Almost at the same time that Yang Xuangan saw the ant group, in Hongnong City, on the square in front of the main gate of Emperor Yang of Sui's Hongnong Palace, 3,669 soldiers of the Sui Army in the Eastern Capital, including Liu Changgong, the chief of the Right Military Guard, gathered here, lined up, and also assembled in the queue, as well as only 706 people left, and only 598 Daxing Sui Army team left, each lined up separately according to its own establishment, and discharged a large and two small three phalanxes.

Most of the soldiers of the Sui army didn't know why they were assembled here, they only knew that this was an order from above, and they saw that Daxing stayed behind to guard Wei Xuan and Cai Wang Yang Zhiji each wore formal clothes and stood straight in front of them, and another thin young man wearing silver Mingguang armor and a snow-white cloak stood very unexpectedly in the middle of Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji, the two important ministers of the Great Sui, with a calm, calm and confident expression, as if Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji were originally his deputies.

Of course, the formation of the **** is the most standard and strict, everyone holds their heads high, their movements are unified, and the queue is like a ruler. The Daxing Sui Army team with Wei Xuan's personal soldiers as the backbone core is also good, although the mental condition is not as high-spirited and full as the ****, the queue can at least achieve neat standards, and maintain the consistent military appearance that the regular army should have.

In contrast, the largest number of Sui troops in the eastern capital are a little unusual, although the veterans under the command of General Liu Changgong did not dare to be as lazy and lax as usual, but they were still loose and the military morale was sluggish, many soldiers did not even wear helmets at all, and some soldiers exchanged heads and whispers between the ranks, and a few soldiers were constantly yawning, as if they had not slept enough. In this regard, General Liu and his main subordinates not only did not feel ashamed, but on the contrary, they secretly praised their own team for their courage -- at least they did not have to queue up in groups of three or five for half a day as usual.

Chen Yingliang didn't mind the loose queue of the Sui army in the eastern capital, because Chen Yingliang knew that it was good for these veteran soldiers to be able to leave the queue without permission, Chen Yingliang just waited patiently for all the troops to be assembled, and all of them were quiet, Chen Yingliang cleared his throat and said loudly: "Soldiers, Great Sui soldiers from the Eastern Capital and the Western Capital, hello." Although you should all know me, I still routinely introduce myself, my name is Chen Yingliang, I am the secretary of Henan Zanzhi Mansion, and I am also the temporary chief general of the Dongdu Newspaper ****, you can call me Chen Jiliang. ”

"I think you must be weird." Chen Yingliang continued to say loudly: "Although I, Chen Yingliang, am also a little famous, I am still just a tasteless official with no official position, what qualifications do I have to stand in front of you and lecture?" Why did His Royal Highness King Cai of the Great Sui and Daxing of the Great Sui stay to guard Shangshu, two high-ranking and powerful ministers of the Great Sui, like his subordinates, standing on my left and right? ”

"There's only one reason!" Chen Yingliang tried hard to raise his voice, and said loudly: "The main force of Yang Xuangan's traitors is here, and his vanguard has already seized the favorable terrain west of Hongnong, if we sit idly by, then the main force of Yang Xuangan's traitors will directly cross Hongnong and go west to kill in Guanzhong." There is nothing to do, Wei Shangshu and His Royal Highness King Cai can only make a desperate bet, and decide to hand over all the troops to my command, led by me, and try to block the westward advance of the main force of the traitors and protect the safety of Guanzhong! In this regard, I would also like to ask Wei Shangshu and His Royal Highness General Cai Wang to announce your decision and prove the important task you have entrusted to me. ”

Yang Zhiji and the others nodded, and then Wei Xuan stepped forward and said loudly to the Sui soldiers present: "The soldiers of the left and right military guards of the Great Sui, according to the national law and military law, from the day you meet, whether it is the team of the left military guard of the western capital or the team of the right military guard of the eastern capital, they are all under the command of the old man. In view of the needs of the war situation, from now on, the old man officially handed over the command of the left and right armed guard teams to Chen Yingliang, the secretary of the Zanzhi Mansion in Henan, from the old man down, all accept the command and dispatch of Chen Yingliang's office, and those who violate the order are equivalent to violating the old man's military order, no matter who it is, they will be severely punished in accordance with military law! No forgiveness! Got it? ”

"No!" The answer of the Sui army team was neat, and some teams were lazy and uneven, but there was no sound, because the Sui army officers and soldiers of the right Wuwei had long been accustomed to taking the army led by Chen Yingliang as the backbone, and they had long known that the three most fierce battles in the defense of Luoyang were actually commanded by Chen Yingliang, and naturally there was not much resistance to Chen Yingliang's command team, and the Daxing Sui army was completely because Wei Xuan's residual power was still there, and he did not dare to disobey Wei Xuan's orders issued in public.

"Didn't you eat?" General Liu Changgong was unexpectedly a little dissatisfied, and stood up and shouted: "Answer neatly, from now on, the right guard team starts with me, all the way to the ordinary soldiers, and they must all obey the command of Chen Ji's room!" Got it? ”

"No!" The Sui army's response was finally neater.

"The same goes for the Hongnong defenders." Yang Zhiji finally spoke, and said loudly: "Starting from me, all the way to the ordinary soldiers, from now on to accept the command of the Chen Ji Room, until this king announces the withdrawal of command, those who violate the orders of the Hongnong garrison will be regarded as violating the orders of this king, and they will be severely punished and severely punished!" ”

"No!" Several representatives of the generals of the Hongnong garrison agreed neatly -- just in case, Yang Zhiji had already greeted them in private and done their ideological work, so these township generals naturally would not jump out to express any objections.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Cai, thank you Wei for staying behind, and thank you General Liu." Chen Yingliang thanked him one by one, and then said loudly: "Soldiers, from now on, your lives and the safety and survival of Guanzhong will be temporarily handed over to me, in order to win this command, I have made a military order in front of Wei Liushou and His Royal Highness King Cai, once I fail in the battle, let Yang Xuangan rebel kill the thief into Guanzhong, then I will be beheaded and questioned." So I declare first, if anyone doesn't obey orders, deliberately disobeys orders, or deliberately wants my head to fall to the ground, I will definitely pull my back! ”

With a threat, Chen Yingliang raised his voice again and shouted: "All the officers and men of the National Army obey orders, from now on, you will also serve as the position of the military justice team, those who violate the order and do not obey the order, no matter who it is, will be beheaded immediately!" ”

"No!" Seven hundred and six **** soldiers replied neatly, and their voices were like one person, like thunder!

"Good!" Chen Yingliang nodded with satisfaction, and then said loudly: "Okay, now I announce my strategy to defend against the enemy, tomorrow morning, the officers and soldiers of the two armies on the left and right, together with the **** team, will go out of the city to line up and fight to the death with the main force of Yang rebels!" A dignified battle to the death! My handwritten war contract has also been sent to Yang Xuangan's traitor! ”

Before the words fell, in addition to the Baoguo Army, most of the Sui Army's left and right Wuwei soldiers present had changed their faces drastically, especially the Zuo Wuwei Sui Army soldiers who had been completely abused by the rebels in the frontal decisive battle many times in a row, and their faces were even more pale, and the first thought in their hearts was, "Why do you want to fight head-on again?" Haven't you lost enough? ”

The soldiers of the Sui army of the right Wuwei were in a better condition, and after their faces changed greatly, these veterans began to mumble in their hearts one by one, "Frontal decisive battle? Where to run if you lose this time? Run to the mountains or to the city? Well, when the decisive battle is fought tomorrow, remember to bring dry food and water bags, as well as fire, if you can't escape from the city, you can also make a fire at night if you escape into the mountains. ”

After observing the expressions of the soldiers of the Sui army, Chen Yingliang nodded slightly, and suddenly asked loudly: "Soldiers, sue sù, in a head-on battle, do you have the confidence to win?" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers of the Sui army shouted one after another, and the veterans under Liu Changgong's command shouted louder and louder one by one.

"Heckling ghosts!" Chen Yingliang suddenly became angry and roared: "If you have faith, the sow will also go up the tree, and the rooster will lay eggs!" ”

Hearing Chen Yingliang's roar, the Sui army team was suddenly silent, and Chen Yingliang's supporters such as Yang Zhiji, Wei Xuan, and Liu Changgong also looked at each other, and they couldn't understand why Chen Yingliang would say such a thing? Chen Yingliang pointed at the soldiers of the Sui army and said loudly: "You don't need to lie to me, I understand your thoughts, you can promise beautifully, but in fact, you still have to do what you should do!" ”

"Zuo Wuwei's soldiers, you can't have confidence! Because of your 40,000 Zuowu Guards, there are only 598 left, and it is because you lost to Yang Rebel one after another in the head-on decisive battle, and almost wiped out the whole army! If you lose like this, you still have the confidence to defeat Yang rebels head-on, then the sun must come out of the west! ”

"As for the soldiers of the Right Guard, you will not have confidence, because what you are going to fight this time is not a battle against the wind, not a battle to defend the city, but a dignified and upright battle in the field! It's a bloody battle! It's a bitter battle! In your hearts, I'm afraid you've already planned how to escape from the battlefield, right? Maybe you're already thinking about where to run for your life with how much dry food and drinking water?! ”

All the soldiers of the Sui army were stunned, Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji were also dumbfounded, saying that they didn't expect Chen Yingliang's pre-war training to be like this, not only did not cheer for the soldiers, but also hit the confidence and morale of the soldiers. Chen Yingliang looked as usual, and walked into the queue of the Sui army as he spoke, and said loudly: "Soldiers, you don't need to lie to me, and you don't need to lie to yourself, you don't have confidence, you already have a judgment in your heart, tomorrow our decisive battle will be lost, right?" ”

"Yes, according to common sense, we are really bound to lose, more than 3,600 right guards, less than 600 left, only 700 people to serve the country, together is less than 5,000 troops, but the opponent is the main force of the rebels with tens of thousands, this battle does not need to be fought, we have basically lost."

"But." Chen Yingliang walked to the middle of the Zuo Wuwei team of less than six hundred people, and said in a heavy tone: "But, Zuo Wuwei soldiers, have you thought about it?" If we lose again this time, what will happen to Guanzhong? What about your parents, wives and children in Guanzhong? You are all from Guanzhong, your parents, wives and children, brothers and sisters are all in Guanzhong, what will they do when the time comes? How will you see them in the future, or will you ever have a chance to see them in the future? Don't forget, before you go out to reinforce the customs, but Yang Xuangan's rebel's ancestral grave, Yang Xuangan's rebel may not be able to take you, but can he take your parents, wives and children? ”

After carefully observing the solemn faces of the Zuo Wuwei soldiers, Chen Yingliang said slowly: "By the way, I will tell you one thing, Yang Xuangan's rebel once announced an order in public under Luoyang City, all the Great Sui soldiers who dared to resist him would be executed by the men in the family, and the female dependents would be camped to death!" If you don't believe it, you can ask Brother Youwuwei next to you later, many of them are parties involved, and they have heard this order from Yang Xuangan with their own ears. ”

Throwing down the left Wuwei team whose soldiers' faces began to turn pale, Chen Yingliang slowly walked back to the team of the right Wuwei, and said with a smile: "Brothers of the right Wuwei, tomorrow you are the main force, I will spend more time on you, I know what you are planning in your heart, if you can't fight tomorrow, you will run for your life, if you can't fight tomorrow, you can still kneel down and surrender to the traitor, anyway, you are from the Central Plains, anyway, your parents, wives and children, brothers and sisters, are all in the Central Plains, not in Guanzhong, even if Yang rebels enter Guanzhong, they will not do your bird business, Saving your life is the most important thing. ”

"Everyone is afraid of death, and I am also afraid of death, you have such thoughts, you have such thoughts, I don't blame you." Chen Yingliang continued to speak in an astonishing manner, and then said slowly: "But now, I want to recite an ancient poem to you, you have listened to this poem first, and then I will tell you, why do you have to work hard for Guanzhong." ”

"Listen up." Chen Yingliang recited aloud while walking through the ranks of the right guards: "Fifteen from the army, eighty years to return, the way to meet the villagers, who is in the family?" Looking at it from afar, it is the Jun family, and the pine and cypress mounds are tired. The rabbit enters from the dog's sinus, and the pheasant flies from the beam. The atrium is born in the valley, and Inoue is born in the valley. Chung Gu holds for cooking, and picks sunflower for soup. The soup is cooked for a while, I don't know who Yi'a is? When I went out to look east, tears stained my clothes ....... ”