Dou Jiande also served as a soldier when he was young and participated in the Sui Dynasty's battle against the Hu. He did not have much favorable impression of the Hu people. Now being persuaded by Xiong Kuohai and Song Zhengben, he quickly made a decision: "Tell me, how can I help you?"
When Yang Gao heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said hurriedly: "I need you to make a public statement, calling on the people of Hebei to unite as one and resolutely resist the Hulu southward march! That's it."
"You are worried that Zhu Yuanzhang will take advantage of this situation and stab Youzhou from behind!"
Dou Jiande was also a tycoon of his generation and immediately understood Yang Gao's intentions.
Yang Gao nodded slightly: "I have decided to send troops across the sea to rescue Youzhou, but it will take a long time to reach Youzhou from the south of the Yangtze River. If Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly attacks during this period, I believe Luo Yi will not be able to withstand it no matter what. living!"
Dou Jiande curled his lips and sneered: "Wouldn't it be better to let Zhu Yuanzhang occupy Zhuojun? I know his ability very well, and it is much stronger than Luo Yi. If he guards Zhuojun, I think it is possible to keep Zhuojun. Sex is much greater than being guarded by Luo Yi!”
Yang Gao shook his head: "Mr. Dou, you have dealt with Luo Yi for many years, so you should know this person very well. If Zhu Yuanzhang really attacks him and pushes him hard, do you think he will not surrender to Temujin or... Wanyan Aguda? Taking a step back, even if Zhu Yuanzhang captured Zhuojun with a surprise attack, could he really save Zhuojun from hundreds of thousands of barbarians with his strength?"
"Zhu Yuanzhang can't do it, why can you do it?"
Dou Jiande suddenly became unhappy, his face turned red, and his eyes towards Yang Gao became unkind again. But it's no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang actually inherited Dou Jiande's mantle. Looking down on Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is basically looking down on Dou Jiande's strength.
Yang Gao looked calm and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I look down on Hebei's strength, but that's the fact. Since you were captured by me, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Heitai fought for power. Although Zhu Yuanzhang won the final victory, But the loss is still the internal strength of the Hebei Army. Moreover, Hebei is surrounded by enemies on all sides. Generals Xue Rengui, Chang Yuchun, and Yang Ye are in charge of the Central Plains, and Li Tang's 100,000-strong army in Bingzhou is also eyeing him. How many troops can Zhu Yuanzhang mobilize to go north? Youzhou? I did this to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from being so greedy for profit that he could not clearly see the situation and use troops. Not only was he defeated, but in the end he allowed the Hulu to burn the war to the interior of Hebei."
After hearing this, Dou Jiande was like a deflated ball, his head hanging down and silent. After a long time, he slowly said: "Although I don't like what you just said, I have to admit that you did state a fact. So I will write this statement, but I can't guarantee whether Zhu Yuanzhang will listen to it."
Yang Gao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Dou. Although I grew up in a deep palace, I also know that the strong men in Yanzhao are mostly heroes and knights who value righteousness over life. If Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't listen to your old saying, The Lord’s advice is to ignore the people of Youzhou for his own selfish desires, so I believe that his position will no longer be secure.”
"That's the truth!" Dou Jiande nodded proudly, "We Hebei men are all upright heroes. We put righteousness first in everything. The ones we admire the most are heroes like Yu Rang and Jing Ke. "
Dou Jiande paused and continued: "In addition, I have one more thing to ask you."
Yang Gao waved his hand and said: "Please say it. As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree!"
Dou Jiande pointed to the three people beside him and said in a deep voice: "These three are all my old troops, and their rebellion against the Sui Dynasty was entirely because of me. When the Hulu went south, I, as a Han, wanted to do my part. But I also know that it’s impossible for you to let me out, so I hope you can let these three of my old subordinates go with the army to rescue Youzhou.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Gao immediately turned his attention to Xiong Kuohai, Cao Dan and Song Zhengben. Xiong Kuohai, who was born in the border area, was the first to express his stance. He clasped his hands and said angrily: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, you just heard it. I grew up in Bingzhou when I was young. Hulu and I have a sworn relationship." This time I beg His Majesty the Emperor to let me go with the army and let me and Hulu have a hearty battle to avenge my relatives!"
Song Zhengben was originally a Sui official. When he was captured in the Central Plains, he had the idea of submitting after witnessing the power of the Sui army. However, he suppressed this idea because he was grateful for Dou Jiande's courtesy. But now that Dou Jiande had spoken, Song Zhengben no longer hesitated, immediately knelt down on the ground, cupped his hands and said: "The guilty minister Song Zhengben is willing to submit to the Sui Dynasty. In the future, he is willing to be loyal to His Majesty and the Sui Dynasty with all his heart and soul. Come and atone for the sins of the guilty minister and the sinful minister’s old master!”
Cao Dan was Dou Jiande's brother-in-law, and he always followed Dou Jiande's lead. In addition, he loved Dou Xianniang's niece very much. During the two or three years in Jiangdu, he had many contacts with Dou Xianniang. After lobbying for many times, there was not much resistance to surrendering to Yang Gao. At this time, he knelt down and said: "Cao Dan, the guilty general, is willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty!"
The surrender of the three men made Yang Gao happy, but just in case, Yang Gao quickly opened the system and secretly ordered: "System, help me test the four-dimensional abilities and loyalty values of these three people to see if they are It’s not a false surrender.”
"Ding dong, the character detection program is being executed, host please wait for a moment..."
"Ding dong, the system test is completed. The test object is Xiongkuohai, with a command score of 73, force of 101, intelligence of 50, and politics of 39. The current allegiance is to Dou Jiande, with a loyalty value of 99."
"Ding dong, the test subject Song Zhengben has a commanding score of 71, a force of 48, an intelligence of 89, and a politics of 87. The current loyal target is: Yang Gao, with a loyalty value of 67."
"Ding Dong, the test subject Cao Dan has a commanding score of 78, a force of 84, an intelligence of 64, and a politics of 52. The current loyal target is: Yang Gao, with a loyalty value of 85."
After listening to the system's test, Yang Gao immediately felt relieved and said secretly: "It seems that they are indeed surrendering. Among them, Xiong Kuohai has a simpler mind and did not understand what Dou Jiande meant. He is willing to join me. Just because he hated the Hu people, his allegiance was still to Dou Jiande. Song Zhengben and Cao Dan had already understood what Dou Jiande meant, so their allegiance had been changed to me. Among them, Cao Dan was because of Dou Xianniang's relationship. , so his loyalty to me is relatively high. And Song Zheng was originally a scholar, but he still had some concerns because he helped Dou Jiande resist the Sui Dynasty before, so his loyalty value is not high yet."
