Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 23

The dark fire in Liaocheng burned the warehouse that night and called for soldiers to put out the fire. The flames and wind were raging everywhere, and it was difficult to save them. What's more, all the soldiers were stationed sixty miles away from the city, and only Yin Dayong led [-] troops to stay inside the city to protect him. , also do not move.And the fire stopped, it was the left side of the fourth watch.Da Yong said fiercely: "Xu Shiji asked me to do this plan. The medicine of the three kits was given to me. Today is hot and people are thirsty for water. Why don't you open the kit and use it according to the plan." Opened it and read it, saying, : "So that's the case." That is to say, everyone was ordered to draw water for three days, and those who disobeyed the order would be beheaded.After finishing the order, I opened the three kits. The medicines were of different weights, and I thought to myself: "And only one hundred catties of medicine with this light name and size is enough to poison the people in the city." In the name of water, the medicine is poured into the city well.At this time, Huaji saw that the warehouse was burned down and the soldiers put out the fire. They were all battered and battered, so they burst into tears, saying that the left and right said: "Today's fire is really the wrath of heaven, which caused me to suffer such a catastrophe. From now on, you and I will be together. Everyone should take it easy and thank you, so as to avoid the punishment of heaven, the common people can avoid evil and seek good fortune, and turn disaster into auspiciousness." All the officials said: "I would like to follow the holy order.

"Respectively build provinces. Until the next day, people reported that the guards, officials, officials, and military and civilian families, regardless of age, vomited and vented, all fell ill, and could not move. The streets and streets were empty and no one left. Hearing this, he was startled and didn't know why. Da Yong said: "That is to say, today's plague will cause everyone in the city to fall ill. Ten out of ten soldiers guarding the city will be ill.If the army and horses are approaching the city, and there is no one to resist the enemy, what can we do? Huaji said: "Do you have any extraordinary plan to save a city of people?" " Dayong said: "This is the weather of the heavens, which wipes out this generation. I am not Lu Bian's doctor, so An Neng can save him. "There are poems as evidence: Everyone is sick, and every family is completely devoid of fire.

There is no great virtue in Mao Gong, and the poison is soaked in a clear spring.

When Huaji saw that the soldiers and civilians were all sick, he was panicked. He didn't know the plan of using poison.

But Jiande saw the fire and plague in Liaocheng, so he summoned his ministers and asked, "I heard that Zhiji led a large army outside, and uniquely Huaji and Yin Dayong stayed in the city, and all the food and grass were burned. Now I want to take advantage of it." The disadvantage is to lead troops to conquer Liaocheng first, and then turn the enemy into him. He will go away without fighting. Is the plan acceptable?" Yichen said: "There is a saying in "Sun Tzu": If you count more, you will win, but if you count less, you will not win. What's more, it is nothing ?Now Li Mi's army is stationed in the south, Xu Shiji is the mastermind; Li Yuan's army is stationed in the west, Li Jing is the mastermind. The two countries stand still, don't they have the heart to destroy the thieves? I guess the disaster in Liaocheng must not be the destiny, there are indeed wise men The inside is the plan to help Xia break the bandits. There is no need to worry about Liaocheng, wisdom is also in the ear of the minister." Jiande said: "The plan will be safe?"

The righteous minister said: "Your minister, Guanzhi and the camp, there is an ambush thirty miles away to the east. You must first prepare for it, or you may fall into the ears of the bandits." The plan is to show Jiande Yun: In the Sui Dynasty, there was a grand servant, whoever had a clever plan would compete.

The internal envoy Xia Wuyou, the external teacher Xu Buai.

Transformation and loss of country, Li Yuan becomes the world.

The horse does not practice Qinchuan, and the righteous minister has done the most.

Jiande was overjoyed after seeing it.The painting strategy has been decided, and Fan Yuan is called to the tent, saying: "You lead [-] infantry soldiers who dare to die, pretend to be soldiers, keep their marks, take advantage of the night to roll the flag and rest the drums, and steal from Zhiji's camp. Ambushes twenty li away, wait for Xu Bing to arrive, then send out ambush soldiers to attack.

"Fan Yuan led the plan. He ordered Liu Heikai, Cao Dan, and Wang Cong to lead [-] troops to fight against Zhiji. He also allocated [-] elite soldiers to rob Zhiji's camp with righteous ministers. Retained [-] troops to fight with Ling. Respectfully stay in the big camp and don't move rashly. Jiande himself led [-] armored elite soldiers to take Liaocheng exclusively.

After dispatching, Yichen said to Jiande: "Just for a while, it will be destroyed. But on the day of the city's fall, look forward to benevolent government, and don't kill people." Jiande said: "How did the servant expect Liaocheng to break evil easily? "The Yichen said, "I'll see you when the time comes." So they assembled their own troops and marched straight to Liaocheng.Liquan sees this, and there is a poem that goes: "But the strategy has been accomplished, and you will be loyal to the king and hate you."

Sui Han then knows the pines and cypresses, which will last forever.

But he said that Zhiji set up a camp sixty miles away from the city, sent the prime minister to ambush, and was discussing with the generals how to meet the enemy. Liu Yang Shilan led [-] troops to guard the camp, and he and Zheng Shanguo led [-] troops to the north to reject Xia soldiers.The second time the soldiers marched, there were Xia soldiers blocking the front of the people's report, and the army and horses could not advance.Zhiji then ordered the army to tie up and form a formation.In Xia's battle, Wang Cong, the assassin Wang Cong, leaped out with his horse and crossed his sword, and asked, "Who is coming?" Shan Guo came out and replied, "I am Zheng Shanguo, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. What is the name of the general?" Cong said, "I am a famous general of the Xia Kingdom. Wang Cong, I'm here to decide the outcome with you." Shan Guo said: "You are an unknown young general, how dare you be me?" Wang Cong was furious, and took the good fruit with a round of sabers. Intersect, fight for more than [-] bouts, good fruit strength is not enough, rein in the horse and leave.Wang Cong rushed away, Shanguo recalled that Wang Cong's horse was closer, and wanted to use the strategy of returning the gun.It turns out that Wang Cong's strength is relatively strong. He grabbed the gun barrel with his left hand, shouted loudly, and pulled the good fruit over the horse with his right hand.Xu's soldiers were in chaos, and they all fled for their lives.Cong didn't pursue him either, he led his troops back and ordered the soldiers to tie up the good fruits and escort them to the summer camp.Seeing that Shanguo had been captured against Shangzhi, he was furious, so he put on his horse, held a mountain-opening moon axe, stood in front of the formation, and shouted: "The rebels, I invite the strong ones to fight!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a general in Xia's formation, with a leopard head and eyes around him, and a face like a live owl. He was an invincible hero and had extraordinary courage.Hei Kai was furious, and he chopped Zhiji with a big saber in his hand. Zhiji hurriedly pushed the moon and ax to separate him. The two horses met, and the sword came and went.Zhiji's sword skills gradually became chaotic, and he couldn't stop him, so he reined in his horse and fled eastward.The flying horse behind Hei Kai chased him for more than [-] miles. He was wise and secretly happy, and it was a trick.As he walked and looked, he suddenly saw Hei Kai on the horse with a small colorful flag, and two ambush soldiers.

It turned out that Fan Yuan was pretending to be a Xu soldier. Zhiji saw that he was carrying Xu's national flag and recognized him as an ambush soldier from his own prime minister. " Hei Kai scolded and said: "You bastard, you are dying at the neck, and you say that I have surrendered to you?" The troops rushed forward.Zhiji held the moon ax in his hand, and was about to fight again, only to see the defeat in front, the spear and the flag fell, and for a while, the soldiers and horses killed the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, and it was difficult to distinguish between white and white.Wisdom and panic, at a loss.Heitai is on the horse calling for people to surround the future, like an iron bucket, completely encircling Xu Bing in the heart.Hei Kai ordered the sergeants to assign places and guard them strictly so that they would not be negligent.Cao Dan was ordered to lead 5000 troops to meet the East Road.

When he didn't move, Fan Yuan escorted Chengzhi to the camp, and Hei Kai was about to nail Chengzhi to the shackles and twist them, and imprisoned them in a cart.At this time, Zhiji was trapped in the heart of Gai, with no plan to get out. The soldiers he led stopped three times and stopped twice. There was no food and grass inside, and there was no rescue outside.

But it is said that the troops led by Yichen pretended to be Xu's national flag and stopped Xu Bing halfway. They captured Xu's soldiers and saved them from death.Xu Bing felt that he would not kill him, and he was all satisfied.The Yichen immediately ordered the defeated soldiers to return to the west and rush to Xubi.The defeated soldiers returned to the camp that day, what will happen to the future?

General batch: People all over the city have a case, so it's really a good time?Is it also caused by poison?
There is no need to worry about Liaocheng. Wisdom is in my art, and this servant Yang is proud of himself, not boasting.

Is it not a good plan to intercept Xu's soldiers with false names?

(End of this chapter)