Chapter Ninety-Eight: Two Birds with One Stone
Under the city of Kim Yong, the camp of the Sui army.
Yang Gao, who was dressed in a dragon robe, was sitting behind the handsome case, and a pair of eyes pretended to be careless as he swept over the generals in the tent. In the end, his gaze stayed on Wang Shichong, who had a dark complexion and a pair of turquoise eyes that kept flashing.
After looking Wang Shichong up and down, Yang Gao coughed and said lightly: "Zheng Guogong, you were appointed by your father and the emperor to sit in the Eastern Capital. I have been fighting with the Wagang anti-thieves for many years, and I know this gang of anti-thieves best. What do you think the Wagang traitors will do now? ”
Wang Shichong walked out of the ranks slowly, and said with his hand: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that most of these gang of thieves in Wagangzhai are diehards, and they are already fighting with my Great Sui. Therefore, although our army has the advantage now, the defenders in Kim Yong City will never surrender, and they will definitely resist to the last moment. ”
General Chang Yuchun sneered when he heard this: "Joke, can you stop our army of more than 200,000 with just tens of thousands of thieves?" ”
Wang Shichong smiled slightly when he heard this: "General Chang must not underestimate the enemy, if my expectations are correct, it is very likely that the Wagang thieves have asked for help from Dou Jiande in Hebei." ”
"Dou Jiande?"
Yang Gao asked in a deep voice: "Zheng Guogong, do you think Dou Jiande may send troops to rescue Li Mi?" ”
The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked, and he nodded heavily: "Yes, Your Majesty." Dou Jiande is also a thief who rebelled against the Great Sui, and he will not understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, not to mention that the two have colluded a long time ago. Two years ago, His Majesty Emperor Wu originally planned to appoint General Xue Shixiong as the chief general of the expedition against Wagang, but unexpectedly, General Xue Shixiong was ambushed by Dou Jiande when he passed through Qiligang and unfortunately died in battle. This matter was done by Li Mi in collusion with Dou Jiande. ”
"Hahaha, congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!"
As soon as Wang Shichong's voice fell, Liu Bowen laughed and walked out of the ranks, and said happily to Yang Gao.
Seeing this, Wang Shichong's face couldn't help but sink, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Liu, how can you be so presumptuous in front of Your Majesty? Now that Wagang has not been destroyed and there is a strong enemy, how can he be happy? ”
Liu Bowen shook the feather fan lightly and said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty originally sent out the army just to eliminate Li Mi's rebels, if Dou Jiande also led the army to the Central Plains, wouldn't it give Your Majesty the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, and also save us from rushing to Hebei in the future!" Isn't that a happy event? ”
"Hahaha!"
When the generals in the tent heard this, they all burst out laughing. Even Wang Shichong secretly admired Liu Bowen's vicious vision.
Yang Gao smiled slightly, then waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Mr. Liu's words are quite insightful. But Dou Jiande has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, which should not be underestimated. More importantly, at the moment, our army is besieging Kim Yong Kim with all its might, and it is difficult to mobilize a large army to face Dou Jiande for a while. ”
"Your Majesty, Wechen has a way to break through Kim Yong quickly!"
Wang Shichong heard Yang Gao's question, and shouted impatiently.
Wang Shichong initially vowed that Dou Jiande would send troops to rescue Li Mi in order to tell everyone in the tent that they should quickly take down Kim, and when Yang Gao realized the urgency of the situation, he would offer a clever plan to defeat Kim. In this way, Yang Gao would definitely rely on him, but unexpectedly, Liu Bowen's sudden interjection disrupted his plan.
Yang Gao glanced at Wang Shichong meaningfully, and said lightly: "Zheng Guogong is worthy of being the favorite general of his father's emperor back then, and he is really resourceful. ”
Wang Shichong smiled embarrassedly, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty has praised it, in fact, it is Weichen and the Wagang Army that have been fighting for many years, so there are several internal responses in the Wagang Army. A few days ago, they sent a message saying that Li Mi seemed to be disheartened by the Xiangling fiasco and had no intention of managing military affairs. And Zhu Wen, the general of Wagang, took advantage of this opportunity to seize power. ”
Yang Gao smiled secretly when he heard this: "Zhu Asan is Zhu Asan in the end, and he is worthy of being a figure who can steal the Tang Empire in history." This ability to see the stitches is really powerful. ”
Wang Shichong continued: "After Zhu Wen took charge of the Wagang Army, he wantonly excluded dissidents. Wagang general Shan Xiongxin and strategist Bing Yuanzhen and Zhu Wen have always been at odds, so they were suppressed by Zhu Wen, the two were angry, but the minister should take the opportunity to win over the two in the Wagang army, and the two have decided to surrender to our army. ”
Yang Gao smiled when he heard this: "Seeing that Zheng Guogong is full of confidence, it seems that one of the four gates of Kim Yong City should be guarded by Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen!" ”
Wang Shichong nodded: "Your Majesty is like a god, and the guards at the west gate of Kim Yong City are Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen." The two had already agreed with their ministers that they would use three rockets as a signal at night, and as soon as the signal arrived, he would immediately open the city gate and let our army enter the city. ”
"Good!"
Yang Gao immediately stood up and said loudly: "Zheng Guogong, the night is long and the dream is many, so I will act tonight, take down Kim Yong Yong, and capture Li Mi alive!" ”
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As night fell, Kim Yong Cheng's western city, Wagang fierce general Shan Xiongxin, dressed in armor and holding a Zaoyang lance, stood at the head of the city, looking at the Sui army camp outside the city.
Shan Xiongxin is a well-deserved first veteran of the Wagang Army, when the Wagang Army was still a bandit in the mountains, Shan Xiongxin was Zhai Rang's right-hand man.
It is precisely because of Shan Xiongxin's strong qualifications that he has a very high prestige in the army. So even after Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, he had to rely on him.
After Li Mi became the shopkeeper, he handed over the affairs of the army to Zhu Wen and Shan Xiongxin to take care of. But Zhu Wen was insidious and treacherous, and with a little tricks, he gathered power into his own hands and squeezed Shan Xiongxin out of the decision-making center.
Shan Xiongxin is honest and loyal, and he is in the same boat as the sinister and vicious Zhu Wenshi on weekdays. Once Zhu Wen gained power, he humiliated Shan Xiongxin to the fullest, removed him from his rank as a general, and took away his mansion in Kim Yong Cheng.
Shan Xiongxin is a seven-foot man, how can he stand such an insult? Under the instigation of Wang Shichong's internal responsibility, it was finally decided to open the city and surrender.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Three rockets soared into the air, piercing the dark night and glittering in the air.
Shan Xiongxin was overjoyed when he saw this, this was a signal of the agreement between him and Wang Shichong to break into the Wagang army, and it seems that the city will be broken today.
At this time, a Wagang sergeant pointed to the distance and shouted in horror: "General Shan, the Sui army is coming to attack the city!" ”
Shan Xiongxin followed the soldier's gaze, and saw a black crowd not far away, which was particularly dazzling under the starlight, and there were thirty or forty thousand people.
"General Shan, the Sui army has already been killed, why don't you give the order to release the arrows, aren't you planning to fornicate with the Sui army?" Deputy General Dong Xin suddenly said in a weird manner.
This Dong Xin is Zhu Wen's confidant, Zhu Wen can be the founding emperor, and his mind is naturally deep. He also knew that such a suppression of Shan Xiongxin Shan Xiongxin would inevitably be dissatisfied, and Bao Buqi would make a move to surrender to the Sui army.
However, Shan Xiongxin has a very high prestige in the Wagang army, and the previous suppression has caused some people in the army to be dissatisfied. So Zhu Wen sent his henchman Dong Xin to spy on Shan Xiongxin.
However, Zhu Wen is not a person, Dong Xin is a good drinker and greedy for glasses, and thinks that Shan Xiongxin is a veteran of the Wagang Army, and there is no possibility of surrendering to the Sui Army. was hungover at home all day long, which made Shan Xiongxin and Wang Shichong's spy get on the line.