Just when Han Baohu led five hundred people who dared to die, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Nanchen defenders on the other side of the river to drink Chinese New Year's Eve wine, they landed on the south bank, and then launched an attack on the enemy army, when an hour ago the moon was still bright and clear, a cloud of fog suddenly rose on the river.

Moreover, the fog became thicker and thicker, gradually filling the entire surface of the river, and when the sky was slightly brighter, the banks of the river had become a chaotic world, and it was difficult to see the figure of a person thirty or fifty steps away.

Another of the two strange soldiers of the Sui army, a total of 10,000 soldiers, under the leadership of He Ruobi, the governor of Wuzhou, set off from Yantouzhu on hundreds of warships and sailed to the south bank of the river when the fog rose on the river.

Unlike Han Baohu's subordinates, which were hundreds of miles away, the 10,000 horses led by He Ruobi undertook the task of quickly capturing Nanxuzhou, an important town on the south bank, after crossing the river and landing on the shore.

Southern Chen Nan Xuzhou Thorn Shi named Huang Ke, Chinese New Year's Eve also drank a few more drinks with a group of subordinates in the Thorn History Office, and the day was bright and still fell asleep in the bedroom in the backyard of the Ya Office, at this time, the Sui army led by He Ruobi had already crossed the river under the cover of fog and attacked the city of Southern Xuzhou.

Huang Ke was awakened in his sleep by the concubine who was sleeping beside him, and he didn't have time to put on his armor, dressed in a nightgown and carrying a sword, so he hurriedly took more than a dozen personal soldiers to the city tower to lead the army to meet the battle.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he climbed the city tower, a cold arrow flew from the dense fog outside the city, and flew past Huang Ke's scalp, so frightened that his feet slipped and almost rolled down from the city tower.

Finally with the support of several personal soldiers, Huang Ke climbed the city tower, touched the battlement wall with his hand and looked out of the city, but saw that it was dense and chaotic, and he only heard the shouting and killing of the Sui army in his ears, but he couldn't even see the shadow of the Sui army in front of him.

"Shoot the arrow, release the arrow. As long as they can hold out until noon, the Sui army will naturally withdraw as soon as the rear reinforcements arrive. Huang Ke had no choice but to order the soldiers defending the city to shoot arrows outside the city indiscriminately, intending to stop the Sui army from attacking the city.

He Ruobi was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty, plus the long-term town of Jianghuai, and he was very familiar with the troop allocation and garrison of the cities along the river in Nanchen, and he was very familiar with the situation of the guards and generals in the cities along the river in Nanchen, as early as he determined that he would lead the army to cross the river from Yantouzhu and then capture Nanxuzhou, he had a clear understanding of the various situations in the city of Nanxuzhou, and knew that most of the defenders in the city were concentrated in the area of the north gate and the east gate, and Huang Ke was a stubborn and self-serving, and could not listen to the advice of others, thinking that the west gate of South Xuzhou faced the imperial capital Jiankang and would not become the target of the Sui army crossing the river. Therefore, only a small number of troops were stationed around the West Gate.

According to this situation, He Ruobi ordered his general Yuan Ming to lead a group of soldiers and horses to storm the north gate and east gate of South Xuzhou, and he himself personally led 3,000 elite soldiers to raise the banner of the South Chen army, took a small road around the west gate, and falsely claimed to the defenders stationed at the west gate that his men and horses were ordered by the capital official Shangshu Kong Fan, and urgently rushed to the vanguard of the Yellow Thorn History, and deceived the defenders of Xicheng to open the city gate.

He Ruobi led 3,000 elite soldiers to rush in, and it took less than two hours to take South Xuzhou and capture Huang Ke alive.

"Huang Thorn Shi, noon has arrived at this moment, and the fog outside the city has gradually dissipated, so I bother you to lead the way and guide our army to Jiankang. Lead the way well, and you may be able to save your life. He Ruobi personally loosened the rope on Huang Ke's body, ordered him to act as a guide, and led the Sui army to Jiankang, the capital of Emperor Chen in the south.

Huang Ke could only obey He Ruobi's orders in order to survive, and led the Sui army to continue to attack Jiankang City.

In Jiankang's Taicheng, Emperor Chen Shubao of Southern Chen woke up, only to feel that his mouth and nose were full of unpleasant smells, which made him have a splitting headache, so he struggled to get up, and looked back at Xiao Maha's wife Gu, who was still asleep, and was about to call someone into the palace to ask what was going on outside, when he saw his cronies and eunuch Cai Tuo'er running into the hall in a panic, and he couldn't avoid lying Gu, and hurriedly said to Uncle Chen: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the Sui army has crossed the river!" ”

When Chen Shubao heard the news, he was stunned, and after a long time, he ordered Cai Tuo'er with his arms wide open: "Quick, convene all the ministers to discuss the matter, quickly!" ”

When Jiang Zong, Kong Fan, Shi Wenqing and several other Chen Shubao's most trusted close ministers, as well as Xiao Maha, Ren Zhong, Lu Guangda and other generals, were summoned to Guangzhao Palace, the latest news came from the east and west: He Ruobi, the governor of Wuzhou in Sui, had captured southern Xuzhou after leading his army across the river and was marching towards Jiangshan in the eastern suburbs of Jiankang City; It only took half a day for the Sui Luzhou governor Han Baohu to capture the Gushu fortress, and the vanguard had arrived in the Xinlin area southwest of Jiankang City.

"Xiao Lang, Ren Lang, Lu Lang, you quickly get an idea for me, how to send an army to meet the enemy?" When it came to the point where his eyebrows were burned, Chen Shubao couldn't care about ignoring his big words, shouting for Kong Fan, who commanded the army to retreat from the enemy and was promoted through meritorious service, looked at Xiao Maha and several other former generals and asked about the plan.

Xiao Maha and his old subordinates gathered in the mansion last night to drink and talk until the third watch, and when he returned to the bedroom to rest, he did not see the young and beautiful wife Gu Shizi'er, who had just married him, in the room.

Xiao Maha was holding a brand-new green hat, where did he still have the heart to retreat from the enemy for Chen Shubao, and after listening to the emperor's inquiry, he turned his head away and only said one sentence: "Just go and fight the army." ”

Lu Guangda had just learned before answering the call that his son Lu Shizhen had surrendered to Han Baohu in Xinlin, and he was worried about his son's life and death, and he was also afraid that the emperor would blame him heavily after learning about it, and he didn't have the heart to give advice to Chen Shubao.

However, Ren Zhong offered Chen Shubao a good plan that could turn defeat into victory.

Ren Zhong suggested that based on the number of enemy troops on the east and west roads, heavy troops should be mobilized to block the headquarters of He Ruobi on the east road, and at the same time, he led an elite division to go out of the city in the southwest direction, avoid Han Baohu, and directly attack the main force of Yang Guangzhong's army crossing the river from Liuhe, forcing Han Baohu and He Ruobi to abandon the attack on Jiankang and save his commander. After that, regardless of victory or defeat, he directly led the army to cross the river, commanded the Jiangbei, and joined the army in more than a dozen towns that were still on the north bank of the river, and claimed to go all the way to the north, capture the city of Xuzhou of the Sui Dynasty, and cut off the supply line of the Jianghuai Sui army.