Chapter 608: Tearing each other down
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Wang Dan smiled flatteringly, and complimented Yang Xuangan: "How can Pei Wenan compare with General Yang, he took great pains to conquer this Puzhou, and as soon as General Yang arrived, didn't he say that he would take it back." ”
Yang Xuangan was most annoyed by this kind of villain who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and said coldly: "That's because you people have no way to defend, this Puzhou City is an important town at the crossing of the Yellow River, although it is not as strong as Daxing and the Eastern Capital, but it is also a first-class fortified city in Tianxia Prefecture, when the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasty Liu Yu went on a northern expedition, he was helpless in the face of this fortified city, but it was lost in less than half a day in your hands, and he was embarrassed to say anything?" ”
Wang Dan's fart slapped on the horse's leg, and his face was red all of a sudden, and he could only say in a loud voice: "The last general is incompetent, and the general has learned a lesson!" ”
Wang Shichong didn't see Wei Zheng and the others when he came back, and he was relieved, but just in case, he still asked: "Have all Pei Wen'an's subordinates gone back, and have you left anyone to guard?" ”
Wang Dan shook his head: "No, all of Pei Wen'an's subordinates have gone north with him, except for the defenders of the original Puzhou City, we are all newly recruited troops brought by the King of Han from Bingzhou." ”
Wang Shichong's heart was bright at this time, Wei Zheng must have left, and he must have dealt with a trace of qiē, he glanced at the big camp in the distance, and sighed: "This division of troops and camp, the defense of one battalion and one city is also the arrangement of people who are well versed in the art of war, you and a reckless man like Su Dangui can't think of this hand, it must also be from the handwriting of that Pei Wen'an." ”
Wang Dan's voice was as low as a mosquito humming, so light that he couldn't hear it, so he answered: "Exactly." ”
Wang Shichong shook his head: "It's a pity that no matter how good the plan is, it can't withstand the slackness of you people." I don't go on patrol on the riverbank. There is no defense outside the camp. There is no readiness in the city to attack at any time, and you are called a rebellion like this? ”
Wang Dan muttered in a low voice: "Then Pei Wen'an walked too fast, he didn't make detailed arrangements, he just said that he would leave with one city and one battalion, and after Su Dangui burned the bridge, he said that he could not worry about it for the time being, and if the officers and soldiers couldn't arrive within half a month, they had to treat the brothers who came all the way first, so they slackened." ”
Wang Shichong's eyes lit up. Hurriedly asked, "Why is Pei Wenan leaving so soon?" ”
Wang Dan suddenly came to his senses, and his voice was also raised: "Because Yang Liang kept listening to Wang Cheng saying that the fighter plane had been lost, he persuaded him to return to Jinyang as soon as possible, divide his troops and invade the Quartet, plus Qiu He ran away, and the defenders of Tongguan were on guard, so King Han decided not to attack Guanzhong as originally planned, but chose to retreat back to Jinyang." ”
Wang Shichong then asked: "Then what happened to the team of more than 1,000 people attacking Tongguan the day before yesterday?" ”
Wang Dan smiled and said, "That's because Pei Wenan was unwilling to leave after receiving the order." The more than 1,000 swordsmen who took him to raid Puzhou took advantage of the fact that the Pujin Bridge had not yet been burned down. made the last attempt to sneak attack Tongguan, and after failing, he threw down the troops in a fit of anger and went to Yang Liang alone, in my opinion, if he saw Yang Liang, he would definitely fight with that Wang Gong. ”
Yang Xuan said coldly: "No matter how loyal Pei Wenan is to his duty, you can do half of his intentions, and you won't be like this now." ”
Wang Dan choked up and couldn't speak again.
Wang Shichong muttered: "So Yang Liang has returned to the army?" Then it seems that we need to act quickly. ”
Yang Su's majestic voice came: "Wang joins the army, how are you going to hurry up?" ”
Wang Shichong was startled, and turned around to see Yang Su, who was walking over surrounded by Xiongkuohai and other generals, and Hongfu was mixed in the guards behind, wearing a mask, looking at Yang Xuangan stupidly, and his eyes were full of admiration.
Wang Dan and the others were about to go up to greet Yang Su with a straight face, but they were expelled from a distance like flies by the guards
Yang Xuangan smiled, gave a military salute first, and then turned to a straight face: "I've seen my father, and I can get a lot of important information from this Wang Dan's mouth this time." So he briefly reported Pei Wen'an's matter to Yang Su.
Yang Su nodded after hearing this, and said: "In this way, it is indeed unlikely that Yang Liang will return to the division to attack here, and he should be able to ensure that this place is worry-free within ten days, so as to leave time for the commander to return to Beijing to transfer troops." ”
Yang Su paused and asked Wang Shichong: "The current situation here, how are you going to deal with these nearly 20,000 captives?" Just now, you asked Wang Dan to stain their hands with blood, but I'm afraid that they already have a plan. ”
The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "Time is in a hurry, I haven't had time to discuss with General Yang, I want to hear the opinions of Marshal Yang and General Yang." ”
Yang Su said to Yang Xuangan: "You forced these people to surrender, you can tell me how you are going to deal with them." ”
Yang Xuan thought for a while and said: "I am going to let the original defenders of Puzhou City, and the 2,000 people who later surrendered to the rebels, defend this Puzhou City, and let these nearly 20,000 troops cross the Yellow River west and camp on the bank in front of Tongguan to defend." It is expected that after they suffered this big loss, they would no longer dare to slack off, and Wang Dan and others would no longer dare to betray because their hands were stained with the blood of their comrades. ”
Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "In normal times, General Yang's strategy would be superior, but now is the time to quell the rebellion, there are two things that are wrong." ”
Yang Xuan felt a slight flurry, and immediately said, "What's wrong?" He also asked Wang to join the army for advice. ”
Wang Shichong's expression became stern: "This first, the defenders of Puzhou have descended once first, and this time it's anyway, do you think that if Yang Liang's army arrives, they will try their best to defend it?" So if you want to keep them in the city, you have to take their families hostage on the West Bank. Either don't hold Puzhou and withdraw all the troops to the west bank. ”
Yang Xuangan nodded: "Yes, I was negligent on this point." Wang joined the army and learned a lesson. ”
Wang Shichong continued: "This second is about people's hearts, Yang Liang raised troops just for his own ambitions, and his name is not right, except for some careerists around him, which ordinary soldier wants to rebel with him?" Most of them are just children of good families who are coerced by him. ”
"So the biggest role of these 20,000 sergeants is not to guard the riverbank! Now the situation here is stable, not to mention that Yang Liang can't have any plans to enter Guanzhong, that is, he really sent a large army. You think you will be defeated and surrendered by 20,000. The remnants of the panicked army were defeated. Can you hold this riverbank? It would be good if they didn't break through Tongguan! ”
Yang Su smiled: "Then what does the king mean to join the army?" ”
Wang Shichong said: "All of them are released, and the generals above the team will stay and be brought back to Guanzhong by Marshal Yang to avoid leaking the military aircraft, and the ordinary soldiers will be given five days' rations each, and all of them will be put home, and those who are willing to stay will be incorporated into the garrison troops in Puzhou City." ”
"These people are all people from the state, and when they go back, they will go around with the villagers and friends to preach that our army will not kill prisoners. Regardless of the policy of coercion, so that Yang Liang's troops will have no heart to fight, and it will be much easier to fight when the time comes, isn't this much better than letting these people guard the river? ”
Yang Xuan sighed and said, "It's still that Wang joined the army and thought it through, and the general is far behind." It's just that the defense of Puzhou City, who is better to hand it over? ”
Yang Su smiled slightly: "Xuangan, you have already made great progress, what you lack is only experience and experience, for your father at your age." You can't do it as you do today, beautifully in one day. Break the enemy camp first, and then force the enemy to open the city and surrender. As for the guards of Puzhou, I think it will be handed over to Uncle Ma to make a plan. ”
Wang Shichong was slightly stunned: "He? Will he be able to take on this responsibility? He was so disgusted with this person that he spoke his heart almost instinctively.
Yang Su shook his head: "Ben Shuai doesn't know if he is competent, but this person is from the rivers and lakes, and the ferry business has always been half black and half white, and he has done no less illegal things." Now that he finally has such an opportunity to make meritorious contributions to the imperial court, how can he let it go? He will definitely do his best to defend this Puzhou city. ”
Wang Shichong was still not at ease, and asked: "Then if the enemy army comes, even if he doesn't run, can he hold it?" ”
A terrifying look flashed on Yang Su's face: "If you can't hold it, let him die, either die in battle, or be killed after abandoning the city." Anyway, Ben Shuai didn't like him, and he was the first to bargain with me Yang Su before the matter was finished. ”
Wang Shichong was speechless for a moment, although he didn't like Uncle Ma, he didn't think about really hurting him like this.
Yang Su sighed: "Wang joins the army, General Yang, what you have to do now is to prepare, and within half an hour, take the Xiaoguo and set off!" Yang Liang walked faster than his father imagined, and Yang Yichen in Shuozhou or Li Jing in Daizhou were afraid that it would be dangerous! ”
The summer of Shuozhou City is particularly hot, and the soldiers and horses in the Shuozhou camp outside the city are on an endless grassland, practicing in full swing, people roaring and neighing, and the sound of golden drums shaking the sky, a busy scene.
Yang Yichen, the Shuozhou Thorn Shi Yang Yichen, who has a leopard skin silver helmet, ring armor and rhino belt waist, is standing on the high point of the general's platform, looking at the soldiers who are practicing with all their strength under the stage.
Yang Yichen is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, tall, bronzed skin shows the vicissitudes of his many years of conquest outside the fortress, the face of the Chinese character, thick eyebrows like ink, the leopard head and eyes, the bridge of the nose is towering, the three long whiskers under the chin are flowing in the wind, and the expression reveals a majesty and decisiveness, and a scar at the corner of the eyebrows is more than an inch and a half long is the best medal awarded to this battlefield warrior.
Yang Yichen's face sank like water, his eyes stared at the soldiers who were rushing back and forth on the martial arts arena, but his eyes were motionless, his left hand was holding his right elbow, and his right hand was holding his chin, as if he was thinking about something else.
The twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old man standing on the side, with a black face and big eyes, a beard like a hedgehog thorn, a body of more than eight feet long, and a big waist seemed to see Yang Yichen's absent-mindedness, and said: "What is upset about the eldest brother, can you explain it to Si'en?" ”
This person's voice is also very close to his people, it can be said that the sound is like a bell, full of energy, and the nail leaves on his body also shook a sound, which suddenly shook Yang Yichen back from his contemplation, he glanced at this person, sighed, and said: "Si'en, maybe our army will leave Shuozhou soon!" ”
The black-faced man's name is Yang Sien, and he is Yang Yichen's cousin.
Yang Yichen's original surname was Wei Chi, and his father Wei Chi Chong and Wei Chi Hui, who made a rebellion during the Northern Weekend, were of the same clan, but they firmly supported Yang Jian, and later died heroically in the counterattack against the Turks, so he was given the surname Yang.
Wei Chi Sien's father and Yu Chi Chong were brothers, so he named his newborn son Sien, and two years later named his young son Gong.
And this Wei Chi Sien also changed his surname to Yang, he has been skilled in bows and horses since he was a child, and the Wei Chi family has a unique martial art known as the Long Fei Lance Method, which can practice muscles and bones. Practice the meridians internally. On the day of the great achievement, the arms can have the power of a thousand catties.
Yang Yichen's father died in battle when he was a teenager. He was fostered in Daxing Palace since he was a child, and missed the best opportunity to practice the lance method, while Yang Sien and Wei Chigong practiced this magic skill since childhood under the guidance of their seniors in the clan, Yang Sien has practiced to the eighth realm, with enough explosive power of eight or nine hundred catties.
Yang Sien has been following his cousin Yang Yichen since he was in the army, fighting in the south and the north, and accumulating merit to become the general of the chariot and cavalry in Shuozhou City. As soon as he heard Yang Yichen say this, his heart suddenly became excited. Years. As soon as the Shuozhou soldiers and horses leave the camp, they will definitely attack the Turks, and Yang Sien thinks that a good opportunity for him to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions has come again.
Yang Yichen glanced at Yang Sien, who was happy, and shook his head, he knew that his cousin was happy when he heard the war, but this time the war that might come had nothing to do with foreign wars, Yang Yichen said in a low voice: "Sien, this time is different from the past, it may be that the King of Han is going to rebel!" ”
Yang Sien suddenly froze on the spot, and touched the back of his head through the helmet. He said, "How can this be? ”
Yang Yichen knew that Yang Sien only loved martial arts since he was a child, and he loved the things of the battle array. I don't know anything about the government of the court.
He sighed, patted Yang Sien's shoulder and said: "The emperor may not be in good health, he will return to heaven at any time, the king of Han has always been dissatisfied with the prince, and he has been sharpening his troops and recruiting outlaws on the rivers and lakes recently, obviously trying to do wrong!" Our Yang family has received the emperor's great favor, and we must serve the emperor and crusade against the traitors! ”
Although Yang Sien is a muddy person, he also understands now, clenched his fist tightly and waved, and said with a resolute expression: "I listen to my eldest brother, my name is Sien, when my father was still alive, he taught me to remember the emperor's kindness to our Wei Chi family, if someone wants to rebel, no matter who he is, kill him!" ”
Yang Yichen amused Yang Sien all of a sudden, and the unhappiness in his heart was much better all of a sudden, he laughed and said: "Sien, you are really frank and sincere, if everyone in the world is like you, there will be no more greedy thieves." ”
Yang Sien nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, our Weichi clan once had a big thief, and it was said that he wanted to exterminate the clan, but the emperor not only did not kill us, but also gave us the surname Yang. ”
"And over the years, our brothers have fought in the south and the north, and they have all become generals, why is the king of Han the emperor's own son, in charge of such a large area, but he is not satisfied, so he has to rebel? My eldest brother and I are not brothers, and we both know that brotherhood is deep, and the king of Han has to turn his face against his own brother, is he still a human being? ”
The more Yang Sien spoke, the more excited he became, and he slammed his fist on the handsome seat behind Yang Yichen, sawdust flew sideways, and an armrest was actually broken by him!
Yang Yichen laughed: "Sien, don't be angry at the chair, if you encounter the rebels of the King of Han in the future, vent to the enemy!" ”
Yang Sien was about to jump up happily, but suddenly thought of something, his expression became sad again, and he said sullenly: "It's not good, it's not good, I used to kill all Turkic people, it was a foreign race, and now I want to kill my brothers who fought side by side with me before, big brother, do you have to fight?" ”
Yang Yichen's expression also became heavy, nodded, and said: "Judging from the information I have received in the past few days, the King of Han has led a large army south, and it should be going to Guanzhong, we can't delay any longer, and as soon as the spies I sent to Jinyang come back, if the King of Han really rebels, I will raise troops to fight the thieves!" ”
While he was talking, a small colonel in the distance riding a fast horse and planting two small flags on his back suddenly shouted in a long voice: "Report! ”
With the sound of hurried horses' hooves, the little colonel ran to the stage, knelt down on one knee, and reported: "General Yang, the envoy of the King of Han has arrived at the Assassin's Mansion, please go and meet you quickly!" ”
Yang Yichen and Yang Sien glanced at each other, sorted out the military appearance, Yang Yichen turned back to the flag officer who was a few feet away and said, "Order!" Collect the troops and return to the camp! After speaking, he and Yang Sien walked off the platform, rode two tall horses, and left.
Half an hour later, in the living room of the Assassin's Mansion, with the sound of a teacup falling to the ground, Yang Yichen was furious, and shouted at the messenger in front of him, who was already trembling with fright: "You say it again? ”
The envoy was a young official in his thirties, with a white face and no beard, and a philistine with a face, when he saw Yang Yichen turning his face directly, he immediately "pounced" and knelt on the ground, kowtowing like a chicken pecking rice: "The general is angry, the general is angry!" These are all the original words of the King of Han, and the villain didn't add a word! ”
The beard on Yang Yichen's lips was blown by the air in his nostrils, he took two steps forward, and picked up the envoy from the ground, and the breath in his mouth sprayed directly on the envoy's face along with the cannon-like words and foam: "I told you to say it again!" Didn't you hear? ”
The envoy was so frightened that his face was already pale, and he said tremblingly: "Han, the king of Han said, yes, I want General Yang to raise troops with him, if you help him, help him, and achieve a great cause, after the great cause, you will not lose the king and the king of the territory, otherwise, otherwise, otherwise, ......"
Yang Sien, who had been standing next to him and was so angry that his black face turned red, yelled: "Otherwise, what?!" ”
He closed his eyes and squeezed out a few words from his mouth: "Otherwise, when the army arrives, there will be no chickens and dogs!" ”
Yang Yichen suddenly laughed, let go of the envoy, and laughed backwards, and the generals and subordinates on the left and right did not understand his intentions, and watched Yang Yichen laugh. (To be continued......)