In June of the third year of Xianping, the Khitan led more than 50,000 troops led by Xiao Tianzuo from Jinyang. The Volcano Army led by Yang Yanzhao and Yang Dezheng guarded Yanmen Pass. Mrs. She was discussing with Lin Qing'er in the official hall. What happened to Yang Yanzhao?
"Dad, please don't force the child. The child is willing to live and die with you." "Dad, if we die, we will die together." "..."
Yang Dezheng and Yang Gui looked as if they were dead. Yang Gui was an orphan adopted by Yang Yanzhao when he was in Zhengzhou. Yang Yanzhao also needed comfort at that time. Yang Gui was smart and studious, so the two of them stayed in Zhengzhou for ten years.
Yang Yanzhao was taciturn when he was young. As a child, he liked to play games such as military formations. Yang Ye once said: "This son looks like me." Every time Yang Ye went on an expedition, he would always let him follow the army. During the Taiping and Xingguo years (976-983), Yang Yanzhao was by-elected as the enshrined official. When Yang Ye led his troops to attack Ying and Shuo Prefectures, Yang Yanzhao served as the vanguard of the army. He fought hard at the gate of Shuo Prefecture and was shot through his arm by random arrows. However, he became more courageous as he fought. The imperial court appointed him as the deputy envoy of Chongyi and appointed as the magistrate of Jingzhou. At that time, the Yangtze River and Huaihe River areas were hit by disasters and the harvest was poor. The imperial court appointed him as the inspection envoy of Jiangsu and Huainan. He was also appointed as Chongyi Envoy, Zhi Dingyuan Army, transferred to Baozhou Yuanbiandu Inspection Envoy, and was entrusted with important responsibilities like an envoy from the capital.
Princess Chai was the daughter of Chai Rong, Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty. After Song Taizu established the Song Dynasty, because he and Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty were friends for eight worships, he recognized Princess Chai as his adopted daughter. Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi, led Princess Chai to the border for hunting and was captured by the Liao Dynasty. Will be captured. Yang Yanzhao passed by Tongtai and rescued the king of Song and the princess. Fu Dingkui, the son of minister Fu Long, was also on the way. The king of Song mistakenly thought it was Fu Jiujia, so he betrothed the princess to him. The princess admired Yanzhao's beauty and sent him poems to express her feelings and a pearl shirt as a gift. Yanzhao returned to the capital and sought advice from the Eight Sage Kings. The eight wise kings and the new champion Lu Mengzheng deciphered the poetic meaning and reported it to the king of Song Dynasty. The King of Song insisted that it was Ding Kui who rescued him, so the princess asked him to prove the authenticity in the Golden Palace. So, Yang Jiye and Fu Long each led their sons to the palace, and Lu Mengzheng ordered Yan Zhao and Ding Kui to explain the rescue process face to face, and the truth became clear. The King of the Song Dynasty declared: According to the instructions of the previous king, the person who obtains the princess's pearl shirt will be the commander's horse. Yanzhao immediately offered up his pearl shirt because he rescued him at Tongtaiguan. He was granted the title Baolinghou, the commander of the left and right golden gun squads in front of the palace, and married Princess Chai.
During the Song-Liao War, during the Battle of Jinshatan, Yang Liulang and other brothers went to Jinshatan to negotiate. During the negotiations, King Tianqing, the wolf lord of the Northern Kingdom (the prototype is Yelu Xian, Emperor Tianzan of Liao Dynasty) saw through Dalang Yanping's disguise as Song Taizong and ordered the war. Yang Ye calmly responded in three groups. The left was led by Dalang Yang Yanping, Erlang Yang Yanding, and Sanlang Yang Yan'an. The middle was led by his father Yang Ye, Liulang Yang Yanzhao, and Seventh Lang Yang Yansi. The right was led by Fourth Lang Yang Yanhui and Wulang Yang Yande. The Yang family's army fought hard to kill the enemy, and Yang Yanping shot and killed King Tianqing. However, the Liao army increased sharply, and the Yang's army was scattered in three groups, and they could not look at each other. Only Rokuro managed to break out of the siege and return home alone. Before going to war, there is a verse about seven sons leaving and six sons returning.
Yang Jiye's son Yang Qilang once competed in the ring and killed the imperial master Pan Renmei's son Pan Bao. Yang Jiye was the vanguard and led the army to fight against the Liao Dynasty. Pan Renmei avenged his personal revenge and failed to respond, causing Yang Jiye to crash to death in front of Li Ling's monument. Pan Renmei also secretly killed Yang Jiye. Qilang and Yang Liulang escaped from the siege and sued Pan Renmei after returning to the court. However, because the emperor Song Taizong's beloved concubine was Pan Renmei's daughter, the lawsuit was not successful. Finally, Kou Zhun was asked to help, and Kou Zhun used the theory of ghosts and gods to coax Pan Renmei into telling the truth. In the end, because the queen begged for Pan Renmei, she was not beheaded, but Pan Renmei was sent to the army and sent to prison. Yang Liulang refused to accept the result, and with the help of Kou Zhun, he finally killed Pan Renmei in the black pine forest to avenge his father and brother. Song Taizong ordered the arrest of Yang Liulang to no avail.
Yang Liulang has been hiding in Zhengzhou for ten years. Now Yang Gui is one year older than Yang Dezheng, but Yang Dezheng has always regarded himself as the eldest brother, so Yang Gui also called Yang Dezheng his eldest brother. For this matter, Yang Dezheng was beaten by Yang Yanzhao I tried many times, but to no avail.
Yang Yanzhao was furious, picked up the knife from the ground, and said fiercely: "Since you brothers are unwilling to do it, then I, the father, will do it myself." Yang Dezheng and Yang Gui were startled, and both stepped forward and grabbed Yang Yanzhao's hand. arm. "Dad, I promised, I promised to go for a sneak attack." "I promised, I promised."
The two spoke almost at the same time, and after finishing speaking, they both looked at each other in surprise. Yang Dezheng turned to persuade Yang Gui and said: "Little brother, you go and be responsible for the sneak attack. I will accompany dad here. If I help dad guard Yanmen Pass, the chance of winning will be greater. And you can also take one of these guns. When you arrive, It is used to protect your life during times of war. This is also a gift from our eldest brother Yang Peng. After this battle, I will take you to Tianjing New City to find our ancestors."
Yang Gui shook his head firmly and no longer concealed the injuries on his body. He easily tore off the armor on his body, revealing the white cloth wrapping the wounds. "Brother, I'm seriously injured. I took a detour from Yanmen Pass to the back of the Liao army. The road is rugged. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on."
"Little brother..." "Brother, listen to me. Your life is more useful than my life. You have to think about our eldest brother Yang Peng. Once my father and I die in Yanmen Pass, with my eldest brother's character, we will definitely be in trouble. Everything is turned upside down. Our eldest brother, except for listening to a few words from the old lady, he won’t listen to anything we say. You are the only one who can stabilize him."
After Yang Gui finished speaking, Yang Dezheng fell into deep thought. Yang Dezheng had to admit that Yang Gui's words made sense. Once Yang Yanzhao and Yang Gui died in Yanmen Pass, the Liao army would definitely march straight into the south to invade. In addition, there were rebellions by the Sichuan Li people and others in the Song Dynasty. In this situation, a furious Yang Peng would inevitably cause a bloody storm. Among the entire Yang family, the person who knows Yang Peng best is Yang Dezheng.
He believed that Yang Dezheng had this ability. Yang Dezheng could not have imagined the outcome of Yang Peng's bloody turmoil. But he could think that once war breaks out in the Central Plains, the people of the Central Plains will always be the ones who suffer the most.
The people are innocent. We cannot let the people fall into dire straits just because of the selfish desires of the Yang family. "Okay! I promise to go for a sneak attack." When Yang Dezheng said these words, the bones in his body seemed to have been drained, and he slumped on the ground helplessly. Yang Gui, if you stay here, you must keep an eye on dad.
Yang Yanzhao put away the dagger, patted Yang Dezheng's shoulder happily, and told Yang Gui: "Go down quickly and prepare, pick a thousand good hands, and pick some fast horses, pack your bags, and set off at any time." Yang Gui said nothing. , turned around and went out to get ready. Yang Yanzhao picked up Yang Dezheng, who was lying on the ground, and made him sit on a chair.
Yang Yanzhao took off the tiger skin coat he was wearing and put it on Yang Dezheng. "It's cold outside, and you have to run around day and night. Put it on to keep you warm." Yang Yanzhao's tiger fur coat is Yang Yanzhao's favorite thing. The coat was made of a complete piece of tiger skin, with no arrow holes in it.
Veteran hunters all know that the value of an animal hide lies in its integrity. The price of a complete hide is far higher than that of a scarred hide. Yang Yanzhao's tiger skin seems more precious. It was hunted by Yang Erlang himself when he was young.
At that time, Yang Erlang was still a bit brave. Relying on his strength, he fought with a tiger with his bare hands and beat the tiger to death. Yang Erlang almost died in the tiger's mouth. When Yang Erlang went to offer the treasure to Yang Ye with the tiger skin in his hands, Yang Ye hung him up and whipped him for a day and a night. Yang Yeming severely punished Yang Erlang on his face.
Secretly, he ordered Mrs. She to make a coat from tiger skin, and he wore it like a treasure. It was given to Rokuro when he got married. The tiger fur coat is the second brother's filial piety.
This thing cannot be kept, once Yanmen Pass is breached. This thing fell into the hands of the Liao people and was wasted. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Yang Dezheng clutched his tiger fur coat tightly, shoulders hunched, tears streaming down his face. This departure may be an eternal farewell. How can Yang Dezheng not be sad? "Dad, brother, everything is ready."
Yang Gui looked down upon life and death, and was not at all sad about the separation of life and death. He prepared quickly, and in just a moment, he had all the things Yang Dezheng needed for a sneak attack.
Yang Yanzhao stepped forward, hugged Yang Dezheng, and whispered softly in his ear, "Put away your tears, a man will bleed without shedding tears. You must have confidence in dad. When he was in the Northern Han Dynasty, he resisted the Liao people for twenty years." In the Song Dynasty, we resisted the Liao people for another ten years. Dad may not be defeated, but he may be able to turn defeat into victory. The key lies in you."
After Yang Yanzhao finished whispering, he patted Yang Dezheng on the shoulder and said loudly: "Cheer up." Yang Dezheng nodded heavily. Accompanied by Lao Yang, Yang Dezheng came out of the commander's tent. Outside the commander's tent, a thousand elites of the Volcano Army and two thousand horses have already gathered, all carrying their luggage and ready to go.
The soldiers of the Volcano Army only knew that they had to carry out secret military orders, but they did not know what this military order meant. Yang Yanzhao strode forward, carefully checked everyone's luggage, and said a few words of encouragement. In Yang Yanzhao's eyes, these soldiers of the Volcano Army were not only warriors for sneak attacks, but also kindling.
Once Yang Yanzhao is defeated, they will be the spark for the re-established Volcano Army. Yang Yanzhao encouraged these people for a long time, making these people look more like death squads in the eyes of other soldiers.
"Let's go!" Yang Yanzhao returned to Yang Dezheng and said calmly. Yang Dezheng tried his best to keep a resolute face, got on the horse, waved the big gun in his hand, and shouted: "Mount the horse! Let's go!" The elite of the Thousand Volcano Army, one person and two horses.
From the west of Yanmen Pass, they rushed out of Yanmen Pass. In the west of Yanmen Pass, in a mountain valley. Groups of Song soldiers were ambushing here. Judging from their clothes, they looked more like bandits. In order to hide their identity, they work hard to become like bandits.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a full beard and a mace in his arms. His name is Sima Kang. "This damn thing can freeze someone to death. I just went out to pee and almost froze the bird." A guy with a sinister eyebrow wrapped himself tightly in a sheepskin coat, like a big rice dumpling. Lying in the col to bask in the sun.
The other people around him basically have the same moral character as him. Next to him, a man with a short beard and a horse face pulled out a grass root from the ground, rubbed off the soil on it, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and shouted: "Kang Boss, you said we have to wait until When? We have robbed and killed more than a dozen groups of scouts and messengers who came out of Yanmen Pass. Will they still send people out to die?"
Sima Kang smoothed his beard and said with a dark face: "The order given by the superiors is for us to stay here and seal Yanmen Pass so that not even a bird can fly out of the pass. We just have to carry out the order. As for how long we have to stay, it all depends on the orders from above. Anyway, you are indispensable for the payment of this transaction. So don't complain and nag."
"Bah~" The horse-faced man spat out the grass root in his mouth and said in confusion: "I just don't understand. You said that we and the Yang family army are both working for the Song Dynasty. Why do the higher-ups want to harm the Yang family like this? Blockade Arriving at Yanmen Pass, they forced the Yang army to fight with the Liao people.
If all the Yang family troops were killed by the Liao people, the imperial court would investigate them. Can we afford it? "Hehehehe..." The sly-looking guy curled up and said with a smile, "You don't understand this. It's like the sky is falling, and there are tall people holding it up." If something really happens, we can't be held accountable. "
When the horse-faced man heard this, he became interested. He came close to the man with the sly eyebrows and asked, "Deputy chief, what do you say?" The man with the sly eyebrows knocked on the sheepskin blanket on the horse-faced man and said, Don't even say it. The horse-faced man wisely covered the sheepskin blanket over the sly-looking guy.
The guy with the sly eyebrows gave the horse-faced man a look that said you know the rules, and then said leisurely: "This has to start with the origin of the Yang family. The Yang family was a general who was surrendered by the Northern Han Dynasty. Since they surrendered to the Song Dynasty, they have been Guarding at the border of Song and Liao. Our Emperor, His Majesty, favored the Yang family and promoted the Yang family many times. However, other generals guarding the border of Song and Liao were repeatedly suppressed.
Think about it! Can these suppressed generals feel happy? What is the Yang family? Just a surrendered general. The other generals were either Conglong heroes or founding heroes. These people were unconvinced, but they did not dare to cause trouble to our Emperor, so they could only place their grievances on the Yang family.
Now that I had the opportunity, I naturally tried every means to trap the Yang family. "The horse-faced man said in shock: "If you cheat the Yang family like this, it will be fine if you are discovered. "
"Hmph~" The man with the evil eyebrows snorted coldly and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as the Yang family is dead. Even if His Majesty the Emperor knows about this, at most he will just find a few scapegoats to make trouble." The horse-faced man Shocked, "Why is this?" "Why?"
The sinister-looking guy grumbled: "Without the Yang family, the Song and Liao border areas still have to be guarded by these generals. Compared with the dead Yang family, which one is more important than the living generals? Unless the emperor Your Majesty no longer wants his empire. Otherwise, he would not dare to fall out with these generals."
The horse-faced man worriedly said: "We used to be errands in the hands of the Pan family, but now the Pan family has collapsed. It seems that no one is supporting us. Once the matter is exposed, will we be treated as scapegoats and thrown out?" Without saying a word, he stared at the horse-faced man for a long time. When the horse-faced man looked panicked, he slowly said: "Who said there is no one to support us? If there is no one to support us, why are we doing this? Dry?
The people behind us are much more powerful than the Pan family. As they said, they moved to the Yang family this time. We, all of us, will take over the Yang family’s place. And everyone has been promoted to the third level. Even the salary is 30% more than before. The horse-faced man said in shock: "So powerful?" Is that the adult who is supporting us? "
"Yes..." "Liu Hou, shut up, don't say anything you shouldn't say." Just when the sinister-looking guy named Liu Hou was about to reveal who was behind it, Sima Kang shouted loudly. , stopped him from continuing.
Liu Hou smiled dryly and said to the horse-faced man: "You will know later, don't be so anxious..." "Swish, swish, swish~" At this moment, a figure rushed towards Sima Kang and his party from far away. Taking a closer look, he saw a thin figure with dead grass tied all over his body, obviously deliberately disguised.
Sima Kang asked eagerly: "Is there something going on?" "A group of people came out of Yanmen Pass..." "How many are there?" "More than a thousand people. And they look like the elite of the Volcano Army."
Sima Kang frowned and said: "We only have more than 400 people here. To rob and kill more than 1,000 elites of the Volcano Army is tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone."
Sima Kang turned around and said to Liu Hou: "Liu Hou, you immediately send someone to contact the others and ask them to gather their troops. We will rob and kill them in Erdao Bay." Liu Hou said: "I understand, let's go now." Sima Kang ordered the scout: "You continue to explore again and report the situation every hour. We will set off now and rush to Erdaowan."
"I understand." After the scout saluted with clasped fists, he left the mountain col and quickly disappeared into the wilderness.
Sima Kang shouted to the people in the mountain col: "Get up one by one and rush to Erdao Bay. This time we are facing the elite of the Yang family's volcano army, so we can't be careless." Wow~ After giving the order, it was ordinary. Many people emerged from the mountain col in an instant.
Sima Kang took the lead in getting on the horse hidden under the mountain col, and led his people to Erdaowan. Liu Hou led a dozen Tiaodang soldiers across more than ten miles of mountains and found the second group of people ambushing here. Then he immediately went to contact other people. In half a day, Liu Hou contacted seven waves of people, gathered nearly 4,000 people, and rushed to Erdaowan. …
Yang Dezheng led a thousand elite volcano troops out of Yanmen Pass and headed westward at full speed to Erdaowan. If Yang Dezheng wanted to take a detour and sneak attack on the Liao army, he had to pass through Erdaowan and turn towards Bald Mountain. Erdaowan is the only way for him to pass through. Unknown to him, someone has already started to set up danger for him in Erdaowan.
Yang Dezheng didn't consider the future at all. He moved forward wholeheartedly, urging his men to hurry up and go as quickly as possible. He only knew that if he fought for one more second, the chances of Yang Yanzhao and Yang Gui's survival would increase by one second. After leaving Yanmenguan and heading west, there is a flat and wide land.
Yang Dezheng can run wildly without any consideration. Since the people he brought were all one man and two horses, the journey would be relatively faster. The cold wind whistled past Yang Si's ears, and he seemed not to feel the pain of the cold wind scratching his face. "Drive~" The whip was whipped on the horse's back, and the horse ran wildly with joy. A thousand people are like a torrent. …
When Yang Dezheng rushed to Erdaowan, Yang Qi and Yang Bamei also supported Yang Yanzhao on Yang Peng's order, and finally arrived at the place where Jin Yiwei Yang Jing's men were. A huge basin, surrounded by mountains, the top of which is covered with snow. There is only one road accessible from outside the mountain into the valley.
In military terms, this is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to conquer. One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it. It is difficult for large-scale troops and horses to be effective in this kind of terrain. In the jungle of dead grass and trees on both sides of the cliffs, there was a person under Yang Jing lurking. These people are like old hunters who have been lurking in the mountains and forests for many years, and there is no trace at all. If they hadn't come out to salute him when he first woke up, Yang Qi wouldn't have known there were people lurking on the cliffs on both sides.
Yang Peng smiled and asked Zhang Yan: "Erlang, who is the commander-in-chief of the Liao army? How many Liao armies are there in the entire Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures?" Zhang Yan said: "My younger brother went to visit the prefect of Dingzhou and learned from him that The commander-in-chief of the Liao army is named Xiao Duoli. He is a member of the royal family. He is in his forties and is brave and good at fighting. There are 80,000 Liao troops in the sixteen states of Yanyun, of which 30,000 are stationed in Yingzhou opposite Cangzhou. A strong general, commander-in-chief Zhao Chengfeng. This Zhao Chengfeng is a Han."
Zhan Jinguo said in disbelief: "There are only 80,000 soldiers and horses guarding the entire Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures?" Zhang Yan nodded. Yang Peng thought: "I heard in the capital that the current situation in the Liao Kingdom is very bad. Not long ago, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom personally commanded an army of 700,000 to attack Xixia! The Liao Kingdom still has an army of 80,000 troops in the sixteen states of Yanyun. This is already a bit... It’s beyond my expectations!”
Duan Zhixian said: "If you say so, isn't now the perfect opportunity to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun?" Yang Peng said mockingly: "The whole court thinks so too. But they still let Gao Hu be the commander-in-chief. Gao Hu is Gao Huaide. His son is famous for his courageous tactics." The crowd roared, and Duan Zhixian scolded: "Absurd! Are these birdmen all blind? Didn't they see how Gao Hu was defeated before? Why do you still want him to be the commander-in-chief? Isn’t it true that the meat buns beat the dogs and they will never come back?”
Everyone laughed. Yang Peng said: "Master Pang told the court that Gao Hu's defeat was all due to a moment of carelessness, not a crime of war." Cheng Shijie sneered: "Being careless and underestimating the enemy led to the annihilation of the entire army, can it be called a crime other than war? Master Pang was clearly excusing Gao Hu. !" Yang Jiumei sighed, "The government is in the hands of these treacherous ministers. I really don't know when the world will see the light of day?"
Duan Zhixian said loudly: "I will see you when I become the emperor!" Yang Peng said angrily: "Duan Zhixian, shut up!" "Just shut up, that's what I think anyway!" Yang Peng said: "We need to think about something now. If Gao Hu is defeated again, how will the court react, and what should we do?"
Zhan Jinguo frowned and said: "If Gao Hu is defeated again, the imperial court will probably ask for peace from Liao out of fear!" "His grandma, you are so damn useless!" Duan Zhixian couldn't help but curse. Huyan Chijin said: "No matter what the court's response is, I'm afraid we can't do anything!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case!" He said to the crowd: "Everyone should hurry up and train troops to be ready for war at any time." Everyone clasped their fists. swear. Yang Peng then told Yang Jiumei: "Expand the scale of the ordnance field and give me full power to produce ordnance and armor. I hope to form a heavy armored force of 5,000 people within two months! There are also three bows and crossbows for me. I worked hard to make it!" Yang Ying frowned and said: "There is no problem, but with such large-scale production, I'm afraid I can't hide it from the court!"
Yang Peng said: "I'll take care of this. Just step up the production of ordnance and armor for me!" "Yes!" "Zhang Xiang, Yang Xiong, and Shi Ping," the three of them stood up. "The three of you are responsible for recruiting troops. I will expand the total strength of my troops to 54,000 within two months!" The three of them promised with fists clasped.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
