Long story but short time, after tossing a lot of intrigues and conspiracies, one day finally passed, and the Nao County War was over. Only one day off, the conscientious Qin Wang coalition commander Chen Sangliang gave an order, and the number has already reached as many as The 140,000 King Qin coalition forces set up camp again and marched towards the Yanmen battlefield, the main battlefield of the Qin King War.
This time the Battle of King Qin is destined to be a turbulent battle. Before the army started to set off, two big things happened in Chen Yingliang's central army tent. The first thing was the forward problem. Considering this, Chen Yingliang unexpectedly arranged for Liu Changgong to lead the Youwuwei team as the striker. At the same time, Chen Yingliang also decided to keep Youwuwei's number one elite soldier to serve the national army in his own central army. Not happy anymore, he protested: "Commander, it's okay for you to let me be the vanguard, but the task of pioneering the way is already heavy, and you also transferred the elite national service army under my command, isn't it a bit too uninteresting?"
"Brother Liu, it's not that I'm harsh on you, it's that I have to do this." Chen Yingliang replied: "Because of some special circumstances, you must serve as the vanguard, and I must also transfer the Nationalist Army. The possibility of sending troops to intercept us is very small, and we only walk thirty miles a day, and the distance between the armies is very close, so even if there is any danger, I will send troops to support you immediately."
Fortunately, Liu Changgong has always been good to Chen Yingliang, and he knew that Chen Yingliang was not a good coach. Seeing the friendship between them, Liu Changgong didn't say anything, clasped his fists and sang a promise, and immediately went to lead the army Go ahead. But Liu Changgong had just left, and the king of Qi, Yang Hao, who was not in the ranks of King Qin's army, came to Chen Yingliang again and asked to lead two thousand escort troops to accompany Chen Yingliang to the north. After a few words of refusal, and being flatly rejected by Yang Hao, Chen Yingliang had no choice but to nod and agree, and arranged for Yang Hao to lead the army to accompany the Sui army in Taiyuan.
Arranging Yang Hao to go with the Sui army in Taiyuan, eat and help together, in Yang Hao's view, this is of course Chen Yingliang's desire to familiarize himself with the situation of the Sui army in Taiyuan so as to seize power. The ghostly Li Yuan was also secretly pleased, so he didn't speak out against it. Immediately afterwards, Chen Yingliang arranged for the Taiyuan Sui Army to be the second team, Wang Shichong's Jiangdu Sui Army to be the third team, the Sui Army led by Qiao Peng to be the fourth team, and Yun Dingxing's Zuo Tunwei to be the fifth team, in order. Marching to the Yanmen battlefield, the other small groups of King Qin's army were jointly organized into the sixth team, which was handed over to Hu Yalang's general Gao Junya, who was responsible for staying in Nao County and guarding the grain road.
Afterwards, another small incident happened. Out of respect for the imperial power, when Chen Yingliang, the commander in chief, dispatched troops, Yin Shishi, who was the most steadfast supporter of Chen Yingliang in the Qin King War, didn't say anything. Shishi ran up to Chen Yingliang and raised his concerns, reminding him: "Marshal, you have arranged our five main forces to the front, and the rear is only protected by General Gao Junya. Is it too much emphasis on the front and less on the backup? Gao General Junya is indeed loyal and brave, but his army is too complicated to guarantee its combat effectiveness. Once the Turks copy our army, I am afraid that our army's food supply will be difficult."
"Prefect Yin is worthy of being a veteran in the battlefield, and he hits the nail on the head." Chen Yingliang praised him, and then admitted frankly: "Yes, my arrangement like this exposed a flaw in the rear, but don't worry, I did it on purpose."
"On purpose?" Yin Shishi rolled his eyes, came to his senses, and said happily: "The commander wants to lure the enemy to divide his troops, copy our army's back, and then destroy the Turkic partial divisions one by one?"
"I have this idea. Our army and follow-up reinforcements are constantly arriving. The food and grass in the army are enough to support the whole army for more than half a month. I don't have to worry too much about the food road being cut off." Chen Yingliang said with a smile: "But my purpose is not Not exactly, I have a more important purpose."
When Yin Shishi curiously asked Chen Yingliang what other important goals he had, Chen Yingliang did not hide anything, and replied very frankly: "To show the enemy weakness, I want to make the Turks feel that I can't control the army, so that even a main combat force There is no way to protect the rear, and they can only succumb to the pressure of their subordinates and are forced to bring all the main combat forces to the front line."
"What?" Yin Shishi was taken aback. When he observed Chen Yingliang's expression in amazement, he saw that Chen Yingliang's expression was serious and did not seem to be joking, so Yin Shishi nodded and said in a low voice: "Your official understands, since the commander-in-chief has this plan , then please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely assist you with all my strength. If the Commander-in-Chief does not give up, I can find a way to help you pass this news to the Turkic side, and help you show your weakness to the enemy."
"Don't do it." Chen Yingliang quickly shook his head and warned in a low voice: "Prefect Yin, for your own sake, you'd better not have any contact with Turkic in private, don't forget Ambassador Li, your subordinate is against him again and again, He has long hated you to the bone, once you are caught by him, the consequences will be disastrous."
Yin Shishi smiled and thanked Chen Yingliang for his kind reminder. He said that he would act cautiously, and his smile was a little weird and mysterious. On the other side, Li Jing had been quietly paying attention to Yin Shishi. Seeing Yin Shishi's weird smile , Li Jing couldn't help but smiled, and for some reason, he nodded slightly.
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The army of the Sui army continued to march northward after only resting in Nao County for a day. Of course, such a big move was impossible to hide from the eyes of the Turkic scouts. This important information was quickly reported to Yan by Kuai Mafei. At the same time, the eldest Sun Shunde sent by Chen Yingliang to communicate with the Turkic army had also been captured by the Turkic sentry, and was immediately escorted into the Turkic camp, and escorted to the Turkic Khan Shibi.
The time has come to determine the future of the Yanmen War. With enough time, Shibi Khan and a large group of relatives under his command did not rush to take the Turkic army out of Yanmen Pass. The terrain was incomparable to them. It was advantageous to go outside the Yanmen Pass to take precautions. Instead, they quickly summoned Sun Shunde, the envoy of the Sui Army, to inquire about Sun Shunde's intention to come.
Knowing the purpose of Changsun Shunde's visit, and reading Chen Yingliang's letters written in Chinese and Turkic, Shibi Khan and Ashina's family were a little dumbfounded for a while, wondering what was going on in Chen Yingliang's head. He was willing to release more than 5,000 Turkic prisoners of war in exchange for the Sui army sending 5,000 hu of rations to Yanmen City, and he couldn't help admiring Chen Yingliang's whimsy—how did he come up with such absurd exchange terms
Among the Ashina family, only Ashina Simo, who is more familiar with the situation in the Central Plains, did not show a sneer, and instead defended Chen Yingliang: "This is not strange at all, and it is not ridiculous. People in the Central Plains have always regarded their emperor as a Respect like a god, the more loyal you are, the more loyal you are. In order to save Yang Guang from starvation, the loyal ministers in the Central Plains are willing to pay such a price. However, since Chen Yingliang is willing to make such an exchange, why should he cut off the blood of each of our prisoners of war? Two fingers?"
"Because our commander-in-chief feels that these prisoners of war have offended our emperor." Sun Shunde, who can understand some Turkic words, replied directly in Turkic, explaining: "That's why our commander-in-chief decided to give them some punishment, even if it is to release them. Also cut off two of their fingers, so that they will always remember the price of offending His Majesty the Sui Emperor."
"The price for offending Yang Guang?" Shibi Khan laughed, and then yelled: "Then what is the price for Yang Guang's offending me? This despicable and shameless thing tricked my beloved minister Shi Shuhu Xi into Mayi Killing, and deliberately naming my younger brother Ashina Chiji as a little khan, trying to divide our brotherhood, offending this khan to the extreme, how will this account be settled?"
"That's what Pei Ju did. It's none of my business. Why are you yelling at me?" (It was Pei Ju's idea to trap Shi Shuhu Xi, a Turkic think tank, and to drive apart the Ashina brothers.)
Changsun Shunde murmured in his heart, but luckily the Turks had a pretty good reputation in treating envoys. They never killed envoys and only detained them, so even if they saw Sibi Khan getting angry, Changsun Shunde was not very afraid, just cupped his hands and said: " Khan forgives the sin, the envoy is only conveying the original words of Chen Yingliang and Marshal Chen, these words are not what the envoy meant, please check clearly."
Out of various considerations, Shibi Khan really didn't do anything to his eldest grandson Shunde. After thinking for a while, Shibi Khan nodded and said: "Well, for the sake of your Central Plains people not killing the people of this Khan indiscriminately, this Khan will give you an answer after thinking about it, come here, give me a banquet to entertain the Central Plains envoy."
"Ambassador Li really has a clever plan, and he really came." Chang Sun Shunde thanked him and smiled, knowing that Shibi Khan hosted a banquet for him in his big tent, obviously trying to get information about the internal situation of the Sui army from his mouth.
At the critical moment, the eldest grandson Shunde, who was also somewhat related to Chen Yingliang, hesitated a little bit. He didn't want to do too much to his niece and son-in-law, but considering Ambassador Li's status as a royal relative and family background, and Chen Yingliang With a pitifully shallow foundation, the eldest grandson Shunde, who hadn't even spoken to his niece and son-in-law, still made a wise choice. He persuaded the Turkic people to drink until the cup was dry, and he answered all the questions of the Turkic monarchs and ministers. Soon, all the details of King Qin's Sui army were fully disclosed to the Turkic monarchs and ministers. The number of troops, the composition of the army, the situation of military rations, logistics supplies, and the names of the commanders of King Qin's armies from all walks of life were all explained cleanly. It is clearer and clearer than torture.
Changsun Shunde’s frankness somewhat frightened the Turkic military officials, and made Shibi Khan, Ashina Elif and Ashina Simo, who had read some military books, couldn’t help but think of a common word in military books—— Anti time! Not only did some dare not believe Changsun Shunde's introduction, on the contrary, some were afraid that Changsun Shunde was deliberately showing weakness and using tricks to lure the army. So after thinking about it for a while, Shibi Khan asked Changsun Shunde cautiously: "Mr. Changsun, I heard that your coach Chen Yingliang is only a young man of nineteen years old. Is this true or not?"
"Khan is wise." Eldest Sun Shunde nodded with drunkenness and said, "That's right, our Grand Marshal Chen is indeed only nineteen years old, that's true."
"It's really only nineteen years old? Then why did your emperor appoint him as the commander-in-chief?" Ashina Simo asked curiously.
"Isn't it because that kid was lucky enough to be the first to send King Qin's memorial to Yanmen City."
The eldest Sun Shunde answered truthfully, and introduced the situation that Chen Yingliang's emissary was the first to send the memorial to Yanmen City, and directly pointed out according to the analysis of Li Yuan and his son that Emperor Sui Yang probably came because he didn't know any famous generals. King Qin, in the absence of anyone available, chose the tallest man among the dwarfs and appointed Chen Yingliang as the coach of King Qin. As a result, Shibi Khan became more and more dumbfounded the more he listened, and became more and more suspicious that the overly frank grandson Shunde was a spy sent by Chen Yingliang. Shibi Khan whispered in his ear: "Brother, there is such a thing. Do you still remember the Central Plains spy we caught by the river a few days ago? He explained that three Central Plains spies jumped into the river and entered the wild goose." Gate City?"
"Is there really such a thing?" Shibi Khan heard Daqi, saw his younger brother nodding, Shibi Khan thought for a while, and hurriedly said: "Did the Central Plains spy kill him? Didn't kill him? It's best if he didn't kill him. Send him immediately." Someone brought him here, and I will interrogate him myself in a while."
Ashina Elifer led the order to make arrangements, and the elder Sun Shunde saw that the Shibi brothers were sneaky and refused to continue asking, so he took the initiative to say: "Speaking of which, our Grand Marshal Chen is really a little boy." Legend has it that two years ago, he was a poor boy in Daxing City. Both his parents died and he had no relatives. He was forced to hang himself, and almost died young."
This little story of Chen Yingliang is indeed very attractive, even if the Turkic monarchs and ministers heard it, even Shibi Khan became interested, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Changsun, since this Chen Yingliang was like this two years ago Desperate, why did this kid climb to where he is today in just two years?"
"It's a long story, and it's also luck that nothing can stop us. After our Marshal Chen hanged himself and was rescued, he suddenly worked hard..."
The eldest Sun Shunde sighed, and introduced Chen Yingliang's past in detail with the strength of wine. He told how Chen Yingliang joined the army in Dongdu and found his first pot of gold. There were both incomparable envy and deliberate belittling, and at the end, Chang Sun Shunde hurriedly turned the conversation to the main topic, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, the family who forced our Marshal Chen to retire was none other than our Tang family from the Sui Dynasty. Duke Li Yuan's in-laws, Duke Tang and his son-in-law also happen to be in King Qin's army at this time, the two families are superiors and subordinates in name, but in fact they are enemies, and they fight back and forth in the army all day long, causing serious quarrels."
"Duke Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty?" Shibi Khan's eyes lit up, and he said pleasantly, "Could it be the current comfort envoy of Hedong and Shanxi, Ambassador Li Yuan?"
"Yes, that's him." Changsun Shunde nodded quickly, and then asked curiously: "Khan, do you also know Duke Tang and Ambassador Li?"
Shibi smiled but did not answer, Ashina Simo next to him sneered and said: "Don't think that you Central Plains people are the only ones who can collect intelligence. Duke Tang is stationed in Taiyuan, and the army under his control directly confronts our Turkic army. Why don't we Khan May know his name and circumstances?"
"You know best." Eldest Sun Shunde was delighted in his heart, and said bluntly with the help of Jiu Jin: "Because of the hatred formed by the son-in-law, Duke Tang and our Marshal Chen have also become enemies. West, when Marshal Chen said forward, Duke Tang must talk backward, which caused us, Marshal Chen, a headache, and wished to kill Duke Tang."
The words of grandson Shunde were too straightforward, which caused Shibi Khan to be suspicious again. After thinking for a while, Shibi Khan simply slapped the table suddenly and shouted: "Come here, take this Central Plains spy Take it!"
Amidst the weird promise, the Turkic guards in the tent immediately rushed up, grabbed Changsun Shunde's arms and lifted him up. Changsun Shunde was shocked, and hurriedly called for grievances, asking why he was suddenly taken down. Shibi Khan was furious Said: "Why did you suddenly take you down? What are you pretending to be, a spy from the Central Plains? It's not that Ben Khan has never seen an envoy from the Central Plains. Tell Ben Khan about the contradictions in your army? Tell me! Did you, Chen Yingliang, the little barbarian from the Central Plains, deliberately send me to deceive me? He wants to deceive me into being careless to you, and then you can take the opportunity to use some schemes to entrap our Turkic army, right? ?”
"Khan, please forgive me, you misunderstood." Changsun Shunde cried out for injustice even more, and quickly explained, sweating profusely: "I didn't lie to you, what I said was the truth, and, in fact, I am not..."
After explaining profusely to this point, Changsun Shunde finally came to his senses and shut his mouth quickly, while Ashina Simo on the other side was relentless and asked: "Actually, what are you not? Why don't you continue?"
Changsun Shunde hesitated, but at this moment, a familiar voice from Changsun Shunde came from the tent door, and exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Changsun, why is it you? Mr. Changsun, please help me, I am Hou Jun Ji, I am Ambassador Li's bodyguard, Hou Junji!"
Turning his head quickly, Changsun Shunde was dumbfounded—the guard Hou Junji, whom Li Yuan liked quite a lot, was being dragged into the big tent by Turkic soldiers in ragged clothes, and he was still yelling at him. As a result, Shibi Khan and other Turkic monarchs were also dumbfounded, and then they were ordered to escort Ashina Elifer, who came to stand trial for Hou Junji, and quickly asked Hou Junji through a traitor interpreter: "Do you know Mr. Changsun?" ?”
"General, of course I know him." Hou Junji nodded desperately, and quickly explained: "He, like me, is a confidant of Duke Tang Li Yuan and Ambassador Li. He is Duke Tang's staff, and I am Duke Tang's guard. We all hate that little thief Chen Yingliang to the bone! The one who jumped into the river and entered Yanmen City that night was really Chen Yingliang's lackey, but I don't know how Chen Yingliang's lackey can speak your Turkic language!"
While Changsun Shunde was even more dumbfounded, the translator also quickly translated Hou Junji's words to the Turkic monarchs and officials. After hearing these words, Shibi Khan and other Turkic monarchs and officials also quickly showed ecstasy, and then quickly calculated for a while. , Shibi Khan also asked the guards to release the eldest sun Shunde, and then walked to the eldest sun Shunde himself, suddenly hugged the eldest sun Shunde with his arms, and laughed loudly: "Understood, I understand, in fact, you are someone sent by Duke Tang Right? Duke Tang has a grudge against boy Chen Yingliang, and he wants to take this opportunity to avenge his hatred, right?"
"Khan, I..." Changsun Shunde's face turned pale, and his voice trembled a little.
"Needless to say, I understand everything." Shibi Khan laughed and said, "Don't worry, as long as Duke Tang helps me defeat the Central Plains army and capture the tyrant Yang Guang alive, I will help him avenge him and kill him." Boy Chen Yingliang!"
"Let him go!" Shibi Khan pointed at Hou Junji again and said with a big laugh, "He is also Duke Tang's man. Duke Tang is our friend, and he cannot embarrass our friend."
"Friend?" Chang Sun Shunde was even more dumbfounded, thinking to himself: "At this terrible time, I helped Ambassador Li and the Turkic army build a bridge and made friends. Ambassador Li knows, is he going to pick my skin? Or is he going to cram my tendons? "