Huang Junhan is about forty years old, he was born in the family of Dongjun officials, when the cause was seven years, a small official named Zhai Rang broke the law and was beheaded, but he appreciated Zhai Rang's courage and released him to escape, and since then there has been Wagangzhai.

Huang Junhan also escaped overnight because he let Zhai Rang go, he wandered in the rivers and lakes for several years, although he had released Zhai Rang has become a well-known overlord in the world, but he was unwilling to accept his kindness, and later Huang Junhan arrived in Taiyuan, when Li Yuan recruited troops for the first time, he joined Li Yuan's army, and was appreciated by Li Xiaogong, and gradually accumulated merit and improved, becoming today's general.

Not long ago, he met Su Wanchun, a famous prostitute in Luoyang, in a Qinglou in Hongnong County, when he was also a high roller of Su Wanchun, out of old love, he accepted her as a concubine, considering that the war in Hongnong County was going to break out, he ordered his own soldiers to send Su Wanchun back to Chang'an, but Su Wanchun was robbed by Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, in Tongguan.

This made Huang Junhan very angry, this shame that is difficult for any man to accept, no matter what Su Wanchun's background is, the important thing is that now she is already his woman, King Qi knew this and snatched her away, which is another blatant insult to him.

Huang Junhan felt pain in his heart, and drank wine one after another to drown his sorrows, at this time, a large group of officers rushed in, everyone was full of anger, Huang Junhan stopped his wine glass and scolded: "What are you going to do?" ”

A partial general stepped forward and said: "General, there are a lot of rumors in the barracks now, which have affected the morale of the army, and we want to verify it." ”

"What rumors?" Huang Junhan was stunned, he didn't know anything about the rumors boiling in the barracks.

The generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say, but seeing the main general drinking and suffering here, it is estimated that the rumors are true, and an older general sighed in his heart. stepped forward and explained: "General. The news that your wife was snatched away by the King of Qi is now spread all over the barracks. ”

"Fart!"

Huang Junhan was furious and slammed the table. scolded angrily: "Who the hell is this rumor? ”

The generals were stunned, isn't there such a thing? The general said cautiously: "There is also a saying that the general's concubine was snatched away by the King of Qi. ”

Huang Junhan sat down dejectedly. After a while, he said in a sullen voice: "My wife is almost forty years old, what is the king of Qi robbing her for?" ”

Denied his wife, undoubtedly recognized the concubine, the generals were angry, and the officer who asked first said angrily: "General, are you ready to endure it like this?" Let's let the rumors spread like this in the barracks, and everyone will stop fighting! ”

A man has two fears, one is that his woman will be snatched away, and the other is that the woman who knows about him will be snatched away. This was worse than killing him, Huang Junhan's face turned white and red for a while, and finally became like a pig's liver. He suddenly roared like a beast. Hodi stood up and kicked the table over. Strode out of the tent, untied the war horse from the stake, turned over and rushed out of the camp gate, no alcohol was allowed in wartime, no horses were allowed to run at will in the barracks, and the main general was not allowed to leave the barracks without permission, these three military regulations Huang Junhan violated, and the generals sighed, which showed that this incident hit him hard.

Huang Junhan's army was stationed at Hangu Pass, and Li Xiaogong's army was stationed in Shaanxi County, the two places were not too far apart, it was already a watch, the barracks were very quiet, the soldiers had already fallen asleep, only a group of patrols patrolled back and forth around the barracks, and more than 1,000 soldiers were also deployed near the wharf by the Yellow River, guarding all night.

Li Xiaogong didn't fall asleep, he was still reading in the big tent, and he couldn't sleep with peace of mind until the third watch, when there was nothing abnormal on the river.

Li Xiaogong also received a letter from the imperial court yesterday, the saint has appointed the king of Qi as the marshal of Tongguan, leading 30,000 troops to support Hongnong County, this order Li Xiaogong sighed deeply, even if the saint refuses to give all the army to himself, but don't send Li Yuanji this person over, Li Yuanji's loss of Taiyuan Li Xiaogong is very clear, and he has known Yuanji since he was a child, this is a high-minded, selfish and ruthless person, let Yuanji support Hongnong County, is he willing to obey his command?

Li Xiaogong was worried, but he was helpless about the appointment of the saint, he had an anxiety in his heart that the battle situation was difficult to grasp, although he was reading, but he couldn't read a word, he had been reading for half an hour, and the book had not turned a page.

At this time, a personal soldier reported at the door of the tent: "Your Highness, General Huang urgently asks to see you!" ”

Li Xiaogong was stunned, it's so late, what is Huang Junhan running to do? He didn't summon him himself, how could he leave the barracks without permission?

Li Xiaogong was puzzled, so he ordered: "Let him in!" ”

Soon, Huang Junhan walked into the big tent quickly, knelt on the ground and cried loudly, Li Xiaogong was stunned and hurriedly supported him, "General Huang, what's wrong?" ”

Huang Junhan wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth and told Li Yuanji about robbing his concubine as it was, and finally said with great grief and indignation: "My soldiers told them that this is my woman, but in exchange for two soldiers being killed on the spot, and two soldiers being killed and wounded, Your Highness, he wants that woman, I will give him it, why do you humiliate me like this?" ”

Li Xiaogong was so shocked that his hands and feet were cold, Li Yuanji was so bold and reckless that he dared to rob his lieutenant's woman, and killing his own soldiers was still the attitude that a superior should have? His heart was also in turmoil, he couldn't imagine that such a thing would happen, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

The reason why Huang Junhan came to Li Xiaogong was that he wanted him to come forward for himself and seek justice, he could not want that woman, but he must have an explanation.

"Your Highness, the last general is a lowly official, and he has no qualifications to talk to the King of Qi, so he can only come and beg His Highness to come forward on behalf of the last general and seek this justice."

Li Xiaogong had slowly calmed down, and he suddenly realized that this was actually an opportunity, using this opportunity to replace Li Yuanji, he patted Huang Junhan on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation, and I will let him get the punishment he deserves." ”

Huang Junhan was silent for a moment, and then said, "Did Your Highness go directly to him to ask for someone?" ”

Li Xiaogong shook his head, "I can't leave the current battle situation, and even if I go to him directly, he will never admit it, and I want to impeach him directly to the saint." ”

Huang Junhan showed a trace of worry on his face, his original intention was to hope that Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanji would communicate with each other, Li Yuanji would return Su Wanchun to himself, apologize again, he would have face, and the matter would be solved, but Li Xiaogong actually wanted to make trouble with Li Yuan, so wouldn't Li Yuanji hate himself in the future? His career is over, and he has a feud with a prince, how unwise is this?

Huang Junhan bit his lip and muttered, "Your Highness, can you communicate with King Qi first?" ”

Li Xiaogong sighed and said: "You don't know the King of Qi, not only will he ignore our negotiations, but he will also humiliate you even more, he is such a person, he is only afraid of the Holy One, and only the Holy One can seek justice for you, of course, if you want to give up, I have no choice." ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaogong stared at Huang Junhan with blazing eyes, as if asking him, 'Do you want justice?' ’

Huang Junhan seemed to see his beloved woman crying under Li Yuanji's crotch, his heart was crossed, and he said resolutely: "Please Your Highness be the master of the last general!" ”

"Good! I will impeach him overnight. ”

Li Xiaogong's impeachment recital was sent to Chang'an in an expedited manner of eight hundred miles, and the battle situation was still very calm, neither Wang Shichong nor Yang Yuanqing took any action, they seemed to be waiting for something?

In Kunshan, in front of Wang Shichong's camp, several Sui army scouts rushed to the scene, and a patrol post shouted from afar: "Stop!" ”

Although both the Northern Sui and the Southern Sui were Sui armies, and the armor was roughly the same, there were still differences, the difference was mainly in the helmet, the helmet of the Northern Sui Army was a red eagle helmet, and the ordinary eagle prismatic helmet had a goshawk made of red copper, which sparkled in the sun and could be seen exceptionally clearly, while the Southern Sui army did not.

Therefore, the patrol post recognized at a glance that the person was a scout of the Northern Sui Army, dozens of crossbow arrows were aimed at them, and the head of the scout lieutenant said loudly: "On the order of the governor of Yang of the state, come and send a letter to Wang Shangshu!" ”

Someone recognized this captain, who had already been here once, and they informed the general on duty, the gate was opened, and a few of Wang Shichong's personal soldiers came out, and after asking a few words, they brought a few Northern Sui scouts into the camp.

Wang Shichong was thinking about the tactics of seizing Hongnong County in front of the sand table, he was already sure that Yang Yuanqing would cross the river to participate in the battle, this was the most taboo event he once took, and now he also accepted it, after several communications, he had believed Yang Yuanqing's promise, just to drive Li Yuan's forces back to Guanzhong, and would not occupy Hongnong County.

Li Yuan's occupation of Hongnong County will directly threaten Hedong County and Luoyang, especially after the winter freezes, Li Yuan's army will pose a particularly great threat to Hedong, which is also the reason why Yang Yuanqing took the initiative to participate in solving the crisis in Hongnong County, and it is also the basis for their cooperation, with a common enemy.

The key now is who is the leader, originally the two sides were equal, fighting separately and cooperating with each other, but gradually, Wang Shichong found that he had been held by Yang Yuanqing's nose, this battle became Yang Yuanqing's leading, he cooperated with him, Wang Shichong was helpless in his heart, he could only sigh with emotion, who let him ask for help now?

Now it is not so much that Wang Shichong is thinking about the tactics of capturing Hongnong County, but that he is waiting for Yang Yuanqing's instructions, how to fight, when to attack, he no longer has a little autonomy.

At this time, the soldiers reported at the door: "Qi Yu Shangshu, the messenger of His Royal Highness the King of Chu has arrived!" ”

"Let him in!"

Soon, the scout captain of the Northern Sui Army walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and gave a standard military salute, "Jiang Tongwei, the scout captain of the Northern Sui Army, is here to send a letter to Shangshu on the order of the chief manager!" ”

The lieutenant took out a letter and presented it to Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong took the letter and opened it, the content of the letter was very simple, Yang Yuanqing told him that the time to launch an attack was just a few days away, and asked him to be ready to launch an offensive at any time.

Wang Shichong was slightly disappointed in his heart, he thought that there was an exact time, but it still didn't, sighed in his heart, and asked the captain again: "Where are you in charge now?" ”

"Report to Wang Shangshu, the head of my family is now in Fenglingdu."