Chapter 54: The Danger of King Qi
At this moment, a hoarse shout came from the camp of the Chinese army behind him, "Your Highness, you can't be so ridiculous, this will ruin you!" ”
As soon as Chang He turned around, he heard that this was the voice of Shi Yuwenxin, the head of the Qi Palace, and finally someone came forward to persuade Li Yuanji, Chang He didn't dare to cause trouble, and hurriedly returned to his big account.
Outside the sleeping tent of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, several personal soldiers stopped Changshi Yuwenxin and did not allow him to approach the sleeping tent, Yuwenxin knelt on the ground, and he was already trembling with anger.
Yuwenxin joined the army when Li Yuanji was guarding Taiyuan, and was later captured by the Sui army, and was released back to Chang'an because the Sui and Tang dynasties signed a reconciliation agreement.
Yu Wenxin was about fifty years old, but his beard was white, and he looked very old, as if he was approaching a sixtieth year, and he had just heard that the king of Qi had captured four women from the town for sexual pleasure, which made him frightened and hurried to stop him.
Yu Wenxin heard the woman's cry, and he shouted like this, King Qi turned a deaf ear, he hated it in his heart, and couldn't help but take out the killer weapon, and shouted sharply, "King Qi, if you dare to be lewd, the old minister will repay the saint!" ”
This sentence had an effect, and after a while, the curtain was lifted, full of wine, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi who was naked, walked out of the big tent quickly, holding a sword in his hand, he heard that Yu Wenxin was going to tell his father the emperor, and he couldn't help but be furious, and with a wave of his long sword, he pointed at Yu Wenxin, "Old thief, you dare to threaten me!" ”
Yu Wenxin was almost mad, Li Yuanji actually called him an old thief, he straightened his neck and shouted: "You kill me with a sword!" I'd rather die than serve you, a. ”
Li Yuanji's eyes burst out with murderous intent, and he swung his sword at Yu Wenxin's neck, Yu Wenxin saw that he really wanted to kill himself, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, closed his eyes and waited for death, seeing that the long sword was about to cut Yu Wenxin's neck, several pro-soldiers were so frightened that they knelt down and grabbed Li Yuanji's arm, "Your Highness." You can't kill Changshi! Kill him, His Highness will not be able to explain to the Holy Lord. ”
Li Yuanji calmed down a little, withdrew his sword, and scolded angrily, "Get out!" I never want to see you again. ”
The word 'roll' made Yu Wenxin's heart feel like falling into a cold cave, he slowly stood up, and said in a trembling voice: "Okay! I'll go, take care of your Highness. ”
He staggered toward the camp gate. Take a dozen steps. Suddenly turned around and pointed at Li Yuanji and shouted: "You can go to prostitution!" What does it matter to me whether you live or die? ”
He turned around and left, Li Yuanji stared at his back with cold eyes, waiting for him to walk a little farther. Immediately ordered a few of his own soldiers: "Follow him out of the camp, kill him outside the camp for me, and let him go if you dare to let him go." Bring your heads to you. ”……
Five miles away from the Tang army camp, more than 20,000 Sui troops bypassed Chousang Town, and had gradually approached the target, they hid in a wood, did not continue to move forward, there were Tang army patrol posts in front, and two teams of 100 scouts had already touched forward, ready to kill the patrol team and open the way for the Sui army.
Yang Yuanqing stared coldly at the camp in the distance. Five miles away, the moonlight was bright, and he could vaguely see the dark camp in the distance, and the Tang army actually stationed the camp in the flat wilderness, which was really unexpected by Yang Yuanqing, didn't he understand that the cavalry purchased for him was killed?
At this time, Luo Shixin also saw that the other party's camp was unreasonable. Then he stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Chief, the Tang army is stationed in the wilderness, could it be a trick to lure troops?" ”
Yang Yuanqing shook his head slowly, "A prince who can't even live without women during the war, what kind of strategy can he expect him to make?" ”
Luo Shixin turned his head and stared at the Tang army camp again. His voice gradually deepened, "Senior brother, do you know who Chang is?" ”
Yang Yuanqing was stunned. How do you call yourself senior brother, as soon as his mind turned, he understood and nodded, "I know this person, he was once General Li Mi, and he was there in the battle of Dahai Temple." ”
When he first heard the news of his master's death in battle, Yang Yuanqing also hated Li Mi to the core, and vowed to crush him to ashes, but the years were like water, and the hatred in his heart gradually diluted.
After all, the master died in battle, and at the end of the Sui Dynasty, where heroes are everywhere and heroes are like dogs, it is not an honor to be able to die on the battlefield and live for generations?
Just as the Pujing monk advised Guan Yu, 'If you want to take revenge, who should Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the like seek revenge?' ’
A person who keeps hatred in his heart all the time must be narrow-minded in his heart, how can such a narrow heart be put into the whole world.
If he, Yang Yuanqing, kept in mind the enemy's hatred, how could he sign an alliance with Li Mi, and if he didn't sign an alliance with Li Mi, how could Li Mi give up the Central Plains to him, otherwise Li Mi would definitely help the Tang army in the Battle of Yingchuan, and it was not known who would die.
Luo Shixin felt the calmness in Yang Yuanqing's tone, and he didn't say more, he knew that his senior brother had the world in his heart and would not be too serious about the death of his master.
But he will not forget, when the master was besieged, he was not able to rush back in time, and when he desperately killed back, the master's head had been taken away by Chang He, this person has a common enmity with him, do not kill Chang He, he Luo Shi swears not to be a man!
At this moment, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded from the Tang army camp, 'Dang! While! While! Although the Tang camp was five miles away, the night was silent, and they could still hear it clearly, Yang Yuanqing was stunned, how could he be discovered?
A team of scouts rushed back, they immediately took a civilian official, covered in blood, already in a semi-comatose state, the head of the scout lieutenant was full of shame, and stepped forward to report to Yang Yuanqing, "Chief Qiqi, we found that there are more than a dozen Tang soldiers chasing and killing this person, we saw a group of people running towards this side, so we intercepted it, but more than a dozen Tang soldiers were strong in martial arts, and we killed thirteen people, or escaped two people, Tang Jun has called the police, it is despicable and incompetent, please punish the chief!" ”
Yang Yuanqing recognized the civil official covered in blood, it turned out to be Shi Yuwenxin, the king of Qi, who had been captured in the Battle of Taiyuan and had never surrendered, how could he be hunted down?
Yu Wenxin was not completely unconscious at this time, he probably understood a little in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Thank you, His Royal Highness the King of Chu...... Rescue, it is the king of Qi...... The obstacle will kill me. ”
Yang Yuanqing saw that he was covered in blood and extremely weak, so he hurriedly ordered: "Take him down quickly and let the military doctor treat him." ”
The soldiers took Yu Wenxin down, and at this time, several generals such as Luo Shixin, Cheng Yanjin and Xie Yingdeng surrounded each other and asked for battle, "Chief, the last general is willing to lead the troops to break through the camp!" ”
Yang Yuanqing originally planned to sneak attack the Tang camp, but was discovered by the other party, it seemed that the sneak attack could not be completed, he groaned, and immediately ordered: "Order the Mo Sword Army to open up a road!" ”
In twenty thousand cavalry. Yang Yuanqing also brought a thousand Mo sword heavy armor infantry, they were equipped with two horses, one horse rode by himself, and the other horse carried heavy armor Mo sword, the figure was exposed, and the Sui army was no longer hidden, and rushed out of the woods to the Tang army camp.
The team stopped a mile away from the Tang camp, and at this time, a thousand Mo Dao infantry immediately dismounted and put on heavy armor. Holding a Mo knife. Entire troops, lined up.
Tonight's battle is very similar to last year's night attack on Li Shuliang's troops in Jiangjun, Hedong, but there are also differences, last year's Tang army commander was Li Shuliang of the clan. Tonight, the commander of the Tang army will be Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.
Last year, the Sui and Tang forces were 30,000 to 20,000, and tonight the Sui and Tang forces were 20,000 to 30,000; Last year, the Tang Army was 20,000 elites, and tonight's Tang Army is 30,000 recruits. Just recruited last fall and has never experienced war.
The Tang army sentries spotted the black crushing cavalry in the moonlight, and they sounded the alarm again, 'Dang! While! While! Piercing alarm bells rang through the camp.
At this time, there was chaos in the camp of the Tang Army, and the soldiers woke up from their dreams one after another, hurriedly put on their battle armor, put on helmets, and rushed out of the tent with weapons.
The Tang army had already begun training for night battles, and this army was all recruits. He also conducted a lot of night combat training.
The standard for recruits in the Tang Army is whether they have served in the army, if they are former soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, they will be immediately incorporated into the regular army, and if they have never been soldiers, they are recruits and need to be trained for one year.
These 30,000 recruits, despite a year's training, have become decent both in the garrison and on the march. But after all, they had no actual combat experience, and their first battle actually took place at night, and the opponent was 20,000 Sui cavalry, and the fear in their hearts made them a mess.
Li Yuanji was also nervous in his heart, and the night attack of the Sui army made him a little confused. The first thing he did was kill the four women one by one, and now it was time for the soldiers to die for him. He didn't want the four women to weaken the soldiers' allegiance.
Li Yuanji wore a golden helmet and silver armor, got on his horse and carried a lance, and ran to the east of the camp, the Sui army was killed from the east, and the east camp was full of 8,000 Tang army crossbowmen.
The adjutant general Chang He was running back and forth on horseback, ordering the crossbowmen to reorganize the ranks, he was born in Wagang, experienced in a hundred battles, but he could also suppress the soldiers.
Surrounded by hundreds of guards, Li Yuanji came to the edge of the camp, which was separated by dense spears and carts, and their only fortifications at this time were not strong and could easily be broken through by the enemy.
Li Yuanji stared at the Sui cavalry in the distance, and his heart began to pound, can their outer camp defense withstand the attack of the Sui army?
At this time, Chang He urged the horse to come to him, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the chief general of the Sui army tonight may be Yang Yuanqing." ”
Li Yuanji was taken aback, "How do you know?" ”
"We have sentries who found that the banner of the Sui army is with Phnom Penh, which is the logo of the Sui army's royal conquest, and it can only be Yang Yuanqing in the team."
"What if the other party is flying a false flag?" Li Yuanji asked nervously.
"Impossible!"
Chang He shook his head, "The military discipline of the Sui army is extremely strict, and this kind of crime will not be done, and it is entirely possible that Yang Yuanqing was originally in the camp in Yiyang County, and he personally led the troops to pursue us." ”
Li Yuanji had a cowardice in his heart, if Yang Yuanqing personally led the troops, he would be more and less lucky in this battle, and he could not stay and be captured by the Sui army.
In Taiyuan, Li Yuanji escaped once, he would never let himself be in danger, and his father did not punish him for escaping from Taiyuan that time, so that he had the confidence that a gentleman would not stand under the dangerous wall.
And once he is caught, it will cause great passivity to his father and the Tang Dynasty, he is the prince of Yan, and saving his life is the most important thing for the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of this, he took out the Boss Gold Medal from his bosom and handed it to Chang He, "From now on, the 30,000 troops will be under your full command." ”