Yeqihu City couldn't believe it, "This is impossible! There are nearly a hundred thousand troops in the north of the city, and they occupy a favorable location. The Yanyun Army in Datong Prefecture only has a few troops. Even if they come out in full force, they cannot be defeated in such a short time!"
Wu Du said: "Because of the flood!" Yeqian Hucheng was stunned, and then heard Wu Du continue: "The flood rushed down from the upper reaches and rushed into the woods where our army was ambushing. Our army was caught off guard and hurriedly left the woods and came to On the higher grassland in front. But at this moment, Cao Jun led the Yanyun Army in Datong Mansion to come out and suddenly launched a fierce attack on us! Our army had just escaped from the flood and was in chaos. We were not careful about the sudden large-scale attack by the Yanyun Army. Killed, they seemed to have calculated that we would be hit by the flood at that time. Those Yanyun troops all moved forward desperately like crazy beasts. Although our army tried our best to resist, they were washed away in the blink of an eye. Eight falls!" Swallowed his saliva, "The generals fought desperately without knowing the direction, and then they broke out of the encirclement!"
Ye Qian Hucheng was at a loss. He really didn't understand what was going on. Why did his wonderful water attack become the culprit for defeating his own army? what on earth is it? what on earth is it?
After a brief period of confusion, Ye Qianhu City decisively ordered: "Assemble the entire army and attack Datong Mansion!" Although he still didn't know what was going on, but since the Yanyun army from Datong Mansion came out in full force, Then he would raise a large army to attack Datong Mansion, avoiding the real situation and attacking the weak, and maybe he could conquer the city in one go!
Hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops quickly gathered and rushed towards Datong Mansion. Under the strict orders of Yeqihu City, the Khitan soldiers and soldiers rushed to attack in succession. Since the main force of the Yanyun army had all left the city, the number of troops guarding the city wall was seriously insufficient. Although they fought to the death The resistance was even willing to die together with the enemy, but the situation quickly deteriorated.
As a Khitan Army officer climbed up the city wall first, more and more Khitan Army officers climbed onto the city wall. After a while, they actually formed a strength advantage over the Yanyun Army on the city wall; the Yanyun Army sacrificed their lives and fought in blood. , one by one fell in the forest of guns, one by one fell under the mountain of swords, blood spilled on the city wall, they all tried their best, but there were too many enemies and they used them endlessly, cutting down one, and a pair rushed up to kill them. Ten died, but a hundred swarmed up the city wall, and Yan Yun's army gradually couldn't hold it any longer. Dong-dong-dong..., the city rammer hit the city gate of Datong Mansion one after another, causing the city gate to shake.
Cao Jun, who was leading his army to kill the defeated Khitan army outside the city, received an urgent report from the scouts and knew that Datong Mansion was in danger. He was surprised. He did not expect that Yeqihu City would come out to attack Datong at this moment. Mansion. Cao Jun did not dare to delay and quickly ordered all armies to stop chasing the Khitan army and immediately return to defense.
Groups of Yanyun troops rushed back to the city. At this moment, countless fireballs suddenly rose from the east wall, and violent explosions were heard one after another. Yan Yun's soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then they understood what was going on? This is the soldier guarding the city wall. At the last moment, he detonated the gunpowder barrel placed on the city wall and perished with the enemy!
Yan Yun's soldiers were so anxious that they rushed towards the east city! When the first Yanyun army to return for reinforcements arrived at the east city gate, they were shocked to see that the city gate had been opened by the Khitan army, and a large number of Khitan troops were rushing in. Without thinking, General Yanyun shouted and rushed forward. In the blink of an eye, the troops from both sides collided heavily on the street in front of the city gate and started fighting in a melee. The Khitan army fought hard to attack, and the Yanyun army fought back desperately. The soldiers of both sides killed the enemy at all costs, roaring like wild beasts. Blood and flesh were everywhere on the scene, and more and more corpses were piled up on the ground. In the end, there was almost nowhere to stay. , the soldiers on both sides stepped on the corpses on the ground and fought desperately!
At the same time, more and more Yanyun troops returned for reinforcements. Some joined the battle at the city gate, while others rushed to the city to support the remaining brothers covered in blood! Fierce fighting was going on throughout the entire east wall. The attacking side was like a mad beast, but the defending side was fighting to the death. Both sides were completely disregarding life and death. Both sides were awesome warriors! ! An officer of the Yanyun Army covered his exposed intestines with his left hand, and kept waving the long knife with his right hand to cut down the Khitan soldiers who were rushing towards them one by one. He roared in disbelief and went completely crazy. Just as he cut down another enemy soldier, a Khitan army officer stepped forward with a roar, and the spear in his hand suddenly pierced his body. Officer Yanyun used his last strength to let out a roar, and let go of his stomach with his left hand. Grasping the barrel of the gun, he swung the long knife that was missing in his right hand forward with all his strength, and actually chopped off the opponent's head. Officer Yan Yun fell down, and the Khitan Army officer fell on top of him. On the other side, a Yanyun soldier and a Khitan soldier struggled with each other, and finally fell off the city wall together.
The bloody battle continued. Although the Khitan army climbed up the city wall and entered the city gate, it was difficult to make any progress. Although the Yanyun army withstood the enemy's powerful offensive, it was difficult to drive the enemy out of the city.
At the critical moment, hundreds of Yanyun warriors rushed into the fiercest battlefields everywhere. They did not wear armor or weapons, and each of them only held a gunpowder bag. This was a desperate assault!
Fireballs appeared on the city walls and in the city gates. The violent explosions were deafening, and the limbs of Yanyun Army soldiers and Khitan Army soldiers were flying all over the sky. A round of desperate attacks caused the Khitan army to suffer heavy casualties and dampen their morale. The Yanyun army took the opportunity to violently counterattack, slowly pushing the Khitan army out of the city with blood and corpses! The Khitan army's momentum has been exhausted, and it is no longer possible to stabilize the front.
Soon after, the Khitan troops everywhere were expelled from the city, and the city gates were slammed shut. Seeing that Ye Qianhu City was just a short distance away from capturing Datong Prefecture, he was extremely annoyed and unwilling to let go, so he ordered the army to continue attacking the city. The Khitan army mustered up their fighting spirit and continued to attack the city, but they no longer had the same vigor as before. Although they occasionally climbed onto the city wall, they could not form the same situation as before.
Time passed slowly in the anxious mood of Yegan Hucheng. The night finally passed and the light finally came. The Khitan army still made no progress. Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was low and they were showing signs of fatigue, Yeqian Hucheng had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw back to the camp. The most dangerous offensive and defensive battle since the war started was over. The Yanyun Army successfully defended the city, but it was not easy at all. In order to drive out the enemy troops who invaded the city, the Yanyun Army paid an extremely heavy price. Everywhere was soaked in blood. Every inch of the mountains and rivers was truly covered in blood. !
When Ye Qian returned to his tent in Hucheng, he was so angry that he couldn't get rid of his anger. He pushed the general over with his kick. All the generals were as silent as cicadas, not daring to say a word. Ye Qihu City suddenly turned around and said with great annoyance: "Just a little bit! Just a little bit worse!" He walked out of the big tent and looked at the majestic city wall of Datong Mansion in the distance, and he couldn't help but feel a kind of feeling in his heart. Feeling of depression comes.
The sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and following the sound from Yeqihu City, a group of knights were seen galloping from the north, running straight into the military camp. When Yeqian Hucheng saw that one of them was Han Chang who was building a dam upstream, he couldn't help but frowned. His heart was full of questions and he needed Han Chang to explain to him.
Han Chang and others rushed to the front of the big tent more than ten steps, reined in their horses suddenly, turned over and dismounted, ran to the front of Yeqihu City, and knelt down one after another. Han Chang said: "This general has neglected his duty, please punish me!" Yeli Hucheng said with a gloomy face: "Of course I will punish you, but before that, you must tell me clearly what happened! What happened? What's going on? Why did the flood used to deal with Yan Yun's army wash away our own troops?"
Han Changdao: "Your Majesty, you don't know. In fact, before we built the dam, Yanyun had already built a smaller dam dozens of miles above our dam! They had already anticipated our plan, so they made it in advance. Get ready! Last night, they suddenly opened the dam and released water. The water rushed down with countless logs, collapsing our dam, and the flood surged down. As a result, our army suffered!"
Ye Qian Hucheng's face turned blue and white. He didn't expect that the water attack plan he came up with was actually part of his opponent's plan, and he had already prepared a countermeasure. This water attack that I had carefully planned for a long time actually turned into a weapon to counterattack me. The flood did not pour into Datong Mansion, but it wiped out my army!
Yeqi Hucheng was extremely depressed and resentful, feeling as if he saw Yang Peng and Cao Jun laughing at him. Yeqian Hucheng suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood with a loud sound. The people around were so shocked when they saw this scene that they didn't know what to do.
Ye Qian Hucheng touched the blood on the corner of his mouth and murmured: "Good! Very good! Yang Peng, Cao Jun, your hands are so beautiful!" At this moment, another large group of people galloped in on horseback. to the military camp. Everyone followed the sound and saw Dalian running in, supported by dozens of sergeants. Their whole bodies were covered in blood, and they obviously escaped after a fierce battle.
Dalan got off his horse, ran to Yeqihu City, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, our army has been defeated!" Yeqihu City was silent for a moment and asked, "How much was lost?" Dalan hesitated. : "Loss, more than half of the loss!" Ye Qian Hucheng felt a pain in his chest, and said with a cold face: "More than half of the loss, that is more than 50,000 people!" "Yes. The loss would have been greater, but Yan Yunjun We suddenly withdrew and our troops were able to escape."
Yeqian Hucheng took a deep breath and ordered: "Immediately send out cavalry to collect the defeated army! All the scouts were sent out and closely monitored the enemy's every move. We must not give them another chance!" All the generals agreed in unison. Ye Qian Hucheng's eyes fell on Han Chang and Dalan. Although he was extremely angry, he felt that such a defeat was not their fault. Was it because Yan Yunjun was too cunning? I couldn't help but think of the tragic scene of the bloody battle to capture the city last night, and I couldn't help but think: 'They are not only too cunning, but also too brave! In the situation last night, any other opponent would have captured Datong Mansion! But Yan Yunjun, Yan Yunjun actually turned the situation around! The Yanyun Army is such a brave and brave army. It is really difficult to defeat them! '
There was a sudden commotion at the camp gate, and everyone couldn't help but follow the sound, only to see a Xuanjia Army cavalry galloping towards the military camp. The Xuanjia Army warrior rushed outside the camp gate, suddenly reined in his horse, bent his bow and shot an arrow book, then turned his horse's head and galloped away.
An officer near the camp picked up the arrow book, came over immediately, and presented it to Yeqi Hucheng. Yeqi Hucheng took the arrow book, took off the letter tied to the arrow, threw away the arrow, unfolded the letter and read it. I saw the letter written: "Yeqi Hucheng, you are getting old, you should go back to take care of yourself, don't bother here." You see, we lost so many soldiers and horses in one fell swoop yesterday. If we continue to fight, we don’t know how many soldiers will die in vain because of you. I can promise you that as long as you retreat, our army will never pursue you and let you live! '
After reading such a letter from Yang Peng, Yeli Hucheng was so angry that he tore the letter into pieces with his hands. He couldn't help but shouted angrily into the distance: "Yang Peng, you are going too far! I will never let you go." You, I will never let you go!" Then he turned around and ordered: "Instruct all the armies to search for Yang Peng with all their strength, find him, and I will chop him alive!"
The generals were shocked, and Gan Buli stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, you can't abolish public service for personal reasons!" "Fart! I have already decided, no one is allowed to be nagging!" At this moment, Yeli Hucheng was simply going crazy. Like a wild beast, old and new hatreds surged into his heart, making him almost completely out of control. There was an extremely dangerous aura all over his body.
Xiao Qianbuli faced him head-on, "Your Majesty, even if you kill me, I still don't agree with you doing this!" Yeli Hucheng pulled out the scimitar from his waist and put it on Xiao Qianbuli's neck, glaring at him. With fierce eyes, he shouted: "I will kill you!" Xiao Qianbuli looked directly at Yeqi Hucheng. There was no fear in his eyes, but only grief, anger and pity. Yeqi Hucheng saw this look in his eyes , I was shocked and calmed down a little.
Seeing that Ye Qianhu City was about to kill Xiao Qianbuli, all the generals knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, General Xiao Qianbuli did not mean to contradict the King, please spare him!" "General, he is also worried about national affairs, please calm down your anger. ah!"…….
Ye Qian Hucheng glared at Xiao Qian, and there was a war between heaven and man in his heart. His anger towards Yang Peng made him eager to find this person and kill him, but his responsibility to the country prevented him from doing so. These two Emotions were rising and falling in Ye Qian Hucheng's heart, and the idea of revenge against Yang Peng was faintly gaining the upper hand.
Ye Qian Hucheng closed his eyes, and the scimitar in his hand was still placed on Xiao Qianbuju's neck. The scene was completely silent. Everyone looked at Ye Qian Hucheng nervously, for fear that the scimitar in his hand would finally be chopped off.
After a while, which was so long for everyone here, Yeli Hucheng finally opened his eyes, and the violent and fierce expression just now faded a lot. He retracted his scimitar and said word by word: "You are right, I listen to you!" Seeing this scene, everyone finally let go of their hearts that were already in their throats. Xiao Qianbuli bowed excitedly: " Your Majesty is wise!" Ye Qian Hucheng turned around and said, "Just follow my previous orders!" All the generals agreed in unison. Ye Qian Hucheng walked into the big tent. Ye Qian Hucheng's thoughts couldn't help but turn to Yang Peng again, and he could hardly control himself to change the decision he just made, but he finally managed to control this impulse with his willpower.
Soon after, the scattered remnants of the army returned to the camp one after another, and the specific loss data gradually became clear. In this battle, the Khitan army died and disappeared, nearly 50,000 people were captured, and more than 20,000 were injured, while Yan Yun The army suffered almost no losses. Of course, this does not include the casualties of the Khitan army's siege. In the fierce attack that night, both the Khitan Army and the Yanyun Army suffered heavy losses, with more than 10,000 casualties.
The scouts sent out also came back one after another, and nothing unusual was found. However, Yang Peng, who Yeli Hucheng was most concerned about, has disappeared, or has returned to Yanmen Pass, or may be hiding nearby. .
The Khitan army rested for a day and a night, and Yelihu City concentrated all its efforts to attack Datong Mansion. Since all the conspiracies and tricks were ineffective, let's use strength to speak for itself. A rain of arrows covered the sky, and shells and stones were flying all over the sky. The Khitan troops swarmed towards the city wall like ants, but they kept falling off the city wall like raindrops.
The magnificent and brutal siege battle lasted from morning to noon. The Khitan army suffered heavy losses but did not make any progress. Although the Yanyun army inflicted great casualties on the Khitan army, they felt the pressure was very heavy. From time to time, bloody battles broke out on top of the city. , but fortunately, the Khitan army was unable to gain a foothold on the city.
Just when the battle was stalemate, an alarm suddenly sounded from behind the Liao formation. The officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom were all shocked, and the same thought arose in their hearts: 'Could it be that King Yan is here again! ? They all turned around and saw that there were indeed thousands of Yanyun warriors standing on a mountain ridge in the distance. It was Yang Peng, Zhan Jinguo and two thousand Xuanjia Army soldiers who had disturbed their side during this period. Although it was not much, it made all the Khitan soldiers feel a tremor.
At this time, the Khitan army was already prepared for the Yan Yun army's surprise attack. As soon as the alarm sounded, tens of thousands of war cavalry rushed towards Yan Yun's war cavalry to outflank them. But Yang Peng and the others did not launch an attack and retreated. Tens of thousands of Khitan army cavalry surged across the hills and retreated after a moment. Han Changchong immediately stood next to Yeqi Hucheng and said in a mocking tone: "The King Protector has carefully arranged it, and Yang Peng has nowhere to start! In fact, there is nothing to fear about the two thousand cavalry. We were just negligent before." Just be on guard, otherwise how could they mess up our siege plan?" Everyone nodded in sympathy, but Ye Qihu City had a gloomy face. His purpose was not just to contain Yang Peng. He thought of a way last night. He speculated that when his own army attacked Datong Mansion, Yang Peng would most likely make a surprise attack and cause trouble, so he arranged tens of thousands of war cavalry in advance to wait for Yang Peng and the others so that they could be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Sure enough, as Yeqihu City expected, Yang Pengzhanjin and the others appeared. However, what Yeqihu City did not expect was that they immediately retreated after appearing for a moment without launching any attack at all. This made Yeqihu City's A careful arrangement may not achieve any results.
Not long after, Xiao Loushi led a few cavalry and rushed over, carrying a big bundle in his hand. When he came to the front of Yeqihu City, he reined in his horse, turned over and dismounted, ran to the front of Yeqihu City with his baggage, put down his baggage, saluted to Yeqihu City, and then said: "Your Majesty, I will lead the army to pursue Yang Peng, but failed to catch up. But the strange thing is that Yang Peng sent someone to deliver such a baggage, saying it was a gift for the king!"
Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the baggage, and they all felt baffled. Yeqi Hucheng asked: "What is this?" Xiao Loushi shook his head, "I don't know, the other party said that the general has never opened it." Yeqi Hucheng looked at the baggage on the ground and frowned. Wrinkled, he sneered: "I want to see what Yang Peng is up to! Open it!"
When Xiao Loushi heard this, he immediately knelt down and opened the package, and then a lot of clothes and pants were revealed. They were all women's underwear. The leading figures in the Khitan army were all dumbfounded when they saw such a scene. Immediately, everyone showed extremely angry expressions, and General Xiao Xie also shouted with great excitement: "Yang Peng looks down on us too much! He actually regards us as women! Let's go fight with them! ***, I'd rather Look who is the woman!" The generals all agreed, howling like wild beasts, and the crowd was extremely angry. The Khitan generals were not so easily excited. There had been too many quarrels recently. At this moment, they finally burst out.
Ye Qianhu Chengyuan opened his eyes, new and old hatreds welling up in his heart. There was only one thought swirling in his mind: 'If you want to kill Yang Peng, you must kill this hateful guy! Ye Qian Hucheng glanced at the generals and said word by word: "If I don't kill Yang Peng, I will really be in vain!"
Xiao Qianbuli hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is just Yang Peng's method of provoking generals. Don't be fooled!" Ye Qian Hucheng glared and said, "What's wrong with provoking generals? He killed my grandson and set up traps one after another. The trap has killed and wounded countless soldiers of our army, and now they have insulted us like this. If we remain indifferent, can we still be considered men in charge? ***! I will lead the army south, capture Yang Peng, and cut him to pieces with my own hands. ! At that time, I want to see what else he has to say!" The generals all agreed, like a group of enraged beasts howling.
"Your Majesty..." Xiao Qianbuli wanted to persuade him again. Ye Qian Hucheng stared at Xiao Qian without leaving. Xiao Qianbuli felt as if Yeli Hucheng had turned into a ferocious beast that had completely lost its mind. Its blood-red eyes glared over, choosing people to devour, and the words that came to his mouth were stuck involuntarily. After calming down, he still said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I must say that if you do this, you will fall into Yang Peng's trap! If our army pursues Yang Peng on a large scale, he will definitely flee to Yanmen Pass, and then the final situation will definitely unfold. Turn into a large army and attack Yanmen Pass! Our army is sure of attacking Datong Prefecture, but it is not sure of attacking Yanmen Pass. Once such a situation occurs, the final result will definitely be that we can neither capture Yanmen Pass nor Datong Prefecture, and we still have There will be a heavy price to pay!”
Ye Qian Hucheng said angrily: "You still say these things, do you really think I won't kill you? Come on!"
The soldiers rushed up immediately. Ye Qian Hucheng pointed at Xiao Qianbuli and shouted: "Get rid of this nonsense guy!" The soldiers immediately came up, grabbed Xiao Qianbuli's arms and dragged him down. Xiao Qianbuli struggled and shouted. : "Your Majesty, don't raise an army out of anger! Don't raise an army out of anger!..." Xiao Qianbu's shout gradually faded away. Some wise generals felt that what Qian Buli said was reasonable and wanted to help Xiao Qian Buli. However, when they saw the beast-like look on Ye Qian Hucheng's face, they couldn't say anything.
What happened after all? Let’s hear the explanation next time.
