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Volume 1 Chapter 547 A hundred secrets and a sparse

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    All kinds of good news kept coming like snow flakes. The main force of the Sui army in Huoyi, who believed that Zhang Zhengdao would open the city gate, marched north as scheduled and set up camp at the foot of Lingshi City to build siege equipment. Then the Taiyuan army scouts repeatedly confirmed that the Sui army  General Liang Naizhu had already escorted the artillery into Queshu Valley.  In addition, there is good news, that is, the Taiyuan army lurking in Huoyi area has finally confirmed that the Sui army in Huoyi made a bluff in the past few days, but in fact did not receive much reinforcement of troops. The nine thousand Sui army marched northward.  Behind the valley, the Sui army camp in Nuo Da was empty, and not even a few ghosts could be seen.  In the face of this good news, every civil and military officer in Li Er's army was smiling, knowing that his army had a sure chance of victory. Although Li Er couldn't help but beam with joy, knowing that his plan to lure the enemy was successful, but for the sake of caution, Li Er still  The scouts were asked to continue to closely guard the Sui army camp in Huoyi, especially the road from Huoyi to Linfen, in order to judge that Liu Heitai, who was stationed in Linfen, suddenly sent reinforcements to Huoyi.  During this period, Duan Lun, who was stationed in Jiexiu, also used carrier pigeons to communicate with Li Er, telling him that the Jiexiu garrison was ready to go to war. He also asked Li Er about the progress of the plan and when to take action.  Because he had only seen the dawn of victory, but had not yet determined whether the final step of the plan would be successful, Li Er did not give an immediate answer. He just put aside Duan Lun's Fei Ge letter asking about the time to send troops, and then continued in Ling.  The people in Shicheng were waiting with trepidation for the follow-up information - Li Er was really worried this time. Because he missed this opportunity, Li Er didn't know if he would have such a good opportunity to seize the Sui army's artillery.  The night of the second day of March was spent in agony. Before dawn on the third day of March, Li Er had already climbed up the Lingshi City Wall in person, looking at the movement of the Sui army camp in the distance, for fear that the Sui army, Wang Xingben and other troops would notice the situation.  Unfortunately, he led his troops to withdraw early, but fortunately, the Sui army's camp was still there without any signs of retreat. At the same time, Taiyuan army scouts also confirmed that the Sui army sent soldiers to cut wood again and was still making siege weapons. Li Er  Then I felt a little relieved.  Then Li Er turned his attention to the Queshu Valley official road due south, and thought to himself: "I must come!" More than an hour later, when Li Er had returned to the city to command and manage military affairs, the scouts who went south to investigate  Finally, the first detective report was sent back. It was said that the Sui army's rear group led by Liang Zhu had broken out of camp and was escorting heavy and difficult-to-walk artillery to continue north to Lingshi.  Hearing the news, the brush in Li Er's hand suddenly made a loud bang and broke into two pieces. Then Li Er took a deep breath and then calmly ordered: "Convene the generals to discuss the matter, and by the way, bring the generals together with Duan."  The carrier pigeon to be contacted by the general manager is ready, and a reliable messenger is prepared. "Not long after the order was conveyed, the generals of Li Er's army rushed to the meeting hall one after another to wait for their orders. During this period, Li Er had already written a pigeon letter to inform Duan Lun that everything was going well.  Duan Lun was asked to send troops at You hour today, and strive to arrive at the Lingshi battlefield at Mao tomorrow, and use carrier pigeons to send this letter to Jiexiu first.  At the same time, for the sake of caution, Li Er asked the messenger to bring Duan Lun a message with the same content, in order to prevent the pigeon from encountering an unexpected incident on the way, asking the messenger to arrive in Jiexiu before Unity time today, so that Duan Lun would know the time of dispatching troops and the battle.  time.  After the two messengers, one man and one pigeon, were sent out, all the generals of Li Er's army had arrived. Facing the eagerly awaited generals, Li Er smiled at first, and then said: "Gentlemen, start making preparations for war immediately.  Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. (four o'clock in the morning), we will send troops to attack the Chen bandits' camp. I hope you will take the lead and inspire the soldiers to fight bravely, break through the Chen bandits' camp, and seize the Chen bandits' artillery." The generals of Li's army were not in a hurry to make promises. On the contrary, they all had some courage!  They looked at each other, and then Zhu Can asked timidly: "Right Commander, are you too anxious? The rebel army's artillery is still on the way. It is difficult to say whether the spirit stones can be transported today. It would be too eager to decide to send troops tonight.  ? Anyway, even if the rebel army arrives today, it will be difficult to attack the city immediately tomorrow. It is better to wait for another day. " "We can't wait," Li Er said seriously: "We must hurry!  Heita is both wise and courageous. Once he learns that Wang Xingben and others are leading the army north, they are likely to send reinforcements, which will delay our army's major events. We must seize the precious opportunity when he has not sent reinforcements or the reinforcements are still on the way, so that we can have a better grasp!  Besides, General Duan Zhixuan and the others are lurking in the mountains and may be discovered by the rebel scouts at any time. The longer the delay, the more likely it is that our special forces will be exposed! Do you understand?" Zhu Can nodded, then immediately clasped his fists and said, "Understood!  The last general asked me to serve as the vanguard. I ask the right commander for permission!" "Very good, I will let you serve as the vanguard!" Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said to his generals: "Don't worry, my army will not only have extraordinary troops in tonight's battle!  To disrupt the rear of the rebel army, we also have the main support of General Manager Duan. Wang Xing is our army's most frequently defeated general. Cao Qing and Liang Naizhu, as warriors, are definitely no match for our army. We have a sure chance of victory!If you move forward with confidence, you will win a big victory!  " The generals of Li Er's army sang a promise and praised the governor for his brilliant plan. His army will definitely win! Then they immediately rushed down to prepare for tonight's battle arrangements. Li Er immediately sent someone to contact Duan Zhixuan who was lurking in the mountainous area to convey the order.  , after everything was arranged, Li Er sneered and said to himself: "Wang Xingben, you must not have guessed that the day your artillery arrives at the camp will be the day of your disastrous defeat!  " Li Er guessed it right. In fact, Wang Xingben, who was beaten to death by the Li family's army several times on the Hedong battlefield, couldn't even guess Li Er's real purpose of luring him into Lingshi, let alone his counterattack.  It's time. But Wang Xingben couldn't guess it, which doesn't mean that Liu Heitai couldn't guess it. In fact, after analysis and deduction, Liu Heitai discovered as early as yesterday that the time for Li Erjun's counterattack should be on the night when the artillery resisted the Lingshi battlefield.  , and had already informed General Yu Wang Xingben and other generals in advance. However, Liu Heitai was not a god of foresight. Although he guessed the date of Li's second army's counterattack correctly, he misjudged the specific time of Li's second army's counterattack So, something interesting happened.  This happened. Although Wang Xingben's army already knew that Li's army would launch an attack tonight, they secretly made preparations for the battle, and pretended not to check it and carried the artillery into the camp in a big way that evening. However, Wang Xingben and Cao Qing personally led the army.  They laid an ambush in the camp and waited until the middle of the third watch that night, but still did not see any sign of the enemy. The Sui soldiers complained in low voices. Wang Xingben and Cao Qing also complained in their hearts, and said that Liu Heitai had suspected that the enemy was there.  Sorry, they completely misjudged the enemy's situation. In the end, Wang Xingben and Cao Qing, who didn't really believe Liu Heitai's analysis and judgment, thought after some discussion that Liu Heitai must have guessed wrong this time, so they decided to wait until the fourth update.  However, what Wang Xingben and Cao Qing probably never dreamed of was that just when they were withdrawing their troops and returning to their tents to rest, the soldiers of Li's Second Army in Lingshi City had already stood up one after another under the urging of generals at all levels.  Quietly, they began to make final preparations for battle inspections. On the Queshu Valley official road in front, the 7,000 Taiyuan troops led by Duan Lun were also trotting quickly approaching the Lingshi battlefield Not to mention, Li  Second, giving up the most favorable opportunity for a night attack at the third watch, although it was forced to coincide with Duan Lun's advance time, it turned out to be a mistake, but it had many unexpected effects. In addition to allowing Wang Xing's army to march a hundred miles, it was in vain.  After working hard for a long time at night, Liu Heitai was waiting for a long time outside Huoyi City. He once suspected that his enemy was wrong. The time for Li's army to counterattack was not tonight. But fortunately, Liu Heitai was better than him.  Wang Xingben and Cao Qing were much more patient. Not only did they decisively reject the suggestion of their subordinates to let the soldiers go back to their tents to rest, they also said in their hearts: "What's great is that the soldiers' hard work is in vain all night. Anyway, I am here in the rear area, and the soldiers can rest assured during the day."  " "Boom - boom!  Boom!  Boom!  " The clapper finally rang at the fourth watch. Hearing the slow and fast clapper sounds, about 800 Taiyuan Army soldiers holding war horses quietly walked out of the forest northeast of the Sui Army camp in Huoyi.  Wearing black clothes and armor, they look like ghosts, with thick waists, round arms, and bright eyes. They are the only remaining black-armored cavalry that Li Ernai became famous for. Looking at the sparsely lit Sui army camp in the distance, Li Er's cavalry chief Duan Zhixuanshuang.  His eyes seemed to be breathing fire, and he gritted his teeth and whispered the order word by word, "Get ready for battle, lead the horse forward!  " The order was conveyed, and more than 800 Xuanjia cavalrymen, with their horses and hooves bound, quietly stepped forward and gradually approached the already empty Sui army camp. After stopping half a mile outside the camp, Duan Zhixuan waved his hand.  Several masters who were proficient in night raids had already come forward. They first shot down the Sui army sentries on the archery tower with bows and arrows, then quickly moved away the antlers of the camp gate to block the horses. Then they successfully opened the Sui army camp gate, and the guards were extremely loose.  Only then did the soldiers of the Sui army realize that the enemy was coming, and they quickly shouted loudly and sounded the alarm gong. At the same time, all the Xuanjia cavalry had already mounted their horses under Duan Zhixuan's order. When they saw the door of the Sui army camp open in the distance!  After that, Duan Zhixuan first said "God's blessing" with great joy, and then without hesitation, he immediately raised the saber in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, take revenge!  Just today!  Kill me!  " Roaring, Duan Zhixuan lined up his war horses and took the lead to rush towards the opened door of the Sui army camp. The eight hundred mysterious cavalry shouted in unison. The horses were like dragon flags carrying the wind, and they rushed forward with the force of the tide. The shouts of killing were majestic and heroic.  , soaring into the sky, "Kill!"  Kill all these thieves and lackeys!  kill¡ª¡ª!  " Amid the shouts, Duan Zhixuan was the first to rush through the gate of the Sui Army's camp and galloped towards the Sui Army's central camp. Only then did some dazzling torches appear in the Sui Army's camp. It was obvious that he was caught off guard. Duan Zhixuan was secretly happy to charge.  Faster, but just when he was about to rush to the gate of the Sui Army's military camp, the front hoof of the war horse under Duan Zhixuan's crotch seemed to have caught something, and he fell to the ground with a single stumble. Duan Zhixuan was also struck by a powerful force.  He fell out due to inertia, flew forward more than ten feet, and fell heavily on the ground.on the ground.  "Ah! Ah! Oops!" The screams sounded one after another. The black armor cavalry behind Duan Zhixuan seemed to be pulled by some unknown thing. They fell down one after another, and the momentum of the charge suddenly disappeared.  "What happened?" Duan Zhixuan, who was dizzy after the fall, was confused for a while, but when he saw the cavalry under his command falling one after another, and accidentally grabbing a tough rope suspended on the ground, Duan Zhixuan finally woke up.  He came over and immediately screamed heartbreakingly, "Trip Masuo! We have been fooled! Thief Chen is prepared, this is a trap!" It was too late to find out that he had been fooled. Amidst the sudden explosion of the gunpowder bottle, the black armor cavalry's  Suddenly there were flames on both sides, and the heavily armed Sui army was led by both infantry and cavalry. The leader was riding a horse with a spear in his hand, majestic. He laughed loudly on the horse and said: "Taiyuan bandit, do you know me, Zhangnan Liu Heitai?!" "  Liu Heitai?!" Duan Zhixuan screamed in disbelief again, breaking his head in disbelief that his old rival Liu Heitai, who was already the commander-in-chief of the six counties of Hedong Military Region, would personally lead his troops to participate in this.  A small-scale war!  Immediately afterwards, Duan Zhixuan, who had already suffered countless big losses in front of Liu Heitai, suddenly felt his heart sinking and said to himself: "It's over! Liu Heitai personally took action, I have already lost!" It is true that Liu Heitai has already lost.  While Tai laughed loudly, the Sui army had already launched a charge from both sides of the Xuanjia cavalry. Although the Xuanjia cavalry was elite, they encountered the enemy in a hurry. Their combat effectiveness was greatly affected in a panic. The Sui army cavalry who was the first to rush directly attacked them.  The formation was disrupted, and the main general who had to be rescued did not dare to retreat without authorization. This gave the Sui army infantry a chance to rush up and engage in a melee with them.  Over there, Duan Zhixuan quickly mounted his war horse with the help of his subordinates and shouted loudly: "Retreat quickly! Retreat quickly! Fight out!" He could not get out. A group of Sui army infantry had already blocked the retreat of the Xuanjia cavalry in a hurry.  The retreating Xuanjia cavalry had no time to take advantage of the charge to break through, and barely reached the front of the Sui infantry. They also had the opportunity to be stabbed by the Sui infantry. The experienced Liu Heitai commanded the army to calmly encircle the enemy, determined to defeat them.  After killing all of Li Er's magic weapons, Duan Zhixuan had no choice but to lead his cavalry to rush left and right in the Sui army's formation, looking for opportunities to break out. However, the position space that was quickly compressed to a small range was basically impossible.  Without giving the Xuanjia cavalry a chance to charge, they would only be forced into a melee if they forced a charge. Every charge cost a lot of casualties, but they could never find any way to break out.  It must also be admitted that the black armor cavalry formed by Li Er was indeed very good in terms of combat effectiveness. Even if they were attacked in a hurry and could not use their charge and assault skills, they still caused a lot of casualties to the Sui soldiers in the melee.  Especially Duan Zhixuan was invincible in the melee. He killed several Sui soldiers one after another, which frightened the Sui soldiers and almost broke out of the siege from the front.  However, although Duan Zhixuan's active performance successfully boosted the morale and morale of the troops, it also annoyed Liu Heitai, who was more skilled in martial arts. He led his cavalry and rushed directly to fight Duan Zhixuan, shouting: "Plain man! I will come to meet you personally."  "!" Shouting, Liu Heitai's horse stabbed straight into Duan Zhixuan's chest, and the force was extremely fast. Duan Zhixuan knew that if he dodged, he would be followed, so he reluctantly raised his knife to hold it, and successfully swung away Liu Heita's horse.  , Liu Heitai was a little surprised, and he immediately recognized Duan Zhixuan, his old rival, by the light of the torch, and couldn't help but smile again: "It turns out it's you, just in time, we should settle the past debts!"  Suddenly, Liu Heitai roared and stabbed him again. Duan Zhixuan knew that he was no match for Liu Heitai, but he still managed to parry. He also tried his best to counterattack with a livid face, thinking in his heart that he would kill his opponent even if he lost or died.  Liu Heitai was buried with him. However, it was a pity that the gap in martial arts and strength could not be offset by Duan Zhixuan's all-out challenge. In front of Liu Heitai, who also used all his strength, Duan Zhixuan could only manage about ten rounds.  I found that I still couldn't resist, so I could only sell a flaw and ride away.  "Go there!" There was another thunderous roar, and Liu Heitai's horse suddenly swept across, hitting Duan Zhixuan's vest, beating Duan Zhixuan until he vomited blood, and fell directly from the horse. This time, Duan Zhixuan was already beaten.  The Xuanjia cavalry entangled by the Sui army soldiers could no longer come up to help Duan Zhixuan remount. Two Sui army infantrymen rushed forward and immediately held down Duan Zhixuan, who was still struggling.  "Don't hurt his life, capture him alive! I want to ask for a confession!" Liu Heitai shouted and ordered, and then immediately led his troops to kill the remnants of the Xuanjia Cavalry. Later, due to the small number of Sui troops, the encirclement was relatively thin.  For this reason, although the Xuanjia cavalry successfully found a gap to partially break out of the encirclement, only about 300 of them managed to escape. The rest were either killed or captured, and only a few surrendered voluntarily.  At this time, the sky was already twilight, and seeing that the victory was determined, Liu Heitai no longer personally led the army to pursue and kill, but handed over the cavalry to his generals to lead the pursuit and maximize the victory.  Then??Immediately rush to the place where the prisoners are being held and interrogate them personally.  After seeing Duan Zhixuan who had been tied up by Wu Hua Da, Liu Heitai immediately shouted and asked: "Why did you come to rob the camp at the fourth watch? When you started to rob the camp, was it Li Erlang's order or your own decision?!"  Duan Zhixuan must be commended for his loyalty to Li Er. Historically, when Li Er attacked the eastern capital, Duan Zhixuan also thought he was defeated and was captured alive by Wang Shichong's army. However, Duan Zhixuan not only did not surrender, but also took the opportunity to risk his escape back to Li Er.  It was the same this time. After listening to Liu Heitai's question, Duan Zhixuan immediately spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and cursed: "Bah! Kill me if you can! If you want me to confess, you are dreaming!" Duan Zhixuan is loyal.  He was aggrieved, but it was still a pity that his subordinates were not as loyal and fearless as he was. A Xuanjia cavalry who took the initiative to surrender suddenly shouted: "Commander, Marshal Liu, I know it was the right commander who gave us the order. It was the right commander."  You want us to rob the camp at the fourth watch!" There were curses everywhere, and the injured Xuanjia Cavalry prisoners kicked the traitor with their feet. Liu Heitai quickly ordered his soldiers to rescue the traitor from Li Erjun's captives and asked him:  "Are you sure it was Li Erlang's order?" "Return to Marshal Liu, yes!" The traitor from Li Erlang nodded quickly and said proactively: "Yesterday afternoon, the right governor's messenger came to us and brought a message to General Duan, asking him to  Wu Bi made a sneak attack on your camp at midnight last night and burned your camp supplies. After we succeeded, we also wanted us to go north to rob your defeated army in Lingshi. The villain happened to be in General Duan at the time.  Not far away, I happened to hear this order. " "Oh no!" Liu Heitai complained when he heard it, "I guessed the date of Li Erlang's dispatch, but I didn't guess the time of his attack. Wang Xingben and Cao Qing.  Those two idiots don't know how to fight with their heads. If they give up the ambush, not only will they not have a chance to capture Li Erlang alive, but they may also be defeated. " "Commander, why don't we send troops to the north to respond quickly?"  The subordinate immediately suggested.  "It's too late. Besides, I don't have enough power now." Liu Heitai shook his head, and then Liu Heitai had another idea. He suddenly thought of one thing, that is, when he sent Liang Naizhu to escort the artillery north, in order to complete Chen Sangliang's  In the task of alerting the enemy, Liang Naizhu had been told not to expose the artillery as much as possible. There is still work to be done on this point.  After some more calculations, Liu Heitai made up his mind again, and immediately grabbed a subordinate and whispered in his ear, asking him to take the rotation of war horses and fly to Lingshi to give to Wang Xingben and others.  Send orders.  "I hope I can succeed." Liu Heitai secretly prayed in his heart, "God bless me, if I can succeed in this matter, I won't need the main force of the Tang Dynasty to attack. I can consume a large number of Taiyuan bandits with just the strength in my hand."  !¡±
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