Wang Fubao's plan is also very simple, which is to send troops to fight under Lingshi City. It would be best if he could draw out the Taiyuan Army. Wang Fubao would be more certain to take the opportunity to fake a surrender. It doesn't matter if he can't capture the Taiyuan Army. The main force of the Sui Army only needs to be responsible for capturing Chen Sang. As long as Li Er, who Liang was extremely afraid of, stayed on the main battlefield, Wang Fubao could also take the opportunity to run to other city gates to act. There was still hope of deceiving the enemy and helping the Sui army invade Lingshi City. Although sometimes simpler strategies are easier to succeed, Wang Fubao's method was too direct and simple. Therefore, after hesitation, Cheng Yaojin, Liu Heita and others still did not dare to nod and agree to adopt this tactic at that time. He said that he would think about it carefully. Wang Fubao, who had only joined the Sui army for four days, also knew that everyone must not fully trust him, so he did not persist. That night, he accompanied everyone to camp at the camp abandoned by Li Erjun, waiting patiently for Cheng Yaojin and others to make a decision. thing. While Cheng Yaojin, Liu Heita and other Sui generals were still hesitant, Li Jiancheng's most trusted brother-in-law, Duan Lun, had already made up his mind in Lingshi City and decided to follow Li Er's suggestion to go out to fight and take advantage of the Sui army's arrival. When you are tired and unsteady, fight a battle first, strive to win the battle to boost morale, and gain more time to prepare for the war. What prompted Duan Lun to make up his mind was the huge disparity in strength between the Taiyuan Army and the Sui Army. If Duan Lun didn't seize this opportunity quickly, when the Sui Army's forwards calmed down, the Lingshi defenders would be unable to attack Liu Heita. , Cheng Yaojin, Xue Renguo and other famous generals in the world basically had no chance. Then when the main force of the Sui army arrived at the Lingshi battlefield, Duan Lun and Li Er didn't even have the strength to fight back. The plan was settled. The next day, on the first day of May, when the sky was just twilight, Duan Lun took the initiative to find Li Er and told Li Er face to face that he agreed to go to war and would personally lead the army to fight hand in hand with Li Er. After hearing this, Li Er first He was overjoyed, and then quickly persuaded: "Brother-in-law, you are the commander of Lingshi. You must not leave the city lightly. Lingshi City cannot allow any mistakes. Brother-in-law, you'd better sit in the city to take precautions and let your deputy General Murong Luohu can just go to the battle with his younger brother. " Duan Lun hesitated for a moment. Considering that the important land of Lingshi could not be lost, he accepted Li Er's persuasion and changed his words: "Well, you select three thousand troops from your direct army. I will let Murong Luohu lead five thousand troops to fight with you, and let him obey your command. Be careful." The Lingshi garrison and Li Er's headquarters only had 15,000 people. Duan Lun handed over 8,000 troops in one go. Li Er was given the command. Of course Li Er was overjoyed after hearing this and hurried down to select elite troops to fight. Duan Lun also asked Murong Luohu to select five thousand fresh troops with sufficient physical strength to wait for his orders to join hands with Li Er. At the same time, good news also came from outside the city. After just a night's rest, Cheng Yaojin and Liu Heitai led the Sui army's exhausted troops to continue heading north. It seemed that they were thinking of the high wall or Suodu outside Lingshi City. When Yuan set up camp, Li Er was even more happy when he heard the news. He knew that as long as his army won this battle, the gains would be considerable, and there might be a chance to seize the Sui army's grain, grass and military supplies. So Li Er quickly went to Duan Lun to discuss again, suggesting that the dispatch of troops should be postponed slightly until most of the Sui army entered the open area outside Lingshi City, and Duan Lun agreed again. On the Sui Army side, although Cheng Yaojin and Liu Heitai were leading the Sui Army soldiers to the Lingshi Basin fifteen miles away, they had not made up their minds whether to implement Wang Fubao's battle plan. Although Wang Fubao was not anxious about this, , but still did their best to find Cheng Yaojin and Liu Heitai, and warned: "General Cheng, Manager Liu, the opportunity is fleeting. If our army does not make up its mind to take the risk and seize the city today, even if it comes tomorrow, the enemy will also The alert will inevitably be strengthened, and Jiexiu may also dispatch reinforcements to take precautions near the Lingshi battlefield. They will not give us any better chance than today. " Liu Heitai and Cheng Yaojin hesitated and discussed. After a while, he ordered Wang Fubao: "Let your headquarters be prepared first. We will act according to the opportunity later. If there is a chance, we will act according to your plan." Wang Fubao accepted the promise and left without saying anything. Cheng Yaojin and Liu Heitai, who were dead, were still undecided. They could only lead the army forward while discussing in low voices on the march whether to take the risk. The Sui army, which was somewhat lacking in physical strength, was not marching very fast, but an hour later, Xue Renguo's army, who was at the forefront, took the lead in entering the 7,000-acre open basin outside Lingshi City. Then Xue Renguo's army immediately formed an array at the southeast corner of Lingshi City. To prevent the Taiyuan Army from making a surprise attack out of the city, the Sui Army's central army led by Cheng Yaojin also entered the basin, and finally Liu Heitai's rear army was the most physically exhausted. The front army has not yet established a stable foothold, and the rear army has not completely walked out of the narrow valley. This moment is undoubtedly the time when the Sui army is most vulnerable and prone to chaos. Li Er, a fighter who is good at capturing, certainly did not hesitate about this. Duan Lun gave the order , the east gate of Lingshi, which had been closed before, immediately opened, and the suspension bridge crashed to the ground. Then the Taiyuan army, which had already assembled in the city, immediately lined up and formed a formation outside the east gate of Lingshi. The incident happened suddenly, and the Sui army was inevitably a little panicked. Shocked that the Taiyuan army dared to take the initiative to fight, the vanguard general Cheng Yaojin subconsciously ordered the army to form a formation to fight, but Wang Fubao quickly rushed in front of Cheng Yaojin. , pointing at Xue Renguo, who had already formed a formation, and quickly suggested: "General Cheng, we should ask General Xue to launch a surprise attack immediately, entangle some of the rebels, and disrupt the battlefield. This way we will have more opportunities!" He hesitated for a moment, Cheng Yaojin made a decisive decision and immediately ordered Xue Renguo to launch a surprise attack on the flank of the Taiyuan Army. Then, while commanding the main force to form an array, he whispered to Wang Fubao: "General Wang, the opportunity has come, it's up to you!" "General, please rest assured!" Wang Fubao He cupped his fists and cupped his hands, replied solemnly, and then said to Cheng Yaojin: "General, you have to be careful. You'd better meet the enemy in a square formation to reduce casualties." Cheng Yaojin nodded, Wang Fubao cupped his hands again, and then After rushing back to his army to make preparations, Cheng Yaojin immediately whispered to his subordinates and asked some soldiers to act according to the plan. Over there, Liu Heitai saw that the situation was not right, and immediately made a decisive decision and ordered the rear troops who had not yet left the valley road to stop. Advance, protect the grain and military supplies on the spot, and at the same time immediately gather the front troops who have entered the basin and rush over to help Cheng Yaojin. The rapid changes on the battlefield completely exceeded Duan Lun and Li Er's previous expectations. In particular, they did not expect that Sui Army Xue Renguo's troops would immediately launch a surprise attack and directly attack the flanks of their own army. Without much hesitation, Li Er ordered Murong Luohu to separate. Half of the fresh troops attacked and collided head-on with Xue Renguo, starting a fierce melee in the southern section east of Lingshi City. At the same time, Li Er seized the time to arrange a formation to cover the rear army's formation as they left the city. Next, something happened that surprised Duan Lun and Li Er so much that they couldn't believe their eyes. Wang Fubaojun, who had been placed on the right wing of the central army by Cheng Yaojin, suddenly turned his spearhead on the formation, drew his bow and let go. Arrows were fired at Cheng Yaojin's Chinese army. The Sui army officers were in a hurry and were shot one after another. Countless people fell to the ground screaming. Chaos also appeared on the right side of Cheng Yaojin's Chinese army. One detail must be explained here. After an unknown Sui soldier saw his companions screaming and falling to the ground after being shot by arrows one after another, he was accidentally hit by a bow and arrow shot by Wang Fubao's army in a hurry. It hit the heart of the chest and heart. The Sui soldier was frightened to death and screamed in despair. But what surprised the soldier was that after the arrow hit his chest leather armor, it fell to the ground on its own. Then the soldier looked carefully When I looked at the feather arrow that landed on the ground, I was extremely shocked to find that the arrow turned out to be a pole arrow with very little lethality! Then, another companion immediately pushed the soldier to the ground and ordered: "You can pretend to be dead or injured. This is General Cheng's order!" Several hundred meters apart, Li Er, Duan Lun and others, of course They couldn't see such small details, and they couldn't see that those feathered arrows were actually pole arrows. What Li Er, Duan Lun, Murong Luohu and the Taiyuan army officers saw was that Wang Fubao, who had shown a shameful expression yesterday, turned against him in battle. , suddenly fired arrows at Cheng Yaojin's Chinese army, and Cheng Yaojin's Chinese army was confused due to the sudden change. Then, Li Er, Duan Lun and others were ecstatic to see that the furious Cheng Yaojin launched an attack on Wang Fubao's army, and Wang Fubao led more than a thousand Sui troops to run away. Such a big pie suddenly fell from the sky. Li Er would be stupid if he didn't catch it. Without hesitation, Li Er immediately ordered a general attack. Murong Luohu and his troops led the army to kill Cheng Yaojin like crazy. Cheng Yaojin Yaojin had no choice but to temporarily let go of the traitor Wang Fubao, and turned around to fight the Taiyuan army. He was completely at a disadvantage because of the chaos in the formation. As soon as they fought, they were forced to move closer to each other and form a square formation to fight. Liu Heitai was also angered by Wang Fubao. Cheng Yaojin, who was at a disadvantage, did not go to the rescue and led his rear army to just chase and kill Wang Fubao's rebels. Wang Fubao did not dare to turn around and fight, and led his army to escape northward. Gradually, Fleeing towards the north gate of Lingshi, Liu Heitai followed closely, leading his rear army in pursuit. Seeing this situation, Duan Lun, who was overjoyed, immediately ordered the troops in the city to prepare to go out to fight. At the same time, he quickly sent his confidant Yu Dashi to the north city to check Wang Fubao's situation. He also told Yu Dashi: "Be prepared to respond. If Wang Fubao escapes to the north gate, let him enter the city!" "General, let them enter the city?" Yu Dashi was stunned, a little surprised. "Of course!" Duan Lun replied: "This Wang Fubao is both brave and strategic, and he is a rare talent. Bringing him back will not only be of great use, but also sell Dou Jiande a big favor, allowing Dou Jiande to send more troops to help us." Lian Wang Fubao He didn't expect that his move would be so successful. When he pretended to be chased by Liu Heita and had no way out, he was forced to escape to the north gate of Lingshi. Before Wang Fubao could come out to call the city in person, the north gate of Lingshi had already opened on its own. At the same time, a Taiyuan Army general shouted on the city: "General Wang Fubao, enter the city quickly, please enter the city quickly!" Things went so smoothly that Wang Fubao was a little scared. Facing the dark and long city gate corridor, as well as the thousand-jin iron gate that might be hidden inside the gate and the Taiyuan Army ambush, there was the danger that the thousand-jin iron gate might be cut in two at any time. Wang Fubao was wavering and hesitant for a while. But thinking of Cheng Yaojin who paid a heavy price to protect himself, and the Sui army officers and soldiers who were dying every moment, Wang Fubao immediately waved his hand and shouted: "Enter the city quickly!" After saying this, Wang Fubao also patted his horse. He rushed to the front, took the lead to cross the suspension bridge and rushed into the dark city gate corridor. More than a thousand Sui soldiers who had followed Wang Fubao in the north and south did not hesitate and quickly followed. When Liu Heitai, who was pretending to be chasing after him, saw this, his heart suddenly beat uncontrollably and he thought to himself: "If Wang Fubao faked his surrender, or if his fake surrender was discovered by the Taiyuan bandits, we would be in trouble this time! The loss of the army must be at least more than half! "At the end of the deep and long city gate corridor, there is no heavy iron gate that can pose a fatal threat to the Sui army soldiers. There are only Taiyuan army civil and military officials who can't wait to stand on the roadside with their hands in hand and smiles. Wang Fubao has a long While he breathed a sigh of relief, he saw that all his troops had approached the corridor. Without hesitation, Wang Fubao immediately drew his sword and suddenly killed the Taiyuan military official who was saluting by him, shouting, "Do it!" "Kill!" At the same time as Wang Fubao took action, Wang Fubao's soldiers, who had hidden fire and received emergency training, immediately lit the gunpowder bottles and threw them at the Taiyuan Army crowd on both sides. Amidst the rumbling explosions, it was finally the Taiyuan Army's turn to be caught off guard, and the Sui Army officers and men swung their swords together. They fired their guns, chopped and stabbed them, and killed the Taiyuan Army soldiers, howling like ghosts and wolves, and scurrying away with their heads in their hands. At the same time, the Sui Army soldiers behind the team also immediately hacked to death the gate soldiers who were closing the door, and even rushed out of the city gate to chop down the city gate suspension bridge that was slowly being wound up. , during the crazy secretion of adrenaline, the sling, which was thicker than the arm, was cut off by two Sui Army soldiers at the same time. The suspension bridge suddenly fell to the ground, but the two Sui Army warriors who had made great achievements both fell into the moat. "God help our army! Wang Fubao is not pretending to surrender! No!" He roared to the sky like crazy. Liu Heita waved his horse and roared again, "Kill! Kill into the city!" "Kill!" The Sui army officers cheered. While shouting and morale increased, power returned to the tired bodies of the Sui soldiers. While cheering heartily, the Sui soldiers walked much faster than usual, rushing through the arrows hurriedly shot by the Lingshi defenders on the city wall. The suspension bridge, rushed into the city gate corridor, and then rushed into Lingshi City. Less than half an hour after the battle started, a large number of Sui Army soldiers had successfully entered the heart of the Taiyuan Army. The battle situation changed so quickly that the Taiyuan Army could not even imagine. When he heard the explosion from the north gate, Duan Lun thought it was Yu Dashi who asked his soldiers to throw gunpowder bottles to blow up Liu Heita, but he did not do anything. He took it to heart, and then received the news that Wang Fubao had turned against him, and Duan Lun was so shocked that his jaw almost dislocated, and he murmured in disbelief, "How is it possible? How is it possible? Wang Fubao is faking surrender? How could he be faking surrender?" " The Sui army soldiers who had already climbed onto the Lingshi city wall told Duan Lun whether Wang Fubao had faked his surrender. After helping Liu Heitao enter the north gate of Lingshi, Wang Fubao, who was best at catching the enemy off guard, immediately led his troops to attack the city gate corridor, regardless of Before he recovered from his injuries, Wang Fubao took the lead and cut down three or four Taiyuan Army soldiers who tried to stop him. He was the first to rush to the north gate of Lingshi, and then led his troops to kill the Taiyuan Army archers who were caught off guard on the wall, avoiding the already-prepared soldiers. The Taiyuan Army brigade assembled in the city fought all the way back to the east gate of Lingshi along the city wall. They not only attacked Duan Lun's flag array, but also allowed the soldiers of the two armies below the city to see the situation of their own army, so as to boost the morale of their own army and attack the enemy. Military spirit, achieve multiple things with one stone. There is no need to introduce the role of military morale in the cold weapon era. Looking back, I saw the flag of the Sui Army appeared on the Lingshi City Wall. I saw my own soldiers rolling down the wall like dumplings. The Taiyuan Army, including Li Er, was there. Inside, everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't believe their eyes. However, the Sui army officers and soldiers cheered thunderously, their morale reached its peak, and the situation of the battle was completely reversed in an instant. The Sui army officers and soldiers who were previously at a disadvantage charged forward and struck fiercely, and in the blink of an eye they were defeated. The enemy on the opposite side was killed and retreated steadily. The Taiyuan Army, which was frightened, was in chaos and had no intention of resisting. Xuan immediately showed signs of defeat. The time has come for a competition of fighting spirit. With the difference in strength and geographical advantages being basically equal, the Taiyuan Army has a chance to turn defeat into victory. The Sui Army also dare not say that it has a guaranteed chance of victory. Both sides still have a chance to defeat their opponents. There is still a chance to win the final victory, the chances are basically equal. But it is a pity that the Taiyuan Army, which is always slightly inferior in terms of equipment training, has a certain physical advantage, but the army is flustered and has low fighting spirit. The high morale of the Sui Army officers completely offset the disadvantage of exhaustion, and they did not hesitate at the moment when they had seen the dawn of victory. With soft hands, each cut was harder than the last, and each stab was harder than the last. The Taiyuan Army soldiers, whose hands and feet were already weak, were frightened and frightened. They became more panicked and nervous, making it even more difficult to resist. There is also a gap in generalsIt is also very huge. The four generals Cheng Yaojin, Xue Renguo, Wang Fubao and Liu Heitai of the Sui army are all famous super fierce men in the world. It is easier to kill people on the battlefield than to kill chickens and sheep. Such Although bravery has little effect during the battle between the two armies, when it comes to melee and close combat, the great role of the Sui army's fierce generals is fully exerted. Encouraged by their invincibility, the Sui army officers and soldiers all strive to be first, and everyone is brave. Even if they were injured or even fatal, they had to use their weapons to greet the enemy. Faced with the indomitable momentum of the Sui army's officers and men, the Taiyuan army soon showed signs of defeat. The first to collapse was of course the Taiyuan Army outside the city. Sui Army General Xue Renguo, who was known as the enemy of ten thousand people, had never been at a disadvantage in the previous battles. This time the battle situation was completely reversed. Xue Renguo's army was of course the first to gain the absolute upper hand. Taking the lead, he killed four enemy generals and dismounted them. He cut more than twenty enemies with his hands and his whole body was like a bath of blood. The Taiyuan army fighting with Xue Renguo could not withstand the Sui army's offensive, nor could it bear such fear and pressure. I don't know who made the first cry. Taking the lead to escape, the Taiyuan army collapsed immediately. The generals and soldiers scrambled to escape for their lives, and they fled everywhere. Xue Renguo, who was able to kill vigorously, showed no mercy and led his men to kill Cheng Yaojin. He and Cheng Yaojin attacked the Taiyuan army from both inside and outside. Murong Luohu, one of the thirteen general managers of the Taiyuan army, bore the brunt of the attack and was extremely unlucky to be killed by the demon king. Xue Renguo stared at his flag, and led the Sui army officers to attack where his flag was. Murong Luohu, who was attacked from both sides, could not withstand the Sui army's pincer attack and Xue Renguo's impact, no matter how hard he resisted. Xue Renguo successfully killed him. Near in front of you. Murong Luohu plucked up the courage to personally raise his gun to meet the enemy, but he only fought with Xue Renguo for one round before his head was chopped off by Xue Renguo's knife, and he died tragically under Xue Renguo's knife just like in history. Since Murong Luohu died, the leaderless Murong LuohuĄŻs subordinates were naturally scattered, scrambling for their lives. Li Er, who was in charge of the battlefield outside the city, was even more unable to resist. The situation in Lingshi City is equally bad. The Taiyuan Army reserves that swarmed up the city were limited by the terrain and were unable to use their strength advantage. The more than a thousand people who surrounded Wang Fubao could only compete with Wang Fubao's army one by one for the arrow stacks on the city. , was defeated steadily by the powerful Wang Fubao, unable to reverse the situation in the city. Wang Fubao's army pursued and attacked, slowly but unshakably, towards Duan Lun's commanding flag. Liu Heitai was also unstoppable in the city. The Taiyuan Army organized two lines of defense in the street fighting. Liu Heitai's army, who were both red-eyed at being killed, quickly broke through. It was not until the third line of defense that they barely blocked Liu Heitai's progress. , but the defense line was still shaky and could not be sustained for long. Liu Heitai's army shouted loudly to kill, and they had already begun to shout slogans of surrender without killing. The defeat of the Taiyuan army had appeared. Li Er outside the city was already considering whether to lead his army to flee north. Duan Lun, who was still on the city wall, was in tears and kept choking and murmuring, "Dalang, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for you." , Lingshi City can't be saved, and it can't be saved on the first day of the war. How did I lose? How did I lose?" Looking down from the sky, the Sui army's troops were like a torrent of red flags. The inside and outside of the stone city pool and the city walls were boiling, and the roars and the sounds of swords and guns echoed, soaring into the sky. The Taiyuan army flying the red and white military flags turned into pools of mud and sewage, and disappeared as soon as the torrent washed away. The miserable Shouts and cries of pain broke out one after another, and the panicked defeated soldiers fled all over the mountains and plains, which was unbearable to watch. The Taiyuan Army can continue to hold on. Even if it continues to hold on, even if it cannot reverse the situation of the war, it is destined not to be able to hold on until Li Jiancheng sends troops to help, but at least it can make the Sui Army officers and soldiers pay a large price of casualties. However, it is a pity that Li Er was unwilling to use his own life to relieve the pressure on his brother's future. After carefully observing the battlefield situation, he found that there was no hope of saving Lingshi City. Li Er did not hesitate and immediately ordered a breakout. Fleeing north, he took the troops around him who could still command and fought hard to break through the Sui army's blockade, and fled in the direction of Jiexiu. The Sui army's current target was only Lingshi City. Of course, they did not pursue and fight fiercely. They turned around and charged after they caught up with the north of Lingshi. Enter the north gate, which has been controlled by Liu Heita's men, and join the street fighting battlefield in the city. Li Er also ran away. Of course, the Taiyuan Army had no chance to turn defeat into victory. Several Taiyuan Army generals could not withstand the pressure of fear and opened the East Gate and South Gate of Lingshi to escape from the city. There were countless imitators and they luckily escaped to the East Gate. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Dashi also hurried to pull Duan Lun and said: "Manager Duan, let's go quickly. We can't hold the spirit stone anymore. Let's escape to Jiexiu if we still have a chance." There were still tears on his face. Duan Lun turned a deaf ear. It was only when Yu Dashi shook Duan Lun again that Duan Lun opened his mouth and said with tears: "You go, I won't leave, I want to live and die with Lingshi City." "General Manager, Lingshi has been destroyed. We can't hold it anymore!" Yu Dashi stamped his feet anxiously and said anxiously: "The main force of the rebel army has completely entered the city, and the right governor has also escaped. It is impossible for the left governor to send reinforcements immediately. You stay here.There is no purpose here except to die in vain! Walk! Go quickly! " "I won't leave! Duan Lun pushed Yu Dashi away, raised his head and cried: "The spirit stone was lost in my hand in less than a day. How can I have the dignity to see Dalang and my wife again?" How dare I go to see them? " After crying, Duan Lun wiped away the tears on his face and shouted to the left and right: "If you want to escape, you can leave now. If you are willing to stay and fight to the death with me, just follow me! " Having said that, Duan Lun drew his sword in his hand and strode towards the Sui army Wang Fubao's tribe who was coming towards him. Only a few of his subordinates followed him. Most of the Taiyuan army officers, including Yu Dashi, were all Fleeing down the city wall with tears, he escaped from the east gate of Lingshi, which had been opened by the defeated soldiers of his own army. The corridor of the east gate was already crowded with panicked defeated soldiers of the Taiyuan army. After more than half an hour, he followed him. Duan Lun, who was hit by three swords, was pushed down the city wall alive by Sui soldiers and was captured unconscious. Lingshi City, which the Li brothers had placed high hopes on, finally fell, and together with the mountains of grain, grass and military supplies in the city, it fell into the clutches of the Sui army. When Cheng Yaojin, Liu Heitai, Xue Renguo and others found Wang Fubao, the chief hero of this battle, amid the cheers of the Sui army officers, they were surprised to see a bloody man with four broken arrows stuck in his body. The injured bloody man was still slumped on the steps of the North Gate Tower. He was so tired that he couldn't even move his fingers. He just managed to squeeze out a smile and said with blood and foam at the mouth: "Several generals, the front section I owe you time on the battlefield, and I pay it back to you today. " After speaking with difficulty, Wang Fubao moved his mouth and another stream of blood flowed out. "Brother Fubao! Cheng Yaojin opened his arms, hugged Wang Fubao, and choked with sobs: "Good brother, you don't owe us, we owe you, we shouldn't doubt you!" I shouldn't doubt you! You are a good brother and a good man! " Wang Fubao smiled hard again, tears streaming from his eyes, tilted his head, and fainted directly in Cheng Yaojin's arms.