The sky gradually brightened, the roar of the demon wind in the valley gradually stopped, outside the valley, a cavalry galloped to the mouth of the valley, a 'whoosh' of a chirping shè, inserted in front of the cavalry, the cavalry tightened the reins, the front hooves of the war horse jumped high, he looked up, only to see that the cliffs on both sides were full of patrol soldiers.

A cavalry rushed out of the valley and surrounded him, pointing their bows and crossbows at him, "Who is it?" The cavalry captain shouted and asked.

"Below is the scout He Desheng, who was ordered by Chief Pei to report to His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

The captain gave the people next to him a look, and everyone stepped forward and searched him carefully, and then took him to the big tent of the king of Chu.

In the tent, Yang Yuanqing was sitting at the table to review the folds, he was also waiting for Pei Renji's news, the scout had been with the letter for three days, and there should be news back, at this time, there was a report from the soldiers outside the tent: "Your Highness, the scout who delivered the letter is back." ”

"Bring him in!"

Yang Yuanqing put down his pen, his heart was full of anticipation, and after a while, several personal soldiers brought the scout He Desheng in, He Desheng knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Humble He Desheng, see His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

"Have you seen Mr. Pei?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.

"I saw it, and the lowly brought his letter."

He Desheng took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands, Yang Yuanqing took the letter and read it hurriedly, in the letter, Pei Renji told about his Huining County tactics, Yang Yuanqing's eyes suddenly lit up, he stood up quickly, walked quickly to the sand table, and found the white flag planted next to Huining County, which was the place where the 20,000 Tang troops were stationed.

Pei Renji had 15,000 men in his hands, and he planned to deploy 5,000 men on the other side of the Yellow River to intercept the Tang army from fleeing to the west of the river, and also to defend the Tang army from Wuwei County to rush to support.

Sure enough, Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but secretly praise Pei Renji for thinking about the problem, but Pei Renji's idea of ambushing the other side of the river made Yang Yuanqing think of a brilliant strategy, and he turned back to Scout He Desheng, "Where is Mr. Pei now?" ”

"Chief Pei is now about fifty miles north of Huining County, waiting for His Highness's order."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment. Immediately picked up the pen and wrote a letter, he handed the letter to He Desheng, and said with a smile: "If you work hard again, I will quickly hand over this letter to Mr. Pei." ”

"Willing to serve His Highness!" He Desheng accepted the letter without hesitation.

He Desheng's tireless attitude made Yang Yuanqing very satisfied, and thinking that he was the son of his old man, how could he take care of it, Yang Yuanqing nodded, "From now on." Promote you to Scout Lieutenant, and bring a few more brothers with you to prevent accidents on the road. ”

He was overjoyed with victory, "Obey!" He bowed and hurried out.

Yang Yuanqing walked back to the sand table and looked at the sand table with his hands behind his back. This time, he didn't look at Huining County, but the Hexi Corridor, I don't know how long it was, he felt something, and when he turned around, he saw a personal soldier standing at the tent door, and he stopped talking.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, General Cheng asks to see you."

'Cheng bites Jin and asks to see? , Yang Yuanqing was slightly stunned. Something would happen to him, and then he ordered, "Let him in!" ”

Soon, Cheng Yanjin walked in quickly and knelt down on one knee, "The last general will see His Highness!" ”

"Get up!"

Yang Yuanqing had already sat back in his seat, glanced at him and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Perhaps because he finally stood alone in the Turkic campaign, Cheng Yanjin suddenly had a strong interest in being a general, and he began to pursue it, eager to be like Luo Shixin. Lead the troops into battle.

But he also understood. His previous performance was really not good, in order to reverse Yang Yuanqing's impression of himself. This time, he took the initiative to ask Ying to follow south.

Cheng Yanjin said with a little twist: "The last general has an idea, I don't know if His Highness can agree?" ”

"You! What thoughts, I listen. "Yang Yuanqing is also a little strange, he feels that Cheng Biting Jin's attitude is not the same as before." Your Highness, perhaps the last general will be able to convince Master Sheng Yan to surrender. ”

"Why?" Yang Yuanqing looked at him, it was good that Master Sheng Yan was willing to surrender, but why could Cheng Yanjin persuade Master Sheng Yan, Yang Yuanqing was a little puzzled in his heart.

Cheng Yanjin hesitated, there were some scandals involving him, he really didn't want to, but no, Yang Yuanqing wouldn't believe him, finally, he mustered up the courage to say: "Your Royal Highness, the last general used to treat the old mother, once carried the old mother all over the world, because to support the old mother, but also to treat the disease, it takes a lot of money, so I also did a lot of stealing chickens and dogs, once in Yucheng County, Liang County, I stole a big family, but missed, was caught by the master, the owner of this house asked about the situation, knowing that I was to save the old mother, not only did he not arrest me to see the official, He also gave me 500 yuan, which I am grateful to this day. ”

"This person is Master Sheng Yanshi?" Yang Yuanqing understood his story.

Cheng Yanjin nodded, "It is this person, this person is also extremely filial to his mother, as far as the last general knows, his mother should still be in Yucheng County, Liang County, living with his eldest brother, and the last general is willing to persuade Sheng Yanshi to surrender." ”

Yang Yuanqing didn't answer immediately, he walked a few steps in the big tent with his back on his back, and Cheng Yanjin's plan came too suddenly, disrupting his plan all of a sudden.

He had just asked He Desheng to send a letter to Pei Renji, and made an appointment to attack Sheng Yan's division in the north and south tonight, but he made a halfway way to bite the gold, so that his plan had to be reconsidered.

However, to be able to convince Sheng Yanshi to surrender, of course, it is the best, that means that 20,000 fresh troops are in hand, which is very likely to mean a complete change in the balance of power in the pass, thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing immediately shouted: "Someone!"

A pro-soldier walked into the tent quickly, "Humble duty!" ”

Yang Yuanqing took out his gold medal and handed it to him, "You immediately rush to Molian Town, a hundred miles north of Huining County, find Pei Renji, and tell me that the plan to attack Sheng Yan's division headquarters tonight has been temporarily canceled, and I will inform him of the specific attack time, and order him to immediately send troops to force the Tang army ten miles away." ”

"Obedience!"

The pro-soldier took the gold medal and walked quickly, Yang Yuanqing wrote another letter and handed it to Cheng Yanjin, "Give this letter to Sheng Yanshi, everything I want is in this letter, let him choose for himself." ”

"The last general understands!"

Cheng Yanjin took the letter and was about to leave, but Yang Yuanqing stopped him again, he stepped forward and patted Cheng Yanjin on the shoulder, and said seriously: "No matter what method you use, I don't care, as long as you can come back alive, otherwise everyone will lose a lot of fun." ”

Cheng bit Jin's nose was sour, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, he nodded, and left the big tent quickly.

Yang Yuanqing immediately issued an order, "The whole army will march to Huining County." ”

The Sui army quickly packed up the camp, and an hour later, an army of 10,000 set off and rushed towards Huining County......

The 20,000 Tang troops of Huining County have withdrawn into Huining County, although Huining County is a county government, but due to the long-term decline of Huining County, it is not taken seriously, so Huining County is only a county.

The circumference of the city is only eight miles, and the city walls are low and dilapidated, which cannot resist the attack of the army, and the withdrawal of the army into the county seat is more of a psychological comfort for the soldiers.

The 20,000 troops stationed in Huining County made the county town crowded, and soldiers came and went on the streets, shouting and shouting and making noises one after another, and the whole Huining County was in a state of restlessness.

The main general, Sheng Yanshi, rode around the county town on horseback, and the chaos in the city made his brows furrowed, but he no longer had the heart to control this chaotic situation.

Sheng Yanshi is about thirty-four or five years old this year, tall and mighty, he studied martial arts, is a Confucian general with both civil and military skills, and won the trust of the prince Li Jiancheng, this time Li Jiancheng sent troops to Guanneidao, he was the main general of the West Road, led an army of 50,000 to attack Huining County and Lingwu County.

Since Li Jiancheng withdrew to Guanzhong and redeployed his troops, he currently only had 20,000 troops in his hands, stationed in Huining, and his task was to protect the silver mines of Lingwu County and Huining County.

The counterattack of the Sui army put Sheng Yan's division under great pressure, because of the difficulty of supply, he had been forced to evacuate Lingwu County and gather troops in Huining County, Li Jiancheng gave him a strict order, no matter what, not to lose the silver mines of Huining County.

At this time, Sheng Yanshi already knew that Yang Yuanqing's army had entered Huining County, which was less than a hundred miles away from him, and he also knew that Pei Renji's army had also entered Huining County, which was less than a hundred miles away from him.

The two Sui armies formed a north-south attack, especially Yang Yuanqing personally led the troops, which made him even more anxious, and he had no sleep last night.

As early as when the two Sui armies first entered Huining County, Sheng Yanshi's first reaction was to evacuate Huining County, but the prince's strict order made him hesitate a little.

Sheng Yanshi walked around, his mood was really low, and he had no intention of inspecting it again, so he turned around and said, "Go back to the military office!" ”

He had just turned his horse's head when he suddenly heard someone shouting in the distance: "General Sheng! ”

As soon as Sheng Yanshi turned around, he saw that it was a soldier defending the city, he grabbed the reins and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier ran forward, and Shi Liyu reported: "There is a person from outside the city, who is an old general, and he has come to visit the general." ”

"Old man?"

Sheng Yanshi was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What's his name?" ”

"No, this guy looks very dark, kind of like ...... Like Cheng Biting Jin in the Sui Army. Soldiers reported.

This news startled Sheng Yanshi, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers on the left and right, "Go and bring him to our army office quickly, be careful, don't be seen by too many people." ”

Sheng Yanshi secretly complained in his heart, why did he come in broad daylight, this was known by the prince, how to explain it himself, of course Sheng Yanshi still remembered who Cheng Yanjin was, and he had a little relationship with him back then, and it was ten years ago.

However, Sheng Yanshi also knew that Cheng Yanjin came this time, I am afraid that it was with Yang Yuanqing's intention, he was panicked and worried in his heart, but at the same time there was such a glimmer of hope, and his mood was extremely complicated, so he accelerated his horse speed and ran towards the military office.

Not long after, the soldier led Cheng Yanjin into the yamen, and as soon as he entered the room, Cheng Yanjin grinned: "Lao Sheng! I paid you back, I'm sorry, it took ten years to pay you back. ”