Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

In the fourth year of Sui Dynasty, at the beginning of 608 AD, hundreds of warships that had been assembled in Yangzhou and Jiankang for a long time lined up at the mouth of the Changjiang River. Each warship was filled with flags, drums and trumpets were loud, and there were 15,000 naval officers and soldiers. They boarded the ships one after another, and the huge fleet filled the Yangtze River estuary.

Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, He Man, the navy commander, and Zhu Kuan, the general, came to the embankment. A table had been set up on the shore, with two wine jars and several large bowls on the table. Yang Hong walked to the case, picked up the wine jar, filled two large bowls, and handed the two bowls of wine to He Man and Zhu Kuan respectively.

After picking up Zhuangxing's wine, Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, said:"We are about to go to sea. Yesterday, the lonely king burned incense for Empress Jingwei. He hopes that this eastern expedition will be smooth and successful. This is the royal wine gifted by the emperor. Please drink it. , to show strength and courage!"

"Thanks Chitose!"

Zhu Kuan and He Man drank it all in one gulp, and Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, said:"In this eastern expedition, the two generals must devote themselves to the war. This is a warship built by the imperial court after exhausting the people's power and squeezing out four million taels of silver."

Zhu Kuan said:"Please rest assured Qiansui. The wishes of the people are driven by God's will. General He Man and I will do our best to repay the emperor's kindness."

Hejian King Yang Hong nodded happily,"Two generals, please!"

Zhu Kuan and He Man bid farewell to Yang Hong, the king of the river, and boarded warships. On the wooden tower on the shore, there were flag bearers waving flags. All the warships blew their horns in turn and sailed away from the Yangtze River estuary. They set out to sea for the second time and went to On the Yizhou Islands, hundreds of five-tooth warships lined up and sailed into the sea. The Sui navy was equipped with a compass for navigation. The warships sailed in sequence according to the characteristic signs of the islands, heading straight to Gaohua Island.

Around Gaohua Island, there are often Yizhou islanders who go out to sea to fish. When they see the fleet advancing and the flag of the Sui army, they all flee back to Yizhou Island and go to Liangshankou Gyro Cave to report to the cave owner Naga. They are far away from Daye. More than half a year has passed since the Sui lord's imperial edict in three years. The leaders of the Liuqiu Kingdom had little political foresight. They thought that the Sui army's imperial edict would not be successful, so they did not dare to come to the Yizhou Islands again. Therefore, they lived in Gyro Cave. Na Ya, the cave master, had long forgotten about the Sui army.

This time, the islanders came to report the military situation with great shouts, which was unexpected. Knowing that the Sui army dispatched hundreds of warships, the unprepared cave master Na Ya The teeth were full of blood, and they were so frightened that they summoned the tooth generals in the cave to discuss countermeasures.

None of the group of tooth generals in the Gyro Cave knew how to deal with such a huge fleet, and no one was so knowledgeable. They all scratched their heads and were stunned.

Among the Ya generals, there was a Han Chinese named Gu Yanshao. He was a doctor who was involved in a lawsuit. He fled the mainland and drifted to the Yizhou Islands. With some medical skills, he became Na Ya's military advisor. Gu

Yanshao listened. He said that the Sui army was mobilizing troops this time, and he felt that his opportunity to stand out had come. Seeing that the generals were helpless, he said to Na Ya:"Master of the Cave, I have a clever plan, which will definitely defeat the Sui army.""

"Mr. Gu, if you have any clever ideas, tell me quickly."

"The two mountain passes are lush with vegetation and are easy to attack by fire. The cave owner might as well put the Sui army into the mountain stream and set fire to attack from the hillside!"

"Fire attack?"Na Ya hesitated, looking left and right.

When Gu Yanshao saw Na Ya's hesitation, he bowed and asked:"Master of the cave, the Sui army has hundreds of five-ya warships. One ship can transport hundreds of people, and one hundred ships can have one person. With tens of thousands of people, how can the cave owner withstand thousands of soldiers without attacking with fire?"

Na Ya grew up in the mountains and forests on the island. Gu Yanshao proposed a plan to burn Na Ya, which made Na Ya really unbearable. The other Ya generals were also reluctant. At this time, a mountain soldier ran into the cave, panting and hurriedly He knelt down and said,"Reporting to the cave master, the Sui army has landed on the north shore of Yizhou Island. Na

Ya's eyes widened, and his heart was as sharp as a knife. He turned to Gu Yanshao and said,"I didn't expect the Sui soldiers to descend from the sky. So I followed Mr. Gu's plan and planted fire. I want to burn the two mountain passes!""

Na Ya, the cave master, led a group of soldiers to form an array outside the gates of the two mountain passes to lure the Sui army. Gu Yanshao and other Ya generals led the mountain soldiers to ambush both sides of the hillside, laying out sulfur and salt fire, waiting for the Sui army.

After some preparation , half a day had passed, and I saw a group of people coming from a distance. The two leaders looked familiar. They were Zhu Kuan, the navy general of the Sui Dynasty, and He Man, the navy commander. The

Sui army stopped in formation, and Na Ya, the master of Gyro Cave, He had already put on his cowhide armor and stood in front of the formation. His teeth showed a fierce look and he shouted loudly to Zhu Kuan and He Man:"The two generals are safe and sound. They came all the way with their army today. What do you want?"

Zhu Kuan said:"According to the will of my Lord, I came here to recruit King Antu and recover the Yizhou Islands!""

"snort! Na Ya said:"What about recruiting and recovering? If you want to cross these two mountain passes, you need to defeat the three holding heaven forks in my hand!""

"If my defeated general dares to speak arrogantly, I will kill him!"Zhu Kuan refused to say anything and urged his horse to charge out.

Na Ya waved his three-pronged fork and stopped Zhu Kuan. The two fought together. Na Ya was not Zhu Kuan's opponent. After five or six rounds of fighting, Na Ya feigned defeat and fled. , returned to the gate. Zhu Kuan shouted loudly:"Everyone, come with me to kill!""

He Man and other officers and soldiers of the Sui army rushed out together. The gate of the mountain soldiers could not withstand the fierce attack of the crowd. It was flattened in an instant. The Sui army rushed into the two mountain passes. The mountains at the two mountain passes were densely forested, and Naya and the mountain soldiers had no place to hide when they were young. There was no trace, and the mountain road ahead was even more leafy and dark. The mountain road squeezed by dense forests became narrower and narrower. He Man said:"The front seems to be deserted. If an ambush is set up and fire is used to attack, I'm afraid the head and tail cannot be reached." Rescue response."

Zhu Kuan looked in front, then turned and looked back. Sure enough, the Sui soldiers were dragged by the mountain road into a long dragon.

"It's okay, let's stop the team first, and then make plans when the mountain road is explored. He

Man nodded and shouted:"Send the order for the rear team to change to the front team and withdraw from the two mountain passes immediately.""

Gu Yanshao, who was ambushing on the hillside, originally wanted to wait until all the Sui troops entered the mountain before ordering a fire attack. When he saw that the Sui army had just entered the mountain halfway, he turned around and retreated. He suddenly became anxious and immediately ordered a fire attack.

"coax!"With a sound, the hillside suddenly ignited with raging fire. Several fire dragons rushed down the hillside along the place where the sulfur and saltpeter were sprinkled, and rushed towards the Sui soldiers. Suddenly

, the Sui army was shocked,"Fell into the trap, caught in the trap!"Zhu Kuan shouted, and the soldiers in the front retreated in panic and withdrew from the mountain pass. When Na Ya, who was hiding in the forest, saw that the Sui army had fallen into the trap, he was overjoyed. He led the mountain soldiers and fought out of the forest to pursue the Sui soldiers. , the two mountain passes were slaughtered in the flames. It can be said that the raging fire burned the forest, and the north of the island encountered two mountains. The valley road was covered with nitrate and sulfur, and the blood rain shook the yellow sky. The waves were splitting and no warships were seen to block the landing. Only then did we know that it was difficult to advance and retreat. The isolated island did not predict the fire plan, and the second expedition to Yizhou was even more faltering.

A fierce battle broke out between the Sui troops at the two mountain passes, and they were defeated by the soldiers of Gyro Cave. Many soldiers died in the battle. Zhu Kuan and He Man withdrew from the mountain road and left. At the fire scene, I saw that the mountain soldiers were gradually retreating, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

He Man said:"General Zhu quickly counted the troops and horses, and retreated ten miles to set up camp."

"That's all it has to do for now."Zhu Kuan counted the soldiers who had withdrawn, and had to retreat ten miles to set up camp.

A crescent moon was reflected in the night sky of the island, and the waves were afraid of hitting the rocks on the shore. The military tents in the Sui army's camp were still dimly lit. Xi, Zhu Kuan and He Man were unfavorable in the first battle, and they were worried about each other.

Zhu Kuan never took off his armor, and he was still worried about the fire at the two mountain passes. He said to He Man:"The first battle was not good, and many soldiers and horses were lost. If I don't fight back for a while, I will be embarrassed to go back and see the king of Hejian, Qiantiusui."

"Um."He Man said:"What the general said is very true, but in a barbaric land, the native people can use tricks and fire to attack. I expect there will be capable people to help."

"Oh, the naval commander might as well tell you, I would like to hear the details. He

Man swallowed his saliva from the bowl and said:"The ancestors of the native people of Yizhou Islands are all fishermen who migrated to the islands during the Soochow Dynasty. At that time, Yizhou was not yet civilized, and some barbaric traditions were still in the soil." exist among the people. Leading troops to fight is even more unorganized, let alone military strategies. Zhu Kuan listened very attentively:"

Hai Shi continued."

"The terrain of the two mountain passes is dangerous and the mountains are densely forested. If they are attacked by fire, they will be doomed. However, this kind of tactics is definitely not what Na Ya is good at. I am afraid that there is an expert in Gyro Cave who can make suggestions in the cave. Zhu

Kuan nodded:"What Master Hai said is very true. I wonder if there is any good advice?" He

Man tugged at his beard and thought:"I thought that Ya was a brave and foolhardy person. He could call for battle again tomorrow, pretend to be defeated, lure him out of the mountain pass, and plan to capture him alive.""

"good! Zhu Kuan said:"According to the plan of the navy, I will definitely capture Naya alive.""

"No, the general has fought against Na Ya twice. Na Ya knows that General Zhu is powerful. If you pretend to be defeated, Na Ya will not believe it. It's better for me to fight in order to seduce him. Zhu

Kuan heard this and was convinced. He then made a plan with He Man and decided to capture Na Ya, the master of Gyro Cave.

At dawn the next day, the sun was shining brightly. Before the soldiers at the two mountain passes opened their eyes, they heard the beating of wooden drums. The trumpet sounded. Na Ya, the cave master, urgently ordered the soldiers and horses to gather, left the gate, and faced the Sui army. The leader of the army was a general with short legs and thick arms, a big face and broad shoulders. He was over fifty years old, with a flying phoenix on his head. He was wearing a helmet, a golden armor with wild goose feathers, and an autumn-water wild goose feather sword in his hand. He was none other than Haishi He Man.

Na Ya had won the first battle, and he was full of enthusiasm. He rode his horse and showed off twice in front of the formation, waving his fork at He Man. He shouted:"My defeated general is here to challenge me again. Quickly dismount and die!""

"Shameless people, take the dog's life!"

Before the two men stopped cursing, they each urged their horses and rushed into the formation of the two armies. Although Na Ya knew that he was no match for Zhu Kuan, he never took He Man seriously. They fought for several rounds, and He Man pretended to resist. Unable to stop, he turned the horse's head and fled away pretending to be defeated. Unaware of the deceit, Na Ya shouted loudly:"Why don't you leave!""

The two of them ran one after another into the dense forest on one side. Zhu Kuan had been ambushing in the forest for a long time. When he saw He Man leading Na Ya into the forest, a trip horse rope was pulled up, just in time to stop Na Ya's war horse.

There was a neighing sound. , the soil splashed, and Na Ya fell to the ground on his back. Seven or eight Sui soldiers rushed up, pressed Na Ya tightly, and tied him up.

After a long time, the two men did not come back, so both sides had to retreat. Back to Da At the camp, Zhu Kuan was overjoyed and gave the order. He saw two captains pushing Na Ya into the Chinese army's tent.

"If you want to kill, then kill, if you want to cut, then cut into pieces, no need to say more."

That Ya was so majestic and arrogant, with a posture of looking forward to death. Zhu Kuan stood up, looked up and down, and a slight smile appeared on his face:"The cave master has suffered, I have offended him a lot."

"Nonsence! Come and have a blast.

Zhu Kuan smiled and said,"Come here, please untie the cave master." Naya shook himself violently, broke away from the two guards, and shouted:"Why are you pretending to be kind? Just kill me!" He

Man came over and comforted with a smile:"Don't be angry, Master of the Ya Cave. We know that the Cave Master is on Yizhou Island. He is a hero who is indomitable. We, heroes of the Sui Dynasty, cherish each other and want to invite the Cave Master." Belong to the Sui Dynasty"

"Don't even think about it! Who is your emperor? I would rather die than surrender! When Zhu

Kuan and He Man saw Na Ya's stubborn temper, He Man said:"Let the cave master loosen his bonds first, and please go to the side tent to rest.""

"Come on this! Na Ya ignored him and walked out of the Chinese army's tent with his lips pursed and eyes wide open.

Looking at Na Ya's dissatisfied look, Zhu Kuan said:"This Na Ya grew up in the mountains and forests since he was a child. He has not been educated, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince him." He

Man twirled his beard and said thoughtfully,"In my opinion, why not bring him back to the Sui Dynasty to be educated?""

"Take it back to Guanzhong?"

"Um. He Man said:"The locals have not been civilized for a long time and do not know the benefits of a country of etiquette. If we can educate them, they can wake up." When the time comes, let him draw a blueprint of the island, which will help the Sui Dynasty regain Liuqiu."

After capturing the general alive, the two were discussing how to attack the two mountain passes. At this time, Officer Feng Xiang hurriedly came to the Chinese army's tent.

"Reported to the two generals that horsetail clouds appeared in the east, and it was feared that a sea breeze was coming."