Ao Daochong and the royal family members, army officers and soldiers who were lucky enough to escape fled into Helan Mountain in panic. They were as panicked as a bereaved dog and as anxious as a fish that slipped through the net. As soon as everyone calmed down from the shock, they wanted to take a rest. However, before he even sat down, the rumble of horse hooves and the heart-rending shouts of the Xixia people came from behind: "No, the Yanyun people are coming!!" Odao Chong and others were shocked, Quickly looking to the rear, I saw the black Yanyun War Cavalry rushing in from the entrance of the valley like a black tide, chasing away our soldiers and civilians. Our soldiers and civilians ran back in fear, like another tide stirred by the black tide.
Unable to think about it carefully, Aodao quickly jumped on his horse. He ignored everything and continued to run for his life along the valley. Behind him were the sounds of rumbling footsteps and horse hooves, as well as heart-wrenching shouts and cries. Odaochong was in a trance, feeling as if he was in a terrible nightmare.
Ao Daochong and others were running away in front, while Zhan Jin led the Xuanjia Army to rush behind. The distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, and it seemed that Ao Daochong and others were doomed. However, at this moment, everyone suddenly heard a dull, thunderous sound above their heads. They were surprised and couldn't help but look up. Suddenly, I saw the snow-capped mountain top shaking one after another, and then the white snow piled on the top of the mountain poured down thousands of miles from the top of the mountain like a torrent. The sky and the earth were shaking, as powerful as a galloping horse!
Everyone was shocked. Aodaochong and others were just in the direction of the avalanche. Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale. They couldn't help but wave their reins and slap the horse's buttocks. Suddenly, there were rapid and panicked whipping and shouting sounds. In one piece, the horse neighed like crazy and ran forward; Zhan Jinguo reined in the horse suddenly, raised his spear and ordered the army to stop, and the two thousand Xuanjia troops stopped quickly.
In the blink of an eye, a mountain torrent formed by white snow rushed into the valley from both sides with unparalleled momentum. For a moment, white mist filled the sky and the earth, and the mountains shook and made a loud rumbling sound. The loud noise gradually died away, and the white mist slowly dispersed. The valley in front of me no longer existed. Dozens of feet of snow had completely filled the valley in front of me!
Seeing the situation in front of him, Zhan Jinguo frowned, knowing that he could no longer pursue him. He turned his horse's head and shouted: "Go back!" Then he led his Xuanjia Army back the same way.
On the other side of the avalanche, the shocked people knelt on the ground one after another, piously thanking the gods of heaven and earth for saving them by performing miracles at their most critical moment! Everyone believes that this is God's favor, otherwise how could such an avalanche of such an astonishing scale occur when they were chased by Yan Yun's army and had no way to go to the sky or the ground, and it happened to block Yan Yun's army. The path to pursuit?
Aodaochong calmed down his excitement, turned around and looked at the people around him, and found that there were only tens of thousands of people left out of the original nearly 200,000 people! I can't help but feel sad.
Ye Lirong, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, rushed to Wodaochong and said with a panic look on his face: "Sir, it's not good. Your Majesty, the empress, and most of the royal family members have not escaped. They must have been captured by Yan Yun's army. !" Odaochong was shocked, but then he thought: "Anyway, there are still members of the royal family here. When we get to Xiliang Mansion, we will appoint another member of the royal family as the emperor. It would be better if there is no empress, so I can have the power and control it alone." The universe is over! At this thought, he couldn't help but perked up and said to Ye Lirong: "Gather everyone together and continue on the road. We are not out of danger yet!" Ye Lirong responded, ran down, shouted loudly, and was just about to stop being frightened. The people packed up their mood and remaining luggage and continued on the road. They will cross the entire Helan Mountains through this valley, and then go south along the edge of the Tengger Desert to the bank of the Yellow River, then turn west and head west along the southern edge of the Tengger Desert for another three hundred miles. In a few miles, you can reach Xiliang Mansion. Everyone is full of hope, thinking that as long as they arrive at Xiliang Mansion, everything will be fine.
Look back.
On the Guandao Wilderness of Helan Mountain to the west from Xingqing Mansion, more than 100,000 people are heading towards Helan Mountain, like a migrating herd of takin. The scene is very huge. They are Xixia people left behind by the brigade, and they also want to escape. Xiliang Mansion. In their imagination, Xingqing Mansion is about to become a hell of blood and fire, and Xiliang Mansion is the only place where they can settle down and live.
There was a sudden commotion in front, and the people behind felt very strange when they saw this scene. They stopped and watched. They saw many people in front of them, including sergeants, running back. Everyone looked frightened. At the same time, they heard someone They kept shouting: "It's not good, it's not good! The Yanyun Army appeared in front and defeated His Majesty and the army!!" When the people behind saw this scene and heard such shouting, they immediately became frightened. The people in front ran backwards, then turned around and ran subconsciously, without any purpose, just subconsciously following the crowd. Countless people were seen running around like headless flies in the wilderness, and an atmosphere of panic and chaos permeated the world.
At the same time that Yang Peng led his cavalry to raid the Xixia royal family, Yelu Hanyu led an army of more than 200,000 people and arrived at the gate of Xingqing Mansion. Li Tongren and the officers and soldiers guarding the city saw the Yanyun army's overwhelming momentum and murderous intent. They couldn't help but be heartbroken. Before the battle started, there was already an atmosphere of despair and mourning on the city top!
Yelu Hanyu immediately stood under the king's flag and glanced at the top of the city. Seeing that the enemy's army was dejected and had no momentum at all, he judged that it was a good opportunity to attack the city and immediately sent an order to the front army of the direct army to attack the north gate. , the front army of the Seventh Army attacked the west city gate, and the left army of the Seventh Army attacked the east city gate. The remaining troops pressed the formation, and the cavalry spread out in all directions to prevent the enemy troops from escaping.
As soon as the order was given, Yanyun's army took action immediately. Amidst the roar of war drums, Yanyun tigers and wolves were seen attacking the city from three sides, east, west, north, and in the blink of an eye, they boarded the city wall on three sides. The Yanyun army who climbed onto the city wall rushed into the panicked Xixia army, brandishing their weapons and killing fiercely. The corpses of the Xixia army were covered in blood and the flying ghosts howled like wolves. The Xixia army could not block the gap at all, but instead attacked fiercely at the Yanyun army. It continued to retreat, and the gap rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye!
After Yan Yun's army began to attack the city, in less than half an hour, the three walls were in danger.
At this moment, a loud bang suddenly came from under the North City Gate. Amidst the billowing fireworks, the heavy city gate collapsed. It turned out that Yan Yunjun used gunpowder to blow up the North City Gate! Immediately, Yang Jing led thousands of Modao troops through the smoke and dust and rushed into the city gate first. Thousands of Xixia soldiers rushed up to try to counterattack. Seeing this scene, Yang Jing was so excited that he screamed and charged into the enemy group while wielding a pair of axes. He saw the axes flying up and down, and the blood flying in the sky reflected Yang Jing's ferocious and crazy face, which was particularly thrilling. The soldiers of the Modao Army Each one of them was like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep. The whistling and flying sword light tore the enemy's body into four pieces, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere!
Seeing the fierceness of Yan Yun's army, the Xixia army was so frightened that they dispersed like birds and beasts. Yang Jing led the Modao army to seize the city gate in one fell swoop. At the same time, the city gates on the east and west sides were also captured by the Yanyun army one after another. The Xixia army officers and soldiers lost all fighting spirit and fled in panic. The Yanyun army invaded the city, and the sound of killing was loud; the Xixia flag fell from the city gate tower, and the Yanyun army The flying tiger battle flag of Yun's wings rises high.
Li Tongren was sitting in the lobby of the government office, holding a glass of poisoned wine in his hand, staring at the poisoned wine, his face pale, and his hands holding the wine glass kept trembling. At this time, the thrilling shouts of the Yan Yun Army were heard from all directions, and it seemed that the entire city was occupied by the Yan Yun Army.
The city defense general stumbled in and ran in in despair, knelt down with a plop, and said anxiously: "Sir, Yan Yunjun, you are so powerful, they, they have already invaded the city!"
Li Tongren was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "No, don't be afraid! Now is the time for us to die for Daxia!" Before he could finish his words, there was a loud bang at the door. Li Tongren was startled, his hands shook, and he dropped a glass of poisonous wine to the ground, choking. Li Tongren looked up and looked outside, only to see an extremely fierce-looking black-faced general, carrying two bloody axes and leading a group of heavily armored warriors rushing in with murderous intent. Li Tongren was so frightened that his legs weakened and he couldn't help but slumped to the ground. …
The sound of fighting quickly disappeared. Yan Yun's army occupied Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia. It took less than an hour from the launch of the attack to the complete occupation. Yelu Hanyu entered Xingqing Mansion surrounded by all the soldiers. He looked at one of the most famous cities in the world in front of him. He only saw the figures of Yanyun soldiers and not half of the people. On both sides of the street, every household had its doors and windows closed. Closed, the capital of Xixia gives people a very desolate and desolate feeling.
Yelu Hanyu and his party came to the gate of Xingqing Mansion. Yang Jing and others worshiped together: "Empress!" Yelu Hanyu got off his horse and looked up at the crooked plaque on the door, "Xingqing Mansion" Ya', can't help but feel a little funny.
Yelu Hanyu walked towards the Yamen, followed closely by the generals. Arriving at the lobby, Yelu Hanyu walked up to the head and sat down, while the generals stood on both sides. Yelu Hanyu glanced at the generals and said with a smile: "We captured Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia, in less than an hour. Thank you for your hard work, generals!" The generals smiled, and Yang Jing said loudly and unhappily: "This Zhan Tai is also unhappy! I originally thought there would be a good battle, but I didn’t know that these guys were so vulnerable. My pair of axes only chopped off a few people, and they collapsed! What a bunch of losers!!"
Everyone laughed, Yelu Yang Jing said with a smile: "There are not many people who can compete with Yang Jing!" When Yang Jing heard his sister-in-law's praise, his fierce black face actually smiled like a flower.
Yelu Hanyu ordered: "Every warehouse and every palace must be carefully guarded, and soldiers must be sent to patrol every neighborhood to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the fire! The army was stationed outside the city to rest, and messengers were sent to inform General Yang and King Yan of this great victory. Send people to pass this news to Huaizhou, Jingzhou, and Tiemenguan, asking the Xixia people there to surrender!" All the generals agreed in unison.
On the wilderness from Helan Mountain to Dingzhou, the long queue could not be seen ending. Hundreds of thousands of Xixia prisoners were being escorted to Dingzhou. Everyone hung their heads, dejected, uneasy, feeling both ashamed and lucky. Among these prisoners was Li Ruolan, the Queen Mother of Xixia. She was currently thinking hard about how to negotiate with King Yan so that he would let her go. She still wants to return to Xixia at this moment, and she still wants to be the aloof Queen Mother that she is.
Suddenly, the sound of galloping horse hooves interrupted her thoughts. She couldn't help but lift the car curtain and looked outside. She saw a Yanyun knight galloping from the south under the setting sun. He galloped to the front of the team, crossed the horse's body, reined in the horse suddenly, and the horse stood up with a neigh. The entire team stopped.
The knight held up the Iron Order of King Yan and shouted loudly: "King Yan has an order, all prisoners must be taken to Xingqing Mansion!"
The general leading the team bowed and agreed, and then asked: "Brother, King Yan is going to take the prisoners to Xingqing Mansion. Has Xingqing Mansion been captured?" The herald clasped his fists and said, "In reply to the general, Xingqing Mansion The mansion was captured by Princess Yelu's army a few hours ago!" The leading general was very excited. He turned and shouted to his soldiers: "Brothers, Xingqing Mansion has been captured by Princess Yelu!" The soldiers heard this. Everyone shouted excitedly at this news. Although the attack on Xingqing Mansion had been expected, after receiving the news, it was still difficult to suppress the excitement in their hearts. After all, this is the capital of a country. Yan Although the Yun army dominates the world, this is the first time they have conquered a country's capital. How can they not be inexplicably excited?
When the Xixia prisoners suddenly heard the news, they were horrified and couldn't help crying. There was a cry in the wasteland, mixed with the excited cheers of Yan Yunjun. The scene was really touching. Li Ruolan was shocked when she heard the news, but she soon calmed down, frowned and murmured: "It seems that Xixia really has no hope. Is it really good to return to Xixia? I thought I escaped to Xiliang Mansion before. The Yan Yun army will not pursue them, but looking at the sharpness of the Yan Yun army, it is useless to escape to Xiliang Mansion! Instead of living such a life of wandering and fear, it is better to find a way to adapt to the situation at hand. , maybe there will be another situation!" An idea couldn't help but arise in his mind. A charming smile appeared on his pretty face, she raised her slender hand and gently touched her cheek. At this time, Li Ruolan really looked like a A vixen with bad ideas.
The team slowly turned around amidst General Yanyun's shouts and headed south. After the Xixia people were sad, they couldn't help but feel a little hopeful. Although things and people had changed, they were finally going back to their hometown. …
Yang Peng was sitting in the back hall of the government office, looking at Li Tongren kneeling in front of him, feeling a little incredible in his heart. He heard more than once that Li Tongren, the left prime minister of Xixia, was a loyal, patriotic and very capable prime minister. But the man in front of him was cowardly, flattering, and shameless. How could he be associated with the words "loyal to the emperor and patriotic"?
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I am very happy that Mr. Li is willing to assist me!" Li Tongren thought that Yang Peng had agreed, and said with great joy: "I am the King of Yan, and I will die after my liver and brain are wiped out!"
Yang Peng said: "Master Li is of great use. I will appoint you as a stay-at-home officer in Xingqing Mansion to take charge of the civil affairs of the entire Xixia." (Xingqing Mansion is now Yinzhou City) Li Tongren was overjoyed. He did not have such high expectations. , in fact, for him, as long as he left one life and had a small official who could continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, he would be satisfied. He immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed with tears in his eyes and said: "The King of Yan treats the humble ministers with kindness and kindness, just as if My parents and humble ministers can only work hard to repay King Yan!"
Yang Peng felt a little nauseous and nodded, "Very good! If you can serve me wholeheartedly, my good intentions will be in vain!" Li Tongren vowed: "I will do my best for Yan. The king governs Xixia well! King Yan has a destiny, and even if the ministers are shattered to pieces, they must do it well!"
Yang Peng felt that if he continued to speak, his whole body would be paralyzed, so he said: "Go down and have a rest, and come to the meeting with everyone tomorrow morning!" When Li Tongren heard this, he thought that Yang Peng had completely treated him As one of his own, he was overjoyed, bowed and agreed, and then withdrew.
Yang Peng took a long breath.
Yelu Hanyu on the side asked jokingly: "Brother, why do you look so hard?" Yang Peng shook his head and said: "Dealing with this kind of guy is like taking a hot bath in the dog days of summer. It's so uncomfortable. !!" The three women pursed their lips and smiled. Yang Jiumei smiled and said: "He is showing his loyalty to his eldest brother!" Yang Erya frowned and said: "This is just like acting, I don't know if it is true or not!"
Yang Peng pointed at Yang Erya and smiled and said: "Sister Yang Erya said it well!" Then he thought to himself: "But this person is probably not acting, he probably really wants to serve me. It's just that this person has a clear name. But I didn't expect that he would show such a servile face. It's really better to meet him than to be famous. Meeting him scares me to death!"
The three women chuckled, and then nodded in sympathy. Yang Peng glanced at the three women with different styles, couldn't help but move his index finger, and said with a smile: "Xingqing Mansion has been captured, we can have a good sleep tonight!" The three women's hearts trembled, and they naturally understood this. What does 'get some sleep' mean? Xiafei couldn't help but look at Yang Peng with affection on his cheeks, obviously looking emotionally moved. Yang Peng swallowed, stood up and left his seat, holding the three girls' delicate hands and walking towards the back. …
Early the next morning, Yang Peng left Wenrou Township and came to the front to handle matters. All the generals and Xixia officials who had surrendered were present, but Yelu Hanyu, Yang Jiumei and Yang Erya did not appear.
Yang Peng pointed at Li Tongren and said to everyone: "I have made Li Tongren a guard of Xingqing Mansion. From now on, he is one of my own!" Li Tongren quickly bowed to the generals. He, a guard of Xingqing Mansion, Although he has a high official rank, he is self-aware and does not dare to show off in front of the generals. The generals nodded in response, but Yang Jing and the others turned a blind eye to him, their eyes full of contempt.
Yang Peng said: "Li Tongren, who is left behind in Xingqing Mansion, is responsible for the internal affairs of Xixia. All armies must hand over local agencies and local warehouses to Li Tongren as soon as possible." The generals were very unhappy, but they did not dare to disobey Yang Peng's words, and they all Hold your fist and promise.
Yang Peng asked Li Tongren: "Master Li, I will leave the civil affairs of Xixia to you from now on." Li Tongren hurriedly bowed: "I will do my best to protect Xixia for King Yan!" The generals saw his obvious flattery. I couldn't help but despise the virtue of flattery even more.
Li Tongren bowed and said: "Now that King Yan has annexed Xixia according to God's will, the new dynasty has a new atmosphere. A new name should be given to this place to show the magnanimity of the new dynasty, and at the same time, it can also make people forget the old dynasty to avoid trouble!" Yang Peng nodded, "I have already thought about this matter. Let's call this area Ningxia." All the generals thought that the name Ningxia was good and nodded one after another, while Li Tongren said in amazement: "King Yan It’s really wise. This name contains both old meanings and endless new meanings. It can be said to be a good name to carry forward the past and forge ahead with the future!”
Yang Peng chuckled, and Yang Jing couldn't help but said: "You guys are so good at flattering, your name is just your name, how can you have so many things?"
Li Tongren quickly bowed to Yang Jing and said: "The general taught you a lesson! But the name given by King Yan is indeed extraordinary! The 'Xia' represents the past here, and the 'Ning' means tranquility. The word "Ningxia" contains both the past and the ardent expectations of King Yan. Therefore, I say that this is a good name to carry forward the past and open up the future. I am afraid that I will have to find a more suitable name than this no matter what. It’s not here!”
After hearing this, the generals felt that it made some sense. Yang Peng's name was just a copycat name, but after listening to Li Tongren's words, he couldn't help but feel that there was really some meaning in it.
Yang Jing looked Li Tongren up and down and suddenly gave a thumbs up. Li Tongren couldn't help being flattered and said quickly: "How dare you, a general, praise me like this!" Yang Jing said angrily: "You are not an easy guy! You can flatter someone so rationally. I have never seen Yang Jing before. , Amazing!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, but Li Tongren couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and quickly humbled himself.
Yang Peng smiled and asked Shi Ping: "Sanlang, have all the seizures been counted?"
Shi Ping cupped his fists and said: "Report to brother, everything has been counted. More than 3.76 million taels of gold and various gold utensils, more than 11.26 million taels of silver and various silver utensils, and countless antiques, calligraphy and paintings were seized , the specific value cannot yet be estimated; in addition, 26 Xixia princesses, 17 Xixia princes, and 45 other Xixia royal family members were captured, and most of the officials in the Xixia Dynasty were also captured; however, no food and grass were captured. To what."
When everyone heard this series of numbers, they couldn't help but smile. Yang Jing laughed and said, "Haha, this battle was really not in vain. So many gold and silver jewels were seized, but those Xixia royal family members are useless!" Everyone laughed, and Li Tongren also laughed, very cheerfully, without the slightest hint of embarrassment.
Yang Peng looked at Li Tongren and asked: "In such a huge capital, is there no food and grass?" Li Tongren quickly said: "There is food and grass, but after Li Qingxia learned that King Yan had conquered Keyi Gate, he Most of the food, grass, gold, silver and jewelry have been transferred to Xiliang Mansion, so there is not much food and grass in Xingqing Mansion!"
Yang Peng frowned and said: "Li Qingxia, it's really not that simple!" Li Tongren immediately said: "Compared to King Yan, it's just the light of a firefly compared to the bright moon, it's not worth mentioning at all!" Yang Peng laughed. .
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
