On the night when Qu Tutong was captured, Xu Shiji sent 500 cavalrymen to send the captured Qu Tutong to the Sui Army camp in Yiyang County as fast as possible.

This Central Plains battle has been going on for more than a month, and the battle seems to be an axis, and the rotation of the axis involves all aspects of the current situation.

The diplomacy, intelligence, internal affairs and power struggles between the two sides have come one after another, but as the fierce confrontation of this big game of the Central Plains battle continues to deepen, the game between the two sides has reached its last and most intense moment.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing received information from Taiyuan, and the internal conflicts in Qingzhou intensified, and a civil war broke out. Dou Jiande led his army and Song Jingang's army to fight fiercely in Beihai County.

This is a victory in an intelligence battle, a chess move carefully set by Yang Yuanqing, and a key step in the battle situation in the Central Plains. The Qingzhou civil war means that Dou Jiande is unable to invade Hebei, leaving Qin Qiong's army without any worries.

Yang Yuanqing immediately issued an order, ordering Qin Qiong's 20,000 troops to advance from Dongjun to Yingchuan County and become Li Jing's right wing.

If Xu Shiji's 20,000 troops were added, Li Jing's army would increase to 80,000, which had exceeded Li Xiaogong's Xiangyang Tang army, and the balance of the war was already tilting towards the Sui army.

As July begins, the weather is no longer too hot, and sooner or later there is a hint of coolness, and more and more people go out.

Although the war has not ended yet, the people of the Central Plains have long experienced the baptism of war for many years and are no longer afraid of war. They are still living their own way.

Yiyang County is the westernmost county in Henan County, only fifty miles away from Changyuan County, and is the only way to go west to Hongnong County.

The good geographical location makes the commerce in this area more prosperous, and merchants on the official roads are constantly in full swing.

At this time, a team of about 500 Sui cavalry rushed from the south like lightning, and the soldiers running in front shouted: "People in front of you wait!"

The people on the official road were so scared that they left the official road and gave way. The Sui cavalry rushed past quickly and rushed towards the Sui army camp located in Yiyang County. The camp was several miles away and could be vaguely visible.

The Sui Army camp is north of Yiyang County. It is a barrier-type camp covering an area of ​​about 800 acres. It is the main camp of the Sui Army in the entire Central Plains Battle and the command center of the entire battle.

In the middle of the camp is a large schoolyard of about 200 acres. At this time, the shouts of thunder were heard on the schoolyard. Dozens of soldiers were conducting a cavalry competition, and tens of thousands of soldiers sat around the schoolyard to cheer for the generals of their camp.

This is a tradition of the Sui army. This kind of riding and shooting competition was found in Fengzhou. All soldiers, regardless of their military vocation, from the general manager Yang Yuanqing to ordinary soldiers, can sign up for the competition. After layers of elimination and screening, the last twenty people entered the competition.

This is a way of entertainment for the soldiers. Almost everyone participated in the competition, so everyone was particularly concerned about who would fall in the end.

However, it is not the official competition of the Sui Army now. There is no participation of the Sui Army on the East Road and the Sui Army on the Taiyuan River. This is just an entertainment competition of the Sui Army on the West Road. Despite this, it aroused the interest of 50,000 Sui Army soldiers and rushed to the colonel to cheer.

The war horses ran in the prescribed area, the riders pulled their bows like a full moon, and arrows shot like meteors. They shot at targets a hundred steps away.

The competition implemented a cruel elimination system. First, the straw man who was eighty steps away, the one who failed to hit the grass man's throat was eliminated, followed by the wooden pole. The one who failed to hit the wooden pole with a hundred steps away was eliminated.

After two rounds, only seven or eight people were left. Among these seven or eight people, all the soldiers turned their attention to two, one was Xie Yingdeng, the second general of the Sui army, and the other was the new archer, the young captain Xiao Yannian.

In addition to Yang Yuanqing, the world's number one arrow in the Sui army, there are also many other archery masters, such as Su Dingfang, Pei Xingyan, Xie Yingdeng, Wang Junkuo, Qin Qiong, etc.

Among them, Xie Yingdeng's archery skills are the most brilliant, and he can penetrate Yang in hundreds of steps. He is known as the second arrow of the Sui army, second only to Yang Yuanqing.

This time, other generals with high archery skills were not in the camp, so everyone thought Xie Yingdeng was sure to win, but unexpectedly, a young captain Xiao Yannian emerged halfway, and his archery skills were no less than Xie Yingdeng, which aroused the strong interest of tens of thousands of Sui army soldiers.

The story of Cinderella is often more interesting. Except for a few people, no one knows that Xiao Yannian is the son of Yuwen Chengdu.

Yang Yuanqing also sat in the stands with more than a dozen civilian officers. He found that Xiao Yannian's archery skills were more sophisticated than the last time, so he smiled at Yang Wei next to him and said, "Fat Sanlang, what are we betting?"

Yang Wei scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed: "Didn't the general manager issue a gambling ban?"

"Haha! My bet has nothing to do with the ban on gambling. Who do you think will win Xiao Yannian or Xie Yingdeng?"

Yang Wei thought for a while and said, "Although Xiao Yannian's archery technique looks very clever, no less than Xie Yingdeng, he is still slightly inferior in experience and momentum. I still think Xie Yingdeng won."

"Okay! I'll bet Xiao Yannian won. If I win, the gold enamel bottle your father-in-law gave you will belong to me."

Yang Wei's father-in-law is Combass. He returned to Samarkand two years ago. Yang Wei was also very gambled and had been gambled since he was a child. He suddenly became excited, "Okay! If I win, give me one of your two bottles of top Italian Rose Wine."

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Then we will make up for it!"

The two of them bet on the top that there was already thunderous joy in the school field, and the riding and shooting competition was about to be opened left and right. Two wooden stakes of wrist thickness were erected a hundred steps away from each side. Two arrows must be shot left and right within seven drum sounds.

Xie Yingdeng took the lead. As soon as he entered the shooting area, the drum sound quickly started beating, 'dong!dong!dong.

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’The drum sound was rapid, Xie Yingdeng pulled out two arrows, picked them up on his finger, and shot them from the left, with a strong arrow.

But he couldn't wait for the result, so he turned around and took the arrow, shot an arrow while running quickly, and shot two arrows in a row before the last drum, rushing out of the shooting area.

The cheers on both sides were like thunder, and both arrows shot into the wooden pole accurately. Xie Yingdeng swept back from the corner of his eyes, and he wanted to see how Xiao Yannian was doing.

Xiao Yannian bit his lips tightly, feeling a little nervous. He took a deep breath and rode out. The moment he crossed the shooting line, the rapid drum sounded. He had already drawn out two arrows and bite them with his teeth. When the third drum sounded, he drew his bow and shot the first arrow.

Then he exchanged his hands, turned his body to the left, and put on an arrow. When the sixth drum sounded, another arrow shot out. His movements were skillful and elegant, just like flowing water, and he also shot two wooden poles accurately.

The soldiers on both sides immediately cheered like thunder, and even Xie Yingdeng couldn't help but cheer, "Beautiful!"

Yang Wei sighed, "The young man is much better than ours back then. Xiao Yannian has the style of his father Yuwen Chengdu. Qin Qiong's son Huaiyu is also a general. He is only fifteen years old, but his martial arts skills are no less than his father. Even I am defeated by him."

Qin Qiong's eldest son Qin Huaiyu received his father's true teachings. He is very skilled in martial arts. He is fifteen years old this year. Since last year, he has been determined to join the army with his father.

But Yang Yuanqing had already revised the law and Xu joined the army only after he was sixteen years old. Now he is studying military strategy in Chongwenguan in Taiyuan. He is also a young general with both civil and military skills.

Yang Yuanqing smiled proudly, "There is also the last shot of the golden bell. If Xiao Yannian and Xie Yingdeng compete to a draw, but Xiao Yannian is only seventeen years old, and Xie Yingdeng is twenty-eight years old. In this case, Xiao Yannian should win, so your gold enamel bottle will belong to me."

Yang Wei then realized that after a while, he said angrily: "Anyway, you are the one who sets the rules. Even if Xie Yingdeng wins, you will add a rule temporarily. If the commander or above is not counted, then Xiao Yannian will win. I have really taken advantage of it when I bet with you."

Yang Yuanqing laughed and patted his shoulder, "I'm not such a rogue."

At this time, a soldier rushed over and whispered a few words in Yang Yuanqing's ear. Yang Yuanqing was stunned, and his eyes showed a look of surprise, "Where is the person?"

"The person is already in the secondary account of the Central Army."

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but feel excited and had no intention of watching the riding and shooting competition again. He stood up and walked quickly towards the central army's deputy account.

Xie Sili next to him didn't know what happened. Seeing that Yang Yuanqing had a strange expression, he quickly got up and followed him.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

"Xu Shiji made great contributions to me, annihilated 20,000 Qu Tutong's troops in Xiangcheng County, and captured Qu Tutong."

Xie Sili was shocked and became extremely excited, "Then in this way, the time for the decisive battle on the Eastern Front will be ripe."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Now wait for Qin Qiong's army to arrive."

The two of them said, walking quickly towards the big tent.

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In the secondary tent of the Central Army, more than a dozen personal guards looked at Qu Tutong sitting on the couch with cold eyes. The rope on Qu Tutong's feet had been untied.

But his hands were still tied back, his eyes were covered with black cloth, and he was slowly moving his feet that were tied up to be numb.

At this time, he was already very calm. He knew where he was, and was neither afraid nor worried. He had taken life and death lightly. He was over 60 years old. Even if he died, he was dead.

At this time, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the tent. The curtain was lifted, and more than a dozen guards surrounded Yang Yuanqing and walked in from outside.

Yang Yuanqing saw Qu Tutong sitting on the couch at first sight. He was very familiar with Qu Tutong. When he suppressed the rebellion of the Han King, his grandfather Yang Su was the head coach, and Qu Tutong was the general under the tent.

After he later became independent in Fengzhou, Yang Guang sent Qu Tutong to lead 50,000 elite troops to the north of the pass to restrain him.

Yang Yuanqing looked at Qu Tutong silently for a while and ordered his left and right, "Unlock his rope and blindfolded cloth."

Several personal guards stepped forward, untied the rope on Qu Tutong's hand, and took off the black cloth from his eyes. Qu Tutong's eyes closed slightly, gently moved his wrists, without looking at Yang Yuanqing, without saying a word.

"Mr. Qu Tu, let's be fine?" Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly.

Qu Tutong slowly opened his eyes, adapted to the light, and his sharp eyes stabbed Yang Yuanqing, and he sneered, "It turns out it is General Manager Yang, we have indeed not seen each other for many years."

Yang Yuanqing did not avoid his gaze and said lightly: "Now Duke Qu Tu is my prisoner, what are you going to do?"

"If you want to kill, kill, and if you want to cut it, I won't frown at all."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Okay! I will give you two ways, you can choose for yourself."
Chapter completed!