Yang Peng bent down and kissed her cheek, smiled, stood up and left. Arriving at the stairs, Xiaofang pointed outside the embroidery building. Yang Peng went downstairs and walked out of the embroidery building. Under the moonlight, I saw a tall and graceful figure standing by the pavilion not far away, facing away. Yang Peng stepped forward and called out: "Han Bing." Han Bing quickly turned around, looked at Yang Peng, then looked at the embroidery building upstairs, and asked jealously: "Miss Yonghui is so accurate." get down?"
Yang Peng held Han Bing's delicate hand and looked at her tenderly. The jealousy in Han Bing's heart melted away like ice and snow in the sun, and she rolled her eyes at Yang Peng. Yang Peng couldn't help but be moved, and wanted to kiss her red lips. Han Bing was taken aback, pushed Yang Peng, and said angrily: "This is in someone else's yard!" Yang Peng laughed.
Han Bing remembered the business, "I almost forgot the business!" He glared at Yang Peng angrily, and then handed a letter in his hand to Yang Peng, "This is the urgent information I just received from the capital of Liao Kingdom! "Yang Peng took the letter, opened it, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it again. His face immediately showed a look of joy, "Okay! Great! God is helping me!" Then he said to the curious man Han Bing said: "The letter said that a full-scale conflict broke out between the Empress Dowager of the Liao Kingdom and Brother Ye Qianxiu, the Generalissimo. The troops of both sides clashed outside the capital, and the Empress Dowager was at a disadvantage!"
Han Bing was also very happy, "This civil strife is going on. I don't know when it will subside. It is a great opportunity for us to capture Xijing Road!" Yang Peng nodded, "Immediately pass the order, the army will move towards Yanmen Pass, and let Du Cheng be in charge of the food and grass." Transshipment work." Du Cheng, Du Nan's father, was the deputy Xuanwei envoy to Shanxi appointed by Yang Peng. Han Bing responded and ran down.
Yang Peng walked into the pavilion, faced the small pond in front of him, and thought about it. He felt that it was best to bring Ye Qi Hanyu with him for this battle. Many military and political officials in Xijing Road were officials or generals of Liao, and Meier was a prestige of the former Liao. The outstanding eldest princess, with her as her companion, might be able to defeat others without fighting in many cases. …
Yang Peng's order was passed on, and the 200,000 soldiers of the direct army and the Xuanjia Army who had been resting for several months became excited. One day later, the army set off to advance north. Yang Peng personally commanded the army, Han Bing and Yelu Hanyu also It was Xiao Meier who accompanied him as his left and right lieutenants.
As the saying goes, the army marched northward at the same time, and arrived at Bingzhou Prefecture more than ten days later. Without making too many stops, it continued its march northward. At the same time, Du Cheng organized migrant workers to transport grain, grass and baggage to accompany the army. Two giant dragons It winds north among the high mountains of Shanxi.
Two days later, the army arrived at the foothills of Wutai Mountain, dozens of miles south of Yanmen Pass. Cao Jun, the general manager of the Yanmen Marching Army, sent a message saying that everything on the Xijing Road was normal and that no Liao army was coming to help. Yang Peng was secretly happy and ordered the army to rush to Yanmen Pass without stopping.
When night fell that day, the army entered Yanmen Pass. After a simple dinner, Yang Peng immediately summoned the generals to discuss the strategy of marching. Yang Peng stood in front of the huge sand table and pointed at Datong Mansion, "More than half of the enemy's main force is concentrated in Datong Mansion. What I mean is to concentrate all our efforts to seize Datong Mansion in one go and annihilate the Khitan army in Datong Mansion. In this way, The rest of the Khitan army will surely be defeated and vulnerable! At the same time, officials and generals carrying Mei'er's handwritten letters to various places to induce Liao to surrender, even if they fail to induce surrender, can still shake their military morale!" Turning around to look in the direction! Generals, let’s see what they think.
Yelu Hanyu said: "Datong Mansion has a lot of food, grass and luggage. If we can successfully capture Datong Mansion, it will be very beneficial to our follow-up actions!" Cao Jun nodded. Han Bing said: "But seizing Datong Mansion is not a simple matter. We need to be prepared for enemy reinforcements!" Then he pointed to Fengsheng Prefecture, Khan Prefecture, and Ru Prefecture, three state capitals close to Juyong Pass, "Khitan people A hundred thousand troops have been deployed in these places. Once there are police in Datong Prefecture, they will definitely rush to the west for reinforcements! I think there is no need to be too anxious to capture Datong Prefecture. We can first annihilate the 100,000 reinforcements from these three states with the strategy of siege and reinforcements, and then If we concentrate all our efforts on attacking Datong Mansion, then the news that the enemy's reinforcements have been wiped out will surely frighten the enemy, and it will be much easier to capture Datong!"
Everyone nodded, Yang Peng's eyes showed approval, and Han Bingfang felt happy. Cao Jun said: "The general manager's plan is really wonderful!" He pointed at Juyongguan, "If everything goes well, you might as well order the defenders of Juyongguan to go out and sweep the three prefectures of Fengsheng, Khan and Ruzhou. Completely cut off the connection between Datong Prefecture and Liao Kingdom’s Zhongjing Road!”
Yang Peng nodded, "That's okay." His eyes returned to Datong Mansion, and then moved to Baishan Mountain in the east of Datong Mansion. The area on Baishan Mountain is undoubtedly the best place to set up an ambush, but such a good ambush place, Khitan The military must also have thought that setting up an ambush here would be difficult to achieve miraculous effects. If a stalemate formed, the battle would be in vain. His eyes continued to move eastward, arriving at Hongzhou, a hundred and twenty miles away from Baishan Mountain. The terrain here is flat, with only some hills and sparse forests. It is by no means a good place to set up an ambush. However, the enemy certainly did not expect there to be an ambush here, and this is the only way for enemy reinforcements to come west, so they will definitely pass by here. , why not set the ambush location here.
As soon as Yang Peng thought about this, he told his plan. Han Bing, Yelu Hanyu and Cao Jun were all famous generals in a hundred battles. They knew the elegant meaning of Xiange when they heard it. When they heard his words, they understood his plan and they all showed great admiration. color. Seeing that all three people agreed, Yang Peng said: "I will personally take charge of this ambush. Once the ambush is successful, the army will attack Datong Prefecture with all its strength. At the same time, the Juyongguan garrison will attack and sweep across the three states. Once our army captures Datong Prefecture, we will attack There are two front lines, heading west to the Heqing Army. This line is led by Han Bing. In addition to mopping up the remnants of the enemy and seizing the land, your task is also to guard against possible interference from the Xixia people. Depending on the situation, you can take any action you deem necessary. Actions and measures!" Han Bing promised with clasped fists.
Yang Peng continued: "The other route is led by General Cao Jun, and goes straight to the northeast until it stops at Black Mountain, and then waits for my order." If everything goes well, Yanmen Pass will become a pass in the hinterland and there will be no need to defend it. Therefore, Cao Jun's troops who were originally guarding Yanmen Pass can be transferred to participate in the attack.
Cao Jun looked at the terrain on the sand table and nodded. Yang Peng glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?" Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. Yang Peng said: "Okay, then it's settled! Without further ado, the army will leave the customs early tomorrow morning!" All the generals agreed in unison.
After the meeting, all the generals were busy, and Yang Peng was walking alone on the city wall of Yanmen Pass. He stopped and looked to the north, only to see a vast expanse of silence. Turning his head to the south, he saw torches lighting up the night sky into day. The soldiers were preparing for the battle out of the Pass tomorrow; except for General Yanyun, , and there are tens of thousands of migrant workers sandwiched in the middle, who are continuously transporting grain and grass supplies.
Although Yang Peng, who has experienced countless storms and waves, is about to face a war, he is very calm in his heart. Early the next morning, the army gathered and marched out of Yanmen Pass. Zhan Jin led the Xuanjia Army and 20,000 light cavalry as the vanguard, and rushed forward, followed by the main force.
For the Khitan people, the Yanyun Army's attack came so suddenly that they could hardly react. In just two days, Huairen, Yingzhou, and Heyin to the north of Yanmen Pass and south of Datong Prefecture fell. . It was not until this moment that Ye Qian Longqing, who was left behind at Xijing Road, received the emergency report. In shock, he summoned all the civil and military officials to discuss the matter. When all the civil and military officials heard that Yan Yun's army was attacking in large numbers, they were all shocked, looked frightened, and were speechless for a long time.
General Xiao Telie of the Liao Dynasty said: "Yan Yun is attacking in a big way. We can't resist it. The plan for now is to ask the imperial court for help immediately!" Ye Qian Longqing said angrily: "How can the imperial court care about us now!" Xiao Terry said nothing more. Yelu Yujian looked at the panic and fear of everyone in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude, and said: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to deal with..."
Ye Qianlongqing thought he had a clever plan, and he felt happy and asked quickly: "Do you have an idea?"
Yelu Yu saw it and said, "There is no strategy for defeating Yan Yun's army, but I can give you a suggestion." Ye Qian Longqing quickly said, "Speak quickly!" At this time, everyone else's eyes also fell on Ye Lu. Yu Jian's face looked like he wanted to see if he had any good ideas. Yeluyu glanced at Yeqian Longqing and said seriously: "In fact, regarding this matter, if you think you can deal with Yanyun, then you will defend the city to the death, otherwise you will lead your army to abandon the defense early! Then the king of Nanyuan , the generalissimo are all such great figures, but they were defeated by Yan Yun’s troops, so you don’t have to feel any embarrassment!”
Ye Qian Longqing looked at Yelu Yujian blankly and felt angry. He did not expect that Yelu Yujian would actually come up with such a plan. But after thinking about it, I felt that although these remarks sounded uncomfortable, they were also the truth. I heard that Yang Peng personally commanded a large army to attack, and the soldiers under his command were all the bravest elites of the direct army! He had no confidence at all against such an enemy!
At this moment, a scout officer ran in panting and reported urgently: "No, sir, the enemy's forward has arrived at the city!" Everyone was shocked, and Ye Qianlongqing couldn't help shouting: "Why? So fast?!" The scout shook his head and said he didn't know.
Ye Qianlongqing hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly ran outside, followed by the generals and staff. A large group of people hurriedly came to the city wall and looked outside the city. Sure enough, they saw tens of thousands of Yanyun warriors arrayed outside the city. Their momentum was like a rainbow and murderous. It made people shudder. Many people couldn't help but feel excited. The thought of running away came.
Zhan Jinguo came to the city alone and shouted: "Khitan dogs in the city, listen, I am Yanyun General Zhan Jinguo. Who dares to come out and die!"
Everyone in the city was frightened. Ye Qianlongqing couldn't help but feel angry when he saw that he was so contemptuous of himself. He turned to look at the people around him, hoping that someone would dare to go out of the city to fight. However, everyone ran away when they met his eyes. There was silence on the city wall. There is no bloody impulse at all, just an atmosphere where everyone is in danger. Seeing this scene, Ye Qianlongqing couldn't help but feel discouraged and angry. Xiao Telie said: "Zhan Jinguo is one of the strongest generals in Yanyun. Since his debut, he has been invincible and has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. Countless famous warriors of our army have died in his hands! The final general thinks that for him, it is still You should avoid the sharp edge temporarily!" The other generals nodded in agreement.
Ye Qianlongqing felt very depressed when he saw that all the generals were frightened. However, after thinking about it calmly, he felt that what Xiao Telie said was very reasonable. The Xuanjia Army led by Zhan Jin Kingdom came and went like the wind. Every battle inflicts huge blows and losses on one's own side. Countless of his own soldiers will die in his hands. I'm afraid it's really not worth the gain to go into battle rashly! As soon as he thought about this, he gave up the idea of going to fight.
Zhan Jinguo shouted for a while under the city, but when he saw no response from the other party, he started yelling. Ye Qian Longqing heard it on the city wall and was very angry but still had no intention of fighting.
Zhan Jinguo scolded him over and over for several times. Seeing that the other party had made up his mind to be a coward but would not come out, he couldn't help but mocked: "It turns out that the Khitan people can only be a coward. Why are they fighting like this? They still have their lives." Come home and hug your wife soon!" These words greatly stimulated the Khitan army in the city, and a Khitan army general led thousands of warriors and rushed out of the city gate. Ye Qian Longqing and others were shocked when they saw this scene on the city. Xiao Telie said: "It's Modu!" Modu, a powerful general under Ye Qianlongqing, a Mongolian, had made many military exploits.
Seeing thousands of Khitan army cavalry rushing out, the Zhanjin Kingdom showed joy on their faces. They immediately turned their horses and ran back to the army.
Mo Du led thousands of Khitan army cavalry howling and rushed towards the Yanyun army battle formation. They saw smoke and dust filling the sky, and the momentum was like a tide. The war drums on the city gate tower rang loudly, adding to the momentum of the Khitan army. At the same time, Xiao Telie was ordered to lead 20,000 war cavalry and rush out of the city gate to prepare to cooperate with Modu to attack Yan Yun's army.
The army of the Kingdom of Zhan Jin stood on horseback, staring at the approaching enemy troops. The 22,000 Yanyun war cavalry stood motionless at Yuan Tingyue. Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred steps. When the Khitan army approached the distance of 150 steps, the 22,000 Yanyun warriors fired together. There was only a loud buzzing sound, and the specially made The cavalry steel crossbow suddenly set off a storm of arrows! The Khitan army had never encountered such tactics by the Yanyun army. They were caught off guard and saw their men flip over. Modu died on the spot under a hail of arrows, and his horsemen also suffered heavy casualties and were in chaos. At that time, the Khitan army's cavalry bows and arrows had a range of only a hundred steps, and there was no time to launch an attack on Yanyun's army.
Zhan Jinguo waved his spear forward and said: "Kill!" He rode out first, and 22,000 Yanyun war cavalry, with Xuan Jia war cavalry as the vanguard, set off huge waves! The Khitan Army cavalry, who had been stunned by the storm of Yan Yun's arrows, suddenly saw Yan Yun's cavalry sweeping in like a huge wave. They were shocked, but they still braved it and faced it.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided. Yan Yun's war cavalry rushed forward, killing the Khitan soldiers with their spears and knives. The people watching the battle on the city wall saw that all the thousands of Mo Du's war cavalry were wiped out before they could react.
Seeing that the army in front of him collapsed in an instant, Xiao Telie was frightened and wanted to retreat into the city. However, he saw Yan Yun's cavalry coming with a fierce momentum. He knew that if he turned around and entered the city at this time, it would be too late. They rushed up to the city and entered the city, with disastrous consequences. There was no choice but to bite the bullet and lead 20,000 horsemen under his command to meet them.
Yan Yun's war cavalry fired a wave of arrows with a steel crossbow, causing the enemy soldiers to flip over. He then put down the steel crossbow and picked up the shield hanging on the side of the saddle to protect his body. At this moment, the Khitan army's war cavalry galloped while using cavalry. The bow shot at Yan Yun's army, and the arrows streaked across the sky and fell into the wave of Yan Yun's war cavalry, causing many ripples. With a loud crackling sound, most of the raindrop-like arrows hit the Yan Yun war cavalry's arms. On top of the shield.
The warriors charging each other only had a chance to shoot an arrow. The Khitan warriors put down their bows and arrows, picked up their long swords, and rushed towards the Yanyun army with shouts. Some of the Yanyun warriors held shields in their left hands and drew out their swords in their right hands. Some put down their shields and picked up their spears. As the vanguard, all the Xuanjia soldiers straightened up their horses and charged at full speed, as if a forest of guns were coming overwhelmingly! The scene was so shocking that the scalps of Ye Qian Longqing and others on the city wall went numb!
In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided violently, and the spear forest composed of long and large horses rushed forward. I saw the Khitan army's war cavalry were stabbed off their horses one after another, and they were turned on their backs. The light cavalry following the Xuanjia army waved their long sabers. Shooting to kill the enemy troops who slipped through the net was a tactic that the Yanyun Army had never used before. Now, once it was used, the Khitan soldiers were so overwhelmed that they were almost defenseless. The Khitan soldiers were not cowards, and they howled with red eyes. Shouting to charge to the death, they showed no fear in the face of the overwhelming cavalry and spears. They all went crazy. However, their brave charge did not bring victory. The heroic Khitan soldiers fell under the sharp horses. , was chopped to the ground by a long knife, and the entire formation gradually became chaotic.
Yan Yun's army rushed the Khitan army's cavalry to pieces in one go. At this moment, the brave Khitan army soldiers were finally afraid. Xiao Telie led his men first and ran back to the city, while the other soldiers fled in all directions; Zhan Jin Kingdom I wanted to take the opportunity to break through the city gate, but the city gate was closed at the critical moment. What a danger!
Xiao Telie ran back to the city gate tower, panting in shock, and said to Ye Qianlongqing: "Sir, the Yanyun Army is so powerful!!..." He wanted to say something more, but couldn't. The words came. At this moment, Ye Qian Longqing and others on the city gate tower were all pale. The scene just now made them extremely frightened. It was not that they had never met Yan Yunjun before, but today's Yanyun Army seemed to be even more formidable than before. Both sides The number of war cavalry was quite large, but they fell apart in a blink of an eye. This is really unbelievable!
After the Yanyun army outside the city completely defeated the Khitan army's cavalry, they did not pursue the defeated troops. The Khitan army were also light cavalry. Only an idiot would do such a thing. The Zhanjin Kingdom gathered their army and the horses left on the battlefield by the Khitan Army, and then bypassed the northeast of Datong Mansion.
Everyone in the city couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when they saw this scene. Accompanied by everyone, Ye Qianlongqing inspected the city defense situation on all sides, and then returned to the city headquarters. At this time, one after another the previously defeated Khitan army cavalry returned to the city. Everyone in the hall was silent, everyone was worried and fearful.
Ye Qian Longqing hesitated, not knowing whether to defend Datong Mansion or to take advantage of the opportunity before Yan Yun's main force to abandon Datong Mansion and retreat to a safe place. Ye Qianlongqing and others had no confidence in defending Datong Mansion, and the battle just now destroyed their fighting spirit. It would be difficult to hold on to Datong Mansion; but giving up Datong Mansion was not that simple. It is difficult for Ye Qian Longqing to make this decision. Firstly, he considers the domestic view of him. Secondly, and most importantly, he, Ye Qianlongqing, has been staying in Xijing Road for so long. This Xijing Road can be said to be He has managed it into his own kingdom, how could he be willing to give it up like that?
Ye Qianlongqing really didn't know what to do. He glanced at everyone and asked, "In this situation, what do you think I should do?"
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing. Seeing that no one could give him any advice, Ye Qianlongqing couldn't help but feel very depressed. He seemed to ask everyone, but also said to himself: "If you want to defend, you must immediately ask for help from the capital and gather civilian troops from all over the country!" After hesitating, he finally couldn't give up the territory he had managed for many years and decided to defend. , so he wrote a letter and gave it to his trusted herald, ordering him to rush back to the capital immediately and ask for rescue from the imperial court. Then he sent several other heralds to the various states in Xijing Province to gather all their forces to rescue Datong Prefecture, especially the imperial court. One hundred thousand defenders from Feng Shengzhou, Ruzhou, and Khanzhou came to help. Ye Qianlongqing didn't have much hope for the imperial court. His main hope lay in the 100,000 troops from Fengsheng Prefecture, Khan Prefecture, and Ruzhou Prefecture, as well as the hundreds of thousands of civilian troops from various places. In his opinion, if these troops gathered in Datong Mansion, with the strong city defense and sufficient reserves of Datong Mansion, he will definitely be able to withstand the attack of Yan Yun's army.
After the discussion, Yelu Yujian returned to his residence alone. He had a feeling in his heart that surprised even him. He felt that the imminent war had nothing to do with him at all. He was like an outsider, waiting. Watch a good show.
The rapid sound of horse hooves came from behind, "Lord Yelu!" Someone called him. Seeing that Yelu Yu didn't need to look back, he knew from the sound that the person who was catching up was Xiao Terry. He reined in his horse and turned around, only to see Xiao Terry leading dozens of guards. Xiao Telie ran to Yelu Yujian's horse and reined it in. "Sir, let's go for a walk together." Yelu Yujian knew he had something to say and nodded.
The two of them drove together, followed by their guards. Xiao Telie asked Yelu Yujian: "My lord, what do you think of the current situation?" Yelu Yujian glanced at Xiao Telie and said with a smile: "Why should the general ask questions knowingly? Isn't the current situation clear to the general?" Xiao Telie said. Lie sighed, "The situation is not optimistic! It's a pity that our Queen Mother and the Grand Marshal are having internal strife at this moment. Otherwise, we wouldn't be afraid of Yan Yun!"
Yelu Yujian sneered: "That's not necessarily true! The entire Liao Kingdom was united in the past and abandoned the entire Central Plains!" Xiao Telie looked at Yelu Yujian with a strange look on his face, "Sir, you sound like a Han. !" Yelu Yuchi snorted coldly, "Are you a Khitan?"
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
