The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 783 Emergency Deployment, Sudden Emergency
After executing Li Xiaoyi and Lu Jie, Yang Shanhui no longer looked at the map, but took a group of generals to watch the craftsmen repair the sand table. Seeing the ten local hunters who gave correct advice to the craftsmen trembled all over, he was so afraid that he stuttered , intermittently.

Yang Shanhui pretended not to see him, and said to the generals with a smile: "I used to be able to fight when I looked at the map, but after I got the sand table, I always felt that the map was not good or complete, and I was worried about deploying troops. I was always afraid of making mistakes."

Luo Shixin laughed and said, "It's all because His Majesty attaches great importance to craftsmen, otherwise there would be no lifelike sand table."

"General Luo's words are on point." Yang Shanhui said with a smile: "Everyone's thinking was too rigid before, and the status of craftsmen was a little bit better than that of slaves. Craftsmen are inseparable from each other. Throughout history, every time a craftsman makes a major breakthrough, the whole world will undergo a radical change. Sinan is amazing, of course, he can guide the direction of the army in foggy weather. Read this book again The papermaking technology, printing technology, curved plow, vehicles and boats, etc. of the dynasty have brought about amazing changes in all walks of life..."

Yang Shanhui continued full of praise: "The Holy Majesty once said: what can change the trend of a war is not only the resourcefulness of the commander, the skill of the general, the bravery of the soldiers, but also the advanced weapons and equipment. Crossbows, city-breaking crossbows, honeycomb crossbows, new-style catapults, new-style ladders and other military weapons are the best proof of what the Holy Majesty said. It is precisely because of these powerful weapons that our army’s combat power has doubled and the battle losses have been greatly reduced. Besides, immediately Three treasures, just such a small object, let the soldiers let go of their hands, killing the nomads with corpses and blood flowing into rivers. All of these are inseparable from skilled craftsmen... It's amazing, I Chao craftsmen are really amazing. "

All the generals nodded and smiled in agreement.

Warriors don't have as many flamboyants as scholar-bureaucrats, they pay more attention to real things, and will not deny the credit of craftsmen against their conscience.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your praise." Several craftsmen became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.One person shyly said: "Speaking of it, the Holy One is still wise. First use meritorious service to promote the status of craftsmen, and then use official titles to encourage everyone to develop and innovate. If there is a major invention, you can still be a prince."

Yang Shanhui said with a smile: "Although the soldiers who killed the enemy on the front line have contributed a lot, the craftsmen who continue to provide excellent ordnance also have credit. Zhijue, I will just stay at Ziwei Palace and eat for nothing every day, so that he will not bother Sheng."

Everyone laughed.

Soon, a craftsman said: "Commander, the sand table has been repaired."

"Thank you." Yang Shanhui said.

"Yes, I will resign from my humble position."

"Well, let's go."

"Retire from humble office."

When these craftsmen left excitedly, Yang Shanhui put on a smile and said to the generals: "Let's get down to business."

As soon as these words came out, the generals immediately entered the state.

"Everyone, I want to know where the Tang army will come out after crossing the hills?" Yang Shanhui asked the ten hunters who stayed behind.

Infected by the relaxed atmosphere, these hunters were no longer as scared as before. An elderly hunter looked at the sand table for a while, respectfully took the wooden pole handed over by Yang Shanhui, and carefully pointed to a relatively prominent mountain. , Said softly: "Commander, this mountain is called Ziyu Mountain. If the Tang army comes from Huyang, they must cross this Ziyu Mountain. After passing Ziyu Mountain, there are three easier roads and two livestock. The small roads that war horses can’t walk, the three good roads are called Ziyu East Road, Ziyu South Road and Ziyu West Road. The east road is to Tangzi Mountain. More than 130 miles south of the middle road is the outskirts of our Zaoyang city. In the middle is the hills and plains called Lianlianmangang. There are many lakes, streams, and swamps on both sides of the road; the west road is also plains and hills. It looks like a tile, so it is called Wazigang by people, and it is more than a hundred miles westward to Caiyang, so it is also called Caiyang Wazigang.”

Hearing this name, Xie Yingdeng couldn't help laughing: "The name Wazigang is only one word different from my 'hometown', which is very kind."

Everyone is happy.

Xie Yingdeng was originally the leader of Wagang. During the war with Wang Shichong, he was injured and arrested along with Huang Junhan, Cheng Yaojin and others. Later, Wang Shichong sold the three of them to Yang Tong for [-] shi of grain. The Wagang rebels became the generals of the court, and the officials became bigger and bigger, and all of them became deputy commanders of the army.But no matter how old the three of them are, they are no bigger than Du Fuwei, who came from behind.

Du Fuwei defeated Li Mi repeatedly and became the No. 20 six Dukes of the Great Sui Shengwu Dynasty. ".

Du Fuwei picked up the 'Heavenly Prison Knife' at this time, pointing the scabbard with the engraved name upwards, pointing to the southeast of Wazigang, which is long and narrow in the west and east, and asked cheerfully: "Is this a raised mountain? what is it call?"

Kan Leng's face turned as red as a monkey's butt, and he quietly walked away from his adoptive father. Since he got the Tianlao knife, his adoptive father no longer used the wooden pole to point the sand table. That side was facing up, as if afraid that others would not know that this was the "Shengwu 36 Power", which made the young Kan Leng feel ashamed.

"Returning to the general, these nine raised hills are called Jiuliandun. They are connected hills. It is said that they are the tombs of the Chu Kingdom in the pre-Qin period, but the age is too long, and no one knows the truth." The old hunter said. Glancing at it, he quickly replied.

"What kind of terrain is this?" Another scabbard with the name facing up appeared, with the words 'Tianwei Saber' engraved on it.

Jia Wuben, Gao Yaxian, Xie Yingdeng, He Panren and others felt itchy hands and really wanted to hit someone, but the owner of the 'Tianwei Dao' was Luo Shixin, and it seemed that beating him was not enough...

Yang Shanhui gave Du Fuwei and Luo Shixin a hard look, thinking that these two guys are too ignorant and too unfavorable for unity.

Seeing the old hunter pointing and thinking with a wooden pole, but there was no pole in his hand, he untied the 'Tianman Dao', pointed to the place pointed by Luo Shixin, and asked, "Can the cavalry come and go freely?"

The eyeballs of Jia Wuben, Gao Yaxian, Xie Yingdeng, He Panren and others were all red, and they all thought:
Bully me without 'Shengwu 36 Potential', right?
What's so great about this?
The big deal is to overthrow Li Xiaogong's 12 army, and then exchange for the remaining "several forces" of the Holy Spirit.

The old hunter replied seriously: "Wazigang is a plain with uplifted hills. The mountains are not big. But the lowest position has been washed by years of heavy rain to form a stone river. In dry spring and winter, the bare riverbed is exposed; At this time, there is water, and the deepest part is up to the knees at most, but it is full of pebble-sized stones, and the horseshoes may not be able to bear it."

"Where does this stone river lead to?"

"Caiyang County."

"If Tang Jun goes to Caiyang, will he go here?"

"I don't understand this, but if we are locals, we will definitely go to the Shizi River." Before Yang Shanhui could ask, the old hunter explained the reason: "There are poisonous snakes and poisonous weeds in the valley of the mountain bag, and the Shizi River is very clean. It's far away, and it's safe to walk here."

Yang Shanhui asked some more questions, and finally nodded and said: "I understand, thank you for clarifying the confusion for us. Go back and tell your neighbors and you that the war will not affect Zaoyang City again. But to avoid being scouted as a spy of the Tang army Arrest, everyone stay at home for a few days, it is best not to go out unless necessary. After we defeat the Tang army, the imperial court will arrange officials to share the land equally for everyone and build compulsory education schools. As long as you have school-age children in your family, you can come Township schools and county schools study for free."

Everyone was overjoyed and bowed together to salute: "Thank you, Marshal."

"This is the imperial court's policy, so don't thank me." Yang Shanhui smiled and asked them to be sent away.

Du Fuwei asked with a smile: "Does the commander want to intercept the Tang army at Shizihe?"

"Li Xiaogong was afraid of my great Sui cavalry, so he let go of the official road. When he received the news of Zaoyang's fall, he must have rushed to Caiyang through Ziyu West Road, and this Shizi River is not conducive to horses without horseshoes. He doesn't know the secret of our army's war horses, so he must regard the Shizi River as a natural barrier. As long as they set foot on this road, we will undoubtedly win the battle of blocking." After speaking, Yang Shanhui immediately ordered: "The water potential of the Shizi River is from It flows from northeast to southwest, with a total length of more than 280 miles. The Tang army will inevitably walk in a long snake formation. Since the 12 army is drawn away, it will be a hundred miles long. General Kan Ling, you will lead the ten thousand Modao formation to take charge of the upstream and cut off the enemy's retreat; General Xin Liaoer also led the Modao formation of ten thousand people to decapitate the formation at a hundred miles in the middle. Deploy your troops yourself, and report immediately if you find the main force of the enemy army!"

"The final general obeys orders!" The second general bowed, turned around and hurriedly left the big tent.

"In the middle of the hundred miles, the cavalry archers, rear light cavalry, heavy cavalry, and slave soldiers are in charge. The infantry cover the crossbowmen. Everyone leads their own troops and sets out first,"

All the generals said loudly: "The last general obeys orders."

"I personally led the Chinese army to gather at the intersection of the middle road and the east road to prevent Li Xiaogong's army from fleeing to other places. If the Tang army's route changes, I will notify everyone as soon as possible."

"Here."

"General Luo, you don't need to participate in this battle." Yang Shanhui looked at Luo Shixin and said with a smile, "I'll give you another mission, but whether you can get credit or not depends on your luck."

Luo Shixin said knowingly: "The commander-in-chief is referring to the Tang army in Xiangyang?"

"That's right." Yang Shanhui nodded and said, "But you shouldn't have too much hope, because Li Jiancheng is not only the child of Li Xiaogong, but also left behind in Xiangyang, the false Tang prince, and will soon become the false Tang emperor. Sweet enough to tie his personal emotions into immobility."

After Yang Shanhui's analysis, he made two preparations for Luo Shixin: "Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides. If Li Jiancheng rescues Li Xiaogong, he must take the fastest way. This way is to cross the Han River and attack Caiyang from the northeast of Xianshan Mountain. I will give You have [-] fine riders, and you arrange the ambush yourself."

"If Li Jiancheng hadn't sent troops, you would have taken Caiyang City, and then allocated some troops to intercept Li Xiaogong's deserters."

After listening to Yang Shanhui's analysis, all the generals felt that it was unlikely that Li Jiancheng would send troops, and they did not envy Luo Shixin any more.

"The general will obey." Luo Shixin smiled indifferently.

. . . . . . .

On the night when Yang Shanhui deployed his troops, Li Xiaogong sent a bodyguard to cross the hilly land, use bamboo rafts day and night to float along the Jinshui and Baishui to Hanshui, landed in Anyang County, Xiangyang, and then borrowed war horses from the garrison to Xiangyang.Holding Li Xiaogong's command arrow, he met Li Jiancheng who was sitting in Xiangyang.

Although Li Jiancheng was in charge of one side for the first time, he had been in charge of Li Tang's government affairs before. He had managed Bingzhou, Guanzhong, Yizhou, and Jingbei in an orderly manner.It's just that he is not very happy to stay in Xiangyang, mainly because Yizhou is too chaotic. He is worried that his father's health will not be able to bear it, but at the same time, he doesn't want to go to Yizhou very much. This is a very contradictory psychology.

But these days he can't eat well or sleep well, because the cloud of war has shrouded Jingbei, the Sui army north of Hanshui is about to move, and the entire Hanshui aquatic products have been controlled by the Sui army. When will they fight? Everything is up to the other party, and his little army can't go out of the river at all. Even Xiangyang County and Yiling County, which is the key retreat route, don't have enough troops. Seeing that the battle is imminent, Li Jiancheng is really worried.

In fact, he didn't care at all whether he was emperor or not.I only hope that Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao will bring the Chongling army back to Xiangyang intact, and then let the army enter Yizhou. This is the minimum duty of Li Tang's prince, and it is also the most basic confession of a courtier to his father.

At this time, a guard reported outside the hall: "Your Highness, King Jing sent his personal guards to ask for an urgent visit."

"Please come in." Li Jiancheng's heart skipped a beat, and he ordered: "By the way, go and invite Chen Xiangguo to discuss matters."

"Here."

The guards walked away.

(End of this chapter)