Wow!
Upon hearing the scout's report, Dou Jiande was shaken violently. The wine glass in his hand fell to the ground. Extreme shock burst into his eyes as he stared blankly at the scout.
Meng Jiong, who had originally vowed to do so, became even more horrified and muttered: "This is impossible, this is impossible!"
Gao Tansheng, who had been drinking quietly and seemingly uncontested, suddenly left the table, grabbed the scout and asked, "Have you seen clearly, is that really Xu Yuanlang's head?"
Zhu Wen sneered at this time and said with some gloating: "General Gao, since the Sui army has hung up its head, will it be an unknown person?"
Gao Tansheng trembled in his heart when he heard this. The combat effectiveness of his unit was not much higher than that of Xu Yuanlang. If the Sui army had chosen him as the ambush target this time, I am afraid his head would have been hanging on the Sui army's flagpole outside. Bar!
Thinking of this, Gao Tansheng couldn't help but feel scared and murmured to himself: "It's too scary. The fighting power of the Sui army is really too scary!"
Although Gao Tansheng was talking to himself, his voice was not low, and everyone in the hall heard what he said. Dou Jiande showed displeasure and was about to scold him when a clear voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"The Sui army has reached the city, and my colleagues died tragically at the hands of the Sui army. General Gao didn't want to think about how to repel the Sui army and avenge his colleagues, but here he lamented that the Sui army was powerful. It's really shameless for this little girl."
With this scolding, a heroic female general strode into the hall, making everyone in the hall shine. Zhu Wen even sighed: "There is such a beautiful woman in the world!"
When Dou Jiande saw the female general coming in, he couldn't help but frowned, and shouted angrily: "Xian Niang, if you, a girl, don't stay at home well, why are you running to the military camp all day long? This is the place where you, a girl, should come. ?"
This girl is Dou Xianniang, Dou Jiande's beloved daughter.
When Dou Xianniang heard Dou Jiande's scolding, she pursed her lips slightly and muttered: "Father, I don't like those embroideries, but I like to fight on the battlefield and bring peace to the world for my father."
Dou Jiande glared at her dissatisfied, "Nonsense, you are the apple of my father's eye. If anything happens, wouldn't my father regret it for the rest of his life?"
Dou Xianniang smiled slightly: "Father, don't you know my martial arts skills yet? Don't worry, I will never hold you back on the battlefield."
Dou Jiande gave a wry smile and secretly thought that his daughter had been spoiled by him. He sighed helplessly and said: "Forget it, you can join the battle with your father today."
Dou Xianniang's face was filled with joy, she bowed and said, "My dear father, thank you very much!"
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Under Xingyang City, thousands of war drums were beating in unison, the sound shaking the heaven and the earth. Two hundred thousand Sui troops arrayed themselves in formation outside the city.
At the front of the army, there are often spring leaping horses and swords, and two fierce generals, Li Siye and Zhou Dewei, are guarding on both sides with weapons. Ten thousand cavalrymen lined up behind them, holding long spears in their hands, the tips of their spears shining with a cold light.
After the cavalry are 40,000 infantry, and at the front are 15,000 sword and shield bearers, wearing black heavy armor, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. Behind the shield bearer are twenty thousand long spear hands, holding long spears, and the bright light armor they wear is still slightly shiny. The last ones were five thousand crossbowmen, holding long bows in their hands and carrying a bucket of quivers behind their backs, staring attentively at the city gate of Xingyang County ahead.
The left and right wings of the Sui army were also 50,000 strong, and the leading generals were Xue Rengui and Wang Renze.
After all, the Luoyang army led by Wang Shichong also numbered 50,000 to 60,000, and it was impossible for Yang Gao to separate and use Wang Shichong's troops. He could only let them form a separate army to defend the flanks.
However, it was impossible for Yang Gao to safely and boldly hand over the flank to Wang Shichong, so the leader of the left wing was Wang Renze, Wang Shichong's nephew, and Wang Shichong followed Yang Gao closely.
At the Central Military Department, Yang Gao, who was dressed in golden armor, held a Fangtian painted halberd in his hand, and a black horse with snow hoofs under his crotch. He stood solemnly under the canopy of the yellow Luo umbrella, staring at the city head of Xingyang County with piercing eyes.
Behind him, Liu Bowen, Li Jing, Wang Shichong, Fang Xuanling, Yuwen Chengdu, Shen Guang, Yang Ye and other civil servants and generals stood on horseback, silently.
Among the many civil servants and generals, only Wang Shichong kept his head lowered, looking very depressed.
In today's battle, Yang Gao would rather let his nephew Wang Renze, who had just suffered a disastrous defeat, lead the Luoyang army on the left, but also keep himself in the central army, which clearly shows his distrust of him. This made Wang Shichong, who always thought he was best at acting to confuse people, quite hurt.
Yang Gao turned to look at Wang Shichong and sneered. Of course, coming from a thousand years later, he would not be deceived by Wang Shichong's show. The reason why Wang Shichong is retained now is because he has a high reputation in Luoyang City, and the hearts and minds of the military and the people are towards him. Therefore, Yang Gao planned to use his prestige to defend Luoyang City and allow him to restore the people's livelihood in the Central Plains with peace of mind.
Boom, boom, boom! ! !
About a quarter of an hour later, the roar of war drums also sounded from the walls of Xingyang City.
Dou Jiande walked up to the city wall surrounded by generals. He looked at the orderly formation of the Sui army below the city. He turned back with a solemn expression and said: "No wonder the Sui army was able to defeat Wagang, capture Li Mi alive, and destroy Xu Yuanlang. Watching the Sui army below the city The army is neatly arranged, the flags are neat, and the advance and retreat are measured. They are indeed rare elites!"
As soon as Dou Jiande said this, all the generals behind him were aggrieved. A general who was about seven feet eight inches tall, with a yellow face and a long beard, and a long scar on his left face came out angrily and said: "Why does the king have so many enemies?" The morale of the army will destroy our own prestige? Although the Sui army is well-trained, our sons in Hebei will never lose to anyone. The general will ask to go out of the city to fight and destroy the enemy's front in Zhengrui!"
Everyone inquired about the reputation, and found out that the person asking for a fight was none other than Wang Fubao, who was known as the most powerful general in the Great Xia Kingdom.
Dou Jiande had just boasted about the Sui army, and his purpose was to inspire these powerful soldiers under his command. Seeing Wang Fubao angrily asking for a fight, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he nodded and said: "General Wang, you are my most powerful general in Great Xia. Don't let me down."
"Your Majesty, put it down. I will not return to the city until I kill a few Sui dogs today!"
Wang Fubao laughed loudly, took his Qibaocuo Golden Sword and went down from the city tower. After exiting the city gate, he galloped to the front of the Sui army's formation and shouted: "Wang Fubao is here. Yang Gao, son, hurry up and die." !”
"Wang Fubao, don't be so arrogant, I, the king, will come to take your head!"
Chang Yuchun, who was at the vanguard, was about to send Li Siye to fight, but unexpectedly, Wang Yaohan, one of Wang Renze's deputy generals, did not receive the military order and directly urged his horses to go out into battle in an attempt to steal the glory.
"Don't overestimate your capabilities!"
Wang Fubao snorted coldly, clapped his horse and faced the attack with his sword. In the blink of an eye, the two men had passed by on the wrong horse, and there was only a headless corpse left on Wang Yaohan's mount.
Wang Fubao beheaded Wang Yaohan with one blow. He pointed the sword in front of the Sui army and said proudly: "Is there anyone in the Sui army who can fight? Don't let this kind of trash come out to die again!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Xia's soldiers at the top of Xingyang City raised their long spears and shouted loudly.
