Ke Dun looked Chen Kefu on the horse carefully up and down, and by the dim firelight, the princess said in surprise, "This is not a grassland person, you are a Sui person?" ”

"I'm from the Central Plains!" Chen Kefu replied with a smile, now that he has betrayed the Sui Dynasty, it is a little inappropriate to talk about the Sui people. And he believed that if he answered like this, Kedun would surely understand his identity.

Sure enough, the princess turned her head in surprise and looked around, and found that at this time, Chen Kefu's surrounding soldiers not only had the faces of the Central Plains, but also the faces of the grassland people, and some were obviously the costumes of the tribes on the Haidong side. At this time, I finally understood, "You are the rebels of Liaodong!" ”

Chen Kefu didn't care, and still said with a smile, "Please borrow a Kedun arrow in the next place!" ”

Yi Di has no letter and takes the arrow as the letter.

When the Central Plains army is mobilized, there must be a tiger talisman and arrow seal letter. The tribes on the steppe do not have these, and the steppe people mobilize troops and horses to send arrows to the leaders of the tribes. Now Chen Kefu is looking for Kedun to borrow the deed arrow, but he just wants to borrow it to send a message to Shibi Khan. He had a plan for him right now, and he needed to use this arrow from Kedun.

Princess Yicheng was attacked in the middle of the night, and her hair didn't have time to tie up at this time, but she just put it on her shoulders indiscriminately. A slightly darkened face blown by the wind on the prairie revealed a trace of nervousness and pride. In the steppe, she was a Turkic kedun with great power in her hands. And even if it is her other identity, it is Princess Yicheng of the Great Sui Dynasty.

"Ben Kedun saw that you have an extraordinary bearing, why did you fall willingly and follow Chen Pojun to rebel against the court?"

Chen Kefu stretched out his hand and wiped his nose, and said with some amusement, "I asked He Kedun just now, and Chen Kefu is the traitor of the court in your mouth." After saying that, he smiled and watched Koldun's reaction.

Ke Dun looked at Chen Kefu in disbelief. Looking at this name, which can often be heard even on the entire grassland in recent years.

"Kedun probably doesn't know yet. The 300,000 troops of the Great Khan who went south have been consumed by the army of the Sui Dynasty. At present, under the city of Yanmen, the soldiers and horses of the Great Khan are less than 100,000. And now the Western Turks, Tiele, and Kumoxi have all invaded the grassland, and even the Sui State has already exhausted its army. Borrowing the arrow from Kedun is also entirely for the sake of the Great Khan and the steppe. If Khotun does not pass on the Khan to return, I am afraid that the Great Khan will not be able to come back even if he wants to. ”

After saying these words, Chen Kefu no longer talked nonsense with Kedun. directly asked her to go down, and let people guard her closely.

Wang Rengong walked over in armor. "Great marshal, all the Turks in the valley have been captured. Except for a few casualties, most of them have been captured by us. Good guys, this net goes down. But more than 50,000 people. ”

"Are there any big fish?"

"Yes. And no less. Shibi Khan's Kedun Yicheng princess, and most of the rest are nobles of the Ashina tribe. In addition to the Tuli that Shibi Khan brought with him, all his wives and children were all in our hands. And several uncles and a large number of his brothers and nephews. It's basically all in our hands. Combined, there are hundreds of direct descendants of the Ashina family alone. Except for the Shibi brothers who took 100,000 Ashina tribes to the south, and a few Ashina nobles who guarded all parts of the grassland, the Ashina family was almost wiped out by us this time. Dashuai, what to do with these people? ”

Chen Kefu thought about it. "Eliminate the old and weak, and bring all the young men back to Liaodong with those young women and those children. Since there are so many fish in one net. Then there would be no need for us to stay. ”

He had already received the latest situation of the Battle of Yanmen in Hedong, and Shi Bi and Yang Guang had already fought to the last step. At the moment, both sides are running out of blood, and there is not much possibility of continuing to fight. Therefore, he must also return to Liaodong immediately and preside over the overall situation.

This battle of Yanmen can be said to be both expected by him and somewhat unexpected. What was expected was that Shibi finally went south, and he fought Yang Guang to the death. But unexpectedly, Shibi Khan's performance did make him feel a little out of standard. 300,000 people surrounded Yang Guang, and Yang Guang's guards and the soldiers and horses surrounded by the Turks were only 200,000. But after fighting for so long, in the end, Shibi Khan himself actually discounted as much as 200,000 troops, while Yang Guang actually only lost the same 200,000 troops. Such a figure made Chen Kefu sigh very much. …,

Deputy Marshal Luo Zhong replied to Chen Ke, "The marshal not only took away the responsibility for the Liaodong rebellion when he issued an edict to the emperor, but also added an official title to the marshal, what do you think?" "Luo Zhong was born in Guanlong nobles, and he was originally an old minister of the Sui Dynasty, and he went to Liaodong to rebel because his grandson was Chen Kefu and his gang. But in my heart, I still feel that this is an opportunity in front of me.

Chen Kefu smiled, "Yang Guang, this is just a delaying tactic, we used a suspicious tactic in Linyu Pass before. Marshal Li made several false moves, but he deceived the Linyu Pass guards and Yang Guang into believing that there were 250,000 soldiers outside our pass. Even those two feints made them really think that we wanted to attack the city at that time. It was precisely because of the actions of the pharmacist's side that Yang Guang was restless, wanting to stabilize us first, so that he could deal with us after he solved the Turks. Whether it is the third prince or the king, these are all Yang Guangfeng's, so he will naturally take it back. ”

"Then the marshal plans to refuse the court? Not marrying a princess? ”

"It's one thing to know that Yang Guang's plan to delay the army, and it's another thing to refuse. What's more, he Yang Guang is so kind, and finally figured out that he is willing to marry his daughter to me, why should I refuse such a good thing? ”

At the beginning, when he received the express letter and saw that Yang Guang actually gave him the position of the third duke, the promotion of the Shang Shu Order, and the king of the opposite sex, Chen Kefu really didn't believe it. However, after knowing the situation in Yanmen, Hedong and Linyuguan, Hebei at that time, he immediately understood Yang Guang's thoughts. For others, whether it is Situ of the Three Princes or Shangshu Ling of Shangshu Province, or the king of the opposite sex, it will definitely be moved. But he already understood that Yang Guang could take it away if he could give it to him. At the beginning, the brothers of the Liaodong Army fought bloodily in Liaodong, and Yang Guang promised so many official titles and money, but in the end, it was not sent away with the land of Liaodong. What's more, he is still rebelling, and it is even more unlikely that Yang Guang will really be blamed for the past.

However, Chen Kefu did not intend to refuse. First of all, Yang Guang was finally willing to marry Izumo to him. Then there is no reason for him not to accept it. Second, Yang Guang gave him the title of king, but he was also willing to accept it. Anyway, the rebellion will continue, but the good things will not be let go.

Especially after he received the secret letter sent by Daniel Zhang later, he felt that he would continue to play with Yang Guang like this. He never thought that let Daniel Zhang contact the military intelligence in the troops of Shibi, but in the end, this kid made such a big move, and actually tied up Yang Guang's empress and crown prince.

At the beginning, Qin Qiong, a group of young generals, broke into the palace at night and tied up Princess Nanyang, the eldest daughter of Yang Guang. After leaving the palace, I found out that I was tying it wrong. Later, he even took all the wrong people to Liaodong. At present, Daniel Zhang is even more bold and directly tied up the empress and the crown prince. After learning the news, he immediately sent an urgent letter to Daniel Zhang, telling him not to let others know that they had tied up the empress and the crown prince. Just let him hurry up and send it to Liaodong. Secretly housed.

Yang Guanggang rehabilitated him for rebellion. He also added a king, and Daniel Zhang snatched his empress and crown prince away. This made him have a vague plan in his mind, although he didn't have a complete plan yet. But the crown prince and queen are definitely a very important bargaining chip.

At present, one of his hearts has already flown back to Liaodong, and there are too many things waiting for him to go back in Liaodong.

Wang Rengong pondered for a while and said, "Great Shuai, Shibi Khan can be said to have suffered a great loss of vitality this time, and there are less than 100,000 people left in the 300,000 army. I don't think we can just let him go back to the prairie. At present, Yang Guang has more than enough self-preservation, but he is powerless after the attack. If I let Shibi come back like this. At that time, I am afraid that he will be bent on seeking revenge on our Liaodong, after all, this time he went south, but our alliance with him instead entered the grassland and ended his lair. ”

Although the coalition army is fighting the skeleton banner, such an army of 70,000 people must not be able to be kept secret, and when the time comes, when he returns to the grassland, he will definitely know that he will fight behind him. In case Shibi really ignores it and sends troops to attack Liaodong, this is a big hidden danger and has to be guarded against.

Chen Kefu pondered for a while, "What does Vice Marshal Wang mean?" ”

Wang Rengong spread out a map and pointed to the moraine close to the east of the river and said, "When you return to the grassland, you must pass through the moraine." The Turkic soldiers and horses were defeated and returned to the south, and they would definitely return north in a hurry. If we ambush a group of soldiers and horses at the mouth of the moraine in advance, take advantage of its single-minded return to the north and the morale of the army is low, surprise the soldiers and horses of Shibi Khan, and behead Shibi with tactics. Find an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos to kill Shibi Khan, as long as Shibi dies, the Ashina tribe will be taken by us again. The Turkic steppe tribes, even if a great khan is selected from the Ashina department, it will be difficult to suppress the Turkic tribes, and the steppe will be chaotic at that time, how can they still care about us. ”…,

Chen Kefu felt that his plan was very good, even if he couldn't kill Shibi, even if he seriously injured him. can't seriously hurt him, and the same is true of the soldiers and horses that hit the Ashina tribe hard. As a result, the Great Khan of the Ashina family will no longer be able to suppress the major tribes, and the steppe will inevitably face a huge redistribution of power.

However, the only problem is that now that the siege of Shibi Yanmen has failed, it is very likely that he will return to the grassland immediately. And if the coalition forces want to intercept the soldiers and horses at the mouth of the moraine, they can only send a number of soldiers and horses from here. This distance is a bit far, maybe Shibi has already returned to the grassland, and his soldiers and horses have not yet arrived at the moraine.

"Marshal, but please rest assured, the last general is willing to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the mouth of the moraine to set up an ambush." Wang Rengong said loudly.

Chen Kefu thought for a while, "Vice Marshal Wang, this commander allocated 10,000 cavalry of the Liaodong Army, 10,000 cavalry of the Dahe clan and 10,000 Khitan cavalry to go south under your command." All actions are at your discretion, and if you do not have the opportunity, you will immediately withdraw to Liaodong by the same route. ”

At present, the Turkic steppe is full of fighting between various forces, and if you only take 10,000 horses to the south, you may go then, but you will not be able to come back.

After resting for the night, the coalition army divided into two routes, one was Wang Rengong as the main general, Abao Cave and Mogo as the deputy generals, and 30,000 cavalry headed south to the moraine. The other road was still led by Chen Kefu himself, and the 40,000 army returned to Liaodong by the same route.

Princess Yicheng stayed awake in the tent all night, but before dawn the next day, she was already sent to the carriage by Chen Kefu and returned with her. Of the more than 50,000 Turkic captives, Chen Kefu picked out 30,000 young men, women and children, and the rest were tied up and thrown in the valley.

When they came to the grassland, in order to hide their whereabouts, the coalition forces basically slaughtered the tribes they encountered along the way. But when he went back, it was different, he finally came to the grassland once, and Chen Kefu naturally had no intention of returning empty-handed. And even if he is willing to return empty-handed, the Khitan, and Silla will definitely not be willing to return empty-handed like this.

Along the way, Chen Kefu specialized in fighting those small tribes along the road, attacking and looting along the way. Not only did they lose their horses, cattle and sheep, but even the young men and women among them were captured and taken away by the coalition forces.

At this time, most of the adult strong men of the various tribes in the Turkic steppe had already gone south with Shibi, and most of the remaining ones had already been mixed up with Tiele and Kumoxi. On the contrary, it was Chen Kefu, the coalition army that came out of the center of the grassland, and no one provoked them along the way. After an encounter with them, the Kumoxi avoided them from a distance, hiding as far as they could. Anyway, at this time, the grassland is full of tribes that are not guarded by many warriors, and they can rob as much as they want, and they can't touch the terrorist legion that fights the Black Skull Clan.

When they entered the Turkic steppe, the coalition forces were attacked from the Khitan. But when they returned, the coalition forces returned directly from Murowe to the north. It was close to the Tiele Khanate and the two Turkic tribes of Phayeji and Fugu, and the three of them had long been in a mess. Chen Kefu led the coalition army to suddenly appear, and after plundering their logistics behind the Turks, he returned to Weizhou, the territory of Chen Kefu in Liaodong, with nearly 100,000 slaves.

After returning to Weizhou, Chen Kefu left behind the 40,000 soldiers of the coalition army, the 40,000 prisoners, and the cattle, sheep, horses, and supplies that had been plundered all the way. With Chen Lei and other personal guard troops, he hurried to Yanzhou, Liaoxi. There, in Linyu Pass, General Zuo Yuwei of the Sui Army finally arrived with 100,000 troops to reinforce Linyu Pass. In order to rescue the four sons who were captured by the Liaodong Army, Xue Shixiong immediately launched an attack on Li Jing's troops outside the pass with Li Jing as soon as he arrived at Linyu Pass.