More than three hundred soldiers guarding "Dou Jiande" only ran for three miles before they had nowhere to go. Thousands of Sui cavalry surrounded them, holding torches high and lighting up the wilderness like daylight.
Cheng Yaojin rode Dou Jiande's white horse, feeling extremely proud. He urged the horse forward, raised his ax and pointed his finger, "Hand over Dou Jiande and spare your life, otherwise no one will survive!"
Luo Shixin was next to Cheng Yaojin. He saw Dou Xianniang in the army. Her eyes were still as bright as gems. Luo Shixin stared at her silently with a very complicated look in her eyes.
At this time, Dou Xianniang hid in the crowd, stretched her bow and nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow at Cheng Yaojin's throat. The arrow was as fast as lightning and shot in front of him in the blink of an eye. Cheng Yaojin had no time to hide, so he screamed in fright.
With a sound, his hand loosened and the ax fell to the ground.
However, Luo Shixin had quick hands and quick eyes. He slashed horizontally and diagonally, and sent the arrow flying with one strike. Dou Xian Niang recognized Luo Shixin. She gritted her teeth with hatred and shouted, "My sons, protect the prince and rush out!"
The guards shouted and rushed out to protect Dou Jiande. Cheng Yaojin was so frightened by the arrow that he dropped his axe. He couldn't hold it in his face and was furious in his heart. He swung the ax and rushed towards Dou Xianniang, but Luo Shixin pushed him away.
, "Let me come and catch Dou Jiande!"
A word reminded Cheng Yaojin and he almost missed the important event. He roared, picked up the ax and rushed towards Dou Jiande, "Old man Dou, keep my wealth!"
Luo Shixin stopped Dou Xianniang with a swing of his spear and sneered, "You should give me an explanation for that one-shot revenge!"
"Hmph! What I want to say is to give you another blow."
When Dou Xianniang said that, the knife came, and a cold light flashed. The Fengwei knife slashed at Luo Shixin's neck. Luo Shixin didn't panic, and hit the back of the Fengwei knife with the tip of the iron spear. "Dang!" There was a loud noise, and Dou Xianniang both
Her arm was numb from the shock, and she couldn't hold the knife shaft, so the knife came out of her hand. Luo Shixin picked up the big iron spear and stabbed her in the throat.
Dou Xianniang's face turned pale with fright, but the iron spear flashed past her eyes without stabbing her. The moment the two horses crossed each other, she suddenly drew out her sword. She stabbed him in the waist with the sword, but hesitated for a moment. The enemy general just now
Spare her own life... As soon as she hesitated, Luo Shixin gently stretched his arm, grabbed her wrist, and grabbed her armor silk ribbon with the other hand, captured her alive, and pressed her in front of his saddle.
At this time, Dou Jiande's bodyguards became fewer and fewer as they fought, and were gradually surrounded and divided by the Sui army. Dou Jiande fled, but Cheng Yaojin kept staring at him. He struggled to catch up, and hit Dou Jiande's horse on the butt with an ax from behind, causing the horse to neigh miserably.
Raising his hoof, Dou Jiande tilted his body and fell out.
Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed, threw away his ax, jumped down, rode on Dou Jiande, held him down, and shouted with joy: "This credit belongs to me. No one can dispute it!"...
Luo Shixin urged his horse to leave the battlefield, ran two miles away, and put Dou Xianniang on the ground. Dou Xianniang stood up, took a few steps back, and stared at Luo Shixin fiercely like a fierce little she-wolf, "You
Don’t come near me!”
A woman's natural vigilance told her that he must not have good intentions when he took her to the wilderness.
Luo Shixin glanced at her silently, turned his horse's head and headed towards the Sui army. Dou Xianniang was stunned for a moment, he actually let her go.
She couldn't believe her thoughts and asked loudly: "Aren't you going to kill me to take revenge?"
Luo Shixin ignored her and drove the horse away. Dou Xianniang stared at his back blankly. She sighed, turned around and walked south, but where should she go? The uncle was arrested. Could it be that the Sui army
Will you let him go?
But no matter where she went, she had to leave the battlefield as soon as possible. It was extremely unsafe here. There were Sui troops and defeated soldiers everywhere. But she was bare-handed and had no horses. If she was encountered by the defeated soldiers, the consequences would be disastrous. She raised her eyes and looked around, at least
To find a weapon.
At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from behind. Dou Xianniang turned around and saw an extremely agile rouge war horse appearing in the darkness. It slowly came to her, stopped, and spoke with her mouth.
Nudge her gently.
This turned out to be her war horse, with her knife, bow and arrows on the horse, and a small bag on the saddle. Dou Xianniang felt confused in her heart. She slowly opened the small bag, and there were several ingots of gold inside. Suddenly there was something in her eyes.
Blurred.
Dou Xianniang bit her lip, got on her horse, whipped her horse hard, and galloped towards the south...
The gates of Leshou City were wide open, and General Ruan Junming led tens of thousands of troops out of the city to surrender. He and a dozen generals knelt in front of Yang Yuanqing's horse, "The guilty general Ruan Junming, who does not know the power of heaven, begs His Majesty the King of Chu!"
Yang Yuanqing dismounted and helped him up, comforting him with kind words: "You can sympathize with the soldiers and the people and protect Leshou City and tens of thousands of soldiers. This is your credit. I will give you a future."
Ruan Junming was overjoyed and said, "I am willing to serve the general manager despite my humble position!"
Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered Qin Qiong to take over the army, and asked Pei Qingsong to enter the city to appease the government and the people. At this time, the soldiers pushed Cao Dan and Fan Yuan up again, and they were both tied up. They were captured alive in the fierce battle.
The two knelt down and begged: "We are willing to surrender to His Highness the King of Chu and serve His Highness. Please spare our lives!"
Yang Yuanqing sneered, "Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. You are just thinking of surrendering now. If I don't kill you, how can you appease my fallen soldiers?"
He shouted to the left and right, "Push them down and kill them!"
The soldiers pushed the two men down, and they shouted from a distance: "Your Highness, spare your life... spare your life!"
Yang Yuanqing was unmoved. If he spared them, all the enemies would fight to the death and surrender in the end. How could such a good thing happen in the world?
At this time, a soldier rushed over, knelt down on one knee and reported: "Report to the general manager, General Cheng has captured Dou Jiande and is waiting for the general manager in the camp!"
Yang Yuanqing was startled. Dou Jiande actually didn't run away and was caught by Cheng Yaojin. In fact, Yang Yuanqing didn't care much about Dou Jiande. It would be good to catch Dou Jiande, but if he ran away, it would also have long-term strategic significance.
Now that he had caught it, of course he wanted to take a look at this Hebei hero. Yang Yuanqing got on his horse and rushed towards the camp with hundreds of soldiers...
In the large tent of the Chinese army, Cheng Yao, Jin Zheng and more than a dozen generals blew their saliva away. His heart was so happy that he almost exploded. He didn't know how much reward he should get for catching Dou Jiande?
"It's at least ten thousand taels of gold. Although the manager didn't announce it, Dou Jiande is worth this price. When the time comes, I'll treat guests at the White Jade Tower in Taiyuan and set up a hundred banquets. If you don't come, you will be the loser."
"Lao Cheng, take Dou Jiandu out and have a look. I know him. If it's really him, then you will make a fortune."
"It must be him. I caught him with my own hands. When the manager is here, I will naturally pull him out. I can't show you now." Cheng Yaojin said proudly.
At this time, someone shouted, "The manager is here!"
I saw Yang Yuanqing walking quickly from outside the tent, and all the generals saluted. Yang Yuanqing nodded, returned to the commander's seat and sat down. He glanced at Cheng Yaojin and saw that his face was full of joy, and before he could speak, Cheng Yaojin
He stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists, saying: "I'm reporting to the manager, I caught Dou Jiande under my humble duty, and I'm here to ask for credit!"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Where is he?"
Cheng Yaojin stood up and waved to the outside of the tent, "Bring him up!"
Several soldiers brought Dou Jiande up, who was blindfolded with a black cloth, and took off his blindfold. They also took out the rag that was blocking his mouth.
'Dou Jiande' fell to his knees and kowtowed, "General, spare your life! I am not Dou Jiande, my name is Liu Quan, and I am his substitute."
Everyone in the tent was stunned. A general who knew Dou Jiande stepped forward to identify him carefully, and turned back to Yang Yuanqing and said: "Report to the manager, this man looks very similar to Dou Jiande, but he has a black mole on his nose, and Dou Jiande
No, and the accent is wrong, so it can’t be true.”
Yang Yuanqing sneered. Of course it was not true. How could the real Dou Jiande kneel down and kowtow again? He meant, how could Dou Jiande be caught so easily? He glanced at Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin's face was swollen to the color of pig liver. He rushed forward and kicked the stand-in hard, and cursed: "You bastard! Why didn't you tell me earlier? It's embarrassing for me."
The substitute held his head and said: "I always wanted to say it, but you blocked my mouth. If I whimpered, you slapped me. Do I dare to say it?"
The generals in the tent could no longer hold back and burst out laughing. Cheng Yaojin was so ashamed that he was ashamed. Yang Yuanqing waved his hand to silence everyone. He then asked his substitute: "Where is the real Dou Jiande?"
"He ran in front of us, with red paint on his face. He must have been caught by the general. I saw the general riding his white horse."
Dou Jiande's stand-in glanced at Cheng Yaojin in a strange way. He clearly caught it, so why did he still make trouble against himself?
Cheng Yaojin's mouth suddenly opened wide, and his eyes almost popped out of his sockets...
Yang Yuanqing scolded Cheng Yaojin, confiscated his white horse, and drove him out of the tent. Cheng Yaojin had never seen Dou Jiande, and it was night again, so Dou Jiande fooled him. This was not his responsibility, and he himself
He was not given the task of catching Dou Jiande, and could only scold him a few times.
At this time, Luo Shixin was the only one left in the tent, with a worried look on his face. Yang Yuanqing looked at him strangely, "Do you have anything else to do?"
Luo Shixin sighed and knelt down on one knee, "The general is here to apologize!"
Yang Yuanqing stared at him for a long time, then asked calmly: "What crime have you committed?"
"The general violated paragraph 4 of military regulations."
Yang Yuanqing's expression changed, 'The fourth paragraph is about releasing prisoners of war privately, behead them!'
"Who did you let go?" Yang Yuanqing's tone became stern.
Luo Shixin lowered his head and whispered for a long time: "It should be Dou Jiande's niece, called Dou Xianniang."
Yang Yuanqing's stern eyes suddenly softened. Spring finally came in the boy's heart. He nodded, "Why did you let her go?"
Luo Shixin bit his lip and didn't answer for a long time. Finally, he burst out, "I am willing to take the blame for my humble position!"
"Who else knows about this?" Yang Yuanqing stared at him again and asked.
"Except for a few lowly soldiers, no one knows."
Yang Yuanqing walked to the tent door with his hands behind his back and stared at the outside of the tent. After a while, he sighed, "You don't have to talk about this matter and hide it, but you pushed it to me, Shixin, you made it difficult for me."
Do it!”
A look of guilt appeared on Luo Shixin's face, "Bizhang knew about it, but he didn't want to hide it from the manager. Since he did it, he should take responsibility and be willing to accept all punishments."
"Humph! What a man who has the courage to take responsibility."
Yang Yuanqing snorted coldly, "You are actually willing to die for an inexplicable woman?"
Luo Shixin lowered his head deeply, and after a while, he whispered: "There is also Article 12 in the military discipline. Those who commit capital crimes can be punished with death by great merit. If I am willing to give up the victory of conquering Qili Slope, in addition to death, I
I am willing to accept any punishment. In addition, I beg the manager not to tell anyone about this matter."
"You should have planned it first."
Yang Yuanqing smiled coldly, "I thought you were going to say you were my junior brother and asked me to forgive you for the sake of my master."
"I don't dare to hold a humble position. The public is public and the private is private. I will never use my private life to benefit the public."
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a long time, and then slowly said: "Although Dou Jiande's niece is not an important prisoner of war, your act of releasing the prisoner of war privately cannot be treated lightly and should be sentenced to death. However, I think you have made great achievements in conquering Qilipo, so you will be spared."
If you commit a crime, you will be exempted from the death penalty, and you will be demoted to a sub-general and given a hundred military sticks. Can you vindicate the crime?"
Luo Shixin knew that the supervisor had spared him lightly, and he was grateful in his heart, "I plead guilty to my humble position, and thank the supervisor for not killing me!"
After a pause, he begged again: "I'm just begging the manager to use other charges. I don't want others to know about this because of my humble position."
Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and then said: "Let Cheng Yaojin owe you a favor! Let Dou Jiande go. As a general, you deserve this punishment."