After receiving the news from the capital, King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty was so happy that he didn't close his mouth for three days.
"Yang Guang'er is indeed a fool! He actually uses such a young man as a marshal, how can he be invincible!"
"As the saying goes, if God doesn't give you what you want, you will be blamed for it!"
"It is God who has sent the empire of the Sui Dynasty to me this time. If I don't accept it, I would really be ashamed of God."
"Instruct all troops and horses not to worry about the rear, just move forward quickly, and be sure to reach Pujin Pass in three days! I will meet up at Pujin Pass, and then go straight to Daxing!"
In his high spirits, Yang Liang was so arrogant that he had the potential to swallow up mountains and rivers.
Xiao Mohe and other military generals next to him heard this and burst out laughing. They were all gearing up and looking high-spirited, as if they were eager to make achievements on the battlefield.
On the other hand, Yang Liang's two advisers, Wang Kun, who proposed to join the army, and Cao Pei Wen'an, the general in charge of the army, all frowned and had doubts in their eyes after hearing this.
"This thing seems a bit weird! I have never heard of Yang Guang being so dim before!"
"Besides, even if Yang Guang is a foolish king and doesn't know people well, Zuo Pushe Yang Su, Minister of War Yu Wenshu, and Shangzhu Guo He Ruobi are all people who are accustomed to fighting! They will not make foolish moves together.
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"What's more, Yu Wenshu sent out a son and three grandsons in one go! Isn't he afraid of being eaten by us? In that case, the third generation of their Yuwen family will appear.
Broken!"
"Weird! Weird!"
"Could it be that this stupid guy from the Yuwen family really has some skills?"
"That's not right! Even if he is a genius, he is still underage after all, and he has never been on the battlefield. How can these people conclude that this kid can defeat the likes of us!"
"What's more, the difference in military strength between the two sides is so huge!"
"Once all the armies meet at Pujin Pass, we can conservatively estimate that there will be an army of 300,000. 300,000 against 50,000. As long as we don't send a pig to command, what do you think, then the Yuwen family will
There should be no chance of winning even if you are so stupid!"
"Headache!"
"Forget it! I don't want to think about it anymore! Anyway, since His Highness has decided to go straight to Daxing, he can't go wrong after all!"
Puzhou is located between Chang'an, the western capital, Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Jinyang, the northern capital. It can be said to be the only one among the three capitals in the world. More importantly, in Puzhou, there is a Yellow River Bridge connecting the north and south, which controls the Yellow River waterway.
, silence the world.
Pujin Pass is the pass guarding the Yellow River Bridge.
For Yang Liang's rebels and Yang Guang's counter-rebellion army, whoever captures Pujing Pass first will have the other's throat at stake!
Although Yang Liang was the first to rebel and take the lead, not all the governors in the fifty-two states in the north of the Yellow River were of the same mind as Yang Liang! Those who were loyal, or those who were not optimistic about Yang Liang's future, spoke out and resolutely opposed it.
Yang Liang's actions supported the orthodoxy of the royal family headed by Yang Guang.
Although these general managers were small in number and could not withstand Yang Liang's massive offensive, they also slowed down the advance of Yang Liang's rebels to a certain extent.
During this rebellion, Yang Liang dispatched a total of five armies.
There are two roads in Jizhou, General Qi Liang starting from Fukou, and General Liu Jian starting from Jingxing.
On the two Bingzhou routes, the general Yu Zhengzheng set out from Taigu, and the Zhuguo Qiao Zhongkui set out from Yanmen.
There is also the middle army, which is also the direct force of Yang Liang. It is led by Cao Pei Wen'an, Yang Liang's confidant and the general in charge of Bingzhou. Under his command are the generals Ruru Tianbao, He Dangui, Wang Danzi, etc.
Among them, Yang Liang's middle army set out from Jinyang, and its goal was Daxing, the capital, while the other four partial armies also had their own goals...
Bingzhou is mountainous and the roads are rugged, so the marching speed is not very fast.
Yu Zongzhi, who had sent troops from Taigu, ran all the way and was so tired that he stuck out his tongue like a dog before he arrived outside Pujin Pass. To Yu Zongzhi's disappointment, at this time, Pujin Pass was already filled with military flags of the Sui Dynasty.
He glanced at the sweat-soaked sergeant behind him with his armor askew, then at the densely packed military flags on the pass, and at the densely packed and shadowy troops under the flags, and then listened to the clearly audible rumble of war drums in the pass. Finally, Yu Zhengzhi was very happy.
He sighed helplessly, turned around and ordered to find a place to set up camp, waiting for the soldiers to regain their strength.
Yu Gongzhi went back to set up camp, and the guard at Pujin Pass finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to a middle-aged general behind him and said, "General Wang Yingyang, you did a good job! These soldiers under your command are also very good.
That’s right! This general will truthfully report our achievements this time!”
"I don't dare to take the credit! I was able to frighten Na Yu Zhengyi this time all because of General Mai's clever plan. I don't dare to take the credit!" General Wang Yingyang hurriedly bowed his head and said humbly.
"A strange plot? Hehe! A rough man named Mai can't come up with such a strange plot! This all depends on the guidance of Manager Yuwen!" General Mai grinned, his beard trembling under his chin, and he looked a bit reckless.
spirit.
"General Manager Yuwen?" When General Wang Yingyang heard this, he was stunned for a while and was speechless for a long time.
After watching Yu Gongzheng retreat ten miles at Guanxia, he watched Yu Zongzhi begin to set up camp in an orderly manner. It was not until Yu Zongzheng's camp was fully built that General Namai turned around and walked towards Guanxia.
As they walked, General Namai said, "General Wang Lang, those sheep can be put down now! But the brothers behind the gate have to work harder and stand for one more day."
"I obey your orders! General Mai, please rest assured. If there is a war, I can't guarantee it. You can stand guard or something. These men under me will still be fine!" The prince stepped in and saluted, "It's just,
I dare to ask, I wonder when General Yuwen’s army will arrive at Pujing Pass! I am afraid that as time goes by, the secret will be revealed!"
"At that time, the general's life and death were at stake. It would be bad if we missed the general's important event!"
"General Wang, please relax. The army will arrive no later than tonight!"
"That's great!" Hearing this, the prince general finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and ordered his soldiers, "Go quickly and have people get all those sheep off the drums!"
It turns out that at this moment, Pujin Pass, although it looks like flags are flying and war drums are thundering inside the pass, it is actually empty!
The so-called drum sound is just the sound made by hanging a group of sheep on a war drum and kicking the drum with their hooves!
And all the soldiers and generals in the pass went up to stand guard without leaving the pass. This was not enough, and a bunch of straw men were improvised, put on armor and mingled behind the sergeants to make up the numbers! Only then could they barely frighten Yu Zhengli's army outside the pass.
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Although Pujin Pass is the throat of the world, after all, it is within the territory of the Sui Dynasty, so there are not many troops stationed there. There is only an unsatisfied Zhongfu Army, with a total number of less than a thousand people, and they are all old and weak soldiers.
The kind whose combat effectiveness is basically negligible!
Compared to the 50,000-strong army of Yu Zhengzhi outside Guan, this small number of troops is really a drop in the bucket!
At this time, as long as Yu Zhengzheng outside lets his 50,000-strong army shout a little louder and fires two waves of arrows, maybe the old, weak and remnant soldiers at Pujin Gate will be frightened and run away!
It's a pity that Yu Zhengzhi didn't know the situation inside the pass and was frightened by the dense military flags!
At this moment, there is only one reinforcement who has actually arrived at the gate, that is General Mai, the former Youtun Guard Chariot and Cavalry General, Mai Tiezhang!