The sky gradually became brighter, and the roar of the demonic wind in the valley gradually stopped. Outside the valley, a cavalry rushed to the entrance. As soon as he reached the entrance of the valley, a whistle-woosh shot and inserted it in front of the cavalry. The cavalry tightened the reins and jumped up in front of the horse's front hooves. He looked up and saw that the cliffs on both sides were full of patrol soldiers.

A cavalry rushed out of the valley and surrounded him, pointing at him with a crossbow, "Who is it?" the cavalry captain asked sternly.

"I am the scout He Desheng, who will report to His Highness the King of Chu under the order of General Pei."

The captain winked at the people next to him, and everyone stepped forward and searched him carefully, then took him to the King of Chu's tent.

In the tent, Yang Yuanqing was sitting at the table to review the memorials. He was also waiting for Pei Renji's news. The scout had been with him for three days and there should be news back. At this time, a personal soldier outside the tent reported: "Report to Your Highness, the scout who delivered the letter has been back."

"Bring him in!"

Yang Yuanqing put down his pen and his heart was full of expectations. After a moment, several personal soldiers brought the scout He Desheng in. He Desheng knelt on one knee and saluted, "I am humble in the position of He Desheng, see His Highness the King of Chu!"

"Have you met General Manager Pei?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.

"When I saw it, Bei Yi brought his letter."

He Desheng took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands. Yang Yuanqing took it and read it hurriedly. In the letter, Pei Renji talked about his Huining County tactics. Yang Yuanqing's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly stood up, walked quickly to the sand table, and found the white flag inserted next to Huining County. It was the garrison of 20,000 Tang troops.

Pei Renji had 15,000 people in his hands, and he was planning to deploy 5,000 people on the other side of the Yellow River to intercept the Tang army to flee to Hexi, and at the same time he was also defending the Tang army from Wuwei County to come to support.

It was indeed good. Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but secretly praise Pei Renji for considering the problem carefully. However, Pei Renji's idea of ​​ambushing the other side made Yang Yuanqing think of a brilliant plan. He turned around and asked the scout He Desheng, "Where is the manager Pei now?"

"General Pei is now about fifty miles north of Huining County, waiting for His Highness's order."

Yang Yuanqing concentrating on his mind for a moment. He immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter. He handed the letter to He Desheng and said with a smile: "Thank you for a hard time. Hand this letter to General Pei quickly."

"I am willing to serve Your Highness!" He Desheng accepted the letter without hesitation.

He Desheng's unremitting attitude made Yang Yuanqing very satisfied. He thought that he was the son of his old friend, so he should take care of him. Yang Yuanqing nodded, "From now on, I will be promoted to scout lieutenant, and I will bring a few more brothers to prevent accidents on the road."

He Desheng was overjoyed, "Abide by the order!" He gave a tribute and quickly walked out.

Yang Yuanqing walked back to the sand table and stared at the sand table with his hands behind his back. This time, he was not looking at Huining County, but the Hexi Corridor. After a long time, he felt something. When he turned around, he saw a personal soldier standing at the door of the tent. He wanted to speak but stopped.

"What's up?"

"Report to Your Highness, General Cheng asked for a visit."

‘Cheng Yaojin asked for a meeting?’ Yang Yuanqing was slightly stunned. What would happen to him, and then ordered him to say, “Let him come in!”

Soon, Cheng Yaojin walked in quickly and knelt down on one knee. "I will meet your highness!"

"Get up!"

Yang Yuanqing had already sat back on his seat and glanced at him and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Perhaps because he finally stood alone in the Turkic battle, Cheng Yaojin suddenly became interested in being a general. He began to pursue, longing to lead troops to the war like Luo Shixin.

But he also understood that his previous performance was indeed not very good. In order to reverse Yang Yuanqing's impression of him, this time he volunteered to follow the south.

Cheng Yaojin said a little shyly: "I have an idea. I wonder if Your Highness can agree?"

"Tell me! I'll listen to what I think." Yang Yuanqing was also a little surprised. He felt that Cheng Yaojin's attitude was different from before.

"Your Highness, perhaps we will be able to convince Master Sheng Yan to surrender."

"Why?" Yang Yuanqing looked at him. It was good that Master Sheng Yan was willing to surrender, but Yang Yuanqing was puzzled in his heart why Cheng Yaojin could persuade Master Sheng Yan.

Cheng Yaojin hesitated for a moment. Some of his scandals were involved. He really didn't want to say them, but Yang Yuanqing would not believe him. Finally, he mustered up the courage to say: "Your Highness, to treat my mother, I once traveled all over the world with my mother in order to treat her. Because I had to support her and also cure her illness, it took a lot of money, so I also did a lot of stealing things. Once, in Yucheng County, Liang County, I stole a big family, but failed and was caught by my master. The owner of the family asked about the situation and knew that I was trying to save her mother. Not only did he not arrest me to meet the official position, he also gave me five hundred yuan to hang money, which made me grateful to this day."

"Is this person Sheng Yan Shi?" Yang Yuanqing understood his story.

Cheng Yaojin nodded, "It's this person who is also very filial to his mother. As far as I know, his mother should still live with his elder brother in Yucheng County, Liang County. I am willing to persuade Master Sheng Yan to surrender."

Yang Yuanqing did not answer immediately. He walked a few steps in the big tent with his back on his back. Cheng Yaojin's plan came too suddenly and disrupted his plan.

He just asked He Desheng to send a letter to Pei Renji, and made an appointment to attack Sheng Yan's division headquarters in the north and south tonight, but Cheng Yaojin came out halfway, forcing his plan to reconsider.

However, it is of course the best to convince Sheng Yan to surrender, which means that 20,000 new forces will be obtained, which is likely to mean a complete change in the balance of power within the pass. Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered: "Come!"

A personal soldier quickly entered the tent, "I am in a humble position!"

Yang Yuanqing took out his gold medal and handed it to him, "You immediately rushed to Molian Town, a hundred miles north of Huining County, found Pei Renji, and told me that the plan to attack Shengyan's division headquarters tonight was temporarily cancelled. I will notify him separately for the specific attack time and order him to send troops immediately and advance ten miles away from the Tang army."

"As for the order!"

The personal soldiers took over the gold medal and walked quickly. Yang Yuanqing wrote another letter and handed it to Cheng Yaojin, "Trust this letter to Master Sheng Yan. All my words I want to say are in this letter, let him choose it for himself."

"I will understand!"

Cheng Yaojin took the letter and was about to leave, but Yang Yuanqing called him again. He walked up and patted Cheng Yaojin on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "No matter what method you use, I won't care. As long as you can come back alive, everyone will lose a lot of fun."

Cheng Yaojin's nose felt sour, and he felt an unspeakable touch in his heart. He nodded and quickly left the tent.

Yang Yuanqing immediately issued an order, "The entire army will set off and march into Huining County."

The Sui army quickly packed up the camp. One hour later, ten thousand troops set out and rushed towards Huining County... The Tang army of Huining County 20,000 had retreated into Huining County. Although Huining County was the county seat, Huining County was not valued for a long time and was not valued. Therefore, Huining County was just a small county.

The city is only eight miles in circumference, and the city walls are short and dilapidated, unable to resist the attack of the army. The withdrawal of the army into the county town is more of a psychological comfort to the soldiers.

Twenty thousand troops entered Huining County, making the county town overcrowded. The soldiers came and went on the streets, shouting and shouting and noises one after another. The entire Huining County was in a state of anxiety.

The chief general Sheng Yanshi rode a horse to inspect the county town. The chaos in the city made him frown, but he no longer had the heart to control this chaotic situation.

Sheng Yanshi is about 34 or 35 years old this year, tall and mighty. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is a Confucian general with both civil and military affairs. He is deeply trusted by Prince Li Jiancheng. This time, Li Jiancheng sent troops to the inner road of the Pass. He was the chief general of the Western Road and led an army of 50,000 to attack Huining County and Lingwu County.

Since Li Jiancheng withdrew from Guanzhong and redeployed his troops, he currently only had 20,000 troops stationed in Huining. His mission was to protect Lingwu County and Huining County Silver Mine.

The counterattack of the Sui army put great pressure on Sheng Yan's army. Because of the difficulties in supply, he was forced to evacuate Lingwu County and gather troops in Huining County. Li Jiancheng issued a strict order to him that no matter what, the Huining County Silver Mine was allowed to be lost.

At this time, Sheng Yan's army had already known that Yang Yuanqing's army had entered Huining County, less than a hundred miles away from him, and he also knew that Pei Renji's army had also entered Huining County, less than a hundred miles away from him.

The two Sui army formed a force of attacking between the north and the south, especially Yang Yuanqing personally led his troops, which made him even more anxious. He had been sleepless all night last night.

As early as the two Sui army had just entered Huining County, Sheng Yan's first reaction was to evacuate Huining County, but the prince's strict order made him hesitate. Just when he was indecisive, the Sui army had already arrived. He wanted to retreat, so he could no longer retreat, so he had to send an eagle letter to Chang'an for help.

Master Sheng Yan walked around and was in a deep mood. He had no intention of inspecting him anymore. He turned around and ordered his left and right, "Go back to the army!"

As soon as he turned his horse's head, he suddenly heard someone shouting in the distance: "General Sheng!"

When Master Sheng Yan turned around, he saw that it was a soldier guarding the city. He tied the reins and asked, "What's the matter?"

The soldier ran forward and reported: "A person came from outside the city, saying that he was an old general, so he came to visit the general."

"Old man?"

Master Sheng Yan was stunned and asked again: "What's his name?"

"He didn't say that this person looked very dark, a bit like... Cheng Yaojin in the Sui army." The soldier reported in a low voice.

This news shocked Master Sheng Yan and quickly ordered his personal soldiers to go and take him to our army yamen quickly, be careful not to be seen by too many people."

Master Sheng Yan was a little worried, why did he come here in broad daylight? The prince knew about it, how did he explain it? Master Sheng Yan still remembers who Cheng Yaojin was. He had some dating with him back then, which was already ten years ago.

However, Master Sheng Yan also knew that Cheng Yaojin was coming this time, probably because he was like Yang Yuanqing. He was both frightened and worried, but at the same time he had a glimmer of hope and was extremely complicated. He accelerated his horse and ran towards the military yamen.

Soon, the soldier led Cheng Yaojin into the yamen. As soon as he entered the room, Cheng Yaojin grinned and said, "Old Sheng! I'm repaying you money. Sorry, I've delayed it for ten years to repay you... (To be continued)
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