Chapter 612 A promise worth a thousand pieces of gold
Mai Tiezhang originally sent people to Qinjiang County to ask for help from the Ning family to get Yang Tanwayo and others back. However, the envoy sent out found that Ning Chun's army was surrounding Qinjiang County. The situation was strange.
After some investigation, I found out that Qinjiang County was occupied by the imperial consort.
The matter was so important that the envoy did not dare to neglect it and quickly sent someone to inform Mai Tiezhang.
Who is Mai Tiezhang? The emperor's confidant. In his eyes, it doesn't matter if Yang Tan and the others are dead. Nothing can happen to the emperor's son-in-law, not to mention that Li Shimin is accompanied by his brother Su Lie.
So Mai Tiezhang led 10,000 people one step ahead, heading south from Yulin County and heading straight into Ningyue County. During the entire march, they did not encounter any resistance.
"This is strange. Where have the rebels in Yulin County gone? Our people have been staring here and haven't seen them leave?" Mai Zhongcai asked in confusion on the way.
Mai Tiezhang said solemnly: "If you didn't see them leaving, that means they didn't leave. As for why they didn't stop us, it may have something to do with the incident in Ningyue County. Shimin was too bold. How could he rely on three thousand people?"
, just captured Qinjiang County, the capital?"
Mai Zhongcai said cheerfully: "With Dingfang by my side, and my subordinates are the most elite in our Sui Dynasty, three thousand people can be worth ten thousand."
Mai Tiezhang frowned and said: "Dingfang is my father's sworn brother, you should call me uncle."
"I can't say it out loud," Mai Zhongcai said: "Dingfang is not a few years older than me, so calling him brother is pretty much the same. Let's talk about it on our own terms."
Mai Tiezhang smiled and stopped talking.
At this time, the scouts from the front came to report:
"Young Cavalry has found out that two Lingnan armies are fighting outside Qinjiang County. One side comes from the camp outside the city and should be Ning Chun's troops. The other side doesn't know who it is."
"Are you sure they are Lingnan soldiers?" Mai Tiezhang asked.
The scout nodded and said, "I'm sure, our soldiers don't wear rattan armor."
"This is strange," Mai Zhongcai said in bewilderment, "Why do they start fighting among themselves? Is there anyone in Guizhou who dares to challenge the Ning family?"
At this point, Mai Zhongcai was shocked: "Good guy, it couldn't be Cen Mingxiu, right? They had a falling out?"
Mai Tiezhang pondered for a moment and said: "This place is still forty miles away from the county seat. Send my order to the general to speed up the march. If you go there and take a look, you will know everything."
In this battle on the plain outside the county seat, both sides were evenly matched.
Originally, Ning Chun only brought 10,000 people here, but after discussing with Li Shimin to deal with Cen Mingxiu, he transferred 20,000 people from other places, so the strength of Cen Mingxiu's troops is now about the same.
The one with rattan armor fights the one with rattan armor, no one has an advantage.
Originally, he had pinned his hope on Li Shimin leading the elite cavalry to attack the enemy's central army, but he waited for a whole day and still didn't get it.
At night, both sides stopped fighting, Ning Chun retreated to the main camp, and Cen Mingxiu also began to retreat five miles to set up camp.
"You bitch, look at this attitude, he has already rebelled. Our Ning family has a white-eyed wolf," Ning Daoming yelled at Cen Mingxiu in the tent.
Ning Chun was still calm, and said with an ugly face: "Things are getting more and more wrong. Cen Mingxiu is my subordinate, and I still know his character. Our two families are also family friends. Today, he is so desperate, as if he is with me.
It’s like we have such hatred.”
"They have replaced all the people in the army who were leaning towards us. The ambition of the wolf has long been exposed. Li Shimin was right. This bastard wants to borrow our heads to join the imperial court," Ning Daoming said bitterly.
Ning Chun frowned and said, "Why haven't the people sent out to contact Li Shimin come back yet? What does this guy want to do if he is standing still today?"
"Let's watch the show," Ning Daoming said: "They are not of the same mind as us. Of course they are happy to see Cen Mingxiu consume us and wait until the critical moment to take action."
Ning Chun was shocked, slapped the table and said, "No, we're afraid we've fallen into this kid's plan to alienate you."
"How do you say that?" Ning Daoming asked in confusion.
Ning Chun's eyes were about to burst: "Now that we are evenly matched with Cen Mingxiu, who will Li Shimin help in the end? You may not know. If you were Li Shimin, who would you help?"
Ning Daoming's eyes widened: "You mean, from the beginning, this guy was plotting against us? Is he connected with Cen Mingxiu?"
Ning Chun said: "It's hard to say. Now we can no longer look down upon this person. This kid is full of tricks and tricks. We can't look down on him based on his age. This little bastard is by no means an ordinary person."
It was at this time that the police sounded loudly outside the tent, and someone shouted that the enemy was attacking.
"Where is the enemy attacking?" Ning Daoming raised his tent and came out, asking the soldiers who ran over.
The latter shouted: "It's the imperial cavalry in the city. They suddenly burst out from the rear flank of our army and have already rushed into the camp."
Ning Chun's uncle and nephew looked at each other and shouted that something was wrong.
Li Shimin, an elite force of two thousand people, left the city in the early morning and never returned to the city. After forcing the Guangdong Tanrong Army to retreat, Li Shimin sent people to quietly bypass the county seat and get behind Ning Chun's army.
Without even a moment's rest, Li Shimin ordered the entire army to attack.
The two thousand people under his command are not ordinary guards. In the Sui Dynasty, only the guards with the best personal physical fitness and the strongest martial arts are qualified to enter the Bishen Mansion.
None of the soldiers here are less than 1.7 meters tall.
As we all know, Lingnan soldiers are generally not tall.
The taller you are, the longer your arms are. Every inch longer makes you stronger.
After two thousand cavalry rushed into the camp, they were chopping melons and vegetables all the way. Ning Chun's vine-armored soldiers finally saw what it means to be unable to chop.
Their weapons were not good, and their armor was naturally restrained by spears and spears. Facing Li Shimin's cavalry, they had no power to fight.
Seeing the fire in Ning Chun's camp and the roar of killings, how could Cen Mingxiu let go of such an opportunity? He quickly gathered his exhausted army and attacked Ning Chun with all his strength.
Mai Tiezhang, who was not far away, also received military information, but he didn't know that it was Li Shimin who attacked Ning Chun.
"Just sit back and watch the situation. It's all in the dark, and you don't know who is fighting whom," Mai Tiezhang said to the general Pei Minzhi: "Send someone to investigate and find out the matter."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Pei Minzhi accepted the order and stepped back.
Li Shimin was a man who paid special attention to intelligence. The rangers he sent covered a wide area. Mai Tiezhang was not far from Qinjiang County, so it was naturally detected by his people.
What's more, Mai Tiezhang itself came under a banner, and the people around him could tell it at a glance.
A ranger from the Zuobishen Mansion was led to Mai Tiezhang, and Mai Tiezhang hurriedly asked: "What happened to Shimin and Dingfang?"
The ranger replied: "In the evening, we marched on the rear flank of Ningchun Camp. I don't know where we are now."
Youqi is responsible for detecting intelligence. He himself cannot know much about the military situation. Li Shimin raided Ningchun Camp without letting the Ranger scouts know.
They only have the right to report, not the right to know.
So now I can only rely on Mai Tiezhang to analyze by myself. After being so far away and hiding in the rear wing of Ning Chun's army, this is a sneak attack. The military report from the front is indeed that something happened inside Ning Chun's camp. Is it possible that it will be the world's greatest success?
Did the people do it?
"Is the Lingnan soldier opposite Ning Chun Cen Mingxiu?" Mai Zhongcai asked.
"Yes," Yuqi replied.
Mai Zhongcai was stunned and quickly looked at his father: "It makes sense. The people of the world are fighting for the fishermen's profit, but why would he pick on the Ning family? In name, the Ning family has no
On the contrary."
Mai Tiezhang snorted coldly: "The court has always believed that Cen Mingxiu was supported by the Ning family. The chaos in Guizhou was probably caused by the Ning family. As for how they fell out with Cen Mingxiu, we have to see
Only after the people of the world can know the truth."
"Then what should we do now? Cen Mingxiu's side is also moving. Do we want to help?" Mai Zhongcai said.
Mai Tiezhang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The people of the world didn't know that I was coming, so they intervened rashly, for fear of disrupting his plan. He ordered the army to move forward five miles and stay still. As long as we don't move, it will be good for both sides."
It’s the biggest deterrent.”
By daybreak, the fighting was over.
Ning Chun's army collapsed and fell into pieces. Some surrendered and some fled. They had no fighting power anymore. Their uncle and nephew surrendered to Li Shimin.
As for Cen Mingxiu, he temporarily withdrew his troops and made an appointment with Li Shimin to meet at the foot of the mountain between the two armies.
"Yu Lin, Cen Mingxiu, have you seen the prince consort?" Cen Mingxiu thought for a moment and could not imagine that the chief general of the imperial court was actually a young boy, and that a famous general like Su Lie was a subordinate.
Li Shimin stood up on his horse and said with a smile: "I thought General Cen would continue to beat me? What? Did you realize that there are imperial troops stationed on the other side of the mountain?"
He already knew that Mai Tiezhang was coming, because Mai Zhongcai had come to receive the prisoners.
Cen Mingxiu said with a smile: "The Ning family are thieves from Lingnan. In the future, they will only come here to kill thieves. How can they be enemies of the consort?"
Li Shimin held the riding crop in his hand and said calmly:
"But the whole world knows that you, Cen Mingxiu, have indeed rebelled. We will not speak secretly in front of people. I will report your achievements to the court. No one will mention your rebellion again, but the court will implement policies in Lingnan in the future.
, You have to do your best, otherwise, I can deal with you at any time."
Cen Mingxiu nodded: "I will return to Yulin County immediately and wait for the court's arrangements."
"I know you are worried," Li Shimin pointed at the army in the distance and said:
"But if you don't disband the army now, it will be difficult for the court to trust you. If you want to succeed, you always have to take some risks. It depends on whether General Cen can trust me, Li Shimin."
Cen Mingxiu smiled and said: "It's a matter of wealth and life. Can my consort allow me to think about it carefully?"
"Of course not," Li Shimin said solemnly: "The fact that you can appear here today shows that you are still aware of current affairs and have made the right choice. There is only one last step left. Don't fall short. Think about it, Mr. Mai's army
Now, if I really want to deal with you, how can you stop me?"
Cen Mingxiu's mouth twitched, and after struggling in his mind for a long time, he gritted his teeth:
"Okay, I'll just listen to the prince-in-law."
Li Shimin stretched out his palms, held them tightly against Cen Mingxiu, and laughed: