The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 756

With the conclusion of the agreement, the leaders of the Liao people were overjoyed, especially the great shaman Lamo was most worried, because they had already torn face with the Tang Dynasty because of the Qingliao incident, and there was no way out.He was prepared to be brutally slaughtered by Yuan Tiangang, but Yuan Tiangang didn't make trouble, but agreed to their conditions, which also showed him the sincerity of the Sui Dynasty!

Although the Liao people didn't know the phrase "a man promises a thousand pieces of gold", their actions were almost the same, and they quickly pulled the black and white warriors to the front of Liaowangzhai in Shauguping.

"Xianchang, there are more than 2 warriors here, they should be able to burn Li Yuan." Qin Wang said to Yuan Tiangang.

"Are all the black and white warriors here?" Yuan Tiangang knew that this should be all the troops they could use.

"What the Immortal Chief said is right. Although the Liao people are said to be in the millions, except for 36 tribes, there are very few tribes and villages with a population of more than 4. We, the black, white and green tribal warriors add up to more than 30 people, and the old and weak in the village The number of women and children is more than [-]." Qin Wang said bitterly: "This is because our warriors collected herbs and hunted all year round, many of them were killed by poisonous insects and beasts, and some warriors fell into the abyss, so the population age The gap is huge.”

The environment they live in is too bad. This is why the Liao people yearn for towns and are willing to raise the young and strong of the whole clan to help the Great Sui fight. Maybe they don't understand the truth, but they are willing to exchange the blood and lives of a generation for their children and grandchildren Sun's happiness.

Yuan Tiangang has dealt with Liao people all the year round, knows their suffering and their simplicity, so he is willing to help them, hoping that they can live a good life.He sighed slightly, and said: "I only need 1 people, and more people will easily expose the target. After we leave, Brother Qin has one thing to do."

"Speak, Elder Immortal."

"After tonight, Sanliao will definitely become the primary enemy of the Tang Dynasty. From now on, everyone will have a long and difficult time. So Brother Qin will send people to mobilize Sanliao to prepare for the relocation. Liang, let the warriors help everyone move to Liaowangzhai for unified protection, so as not to be attacked one by one by the Tang army, we cannot let the tragedy of Gaogongzhai happen."

"It's still the elder who is thoughtful, thank you, the elder." After Yuan Tiangang reminded, Qin Wang and others knew that there were still so many things to do, and they all expressed their gratitude.

Yuan Tiangang shook his head, and said again: "There is still a long distance between Mianshui and Hejiang, but now it is You time, and there are only more than five hours away from the agreed Mao time, and we have to hurry and rest. , so we can only take the convenient path. But I am not familiar with the terrain here, so I hope Brother Qin will send more warriors who are familiar with the path to lead the way.”

Speaking of this, Yuan Tiangang was so angry that he just wanted to scold the unreliable Shen Guang, but the person who made him even more angry was his daughter Yuan Ziyan.

Now this girl doesn't worship her father, doesn't read the Taoist scriptures, she even changed her face to write a letter to her grandson; she also kidnapped him as a father and ran around with her, his old bones will be torn apart by the daughter who is pregnant with the general sooner or later.

"The Immortal Chief is very right." Qin Wang said: "The terrain in this area is very complicated, and there are only three roads to Hejiang, one is a waterway, and the other is an official road leading to Jingzhou. Both people and horses can pass. The road has to go around tens of miles; the other is a mountain path leading directly to the northwest of Hejiang County. Waterways and roads. On weekdays, I would never recommend taking the trail, but now that I don’t have enough time, I can only take this trail.”

Speaking of this, Qin Wang thought about it: "Our warriors are good at climbing mountains and ridges, as long as they are careful, they will not fall off the cliff."

Yuan Tiangang said in his heart that you are not afraid, but I am.

He glared at his daughter angrily, but found that the girl was eager to try, and his mood suddenly became even worse.

Qin Wang said again: "If ten thousand people march with torches, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts will avoid them. This is not a problem; the difficulty lies in the miasma in the swamp area. Starting from here, we need to pass through more than 20 miasma swamps."

"Uncle, just don't worry, it's a trivial matter, and it won't help my father." Yuan Ziyan said in a big way.

"Niece Xian is right. I am very relieved to have the head of the fairy to take the lead..." Qin Wang was full of confidence in Yuan Tiangang.

"..." Yuan Tiangang quickly started thinking about how to deal with these miasmas.

It finally made him think of a safe way.But when he was about to speak, Yuan Ziyan said: "Anyway, Liao warriors are good at climbing mountains. At worst, just avoid the swamp."

"..." Yuan Tiangang's face darkened, and he simply stopped talking.

As of now, there is nothing left to say.

Under the leadership of Yuan Tiangang, Yuan Ziyan, Qin Zhan and others, [-] Liao warriors happily marched towards Hejiang. As for the miasma, it was nothing to worry about.Anyway, everything is supported by Yuan Xianchang.

The soldiers were happy, Qin Wang was relieved.

Only Yuan Tiangang felt extremely heartwarming.

At this moment, he missed Mount Qingcheng so much.

I feel that a wild vegetable on the mountain is more kind than this daughter.

At least--

When he talks to the wild vegetable, the wild vegetable will not object; when he pulls out the wild vegetable, the wild vegetable will not resist, let alone trick him into harming him, stealing his limelight...

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But on the Hejiang side, Shen Guang's three thousand soldiers left Luchuan County under the cover of night and jungle and entered Hejiang County.After several hours of observation, they knew the Tang army's camp on the shore, the fleet in the water, and the mental outlook of the Tang army. They could bypass the garrison far away to avoid being discovered by the patrolling soldiers, so as to guess their intentions.

From Luchuan to the place where the fleet is located, all the way is unimpeded. At the beginning of Yinshi, they have already reached the north bank of the Yangtze River, about ten miles away from the fleet.

The army was recuperating in a forest, and Shen Guang, who had been waiting for a long time, summoned his generals to deploy combat missions in a forest.

Shen Guang spread the sketches of the Tang army's garrison on the ground, and said to everyone: "There are 5 Tang troops on the east bank. There is no strict distinction, and they are distributed on the opposite bank in a line of long snakes. There are also two military camps on the north bank where we are located, each with about 5000 people. The reason why there are only two military camps on the north bank is because the fleet is mainly close to the south bank. Our current position is exactly in the middle of the two garrison points, and the two battalions in the east and west are about ten miles away from us."

"General, the camp of the Long Snake Formation is most afraid of fire attack. The last general is willing to lead the headquarters to sneak to the opposite bank, and then divide the troops into three groups, each with 300 people, and set fire from the middle and two ends respectively." A man named Zhang Sheng General Ying Yanglang cupped his hands and said, "Besides, the river is windy at night. As long as there is a big fire, it will spread. The Tang army will trample on each other under the chaos. This way, the Tang army can be severely injured at a very small price."

Zhang Sheng and other generals were mostly reckless bandits, who were later subdued by Yang Guang and Yang Yichen with the dead soldiers. Although they did not know the identities of Yang Guang and Yang Yichen, since they were "recruited" by Shen Guang, they had changed from grassroots bandits to imperial court partial teachers. He wanted to win military exploits on the battlefield, so as to gain a place in the Sui Dynasty.

"General Zhang's idea is very good, but we only have 3000 people. If we divide thousands of people, we won't be able to burn the fleet on the river. Please stay calm and listen to me."

Shen Guang interrupted Zhang Sheng and explained: "On the fleet are not only the puppet Tang royal family and officials headed by Li Yuan, but also more than a million military rations, as well as countless money, weapons, and armor. If the fire burns it all down, even if Li Yuan doesn't die, he can only save money and reduce the army, otherwise, his army will be in chaos due to lack of military pay. If he continues to maintain an army of hundreds of thousands, the only way is to increase taxes. This will only make him completely lose the support of the people, thus speeding up the demise of the puppet Tang Dynasty. Therefore, compared with the supplies on board, it is not even important whether Li Yuan is alive or dead. And we also have Liao people to help out, and the task I give them is to burn Li Yuan battalion, as long as they arrive as scheduled, the Tang army on the other side will not be able to escape."

Zhang Sheng was convinced when he heard this, and said with shame: "The last general is eager to make contributions, and I hope the general will forgive me."

"It's okay."

Shen Guang paused for a moment, pointed his finger on the sketch, and said: "The grain ships in the middle of the fleet are their grain ships. Since they sail against the current, the grain transport ships are all connected by iron cables, forming a long chain on the river. , and then let the trackers pull the long rope to walk on the shore, as long as one boat catches fire, the whole fleet will be spread."

"Now the wind is blowing from the southwest, and this wind direction will continue until dawn, so the way to burn the ship is also very simple, that is, set fire from the upstream and the middle. As long as the fire in the middle is ignited, the downstream fleet will also be affected. General Zhang, You lead the soldiers of the headquarters, take a bamboo raft from the upper reaches, and stab diagonally into the middle."

"The general obeys orders." Zhang Sheng was overjoyed, this is the greatest credit.

"What you have to pay attention to is that before the fire spreads, the Tang army must not be separated from the ship, and at the same time, you must be prepared for a safe evacuation."

"Here." Zhang Sheng responded with cupped fists.

"General Li Wei, your task is to take care of everyone." Shen Guang said to another general Ying Yanglang: "When the fire comes, the north shore barracks will definitely take action. You lead the soldiers of the headquarters to lurk west of the east camp. battalion, they hit head-on, and then set fire to the camp to point out the direction for the soldiers in the river.”

"The last will obey."

"General Han Cong." Shen Guang said again: "You and I lead the third guard and are in charge of the upper reaches. Our task is to capture those boats, walk the boats, and then set fire to the boat."

"There must be an elite Tang army on the upper reaches of the warships. The general is the leader of an army. How can he take such a big risk? Let the upper reaches be handed over to the last general." Zhang Sheng said in shock.

Li Wei and Han Cong also objected.

"Don't argue, everyone. I'm really worried if it's you, because if something happens, you won't be able to make a decision for a while, but if it's me, I will definitely succeed." Shen Guang said with a smile: "That's the decision." , Let’s all prepare. There must be no mistakes in setting fire at the right time.”

"Here." Seeing that the chief general had made up his mind, all the generals had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)