In Taiyuan Ziwei Pavilion, General Wei Ben, the inner guard general, showed the guards a gold medal, and the guards dodged to both sides. Wei Ben quickly walked into Ziwei Pavilion.

Yang Yuanqing awarded three gold medals, giving him three people he thought were the most important. Without reporting, he could go directly to Ziwei Pavilion to find him. One was Yang Sien, who had followed the longest and was also the person he trusted the most. Giving him a gold medal was more of a glory.

One is his wife Pei Minqiu. He knows that his wife will not come to him easily, but once she comes to him, it will definitely be an extremely important matter, and she does not need to wait for the notification.

Another one is Wei Ben, the Inner Guard General. His importance lies in his position. Information halls in all parts of the world are controlled by him, and he is directly responsible to himself.

Wei Ben walked all the way, went up to the third floor, and came to Yang Yuanqing's official room. Here he had to wait. A guard went in and reported. The guard came out for a moment, "Master, please go in!"

Wei Ben walked directly into Yang Yuanqing's official room. At this time, Yang Yuanqing was standing in front of the sand table, thinking about his battle in Hebei. Although he also wanted to take advantage of the east wind of capturing Shanggu County to attack Youzhou immediately and take Zhuo County before the New Year. This was his expectation, but Yang Yuanqing also knew that if he did this, he could not take the Youzhou City and he would not be fully prepared for the most basic siege weapons. What's more, he had to face the 150,000 coalition forces of Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao. Luo Yi was not Wei Daoer. He had strong command ability and a very sharp Youzhou heavy cavalry. If he attacked rashly, the Sui army would probably fail.

He needed to mobilize the army and prepare food, grass and supplies. At the same time, he had to arrange defenses in the south to prevent Dou Jiande from attacking Hedong from the Kujin Pass. All these arrangements took time and he had to follow the plan. Although his plan was well known to attack Hebei next spring, this was war. From his deployment of troops and preparations for war, he could not hide it from anyone.

But he can flexibly use it in tactical ways, such as this surprise attack on Shanggu County. It was beyond everyone's expectations, and he got a beautiful start to deal with Luo Yi. He could also use more strategies, strategies other than war, such as Luo Yi's lower generals, many of them were his former generals, such as psychological warfare, use of the aristocratic family, etc.

Just as Yang Yuanqing was thinking, Wei Ben walked in quickly and knelt down on one knee to report, "Report to the general manager, Youzhou has emergency information."

"explain!"

"A spy discovered Dou Jiande's plot against Song Zhengben in Luo Yi Mansion."

"What!"

Yang Yuanqing was shocked. He suddenly realized that what he was most worried about might happen. Dou Jiande and Luo Yi were likely to unite, and there was also Gao Kaidao. If the three of them united, Hebei would become a whole and would deal with the Sui army with a whole. This was just like the alliance of the coalition and alliances during the Warring States Period, and the Eastern countries united to deal with the Qin army advancing eastward.

In fact, Yang Yuanqing also thought of this possibility, but he felt that the possibility was not great. Dou Jiande and the Youzhou Army had too deep hatred. Even if Luo Yi wanted to join forces, his subordinates might not be willing to work. Xue Shixiong died at the hands of Dou Jiande. His two sons Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche are now the main leading generals of the Youzhou Army. Luo Yi and Dou Jiande joined forces, so how can they explain it to them?

At the beginning, Luo Yi was willing to avenge Xue Shixiong and received the support of the Youzhou Army. In just over a year, did Luo Yi dare to betray the Youzhou Army soldiers who supported him?

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a long time and asked, "Has Song Zhengben left?"

"This information is not said, it is only said that Song Zhengben did not leave late at night after entering the mansion."

Yang Yuanqing walked a few steps behind his back. It should not be the first time Song Zhengben has been here. He can stay in Luo Yi's Mansion for a long time, which means that Dou Jiande and Luo Yi are likely to reach a joint venture. If so, Song Zhengben should have some details to discuss with Luo Yi, and he should not be able to leave for a while.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing turned around and made a quick decision at Wei Ben and said, "Appoint Luo Shanwen and others to keep an eye on Song Zhengben. If Song Zhengben has not left yet, ask them to contact General Qin immediately. Be sure to intercept Song Zhengben for me. Whether it is a great contribution, it is a life or death."

If you can take this opportunity to kill Dou Jiande's planner, this would be a good harvest.

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In Hengshan County, a large-scale escape tide occurred in Hengshan County. Dozens of eloquent Sui soldiers were sent to Hengshan County. They painted heavenly life pictures to the people of Hengshan County, making the simple and longing for a better life crazy for the hungry people.

In the wilderness outside Fangshan County, thousands of yellow-faced and thin women and children and old men were surrounding a dry tree, tilting their heads to listen blankly. On the tree was a young Sui soldier. His voice was loud and clear, and he spread far away with the wind.

"Dear fellow villagers, I have not deceived everyone. This year, Hedong has a bumper harvest. Every household's grain garrison is full of golden rice, and the corners of the wall are full of bundles of cloth. Because they have their own land, Ding has fifty acres of fertile land, and Ding has twenty acres of mulberry and hemp fields. They don't have to pay rent. Each acre of land only needs to pay five liters of tax, pay a piece of cloth, and pay a bunch of silk. The rest are their own. There is no money for young and serenades and no head tax. Everyone can have enough food. Everyone has a few new clothes, children can go to school, and a large number of young and strong people stay at home to accompany their wives, children and parents, and they don't have to go to the army to fight. These are all real. Just not far from you. If you cross the Taihang Mountains, you can enjoy such a life."

The propaganda of Sui soldiers was extremely tempting. Many women couldn't help crying when they looked at their torn dresses and hugged their thin children. An old man raised his arms and shouted: "Can we go?"

"You can go, the New Year is coming soon. You can have enough food and meat. The children can wear new clothes. You can go from Jingxing. As long as you pass Tumen Pass, you can eat hot white bread and thick clothes...."

"But my husband is still in Zhending's army. We are leaving, what should he do?" a woman holding the child mustered up the courage to ask loudly.

"Do you know why your husbands and your sons can't leave? They are unwilling to work hard for Wei Daoer, and they want to leave too. But because you are here, they dare not leave. As long as you leave, they have no worries and will soon escape to reunite with you!"

The people were excited, and their survival and yearning for a better life made them forget their fear. They were extremely excited, and an old man raised his arms and shouted: "Let's go to Jingxing and Hedong!"

"Go to Hedong! Go to Hedong!"

Thousands of women, children and elderly people turned around and headed towards Tumenguan.

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This situation also happened in Hengshan County. The hungry and cold people rushed to Tumen Pass from all directions, while the people in Xingtang County and Ziyang County turned north and walked towards Shanggu County over Boling County.

These exploited and oppressed people are kind and cowardly. They dare not resist even when they are on the verge of death. They live in despair, but once someone lets them see hope and encourages them to stand up and fight, then for survival and children, their courage will burst out and they will flee to the other side of their new life desperately, and no force can suppress them.

Their anger and expectation were like a dammed lake hanging high above their heads. Wei Daoer's force control was like a huge rock that blocked the lake water. The lake water accumulated more and more. When the huge rock in Shanggu County was moved away, the dammed lake finally plummeted thousands of miles. The tide of escape in Hengshan County was like a snowball. It became more and more powerful, and finally it inevitably affected the army.

The first ones affected were the soldiers from Shanggu County, and they started to escape on a small scale. With the news that Shanggu County began to divide the fields, more and more soldiers fled. Now, with the tide of escape from the people, soldiers from Shanggu County also began to escape on a large scale.

In the royal palace of Zhending County, the news from Tumen Pass made Wei Daoer furious. Even the three thousand defenders of Tumen Pass fled. Tumen Pass had become an unprepared pass.

Wei Daoer whipped the general Sun Shide with a fierce whip. Sun Jian, the guard of Tumen Pass, was his nephew, and three thousand soldiers were also his subordinates.

"Barewell! How do you explain to me?"

Wei Daoer was so angry that he was going crazy. Although he hated these old, weak, women and children, consuming his military rations, and wished they all died, he really realized the seriousness of the problem. Without these old, weak, women and children as hostages, his army would repeat the mistakes of the Shanggu County army and flee and collapse in full swing.

Wei Daoer grabbed his neck and yelled: "I trust you so I handed over Tumen Pass to you. Now that Tumen Pass is lost, what do you want me to do?"

Sun Shide said that he was Wei Daoer's father-in-law. One of his daughters was Wei Daoer's imperial concubine, but Wei Daoer whipped more than a dozen times without any face. He was extremely hated and shouted fiercely: "I will lead my army to Tumen Pass myself. I will kill anyone who dares to escape!"

Wei Daoer pushed him away and ordered, "Go quickly, if you can't stop the escape tide, come and see me!"

Wei Daoer has lost his mind by the surging escape tide. He now has only one idea to block this massive tide of escape at all costs. As for whether it can be blocked, he doesn't know.

"Transfer my order. Those who dare to flee will be beheaded on the spot and will be severely punished!"

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Tumen Pass, the entrance to Hebei of Jingxing, is about 100 miles away from Zhending County. It is located on the edge of the towering Taihang Mountain and blocks the entrance to Jingxing. It is located between the Hanluo Mountain and Baodu Mountain. The terrain is dangerous and is a tough city, Gu Fort that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At this time, Tumen Pass had been controlled by 5,000 Sui troops. Luo Shixin stood at the top of the city and looked out at the situation outside the pass. Tens of thousands of refugees fled from all over Hengshan County had gathered outside the pass, helping the elderly and the young. The team was mixed with many fleeing soldiers. Their team was passing through the pass in an orderly manner under the command of the Sui soldiers.

In fact, most of the refugees were concentrated in Jingxing and received disaster relief from the Sui army. The Sui army did not intend to send them to Hedong counties to resettlement. On the one hand, many elderly people and women and children were exhausted and rushed to Tumen Pass was at the end of their strength. It was difficult to have the energy to pass through Jingxing again. On the other hand, Wei Daoer's regime was already difficult to maintain and would soon collapse. Once the Sui army occupied Hengshan County, these refugees would still have to return to their homes.

At this time, a cavalry rushed to the distance, "General Luo!"

The cavalry rushed to the city and reported loudly, "An army of about ten thousand people is coming quickly towards us!"

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