Even Chen Sangliang, who is really devoid of conscience, can't see it. Of course, the Wagang Army imitated Du Fuwei's aggressive tactics, and of course it won't get any effect. So he sent the Wagang army envoys to leave. And when Chen Sangliang saw the gift carefully prepared by Zhai Rang's family, he laughed out loud on the spot. He only hated that the plan needed not to meet the Wagang envoy in person, otherwise Chen Sangliang would really follow the example of the old thief Sima. The Wagang messenger put on women's clothes and danced a passionate waltz.
The envoy brought the fake Chen Sangliang's reaction back to Hulao Pass. The disappointed Zhai Rang's family couldn't help but greet the eighteenth generation of Chen Yingliang's ancestors, but Bing Yuanzhen, Xu Shiji and other careful people refused to give up, and kept questioning the envoy and Chen Sangliang. What happened before and after Liang’s meeting, unfortunately, the Wagang envoy could only provide useful information, but he only answered truthfully: “The young one was brought into the Luokou Cang by the officers and soldiers blindfolded with a black cloth. In any case, after taking off the black cloth, the younger one went directly to Chen Gouguan, presented letters and gifts, and Chen Gouguan immediately had me escorted out of Cangcheng without saying a word."
"Dog officer, you are really treacherous." Xu Shiji cursed, but still refused to give up, and asked again: "He didn't react when he saw the women's clothes we gave him?"
"There was no reaction, as if I didn't even blink my eyes." The messenger replied truthfully.
Xu Shiji was in complete despair, and Chen Sangliang, who was thicker than the city wall, had no choice but Mulan who was standing behind Shan Xiongxin suddenly let out a chuckle, and Shan Xiongxin turned around when he heard the laughter, and asked suspiciously, "My dear brother, why are you laughing? "
"I'm just kidding. It would be fun if the little thief Chen Yingliang put on that woman's clothes on the spot." Mulan said with a smile, "If that dog official puts on women's clothes and puts on a little make-up, no one in custody can tell who he is. Male or female."
Recalling Chen Sangliang's appearance, Shan Xiongxin couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Actually, I also admire that traitor. He looks so handsome, but his heart is so treacherous and vicious yesterday? It seems that the old saying is true. , the more beautiful the snake, the more poisonous it is."
Hearing the conversation between Shan Xiongxin and Uncle Mulan Lang, the emissary, who was a little confused before, spoke again and said, "My lords, I forgot to report a small matter to you. I have often heard Chen Gouguan's brothers say, Chen Gouguan is very handsome and has a fair face, but the Chen Gouguan I saw in the Luokou warehouse doesn't seem to be what the brothers described."
Bing Yuanzhen, Xu Shiji and other Wagang cunning heads quickly raised their heads and asked in unison: "What does the dog official Chen Yingliang you see look like?"
"In his twenties, he wears silver armor and a white robe. He has a face with Chinese characters. His face is a bit dark, and his appearance is average, with a mustache on his lips." The envoy replied truthfully.
Bing Yuanzhen, Xu Shiji and others were stunned, and Mulan was dumbfounded and complained quietly, while Zhai Rang immediately jumped up and shouted: "No! I saw Chen Gouguan, he has no beard, and his face is very pale. , as if painted with powder, it is not a Chinese character face, but a pointed chin! Can you see clearly? When you saw that Chen Gouguan, did he have a pointed chin?"
"No, no, it's a square chin." Wagang envoy quickly shook his head, took another look, pointed to a Zhai Rang guard and said, "The chin is about the same as his, square, and a bit protruding."
The truth came to light. All the Wagang generals who had seen Chen Sangliang yelled loudly, questioning the authenticity of Chen Sangliang in Cangcheng, Luokou. After careful description and repeated comparison by the envoy, Zhai Rang and others thoroughly concluded that they The envoy sent was fooled by the fake Chen Sangliang! After reaching this conclusion, a new question immediately appeared in front of the head of the Wagang Army, which made Zhai Rang and others suspicious, "Why is it a fake Chen Yingliang? The real Chen Yingliang, why didn't he show up?"
"Chen Yingliang may not be in Luokoucang." The super bad man Pei Renji radiated his halo of bad luck again, and pointed out: "Chen Yingliang is staying behind in the Eastern Capital. He is not only responsible for the military affairs in the Eastern Capital, but also presides over the political affairs of the Eastern Capital. Generally speaking, it is easy. You can’t leave the city of Dongdu, even though he’s stationed in Luokoucang now, once a major event happens in Dongdu, he has to go back to Dongdu to deal with it, so it’s not surprising that he leaves Luokoucang and returns to Dongdu temporarily.”
"No wonder Chen Gouguan refused to see me yesterday, maybe Chen Gouguan was not in Luokou Cang yesterday!" Shan Xiongxin jumped up and said loudly: "Chen Gouguan himself is not in Luokou Cang, his subordinates are afraid When we found out, we got a fake product out to deceive us, it must be like this!"
"Good opportunity!" Zhai Rang jumped up happily, and said excitedly, "Officer Chen is not in Luokou Cang, just giving us a chance to win Luokou Cang! Gather troops and horses immediately, and go out to fight the official army! "
"Brother Zhai, you can't do this." Xu Shiji hurriedly stopped him, explaining: "It's already time for the meeting, and we didn't prepare for it before, so we temporarily prepared dry food torches and assembled the main force to attack. It would take more than half an hour anyway. Then send troops to Luokoucang battlefield, thirty miles away, and the sky is already dark, which is not conducive to directing and launching a full-scale decisive battle. Moreover, after the main force is dispatched at night, Hulao Pass will inevitably be empty and very dangerous. We should be cautious For the top."
"Brother Zhai, Brother Xu is right. We should be more careful." Bing Yuanzhen also said: "Instead of sending out the main force to take risks needlessly, it is better to send an army to attack and rob the camp. If it succeeds, it will not only severely hit the officers and soldiers With the morale of the army, our main army can also attack calmly with sufficient preparations, and expand the results of the victory."
Feeling that Xu Shiji and Bing Yuanzhen's words were reasonable, Zhai Rang followed suit, nodded and said, "Okay, let's send an army to rob the camp. Brothers, do you have any advice on how to do it?"
"If you want to rob the camp, the best target is the officer camp on the east bank of the Shizi River." Shan Xiongxin suggested: "There is a river between that camp and other officer camps, and Officer Chen Gou is not there. Luokoucang, that camp was attacked at night, and the other officers and soldiers were afraid that they would flee from the mountain, so they would not dare to rescue them with all their strength. We only need to arrange a small number of troops to guard the bridge, and then we can concentrate on defeating the enemy. Moreover, the officers and soldiers in that camp are very well equipped. Well, if we can take it down, we can make a small fortune in no time. It's just . . . "
Speaking of this, Shan Xiongxin showed some hesitation, while Zhai Rang urged impatiently: "Just what? Brother Shan, you have something to say directly."
"It's just that my younger brother really doesn't understand that army." Shan Xiongxin replied truthfully: "The equipment is very good, and there is a separate army named Invincible Battalion, but the military discipline and military appearance are obviously a little lazy. Yesterday, my younger brother led the army and approached it. Their camp is five miles away, and they don't even bother to defend the camp. I really don't understand them. I don't know if they are a mob, or they are so powerful that they serve the national army. They don't take us seriously at all. ?”
"It doesn't matter if he is strong or not, just send elite soldiers to deal with them!" Zhai Rang waved his big hand and said, "I don't believe it, our Wagang volunteers can't deal with the elite soldiers who fought in dozens of battles. Those newly expanded Eastern Capital Army?"
After deciding on this idea, Zhai Rang immediately arranged for Xu Shiji to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to rob the camp at night, and also listened to Bing Yuanzhen's suggestion, and arranged for Wang Dangren to lead an army of 3,000 troops to respond later, just in case, Shan Xiongxin and Mulan both volunteered He led the army to respond, but was rejected by Zhai Rang. In order to launch a full-scale general attack after the camp was successfully robbed, Zhai Rang did not want to send out all the main elite under his command. As a result, Shan Xiongxin nodded and obeyed, but Mulan was greatly disappointed.
The night attack that the Wagang Army was determined to win naturally suffered a disastrous defeat. As soon as it was dark, Xu Shiji led the army out of the pass and went to Luokou Cang, and launched an attack on the Invincible Army camp in the middle of the third watch, and successfully entered the camp However, when the Wagang Army rushed all the way to Liu Changgong's command tent without finding half of the Sui soldiers, Xu Shiji immediately knew that the situation was not good, and quickly yelled: "It's been tricked! There's an ambush! Get out quickly!" ! Withdraw quickly!"
There was a loud bang, the sound of killing was everywhere, and amidst the confusion of torches, the Sui army's ambush soldiers rushed out in all directions. The soldiers of the Wagang Army brought by Xu Shiji, no matter how elite they were, panicked. They trampled and pushed each other as they rushed to retreat. There was complete chaos, and the old and new soldiers of the Sui Army took the opportunity to fight against the wind. Taking advantage of their psychological advantages, they rushed and fought, killing the panic-stricken Wagang elite soldiers, causing many deaths and injuries. Chen Sangliang's No. 1 trump card reported to the national army's line-up attack, and he was too late to take care of himself, let alone free up his hands to rescue Xu Shiji.
At the same time, it was discovered that the former army was in ambush, and the Wagang general Wang Dangren hurriedly urged his troops to respond, and at the same time sent someone to Hulao Pass for emergency. With five or six miles away from the battlefield, they had already been attacked by Cheng Yaojin of the Sui Army. The soldiers under Wang Dangren's command were all Waihuang militiamen brought to Wagang by himself, and their fighting power was not as good as Wagang's elite. Being blocked by Cheng Yaojin was also swift and chaotic, not only failed to immediately respond to Xu Shiji, but trapped himself in it.
Just after the first quarter of the fourth watch, the fast horse sent the news of Xu Shiji's ambush back to Hulao Pass. Zhai Rang and others were shocked when they heard the news, and hurriedly sent Shan Xiongxin out of the pass to respond, but Shan Xiongxin's soldiers and horses had just left the pass. Immediately another scout flew over, saying that the southwestern part of Hulao Pass had discovered that the Sui army was taking a detour to attack Hulao Pass. Shan Xiongxin immediately understood that this was Chen Sangliang's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and wanted to use Xu Shiji as bait The Wagang elite were sent out, and then they attacked Hulao Pass with surprise soldiers. So Shan Xiongxin did not dare to take the risk to immediately reinforce Xu Shiji, but immediately reported to Zhai Rang, asking Zhai Rang to make a decision.
Zhai Rang was also intimidated by Chen Sangliang's endless shameless tricks. It was dark, and no one could guarantee that the despicable and shameless Chen Sangliang would not arrange for a Sui army to pretend to be Wagang defeated soldiers and sneak into Hulao Pass. The army attacked the city - such a thing was easier for Chen Sangliang than eating and drinking. As a last resort, Zhai Rang could only hastily give up his plan to rescue Xu Shiji, and ordered Shan Xiongxin to wait in line in front of the gate of Hulaoguan to meet Xu Shiji's troops who broke through on their own, and also to prevent the Sui army from taking the small road from the southwest to kill them. Elite soldiers.
In this way, of course, the poor Wagang general Xu Shiji suffered. Although his soldiers and horses were elite and good at fighting, they couldn't stand up to the Sui army generals Kan Leng, Ma Sanbao, Niu Jinda and other Sui army teams and the Baoguo army. Thousands of elite soldiers were killed so that they turned their backs on their backs and rushed to pieces. Xu Shiji himself had to change into pawn clothes and lead his own soldiers to fight to the death to break through the siege. Cheng Yaojin defeated Wang Dangren, and joined forces to break through in the direction of Hulao Pass. The rest of the Wagang elite, who had been tempered with great difficulty, were scattered by the generals of the Sui army. They were killed and captured countless times. The losses were heavy enough to make the Wagang army vomit blood.
At the same time, another strange thing was discovered on the side of Hulao Pass, that is, the elite soldiers of the Sui army killed by the small road in the southwest suddenly stopped advancing at a place about ten miles away from Hulao Pass. Did he discover that Shan Xiongxin was waiting outside Hulao Pass, or did he have another despicable purpose. Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin and others were amazed by this, but they didn't dare to divide their troops casually to fight in the dark night. They could only send more scouts to the elite Sui army.
Of course, if Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin and others could know what happened in this so-called elite army of the Sui army at this moment, then they would definitely vomit blood even more. At this moment, in this elite army of the Sui army, countless second-generation officials The rich second generation, who was surrounding their chief general, Liu Changgong, only forced Liu Changgong to immediately enter the army to fight the Wagang army, and even scrambled to be the vanguard, threatening to win Hulao Pass in the first battle. Liu Changgong repeatedly explained that the mission of his own army was only to serve as a suspect, but these second-generation uncles didn't listen at all, forcing Liu Changgong to draw his sword again, threatening to kill anyone who advances without authorization, and finally suppressed them.
"Chen Liushou is too blind. He just asked us to serve as suspects to intimidate the Wagang bandits. If we go to the battlefield to charge and attack, we will keep the Wagang bandits dead." consensus.
Xu Shiji and Wang Dangren, who fled in embarrassment, were pursued by the Sui army with all their strength. When the squirrels ran to the north of Liu Changgong, the Invincible Battalion finally played some role. , although the Invincible Battalion was still unable to face the enemy head-on on the battlefield due to the long distance and bad roads, it succeeded in exacerbating the chaos and fear of the defeated Wagang Army, and also frightened the people who were preparing for the battle before the Hulao closed. Shan Xiongxin, who was waiting, scared Xu Shiji and Wang Dangren to flee faster with their heads in their hands, and also scared Shan Xiongxin to rush westward to meet him—for fear that his good brother Xu Shiji would be completely dumped by the Sui army.
Abandoning a strict formation and advancing westward to respond, and helping his defeated troops retreat in mobile warfare, the price of course is that the casualties of Shan Xiongxin's army will also increase. The army was also a little overwhelmed. As soon as they covered the defeated soldiers and retreated to the battlefield, Shan Xiongxin had to order a retreat to reduce casualties. Shoot back with random arrows. The three Wagang armies of Xu Shiji, Shan Xiongxin, and Wang Dangren, who went out to fight, suffered the same defeat, and Xu Shiji's army suffered the worst loss.
It is conceivable that Zhai Rang and other Wagang generals felt depressed when they went out of the customs and attacked with confidence, but they suffered such a disastrous defeat. They also did not understand how the Sui army would know their sneak attack plan. As a result, the answer was soon revealed. When the sky was bright, Chen Sangliang in white robe and silver armor came to Hulao Pass in person, and walked around in front of the generals of the Wagang Army coquettishly, and then Chen Sangliang released him on the spot. He took a Wagang Army soldier who had been captured before, and asked him to carry a letter to the pass and hand it to Zhai Rang.
The content of the letter made Zhai Rang very pale for a while. The content of the pure vernacular letter is very short. Right? If you are thick-skinned enough, send someone to ask grandpa to sue grandma to invite Li Mi back, you thieves, he can barely fight me, you are too unqualified, and it would be no honor to crush you to death."
He tore up Chen Sangliang's autographed letter three times and twice, Zhai Rang pointed at Chen Sangliang at the base of the city and started yelling, but because of being too excited, his body was exposed, and Yuchi Jingde who was beside Chen Sangliang immediately rushed forward , pulled a strong bow and drew a sharp arrow, and shot at Zhai Rang with one arrow. Everyone in Wagang cried out in surprise, and the arrow had arrived in front of him. Jin Helmet flew away, and Zhai Rang himself sat down on the wall, his face ashen.
Seeing this scene, the closed Sui army cheered of course. The Invincible Battalion under Liu Changgong shouted, insulted and provoked even louder, and many second-generation uncles tried to rush to the city wall to shout and curse, but after seeing the random arrows shot down on the city wall, these second-generation men The uncle returned obediently. Chen Sangliang ignored them, Yuchi Jingde just withdrew, Chen Sangliang laughed and led the army to retreat, before leaving, he raised his middle finger at the Wagang generals on the wall with contempt, and the Wagang generals cursed Ru Chao, but no one dared to go out to fight and pursue.
To a certain extent, Chen Sangliang is indeed a little bit of a conscience. He finally showed his face under the Hulao Pass, but he only cared about showing off his might and humiliating Zhai Rang. He never noticed that since he appeared, Hulao On the wall of Guancheng, a pair of clear eyes never left him, and after seeing him swaggering away, the owner of these clear eyes couldn't help showing a disappointed expression, and said in his heart: "He, as expected, still took me away. forget."
No matter how lost it is, it's useless, there is not even a reliable person around, and when she leaves the city, she has been stared at by the soldiers arranged by Shan Xiongxin. Mulan can only watch Chen Sangliang lead the army to leave sadly, and then help Shan Xiongxin Dealing with the aftermath, counting the loss of the team and relocating the wounded soldiers, I was busy until noon before returning to Shan Yingying to rest. However, when Mulan was leaving the camp of Shan Xiongxin's army alone, a Wagang soldier came up to greet her and bowed her hands in salute. He hasn't forgotten you, and he still misses you."
As if Mulan was struck by lightning, she hurriedly looked at the Wagang soldier carefully, but saw that he happened to be the Wagang prisoner Chen Sangliang released in public this morning, and also happened to be Shan Xiongxin's army scout, so she returned to the city and returned to the city. Arrived in Shan Xiongxin's army. Seeing Mulan's surprised expression, the soldier whispered again: "The villain's name is Zhang Kai. If General Hua needs it, the villain is willing to help you at any time."
After all, the soldier immediately pretended to accept Mulan's instructions, took his leave and left, leaving Mulan standing there with a fluctuating expression, not knowing whether he was happy or worried...