Ye Qi Hongguang was riding on the horse, his face was pale, but his eyes were blood red. He lost this battle miserably. The auxiliary soldiers were defeated, the horse soldiers were defeated by strong crossbows and fire gunmen, and even the most elite elite of the Xi army were severely damaged by strong crossbows. The elite soldiers of the Xi Army rushed more than 30 steps away from the Song Army and were shot to death by the Song Army's cannons. Up to now, there are only more than 60 cavalry left alive around Ye Yi Hongguang. Because they were riding behind and were blocked by hundreds of cavalry in front, these sixty elites were able to save their lives under the volley of Ming army artillery fire.
Ye Qian Hongguang sighed and led his troops to the expedition, but the entire northern army was trapped under the Song army's walls. The Northern Recruiting Envoy has been defeated. After this battle, how many years will it take for the Northern Recruiting Envoy to recover? Where did Song Jun come from? How could the Song Army have such combat effectiveness? Why did I meet Song Jun like this? If the Song Army had a few more troops like this, wouldn't we, the Liao Kingdom, no longer dare to take the next step south?
Ye Qi Hongguang couldn't understand. Yeqi Hongguang is located in the back row of the west wing cavalry, originally guarding the formation. But in front of him, all the elite soldiers of the Xi Army were shot and fell down, and there was no longer a barrier in front of him. Suddenly, a flintlock bullet whizzed over and pierced Ye Qi's red left arm. Ye Qi Hongguang felt a coldness on his arm, and an overwhelming pain came from him - Ye Qi Hongguang knew that the bones of his left hand were broken.
Ye Qi Hongguang gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, and continued to ride his horse forward. Ye Qian Hongguang wanted to make a last ditch effort. He raised his saber high with his right hand and led the last surviving elites of more than 40 Xi troops and more than 20 Fende Bashiku to rush into the ranks of the Song army in Tianjing New City. The Song army has fired all their guns, and now the warriors of the Liao Kingdom can finally rush into the enemy's formation.
After losing so many warriors, even if he could return to Youzhou alive, the emperor would never let him go. It would be better to die here, in front of this group of Song troops with unbelievably fierce firepower. If you rush forward like this, maybe there is a chance to defeat these Song troops who are not good at fighting? These Song troops have always used firearms to fight, and they don't have any long weapons around them. They must be vulnerable to cavalry at close range! These Song troops couldn't use fire blunderbuss to close up against the elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom, right?
Ye Qi Hongguang is like a gambler who has lost all his family fortune and bet his fate on the last coin. Enduring the severe pain in his left hand, he led the last sixty or so cavalrymen to the front of the Song army's formation, and was about to ride their horses into the four-tiered formation of the Ming army. Under the leadership of Ye Qi Hongguang, the last sixty or so Khitan elites also forgot about life and death, and each raised their swords and rushed towards the queue of the selection group. However, what greeted them was a thousand shining bayonets.
It was a bayonet that made the Khitan army despair. Most of the soldiers in the Selection Regiment were veterans. At this time, they were holding more than a thousand bayonets in front of the formation, blocking all the charge routes of the elite Xi Army and Fende Bashiku. After scoring a point, Shiku was determined. With the mail on his horse, he rushed into the group of bayonets with a roar and knocked away a soldier of the Selective Regiment. After he rushed into the formation, he swung the ax in his hand and chopped off the left hand of another soldier from the Selective Front Regiment. But soon he regretted his bravery. Seven or eight bayonets were stabbing him from all directions. He dodged to avoid two or three of them, but was still stabbed by the other five. The excellent bayonet forged from Tianjing Xincheng Steel suddenly broke through Fende Bashiku's armor and tied him to the back of his horse.
More than 20 elite soldiers of the Xi Army and Fende Bashiku rushed directly into the formation and ran into the bayonet group. They were knocked away and injured more than 40 soldiers of the Selected Front Regiment, but they were immediately stabbed into a hornet's nest by the bayonets. The remaining forty or so Khitan Army cavalry were patrolling in front of the formation, trying to find a safer entrance to cut into the formation, but the bayonet array waiting for them did not give them a chance.
With red eyes, Ye Qi rode in front of the front selection formation, passing by the formation. From time to time, he would lean on the bayonet formation to threaten the soldiers of Song Dynasty. But those Song troops had obviously undergone long-term training and responded well. As soon as Ye Qi approached, they all stabbed their bayonets together, using five or six sharp bayonets to force Ye Qi to retreat. Blood was flowing out from the gunshot wound on Ye Qian Hongguang's left hand. He had lost too much blood and was in a trance. Could it be that this is the end for today?
How come these fire gun soldiers put their swords on fire guns? Who taught them? This dense bayonet array forced them to not rush into the formation. More than 60 of the last elite cavalry finally rushed to the front of the Song army's formation but failed to make any gains. The 12,000 Northern Recruiting Envoys army that he brought through the barrier were all defeated under this Dagou City? All the Song slaves captured a few days ago can only be returned to the Song army? All his results were to kill more than forty Song troops?
My left hand is disabled. If I escape back to Youzhou, will the emperor spare my life? Impossible, the Northern Recruitment Envoy has suffered such heavy losses, the emperor will definitely kill himself in anger. Ye Qi roared with red eyes, full of unwillingness. He suddenly saw the Song Army in the back row raising the blunderbuss again, and the Song Army in the back row was about to shoot again. Ye Qi Hongguang knew he was going to die.
He would kill a few Song soldiers before he died, and he would not be ridiculed by the warriors of the Liao Kingdom on the road to Huangquan. Ye Qi Hongguang galloped his horse diagonally into the bayonet formation, knocking away a soldier from the Selection Regiment holding a bayonet. Ye Qi Hongguang roared loudly, and slashed with his right hand at a Song soldier on the right, killing the panicked soldier across his chest. The surrounding soldiers gathered around and thrust their bayonets at Ye Qi's red light.
Ye Qi Hongguang roared and rolled off his horse, avoiding the bayonet stabbing him. When it comes to close combat, these Song troops are far behind me. He was about to wave his sword and fight again, but suddenly he saw the Song troops around him suddenly retreating and leaving himself in the middle. Ye Qi Hongguang looked up and found that there were more than a dozen firecrackers pointed at him from behind.
Ye Qi's red light rolled to the ground, trying to avoid those blazing guns. But with more than a dozen guns pointed at them, it's not that easy to dodge. There was a crackle of gunfire, and several big holes were punched in Ye Qi Hongguang's body, and he slowly fell into a pool of blood. Ye Qi, a Khitan nobleman from the Liao Kingdom, died in front of the Huben regiment.
Seeing that the leader of the Khitan army was killed, the soldiers of the surrounding selection group were excited. This battle is completely won! The gunshots of the selection group rang out one after another, and the last forty or so elite Khitan troops in front of the formation were all killed. At this point, all the Khitan troops of the Northern Recruitment Envoy were defeated and annihilated.
Four thousand Tatar corpses lay scattered on the battlefield, like a slaughterhouse. Next to Khitan's body, the blood flowing from the gunshot wound flowed downwards and gathered into a small pool. The smell of blood seemed to have turned into substance and lingered around, making people feel uncomfortable even when they breathed. The smell only gets slightly better when the wind blows.
The losses suffered by the Khitan army in this battle were even more severe. Although more than fifty soldiers were shot and wounded by the Khitan army, the Khitan army finally rushed into the formation and injured and hacked to death more than fifty soldiers of the Selected Front Regiment, which made Yang Peng worried. However, compared with the huge casualties of the Khitan army, the losses of the Huben regiment seemed negligible. This exchange ratio is still acceptable.
The soldiers of the Huben Regiment fought for the rest of their lives and were delighted with their victory. They raised their bayonets and shouted loudly:
"Wan Sheng!" "Wan Sheng!" "Wan Sheng!"
The injured soldiers of the Selection Regiment were lying on the ground, and the squad leaders were busy bandaging their wounds and stopping the bleeding. Some soldiers were beheaded on the battlefield. In this field battle, 4,000 Khitan soldiers were killed, adding another 4,000 to the 4,000 heads. Especially the corpse of Ye Qi Hongguang must be well preserved - this is probably the most senior Khitan general killed by the Song army since the Youzhou War. I'm afraid the emperor will have to take a look at it.
Yang Peng sent a thousand soldiers on horseback to chase and kill the defeated troops. When the Khitan auxiliary soldiers fled, they fled back to the camp to get their horses, and they escaped on horses. The Khitan army has many horses. The elite Xi army, horse armor and foot armor often have one war horse and multiple pack horses, and the followers and auxiliaries often also have pack horses. However, pack horses are poor horses and cannot charge in a battle - the charging speed is no faster than a person running at full strength, and they are easily frightened by gunfire and lose control. But the endurance is good, and you can run farther while riding a horse than running on your feet.
When the Tiger and Ben regiment fought their way out of the ditch, they asked the auxiliary soldiers to lead a thousand horses behind them. Although most of them were pack horses, they could also ride on them to chase the defeated troops. At this time, he won, and Yang Peng immediately asked a thousand soldiers of the Selected Front Regiment to mount their horses and chase the defeated Khitan troops. The soldiers of the Selected Front Regiment chased for dozens of miles until dark, and killed another 600 Khitan troops. In this battle, the Huben Regiment captured more than 11,600 Khitan army leaders.
After Yang Peng counted the heads, he asked his soldiers to ride to Cangzhou overnight and report the news of the great victory to the governor of the Song Dynasty. In the governor's yamen, Xu Nan was lying on the bed wearing a Chinese coat and was about to let his servants blow out the candles, when he suddenly saw Deacon Sun from home staggering over.
"Sir, what a great victory!" The Khitan Army's rangers have been cruising near Cangzhou these days, making it impossible for the Song Army's "night guard" scouts to leave Cangzhou City, and Xu Nan became blind. He didn't keep the news coming night and day, so he didn't know the defense situation in various states and counties under his jurisdiction. He was afraid that some state or county would be captured by the Khitan army again, and he could not sleep well. In addition, some time ago, Cangzhou County was almost captured. Xu Nan could not be blamed for these two things. He did not know whether the officials would hold him accountable after the war. In short, Xu Nan was in a bad mood.
Seeing the panicked Deacon Sun at this time, Xu Nan couldn't help but feel a little irritated. He turned over on the bed and faced Deacon Sun and said unhappily: "What big victory? Tell me clearly!"
"Great victory in Tianjing New City!" Tianjing New City? A great victory? Did Tianjing New City repel the Khitan army's cavalry? Yang Peng has made meritorious deeds again? Xu Nan became more interested, got up from the bed, coughed and asked, "Did Tianjing New City repulse the Khitan army?" Deacon Sun nodded excitedly and said, "Yes! They repelled it!" Deacon Sun said half of the sentence. Realizing something was wrong, he slapped himself and said, "No, sir, it was not the rangers who were repelled, it was Yang Peng who repelled the Khitan Northern Recruiting Envoy army!"
Defeat the Northern Recruitment Envoy? Xu Nan was stunned for a moment. The Khitan army has become stronger and stronger in recent years, and the Song army did not dare to fight with it at all. Even if they relied on high cities and deep pools to defend themselves, many cities were captured by the Khitans. The Northern Recruitment Envoy is the personal army of Empress Dowager Xiao and has strong combat effectiveness. Yang Peng resisted the attack of the Northern Recruitment Envoy and defended the city. It was a great achievement!
Shaking his head, he said, "Tianjing New City has been defended?" "Sir, Tianjing New City has been defended! I'll ask the messenger from Tianjing New City to tell you!" Xu Nan nodded, got up, put on his official robe, and sat on the bed to wait for Tianjing New City. the messenger. Sure enough, after a while, a young man about eighteen years old came in and saluted Xu Nan.
Xu Nan quickly asked him to get up and asked anxiously: "Did Tianjing New City repel the Northern Recruitment Envoy? How many people were repulsed?" Zhan Jinguo cupped his hands and said: "Sir, the lord of my city, Yang Peng, the lord of Tianjing New City He led the troops of Tianjing New City to repel the 12,000-strong attack force from the Northern Rebellion!"
Xu Nan was overjoyed when he heard this. The secret channel was indeed defended and 12,000 people were repelled. This was a great achievement! Xu Nan touched his beard and said with some satisfaction: "Yang Peng did not disappoint me! I will definitely pay tribute to Yang Peng. You go back and tell Yang Peng that in the next three years, I will definitely get it from the official's house for him." Reward!" Seeing that Xu Nan hadn't figured out the situation yet, Deacon Sun opened his mouth to say something. But he looked at Zhan Jinguo and closed his mouth again.
Zhan Jinguo said slowly: "Sir, this time my city lord not only repulsed the Northern Recruitment Envoy, but also led his troops to attack and chased the Northern Recruitment Envoy in the wilderness, killing Khitan Ye Qi Hongguang, and saving Da Da. Song people!" Hearing Zhan Jinguo's words, Xu Nan opened his mouth in surprise. What is the concept of pursuing 12,000 Khitan men and killing the Northern Recruitment Envoy in the wilderness? Even the elites of the Song Dynasty, even the cavalry of the Yang Family Army, could not do this!
And Yang Peng, a small city lord of Tianjing New City, actually dared to chase the 12,000 Northern Recruiting Envoys and defeated the Northern Recruiting Envoys in the wild. Not only that, Yang Peng also killed the Khitan's Ye Yi Hongguang? Are all Yang Peng's soldiers divine soldiers and generals? Indeed, Yang Peng's soldiers were given enough monthly money, and I heard they were equipped with powerful crossbows, but they were no match for the envoys recruited from the northern part of the Liao Kingdom!
Or Yang Peng wanted to defraud military merit, so he killed Liang and pretended to have merit and created a fake Yeli Hongguang to deceive himself. That's not necessary. Tianjing New City is not under the control of the Song Dynasty. Besides, the Song Dynasty cannot control Tianjing New City. It is mostly the latter. Defeating the Bei Zhao Envoy in a field battle is really shocking. When Xu Nan thought of this, his voice became a little cold, and he said: "Are you not mistaken? Did the formation really kill Ye Qi Hong Guang? This battle achievement will be reported to the officials. After a while, if the news comes that Ye Qi Hong Guang is not dead, , that is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Zhan Jinguo raised his hands and said: "Your Excellency, you did not mistake a word! I saw Ye Qi Hongguang was killed in front of the battle with my own eyes! This time my city lord captured and beheaded 11,600 Khitan heads, and all of them were It's a genuine Khitan dog. If the governor doesn't believe it, you can follow me to Dagou City to check it in person! Besides, can your officials in the Song Dynasty control us? We tell you just to reassure you that the Khitan dog was killed by us, Cangzhou No problem. You are still bullying me. Look at how coward you are, let’s go.”
Hearing the number eleven thousand six hundred, Xu Nan suddenly opened his eyes and his pupils dilated. Eleven thousand six hundred heads? Is this a joke? Ever since Empress Dowager Xiao came to attack us, we, the Song Dynasty, have never had such great military exploits. In the Battle of Jinyang, which was widely praised as a great victory, only 5,669 Khitan heads were obtained. If Yang Peng really captures and kills 11,600 heads, it will definitely be a great victory that has never been seen in this dynasty!
Even if Yang Peng kills good people and takes credit, and only one-tenth of the true Khitan heads are found, that is still a great success! This time the Khitan army entered the pass with overwhelming force. Every town was in darkness. The Song Dynasty could not defend the city. The generals followed the Khitan army and did not dare to engage in the battle. The situation can only be described as a complete mess. As long as the generals in Cangzhou City where he is located cut off 200 heads, he will be able to govern Cangzhou properly! But Yang Peng avenged 11,600 heads of military exploits...
This Yang Peng has always been honest. He dared to quote the figure of 11,600. Could it be that he really killed more than 100 Khitan people? If there were one hundred and fifty true heads among them, it would be enough to get rid of the sins of the unfavorable war in Cangzhou and the destruction of Baodi city. Xu Nan pondered deeply and gradually became excited. Yang Peng, Yang Peng, don't end up killing good people and taking credit for yourself, which will make me lose face! Killing so many people, the officials in the court will not ignore it!
"He was sent to Dagou for inspection and identification tomorrow!" The sky was still slightly bright, and Cangzhou Bingbei Road Zha Dengbei rushed to Dagou with a hundred sergeants. Some time ago, Ye Qian Hongguang's Northern Recruitment sent his cavalry around Cangzhou, forcing the officers and soldiers to dare not leave the city until nightfall. The roads were very uneven. Although Yang Peng had defeated Ye Qi Hongguang at this time, Zha Denbei and others were still not convinced of the news. In their eyes, the road out of Cangzhou City was very dangerous, so Zha Dengbei took a hundred Zhenhai Battalion soldiers to escort him.
Cha Dengbei came to Dagou to inspect the head. Last night, the governor sent someone to tell Dagou that the Khitan head had been seized, and asked Cha Dengbei to come quickly to verify the authenticity. Cha Dengbei didn't take it seriously at first. He thought it was Dagou's sergeants who killed the Khitan scouts and probably captured a few heads. Until the person sent by the governor told the number of the head level - eleven thousand six hundred! Chadenbei became nervous.
Level 11,600? These are not mountain bandits, they are the Khitan troops who captured cities and territories in Liao and Mobei, and broke into the Song Dynasty several times to plunder as if they were in an uninhabited land! Chadenbei doesn't believe this is true. One city lord can capture and behead more than 10,000 people? Are you kidding? Most of them kill good people and take credit. If it is found out that these heads are fake and they are killing good people and taking credit for their merits, I am afraid that the people of the Song Dynasty will not spare Yang Peng lightly. A city lord killed so many people and pretended to be Khitan soldiers. He was as cruel as an enemy bandit. I am afraid that Yang Peng will be impeached by the angry officials. In that case, the life of Governor Xu Nan, who is already at the forefront of the storm, will be even more difficult.
Even military personnel, road inspections and boarding personnel will be implicated. Could this city lord Yang Peng be a crazy person? How could he do such an incredible thing? Killed so many people? This time, Cangzhou's military officials were killed. Thinking of this, Chadenbei was very unhappy with Yang Peng who had reported 11,600 military exploits. He entered the ditch with a dark face, left the soldiers of the Zhenhai Battalion at the gate of the east city, and rushed to the official hall in a hurry. As soon as he entered the official hall, he saw the heads piled up in the courtyard. The 11,600 heads salted with lime were piled up like a hill, emitting a strong smell of blood that almost made Chaden Bei vomit.
The poor people of the Song Dynasty all became the heads of the rebel army. Chadenbei exited the official hall and took a breath before re-entering the official hall courtyard. Entering the official hall again, he looked over at the piled heads. He looked carefully and was surprised. Vaguely, Cha Dengbei felt that the heads on the outer layer seemed to be real. Those braids and teeth don't look like the people of the Song Dynasty.
Is it the real head? This judgment made Chadenbei stunned: Could it be that Yang Peng really captured and killed tens of thousands of Khitans? Did the Khitan soldiers fall into his trap? Or are his soldiers comparable to the veterans of the Khitan army? Chadenbei's dark face relaxed a little, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the heads. It does seem real. At least the outside looks real.
Is this really strange? While he was observing there, Yang Peng came out to greet him. Chadenbei looked at Yang Peng and secretly thought that this was the highlight of the day. If these heads are true, the imperial court will definitely reward him heavily, because Yang Peng is beyond the imperial court's control. At this time, Cha Dengbei suspected that all the heads on the outer layer were real, secretly thinking that maybe a few hundred of the 1,600 heads were real. He glanced at Yang Penggao, and when he saw Yang Peng was about to salute, he immediately went up to support him, and said: "The city lord is exempt from the ceremony. The city lord has done a great service. I am here to verify the head."
Yang Peng saw that Cha Deng Bei was so kind, so he secretly thought that he would be treated better for his meritorious service. He pointed at the heads in the yard and said, "Sir, the heads are piled up here. Please check them out!" Cha Deng Bei narrowed his eyes. Secretly thinking that this was the time to see Zhenzhang, he rolled up his sleeves and said loudly: "Come here, bring five basins of water!" After the servants put the basins, Zha Dengbei took four officials from the Military Preparation Yamen, and a Start checking the heads one by one. He and the officials first put the head into the water to see if it was facing up or with the back of the head facing up. If it was indeed a man's head, the head would float in the water face up. Secondly, look at the braids. If it is a Tatar whose hair has been shaved for a long time, the braids will be loose and weak. Finally, we have to look at the teeth. Tatar soldiers eat a lot of meat, and their tooth decay is different from that of the people of the Song Dynasty. Finally, we have to examine it against the light to comprehensively judge whether it is the real Khitan head.
The results of the inspection were far beyond Cha Denbei's expectations.
"True Khitan heads!" "True Khitan heads!" "True Khitan heads! This..." The pile of salted heads were examined one by one, and in the end they were all true Khitan heads! It is absolutely true, it is indeed 11,600 Khitan heads! Shocked, unspeakably shocked!
Cha Dengbei and four others sat in the yard and examined the heads in the yard one by one. They were indescribably shocked. Sitting there from morning till afternoon. Every time he inspected a head, there was an extra surprise on Zha Denbei's face. By the time he got to the last one, Chadenbei was so excited that his hands were shaking slightly.
Although his hands were shaking, Chadenbei's face was full of joy and his eyes were wide open. Eleven thousand six hundred pills, all of which are true Khitan heads. A great victory, an unprecedented great victory! Has the country ever had such great success? Who would have thought that Yang Peng, the city lord, could capture more than 10,000 Khitan heads? Especially when the city was attacked by the Khitan one after another and all the officials did not dare to fight! As a result, countless people in Cangzhou will benefit from this - with such a great victory, the officials will definitely not be stingy with rewards.
When the time comes when the imperial court awards him a reward, it is inevitable that he will be promoted to an official position. Maybe when the time comes, I can become a minister of the Ministry of War and work as a governor, which will bring me enough oil and water and make a lot of money. As he thought about it, Chaden Bei became more and more excited. Seeing that Chaden Bei was very excited after examining his head, Yang Peng brought Chaden Bei to Yangguli's body and said, "Sir, please look, this is the body of Khitan Ye Qi Hongguang!"
Chadenbei's eyes lit up when he looked at the fine white scale armor on Ye Qian Hongguang's body. Since these heads are real, and since 11,600 Zhengbei envoys were killed, then Ye Qi Hongguang's corpse is probably also real.
Great work, great work! I can’t escape my reward promotion! Chaden was even more excited and his body was shaking a little. In addition to being excited, Zhadeng Bei couldn't help but be a little shocked: the Khitans were so brave, but they suffered such a setback at the foot of Dagou City in Cangzhou. With 11,600 heads, the Khitan's Northern Envoy would be crippled.
How did Yang Peng do this? There are rumors outside that Yang Peng is a relative of Xu Nan, but is he not the opponent of the 11,600 Khitan envoys from the North? Khitan soldiers are all battle-hardened and skilled in battle. How did Yang Peng capture so many heads? Are his soldiers all divine soldiers and generals?
Chadenbei suppressed his excitement and asked carefully: "How did the city lord capture so many Khitan soldiers?" Yang Peng looked at Chadenbei and secretly said not to let these Song officials use their flintlock rifles. He stole the gun skills and covered it up by saying, "I'll tell you the truth, sir, I have four thousand soldiers." Hearing that Yang Peng had four thousand soldiers, Cha Dengbei nodded, secretly thinking that Yang Peng had many industries, which meant he was wealthy, and said : "It turns out that the city lord raised so many soldiers with his private property, which is really an example of sharing the country's worries!" Yang Peng added: "I equipped these soldiers with blunderbuss and powerful crossbows. When fighting, thousands of blunderbuss are fired at once, which is the Khitan." Even bravery can’t hold it back!”
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
