The Wu family's mansion was in shambles, the ground was full of injured family members, and the wolf-like soldiers of the King of Qi snatched four Wu family women, including two concubines, a little daughter-in-law and a widowed granddaughter of Wu Zhenqing.

Wu Zhenqing was over 60 years old, he was helped to the front yard by several grandchildren, and saw that several sons and family members were injured, and the old housekeeper was stabbed and lay in a pool of blood, already dying.

When he heard that there were four female dependents in the family who were snatched away, including his granddaughter, Wu Zhenqing beat his chest and burst into tears, "My Wu family has been good all my life, and it is coming to an end, and I have to suffer this kind of shame and humiliation, and the sky will not grow long!" ”

The eldest son, Wu Ping, saw that his father was extremely sad, afraid that he would hurt his body, and hurriedly ordered someone to help his father back, he also sighed, sat on the couch and bowed his head silently, and he didn't know what to do.

"Sir!"

A family member rushed in and said two words to Wu Ping in his ear, Wu Ping was stunned, "Where are the people?" ”

"Right outside the gate!"

Wu Ping got up and walked out of the gate, only to see a few soldiers standing outside the door, and arched his hand to him: "We are scouts of the Sui army, I heard that some soldiers of the Tang Army broke into your mansion, I want to inquire, what happened?" ”

Wu Ping seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "My family is unfortunate, I hope that Sui Jun can save my Wu family!" ”……

In a forest about ten miles south of Chousang Town, Yang Yuanqing personally led 20,000 cavalry to rest here for nearly half an hour.

They had been monitoring the army of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and although Li Shimin's army of 80,000 was in Zhuyang County, seventy miles to the southwest, the two Tang armies had no contact and each withdrew to the west.

So an opportunity arises. If Li Yuanji's 30,000 troops were ambushed, Li Shimin's 80,000 troops might not come to the rescue, on the one hand, it was too late in time, and on the other hand, Li Shimin had no heart to help.

After repeatedly considering the situation, Yang Yuanqing finally made a decision. Intercept and kill Li Yuanji's 30,000 troops, and at this time Li Yuanji's 30,000 troops were stationed in the wilderness north of Chousang Town, about twelve or thirteen miles away from them.

At this time, a scout lieutenant galloped in, and he was taken by the soldiers to Yang Yuanqing's marching tent. The Scout Lieutenant knelt down on one knee and reported, "Chief Qiqi, we have a message in Chousan Town. ”

"What's the news?"

"About thirty of Li Yuanji's personal soldiers rushed into a large family surnamed Wu in the town, snatched four Wu family daughters, and brought them back to the barracks."

Yang Yuanqing was checking the terrain around Chousang Town, and this news surprised him, and there was such a thing. He asked again: "Can you be sure that King Qi did it?" ”

"I asked the Wu family in detail, and the soldiers who robbed the people claimed to be the personal guards of the King of Qi, saying that this was the honor of his Wu family, and they were taken by the King of Qi, and they went out to rob the female dependents. The rest of the money was not seized, it should have been done by the King of Qi. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, and said to the captain: "It is very likely that they will send people back, you bring some more brothers, ambush in the town, and wait for them to come back." Kill them all and bring a few more prisoners back. ”

"Yes!"

The lieutenant saluted, then got up and went out of the account. Yang Yuanqing glanced at Luo Shixin next to him, and when he saw that he wanted to speak, he smiled and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

Luo Shixin understood Yang Yuanqing's plan, he also thought about it all the way, he also had his own thoughts, Luo Shixin sighed and said: "Since the chief manager knows that the Li brothers are not in harmony. Can we provoke it again this time, for example, if we feint in the hands of Li Yuanji. Doesn't this give Li Shimin a resounding slap in the face? ‘

Luo Shixin's suggestion made Yang Yuanqing fall into contemplation, which made some sense, Li Shimin was invincible in the Sui army for a long time, but Li Yuanji was able to defeat the Sui army, which would be a heavy blow to Li Shimin's prestige in the army, but after thinking about it for a long time, Yang Yuanqing still shook his head, "Although the method is good, it is still a little inappropriate." ”

"Why?"

Luo Shixin asked puzzledly: "Does the chief think that this will hit our morale?" ”

"Not really." Yang Yuanqing said earnestly: "To be exact, your method is a bit too shallow, who is Li Yuan, and what he knows about his son, will he not be able to see that we are feinting?" The purpose is to provoke the contradictions between the Li brothers, but it will make him vigilant, simply give all the military power to Li Shimin, and time the time against their brothers, don't do it deliberately, this will be self-defeating, win when you should win, lose when you should lose, everything will go naturally, so that the contradictions between them will be deepened, just imagine, if Li Yuanji is defeated, but Li Shimin retreats, what kind of hatred will this plant in Li Yuanji's heart? ”

Luo Shixin nodded silently, "The master's grasp of human nature has been perfected, and the Li dynasty will inevitably be defeated by their brothers' internal strife in the future." ”

Yang Yuanqing squinted and laughed, Luo Shixin said it well, the deterioration of the contradictions between the Li brothers in history was after the reunification of the world, so it did not cause serious consequences.

But now it's different, there is more Yang Yuanqing at the turn of the Sui and Tang dynasties, he will continue to provoke the contradictions of the Li brothers, so that their contradictions will worsen in the early years of Wude, and sooner or later they will break out, so under the serious infighting, how long can the Li dynasty support?

At this time, Yang Yuanqing thought of something again, patted Luo Shixin on the shoulder with a smile and said, "I heard that you met the informant?" ”

Luo Shixin's face turned red and nodded, she is now a female escort captain, she wants to come here with me, I didn't agree, she is still in Li Changshi's army.

"Not bad! Marriage made in heaven. ”

Yang Yuanqing was deeply pleased that his junior brother had finally found a home for his feelings, and asked him again: "Then when do you plan to get married, I will let the princess arrange it for you." ”

Luo Shixin lowered his head, bit his lip for a while and asked, "When is the chief manager going to fight Dou Jiande?" ”

Yang Yuanqing Yizheng, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Luo Shixin sighed, "The informant knows that the Sui army will fight Dou Jiande sooner or later, and she has no choice, she hopes that I will not participate, otherwise she will be very sad in her heart, I am really conflicted, I am a Sui general, how can I ......"

"Don't say any more!"

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand to stop him, "I will arrange this matter, the informant is a good girl, you can marry her in peace, don't think about Dou Jiande anymore, fight Dou Jiande, I will let Qin Qiong be the main general." ”……

The 30,000 recruits led by Li Yuanji were stationed in a wilderness about two miles north of Chousang Town, and the camp covered an area of about 100 acres.

At this time, the night is deep, the soldiers have fallen asleep, nourishing their spirits, tomorrow another day, they can enter Tongguan at night, every soldier is like an arrow, falling asleep, reuniting with his family in his dreams.

The camp was extremely silent, and it was pitch black all around, only in the center of the camp, there were still lights coming out of a few big tents, which were the tents of the Tang army's commander.

At present, the commander of the Tang Army is Li Yuanji, and the deputy general is Li Jiancheng's confidant Chang He, at this time Chang He's big tent is also lit up, Chang He is about 30 years old this year, tall and burly, with a big beard.

He was also born in the Wagang Army, he was a general under Li Mi, in the battle of Dahai Temple against Zhang Xutuo, it was he who led five hundred elite cavalry to trap Zhang Xutuo in the battle, and Zhang Xutuo was forced to commit suicide.

Chang He also received a heavy reward from Li Mi for this, not only got tens of thousands of silks, but also Li Mi rewarded Zhang Xutuo's saber and war horse to him, but soon after, because of Li Mi and Zhai Rang's rebellion, Chang He was purged because of too much contact with Zhai Rang.

He left the Wagang Army and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty soon after, because one of his sisters was deeply favored by Li Jiancheng and was named a side concubine, and Chang He also became Li Jiancheng's confidant and was highly used.

Under the light, Chang He sat in front of the couch and stared at a war knife on the table with a heavy heart, this is Zhang Xutuo's ancestral saber, called the Seven Star Cold Moon Knife, which is extremely sharp.

He was very excited when he got this knife, but after seeing this knife, Shan Xiongxin coldly warned him why he often died under this knife.

It wasn't long before Chang He understood the deep meaning of Shan Xiongxin's warning, because he found that in addition to the 'Zhang Xutuo's knife' engraved on the hilt, there were also four small characters engraved on the hilt: 'Disciple Yuanqing'.

This made Chang He frightened, of course he knew who this Yuanqing was referring to, and Yang Yuanqing had a deep enmity, he would never want to live in peace in his life, although the prince Jiancheng not only comforted him, but he knew in his heart that when that day came, I am afraid that Li Jiancheng would not be able to protect himself.

Under the light, Chang He slowly pulled out the war knife, the blade was clear, like a cold moon, inlaid with seven gems on the hilt, shining under the light, the luster was magnificent, but under the seven gems, the words 'Disciple Yuanqing' were particularly clear.

Chang He sighed, put the knife back into the sheath, and walked out of the big tent with his hands, the moonlight outside the big tent was cold, the moon was about to be round, and in a few days it was the July Half Midyear Festival, which was the day of sacrificing ghosts, it was an ominous day, Chang He was a little upset in his heart, and slowly walked through a few big tents with his back hand, and gradually approached the camp tent of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.

The camp tent was full of pro-soldiers, he couldn't get in, but he faintly heard a woman crying, Chang He couldn't help frowning, just now a soldier told him that King Qi's pro-soldiers caught a few women into the tent, he still didn't believe it, now it seems that this is really the case.

Chang He shook his head, this King of Qi is really a little ignorant, not to mention that bringing a woman into the camp will cause disgust among other generals, maybe he is a prince, he has the privilege of playing with women, and everyone dare not say anything.

But for a few women to station troops next to Chousang Town, this is the unwise of the main general, this area is empty, very conducive to the cavalry impact, and go more than ten miles is to block the horse slope, that area is undulating, not conducive to cavalry operations, but the king of Qi is not stationed there.

Although Chang He understood this, he did not dare to persuade King Qi, King Qi's gloomy eyes made him feel frightened, Chang He had to sigh, turned around and walked back, just in time to meet the patrol general Zhang Qing.

"How's it going out there now?" Chang He asked.

"Report to General Chang, it's quiet outside, nothing unusual."

"Hmm!"

Chang He's heart was slightly relieved, and he ordered: "We must strengthen our precautions and not have any carelessness." ”