Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 31

Yuan Ji fled back to Chang'an City, King Kong and Cheng Han said: "If I want to spare you, I can write a book and ask Yuan Ji to come and rob the village in person. If you get Yuan Ji, it will be your credit." Cheng Han had to write a book, King Kong called Put Chenghan under supervision.Qin Rong asked, "How can the marshal know his deceit?" King Kong said, "You can tell by the movement and stillness. Although Yuanji is young, all the counselors are good at using people. Shi is a deputy general, so he must be able to martial arts. Cheng Han sent a horse to kill him." , I knew it was not Zhongxiang. Therefore, I repeatedly identified his corpse to doubt his heart, and then lied to Zhongxiang to explore it, and then I got the truth." Qin Rong and others all worshiped it as divine insight.

King Kong chose a courageous and discerning sergeant and called him to write a letter. He only said that Cheng Han was now used as the vanguard, and that tomorrow night he would raise fire to meet him.The sergeant got the book and went to Tangzhai.The king of Qi was introduced from left to right, and said: "I have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, and I have been added to the vanguard position. The special envoy came to issue a secret letter." The king of Qi asked, "Who are you?" The man said: "A certain Chang'an is also living in Taiyuan. General Wei is from a certain village, so I came here to write a letter." King Qi pretended to ask, and then asked himself to report: The next day is three more days.I went, Qi Wang sent Shi Zhongxiang to take 1 horses to rob the stronghold, Qi Wang himself responded.

It is night wind, clear moon and white, clouds grow in the northeast, fog rises in the southwest, and the river is full of darkness.King Qi said happily: "God-given success." When he hurriedly urged Zhongxiang to enter, he was approaching the Beizhai, and there was a fire in the village, shouting to kill Zhentian.Zhongxiang crashed in, but seeing no one there, he retreated in a hurry.With Wu Zhi on the left, Jingde on the right, and Xunxiang on the right, the two routes surrounded the future, and Zhongxiang couldn't get out of a deadly battle.When Yuan Ji led the army to rescue, King Kong's army retreated, and Zhong Xiang died in the rebellion. The 1 men and horses he led suffered eight or nine casualties, and only a few defeated troops fled back into the city.

But it is said that King Kong beheaded Wei Chenghan, and then proposed to attack Bingzhou. He made people fight every day, but Tang soldiers could not hold on.The next day, King Kong came to the north gate, and immediately raised his whip and pointed at the city, saying: "You rats, if you don't return soon, when will you wait? If I break the city, not a single blade of grass will be left.

Just as he was talking, Pei Ji saw King Kong under the cover of the enemy building, as if no one was around, only wearing a heart armor on his body, and wearing a purple and green robe, trying to destroy the soldiers and attack the city. Pei Ji then called the crossbowmen to shoot arrows, and looked at the He shot under the cover. King Kong was shocked. When he hurried back to his horse, he got an arrow in his right arm and fell off his horse. Seeing King Kong falling from his horse on the wall, Pei Ji hurriedly led his troops out of the city, but Wu Zhi led his troops back to rescue King Kong. Back to the village. Ji ordered: "The three armies are advancing, don't just kill them now, let alone when! "Command all together to fight to the death. Pei Ji held his sword in his hand and led hundreds of riders to sweep behind. The two armies met, and suddenly hundreds of battle drums rang out from the southwest behind the Tang army formation. The first army came quietly from the southwest. The Tang soldiers were in chaos, and Jingde was hiding behind his back. When Pei Ji retreated in a hurry, Liu Bing surrounded him and killed him. At that time, the defeated and disabled people fled back to Chang'an, and Jingde also withdrew his troops and returned to the stronghold.

But it is said that King Kong was hit by an arrow in his right arm and was recuperating in the village. He wanted to avenge the arrow, so he made people attack him from all sides.The small school reported to Yuan Ji: "Pei Ji fled to Chang'an, and Liu Bing was so large that he surrounded him and couldn't get through." Yuan Ji watched from the top of the city.That is to say, he discussed with Cai Fu, a confidant, and pretended to be a sergeant that night, and brought 28 relatives and family members with him.After passing Jingde Village, the generals felt that they could not catch up, and they had already left the pass and rushed to the West Road.

When it was getting twilight and all the generals in the city gathered to discuss, Yuanji disappeared.The recent poem said: "King Qi led his wife out of the north gate in the middle of the night and fled into Chang'an." Everyone was shocked: "What can I do like this?" Yuan Junbao said: "Bingzhou, the city of Tang Dynasty, the place of the throat Also, there are a lot of vassals. If this city is lost, the rest will be hard to protect. Although there is no master to stay behind, the city is still solid, and the grain reserves are sufficient, you should all work together to close the city and stick to it, and do not fight. Now the King of Qi entered Chang'an, and it will only be ten days Within a month, there will be rescue; when the rescue arrives, it is the best policy to open the city to meet it." Everyone said: "I respect my life."

But it is said that Pei Ji fled back to Chang'an, and when he entered the city, Yuan Ji followed him suddenly.The two went to see the emperor together, worshiped under the que, and cried about the past.The emperor said angrily: "You son, you have lost your army and lost your general. How dare you come to see me!" "You are left behind, with a high position and weight, a role model for one side, and command of the three armies; safety is at stake, survival is at stake.

It is right to sacrifice your life to serve the country, and it is appropriate; but why ignore it and flee back to the country privately, and let the enemy stand up for his ambition?Who will defend the city of Bingzhou?You have to eat human food and wear human clothes. You are not a thing of earth and wood. How can you mess with the laws of my country? "Yuan Ji said: "For a while, because of the overwhelming power of respect for virtue, the foolish children were cowardly, resulting in serious crimes. I hope the emperor will take pity on him. "The emperor was worried when he heard the words, and suddenly reported: "The generals of Bingzhou entered a portrait of Jingde and reported that Yuanji had fled back.King Kong and Jingde lead troops to attack day and night, although the generals stick to their positions, because there is no commander, the army is panic-stricken, thinking that the city will be destroyed sooner or later.It is hoped that the king of Qin will move his troops here early so that he can recover, otherwise the soldiers will die without leaving any traces. "The emperor's palace ordered all the officials to show the portrait of Jingde. It was nine feet long, with a steel face, round eyes, horizontal lips and wide mouth, and full of shrimp whiskers. The nose was lifted up and stretched out murderously, and the tiger's head and swallow jaw were fierce. Futou, red sash and armor, holding a bamboo steel whip, believed to be the shape of Heisha God.

The emperor looked at it for a while, feeling great pity in his heart, so frightened that all the civil and military officials shook their heads and stuck out their tongues, all flustered.At this time, the emperor's anger subsided, and he said again, "You and Yuanji's crimes cannot be punished. Gu Yiru is the founding father of the country. My son is a close relative. I can't bear to increase the punishment. I am pardoned for their crimes. They will still return to their old posts and guard the east road. Yuanji is in the court, and he followed the expedition and made great achievements." The two apologized, but Weiwei retreated.When Li Gang came in, the emperor called Gang and said: "Because of Yuanji's insensitivity, Dou Dan, the supervisor in the special envoy's hall, and Yu Wenxin, the general of Tongyouwei, assisted Yuanji and guarded Jinyang. Jinyang has tens of thousands of soldiers, and the food and grass can support ten. In the year of Xingwang's career, once it is abandoned by him, I really can't bear it. Now I only blame Dou and Dan, is this okay?"

Gang said: "This is all done by the King of Qi. The Zhi family stole it, and the two generals did not predict it. Your Majesty should pardon the crimes of the two and let them destroy the thief to redeem the past." The emperor said: "Your words are reasonable, I That is to avoid it. Now Liu Wuzhou is guarding Taiyuan, and several counties are under it. In one month, he invaded my land thousands of miles. Every time he sent someone back to take back the king of Qin, there was a performance report, and he was refusing Wang Shichong. Army. I am very worried. The generals in the court are silent, and each has no strategy to defeat the enemy. What can we do like this?" Gang said: "Combination is enough to make a plan, and winning the general is enough to make merit. With his help, I am afraid that isolation will not be enough to make meritorious deeds. I see that King Yong'an, the governor of Shanzhou, is resourceful and resourceful, and he is extremely brave. Your Majesty can order this man to go, and he will be able to defeat the enemy. Why do you have to be limited to the King of Qin before you can make meritorious deeds?" The emperor then According to Li Gang's words, on the one hand, send envoys to Bingzhou first, and each side should stick to it, and train troops to support it;

However, Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an, defended Shanzhou by himself. He heard that Yuanji fled back and was occupied by Wu Zhou for several counties.On the same day, I heard that there was an envoy's festival, so I connected it and opened it for reading.The imperial edict said: I inherit the order of heaven, I will serve the great cause, and eliminate the disabled and chaos, but I don't understand the reason.Today, Liu Wuzhou attacked and occupied several counties in Taiyuan and Bingzhou. The people were poisoned by tea.

I use 竦ran, I can't sit on the seat, and I can't eat sweet.With the loyalty of the imperial brother, he followed Zhaohu, so he specially entered the leader of the army and was in charge of the capital, adding a thousand stones to the city.This is to subdue Tianwei with virtue, purge the three armies, and fight for thieves in the state, so as to fulfill my wishes.In May of the second year of Wude, the imperial edict was issued.

Xiaoji accepted the imperial edict, received the official title, and went to the teaching field the next day to train the army and horses and distribute the troops.With Zhao De as the follow-up rescue, he supervised the distribution of grain and grass.So Yu Yun and Cheng Quan were appointed as staff officers, and Chen Chun was the vanguard. He dispatched [-] people and horses.

But King Kong heard that Xiaoji led the troops to rescue, and gathered all the generals to discuss. King Kong said: "Li Xiaoji leads the troops to rescue, and he is bound to be sharp. What do you generals do to resist the enemy?" Breaking the foundation of filial piety is like turning back the ear." Everyone looked at him as a native of Xia County.Killing his order, he called himself the Lord of Wei and attached himself to Wu Zhou.Wu Zhou was granted the title of Taiwei, and he followed King Kong under the tent.King Kong was overjoyed, and ordered [-] land and water soldiers to lead Zhou Rong's fate, and marched on the same day.Hearing that the Tang Bing's former team had arrived at Shizhou Xiazhai, Chong Mao ordered Zhou Rongdu [-] soldiers to form a camp in Hanoi, Chong Mao led [-] soldiers to Huangshe Town to Xiazhai, and divided them into three battalions. To reject Tang Bing.

But it is said that the Chongmao sentry detected the Tang soldiers very close, so they pulled out the soldiers from the two villages and lined up at the foot of the mountain in Huangshe town.The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrived, covering the mountains and fields, and the drums were loud.After two circles, Chong Mao led Cheng Zuo and Xie Duo to stand in front of the formation.From a distance, a group of Tang soldiers emerged from the formation, with red faces and red flags inside, generals with silver helmets and armor, white horses and red robes.The upper head is Yu Yun, who holds an eight-point steel gun, and the lower head is Cheng Quan, who drives the Xuanhua Moon Axe.The two horses circled left and right, and Yu Yun raised his voice and cursed: "Chongmao thief, who is dying, especially resisting the enemy's heavenly soldiers?" Chongmao also scolded: "Li Yuan, you are a thief. Dare to pretend to be the emperor? If you dare to add troops here, you will die yourself." Yu Yun was furious, and leaped out with his spear.Chongmao was about to fight, but Xie Duo rushed out on his horse and said, "Look, I'll capture him." Xie Duo raised his spear and came to fight Yu Yun. Going away in this formation, Yu Yun shoots his horse and rushes away.Seeing that Xie Duo had lost, Cheng Zuo sat down on his horse and greeted him with a gold-dipped ax in his hand.The two horsemen fought in front of the battle.The two generals fought for more than [-] times, regardless of the outcome.A general named Ma Mingxiong, a member of the Chongmao formation, saw that Cheng Zuosheng was no match for Yuyun, so he shot an arrow in the dark and hit Yuyun's horse chest.The horse ran back to the battle in pain, and fell when it exhausted itself, throwing Yu Yun to the ground, and both men and horses fell.Cheng Zuo rushed to him, picked up his big axe, and smashed Yu Yun's head.Before he raised his hand, there was a flash of lightning in front of his eyes, and Cheng Zuo's head fell to the ground.

It turned out that Cheng Quan saw Yu Yun's horse coming back, but he was waiting to meet him, and suddenly fell in front of him, so he cut him off with his flying horse, so he saved Yu Yun and took advantage of the situation to cover up the kill.Chongmao soldiers were defeated, and Tang soldiers flew to report the victory.

How to know?

General comment: King Kong killed Chenghan, and then proposed to attack Bingzhou; but he was killed quietly by Jingde, how could the king of Qi not want to go to Chang'an?And Bingzhou entered a portrait of Yuchi, and everyone in the court feared his prestige.Hadn't King Yong'an gone to exterminate them, wouldn't Wu Zhou's father be strong and evil?

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