The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 440 Shi Jin's meritorious service
Wang Shichong has always believed that outsiders cannot be trusted, and the general's power is extremely strict. He also sent his own family to sit in the guards for some dangerous situations.

Hulao Pass is undoubtedly a dangerous pass, so he sent his deputy Wang Wan to sit there to buy him enough time to transport grain to Beijing. Tai and other promising men are completely different. The other side of this man is fierce and brutal. He is as cowardly as a mouse. His psychological endurance is not as good as that of an ordinary soldier. Without any decent resistance, he unceremoniously gave up Hulao Pass, and led the army back to Luoyang in a hurry.

Such a dangerous pass fell into the hands of the Sui Dynasty, which in turn affected Duan Da who was transporting grain into Luoyang City from the Luokou warehouse.

Luokou warehouse is known as the first warehouse in the world. The circumference of the warehouse is more than 400 miles, and it can hold more than 2000 million shi of grain. Ten thousand sets is an important symbol of the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty.

This place was once occupied by Li Mi, who planned to use it as the capital to establish his Great Wei Kingdom, so he added Xingluo City, with a circumference of forty miles, and expanded Luokou Cang several times.

Starting from the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, the Luokou Cang had transferred grain to the outside many times, and the grain was decreasing day by day. In addition, Yang Tong cleared the warehouse and crossed the river on the day he went north, so the grain stored in Cangcheng was put in later by Wang Shichong.At present, only 280 million stones remain, guarded by [-] soldiers.

A few days ago, Wang Shichong made the decision to withdraw the Xingyang garrison and transport the grain back to Luoyang. Wan Minfu transported the grain from the Luokou warehouse back to Luoyang.

Although 15 people were conscripted, it was a difficult task to transport all the 280 million shi of grain back to Luoyang. In addition, the waters of the Yellow River had already become the world of the Sui Navy, so Wang Shichong's hundreds of small boats could not get there. As a result, it had to be transported by mules and horses. During the nine days and nights of transportation, only 50 shi were transported, and there were still 230 million shi of grain.

At this time, the news that the Sui army occupied Hulao Pass had also come from Hulao Pass, which was more than [-] miles away. It's over.

In the lobby of the Cangcheng government office, Duan Da paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, feeling extremely anxious, what should he do?
Duan Da was nearly [-] years old, and he was already highly valued during the reign of Emperor Wen. When he was a general under Yang Yong's command, he secretly made friends with Yang Guang. He secretly observed the movements of the crown prince Yang Yong, and secretly reported to Yang Su.So there were rumors and slanders against Yang Yong inside and outside the court, and Yang Yong's crimes could be heard every day.When Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was highly valued.After the change of Jiangdu Palace, he united Yuan Wendu to support Yang Tan, who was located in Luoyang, and was named Chen Guogong.

At that time, Yuan Wendu and others were plotting to get rid of Wang Shichong, and Duan Da secretly told Wang Shichong about it.Yang Tan had no choice but to capture Yuan Wendu and give it to Wang Shichong, who killed him.Therefore, Wang Shichong relied heavily on him.After defeating Li Mi, Duan Da and others persuaded Yang Tan to give Wang Shichong the gift of nine tins.It implies that Yang Tong gave the Zen throne to Wang Shichong.After Wang Shichong succeeded to the throne, he appointed Duan Da as Situ.Now that Wang Shichong's building is about to collapse, how could he, Duan Da, be buried with Wang Shichong?

Like Yun Dingxing, he is an official. After hearing that Yun Dingxing and Li Yuan had a good relationship, they secretly contacted Li Shimin. However, as the army of the Sui Dynasty marched south, Duan Da was a little hesitant. stand up.He knew that Sui was strong and Tang was weak, so he should choose a good tree to live in. No matter what, he should go to the big Sui tree instead of the weak Li Tang.

Duan Da and Yang Tong worked together for several years, but because Yang Tong had no future at that time, and because Mrs. Pei came to talk about it, he turned to Yang Tan without hesitation and continued to play the role of Mission: Impossible. It's just that Yang Tong has a good character and has never done anything out of character, so he can't play much role. After this calculation, he and Yang Tong have no old grievances to speak of. Dong liquidation.Because from the perspective of Tai Sui's policy, people like him who have both ends and dirty backgrounds must be eliminated.

Duan Da hated himself for holding the pearls and jade in his hands for not knowing the treasures, and also blamed Yang Tong for hiding them too deeply. If he had revealed a little bit of kingly temperament, he would not have ignored Yang Tan because of Yang Tan. What should I do?

At this moment, a soldier hurried over and reported in the hall: "I want to report to Situ, there are [-] fine horsemen of the Sui Dynasty coming from Hulao Pass to kill them."

Duan Da sat down on the couch, and shouted out of composure: "One hundred thousand cavalry?"

"Exactly!" The pale guard said with a trembling voice, "How much is a hundred thousand?"

Duan Da lost his mind and said, "Where are you?"

The personal guard said sadly: "It's less than ten miles away."

Duan Da waved his hand distractedly, "Let all the civilians enter the city and close the four gates!"

"Here!" The soldiers retreated hastily.

Duan Da's face was ashen, and he was really afraid of what would happen. Xingluo City, which was more than 40 miles away from the city, had only 75 soldiers. After apportionment, there were less than [-] soldiers per mile, while the Sui army had more than [-] people. How could it be defended?

His first thought was to run away with his personal guards, but now it was too late, because the Luokou Warehouse was located on Huangtu Ridge in the northeast of Gong County.Here is located in the hills, the situation is dangerous, the soil is hard and dry, and it is convenient for water transportation.From Luoshui upstream, you can reach Luoyang, the eastern capital, upstream against the Yellow River, you can reach Tongguan and Daxing in Shaanxi, and downstream, you can reach the mouth of the Yellow River.It borders Sishui in the east, the Yellow River in the north, and Luoshui in the west. The only land route is in the south, but it is ten miles away from Cangcheng to Guandao. The army met at a fork in the road. As for the waterway, don't even think about it. Whether it is the Yellow River, the Luoshui, or the Sishui, it has long been dominated by Wuya boats and Changchong in the Sui Dynasty. The small boats in Cangcheng are not enough for others to hit.

"Report!" At this moment, a soldier rushed over and said to Duan Da: "Situ, a large number of troops have been found outside the city and are rushing towards Xingluo City."

Duan Da's complexion changed, he turned his head to look at him and said, "Where are the troops?"

"Look at the banner, they are soldiers and horses of Tai Sui!" The general had a look of horror on his face, the reputation that Tai Sui had created in the past few years was really too great.

"Hurry up, go to the city!" Duan Da didn't care to be surprised why the Sui army came so quickly.

"Report!" Just as Duan Da was about to go to the city to retreat from the enemy, a soldier in blood-stained armor stumbled over and uttered a heart-piercing scream from a distance: "Lord Situ, what a big deal!" Not good, the north gate was broken, and the Sui army came in!"

"What?" Duan Da's complexion changed drastically, and he grabbed the soldier by the collar. At this moment, he could no longer care about his own image, his face was distorted and hideous, and he roared angrily: "It doesn't mean that the Sui army is still ten miles away. Outside? Where do people come from?"

According to the previous news, it will take at least a while for Yang Tong to call. How long has it been, but he was told that the city gate has been broken. Is the defense of the city gate fake?
"People come from the Yellow River." The guard said bitterly.

"What about you? What are you doing? Why was the city gate so easily breached?" Duan Da roared.

"Report to Situ..." The guard said in a shy voice, "All the soldiers guarding the city went to the south gate to help in the battle, and there were not many defenders in the north city. The civilians in the city suddenly killed a group of women, and the guards were killed by those soldiers before they could react The crazy women were shot and killed, they opened the city gate, and the Sui army has come to the city at this moment."

"Women?" Duan Da's heart sinks a little bit. Others may think that these women who suddenly appeared are nothing, but Duan Da doesn't think so. He knows that when the Sui Dynasty retaliated wildly against Li Mi, nearly [-]% of the assassins were woman.Therefore, the princes from all walks of life said that Yang Tong had a terrifying team of female assassins in his hands. They were assassins trained by Yang Su's chief assassin, Hong Fu Nu. They were all beautiful and skilled in everything.

These rumors are somewhat exaggerated, but it is undeniable that among the many princes, only Yang Tong has such a large number of female assassins in his hands. The current situation also shows that Yang Tong has already made arrangements in Xingluo City. The Zhi female assassin is just one of them, and Duan Da has no idea how many assassins there are among the more than [-] civilian husbands.

"Hurry up, put on the armor for me!" Duan Da, who was born in Guanlong's general family, was good at riding and shooting. When Yang Jian was not proclaimed emperor in his early years, he was Yang Jian's personal guard commander, but his ability to lead troops in battle was average.In the eighth year of Daye, under the order of Yang Guang, he went to Jizhou to suppress the rebellion. As a result, Duan Da suffered repeated defeats and suffered many casualties.So the thieves jokingly called him Grandma Duan.But Duan Da was lucky, and met Yang Shanhui, who was the county magistrate of Qi County at that time. Under his plan, Duan Da suddenly became violent and defeated the bandit army.

But now, everything can only depend on himself.

He wears armor and a helmet, and holds a horse spear, but he has the air of a veteran.

The five hundred pieces behind him are also well-equipped elite cavalry.Hundreds of people rolled up a cloud of yellow dust and rushed towards the north gate.

When they arrived, they saw a mighty general with a Mo knife rushing in. Behind them were mighty Turkic slave troops, each of them was murderous, and the city was filled with a bloody atmosphere, which made these slaves from the grassland feel like Like a beast smelling fishy.

"Kill!" Seeing this, Duan Da didn't care about what to say, shouted sharply, and rushed to the Sui army first, the city gate must not be missed!
A group of slave soldiers came forward to meet him, but Duan Dama's lance was thrown into the air. Relying on his Jiajian, even though he had countless arrows on his body, he also killed a large number of people.

"Hey, this old man is really not afraid of death!" The leader of the Sui general was Shi Jin, who had made a big splash in the martial arts.

Seeing that he was going to be powerful, and there were hundreds of personal guards following him, he knew that the opponent was Duan Da from Luokou City. This person served Situ under Wang Shichong's command, but he was a shining great meritorious service.At that moment, the corner of his mouth grinned, and without further ado, he swung the Mo Dao and rushed towards Duan Da.

Duan Da also urged his mount, and the horse galloped. The horse spear in his palm was pushed out flatly, with momentum like a mountain, trying to stab the opponent to death with a mighty momentum. During his decades of fighting career, he had many powerful enemies , was overwhelmed by his style, and finally died under his horse.

"Looking for death!" Shi Jin sneered, his eyes were full of contempt, the two horses crossed each other in a flash, and he smashed Duan Da's back hard with the back of his knife, knocking him off the horse's back.

Duan Da was facing the loess and his back was facing the sky. Ma Qian flew a few feet away. He wanted to get up, but he fell down after climbing halfway.

"Tied!" Shi Jin was too lazy to take a look, and swung his knife to kill Duan Da's trilogy who was desperately trying to save him. Behind him, a large number of slave soldiers rushed up like a raging wave, colliding with Duan Da's soldiers and horses. Although these slave soldiers who had just landed were a little dizzy, their morale was extremely high. On the other hand, the troops under Duan Da's tent, after the master general was captured alive, their morale suddenly dropped to a low point. Yan's blood splashed everywhere, and the sound of shouting and killing resounded.

Duan Da has been firmly bound, his helmet has fallen off, his face is covered with loess, and he is in a state of embarrassment. He stared at Shi Jin, hissed: "You are using Shi Wansui's wrong Ma turned around and killed, who are you from Shi Wansui?"

"Shi Wansui is the ancestor of the family." Shi Jin said proudly.

Duan Da took a deep breath and said, "I know your grandfather."

"So what?" Shi Jin asked impatiently.

"Let me go!"

Shi Jin: "..."

Everyone: "..."

"I've seen shameless ones, but I've never seen such shameless ones." Shi Jin met Duan Da's expectant eyes with a disgusted expression on his face, and said with a sneer, "Daydreaming."

He galloped out, and the Mo Dao in his hand turned into a cold light. Wherever he passed, the enemy soldiers he killed were crying and howling, and no one could stop him, killing a bloody path all the way.

(End of this chapter)