Yang Peng suddenly said: "Tubo, will Tubo send troops at this time?"
Yang Erya wanted to speak, but held back and looked at Han Bing aside. In her heart, since Sister Han Bing was here, she should stop talking! Han Bing thought: "The most likely possibility for the Tubo people is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but they are not sure. They may also think that the Khitan Kingdom and Xixia have joined forces and are powerful, so they immediately send troops!" Yang Peng frowned, suddenly feeling There is a very bad thing in this era, and that is the efficiency and timeliness of intelligence acquisition, which seriously affects one's own decision-making and deployment. Strategies are actually gambling to a large extent! Although we have spies lurking in Tubo, it may be difficult to obtain accurate information in a short period of time. However, the military situation is so fierce that many things must be planned and decided now. If we wait until the accurate information is received before making decisions, I am afraid it will be too late!
If it is judged that Tibet will not send troops, then there is nothing to do. If it is judged that Tibet will send troops, then a troop should be sent from Yanmen Pass to support Qin Feng Road. Doing so is naturally risky. If the Khitans do not really retreat, Yanmen Pass will definitely put Yanmen Pass in danger if they remove a troop of troops. Therefore, troops cannot be divided unless it is absolutely necessary, and this depends on the outcome of the Tubo meeting. The judgment will not send troops. Some people may say that troops can be mobilized from other directions for support, but don't forget the issue of food and grass. Due to the lack of food and grass on the Yanyun side, it is impossible to mobilize troops from other directions and can only be mobilized from the direction of Yanmen.
Han Bing said: "Brother, don't worry too much. Our envoy must have arrived in Dali, and Dali will definitely send troops to contain Tubo! Besides, we have the eighth and ninth legions on Qinfeng Road, with a total of 120,000 troops. With their The strength should be able to resist the possible invasion of the Tubo people!"
Yang Peng nodded slowly, looked up into the distance, and frowned tightly. He believed that Dali would send troops, but how effective could Dali's army be? If he were the Tubo emperor, he only had to deploy 20,000 soldiers and horses in the Snowy Mountains. Then Dali would use all the strength of the country to attack northward, but it would not achieve any effect, and the main force of Tubo could still attack Qin Fenglu. Once Tubo sends troops, whether it can hold Qin Feng Road depends on its own two legions. Dali is probably unreliable.
The sight turned to the Tubo capital. A harmonious banquet had just ended in the Tubo palace. The Tubo emperor personally sent Li Qingxia out of the palace. After Li Qingxia disappeared into the night, he led several important ministers around him back. In the main hall.
The emperor and his ministers sat down, and the emperor glanced at the ministers and asked: "What do you think of Xixia's suggestions?"
General Zanbu said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity given by the Buddha! The Khitans and Xixia people are fighting fiercely with Yanyun. We can take the opportunity to send troops to avenge our previous shame!"
Zambala said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. Wasn't it also a great opportunity before, but the result was very unexpected! At that time, Yan Yun had almost no defense against us. Even so, now Yan Yun has stationed 120,000 troops on Qinfeng Road. If we rashly If we send troops, I'm afraid the result will be even worse than it was then!"
Zanbutai was very displeased when he heard Zambala mention the last defeat. He looked at Zambala and said angrily: "The two situations were completely different! In fact, last time, if King Yan hadn't suddenly led an elite group to fight, If they were to come for reinforcements, our army would have already broken through Qinfeng Road. However, it is impossible for them to come for reinforcements this time. According to reliable intelligence, Yanyun is short of food and grass, and all the food and grass has been transported to Yanmen Pass. Their troops in other directions cannot be mobilized at all. However, the troops at Yanmen Pass were unable to move under the pressure of the Khitan army. Now is a great opportunity to send troops to Yanyun. If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid you will never have such a good opportunity! If Yanyun Tiger Wolf does not take the opportunity to attack it If it is destroyed, how can we, Tubo, have peace?"
Zanbutai's words made the emperor and his ministers nod their heads. The emperor said: "General, you are right! This is indeed a great opportunity for me! I decided to take this opportunity to mobilize 400,000 troops from various ministries to attack Qin Feng Road! General, as the general of the army, for I will expand the territory of Tubo!" Tai Zanbu happily agreed.
Li Qingxia and her group returned to the hotel, where Li Qingxia sat alone at her desk and fell into deep thought. At this moment, a confidant ran in, came behind Li Qingxia, bowed and whispered: "Princess, just now General Zanbu sent someone to send a message, saying that the Emperor of Tibet has decided to attack Yanyun Qinfeng Road with an army of 400,000 people. !" Li Qingxia had a look of surprise on her face, "Great! As soon as Tubo sends troops, the overall situation is under our control!" She turned to her confidant and said, "Instruct her immediately. We will rush to Song Dynasty tomorrow. I want to Add more fire!" "Yes!"
The Tubo Emperor made up his mind to pass down the imperial edict, so the armies of various ministries began to gather, and Tubo sharpened its sword and prepared to attack Yan Yun.
The scouts of Yanyun Army flew into Xining Prefecture. Zhou Dayong, commander of the Ninth Army Corps, received the news and hurried to the hall. As soon as the dusty scouts saw Zhou Dayong, they knelt down and reported: "General, Tibet has assembled an army of 400,000 people, with Zanbutai as the commander-in-chief. Prepare to attack Qin Feng Road!" Zhou Dayong smiled, "Good guy, the Tibetans are not willing to be lonely! Okay, come on! This general's Qinglong Yanyue Sword has not drank blood for a long time!" Then he said to the scout: "You hurry up immediately Go to Jishi Fortress and inform General Si Xingfang of this situation!" The scout agreed and ran down.
Zhou Dayong called the officers of the personal army and ordered them to send orders to the generals of all armies to come to the commander's mansion to discuss matters. The officers took the order and left.
At about the same time, various border counties and towns were in chaos. People who had learned about the imminent invasion of Tibet fled hurriedly to the inland with their families and their families. The originally prosperous border counties and towns were in chaos and panic. Soon after, all the residents fled, but the counties and towns became a mess again, silent, and even the sound of dogs barking and cocks crowing disappeared without a trace.
The Yanyun Army withdrew all the troops scattered in various small fortresses on the border, preparing to rely on Xining and Jishi Fortress to stop the enemy. Various combat equipment and materials were transported to the city wall, and the armies were ready; at the same time, the scouts All spilled out, and the horse galloped away.
Two days later, it had become extremely quiet outside the city. The fleeing people had all fled into the interior. There was not even a single person or poultry or livestock left outside the city. It felt as if they had entered a wild world as soon as they left the city. It was so quiet. The west wind blew, causing the treetops to sway and dance. The belts of the soldiers were also blown. The war flags were flapping, and the red tassels were swaying in the wind. The sky was densely covered with clouds, and bright lightning appeared in the clouds from time to time. There was a loud roar, shaking the heaven and the earth, making all the scenery between the heaven and the earth shine brightly, as if a heavy rainstorm was about to come.
Ta-ta-ta-ta..., the rapid sound of horse hooves came from the distance, which seemed very harsh in this silent world. The soldiers on the city wall followed the sound and saw a fast horse galloping from a distance. It was their own scout cavalry.
The scout galloped to the city gate and reined in his horse. The horse stood up neighing, and followed the scout loudly: "Open the city gate quickly, I have an urgent military situation!"
The city gate opened immediately and the scouts rushed in. Immediately, the scout appeared in front of Zhou Dayong, knelt down and reported: "General, the Tibetan army has crossed the border and is heading towards Xining and Jishi Fortress in two directions!" Zhou Dayong remained calm and said to the scout: "Again Detective!" The scout promised and ran down, followed by the rapid sound of horse hooves, the scout was seen galloping out of the city.
Stuck! There was a sudden loud noise in the sky, filling the whole world, making people's eardrums numb. At the same time, a flash of white light illuminated the city and Yanyun's soldiers in white. Then the sky suddenly darkened, and then there was a loud rustling sound, and heavy rain fell from the sky. The sight that was originally good suddenly became very hazy. The soldiers standing on the city wall could hardly see what was happening a few steps away. . The water from the sky poured down, and countless creeks instantly appeared on the ground outside the city. Water was also gurgling on the city walls, and the gate tower was surrounded by curtains of water. Every soldier was already in full bloom.
After a while, the rain became heavier, and the soldiers suddenly saw a scout running to the city gate. Due to the heavy rain, the sound of horse hooves could not be heard at all. The scout suddenly reined in his horse and opened his mouth several times toward the city wall, but the people on the wall didn't hear any sound. The city gate opened and the scouts galloped in. After a while, the scout rushed to Zhou Dayong, knelt down on one knee, and shouted loudly: "General Qi, the enemy is only more than twenty miles away from the city!" Zhou Dayong felt a little surprised and murmured: "So fast. Ah!" He glanced at the scout and said, "Look again!" The scout responded, ran down, and then saw the scout's figure disappearing into the thick curtain of rain.
Zhou Dayong was worried that the Tibetan army would take advantage of the heavy rain to make a sneak attack on the city, so he urgently ordered the four gates to strengthen their vigilance and at the same time ordered all armies to prepare for battle. He himself stood on the gate tower of the west city with his sword in hand, staring outside the city with wide eyes, waiting for the Tibetan army to arrive.
About half an hour later, the rain had slowed down a lot, and we could already see the scenery several miles away. We saw scouts galloping from a distance, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard amidst the noisy rain. sound. After a while, the scouts rushed into the city, followed them up to the city gate tower, and reported to Zhou Dayong: "General, the Tibetan army suddenly retreated!" Guan Sheng was stunned, thinking that he heard wrong, and asked hurriedly: "What did you say? "The scout repeated: "The Tubo army suddenly retreated! They retreated in a hurry, and many heavy supplies were thrown away!" Zhou Dayong couldn't turn his head for a while, and felt inexplicable.
Then Zhou Dayong frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's a conspiracy of the Tubo people. Let's investigate again!" The scout responded and ran out of the city again. Zhou Dayong stood on the city gate tower, frowning, thinking about what tricks the Tibetan people were playing? !
Soon after, the scouts came again with news that the Tibetans had all retreated into their own country. Half an hour later, news came from the Jishi Fortress that the Tibetan army that had entered the Jishi Fortress also retreated, also in a hurry. . Zhou Dayong really couldn't figure out what was going on, so he didn't dare to be careless. He still ordered all the troops to be on tight guard and not to act rashly. At the same time, he sent additional scouts to investigate in all directions to prevent the Tibetans from sneak attacks.
However, a day and a night passed, and nothing amiss was found. On the contrary, definite news was obtained that after the Tibetan army retreated to Qingtang, the main army immediately rushed south, looking very urgent. Another day later, news came that the Dali Kingdom had mobilized 200,000 troops from across the country and marched northward, breaking through Tubo's snowy mountain defense line. The frontline threatened the hinterland of Tubo. The Tubo Emperor urgently ordered the Tubo General Zanbutai to stop the attack. Qin Feng Road, rush to support Daxue Mountain to counterattack the Dali Army! Zhou Dayong waited until now to understand what was going on, and was very surprised by the development of things.
The Dali army's attack on Tubo was naturally in response to King Yan's request. They obviously understood the stakes involved, so they tried their best to help. However, their full assistance was not entirely to maintain their alliance with Yan Yun. In order to get help in the future, according to the words of the Dali prince Duan Zhichun: "Now is a great opportunity. The Tubo people transferred heavy troops to Qinfeng Road. Their attention was all on Yan Yun and they did not notice us at all, and They have always looked down on us. We can take this opportunity to devote all our efforts to capture the Snowy Mountains! If we succeed, our situation in the north of Dali will fundamentally improve. The Tubo people will no longer be able to rely on the Snowy Mountains to invade our Dali. If you want to invade Dali, you must cross the natural chasm of the Snow Mountain, and from then on this natural chasm has become our barrier against Tibet!"
However, the combat power of the Tubo army was higher than that of the Dali army, and it relied on the natural chasm of the Snow Mountain. Even if the Dali army was ten times stronger than the Tubo army, how could it be captured in an instant? It was also because the Tubo people were too careless to underestimate the enemy. They completely ignored the Dali people and neglected to take precautions. Until the Dali elite had already invaded the Tibetan military camp, most of them had not yet reacted. The Tubo army was horrified by the sudden arrival of the Dali army, but then launched a fierce counterattack under the organization of the generals. The Dali army was almost driven off the snowy mountains by the Tubo army. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Duan Zhichun led The armored army arrived, and a fierce battle finally crushed the Tibetan counterattack, and then captured the entire snow mountain fortress. The Dali army succeeded in one attack, but suffered heavy losses. The urgent news reached the Tubo palace, and the court was shocked. The emperor and his ministers no longer cared about fighting the autumn wind of Yanyun, and quickly ordered the army to withdraw and counterattack the Daxue Mountain. In this way, the danger on Qin Feng Road was resolved without a fight.
Princess Li Qingxia of Xixia suddenly received the news on her way to the Song Dynasty. She was shocked and could not help frowning. It was not that she did not expect that Dali would help Yan Yun, but she always thought that Dali's small army was weak. Even if it sent troops, Tubo would be defeated. She should be able to deal with it, but she didn't expect that Dali made an extraordinary move and actually attacked the extremely important snow mountain fortress in the southeast of Tubo. This completely disrupted Tubo's arrangement, and the Three Kingdoms attack on Yanyun that she had tried her best to promote also failed.
Li Qingxia sighed, but murmured: "It doesn't matter, even without the Tubo Army, we should be able to defeat the Yanyun Army! The Generalissimo must have captured Yinzhou at this moment. As long as Yinzhou is captured, the Yanyun Army will be defeated It’s decided!” Turning to look outside the car, his thoughts couldn’t help but fly to Yinzhou, thousands of miles away.
Generalissimo Li Zongdao of Xixia led an army of 300,000 to march into Yinzhou. At the same time, General Li Cunxiao of the Right Wing led his Snow Mountain Army and tens of thousands of civilian troops to garrison in Hongzhou to contain the Yanyun Army under Yang Yanzhao on the Great Wall Ridge. .
Li Cunxiao stood in front of the sand table, frowning. The intelligence he had received one after another in the past few days made him very confused and uneasy. He always felt that something was wrong. He felt that there did not seem to be many Yanyun troops on the Great Wall Ridge opposite. A herald came in, saluted Li Cunxiao, and asked: "General, what are your orders?" Li Cunxiao walked up to him and ordered: "You rush to the generalissimo immediately and remind him of the millions of orders. Be careful!" the herald responded and ran down.
Li Cunxiao looked at the Great Wall Ridge on the map and murmured: "Whether there is a problem or not, we will know after a fight!" As soon as he thought of this, he issued an order for the civilian army to defend the city, and all 60,000 Snow Mountain troops gathered. He personally led the march to Changcheng Ridge.
In half a day, the army arrived at the foot of the Great Wall Ridge. Li Cunxiao personally stepped out and shouted a challenge. However, after shouting for a long time, there was no movement on the opposite side of the Great Wall Ridge. Li Cunxiao felt that something was wrong. He fought fiercely with Yan Yunjun for several times. He knew very well that Yan Yunjun's style would never turn a deaf ear to a challenge and cower away. Li Cunxiao further confirmed his previous judgment. He turned his horse around and returned to the army, saying loudly: "The left-wing army will attack the east side of Changcheng Ridge, and the right-wing army will attack the west side of Changcheng Ridge. Let me attack with all your strength!" All the generals agreed in unison.
Then the rumbling war drums sounded loudly, and the 20,000 Snow Mountain Army launched attacks on the left and right sides of Changcheng Ridge! The Snow Mountain Army was very fast, rushing like a tide, and was halfway up the mountain in the blink of an eye! At this time, rolling rocks and trees poured down from the mountain, and arrows were flying like locusts. The Snow Mountain Army rushing in front were defeated one after another. The Snow Mountain Army's offensive was thwarted, and the Yanyun Army's defense strength was as strong as ever!
Li Cunxiao frowned and said to himself: "Did I guess wrong?" 'Looking up at the Great Wall Ridge, I saw flags spread out and people looking longingly, and the troops were obviously very strong. Li Cunxiao hesitated for a moment, then said to a very fierce general beside him: "Li Chongshan, lead your troops to attack the front for me!" Li Chongshan promised loudly, then rode down and shouted to his soldiers: "Follow me. !" Immediately, they galloped towards the front of Changcheng Ridge, only to see a surge of people in the army. Ten thousand soldiers and horses came out to follow Li Chongshan and ran towards the front of Changcheng Ridge.
Li Chongshan led his soldiers and horses to the foot of the mountain. He looked up and saw excitement and bloodthirsty in the leopard's eyes. He raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me, charge up and kill all the Han people!! "The soldiers under his command shouted in unison with excitement. Li Chongshan galloped towards the mountain, and his 10,000 soldiers also rushed up with shouts. From a distance, it looked like a large group of ants climbing the mountain quickly.
Li Cunxiao stared at them, holding the handle of the knife tightly with his right hand.
Suddenly, I saw rolling rocks flying down from the mountain and hitting the Snow Mountain Army. It was like throwing a few small stones into a huge wave, causing some ripples. That was all, and it was impossible to stop the Snow Mountain Army's charging momentum. Just can't talk about it. Seeing this, Li Cunxiao's eyes showed surprise, and he murmured: "It's as I expected! It's as I expected! The main force of Yanyun here has been transferred!" Then he became anxious, turned to the drummer and shouted: "Beat the drum with all your strength. Don't stop without my order!" The drummer received the order and beat the drum with all his strength. The loud roar echoed between heaven and earth like rolling thunder.
Li Chongshan and his soldiers had already rushed halfway up the mountain and were rapidly approaching the top of the mountain. Scattered rolling stones and trees kept flying down from the mountain, mixed with arrows. The Snow Mountain Army continued to suffer casualties, but the momentum of the charge was not hindered at all. This was not only because of the extraordinary bravery of the Snow Mountain Army, but also because of the defense of the Yanyun Army. The strength is very weak, and there are obviously not many Yanyun troops in this direction! Li Cunxiao saw the flags displayed on the Great Wall Ridge, but there were not many Yanyun soldiers under the shadow of the flags in the sky!
Seeing that the Snow Mountain Army was about to rush to the Great Wall Ridge, a roar suddenly came from the ridge. The Xixia Army soldiers were all startled. Then they saw an extraordinary and heroic Yanyun general galloping down with two spears, followed by five hundred people. War cavalry. They suddenly rushed down from the ridge, like a rushing mountain torrent, flowing thousands of miles unstoppable!
Li Chongshan quickly ordered the shield men to come forward and form a shield wall. As soon as the shield wall was arranged, Yan Yun's war horse rushed in front of him, roaring angrily, and the war horse ran wildly! The brave soldiers of the Snow Mountain Army couldn't help but show a hint of fear! In the blink of an eye, the torrent of cavalry slammed into the Snow Mountain Army's shield defense line. Only a thrilling loud noise was heard, and the Snow Mountain Army's shield defense line collapsed in an instant! Yan Yun's cavalry charged into the middle of the Snow Mountain Army, moving forward without hesitation. The surging horse hooves knocked the Snow Mountain Army away and trampled them. The swords and guns they brandished raised blood all over the sky. The roar was mixed with the sound of the horse's hooves, and the roar was loud, like a surge of anger! The Snow Mountain Army screamed and tried desperately to stop it, but how could they stop this overwhelming power! On the long hillside, I saw the Snow Mountain Army being cut in the middle!
Li Cunxiao suddenly saw such a scene and was startled. After thinking for a moment, he immediately led five thousand snow mountain warriors to meet them.
Ma Kuang led five hundred war cavalry all the way to the bottom of the mountain. Before he could stop, he saw Li Cunxiao's personal commander commanding five thousand snow-capped mountain war cavalry rushing towards them. Ma Kuang had no choice but to lead his warriors and roar towards them. Seeing the five hundred Yanyun war cavalry plunge into the middle of the enemy's army, they then saw the two wings of the Xueshan war cavalry quickly surround them, surrounding Ma Kuang and his five hundred war cavalry. Ma Hao led his war cavalry to fight hard, but found that he seemed to be trapped in a huge quagmire. No matter how hard he fought, he could not break through the siege of the snow mountain war cavalry. After breaking through the first and second layers, he was surrounded by three and four layers. Coming up, swords and guns kept killing enemies, but the enemies in front of me seemed to be killing more and more! Yanyun's army began to suffer casualties one after another. The brave cavalry fought hard in the enemy's siege and died in battle! The screams of war horses sounded one after another, and each Yanyun warrior was drowned by the enemy's tide!
At the same time, Li Chongshan on the hillside regrouped his troops and continued to attack the ridge. Rolling stones and wooden arrows kept falling from the ridge, but it was impossible to stop their progress. They rushed faster and faster, getting closer and closer to the ridge, and their roars became louder and louder. They really looked like a group of bloodthirsty people. beast.
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
