The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 109

Yindiguan, less than forty miles away from Huoyi, is located at the intersection of Xihe County and Linfen County. The width of the city is only three miles.

Yindiguan was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In fact, a city wall was built at each end of the canyon to guard the north and south of the canyon. It is the most difficult and strategically important pass in the entire Queshu Valley.It is even worse than Jiexiu County in the north and Huoyi in the south.

The strategic intention of the Northern Sui Dynasty is very obvious at present, that is, Li Jing will contain the Tang army in Taiyuan, and then Shen Guang will capture Queshu Valley from south to north, thereby cutting off the connection between Taiyuan City and the southern part of Bingzhou, and then occupying the outside of Taiyuan City as quickly as possible. The entire territory of Bingzhou.

This is the huge loophole in Tang Jun's plan to stick to Taiyuan City. This loophole lacks an overall view and does not accommodate the entire Bingzhou into the plan to stick to Taiyuan City.

The key to the entire Bingzhou is Queshu Valley. As long as the Sui army captures this strategic location, Taiyuan will become an isolated city.

The reason why Shen Guang did not replace Huoyi's defenders in large numbers and let them continue to defend the city was to prevent the defenders of Yindiguan from discovering that Huoyi had fallen, thereby creating conditions for seizing Yindiguan.

"Are you really going to conquer Bingzhou? The whole Bingzhou?" Early the next morning, Pei Yang was escorted northward by Shen Guang.He asked yesterday's question again.

Shen Guang laughed and said: "We thought that the Battle of Bingzhou would be a war of great sacrifices, alas! Now it seems that it is too simple. His Royal Highness King Qin originally worried that the arrival of Pei Ji would change the political situation of Bingzhou. For this reason, Many methods have been prepared, but now it seems that the literati guarding the city is treating the head with headaches and the feet with pain in the feet... I really naively thought that the battle of Bingzhou was limited to Taiyuan, and I naively thought that we would go from north to south. Fortifying cities one by one, thus giving him the opportunity to retreat south step by step, is really ridiculous!"

"At this level, we are still a prime minister. Any of us can afford it. You say, they are all named Pei. Why is this Pei Ji so much worse than Pei Ju and Pei Yun? In my opinion, this Pei Ji should be called Pei prostitute! A prostitute who specializes in accompanying Li Yuan!"

Speaking of this, Shen Guang suddenly seemed to have discovered a new world, gossiping happily: "His Highness used to say that Li Yuan and Pei prostitute were 'close friends in the boudoir', now it seems that these two people really have an affair."

Shen Guang's expression at this moment was quite wretched, his eyebrows fluttered up and down, and he spoke seriously.

"How do you know?" Niu Jinda who was accompanying him asked curiously.

Shen Guang glanced at him, and analyzed with the veteran experience of a master in the field of love: "How can Pei prostitute be a prime minister? If we catch Pei prostitute, do you think Li Yuan will come to him to become angry and fight against the bandits?" Confidante? Speaking of which, I really admire the person who named Pei prostitute, he really had the foresight, isn't Pei prostitute accompanying Li Yuan the same as a brothel prostitute who accompanies customers?"

"There is a ten-year age difference between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and this is the period when Li Yuan and Pei prostitute got acquainted. Will there be any story?" Niu Jinda grinned.

Shen Guang got closer and said: "Brother Niu is still eye-catching! It must be that Li Yuan and Pei prostitute are in love. They have been in love for ten years. Li Yuan disliked Pei prostitute's old age, and then abandoned him ... Poor generation of beauties!"

Mai Mengcai laughed and said: "But it's also compensated, isn't it?"

"That's right! Otherwise, how could Pei prostitute be worthy of being a minister."

"It's okay to explain it this way."

"..."

Pei Yang's face darkened!
I almost vomited, what a beautiful lady
He found that these generals of the Sui Army were too good at talking, they chattered endlessly along the way, and they wentssiped about Li Yuan and Pei prostitute.

All of them are adding branches and leaves, but based on Shen Guang's creation, they deduce the confidant relationship between Li Yuan and Pei prostitute into a beautiful and romantic love story.

"Brother Pei, was the prostitute Pei very handsome when he was young?"

"Well, Xiangguo is really handsome!" Pei Yang also became dubious.

"Haha! Look, look! That's right..."

"..."

Yindiguan, a place that is contested by military strategists, was guarded by Pei Ji with [-] elite soldiers. The guard's name was Duan Lun, who was the son of Duan Wenzhen, the late Shangshu of the Ministry of War in the Sui Dynasty, and the son-in-law of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, and Princess Shang Gaomi. A young brave general with high martial arts skills, he is famous for his chivalry.

Duan Lun is very dedicated, patrolling the city as usual, he has received an urgent report that the Sui army is going to take Taiyuan with Li Tang, as a strategic point, Yindiguan is particularly important, Duan Lun is also doubly vigilant.

But don't forget.

The battle report said that the Sui army wanted to seize Taiyuan, not the entire Bingzhou!
Duan Lun patrolled Beicheng every day.The direction of the south city remains the same.Besides, Taiyuan hadn't started a war yet, so Duan Lun also thought that Yindiguan was the rear area. Although he was vigilant, he was far from ready for battle.

At this time, it was reported that Pei Yang, the guard of Huoyi, was ordered to reinforce Taiyuan. Seeing that Pei Yang was the leader, Duan Lun did not make things difficult for them, and said to the soldiers: "Let them enter the city."

Two thousand troops marched into Yindi Pass, and Duan Lun went down to the city and asked, "General Pei, does Huo Yi need to guard?"

"The Sui army appeared in Jiang County, and General Li Shentong, the defender of Hedong City, has sent Hou Junji to take over Huo Yi's defense."

Duan Lun was startled: "What? Sui troops also appeared in the south?"

"That's right, General Duan ordered all the soldiers to come down, I have something important to announce!"

Although this order was a bit unreasonable, Duan Lun was stunned by the news of the Sui army's invasion of Hedong County, thinking that Pei Yang had brought some important military information, he immediately turned around and ordered: "Quickly order all the soldiers at the top of the city to go down."

There are a thousand soldiers stationed on the city wall. They are condescending and will pose a huge threat to the Sui army's capture of Guancheng. Although Pei Yang knew the consequences of the soldiers' withdrawal from Guancheng, a sharp dagger was against his back. He had to follow orders.

When the whole army was assembled, two thousand Sui soldiers tore off their camouflage, and they all drew out their horizontal knives to hack at the defenders, causing the Tang army to be thrown into chaos.

Duan Lun was stunned and furious: "Pei Yang, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was knocked down by Niu Jinda and became a prisoner.

Niu Jinda threw it to Sui Jun and said loudly, "Follow me!"

He swung his saber to kill from the fungus path towards the top of the city, and in a short while, another five or six people died under his saber.

Seeing his ferocity, Tang Jun shouted and fled in all directions. With a roar, Niu Jinda rushed up to intercept the lieutenant general, and fought with him, hacking him to death with just a few knives.

"Kill me!"

Shen Guang ordered loudly, and he was as tough as Niu Jinda.

The Sui army cheered and rushed to the city wall. Most of the soldiers of the Tang army on the city wall had already left the city. A very small number of soldiers who had not yet left the city were frightened by Niu Jinda and Shen Guang who rushed to the top of the city. , the Sui army quickly occupied the southern city wall. At this time, more than 3000 'caravans' following behind dropped their 'commodities' and were coming from several miles away.

The Sui army took advantage of the situation and rushed to Beicheng. Yindiguan was quickly occupied by the Sui army. Except for the chief general Duan Lun who was captured, the deputy general and some defenders were killed, the rest of the soldiers all surrendered.

After the Sui army seized the two strategic locations of Huoyi County and Yindiguan, it meant that the Sui army had completely controlled the most dangerous Queshu Valley in Bingzhou, and the northernmost Jiexiu County had a garrison, and its strategic position was also very important. But its strategic value is a material transit city, and it does not have much advantage in military affairs.

Although military forts such as Jiahu Fort also have geographical advantages, because of the small number of troops stationed and the "caravans" stationed separately, they simply cannot withstand the pressure of the Sui army. The army marched northward, and along the way, the Tang army's military fortresses surrendered one after another.

The news quickly spread to Jiexiu, and the garrison immediately flew to Taiyuan for help.

(End of this chapter)