The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 734

It is said that during the Great Court Meeting, Lu Dongzan and his prince Dazan Gampo brought a letter from Langri Zanpu to Beijing, intending to join the Great Sui Dynasty in sending troops to destroy Tuyuhun.However, Tuyuhun was originally in the pocket of the Sui Dynasty, but because the Sui Dynasty had not yet been unified, the strategic center of gravity of the entire empire was included, so there was no spare power to go abroad, and Tubo wanted to share Tuyuhun, which was tantamount to grabbing food from the mouth of a tiger, Yang Tong Not only did it not form an alliance with Tubo, but it also expressed its support for Tuyuhun. In order to make Tubo feel worried, Tuyuhun would not be swallowed by Tubo, so it simply included Tuyuhun in the "Silk Road Alliance" for protection.Never thought that Tubo would form an alliance with Tubo after turning around.

Yang Tong knew that Tubo was an uncontrollable wolf and would interfere in the internal affairs of the Sui Dynasty, so he ordered General Wang Fubao to command [-] soldiers of the Ninth Army to station in Heyuan to defend Tubo; Wusu, the deputy commander of the Tenth Army, led [-] soldiers He stationed troops in Lintao, and at the same time sent Xue Wanche back to Lintao to preside over the military affairs of the Tenth Army.However, Yang Tong still underestimated Langri Zanpu's ambition. Not long after his arrangement, Tubo killed the half-dead Tuyuhun, and Murong Fuyun was caught off guard.

So Wang Fubao led his troops to the south, but the situation changed suddenly. Before reaching Jishiguan, Chishui County, Heyuan, Chishui officials sent scouts to report that a tribe had been killed in a valley in the south. Wang Fubao thought it was The Tuyuhun people in Heyuan County disobeyed the court's discipline and wantonly killed other tribes. In a fit of rage, they led [-] fine horsemen to the scene of the incident overnight, only to find out that the tribe had been occupied by the Tuyuhun people.

Inside and outside the tribe, there was a piece of scorched earth, and the dead bodies of men, women and children were all over the ground.

Wang Fubao was furious. The Tuyuhun people in Heyuan County are already the people of the Sui Dynasty. If you slaughter these people, you are killing the people of the Sui Dynasty. How can he not be angry?
In a fit of rage, he sent troops to massacre overnight, and the battle was over before dawn.

At this time, in front of him was a group of Tuyuhun people who seemed to be bound. They had just slaughtered this tribe, got drunk, and were captured by the Sui army in their sleep. , there was an indescribable fear in their eyes, the nightmarish scene last year was vividly remembered, and now that the Sui army reappeared, they might not survive...

"Give them a hard time."

"Here." Under Wang Fubao's signal, the soldier who had long hated him pulled out his horizontal knife, put it on the neck of a Tuyuhun man, and asked bitterly, "What's your name?"

Tuyuhun is a branch of Murong Xianbei in Liaodong. After the leader Murong Tuyuhun moved the tribe to the desolate northwest, Chinese characters are still used and spoken in the country. It is not difficult to understand the words of the Sui army.These Hu people have always been in awe of the strong, and they dared not tell the truth when the Sui army's sharp knives were sharp: "I am the king Liang Quhu."

Wang Fubao said: "You are so courageous. How dare you invade the land of the Great Sui Dynasty and massacre the people of the Great Sui Dynasty. Are you doing it by individual tribes, or is it Murong Fuyun's intention?"

"We, ouch..." Liang Quhu just said "we", when he saw the Sui soldier's horizontal knife pierced into his shoulder socket, Liang Quhu cried out in pain.

"What are you?"

"Aww..." The Tuyuhun man hadn't spoken yet, when he saw a soldier from the Sui army stabbing him into the hollow of the shoulder, blood sprayed out along the blade, the man screamed in pain, but the soldiers from the Sui army didn't waver at all. .The soldier held the hilt of the knife, and began to twist the hilt amidst the other party's wailing: "If you don't say anything else, your arm will be crippled."

That kind of force made all the Tuyuhun people tremble, and the one who was stabbed was painful and depressed: You don't give me time to talk, just stab people, can I say it?

But he didn't dare to say anything, he caught a glimpse of the fierce light flashing in Sui people's eyes, and hurriedly shouted in pain: "We don't dare to offend the Heavenly Kingdom at all, it is really forced by Khan!"

"Why did Murong Fuyun force you to invade the Sui Dynasty?" Wang Fubao was really puzzled. Murong Fuyun was beaten to death by Xue Wanche and Yu Chigong last year. This year because of the Sui Dynasty, Tubo didn't take advantage of his illness to kill him.According to the current situation of Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun is now beaten to death by Tubo, he has no strength to fight against the Sui Dynasty, and needs the protection of the Sui Dynasty, how could he invade the border of the Sui Dynasty?It's really strange, could it be that Tuyuhun was beaten so badly that he demoted Tubo?

The unlucky Liang Qu suddenly said to Ai Ai: "I really don't know what exactly happened."

"You want to die?" Wang Fubao's eyes suddenly became cold.

Although the Tuyuhun official system imitated the Central Plains, the essence of the tribal system did not change.After Kwalu called himself Khan, Khan's children and meritorious nobles began to be called kings. In addition to big-name kings and other small kings, there were also many people who called themselves princes. These princes and ministers all led their own soldiers and led them. Having their own tribe, the big and small famous kings are equivalent to the chiefs of a large and small tribe.It was precisely because Wang Fubao knew what the famous king of Tuyuhun was, so he didn't care about the so-called famous king at all, nor was he complacent about catching a little 'chief'.

"No, no, I don't want to die." Liang Quhu looked at Wang Fubao in fear, and said with pain, "I'm just a nicknamed king, and I really don't know much. I only know that about ten days ago, a man named The Tubo people from Ludongzan came to our Jiyu City for two days, and then the old Khan died. Although the new Khan explained that he died suddenly. But everyone is discussing the death of the old Khan in private. I’m afraid It has nothing to do with Nalu Dongzan, and not long after that, the new Khan planned to join forces with Tubo to conquer the Kingdom of Heaven."

Liang Quhu looked at Wang Fubao and said, "General, I didn't lie to you. Everything I said is true. The new Khan is very strict with us Qiang people and won't tell us anything."

"Murong Fuyun is dead?"

"Yes, Murong Fuyun is dead, and the new khan is his younger brother Murong Xiaojun." Liang Quhu was afraid that Wang Fubao would not know, and said in detail: "After Murong Fuyun's son Murong Shun came to Da Sui as a hostage, He made his younger brother Gaochang King Murong Xiaojun the crown prince. Murong Shun died in the Sui Dynasty and Tianzhu King Murong Ke died in battle last year, so no one can shake Murong Xiaojun's position."

"Is Murong Xiaojun very powerful?" Wang Fubao looked at Liang Quhu.

"Murong Xiaojun has a great strategy and has always been a minister of Fu Yun's heart. He has a wide range of friends, even as far away as Khotan. He has friends, and many famous kings have close contacts with him, so everyone supports him, not The old and incompetent Murong Fuyun."

Wang Fubao asked again: "In this way, killing the herdsmen here is also Murong Xiaojun's intention?"

With a trembling voice, Liang Quhu said submissively: "This...we are indeed following orders."

"Who will lead you, and how many troops will you have?"

"The main generals are Great Treasure King Ni Luozhou and Gu Gu Lu Wu, each with 5000 troops..."

"Where's Murong Xiaojun? He's here too? Is there any Tubo army?" Wang Fubao was sure that Tuyuhun and Tubo had united.

"He organized various armies in Jiyu City, with a number of up to [-]. If the general wants to capture Jiyu City with just a few thousand people, it is basically impossible... The Tubo army didn't see it, and there are still outside Jiyu City. Fighting Tuyuhun is just pretending to fight, the Tubo people kill people who disobey Murong Xiaojun."

Wang Fubao sneered: "To be able to persuade the enemy to help him eliminate dissidents, it seems that the price Murong Xiaojun paid is not small."

"I don't know about that." Seeing Wang Fubao's cold face, Liang Quhu said again: "Tuyuhun doesn't really obey Murong Xiaojun's rule. If the general lets me go back, I will tell everyone what is good or bad. They will definitely let me go. I don't want to be an enemy of Shangguo!" Seeing that the Sui army was very small in number, he must not dare to act rashly, thinking that he had grasped the key to survival, so he proposed a deal, as long as he can go back, everything will be easy to talk about.

However, just when he was secretly delighted, Wang Fubao directly pulled out his saber and chopped off his head with a single blow. There was an expression of joy on the face of his head that fell to the ground, which corresponded to Wang Fubao's indifferent expression, making him People's hearts were filled with horror.

Wang Fubao kicked his head away, and said with a sneer: "Qiang people are always cunning and unfaithful; should you go back and report our lies to Murong Xiaojun? I'm not that stupid. Besides, you killed so many people, I Let you go, how will you explain to the dead people?"

He put the knife back into its sheath, glanced coldly at the other prisoners, and ordered: "Don't die, kill them all!"

"Here." Following Wang Fubao's order, the Sui army swung their knives and killed all the prisoners present.

Wang Fubao's partial general got the latest news, stepped forward and said: "General, our sentry has returned. This Qiang man is not lying. There are indeed many Tuyuhun soldiers and horses in the south. I'm afraid we can't beat them with our little manpower."

"We will not go south." Wang Fubao interrupted the general. He looked at the terrain here and said: "The terrain of the source of the river is complex, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, there are many mountains and hills, the climate is extremely cold, and the roads are difficult. Let alone we only have With 3000 people, even if the whole army arrives, I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties due to unacceptable conditions."

"Then what should we do, should we allow the Tubo and Tuyuhun people to enter the country together?"

"Of course not. The people of our Great Sui Dynasty were slaughtered. If we retreat in such a desperate manner, there will be no shame for the court?" Wang Fubao said: "But the Qiang also said that Tuyuhun and Tubo also joined hands. We don’t know how many soldiers and horses there are, if I rush south, I’m worried about falling into the enemy’s ambush.”

"The general is saying that the Qiang people might be tempting soldiers?"

"That's right." Wang Fubao nodded and said, "The major changes in Tuyuhun are unexpected. We should not act rashly until we have specific information about the enemy. We have four things to do now. First, we need to change Tuyuhun. , and the news of the alliance with Tubo was sent to the sage; secondly, to defend the important areas first, to keep the enemy out of the country; When the Tubo army enters the country, Wuhai City is responsible for supplies; fourth, try to find information about Tuyuhun and the Tubo army."

"That's right, but shall we just wait?"

"Of course not." Wang Fubao said: "Before they react, we will continue to do the same as before, kill more viable troops, and leave no survivors along the way..."

"Here."

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That night, many Tuyuhun tribes in the south of Heyuan County were wiped out, and the Sui army built a capital with their heads and left before dawn.

The Hu chiefs were terrified and shocked. The Great Treasure King Ni Luozhou immediately took precautions and sent troops to search for the traces of the enemy army, and at the same time sent people to inform Gu Luwu.

Gu Gu Lu Wu had just arrived outside Jishi Pass, before he sent the army in, he received a warning, so he felt depressed, so he didn't need to say anything.But Gu Luwu also knew the horror of the Sui army, so he could only order the army to return, and even the luggage was discarded. Come, obediently obey without saying a word.

But Gu Gu Lu Wu didn't know what was waiting for him ahead.

There are many mountains in the area of ​​Heyuan, and there is a canyon with sun-shading mountains on the side. The total length is about seven or eight miles. The cliffs on both sides are inclined and squeezed in the middle, forcing five thousand cavalry to form a long column. .

Today's weather was not bad, but Lu Wu always felt upset, always felt that something big was about to happen, and the current army came to report that the road ahead was blocked by rocks and stones, and only then did he understand where the uneasiness came from.

"There is an ambush here, everyone's rear team becomes the front team, and the front team becomes the rear team, retreat quickly!" Gu Gu Lu Wu yelled loudly as he steered his horse and turned around.

Tuyuhun's army was terrified when they heard that the valley entrance was blocked, and they hurriedly turned their horses and retreated after Gu Gu Lu Wu gave an order.

But everything is too late.

Before they turned their horses' heads, stones and logs were slammed down from above, cutting the long snake array into several sections.Then the overwhelming rain of stones and logs fell on the Tuyuhun army who were trapped in the valley.

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