第三章 飘絮 (一上)
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第三章飘絮(一上
收到元宝藏的信之时,窦建德正在行军途中。龙腾小说ltxsba.com完他大惊失色。皱着眉头向程名振追问:“信什么时候送来的,怎么会送到你的手里?”
“末将麾下一名姓鲍的兄弟被元宝藏所擒,元宝藏让他带信给末将,他不得不从。给主公的信就夹在同一个信囊里,末将不敢隐瞒,赶紧给主公送了过来!”程名振心里好生沮丧,拱拱手,低声回应。
“哦,原来如此。这个老奸巨猾的家伙。”窦建德闻言,先是楞了楞,然后恍然大悟。元宝藏把信加在给程名振的信中,以程名振于窦家军内初来乍到的身份,定然不敢将信吞没。如此,自己便不能推拖没接到元宝藏的信,继续攻打已经变成瓦岗军属地的武阳郡。可被对方一封信就吓得中途撤军,自己这个大当家也做的太令弟兄们失望了。以后若是跟瓦岗军争夺天下,大伙谁还能提得起信心和勇气。
想到这层,窦建德放松了语气,笑着问道:“那位鲍兄弟在哪,他……,呵呵,程将军为人仔细,想必已经问过他的话了!”
“属下已经问过了,主公如果需要,现在就可以把他叫过来!”程名振轻轻头,回应得没精打采。他倒不是因为窦建德说话时小心翼翼而沮丧,毕竟双方刚刚走到一起,还需要时间来适应彼此的习惯。他之所以觉得晦气是因为此事又牵扯上了瓦岗军。以自身的经验来看,凡事与瓦岗军、李密扯上瓜葛的,就没一件令人顺心的。王德仁刚刚背后捅过自己一刀,转过头来,却又变成了江湖同道,挡着自己不得向武阳郡上下寻仇。
“不必!”窦建德轻轻摆手,“你做事一向令人放心。如今,武阳郡还剩多少残兵?士气如何?”
“六百出头,士气低落!”程名振不假思索报出窦建德需要的数据。“我军若挥师攻城,一鼓便可破之!”
六百残兵,即便是六千人,以窦家军现在的实力,也有足够的把握攻破武阳。但瓦岗军的存在令此战变得骤然复杂起来。听从宋正本的劝告,眼下窦建德打的是天下豪杰携手推翻暴隋旗号。正是凭着这面大旗,他才能顺利地将河北各地的上百个大大小小的山寨、绺子逐一收拢于麾下。如果这个时候就跟瓦岗军反目,难免不落人出尔反尔的口实。即便武阳郡的实力再弱,战事进展再顺利,底下也会有人议论纷纷。
可放着武阳郡不打,对窦家军的发展又极为不利。此郡的位置不偏不倚,恰恰卡在河北道中间偏上位置,如一个水闸般,把东侧的平原、渤海两郡与西侧的清河、武安等地截断开来。日后如果窦家军与瓦岗寨有了龌龊,瓦岗军只要向北方稍一伸展,就能把窦家军的势力切成完全独立的两段,首尾难顾。
除此之外,洺州营诸位弟兄的感受窦建德也不得不考虑。武阳郡三番五次地主动向洺州营寻衅,洺州营早就准备下重手讨还血债。如果他出言阻拦,身为主将程名振可能不会抗命,但底下那些都尉、校尉、寨主、堂主们会是什么反应就不好说了。稍微处理不妥,很容易乱了军心。导致刚刚归附于旗下的洺州众分崩离析。
想了一路,窦建德也没下定决心到底该怎样做。堪堪天色将晚,他命令大伙提前结束行军。在运河东岸扎下大营,一边让士卒们有充足时间休整,一边召集心腹将领商量怎么应对新的形式变化。
同样的问题落到宋正本眼睛里,就完全没有了难度。“武阳郡我军必须拿在手里,否则日后肯定要受其擎肘。此乃问题的关键所在。至于元务本的信,谁能证明已经交到了主公手上?”
“这……”头一次见到文人耍无赖,窦建德有些不适应,“这岂不是要陷程兄弟于不义?明眼人都知道,他根本不可能欺骗于我!”
“只要主公心里明白,末将不在乎外人说三道四!”程名振赶紧表白,对宋正本的机智深表佩服。一句没收到信,责任就可以推得干干净净。反正窦家军又不是瓦岗寨别部,李密的实力再强横,难道还敢到窦建德的老营来追究不成?
“对,咱们给他个一推二五六!”曹旦是个唯恐天下不乱的性格,站在程名振身边煽风火。“便宜不能都让他瓦岗寨占了,咱们辛辛苦苦打下来的地盘,凭什么被他从中隔一档子?”
其他人见曹旦带头,也纷纷鼓噪起来。都觉得没必要给瓦岗军什么面子,先把眼前的实惠捞到手才是正经。窦建德见群情激荡,很无奈地压了压手,尽量婉转地解释道:“我是说,我是说宋先生的理由经不住推敲!元宝藏既然敢送信给我,肯定已经料定了程将军不会私吞信件这一层。况且以我军目前的实力,暂时还不宜与瓦岗军结仇!”
后半句话才是他心里最主要的矛盾。瓦岗军纵横河南多年,旗下兵多将广。最近都又收降了裴仁基、秦叔宝、罗士信等勇将,实力可谓如日中天。而窦家军却是刚刚形成规模,内部自身整合还不彻底,战斗力无法保障。贸然与瓦岗军开战,肯定是败多胜少。
绿林道上向来讲究谁拳头硬谁有理。大伙听了窦建德的言语,心里虽然愤愤不平,表面上却不得不暂且安静下来。收拾掉元宝藏,随便一支队伍出去都绰绰有余。可一旦徐茂公、程知节这些人领军北上寻仇,任谁都得仔细掂量一二。
见大伙士气稍沮,宋正本忍不住摇头。“主公之言大谬。我军与瓦岗寨之间也早晚必有一战,与取不取武阳郡无关。李密志在天下,岂容我等在其身侧徐图发展?还不如早展露出些实力出来,让其不敢轻举妄动。”
窦建德本来就不甘心退让,听了宋正本的话,眼神立刻一亮。“先生请明言?”向对方深施一礼,他很恭敬地请求,根本没在乎后者说话的语气对自己有多不礼貌。
“很简单,就像群狼瓜分地盘,实力相近反而相安无事。”宋正本笑了笑,毫不客气地指出问题的关键。“主公今日若做退让,李密和他麾下将士必然会觉得主公软弱可欺。天下绿林同道也会觉得主公实力太弱,不值得追随。如果这次先给瓦岗军以颜色,李密吃痛,必然会重视我等。他现在志在攻取东都洛阳,在目的达成之前,轻易不会做出对自家实力损耗过大的举动。而待他攻下洛阳之后,即便我等没招惹他,他也将取河北之地以为大业之基!而那个时候,我等亦不可能束手待毙!”
一番话,说得众人都连连头。窦建德仔细想了想,觉得的确是这样一个道理。争天下装不得斯文,该动手时绝不能瞻前顾后。可自己先前那些承诺怎么办呢?他又摇了摇头,低声说道:“按道理,瓦岗军这个时候插手河北,已经是不义在先。但天下豪杰却未必都看得清楚,我等的事业刚刚起步,实在不宜,实在不宜言而无信!”
“又怎么言而无信了!”宋正本没想到窦建德身为绿林豪杰,拘束比自己这个读书人半儿都不少。白了他一眼,大声反驳,“主公先前说天下绿林携手抗暴,关他元宝藏什么事?他先是勾结桑显和陷害程将军,然后又不肯为大隋尽守土之责,见事不妙立刻改换门庭。这种首鼠两端之辈,算得上哪门子英雄豪杰?”
“对,他是大隋郡守,怎么可能算我等的同道呢?”众人哄笑,七嘴八舌地附和。
“况且谁也没见到信使回到我军大营。程将军都未必收到了元宝藏的信,又怎可能把信中之信转给主公。而我军堪堪兵临城下,元宝藏却突然挑起瓦岗旗号,谁能确定他不是在假冒瓦岗之名?”
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