Dou Xianniang, dressed in military uniform, arrived at the foot of Xingyang City under the escort of dozens of internal guards.
Because in recent days, ordinary soldiers often jumped over the wall and surrendered to the Sui army. Therefore, Dou Jiande specially sent his most trusted general, his brother-in-law Cao Dan, as the chief general of city defense to prevent the soldiers from leaving the city and surrendering.
Seeing dozens of Sui army cavalry suddenly coming to the city, Cao Dan immediately drew his sword in his hand and shouted sternly at the city: "Stop the people coming, otherwise you will be killed by random arrows."
When Dou Xian Niang heard Cao Dan's voice, she immediately raised her head and shouted loudly: "Uncle, don't shoot the arrow, it's me, Xian Niang!"
"Line girl?"
Cao Dan was startled when he heard this and hurriedly put his head out to look down. He saw a female general in silver armor surrounded by dozens of Sui soldiers. It was his niece Dou Xianniang. She shouted happily: "Xian Niang" Mom, it’s really you!”
When Dou Xianniang saw Cao Dan sticking his head out from the city wall, she immediately shouted: "Uncle, it's me. Father, is he okay? Could you bother my uncle to call him and ask him to come out and see him?"
"Okay, Xian Niang, just wait, I'll ask King Xia to come out right now!"
Cao Dan responded, hurriedly climbed down the city wall, and rushed into the city in a hurry.
Not long after, after receiving Cao Dan's report, Dou Jiande ran all the way up the city wall. When he looked down, he saw that the female general surrounded by Sui troops below the city was none other than his beloved Dou Xian Niang. She was immediately overjoyed and shouted, "Xian Niang!"
"Father!"
Dou Xianniang also saw her father Dou Jiande appearing on the top of the city. She also shouted, tears rolling down her eyes.
The father and daughter reunited after a long absence, and tears filled their eyes for a while. They looked at each other from the top of the city to the bottom of the city for a long time without even uttering a glance.
"Cough cough cough!"
Zhu Di, who was beside Dou Jiande, coughed a few times, pulling Dou Jiande back from the excitement of seeing his daughter. Then he turned to Dou Xianniang at the bottom of the city and asked: "Your Highness, have you ever heard that you were raped by Yang Gao last year?" The little thief was captured and taken back to Jiangdu City, where he raped him as his concubine. Why did he suddenly come here today? "
Dou Jiande was awakened by Zhu Di's words, and suddenly remembered that his daughter had another identity, and quickly asked: "Yes, Xian Niang, why did Yang Gao'er let you back?"
Dou Xianniang hurriedly wiped the tears on her face, cleared her throat and shouted loudly: "Father, my daughter is here under your Majesty's order to persuade her father to surrender in Kaicheng!"
"Asshole!"
Dou Jiande's face couldn't help but darken when he heard this, and the joy on his face was no longer the same. He shouted sternly: "Xian Niang, what are you talking about? If the Sui Emperor hadn't been stupid and ignorant, how could he have rebelled? , how can we surrender to Yang Gao's young child now?"
Dou Xianniang frowned slightly and continued to persuade her to surrender loudly: "Father, now that the Tang army has withdrawn and returned to Guanzhong, you no longer have any foreign aid. There are more than 200,000 Sui troops outside the city. It is definitely not something that my father can resist. His Majesty has promised his daughter that as long as her father is willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, he will not only not hold her father accountable for his past crimes, but will also reward her father heavily."
boom!
Dou Jiande punched the city wall with hatred and cursed angrily: "You bastard, have you forgotten your relatives who died tragically at the hands of the Sui army? It's okay if you don't avenge them, but you still committed yourself. You thief, you have really disgraced me, Dou Jiande."
Dou Xianniang burst into tears after being scolded by Dou Jiande, but she still raised her head and persuaded Dou Jiande: "Father, your Majesty was still young, and these things have nothing to do with him. After your Majesty came to the throne, he has been working hard to govern and appoint wise people. My daughter believes that he will be A virtuous king.”
Dou Jiande was so angry that he shook his sleeves and said coldly: "Since you believe in that little thief Yang Gao so much, then you can be his concubine from now on, and I will treat you as my daughter!" After saying this, he didn't look back. The ground came down from the city wall.
"Father!"
When Dou Xianniang heard Dou Jiande's last words, she was so shocked that she covered her face with her hands, and tears kept falling down her fingertips.
At this time, Cao Dan stuck his head out again and said lightly to Dou Xian Niang: "Xian Niang, let's go. You know your father's temper. No matter how much you try to persuade him, it's useless. Go back quickly. Don’t make things difficult for uncle.”
"Thank you uncle!"
Dou Xianniang bowed deeply to Cao Dan and left in tears under the protection of the inner guards.
. . . . . . . . . .
Late at night, in an inconspicuous mansion in Xingyang City, Wang Zuozheng, the former important counselor of the Wagang Army, was drinking alone. Today, Dou Xian Niang persuaded people to surrender at the foot of the city. Although Dou Jiande did not agree to surrender, Dou Xian Niang's persuasion to surrender greatly affected the morale of the city. Just imagine that even Dou Jiande's biological daughter is not optimistic about the current situation, so who else can expect to have hope for the situation in the Central Plains?
Wang Zuo poured the wine into his mouth and murmured: "If it hadn't been for the promotion of King Wei, where would Wang Zuo be today? The King of Wei died tragically at the hands of Yang Gao. If I don't avenge this revenge, I, Wang Zuo, will not be a human being!" "
Wang Zuo then took two more sips of wine and said helplessly: "It's a pity that the sky has no eyes. I thought that Dou Jiande of Hebei Province was very powerful, and with the help of this man, I would be able to avenge the king of Wei, but unexpectedly, I was forced to this place by the Sui army. Waiting for the situation. Revenge is about to be far away!"
Wang Zuo drank a few more drinks alone, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "When I was reading "Spring and Autumn", I read a story about cutting off an arm and stabbing Qing Ji. Why don't I learn from him? Cut off his own arm, and then sneak into the Sui camp. Find an opportunity to sneak into Yang Gao, stab him to death with a sword, and avenge the death of King Wei."
Wang Zuo made up his mind and drank more than a dozen bowls of wine. With the strength of the wine, he took off his armor, pulled out a sword from his waist, and cut off his left arm with a single stroke of his heart.
After cutting off his left arm with a sword, Wang Zuo resisted the severe pain from the wound, pulled off an old battle robe to wrap the severed arm, and hid it in his sleeve. A man walked out of the room and quietly rushed to Dou Jiande's handsome mansion, asking to see Dou Jiande.
Dou Jiande was upset about his daughter and had not yet gone to bed. When he heard that Wang Zuo wanted to see him, he asked someone to come in and meet him.
Not long after, several soldiers guarding the gate led Wang Zuo in. Dou Jiande didn't know what to do, and was startled when he saw Wang Zuo who walked in, his face was pale and covered with blood. He stood up and asked in surprise: "Sir, is this going on?" What happened?"
Wang Zuo knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "To the King of Xia, since King Wei was killed, many of my subordinates have been taken care of by the King of Xia, but they have never been able to repay the favor. At present, the situation in the Central Plains is worrying, and the ministers are willing to follow the example of the past and leave Qingji. He went to the Sui camp to feign surrender, acted according to the opportunity, and took the worry out of the Xia king!"
"Sir, what's the trouble?"
Dou Jiande let out a long sigh and waved his hand helplessly, "That's all. Mr. has now cut off his left arm. He must have decided to go. Even if he stops him, it will be of no use. I only hope that the sky will show mercy to Mr. Thank you for your sacrifice, Mr.
Wang Zuo bowed deeply to Dou Jiande and said, "I would like to thank King Xia for your support!"
