After hearing what Li Tongren said, Ao Daochong felt very unhappy and couldn't help but hate Li Tongren, but he didn't say anything. This coup can be said to have been promoted by Ao Daochong. Therefore, although Li Tongren was scolding Li Ruolan, Ao Daochong thought that he was also scolding himself when he accused Sang and Huai, so he hated Li Tongren. When Li Ruolan saw that Li Tongren dared to point at her nose and scold her, she was shocked and angry. She was so angry that she just wanted to kill this guy, so she shouted: "Come here!"
At that moment, several guards rushed into the hall and bowed together: "What are your orders, Madam?" Li Shicheng said first, "My Madam, there is a powerful enemy at hand. It would be unlucky to kill the minister!"
Li Ruolan calmed down a little. Considering Li Tongren's influence in the officialdom and the people, she was worried that if she really killed him, it would cause unpredictable turmoil. So she suppressed her anger and said to several guards: "It's none of your business. Everyone, retreat!" Several guards murmured in their hearts, bowed to Li Ruolan, and retreated.
Li Ruolan said in a cold tone: "If there is no way to resist Yan Yun's army, then retreat to the west! If there is no way and you are unwilling to leave, wouldn't you just sit back and wait for death?" Li Tongren frowned, although he did not want to admit it, But in my heart, I felt that what Li Ruolan said made sense.
At this moment, a herald rushed in anxiously, without bothering to salute, and said urgently: "Oh no, Yang Yanzhao's troops forcibly crossed the Yellow River and captured Shunzhou, and now they have surrounded Jingzhou! "
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Li Ruolan said fearfully: "If Shunzhou is lost, I'm afraid Jingzhou won't be able to hold on for long. We don't have much time!" He glanced at the two prime ministers and said, "I have decided, immediately. Abandon Xingqing Mansion and retreat to the west!" His tone and demeanor were completely non-negotiable, as if I have decided that nothing you say will be of any use. Li Shicheng immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and retreat westward. If it's too late, I'm afraid it'll be too late!" Odaocheng said: "What the empress said is absolutely true, but Xingqing Mansion is our imperial capital of Great Xia after all, and we can't abandon it. Regardless!" Li Ruolan frowned.
Ao Daochong glanced at Li Tongren and said to Li Ruolan: "Prime Minister Zuo is both wise and courageous. He is the best candidate to stay in Xingqing Mansion. The old minister suggested that Prime Minister Zuo should be left to guard Xingqing Mansion!" Li Tongren's face suddenly turned pale. Xiang Aodao rushed towards him, his eyes showing confusion and annoyance. Li Ruolan was overjoyed. It could be said that Ao Daochong's suggestion was exactly what he wanted. He said to Li Tongren: "Prime Minister Zuo, you are the only one who can take on this important task in the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty. Please don't refuse!" Li Tongren could not refuse and could only I agreed, but my heart had sunk to the bottom, extremely desolate.
Li Ruolan ignored Li Tongren and said urgently to the good office: "Right Prime Minister, all the treasury reserves must be transported away, so Yan Yun cannot be taken advantage of. All other matters are left to your discretion. There is no need to ask me for instructions!" Dao Chong bowed and agreed. Li Ruolan said to his father Li Shicheng again: "Father, please pack up our belongings and wait for me to set off together." Li Shicheng agreed and left in a hurry. He must have been eager to go back and pack up his family's valuables. This guy has been taking advantage of the opportunity in recent years. If his daughter is favored, he will get a lot of benefits, and he can leave everything else behind, but he is reluctant to part with those gold and silver treasures.
Li Tongren asked anxiously: "Empress, Prime Minister, how many troops and horses do you leave for me to guard Xingqing Mansion?" Ao Daochong looked at Li Ruolan, and Li Ruolan said: "Prime Minister Zuo is both wise and brave. He is the pillar of the country. I guess he doesn't need it." There are many soldiers and horses to guard, but considering the importance of Xingqing Mansion, I will definitely leave enough soldiers and horses for Prime Minister Zuo!" When Aodaochong heard this, he couldn't help but frowned. At this moment, everyone was running for their lives. At this time, he just wanted to keep the army by his side, who would be willing to share it with others? After hearing Li Ruolan's words, Zuo Prime Minister Li Tongren was very happy, and couldn't help but feel refreshed. He only felt that if he had enough troops and horses, maybe There is still room for maneuver.
Just listen to Li Ruolan continue: "I have left all the city defense troops of Xingqing Mansion with Prime Minister Zuo, as well as 20,000 civilian troops!" Odaochong couldn't help but smile, but Li Tongren was shocked and said anxiously: "What's the use of such a few soldiers and horses?" The army of 150,000 to 60,000 Yanyun tigers and wolves is clearly like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth and hitting the stone with its eggs!
Li Ruolan said angrily: "Other soldiers and horses have to escort the imperial court and His Majesty, and I have given you enough soldiers and horses!" Li Tongren smiled bitterly and said: "Since the empress said so, what else can I say, veteran!" Li Ruolan said coldly! He said authentically: "Since you don't have any problems, just go down and do what you should do!" Li Tongren was annoyed and left without saluting. Li Ruolan felt angry when she saw that he dared to be so rude. However, thinking that soon he would be shattered to pieces under the fierce attack of Yan Yun's army, he couldn't help but feel gloating in his heart.
Ao Daochong bowed and said, "Mother, the old minister has also resigned!" Li Ruolan turned around and warned, "The situation is urgent. Prime Minister, please hurry up and try to leave before early tomorrow morning!" Ao Daochong said, "Don't worry. , I will definitely do it!" Then he strode away.
Li Ruolan was stunned for a while, then quickly turned around and went to the harem. Soon after, the palace became busy. The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly packed up all kinds of rare treasures. Many people took the opportunity to put the treasures into their pockets. There were loud bangs and bangs, and the palace ladies and eunuchs broke many of them in panic. Precious porcelain is everywhere.
The city was also in chaos. Yanyun's army was about to arrive, and the news that the imperial court was preparing to flee westward had spread in the city. Nobles, civilians, big businessmen and celebrities were panicking like ants on a hot pot, and they packed up their belongings and headed towards the city. They were all preparing to flee to the west; however, the four city gates were tightly closed, and despite the huge crowds of people at the city gates shouting loudly, the sergeants guarding the gates refused to open the gates.
More and more people gathered under the city gate, and their emotions became more and more agitated, and chaos was about to happen. The city defense general rushed up to the city gate tower and rushed into the command post above the city gate tower. He saw the left prime minister Li Tongren who was drinking heavily and said anxiously: "Prime Minister, the people are very excited. If you don't open the door again, we will Just afraid, just afraid..."
Li Tongren drank the wine in one gulp, put the glass on the desk and gave it a heavy meal. He glanced at the city defense general and said angrily: "I have to live and die with the city, so what do others mean? Want to escape?" The city defense general said: "But if we don't open the city gate, it will inevitably cause turmoil. What should we do then?
Li Tongren filled a glass of wine, picked up the glass, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, and said harshly: "Whoever dares to attack the city gate is a rebel. Rebels will be killed without mercy!" He glared at the city defense general and became angry. He scolded: "Don't you know such a simple thing?" The city defense general swallowed, "But, but those are our own people!" Li Tongren said with a strange smile: "The Yanyun army is coming , everyone will not be able to survive! Anyway, if you can't survive, doesn't it matter whose hands you die?" He glared at the general of the city defense and shouted: "Do as I say!" The general of the city defense quickly agreed and ran down. .
Li Tongren poured himself a drink again, and loudly sang Li Bai's famous sayings that have been passed down through the ages: "My white hair is three thousand feet long, and my fate is as long as my head. I don't know where I can see the autumn frost in the mirror! I draw my sword to level the world, but I fight against ten thousand enemies." ! How can you bend your eyebrows and bend your waist to serve the powerful, so that I can't be happy!"
The city defense general who had just rushed down hurried back, bowed and said: "Prime Minister, your majesty and your empress's chariot have arrived at the city gate, and they want us to open the city gate!" Li Tongren stopped in mid-air, and couldn't help but feel a surge in his heart. Impulse: 'Damn it, since you want to kill me, I will fight with you. Since I can't survive, no one can survive! 'However, these ideas only stayed in my mind and I didn't dare to put them into practice. He sighed, put down his wine glass, and said to the city defense general: "Since it is your Majesty and the empress, let's open the city gate!" The city defense general responded and ran down.
Immediately, Li Tongren heard earth-shattering cheers coming from the city, and then a surge of sound came from beneath his feet. Li Tongren stood up, walked out of the command post, and looked outside the city. I saw countless soldiers and horses filling the sky with flags, surrounded by large and small jade chariots and golden chariots, rolling towards the west, in a hurry and panic. Li Tongren couldn't help but murmured: "Let's go, let's go! Even if we escape to the west, we may not be able to be happy!"
Half an hour later, more than 100,000 troops, supporting the royal family and the court, had all left the west gate of Xingqing Mansion, and then the people rushed out in waves. Li Tongren stared blankly at the scene outside the city. The city defense general rushed to Li Tongren, bowed and asked: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty and the others have left, do you want to close the city gate?" Li Tongren came back to his senses, glanced at the scene of people scrambling for their lives outside the city, and slowly shook his head He shook his head and said: "Forget it, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you, let them run away!" "Yes!"
Li Ruolan and others ran towards the west all night. When the sun rose from the east, hundreds of thousands of people arrived at Helan Mountain East Road. The majestic Helan Mountain was like a huge screen lying in front of everyone. The top of the mountain was covered with snow, and the green mountains below were green. , it is really a wonderful scenery, but at this moment, no one among the hundreds of thousands of people is in the mood to watch it.
Li Ruolan and others felt very tired. Li Ruolan opened the curtain and said to the Prime Minister on the right, who was accompanying him on horseback: "Prime Minister, take a rest here!" He looked at the team in front and behind and saw that everyone was carrying a large number of people. The salute was already very tired, and he thought that Yan Yun's army must be marching towards Xingqing Mansion at this moment, and it was impossible to send troops to intercept it, so he saluted Li Ruolan and said: "Old minister, I obey!"
Then Aodaochong gave the order, and the herald immediately handed it down. The huge team slowly stopped, and then everyone sat down to rest in a pile here and there. The smoke from the cooking pots rose in the wilderness. Originally, The silent wilderness became a bustle.
Li Ruolan sat together with her father Li Shicheng and several brothers to talk, while Aodaochong went on an inspection tour. Li Shicheng said worriedly: "I wonder if Yanyun's army will stop here after escaping to the west!" The eldest son Li Chenglong said anxiously: "Father, don't worry. After escaping to Xiliang Mansion, across the desert and Helan Mountain, Yanyun will The army will definitely not want to embarrass us again! If we then send people to ask for peace from the King of Yan, we will definitely be able to conclude a peace treaty and form an alliance forever!" Li Ruolan and Li Shicheng's youngest son Li Chenghu nodded in agreement. Li Ruolan said: "The eldest brother said That's right. When they reach Xiliang Mansion, across the desert and the Helan Mountains, Yan Yun's army will definitely not be willing to go through all the hardships to cross the Helan Mountains and cross the desert to attack us. It is really hard to pay such a huge price for the remnants of us. The gain outweighs the loss!”
Li Shicheng felt that what his daughter and eldest son said made sense, so he felt relieved and couldn't help but longed to arrive at Xiliang Mansion and settle down as soon as possible.
Several palace maids came up quickly and offered food. When Li Ruolan saw it, she saw large pieces of roasted black meat and watery rice. She couldn't help but get very angry and shouted, "Is this what I eat too?" Several palace maids were frightened, and the leader The maid in charge said tremblingly: "In the wilderness, we can't find any ingredients, and the cooking stoves are also very simple. Please forgive me!" Li Chenglong stood up, walked to the leading maid, kicked her over, and the maid fell down. On the ground, the rice and barbecue in his hand suddenly fell to the ground. Li Chenglong shouted: "Go and reorganize it quickly! If you offer food that no beast will eat again, be careful of your dog heads!" Several palace maids obeyed and hurriedly retreated.
Li Chenglong returned to sit down next to Li Ruolan and said angrily: "What stupid slaves! They actually offer such food that even animals won't eat!" Li Ruolan snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "How else could I be a slave!"
Several people continued to chat, and the content of the chat turned out to be how to build a palace after arriving in Xiliang Mansion. A few quarters of an hour later, several people were so hungry that their stomachs growled. They saw that the soldiers, palace ladies, and eunuchs around them were all feasting, but as the master, they were still hungry, and they couldn't help but feel very angry. Li Chenglong raised his voice angrily: "Why haven't you done it yet? What on earth are you doing so long?"
"Here it comes, here it comes!" came the anxious voice of the palace maid, and then I saw several palace ladies coming up each holding a large food tray. The food trays were steaming and fragrant, and there were several delicious and tempting dishes on them. , the combination of meat and vegetables is exciting. It's really hard for these palace maids to cook so many exquisite dishes in this wilderness.
Several palace maids placed the dishes in front of Li Ruolan and others, and then stood there respectfully, fearing that Li Ruolan would get angry again and that they would be in serious trouble. Li Ruolan looked at the dozen or so dishes in front of her, still not very satisfied, but she was really hungry, so she didn't care so much, picked up her chopsticks and started eating. When the maids saw Li Ruolan starting to eat without saying anything to scold her, they couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
Boom boom boom... there was a faint sound of thunder from the horizon. Li Chenglong, who was devouring his food, turned his head and looked around while eating. I couldn't help but feel strange when I didn't see any dark clouds on the horizon. However, his mind was all on the food now, so he didn't pay attention to it. He turned around and continued to devour it. The maids standing nearby had not eaten yet. Looking at the family devouring their food, their mouths watered with greed, but they did not dare to leave without permission to find food. If the empress wanted someone to serve her but didn't show up, she would blame her and just blame her. I'm afraid this little life will be lost.
Boom boom boom...the thunder became louder and seemed to be much closer than before. Li Ruolan looked up at the sky and saw that there were only a few white birds floating in the clear sky. She couldn't help but be confused: "It's strange, there are no dark clouds in the sky. Where did this rolling thunder come from?" As he spoke, , the rolling thunder got closer, as if coming behind the hills in the northeast. Everyone looked there, and Li Chenghu said: "Maybe it's a herd of wild horses!" Wild horses are often seen here in Xixia, and they gallop like thunder, so Li Chenghu's statement was recognized by everyone.
At this moment, the hills suddenly went dark, and then a black wave was seen rushing over the hills. Where were the wild horses, they were clearly tens of thousands of war horses! Everyone suddenly saw such a scene, their minds couldn't turn around for a moment, and they were stunned on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the sudden cavalry group crashed into the surrounding Xixia people, trampling them with iron hooves, and the cold light of swords and guns flying. In an instant, countless Xixia people fell to the ground, and the Xixia people who reacted screamed and ran over. , like dominoes, passed from ten to ten, and in the blink of an eye, they rolled down like a tide! Li Ruolan and others had already stood up, their eyes wide open with horror and disbelief on their faces. Li Ruolan couldn't help but shout: "What, what's going on?" Damn it, at this moment, she still doesn't know what's going on.
The Xixia people were in chaos, and the scene was like a pot exploding. Everyone was running away with their heads in their hands, and howling. Li Dingkun, the general of the Iron Kites, wanted to lead the Iron Kites to intercept, but was unable to do so for a while. The scene was already in chaos. It was a mess, hundreds of thousands of people were running around, and the Iron Harriers couldn't charge at all. Secondly, the Iron Harriers' heavy-armored cavalry had already taken off their armor and were eating and drinking. At this time, they hurriedly put on their armor, and there was a panic scene. Even if they could charge at this time, they also It is impossible to do it at all. It is a pity that these elite Xixia teachers cannot play their due role in the hands of their incompetent masters. In the blink of an eye, a Yanyun war horse swept away the chaotic and fleeing crowd and rushed fiercely into the middle of the Iron Harriers. The Iron Harriers were still putting on their armors in a hurry, and their horses were even more naked. Naturally, they had not put on their vests. , the saddle is missing even more.
Yan Yun's army swept across like wolves and tigers. The iron hooves trampled the Iron Kites to the ground. The swords and horse blades raised blood all over the sky. The roars and screams were heard. The elite Iron Kites fell one by one like slaughtered animals. Under Yan Yun's cavalry blade! However, these iron kites are really brave. They did not run away in such a situation and fought back desperately. However, in this situation, they were no match for Yanyun War Cavalry. Fighting back desperately was in vain, and they fell down in a pool of blood one by one. Among!
Nearly 200,000 Xixia people were crushed by 30,000 Yanyun warriors, and were reduced to pieces. Corpses were strewn across the field, and the blood dyed the originally lush green grass into a shocking blood red. No one died. Others were running for their lives in the wilderness and woods, only hating their parents for having two legs. …
The battle was over. Yang Peng immediately looked at the tragic battlefield from the high hillock. Nearly 200,000 Xixia people on horseback and 40,000 to 50,000 people fell on this wasteland. Thousands of prisoners were captured by Yan Yun's army. As they were escorted past Yang Peng, everyone was uneasy and happy. For Yang Peng, this victory came too easily and too unexpectedly. He had received news not long ago that the Xixia court had stayed overnight Fleeing west, he ordered Yelu Hanyu to lead the main force to march into Xingqing Mansion. He himself commanded 30,000 war cavalry to pursue the Xixia people. He originally only planned to severely damage them, but he did not expect that after the battle, the Xixia people were unprepared. Sweeping away the enemy troops like a ravaging force!
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from ahead. Yang Peng followed the sound and saw Shi Ping leading a dozen sergeants on horseback. When he came to the front, Shi Ping reined in his horse. Shi Ping clasped his fists excitedly and said: "General, we captured the Queen Mother, the head of the country, the uncle of the country, the princes, the princesses, and the emperor of Xixia!"
Yang Peng smiled slightly, "Okay, this is really like catching them all in one fell swoop! Where is the Kingdom of Zhanjin?"
"Brother Zhan led the Xuanjia Army to pursue the enemy's remnants! By the way, brother, we have seized countless gold and silver treasures, which should be the reserves of the Xixia royal family!" Yang Peng was very happy and ordered: "Send someone to collect statistics carefully! "Shi Ping clasped his fists in agreement, turned his horse's head, and led his sergeants to run down the hill.
After a while, Yang Peng saw a large team approaching, including many carriages and eunuchs and maids. Yang Peng knew that that team must be the captured members of the Xixia royal family! I saw an officer galloping up the hill, came to the front, reined in the horse, clasped his fists and said: "Report to King Yan, the members of the Xixia royal family are escorted!" As he spoke, the team at the foot of the mountain had already arrived. stopped.
Yang Peng rode down the hillside, followed by everyone. Everyone in Xixia looked at Yang Peng eagerly, looking extremely uneasy. The Yanyun officer who just came to report to Yang Peng shouted to the Xixia people: "This is His Highness King Yan, everyone kneel down!" The Xixia people were surprised. They did not expect to see the legendary figure here. King Yan was so shaken that he knelt down one after another, crying and begging for mercy, and the scene was noisy.
Yang Peng frowned, his eyes fell on one of the most exquisite chariots, and asked the officer: "That carriage is the emperor of Xixia, right?" The officer followed Yang Peng's fingers and glanced, He replied: "The Queen Mother of Xixia is sitting in that carriage, and the Emperor of Xixia is sitting on the carriage behind!" Yang Peng nodded, "You go!" The officer clasped his fists in agreement and shouted to his soldiers. : "Keep on going!" Then Yan Yunjun dragged the Xixia people who were kneeling on the ground and cried and drove them toward the northeast. The Xixia people were crying, their expressions full of fear and hesitation.
Li Ruolan opened a corner of the curtain and looked outside, just in time to see a majestic young man standing not far away. Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately guessed that he was the legendary King Yan. Seeing Yang Peng's eyes looking over, he smiled charmingly, which was quite charming. Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, then laughed mockingly.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
