Huaiyuan Town, 50,000 Goryeo troops have been stationed here for several days, but they are reluctant to march westward, and in the big tent, Goryeo Prime Minister Yuan Taizuo stood in front of a map with his hand in his hand and pondered for a long time.

Yuan Taizuo and his son Gai Suwen look very similar, both have a long face, a tall nose and slender deep eyes show that he was handsome when he was young, but he is old, the deep nasolabial folds on the lips and the loose and sagging skin make him no longer have the energy and impulsiveness of a young man, but the old Jiang Mi is hot, and there is a hidden murderous intention in his unhurried smile.

Yuan Taizuo is not in a hurry to help Gao Kaidao, he is like a very patient old fisherman, waiting for the best time to get off the pole, he will wait for the Sui army to be almost consumed by Gao Kaidao's Yan army, he will send troops to annihilate the Sui army in one fell swoop, but he can't let Gao Kaidao's army be completely wiped out by the Sui army, so it will become him independent against the Sui army, and he is not sure to defeat the Sui army independently.

He has to grasp this degree and wait for the best opportunity.

Yuan Taizuo is the minister of power in Goryeo, of course, the little Liaodong can not satisfy his appetite as the prime minister, this time to send troops, he not only has to include the two counties of Liaodong into the bag, he also has to wave his army to the south, take Beiping County and even Zhuo County, if possible, he also wants to continue to go south, take most of Hebei.

Yuan Taizuo is not wishful thinking, Gao Litang brought him a lot of information, so that he knows the situation in the Central Plains very well, he knows that the real enemy of the Sui army is the Tang army, as long as he can defeat the Sui army in Liaodong and march to Hebei, the Sui army may not pour troops to fight a decisive battle with him, and the Sui army cannot afford the risk of fighting on two fronts.

Gao Kaidao's surrender for help undoubtedly brought him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Just as Yuan Taizuo stared at the map and pondered for a long time, there was a soldier outside the big tent. "Report to the king, Gao Kaidao sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that there is an emergency."

"Let him in!"

A soldier sent by Gao Kaidao was brought into the big tent, he bowed and saluted, and presented a letter to Yuan Taizuo, "This is a handwritten letter from King Yan of my family to the king!" ”

The nasolabial folds at the corners of Yuan Taizuo's mouth deepened slightly, revealing a disdainful smile. is embarrassed to call King Yan in front of him, he Yuan Taizuo controls the political power of the King of Goryeo, and it is just Mo Lizhi. Who dares to be king?

But the disdain at the corner of his mouth disappeared in only a moment, and there was still a faint smile on his face, and he opened the letter. The letter said that the Sui army had captured Liucheng County, and the 30,000 Yan troops in Liucheng County had been annihilated.

In Yuan Taizuo's memory, this should be the third time that Gao Kaidao begged himself, he was really incompetent, with an army of 70,000, he was no match for the 30,000 Sui army.

And they also divided their troops to garrison Liucheng County and Yan County, why not join forces. Do you have to let the Sui army break through each one? Yuan Taizuo sneered, which could only show that Gao Kaidao was stupid and unwise.

But then again, isn't a stupid and unwise Gao Kaidao exactly what he wants? If Gao Kaidao was really strong and could defeat the Sui army on his own, then how could he still have a chance. Now that the time is ripe, Gao Kaidao still has 40,000 troops, plus his 50,000 troops, which can just deal with the Sui army.

Thinking of this, Yuan Taizuo smiled mildly at the soldier who reported the news: "Please tell your lord, I am also anxious." Because he was waiting for the grain and grass, he couldn't move for a long time, and just as the grain and grass had arrived, I would immediately send troops to assist him in attacking the Sui army...... After the battle of Liucheng County, Luo Shixin ordered the deputy general Li Haihai to lead 5,000 troops to escort more than 20,000 prisoners of war back to the logistics camp of Linyu Palace, and he and Niu Jinda personally led 25,000 elite soldiers to continue to advance to Yan County, and two days later, the Sui army arrived in Yancheng County.

Yancheng County is the seat of Yanjun County, with a population of more than 2,000 households, it can only be regarded as a middle county, the county seat is not big, the surrounding is only ten miles, the city wall is only more than two zhang high, far from being compared with Liucheng County, which is wide and strong in the city.

The city is small and can not accommodate the 40,000 troops of Gao Kaidao, so the army of Gao Kaidao is stationed outside the city, and camps with a barrier, and the two-zhang high wall is built into a huge military camp, not only stationed 40,000 troops, but all the ordnance and food of Gao Kaidao are hoarded in the camp.

At this time, Gao Kaidao already knew the news of the fall of Liucheng County, his brother Gao Chongdao was killed, and 30,000 troops were wiped out.

For two days, Gao Kaidao spent his time in restlessness, and he had already received news that the Sui army was driving from Liucheng County to Yancheng County, and the Goryeo army had no news, which made him anxious.

Gao Kaidao walked back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, he was thinking about his fate, Linyu Pass, such a strong Xiongguan was broken by the Sui army, and the same strong Liucheng, guarded by 30,000 troops, was also broken by the Sui army, so his own camp with a wall can last for a few days, it is said that Dou Jiande's camp with a wall was broken by the Sui army in only one hour.

At this time, Gao Kaidao was no longer as simple as being anxious, and he felt a chill in his heart, and even a little desperate.

At this time, Sun Jiayan, the mastermind who was standing on the side, persuaded him: "Since the prince is so afraid of the Sui army, it is better to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, even if he can't get the official position of reuse, but at least he can keep the wealth and nobility for the rest of his life." ”

Gao Kaidao sighed, "Both of my brothers were killed by him, so hateful, can he still tolerate me?" ”

"The prince's words are not right, Yang Yuanqing is a sensible person, he generally will not kill the leader of the enemy generals who surrendered him, if he kills the prince, who will dare to surrender him in the future? Therefore, he said that not only will he not kill the prince, but also give you a high-position position, give the prince wealth and wealth, and show it to others in the world, in fact, this is an opportunity for the prince. ”

Gao Kaidao bowed his head and was silent, he was a little tempted, it was true, he had heard the story of a thousand gold buying bones, wasn't he Gao Kaidao the pile of horse bones?

Sun Jiayan saw that he was tempted, and continued to persuade: "Actually, I have long wanted to say that the prince asked Gao Li for help, but in fact, he led the wolf into the house, if Gao Li only planned to help the prince, would he need Yuan Taizuo to go out in person?" Yuan Taizuo eats people, but he doesn't even vomit bones! ”

Gao Kaidao is still in contradictions, he knows that Yang Yuanqing will not use him after surrendering, at most he will give him a wealth and give him a false position as a general, but if he just wants to be rich and noble, he is also a rich man without rebelling, he wants the power to cede the land and claim the king, and this Yang Yuanqing can't give him, but Goryeo can give it to him, and Goryeo needs him, the king of secession, to buffer the Sui Dynasty.

What's more important is that Goryeo has an army of 50,000, and he has an army of 40,000, adding up to an army of 90,000, can't he still deal with the 30,000 army of the Sui army? If he can defeat the Sui army and go south, then he can really take Zhuojun and become the king of Youzhou.

After thinking about it for a long time, he sighed and said, "Let me think about it again, don't force me again, just retreat first!" ”

Sun Jiayan has followed Gao Kaidao for many years, and knows his mind well, he saw that Gao Kaidao was first tempted, and then said that he wanted to think about it, obviously perfunctory, if he was really tempted, he would at least ask again, but he didn't ask again......

Sun Jiayan felt infinite disappointment in his heart, so he had to bow down and say, "Retire from your humble position!" ”

He turned away from the tent, and soon he was back in his tent, sitting in a wooden box in a daze, thinking of his way out.

Sun Jiayan knew that Gao Kaidao was a treacherous and cunning person, maybe he still had the intention of plotting against Goryeo, but treacherous and cunning is not wisdom, Gao Kaidao has no major rights and wrongs in his heart, no principles, he didn't realize how serious it was to lead the Goryeo people into the customs, and give the Han people's rivers and mountains to other races, it would be stinking for 10,000 years, should he Sun Jiayan also follow the stench for 10,000 years?

"No!"

A strong voice in his heart was telling him that he could not follow Gao Kaidao and become a national sinner.

Sun Jiayan stood up and opened the bookcase, and took out a command arrow from inside, which was the order arrow that he was ordered to negotiate with Luo Yi a few months ago and did not return it, he thought that it would always be useful, but he didn't expect to use it at this time.

He took out the arrow and put it in his bosom, packed up a bag of what he had gained over the years, stuffed it into his horse bag, walked out of the tent quickly, turned on his horse and ran towards the camp gate.

Running to the gate of the barracks in a moment, Sun Jiayan raised the arrow and said: "On the order of the prince, send an envoy to the Sui camp, please open the door quickly!" ”

The soldiers all knew him, and they immediately opened the camp gate after receiving the order, and Sun Jiayan whipped his horse violently, galloped away towards the camp gate, and disappeared into the distance in a moment...... Gao Kaidao was still pacing anxiously in the big tent, waiting for news from the Goryeo army, he had made a decision to cooperate with the Goryeo army to defeat the Sui army, he had received accurate information, the Sui army was only 25,000 people, and he and the Goryeo army had 90,000 people in one place, and who won and who lost in this battle can be imagined.

"Lord Wang!"

A personal soldier anxiously reported outside the tent, "I just got the news from the soldiers guarding the gate, Mr. Sun went out of the camp with the prince's order arrow, saying that the prince ordered him to negotiate with the Sui army." ”

"What!" Gao Kaidao's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help but be furious: "Sun Thief actually betrayed me!" ”

He drew his sword and threw it out of the tent, "Go after him and bring back the man's head!" ”

As soon as the words fell, another person rushed to report: "Lord Wang, the Goryeo army has arrived, just a few miles away, and the Sui army has also arrived, less than ten miles away from us...... In the evening of the same day, the Sui army and the Goryeo army arrived in Yancheng County almost at the same time, the Sui army set up a large camp five miles away, and the 50,000 Goryeo army set up camp next to the Yan army camp.

In the big tent of the Sui army, Luo Shixin invited Sun Jiayan, who came to surrender, into the big tent, Sun Jiayan entered the tent and gave a deep salute, and said ashamedly: "Sun is a thief so far, and he is very ashamed in his heart, and he really doesn't want to take refuge in the Koreans. ”

Luo Shixin smiled slightly, "Mr. understands the righteousness, and can wake up suddenly, which is admirable, if I want to break through Gao Kaidao and Goryeo, I don't know what means to use?" Please sir teach me. ”

Sun Jiayan pondered for a moment and said: "Yuan Taizuo personally led 50,000 troops to help, the two armies seem to be strong when combined, but in fact, the two of them have their own ghosts, the general can avoid its edge, not to be the enemy for the time being, withdraw to Linyu Pass, hold the pass, you can wait and see what happens, I can assert that within ten days, the two armies will have internal strife......