"Tang Gong, this time, Sha Bo Luo Khan agreed to return my Dingxiang County on the condition that I Jinyang provide grain and grass; And agreed that after he captured Wuyuan City, I Jinyang would send troops from Lou Fu to cross the river to capture Shuofang, so as to cut off the back road of Pei Renji of the Great Sui, and destroy the Sui army and the south bank of the river from the north and south. If it succeeds, the south of the Yellow River will belong to our Jinyang, and the north of Wuyuan City will be owned by the Turks, and the two sides will not disturb each other with the river as the boundary. Wen Daya arched his hand to Li Yuan and said.

"Hmmm! So much better. This duke can first be watched from the wall, depending on the results of his attack, it is not too late. General Hongji began to arrange for soldiers and horses to go to Dingxiang County to receive them, and Pei Shangshu distributed 50,000 stone of grain to the army of Shabalu Khan. Li Yuan saw that the results of sending the scholar Wen Daya to the Turks this time were good, and he was in a good mood, so he hurriedly instructed the general Liu Hongji and Pei Lian, who was in charge of the household grain.

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law has something to say." Chai Shao saw that his father-in-law was in a good mood today, so he went out of class and said.

"Hmmm! Si Chang said it when he had something to say. ”

"Uncle Yue, the Turks are going against common sense this time to attack Wuyuan, if I Jinyang does not send troops to attack its flank, I am afraid of arousing the suspicion of the imperial court, I need to think about it first, so as to stuff the mouth of hundreds of officials." Chai Shao thought of this layer and admonished. Of course, if after the Turks captured Wuyuan, their side should be invited to attack the Sui army Pei Renji, it would be equivalent to a complete break with the Sui Dynasty, and there was no need to have any scruples, but before turning the other cheek, it was still necessary to prepare for the accountability of the Sui court.

"Huh! Sichang was too worried, and then he prevaricated on the grounds that our army had few soldiers and insufficient equipment. Is there less of this father's suspicion of him? After Li Yuan finished laughing, Zhong Wenwu also laughed. Chai Shao had no choice but to nod and say no more.

That night, Jinyang Horse Mansion.

Chai Shao couldn't sleep, so he got up and put on his coat and walked to the window, looking at the starry sky on a summer night.

Chai Shao's wife is Li Yuan's daughter, Li Xiuning, the county lord of Pingyang. At this time, the county lord also got up and came to her husband's side, she knew that her husband had something in his heart, so that she was in a bad mood and could not sleep.

"Husband, are you still worried about your father's desire to be self-reliant?" The county lord Li Xiuning took Chai Shao's arm and asked softly.

"Alas! Weifu always felt that it was not the right time to part ways with Sui Ting now. While all the feudal towns were waiting to see and see, Yue Zhangzhang became the first person to rebel against the Sui, and he was bound to become the target of everyone, how unwise! Chai Shao whispered to his wife. Chai Shao, who still has a hint of sincerity, does not want to rebel, unless he has to.

"If that's the case, why doesn't the husband speak up in front of his father?"

"The Chinese military officials of the government all say that they can cause trouble, and it is difficult for the husband to speak out against it."

"That being the case, what if it is anti-Sui independence? In the south of the Great Sui, there is Chen State across the river to confront each other, and there are Turkic soldiers in the north looking around, and I am afraid that there will be no troops to attack our Jinyang. "In history, this Pingyang princess Li Xiuning is a heroine among women, and she also led the troops to attack Dou Jiande and guarded Niangzi Pass. She still sees the general trend of the world very clearly, which is no less than Chai Shao.

"What the county lord said is that this is also the hesitation of the husband. But I'm more worried about a big worm next to me in Jinyang, if this big worm is provoked to attack, it will also be tricky. "Chai Shao is not worried about others, but he is worried about Yang Guang, the king of Hedong Jin.

"Husband is talking about Yang Guang in Hedong? The concubine didn't think she would be attacked by him. He still needs his father to keep the Turks out for him! As long as his father doesn't provoke him, he will not attack, and the husband can rest assured. "She is worthy of being an outstanding female figure in ancient times, and she can guess what Chai Shao thinks at a glance, and she can say something very reasonable.

"Huh! What the county lord said, yes! Well, it's getting late, so I'm going to bed early. Chai Shao seemed to have untied the knot in his heart, and his mood was much lighter, so he took the hand of the county lord of Pingyang and went back to bed together.

Beiping Royal Mansion Room.

Wang Yi of the Thousand Households of Zhuo County brought Yang Er the latest news of Li Yuan of Jinyang, Turkic and Wu Yun's summoning of the White Horse Yicong.

"Very good, the vanguard of Wu Yunzhao's army has already left the north of Taihang Mountain, and the Turkic army is about to besiege Wuyuan City, and in a few days, Bai Ma Yi's battalion can just blitz it. Hum! This Li Yuan's appearance is also ugly, and he actually recovered Dingxiang County. This is probably also the proceeds of his collusion with the Turks! What's next for him? Yang Er seemed to say to himself, and seemed to be asking Wang Yi on the side.

"Lord, all kinds of signs show that Li Yuan's reverse in Jinyang has become clear, and I must not guard against it in Hedong!" Wang Yi tried to say to Yang Er.

"Hmmm! No matter what, you can't let Li Yuan send troops to cooperate with the Turks to use troops against the officers and soldiers of Wuyuan and my Great Sui, you should arrange it quickly, and let Master Sima Pei Shiju of Hedong make preparations quickly, if you have to drag Li Yuan's men and horses, you can't let him move without permission. Then bring a letter to General Taihang Shanhua Gongyi, and let General Xue Wanchun go out of Taihang to threaten Li Yuan's back, so that he would not dare to move. Yang Er felt that in addition to being able to drag Li Yuan's soldiers and horses, it was too late for the Great Sui to mobilize the officers and troops in other places, so he had to use his own Hedong Jin army to do it, although this was another thing to cut first without the consent of his father, but he had to do it, and as of now there is no information to explain what Li Yuan will do next, and the specific content of his collusion with the Turks is even more unknown. But there is one thing that he can do, that is, to threaten Li Yuan with his own strength, drag Li Yuan, and make his Tang army unable to move.

"Yes, my lord, the lower officials will arrange it." After speaking, Wang Yi was about to turn around and leave.

"By the way, I informed Luzhou Liu Wenjing to mobilize his Jinyang hidden power, and gave me a good look at Li Yuan's every move." Yang Er added to Wang Yi, who was about to go out. Wang Yi turned around and said yes, and walked away.

At noon, Zhong Jian led the food delivery people into Yang Er's study, and after putting down the food, Zhong Jian sent the people away, and shouted to Chuchen and others to eat on the table together.

Since Yang Er lived in this high-level guest room in the palace, Luo Yi has taken good care of him, and he has not neglected at all. Yang Er is not very particular about food, basically he eats whatever he sends.

"Brother Shi, you don't know yet, do you? Na Luo Shixin is stammering more and more now, and he doesn't pay attention to people when his younger brother goes to look for him. If you have time, you should go and forgive him! Zhong Jian chattered to Yang Ernian while eating.

"What's going on? Wasn't it all good before entering Zhuo County? Is it because Lao Zuo is not here? Yang Er asked.

"Probably not! The day before yesterday, I practiced with Luo Cheng in the back garden for a morning, it is said that the two fought with guns and hammers for nearly 300 rounds without distinguishing a winner or loser, and I don't know what Luo Cheng said to him later, after coming back, he became more and more silent, and I didn't hear him say a word every day for the past two days, is it really stupid! Brother. ”

"I see, he's not stupid or dumb, he's stimulated by Luo Cheng's kid, eat quickly, and after eating, go over with Brother Wei to ask him."

Luo Shixin was also eating at this time, unlike the other guards who gathered together to eat in the house. This Luo Shixin was alone holding a pot of rice but accompanying his "Wanliyun" in the stable to eat, and talked to "Wanliyun" while eating. Strange to say, Luo Shixin stuttered a little when he talked to people, but he didn't stutter much when he chatted with his mount.

"Luo Zi, the lord is looking for you everywhere! But here you are, come with me to your lord. "Yu Wenhua Dragon is now teaming up with Luo Shixin to lead the guards. Before he finished eating, he saw Yang Er and Zhong Jian come over to look for Luo Shixin together, and Yu Wenhualong knew that Luo Shixin was eating with his precious horse in the stable, so he hurriedly came over to call him.

"No need, the king will talk to him in the stable." Yang Er walked into the stable as he spoke, and saw Luo Shixin at a glance, and he was still standing still with a bowl in a daze.

"Sit down and eat, brother, I'll ask you for a few words." After Yang Er entered the stable, he came to his red horse, combed the horse's mane with his hands, and chatted with Luo Shixin.

"Luo Zi, I heard that you can't speak? Brother doesn't believe it! Tell me what's going on. ”

"Brother--- brother, the cost of Luo --- is not as high as --- --- Luo --- Luozi, but he can fight --- --- and happily, Luo Zi and I --- my double --- and double hammer--- but I can only --- and smash wood, and I can't --- --- all day long!" Luo Shixin finally finished his sentence, and his face turned a little red.

"Huh! Brother, are you here for this? You are still young and lack training, and you can't compare with Na Luo Cheng. After Na Luo Cheng became a famous general, he learned military books and war strategies since he was a child, and every time he went out, several generals accompanied him. You can't compare these brothers. Brother, I am here to assure you that it will not be long before you will go into battle to kill the enemy, and I am not afraid that you will have nowhere to go with your double hammer. Yang Er now fully understood the thoughts of this confidant of his own henchmen, so he explained that he was nothing more than envious of Na Luo Cheng's ability to lead troops to fight.

"Good--- good! Brother, Luo Zi - I'm --- I'm going to go into battle --- kill --- enemy! Luo Shixin listened to Yang Er's words, and immediately became happy, and the gloom on his face dissipated.

"Eat quickly, after eating, accompany my brother into the mountains to hunt, I heard that there are a lot of guinea pigs in the mountains near here, so I will come back and improve the food at night." Yang Er couldn't help but be happy when he saw that Luo Shi's faith had gone.

It's just that when it comes to wild boar, he starts to miss his brother Ma Shumou again. If Brother Ma is around, he can eat all kinds of Sichuan dishes of wild boar. This Ma Shumou did not follow Yang Er to the north when he left Donglai County, but took a boat directly back to Liyang. After all, he is the highest member of the Hedong Logistics Equipment Department, and many things in Luzhou are still not possible without him, unlike Yang Shuang, who has a group of capable ministers who can do things, he is just a boss with his feet.

Yinshan Ula Pass.

After two days of galloping, Wu Yunzhao's 5,000 men and horses came to the foot of Yin Mountain. Under the guidance of Ling Jing, Wu Yunzhao personally led his 100 elites to this Xiongguan fortress quietly under the cover of darkness. At this time, this pass was just as Ling Jing guessed, it had been deserted, and the pass made of rocks was already covered with green grass one person high, and between the grasses, you could see a stone road that was two people parallel and wide, winding to the stone gate of the fortress. Wu Yunzhao and Ling Jing were now inside this stone gate, looking out of the pass. There is a stone road that winds down the pass, and the pass is flanked by cliffs, and if the gate is closed, it will be difficult for the enemy soldiers coming up below to pass through this pass.

"General, fortunately, there is no one to take care of here, and after this mountain pass, you have to travel through the Yin Mountain for at least one day to cross this Yin Mountain and enter the edge of the desert. Do you want to arrange guards here? Ling Jing originally wanted to suggest that Wu Yunzhao should at least leave hundreds of soldiers here to guard the pass, but when he saw such a desolate abandoned pass, he felt that there was no need to guard it for a while. I have never seen the Turks pass through the Central Plains here.

"Sir, I would have thought that there was no need to garrison it, but you see that this pass is uninhabited and abandoned for a long time, and the Turks will not know that there is such a pass. Besides, our people and horses have limited food with them, and if we keep people here, we can't solve the food needs. If you give up here, the whole army will enter the desert to plunder the Turkic tribes, and the war will last long. Wu Yunzhao thought for a moment and said.

"Alright! Just follow the general, let's go! "It makes sense for Ling Jing to listen to what Wu Yunzhao said, the dry food brought by the army is limited, and it can only last for a week before it is exhausted. There is no more food left here for the soldiers guarding the pass, only the whole army will attack, and when the Turkic soldiers return to the Har and Lynga tents, they will quickly return from here.

But the two of them were only half right, the Turks didn't know that this deep mountain pass was true, but the traitors knew it, and they knew the importance of this pass. This traitor is Li Yuan, the Tang Duke who secretly communicated with the Turkic Shabalu Khan, this is a later story.

Send people back to the foot of the mountain to beckon the men and horses to pass the pass overnight by the light of a bright moon in the sky, and then find a spacious place to camp after passing the pass. Wu Yunzhao and Ling Jing led more than 100 men and horses, led the horses and took the lead along the stone road behind the gate to go down the mountain.

As the vanguard and leading general of the whole army, Wu Yunzhao descended the mountain along the stone road, and after an hour, finally came to a flat valley and stopped, which was the best place to camp. Here, Wu Yunzhao's vanguard troops must wait until the main force of the rear army comes up before the whole army can attack the desert, and here they must wait for at least 2 days before the arrival of the rear army and horses. At this point, Wu Yunzhao's army of surprise attacks on the desert has already gone half the way. After the whole army arrived, he slaughtered Yinshan and appeared behind the Turkic army in one fell swoop.

The sky was bright, and the primeval forest was exceptionally clean, and the valley of the garrison was like a paradise, full of wildflowers and pines. Last night, the 5,000 men and horses led by himself rested in this valley, and the whole army was waiting for the rear army to come. In addition to sending a few people to return along the original road to contact the main force of the rear army, all the men and horses were temporarily on vacation, and the sergeants were also rare to have 2 days of leisure, most of the sergeants rested in the tents, and a large part of the men and horses scattered out to hunt in the mountains. Because the crossbows and bows and arrows in their hands were advanced and easy to use, the soldiers who went out hunting gained a lot. For two consecutive days, the soldiers let go of eating this wild game in the mountains, drinking the spring water in the mountains, and it was rare to be leisurely.