not dare to pursue it. And when they find out the truth, we are already far away from Luoyang." Yang Xuangan nodded happily, and couldn't help but look at Li Mi carefully again.Judging from the current situation, this smoke bomb is absolutely effective! So Yang Xuangan immediately sent his confidants to Luoyang, Chang'an and other places to spread rumors that Yuan Hongsi had rebelled and sent someone to pick Yang Xuangan to go to Honghua.There was a sensation in the government and the public for a while, and Yang Guang was even more furious. Without asking, he sent troops to suppress it, providing sufficient time for Yang Xuangan to evacuate. Yang Xuangan rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. Although the time was short and he failed in the end, as the first internal rebellion against the Sui Dynasty, he attracted a large number of high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty to join him, which had the effect of shaking the rule of the Sui Dynasty.Yang Xuangan had only a few head-to-head battles with the Sui army, with mixed success and failure, which showed his lack of courage and courage as a leader in strategic decision-making, but also showed his style of being good at attracting talents and accepting advice.He himself did not achieve much in the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, but his uprising was at a critical point in history and pushed the wheel of history forward.