Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

After a rebellion, Dingxiang City was finally settled after a few days. Murong Xia hurried to the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. Xiao Jun asked: "What's the matter, General Murong? Could it be that Liu Wuzhou is back again?"

Murong Xia was full of joy and bowed: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Jie Li Khan has sent troops to wipe out the rebel Liu Wuzhou."

"Oh?" Xiao Jun's face suddenly showed some joy, and then asked "I'm thinking about this. If the Khan thinks of the righteousness of husband and wife, how can he sit back and do nothing? When will the Khan arrive?"

Murong Xia paused for a moment and answered hesitantly: "The scout only said that Buli led the troops to help Dingxiang, but did not mention the Khan's trip."

After hearing this, Xiao Jun felt a little embarrassed. He thought that he seemed to be really old. He was still sentimental at this age. He knew that he would never meet Jie Li Khan again.

Looking at the wrinkles on his jade fingers, Xiao Jun's face was cold and he was not happy at all. He just waved his hand: "I know." After speaking, he stretched his legs and feet a few times and went back to close his eyes to rest.

The next day at dawn, a gust of sand and dust blew, and a group of people from the northern frontier came from afar. This group of soldiers was the soldiers led by Buli, the general of the Turkic tribe, and they rushed to Dingxiang day and night.

The gates of Dingxiang City were wide open, and the imperial chariot was drawn by a phoenix. The Empress Dowager Xiao Jun personally went out of the city to welcome her, and Murong Xia and Kang Sumi followed. The apricot-yellow satin flags, the umbrellas and the complete ceremonial guards were quite similar to the style of the Sui Dynasty. General Buli dismounted and kowtowed to the Empress Dowager of the Sui Dynasty.

After the ceremony, the army camped outside the city, and Buli followed the Empress Dowager into the city. Everyone sat in the Council Hall, and Xiao Jun sat on the upper seat and asked Buli: "I haven't seen Jie Li Khan for more than a year. How is he doing recently?"

Bulli said: "My queen, the Khan misses you very much. I wanted to visit you during this time to quell the rebellion, but Princess Yicheng is determined to fight..."

"I know that the princess is unwilling to be manipulated by others. She is as firm as a rock and is determined to restore the Sui Dynasty." Xiao Jun said.

"Yes." Buli said: "This time Liu Wuzhou rebelled, and Duke Yicheng was filled with indignation and insisted on sending troops to suppress him. He wanted to see the person alive or dead."

Xiao Jun nodded and said to everyone: "Now Liu Wuzhou has rebelled and fled south, heading straight for Yanmen. The Khan and the princess have sent General Buli to reinforce and suppress the rebellion. They are ready. What do you think?"

Murong Xia said: "Liu Wuzhou is already at the end of his strength, but he is still fighting. Please ask the Empress Dowager to order the troops to be dispatched immediately to prevent Liu Wuzhou from being killed. Wu Zhou surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and turned against the Tang Dynasty. "

Kang Su Mi and Bu Li also stood up and asked for battle to attack Liu Wu Zhou. Xiao Jun was very pleased and said to all the generals: "I order Kang Su Mi to be the general to command the troops of the Han Dynasty; Murong Xia, an old general who knows about military affairs, will participate in the military affairs; Bu Li's elite cavalry will be the official vanguard officer. The three of you must work together to wipe out Liu Wu Zhou!"

"I will follow the order of the Empress Dowager." Kang Su Mi, Murong Xia, and Bu Li all accepted the order in unison, and went out of the palace to check the troops and prepare for the expedition.

In just two days, the troops and food were ready, and the 25,000 cavalry and infantry of the Later Sui and the Turks were mighty.The southern expedition to Mayi was launched to attack Liu Wuzhou, the King of Dingyang. The vanguard officer Bu Li led 3,000 cavalrymen and drove straight to Yanmen Pass.

As mentioned in the previous article, Yanmen Pass had been in disrepair for a long time and had long been damaged. There were only more than a thousand old and weak soldiers guarding it. The leading general was named Huang Ziying, an old general who followed Liu Wuzhou in the rebellion.

Liu Wuzhou fled to Mayi Laijia, with only more than 2,000 soldiers left. He only recruited 1,000 strong men along the way. After a few days of peace, he heard that Kang Sumi led his troops to the south. With no choice, he sent the old general Huang Ziying to guard Yanmen Pass.

Kang Sumi led his troops to Yanmen Pass. When he saw the bleak scene at the pass, he had already made up his mind. He saw two paint-peeled gates opened, and a group of infantry lined up and dispersed. The old general led the way, urging his horse to go out of the pass with a sword to fight. Behind him was a drum cart, following the drums to help the battle.

Huang Ziying touched the three strands of white beard on his chest and shouted in a deep voice: "King Dingyang ordered me to guard Yanmen Pass. You raised troops to offend. Who dares to come to the battlefield and die!"

Kang Sumi laughed: "It's an old man guarding here. Don't be afraid."

Murong Xia advised: "General, don't underestimate the enemy. I'm afraid that the helpless soldiers will win." This sentence reminded Kang Sumi, which can be said to be:

Few helpless soldiers look weak. The sixty-year-old old general blocked the pass,

The ancient pass has been surging for thousands of years, and many heroes have walked to the border.

Huang Ziying guarded Yanmen Pass. Although the commander was old, the soldiers were old and weak, and the city was damaged, the Turkic general Kang Sumi did not take it seriously, but Murong Xia thought it was not right. Kang Sumi asked, "General Murong, we haven't fought yet, how do you know that the army of mourning will win?"

Murong Xia pointed to the front and said, "Huang Ziying's troops are weak. He didn't defend the city to the death, but went out to fight. There must be an ambush."

Kang Sumi looked up and down at the long-disrepaired Yanmen Pass, nodded, and said, "Order all the generals to be more careful!"

Only the old general Huang Ziying shouted in front of the battle: "Listen, old general Huang Ziying is here, and he has made up his mind to die for his country. If you have the courage, just go forward and fight."

"I am the vanguard, and I should take the first merit." The vanguard officer Buli knocked his legs against the horse, and Buli waved the steel fork and went straight to Huang Ziying. Huang Ziying saw a vassal general coming over and shouted loudly, "Let me know your name!"

"Vanguard Buli!" The two did not have time to say anything and fought in a group. Buli was brave and good at fighting, while Huang Ziying was short of breath due to his old age. He retreated back to the city after fighting for seven or eight rounds. Bu Li was overjoyed and turned around and shouted, "Lao Huang is just so-so, why don't we take this opportunity to attack the city?"

Kang Su Mi saw Huang Ziying retreating, drew his sword, and was about to attack the city, when he suddenly heard Murong Xia say, "Don't attack the city, withdraw your troops quickly." Kang Su Mi was stunned, and then looked at Bu Li who was eager to fight, sheathed his sword, and waved his hand to withdraw his troops.

The troops went south and camped outside the pass. Kang Su Mi led the generals back to the central army tent. Bu Li asked, "Lao Huang was defeated, we should take advantage of the victory to attack the city, and we will definitely take Yanmen Pass in one go. Why did you call off the troops?"

Kang Su Mi glanced at Murong Xia, thinking that it was you who proposed to withdraw the troops, and you should also answer the reason. Murong Xia said, "It's summer now, the grass and trees in front of the pass are lush, and the south wind is blowing. IfWhen attacking the city, Huang Ziying set fire in front of the pass, which may lead to eternal damnation. ”

“Oh…” Kang Sumi and Bu Li suddenly realized.

Murong Xia said: “If Huang Ziying uses a trick, it is nothing but water and fire. There is no big river in front of this pass, only fire attack.”

“Uh…” Kang Sumi hesitated for a moment, leaned forward and asked: “In General Murong’s opinion, do you have a good plan?”

“There is a plan now.”

“Just tell me.”

Murong Xia twisted his beard and said: “Why not buy cattle and sheep from the local border residents, tie them up with ropes, take advantage of the south wind at night, drive them to the city, and induce Huang Ziying to set fire.”

“Wouldn’t it be a waste to burn these cattle and sheep? "Bulili asked.

Murong Xia smiled slightly: "It's not a big deal to burn cattle and sheep. As long as the grass and trees in front of the pass are turned into ashes, we can attack the city wall without any worries."

Kang Sumi and Buli were very happy to hear this. Kang Sumi said happily: "This is even better. When we capture the pass, there will be cooked beef and mutton in front of the pass." Everyone laughed.

The Turkic tribe immediately sent orders to seek border residents in all directions to trade cattle and sheep. After two days, more than 600 cattle and sheep were collected. Kang Sumi was very happy and ordered the soldiers to tie them up with ropes and tie their teeth so that the cattle and sheep could not cry.

When the south wind suddenly rose at night, the cattle and sheep tied with ropes were ready. Murong Xia said: "If we go like this, we are afraid that the enemy soldiers will see the flaws. We should cover the cattle and sheep with straw mats. "Kang Sumi also ordered to cover the cattle and sheep with straw mats.

At the second watch, Bu Li led his soldiers to drive the cattle and sheep to the front of the pass; Murong Xia prepared the war drums and beat the drums to help the battle; Kang Sumi led 500 strong crossbowmen to shoot arrows from a distance. In an instant, the war drums shook the earth, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, covering the cries of cattle and sheep. The soldiers guarding the pass did not know the truth, and were frightened and hurriedly prepared for battle.

Huang Ziying climbed up to the top of the city with a helmet and armor. Looking at the firelight, there was a surge of people under the city, and arrows were fired in the distance. Huang Ziying was also old and blurry, and panicked for a moment, so he hurriedly ordered: "Spread saltpeter and set fire! ”

The soldiers on the city wall sprinkled sulfur and saltpeter and fired rockets at the city. After a while, a fire broke out under the city. At night, the south wind blew strongly, and the grass and trees were burned. The saltpeter helped to burn. A group of cattle and sheep were buried in the sea of ​​fire. Buli saw the fire under the city and led his troops to retreat far away.

The fire burned for two hours. It was already dawn. In front of Yanmen Pass, five miles away, all the grass and trees had been burned. Only then did the soldiers guarding the pass see clearly what was happening under the city. It turned out to be the remains of cattle and sheep.

Huang Ziying was shocked. He had been tossing for half a night but it was in vain. Suddenly, he heard the drums of war again. Huang Ziying looked up and saw that at this time, the Later Sui and the Turkic coalition forces were holding up ladders and pushing battering rams, rushing in. This is:

Yanmen Pass was ablaze overnight, and the grass, trees, cattle and sheep burned in front of the pass.

The empty outside of the pass was like a flat land, and only the shouting and killing could be heard.

In a great battle at Yanmen Pass, the veteran Huang Ziying died on the top of the city, and more than a thousand old and weak defeated soldiers lost their fighting spirit. A few died in the battle, and most surrendered. Kang Sumi recaptured Yanmen Pass, and the Later Sui and Turkic coalition forces passed through the pass and approached Mayi.

Mayi was originally the place where Liu Wuzhou started his uprising. The city was not big, and there were manyYears of war and chaos, the people withered. When Liu Wuzhou learned that Yanmen Pass had been lost, he felt heartbroken, his face was ashen, and he could not sit or lie still. Seeing his master worried, the general Song Jingang advised: "Prince Dingyang, the big thing is over. Mayi is an isolated city and it is difficult to defend. It is better to make plans early."

Liu Wuzhou took the wine cup beside him, drank it up, and angrily smashed the cup: "To the north are the Turks, to the south are Li Tang, to the east are Taihang, and to the west are the natural dangers of the Yellow River. The king has no way to go."

Song Jingang said: "Yanmen Pass is very close to Mayi. If we don't leave quickly, three thousand soldiers may not be able to stop us?"

"I have made up my mind. I will fight to the death!" Liu Wuzhou said.

Kang Sumi led his soldiers to the city of Mayi. Mayi was small and the Turkic troops were large. In less than half a day, Mayi was surrounded on all sides. Kang Sumi, Murong Xia, and Buli led their troops to the main gate and formed a battle array. The city gate was wide open, and only 800 soldiers and horses went out of the city to form a battle array. The general Song Jingang put on his helmet and armor and urged his horse to go out of the city.

Kang Sumi shouted in front of the battle array: "Jie Li Khan has been kind to you, why did you betray your loyalty and rebel and flee south?"

"Bah!" Song Jingang said: "I and King Dingyang are determined to unite with the Turks, but the Khan listened to the words of a woman and supported Yang Zhengdao, a three-year-old child. We are not convinced because of the small loss of the big."

"What is there to be dissatisfied about when you have lost your family?" Buli was furious, picked up his fork and urged his horse, and jumped out: "If you can defeat my three-pronged fork, then convince me or not!"

Song Jingang waved his spear and fought Buli. The two fought for fifteen rounds and it was hard to tell who was better. The two horses stumbled, and Song Jingang's spear stabbed in the air, but was stabbed in the waist by Buli's fork.

Song Jingang fell off his horse with a cry of "Ouch!". Buli pulled the reins and turned the horse's head. Before Song Jingang could stand up, he stabbed him again and killed him.

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