Chapter 12 The Twelfth Chapter of King Qin Listening to the Music of Breaking the Array at Night

At dusk, Jiezhou was surrounded like an iron barrel by the swarming Tang army.Yuchi Jingde and Xun Xiang stood between the battlements, looking at the endless Tang army below, the sadness in their hearts was unspeakable for a moment. The scattered defeated soldiers in the front fled back to Jiezhou. Although they were vague, they were very sure that Song Jingang had already escaped and fled northward, and Jiezhou must have been abandoned.At that moment, Yuchi Jingde and Xunxiang felt abandoned by him.Think about it, the battlefield is only ten miles away from Jiezhou, Song Jingang should return to Jiezhou to pack up his troops and fight the Tang army again.After all, the Tang army was at the end of its battle when it ran for hundreds of miles. Why was Song Jingang so unwise and became a frightened bird?

Yuchi Jingde stared into Xunxiang's eyes and said: "Brother Xunxiang, now we have three options: one is to break through and return to Taiyuan; the other is to stick to Jiezhou; the third is to surrender to the Tang army. Which one do you think is suitable for us?" Xun Xiang frowned and said: "These three roads are not advisable. With our 8,000 troops, it may be difficult to stick to it. There are not many troops in Taiyuan, and it will still end in defeat. If we surrender the Tang army, we will be surrendered in the end. What will it be like?" It's not very good."

The two were speechless for a while. At this time, Li Shimin led the generals to stand below, and Cheng Yaojin opened his throat and shouted: "Yuchi Heizi, Song Jingang has already fled in a big defeat. The King of Qin has the virtue of living well. I advise you not to resist any longer. According to me, A good bird chooses a tree to live in, so you go down to the city, and from now on you will be a minister of the same palace as my old Cheng." Yuchi Jingde didn't say a word, Xun Xiang suddenly said: "Jingde, why don't we let this blue-faced thief come up to negotiate terms, and we can also try Li Shimin's sincerity in recruiting and surrendering."

Yuchi Jingde nodded, and said: "Okay, let Cheng Yaojin come up. Brother Xunxiang, that day we fought with Li Shimin in Lishi Valley. Afterwards, I kept thinking that this person is quite benevolent, like Qin Shubao Aren’t Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Yaojin all surrendered generals? Look at their hard work, the virtuous minister is loyal! We went to Song Jingang, and when it came to a critical moment, he didn’t even say hello, and ran away alone. Maybe, we never It was wrong in the first place." Looking for Xiangtou stretched out outside the battlements and shouted to let Cheng Yaojin enter the city.

Cheng Yaojin entered the city gate and climbed up the steps. When he saw the two of them, he said carelessly, "Heizi, what are you waiting for? Song Jingang has run away, and Liu Wuzhou from Taiyuan probably won't stay long. You also want to follow them." Fleeing to the north to see the faces of the Turkic people? The food is not delicious! Now the Tang Dynasty is in full swing, and the King of Qin is recruiting talents, like me, old Cheng, who ran here for nothing. I’m telling you the truth, King Qin I value you very much, so I took this opportunity to run over quickly, after passing this village, there will be no such shop, so what are you waiting for?"

After listening to Cheng Yaojin's ingenious persuasion, a smile appeared on Yuchi Jingde's black face.Xun Xiang was indifferent, and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Yaojin, we can surrender, but there are two conditions. One is that we have surrendered the Tang Dynasty, and now the 8,000 troops in the city are still under the command of me and Jingde; If you treat us slowly, we will leave immediately. You go, if Li Shimin agrees to these two conditions, we will open the city gate and surrender." Seeing Cheng Yaojin leave, Yuchi Jingde said to Xunxiang: "Brother Xunxiang, you are so unnecessary. Since you want to surrender, why do you keep these tails? Maybe Li Shimin and us will have trouble again."

Li Shimin heard Cheng Yaojin's two conditions for finding a relative, and asked them about their performance on the spot. He raised his sword and shouted to the city: "General Yuchi and General Xunxiang, I agree to all the conditions you put forward. Now In front of all the soldiers, I, Li Shimin, solemnly swear: whoever breaks the alliance, has this tree!" After he finished speaking, he swung his knife and chopped off a tree as thick as his wrist in front of him, only to hear the tree click and be chopped off in the middle. broken. When Yuchi Jingde saw it, he hurriedly ordered the city gate to be opened. He walked out of the city gate with Xunxiang, and prostrated himself on the ground to ask Li Shimin to surrender.Li Shimin got off his horse, trotted up to them and said in a loud voice: "General Yuchi, General Xunxiang, you come and return, Shimin is thinking about dreams day by day!"

Yuchi Jingde was so emotional for a moment that he was too excited to speak.At this time, Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and said: "Heizi, hurry up and get some food. For today, King Qin, we have been naked for three days and three nights, and we have not eaten a grain of rice." Yuchi Jingde hurriedly said: "Qin King, please enter the city quickly, I will let them fix the banquet immediately, and welcome the wind for His Highness." Li Shimin said: "Jingde, tell your subordinates to make more corn and rice, and some wine is the best. I want to eat with all the soldiers. They followed me, and they suffered a lot this trip." Yuchi Jingde and Xun Xiang Enter the city to arrange after agreeing.

Li Shimin turned to the back again, and said, "Brother Bite Jin, you sent an order to tell everyone not to overeat. Everyone has been hungry for several days, and if they eat too much all of a sudden, they will get sick." Yuchi Jingde's 8,000 people suddenly turned into a cooking army, and the aroma of corn coming out of the pot made everyone salivate.Jiezhou city was full of joy tonight, and Tang Jun, who was hungry, ate corn and rice, as if he had eaten delicacies from mountains and seas. Li Shimin eats a lot, and he still doesn't feel full after eating three bowls, but he finally restrained himself from putting down his rice bowl.After throwing the bowl, seeing Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao still gobbling it up, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "You two brothers, take it easy, our business is not over yet."

Li Shihe Yuchi Jingde and others came to surround Li Shimin. Li Shimin wiped his mouth and said, "Jingde, thank you for filling our stomachs. Next, you need to find us a place to rest. We should close our eyes." Already." Yuchi Jingde said repeatedly: "I have already made arrangements, there are enough residences in the city, and I will keep everyone sleeping until dawn." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "It's not the time to sleep until dawn, Shixiong, and you will make arrangements. Tonight, we will cook at three o'clock, set off at five o'clock, and send troops to Bingzhou to find our rightful master, Liu Wuzhou. Respect, You and General Xunxiang will continue to guard Jiezhou here."

Liu Wuzhou heard the news of Song Jingang's defeat in Taiyuan, and also heard that Yuchi Jingde and Xun Xiangxiang were in Tang Dynasty. The soles of his feet seemed to be oiled.When Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang arrived at the Eastern Turkic Tent, Luo Khan, who was in charge, didn't think much of them.Unbearably lonely, Song Jingang quietly attracted the old troops to go south, which aroused the suspicion of Chuluo Khan, who sent someone to chase and kill him, and also beheaded Liu Wuzhou for public display.This is a later story. Li Shimin led the army to the city of Taiyuan. The people in the city have released Changsun Shunde, Liu Hongji, Tang Jian, the envoy of Bingzhou, and Li Zhongwen, the general manager of the Bingzhou Road, who were imprisoned at the same time. Tang Jian and Li Zhongwen immediately presided over the political affairs and sent people to clean up. Jieting greeted Li Shimin.Li Shimin had a very good reputation in Taiyuan. When the people saw the return of the former Erlang, they lined up to welcome him and crowded the streets and alleys. Li Shimin lightly controlled "Telepiu" and entered the city. Seeing the enthusiasm of the people, he hurriedly got off his horse and signaled to them.The recovery of Fen and Jin in this campaign completely eliminated Liu Wuzhou's heart disease that had been lingering for many days, and his joy was beyond words.The elder Sun Shunde and Liu Hongji also came out to greet them with the crowd. Li Shimin saw them and said with a smile: "Brother Shunde and Hongji, you can do one thing or two in everything, and you can't do it again. I have rescued you from prison twice. There was a third time, and even I didn't know what the outcome would be." Liu Hongji was ashamed and remained silent, and the elder Sun Shunde said: "Erlang, Hongji and I have already said that we will not leave behind you every step of the way from now on, and there is probably no chance of being captured again." Li Shimin shook his head with a smile, turned his head and said to Li Shiyan: "Brother Shi, the two of them joined the army here with the emperor, and they made great contributions. However, they are brave and careless. You might as well tell them your strategy when you are free." Li Shi cupped his hands and said: "King Qin's words are serious. Shi had heard the names of the two generals a long time ago. Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. They are finally unscathed. It is a matter of congratulations." Li Shimin laughed, and said: "Brother Shi, you are blaming me." He went up and held the hands of the two of them, and said earnestly, "Brother Shunde, Hongji, let's go, lead us to the resting place, and get some wine for you Suppression. Ambassador Tang and Director Li, when we arrive in Taiyuan, we will be dispatched by you parents and officials." A few days later, Shuozhou, Daizhou, Yunzhou and other places in the north led their land back. After this battle, the Tang Dynasty regained the lands of Fen and Jin.In the meantime, Li Shimin made a watch and sent it to Chang'an by express horse. After reading it, Li Yuan was overjoyed and ordered Tang Jian to remain as the peace ambassador of Bingzhou Road, and Li Zhongwen was still the marching commander of Bingzhou Road, so that Li Shimin returned to Chang'an after a rest. Tang Jun rested in Taiyuan for several days. Tang Jian and Li Zhongwen provided supplies diligently and meticulously.Li Shimin rested in the original Tang Gong's mansion, and all the generals also rested in the mansion with him.Two days later, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui led all the civil servants of Prince Qin's residence to Taiyuan. They had no time to rest, and under the leadership of Fang Xuanling, they received the maps in the city and comforted the soldiers. They were extremely busy. Li Shimin ordered everyone to rest in the mansion and not to disturb each other. After two days of sound sleep, he felt relieved.This day he finished his morning exercise, had breakfast, and went out of the house alone to inspect the camp.I saw that the camp was full of armor, and the washed underwear of the soldiers was also hung outside to dry.They fought continuously, and their underwear had been soaked several times with sweat and rain. The soldiers were itchy and their faces were painful.Changsun Wuji suggested that Tang Jian and Li Zhongwen try to prepare another set of clothes for the soldiers.Fortunately Liu Wuzhou escaped in a hurry, the original treasury had already had savings, and Liu Wuzhou moved the things from the Mayi treasury after he entered Taiyuan, so there was still a surplus for each set.All the soldiers brought the clothes and looked happy. Even though the river was still cold, the strong ones went to the Fen River to wash off their dirt and put on new clothes, as if they were celebrating the New Year. Li Shimingui was the first soldier of the King of Qin, and his deeds of sharing joys and sorrows with all the soldiers are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.As soon as he stepped into the camp, he was recognized by several people. They first knelt down to salute, and then called "King Qin", which shocked many people at once.Soon, people from all directions surrounded Li Shimin.Someone had already handed Li Shimin a few stools to sit on. Li Shimin also waved to everyone and said, "Everyone sit down. Today, the king is free, so I will have a good chat with everyone." Everyone didn't dare to sit on the same level as Li Shimin, so they stepped back a little and sat on the floor.Chang He sat at the front. Li Shimin once gave him a leg of lamb in Queshu Valley.They were speechless for a moment, they all stared blankly at Li Shimin. It was Li Shimin who broke the silence: "Why don't you say anything? My name is Shimin, but I am actually a commoner. Don't be restrained, just say whatever you want." He recognized Chang He's baby face and waved, "Your name is Chang He." ——Yes, Chang He, how did the leg of lamb taste that night?" Chang He was agitated for a while, but he didn't expect King Qin to remember his name in a hurry that day, and said loudly: "King Qin, the leg of lamb is not People are willing to eat, and everyone says: If the King of Qin doesn’t eat, how about us? He exerted all his energy out of thin air, and the next day, he exerted all his energy on the enemy army.” Li Shimin sighed softly: "It's a pity that the leg of lamb, I ate corn and rice in Jiezhou that day, and I feel that it is the best delicacy in the world. If I change the leg of lamb, it will be like dragon meat in the sky!" There was a chuckle. Li Shimin asked again: "This time we attacked from Baibi to Taiyuan. The journey is long and we have no food and no aid. However, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang fled watching the wind. Who can tell me: what did we rely on?" Li Shimin replied: "It's because of this energy! Up and down are of the same mind, and its benefits can cut gold. Sui Yangdi didn't care for the people, Xue Rengao, Liu Wuzhou, and Song Jingang treated people cruelly, and they couldn't last long. We use the teacher of benevolence and righteousness to bring peace to the world, so that It is everyone's wish for the common people to live a prosperous life, right?" Everyone answered in unison: "Yes." Chang He suddenly said: "To the King of Qin, there is a military song circulating in the army these days, how do we sing it?" Li Shimin nodded encouragingly. Chang He made a head start, and six out of ten people in the audience could sing this song.Their voices are different, and they sang in unison, which seemed bold and unrestrained. They just sang according to the melody: "Shoulu resigned to the head of state, and the general will punish the traitors. The salty song "Broken Array" is for the people of Taiping." Li Shimin listened to a few words. I understand that this is based on the old song "Broken Array", with a new melody and new lyrics added to the subtleties.When he heard the words of "the emperor's style in the four seas, the thousand years of virtue and water are clear; the uniforms are not worn, and today he has achieved success. The lord opened the Changli calendar, and the ministers are loyal to Dayou; after the emperor sees Yange, it will be a peaceful autumn." After reading the lyrics, my heart was shocked, and I realized that this song was a hymn to praise myself. Listening carefully to the meaning of the words, it was created after the army entered Taiyuan. After everyone finished singing, Li Shimin fell into deep thought, his heart was pounding, and he felt in shock that this song was the most meaningful and important gift he had ever received in his life. Li Shimin was so excited that he stood up, cupped his hands and said to the crowd: "Shimin is loved wrongly by everyone, and he is terrified. Chang He, I hear the lyrics are generous and beautiful, can you introduce me to the person who wrote the lyrics?" Chang He jumped up and said: "King Qin, please wait a moment, this person is nearby, I will go and call him." The name of the visitor is Lu Cai, from Qingping, Bozhou, and he is only twenty years old.Hearing that the King of Qin summoned him, he trotted over and fell down in front of Li Shimin, saying: "The villain Lu Cai went to the King of Qin. I heard that he was summoned because of the lyrics, and the villain was short-sighted. Don't write lyrics that offend the King of Qin." After speaking, he was sweating profusely . Li Shimin went up to help him, and said with a smile: "Seeing that your age is about the same as Chang He, I didn't expect you to have the talent for music, and you were mixed in the army. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui sought talents for this king, but they still missed you. Haha, the army is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.” Seeing that Li Shimin liked it, Lu Cai boldly said: "I report to the King of Qin, Lu Cai listened to soldiers praising His Majesty's military talents a lot when he was with the army. They knew that I had a good command of the rhythm, so they asked me to perform this old song with a slight change in the rhythm, and filled in new words. It became "Qin Wang Breaking the Array"." Li Shimin was overjoyed again when he heard the lyrics of this song and named it after his own title, and said in a repeated voice: "Okay, okay, if this song is played with musical instruments and accompanied by dance, I believe it will be better." Lu Caidao: "It's a pity that there are no eight voices in the army. If there are instrumental music and eight or sixty-four people rehearse the battle formation, the scene will be very beautiful." Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he said, "Okay, Lu Cai, this matter is up to you. Jinyang Palace has all the octave instruments and musicians. You can choose another sixty-four people to perform, and I will let Ambassador Tang , Director Li fully supports you. I will give you two days to practice this song skillfully, and then I will take people to watch it." After all, two days was too short, so Lu Cai spent another day, and he lived up to Li Shimin's expectations, successfully rehearsing "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Array". After having dinner that night, Li Shimin led a group of civil servants and generals into Jinyang Palace.There was a square in front of the Chengqing Hall in the middle, and Lu Cai used the square as the venue for the performance. The steps of the Chengqing Hall in front of him were filled with broad chairs. Li Shimin and his party filed in and sat down under the guidance. The middle of the square was vacated for dancers, and there were already twenty singers standing on the right hand, all of them were wearing soap silk cloth headscarves, scarlet silk robes, brocade sleeves, and scarlet trousers. The left hand side of the square is the performance place, and the musical instruments are divided into two parts and arranged in sequence.The northern head is Han, Qing and Shang musical instruments, including a chime bell, a chime, a harp, a sanxian, a percussion instrument, a se, a Qin pipa, a lying harp, a fear, a zither, a festival drum, a sheng, a flute, a xiao, and a chi One and two leaves each. Musicians wear purple hats decorated with bird feathers, large yellow sleeves, purple belts, wide-cut trousers, red cloth boots, and five-color ropes.The southern head is Kucha musical instruments, including vertical pipa, five-stringed pipa, sheng, horizontal flute, xiao, 筚篥, Maoyuan drum, Dala drum, waist drum, Jie drum, chicken drum, copper cymbals, and shellfish. Wearing a soap silk cloth headscarf, Bai Lianru, purple silk trousers, scarlet peepers. Knowing that King Qin came to enjoy the music and dance, everyone was very happy. When they came to watch the music and dance that they composed and performed in the army at the time of continuous killing and fighting, everyone had a very novel feeling in their hearts.Changsun Shunde and Cheng Yaojin happened to be sitting together. It was the first time for the two of them to see this kind of scene. They seemed to be unable to see through their eyes, and everything was full of novelty. Opened my eyes, but I don't know what rhythm is at all, don't they play the piano to the cow? I'm afraid they will disappoint King Qin's good intentions." Changsun Shunde also felt the same way. At that time, the moon was on the tip of the tip, the night in early spring, the evening breeze was blowing, and it was still a bit cool.A circle of deathly wind lanterns illuminated the surrounding area brightly. Only two flute musicians took the lead to play. Do your best.Soon, sheng and xiao music interspersed among them, bringing people into an empty and clear world.Chime bells and chime chimes sounded at the right time, presenting a bustling scene of bells and tripods, followed by qin, se, pipa, and konghou. The field depicts a scene of singing and dancing. At this time, I suddenly heard a different sound from the 筚篥, the sound of the Jiegu drum, the vertical pipa, and the clang of the five-stringed pipa, and the chorus immediately gave out the chilling air of a golden horse and an iron horse. The crowing of monkeys and the crying of ghosts in the middle of the night symbolize the invasion of rebels and destroy the original prosperous, peaceful and safe scene. Suddenly, the festival drum sounded, and the pipa simulated the sound of horns and horseshoes, showing the tense atmosphere and magnificent scenes of the battlefield.Hearing a shout from behind in unison, sixty-four warriors in armor, men and women, armed with knives and halberds rushed in in unison.The rhythm of the music changed immediately, and the sound of the pipa changed like a suona playing, reminiscent of the scene of the general going to war... Li Shimin watched and listened attentively, and his thoughts flew back to the scenes of the conquests over the years, and he couldn't help feeling mixed.The people around were also dumbfounded, with complex expressions on their faces, which must have evoked a lot of thoughts, even Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Shunde and other people who don't know the rhythm, also watched very intently, with joy, anger, sorrow and joy vividly on their faces . There are three changes in the dance, and each change has four changes, which takes more than an hour.At the end, the dancers exited the stage, symbolizing the success of King Qin's battle, and the music resumed the tone at the beginning. Twenty singers sang the lyrics along with the sound of the music. silence.Before Li Shimin could speak, Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Shunde over there couldn't hold back anymore, and shouted in unison: "Hello!" The crowd all looked at them, and Chu Liang, who was sitting beside the two of them, said with a smile: " The two generals also said that they were playing the piano against the cow before the opening, but now, I think they understand it." Cheng Yaojin said: "Why can't you understand? This dance is about fighting. The title of the song is "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Battle". We followed King Qin for many days and fought in the battle formation all day long. We are No matter how stupid you are, you can know a thing or two." Everyone couldn't help chuckling. Xue Shou left his seat and came in front of Li Shimin, cupped his hands and said: "King Qin's martial arts strategy is well known in the world, unexpectedly the army can perform this song spontaneously, this song dance is both heroic and elegant, really gratifying!" Li Shimin stood up and said to the crowd: "This king is very happy to hear and perform this song." He beckoned Lu Cai over and encouraged him, "Lu Cai, from now on you will come into my Prince Qin's mansion, this song has to be played well. Think about it. There are only sixty-four dancers, and the spirit is not grand enough. You can add another sixty-four people. In addition, the rhythm and lyrics need to be refined. I heard that some of them are rough. Go ahead, today's performers , the king has rewards. Also, Ambassador Tang and Director Li, I will lend this place to Lu Cai for a few days, so that they can continue to play. Whether it is the people in the city or the soldiers in the camp, as long as they like, they can come and watch .Since this piece of music is created by the military, let it be enjoyed by the people.” Li Shimin's voice suddenly changed, and his voice became high-pitched: "Generals and officials, think of me as the founder of the Tang Dynasty. Although I worked hard in gold and iron horses, I have never forgotten the word 'benevolence'. If we don't care about the people, just like Emperor Sui Yang How can there be this song when you know that the army is aggressive? Today, the king received a report that Wang Shichong of Luoyang is ready to attack Xin'an. We will have more wars in the future. I hope everyone will not forget this point: the teacher of Xingrenyi, To be able to attack must be conquered, and the battle must be won." After listening, everyone agreed in unison.At this time, the moon was already in the middle of the sky, and they seemed to have seen the dawn of the morning. The crowd gradually dispersed, Li Shimin suddenly remembered Chang He, and asked Fang Xuanling to promote him to the head of the army.Although he only met twice, Li Shimin had a good impression of him. Liu Wuzhou was defeated and returned to the Eastern Turks and was killed. Chuluo Khan lost one of his most loyal servants in the Central Plains.Seeing that Li Yuan's position is becoming more and more stable, the feeling in my heart is really hard to describe. Chuluo Khan's ancestor Ashina lived in the Afushui and Jianshui (two tributaries of the upper reaches of the Yenisei River in Russia) basin very early, and was first famous for wrought iron.In the middle of the fifth century, he was conquered by the Rouran tribe who lived in Ruoluoshui (Tula River, Mongolia), and became a forging slave of Rouran ever since.During the period of the Western Wei Dynasty, the Ashina family gradually became stronger through mutual trade with the Western Wei Dynasty, and soon established the Turkic Khanate, called Yili Khan, and conquered Rouran.In the Sui Dynasty, the Turkic cavalry often harassed the Sui Dynasty on the boundary line from Youzhou in the east to Hexi in the west.In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang (583 A.D.), Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty gathered a large army and defeated the Turks, causing them to split into two parts, East and West.The Western Turks, led by Datou and Abo, occupied a vast area from the Altai Mountains to the Aral Sea in the east; the Eastern Turks, led by Sabolo and Tuli, controlled the Great Wall in the south, Lake Baikal in the north, Wanshui in the east, and The area where Jianshui is connected. In order to rule the vast country, the Turks divided up many khans in various regions, and set up Yehu, Teller and other officials of 28 ranks.Due to the large number of khans, conflicts for power and profit often occurred within the Turks.After the division of Eastern and Western Turks, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty either appeased or used troops according to the characteristics of each khan.In the nineteenth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Qimin Khan of the Eastern Turks, who was leaning toward the Sui Dynasty, was defeated by Dulan Khan of the Eastern Turks and Datou Khan of the Western Turks. Qimin Khan led his troops south to the Sui Dynasty.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty designated the area with rich water and grass between Xia and Shengzhou (Hetao area) as the pastoral area of ​​Qimin Khan, and married his eldest daughter, Princess Yi'an, to him.When his son Shibi Khan came to the throne, the Sui Dynasty's national situation gradually changed. At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty could use the power of the country to appease him. Later, cavalry were often sent to the interior to make a fortune.Seeing the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he grasped the psychology of those who raised soldiers to seek backing, and agreed to everyone's request in exchange for benefits. At that time, Xue Ju, Li Gui, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and others all professed their ministers to him in the north and received the title of Khan. .Li Yuan was also not exempt from customs, and sent Liu Wenjing as an envoy to accept Biao as a minister.However, Li Yuan had an extra heart, knowing that the Turks' appeal to the Central Plains was not about land, but only about property, and his surrender was not complete.He was not stingy when paying tribute and property. Shibi Khan deliberately gave him the title of Khan, but he definitely refused to accept it, so as to be different from Liu Wuzhou and others. Compared with Bi Khan at the beginning, Chuluo Khan is much more gentle than his brother. As long as Li Yuan pays tribute on time, he never sends troops to harass him.Now that Liu Wuzhou was destroyed, he didn't think it was a big deal, but Ye Hu Tuyuhunxie felt that the situation was serious, and said to him: "Khan, looking at the stories of the Khanate and the Southern Dynasties in the past, there have always been one after another. When the Southern Dynasty was strong, The status of the Khanate is in jeopardy. It was an example when the Khanate was divided into two. In recent years, there have been civil strife in the Southern Dynasty, and princes from all walks of life have surrendered to us, from Khitan in the east, Tuyuhun and Gaochang in the west. We control millions of strings, The situation is extremely powerful. Now Li Yuan in Chang'an, first destroys Xue Rengao, then takes Li Gui to fix Longxi, and drives Liu Wuzhou out of Fenjin. His Southern Expedition has already broken through Yueyang. If this continues, Li Yuan is bound to unify the Southern Dynasties. The growing power is extremely detrimental to us.” Chu Luo Khan felt that Ye Hu Tuyu Hunxie's thoughts were not unreasonable, and asked perplexedly: "According to Qing, Li Yuan's ambition is not small. But now he is a vassal of the Khanate, even if he dominates the world, what's the problem? " "The old minister thinks that Li Yuan is an extraordinary person. Compared with other people, he called us a minister as a temporary measure. At the beginning, he only promised to pay tribute and give him the title of Khan, but he resolutely declined—— In his bones, he didn't take us seriously at all, maybe he thought it was a shame!" "Since this is the case, we must beware of Li Yuan!" "The old minister here has two strategies, up and down, and I ask the Great Khan to decide. The best strategy is that the Great Khan leads the cavalry to go south, sweep Fen and Jin, and take the Hedong, so that the east can communicate with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and the west can restrain Li Yuan and let them rely on each other. Segregated terrain cannot form a general climate; the worst policy is that now that He Dun has welcomed Queen Mother Xiao of the Sui Dynasty and her grandson Yang Zhengdao to the Yazhang, we will make Yang Zhengdao King of the Sui Dynasty, so as to attract and appease people who are facing the Sui Dynasty in the south. Send people to contact Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and ask them to defend against Li Yuan, and strive to form a tripartite force. Now that Liu Wuzhou and Xiao Xian have been defeated, only the two of them are left in the Central Plains who are qualified to fight Li Yuan. " According to Turkic customs, the Khan's wife is called Kehe Dun, and the son can be his wife and mother, and the younger brother can be his wife and sister-in-law.At the beginning, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty married his ancestral daughter, Princess Yi'an, to Qimin Khan. Later, Princess Yi'an died of illness, and Emperor Sui married his ancestral daughter, Princess Yicheng, to him as his successor.After the death of Qimin Khan, Princess Yicheng became the Kehe Dun of his son Shibi Khan.Shibi Khan died, and Princess Yicheng married Chuluo Khan.This Princess Yicheng is the distant niece of Empress Dowager Xiao. Yu Wenhua and Congjiang Du captured Empress Xiao to Liaocheng, where she was captured by Dou Jiande after the city was broken.Dou Jiande was very respectful to the Sui Dynasty. Princess Yicheng heard the news and sent someone to Hebei to ask for it from Dou Jiande. As a result, Empress Xiao and her grandson Yang Zhengdao were welcomed into the Turkic tent. Chuluo Khan thought about the two strategies proposed by Yehu Tuyuhunxie for a while, and quickly decided: "The best strategy you proposed is not advisable, the Khanate has too much land to manage, and it will be more difficult to take more land. As long as they donate more property, it will be fine. Your concerns are very reasonable, and you must beware of Li Yuan's dominance of the Southern Dynasty, so go ahead and do it according to the proposed policy." A few days later, Yang Zhengdao was indeed prosecuted by Luo Khan and made Sui king. Ye Hu Tuyu Hunxie sent messengers to Luoyang and Mingzhou with horses as gifts to contact Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande to complete their plan of alliance. When the envoy of Chuluo Khan arrived in Luoyang, Wang Shichong was overjoyed to see Turkic contacting him.While repairing books and preparing gifts to reply to Luo Khan, he ordered Prince Wang Xuanying to step up the attack on Xin'an City. Wang Shichong was a barbarian from the Western Regions. His grandfather Zhidaiyu died of illness after moving to Xinfeng. His grandmother took his father to marry another Wang family, so he changed his surname to Wang.Wang Shichong was awarded the prefect of Jiangdu County for his military merits. Emperor Sui Yang visited the south many times. He tried his best to flatter him, carved pools and terraces, and searched for treasures from afar to flatter Emperor Sui Yang. The siege of the Gang Army.Although he called himself Emperor Zheng and ruled the Central Plains, he had no big ambitions. Unlike Li Yuan, who spent all his time thinking about managing the Quartet, he just wanted to occupy Luoyang forever.The emperor put on a good show, he was self-willed, arbitrary, and suspicious of his subordinates, which caused a large number of generals such as Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Yaojin to leave him. When Li Shimin led the army to garrison Baibi, Li Yuan devoted most of his energy to dealing with Liu Wuzhou and took a defensive position against Wang Shichong.At this time, Li Yuan followed Qu Tutong's suggestion and sent someone to contact Dou Jiande to contain Wang Shichong.However, the strength of the Tang army in the east was limited after all. Seeing that the Tang army was weak, Wang Shichong sent troops to invade the prefectures and counties that had already fallen to Tang. Within a few months, all the prefectures in Henan fell.Wang Shichong tasted the sweetness, and saw that Dou Jiande had no intention of going south for a while, so he gradually became more courageous, and sent Prince Wang Xuanying to lead troops out of Cijian to attack Xin'an. This was the Tang army's first barrier facing Luoyang. Encouraged by Chuluo Khan, Wang Shichong became more courageous. He increased his troops by 10,000, demanding to take Xin'an quickly, and then head west to Tongguan.At that time, Li Shimin had not yet ended the Fen-Jin Campaign.When the news of Zheng Jun's attack reached Chang'an, Li Yuan was shocked and hurriedly discussed with Qu Tutong and others.Both Xiao Yu and Feng Deyi said that once Xin'an was lost, Tongguan was in danger, and they could not retreat.It is suggested to allocate troops and horses, and choose a general Dongju Wang Shichong, Luo Shixin, who was then the general manager of the Shanzhou Road Marching Army, was brave and good at fighting, so he could take up this post.Li Yuan accepted the suggestion and dispatched 50,000 troops, appointing Luo Shixin as the main general and Shi Danai as the deputy general, and quickly marched out of Tongguan to reinforce Xin'an. Luo Shixin is a person who is destined to fight frequently, and if there is no war, he will feel exhausted.He watched Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin, who came with him, follow the King of Qin's Northern Expedition, where the battle was in full swing.In order to ensure the use of troops in the northern war, Li Yuan ordered Luo Shixin not to provoke Wang Shichong without authorization. His daily priority in Shanzhou is to protect the environment and the people.Comparing the two, the eagerness in my heart is indescribable.On this day, Shi Danai brought fifty thousand generals and Li Yuan's imperial decree to see him. He suddenly showed his frown for several months, put on his horse in a hurry, and ordered all the soldiers to go out of Shanzhou to the east without rest. Shi Danai didn't go out with King Qin this time, so he was also filled with anger.When they left Shanzhou, the sun was already setting in the mountains. Luo Shixin ordered 20,000 cavalrymen to leave the infantry team and rush for fifty miles before burying pots to make food. Shi Danai was puzzled and asked, "Mr. After more than an hour, won't you camp tonight?" Luo Shidao said: "I have always heard that the King of Qin is good at fast riding and powerful strikes. You may not know that I, Luo Shixin, am also a desperate Saburo. General Shi, we will cook in the middle of the night, and we will rush to the city of Xin'an early tomorrow morning to catch Zheng Jun by surprise. Definitely good." Shi Danai laughed secretly in his heart, saying that Luo Shixin was brave and good at fighting, dare he has the temper of a desperate Saburo!Judging by his tone, he still wants to compete with Li Shimin. It is now the night of April 16th in the third year of Wude, the trees have sprouted buds, and the weeds are showing their heads.The breeze blows, bringing bursts of fragrance from the fields.The moon and stars are rare.Twenty thousand horses walk along the official road, and you can see the road conditions without using torches to illuminate the road. Luo Shixin rode in front of the team, and the suffering of the past few months was swept away, and he was extremely excited.Don't look at Li Yuan's slow and generous nature, but he is well versed in the way of controlling people.When Li Yuan appointed Luo Shixin as the general manager of the Shanzhou Road, he wanted to use Luo Shixin's bravery to frighten Wang Shichong and make him feel scruples.In order not to affect the overall situation, the soldiers and horses assigned to Luo Shixin were only enough for defense. Luo Shixin asked him for troops several times, but Li Yuan blocked them back because the war in the north was imminent.Now let Luo Shixin let go of his hands and feet, it depends on Luo Shixin's ability. Xin'an is located on Badou Mountain. The north of the city wall is facing the fast-flowing stream, the south is a vast swamp with no roads, and the east gate faces Luoyang.The Badu Mountain is not too high, but the slope is steep and slippery, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.The official road from Chang'an to Luoyang runs along the southern city wall of Xin'an. Whoever occupies Xin'an can retreat and defend, advance and attack, and block the official road.There were 5,000 Tang troops stationed in the city. In the past few days, Wang Xuanying led 10,000 troops to surround the city from the east, west, and south. , There are a lot of bows and crossbows in storage, and the soldiers try their best to defend to keep the city safe.However, the fighting time was too long, and there were many casualties in the city. On this day, Luoyang sent another 10,000 reinforcements, and the offensive became more and more fierce. Seeing that it was difficult to support for a long time, the defending captain sent Kuaiqi to go out of the siege to ask for help from Shanzhou. When Luo Shixin and Shi Danai led 20,000 horsemen to Xin'an, it was just dawn.The two immediately observed the enemy's formation on the hill opposite to Badou Mountain, and saw that Zheng Jun's banners surrounded Xin'an firmly on three sides.Except for the patrolling soldiers, everyone in the enemy camp was resting in their tents, thinking that they would come to rest at night after a day of attack yesterday, hoping to refresh themselves and fight again after dawn. Luo Shixin looked back at his men and horses, and saw 20,000 horses gradually gathering on the slope.During the rest at night, Luo Shixin ordered all the riders to wrap the prepared cloth on the hooves of the horses when they approached Xin'an, so as not to let the sound of the hooves alarm the enemy.However, the sound of 20,000 horses driving together was too loud, and even though they tried their best to cover it up, there was still a lot of noise.Looking at the enemy camp in front of them again, they were yelling and panicking at the moment, thinking they had already noticed the movement. Luo Shixin raised his Zhangba Rolling Cloud Spear and said: "Decree, all the soldiers will follow me and General Shi to charge, and the follow-up troops will come and enter as they come, and cut down when they see the enemy. Don't hold back any more formations." After finishing speaking, he shook his horse Reins, drove the horse to rush downhill, Shi Danai and others saw this and hurriedly followed. The Tang army entered the enemy camp condescendingly. At that time, Wang Xuanying had just heard the news that the Tang army was coming to the west. He was too frightened to organize a resistance, so he led the Chinese army back to Xin'an, and reined in the troops.Over there, Luo Shixin and Shi Danai rushed into the formation, cutting anyone they saw, and stabbing horses.Luo Shixin's Zhangba Rolling Cloud Spear made a superb performance, and Zheng Jun's soldiers turned their backs when they saw the gun.After killing for a while, he felt that it was not enough, so he held the gun in one hand and drew out the sword with the other, slashing or stabbing, unstoppable. After a while, the follow-up Tang troops crossed the hill to join the battle group. The Xin'an defenders saw reinforcements coming, they stayed half of the army, and the others opened the west gate to flank the remaining Zheng army in the west of the city.The slaying lasted for two hours, more than 3,000 members of the Zheng army were beheaded on the spot, and the rest of the Zheng army saw that the situation was not good, so they dispersed, and most of them retreated eastward along the official road.这时，守城唐军看见众多郑军拥塞在南墙下官道上，他们调来了弓弩手，弩箭如林射向敌阵，郑军又伤折大半。 罗士信看到郑军败退又见官道狭窄不宜大军行动，遂令史大柰领军三千沿官道掩杀，自己就在城下空地上排定军阵，列队进入新安城内。 当初，罗士信还在洛阳的时候，多次出洛阳向西巡视，深明此处地理。这里涧水东流，官道沿河而建，出新安向东行二十里，就到了一处名为慈涧的关隘，目前由郑军据守。慈涧再向东二十里，就是东都洛阳，这里地势西面高而多山，东面低而多洼，若郑军丢了慈涧，向东相对平阔无险可守，王世充只好依靠城墙来拱守洛阳。罗士信领军进入新安时，已经打定了下步战斗的主意。 罗士信上了南面的城墙，观看史大柰的推进情况。郑军在城上弓弩和地下追兵的双重攻击下，一片狼藉，丢下无数尸体向东快速溃逃。离城三里处，王玄应集合残兵准备再与唐军决战。他现在不明敌情，压根就不知道唐军来了多少人。 罗士信把握火候，看到史大柰的前锋已经冲过关口，就下令大开东门、南门，早已经列队整齐的兵士鱼贯而出，到了城门外稍作整队后，罗士信一马当先带领他们向王玄应冲去。 眼看无数的唐兵从官道和城门里向这边压过来，王玄应大惊失色，毕竟经历战阵甚少，眼见领头的是如狼似虎的宿将罗士信，顿时乱了手脚，连声道：“退军，退军。”手下人也不列队形、一哄而退。 此后的时间里，罗士信约束先头队伍不可冲锋太过，对郑军既要有压力，又不可冲入敌阵，若即若离地保持接触。 史大柰闹不清罗士信的葫芦里装的什么药，一双大眼疑窦重重，他大声道：“罗总管，我们这样不冲不杀，若让他们入了慈涧，可就放虎归山了。” 罗士信一双眼睛里充满信心，说道：“就是这样，我正想让他们入慈涧呢。史将军，你且莫慌，等着看好戏吧。” 眼前的场景颇为奇特，郑军慌不择路落荒而逃，唐军不急不慢跟在后头，似玩猫捉老鼠的游戏。 罗士信看到史大柰一言不发跟在后面，忽然说：“史将军，你刚才说什么放虎归山？哈哈，他们是虎吗？你太高看他们了，要我说，他们现在惶惶然如丧家之犬呢。知道吗？我们现正是一群饿狼，早饭还没吃呢，慈涧那里已为我们准备好了。” 史大柰稍微明白了罗士信如此用兵的意图，张嘴道：“我明白了，罗总管想趁势拿下慈涧。”然如何拿下慈涧，他还不甚明白。 到了离慈涧一里多处，守军看到太子王玄应领兵回来，急忙开门迎接。当城门刚一打开的时候，罗士信一挥枪，喝道：“听我的号令，大家随我身后，不管两边，中路杀入，专夺城门。”说罢，一夹马腹加快速度，身后的五千骁骑像一阵疾风迅速杀入敌阵。 其时慈涧城门刚刚打开，王玄应离城门尚有一段距离。城上守军看到西面唐军突然加快速度，似一匹脱缰野马杀向城门，顿时大呼小叫起来。守将想关门，然把王玄应关在城外任唐军踹杀，那也是杀头的罪名，他站在城门想疏通人群让王玄应快点入城，然人乱如麻，别说指挥，连立脚之处都没有，几次被入城兵士冲击得站脚不稳。无奈，他只好退到城楼上，下面人挤如山，现在想关门，别说王玄应不答应，入城之人如过江之鲫，若发现有人想关门，恐当场就会把他们撕碎。 王玄应的旗幡渐渐抵达城门处，其时罗士信已杀到近前，距离王玄应仅有两百步。若不是人群稠密难以逾越，罗士信几个箭步就会纵跃过来。 王玄应好不容易退入城内，看到罗士信已杀到门前，知道这城门断不能保。惊魂之余，对身边人和慈涧守将说道：“情况危急，只好弃守慈涧，赶快向洛阳退却。单雄信带领援军已经赶来，我们路上会合吧。”他这边说完，手下人一窝蜂向东退去。慈涧以东多是平地，没有关隘山川限制，远远望去，慈涧像炸了营似的，郑军如水银泻地般没命逃窜。 罗士信顺利占领了慈涧，看到王玄应带领败军一窝蜂逃窜，还想乘胜追击下去。史大柰提醒他道：“罗总管，我们自新安出来沿线追击，两万马骑已经直线拉开，且人困马乏，伤折已多，再往前追击，恐是强弩之末。我意先在慈涧歇马，待马骑过来集拢一起，三万步卒上来，再行动不迟。” 罗士信看了看周围，随行人员脸上、身上皆沾满了鲜血，一些郑军还在那边作困兽之斗。他同意史大柰的建议，说道：“好，史将军，就依你，从慈涧到洛阳，地势平阔，王世充已经无险可守了。我们今天占了慈涧，会成为他的心腹之患。左右，赶快把那些还不投降的家伙收拾掉。” 离慈涧十里的地方，单雄信带领的援军碰上王玄应的败兵。单雄信命手下在左手处留出一大片空地，令败军不许再东退，集合在空地里整队。这边，他令人打探王玄应所处位置，得讯后迎上前来。 单雄信当了王世充的妹夫，就成了王玄应的亲姑父。然太子亦为君，他必须礼数周到。瓦岗军的五虎上将已去唐营四虎，留下他这一虎因为亲戚的分上，肯定要跟随王世充到底了。 单雄信生得面如蓝靛，发赛朱砂，性如烈火，声若巨雷，使一根金钉枣阳槊，有万夫不挡之勇。他到了王玄应马前，看到王玄应丢盔卸甲，一张小脸满含惊恐之状，心里想，让这种公子哥去与罗士信交手，毕竟还是王世充失于计较，欠身拱手道：“太子受惊了，殿下且先退回洛阳。这罗士信一副拼命三郎的脾气，肯定要追，且让雄信在此等他。” 单雄信没想到这次失了算，一直等到太阳西斜，西边的来路上未见唐军身影。这时，派出去打探消息的斥候来报，说唐军在慈涧遍树旗帜，整顿队列，看样子驻守慈涧不动了。单雄信听信，命留下殿后之军，大队人马缓缓退回洛阳，心里嘀咕道：“这个罗子，怎么一入了唐营，性子也变了呢？” 罗士信并非不想来追，还是史大柰挡了他的道儿。 日当中午时，两万马骑皆集于慈涧，听说单雄信兵驻前方，罗士信按捺不住求战的心情，就与史大柰商量让众人饱食一顿后杀向洛阳，自信地说道：“那单雄信我了解，论谋略、论武艺都不是我的对手，史将军，你等着看好戏吧。” 史大柰心里觉得此事万万不可，现在夺得慈涧已是莫大的胜利，再向东追敌就有些冒失。无奈罗士信为主，自己为副，心里转了一个弯劝说道：“罗总管，我们还是等三万步卒到来后再追吧，那单雄信引军六万，再合王玄应的残兵，人数更多了。我们若去进攻胜算不大，不若先据守慈涧，看看事态发展再说。” 罗士信想想也是，同意等步卒队伍上来再说。及至步卒队伍到了慈涧，外面郑军每日派人来索战，罗士信欲出击，还是遭到史大柰的拦阻，这下子让罗士信动了肝火，斥道：“为将者不去冲锋，却在这里畏手畏脚。史将军，你屡次拦阻是何用意？” 史大柰并不恼火，说道：“罗总管，你勇猛绝伦，大柰心仪已久。然我们兵员不足五万，洛阳近在咫尺，那里兵多将广，现在出击无疑是以卵击石。” “依你说，我们就在这里当缩头乌龟不成？” “大柰亦为武人，知道冲杀击敌为本分。然兵势须全盘衡量，昔日我随秦王征陇西时，常常坚壁不出以骄敌志。听说秦王这次守柏壁，也是用了这条计策。” 罗士信更加恼火：“秦王，秦王，又是秦王，难道朝中仅有秦王一人能打仗吗？想我罗士信上阵杀敌时，那秦王还不知道在哪儿呢。史将军，这样吧，你不愿意出击可以留守，由我带军出外厮杀。” 史大柰现在才真正发现了罗士信的执拗性格，他咽了口唾沫，心想该是拿出杀手锏的时候了，说道：“罗总管，非是我拦阻你去厮杀，实在是皇上的意思。我临行时皇上说北方战事未完，只要把郑军赶出新安，就达到此行目的。你若不信，我这里有皇上的手诏，且听我宣读如何？” 得知是李渊的意思，罗士信只好作罢，然意犹未尽，嘱人制表送往长安。要求李渊再派十万兵马，以谋洛阳。史大柰也悄悄写上一封密奏，派人送交李渊。 一时间，慈涧这里唐、郑两军相安无事。