Zanbu thought about it for a while and felt that Duosang's suggestion was very good. He would first retreat to the Slender waist to weaken his strength, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Even if he could no longer march in, he could still hold on to the prefectures and counties he had already occupied. As soon as he thought of this, he was about to give the order. At this moment, two officers who were dead and wounded suddenly ran in and knelt on the ground. Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene. Zanbutai said angrily: "If you don't stay at Tonghui Gate, what are you doing here?"
The officer on the left raised his head. At this time, everyone noticed that there was a terrible knife wound on his forehead, which was still bleeding. It was obviously an injury he had suffered not long ago. "General, we are here to report the news." , Tonghui Pass was captured by Yan Yun’s army not long ago, and all three thousand defenders were wiped out!”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but turn pale with shock. Zanbutai shouted: "Where did the Yanyun army come from to attack Tonghui Pass? Can they fly? Don't talk nonsense!"
The officer hurriedly said: "How dare you lie about the military situation! The enemy troops suddenly appeared, all wearing the uniforms of our Tibetan army. I let them enter the city without warning, and then they attacked me! The brothers resisted with all their strength, but , but..." There was a look of fear on the officer's face, as if he remembered something that frightened him very much. The officer on the right said: "The fighting power of those Yanyun troops is extremely terrifying. Often two or three of us can't deal with one of them. Soon after, we suffered heavy casualties and were defeated, and they occupied Tonghui Pass! After the two of us escaped, , so I came all the way to report the news, hoping that the general would be vigilant!"
Zanbu didn't say anything for a long time. The incident of passing through the Pass made him feel unbelievable and unbelievable. Duosang frowned, feeling a very bad feeling in his heart.
Zanbutai suddenly said: "We must retreat quickly! We must retreat quickly! Otherwise, all the prefectures and counties we have occupied will be taken away by Yanyun's army!" Looking at Duosang, "Immediately order the three armies to retreat to Lanzhou!" "Yes!" Duosang responded and prepared to go down to deliver the order.
However, at this moment, a herald rushed in anxiously, knelt down with a plop and almost fell to the ground, "Report, report to the general, Gaolan Mountain, Gaolan Mountain has been lost!"
If the fall of Tonghuiguan made everyone very surprised and unconfident, then the fall of Gaolan Mountain made everyone feel cold. To come to Xizhou from the western states, you must pass through Gaolan Mountain or Tonghui Pass. The rest of the place is surrounded by high mountains, wilderness and deep chasms. It is difficult for the army to move. Moreover, it is easy to get lost in the deep mountains and old forests and cannot obtain supplies. Therefore, if the army enters In the unfamiliar deep mountains and old forests, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out. Do you still remember what happened when we returned to China from Savage Mountain? It was already the industrial age, and the result of the army entering the deep mountains and old forests was still so miserable, not to mention the ancient times when this vast land and sparsely populated technology were still in the period of ignorance. Therefore, the two passes were sealed, which meant that their retreat was completely cut off. The current situation was like a turtle in a urn.
Duosang looked pale and said: "What a ruthless strategy! King Yan not only wants to defeat us, but also annihilate us! He first blocked our retreat, leaving us with no way to retreat, and then came to destroy us! Now this In this situation, either we completely defeat the Yanyun Army, or we are completely annihilated by them!"
A general said anxiously: "We can take advantage of the fact that Yanyun's large army has not arrived yet and quickly turn around and attack Gaolan Mountain or Tonghui Pass. As long as we break through one place, we can escape!" Several generals agreed one after another. .
Duosang shook his head, "This won't work. The enemy's main force is only more than thirty miles away from us. We don't have time to break through the two levels! If we turn around to seize the level, we're afraid that the enemy will come from behind and kill us. The consequences will be disastrous!" A general said angrily: "This won't work, that won't work either, why don't we sit back and wait for death?"
Duosang looked at Zanbutai, "General, for now we can only stay on the spot, and then send people back to ask Your Majesty to send reinforcements as soon as possible! If the reinforcements are fast enough, we can not only resolve the current crisis, but maybe also You can turn defeat into victory!" Zanbutai nodded, "That's what I meant!" Then he said to Duosang: "Immediately select a hundred cavalry who are good at finding their way in the wilderness and will not lose their way, and let them quickly Return home quickly and ask for help!" Duosang responded and ran down.
All the soldiers and civilians in Xizhou City made up their minds to live and die with the city. Everyone leaned on each other and sat on the city wall. No one spoke, quietly waiting for the enemy to come up. Loud noises kept coming from the doorway, which was the signal of Yan Yun's army and the enemy. People are using stones and house beams and door panels to block door openings. On the city wall, someone suddenly hummed a song. It turned out to be the song "Looking North from the Country" by Yang Peng. The tragic melody rippled and immediately resonated with everyone. Those who could sing and those who couldn't sang all hummed along. Sing.
When the Tibetan scouts came to the city, they heard heroic and tragic singing from above and below the city wall. They were shocked and hurriedly turned their horses and fled.
A sentry standing on the east wall suddenly saw the smoke and dust in the sky to the east and was startled. He quickly patted his companion next to him and pointed in the distance. The companion looked in the direction of his finger, and his expression moved involuntarily. He quickly ran to the gong nearby, picked up the mallet and struck it hard, "dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang". The loud noise immediately spread far away. When the soldiers and civilians heard the siren, they immediately stopped singing and stood up to prepare for battle. At the same time, Xuanzan led a thousand Yanyun infantry troops and ran up the east wall.
Looking far into the distance, I saw a large army approaching. Tianyou frowned, turned around and shouted: "Get ready!" The soldiers and civilians moved the kerosene, gunpowder, and rolling stones to the top of the wall. The archers took out the wolf fang arrows from the quivers on their backs, and the crossbowmen Pull up the bowstring and load the crossbow. Everyone stared at the monstrous smoke and dust in the distance. No matter the soldiers or the people, they were not afraid. They were calm in their hearts. They just waited for the enemy to come up and kill them, then throw away their lives and go to the underworld to meet General Chen Jin. Yes, we all die together, no longer alone.
After a while, the army came closer. All the soldiers and civilians saw that the flag fluttering in the wind was actually embroidered with a pattern of a flying tiger with two wings! Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then unspeakable joy surged into their hearts. They couldn't help shouting, and some even cried with joy. It was reinforcements. The reinforcements were finally here!
A total of 200,000 troops from the direct army and the first army entered the city. The soldiers and civilians crowded on both sides of the street and cheered loudly.
Tianyou led several generals to rush to Yang Peng's horse and said, "General, pay homage to King Yan!" The scarred officers and soldiers of the Ninth Legion and the people all over the city knelt down and said, "Pay homage to King Yan!" Like Hong Lei, it contains an indescribable determination.
Yang Peng and the cavalry officers of the First Legion and the directly affiliated legion got off their horses one after another. Yang Peng stepped forward to help Tianyou and patted the back of his hand, "Thank you for your hard work!" Tianyou shed tears of excitement; at this time, the soldiers of the First Army and the directly affiliated Army looked at the soldiers of the Ninth Army. There was a look of admiration in his eyes. The Ninth Army, ranked last among the Yanyun Army, has always been looked down upon by other armies. This time they relied on their own strength to face nearly 300,000 Tibetan troops in a bloody battle for so many days, causing the Tubo Army to suffer heavy losses and unable to make any progress. The strong fighting power and will to fight have won the sincere admiration of other major legions. From now on, no one will look down on the Ninth Legion. This is the iron-blooded honor they exchanged for their own blood and will.
Yang Peng didn't see Chen Jie and asked, "Where is Chen Jie?" Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, all the soldiers and civilians present started crying, and a bad premonition arose in Yang Peng's heart. Tianyou cried: "General Chen was killed in battle!..." Yang Peng was stunned. …
Yang Peng sat alone in Shi Jin's mourning hall. Yang Peng was lying on the plank bed in front, wearing a military uniform. Although the soldiers wiped his armor carefully, the armor was still red, as if the blood had been soaked The texture of the armor can no longer be washed away.
Yang Peng felt as if he had gone back in time. The fat man, the nigger, the scenes when his brothers were killed in battle and the memorial service flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern. Chen Jie seemed to have become one of them. Withdrawing his thoughts, his eyes fell on Yang Peng and murmured: "Brother, have a good trip!"
At this time, footsteps came from the door, and Yang Erya, dressed in military uniform, came in. Looking at Chen Jie lying on the bed, he couldn't help sobbing. Yang Peng said angrily: "You're crying! You are a general, don't cry all the time!" Yang Erya wiped his tears and sobbed: "You still say that you are not the same!"
Yang Peng said: "I have confused the sand!" Yang Erya bowed to Chen Jie three times and walked to Yang Peng, "Brother, the scouts reported that the Tibetan army did not retreat, but reinforced in place. Defense line!" Yang Peng frowned, "These grandsons are smarter than I thought! Stand firm and wait for reinforcements, huh, I want to see how long you can hold on!" He turned to Yang Erya and said, "Send someone to pass on the order. Tonghuiguan and Gaolan Mountain, pay attention to Tibetan reinforcements, if the position is lost, military law will be dealt with!" Yang Erya responded and ran down.
Yang Peng stood up, looked at Chen Jie again, turned around and left the mourning hall. He called the others and gave some instructions, then led a group of secret guards out of the city gate and flew towards the Tubo camp.
More than a hundred people came to the outside of the Tubo camp. Yang Peng shouted: "I am Yang Peng, King of Yan. Ask your bastard Zan Bu to come out and see me!" When the soldiers of the camp heard the name of King Qin, they were startled. Someone immediately rushed to the big tent to report Zan Bu Tai. After a while, Zanbutai came to the camp gate surrounded by people, but he did not dare to go out. He was worried that there would be an ambush. Looking towards Yang Peng through the gate, he was very surprised to see that the legendary and powerful King Yan was actually a young man who was less than twenty years old.
Yang Peng looked at Zanbutai and asked, "Are you Zanbutai?" Zanbutai said: "That's right! Our Tibetan warriors would rather die than surrender, so you don't have to waste your breath!" Yang Peng laughed loudly, "You kid, you think too much! I’m here to tell you that since you dare to come, you will never want to go back! I will launch an attack on you today. If you can resist it before sunset, I will spare your life, otherwise I will use you Come with my dog head to pay tribute to my brother!" The decisive words were full of murderous intent, and the soldiers of the Tubo Army were frightened. If they heard this before the official confrontation with the Yanyun Army, everyone would definitely yell and curse in anger, but at this moment No one was speechless.
Yang Peng turned the horse's head with the reins and led more than a hundred secret guards away.
Zanbutai looked at Yang Peng's retreating back, frowned, and turned back to the tent. A group of people entered the big tent. Zanbutai turned around and looked at the generals solemnly. The generals also looked at him solemnly. Zanbutai said: "The King of Yan has come to give us an ultimatum!"
A general said: "I think he is just making false threats!" Several generals echoed his words. Duosang frowned and said, "I don't think it's a false threat. Has King Yan ever threatened others with false promises?" He glanced at the generals and said, "In the past few days, we have only faced the ninth legion of Yanyun. How do you feel?" Everyone? Jiang couldn't help but shudder as he recalled the fierce battles of the past few days. These Tibetan generals were not cowards. On the contrary, they were fierce men who killed without blinking an eye. However, they could not help but tremble in their hearts after the bloody battles in the past few days. The bravery of the Yanyun Army deeply shocked them. That was only the Ninth Army Corps, the army with the lowest combat effectiveness in the Yanyun Army, and the 200,000-strong army that came now was indeed the most powerful direct army and the First Army in the Yanyun Army. That was the Yanyun Army. Yun Jingrui, an army that has experienced countless fierce battles and has countless legends. Those legends, in the past, the Tibetan generals only regarded them as stories, but now they feel shuddering when they think about them.
Duosang said: "Since King Yan has come personally to declare a war, tomorrow's attack will be extremely violent. It will be an extremely cruel and dangerous battle! If we want to survive, we must defeat the powerful enemy tomorrow. As long as we If we resist their attack, the subsequent battle will be much easier!"
Everyone nodded. Zanbutai frowned and said, "I hope your Majesty's reinforcements will arrive in time!" The generals couldn't help but have such thoughts. Yang Peng led more than a hundred secret guards to the city wall. At this moment, Yang Erya led 10,000 warriors and ran out of the city gate. When both sides saw each other, they immediately stopped. "Brother!" Yang Erya shouted with joy on his face. Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Where are you going with so many cavalry?" Yang Erya said: "I heard that my eldest brother went to the Tubo military camp, so I brought troops and horses to meet him." Yang Peng laughed and said, "The Tubo people But I don't have the guts to do anything!" As he said that, he rode up to Yang Erya, and the two of them rode into the city, followed by Yinsha and the cavalry.
Yang Erya said: "The soldiers all heard about General Chen's deeds and were very angry. They wanted to go and fight the Tubo people immediately!" Yang Peng said calmly: "I will settle this account with the Tubo people! "Looking at Yang Erya, he smiled and said: "But there is no need to rush this moment." Yang Erya nodded.
Yang Peng and Yang Erya entered the city. Yang Erya turned to the 10,000 cavalrymen behind him and said, "You can go back to the camp on your own." All the cavalrymen agreed in unison, turned to the left, and returned to the camp. Yang Peng and Yang Erya Ya then walked to the camp, followed by the secret guards. The soldiers he met along the way stopped and bowed to salute, while the common people he met knelt down and worshiped by the road. Yang Peng seemed to become a god among these people. I remember some scholars in the West said that the Chinese are a nation that worships heroes, and heroes are often deified. Now it seems really good.
Yang Peng and Yang Erya returned to the camp hall, and Yang Peng ordered Wang Kai to summon all the generals to come. A moment later, Shi Liancheng, Ma Kuang, Yang Jing, Huyan Chijin, Meng Hu, Xuanzan, Tianyou and others quickly entered the hall and worshiped together: "I have met King Yan!" Then Yang Jing said hurriedly: "Brother, Are you going to kill those Tibetan dog thieves? I, Yang Jing, want to be the vanguard! His grandma, brother Chen died in the hands of those dog thieves, I, Yang Jing, must avenge them!" Shi Liancheng said loudly: "That's right, Chen Jiejin. The brothers' blood feud must be avenged, so let's use the heads of hundreds of thousands of them to commemorate brother Chen Jie!" Other generals agreed one after another.
Yang Peng waited for them to calm down and said: "The Tubo army has more than 200,000 people. It is not easy to destroy them! Although it has become a trap now, the trapped animals are struggling to death. We only have to destroy them. I’m afraid I’ll have to pay a big price!…”
When Yang Jing heard this, it seemed that he wanted to let the Tubo people go. He immediately became anxious, "Brother, you don't want to let them go, do you? I, Yang Jing, won't agree! Brother, if you don't want to avenge Dalang, I will Yang Jing goes alone, Chen Jie must not die in vain!" The other generals did not agree with him. He was the only one in the world who dared to speak to Chen Xiao like this, Li Kui.
Yang Peng said angrily: "Shut up! I want revenge more than you!"
Yang Jing glared and said, "Don't be so careless with me. I think you are reluctant to fight the Tubo people!" Seeing that the generals were getting more and more stiff, they couldn't help but worry. Mu Chun, who was standing under Yang Jing, secretly stretched out his hand. Pulled Yang Jing's sleeve. Yang Jing threw him away, glared and shouted: "Why are you pulling me?" Meng Hu was very embarrassed.
Yang Peng shouted: "Yang Jing, don't mess around!" Yang Jing shouted angrily: "If you don't avenge Dalang, I, Yang Jing, won't listen to you!" "Who said I won't avenge Chen Jie?" Yang Jing glared and said, "Don't you accept what you just said?"
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Did I say 'I won't avenge Dalang'?" Yang Jing said, "You didn't say that, but you are afraid that the loss will be too great, so aren't you unwilling to take revenge?" Yang Peng laughed and scolded: "You are a cow, you are as impulsive as a cow! I only said half a sentence and you jumped up. At least you should wait for me to finish what I said!" Yang Jing thought for a while and looked towards Yang Peng, "Then keep talking! Anyway, if you don't avenge Dalang, I won't agree and I won't recognize you as my big brother!"
Yang Peng ignored Yang Jing and repeated what he had just said to Zanbutai outside the Tubo camp. As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Jing shouted excitedly: "Brother is indeed the eldest brother! You are so courageous! I, Yang Jing, am so impressed!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Yang Erya teased: "Brother Yang Jing, you Aren't you going to scold me?" Yang Jing laughed sheepishly, "I, Yang Jing, said the wrong thing." He raised his hand and slapped himself. This was not just for show, it was a very serious blow. There was a crackling sound, and everyone was surprised to see one cheek swollen. Then he raised his other hand, ready to slap the other cheek. Yang Peng said urgently: "Okay, okay, don't take it out on your own face. You are already stupid. Wouldn't it be wrong if you do this a few more times?" Even more stupid!"
Yang Jing laughed and said: "Big Brother told me not to fight, and I listened to Big Brother and stopped fighting!" Everyone laughed, and Yang Erya said with a smile: "Actually, Brother Yang Jing is very smart!" Everyone burst into laughter again. , but Yang Jing didn't seem to understand Yang Erya's words, and picked his big head in confusion.
Yang Peng said to the generals: "Go down and prepare. Follow me to attack at midnight today." The generals were stunned, and Yang Jing asked in confusion: "Aren't you going to kill them tomorrow? Why did you change the time?" This is what everyone said. question. Yang Peng smiled and said: "Do you also believe what I said to the Tibetan people?"
It took the generals a while to realize that this was a trap set by King Yan to the Tubo people! Yang Erya was a little worried and said: "That Zanbutai is a famous Tubo general, I'm afraid he will be on guard." Yang Peng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I don't necessarily want to defeat them tonight."
In the middle of the night, there was no light in the night sky, and the world was pitch black. Only the lights in Xizhou City corresponded to the lights of the Tubo people outside the city. The surroundings were all dark, as if they were endless. A knight ran into the city gate and saw Yan King Yang Peng standing not far ahead. Behind him stood tens of thousands of men and horses, but there were no torches, and he could only see a lot of shadows. The knight quickly reined in his horse, turned over, and knelt down to report: "To King Yan, we have eliminated the enemy's scouts, and not a single one has escaped!"
Yang Peng nodded, "Thank you for your hard work!" Then he waved his hand behind him and led the army quietly out of the city gate. The men held their titles and the horses picked up their bells without making any sound. At the same time, the north and south city gates were also opened, and an army each came out of the city gate.
Two hundred thousand Yanyun troops were divided into three groups, left, center and right, approaching the enemy camp. Among them, the middle army led by Yang Peng was at the forefront, while the left and right wings led by Shi Liancheng and Yang Erya were separated from the middle army by a certain distance. It is to guard against possible ambush by the enemy. Once the center army is launched and an enemy ambush appears, the left and right wings can implement counter-encirclement.
Yang Peng led 80,000 soldiers and horses in the middle to approach the Tibetan army camp and stopped. Yang Peng carefully observed the enemy camp in front and saw that there were lights dotted in the camp. There were many more sentries and patrols than normal. Apart from that, there was nothing special about the whole building. The military camp was quiet, as if all the Tibetan people had fallen asleep.
Seeing this scene, Huyan Chijin whispered: "There are several times more sentries and patrols than normal. It seems that they are already on guard!" Yang Jing on the side lowered his voice and shouted: "If you are afraid, just Go back!" Huyan Chijin became angry, "When did I say that I was afraid? I was just talking about the matter! Could it be that what I said was not the truth?" Yang Jing snorted: "If you are not afraid, you are talking nonsense! Brother again It's not invisible!" Yang Peng shouted in a low voice: "Shut up!" The two became quiet.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
