Song Jingang faced the strong pressure of the Sui army blocking and chasing after the Sui army and the imminent shortage of food...... He finally made a reluctant decision, gave up 20,000 troops, led 3,000 elite cavalry to avoid the encirclement of the Sui army, broke through the encirclement of the Sui army to the south, and fled east along the Yellow River.

Song Jingang knew very well in his heart that he had no chance of winning against the Sui army, not only would the whole army be defeated, but his three thousand elite cavalry would also be lost, so that he would have no capital, and keep the three thousand elite cavalry, at least he would have room to speak in front of Dou Jiande.

Song Jingang fled all the way east, and two days later, he led his army to flee to Gongxian and stationed there, Gongxian is the easternmost county of Hanoi County, and then walked more than 30 miles east into Ji County, Hebei.

Song Jingang also knew in his heart that he couldn't leave Hanoi County no matter what, he wanted to give Dou Jiande an excuse to enter Hanoi County, if he gave up Hanoi County, Dou Jiande would also abandon him as if he were a follower.

Ji County and Wei County to the north are close to Hanoi County, but these two counties have special features, Li Yangcang of Ji County was occupied by the Wagang army, and Anyang City of Wei County was an enclave of Luoyang Sui Court in Hebei, except for these two cities, the rest of Ji County and Wei County were already Dou Jiande's sphere of influence.

Dou Jiande has not yet been called the emperor at this time, self-established as the king of Changle, the capital is in Leshou County in the south of Hejian County, after several years of conquest, the entire Hebei region except for Youzhou in the north, the rest of the Hebei counties are almost his sphere of influence, with 400,000 soldiers, becoming the first major force north of the Yellow River.

Dou Jiande knew in his heart that although he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, his prestige and strength were not enough to ascend the throne and become the emperor, and the strategist Song Zhengben also advised him not to be a bird and seek development in a low-key manner.

Dou Jiande contacted Qingzhou Xu Yuanlang, Donghai Menghaigong, Poyang Lin Shihong, Nanyang Zhu Wei and Jianghuai Du Fuwei and other rebels to jointly elect Wagang Li Mi as the leader of the rebel army, and at this time, Dou Jiande's strength and territory were no less than Li Mi.

With the death of Yang Guang in Jiangdu, Li Mi's failure to attack Luoyang, and Wang Shichong's counterattack, he was forced to abandon Xingluo City and move the capital to Xingyang, the pattern of the Central Plains changed dramatically, and Dou Jiande became no longer as quiet as before.

Just when he looked at the Central Plains, Song Jingang sent someone to contact him, willing to offer Hanoi County, this is simply a heavy gift arranged by God to him, so that Dou Jiande was overjoyed, Hanoi County to the south across the Yellow River can reach Luoyang and Xingyang, it can be said to be a knife hanging in the two capitals, and to the north can enter the Hedong region, has a pivotal strategic position, Dou Jiande is determined to seize Hanoi County, become his first step in the Central Plains, for which he did not hesitate to crown Song King Kong as the king of Hanoi County, and he himself is just the king of Changle, It shows the importance he attaches to Hanoi County.

At this time, Dou Jiande had received an urgent request for help from Song Jingang, and he immediately ordered the general Wang Fubao to be the vanguard, leading 30,000 cavalry to Hanoi County to support Song Jingang, and he himself personally led an army of 50,000, and then set off to Hanoi.

Night gradually fell, Dou Jiande's army set up a large camp in the wilderness south of Julu County, Xiangguo County, and after a day of marching, the soldiers were exhausted and fell asleep early, and Dou Jiande's royal tent was still brightly lit.

Dou Jiande stood in front of the map and pondered silently, since the rebellion in his hometown of Zhangnan County in the sixth year of the Great Cause, Dou Jiande has been in Hebei for more than six years, and has slowly changed from a bandit leader who just started to rob homes and rob houses and kill people like hemp, and has slowly become a man with ambitions and a vision of the world.

Like Yang Yuanqing, Dou Jiande also has his own ideals and ambitions, he wants to turn the Great Sui into a world where there are no corrupt officials and corrupt officials, there is no rampant expropriation, the cultivators have their fields, and the peasants can live and work in peace and contentment, this is his ideal, he also does so, with his efforts, there is no looting and killing in Gaojibo and Douzi Gangjing generations in Hebei Province, the bandits are no longer ferocious, and the people gradually begin to recuperate.

Of course, Dou Jiande knows very well that Hanoi County is actually Yang Yuanqing's sphere of influence, and Song Jingang occupies it, but it is only a small piece of Hanoi County, but all Dou Jiande needs is an excuse, he wants to occupy the strategic place of Hanoi County in the name of saving Song Jingang, even if he turns his face with Yang Yuanqing, he does not hesitate, in his opinion, it is a matter of time before he turns his face with Yang Yuanqing, rather than turn his face and gain nothing, it is better to seize Hanoi County first.

Just when Dou Jiande was pondering for a long time in front of the map, a soldier reported at the door, "Lord Wang, General Wang Fubao urgently sent a letter here." ”

"Give me the letter!"

Dou Jiande had a bad feeling in his heart, could it be that Hanoi County has changed greatly? A soldier hurriedly walked into the tent and presented a quick letter to Dou Jiande.

Dou Jiande opened the letter with apprehension in his heart, read it hurriedly, and immediately scolded, "Useless things, did you lose Hanoi County in just three days?" ”

The letter said that Song Jingang was defeated without a fight and had fled to Gongxian, which made Dou Jiande extremely annoyed, and he was defeated without a fight, and he also expected Song Jingang to put the Sui army north of Taihang Mountain, and did not allow the Sui army to enter Hanoi County, but he did not expect that it would be defeated in just three days.

Hate is hate, but he still has to face the reality, Dou Jiande restrained his anger, pondered for a moment, and then ordered, "Please Mr. Song come to see me." ”

Soon, there were a few coughs outside the tent, and a middle-aged scribe walked in, he was tall and thin, his face was delicate, his skin was pale, and he didn't seem to be in good spirits, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness......

Song Zhengben was originally the commander of Raoyang County, erudite and talented, after being captured by Dou Jiande, he was reused as a strategist, obeyed his words, and died as a confidant, Song Zhengben loyally assisted Dou Jiande from then on, and set up a sweat for him to unify Hebei.

"See the prince for his humble duties!"

Song Zhengben entered the tent and bowed deeply, Gong Jiande valued him very much, and hurriedly said: "I'm really sorry to disturb Mr. to rest so late!" ”

"I read in my tent and have not rested."

Dou Jiande invited him to sit down, and said with concern: "Autumn and winter alternate, it is particularly easy to feel sick, I heard from the soldiers that Mr. always coughs, I plan to ask the best doctor from the capital to take a look at Mr., don't be careless." ”

Song Zhengben was moved in his heart, and smiled: "It's also some old problems, it's like this every year, the prince doesn't have to worry about it anymore, I will take good care of it myself." ”

"If you need anything, sir, just ask."

"Thank you Lord Wang, I don't know if the Lord is looking for a humble position, is there anything wrong?"

Dou Jiande handed him the letter, "Sir, please read this letter first." ”

Song Zhengben took the letter and read it extensively, pondering silently, and then asked cautiously: "Sir, do you think this Hedong County can be beaten?" ”

Song Zhengben sighed and said: "In fact, nothing will only have advantages and no disadvantages, the key is to weigh the pros and cons, it depends on how the prince weighs the pros and cons of this Hanoi County." ”

Dou Jiande nodded, "I would like to listen to what Mr. has to say." ”

Song Zhengben stood up and walked to the map, pondered for a long time with his hands behind his back, turned back to Dou Jiande and said, "Actually, I have been thinking about it all this time, where is Yang Yuanqing's next goal?" Do you want to cross the Taihang Mountains to fight for Hebei, or do you want to cross the Yellow River to take Hongnong County, or do you want to march into Guanzhong? In short, I know that after a few months of training, there will inevitably be a move, where does the prince think he will attack? ”

Dou Jiande thought for a while and said: "He turned out to be the governor of Youzhou, and he has connections in Youzhou, so I think it is more likely that he will take Youzhou." ”

"The humble position also thinks so, after all, he may not be able to stand firm in the pass, taking Hongnong will cause the two Sui to fight, if the two fronts fight, his troops are also insufficient, so the possibility of taking Youzhou is the greatest, his next target should be Wei Dao'er, and the prince is now competing with him for Hanoi County, which is likely to make him target the prince."

Dou Jiande groaned and said, "Does Mr. mean to let me give up fighting for Hanoi County?" ”

"Definitely!"

Song Zhengben shook his head and smiled, "I'm just analyzing the pros and cons, this is the disadvantage, is the prince ready for a full-scale confrontation with Yang Yuanqing?" ”

"What about the side of Leigh?" A look of expectation flashed in Dou Jiande's eyes.

"On the positive side, in the short term, he can seize Hanoi County, a place with a very high strategic position, and in the long run, the prince may be able to take Hedong and take the lead in unifying the north."

Dou Jiande understood what Song Zhengben meant, and used Hanoi County as a springboard to attack Hedong and unify Hedong and Hebei.

Although he thinks so, it is difficult to do, not to mention that Yang Yuanqing is strong, he may not be able to win, and there are three forces in northern Hebei, Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao and Wei Dao'er, and even Li Mi will take the opportunity to go north, he has to consider these factors, Dou Jiande was silent for a while.

Song Zhengben smiled meaningfully: "The so-called long-distance friendship and close attack, the prince should form an alliance with Li Yuan, I think, Li Yuan will be very happy." ”

"Why?" Dou Jiande asked.

Song Zhengben pointed to Hongnong County, "Li Shimin's withdrawal of troops back to Guanzhong from here shows the importance of Hongnong County to them, I think Li Yuan must be very interested here, since the prince is in Hanoi County to contain Yang Yuanqing for him, then he can calmly seize Hongnong County, and the alliance between us and Li Yuan is in the interests of both parties."

Dou Jiande still didn't understand what Song Zhengben meant, he frowned and said, "But what good is it for me that Li Yuan takes Hongnong County?" ”

Song Zhengben squinted his eyes and laughed, "Li Yuan took Hongnong County out of the customs, didn't Li Mi dare to go north?" ”

Dou Jiande suddenly realized that he was still a military advisor, and he nodded slowly, "I understand, what Mr. means is that Hanoi County still has to fight." ”

Song Zhengben nodded, "That's the case, there are pros and cons to attacking Hanoi County, I think it's one out of five and nine out of four, although it's very risky, but you can give it a try." ”

Dou Jiande walked away on his back for a while, the arrow had been wound, and he had to make up his mind.

"As Mr. said!"

Early the next morning, Dou Jiande raised an army to fight against Hanoi County, and his vanguard Wang Fubao led 30,000 troops to Linqi County, which is the border between Wei County and Hanoi County......

At the same time, Yang Yuanqing led an army of 30,000 into Taihang, and the clouds of war hung over Hanoi County.

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