At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 846 Battle of Hangu Pass ([-])
In the afternoon, the Qi army continued to launch a fierce attack on Hangu Pass, and they fought until the sun went down before withdrawing their troops. However, those large siege machines were still left carelessly on the other side of the Hongnong River.

The setting sun completely sank into the horizon, night fell, and torches were lit above the city to illuminate it.Chai Shao stood in a dark place at the top of the city and watched, and saw piles of bonfires set up in the Qi army camp, scattered like stars, with countless smoke rising from the fire, obviously he was cooking dinner.

Chai Shao drew his eyes closer and looked at the huge messy and silent shadows on the other side of the Hongnong River. They were the large siege equipment left by the Qi army on the battlefield, including siege vehicles, catapults, arrow towers, and ladders. Just throw it all there, what a big heart!

At this time, a person held a torch and climbed onto the top of the city. It was Chai Shao's old servant Uncle Jing. He came to Chai Shao and saluted, "General."

Chai Shao frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Madam really left?"

The old servant said in a low voice with a smile on his face: "No, madam just went to Xiguan and then stopped. Obviously she is worried about the general. See, madam's whole heart is still on you, general."

It is said that Hangu Pass is divided into East and West Passes. The East Pass is the main pass on the east side of the valley road, and the West Pass is on the west side of the valley pass. If the East Gate is breached, the West Gate will definitely not be able to hold on.

When Chai Shao heard that his wife just went to Xiguan, he couldn't help but smile, it was great, he knew that Xiuning would not really abandon me, alas, as a man, should I be more magnanimous, or should I hurry up now? Go to Xiguan to admit your mistake and coax Xiuning back?

Chai Shao hesitated for a moment, and finally felt that his wife must still be angry now, and he was afraid that going at this time would make him feel bored, so he decided to wait for two days and wait for his wife to calm down a little before admitting her mistake.

Chai Shao made up his mind and sent the old servant away, then turned to look at the siege equipment on the other side of the Hongnong River, his eyes flickering, eager to try.

Knowing that his wife hadn't really left, Chai Shao's resentment and frustration were swept away, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, his mind became alive, and he thought to himself: "If we can take all the siege equipment of the Qi army, Destroying it, I can count it as a small victory, the key is to disgust Gao Changqing fiercely, to give myself and Xiuning a bad breath, and then to pick Xiuning back will have more face and confidence, won't it?"

Thinking of this, Chai Shao couldn't help feeling hot in his heart, and called several generals under his command to discuss, "The general planned to go out of the city to make a sneak attack and destroy all the siege equipment of the Qi army."

"Isn't the general worried about fraud?" the general who suggested going out of the city to destroy the Qi army's siege equipment before was puzzled.

Chai Shao coughed lightly and said: "This time is not the same time. Before this general, I was really worried about fraud, but according to my observation just now, the defense of the Qi army's camp was extremely lax, and even the basic fortifications were not repaired. This is clear. It is the performance of numbness and carelessness. It can be seen that the Qi army left the siege equipment in place carelessly.

The Qi army has been invincible in these years, and has eliminated Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, Du Fuwei, Lin Shihong, and Xiao Xian successively. He only thought that he was invincible in the world, so he inevitably became extremely arrogant and ignored us.As the proud soldiers are bound to be defeated, the Qi army is seeking their own death. Since they don't take us seriously, let's let them fall into a fierce somersault. "

All the generals nodded their heads when they heard the words, and they all felt that what they said was reasonable. In addition, they had a short encounter with the Qi army today, and found that although the Qi army's artillery was sharp, the soldiers' combat power did not seem to be as powerful as the legends said, and it was inevitable that they would be contemptuous. One of the generals suggested, "In this case, why don't we attack the Qi camp at night? Destroying those siege equipment is certainly a relief, but the other party only lost some equipment and can rebuild it, but if we destroy the Qi army The big battalion was able to defeat the Qi army in one fell swoop, and if you are lucky, you can even capture or kill the Qi emperor alive, which is a great achievement."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone including Chai Shao couldn't help their eyes glowing, and their blood surged. If Gao Changqing could be captured or killed alive, then he would avenge all revenge and vent all anger, and he could even stand in front of Xiuning Straighten your waist proudly, the key is that this is a great contribution. Once Gao Changqing dies, the Qi State will inevitably fall apart, and the unification of the Tang Dynasty will be just around the corner. At that time, I may be able to use this credit to make a king with a different surname. !

The more Chai Shao thought about it, the more excited he became. The generals were similar, and one of them licked his lips and said: "The subordinates also think it is worth a try. As the general said, the defense of the entire battalion is lax, and even the basic fortifications are not repaired. Thinking that we dare not go out of the city to fight, if we attack at night at this time, we will definitely catch the opponent by surprise, even if we can't win a big victory, a small victory will definitely be fine."

Hearing this, Chai Shao was even more moved. He gritted his teeth and decided to make a big one. Before, he just wanted to destroy the siege equipment, but now he thinks he should make things bigger and directly attack the Qi army camp.

As the night deepened, the camp of the Qi army was quiet, and most of the bonfires were extinguished. Except for a small number of people who were in charge of patrolling, most of the soldiers seemed to have fallen asleep.

However, at this time, the Qi army's central army tent was lit with lights, and there were still many people.I saw Qi Zhu Gao Bufan sitting in the middle with a golden sword on his horse, and the ministers of civil and military affairs lined up on both sides, including: Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Cui Jiuling, Gao Shilian, Ling Jing, Song Zhengben, Zu Junyan, Pei Xingyan, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, Liu Heita, Du Fuwei, Shan Xiongxin.

Everyone was in high spirits, without any sleepiness, and seemed to be on the sidelines.

Du Ruhui stroked his beard and said, "Does Zhao Guogong think that Chai Shao will come today?"

Changsun Wuji frowned and said, "Not sure, [-]% possible. Chai Shao is not talented, but he still has courage."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "[-]% is not low, it is worth waiting for him for a night."

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals present were relieved, let alone a [-]% probability, even if it was only a [-]% chance, it was worth everyone's spending a night.

Time passed by every minute and every second. It was five watch outside, and it would be dawn in about half an hour. Everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It seemed that Tang Jun would not sneak attack tonight.

Just when Gao Bufan was going to tell everyone to go back to rest, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the quiet night, and everyone in the tent couldn't help but cheer up and almost jumped up.

Gao Bufan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Here we come, each of us will act according to plan!"

Everyone rushed out of the tent immediately, each performing their duties, and waited for Tang Jun to come to their door.

It is always darkest before dawn. I saw Tang Jun quietly opened and closed the gate, and the cavalry led the horses lightly, trying not to make any noise. When the two thousand cavalry had completely left the city gate and lined up, they were all together. He got on his horse and rushed towards the camp of the Qi army like a gust of wind. The sound of rumbling horseshoes shattered the tranquility before dawn and shook the ground.

As soon as the Tang army's cavalry moved, the infantry also rushed out like a tide, and soon crossed the Hongnong River from the bridge, burning all the siege equipment left by the Qi army on the other side of the river.

In an instant, [-] siege vehicles, [-] arrow cages, [-] catapults, and a large number of ladders were all on fire. This loss is not insignificant, and it needs to be rebuilt. It takes ten and a half months.

The Tang army successfully burned down the Qi army's siege equipment, cheered thunderously, and continued to rush towards the Qi army's camp.

Seeing the success of the first step, Chai Shao burst into laughter with excitement. It seemed that as expected, Qi Jun was just too arrogant, not a so-called trap at all.

"Kill, capture Qi Lord Gao Changqing alive!" Chai Shao drew out his waist knife and led the main force of the Tang army to charge towards the Qi army camp. The first two thousand cavalrymen of the Tang army to attack had already killed the side of the Qi army camp. There was no resistance.

Chai Shao saw that the cavalry had successfully charged into the camp, but the Qi army in the camp had no time to react. Obviously they were not prepared and were caught off guard.

Chai Shao is excited and ecstatic. It seems that I, Chai Shao, is destined to be famous in history for this night attack tonight.

"Kill!" Chai Shao slammed the horse's belly, and led the main force to rush forward.

(End of this chapter)