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After Yang Yichen finished laughing, he pointed to the messenger who was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, looked around, and said: "If you want to be ruthless, you should also send a ruthless character, but I sent such a thing, I don't know how Yang Liang's brain grows!" Hey, I ask you, what did you do before you came? ”

The messenger cried out with a "wow", kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The little one should be damned, the little one should be damned, the little one is just a cook in the palace of the Han King, and the soup he made the day before yesterday was not to the taste of the Han King, and he was beaten and thrown into prison." ”

"This time I heard that the king of Han sent envoys to the states to recruit surrenders, and no one dared to come to the general, so the king of Han forced the small ones over, and the small ones didn't dare to come, but the king of Han said that if he didn't come, he would castrate the villain, so he ......"

When the generals heard this, they burst into laughter, Yang Yichen smiled and waved his hand, and two fierce guards came up on the left and right, and put the messenger out like chickens.

Yang Yichen and the others finished laughing, and their faces regained a solemn expression, and said: "Generals, the rebellion of Yang Liang, the king of Han, has been obvious, and we are all courtiers of the Great Sui, so we must be loyal to protect the country and crusade against rebellion!" Although there is no edict at the moment, but as the assassin of Shuozhou, I have the responsibility to defend the territory, and now I order, immediately mobilize troops and horses, prepare grain and grass, and prepare for the expedition, and at the latest by noon three days later, we must prepare for the departure of the whole army! ”

A member of the general at the head of the right came out and asked, "General, aren't we just guarding Shuozhou, why do we still have to go?" ”

Yang Yichen shook his head. said: "Are you a fool to be Yang Liang?" Why did you send such a living treasure to persuade you to surrender? ”

The generals are looking left and right. They all shook their heads in confusion.

Yang Yichen sighed and said: "Yang Liang has a lot of capable ministers and strategists, and there will never be no one to send here, and he knows very well that it is impossible for me, Yang Yichen, to rebel with him, but I still sent this cook who is afraid of death to come, with only one purpose." It is to deliberately indulge me Yang Yichen, make me paralyzed and careless, and delay the time for us to send troops. ”

Yang Sien understood a little, he squinted his eyes and asked, "Then will Yang Liang go straight to our Shuozhou?" ”

Yang Yichen said categorically: "No, he will never take the initiative to come here. ”

Looking at the confused faces of his subordinates, Yang Yichen patiently explained: "According to the information I got yesterday, the army of King Han has left Jinyang and is heading south to Puzhou, he must be trying to open the passage into Guanzhong by sneak attack." ”

"Now I heard that the emperor's dragon health is not safe, and the prince and Yang Fushu and other important ministers are all serving in Renshou Palace. Daxing emptiness, which is why this thief is now raising troops! ”

Yang Yichen did not know that Yang Jian was dead at this time. Even Qu Tutong's edict Yang Lang's entry into Beijing is not clear, so he will judge it this way.

When the generals heard this, they all whispered and nodded their heads again and again.

Yang Sien shouted: "Big brother, since this is the case, we must hurry up, it is better to set off immediately, we can't let this dog thief enter Beijing and harm the emperor!" ”

Yang Yichen waved his hand: "As the commander-in-chief, we must plan everything, the soldiers and horses must go first before the grain and grass are moved, this will be too late for a while, what we can do now is to try to set off as soon as possible, when the time comes, we will not chase the rebels of the King of Han, but directly attack his Jinyang hometown, see if this traitor dares to enter the customs alone." ”

Yang Sien clapped his hands violently: "Gao, big brother, in this way, if we capture Jinyang, the families of the rebels are all in our hands, even if the dog thief wants to enter the pass, the soldiers under him will run out!" ”

Yang Yichen stroked his beard and smiled, with a smug look on his face, he turned to Wenchen on the left, and said: "Li Changshi, please immediately transfer out the grain, grass and ordnance in the state, the military rations must be at least enough for my 20,000 troops for a month, and in addition, Ding Zhuang in the city needs to be recruited to defend the city, as soon as the army leaves, this place will be empty, but it must be defended!" ”

Li Changshi's face was solemn, but he nodded confidently: "Xiaguan will go to prepare immediately, and ensure that the army will have a month's food before noon in three days." ”

Yang Yichen nodded with satisfaction, and said to a subordinate beside Li Changshi: "Liu Sima, please also ask you to immediately select a powerful scout to go to General Li in Daizhou, he also has 5,000 fine armor under his command, ask him to send troops with me, and meet under Jinyang City in ten days." ”

Liu Sima hurriedly said yes.

Yang Yichen turned to the generals on his right, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, the so-called raising troops for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, now is the time to repay the country and the court with our loyalty, everyone quickly return to the battalions, prepare for battle, worship the generals, just look at today's actions!" ”

The generals were enthusiastic when they heard this, and they all gave a military salute and shouted: "Obey the general's military orders!" ”

Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, a twenty-four or five-year-old, burly, shrewd and capable face, dressed as a merchant directly broke in, his face was covered with beads of sweat, the sergeant guarding the door was about to stop him, but Yang Yichen said in a deep voice: "My own people, don't stop!" ”

The merchant rushed into the meeting room all of a sudden, and he didn't even have time to catch his breath, so he hurriedly said: "General, the big thing is not good, Yang Liang's soldiers and horses did not enter the pass, and went back to Jinyang directly!" ”

Yang Yichen gasped, took two steps forward, and stared at the visitor tightly: "Wu Zhou, is the news true?" ”

The young man known as Wu Zhou wiped the sweat from his face, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I came all the way through their army, and the news is true, and now Qiao Zhongkui's 30,000 strong soldiers have begun to besiege Daizhou City!" Yang Liang's dragoon guards and Qiao Zhongkui's subordinate Wang Ba, who is known as the brave general of the world comparable to Guan Zhang, are also here! ”

Yang Sien's excited voice sounded: "Wang Ba is it? This time I finally found an opponent, haha! ”

Daizhou, known as Yanmen in ancient times, known as the head of the nine stops in the world, Li Mu, the general of Zhao during the Warring States Period, and the cool official Goshawk Zhidu in the Han Dynasty, were all stationed here to guard against the Xiongnu in the north, and became a famous general through the ages.

Yanmen Xiongguan is close to the mountain, high on the mountain, the ridge of the Great Wall. It's winding. It is bordered by Yanmen Mountain in the east. It is bordered by Long Mountain to the west. The mountains are undulating, the two mountains confront each other, the shape is like a noisy door, there are wild geese flying on it every year, so it is called the wild goose gate.

In front of the castle in the north of Daizhou, there is a winding road that cannot even accommodate two horses side by side, and the two sides of the path are mountainous. The strange rocks are craggy and sinister to the extreme, and the Daizhou Beicheng Xiongguan standing at the end of the trail will kill the hope of the remaining enemy troops who have finally climbed here.

No rain, no wind, the head of the southern city of Daizhou, dressed in military uniform, with a bare face and a beard, and a burly assassin Li Jing, was looking at the outside of the city with a stern expression without saying a word. The motionless army of 30,000 people, including about 20,000 dragoon guards with men and horses.

It's rare. Under the scorching sun, even the horses did not neigh much, and the knights who were riding on horses and wearing the masks of fierce ghosts and beasts only left two terrifying electric eyes outside, revealing a terrifying killing intent in an eerie manner.

Li Jing sighed: "Sure enough, it is Yang Liang's elite housekeeper, this is a quiet army, the art of war is cloudy, not moving like a mountain, difficult to know like a yin, moving like thunder, you must keep in mind, when they really start to launch for a while, it must be a blow like a thousand forces, no matter what, you can't take it lightly." ”

Sima Feng Xiaoci has experienced a lot of vicissitudes compared with a few years ago, but his fiery temper has not changed at all, and he said directly after hearing this: "General, a few days ago, Yang Liang's subordinate Liu Wei led more than 10,000 troops to attack the city, and you did not order to defend the city, but directly opened the city to meet it. ”

"General, you yourself shot a bow and arrows on the city tower, and the enemy army fell down, and then our army rushed to kill like a tiger in the next mountain, and defeated the enemy army in a battle, then Liu Wei was also killed on the spot by General Lu, why should you be so weak in the face of Qiao Zhongkui's troops today?"

General Lu mentioned by Feng Xiaoci is the judicial Lu Yu in this generation of state cities, this person's face is as black as the bottom of a pot, medium height, round face and small eyes, two mustaches on his lips, he looks like a Hu merchant from the Western Regions, he snorted, pointed to the enemy army outside the city and said: "General Feng, you have to look carefully, this army is a real elite soldier, different from the rabble that Liu Wei put together a few days ago. ”

Lu Yu's expression also began to become stern: "General Li said it right just now, this is a quiet army, now it is as immobile as a mountain, it will really move like thunder as soon as it fights, and there are 20,000 cavalry in 30,000 people, and our troops defending the city are only four or five thousand, of which more than two thousand are prisoners a few days ago, and it is not good to be able to hold the city if you can fight a tough battle." ”

Feng Xiaoci shook his head, patted the battlements of the city wall, and directly dropped a large handful of dust, and said: "It's not that I don't know this, it's just that the southern city defense of this Daizhou is really in disrepair, and this pass has always been the northern defense of the Huns, and I haven't thought about guarding against my own people in the southern pass, so whether it is the terrain or the city defense here, it can't be compared with the northern city. ”

Feng Xiaoci glanced at Li Jing and said: "General, in the art of war, the enemy is coming from afar, our army is waiting for work, we can hit them with a headache, and if the war is really unfavorable, we can retreat to defend, if we let them besiege like this, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold out for ten days." ”

Li Jing didn't speak just now, just quietly listened to Feng Xiaoci and Lu Yu's discussion, sighed when he heard this, and said: "Feng Sima, the enemy army is not a tired division from afar, it is different from the last time that Liu Wei, you see this army, the military order is strict, the morale is high, there is no trace of fatigue, they are waiting for us to go out of the city to die, now we have no possibility of a successful surprise attack, we can only hold on." ”

Feng Xiaoci then asked: "Then this city defense is so dilapidated, can it be defended?" ”

Li Jing was silent for a while, and his tone became resolute: "It's a day to be able to keep it, now that the matter of Yang Liang's rebellion has spread all over the world, the imperial court must be recruiting soldiers and horses from various states and counties to quell the rebellion, and it is a major event that we can hold Yang Liang's most elite troops here, which affects the overall situation." ”

Li Jing paused, looked back at the north, and his voice became more sonorous and resolute: "And this is Yanmen, you can go to the Turks from here, if you contact the traitors with the jackals in the north, then this disaster may last for many years." So no matter what, we must hold it firmly. ”

Feng Xiaoci looked ashamed, nodded, and said: "What the general said is that the last general is indeed lucky, so it seems that he can only hold on and wait for help." ”

Li Jing said loudly: "Yes, whether it is the imperial court or General Yang of Shuozhou. They won't sit idly by and ignore us. Have faith. Keep the clouds open and see the sun! ”

All the generals were upright, standing solemnly, and singing in unison.

Li Jing said to the person standing in the back row who was separated by three or four people: "Hou Mo Chen Yitong, can you build the city defense faster?" ”

A thin, bright-eyed, shrewd-looking officer stepped out, wearing only a suit of chain mail. is not like the general's whole body bright light armor that makes people's eyes hurt, it is the Yi Tong Hou Mo Chen Yi (surnamed Hou Mo Chen, the ancient surname of the Huns) who is in charge of the city defense fortifications.

I only heard him say aloud: "The materials are sufficient, and now the soldiers who surrendered to Cheng the day before yesterday and the strong men in the city are strengthening the city defenses day and night, if it can be delayed for two days, it should be repaired." ”

Li Jing smashed the battlement with his fist, collapsed a palm-sized clod of soil, and said hatefully: "I just hate that it's not winter, otherwise you can water and freeze ice, so that the city defense will be much more stable." ”

Lu Yu glanced at the enemy's army and said, "General." The infantry phalanx in the rear of the enemy was full of smoke and dust, and it was supposed to be constantly carrying siege equipment. There are many mountains and forests in this area, and it should be very convenient to build a ladder for rushing cars, and I estimate that they can complete the preparations for the siege in half a day at most. ”

Li Jing's face was stern, he looked at the situation behind the enemy's formation, turned to Hou Mo Chenyi, and said, "Is it okay to build a wall and repair the city while fighting?" ”

Hou Mo Chen Yi laughed: "It's not a big problem, those soldiers know that if they fall into the hands of the rebels again, they will not be able to survive, even for their own lives." ”

Li Jing nodded: "Okay, the city fortifications will be entrusted to you Hou Mo Chen Yitong." General Lu, you are responsible for defending the city, all the bows and crossbowmen are on the city to defend, Feng Sima, you go to be responsible for the garrison at the city gate, and when the pressure on the city is high, you can lead the strong men with horizontal swords out of the city to counterattack. The crowd said yes.

Li Jing pulled out his long sword, looked at the steel army array that had begun to move on the opposite side, and said in a deep voice: "I, Li Jing, swear here, that I will live and die with this generation of state cities." ”

After the sound of the sword unsheathed, everyone's swords were stacked together with Li Jing's, and the decisive voice showed everyone's determination: "Swear to live and die with Daizhou!" ”

In the south of Shuozhou City, in a vast wilderness, the south wind is blowing strongly, 8,000 light cavalry, 10,000 infantry troops are ready to stop, and more than ten generals are lined up in front of their respective teams.

And Yang Yichen was dressed in battle armor, leopard skin wrapped in helmet, was riding a horse galloping back and forth in front of the army, where he passed, the sergeants all raised their right weapons, cheered loudly, shouted like waves, a burst of positions from the front army to the rear army, just like undulating waves, magnificent!

Yang Yichen ran back and forth several times, and finally stopped at the cavalry team in the middle, jumped off his horse, and walked onto a makeshift platform set up by several chariots so that the soldiers in the back row could also see him, he cleared his throat and was about to give a speech.

Standing in front of the cavalry, Yang Sien, who was draped all over, suddenly shouted: "Big brother, behind you!" And the sergeants were dumbfounded, and then began to stir, as if they had seen some strange sight.

Yang Yichen's heart froze, turned his head, and saw a black gas rising from the southern sky, faintly the sound of wind and thunder, far away like a long dragon, under the black dragon, it looks like a galloping steel ocean, although it is more than ten miles apart, you can also hear the neighing of war horses and the collision of metal armor leaves.

Yang Yichen shouted: "The whole army has changed formations, the chariots are in front, the infantry crossbowmen are ready, the infantry and lancemen are second, and the cavalry is scattered to the two wings, quickly!" After he finished speaking, the flag officer beside him quickly waved the flag, and Yang Yichen himself jumped off the high platform and rode straight to the Chinese army.

The Shuozhou army is a strong force that has fought against the Turks for many years, well-trained, with the orders issued one by one, all moved quickly and orderly, and when the black dragon rushed to the place only three miles away from him, two hundred chariots had been pushed to the front of the battle, and the three thousand step archers were all bowed and wound, and the crossbows were on the machine, pointing straight ahead, only waiting for Yang Yichen of the Chinese army to give an order, and a rain of arrows would be formed to cover the front mercilessly.

In the Chinese army, a big flag was raised, Yang Yichen boarded the back of a horse, put a canopy on his left hand, and looked at the steel cavalry formation in front of him that was getting closer and closer.

The knights on the horse were all big and round-waisted, in Yang Yichen's memory, except for those Xiaoguo knights under the high servant archers, only the dragon cavalry guards of the Han King had such momentum, his heart gradually began to sink, and his right hand was slowly raised.

The cavalry formation slowly stopped about three miles before leaving the chariot of the Shuozhou army, and the thousands of cavalry troops in the line of sight stood in place like clay carvings and wood sculptures, not moving at all, while the leading cavalry rushed here, shouting something.

Yang Yichen's heart moved, and his raised right hand waved twice in the air, signaling to suspend shooting, then put his hand down, and said to the flag officer beside him: "Wait, don't be in a hurry to shoot arrows, and listen to what he says." ”

Yang Yichen turned his head and said to a military academy standing aside: "Wu Zhou, go to the front and see what the situation is!" ”

That person was Wu Zhou, who disguised himself as a merchant and reported to Yang Yichen that day, surnamed Liu, a native of Shuozhou, 27 years old this year, and now he was only a team leader in charge of 500 Chinese army guards in this Shuozhou army, but he was Yang Yichen's eyes, ears and intelligence experts.

Liu Wuzhou was born in a wealthy family, he liked to make friends with heroes in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he ran away from home at the age of fourteen, followed the rivers and lakes to learn martial arts, and traveled all over the world, and had a wide range of social relations. (To be continued......)