Considering that the soldiers were tired of the war for many years and the burden on the people was too great, Chen Fuliang had the food left by Emperor Wen of Sui and Emperor Yang of Sui to squander, but other military burdens had to be scavenged from the people, so Chen Fuliang did not plan to enter the Central Plains so quickly, and once planned to send some help to Liu Changgong and Pei Xingfang first, so that they could first kill Xiao Miao, who was relatively easy to clean up, so that the main force could rest more and expand the territory in the south at the same time.

The three accomplices, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng, all strongly opposed Chen Fuliang's actions, and all pointed out: "Your Highness, our main force is tired of fighting soldiers for many years, but Wang Shichong's thief army is a hundred times more tired than us!" If now the main force of our army only has eighty percent of the combat strength left, then Wang Shichong's thief army is only half of it at most! Now that we are sending troops, we will have a greater grasp of pacifying Wang Shichong! ”

"Your Highness, Your Excellency knows that you are sympathetic to the people and do not want to frequently start wars to increase the burden on the people." Fang Xuanling pointed out again: "But Your Highness, don't forget, if our army does not seize the time to send troops to pacify Wang Shichong and give him a chance to breathe, then he can integrate the local forces in the Central Plains that took the initiative to surrender to him after Li Mi's defeat and escape, gather sand into a tower, and establish a powerful force that is enough to confront our army head-on. ”

"Therefore, it is better to send troops to the Eastern Capital sooner rather than later!" Speaking of this, Fang Xuanling, who has always been gentle, rarely waved his hand vigorously and said loudly: "I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world!" The people of the world have been suffering from war and chaos for a long time, and people are determined! Your Royal Highness, you sent troops to recruit Wang Shichong at this time, and it was still peaceful in the Central Plains, and the people of the Central Plains will definitely eat pot pulp to welcome the king, and the people of Guanzhong can also enjoy peace after this war, and they will no longer have to suffer from the war! Your Highness, why don't you do it? ”

felt that several accomplices were reasonable, and considering that the long pain was better than the short pain, and Li Jing also wrote a letter from Taiyuan to suggest that Chen Fuliang send troops to the Central Plains as soon as possible, so as not to give Wang Shichong a chance to breathe and consolidate the rule of the newly descended counties, and at the same time, Yuan Tiangang also pointed out that Luoyang's climate this year is spring and summer with little rain, which is suitable for using soldiers. Chen Fuliang hesitated again and again, but finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and decided to personally lead the main force east to Luoyang again, and adopted Wei Zheng's suggestion, first made the decision to go out publicly after all the preparations were basically ready, and deliberately wrote the date of the army directly on the text to ask Wang Yu, creating a panic atmosphere for the puppet Zheng court, and also showing Chen Fuliang's arrogant momentum and boosting the morale of the soldiers of the Sui army.

Chen Fuliang's hand did receive satisfactory results, after the text was transmitted to Luoyang, the puppet Zheng court, which had serious internal problems, was immediately in a panic, and while letting the exhausted main army prepare for war with all its might, it hurriedly drove the people to build a large number of military fortifications. The soldiers of Zheng Jun, who were already overworked, were even more tired and tired, and the people of Dongdu, who had been suffering from hard labor, in addition to continuing to work hard for Zheng Jun for free, also had to bear the risk of delaying the agricultural time, so Ding Zhuang's escape was very serious, and the puppet Zheng court, which was not very popular with the people, also had to order to hunt down and kill the deserted people, and forced innocent people to give up spring ploughing and work hard for the army with knives, guns and whips, and the people's resentment was boiling.

It happened that on the eighth day of the second month of February, heavy rain fell in Daxing, which was not suitable for the oath to go out, but in order to fulfill his promise, Chen Fuliang, who was not very good in health, still presided over the expedition ceremony in the rain, and led the army to the east in the wind and rain, coupled with the excessive hard work of a group of beautiful wives and concubines after returning to Daxing, it turned out that night, Chen Fuliang launched a high fever, and his condition was quite mild. had to lie in the carriage and lead the army eastward with illness, and suffered some living crimes.

It stands to reason that the commander of the army suddenly fell ill as soon as he set off, and the morale of the Yu army should be very unfavorable, but Chen Fuliang's reputation in this regard is really too stinky, saying that he suddenly fell ill during the expedition, not to mention that Chen Fuliang's enemies did not believe it, even the soldiers of the Sui army refused to believe it, and they all believed that this was Chen Fuliang's trick to trap the enemy, and the morale was not only not affected at all, but also improved a little. Xue Renguo, the general of the Sui army, who had suffered Chen Fuliang's big loss in this regard, also publicly complained: "Why did Your Highness come here again? Can you get something fresh? How many people has he deceived by feigning illness? Wang Shichong is not a fool, how can he be fooled again? ”

Only a few cronies and accomplices such as Fang Xuanling and Yuan Tiangang and Wei Chi Jingde knew that Chen Fuliang was really ill this time, and after hearing the rumors in the army, Fang Xuanling and Yuan Tiangang and others simply suggested that Chen Fuliang publicize his illness to the outside world, and deliberately let Zheng Jun, who was hidden in the people, also know about it.

Chen Fuliang, who was indeed not lightly ill, accepted the kindness of Fang Xuanling and others, and after ordering to follow the plan, he smiled and said: "I can't imagine that there are such benefits in deceiving people too much, I used to pretend to be sick and deceive people at every turn, and the enemy suffered a lot, and when I was really sick, the enemy didn't dare to believe anything casually." It is estimated that after my father-in-law heard the news, he would definitely have to shout like Xue Renguo You should lie to others, the old man is not a fool! Don't be fooled! ”

Fang Xuanling and the others laughed, saying that Wang Shichong must have been this reaction, Chen Fuliang also laughed self-deprecatingly, and then suddenly sighed softly and said, "It's just that this will delay my big event." ”

"What major event has your Highness been delayed?" Fang Xuanling asked in amazement.

"Take Luokoucang." Chen Fuliang said quietly: "The eastern capital is strong, the imperial city and the palace city are brick-clad rammed earth structures, our artillery siege tactics and gunpowder blasting tactics have little effect on this kind of city wall, Wang Shichong's military style is known for its tenacity, it is easy to defeat him and want to defeat him but it is extremely difficult, we will inevitably face a long-term hard battle to attack the eastern capital Luoyang." But Luoyang, the eastern capital, has an Achilles' heel that the granary is far away from the city, and there is not enough grain in the city, so I originally planned to advance to Luoyang as soon as possible, not to give Wang Shichong the opportunity to transport a large amount of grain from Luokou to Luoyang to hoard, and immediately divide troops to take Luokou Cang, completely cutting off Wang Shichong's supply of grain and grass. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Fuliang couldn't help but sigh again, and said: "It's just that I didn't expect that I suddenly fell ill on the night of my Eastern Expedition, and this time it can only be a chance for Wang Shichong to take the opportunity to rush to transport grain and grass." ”

Everyone was silent, and then Sun Fujia cautiously suggested: "Your Highness, since you think that the sooner you take Luokoucang, it will also be beneficial to our army, then why don't you order General Liu Heimin to send troops to attack Luokoucang first?" Or send a front army to attack Luokoucang first? ”

Chen Fuliang smiled and said with a smile: "Is that easy? Not to mention that Liu Heimin is confronting the main force of Wang Shichong's thief army, and he can't pull out at all, even if I can send a partial division to go first, or order Liu Heimin to give up the task of frontal containment and make a detour to attack Luokoucang, Luokoucang is not so easy to take. Luokoucang is Wang Shichong's lifeblood, and there must be a large number of troops stationed to protect it, needless to say, and the Tiger Prison Pass thief army, which is only thirty miles away from Luokoucang, will definitely send troops to reinforce Luokoucang at the first time. Unless our main force is dispatched, there is absolutely no hope of taking Luokoucang with only one or two partial divisions, and on the contrary, if we go, we will only die in vain. ”

Sun Fujia shut up, but Fang Xuanling, who accompanied Chen Fuliang on the expedition for the first time, was a little speechless and stopped, and after thinking carefully for a while, Fang Xuanling still said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty doesn't have much military experience, and you don't know much about the battle array, but Your Majesty still thinks that you seem to be a little negligent." ”

"Am I negligent about that?" Chen Fuliang asked.

"The question of the time of grain and grass transportation." Fang Xuanling hesitated and said: "The time consumed by grain and grass transfer on the road is far longer than that of the army, even if it is only a hundred miles from Luokoucang to Luoyang, whether it is transported by land by car and horse, or by boat along the Luoshui River, it is impossible to reach it in one day." In this case, if our army's partial division can take a city fortress between Luokoucang and Luoyang first, and choke the grain transportation road of Wang Shichong's thief army, then can't we send troops to cut off the grain route of Wang Shichong's thief army at any time? In this way, wouldn't Wang Shichong's thief army be the first to hoard a large amount of grain and grass in Luoyang City? ”

Before Fang Xuanling's words were finished, Chen Fuliang had already sat up from the hospital bed and said angrily: "Why did I drill the tip of the horns? Our army can't take Luokoucang first, but it is very possible to seize other cities and cut off Wang Shichong's grain road? After succeeding, either Wang Shichong will not be able to transport grain from Luokoucang to Luoyang, or Wang Shichong will be forced to send a large number of troops to counterattack our army's partial division to dredge the grain road, both of which are very beneficial to our army and can be done! ”

"Your Highness, what do you think you should take first?" Fang Xuanling hurriedly asked.

"Yanshi!" Chen Fuliang replied without thinking about it: "The Jiushan Trail can't transport grain, Wang Shichong's thief army wants to transport grain from Luokou Cang, whether it is by land or water, it must pass through Yanshi City, and taking Yanshi is equivalent to cutting off Wang Shichong's grain road!" ”

"So, Your Highness thinks that it is from our main army to separate a partial division to take the Yanshi first? Or let General Liu Heimin go to fight Yanshi first? Fang Xuanling hurriedly asked again.

After playing with the corners for a long time, Chen Fuliang suddenly laughed and said with a smile: "Brother Qiao Song, this time it is your turn to be wise and have a mistake, why did you forget?" On the battlefield of Luoyang, we still have an idle army at the moment? ”

"Idle army?" Fang Xuanling was stunned at first, and then suddenly came to his senses, and said happily: "Master Li!" General Li Keshi's Yiyang Army is now idle! ”

"Yes, it's him, he has incorporated Hao Xiaode, and Fang Huang's new force is available, and his strength is barely enough." Chen Fuliang nodded, and quickly instructed Sun Fujia: "Fujia, prepare a pen and paper to write a letter for me." This time, whether or not I can preempt Wang Shichong's grain road depends on my cousin of the bird thief. ”

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"Sick on the road? Is Chen Xiaothief greasy, and he uses this set to deceive people? He is as stupid as an old man and Li Yuan's old horseman? Like Xue Ju, Xue Renguo, father and son? Will you still believe him? ”

As expected by Chen Yingliang, Fang Xuanling and others, after receiving the news that Chen Fuliang suddenly fell ill on the night of his departure, Wang Shichong's first reaction was that the unscrupulous son-in-law had come to Mengren again, and he didn't want to believe that his luck could be so good. After laughing at Jiang Lang, who had ridiculed his unfilial son-in-law, Wang Shichong ordered the whole army to tighten its vigilance to strictly prevent the unfilial son-in-law from highlighting surprise soldiers, and at the same time urged his precious son Wang Xuan, who was in charge of the eastern front, to transport grain to Luoyang as soon as possible, and be prepared to rely on Luoyang Jiancheng to confront the unfilial son-in-law for a long time.

On the evening of the same day as receiving this so-called good news, there was also an unexpected news from Yiyang, Li Keshi, who had been bullied by Pei Renji so much that he didn't even dare to come out of the city, was lucky to beat Pei Renji away, since he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he sent 7,000 troops to the east, and threatened to go north from Jiuqu City to the Xin'an battlefield, and Liu Heimin joined hands to recover Xin'an, and opened up the road for the main force of the Sui army to reach Luoyang City.

In this regard, although some generals of the Zheng army volunteered to lead the army to meet the battle, and brought Li Keshi back to Yiyang to settle accounts with the shameless traitor Hao Xiaode by the way, Wang Shichong still shook his head and said: "Don't pay attention to it, let him and Liu Heimin join the division, Gao Bi can stop them." At this time, he sent troops to meet the battle, maybe he would be like Pei Renji's traitor, and he was led to Yiyang City by the bird thief, where the Bears Ears Mountain path was the outstanding place where Chen Xiaothief was good at it, so he had to be prevented from deliberately luring the enemy. ”

Facts have proved that Li Bird Thief's army is indeed luring the enemy, waiting in the small fort of Jiuqu City for a day without Wang Shichong sending troops to fight, Li Bird Thief actually led 7,000 soldiers and horses along the official road to Luoyang, and once again released wild words, saying that he wanted to take Luoyang South City to Wang Shichong a little color. As a result, after Zheng Jun brought the news back to Luoyang, the civil and military officials of the puppet court almost burst into laughter, and Wang Shichong laughed out loud and said, "Do you want my Luoyang South City?" Just come! I'm afraid you won't dare to come! ”

Not to mention, Li Bird Thief is really a bold lord, after a day's march, he really came to Luoyang City with the army, and set up a temporary camp in the south of Luoyang South City. Wang Shichong refused to miss this God-given opportunity to completely annihilate the Sui army in Yiyang, and categorically refused the request to go to war immediately, and only arranged for his nephew Wang Renze to lead 5,000 elite soldiers out of the city at night, rushing to the official road in the southwest to intercept and block the way for Li Keshi to flee back to Yiyang.

Wang Ren led the army out of the city at night to block Li Keshi's return move, and did not hide from the eyes of the Sui army scouts, after receiving this report, Li Keshi, who was so nervous that he didn't sleep all night, breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "As I expected, Wang Shichong's old man really suspected that our army was luring the enemy, so he went to cut off our return route first." If we succeed or not, it depends on tomorrow, if we do, we will achieve great success, if we don't, we don't know how many of our 8,000 troops will be able to escape back to Xin'an. ”

Wang Shichong's greed helped Li Keshi a lot, the next morning, Wang Shichong really sent Wang Shiyun to lead an army of 20,000 out of the city to meet the enemy, but in order to ensure the annihilation of Li Keshi's lone army, Wang Shichong let the army send troops from the southwest corner of Luoyang South City, and once again blocked Li Keshi's way to flee west to Xin'an, Li Keshi met the pretended to be defeated, and immediately led the army to the east, and entered the place of death that was surrounded by Wang Shichong's main force and Wang Xuanying's troops on the eastern front of Zheng Army. It is required that Li Ke's army be completely annihilated no matter what.

Next, of course, Li Keshi took the Sui soldiers to flee east along Luoshui all the way, running faster than a rabbit, Wang Shiyun also led the army to chase after him, but because the front was just a dead end, the Zheng army soldiers chased a little unhurriedly, even if Li Keshi successfully opened the distance of more than ten miles, there was no anxiety anyway, it was a dead end, unless Li Keshi flew back to Xin'an with long wings, otherwise the Sui army would definitely be stopped by Zheng Jun on the road, whether it was directly returning to the division or crossing Luoshui to the west to return to the division.

Because of this, Li Keshi's army also quickly stretched the distance with the pursuing soldiers to more than twenty miles in the escape battle, and the distance was also more than twenty miles, when the Sui army was only twenty miles away from the Yan Division, a pontoon bridge that had just been erected suddenly appeared on the Luoshui River, and the Zheng soldiers who erected the pontoon bridge saw that the Sui army was not only not a little nervous, but also immediately ran up to salute Li Keshi, Li Keshi hurriedly asked: "How is it?" Has it ever been discovered by the enemy? ”

"Two scouts from Yanshi asked." The soldiers of the Sui army who pretended to be Zheng soldiers to build the bridge replied: "According to the general's orders, we claimed that we were ordered by Xu Shichang to build the bridge, and we showed a fake token and told a lot about the internal military information of Wang Shichong's thief army. There were also a few fishing boats that tried to pass through here, but we were chased away by us posing as thieves. ”

"God help me! Fortunately, there are you soldiers brought by General Hao, otherwise we may not be able to succeed! ”

Li Keshi called a fluke, and did not hesitate to order the army to cross the river immediately, and the soldiers of the Sui army were all flying, stepping on the simple pontoon bridge to cross the river quickly, and then immediately smashed the pontoon bridge, not giving Wang Shiyun the opportunity to cross the river by the bridge. And when Wang Shiyun heard that a pontoon bridge suddenly appeared in front of him, although he knew that it was not good, he hurriedly urged the army to speed up, but it was still too late, and when he hurriedly walked twenty miles with his army, the pontoon bridge on the Luoshui River had already turned into a pile of ashes.

When Wang Shiyun was in a daze in front of the wreckage of the Luoshui pontoon bridge, not understanding what the hell Li Keshi was going to do, Li Keshi had already brought the Sui soldiers to the tattered Yanshi City, facing the Sui army team that suddenly appeared like a divine soldier descending from the sky, the Yanshi defenders were of course in a panic, and while hurriedly closing the city gate to prepare for the city defense, they sent people to Luokoucang and Luoyang to report to the emergency. Li Keshi ordered the army to line up immediately, and then shouted loudly on the formation: "Soldiers, you know the current situation very well! We are deep into the heart of the enemy, there is no way back, and there is not half a reinforcement to help us! If you want to live, take this Yanshi City for me! Go into the city and stay alive! Our life and death are at stake! Kill! ”

"Kill!" In the neat roar, the soldiers of the Sui army, who did not even have a flying ladder, rushed to the small city of Yanshi, imitating the Li Tang army in history, biting the weapon and climbing the city wall with bare hands to attack the city, the defenders of the city frantically smashed down the stone ash bottle, and the soldiers of the Sui army fell down the city one after another, but one Sui soldier fell off the city wall, but immediately two Sui soldiers climbed the city wall, one after another, repeatedly. And as long as a Sui soldier rushed to the head of the city and brought it to the defenders of the Yan Division, it was immediately a storm of slashing and shouting of surrender and not killing.

After all, Yanshi is a small city, located in the hinterland controlled by the Zheng army, and the defenders only have a few hundred people, and they are caught off guard in a hurry, so they can't stop the Sui soldiers from attacking so crazy and ferocious The current situation, and the Sui soldiers can't really do it if they don't want to be crazy and fierce. Therefore, in less than an hour, the soldiers of the Sui army had already entered the city of Yanshi, opened the west gate of Yanshi to welcome the main force into the city, and the defenders of Zheng Junyan Division fled out of the east gate with the remnants of the defeated generals, and the soldiers of the Sui army quickly took over the city defense and successfully seized this small but geographically important Yanshi town. When Wang Shiyun hurriedly erected the pontoon bridge and hurried to the Yanshi reinforcements, the banners of the Sui army had already covered the four gates of the Yanshi.

After receiving the news that Li Keshi had seized Yanshi, Wang Shichong collapsed on his dragon chair on the spot, and after finally coming back to his senses, the first thing Wang Shichong did was to kick the heavy dragon case in front of him, and shouted frantically: "Tell Wang Shiyun and give him three days!" Within three days, you have to get the Yanshi back for me no matter what! Otherwise, I'll skin him with my own hands! ”

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