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Volume 1 Chapter 552: Melon Fields and Plum Blossoms

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    The situation of the Li brothers on the battlefield in Huoyi was actually more difficult than what Ren You introduced to Wang Fu? There was no other reason. After several attacks on the city, the Taiyuan army not only failed to capture Huoyi City, but on the contrary, the city was occupied.  The defending Sui army in Huoyi suffered heavy casualties. More than 3,000 people were killed and wounded in succession, but they were not even able to charge up the Huoyi city wall a few times.  As Ren Yu introduced to Wang Fubao, the Li brothers had indeed seen that Liu Heitai's tactical purpose was to drag the Taiyuan Army into a war of attrition. The Li brothers did make the mistake of underestimating the enemy. They felt that the main force of the Sui army was  It was impossible to rush to the Linfen battlefield for reinforcements in a short period of time. The Sui army in Hedong was far inferior to the main force of Daxing under Chen Sangliang in terms of combat effectiveness. At the same time, they paid a lot of casualties on the battlefield of Queshu Valley. Their own army was very sure of taking Huoyi.  They were big and coveted Huoyi's strategic position and the mountains of grain, grass and military supplies in Linfen City, so the Li brothers decided to strike first and sent troops south to attack Huoyi.  The stubborn resistance of the Huoyi and Sui armies completely shattered the dreams of the Li brothers. The Li brothers, who had beaten Liu Heitai several times before, were unable to fight back. Only then did they realize that it was not true that their rival Chen Sangliang trusted Liu Heitai so much.  For no reason, Liu Heitai, who commanded the Hedong Division, was indeed inferior to the aggressive Taiyuan Army in terms of military strength, but his cohesion and tenacity greatly exceeded the Li brothers' expectations. At the same time, Liu Heitai's excellent tactical command ability also made the Li brothers extremely depressed.  , "Is this man really just a bandit commander before? In the battle yesterday, he was three points more powerful than those famous generals who have experienced hundreds of battles in the world?" Continuing to attack is not sure and is destined to cause more casualties, so we retreat.  Being too unwilling will have a great impact on the morale of the army, and may even lead to the withdrawal of Dou Jiande's army, which has finally been pulled into the Linfen battlefield. The Li brothers gradually found that they were just like an unlucky guy riding on the back of a tiger.  However, at this moment, Master Xu, the Minister of Rites sent by Dou Jiande, after receiving a lot of benefits from the Li brothers, suddenly provided the Li brothers with an important piece of information worth thousands of gold - Liu, who had made the Li brothers extremely miserable.  Heita, Dou Jiande is actually a boy friend!  I have also received many favors from Dou Jiande!  With such a good relationship, if the Li brothers didn't know how to take advantage of it, they would have to change their names to Li Dasha and Li Ersi, so as soon as they received the joint report from Ren You and Yin Kaishan, Li Jiancheng immediately responded and said with great joy: "Okay! That's really it!  God help our army! It¡¯s not too late. Let¡¯s go to King Changle and ask him to surrender Liu Heita in person!¡±  In my opinion, we cannot and do not need to ask Dou Jiande directly for help on this matter. Firstly, the road is far away and time-consuming. Secondly, since Dou Jiande has such a friendship with Liu Heitai, he must have the idea of ????recruiting Liu Heitai himself in the future, and may not help us.  Thirdly, Liu Heitai was greatly favored by Chen Yingliang. Even if Dou Jiande came forward to surrender, Liu Heitai might not accept it. "Of course I know this," Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "I just want a signature from Dou Jiande."  The surrender letter was then given to Liu Heitai in public, which made the Huoyi rebels suspicious of each other. It also took the opportunity to make Chen Yingliang suspicious of Liu Heitai, creating an opportunity for our army to capture Huoyi. " Li Er still shook his head and said: "  Dou Jiande personally came forward to recruit Liu Heitai and let everyone in the Huoyi army know about the relationship between Liu Heitai and Dou Jiande. This would indeed make the Huoyi army suspicious of each other, but the force was not enough to make the Huoyi army not stop.  War will lead to chaos and mutual destruction. I have a plan. If it succeeds, even if the Huo Yi rebel army cannot kill each other, it will definitely make the Huoyi rebel army suspicious and will lead to chaos without fighting. " Li Jiancheng was overjoyed when he heard this.  Ask Li Er where the plan came from?  Li Er smiled and replied: "Among the rebel generals currently in Huoyi City, Wang Xingben has the most seniority and the highest prestige. He is neither Chen Yingliang's direct subordinate nor Liu Heitai's confidant general, so he has to surrender to the surrendered general Liu Heitai."  If he has a higher official position than him, even if he doesn't say anything, he will definitely be very dissatisfied in his heart. He is our ideal target for alienation. " "In this case, why don't we forge a handwritten letter written by Liu Heitai to Dou Jiande and just say.  He had received Dou Jiande's personal letter of surrender and was very tempted. But because Dou Jiande was far away in Linming and unwilling to surrender to us, he invited Dou Jiande to personally lead his troops to Huoyi. By then, Liu Heitai would not only open the city to surrender to Dou Jiande  , and will also give the six counties under his control to Dou Jiande's army. Then, we only need to try to get Wang Xingben to get this letter "My dear brother, how can we get this letter to Wang Xingben?"  ?" Li Jiancheng asked overjoyed. Li Er smiled and told Li Jiancheng in a low voice the plan he had come up with in a moment. Li Jiancheng was extremely satisfied and immediately followed the plan. Li Er also used the methods he had used through various channels before.  After getting the official documents and letters written by Liu Heitai, he personally wrote and forged a letter written by Liu Heitai with almost no flaws So, one night later, the Sui Army general Wang Xingben, who was on duty at night, inspected the city defense on the city wall.At that moment, an unexpected thing happened naturally - under the moonlight, a man dressed as a commoner was chased and chopped down by a Taiyuan Army patrol and fled to the city. He shouted loudly that he was Liu Heitai who sent the city to contact the outside world.  The messenger was accidentally discovered by the enemy while going south and had to flee back. He asked the Sui troops in the city to put down the hanging basket to save him. Wang Xingben believed it and immediately ordered the soldiers to put down the hanging basket.  At this time, a new accident occurred. The Taiyuan Army patrol chasing the messenger suddenly fired a barrage of arrows. They were all powerful arrows shot from strong bows and crossbows. They shot the unlucky messenger to death with random arrows, and then there were more arrows.  The Taiyuan Army soldiers shouted and came forward to snatch the bodies and search for information. Wang Xingben immediately ordered arrows to be fired, and the Taiyuan Army patrols were shot away by random arrows.  ¡ª¡ªThere is another detail that must be mentioned during this period. After the unlucky messenger was hit by an arrow, he turned back in surprise and muttered with a look of disbelief on his face, "Why did you really release the arrow?" Then several more feather arrows flew,  Let the messenger who was required to stand in the bright moonlight and expose his body shut his mouth forever.  After explaining the details, let¡¯s return to the topic. After shooting away the Taiyuan Army patrol with random arrows, Wang Xingben, who saw the messenger falling to the ground, immediately ordered the soldiers to use ropes to go down to the city to rescue the person. As a result, the person had already died. After a closer search,  When they found the corpse, the Sui army officers actually found a bloody letter sealed with a firearm on the corpse. Finally, they took a closer look at the cover of the letter with the light of a torch. Wang Xingben's expression suddenly changed again - on the cover of the letter, it was written clearly  It is personally signed by Dou Jiande, King of Changle, and signed by his young friend Liu Heitai!  Then, of course, it was Liu Heitai's turn to speak with a hundred words and he couldn't explain clearly. Facing the Sui army officers and soldiers such as Wang Xingben, Liang Naizhu, and Wu Cong who were full of suspicion, as well as the bewildered and capable general Cao Qing,  Liu Heitai, who was under Guatian Li, spent half a stick of incense before making up his mind. He handed the seal back to Wang Xingben and others and said, "Open it yourselves. Yes, I admit that Dou Jiande and I are young friends.  When I was young, my family was poor, and I often received help from him. But we have lost contact for a long time, and this letter was not written by me. "Wang Xingben glanced at Liu Heitai very warily.  Only then did they open the letter, and Liang Naizhu, Wu Cong and others quickly came up to read it together. However, after seeing the contents of the letter, Wang Xingben, Liang Naizhu and others soon turned pale as paper, and were attracted by Liu Heitai.  Cao Qing, who was personally promoted from the ranks of the soldiers, was trembling all over and murmuring, "How is it possible? How is this possible? Impossible!" "Can you let me have a look?" Liu Heitai asked, Wang Xingben and others  He hesitated for a moment, then presented the letter to Liu Heitai again, and then immediately stepped back to be on guard. At the same time, Wang Xingben and Liang Naizhu carefully held the handles of their swords at their waists intentionally or unintentionally. Liu Heitai noticed these small movements but did not  He just opened the letter and read it carefully. However, Wang Xingben and others, after reading the letter whose handwriting was exactly the same as his own, Liu Heitai's face became very pale, and he was trembling for a long time and couldn't speak.  One word.  There was absolutely no sound in the handsome hall, so quiet that even the nervous breathing of Wang Xingben and others could be heard clearly. In full view of everyone, Liu Heitai first closed his eyes, and after thinking for a long time, Liu Heitai suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly.  : "The soldiers are listening to the order!" "Promise!" Liu Heitai's soldiers in the hall sang the promise in unison, subconsciously holding the handles of their swords together. Wang Xingben and others were so nervous that they immediately drew their swords. Who would have thought that Liu Heitai would  He shouted: "You will disband and leave immediately and move to the outer camp! From now on, you will obey the orders of General Wang Xingben. You are not allowed to meet with me again until the main force of our army arrives in Huoyi to relieve the siege!" The whole hall was shocked. Liu Heitai's relatives  The soldiers even thought they had heard wrong. When they quickly asked Liu Heitai for confirmation, Liu Heitai shouted: "Didn't you hear clearly? Leave the lobby immediately and move to the outer camp. From now on, you can only accept the command orders of General Wang."  ! This is my commander's military order, execute it immediately!" Seeing Liu Heitai's stern tone, all the soldiers sang their vows and left the hall. Only after all the soldiers had left, Liu Heitai turned to Wang Xingben and said, "General Wang  , now I have no personal soldiers available, please give me half of your personal soldiers for the purpose of passing orders. Also, General Liang, Magistrate Wu, you can also lend me ten personal soldiers each, choose one you can trust.  "Big, Marshal." Wang Xingben came to his senses after a while and said coyly: "The general didn't say anything to you. Why are you doing this?"  Liu Heitai answered resolutely, and then raised his hands to everyone and said: "Everyone, I don't blame you. The enemy's alienation plan is indeed vicious. They also imitated my notes so perfectly that there is almost no difference. If it were you who replaced me, I would  It will also give rise to suspicion. This is the only way to break the enemy's alienation plan." Wang Xingben and others' expressions slowed down and they quickly returned the courtesy to Liu Heitai, but Liu Heitai said: "Gentlemen, the enemy is using?The purpose of the trick is to make our armies suspicious of each other, create internal chaos, and create opportunities for them to attack Huoyi. It also proves that our strategy of holding on to Huoyi City is correct. It has caused great pain to the Taiyuan bandit army, and they have to use this method.  Make the next move.  Since the enemy is uncomfortable, we will make them suffer to the end!  As long as we continue to hold on to Huoyi to the end, not only will the Taiyuan bandit army waste a lot of military and material resources in vain, but their tactical plan to defend the enemy from outside will be completely shattered!  When His Highness the King of Tang personally leads the main force to the north, it will be ten times easier for us to destroy the Taiyuan bandit army!  hundred times!  " "What the Commander-in-Chief said is absolutely true. We will definitely continue to hold on to Huoyi and make the Taiyuan bandit army miserable to the core!  "Wang Xingben and others agreed together. "Very good.  Liu Heitai nodded with satisfaction, and said calmly: "Don't worry, His Highness the King of Tang will treat me with kindness, and I will never do anything to feel sorry for him, even if I am shattered to pieces."  You can also rest assured that the counties in Linfen have fallen into decline one after another, and our soldiers suffered huge casualties on the Queshu Valley battlefield. These are all my responsibility alone. If His Highness the Tang Dynasty is held accountable in the future, I will bear the responsibility alone, and it has nothing to do with you!  " After that, Liu Heitai returned the letter to Wang Xingben and others, and ordered them to jointly report the matter to Chen Sangliang on their own. He ignored the persuasion of Cao Qing and others and insisted on replacing all his own soldiers with  For the sake of the safety of the city, Wang Xingben and others did not insist on being modest. After pleading guilty to Liu Heitai, they sent their confidants to serve as temporary guards for Liu Heitai. At the same time, Wang Xingben and others jointly signed the petition.  , sent someone to send the memorial and the forged letter to Daxing to report to Chen Sangliang. They had similar personalities but very different fates. Just as the Li brothers were waiting for the internal chaos of the Sui army in Huoyi.  The news that Wang Fubao, the general of Dou Jiande's army who was very similar to Liu Heita, resisted the order, was also conveyed by fast horse. Master Xu, who had received countless benefits from the Taiyuan Army, made a jealous report to Dou Jiande. Wang Fubao was even more unlucky.  Yes, it just so happened that on this day, Dou Jiande's confidant Zuo Pushe Qi Shanxing sent a report on the same day, saying that his attack on Shangdang County had failed and the losses were considerable. Dou Jiande was already in a very bad mood, and then he heard that Wang Fubao dared  After resisting his order, Dou Jiande suddenly became angry: "Wang Fubao!  What a courage!  The king ordered you to attack Linfen, but you dare not carry out the order, and you dare to say that you are leading the troops outside, and the king's order cannot restrain you!  Are you, a common man, tired of living?  Tired of life?  !  " Seeing Dou Jiande's angry expression of slamming the table and bench, Dou Jun's generals, who were already seriously dissatisfied with Wang Fubao's being too pushy, didn't want to take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury. They all joined in and cursed Wang Fubao for his disobedience. Some people couldn't wait.  Expressing concern that Wang Fubao wanted to rebel, he reminded Dou Jiande that he must take precautions early. But fortunately, Dou Jiande still had an outspoken Song Zhengben under his command who had not had his head chopped off. He came out in time and said: "Your Majesty, General Wang has always been there.  He is loyal to you, and he must have his own reasons for resisting orders and refusing to attack Linfen.  Your Majesty, you cannot believe one side of the story. It is best to send someone to ask General Wang for the reason and then make a decision.  " After listening to Song Zhengben's advice, Dou Jiande, who still trusts Song Zhengben, is inevitably a little shaken. However, unfortunately, at the critical moment, Dou Jiande's brother-in-law Cao Dan jumped out again and admonished Dou Jiande: "Your Majesty, Wang Fubao holds his own.  Although he has made little achievements, he has always been arrogant and arrogant. Now he is alone and unchecked. He openly resists your orders and decrees, Your Majesty. His disobedience is clearly revealed.  The ministers believed that it would be best to immediately summon Wang Fubao back to Linming to seize his military power, and send another general to take over the army, so as to prevent any eventuality.  " "No!  Song Zhengben was shocked and objected: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"  Not to mention that changing commanders before battle is a taboo for military strategists. Wang Fubao has already defeated Chen's army twice before. If he were to replace him now, the morale of the army would definitely be dissatisfied. Not only would it severely damage morale, but it would also definitely give Chen's army an opportunity to counterattack!  " Changing commanders before the battle is indeed a taboo for military strategists. Dou Jiande, who knew this truth, immediately showed hesitation. Seeing that things were getting serious, Brother-in-law Cao over there rolled his eyes and had an idea. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, how about this? Anyway,  Qi Pushe and the others have opened the road from Linming to Linfen, and our army has captured a lot of money and food in Linfen. We don't have to worry about food and grass. It is better to let the last general lead an army to reinforce the Linfen battlefield and assist the Taiyuan friendly forces to seize the Linfen County and the  Chen Thief, the Northern Expedition for Money and Food, also commanded and monitored Wang Fubao for the King. If he really had other intentions, the general would be able to deal with it on the spot!  " "No!  Song Zhengben jumped three feet high again and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, we can no longer send more troops to Linfen. The main force of Chen's thieves is about to enter Taiyuan. If our army adds more troops to Linfen, it will only give Chen Yingliang's traitor an opportunity to severely damage our army."  opportunity!  Ten thousand troops is the limit, so even if the war situation in Linfen is unfavorable, our army can retreat much more easily.  ¡± Song Zhengben?Although the dissuasion was a loyal suggestion, another loyal minister under Dou Jiande, Ling Jing, saw another point and went out to report: "Your Majesty, General Cao's suggestion is feasible. Our army has formed an alliance with the Taiyuan Army to fight against the Chen bandits.  The thief Chen has formed a mortal enemy and is in the same boat as the Taiyuan army. If the king does not provide strong support to the Li family in Taiyuan, the Taiyuan army will be destroyed by the thief Chen! Once the Li family is killed, our army will face Chen alone!  The main force of the thieves is threatening and they are isolated and helpless. It is better to take this opportunity to increase troops in Linfen, more effectively contain the flanks of the thieves, and join forces with the Taiyuan army to defeat the main force of the thieves." After that, Ling Jing quickly added: "Besides, Yueyang City is already with me.  The army is in control. With this city as our base, our army can attack the flanks of Chen Zei and harass his food routes. If we retreat, we can retreat back to Shangdang. If we take the initiative to seize control and increase our strength appropriately, it will not be a big problem if we really defeat the enemy in the future.  When the fighter plane appears, the king can also take the opportunity to personally lead the army to the west, first defeat the main force of the Chen bandit, and then take the Hedong Guanzhong to achieve the emperor's hegemony!  ! Just do it! Cao Dan, you immediately lead an army of ten thousand to Linfen, and command Wang Fubao and Taiyuan's friendly forces to attack Linfen!" Cao Dan was overjoyed and quickly accepted the order, and then asked cautiously: "Your Majesty,  After the general arrived in Linfen with his army, should he immediately seize Wang Fubao's military power? " Dou Jiande hesitated again, and then said: "There is no need to rush to take away all his military power. Wang Fubao is still capable of fighting. We must make good use of his strengths to fight alone.  Of the 10,000 troops assigned to him, less than 3,000 are direct descendants of his headquarters, and he can't do much. So, after you arrive in Linfen, first recall the other troops under his command to the main force, and then use them.  Send his headquarters as the vanguard to attack Linfen and fight against Chen's army." Cao Dan promised again. Dou Jiande called Cao Dan in front of him and whispered in his ear: "Keep an eye on Wang Fubao. If he really has other intentions, you don't have to.  To repay me, you can kill me first and then tell me!"
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