First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 217 Dou Jiande self-destructs the Great Wall

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Now that Dou Jiande's prestige has been greatly shaken, Xu Yuanlang is afraid of the frontier, so he attached himself to Dou Jiande, first Li Mi, then Wang Shichong, then Li Yuan, and finally he attached himself to Dou Jiande.

Sitting in Hebei, Shandong and other places, Dou Jiande's strength soared, and his confidence increased. He released Xu Shiji from prison and still sent Xu Shiji to lead the army to guard Liyang.

To the south of Liyang is the territory of the Great Zheng Kaiming Emperor Wang Shichong. At this time, Zhengxia is in an alliance. Li Yuan and Liu Wuzhou are fighting fiercely in the west, and Li Zitong, Du Fuwei, and Shen Faxing are facing each other in Jiangdu in the east. Only Youzhou in the north can manage. Dou Jiande immediately led the army northward.

In the last years of the great cause, the world was in chaos, the fields were barren, and thieves were everywhere, and Zhuojun County was full of things and people, so many thieves came to harass and plunder. Luo Yi, a general of Huben Lang, fought alone and repelled the bandits several times.

Luo Yi had long been ambitious, and after repelling the invasion of bandits, his prestige became stronger, so he immediately ordered his confidants to spread rumors in the city: "The supplies in the city are piled up like mountains, and the armor is complete. Harassment and looting".

Rumors spread, the crowd became angry, and seeing that the people's hearts were good, Luo Yi immediately captured the county guard's mansion and killed the county guard's magistrate. Zhao Shizhu and others surrendered in fear. The base camp, conquered everywhere, took all of Youzhou and Yingzhou, and claimed to be the general manager of Youzhou, with tens of thousands of troops.

Hearing that Dou Jiande came to attack, Luo Yi was not surprised but delighted, Luo Yi was born as a general, fierce and cunning, with a long spear, he is very brave, in the land of Youyan, Luo Yi is unparalleled in riding and fighting, and has never met an opponent.

Dou Jiande led an army of tens of thousands and drove straight all the way to Jixian County. However, what Dou Jiande did not expect was that Luo Yi was familiar with military affairs and waited for work with ease. When Dou Jiande was camping, he led Youyan cavalry to attack. The Xia army was defeated. Dou Jiande hurriedly retreated. Thousands of people were lost.

Having won the first battle, Luo Yi, who was already unruly and violent, became even more proud, belittling more than once: "King Xia is nothing but that."

On Dou Jiande's side, Nayan Song Zhengben, Guozi Jijiu Ling Jing and others hurriedly persuaded Dou Jiande to be hit head-on by Luo Yi, and he also slightly restrained his complacent attitude and prepared for the battle.

Not long after, Luo Yi led the army to attack the camp again and broke through the summer camp. However, Dou Jiande had already set up his formation and surrounded him on all sides, defeating Luo Yi, and then the whole army pursued him. .

General Wang Fubao led the army to storm the city and took the lead bravely. Seeing that Wang Fubao was about to rush to the city, Dou Jiande was overjoyed and beat drums in person to cheer.

At this time, a general was beside him and said, "General Wang is indeed braver than Lu Bu. After conquering Youzhou, I am afraid that he must be crowned king to be worthy of this monstrous feat."

Dou Jiande paused when he heard the words, "Conferred the title of king?" Suddenly his face sank. Now that Dou Jiande himself is the King of Xia, how can he give Wang Fubao the title of king? Then he looked to the left and right, "What do you think of General Wang?"

"The credit is greater than the sky."

"Truly the number one warrior in the world".

"No one in the army knows General Wang."

All the generals praised him one after another, but Dou Jiande's face darkened as he heard it, but he didn't see the hatred in the eyes of the generals looking at Wang Fubao who was fighting hard.

Wang Fubao was courageous and resourceful, but he was too rebellious, often self-righteous, and looked down on the generals of the Xia army. The generals were jealous of his achievements, and they joined forces to bring down Wang Fubao. After some discussions, the generals decided to kill him.

Sure enough, seeing that Wang Fubao's prestige in the army was so great, Dou Jiande's heart revealed murderous intentions, and he called Jin to withdraw his troops.

But Wang Fubao, who was bravely in the lead, was fighting at the top of the city. When he heard Ming Jin withdrawing his troops, he yelled at him and then retreated angrily.

This attitude angered Dou Jiande even more, and he said bluntly: "The soldiers are exhausted, and we will fight again in another day."

Unexpectedly, Wang Fubao was extremely dissatisfied when he heard the words, raised his spear and shouted: "Brothers, are you tired?"

"Not tired, not tired", Xia Jun responded in unison, which shows Wang Fubao's prestige.

"This king says to withdraw troops, and those who disobey the order will be executed," Dou Jiande stared at Wang Fubao and said word by word.

Wang Fubao was shocked when he heard the words, so he had to bow his head and say, "The final general will obey the order."

That night, a general reported to Dou Jiande, "General Wang complained quite a lot in the camp, and he said bluntly that the king is jealous of the virtuous and capable."

How could Dou Jiande, who had always loved false fame, bear it, and immediately ordered someone to tie up Wang Fubao, who was sleeping soundly.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Fubao looked blank, "Your Majesty, what is the reason?"

"Have you ever said that this king is jealous of the virtuous and capable?" Dou Jiande asked interrogatively, gnashing his teeth.

"This... how do you say that?" Wang Fubao was furious, "The last general never said that."

"Nonsense, I will have heard you say this in the camp."

"General Wang dares to deceive the king."

"A dignified man, he dares to admit if he dares to speak."

A group of generals came forward to testify one after another. Dou Jiande's face was sullen, while Wang Fubao was at a loss at first, and then he was furious.

Dou Jiande slapped the table, "This king promoted you from a warrior to a general. If you don't know how to promote you, don't blame this king for being ruthless. You dragged you down and beheaded."

Wang Fubao was shocked and struggled hastily, "Wait a minute, my lord, the last general is innocent, why did he cut off his own arm when he listened to a group of villains?"

"General Wang thinks highly of himself. Your Majesty has tens of thousands of soldiers. Why do you have to be your arm?" the general beside him continued.

"Cut", Dou Jiande yelled sharply, and the guards around him heard that even if they wanted to drag Wang Fubao out of the big tent and behead him, Wang Fubao screamed that he was wronged, and with an idea, Wang Fubao shouted: "I want to see Song Xianggong, Song Xianggong must know that I have nothing to do." crime".

However, after the words were spoken, the personal guard raised the knife and fell, and the head of the majestic Great Xia General Wang Fubao fell to the ground.

At this moment, Nayan Song Zhengben came in a hurry, and when he saw Wang Fubao's head was in a different place, he was immediately furious, "This... nonsense, stupid, how can the general of the country be executed so hastily?"

Immediately rushing into the big tent, seeing Dou Jiande having a banquet with a group of generals, Song Zhengben was furious, "Why is your king so unwise, like Emperor Song Wen of the Southern Dynasty who destroyed the Great Wall by himself."

"Song Xianggong's words are inappropriate. As far as I know, Emperor Wen of Song has been defeated repeatedly in battle and died when he was murdered. How can he compare with Emperor Wen of Song for his wisdom and martial arts?" The next drunken general shook his head immediately to refute road.

Hearing this, Dou Jiande, who was three points drunk, suddenly felt unhappy, frowned and said: "Wang Fubao deserves what he deserved. Song Xianggong, don't say more, please go back."

Seeing this, Song Zhengben was furious, "Your Majesty just obeyed these slanderous words and killed the general. How could it be the master's action? Even if the general Wang is guilty, he should be handed over to a judge. How can he execute the sentence privately and set the country's laws and regulations?" ".

(End of this chapter)