Emperor Sui Yang

Mai Tiezhang originally sent people to Qinjiang County to ask the Ning family for help to return Yang Tanweiyue and others, but the envoys sent out found that Ning Chun's army was surrounded outside Qinjiang County, and the situation was strange. After exploring, I found out that Qinjiang County was occupied by the court's son-in-law.

The matter was so important that the envoy did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly sent someone to inform Mai Tiezhang.

Who is Mai Tiezhang?The emperor's confidant, in his eyes, it doesn't matter if Yang Tan and the others are dead, and the emperor's son-in-law can't have any accidents, let alone Li Shimin is accompanied by his sworn brother Su Lie.

So Mai Tiezhang led 1 people one step ahead, heading south from Yulin County and heading straight into Ningyue County. During the entire march, he encountered no resistance.

"That's strange, where did the rebels from Yulin County go? Our people have been staring at this place, didn't we see them leave?" Mai Zhongcai, who was on his way, wondered.

Mai Tiezhang said in a deep voice: "If you didn't see them leaving, that means they didn't leave. As for why they didn't stop us, it may have something to do with the incident in Ningyue County. Shimin was too bold. How did he rely on 3000 people to Just capture Qinjiang County, the capital?"

Mai Zhongcai hehe said: "With Dingfang by his side, and the most elite of our Sui Dynasty under his command, 3000 people can be used by 1 people."

Mai Tiezhang frowned and said, "Ding Fang is my father's sworn brother, you should call him uncle."

"I can't say it," Mai Zhongcai said, "Ding Fang is not a few years older than me, and he is almost the same as my elder brother. Let's discuss it separately."

Mai Tiezhang smiled and stopped talking.

At this time, the front scout came to report:
"Young Cavalry has found out that two Lingnan armies are fighting outside Qinjiang County. One side comes from the camp outside the city. It should be Ning Chun's troops. The other side doesn't know who it is."

"Are you sure they are Lingnan soldiers?" Mai Tiezhang asked.

The scout nodded and said, "Sure, our soldiers don't wear rattan armor."

"That's strange," Mai Zhongcai said with a dazed expression, "Why did they fight on their own? In the border of Guizhou, there are still people who dare to challenge the Ning family?"

Speaking of this, Mai Zhong was shocked: "Good guy, it can't be Cen Mingxiu, right? They broke up?"

Mai Tiezhang pondered for a moment, and said: "This place is still forty miles away from the county seat, pass on my general's order, speed up the march, go and have a look and you will know everything."

In this battle on the plain outside the county seat, both sides were evenly matched.

Originally, Ning Chun only brought 1 people here, but after discussing with Li Shimin to deal with Cen Mingxiu, he transferred another 2 people from other places, so the strength of Cen Mingxiu's troops is about the same as that of Cen Mingxiu.

The rattan armor fights the rattan armor, and no one has an advantage.

Originally, he had hoped that Li Shimin would lead the elite cavalry to attack the enemy's central army, but after waiting for a day, he didn't get it.

At night, both sides died down, Ning Chun retreated back to the camp, and Cen Mingxiu also started to retreat five miles to set up camp.

"Dog, look at this posture, he has objected a long time ago, our Ning family has raised a white-eyed wolf," Ning Daoming scolded Cen Mingxiu in the tent.

Ning Chun was quite steady, and said with an ugly face: "Things are getting more and more wrong. Cen Mingxiu is my subordinate. I still know his character. Our two families are also considered family friends. Today, when we come up today, we are so desperate. How much hatred we have."

"They changed all the people in the army who were inclined to us. Their wolf ambitions have long been exposed. Li Shimin is right. This bastard wants to borrow our heads to join the court," Ning Daoming said bitterly.

Ning Chun frowned and said, "Why hasn't the person sent out to contact Li Shimin come back? This kid is standing still today, what does he want to do?"

"Let's watch the show," Ning Daoming said, "He is not of the same mind as us, of course he is happy to see Cen Mingxiu consume us and wait until the critical moment to make a move."

Ning Chun was shocked, slapped the table and said, "No, we're afraid we fell into this kid's divorce plan."

"How?" Ning Daoming was stunned.

Ning Chun's eyes were about to burst: "Now we are evenly matched with Cen Mingxiu, who will Li Shimin help in the end, maybe, if you were Li Shimin, who would you help?"

Ning Daoming's eyes widened: "You mean, this guy has been plotting against us from the beginning? Is he connected with Cen Mingxiu?"

Ning Chun said: "It's hard to say, now we can no longer despise this person. This kid is full of tricks, and we can't judge him by age. This little bastard is by no means an idle generation."

It was at this time that the police outside the tent rang loudly, and some people were shouting enemy attacks.

"Where is the enemy attacking?" Ning Daoming opened his tent and asked the soldiers who ran over.

The latter shouted: "It's the imperial cavalry in the city. They rushed out from the rear wing of our army and have already rushed into the camp."

Uncle Ning Chun and his nephew looked at each other and shouted that something was wrong.

Li Shimin, an elite group of 2000 people, had left the city early in the morning and had not returned to the city. After forcing Guangdong Tanrong's army to retreat, Li Shimin sent people to quietly bypass the county and get behind Ning Chun's army.

Without a moment's rest, Li Shimin ordered the whole army to attack.

The 2000 people under his command are not ordinary guards. In the Sui Dynasty, only the guards with the best physical fitness and the strongest martial arts were eligible to enter the Beishen Mansion.

None of the soldiers here is less than 1.7 meters tall.

As we all know, Lingnan soldiers are generally not tall.

If you are tall, your arms will be long, one inch long and one inch stronger.

After two thousand cavalrymen rushed into the camp, they chopped melons and vegetables all the way. The rattan armored soldiers under Ning Chun's command finally saw what it meant to be immobile.

Their weapons were not good, and their armor was naturally restrained by their spears. Facing Li Shimin's cavalry, they were completely powerless.

Seeing the flames erupting in Ning Chun's camp and the roar of killing, how could Cen Mingxiu miss such an opportunity, hastily summoned the exhausted army, and attacked Ning Chun with all his strength.

Mai Tiezhang, who was not far away, also received military information, but he didn't know that it was Li Shimin who attacked Ning Chun.

"Let's just sit and watch the situation. There's no way to know who's fighting with who." Mai Tiezhang said to Pei Minzhi, "Send someone to investigate and find out the matter."

Pei Minzhi took the order to retreat.

Li Shimin is a person who pays special attention to information. The rangers he sent cover a wide range. Mai Tiezhang is not far from Qinjiang County, so he was naturally detected by his people.

What's more, Mai Tiezhang himself came under the banner, and his own people could tell it at a glance.

A Ranger from Zuobeishen Mansion was led to Mai Tiezhang, and Mai Tiezhang hurriedly asked, "How are Shimin and Dingfang?"

You Qi replied: "In the evening, I marched on the rear wing of Ningchun's camp. I don't know where it is right now."

Ranger is in charge of scouting information, it is impossible for him to know much about the military. Li Shimin's raid on Ning Chun's camp will not let Ranger scouts know.

They only have the part to report, not the part to know.

Then at the moment, you can only rely on Mai Tiezhang to analyze it yourself. If you are so far away, you are hiding on the rear wing of Ning Chun's army. What did the people do?
"Is the Lingnan soldier opposite Ning Chun Cen Mingxiu?" Mai Zhongcai asked.

"Yes," the ranger replied.

Mai Zhongcai was taken aback, and hurriedly looked at his father: "That makes sense, Shimin is fighting for the benefit of the fisherman, but why did he choose the Ning family? The Ning family is in name, but there is no On the contrary."

Mai Tiezhang snorted coldly: "The court has always believed that Cen Mingxiu was supported by the Ning family, and that the chaos in Guizhou was mostly caused by the Ning family. As for how they turned against Cen Mingxiu, it has to be seen. Only after the people of the world can we know the truth."

"Then what should we do now? Cen Mingxiu has also moved, should we help?" Mai Zhongcai said.

Mai Tiezhang shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Shimin didn't know I was coming, so he intervened rashly, for fear of disrupting his plan, and ordered the army to go five miles forward and stand still. As long as we don't move, it will be a big deal for both sides. is the greatest deterrent."

By dawn, the battle was over.

Ning Chun's army broke up and fell apart. Those who surrendered and those who fled fled. They had no fighting power. Their uncle and nephew surrendered to Li Shimin.

As for Cen Mingxiu, he also withdrew temporarily and asked Li Shimin to meet at the foot of the mountain between the two armies.

"Yu Lin Cen Mingxiu, I've seen the son-in-law." Cen Mingxiu couldn't even think of it. The chief general of the imperial court is actually a young boy, and a famous general like Su Lie is actually a subordinate.

Li Shimin stood up on his horse and said with a smile, "I thought General Cen would continue to beat me? Why? Did you notice that there are imperial troops stationed on the other side of the mountain?"

He now knew that Mai Tiezhang was coming, because Mai Zhongcai had come to receive the prisoners.

Cen Mingxiu said with a smile: "The Ning family is a thief from the south of the Five Ridges. In the future, they will only come here to kill thieves. How can they be enemies with the son-in-law?"

Li Shimin held the whip in his hand, and said lightly:
"But everyone in the world knows that you, Cen Mingxiu, have indeed rebelled. We don't speak dark words in front of the wise. I will report your achievements to the imperial court. No one will mention your rebellion. However, the imperial court will implement policies in Lingnan in the future. , you have to work hard, otherwise, I can punish you at any time."

Cen Mingxiu nodded: "The humble officer will return to Yulin County immediately, and wait for the court's arrangement."

"I know you are worried," Li Shimin said, pointing to the army in the distance:

"But if you don't disband the army now, it will be difficult for the court to trust you. If you want to succeed, you always have to take some risks. It depends on whether General Cen trusts me, Li Shimin."

Cen Mingxiu said with a smile: "It's a matter of family and life, will my son-in-law allow me to think about it?"

"Of course not," Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "You can appear here today, which means that you are still aware of current affairs and have made the right choice. Now you are only one step away. Don't let your efforts fall by the wayside. Think about it, Mr. Mai is in charge of the army." It has come, I really want to deal with you, how can you stop it?"

The corner of Cen Mingxiu's mouth twitched, and after struggling in his heart for a while, he gritted his teeth:

"Okay, I will listen to the son-in-law."

Li Shimin stretched out his palms, held Cen Mingxiu tightly, and said with a laugh:

"I will promise a thousand gold."