Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

After reading the brocade bag, Xiao Siye was shocked. He thought to himself that Xiao Jun had known that he could not hold on. Thinking about it again, Xiao Siye felt that something was strange. Although he led 5,000 people to defend Eyang Mountain, after all, there were Murong Xia and Kang Sumi's Turkic cavalry in Dingxiang City.

What Xiao Siye couldn't understand was how Murong Xia's brocade bag could predict the future. He would not think of asking for help as soon as he went out to fight. Although his thoughts were a little confused, Xiao Siye remembered Murong Xia's instructions and followed the brocade bag. He immediately ordered his soldiers to withdraw from Eyang Mountain and save Dingxiang City first.

Xiao Siye abandoned Eyang Mountain and led his troops back to Dingxiang City. From a distance, the city was quiet and did not look like a dangerous city harassed by Tang soldiers. Moreover, he did not encounter Tang soldiers along the way.

Until the army entered the city, the usual hustle and bustle of life, the hustle and bustle of life, and the atmosphere of peace and tranquility remained the same.

The Sui generals and soldiers entered the city one after another, and the first to be alarmed was the Turkic minister Kang Sumi. Kang Sumi was very surprised to hear that Xiao Siye had led his troops back. Although the Tang soldiers had bypassed the Eyang Mountain and used their troops in a roundabout way, they were not so urgent. Kang Sumi felt that the situation was not right, so he went to meet the Empress Dowager Xiao Jun.

Kang Sumi arrived at the palace and met Xiao Siye hurriedly returning in military uniform. Kang Sumi approached him and asked with a bow: "Young General, you returned so early. Could it be that the Tang soldiers in Eyang Mountain have retreated?"

"Not retreated yet?"

Kang Sumi asked: "How can you escape from the battlefield without issuing any military orders?"

Xiao Siye said: "Not escaping from the battlefield? I am returning to the city on the secret order of the Empress Dowager."

"You..." Kang Sumi was so angry that his beard stood upside down. Xiao Siye ignored him and went into the palace to see the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Siye went to the palace to pay respects to the Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun looked calm and calm. Sui Wang Yang Zhengdao sat beside him. Xiao Jun just said silently: "Thank God, I'm back just in time."

Xiao Siye took the brocade bag and walked forward and asked: "My nephew is ignorant. I dare to ask the Grand Empress Dowager, has the Grand Empress Dowager been planning to abandon Eyang Mountain for a long time?"

Xiao Jun took a long breath and said: "Do you still remember the Weishui Alliance? Ever since Li Shimin paid tribute to negotiate peace, I knew that the Tang army would sooner or later fight back to Mobei. Li Shiji's flank detour has cut off the way. It is futile to defend Eyang Mountain."

Before she finished speaking, a maid said: "Report to the Grand Empress Dowager, Lord Kang Sumi wants to see you."

"Don't you see anyone here?" Xiao Jun said.

The maid said, "I said it, but Lord Kang Sumi is furious and insists on seeing him."

Xiao Jun glanced at Xiao Siye and said, "It must be because of the abandonment of Eyang Mountain. I summoned Kang Sumi to see you."

Kang Sumi quickly entered the palace, greeted Xiao Jun, pointed at Xiao Siye and said, "The military situation is urgent. General Xiao Siye deserted the battlefield and left his post without permission, which delayed the military opportunity. Please ask the Empress Dowager to investigate."

Xiao Jun said, "You don't have to worry. It was my imperial decree to abandon Eyang Mountain. Now three groups of Tang soldiers are besieging Dingxiang. Who canAll are desperate."

Kang Sumi was stunned, confused, and couldn't help but take a breath and asked: "Grand Empress Dowager, Dingxiang was lost early, and the whole grassland is in danger."

"I know..." Xiao Jun stood up with a cane, walked a few steps towards Kang Sumi, and looked towards the palace gate: "Kang Sumi, your ancestors followed the Khan to fight everywhere, and died at the foot of the Great Wall, right?"

"This..." Kang Sumi couldn't answer for a while, and was more surprised by Xiao Jun's question.

Xiao Jun looked at Kang Sumi and said meaningfully: "I am sixty-four years old, and I also want you to live to sixty-four, so that you can also know what the world will be like in the future. ”

Kang Sumi weighed Xiao Jun's thoughts and nodded without saying anything. Xiao Jun said: "Loyalty to the country and dying on the battlefield are the old customs of the Han people. Why should you, a Turk, fight to the death? Once you die, you will not even have the chance to regret."

Kang Sumi asked tentatively: "What does the Empress Dowager mean?"

"The Central Plains is a good place; Jiangdong is also, Jiangnan is also, even Yizhou, Jiaozhi, and Lelang County were once the Feng Shui treasures of the Sui Dynasty. I want to go home, I don't want to fight anymore..."

Kang Sumi and Xiao Siye looked at each other in shock. After all, Yang Zhengdao, the King of Sui, was young and had not fully understood what he meant. Xiao Siye understood Xiao Jun's intention a little bit, and bowed his hands: "Could it be that the Empress Dowager went to the northern frontier, endured humiliation, and pondered for many years, and she didn't plan to restore the Sui Dynasty?"

"I heard that the Tang Dynasty has unified the world for many years, what's the point of restoration... I'm old, I just want to go home." Xiao Jun walked to the chair, sat down again, stared into the distance, and was silent for a long time.

Xiao Siye and Kang Sumi were stunned to the side, and they didn't say anything for a long time. They only heard a burst of hurried footsteps, and saw Murong Xia hurriedly coming: "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, the Tang army sent an envoy to send a letter to persuade surrender. "As he said this, he presented the letter of surrender from the Tang Dynasty with both hands.

Xiao Jun ignored the letter and looked at everyone: "Kang Sumi, Murong Xia, I order you two to go and negotiate peace. If the war can be avoided, I am willing to return power and abdicate, and change the flag to return to the Tang Dynasty. ”

“Grand Empress Dowager…” Sui Wang Yang Zhengdao, Kang Sumi, Murong Xia, and Xiao Siye all knelt down together, unwilling to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, unable to suppress their grief, and kowtowed in tears. It is really true:

I have no regrets about entering China in this life, and the Celestial Empire will also be my home in the next life.

A fox dies in its home hill and eventually dies, and a bird dies and returns to its homeland.

After leaving the palace, Kang Sumi was still unwilling to give up. When he returned to his house, he immediately summoned his confidant Zheluo. Kang Sumi sealed a handwritten letter and handed it to Zheluo, admonishing him: “Xiao Jun is old and confused, and he actually abandoned Eyang Mountain and planned to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. This is a serious matter. You should immediately go to see Jie Li Khan, report the truth, and send reinforcements as soon as possible. ”

“I understand.”

Just as Zheluo turned to leave, Kang Sumi said: “Wait!”

“Any other instructions? ”

“The Tang army is trying to bypass Eyang Mountain. Be careful along the way. As long as you get to Baidao first, you will be able to see the Khan.”

Zheluo said with a sly smile: "Your Excellency is very smart. I will definitely deliver the secret letter."

Zheluo sneaked out of the north city and went far away to ask Jie Li Khan for help. Jie Li Khan had led his troops to Baidao at this time. Baidao was not far from Dingxiang. They rode at full speed and arrived at Baidao in half a day.

Jie Li Khan had already gone to bed. When he learned that the secret envoy from Dingxiang had arrived, he got up again and ordered people to light the lamps to meet him overnight. Zheluo ran to the tent panting and knelt down: "Khan, please send troops quickly, Dingxiang can no longer be defended."

"Don't panic, tell me in detail."

Zheluo handed over Kang Sumi's secret letter and replied: "Xiao Siye abandoned Eyang Mountain, which led to the three Tang armies besieging Dingxiang. Now Queen Mother Xiao has changed her mind and wants to surrender to the Tang army with the Han people. General Kang Sumi is alone and needs help. I beg the Khan to send reinforcements to rescue Dingxiang."

"Well, Xiao Jun is old and has nothing to do with the overall situation, but losing Dingxiang will inevitably endanger Mobei." Jie Li Khan paced back and forth in his robe, turned around and said to Zheluo: "You return overnight and tell Kang Sumi that no matter what, he must defend Dingxiang to the death. This Khan will arrive in Dingxiang at dawn at the latest."

Zheluo obeyed the order and changed a fast horse, and rushed back to Dingxiang overnight.

Riding fast all the way, under the stars and moon, the horse kept on going. Taking advantage of the dim night, he was about to reach the city of Dingxiang, but suddenly he heard a "thump", the horse's body tilted, and he fell into a horse pit with the empty space in front of him.

When Zhe Luo recovered, he saw torches all around. He looked carefully and found that the Tang soldiers had already set up an ambush.

Zhe Luo was ambushed and tied to the central army tent. He saw a Tang general, who was in his thirties, with two eyebrows separated by eight characters, two eyes focused, a straight nose and a square mouth, a short beard under his chin, wearing fine armor inside and a battle robe outside. This person was Li Shiji, a general of the Tang army.

Li Shiji stared at Zheluo and asked sternly: "You bold vassal thief, you returned to the city overnight. You are not a spy, but you have something to hide. Tell the truth."

Zheluo was not a soldier who had fought on the battlefield. He was captured alive by the Tang soldiers. He was already frightened and at a loss. A guard next to him kicked him hard. Zheluo shivered and said tremblingly: "To be honest, Jie Li Khan is preparing to raise troops overnight to reinforce Dingxiang."

"When will it arrive?"

"About before dawn."

Li Shiji thought about it again and again, and said to the guard: "Put this vassal thief in the prison car. If he is lying, come back and kill him!" Zheluo was temporarily escorted. Li Shiji ordered the generals to gather 3,000 elite soldiers overnight and set up an ambush, waiting for the Turkic reinforcements.

When the third watch had passed and the fourth watch had just arrived, the sky was already dimly bright, and only the sound of horse hoof bells broke the silence. Li Shiji was sure that it must be the Turkic reinforcements. Li Shiji ordered his men to fire three signal cannons, and three beams of sparks shot up into the sky. The ambushed Tang soldiers shouted and rushed out together.

Jie Li Khan was unaware of the ambush and was shocked. Just as he was about to fight, a volley of arrows suddenly shot at him, catching the Turkic soldiers off guard. In an instant, the ambushers arrived. In a chaotic battle, the Turkic reinforcements were defeated. Jie Li Khan did not know the real situation, did not dare to advance, and fled. It can be said that:

The fog and the frost accelerated the killingWith a roar, three thousand warriors broke the morning watch. The rampant iron cavalry broke branches and fell, and the deafening horns urged the thorns to fall.

The swords and spears shone brightly on the desolate northern road, and the blades saw the bloody border town. The rustling leaves covered the mountain road, and the bright dawn shone on the iron tassels.

The Tang soldiers ambushed halfway and robbed and killed in the early morning. Overnight, the war took a sharp turn for the worse. Li Shiji returned victorious and won countless victories. Returning to the central army tent, he shouted to his subordinates: "Bring the spy from last night to see me!"

The two guards pushed Zhe Luo into the tent and knelt on the ground. Li Shiji held his helmet in his arms, held his sword in his hand, and said proudly: "Aren't you going to report to Dingxiang? Today I will fulfill your wish."

Li Shiji waved to the two guards, and they untied Zheluo's rope. Zheluo was trembling with fear and at a loss, and asked: "General, are you really going to let me report?"

Li Shiji said: "Go back and tell your commander that the Turkic reinforcements have been defeated; no one can break the siege of Dingxiang." After that, he turned his back and ignored him.

Zheluo didn't know whether it was true or not. He got the chance to be released, and fled from the Tang camp in a panic and ran back to Dingxiang City.

When they arrived in Dingxiang, Kang Sumi had been waiting in his house for a long time. Seeing Zheluo coming back, he grabbed Zheluo's shoulders and said, "Let me ask you, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

Zheluo's eyes were horrified, and he knelt on the ground and cried, "The general is finished, it's all over."

"What happened?"

"The Khan's reinforcements were ambushed halfway and defeated by Li Shiji. I escaped at the risk of my life and came to report the news." Zheluo said.

Kang Sumi suddenly realized and was silent for a long time. There was no way out, isolated and without help, and he didn't know whether to fight or surrender.

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