'Boom! There was a loud bang, the palace door was kicked open, dozens of soldiers rushed into the apse, Wang Shichong was already drunk on the table, sleeping, beside him, the headless body of the henchman eunuch was still lying on the ground, the blood had dried up.

The huge impact sound and the cold murderous aura woke Wang Shichong awake, he slowly raised his head, and looked at the large group of sergeants in front of him with drunken eyes, the person at the head held a halberd in his hand, staring at himself viciously, it was Li Junxian, the hussar general under him.

Without waiting for Wang Shichong to react, Li Junxian shouted, "King thief, take your life!" ”

The halberd shook and stabbed at Wang Shichong as fast as electricity, Wang Shichong was taken aback, and half of his drunken spirit woke up at once, he kicked over the table and grabbed the long sword casually.

The heavy halberd pierced the table, 'Dang! It collided with the sword, and the sword was knocked out, but it was also the long halberd that was slightly off, and Wang Shichong escaped this catastrophe.

"Stop!"

Wang Shichong took a few steps back, leaning against the pillar in the hall and shouting loudly.

He pointed at Li Junxian and scolded: "Li Junxian, I treat you well, why do you want to kill me?" ”

"Treat me well?"

Li Junxian gritted his teeth with hatred: "My father was locked up in the palace by you and starved to death last night, you still dare to say that you treat me well, you go and die!" ”

He jumped up, and another halberd stabbed at him, Wang Shichong's drunkenness was completely awakened, and his martial arts were not weak, and before the halberd stabbed, he turned sideways and dodged towards another column.

"Listen to me, I didn't harm your father, I never had this idea!"

Wang Shichong argued while dodging. "I don't know about this matter, I allocated money and food to order the officials to be kind to life, this is because they withheld food and killed your father, if I did it, how could I still let you lead the army, why did I let your brother go out to run errands? Li Junxian. Think about it. ”

Of course, Li Junxian knew that it was the people below who did it, but the culprit was Wang Shichong, who locked up his father. He already hated Wang Shichong and was determined to kill him.

Li Junxian didn't say a word, wielding his halberd and stabbing again. At this time, he had forced Wang Shichong into a corner, and saw that Wang Shichong could no longer escape this catastrophe.

Suddenly there was a loud shout from outside the door: "Stop! ”

The soldiers at the door dodged one after another, and more than 100 Tang soldiers poured in, led by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin just received the news that Li Junxian went to assassinate Wang Shichong, which surprised him, and now he can't kill Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong was killed, and no one in the southern princes will be willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

He hurried over and drank Li Junxian at the critical moment.

Although Li Junxian hated Wang Shichong very much. But he didn't dare to offend Li Shimin, Li Shimin controlled his career, Li Junxian put down the halberd, glared at Wang Shichong fiercely, and killed him again in the future.

Wang Shichong was already stunned. looked at Li Shimin blankly, he knew Li Shimin, they had dealt with each other when Li Shimin led the army to Yanmen County a few years ago.

An unprecedented despair poured into Wang Shichong's heart, and he finally understood why Li Junxian dared to kill him, Luoyang City had already been breached. Even this Li Junxian dedicated Luoyang City.

He sat weakly on the ground against the wall, bowed his head deeply, Li Shimin glanced at him coldly, and turned back to give his own soldiers a look.

The soldiers stepped forward and placed an official hat and a small red porcelain vase in front of Wang Shichong.

"You choose! The bottle is crane top red. Li Shimin said in an extremely cold tone.

Wang Shichong slowly raised his head, staring closely at the two items in front of him, he swallowed his saliva, and crawled forward with difficulty, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth already showed a smug smile.

Wang Shichong climbed in front of the two items and reached out and grabbed the official hat without hesitation......

Yonghe County, Longquan County, Hedong Province, is close to the east bank of the Yellow River, and Yan'an County of Guannei Province on the other bank.

At this time, the weather was bitterly cold, and heavy snow covered the official roads and ferries of Yonghe County, and there were sparsely populated, only a few sparse sleigh riders sat in the pavilion by the ferry and chatted, waiting for the guests to come to the door.

At that moment, a walkman stood up, pointed into the distance, and shouted in astonishment: "Look, an army is coming." ”

The rest of the people all stood up one after another, and they saw it too, and saw a huge army coming in the direction of the ferry, and there was no edge in sight.

I don't know who shouted, 'Run!' Several travelers hurried into the Yellow River, got on their sleighs, drove their donkeys, and fled north......

A Sui army of 30,000 people passed through Yonghe County and was coming towards the ferry.

At the front of the team, under the banner of a red eagle, it was Yang Yuanqing's henchman Qin Qiong, after Qin Qiong blocked 30,000 Turkic cavalry into Jingcheng, he received an order from Yang Yuanqing, ordering him to hand over the matter of Zhongjing to Li Jing, and rush to Yan'an County with 30,000 troops.

Yang Yuanqing had twelve sharp horizontal knives made of Damascus steel, which were obtained from Yu Qingze's mansion, and later he gave these twelve horizontal knives to twelve generals respectively, and cast numbers on the handles.

This kind of number represents a degree of confidant, although Yang Yuanqing never said it, but everyone understands in their hearts, for example, the No. 1 horizontal knife he gave Yang Sien, Yang Sien left the military to engage in politics after his legs were disabled, and is currently serving as the secretary of the military department, this horizontal knife is the treasure of Yang Sien's town.

The second horizontal knife was given to Yang Wei, although Yang Wei seemed to be a little less hot in terms of blocking one side and becoming a prince, but in terms of Yang Yuanqing's trust, he was second only to Yang Sien.

The third horizontal knife was given to Ma Shao, who followed Yang Yuanqing when he was a soldier, although he was not capable, but he was loyal, never had the slightest dissent, and withstood the test of twenty years.

The fourth horizontal knife was given to his junior brother Luo Shixin, and Qin Qiong got the fifth horizontal knife.

Qin Qiong and Yang Yuanqing didn't stay together for a long time, not as good as Su Dingfang, and not as good as Pei Xingyan, but his sword number was higher than these two, and this level of trust made Qin Qiong very moved in his heart.

It was precisely because of this trust that Qin Qiong followed Yang Yuanqing's orders more cautiously, no matter how the 30,000 Turkic cavalry wreaked havoc all over Hedong. Even when the Turkic cavalry came to Taiyuan City to provoke and burned down most of the Jinyang Palace, Qin Qiong was still strictly forbidden to attack.

He was very aware of the consequences of the fall of Taiyuan City, and he also understood Yang Yuanqing's concept very well, only keeping people, all wealth can be recreated.

Qin Qiong knows the way of being a man, and the key is to understand his own weight. Some people can be heroes and dominate the world, but some people can only be generals. followed the business, and he Qin Qiong didn't have that kind of ambition and courage, so he couldn't be a hero. He can only be a general and follow the lord to start a business together.

Then following Yang Yuanqing is undoubtedly the best choice, Qin Qiong has never been optimistic about Li Tang, he is a Qi person, and the Tang Dynasty, which is monopolized by the Guanlong aristocracy, will not have his future.

"General Qin!"

A scout rushed from the front, interrupting Qin Qiong's train of thought, and Qin Qiong grabbed the reins.

"What's the matter?"

"Qi Qi General Qin, we found that the Wuyun Fort on the other side of the Yellow River is garrisoned by the Tang Army."

Wuyun Fort is close to the Yellow River crossing on the opposite bank, which is a military fort built by the Sui army to control the ferry, and there are 500 garrisons in peacetime. Qin Qiong pondered and asked, "Do you know how many enemy troops are in the fort?" ”

"General Hui, I don't know the number of Tang troops."

Qin Qiong also knew that the capacity of the military fort was not large, and it could only accommodate eight hundred people at most, so he did not hesitate to order, "Cross the river immediately." Raze the Cloud Castle! ”

The army marched into the biting ice of the Yellow River and marched quickly towards Yan'an County on the opposite bank......

The 10,000 cavalry led by Yang Yuanqing had arrived in Huining County, and at night, the 10,000 cavalry camped down in a valley about fifty miles away from Huining County, and the soldiers obtained hundreds of tents in Pingliang County, so that they also had shelter in the valley where the cold wind was howling.

The Sui army found a valley about two miles long in the valley. Just right for camp, and without the cold winds, they were exhausted after a day and a night's march, and after eating their dry food, they fell asleep, and their horses went into the tent, and the soldiers spent the night together.

In the middle of hundreds of tents, a big tent is still lit, there is Yang Yuanqing's handsome tent, it has been a watch, he has not fallen asleep, outside the tent intermittently there is a terrible roar of cold wind, from time to time a burst of flying sand and stones, dense small stones crackling on the big tent.

Although Yang Yuanqinggui was the king of Chu and the actual creator and controller of the new Sui Dynasty, he always grasped a principle in the army, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, including eating the same meals and dry food, and even lodging.

His tent was simply furnished, with two sheepskins on the floor and a military blanket wrapped in it, exactly like the soldiers, except that he had a small table and a bookcase.

In addition, there is a sand table in the middle of the big tent, which is the sand table of Guannei Road, the length and width are all one zhang, and it is also composed of sixteen small sand tables.

There are several white flags planted on the sand table, which are planted in Huining County, Honghua County, the southern part of Yan'an County, Beidi County, Shangjun and Anding County, which is the location of 50,000 Tang troops, and 30,000 Tang troops are deployed in Wuwei County and Zhangye County on the Hexi Corridor, and 30,000 Tang troops are also deployed in the Hehuang area.

But this time, Yang Yuanqing did not consider the Hehuang region for the time being, and held several red flags in his hands, including 10,000 cavalry in his hands, Pei Renji's 15,000 Fengzhou army, and 30,000 troops brought by Qin Qiong, a total of 55,000 troops.

This time, not only to regain their original territory, but also to seek greater benefits.

Yang Yuanqing's eyes fell on the Hexi Corridor, the Hexi Corridor is the Tang Army's military horse base, more than eighty percent of the Tang Army's war horses are from the Hexi Corridor, he got Su Dingfang's intelligence, the Tang Dynasty has raised 400,000 war horses in several major pastures in the Hexi Corridor, and it has gradually reached the slaughter period, and the Tang Army is about to be deployed.

Yang Yuanqing was not in a hurry to consider Hexi, but 400,000 war horses, this incomparably huge strategic resource, its importance even exceeded that of Yan'an County, how could he let these hundreds of thousands of war horses fall into the hands of the Tang army?

A cold smile appeared on Yang Yuanqing's face, he leaned forward and planted the small red flag in his hand in the Hexi Corridor.