The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 447 Persuading Qin Shubao to Surrender?
Chapter 440 Persuading Qin Shubao to Surrender?

"Kuo Hai is incompetent. He failed to fulfill King Xia's instructions. He successfully attacked the morale of the enemy army. Instead, he suffered a major defeat. His own army lost all morale. Please ask King Xia to punish him."

For a while, after Dou Jiande had just entered the camp and took the main position, the injured Xiong Kuohai immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty. The decisiveness of his actions, as well as his words and deeds, did not show off.

This time, Xiong Kuohai was really ashamed. He thought that with his bravery, even if he fought against Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng, there would be no problem at all, but in the end he still underestimated Qin Qiong. He didn't expect that he had special skills.

Not only that, Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng's cooperation is extremely good, it can be said that they complement each other very well, even for a junior warrior like Xiong Kuohai, it is extremely uncomfortable to fight.

After slowly listening to Xiong Kuohai's explanation, Dou Jiande immediately got up and went to pick up Xiong Kuohai, and said slowly: "Kuo Hai, don't blame yourself so much!"

"Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. It is said that this is also caused by our army's ineffective intelligence work. Our army's scouts have never heard of Luo Yi's command and martial arts are comparable to Luo Cheng."

"For a while, not to mention Kuo Hai, even if it is replaced by any general in our army, I am afraid it may not be able to avoid this failure."

In an instant, Xiong Kuohai stood up slowly, hearing Dou Jiande's comforting words, his eyes were moist in an instant, this general who was not afraid of death on the battlefield actually shed tears at this time.

In fact, the reason why Xiong Kuohai was crying at this time was also because of Dou Jiande's generosity. He didn't blame himself for indiscriminately, but he treated himself with courtesy and comforted himself in every way. This kindness can be said to be extremely kind!
It can be seen that after Dou Jiande was executed by Li Tang captives in history, it is no wonder that the Hebei region surrendered and rebelled one after another, but it took a long time for his generals to surrender with Li Tang based on the people of Hebei.

It has to be said that Dou Jiande's ability to control people is also extremely high. In addition, he advocates frugality, and he never collects spoils of war, but distributes them to soldiers. Therefore, both soldiers and people under his command worship him.

After comforting Xiong Kuo Hai, Dou Jiande sat back on the main seat and said loudly: "The whole army listens to the king's order and rests for two days. . "

Immediately afterwards, the order was passed, and the Xia army barracks immediately became busy. While training, the main purpose was to improve the morale of the army, and on the other hand, it was resting.

Originally, the soldiers and horses under Xiong Kuo Hai's headquarters suffered a major defeat, and their morale was sluggish, but after the arrival of King Xia Dou Jiande, they all swept away the previous decadence, and within a few hours, they suddenly became excited.

Sergeant Xia, his morale has been restored!

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Two days later, Dou Jiande personally led the army to go to Zhuoxian County, where he saw all kinds of siege equipment in the village, such as well rails, carts, ladders, etc., and there were quite a few of them.

Since Xiong Kuohai was still injured, Dou Jiande waved his hand at this time to signal his general Shi Shouxin to go to the top of the city to call for battle, in order to suppress the morale of the enemy and create conditions for the subsequent siege.

According to common sense, the tens of thousands of Xia Jun's main force gathered outside the city at this time, even if Luo Cheng was in Tuo University, he would definitely not dare to lead the army out of the city to fight at this moment.

Because, there is only a dead end, and there is no other room except for the loss of soldiers and the loss of Zhuo County.

Therefore, at this time, Shi Shouxin's battle was only to hit the morale of the defenders, there was no other way!
However, the facts are often beyond imagination and unexpected. I saw that Shi Shouxin reined in his horse and stood just outside the shooting range, holding his gun and roaring, showing off his might very much.

"Squeak, squeak!"

However, in the next second, there was a noise at the gate of Zhuoxian County, and then a horse rushed out first, and rushed straight towards the Xia army's formation!

If you look closely, this general is Qin Qiong Qin Shubao who is holding a golden gun and sitting on a yellow puma horse. It is incredible that Qin Qiong rode out of the city alone and looked down at Xia Jun.

At this moment, almost no one can guess, what is Qin Qiong's intention?
After Qin Qiong reined in his horse and stood facing the Xia army formation, Zhao Kuangyin, who was assisting the Chinese army, suddenly exclaimed: "This is...?"

"Shandong Licheng, Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao?"

Suddenly, in the next moment, even Dou Jiande was shocked. This turned out to be Qin Qiong Qin Shubao, a righteous man who was famous in the green forest and was praised by Lai Huer.

Dou Jiande, who used to be one of the fierce generals who traveled across Hebei and along the Yellow River, didn't realize it at first, but after Zhao Kuangyin's exclamation, he suddenly thought of Qin Qiong.

In fact, Qin Qiong's reputation is mainly because he is relatively famous in the green forest. For example, the so-called "big brother" Shan Xiongxin of the green forest has a deep friendship with him.

In official terms, it means that he once came to take care of Qin Qiong, ordered someone to visit his mother, and personally praised this person as a righteous man, and his future achievements will be limitless.

The reason why Zhao Kuangyin recognized Qin Qiong's face so easily was that Zhao Kuangyin was originally from Dongping County on the south bank of the Yellow River, and had met Qin Qiong when he followed Zhang Xutuo.

At this time, I saw Qin Qiong in the formation, put down his spear, raised his voice and screamed, and said: "Jun Xia, listen up, I am Qin Qiong, General of Zhenyuan, Daqi, and Qin Shubao."

For a while, the shouts gradually subsided, but Qin Qiong's mighty and huge body stood tightly here, brazenly facing the main force of the Xia army, there was no trace of fear in his eyes, only a strong fighting spirit.

In this scene, it seems that Qin Qiong is like Xia Jun's fierce general, as if there is nothing, and it is probably the same when riding alone and looking at the Wanjun!
At this moment, as Qin Qiong's power spread impressively, his soldiers of the Xia Army had already been shocked on the spot, and the Xia Army soldiers also had soldiers along the Yellow River, so they had heard about Qin Qiong's reputation.

Therefore, for a while, none of the sergeants were shocked, and even some of the lieutenant generals had private admiration for Qin Qiong!
At this time, Zhao Kuangyin of the Chinese army could not help but slowly cupped his hands and said: "King Xia, it seems that our army's plan to seize Zhuo County this time is no longer advisable!"

"Why?"

Originally, Dou Jiande still wanted to try to forcefully capture Zhuo County, even if it was an enemy of Luo Yi, he would not hesitate, but at this time, following Zhao Kuangyin's words, he asked each other slowly.

"King Xia, because of the arrival of the Qi army general Qin Qiong, although Qin Qiong came to Zhuo County alone, this also shows another attitude, that is, the Qi army will firmly stand on Luo Yi's side this time."

"If our army storms Zhuo County at this time, it will definitely offend the Qi army. At that time, Su Lie's troops in Jicheng will completely fall to Luo Yi, and they will unite together to deal with our army."

"Secondly, King Xia also signed an alliance treaty with the Qi State. The last general suggested that it is better not to take revenge on the Qi army unless it is absolutely necessary."

"After all, our army now dominates Hebei, Gao Qi has already occupied Bashu, the Jingxiang area, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River can be said to be under his control, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River can be said to be second."

"If there is no external force, the next step of Qi State will definitely be to train soldiers on a large scale, send troops to Wu, enter the south of the Yangtze River, and then send troops to the north to attack the Central Plains."

"Our army and the Qi army joined forces to attack the Central Plains from the south to the north. Wouldn't the Central Plains be divided equally with it? Then is the best time for our army to break the contract."

It has to be said that Zhao Kuangyin is worthy of being the founding emperor, and his vision is indeed not covered. He actually sees the development direction and strategic goals formulated by Qi State so clearly.

Indeed, Gao Qi and his important ministers Liu Bowen, Fang Xuanling and other counselors finally made a decision after overall analysis. They first occupied the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and then recuperated, stationed troops and raised the people. Central Plains.

For a while, hearing Zhao Kuangyin's general words, Dou Jiande was suddenly enlightened, suddenly realized, and said: "Yuan Long is right, it seems that this king was negligent, and almost missed a major event."

"It's just that, this time, the king tried his best to go north, and lost a lot of sons, but he didn't capture Zhuo County. Looking up at Youzhou County, I feel unwilling!"

Seeing Dou Jiande's expression of pity, Song Zhengben couldn't help standing up and explaining: "King Xia doesn't have to do this!"

"What General Zhao said is indeed true. Now is indeed not the best opportunity to turn against the Qi army. Although our army cannot capture Zhuo County this time, it is not a loss for our army to send troops this time."

"After all, the two natural lines of defense in Youzhou across the territory are all in the possession of our army. In this way, our army has the initiative to spy on Zhuo County and overlook its city at any time. We must dispatch a large army to garrison here to guard against a sudden attack by our army."

"So, King Xia, at this time our army suspends the offensive and surrenders Zhuo County to the Yan army. We can also sell some face to the Qi army and strengthen the alliance between the two armies."

For a while, with the persuasion of the important ministers under his command, Dou Jiande finally made up his mind to prohibit the siege of the city.

Immediately afterwards, Dou Jiande himself galloped out on his horse, and ran towards Qin Qiong's stationed horse. He arrived in a short while.

Seeing this, Dou Jiande raised his horsewhip first, and said: "Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao, a famous righteous man in Shandong, if I remember correctly, you are the one who once came to General Hu'er and praised the limitless future, right?"

"It's just that I don't know why General Qin left his hometown and was willing to join the Qi army and go south of the Yangtze River?"

"Don't you know that the general is not aware of the news that bandits are raging in Qi County and the yellow scarves are coming back. I heard that there is a one-year-old mother in the general's family. The general has not returned home for a long time, and does not miss his mother?"

Just to say, immediately, Dou Jiande took the lead in playing the emotional card, apparently wanting to recruit Qin Qiong before the battle.

All heroes have one thing in common, that is, they love talents. Dou Jiande, who was born in poverty, knows very well that in troubled times, the importance of talents!
Regarding Qin Qiong, in fact, Dou Jiande also admired him in the early years. Now that Qin Qiong's martial arts is also in the late stage of the first-class peak, Dou Jiande wants to recruit him for his own use.

Hearing this, Qin Qiong was silent, and in a blink of an eye, his eyes became moist, and when he thought of his elderly mother and his wife and children at home, his tears burst into tears!
Qin Qiong, this soldier was invincible on the battlefield, and the fierce general who made the enemy generals frightened cried before the battle.

It can be seen from this that people are really emotional creatures. No matter how prominent and cold-blooded they are, they cannot escape the nostalgia for their loved ones.

Seeing such a scene, Dou Jiande's heart suddenly relaxed, and he said secretly: "It seems that Qin Qiong's psychological defense is loose now, I am adding fire, maybe I can really persuade Qin Qiong to surrender?"

Just do it, Dou Jiande immediately said again: "Shu Bao, it is undeniable that King Gao Qi of Qi is young, but he is still a hero. "

"It's just that the foundation of the Qi army is in the south of the Yangtze River. Shubao, your parents, wife and children are beyond reach, and you can't save them from fire and water. But this king is different. The army of this king is full of elites, dominating Hebei, unstoppable."

"The most important thing is that it is not far from your hometown, Shubao, under the rule of this king. As long as Shubao submits to this king, he can send troops to fight against the bandits in Shandong at any time, and restore peace to the local people. The general can also live with his parents, wife and children." Reunion, no need to separate from each other."

It has to be said that Dou Jiande's words are quite lethal. If it is replaced by a general who is not determined, I am afraid it is really possible to "abandon the dark and turn to the bright", but it is a pity that he met Qin Qiong.

After thinking for a while, Qin Qiong flatly refused, saying: "King Xia, although Qiong really misses his mother and his wife and children, but her mother taught Qiong the principles of loyalty, loyalty and filial piety since she was a child, so how can I rebel halfway and submit to King Xia? "

"Furthermore, Qiong's father was a general of the Qi State back then. He was ordered to guard Ma Mingguan. He fought hard for Da Qi and was loyal. Even if the army of the Sui Dynasty came to the city, my father would fight to the last moment for loyalty, and vowed to die without regret. !"

"Since Qiong's father was loyal to Daqi and died in a fierce battle, now that the king of Qi is a descendant of Qi, Qiong must follow his father's will, so as to assist the king of Qi and restore Daqi. thing?"

In fact, Qin Qiong's mother knew about Gao Qi. When Gao Qi's father led his wife to flee, they stayed at Qin Qiong's home.

At this time, Gao Qi happened to be born in Qin Qiong's family. By chance, Qin Qiong's mother learned that Gao Qi's father was actually a descendant of the royal family of Qi.

However, Qin Qiong's mother also knew that her husband was a loyal minister of Daqi, so she tried her best to take care of Gao Qi's family and raise the young Gao Qi.

It's a pity that there is no airtight wall in the world. The Gao Qi family who lived in seclusion here were still found by the Sui army. Gao Qi's father fled again in order not to implicate Qin Qiong's family.

Later, in order to cover Gao Qi's escape safely, Gao Qi's father led the pursuers away and was killed.

After growing up, Qin Qiong's mother told Qin Qiong about this matter, telling him to try his best to find Gao Qi's whereabouts. Maybe it was a trick of good fortune. Qin Qiong didn't know until Gao Qi became self-reliant in Jiangling and announced his true identity.

After pondering for a while, and discarding unnecessary distractions, Qin Qiong said in a deep voice: "Whether King Xia wants to attack the city by force or retreat, please give me a happy word!"

For a moment, seeing the determination on Qin Qiong's face at this time, and knowing that Qin Qiong has absolutely no hope of submitting, he couldn't help secretly regretting that he missed this fierce general.

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Immediately afterwards, Dou Jiande also made a promise with Qin Qiong that he would not attack Zhuo County because he was an ally with the Qi army, and hoped that the friendship between the two armies would continue to exist in the future.

Of course, Qin Qiong was overjoyed by this, and agreed again and again, and then Dou Jiande returned to the formation, immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops, and retreated slowly.

At this time, Qin Qiong, who had pulled his horse back, couldn't help but secretly said: "Mr. Wen He is really a man of genius. With this general alone, he really prevented Xia's army from attacking the city, and instead ordered to withdraw."

In fact, it was Jia Xu's plan for Qin Qiong to fight alone before leaving. Jia Xu told Qin Qiong that as long as you said that you were a general of the Qi army, Dou Jiande would definitely not attack the city.

At first, Qin Qiong thought it was unbelievable, but now she admired Jia Xu from the bottom of her heart!

This is mainly because Jia Xu calculated the situation correctly, knowing that Dou Jiande would not break with the Qi army at this time, so he told Qin Qiong to meet Xia Jun alone in this name.

ps: Here Qin Qiong's father used the romance, not the official history.

(End of this chapter)