Fortunately, Brother Wei Ming Xiu is a veteran on the battlefield and remains calm in the face of danger, while Wei Ming Hu Xiong and others are all chosen as strong generals. Although Yan Yun's army is coming menacingly, they are not afraid. Brother Wei Mingxiu noticed the mentality of his soldiers and shouted: "Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!" The hearts of all the soldiers were frightened, and the thoughts of escape that had just arisen in their hearts disappeared in an instant, and they looked towards the front The rushing Yanyun cavalry tightened their weapons.
Yan Yun's cavalry rushed to the city, immediately turned around, and ran along the city wall. At the same time, they raised their cavalry crossbows and fired arrows at the city wall. The arrows flew over the wall with a roar. Many Xixia soldiers were shot to the ground; Xixia soldiers fired back with crossbows. , some Yanyun cavalrymen were hit by arrows, and some fell off their horses. The Yanyun cavalrymen who followed immediately dragged their fallen comrades onto their own horses.
Yan Yun's cavalry rode under the city and shot for a while before returning behind Shi Ping. Seeing that there was no chance to take advantage, Shi Ping stopped attacking and led his cavalry to retreat. Shi Ping hasn't come out for a long time because Yang Peng has asked him to study at the Military Academy for more than a year. The old man studying with him is Yang Xiong. Yang Peng had high hopes for the two of them, so he specially took them out of the army and sent them to the military academy to study for a year. After this year of study, the two reckless heroes had become completely different. Now Shi Ping is the light cavalry commander of the directly affiliated legion, and Yang Xiong is the rear army commander of the directly affiliated legion.
The Xixia soldiers couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when they saw Yan Yun's army retreating. Brother Weimingxiu turned to ask Weiming Huxiong and Zhang Yuan: "How did the ferry get lost? Why did the ferry get lost after only one night?" Brother Weimingxiu looked very annoyed. No wonder he was angry. With the ferry lost, Ulahai City lost its outer defensive barrier and could only rely on city defense. If the city defense failed again, the entire Ulahai area would be lost.
Weiming Huxiong and Zhang Yuan looked at each other with lingering fears. Weiming Huxiong said with emotion: "The Yanyun Army is truly well-deserved, its firearms are extremely sharp, and its soldiers are not afraid of death. Only less than two thousand people rushed ashore. Our army tried its best to fight for more than half an hour but was unable to defeat them. Annihilate or repel!..." Zhang Yuan continued: "At this moment, ten thousand Yanyun warriors had sneaked across the Yellow River from dozens of miles upstream and launched a surprise attack on us. Our army was caught off guard. Although we resisted desperately, we finally But we were still defeated!”
Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned and remained silent as he listened to the two men's narrations. After the two of them finished speaking, they raised their heads, looked outside the city, and murmured: "You are not to blame for this!" He turned to Weiming Huxiong and said: "Send out scouts to look for the defeated soldiers and find them all. Now every soldier is extremely valuable!" Weiming Huxiong promised and ran down the city wall. After a while, dozens of cavalry were seen running out of the city and then scattered in all directions.
Yang Peng, surrounded by generals, crossed the Yellow River and arrived at the ferry. Li Hu led his soldiers and escorted two Xixia officers to Yang Peng, shouting: "Kneel down!" The two Xixia officers were already frightened. Seeing the majestic Yanyun generals in front of them, they heard Li Hu's shout He couldn't help but knelt down, his face full of panic.
Yang Peng glanced at the two of them and said, "Answer my questions honestly, and I will spare your lives." When the two officers heard this, they felt as if they suddenly saw a ray of sunlight in the dark cave, and they couldn't help but Di said anxiously: "The villain must tell the truth, the villain must tell the truth!"
Yang Peng asked: "Is the guard of Wulahai City Brother Weimingxiu?" The officer on the left rushed to say: "Yes!" The officer on the right nodded quickly when he saw that his companion had taken the lead. Yang Peng asked again: "Who led the army to resist our army at the ferry before?" The officer on the right rushed ahead of his companions and said: "It's Weiming Huxiong, the younger brother of General Weiming Xiuge, and also Our first-class warrior in Great Xia!" The officer on the left nodded in agreement.
Yang Peng asked: "How many defenders are there in Wulahai City?" The two said together: "There are 30,000 soldiers and horses!" After speaking, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Yang Peng smiled and said, "You two are very honest. Not only can I spare your lives, but I can also give you a house in Yanjing." The two were overjoyed and thanked them quickly. Yang Peng smiled and said: "Whether we can get all this depends on your attitude next." The two said together: "We are willing to serve King Yan. We are Han people and have long wanted to defect to King Yan!"
Yang Peng nodded, "No need to kneel, stand up and speak." The two were flattered and did not dare to do so for a while. Li Hu on the side said angrily: "King Yan asked you to stand up, just stand up!" The two quickly thanked them and stood up, but they bent down and lowered their heads, looking extremely respectful.
Yang Peng asked: "What are your two names?" The officer on the left quickly clasped his fists and said, "Villain Zhang San!" The officer on the right followed up and said, "Villain Li Si!" Yang Peng was secretly amused and asked Zhang San: " Are there many Han people in the Xixia army?" Zhang San nodded, "Almost half of them are Han people!" Yang Peng looked thoughtful, and then asked Li Si: "Do you know the defense situation of Wulahai City?" Li Si He quickly said: "Originally there were 30,000 soldiers and horses, but now King Yan has destroyed almost 10,000, leaving only a little more than 20,000. Among them, 10,000 are led by General Wei Mingtai to guard Langshan Fortress. Now in Wulahai City, There are only 10,000 troops! However, all men, women, and children in the entire Wulahai area have been mobilized. With these people, there are 60,000 to 70,000 defenders in the city." Suddenly something came to mind, "By the way, I heard that not long ago, His Majesty sent A messenger came and said that 40,000 troops would be sent to reinforce us!”
Yang Peng frowned slightly and said to himself: "How can Li Qingxia send troops for reinforcements?" Could it be that there was a problem with Tubo or Yang Yanzhao? 'After thinking about this, he glanced at the two of them and asked: "Do you know the battle situation in the south?" Zhang San quickly said: "I heard that there was a great victory in the south and the situation is very good, but I don't know the specific situation. !" Yang Peng looked at Li Si, who quickly said: "The villain only knows so much!"
Yang Peng frowned, "Are you telling the truth?" The two of them were frightened when they saw Yang Peng's sudden change of expression. They hurriedly knelt down and said, "Everything the villain said is true. The general just summoned the whole army to say that the south A big victory, reinforcements are about to arrive, but the specific situation was not mentioned. The villain has a low status and cannot participate in high-level meetings, so it is impossible to know the specific situation!"
Yang Peng actually knew that they were not lying, but only deliberately scared them to confirm his judgment. Now it seems that the two of them have indeed told everything they know, without hiding anything. Yang Peng asked some more questions, but seeing that he could no longer get any valuable information, he ordered Li Hu to take the two of them down. Li Hu agreed and ordered his men to take the two of them down.
Yang Peng turned around and faced the gurgling and sparkling Yellow River, with a thoughtful expression on his face. Yelu Hanyu walked to Yang Peng and said softly: "The top priority now should be to find out the battle situation in the south." Yang Peng nodded and frowned: "The battle situation in the south is a bit unexpected! I didn't expect the Xixia people to actually achieve a great victory. ! Who did they achieve a great victory against?"
Yelu Hanyu thought: "It shouldn't be Yang Yanzhao and the others. General Yang Yanzhao is both wise and brave, so he shouldn't be defeated by the Xixia people!" Yang Peng shook his head, "That's not necessarily true! Gods all have their naps, let alone humans! Although Yang Yanzhao is He is the most outstanding general in the world, but there is no guarantee that he will not be careless, not to mention that Li Qingxia is by no means an easy opponent to deal with!"
Yelu Hanyu felt that what Yang Peng said was reasonable, and couldn't help but worry in his heart, thinking: "If we consider the worst case scenario, maybe the entire Xixia army will come over soon. Although it is difficult to deal with it with the strength of our army, But it shouldn’t be difficult to escape unscathed. I’m afraid they won’t come with the whole army to counterattack, but will send one part of them to the north to resist us, and the other part to go south to invade Shaanxi and Gansu. That would be very bad!”
Yang Peng frowned and said: "I am also worried that this will happen. But the war has reached this point, we can only continue to attack! If the Xixia army comes with all its strength, we will fight and retreat and return to Datong Mansion; if they only One of them came north to fight with us. Well, I will increase my strength and attack fiercely. We can still deal with half of his Xixia troops. If they want to invade Shaanxi and Gansu, I'm afraid they won't be able to!" He turned around and glanced at Yelu Hanyu. , said resolutely: "I am determined to continue the fierce attack!" Yelu Hanyu looked at Yang Peng with admiration and nodded gently.
The 220,000 Yanyun army crossed the Yellow River overnight and rested on the west bank until dawn. Then the army set off and drove directly to Wulahai City. A few days later, the army arrived at the foot of Wulahai City and formed a formation outside the city. The Xixia army on the city wall saw the Yanyun army outside the city like a sea, with banners like clouds, and swords and spears like a forest. They couldn't help but feel dizzy and their hearts were shaken. Even the battlefield veterans like Wei Mingxiu brother couldn't help but feel sad. Be timid.
Brother Weiming Xiu turned to ask Weiming Shouzhong beside him: "How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?" Weiming Shouzhong said: "I received news this morning that the reinforcements have passed the Hue Fortress and should have arrived in Hue by now. Crossed." Hue Fortress is located in the upper left corner of the Yellow River, near the diversion of the Yellow River, and Hue Crossing is at the diversion of the Yellow River. Hue Fortress and Hue Ferry are both on the east bank of the Yellow River's westward flow. Hue Ferry is in the north, and Hue Fortress is in the south. They are about 80 miles apart, while Hue Ferry is 150 miles away from Ulahai City. Sixty miles away.
Brother Weiming Xiu frowned and said: "There are still more than 150 miles to go. If we travel day and night, it will take three days." He turned to Weiming Shouzhong and said: "Choose sentries to pay close attention to the movements in the west. Once the reinforcements arrive, Send a signal immediately and we will send troops to respond." Weiming Shouzhong responded.
Zhang Jiang said worriedly: "General, the enemy's army is powerful and murderous. If no measures are taken, the morale of our army will collapse without starting a war!" Weiming Huxiong said loudly: "Brother, let me go to fight. ! Killing a few of his generals will boost morale!" He spoke so loudly that he actually said that killing General Yan Yun was as easy as picking something out of a bag. However, he does have arrogance. As the first-class tiger general in Xixia, he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in the war with the Liao Kingdom, and countless Liao generals died at his hands.
Brother Weiming Xiu hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Okay, you can go and dampen their spirit!" Weiming Huxiong was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Damn it, I can finally say this. !" He said and left. Brother Weiming Xiu hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute!" Weiming Huxiong stopped, turned around and looked at Brother Weimingxiu, and asked: "Brother, what else are you saying?" Brother Weimingxiu walked to Weiming Huxiong In front of him, he solemnly reminded: "Be careful and don't be careless! General Yanyun has a great reputation, and he is by no means a person who lives up to his fame!" Weiming Huxiong laughed, "I don't think there is anything great about them!" He bowed to brother Wei Mingxiu and ran down quickly.
Immediately, the city gate opened and closed, and Weiming Huxiong was seen galloping out of the city with a big sword, came between the two sides, reined in the horse, pointed the big sword at Yanyun's formation and shouted: "Yanyun's You thief, who dares to come out to die?" He shouted in Xixia Dangxiang language, and the Yanyun soldiers almost didn't understand it, but just by looking at his posture, they knew he was out to challenge.
The generals asked Yang Peng to fight one after another, and the crowd was excited. Yang Peng thought for a moment and said to Huyan Chijin: "Huyan Chijin, you go out to fight!" Huyan Chijin was overjoyed, but the other warriors felt a little disappointed. Huyan Chijin clasped his fists in agreement, rode his horse out of the military formation, drove straight to the Weiming Tiger Bear and stopped a dozen steps in front of the Weiming Tiger Bear, and shouted loudly at the Weiming Tiger Bear. The Xixia people couldn't understand what he was saying, they just thought he was Shouting a challenge.
The Xixia army officers and soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but shout, cheering for Wei Ming Hu Xiong. Brother Weimingxiu asked Zhang Jiang next to him: "Who is this person?" Zhang Jiang frowned and shook his head: "I don't know, it seems that he is not one of those well-known Yanyun warriors, he should be an unknown person!" Brother Weimingxiu said He was relieved. What he was most worried about was that world-famous warriors such as Zhan Jinguo, Huyan Chijin and even Yang Peng would go into battle. Although Weiming Huxiong was powerful, it would be hard to say if he faced off against these famous warriors. Ah, but this person in front of me is just an unknown person. A well-known tiger and bear can definitely kill the enemy and make great achievements!
Just as he was thinking about this, Weiming Huxiong and Huyan Chijin were already fighting each other. Both of them used broadswords, opening and closing with each move, with fierce momentum! After more than a dozen moves, there was no winner between the two sides! At this time, the shouts of the soldiers on both sides went up to the sky one after another. Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned and said in a very surprised tone: "I didn't expect such an unknown general to be able to fight to a draw with a tiger and a bear!!" The other generals around him were also very surprised, and then felt a burst of excitement. It was horrifying to think that an unknown general in Yanyun's army was so powerful, so how terrifying would those generals who are famous all over the world be? ? Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but change their faces slightly, and their expressions became unnatural.
Weiming Huxiong and Yang Xiong fought for more than twenty rounds, and it was still an inextricable situation with no winner or loser. Brother Xiu of Weiming was worried that something might happen to Weiming Huxiong, so he ordered the messenger to call for gold and withdraw his troops. The herald took the order and ordered his soldiers to ring the golden bell, and the loud clang echoed over the battlefield.
Weiming Huxiong, who was in the mood to kill, was startled when he heard the sound of the golden bell. At this time, Huyan Chijin on the opposite side screamed and struck down with a knife on his head. Weiming Huxiong was distracted for a moment, and was startled when he suddenly saw this scene. He hurriedly raised his sword, and Yang Xiong's sword struck heavily on his iron sword shaft, making a loud clang sound. Weiming Huxiong pushed up hard to push away Huyan Chijin's sword, and then swung the sword. Huyan Chijin quickly returned the sword to block it, but he didn't think that his opponent's move was a false move, so he took this opportunity to turn his horse's head and gallop forward. Escaped from the battle group.
Huyan Chijin saw that he couldn't catch up, so he didn't bother to chase him. He shouted: "Xixia cowards, don't run away if you have the guts!" Weiming Huxiong heard Huyan Chijin's cry. Although he didn't understand it, he knew it. It wasn't a nice thing to say, but he didn't stop and ran straight towards the city gate. The city gate opens and closes, and Weiming tigers and bears gallop in.
When Huyan Chijin saw Weiming Huxiong entering the city, he turned his horse back to the center of the military formation, clasped his fists towards Yang Peng and said, "King Yan, this Huru still has two brushes, and the general failed to kill him!" Yang Peng said: " This person's name is Wei Minghu Xiong, he is a tiger general as famous as Xixia and Li Chongshan, so naturally he is not easy to deal with!" Huyan Chijin suddenly realized. Weiming Huxiong ran up the city wall and saw his eldest brother Weimingxiu. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Brother, I was fighting so hard, why did I suddenly withdraw my troops?" Weimingxiu looked at the Yanyun Formation. , asked calmly: "Do you know who he is?" Wei Ming Hu Xiong's eyes widened, "I don't care who he is? Who is he? Am I, Wei Ming Hu Xiong, still afraid of him?"
Brother Weiming Xiu glanced at Weiming Huxiong, "The person you are fighting with is not any famous general in Yanyun's army!..." Weiming Huxiong was stunned and couldn't help but said: "How is this possible, then? A powerful general who is not a famous general in the Yanyun Army?" Brother Wei Mingxiu turned to look at the Yanyun Formation and frowned: "This man is just an unknown person in the Yanyun Army, yet he is so brave. If those famous warriors come out to attack you, will you still have a way to survive?" Weiming Huxiong smacked his lips, his mind was a little confused, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
In fact, Brother Weimingxiu was wrong. Although Huyan Chijin was not famous, that was because he had been studying at the Military Academy for more than a year and was not in the army. It was not because he was not brave enough. If we only talk about martial arts, there may be a slight gap between Huyan Chijin and Zhanjin Kingdom, Yang Gui, etc., but the gap is very limited and should only be between brothers. However, the Xixia people did not know these circumstances. They only thought that if Yan Yun, an unknown general, was so powerful, then what about those famous generals? They must be unimaginably terrifying. Originally, the Xixia people expected General Yan Yun to be inferior to their own, but this idea was gone now. Brother Weimingxiu asked Weiming Huxiong to fight. He originally wanted to boost his own morale and dampen Yanyun's spirit, but he didn't expect that it had the opposite effect.
Brother Weimingxiu ordered to the generals: "The enemy will definitely take the opportunity to attack fiercely. You go down and lead the troops to be careful and careful!" The generals agreed and ran down. However, Yan Yun's army did not take advantage of the situation to attack as he imagined, but slowly retreated, retreating more than ten miles and setting up camp. Zhang Jiang frowned and said, "The Yanyun army has great momentum, but why don't they take advantage of it and attack?"
Brother Weimingxiu thought: "Yan Yun must be very tired after a long march. Besides, they didn't see their siege weapons, cannons, in their military formation just now. I think Yan Yun's army must be waiting for the cannons to come up." Then, let’s go all out to capture our city! Hum, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy!” He said this more as if he was cheering himself up.
Zhang Jiang asked for instructions: "General, do you want to bring back all the soldiers and horses of Langshan Fortress?" Brother Weimingxiu thought for a moment and slowly shook his head, "No! Langshan and Wulahai City are the horns of each other. , abandoning any place will make the defense line incomplete! If the enemy is aware of our actions, does not attack directly, and only uses a few troops to contain it, but uses the main force to bypass our defense line, wouldn't we be self-defeating!" Zhang Jiang felt that Brother Wei Mingxiu was right.
At this moment, a sergeant nearby suddenly pointed to the distance and shouted: "Enemy Cavalry!" Everyone looked up and looked outside, and sure enough they saw thousands of Yanyun warriors rushing towards them, with the rumble of horse hooves coming from far to near. . Brother Weiming Xiu raised his voice and said: "Get ready to fight!" The Xixia soldiers pulled out their spiked arrows, put on their bowstrings, and prepared to shoot.
However, Yan Yunzhan stopped very far away, then dispersed, flying countless kites upwind of Wulahai City. Seeing this situation, the soldiers and civilians of Xixia felt baffled. At this moment, the kites suddenly broke their strings and floated straight towards Wulahai City in the direction of the wind.
Seeing this scene, Brother Wei Mingxiu immediately realized Yan Yunjun's intention, his expression changed, and he hurriedly ordered: "pass the order, no one is allowed to pick up the kite, otherwise he will be punished as a collaborator!" All the soldiers immediately ran down to convey the order, The shouts quickly spread throughout the city from near to far. At the same time, the kites with broken strings fluttered into the city. Due to Brother Weimingxiu's strict order, no one dared to pick them up, but there were still many People saw what was written on the kite. There was only one sentence on it: Han people should not sacrifice their lives for the foreign barbarians!
This sentence quickly spread among the military and civilians, and people were panicked. Although the Han people were in an embarrassing situation, people from other ethnic groups such as Dangxiang were full of suspicion. Brother Weimingxiu came to the military and civilians and repeatedly emphasized that both Han people and Dangxiang people were all subjects of Daxia. Daxia treated all people equally and believed that all people were loyal to Daxia. Brother Wei Mingxiu's statement temporarily stabilized the situation, but cracks have appeared, and undercurrents are surging in people's hearts.
Two days passed in a tense atmosphere. Brother Weimingxiu learned from the scout's report that the Yanyun Army's cannons had been brought up, and he couldn't help but wonder why the Yanyun Army hadn't launched an attack yet?
Brother Weimingxiu felt uneasy and sent out all the scouts to investigate. At this moment, the sentry looking far away in the west of the city saw dust rising on the horizon, and it was obvious that a large number of soldiers and horses were coming. The sentry was so excited that he immediately blew the horn signaling the arrival of reinforcements. The Xixia soldiers and civilians, who had always been on tenterhooks, were stunned for a moment when they heard this sound, and then couldn't help but get excited. Cheers were everywhere in the city. Weiming Huxiong laughed loudly: "Great! The reinforcements are finally here!" Then he greeted Weiming. Brother Xiu saluted and said: "Brother, I will lead the army to meet them!"
Brother Weiming Xiu nodded, and Weiming Huxiong immediately led a thousand warriors and ran out of the west city gate and faced the army on the horizon. Brother Wei Mingxiu and others stood on the city wall and looked at it.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
