When the ordering soldier saw Yang Peng, he wanted to salute, but he couldn't do it. The sergeant holding him didn't dare to let go of him, knowing that if he let go, he would fall to the ground. In his current state, he would fall to the ground. I'm just afraid that one life will be lost.
Yang Peng hurried forward, "No need to be polite, what's the urgent military situation?" The ordering soldier wanted to take the bamboo tube on his back, but he couldn't move a finger, so he could only say intermittently: "General Yang, General Yang is reporting urgently! ..." Then he fainted. Yang Peng stepped forward quickly, took off the bamboo tube from his back, and said to the sergeant who was supporting him: "Take him down for rescue!" Several sergeants agreed and quickly carried the order soldier down.
Yang Peng quickly opened the seal of the bamboo tube, poured out a roll of sheepskin, handed the bamboo tube to Yelu Hanyu's hand, unfolded the sheepskin and looked at it quickly. Yelu Hanyu on the side saw Yang Peng's eyes dazed and looked in disbelief. He couldn't help but feel anxious and couldn't help but ask: "Brother, how much have General Yang and the others lost, and how serious is the situation?"
Yang Peng came to his senses, but did not answer Yelu Hanyu and hurried to the map. Yelu Hanyu quickly followed, glanced at his elder brother, and was surprised to see an expression of great excitement and joy on his face. Yelu Hanyu was greatly surprised when he saw his eldest brother pointing at the map and saying excitedly: "Where is the big defeat? It's clearly a big victory!!" Yelu Hanyu was stunned, almost thinking that he heard wrongly.
Yang Peng pointed at Yanzhou, at Tiemenguan, and at Huangyangping, "Li Qingxia used the tactic of fortifying the wall to clear the field, luring the enemy deep and leaving a big pocket for Yang Yanzhao and the others. The strategy was very clever. If everything goes smoothly, Yang Yanzhao and the others will be trapped in a tight siege. Even if the entire army is not annihilated, they will definitely suffer heavy losses, and the situation in the south will be completely overturned in an instant! However, although Li Qingxia is powerful, she is not as good as Yang Yanzhao, a world-famous general! After Yang Yanzhao and Gao Hu met in Youzhou, Yang Yanzhao felt that something was wrong, so he temporarily changed his tactics. Gao Hu led his 50,000 troops to continue to pretend to attack Tiemenguan, while Yang Yanzhao led 100,000 Yang family troops to suddenly turn around and drive directly towards Yan. state!"
"When Yang Yanzhao's troops arrived in Yanzhou, Yeli Yuqi's troops who attacked from Yanzhou had just left. Yang Yanzhao detected the situation and immediately sent cavalry to ambush outside Yanzhou City, and then led a large infantry unit in disguise The assault force led by the Xixia soldiers came to the city gate at night. The Yanzhou defenders thought that Ye Li Yuqi's troops had returned and opened the city gate without asking any questions. The army immediately attacked and attacked the city in one go. The 8,000 defenders of Yanzhou were wiped out. Soon after, Yeli Yuqi, who received the report of the defeat, hurriedly led his 40,000 soldiers and horses to return to the reinforcements. However, they were attacked outside the city by Yang Yanzhao's pre-arranged cavalry. The 40,000 soldiers and horses were killed. They were all killed, and only a few thousand people were left, following Ye Li Yuqi and fleeing to the Tuo Hui." The so-called "Lu Tuo Hui" is a valley passage in the mountains dozens of miles south of Yanzhou. Because there are often Smuggling camel caravans passed through here, hence the name Camel Club. Although this place is passable, it is difficult and difficult to pass because of the thorns and thorns, and it is impossible for the army to carry a large amount of baggage.
When Yelu Hanyu heard this, he already knew the general idea, and said with great excitement: "General Yang has done a great job, this is really a blessing from heaven!"
Yang Peng nodded, looked at the map and continued: "While the battle of Yanzhou was going on, Epang's troops who came out of Huangyangping launched a counterattack against Yinzhou and succeeded. Not long ago, we received bad news one after another. The news may have come from this. However, since Yanzhou has been captured by our army and Yeli Yuqi's troops have been wiped out, Eppang's occupation of Yinzhou will naturally not be as useful as they expected. After Gao Hu obtained Yinzhou After hearing the news of the loss, he immediately sent a message to Yang Yanzhao, and at the same time led his army to quickly return to Youzhou, and then guarded Youzhou with 10,000 soldiers and horses. Gao Hu himself led 40,000 soldiers and horses to return to the army to counterattack Yinzhou. The battle is still fierce. "
Seeing that Yang Peng had stopped talking, Yelu Hanyu hurriedly asked: "Brother, what's going to happen next?" Yang Peng picked up the sheepskin in his hand and looked at it, "That's all we know about the situation at the moment. Yelu Hanyu frowned and thought: "In this case, there may be variables." He turned to look at Yang Peng.
Yang Peng nodded, looked at the southeastern part of Xixia, and asked with a thoughtful look on his face: "Meier, what do you think Yang Yanzhao will do next?"
Yelu Hanyu looked at the map and thought: "Gao Hu's troops are entangled by E Pang's troops, and it is difficult to do anything." Pointing to Yanzhou, "Since Yang Yanzhao's 100,000 troops have occupied Yanzhou, if I If so, they will immediately send troops to Xiping Mansion. The Xixia side has no choice but to mobilize all its troops to fight with our army. If the Xixia people can win this battle, then they still have the possibility of turning defeat into victory. If they lose, then this There won't be any suspense about a battle!" The Xiping Mansion mentioned by Yelu Hanyu is about two hundred miles northwest of Yanzhou, located at the outlet of the Lingzhou River flowing into the Yellow River, on the east bank of the Yellow River, close to the current Qingtong Gorge. The richest area of Xixia is located on both sides of the Yellow River to the north of Xiping Prefecture. At the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, within a radius of less than two hundred miles, are Xiping Prefecture, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, Huaizhou, and Dingzhou. These states The Xingqing Mansion guarded by the mansion is the location of the imperial capital of Xixia. The area at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain is definitely the essence of Xixia. Once this area is breached, Xixia will not be completely destroyed, but it is not far from death.
Yang Peng nodded, "The battle of Xiping Mansion will affect the survival of the Xixia Kingdom!" Then he turned to Yelutri and smiled: "But we can't control this battle, we have to focus on the battle in front of us! If the enemy's main force is attracted to Xiping Mansion, we will have a chance!" Yelu Hanyu nodded and thought: "No matter which direction the enemy's main force is attracted, it will be beneficial to us!" Suddenly he frowned and said worriedly: "Brother, will there be any problems with this good news?"
Yang Peng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but worry. He looked at the sheepskin in his hand, frowned and thought, "I know this messenger is someone close to Yang Yanzhao, and the secret label of the letter is also correct. There is no problem. This military letter is urgent." The retribution should be sent by Yang Yanzhao, this should be certain!" Yelu Hanyu nodded and said with a smile: "Brother, you should tell the entire army this news immediately to stabilize the morale of the army!" Yang Peng nodded and immediately Call Wang Kai and order him to spread the news to all the soldiers in the army. Soon after, Yang Peng and Yelu Hanyu heard bursts of cheers outside the tent.
In fact, news about the defeat in the south had already spread among the army, and the morale of the army was affected to a certain extent. Fortunately, the Yanyun army was brave and good at fighting. Although the morale of the army was affected, the attack was still extremely sharp, and they were taken within a few days. They conquered the entire Wulahai area and completely annihilated the Xixia garrison in the Wulahai area. If it were any other army, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible. Under such circumstances, other armies often can only choose to withdraw temporarily and wait for the news to be confirmed before making plans.
When the Xixia soldiers standing on the wall of Hue City saw thousands of warriors rushing out of Yan Yun's army, they immediately became nervous and the horns sounded loudly. Brother Wei Mingxiu and others heard the siren and immediately ran to the city wall. Seeing thousands of Yanyun warriors galloping towards them, they immediately ordered the soldiers on the wall to prepare for battle. The Xixia soldiers pulled out their spiked arrows and put on their bowstrings. , looking at the approaching Yanyun War Cavalry.
Thousands of Yanyun's cavalry rushed to a place more than a hundred steps away from the city wall, raised their cavalry crossbows and fired a hail of arrows into the fortress, then turned their horses' heads and ran back to the camp.
Arrows rained down on the city wall and fell into the city wall. Then the Xixia soldiers discovered that the arrows shot by Yan Yun's army had notes tied to them, which turned out to be arrow books. Many people picked up the book of arrows and read it, and screams of horror rang out on the city walls one after another. Li Qiyun picked up an arrow book, took it down, unfolded it, and looked at it. His expression changed drastically, and he hurried to brother Wei Mingxiu and handed the arrow book to him: "General, look at it!"
Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned and took the arrow book. After reading it once, his expression changed drastically and he shouted: "This is impossible!" He raised his head and said to the generals: "Go down immediately and collect these arrow books. No one is allowed to see it, let alone spread it! Tell the soldiers that this is Yan Yun's conspiracy. The south has clearly won a big victory and reinforcements are coming. How can it be possible to lose a big defeat? Go quickly!" The generals responded and ran quickly Go down. Immediately, the shouts quickly spread on the walls of the fortress, and the generals led their soldiers to collect all the arrow books in the hands of the soldiers.
However, the contents of the arrow book had spread among the soldiers. Although the generals came forward to refute the rumors, the soldiers were still doubtful. Later in the evening, in the fortress hall, Wei Mingtai said worriedly: "The content in the Yanyun Arrow Book is not necessarily false!" Wei Minghu Xiong glared and cursed: "Fart! According to what you say, we can pass it on among ourselves. Is the news coming here false?" Wei Mingtai glanced at Brother Wei Mingxiu, "General, according to common sense, if the Yan Yun army in the south is defeated, the Yan Yun army here should retreat, but this The Yan Yun army on the side is always attacking with determination, which is contrary to common sense! The only explanation is that the content in the Yan Yun Arrow Book is true!"
The generals felt that what Wei Mingtai said was reasonable, and they began to discuss in low voices, with everyone looking worried.
Weiming Huxiong said angrily: "Is the imperial court lying to us?" Weimingtai frowned and said: "That's not the case, but I think there was something unexpected in the war in the south? Maybe we were in the midst of victory before, but But something unexpected happened and Yan Yun turned the tide of the battle around." Everyone felt that the situation he was talking about was very possible, and couldn't help but look at Brother Wei Mingxiu.
Brother Wei Mingxiu said categorically: "There is nothing to discuss about this matter. It is just a conspiracy and trick used by Yanyun to shake the morale of our army!! There is no doubt about the victory of the south!"
When the generals heard Brother Wei Mingxiu's decisive words, they couldn't help but feel that the arrow book was Yan Yun's trick. There was no problem in the south. In fact, everyone was more inclined to think that the contents of the arrow book were false, because Yan Yun The purpose of Yun Jun's arrow book is too obvious!
The generals no longer have doubts, but this is not the case in the army. Rumors will continue to amplify and deform in the process of spreading, and in the end they will turn into monsters and monsters, which is extremely scary. At this moment, the rumors circulating among the soldiers have become very scary. It is said that the Yanyun Army has eliminated the main force in the south and surrounded Xingqing Mansion. Such rumors are spreading among the soldiers, which undoubtedly makes people panic. Panic.
In the dead of night, Brother Wei Mingxiu was still standing in front of the map thinking about countermeasures. Suddenly he heard faint crying coming from outside, and he couldn't help but be surprised. So I left the hall and heard the crying coming from the corner on the left side of the hall, so I walked over.
When I came nearby, I saw two soldiers sitting together crying. I heard the soldier sitting on the left choked up and said: "Mother is still in Xingqing Mansion. If the Yanyun Army breaks through Xingqing Mansion, mother, mother will Will he be killed, will he..." The soldier on the right also choked and said: "My mother and sister are also in Xingqing Mansion, I am also worried!"
Brother Weimingxiu couldn't help but get very angry and shouted: "What are you talking about?" The two soldiers didn't know that Brother Weimingxiu was standing behind them. When they suddenly heard the shout, they were startled and hurriedly stood up and turned around. He turned around and saluted helplessly: "General, General..."
Brother Wei Mingxiu stepped forward, glanced at the two soldiers, and said angrily: "You two dare to talk nonsense here, don't you know that military law is strict?"
The two soldiers were shocked and couldn't help but kneel down. The soldier on the left said anxiously: "General Rongzhen, we, we don't dare to talk nonsense, we are just worried about our relatives at home!" "All your relatives are worried about you!" In the capital, there is nothing to worry about!" In the Xixia military system, the families and relatives of the generals in each town and their soldiers were arranged to live in Xingqing Mansion and its surrounding areas. This was to show honor and favor, and secondly, there were The implication of surveillance made the generals in the towns dare not rebel. It is precisely for this reason that Li Qingxia was able to gain the loyalty of the generals immediately after the coup successfully took control of Xingqing Mansion. This was certainly because of Li Qingxia's personal charm. But the more important reason is that the generals' families are controlled by Li Qingxia and they have to swear allegiance to her.
The soldier on the right said: "But, but the Yanyun Army has surrounded Xingqing Mansion..." Brother Weiming Xiu's eyes widened, the soldier was startled, and he swallowed the rest of his words. Brother Wei Mingxiu asked angrily: "Who told you that Xingqing Mansion was surrounded by Yan Yun's army?"
The soldier on the left quickly said: "This matter has spread, everyone is saying so!" Brother Wei Mingxiu was worried, and said seriously: "Xingqing Mansion is fine, our army in the south has a great victory, Yan Yun's army We have been defeated! What you said is a rumor, don't believe it, let alone spread it! Do you understand?" The two soldiers agreed quickly.
Brother Wei Mingxiu turned around and returned to the hall, feeling upset. He walked behind the desk and sat down, dazed for a while, and then called the captain of the soldiers and ordered: "Gather the soldiers, I'm going to check the defense situation!" The captain of the soldiers responded and ran down. After a while, he came back and reported: "General, the troops have been assembled!" Brother Xiu got up and left the hall.
Brother Weimingxiu led his soldiers to inspect the city wall and saw the soldiers whispering to each other and looking worried. Naturally, he knew what the soldiers were saying in private. He couldn't help but feel worried, and immediately ordered the soldiers to gather. Looking at the worried soldiers in front of him, he raised his voice and said: "I know there is a rumor circulating among you. You think Xingqing Mansion is surrounded! I want to tell you, there is absolutely no such thing. Xingqing Mansion Okay, the south has been victorious, Yanyun has been defeated, and His Majesty's reinforcements are on the way. How can something happen to Xingqing Mansion? You know what this general is like, and he always speaks the truth. Don't you still believe what I say? ?"
When the sergeants heard this, they thought of the general's usual conduct, and couldn't help but believe Brother Weimingxiu's words, and their original worries and anxiety calmed down a lot. A soldier asked loudly: "General, since Xingqing Mansion is fine, why are there such rumors?" Other soldiers were also surprised.
Brother Wei Mingxiu said: "This rumor comes from the arrows shot by Yan Yun's army during the day! That is Yan Yun's trick. They didn't have the ability to lay down the fortress, so they came up with this trick to deceive us. We can’t be fooled by abandoning the castle without any intention of fighting!”
The sergeants felt that what the general said made sense, but they were still not completely relieved and were still a little worried. Brother Wei Mingxiu understands the mood of the troops. He has no good solution now. He only hopes that good news will come from the south as soon as possible and reinforcements will arrive as soon as possible. In that case, the rumors will be self-defeating.
The next morning, the news came. Brother Weimingxiu saw the scouts running in and asked anxiously: "Are the reinforcements here?" The scout saluted Brother Weimingxiu and said anxiously: "General, The reinforcements that originally came to Hue Fort suddenly received an urgent order from His Majesty and have already turned back to Keyi Gate!"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and could not help but have a bad premonition in their hearts. Brother Wei Mingxiu asked angrily: "Why did the reinforcements leave suddenly? Could it be that Wei Mingji tripped me up?" Son?" Xiu brother, Wei Ming, was anxious and thought that Wei Ming Jigong was avenging himself.
The scout quickly said: "This is an urgent order from His Majesty, and it is not something General Wei Mingji did without authorization! I heard that the situation in the south is not good!" Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned, and the generals discussed in low voices. Come, everyone looks worried. At this moment, a soldier rushed in with a travel-worn messenger and reported: "General, your Majesty's messenger has arrived!" Brother Weimingxiu's heart moved, he glanced at the messenger, stood up quickly, and walked quickly Walking up to the messenger, he put his right hand on his chest and bowed before saying, "Brother Wei Mingxiu wishes His Majesty peace!"
The messenger held a wooden box about a foot long in his right hand and stretched his left hand forward, "General, there is no need to be polite!" Brother Weiming Xiu straightened up and asked urgently, "Sir, what is the situation in the south?"
The messenger frowned and sighed, "The battle situation in the south is not very good! The plan to lure the emperor into a trap failed, and Yang Yanzhao saw through it. He actually used Gao Hu to pretend to attack the iron gate, but the main force rushed to Yanzhou. After two consecutive battles, Yeli Yuqi's army was completely wiped out, and Yanzhou was lost!..."
Although Brother Weimingxiu and others had a bad premonition in their hearts, they were still shocked after hearing what the messenger said. Brother Weimingxiu said in disbelief: "How could it be, how could this happen?"
The messenger said: "General, don't worry too much. Although Yanzhou was lost, General Eppang successfully captured Yinzhou and is currently in a stalemate with Gao Hu's troops. General Li Cunxiao led the elite Snow Mountain Army out of Tiemenguan. To lay siege to Youzhou, Your Majesty will personally command an army of 400,000 to station troops in Xiping Prefecture, preparing for a decisive battle with Yang Yanzhao's army! As far as the current situation is concerned, it is actually beneficial to our army!"
After hearing what the messenger said, everyone couldn't help but breathe a little sigh of relief. Brother Xiu Ming thought: "It seems that the situation in the south is indeed beneficial to our army! The main forces of Gao Hu and Yang Yanzhao are contained on the left and right. If General Li Cunxiao can By conquering Youzhou, we can drive directly to Changcheng Ridge and cut off Yanyun's army's retreat, and this battle will be won!"
The messenger nodded and said: "That's right!" Then he handed over the wooden box in his hand, "This is a handwritten letter from your Majesty to the general!" Brother Weiming Xiu quickly bowed and stretched out his hands. The messenger handed the wooden box into Brother Weimingxiu's hands and said, "This messenger's letter has been delivered, so I'll take my leave now!" Brother Weimingxiu said quickly: "I'll see you off, sir!" Then he sent the messenger out of the camp, After bowing and saying goodbye, he waited until the messenger and his entourage had left, then turned around and returned to the middle of the hall.
Brother Weiming Xiu couldn't wait to open the wooden box, took out a yellow silk scroll, unfolded it and looked at it, frowning, and his brows were filled with sadness. He raised his head and glanced at the generals, who were looking at him anxiously. Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned and said: "Your Majesty said that he wanted to concentrate on dealing with the Yanyun Army, so he could not send reinforcements to us! What your Majesty means is that if you can defend the Hue Fortress, if you can't, you will retreat to the south. Keyimen.”
The generals looked at each other and felt a little embarrassed. Let's stay. Fighting Yan Yun's 200,000 troops with two or three thousand men is like throwing an egg against a stone. If it fails, it will end up being shattered. But give up. This way But I couldn't say the words.
Brother Wei Mingxiu saw that all the generals were silent, so he asked, "What do you think?"
The generals looked at each other and saluted together in a tacit understanding: "We will obey the general's orders!" Brother Weimingxiu was a little depressed. He wanted others to make decisions for him, but he didn't expect the generals to kick the ball. Gave it back to myself. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a very uncertain tone: "Let's stay at Hue Fort!" After this day and night, Brother Weimingxiu no longer had the spirit of vowing to live and die with the fortress when he first retreated. Perhaps it was because Yelu Hanyu sent her this letter.
The content of Li Qingxia's letter was unknown to the army, and the already uneasy military morale immediately became agitated again. After Brother Weimingxiu got the news, he hurried to the military camp to stabilize the morale of the troops. However, this time the effect of last night was completely lost, and the effect was very little. Looking at the expressions of the soldiers, it was clear that everyone did not listen to what Brother Weimingxiu said. My heart was filled with fear and uneasiness. Faced with this situation, Brother Wemingxiu felt that guarding the Hue Fort alone would be a dead end, so he had the idea of giving up the Hue Fort. At this time, news came from the sentry that a Yanyun fleet suddenly left the water village and went up the river and passed the Hue Fortress.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
