Tian Hu's implanted identity was a bandit leader in the Bashu area. When Li Xiaogong led his army into Shu, he saw that the Tang army was powerful, and he also heard that several of his friends in Guanzhong who were also rebels had good fortunes after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty. In order to improve their future, they also joined the Tang army in order to gain some fame and fortune.
It's a pity that Tian Hu's wishful thinking finally came to nothing. When the rebel forces in Guanzhong surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan had just raised his troops. It was a time when development was urgently needed, so Li Yuan treated these surrendered rebel bandits with high officials and generous salaries.
When Tian Hu surrendered, the Tang Dynasty had already made great efforts in Guanzhong and looked at all the heroes in the world. Li Xiaogong's conquest of Shu was also pushed forward without much resistance at all. Tian Hu's surrender naturally didn't mean much. Li Xiaogong just casually rewarded Tian Hu with the position of partial general.
Tian Hu had great hopes when he returned to the Tang army, but in the end he only got the position of a partial general, which naturally made him resent Li Xiaogong.
What happened after that made Tian Hu's resentment towards Li Xiaogong even deeper.
Tian Hu was able to rally people to rebel in Bashu because of his two generals, Bian Xiang and Shan Shiqi. After Tian Hu returned to the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiaogong discovered these two fierce generals when he was reorganizing his men, and promoted them to Tian Hu's head.
The past Buqu actually came to his head. Tian Hu himself was not a broad-minded person. He had objections at that time. Just because the people of Bashu were at peace, Bian Xiang and Shan Shiqi gradually began to distance themselves after being reused by Li Xiaogong. Facing him, Tian Hu had no choice but to suppress the resentment in his heart.
But now that Li Xiaogong kept him as queen, in his opinion, this was no different than sending him to death. Yun Tianbiao's slap completely aroused his inner rebellion.
At the moment, he didn't know what to say. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Yun Tianbiao and Luda were not distracted by the battle, he quietly walked down the city wall with dozens of his followers and ordered the soldiers guarding the city gate to open the city gate.
"General Tian, the Sui army is currently attacking the city. If we open the city gate at this time, wouldn't we let all the Sui army in?"
The captain guarding the city gate said that he had put his hand on the handle of the sword and said with a vigilant look: "General Tian, what do you want?"
Tian Hu laughed ferociously, unsheathed his sword at lightning speed, cut off the captain's head with the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Li Xiaogong is a dog thief with unknown rewards and punishments, and now he leaves us here to do his bidding." A scapegoat. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Brothers, open the city gates with me and submit to the Sui army!"
These cronies behind Tian Hu were all gangsters, and they always liked to fight with force. After being recruited by Li Xiaogong, they repeatedly violated military discipline. Li Xiaogong was strict in managing the army, so he would naturally not show mercy to them.
Following Tian Hu's order, these soldiers who were dissatisfied with Li Xiaogong immediately rushed forward, brandishing their weapons like a pack of wolves preying on prey. In an instant, they killed the soldiers guarding the city gate and opened the closed city gate. .
The charging Sui army suddenly saw the city gate wide open and was stunned for a moment. Fearing that the Tang army had any conspiracy, they quickly formed a defensive formation on the spot.
"The general Li Xiaogong left behind must be his loyalist, but it is impossible for all of the thousands of Tang troops guarding the city to sacrifice their lives for the Tang Dynasty. This must be an internal strife among the defenders in the city."
Li Sulue, the general who commanded the infantry to attack the city, figured out the key after thinking about it and made a prompt decision: "Send an order to the entire army to attack the city immediately without hesitation. Then he sent someone to report to General Su Dingfang in the rear. There was internal strife among the Tang troops in the city and the city gate was closed. Open, ask him to attack quickly!"
"Kill, destroy the Kui Gate and destroy the Tang thieves!"
Following Li Su's order, the Sui army's infantrymen who were climbing bravely turned their guns and swarmed towards the city gate.
Su Dingfang, who was following the siege infantry, immediately ordered an all-out attack after receiving Li Su's message. The two generals, Lu Junyi and Jiang Song, each led five thousand cavalry and rushed towards the city gate to cover up the enemy.
"Although this general, the villain Tian Hu, was a partial general of the Tang army, he has always been interested in the Sui Dynasty. It's just that Li Xiaogong has extremely strict control over the army, and the villain has never been able to find the opportunity to serve the Sui Dynasty."
Tian Hu, who was seizing the city gate, saw Li Su coming in and was dressed as a general. He immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and expressed his intention: "To this day, General Yue Fei is approaching Chengdu, and Li Xiaogong has no choice but to lead the main force. Withdrawing to the west, only the villain and Yun Tianbiao were left to guard Kuimen. Only then did the villain find the opportunity to greet Master Wang!"
Li Su nodded slightly. No matter what purpose Tian Hu had in surrendering, now was not the time to delve into it.
"General Tian was able to open the city gate for our army this time and avoid a large number of casualties. This battle must be remembered as General Tian's first contribution. However, the war is not over now, and there are still some remnants of the Tang army in the city who are stubbornly resisting."
"General Tian, you have been stationed in Kuimen with Li Xiaogong for a long time. You must be very familiar with the situation inside the pass. Please ask General Tian to lead our army and surrender those Tang troops who are still resisting our army. After this battle is over, I will definitely General Tian is asking for merit. Your Majesty and the marshals have clear rewards and punishments. When the time comes, General Tian will definitely be promoted to a higher rank and enjoy endless glory and wealth."
After hearing what Li Su said, Tian Hu was immediately overjoyed. Without saying a word, he became the guide of the Sui army and led the Sui army forward.
Yun Tianbiao, who was fighting with Ruda on the city wall, suddenly saw flames blazing into the sky at the city gate, and countless Sui soldiers were swarming in. He was frightened, and hurriedly feinted to force Luda back. He then carried the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and walked along The corridor rushes down the city wall.
As soon as they got off the wall, a few trusted soldiers covered in blood stumbled over, claiming that Tian Hu had rebelled, and seized the city gate to let the Sui army enter the city.
"Ah! Tian Hu Dog Thief, I will definitely cut you into pieces!"
After hearing this, Yun Tianbiao was immediately furious, and he smashed down the Qinglong Saber in his hand, causing sparks to fly on the ground.
A confidant at the side cautiously suggested: "General Yun, now that the city gate has been lost, our army is gone. I think we should retreat quickly!"
Yun Tianbiao shook his head bitterly and gritted his teeth and said: "His Royal Highness ordered me to guard Kuimen for three days to buy time for him to retreat westward. But now he has just left for a few hours and I have lost Kuimen. How can I have the face to see him? There is no need to say anything. Today, I, Yun Tianbiao, have no choice but to die to serve my country. If you are afraid, just leave now, I, Yun Tianbiao, will never blame you."
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Tian Hu's cronies are all villains who are as greedy for fame and wealth as him, while Yun Tianbiao's cronies are all loyal people.
After listening to Yun Tianbiao's words, several close friends looked at each other and said together: "General Yun, we brothers will never be as greedy and afraid of death as that thief Tian Hu. Today we will accompany General Yun together. Underworld!"
"Well, I, Yuntianbiao, am so lucky to have brothers like you all my life!"
Yun Tianbiao laughed and said: "Since all the brothers are willing to follow me, let's go find that thief Tian Hu first, and drag him down to hell even if it means death."
