After the Tang Dynasty declared war on the Turks, Dingxiang, as a remnant Sui force dependent on the Turks, was also immediately put under martial law. Jie Li was afraid that Yang Zhengdao would not be able to defend Dingxiang City, so he sent his cronies Kang Sumi with 3,000 Turkic elite soldiers to help Yang Zhengdao defend the city.

After Kang Sumi came to Dingxiang, on the one hand, he dutifully strengthened the city defense and assigned troops to garrison the city; On the one hand, he also asked Yang Zhengdao for this and that, to be a blessing. The people of Dingxiang City were not only forced to defend the city, but even their homes were also harmed by the Turkic soldiers.

Trees were cut down, door panels were dismantled, and better beams were demolished, all of which were requisitioned openly and used to strengthen the city's defenses. But the food and valuable things at home were also snatched away by the Turkic soldiers and Yang Zhengdao's puppet army. The people were miserable.

Yang Zhengdao's life is not much better. Nominally, he was the king of Sui canonized by the Turks and the master of Dingxiang City. But after Kang Sumi came, he didn't take him seriously at all. Not only did he extort his belongings, but he also went to his "palace" to drink and feast at every turn. Moreover, he also let Yang Zhengdao's concubines accompany him to drink. It is also common to stay overnight in the royal palace after getting drunk. Yang Zhengdao secretly gritted his teeth with hatred for Kang Sumi.

The officials of Dingxiang City also suffered. Although they did not dare to ride on the head of Yang Zhengdao, the king of Sui, like Kang Sumi, they could scrape the oil and water of the Han officials in Xiangcheng, and bully other people's concubines and concubines, and they did not do less. The officials of Dingxiang City dared not speak out, so they could only secretly draw circles and curse the Turks.

On September 26, Zhao Yunze and Li Ren arrived in the south of Dingxiang City.

The two of them came to Dingxiang City by disguise and sneaking all the way, bypassing the military fortresses around Dingxiang City.

A mile south of the city, Zhao Yunze and Li Ren hid behind a small dirt slope, and quietly observed the city defense of Dingxiang City under the cover of wild grass.

Zhao Yunze held a monocular in his hand and carefully looked at the city defense boy on the south wall of Dingxiang City.

"Li Ren, this Kang Sumi still has two brushes, and the city defense is impenetrable!" Zhao Yunze handed the telescope to Li Ren and whispered.

Li Ren observed for a while and said, "The city defense is so tightly arranged, I'm afraid it's not good to sneak in!" ”

Zhao Yunze thought for a while, and then said: "It is people who defend the city, and no matter how tightly it is arranged, there will always be loopholes to be found." Binoculars for me! ”

Li Ren handed the telescope to Zhao Yunze again.

Zhao Yunze observed for a while, and suddenly handed the telescope to Li Ren again, and said, "You take a closer look at the Han officer on the city gate, isn't it familiar?" ”

Li Ren took the binoculars, looked at them for a while, and said, "It's a little familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere." ”

Zhao Yunze said: "I remember, this person must be a guard officer of my stepmother's original." As for the name, I can't remember. ”

"My lord's reminder, I also remembered it, his name is Han Guangsheng, and he is a captain of Old Madam Xiao's guards. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, outside Shicheng County, I also drank with him. ”

"Hehe, it's easy to get things done with acquaintances!" Zhao Yunze smiled.

"What do you mean by ......"

"Let's enter the city through the city gate openly!"

"Huh?" Li Ren was slightly surprised, and then said, "My lord, don't take risks!" That Han Guangsheng actually became an officer in Dingxiang again, and he may not be able to help us. In case ......"

Before Li Ren finished speaking, Zhao Yunze said: "Li Ren, if you are an officer in Dingxiang City, do you think Dingxiang can hold it?" ”

Li Ren said: "I definitely can't hold it!" This time it's a national war. Even if Datang can't conquer Dingxiang in one day or two, but as time goes by, Dingxiang will be broken! ”

"So what are you worried about? I'm sure Han Guangsheng will think the same way as you. Zhao Yunze said again, "After my stepmother's guards returned to Chang'an with us, Your Majesty did not embarrass them. Those who were willing to join the Tang army were also promoted. Those who did not want to continue to serve in the army were given travel expenses and let them go home. This Han Guangsheng must be at home in Dingxiang. It must have been after he returned home that Yang Zhengdao recruited him to join the army again. You say, is he willing to give the Turks a funeral now, or is he showing favor to the Tang Dynasty and taking a credit? ”

"That'...... Then give it a try? Li Ren finally relented.

Zhao Yunze nodded, suddenly took out a thunderbolt, handed it to Li Rendao, and said, "Hide this thing in the crotch of your pants." ”

"Huh?" Lai Renmeng.

Zhao Yunze smiled playfully and said, "If Han Guangsheng really turns his face and doesn't recognize people, we can count on this thunderbolt to get out." ”

"That's fine...... Hidden in the crotch, right? Li Ren's head was full of black lines.

"Don't you see the Turks guarding the gates, what if they search you? It's safest to hide in the crotch. No one touches the gun in your crotch. ”

"Alas, it's bad luck to follow the adults." Once again, Li Ren compromised.

——Divide-cut-line——

Zhao Yunze and Li Ren cleaned up, and the two of them walked directly to the south gate of Dingxiang with a big grin.

As soon as they reached a distance of thirty or forty meters from the city gate, more than a dozen soldiers guarding the city gate ran over and surrounded them.

"Who are you?" A Han Chinese petty officer asked sharply.

"This brother is invited." Zhao Yunze arched his hand at the little officer, "Dare to ask, do you know Han Guangsheng?" ”

"That's the captain of our city gate. Who are you, and why do you know the name of our captain? The little officer's attitude softened a little, and he asked Zhao Yunze again.

"A certain is an old man of Han Guangsheng. I heard that there would be a war in Dingxiang City, so I brought my junior brother to help Han Guangsheng. Zhao Yunze said.

The officer looked Zhao Yunze up and down again, and asked again, "Then what are your names?" ”

"A certain surname is Zhao, and my junior brother's surname is Li. This brother told Han Guangsheng that the two drinking friends in the past came to visit. ”

"All right, you go with me and wait outside the city gate." With a wave of his hand, the junior officer surrounded Zhao Yunze and Li Ren's soldiers and put away his swords and guns.

Zhao Yunze and Li Ren followed those soldiers to the city gate.

Han Guangsheng was standing on the city gate tower at this time. As soon as Zhao Yunze and Li Ren appeared, he found out. But at first, he didn't recognize the two of them.

When Zhao Yunze and Li Ren approached the city gate, Han Guangsheng recognized them at once. While he was surprised, he also silently pondered the intention of Zhao Yunze and Li Ren to come here.

After only pondering for a moment, Han Guangsheng walked out of the city gate building. It just so happened that the petty officer who interrogated Zhao Yunze and Li Ren had just gone up to the city tower.

Without waiting for the little officer to speak, Han Guangsheng waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, those two are two old friends of mine. ”

"It turned out to be the general's old man. They said they had come to help the general in the war. The little officer said.

"Well, so-and-so got it." Han Guangsheng coped with it, went down the city tower, and went out of the city gate.

"Haha, which gust of wind brought you two here? Brother Zhao, Brother Li, it's been a long time. Han Guangsheng laughed and greeted Zhao Yunze and Li Ren.

"Old Han, you don't mean it enough, you become an official yourself, and you don't want to seek a future for our brothers. It just so happened that we heard that there was going to be a war in Dingxiang City, and I discussed it with my junior brother, but the fame was taken from the horse, and there was your old Han in the Dingxiang army, so we were cheeky and defected to you. Zhao Yunze said to Han Guangsheng.

"It's good that the two brothers are here! Dingxiang is the time to employ people, and the martial arts of the two of you are still above a certain level. A certain person promoted two to the king of Sui, and the king of Sui will definitely give the two officials. Han Guangsheng said.

"So what are you waiting for? Let's get into town. Let's have a drink with Brother Han first. Zhao Yunze took a few steps forward, grabbed Han Guangsheng's shoulder, and whispered, "Take us to see Yang Zhengdao." ”

"Okay, well, we haven't seen each other for almost a year, let's go to a certain house first and catch up with the old days!" Han Guangsheng also affectionately grabbed Zhao Yunze's shoulder and laughed.

Li Ren finally breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Han Guangsheng and Zhao Yunze to the city.

As soon as the three of them passed through the city gate cave, a Turkic officer suddenly appeared and shouted in stiff Chinese: "Captain Han, where are you going?" They, kidneys? ”

"Lieutenant Covorane, these two are my friends, and they have come to Dingxiang to help defend the city. I'm about to recommend them to the King of Sui. Han Guangsheng said to the Turkic officer.

"Helping to defend the city?" Covorane was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The people in Dingxiang City want to trap (escape) outside. How could they turn against each other...... Anti-qi (strange) love (while) line, come to Dingxiangcheng to fight? I suspect that they are the spies of the Tang Army. ”

"Covorane, be careful when you speak!" Han Guangsheng lowered his face, "They are my friends, and they are definitely not Tang Jun's spies." ”

Zhao Yunze also arched his hand towards Covorane and said, "This general, not everyone is timid and afraid. My junior brother and I have practiced martial arts. I just want to take advantage of the war in Dingxiang City to gain fame. That's when I came to Captain Han. ”

Han Guangsheng said again: "Covorane, if you still suspect that these two friends of mine are spies of the Tang Army, just follow us into the city." Let's see if I take them to see the King of Sui! ”

Covolane thought for a moment and said, "Captain Han, you really want to take them to see King Sui, I have to search their kidneys (bodies) first." Prevent (stop), they assassinate the king of Sui! ”

"Covorane, you're going too far! They are my friends of Han Guangsheng, why did you search them? Han Guangsheng yelled at the covorane.

Zhao Yunze gently patted Han Guangsheng's shoulder and said, "Brother Han, I think what this Turkic general said makes sense. After all, we are human beings. It's normal for people to guard against us. Just let them search their bodies. ”

When Han Guangsheng heard Zhao Yunze's words, he was also relieved. He said to Covolane again: "Hurry up!" ”

With a wave of his hand, two Turkic soldiers stepped forward and searched for Zhao Yunze and Li Ren. They mainly wanted to search for sharp weapons such as daggers, so they just touched Zhao Yunze and Li Ren's arms, waists, and two legs. The thunderbolt that Li Ren hid in the crotch of his pants was naturally not found.

"Are you relieved?" Han Guangsheng said angrily to Covotane.

Covorane was still very cautious, and he arranged two more Turkic soldiers to follow Han Guangsheng, Zhao Yunze, and Li Ren. said that he wanted to watch them enter the palace of Yang Zhengdao, the king of Sui, and then return.