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On April 8, the camp of Banzhu near Jindi Pass.

In the middle of the day, a herald rushed from afar and announced loudly: "His Royal Highness is about to arrive!" ”

A convoy and a convoy of men appeared on the horizon, and the red Yellow Dragon Battle Banner fluttered above the team, indicating that the upcoming team included members representing the royal family. Leading the way was a troop of cavalry, with sabers on their backs and their armor covered with dust. Running, fighting, and fatigue left a deep mark on them, and the soldiers were dark, thin, and haggard.

The leader's golden cloak jumped off his horse and walked over with a steady pace. He saluted very solemnly: "General Qiyu Yulin, we have successfully completed the task, and Your Highness is safe and sound!" ”

Chen Lei, the chief of the Sui army's guard Chen Wang, the chief of the imperial forest guard, and the general of the Yulin Dynasty, replied with a solemn expression: "Chen Mu, hard work. Where are the highnesses? ”

"It's in the car."

The doors of several carriages opened, and several youths jumped out of them. Several young people are richly dressed and have a lofty temperament. However, at this time, several people were very restrained and nervous, and their eyes were full of anxiety.

Seeing them, Chen Lei stepped forward and saluted, "On behalf of His Royal Highness King Chen and the officers and men in the army, the last general Chen Lei is here to welcome His Highness!" ”

"General Chen has been waiting for a long time, where is His Royal Highness King Chen?"

The leader is Yang Guanghuang's eldest grandson Yang Qi, who has just been picked up from Taiyuan all the way, Yang Qi seems to be smiling, very similar to his grandfather, he has a very handsome face, white complexion, and very smart eyes. At this time, it may have been a long journey, his face was pale, but his voice was still crisp and cheerful.

Follow him. It was Yang Tong, the king of Yue, who originally stayed in the eastern capital, and about a dozen royal children of the Yang family who were originally in Taiyuan and Luoyang. Except for Yang Hao in Shu, Yang Yu in Guanzhong, and Yang Gao in Beijing, the children of the royal family of the Yang family are basically all here at this time.

"His Royal Highness King Chen has prepared a banquet and is waiting to receive the wind for all the princes."

"I'm ashamed! Now that I'm at war, I can't afford such a luxury. "Yang Qi was a grandson of the emperor in the past, and he was once the crown prince who was personally edicted by Yang Guang after his death, and he also had an ideal in his heart and wanted to inherit the empire of his great-grandfather and grandfather. Start your own business. However, as soon as his grandfather Yang Guang died, he first fell into the hands of his uncle Yang Xuan, and then fell into the hands of Li Yuan, who was supposed to be his minister, and became a puppet, and almost died. Li Yuan was just defeated, and he became Chen Kefu's guest in a blink of an eye.

Although Chen Kefu said that he was worried about the situation in Taiyuan and concerned about his safety, he sent someone to take him from Taiyuan to the Hebei army. But Yang Qi is not a fool, he saw his younger brother Yang Tong and other royal children on the road, and immediately understood what Chen Kefu meant. The Hebei army is getting stronger and stronger, and Chen Kefu is obviously going to sweep away them, the children of the Yang family. I'm ready to make my debut.

Man is a sword, I am a fish. Got to this point. What emperor wants to dominate the industry, what kind of throne supreme, Yang Qi has long been out of his mind. Now all he is looking forward to is that Chen Pojun can leave them a way to live.

Chen Lei had an explanation from Chen Kefu before he came, so let him be polite. Therefore, Chen Lei's performance was also very polite, which made Yang Qi and the others feel a little calmer. Yang Qi, Yang Tong brothers and others got into the carriage again and rushed to the Banzhu camp together.

"General Li Jing has just broken through the Jindi Pass. His Royal Highness King Chen has already rushed to Jindi Pass. The guards in the camp said to Chen Lei.

"The Jindi Pass has been breached?" Chen Lei asked with some surprise.

"Yes, just half an hour ago!"

Yang Qi and Yang Tong over there were not as calm as Chen Lei, and their faces were full of shock. On the way to come. They also have a very good understanding of the battle at Jindi Pass, and the Hebei Army has 100,000 soldiers and horses under the Hui Alloy Pass on the third road of Wang Ri in April. The Jindi Pass is a fortress painstakingly managed by Li Mi, and there are 50,000 elite soldiers, and the general Bing Yuanzhen is guarding it. Although there are many soldiers in Hebei, it can be fought in siege warfare, and the two-to-one ratio of troops is not much. But the Hebei army actually took only three days, and it was taken in three days. …,

"How is this possible, breaking through the Jindi Pass in three days?" Yang Tong is also a person who has sat as an emperor in the Eastern Capital, and he knows the Jindi Pass near Luoyang very well.

Chen Lei smiled, "If it weren't for King Chen's reluctance to suffer too many casualties, three days would have been a long time." Your Highnesses, let's also rush to Jindi Pass. ”

On the cyan steps of the gate of the General's Mansion of the Jindi Fortress, nearly 100 tall and short Wei army officers gathered. They wore red robes with helmets of various colors representing their rank, and red or silver cloaks draped behind them. Several Wei military flags were thrown on the ground, the officers' deerskin military boots were trampled indiscriminately, and the red silk left black footprints with mud and water, dirty and messy.

At the front of the crowd, Bing Yuanzhen knelt on his knees, holding the seal letter of the general of Jindiguan in both hands, and his head was pressed low. Seeing Chen Kefu approaching, he bent down his thick waist, lay on the ground with both hands, and slammed his head on the ground. The Wei ** official behind him kowtowed, and hundreds of people knelt down in rows, cloaks of various colors undulating like waves.

The defenders of Jindi Pass surrendered to the Hebei Army, which meant that the six counties of Henan Province east of Luoyang were completely under the rule of Chen Pojun, and none of them resisted. For a time, the officers and soldiers of Hebei and the onlookers all had a shocking feeling of seeing history happening in front of them, and the generals spontaneously gathered behind Chen Pojun, and no one said anything.

Bing Yuanzhen's trembling, hollow voice echoed in the silent street: "Sin General Bing Yuanzhen is waiting for His Royal Highness King Chen!" I would like to offer the Golden Causeway Fortress to make up for the sins of the ministers, and I hope that His Royal Highness will be magnanimous, and do not care about the past offenses of the criminals, and the criminals will serve His Highness faithfully in the future, and have nothing to do with Li Mi! ”

Under the left and right guards of the two commanders, Li Jing and Luo Yi, Chen Kefu sat steadily on the horse. He looked down at Li Mi's henchman and general kneeling down in front of him, a hot current surging through his chest, and for some reason, at this moment, he felt the high joy of the conqueror. After stabilizing his mood, he said: "General Bing, those who know the times are heroes, and those who follow the trend are the general trend, and I hope you can continue to serve our army in the future." ”

"The criminal minister is willing to serve His Highness!" Bing Yuanzhen shouted loudly, and the officers of the Wei army also shouted unevenly: "I am willing to serve His Highness!" We have turned from darkness to light! ”

Scattered laughter rang out in the streets. Abandon the darkness and turn to the light? Chen Kefu was exposed, but no one could see the smile hidden under his face, and he waved his hand very tolerantly: "Get up!" You go back to the General's Mansion to rest. Please rest assured that our army has always treated prisoners leniently, and you do not have to worry about your safety. ”

Bing Yuanzhen is indeed a good general, and the 50,000 Sui troops in Jindi Pass are also good elite soldiers and horses. However, against Chen Pojun and the Hebei Army, they were doomed to failure. The 100,000 Hebei Army, plus the 200,000 Wei prisoners of war who were captured all the way, the Hebei Army besieged on all sides and attacked non-stop for three days and three nights.

The intensity of such a siege is unprecedented. In particular, the Hebei Army also has many gunpowder weapons and engineering units that are specially used to break cities. was able to hold out for three days and three nights before breaking the city, Bing Yuanzhen and the 50,000 defenders were already doing their best. Perhaps if it weren't for the old subordinates of Huang Junhan in the city who took advantage of the exhaustion of the defenders to do internal response, they would have been able to hold out for a little longer. However, Jindi Pass is surrounded on all sides, Li Mi can't come to help at all, and no matter how long he persists, it will still end up the same way, which is meaningless.

Relying on the internal response of Huang Junhan's old subordinates in the city, the Hebei army finally opened a breakthrough three days after the siege of the city. As soon as the gap opened, it was no longer possible to save the turmoil, and in the face of the 300,000 people outside the city like an ocean, the defenders inside the city were already on the verge of collapse. As soon as the gap in the city's defense was opened, they were forced to retreat into the city after holding out for less than an hour. …,

Bing Yuan really wanted to fight in the street and persisted until the last moment to repay Li Mi's kindness. It's a pity that the newborn Wei State did not get the loyalty of all the soldiers, and under the instigation of Nei Ying, a small number of Wei officers suddenly rose up and surrounded Bing Yuanzhen and other senior generals. In the end, when he was helpless, Bing Yuanzhen had no choice but to surrender.

In the afternoon the streets were gloomy, cloudy, and sparsely populated. A group of cavalry escorted Chen Kefu past the bluestone paved streets in the center of the fortress, and the crisp sound of hooves "ticking tock" echoed through the empty streets. Chen Kefu smiled secretly. He was well aware of the characteristics of the peasant army, which was more of a peasant sloppiness than a lack of strict discipline in the army.

The peasant army accumulates quickly, but disperses just as quickly. If the situation is favorable, the peasant army will be swept through the territory like a storm, and if the situation is unfavorable, it will be difficult for the peasant army to hold on, and victory will always come quickly and defeat will come quickly. The lack of follow-up force and strong will is often the greatest weakness of the peasant army.

The more fiercely the Hebei army attacked, the more soldiers and horses were displayed, and the weaker the will of the defenders. This is also one of the reasons why he pulled all the 200,000 troops to the Jindi Pass, 300,000 people were placed under the city, and the morale of the city had fallen to the lowest point without fighting.

The cavalry drove to various parts of the city, and along the way, they met many Wei soldiers. The discipline of the Wei soldiers was extremely poor, and from time to time there were groups of drunken soldiers wandering the streets, and no officers came out to restrain them. The air smells of inferior liquor. Seeing the Hebei cavalry of the brigade passing by, some of the Wei soldiers shouted, some scolded, and some threw stones and sundries at the Hebei team from afar, but more of them showed a numb and dull expression, sitting on the side of the street and drinking indifferently, and no one came up to do anything.