With Wang Fubao's switch and surrender, the magnificent decisive battle between Chen and Li finally kicked off. After the cunning and evil traitor king Chen Sangliang shamelessly stole the power of the government, he then took another important step to steal the great Sui Jiangshan community. One step further, he stretched out his dirty claws to the Li family brothers who had changed their ways and returned to the embrace of the Eastern Capital of the Sui Dynasty, trying to cut off dissidents and occupy the land and cities of the Taiyuan counties entrusted by Emperor Yang Tong to the Li family brothers to govern on their behalf! Countless relatives of the Li family have died tragically at the hands of Chen Sangliang, but they are not afraid of violence and stand up to resist, vowing to defeat Chen Sangliang and his accomplices and lackeys, to protect the family and the people, and fight with the traitorous king Chen Sangliang to the death. !
Unfortunately for the Li family brothers, no matter how aggressive they are, they don't even think about farming and dealing with other enemies. The auxiliary army whose combat effectiveness is unreliable; and the Sui army has 80,000 people in the main force alone, including the Hedong side division that has already arrived at Qin Qiongjun and Liu Heitai before. The total strength of the Sui army easily exceeds 100,000, and the elite There are so many famous generals and fierce generals, the overall combat effectiveness surpasses the eight streets of the Taiyuan Army!
Let's put it this way, if the Taiyuan army fought the main force of the Sui army on the plains, without the protection of the natural danger of Queshu Valley and the protection of cities in various places, then even a self-confident Li Er would not dare to pat his chest to guarantee that he could support the main force of the Sui army. Go one day without defeat. In a decisive battle, Chen Sangliang only needs to use his words, and a hundred thousand soldiers of the Sui army can crush the Li family brothers and the main force of the Taiyuan army into powder!
Even if the difference in strength is huge, there is something even more miserable. Seeing the tyrannical traitorous king Chen Sangliang attacking Taiyuan aggressively, among the neighbors of the Li family brothers, except for the kind man Dou Jiande who sent troops to help without hesitation, the others either Either he became deaf and blind and pretended not to see, or he turned around to help the tyrant, and handed over the envoy sent by the Li family brothers to Chen Sangliang to flatter him. He was as shameless as Liang Shidu and his ilk, and he was already dispatching troops to prepare Take advantage of the fire. As for Li Mi, whom the Li brothers placed high hopes on, and Wang Shichong, the honorary boss of the Li brothers, they flirted with Chen Sangliang early on, and tried every means to get Chen Sangliang to send troops to Taiyuan to win them a chance to breathe.
Of course, although there is a huge disparity in strength and the neighbors are not too good, the Li brothers are not hopeless. At least the natural dangers of Queshu Valley and the strong food in Taiyuan are the capital of the Li brothers' self-insurance. It is very possible that the army will be forced to retreat due to lack of food or other reasons, so after withdrawing to Lingshi City in the middle of Queshu Valley, the Li brothers did not hesitate at all, and immediately started to build a defensive position in Queshu Valley, trying their best to block Chen Sang Good, keep the enemy out of the country.
The Sui army also knew very well that the Taiyuan army would definitely defend Queshu Valley with all its strength, so without Chen Sangliang's order, Liu Heitai had already personally led the army into Queshu Valley, not seeking to break the city and defeat the enemy, but desperately destroying it. The Taiyuan Army's fortification construction plan did not hesitate to consume the already weak strength of the Taiyuan Army. The Li brothers hated their teeth but had no choice but to send out a special army to fight Liu Heitai and wait for the opportunity Repair fortifications and build positions. But the Li family brothers also know that this is not enough. If the self-army wants to block Chen Sangliang's main force to the south of Queshu Valley, the prerequisite is to ask Dou Jiande to provide more assistance to contain Chen Sangliang more effectively. Good flank.
After discovering the news that Wang Fubao had opened Taiping Pass to surrender to Chen Sangliang, the Li brothers, apart from regretting and scolding Chen Sangliang for his hypocrisy, were also secretly delighted. Furious, it is not impossible to personally raise troops westward in a rage, so the Li family brothers immediately sent the ace envoy Ren Yu to copy the trail to Yueyang, and then went eastward to contact Dou Jiande, pretending to thank Dou Jiande, and also took the opportunity to ask Dou Jiande to send the main force to the west Into the rescue of the army.
It is still a pity that the Sui army did not underestimate the possible threat from Dou Jiande. In fact, after surrendering to Chen Sangliang, the first thing Wang Fubao did that night after receiving Chen Sangliang's warm hospitality was to report to Chen Sangliang. He issued a warning and said: "Your Highness, Dou Jiande, the old master of the criminal general, has a violent personality, is warlike, and has soft ears. He likes to listen to slander. The idea of revenge by marching westward, if someone follows his will to fan the flames, maybe he may launch the main force. Regarding this point, I hope His Highness will take precautions early, so as not to be caught off guard when things happen."
"What the general said is very true." Chen Sangliang nodded, and then said: "In fact, I have never underestimated the threat from Dou Jiande, not to mention that Dou Jiande led the army here in person. It poses a huge threat to our army's flanks and grain roads, if we don't pull out the nail of Yueyang, the main force of our army will not dare to go north with confidence."
After all, Chen Sangliang added with a smile: "Fu Bao, our army made a detailed report, saying that it is your idea to let Dou Jiande's army station in Yueyang, and to move the money and food from Linfen counties to Yueyang? This is a very good hand. The ghostly place in Yueyang is backed by the Taihang Mountain Road, which is the throat connecting the east and the west. If you advance, you can attack our army's flanks, and if you retreat, you can calmly withdraw to Shangdang and Linfen. Traveling on the mountain road is unimpeded, and you can do multiple things in one fell swoop, and your account is really good."
Wang Fubao's expression was a little awkward, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, forgive me, guarding Yueyang is indeed the suggestion of the criminal general. At that time, Taiyuan Li and Dou Jiande were unwilling to listen. I didn't expect them to pick up this method now. Your Highness has added obstacles to the army, so please forgive me for the crime."
"It doesn't matter. At that time, you were loyal to Dou Jiande. Naturally, you had to consider his interests with all your strength. I was too happy for you to have such a long-term vision. How could you blame you?"
Chen Sangliang laughed and waved his hands, and Yuchi Jingde, who was protecting Chen Sangliang from the north, also told Wang Fubao with a smile, saying that the reason why Chen Sangliang dropped his main force and rushed to recruit him was because his outstanding performance on the battlefield made Chen Sangliang He felt that talents were rare, so he couldn't bear to let Wang Fubao die under the sword of the Sui army. Wang Fubao quickly thanked him, and then hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the small town of Yueyang is holding the throat of the mountain road tightly. If our army can quickly regain it, not only can Dou Jiande dispel the idea of sending out the main force, but even if Dou Jiande personally leads the main force to kill, our army will also be defeated." You can admit to the battle, blocking him on the mountain road and making him unable to advance. Yueyang County is proposed by the sinful general, and the sinful general wants to atone for his crimes. Please let the sinful general be the vanguard and send troops to retake Yueyang City."
"You can't go." Chen Sangliang shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't believe you, one is that you are currently injured, and the other is that you just came from Dou Jiande's side, and immediately broke your face to attack Dou Jiande for me, so Your reputation is bad, and you will inevitably become the target of public criticism on the battlefield, so you don't have to go to Yueyang, hurry up to recover from your injuries, and then accompany me to attack Queshu Valley and Taiyuan City."
Wang Fubao nodded and thanked Chen Sangliang for his carefulness. Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin immediately asked for orders to attack Yueyang. There are 15,000 to 6,000 troops, and you will definitely use gestures. The current strength in your hands is a little weaker. Even if you can fight down, you will definitely suffer a lot of casualties. Yueyang City will wait for our main army to arrive, and then we will talk about it. The Shugu side is the key, Liu Heikai has been fighting hard, and the army has suffered a lot, we must give him priority to replenish his troops, so that he can more effectively contain the Li brothers."
After all, Chen Sangliang arranged for Cheng Yaojin and Xue Renguo to lead the forwards to Huoyi to participate in the battle, and let Qin Qiong temporarily rest in Linfen, and then send troops to fight Yueyang after replenishing his troops. He stopped, and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, can you let the last general follow General Cheng and the others to go north first?"
"As I said just now, you are injured, it's important to recuperate first, and you don't have to rush into battle." Chen Sangliang replied.
"Your Highness, please listen to the crime general." Wang Fubao hurriedly cupped his hands again, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, your main force is still on the way to the north, and it is temporarily impossible to launch a frontal attack on Queshu Valley. Still defending in Yueyang, not yet threatened, the Taiyuan Li family must have such thoughts, thinking that even if you immediately increase your troops in Queshu Valley, Your Highness, you just want to harass and destroy them, and don't give them a chance to build strong fortifications, let alone Attack immediately."
Speaking of this, Wang Fubao took a peek at Chen Sangliang's face, saw that Chen Sangliang nodded in agreement with his analysis, and then said: "Since that is the case, if our army suddenly turns false into reality and highlights the surprise soldiers, we can only rely on The former army launched an attack to kill the Li family in Taiyuan by surprise. Once successful, even if our army can't break through the Queshu Valley in one fell swoop, it can at least severely injure the enemy, and even take the opportunity to take down Lingshi City in the middle of the Queshu Valley and seize the main force of our army. In the place where the troops are stationed in the Valley of the Rats!"
"Good idea! If this is done, it will be much easier for our army to break through the Rat Valley!"
Chen Sangliang clapped his hands and applauded, Cheng Yaojin and Xue Renguo over there were overjoyed when they heard such a good thing, and hurriedly asked Wang Fubao: "General Wang, how can we stand out and kill the bandits in Taiyuan by surprise? "
For some unknown reason, Wang Fubao suddenly closed his mouth, not daring to answer this question, but Chen Sangliang over there said with a smile: "Zhijie, Renguo, this is not easy? General Fubao just returned, or was it because he was Our army was completely encircled and had nowhere to go before choosing to surrender. Now he ran to the Taiyuan bandit army to feign surrender. Can the Taiyuan bandit army believe him? The Taiyuan bandit army believed in General Fu Bao. The opportunity for you to make great achievements is coming soon. gone?"
Wang Fubao immediately opened his mouth wide, looking at Chen Sangliang and couldn't believe his ears, but Cheng Yaojin, Xue Renguo and Qin Qiong turned their heads suddenly, and looked at Wang Fubao together, their eyes were full of suspicion and suspicion, and they said together in their hearts "This guy, is he trying to feign surrender to the Taiyuan bandit army? Or is he actually feigning surrender now, and wants to take the opportunity to run back!"—Don't blame Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others for being narrow-minded, the key is that Wang Fubao voted for Chen Sangliang only this morning drop.
At this time, Wang Fubao spoke again, and said cautiously: "Your Highness is wise, the criminal general really wants to defeat the enemy with a trick of surrender, but..., but I just don't know if His Highness is relieved of the criminal general?"
"Of course I'm worried!"
Chen Sangliang's categorical answer made Wang Fubao stunned, and then Chen Sangliang said slowly: "I am worried, it is your body, you have injuries, and if you go to defeat the enemy, you will inevitably have to fight with the Taiyuan bandits Fight, if you make any mistakes at that time, wouldn't our army lose a general?"
After regaining his senses, Wang Fubao's face with Chinese characters was flushed red with blood, and he immediately got up and knelt down on one knee to Chen Sangliang, cupping his fists and said, "Your Highness knows the great kindness of your kindness, even if you are crushed to pieces, it will be difficult for the general to repay you." Just in case! Please rest assured, Your Highness, although the last general has minor injuries, it does not prevent him from fighting in battle, and he can still perform meritorious service for your Highness, and he will definitely be able to come back alive to see you!"
After all, Wang Fubao quickly untied his shirt and let Chen Sangliang watch his chest wound, saying that although his wound hadn't scabbed yet, it had stopped bleeding. Chen Sangliang smiled, personally helped Wang Fubao put on his clothes again, and said: "The general must go, I will not stop you, take all your old troops, and then you will take them to feign surrender, so that I can Don't worry about your safety."
The hearts of Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others jumped even more, but Wang Fubao shed tears, knelt down to Chen Sangliang again, choked up and said: "The final general will descend today, but His Highness can trust the general so deeply, there is no doubt that the latter Meeting a lord like His Highness is simply a blessing in a previous life. The general is willing to swear by the Taihang Mountain, even if the Taihang collapses, the general will never waver in his loyalty to His Highness!"
Chen Sangliang smiled and helped Wang Fubao up again, and said many beautiful words to comfort him. After Wang Fubao stopped his tears, Chen Sangliang said in a deep voice: "Fu Bao, you can pretend to surrender! But remember one thing, it will definitely come. Fake surrender in front of Li Erlang, that traitor is far more cunning than me, not only is it very difficult for you to swindle surrender, but even if you can temporarily deceive him, he must have a way to prevent you from suddenly attacking me, and instead killed you! If you want to feign surrender, you can only choose other targets! Do you understand?"
"Understood, thank you for your guidance." Wang Fubao quickly agreed, and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, at the end of the day, I will be careful to guard against Li Erlang, and I will not give him a chance to see through. I will also play by ear, and strive to win more for Your Highness." Results."
Chen Sangliang nodded with a smile, and told Wang Fubao a lot of details, and then let everyone take a rest. As a result, after the banquet was over, Wang Fubao was very smart to leave first. Of course Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong stayed together, and then just after Wang Fubao left, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and other generals immediately surrounded Chen Sangliang. In front of him, he scrambled to ask in a low voice: "Your Highness, can you really trust him? This Wang Fubao only surrendered this morning. Are you not afraid that he will take the opportunity to run away again?"
"If he takes the opportunity to run away, what loss do we have?" Chen Sangliang asked back with a smile, and said: "If Wang Fubao pretended to surrender to us, then he pretended to surrender to the Taiyuan bandits and never returned, and even brought his direct descendants with him. The past. Then what is great about us is the loss of an unreliable Wang Fubao, and more than a thousand subordinates brought out by him, will it benefit us more than harm, or harm more than benefit?"
After a lot of effort, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others finally understood the meaning of Chen Sangliang's words. Immediately, Qin Qiong nodded and said, "Your Highness is wise, yes, it is true. Whether Wang Fubao sincerely surrendered to our army is still unclear. Distinguished, now that the battle is imminent, instead of keeping him in the army on guard all the time, it is better to agree to his volunteering. If he sincerely submits to us, he can win for us and prove that he is loyal to His Highness. If he is false Surrender to our army, and if we don't return together, we won't have much loss, and in turn, we can be much less wary."
"I mean that a little bit, but I believe that Wang Fubao is sincerely surrendering, and he really wants to make meritorious service for our army and win victory." Chen Sangliang said calmly: "I had two very special experiences before, which taught me to learn How to effectively distinguish a person's true from false, good from evil. Wang Fubao is a typical soldier, who attaches great importance to the honor and accusation of soldiers. His personality is very similar to that of Kan Leng and Liu Heita. Once such a person recognizes the lord, it is almost impossible Betray again. I can tell that he is determined to surrender to me. I promised to let him surrender to the Taiyuan bandit army. The main reason is that he is going to surrender to the Taiyuan bandit army now. He can easily gain the trust of the Taiyuan bandit army and create a ruin for us. Enemy aircraft."
"Except for Renguo, you have all been to Queshu Valley, and you all know what's going on there." Chen Sangliang added: "Our main force can't deploy troops there, no matter how strong the military is, there is not much use for it. Well, if Wang Fubao's feint-surrender can help you take the opportunity to take down Lingshi City, then our main force will be able to break through the Rat Valley several times more easily. So this risk is worth taking, because as long as we can succeed in the surprise attack, we can save thousands of sacrifices The soldiers of our army saved tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of food and grass!"
Qin Qiong and the others nodded, all admiring Chen Sangliang's meticulous planning, digging oil out of the belly of mosquitoes, and scraping meat off the legs of egrets. However, Chen Sangliang warned Cheng Yaojin and Xue Renguo: "Zhijie, Renguo, you must treat Wang Fubao with sincerity, and you can trust him in everything except things that may put your lives in danger. Listen more to his strategies and strategies, his ingenuity is not used in the officialdom, but it is all used in the battlefield, his strategies will definitely help you."
When Cheng Yaojin and Xue Renguo agreed, Chen Sangliang said uneasy: "Also, be careful of Li Erlang, Wang Fubao's trick of feigning surrender can be hidden from anyone but him! If possible, you It is best to do everything possible to hold back Li Erlang and create opportunities for Wang Fubao to deceive others."
Cheng Yaojin and Xue Renguo agreed again, and then Cheng Yaojin said: "Your Highness, can you think of a way for us to let us hold Li Erlang outside Lingshi City, and let Wang Fubao take the opportunity to go down to Lingshi City to feign surrender? If we succeed, we can take the opportunity to take down Lingshi City and control most of the Queshugu natural danger."
"It's too far away, and I don't even know the deployment of Taiyuan's bandit army in Queshu Valley, how can I come up with such a way?" Chen Sangliang smiled wryly, and said casually: "But it doesn't matter, after arriving in Queshu Valley, You can make total calculations according to local conditions, and I believe you can do it.”