Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 24

The Yichen wisely defeated Yang Shilan, but said that Xu Zhi's deputy general Yang Shilan was guarding the camp, the gates were closed, and there were long crossbow spears and blunderbuss in the regiment.Watching to the west of Japan, I suddenly saw flags waving upstairs in disorder. In a short while, soldiers jumped down from the stairs, complaining endlessly.Shi Lan hurriedly asked why, and his man reported: "I saw the five armies on the East Road of Daying retreating back, all covered in blood, all of them were people with broken heads and broken foreheads. They all rushed to Daying, screaming and crying." After listening to it, I was shocked, even if the soldiers were ordered to go up the tall building again, to see if there were more pursuers coming behind them.He went upstairs far away, and reported back to Shi Lan, saying: "There will be no soldiers behind, and now my defeated army is approaching." Shi Lan ordered to open the door in a hurry, and sent troops in from the east and north.At this time, when the soldiers heard that the soldiers were defeated, their hearts trembled. They didn't prepare for it.Yichen personally raised the knife and sat in the middle army.When he didn't move, the sergeant tied Yang Shilan to his tent.Yichen sent an order to the soldiers guarding the battalion, saying: "You are good people in our Sui Kingdom. You are all forced by rebels and you have no choice but to follow them. Your family members are all in Guanzhong. Today, Zhiji and Shilan have all been captured. The thief will die in the morning and evening. If you are willing to join us, you will not die. If you return to Guanzhong from the west, you will go to the west; On the day of meritorious service, one case will be rewarded. If you don’t follow suit, I’ll kill you.” Xu Bing heard that there was a way to live, so he stripped off his armor and weapons, knelt outside the gate, and the ground was moved with joy.The righteous ministers followed their wishes, and went west for three stops, but there were more than [-] people who returned to Xia.The righteous minister was overjoyed, so he ordered all the battalions of the three armies to move eastward and join Heitai to take Liaocheng together.

On that day, Jiande ordered Xia's soldiers to advance in all directions, and ordered Qu Leng, the internal historian, to lead [-] troops to the north road, and to lead [-] elite soldiers to the south road, and all of them must be gathered at the southeast corner of Liaocheng.There has been an ambush on the east road, each of them uses Mingjin as the name, and they all come out to meet them and design to capture them.

Qu Leng got the order, so he left the camp, rolled up the flags and stopped the drums, and sneaked into the moonlight night with his men and horses.It was the second watch on the left side, and the sentry horse reported back. The land ten miles ahead was densely wooded, and the walls were quiet, fearing an ambush.Qu Leng said to the crowd, "There must be an ambush here, and each of them is going to march slowly. When it gets dark and we arrive in Liaocheng, we can fight each other and serve each other in order to achieve merit." Everyone agreed.After less than twenty miles, I suddenly saw a bell ringing and a horse neighing in front of me.A group of men and horses used all their red flags as signs to stop their way.Qu Leng was about to line up the troops, and the two sentries rushed forward.

It turned out that Yuwen Chengji saw that the sky was clear and was dispatching troops. Suddenly, he saw Xia soldiers coming in a surge, and divided them into three teams: he led the army as the central army, Sima Xiong led the left army as his left whistle, and Ning Hu led the right army as his left whistle. Its right whistle.Cheng Ji Lema moved forward, not to mention talking, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, and struck at him.The koji wheel and the knife frame were separated, and there were more than [-] rounds in the battle, regardless of the outcome.Suddenly, a group of men and horses flashed out from the west corner, galloping towards Xu Zhen.At the place where the gate flag opens, the first general, with a face like a jujube, with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, is Cao Dan of the Xia Kingdom.Cao Dan said sharply, "Chengji is a rebel, Zhiji and Chengzhi have been captured, you are now alone, what can you do?

Why not dismount and surrender early! Chengji was furious: "this thief is suspicious of the soldiers' plan, and he is here to confuse our soldiers." Picking up the Fang Tianji, he looked at Cao Dan's heart and stabbed straight into the future. Cao Dan held a nine-section heavy mace, and fought face to face. After several rounds of battle, suddenly a fierce general flashed out from Xu's formation. He was eight feet long and had a wide waist. After a few rounds, it was Sima Xiong, the prime minister's general, who held a spear and shouted loudly on the silver-maned horse: "Cao Dan doesn't have to fight with my crown prince, wait for me to stand with you. "

Cao Dan immediately abandoned Chengji, went straight to Sima Xiong, and stepped forward to attack with a simple mace.Sima Xiong met the enemy with a sword, and fought with swords and maces. After more than [-] rounds of fighting, Cao Dan shouted loudly, like a mountain falling and the ground cracking. Mace, kill Sima Xiong, and then fight again.Chengji was furious, flew out on a flying horse, and rushed in with a clamor.The two fought for more than [-] years, regardless of the outcome.

In the midst of a fierce battle, suddenly a group of men and horses flashed from the southeast, two dragon and tiger yellow flags were blown out by the wind, a pearl and treasure banner was in the middle with swords and halberds on the left, bows and spears on the right, a chief general with a purple gold helmet on his head and a yellow ocher robe , chain armor, with a lion belt around his waist, holding a Yanyue knife, sitting down and chasing the wind horse, this is the Lord of Xia, Dou Jiande.At this time, Jiande led the troops to encircle Liaocheng, knowing that they would face the enemy here, and turned to the northeast of the city. He reined in his horse and saw Zhengchen rushing up, and hurriedly led his army and horses to help the battle.At that moment, Cao Dan and Chengji were fighting against each other, and Jiande was furious, so he handed over three flying cavalry generals Yang Shixiong, Wang Jie, and Jin Hu to assist in the battle.During the five-horse scuffle, Xu Zhenzhong looked at Ning Hu and thought to himself: If I don't make a move, when will I wait.

Holding out a mace, suddenly a black horse, stabs diagonally and cuts in.Several people turned on the lights and killed like this, and the two people were stunned.Unexpectedly, Qu Leng drew the carved bow full of Xia's formation, and released two Lianzhu arrows, and shot Ninghu first, killing both men and horses.There are poems as evidence: behind the ear of a three-foot jade string, two iron arrows fell into the air.

The general assists the master to die today, who will count on this merit in the future.

Chengji resumed the battle with four generals, but they couldn't be stopped by the barriers. He dragged the moon ax backwards, and the flying horse left.Where would the four generals be willing to give up, they rushed over on horseback, and the soldiers from all directions shouted loudly, and they all killed them.The Chengji army looked west and was stopped by Cao Dan.Chengji didn't fight, he reined in his horse and looked south again, but was stopped by Yang Shixiong again, Chengji didn't fight, turned back his horse and went straight to the east road, not preventing Qu Ling from chasing behind, raised the three-fork, Fork picks Chengji off the horse.There are poems to prove it: When the power is exhausted, the wisdom is weak and poor, and the soldiers are weak and there are few heroes.

Before going to Liaocheng to capture the false master, he captured the East Palace here first.

Jiande put Chengji in custody, trapped the car, nailed it to the shackles, and led the soldiers back to the foot of Liaocheng, surrounded on all sides, impenetrable.It turned out that Li Mi's men and horses were defending Liaocheng. That day when the Xia soldiers were attacking, a general surrounded him suddenly.A man from Hedong, whose surname is Wang and whose name is Bo, is Xu Shiji's confidant general. He pointed straight in front of Jiande's horse and said, "I am Wang Bo, the general of Youwuhou under Wei Gong's subordinate Xu Shiji. I first obey the order of the general. Changed his name to Yin Dayong, led three thousand soldiers, and applied for the recruitment by pretending to be pirates. He became an official and paid homage to the capital Yuhou, and stayed in the city to protect me. The day before yesterday, the medicine soaked in the well spring, poisoning one of the city's soldiers and fell ill. I can't get up. I have opened four gates to guard the place where I lived, and welcomed the king's teacher. It is the credit of General Xu. The gate of the city has been opened, and the king is invited to enter. I bid farewell here. Jiande said, "Where do you want to go?"

Bo said: "Take the men and horses back to Qingqi Palace to restore General Xu's order." " Jiande said: "The collapse of Liaocheng today depends on the strength of the general. You should stay for a few days and wait for me to reward you. It's not too late to return." "Bo said: "General Xu's orders are serious, and he dare not miss the deadline.He once ordered: on the day when the city is broken, you should return immediately as the leader of the army.The minister only listened to the strict orders of General Xu, and dared not accept the favor of the king. " Jiande sighed and said: "I see Wang Bo as a real man, and this is the only way to know that Xu Shiji is the commander-in-chief, and he is very strict. Wang Bo was far away from his resignation, only to see the gate of the city opened wide, and Xia soldiers rushed in. The soldiers were in a panic and were all captured alive. They turned and ran to the south gate, but were captured by the guards. Jiande sent people to guard the palace In the treasury, the soldiers are not allowed to plunder the people. The soldiers were stationed outside the city, so they gave a bulletin to the Sixth Army. The bulletin said: Xia Zhu drove the conquest, and was captured. Now tell the generals and men: If there is no talisman, you are not allowed to enter the city , It is not allowed to kill innocent people, rob people, demolish houses, cut down trees, dig up graves, rape women, buy and sell by force. Anyone who violates this military order, one person commits a crime, and the whole family will be punished. You will be notified.

But it is said that Yang Yichen joined Ling Jing's soldiers, and they all went to Liu Heita, and learned that all the general's wisdom and military resources obtained in the camp were handed over to Heita for collection.Yichen told Heikai: "Today, the general's poor wisdom is in the heart of Gai, and the soldiers surrounded are all good men in the Sui Dynasty. Because Emperor Yang has no way, he has been in love with others for a long time, Jiangdu is short of food, and the soldiers want to return. With this wisdom and Seeing the hearts of the people, promoting and transforming them, and killing rebels, there is really no hindrance to the people. If you are willing to understand the way of heaven, you will open a way to encircle the siege, tell the soldiers to disperse on their own, and return to the Guanzhong to see the old and the young. As soon as the soldiers disperse, with their wits and strength, they will bind themselves without waiting to be captured." Hei Kai followed.

General batch: Zhiji and Shilan have all been captured, and Xia's soldiers marched north and south again, and the army's voice was so loud.

Cao Dan held heavy slips in his hand, but cast lightly with his iron arms, and he fell to Sima Xiong's head.The five cavalry of the dead confront each other, and the death of Xu Zhen's men and horses is indistinguishable.The east palace is bound first, and the false master is captured afterwards, so happy.

(End of this chapter)