Yang Yuanba nodded and said to the generals: "Tonight, everyone will drink wine and eat meat first, and the military affairs will be discussed tomorrow morning, and no more trouble will be made." ”

He got up and walked in the direction of the town, Hou Mochen couldn't sit down, so he quietly got up and followed Yang Yuanba, and after walking more than a dozen steps, Hou Mochen chased after him.

"General Yang, I have something to say. ”

Yang Yuanba slowed down, glanced at him and asked, "Is it about Qiao Zhongkui's army?"

"Yes!"

Hou Mochen said in an affirmative tone: "Today's battle is actually a very strange victory, didn't the general see it?"

Yang Yuanba stopped and asked him calmly, "You go on!"

Hou Mochen saw that Yang Yuanba was willing to listen to his advice, he couldn't help but perk up, and hurriedly said: "In today's battle, Wang Ba obviously deliberately showed weakness and lured the general to be fooled by deception, he just had his ears shot off, how could he be defeated and retreat without fighting?" I specially interrogated the captured officers in the afternoon, and got accurate information, the rebels were defeated because Wang Ba issued an order to withdraw the army, and he fought with this Wang Ba many times in Yanmen County, he has advanced without retreating, today is an obvious abnormality, I think it was Qiao Zhongkui who deliberately lost this battle in order to lead the general to a decisive battle with him, and looked at the meritorious service of those generals of the Youzhou Army, and knew that Qiao Zhongkui had achieved his goal. ”

Yang Yuanba nodded, but did not say anything, and continued to walk forward, Hou Mochen was anxious, and caught up again: "General Yang, do you think my words are fallacious?"

Yang Yuanba stopped and said lightly to him: "I don't know if it's a fallacy, but as a guest general, it's best to be smart and don't put yourself in danger." ”

Hou Mochen turned around slowly, only to see Zhao Shizhu, He Lanyi and others all pressing their hands on the hilt of the knife, staring at him one by one, the murderous intention was revealed, and Hou Mochen couldn't help but shudder.

A Tianwu Army scout was waiting patiently, and Yang Yuanba quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "You are the messenger sent by Chief Manager Yang?"

The scout of the Tianwu Army immediately knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Humble duty!"

"Then how do you prove that you are not Qiao Zhongkui sending someone to impersonate?"

The scout said in a deep voice: "Five years ago, Chief Yang left the grassland and returned to Beijing... He once joked with the general not to marry a Turkic woman. ”

Yang Yuanba smiled knowingly, sure enough, it was someone sent by Yang Yichen, "Then does Chief Yang have a letter to me?"

The scout presented a letter to Yang Yuanba, and Yang Yuanba quickly read it with a torch, he frowned, "Has Chief Yang already arrived at Xicheng Pass?"

"Exactly... General Yang has led 20,000 troops to arrive outside Xicheng Pass, and he hopes to cooperate with General Yang to deal with Qiao Zhongkui. ”

Yang Yuanba pondered for a moment, then said to the scout: "You go down and rest for a while, and after two hours, I will give you an answer." ”

Yang Yuanba gave the guard next to him a look, "Take this person down to rest, and you have to entertain him." ”

The guards led the scouts down... Yang Yuanba put his hands behind his back and looked up at the bright moon in the sky, he knew that Xicheng Pass was about fifty miles away from Zaolin Town... If Yang Yichen's army marches fast, it will be able to reach Zaolin Town at noon tomorrow.

He thought of Hou Mochen's exhortation again, in fact, he also saw that today's defeat of the rebels was obviously a bait, the key is, how can he convince the group of officers of the Youzhou Army?

The bonfire feast was over at the end of the day, and the soldiers all went back to the town to sleep, and tonight they drank and ate heartily... Everyone was satisfied, and if there could be two more women, of course, they knew it would be impossible.

However, Zhao Shizhu and He Lanyi are possible, they live in a big mansion in the town, and the owner has fled, leaving an empty mansion... The two men ordered their soldiers to go to a nearby village and arrest two young women and hide them in the house.

But this matter was done relatively secretly, and they didn't dare to let Yang Yuanba know, after all, it was a serious violation of military regulations to hide a woman during the war.

"Lao Zhao, do you think Yang Yuanba will listen to that guy's persuasion and let go of this opportunity?"

Compared with He Lanyi, Zhao Shizhu is more yin and doesn't talk much, but he has an opinion.

"I don't think it's that simple, Li Jing sent Hou Mochen to come, I guess Li Jing is afraid that we will make meritorious contributions, which sets off his incompetence, so Hou Mochen will try his best to stop Yang Yuanba, this is obvious, I think we have to force Yang Yuanba to listen to us. ”

"What does Lao Zhao mean, what kind of coercion?"

Zhao Shizhu said coldly: "Kill Hou Mochen and use his head to force Yang Yuanba to submit." ”

The two walked while talking, and then came to the mansion where they lived, they turned over and dismounted, and threw the reins to the soldiers, Zhao Shizhu patted He Lanyi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Find two women to extinguish the fire first, and then do it in the middle of the night." ”

"It's exactly what my brother wants. ”

The two walked into the mansion, but they were stunned for a moment, only to see that the courtyard was brightly lit, and hundreds of soldiers were standing, Yang Yuanba was wearing armor all over his body, holding a golden-scale sword, and was looking at them coldly.

The two of them took a step back in shock, and the door slammed shut, and the eighteen Iron Shadow Guards hiding behind the door swarmed up and pushed them to the ground.

He Lanyi raised his head and shouted, "General Yang, what do you mean by this?"

Yang Yuanba waved his hand, and more than a dozen soldiers brought out two crying young women from the room, both of whom were disheveled, and the scalps of He Lanyi and Zhao Shizhu exploded all of a sudden, who sued her?

Zhao Shizhu restrained the panic in his heart and asked, "Yang Yuanba, you won't turn your face against us for two women!"

Yang Yuanba said coldly: "Hiding women during the battle, seriously violating military regulations, thinking that you have merit in breaking the enemy, I can ignore it, but what crime should you be guilty of fornicating with the King of Han and trying to rebel against the imperial court?"

He Lanyi was furious, "When will we fornicate with King Han?"

Yang Yuanba threw two Han Wang Ling arrows in front of them, "This is from your room, the evidence is conclusive, it cannot be denied, come here, behead me!"

Zhao Shizhu recognized it at a glance, these two arrows were obviously captured from Wang Ba's army, how could they be found in their room? He suddenly realized and shouted, "Yang Yuanba, you are framed and trapped."

Before he finished speaking, the two Iron Shadow Guards raised their knives at the same time, cutting off the heads of the two of them, and blood spurted out from their necks, Yang Yuanba sneered, and immediately ordered left and right: "Send the two of them heads to the three armies... The two of them hid people in the army, colluded with the king, and the crime was unforgivable, and there were those who spoke for the two... Same sin!"

After a pause, he ordered: "The Second Cavalry Regiment is commanded by General Hou Mochen, and the First Cavalry Regiment is personally commanded by me. ”

Yang Yuanba seized the full command of the 5,000 cavalry with thunderous means, and used the heads of He Lanyi and Zhao Shizhu to deter the middle-level officers, and Yang Yuanba immediately ordered... All the military assets and property seized on the battlefield were given to the five thousand cavalry according to the military merits as a reward, and the joy was thunderous for a while, and the soldiers all forgot about He Lanyi and Zhao Shizhu The key to leading the army is to have military law like a mountain, and at the same time let the soldiers gain something in battle, so that the soldiers will be grateful to Dade and will fight with their lives, this is Yang Chudao's lifelong combat experience, and Yang Yuanba inherited his grandfather's style.

He Lanyi and Zhao Shizhu are both dead... No one dared to force the battle anymore, so Yang Yuanba immediately led his troops out of Zaolin Town and headed to Fanxian in the northeast... Leaving the battlefield, this made Qiao Zhongkui's plan to lure the enemy fail, so that he had to face the worst outcome, and he would face the two armies of Yang Yichen and Yang Yuanba at the same time.

At noon the next day, Yang Yichen led 20,000 cavalry infantry troops to arrive at Zaolin Town, since he followed Yang Chudao to the north to break the Western Turks five years ago, he was named the general, Shuozhou governor, this time Daizhou was critical, he personally led 20,000 troops to come to the aid.

Yang Yichen has always been worried, his strength is inferior to Qiao Zhongkui's army... Only half of him, the two armies are facing each other, he will definitely be defeated, but when he heard that Yang Yuanba also led five thousand Youzhou cavalry to help, he immediately put down his heart... With the help of these 5,000 cavalry, he has an eighty percent chance of victory.

However, Yang Yichen is still a little worried, Yang Yuanba is willing to cooperate with him, after all, the first credit for cooperating with him is Yang Yichen, Yang Yuanba only has merit, this, he feels that he must have a good talk with Yang Yuanba, perhaps, he can make a little concession in other aspects.

Just thinking about it, a soldier reported at the door: "Report to the chief, Yang Yuanba sent a messenger to ask for a meeting." ”

"Come in!"

Yang Yichen hurriedly got up, he was thinking about this, Yang Yuanba sent someone, a moment, a burly man walked into the room, Yang Yichen was slightly stunned, he only felt that this person was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while?

"See Mr. Yang!" The man entered the door and gave a salute, obviously he was not a soldier, and Yang Yichen suddenly remembered, he pointed to the man and said, "You are Jia Yi." ”

This man he had seen was the leader of the Eighteen Guards of the Iron Shadow of Yang Chudao, who had no name, and his name was Jia Yi.

Jia Yiqi smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for a few years, and Manager Yang's demeanor is better than in the past." ”

"Hey, in that place in Mayi, where do you dare to talk about 'style, two words.

Yang Yichen smiled bitterly and hurriedly said, "Please come in and sit down!"

He couldn't think of a better name for a while, it seemed that this Jia Yi was about the same age as him, and it was not bad to call him brother, so he ordered his own soldiers to serve two bowls of buttermilk.

Jia Yi sat down and said: "Gongzi has named me Yang Jiachen, and I am now in the army as a Yitong to assist my son-in-law in taking charge of the first regiment of cavalry. ”

"Yang Jiachen!"

Yang Yichen laughed, "This name is good, just like my brother, I will call you a retainer brother in the future." ”

"Don't dare, how dare the retainers call them brothers and sisters with Chief Yang. ”

Yang Jiachen said modestly, and then said apologetically: "My son-in-law originally wanted to come to visit the chief manager in person, but he had just taken over the military power and couldn't leave, so he could only entrust me to talk to the chief manager."

"Just in power?"

Yang Yichen was a little stunned, "What does this mean?"

Yang Jiachen hesitated for a moment, but still said frankly: "He Lanyi and Zhao Shi live in the army to hide women, and they are suspected of fornicating with Yang Liang, and they have been beheaded by my son-in-law to show the public. ”

Yang Yichen squinted his eyes and laughed, he secretly gave a thumbs up, Yang Yuanba is worthy of being the grandson of Yang Chudao, he really has his ancestral demeanor, his methods are ruthless and decisive, and he is very courageous.

He nodded and said, "I understand, originally I also wanted to send someone to talk to General Yang, and wanted to ask his cavalry to cooperate with me in battle, I don't know if he is"

Yang Jiachen smiled slightly, "I came to tell the chief manager, and the son said that he will fully cooperate with the chief manager in this battle of Daizhou." ”

Yang Yichen was overjoyed, he didn't expect Yang Yuanba to be so cheerful, and he agreed without even talking about the conditions, which made him a little embarrassed, he hurriedly said: "I will show the credit of General Yang to the Holy Lord, and I will never let him be wronged." ”

"My son-in-law doesn't care about any credit, he only hopes that the people who come out of Dali City in the future will ask Manager Yang to take care of them. ”

Yang Yichen was stunned for a moment, he suddenly understood, it turned out that Yang Yuanba was going to make a favor for himself, Yang Yichen was also a cheerful person, he raised his head and smiled: "What a smart Yang Yuanba, okay! I remember this favor, and I Yang Yichen will definitely take care of his subordinates in the future." ”

Yang Jiachen couldn't help but secretly praise Yang Yuanba for his vision, in fact, he also knew that the master Yang Chudao was deliberately suppressing his grandson Yang Yuanba, not letting him be too popular, this time he arrested Dou Kang, and supported Daizhou, although he made great contributions, it is estimated that the reward is not high, it is better to give Yang Yichen a personal favor, make friends with useful people, pave the way for the future, and do not care about fame and fortune for a while, this is a person with a long-term vision, Yang Jiachen and Yang Yuanba have not been for a long time, he has felt that the Yang family, and only Yang Yuanba is the real heir of the master Yang Chudao.

Wanting to suppress this, Yang Jiachen stood up and said goodbye, "In this way, I will go back to give my son his life." ”

"Wait a minute!"

Yang Yichen hurriedly said: "Yuan Ba hasn't said how to cooperate with the battle?"

Yang Jiachen gave a deep salute and said: "My son-in-law said that General Manager Yang plans to fight as soon as possible, and he will naturally appear at a critical time. ”

Yang Yichen nodded slowly, "I understand, then I'll meet him on the battlefield." ”

Of course, war is about trickery, but sometimes the trick is clear, although the other party knows, but there is nothing to be done, this is called a conspiracy.

This battle of Daizhou is a typical Yang conspiracy, Qiao Zhongkui will face Yang Yichen's army of 20,000 with less than 40,000 troops, he clearly knows that Yang Yuanba's 5,000 Youzhou cavalry will be killed at a critical time, but he has no way, and there is no choice, Yang Liang has already sent an order, take Daizhou within three days, there is nothing to explain, Yang Liang has given him enough troops and time.

The only thing Qiao Zhongkui could do was to keep a part of the army as a defense against Yang Yuanba's cavalry, but in that case, he would not be much sure about the battle of Yang Yichen.

The time came the next morning, Yang Yichen's 22,000 Shuozhou army and Qiao Zhongkui's 37,000 Bingzhou army finally met, and the two armies set up a battlefield on a wilderness about 20 miles east of Yanmen County.

"Knock-knock-knock!"

The war drums are beating one after another, the rhythm is not fast, more like a reminder in war preparations, but the war drums, every time they are like hitting people's hearts, making people so nervous that they can't breathe, and a kind of depression before the coming of the big war is shrouded in everyone's heart.

Qiao Zhongkui looked into the depths of the bare wilderness, and he wanted to know where Yang Yuanba's five thousand cavalry were at this time?!。