Wang Ping'an, who is thirty-two years old Chinese New Year's Eve, is a small landowner in Dingxiang City. Although his life is not too rich, compared to the low-level people in Dingxiang City, Wang Ping'an is also a small middle class.

At home, there is a two-entry yard. There is also a wife, a concubine, two sons and a daughter. The small life is also nourishing.

But Wang Ping'an's happy life was completely destroyed half a month ago.

Originally, although there were hundreds of Turks in Dingxiang City, these Turks were quite regular. At most, do some dirty things like buying things without giving money, or taking the sheep by the hand and taking away the big rooster that is shaved at someone's doorstep.

Half a month ago, after the Turkic general Kang Sumi entered the city with 3,000 Turkic soldiers, Wang Ping'an's family was killed. Not only were the valuable belongings of the family looted by the Turkic soldiers, but even most of the family's houses were demolished. All the beams were removed. If it weren't for the young age of his daughter, I'm afraid she would have been ruined by the Turks.

Wang Ping'an himself was also forced by the Turks to be a man for five days, strengthening the city walls and transporting supplies.

Now, in Wang Ping'an's house, there is only one bedroom and one kitchen left in the complete house. The family could only sleep in one room.

The ancients had little activity at night, and as soon as it was dark, Wang Ping'an slept with his family. Before going to bed, Wang Ping'an scolded the Turks for a while, as in the past.

Just when Wang Ping'an was in a daze and seemed to be asleep, there was a sudden thunderous explosion in the city, and then a series of thunders rang out.

"Oh my God, what's going on? Thunder in the middle of winter? Wang Ping'an was suddenly awakened.

"Boss, something is wrong, it seems that there is a fight." Wang Ping'an's wife also woke up, she pricked up her ears and listened for a while, and said to Wang Ping'an.

At this time, the entire Dingxiang City seemed to be awakened by the thunder, shouting and killing, the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of swords and guns clashing in all directions, and it was impossible to hear where the battle was going. Or, there is fighting everywhere.

"Could it be that the Tang Army is calling?" Wang Ping'an guessed, "It's just right for the Tang army to break Dingxiang and kill all those Turkic soldiers and Yang Zhengdao's soft eggs, and our good days will not be far away." ”

As he spoke, Wang Ping'an got up and lit the oil lamp.

"What do you do?" Wang Ping'an's wife asked.

"I'll sneak out and see what's going on." Wang Ping'an said while putting on his clothes.

"You don't want to die, the army is in chaos!" Wang Ping'an's wife said in surprise.

"It's okay, I'll just open a crack in the door and peek outside." Wang Ping'an said.

At this moment, a gong suddenly sounded in the alley in front of his house, and then a person shouted: "The king of Sui has a decree, tonight he will kill all the soldiers and civilians and kill the Turks——"

"What? Did I hear me right? The king of Sui asked us to kill the Turks with the official army? Wang Ping'an asked his wife in a daze.

In the alley, the sound of the gong continued, as did the shouting of the man.

"That's right, that's what the man shouted." Wang Ping'an's wife said.

Wang Ping'an hurriedly got dressed and ran out.

After only a while, he returned to the bedroom and shouted excitedly: "It was the Wuhou in the workshop who shouted, it's right." Damn, you take care of the family, I'm going to kill the Turks. ”

After speaking, Wang Ping'an hurriedly ran out again.

"Hey, be careful!" Wang Ping'an's wife saw that it was too late to stop her husband, so she had to admonish.

——Divide-cut-line——

Tonight's fierce battle between the Han army and the Turkic army in Dingxiangcheng was started with the sound of thunderbolt explosions from the special combat team.

Li Ren took the special combat team and joined the team of Ruan Fang, the secretary of the military department.

Nguyen Fang's target tonight was the Turkic military camp in the city.

The Turks came with 3,000 people, and on weekdays, only 1,000 went to the city wall to guard them, and the remaining 2,000 rested in the barracks in shifts.

The military camp of the Turks was located in the west of the city. Tonight, all the officers above the middle level went to attend Yang Zhengdao's dinner, and the Turkic soldiers left behind in the barracks also relaxed. They went to bed early.

Ruan Fang led the only 1,000 Han cavalry in the city, and attacked the camp with the special combat team led by Le Ren. As soon as the battle on their side began, the four city gates would also immediately respond and raid the Turks defending the city.

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the silence of the night. The Turks in the barracks, some of whom were awake from sleep, were also awakened by the sound of horses' hooves.

However, before they could figure out what was happening, the special operations team launched an attack at the gate of the barracks.

The special combat team was at the forefront of the battle formation of Ruan Fang's unit, and they raised their horse speed, rushed directly to the gate of the barracks, and threw out thunderbolts.

The Turkic forces guarding Yuanmen were killed and injured by thunderbolts before they could react to what was going on.

After the special combat team threw out the thunderbolts, they immediately dispersed to both sides of the gate. A small group of Dingxiang cavalry, who followed them closely, held an arm-thick piece of wood in both hands on their horses, lined up in a row, and slammed the wood into the gate with the speed of their horses.

The gate was knocked down, and the cavalry also took advantage of the situation to rush in.

"Kill—" Ruan Fang raised the long sword in his hand and shouted. The cavalry he led rushed into the barracks. The cavalry led by Ruan Fang, after being told by Zhao Yunze in advance, all plugged the horse's ears with cloth balls, so that the explosion of the thunderbolt had a slight impact on them. Even if the horse was frightened, it was quickly pacified by its owner.

At this time, the Turks in the barracks had just been awakened by the explosion of thunderbolts, and the fast-moving, drilled out of the barracks, and the slow-moving, even the swords and guns had not been found.

The cavalry had an advantage against the infantry who did not form a formation, but this time it was another surprise attack, and the Turks were unprepared, and in the barracks, there was immediately a one-sided massacre.

The sound of a thunderbolt exploding is a signal for war. The four captains of the Han army city gate are clear and clear. When Zhao Yunze assigned the task, he only said that he heard a loud thunderous sound in the west of the city, which was the signal for action. At that time, the Dingxiang officers who participated in the deliberations were still a little suspicious. I don't know how Zhao Yunze made such a thunderous noise.

However, the sound came. As soon as the signal was issued, the Han soldiers at the four gates also immediately attacked the Turkic soldiers.

However, their battle was a bit tougher. Although the middle and high-ranking officers of the Turkic soldiers were not in place tonight, the Turkic soldiers at the city walls and gates were all on duty, and their vigilance was much higher than that of the Turks in the barracks. Moreover, to defend the city, the Turkic troops were relatively scattered, and it was enough to have the command of a petty officer.

At the four city gates, the Han army attacked a pair of Turkic soldiers, and at first took advantage of it. But soon, they were all in a bitter battle.

However, at the same time as the battle began, the civil officials' guards, domestic servants, and the people in the city were mobilized.

At most, half an hour later, the entire Dingxiang City was in chaos. On the street, the Wuhou of each fang led the people, holding kitchen knives, iron catalpa, hoes and other things, and pounced on the four city gates and each city wall.

At this time, the people did not curse the officers and soldiers of Dingxiangcheng, but shared their hatred of the enemy and launched an attack on the Turkic soldiers. The Turkic soldiers immediately plunged into the sea of the people's war.

When the cavalry attacking the Turkic camp finished the battle and rushed to the four gates to support the Han army, they found that they could no longer intervene. At the city gate, on the city wall, all the people are full of people.

The battle continued for another half an hour. Everywhere on the battlefield, the noise gradually subsided.

An hour later, the results of the battles and the casualties of his own side were reported to Yang Zhengdao.

The Turks in the city were completely annihilated. Of course, it is not excluded that there are fish that have slipped through the net, but even if there are, there are very few, and they can no longer afford to make waves. It would be nice to be able to escape with your life.

On their side, the cavalry was not killed, only dozens were wounded. Of the 2,000 infantry, more than 600 people were killed, and almost all of those who did not die were wounded. The special forces team was unscathed.

The damage to the people is not small. More than 400 people were killed in battle, and the wounded were not counted. Because it was a night battle, and the people lacked military literacy, it was inevitable that there would be casualties.

However, the overall result was gratifying, with the sacrifice of 1,000 men and the annihilation of more than 3,000 Turkic soldiers. This is also taking advantage of the raid. If it is a frontal battlefield attack, even if the Tang Army takes this result, it can be regarded as a big victory.

After reading the battle report, Yang Zhengdao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Zhao, this is considered a meritorious service, right?" Yang Zhengdao asked Zhao Yunze. At this moment, he was calm and calm, and he no longer saw any cowardice.

Zhao Yunze smiled slightly and said, "King Sui is not only a meritorious service, but also a great meritorious. I believe that His Majesty the Emperor will not fail to live up to your merits. ”

"That'...... What official position can the Tang Emperor seal a lonely one? Yang Zhengdao asked again.

"Nephew, didn't you say that in the future, you don't want to seek glory and wealth, but only want to take your wife and children to reunite with my stepmother and spend the rest of your life in peace?"

Yang Zhengdao smiled awkwardly and said, "This time and that time." Who wants to abandon prosperity and wealth? ”

Zhao Yunze nodded and said, "How His Majesty the Emperor will reward you, how do I know?" However, you took the initiative to sacrifice the city and annihilated 3,000 Turkic soldiers, this merit, I think you should at least be a marquis. ”

"Marquis Cai!" Yang Zhengdao's face was disappointed.

Zhao Yunze hurriedly comforted him and said, "This is just my speculation. Is it possible, you still want to continue to be a prince. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yunze lowered his voice again and said: "Don't forget, in the Tang Dynasty now, there are still many former Sui relics, if Your Majesty makes you a prince, first, your credit is not enough; Second, if there are former Sui relics who have different intentions and instigate you, can Your Majesty not worry? ”

Hearing this, Yang Zhengdao sighed and said: "You are right, listening to what you say, even if the Tang Emperor really crowns me king, I have to refuse." ”

"Clever!" Zhao Yunze gave a thumbs up to Yang Zhengdao, "There are no outsiders here, I advise you, in the future, you will still learn from Liu Chan of Shu Han, and be happy to be a rich lord who eats and waits for death." Don't look at the descendants who scold Liu Chan, in fact, Liu Chan is a person with great wisdom. He was already dead at that time, if he didn't make a happy attitude, could Cao Chao, the king of Wei, keep him alive? ”

"Hmmm! You are thinking about me from the bottom of your heart, and I listen to you. Yang Zhengdao nodded. So what do I do next? ”

"First issue a notice to the people and tell the people in the city that you plan to return to the Tang Dynasty. In addition, it is to write a table of reductions. As soon as it dawns tomorrow, I will send someone to send your surrender and tonight's battle report to Li Jing. ”

That's the proper meaning of the question. However, the soldiers and the people have been injured so much tonight, should I go out of the palace to appease them? ”

"You're going to be happy, what are you doing all this? Still thinking about buying people's hearts and being the king of Xiang? ”

"Yes, yes, yes, I don't do anything at this time, just waiting for Li Jing to take over the city, which is the best thing to do." Yang Zhengdao nodded busily.