Liu Changgong and his team did not give Wei Xuan a good impression, because Liu Changgong said a lot of things that Wei Xuan didn't like to hear, and Liu Changgong's team gave Wei Xuan a bad impression, everyone was lazy and disciplined Forget it, during the battle of Mianchi, they also showed obvious timidity. The order to reinforce the left wing had been conveyed for a long time, but they still hesitated to step forward. In response, Wei Xuan would definitely not spare Liu Changgong's team, even if Liu Changgong's team did not belong to Wei Xuan, Wei Xuan would definitely take a few heads to make an example to others.
Later, although Liu Changgong's team protected Wei Xuan and successfully got rid of the entanglement of the rebel team, they miraculously turned around on the battlefield before the battle without being severely injured. Yang Xuangan, who had a large number of cavalry, gave the rebels a chance to catch up and wipe them out, but Wei Xuan was still full of contempt for Liu Changgong's team-what's the point of running for their lives? A group of veterans who only know how to steal, rape and play tricks have the ability to compete head-on with the rebel army
Suddenly, when the ambush arranged by the Sui army was launched, and when the legendary Baoguo army appeared on the battlefield with torches, Wei Xuan's impression of Liu Changgong's team changed completely, because he had escaped faster than before. The rabbit was still fast, and at the same time, Liu Changgong's team, which was exhausted from escaping, suddenly cheered like chicken blood. Without any order to counterattack, they scrambled to turn their heads, held their knives and guns high and shouted to kill the front. He also chased and killed the rebel army that had nowhere to go, his fierce and brave appearance, that kind of indomitable murderous aura, could almost catch up with those Daxing elite troops brought by General Zuowuwei Feng An to Liaodong .
What made Wei Xuan even more unbelievable was that he was still behind, when his physical strength was almost exhausted, Liu Changgong's team rushed directly into the rebel team without hesitation, and directly started a melee melee with the elite soldiers of the rebel army. They also beat the elite rebel troops to howl and howl, beheaded and ran away, and the rebel troops retreated in embarrassment at the risk of being smashed to death by rolling stones and trees. There were endless screams and screams, but Liu Changgong's team The more energetic the fight, the louder the shouts of killing, the more valiant the charge, and within a moment, the rebel team in the middle of the ambush and chaos was completely collapsed.
"Fuck you!" Liu Changgong yelled and told Wei Xuan the answer to all these miracles, "You bastards are more ruthless in fighting against the wind. When the white-robed soldiers come, they will be energetic. If you have the ability, just now After turning around, the rebels are fighting to the death! Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, the fox pretending to be the tiger's power, who did you learn this kind of broken virtue? Has Lao Tzu taught you how to fight like this?"
The mountain road was too narrow, and General Liu's team suddenly turned around to fight to the death. The soldiers of the Nationalist Army who were waiting for work did not have the opportunity to fight the enemy in close quarters. However, this was enough. Yao Yi, the magistrate of Shan County, led the local soldiers to hide on the road On the high mountains on both sides, the long-prepared wooden rolling stones were continuously thrown down, and occasionally one or two huge fireballs made of firewood rolled down, which was enough to cause huge chaos for the rebel team at the foot of the mountain. The general's team was fighting like chicken blood, and there was no need for the national army to take action. The failure of the rebel team was already doomed. The only difference was the victory of the Sui army and the size of the gains.
Because of this, after carefully observing the situation on the battlefield, Chen Yingliang resolutely gave up the plan to let the Baoguo army join the battlefield, ordered the whole army to stand by, and directly entrusted Liu Changgong's team with the glorious task of beating the dogs in the water - the terrain is too narrow Not only will it not be effective if the national army rushes up, but it may also accidentally injure the friendly army in the chaos of the black lights, or be accidentally injured by the friendly army, which is not worth the loss.
Of course, if Chen Yingliang knew that Yang Xuangan and Li Mi were also trapped in the ambush circle, then Chen Yingliang's decision would definitely be different, but unfortunately, Chen Yingliang didn't know.
At this time, Liu Changgong had already protected Wei Xuan and came in front of Chen Yingliang. Seeing that Wei Xuan was safe and sound, Chen Yingliang, who had three important responsibilities, heaved a sigh of relief. Chen Yingliang, the secretary of the government office, led the soldiers under his command to see Daxing staying behind to guard the Shangshu, and the Shangshu has come to work hard from afar, please..."
"Okay, okay, don't say polite words." Wei Xuan waved his hand to interrupt Chen Yingliang's hypocritical politeness, and asked, "Didn't Fan Zigai send you to reinforce Hongnong? How did you end up in Hangu, Shan County?" Appear here?"
"Reporting to Minister Wei, it was His Royal Highness Cai Wang who decided to set up an ambush at Hangu Pass to teach Yang Rebel a lesson. After meeting him, the villain was assigned to him, and he stayed here to assist the Shan County township troops in the battle." Chen Yingliang Respectfully replied.
"His Royal Highness Cai Wang is also here?" Wei Xuan raised his eyebrows.
"His Royal Highness is in Hangu Pass City." Chen Yingliang replied truthfully: "There are also Hongnong County Magistrate Yanzu Xianzun and Taolin County Wang Xianzun who are accompanying His Highness King Cai."
"That's good." Wei Xuan heaved a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: "This Yang Zhiji is really impeccable in his work. He deliberately brought several county magistrates by his side to monitor him, which can reduce the lord's suspicion of him."
"Brother Yingliang, why did you think of meeting us here?" Liu Changgong finally got the chance to speak and said excitedly: "Do you know how dangerous we were just now, if you didn't come out in time, we would have been betrayed The thief was caught up."
"This is calculated by my younger brother." Chen Yingliang replied with a smile: "The distance between Mianchi and Hangu Pass is 110 miles. If you run at full speed, it is entirely possible to withdraw from Mianchi to Hangu Pass in one day, so I guessed it." , Brother Liu, you will definitely protect Wei Shangshu and retreat here today, so I suggest His Royal Highness Cai arrange the ambush circle here."
As he said that, Chen Yingliang laughed again: "But what I didn't expect, Brother Liu, was that you would come so quickly, and retreat to Hangu Pass as soon as you arrived at the second watch. Originally, my younger brother thought that you would arrive at least after the third watch." Hangu Pass, this speed, my little brother really... I really don’t know how to describe it.”
Liu Changgong's rare old face blushed, and said embarrassingly: "There is no way, Wei Shangshu is protected, if you don't withdraw, you can't hurry up, brother Yingliang, you also know that Fan Liushou gave me a death order before leaving, even if I lost it. My head must also ensure the safety of Wei Shangshu and his elders."
"Wait." Wei Xuan suddenly interrupted the conversation between Liu Changgong and Chen Yingliang, and asked Chen Yingliang, "How do you know that Liu Changgong brought the old man here tonight?"
"This..." Chen Yingliang was a little dumbfounded, and really didn't dare to tell Wei Xuan the cruel truth.
"You figured it out too, right?" Wei Xuan sighed as if he had suddenly aged ten years, "You counted the time when Yang Rebellion arrived in Mianchi, you also counted the time when the old man will have a decisive battle with the traitor today, and you counted it. Vulnerable to the traitors, he must be defeated at the first touch, and he must be protected by Liu Changgong and escape here today, right?"
Chen Yingliang didn't dare to say anything, and it took him a long time to comfort him: "Wei Shangshu, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. The reason why you lost to Yang Xuangan's traitors this time is because your team is too disappointing, and it has nothing to do with you. If you bring It is Zuo Wuwei's elite team, and Yang Xuangan's head of the traitor must have been presented to the emperor by you long ago to ask for credit."
"Don't comfort me with such obedient words, the old man won't appreciate it." Wei Xuan shook his head dejectedly, and sighed: "It's also a second-tier team, and the old man has been defeated repeatedly, but You Wuwei was defeated under the command of that old man Fan Zigai. It is impressive, the old man is ashamed of the imperial court and of the great entrustment of the emperor."
Chen Yingliang was silent, he didn't know what else to say to comfort the disheartened Wei Xuan, but Liu Changgong said carelessly: "Wei Shangshu, don't blame yourself when you get old, our Youwuwei didn't lose in a row at the beginning, but later To be able to turn salty fish over, in addition to having a city to defend, we have to thank you, Zuo Wuwei, for giving us Brother Yingliang. If Brother Yingliang hadn’t happened to run from Daxing to Luoyang to join the army, Yang Ni’s rebellion this time might not have happened. Brother Liang joined the army directly in Daxing, and maybe the white-robed soldiers are your Zuo Wuwei's team."
"What do you mean?" Wei Xuan quickly raised his head, and asked Chen Yingliang suspiciously, "You sound like you are from Daxing?"
"Reporting to Wei Shangshu, the villain is indeed from Daxing, and he lives in Qingshi Street, Datongfang, Daxing South City." Chen Yingliang respectfully replied: "Because of some reasons, the villain was forced to leave Daxing. Originally, he wanted to serve in the Liaodong army. On the way, Yang Ni's rebellion suddenly happened, and the road was blocked, so the villain went to Luoyang to join the army."
"Forced to leave Daxing? Why?" Wei Xuan hurriedly asked, and raised a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, "Also, how come I seem to have heard of your name before?"
"Wei Shangshu, have you heard of the villain's name?" Chen Yingliang was also a little surprised.
"Yes, I seem to have heard of it there, or before the old man led his army to leave Daxing." Wei Xuan nodded.
"It's probably because of that notice." Chen Yingliang murmured in his heart. At the same time, because he didn't know the relationship between Wei Xuan and Lao Chai's family, Chen Yingliang, who was cautious by nature, didn't dare to tell Wei Xuan the reason directly, so he could only say with his hands clasped : "Wei Shangshu, these things are a long story. Our team is still fighting against the traitors. When there is a chance, the villain will report to you in detail."
As soon as the words fell, a fast horse came straight from the west, and immediately the knight lit a torch and said loudly to Chen Yingliang: "Chen Jishi, His Highness Cai Wang asked the villain to tell you that in the valley south of Hangu Pass, there really appeared An unknown number of rebel teams are coming to the back of Hangu Pass. Although the team we arranged there set fire to the road blocking trees to stop the rebel team, His Royal Highness Cai thinks that there is not much time to buy. Please end it as soon as possible. Fight, retreat to Hangu Pass as soon as possible."
"Understood, please report to His Royal Highness Cai, we have received Wei Shangshu, Wei Shangshu is safe and sound, please rest assured, I will withdraw to Hangu Pass as soon as possible." Chen Yingliang replied loudly, the knight agreed, and flew back to the letter with a torch Guguan reported.
After dismissing the messengers sent by Yang Zhiji, Chen Yingliang turned to Liu Changgong and said, "Brother Liu, please withdraw your team, protect Wei Shangshu and go first, and leave the task of the rear to me. Remember, Hangu Pass area The terrain is complex and there are many trails. Although His Royal Highness Cai has made some arrangements, they can only stop the rebel team for a while, and it is difficult to stop the rebels from detouring behind us for a long time. Withdraw, rest at Changping Cang, His Royal Highness Cai Wang has already prepared meals in Changping Cang, you can eat and rest as soon as you get there."
"No problem, brother, don't worry, the bastards under my brother's command can't do anything else, they are the best at escaping!" Liu Changgong agreed, and quickly arranged for his men to send orders to retreat, and at the same time immediately arranged for a team of personal soldiers to protect Wei Xuan and continue westward. Carrying out Chen Yingliang's order without any compromise, the result also made Wei Xuan very puzzled. He couldn't understand that Liu Changgong, who was the chief general of Youwuwei, Hu Benlang, would obey the order of Chen Yingliang, a small official who didn't even have a rank, so unconditionally.
It was also God's destiny not to give Wei Xuan the opportunity to know the answer immediately. After Liu Changgong's team withdrew, the rebel team that was ambushed and in chaos had already escaped from the ambush circle set up by the Sui army, leaving corpses all over the ground. With countless lightly and seriously wounded soldiers, they neither gave the Nationalist Army a chance to expand their victories, nor did they have the courage to continue chasing them in the dark. The more important reason was that they lacked physical strength. At the same time, Chen Yingliang, who had never had any interest in slaughtering prisoners of war, did not dare to take risks. In pursuit, as soon as Liu Changgong's team had withdrawn, Chen Yingliang immediately led the Baoguo army to retreat to Hangu Pass, and routinely reached the end of the whole army.
During this retreat, the Sui troops from all walks of life directly gave up Hangu Pass and went westward, and rushed to Changpingcang in the west of Shaanxi overnight. Jin's bet was on the Hangu Pass battlefield after it was in disrepair and easy to be outflanked. Wei Xuan had some criticisms about this, but after listening to Yang Zhiji's patient persuasion and explanation, he still chose to obey the majority. At the same time, Liu Changgong's team also knew that the situation was critical. rest requirements.
I rushed to the Changpingcang camp in the west of Shan County overnight. It was already half past five o'clock in the morning. Although the defenders had prepared hot meals for Liu Changgong's team, Liu Changgong's team still didn't even have the strength to eat. After entering the barracks, countless soldiers immediately fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep. Yang Zhiji, Chen Yingliang and others had no choice but to ask the defenders of Changpingcang to put the food on a slow fire to keep warm, so that Liu Changgong's team could eat immediately after waking up. , and together they sent Liu Changgong and Wei Xuan, who were also exhausted to death, to the barracks to rest, and the original defenders continued to be responsible for the defense of Cangcheng.
It was also after Wei Xuan, Liu Changgong and others had settled down, in front of Zu Junyan and Wang Fujun, who were eyeliners of Sui Yang Emperor, Yang Zhiji said to Chen Yingliang solemnly: "Ying Liang, you know that the ambush tonight During the battle, did you make any mistakes?"
"The villain made a mistake?" Chen Yingliang was stunned, and said in doubt: "Your Highness, don't you think the villain should not give up the pursuit of victory?"
"No, not this." Yang Zhiji shook his head, and said seriously: "You shouldn't let Liu Changgong's team continue to take on combat missions, you should let them march at full speed to this Changping warehouse to rest, in this way, your new force can be expanded The results of the battle can also give Liu Changgong's team a chance to rest in advance, you are a smart person, you should know how precious time is to us now."
After being told by Yang Zhiji, Chen Yingliang realized that he had neglected this point. He should not have allowed Liu Changgong's exhausted army to continue fighting. He should have led the Baoguo Army to take over the combat mission without hesitation. Exhaustion is not conducive to the next rescue operation in Tongguan. Upon discovering this mistake, Chen Yingliang immediately nodded and said, "Your Highness has taught you the lesson. The villain was negligent and forgot to consider this point. Your Highness, please punish me."
"I don't blame you." Yang Zhiji shook his head and said, "I also know the situation at that time. Liu Changgong's team voluntarily turned around to fight, and your team is behind them. It is not so easy to take over the combat mission. I I just want to tell you that we must prepare in advance to make up for this omission."
"How to make up for it, please show His Royal Highness Cai Wang." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully.
"I'm going back to Hongnong now, and I'll go back with Zu County Magistrate and Wang County Magistrate." Yang Zhiji quickly replied: "We'll go back and preside over the defense of Hongnong and Taolin, and prepare for you to respond. I'm asking you and Yao Yi, let Liu Changgong's team rest for two hours, let them go to Hongnong immediately after two hours, and rest for another night when they arrive in Hongnong, and you will join forces to reinforce Tongguan tomorrow morning, there can be no more delay."
Chen Yingliang agreed without hesitation, but Zu Junyan next to him was a little puzzled, and asked, "Your Highness, there is no need to be in such a hurry, right? Isn't the rebel team also exhausted and need time to rest?"
Yang Zhiji didn't answer, turned to Chen Yingliang and asked, "Yingliang, if you were Yang Xuangan, how would you use your troops in this situation?"
"Reward the soldiers heavily, publicize the danger of the situation, encourage the soldiers not to work hard, and continue to pursue the pursuit, and don't give us a chance to reinforce Tongguan." Chen Yingliang replied.
"Yes, if it were me, I would use troops like this." Yang Zhiji nodded, and then said coldly: "And I will divide an army, let the main force bite your tails, restrain your speed, and use partial divisions to seize The official road leading to Tongguan, the dangerous terrain of Xiaohandao, even if two thousand troops rush ahead, it is enough to block you for a long time, and win their main force to encircle you. Yang Xuangan is now only He is absolutely willing to pay any price for this last hope, which is the only way of life left in the west."
Zu Junyan shut up, Chen Yingliang also lowered his head, and said: "The villain was negligent, and forgot to let General Liu's team rest as soon as possible, the villain is guilty."
"I've already said that you can't be completely blamed for this." Yang Zhiji shook his head again, and urged: "Remember, after two hours, you must leave as soon as possible without thinking about the safety of Shan County and Changping warehouse, and don't worry about the safety of Changping warehouse. It is said that the Yang rebels have no time to attack the city of Shan County and Changpingcang, even if they take it down, it doesn't matter, as soon as our main force arrives, we can take it back immediately! However, if Yang Xuangan's rebels enter Guanzhong , our main force of the Sui Dynasty, we don’t know how much time and cost it will take to suppress this rebellion!”