Hearing this, Lao Ge burst out laughing, "You are still young and have plenty of opportunities. We have defeated the Liao people this time. If you are willing, I will go and say hello to your leader and recruit you to join the Yang family as a member of the music department. When we get to the Tianbo Yang Mansion , you will be able to see the eldest young master often. I guarantee you will be able to work under the eldest young master in the future." Ergouzi said excitedly: "Really?"
Lao Ge stared and said dissatisfied: "When did your Uncle Ge lie to you?" Er Gouzi scratched his head and smiled stupidly. The other little guys volunteered one by one and shouted: "We are also willing..." Lao Ge waved his hand with a look of disgust. "Are you the only ones who want to join the Yang family's music department? Do you think the Yang family's music department is a piece of shit?"
A little guy patted his chest and hummed: "We are not bad either. In terms of the ability to kill enemies, Ergouzi can't compare to me." Old Ge Lezi smiled and said: "Even if you have the ability, it still depends on your performance." . If you behave better, maybe I will show kindness and give you a chance." The little guys are also smart people, and they immediately understood the meaning of Lao Ge's words. "Uncle Ge, please wait. I found a rabbit nest yesterday and I will prepare a meal of rabbit meat for you tomorrow."
Lao Ge nodded with satisfaction and said, "You're the best kid." The other little guys also expressed their intention to get delicious food for Lao Ge. At this time, an old pawn who was older than Lao Ge and missing an ear appeared here.
As soon as he appeared, the air around him seemed to get colder. "Get out of here!" the old pawn shouted, and the little guys ran away in panic. Lao Ge looked at the old soldier nonchalantly and said with a grin: "Boss, what are you trying to do to scare them? If you scare them, no one will give me meat to eat in the future."
The old pawn glared at Lao Ge and cursed: "I don't want to see a group of little guys being deceived by you." Lao Ge defended: "How did I lie to them?" The old pawn snorted coldly and said in a low voice: "How is the situation now? As a veteran, you can't help but see it. Can the wishes you made for the children be fulfilled?" When the situation was mentioned, the optimistic Lao Ge couldn't help but smile.
As veterans, they have long known how bad the situation at Yanmen Pass is. There are no reinforcements inside and there are powerful enemies outside. This is almost a desperate situation. Lao Ge put an ugly smile on his face and said: "I followed the old commander when I was seventeen. This year I am forty-seven, and I have been fighting for thirty years. Back then, the brothers who were with me were three years old. More than a thousand people. As of now, there are less than fifty people left.
Brothers fell in front of me one after another. I have lost sight of life and death. Compared with those brothers who died, I have lived for more than thirty years, which is considered a profit and I have lived enough. Even if I die in battle, I will have no regrets. "Lao Ge paused, the smile on his face was full of bitterness, and his voice was a little sad, "It's just... these children are too young, smaller than my cubs. Seeing them die with us makes me feel bad.
I have no ability to guarantee that they will survive. We can only think of ways to embolden them and give them a hope of working hard to survive. "After he finished speaking, tears rolled down from the corners of Lao Ge's eyes. The old pawn also had tears in his eyes, and his voice was slightly hoarse, "Back then, I was also seventeen years old and followed Lao Shuai. Back then we had four thousand brothers following the old commander. Now I'm the only one left. "
The old pawn looked at the backs of the teenagers who were afraid of him and sighed: "They...are indeed too young...too young..." It seemed that he saw himself and his brothers back then. The old soldier choked up and said: "Too young... so young that I don't know why I want to kill the enemy, so young that I don't know who I am fighting for..." The old soldier is fifty-one this year. He is already at the age of retirement in Bianjing City. . At his age, he no longer had the desire to fight for the emperor, the Yang family, or fame and fortune.
The reason why I am still running on the front line of the battlefield is for the same reason. The people behind it, the blood flowing through them...for the nation. …
"Liao Gou is here." Someone shouted, and everyone looked outside the pass. Sure enough, outside Yanmen Pass, a dark group of people were approaching Yanmen Pass. The old pawn took one look and frowned. "The people walking in the front are the Han people of Liao." The old soldier immediately identified the enemy who was walking in the front.
A group of old, weak, women and children holding sticks or bare hands ran towards Yanmen Pass, crying and roaring. In the Liao region, the strong Han people were used as war reserves, just like food. The old, weak, women and children are a group of people who can be abandoned at any time. When these people died, the Liao people would not feel sorry at all and would even drink to celebrate. Because there is less of a group of food-consuming waste. Of course, driving the old, weak, women and children to attack the city is also a method.
Once upon a time, there was a kind-hearted guard who let the old, weak, women and children in Kaicheng in order not to massacre them. Then the enemy soldiers lurking inside took the opportunity to sneak attack. This is also the origin of the four words "Compassion does not control soldiers". "Kill or not?" asked the Volcano Army soldier who had never seen such a scene.
The old soldier closed his eyes in pain, gritted his teeth and said: "Kill!" After giving the order to kill the enemy, the old soldier turned to Lao Ge and said: "Bing the gong as a warning." "Dang, dang, dang~" followed by rapid gong sounds. The sound sounded. The Yanmen closed and closed, and everyone knew that war was coming. Lao Yang arrived at the city gate building at the north gate of Yanmen Pass as soon as possible.
After glancing at the old, weak, women and children under the city, Lao Yang directly gave the order to kill the enemy. It's not that he is cruel, nor is he vicious. Because at this time, there is no room for mercy. Once the heart softens, leading to the fall of Yanmen Pass and allowing the Liao people to invade the Central Plains, more old, weak, women and children will die.
"Whoosh whoosh~" Round after round of arrows rained down. The people at Yanmen Gate fell like wheat. Human life seems insignificant at this time. Like grass, large pieces of it passed away. This is war.
Iron-blooded! cruel! sorrow! "Save us!" "Save us, we are Han!" "Let us in!" "Give us a way to survive." "..."
The hearts of the soldiers of the Volcano Army at the gate of the city were broken when they heard the shouts of the old, weak, women and children. However, even if they were in tears, they could not be merciful. They would even act more decisively to end the suffering of the old, weak, women and children in the city gate as soon as possible.
"Yang Yanzhao! Open your eyes and take a good look. Who are you killing?" "Yang Yanzhao, can you really do it in the face of so many old, weak, women and children?" "Yang Yanzhao, aren't you afraid of divine punishment?" "Thief! Yang Yanzhao ! You thief!" "You have no ability to defeat the Liao people, but you are slaughtering us Han people here. You are worse than a pig or a dog." "General Yang, I beg you, open the door and let us in."
"Han thief, you have no ability to kill Liao people, but you have the ability to kill common people. Your conscience is eaten by dogs?" "Master Yang, Grandpa Yang, please let us in..." "..."
The sounds of cursing, begging, and crying entered Yang Yanzhao's ears one after another, and Lao Yang felt the pain in his heart. The common people are eager to survive. They don't care and don't understand the importance of guarding. Yang Yanzhao would not blame them at all for their insults.
The one-sided massacre lasted for a full hour. All the soldiers of the Volcano Army with the Yanmen closed felt like they had walked around in an endless hell, and their consciences had been severely tortured. This is a kind of mental torture that is far more likely to break down than physical torture.
In front of Brother Yelulang, the commander-in-chief of the country, a few human lives are nothing. As long as we can open the door to the Central Plains and invade the land of the Central Plains, all sacrifices will be worth it. The Eight Tribes of Khitan developed from a small nomadic tribe on the grassland to a huge country today. This is how they came step by step.
Brother Yelulang is determined to win Yanmen Pass, and Li Chongjie is also working tirelessly for this. Yang Yanzhao was on the defensive side, and his troops were far inferior to others. This is a very painful thing for Yang Yanzhao. In a feint attack by the enemy, more than 600 soldiers of the Volcano Army in Yanmen Pass were killed.
Today, there are still more than 5,000 soldiers left in the Volcano Army who can fight. The number of soldiers in the Volcano Army was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the number of enemies outside the city was also decreasing on a large scale. But comparing the strength of both sides, the enemy can definitely afford it. As soon as the fighting stopped, Yang Yanzhao quickly asked the soldiers of the Volcano Army to take a rest. The civilians in Yanmen Pass began to carry the materials for city defense to the top of the city in a cycle.
"General Yang..." The leading civilian husband was an old man named Fang Boss, an old Qin man. The children raised by Qinchuan for eight hundred miles are all extremely lean, but full of resilience. "What's wrong?" Yang Yanzhao was listening to Yang Gui's military report, saw Boss Fang, and asked casually. Boss Fang rubbed his hands nervously and said honestly: "General Yang, there are not enough rolling logs in the city."
Yang Yanzhao was stunned and frowned: "If you don't have enough rolling logs, then go to the mountains and chop them. The logs all over the mountains and plains are not enough for you to chop?" Boss Fang smiled bitterly and said: "General, since Yanmen Pass has become a border pass to fight against the Liao people. , the trees on the surrounding mountains have long been cut down due to years of felling.”
Boss Fang glanced sideways at the bare hills on both sides of Yanmen Pass and sighed: "Look at the hills nearby. Are there any trees one foot high?" Lao Yang said coldly: "If there aren't any nearby, then look elsewhere." Fang said. The boss spread his hands helplessly and said, "The nearest woods are also ten miles outside Yanmen Pass." "Ten miles?"
Lao Yang was a little lost his temper. It would take a lot of time to transport the logs from ten miles away. Moreover, it was getting late now. Once these civilians left Yanmen Pass, if they lost restraint and started to run away, he would not be able to dispatch the soldiers at Yanmen Pass to restrain or arrest them.
Boss Fang also saw this and reported the matter to Lao Yang. Otherwise, with his dull temperament, he would have taken people out to cut trees long ago. "What do you think we should do?" Yang Yanzhao began to seek Boss Fang's opinion.
Boss Fang rubbed his hands and muttered: "Many brothers have died in Guancheng, and many barracks have become vacant. Otherwise, we can demolish these barracks, and use the wood on the beams to make rolling logs." It’s not a problem. The stones used to build the wall can also be moved up to defend the city, and it can save the brothers time of digging for stones.”
Mr. Fang has an upright temperament, and once he talks, he won't hide it. He continued: "The civilians save time and can go up to the city wall to help the Volcano Army defend the city." Boss Fang's suggestion was good, but Lao Yang had his own considerations. The civilians in Yanmen Pass can be said to be the last line of defense in the pass. Yang Yanzhao wanted to keep these people and use them at critical times. Yang Yanzhao said thoughtfully: "You go down first and lead the civilians to demolish the empty barracks in Guancheng. As for letting the civilians participate in the city defense, I will think about it again."
Boss Fang nodded, smiled honestly, and turned around to go down to the city. "Wait a minute." Yang Yanzhao called him. Boss Fang turned around and heard Lao Yang say: "When you pass by Wengcheng under the city, call out to Deputy General Wang and ask him to come over." Boss Fang went down to the city, and in Wengcheng Inside he found Wang Gui, who was guarding the gate with his soldiers. After a while, Wang Gui climbed up the city wall and arrived in front of Yang Yanzhao. "The last general Wang Gui, please see the general."
Yang Yanzhao waved his hand, signaled Wang Gui to get up, and then asked: "What do you think of the situation?" Wang Gui looked solemn and said: "The situation is not optimistic. The enemy is not willing to sacrifice the lives of 30,000 people for a feint attack. I'm afraid there will be another attack soon. Big move." Yang Yanzhao pondered: "Do you have any other ideas?" Wang Gui thought for a while and whispered: "Otherwise, let it in, an empty city plan?" Yang Yanzhao decisively rejected it and said: "No, once you let go Wengcheng, when the time comes, the enemy will swarm us. Our small force is simply incapable of defeating us."
Wang Gui frowned and said, "The only thing left is to defend." "Father, the enemy will rush over soon. I can lead a group of people to kill them and disrupt their formation." Yang Gui asked for orders. Lao Yang hesitated, "Look again, look again." In front of Yanmen Pass, the fighting calmed down for an hour. Li Chongjie once again started the war. Li Chongjie used his catapult to clear the way, but a catapult he drove was defeated in front and wildly hurled large rocks into Yanmen Pass.
Big rocks fell on the Yanmen Gate, creating gaps one after another in the city wall. Some soldiers of the Volcano Army who were unable to escape were hit by stones and instantly turned into a puddle of flesh. "This attack by the Liao dogs was very brutal." There were not only catapults, but also siege crossbows. Li Chonghui abandoned the unique siege characteristics of the siege crossbow and used the siege crossbow as a tool to kill the enemy. In short, the Liao people's attack was swift and violent. The arrows at the city gate have been exhausted, so in the face of such long-distance weapons, the Volcano Army can only passively take the beating.
The battle lasted for half an hour, and the Liao people had already reached the bottom of the city. However, this time, they did not drive up the ladder to the city, but stopped a hundred meters away from Yanmen Pass. The brief pause left the Volcano Army soldiers on top of the city confused.
"Roar~" Immediately afterwards, I saw the servants of the Liao people in the distance, pushing more than a dozen huge wooden structures, steadily walking towards Yanmen Pass. When he saw this huge wooden frame, Lao Yang's eyes widened and he shouted: "Climbing car?!" Climbing car. The General of the Song Dynasty will supervise the newly developed weapons for climbing the city. A weapon that can be placed on the city wall instead of a ladder to lift enemies outside the city to a height of two feet.
At the same time, the city boarding car can also build a temporary one-foot-wide platform outside the city wall for the soldiers to use. In other words, the enemy can easily cross two feet of the three-foot-high city wall at Yanmen Pass. With the remaining ten feet and three feet, the enemy can easily reach the top of the city.
Things like rolling logs and stones lose a large part of their effectiveness in front of the city boarding vehicle, and their lethality will be sharply reduced. "How could this thing appear in the hands of the Liao people?" Wang Gui roared angrily. The Song Dynasty's Volcano Army had not yet equipped the Song Dynasty generals with research and development, but the Liao people used it first.
How can Wang Gui not be angry? Yang Yanzhao was also angry, with flames burning in his chest. However, as the coach, he cannot be driven out of his mind by anger like Wang Gui. Yang Yanzhao gritted his teeth, his heart dripping with blood, and growled: "Recruit Yang Gui over."
Wang Gui said in shock: "Commander, let me go." Yang Yanzhao shook his head and said solemnly: "You are old, there are some things you can't do." Yang Gui had been waiting on the tower of the north gate city gate, and heard Yang Yanzhao The summons quickly appeared in front of Lao Yang. Lao Yang stared at Yang Gui and whispered: "I agreed to your previous suggestion and asked you to take people out to kill. However, I have a condition."
"Commander Father's orders." "Destroy the city boarding car." Yang Gui knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "The last general takes orders." Yang Gui received the military order, climbed down the city wall, entered Weng City, and began to deploy the troops to rush out of the city. manpower.
Yang Yanzhao was on the top of the city, staring at the approaching city boarding car, and ordered Wang Gui. "Go and make arrangements, order the officers and men to prepare the gun array. Defend Yanmen Pass." Wang Gui clasped his fists. "General, take your orders." The boarding car gradually approached.
When the city boarding car reached the Yanmenguan city wall. Rows of spears appeared from the notches in the Yanmenguan city wall. The spears were staggered to form a defense line built with spear points. The Liao troops who had just been brought up by the city boarding car were stabbed in the eye by spear after spear. The Liao soldiers seemed unable to feel the death of their comrades. They took advantage of the opportunity when the Volcanic Army soldier's spear was caught in the bones of the Liao army's corpse. They grabbed the spear and tore the Volcano Army soldier off the city wall.
Then, the Liao army who rushed up from behind picked up the scimitar in their hands and cut into pieces the Volcano Army soldiers who fell onto the city climbing car. Under the cover of boarding vehicles, crossbows, and catapults, the Liao army became more and more courageous as they fought. The soldiers of the Volcano Army on the top of the city fought hard, but their numbers were always outnumbered, and they suffered heavy casualties.
"Hahaha... OK, OK, it is indeed a great gift. General Li is really impressive." Beggar Harr was overjoyed when he saw that his men were already on the top of Yanmen Pass. Praise Li Chonghui.
Li Chongjie felt very proud when he heard Qitahar's praise. Heroes finally have their place. I, Li Chongjie, will definitely become famous and achieve great success in this battle. Although he was proud in his heart, Li Chongjie was still very respectful on the surface. He smiled humbly and said: "Everything depends on the support of the general. I only relied on the majesty of the general to provide some trivial suggestions and methods."
"Okay!" When Qitahar heard this, he became even more satisfied with Li Chonghui. He clapped his chest and said, "You are very sensible, and I am very pleased. Don't worry, if we win this battle, we will return to Shangjing." From now on, I will definitely recommend you in front of the Queen Mother. From now on, our begging department will also support you." Li Chongjie was overjoyed and patted his horse and said, "Thank you, General, for your cultivation."
On the top of the mountain in the distance, Brother Yelvxiu looked at the sharpness of the city boarding car, and a flash of astonishment flashed in his eyes. "It's an amazing siege weapon. It can be called a sharp weapon. With this sharp weapon in hand, our Liao Kingdom will have a better chance of winning against the Song Dynasty in the future." Xiao Tianzuo nodded and said: "It is indeed a good thing. This thing It doesn’t look like something from the Begging and Answering Department.”
Xiao Tianzuo Biao shouted loudly: "That idiot Qi Da Haer, with his ability, there must be an expert behind him." Brother Yelulang put his hands behind his back and chuckled: "I really want to see Qi Da Haer. Answer the expert behind Hal. This expert may save me a lot of effort. Maybe he will take Yanmen Pass and give me a surprise."
Xiao Tianzuo frowned and said: "What about our army ambushing behind the Qida Department?" Brother Yelvxiu waved his hand and said: "It's okay." "I'm reporting to the King, my subordinates have already found out. This battle to conquer Yanmen Pass is all about It is commanded by a man named Li Chongjie." The man Yelvxiu sent out to investigate knelt on one knee behind him to report.
"Li Chongjie?" Brother Yelulang repeated the name with a confused look on his face. Xiao Tianzuo said: "I know this person, he is the commander of the Ma Bu Army." Brother Yelu Xiu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Since he is the commander of the Ma Bu Army, let Xiao Duli come over and have a look." "My subordinates will come here. Go and deliver the order.”
Xiao Duoli is also a member of the Xiao clan and has a higher status than Xiao Tianzuo and Xiao Tianyou within the Xiao clan. This man is quite favored by the Empress Dowager Xiao, and currently holds the title of Minister of the Liao Kingdom. He is also the husband of the Empress Dowager Xiao and the son-in-law of the late Tiansheng Sect of the Liao Kingdom, so he also has the title of Prince Consort. title.
In the army, only Brother Yelu Lang can overwhelm him. And he happened to be Li Chonghuo's boss. When the Liao people are relaxed and happy. The situation as Yanmen closed became more and more tense. With the help of a sharp weapon such as a city boarding car, the Liao army had overcome the obstruction of the gun array on the top of the city and successfully climbed to the top of the city.
Yang Yanzhao and Wang Gui, leading the soldiers of the Volcano Army, fought fiercely with the Liao army. Yang Yanzhao took his father's big golden sword, which almost became a sharp weapon for harvesting lives. He killed countless Liao troops in both directions. Many Liao soldiers were not his enemies at the same time, and they were split in half by his sword.
"Drink~" Yang Yanzhao shouted loudly, hacked another Liao soldier to death, turned around and shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Go tell Yang Gui that it's time to attack." The soldiers guarding Lao Yang immediately killed Yang Yanzhao The order was passed down. Inside the Wengcheng. Yang Gui was wearing heavy armor and holding a big gun, looking majestic. After receiving Yang Yanzhao's order to attack, Yang Gui raised the big gun in his hand with a solemn expression and roared: "Brothers, follow me out and kill as fast as you can."
"Open the city gate!" "Open the city gate!" "Open the city gate!"
There were three loud shouts in a row, one louder than the other. Then, just as the Liao troops outside the city were climbing onto the city vehicles one after another, the gate of Yanmen Pass suddenly opened. In the astonished eyes of the Liao army, five hundred heavily armored cavalry, led by Yang Gui, suddenly rushed out from the door.
"Kill!" The heavy armored cavalry faced the infantry, which was basically a massacre. The Liao army in front of them did not need them to slash with their swords. The horses in heavy armor would knock the Liao army to the ground as long as they rushed over. The heavy armored cavalry coming up from behind would trample the Liao troops they hit into a pulp.
Rushing and killing on the battlefield has always been Yang Gui's favorite thing. Yang Gui also has a lot of experience in this way. A small number of cavalry charges and kills a large number of infantry, and killing the enemy is only the most basic purpose. The most important purpose is to break up the enemy's formation.
As long as the enemy's formation is messed up, the rhythm will be messed up, and the offensive will also be messed up. When the city closed, everyone's eyes were red and everyone's clothes were wet. "Roar~" Someone couldn't help but roared up to the sky.
A series of roars followed. The Liao people didn't care how tortured the soldiers of the Volcano Army were when Yanmen was closed. The Liao soldiers who followed the old and weak women and children used the bodies of the old and weak women and children as steps to fill in the moat in front of Yanmen Pass. The Liao army carried ladders, pushed siege vehicles, set up siege crossbows, trampled on the corpses of old and weak women and children, and launched an attack on Yanmen Pass. At this time, Lao Yang shouted loudly without any hesitation.
"Kill!" The grievances in the hearts of the soldiers of the Volcano Army on the top of the city need to be vented, otherwise they will go crazy and even scream at the camp. The soldiers of the Volcano Army with red eyes were not stingy with the bows and arrows in their hands. Rounds of arrow rain fiercely greeted the Liao army.
"We've run out of arrows." Lao Ge shouted after shooting the last arrow. Yang Yanzhao ordered with a straight face: "First bring the gold juice, rolling wood, and stone." When the enemy attacked the city, these three items were the most lethal. Once the enemy army climbs the city, these three things will be useless. Pots of boiling golden juice poured down from the top of the city.
The Liao army soldiers under the hot city wall screamed wildly. Many Liao people who climbed half of the city wall fell down. The huge logs were hammered with sharp iron nails. They rolled down the city one by one, killing and injuring countless Liao soldiers. The rolling wood and golden juice are gone. The soldiers of the Volcano Army on the top of the city would pick up rocks and smash them down hard. The Liao army's first attack was forcibly repelled by the soldiers of the Volcano Army.
One mile outside the city, Qitahar led his subordinates to observe Li Chongjie's battle. Seeing that his troops were repelled, Qitahar frowned and asked Li Chongjie, "Why were you defeated so quickly?" Li Chongjie didn't seem to care about the success or failure of this time. He said with a smile: "Big General, this is just a test, the real attack is at the back."
Qitahar said in astonishment: "You transferred 30,000 Han people from me just to test?" Li Chongjie replied: "Exactly." Qitahar frowned, waved his hand and said, "All of them They are some old and weak women and children. If they die, they will die. As long as my people do not die on such a large scale." Li Chongjiao said flatteringly: "I also considered this, so I let these old and weak women and children go to test. Next, I have prepared a great gift for Yang Yanzhao."
Qitahar was eager to try: "Quick, quick, let me see how big your gift is." Li Chonghui bowed and said: "I will give the order to formally attack." Li Chonghui faced his servant's With an order in his ear, the Li family servant left quietly. On the hillside two miles away, brother Yelvxiu and his brothers from the Xiao family were also watching the battle.
Xiao Tianzuo looked at the retreating Liao army and said sarcastically: "Qitahar, you are weak and weak in fighting. You are such a waste." Xiao Tianzuo frowned and mused: "I don't think so. It was an attack, and it did not display the fighting power that the warriors of the Qita tribe should have." Brother Yelulang nodded with a smile: "You are right, this is a well-directed feint attack. It doesn't look like the work of Qita Har. , He is not that capable. Send someone down to find out who commanded this battle."
Xiao Tianzuo said in astonishment: "Is this a feint? A feint with thirty thousand lives?" Brother Yelulang said nonchalantly: "So what if thirty thousand people are killed? As long as we can win, there is nothing wrong with adding thirty thousand more. On the battlefield The most important thing is victory or defeat. I am looking forward to the next war..."
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
