"General, General."

Pujin Pass, among the official residences! He Panren, who was sleeping in a daze, was woken up by the guards, and he fell asleep after drinking a few pots of wine at night, and now he only feels dry mouth and splitting headache.

He drank a pot of herbal tea in one go, then sobered up a little, rubbed his head and asked, "When is it?" ”

"General, at the beginning of the day."

"Then what did you tell me to do?" He Panren's heart was on fire.

"Two people came from Hedong City, claiming to be the fine work that our dynasty had planted in the Sui Dynasty, saying that there was an urgent military situation, and the general must meet them." One of the guards whispered.

He Panren's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "Come quickly." ”

"Whoa!"

Not long after, a heroic young man and a stout man walked in, He Panren's eyes lit up slightly, as a martial artist's intuition, he could feel an unspeakable threat from the stout man in front of him, this is the momentum of the strong, they are naturally Shen Guang and Wei Chigong, but He Panren, who has not dealt with the Sui Dynasty, does not know them, and asked in a deep voice: "Dare to ask what military situation the two strong men have?" ”

"The two of us are from the Wuzhou Society, please ask General He to retreat." Shen Guang said with a smile.

He Panren's color changed slightly, Wuzhou would be Li Tang's spy organization, and people who were not at a certain level didn't know at all, so he hurriedly asked the guards to retreat far away, and said, "Now you can say it!" ”

Shen Guang squinted and smiled: "I am Shen Guang of the Great Sui, and this one is Chi Gong, the chief general of the Fourth Army of Xiaoguo." ”

He Panren sat up in shock.

"General He, it's better to settle down." A dagger had already been pressed against He Panren's neck, but it was Shen Guangguang who made a move.

The chill from the dagger made He Panren's drunkenness wake up all of a sudden, and as a fish, he could only smile bitterly: "Say, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Sacrifice Pujin Pass and descend to my Great Sui!" Shen Guang saw that he was quiet, so he withdrew his dagger and sat down beside He Panren.

"You're all in, and you still need me to give up? What is the difference between me and not I don't? He Panren said speechlessly.

"General He, your will is very depressed." Shen Guang glanced at the empty jars in the room and said meaningfully.

He Panren didn't want to explain too much, so he asked directly: "General Shen will say it clearly." ”

"This time, we are here to recover Guanzhong. His Royal Highness the King of Qin led 50,000 iron horsemen, just on the other side of the Yellow River, and we need to take Pujin Pass unknowingly. ”

"Wait!"

He Panren interrupted Shen Guang's words, "You want to conquer Guanzhong? ”

"Doesn't the general know?" Shen Guang pretended to be surprised and asked rhetorically.

He Panren shook his head and said, "I don't know anything!" ”

"It seems that in order to recover Guanzhong, my Great Sui mobilized more than 30 troops, and marched into Guanzhong from Hedong, Yongbei, and Liangzhou respectively.

"More than 300,000 troops? Do you have one? He Panren sneered.

Shen Guang said patiently: "There are indeed not so many people in the Sui army! But General He should know that there are more than 100,000 Turkic slaves in Huining County, and these people are fierce warriors, as long as they put on their armor and pick up their swords, they are a group of fierce beasts. ”

He Panren gasped, Pujin Pass has now been lost, and the main force is pinned down in the Liangzhou area by a large number of Turkic slaves, Li Tang is really in danger.

Shen Guang said slowly: "Our Highness just said that Princess Pingyang, Concubine Li's mother, has a lot of respect for you old subordinates, and I know that you are not doing well on Li Tang's side, and I feel very sorry for you!" ”

He Panren's body trembled, and he said with mixed feelings: "Her Royal Highness the princess has never been sorry for us, it's ......"

"It's Li Yuan, I'm sorry General! It's Li Tang's factions that can't tolerate you who are leaderless! Shen Guang said in a deep voice: "Now that Li Tang is gone, why should General He work for a puppet court that is unkind and will surely die?" The general asked himself, is your effort worth it? Qu Tutong is a defeated general under you, and he is a traitor to the Sui Dynasty, but now he is pressing on your head as a prestige, is the general willing? Don't you feel humiliated? ”

Shen Guang's series of questions made a trace of unwillingness and humiliation appear in He Panren's eyes. Since Li Xiuning got married, he, a Hu man, this thief, has suffered all the snubbing and white eyes, and now even Qu Tutong, the defeated general, is pressing him and ordering him, he is really fed up, but his wife and children are in Chang'an, if he surrenders, what should his wife and children do?

After being silent for a long time, He Panren still let out a long sigh: "I can't hide it, I've really had enough of it all these years!" I am also willing to serve a master like King Qin, but my wife and children are in Chang'an, and I can't lose them. ”

Shen Guang said with a smile: "Although the general can rest assured, we can come and go freely in Guanzhong, and naturally there are ways to bring your relatives to a safe place." Assuming that it really fails, the 'General' will only need to die for a while, and your loved ones will not be harmed in the slightest. ”

He Pan stood up in a huh, Shen Guang's promise had made him have no worries, and gritted his teeth and said: "If you are not a minister and are disloyal, you are really a king's injustice!" I, He Panren, am willing to die for His Royal Highness the King of Qin of the Great Sui! Please General Shen tell me, what should I do? ”

Shen Guangxi said: "We have already had three hundred of the most elite soldiers enter Pujin Pass, and His Highness has led 50,000 troops to wait for our news on the other side, but His Highness hopes that the soldiers will capture Pujin Pass without blood." ”

He Panren was shocked into a cold sweat, more than 300 elite soldiers have entered Pujin Pass, it makes no sense whether he surrenders or not, he really walked in front of the Ghost Gate. He nodded and said, "With the assistance of the three hundred Ruishi of the Great Sui, I know what to do." ”

Immediately, he urgently convened the general of Guanzhong to discuss the meeting, showing his attitude of surrendering to Sui, there were those who agreed, and of course there were those who disagreed, but the latter's fate was very sad, and he was killed one by one by the fierce Wei Chigong. Li Tang's generals were under this fierce authority, and everyone begged for mercy and allegiance

At that moment, the east gate of Pujin Pass was opened, and Yang Tong led 45,000 iron cavalry gods to enter Pujin Pass unconsciously, and then 40,000 defenders of Hedong County also entered the pass at night, as for Li Tang's soldiers, except for He Panren's descendants, the rest were all sent to Hedong City.

Yang Tong encouraged He Panren, for the sake of his relatives, and did not make excessive demands on him to defraud other cities, He Panren was grateful, but also put forward a request not to fight with Li Tang, such a request showed his super high character of valuing righteousness, Yang Tong did not allow it, and appreciated it even more.

Then!

The official residence of Pujin Pass was brightly lit, and Yang Tong, who was sitting in the first place, was discussing with the generals in the army, and even Pei Renji, the guard of Hedong County, also ran over.

"Your Highness!" Luo Shixin smiled and said: "Pujin Pass has already arrived, let's simply go to Chang'an to go around again, it is best to capture Li Yuan'er alive in one fell swoop." ”

"Do you think I can't think of it? But no! Yang Tong shook his head, "The purpose of our operation this time is threefold: first, Guanzhong is the foundation of Li Yuan's foothold, without Guanzhong, Li Yuan and Guanlong magnates will be like rootless wanderers, even if he creates a big situation in the south, he will not be able to recover the heyday, and after he arrives in the south, he will disturb the situation in the whole world, the more chaotic the princes of all walks of life, the greater our chance; Second, Li Yuan's territory in Jingzhou is not large, and after losing Guanzhong, it is very likely to gain a foothold in Bashu, and with the influx of Guanlong magnates, it will inevitably touch the interests of the Bashu family, the more they fight, the smaller the power of the family, which provides convenience for future governance; 3. After we take Guanzhong, we will occupy the entire north, and when the time comes, we will only use a small amount of military strength to hold Tongguan, Wuguan, Sanguan and the Yellow River, which can not only concentrate on development, but also eliminate the Turks, Li Rail, and Tuyuhun, and eradicate the troubles. At home, it is to sit and watch the success or failure of the princes of the world, and it will be much easier to dominate the world in the future. In short, the value of Li Yuan's existence is much stronger than death, and I still need to be my pioneer now! It can't be extinguished. ”

Luo Shixin nodded silently.

After answering Luo Shixin's question, Yang Tong considered the candidate for the Pujin guard.

Pujin Pass is the bridgehead in the pass, if the Tang army knows that it is lost, it will definitely come in desperately to capture, as the defender of this key fortress, first of all, if it is the kind of steady temperament that does not seek merit but seeks no fault, and secondly, it must have the reputation and prestige of the Tang army, so that it does not dare to act rashly, Yang Tong first thought of Yao Junsu, but although Yao Junsu is stable and loyal, but he has not fought independently, he has been serving under Qu Tutong before, his military level and advantages and disadvantages, I am afraid that Qu Tutong has already been able to understand clearly.

In this way, Pei Renji has become the only best candidate, Pei Renji is a veteran of the Great Sui, and Qu Tutong is a famous general of the same era, whether it is the art of power and war, he is already past the age of impulsiveness, and knows what to do and how to do it.

Yang Tong thought of this, and said: "Pujin Pass will be handed over to General Pei, and this kind of thing will be left to us juniors to play." With you in the rear, we can also rest assured that we can fight at the front. ”

Pei Renji hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Your Highness for your trust, the old minister will definitely stabilize this fortress for the army." ”

"General Yao, Hedong County will be handed over to you." Hedong County is a strategic place, after Pei Renji arrives at Pujin Pass, he also needs to have a stable general to sit in the town, Yao Jun has been a Hedong County Cheng for several years, and he is very familiar with it, maybe his ability is a little lacking, but to the west of him is Pei Renji, and Yang Shanhui of Hanoi County to the east is also a man who is both civil and military, resourceful, with the two of them sandwiched, Hedong County will not have an accident, and Wang Shichong does not have the courage to provoke Da Sui with the heart of a leopard.

"Whoa!" Yao Junsu respectfully agreed, although he didn't want to miss this big battle, he also knew that the rear must be guarded, and what Yang Tong handed over to him was a heavy trust.

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