Emperor of Sui - Chapter 145

Prince Yang Lin, upon returning to Dengzhou from overseas, was shocked to hear that Emperor Yang Guang was traveling to Jiangdu. He left four powerful ministers in Dengzhou to guard against pirates, while he himself led a large army to catch up with the emperor's dragon boat overnight. Upon reaching Siming Mountain, a scout reported: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Eighteen rebel kings are advancing in sixty-four directions, raising dust and raising troops simultaneously. They have selected three vanguards, each leading a million soldiers, to block the road." Emperor Yang Guang feigned great alarm and summoned Yuwen Huaji to discuss the matter. Yuwen Huaji said, "With your son here, Your Majesty, please rest assured." Yang Guang laughed and said, "You must be careful." Yuwen Huaji withdrew and summoned Yuwen Chengdu, instructing him, "There are rebel kings blocking Your Majesty's path ahead. My son, go and repel them. Be extremely careful!" Yuwen Chengdu replied, "Father, rest assured, these bandits are nothing to fear!" He then donned his helmet and armor, picked up his spear, mounted his horse, and charged forward, shouting, "Nameless bandits, how dare you defy Your Majesty!" The soldiers rushed up the mountain to report, "Your Majesty, Yuwen Chengdu is out challenging us to battle." Xu Maogong ordered the rebel kings to hold their camp and not to move rashly, while the vanguard went out to engage them in battle. Wu Yunzhao, wielding a long spear, along with Xiong Kuohai and Wu Tianxi, charged down the mountain, shouting, "Traitors, dismount and die quickly, lest I have to take action!" Yuwen Chengdu saw that the three men looked fierce. He recognized Wu Yunzhao, having fought them twice in Nanyang, but had never seen the other two. Yuwen Chengdu shouted, "Traitor Wu Yunzhao, you've come to die again?" Wu Yunzhao roared in fury, "You treacherous villain, stop boasting!" It was truly a case of enemies meeting, their eyes blazing with hatred. Wu Yunzhao thrust his spear at Yuwen Chengdu's face, but Yuwen Chengdu parried with his halberd, the spear clashing against him. He then swung his halberd at Wu Yunzhao, who met it with his own spear. The two fought for over ten rounds. Wu Tianxi also swung his gilded halberd at Yuwen Chengdu's face, which Yuwen Chengdu met with. The two weapons clashed for another ten rounds. Ultimately, the Wu brothers could not withstand Chengdu's attacks. Xiong Kuohai then swung his double axes at Yuwen Chengdu, who met them with his halberd. The two surrounded Yuwen Chengdu, attacking from both sides, while Wu Yunzhao jumped out of the circle to watch. The two fought Yuwen Chengdu for twenty rounds when Wu Tianxi cried out, "Brother, come quickly!" Wu Yunzhao charged forward with his spear to assist. Seeing his brother approach, Wu Tianxi jumped out of the circle to rest. The two fought Yuwen Chengdu for another fifteen rounds before returning. Xiong Kuohai cried out, "Brother, come quickly!" Wu Tianxi charged forward, brandishing his halberd. Yuwen Chengdu raised his halberd to meet him, and Xiong Kuohai ran out of the circle. The three took turns fighting all day, from morning until afternoon.
Yang Lin, however, suspected that Yuwen Huaji harbored rebellious intentions and relied on his son Yuwen Chengdu's formidable abilities. He decided it would be better to use a rebel to kill him and eliminate future troubles. He ordered his soldiers to only beat the drums and not to sound the gongs. The three men charged forward and fought fiercely. Seeing that the three men wouldn't retreat, Yuwen Chengdu fought bravely for another thirty rounds, until the three men could no longer withstand his attacks. Xiong Kuohai, realizing he couldn't defeat Yuwen Chengdu, shouted and fled. Wu Yunzhao and Wu Tianxi, seeing Xiong Kuohai escape, cried out, "Yuwen Chengdu, we've fought all day, and if we can't win, we'll let you go. We'll settle this again tomorrow!" With that, they turned and fled. Yuwen Chengdu pursued relentlessly, and the three men retreated to Siming Mountain. Yuwen Chengdu chased them halfway up the mountain when he saw a general charging down, shouting, "Pei Yuanqing is here!" He wielded two silver hammers and charged down the mountain. Yuwen Chengdu met him head-on and struck him with his gilded hammer. Pei Yuanqing blocked the attack with his double hammers, and with a clang, Yuwen Chengdu could not withstand him and turned to flee. Pei Yuanqing shouted, "Where do you think you're going, you traitor!" and gave chase. Yuwen Huaji, anxious, hurriedly boarded the golden-topped dragon boat and pleaded, "Your Majesty, I have been fighting since morning, and I am starving. I fear we cannot win. I beg Your Majesty's mercy." Yang Guang feigned great alarm and quickly ordered the gong to be sounded to retreat. Yang Lin, upon hearing the decree, sighed deeply and had no choice but to order the gong to be sounded. Yuwen Chengdu suffered a crushing defeat and returned to his dragon boat. Pei Yuanqing, seeing that it was getting late, also returned to Siming Mountain.
Yuwen Chengdu returned to the boat, collapsed, and fainted. Yuwen Huaji cried out to revive him and helped him to bed to rest. The next day, Pei Yuanqing led his troops to challenge the enemy. A scout reported to the dragon boat: "Your Majesty, the enemy generals outside are challenging us to battle." Yang Guang asked his officials, "How should this be handled?" Yuwen Huaji replied, "My son is wounded, and there is no one to repel the enemy. What should we do?" Yang Guang ordered the dragon boats to retreat thirty li. Pei Yuanqing, seeing the dragon boats had retreated, had no choice but to order his army to return and await the strategist's orders.
Yang Guang asked his officials, "These rebel kings' troops are fierce and brave. How can we repel them?" Dou Jiande, the Duke of Xia, stepped forward and said, "To repel the rebel kings' troops, we must go to Taiyuan and summon Prince Zhao, Li Yuanba. The rebel troops will then naturally retreat." Yang Guang approved the suggestion and immediately issued an imperial edict, sending a general to Taiyuan overnight.
A few days later, the envoy arrived in Taiyuan. Emperor Tang, Li Yuan, received the decree and hurriedly dismissed Li Yuanba, instructing him, "My son, when you go to Jiangdu, there is one thing you must remember." Li Yuanba asked, "What is it, Father?" Emperor Tang thought for a moment and said, "If I were to tell you, it would be disloyal and selfish." He said to Li Yuanba, "When you go to Siming Mountain, you can fight any army in the world, except for Cheng Yaojin's army from Wagang. You cannot fight a single one." Li Yuanba asked, "Why is that?" Li Yuan said, "There is a marshal named Qin Shubao, who is your great benefactor." He then recounted in detail how Qin Shubao had rescued him at Lintong Pass, saying, "Without him, you wouldn't have survived. You must not fight him." Li Yuanba replied, "So that's why. Father, what kind of person is this Qin?" Yang Guang pointed to a painting and said, "That's him." Li Yuanba looked and saw a painting of a man, ten feet tall, with a pale yellow face, holding a golden mace, and with three long tufts of beard. Before them stood a pair of candlesticks and an incense burner, with a plaque inscribed: "Longevity and Prosperity of Benefactor Qin Shubao." Li Yuan said, "My son remembers this Benefactor Qin." Li Yuanba then bid farewell to his father Li Yuan and, together with Chai Shao and four family retainers, headed towards Siming Mountain.
Xu Maogong calculated with his fingers and then cried out in distress. The rebel kings were alarmed and asked him what was wrong. Xu Maogong said, "A great golden-winged roc has descended to earth to protect the emperor. Do you think my dozens of famous generals can defeat him? The tyrannical emperor cannot be killed, so we can only protect our own troops. Fortunately, there is still a savior." He secretly instructed Wang Bodang, "Go halfway there and do this and that."
Li Yuanba and Chai Shao rode side by side, followed by four of their retainers. Wang Bodang, shouting from afar, stood there causing trouble. Chai Shao heard this, looked up, recognized Bodang, and quickly called to Li Yuanba, "Brother, slow down, let me go see." With that, Chai Shao spurred his horse forward and shouted, "Brother Bodang, my fourth son has arrived! Quickly go and inform the generals that if they want to save their lives, each of them should put a yellow flag on their head." Upon hearing this, Wang Bodang turned his horse around and galloped back to Siming Mountain.

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