The Sui army had already prepared, and Luo Zhaoyun expected that the enemy army would come back to sneak attack, so he sent someone to send information to the commanders of the major battalions, informing him that the army had arrived, but it was confidential and would not be leaked for the time being, so that the whole army did not know that Luo Shao Marshal had pacified the Gao clan rebellion in the northern border, and had arrived at the rear of the three armies. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xue Shixiong was in charge of the command of the western battalion, and prepared for the attack in accordance with the deployment in advance, and when the new military order came, he asked him to plan the plan, pile up a lot of firewood in the rear of the battalion, send some soldiers here to pretend that the battalion was attacked, and arranged many rear hands to guard against the attack of the enemy army on the riverbank.

It can be said that this is a serial use of strategy, in order to lure the snake out of the hole, so that the Hebei army was excited first, thinking that the western camp was secretly attacked, so they were eager to rush into the camp inside and outside the attack, so that the rebel generals have lost their rational judgment and led to being calculated.

The front battalion was ceded to the enemy, but it became a sea of fire, and the vanguard army suffered heavy casualties.

As soon as the second wave of troops landed, they also faced the trebuchets and threw oil drums, and then arrows tied with fire cloths enveloped them, and the more enemy soldiers were shot and burned to death.

There was no need to fight at all, the enemy army had already suffered huge damage, and when the Hebei army wanted to bypass from both sides of the fire area, but was met with a crazy counterattack by the Sui army, it had already prepared.

As a result, the two waves of men and horses broke one after another, and the battlefield was stained with blood, Zhang Qingte's face changed greatly, and he had to order a retreat.

Even they were doubting whether Su Dingfang and others had succeeded in attacking the Xida Camp, or whether they had also been resisted and had not succeeded.

Under the cover of night, the flames soared into the sky, screams and screams, and the battlefield gradually fell silent.

The entire Sui army's front camp and river beach were filled with smoke and fire, and blood-stained battle flags were slowly fluttering.

There was blood everywhere, corpses everywhere, wounded soldiers everywhere, and even the cold light of the blades was covered by blood, and the blood flowed like a river, flowing into the Daqing River, staining the water red.

The main force of 30,000 or 40,000 failed to sneak attack, but was victimized by the pit, which hurt the vitality of the Hebei army.

At dawn, Su Dingfang with less than 1,000 remnants of the army finally escaped from the encirclement and pursuit, arrived at the place where the cruise ship was anchored, hurriedly boarded the boat, and then returned to the south bank of the river.

This strategic operation ended in failure, Su Dingfang was disheveled, covered in blood, embarrassed, he turned to look at the remnants behind him, with tears in his eyes, a defeat made him ashamed.

Once pretended to be a man of the clouds, he felt that he was brave, proficient in the art of war, and a young general, not inferior to Luo Cheng back then, and could replace him and become a man of the hour in troubled times, breaking the myth of Luo Cheng's invincibility, but he unexpectedly fell from the high-end and fell back to reality so cruelly.

He had to admit that there was still a big gap between himself and Luo Cheng, not only in martial arts, but also in the use of soldiers like gods' calculations, calm and free mind, etc., all of which were worth learning and surpassing him.

"I'll settle this account sooner or later!" Su Dingfang clenched his fists, his eyes showing ruthlessness.

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Luo Zhaoyun led the army to fight, and with an absolute advantage, he abused the strange army led by Su Dingfang, and returned to the rear camp in triumph.

Xue Wanren, Mai Zhongcai, He Ruohuaikuo and others were all addicted, this overwhelming pressure to kill the enemy army was still unfinished.

The feeling of winning a battle is much better than the feeling of being defeated and fleeing.

The whole person feels that he is extraordinary, his martial arts and skills are much stronger, and he is brave and courageous.

Those recruits entered the battle this time, and before the battle, they were still a little scared, but after rushing to kill, they also killed one or two enemy soldiers, and strengthened their courage.

Bathed in blood and tempered by the battlefield, the timidity and fear of the recruits have been changed and enriched.

"Young marshal, we captured an adjutant general of the enemy army, who is not very old, did you kill the sacrificial flag?" Lai Heng came over in a military uniform to say goodbye.

Luo Zhaoyun asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Cheng Mingzhen!"

After Luo Zhaoyun listened, he was slightly stunned, this was also a well-known general in the early Tang Dynasty, a mainstay figure, and he didn't expect to be in Dou Jiande's army.

"Bring it to my big tent, and I will interrogate it myself overnight."

"I'm going to pick up someone." Laiheng turned to leave.

In an instant, Lai Heng personally escorted a young general, tied up all kinds of flowers, and entered the big tent.

Luo Zhaoyun had already taken off his armor and was on top of the big tent with ease, listening to the military affairs Sima report on the remaining reserves of grain, grass, weapons, and the number of prisoners.

"Young marshal, the enemy will bring Cheng Mingzhen."

Luo Zhaoyun looked up and saw Cheng Mingzhen, who was twenty-four or five years old, with a melon seed face, thick eyebrows, a face like a crown of jade, very heroic, although the helmet was removed, the hair was half scattered, and there was dust on the face, but it could still be seen that this person was dignified, not an ordinary man's appearance.

Cheng Mingzhen knelt on the ground, his eyes felt Luo Zhaoyun's gaze, as the general of the defeated army, he was a little ashamed, lowered his head slightly, and waited for the judgment of life and death.

"Cheng Mingzhen, this handsome view of your appearance is not bad, your temperament is timeless, like a person who knows books and is full of books, born in troubled times, why don't you think about serving the country, becoming a pillar of talent, helping the poor and helping the poor, but becoming a rebel thief, a party to the disaster, are you worthy of the ancestors of the Cheng family?" Luo Zhaoyun asked.

Cheng Mingzhen was stunned for a moment, originally thought that the other party was going to punish him, and sneered at his defeated subordinates, but he didn't expect Luo Cheng to start with righteousness and whip him.

He was full of grievances and sneered: "The emperor ransomes his troops, the court is corrupt, he has been fighting for years, he has been expropriating and expropriating, the treasury has been overdrawn, the people are complaining, and he has starved to death countless times, where have you seen the responsibility and responsibility of the imperial court?" The country will not be a country, I am Cheng Mingzhen, for the sake of the people, to fight against bandits, to join Dou Jiande's righteous army, I feel that I have not harmed the people anywhere, and I am even trying my best to persuade and provide disaster relief, what is the crime? ”

Luo Zhaoyun heard what he said reasonable, and smiled slightly: "You feel wronged." ”

Cheng Mingzhen retorted: "Guan Zi said: Cang is honest and knows etiquette, food and clothing are enough to know honor and disgrace, the people of Hebei can't even eat, who will be loyal to the court, anyway, I am worthy of my heart." ”

Luo Zhaoyun's face was straight, and he snorted: "Are you an ordinary person, you are a scholar, the ancients said well, people with lofty ideals do not drink the water of stolen springs, and those who are cheap are not subject to food." The people have a blind obedience mentality and are easy to be instigated, but you are different and have a certain talent, how can you help the abuses in troubled times? ”

After all, Cheng Mingzhen is a person who has read poetry and books, and can distinguish between right and wrong, and said: "General Luo, forgive me for talking too much, Your Majesty is so happy today, and has tossed the Great Sui to a thousand holes, it is no longer a prosperous era, but the last days of the Great Sui, you are so stable for the imperial court, you are just barely suppressing the four counties, there are one hundred and ninety counties in the world, how much can you change?" Sui Ting's fate, can you save it alone? Those leaders of the rebel army, on the contrary, are all criticizing you behind your back. ”

Luo Zhaoyun said: "The trip to the avenue, the world is for the public!" I am dedicated to the people, worthy of the court, worthy of the people, and have a clear conscience! Besides, do you think Dou Jiande is Allah in troubled times? His group of staff and generals, together together, can they really change the chaos and restore a peaceful and prosperous world in the world? If not, then they get together, it's just for a moment's pleasure, and in the end all they want is to be the king and hegemon, enjoy wealth and benefits, and desire to be a marquis, divide one side, have no future at all, and it's worth your life? ”

Cheng Mingzhen was silent, he was a scholar, not a poor family, his ancestors had also been petty officials, so he naturally felt out of place with the team of heroes and thieves in the green forest, and when he was asked at this time, he was depressed and couldn't answer.

There was a smile on the corner of Luo Zhaoyun's mouth, which was imperceptible, and he still said solemnly: "If you feel that there is no way to serve the country, you might as well stay here in my Zhuo County, some counties have been added to the four counties, and you have begun to appease the refugees from all sides. ”

Cheng Mingzhen looked up in astonishment, but he didn't expect that Luo Cheng not only did not punish him, but also entrusted him with official positions and important responsibilities, and he didn't seem to have the prestige of a general to be a county order, but after all, he mastered the top leaders of a county's civil affairs, military affairs, trials, justice, commerce, etc., and he was very trained, and he didn't have to fight with Dou Jiande's army, so he saved the embarrassment of seeing the old robes, and immediately nodded, bowed and accepted, expressing gratitude.