Xiao Luyegan was shocked and angry when he heard that more than 100,000 people in Zezhou followed Yanyun's army southward. He immediately sent his army southward to attack Songting Pass.
Xiao Luyegan immediately stood outside the pass and cursed loudly: "Damn Yanyun people, come out and fight to the death with this general if you have the guts!"
The city gate opened immediately, and Ma Kuang galloped out of the city gate single-handedly. Lu Yegan was delighted when he saw this and quickly rushed forward. The two sides passed each other, only to hear a loud bang, and the two of them tried their best. Then he turned his horse's head and charged towards the opponent again. After repeating this for several rounds, they became entangled and fought together. The spear in Ma Kuang's hand kept running towards the opponent's vital points, while Lu Yegan's sword waved tightly around Ma Kuang. The two were fighting inextricably, and after more than twenty rounds, they still couldn't decide the winner. burden.
Ma Kuan suddenly turned around and ran back. Xiao Luye Gan was ready to kill, and he urged his horse to pursue him. "Don't run away, Yanyun!" Ma Kuan suddenly turned his horse's head, pulled out a short ax from the saddle and threw it at Xiao Luye Gan. Xiao Luyegan suddenly saw an ax flying towards him, and was startled. At the critical moment, he quickly leaned back, and the ax flew past his face. Lu Yegan broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing that this move did not work, Ma Kuang was very upset and urged his horse to come over and stab him with his spear. Xiao Luyegan blocked it with his sword, quickly turned his horse and ran towards his own army formation. Ma Kuang chased for a while, but when he saw that he couldn't catch up, he reined in his horse and cursed: "Khitan dog coward, don't run away if you have the guts!"
Xiao Luye ran back to his own army, turned his horse's head, and shouted loudly: "Yangou is cunning and unworthy of being called a hero!"
Ma Kuang laughed and said sarcastically: "It seems that you Khitan people never use conspiracy and tricks! Khitan dog, do you really have a clear conscience?" Xiao Luyegan was speechless. Ma Kuang said loudly: "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you! If you want to tackle the problem, come here, otherwise, get out!" Then he turned his horse's head and ran into Songting Pass.
Xiao Luyeqian was so angry that he ordered the army to attack the key point.
The horn sounded loudly, and the Khitan army began to attack the key points. However, due to the haste and lack of siege equipment, and Songting Pass being a very dangerous and difficult pass to attack, the Khitan army attacked fiercely for a whole day, losing two to three thousand people, but made no progress at all. Xiao Luyegan calmed down and retreated temporarily to build siege equipment.
At the same time, the Yanyun war cavalry led by Liu Zhiliang and Hu Yanbixian had passed through Songzi Ridge on the west side of Songting Mountain. Now they had jumped out of the heavy siege of the Khitan army.
"General, where should we go now?" Hu Yanbixian asked. Liu Zhiliang said: "I received news from my eldest brother before that they have captured Bei'an Prefecture. Let's go to Bei'an Prefecture!" Hu Yanbixian nodded.
At this moment, a herald came flying over. He reined in his horse, cupped his fists and said, "General, King Yan's military order!" Then he took out a small bamboo tube sealed with mud and presented it to Liu Zhiliang with both hands. Liu Zhiliang took the bamboo tube, crushed the mud seal, poured out a roll of paper, spread it out and looked at it. He smiled and said: "Brother wants us to rush to Luanhe City." He turned to Huyan Bixian and ordered: "Give me the order and go to Luanhe City!" "Yes!"
Where is Luanhe City? Luanhe City has appeared in the previous article, it is the state city on the east bank of Luanhe River under Longshan Mountain. During this period of time, Xiao Lu Yegan's army overwhelmed Longshan and stationed troops in Luanhe City. Now Luanhe still has 40,000 defenders left by Xiao Lu Yegan, and the leading general is Guo Tong, the rebel general of Yanyun.
Guo Tong stood on the city wall, looking at the soaring Yan Yun army outside the city, trembling in his heart. The generals next to him all looked pale, and their morale had already collapsed before they even fought. General Chang Sheng couldn't help but said: "I heard that Bei'an Prefecture was lost not long ago. General Kelun was killed in the battle, and the 80,000 defenders were almost wiped out! We only have 40,000 soldiers and horses, and our combat power is not as good as Kelun's army. How can we hold on!" Guo Tong frowned.
The generals returned to the city's administrative center. Chang Sheng cupped his fists and said: "General, there is really no need for us to fight for the Khitans. Why not, why not..."
"Why not?" Chang Sheng said: "General, why don't we surrender to Yan Yun's army!" As soon as these words came out, there was immediate opposition. General Guo Tongtong said: "We betrayed King Yan once, how could he let go?" Pass us? Surrendering can only lead to death!"
Chang Sheng said angrily: "Isn't it a dead end to defend this place? Is General Guo sure of resisting Yan Yun's offensive?" Guo Tong couldn't help but lost his words and frowned: "If we fight to the death, there may be a glimmer of hope!"
"That's impossible!" Chang Sheng said, then he clasped his fists towards Guo Tong and said: "General, we betrayed Yan Yun and deserved death! But if we surrender and sacrifice Luanhe City, it will be a great achievement. The merits and demerits balance out! Besides, King Yan has his ambitions in the world. Even if he is dissatisfied with us, he will definitely not criticize us too harshly. At worst, he will give up the fame and fortune and just be a rich country man with peace of mind! It is better than being with Yan Yun. If you fight to the death, you will end up with your body and head missing!"
Guo Tong couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he was still a little worried in his heart. At this moment, an officer rushed in anxiously and knelt down and said: "General, King Yan's envoy has arrived at the city gate. He wants to enter the city to meet the general. We don't know what to do?"
Guo Tongtong was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Please come quickly!" The officer responded and hurried down. Soon after, the messenger followed the officer into the hall. Pharmacist Guo and others were startled when they saw the person coming. Guo Tong hurriedly greeted him, clasped his fists and bowed in greeting: "I didn't expect it was General Xue! I apologize for missing the welcome from afar!" It turned out that this messenger was Yang Peng's secret guard. One of the captains, Xue Fu.
Xue Fu clasped his fists coldly and said, "General Guo, you're fine!" Guo Tong smiled awkwardly. Xue Fu took it out of his arms. At the same time, Yan Yun's army entered Luanhe City without any blood. One day later, Liu Zhiliang called Yan Bixian and led 20,000 Yanyun war cavalry to arrive. There were 40,000 warriors when they left, but now only 20,000 warriors have returned. The other 20,000 warriors have been stained with blood in the continuous bloody battles!
Soon after, Zhan Jin led the Xuanjia warriors to retreat into Yuguan intact, and Ma Kuang also retreated to Luanhe City after turning Songting Pass into a sea of fire. The Khitan army was in shock and did not immediately launch a counterattack. The general's orders were passed to Xiao Luyegan, Xiao Tieheqian, and Xiao Yebule respectively. Xiao Luyegan was ordered to temporarily station in Zezhou, and Yebule was ordered to enter Tunniu Mountain (Niushan is on the north bank of Luanhe River, located in Luan Between the Liuhe River and the Chehe River, a tributary of the river, sixty miles to the west on the south bank of the Luanhe River is the city of Bei'an Prefecture. He ordered Laiheqian to return to Runzhou quickly to prevent Yanyun's army from coming out of Yuguan again, and ordered Guo Yaoshi to garrison troops in the mountains and advance towards Luan. River City.
Brother Ye Qianxiu was very busy. Back in the mansion, as soon as he sat down, the guards rushed in and reported: "Generalissimo, the Queen Mother is here!" Brother Ye Qianxiu quickly stood up and looked out of the hall, only to see the Queen Mother of Korea in casual clothes. Accompanied by several female guards, he walked in quickly.
Brother Ye Qianxiu came forward to pay homage: "I have met the empress dowager!" The Queen Mother of Korea said: "Generalissimo, there is no need to be polite!" Brother Ye Qianxiu asked the Queen Mother of Korea to take a seat. The Queen Mother of Korea walked to the top and sat down, while Brother Ye Qianxiu sat down on the left side and raised his voice to order the servants to serve tea. The Empress Dowager of Goryeo said: "The Aijia came here to discuss with the Generalissimo how to deal with Yan Yun!" Brother Ye Qianxiu frowned and sighed: "This time the Yan Yun army went deep into our country and swept across the territory. It was really shocking. Our government and the opposition were greatly shocked! Even Zhongjing was almost defeated by them!"
The Queen Mother of Goryeo nodded, "Da Liao was so ravaged by them, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians was greatly damaged! The top priority now should be to take revenge on Yan Yun as soon as possible to boost morale!"
"That's right! But what should we do? The fighting on the Shangjing Road is not over yet, but the armies on the Zhongjing Road have suffered considerable losses, their morale has been dampened, and the treasury reserves in various places have suffered heavy losses. It may be difficult for these armies to launch a counterattack in a short time. Woolen cloth!"
The Queen Mother of Korea smiled confidently, "The counterattack does not have to be on land, we can start from the sea first!"
Brother Ye Qianxiu's heart moved and he quickly asked: "Did the King of Korea agree to dispatch the Korean Navy?" The Queen Mother of Korea nodded. Brother Ye Ganxiu was overjoyed, "Great! The Goryeo navy is the best in the world, and it will definitely wipe out the Yanyun navy! If the Yanyun navy is destroyed, our army can attack Yanyun's mansion through water! Haha, Yanyun Yun is at your fingertips!"
"That's right. However, my father put forward a condition for sending troops!"
Brother Ye Qianxiu made a gesture of listening. "My father hopes that Daliao can sign a formal peace treaty with Goryeo and cede all the lands of Yanyun, Shandong, and Hebei to Goryeo." Brother Ye Qianxiu thought for a moment and nodded: "This is no problem!" The Queen Mother of Goryeo was overjoyed. "Since the Generalissimo agrees, then without further ado, let's go into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit together!"
Soon after, the two appeared in the study room of the palace. The two of them respectively explained their views on Yan's strategy. The content was nothing more than forming a close alliance with Goryeo, combining Goryeo's superior navy to defeat Yanyun from the sea, and then invade the hinterland of Yanyun to completely eliminate this powerful enemy!
Ye Gengan was very moved, but he had some thoughts about ceding all the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, Hebei, and Shandong to Korea. He felt that it would be enough to give Hebei and Shandong to Korea. The noble concubine of Goryeo immediately agreed to the emperor's idea and promised to persuade her father to agree to form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom to deal with Yan Yun on this condition.
Ye Qiangan was very happy. Just at this moment, the good news came from Shangjing Road. Yeqihu City captured Shangjing, Xiao Puluhu committed suicide, and all the rebel soldiers surrendered. Yeqianhu was so excited that he immediately issued an edict to commend Yeqianhucheng and his soldiers. He then intended to confer Yeqianhucheng as the protector of the country. In addition to commanding the original soldiers and horses, he also wanted to command the soldiers and horses under Shangjing Road. Leave it to the commander of Yeqianhu City. Brother Yegan Xiu was shocked and quickly remonstrated, but the emperor did not listen and issued an edict to confer Yegan Hucheng as the Protector of the Country. Brother Ye Qianxiu was very dissatisfied with this.
The Queen Mother of Korea returned to the mansion and sat down. The maid brought fragrant tea, and the Queen Mother of Korea drank it slowly. Recalling the angry look of Brother Ye Qianxiu in the court just now, I felt very funny. In the court just now, the Queen Mother of Korea did not respond to Brother Ye Qianxiu's repeated gestures. Because in the heart of the Queen Mother of Goryeo, it would be good for Goryeo to make the various factions in the Liao Kingdom more balanced.
"Sister, sister!" Wang Yue's voice came from outside. Why would Wang Yue be with you in the Liao Palace? It turns out that this is not the palace, but a luxurious mansion outside the palace. Since Ye Gandan ascended the throne, the Queen Mother of Korea moved out of the palace and lived in a luxurious mansion next to the palace. The Queen Mother of Korea felt that doing many things would be more convenient.
Wang Yue walked into the hall, saw her sister, and bowed quickly. The Queen Mother of Korea said angrily: "What are you yelling about?" Wang Yue laughed and said: "My brother is so happy!" "Oh? What is there to be happy about?"
Wang Yue said excitedly: "We, Goryeo, are about to take control of the Central Plains. Isn't it worth being happy about?" The Queen Mother of Goryeo quickly made a silent gesture, lowered her voice and said: "Is this kind of thing said casually?" Wang Yue said excitedly: Yue realized that she was overjoyed and felt a little embarrassed. "Do you know that His Majesty has agreed to my suggestion?" the Queen Mother of Korea asked. Wang Yue nodded. The Queen Mother of Goryeo snorted, "You are quite well informed!" Wang Yue quickly explained: "My brother bought some informants in the palace, so he was able to get the news so quickly. My brother did not intend to hide this from his sister, he just thought that It’s not a big deal, so I always forget to tell my sister!”
"Forget it. But you still have to be cautious about this kind of thing. Otherwise, if someone with intentions discovers it, or the emperor notices it, you and I will be in trouble!"
"Yes, my brother has written it down." The Queen Mother of Goryeo picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, put down the tea bowl, and ordered: "You should return to Goryeo immediately, tell your father about this, and ask your father to send an envoy to reach an agreement with Liao as soon as possible. Agreement." "Yes!"
The Queen Mother of Goryeo narrowed her radiant eyes and said: "Once the agreement is reached, our Goryeo army can enter the mainland! This will be a grand event that has not been seen in thousands of years!" Then she frowned, "It's just the army of Yanyun Tiger and Wolf, I’m a little worried that the land battle won’t go as we hope!”
"My brother has something to discuss with my sister. If this matter comes true, perhaps defeating Yan Yunjun will not be so difficult!" Wang Yue said mysteriously. "Oh? Tell me!" "When my younger brother was in China, I heard that there was a joke in Prince Yan's palace. Prince Yan's wife Yang Tong was worried that Prince Yan wouldn't love her anymore, so she found a man from our country, Goryeo. The great monk, Master Peacock, asked for help. Master Peacock gave some laxatives to Yang Tong, and Yang Tong took the laxatives back to King Yan to eat, but he heard that King Yan had diarrhea for a whole day!"
The Queen Mother of Goryeo couldn't help laughing, "I didn't expect that King Yan was so heroic that he would have such an ignorant wife!" Then she frowned and said angrily: "What does this irrelevant matter do to us? Help?" Wang Yue said with a smile: "Of course it does. My brother has already sent people to control Master Peacock, and now Master Peacock has become a chess piece in our hands! As long as my brother gives an order, he will immediately Take action!"
The Queen Mother of Korea understood and said excitedly: "This Peacock Master is really equivalent to 300,000 soldiers!" Wang Yue nodded, "That's right, even 300,000 soldiers can't do what he can do. ! My brother wants to ask my sister how to use this chess piece?" The Queen Mother of Goryeo thought for a while, "Of course it is most effective to launch this chess piece on the eve of the full-scale attack by the Goryeo army and the Liao army!" Wang Yue nodded, " My brother understands!"
"By the way, is there any news about Kanazawa?" the Queen Mother of Korea asked. Wang Yue frowned and shook his head, "After my brother returned, he sent people to search everywhere, but no trace of the Jinze Jinsong was found. Sister, my brother suspected that they were all killed by King Suzaku!"
The Queen Mother of Korea frowned, nodded and murmured: "It's possible! It's very possible! Huh, that Ye Qian Guanyin has been investigating Brother Ye Qianxiu and me before, and Brother Ye Qianxiu and I almost fell into his hands. Go! Kanazawa must have fallen into her hands, and I don’t know whether he is alive or dead now!" After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, "Okay, let’s put this matter aside for now. Go back immediately and complete what I asked you to do. Things." "Yes!"
Emperor Yegan gathered his ministers to discuss the matter of recovering Luanhe City and Bei'an Prefecture. Handerang proposed that Yegan Hucheng lead the troops south to counterattack Yanyun's army. However, Brother Yeqianxiu expressed his opposition. What he meant was that it would take some time for the army of Yeqianhu City to be reorganized, and it was urgent to regain the lost territory. Some troops should be transferred from Shangjing Road immediately, and he, Brother Yeqianxiu, would lead the southward counterattack. Yan Yunjun. Yegangan adopted brother Yeganxiu's suggestion and ordered the 150,000 war cavalry in the army on the road to Beijing to go south immediately. At the same time, he appointed Generalissimo Yeganxiuge to recruit the governor to counterattack.
150,000 war cavalry traveled day and night from Shangjing Road back to Zhongjing. Immediately, Ye Qianxiu brother sent 50,000 war cavalry to support Xiao Yebu Le, so that Xiao Yebu Le immediately counterattacked Bei'an Prefecture after receiving the aid; Ye Qi Xiu Brother himself led 100,000 war cavalry south to Zezhou, intending to meet up with Xiao Luyegan and recapture Luanhe City.
Soon the warning spread to Bei'anzhou and Luanhe. The defenders on both sides actively deployed defenses, and soon a large number of enemy troops were in sight. Then the war began. The Khitan Army relied on its superior strength to forcefully cross the Luan River, while the Yanyun Army relied on its favorable defensive posture to inflict great damage on the Khitan Army, especially the artillery deployed along the river. Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the entire river seemed to be boiling. , the Khitan army suffered heavy losses. The entire Luanhe River was filled with floating corpses, a blood-red mess. He handed the handwritten letter to Guo Tong, "This is the handwritten letter from the master. Take a look! The master wants me to send you a message. I hope you will do well!" Guo Tong quickly took the letter with both hands. Xue Fu clasped his fists and said, "The letter has been delivered, farewell!" Guo Tong quickly said, "I'll send it to the general!" "No need!" Xue Fu turned and left.
Guo Tong quickly opened the letter and read it carefully from beginning to end, frowning and thinking. The generals were anxious, and Chang Sheng couldn't help but ask: "General, what did King Yan say in the letter?" Guo Tong shook his head, raised his head and said to the generals: "You guys wait here!" Exited the hall from the back. The generals were confused and looked at each other.
Guo Tong hurried to the study, sat down, spread out a piece of letter paper, picked up the wolf brush, dipped it in ink, thought for a while, and started writing. After a while, a letter was written. Guo Tong looked at it carefully and nodded. Then he picked up another brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and signed his name at the end of the letter. I put down the brush, dried the letter paper, folded it, and put it in an envelope. Raise your voice and call for the captain of the guards. The captain of the guard clasped his fists and asked, "What are your orders, general?"
Guo Tong signaled the captain of the soldiers to come closer. The captain of the janissaries then stepped forward. Guo Tong stood up, walked to him and whispered in his ear for a moment, then handed him the letter. The captain of the soldiers bowed to Guo Tong and left in a hurry.
Guo Tong took a long breath, as if all his worries were exhaled by him. Turning back to the desk, he picked up the book. At the same time, Yan Yunjun entered Luanhe City without any blood. One day later, Liu Zhiliang called Yan Bixian and led 20,000 Yanyun war cavalry to arrive. There were 40,000 warriors when they left, but now only 20,000 warriors have returned. The other 20,000 warriors have been stained with blood in the continuous bloody battles!
Soon after, Zhan Jin led the Xuanjia warriors to retreat into Yuguan intact, and Ma Kuang also retreated to Luanhe City after turning Songting Pass into a sea of fire.
Emperor Yegan gathered his ministers to discuss the matter of recovering Luanhe City and Bei'an Prefecture. Handerang proposed that Yegan Hucheng lead the troops south to counterattack Yanyun's army. However, Brother Yeqianxiu expressed his opposition. What he meant was that it would take some time for the army of Yeqianhu City to be reorganized, and it was urgent to regain the lost ground. Some troops should be transferred from Shangjing Road immediately, and he, Brother Yeqianxiu, would lead the southward counterattack. Yan Yunjun. Yegangan adopted brother Yeganxiu's suggestion and ordered the 150,000 war cavalry in the army on the road to Beijing to go south immediately. At the same time, he appointed Generalissimo Yeganxiuge to recruit the governor to counterattack.
150,000 war cavalry traveled day and night from Shangjing Road back to Zhongjing. Immediately, Ye Qianxiu brother sent 50,000 war cavalry to support Xiao Yebu Le, so that Xiao Yebu Le immediately counterattacked Bei'an Prefecture after receiving the aid; Ye Qi Xiu Brother himself led 100,000 war cavalry south to Zezhou, intending to meet up with Xiao Luyegan and recapture Luanhe City.
Soon the warning spread to Bei'anzhou and Luanhe. The defenders on both sides actively deployed defenses, and soon a large number of enemy troops were in sight. Then the war began. The Khitan Army relied on its superior strength to forcefully cross the Luan River, while the Yanyun Army relied on its favorable defensive posture to inflict great damage on the Khitan Army, especially the artillery deployed along the river. Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the entire river seemed to be boiling. , the Khitan army suffered heavy losses. The entire Luanhe River was filled with floating corpses, a blood-red mess.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
