Under the action of hundreds of ships at the same time, in less than an hour, there were countless wooden piles in the entire Shuiran River that had not been removed, but these wooden piles were meaningless, and the long-awaited Sui army ships slowly sailed into the quarry ferry along the passage that was opened, and a group of Sui troops walked out of the big boats and stepped onto the land of Dachen.

"Weichen see His Royal Highness the Prince, see His Royal Highness the King of Jin." Han Baohu's whole body was armored, and he bowed.

"Haha, Chief Manager Han, well done, with only four casualties to take the Quarry Rock, the first credit for destroying Chen is not the Chief Manager Han." Yang Yong laughed and grabbed Han Baohu's arm.

Everyone looked at Han Baohu with envy, yes, with 800 troops to take Niuzhu Mountain, his own side only suffered four casualties, and captured 3,000 opponents, not only the Jiangdong Xiaobawang Sun Ce, who captured Niuzhu Mountain back then, could not do it, but I am afraid that no one will be able to do it in the future, although this is the reason why the enemy is too careless, who can still encounter such good luck in the future.

Han Baohu's face was slightly proud, but he hadn't gotten carried away yet, after all, He Ruobi attacked three days ahead of him, although the news has not yet come, the progress will definitely be ahead of him, if He Ruobi is allowed to attack Jiankang first, no matter how much credit he has made in the early stage, he will be pressed under He Ruobi.

"Prince Yu, what to do with these 3,000 captives on the mountain?" At present, the army across the river has reached 10,000 people, and these 3,000 captives are not in danger at all, but it is always inappropriate to waste food in vain if they are imprisoned, and Han Baohu is unwilling to let this group of captives waste manpower, so they must be dealt with first.

Yang Yong swept everyone and saw that everyone was looking at him, and he already had an idea in his heart. There will definitely be many prisoners in this attack on Chen, and the handling of this first batch of prisoners is the top priority, and if one is not handled well, it may cause the Nanchen soldiers to resist desperately.

"In this way, all the ordinary soldiers will be released, and the officers at the main level will let them write letters that they must not be enemies of the Great Sui in the future, and they can also be released, as for the officers above the lord of the building. will be temporarily detained. Wait until the war is over. ”

Yang Guang frowned and said, "Big brother." Is this inappropriate, what if all these people are released and they join the army immediately, we can't catch and let go? ”

"King Jin is right, prince, just transport all these people across the Yangtze River and imprison them. It's good to be released after the capture of Chen. Xue Daoheng agreed.

Yang Yong shook his head: "No, this will cause them to panic, my father's edict once said that the whole world is the subjects of the Great Sui, this time I raised an army to attack Chen, I still can't bear to see the people of Jiangnan continue to suffer, in this case, let them go, you don't have to worry that these people will join the Chen army immediately after they are put back and continue to fight against our army." These soldiers came from ordinary families. They are not willing to fight, not to mention that even if they join the Chen army, I am strong and weak. Our army has the grace of life for them, and it is expected that they will not fight to the death, but will disintegrate the fighting spirit of the rest of the Chen army. ”

After thinking about it carefully, they felt that what Yang Yong said was reasonable, and couldn't help nodding their heads, Yang Yong took the opportunity to issue a military order, this time to capture Nan Chen, it was still to rescue the people of Jiangnan under the rule of the faint monarch, the army was strictly forbidden to rob the people's property, as long as the Chen army surrendered, no one was to blame.

After the 3,000 captives were released, most of them chose to go home secretly, after seeing the strong team of the Sui army, most of them had no confidence, not to mention that due to Chen Shubao's greed for enjoyment over the years, coupled with the constant harassment of the Sui army, Jiangnan had a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and everyone was unwilling to die for such an emperor.

Although the Yangtze River waterway was opened, it took more than 100,000 troops three days to cross the Yangtze River, and on the second day of crossing the river, Han Baohu led 10,000 elite soldiers to storm only 20 miles away from Niuzhu Mountain.

After the capture of Guyi, Yang Yong received news from other Sui armies that He Ruobi had broken through Jingkou and captured Huang Gesheng, the assassin of Southern Xuzhou, and He Ruobi also released all the captured Chen troops, and issued rations for the journey, and each person was given a copy of the edict of the Great Sui War, so that these released Chen troops were publicized along the way, and the Chen army was surrendered along the way, and He Ruobi's army was successfully promoted to Zhongshan, which was only dozens of miles away from Jiankang.

The first road army is invincible, the third road army is not idle, on the night when Han Baohu sneak attack on Niuzhu Mountain Chen Jundi, Yang Su led more than 100 Qinglong warships to march to Liutou Beach, when Chen Jun general Qi also led more than 100 Qinglong warships to guard the south of the Wolf Tail Beach, in order to curb the Sui army attack, the Wolf Tail Beach terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Yang Su also decided to attack at night, that night, Yang Su personally led the Qinglong battleship down the river, and sent another general Wang Chang attack, the general Liu Renen attacked Qi's other camp and copied its back road, the two sides fought at night after a big battle, Qi Wen was copied from the back road, so he had to be defeated.

It's just that the second road army is not going well, the Qin king Yang Jundu led the army of 100,000 land and water stationed in Hankou, the guard opposite Hankou is Chen Jingzhou Assassin Chen Huiji, Chen Huiji is the grandson of Chen Baxian, the founding emperor of the Chen Dynasty, who has followed Chen Baxian to conquer the east and west, and is well versed in the art of war

On the one hand, the river gorge carved a stone hole in the rocky bank of the north of the river, connecting the two banks, used to intercept the Sui warships coming down from the upstream, and took out their own wealth as military funds, which won the hearts of the soldiers.

Although Yang Jun ordered his subordinates to keep attacking, they were all held by Lü Zhongsu, and the Sui army found nothing except thousands of dead and wounded, and even after Yang Su defeated Chen Junqi and went down the river, he was also stopped by the iron chain that Chen Jun sank in the river, unable to join Yang Jun's army.

When the Sui army captured Jingkou and Gu Yi and other cities, although the concerts that demanded rescue from all over the country flew to Jiankang like snowflakes, these concerts were all pressed down by Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing, and after someone desperately stabbed Chen Shubao, Chen Shuding summoned the two to ask, Shi Wenqing explained: "The courtiers played, it is a common thing, as long as the border city generals do their best to resist the Sui army, if the capital soldiers and horses are sent to the front, it will definitely cause panic among the people and stir up the emperor's New Year's ceremony." ”

Shen Keqing also said: "The emperor's spirit lies in the southeast, in the past, the Qi State attacked three times, and the Zhou State attacked twice, and they were all defeated by our army. This time, the Sui army came in vain. ”

After listening to the explanations of the two, Chen Shubao suddenly wavered, and the official Shangshu Kong Fan usually colluded with Shi and Shen, and said arrogantly: "The Yangtze River moat has been a barrier between the north and the south since ancient times, and today the army of Hulu in the north can fly across the Yangtze River." These border guards always deliberately exaggerate the urgency of the military situation. It's about getting credit. Every time the minister thinks about his low official position, if the Sui army really dares to come, the minister should lead the army to meet the enemy and achieve the merit of the captain. ”

Chen Shubao laughed at the nonsense of several people, so he ignored the border guards' requests for help, and Jiankang sent 100,000 elite soldiers, not a single soldier to the front line for rescue. When He Ruobi's army was stationed in Zhongshan, Shi Wenqing, Shen Keqing and others could no longer conceal it, Chen Shubao woke up like a dream, and hurriedly gathered the ministers of the court and China to discuss how to deal with the attack of the Sui army.

Because Chen Shubao was going to hold a military parade, there were 100,000 elite soldiers in Jiankang City at this time, which accounted for almost half of the soldiers and horses of Southern Chen. And He Ruobi is in order to grab credit. With only 20,000 horses, the army went deep alone, and the general Xiao Maha suggested: "Your Majesty, the Sui army is alone in the depths. The barrier and ditch have not yet been built, and if the emperor allows Weichen to lead Jiankang soldiers and horses to pour out of the city, it will definitely allow the Sui army to come and go. ”

Xiao Maha's words were agreed by most of the generals, and because Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing joined forces to suppress the generals, these generals held their breath and asked to lead the troops to the battle.

It's just that Chen Shubao doesn't understand military affairs, he is cowardly, he listens to everyone's requests or can't make a decision, he usually hands over the government to Shi Wenqing, Shen Keqing and the two of them, although these two people only know how to get power, don't understand the slightest bit of military, Chen Shubao still has to ask for their opinions, Shi Wenqing knows that because of his suppression, many generals in the army are dissatisfied with him, for fear that after handing over the military power, someone will be unfavorable to him, so he said to Chen Shubao: "The generals are arrogant, and they don't obey the court, at such an urgent moment, how can the emperor hand over all the military power, The northerners are not satisfied with the water and soil in the south, so it is better to close the city gates, and the northern captives will definitely go by themselves after a long time. ”

After listening to Shi Wenqing's words, Chen Shubao thought that the army could not let the generals master too much no matter what, otherwise how did he get the throne of the ancestors of the Chen family, and he didn't care about the Sui army outside the city, and ordered Jiankang's cooking competition to be held as usual.

The cooking competition is a must-have program for the annual Yuan Hui ceremony, as short as three days, as long as five days, the cooking masters from all over the country of Chen have tried their best to create a series of delicacies, big dishes and snacks, so that Chen Shubao takes hundreds of officials to taste them one by one, the winners not only have rich rewards, but also can return to their hometowns, in order to please the emperor and hundreds of officials, the chefs who entered the capital are all hollowed out, and find another way.

It's just that this year is different from previous years, the Sui army is pressing, the river defense is tight everywhere, and the Chen army is losing and retreating, and thousands of people who were captured by the Sui army return to their hometowns to publicize, and the people's hearts are naturally like a bright realm.

Therefore, the celebrity chefs in various states and counties all excused themselves and pushed off the task of entering Beijing, that is, they had set off first, and the chefs who had gone halfway heard that the Sui army had marched and secretly ran home to hide, and the ones who really came to the capital were none other than the nearby chefs, who were still one day away from the competition, and they didn't even count the three ** in previous years.

If the emperor can't be coaxed happy, those martial artists are waiting to see their jokes at any time, in a hurry, or Kong Fan came up with an idea to solve the matter, sent the Praetorian Guard, the streets, alleys, restaurants, restaurants and restaurants in Jiankang City, whether it is a red case, a white case, a spoon, a cook, etc., as long as you get enough people to deal with the past, the dishes dedicated to the emperor will naturally have the imperial chef to do, How could the emperor have the energy to taste them one by one.

When the cooking competition was just held, He Ruobi divided his troops to cut off Qu A (Danyang, Jiangsu), Han captured Hu, Du Yan led 20,000 foot cavalry to be stationed in Xinlin, and Wang Shiji, the governor of Qizhou, sent troops to capture Jiujiang, and defeated Chen Jun Ji Zhen's water army at the mouth, Chen Junde

Later, fleeing along the way, or simply surrendering, so far, most of Jiankang was swept away, and Jiankang was surrounded by the Sui army on three sides except for the south. The strength of the two sides changed hands, and the Sui army gathered 200,000 land and water troops outside the city.

At this point, Shi Wenqing, Shen Keqing, Kong Fan and others also felt that the situation was serious, their wealth and wealth were all related to Emperor Nanchen, and if Jiankang was broken by the Sui army, their lives might not be saved.

On this day, Shi Wenqing found an opportunity in the palace and called Shen Keqing and Kong Fan over. Shi Wenqing opened his mouth and said: "Two, the Sui army has more and more soldiers and horses outside, it seems that they really want to kill me Da Chen, if Jiankang is broken by the Sui army, not only will you and I not be able to protect the glory and wealth, but it will be difficult to save our lives, what should we do now?" ”

Shen Keqing regretted: "If I knew this, I should have agreed with Xiao Maha." The words of Ren Mannu and others. Let them do their best. Maybe the Sui army has already been killed. ”

"Nonsense, if these people were allowed to master the soldiers and horses and repel the Sui army, you and I would have lost our heads long ago." Kong Fan retorted.

"That's not necessarily, with the emperor protecting us, forgive these martial artists for not being so bold, it's okay now. We didn't die at the hands of those martial artists, we were about to die under the Sui saber. Thinking of the beautiful wife and concubine at home, and when the gold and silver treasures all belonged to the Sui army, Shen Keqing's heart suddenly ached.

Shi Wenqing was impatient when he heard this: "Okay, okay, now that the matter has passed, regret is irreparable, so don't say it again." Calling the two of you out is trying to figure it out. It's not for you to say discouragement. ”

"Lord Shi, why don't we contact the Sui army at that time and go out of the city and surrender?" Shen Keqing said cautiously.

Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan glanced at each other. Although the two of them were a little moved, even if they surrendered to the Great Sui, how could there be such a good thing as calling for wind and rain in the Dachen court, Shi Wenqing reprimanded: "Nonsense, the emperor treats us so well, how can we betray the emperor, if it weren't for the fact that you and I have been friends for many years, this official will immediately arrest you and punish you, and this matter will never be mentioned again!" ”

Shen Keqing had to honestly admit his guilt: "Yes, the official has a violent wave, and the official is naturally loyal to the emperor." "But I don't believe it in my heart, if it comes to a crisis, you will still be loyal to the emperor to have a ghost.

"Otherwise, we still persuade the emperor to hand over the military power to Xiao Maha and others, after all, we still need them to lead the troops." Kong Fan has a lively brain, and he can't care about suppressing the generals at this time.

"But what if they win against us?" Shi Wenqing is still suspicious, he is a scholar, and he can only suppress Xiao Maha, Ren Zhong and other generals by relying on the emperor's favor, once he loses the emperor's favor, Xiao Maha and others pinch him to death is like pinching an ant to death.

"Hehe, why should you worry, Xiao Maha, Ren Zhong and others are good at fighting, but the Sui army is not easy to provoke, it is better for us to persuade the emperor to send the army outside the city to fight a decisive battle with the Sui army, even if they return victorious, it must be a residual victory, as long as the Sui army retreats, we can naturally persuade the emperor to take back their military power, at that time they are not at our disposal."

"That's a great plan." Shen Keqing hurriedly agreed, he wished that the Sui army would retreat as quickly as possible, but he didn't think about the consequences if Chen Jun failed.

"Okay, that's it." Shi Wenqing also nodded in agreement. The three of them separated again, Shen Keqing was responsible for selecting the concerts sent from various places for Chen Shubao in the past few days, and suppressing all the concertans that were unfavorable to them, Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan were responsible for persuading the emperor to agree to their plan.

Although it was daytime, Chen Shubao was still sleeping in the dormitory with Zhang Guifei in his arms, the Qingyuan ceremony and cooking competition in the past few days made the palace lively, after the ceremony, Chen Shubao's energy was seriously overdrawn, and he did not forget to have fun at night, so he had to make up for sleep continuously,

Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan waited for Hou in Linchun Pavilion for a long time and didn't see Chen Shubao have the intention of getting up, Shi Wenqing had to be bold enough to walk into Chen Shubao's dormitory, and shouted softly: "Emperor, wake up, Emperor, wake up." ”

Chen Shubao yawned, lifted the quilt in a daze, Zhang Guifei's snow-white ** suddenly appeared in Shi Wenqing's eyes, so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head, but couldn't help but secretly aim at Zhang Guifei's ** with his eyes, although Zhang Guifei is already thirty years old, the prince she gave birth to is fourteen years old, the twin peaks are still strong, and the two trembling red cherries on it are enough to make people's blood gush at a glance, no wonder there are so many beauties in the palace, Zhang Guifei can still kill Chen Shubao's fans.

Chen Shubao squinted at Shi Wenqing, finally came to his senses, covered Zhang Lihua's **, and shouted, "Shi Wenqing, Shi Wenqing, only you dare to break into the palace at this time, say, there is something important, otherwise I will punish you for the crime of disrespect." ”