(Thanks for the rewards of water skating, thanks for the embrace of Songliang, thanks for the monthly tickets of Songliang, thanks for everyone's concern. It's not that I was sick, but I took the child to have a checkup. It's okay, everything is fine. A thirty-year-old man always has a lot of housework to take care of.)

Chapter 480 Snaps

In early August, when the news of Wuyang County being breached reached Dou Jiande's ears, he could no longer sit still, but he was obviously a little embarrassed when he retreated like this. He sent troops for nearly a month and he hesitated. He wanted to attack Juyeze, but the news brought back by the spies made Dou Jiande lose any nature. Juyeze is the best place in the world that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is not something that can be defeated with a large number of troops. Even in the prosperous period of the Great Sui Dynasty, with the strength of the palace soldiers, even 100,000 people may not be able to attack. In addition, Juyeze has long been built into a powerful pass by Li Xian, and it is even more difficult to break through.

Now Dou Jiande finally understood Li Xian’s intention and why there was a powerful navy in Yanyun Village that did not stop the Xia army from moving south at all.

The Xia army had a strong army of 100,000, but Li Xian had no intention of paying attention to it. The 100,000 people entered Dongping County, as if they had entered a desert, they could not get anything. With the danger of Juyeze, the Xia army could not break through. What if he went south and occupied some villages and towns? Juyeze was not lost, Dou Jiande was in vain after all. But Li Xian was in a prosperous battle in Hebei. He did not aim to rob territory, but only robbed the treasury money and grain, did not move the people's property, but only robbed Dou Jiande's official property, and left after the battle.

Dou Jiande had nothing to fight in Dongping County, and even if he captured Yuncheng, it would be meaningless. In addition to the defenders, Yuncheng was transferred into the Ze. Taking up an ancient city was a waste of money for Dou Jiande. He wanted to turn to attack the richer Qi County, but Xu Shiji had expected to send troops in advance to wipe out Wang Bo's Jibei army and block Dou Jiande's way of advance. Xu Shiji did not take the initiative to attack, but just took the defensive and was impeccable.

After crossing the Yellow River, Dou Jiande suddenly found that Dongping County could bite everywhere except Juyeze, but what was bitten into its mouth was full of wood slag, and sooner or later it had to be spit out. If you change your thinking, it can also be said that there is no need to bite everywhere in Dongping County, which is exhausting, but you can't get anything.

The situation he faced now was that Li Xian seemed to have given up on the entire Dongping County, but one-third of the area of ​​Dongping County was occupied by Juyeze. Dou Jiande, a county west of Juyeze, could not beat him at all. Li Xian, a few counties east of Juyeze, had no intention of defending the situation, and it was not a big loss to Dou Jiande, because Dou Jiande could not have gained a foothold.

For several days, Dou Jiande was frowning. If he did not retreat, the two paths he could choose were not easy to go. He would either turn to attack Qi County and fight with Xu Shiji's tens of thousands of elite soldiers. In this way, he would face a situation where he was blocked by Juyeze's troops and could not advance or retreat. Or he would directly attack Juyeze. If he chose this, there would be no difference from the ending of the first choice. The only difference was that his retreat was blocked by Xu Shiji.

It was only now that Dou Jiande truly realized how hasty it was for him to decide to enter Dongping County this time. He fell into the trap of his opponent from the first step, and was passive everywhere and restrained everywhere.

A huge pie was placed in front of him, and the fragrance was scent. When I rushed over and took a bite, I realized that the pie was wrapped in it was not meat or vegetables, but a huge beast clip. It knocked down Dou Jiande's teeth, but he could only swallow it into his stomach and couldn't say anything.

"Master..."

Looking at Dou Jiande with a frown, the marching chief Kong Deshao wanted to persuade him, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he had no words to comfort others except for a bitter mouth.

"Dongping County is a chicken rib, and it's a pity to eat without food. If Li thieves were not rampant in Hebei, it would be a reward to conquer Dongping County. But now Li thieves have conquered four cities in Hebei. If they don't withdraw their troops..."

Kong Deshao pondered for a while, and then analyzed the enemy situation truthfully and said: "After Wuyang County is lost, Li's thief's men can reach Guixiang by just crossing the Majia River. If Guixiang is lost, Li's thief can march straight into Mingzhou."

"I know!"

Dou Jiande sighed and said, "But with Song Zhengben in Mingzhou, even if Li Zhe wants to attack Mingzhou, he will not be able to get a chance. He is worried that the morale of the Southern Expedition Army is unstable. If Li Zhe's navy blocks the river again, he will really return without success this time."

Kong Deshao was Dou Jiande's confidant, and he was the one who tried his best to persuade Dou Jiande to become king. Among all the officials, he was the most active person in Dou Jiande's title. In Dou Jiande's mind, Kong Deshao's status was at the same level as that of his most important minister Nayan Song Zhengben. At some point, his trust in Kong Deshao was even stronger than that in Song Zhengben. Song Zhengben was a noble person. If he thought it was right, even if Dou Jiande opposed him, he would not save face. Moreover, he was the one who made the decision to seize Hebei at the time. Song Zhengben, who thought he was the first to make contributions, looked down on Kong Deshao, who only flattered in his eyes.

The biggest difference between Kong Deshao and Song Zhengben is that he is a person who knows what magnanimity is. Song Zhengben dared to scold Dou Jiande in person, relying on some of his old achievements. Dou Jiande could tolerate his arrogance at first, and the more he got later, the more he became disgusted with him. And Kong Deshao would never do anything that embarrasses Dou Jiande, because he knew that a minister must maintain a sense of awe for his lord.

If you are abandoned by your lord like a waste, what if you have any credit?

He is indeed very good at flattering. If there are differences in opinions on government affairs, what people like Song Zhengben insist on is definitely his own opinion, while what Kong Deshao insists on is what King Xia thinks is what he thinks.

However, Kong Deshao is also a real skill. Now the Xia army is in a dilemma. He knows that if he wants to surpass Song Zhengben in the future and become the number one minister of Daxia, it depends on whether he can think of a way to break the situation this time. But after thinking about it, he could not imagine that the situation was like this, and he knew that there was no way to break it. So he turned to think about how to get the army back and try to minimize the losses of this hasty southward.

"It's better to retreat early! Go back as soon as possible. The army can block Li Zhe's troops in Hebei. If it's been dragged for a long time, I'm worried... Lord, please forgive me for saying that Song Zhengben has the talent of the prime minister, but he is not good at military affairs. If he is against someone like Li Zhe, I'm afraid that Song Zhengben will suffer a great loss!"

Condesau gritted his teeth and said softly.

Cao Dan, who was on the side, immediately sneered in his heart when he heard this. He thought that Song Zhengben was not in line with you. This is well-known. At this time, you still don’t forget to take the opportunity to wear small shoes for Song Zhengben. A literati who doesn’t know the whole world is just a scheming sensation. It’s disgusting to see it.

But he would never show anything. Although he is a rough person, he has learned more after following Dou Jiande in recent years.

Dou Jiande glanced at Kong Deshao and shook his head slowly and said, "I'm going to retreat like this, I'm afraid it will have a great impact on the morale of the army. Moreover, the troops in Yanyun Village have been staring at Gu for a long time. If they retreat in a hurry and are attacked by Yanyun Army, the losses will inevitably be too great to accept! Gu also knows that it's better to retreat early than to delay? But he has to plan for these 100,000 elite soldiers. Song Zhengben does not understand military affairs, but the total number of soldiers in Mingzhou and Wuyang County and Wei County is no less than 200,000, and Li Xian may not dare to go deeper."

"Lord, you must retreat. If you want to retreat to Hebei intact with the army, it depends on when you withdraw."

"oh?"

Dou Jiande sat upright and asked, "Can you have a good plan?"

Kong Deshao pursed his dry lips and put them on Dou Jiande's ear and said a few words. Cao Dan listened in a slant but didn't hear anything clearly. He just vaguely heard Su Dingfang's name. Without waiting for Kong Deshao to finish speaking, Dou Jiande's face had changed. After a long silence, Dou Jiande's face kept changing. Kong Deshao lowered his head, Cao Dan was suspicious. Dou Jiande finally sighed and nodded, saying to Kong Deshao: "Print an edict, and then hand it over to the lonely seal."

After hearing Dou Jiande say this, Cao Dan was shocked for no reason. A sense of sadness and fear came out and soon spread to every pore in his body.

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Less than twenty miles away from Yuncheng, it was the headquarters of Su Dingfang, the Xia army's vanguard camp. Since he arrived in Yuncheng ten days ago, he has been holding his troops. Dou Jiande sent people to urge him several times, but he just ruthlessly said that Yuncheng was tightly defended and suspected that there were ambushes.

He did not advance, so it was not that he was really unsure of capturing Yuncheng. He shirked his responsibilities, and it was not that he was worried that Yuncheng would have a trap set by Li Xian.

He did not advance, but because of the 5,000 troops, he could not fully control his flying bear army. His flying bear army was taken away by Dou Jiande on the grounds of going south. It was difficult to compare with his flying bear army. Even if the combat power was equal, how could an unfamiliar team be given to him?

He didn't want to advance, and it was a reason why his newcomer's command failed to reach his expectations, but it was a superficial one. In fact, the biggest reason was that he was unwilling to accept it.

In the past six months, King Xia has changed.

This change made him uneasy and frightened him.

Kong Deshao and other civil officials tried their best to encourage Dou Jiande to be king. The selfishness among them was self-evident. Wang Fubao, the champion general who considered King Xia, was a rough and straightforward person. When he advised King Xia, he said that now Jiangdu is controlled by Yu Culture and the Yuwen family will rebel sooner or later. At that time, Yu Culture and the Emperor Yang Guang will definitely not allow the Emperor Yang Guang. If Yang Guang dies, even if he is a king of the country, the whole world will not allow Yu Culture and the whole world!

At that time, Dou Jiande once again raised the banner of avenging Yang Guang, and called himself the king's army and went south. His army was famous, so naturally he was inseparable from the support of the aristocratic families.

It can be said that it is difficult for Wang Fubao, who has never read a book, to have this experience. But Dou Jiande, who was fascinated by being called king, was so excited that Dou Jiande was praised by Kong Deshao and others, ignored it at all. Originally, Wang Fubao and Dou Jiande's sister Dou Hongxian agreed to each other. Wang Fubao had already wanted to propose marriage, but Dou Jiande rejected it because of this. Dou Hongxian was a strong woman. She had quarreled with Dou Jiande several times, but Dou Jiande just refused to follow it. Dou Hongxian knew what her brother meant. As long as Wang Fubao surrendered himself, he resigned as the general's position, and then supported her brother to become king, Dou Jiande would definitely agree to the matter between them. Wang Fubao was never willing to hand over his Flying Leopard Camp, so he was in a stalemate. Dou Hongxian could not persuade Dou Jiande, so he simply wanted to fly away with Wang Fubao.

Dou Jiande found out about this. Dou Jiande asked his wife Cao to guard Dou Hongzhi all day, and then casually chose to arrest Wang Fubao and be imprisoned. Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Wei County, wrote a letter to plead for Wang Fubao but was repeatedly held, and was also removed from his official position and imprisoned.

Since this incident, Su Dingfang's heart has become increasingly difficult to calm down.

Wang Fubao was the first person who followed Dou Jiande to conquer the world. He made countless military achievements. Although Cheng Mingzhen was not very experienced, he was also very capable. He was not only very familiar with military affairs, but also very capable in civil service. At that time, the wealthiest counties in Hebei were because Cheng Mingzhen learned the method of farming in Yanyunzhai to support the people.

Dou Jiande said that he would take down the two humeral ministers and he would not hesitate at all. Su Dingfang could not help but feel something, but Dou Jiande treated him well, so he never showed anything.

Before crossing the river and heading south a while ago, he knew that Dou Jiande would use him as the vanguard general. At that time, he was still excited and wanted to lead the Feixiong Army to establish unparalleled achievements. Who would have thought that the first military order he had arrived was to transfer him from the Feixiong Army, and his close friend Liu Heita was appointed as the general to command the Feixiong Army.

This time, Su Dingfang was really angry.

He knew why Dou Jiande asked Liu Heita to take over Feixiong Army instead of others, because Liu Heita had a very good relationship with him. If someone else had replaced him, Feixiong Army would have been dissatisfied and might even mutiny. However, Liu Heita is his good friend, how could he instruct the Feixiong Army's people to make things difficult for Liu Heita?

After being plotted by Dou Jiande once, Su Dingfang felt as disgusting as eating a dead mouse.

In order to appease him, Dou Jiande gave him a marquis and gave him a big house in Mingzhou City, and even his wife was rewarded. But Su Dingfang felt even more disgusting about these remedies. He knew that there must be Kong Deshao and others behind this matter.

The Feixiong Army is in his hands, the Feibao Army is in Wang Fubao's hands, and the Feiying Army is in Cao Dan's hands. Wang Fubao was taken down. Isn't it Dou Jiande to take back his military power? Needless to say, Cao Dan, it will naturally be his turn to Su Dingfang next□Heita is not just Su Dingfang's friend, but also the close friend who grew up with Dou Jiande!

Taking back all the military power and handing it over to those who Dou Jiande trusts can only mean that Su Dingfang is not trusted!

This feeling of being distrustful is the reason why Su Dingfang has been shirking his responsibilities.

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In the camp of the Xia army's Pioneer Camp, Su Dingfang led his personal soldiers to patrol the military camp. This is something he must do every morning, and it is the same in the Feixiong Army, which is constantly stormy. But the feeling of patroling the camp has long changed. When he was patroling the Feixiong Army, he was proud, but now he is on guard against the Pioneer Camp.

In the past, when he was patrolling in the Feixiong Army every morning, the soldiers of the Feixiong Army would shout the words "General" from the sky, which would make people feel passionate. Although the soldiers in the Pioneer Camp seem to respect him very much, the unfamiliar faces made Su Dingfang extremely uneasy.

His confidant Su Lei could tell at a glance that the general was in a bad mood today, and he could even see the unconcealed deep sadness from the general's eyes.

"General, is something wrong?"

Su Lei lowered his voice and asked. He was Su Dingfang's younger brother. Before Su Dingfang surrendered to Dou Jiande, he had a very good relationship with Su Dingfang. He would not hide anything from him.

When Su Lei asked, Su Dingfang's expression became obviously stiffer.

"Flying Bear Army... is gone."

Su Dingfang said as if he was talking to himself. He stopped and stood under a big tree. Perhaps because of his excitement and anger, his face was particularly pale. Su Lei opened his mouth, but just let out a low cry of fear.

"How... possible?"

Su Lei lowered his voice and said, "Didn't the lord send someone to say that General Liu Heita and Feixiong Army had already crossed the Yellow River in Jibei County and blocked the Yanyun bandit Xu Shiji's men? Because the back road is worry-free, the lord also urges the general, you will attack Yuncheng as soon as possible!"

"Master?!"

Su Dingfang punched the big tree with a sudden punch, shaking the big tree that had grown for many years. Many leaves fell, and Su Dingfang's tears fell as well.

"How can the lord tell the truth?"

Su Dingfang held back his anger and lowered his voice: "A while ago, the lord sent someone to say that Liu Heita had already brought Feixiong Army to cross the river. I was a little suspicious. Feixiong Army guarded the north bank of the Yellow River and protected the army's retreat! The lord used troops for many years, how could he do something to destroy his retreat? He transferred Feixiong Army to the south of the Yellow River. If the army's retreat was blocked by the navy of Yanyun Village, at least half of the 100,000 soldiers were trapped to death by the Yanyun Village's troops!"

"Last night, dozens of surviving soldiers of the Feixiong Army came to find me from afar and said clearly that the Feixiong Army was defeated by Yan Yun Light Cavalry. That was a total of 30,000 elite soldiers! That was my hard work for more than two years!"

Su Dingfang's tears couldn't be stopped, and the iron man burst into tears, which was much more shocking than the lingering tears of his daughter's family. Su Lei had never seen Su Dingfang cry in so many years. In his eyes, Su Dingfang was just an iron man and never did such a slightly cowardly thing.

"General..."

Su Lei swallowed a mouthful of bitterness, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"The 30,000 elite Feixiong Army was defeated by the three thousand light cavalry led by Li Xian himself. It took only half a day from being raided to being wiped out from the entire army, and the Feixiong Army was wiped out from its name on the battle flag!"

Su Dingfang looked at his fist that had broken his skin because of his hard hitting the tree, and watched the bright red blood flow down the back of his hand.

"Liu Heita is also dead."

Su Dingfang slowly let out a sigh, took the hand towel handed to him by Su Lei and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"The lord refused to say it because he was afraid of affecting the morale of the army."

Su Dingfang sighed: "So it is normal to block the news that the Feixiong Army was defeated by Li Xian, but that is my Feixiong Army. The Feixiong Army, which I worked hard to train for more than two years to train a group of farmers into elite soldiers!"

"The lord urged me to attack Yuncheng as soon as possible, but I was afraid that it would be much more difficult to attack the city after the news came out. After all, the Xia army is from Hebei, and their fathers, wives and children are still waiting at home to wait for their return. Now Li Xian is personally storming in Hebei. If the soldiers know, who still has the heart to attack and destroy Yanyun Village?"

Su Dingfang shook his head and said, "I'm afraid the soldiers will immediately want to rush home to protect their fathers, wife and children! Protect their own property and fertile land!"

"General, do you mean siege?"

Su Lei suddenly understood something, and asked tentatively.

"attack!"

Su Dingfang gritted his teeth and said, "I will attack the city tomorrow. As long as I take Yuncheng, I will retreat north immediately. After winning, I will retreat again. The people of Yanyun Village will definitely not have imagined it."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw a messenger running over panting. He first paid homage to Su Dingfang, then wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "The lord has issued an order to order Su Dingfang's troops to attack the city immediately and not delay!"

not good!

Upon hearing this order, Su Dingfang immediately changed his face.

For some reason, he felt that another trap was about to be put into his neck. If he was not careful, he might be strangled to death by the rope!

ps: On Friday night, that is, I went to Beijing Hospital at 4 a.m. on Saturday, I got up at 4 a.m. on Saturday, and went to Beijing Hospital to register. I was still late and didn’t hang up. I changed two hospitals but still didn’t hang up. I made an appointment by phone until the end of December. I could only go to the hospital window to hang up. After I came back, it was already afternoon. I updated the two chapters of typing until eleven o’clock in the evening. I went to Beijing again at 1 a.m. I queued up all night. Finally, I had been on the list for two nights and slept for less than five hours. After I came back today, I really couldn’t stand it anymore. I was so sorry... But the number of words was more than 5,000, which was almost two chapters. I really couldn’t stand it anymore. I went to bed. Finally, I shamelessly continued to ask for subscriptions and monthly tickets. Thank you everyone for your support to Jiangming!
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