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Volume 1 Chapter 599: Unwilling to be inferior to others

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    In the battle outside the city, the main force of the Sui army paid a high price. More than 1,400 elite soldiers under the four generals Yuchi Jingde, Luo Shixin, Kan Leng and Qiu Xinggong were killed. Other main forces including Yifu attacked the city.  The Sui army soldiers who died at that time lost a total of more than 2,800 people, and the total casualties were close to 4,300. The number of casualties was much greater than that of the decisive battle at the Weihan Road intersection, and it was probably equal to the main force of the Sui army that successively captured the east and west of Taiyuan.  The total casualties in the two cities also set a record for the Sui army's main loss of troops in a battle.  The reason why the casualties were so heavy was due to Chen Sangliang himself. Originally, the main force of the Sui army could only use gunpowder blasts to break the city on one battlefield, and then calmly enter the city to seize the outer city. In this way, the casualties among the Sui army soldiers would definitely not be  It's so big.  It was Chen Sangliang who was stubborn and took the lives of the soldiers as a joke. He wanted to storm two city gates at the same time to increase the casualties. He also forced the elite soldiers to attack and burn the bridge, intercepting Zheng Zheng within the bow and arrow coverage of the enemy's imperial city defenders.  The defeated Zheng army asked Kan Leng to intercept the entire outer city of Luoyang with one force. The Sui army officers and soldiers who could have easily captured the outer city suffered so many casualties in the fierce battle. They were just asking for trouble.  It's your own fault.  Of course, the more than 4,000 Sui warriors who died in battle were definitely not in vain. Overnight, more than 30,000 Zheng Army reserves and more than 16,000 city gate defenders were finally able to escape into the imperial city and continue fighting. The total sum was less than  Of the eight thousand people, the rest were either annihilated by the Sui army, taken prisoners, or fell into the Luoshui River and disappeared. Only a handful opened the south city gate and escaped. The Sui army soldiers picked up more than 3,000 Zheng army soldiers from the lower reaches of the Luoshui River.  corpses, but there were still many uncaptured corpses floating further downstream. The corpses of Zheng Jun soldiers were spread all over the streets and alleys of Luoyang's outer city. Outside Chengfu Gate, where the fighting was fiercest, there were piles of corpses like mountains, and Luoyang was holding white flags.  The people cleaned up for two days but could not finish transporting the corpses.  This battle also basically wiped out Wang Shichong's counterattack capital. After this battle, there were only about 18,000 defenders left in Luoyang Imperial City, and there were many wounded. It was not enough to protect themselves in front of the main force of the Sui army.  , let alone a proper counterattack according to the original plan, to contain the main force of the Sui army, reduce the pressure on Luokoucang and Hulao Pass, and buy time for waiting for Dou Jiande's reinforcements.  So after counting the remaining troops, the first thing Wang Shichong, who was ashen-faced, did was to order Wang Deren to lead the Jinyong City defenders to withdraw to the imperial city at an opportunity to reinforce the severely weakened defenders. The second thing was to send people to Linming again.  , begging Dou Jiande to send troops to help as soon as possible, the sooner the better!  Wang Shichong didn't even think about expecting the defenders of Jinyong City to withdraw from the imperial city to help in the battle. He was determined to beat his father-in-law. Chen Sangliang, a filial son-in-law who could barely take care of himself, had just finished the battle in the outer city, and immediately asked his capable thug Liu  Heita prepared to attack Jinyong City and sent a large number of troops to intercept Wang Deren's army's return to the city. After receiving the order, Wang Deren sent people out of the city several times to scout out the city but could not find a chance to withdraw to the imperial city. Wang Deren's second-in-command Zhao Jiqing  He also quietly sent people to get in touch with the Sui army, intending to offer the city in exchange for glory and wealth.  Dou Jiande had some hope. In fact, on the day after the main force of the Sui army captured the outer city of Luoyang, after the unremitting efforts and repeated pleadings of the Zheng army envoys Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi, Dou Jiande finally nodded and agreed to send troops as soon as possible.  Wang Shichong helped to protect Wang Shichong, the barrier of the Central Plains. Chen Sangliang, who was disgusting and displeased no matter how disgusting he was, even openly asked several counselors around him whether he should go on a personal expedition to save Wang Shichong?  To make matters worse, just when Wang Wan and the eldest grandson Anshi were overjoyed to finally appeal to Dou Jiande, Ling Jing, the imperial minister of the Great Xia court, jumped out to disgust them and said to Dou Jiande: "If your majesty intends to personally conquer Dou Jiande, then you can  Of course, it is best to attack the city. With your majesty's wisdom and sharpness, it is easy to conquer the city. However, Wei Chen believes that there is no need for your majesty to send troops to Luoyang and go directly to Henan to rescue Zheng Guo." Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi.  Surprised, Dou Jiande also asked in great confusion: "Why? If I don't send troops to Luoyang, how can I rescue Zheng Guo?" "Your Majesty, just surround Wei and save Zhao." Ling Jing suggested: "Your Majesty, if you want to save Zheng Guo, you can use Chen Thief  Taking advantage of the opportunities in Hedong and Guanzhong, he personally led a large army into Shangdang. He captured Shangdang first and then moved into Linfen. He entered the Jinnan Plain after Chen's thieves invaded the Central Plains. Then he divided his force to capture Huoyi from the north and cut off Li Jing's route to the south. The main force marched directly to Hedong.  Puban threatens Guanzhong and Changping and Yongfeng warehouses. In this way, Chen's army will inevitably retreat to guard Guanzhong, and the crisis in Luoyang can be resolved without fighting.  The mastermind Song Zhengben also came out to disgust Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi, and echoed: "If we attack Hedong from the west and encircle Wei to save Zhao, the Chen thieves will inevitably retreat. Our army will wait for a decisive battle with them. If they win, they can seize the opportunity to enter Guanzhong and achieve the success of Han Dynasty and Qin Dynasty."  Even if the emperor's hegemony fails, he can still seize the opportunity to seize the rich land of Hedong, control Taihang and overlook the world. However, if our army marches south to Luoyang, then the Chen thieves will wait for work to attack our army. Even if they win, they will have to pay a high price.??There has not been any harvest of land, money or food.  " Hearing this and seeing Dou Jiande's hesitant expression, Wang Wan panicked and hurriedly stepped out to plead: "Your Majesty, Chen thieves have invaded in large numbers and Luoyang is in danger. If Your Majesty doesn't directly send troops to Luoyang, Luoyang will definitely not be saved. Please help me.  Your Majesty will send troops to Luoyang as soon as possible to save our soldiers from the fire and water.  If this can be done, the whole country of Zheng will be extremely grateful to your majesty. Money, silk, cloth, land in counties and counties, as long as your majesty speaks, our country will definitely give everything we have and try our best to repay your majesty.  " Fortunately, Wang Wan also had a friend among Dou Jiande's staff. At least Liu Bin, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, stood up to support Wang Wan and said to Dou Jiande: "Your Majesty, I don't think we can save Zheng by encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao. Taihang Mountain  The road is narrow, the army is moving slowly, and the transportation of food and grass is difficult. I am afraid that Luoyang will be in danger before the main force of our army can cross the Taihang Mountains. By then, Chen Thief will have no worries and can return to the division to fight our army. Our army will not only face a lone army  In the difficult situation of fighting, food, grass and military supplies cannot be guaranteed at all.  Even if Luoyang can support our army until it crosses Taihang, Chen Zei only needs to divide one force in advance to strangle the Taihang Mountain Road, and our army will be unable to advance even an inch. It is far less convenient and faster than directly sending troops to reinforce Luoyang.  ¡± Everyone has their own reasons, and everything is fine. But the soft-eared Dou Jiande is inevitably a little hesitant, but Ling Jing and Song Zhengben are stubborn, calculating the time for Dou Jiande to enter the army with their fingers, pointing out that as long as their army moves quickly enough,  , it is completely possible to cross the Taihang Mountains before Chen Sangliang can divide his troops to return for reinforcements, so that Chen Sangliang's partial division cannot hold on to the dangerous points. He also pointed out that southern Shanxi is abundant. The two important grain-producing areas of Jiangjun and Hedong have not experienced war for two years, and the grain reserves  It was enough to meet the needs of his own army for combat, and as long as his army advanced into the Shannan Plain, Chen Sangliang, who had an empty rear, had only one way to retreat to protect himself. Under the repeated insistence of Ling Jing and Song Zhengben, Dou Jiande wavered again.  After much consideration, he said: "Let's do this. First, make preparations for sending troops. Whether to send troops directly to Luo* or to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Hedong. Let me think about it more and ask the officials for their opinions in the morning.  " Hearing what Dou Jiande said, Ling Jing and Song Zhengben, both of whom were somewhat stubborn, still refused to give up. They were still trying their best to persuade Dou Jiande to take advantage of the opportunity and rush into Hedong to disgust Chen Sangliang - this could indeed make Chen Sangliang eat it.  As disgusting as a fly, Dou Jiande had other considerations and did not immediately accept their strategic suggestions. He still had to wait for discussions with the civil and military officials. Ling Jing and Song Zhengben had no choice but to give up, and Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi also gave up.  He quietly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that there was still a glimmer of hope for Dou Jiande to directly send troops to Luoyang. In order to seize this last hope, Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi, who were very good at doing things, of course immediately moved around and spent a lot of gold and silver.  The jewels were sent to Dou Jiande's trusted generals, begging them to help persuade Dou Jiande to directly send troops to Luoyang, and promising to lift the siege of Luoyang. Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi would definitely be more grateful by doing so, which was aimed at the weakness of Dou's generals.  Dou Jiande, who was born a country bumpkin, was a mess in politics. He was very kind to the people and soldiers, but he was a little uninterested in his generals. After the founding of the country and ascending the throne, he did not grant a large amount of land to his lackeys and turned them into the landlord class. As a result, all the country bumpkin generals under him were  They are poor people who live on a precarious basis and have no food to eat. Historically, Liu Heitai was made the Duke of Handong by Dou Jiande. After he was free, he was so poor that he had to grow vegetables to make a living, so he saw the hands of Wang Wan and Changsun Anshi.  After presenting a large amount of jewels, General Dou Jun's eyes shone, and he patted his chest and promised that he would persuade Dou Jiande to directly rescue Luoyang and not listen to the pedantic words of the two nerds Ling Jing and Song Zhengben. For the sake of safety,  Wang Wan also found a way to Li Mi - because after Li Mi surrendered to Dou Jiande, he was not only honored by the throne of Wei, but also very good at pleasing Dou Jiande and saying obedient words. Therefore, even if Wang Wan could not bring Li Mi over, he still had to do it.  First of all, make sure that Li Mi does not cause trouble. Unfortunately, although the jewelry Wang Wan gave to Li Mi was valuable, it had no effect in front of Li Mi, who had seen it before. Li Mi also cheated the outcome of their negotiation with Dou Jiande.  Then Li Mi not only politely declined Wang Wan's gift, but also did not agree to speak for Wang Wan. He just excused himself as a newly promoted general and would not interfere too much in Dou Jiande's military affairs, and was unwilling to express his opinion on this matter. After Wang Wan left in disappointment.  , Li Mi also sneered at the student Wang Bodang who accompanied him to the meeting: "The power makes you stupid!  Do you think Dou Jiande can save them just by sending troops to Luoyang?  dream!  " "Teacher, do you think we can't directly send troops to Luoyang?  Wang Bodang asked curiously. "Of course not!"  Li Mi replied decisively: "Dou Jiande is seeking death by directly sending troops to Luoyang!"  The traitor Chen Yingliang personally led the main force to march eastward to Luoyang. Almost all the best soldiers in the country participated. The force was unstoppable. Dou Jiande sent some partial troops to rescue Luoyang, but it was ineffective. Dou Jiande personally led the main force to rescue Luoyang, which happened to give the traitor Chen Yingliang some time to work.  He had the opportunity to attack head-on, so that Chen Thief didn't have to worry about it.?The expedition can hit him hard!  Only sending troops to the east of Hedong to surround Wei and rescue Zhao is the best way to force Chen Thief to retreat!  " "The student also thought just now that taking advantage of the opportunity to invade Hedong would be the best strategy.  "Wang Bodang nodded and agreed: "Linming and Shangdang were close at hand, and they suddenly sent out a large number of troops. Even if the traitor Chen Yingliang received Pang Yu's warning, he could not resume the defense of Hedong in a hurry. Dou Jiande took the opportunity to attack Hedong in large numbers.  Chen's main force had only one option: retreat immediately.  " "There is a better way.  "Li Mi sneered and said: "He openly declared that he would directly rescue Luoyang, and sent a partial division south to garrison Ji County, pretending to clear the road and attract the main force of Chen thieves to move eastward to take precautions.  At the same time, they pretended to increase troops to prevent Pang Yu from taking the opportunity to attack Linming, and took the opportunity to clear the road. Then the main force suddenly sent troops to march westward, and the Chen thieves were even more unprepared.  " "My mentor's wonderful advice!  Wang Bodang applauded, and then suggested: "Teacher, if Dou Jiande asks in public how to rescue Wang Shichong when the court meeting comes, how about you offer this strategy immediately?"  " "Stupid, how can such a brilliant idea be presented in public?  Li Mi smiled and said, "Don't offering advice in public give Chen Yingliang a chance to take precautions in advance?"  If you propose a plan to the court, how can there be a reason for the traitor's details that cannot be detected?  Such a clever plan can only be proposed to Dou Jiande alone. The less people know about it, the better.  " Wang Bodang applauded again and immediately suggested that Li Mi secretly inform Dou Jiande about this plan as soon as possible. Of course Li Mi would not be polite if something could disgust Chen Sangliang, but after nodding, Li? frowned and said: "But Wang Shichong is a troublesome man.  His envoy was afraid that the siege of Wei and the rescue of Zhao would not succeed and Luoyang would not be saved. If he could send gifts to me, he would naturally send gifts to Dou Jiande's other confidants. If these short-sighted rats desperately incite Dou Jiande to directly send troops to Luoyang, then with Dou Jiande's temper  , maybe it will give Chen Thief an opportunity to hunt rabbits.  " "Teacher, this matter is easy to handle.  "Wang Bodang said quickly: "Dou Jiande is a simple man with a stupid character and a lot of trouble in his eyes. We only need to bribe some of his servants and expose the news to Dou Jiande that Wang Wan and others are bribed everywhere, then  " Li Mi smiled and said: "That's it, leave it to you, the sooner the better, just take the same path we took before.  " Wang Bodang nodded with a smile, and immediately got up to prepare for the arrangements. But when things have reached this point, as long as they continue smoothly, Chen Sangliang, who is so heartless, will feel as disgusted as if he has eaten a hundred flies. He will usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor after occupying the Central Plains.  But unfortunately, God helps evil rather than good. At the critical moment, Li Mi's other absolute confidant Wang Xuance suddenly spoke and said quickly: "Wei Gong, wait a minute!  General Wang, wait!  Students have something to say!  " Glancing at his confidential secretary with a little surprise, Li Mi asked doubtfully: "Xuan Ce, what do you want to say?  " "Mr. Wei, the student would like to ask you a bold question.  Wang Xuance's expression was extremely firm, and he asked in a deep voice: "Wei Gong, do you still want to make a comeback?"  Do you still want to regain your former glory?  "Do you want to make a comeback? This is undoubtedly an extremely sensitive topic for Li Mi, who was forced to surrender to Dou Jiande because of his weak strength. But fortunately, Wang Bodang and Wang Xuance present are absolute confidants who have proven their absolute loyalty over time.  So Li Mi first looked around carefully, and then asked in a low voice: "Xuance, what do you mean?  " "Wei Gong, if you still want to make a comeback, you can only persuade Dou Jiande to personally lead the army to Luoyang!  Dou Jiande must not be allowed to send troops to Hedong!  " Wang Xuance, who usually couldn't hit a fart with three hammers, seemed to be a different person. Not only was his tone extremely firm, but his words were rare and active. He lowered his voice and said, "If Mr. Wei wants to ask why, then the student can only  I can answer you, your roots are in the Central Plains!  Dou Jiande sent troops to Luoyang and sent troops to the Central Plains. Regardless of victory or defeat, Wei Gong, you can win the chance to make a comeback and regain the glory of yesterday!  But if Dou Jiande sends troops to Hedong, no matter whether Dou Jiande wins or loses, Wei Gong will always be driven by others and will always bow to Dou Jiande!  " Li Mi was stunned for a moment, and a look of thinking suddenly appeared on his dark face. Wang Xuance, who had already figured out Li Mi's thoughts and plans, observed his words and took the opportunity to say: "Wei Gong, Dou Jiande sent troops to the east of Hedong to surround Wei and save Zhao. Even if he succeeded, it would only disgust the traitor Chen Yingliang. Save him.  Return to Wang Shichong, an old life of a common man.  But regardless of whether Dou Jiande can capture Hedong, Wei Gong, you have no chance, because Wei Gong, your roots are in the Central Plains, not in Hedong. No matter how good your chances are in Hedong, Wei Gong, you can only start from scratch and conquer the country again.  Conquering the world is full of difficulties and dangers.  " Glancing at Li Mi again, Wang Xuance saw that he already agreed with his analysis in his eyes. Wang Xuance then said: "But if you persuade Dou Jiande to conquer the Central Plains personally, the situation will be completely different. In the counties and counties of the Central Plains, Zhou Faming and Xu Yuan  Lang, Wang Bo and other Central Plains heroesThey were all once your subordinates, Duke Wei. General Yang Jishan who is currently stationed in Baima is your old confidant. Many soldiers and horses under Wang Shichong are also your subordinates, Duke Wei. Isn¡¯t it true that you are making a comeback in the Central Plains, Duke Wei?  Is it much easier and more convenient than in Hedong?  " Li Mi was even more shaken, but Wang Bodang said: "Xuan Ce, it's easy for you to say. With Dou Jiande suppressing him, is it so easy for my mentor to make a comeback?  " "It's not that easy, but at least the chance is much greater.  Wang Xuance showed a rare smile and said with a smile: "Dou Jiande is marching south to Luoyang, so he must send people to appease and recruit the counties in the Central Plains. Apart from Wei Gong, does Dou Jiande have a better choice for this candidate?"  If Dou Jiande succeeds in forcing Chen Zei to retreat, then he will not only form a deadly feud with Chen Zei, but will also have the idea of ??annexing Wang Shichong. When the time comes, won't Wei Gong have a better chance?  " "Also, even if Dou Jiande loses, Wei Gong still has a great chance.  "Wang Shichong lowered his voice and said: "If Dou Jiande is defeated, he will definitely try to reorganize the army to seek revenge on Chen's thieves. If he wants to reorganize the army, he must recruit troops. In addition to the counties in Hebei, the counties in the Central Plains are also important sources of soldiers.  Wouldn't Dou Jiande have to rely more on Wei Gong now?  Also, if Dou Jiande was seriously injured and was forced to flee eastward, wouldn't the old Wei Gong troops stationed in Baima immediately become a surprise force that would determine the future of Hebei?  "What Wang Xuance said was very general and too idealistic, but Wang Xuance, who was targeting Li Mi's thoughts, was right about one thing - in the Central Plains, Li Mi's chances of making a comeback are indeed much greater! So after hesitating for a long time,  , Li Mi, who was always unwilling to be subordinated in his heart, finally changed his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "If the three of us are together, there must be my division. Xuance is right, sending troops to Hedong is only beneficial to Dou Jiande, sending troops to the Central Plains is beneficial to me!"  " Precisely because of Wang Xuance's nonsense, the loyal ministers Ling Jing and Song Zheng of Great Xia never had the chance to drag Dou Jiancheng into the right path. At the court meeting, not only the generals of Dou's army unanimously agreed that they should send troops to Luoyang to rescue Wang Shichong.  As a matter of urgency, Li Mi also stood up and pointed out the numerous benefits of directly sending troops to Luoyang and listed the various dangers of sending troops to Hedong. In addition, Dou Jiande's other important adviser Liu Bin also privately instigated Dou Jiande to send troops to Luoyang and then take the opportunity to annex Wang Shichong's power. Dou Jiande finally made up his mind.  Ling Jing was determined to personally lead the main army south to rescue Wang Shichong and attack the shameless traitor Chen Sangliang who usurped power! Because he strongly opposed Dou Jiande's decision, Ling Jing was ordered by the furious Dou Jiande to knock down the Jinluan Palace with sticks. Song Zhengben, who was not afraid of death, continued to oppose!  , unwilling to give in even if he was beaten with sticks, unexpectedly he was falsely accused that he had secretly colluded with Chen Sangliang and was a traitor planted by Chen Sangliang in the Great Xia court, and produced a letter written by Chen Sangliang to Song Zhengben.  Letters as evidence. As a result, Dou Jiande, who had long thought that Song Zhengben's outspoken advice was too much, was so angry that he ordered Song Zhengben to be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded, and his head was hung on the top of Linming City for public display.  The disciples looked at Song Zhengben's head and looked at the bloody head. Wang Xuance was filled with emotion and murmured in his heart: "Chen Liushou, you leave it to the humble messenger. The humble mission has finally been done. I can also take the opportunity to come back to you."  around.  but¡­¡­.  " "However, before I come back, I still want to avenge Dashuai Zhang!  "
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