Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

In front of Changbai Mountain, Chishiro wears a pure red cotton crotch on his back.

The long branches invade half of the sky, and the wheel-knife shines brightly in the sun. They go up the mountain to eat deer and go down the mountain to eat cattle and sheep.

Suddenly, when I heard the officers and soldiers were arriving, I raised my sword and swung forward. For example, if Liaodong dies, beheading will cause no harm.

The widely circulated"Song of Death in Wuxiang Liaodong" mentioned earlier was written by Wang Bo of Changbai. The rebel army led by Wang Bo was the largest rebel army in Qingzhou (today's Shandong).

Lai Hu'er and Zhang Xutuo joined forces with Qi County, and the first person they planned to destroy was Changbai Wang Bo. Just as Meng Rang defected to Wang Bo, Lai Hu'er was ready to kill him in one fell swoop. At this time, an urgent report came that the rebel army had evolved into three groups.

Coincidentally, Wang Bo felt that his troops were insufficient, so he wanted to summon the leaders of various groups to attack Zhangqiu County (now Zhangqiu, Shandong), so he invited two other groups to rebel against the king, Hao Xiaode from Pingyuan (now Dezhou, Shandong), and Bohai (Yangxin, Shandong). ) Sun Xuanya, the three rebel armies jointly sent troops, plus Meng Rang, who had just surrendered, gathered in Changbai, with one hundred thousand troops.

This military information was reported to Lai Hu'er and Zhang Xutuo. They were shocked. Lai Hu'er had just been granted the title of Rong Guo Gong.Emperor Yang was extremely loyal and never wavered even in the face of hundreds of thousands of rebels. Lai Huer said:"Now that we have received great favor from the court, we should be loyal to the king and serve the country, put down the rebels from all directions, and put an end to the king's worries. Our hearts are as solid as a rock!"

Zhou Fashang also said:"Following my lord, I have seen many battles. Formation, these thieves and thieves are nothing to be afraid of." The other generals also responded.

Zhang Xutuo also clasped his fists and said:"Now the Duke of Rong is here, and all the people of Qi County are looking up to him. I ask the Duke to dispatch the three armies to attack the bandits!"

Seeing that everyone was united, Lai Huer lifted his cloak behind him, stood up from his handsome chair, and took out a He handed the token to Zhang Xutuo and said:"I ordered Zhang Xutuo to be the vanguard and Lai Zheng to be the deputy vanguard. They will lead three thousand horses and infantry and arrive at Zhangqiu first."

Zhang Xutuo and Lai Zheng took the token and came to Zhangqiu. Hu'er picked up another token and said to Zhou Fashang:"Zhou Fashang will command the boat division and march on land and water to Zhangqiu." After receiving the military order, everyone ordered the troops to go out for the expedition without going into details.

Pioneer officer Zhang Xutuo and deputy vanguards came and drove straight in, rushing to the outside of Zhangqiu County, where they encountered a swarm of 100,000 rebel troops. There is a huge disparity in military strength, but they meet on a narrow road.

When one hundred thousand rebels saw that the official army numbered only 3,000, they didn't take it seriously. The leader of the rebel army was a general with short eyebrows and small eyes, turned-up nostrils, and a mustache. He was seven feet tall, wore a horse helmet, and wore a purple and gold hat. He has a forked armor, a jade-topped horse under his crotch, and a rolling cloud gun in his hand.

When Zhang Xutuo saw this person, he realized that he was Yang Xuangan's general, Yuan Wuben, who had abandoned Li Yang. Zhang Xutuo asked:"General Yuan didn't expect that the rebellion would not succeed, but he would fall into the grass and become a bandit. Are you okay?" Yuan Wuben said:"Huh, Yang Guang is a tyrant, and he has no help for his unjust principles. Now I am also following the people's will and doing something for heaven." If you are a righteous person, why don't you surrender quickly? I will definitely recommend it in front of all the leaders. Among the rebels, drinking from big bowls, eating large pieces of meat, sharing money and gathering righteousness, wouldn't it be a joy?"

"Pooh!"Zhang Xutuo said:"A person without a king or a father is an unfaithful and unjust person. I am a dignified man and loyal to the imperial court. I am hereby entrusting you with an edict. I have military orders and I am in front of the two armies. How can I spare you?"After saying this, Zhang Xutuo urged his horse to fight and captured Yuan Wuben.

Yuan Wuben had just defected to the rebel army's tent and had not made any achievements. He was thinking of showing off his talents, so he rode his horse and raised his gun to fight Zhang Xutuo. The two of them After only three or four rounds of fighting, Yuan Wuben was shot off his horse by Zhang Xutuo. He fell to pieces with all his internal organs and vomited blood.

Yuan Wuben died in battle, and saw the rebels changing their formations and running towards both sides. , a team of men and horses came forward in front of the formation, with three people at the head.

The one on the left wore a hairband, a pair of high broom eyebrows, eyes like copper bells, a long beard and floating chest, a brown cloth robe, an imposing figure, and a horse on his crotch. A pink jade dragon horse with a green sword in his hand. This person is Sun Xuanya from Bohai.

The person on the right is riding a white jade horse with blood hoofs, holding a gold-backed sword. He wears a short skirt and a cowhide armor. He looks like a plague god and is purple-red. He has a face with a straight eyebrow, stern eyes, and a beard as curly as silk. This person is Pingyuan Hao Xiaode.

Between Sun Xuanya and Hao Xiaode, there is another person who is forty years old, with sword-shaped eyebrows and hawk-like eyes, a straight nose, a square mouth, and a white face. He has a black beard, a purple ribbon on his head, a dark blue floral robe, a tiger head armor, and an elephant-trunk ancient moon sword in his hand. This person is Changbai Wang Bo.

Zhang Xutuo won for a while first, and he was very energetic. Seeing several rebel leaders arriving, they shouted loudly:"Yuan Wu was killed by a gun, who dares to fight?"

Wang Bo asked the people around him,"When the righteousness is right, who can go to war?"

Hao Xiaode said:"Since he can win the first battle, he must be a brave man. I will meet him personally.""I saw Hao Xiaode, raising his sword to urge his horse, and went straight to Zhang Xutuo.

Zhang Xutuo shouted:"Come and use your name!"

"Pingyuan Hao Xiaode is also!"The two of them didn't say much. They met each other with swords and guns, and they fought together. After fighting for more than ten rounds, Hao Xiaode realized that Zhang Xutuo was very skilled in martial arts and could not fight for a long time, so he feinted with his sword and defeated the horse. Wang Bo took a look. Hao Xiaode was no match for him, so he hurriedly sent an order to withdraw his troops and fight another day.

The rebel army was unsuccessful in the first battle, so they had to retreat ten miles to set up camp. Wang Bo returned to the Chinese army's tent with a frown on his face. Sun Xuanya and Hao Xiaode were also worried. The three of them sat down separately. Wang Boyan said:"Dear leaders, today is a bad start. We know that Zhang Xutuo is by no means a mediocre person. Is there any good strategy for defeating the enemy? Meng

Rang said:"In Funiu Mountain, I have always done extraordinary things. Now I see Zhang Xutuo, who is another strong general. As expected, the Sui Lord has many talents and brave generals.""

Hao Xiaode suffered a defeat and felt aggrieved. He said:"If the battle fails, it is better to attack the camp at night. Wang

Bo felt that this was not possible, so he waved his hand and said,"I heard that Zhang Xutuo leads the army well. He has only three thousand officers and soldiers, but he still dares to fight against my 100,000 rebels. If we fight with a small number, we must be prepared." Looking at Sun

Xuanya again, she closed her eyes and said nothing, thinking deeply. Wang Bo stood up, walked closer and asked:"Chief Sun knows that he doesn't speak. He has been silent for a long time. Could it be that he is already confident?""

Sun Xuanya was very resourceful. He opened his eyes and said,"I see that the army has fine armor and sharp swords, and the drills are orderly. If there is a battle, they must use formations to fight, otherwise it will be difficult to win."

"Set up a formation? Hao Xiaode asked:"Old Sun, what kind of bird formation do you want to make? Let me tell you."

Sun Xuanya said:"There are different weapons in the rebel army, but most of them are spears. I want to set up a spear array to fight Zhang Xutuo.""

"Come on, go get the chopsticks."As soon as Sun Xuanya called, the minions outside the tent took a handful of wooden chopsticks and handed them to the Chinese army's tent. Sun Xuanya arranged the wooden chopsticks on the table in threes and threes.

Wang Bo and Hao Xiaode came forward to watch. , Sun Xuanya arranged the wooden chopsticks one by one, and said to everyone:"I will set up a spear formation, with ten people lined up horizontally, five people lined up vertically, and fifty people in a group. The spear can block the enemy, and it can be divided into pieces. When everyone is united like a hedgehog, it is difficult for the Sui soldiers to get close."

"How many people are needed and how many formations are needed?"Hao Xiaode asked.

Sun Xuanya muttered silently, calculated in his mind, stretched out four fingers and said:"Exactly four hundred groups, twenty thousand spearmen; one more general is needed to hold the formation."

"Okay, let's follow Leader Sun's formation, gather those with spears, and line up the troops."Wang Bo said.

Since Zhang Xutuo won the first battle, the rebel army had stayed behind closed doors for several days to avoid fighting. Duke Rong Guo came to protect his children and sat in the tent of the Chinese army. He was muttering in his heart. Zhang Xutuo didn't know the reason at the side. At this time, Lai Zheng entered the big tent and said:"I'm reporting to my father, Commander-in-Chief, that the thieves have come to send us a letter of war."

"Bring it in."Two school lieutenants escorted the envoy, and the envoy said:"The leader of our rebel army, Wang Bo, has ordered us to set up a spear formation of ten thousand people to engage the army. If you have the courage, we will fight tomorrow!"

"snort!"Lai Hu'er said:"Go back and tell the leader of your family that Rong Guo Gong is waiting in front of the guard formation."

Early the next morning, the two armies formed a formation. Lai Hu'er, Zhang Xutuo, Jia Wuben, Lai Zheng and others lined up in front of the formation. They saw the insurgents on the opposite side, ten in a row and five in a row, forming a group. There were four hundred groups and more than 20,000 people at one time.

Although the rebels had different costumes, their spears were all four to six meters long, or more than two feet. Let’s look at a general in the formation, with a pair of big broom eyebrows and a broad face. , with a beard like a steel thorn, a crown of chicken feathers on his head, animal skin armor, a leopard tail belt on his waist, a black wind pony on his crotch, and a pair of purple gold sledgehammers in his hands. This man is the name of a general under Sun Xuanya's command. It’s called Shiji(dī)阇(dū）

Zhang Xutuo said:"The last general is willing to take the lead and go to investigate."

Hearing the sound of the war drums of the Sui soldiers, Zhang Xutuo led a group of cavalry into the spear formation. He saw fifty spearmen in the formation surrounded by a group of spearheads. They gathered together in a group, pointed by the long sword, and were as dense as thorns, so that the cavalry could not get close and were knocked off their horses. Zhang Xutuo suddenly dodged left and right, blocking the east and west, but he didn't stab a few minions to death.

There was a chaotic battle, not only many cavalry were lost, but some horses were also thrown into the enemy's siege. Seeing that the situation was not good, Lai Hu'er immediately ordered the troops to withdraw their troops, make a truce and return to the camp.

Back in the camp, Zhang Xutuo took off the sword from his waist and kept it aside. He said angrily:"It's really unlucky. The spear array is really powerful. The spears are more than two feet long. They can't get close. They also killed many of the cavalry under their command."

Lai protects his son. Sitting on the handsome chair, thinking about today's spear formation, I thought about it but couldn't come up with a good idea. Cui Junsu, the commander of the army who came to protect the child, saw that several generals had no idea. He was a civil servant and could not use a spear, so he subconsciously picked up a candle on the candle and gestured back and forth like a spear. Zhang Xutuo and Laizheng looked at each other, wondering what Cui Junsu's intention was.

Cui Junsu made a few gestures and inadvertently poked the candle on the table and broke it into two pieces. He was immediately overjoyed. Cui Junsu said to everyone:"The spear is two feet long, and the barrel must be brittle but not strong. Why not use a long sword to deal with it." When everyone thought about it, this was the truth, and they all praised it.

Lai Huer then ordered the Sixth Young Master to come and select eight hundred soldiers who were good at using long swords in the camp and distribute simple knives and machetes.

The long sword team assembled, Lai Hu'er summoned all the generals, climbed up to the commander's platform, and said:"The battle will begin tomorrow. I will lead the crossbowmen as the middle army, and I ordered Lai Zheng to lead the long sword team as the left army. Zhang Xutuo ordered The department is the right army. Make a fire at five o'clock, and form the formation at dawn, without any mistake."

But at dawn, the Sui army was divided into three armies: left, center and right. In front of the formation, Lai Hu'er led the strong crossbowmen in the center. After a burst of sand and dust, the rebels still formed a spear formation. Four hundred groups of spearmen were like an overwhelming force.

When Lai Huer saw the spear formation approaching, he gave an order and the crossbowmen fired crossbows. Unexpectedly, the spearmen had no shields in their hands and fired randomly, making the spearmen in the front row unable to dodge and in chaos.

I saw the Sui soldiers blasting cannons into the sky, and the left army came with a big gun on its shoulder, a simple sword in hand, and led eight hundred swordsmen to rush out on horseback and charge towards the spear array. The blade is sharp and invincible. It cuts and kills in one go, breaking the spear and breaking the halberd. The spear instantly turns into a wooden stick. The majesty is greatly reduced, and the spearmen rush to escape.

The Sixth Young Master came to fight with swords and knives. No one could stop him. He went straight into the formation. The leader of the formation was none other than Shi Jie (dī).ū）When Shi Yaojun saw Laizheng tearing apart the spear formation, he was shocked and quickly rode his horse to fight Laizheng with his hammer.

When Lai Zheng saw his master, he slashed with his chopping knife. Shi Yao swung his hammers, and a pair of winds penetrated his ears. Lai Zheng's lying horse dodged, threw away his simple knife, pulled out the big gun on his back, and took Shi Yao directly.

After fighting for more than ten rounds, Shi Yaojun was not here to punish his opponent, but he was defeated and died. Seeing that the leader of the holding formation was killed, the spear formation was in chaos, and the rebel army was scattered to pieces and defeated. Lai Zheng's reputation was greatly enhanced. Later, there was a folk song praising:

There is a battlefield on the top of Changbai Mountain, with fifteen or fifteen spears.

He is not afraid of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, but is afraid of the sixth son of Lord Rong.

Suddenly hearing another cannon blast from the Sui army, Zhang Xutuo and Jia Wuben rushed out with their troops. The rebel army was instantly defeated and fell to the ground. Zhang Xutuo pursued for dozens of miles, and the rebels suffered numerous casualties. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Bo had to send an order to retreat for thirty miles.

The officers and soldiers came galloping on horseback and reported:"Reporting to the Duke, the thieves have been defeated and have been defeated at the mouth of Menghe River."

Looking at the chaos of the rebel army, they fled in defeat and were as chaotic as ants. Lai Huer was overjoyed and immediately sent an order. :"The signal cannon sent an order to the naval commander Zhou Fashang to immediately lead the boat division to intercept and kill him!"

With a sound of"Boom!", the signal cannon took off into the air and the smoke dispersed.

When the naval commander Zhou Fashang saw the blue smoke in the sky, he immediately sent an order and the fleet opened a long snake formation to block the rebel army's retreat. Wang Bo, Sun Xuanya, and Hao Xiaode were intercepted by the navy again. The soldiers on the boat, regardless of each other, were attacking with random arrows. The rebel army seemed to be in danger of extinction.