The riots initiated by the Tuojie Hu soldiers were entirely caused by Ashina's family. Chen Sangliang adopted Li Jing's suggestion and indeed bought some captured Tuo Jie Hu soldiers. But in fact, the total number of Tuo Jie Hu Bing bought is less than forty people, and Tuo Jie Hu Bing, who has less than forty people, also agreed to work for Chen Sangliang mainly for the sake of escape, and did not really work hard to encourage his companions to make the end On the contrary, they did not really organize their companions to stab black knives in the back of the Turkic army on the battlefield.
But if you don't die, you won't die. The Ashina family's contingency action completely angered Tuo Jie Hu Bing. First, the grumpy Na Lun brutally arrested those Tuo Jie Hu Bing suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and tortured them on the spot. Tuojie Hu Bing was dissatisfied with the Tuojie Hu soldiers who were naturally grouped together, and then the Turkic army adjusted the army garrison in the evening, added troops to the Tuojie camp, and sent additional people to the Tuojie camp to monitor the Tuojie team. These actions not only made Tuojie Hubing Even more dissatisfied, it also made Tuojie Hubing understand that they had lost the trust of the Turkic army, and at the same time naturally gave birth to fear, fearing that the Turkic army would suddenly kill them, and the gap between them and the Turkic army would naturally widen.
It is also necessary to say something fair for Shibi Khan and Ashina's family. The key reason why they are so wary of Tuojie Hubing is because of Tuojie Hubing's capricious and greedy nature, forcing Ashina's family to deal with it. Tuo Jie and Hu Bing took some precautions. At the same time, this is also the most disgusting part of the divorce plan. Even if you suspect that it is a divorce plan, or even understand that it is a divorce plan, you will still have some estrangement from the person being alienated. It will only deepen and increase.
It was Chen Sangliang who released the three Tuojie Hu soldiers during the day to make up for the Turkic army and Tuo Jie. After the three Tuo Jie Hu soldiers returned to the camp with Chen Sangliang's reward, because the Tuo Jie Hu soldiers had caused a riot Of course, they were severely interrogated and censored, and Chen Sangliang rewarded them with gold and silver, and they were also searched out. Although the three Tuojie Hu Bing truthfully confessed the fact that Chen Sangliang bought them and encouraged Tuojie to rebel, Shibi Khan also accepted Even if it was handled properly, the three Tuojies were appeased and they were not pursued any further. They also rewarded the gold and silver that Chen Sangliang gave them. But after the three Tuojie Hubing returned to the camp with gold and silver, they immediately attracted the jealousy of other Tuojie Hubing, and they still publicized Chen Sangliang's lenient policy towards Tuojie in disguise, so that the insatiable Tuojie Hubing gave birth to It's not a bad idea to sacrifice your life for Chen Sangliang.
After finishing the knife, the fatal blow came. In the middle of the night, Ashina's family suddenly gathered in the Chinese army camp to discuss matters. In the evening, the Turkic army's mud step team that moved to the Tuojie camp was also under full martial law. The army's swords were unsheathed The bow is stringed, ready to fight at all times, although Shibi Khan did this entirely because of Ashina Simo's arrangement. But after these situations were noticed by the Tuojie team, Tuojie's staff was of course terrified, and the rumors in the team naturally did not say anything. In order to prevent any accidents, several Tuojie leaders immediately organized Tuojie Hubing to get up and prepare for the battle, so as not to be surprised. In the event of an accident, there is no chance to fight back and defend yourself.
As a result, a vicious circle naturally emerged. When Tuojie and Hu Bing were found to be preparing for battle late at night, the eyeliner of Ashina's family in the Tuojie camp was of course to call the police immediately, and the Turkic army who was on alert next to the camp was of course also very nervous. , immediately lined up and rushed to the gate of the Tuojie camp to prepare for the battle. The gate of the camp was blocked by Turks in the middle of the night. The other Turkic camps assembled late at night to prepare for the battle, and the more Turkic troops gathered around with torches, the Tuojie Hu soldiers naturally became more afraid of the Turkic attack, and then they had to make loud noises, demanding that the Turkic troops lift the siege and explain the reason.
The vicious circle continued to deepen, and when Shibi Khan and Ashina's family rushed to the scene, there were already signs of tension inside and outside the Tuojie camp. They asked each other to disarm each other to show their sincerity. At the same time, rumors were flying all over the Turkic and Tuojie armies. Tuojie rumored that the Turkic army was preparing to unload the mill and kill the donkey. The army bought it and prepared to launch a rebellion to surrender to the Sui army, and the army's morale was in turmoil.
The situation gradually became difficult to deal with. In desperation, Shibi Khan had no choice but to go out in person under the protection of a large number of attached soldiers, and explained to Tuojie Hubing that the reason for the late-night assembly of the self-army was because of Ashina Simo's rebellion Collaborating with the enemy, he prepared for the battle in the middle of the night just in case, and had no malice towards the loyal Tuojie mercenaries. He asked the Tuojie Hu soldiers to return to the account to rest at ease, and promised that after the Tuojie Hu soldiers returned to the account, they would withdraw the encircling army immediately. No Tuo Jie will be held accountable afterwards.
After listening to Shibi Khan's explanation, the greedy and cunning Tuojie Hu soldiers were only dubious. Although they agreed to return to the camp to rest, they asked the Turkic army to lift the siege first, and at the same time transferred the Turkic army stationed next to the Tuojie camp in the evening. However, Tuojie Hu Bing's request is tantamount to asking Shibi Khan to turn around and give them random assholes. Shibi Khan dare not pick this soap no matter what, and the scene suddenly fell into a stalemate. The Jie leaders bargained repeatedly, but because they didn't dare to trust each other, they didn't dare to make decisive concessions. There was no result for a long time, and it also gave the main force of the Sui army twenty miles away time to respond.
Let's turn the scene back to the Sui army camp. The Turkic camp gathered riots late at night. Of course, such a big move could not be hidden from the eyes of the Sui army scouts. After the Sui army scouts reported the news to Chen Sangliang, they were about to Chen Sangliang, who was about to go to bed, quickly summoned all the generals in the big tent of the Chinese army to prepare to send troops. As a result, after the sound of the promotion account was announced, the old man Wang Shichong was the first to rush to the big tent of the Chinese army to listen to the order. When Qi was about to arrive, he asked Wang Shichong: "Yue Zhang, how many troops can you mobilize to fight within one stick of incense?"
"At least 5,000 people." Wang Shichong stretched out a slap proudly - it is indeed worthy of Wang Shichong's pride to gather so many troops to launch a battle in the middle of the night in a hurry.
"Okay!" Chen Sangliang was even more overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered: "Then ask Yue Zhang to gather five thousand troops immediately, and then immediately leave the camp to go north, and rush to the Turkic camp to stand in line for orders!"
"What?" Wang Shichong's face turned pale, and he exclaimed, "Son-in-law, are you kidding? In the middle of the night, you told me to attack the Turkic camp with only five thousand troops?"
"Feint attack, just a feint attack." Chen Sangliang quickly described the situation of the civil strife in the Turkic camp, and then explained: "If I guessed correctly, the Turkic army was in chaos late at night. There is a mess, we have to do them a favor and let them make a big mess, so after your 5,000 troops go north, you don’t have to fight, you just need to shout and pretend to attack, and there will be chaos inside the Turks Don't worry, if something happens inside the Turks, they won't dare to go out to fight your direct descendants in the middle of the night, and I will immediately dispatch follow-up reinforcements to you."
Wang Shichong suddenly realized, and said a good son-in-law, you must send reinforcements quickly, and then rushed out to gather the army, while Chen Sangliang shouted again: "Yue Zhang, light more torches and flags, bring more drums and gongs, and make the noise louder." Bigger is better."
Wang Shichong agreed again, and walked quickly without stopping. As a result, just as Wang Shichong left, Liu Changgong, Yun Dingxing, and Li Jiancheng also came to the tent to listen to the order. Chen Yingliang once again introduced the good news of the civil strife in the Turkic army, and then ordered each army They dispatched 5,000 troops and joined hands to go north to cheer up the Tuojie Hu soldiers. While all the generals promised, they all had some doubts and asked Chen Sangliang, "Commander, the Turkic civil strife is the reason why we defeated the Turkic army in one fell swoop. What a great opportunity? Why don't you send out more troops and try to break through the Turkic camp in one fell swoop?"
"The enemy's situation is unknown, so we can't take risks." Chen Sangliang replied: "Tuojie Hubing's rebellion is just our speculation. It will hurt morale, so why not check the situation first, and if the situation is really favorable, it will not be too late to dispatch the main force for a decisive battle. Besides, we are not yet ready for the final battle."
The generals of the Sui army suddenly realized, and then rushed down to organize the army to attack. Chen Sangliang ordered Qiao Peng and the Sui army to gather 5,000 troops to prepare to go north. When the Turkic army started to fight, I couldn’t hesitate, and launched a decisive battle immediately, and at the same time divided my troops to seize the Xixing Pass. It doesn’t matter if the Shibi thief chief appeases the Tuojiehu soldiers. If there is a first time, there will be a second time. It's easier to instigate Tuojiehu soldiers to rebel—but if I were Shibi Bandit Chieftain, how would I appease these absolutely unreliable Tuojiehu soldiers?"
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At the same time, the Sui army in Jiangdu, which reacted quickly, had already assembled an army. Five thousand troops rushed to the Turkic camp to cheer the Tuojie Hu soldiers. The most powerful Wang Shiyun and Wang Renze's father and son under Wang Shichong's command were still leading the army. As usual, the pair of father and son, who were in a panic, played cunning tricks. Less than ten miles out of the camp, they couldn't wait to order the beating of gongs and drums, making a loud noise to startle the Turkic army. The cover of the night creates the illusion that there are many soldiers and generals, so as to intimidate the Turks.
The actions of Wang Shiyun and his son still had a lot of effect. They frightened the Turkic army, and Ashina's family hurriedly ordered the whole army to be on alert and dispatched heavy troops to guard the fortifications of the camp. Sure enough, they did not dare to dispatch troops at night. When fighting the Sui army, they just strictly guarded the camp to prevent the Sui army from taking the opportunity to attack. And as the drum band of Wang Shiyun and his son gradually approached, Tuojie Hu Bing, who heard the sound of war drums and gongs, became agitated again, and involuntarily came up with the idea of simply taking the opportunity to rebel. The leader of Jie also took the opportunity to open his mouth, and a leader of Tuojie directly threatened Shibi Khan: "Khan, the barbarian army has arrived. If you trust us, immediately lift the siege and remove the garrison."
"If you still insist on disarming us and returning to the account." Another leader of Tuojie took over the conversation and said viciously: "Then even if we agree, the warriors with the nine surnames of Zhaowu in our camp will not agree. What consequences will there be? Please, Khan, bear it yourself."
"Yes, Khan, you have to bear it yourself." Another leader of Tuojie took the opportunity to beat the bamboo pole and said: "Also, in order to appease our nine-surname warriors, we beg Khan to reward each of our soldiers with a piece of cloth , five pennies, and reward us with a thousand sheep and a hundred cows."
Genghis Khan appeared on Shibi Khan's forehead. He wanted to order an attack to kill all these Tuojie Hu soldiers. Not only was he doomed to lose his vitality, but he would definitely give the Sui army a good chance to take advantage of the fire. He was defeated by the Sui army in one fell swoop. It is very possible; agreeing to the extortion of these Tuojie Hu soldiers, it is a trivial matter to clothe cattle and sheep. Once the Tuojie Hu soldiers really rebelled and attacked the Sui army inside and outside, the Turkic army would only be defeated and defeated.
After thinking about it for a while, Shibi Khan finally came up with a genius idea, and hurriedly said: "Okay, do you think this is okay? I don't want you to return to your account to rest, and I won't lift the siege on you for the time being. You first Calm down, after we have repelled the attack of the barbarians in the Central Plains, I will immediately lift the siege and let you move to the official road south of Xixing Pass to be stationed in the road, and I will dispatch you when there is a need for war, so you can rest assured, right? Also, I will give you the cloth, cattle and sheep you want!"
After hearing Shibi Khan's sincere condition, several Tuojie leaders discussed it and found it acceptable, but they still refused to meet it, so they said: "Khan, we can be quiet for a while, or we can move the camp, but We must go to the north of Xixing Pass."
"No!" Shibi Khan flatly refused, and said confidently: "Over the years, I have spent so much cattle, sheep and cloth to support you, just to allow you to fight the enemy. You moved to the north of Xixing Pass, how can I mobilize you?" Are you going to fight?"
"Khan, we are not afraid of fighting. Zhaowu warriors are never afraid of going to battle." Several Tuojie leaders said: "We are just in case. We know the situation at Xixing Pass. The roads are very narrow and the water source is very limited. Rare, like a prison cell made by nature, if we moved there, if someone blocked the intersection, and Xixing Pass did not open the door for us, wouldn’t we be starved to death and thirsty?”
"Why would I block the intersection?" Shibi Khan said impatiently: "If I really doubted you, I would have ordered an attack. You also believe me. It's all caused by that little barbarian Chen Yingliang. My relationship with you."
"Khan, we are not worried about you blocking the intersection, but we are worried about the Central Plains barbarians blocking our intersection." A Tuojie leader said politely: "We also ask Khan to trust us. If we really have anything to do with the Central Plains barbarians Collusion, then we would have launched a rebellion long ago."
"If the barbarians block the intersection, of course I will send troops to help you immediately." Shibi Khan said anxiously: "Also, I will also order the guards at Xixing Pass to open and close the gate at critical times so that you can transfer to Xixing Pass. North of Xingguan."
Several Tuojie leaders dared to believe Shibi Khan's promise, but they all shook their heads and refused, and then a Tuojie leader said: "Khan, if this is not the case, we will each make a concession, and we will move to the south of Xixing Pass. , but we must have a thousand troops stationed in the pass city of Xixing Pass, so that we can safely move the camp.”
Let Tuojie Hu Bing enter Xixing Pass, which is tantamount to planting an indeterminate time bomb in the throat of Xixing Pass. Of course Khan understands this truth, and of course he refuses it outright. It's a pity that several Tuojie But the leader refused to make another half step. At the same time, the drum team of the Sui army was getting closer and closer. The deafening drums and gongs resounded through the entire Turkic camp. False-Fact These shameless mercenaries are always ready to rebel, threatening and forcing Shibi Khan to agree to their unreasonable conditions.
Facing internal and external troubles, Shibi Khan had no choice, and finally stomped his feet and said, "Okay, I promise!"
Hearing what Shibi Khan said, Tuojie Hubing, who had succeeded in being ripped off, burst into cheers, and Shibi Khan hurriedly asked Tuojiehu soldiers not to act rashly, and at the same time ordered the Turkic troops surrounding the Tuojie camp not to act rashly, and to restrain each other and maintain Stable and harmonious, and asked the two armies to retreat a hundred steps to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts, and then freed up their hands to deal with the attack of the Sui army outside the camp. Chen Yingliang barbarian, let's see how I deal with you nine-surnamed dogs!"
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Yin Shishi, Liu Changgong and others were left to guard the camp. When Chen Sangliang personally led the 20,000 rear troops to the outside of the Turkic camp, it was already dusk. After getting off the tortoise formation to prevent the Turkic army from coming out of the camp suddenly, Chen Sangliang ignored them, but hurriedly climbed up to observe the situation of the Turkic camp, and also focused on observing the situation of the Tuojie camp that he learned about yesterday morning. The result shocked Chen Yingliang Yes, although a large number of troops gathered at the Tuojie camp, there was no disturbance at all, and Chen Yingliang couldn't help being surprised, "Eh? ?”
Of course no one can answer Chen Sangliang's question now, but Wang Shiyun ran up to greet Chen Yingliang. When Chen Yingliang asked about the situation in the Turkic camp, Wang Shiyun reported: "Commander, when the last general and his son led the army outside the Turkic camp, , There is no sound of turmoil in the Turkic camp, but fortunately the Turkic did not come out of the camp to fight with us, but just stick to the camp and come out."
"When you arrived outside the Turkic camp, the riots in the Turkic camp had already stopped?" Chen Sangliang was surprised again, and was even more curious about how Shibi Khan calmed down those wolf-like Tuojie Hu soldiers, but for a while Can't find an answer either.
The Sui army quickly formed a battle formation, but there was still no movement in the Turkic camp. The enemy's situation was unknown, and Chen Sangliang did not dare to attack rashly. It was difficult to decide whether to abandon the attack or mobilize the main force to attack the Turkic camp. At this time, a messenger with a white flag came out from the Turkic side, and trotted to the Sui army to ask to see Chen Sangliang. At the same time, the messenger carefully reported that the Turkic messenger was carrying a blood-stained package, Hearing this, I was startled, and thought to myself: "Could it be that Chai Shao was exposed? If that's the case, I have no choice but to accept Chai Qian as my concubine."
Shocked, Chen Yingliang hurriedly summoned the Turkic envoy, but when the Turkic envoy came to Chen Sangliang, he actually presented a bloody package to Chen Sangliang, and Chen Sangliang hurriedly ordered his soldiers to take it and open it. While waiting anxiously for the soldiers to open the package, Chen Sangliang was relieved that although there was indeed a human head in the package, it was a head that he had never seen before. Immediately, he fell to the ground and thought to himself: "Fortunately, there is no need to support Chai Shao's parents and wife."
He was overjoyed in his heart, but Chen Sangliang remained calm, and said after a while: "Go back and tell Shibi Chief that he won't be able to see the rising sun the day after tomorrow, so I must kill him with my own hands. General Simo took revenge. Also, by the way, tell Shibi Chieftain, don’t think that I am the only friend in your camp, General Ashina Simo.”
The interpreter translated Chen Sangliang's words, and the Turkic envoy nodded and left without saying a word. Chen Sangliang pretended to be frustrated that the traitor had been found out, and decisively ordered the troops to retreat back to the camp. Jing Rui scratched his tongue and asked for a confession.
Seeing the Sui army retreating slowly, the Turkic camp, which had been on tenterhooks for a long time, burst into cheers. In fact, the crisis in the Turkic camp has not been completely resolved. If Chen Sangliang really launches an attack at any cost, there is still a lot to do. He hoped to break through the Turkic camp, so to be precise, Chen Sangliang finally made a wrong judgment this time and missed an opportunity to break the enemy.
While cheering, Shibi Khan, who was relieved, also got a reply from Chen Sangliang brought back by the Turkic envoy. Hearing that Chen Yingliang threatened that there were traitors in the Turkic army, Shibi Khan didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly summoned Chai Shao and Mao Fugui asked them to return to the Sui army camp to meet Li Yuan, and asked Li Yuan to continue to investigate Chen Yingliang's contact with the Turkic traitor. If there is such a traitor, he must find it out and tell Shibi Khan.
Mao Fugui respectfully agreed, while Chai Shao agreed carelessly, and said, "Khan, the situation was too urgent yesterday, and I forgot to tell you two things. Father-in-law, I deliberately transferred my father-in-law back to Taiyuan to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. My father-in-law pretended to be sick and did not go back in order to stay and help you. Still in the hands of my father-in-law."
Shibi Khan nodded, and thanked Li Yuan for his full help to his own army. When asked about the second matter, Chai Shao replied: "The second matter, the little thief Chen Yingliang announced yesterday morning that he would defeat the army within three days. You lifted the siege of Yanmen, so within two days today and tomorrow, the little thief Chen Yingliang will definitely launch a large-scale attack, father-in-law, please be prepared, and don't let the little thief Chen Yingliang succeed."
Shibi Khan nodded solemnly again, more and more convinced that Chen Sangliang would launch a decisive battle within two days today, and then Shibi Khan couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Chai, please tell Duke Tang, and ask him to find out about Chen Yingliang for me. As for the barbarian's dispatch time and tactical plan, as soon as there is news, send someone to tell me."
"It's okay to send someone to tell you, but you have to take good care of your scouts." Chai Shao was a little annoyed, touching the back of his scarred head and said: "Don't be like yesterday, you hit me on the head as soon as we met, and almost killed me." Beat to death. It doesn't matter if you kill my father-in-law's envoy, what if you miss the big event between you and my father-in-law?"
Shibi Khan hurriedly apologized, and in order to facilitate contact with Li Yuan, Shibi Khan took out another wooden and golden arrow sealed with wax, handed it to Chai Shao with both hands, and said solemnly: "Mr. Chai, this is me. Normally, only my attached soldiers can hold and carry it when passing orders. As long as Duke Tang’s envoy shows this command arrow, my soldiers will never stop the damage. Please keep it safe, please don’t lost."