Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Yang Su led his navy down the river eastward, forcing the water and land strategic points south of the Yangtze River to rush into the gorge. Xiakou is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, and is guarded by Chen Huiji, the governor of Jingzhou, who is the uncle of Chen Shubao, the monarch of Chen State. Since the fall of Langwei Beach, light boats and fast boats have been sent to Jiankang to request reinforcements.

Chen Huiji's report was sent to the Zhongshu Province. One of the two Zhongshu people in charge of the military aircraft was named Shi Wenqing and the other was named Shen Keqing. These two were powerful and favored ministers of Empress Chen, but they were both mediocre and incompetent. generation.

Shi Wenqing was a scholar of pen and ink. When he read the urgent report, he said:"Look at this urgent report from Governor Chen. In addition to asking for money, it also wants food. These local officials know how to ask for it from the court. How can the court get so much money and food?" Shen Keqing said:"

The Yangtze River is a natural danger. No one has been able to cross the river southward since ancient times. Zhou Yu once defeated the enemy at Chibi, Xie An also defeated the enemy at Feishui. The few defeated the many and the weak defeated the strong. Only the emperor's uncle Chen Huiji defeated the enemy." He threatens the court with war, and if he can't collect taxes, he still wants this and that, so ignore him." Shen Keqing and Shi Wenqing withheld an eight hundred-mile urgent report from Chen Huiji, the governor of Jingzhou.

The urgent report from Zhongshu Province was shelved, but the report sent to the Ministry of War spread throughout the court. The officials of the Chen Dynasty were extremely anxious, waiting for Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen, to come to the court to take charge of the affairs.

After waiting for several days, Chen Shubao slowly made his way to the Hong'en Hall for the morning meeting. General Xiao Mohe said:"Your Majesty, I have an urgent report. On the third day of December, Sui general Yang Su divided his troops by water and land to attack the wolf at night. At Weitan, the guard general Qi Xin was defeated, and now his troops are approaching the mouth of the gorge. Jingzhou is asking for emergency help."

After hearing the report, Empress Chen asked Shen Keqing:"Shen Keqing, why didn't I hear what you said about this?"

Shen The guest hurriedly said:"To report back to your majesty, Langwei Beach is just an outpost and not dangerous. There are iron cables blocking the river and wooden palisades building strongholds on the Jingzhou River. Unless the Sui army's five-tooth warship can fly, how can it cross the river?"

General Ren Zhongzou said:"Your Majesty, Yang Su captured Langwei Beach and approached the mouth of the gorge. The purpose is to cut off the east-west support of the Yangtze River. If the navy cannot support each other from east to west, the natural danger will be difficult to defend."

General Fan Meng said:"A few days ago, The wood chips on the river are flowing eastward. It must be that the Sui army has built a new warship and is bound to seize it. Your Majesty cannot take it lightly."

Empress Chen had no idea and asked Prime Minister Kong Fan. Kong Fan was also a scholar, how could he know how to lead troops? When the war started, he reported:"I thought that your majesty could imitate the sages and send letters to encourage the troops.""

"Why send letters to encourage troops?"

"Your Majesty can write a poem to convey the message to the soldiers. The poem is short, exquisite, catchy, and inspires the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely. Isn't it better than a hundred thousand cavalry? When Xiao

Mohe heard this, he asked Prime Minister Kong Fan:"I dare to ask Prime Minister Kong. The war ahead is urgent and we need help. What do you mean by sending a poem?""

"This is not to send a poem, but to send a letter to encourage soldiers. This is an allusion. Xiao

Mohe did not bother to argue with Kong Fan and said to Empress Chen:"My minister Xiao Mohe is willing to lead 5,000 boatmen to reinforce Jingzhou. If he fails to win, he is willing to serve as a military commander." Empress Chen saw that the two were arguing, so she began to persuade:"General Xiao, don't panic, Kong Aiqing is a clever plan. Mr. Jiang in the imperial court has the best poems. He can compose poems for me to inspire the three armies."

Another minister, Mr. Jiang, said:"I obey the decree.""

Mr. Jiang is also a scholar, and he has no ability to lead troops into battle. He is unambiguous when it comes to writing and rhetoric.

At this time, a young eunuch brought a pen and ink and moved it to the table. Mr. Jiang is a top poet in Nanchen, no matter what. After thinking more, I picked up the pen and wrote: The white jade sky is bright, and the Wanli River is protected from the majestic smoke. The iron chain blocks the river like a divine lock, and the rapid countercurrent protects the mountains. The poems written on the horizontal tree are empty and ambitious, and the grass and trees are all soldiers imitating the sages. Stepping through the waves of the river Show off your bravery, but teach the Sui emperor to cry his soul to sleep.

When Empress Chen saw it, Long Yan was overjoyed and praised:"This poem is impassioned and has a heroic soul thousands of miles away. Why worry about the soldiers in front not defeating the Sui soldiers." Quickly send light boats and fast boats to report to Jingzhou to encourage the three armies to fight bravely against the enemy!"

When Xiao Mohe, Ren Zhong and other generals saw this plan, they sighed and glared at Shangshu Jiang, but they did not dare to contradict him.

Chen Guo sent a letter to strengthen the army, and the ministers in the court had private discussions. Only General Pei Zhige Yun had something strange in mind. Although Pei Yun was the general of the Chen State, Pei Yun's father Pei Ji defected to the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, when there was no war, the father and son were their respective envoys. When the two countries went to war, Pei Yun became the Sui State's general. Now Pei Yun saw that Empress Chen was fatuous and incompetent, and thought to himself that he was an Adou who could not be helped up after all. According to his prior plan, he wrote an informant letter and sent his confidant Zhang Wu to Yangzhou to inform the Sui army.

Zhang Wu was A servant of the Pei family who had been in charge for many years took advantage of the darkness of the night to drive a small boat alone, parting the water, and under a gleam of moonlight, sailed away from the south bank and headed straight to the north of the river.

Zhang Wu boated to the north bank and saw silence and silence everywhere. , and quietly landed on the shore. Just as he waded onto the shore, he saw several black shadows suddenly jumping out of the grass, and several shining knife backs piercing the darkness.

"Work boldly and carefully!"A soldier shouted.

Zhang Wu took a closer look and saw several Sui soldiers in ambush. He immediately waved his hands:"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I have a secret envoy from the south of the Yangtze River. I have an urgent military situation and want to see Lord Pei Ji."

A Sui soldier came up with a sword and searched Zhang Wu. There was no weapon on him. He believed what Zhang Wu said and took Zhang Wu to see Pei Ji, the minister of rites of the Sui army.

Pei Ji, the counselor of the Sui army, At this time, I was in the Yangzhou camp. I had already undressed and gone to bed. I heard that there was a secret envoy from Nan'an who wanted to see me. I was trembling in my heart, thinking that the letter from Nan'an must be from my son Pei Yun reporting important matters.

"The secret envoy from South Bank is here to see you!"

Two soldiers escorted Zhang Wu to the tent. When Pei Ji saw that Zhang Wu was his old retainer, he pretended to be calm and just waved his hands to ask others to leave.

When there was no one in the tent, Pei Ji stood up. Walked up to Zhang Wu and said,"Zhang Wu, sit down quickly and talk."

Zhang Wu sat aside and asked,"How are you doing in the North?""

"well. Pei Ji asked,"How is the young master doing in the Southern Dynasty? Do you have anything important to tell me?""

"Now I have a secret message from the young master. Zhang Wu handed the secret letter to Pei Ji and whispered:"I heard that the Sui army won a great victory at Langweitan. Lord Chen listened to the slander and did not send reinforcements. He has lost the hearts of the people.""

The secret letter was also written very clearly, and Pei Ji smiled happily:"I will prepare some food and wine quickly, and you will stay here for one night. I will report to the King of Jin tomorrow, and I would like to trouble you to go back and report the news."

"Don’t worry, sir!"

After arrangements were made for Zhang Wu, the Minister of Rites, Pei Ji, waited early the next morning to go to the King of Jin's camp to report the news.

At dawn the next day, Zhang Heng hurried to Yang Guang's room and said,"Your Highness, Mr. Pei Ji wants to see the news from Jiankang. Secret report"

"oh?"Yang Guang thought, it happened that the palace envoy Wang Wentong was staying in the camp, so it would be better to let him see the intelligence obtained by the king."Ask Pei Ji to wait in the Zhongjun Hall, I will go there later."

"obey.

Yang Guang left the study and went straight to Wang Wen's room,"Eunuch, there is an urgent secret from Jiankang. Let's go to the Zhongjun Hall to discuss it together.""

"His Highness is the commander-in-chief, so he can make the decision himself. This old slave can't help. Yang

Guang put on a respectful gesture and held Wang Wentong's arm:"My father-in-law is the supervisor of the army, how can he not supervise the military affairs of the officers?""The compliment made Wang Wentong feel that he was serious, and he took square steps to the Central Army Hall.

Yang Guang and Wang Wentong walked into the hall, and Pei Ji bowed and said:"The lower official Pei Ji meets the Marshal and the Supervisor of the Army."

"Lord Pei, what’s the news about Jiankang?"

"My son Pei Yun has sent a secret report. Chen Huiji, the governor of Jingzhou in the Chen Kingdom, is in distress at the mouth of the gorge and asks for help. Empress Chen did not move his troops and only wrote poems to encourage him.

Yang Guang banged the table and said,"Okay!" Wang Wentong on the side still didn't understand what was going on. Yang Guang took advantage of it and said:"Quickly report this secret to Yang Su, the Duke of Qinghe, and attack the mouth of the gorge as soon as possible.""

"obey."

Pei Ji turned around and left. Before Wang Wentong could think about it, he said,"Your Highness, this is the mouth of the gorge.……"

"Father-in-law, don't worry too much, just wait for the good news."

Wang Wentong saw that Yang Guang was dispatching troops cleanly and in good spirits. He secretly admired in his heart that this marshal was not like a man who drank and harmed his health. He was very smart and capable.

Yang Su, the Duke of Qinghe, and Liu Ren'en, the general manager of Jingzhou, joined forces and marched eastward. There was a stalemate. At the mouth of the gorge, the battle was about to break out. Chen Huiji, the governor of Jingzhou in the Chen Kingdom, could not sleep all day long, waiting for the arrival of Jiankang's light boat and speedboat. When Chen Huiji saw Jiankang's envoy in a hurry, he hurried over and hurried to greet him. Arriving at the door of the house,"The envoy has worked hard, and the court has raised many soldiers, horses and food.""

The messenger took out his sleeve pocket and took out a letter:"Your Majesty's letter of reinforcement has arrived."

Chen Huiji was confused. Since it was for help, why was it just a letter? Could it be a clever plan? Chen Huiji opened the letter and saw that it was the inspiring poem written by Mr. Jiang.

"Why just a poem?"

The envoy said:"Your Majesty wants to 'send letters to encourage the troops'. Your Majesty also told your subordinates that 'sending letters to encourage the troops' is an allusion to military strategists. Please understand it deeply and let the former enemy soldiers sing poems to each other. Don't let your Majesty down. Painfully."

Chen Huiji's anger arose in her heart,"Pah! He slammed the table hard, grabbed the messenger and asked,"Who gave your Majesty this idea?" The two armies are fighting, blood and flesh are flying everywhere, the three armies are fooled with poems, and empty talk is making things worse. Who is going to give the advice?"

Others did not dare to be so angry, but Chen Huiji was the clan uncle of Empress Chen. He had a heavy army and was stationed in Jingzhou. His status was different from that of an ordinary minister. The envoy was so frightened that he hurriedly replied:"General, please calm down. This is Prime Minister Kong Fan's advice. Shang Shu Jiang composed a poem"

"Pooh!"Chen Huiji pushed the envoy away and cursed angrily:"Sooner or later, my country, Chen State, will be ruined in the hands of these poor scholars!

At this time, the deputy general Gu Jue came to report:"General, the Sui army stormed the mouth of the gorge. The stronghold at the mouth of the gorge is in emergency.""

"Pass on my general order and order the soldiers to defend to the death. Anyone who kills the Sui soldiers will have their noses cut off and will be heavily rewarded."

""Follow the order." Gu Jue accepted the order and retreated.

Chen Huiji's face was full of anxiety, and he said to the envoy:"Although I promised a heavy reward, money and food are in short supply. You should return to Jiankang quickly and tell His Majesty that if you don't provide money and food, the Yangtze River will be destroyed by the Sui army." If it is cut off, there will be endless troubles."It can be said that he composed a poem and sang a high-spirited song, but mistakenly regarded the battlefield as a study room.

The literati's art of war is really pitiful, and they foolishly sent the country to ruin.

Yang Su and Liu Ren'en led their troops to storm the Chen army's Shuizha camp, and Chen general Lu Zhongsu led his army to resist at the mouth of Xiling Gorge. The mouth of the gorge is a dangerous place. The Sui and Chen armies fought fiercely for more than 40 times. However, iron locks blocked the river. More than 5,000 people were killed by the Sui army in the battle. The gorge mouth was still in the hands of the Chen army.

Li Yuantong, the deputy general of the Sui army, received a message from King Yang of the Jin Dynasty. After receiving the letter urging the war, he hurried to see Yang Su. At this time, Qinghe Gong Yang Su was sitting alone outside the Chinese army's tent, wearing clothes.

Li Yuan said:"Report to the general manager, the urgent message from the King of Jin"

"What did Your Highness say?"

"Please ask the general manager to proceed as soon as possible to conquer the mouth of the gorge."

Yang Su had no expression on his face and just tugged on his clothes. The battle was deadlocked and the situation could not be opened for a long time. Yang Su hung his head in frustration and was silent. When deputy general Li Yuantong saw that Yang Su was in trouble, he comforted him:"General manager, pay attention. Body, the weather is getting colder, be careful of the wind chill"

"Sigh... After several proddings, we can't attack for a long time. What can we do?"

Yang Su stood outside the Chinese army's tent, just sighing. He had no choice but to look up at the sky. Suddenly, a chill fell on Yang Su's eyebrows. Yang Su couldn't help but shiver. He grabbed Li Yuantong's wrist and said:" God-given opportunity, God-given opportunity"

"ah? What an opportunity"

"Look at the sky. Li Yuantong also looked up to the sky, feeling a chill on his face and said,"Is it going to snow?""

Yang Su said:"The ancients said that Xiling has snow for a thousand years. This place belongs to Xiling. If the river freezes, why worry about the iron chain and wooden fence blocking it? Our cavalry in the pass will not be able to reach the same level."

Only then did Li Yuantong understand, and he was very excited. Yang Su immediately ordered the three armies to get ready. When the river froze, they stepped across the river and captured the mouth of the gorge. As expected, the heavy snowfall at the mouth of the gorge lasted all day and night. In the early morning of the next day, the river at the mouth of the gorge was indeed frozen, and the Sui army was overjoyed.

Yang Su ordered the three armies to abandon the warships and fire the cannons. The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind. The cavalry crossed the river and rushed towards Chen Bing's water village.

Chen Bing also never Having seen thousands of years of snowfall in Xiling, I never expected that the river at the mouth of the gorge would be frozen, so it would dawn much later that day. However, I suddenly heard a cry to kill, and saw the Sui Army cavalry crossing the river to the south bank of the gorge mouth.

Sui Army We walked across the glacier to the south bank of the gorge. It was Qi Xin who was on duty that night. Unexpectedly, a once-in-a-lifetime snowfall caused the river to freeze. Qi Xin had just mounted his horse and before he could see what was going on, he was beheaded by Li Yuantong and died. Water Village.

The general died in battle. The other soldiers of the Chen State were already frightened to death, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy. Li Yuantong shouted:"The Lord Sui has issued an edict, and all those who submit will be treated favorably.""The officers and soldiers of the Chen Army who wanted to run were too lazy to escape and knelt down one after another. What a calculation: dust rose from the vast river, and the knights galloped all the way in vain. Stepping over the iron chain was like grass, and knocking down the wooden fence to form a platform.

Success or failure depends on God and not on people. China should also be reunified. Who has crossed the natural chasm since ancient times, and the iron horse and glaciers are coming.