Since the appointment of Chen Yingliang as the commander of the Qinwang coalition army, Emperor Yang of Sui has never slept a good night's sleep, and there is no other reason, this appointment is really a bit risky, how can Chen Yingliang be good at fighting and never defeated, and he is also a young man who is only nineteen years old, how little experience, how is his qualifications a little shallow, and suddenly handed over such a heavy burden to Chen Yingliang, Emperor Yang of Sui was a little uneasy and bottomless in his heart anyway.

But then again, apart from Chen Yingliang, Emperor Yang of Sui has no better choice, Emperor Yang of Sui has the ideal candidates for the commander Qu Tutong, Xue Shixiong, Yang Yichen and Zhang Xutuo in Emperor Yang of Sui's mind, whether they led the army to King Qin Emperor Yang of Sui does not know, if Emperor Yang of Sui appoints one of them as the commander, if this person does not lead the army to King Qin, the trouble will only be greater; Only Li Yuan, who was closest to the Yanmen battlefield, was the second choice, but what Li Yuan did not only disappointed Emperor Yang of Sui, but Li Yuan's background of Guanlongmen also made Emperor Yang of Sui very uneasy, so Emperor Yang of Sui at that time had no choice but to take the risk of using Chen Yingliang, who was absolutely loyal.

By the way, the Yin Shi Division is actually a choice for Emperor Yang of Sui, but the army in the hands of the Yin Shi Division is too small and the lineage is weak, and he is Li Yuan's direct subordinate, skipping Li Yuan to appoint him as the commander and let him be under the system, there will definitely be trouble, and at the same time, the Yin Shi Division also has another heavy responsibility, and the battlefield results are obviously not as dazzling as Chen Yingliang, Emperor Yang of Sui has scruples repeatedly, so he has to give up the Yin Shi Shi and cheapen Chen Yingliang.

The decision to take a lot of risk was made, Emperor Yang of Sui was also more worried, before the appointment was surrounded by the Turks in Yanmen City and only lived like a year, after the edict of driftwood, Emperor Yang of Sui was simply like three autumns a day, every day was scared, and he woke up from a nightmare every night, not because he was worried that Chen Yingliang would not be able to obey the army of King Qin from all over the world, or he dreamed that the army of King Qin was annihilated under the leadership of Chen Yingliang, who still had a childish face on his face, and then he was captured alive by the Turks and executed by Ling Chi.

Under the anxiety and worry, Emperor Yang of Sui regretted his risky decision more than once, and even quietly hoped that the nine edicts were not discovered by the Qinwang army, and the Qinwang coalition army elected a more loyal and reliable commander on its own, and was more sure to rescue himself from this Yanmen death.

It was also a coincidence, only a day after the edict was sent out with river water, the main Turkic force launched a large-scale attack on Yanmen City, the battle was very fierce, the Turkic army that prepared a large number of siege weapons began to attack the city from the early morning, the offensive wave after wave, and more than once with the ladder car and flying ladder rushed to the city, several times almost succeeded in seizing the city wall position, the Yanmen defenders who were not prepared to be strict before were even burned Turkic siege equipment The oil has been completely used up, It was very hard to fight against the Turkic siege weapons with ordinary firewood and grass and few eye-piercing boulders, and at the same time, because of hunger and illness, the defenders suffered very heavy casualties, and even the civil and military officials had already taken their swords into battle at the critical moment, and the shape was so dangerous that it was almost impossible to describe with pen and ink.

In the end, the defenders of Yanmen still relied on the sudden storm in the afternoon to barely repel the Turkic attack, the Turkic bows and arrows failed in the rainstorm, the threat to the defenders of Yanmen was greatly reduced, the Sui army suddenly came to Hu'er and Sima Dejiao took the opportunity to personally lead the death squad out of the city to assault, with axes and hammers to destroy the Turkic ladder car that threatened the city wall the most, and paid hundreds of casualties to destroy all the Turkic ladder cars and crashing cars approaching the city wall, plus the rain stopped after the sky was not early, The land under the city was also not conducive to the siege party's battle, and the Turkic army retreated with a still considerable number of siege weapons.

The Turkic army withdrew, but the defenders of Yanmen did not even have the strength and spirit to cheer, and the generals of the Sui army, such as Laihu'er and Sima Dejiao, who were wounded during the assault out of the city, were also depressed, because everyone knew that Yanmen City could survive today was completely lucky, if there was no sudden rainstorm, Yanmen City might have been broken by the Turks today, and whether there would be such luck next time, only God knows. Because of this, when he returned to the palace to meet Emperor Yang of Sui to report the results of the battle, the city lord of the city guard, Hu'er, did not even dare to speak loudly, but only reported the casualties to Emperor Yang of Sui, as well as the course of the battle.

Even if he didn't dare to tell the truth completely, the casualties reported by Lai Hu'er still made Emperor Yang of Sui's face pale, and he asked in surprise: "Lai Aiqing, the casualties of the defenders in the past are hundreds, never more than six hundred, why is it that in today's battle, the casualties of our soldiers have reached more than 1,800?" ”

Lai Hu'er didn't dare to raise his head to answer, looked at the ground and trembled and replied: "It's all because of the incompetence of the ministers and the lack of command, and it is also because of the lack of rations, the hunger and weakness of the soldiers, and the lack of medical treatment, so today's casualties are so big." There is another reason, our fire oil is all used up, there is no way to effectively resist the Turkic ladder car, Wei Chen can only personally lead the dead out of the city to raid, destroy the Turkic ladder car, the casualties are naturally greater. ”

Seeing the gauze on Laihu'er's forehead that was still oozing blood, Emperor Yang of Sui couldn't harden his heart even if he wanted to have a seizure, so he could only sigh, and then asked, "How much food is there in the city?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent, and there is no food in the city." Fan Zigai, who is also the Minister of Finance, replied truthfully, and his voice was far from the usual loudness, and he lowered his head and said: "The old minister is trying to implore His Majesty to issue an edict to slaughter war horses to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers, please ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

Emperor Yang of Sui's face turned even paler, and civil and military officials such as Xiao Yu, Uncle Xiao Guo, Prison Keeper Pei Qiantong, Liang Gong Xiao Ju, Feng Deyi and Yu Shiji couldn't wait to jump out, and objected: "Your Majesty, you can't kill horses, you can't slaughter war horses, if King Qin's war is unfavorable and you slaughter war horses, how can you break through?" ”

Emperor Yang of Sui hesitated for a while, but fortunately, his favorite minister Yu Wenshu was still dutiful, and immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you can only slaughter a batch of war horses to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers, if the soldiers are hungry and there are no soldiers to protect you to break through, even if you leave more war horses, it is useless." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Yang of Sui, who was already six gods and no owner, nodded and agreed to slaughter war horses to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers, but unfortunately Emperor Yang of Sui did not know, because wood has been used to make equipment to defend the city, and the defenders of Yanmen are not even enough firewood to cook horse meat, so they can only eat raw horse meat and drink horse blood to fill their stomachs. However, at this moment, the general of Hu Benlang and the commander of the Xiaoguo army, Sima Dejia, hurriedly came to the outside of the palace to ask for a meeting, and after Emperor Yang of Sui issued an order to summon him, Sima Dejia was not polite when he went to the palace, and immediately played to Emperor Yang of Sui: "Your Majesty, our army scouts have only discovered an important situation, the Turkic ladder vehicles and siege vehicles have not been transported back to the camp, and they are parked directly in front of the camp. ”

Hearing this news, Uncle Xiao Guo, who didn't know much about military affairs, and other civilian officials were nothing, but the military generals who relied on fighting to eat suddenly changed their faces, and Emperor Yang of Sui, who had a lot of battlefield experience, also changed his face greatly, and exclaimed: "The Turks directly put siege weapons in front of the camp, are they going to attack tomorrow?" ”

Laihu'er, Yuwenshu and the others did not dare to say anything, because if they were to command the Turkic army, they would definitely continue to attack the city tomorrow and not give the Yanmen defenders any respite. But the more he didn't dare to answer, the more Emperor Yang of Sui, who was in need of comfort, broke down, and couldn't help crying again: "Could it be that the sky is going to kill my Great Sui?" Could it be that the heavens are going to kill my Great Sui? Why did these Turkic barbarians refuse to stop attacking the city even for a day? ”

The civil and military officials could only comfort Emperor Yang of Sui with kind words again, and persuaded Emperor Yang of Sui not to be nervous and worried, the army of King Qin of the Great Sui would be able to come to reinforcements in a few days, as long as he gritted his teeth and insisted for a few more days, there would be no worries, but Uncle Xiao Guo muttered, "King Qin's army? Xinkou is only two hundred miles away from Yanmen, and the edict has been sent out for two days, even if Chen Yingliang and Chen Dashuai climb, they should climb to the Yanmen battlefield, right? ”

Uncle Xiao Guo deliberately muttered his voice very loudly, and deliberately muttered so that Pei Ju, Yang Zhiji, Fan Zigai and others could hear it, Pei Ju and Yang Zhiji are both very deep in the city, but they only frowned at this, but Fan Zigai was outspoken and quick-tempered, and suddenly said angrily: "Uncle Xiao Guo, then you climb past the old man to see, Xinkou is two hundred miles away from Yanmen City, and there is a Turkic interception in Laoxian County in the middle, you can climb these two hundred miles in two days to show the old man!" ”

"Fan Shangshu, what are you anxious about?" Uncle Xiao Guo sneered and said: "Two days is not enough, so how much time do you think Chen Yingliang and Chen Dashuai need?" Ten days, or half a month? ”

Fan Zigai was speechless, and Lai Hu'er on the other side interjected and said: "Uncle Xiao Guo, we know that because of your relationship with Tang Guogong, you don't like Vice Envoy Chen, but don't you pick bones in eggs, okay?" King Qin's soldiers and horses come from all over the country, they are not subordinate to each other, they are not familiar with each other, who suddenly provoked this heavy burden, how can they be in a hurry for a while, and the Turkic division is blocking the road in Laoxian County, how can the Turkic division go north if it is not broken? Marching to fight is not child's play, and it is not an excuse for you to take revenge for personal gain! ”

Lai Hu'er was able to command the waterway division alone when Emperor Yang of Sui personally conquered Goguryeo, of course Uncle Xiao Guo did not dare to collide with such a super important minister in person, he wanted to shut up but was unwilling, and simply muttered: "Then we can only wait, I hope we can hold on until the day when Chen Dashuai comes to help." ”

Lai Hu'er was also a little speechless, and could only sigh in his heart: "Chen Yingliang, hurry up, try to be as fast as possible, we really can't hold on." ”

Finally coaxed the crying Emperor Yang of Sui back to the room to sleep with Empress Xiao, the civil and military officials gradually dispersed, and the generals of the Sui army such as Laihu'er and Sima Dejiao also returned to the city wall, and even the city wall where torches were gradually scarce was full of wounded soldiers, and the moaning was endless, but the Turkic camp in the distance outside the city was bright, and the strange and ugly grassland songs of the Turkic soldiers could be faintly heard. Prepare for the next day's siege.

That night, the sky that had just been washed by the torrential rain was shining with stars again, and the moon was as bright as day, indicating that there was almost no hope of rain the next day.

The long night finally passed, the sky was just dawning, and the tormented generals such as Laihu'er and Sima Dejiao had already hurriedly got up, organized the soldiers to defend the city, and hurried to eat raw horse meat to replenish the body, ready to meet the upcoming siege weapons, but waited left and right, until the sun was in the sky, but there was still no sign of sending troops to attack the city, and when the heavy generals of the Sui army were puzzled, a more shocking news suddenly came-the scout report of the sentinel who ventured out of the city, The Turks had already begun to transport siege weapons back to the camp for protection, and did not dare to risk parking outside the camp again!

"The Turks have given up the siege? How can it be? "Lai Hu'er's first reaction was impossible, because in yesterday's siege battle, the Yanmen defenders were already obviously tired, and it was impossible for the Turks not to notice it, and it was impossible to give the Yanmen defenders a chance to breathe!

The impossible still happened, the next day all day from morning to night, in addition to constantly sending scouts to reconnoiter the situation of the Yanmen defenders, did not send a single soldier to attack the city, as a result, even Emperor Yang of Sui began to be very confused, "Is the Turkic army preparing to attack the city at night?" Or did the thief chief suddenly find out in his conscience and let me go? ”

In the second half of the night, Laihu'er, who sensed that the situation was wrong, was also ruthless, and sent the most powerful son to lead a few good men to sneak down to the city, and went outside the city to ambush the Turkic scouts to catch the live mouth, but when the sky was light, Laizhen really captured a living Turkic soldier and handed it back to his father, and then Laihu'er personally tortured him to ask for a confession, interrogating the Turks for the reason why they suddenly stopped attacking the city.

The confession was finally asked, but the answer made Laihu'er and all the Sui soldiers stunned - on the same day of the heavy rain, the Qinwang Sui army had already broken through the Turkic division in Laoxian, and killed the Turkic division to heavy losses, and was forced to flee back to the Yanmen battlefield, and the back of the main Turkic force was directly exposed in front of the Qinwang Sui army, and Shibi Khan was forced to give up the siege!

"How is that possible?" Lai Hu'er exclaimed, "Count the time, the day it rained should be the day after Chen Yingliang received the edict?" It only took one day for him to integrate the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the country, and in just one day, he broke through the Turkic partial division and directly forced the main Turkic force to give up the siege? How is this possible? That's too fast, isn't it? ”

"Chen Aiqing has already hit behind the main Turkic force? How is this possible? How could he be so fast? This was Emperor Yang of Sui's unbelievable exclamation.

"This is a Turkic trick! It must be a Turkic trick! This is Uncle Xiao Guo's roar jumping up and down, "The Turks deliberately deceived us, wanted to trick us into taking it lightly, and then took the opportunity to attack Yanmen City!" One day to integrate the army, one day to break through the Turkic division, he Chen Yingliang is really the reincarnation of Chen Qingzhi?! We can't be fooled, we can't be careless! ”

The urine on the battlefield is more than the water that Uncle Xiao Guo drinks, and the old sparrow on the battlefield will certainly not have any carelessness to protect the enemy, but while being careful to guard against the Turkic sneak attack, the cruel fact once again swollen Uncle Xiao's little face, and in the next three days and three nights, the Turks not only did not launch a frontal attack, but also did not launch a half-time sneak attack. At the same time, the old fritters on the battlefield such as Hu'er, Yuwenshu and Pei Renji were extremely pleasantly surprised to find that the Turkic army had begun to draw troops from the east of Yanmen City to the west to strengthen the troops in the west, and it was also obvious that they were guarding against the Sui army coming from the south, and it also proved that the Sui army of King Qin was rapidly approaching the Yanmen battlefield, and it was also progressing quite smoothly.

Of course, Chen Yingliang commanded the Qinwang Sui army to progress smoothly, and it is only speculation and analysis at present, no matter how happy and hopeful Emperor Yang of Sui is, he has to listen to the opinion of his brother-in-law - this qiē is a Turkic trick, and the Turkic army that is good at field warfare is deliberately luring the enemy, wanting to deceive the Yanmen defenders to break through or be negligent, and use conspiracy and trickery to easily take Yanmen City, so as to reduce the casualties and losses of the tough battle - because under normal circumstances, Chen Yingliang Xiao Zhengtai, who is not powerful enough to suppress people and not enough to convince the public, It is unlikely that the advance will be so fast, and it will be impossible to defeat the Turks so much that they will be forced to relocate their camps.

The heaviest slap was quickly drawn to Uncle Xiao Guo's face, and after the afternoon of the fourth day, a grain transport team under the banner of the Sui army suddenly crossed the Turkic camp under the surveillance of the Turkic army, and came directly to Yanmen City, and at the same time, a middle-aged scribe rushed to the Yanmen City first, shouting loudly to identify himself, saying that he was Yuan Tiangang, who was the secretary of the Great Sui County and participated in the military, and was also the representative of the envoy sent by Chen Yingliang, the deputy envoy of the twelve counties of the Great Sui River South Province, to meet Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. He also brought Chen Yingliang's recital, a thousand grains and some medicinal chickens and sheep to Emperor Yang of Sui.

Needless to say, Yanmen City is of course another sensation in the city, Emperor Yang of Sui personally climbed the city wall of the West Gate to meet Yuan Tiangang, and Yuan Tiangang was pulled up by the defenders with ropes Yuan Tiangang hurriedly saluted Emperor Yang of Sui, presented Chen Yingliang's recital with both hands, and also introduced the reason why he was able to come here, explaining that Chen Yingliang had taken the Qin King Sui army to beat the Turkic army, and also captured Ashina Eliver, the younger brother of Shibi Khan, and the Turks were forced to ask for peace negotiations, Chen Yingliang did not dare to be arbitrary, and sent himself here to consult the opinion of Emperor Yang of Sui, also sent some grain and grass to Emperor Yang of Sui to solve his urgent needs.

It is conceivable how wonderful the expression on Uncle Xiao Guo's face was after learning about these circumstances, but fortunately, no one will pay attention to his wonderful expression, Emperor Yang of Sui hugged Chen Yingliang's recital and cried loudly, Fan Zigai was in tears, civil and military officials such as Lai Hu'er and Yu Wenshu roared loudly, Pei Ju and Pei Yun brothers quietly breathed a sigh of relief - the Turks took the initiative to sue for peace, and naturally did not dare to ask Emperor Yang of Sui to deal with Pei Ju, who actually provoked this war. The soldiers defending the city shook the sky with joy, hugging each other and jumping and jumping.

Needless to say, Emperor Yang of Sui, who had already drunk rice porridge with Empress Xiao, of course immediately ordered the city to be opened, so that the grain transport team sent by Chen Yingliang would enter the city, and when Hu'er and Yuwenshu and others were shocked to stop it, Yuan Tiangang had already preemptively said: "Your Majesty, you must not open the city, the Turks are deceitful, and they must prevent them from taking the opportunity to enter the city." Chen Dashuai also ordered us to tie ropes to the grain bags in advance, so that we could pull the grain up the city wall by putting the ropes down. The chickens and sheep, salt and medicine bags brought by Wechen can also be pulled up to the city with ropes, and if the ropes in the city are insufficient, Wechen also prepared ropes in advance. ”

"Or Chen Aiqing thinks carefully, yes, the Turks are cunning, so we have to guard against them." Emperor Yang of Sui laughed and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to put ropes and drag grain, and at the same time Yuan Tiangang hurriedly reminded Emperor Yang of Sui to beware of the Tibetan grain bags and remember to test the poison, Emperor Yang of Sui also laughed and accepted, and at the same time praised Chen Yingliang and Yuan Tiangang for their carefulness.

The rope was densely lowered like a vine, and the hungry and red-eyed soldiers of the Sui army pulled bags of food, medicine, salt, and chicken cages and lambs urgently needed in the city onto the city wall, and finally even the vehicles carrying grain and grass were dragged up the city wall as firewood, and the Turkic army honestly stayed in the distance and did not move, and the soldiers of the Sui army, who had been hungry for many days on raw horse meat, cheered in the city, and the Emperor Yang of Sui, who had been depressed for many days, smiled happier than anyone else, and was extremely glad that his decision was wise. Li overrode public opinion, and used Chen Yingliang, a capable and loyal minister, as the commander of King Qin.

All the grain was dragged up the city wall, and Yuan Tiangang ordered the soldiers he brought to camp three miles away to the west, and not to approach the city wall without authorization. What is the situation with Chen Aiqing, is there any confidence in breaking the Turks? ”

"Your Majesty, the truth or falsehood of the Turkic peace, to be honest, Chen Dashuai has no bottom at present." Yuan Tiangang replied respectfully: "The reason why Chen Dashuai agreed to ask for your opinion is to seize this opportunity to quickly send a batch of grain and herb medicine to His Majesty to alleviate the urgent need faced by His Majesty, and at the same time to test the Turkic sincerity of peace, he was not sure in advance to guarantee that these grains would be sent to His Majesty, and Weichen was also ready to sacrifice his life for the country before he came. Fortunately, judging from the current situation, the Turkic side should be very sincere. ”

"It's hard to love Qing, Chen Aiqing will really train officials for me, and all the loyal ministers who are willing to die for me are brought out!" Emperor Yang of Sui nodded movingly, and then hurriedly asked, "Then did Chen Aiqing sue you, and is he willing to accept the Turkic army's request for peace?" ”

"Your Majesty, Chen Dashuai has explained." Yuan Tiangang replied truthfully: "He said that even if Weichen succeeds in delivering food, he must ask His Majesty to let the soldiers of the Great Sui continue to strictly guard the city, and must not leave the city to protect it lightly." Chen Dashuai also asked Weichen to report to His Majesty, he waited for your holy ruling, His Majesty was willing to negotiate peace, and he could send his powerful ministers out of the city to negotiate peace directly with the Turks, if His Majesty did not believe in the sincerity of the Turks, or did not want to negotiate peace, he could let Weichen bring his will back, and he would continue to lead the army of King Qin to fight bloody battles with the Turks until he broke through the Turks and welcomed back the Holy Driver. ”

"And." Yuan Tiangang hurriedly added: "Chen Dashuai also asked Weichen to face His Majesty, he personally thinks that he should continue to fight, because what is obtained from negotiation is definitely not as reliable as what is fought on the battlefield." Moreover, the Turks are cunning, and even if the peace talks are successful, it is difficult to guarantee that the Turks will keep their promises. ”

Emperor Yang of Sui twisted his beard and calculated, with Emperor Yang of Sui's irascible character, he was bullied so badly by the Turks this time, of course Emperor Yang of Sui wanted Chen Yingliang to beat Shibi Khan to vent his bad anger, but of course it was extremely risky to do so, because once the army of King Qin and Sui accidentally lost in the decisive battle with the main Turkic force, then not only the hope of peace talks would be dashed, but Emperor Yang of Sui would once again face a catastrophe. It is a matter of his precious life, and no matter how irritable and frivolous Emperor Sui is, he has to weigh the pros and cons.

"Your Majesty, it's a big deal, please think twice." Fan Zigai came forward and admonished: "The old minister thinks that Your Majesty might as well return to the palace first, carefully understand the situation of the enemy and us from Yuan Lushi, and grasp the success or failure of our army, and then decide whether to accept the peace talks is not too late." ”

As soon as Emperor Yang of Sui heard that it was reasonable, he immediately nodded and accepted Fan Zigai's construction, and led the hundred officials and Yuan Tiangang to return to the so-called palace to negotiate, and at the same time understand the current situation of the enemy and us, and after carefully listening to Yuan Tiangang's report on the military situation of the enemy and us, Emperor Yang of Sui still decided to let the Turks go, because the current Qinwang Sui army only has the hope of defeating the Turks and lifting the siege of Yanmen, but he is not too sure of this. As long as the Turks obediently retreat to the north of the Great Wall and return the Xicheng Pass to my army of King Qin, I can forgive the offense of the Shibi Thief Chieftain and release all the Turkic prisoners of war we have caught! ”

No one objected, including Fan Zigai and Pei Ju, Chen Yingliang's backers all nodded in favor of Emperor Yang of Sui's prudent decision, but Yuan Tiangang sighed quietly and said secretly: "Marshal, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, I'm sorry, I'm going to disappoint you, the emperor is really unwilling to fight." "Khan's own brother Ashina Eliver, the Turks were forced to ask for peace negotiations, Chen Yingliang did not dare to be arbitrary, and sent himself here to consult Emperor Yang of Sui's opinion, and also sent some grain and grass to Emperor Yang of Sui to solve his urgent needs.

It is conceivable how wonderful the expression on Uncle Xiao Guo's face was after learning about these circumstances, but fortunately, no one will pay attention to his wonderful expression, Emperor Yang of Sui hugged Chen Yingliang's recital and cried loudly, Fan Zigai was in tears, civil and military officials such as Lai Hu'er and Yu Wenshu roared loudly, Pei Ju and Pei Yun brothers quietly breathed a sigh of relief - the Turks took the initiative to sue for peace, and naturally did not dare to ask Emperor Yang of Sui to deal with Pei Ju, who actually provoked this war. The soldiers defending the city shook the sky with joy, hugging each other and jumping and jumping.

Needless to say, Emperor Yang of Sui, who had already drunk rice porridge with Empress Xiao, of course immediately ordered the city to be opened, so that the grain transport team sent by Chen Yingliang would enter the city, and when Hu'er and Yuwenshu and others were shocked to stop it, Yuan Tiangang had already preemptively said: "Your Majesty, you must not open the city, the Turks are deceitful, and they must prevent them from taking the opportunity to enter the city." Chen Dashuai also ordered us to tie ropes to the grain bags in advance, so that we could pull the grain up the city wall by putting the ropes down. The chickens and sheep, salt and medicine bags brought by Wechen can also be pulled up to the city with ropes, and if the ropes in the city are insufficient, Wechen also prepared ropes in advance. ”

"Or Chen Aiqing thinks carefully, yes, the Turks are cunning, so we have to guard against them." Emperor Yang of Sui laughed and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to put ropes and drag grain, and at the same time Yuan Tiangang hurriedly reminded Emperor Yang of Sui to beware of the Tibetan grain bags and remember to test the poison, Emperor Yang of Sui also laughed and accepted, and at the same time praised Chen Yingliang and Yuan Tiangang for their carefulness.

The rope was densely lowered like a vine, and the hungry and red-eyed soldiers of the Sui army pulled bags of food, medicine, salt, and chicken cages and lambs urgently needed in the city onto the city wall, and finally even the vehicles carrying grain and grass were dragged up the city wall as firewood, and the Turkic army honestly stayed in the distance and did not move, and the soldiers of the Sui army, who had been hungry for many days on raw horse meat, cheered in the city, and the Emperor Yang of Sui, who had been depressed for many days, smiled happier than anyone else, and was extremely glad that his decision was wise. Li overrode public opinion, and used Chen Yingliang, a capable and loyal minister, as the commander of King Qin.

All the grain was dragged up the city wall, and Yuan Tiangang ordered the soldiers he brought to camp three miles away to the west, and not to approach the city wall without authorization. What is the situation with Chen Aiqing, is there any confidence in breaking the Turks? ”

"Your Majesty, the truth or falsehood of the Turkic peace, to be honest, Chen Dashuai has no bottom at present." Yuan Tiangang replied respectfully: "The reason why Chen Dashuai agreed to ask for your opinion is to seize this opportunity to quickly send a batch of grain and herb medicine to His Majesty to alleviate the urgent need faced by His Majesty, and at the same time to test the Turkic sincerity of peace, he was not sure in advance to guarantee that these grains would be sent to His Majesty, and Weichen was also ready to sacrifice his life for the country before he came. Fortunately, judging from the current situation, the Turkic side should be very sincere. ”

"It's hard to love Qing, Chen Aiqing will really train officials for me, and all the loyal ministers who are willing to die for me are brought out!" Emperor Yang of Sui nodded movingly, and then hurriedly asked, "Then did Chen Aiqing sue you, and is he willing to accept the Turkic army's request for peace?" ”

"Your Majesty, Chen Dashuai has explained." Yuan Tiangang replied truthfully: "He said that even if Weichen succeeds in delivering food, he must ask His Majesty to let the soldiers of the Great Sui continue to strictly guard the city, and must not leave the city to protect it lightly." Chen Dashuai also asked Weichen to report to His Majesty, he waited for your holy ruling, His Majesty was willing to negotiate peace, and he could send his powerful ministers out of the city to negotiate peace directly with the Turks, if His Majesty did not believe in the sincerity of the Turks, or did not want to negotiate peace, he could let Weichen bring his will back, and he would continue to lead the army of King Qin to fight bloody battles with the Turks until he broke through the Turks and welcomed back the Holy Driver. ”

"And." Yuan Tiangang hurriedly added: "Chen Dashuai also asked Weichen to face His Majesty, he personally thinks that he should continue to fight, because what is obtained from negotiation is definitely not as reliable as what is fought on the battlefield." Moreover, the Turks are cunning, and even if the peace talks are successful, it is difficult to guarantee that the Turks will keep their promises. ”

Emperor Yang of Sui twisted his beard and calculated, with Emperor Yang of Sui's irascible character, he was bullied so badly by the Turks this time, of course Emperor Yang of Sui wanted Chen Yingliang to beat Shibi Khan to vent his bad anger, but of course it was extremely risky to do so, because once the army of King Qin and Sui accidentally lost in the decisive battle with the main Turkic force, then not only the hope of peace talks would be dashed, but Emperor Yang of Sui would once again face a catastrophe. It is a matter of his precious life, and no matter how irritable and frivolous Emperor Sui is, he has to weigh the pros and cons.

"Your Majesty, it's a big deal, please think twice." Fan Zigai came forward and admonished: "The old minister thinks that Your Majesty might as well return to the palace first, carefully understand the situation of the enemy and us from Yuan Lushi, and grasp the success or failure of our army, and then decide whether to accept the peace talks is not too late." ”

As soon as Emperor Yang of Sui heard that it was reasonable, he immediately nodded and accepted Fan Zigai's construction, and led the hundred officials and Yuan Tiangang to return to the so-called palace to negotiate, and at the same time understand the current situation of the enemy and us, and after carefully listening to Yuan Tiangang's report on the military situation of the enemy and us, Emperor Yang of Sui still decided to let the Turks go, because the current Qinwang Sui army only has the hope of defeating the Turks and lifting the siege of Yanmen, but he is not too sure of this. As long as the Turks obediently retreat to the north of the Great Wall and return the Xicheng Pass to my army of King Qin, I can forgive the offense of the Shibi Thief Chieftain and release all the Turkic prisoners of war we have caught! ”

No one objected, including Fan Zigai and Pei Ju, Chen Yingliang's backers all nodded in favor of Emperor Yang of Sui's prudent decision, but Yuan Tiangang sighed quietly and said secretly: "Marshal, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, I'm sorry, I'm going to disappoint you, the emperor is really unwilling to fight." ”