Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 32

The Tang army in Shizhou defeated Chongmao, but he said that Chongmao became more and more angry when he saw Cheng Zuo beheaded, and led his army back the next day.The two generals Cheng Quan and Yu Yun went out together. Cheng Quan jumped on his horse and held a knife, standing in front of the battle, while Chongmao alone went out to fight.Chongmao was furious, and he swung his sword to fight Chengquan.The two cavalry meet, and the battle lasts for more than [-] bouts, regardless of the outcome.Yu Yun held out his spear and jumped on his horse, and then he came out to attack.Chongmao was defeated, Cheng Quan and Yu Yun entered Chongmao's formation, and Tang General Dugu Huaien drove his troops to cover up.

Let me first say that Yu Yun's war horse entered the battle first, and when he met Xie Duo, he stabbed under the horse with a spear, and the conflicts came and went, like a land without people.The Tang soldiers were so large that they defeated Chongmao's soldiers.Dugu Huaien didn't see Cheng Quan, so Yu Yun was shocked and said, "If Guorui is broken, I don't have to die!" Then he got on his horse and looked for him.After walking for a few miles, when he saw Cheng Quan, he immediately came with a knife in his right hand and a person in his left hand.Yu Yun then asked, Cheng Quan said: "I met your enemy in the rebellious army, so I was captured here alive." Yu Yun asked, "Is it Ma Xiong, the general who shot my horse outside the formation at night?" Returning to the main formation, beheading and draining blood, offering sacrifices to the dead horses.

But it is said that Chongmao broke the left and right armguards of Cheng Zuo and Xie Feng, and he was lonely and weak. Cheng Quan and Yu Yun sent someone to ask Yu Dugu Huai'en: "Now that Chongmao is defeated, we can take advantage of the emptiness to rob the stronghold and pull out the root cause. , then Liu Bing suddenly lost his spirit and dared not resist the enemy." Huai En said: "Although Chongmao lost the general, Zhou Rong's water army in the river did not shake half. After robbing the stronghold, the rear navy landed on the shore and cut off the return route, and the soldiers would be in chaos.

"Zhao De said: "This is very easy: first hand over Cheng Quan, and Yu Yun each leads five thousand troops to lie down in the valley. If Zhou Rong does not come, he will just rest. The soldiers are in chaos. King Yong'an said: "If you first let the pawns just surrender to the other side, first tell Zhou Rong about the robbing of the stronghold, and he will come to rescue him when he sees the fire, but let the ambush attack him." "Wynn used his plan to call Cheng Quan and Yu Yun to ambush first, but ordered the pawns to do it.

But Zhou Rong heard that Chongmao had lost his army and was about to rescue him. Suddenly, the Fulu Army led several soldiers to him. I don't know, so I surrendered, so I reported the secret. Tonight Huai En led the army to take the opportunity to rob General Lu's stronghold, and he would definitely set fire to it, so I came to report first." Zhou Rong heard this, and first sent people to report to Chong Mao.The reporter was stopped and killed by Cheng Quanjun on the road.Zhou Rong ordered [-] troops to rescue, and he wanted to be the first.At that time, there was a general under his command, surnamed Deng and surnamed Xia, who reported, "You cannot trust the words of a small soldier. If you let go of Yu, both land and water will be destroyed. The general should guard the water stronghold, and I would like to go for the general." Zhou Rong listened to Deng Xia's words, Order ten thousand troops to march.It was [night], Dugu Huai'en, Zhao De, and Zhai Sui divided their troops into three groups and entered Lu Chongmao's stronghold. There was a fire on all sides, and Chongmao's soldiers were in chaos, looking for a way to run.

But when Deng Xia was walking, he saw the flames rising into the sky and ordered the army to advance.Turning around the valley, two drums sounded, Cheng Quan rushed out on the left, Yu Yun rushed out on the right, and attacked twice. Chongmao's soldiers could not advance or retreat, and Yu Yun cut Deng Xia under his horse.At this time, Chongmao's soldiers stopped on both sides, Zhou Rong retreated fifty or sixty li to Shuizhai, and Chongmao led the defeated troops to Xia County.The sentry horse flew to report to Bingzhou, but there was a cannon sound behind the hillside, and a black flag was blown by the wind, with the words "Pioneer Respecting Virtue" written on it. When the generals saw it, they fled in shock.When Wang Xiaoji of Yong'an saw this, he was furious in his heart. He looked back at the generals and said, "If you don't kill them at this time, when will you wait! I have come here for thousands of miles to hunt for thieves, and to defeat the enemy and make meritorious deeds is all in one fell swoop. Although respect for morality is strong, The bravery of a common man, why is it so evil to cower when you see the shadow of the flag?" Then he drew his sword in his hand and drove the army forward.

The two battles are against each other, Jingde goes out, not to mention talking, he strikes the future with his whip.Xiaoji held a Zhangba snake spear to fight, the two horses met, and both weapons were raised simultaneously. After more than forty rounds in the fight, there was no winner.

Jingde feigned defeat, turned back his horse and walked away from the small path, Xiaoji reined in his horse and chased after him.After chasing him to a point of sight, Jingde sees Xiaoji coming closer, turns around and whips Xiaoji to fall off his horse.The pawns rushed to capture Xiaoji.Jingde recruited the army and horses with a whip, and they all concealed the kill, each of them wanted to fight for merit, and worked hard to move forward, killing countless people, and the rest of the army also went to the remote mountain road.Jingde ordered Xiaoji to be imprisoned in a trapped car and sent to Liu Wuzhou in Dingyang.

But when Wu Zhou saw Xiaoji, he asked people to open the trap, demote himself, and sit in the hall with Xiaoji in hand, treated him with courtesy, and worshiped him as Du Yuhou.At this time Xiaoji thought to himself: If you don't obey, you will suffer, so you have to accept it happily.Wu Zhou was overjoyed, hosted a banquet, rewarded him generously, and allocated another house to live in.Xiaoji thanked him and retreated to his private house, sitting restlessly, wanting to escape, but there was nothing he could do.Walking back and forth, swimming under the moonlight, he sighed and said: "I am a dignified general, the younger brother of the Tang emperor, with golden branches and jade leaves. I can't do my best to restore the land, but I bowed my knees to the slaves of the shameless dogs. What is my husband doing?" Gui said: "The general wants to return to Tang?" Xiaoji said: "However, you have been working with me for several years, and you still don't know my intentions?

As a minister, I have two hearts to serve my master, and I will never do anything like a beast.Now that I am invincible, I am submissive for the time being, and I am determined to recover, and I can see the sun, how can I live here in depression?I am thinking about nothing. Fang Gui said: "The general's words are exactly what I want."Find out about a secluded road in the north of the city, named Linqiu, which can lead to the boundary of Huizhou in 25 miles.Mo Ruocheng arrived at the beginning of this day, and Wu Zhou's defenses were not tight. The general and I rode alone, pretending to be merchants, and sneaked away from the north gate tomorrow morning.By the time Wu Zhou realized it, I had walked fifty or sixty miles, and this was the perfect strategy. "Xiaoji was overjoyed, the discussion had been decided, it was the night when the two of them were sleepless, and their eyes gradually turned white when they reached the east. The two of them were wrapped in rice, put on their horses lightly, and galloped to the north gate. The gate of the city was opened and they flew out. Xiaoji said: "Going this way is like a fish out of a net, a lone bird out of its cage, never to return. "In the city, Wu Zhou sensed that the pawn reported that he had fled far away, and Wu Zhou did not come to chase him.

But it is said that Xiaoji and Xiaoji have been walking for a day, and they have left the border of Weizhou on the left side at dusk.Turning around the hillside, there was a sound of cannon, the sound of drums and horns, and people and horses suddenly arrived.One will stand out, it is Yuchi Jingde.With a steel whip in his hand, he rushed to the front and shouted: "Where is the traitor going?" The whip was raised, and Xiaoji was knocked off his horse.Cong people panicked, lost their souls, and also knocked off their horses.Immediately, the heads of the two were taken away and sent to Wu Zhou to report their victory.It turned out that Jingde conquered Xia County and was about to move his troops to attack Jinzhou. It happened that they met here, and Jingde beheaded him without confrontation.

But it is said that Liu Hongji was in Jinzhou, and when he knew that the King Kong army was coming, he gathered people in the village to discuss.Captain Lu Rong said: "Beiyuan is sixty miles away from here. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it is very good to station troops. Now Liu Bing is not able to attack Bingzhou. If he moves troops here, if Peter enters Beiyuan, it will be very difficult to shake. You can go and occupy it quickly.

"Hongji followed him, and immediately sent troops to look at Beiyuan. The men and horses reported: Jingde has occupied Beiyuan and left the stockade. Since Hongji arrived at the front army, he saw that the mountains were full of banners and the stockade was strong. Since Hongji returned to the stockade, he was going Thinking of a strategy to defeat the enemy, he suddenly reported to Liu Wuzhou and sent his other generals to search for the prime minister to copy behind the mountain, but attacked the south of the city. Hongji was shocked and said: "The south of the city is where I accumulate grain. If it is lost, where will it go? "The soldiers retreated back to Jinzhou overnight. After careful investigation, they flew to the King Kong village. King Kong gathered all the people and asked, "What is the plan to break this thief?" "Murong Zhao, the staff officer, said: "Hongji's heart is afraid of looking for someone to attack the south of the city. Now when he returns to Jinzhou, he will divide his troops to rescue him.Today, one army should be dispatched to take the south of the city from the Huizhou diameter, and the other army should take Jinzhou.If you don't meet them, you should attack them, and they will collapse.

Respect for morality and bravery, you can attack Huizhou, and each should go all the way.Even more heavy troops should be used to attack Hongji, and they will surely be broken. "King Kong followed him with joy, and sent an envoy to call Jingde into Weizhou: "I will lead the army to follow. "

But it is said that Liu Hongji is in Jinzhou, and sooner or later he will send someone to scout for news in Huizhou and Xiaxian, lest there be a surprise attack by soldiers here.Suddenly Yu Yun arrived, and Hongji told him this, Yun said, "don't worry, Shi Long and I only need 5000 troops, and we will go to Huizhou to patrol." Hongji was overjoyed, and sent five thousand troops to him.Yu Yun resigned from Hongji and led his troops to Weizhou City.The sentry horse in front reported: "The west of Huizhou City is full of King Kong soldiers, about tens of thousands. Looking at the white flag of the Chinese army in the distance, with a golden embroidered flag in the middle, the King Kong must come." On the first year of the year, he was eight feet long, and suddenly stood on his father's side. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "We can divide our troops to attack him while the fence is not fixed." On the left side, you can lead [-] troops to advance from the north of Weizhou City, and I will also lead troops to come from the south. The moon is bright tonight, and it will be around three o'clock, and the villages will meet." Then the troops were divided into two groups, and the teacher's morality was fully clothed. Suddenly, he mounted his horse with a whip and a gun, and looked at Song Jingang's stronghold in the distance.

That night, King Kong led his troops to the edge of the city of Weizhou, because respect for morality had not yet arrived, so he went to the village here.First, because of the middle-flowing arrow, his left arm hurts, so he lay down in the tent, surrounded by people to protect him, and the Ring Armored Army guarded him.At the middle of the night, suddenly there was a loud shout in the village, causing chaos in the army. King Kong asked about the accident urgently, and reported from the left and right: "An army entered from the north of the village, and you are the first general. You cannot be brave.

"King Kong was shocked when he heard this, the arrow sores burst into cracks, fearing that the troops outside the tent would be panicked, and secretly endured the pain, but he lied: "Those who move in the army will be cut!" "I don't know what's going on or what?
General comment: Chongmao's soldiers were defeated, but the water army in the river remained the same.As soon as the steel whip is straightened, it immediately falls down. There is nothing like filial piety and sincerity.Fortunately, with Fang Gui's stratagem, he crossed the northern gate and came out of Wei, but fell into Yuchi's hands again. How could he achieve repeated victories without confrontation.Hongji was in Jin Dynasty, and there was no way to defeat the enemy, Xi Yiyan.

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