In November, the mountains in the north are covered with snow, and the wind is biting. The cold wind howls all day long, blowing across people's faces like a knife.
But in the south, although the temperature has also dropped, it has not yet reached a point that affects the soldiers' operations.
General Yue Fei of the Sui Army led 50,000 elite troops all the way south, conquering Nanhai County, Ngee'an County, Cangwu County, and Longchuan County one after another, and recovered a large area of lost territory. Under the strong pressure of Yue Fei, the King of Heaven Hong Xiuquan appointed King Shi Dakai of Ji as the Governor of Pingbei and led an army of 60,000 to resist Yue Fei.
Shi Dakai knew that the Sui army was brave and good at fighting, and the Taiping army would never be an opponent if they fought in the plains, so he decisively abandoned the large plain area north of Lingnan and retreated to the extremely dangerous Yujiang Pass.
Yujiang Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Shi Dakai defended the city well. Yue Fei failed to gain any advantage in attacking for several days, so he changed the attack to a siege, cut off the connection between Yulin Pass and the outside world, and tried to trap the defenders alive in the city. Unexpectedly, Shi Dakai had prepared a year's supply of food and grass in the city, and the war situation reached a deadlock.
At this moment, news of the great victory in the Central Plains reached Lingnan, which made Yue Fei unable to sit still any longer, and immediately beat drums and gathered the generals to discuss the matter of breaking the barrier.
In the commander's tent, Yue Fei swept through the generals in the tent and said loudly: "Everyone, Yue has just received the news that the Central Plains Campaign has ended. Our army has won a complete victory and captured the Hebei rebel king Dou Jiande alive."
All the generals in the tent looked happy when they heard the words, and they talked among themselves.
Yue Fei coughed and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Xue Rengui, Li Yaoshi, Chang Yuchun and other colleagues have made great achievements on the battlefield in the Central Plains. We cannot fall behind others. At present, our army is blocked at Yulin Pass. Do you have any good ideas to overcome the barrier?"
As soon as Yue Fei said this, the smiling faces of the generals in the tent suddenly turned into bitter faces, with their brows furrowed and their heads bowed in silence.
Wang Zhongsi let out a long sigh and said: "Commander Yue, please forgive me for speaking so bluntly. Yulinguan City has high walls and thick walls, and Shi Dakai believes that there is no way out of the city. The only way to break through the barrier is to attack by force!"
Yue Fei categorically objected: "A strong attack on a dangerous pass will inevitably lead to heavy casualties for the entire army. This is absolutely not feasible!"
Wang Zhongsi shook his head helplessly and said: "Since we can't attack by force, we can only besiege on all sides and cut off the enemy's food and grass. However, based on what I have observed in the past two days, Shi Dakai is very likely to have stored a large amount of food and grass in the pass in case of emergency. Needed!"
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Yue Fei smashed his fist on the table and said bitterly: "I thought the Taiping Army were all demagogues and liars, but I didn't expect that among them there was a master of military operations like Shi Dakai."
"What happened to make Commander Yue so angry?"
At this moment, a hearty laughter came from outside. Wang Shouren, who was dressed in a purple robe, strode into the commander's tent, bowed his hands to Yue Fei, and said with a smile: "Commander Yue need not be angry, I have a plan to help Commander Yue Fei win Yulin Pass!"
Yue Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "What is the clever plan of the Governor Wang?"
Wang Shouren stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I can't say I have a clever plan, but I do have a clever man!"
"Wonderful man?" Yue Fei glanced at Wang Shouren suspiciously, "Who is the governor Wang talking about?"
Wang Shouren smiled sinisterly and said: "It's Wei Changhui, the leader of the Taiping Army who was captured alive by me with Mongolian sweat medicine when Hong Xiuquan led his troops to invade the north last year!"
Yue Fei heard this and asked: "Is it possible that Wei Changhui has been persuaded to surrender by Lord Wang, and Lord Wang plans to use him to cooperate inside and outside to capture Yulin Pass?"
"Wei Changhui has indeed been told to surrender by me!"
Wang Shouren nodded and confirmed Yue Fei's guess, and suddenly changed the topic: "But Commander Yue is only half right. I have no intention of letting Wei Changhui serve as an internal agent to help our army capture Yulin Pass!"
"Why?"
"Because according to my observation of Wei Changhui, this person is very ambitious and has no loyalty at all. Although he is apparently persuaded to surrender by me, in my opinion, this is just his escape plan. As long as we wait Once he is put into Yulin Pass, he will immediately betray me, Sui Dynasty!"
"Then why did Mr. Wang say that he could help our army take Yulin Pass?" Yue Fei looked at Wang Shouren with a puzzled expression, but Wang Shouren smiled and did not answer.
Seeing the smile in Wang Shouren's eyes, Yue Fei suddenly realized it. He stood up and said, "So that's it. It's really a clever plan! Mr. Wang, go and call Wei Changhui. Yue will act well with this traitor today." A play!”
A moment later, Wei Changhui, dressed in military uniform, hurried into the commander's tent, raised his hands and said, "The criminal general Wei Changhui meets Marshal Yue!"
Yue Fei hurriedly stepped down from the handsome desk, helped Wei Changhui up with both hands, and said with a smile: "General Wei, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly!"
Wei Changhui felt quite flattered when he saw this, and hurriedly returned the greeting: "How can a humble general be treated so favorably by Commander-in-Chief Yue?"
"Well deserved!"
Yue Fei chuckled and said: "General Wei can wake up and abandon the darkness and turn to the light, which can be an example for the people of Lingnan!"
"Thank you Commander Yue for your kindness. If you have any instructions, just ask the general!" Wei Changhui cupped his hand again, acting as if he would go through fire and water without hesitation.
Yue Fei said seriously: "Okay, in that case, I will give General Wei an important task!"
"But it depends on Commander Yue's orders!"
Yue Fei raised his hand to look at the face and said in a deep voice: "Now the rebel bandit Shi Da is opening a garrison at Yulin Pass. Our army is blocked from passing the pass and cannot attack for several days. I then made a plan with Mr. Wang to strictly block the surrender of General Wei." General Wei can pretend to escape from the camp and rush to Yulin Pass to join Shi Dakai."
Wei Changhui's eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of imperceptible ecstasy when he heard this, and he immediately raised his hands and said: "Don't worry, Commander Yue, General Yue will be spared. Within five days, General Yue will definitely open the door of Yulin and let Commander Yue enter the city!"
Yue Fei looked pleased when he heard this, patted Wei Changhui on the shoulder and said, "Okay, General Wei should be remembered as the first to put down the Taiping Dao rebellion!"
Wei Changhui handed over his hand to thank him, and expressed his loyalty. He said a lot of things, such as how he could not repay the great kindness of Commander-in-Chief Yue even though he was heartbroken, and he would not hesitate to go through fire and water for Commander-in-Chief Yue. Hearing this, Yue Fei frowned slightly, waved his hand and said: "General Wei, go back to his barracks to prepare carefully. Tonight's play must be performed well, otherwise we will not be able to hide it from Shi Dakai!"
"Shuai Yue said that he will eventually resign!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Changhui immediately raised his hands and slowly exited the commander's tent.
After walking a few dozen steps outside, Wei Changhui turned to look at the commander's tent again, a hint of viciousness and pride suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he secretly said: "Yue Fei and Wang Shouren, you guys underestimate me, Wei Changhui! I am a great leader of the Taiping Army." King, how could I surrender to you and become an insignificant general? Hehe, I will make sure you look good this time after I escape back to Yulin Pass!" 12910
