When Kuhe Zhenwen heard that the Sui army was finally willing to go out of the city to meet the battle, he was so excited that he immediately ordered the camp to advance.

But when Ku Hezhen led 20,000 soldiers and horses to arrive in front of the military capital, he was a little surprised. The Sui army was already in a strong military formation in front of the pass, and was ready for it. Looking at the appearance, there are at least 30,000 Sui troops, and under the square array one by one, the white tiger and golden dragon banner of Yang Lin, the grandson of the Sui Emperor, have also been moved from Guancheng to Guanxia, fluttering in the wind in the Guanxia military array.

Do the Sui people really dare to fight? Kuhezhen rode on his horse and looked at the Sui army's formation, looking at the tiger flag and groaning.

"Newspaper-" A Turkic cavalry galloped closer, "Report to the special service, there is a person who claims to be an envoy of the Sui army, and he wants to meet the special service!" ”

As soon as the words fell, several Turkic cavalry had already approached with a Han horseman. The Han cavalry was dressed in a standard Huaihuang Army Tiger Emblem mirror armor, with an arc-shaped cavalry knife hanging from his waist, and came to Ku Hezhen without hurry, without humility or arrogance, and saluted: "His Royal Highness the Emperor of the Great Sui sent a certain person to send greetings to An Guogong, hoping that An Guogong can understand the current affairs, take into account the overall situation, withdraw his troops as soon as possible, and don't go to the dark on a desperate road." ”

"I am a special agent of the Turkic Khanate, and I am no longer the Duke of An Guo of your Sui State." Kuai Truth.

"You are indeed a Turkic agent, but you were also given the title of Duke of An Guo by my Emperor of the Great Sui, why, could it be that when the secret service was in Daxing, my emperor treated you poorly?"

Ku Hezhen's face became gloomy, "If you have something to say, say it quickly, if you have a fart, I don't want to listen to your words." ”

"The imperial grandson is now giving the secret service a chance, and it's too late to withdraw the troops."

"What if you don't withdraw your troops?" Ku Hezhen sneered with a raised face, and Yi Feng's envoy smiled, "Why are the agents so confident. Where does self-confidence come from? Is it just your 20,000 soldiers and horses? ”

"Against you cowardly southern barbarians, it doesn't take 20,000. Ten thousand is enough. Kuhezhen said arrogantly.

Liu Wenjing couldn't stop laughing.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I laugh at the special service, it's really arrogant, I can't help but sit in the well and watch the sky. The secret service also spent several years in Daxing. You must know what it means to be arrogant and sit in a well and watch the sky, right? Liu Wenjing looked disdainful.

"Look for death!" Several Turkic officers beside Kuhezhen drew their swords in unison. Ku Hezhen stopped, "The southerners only have a sharp mouth left, let him have sharp teeth and sharp mouths, let's meet each other in a while, and see the real ability." ”

Liu Wenjing said with a smile: "The secret service really thinks that you Ru Mao is barbaric and cruel when you drink blood, so you are powerful? In this case, before the duel between our two armies, we might as well have some entertainment to add to the fun. The special service can select the ten most courageous Turkic warriors in the army, and my Royal Highness also picks out ten warriors, so let them fight alone in front of the two armies, and see if it is the Turkic warriors in the northern steppe, or the warriors of the Great Sui Empire in the Central Plains are more fierce, how, dare to fight? ”

Hearing the Han envoy propose this kind of heads-up before the battle, Ku Hezhen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"Now. I would like to ask, who is arrogant and sits in the well and watches the sky, where do you get your confidence? Dare to mention heads-up? I think you still went back and asked your imperial grandson first, don't make your own claims. ”

"Don't talk so much nonsense. Let's just say if you dare. If you don't dare, just say it. I immediately went back without saying a word, and we just set it off and started fighting. Liu Wenjing pouted contemptuously.

Kuhezhen was not lightly angered by this action. At the moment, he laughed angrily, "Okay, good, very good, it's decided, the two armies each choose ten warriors, and they will face off in front of the battle." When your so-called warriors are cut down by my warriors one by one, I want to see your expression at that time, and remember not to regret it! ”

"Waiting for you." After Liu Wenjing finished speaking, he rode away.

"Special service, what the hell is this Han man doing, he actually wants to fight alone, isn't there some trickery." As soon as Liu Wenjing left, a Turkic officer immediately asked Ku Hezhen that it was too strange that the Han people wanted to fight alone before the battle.

Ku Hezhen stroked his beard, "Then Yang Lin must have heard of Shi Wansui's things." "When the sand bowl strategy attacked Sui, Sui Marshal Dou Rongding faced the soldiers and horses of Abosuo, Sui Meng General Shi Wansui was in Dunhuang as a soldier at the time because of the crime, Dou Rongding knew that Shi Wansui was brave, so he said to Apoti yì who confronted him, what is the crime of the soldiers, why let them kill each other, it is better to choose only one warrior in each of the two armies to duel and win. Apo Khan agreed and selected a warrior to fight, but Dou Rongding sent Shi Wansui to fight, and Shi Wansui rushed over, cutting off the head of the Turkic warrior with a single knife and returning victoriously. The Awa army was shocked and did not dare to fight again, so they asked for peace and retreated. Of course, this was just a rumor in the army at that time, but from the perspective of Kuhezhen's status, Apo and his brother Sha Boluo failed to compete for the position of Khan, and he was already dissatisfied with his brother.

Now it seems that the imperial grandson must have heard the story of Shi Wansui single-handedly retreating from the Apo army, so he also wanted to do so. He didn't know if there were fierce generals like Shi Wansui in Yang Lin's army, but each picked ten warriors to fight, and Ku Hezhen was very confident. The Turks were brave, and there were a few more southerners like Shi Banzai. If you win, you can greatly reduce the momentum of the Sui army and increase your own prestige. Even if he is defeated, Kuhezhen will never retreat because of this. And since there is a great chance of winning alone, why not fight.

The military capital was closed, and the Sui army camp.

"Your Highness, Ku Hezhen has already agreed to the duel in front of the battle." Liu Wenjing, who returned to the formation, reported to Yi Fengyu.

"Expected." Yi Feng smiled, "Does he still feel particularly surprised and confident?" ”

"Your Highness sees a thousand miles."

"Then we'll surprise him." Yi Feng is also confident, the pre-battle duel is a little funny, this is not the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that is circulating today, how can the battle really be a duel between the two armies of the generals. Just like the Huaihuang military system, the low-level officers at the team level are required to stand at the forefront of their own team and take the lead in battle. And at the beginning of the capital level, they did not ask to rush to the front, but asked to stand in the position of command and command the troops. The more senior the generals, the more so, the less they will be at the forefront. A commander of an army like Yi Feng, when he was engaged, was even more in the rear remote command, and would never stand on the front line, giving the enemy the opportunity to kill the generals and capture the flag and destroy the command and military order system. Yi Feng is not ignorant of soldiers, although he said that leading troops to fight will not be the best in this era, but he is also well-informed and has unique opinions. But he just sent Liu Wenjing to the Turkic army to propose such a single-handedness, which naturally had his own purpose.

The purpose is actually very simple, just like when he goes out, drag Ku Hezhen, and even let him transfer back to join the soldiers and horses of Tiancheng. However, Yi Feng didn't want to really fight with Ku Hezhen in Guanxia, so it would be better to simply have a pre-battle competition, one will be heads-up at a time, and ten will be finished, it is estimated that it will take a day or two. And there is another important point, even if the ten generals he sent are defeated, there is not much loss. If you lose, you don't necessarily die, just run back. Even Yi Feng has calculations, he is not even ready to send his own people to fight alone, he plans to send the Black Wind Thief and Yang Liang's Five Tigers and Eight Biao to go alone. If you win, your morale will naturally increase, even if you lose, it doesn't matter, even if they are cut down, Yi Feng is not distressed, anyway, these people have not really surrendered to him. This time, it can be regarded as a test of their ability.

"Your Highness, Qin Qiong is asking for battle." Qin Shubao heard that he was going to fight alone, and he was the first to stand up and fight. After Qin Qiong, a large group of generals such as Chi Gong also stood up to ask for battle, and even Yang Yichen and Li Min had to fight.

Yi Feng waved his hand again and again, his fighting generals were not for a real competition, the swords and arrows were ruthless, in case these generals were cut off before the battle, he would have no place to cry when he arrived.

"When Lone heard that the former Han King was the governor of the state, Qi Liang, Qiao Zhongkui, Yu Gongli, Ru Ru Tianbao, Liu Jian were called the five tiger generals of the state, Liang Bodhisattva, Wei Dao, Su Dangui, Wang Dan, Xue Cui, Zhang Boying, Liu Wei, and Zhao Zikai were collectively called the eight fierce generals of the state, but Lone has never had the opportunity to appreciate your martial arts. Yi Feng said with a smile to Yang Liang, a group of confidants and generals who were brought in front of him today. However, Li Jing was not counted, Li Jing was outstanding in Taiyuan before, and Yi Feng already regarded him as his own, so he naturally refused to send him up to fight alone.

When Qiao Zhongkui heard this, his mood was complicated, they were not afraid of being single-handed, but Yi Feng's words made it clear that he had an attitude of refusing to trust them. Otherwise, why didn't he let his generals play, but he had to let them go. However, now that their lord Yang Liang has already become the king of Ninan and has gone to the distant southern Xinjiang, he probably has no chance to return to the Central Plains in this life. Now they are people under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

"If the generals can win and raise the prestige of our Great Sui State and the army, then after returning from victory, General Gu will give you a battalion of 3,000 soldiers and horses to command." Yi Feng also knew that it was not enough to just ask the horses to run and not give the horses grass, so he hung a carrot in front of them at the moment. For these people, he wants to use it, but he can't use it too directly, he has to boil them first, just like boiling eagles, he has to let them know that the opportunity is not easy to come by, and he has to let them know to cherish it. These people are not bad, although they are not a commander, a future celebrity, but they are definitely a good first-class general, and if they are used well, they can indeed make themselves like a tiger. Now Yi Feng let them play heads-up, and promised them that those who can win can be reused when they come back, and it is no longer the embarrassing situation before.

Yi Feng has already made his attitude clear and prescribed conditions.

Qiao Zhongkui's generals were all thinking in their hearts, but it didn't take long for them to understand the current situation and how to choose. (To be continued......) R1292