Yang Erya's face turned red and said anxiously: "That's not what I meant! In fact, the credit of Sister Jiumei and I is secondary! Brother, you don't know, the reason why I did this is all because of Sister Han Bing The advice!" Yang Peng was stunned, and Yang Jiumei was also a little surprised. Yang Erya explained: "Before I returned to Datong Mansion, Sister Hongyu talked to me about this matter alone! She said that Yanmen Pass is a weakness of our army, and she is afraid that the Khitan army will raid there. If something like that happens, The consequences would be disastrous! She asked me to escort the money and food back to Yanmen Pass and stay for a while to be on guard. It is precisely because of Sister Han Bing's instructions that I will do those things only after I come to Yanmen Pass! So in the final analysis, defeat the enemy The biggest contributor to the conspiracy is actually Sister Han Bing!"
Yang Peng lowered his head and thought: 'Hey, why don't you tell me directly? Yes, I am in a mood, but you are afraid of spoiling my mood and making me angry! 'As soon as I thought of this, thousands of soft threads could not help but rise in my heart. He glanced at the two women and said with a smile: "You guys, please stop giving in to each other! You are both good wives for the eldest brother. Without you, the eldest brother would be really embarrassed this time!"
Yang Erya blushed and said: "We, we are eldest brother's wives, we should do these things, there is nothing to say!" Yang Jiumei nodded with deep sympathy. Yang Peng didn't know what words to use to express his love and gratitude to them. He could only hold their delicate hands tightly. The two women looked at him tenderly, with only him in their eyes.
Turning her eyes to the other side, Li Qingxia couldn't help but feel relieved when she saw that the civil strife in the Liao Kingdom had been resolved dramatically. She then said goodbye to the Empress Dowager and rushed back to Xixia. She hoped to urge her father to send troops as soon as possible to help the Liao Kingdom deal with it. Yanyun. The group of people traveled all the way, and at noon that day, they arrived outside Dezhou City. They saw the chaos in Dezhou City from a distance, and couldn't help but be surprised. Li Qingxia frowned and said, "Did Dezhou actually be captured by Yan Yun's army?" Li Qingxia and others Since I have been on the road, I don’t know the current specific situation on Xijing Road.
One of the accompanying confidants asked for orders: "I'm going to investigate!" Li Qingxia nodded. The henchman then turned his horse's head and galloped away with a wave of his whip. Li Qingxia and others were waiting where they were, not daring to get off their horses to rest, fearing that they would suddenly encounter Yan Yun's army. In that case, they could immediately mount their horses and escape.
Everyone waited for a long time in a restless mood, and saw a few horses galloping towards them. The one at the head was the crony who had just gone to inquire about the news. The few people following behind him looked like they were dressed as staff officers in the local government offices of the Liao Kingdom. characters.
Several people rushed to Li Qingxia and reined in the horse. The confidant said to Li Qingxia hurriedly: "Princess, the Yanyun Army captured Dezhou not long ago!" Li Qingxia was surprised and asked hurriedly: "Is the Yanyun Army in Dezhou City?" The confidant shook his head. "No, they had evacuated a few days ago!" Then she pointed to several Liao officials who were following behind her, "They are all staff and officials of Dezhou Prefecture and they know the specific situation!" Li Qingxia looked at those officials Several people, those few people performed a chest-pressing ceremony together: "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Li Qingxia said: "No need to be polite! I just came from Beijing, and I have no idea about the specific situation here. Please ask you inform!"
Several officials quickly became humble, and the fat middle-aged official among them said: "Reporting to the princess, just as this gentleman said, our Texas was captured by the Yanyun Army not long ago, but they were captured two days ago They have been evacuated. According to the information received by the official, Datong Prefecture has been captured." Li Qingxia suddenly heard the news and was shocked. She said in disbelief: "Datong Prefecture City Gao Hekuo has sufficient reserves, and there are hundreds of thousands more troops. How could the defense be captured so quickly?" The official shook his head, "I don't know the specific officer. I only know that Datong Mansion fell. I also know that Lord Ye Qian Longqing's hundreds of thousands of troops and General Xiao Dalu's The entire army of 100,000 was wiped out!"
Li Qingxia frowned tightly and glanced at the official, "What else is there?"
The official said: "This morning, I heard from an officer who escaped from the south that General Xiao Loushi's 100,000 war cavalry encountered a setback on the east bank of the Yuhe River and are retreating rapidly!"
Li Qingxia was in a particularly depressed mood. She did not expect to hear such bad news one after another. The main force of the Liao Kingdom's Xijing Road seemed to be destroyed. Yan Yun captured Datong Mansion and annihilated the Liao Kingdom's Xijing Road defenders. Not only did it severely damage the morale of the Liao government and the opposition, but it also drove a sharp wedge into Xijing Road! The situation is very favorable for Yanyun, but very unfavorable for Liao!
But then I thought: 'Maybe this isn't a bad thing. If Yanyun had not captured Datong Mansion, the Liao Kingdom's determination to fight Yanyun would not have been very strong. But it is different now. Datong Mansion has been lost, Xijing Road is in danger, and even Zhongjing Road and Shangjing Road are not in danger. Will feel safe again! The Khitan people had no way out and had no choice but to fight tooth and nail! The two of them are working hard on Xijing Road, and we in Xixia will have an opportunity to take advantage of it! At the thought of this, Li Qingxia couldn't help but get excited.
He raised his head and glanced at the officials from the Liao Kingdom in front of him, and said, "Thank you for telling me the situation." Several people quickly humbled themselves, and the fat official said, "Your Highness, if you don't have any other instructions, , let's say goodbye now!" Li Qingxia nodded, suddenly something happened, and asked: "Since Yan Yunjun has abandoned Dezhou, why is Dezhou so chaotic?" The fat official sighed, "Our officers, When the city was broken, they all surrendered to Yan Yun. Now that Yan Yun's army had left, they were worried about being sanctioned by the court, so they naturally followed suit. As a result, Dezhou became leaderless, and those rogue bandits took the opportunity to burn Killing, looting, Texas is now a hell! Your Highness Princess, you have a golden body, please do not enter the city!" Li Qingxia nodded. The fat official bowed to Li Qingxia, then turned his horse and galloped towards the north, followed by several other officials.
Li Qingxia told her subordinates, "Let's bypass Texas and rush back to China as soon as possible!" Everyone agreed in unison.
Turning his attention back to Datong Mansion, Yan Yun's army was ready, just waiting for the main force of the Khitan army to arrive. The defensive focus of the Yanyun Army is naturally Datong Prefecture, but heavy troops are also deployed on Baishan Mountain and Yanmen Pass, forming a rivalry with Datong Prefecture. The guard general of Datong Mansion is Cao Jun, who has 100,000 troops and horses. The guard general of Baishan Mountain is Li Xu, who has 30,000 troops and horses. Yang Peng personally commands an army of 120,000 troops stationed at Yanmen Pass to provide support in both directions at any time.
Yang Peng and Cao Jun were walking on the wall of Datong Mansion. Yang Peng asked: "Do you need anything else?" Cao Jun shook his head, "I don't need anything anymore. I will have the confidence to defend Datong Mansion!" Yang Peng stopped. , smiled and said: "General Cao is guarding here, I can rest assured!" A feeling of trust arose in Cao Jun's heart. This feeling was something he had never felt in the imperial court. At the imperial court, he What he felt all the time was the suspicion of the emperor behind him and the entire civil court. That feeling almost made him breathless, but what he felt here was indeed full of trust and sincerity. Cao Jun was grateful in his heart and couldn't help but clasped his fists and said: "General, I will defend Datong to the death. As long as the general is alive, the Khitan people will not even think about stepping into Datong Mansion!" Yang Peng nodded with a smile and patted his shoulder. .
Yang Peng stopped and looked under the city wall. He saw a steady stream of people dragging their families out of the city and heading south. The city gate was bustling and noisy. The war will come soon, and this huge city in the north will become a terrifying Shura field. People have fled their homes to the pass to escape the war, planning to come back after the war is over. However, not all the people fled to the south. Many people still stayed, and some people fled to the north and northeast. These people were naturally mainly Khitan people.
A scout on horseback galloped from a distance, rushed to the city gate, and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way! Military emergency!" The people on the official road ran to both sides to avoid it, and the scouts galloped past the crowd. . After a while, Chen Xiao and Liu Qi saw a scout running up quickly.
The scout rushed to the two men, clasped his fists and said: "Report to King Yan, the army of Yeli Hucheng has passed Hongzhou!" Yang Peng said calmly: "Explore again!" The scout responded, ran down, and then just I saw him galloping out of the city on horseback.
Yang Peng said to Cao Jun: "It's time for me to return to Yanmen Pass. I'll leave this place to you." Cao Jun clasped his fists and said, "The general will definitely live up to the trust entrusted by King Yan!" Yang Peng warned: "Send people to follow me often. Keep in touch." "Yes!" Yang Peng walked down the city wall surrounded by secret guards, and then Cao Jun, who was standing on the city wall, saw Yang Peng and his party riding out of the city gate and galloping towards the south.
A few days later, in the morning mist, Yan Yunjun, who was guarding Baishan Mountain, was suddenly awakened by bursts of thunderous noises. Looking down the mountain, I was shocked to see the endless tide coming this way, with almost no end as far as the eye could see. The main force of the Khitan army finally arrived. It was really like a tide of soldiers and horses, with flags and clouds surging, and the cold light reflected by the swords and guns was like the surface of the sea. Like the sparkling waves of light, a terrifying aura like the sky and the earth collapsing rushed towards my face; the loud rumbling sound like thunder was made by the footsteps of 800,000 people and the iron hooves of hundreds of thousands of war horses, and the earth was shaken. Trembling. It is undeniable that this is an almost indestructible and powerful army, but their opponent is the even more powerful Yan Yun Army. No one can give an answer to who will win in this battle!
Yang Peng returned to Yanmen Pass and soon received news that 800,000 troops from Yeqihu City had arrived at Yuhe, completely controlling the east bank of Yuhe, and were besieging Baishan Mountain with all their strength. The real fierce battle finally began.
Yang Peng asked Han Bing: "Han Bing, have the Shanxi militia troops assembled?" Han Bing clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to brother, all 200,000 militiamen have been assembled and are on their way to Yanmen Pass." Yang Peng asked for food and grass. It is not enough to mobilize too many troops. However, a large amount of supplies were seized from Datong Prefecture not long ago. Therefore, the military and civilian armies in Shanxi and Henan can be mobilized. Yang Peng can only mobilize these civilian armies nearby because of the lack of food and grass in various places. , if the regular army is mobilized, it is really impossible to raise food and grass, but the civilian army is different. They can bring their own dry food, so this section does not need to be considered.
Yang Peng thought: "When all the civilian troops are in place, we can free up our hands." His eyes turned to Baishan Mountain, and he saw the Khitan army controlling the east bank of the Yuhe River while storming the Baishan Mountain military stronghold. The Khitan army was like a tide. They charged forward one after another; however, the rolling rocks and trees that kept pouring down from the mountain made it difficult for them to make any progress. After attacking for a long time, they made no progress!
Yeqian Hucheng frowned and looked at it, holding the handle of the knife tightly with his palm. Dalan ran back to Yeqihu City and said angrily: "Those Han people are really hateful. They hid on the mountain and threw stones. We suffered heavy losses, but we couldn't even get halfway up the mountain!" Han Chang on the other side said: "Your Majesty, this Baishan Mountain is very dangerous, and the Yanyun Army has obviously made sufficient preparations. I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain anything from a frontal attack!" Han Chang was originally a general under Brother Ye Qianxiu, but After Brother Yeganxiu was executed on the spot, he and most of the generals under Brother Yeganxiu swore allegiance to the imperial court and became a subordinate of Yeganhu City.
Yeqian Hucheng frowned and said: "Baishan Mountain and Datong Mansion are across the river, overlooking the entire plain. If we don't capture Baishan Mountain first, our army will not be able to attack Datong Mansion with confidence!"
Han Chang said quickly: "What the king said is absolutely true! But what the general means is, can we think of other ways?" Ye Qi Hucheng looked at Han Chang and asked, "Do you have an idea?" Han Chang looked at He looked at the Baishan Mountain in front of him that reached straight into the sky, and said: "For such a big mountain, the general will not believe that there is no well-trodden path that can bypass the front of Yanyun's army's defense!" He raised his fist towards Yeqi Tiger City and said, "Your Majesty. , we can send people to capture the people living around, especially the hunters and herb collectors, and ask about the route, and I believe that we can definitely find a route that can lead to a sneak attack on the top of the mountain."
Ye Qian Hucheng thought for a while and nodded, "Very good, go ahead and do it!" Han Chang promised, turned his horse's head and ran down.
At this time, Cao Jun was standing on the gate tower of Datong Mansion, looking at the war on the other side, frowning, as if he was thinking about something. Sun Haocheng, the general next to him, suddenly pointed at the Khitan army on the other side and shouted: "General, look, the Khitan army has stopped attacking!" Cao Jun recovered his thoughts and saw that the Khitan army had stopped attacking and was withdrawing its troops back to camp. General Li Mu laughed and said: "Haha, the Khitans have nothing to do with Baishan Mountain! If they can't defeat Baishan Mountain, they won't be able to attack Datong Mansion with peace of mind!"
Cao Jun turned to the herald beside him and said: "You immediately go to Baishan Mountain to remind General Li Zheng, asking him to defend to the death, pay special attention to the flanks and rear, and be careful of enemy sneak attacks!" The herald responded and ran down.
The Khitan army has heavily surrounded Baishan Mountain. However, Baishan Mountain covers a large area with high mountains and dense forests. Therefore, the Khitan army's siege cannot be airtight. There are still many places where they can penetrate. The herald sent by Cao Jun then With the help of a natural ravine full of thorns, we passed through the siege of the Khitans and reached the mountain.
When the herald came to the big tent on the mountain, Li Zheng and others were celebrating the victory they had just won. Everyone was relaxed and smiling, and they seemed not to care about the 800,000 Khitan troops at the foot of the mountain.
The herald clasped his fists and bowed to Li Zheng: "I have seen General Zhu!" Li Zheng smiled and said: "General Cao must have seen the fighting here on the city wall! Don't worry, General Cao. The Khitans are just attacking. It’s impossible to capture it even if it takes a hundred years!”
The herald responded, and then said: "General Cao ordered the villain to come here to remind General Li. General Cao said: The enemy is very likely to find a deserted path to sneak attack on the top of the mountain. General Cao needs to be careful and pay attention to the flanks and rear!"
Li Zheng smiled and said: "General Cao is too careful!" He nodded, "Okay, I understand. You go back and tell General Cao and say that I will do it." The herald responded and left. A general clasped his fist towards Li Zheng and asked: "General, the soldiers and horses under my command are idle. Why not defend the flanks and rear?"
Li Zheng waved his hand, "That's not necessary. This Baishan Mountain is extremely steep and steep. Except for the front, the other places are full of cliffs. Where can we climb? We don't have to be distracted!" The generals felt that what Li Zheng said was reasonable, and they all nodded. nod.
The herald returned to Datong Mansion and reported Li Zheng's words to Cao Jun. Cao Jun was relieved. However, Cao Jun did not know that Li Zhengyang was perfunctory and did not do what he said.
In the middle of the night, Liu Qi, who was resting in the hall, was suddenly awakened by a hurried call. I saw my subordinate Sun Haocheng standing in front of him with a look of anxiety on his face. He frowned and asked, "What's going on in such a panic?" Sun Haocheng said anxiously, "It's not good, General, the Khitan Army." Attacking Baishan Mountain!" Cao Jun was startled, stood up suddenly, picked up the weapon at hand and ran out of the hall. Looking in the direction of Baishan Mountain, he saw flames soaring into the sky on Baishan Mountain. The situation was obviously very critical. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "How could this happen? How did the Khitan army attack the mountain?" Then he said to Sun Haocheng: " Send the order quickly, and the army will assemble and follow me to rescue Baishan Mountain!" Sun Haocheng agreed and ran down. Cao Jun turned to look at Bai Shanshan, his brows furrowed tightly.
At this time, Baishan Mountain was in chaos. Countless Khitan soldiers had already rushed up the mountain. The 30,000 Yanyun Army was caught off guard and was rushed to pieces. Although they were still resisting desperately, they were obviously unable to recover. There were fighting figures everywhere, and blood was flying everywhere. The Khitan Army soldiers were cut down to the ground one by one, and the Yanyun Army soldiers fell into a pool of blood one by one. Li Zheng waved his sword and roared in the enemy army. As they fought, blood was flying, and the Khitan soldiers were invincible, and no one could combine with them.
A Yanyun officer covered in blood stumbled towards Li Xu. His feet gave way and he knelt down on one knee. He panted and said: "General, we, we can't resist it anymore!..." He hadn't finished speaking yet. , he saw him falling to the ground with his eyes wide open. Li Zheng was startled, and then he saw several feather arrows stuck in his back! Feeling filled with grief and anger, he raised his head and saw a dozen Khitan soldiers not far away with bent bows and arrows aimed at him. Li Zheng was so angry that he charged towards the dozen Khitan soldiers with a roar and a big sword.
The Khitan soldiers were struck by his momentum and couldn't help being shocked. Seeing him charging fiercely, they quickly fired arrows. More than a dozen arrows whizzed towards Li Zheng. Li Zheng waved his sword to block, deflecting seven or eight arrows. Almost at the same time, with a few pops, several arrows hit Li Zheng's chest! Li Zheng groaned and leaned on the ground with his big knife to hold himself up. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and several Khitan generals raised their maces and axes and rushed toward Li Zheng with strange shouts.
Li Zheng's eyes widened, he yelled, and actually waved his sword to meet him. The two sides were instantly intertwined, and there was a fierce fight. The sound of swords and axes was slashing, and the sound of swords clashing was heard. Two Khitan generals He screamed and fell off his horse, while Li Zheng's head flew into the sky! …
Cao Jun led his army out of the city in a hurry. However, as soon as he left the city, he immediately felt something was wrong and quickly ordered the army to retreat into the city. At this moment, the enemy troops lurking in all directions rose up and howled towards Yan Yun's army. In the dark night, it only felt like there were countless men and horses!
Cao Jun remained calm in the face of danger and immediately ordered 1,500 war cavalry to be divided into three teams to fight in the north, south and east directions respectively, while the main force retreated into the city as quickly as possible.
In the darkness of the night, the Khitan army suddenly discovered that Yanyun cavalry was coming towards them, and was surprised. They had not expected this situation at all. A melee broke out between the two sides. The Khitan army couldn't figure out how many people from Yan Yun's army had come, so they couldn't help but feel a little worried. They just tried their best to kill, but in the end they killed many people. It was also a self-defeating mistake on the part of the Khitan Army. They originally wanted to use the night to make Yan Yun Army fearful so that they could defeat Yan Yun Army in one go and then invade Datong Mansion. However, they did not expect that Yan Yun Army's cavalry took the initiative to greet them. Turning the host into a guest, I couldn't help but panic. In the dark night, I couldn't see my fingers, and I killed many people in the process of killing and hacking.
The leading general Han Chang discovered the problem in time and said urgently: "Light the torch, light the torch!" The torches lit up one after another. At this time, the eyes of the Khitan army officers were clear, and they saw many of their own soldiers lying on the ground. Corpses, and Yanyun Cavalry has long since disappeared.
Han Chang was so angry that he immediately led his army to storm Datong Mansion. Arrows rained down from the city wall, and rolling stones and trees poured down like a waterfall. The Khitan army suffered heavy casualties but could not even touch the wall stacks. Han Changchang saw that Yanyun's army was well prepared and knew that it was impossible to break through the city in a hurry, so he had no choice but to temporarily withdraw.
"General, the enemy has retreated!" General Sun Haocheng said to Cao Jun. Cao Jun nodded and turned to look at Baishan Mountain. He saw that the fire on Baishan Mountain was gradually decreasing, and the battle seemed to have come to an end. Cao Jun knew that the situation on Baishan Mountain was extremely bad, but he still hoped that a miracle would happen. He turned to Sun Haocheng beside him and said, "Send out scouts immediately to inquire about the situation on Baishan Mountain!" Sun Haocheng accepted the promise and ran down.
In the early morning, Cao Jun fell asleep sitting in the guard room in the city gate tower. Sun Haocheng hurried in. Seeing Liu Qi asleep, he whispered: "General!" There was a very anxious tone in his voice. After shouting twice, Liu Qi woke up with a start. When he saw Sun Haocheng, he hurriedly asked: "How is the situation on Baishan Mountain?" Sun Haocheng looked sad and angry, "The whole army was wiped out, and General Li Zheng was also killed!"
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
