Chastity Layman

"Open the dock door, and I'll get my uncle's head back!"

Yang Xun shouted loudly, and he was about to go down.

Yang Jiyuan stretched out and shouted feebly, "Don't go!"

"Grandfather, is uncle's head stuck outside the castle gate like this?"

"Don't go, that's Qin Lang's trick, don't fall for it." Yang Jiyuan said with a deep heartache, covering his heart. Although the situation was in chaos, after half his life, he could still tell at a glance that Qin Lang was deliberately provoking and seducing.

"I once heard that Qin Lang's father, Qin Qiong, fought with the emperor of Chang'an. If he encountered a stubborn enemy defending the city, Qin Qiong would deliberately rush to the enemy's city alone with a gun, stick his big iron spear into the ground, and mock him. But when the city guards came out to snatch the big iron gun, they would find that the gun could not be pulled out, and Qin Qiong would always rush to him on horseback again, killing people, raising guns, and Put the enemy's head on the iron gun to show off, demoralize the defenders, and strengthen the army!"

Yang Jiyuan said to his sons weakly, "I don't know how many times Qin Qiong used this trick back then, and I don't know how many people have been fooled. His big iron gun has been invited by the Emperor Chang'an to be treasured in the palace and listed as a treasure in the Tang Dynasty. National grand ceremonies are bound to be brought out on important occasions. My son, you must never be fooled by Qin Lang again, your uncle lost his life because he underestimated the enemy and was fooled by him."

Yang Xun, Yang Qin and other brothers saw that General Qin had planted his uncle's head on his uncle's flag and stood in front of Wumen, and the man surnamed Qin had already returned two hundred steps away from Wubao.

"Grandpa, I'm sure to get my uncle's head and flag back before the Qin thief returns." Yang Xun said unconvinced.

Yang Jiyuan closed his eyes, "Don't go, no one is allowed to come out of the fort to fight without my order, anyone who violates this will be killed!"

On Lang Son Dock, there is a sign of no battle hanging high, and the city gates are closed so that no one dares to fight.

Qin Yong stared at the horse for a while, but he didn't see anyone coming out, so he couldn't help curling his lips, "The Yang family in Langshan usually eats too much tortoise feet, so they are very good at filling tortoises? Are you so cowardly?"

Qin Lang sat on the horse and looked carefully at Langshanwu. This fort was really well built, much better than the barbarian villages that he saw along the way. It is very big, and the Qiongqi River was built in the city, which not only solves the problem of drinking water, but also makes the Wubao alive when defending. The two water gates are two living ports, and the army can come out by boat at any time and go around to attack. The side of the soldiers and horses.

The walls of Wubao are tall and strong, and it is said that there is a lot of food stored in Yangjiawu, so if the conventional method of siege is followed, even if he has more than 10,000 people to attack, it is estimated that the opponent may not be out of food after a year or two of siege. For myself, more than 10,000 people came over the fort, and there are twelve other forts behind, and the food and grass must not be replenished.

"It seems that the Yang family is determined to fight us to the end. This Yang Jiyuan is a ruthless person, and he will not even want his brother's corpse."

Touching his head, Qin Lang said, "It seems that we still need a secret weapon. Let everyone set up camp first, prepare to cook, and wait until it gets dark!"

Although he holds the secret weapon of gunpowder in his hand, the Yangjiawu Fort is not the Huangjia Village in Shuikou. The gate of Wubao is tall and thick, and it is also covered with bricks. It is impossible to easily explode it. Explosive technique.

First study out the weak areas of the Wubao, then dig a tunnel to the bottom, use a coffin to fill the gunpowder and blast it underneath, collapse a section, and then rush in.

So it is more suitable to dig tunnels at night.

Tens of thousands of people camped two miles away from Wubao. It was such a long distance, which fully demonstrated the confidence of the Qin family. They were not afraid of the Yang family coming out of the camp, and even expected them to come.

The cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks and geese that accompanied the army were slaughtered directly by the Qiongqi River.

Some went to cut wood and set up fences, some collected dry wood to make fire, and some were responsible for drinking horses and grazing.

In the camp, some people were setting up tents, some were building sheds, and some were digging toilets. Those who had tents came from Chang'an with Qin Lang, while those who cut trees and cut grass to build huts on the spot were mostly barbarians.

Qin Yong personally patrolled the camp and ordered that no matter the Han or barbarian, every fifty people must dig a toilet pit and prepare a pile of soil next to it. After the soldiers used the toilet, they should take soil to cover it to ensure hygiene and prevent epidemics.

"Water must be boiled and cooled before drinking. Unboiled water is forbidden!"

"Wash your hands before eating and after using the toilet!"

Qin Lang attaches great importance to sanitation and epidemic prevention. There are special military hospitals and epidemic prevention inspectors in the team. Whenever he camps in a place, he will send people to check the water source. The water will also add some medicinal materials to prevent heatstroke.

At dusk, the autumn wind blows.

In front of Lang Son Dock, beside the Qiongqi River, more than 10,000 people went about their business in a noisy but orderly manner.

There were those who patrolled the camp, those who collected firewood and carried water, those who drank horses and grazed, those who set up camp and set up tents, those who lit fire for cooking, and those who sharpened guns and repaired armor.

Yang Jiyuan had recovered a bit, and stood on the gate tower of Wubao again, overlooking the Qin family camp outside the fort.

The more I looked at it, the more frightened I was, I thought it would be a mob, but who knew that there were more than 10,000 people in such an orderly manner, even if they set up a camp, they would be so neat.

The soldiers on patrol there were even more fully armed, with helmets and armor on horseback for battle.

Flawless!

Lao Yang sighed again.

I feel more and more regretful.

"Grandpa, let's fight with him. There are so many horses surnamed Qin, and people eat horse chews. How long can they last? Don't look at him being very arrogant now. In a few days, he will have to beg for mercy." Yang Xun said .

Lao Yang remained silent.

"Go to the treasury to get five thousand taels of gold, and I will distribute it to the soldiers and young adults in Wuzhong."

"Five thousand taels? It's too much. Just take some money, silk and food, and give some rewards. How can you use so much?"

"Let you go, you go! What are you doing with so much nonsense?" Lao Yang is still rather old-fashioned. At this time, no matter how much money there is in the treasury, it is not entirely his own. No matter how stingy he is, he is reluctant to do it What?

"Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. If you want to defend Wubao, you have to rely on everyone. As long as you keep it, what's the point of giving up a little money?"

Pigs and cattle are slaughtered outside the city, and the food is fragrant.

The city is distributing gold and silver, but it is also full of laughter.

All of a sudden, the city was very lively.

dusk.

A cavalry came.

Ah Huang led the people to the tent of Commander Banner of the Chinese Army.

"Sanlang, express letter from Chang'an, the governor of Guizhou Li Xizhi sent troops to escort it."

Messenger travels all over the place.

"Ten days, I only spent ten days." The messenger smiled after seeing Qin Lang.

It took only ten days for the messenger to run nearly five thousand miles, which shocked Qin Lang. What kind of important news made him rush so desperately to deliver the letter?

"But what happened in Chang'an?"

"Big thing, big thing, big good thing!"

Jieli was captured alive, and the Eastern Turkic Monan Shanyutai Hanting was destroyed. Of course, this is a great thing.

When Qin Lang was still asserting his prestige with the barbarians in the wilderness of Lingnan, the imperial court finally launched the Northern Expedition.

A total of 180,000 elite troops were dispatched from six groups, led by Dai Guogong Li Jing, Qi Guogong Qin Qiong was in Taiyuan to coordinate the transfer of money and food, and Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji went to Dingxiang to supervise the army.

All six strikes together, the momentum of thunder.

More than a year of preparation has been accumulated.

At the beginning of October, Li Jing led 3000 cavalry from Mayi, Shuozhou, entered Eyangling, and captured Xiangcheng by night raid. As a result, the small court of the Later Sui Dynasty supported by the Turks was broken.

Jieli Khan heard about the sudden arrival of the Tang army in Shanyutai, and decided that since Li Jing, the coach, had arrived, the main force of the Tang army must have followed, so before he was ready to face the battle, he hurriedly led Khan Ting's troops directly to Withdrew north, crossed the Yinshan Baidao, and withdrew the Golden Wolf banner to Qikou.

Li Jing sent people to spread rumors that the heavenly soldiers had arrived.

Jieli's confidant Kang Sumi was originally left behind by Jieli to gather various troops to resist the Tang army, but was instigated by the secret stakes sent by the Zhenfu Division to him.

So Kang Sumi went to Dingxiang City to ask Li Jing to surrender, and he surrendered to Tang Dynasty with his troops and horses.

When Jieli heard that Kangsumi had surrendered to Tang, Qikou was so frightened that he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he had to continue to retreat, and met Chai Shao's Jinhedao army by the Hun River. The two armies fought, and left before they won. He fled all the way to the vicinity of Baidao, but was intercepted by the Tongmodao army led by Li Ji, who was out of the cloud, and was defeated.

Jieli retreated from Tieshan and summoned the remnants.

As for the Turkic tribes in Monan, after hearing of Jieli's defeat, many of them were persuaded to surrender by the envoys sent by the Tang army and instigated rebellion. They all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and refused to be called.

Jieli had no choice but to run east again, trying to escape to the east and attach himself to his nephew Tuli.

As a result, near the Qinjiakou, they encountered the Tutuan cavalry sent by Youzhou Cheng Yao Jinniu Jinda, Su Dingfang, Dou Hongxian, and the Hebei Tutuan and Mohe cavalry led by Li Jinxing's three generals raided in the middle of the night.

Three thousand Han Hu Qingqi made a surprise attack in the middle of the night, and Su Dingfang even let his subordinates use the banner of Li Jing.

Jieli's tens of thousands of horses dispersed for a while, and he fled with only a few thousand horses.

After the defeat, Jieli sent people to ask Tang Jun to surrender, saying that he was willing to enter Chang'an to plead guilty and surrender.

However, he just wanted to get another chance to breathe, so that he could collect the remnants and flee eastward, waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback.

Su Dingfang believed that the war opportunity was precious and had no time to ask Cheng Yaojin or Li Jing for instructions, so he replied pretending to agree to ask the emperor for instructions, reported to the court, and at the same time sent people to send a lot of good wine to comfort him.

When Jieli saw the messenger and received the fine wine, he really thought that the Tang army had fallen for his plan to slow down the troops, so he relaxed a lot of his nervous guard.

Unexpectedly, Su Dingfang was also ruthless, pretending to agree to Jieli's request to report to the Emperor Chang'an for him, and pretending to give wine to appease him on the other side. As soon as the position of Xieli and the number of followers were determined, he immediately chose him. Eight hundred fine riders set off overnight.

Under the cover of thick fog, Su Dingfang had been fighting seven miles before Jieli's camp before he was discovered. The fog was so thick that Xieli didn't know how many Tang troops had come.

Xieli didn't dare to fight, so he got on his horse and fled eastward, and his troops were even more scattered.

Su Dingfang pursued all the way for thirty miles, and after a fierce battle, Jieli and his son Dieluo Shi were captured alive. , Princess Yicheng of Kedun Sui, who had been in Turkic for 30 years, was also captured.

When the news was sent to Youzhou, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda were shocked, and hurriedly led their troops to Saibei to respond. Li Jing was still looking for the trace of Jieli. Hearing that Su Dingfang of Cheng Yaojin's department had already arrested Jieli , is also very surprised.

After repeatedly confirming that he was speechless, he galloped to Chang'an and won the victory of the emperor!

Li Shimin laughed happily when he heard the good news, and even danced directly in the hall in front of all the officials!

On the one hand, the emperor sent people to Youzhou to escort Jieli back to Chang'an, on the other hand, he sent people to announce the great victory to the world, and the whole country celebrated together!