At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 528
Daye 12 years, on March [-]th, Gao Bufan officially sent troops to sacrifice the flag. This day is the auspicious day selected by Li Chunfeng, the new military counselor of Youzhou Prefecture, and he also presided over the flag sacrifice ceremony, not to mention other things Anyway, after the ceremony, I suddenly feel much taller.

After the flag sacrifice ceremony was over, the army officially started. The young general Lu Sheng led 3000 soldiers as the vanguard, Gao Bufan led [-] soldiers in the middle, and Xu Shiji led [-] people to support in the back, just in case of accidents.

After ten days of marching, Lu Sheng led [-] vanguard troops to Changhe County in Pingyuan County. They camped ten miles away from Yang Yichen's military camp, and then led dozens of soldiers to meet Yang Yichen.

It is said that since the August of the previous year, Dou Jiande's prestige has been greatly enhanced since he killed Guo Xuan, the governor of Zhuo County, with a bitter strategy, and the power of Donghai Lord Gao Shida has also increased greatly. The city plundered the land, almost occupying the entire Pingyuan County, and the number of people has grown to about [-].

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and soon, the court sent veteran Yang Yichen to encircle and suppress.Although Yang Yichen was getting old, he was old and strong. He led [-] elite soldiers and defeated Sun Anzu shortly after arriving in Gaojipo, and beheaded him. Sun Anzu's fleeing subordinates all defected to Dou Jiande.

After Yang Yichen wiped out several groups of weaker bandits such as Sun Anzu and Tiezhen'er, he began to use troops against Gao Shida. After a series of victories, he regained several counties from Gao Shida's hands. The troops stationed in Pingyuan County formed a confrontation with Yang Yichen.

However, after entering February this year, the situation changed. Yang Yichen's offensive suddenly slowed down. There were rumors that Yang Yichen had fallen ill, and was still seriously ill, and had been bedridden in the camp.

Gao Shida was overjoyed when he heard about it, and took the opportunity to launch an attack. He actually won several battles, reoccupied Changhe County in the north of Pingyuan County, and pushed Yang Yichen to the edge of Gaojibo.

Let's say that young general Lu Sheng went to Yang Yichen's camp, and was received by the latter soon, but Yang Yichen's description was haggard, and his sick face seemed to be really sick.

"The last general, Lu Sheng, has met Lord Yang!" Lu Sheng paid respects to Yang Yichen, while secretly observing the latter.

Yang Yichen waved his hand weakly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Lieutenant Lu, don't be too polite. When will your Master Gao arrive?"

Lu Sheng replied: "Master Gao will arrive within three days at the earliest."

Yang Yichen frowned and said, "It's too slow, Gao Shida may launch a decisive battle tomorrow."

Lu Sheng said disapprovingly: "How brave are the defeated generals? Gao Shida and his ilk are nothing more than mobs. There is nothing wrong with it. You don't need our lords to arrive, and the last general can kill him without leaving any behind. As long as Master Yang gives the order to attack, the last general I am willing to lead [-] soldiers and horses to lead the battle."

The soldiers under Yang Yichen's command all showed dissatisfaction when they heard the words, while some showed sarcasm, thinking to themselves, this stunned young man surnamed Lu has such a crazy tone, since Gao Shida is a mob, what are we people?
Yang Yichen smiled and said, "Lieutenant Lu is very courageous, but the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, so let's wait until Master Gao arrives. Please Captain Lu send someone to urge him to come as soon as possible."

Lu Sheng pursed his lips when he heard the words, unable to hide his disdain, he cupped his hands and said: "In this case, then I will send someone to urge Mr. Gao again. If Mr. Yang has nothing else to do, the general will leave."

Yang Yichen finally showed a trace of displeasure on his face, he waved his military hand and said coldly: "Back off!"

Lu Sheng boldly walked out of Yang Yichen's big tent. After leaving the camp, the arrogance on his face disappeared immediately, and he rode back to the camp ten miles away with dozens of soldiers.

Let's say that as soon as Lu Sheng left the big tent, the generals under Yang Yichen's command were blown up, and someone said angrily: "This kid surnamed Lu is really crazy, how dare he look at no one at such a young age."

"The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, which shows how arrogant Gao Changqing, who was left behind in Zhuo County, is usually."

"Young people, after a few victories, they don't even remember their last name. If they don't hit the south wall, they won't wake up."

Yang Yichen is thoughtful, he has seen Gao Bufan's wit and courage, even Yu Wenhua and this kind of people have been beaten by him time and time again, and this son has not yet failed in his debut, how can such a person be possible? Is it a superficial person with no one in sight?Besides, this Lu Sheng, although he looked arrogant, camped ten miles away from here, which shows that he is also a cautious person, so this son's arrogance is most likely faked.

Gao Changqing, Gao Changqing, why do you have to be wary of the old man, is it true that there are ghosts in your heart?I also hope that you will take care of yourself and don't make mistakes.

In addition, after Lu Sheng returned to the camp, he immediately sent a soldier to contact Gao Bufan at the rear. In fact, Gao Bufan is now less than a day away from him, that is to say, Lu Sheng did not tell the truth to Yang Yichen at all.

"My lord, Captain Lu has already met Yang Yichen." Lu Sheng's soldiers reported when they saw Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan hurriedly asked: "Is Yang Yichen really sick?"

Lu Sheng's soldiers nodded and said: "Yang Yichen's face is sickly, and his speech is also weak. At that time, Biaoxia entered the account with Captain Lu. What he saw with his own eyes should not be false."

Gao Bufan was thoughtful when he heard the words, and asked after a long time: "What else did Yang Yichen say?"

"Yang Yichen was worried that Gao Shida would launch a decisive battle ahead of time, so he asked Captain Lu to urge you to go as soon as possible."

Gao Bufan's eyes flashed, he waved his hand and said: "I understand, you can go back, let Captain Lu play by ear, and don't need to ask this officer for instructions on everything."

Lu Sheng's soldiers got on their horses and left, and Gao Bufan also ordered to set up camp on the spot. Since Lu Sheng said that it would be three days at the earliest, he should arrive half a day earlier.

…………

It was night, and a bright moon was hanging high. In the county government office of Changhe County, there were several peach trees in the front yard. In this late spring, the peach blossoms had already fallen, and the peach trees were full of peaches the size of chopsticks.

Dou Xianniang stood under the peach tree and waited anxiously, looking into the house from time to time, but her sight was blocked by the screen, so she couldn't see what was going on inside, and could only hear the faint sound of arguing.

That's right, in the hall at this time, Donghai Lord Gao Shida was having a quarrel with Da Sima Dou Jiande. Although it wasn't very intense, the smell of gunpowder was very strong. The other generals didn't dare to intervene, but just stood there calmly. Listening in.

It turned out that after winning several battles, Gao Shida felt a little flustered. He felt that Yang Yichen was nothing special, and planned to launch a decisive battle while Yang Yichen was seriously ill, and took advantage of his illness to kill him, so as to defeat Yang Yichen's troops in one fell swoop.

But Dou Jiande has a different opinion, because although Yang Yichen has lost a few games, the loss is not big, the main force is still there, and Dou Jiande is also worried that Yang Yichen is deliberately showing weakness, and even pretending to be sick, the purpose is to make himself paralyzed. Suddenly came a counterattack.

So Dou Jiande opposed launching a decisive battle at this time, but adopted the method of defending the city and slowly consuming Yang Yichen's strength. Anyway, Yang Yichen has the emperor's life to suppress bandits, and the pressure is on his side. I believe Yang Yichen will soon Can't help but take the initiative to seek battle.

However, Gao Shida obviously didn't think so, and now that Dou Jiande's prestige is getting higher and higher, he is worried that he will not be able to hold back in the future, and now he urgently needs a big victory to rebuild his authority and consolidate his position as the boss, so he insists on sending troops decisive battle.

Just like that, a quarrel broke out between the first and the second in command, and the meeting lasted for nearly an hour, but the dispute still persisted.

At this time, Gao Shida's face was red and his ears were red, his voice was getting higher and higher, and he was obviously on the verge of breaking out, and said coldly: "How can you make a big deal by being timid, Dou Sima, I don't bother to argue with you anymore, since you dare not fight, Then stay here and defend the city, I will personally lead the army to a decisive battle with Yang Yichen tomorrow, and when I cut off Yang Yichen's white head and bring it back, I will see what you have to say."

"Donghai Gong, think twice..."

Gao Shida interrupted sharply before Dou Jiande finished speaking: "I, Gao Shida, have the final say here, so it's decided, the decisive battle will be launched tomorrow, Da Sima Dou Jiande will lead [-] brothers to stay behind, and the rest will all go to Lao Tzu to participate in the battle, who will fight?" If you dare to say a word, you will be dealt with by military law."

Dou Jiande's face was gloomy, and finally he cupped his hands helplessly and said: "Your subordinate obeys."

Gao Shida convinced Dou Jiande, feeling inexplicably relieved, waved his hands and said: "Let's go away, let the brothers eat and drink well, recharge your batteries, and when you defeat Yang Yichen tomorrow, let's celebrate again, good food and wine enough."

All the generals retreated one after another, Dou Jiande hesitated to speak, but Gao Shida didn't want to give him a chance to speak at all, so he turned around and went back to Houya.

This was originally the county government of Changhe County, but now it has become Gao Shida's Donghai government office, and the concubine, the concubine of the county magistrate of Changhe County, has naturally become Gao Shida's pocket, so Gao Shida has had a good time during this period. Very happy.

When Dou Jiande saw Gao Shida leaving with a flick of his sleeves, he couldn't help but sighed secretly, turned around and walked out of the hall.Dou Xianniang hurriedly came up to meet her, and asked, "Father, Lord Donghai still insists on a decisive battle tomorrow?"

Dou Jiande said lightly, "We'll talk about it when we go back."

When the father and daughter returned to their residence, Dou Jiande said in a deep voice: "Mr. Donghai is complacent after a few small victories, but he doesn't know that a catastrophe is imminent. Tomorrow's decisive battle will undoubtedly be defeated. Yang Yichen came here with the threat of a big victory." , We definitely can't hold it, Xian Niang, you take your mother into the berth tonight, guard the dangerous position, and at the same time prepare the boat to meet the father, once the Duke of Donghai is defeated, the father will immediately abandon the city and retreat to Gaojibo middle."

Dou Xianniang said sternly: "Okay, dad, you have to be more careful."

Dou Jiande nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dad will play it by ear and protect your mother."

That night, Dou Xianniang took Hou Cao's family out of the city, took advantage of the night to escape into the depths of Gaojibo by boat, and arranged people to guard the dangerous positions along the way to prevent accidents.

It's also fortunate that this back road was left, otherwise Dou Jiande's old life might have to be confessed.

(End of this chapter)