Under Jin Yong City, the Sui army camp.
Yang Gao, dressed in a dragon robe, sat upright behind the commander's desk, his eyes pretending to be casually scanning the generals in the tent. Finally, his eyes rested on Wang Shichong, who had dark skin and twinkling green eyes.
After looking Wang Shichong up and down, Yang Gaoqing coughed and said calmly: "Zheng Guogong, you were appointed by your father to take charge of the Eastern Capital. You have fought against the Wagang rebels for many years, and you know them best. Do you think this is the case? How will the Wagang rebels behave now?"
Wang Shichong slowly stepped out of the queue, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think that most of the rebels in Wagang Village are die-hards, and they have been fighting to the death with me in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, although our army now has the advantage, but The defenders in Jinyong City will never surrender, they will definitely resist to the last moment."
General Chang Yuchun heard this and sneered: "What a joke, just tens of thousands of thieves can stop our army of more than 200,000 people?"
Wang Shichong smiled slightly when he heard this: "General Chang must not underestimate the enemy. If my prediction is correct, it is very likely that the Wagang rebels have asked Dou Jiande in Hebei for help."
"Dou Jiande?"
Yang Gao asked in a deep voice: "Zheng Guogong, do you think Dou Jiande might send troops to rescue Li Mi?"
Wang Shichong curled up his lips and nodded solemnly: "Yes, Your Majesty. Dou Jiande was also a rebel who resisted the Sui Dynasty. He would not understand the principle of lip death and cold teeth. What's more, the two of them had colluded a long time ago. Two years ago, Emperor Wu His Majesty originally planned to appoint General Xue Shixiong as the main general in the expedition against Wagang, but unexpectedly General Xue Shixiong was ambushed by Dou Jiande when he was passing through Qiligang, and unfortunately died in battle. This incident was done by Li Mi in collusion with Dou Jiande."
"Hahaha, congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"
As soon as Wang Shichong finished speaking, Liu Bowen came out of the queue with a big smile, raised his hands and expressed congratulations to Yang Gao.
When Wang Shichong saw this, he couldn't help but his face darkened, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Liu, how can you be so presumptuous in front of His Majesty? Now that Wagang has not been destroyed and powerful enemies are coming, why are you happy?"
Liu Bowen gently shook his feather fan and said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty originally sent the army just to eliminate the rebels Li Mi. If Dou Jiande also led his army to the Central Plains, wouldn't it give Your Majesty the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, and save us from rushing to Hebei in the future? Go! Isn’t this a happy event?”
"Hahaha!"
All the generals in the tent laughed loudly when they heard this. Even Wang Shichong secretly admired Liu Bowen's vicious vision.
Yang Gao smiled slightly, then waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Mr. Liu's words are quite insightful. But Dou Jiande has hundreds of thousands of troops and cannot be underestimated. What's more important is that our army is currently besieging Jin Dynasty with all its strength. Yong, it is difficult to mobilize a large army to fight Dou Jiande at the moment. I wonder if you have any ideas to help me defeat Jin Yong?"
"Your Majesty, I have a way to defeat Jin Yong quickly!"
Wang Shichong heard Yang Gao's question and shouted impatiently.
Wang Shichong vowed at the beginning that Dou Jiande would send troops to rescue Li Mi just to tell everyone in the tent that they should capture Jin Yong quickly. When Yang Gao realized the urgency of the situation, he would offer a clever plan to defeat Jin Yong. In this way, Yang Gao would definitely rely on him, but Liu Bowen's sudden intervention disrupted his plan.
Yang Gao glanced at Wang Shichong meaningfully and said lightly: "Zheng Guogong is indeed my father's favorite general. He is indeed very resourceful."
Wang Shichong smiled awkwardly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is ridiculous. In fact, Wei Chen has been fighting with the Wagang Army for many years, so there are several internal agents in the Wagang Army. They sent a message a few days ago saying that Li Mi seemed to be because of Xiangling was disheartened by the defeat and had no intention of managing military affairs. General Zhu Wen of Wagang took advantage of this opportunity to seize power."
Yang Gao laughed secretly when he heard this: "Zhu Asan is Zhu Asan after all. He is worthy of being a figure in history who was able to steal the Tang Empire. This ability to find every opportunity is really powerful."
Wang Shichong continued: "After Zhu Wen took over the power of the Wagang Army, he aggressively eliminated dissidents. Wagang general Shan Xiongxin and counselor Bing Yuanzhen had always been at odds with Zhu Wen, so they were suppressed by Zhu Wen. The two were very angry, and their ministers stayed in Wagang. The army should take the opportunity to win over the two of them, as they have decided to surrender to our army."
Yang Gao heard the words and said with a smile: "Seeing that Zheng Guogong is full of confidence, it seems that one of the four gates of Jinyong City should be guarded by Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen!"
Wang Shichong nodded: "Your Majesty knows things well. The guards at the west gate of Jinyong City are Shan Xiongxin and Bing Yuanzhen. They have agreed with me that three rockets will be used as signals at night. Once the signal arrives, he will immediately open the city gate. Let our troops enter the city."
"good!"
Yang Gao immediately stood up and said loudly: "Zheng Guogong, the night is long and the dream is many. Let's take action tonight to capture Jin Yong and capture Li Mi alive!"
. . . . . . . . . .
As night fell, in the west city of Jinyong City, Shan Xiongxin, the fierce general of Wagang, stood at the top of the city wearing armor and holding a Zaoyang tree, looking at the Sui army camp outside the city.
Shan Xiongxin is the well-deserved first veteran of the Wagang Army. When the Wagang Army was still an unfashionable mountain bandit, Shan Xiongxin was Zhai Rang's right-hand man.
It is precisely because of Shan Xiongxin's strong qualifications that he has a high prestige in the military. So even after Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, he had to rely on him.
After Li Mi became the general manager, he handed over military affairs to Zhu Wen and Shan Xiongxin. However, Zhu Wen was cunning and cunning. He used some tricks to gather power into his own hands and squeezed Shan Xiongxin out of the decision-making center.
Shan Xiongxin is an upright and loyal person, but he is usually on the same page as the insidious and vicious Zhu Wen. Once Zhu Wen gained power, he humiliated Shan Xiongxin so much that he dismissed him from his post as general and took away his residence in Jinyong City.
How could Shan Xiongxin, a seven-foot man, endure such an insult? Under Wang Shichong's instigation, it was finally decided to surrender the city.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three rockets soared into the sky, piercing the dark night and shining brightly in the sky.
Shan Xiongxin was overjoyed when he saw this. This was a signal that he and Wang Shichong had agreed to break into the Wagang Army's spies. It seemed that the city would be broken today.
At this time, a Wagang soldier pointed in the distance and shouted in horror: "General Shan, the Sui army is coming to attack the city!"
Shan Xiongxin followed the soldier's gaze and saw a dark crowd not far away, which was particularly dazzling under the starlight. There were 30,000 to 40,000 people.
"General Shan, the Sui army has already attacked. Why haven't you ordered the arrows to be fired? Are you planning to have an affair with the Sui army?" Deputy General Dong Xin suddenly said in a strange and sinister tone.
This Dong Xin was Zhu Wen's confidant. As the founding emperor, Zhu Wen was naturally deep-minded. He also knew that Shan Xiongxin would be dissatisfied if he suppressed Shan Xiongxin in this way, and would surrender to the Sui army if he could not protect him.
However, Shan Xiongxin has a very high prestige in the Wagang Army. The previous suppression has caused dissatisfaction among some people in the army. If he is imprisoned without any evidence, the morale of the army may be unstable. So Zhu Wen sent his confidant Dong Xin to monitor Shan Xiongxin.
However, Zhu Wen entrusted him to an unworthy person. Dong Xin was fond of drinking and drinking, and he also believed that Shan Xiongxin was a veteran of the Wagang Army and had no chance of surrendering to the Sui Army. Surprisingly, Shan Xiong was hungover at home all day, allowing Shan Xiong to get in touch with Wang Shichong's spies openly.
