Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Xiao Siye was enjoying sword dancing, and he almost stabbed the guard who came to deliver the letter. When he learned that the report was urgent, Xiao Siye dodged and put away his sword, and asked the guard to report to the Empress Dowager and the King of Sui.

The guard was panicked, knelt down, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager and the King of Sui, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty dispatched six generals, a total of 100,000 troops, to cross the Great Wall and attack Mobei."

"Ah?" Xiao Jun asked: "Check again."

"As you wish." The guard hurriedly withdrew. In the hall, there was silence, and the dark lights shook this uneasy night. Everyone looked at the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Jun looked serious and cold, looking at all the ministers, and asked: "Three years ago, the Khan swore an oath of blood at the Wei River, and the Tang Dynasty paid tribute to the Turks. At that time, I felt that there must be a reason. Now Li Shimin is ambitious and treacherous, and has led his army north. What should we do?"

The ministers of the vassal state on both sides looked at each other, with their eyes blank and no words. Only Xiao Siye, who was standing aside, was young and energetic, and his body exuded With the energy of a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger, Xiao Siye saw that everyone was at a loss, so he bowed and said, "Li Shimin went back on his word and broke his promise to the world. I, your nephew, abide by the previous alliance and am willing to be the vanguard officer. Please ask for permission to go to war!"

"Siye, you are still young. As a man of honor, why worry about not being able to make achievements in the world." Xiao Jun said to Kang Sumi, "General Kang Sumi, you should still command the troops."

"I will obey the imperial order." Kang Sumi said.

Xiao Jun was worried that Xiao Siye was young and reckless, so he finally threw the burden of fighting the Tang army to Kang Sumi, preparing to let Kang Sumi, a Turk, wade into this muddy water first.

It was late at night, and Xiao Jun was a little sleepy, so he ended the banquet and returned to the palace to rest. Xiao Jun and two maids were walking towards the harem, and Xiao Siye quickly chased after them, following behind them, eager to see them. Xiao Jun stopped and turned around to ask: "Siye, why don't you rest so late? What else do you want to report?"

Xiao Siye said: "In the world, loyalty is the foundation of life. Li Shimin broke his promise and led his army to attack. Why didn't he let me lead the vanguard? I don't understand."

Xiao Jun looked at Xiao Siye, winked, and asked the maids to retreat. She said confidently: "Who did our Great Sui rely on to establish the country in Dingxiang? We relied on the Turkic Khan. Support, let those Turks speak first, we Han people can't be too strong. "

Siye said: "The Queen Mother is right, but Kang Sumi is not talented, I am afraid he can't stop the Tang army."

Xiao Jun's eyes seemed to show Kang Sumi's face, weighed it, and said with disdain: "Who knows, let's discuss it later."

"This..." Xiao Siye couldn't understand Xiao Jun's true thoughts, just watching Xiao Jun and the maid disappear in the night from afar. It can be said that:

The enemy is in front of him, and he is panicking, but he hears that the heroine is normal.

He didn't show any shock, but he secretly wanted to return home.

Two days later, Xiao Jun was grinding his nails in the bedroom, Sui Wang Yang Zhengdao hurried to the bedroom, bowed and said: "Report to the Empress Dowager, all officials have gathered in the Council Hall to see the Empress Dowager."

Xiao Jun raised his arm, looked at his nails, and asked: "What's the hurry?"

Zhengdao said: "I heard that three of the six armies of the Tang army are heading straight to Dingxiang."

"Oh... Li Shimin came really fast."

Yang Zhengdao said: "Please ask the Empress Dowager to take charge of the government as soon as possible."

"Okay... Let's go to the Council Hall." The Empress Dowager Xiao Jun sat in the imperial sedan chair, full of majesty, and came to the Council Hall. The Turkic and Han ministers had already arrived in the hall, whispering to each other and muttering about military information.

Only when the Empress Dowager arrived, Xiao Jun and Yang Zhengdao climbed the steps and sat down. After all the officials bowed, Kang Sumi stepped out and said, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager and His Royal Highness the Prince of Sui, the scouts have reported: the Tang army is winning victory after victory. The three armies of Tang generals Li Jing, Li Shiji and Chai Shao are advancing in unison and heading straight for Dingxiang."

"Lord Kang is in charge of military affairs. Do you have any good strategies to repel the enemy?" Xiao Jun asked.

Kang Sumi said, "Eyang Mountain is the natural barrier to the south of Dingxiang City. I am willing to lead my troops to defend Eyang Mountain. As long as we defend this mountain, we can wait for the enemy to tire. When the Tang army runs out of food and grass, they will definitely retreat without a fight. So I ask the Empress Dowager for permission."

Xiao Jun nodded and said, "Eyang Mountain is dangerous, and Dingxiang City is even more difficult. Dingxiang cannot be without Lord Kang in charge. You should stay."

"Then..." Kang Sumi was immediately confused. He didn't expect Xiao Jun to change his mind again and change his generals before the battle. Seeing Xiao Jun's sudden decision, everyone in the hall didn't know who to send to fight.

In fact, Xiao Jun's change of generals on the battlefield was secretly teasing Kang Sumi. Xiao Jun and Yang Zhengdao, both grandfather and grandson, didn't know about military affairs, and they were worried that Xiao Siye would be reckless, so Xiao Jun arranged Kang Sumi to prepare for the battle. When Kang Sumi said the key, Xiao Jun immediately changed his mind.

Xiao Jun said: "The emperor's nephew Xiao Siye is full of vigor and vitality, so I will give him a chance to make achievements."

"I obey your order." Xiao Siye's face suddenly became radiant, and he accepted the order happily.

Kang Sumi was obviously more scheming than Xiao Jun. A Turkic man didn't take the change of generals on the battlefield seriously, so he had to stay in Dingxiang. He issued a military order and ordered Xiao Siye to lead 5,000 cavalry and infantry to rush to Eyang Mountain to meet the enemy.

At the south gate of Dingxiang City, a huge crowd of people came out. The people of Dingxiang, who had not seen war for many years, came one after another, looking forward to watching the army go out.

Xiao Siye put on his helmet and armor and marched out of the south gate. He met the old minister Murong Xia who came hurriedly to see off the army. Xiao Siye knew that the Empress Dowager valued Murong Xia the most, so he quickly turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and asked: "General Murong came here, does the Empress Dowager have any instructions?"

"This old minister is here for this matter." As he said, Murong Xia took out a brocade bag from his bosom and handed it to him. Xiao Siye looked at the brocade bag and asked: "Do you have any tricks to defeat the enemy?"

Murong Xia said: "The Empress Dowager does not understand military affairs, how can she use tricks?"

"If it is not a trick, then what is it?" Xiao Siye asked.

Murong Xia said: "This is the secret order of the Empress Dowager. In times of crisis, we must follow her orders. The young general cannot make decisions on his own."

"Oh... Siye has made a note of it."

After bidding farewell to Murong Xia, Xiao Siye got on his horse and led his troops out of Dingxiang and headed straight for Eyang Mountain in the south of the city.

The Sui army stationed at the pass one after another. Looking at this mountain, the mountains are steep and the terrain is high above. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Xiao Siye said happily: "It is really a place given by God to use troops." He immediately ordered the troops to camp on the southern slope of Eyang Mountain.

The Sui army rested for half a day, and then saw the Tang army coming with flags and banners along the way. The scouts hurried to the central army tent on the hillside and reported to Xiao Siye: "General Xiao, the Tang army has reached the foot of Eyang Mountain."

"You are here at the right time. Order to prepare for battle!" Xiao Siye picked up his helmet, took off his silver spear, walked out of the tent, and shouted loudly: "Prepare horses to fight!"

The footsteps and horse hooves in front of Eyang Mountain were hurried and the Sui and Tang armies quickly lined up and faced each other. There was a thundering sound of war drums, the flags of the Sui army fluttered in the wind, the cavalry and infantry lined up in front of the mountain, and the swords and spears were shining in the sunlight. A general in the formation, wearing a silver helmet and iron armor, rode a horse and held a spear, and rushed out of the formation. It was Xiao Siye, the general of the later Sui Dynasty.

Looking at the front of the Tang army, the leader is over fifty years old, with a beard hanging down to his chest, wearing a copper helmet and white armor, a battle robe, and a sword hanging from his waist. He stands in front of the battle. This man's surname is Li, his name is Jing, and his courtesy name is Yaoshi. He is from Sanyuan and is the general manager of the Dingxiang Road of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing saw that Xiao Siye was not very old, but he was full of heroic spirit and murderous aura. He pointed at him with a horse whip and asked: "Who are you hanging the Sui flag? Come here quickly!"

"Xiao Siye is here, who dares to fight?"

Li Jing said: "If I remember correctly, you were the child holding the blood basin at the Weishui Alliance three years ago."

"That's right." Xiao Siye said: "Since you know my name, why don't you retreat early to avoid blood and sword light!"

"Baby. I see that you are a relative of the Xiao family and I can't bear to hurt you. It's better to follow the will of heaven and surrender to the Tang Dynasty early!" Li Jing said.

Xiao Siye was furious and urged his horse to rush forward: "What nonsense! Give me your life!"

A general in his forties also rushed out from the front of the Tang army. He held a big spear in his hand and blocked Xiao Siye's way.

"Let me know your name!"

"It's Huangfu Wuyi."

Xiao Siye had heard of this name before. Huangfu Wuyi was a former Sui general who had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. However, the two armies were fighting for their respective masters, and the two did not allow much discussion, so they fought in a group. After several rounds of fighting, Xiao Siye cursed: "Huangfu Wuyi, you are a Sui general, why did you surrender to the Tang Dynasty."

Huangfu Wuyi blocked a spear: "Yang Guang is unjust, the world is in chaos, and we have to find another wise master."

The two horses kicked at each other, and Xiao Siye held Huangfu Wuyi with his spear: "Today I will take your head and sacrifice it to the late emperor." The two fought for thirty rounds without a clear winner.

Just as the two sides were at an impasse, a cloud of dust suddenly rolled up from the west, and the rumbling of horses' hooves shook the ground. The Sui soldiers looked to the southwest and saw another Tang army rushing towards them. On the big flag was embroidered the word "Chai", which meant that they were the soldiers under the command of the imperial son-in-law, the Duwei Chai Shao.

Xiao Siye found that the Tang army was coming from the flank, so he fired a feint, turned his horse back, and ordered his troops to withdraw to the camp on Eyang Mountain. Li Jing saw that Chai Shao came to help and the Sui army retreated. The Sui soldiers were obviously outnumbered, so Li Jing and Chai Shao ordered to attack the mountain and burn the camp.

Xiao Siye had been outside the Great Wall for many years and knew that the Tang army was large and powerful. If he wanted to defeat the enemy with a small force, he must have strong crossbows. He prepared many bows and crossbows early and stored rolling logs and rocks. It happened that the mountain was attacked at this time, so he issued an order, and the bows and crossbows were fired randomly, and rolling logs and rocks were used to block the attack. Only then did they repel the Tang army and save the camp.

Xiao Siye held Eyang Mountain. The two armies were deadlocked. On the third day, Dingxiang sent a fast horse to deliver an urgent report. A lieutenant hurried to the camp on the mountain, panting and saying, "Report to General Xiao, Tang General Li Shiji led his troops to encircle Dingxiang."

"What?" Xiao Siye was shocked. He didn't expect Li Shiji to advance so quickly, like a god descending from the sky, and encircled Dingxiang from the side. Xiao Siye asked, "Did the Empress Dowager give any instructions?"

The lieutenant replied, "No instructions."

Xiao Siye put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the central army tent. In his anxiety, he suddenly remembered that Murong Xia had brought a brocade bag with a secret order from the Empress Dowager. Xiao Siye hurriedly took out the brocade bag from the bundle hanging on the wall, opened it and looked at it. When he looked closely, there were eight words written on the note inside: "Get out of here safely and return to Dingxiang."

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