Liu Changgong and his team did not have a good impression on Wei Xuan, the reason was not good, in addition to Liu Changgong saying a lot of things that Wei Xuan didn't like to hear, and Liu Changgong's team gave Wei Xuan a bad impression. Even if Liu Changgong's team is not under Wei Xuan's command, Wei Xuan will definitely take down a few heads to make an example of the monkey.

Later, although Liu Changgong's team protected Wei Xuan and successfully got rid of the entanglement of the rebel team, miraculously turned around on the battlefield at the time of the battle, and then the team was dominated by infantry, and still did not give Yang Xuan, who had many cavalry, a chance for the rebels to catch up with the total annihilation, but Wei Xuan was still full of contempt for Liu Changgong's team - what kind of ability can he only escape? A group of veterans who can only steal and play tricks, have the ability to compete head-to-head with the rebel team?

Suddenly, when the ambush arranged by the Sui army was launched, and when the legendary Baoguo army appeared on the battlefield with torches, Wei Xuan's impression of Liu Changgong's team changed completely, because Liu Changgong's team, which had fled faster than rabbits and was already exhausted, suddenly jumped with joy as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and without any counterattack order, they scrambled to turn around. Holding high the sword and gun and shouting to kill the rebel team that had chased him to the sky and the ground, that fierce and brave appearance, that kind of indomitable murderous aura, it was almost enough to catch up with the elite team of Daxing in Liaodong brought by Feng An, the general of Zuo Wuwei.

What made Wei Xuan feel even more unbelievable was still behind, when the body was close to being exhausted, Liu Changgong's team did not hesitate to rush directly into the rebel team, directly with the elite soldiers of the rebel army in melee combat, and also beat the elite team of the rebel army to the point of crying wolf, slashing the head of the rat, killing the rebel team at the risk of being killed and injured by the rolling stones and wood, the wolf bèi retreated, the screams and screams were endless, but Liu Changgong's team was more and more energetic, and the shouts of killing became more and more violent, The rush and killing were also becoming more and more courageous, and in less than a moment, the rebel team in the ambush and chaos was completely destroyed, and the wolf fled for his life, trampling on countless dead.

"Fuck you!" Liu Changgong's scolding scolded Wei Xuan's answer to this miracle, "You bastards, fighting a good battle is more ruthless than the other, the white-robed soldiers will have the spirit when they come, and if they have the ability, they will go back and fight to the death just now!" Bullying the soft and fearing the hard, the fox is fake and the tiger is mighty, who did you learn from this kind of broken virtue? Did Lao Tzu teach you to fight like this? ”

The mountain road is too narrow, General Liu's team suddenly turned around and fought to the death, and the **** soldiers who were waiting for work had no chance to fight the enemy in close combat, but this was enough, Yao Yi, the county commander of Shaanxi County, led the local township soldiers to hide on the high mountains on both sides of the road, and constantly threw down the wooden rolling stones that had been prepared, and occasionally rolled down a huge fireball made of firewood and grass, which was enough to create a huge chaos for the rebel team under the mountain, plus General Liu's team was newly beaten like chicken blood, and there was no need to report **** Shot, the defeat of the rebel team was already doomed, the only difference was the victory and size of the Sui army.

It is precisely because of this that after carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, Chen Yingliang resolutely gave up his plan to let the Baoguo army join the battlefield, ordered the whole army to stand by, and directly entrusted Liu Changgong's team with the glorious task of beating the water dogs -- the terrain was too narrow, and the Baoguo army rushed up not only to no avail, but also to mistakenly injure friendly troops in the chaos of black lights and blind fire, or to be accidentally injured by friendly troops, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Of course, if Chen Yingliang could know that Yang Xuangan and Li Mi were also trapped in the ambush circle together, then Chen Yingliang's decision would definitely be different, but unfortunately, Chen Yingliang didn't know.

At this time, Liu Changgong had already protected Wei Xuan and came to Chen Yingliang's face, seeing that Wei Xuan was safe and sound, Chen Yingliang, who was responsible for the three major tasks, quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly led the **** soldiers to salute Wei Xuan, and said respectfully: "Chen Yingliang, the secretary of Henan Zanzhi Mansion, led the soldiers under his command to see Daxing to stay and guard Shangshu, Lord Shangshu came from afar to work hard, please ......." ”

"Alright, alright, don't say polite words." Wei Xuan waved his hand to interrupt Chen Yingliang's hypocritical politeness and asked, "Didn't Fan Zigai send you to reinforce Hongnong?" How did you end up here in Hanguguan in Shaanxi County? ”

"Yu Wei Shangshu, it was His Royal Highness King Cai who decided to set up an ambush in Hangu Pass to teach Yang the traitors a lesson, and after the villain met with him, he was dispatched, so he stayed here to assist the Shaanxi County Township Soldiers to cooperate in the battle." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully.

"His Royal Highness King Cai is also here?" Wei Xuanbai raised his eyebrows.

"Your Highness is in the city of Hangu Pass." Chen Yingliang replied truthfully: "There are also Hongnong County Lingzu Junyan Zu County Zun, Taolin County Wang County Zun, all accompanied by His Royal Highness King Cai. ”

"That's fine." Wei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and said secretly in his heart: "This Yang Zhiji, he really does things well, and deliberately taking several county orders with him to monitor himself can reduce many suspicions of the lord." ”

"Brother Ying Liang, how did you think of picking us up here?" Liu Changgong, who finally seized the opportunity to speak, said excitedly: "Do you know how dangerous we were just now, if you didn't kill us in time, we would have been caught up by traitors." ”

"This is calculated by the younger brother." Chen Yingliang replied with a smile: "The distance between Mianchi and Hangu Pass is one hundred and ten miles, and if you run at full speed, it is completely possible to withdraw from Mianchi to Hangu Pass within a day, so the junior brother is sure that Brother Liu, you will definitely protect Wei Shangshu and withdraw here today, so His Royal Highness King Cai arranged an ambush circle here." ”

Saying that, Chen Yingliang smiled again: "But what the little brother didn't expect was that Brother Liu, you would come so quickly, and the second watch had just arrived and withdrew to Hangu Pass....... ”

Liu Changgong's rare old face turned red, and he said: "No way, protect Wei Shangshu, don't retreat quickly, you also know that Brother Yingliang, when I left, Fan stayed behind to give me a death order, even if I lost my head, I must also ensure the safety of Wei Shangshu and his old man." ”

"Wait." Wei Xuan suddenly interrupted Liu Changgong and Chen Yingliang's answer, and asked Chen Yingliang, "How do you know that Liu Changgong will withdraw here with his old man tonight?" ”

"It's ......." Chen Yingliang was a little dumbfounded, and he really didn't dare to tell Sù Weixuan about this cruel truth.

"You figured it out, right?" Wei Xuan seemed to have suddenly aged ten years old, and sighed: "You have calculated the time when Yang rebels arrived in Mianchi, and you have also calculated that the old man will fight the traitor today, and you have calculated that the old man is vulnerable in front of the traitor, and he will definitely collapse at the touch of a button, and he will definitely be protected by Liu Changgong and flee here today, right?" ”

Chen Yingliang didn't dare to say anything, and it took a long time to comfort: "Wei Shangshu, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and you lost to Yang Xuangan traitor this time because the team under your command is too uncompetitive and has nothing to do with you." If you were leading Zuo Wuwei's elite team, Yang Xuangan's head of the traitor would have been offered to the Son of Heaven by you a long time ago. ”

"Don't comfort me with such obedient words, the old man won't appreciate it." Wei Xuan shook his head dejectedly and sighed: "It's also a second-tier team, the old man has been defeated repeatedly, and the right martial guard has fought well under the command of Fan Zigai, the old man is ashamed of the court and the emperor's trust." ”

Chen Yingliang was silent, not knowing what else to say to comfort the disheartened Wei Xuan, but Liu Changgong said arrogantly: "Wei Shangshu, don't blame yourself for your old age, our right Wuwei was not defeated in a row at the beginning, and then he was able to turn over, in addition to having a city to defend, I have to thank you Zuo Wuwei for giving us Brother Yingliang, if it weren't for Brother Ying Liang who happened to run from Daxing to Luoyang to join the army, this time Yang rebelled, maybe Brother Ying Liang would have joined the army directly in Daxing, and maybe the white-robed soldiers would be your Zuo Wuwei's team." ”

"What do you mean?" Wei Xuan hurriedly raised his head and asked Chen Yingliang suspiciously: "Listen to the tone, you seem to be from Daxing?" ”

"Back to Wei Shangshu, the villain is indeed a Daxing person, and he lives in Datongfang Qingshi Street in Daxing South City." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully: "For some reasons, the villain was forced to leave Daxing, originally wanted to serve in the Liaodong army, but never thought that on the way, he suddenly encountered Yang Rebellious's rebellion, and the road was impassable, so the villain went to Luoyang to join the army. ”

"Forced to leave Daxing? Why? Wei Xuan hurriedly asked, and asked a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, "Also, your name, why did the old man seem to have heard it before?" ”

"Wei Shangshu, have you heard the villain's name?" Chen Yingliang was also a little surprised.

"Yes, it seems that I heard it there, or I heard it before the old man led the army to leave Daxing." Wei Xuan nodded.

"Eighty percent because of that notice." Chen Yingliang muttered in his conscience, and at the same time, because he didn't know what the relationship between Wei Xuan and Lao Chai's family was, Chen Yingliang, who was cautious by nature, didn't dare to tell Wei Xuan directly, so he could only arch his hand and say: "Wei Shangshu, these things are a long story, now our team is still fighting with traitors, and when there is a chance, the villain will report to you in detail." ”

As soon as the words fell, a fast horse rushed straight to the west, and immediately the knight shouted to Chen Yingliang with a torch: "Chen Ji room, His Royal Highness King Cai asked the villain to tell you, in the valley south of Hangu Pass, sure enough, an unknown number of traitor teams appeared, and they were coming to the back of Hangu Pass. ”

"Understood, please report back to His Royal Highness King Cai, we have received Wei Shangshu, Wei Shangshu is safe and sound, please rest assured, I will also withdraw Hangu Pass as much as possible." Chen Yingliang replied loudly, and the knight agreed, and rushed back to Hanguguan with a torch to report the news.

After sending away the herald sent by Yang Zhiji, Chen Yingliang turned to Liu Changgong and said, "Brother Liu, please withdraw your team, protect Wei Shangshu and leave it to me." Remember, the terrain in this area of Hangu Pass is complicated, there are many paths, although His Royal Highness King Cai has made some arrangements, but he can only block the traitor team for a while, and it is difficult to prevent the traitors from returning to our back for a long time, so you have to let the brothers not be afraid of hard work, continue to retreat west overnight, and rest when you get to Changping, His Royal Highness King Cai has already prepared a meal in Changping, and you can eat and rest as soon as you get there. ”

"No problem, don't worry, brother, those bastards under my brother's command can't do anything else, they are the best at escaping for their lives!" Liu Changgong agreed, and quickly arranged for his men to give the order to retreat, and at the same time immediately arranged for his own troops to protect Wei Xuan to continue to advance westward, and carried out Chen Yingliang's orders without any discount, but the result also made Wei Xuan very puzzled, I don't understand that Liu Changgong, who is the chief tiger general of the Right Military Guard, would so unconditionally obey the orders of Chen Yingliang, a small official in the secretary who does not even have a grade.

It is also destined by God not to give Wei Xuan the opportunity to know the answer immediately, after Liu Changgong's team withdrew, the rebel team that was ambushed and chaotic had already escaped from the ambush circle arranged by the Sui army team at the risk of death, leaving corpses all over the ground and countless lightly and seriously wounded soldiers, neither giving the **** a chance to expand the results of the battle, nor having the courage to continue the pursuit in the dark - the more critical reason was that there was no body, and at the same time, Chen Yingliang, who had never had any interest in slaughtering the wounded prisoners of war, did not dare to risk the pursuit, Liu Changgong's team had just withdrawn, Chen Yingliang immediately led the Baoguo army to retreat to Hangu Pass, and routinely walked to the end of the whole army.

In this retreat, the Sui army teams from all walks of life directly gave up the westward advance of Hangu Pass and rushed to Changping in the west of Shaanxi overnight, and Yao Yi's team ambushed outside Hangu Pass also retreated westward overnight, and did not bet on the Hanguguan battlefield after it was in disrepair and easy to be copied. In this regard, Wei Xuan had a lot of complaints, but after listening to Yang Zhiji's patient persuasion and explanation, he still chose to obey the majority, and at the same time, Liu Changgong's team also knew that the shape was critical, and no matter how hard and tired they were, they would force themselves to march overnight, and they didn't dare to ask for any rest on the spot.

Rushed to the Changping camp in the west of Shaanxi County overnight, the time was already more than half of the five watches in the morning, although the defenders had prepared a hot meal for Liu Changgong's team, but Liu Changgong's team still didn't even have the strength to eat, countless soldiers entered the barracks and immediately fell asleep on the ground, Yang Zhiji and Chen Yingliang and others had no choice but to let the Changping defenders put the food on the slow fire to keep warm, so that Liu Changgong's team could eat immediately after waking up, Together, Liu Changgong and Wei Xuan, who were also tired and half-dead, were sent to the barracks to rest, and the original defenders continued to be responsible for the defense of Cangcheng.

It was also after settling Wei Xuan, Liu Changgong and the others that Yang Zhicai said to Chen Yingliang with a solemn face in front of the eyes of Zu Junyan and Wang Fujun, the two Sui Yang Emperors: "Ying Liang, do you know what mistakes you made in the ambush battle tonight?" ”

"Did the villain make a mistake?" Chen Yingliang was stunned and said suspiciously: "Your Highness, do you think that the villain should not give up chasing and killing?" ”

"No, it's not this." Yang Zhiji shook his head, and Yan said: "You shouldn't let Liu Changgong's team continue to serve on combat missions, you should let them march at full speed to this Chang Closed Position to rest, in this way, your new force can not only expand the results of the battle, but also allow Liu Changgong's team to get a chance to rest in advance, you are a smart person, you should know how precious time is to us now." ”

was said by Yang Zhiji, Chen Yingliang realized that he was negligent in this, he should not let Liu Changgong's tired division continue to fight, and should not hesitate to lead the national army to take over the combat mission, so that Liu Changgong's team is too tired, which is very unfavorable to the next rescue Tongguan operation. Discovering this mistake, Chen Yingliang immediately nodded and said: "Your Highness has learned a lesson, the villain was negligent, and he forgot to consider this, please punish Your Highness." ”

"I don't blame you." Yang Zhiji shook his head and said: "I also know the situation at that time, it was Liu Changgong's team who voluntarily turned back to fight, your team was behind them, and it was not so easy to take over the combat mission, I just wanted to tell you that we must prepare in advance to make up for this negligence." ”

"How to make up for it, please show His Royal Highness King Cai." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully.

"I'll go back to Hongnong now, and go back with the Zu County Order and the Wang County Order." Yang Zhiji quickly replied: "Let's go back to preside over the defense of Hongnong and Taolin, and prepare for you to respond, here I will ask you and Yao Yi to let Liu Changgong's team rest for two hours, and let them set off to Hongnong immediately after two hours, and rest overnight when they arrive in Hongnong, and you will join forces to reinforce Tongguan early tomorrow morning, and you can't delay another moment." ”

Chen Yingliang agreed without hesitation, but Zu Junyan next to him was a little puzzled and asked, "Your Highness, don't you need to be in such a hurry, right?" Aren't the traitors just as tired and need time to rest? ”

Yang Zhiji didn't answer, turned to Chen Yingliang and asked, "Yingliang, if you are Yang Xuangan, how will you use troops in this situation?" ”

"Reward the ranks of soldiers, preach the danger of form, encourage the soldiers to work hard enough, continue to advance and pursue, and do not give us a chance to reinforce Tongguan." Chen Yingliang replied.

"Yes, if it were me, I would use it like this." Yang Zhiji nodded, and said coldly: "And I will also divide an army, let the main force bite your tail, restrain your speed, and use the partial division to seize the official road to Tongguan, as far as the dangerous terrain of Kuihan Road, even if two thousand troops are in front, it is enough to block you for a long time, and win their main force to surround you." Yang Xuangan now only has the only way to survive in the west Guanzhong, and he is absolutely willing to pay any price for this last hope. ”

Zu Junyan shut up, Chen Yingliang also bowed his head, and said: "The villain was negligent and forgot to let General Liu's team rest as much as possible, and the villain is guilty." ”

"As I said, you can't be entirely blamed for this." Yang Zhiji shook his head again, and then advised: "Remember, after two hours, you must leave immediately, you don't have to consider the safety of Shaanxi County and Chang Ping, not to mention that Yang rebels have no time to attack Shaanxi County and Chang Ping, even if they take it down, it doesn't matter, as soon as our main team arrives, we can retake it immediately!" However, if Yang Xuangan's traitors are allowed to enter the Guanzhong, our main force of the Great Sui does not know how much time and cost it will take to suppress this rebellion! ”