Gao Feng said angrily: "That was all Yan Yun's trick. They deliberately did not attack the city seriously to paralyze the defenders. Wei Mingji thought that Yan Yun's army was just like that and was careless. As a result, not long ago, Yan Yun's secret guards made a surprise attack at night. They opened the city gate and enlarged the troops to enter the city! Wei Mingji and others were caught off guard, were defeated and escaped from Keyi Gate!"
Li Qingxia angrily cursed: "Wei Mingji deserves to die!!" Li Zongdao said quickly: "Although Wei Mingji deserves to die, there are many relatives and friends in the army, so he must be dealt with carefully!" Li Qingxia nodded. He frowned and said: "With the loss of Keyi Gate, the last barrier of Xingqing Mansion has been lost! We must rush back to Xingqing Mansion immediately!" Li Zongdao frowned and said: "What should we do here? If the main force leaves, I'm afraid that Xiping Mansion can’t be saved either!”
Li Qingxia said: "Now that the northern gate is wide open, Xingqing Mansion is in danger, and protecting Xingqing Mansion is the top priority! The other places will be left to local soldiers, civilians and officials to guard. The outcome depends on God's will!" Li Zongdao felt Helpless, he sighed.
Yanyun's army kept shouting outside the city for a whole day, and only withdrew its troops back to camp in the evening. As soon as Yang Yanzhao sat down in the tent, a scout rushed in and reported: "General, the main force of the Xixia army has opened the north gate!"
Fan Long shouted loudly: "Haha, the Xixia Hulu is about to run away!" Then he clasped his fists at Yang Yanzhao and said: "General, hurry up and pursue us!" Yang Yanzhao stood up, walked to the tent, walked slowly, and said: "Li Qingxia is not a simple person. Since the troops have been withdrawn, there must be careful arrangements. There will be no gains in pursuit!" Fan Long has always admired Yang Yanzhao, so he naturally does not think what Yang Yanzhao said is wrong, but he feels very depressed.
Yang Yanzhao walked to the door of the tent, looked up at Xiping Fucheng in the distance, and murmured: "There is no good opportunity now, so don't be too hasty. But we can attack the Xixia army in Yinzhou." He turned around suddenly Come, he said to the messenger: "Immediately order Yang Dezheng and Xiao Bao to rush to their troops, and after converging, they will take advantage of the opportunity to seize Youzhou. Order the Sixth Army to change direction and support Yinzhou. Cooperate with Gao Hu's troops to capture it in the shortest possible time." Yinzhou! Then the army will turn around, pass through Youzhou, and attack Tiemenguan!" The herald promised loudly and ran down.
Fan Long asked: "General, shouldn't we do nothing?" Yang Yanzhao turned to look at Xiping Fucheng outside the tent and said, "Let's wait and see!" Li Qingxia led more than 100,000 regular troops and more than 100,000 civilian troops, Nearly three hundred thousand soldiers and horses left Xiping Prefecture and retreated to Xingqing Prefecture. People in the city were panicked, and many people followed the army and fled Xiping Mansion. The city was in chaos and chaos.
Li Qingxia and her party traveled day and night. Two days later, the army arrived at Jingzhou City on the west bank of the Yellow River, eighty miles north of Xiping Mansion. Forty miles north of Jingzhou City was the capital Xingqing Mansion. At this time, an urgent report came from the north, saying that Yanyun's army was besieging Dingzhou and Dingzhou was in danger. The emperor and his ministers were startled. Li Zongdao said in disbelief: "Dingzhou is one hundred and fifty miles away from Keyi Gate. How could the Yanyun Army move so quickly!"
Li Qingxia frowned and said: "I have thought of a plan, but I am not sure whether it will succeed!" Everyone was refreshed when they heard Li Qingxia said she had a plan. Li Zongdao said urgently: "The situation is extremely critical now. If Your Majesty If you have a plan, execute it quickly!"
Li Qingxia said to everyone in the hall: "You all stand down, I want to discuss matters with the Generalissimo!" Everyone agreed in unison and filed out. In a blink of an eye, only Li Qingxia and Li Zongdao were left in the hall.
Li Qingxia stood up, walked down the hall, turned to face Li Zongdao, and asked: "Generalissimo, does he know if there are any warriors in Daxia who are both wise and brave and dare to die for their country?"
Li Zongdao thought about it carefully, and suddenly his expression changed. He raised his head and said, "The old minister is thinking of a person. This person's name is Li Tuo. He is a member of your Majesty's royal family. However, this person has been unruly since he was a child. He doesn't like restraint and nobility. He used to I visited many famous teachers and learned good martial arts! Although this person does not abide by the rules and regards etiquette as nothing, the old minister believes that this person is more loyal to Daxia than anyone else, and he is absolutely willing to die for Daxia!"
Li Qingxia felt that he was exactly the person she wanted, and immediately asked: "Where is this person?" "He is in Xingqing Mansion. If Your Majesty wants to see him, the old minister will send someone immediately to invite him!" "Okay, send someone quickly!" Bring this person to see me!" Li Zongdao responded, and then asked curiously: "I wonder what your Majesty wants to use this person for?"
Li Qingxia turned around and looked out of the hall, and said calmly: "Since the situation has become so bad, I have no choice but to surrender to Yan Yun!" Li Zongdao was shocked. ...Dingzhou. The forward troops led by Zhan Jinguo launched a tentative attack on Dingzhou and almost broke through the city. However, they failed in the end because there was a garrison in Dingzhou City that was different from others, with strict discipline and tough style. They withstood the fierce attack of Yan Yun's army at the most critical moment and closed the city gate, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, the Kingdom of Zhanjin ordered the cavalry to retreat temporarily. If the cavalry could not attack the city gate by surprise at the beginning, then it would not be an easy task to storm the city later.
The Kingdom of Zhanjin rode his horse between the two sides and shouted: "You rat, come out quickly and die!!" The majestic-looking, gray-haired veteran on the city gate tower stared at the Kingdom of Zhanjin outside the city. Moved. A young general beside him couldn't stand the contempt of Yan Yunjun, so he wanted to go out to fight. However, as soon as he moved, he was grabbed by the veteran and shouted: "Don't move!" The young general said angrily: "Father , the enemy insults and despises us so much, how can we remain indifferent!"
The veteran said coldly: "I am more angry than you! But we must hold back!"
"Why?" the veteran general said categorically: "Because we have to defend the city!" The young general was shocked both physically and mentally. The veteran turned to look at the majestic Zhan Jin Kingdom outside the city and said: "This man is one of the most powerful generals of Yan Yun from the Zhan Jin Kingdom. Since his debut, he has gone through countless fierce battles, and countless Liao generals have died in his hands. Count! If I don’t let others’ ambition destroy my own prestige, I’m afraid no one in our country in Daxia can compete with them! It is our duty as generals to die in battle, but if we die in battle, our military morale will inevitably be shaken. Once our military morale is shaken, How can this city be defended?" The young general frowned and said, "I understand!"
The veteran patted him on the shoulder, looked at Yan Yun's army in full glory outside the city, and frowned: "The situation today is extremely dangerous. We generals can only do our best to protect our country and our country, and we must fight even if we have our last breath. In the end! Even if Daxia is destined to perish, we warriors must fall before he falls! Only in this way can we live up to our ancestors!" The young warrior nodded solemnly.
Zhan Jinguo shouted for a while under the city. Seeing that no one was going to fight, he couldn't help feeling contemptuous and turned his horse's head back to the military formation. Suddenly there was a rapid sound of horns on the top of the city. The Zhanjin Kingdom, which had fought several battles with the Xixia people, immediately recognized that it was the Xixia people's warning sound that they had discovered a large group of enemy troops. His heart moved and he immediately turned his head and looked behind him. All I saw was the dust rolling in from the sky. Yang Zaixing was overjoyed. He knew that King Yan's large army had arrived.
On the city wall, the young general pointed at the dust and shadows in the distance and the endless wave of soldiers, and shouted: "Father, the enemy's army has arrived!!" The old general stared into the distance, frowning, his expression severe.
Soon after, the billowing sand and dust came to the front of the city wall. The loud rumbling noise gradually disappeared, and the dust in the sky gradually dispersed, revealing the mountains and seas of Yanyun's army. The terrifying momentum shocked the Xixia soldiers on the city wall to tremble physically and mentally. Self.
Immediately, a Yanyun officer flew to the city gate and shouted: "My King Yan has something to say to General Wei Mingjinyi!" The veteran general on the city gate said loudly: "Okay, I would like to What kind of figure is King Yan, who is so powerful in the world?" It turned out that this veteran general was the governor of Dingzhou, Wei Ming Ji Zhong, and the young general beside him was his only son Wei Ming Ji Zhong. Officer Yan Yun glanced at him, hugged his fists, then turned his horse's head and ran back.
Wei Ming Jinyi was about to go down the city wall. Wei Ming Jinzhong said anxiously: "Father, I'm afraid that King Yan has ill intentions!" Wei Ming Jinyi glanced at Wang Qi in the distance, shook his head and said, "He is unrivaled in the world. A hero would never play such a conspiracy!" After saying this, he strode down the city wall. Then the city gate opened wide, and Wei Mingjunyi rode out alone; at the same time, Yang Peng also rode out of the military formation alone.
After a while, the two met between the two armies. Wei Mingjinyi looked at Yang Peng, showed an unexpected expression, and said: "The King of Yan is so powerful that he is indeed extraordinary and majestic, but he is too young, which is unbelievable!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "My lord Wei Mingyi, I have been famous for a long time. I am a very rare civil and military talent. When I saw him today, I was not disappointed."
"It's easy to say. I wonder if King Yan has invited me, what can I say?" Yang Peng looked at Dingzhou City behind him, then looked back at him, "Your Excellency must have seen the current situation clearly. As long as Sir, come here, you can still be regarded as a frontier official!"
Wei Ming Jinyi said categorically: "Absolutely impossible! Wei Ming Jinyi lived as a minister of Daxia and died as a ghost of Daxia. He will never change as time goes by!" Yang Peng stared into his eyes and saw only one Kind of firm. Many people like to talk about faith at every turn, but do they really know what faith is? Look at him, this is faith, even if his body is broken to pieces, it will never change! He nodded, "Very good, you didn't disappoint me!" Wei Mingyi was startled, "What does King Yan mean by this?" Yang Peng said with a smile, "I heard that Wei Mingyi is the number one in Daxia. Loyal minister, I want to see if you live up to your name. You are very good, and you are a great guy." Wei Mingzhen said: "King Yan did not disappoint me, he is indeed an unparalleled hero, I admire him!!"
Yang Peng sighed, "What a pity, we can only be enemies!" Wei Mingjianyi nodded and said, "That's true!" Then he bowed to Yang Peng and saluted. Yang Peng felt a little surprised and said, "With you You shouldn't bow to me!" Then he suddenly realized, "I understand, you are begging me for mercy on behalf of the people!"
Wei Mingyi said: "Yes, I only ask one thing from King Yan. After the city is broken, don't massacre the people!" Yang Peng looked at him for a moment, only seeing sadness in his eyes, and nodded. , "I promise you!" Wei Mingyi was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, King Yan!"
Yang Peng said: "Goodbye." Wei Mingyi said: "Goodbye!" Yang Peng turned his horse's head and ran towards his own army formation. Wei Mingjinyi also turned his horse's head and ran back to the city. Wei Ming Jinyi climbed up to the city gate tower, and his son Wei Ming Jinzhong immediately came up to him and asked curiously: "Father, what did you say?" Wei Ming Jinyi walked to the railing and looked at the people slowly retreating outside the city. Yan Yun's army couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Yang Peng, King of Yan, is indeed worthy of his reputation. He is heroic and heroic, and has the spirit of the world! No wonder he can rise up in Yan Yun and then dominate the world!"
Weiming Jinzhong frowned and asked, "Did he persuade his father to surrender?" Weiming Jinyi shook his head, "No, he saw what kind of person I was, so he wouldn't say that! But I asked him to forgive me. All the people in the city, he has already agreed!”
An officer ran up behind Wei Mingjianyi, bowed and said: "Captain, the general is here!" At this time, the sound of clumsy footsteps sounded behind him. The father and son turned around and saw Wei Mingji and others coming towards them. They hurried forward and bowed and said: "I have seen the general!" Although Wei's name is true, he is the governor of Dingzhou, in charge of the military and political affairs of Dingzhou. Important tasks, however, were under the jurisdiction of the Shunjun Division of the Youxiang Dynasty, so General Wei Mingji of the Shunjun Division of the Youxiang Dynasty was his immediate superior. This Wei Mingji was skinny, with a black face, sunken eyes, and drooped eyebrows, as if everyone owed him money; behind him were two generals and a group of soldiers. The two generals, one The one with big arms, round waist and unusually plump figure is Wei Mingji's right-hand man, who is tall, thin and gloomy. Wei Likang and Na Zheng Heicheng are the fat ones. The fat one is Wei Likang, and the tall, thin and sinister one is Na Zheng Heicheng.
Na Zheng Heicheng sneered with a gloomy face: "If we were a little later, I'm afraid the governor would have sold Dingzhou City to Yan Yun!" Wei Mingji snorted, looking very angry.
Wei Mingjinyi was shocked and quickly explained: "The general misunderstood. King Yan wanted to talk to the general, so the general went out to answer him, just saying a few words casually. The general will be loyal to Daxia. The sun can tell, and the general can tell you clearly!"
Na Zheng Heicheng sneered and said: "What kind of status does King Yan have? He called you out to talk, and he just said a few gossips. Who can believe it? I think King Yan promised you a high salary!"
Wei Mingyi saw that the other party still didn't believe him and was still pestering him. He couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. He glared at Zheng Heicheng and said angrily: "It suits the situation. I have already explained it to the general. There is no need to explain to you!" Wei Mingji's complexion changed slightly. Na Zhengheicheng said to Wei Mingji: "General, look at him. As the saying goes, it depends on the master when beating a dog. As a subordinate of the general, he actually dared to openly scold the general's cronies in front of the general." General, even if he has not colluded with the enemy, he has committed a crime of disobedience and cannot be punished!"
Wei Mingji snorted angrily and shouted: "Wei's name is right, you are so bold! You actually drank in front of me, and you still take this general in your eyes? Do you know your guilt?"
Wei Mingjinyi was startled, and then his anger welled up. He felt that the general was really inexplicable. He didn't distinguish between right and wrong, and didn't ask about the merits. He only asked about his own sins. What sins did he have? As soon as he thought of this, he became impulsive and said proudly: "What is the crime of the general?"
Wei Mingji was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Okay! You are planning to rebel! Come here, take down this traitor Wei Mingzhiyi!!" The soldiers around Wei Mingji loudly promised, Come forward and take action. Upon seeing this, Wei Ming Jinzhong immediately stood in front of his father, pulled out his sword, and shouted: "Who dares?" Wei Mingji glared, pointed at Wei Ming Jinzhong and shouted: "You are so bold, get him too. Come on!" All the soldiers agreed in unison. Weiming Jinzhong shouted: "Where is the Dingzhou Army!" The surrounding soldiers responded in unison: "Here!" The sound was like thunder. Wei Mingji and others were startled, and then they saw hundreds of Dingzhou Army officers and soldiers surrounding them, and everyone looked angry.
Wei Mingji and others did not expect to encounter such a situation, and were at a loss for a while. Wei Mingji pointed at Wei Mingji and shouted: "You are going to openly rebel! His Majesty has treated you with great kindness. Is this how you repay him?"
Wei Mingyi snorted and said: "My loyalty to Your Majesty and to Great Xia can be demonstrated every day. General, you don't have to always use these words to try to push me! If the General is not rude and can't come forward, in the end How dare the general show any disrespect to the general?" Then he shouted to his soldiers: "Get back!" All the soldiers retreated one after another. Wei Mingjinyi walked up to Wei Mingji, bowed and said apologetically: "I offended you so much just now, please forgive me, General! General, please listen to the words of the last general. Now that Yanyun's army is approaching, Daxia is in danger." , we generals should unite sincerely to live and die together, so that we can survive this crisis! The reason why the general did not hand over the general power to the general is not because of disrespect to the general, but because the soldiers and horses in Dingzhou have always been commanded by the general. If I leave it to the general, I'm afraid it will cause chaos! Once there is chaos, Yan Yun will take the opportunity to seize the city. If Dingzhou is lost, I will not regret dying, but how can I explain it to your majesty!"
Wei Mingji snorted coldly and turned around, followed by two trusted generals and a group of soldiers. Wei Mingjinyi looked at the backs of everyone and sighed. Wei Mingzhong said angrily: "This general is really infuriating! He abandoned the Keyi Gate and ran away without any shame. He actually wanted to seize his father's military power as soon as he came. Now he is using the topic to show his desire to harm. Damn father! How could such a dirty person become a general?"
Wei Mingjinyi sighed, "The general is actually very capable, but he is a little narrow-minded!" Weiming Jinzhong snorted, "It doesn't matter if he is narrow-minded or not, here in Dingzhou, he wants to harm his father. That is absolutely impossible! If he wants to go to His Majesty to complain, he is not afraid. Although Your Majesty is a woman, he is wise and decisive, and the entire army in Dingzhou can testify for his father, even if he files a lawsuit. He can’t win either!”
Wei Mingyi frowned and shook his head, "Now that the enemy is facing us, if we continue to fight among ourselves, wouldn't we be seeking death!" Wei Minjinzhong said: "It's not that we want to fight him, it's clearly that he wants to fight us. There is nothing we can do about that!" Wei Mingjinyi thought: "I must ease the relationship with the general!"
Wei Mingji and others returned to their temporary station in Dingzhou. Wei Mingji suddenly kicked over the desk in front of him, turned around suddenly, glared at his subordinates, and cursed loudly: "Wei's name has been fulfilled. How dare you be so rude, if I don't kill you, why would you be considered a general!" After cursing, his chest heaved violently, obviously his anger was far from gone.
Nazheng Heicheng frowned and said: "The general retreated to Dingzhou. Logically, the military power should be handed over to the general, but Wei Jijinyi refused to hand over the power. At that time, the general saw that Wei Jijinyi was no longer in power. He takes the General in his eyes! What happened today has further exposed his thoughts. I think he clearly wants to replace the General!"
Wei Mingji said angrily: "He is not worthy yet!"
Na Zhengheicheng said: "If this was true in normal times, the situation is different now. The general was taken advantage of by Yan Yun's army at Keyi Gate. This is a serious crime for His Majesty, and the general's cronies All the troops and horses were lost, and the defenders in Dingzhou City were Wei's loyal followers. With these two factors, as long as someone adds fuel to the flames to your majesty, your majesty will definitely convict the general and seal Wei's name as his loyal followers. On the right side is the General of Shunjun Division!"
Wei Mingji was startled and couldn't help but panic, saying: "Well, what should we do?" A fierce look flashed in Zheng Heicheng's eyes, and he said: "The Han people have a good saying: strike first to gain the upper hand. ! General, we must act immediately!"
Wei Mingji frowned and said: "Although it is a way to submit the memorial first, I'm afraid it will not be of much use!" Zheng Heicheng bowed and said: "This is not what the general meant," and then stepped forward, where Zheng Heicheng Cheng whispered in his ear. Wei Mingji's eyes lit up, and then he asked worriedly: "Is this possible?" Wei Mingji said: "After all, the general is his immediate superior, he has no reason to refuse!" Wei Mingji nodded and said fiercely. He said in a loud voice: "If you measure something small, you are not a gentleman, you are not a poisonous husband, so let's do it!"
Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps at the door, and everyone couldn't help but look outside the door, only to see a soldier leading an officer from Dingzhou Prefecture running in. The soldiers bowed and said, "The governor of Dingzhou has sent an envoy!" After saying that, he stepped aside. Then the officer behind him took a step forward, bowed to Wei Mingji and said: "General, your Majesty's envoy has arrived. The governor ordered the villain to come and invite the general!"
Wei Mingji wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but he held back and nodded: "I understand." The officer bowed to Wei Mingji and left. Wei Mingji said to his two trusted generals: "Let's go see His Majesty's envoy!" Then he asked Zheng Heicheng: "Can I, the general, use this opportunity to sue Wei for his reputation?"
Na Zheng Heicheng shook his head, "It's of no use. After all, it's just the messenger, not His Majesty himself. Even if His Majesty comes in person, it's useless. As the last general said before, now in His Majesty's eyes, the General has no He, the governor of Dingzhou, is important. Besides, the things he did can be justified. His Majesty will not punish him in any way. He will only rebuke him. What's the use?" Wei Mingji frowned and nodded. Putting these things aside for the time being, he said, "Let's go see His Majesty's envoy first. We can't keep His Majesty's envoy waiting! There might be some good news!" Then he walked outside, Wei Likang and Na Zheng Heicheng immediately followed.
Soon after, the three of them came to the hall of the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion and saw a middle-aged official sitting at the head, while Wei, the famous Governor of Dingzhou, stood at the right head. The three people immediately knew that the middle-aged official was the imperial envoy, and immediately came forward to pay homage: "I have met the imperial envoy!" The middle-aged official smiled and said, "General, you two generals, there is no need to be polite!" The three thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!" He straightened up, walked to the left and stood down. From the beginning to the end, no one looked at Wei Mingyi.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
