The 80,000 Yanyun Army infantry and cavalry were divided into two parts, one with nearly 30,000 cavalry in front, and the other with 50,000 infantry behind. Yang Peng personally commanded the 30,000 cavalry and rushed to Yingchou Stream first, passing through a valley and arriving at In a basin surrounded by mountains. And just at this moment, there was a loud roar in the mountain col opposite, and countless khaki waves surged out, which turned out to be Khitan army war cavalry!
Both parties were shocked when they suddenly met. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Yang Peng raised his iron horse and shouted loudly: "Come with me!" The Yan Yun warriors shouted in unison and followed Yang Peng towards the Khitan army on the opposite side. Xiao Yegan reacted and had no choice but to quickly lead his army to fight. The number of war cavalry on both sides was equal, and they surged in the basin, like two mountain torrents. Two hundred and forty thousand iron hooves shook the mountains, making the mountains tremble.
In the blink of an eye, the knights of both sides collided violently, making a series of huge and thrilling noises. The knights fell off their horses one after another, and were instantly submerged in the rolling wave of iron hoofs.
Yang Peng took the lead, and the black dragon colt leaped like a dragon. The iron horse in Yang Peng's hand opened and closed, causing a rain of blood in the sky. Everyone he passed was turned upside down, and no one was his general. The generals also bravely moved forward among the enemy troops, fighting fiercely with blood, killing men and horses with blood. All the soldiers followed Yan Yun's brave generals and marched forward bravely, risking their lives to fight! However, the Khitan army officers and soldiers were not cowards. They screamed strangely and rode their horses as hard as they could to charge forward, endlessly following them! Xiang Meng, who was leading the way for Yan Yun's army, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw such a majestic and fierce battle. An unprecedented excitement surged into his heart. It seemed to be a nature hidden deep in his blood. !
Yang Peng didn't know how many enemies he had killed. He looked up and saw an enemy general who was shouting and commanding the Jin army to fight among the enemy troops in front. Yang Peng didn't recognize him, but he was obviously the leader of the Khitan army. Yang Peng immediately ran towards him without hesitation!
Khitan soldiers came swarming in. Yang Peng let go of the horse's reins and controlled the horse with only his legs. He waved his iron horse with both hands and charged in. The horse's cold light flashed and whistled in the wind, picking off more than a dozen enemy soldiers. At this moment, he saw four enemy generals charging towards him with swords raised and roaring. The blood in Yang Peng's heart boiled even more. He shouted and rushed forward, moving his horse with both hands towards his head with thunderous force. The two enemy generals swept over. Seeing the fierceness of Yang Peng's move, the two enemy generals were startled and hurriedly raised their weapons to block. There was only a loud bang, and the enemy general on the left was the first to take the attack. He felt the opponent's majestic power surge in, and he couldn't hold the weapon, and he fell backwards.
The iron horse smashed over the enemy general on the left without losing its momentum, and then hit the enemy general on the right's sword. The enemy general's whole body trembled like leaves swaying in the wind.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Peng's war horse was lined up with the enemy general. At this time, Yang Peng had turned his iron horse and smashed towards the enemy general from the other direction. The enemy general didn't react in time and was hit hard on the back by the front end of the iron horse. He screamed and flew forward. The other two enemy generals were horrified to see their two companions being knocked off their horses in the blink of an eye, and because one of their companions fell in front of the horse, they quickly reined in their horses.
Yang Peng's black dragon colt, however, kept moving forward and trampled over the enemy general who fell to the ground. The sound of broken bones and flesh made people's scalp numb. The two enemy generals were horrified when they saw Yang Peng's attack, but they bravely rushed forward, roaring loudly. Seeing the two sides meet, two weapons swept towards Yang Peng, one on the left and the other on the right. At the critical moment, Yang Peng leaned back, and two weapons flew over him.
The two sides passed each other, and Yang Peng quickly straightened up without turning around. He made a backhand move, and with a pop, Yang Peng pierced the body of the Khitan general on the right. Yang Peng felt that the blow was successful, he drew out the horse's shaft with his right hand, and turned the horse's head sharply with his left hand. At this time, the remaining enemy general also turned around and was very frightened when he saw that he was the only one left. However, the honor of being a general of the Liao Kingdom made him still face Yang Peng.
The strong Khitan general Yuan opened his eyes, shouted, and rode towards Yang Peng. Yang Peng stood there holding the iron horse, without any movement, like a stone statue! In the blink of an eye, the Khitan army warrior rushed in front of Yang Peng, yelled, and swung his sword towards Yang Peng! At this moment, a cold light flashed in Yang Peng's hand, and the iron horse flew up from the bottom up, arriving first, and cut off the opponent's right arm with a click, and the blood flew up into the sky with the severed arm and the sword. Yang Peng shook his hand and drew an arc with his iron horse, stabbing the opponent straight into the chest! With a thud, the Khitan general was stabbed to the core! The surrounding Khitan soldiers couldn't help but be horrified when they saw Yang Peng defeating four of his own warriors in the blink of an eye!
Yang Peng used both arms to lift up the Khitan general's body and threw it toward Xiao Yegan. With a roar, it fell into the middle of the Khitan army. The Khitan army officers were panicked. Yang Peng took the opportunity to charge forward with his horse, his horse flying up and down, killing the Khitan soldiers until their bloodied corpses were scattered in a mess!
Seeing that Yang Peng's approach was fierce and unstoppable, all the Khitan soldiers around Xiao Yegan rushed forward to try to stop Yang Peng. Hundreds of thousands of horsemen surrounded Yang Peng and fought, roaring again and again. In the middle of the battle circle, only flesh and blood could be seen, and people were turning on their backs. Although Yang Peng's castration was stopped, hundreds of thousands of Khitan soldiers could not get close. To within one stroke of his body.
The core of the Khitan army was disturbed by Yang Peng, and the morale of the army in front was shaken. However, Yan Yun's soldiers became more and more courageous as they fought, and the attacks became more fierce. They marched forward bravely with blood and corpses. The Khitan army suffered more and more losses, and gradually could not withstand it. Got it! Finally, the Khitan army began to retreat uncontrollably. It was not that they wanted to retreat, but they just couldn't withstand the heavy and surging pressure of Yan Yun's army. Although the Khitan army tried their best to fight, they felt that they were too weak to resist. The entire front , the entire army slowly retreated, but although the situation was not good for the Khitan army, they still gritted their teeth and persisted. Although the Yanyun army used all its strength, it still failed to crush the Khitan army. The Khitan army was really tenacious. impressive!
At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed: "The flag has fallen! The flag has fallen!!" The shout was in Khitan language. All the Khitan soldiers panicked and quickly turned to look behind, only to find that the general's flag was still in good condition. However, just like this, they lost their composure and were unable to withstand the fierce attack of Yan Yun's army. The front line collapsed first, and Yan Yun's war cavalry was seen rushing in like a beast. At this moment, the Khitan army soldiers finally felt that they could no longer hold on. A part of the Khitan army fled first. This situation quickly spread to the entire army. In the blink of an eye, the entire army fled. The situation was out of control! What we fight in a war is morale. Once morale drops, the war will not be able to continue!
Yan Yun's army pursued them one after another, straight into the mountain col, without stopping, and continued to pursue them until they reached a dangerous and secluded mountain stream. I saw tens of thousands of Khitan army cavalry waiting in front of the mountain stream. The fleeing Khitan army cavalry rushed over to join them. Yan Yunjun stopped. Xiang Meng pointed to the mountain stream in front of him and said, "King Yan, that's the Yingchou Stream!" Yang Peng nodded. At this time, 30,000 Yanyun war cavalry were gathering one after another. However, Khitan army war cavalry kept coming out of the mountain stream. There were more and more Khitan army war cavalry in front of the mountain stream, and the figure of Tiefu Tu appeared among them. .
Yang Peng frowned and asked: "When will the formation-breaking cavalry come up?" Huyan Chijin said: "I'm afraid it will take a while!"
Yang Peng looked forward and saw that the enemy troops were coming much faster than his own. He felt that he could not wait any longer. He raised his iron horse and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me and charge!" Yan Yun's warriors shouted in unison. , followed Yang Peng and urged the war horses to rush forward. The Khitan army originally planned to guard the exit of the mountain stream tightly and wait for the army to come up and defeat Yan Yun's army in one go. However, when they saw Yan Yun's cavalry charging, they had no choice but to charge. That's what the cavalry is, they must charge. Deal with charges, otherwise it will be difficult for the static side to withstand the opponent's impact.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided with each other and started fighting in a melee. The sound of horse hooves, roars, screams, and the sound of clashing swords echoed among the mountains. The Khitan Army has twice as many cavalry as the Yanyun Army. Although the officers and soldiers of the Yanyun Army are not afraid of death and charge desperately, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Yanyun Army, and the Khitan Army coming out of the mountain stream is getting more and more The more this happens, the more the balance of power between the two sides continues to develop in a direction that is not conducive to Yan Yun's army. Yan Yun fought with all his strength and charged with all his strength. Yang Peng, Zhan Jinguo, Huyan Chijin and other warriors all took the lead bravely. However, these were unable to reverse the unfavorable situation at hand. The situation was becoming more and more difficult for Yan Yun's army. It’s getting worse! If the situation continues as it is, Yan Yun's army will be defeated sooner or later!
Seeing that no matter how hard he charged, Yang Peng could not reverse the situation, he couldn't help reining in his horse and forced himself to calm down, telling himself that he needed to be calmer at this time. Looking across the battlefield of fierce fighting, he scanned the surrounding mountains. The vegetation in the Yanmen Mountains was sparse. That was only a relative term. In fact, there was still a lot of vegetation. Although there were not many tall trees, there were clumps of shrubs and fields everywhere. The weeds are as long as a person's waist. It is autumn at this time, the climate is dry, and the mountain wind blows a dry smell.
Yang Peng's heart moved, and he immediately called Wang Kai and gave him some instructions. Wang Kai promised loudly, and then led dozens of secret guards down.
Yang Peng's attention returned to the battlefield in front of him, and he rushed in to continue fighting, but he seemed a little absent-minded. Although he was fighting on the battlefield, his attention was focused on the periphery from time to time.
More and more Khitan army cavalry are coming from the mountain stream, the Khitan army's offensive is getting more and more fierce, and their morale is getting stronger and stronger. Although the Yanyun army is extremely brave and fights with all its strength, under this situation, there is no Fa Zai could maintain his attack momentum and was obviously in a defensive position.
The Khitan army's momentum was like a rainbow and the offensive was like a wave. Everyone was rushing to the front, eager to defeat the Yanyun army in one fell swoop! The development of the battle situation seems to be getting closer and closer to the expectations of the Khitan army. Although the Yanyun army is the best in the world, the Khitan army is not a coward. Moreover, their strength is several times that of the Yanyun army. The Yanyun army gradually I can't hold it any longer!
Suddenly, a fire snake sprang up from the foot of the mountain on the left. Many people noticed this situation, but in a blink of an eye, they focused their attention on the fighting in front of them. The sound of killing on the battlefield was as fierce as before, and no one was there. Ignore the sudden flash of fire. Shortly after the first fire snake appeared, dozens of fire snakes appeared one after another on the slopes at the foot of the mountain near Yingchou Stream. It was autumn at this time, the grass and trees were dry, and the flames quickly spread among the shrubs and weeds. In the blink of an eye, dozens of huge flame tents were formed. The swaying and roaring in the mountain wind was very alarming, and the momentum continued to expand. !
When the Khitan army officers discovered this situation, they couldn't help but panic and gradually stopped attacking. Yan Yunjun also retreated. Zhan Jinguo rushed to Yang Peng's side and said loudly: "King Yan, the surrounding mountains are on fire for some reason!" Yang Peng looked at the fire around him and said, "I ordered people to set it off!" Startled.
Yang Peng saw that the fire was spreading at an extremely fast speed, and the area was about to turn into a sea of fire and hell. He hurriedly ordered: "The whole army retreats!" Then he turned his horse's head and led Yan Yun's soldiers to gallop along the way they came.
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
Seeing that the blazing flames had turned into a prairie fire, the soldiers of the Jin Army did not dare to stay here and retreated into the mountain stream one after another.
Wanyan Gao was leading the main force through the mountain stream when he suddenly saw red light and black smoke outside the mountain stream ahead. He frowned, reined in his horse, ordered the entire army to stop, and immediately sent people to investigate the situation. Not long after the people who were sent went down, they led Long Ba back. When Long Ba saw Wanyan Gao, he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Yan Yun's army set fire to the mountain. The flames are spreading. If we don't leave, it will be too late!" As if in agreement with his words, as soon as he finished speaking, the mountain stream exited. There was a whistling sound everywhere, and everyone quickly looked forward, only to see that the fire had spread in, and the soldiers outside the mountain stream were rushing in screaming. Long Ba was very anxious and quickly looked at Wanyan Gao.
Wanyan Gao stared ahead, frowning, he was unwilling to give in!
Seeing that Wanyan Gao remained silent for a long time, Long Ba felt anxious and couldn't help but call out: "Your Majesty..."
Wanyan Gao came to his senses and said in a deep voice, "Retreat!"
Long Ba breathed a sigh of relief, and then shouted: "Retreat! Retreat! The front team becomes the rear team, and behind it is the front team! Retreat immediately!" The Jin Army officers were already panicking when they saw the mountain fire spreading, but now they heard the order , immediately turned around and ran away without any hesitation. Throughout the mountain stream, people were shouting and neighing, scrambling for the first place, and it was very chaotic. But Xiang Hu, who led the Jin army, seemed to take pleasure in others' misfortune.
Chen Xiao led his cavalry to retreat, and the sky behind him turned red. Chen Xiao met up with Hu Sanniang Qiongying and others who were leading the infantry and formation-breaking cavalry on the way. Hu Sanniang couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what's going on ahead?" Chen Xiao turned around and glanced at the blazing flames behind him. Looking at the magnificent scene of the sky, he smiled and said: "It's nothing, just set a few fires!" Hu Sanniang and Qiong Ying looked at each other.
Chen Xiao said: "The Jin army can't get through for a while. Let's go back to Yanmen Pass first." Then he led the soldiers back to Yanmen Pass.
Returning to the military camp behind Yanmen Pass, Yelutri and Liang Hongyu immediately greeted them. As soon as Liang Hongyu saw Chen Xiao, she asked, "Brother, were you the one who set the mountain on fire?" Chen Xiao nodded, turned and looked to the west. In the Yanmen Mountains, the sky on that side was all fiery red, and there were fires spreading towards this side. Chen Xiao was not worried that the fire would spread, because the grassland where the military camp was located had already been burned in and out. The soldiers and horses were trampled bare, and there was nothing to burn. Moreover, there was a small stream between the military camp and the mountains to the west. Mountain fires caused by weeds and shrubs could not burn them. Even so, for the sake of safety, Chen Xiao asked Hu Sanniang to lead people to patrol the stream just in case.
Yelutri said: "The enemy will definitely not give up just like this. They will definitely wait outside the mountain for the fire to pass before coming back!"
Chen Xiao nodded and turned to look at the mountains to the east. He saw a lookout post on the top of a peak closest to Yanmen Pass in the east, so he pointed to it and said, "Let's go up there and take a look!" Said: "If you hear the sound of arrows shooting from the mountain, you will immediately lead all the cavalry to Yingchou Stream!" He promised with his fists clasped. Chen Xiao rode towards the top of the mountain, followed closely by Yelutri and Zhong Yinsha.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain and running along the mountain road for a while, the war horse could no longer move forward. The slope ahead was very steep and the rocks were rugged. It was difficult for the war horse to carry people on such terrain, and it was also very difficult to ride a horse in such a place. It was not safe, so Chen Xiao and others abandoned their horses and hiked up the mountain. Two quarters of an hour later, everyone finally arrived at the top of the mountain. Many people were panting, and Yelutri was dripping with sweat and out of breath.
Chen Xiao wiped her sweat and said distressedly: "I told you not to follow me!" Yelutri smiled, "I just want to follow my eldest brother!" Chen Xiao's heart swayed, and tender feelings rippled in his chest. He took Yelutri's hand and walked toward the cliff. Several sentries responsible for the lookout here immediately came up to him and said, "Greetings to King Yan, and hello to the princess!"
Chen Xiao and Yelu Tri walked to the edge of the cliff and had a panoramic view of thousands of mountains and valleys. However, the majestic Yanmen Pass at the bottom of the mountain turned into a model on a sand table, while the Jin Army's camp was to the north of Yanmen Pass. In the distance, there are several mountains in the background. Although it is very large, it looks like a model on the sand table from here. My eyes were attracted by the fire, and I turned to the west. I saw the flames spreading in all directions in an irregular circle, over the dangerous peaks and over the valleys. The jackals, tigers, leopards, pigs, cattle, sheep and dogs in the mountains were all running for their lives; in the fierce flames Within the scope of the circle, everything was scorched and black, and everything was burned by the merciless flames. It was like a hell. To the north of the center, there was a thin north-south line that appeared and disappeared in the mountains.
When Chen Xiao saw the thin line, his heart moved. He pointed there and said to Yelutri, "That should be Yingchoujian, right?" Yelutri followed Chen Xiao's finger and looked at it, "It seems that's it!"
Chen Xiao looked at the sentinels and asked, "Have you seen that valley before?" The sentinels looked in the direction of Chen Xiao's fingers, saw the thin line, and shook their heads together. The leading sentry said: "I didn't see anything before. After the fire started, I gradually saw the thin line!" Several other sentries nodded in agreement.
Chen Xiao lowered his head and thought: "Maybe it was covered by vegetation before, so nothing could be seen in the distance. Now the vegetation has been burned, so it is visible." Yelutri nodded, "That should be the case."
Chen Xiao followed the thin line and looked to the north of the Yanmen Mountains. His sight was blocked by the steep mountains and he could not see the movement of the Jin army at all. However, Chen Xiao speculated that Wanyan Gao must be leading the army to wait outside Yingchou Stream. Not far away.
The fire burned for a day and a night before gradually extinguishing. At this time, the sound of iron hooves rumbled in the still hot mountains. The cavalry led by Guiying was rushing towards Yingchou Stream, followed closely by the main infantry and formation-breaking cavalry. At the same time, the Jin Army general Long Ba also led the cavalry. He rushed into the Yanmen Mountains and ran towards Yingchou Stream, followed by the main army led by Wanyan Gao.
The forwards of both sides arrived at the north and south exits almost at the same time. Long Ba led the war cavalry and plunged into the Yingchou Stream. Heat waves immediately came from all directions. It was much hotter than when they were running outside the mountain stream just now. It was like being in a huge mountain. BBQ in the stove. There were scorched scenes everywhere. The shrubs and dead grass that had originally covered them above and under their feet had all turned into ashes. The air was filled with the smell of burning. The ubiquitous ashes kept getting into the mouths and noses of the Jin Army soldiers, and coughs came one after another. .
On the other side, Gu Jian ordered part of the army to enter the mountain stream to prepare for battle, and at the same time ordered another part of the army to climb the steep cliffs on both sides to prepare.
Soon after, a loud rumbling sound came from the depths of the mountain stream. He was refreshed and ordered all the troops to prepare for battle! Yanyun's war cavalry in the mountain stream was in full formation, while Yanyun's soldiers on the cliffs on both sides were bending their bows and preparing arrows.
A moment later, countless people and horses suddenly rushed out of the hazy smoke and rushed towards this direction with strange screams. He opened his eyes and dropped his right hand suddenly. Arrows rained down from the cliffs on both sides. In an instant, the Jin army's warriors turned on their backs, and the momentum of the attack was greatly weakened. With a fierce shout, Suihe led the Yanyun warriors in the mountain stream to charge forward. In a blink of an eye, the warriors from both sides collided with each other and started a massacre. The Jin army has a large number of people, but it cannot be used in the mountain stream where only a few horses can travel side by side, and its advantage in military strength cannot be used at all. The two sides were crowded in the narrow mountain stream, roaring and fighting. The Yanyun Army on the cliff just fired arrows downwards, and the sound of whooshing was endless. In this case, the Yanyun Army did not have to aim at all to hit the target, while the Jinyun Army below The army has nowhere to hide.
The situation was relatively unfavorable for the Jin Army. In a short time, the Jin Army suffered many casualties and its morale was shaken. Seeing that it was difficult to break through, Long Ba ordered the army to retreat temporarily, so the Jin army stopped attacking and retreated. He restrained the troops from pursuing him and still stood guard near the exit. At this time, there were many corpses piled up in the mountain stream, including those of the Yanyun Army, but more of them belonged to the Jin Army.
He ordered some soldiers to go forward and collect the corpses of his fallen soldiers. Soldier Yanyun dragged the corpses of his own soldiers out one by one from the pile of corpses.
"General, we are running out of arrows here!" an officer shouted from the cliff. He immediately ordered everyone's arrows to be collected and sent to the cliffs on both sides. He then raised his voice and said, "You can also use the stones on the mountain!" The voice that just spoke raised his voice and promised: "Yes!"
