The tent where the emperor of the Liao Kingdom lived was made of several layers of cowhide. It was colorful and brilliant, and was called the big leather tent. The tent where the emperor of the Liao Kingdom lived was made of several layers of cowhide. It was colorful and brilliant, and was called the big leather tent. Yelu Longxu sat in the middle and ordered Yang Peng to sit at the head. Not long after, hundreds of civil and military officials came to see him, including the king of the North Court, the privy envoy of the North Court, Yu Yue, the privy envoy of the South Court, and General Pishi. Xiao Feng couldn't remember so many young generals, cavalry commanders, infantry commanders, etc. at the moment. Yeqi Guanyin and Yeqi Hanyu sat around Yelu Longxu. Discuss ways to deal with Xiao Tianzuo.
That night there was a big banquet in the tent, and the Khitan people respected women. Han Bing, Ye Qi Hanyu and Ye Qi Guanyin also had to have a banquet in the tent. The wine was like a pond and the meat was like a mountain. Ah Zi looked at it with great joy and a bright smile.
When the wine was full, more than ten Khitan warriors fought in front of the emperor for a show. Each of them was naked from the waist up, and they fought fiercely. Yang Peng saw that these Khitan warriors were vigorous and physically strong. They also had a set of martial arts in their movements. Although their changes were not as clever as those of the Central Plains warriors, their direct strikes, if used in group fights, seemed to be even worse than those of the Central Plains martial arts. Effective.
The civil and military officials of the Liao Kingdom came up one by one to toast Yang Peng. Yang Peng came without hesitation, and drank until the glass was dry. After drinking more than three glasses, he still looked calm, and everyone was shocked.
Yelu Longxu had always come up with courage, but this time he was defeated by Yang Peng. Everyone in the country knew that he wanted Yang Peng to show his superhuman abilities to cover up the humiliation of being captured. Unexpectedly, Yang Peng would not have to compete in the martial arts competition the next day. He showed off his skills and once he showed his drinking capacity, he overwhelmed the crowd and everyone admired him. Yelu Longxu was overjoyed and said: "Brother, you are the first hero of our Liao Kingdom!"
Han Bing suddenly interjected: "No, he is the first!" Yelu Longxu smiled and said: "Little girl, how come he is the second? So who is the first hero?" Han Bing said: "The first hero is naturally Your Majesty. Although Jin Yongsan has great abilities, he must obey and dare not disobey. Isn't he number one?"
Yelu Longxu laughed heartily and said: "Well said, well said. Brother Jin, I want to grant you a big official title. Let me think about it, what should I grant you?" By this time, he was drunk. He was eighty to ninety percent drunk, and flicked his forehead a few times with his extended fingers. Yang Peng said hurriedly: "No, no, I am a villain with a rough temperament, a man who enjoys wealth and honor. He always roams around and comes and goes in Taiwan uncertainly. He really does not want to be an official." Yelu Longxu wrote: "Okay, I will give you a title. A high-ranking official who only needs to drink and doesn't have to do anything..." Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a sharp and rapid sound of a horn in the distance.
All the Liao people were sitting on the ground, drinking wine and eating meat. When they heard the sound of the horn, there was a sudden bang and they all stood up with a look of panic on their faces. The sound of the horn came so quickly. When it was first heard, it was still more than ten miles away. The second time it sounded, it was several miles closer. The third time it sounded, it was several miles closer. Yang Peng thought to himself: "No matter how fast the horse is in the world, and the first-class light body skill, it will never be so fast. Yes, a messaging station must have been arranged in advance to deliver urgent military news. As soon as the horn sound is heard, the messenger will Come to the next stop." The sound of the horn was heard, and it stopped suddenly as soon as it reached outside the big tent of the leather room. The officers and soldiers in hundreds of camps were cheering and drinking in chaos, but suddenly they were all silent.
Yelu Longxu looked calm, slowly raised the golden cup, drank the wine, and said: "There are traitors in the Queen Mother's camp. Let's go back and move the camp."
The marching general immediately turned around and left the camp to issue orders, but when he heard the order to "dispose of the camp", he heard ten sentences, ten sentences turned into hundreds, and hundreds sentences turned into thousands. The voice became louder and louder, but it was strict and orderly. No panic or confusion. Ye Qian Hanyu pondered: "We have been in Liao for two hundred years, and our country is so powerful that it is famous all over the world. Although there is civil strife at the moment, there is no disturbance. It can be seen that the previous Liao lords have managed the army well."
But hearing the sound of horse hooves, the vanguard galloped out, followed by the left and right vanguards. The front army, the left army, and the right army drove southward back to Beijing in groups.
Yelv Guanyin took Yang Peng's hand and said, "Let's take a look." One person walked out of the tent, but saw a lantern on each military flag in the dark night, with red, yellow, blue and white colors flashing. , the remaining 10,000-strong army marched south, but they heard the neighing of horses and hoofs, but not a single human voice. Yang Peng was greatly impressed and thought to himself: "With this kind of army management, who in the world can defeat him? That day the emperor went hunting alone and bravely. If the army comes again, although the Jurchens are brave, they will be outnumbered."
As soon as the two of them left the tent, the guards immediately set out to camp. In a short time, everything was neatly packed, and the luggage and baggage were loaded onto camels and carts. The marshal of the Chinese army gave the order, and the Chinese army set off immediately. The King of Beiyuan, Yu Yue, Taishi, Taifu, etc. were all waiting around Yelu Longxu. They all looked solemn but spoke in one voice. Although news of the chaos in Beijing has spread, it is not easy to understand who is the leader of the chaos and what the situation is.
The large group of people marched south for half a day, and after setting up camp at night, the first reporter galloped up and reported to Yelu Longxu: "The King of the South Courtyard made trouble and the Queen Mother, Xiao Tianzuo, and important ministers who were hunting were all taken prisoner. Occupying the palace, all the princes, princesses, and family members of officials, starting from the queen mother and queen down, have been arrested.”
Yelu Longxu was shocked and his expression changed drastically. Yeqi Guanyin and Yeqi Hanyu were also shocked. This time it was really true, the white tiger was in front and the oriole was behind.
The important military affairs of the Liao Kingdom were divided between the Northern and Southern Courts. The king of the North Court accompanied the emperor on hunting expeditions, while the King of the South Court stayed behind and went to Beijing. Yelu Chun, the great king of the South Courtyard, was given the title of King of Chu, which was fine for him. His father, Yelu Chongyuan, was the uncle of the current emperor, and was given the title of Marshal of the Army of the World, but it was no small matter.
Yelu Longxu's grandfather Yeluyuan was called Shizong in Liao history. Sejong's eldest son Zongzhen and his second son Chongyuan. Shizhen has a kind and generous character, while Chongyuan is extremely brave and strategic. When Shengshi died, his legacy was passed on to his eldest son Longxu, but Shengzong's queen was happy with her second son and conspired to make Chongyuan the emperor. As usual in the Liao Kingdom, the Empress Dowager was extremely powerful. At that time, Zongzhen's throne was inherently insecure and his life was in danger. However, Chongyuan informed his brother of his mother's plot, so that the Empress Dowager's secret plan could not succeed. Zong Zhen was very grateful to this brother and appointed him as the emperor's younger brother, which meant that he would be in his position in the future to repay his kindness.
Yelvzong's true Liao official was called Shizong, but after his death, the throne was not passed to the emperor's brother Chongyuan, but to his son Longxu.
After Yelu Longxu took over the throne, he felt relieved and named Chongyuan the uncle of the emperor, which showed that he was still the crown prince of the Liao Kingdom. He was also granted the title of marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. With a top hat and a two-color robe, he was the most favored person in the dynasty. He also named his son Nerugu the King of Chu, in charge of the military and political affairs of the South Courtyard, and was called the King of the South Courtyard.
At that time, Yelu Chongyuan clearly could be the emperor, but he gave it to his nephew. This shows that he was both loyal and indifferent. Yelu Longxu took Empress Dowager Xiao out for hunting, and handed over all the important military and state affairs in Beijing to the emperor's uncle without any suspicion. At this time, news came that the person who was plotting the rebellion was actually Yelu Chun, the king of the South Academy. Yeqi Guanyin was naturally shocked and worried. She knew that Nerugu had a vicious temper and was extremely difficult to deal with. Since he was plotting rebellion, his father had no tricks up his sleeve. principle.
The king of Beiyuan said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I hope that the emperor's uncle will understand what is going on and will not allow him to rebel against his son. Maybe he will lead troops to quell the chaos at this moment." Yelu Longxu said: "I hope so."
After everyone had dinner, the second batch of newspapers arrived to report: "The King of Nanyuan has appointed the emperor's uncle as emperor and has issued an edict to the world." He did not dare to say the following words clearly and presented the edict of the new emperor with both hands. Longxu took it and took a look, and saw that the edict directly denounced Yelu Longxu as a usurper and a false emperor, saying that the late emperor's brother was now the king and would lead the army and horses of the world to attack Niyunyun. Yelu Longxu was so angry that he threw the edict into the fire and burned it to ashes. He was very worried and thought: "This fake edict is so plausible. After reading it, the soldiers and civilians of the Liao Kingdom may not be able to help but feel uneasy. The emperor's wife Uncle Guan is the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. He has a military talisman in his hand and can mobilize more than 800,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention the soldiers and horses under the command of his son King Chu Nanyuan. I only have more than 10,000 people accompanying me here. I am outnumbered. What can I do? Okay?" I tossed and turned that night and couldn't sleep.
When Yang Peng heard that Emperor Liao wanted to make him an official, he wanted to take Han Bing and the secret guards with him and leave without saying goodbye in the dark night. However, seeing that Ye Qi Hanyu and Ye Qi Guanyin were in danger, he couldn't just leave. If you have to go out of your way to help him, it's not a waste of time to get together. That night when he was strolling outside the camp, he heard the officers and soldiers talking quietly. They all said that his parents and wife were in Beijing, and they were all detained by the emperor's uncle for fear of losing their lives. Some suddenly cried when they thought of their families. The cry was so touching that the other officers and soldiers in the camp started to cry in the same situation. Although the commander of the army tried his best to stop it and even took a few of the slaves who cried particularly loudly, he could not stop it.
Yelu Longxu heard the loud crying and knew that it was a sign of the army's morale being weakened, which made him even more troubled.
Early that morning, spies came to report that the emperor's uncle and the king of Chu led more than 500,000 troops and invaded from the north. Longxu thought: "Today's matter is about progress and not retreat. Even if the army is defeated, we can only fight to the death." He immediately summoned all officials to discuss. The ministers were extremely loyal to Yelu Longxu and Empress Dowager Xiao and were willing to fight to the death, but they were all worried about the morale of the army.
Emperor Longxu issued an order: "All the officers and soldiers will also fight against the thieves. After the peace is over, in addition to promotion, there will be heavy rewards." Putting on his golden armor, he personally led the three armies to counterattack the emperor's uncle's army and horses. When all the officers and soldiers saw that the emperor was approaching the enemy in person, they immediately became courageous, shouted "Long live the emperor" and swore allegiance to the death. More than 100,000 soldiers and horses were divided into four groups: the front army, the left army, the right army, and the middle army. The soldiers advanced southward with clanging armor, and there were also small groups of cavalry scattered on the two wings.
Yang Peng, holding his bow and spear, followed Longxu as his personal guard. The family led a group of flying bear soldiers to protect Han Bing, and Yeqi Guanyin and Yeqi Hanyu were in the rear. Yang Peng saw Yelu Longxu's brows furrowed and knew that he was not sure about this war.
When we were walking at noon, we suddenly heard the sound of a trumpet blowing in front of us. General Zhongyun issued an order: "Dismount!" All the cavalrymen jumped off their horses and held the reins of their horses while walking. Only Yelu Longxu and the ministers were still riding on their horses.
Yang Peng was puzzled as to why the cavalry dismounted. Yelu Longxu smiled and said: "Brother, you have been in Goryeo for a long time, don't you know how the Khitans march and fight?" Yang Peng said: "I was about to ask your Majesty for advice." Longxu said with a smile: "Hey, your Majesty, I don't know if I can Let the sun go down today. You and I are brothers, so why bother calling him your majesty?" Longxu heard the bitterness in his laughter and said, "The two armies have not yet fought, so your majesty does not have to worry." Longxu said: "On the plain. In a battle, the most important thing is horse power. If you are facing the enemy and charging into battle, you can move forward. The Khitan people conquered from east to west and were victorious in every battle. This is a very important secret."
When he said this, a large cloud of dust rose up in the distance in front of him, rising more than ten feet high, like yellow clouds rolling over the ground. Longxu pointed his horse whip and said: "The emperor's uncle's kings of Chu have been battle-hardened for a long time and are the brave generals of our Liao Kingdom. Why do they rush their troops and not raise their horses? Well, they have nothing to fear and are confident that they are sure to win. ." Before he finished speaking, the horns of the left army and the right army were sounded at the same time. Yang Peng looked far into the distance and saw two more enemy troops and horses to the east and two more troops to the west. That was a force of five against one.
Yelu Longxu's face changed color and he said to the general of the Chinese army: "Gather up a formation and set up a stronghold!" The general of the Chinese army responded: "Yes!" He rode out and gave the order. Immediately, the front army, the left army, and the right army all turned around. After returning, a group of sergeants drove the pillars of the leather tent into the ground with big hammers, opened the tent, and planted deer antlers around it. In a moment, a huge wooden city was formed on the grassland, with front, back, left, and right sides. There were cavalry stationed there, and tens of thousands of archers hid themselves behind large trees, their bowstrings tightened, ready to fire arrows.
Yang Peng frowned and thought: "After this battle, no matter who wins or loses, the Khitan clan will be littered with corpses. It is best to win with justice. If unfortunately we lose, I will not be able to defeat him." Ye Qi Hanyu, Ye Qi Guanyin and Han Bing were rescued to a safe place. As for the emperor, it doesn’t matter whether he does it or not. "
Not long after the Liao emperor's camp was established, the rebel vanguard had arrived, but they did not come forward to challenge. They stood far away with strong bows and hard crossbows, unable to shoot anywhere. But after hearing the sound of drums and horns, groups of rebels surrounded them, forming formations from all directions. Yang Peng glanced at the general going out, but the enemy troops were all over the field and could not see the end. He thought: "The emperor's troops are far outnumbered and outnumbered. I am afraid that I have to lose. It is not easy to break out and escape during the day. I can only hold on until night. I can find a way." Save him." But the shadows of the camp's big trees were reflected briefly on the ground, and the scorching sun was in the sky. It was just after noon.
With only a few yapping sounds, a group of wild geese flew across the sky in formation. Yelu Longxu raised his head and stared for a long time, and said bitterly: "I have to turn into a wild goose now, otherwise it will be difficult to fly." The king of the Beiyuan and the general of the Chinese army looked at each other and changed their expressions, knowing that the emperor was timid after seeing the appearance of the rebels.
The drums were beating in the enemy formation, and hundreds of skin drums were beating loudly. The general of the Chinese army shouted loudly: "Drumming!" Hundreds of leather drums also sounded in the imperial camp. Suddenly, the sound of military drums on the opposite side stopped, and the shouts of tens of thousands of cavalry shook the heaven and earth, and they rushed over with their spears raised.
Seeing the enemy forward approaching, the general of the Chinese army waved his flag down. The drums in the imperial camp stopped and tens of thousands of feather arrows were shot out at the same time. The enemy's forward fell to the ground one after another. However, the enemy troops rushed forward one after another, and the fallen horses in front became the target of arrows for the rear troops. The enemy infantry archers, protected by shields, rushed forward and fired arrows at the imperial camp.
Yelu Longxu was quite frightened at first, but as soon as he came to fight, his courage doubled. He stood on a high place, holding a long sword, and issued orders. Seeing the emperor personally supervising the battle, the soldiers in the imperial camp shouted, "Long live! Long live! Long live!" The enemy! When the army heard the voice of "Long live", they looked up and saw Yelu Longxu in yellow robes and gold armor, standing on the high platform in the imperial camp. Under his prestige, he couldn't help but hesitate to move forward. Seeing the opportunity, the emperor shouted: "The left army is riding and attacking, charge!"
The left army was led by Privy Councilor Mo from the Beiyuan. Upon hearing the emperor's order, 30,000 cavalrymen surrounded him from the side. As soon as the rebels hesitated, the imperial camp troops and horses had already rushed over. The rebels were immediately in chaos and retreated one after another. The drums and thunder in the imperial camp were thundering, and the rebels retreated after a short engagement. The imperial camp's troops and horses moved forward to pursue him, their momentum was sharp.
Yang Peng was overjoyed and shouted: "Emperor, this time we have a great victory!" Yelu Longxu came down from the stage, mounted his horse, and led the troops to support. Suddenly, the horn sounded, and the main force of the rebel army arrived. The rebel vanguard turned back and fought again. In an instant, arrows and spears were flying in the sky, the sound of killing was loud, and blood and flesh were flying everywhere. Yang Peng looked at it and was secretly surprised: "I have never seen such a fierce fight in my life. You can be invincible in martial arts alone, but among these millions of horses, it is useless. At most, it can only protect your own life. This When large armies fight, the group fights and competitions in the martial arts world are incomparable to Japanese."
Suddenly, a loud sound of gongs was heard behind the rebel formation, and gold was raised to withdraw the troops. The rebel cavalry retreated, arrows flying like rain, blocking their positions. The Central Army General and the Northern Court Privy Envoy led their troops to charge three times in a row, but they disrupted the opponent's formation and thousands of sergeants were shot to death. Yelu Hongji said: "There are too many soldiers killed and wounded, so we will withdraw our troops temporarily." At that time, the imperial camp also issued gold medals to withdraw its troops.
The rebels also sent two teams of cavalry to attack. The Chinese army was already prepared. They pretended to be defeated and retreated, encircling the two wings. They surrounded and annihilated all the three thousand soldiers of the two teams of rebels. The remaining hundreds of people dismounted and surrendered. Hong Ji waved his left hand, and the imperial camp sergeant swung his spear and stabbed hundreds of people to death. This fierce fight lasted less than an hour, but the killing was extremely brutal.
The main forces of both sides retreated tens of feet each, and the open space in the middle was covered with corpses. The wounded were shouting and wailing, and it was unbearable to hear. I saw a team of 300 black-clad soldiers on each side of the formation. Those in the imperial camp wore yellow hats, and those in the enemy army wore white hats. They went to the middle area to inspect the wounded. Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin only thought that these people were carrying the injured back for treatment, but they didn't know that these officers and soldiers in black pulled out long knives and hacked to death one by one. After they were all wounded and chopped to death, the six hundred people shouted in unison and started fighting with each other.
The six hundred black-clothed soldiers were all strong in martial arts, their swords flashed, and they fought bravely. After a while, more than two hundred of them were chopped down to the ground. The soldiers in yellow hats and black clothes in the imperial camp were stronger in martial arts, and only dozens of them were hacked to death. It immediately became a situation where two or three people fought against each other. In this way, the winner was even more clear. After a while, the fight turned into three or four people fighting against one person. However, the officers and soldiers from both sides only shouted and cheered, while hundreds of thousands of rebels stood by and did not send additional troops to rescue. Finally, the three hundred rebel soldiers in white hats and black clothes were wiped out one by one, and about two hundred of the imperial camp's black soldiers returned to the formation. Yang Peng thought to himself that this is how the Liao people behave. "Although the scale of this cleanup of evil on the battlefield is not as large as before, it is still more thrilling.
Ye Qian Longxu raised his sword high and said loudly: "Although the rebels are numerous, they have no fighting spirit. If they fight again, they will be defeated and flee!"
The officers and soldiers of the imperial camp shouted in unison: "Long live, long live, long live!"
Suddenly I heard the trumpets sounding in the rebel formation, and five horses came out slowly. One person in the middle held a sheepskin in both hands and read aloud. It was the edict issued by the emperor's uncle: "Yelu Longxu usurped the throne, but he is a hypocrite." Your Majesty, now that the emperor's uncle is in office, all loyal officers and soldiers of our Liao Kingdom must return to Beijing and submit to the throne on the same day, and they will all be promoted to the third level." More than ten archers in the imperial camp fired arrows at the man with a whistling sound. go. Four people around the man raised their shields to protect each other. He continued to recite, and suddenly all five horses were shot down. The five people hid behind the shields, and finally finished reading the "Edict" from the emperor's uncle, then turned around and exited.
The King of Beiyuan saw that his subordinates were moved after hearing the fake edict, and shouted: "Go out and scold your hands!" The thirty people said: "Scold your hands", with a loud voice and thick throat, and good articulation. The first one "sweared your hands" "He started to curse, what? Traitors and traitors, they will be buried here" and so on, followed by the second "cursing hand", and later, they were full of all kinds of obscene words. Yang Peng's knowledge of the Khitan language was limited, so he didn't understand most of the words used to curse hands. He only saw Yelu Longxu nodding his head in approval, thinking that these "scold hands" were really brilliant.
Yang Peng looked towards the enemy's formation and saw two people, each riding a horse, pointing with a whip in hand, under the cover of a yellow-covered banner in the distance. One person is wearing a solid yellow robe, a sky-high crown on his head, and a long gray beard under his chin. The other person is wearing a gold armor, with a thin face and a fierce expression. Yang Peng thought: "Look at this, these two people are the Crown Prince Chu and his son."
Suddenly, the ten "scold hands" discussed in low voices for a while, and then they all opened their throats and revealed the secret affair between the emperor's uncle and the king of Chu. The emperor's uncle seemed to have a very upright character and had nothing to scold. The ten people's scoldings were mainly aimed at the King of Chu, saying that he had raped his father's concubine and committed evil acts in conjunction with his father's power. These words were clearly intended to provoke the relationship between father and son. Ten people shouted in unison, using the same curse words. The sound carried for miles, and many of the hundreds of thousands of sergeants heard it clearly.
The king of Chu waved his whip, and the rebels made a loud noise. Most of them screamed and shouted, and the curses of ten people were drowned out.
After fighting for a while, the enemy troops suddenly separated and rolled out dozens of cars to the front of the imperial camp. As soon as the cars stopped, the sergeants accompanying the cars pulled out dozens of women. Some had white hair, some were in their prime, and some were in beautiful clothes. The decorations are all very expensive. As soon as the women got out of the car, the curses from both sides stopped.
Yelu Longxu shouted: "Mother, mother! My son caught the traitor and cut his body into pieces to vent his anger for you old man."
The middle-aged lady is the current Empress Dowager Xiao and Yelu Longxu's mother. The others are Empress Xiao, the concubines and the princesses. The Emperor Taishu and the King of Chu took advantage of Ye Qian Longxu and Ye Qian Guanyin, and Ye Qian Hanyu discussed how to deal with Xiao Tianzuo's death. Captured.
The Empress Dowager said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't think about the old woman, your wife and children, and work hard to defeat the bandits and kill the thieves!" Dozens of soldiers pulled out long knives and placed them on the necks of the concubines. The young concubine immediately cried out in panic.
Yelu Longxu was furious and shouted: "Shoot all the crying women to death!" There was only a whistling sound, and more than ten feathered arrows were shot out, and the crying and shouting concubines were killed by the arrows.
Empress Dowager Xiao shouted: "Your Majesty, good shot! Good shot! The inheritance of our ancestors must not be destroyed in the hands of traitors."
When the King of Chu saw that Empress Dowager Xiao and the empress were so stubborn, this move not only failed to intimidate Longxu, but also shook the morale of the troops on his side. He issued an order: "Take these women into the chariot and retreat." The soldiers took the empress dowager, empress, and others in again. In the car. Push into the back of the formation. The King of Chu ordered: "Take the enemy's family members into battle!"
Suddenly, a bamboo whistle was blown, the sound was desolate, the army horses separated to the side, the sound of iron chains was clanging continuously, and rows of men, women, old and children were led out from behind the formation. In an instant, the two middle school students were crying loudly. It turns out that these people are the family members of the officers and soldiers of the imperial camp. The officers and soldiers in the imperial camp were the soldiers of the Liao Emperor. Yelu Longxu gave special treatment and allowed his family members to live in the capital. This was to make the soldiers grateful and help them in case of trouble. Secondly, it was also a warning to this elite division. When I went on the expedition, I didn't dare to feel a little resentful, but I knew that this time I went hunting, my mood suddenly changed. There were no less than 200,000 family members of the officers and soldiers in the imperial camp, and only 20,000 to 30,000 people were rescued in front of the battle. Many of them were captured at random and by mistake. He could not tell them for a while. In a ball.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
