Chapter 611: Sincerity to make amends

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In order to win the trust of Dou Jiande, Shi Wanbao introduced to Dou Jiande in the letter that the counterattack of the Zheng army in Luoyang was certainly not fake news, in fact, as early as the first night of the two-front battle of the Sui army in the Eastern Expedition, in the case of luck to get in touch with the outside world, in order to fight for more opportunities for Dou Jiande and Wang Xuanying to win, the Luoyang Zheng army did launch a counterattack against the besieging Sui army camp under the cover of night, which made the Sui army suffer some losses and almost won the victory. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The reason for the loss of the Sui army is that Yuan Tiangang and Qu Tutong, the two Shangshu lords, are greedy for merit, and the treacherous Wang Shichong in order to confuse the Sui army, pretended to publicly declare that he was going to attack the Sui army camp outside the east gate at night, and deliberately let a Zheng army soldier who violated military law escape from the city to report the news, Yuan Tiangang and Qu Tutong heard the news and thought it was true, in order to be greedy for merit and to weaken Wang Shichong's defense of the city, he mobilized the army after night to arrange an ambush circle outside the east gate, who would have thought that the Zheng army came to attack the east and west, and sent troops at the same time in the east and west at night, A small number of troops feinted to the east to attract the attention of the main force of the Sui army, and the main force took the opportunity to storm the general Qiu Shili of the Sui army stationed in Xiyuan, and successfully entered Qiu Shili's camp with elite dead soldiers.

The Qiu Shili army, which was completely caught off guard, was almost kicked by the Zheng army and kicked the camp, and the main force of the Sui army, which was deceived by the Zheng army's partial division to the eastern front, could not react for a while to send reinforcements to Qiu Shili, and the Zheng army drove straight in, directly into the Chinese army camp of Qiu Shili, Qiu Shili didn't even have time to wear a helmet, and took his own soldiers to guard the tent fence, and fought with the Zheng army in the dark, and the Chinese soldiers who gradually reacted came to the rescue and helped Qiu Shili keep the flag from falling, but the outer camp that bore the brunt of it was destroyed by the Zheng army more than half, The soldiers of the outer battalion defended badly, and the Sui army Liu Heimin, who hurried to the rescue, was also blocked by the Zheng army, unable to quickly reverse the situation, and finally Qu Tutong personally brought the main force to reinforce him, and the Zheng soldiers fought and retreated to the imperial city, and a total of more than 1,700 casualties were caused to the Sui soldiers.

After the war, Qiu Shili honestly ran to Yuan Tiangang and Qu Tutong to ask for guilt, and Yuan Tiangang and Qu Tutong, who knew that they were also responsible, also honestly sent a letter to ask for guilt. When the letter of guilt was sent to Chen Fuliang, the battle between Luokoucang and Hujiaoguan had not yet ended, and Chen Fuliang did not dare to announce it immediately for fear of shaking the army's morale, but it was only after the war on the Eastern Front was completely over that Chen Fuliang told the news to his accomplices and lackeys, and went to Yuan Tiangang and Qu Tutong to punish them for half a year, and asked them not to have any greed for merit and luck, and it was the best policy to honestly stick to the camp and surround Wang Shichong's old fox.

This battle also reminded the Sui army of the Eastern Expedition that Wang Shichong's army, which was able to survive Li Mi and stage a miracle of turning the tables under various unfavorable conditions, was indeed not boasted of tenacity, and there was still a little strength to fight back in front of the main force of the Sui army, and the rear of the Sui army of the Eastern Expedition was not foolproof, and there were still dangers. Therefore, after returning to the Tiger Prison Pass, Li Keshi and Feng Deyi, who were somewhat cautious, suggested that Chen Fuliang might as well consider solving the danger of Wang Shichong first, and then make every effort to deal with the threat from Dou Jiande's side.

Chen Fuliang decisively denied Li Keshi and Feng Deyi's proposal, although Chen Fuliang knew very well that their proposal was truly foolproof, but the war went on to this point, as long as Chen Fuliang was slightly negligent, he would immediately pass by with the opportunity to take the opportunity to kill Dou Jiande, and then he wanted to send troops to recruit Dou Jiande who had returned to the lair, he didn't know how much food he would consume and how many more people would die, and it would be far away to end this troubled world quickly, and innocent people would not know how much suffering they would have to suffer. So even though he knew that the rear could not be completely assured, Chen Fuliang still gritted his teeth and decided to continue to hold on to the Tiger Prison Pass, waiting for the opportunity to kill Dou Jiande in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, Dou Jiande did not disappoint Chen Fuliang, and fell for Chen Fuliang's provocation plan and deception, and missed the opportunity to retreat calmly in vain, and chose to continue to build siege weapons, preparing to launch a frontal attack again. Chen Fuliang figured out his face-loving character and his refusal to give up, and decided to fight another battle to defend the city, consume some of the strength and sharpness of the Dou army, and then try to break the enemy in the field, and immediately began to repair the city defense and rush to build weapons to defend the city, and prepare for the next battle to defend the city.

While preparing for the battle of defending the city, Chen Fuliang also couldn't wait to start preparations for breaking the enemy in the field, first to order the rear army, let Qin Qiong lead 3,000 cavalry to escort a batch of military supplies and ten artillery pieces to help the tiger prison pass, and reinforce the mobile forces and prepare to give Dou Jiande a surprise with artillery, at the same time, Chen Fuliang ordered to slaughter all the wounded horses captured from the Luokoucang battlefield, and take horse meat to improve the food and supplement the nutrition of the Sui soldiers of the Eastern Expedition.

Other orders were faithfully followed? It was carried out to the letter, only the killing of the horse army was opposed by some accomplices and lackeys, and Zhang Wansui, a horse expert who surrendered from the Dingyang army, ran directly to Chen Fuliang to protest, and said: "Your Highness, those injured horses can't be killed, more than six hundred injured horses, of which at least six or seven percent can be cured, and they can be reused for battlefield operations, and it's a pity to be slaughtered as a vegetable horse." ”

"It's a pity, but it can't be helped." Chen Fuliang replied helplessly: "If you only eat food, it is not conducive to the soldiers to quickly recover their physical strength, replenish the fat and protein consumed in the successive fierce battles, only eating meat can make our soldiers quickly recover their physical strength, and go back to the battlefield to pick knives and cut people, so there is no way, but to sacrifice these war horses that still have hope of being cured." ”

Zhang Wansui couldn't understand the new term spoken by Chen Fuliang, and still insisted: "Your Highness, you want to be kind to the soldiers, the soldiers are very grateful, but it's a pity to kill these war horses, it's nothing for the soldiers to eat less meat, as long as you eat less meat, you can keep these war horses, Your Highness, why do you want to let the soldiers eat two more catties of horse meat, and slaughter so many precious war horses for nothing." ”

"Human life is more expensive than horse life, eat more than a pound of meat, on the battlefield will have more than a pound of strength, one more pound of strength, our soldiers will have more hope of life, these war horses can not be cured immediately and put back into battle, it is better to save the immediate urgency first." Chen Fuliang shook his head, waved his hand again, and said: "Needless to say, this king knows that you have good intentions, but this king has made up his mind, so you don't need to persuade him anymore." ”

Zhang Wansui frowned sadly, sighed constantly, distressed, Chen Fuliang knew that he loved horses like his life, so he comforted: "It's okay, we now have two horse breeding lands in Longxi and Pingliang, which can provide us with war horses every year, and can also get war horses from Gaochang Tubo through trade, Li Shangshu has also been in Shanyang City, the horse government seal you gave me before is very well written, and when Ma Yi is laid, I will make you Ma Yi Taishou, let you go to Ma Yi to show your strengths, and raise more war horses for us, When the time comes, as many war horses as you want, I will support you in terms of money and food. ”

Zhang Wansui hurriedly thanked him, but he was still very reluctant in his heart, and he couldn't bear to look at the tragic appearance of those innocent and tragic deaths under Chen Fuliang's butcher's knife with all hopes, but also in Zhang Wansui's regret, a large piece of fragrant horse meat was also sent to the exhausted Sui army soldiers, and the Sui army soldiers who fought many battles in succession devoured them one by one, eating more and more fragrant than the other, but they didn't know that Zhang Wansui was secretly wiping tears behind his back.

The meat provided by more than 600 wounded horses was only enough for more than 30,000 Sui soldiers to eat two meals, and the effect of replenishing physical strength was minimal, but Chen Fuliang exceeded everyone's expectations for the capital of this battle, and after more than three days, when Qin Qiong led 3,000 cavalry to escort artillery and military quartermasters to the battlefield of Tiger Prison Pass, the soldiers of the Sui Army of the Eastern Expedition were extremely surprised to see that Qin Qiong's army actually brought more than 4,000 pigs and sheep! After meeting, Qin Qiong immediately complained to Chen Fuliang: "Your Highness, you are too partial, right?" There are more than 60,000 people in our rear army, and there are only more than 30,000 people in the front army. The front army has eaten well, what should we do with the rear army? ”

"Easy to do!" Chen Fuliang waved his claws, pointed to the east and said: "Kill Dou Jiande in Niukou, snatch all the pigs, sheep, mules and donkeys of his army, and I will let the rear army eat the meat to their heart's content!" ”

"Kill Dou Jiande, of course it's no problem." Qin Qiong rubbed his hands and said with a hippie smile: "But the emperor is not a hungry soldier, Your Highness, if you want the last general to kill Dou Jiande, should you first let the last general and the former army eat pork and mutton together?" It's pickles and greens every day, and even tofu is rare to eat once, and the birds are about to fade out of their mouths at the end. ”

Chen Fuliang laughed loudly, and immediately ordered to slaughter pigs and sheep according to the ration of one pound of meat per person, to replenish the strength of the cavalry of the front army and Qin Qiong, and after the order was delivered, the battalions of the Sui army soon resounded with cheers one after another, and the generals and soldiers were all smiling and morale was greatly boosted. Then, Chen Fuliang, who knows some modern cooking skills, also cooked in person, and took his husband to make a red stewed elbow for civil and military generals at the rank of lieutenant and above, buying people's hearts and showing off his versatility.

There are good things and bad news, just as the soldiers of the Sui army were gobbling up in front of the rare good dishes, the scouts outside the city sent Chen Fuliang a bad news - Dou Jiande was also rewarding the soldiers to motivate the army. Combined with the intelligence that Dou Jiande's army had stopped logging at noon today, Chen Fuliang and Sui Jun's civil and military forces also unanimously concluded that Dou Jiande would soon launch a new siege, and it was very likely that he would launch an attack tomorrow.

However, this is not bad news at all, after coming to this conclusion, the generals of the Sui army, who were in full morale and happened to be gathering for a banquet, rushed to lead the men and horses of their headquarters to take up the task of defending the city, and even Luo Shixin, whose face was still wrapped in gauze, also howled vaguely to ask for battle, "Your Highness, let the last general guard the front of the city gate, and the last general will cut off his twenty or thirty thieves' heads to avenge my teeth!" ”

Chen Fuliang did not accept the enthusiastic invitation of the main generals, and did not even hesitate, and immediately instructed Li Keshi and others: "Uncle Cousin, General Yin, General Hao, Xinggong, Shiyun, if the thief army really comes to attack the city tomorrow, you will still go up, take the soldiers from the last battle to defend the city, and strive to fight better than last time." ”

Li Keshi and the others agreed, and the main generals such as Luo Shixin and Wei Chi Jingde stopped doing it when they heard it, and asked one after another: "Your Highness, why don't you let us go?" Do you think that we are no match for General Li and them in the defense of the city? ”

"Of course not." Chen Fuliang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I won't let you go, it's to let you continue to rest, only if you rest more and recover your strength, we will be more sure of going out of the city and fighting the Dou thief army!" ”

After that, Chen Fuliang hurriedly added, and said with a smile: "Of course, if you insist on participating in the city defense battle, it is no problem, whose team fights tomorrow's city defense battle, no one has a share in the decisive battle outside the city, and the soldiers who did not fight the city defense battle will go out of the city." ”

Luo Shixin, Wei Chi Jingde and other generals quickly changed their words when they heard this, and they all said that His Royal Highness is wise, and we should rest more and recover more physical strength. Chen Fuliang smiled, turned to Li Keshi and other generals and said: "Uncle Cousin, several generals, it will be up to you tomorrow, we must let the soldiers under your command fight as bravely as last time, resist stubbornly, let our main field force rest at ease, and nourish enough physical strength to meet the more fierce decisive battle outside the city." ”

Li Keshi, Yin Kaishan and Hao Xiaode will leave the table and get up together, clasp their fists and sing promises, confidently ensuring that the task is completed. Chen Fuliang nodded with satisfaction, and said to himself: "Dou Jiande, come on, tomorrow you will have another big battle in the battle, I will see how much combat power your main army still has left!" ”

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In the early morning of this day, Dou Jiande really personally raised troops to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, and also brought a greater number of various siege weapons than last time. The Sui army also continued to hand over the command of the battlefield to his cousin of the bird thief, so that he would continue to be responsible for commanding the battle to defend the city, and he freed up his hands to act in charge of the mountains of military and political affairs, and also took time to go deep into the camp to visit the wounded soldiers, comfort the main soldiers, and show off the perfect acting skills of the Great Sui actor.

The moat outside the east gate of the Tiger Prison Pass was basically filled in by the Dou army in the last war, and the tired Sui soldiers did not waste time to re-dredge, so the Dou army's ant siege this time began much earlier than the last time, and only then did the shrimp and toad cart transport a soil and stone filling river, completely filled in several sections of the pit near the city gate, and completely dredged the road under the heavy siege weapons to the Tiger Prison Pass, Dou Jiande couldn't wait to give the order to attack, In the same first wave of attacks, 4,000 ant troops were invested in the east gate of the Tiger Prison Pass, which was only four miles long from north to south. At the same time, Dou Jiande naturally had to secretly pray in his heart, "Shi Wanbao, hurry up, open the city gate, and I will crown you as a king!" ”

The sky was once again full of arrows and rocks coming and going like locusts, and the infantry of the Dou army was as turbulent as the waves of the sea as last time. However, the main elite of the Sui army was not nervous or excited at all, all according to Chen Fuliang's requirements, concentrated in the west of the city far away from the east gate to rest in peace, the main force of the Sui army snoring and sleeping in the broad daylight abounded, Chen Fuliang was no longer as worried as last time, always distracted to pay attention to the battle at the east gate, leading Mulan and other personal soldiers to visit the soldiers battalion by battalion, ignoring the waves of shouting and killing.

After having lunch with the main soldiers in the western part of the city, Chen Fuliang returned to command and deploy official business. In the busy, unconsciously, Feng Deyi and Sun Fujia and other civil officials and deputies left the signing room on business, and only Chen Fuliang and Mulan were left in the room, after perceiving this situation, Chen Fuliang looked back at Mulan, who had been waiting behind him, and saw that although she was still standing straight, her expression was obviously tired, and Chen Fuliang's conscience before the dog had eaten up couldn't help but hurt a little, so he said: "Mulan, are you tired?" Go down and rest, you don't have to stay next to me all the time. ”

"Not tired." Since returning to Chen Fuliang's side, Mulan has never given Chen Fuliang a good face, and this time it is the same, and said with a straight face: "The thief army is attacking the city, and General Wei Chi is in the camp again, as the deputy general of the Chinese army, I must stay here and be ready to organize the Chinese army to participate in the war." ”

"It's okay, the thieves can't kill the city." Chen Fuliang smiled and said: "Our main force has withdrawn to the Tiger Prison Pass City, and the thieves and soldiers know very well in their hearts, no matter how Dou Jiande forces them to attack the city, they will not be able to move forward as indomitable as last time." I deliberately lured Dou Jiande to attack, but I wanted to waste the physical strength of his soldiers and consume his main soldiers, and in the evening, I took a dummy head to the city to shine, and said that it was Shi Wanbao's head, and Shi Wanbao's dedication to the city has also been thwarted by us, and Dou Jiande will obediently get out. ”

Glancing at Chen Fuliang, Mulan snorted: "Sure enough, it hasn't changed, it's still the same as before, I just like to steal and play tricks." ”

"You're not the same as before, haven't changed at all." There were no outsiders present, Chen Fuliang spoke without many scruples, and said with a smile: "Throw my face at every turn, I don't understand, where did I offend you, why have you never treated me a little kindly?" ”

"You still have the face to ask me this question!" Mulan's pretty face and eyes turned red together, and she asked viciously: "Shan Yingying, do you say you are worthy of me?" How do you explain it to me? ”

"Do I need to explain it to you?" Chen Fuliang said with a smile: "I helped you marry a daughter-in-law, and I also helped you not to be called a fake girl behind your back, you have to thank me." ”

Mulan subconsciously held the handle of the knife on her waist, Chen Fuliang knew her fiery temper, and hurriedly waved her hand to say that it was a joke, so that Mulan could let go of the handle, but seeing Mulan's coquettish appearance, Chen Fuliang, who had not met a woman for a long time, was inevitably a little itchy, and couldn't help but say again: "Mulan, how about discussing things?" ”

Mulan looked at Chen Fuliang suspiciously, but Chen Fuliang turned around, faced Mulan, and said with a smile: "When this battle is over, Luoyang is taken and Yingying is rescued, how about you and her being my side princess?" ”

Thunderbolt on a sunny day, Mulan suddenly opened her mouth wide, and looked at Chen Fuliang in surprise that she forgot to hold the knife, Chen Fuliang took the opportunity to grab her extremely rough little hand that was sharpened by the weapon, and said with a smile: "Don't be so surprised, I already knew that you were a girl, and I was afraid of hurting her innocent reputation when I called you in Wagangzhai to deceive Shan Yingying, but I really didn't expect it at the time, and it would lead to these things later." Let Ying Ying stay a widow for so many years, and let a girl be forced to marry a wife, there is a hardship complaint, as an atonement, I really have no other way than to marry you at the same time. ”

The look of surprise gradually disappeared from her face, and after many questions in her heart were solved, Tsundere also returned to Mulan's body, twisted her face away, and hummed: "Dreaming!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Fuliang suddenly pulled hard, and his heart was chaotic Mulan's surprise was unexpected, and he was pulled into Chen Fuliang's arms, and then before Mulan could react otherwise, Chen Fuliang had already kissed her red lips heavily, Mulan struggled, but she couldn't shake off Chen Fuliang's claws, and her strength became smaller and smaller............

The sudden sound of the official document landing in front of the door woke up Chen Fuliang and Mulan who were kissing, Chen Fuliang and Mulan squinted their eyes, but saw that Feng Deyi was already standing in front of the door, with an unbelievable look of surprise on his face, and then Mulan hurriedly pushed Chen Fuliang away, got up and stood with his back to Feng Deyi, Chen Fuliang was also extremely embarrassed, and he didn't know how to explain to Feng Deyi. In the end, Feng Deyi came back to his senses first, stretched out his hand and pretended to grope, and said, "Your Highness, why did Your Majesty's eyes suddenly send?" Can't see anything? His subordinates have to go to see Lang Zhong, retire, retire. ”

While speaking, Feng Deyi slipped away, and at the same time said to himself in his heart: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Tang King to have this hobby, okay, hurry up and choose a few beautiful prostitutes to prepare, and send them to His Royal Highness when he has the opportunity, and he will be promoted to the knighthood." ”

Knowing that Feng Deyi had misunderstood, Chen Fuliang was smiling helplessly, and Mulan was also desperately stomping her feet and losing her temper, but Dou Jiande roared wildly at the east gate of the Tiger Prison Pass on the royal chariot outside the Tiger Prison Pass, "Intensify the attack!" Intensify your attack! Those who take a step back will be killed! Shi Wanbao, who was raised by a son of a bitch, why didn't he do it yet? Why don't you do it yet?! If you don't do it, I won't give you the king! ”