The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 975 Young people nowadays are too despicable

In the afternoon, at the turn of Puci and Niujiao, a tragic fight was taking place on a mountain road. Both sides of the mountain road were screaming for killing. The Tang army on the mountain road was in a dilemma, suffering heavy casualties. Countless arrows poured fiercely into the group from both sides. The soldiers of the Tang army had nowhere to hide.

On a mountain road where corpses littered the field and blood flowed like rivers, Duan Lun had already discarded his armor and bathed in his body. He was holding two knives, and while frantically swinging the knives, he knocked away the cold arrows that were shot at him. Kill your enemies in hand-to-hand combat.The archers on both sides of the valley continued to shoot arrows, taking the life of a soldier of the Tang Army.

At this moment, Duan Lun's heart was ashamed. He asked Zhang Shigui for [-] soldiers in order to successfully and beautifully destroy the rebels entrenched in Niudang County.

The [-] army has already wiped out [-] times as many rioters as himself. If it wasn't for the sake of ensuring safety and the high-sounding distribution of the military power in Zhang Shigui's hands, Duan Lun would not have brought so many troops to suppress the bandits. A waste, or an insult to his son of a famous general.

But the shameful thing is that Duan Lun fell victim to him, and he was still trapped in his own home and gate.

Just when he led the army to leave Puci County and just saw the monuments of the two counties, he was ambushed by unknown enemy troops.

He didn't know how the enemy knew his whereabouts so quickly?Not to mention how so many enemy troops set up an ambush here silently at such a long distance and in such a short period of time. What made him even more incomprehensible was that the opponent's crossbows were too many and too sharp , there seemed to be more crossbowmen than himself, which made him suspect that the so-called 'disorderly people' were actually disguised by the Sui army.

However, at this moment, Duan Lun has no time to delve into these issues in detail, because when the enemy chanted the slogan "Those who surrender will not be killed", there are more and more enemies around him, but more and more soldiers are willing to fight. less.

Generally speaking, when an army is suddenly attacked, it is normal for the army to be in turmoil and morale to plummet. But if this is the case, Duan Lun still has a solution, because he is the son of a famous general and the son-in-law of an emperor.However, during this period of time, the price of food soared, and the soldiers themselves were very worried about their families. Immediately afterwards, there was a shortage of food and grass in the army. The generals were suppressed, but they still existed silently in the hearts of the soldiers in a way of gaining momentum. At the moment of being ambushed, the resentment of dissatisfaction with the court, the worry of not seeing the dawn of victory, and the worry of their families, Finally broke out completely.

The court of the Tang Dynasty didn't even solve the problem of food for the soldiers, so why let them fight to the end?So this resentment erupted suddenly, but naturally.

Duan Lun may be a bit greedy, but he is also a relatively qualified general. Although he has not been in the army for a long time, he can also feel the resentment of the soldiers. Naturally, this resentment can be resolved, but now he was ambushed before entering Niudang County, and everything he had imagined before was completely in vain.

Duan Lun did not try to persuade these soldiers at this time. He knew that they were not to blame, but the soldiers could kneel down and ask for surrender, but he could not. Da Sui died of exhaustion, and as a son, he can also be wiped out for his own beliefs.So even though he had been hit by three arrows and blood was flowing out, he was still fighting bloody battle.

"噗嗤~" After beheading an enemy soldier again, a crossbow arrow pierced through the air before Duan Lun could react, and shot through his thigh. The severe pain made his body shake, and he quickly used the sword in his hand to strike On the ground, trying to support his body, a pair of tiger eyes are like a tiger that chooses to eat people, staring fiercely at the surrounding enemies. The fierce aura made many surrounding enemy soldiers feel timid.

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"He's a good man, and I didn't embarrass you. It's a pity..." The event was settled, Yang Guang walked out of the army under Li Zhi's guard, looked at Duan Lun who was leaning on the ground with a knife, and said with a good feeling about himself: "Your father followed Sui Wudi, who knew people well and made good use of them. In order to reward his confidant, he died of illness on the way to expedition to Liaodong. It made a good story. But you, a son, don't have a good vision."

"Hey, the thief who brought disaster to the country." Duan Lun barely stood up straight, his fierce eyes fell on Yang Guang, and the saber leaning on the ground slowly raised.

Duan Lun is Duan Wenzhen's second son, he is the type who has no worries about eating and drinking, and has no hope of title. Since he has no pursuit of politics, and his family wealth is enough to spend a lifetime of drinking and drinking, he can do whatever he wants and do whatever he wants on weekdays.Therefore, he also developed a rebellious and unscrupulous character.Although he was in the left guard during the Daye period, Duan Lun was young and vigorous at that stage, and his father Duan Wenzhen was the Minister of the Ministry of War, so on the first day he joined the army, he beat his boss severely and was punished Afterwards, Duan Lun, who had tens of thousands of buckets of rice in his family, shouted "Don't bend your waist for five buckets of rice", resigned directly, and wandered around with a gang of gangsters in the name of being a hero. He became famous in the chivalrous circle, even Li Yuan heard about Duan Daxia's prestige, and then respectfully seduced him back to be his son-in-law.

Because he was an official in the Sui Dynasty for too short a time, and he acted chivalrously everywhere, so he didn't know Yang Guang, thinking that the other party was a troublemaker.

"It's a pity." Although Yang Guang admired Duan Lun's loyalty very much, Yang Guang's plan did not give him a way out, and then said: "Give him a good time!"

"Here!" Li Zhi agreed, raised the saber and walked towards Duan Lun.

"Come on, let's hurt each other..." Duan Lun roared angrily, brandished the saber in his hand, and limped towards Li Zhi.

Li Zhi's eyes became serious, now that the other party knew he was going to die, and he would suffer both losses, so he quickly stopped, quickly took out the crossbow that was slung across his waist, and killed Duan Lun in a row.

Yang Guang, who thought it would be a battle between dragons and tigers, saw that Duan Lun had been hit by countless arrows and died happily. He said to Li Zhi speechlessly, "You, don't you have some warrior morals?"

Li Zhi said: "Reporting to Duke Yang, the Holy Majesty said that even if the opponent is injured, he should not underestimate the enemy in the slightest. As long as he does not put down his weapon, the enemy is the enemy, and no mercy should be shown. And this guy is obviously going to desperately. He is a very dangerous person, we should take advantage of our weapons and equipment to kill him quickly. Otherwise, it will be easy for the opponent to fight back, even if he does not die, it is not worthwhile to scratch the skin."

"What you said makes sense, but I'm speechless..." Yang Guang rubbed his forehead, and sighed sadly: I'm just too upright, I'll do everything I can, and I'll rule the world by focusing on the upright and kingly way. It's a mess; if that grandson was half despicable and half shameless back then, the world wouldn't be in such a mess, would it?It's no wonder that the emperor is handsome and happy, and even took a few wives to visit the mountains and rivers during a battle, while he... well, it's really hard to describe.

"Take all the prisoners back and prepare for the second battle." Yang Guang glanced at Duan Lun's body, then turned his head and said to Yang Yichen who ran back excitedly.

Chemian Town is Zhang Shigui's important logistics area, only 20 miles away from here, guarded by [-] troops led by Master Yuan Ren. Without knowing that Duan Lun was dead, Master Yuan Ren dared not leave Duan Lun dead. In fact, he didn't know that the rioters were actually disguised by the Sui army, and he felt a little less worried, so the second battle would probably be fought,

"Since Duan Lun is dead, there are only [-] defenders of Yuanren Division left in the camp of Chemian Town. Why don't we conquer them directly?" Yang Yichen looked at Yang Guang with some puzzlement, and continued to ask: "This will make the army Zhang Shigui's retreat was cut off, forcing him to leave Puci City and attack the camp, as long as we hold out for a day, Xue Wanjun will be able to cross the river to help."

"The situation has changed!" Yang Guang said to Yang Yichen: "Zhang Shigui's army is all local people. If they are wiped out, this land will become the most unstable place, which is not conducive to future governance, so the imperial court forced them to land. good."

Yang Yichen understands that for the sake of long-term stability in the future, the imperial court cannot kill too much, so it is more appropriate for this kind of dirty work to be done by the rioters; and such things as directly attacking and seizing the regular army camp are not the abilities of the rioters. And guts.

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In fact, Yang Guang was wrong. Che Mian Town is no longer in charge of Master Yuan Ren, but Lujiang King Li Yuan who was appointed by Li Shimin.

Li Yuan also knew that Han Zhi had surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, and he could even have a direct dialogue with Yang Tong. This also made him more determined to surrender to the Sui Dynasty and oppose Li Shimin, and he was full of hope for the future.At the same time, he also knows that Han Zhi is related to the future safety of his family, so he is naturally obedient to Han Zhi.

During this period of time, with the help of Han Zhi and other Black Ice Terrace soldiers, he recruited more than 1 recruits from the refugees. After some simple training, these messy recruits magically transformed into a strong army.The reason why Li Yuan achieved remarkable results in this step was due to the fact that 3000 people from Li Daliang mixed into the Sui army under the city of Chengdu.Under Li Yuan's arrangement, some backbones of the Sui army were even mixed up into the army's generals, generals, captains, brigade commanders, captains, chiefs, chiefs of corps, and other military officers. Controlled, this army will naturally transform into shape in a short time, but in this way, this army is still the Tang army on the surface, but in fact it has been controlled by layers of soldiers of the Sui army.

But Li Shimin didn't know the true situation of this army called the Tang Army, which was actually a recruit of the Sui Army.When he saw that this army managed to obey orders and cooperate tacitly in such a short period of time, he was naturally surprised and delighted. Not only did he distribute food and salaries, but he also comforted them with grace.He thought that Li Yuan was a clan general who was underestimated by Li Yuan, so he began to pay attention to Li Yuan and asked him to attend some important military and political meetings.

On Li Yuan's side, after receiving the order from Han Zhi to rebel against Zhang Shigui, he began to think about it. At a military meeting, after hearing Chen Shuda raise the concept of instability of people's hearts, he extended it to the army by the way, and proposed that the army should be The foundation of the country, if the army is in chaos, the country will be ruined and the family will be destroyed. It is recommended that Li Shimin try to appoint trustworthy people.

Li Shimin, who took it for granted, looked at the generals of the army and found that there was only one Zhang Shigui who was not his confidant, but the force he brought now was second only to Hou Junji. If Zhang Shigui surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would not only lose a few Thousands of soldiers also left Hou Junji with nowhere to retreat. He was worried that Master Yuan Ren and Duan Lun would not be able to handle Zhang Shigui, so he sent Li Yuan here, nominally to take over the army under Master Yuan Ren.In fact, Master Yuan Ren is also a person with both civil and military skills, but he entered the official position as a literati, and he arranged Li Yuan to come over, and his appearance was not too ugly.

Li Yuan was standing on the gate at this time, silently gazing at the majestic and undulating mountains and rivers in the distance and Puci city looming more than twenty miles away. In the distance, the Anju water flows from the northwest like a jade belt. Coming here, it bends to the east here, and a long and winding official road stretches from a distance to Chemen Township. This is also the only land route for Fuling and Suining counties to enter Ziyang.

And beside him is Li Daliang, who is the supervisor of the army. He was Xie Yingdeng's deputy general who sneaked into Chengdu County. When he was in the army, he was ordered to join the army and entered Chengdu in a grand manner. He transformed into a soldier of the Tang army. He is now Li Yuan's deputy general, but in fact he came to supervise Li Yuan. The 3000 soldiers they brought from Chengdu, In fact, it was controlled by Li Daliang, who reduced Li Yuan to a tragic puppet.

"Your Highness." At this time, Master Yuan Ren ran all the way, rushed to the Yuanmen in extreme anxiety, and said in a panting voice: "The army led by General Duan was ambushed by the cattle mob twenty miles away in the south. People are calling for help."

"What?" Li Yuan turned his head to look at Master Yuanren, his eyes were full of disbelief, he was not qualified to know that the Niujia rioters were disguised as soldiers of the Sui army, so he was deeply shocked by Duan Lunzhongfu, unbelievable Said: "If I remember correctly, there were only about 3 to [-] soldiers in the troubled times, and General Duan should have brought [-] soldiers, right? So many well-equipped and well-trained imperial troops laid an ambush for the troubled people It's easy to understand, but it's hard to understand Duan Lun calling for help. Is this Duan Lun's incompetence, or are the rioters too ruthless?"

"This, this is not clear for a while!" Although Yuan Ren felt ashamed, he knew more about this army than Li Yuan, who had just arrived in Chemeng Town in the morning, quickly explained: "Your Highness has As everyone knows, General Duan's army is half veterans and half recruits. After the plan to attack the Sui army in Anju County was frustrated, the morale was not high. When it is suppressed by force, it has always existed, and it will explode sooner or later. General Duan went to attack the rebels of Niujia, and he also planned to destroy this army first, and take advantage of the situation to occupy Niujia. Distribute it to the soldiers, so as to calm the hearts of the soldiers. But people are not as good as God, and now they are suddenly ambushed, and it is estimated that many soldiers do not want to fight." Speaking of this, Master Yuan Ren said anxiously: "Your Highness, the most urgent task is to rescue General Duan , after all, he is the royal son-in-law, and he still has [-] soldiers' lives."

"I know that." Li Yuan took a few steps and said in a bit of a dilemma: "But the problem is that it is my job to defend Chefang Town, and the Sui Army is the primary enemy. If there is an accident here, General Zhang Shigui's tens of thousands of troops will be killed It's over."

"This..." Master Yuan Ren was at a loss for words for a while, he also knew that Li Yuan's worries were not unreasonable, but the reason is such a thing, people have to be rescued, he smiled wryly: "But if Your Highness refuses to rescue, there will be no rescue General Duan, how can I explain to the Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince?"

"From the point of view of my humble position, it's better like this..." Li Daliang looked at Master Yuan Ren sinisterly, and said solemnly: "It's better to let Sima Yuan lead the original [-] troops to rescue General Duan."

"I'm going to rescue him?" Master Yuan Ren looked at Li Daliang in surprise, and opened his mouth wide.

"Yuan Sima, I know it's unreasonable to be humble, but His Highness is new here, and he doesn't have a deep understanding of the terrain here. Most of the soldiers under his command are exhausted. Not to mention falling again, just going in the wrong direction and delaying the rescue time. A heavy price. Relatively speaking, the original [-] soldiers have been recharging their energy for many days, and their physical strength and energy are better than the [-] soldiers who arrived today. Yuan Sima is not only capable of both civil and military skills, but also the temporary commander of this army. It's like using your arms and fingers." Li Daliang saw that Li Yuan was deep in thought, and Master Yuan Ren seemed to agree with his point of view, and continued: "The Niujia rioters are a group of undisciplined and unorganized mobs, fighting against the wind The battle is not bad, but once the war reaches a stalemate, there is an ambition to retreat. It is understandable that General Duan's [-] troops suddenly fell into the trap and fell into a disadvantage, but General Duan is a veteran general in the court, and his soldiers are also well-trained , The dignified imperial army, as long as they hold their ground, they will be invincible. With [-] elite soldiers as reinforcements, they will surely turn defeat into victory, and then push the flames of war to Niudao City and take it back in one fell swoop."

"Okay, I will follow General Li's suggestion!" Li Yuan glanced at Master Yuan Ren, "What does Sima Yuan think?"

"There is no difference in the low position." Master Yuan Ren felt that what Li Daliang said was reasonable at this time, and he seemed to be more suitable than anyone else to bring him to the rescue. The town is the most important thing, and the Sui army is the most important. It is difficult to deal with sudden changes if there are only [-] tired soldiers guarding it. Rescue General Duan and discuss with him later."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Okay, then Yuan Sima will bring five thousand elite soldiers to the rescue, and General Duan must be rescued."

"Here." Master Yuan Ren stepped back in response.

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Half an hour later, Division Yuan Ren led [-] troops towards Niudang County. After walking cautiously for about an hour, the troops gradually approached the scene of the incident.Master Yuan Ren became more careful. While telling the soldiers to prepare for the battle carefully, he sent people to inquire about the news.

Soon, the scout came back with a happy brow and reported an astonishing intelligence to him: "Qi Sima, only our soldiers are cleaning the battlefield ahead, and there is no enemy army left."

"How is it possible?" Master Yuan Ren was stunned for a moment, it was completely different from what he expected!Asked in surprise: "Didn't you say that General Duan was ambushed here?"

The scout quickly replied: "I heard from our soldiers that at the beginning of the ambush, our army was indeed in chaos. This is how the defeated soldiers we encountered before came, but after General Duan stabilized his position, he killed the rioters and rebelled Win or lose."

"Well done!" Master Yuan Ren was overjoyed when he heard that, he had been hinted by Li Daliang before, and he was convinced of the great reversal before him, and he laughed and said: "The mob is indeed a mob that does not make a difference, and has the advantage of surprise Surprise ambush, although gaining a temporary advantage, is not a long-lasting battle. Once discouraged, you will be afraid to retreat. No matter how many people there are, they are no match for an upright army." After the review, he asked: "Where is General Duan? Clean up the battlefield?"

The scout shook his head and said: "General Duan took advantage of the victory and pursued the defeated soldiers who killed the enemy people. He was going to take back the city of Niudang in one fell swoop, so he left the cleaning of the battlefield to the wounded soldiers."

Master Yuan Ren didn't think it was different. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that no matter what, he should assist Duan Lun to take back Niujia City. Li Yuan now has an army of [-], and Zhang Shigui's army is standing in front of Xue Wanjun. The attack was also one of the few surprise soldiers. No matter what, [-] soldiers were guarding the camp. He immediately ordered: "Go at full speed and assist General Duan to take down the city of Niudao!"

"Here."

As the order was issued, the team sped up and rushed to the south. When they passed the previous battlefield, they found that the "wounded soldiers of the Tang army" were driving groups of rioters to carry the dead bodies for burial. Seeing this, the soldiers of the Tang army suddenly boosted their morale.

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At this time, a few miles to the west of the Tang army, Yang Guang led [-] troops to ambush in a forest. Yang Guang was also watching the battlefield closely. ' and the 'prisoner' are also his people, as long as the enemy crosses, they will fight back from behind, and now the Tang army who is waiting for Chefang Town to be lured into the bait.

At this moment, a sentry galloped up on a galloping horse and reported to Yang Guang, "I want to report to Yang Gong that the five thousand enemy troops have all passed the previous battlefield and are almost here."

"Only [-] soldiers?" Yang Guang was very disappointed. He thought that after the opponent lost a battle, he would not dare to underestimate his own soldiers as before, and would send at least [-] reinforcements.

In fact, Chemian Town is a dangerous place. Although it is not a military fortress of "one man guards the gate, ten thousand men cannot open it", it only needs 1 soldiers to hold it firmly. The chief general either didn't learn enough lessons, or he was scared by the Sui army, and worried that Chemian Town would be attacked by the Sui army's surprise soldiers.

"Send troops, cut off the enemy's way!" Yang Guang gave an order, and [-] Sui troops were mobilized to kill the official road several miles away.

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Master Yuanren didn't stay on the battlefield for too long. After asking some questions, he followed up with the five thousand troops who set off first with his own soldiers. With the sound of the bowstring rebounding, dense arrows were shot from the forests on both sides. The [-] soldiers of the Tang army who were advancing rapidly were caught off guard, and they were shot so that they turned their backs and screamed.

Master Yuan Ren was so frightened that he drew out his saber and shouted loudly: "Everyone, turn around, break out of the encirclement, and fight back!"

At this time, he realized that he had been fooled. Everything he encountered before was a trick of the enemy to lure him into the ambush circle. The wounded soldiers and civilians he saw were actually enemy troops. Such a blatant appearance made him ignore it, and now he must be cutting off his retreat.

Master Yuan Ren led his army to retreat to the original road anxiously, but after walking less than two miles, the people he met before had indeed set up a simple horse-repelling formation on the road, and they hunted and killed the returning Tang soldiers with arrows. The other party shouted "Those who surrender will not be killed", and there were countless surrenders.

Because Master Yuanren and his soldiers rode horses, they first became the focus of the ambush. Hundreds of people became hedgehogs, and so did Master Yuanren.

The encounter didn't last long, and it ended in less than an hour. Yang Guang appeared on the battlefield on horseback, and the bodies of Tang Jun who had been shot were everywhere.Yang Guang also couldn't help sighing, and told his officers and soldiers: "Try to treat the wounded as much as possible! Bury the dead on the spot, deeper, and don't let the animals in the mountains eat them."

"Here."

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An hour later, the 'disorderly people' who had cleaned up the battlefield were about to escort the captives back to Niudang City, and Li Zhi followed closely beside Yang Guang, when several cavalry came galloping from the north.

"Is General Li Zhi here?" a cavalryman shouted.

"What's the matter?" Li Zhi looked back and saw that it was a leader of the Black Ice Terrace who was following Li Daliang, so he immediately reined in his horse and asked loudly.

"My general has a letter for you." Several Heibingtai rode up and took out a letter: "The general said that if you have won the victory, immediately attack Chefang Town as the Tang army. Five thousand, and the other five thousand, he will try to transfer them away."

Li Zhi was startled: "Why?"

The Black Ice Terrace soldier took out a letter and handed it to him: "This is a personal letter from the general, you will know it after reading it."

Li Zhi received the letter and opened it, then gave it to Yang Guang.

After Yang Guang finished watching, there was a knowing smile on his face. He immediately said to Yang Yichen: "Young people nowadays want to kill people and punish their hearts. It's too despicable. You bring [-] soldiers to pretend to be Tang Jun, and drive the cars out of the city." Take it for me."

(End of this chapter)