Time was running out, and Chen Sangliang had prepared for the worst early on. As soon as he withdrew to the camp, he asked the army to immediately prepare siege weapons while setting up the camp. Supplemented by a small amount of pointed wooden donkeys, the tactic of blasting open the city gate with gunpowder at the same time became a helpless choice for Chen Sangliang-this tactic is not very sure, Chen Sangliang previously ordered Yuan Tiangang and Cui Hongdan to engage in In the secret experiment, because the explosion power was too diffuse, only one of the three times was barely successful, and half of the city gate was barely shattered.
While making the worst plan, Chen Sangliang did not give up stealing Hulao Pass with his adept tricks of deceit and abduction. Dai Zhou, an important official of Zheng Jun who was assigned by Wang Shichong to serve in Hulao Pass, is a good target—he used to be Wang Shichong Li Mi made great achievements in defeating Li Mi, and was reprimanded and assigned because he opposed Wang Shichong's proclaiming emperor. Isn't this the best material for divorce? Use any kind of scheming and counter-scheming to make Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben suspicious of Dai Zhou. Of course it is best to force the wronged Dai Zhou to turn against him. If not, you can use the hands of Yang and Wang to get rid of this danger. Molecules, making Hulaoguan internal chaos can also create opportunities for the Sui army to break through the city and reduce resistance.
The target has been found, but how to do it has become a big problem, especially now that Chen Sangliang's reputation in this area is already rotten, and if he wants to use some fake letters to frame Dai Zhou, I am afraid that even a battlefield like Wang Xingben's Brother Chu would not be easily fooled, so after returning to the camp, he kept planning until dark, and Chen Sangliang didn't come up with any new tricks to trap Dai Zhou. After racking his brains, he still found nothing, so Chen Sangliang had no choice but to put this matter aside for the time being, and settled down to inspect the camp and the army first.
The new camp that was hastily built today is very simple in terms of fortifications. It only cuts trees to build a camp, builds a few sentry towers, and doesn't even have time to dig trenches. And because it was only five miles away from Hulao Pass, he patrolled around and found that it was too dangerous. When the army was quite exhausted, Chen Sangliang had to arrange an army to guard the night. Fortunately, the bird thief cousin Master Li Ke is also very considerate of his nephew, and volunteered to lead the relatively strong men and horses of the headquarters to take on the task of working hard at night. Chen Sangliang accepted his cousin's kindness, and at the same time ordered Cui Hongdan to rush to build trench bridge cars and flying ladders overnight, so that Always ready.
When Chen Sangliang, who was still thinking of a way to break the city and returned to the tent of the Chinese army after patrolling the battalion, was troubled, Hao Xiaode, who was newly named Duke of Pingyuan, came to the door and said to Chen Sangliang: " Your Highness, I heard that Zhang Sheng who surrendered to Wang Shichong after Li Mi's defeat was also in Hulaoguan City. When I was under Li Mi's tent, I had some friendship with Zhang Sheng. If Your Highness does not give up, I am willing to come forward to replace him. His Highness persuaded Zhang Sheng to come down. If it succeeds, Zhang Sheng only needs to lead his troops to open the gate of the city suddenly, and our army will take advantage of the momentum to enter the city, and our army will be able to enter Hulao Pass smoothly."
Although there is still no certainty in doing so, it is better to have hope than no hope. Overjoyed, Chen Sangliang hurriedly asked Hao Xiaode about Zhang Sheng's situation, and only then learned that Zhang Sheng was from Huanshui County before. The thief leader, in order to let his subordinates eat, took the initiative to lead his troops to surrender to Li Mi, who was occupying the Luokou warehouse at the time, and met Hao Xiaode under Li Mi's tent. The relationship was relatively close, barely a friend, and there was indeed hope to encourage him to open the city gate to welcome the Sui army into the city. Chen Sangliang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Hao Xiaode to write a book on the spot to persuade Zhang Sheng to surrender, and asked Sun Fujia to write an essay for him, promising Zhang Sheng a lot of rewards to win over.
Even Chen Sangliang didn't expect such a coincidence to happen in the world, but at this time, a guard outside the tent suddenly reported that a person claimed to be the confidant of Zhang Sheng, a general under Wang Shichong, and came to visit Chen under the order of Zhang Sheng. Sangliang, there is a confidential event to report, and he asks Chen Sangliang to meet him in person. Chen Sangliang, who was discussing how to recruit this little thief surnamed Zhang, was overjoyed when he heard it, and subconsciously agreed to meet him, but just as the guards turned around, Chen Sangliang immediately came back to his senses, and hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute! !"
The guard turned his head in surprise, and Feng Deyi next to him also asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, what happened?"
"This is too coincidental." Chen Sangliang said with a sneer: "This king and General Hao just discussed how to recruit Zhang Sheng here, and Zhang Sheng's envoy came to the door by himself. There is such a coincidence in the world." ? This envoy was probably sent by the Hulao Pass bandit army to find out if the king has personally led the army here."
After the sneer was over, Chen Sangliang made some calculations, and then told Feng Deyi: "Feng Neishi, you have to work hard, and represent the king to meet the envoy and see what is going on with him. In the words, You might as well intentionally reveal some flaws to make the messenger think that I am not here, and then don’t rush to send him away, let him wait for my news in the guest tent.”
Feng Deyi agreed, and hurriedly went to meet the envoy on behalf of Chen Sangliang, and then Chen Sangliang asked Hao Xiaode to go with him outside the guest tent to peek and listen to the negotiation between Feng Deyi and the envoy, and take the opportunity to identify whether the envoy was Zhang Sheng's subordinate, Hao Xiaode, promised to leave the tent with Chen Sangliang to find out the situation, and Mulan followed Chen Sangliang without hesitation.
When Feng Deyi arrived at the guest tent, the so-called Zhang Sheng envoy had already been invited to wait in the tent. After the meeting, Feng Deyi first introduced himself, and then took a closer look at the envoy's appearance by the light. Finding something familiar, he couldn't help asking the emissary in doubt: "Have we met before? Why does the old man seem to have met you somewhere?"
"Lord Neishi has a good memory, and villain Shen Jian has indeed met him several times." The emissary replied respectfully: "But the villain was just a small follower at the time, and the adult should not remember the identity of the villain."
"Shen Jian?" The emissary obviously underestimated Feng Deyi, who was once stubbornly forced by Mr. Fan to eat more than ten catties of stones. Just after hearing the envoy's surname, Feng Deyi, who is extremely smart, recalled it carefully, and immediately remembered it. Asked: "Who are you, Cai County Marquis Chenyue? Is it your Patriarch? The old man remembers that you once appeared beside Shen County Marquis in the Eastern Capital."
Shen Jian opened his mouth wide and said in surprise, "Lord Neishi, what kind of memory do you have? The villain only met you once or twice outside the gate of the imperial city, yet you still remember that the villain was with the Patriarch? "
"Even the old man can recite the book word for word after reading it once, let alone a person?" Feng Deyi said something very proudly, then Feng Deyi was taken aback again, and hurriedly asked: "Are you Shen County?" How did Hou's family become the confidants of the thief general Zhang Sheng?"
Shen Jian smiled and replied: "Don't dare to deceive the internal history, the villain was recommended by the head of the family, Shen County Marquis, and was instructed by Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben to pretend to be the envoy of Zhang Sheng's thief general to visit His Highness Tang Wang. On the surface, it is falsely claiming that they are going to donate the city of Hulaoguan, but in fact, they are spying on behalf of King Yang and the two thieves to see if His Highness the King of Tang is here."
Shen Jian's words were so direct that Feng Deyi couldn't help opening his mouth. He didn't know what to say for a while, but Shen Jian took out a letter and said: "Feng Neishi, this is the so-called Zhang Shengmi book, but this letter is a fake, even Zhang Sheng himself doesn’t know about it, so it doesn’t matter if you read it or not.”
After all, Shen Jian put down the fake letter and said a word of offense, then took off his pants in front of Feng Deyi, took out a hidden letter from the hidden pocket of his trousers, cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Feng Neishi, this Dao letters are really important letters. The reason why the owner recommended the villain as this messenger is to send his own letters to your military camp by chance while sending fake letters. Whether His Royal Highness Tang Wang is here is not sure. Important, just ask Feng Nei Shi to present this letter to the current commander of your army."
At this point, Feng Deyi finally came to his senses, and hurriedly wrote to Shen Jian to ask Shen Jian to wait, and before Shen Jian agreed, Chen Sangliang had already walked in through the back door of the guest tent, and said with a smile: "No need." , Just look here, King Hou Ben of Shen County also remembers that the nephew of Shen Wuhua, the last empress of the Chen Dynasty, Meng Zuyin was named Marquis. It's not very eye-catching in the court. But this king really didn't expect that the Marquis of County Shen would have such a loyal heart to serve the country."
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Sending such envoys to spy on the Sui army's intelligence, the military intelligence intelligence received by Zheng Jun at Hulaoguan is of course as absurd as possible. In the middle of the night that day, Shen Jian successfully returned to Hulaoguan City. First, he had a hasty meeting with the head of the family, Shen Yue, and was immediately sent to the headquarters in the city to wait. Before dawn, Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben didn't even have time to eat breakfast. He immediately summoned Shen Jian and asked him, "How is it? Have you seen Thief Chen?"
"Report to His Royal Highness King Jing, report to General Yang, no." Shen Jian shook his head, and said very honestly: "The person who came to meet the villain was Yu Wenxin, Chen thief's subordinate. The villain asked to meet Chen thief several times, but he did not agree. I just want the villain to have something to say to him. The villain told him about General Zhang’s plan to dedicate the city, but Yu Wenxin didn’t let the villain meet Chen thief. He just repeatedly questioned many things about General Zhang’s dedicating the city. Until the villain left the camp, he couldn’t see Thief Chen himself.”
Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben were disappointed together, and said that this time it was all hard work in vain, but Shen Jian said: "Your Highness, General, the villain should not have made this trip in vain. After the villain handed the letter to Yu Wenxin, Yu Wenxin brought out the letter. When we went to the tent, the villain heard him outside the tent telling the villain to keep a close eye on it, and he slipped another word, saying that he was going to submit the letter to General Qu Tu."
Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben were overjoyed when they heard it, and hurriedly asked about the details, and Shen Jian made another ghost about the so-called details that Yu Wenxin accidentally leaked. He didn't come to Hulaoguan in person, the Sui army leader outside the city was actually the old man Qu Tutong, and his army didn't face the most dangerous and insidious enemy. Then Yang Gongqing hurriedly asked again: "Then after you handed the letter to Yu Wenxin? Regarding Zhang Shengxian's matter, do you have any reply or reply?"
"No reply." Shen Jian shook his head and said, "Yu Wenxin just asked the villain to bring a message to General Zhang, saying that since General Zhang is willing to surrender the city, after he succeeds, Chen Thief will definitely reward General Zhang heavily, but Now there is no need to take risks and do it directly, and there is no need to send people out of the city to prepare for Chen Thief. We just need to make preparations in advance. In a few days, something will happen in Hulaoguan City. At that time, General Zhang will help open the city again. The confidence will be much greater.”
"What do you mean?" Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben were taken aback, "Could it be that there are already people in Hulao Pass ready to welcome Chen thief into the city?"
"The villain asked Yu Wenxin the same way." Shen Jian hurriedly said: "But that Yu Wenxin obviously didn't trust the villain enough, and he refused to introduce it in detail. He just smiled and said that the truth is more helpful than the injustice. I don’t know how to alienate the heroes, so there are naturally people who love Chen Thief. They also said that if His Highness the Crown Prince hadn’t been lucky enough to hide in Luokou Cangcheng and not come out, otherwise, Chen Thief’s army would have captured His Highness the Crown Prince alive this time.”
Shen Jian's nonsense did not mention Dai Zhou, but it was more serious than directly stating that the traitor in Hulaoguan City was Dai Zhou, because in the entire Hulaoguan City, Dai Zhou was the one who suffered the most in front of Wang Shichong. , He made great contributions and was expelled from the capital. The relationship with Wang Shichong is the most worthy of the comment of unclear rewards and punishments and alienation of heroes. At the same time, what is more terrible is that Dai Zhou urged Wang Xuanying to give priority to guarding Hulao Pass before, and repeatedly suggested that Wang Xuanying move the Eastern Front Headquarters into Hulao Pass City. Wang Xuan responded to these words. So very naturally, after careful consideration and savoring of these words, Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben also focused their doubts on Dai Zhou.
Poor people must have something to hate. Just when Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben were full of suspicion, Dai Zhou, the object of suspicion, came to the handsome hall in a big way, and said with a sneer on his face when he came to the hall, "I heard that go and The person contacted by Chen Thief has come back? How is it? Surely you haven’t seen Chen Thief in person, right? What kind of person is Chen Yingliang, how can he fall for such a trick? Don’t worry if you don’t contact him, you won’t see him if you go , Are you more confused and anxious?"
After exchanging glances with each other, Yang Gongqing first humbly tolerated it for the time being, admitting that Dai Zhou had expected it, and that the envoy of false surrender did not see Chen Sangliang. Then Yang Gongqing asked cautiously: "Dai Shilang, the strength of Chen Thief's army is unknown, and Hulao Pass is weak. I intend to ask His Royal Highness to send an army back to Hulao Pass to strengthen the troops. I wonder what your intention is? "
"It's late." Dai Zhou shook his head and said with a sneer: "It's too late now, the army of Chen thieves is stationed outside the city. It would be to let the soldiers die in vain."
"Then according to Dai Shilang's plan, how should we defend against the enemy now?" Wang Xingben stared at Dai Zhou and asked.
"It's simple, just close the door tightly and don't go to fight." Dai Zhou said very relaxedly: "I said yesterday that the Chen bandit army is coming seventy miles a day. There must not be much food and grass in the army. We only need Persevere and not fight, then within ten days, the Chen bandits will retreat on their own."
Wang Xingben nodded, and then suddenly said: "Then what if a traitor opens the city gate to welcome Chen thief into the city?"
Human nature, smart as Dai Zhou, couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, he was taken aback before he said in surprise: "A traitor? Is there a traitor in Hulaoguan City? Who is the traitor, have you found it?"
In the eyes of Wang Xingben and Yang Gongqing, Dai Zhou's normal reaction of suspecting neighbors stealing the ax naturally became an ironclad evidence of his guilty conscience and timidity. Even more suspicious, although Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben didn't speak, their eyes were still fixed on Dai Zhou's face. Dai Zhou was puzzled when he saw it, and then gradually woke up, and asked in surprise: "Yang General, His Royal Highness King Jing, you don’t suspect that this official is Chen’s traitor, do you?”
There was still no direct evidence, no matter how suspicious Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben were in their hearts, there was no way to prove that Dai Zhou was the traitor who was going to sacrifice the city to surrender. Is it a traitor? But there is one thing that we are very strange, when the Chen thief army was still in Luoyang and did not advance eastward, Dai Shilang, you couldn't wait to encourage His Royal Highness to move to Hulao Pass, why is this?"
"Why?" Dai Zhou was taken aback by this question, and then he came to his senses and said angrily: "I suggest that His Royal Highness move to Hulao Pass. Luokou Cang is a hundred times more important! Only by ensuring the safety of Hulao Pass can Dou Jiande’s reinforcements reach Luoyang City to rescue His Majesty! Do you think that I want to deliberately give Luokou Cang to Thief Chen?!”
"I'm afraid you don't just want to give Luokou Cangbai to Chen Thief?" Shen Yue, who had been silent before, suddenly said with a smile, "I'm afraid you also want to give His Highness the Crown Prince to Chen Thief's army?"
"Shen Yue! Who are you talking about?!" Dai Zhou was furious when he heard that, and immediately pointed to Shen Yue's nose and asked, "Who are you referring to? Are you saying that I persuaded His Royal Highness to move to Hulaoguan?" , Do you want to dedicate Hulao Pass and His Royal Highness to the Chen bandit army?!"
"I don't dare." Shen Yue replied politely: "I didn't dare to mention your name, servant, so please don't be nervous."
"You?" Dai Zhou was choked by Shen Yue, and glared at Shen Yue with almost murderous eyes, but Shen Yue took aim at Dai Zhou's upright temper, deliberately smiled and looked at Dai Zhou's bridge of nose, so his eyes did not show any emotional fluctuations, and he also It further angered Dai Zhou, causing Dai Zhou to growl and roar: "You said that this official is a traitor, where is the evidence?"
"Master Dai, excuse me to remind you again, the official did not say that you are a traitor." Shen Yue said with a smile: "Your servant, you are so nervous, it seems to be a bit like..., like.... "
"It seems like you're not calling yourself up, right?" Dai Zhou growled and finished speaking for Shen Yue, then turned to Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben, and said angrily: "General Yang, His Royal Highness King Jing, the soldier Shen Yue slandered you Officer, please make the decision for the next officer."
"Dai Shilang, did Shen Sibing slander you with that sentence?" Wang Xingben asked strangely: "He neither mentioned your name nor said that you were collaborating with the enemy. How did he slander you?"
Looking at the expressions of Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben left and right, and seeing that their distrust of him was clearly evident on their faces, Dai Zhou finally came to his senses and said angrily, "General Yang, Your Highness King Jing, are you also suspicious of me? You also think Did I secretly inform Thief Chen? My loyalty to His Majesty can be learned from the sun and the moon, don’t you know?”
"Dai Shilang is indeed loyal to His Majesty." Shen Yue took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, and said with a sneer: "That's why when His Majesty decided to accept the Zen throne of the former emperor, Dai Shilang fully supported it."
"Every man! I'll kill you!"
Dai Zhou, who was stabbed with the scar on his head, couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately pulled out the sword at his waist in a rage, but Shen Yue was already prepared, and ran to Wang Xingben with one stride, hid behind Wang Xing himself, and then Dai Zhou used the sword to chop Shen Yueshi naturally seriously threatened the life of Wang Shichong's beloved nephew Wang Xingben, the guards in the hall didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately rushed forward to beat Dai Zhou's sword, and also held Dai Zhou down, Dai Zhou struggled and roared loudly Called, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him.
With the excuse of seemingly assassinating Jing Wang Wang Xingben, Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben also had an excuse to eliminate this hidden danger. After discussing in a low voice, Yang Gongqing announced to Dai Zhou: "Dai Shilang, calm down first, about your matter, Naturally, we will explain to His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to make an order. But for now, you should go down and rest first, we will arrange a room for you to rest well, if you need anything, just ask the guards, and we will try our best to satisfy it!"
"I was wronged!" Dai Zhou roared, "Why do you suddenly suspect me? Lock me up? How can you resist Chen's army without my advice?"
No matter how much you rant, Dai Zhou's arrogance and truth further angered Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben, causing him to be forcibly suppressed by the guards and placed under house arrest, while Shen Yue, who was bullied by his superiors, continued to stay in the hall and got a The kind words of Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben comforted him. It's a pity that Shen Yue is an ungrateful bastard, she talked perfunctorily about Yang Gongqing and Wang Xingben, but she couldn't wait to start thinking about it in her heart, and secretly said: "This time it's done, His Highness Tang Wang must at least give me a county magistrate, right? There is also an official position, why should I be given a real position with authority?"