Taking advantage of the darkness, Xiao Hahun personally led 60,000 elites to wade through the water and launch an attack on the Yanyun Army's military camp on the east coast. The 10,000 forwards successfully landed ashore under the leadership of the powerful general Erduo. The lights in the Yanyun military camp not far away were dim and they seemed not to notice. Erduo was so excited that he led 10,000 forwards to the military stronghold quietly, intending to rush in unexpectedly and then pull out the key key to the blockade in one go.
Ten thousand men and horses slowly arrived in front of the military camp, preparing to launch a surprise attack.
Suddenly, countless torches lit up in the camp, and the night seemed to turn into day in an instant. Erduo and others were shocked when they suddenly saw such a scene. Before they could react, a sharp whistling sound came from the camp, but arrows as dense as locusts flew towards them! The Khitan army was caught off guard and was immediately shot down in large numbers! Immediately, there was a loud killing sound. More than ten thousand Yanyun infantry troops followed more than a thousand Yanyun war cavalry and rushed out of the camp. They slammed into the middle of the Khitan army and killed the Khitan army until they were staggering. Erdo became furious, roared and urged his men to attack, and even chopped down an officer who retreated with a knife! The Khitan army was greatly shocked. They mustered up the courage to advance and fought in a melee with the Yanyun army. The firelight was flashing and the figures were flashing around. It was very chaotic!
"The dog thief is here to die!" Xiao Erduo, who was directing the battle, suddenly heard a roar like a thunderbolt from the blue, and couldn't help but feel shocked! He quickly followed the sound and saw a handsome but fierce general coming on horseback! Xiao Erduo didn't know who he was, so he went to ask, and immediately rode up to meet him. The two of them fought together, with two spears fighting in mid-air like two swimming dragons. The loud clang was still very clear even on this chaotic and noisy battlefield! After more than ten rounds of fighting, Xiao Erduo was already in danger, and he was horrified! After fighting for several more rounds, Xiao Erduo made a false shot and hurriedly turned his horse's head to escape! That Yan Yun warrior is in hot pursuit! Erduo suddenly stumbled and fell forward.
He fell heavily to the ground, then got up, and suddenly saw a black shadow flying in front of his eyes. Before he could react, his opponent's spear had pierced his chest, and he was thrown away. He fell to the ground and struggled. He died after a few blows.
When the Khitan army saw that their commander had been killed, they were greatly frightened. They could no longer withstand the attack of Yan Yun's army. They were defeated like a mountain and fled to the west across the Qinshui River! Harun, who was on the west bank of Qinshui River, was shocked and angry when he saw that his forwards had returned with a heavy defeat, and immediately launched an attack with his entire army. Yan Yunjun did not make contact with him and quickly retreated to the camp.
The Khitan army approached Yanyun's military camp and formed an array, then launched an attack. Wave after wave of Khitan troops rushed into Yanyun's stronghold, but Yanyun's army never went out to fight and only fired with various bows and crossbows. The arrow rain fired by the Yan Yun army was so dense that the Khitan army suffered heavy casualties but could not get close to the village wall. Seeing this, Hahun was shocked and confused, because the density of the arrow rain from the Yan Yun army made him feel that at least one of the soldiers in the army village in front of him was There are thirty thousand crossbowmen! This kind of force made him feel a drum in his heart. Could it be that Yan Yunjun had expected that I would attack here?
Just when Xiao Hahun was in shock, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from the north. Harun was shocked and immediately ordered his troops to stop attacking and form formation on the spot. Before the formation was even arranged, seemingly countless Yanyun cavalry rushed out from the darkness, stormed the Khitan army's defense line, broke through the Khitan army's defense line and rushed into the Khitan army's formation. The two sides immediately fell into a melee. There was no light in the night, only the light of torches flashed wildly. The Khitan army officers and soldiers could not figure out how many troops came from Yan Yun's army, and they could not help but be frightened and unwilling to fight. Soon after the two sides fought fiercely, the Khitan army was defeated. The Yanyun army pursued them all the way and killed them across the Qinshui River. They fought with the Khitan army's cavalry who came to respond to the defeat before giving up and retreating.
Xiao Hahun had just calmed down from the shock. He checked the damage and found that almost half of the 60,000 troops and horses had been lost. He couldn't help but feel the boss's frustration. The morale of his soldiers was also greatly reduced and they had no intention of fighting anymore. At this moment, the herald suddenly sent an urgent report, saying that Nanzhai had been breached by Yanyun's army, and the defeated troops had poured into the Chinese army's stronghold. Harun was stunned for a moment and hurried to the south side to check. Through the faint moonlight, I saw countless soldiers and horses surging from a distance. In the dark night, I couldn't figure out how many people there were, and I couldn't figure out whether they were our own troops or Yanyun Army soldiers! Seeing that the crowd was about to arrive in front of Dazhai, Hahun hurriedly ordered: "No one is allowed to open the gate of the village!"
The defeated soldiers panicked and rushed to the gate of the stronghold, shouting to open the door. However, the soldiers inside seemed not to hear them and were not moved at all. In just a moment, thousands of defeated soldiers gathered at the door. The crowd was excited and the situation was about to get out of control!
Xiao Hahun hurriedly ordered the crossbowmen to come forward, bent his bow and arrows to force the defeated troops outside to leave! The defeated soldiers were extremely angry at this situation, but they did not dare to hit the bows and arrows. Just when they were in a dilemma, a rumbling sound came from behind. The faces of the defeated soldiers changed drastically. Looking at their expressions, it was as if they had heard a demonic sound from hell. The defeated soldiers turned around one after another and saw countless warriors rushing out of the darkness. The defeated soldiers were shocked and fled in all directions like a frying pan. The ghost-like Yan Yun warriors in black clothes and black armor rushed into the middle of the Jin army, killing mercilessly, and blood rained all over the sky. They screamed loudly. Some Khitan soldiers who fled to the fence shouted for help from the camp, and were immediately killed. The Yan Yun warriors who caught up fell to the ground! The Khitan soldiers in the camp were horrified to the extreme when they saw their own soldiers being mercilessly slaughtered by Yan Yun's army!
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!..." Xiao Ha shouted at the top of his lungs. The crossbowmen of the Khitan Army fired arrows in a hurry, and the arrows were flying in the dark night. The crossbowmen of the Khitan Army fired arrows randomly in panic. They had no idea where their arrows were flying. In a daze, it seemed that most of them Those who were shot down were all the Khitan army's own soldiers. …
The scene finally calmed down, and countless corpses were seen densely packed outside the camp gate. Those who were not dead were still squirming in the pile of corpses. The air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood, but the Yanyun warriors had already died. Disappeared without a trace. There was a heavy breathing in the camp, and the Khitan soldiers all still had their eyes wide open and their nerves tensed.
After waiting for a long time, no one else came this way, and the Khitan army officers and soldiers slowly relaxed their nerves. Huhun returned to the big tent and sat down. At this time, an officer rushed in and reported: "The Dragon and Tiger King is here!" Xiao Hahun quickly raised his head and saw a general who was covered in blood and scarred and very embarrassed running in. It was the general who was sent by him. Go and guard the Dragon and Tiger King of Nanzhai. Xiao Hahun immediately became angry and asked: "I told you to guard Nanzhai, but you tell me, whose hands is Nanzhai now?"
The Dragon and Tiger King knelt down with a plop, "The last general is incompetent, the last general deserves to die!" "You do deserve to die!" After a pause, "But what's the use of killing you now? Let me ask you, how did Nanzhai lose it?" ?" King Longhu swallowed his saliva, with a look of fear on his face, "Yang Yanzhao and his army attacked head-on. Modao's army broke open our stronghold gate. Our army tried hard to block it, but it couldn't resist it at all! Then they A large number of troops rushed into the camp, and the entire army collapsed!"
Xiao Hahun frowned, "What should we do now? We failed to break through, but lost our troops and generals, and even the southern village was lost!" King Longhu said quickly: "General, the last general has a plan, maybe we can Get out of trouble!"
"Oh? Do you have a plan?" King Longhu said: "General, that King Yang Peng of Yan is a Han, and almost everyone in Yanyun's army is Han..." Xiao Hahun said angrily: "Nonsense! They are What does the Han people have to do with whether we can get out of trouble?" King Longhu said quickly: "There are more than 10,000 Han people in Jishi County. We can use them as shields!" Hahun's eyes lit up, "This may be a good idea. ! We use those ordinary people as the vanguard to break through, maybe we can break through the encirclement! Okay, let’s do it!”
That night, there were cries and cries in the Jishi County town within the control of the Khitan army, and all the people, men, women, old and young, were driven out by the Khitan army. The next morning, Xiao Hahun came out in full force and went to Fucheng Village in the north to kill. After receiving the report, Han Bing immediately led an army of 100,000 people out of the city wall to form an array.
After waiting for a while, Han Bing was surprised when he saw the enemy troops, but found that the ones walking in the front were thousands of ordinary people strung together by ropes. Soon after, more than 100,000 Khitan troops drove more than 10,000 civilians to a stop a few hundred steps ahead. The cries of the civilians kept coming one after another, making the officers and soldiers of the Yanyun Army at a loss.
Immediately, a Khitan general galloped out, went straight to Yanyun's army, reined in his horse, and shouted: "My general wants me to send a message to General Han Bing, get out of the way quickly, otherwise Just kill those people!" Han Bing frowned and said angrily: "You Khitan people call yourself warriors, but you actually do such despicable acts!" The general shouted anxiously: "Stop talking nonsense. Will you agree or not?"
The generals looked at Han Bing, waiting for her decision. Han Bing thought for a moment, raised his right hand and shouted: "All troops, get out of the way!" The soldiers were very reluctant, but tens of thousands of people were in the hands of the enemy but they had no choice but to get out of the way.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Ha in the distance was very happy. He excitedly said to King Longhu next to him: "Your strategy really worked. The Yanyun Army obediently moved out of the way!" Then he ordered the army to take the common people as their guide. The vanguard passed the blockade of Yanyun Army. So hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops hid behind more than ten thousand people and walked towards the opposite side. Seeing the murderous soldiers of the Yanyun Army with swords and guns, they couldn't help but panic; the people looked at the Yanyun Army and didn't know what they were feeling. , couldn’t stop crying.
The team entered the middle of Yanyun's army. The common people knew that their life and death were uncertain, so they were very reluctant to leave, so the speed slowed down. The Dragon and Tiger King who was in charge of driving away the people in front saw this situation and became anxious. He swung his riding crop and whipped an eleven or twelve-year-old girl hard, making the little girl cry loudly. It was very pitiful!
The officers and soldiers of the Yanyun Army were filled with righteous indignation but did not dare to act rashly. Whoosh! The sound of an arrow piercing the air suddenly came, and then a sharp arrow was seen piercing the neck of the Dragon and Tiger King. The Dragon and Tiger King's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it, and the Khitan soldiers were also surprised. !
Wanchun put down his bow and arrow and led 5,000 warriors to charge from the east. At the same time, Qiuxia led 5,000 warriors to charge from the west, instantly cutting off the connection between the Khitan army and the people. Then Han Bing pulled out his sword and led the army to launch an all-out attack on the Khitan army. For a moment, he saw Yanyun soldiers all over the mountains and fields. The killing sound was like thunder, making people's eardrums buzz! The Khitan army already had little fighting spirit, and now it was caught off guard. Seeing Yan Yun's cavalry coming like a tide, they couldn't help but be frightened. Before they even engaged in the battle, many soldiers had already turned around and fled for their lives.
Han Bing took the lead and charged into the middle of the Khitan army. He wielded his sword with all his strength and chopped down the enemy soldiers. The large army swept over the enemy troops like a tide, destroying them. The Khitan army was defeated and fled for their lives. The Yanyun army was chasing and killing them everywhere. The scene was like a pack of wolves hunting sheep. At this moment, Li Tian, Yang Yanzhao and others led the army to arrive and continued to close the encirclement. Finally, the remaining tens of thousands of people were surrounded on a small hill.
Yanyun's army suspended the attack and sent envoys to persuade them to surrender. Xiao Ha has gotten to this point and still wants to play tricks. He hopes Yan Yunjun will give him a few days to think about it. Han Bing rejected his request and only gave him a quarter of an hour to decide whether to surrender or be killed by Yan Yun's army. Xiao Hahun had no choice but to give up all illusions and led his soldiers to the foot of the mountain to beg Han Bing and Yang Yanzhao for surrender. Yan Yunjun couldn't help shouting, and the loud voice filled with blood echoed in the mountains! The Khitan army's face turned pale. The little girl who had been whipped a few times by the Dragon and Tiger King blinked her big eyes and looked at the majestic elder sister riding a horse and wearing armor in the distance. Her childish heart was filled with longing.
When Xiao Salihe received the military report that Xiao Hahun's entire army had been wiped out, he was frightened to death. He abandoned Jiangxian that night and fled towards Shaanxi. Yang Dezheng did not pursue him, but stopped on the spot. At the same time, he sent someone to report the situation on his side to Han Bing and Yang Yanzhao.
After Yang Yanzhao and Han Bing worked together to annihilate Xiao Hahun's army, they sent their army northward. Shanxi prefectures and counties all looked down on the wind. Soon after, the army arrived at Mengshan, which was only more than thirty miles away from Taiyuan. Immediately, I received news from King Yan that he had led an army to Shaxiong Ridge and was approaching Bingzhou from the east. It was only thirty miles away from Taiyuan.
At this time, in Bingzhou City, the Khitan army officers, Khitan nobles, and former Song Dynasty dignitaries who had defected to the Khitans were like ants on a hot pot, panicked and in panic all day long. "I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect it! The situation has deteriorated to such an extent so quickly!" Brother Ye Qianxiu said with a pale face and was at a loss for words.
Han Chang frowned and said: "Looking at the current situation, Taiyuan will definitely not be able to defend it! The 400,000 Yanyun army in the west is approaching, and the 100,000 elite troops commanded by King Yang Peng of Yan in the east have already arrived! An army of over 500,000 people! Yanyun has two troops. Our army is twice as large as ours, so this battle is impossible to fight!" All the generals agreed, and Dallan said: "For the current plan, we should give up Bingzhou and retreat to Yanmen Pass!" Guo Tong continued: "Yes, the morale of our army is low now. The strength of the troops is far inferior to that of the enemy. If we fight, we will die, so we might as well retreat to Xijing Road!" All the generals agreed, and Brother Ye Qianxiu was also very moved.
Xiao Qianbuli suddenly said: "If Taiyuan is abandoned, the whole of Shanxi will fall into Yanyun's hands. What will happen to Shaanxi? There is still our army over there!" None of the generals spoke. In fact, at this moment, where are we? He still cares about the life and death of the Shaanxi army, as long as he can escape from danger, but this is hard to say.
Brother Ye Qianxiu thought for a moment, "The way I see it, if all the land in Guanzhong is handed over to the Song Dynasty, Yan Yun cannot be given an advantage. As for Lou Shi and Xiao Sali, they can retreat to Xixia first, and then return to Xijing Road . Xixia has a harmonious relationship with us, so I wouldn’t refuse this request!”
Xiao Qianbuli frowned and said: "It seems that this is the only way things can be done now!" Brother Ye Qianxiu said to Han Chang: "General Han, send someone to deliver the order immediately!" Han Chang bowed and agreed.
Soon after, military information suddenly came. Yang Peng sent two female generals, Yang Jiumei and Yang Erya, to lead 20,000 war cavalry to Shiling Pass. At the same time, Yang Gui led 20,000 war cavalry to attack Xianzhou. Brother Yeganxiu was shocked when he got this military information. If Shiling Pass and Xianzhou were lost, he, Brother Yeganxiu, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in Bingzhou City would not be able to go back!
Brother Ye Ganxiu did not dare to delay any longer, and immediately ordered the army to burn the city and the food and grass supplies to retreat to Yanmen Pass. The Khitan army couldn't wait to leave Bingzhou and retreat north, and several flames rose in Taiyuan City.
Yang Peng, Yang Yanzhao, and Han Bing received reports that the Khitan army was fleeing north from the city. They immediately predicted that they would destroy the city, so they quickly mobilized their troops and rushed to Bingzhou. However, when they arrived outside Bingzhou City, they were surprised to find that Bingzhou City was safe and sound. All the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city were standing outside the city to greet them? How is this going?
It turned out that after the Khitan army fled, hundreds of people were left behind to set fire to the place. Not long after the fire started, Zhang Xiaochun, who was supposed to flee north with the Khitans, led a group of government officials and some Han officers and soldiers back. Together with the people led by Taiyuan Chief Shi Ducheng and his son, they arrested the Khitan soldiers who set fire to the city. and put out the fire. Immediately, Zhang Xiaochun led the entire city's soldiers and civilians out of the city to meet Yan Yun's army.
When the people of Bingzhou saw the arrival of Yanyun's army, they bowed down one after another. Zhang Xiaochun immediately presented the official seal of Bingzhou, and Bingzhou fell without a fight.
Yanyun's army occupied Bingzhou without bloodshed, leaving only a small number of troops to guard Bingzhou, while the large army of soldiers and horses rushed through Bingzhou non-stop to pursue Ye Qianxiuge's army. Along the way, I saw countless baggage materials thrown on both sides of the official road. Apparently, after the Khitan army learned that Yan Yun's army was catching up, they threw away all the heavy baggage materials in order to facilitate their escape.
Yang Gui was responsible for the attack on Xianzhou, non-stop all the way. When he arrived at the gate of Xianzhou City, he saw that the gate of Xianzhou City was wide open, the flags on the wall were tilted here and there, and no one was seen. Yang Gui secretly thought that it was not good, and quickly led the cavalry into the city. When he saw an old man on the street, he immediately clasped his fists and asked, "Excuse me, old man, has brother Ye Qianxiu been here?" The old man said, "He has been, he has just arrived. He passed, but he left immediately, including Master Zhizhou and his family! What happened?" The dim-sighted old man thought that the army in front of him was the Khitan army!
Yang Gui didn't bother to answer the old man's question, leaving only five hundred cavalry to guard the city, while he led the rest of the troops to quickly cross the city and pursue north. At nightfall, nearly 20,000 cavalrymen caught up with the rear of the Khitan army at Huangwei Mountain. Yang Gui took the lead and charged into the enemy army with his double hammers. Zuo Dang then smashed and killed the enemy soldiers, causing them to turn on their backs and scatter in all directions. The tens of thousands of rear troops were smashed to pieces by Yang Gui and others in one charge. Yang Gui ignored the pursuit of the defeated troops and continued to pursue brother Ye Qianxiu. Soon after, he met up with Yang Jiumei and Yang Erya who had passed through Shiguanzhai, so 40,000 warriors pursued them together.
However, Brother Ye Qianxiu was just a little bit away. Yang Gui, Yang Jiumei, and Yang Erya rushed over the mountains and ridges non-stop and rushed to Yanmen. However, they watched helplessly as Brother Ye Qianxiu and the exhausted Khitan soldiers fled in. Arrived at Yanmen Pass.
Yang Peng, who was leading the army to advance northward, received a battle report from the front line. He learned that Yang Gui and the others only had time to defeat the 30,000 Khitan army's rear troops. The main force of the Khitan army and Brother Ye Qianxiu all fled into Yanmen Pass, but the Khitan army All the army's baggage was thrown away, including a large number of weapons and armor. In other words, although there were more than 200,000 Khitan troops who fled into Yanmen Pass, a considerable part of them had lost their armor and weapons, and it was like running naked.
Although Yang Peng was a little regretful, he was still very happy. This round of battle was overall very smooth. Not only did he annihilate more than 400,000 Khitan troops, but he also recovered the entire territory of Shanxi. It was a great victory! However, after being happy, Yang Peng couldn't help but become worried. He was worried about the situation in Huainan. So the 40,000 cavalrymen of the First, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Legions were ordered to go south under the leadership of Yang Xin to support Huainan. At the same time, Duan Zhixian was ordered to lead the 90,000 infantry of the First and Sixth Legions to go south.
Yang Jiumei walked into the big tent from the outside and saw Yang Peng standing in front of the map with a frown on her face, so she walked gently to his side. Yang Peng smelled a familiar fragrance entering his nose, and couldn't help but smile, "Jiu Mei..." Yang Jiumei smiled sweetly, "How did brother know it was me?"
Yang Peng put his left arm around Yang Jiumei's waist and kissed her red lips. Yang Jiumei was startled and looked around quickly. She felt relieved when she saw that she and her eldest brother were the only ones in the big tent. Yang Peng chuckled and said: "We are already an old married couple, and we are still shy!"
Yang Jiumei rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, "It's not good for people to see you after all!" She glanced at the map and asked, "Brother, are you worried about the situation in Lianghuai?"
Yang Peng frowned and returned to the position of the Huaihe River on the map, "I say I don't care about the Huaihe River, but how can I really not care about it!" Yang Jiumei nodded with deep sympathy, "The Huaihe River has a large population and fertile land. If we lose it, it will be a big blow to us!" He smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry too much. With the weak combat power of the Song Army, even though there are many people, it is not something to be afraid of!" Yang Peng shook his head, " I'm afraid I'm not that optimistic! The quality of the Song Army is actually quite good. If there are one or two decent generals, Yang Jing and the others will be in a bad situation!" Yang Jiumei suddenly said: "That's why the eldest brother will explain to the monk. If the situation is not good, then Surrender to the Huaihe River. If the Huaihe River cannot be defended, give up the two Huaihe Rivers!" Yang Peng nodded, "That's the worst case scenario, I hope it's more than that!"
Turning around, he asked, "Where were you just now?" Yang Jiumei smiled and said, "I went to help Han Bing!" "Oh? What is she doing?" Yang Jiumei was about to speak when she saw a figure at the door. In a flash, Han Bing, who was dressed in military uniform and looked stunning, came in.
What happened after all? Let’s see the breakdown next time.
